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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 2, 1954)
PLANT LIFE, VIEW OF PACIFIC ALONG PROPOSED HIGHWAY TOLD By Minna S. Akers The road to th e In d ian F la ts ^’5 way of a bulldozed road gave US a chance to enjoy th e n a tu ra l sh iu b bery , tree s and w ildflow ers giow ing profusely. N ine distin ct colors of azalea and p erfect fo rm ed C h ristm as tre e s by th e h u n dreds have grow n unm olested on the 160 ac re DeBlock ranch. Only ' * . I By th e tim e we w ere ready to leave I w as a little confused in my own mind ju st how m any hom es she had planned. Indian F lats, covering alm ost an ac re of ground, so close to th e ocean and yet fa r because of a screen ot trees is six degrees w a rm e r in w in ter and th a t am o u n t cooler in su m m er th an th e .............. \ as m oved to th e out of d o o rs” chuckled Mrs. DeBlock. As w e g a th e re d flow ering m int on o u r re tu rn to th e house w e w ere happy to see th a t the w h ite laced c a ttle had com e to d rin k a t th e ir spring fo u n tain ca u g h t b\ a h alf b a rre l trough. A sm all call gave us a scru tin izin g look before scam pering olT to find h er m other. U pper F o rties w as o u r next conquest. T h e high level gave us a good view of th e la rg e r tim ber, S itk a S pruce, which I w as in tere ste d to know is now being « Crescent City Centennial Plans Big Week End MEN’S GRAY COTTON SW EAT S H IR T S $1.29 FRIDAY - SATURDAY ONLY AT P A L M E R ’S 8.50 Matching Caps *2.85 f Jac k et sensation for all boys! G enuine Vinyl P la stic t h a t ’s te a r re s is ta n t, scuff re s is ta n t, w a te rp ro o f and w indproof! E asily w ashed . . . ju st w ipe off w ith soap and w a te r! Wool knit cuff and w aist. F leece lined for w arm th . Sizes 6-18 » Same Jacket MILIUM LINED j FOUR FINES LEVIED FOR SPEEDING HERI I 12.50 Ï Modern a ttra c tiv e 3 room c o tta g e on 70 f t ocean front lot. Fine view and easy access to beach. $5800 is th e to ta l price. T erm s av ailab le. O C EA N F R O N T LOT $1200 W ithin city lim its, city w a te r line at honndry, u n lim ited view, on im proved stre e t O th e r lots from $650. 5 SO LD IO TRADE? W e have sev eral p ro p e rtie s in th e Illi nois V alley and n e a r G ra n ts P ass th a t will tra d e for hom es o r incom e p ro p e rty in th is area. Ol I The Model F H A -V ets hom es a re all sold. H ow ev e r these hom es a r open for inspection and a sm all deposit will a ssu re you of a new hom e on y o u r choice w ith in 45 days. Built rig h t by M ack M alcalm , sold rig h t by R ay G ad b erry . U p will be glad to assist you an y ev en in g , by ap[»ointm ent. PHONE 3429 See Homer Haggerty or Eva Lee Long PETE J. LESMEISTER, Realtor P hone 3311 Also the BEST in Insurance Coverages Interior and Exttrior Box 554, BBookings O( FA N C O TTA G ES W ANT P L A S T E R IN G A. H. ECKETT BETTER BUYS AT LESMEISTER'S A C R EA G E TR A C T 5 ' 2 acres, all w ith good ocean view. C ity stree t on tw o sqles, .city w a te r av ailab le, a b u n d an t n a tu ra l sh ru b b ery . Only $4500.00, liberal term s. V iolation of the basic rule caused four fines to be levied in th e last w eek by B rookings m u n i cipal ju d g e H ans Nelson. Fined w ere V ernon M arker, S m ith River, fo r speeding. He w as assessed $20 and given a 30 days suspended sentence. John M usses, also of S m ith R iv er, was fined $15, B ern ard De i V illem ane. forfeited $10 bail, and N orm an C. Yack w as fined $ 1 0 ,I all on violation of gasic ru le charges. R ich ard W Lee forfeited a $0 bail, as did L a rry Johnson, both on a c h a rg e of intoxication in a public place. I V A R IE T Y J— WASHABLE PLASTIC BOMBER JACKETS $ S u n d ay a t 1 p. m. th e p a ra d e , fe a tu rin g th e G ra n ts P ass C av e men, w ill get u n d erw ay a t 1 p. m. T h ere will be a la d y ’s Log B u ck ing C ontest in C en ten n ial city. M onday th e big ev en t will be the boat races in th e H arb o r. R esid en ts of Del N o rte c o u n ty w ere ask ed to w e a r w e ste rn d u d s and ce n te n n ial co stu m es d u rin g th e four d ay s celeb ratio n . Regular J i .98 Well Drilling Fleece Lined T H U R S D A Y / S E P T . 2, 1954 P A L M E R ’S LES SHANAHAN »N EW 3 I he clim ax of th e C rescent C itv < en ten n ia l celeb ratio n s gets un d erw ay in th a t city F rid ay night w ith th e first n ig h t opening of the h isto rical p ag ean t to be held at th e fairg ro u n d s and th e selection of Del N o rte co u n ty ’s “P lu m of P u lc h ritu d e ”, and a rally p arad e in th e aftern o o n . F rid a y too. W anda Ram ey, a T. V. s t a r will presen t th e crow n Reach that buyer through a to th e w in n er of th e M ale B eau ty Pilot Classified Advertisement. co n test. T h e p ag e a n t will get u n d erw ay a t 8:15. S a tu rd a y h ig hlights will include concessions, h istorical society m u Lovell’s Floor Service seum , rid es for th e kids, and a p ersonal ap p e ara n ce of Miss R a Laid, Sanded and Finished m ey a t I p. m. A fte r the Satur Old Floors Refinished d ay p ag e an t a cen ten n ial dance Phone 5323 Crescent City will be held. EVERY D A Y . . . at u n d esirable u n d erb ru sh has been atm o sp h ere a t the house. As we used for panelling and drain- cleared out of portions of it m a k w alked th ro u g h an opening of boards sliver which m ade it most ing n u m erous open fle a re d spots. su itab le for plane co n stru c tio n As we cam e to th ese M rs. De- th e tree s we w ere g re etd by a d u rin g W orld W ar II. Block said “This we had th o u g h t i calm ing view of the Pacific. This T he g ra ss on U pper F o rties w as section I w as glad to h ea r w ould would have been a nice sh e lte re d mowed and raked w ith jeep b> be a point of the proposed C oast spot for a hom e of th e view from ' this level would have m ade th is S ta te P a rk along th e new high- th e DeBlocks when they lived th ere. F ro m this rolling section nook a cozy spot for a hom e”. | w ay we viewed Bosely B u tte in the ------------------------------------------ I R etu rn in g we followed a tra il distance, B ro th er C olegroves , along a creek worn by sheep and place adjoining and th e hill be 1 c a ttle . One section of th e stre a m tw een covered w ith dense grow th th a t the DeBlocks had once p lan or rhododendron- 15 ac res in all. ned a dam to m ake a n a tu ra l tro u t h ab itat, grew sk u n k cab At bloom ing season this m ust For bage luxuriously. Once an a r tis t have been a sight to behold. U pp g uest a t th e ranch d esirin g to e r F o rties would m ake an ideal strip . T he prevailing p ain t th e cabbage in its h ealth y landing winds a re perfect for ta k e offs, I s ta te had g ath ered som e of he w as told. Contact blossoms to ta k e to th e house. She As w e w ended o u r w ay to the had been w arned of th e skunkish P a r S to re odor but did not heed. “T h e p a in t highw ay again a finishing touch C hetco Inn o r H anscam s ing progressed for tw o days but m et o u r exes a doe and fawn on th e th ird both a r tis t and ca n ' crossed in front of th e car. one to e ith e r side. They w ere soon h id den by sh ru b b e ry and peered at us w ith w atchful eye. Looking across to ca rs passing here and th e re on highw ay 101 I w as b rought back to realization. T he th o u g h t cam e to m y m ind th at if all young people g rew up in su rro u n d in g s sim ilar to th e ones w e had ju s t visited th e re would be less need for Juvenile C o u rts and people in general would be at jieace w ith them selves and w ith one an o th er. It w as tru ly uplifting. Brookings I iarbor Pilot L Across from the Post Office IN B RO O K IN G S I J
