Thursday, March 7, 1957
Brookings-Harbor Pilot
Brookings, Oregon
In any event, a party of sev e
ral or a family group, the Elks
Smorgasbord is alw ays a happy
affair. The group to the left is a
contingent
from
Gold
Beach,
w h ile the family at the right is
B rookings’ ow n
Paul Fauerso
treating the w ife and children to
a dinner out.
(P ilot Pic)
Now is the Time
scam's Store $10; Louis Stroller
$2; and th e S tanfford Lily Gai
For Soil Testing
dens $62.42.
Now is the tim e to take soil
The folowing list is some addi
tests if farm ers and ranchers are
tional donations to the Croft Mem
planning to m ake pasture seedings
orial fund:
Oregon Medical School w orking on cultivated land this spring
Louis Stroller, H arbor. $2; K together w ith the Executive Com under the A. C. P. program , says
H urlbert, W arrentow n, Ore., $2; m ittee of Oregon H eart Associa Lou O ester. County Extension A-
The Croft Lily M onum ent th a t on April 25, 1949.
The w all cost $116.25. Carl
A m erican Bulb Co. $50; Corp of tion have set up a new Professor
has been lying on its face in
gent.
front of the new Allenby hom e Bloyn and Earl Dodge did the years this Memorial to the three Chas Meyer. N. Y. $50; S S. Ski- ship at U niversity of Oregon in
The A gricultural C onservation
in H arbor for m any m onths was wrok. The highw ay dept. donated originators of the Croft Lily bulb delsky, N Y $50; Fred Gloeek- cardiovascular research, it was
was dedicated Ju ly 4, 1947.
ner and Co., N. Y $50; A ndrew anounced by C. E dw ard Demp P rogram w ill pay up to fifty per
moved to the H arbor Cheteo the rocks.
The design on the no rth side
T h at was the first Lily Day. Pototnick, H arbor, $50; Dr. E. sey, the local chairm an of the cent of the cost of establishing a
G range hall yard last Saturday
perm anent pasture or hay crop if
by the G range com m ittee of Bert was m ade by a fourteen year old The parade cam e from Brookings Potts, D etroit, $25; U nited Bulb association.
it is planted according to the con
Brooks, Robert Cham bers and •girl who lived in Sm ith River. An to th e M emorial. The Rock was Co., Woodland. Wash $25; Elsie
Oregon Heart Association will servation regulations set up by
E arl Carson.. M urray Motors do artist in Coquille m ade th e south covered w ith a sheet th a t had Amadon. A rcata, $25; Bert C a rl
2000 lily blooms sewed on it—it son, H arbor $25; K Adolphson $1; provide $19.500 on an an n u al bas the county com m ittee. One of the
nated the tim e and w recker to design gratis.
and H erbert Payne, H arbor $15. is to pay for salary and equipm ent first regulations is th at a soil test
T here are three nam es on the w as very beautful.
move it.
necessary to support a scientist be taken and fertilizer and lim e
M. N. Hamilton. Brookings $10;
Now the question is— w here did
Now folks w ant to know about M emorial, all of whom had a
capable of eondlueting on a high
Fred G ustafson, H arbor $10; Ber level original h ea rt research in apt lied in accordance w ith it.
it. On March 21, 1947 the Eureka definite p art in orginating the th e money come from
O ester says this can save money
Croft
Lily
bulb
and
business.
Dr.
A rt Stone Works put in a ten inch
Sydney Croft died after h e tha Duffield. A reata $10; Agda Oregon The scientist selected for because it shows the actual a-
cem ent base on the side of U. S. David G riffith. U. S. D. A. had moved to H arbor. Soon it was Benson. Harbor$50; W alter Pear- this position m ust be capable of
m ount needed ra th e r than an esti
highw ay 101 in the corner of the the idea of orginating an A m eri . reported that his wife, Ida Croft, mine. H arbor $15; E. E Hanseam inspiring young m edical students
m ate. Soils vary a great deal in
can
E
aster
Lily.
He
collected
$10;
Kyle
Guy.
K
lam
ath
$10;
J
S tafford Lily G ardens, w here Syd
was left in very hard circ u m ->
in
such
a
m
anner
th
at
they
will
th eir needs for lime and fertilizer.
ney Croft had the m ain p art of choice lily plants w re re v er he stances. The income from the Frazier, Brookings $10; Mr. Stow be b etter equipped to prevent and
The soil testing is done by th e
his Croft Lily bulbs planted (and could find them in th e U. S. and Croft Estate ceased at his death. ers. Brookings $10; Mr. Ayers. reduce disability and death due to
th a t fo r the last tim e), a n d Berm uda, for hybridizinz p u r One of the jobbers for lily bulbs, Crescent City $5; Mr. M acPher diseases of thè h eart and blood Oregon Soils L aboratory in C or
erected the rock th a t has become poses.
who regularly visits the tow n son. H arbor $5; Mr. P h arr. C res I vessels. This grant is in addition vallis and cost for lime req u ire
In 1917 he had enough small w here Mrs. Croft had gone in cent C i'v $2.c ; A ndrew Potonick,
ment, ph, phosphate, potash and
know n as the Croft Memorial.
to the several others th at have
a calcium test is $2 50 per sample.
Of course the location did not bulbs th at he could give Louis K ansas was asked to investigate H arbor $57.70.
been
operating
in
past
years.
Mr.
Chas White. H arbor $12 84: A Dempsey said. This is p articularly One sam ple can be taken from a
suit all. but the location and all E oushton tw o suit cases full to He reported »hat Mrs. Croft was
about th e M emorial was left to try out on the West Coast. He living in pinched q u arte rs and C Thompson, H arbor $5; H enriet im portant to all of us since 56.4G field up to 20 acres in size if the
th ree women. They did the best was very liberal w ith his bulbs. circum stances, and it was no cre ta Wilder. H arbor $5; Friends $3; of all deaths are caused by heart soil type and cropping history is
the sam e on the en tire field.
they could but the cem ent base He gave some to any one who dit to the Lily G row ers th a t the Jam es Frazier, Brookings $5; Staf diseases.
widow of Sydney Croft, who had ford Lily G ardens, H arbor $50;
w eighs 1000 pounds, and the rock would try them.
CCom plete instrutions for ta k
It seems that a neighbor got brought so much to them should L. G Stafford and K enneth Van
1500 pounds.
ing
a soil test can be secured from
' Pelt $10. Total $788 18.
The m onum ent co
$530. The the bulbs th at came to be known be forced to live so poorly.
Try a Pilot Ad
the
county exension office. T ests
as
Croft
and
Estate.
Eventually
Added to w hat was left in the
m uch respected state nursery in
So at once the lily grow ers and
can be m ade on garden plots as
spector, Chas Cole, m ade the sug this neighbor gave a bulb of each buyers started the Ida Croft fund. Ida Croft Fund w ere the follow
gestion that it be placed w here j kind to his neighbor, and th at The money was p ut into the ing:
G range .H arbor $6; Del N orte Co. w ell as fields. It takes about 3
Ida Croft Fund $386 98; Croft Lily Ass’n., Calif. $36; Stafford weeks to process a soil test so the
it could be easily seen from the neighbor replanted here for the C urry County Bank in Gold
highw ay. Before the highw ay first tim e and gave all her left Beach, and the check book was Lily G row ers Ass’n. $55 90; G. E.
test should be taken well in ad*,
w as changed m any to u r i s t s overs to h er neighbor Sydney sent to Mrs. Croft and the bank F innerty, Cottage G rove $10; So. Lily G ardens, H arbor $25.12 To
vanee of planting time.
stopped there and climed the bank Croft, at th a t tim e th e m ayor of book was left here so the com m it Lane Co. Lily Ass’n. $10; Cheteo tal $530.00.
to get a b etter look, and too, the 1 Bandon.
tee could keep adding to the fund
gophers m ade the base and bank i Mr. C roft saw money in them. as fast as she drew.
th e ir home until it becam e neces A fter th e great Bandon fire in
Not long after th at Ida Croft
sary to put a retaining w all in 1936 he brought them to H arbor. died. She had draw n only $401.20
So
after
m
any
events
and
several
fro n t of the rock. T hat was done
from the fund.
The bankei notifield the group
-THAT
V A ., THE
th at there was $386 98 left in the
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FIRST ENGLISH SPEAKING
Ida Croft Fund and th a t only the
? for $1 and up
A ZA LE A S -
secretary of the group who do
IN A M E R IC A , STILL HAS ABOUT
. . . S3 50 en d v p
RHODODENDRONS
nated the money could d raw it.
The
money
was
used
to
buy
the
CHETCO NURSERY
THE
NUMBER OF INHABITANTS
Rock th at now sits in a proper
W HOLESALE & B E T A IL
. place in frotnont of the H arbor
P H O N E 20K 9
AS IT HAD IN
BENHAM LANE
I G range Hall.
although,
we still have the sam e policy as when this busi
Those th at contributed first to
ness was founded ‘ to build CUSTOMERS and Friends . . .
the retaining w all in front of the
our business has grown and the num ber of both have in
rock. Carl Bolyn and Earl Dodge
creased greatly!
did the work. The highw ay de
partm ent donated the rock. The
cash required for th e sand ce
m ent, Mr. McNeely boss, and
Y o u will find friendihip ond un de m a n d in g
labor came from the following
o m o -ijit the peop le o f our church and in
people.
our Savior, »he Lord Jetu* Christ. Visit us this
Croft Lily G row ers Association
Sunday.
$12.83; Thor Ask $5; H endricks
Come thcu w'th us, ond we w ill d o thee g o o d .
F u rn itu re $3; Bert DeMoss $3.
Humbert 10:29
H aggertys $3; W illiam son’s Bak
cry $2; P. N- T vgart $2; CurDel
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, in compliance w ith O.R.S 294.36p, to the legal voters of the Non
C leaners $2; C. H. G rayshel $3;
high School D istrict of C urry County. Oregon, th a t a meeting will be held a t the Courthouse in Gold
Moore's V ariety Store $3; Chetcu
Beach Oregon, on the 13th day of March, 1956. at 2:00 o'clock p.m. for the purpose of discussing
Brookings Bible Church
Home and A ppliance $3; Han-
thp budget for .the fifeal yt,ar beginning July .1, 1957, and cpdi^g Ju n e 30, 1958, h ereinafter se|
CROFT LILY MONUMFNT HISTORY;
WORK ON PROJECT TOLD IN STORY
Professcrship has
Been Established
JAMESTOWN
ftAME
COOS??
No Understanding ':
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Notice of Nonhigh School District Budget Hearing
fohth.
BUDGET
Ranch Wagon
r
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E S T IM A T E D
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R E C E IP T S
E stim ated available cash on hand a t beginning of the
y ear for which thia budget Is made
,
$4,000.00
E stim ated receipted from d elin q u en t’ tax es
800.00
AmounU received from o th er sources
2,000 ,00
’ totale
»8.800.00
ESTIM ATED
ITEM
a t your Ford D e a le rb n ow
E X P E N D IT U R E S
Budget Allowance
E stim ated
for Six M onths of
Expenditures
C u rren t School Year
Expenditure« for th ree Fiscal
Y ears N ext Preceding the
C u rren t School Year
1953-1954
$1,959.26
Tuition
1.992 60
T ran sp o rtatio n
90 00
Personal S erv (Clerical-Legal) 1
27.75
Eflection and Publicity
116 50
T ravel
E m ergency
$1.186.11
TO TALS
1954-1955
1955-1956
B udget Allowi
1957-1958
$1,730.25
2,419.20
90.00
27.75
305.50
$6.060.18
2,396.00
90.00
49.59
235.50
7,650.00
3.200.00
100.00
40.00
100.00
$1,472.70
$8,831.27
$12.825.00
5,000.00
100.00
40.00
300.00
500.00
$>8,783.00
$ 1 1 ,0 9 0 .0 0
of E stim ated Expenditures, R eceipts, anil A vailable Cash Balance and la v I a - vv
$11,090.00
T otal estim ated expenditures
available cash
Deduct to tal estim ated receipts
8,800.00
balances
4,290.00
Am ount necessary to balance th<* budget
4,290.00
Balance to be raisea by tax x atio n
4,290 (X)
VII. T otal estim ated tax levy for the < nsuing fiscal year
Indebtedness
(None»
D ated F eb ru ary 12, 1957,
■ , S / John E. Seger, clerk
Joseph J. Scherer, chairm an
Board of Ih recto rs
Approved by Budget Com m ittee F ebruary 12, 1957
E. L. T hornton, Chairm an
/ S ' John E. Seger, Secretary,
Budget C om m ittee
Budge Com m ittee