Herald and news., April 10, 1947, Page 3, Image 3

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Boyle's Column
The Old Plantation Finds
New Cash Crop--Ffower$
CAPK FEAR, N. C, April B
W') Tho now ' yuiiiiu iiiimnu" I
tliullnil riniincliil nulvullon lor
tn of Ilia louth' must Iimiuua
plaiitullbiia In tin uiirdum.
Koiinotli Sprunt (hut (lie
(luwora which for iluciulc have
been llio lilory ul old Orion plun
ImUom on Ciipu Ki'ur will pro
vlctu It with ItH first iiriiflliiblu
i'ult crop alnca Ilia Civil Wur.
Tlio 2 1 (l.OIXI iici u plunliilloii la
moro IIiiiii 2U0 ymra old but
hasn't paid IU way since Itn vaat
rice puddles lout out to lower
ciml producer In other atiile
during; the rcconntrucllon period,
Sprunl, u 20-ycar-(il(l count
fimrd vutorun, tlilnkii IU mil
lorn of miissud ciinialllu. nulan
mid daffodil bloom will make
the old mansion avail! profitable
lo oprralc. lie's none Into a
full-scalo mirwry Imalnuaa.
Brand New
"We're hint riuht brand new
In thin tfilnii." Int nald with
, plnusunt cuutlon, "Evunluiilly I
think It'll ifolnjj In iiiiiiiiiiit to
loiiicthlnii.
Orton In one of the old south'
rrinalnlnii nhowpliirvii. Sltuutud
on a bluff overlooking; the Cap
Fear river mid a Ihouaiind acre
of iibnndoned rlrn piuldlen, tho
bltf whllo house bun a romantic
history older than tho United
Staten.
Holier Moore, called "Klnu
Roger" for hli roxul mnnnar,
built It In 17K5 after an Indian
trllm burned down an earlier
mailer homo. Moore later nnw
the Indian whonplna and bnth
Intf on "SiiKr Loaf' Mindbluff
across the river, organized a
bund of pliintiition owner and
lavea and ambushed the 111
dlunn, wlplnu out the tribe.
Iniprrloui "Klnu Holier" Ilea
burled In on old brick crypt In
the plantullon graveyard slicltcr
d by ureal moss-huntf oaka. A
later owner who went bankrupt
wan burled aecretly In another
cemetery no hla creditor)
wouldn't iclo the body to force
payment of hla debt) from
friend.
Some Cape Feur planlntlnna
were rated during the Civil War
by federal troopa.
Tho Ynnkeea didn't burn Or
ion because they were uaing It
for a amallpox hoapilal," an Id
ticnnein.
Now he' ahlpplnff camolllaa
In quantity by air lo Yankeo
florist In Uostoii and Now York
at a dollar apiece.
Thro Generation
The plantation hint bean In
the family for three generations.
Sprunt'a gruiidmother flrnt cre
ated Orlon'a fnmoua gurdena
five thouaund vlnitora paid 31c
each hint year to view thorn
and hla father, a cotton broker,
extended them. Tho nuraery be-
flun operation on a commercial
iiinla In a amull wuy during the
dvpremlon.
''Now we have eight to ten
ucrea of gnrdonlua, twelve acrea
of daffodil and ten acrea of
camellia planln," aald Sprunt.
Tho 64.UUU cumullla plant
now rooted aell for 13 to ft
apiece and bloom In three to
four year, Sprunt alio ha
ome 140,000 azalea cutting.
Young Sprunt love Orton'
tradition and want to ace It
grow from the dryrot of it eco
nomic blight to a new greatneaa
haned on the wealth long-hidden
In It flower.
"I like It here wouldn't trade
place with any man," he aald.
''Next year I hope to aee a lot
of black in the ledger Instead of
red."
SUSTAINED INTEREST
DECATUR. III.. April 10 W)
Opera and concert are the
aplce of life for Edward Powera,
85. He ha attended perfor
mance of Alda and Carmen 35
timea each, and hna heard 35 con
certa bv Mary Garden. On one
trip to New York he attended 40
operaa, concerta and play in 35
day, and another time attended
35 opera, concert and play In
21 day.
City DIWry Service. Ph. 1417.
HOTELS
OSBORN HOLLAND
unr.Ni oat. Haoroao
Thoroughly Modern
Mr. am. j. a. miir
Jm K.rl
Pr.prUUn
Gun Shop
Opens Today
Another ahop catering to the
aportamcn'a t a a t o hna been
opened In Klainuth Full with
the announcement that Rulph'i
Gun Shop 1 now In new quar
ter at 4(120 S. Sixth atroct.
The new apnrtlng gooda (tore
wax conntructed recently by
Rulph Phillips and hia two aona,
Benny and Walter. The three are
affiliated with tho firm former
ly located at 1114 Main atrcet.
The Interior of the ahop ha a
been flnlahcd In naturul knotty
pine and ha three unit. In
cluded In the layout la a sport
ing; gooda sulcs room, a com
plete machinery ahop and a
woodworking room. Both the
brother are veteran of World
War II.
The real name of the French
writer, Voltaire, waa Francoia
Marie Arouct.
Hana Norland Fir Inaurance.
123 N. 8th St.
Indian Easter
Services Held
EUGENE, April 10 01') The
Klamath Indian Eaatcr service
waa a lucccaa and tho church
wa aurrounded with bcuutlful
flower. Fifteen Indian children
were baptized In the faith.
Frank Smyth and Mr. O. T.
(Buck) Anderson were excellent
hoatx, anniatcd by the member
of the church and prepared an
excellent Eaater feaat. Rev. Har
ley Zeller and Mra. Zcller had
churgo of the aervlce.
Wnltcr J. Kerrigan and Mr,
Kerrigan of Anhliind were tho
gucat at the Eaater aervlce at
Dcuity and returned home.
Cuahman acootera gat 100 milt
par gallon. Schubert .
lltaAI.D a KKW. Kl.w.ln rslli, Oct. THUaaDAT, April !, INT, Tkn ?
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INDIAN
BLANKETS
3"
UNBLEACHED
Imported . cotton napped to a soft suede-like finish.
Weight 2V lbs. Size 66x80-in.
Colorful
Cotton Prints
Fost colors.
e and small floral patterns.
Wk
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40 inches wide. Good
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3.
TERRY TOWELS
Size 22x44-in.
Large bath size.
Heavy weight,
very absorbent.
Size 18x36 ..69c
Wash Cloth 19c
each
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COMFORTER AND UTILITY
BATTS
Unbleached.
All new American cotton.
Size 72x90-in.
3-lb. weight.
Opens easily in one piece.
n39
(J each
One-half pound bleached cotton batt 39c
One-pound bleached cotton batt 75c
Men's, Women's and Children's
LIP PIE
XS
Former prices .
up to 2.19
Hard leather wedge, mil
itary heel and soft mule
skin sole for men.
Harmony House
VENETIAN BLINDS
Made-to-measure and instolled in
your home in either wood or steel
slats. Includes installina. cornice ;
and one set of drapery rods. SC. ft,
IntaUd
See us now. We will make an appointment with you
to have your windows measured.'
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KLAMATH THEATRE GUIDE
-Wednesday Night-
FcnillfA "Purauad."
K(Uire Thuraday "Thraa Stianaera."
PellCail "Xht ShowoM" with Rd Skalton.
TatUfai "Purauad." Thuraday. "FUaht to
lOWCr Nowhr." Saturday. "Land Huh." .
Pma TlAA "Tw0 Yari Bfr th MaaV and
rinc I I CC "Badlam." Friday. "Angal on My
Should!" and "Daatrt Horiaman."
Rnintinur "Powdar Town" and "A Guy Could
rtHinBOW Chang." Thuraday, "Tha Killari" and
"On Exciting Wk." '
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, Store Hours 9 to 5:30
133 S. 8th Phone 5183