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FOUR ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 1, 1 938. Douglas County's Farm Industry Greatly Benefited by Planning Of Grange Agricultural Committee Activities Placed on Systematic Bases After Projects of County-Wide and Local Importance Are Discussed at Conferences; Adopted Programs Embrace Crops, Pests, Marketing, Transportation Rates. By KR ED A GOFF County Deputy and Chairman of Douglas County I'omona Grange Agricultural Committee. liborora to promote the welfare or the HKrlcultural InduHtry, Ihe grange agricultural committee, or ganized in the subordinate, Pomona, Htnto and national departments 01 ( tlio grunge, are taKing u oowenui part in Improvement of couditloiiH. Agricultural committee work in Douglas county has for many years been particularly effective. Conferences aro held annually, at which time Htiggestions are mado from each grange relative to pro jects believed to be most important ftir the Industry. The majority of, tlieno projects affect tho county as a whole. Others are of a purely local contractor. Programs Compiled. From tho suggestions offered there is compiled a county-wide pro gram toward which each grango; heiuJs Its efforts. In addition the ! grangeB select such local projects ( as may be most important within tlio areas they servo. During tho past year in Douglas county, the general program lias included a county-wido pest hunt, weed control, marketing, coopera tive buying and selling, and activi ties lilrected toward lower trans portation costs. It Is impossible to calculato tho great saving resulting to farmers from the grange pest hunt, which each year has hcoii eradication of mi increasing number of birds and unlnials which destroy a furmcr's crops. Wend control has been a project for many years. Methods of wood control by poison spray and clean cultivation have given best results. To HHHiHt in this work, a net of weed mounts has been mado avail ablo through tlio county agent's office and has boon used boforo most of the granges to inform mem bers as to tho various types of woods and their respective control methods. Marketing Gets Attention. Proper markotlug of farm pro ducts in ono of the most cssontial of Evergreen, Grange Credited With Many Activities in 27-Year-Lif e Evergreen grange, No. 4iiO, which iiif r': In tho hall pictured above, vmh organized March 22, 1!)11, by J JO. Joe of Lnoklngglass, with !ii charter members. Tho only tharler member who has belonged continuously is Mih. Ueorgo Wlii Hton. However, two other present members, T. (1. Havens and J. 11. (union, aro charter members. The lirst master was J. U Hoggs, and M. JI. Cooper was secretary. The present membership Is 58. Officers of lOvcrgreen grange are George J. Thomas, master; II. II. Spaceman,- overseer; Mrs, A. 11. Idee, lecturer; William Austin, chaplain; John Lander, steward; Henry Lander, assistant steward; Mrs. George Winston, treasurei ; M rs. George Thomas, secretary ; Mrs. John Lander, gatekeeper; Mrs. Kdllh lloml, Ceres; Mrs. T. G. Haven, Pomona; Mrs. Henry Lander, Flora; Mrs. It. II. Space man, lady assistant steward; A. H. Hire, John louder, Henry Lander, executive committee, Tho first grange was held in the old Green school house, but later a hall was built in eomhluallnn with the store at Kelley's Korner, where meetings were held for many years. In 102!) the grange built the prer en t hall. Incut ml nn the I'ncifie highway about six miles south ol Kom'burg. School Lunches "Mo.-d menus offered for school lunches would starve my family lo death. I tried a few of them and I wish you could liavo heard tho howl," Is an excerpt from one popular home magazine editor that may really have something for consideration at this opening of school. Tho beginning or school activi ties means that young appetites are more of u problem thun ever, and It Is then that mother's abil ity as a filh-r-upper is put. to a test. Her ample pneketbook does not Insure the success a ml pro tectlvetiess of this meal, for It Is (piflo as possible for tho more limited poi-kethook to plan wisely to include essentials and protec tive amounts of milk and fruits and vegetables. Ono homemaker Is delighted that she Is now living suflclently cIoho to school s that the chil dren will not have to eat in the school lunchroom, nor take lunches; and putting a small tum my fondly, comments, "if our sandwiches had not agreed so well, we might not have so much of this." Kuril' year tho lunches served In tho atlraclivo school lunchrooms nre showing progress In fitting definitely into the school health program. However, the habit of preference for a sandwich, a gulp, and a dash Is ono that will con tinue to reign as long as sand wiches are available. This is ob ject fonnblo only because srhool lunches wore started to improve conditions of nutrition, and to provldo tho school child with n buhi need warm lunch. Children do bring sandwiches from home. the agricultural committee projects. Through reporting at each meeting on current prices, future o-itlook, listing articles for sulo or needed, farmers have been able to better servo the needH of consumer? and secure greater return for their products. This project will be giv en more consideration owing to low prices now being -received for most farm products. Organization of cooperative mar keting and buying associations ties in closely with the farm marketing project. The grange always has been foremost In sponsorship of farmer cooperation. Low Freight Rates Asked, Cost of transportation lias been a severe handicap to Douglas couuty fanners, who in a great many in stances are prevented from obtain ing a proper return for products bo cause of this condition. The state grange executive committee has been authorized by a vote oC dele gates to work for a minimum rate on mixed car shipments of dried fruits, canned goods and nuts. Pro gress is being made in thiB endeav or. Drlefs have been prepared and filed and cooperative shipping as sociations of Oregon, Washington and Idaho aro uniting to help se cure his privilege. This project is particularly Im portant in JJouglas county. At tho present timo products must bo ship ped in carload lots, with only the largo market centers, therefore, available as outlets. Smallor cities and towns must securo their part of thoHo Oregon products through ro shlpmont, thorn by increasing tho cost to consumers, tho dirferenco often being enough to mako tho pro duct prohibitive In price. If, however, the desired mixed car rtae can he established, it will open a vast market throughout tho mid-western and eastern states, wliero tho smaller markets will ho ablo to purchaso cars loaded with mixed products, which in turn can bo sold at u price atlnlcUvo to tlio consumer. Continued work on the part of tho agricultural committees to con stantly better tho Industry is ono of tho principal aims of tho grange Activities Numerous Activities of lOvergreen grange are many. The homo economics 1 committee, under tlio leadership of Mrs. Henry Lander, Is In charge of two bazaars held each year, ono at. Kaster and tho other early in tho cent her. The funds eleored at. these bazaars aro used in maintaining the hall and helping ay off the build-, ing fund. This year tho eoinmltier was in charge of the grange booth at tho West Douglas fair in Jook tugglass. Kuch year Ihe grange maintains a booth at the fair, dis playing representative products of ttie community. For tho last several years Hie grunge lias sponsored a l-H club scholarship. The winner this year was Douglas IMnlr of Dlllard. Plans have hern made to cele brate Booster night September Hit. All residents or the community will be Invited and a program and gen eral good time is promised to all by the committee in cliurge com posed of Mrs. A. II. Itleu. William Austin and Mrs, .John Lander. A number of interesting activi ties are planned Tor Ihe near fu ture, including a Harvest ball in Ortoher and a Pioneer's picnic, date for which has not yet been set. Several members have signified thi'ir Intention to take the EUli and Hlh degrees Oct. 1 in preparation for the 7th degree in Portland. They are many times supplement ed with a hot creum soup, or hot vegetable, and together with the fruit and a glass of milk make a protective lunch that causes no mother worry. Today, in the lunchroom the altracllvo plate lunch has proven (he most worth while answer to giving every child an opportunity at a mini mum cost to have a balanced lunch. The Imlum-ed plate ttim-h includes a main hot dish, a fruit or vegetable and u glass of uiUU. Wool-Like Fiber Can Be Made From Skim Milk A synthetic liber having the ap pearance of wool can be manufac tured from casein, a milk bypro duct, by a process devised by I Stephen P. Gould and Karl O. Whtlltei of the Ituieau of Dairy In dustry, 1. s. Department of Ag riculture. Tho process Is similar lo that used In making viscose rayon from cellulose, and nubile ! service patents, applied for by the ; bureau, are pending, j In Italy, 1iere n somewhat dil j fere tit process for making casein : fiber was announced three years ago, production Is already on a j commercial ba.sts. MoM of Ihe 1 fabrics, how over, are halt syn j thetlc and half wool. To make Ihe fiber, casein is soft ' ened in water and dissolved in a , solution of caustic alkali. It be j comes a thick, sticky mass and is carefully worked into the proper consistency by aging, addition of 'modifying agents, and dilution, j The mass is then forced through , multiple spinnerets of the kind , used in making rayon. The fibers i aro separated and hardened iu uu acid bath containing formalde hyde and modifiers. Synthetic fiber produced in this manner has a chemical composi tion almost Identical with wool ex cept for a lower sulphur content. The fiber Is faintly yellow in color and closely resembles best grade thoroughly washed and carded Merino wool, tho finest size innr- . feted. The casein fiber has the characteristic fine kink of natural wool, and may bo blended with It to mako a product that him the resilience of. puro wool. Snythe tlc fibers witii this kinky struc ture have been made from plant materials recently, but since they do not take vool dyes, they are not as desirable as fibers from animal products for blending with wool. Casein Is mado from ski in milk and the United States already pro duces about 35 million pounds an nually. It is used principally as a paper coating and In the manu facture of plastics, such as billiard balls, riecause of tho almost un limited supply of skim milk avail able In this country it is possible to produce as much as one billion pounds of casein annually. Skim mUk contains about 3 per cent casein. Four thousand pounds of milk, which is approximately the amount produced by tho av erage cow In tho United States, will make about 100 pounds of ca sein after tho cream is separated or about 100 pounds of casein fiber. Most skim milk now remains on the farm where it is used in feed ing hogs and calves. Manufacture o? casein fa definitely a factory process which means that farm ers would have to haul their whole milk to market. Whether or not the skim milk will ho more valu able as feed or manufactured Into fiber remains to bo determined. The production of milk for casein alone would not be profitable, the bureau scientists declare. Utilities Up to Old Tricks to Discredit TVA Testimony placed before the congressional committee investi gating tho Tennessee Valley Au thority reveals that the privately owned public utility 'agencies have conducted a vigorous fight to dlsuade farmers from signing up for TVA power. Tho chief argument In this propaganda was, according to the testimony, that there wero "a bunch of Yankees behind Hie I'VAV; mid 'consequently It "never would bo built." Hut this resort to carpet bag politics was not the only trick pulled out of the hat of experience by tho privately owned public util ities. Other steps included shifting ad vertising accounts from newspa pers champ toning public owner ship of utilities In general and tho TVA In particular to com petitors on tho other side of the fence. Oilier testimony showed that the privately owned public utilities bad sought to hamper public power projects by propa ganda and bad sought in divers ways to influenco voters. Put when spokesmen of tho private power concern wore called before tho comnilttee thoy bad glib explanations. The switch In newspaper advertising had been made because a conduct with the paper favoring public ownership had expired and the rate was con sidered too high for r newal, etc., etc. Yet the power concern paid a higher rate, to another newspa per that opposed the TVA and without the formality of asking for a contract rate to which It was entitled on tho volume of busi ness offered. Thero ia nothing new about these underhand attempts to con trol public opinion. Thoy are the common resort of the prlvalo- ly owned public untilities iu cam paigns wherever the Issue of pub- lie, ownership is involved. Put t hey reveal ono thing tho pri vately owned utilities wholeheart edly fear Ihe TVA; and they will stop at nothing to discredit and block its steady advance. Movies Makes Bachelors Movies nre the cause of making young women "heartlesH mid flip. pant' according to a liuehelor's elub recently organized at Kral jevo, Yugoslavia. The organiza tion, known as Ihe "Club of Iis lllusioued Lovers." has the fol lowing among its by-laws: "lie tough with women whenever pos sible. Chivalry has no place in modern lite. Women themselves have forfeited their place of honor by their own bean less attitude and llippuiuy learned from the films in love-making." They must be showing some Hollywood movie films over there. Must Guess Indians' Age Payment of old age pensions Is presenting difficulties iu tho case of elderly Indians as Karl M. Kouns, state welfare director ot Colorado, has discovered. Among recent applicants for such a pen sion was an aged l ie who. when asked how old lit v as, said he didn't know but that be was born in tho "year of tlm big snow." An other placed the date of hi birth as in the "year of the big wind." Several other wrinkled old Via claimed they had served as scouts for Kit Carson, the only duo to determining their age. ldrector Kouns has appealed to the Social Security Hoard at Washington foi inattucticne. Well Known V v ' 1 Peter Zimmerman One of the best known grang ers of Oregon Is Peter Zimmer man of Yamhill, who has served several terms as a member of the state executive committee. Mr. Zimmerman in late years also has taken an active part in noli tical affairs of the state. TOPS PRIZE TAKERS Juvenile Work Outstanding Activity; Supporter of Community Fairs. Oik Creek grange. No. 458. of Yoncalla, is a prize winning grange. as a participant in tho state-wido Grunge Mullet In contest it won more prizes than any other contest- itnt.in the state. Today its most notable activity Is its juvenile work, which promises lo grow into major proportions. Kill (-reek grange was organized Kob. 2.r, 3!J1, at Urain, by State Deputy Organizer Cyrus W. Walk er. It had 27 charter members and was known as Drain uraime. Its first officers were T. ,1. Jtedford, master:; A. K, Klocker. overseer: W. U. Kdwards, lecturer; Lena Hert ford, KS ward; 13. A. Piitmau, as sistant steward; li. A. Do.ier, chap lain; Win. Wise, treasurer; Ada Kedford, secretary; Oscar Apple- gate, gatekeeper; Vivian Iledrlek, Ceres; Lottie Stocker, Pomona; tiertinde iledrlek, Flora; Matilda Applegato, lady assistant steward. Meetings wero hold in Drain for about H years, after which the membership shifted lo Yoncalla and tho grange was moved to that add res. It has continued to hold meetings in tho I.O.O.K. hall at Yoncalla to tho present, date on the fourth Saturday of each month. Tito name was changed in lilUS to Ml It Creek grange because of postal confusion and geographical loca tion. Fairs Supported I'Mk Creek grange has been un usually active in maintaining com munity rairs iu northern Douglas county, having conducted some of the fairs without county assistance With an increased interest by tho community organizations it now sees fruit of its labors in the de velopment of a local community fair at Drain. The present officers aro Annie Ki use, master; II. U'lxon, over seer; Itlioda Ky chard, lecturer; Hernice Mideke, steward ; Win. Itising, assistant, steward; Zudie Bishop, Chaplain ; Addie Castor, ; treasurer; Jacob K. Vllson, socrc-; tary ; J. M. Wilson, gatekeeper; Kauny Wilson, Ceres ; Inez K"i-1 iogg, I'omona; Kay Weber, Flora; , Alice Itising, lady assistant stew-: aid. 1 Iu l!i;i5, the year tho name of the grange was changed. Klk ('reek Juvenile gvange. No. was organized by Couuty Matron Alice' Colt'. Today this organization is possibly the largest active Juven ile grange in the .state of Oregon, with a membership of Ti7. Its of ficers are: .Stanley Itising, master; Ksl her lee, overseer; Norma Hitchcock, lecturer; Zara Potter, steward; Paul Itising. assistant steward; Patricia Bent tel. chap lain; ltuth Soute. treasurer; Kdith .lobe, secretary; Hilly Kisiim, gate keeper; I jiuru Jube, Ceres; Ora inny Core, Pomona; Yvonne Wat Hou, l'Moiii; Naomi Wilson, lady as sistant steward; Mrs. Itlioda Hych ai'd, matron; Jacob 10.. Wilson, patron. . o Rural Hall Plans Now Available Through OSC If vonr (Iran co ts rontemplatinir GREETINGS GRANGERS! O. K. Rubber Welding is the latest modern, scientific method of repairing bruised and fabric broken tires. The work is strikingly superior, and real economy. When an O. K. Man says that he is standing back of a welded re pair, it's a statement. O. K. Rubber WeSding Shop MOSHER AND STEPHENS ST. THEO. DONO, PROPRIETOR GRANGERS! We Send You Our BEST WISHES Douglas Prune Growers 721 Winchester St. building a new hall, better drop a lino to F. L. Ballard, vice direc tor of the Oregon State college ex tension service, or visit your coun ty agent and obtain samples of the five different sets of plans avail able. Any set mpy be obtained from either Mr. Uallurd or your county agent for a nominal charge of from CO to 80 cents. Five different sets of plans are ivaJlable,' each emphasizing cer tain features that organizations have found desirable. Heating, lighting, insulation, acoustics, stage construction and other fac tors have been considered. Each set of plans contains a bill of ma terials and other construction de tails needed where organizations do much of their own buildng work. . Cream Soups In all fairness to the lunches of mo early Autumn period, they need to represent just a degree of something substantial, and some thing that will retain its heat a bit longer than was desirablo or ac ceptable a few weeks previous. Just a small spinal chill can cause all this havoc, and turn thoughts to cream soups, either compara tively thin or of a thicker chow der variety. The appeal of cream soups for this time lays in an association of ereamlness, smoothness, and a delicate pulutability, that does not leave ono with a too substantial feeling after lunch. However, It Is something lo try to understand why a cream soup that possesses all three of tho above requisites is much more an exception than . a rule. One look at many that aro served confirms a suspicion of carelessness In preparation and often a poor selection of ma terials. flood results in making cream soups call for a skillful combina tion of butter, Hour and a slow stirring addition of milk to the desired thickness of what Is known as tho base, or a tream sauce. Tho remaining half of tlio preparation constat in the addi tion of largo or small amounts of freshly cooked or left-over butter ed vegetable pulp or minced or chopped pieces. With the addition of bits of bacon, noodles, potatoes or shell fish, a light vegetable cream soup is transferred into a substantial meal-in-oue dish. For character in cream soup then, it is hoped that every cream soup ever served will have in it the finest butler, milk and veget ables, and that these will bo com bined with fastidious caro to pro duce another art in the culinary world. Successful liomemakorH will now want to duplicate this art fur their school children's lunches! Split Pea Chowder Two cups spilt peas. One-quarter pound diced salt pork or bacon. Ono onion. One cup diced raw potatoes. Two teaspoons salt. Two teaspoons celery salt. One-quarter teaspoon pepper. Six cups boiling water or soup stock. Ono quart scalded milk. Soak split peas overnight, then cook until barely lender before adding to soup. Pry pork and minced onion until golden brown, add potatoes, peas and seasonings,1 then add water and simmer until potatoes ami peas are done. Last ly, add scalded milk. Kebeat and season. Serve with toasted crack ers or croutons. Cream Soup Guest Furbelows Muttered Croutons Mado by buttering slices of bread, toasting and cutting In fine cubes. Crated American Cheese Used in cream and cabbage soup. Cream Cheese Cubes Used in cream tomato soup. -o- Grecn Milk Juices pressed from young corn, barley and bluegrass may soon bo competing with those from oranges, grapefruit and to matoes fur a place on the breakfast table. The discovery of the sti mulating effects of green-grass Juice was recently made during tho course of an experiment iu which It was found that rats fed milk from cows grazing on early spring pasture grew twice as rap Idly as those given milk from barn-fed rows. Mat when juice Roseburg, Oregon Lecturer Among national grange officers scheduled to address the forth coming convention at Portland is the national lecturer, James C. Farmer, a resident of South New bury, N. H. from fresh lawn clippings was added to the milk from tho barn fed cows, tho rats that drank it doubled their rate of growth. Grass-green milk may, therefore, be the next market specialty. And when special flavors are desired, there's alfalfa, soybeans and su gar cane to be considered. Activities of H E. C. The Oale H. K. c. under Sister Clara Acllcr Is makiilK a meeting place in their hall ami have help ed in financing it. The Note club with Sister Al derman as fhairman has dedicat ed a recreational Held which they havo .improved in .many ways. They havo earned, a substantial sum. I.OHK Tom It. K. C. with Sister Mahoney as chairman visited Junction City 11. K. C. ami put on a program for them. That is a fine way to Ret acquainted. Many clubs aro planning booths at tho fairs. . It Is a real pleasuro to get ro portH where thoy havo helped out side of their own CtraUKC. Hillsboro club earned a good round Bum ana have i:ontrib'uted to both tho Speuco fund and to Headquarters. Germans Out-Do Ford A German motor car manufac turer has gone Henry Ford ono better ami is putting on the mar ket what ho calls a "Volkswagen" or "people's car" which sells for lino marks, about SIISO. Tho car is sold on the installment plan at tho rate of 5 marks or about $2 week ly which puts It within reach o almost any wage earner. The new car, which nun In I'lvo persons, and will mako forty miles on a gallon of gas, has a maximum speed of about tl'JJ miles an hour on smooth highways. New Check for Scourge If (hero Is tho usual outbreak of iufanlilo paralysis next summer physicians will use (lie pew pre ventive treatment or zinc sulphide more extensively than ever before. Preventive treatment heretofore has consisted of a spray of zinc sulphate in the nose which has MEL-O-MAID ARE BUILDING FOR Local Butter and Ice Cream DouglasCounty Creamery JACKSON AND DOUGLAS proved only partly effective, scien tific experimenters at Stanford University, California, declare be cause this germ destroyer did not reach the' olfactory -nerve-ending area In the upper nose. It is at this point that the deadly germ is said to enter tlfe human body. One drawback to this treatment is that It destroys the sense of smell temporarily. Further tests are being made in the hope that this may be avoided without re ducing the potency of the treat ment. It has been found that chil dren will recover their sense of smell more Quickly after treat ment than will adults. Missouri Flat Grange Sent Boy to 4-H School Nellie King, Secretary, Missouri Flat Grange, Baker County. Dear Brother Bailey: In look ing over tho last copy of the Bul letin I noticed tho list of Granges who sponsored 4-H club scholar ships, but did not see tho mime of Missouri Flat, No. CI 2. We sponsored a scholarship, also paid the faro of our club member to and from Corvallis. Philip Fortner, Jr., son of our county agent, won tho scholar ship. A GOOD PLACE TO EAT SULLIVAN! 211 WEST CASS LrOOCi To the people of Roseburg and Douglas County OWEN'S CASS AND GRADE A DA A MARKET Dairy Products We pay cash for your cream right at your door. We have been cash buyers of cream in Douglas County for over thirty six years. This long record is your guarantee of perfect satis faction and reliability. "OREGON'S BEST" Mel-O-Maid Grade A STS. The national grange advocated the law providing for government inspection of the products uf the pacKing Idants and has supported cery law- for the wholesome handling of food products. THE HOM OF FINE -WINES Fancy Groceries and Beer Extends GREETINGS io the GRANGERS Bell's Basket Grocery 124 So. Jackson St. Our new modern refriger ated locker storage plant is now available for your con venience. ORDER YOURS NOW MARKET ROSE STREETS TELEPHONE 340 News
