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About Klamath tribune. (Chiloquin, Or.) 1956-1961 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1957)
Page 4 KLAMATH TRIBUNE HOLIDAY ISSUE ...' i J' hi' AILEEN SMITH NOW ON EDUCATION OFFICE STAFF AS HOME ECONOMIST A long awaited addition to our staff lias finally arrived in the person of Mrs. Aileen Smith, Home Economist. Mrs. Smith, a native of Missouri and a gradu ate of Missouri State College, re ceived her degree in Kducation, specializing in Home Economics with a minor in science. She is a memher of the Home Kconomics Honorary Society. Her experience includes several years of teaching at the grade school level in Idaho phis joint experience with her husband run ning a restaurant in Atomic City, Idaho. In addition to all these ac tivities she has found time to run a household for her husband and three children. Mr. Smith is at present employed as Chief of Police in Chiloquin. Mrs. Smith wishes to inform all Klamath members that she is available for individual and group demonstrations in the field of home economics. In addition in formational pamphlets will be available by mail or in person. These methods along w ith movies are to be used as a means of dis tributing knowledge in the fields of food and nutrition, clothing, (which w ill include design, sewing and grooming), plus home decor ating, child care and budgeting. Mrs. Smith's services are avail able to all members of the Klam ath Tribe. Any Klamath individual (Continued ! 2, Cot. 2) or group in this area wishing to obtain her services is invited to contact her at the Klamath lulu cation Office in Chiloquin, Ore gon, telephone Chiloquin 661. Or better still, come in person to our office and meet h;r. She wants to meet vou and to be of service to vou. 0 Weed Control Research Ups Hay Production Chemical weed control research has recently given a boost to hay production in Oregon. An an nouncement from Oregon State College recently indicated approv al of the new chemical prepara tion Kannex I)W. W. R. Fur tick, OSC research worker, reports that three pounds of Karmex in 30 gallons of water per acre has giveiit very good control of some of the most serious weeds in alfalfa stands. Kastcrn Oregon tests indicated the best time to apply the chemi cal i between Oct. 15 and Dec. 15. It should not be applied to alfalfa stands which are less than a ear old. The Karmex treatment killed K) per cent of the foxtail barley, an annual. As indicated above the grass weeds arc the ones suscep tible to Karmex. HOME ECONOMICS COVERS BROAD FIELD The field of Home Economics covers a broad aspect of living, including sewing, cooking, home decoration, child care, budgeting and just about anything pertain ing to home life. Sewing involves many fields, including seams and stitches, use of sewing machines, buying of patterns, buying materials suited to the patterns, measuring these materials and fitting them to the individual, and then making up the garment. In the cooking field, it is al most indispensable to know what basic foods we need for every day living in order to stay in good health. It is advisable to know the best preparations for foods . to get the most food value out of them. It is important to have variety in the diet. If foods are served at tractively they will be more ap petizing. The field of home decoration includes all phases of cleaning, curtains and draperies, floor cov erings, furniture, furniture ar rangements, the making of differ ent article for the home, and the care and upkeep of the home. Home decoration is related to sewing and cooking since those fields are kept in mind in decor ating, furnishing, and arranging the home. 0 Dead Duck Gets Away A group of hunters were out duck hunting with a wise acre who claimed he could shoot better than anyone. A mallard flew by and the others waited while the wise acre shot several times. As the bird flew on, the wise acre stood and shouted "Fly on, Fly on, you stupid bird with vour heart shot out." Oregon Range Lands In Better Shape Than Rest Of West Oregon's ranges and pastures are in better condition than a year ago, and rate about average for this time of the year. The rest of the west, however, isn't doing so well, reports Steve Marks, extension agricultural economist at Oregon State Col lege. While range feeds are good in most of the northwest and California, a U. S. Department of Agriculture report from Den says range feed conditions in rest of the west are in the worst condition since 1934, rating only 63 per cent as good as average. In Oregon, Marks reports that range and pasture growth was favored by rain and generally favorable wreather in October. And while western Oregon pas ture feeds were a little below normal, Eastern Oregon range feeds were generally average or better. The supply of hay and home grown feeds in the state is above average. At the same time, Oregon cattle arc going into the winter in "good" to "very good" condition, Marks says. The condition of cattle was found to be above average in all parts of the state except in the southwestern coun ties, where they were slightly below average. Sheep and lambs around the state are also reported to be in good condition for this time of vear. 0- Watters and Wilcox Give Report To Isaac Walton League Tom Watters and Earl Wilcox of the Management Specialists' office presented a report at the Isaac Walton League ConvcntionS on December 7 and 8 in Eugencw The Specialists re-emphasized the need for a stop-gap amend ment to P.L. 587 and for federal legislation that would insure con tinuing sustained yield manage ment of the Klamath Forest. The delegates indicated their support of the Management Specialists' position. The League had, prior to the October Senate hearings in Klamath Falls, passed a resolu tion favoring a stop-gap amend ment. Also in attendance at this con vention were Boyd Jackson and Jessie Kirk representing the Tribal Executive Committee.