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1 j 21, 1949
YÏÈ SÂ ND ï POST, SANDY, OREGON
Notes by the Wayside—
Methoxychlor May Replace DDT
As Harmless General Insecticide
Home Efficiency
Talk Given for
Extension Unit
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Save at Sandy Mercantile Company
The Brightwood Extension Unit
held a meeting on April 14. Miss
II D D i m ay soon be replaced partially a t least, by a new Taylor, county agent, talked and
i insecticide w ith th e outlandish nam e M ethoxychlor. The demonstrated “Saving Steps in the
nam e is of im portance to scientists for it indicates som e Kitchen.” H er talk was on ideas
th in g of the chem ical m akeup of th e m aterial. To th e user for improving their own kitchens.
were 19 seated a t a lunch
| it,is of little im portance for M ethoxychlor will undoubtedly eon There
table decorated with spring
i be sold under various sim ple trad e nam es.
flowers, and spread with eats pre
11 M ethoxychlor seem s to have all of th e good character- pared and served by the hostess
i i§tict of DDT w ithout the la tte r ’s shortcom ings. F o r in es Mrs. Landis, Mrs. Beauvais,
stance, the new one is ju st asO
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9 and Mrs. Machley.
Election of officers was held.
lethal to insects but only
SR* onp
Mrs. Langdon was elected for
tw entieth as toxic to w arm blood
chairman, Mrs. Jenkins for vice-
ed animals. Health inspectors
chairman, Mrs. Alt, secretary and
frow n on- the us‘e of DDT for
Mrs. Petri as treasurer.
fly control around a dairy barn
Articles finished by the 4-H
for fear of possible milk contam
group were exhibited and judged.
ination, but M ethoxychlor should
Prompt Courteous Service
By Alice Hickey
Ellen Mitchell took first place
m ake a near perfect substitute.
Those who attended Brightwood with LuRu Landis as alternate
Anyway th a t is the w ay we hear
it and directions for its use will G range social m eeting last S atur to receive the scholarship to Cor
day night report a gala occasion. vallis sum m er school sponsored
soon be on the way.
phone Gresham
W hile DDT readily kills twelve The visitors, Garfield Grange of by the unit. These young people
spotted beetle attacking cucum-I Estacada, came by chartered received the highest praise from
ber, squash, and bean plants, the Greyhound bus, and there were 27 the unit for the work they have
plants are also damaged by the light-hearted people who had done.
Seven of the Brightwood Unit
insecticide. L ast year Extension planned* on entertaining and being
Agent, Leon Garoian was sent entertained. Sister Anders, the members attended the Spring Fes
a trial sample of Methoxychlor by Garfield Chaplain, is a charter tival held at Orégon City, and all
Inc.
an E astern m an u factu rerr About member. The Grange was organ report they had a “wonderful”
th a t time, Stan Skoko called up ized in 1902. Sister Davis, the time.
saying th a t twelve spotted beetles m aster, has been a member for
w ere raising hob w ith his new 45 years, and six months ago she
planting of squash. So Methoxy m arried Mr. Davis who . took
chlor w as first tried in Clacka Grange vows 48 years ago, m ak
m as County on the Skoko farm ing a total of 116 years for three
members.
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and w ith excellent results.
Other officers were Bro. Pop-
Subsequently Garoian made
By Mrs. Charles E. Ballou
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dusting trials on beans, cucum pins, overseer, and Sister Grover,
CHERRYVILLE — A fern and ]
bers and tom atoes w ith outstand lecturer, who presented an excep brush fire burned over about two |
(Kg?®«;
ing resulte. The operation killed tionally fine program . The talk miles in north- Cherryville la st ]
the bugs w ithout damage to the on accidents and their prevention, Thursday. There were five homes
and the origin of E aster was edu th at would have been burned if
plants.
A clear-cut dem onstration of the cational and interesting, as was someone hadn’t been there to pro
value of correct phosphate place the E aster h at parade, with hats tect them. One man lost about
m ent is Jo be found on Jack Head decorated w ith flowers, ink spots, 15 cords of wood.
rick’s farm ju s t off the Highland nuts and vegetable. Bro. and Sis I W ith w arm w eather coming on
Road. L ast fall Jack applied TV A ter Arm strong, of Hoquiam-Out several Cherryvillians took drives
high grade phosphate to a spring look Grange were among the E s last week. Mr. and Mrs. Curt
planting of red clover. On ad tacada visitors. The Hill Billy Wilhelmi drove to Salem and en
joining strips he m ade surface orchestra of Brightwood Grange joyed seeing all the blossoming
and sub-surface applications. No was augm ented by the charm ing trees. Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester
Clover rem ains in check strips, presence of Charles Hickey who Amundsen drove to Central Ore
nor w here the fertilizer was used played g u itar and sang w ith the gon and reported very fine w eath
as a top dressing, but a perfect orchestra which consists of Dor er over there.
stand rem ains where, phosphate othy Smothers, pianist, Charles -Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Hadley of
w as placed in bands three inches Dunham, harp g u itar and A1 Silverton visited the Orvid M ar
Rounds, mandolin. Mrs. Payne, tin home E aster Sunday and they
under the surface.
, “We didn’t have a sub-surface accordion player, could not attend. all drove to Mt. Hood in the after
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Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ballou and son,
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Dancing filled out the evening Aaron, enjoyed a family gather
I drove the tractor and Bill rode
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the fertilizer was feeding through all who • attended, and is voted in Estacada Sunday.
in good shape. I wouldn’t rec the best m eeting our Grange ever
ommend this method as a .regular had. Mr. Ferguson put a finish
procedure b ut we did place the ing touch to the entertainm ent
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fertilizer w here we w anted it for by appearing in apron and cap
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I experim ental purposes and we from the kitchen, something the
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The Sandy Grange will hold a
'h a v e the results to show for our Home Economics chairm an will
remember.
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4-H benefit program a t the Grange
pains.
hall in the old Kelso school Sat
urday, April 30 a t 8 p.m. There
will be a pie social and a food
sale following a vaudeville pro
gram presented by boys and girls
of the 4-H club, The Cowpokes.
Those appearing on the pro,-
gram and their offerings are:
Bill MacDonald, a recitation; a
4-H club skit in which all the
members of the Cowpokes will
participate; Richard and Rodney
Zeimer in a guitar and banjo ren
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