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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (July 12, 1956)
íagc Brookings-Harbor Pilot — Brookings, Oregon Dairying important in Curry Summer Ramblings The dope’ so fa r indicates pro specting the back country' is get tin g in to shape. Folks have a l ready driven out as fa r as N ickie B aum gardenr’s and Louie S tol- le r’s cabin the o th e r side of the head o f Box Canyon Creek and there are surely people h a b ittin g the o th e r hunks of our geogrophy now and then. Snows held on especially la te and the late rains delayed the pucker-sm oothing usually a ll done, long before this, by the Forest Service heavy greaders. So delayed is the season, as a m a tte r of fact, th a t there are more than fleeting possibilities th a t, upon the elevations, the spring w ild flow ers are ju s t coming into th e ir real glories. The huge dogwood blooms, brighter-than-coastal aza leas in huge mountainside patches and gullies choked w ith cerise and pink and lavendar rhododendrons w ith a whole galaxy of the lesser flow ers interspersed. N a tu re is by fa r the most ingenious of g a r deners. C O U N TY ECO NO M IC commended fo r the future, unless, of course, increased population, m endation: T hat OSC conduct S UR VEY reduced taxes, low er wage rates research in this county to deter Report of the and more feed becomes available. mine the amount o f w a te r to use D a iry Com m ittee F e e d : It was recom m ended b} and the tim e o f application. This R ay Z um alt, chairm an. Sixes, Ore. the com m ittee th a t grass silage w >uld have to be conducted on O. K. W ilcox, Sixes, Ore individual farm s as the soil types D. R. McKenzie, P o rt Orford, O re and *ra,ri supplem ents be incorp- and grass varieties v a iy from orated into the farm m anagem ent 'J . E. T atum , Sixes, Ore. fa rm to fa rm . Clyde Wagner, P o rt O rford, Ore. plan to bring about a more uni W eed C o n tro l: Weeds in this form and stab le production of Orris Knapp, P ort Orfoord, Ore. county are grow ing problems. milk. The sum m er feed is ample, H a rry W hite, P ort O rford, Ore, but feed d uring the w inter m onths Continued w o rk is needed to bring G. R. Sweet, Sixes, Ore. about an e ffective weed control is scarce. A lb e rt B ritto n , Denmark, Ore. program. I t was fe lt by the com D. R. Bjerg, Langlois, Ore. It w as pointed out that on • m itte e th a t cooperative e ffo rts Geo. W. Childers, Sixes, Ore, of the big problem s confronting a w ith adjoining areas was a must. Raymond Capps, Sixes, Ore. grass silage grain supplem ent pro C o n tro l measures are applied to L o w e ll K reutzer, Langlois, Ore. gram is the high cost of grain. Jt C u rry county, but flood waters, L. E. K reutzer, Langlois, Ore. was recommended by this com m it cause reinfestations. Some peo- R alph Cope, Jr., Langlois, Ore. tee th a t action be taken by the sheep. Good results have been ob A review o f the recommenda county to have a road constructed tained when the sheep were tions made by the d a iry com m it over the m ountains into the valley fenced. tee« in the 1938 and 1947 confer th at would enable tru ck s to bring Enforcem ent of present w’eed ences was presented by the sec- grain into the area at lower rates, co n tro ll laws w ould break many re ta ry . Follow ing th is reveiw M r. Some discussion took place re people. R ay Z um w alt, was elected by the garding the proper manner of .Disease C o n tro l: I t was recom committee. handling grass fo r silage. Here, mended th a t present w o rk by the A long the way, too, are b re a th A discussion then took place re the com m ittee could not reach an Livestock and D a irym e n ’s As ta kin g beauty spots w’here one garding present standing and pop agreement. Some members fe lt sociations on county disease con th r illin g m om entary glimpse or ulation trends. It was agreed by th a t adding molasses was neces tr o l measures be continued. I t camera shot or pitch th e ir tents, the committee that an estimated sary, w hile others fe lt th a t they was also recommended the pre m o n e n ta rily th ro u g h ly convinced 75 percent ¡increase has taken were g e ttin g very good results by sent testing include tests fo r Lep- they could ju st live there forever. place in county population since Just blow ing the chopped grass to and V ibrio. And, i t is much more than lik e 1950. The increase between 1940 in to the silo w ith no tra m p in g or The com m ittee fe lt th a t M asti ly, th a t one w ould thus rest by and 1950 and 44 percent and the supplements being added.' S till the side o f the tr a il w ith naught projected estimates would indicate others fe lt th a t the high costs of tis was grow ing problem and to d istu rb fo r on week on end a l a 144 percent increase between g ra in was p ro h ib itiv e and u n til q uite prevalent in nearly a ll though but an h our w ith o u t the herds in the county. 1950 and 1975. the price o f b u tte r fa t was in w h irr o f a m otor, ding o f a phone, A recom mendation was made In view of this trend it was felt creased, no great change in pre o r knock on the door, no m a tte r by the committee that dairying in sent feeding methods w ould take th a t OSC and the USDA conduct more reasearch aimed at learn how* w e ll meant, w’ould sustain Curry County would probably place. ing more about this disease and one long a fte r re tu rn in g to c iv il shift from a production of m ilk The com m ittee fe lt th a t per ization. for manufacture to a production haps some management studies, if a co n tro l fo r it. I t is safe, out there, w ith com I t was fe lt by the com m ittee fo r fluid, Grade A, milk. conducted on the basis o f an aver- mon precaution fo r the tiniest of th a t the Federal Govt, should I t was pointed out th a t high age herd, w ould help to b rin g children but the la rg e r they are costs and increased taxes w ould about a greater use o f silage feed- establish fa c ilitie s in local areas w’ith increased comprehension, the m ilk production. ing This, o f course, would result to test fo r M a stitis and the fa rm e r g reater the impression it w ill This brought up the question of in b e tte r fed cows and greater should not have to pay fo r this make upon them in reflection test. cow members to supply the m ilk production d u rin g the w in te r la te r in life. Income & Taxes: The com required, presently and in the months. In our own C u rry county there m itte e fe lt th a t the ta x load future. The com m ittee recommends should be shifted fro m the fa r are over 1600 square miles and it I t was agreed among com m ittee th a t research by OSC be continu mers and ranchers and be mad<* is away on the safe side to say members th a t i f present produc ed to fin d new grasses th a t are more equitable between a ll per th a t fu lly h a lf o f it is compor- tio n was a ll diverted to flu id m ilk adapted to th is " area th a t w ill , sons of the state. able to many, m any thousands of ° U ? S’»»a s u rP us amount w ould have g reater m ilk producing cap- This com m ittee recommends a acres o f w hat would be jealously result. However, w ith the b u lk of a bnit ies and better adaption fa r state sales ta x and the money col regarded as park in less fo rtunate present production going into sii age. lected should be earm arked fo r areas. A t least several m illio n o f people w ould be happy if even m anufacture a d e ficit exists in n w as recom m end«^ th at trial schools. Grade A m ilk . The com m ittee fe lt s p]a n tings be conducted in th • The com m ittee agreed th at in a sm all portion o f it was as handy th a t a balance betw een fluid m ilk county on new varieties and that comes could probably be increas to them as it is to us. and m ilk for m a n u fa ctu re would d em o n stratio n plots be establish- ed through b e tte r m anagem ent N ot only m ay we. ourselves, CURRY come in the n ear fu tu re. The com- ed and m aintained, m ittee felt th a t as the change oc- w as brought out th at ladir.o c u r m l gradually stric t a tte n tio n ciover had used In son,.' should be paid to population dairym en w ith good results. Some grow th. com m ittee m em bers felt th at New The com m ittee recom m ends 3.» Zealand W hite had not been given cows as an economical unit tor a fair tria l in this county, and th is area and th at it a hired hand th at m ore w ork w ith this grass w ere to be used, an a^ddional 20 should be carried out. Irrig a tio n : T he com m ittee feels head should It* added. P resen t labor cost present the economical th a t irrigation in this county is a am ploym ent of labor for less than necessity although th e costs con th e additional 20 head. It w as felt nected w ith it are high. P a rtic u by the com m ittee th at any in larly the electricity. Not sure crease in present cow num bers w hat can lx* don * about this, but would result in overstocking of would like to see it reduced. th e present pastures. Because p re It was suggested th at perhaps sent day herds are producing more o m ore scientific approach could m ilk per cow than in previous be applied to irrigation. This dis y ears sm aller sized herds are re- cussion led tp the following recom- M A K E T H A T SPARE: ... then m ake yourself a memorable drink... A sk 2t»ï H ermitage and te ll the practices. They favored a testing program , but felt th a t most .dairy m en would not p articip ate. Enough cows a re being culled w ithout testing. The com m ittee recom m ends th a t standardizing of m ilk be done aw ay with. They feel th a t by so doing a high q u ality pro duct would reach the consum er and th a t less b u tte rfa t would t>e going into surplus commodities. If standardizing is to be con tinued, than the b u tte r fat con ten t should be increased. Q u ality : The com m ittee feels th a t present laws a ie controlling the q u ality of milk and the p r e sent law s a re adequate. SH E A R IN G TIM E NEARS Sheep are being brought in from the ranges in p rep aratio n for shearing. Loads of wool sacks are being hauled out to th e sh e a r ing pens and when the sheep are in, th eir fleeces sufficiently dry from the fog and dew, sh earin g will be on from dawn to dusk and th ere'll lx* a bunch of w'ool-less woolies on the range and a pile of jam -packed wool sacks ready for m arket. Thursday, July, 12, 1956 L A N D S L ID E BUSINESS One o f our many visito rs from inland was recently out to H a rris Beach to collect a ja r of w ater fro m the P acific to take home w ith him. The tide was in at the tim e and an Old T im e r was s ittin g near by so the young man asked i f there was any charge fo r the w ater. The Old T im e r mumbled "Ten cents". The young man paid up and collected his water. The next day, at low tide, the young man returned w ith a friend who also wished to purchase some w ater. They found the Old T im e r absent fro m his post and then they observed the depth o f the w ater. "W h y the old man must have done a landslide business!!:” if we w ould te ll them about it, take tim e out to take them out to see it, o r encourage them to ex plore it themselves. REDUCE FATIGUE INCREASE EFFICIENCY at An Amazingly Law Investment C osco E x e cu tiv e C b a ir a d j u s t s 6 w ays to fit you— . you r c o m fo r t. S tu r d y a l l - s t e e l ’’form nt" construc tio n . B on d erized , baked on en am el ftniah. •T ab rilite" 5[ATIH0 upholstery. See it— ait in It for free trial «teeaa «..no obligation. BiTTlR WORK n/sn/ L ie ■ :xilLc Wm YELTON TOO VBBL "out o f sorts,*! when you have an ache or a pain,’ weD-meauing friends will gladly prescribe for your ills. Their judgment is based on what they have heard from others, and they talk glibly of what happened ✓ to Pete, Sam, or John under similar circumstances. Such friendly interest may result in serious harm. When you need medical advice, there is just one person in the world qualified to give it. That is your family physician. See him promptly. Bring his prescriptions to us. They will be compounded with accuracy and dispatch. FRANK'S PHARMACY - New Phone Number 1114 — Open 9 am. to 9 p.m. — explore this vast, accessable re gion but we would be doing a never-to-be-forgotten favor upon o u r many, m any slim m er visitors The Uaîîed States National Bank OF PORTLAND RESOURCES JA M ES DAVLIN IN KOREA Jan ies P. Davlin son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul A Davlin of Brookings, and A irman 2nd Class has arrived at Osan Airbase, Korea to begin a y e a r’s to u r of duty. He assigned to electrical work. Jam es g rad u ated from Mt. Angel high school and enlisted in the airforce about a y ea r ago. Cash on Hand and Due from Banks.......................................J 129,203,727.10 United States Government Bonds............................................ 247,997 551 44 Municipal and Other Bonds..................................................... 72,290 940 03 Loans and Discounts— N e t.................................... .............. 343,145,885 14 Stock in Federal Reserve Bank................................................. I.VOo'oOO 00 Bank Premises (Including Branches)....................................... 10,688,660.76 Customers' Liability on Acceptances........................................ 13,927.34 Interest Earned............................................................................. 2,894 519 64 Other Resources.......................................................................... 762,658.32 $ 808,197,869.77 w © ï L_ ' su lino'îzV r r e a f c ¿¿’a lg h t SCenîuclsy bourbon! 6 years old oi n HERMITAGE IN IT IA T IV E PE T IT IO N S Coos county clerk have been busy verifying signatures on in itiative petitions. W hen these sig n atu res are checked to see the signers are actual!} registered voters. the> are retu rn ed to the sponsors who, in turn, file them a t Salem for indudion on the ballots. So far, these petitions concern lowering voters’ age to 18, a bill advocating the election of a lieu ten an t governor «sponsored by the S ta te G range and labor and F arm er groups» and a n o th er to close all coastal stream s south ot the Columbia to com m erical fish ing. If th e require,! num ber of sig n atu res are had throughout the state, these initiatives, a t least, will appear on the N ovem ber ballots. LIABILITIES Capital.......................................................... $ 20,000,000.00 Su'Plu«......................................................... 20,000,000.00 Undivided Profits....................................... 19,005,621.36 59,005,621.36 Reserves for Interest, Taxes, etc.............................................. Acceptances................................................................................ Dividends Declared..................................................................... D®P°»if« ........................................................................................ Interest Collected Not Earned.................. Other Liabilities........................................................................... 3,583,677.77 13,927*34 650,000.00 734,360,620.12 4,903,955.23 5,680,067.95 $ BOB, 197,869.77 TWb i l r f i w i W A t beadbM b Ovaaas o m a roeuAMD, oaaeaai EDITORS COMING F our m etroploitan tra ve l edi tors w ill be spending several days I along this coast in August spon *■ sored by the Oregon Coast As ‘ u sociation. They are H erb Beck o f the Chicago Am erican; P olly Noyes of the San Francisco t o r Btft MM nî M I co ; M * W » o r M T W e O îT n t r w prcoucts corp . C hronicle; J e rry Lloyd o f the Los r. MNTVCftV. MWCKV BOMBO« WMUOT. M MtOOf. Angeles E xam iner and Roy D un lap of the St Paul Pxwwev P ress r»»T « • UT M 1 IC T BIAM CH O f Twa • a t t a » r v a v a t m a t io r a i i a m MIMBIB F ttttM M FOtff MSWAMCt C •a t a i n
