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î ljt Willamina VOLUM E 25. NO. 48 Annual Reunion of Turnidge Family a unes W IL L A M IN A . Y A M H IL L COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY. JU LY 21. 1932 We Still Have Our Appetites $2 00 A YEAR I Q Report of School Directors Meeting Members o f C lan From A l l Parts o f State G ather at D a lla s C ity P ark B oard Chooses Leo L. M itc h e ll to Be J a n ito r o f School fo r Com ing Y ear The eleventh annual reunion of the Turnidge family wan held in the Dalian city park July 17, which was the third Sunday in July, the regular date for the meeting. About 85 member» of the family were present, repre senting all sections of the state. The following from Willamina attended: Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Bonney and V irg il Morrison, Mr. and Mrs. Just LePage, Mr, and Mrs. Ace Turnidge and family, M r and Mrs, Calvin Turnidge and fam ily, and Mrs. Raymond Rob inson and daughter. Vincent Turnidge was founder of the family in this sectitn. com ing here over fifty years ago. He passed away a few years ago. Mrs. Eliza Stakelv of Port land, a sister of Vincent Turn idge, was the oldest member of the family present. A t her re-1 quest the next meeting of the as sociation w ill be held in Portland. | A surprise to all was the an-1 said to be o f paramount impor nouncement by Alice Hamit of tance with these soils, and in Portland that she bad gathered growing legumes the use of cal data on the family in twenty-one cium sulfate (gvpsum. or land- states, tracing back as far as plaster) has been found more 1717. The next step w ill be to beneficial in adding to the sulfer B u lle tin Gives Facts on M a n gather data in Ireland, the orig content of the soil that the appli agement o f Im p o rta n t V a l inal home ot the family, and in cation of straight suiter, as the ley S o il Series clude all in a history of the fam* latter has a tendency to increase ily which she io compiling. Miss soil aciditv. Ham it is a niece of Vincent Turn-f Most of the stream-bottom soils idge. She told of many interest- ° f the Willamette Valley are of ing experiences in gathering in- one general type classified by soil Please Be at Home When formation from old court house scientists as the Chehalis soil Our Representative Calls records, series. Some 200,000 acres in We have secured the services John Turnidge of Lacomb, Ore- the valley, constituting some of gon, is president of the organi- the most valuable land of the of Mr. Lee Romine, a young man area, are included in this classi-j who comes highly recommended, zation. ------------ b ------------ fication, according to h new bul-1 to act as sort of ‘ ‘good w ill am- Bottom Lands Are Basis of Report More Land Under Irri ation 'el*n i l9t Following are the minutes of the meeting of the directors of school district No. 30-44, held in the city hall Saturday night: The board met in regular ses sion at 8:30 p. m. July Id, 1932, in the city hall. Present were I Paul Fundman, chairman. Harry Sheplev and H. F, V al’iere. M in utes of special meeting held July 12, 1932, were read and approved. On motion of director Shipley and seconded by director Valliere bill of W. R. Neeley for $1.97 wss or dered paid. Chairman Fundman administered the oath of office to W. R, Neely, clerk elected for the ensuing year. Motion by Shipley and seconded by Valliere instructing clerk to apply for bond through surety company. Motion by Shipley and seconded by Fundman made employing Leo L. Mitchell as ja n ito r for the school year ending June 1933 at $60 per month subject to the pleasure of the board Motion i by Valliere and seconded by . __ e Shipley instructing clerk to give V lS l t S a t I l O S D l t a l copy of the minute® to the Willa- ______■ mina Times* Motion by Shipley Annual Trip Made Thursday and 8e' on,ded by Valliere autbor- «?. »«/ . e > u >z»ng c‘erk t0 Purchase the neces- Legion Auxiliary - FweW enl From Here , Bpp|ie, (or , he com|ni. W ith Them ; school year. Meeting adjourned, _ .. | W. R. Neely, Clerk. The Sheridan-Willamina A m er-1 ican Legion A uxiliary made their annual visit to the Veteran’s hos Young People Please in League Entertainmeut pital at Portland last Thursday. They took with them as guests several war mothers including The yoQng people of the M. E. two gold star mothers. Luncneon . church handled “ A Perplexing whs served in the West Side auto I Situation” in a highly creditable park, after which the company manner at the gym Wednesday ^ ‘e Pres9 a^ th e ; bassador” for us. was divided into two groups to night. They proved beyona dis- • j state c »liege experiment station' Mr. Romine w ill call upon all visit the hospital. One group pute that women are not always Farmers in the Sheridan-Willa entitled “ Soils of the Chehalis, in the interests of the paper. In- conducted by Mrs. George Web- the greatest talkers, as the ladies mina district have expanded the ; Series and Their U tilization.” cidentally he is authorized to ac ber, state hospital chairman, and of the cast were absolutely silent area under irrigation this year, j This bulletin, w ritten by'Dr. cept renewals and new subscrip the other by Miss Swett, recrea In the most “ perplexing situa B sides R. S. M iller whose in-! tions.” The parts were well ta , , . W, L. Powers, chief in soils, and tions, but his principal object is tional director erased , cre atew a s noted some Q v R„ „ k Kjentj|>t at (h(. to acquaint the people with the The ladies had with them 360 ken and showed creditable work. weekaauo. W. H Brandt has es- dtscribe. these 9oil8 „ fact that there is a paper pub- sacks of salted nuts which they The entertainment before and tiblished some six acres of ir r i to their physical and chemical **shed in Willamina, and that it distributed to the patients and j between acts was much enjoyed. gation on a new farm he has just characteristics and then gives in *®n t such a s oppy sheet a fte r, others. Vern Parker was especially pleas purchased. He w ill get the wa- detail many suggestions for th e |a11’ and to convey the best wishes They report the hospital is a ing with his piano playing, which I *r by gravity from the Old Mill most profitable management sys- wonderful place to visit. Every was remarkable for a boy of his ^ e publisher to all. Ditch. O. F. Danials has added terns for these soils. We bespeak a welcome for Mr. thing possible is done for the ¡age. The girls gave a sample of four acres to the land he ir r i Supplemental irrigation is high Romine when he calls. You will men. The recreational room is the songs they hope to sing at gates from this same source. S, ly recommended for these soils, fine him gentlemanly and very equiped with everthing conceiv- institute again this year. Mrs. T. White, county agent, assisted based on careful experimental human. I f you can pay some able to add to ti e pleasure of the Wilcex gave a reading in her usu- in establishing these systems. work by the station as well as thing on your account, fine; if patients, including a modern pic- al humorous strain, A soio by Eleanor Fundman and a duet by experience of many growers in not, don’ t worry. W e'll all get lure theatre. through the “ repression” some- Farm Home Burns Lud Matocha and other person-j Lena and Sidney Reinbold were the state. Reports on five years how, and we know you’ ll pay al friends of the group were vis- j much appreciated. The entire Fire which originated in the of experimental work with ir r i when you are able. Also, we j ited specially and flowers were entertainment was worthy of a barn burned the house, barn, and gation on this type of soil are in can use butter, eggs, vegetables,! presented. There are 350 patients much larger audience. contents of both, except stock, cluded. “ On soils of the Cheha or wood cn subscriptions. in the hospital at present. on the Gottlieb Schmidt farm lis series supplemental irrigation ------------ g----------- There were about 24'in the vis near Grand Ronde early Thurs is highly desirable for at least a Helps for Home Cannera iting group. Those from W illa Garage Rented. day morning of last week. The portion of each farm, and should An eight-page leaflet giving house was valued at $3800. House increase yields 60 to 100 per The Coast Highway Garage mina were Mesdames Strand, and barn were both partly cov cent,” says the bulletin. “ Win here, owned by Carl Smith, has Goodrich, Esther Churchman, W. directions and time tables for home canning has ju s t been re ered by insurance. ter grain does not need irrig a been leased by W. Dillon of Ill Grauer and J. L. Farnham. leased from the home economics ---------- 5---------- tion, yet a new clover stand may inois, who took charge Monday division of the college extension Song Service on River by saved by it. Water can gen morning. Mr. Dillon and his 4-H Club Meets service. I t contains detailed in The young people of the Men- erally be obtained from surface wife are at present making their nonite church at Sheridan w ill structions for canning various The Rosy Posy Flower Garden sources or wells of moderate home with his father, George hold a song service on the bank club met at the home of Mrs. F. depth.” vegetables, meats (including Dillon, on a ranch south of of the Willamina river near the poultry and fish), anu fruits, to Smelser Tuesday afternoon and One or two acre-f\et of water j the Wallace bridge. The elder dam Sunday afternoon at 1:30. gether w ith explicit time tables made plans lo r their Achieve Mr. Dillon has been in this sec Everyone is invited to come and for use w ith the pressure cooker ment Day program, which will appear to be needed on this type music. tion for the past three or four enjoy the of soil the experiments show. ------------g------------ be held on the bank of the river and hot water bath. This leaflet Where the surface is smooth this years. Kill* Big Bear at the Lamson place Angust 3. is a preprint of a portion of ex ------------8------------ amount may be distributed by Last Thursday, whil he was on tension bulletin 450. “ Home Food strip borders or furrows, though Repairs Barn his way to work. H a io d Menden Preservation,” soon to be issued. Social at Butler on roiling land sprinklers of vari Bob M iller is doing considera hall ran across a black bear. He The leaflet may be obtained upon There w ill be an ice cream so ous kinds are used successfully ble repair work on his barn in returned home for his dogs and request from any county exten cial at Butler Friday night, un on intensive crops or eyen pas town, putting in a n w floor and gun, trailed the bear and shot it. sion office, or by w ritin g Claribel This was Harold’s flrst bear, and der the auspices of the Butler tures. doors, so that he can run his it was a big one about four years Nye, state leader of home eco ladies’ aid. Plenty for all. Crop rotation with legumes is truck in.' old. nomics extension, Corvallis.
