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4-H Club Exhibits Big
Rodent Control
Prime Activity
Pu ring Season
O n e o f th e a c tiv itie s o f th e co u n ­
ty a g e ntS o ffic e d u rin g th e past
y e a r lias In en in e n n e ctio n w ith
r o d e n t c o n tro l states 1 E F ra n cis,
a s s is ta n t c o u n ty agent.
L a rg e and s m a ll p o cke t gophers,
m oles, and g ro u n d s q u irre ls c o n s ti­
tu te th e p rin c ip a l ro d e n t p e s t s
v ! ich have to in- contended with in
th is c o u n ty C o m m u n ity d e m o n s tra ­
tio n s have been h e ld o v e r th e c o u n ­
1
■, as wel
ty
n u m e ro u s d e m o n s tra tio n s in c o -o p ­
e r a tio n w ith th e a g ric u ltu r a l c o m ­
m i t t e e ' of s u b o r d in a te G ra n g e s
A t these d e m o n s tra tio n s th e e x t e t i - ,
*'•'11 service, assisted by th e U n ite d
S ta te s D e p a rtm e n t o f A g r ic u ltu re .
D iv is io n o f B io lo g ic a l S u rv e y p o in t-
e d o u t t h e most s a tisfa cto ry m eth o d s
o f tra p p in g a nd p o is o n in g th e ro d ­
ents.
In a d d itio n to th e above m e n tio n ­
e d d e m o n s tra tio n s , th e c o u n ty ag-1
e n t's o ffic e has p re p a re d a to n o f
p o iso n b a rle y to be used as b a it fo r
th e c o n tro l o f g ro u n d s q u irre ls T h is .
1* ison b a rle y has been d is trib u te d
to th e c o m m u n ity stores, a nd feed
d e a le rs, w h e re it has been m ade
av a ila b le to th e fa rm e rs at 25c per
th re e -p o u n d bag
D u rin g th e re m a in d e r o f S e p te m ­
b e r.
additional demonstrations will
be h e ld in c o n ju n c tio n w ith th e a g r i-
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H ills b o r o . W a sh in g to n and K in to n
G ra n g e s.
Couple Celebrate
31st Anniversary
Secretary of State
Urges. Motorists to
Reduce in Speed
W h ile a u th o ritie s d if f e r o v e r the
s o lu tio n o f th e p ro b le m o f exces­
sive speed, a ll agree th a t s o m e th in g
sh o u ld be done to stop k illin g on
th e h ig h w a ys. Som e m a in ta in that
> r e tu rn to Iix e il speed l i m i t , i ;
th e best s o lu tio n . C h a rle s I* P ray,
SALEM
E a rl S n e ll, .secretary o f
su
p e rin te n d e n t o f state police, as-
state, e x p e rim e n tin g w ith a g o v ­
e rn o r w h ic h re s tric ts .'tx ird w ith in
a m a x im u m o f 50 m ile s an h our,
has c a lle d upon a ll m o to ris ts o f th e
sta te to tr y a speed lim it e x p e ri­
m e n t in th e in te re s t o f sa fe r h ig h ­
F IR D A L E - IO W A H I L L - M r and
K irs . .Sam G e rig w e re s u rp ris e d on
th> ir 31st wedding anniversary Sun­
d a y e v e n in g T he e ve n in g was spent
in p la y in g
.xxj.
O th e rs p re se n t
w< re M r. and M rs T e n n is P yle . M r
W d Mrs. F ra n k W a ib e l M r and
M rs J o h n Haase. W illia m R u fe n e r
M o r r is W a ib e l. M rs. S o p h ie D uncan
F re d D o b e r and H ild a D o b e r w e n t
h u c k le b e r r y p ic k in g at M t. Hood
B ir th d a y C e le b ra te d
M rs. Sam G e rig gave a lit t le b ir t h ­ ways.
" I t is an easy m a tte r fo r each in ­
d a y p a rty f o r h e r g ra n d d a u g h te r.
M a rg ie , last F rid a y a fte rn o o n on d iv id u a l m o to ris t to a d o p t a s e lf-
i h r f ir s t b ir th d a y a n n iv e rs a ry . Pres-
im posed m a x im u m speed w ith o u t
c u t w e re M ild re d and L u c ille Haase g o in g to th e expense o f in s ta llin g a
a n d M r H e rm a n G oetzc.
1 g o v e rn o r. ’ said th e se cre ta ry o f
M rs . Pearson E n te rta in s
state " T r y d r iv in g a t n o t to exceed
M rs. Don Pearson e n te rta in e d w ith 50 m ile s an h o u r on som e scheduled
a b ir th d a y p a rty T h u rs d a y a fte r- t r ip and e x p e rie n c e th e p leasure
n< on a t h e r hom e G uests w e re a n d co n ve n ie n ce as co m p a re d w ith
M dam es T P yle. F. W aibel, H e n ry j h ig h speed d r iv in g ."
P e te rs, E lm e r Boge. Jo h n Haase.
T h e gasoline s a v in g and th e ab-
R o b e rt W ilso n and W illia m B o rg e lt ■sence o f m e n ta l and p h y s ic a l s tra in
L o u is e P e te r
Celc.stine W a ib e l. at th e end o f a t r ip m ore th a n co m ­
G la d y s Ede. M ild re d and L u c ille pensate fo r th e fe w m in u te s lost
H lase. E v e ly n Boge. B illv B o rg e lt by- t r a v e lin g at lo w e r speeds, d e ­
a n d th e h o n o r guest a nd fa m ily .
c la re d M r S n e ll He req u e ste d m o ­
S< h o o l O pens T ue sd a y
to ris ts n o t o n ly to t r y th e e x p e r i­
F ird ale school w ill re-open its m e n t b u t a lso to c o n v e y th e ir r e ­
d o o rs T uesday M rs C la ra W h itfo rd a ctio n s in le tte rs to his o ffic e w h e re
o f B e a v e rto n is teacher.
stu d ie s a re
b e in g c o n d u cte d o n
C lu b M ee ts W ednesday
v a rio u s phases o f m o to r ca r o p e ra ­
H ill a nd Dale c lu b w ill m eet w ith
tio n . in c lu d in g t r a f f ic co n d itio n s ,
M . W a lte r A u s tin W ednesday a f t ­ d e fin ite speed lim its a nd c o n tro lle d
e rn o o n .
speed
I.,'.
e Kriebel of K a l a m a .
T he w h o le p ro g ra m was la u n c h ­
W ash., spent th e w e e k -e n d w ith M r
ed in an e ffo r t to c u rb th e g r o w ­
a n d M rs. J o h n Goetze.
M rs. S o p h ie D unean is v is itin g h e r in g n u m b e r o f h ig h w a y a ccid e n ts
b r o th e r - in - la w a nd sister. M r. and w h ic h a n n u a lly ta k e a h e a vy to ll
o f lives. T h e la te st s ta tis tic s sh o w
M s. T e n n is P yle.
th a t O regon is one o f th e 20 states
School O pens Tuesday-
Io w a H ill -chool w ill re-o p e n its in th e n a tio n c o n tr ib u tin g to the
d o o rs T ue sd a y w ith J o e G nos as increase in fa ta litie s fo r th e firs t
s ix m o n th s o f 1937 o v e r th e fir s t
te a che r.
M rs. Peters and Louise. K a th r y n h a lf o f 1938. T h is sta te had a 19
P a tte rs o n . B e rn ic e L o re n ce and M rs. p e r ce n t g a in in t r a f f ic deaths d u r ­
E m m a Schoen are sp e n d in g a fe w in g th e p e rio d as co m p a re d w ith
d a ys a t N e w p o rt.
a n a tio n a l in crea se o f 1.3 p e r cent
M ik e M cC ann i ■ w ir in g fo r e le c ­
t r i c i t y th e house w h e re H e n ry P e t­
er
and
f a m ily
serts H in t e n fo rc e m e n t is d iffic u lt
present m o to r vehicle
la w been use the act sets no d e fin ite
under th e
lim it on speed.
M r. S n e ll said th a t a lth o u g h en
to c u rb h ig h w a y accident
He
a n x io u s to secure e xpre. slons , -n ||
.subject fro n t m o to ris ts o f the tat
in th e b e lie f th a t no la w is w tio ll
e ffe c tiv e w ith o u t p o p u la r su p p ort
forccm ent is .a v ita l fa c to r oduea-
tio n and e n g in e e rin g s h o u ld not be
P lease send
o v e rlo o k e d in any broad p ro g ra m to tlie A rg u s
in new s copy earl
Four-H Clubbers
and Future Farmers
liv e .
T h re s h in g in th is c o m m u n ity has
b < ' n d e la ye d fo r .;v< ra l day . on a c­
c o u n t o f ra in . T h e people ,n Iow a
H i l l a re a ll th ro u g h w ith th re s h in g .
Passing C ars on the Road
W h e n yo u pass a ca r th a t is g o ­
in g 40 m ile s an h o u r it is ju s t th e
ta m e as passing at lea t 18 cars
p a rk e d b u m p e r to b u m p e r in the
road, re m in d s th e O regon S ta le
M to r a ..se da tio n . A lw a y s w a it u n ­
t i l y o u can see th e ca r you have
ju s t passed in the re a r-v ie w m ir r o r
b e fo re tu r n in g o v e r to the r ig h t
in fr o n t o f it.
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W a sh in g to n , T illa m o o k , Y a m h ill,
P o lk and M a rio n C ounties
P erso n al C ontact on C ollections
We Congratulate You
on the 1937 County Fair!
W a sh in g to n C ou n ty O ffic e
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H illa h o ro
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