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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 16, 1937)
Tfc OliEGOIt STATESIIAN, ala, Oresoa Sunday, Hernias Hay IS, U37. ifi' " .v . - MBS 1 - o -L ft f ; River Betiom Land Required ?lflXa VinfVflrria IL.iv 27 V Acres; Difficulty of Production Noted"- ;C GENEVIEVE jVIORGAN jough California ia far and awajtlthe monopoly on asparagus prod itlon , in this country In 1936 "Qiat aUte grew 8 0.7 0 tons of asparagus on 67,300 acres of land, ai of the tonnage 31,59 went to rnarket and 59,110 went Into Cans-"gress" of excellent quality is rown within a figura tive stpne'C throw from Salem. . Veteran tecal growers and sec ond oldest fvthe Willamette val ley are ihe Flalas, whose aspara gus combs -to town and In fact to most ol the Valley towns, under the Fiala Vyineyards abel. A. J. Fiala direEts the labors on the 27-acre plantings in the rirer bot- , torn gardenstalong the) Willamette across- fromSalra. You get to the TineyardtJ by t urn ins at the "sand and grel,,igh along the Wallace road. - The Tineyard. b- the way. hare gradually fcpne e way of overproduction utftil Fjira' grapes, once the only, corftmexcVl plant ings In the Willamette ivalley. are represented now -by bSt two short arbors on the tarm.iast -of the commercial plantings were taken out a year or woX ago. i Not Recommended And although Fialajj planted his first . five acres of apparatus 1 4 years ago (a short time after the valley pioneer plantings by Settle mier at Woodburn), he istill not enthusiastic about booking "grass" as a crop foriplantfig in the valley. ' ' : U Reasons? Probably -fourfold: It will grow In only tfje veryest land; production is expensi it . takes several years fn brin as paragus Into real production ;ijtnd lastly, the bugaboo jjof ovet-o-ductlon. ' I On the latter score, (Fiala points out that seven or eight years aro, "grass" brought $1.7 per dben, to the $1 It brings at top now and back some years beyond that It was worth as high as $2.40 a dozen bunches wholesale. Same Idea as grspes: They;.; brought 10 to 11 cents a pound in early days of the Fiala vineyard: a cent a pound before the grapes were grubbed out. - Need River Bottom . Fiala points out that river bot--tom - land, only is suitable .for growing asparagus hereabouts; attempts to grow It on hill land have proved disheartening in spite of the fact that the crop will make some slight showing the first year. Fiala asparagus is all of the 'Mary Washington variety. j; As may be gathered, the Fialas are Independent growers, finding their own market whiich Is to the Salem coin mission houses largely. Practically all other plantings, with three or four exceptions, in the, valley are under! contract to the Reld Murdoch and company cannery in Salem. rh is - cannery Is the only local one packing as paragus, and has plantings on several hundred acres in the val ley .stretching as far south as , llarrisburg. I Asparagus crowns,, are planted 10 to 12 inches deep and set from 14 to 15 Inches or even np to three to fou if: feet apart and the crowns spread gradually until some become o large that the average person!; can hardlv stretch his arms about them. But J On Tuesday, May 18th at 8 pJm. Tickets on Sale at Needham's, Cooke's and , Commercial BookStbres , .! ; Admission 50c Reserved 75c SoBsoreI by Ih Ralera SO SO Club. Procerd to be used to procure a tralnrd dojt front the Seeing Eye Insti tute for m blind: Salens girl. Ik - - ' - i r - , . ; : v' '. RICHARD HALljl BURTON in Person at the , LESLIE Auditorium I . v ,- is Film Star Caught by Hotel Strike Oliver Hardyl; JmtmmtUmmt JUnatrqtcd Xors Mwwphf Forced to carry his own bags and climb several flight of stairs to his room to a San Francisco hotel where service employes went -on trlke OUver Hardy, somewhat corpulent movie comedian, found the going rather strenuous and paused to wipe the perspiration front I his brow. above. " ! that circumference takes years. Incidentally, at 25 years the crowns bear just as ! succulent asparagus as in early life. With such crown development, cleaning an older yard becomes a problem. Beetles Menace But the greatest problem of all the valley asparagus grower faces is ' beetles. The. best solution to date is chickens. So Fiala has 7 00. roosters run ning on f his " asparagus acreage. Tbey get the beetles, which attack the stalk and make swift Inroads Into the crop unless stopped. Fiala puts the chickens on as soon as the beetle shows up, usually about cutting time, and keeps them on until harvest Is over for; the season. That means for a period of two and one-half months, normally. The cutting season begins April lin a normal year, though this year Fiala cut the first grass April. 20, and Is ended the middle jet June. Tbfe flock of roosters Is sold at the end of the cutting season, and 'contrary to what one might expect, Fiala says there Is not profit but rather loss in this angle. Fiala gave no. figures on pro duction from' his fields, for jthls depends i upon weather conditions and is also hard to determine tor any period because of various ages of the plantings. Some days 100 dozen bunches of grass are cut; often more ."-or less. Asparagus when it reaches full growing stage will run well over a ton to the acre. Needs Moderate Weather The ideal growing 1 weather is the average spring day not too hot. not too- cold. Two or three cold days will make the ground so cold the shoots won't come like they should. Conversely, hot days will send the stalks ! up so fast that two cuttings a day instead of one 'are necessary. And that Isn't appreciated. Anything but ideal growing weather makes for spready; heads, and though these may taste Just as good it takes more of them to make a pound. Expenses attached t asparagus growingpTtre heavy, .Fiala says, and cites necessity tt place 600 to ,700 pounds of commercial fer tilizer on every acre each season, labor costs, crates. labels and other Incidentals to marketing. During the growing season, the entire ;27 acres including the less productive five-acre patch planted last year is cut once a day every day; yes, Sundays too. Fiala employs 10 to 11 field; hands at this time. General ' I Mr& Dejardin Is Auxiliary Leader STAYTON. May 1 5.- M r s . Gabe DeJardin was elected presi dent Wednesday .when the Ameri can Legion auxiliary held its reg ular meeting at the home of Mrs. James Say. The other officers . elected : are Mrs. Oscar Hagen, first vice-president; Mrs. Claude Knight, sec ond vice president; Mrs. Maron Hunt, secretary -treasurer; Mrs. Joe Pieser, sergeant - at - arms; Mrs. V. R. Tuel, chaplain; Mrs. Earl Allen, historian. Plans were made for the poppy drive and several candidates for the 4-H club scholarship were discussed. Announcement of the winner will be made later. The next meeting, June 3, will be a Joint gathering with mem bers of the Legion. Mrs. Dave John was assisting hostess at the 'meeting .Wednes day night. Others present were Mrs. Miles Austin, a guest for the evening.' Mrs. Earl Allen. Mrs. Claude Knight, ; Mrs. Marlon Hunt, Mrs. Gabe DeJardin, Mrs. Nell Jones, . Mrs. Oliver Forrette, Mrs. Harry Humphreys, Mre. George Duncan and Mrs. Fred Albus. a Brush College Helpers Entertain Mission Croup From Spring Valley Area BRUSH COLLEGE, May 15. One of the most enjoyable meet ings of the year for the Brush College Helpers was - that of Thursday when the group enter tained the Spring ; Valley Home Missionary society at the home of Mrs. Charles McCarter. Mrs. Carl Harritt was in charge of de- votionals, assisted by Mrs. F. E. Wilson. Mrs. Marie Flint (McCall gave an interesting travelogue of her trip to Mexico. Mrs. Wayne D. Henry, presi dent or the Spring valley society, was awarded first prize in the four-subject conversation contest. Her subject was "What - You Would Do if You Were Wallis Warfield." j- Bragg's Father Dies SILVERTON, "May 15. Mr. and Mrs. Faye Bragg i and son, Collin, were called to Talent Wednesday by the sudden death of Mr. Bragg's father, I. O. Bragg. who suffered a heart attack. to 136 South Commercial First Door Sodth of Ladd & Bush Bank From the First Nat. Bank Bldg. We will be open and ready for business in our new, larger and more modern aground floor quarters Monday, May 17th. All Types of Loans and Insurance Finance Corporation ROY II. SIMMONS, Mgr. Phone 9168 Lie No. S 138 M 152 136 S. Commercial Street 4-IFers, Parents Guests at er Lois Miller, Arthur Harris Scholarship "Winners at Jefferson JEFFERSON. May 15 A 7 o' clock chicken-pie supper was given at the scboolbouse Thurs day night for members of the 4-H club and their parents. This program was presented: Piano solos, by Ruth and Betty Ter hune and Mildred Thurston ; readings by Lois Miller and Jean Mary Redmond. Gary Barna ana Earl Marcum gave a demonstra tion of wood work; and Arthur Harris gave a 1 history' of this year's 4-H club- work. Wayne Harding of Salem, county club leader, gave a talk on 4-H club work and the hum mer school; and also announced the winners of scholarships which were sponsored by ; the Home School organization, and the Bet ter Business club. The winners are Lois Miller and Arthur Har ris, who will attend summer school at Corvallis. : Presents Musk: Pupils Mrs. C V. Clodfelter presented her music pupils in recital Tues day night to a large audience. Appearing on the program were Geraldine Costelow, John Ken del. Gene O'Hearn, David Cope land,, Dolly Wlederkehr, Virginia Motley, June McDonald, Robert Dennison, Harry Holecheck, Eve lyn Kendel, Jeannine Clodfelter. Robert Dennison. I Norma and Marjorie Miller, Ella Hall, M ad aline McDonald, Doris Motley, Ilene SprAgue. Evelyn Hall, Nina Marie McDonald, and Richard Kendel. ! Mr. and Mrs. Charles Benson and tar, children of Sioux City, Iowa, arriveH here Wednesday and are visiting at; the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jenness and family. They; are looking for a location. i Air. and Mrs. Paul Fryrear and son, recently from Red Oak, Iowa, are moring into their new home In the south part of town, known as the Beckley place. Mr. nd Mrs. Y. M. McGill are the parents of a" 9-pound -son born Friday morning. May 14, at their home west of Jefferson. Leonard Goetx of Jefferson and brother John Goets of Albany left Monday for Pontlac, Mich. From there John Goets will- go to Buffalo, N.Y.. on a visit. They will also visit in South Dakota. Truman Bobbins Leads Scholastic ; Race With -Ruth Dornhecker Next PIONEER. May 15 The mem bers of the 8th , grade hare Just finished the race for the class honors. Truman Robbins won first place with Ruth Dornheck er a close second and Fay Keller and Elmo Black following close. The other two members of the eighth grade are Harold ' Brown and Odis Pelke. Mrs. Domaschof- sky is planning a graduation ex ercise by all the school for Fri day night, June 4.' The honor roll pupils for this month are James Coy, Margaret Wells, Dorothy Keller, Even Sor- eide, Betty Thompson, Robert Dornhecker. - Elmo Black ' and Truman Robbins. ; - . Party for Graduates Is Fairview School Event FAIRVIEW. May 15. The sev en teachers of the rural schools who have students Included in the annual eighth grade gradua tion at Hopewell gave a Chinese party at the Fairview schodlhouse Thursday night. There were 3Z students present. ; - Mrs. J. W. Versteeg of Fair- view, Mrs. Will Daren of Grand Island, Mrs. Harry Smith of Hope well, J. M. Murphy of Pleasant- dale, J. P. Doughty of Unionvale, Miss Ruth Duren of Wheatland and Miss Patsy McNeff of Yampo were the teachers who gave the party. Supp Moved Mother-Daiigliter . et Enjoyed SILVERTON, May IS Mrs. C. F. Schoemaker of Salem was guest speaker at the mother and. daugh ter banquet at the Christian church Thursday night. About 100 attended. , Other program numbers Includ ed short talks by Mrs. J. W, Jor dan,, representing - mothers; Miss Edna Plank, as a daughter; vocal selection by a quartet composed of Neva and Thelma Donnell, Illene Rahn and Bernice Gay; readings Mary McCall. The dinner was served by the tamers and sons. Minnie Bissell Is Head Rural Club WOODBURN, May 15 Annual election of officers was held at the regular meeting of the Wood burn Rural club at the home of Mrs. James Hart Wednesday af ternoon. Mrs. Minnie Bissell was elected president; Mrs. Floyd Dyer, vice-president; Mrs. Alma Timm, secretary; Mrs. Leila Hughes, assistant secretary, Mrs. Lizzie Coleman, treasurer; Mrs Naomi . Mattaon, press correspon dent, i - ' , The . following standing com mittees for the year were named: Membership, Miss Elizabeth Pol lard and Mrs. Adrian Jacobs; re lief, Mrs. H. Haroldson and Mrs. Dyer; flowers, Mrs. Alma Timm and Mrs. Emma Bidwell; ar rangements, Mrs. Arthur Rer rlck. Mrs. F. P. BrouhardJ Mrs. Bissell reported on the re lief work done by the club dur ing the year, stating that 235 garments had been given to the needy, also other apparel and foods. Plans were made for the annual picnic to be held at Oak park June 7. with a 7 o'clock supper for all members and their families. This was the final meeting of the club year. The first fall meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Adrian Jacobs September 8. that AT DEARBORN TUa nkbhr an yr'tir.' Wn, tUaM wiper, Achievement Day lA lEvent ai Illiliec ILLIHEE, I May I IIS. The 4-H club achievement day was held at tflihee school Friday afternoon with a large number of parents and friends attending to see the displays, of school, work, along with : division one sewing , and health work. ;! ; - " A program was; presented by themembers under the direction of their health club leader. Miss Nea Edgar, and Mrs. Barnes, sew Ing c 1 u b leader.! Refreshments were served later; i " . ' Hehalda of health buttons were awarded to : the pupils who had met the requirements. Graduation exercises for the one eighth grade;' bupil, Imogene Dake, . of Hlihee school will be held in combination with the Sun- nyslde graduation! Thursday night. May 20. at 8 - o'clock, at Sunnyslde. ! " II I " In the recent county spelling test the sixth and eighth . grades! of Hlihee were ranked among the first i in this county. The pupils were Betty j Feller, sixth grade ; Imogene Dake, eighth - grade. JESSIE -7 valley! MILL CITY. I May 15. Mrs. Jessie Pendleton has accepted the position as principal of the Mill City grade" school:;; Mrs. Pendleton was formerly Miss Jessie Trask of Lyons and has many friends In this community. H The annual . play, of . the Mill City . high , school 1 1 was given in Babb's hall Wednesday and Thursday nights. A large crowd was fn attendance I both evenings. The play entitled; :"The Saturday Evening Ghost," was the best that has been put in j recently by the high ; school. .. Members of the cast, which was changed in several; characters for the second performance so that more students t participated, in cluded Ben Paddock, Joanne Crabtree, Lois Fleetwood; Nancy Jane Faust, Hoyti Bethel, Colls Heath, Helen Bodeker, Constance Bodeker, Roy Moore, Carl Kelly. Edna Swift. Doritihy Perry. Miss Ethel Hickey was the director, as sisted by Miss Fletcher. After the play the cast and is'Ttie if j ----- ---- YOU hear a lot about "the low-price field" these days. A good many cars claim to be in it. . So" whenever the lowprice field is mentioned remember: Until Ford came, no average American could own a car. :-: ' - . f . ! Ill Today all Ford prices are of the'60-horsepower Ford the prices of any other car of comparable size. But WJ i?r "ow price" doesn't merely mean low figures ion the price tag. It means much-more. It means low prices and low costs all the car's long life. Low prices for service -for parts and, above all, for operation Both Ford operate. iThe mileage this year than ever, .and the. "60-horsepower delivers the highest mileage in Ford history. Private! owners, cab companies, fleet operators all report that the "60" averages from 22 to 27 miles per gallon of I gasoline. . - Check land 'see how much Ford saves you. Ford Founded the Low-Prlce Field and Ford Keeps That Field Low-Priced Today m Pri FACTORY. TRANSPORTATION helpers went to the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. - Faust, where a social time was had and a lunch eon served by Joanne Crabtree and Nancy Jane Faust. Sj Mother's Circle Meets ; " GRAND ISLAND, May 15. The Mother's Circle club held its IS liL) LI uvl 19 Uilu iBIfr -IR VfilH sUTi UlilV V.il!i !iKi H?" Vfuj!i itii ji Mtiiji tlCn! Willi lifnii!' M a $1 mm Sal em ( (YOUR GOOD HOUSKKEEriXQ STORE) 435 Court St. ice - ' : still low: with the prices V-8 $30 to $60 lower than V-8 engine sizes are economical to 85-horsepower gives greater gasoline rices JKegin at CHARGES, STATE AND FEDERAL TAXES EXTRA en m A MONTH, AJ W n Fr4 SmIw fat Ik U. 8. FkMMa rteM W A last business meeting for the spring Wednesday afternoon at . the home of Mrs. J. H. Tompkins with 19 members and two guests, Mrs. Sarah Tompkins of Cutler City and Mrs. George Antrim of the Unionvale' district present. The club voted to join the county federation of clubs. 1 1 ciC-6CU.R xr (LEONARD $J $109-50 Appliance Co. Phone 9611 Field"? rfur m V-S Cmr rm T Pf tknmjt AatWtsf Fr4 Vmiwmml CrWk i