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Newspaper Page Text. - ' - 1 i v - xxxtxr, a - -j - ! v v x:. Th OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, NovnCer l, 1937 j PAGE THREE T Erosion Battled .in Soil Conservation Program, in - -XXXti'XmX ..':-v:M '; X-XX:y X ) V.:-J-V XXXXXX,XXX-Xl:-X V'h 'V J:; 'XX OxXXX.r; County Hill Districts Suffer Damage New. Methods Are in Use . .... - . . Cover Crops-Planted, -Other Means Tried The past 'two years bare seen great strides toward control ol Marion county's erosion problem and in the main this stoppage of soil losses may be credited to the sc ' conservation program of the federal government. -. That, in effect. Is what Harry L. RlchesMarion county agent, has l say on - the local erosion situation and with his office the clearing center for Marion county farmers' problem.! and f alsa the federal conservation in this locality, his word is best authority. , Hill Land Damaged 4l Erosion has done considerable damage In this county by. wash ing grain . tielda. . in the Waldc- Hills,, Silverton bills ana siayion ' ' bills Eectlons especially. It may be said, parenthetically, that" , -eood- third of Marion . county's farming land is in the hills dis- trkts. Sheet erosion on flat lancuj has ! also given some cause for concern Especially" on ; the hill lands. continuous cropping witn scarcely a thought to rebuilding the land. has created the poor condition of tL3 soil which made v it ripe lor the wiles of eroslve-incjoined winds, and rains. Erosion contre 1 In this , county lias been confined chiefly to cov er cropping in orchards and seed ing to green manure , crops on crop lands, especially in the, hills sections where a serious effort is "beinz made to rebuild the land A good, deal of crop land, , which, has .lost Its binding fibre due to grain cropping year after vear. has been seeded to peren nial grasses, and since this Frac tion was started land wnicn eroa d freelv Is being -tield now, and even in the heaviest rams the water runs in Instead of cff to carrv soil with it. ' Based on 1936 records at-the office of the county agent, and n talrlv conservatlee "figuring Riches says. 4000, acres is the 1927 estimated planting in green manure and cover crops in Mar ion county. . . ' . . .. plant in Autumn The practice in orchard cover rrnni . here is to plant oats ana vetcht rye and vetch or miiture of vetch and Austrian peas, seed-, tno- oariT. la. Sent ember and at latest up to the middle of Octo ber, and leave the . crop -.wm about April or as long as possi ble without cheating the trees ol moisture; then the crop ia ed under. Farmers Waging War on Erosion $ r. - - .'-if , 25 Cards $1.85 With yonr name im printed in gold - or sil- V T e r. Beautifully tie- ; signed - cards, choose from doifiw of styles! Plenty of Gift Ideas at Cooke's Late Best-Seller1 - Books ! .. Book Ends . ' : ; .- (new shapes) Mexican Gift Items Stationery - . Photo Albums . Fountain Pens STATIONERY CO. 340 STATE ST. Jnst East of Ladd & Bash Much the same' practice . is fol lowed with I green . manure crops, except these do not have to be plowed i under ; as- early- because there is not the worry about tak ing moisture from trees.; The, us ual procedure Iff j'to clean culti vate ibese. crops during the sum mer, bat some acreages are seed ed to .clover or alfalfa and .occa sionally 'to crimson clover seed in June and July, and a sun au ferent . treatment is . to seed to perennial pasture grasses and the green manure crop .is iumeu un der. . - - ' , .. Preblom Difficult . f ; County Agent Riches points out that in the past the hills areas, devoted largely to grain fields, have not grown soil con servation crops clover, and vetch servation crops clover and vetches as have other areas chiefly because it was harder to get a stand of such crops. Now, , however, the hills farm ers are applying lime and com mercial fertilizer where, neces sary to give these crops a start and as a result many acres of hit lands have been sown within the past three; years to cljover, alfal fa and oats and vetch,. The use of perennial - grasses has developed In this jcounty in the past two years, and fits into the conservation program to help balance the agricultural picture, Riches points out. The goal of the conservation ists is to divert 15 per cent of the soil depleting crops to soil conserving crops,, and , this on a permanent basis, Riches reminds. Bottom Lands Escape Erosion as the farmer suffers it is not found a great deal on Marion county river botton land, because the soil is -heavier, says the county agent. . Some sheet erosion, due to hard showers but appearing only athort intervals and then on surfaces minus cov er crops or vegetative growth, is practically the only erosion ; loss on river bottom lands. Strip-cropping, an anti-erosion measure where wind erosion is severe as in; eastern! Washington and Oregon, ( is. not used in ; this , section, norl i trashy summer tallow (the practice of plowing straw and trash under only part ly to checfc washing) used on any scale here. I - j However, a practice of leaving joinders off plows to let stubble stick up with the pjirpose of pre venting washing soilSi Is coming into some use In this county, Riches finds. And in instances where combine harvesters are be ing used, - the more evenly scat tered i straw left on the ;fiel leaves a greater ,amount of j crop refuse to be turned; under which adds to organic matter in the soil, thus doing its bit toward soil conservation. - For seeding, the usual prac tice is to use 40 to 60 pounds of vetch. "or mixture of vetch, and peas; or a bushel of rye or oats and 40 to 6$ pounds of vftch. A few orchards in this i area have seeded turnips for cover crop, but this is not so common here as in the Medford district where big pear orchards are found. The turnip yCbver crop winter kills too rea'dily In .the valley to be satisfactory. - ' Reports Come For Roll Call i Snndberg First to Submit Showing; Increase Is ! About Fourth : Top view shows soil erosion in an orchard, and might be labeled remedied" and "unremedied,' for not that erosion is evident only on the strips where trees v are planted and not where the orchard land has been seeded to cover crop. The scene is a wal nut orchard between Stayton and Sublimity. Bottom view, washboard surface due to eros ion of soil in field in Sunnysidc area south of Salem. (Photos by County Agent Riches). DALLAS The first Red Cross roll call chairman here to turn in a report is C. B. Sundberg, in charge i of memberships for the Industrial district This does not Include mill employes of. the Will amette' Valley Lumber company who wre handled by a special committee. Sundberg showed a 25 per cent increase In contributions over last year. , Other . 1 committees who will cover the business district within the next few . days are: Eugene Hayten for the postof flee block; Jack Eakln and Jack Long for the city hall, block; .Earle Rich- ardson, county court house; Otto Adolphi, Mala street block between Court and Mill; August Risse and Jack Allgood the Dallas city bank bloc!: and Paul Bollman, east, of Mam and all north of Mill and Court . streets. -. - '-:'X-i X' R. R: Turner is chairman in charge of enrollment for the three school ! buildings. Mrs. W. L. Walte, Mrs.' Cecil Dunn, Mrs. Harry Pinkerton and Mrs. Hubert Ashby j as representatives of the Dallas i Woman's club will --cover the residential enrollment - - Takes First Membership V The! first Red Cross member ship to be taken out this year was by Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Hoag of Dallas. For a number of years they have had this distinction Mrs. John Shaw was the second person to take out a membership The! only outside report has been from Rickreall with an in crease of 35 per cent over last year. At this rate there is little doubt ( of meeting the Quota of S80 members. Branch chairman are Mrs. Fred Gibson, West Salem; Mrs. F. H. Thomas, Valsetz; Miss Laura Taylor, Monmouth; E. L. Se- christ i for Ballston, and E. S Stultz!for Perrydale, McCoy and BetheL . Hobo Party Held By Endeavor Unit LEBANON The members of the Christian Endeavor of the Church of Christ held a hobo party Wednesday night. The young folks met at the church and then drove to the farm; of one of the members where a big fire, was built, and supper J prepared. "Arid Lindsey won the prize for being the best hobo and! Dick Backberg won a contest prize. i Thursday the Girls league ! of the high school heard Miss Man- rine Hopkins of the Hotel Lebanon beauty shop talk on. the care; of the Skin . and hair and how to dress the hair to suit one's per sonality. After her talk Nancy Ann Klrkpatrlck sang and Joan Schenks and Charlotte Bo hie gave a tap dance. In; Salem Hospital MACLEAY Margaret Nelland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. Nel land, is confined in a Salem hos pital recovering from an emer gency appendicitis operation, v TP wo Monday iJOGEWG o o o Under the sponsorship of the Holloway. Research Clinics of - San Francisco We are; presenting Dr. W. F. Holloway in person, who will ' assist us in a two-day . clinic in bis specialty of Scientific Foot Correction; ' ' I - ' . f arid Tuesday ; ' :Noy. 22nd and 23rd - Dr. Holloway is licensed Naturopathic physician, is a grad uate of five schools, has, had years of experience in both' - general and special practice, and brings to us a still which enables him to correct most severe cases without Knife, Drugs,' Metal Arch Supports or Strapping of the feet, and do it with- oat pain!' Do not fafl to see him while he Is here as you may be suffering from so-called "Rheum tism,' Sciatica, Lum bago, Constipation, Nervousness, hot or cold feet, and many . other serious ailments as a result of bad feet, j j. ; ; J I . v '. - - "' . '; ; J ;Vi-: V - ; r-. V .Examination Is FREE though priceless to yon! A limited number of corrections will be made, at prices yon can well 'afford to. pay. Please phone 8784 for an early appointment. V- X. ' ' ' 1 X -. ' ' ' ' v ''N . '- v , 1 i 1 j)n Stapran'sHealth; Clinic 475 North Commercial St. v Salem, Oregon g tompany Resumes Packing &ibvJ!iKTO.N operations at tne t ront street nlant of the Silverton : Canning company re sumed - Wednesday night after a few day s' shut down to install new and faster apple canning equipment. . The .; new equipment includes recently patented peelers and sllcers. About 50 people will be employed to do the work and three shifts will be used on the peelers. Apple canning will be continued for another , three weeks. . : - The- apples used in the "pack are being trucked to Silverton from the Sheridan orchards and are being packed mostly for ho tels, restaurants and bakery trade. WEST- SALEM The l o e a 1 Woman's club entertlined the Polk county federated clubs fat an 1 all-day business meeting l at iub cur uui inuraaay. j ? Dr. Floyd Utter of the state parole board gave; an Interesting address. There were health talks by other speakers. including the health nurses. i ' - Miss Margaret Hogg gave two musical numbers and Miss Ben ner sang. ' j '- j A pot luck dinner was served at noon to about 150 persons. The uan was uecoratea with flowers furnished by Mr. Howell, West Salem florist. - Clubs acting as 'Tiostesses were Zena Missionary, Brush 'College Helpers., Sweet Briar club, Book and Thimble, Laurel Social Hour and Orchard Heights clubs. I Fitts in Washington F. K. Fitts Is in Washington visiting his brother. .The West Salem commnnitv club met Monday night but there were not enough present to con duct business. . The meeting will bei i called ; again next Monday night.;';,"-; - v .-. Mission Society Meets, RliU Gty Colored Women's Work in South Is Topic of j Main Paper MILL CITY Mrs. W. J. Rob inson I was hostess at her home Wednesday afternoon for the Mis sionary society of the First Pres byterian church. Mrs. James Mc- Auley had charge of the devotion als and also gave interesting paper on "What Colored Women Have Done for the South.", MrsL Smiley and Mrs. Lee Mor ris alBo gave talks. Lunch was served to 16 members. Mr.' and Mrs. W. L. Harris are the grandparents of a son born to Mn and Mrs. E. L. Keubler In Salem: Friday. Burson's Brother Dies M. ! S. Burson was called to Klamath Falls Sunday due to the serious illness of a brother, Roy Burson, who ' died Sunday. Mrj and Mrs. T. W. Allen, Miss Smullins, Mrs. Max Kelly and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schroeder at tended a social meeting of Ac cacia i chapter, OES, in Stayton Wednesday night. Members of-Santiam Rebekah lodge were pleasantly surprised at their meeting Wednesday when a number of the Odd Fel lows j arrived with lunch. Cards were lenjoyed. News of West Salem Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Woods visit ed their son, Leland Wood, in Portland Sunday. - - . . Mrs. George VBuffun has re turned -from,. Olympla Wash.; where she was called by the death of her sister. ' Mrs.' Donald Kuhn and daugh ter Arlene spent ' several days at the home of "her parents near Dayton. . ; Supper Successful . The pot luck supper sponsored by the Ladies', Aid was; well at tended. Places were set tor about 70 people. Mrs. J. . R.; .Brown entertained with a party Tuesday afternoon for her daughter Ella on her birthday anniversary; - . ' - - Miss Grace Leek left for 'Eu gene, to visit relatives. ' Rar Stumbb, president of . the West. Salem cpmmunity club, an nounces : that :Dr.- David Bennett Hill of Salem i will be present at club - meeting Monday night and show some of, his" lat-t pictures: There will, also be- some, musical numbers ;'renderedrt,Everyone is urged to be present: Grangers' News !:X Victor Point Election ; VICTOR POINT Annual il tion of officers in Union Hill grange resulted: Master, C.j C. Carter; overseer, Paul Jaquet; lecturer, Mrs. : Berniee Peters; steward, John . Steinberger; ! as sistant steward, Marvin Darby; unapun, jars. Ida Steinberger; treasurer, M. M. Gilmour; secre tary, Mrs. Elsie Tate; gate keep er J. C. Krenz; Ceres; Mrs. Lou ie Fisher; Pomona, Mrs. Pearl Heater; Flora Mrs. Alice Rabens; lady assistant steward, Mrs. Mae McElhaney; executive committee member, O. W. Humphreys; ' Ju venile matron, Mrs. Jennie Hum phreys; patron, W. M. Tate. ! Election of juvenile officers re sulted: Master, Donald Jaquet; overseer, Walter McElhaney; lec turer, Wesley Darby; steward. Richard Kreni; assistant stew ard, Guy Scott; chaplain, Rosa lie White; treasurer, Robert Fish er; secretary, Marjorle Tate; gate keeper, Donald Peters;; Ceres, Arlene Morris; Pomona. Vivienne Jaquet; Flora, Edna Morley; lady assistant steward, Lucille Jaquet. j Initiation of a class of new ju venlle grange members Included honorary, Mrs. Floyd Fox and Mrs. C. E. H-ater; regular, jEd- na and Charles Morley, Lucille Jaquet and, Floyd Fox, Jr. Will Exchange Gifts i Plans were made for an ! ex change of small gifts at the lec turer's hour at the December ju venlle meeting and - a Christmas box, will be packed for the Chil dren's Farm (Home at Corvallis. " Past Juvenile Master Robert Humphreys will install the Ju venile grange officers at their next meeting and no arrange-m-bts were made as to the in stallation of the subordinate of fleers. December committees appoint ed were: Social night, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Morley, Mr. land Mrs. Theodore Fisher, Mr. "and kfrs. J. O. - Darby; grange host, Mr. and Mrs." John Steinberger, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Tate, ; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Winn, Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Woolley. Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Fischer and Mr. and Mrs. Marlon Fischer will entertain at the grange hall Saturday night, December 4 for the first of - a series of benefit card parties sponsored by f the Home Economics 'club of the I 4 AUBURN The. Community club tnetr Friday-" evening nt the school house. ; L'.-r --, V; .... A tine program was given. C. C. Creig was chairman of the program committee. .' ; V . s Th? school will have charge of the December program, giving their annual Christmas' program. I NORTH SANTIAM The North Santiam . Community club will hold its monthly- meeting in the schoolhouse on Friday evening, November 26th. Lewis Fowler; is presiding officer. ' Refreshnients of cake and coffee will be served and a program is being arranged. BETHANY The Bethany com munity club held 'its first meet ing of -the year Friday night at Bethany schoolhouse. : . f ' The program arranged for the occasion was prepared . by " Anton Semb, Oscar . Overlund, and Con rad Henjum, Serving on the re freshment . committee were Mrs. Albert Grinde, Mrs. Albert Meade, Mrs. II. Sprick and Mrs. Charles Bergan." .-. . - ..i , Mrs. Henry , Johnson is club president. ; ; i AIR-FLUE GAS FURNACES Sidney S. Day, Inc. j Phone .4823 839 N. Com'L Salem, Ore. Three Aid Groups Held Joint Party LEBANON The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist church, which is composed of three circles, met at the home of Mrs. Arthur Pengra Wednesday afternoon to honor the members with birthdays in No vember. Those having birthdays this month were Mrs. C. M. Pearson, Mrs. i Sugart, Mrs. F. A. Sikes, Lottie Genry, Mrs. - C. W. Rice, Mrs. R- C. Hunt, Mrs. C. H. Linde man, Mrs. Vern Reeves, LenOra Soule and the baby daughter of Mrs. Paul Chilcote. Dorothy Meyers sang a solo; Glen Richards gave a reading and theWesleyan quartet sang. Officers for Rebekah i Lodge Are Nominated By Group at Silverton X'l- -.v-v .' MONITOR The Frances Re bekah lodge held its annual nom Ination of officers. Wednesday night with the result of noble grand, Helen Jenson ; vice-grand, Helen Hanson and Peggy Skiller; recording- secretary, Ida Dimmlck and Ruth Beck; financial secre tary,! Blanche Norton; treasurer, Grace Seely. - - Rebekah homecoming will be observed Sunday in the form of a Thanksgiving dinner. - ' grange. Members are asked to bring cake or sandwiches, tables and cards.' The date of the December meeting of the- home economics club has been changed to the third Wednesday due to conflict ing with the grange council meet ing in Turner. The meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. W. F. Frens with Mrs. H: E. Hub bard assistant hostess. ." ShelbumMen Get Out Maple Burls Product (Will Be Used by - Factory Which Slakes Table Tops SHELBURN Ernest Isaac and Walter" George are getting out maple burls for a manufacturing firm, to be used in making: table tops. - .'.v:v.;:." J t,:XX X . Emmett Maine and wife, who have been living at Springfield. have moved into the house re cently vacated by his brother, Harold and family. I Harold: has purchased a 1160-acre farm In Malheur county. . i Liskas Go East , E. L. Liska and family left Wednesday 1 or Massac husetts where Liska has employment v in a cod liver oil plant. Liska has leased his 40 acres h'ere to a man from Portland. Mrs. Mania; has a crew of men remodeling her home here, i A family reunion was held at the C. A. Bates farm home Sunday in honor of Charles Bates :74th birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Bates celebrated their golden weddiBg in 1935. ! r "1" V -. FALLS CITY The local grange will elect officers at their regular bsiness meeting Monday night, Nov. 22. All members aTe urged to attend. Reappoint Officer Panel at Woodburn WOODBURN At. the regular meeting of the Woodburn , e i t y council held in the city ball Tues day night, the present city offi cers were appointed and the fol lowing salaries fixed. E. N. Soule, water superin tendent, salary $90 per month; Walter Kleinsmith, assistant wa ter superintendent, $45 per month for the. next two months' when permanent arrangements will be made; John Muir, street commis sioner, salary 175 per month; Blaine McCord, city attorney, sal ary $29.75; and the Hanks, Mc Gee and Boden company, audi tors, salary $20 per month. W. H. Broyles was given per mission to remodel the front of his meat shop and to erect a mar quee and the addition being built to the Texaco station was ap proved. -,; . ; sm BtLBsuimeGs as UJcunall .4" I: We wish to call the public's attention to the fact that the fife which destroyed the Sa lem Box Co. did NOT damage the Friesen Mill work com- ... -V ' f r - pany's plant. So it's business, as usual at FRIESEN West Salem MILLWORK CO. i Phone 6416 4 1 Developing FREE ENLARGEMENTS , Any size roll i film developed; and 8 prints, 25c coin. One en largement free with each roll, 11S Bize or smaller. Reprints, any size, 3c each. One enlarge ment free with every 25c worth on sizes tl6 or smaller. Quality work, prompt Bervice. Mall Yoar Films and Save I The PICTURE Mill Box 511 Portland, Ore. In Our Old : Office Building SAME PHONE NUMBER J. 17. Copeland Yard West End Polk County Bridge .Turn Right ! JK DIIIIIER at the SPA TTS happening again this year. I m1ljlmm (J I;' X Oldsmobile is sweeping thetn yr - off their feet jvith its stunning, - -XjiS i . original Style! Oldsmobile is htSlS,., I starting something in modern '- vvs ' design that others are sure to - -y , follow 1 Yes, and Oldsmobile is , f -7 dedngthmgsinsafetynoothercar "jZ ! "- has ever done before! See the p v- " "X-- '" if - new Six-the 'new Eight-the , I , - ' f - - " r"" y . A. . aewcarsthathave everything- r , U? " "fj , 'TZ t - . v thenew favorites for the newyeari Z ft VT A . , , A mmm mun .... X'-mmt 1 r I , . . ---Xh Yx ' ' . 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