pXge THREE' Mariori Farming A rea Passes ill Year in 1937: The OREGON; STATESJ1AN, ' Safcxa; Oregon? Suntef Morning, January 2, ' 193& Eventf County Agent's Statistics Vivid Show Increased Activities; Conservation, Irrigation Work Is Advanced j : Administration Leaders Confer IS By GENEVIEVE MORGAN The task of carrying out the agricultural program a.nong the farmers of Marion county during 1937 la illustrated, in part, in the following statistics for the .year's work: "f--". County Agent Harry L. Riches conducted 104 f meetings during the year, with a total attendance thereat of 3529 persons" and has further participated In' fiS other meetings attended by 8144 per sons.' 'Nearly 8500 : men and women, ' an exact 8449, called at the office- Sn the ' postof lice' building .""during the twelvemonth" and 2200 telephone called were answered. - Individual letters written reached 15S? and 134 ; circulars, distrib uted to 45,368 addresses, were mailed v during the year, with , 5791 bulletins distributed. County Agent Riches made nine radio talks on agricultural subjects and 244 farm visits re garding individual projects or jroblems. No small part of the county agent's work has been-handling of Marion county participation in the 1937 agricultural conserva tion trogram. for which 2460 worksheets were filed represent ing a signup xf 7 percent or the crop land in the county. . - Federal Payments Heavy Approximately' $175.000-wlll be paid- to Marion county farmers for 1937 compliance in the feder . al agricultural program. Already 250 checks tor payments in this program have been mailed out, "and during the remainder will be distributed during January and February as fast as they are; re ceived at the office, i I . -" Work accomplished during the year through the efforts and guidance of ! the county agent's cffice includes soil impr6vement, "crop Improvement, horticultural -work, rodent pest control, and projects and educational work in dairy," animal and poultry hus- bandrV. home and agricultural economics and : flax, in addition to 1' the agricultural conservation program.' . " " i . Irrieation projects went for ward fn the county during the ' year -. as-; result of three meetings conducted by the county agent's office; and- as result' of one of - thes-: farmers ' in the southern part of the' county" formed an" ir rigation; district and purchased the old Sidney mill -ditch from which to irrigate. Ladino clover irrigation was shown on the Bob Clark farm - to double tne sum mer food supply. .f - -' Two fertilizer plots were es tahHsbed in the county through effort of the- county agent and with- assistance of, the extension rvfe at Corvallis. one on the T T. - Leonard walnut, orchard east .of . Silverton and at the Sky line orchard south of Salem. Ma terials used inellded calcium ni trateammophosl 6-20, gypsum, .' muriate-, of " potash, . s.uperphos , ' phate and iinariure. These plots -"' ' y( be " closely watched for a ' check .on ,the results of use of each material applied. ' - - Lime applications made a great ' increase; in this county during - i 193 7, ; largely because of the $3 - per" ton allowance under the. ag- r. nltnril conservation program, the increase being from 1000-to x,v.r inoo- tons this year rnd , bv about. 500 farms. The - lime ' use, 'particularly heavy in the, hill ' sections,- Js-encouraging . use of such crops as peas, grass and - legume mixtures and will have a far reaching effect on the . rrfenltnre, of the county. Agent ! - Riches says.'.i -"-v.-;-" . - Erosion Control uains Great1 strides"' have been made the past two years in erosion Vcontfol ! which especial " emphasis here ' also r in the. Waldo Hills, Stay ton. hills : and Sil?efton hills section. ; - Sheet-- erosion on flat lands has- given cause for con cern and is also being remedied. Control -has-been confined chief- - ly to cover cropping in orchards ni seeding : to . green manure " crops' on crop lands. A practice of leaving Joinders oft plows to let stubble stick up to prevent washing 'soils Is alsd coming Into nee to Marion county. . , " :An -outstanding work In 1937 tr. rnn imnrovement has been the two hybrid corn .nurseries nhiighed- in the county, one In the nursery of C. A.', Weathers th other on the farms of G. nr ivtt and Joe Walker. Re- suits of this experimentation will v.- .nrrUii in some -detail in a UC v.. - - . - fnfnr issue of The Statesman. Trial n lan tings of alfalfa. Mt cloTer and crimson clover were made on - the - Roy Skaif e farm' t Silverton. " Daring the year. County Agent Riches - started - three.- weed con trol demonstrations showing use " of chemicals, these plots ; being at-Howell . Prairie, Jefferson and Waldo r; Hills.' During the - year. ' 756 farms engaged in weed con- - trot aeainst .Canada thistle, with ' 3490 acres clean cultitated and --. 10-acres cnemlcally treated,, elth x er with atlacide, or sodium chlor ate' and zz xarms engaged in weed control programs directed agains morning giory. - Small Fruit Disease Eyed . ' 7 Tfce countv agent' office gave i.nnmlerable attention to diseases fruits.' especially goose- . v,u'nii : loeanberrie5. In'- the ' early fall, loganbeiryfiellsto . ' -tr,n r the county were found to be infected with a pest called . "dwarf disease because bf the appearancejt makes the .IUVK - ' . . - . ..5,". .Under1 work of rodent and pre fatory animal control, four tons of poisoned . barley ' torj. sauinrels . was distrlbuteoio ...cobbijwib; . ers at: n6,cost to" theijl- and; pol soulng - demonstrations were con -ducted" on a-ophers..ana motes. - fl riurin r 1 9 3 7 . 2 8 0 3 h er ds, or ' 15.355 'cows were. tested onder V ' t - - " - Cr0 " ? V Resume for Town Given X1 f n William B. BankheaTj jfjohn Garner)? jAlben Barkley Failure of congress to enact any part of the seven-point program outlined by the president: when he called a special session resulted in a conference of administration leaders, left to right. William B. Bankhead, speaker of the house; John Garner, vice president, and Alben Barkley. senate majority leader. They are shown leaving the White House after a secret conference with the president. the federal Bang's disease test ing program, with only 116 reac tors, or less than 1 per cent "(0.76 per cent) reactors found. Dairy herd improvement work went forward, with 43 herds or 1037 cows tested and showing an average milk production of 599-4 pounds and 26.73 pounds but ter fat. ' The county agent conducted a series of educational meetings for poultry raisers of the county and held two culling demonstra tions. An important and significant step in agricultural economics de- r rs, i Jnn i and has resided In Providence rni i i iii .it a. v j t .uai iuu ivi - ; ty planning board, which compiled Middlestadt Dies; i 49 Years in Linn LEBANON John T. Middle stadt died here yesterday at; the age of 76. He Is survived by; his widow, Anna Tuchardt; four Chil dren, Herman and Fred Middle stadt, Mrs. c. M. Brandel oV Os wego- and Mrs. Herman- KrOplin of Salem; 12 grandchildren He was born in Germany; and came to America 63 years ago Buefieard"HeW Susan Grinde Honored, (flan Sensational Is Lacking but (Rickreall Makes Good Record - v - ' ( ' ' ' e , . I ' f s (At 81 Years Is Oldest of Group; Elect Offia for new Year I iigures wlilh indicate, the prob able production of various farm products in the county if ; Ul farms would adopt ; necessary practices to control erosion and maintain fertility. The commit tee recommended, among other things, the diversion of 24,000 acres of crop land to grass and diversion of 7618 acres from fal low and idle land to crop use. In November the connty agent set in. motion a committee which in 'January will hold an "agricul tural economic conference in Sa lem to study land, usei crops, livestock and home and rural life. George Tate of Stayton is chairman of this committee. - More emphasis was placed on the woman's part in ? the rural picture in the count y agent s work during the past twelve month, and in this connection a meat cooking school was held, as well as a series of clothing demonstrations and buymanship studies. ' ? ; The tounty agent's office han dled the flax subsidy, payments for Marion county, and fin Feb ruary delivered checks " on .the 1936 program totaling $92T4.52 to 106 .growers whose tonnage pwas about 1909 tons, s Checks were delivered in November on the 1937 payments to til 4 grow ers,, their payments at the rate of 17.50 per ton reaching $12, 246, on 1630 tons. The. off ice sponsored, two meetings- early lnthe year for new comers, aiding in judging in sev en fairs- in ' the county and state and took an active part , in agri cultural and civic organizations. ; , fc. Rural Mail Carriers Have Some Difficulty Delivering in Flood " ; - MONMOUTH High water here caused many flooded basements with consequent. Inability of resi- ents to enloy. furnace heat. The Monmouth hotel was temporarily closed Wednesday noon because of, interference with heating equip ment. : - . ' 'J; The rural mall carriers had set- era! unusually difficult trips, but managed to cover their respective routes each day. , i Sunshine Club to Meet HAZEL GRfiEN Mrs, Herman Wacken, jr.,' will be hostess " to the Sunshine Sewing 5 club - Wed nesday, January 5, at 2 o'clock. community, Lebanon, fori 49 was married in Ne- RICKREALL A brief sum mary for community the past year shows no sensational high lights. The rural route extends on the north to take In the, na tionally known turkey . raiser, Henry Domes, south past the pheasant farm of "Bob" Lowe to the - outskirts of Dallas; thus Rickreall gets credit of happe ings of 40 miles of rural folk. In an agricultural way the farmers had a highly successful year. "Fruits were spotted, but A. V. Oliver prominent .apple grower had -a bumper crop. - Vital Statistics Death claimed several includ ing Benjamin FV Lucas, I. W. (Jack) Grodell, Mrs. Jean Ellis, Mrs. Pauline Nesmith Southwick and Donald Letteken. The year recorded two marriages, Mr. and Mrs. Abe Derkson and Mr. and Mrs. Austin Lowe; two births, a daughter to J. H. Harlands and a son to C. NIelsons. New ; folk moving into this community were Van Dykes from Broken Bovr,r Nebr., - Fred Wea ver, Brush College; Herman Ort- manns frpm Montana; Jim ban- w T T7 l T nn ders, Wyoming; Cecil Embrees, I K V0F(l6n IS Lewisville; Herricks, Oakdale; " v Ross Crisman, Holly, Ore. AH w-i f , - 1 these have families who are in Vent LeleDrateCl scnooi. - Furthering civic ajpearances manv nnsiehtlv fences have been taken out. The station at Derry. HAZEL GREEN J. R. Worden the hop house at the E. V. Pence reached bis 83rd birthday New farm and at the Samuel Burch Yeat.8! day The event will be fvtM nova Kaaii Tin n nwn New buildings erected were a celebrated Sunday with a dinner modern home for-John Vernon I served by Mrs. Worden and their and a huge barn for Chris Neil- daughter-in-law, Mrs. Ralph Wor- BOn . ... . r-A den. Mr. and Mrs. Worden and Chnrch Attendance Good i . The church Sunday school has their only child Ralph have been an average attendance of 30 residents of this district for 30 members and outstanding- tnmgs i years, coming from Nebraska. have been accomplished by both T DirtdaT dinner will be SILVERTON Mrs. Susan Grlnde, 81, was especially hon ored New Tear's day at the an nual Grinde-Bentson clan reun ion; members of whom met; at Knights of Pythias hall. Mrs. Grlnde is now the . oldest living member of the clan. The youngest member ! of the clan is now Ronald Clement Jor genson, the nine day old; son of Mr! "and Mrs. Reuben Jorgenson (Opal Grinde). Daraldine John son, young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Johnson (Marvel Grinde) was the youngest person present. I Reunion Is 16th This was the 16th annual re union held at Silverton on New Year's day. Officers elected were president, Walter Fry; vice pres ident, Minnie Odell; second vice president, Caroline Best: third vice president, zoe Fry; secre- Here Is Eugene: Weidmann. France's modern "Bluebeard", as he was taken from his cell In Ver sailles prison to appear before an examining magistrate on charges of having hen th YtiiiAnr for a murder avndicat. hlm n- tary, Nada Grlnde; treasurer, G, theislavins- of six oeraon. in- B. IBentson; program committee, eluding lovely Jean de Kovev Mrs. G. B. Bentson, Iola Goetz, Irene Stewart, Leona Bentson and Nels ; Langsev.' Music (committee, Conrad Henjum and 0. B. Bent son. j Program Entertains . Following a . . clan dinner at noon a program was igiven con sisting of readings by Wanda VanCleave, Jack Stewart, Charles Langsev, Fritz Dahl, Nels Lang sev; talks by Martin Grinde, for mer mayor of Great Falls, Mon tana; Clarence Knutson of Port land and Fred Grinde, formerly of Great Falls; saw solo. Billy Bentson; piano solo, Jean Mc Clanathan, tap dance, Gwendo lyn Fry; Norwegian group sing ing with Mrs. Alvin Legard at the piano; and a roller skating act by Bob Stabling and' Mar garet Johnsrud. Greetings were read from Mr. and Mrs. Jay McCall Jtfho. are visiting in southern California. Dancing completed t e even ing' entertaining. Izaac Walton Meet SILVERTON Definite plans are being laid for the annual meeting of the Silverton chapter of the Izaak Walton league when William Fin lay, national direc tor of Izaak Walton leagues, and William Davidson, president of the state chapter will be the fea tured guests oC the Silverton group. Stayton Resident Goes to Illinois STAYTON Claude Booker Itfft recently for Granite City, 111., where he will spend the winter with his daughter and family. He lost; his wife quite suddenly from a paralytic stroke this win ter. . Mr. and' Mrs. Frank Stupka were- called to Sclo this week to attend the funeral of the latter's . aunt, Frances Wesley, -who re sided In Sclo for many years; Mrs. Lena Baker, wife of the late O. M. 'Baker of this place, motored from CorvalHs recently and visited at the Frank Stupka home. Schomuses Parents ST. LOUIS Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Schomus are the parents of a 6 H -pound daughter born Tues day night at the Woodburn hos-' pital. Mrs. Schomus was formerly Ethel Vanderbeck. . ' World Famous AKRON TRUSSES Correctly Fitted We Guararee Comfort and Security CAPITAL DRUG STORE 405 State. Cor. Liberty American dancer. - years. He braska in 1887. Funeral ser vices are in charge of Howe ifun eral home and will be held at the Lutheran church with. Rev. Heinz of Albany officiating, Firemen's Party Mt. Angel EvJjnt MT. ANGEL Members of the Mt. Angel fire department, heir wlyes, and a number of . invited guests held a no-host New.Yjear's party at city hall Friday night. The hilarity of the affair was enhanced by the varied and origi nal costumes of those taking part. all participants being required to come in costume. A late supper the Ladles' Aid and Rickreall eranjre. : The warehouse at Derry and also the Farmers union oil sta tion there have had a successful year. The- creek holds a record for this year of being out of bounds in February after the deep, snow and on December 27, 29 and 30. was served after which watched the new j,ear in. they Guests Are Entertained . During Holiday Season In Scotts Mills Homes Mrs. and Kel- SCOTTS MILLS Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Estenson and small daughter Beverly, of Wenatihee, Wash., are house guests this week of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Jackson.TMj". Estenson is a brother of Jackson's.. ,; Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Brown children Betty and Norvln of so. Wash, Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Hirtzel and son Donald of Eugene, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kellogg of Turner, Jesse Kellogg of Grants Pass and William Kellogg of Eu gene were guests of Mr. andjMrs. Will Magee on Monday Christmas. Jesse Kellogg, who is co-partner on a turkey ranch at Grants Pass, brought with) him the largest bird in the flock for the holiday feast. ? AMrs. L." W. Magee entered the Silverton hospital Thursday where she will undergo an operation Friday morning. Keizer Sewers to Convene Thursday KEIZER The Keizer sewing club will meet with Mrs. J. E. Putnam, with Mrs. Arthur Cum- mings Joint hostess, Thnrsday all day. Needles, scissors and thimbles will be needed for work also table service and covered dish for the,, noon luncheon. Fishwood in Hospital SILVERTON John Fishwood was taken te the Portland Med ical hospital recently for observa tion. Mr. Fishwood has been in poor health for some time. Mrs. Fishwood is at Portland with her husband. ' ; Baby to Littlepages - SILVERTON Silverton Irela tives are receiving announcements of the birth of a 7-Pound son to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Littlepage of Mill City. Mrs. Littlepage is the former Miss Evelyn Rankin of Sil verton. . 1 James Dunn of Films Engaged served to Mr. and Mrs. Worden, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Worden and children David, Glenn and Beth. Mr. : and Mrs. E. S. Worden and grandson Salem, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Clark and son Cedric, Mrs. Aman da' Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Woodburn. Mr. and Mrs. Melvln Van Cleave and small son ' Dae, all of Middle Grove, Mr. and Mrs. i Lick Wright, sr., Mr. and Mrs. Lick Wright, jr., and Mrs. Hub bard, all of Portland. Valsetz Wettest Spot, Claim With 22 Inches, 5 Days West Salem News t v,7" " t I ' ' - - '. :-r . x w.v.- . . -x . .-.v, ' C V, " ? .''";:::'- -.r ' V" t.y. v.-.; ;X.. . . VALSETZ Once again Jupe Pluvius has placed the crown on the head of Valsetz as rain cap ital of Oregon. Records of the local weather 'station observer show that for the five days from Friday at 5 ' plm.' to Wednesday I at 5 p.m. 22 inches of rain fell, with the greatest fall 7.84 Inches, credited' to Monday. Tbis "unusual" rainfall, coup led with a Chinook wind, brought the i snow which varied from two inches on the basin floor, to a foot on the uplands down the streams In a hurry. . Much mud and . debris was also deposited. WEST SALEM Mr. and Mrs. Drinking water was .decidedly John Evans were called to Idaho murky -and mud baths were eas- j Sunday by the death of Mrs. Ey- ny attained. ans mother. . . ; The nend rose to a level where Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bailey of jt wa8 lapping it the ' doors of Natchey, Wash., were Christmas several homes. The mill did not vacation guests of Mrs. Bailey's rua Monday or Tuesday, brother and family, Mr. and Mrs. Several slides temporarily Leon Reiwald, on Franklyn street. biOCkei the road to Falls City .. Mr. McVey, sr., is spending Dut were' removed ' by a county Christmas and New Year nouaays crew. with his son and family, Mr. and Mrs. R. S. McVey. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Lemon and family spent Christmas day with relatives at, Tillamook. Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Tandy at tended a family reunion dinner Sunday at the Pythian hall in Salem. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hudson oi LEBANON Grant J. Jenkins Corvallis are spending the week aje(i nere January 1 at the age of with Mrs. Hudson's parents,-Mr. 70 years. He was bora in Jane Tand Mrs. Joe Kaster. Mr. and Mrs. ville, Minnesota, and was . mar Hudson spent a week with Mrs. ried in Wisconsin, April 11. 1896, Mary Hudson, Mr. Hudson's moth- to Mrs. Harriet Woods. Besides er, at Bend. - the widow he is survived by four The Ladies Aid of Ford Memo- children, Charles: Lester Jenkins rial church. will hold an all-day of Lebanon, Albert James Jen meeting, with covered-dish lunch, kins of Kings Valley, La ell a at the home of Mrs. Emmet Dick- Grace Jenkins of Los Angeles son WednesdayJanuary 5. and Lucy Jean Smith of Walker, Fortnlghters' Club Session Oregon; two grandchildren, Mer- Mrs. Bessie Rush entertained Jenkins and Betty Jean Jen- the Fortnlghters club Thursday I fins 01 Leoanon, afternoon. A social hour with I He was a Member of the needlework was followed by lunch Church of Christ He came to f served by the hostess assisted by Lebanon in 19 17 , and has a twin Mrs.. Alice Phillips. Members sister, Mrs. Grace Kilmer of Ea gle L&Kc, I MiUucoUUlf ruiitiw Grant J. Jenkins Dies at Lebanon Latest of Hollywood romances to reach the married-to-be stage Is that letween James Dnniw well-known actor, and the newcomer,! snran. ' ces Gilford. The two are pictured In Dann's plaae returning to Hol lywood after filing notice of Intention to wed at Santa Barbara. present were Mrs. Glenn Daven port and Shirley and Maxine, Mrs. Mildred Hindman, Mrs. Nina Rich ardson, Mrs. Grace Griffin, Mrs. Alice Phillips -and Donald, Mrs. Donald Kuhn and Donald and Arlene, and the hostess, Mrs. Rust and Gwendolyn and Nancy. The Junior league enjoyed a Christmas party Tuesday after noon in the church community hall with gaily decorated tree sur rounded by Christmas presents. The Intermediate league served a chicken dinner to the members of the league Thursday evening. Over 20 guests were present and gifts were presented to all from the Christmas .tree. The Senior league sang carols Friday night . An automobile collision oc curred Sunday near the tracks on Edgewater street Mrs. Frank ,M. Griggs of Portland and Mrs. Alice Thomason of Silverton were tak en to Salem General hospital to receive treatment for Injuries but were held only a short time. Several others received first aid treatment ' i Mr. and Mrs. Ross Gladden of Portland spent Christmas 'holi days with Mrs. Gladden 's parents. Mr. and Mrs. William LaDue. ' service will be Monday at 2 p.m. at the Church of Christ with Rev. Claude Stephens officiating. Howe Funeral home is in cjiarge of the services and Interment will be at I OOF cemetery. . . u Dr.CIianLatn CHINESE MEDICINE CO. Natural remedies for disorders of liv er, stomach, glands. kin, and urinary system of men and women. Remedle for cons tipation, asthma, ' arthritis. sugar' diabetis and rheumatism. ; 20 rears in busi ness. Naturopathic physicians. 383)4 Coort St. Corner Liberty. Of y-A tire open' Satardays i i.V I sad Tuesdays only. 10 a. u. w 1 r. u. P.! M. to 1. Con- Natation Blood ressnre and artae t . XX charge. L-aa-a T.T.1AM CLOSED THREE DAYS TO PREPARE FOR SaBeinm's Gipeattest o5 ABfl Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday our doors. will be locked up tight in order to prepare for the most outstanding sale of Men's and Boys Clothing, Hats, Shoes' and Furnishings we have ever attempted in the history 'of our career. During the hjurs closed an extra staff besides our regular force will be busy mark ing everything in the store down to a new low selling price for this great event. SALE STARTS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT 7 P. M. SHARP The Dooirs Open for This Big Sale W edhesday Night M 7 p; m. In order to give every man and boy in'this conuri unity an opportunity to attend the opening and share in the many bargains offered, we will start'this sale at 7 o'clock sharp Wednesday night, January -5th. --" "- ,-' Dad and Mother, Sis and; Brother can all come together and. make their clothing, selections from an extra large staff of competent salesmen who will be on hand to assist you. S - :', ,v- .' ' Eager, enthusiastic buying crowds will fill the store, so eat an early supper, step on ' the gas and be here when the doors open at 7 o'clock sharp Wednesday night. Jan. 5th. THE CLOTHING SENSATION OF; 1938 L' mi ' i ' "11 " " ' ; r, m 1 " CEnoSse 8 .tike IKIouiise Solle aim3 urn? Aimiapail . 1Tr-0oi? IJE SALE '' ' '.': i " f- , . - " A Double Sale; with Double Savings for every man and boy in the Willamette valley. Coupling these two sales Into one big event is. a feat of merchandising that can only happen because of bur vast resources and great baying power, f -With one of the largest and finest stocks of Men's and Boys Wear In the Northwest to choose form, you are assured of worthwhile savings oa any purchase yon make during this sensational event - , y: , v WATCH YOUR PAPER FOR FULL PARTICULARS OF THIS i SENSATIONAL MEN'S WEAR SALE ; at 'fir,. h' Jt4 - v.. ' ; r : i . - t i - ' " . "1 - - - . . 5