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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 6, 1943)
The OnraOII CTATEZMA2L Cslenv Oregon, Thursday Horning, May 6, IS 13 (Bsin3aD(Biiii; IBajg ' nnn mwm rJPM Bishop Starts V-Garden t ., 4 ' . ! aOUM IS BJtOKEN for a Victory John tha Divine 1b Now York by Manning, above, u In Joins fa the to the raialxtg: of needed foods. Council Welcomes Beers; . Bonding f : Ordinance Passed WOODBURN The new city treasurer, Ivan C Beers, was wel . corned by council members at bis first city council meeting Tues day night. The bonding ordinances auth orizing the Issuance of bonds to pay for Gatch and Young streets were passed. Recorder Beach was authorized to Increase the wages of his employes from 60c to 75c an hour. With the reminder to each committeeman to select bis candidate for the budget commit tee, the meeting was adjourned. Mrs. Pittam Dies While Visiting Son ALBANY Mrs. Goldie Ellen - Pittam, 61, of Nora. Neb., died following a brief illness at the home of her son, Leland W. Pit tam of Idanha, Sunday, May 6. Death was -due to heart trouble 'and a stroke. The body was shipped by the Fisher Funeral borne to. Nora, Neb., where funer al services will be held and bur ial made. Mrs. Pittam bad arrived at Idanha about two weeks ago on visit at the home of her son. Surviving besides the son here are two other sons and a-daughter, Raymond and Gerald, and Mrs. Pheba Snyder, all living In i Nebraska. Ace Foss Greets Mother IXsrlne CaxUla J Toss, top-ranking Asaerfcaa ace af tha war, greets LU viewed another (left). Mrs. Kary tr Foss, at Can ton. ED, near !sx Falls, U was secampaaded by bis wife Jane (riitt). Ct. Fass has retaraed from GaaoUleaaal where be shot down It Japanese rJsnes. The Fms home Iimi farm near Sioux FalSu Associated Press TelemaW T- - 'N (i M . Emm ni); Jji"ujiiuLnimjt 'vf gaidest at the Cathedral or St. Episcopalian Bishop Winiam T. drive to convert all tillable land ' (lmtttitiMl SoumdpkettJt Miss Harold Becomes Great Aunt; Visits Nephew Sunday r SILVERTON Miss Ina Har old Is receiving congratulations on her first great nephew. The infant was born Sunday morning at Salem to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Cole and has been named Edward Howard Cole. 1 In celebration of the event, Miss Harold entertained at dinner Sunday for Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Richards of Lebanon and in the afternoon the group motored to Salem for a look at the new nephew. Mrs. Richards, a sister of Mr. Cole, is the aunt of the baby. Surprise Event Given For Mrs, Gilstrap TURNER Mrs. E. J. Gil strap was complimented with a surprise birthday party at the Turner Memorial Home when a group of guests gathered ' that night. In the group were Rev. and Mrs. William Lank tree, Mr. and Mrs. George Good, Mrs. B. F. Hicks, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Leep, Mrs. G. Neal, Mrs. Delora Gray, Mrs. Sarah Church, Mrs. Aman da Davis, Mrs. Margaret Orr, Mrs. Anna Windom, Mrs. Madge Mills, Mrs. Dora Downs, Rev. and Mrs. C. F. Trimble, E. O. Under wood and Rev. and Mrs. E. J. Gil-strap. C V-Fanning Weather ; Is Better By RALPH C- CURTIS What if the weather man does seem to be having a hard time making up his mind? The Vic tory Gardens are coming along, all the same. It's a matter of gratification to the garden edi tor, who has heretofore confessed to being a rank amateur, that bis predictions - are coming true though he took no such chances as the sports editor takes in pre dicting the outcome of a football game or a baseball league race. Two weeks ago on garden page day it was raining briskly and too wet underfoot to do any gar dening, but it was declared here that shortly after the tun followed the rain, things planted before the rain would begin popping out of the ground. The sunshine period wasn't too prolonged; neverthe less things did pop out. " . And of course, so did the weeds. For the last several days the con ditions have been ideal for battl ing the weeds, and if s to be hoped that no Victory gardener's enthus iasm bad cooled to the extent that he passed up that golden oppor tunity. By this time all the early garden Jrtuff : should have been planted, and ifs almost time to start putting in some of the later vegetables but the weeding is more urgent It's not a good idea to let them get too much of a start . ,.: ' ? ; Next Monday is May 10, a prominent date on Prof. A. G. B. Bouquet's gardening chart It's the first date recommended for planting squash of both the sum mer and winter varieties, cucum bers and pumpkins, and for setting out tomato plants. And just any time from now until June 15 is the proper time to . plant, sweet corn. ... . . The subject of potatoes has been neglected heretofore in this col umn, chiefly for the reason that many Victory Gardens on city lots do not contain sufficient space to make potato-raising "worthwhile. And besides, potato raising is not one of the fine arts. Just put two pices of seed potato in the ground, four to six inches deep, and let nature take its course. However, in the Willamette valley it is rec ommended that seed pieces be treated with corrosive sublimate and dusted with landplaster. Those early potatoes for the-"peas and new potatoes' you plan for the late summer menu should have been planted by mid-April, but for the winter supply they may still be planted through this month at least On the other hand, if the gar dener is superstitious or Just wants to "play safe" it should be noted that since potatoes grow under ground, tradition prescribes that they be planted "in the dark of the moon, and that condition won't obtain again until later in the month. A brief search does not disclose that reputable author ities take any stock in that tradi tion. But if it's of any interest, the garden editor hustled around and got the last of his potatoes planted on Tuesday while it still 'was "the dark of the moon." Reported Improving SILVERTON Miles Tobias, who submitted to an emergency appendectomy two weeks ago, was able to be removed to his home Tuesday and is much im proved. N Mrs. Ed Holden, , who under went major surgery two weeks ago, is reported as. improving rap idly although she is still confined to the hospital. Airs. Gordon Returns SILVERTON HILLS Mrs. Fanny Gordon has returned to her home after spending several days visiting her daughters and fam ilies, Mrs. Charles Miller at Va colt Wash, and Mrs. Marvin Crowe at Milwaulde. Mrs. W. E. Johnson and daugh ters have sold their home here and are moving to Salem. Buy New Flag UNIONVALE The Unionvale 4H clubs have purchased a new United States flag for the school to replace the one that has been used a number of years. Clinic Scheduled r '; uruunvAus xuesaay morn ing. May 11, Dr. H. M. Stolte, county health officer and a coun ty nurse, will conduct a clinic for pre-school children for diphtheria and small-pox. The clinic will be at the Unionvale schooL DUS. CHAN . . . LAM Ot.T XXmmJt J. - DT.G.ChaaJ 4. CHINESE Herbalists ' 211 North Liberty Upstairs Portland Ctml gteetrle Co. OCflco opn Saturday only 1 a.m. to t wsn- 9 to 1 oija. Coa- auRatiOB. Blood Bttaimo ana urtnc teta mrm troe ox cbarra. toco 11111 Practiced Farmers May Get Special Gas Rations V - - Victory gardeners planning to cultivate plots in suburban areas or. in the country distant from their homes will be eligible for special rations of gasoline this summer; if they can show need for extra mileage, the district OPA has announced. - Cooperating with the efforts of other government agencies to in crease the nation's food supply, the OPA is amending its mileage rationing regulations to provide up to 300 miles for victory garden travel; if the car owner: - S - , L Is cultivating a tract of 1500 square feet or more devoted to the production of vegetables. - 2. Can show he cannot get to his garden any other way and that his labor is necessary for the cul tivation of the garden. I 3. Arranges, if possible, to share his car i with other : gardeners to reduce the amount of additional mileage that will be necessary. This OPA action was taken af ter consultation with representa tives of the department of agri culture Sand the office of civilian defense who pointed out that many city residents were ready to take; over the care of gardens in outlying districts. It was agreed that a special ra tion of up to 300 miles, in addi tion to the "A" book ration should give every eligible gardener the mileage he will need. Will Is Way, Ladies SayV Seeding Lawn SILVEKTON Wbere there ,ls a will there certainly Is a 'way, a greap of SUverton's young: matrons recently proved when they virtually relied up their i sleeves and pet in a church lawn. The yevng women had provided fends for the lawn bat when It eane te hir ing someone te pet it in, , there jest wasn't anyone te hire se the women made a pienie of raking, rolling, seeding the lawaw This piece ef lawa wfH eemplete the Iauaaaael chare lawn.; ' Preparations at Immaaael are going ahead for the mstal LtUoa ef Its paster, the Kev. AmUe ef Miles City. Meat, with the dale tentatively set for Jane 27. Postbf fice Revises Time Schedules SILVERTON While the Sil verton postoffice force still- is working its 48 hours a week, it is now doing the work in five and one-half days, which means that the postoffice is closed Saturday afternoons from 1 o'clock on. The; hours have been somewhat staggered in the week days to permit the largest number of em ployes to work the longest hours on the days of the heaviest mails at Silverton. These days are Mon days, Thursdays and Fridays. Evelyn Hall Completes Training as Nurse SILVERTON HILLS Miss Ev elyn HalL daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis HalL is among the graduates from Emanuel hospital nurses' training school, Portland, who will receive their degrees May 12 at the Portland West minster Presbyterian church. Miss Hall was born in the hills and attended grade school, later being graduated from the Silver ton high school. Resigns to Farm WOODBURN Lawrence Scbaaf has turned in his resignation as in structor of agriculture at Wood burn high school effective Friday, May 7. He will leave Saturday to operate a farm. Schaaf replaced Henry Pavel ek shortly after the middle of last year when Pavelek was called Into the army. -----Getting Over Measles UNIONVALE Walter Yun- een. 1 17-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Yungea of Port land, Is recovering at the home of bis armnd parents. Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Kidd. after a siege of measles. He and his parents vis ited Mr. and Mrs. Chris Yungen at lincoln and stopped enroute borne at me KJdd Home wnere ne became HI with the measles, v From Baby Chicks te Hens! A Great T Value Complete Also 12-IIeh' ON DISPLAY AT i Farm Store 173 N. Liberty . : omoLLMnrr appucaton Victory Garden Program and 'Contest Please enroll my name as a participant in the Salem .Victory Garden and Home Food Supply Program. I under stand that this enrollment makes my garden. ?gtfri for prize awards' offered in the Victory Garden contest sponsored by the Salem Men's Garden club and The Oregon Statesman. - Approximate area of my plot My garden is located at. My address is Signed. Print or type name here. CPoooitt year ncatla alaak a (lFSindlimDnii By LILLIE G. S. asks whit to do with her cyclamen which is now just fin ishing blooming. Answer: Stop watering it grad ually. Let the soil dry cut and then store in a dry, airy place un til late August or early Septem ber. Then soak it, pot and all, " over night in body temperature water being very careful to have it rather on the cool than the hot side. Remove a portion of tha soil at the top of the pot and add new leaf-mold, sand and well-decayed cow barn fertilizer. Set close to glass in warm win dow and when plant is started. dub Slates Garden Show The: Salem Garden club has scheduled for Saturday,, May 22, and Sunday, May 23, a flower and horticultural show partici pation in which on the part of all garden clubs in Marion and Polk counties regardless of affiliation, and individuals associated with no organization at all, is invited. The show, will be held in the Valley Motor company building. Mrs. C A. Kells, general chair man for the show,, said consider able enthusiasm already had de veloped among the various garden clubs and that an outstanding show was in prospect since many attractive roses, peonies and iris as well as a great variety of early vegetables, will be available for display. The show is intended to be of educational value as well as serving to encourage the grow ing of vegetables and flowers. Scotts Entertain Guests Sunday UNION HILL Visitors at the George Scott home on Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Neal and four children of West Fir. They also visited with the Dolph Heater family on Friday and Sat urday. Visitors at the. home of Mr. and Mrs. Verny Scott were: Mrs. Jes sie Pendleton of White Salmon, Wash, and Mr. and Mrs. George KBey and son, Denny, of Salem. Adam Tells Future Of Townsend Quo DAYTON Dayton Townsend club members heard IL Z. Adams of Portland talk on the future of the-Townsend club at a meeting at the Charles .Hagan home. He will address the County Town send club meeting scheduled at McMinnville Sunday. . The next local meeting will be held Monday, May 17, at the home of Mrs. J. W. Lorett Curry Home Burns . DALLAS The fire- depart ment was called out Tuesday to extinguish a fire at the Clarence Curry residence. Little , damage was done. flock Shorn WALDO HILLS S. Tegland Is one of the first 'sheep farmers in the district to report that his flock is shorn. Evorg loaf ef Master gteed wQ penw tke teat tor Polity. ae Quality. at ycuh gitoczi"3 is, .square feet f U etneo or TMCA.) MADSEH remove to a cooler place. As it grows, do not set it In direct sunshine. Water moderately.. , Mrs. 8. XL: O. says she has a small oak grove on the edge of her lawn. Wants to plant shrubs and small flowers which can grow in leaf mold and will not need te be cultivated. Answer: Rhododendrons and azaleas would find this an ideal place. They may be purchased and set out now. Native rymro niums and trUHums will also thrive in such an atmosphere and do best if left unmolested by hoe. Monmouth Children Aim for 3 Jeeps But ' Buy Bonds for 17 : MONMOUTH Grade school children here, who comprise the Oregon ; College . of - Education's training department, set eat te buy a Jeep in the recent bend drive. The ISO! was seea raised and the youngsters went ahead to buy a second and third Jeep. When the final eeant was'made Sasarday Bightthe time Umlt was extended one day to aid them U was t ovnd they, with the help ef parents and teachers had sabocribed eaongh cash te bay 17 Jeeps! Quite a record far a school ef lees than lit ehO- TTdDdlsiiy This year, MOTHER'S DAY must share the lines with vital war calls War calls comb first Delays will occur. Wo will gladly do the best wo can. . i. r ." . . i - .' , v' ' -: ' ,' i ' " l r- ' , v '' ' ' ' ' ' . '- " : ' ' : ..' I'::',- .; - . . " - Many people in other years have used Long Distance on Mother's Day. We fully understand their desire to do it again this year. But we want to explain the situation. War is on the Nation's Long Distance Lines . . . and war does not step aside. The lines are carrying tho heaviest volume of calls in history vital war calls;! They must come first . The lines must carry those calls on Mother's Day Sunday, May 9 just as they carry 5 them every day. More lines cannot he built the materials aro needed for war. That situation will continue, until iVictory is won. So we must ask your assistance in using Long Distance only when it is absolutely nee fessary. '!;!, - - - ' 1 - : r . We believe thatmany people would hot make calls on Mother's Day this year if they realized that such calls migfit delay calls that help speed the luildmg of guns and bombers and the launching of ships . ; ,lliankyouforyoihelpV,. - 1 Tnn PAcxrxc MLEPnoric 7iD ZizXt Ctrctt' QosingDate For Signing To Be Named A deadline for enrollment In the Victory Garden contest sponsored jointly by the Salem Men's ; Garden club and The Statesman4 must " soon be set, President Russell Pratt of the club declared Wednesday. - The final date win be set as late as possible in order that all Vic tory gardeners who are interested may have opportunity to enroIL However, a deadline within the next few weeks will be necessary in order that the judges may make the rounds and judge the gardens on i production of early summer crops before these are all harvest edand some families are already augmenting their daily menus with Victory Garden produce. The deadline will be announced at least ten days in advance, Pres ident Pratt indicated. ' Although, the general rules for judging gardens have . been an nounced each week on this page, gardeners have expressed inter est in the exact basis of judging. They will have . opportunity for further enlightenment on this score Thursday night of next week, when the Salem Men's Gar den club holds its May meeting at the YMCA. Charles A. Cole, horticulturist associated with the state depart ment of agriculture, is chairman of the judging committee. At this club , meeting he is scheduled to speak, and has been asked to ex plain in detail , the manner in which the Victory Gardens will be judged. Other, features of the club's meeting win be announced prior to the meeting date, May 13. Itoollment in the contest Is open to aU amateur gardeners that :1s, those not raising vegeta bles 'primarily for the market in Salem and the immediate vi cinity. Enrollment involves no ob ligation. Victory gardeners wish ing to enroll may do so simply by filling out the enrollment blank which appears in The Statesman, copies of which are, also in the hands of the various seed dealers. The blank, fmed out, should be r: .v-.-- i V left at or mailed to the YMCA or to The Statesman in care of the garden editor. Prizes to the total value of $203 are alreadyf provided. There riU be at least 16 prizes; first ; and second awards for each of two classes of gardens based " upon, area, in each of four districts with in the city. Judging win be based 23 per cent on cultivation, 39 per cent on Quantity and Quality of .crops produced, 10 per cent on early garden crops, 10 per cent on sum mer and faU, crops, 23 per cent on general appearance. Treating For Diseases Is Seed Advice Por a few cents the victory gar- Apnr ; ran i' fair mi tnM.tM against losing seeds and seedlings to disease. .Treating seeds before planting long has been standard practice with market gardeners, potato farmers, and grain and cotton growers, to obtain better stands and larger yields. Such treatment now is being urged upon victory gardeners.' Each and every vege table seed must be made to count this year. AU soils contain an abundance of organisms capable of causing seed decay. These organisms are especially , active during the ear ly spring planting season. Several hundred varieties of molds and germs may get in their fatal work unless combatted scientifically. .Treating seeds to avoid losses is simple, does, much, and costs little. For the purchase price of an average packet of seed, the "V-gardener can. get from his seed dealer an envelope of organ ic dust disinfectant. A tiny quan tity of this compound dropped in to each seed packet and chaken vigorously should provide desired protection. Poults Moved SCIO realts are be las moved from the Scie - line Hatchery te brooder sheds la Sooth Salem. M. D. Zander and J. D. Densmere. Jr.. saaaagers ef the plant here, have 12.411 turkey eggs eader taeabatlen. axid T2tnc2Aa?n coiipaij