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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- -
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gaidest at the Cathedral or St.
Episcopalian Bishop Winiam T.
drive to convert all tillable land
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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.
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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
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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.
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Practiced
Farmers May
Get Special
Gas Rations V
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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 .
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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
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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.
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