Brooks Family
On Texas Trip
BROOKS Leaving recently tor
Los Angeles were Mr. and Mrs,
Ralph Sturgis. From there they
will go Xo Texas. Their son, Har
ry Sturgis, will take care of the
farm while they are away. Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Sturgis are building a
new house near the Ralph Sturgis
home. . .
Richard Harrison was taken -te
the veterans hospital in Portland
last week following an accident
near Tillamook, when his car left
the highway. Rudy Harris, riding
with Harrison, was uninjured.
Harrison suffered a dislocated hip.
Mrs. Arleta Weis and son George
arrived from Hills boro, Ohio, to
spend a week with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sturgis. " v
Montie Ramp of Rose burg was
a recent guest at the home of his
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Wil
lard Ramp.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Judd of Mol
alla were recent guests at the
home of their cousin, Mrs. Anna
Dunlavy.
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Jefferson Hub of j Mint-Production District
Detroit School Enrolls
Many Young Beginners
DETROIT ! Beginners in the
school here are Lyndall Albert-,
son, Floyd Baney, Jamie Baugh
man,. Sharon Lee Bennett, Carol
Busier, Robert Burt, Jimmie
Cook, Ronald Duncan, Raymond
Edwards, Jimmie Gfrod, Robert
Gordon, Jimmie Gulliford, Dennis
Howland, Richard Jacobs, Jerry
Manasco, Ronald McKinney, Don
ald McKinney, Ardis McCoy,
Sharon Ann Morby, David Payne,
David Roberts, Mary Plummer,
. Donna Stevens, Ruth Scott, Re
bekah StoIL Evelyn Stoehr, Lorali
Trumbly, . Ernie Wallace, Lois
White, Thelma Wilson.
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New $3t 000 saint distillery built wis year oreens wwie wvmu jcuhmiu uj vum okcuwu uu
BUI Bart. It Is equipped With a water! tab. boiler and Is completely automatic Mint is distilled In
the tanks en the trucks and approximately SM pounds of oil is run through in a day. (Phot by Hal
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No Wonder Extensive Area
Smells NiceL350jpOO Pounds
Of Peppermint Oil Produced
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JEFFERSON Since August 20, this entire community has smell
ed like peppermint candy, chewing gum, sugar and spice and every
thing nice, and there's no wpnder. For around 350,000 pounds of pep
permint oil are estimated to leave this area this season 50,000 more
than in 1947. i i , . . .
Oregon and Washington states together have an estimated total
of 16,000 acres of peppermint this
aw Air CnrtinlCiitm
PORTLAND
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year to produce around $00,000
pounds of oil.
Jefferson Hub of Area
Jefferson is the hub of the
mint-Droduein section of Ore
gon inrluriinir B.OOU acres in
narta Of Marion. LUUL penion
tk-nA Pnlk counties, with the
heaviest plantings in Iho Talbot
im west of here. Most of the
old growers have increased their
acreage for 1948, ana many; unn
ers put in from 10 to 50 acres of
mint for we nrsi ume uu jw.
xh mint harvest in this 'Imme
diate area was 10 to 20 days late
this year because heavy spring
rains delayed planting and till
ing. The average yield per acre
is also lower for the same reason.
Most mint stills expected 6 make
a run of about 40 days and will
finish up in a few days.
While the average yield f of oil
per acre is down to 50 pounds,
experienced growers are getting
around 68 to 70 pounds an acre
on their old stands of mint. At
$6.75 per pound of oil this , brings
$461.50 per acre. However, grow
ers txint out that it isn't all
profit and no worries.
Much Work Attached
There's the plowing, discing and
harrowing, planting the mint
roots, hoeing the weeds, dusting
for flea beetle and strawberry
weavil by tractor or airplane,
fertilizing. irrigating, cutting.
hauling, distilling and dividing
the income with uncle bam.
Weeding requires a lot of hand
labor. Oil Is graded as to purity
by professional smellers, who can
detect the slightest taint u any
weeds are distilled with the mint.
Two methods of distilling are
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To Deal iho Gas Shortage $
Let's take advantage of the gas shortage and get that
motor overhauled. Let as get your car ready for win
ter driving. We give free estimates on needed repairs.
If you're short on cash ask about oar budget plan and
make arrangements to pay a small amount each month.
Don't delay.
THE DOUGLAS LIcKAY I
CHEVROLET CO.
510 North Commercial Street, Salem, Oregon f
used. The old method is to han
die the taint like hay, hauling It
to the distillery where it is dump
ed into rubs. When processed the
"slujrl is 1 dumped And left to de
cay! into! compost.
New Boilers Installed
In the? other method, the tubs
on trucks are hauled to the field
where hay choppers chop the
mint as fthey pick it up and fill
the tubs. Full tubs are hauled
to the distillery where steam is
turned Into them. The "slug" can
be distributed Immediately back
on the land by a spreader.
Several growers Installed new
type automatic water tube boil
ers ! in their distilleries for the
first time this year. The auto
matic boiler at the new distillery
on Greens Bridge- road, built this
yeaj- at a cost of $30,000 by Oliver
Stephenson and Bill Hart, has
proved more successful than many
others. This still has four tubs on
trucks and is completely auto
matic, j
Mint production was started in
Oregon at Coburg in 1911 when
Olivet Todd brought some roots
to Oregon from Kalamazoo,
Mich, in 1914, W. J. Turnidge,
an uncle of Dave and Henry
Turnidge. present-day heavy mint
growers fin the Talbot district,
planted a small patch of mint
at Crabtree and in 1916 brought
the mint roots to his ranch at
Talbot. I
Receiving Plant Built
Mint Oil was priced at $1.35
perl pound when first produced
in (regon. It dropped to 90 cents
a pound in 1931, when many
growers (became discouraged and
returned to grain and seed crops.
In 1940, mint oil was priced at $2,
in 1941 ; at $3, then in 1942 at
the beginning of the second world
war, ; it i jumped to $7 and has
been from $6 to $7 since that time.
A receiving plant was built in
Talbot this spring for the 1943
crop, j This office is headed by
W. F. Phillips of Salem and ser
vices I the whole: Pacific North-
estJ Three men are employed
the : year round. The peppermint
oiL s bought by the A. M. Todd
company, is received there, weigh
ed and shipped out.
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E. B. Bennlngsen. extensive mint
grower at Talbot, drawing off
peppermint oil at his Island dis
tillery. Hennlngsen controls
around Z50 acres of mint this
year.
Mu Angel School
Enrolls 392 Pupils
MT. ANGEL First day of
St. Mary's school tallied up 392
pupils in grades one to eight In
clusive, just 11 more than for
the opening a year ago. The in
crease this year is in the upper,
grades, the fourth to eighth, to
talling 244 pupils against 224 last
year, while this year's figures
for the primary grades show a
decrease, with 148 this year and
137 in 1947.
The beginners class this year
numbers 53 of which 29 are boys
and 24 girls.
Boys predominate in most
grades, but the eighth grade has
the amount exactly divided, 22
boys and 22 girls.
Two new class rooms have
been added this year and two
extra teachers were hired to take
care of the overflow. New teach
ers are Adeline Connry and Mil
dred Meunier both of Portland.
Maurice Davis Takes
Oveir Cleaning Plant
SILVERTON Mr. and Mrs.
Maurice Davis arrived at Silver-
ton Monday to take over the
leased from R. G. Smithpapace
Quality Cleaners, 106 S. Water
street, which they have leased
from R. G. Smith. Davis is for
mer i Silverton youth, son of
Charles i Davis, and has operated
cleaning establishments at Wal
lace, ! Idaho, and Spokane. Mrs.
Davis; is the former Mablo Sko-
gon, ineiece of Clinton Weiby of
Silverton. Davises have one son,
dark, IS months old.
All the United States executive
department were set up by acts
of congress, the oldest being state,
war and treasury, which were es
tablished in 1789.
Plan for D.eputy
Sheriff Explained
At Idanha Meet
DETROIT At a Wednesday
evening meeting in the Rod and
Gun club, ! County Sheriff Denver
Young explained .briefly to the
crowd of about 30 people his plans
for getting a full-time deputy
sheriff for this part of the can
yon. Recently the county court
has authorized that money be set
aside for another car and another
deputy who will be stationed in
this area.
The plan is to have the deputy
leave Salem in the late afternoon
and cover this area during the
evening and through the night.
Mr. Young said he felt the section
had a great need for an officer.
Young also thanked J. C. Fow
ler, constable here, for his co-operation,
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County Judge Grant Murphy
said that j the county court was
trying to cooperate in every way
possible to get the full-time dep
uty because of the need, due to
increase in population and the
condition ot the road under con
struction making this section ra
ther isolated.
John Arthur, one of the group
of men going to Salem last week
to interview the court, expressed
satisfaction with the results of this
visit Warren Stahl of Idanha presided.
Silverton Lions Open
Season j with Big Dinner
SILVERTON A great turn-out
of members heralded the start of
the fall season at the Silverton
Lions club with more than 50 at
the dinner. The speaker, .W. J.
Grant of Salem, member of the
secretary : of state's Safety divi
sion, spoke on the driver atti
tude that accidents happen only
to the other fellow. He also
showed a motion picture on driv
er concepts and resulting acci
dents. ,
' Progress of the football season
ticket sales campaign was re
ported by Lowell Paup, chairman
of the committee. Home high
school games this year will be at
night and more than 600 covered
seats. Season tickets may be pur
chased from merchants.
tit;
Kriefs
Four Corners Mr., and Mrs.
Homer-Bales, 110 Back ave., en
tertained the pinochle club Sat
urday night when honors were
taken by Mr. and Mrs. L. H.
White, and Mr. and Mrs. William
Bales. Next hosts will be the Ray
Osborns.
North Santlam Eighty five
were registered in North Santlam
school with additional pupils ex
pected to register late because of
harvest.
Silverton More than 25 tons
of paper were gathered in the
Boy Scout paper drive here Sat
urday. It is stored in a vacant
building on the R. G. Smith place,
awaiting a market.
Detroit Mrs. Elsie Aseman of
Seattle is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Margaret Noble.
The Stcrlotmcm, Scdonx, Oregon, Tuedar Sept 21. 19483
Lincoln Family Host
For Birthday Dinner
LINCOLN Mr. and Mrs. Fred
E. McKinney of Lincoln were
hosts for a birthday dinner Sun
day, complimenting Mrs. T. L.
Wilkinson of Gervais and J. A.
McKinney of Hillsboro.
Others j attending were J. A.
McKinney's three sons. Lloyd Mc
Kinney, Portland, and Charles
and Harlow of Weiser, Idaho. Mrs.
Lloyd McKinney, Allan, Beverly,
Mr. and Mrs Garold Welsh and
Wayne, Corvallis; Mrs. Mary Cole
and Marlene, Mr. and Mrs. Mel
Harmison, all of Portland, Mr. and
Mrs. Glen KcKinney and Glenda,
Alma and Eldon, Silverton; Mr.
and Mrs. Loren Swenwold and
David and Diane, Mrs. Victor Ut
terback and Raymond, Esther and
Joyce, Mr. and Mrs. Ben McKin
ney and Macyle and Phillis, Mr.
and Mrs. E. Fred McKinney and
PerL
Prior to 1913, the Secretary of
Commerce was known as the Sec
retary of Commerce and Labor.
Stayton Schools
Enroll 501 Pupils
STAYTON Increased enroll
ment in the schools has been re
ported by A. N. Arnold, superin
tendent of Stayton public, schools,
and Sister Alicia, principal of St.
Mary's parochial school.
Stayton high school reported
176 pupils, of which" 46 were
freshmen, 45 sophomores, 42 jun
iors and 43 seniors. While less
than last year, Arnold said that
he believes it will be increased
within a short time.
Largest increase in Stayton's
three schools was in the grade
school, which has 205, 27 in the
first grade, 29 in second, 19 in
third, 3Q in fourth, 23 in fifth,
29 in sixth, 31 in seventh and
22 in the eighth grade.
With 52 pupils in the combined
fifth and sixth grades, the school
board of district No. 77 held a
special meeting Tuesday night to
consider plans to divide the class
and hire another teacher.
The superintendent of schools
is again asking that qualified
grade and high school teachers
who would like to substitute in
the local schools to make appli
cation at his office in the high
school building.
St. Mary's parochial school had
an enrollment of 220 pupils, an
increase of 15 over 1947. These
show 29 in the first grade, 37
in second, 25 in third, 28 in
fourth, 28 in fifth, 26 in -sixth,
20 in seventh and 27 in the eighth
grade.
Portland Woman
Visits wilhjSon
Tn North Santiam
NOR-TH SANTIAM Mrs. Nan-i
cy McGuffin of Portland is visit
ing her i son and daughter-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. John McGuffin.
Mr. and Mrs. Harley Moon of
Salem visited their cousins, Mr.
and Mrs. I. R. Hammer, Sunday.
Visiting Mrs. Carrie Smiley In
Independence last; weekend were
her granddaughters, Mary and
Linda Scofield and Artis and
Nancy Hammer. Mrs. Smiley and
the girls and Charles Smiley pic-:
nicked Sunday near Pedee.
Mr. knd Mrs.; Robert Bethel
and son Ronnie ; of Lyons were
weekend guests. .' of the Arthur
Biles, j . . - .
The John Ward residence has
been sold to a man named Jones.
4 Corners Dfress Shop
Opened, Mrs. Hunsaker
FOUR CORNERS, Sept. 20
Mrs. Olive Hunsaker opened her
new dress shop, "Olive's, today
in the Leo N. Childs building,
occupying spaced formerly occu
pied by the barber shop and
beauty parlor which has been
completely remodeled.
Mrs. Hunsaker has been ope
rating her shop on a small scale
in her residence for the last two
years and before that operated a
similar shop in Toledo for seven
years. ' j
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Obituaries!
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John R. Drewett
ALBANY John R. Drewett, 77,
resident of Oregon for 40 years
and of Albany since 1942, died
unexpectedly from a heart attack
just as he had finished his day's
work at the Western Door & Ply
wood plant Thursday. Funeral
services were held Monday, Sept;
20, the Rev. Edgar d Luther of fi
dating. Burial was in Riverside, f
Born in Cass county. Mo, May
20, 1871. He came to the John
Day valley, Oregon, in 1908. He
was a member of the Millmen's
Local No. 1528. : j
Oct. 10, 1910, at Burns Drewi
ett married Sadie Howe who sur
vives; also three brothers and a
sister. Elmer A. Drewett of Win?
Chester, Idaho, Elmer A, and James
C. Drewett both of Prairie City,
and Mrs. Lillie Johnson of John
Day. i'f - t
Four Corners Minister,
F. O. Ferrin, Resigns
FOUR CORNERS The Rv.
Frank O. Ferrin, pastor of Four
Corners Baptist church fori the
past IVt years, has announced his
resignation from the position.; Ho
said his future plans are not yet
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The church pulpit will bo sup
plied by visiting ministers. j !
Gervais High School
Enrolls 90 First Week
GERVAIS Gervais union high
school, district 1 has an enroll
ment of 90 and Principal Paul
Reiling expects more to register
in coming weeks. Three mem
bers of the faculty are new this
year, Margaret Bettis, home eco
nomics and physical education;
James A. Montgomery, general
science and mathematics; Alvin
L. Ringo, agriculture.
Other faculty members are
Paul Reiling, principal; Benona
Dawson, English; Naomi Kirk
wood, commerce; David Cavett,
science; Orward Hoye, athletic
coach. Carl Magnuson will again
direct the veterans program.
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Water Repellent Tarps
6 oaly 9xir L- Were 18.05
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Were 12.75
12 only 8xl0'
Now Only 8J49
3 only irxl4
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100 Wool Filled Sleeping Bags
2 only
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