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by LUlie L; Madsen
Farm Editor. The Statesman
Cherry growers are this weet
considering qu.te seriously the
economic situation regarding this
particular fruit.- And in the mean
time they are going ahead com'
pleting their harvest.
"We have to harvest to help
pay for cultivation and ducting."
they are almost unanimously
agreed.
Most of the cherry growers' visit- r MILL. CITY A swing shift
ed tfcisweek said they were 8-Tnas been put to work at the De-
THE VALLEY NEWS
From The Oregon Statesman's Valley Correspondents
CBI Employs
Swing Shift
On Detroit Dam
-ting about 5Vj cents a pound for
their cherries in the open casn
market and those selling to co
operatives admitted they might
fget somewhat more but we aren't,
banking too heavily on it yet"
Dave Schlag. who has cherry
farmed for 20 years in the Salem
vicinity and now has nine acres
of cherries in the Clear Lake area,
said he "rather expects the cherry
grower will come out a little on
the short end this year." adding
unsteady in price, so the cherry
growers are apt to take somewhat
of a rap."
Clark Needs Pickers
i Schlag was paying three cents
Tor picking and has had no dif
ficulty in obtaining sufficient
pickers. However, he said he has
heard some growers are. Among
the larger growers, Roscoe Clark
stated he has been short of pick
ers throughout the season. William
H. Baillie, Salem manager of the
state employment off ice, " stated
other growers are short as well.
However, a number of growers
made the statement this week that
unless they specffically advertised
m i .1 . U V.
jor picxers, tney wisn wuuiu-ui
pickers would report at the em
ployment office as that is the place
most of the growers obtain their
pickers. Frequently, some of the
smaller orcharkli?ts reported, car
loads of transcient pickers toured
the country stopping at various or
chards looking for work. Much
troit dam site as , work on the gi
gantic project stepped up in tem
po this month.
Excavation has: been started on
the diversion tunnel at the site
where the North Santiam river
will be diverted? while the dam
foundations are being set. Shea
Construction company is the sub
contractor in charge of 5 drilling
a diversion tunnel through solid
rock. The upstream bridge was
completed last month.
Excavation is Also underway to
make space for I the main office
and machine shop for Consolidat
ed Builders, Inci, contractors in
charge of the project. The CBI
engineers are now located at the
Mill City fireball and the: general
offices in the Presbyterian- church.
The company new employs about
300 workers. ?
Due to the current mil work
era strike, work on the CBI hous
ing unit in Mill City has been de
layed. Some 22 houses, due for
completion June; 1. probably .will
not be finished Until September 1.
Marion, Polk County School
Districts Elect New Directors
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Elm Beetle Control
Suggested for June
June is a good month for ap
plying a protective lead arsenate
spray for control of the elm leaf
beetle, says Oounty Extension
Agent D. L. Rasmussen. SThi re-
aid. if the pickers would go to ! commended sprty contains 3 to
the office and then report to the j
orchards desiring help.
Cherry Survey Made
TVi roA f a'j rt a nr (ha form man
Bgement department of Oregon j rse"?te has reposed
.-.. ... f ! by Max Kleman of the Keizer
4 pounds lead ! arsenate f plus
j . i ki inn 1 1
t ?pfutrr MMRrran iuu gallons ti
j water. I
! Good control! with the lead
Mfjmni rims uu iuc s iduuui
grounds in past years. He has
found that a single spray at this
time of year has protected elm
leaves from the damaging feeding
State college, made a survey of
cherry growers throughout
state. This survey showed that it
cost 8.33 cents per pound to pro
duce cherries.
Louie H. Gross, county agent in
xammu wnere some oi tne re- : i,,k;t i Ktw
' cords were made points out that 5 ; :
machinery and fuel have gone up! , ; . j- , . ' .
since the survey was made three j ers believed although picking will
years ago. The price of picking ! continue well into next week in
and man labor on the farm is about I some orchards. Pickers are mak-
the same, but taxes have almost lng Yery ooa wages in, ne or
Results of annual school district i
elections through Marion and Polk
counties were announced Wednes
day when officials completed a
check of votes. Some of the re
sults as reported by Statesman
valley correspondents. ' r
JEFFERSON Rural schools
held their annual school meeting
Monday night.
At Talbot. Keith Allen will be
chairman of the school board, with
Ed Lambert named for two years
to .- fill the unexpired term of
George Potts, jr. Delmer David
son was re - elected for three
years. Mrs. Bertha Jorgenson is
clerk. Edwin Swartz was chosen
a member of the rural school
board. Mrs. E. B. Henningsen's
name was written in for non-un-
ion high school member.
Scravelhill district patrons dis
cussed modernization of their
school district and voted to obtain
estimates on work to begin im
mediately. On the school board
next year will be Francis Grenz.
chairman; Mrs. Harold Crocker
and L. L. Hilliker, with Mrs. Or
rin Smith continuing as school
clerk.
Jack DeVaney will be chairman
of the DeVaney school board with
other members Mike Helms and
Kenneth Ellis. Mrs. William Upp
stad will be the new clerk.
At Sidney, Ed Zehner Is chair
man with other board members
being Harold Super and Lloyd
Marlatt. Mrs. Lawrence Finlay is
clerk. Edwin Swartz was voted on
for member of the rural school
board and Delmer Davidson's
name written in on the non-union
high ticket. Sidney will call - a
meeting as soon as a speaker can
be obtained to discuss consolida
tion and unionization with Jeffer
son district.
POPCORN Harold Anderson
was elected' director for a three
year term in the Popcorn school
district Monday, replacing Guy
McDowell. Steve Bauman was
chosen for a one-year term. The
voters also approved a budget
slightly outside the 6 per cent
limit. " '
ORCHARD HEIGHTS Tink-
ham Gilbert was re - elated to
doubled during that time
The prune situation is somewhat
similar, Mr. Gross continues.
Rumor has it, he tells,- that can
neries may offer $25 to $30 a ton
for green prunes. This price, he
explains, is also below the cost of
production as figured by the farm
management department, who
turns out an unbiased calculation
for the purpose of .pointing out to
the farmer why his checking ac
count is pretty low some years
after harvest
Prunes No Better
Mr. Gross states further that
there is one prune grower in Yam
hill county who has publicly made
the statement that his prune or
chard owes hinv $20,000, and adds
that "let's all think about this
situation a little and either quit
raising these fruits or figure out
omeway where we get more than
cost of production for raising
them."
The peak of cherry picking will
be passed by Sunday, most grow-
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hards, surveys showed, with many
averaging from:$9 to $11 a day.
Rain over the- weekend caused
little or no damage to the fruit,
growers state, with only;, a very
few complaining7 of cracked fruit.
Processors report that the per-
bers of the flboard are Bert
Knowles, and Mrs. Henry jSteger.
B. B. Barrier, clerk of the fdistrict
for a number of years., has re
signed and Mrs. Stanley Elke will
replace him.
DETROIT Noyes Whitten was
elected to a three-year term on
the Detroit school board succeed
ing Huber Ray in a Monday elec
tion.
PEDEE Voters of the Pedee
school district Monday night ap
proved a 1949-50 budget $3,557
in excess of the 6 per cent limit,
and elected Glen Robison: to the
board. He replaces Rufus Dodge
whose term expires. Eldoh Cates
was elected to the board of the
rural school district from zone 3.
GATES -i Elmer Klutke was
elected a director of the Gates
school district Monday, succeeding
Fred Butler who submitted his
resignation to his two-year term.
Gale Carey was chosen for the
three-year term, replacing Elmer
Stewart, whose term expired.
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MILL CITY Ramon Roberts,
retiring school board chairman,
waf elected to serve a new three
year term in the annual school
district meeting Monday. William
Shuey was chosen for a 0ne-year
term, replacing Willis Potter, who
rejoined the army. The third mem
"berj Donald Sheythe, will become
chairman.
The voters also accepted a 1949
50 budget which is $10.e00 high
er than last year's figure, and ap
proved purchase of the Glen Shel
ton property adjoining the school's
ball field.
Gates Cemetery
Group Elects
1950 Officers
GATES Velma Carey was re
elected director of the Fairview
Cemetery association for a three
year term in a meeting at the
school Monday. Mrs. M. G. Rambo
was elected for a two-year term,
and Mrs. Glenn Henness was cho
sen secretary-treasurer. Mrs.
Carey presided during the business
session. It was reported that a
mower has been purchased for use
in the cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Rebhan
of Dallas spent Friday at the home
of their daughter, Mrs. Norman
Garrison.
Mrs. Sophia Chittick of Salem
is visiting at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Clarence Rush.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Henness, ac
companied by Mr. and Mrs. Ma
jor Baughn of Detroit, were fish
ing recently at Diamond lake.
Helen Wilson entertained Sat
urday with a dinner party- at her
home. Guests included Mr. and
Mrs. Kenneth Harris, Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hill
and Don Carey, Gates.
Mrs. Minnie Everton, Yakima,
Wash., arrived Friday at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Burrel Cole.
Mrs. Everton has been ill recently.
Keith Henness left this week
for Forest Grove where he will be
employed in the logging industry.
Mrs. Tillman Raines visited this
week at the nome of her daugh
ter, Mra. Joe Toepper at Coon
Hollew.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Schultz.
Wheeler, spent the week end with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald
Heath.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Edwards
are in Bellingham. Wash., this
week attending an Edwards" fam
fly reunion.
centage of damaged cherries is t was-re - elected director of Ger
low and no more injury is expect- vais school district 76 in the an
ed, barring further rains.: nual meeting Monday. Other mem-
St. Louis Catholic
Church To Hold
Dinner July 17
ST. LOUIS The St. Louis
Catholic parish will hold its an
nual old - fashioned chicken din
ner and picnic at the parish hall
Sunday, July 17. Dinners will be
served starting at noon. ;
In charge of the dinner 'are Mrs.
C. I. Grassman. Mrs. James Leith
the Mountain View schAol board 'and Mrs. L. G. FersChweiler.
in the annual meeting-' Monday. I Gsmes, refreshments and an en
Voters also approved a budget out- ' tertainment program will take
place on the parish grounds.
Prizes will include a homemade
quilt, an aluminum roaster, white
chenille bedspread, an aluminum
coffee maker and sheets ; On sale
Will be a large selection of fancy
Work, The kiddies will Ifish for
surprizes in the pond.
side the 6 per cent limit and a
bond issue to build an additional
room on the school.
GERVAIS Harold Lenhardt
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GERVAIS Mr. and Mrs. Jess
Adams are receiving congratula
tions on the arrival of their first
grandchild, Kathleen Lynn Dob-
son. born Sunduy morning to Mr.
and Mrs. Vernon Dbson of Bor
ing. Oregon, at the Portland sani
tarium. She was the first baby
born in Portland on Father's Day,
and her father will receive com
plete new wardrobe from a Port
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of the retail trade bureau contest.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Dobson of Bor
ing are the other grandparents
and Mrs. George Wynn of Ger
vais is great grandmother.
The Statesman. Salem. Oregon,, Thursday, Juno ?3,, 1937
Jefferson District Elects School
Directors; Expansion Told
JEFFERSON Compared with many previous sehol elections
here, the 38 patrons present to vote for directors Monday night was
a big turnout Edwin Swartz received 37 votes here for member on
the rural school district; board. Henry Oldenburg was named member
of district 14C school board, receiving 23 votes. Robert Harris was
also nominated, receiving 14 votes.
The meeting was delayed an hour
in starting, members thinking it
best to start voting at 8 o'clock
standard time.
The present board nw includes
Varion E. Coin, chairman; Irvine
Wright and Harry Oldenburg. Ed
Rick is retiring member. Mrs. Hal
-Reeve is clerk.
While waiting for the polls to
close, board members: discussed
their plans "with the patrons for
consolidation with rural districts,
and local school expansion. Irvine
Wright, board member, told of
meetings with rural boards and
their favorable reaction: to consol
idation. Rural districts also are
growing, and are finding it in
creasingly difficult to meet state
standards required by; the basic
school law.
Members also told of steps they
had taken toward local school ex
pansion. Looking toward the fu
ture, they hope toseparate grade
and high school, having two build
ings on separate locations. The
grade school needs at least three
more rooms before the fall term
begins. The present school grounds
is not large enough for enrollment
according to state standards.
The board is negotiating for an
option to buy 52 acres of land j
and the turkey haKhery building
just outside the north city lim
its of Jefferson. If this can be se
cured at a reasonable price, they
hope to convert the hatchery buil
ding, built of concrete blocks with
cement floors, into firee school
rooms needed this fall. Later, at
a more suitable time, a high school
building can be built on the land.
However, before anything definite
is done, the board said they would
put it to the vote of the district.
Patrons made a motion that the
board be authorized to go along
with present plans.
Iris Named
Gtv Flower
At Jefferson
JEFFERSON At the June
meeting of the Jefferson Friendly
Garden club Monday night in the
city hall, the iris was named as
the city flower. "Dr. Robert M.
Gatke of Willamette university
spoke on rhododendrons, saying
that few were grown in the states,
but many in China and England.
The shrub blooms from February
to July and the blooms range from
white through pink, red, purple,
almost black and yellow. There
are from 2,300 to 5,000 varieties.
A flower show in late summer
and plant sale in spring was dis
cussed. Miss Marjorie Fontaine
was admitted to membership. The
July meeting will be a picnic sup
per meeting in the Rehfeld grove.
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j grange chairman. R. W. Schmidt.
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j Oregon's brand inspection law.
Bangs disease and 1, a. testing
as well as Secretary Brannan's
farm program.
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PEDEE Mr. and Mrs. Clif
ford Pierzina are parents of a new
son, born June 15. It is the couple's
third child and second son. The
grandmother is Mrs. Lura Trueax.
NEW SCHOOL APPROVED
TILLAMOOK, June 22-(JP)-An
$800,000 bond issue for construc
tion of a new high school here
was approved by voters Mon
day, 636 to 525.
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