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11 The Statesman. Salem, Ofqon. Thursday. February 2I 1952 Small Bank, Small S taff Do Big Business WILLAMETTE VALLEY FARMER News and Views of Farm and Garden -By ullie l. madsen 2 ya niuiy mm IF 1 -f- i GERVAIS Geoff Wadsworth (above), longtime Gervais banker and general manager of the Gervais State Bank. Only two people help him man the bank. Titer are Helen Hiller (upper left inset), rice president and cashier, who has worked with Wadsworth for more than 20 years; and Helen Scholx, (lower inset) her assistant. (Farm Photos for The Statesman.) G. Wadsworth In 32nd Year, Gervais Bank By LUXJE I MADSEN Farm Editor, The Statesman GERVAIS Opening and closing h! nwn door when he Dleases Is one of the pleasures of a man who owns his own business. That's the opinion of George Wadsworth, Gervais banker since 1821, and one of the few who was able to guide his bank over Dotn rough and smooth financial seas. "Of course.' Mr. Wadsworth boasted, as we were seated in the front of the neat, little bank, "Wo are a corporation now. We even have a branch bank, say, was it a boy or girl?' I gasped, looked up from my to find him address ing not me but a charming woman across his desk. She had 4iit rpcntlv become a erandmoth er and had come in to tell him about it. "The branch?" I reminded him Branch Formed "Oh, yes, Well, really, we are the branch now," ne continued. "You know, we opened the Bank of Oreaon on Highway 99 Wood burn . . . Say, how does the weath er affect those sheep? Everything coming along all right? This time I knew without even looking up that someone else was standing on the other side of the desk. He had come in to pass the time of day with the banker, and the banker made him feel he was fflad to see him. "Well, I really am. I'm always glad to see any of them," the banker said, as he went on to tell me that his son, H. G. Wads worm, was now president in charge of the head office in Woodburn, add- inff that "I lust work here now Others in the corporation are Mrs. Wadsworth, senior; Helen Hiller, cashier of the Gervais bank, and ice president of the corporation; and R. V. Colby at the Woodburn bank. That's it. There are no more members of the firm. Organised in 1907 Between information of crops, babies and general business in the Gervais and Woodburn areas, with a little of Donald and Brooks thrown in, I learned that the Ger vais bank was organized in 1907 and 24 stockholders, only two of whom survive: A. R. Siegmund of Salem and Joseph Nathman of Woodburn. It was on Jan. 13, 1921, that Wadsworth, coming out from Ok lahoma where he had a chain of three stores, bought the bank. "Some might say that the thir teenth was an unlucky day, but it certainly hasn't been for us. The community has been good to us. We went through the depres sion without having to raise the stock. We foreclosed on bvft one mortgage, and we did that as an accomodation to someone who asked us to," Wadsworth said. "Can't think' of anything in life that has given me more pleasure than to help some of the people in the area own their own farms, the banker continued, as he added that "Farmers have certainly been a good risk. No nicer people to deal with. Gervais, the beginning of French Prairie, where Oregon's first farm ing was started,, has grown into a fine dairy community. It is sur rounded by Grade-A dairies, all, according to Wadsworth, "doing fine." Takes No Endorsements "Sure, I make personal loans, he answered to a question." But I never take an endorsement for someone else. If a man can't stand on his own feet, then it's no use bringing in someone else. You just nave to pick up the money from the endorsee, and that's no good. We take our own chances. We don't ask anyone else to take a chance we wouldn't." Wadsworth said the policy of the bank had increased its depos its from $120,000 when he took it over, to $2,000,000, today, and its loans from $27,000 to between $500,000 and $700,000. "We try." he said, "to divide our loans in three proportions: One third in real estate; one third in chattel mortgages and the balance in personal loans." We came back to the discussion f keeping "your own hours." When do you open in the morn ing," I asked. Closes When Ready "Well, officially at 9 ajn. Ger- rais is largely Catholic in religion. We try to be open when the pat rons come from the early morning services. It saves them time They - - "v. Jf V-X xvHecU-J. V; , WOODBURN R. T. Colby (above gon here. H. G. Wadsworth (right) is president. The Woodburn Bank of Oregon was opened some months ago, now is headquarters for both Gervais and Woodburn banks. Dusiimclhi QKammlbnDim A new Holstein Club has been formed in Polk and Yamhill Coun ties, and is to be known as the Polk - Yamhill County Holstein Club. John Rogers of Indepen dence, has been named president, with Elmer Bernards of Carlton as vice president, and Dick Hess of Dayton, as secretary-treasurer The directors are Loo Albright, Maurice Bernards and Jack Wrizht. This is the baby livestock association in the two counties S. B. Hall, former county agent in Multnomah County and Holstein breeder for 40 years, was out from Troutdale to help the group or ganize. www Bathing pigs doesn't seem quite natural, but that's what Louie Gnu, Tamhlll County agent, is advising. Ho says to scrnb the sow as thoroughly as possible before farrowing and put her in a pen that is thor oucbly scrubbed. It will help to save,, he adds, that extra little pig that is between profit and loss. The margin for hog growers has been narrow enough recently, he points out. not to make it fade out completely by loss of pigs. A pig brooder in the corner of the farrowing place is helpful, he adds. The use of a heat lamp, over the center of the pen to give the pigs some additional warmth before they learn to use the brooder, is also helpful, Louie says. But keep the heat lamp 20 inches above the floor to prevent burn on the young pigs, he warns. The rambler was told this past week that it takes five pigs to pay the expenses of the sow up don't have to come back into town to do their business," he said. as he added "and we try to close at 3 or 3:30 o'clock in the after noon, depending upon when we get through. Sometimes a farmer can't get in right at three. We try to wait for him if we know he is coming." As I arose to go, he talked brief ly of the subdivision of the Hayes Farms in Lake Labish, a business handled chiefly through the Ger vais bank, a few years ago. "That was interesting. We all enjoyed it The whole was divided into tracts. A $400,000 deal, and never a default. Sure we had to do some trusting. But it's been worth it, anyway you look at it," Wads worth said, as he showed us a picture of grandsons and grand daughter on his desk. "I like Ger vais and I like the people around Gervais. I like my work. And I don't have to quit until I'm ready. There are some worries, but there are more compensations in owning your own business." -'::-V 1 Jl left) is cashier at the Bank of Ore to farrowing time. So, in order to make a profit, more than five pigs per sow must be saved. . Wesley Shenk, out at Wllla- mina, says a new barn cleaner he has installed is one of the best improvements in the way of machinery he has put into use on his farm. Wes, with his 40 - cow barn is now able to clean it in 7 minutes. With this new electric cleaner Wes has been able to carry on his dairy program by himself, do ing all of the milking and other work during the winter. Going on to the Ballston com munity, we found Jack and Rich ard DeJong installing a farm tank for the collection of milk. The farm tank, a new method in hand ling milk, is being installed in a number of valley dairy farms. Farmers claim that the tanks pay for themselves very shortly with saving on milk and better tests for butterfat. Polled Hereford Sale, Show Set Feb. 25 at Salem Sixty-five head of purebred Polled Hereford cattle, 40 bulls and 25 females, will go on sale Monday, Feb. 25, at the state fair grounds in Salem. This is the sec ond annual Oregon Polled Here ford Association sale. Walter Fisher, Oregon City .as sociation president, says animals consigned by 28 breeders will be shown and placed Sunday after noon, Feb. 24, starting at 1:30 pan. Salem time, Monday, has been set for 12 o'clock noon. Show judge will be Herman Oliver, veteran John Day cattle man. Polled Hereford cattle other than those consigned to the sale may bo included in the show by ar rangement with the association gon City. The sale committee is composed secretary, Don C. Walrod of Ore of Harold Bernier, Oregon City; C. E. Lewis, Aumsville; Dick Hib bard, Imbler; Roy Newport, Cul ver: B. O. Tom. Alsea: William Minkoff, Clatskanie; Everett Wil son, Shedd: Fisher, Walrod. and Ben Newell, Salem. Lunch will not be served on the fairgrounds on show day but will be served by the Middle Grove Associated Clubs on' sale day. Cut off all sucker growth on ap ples and pears. February and ear ly March is a good time to feed trees. A. J. Minke's Guernsey Top DHIACow Two new members were added to the Marion County Dairy Herd Improvement Association, during the past month wherr John Mc Crone, Aurora, and John and Os car Bellinger, Silverton, started testing. Supervisors Joe Bilyeu and Chester Anderson now have 54 standard dairy herds.' A total of 1,506 dairy cows on test in January produced an ave rage of 671.3 pounds of milk and 31.41 pounds of butterfat. Cows which were dry and which were figured in the average included 241. A. J. Minke's Guernsey cow. Cherry, at Ml Angel, topped the association with 101.5 pounds of butterfat in 1,587 pounds of milk for individual honors. Frank Grat singer at Gervais, president of the association, was second high with Bell, a Jersey at 100.2 pounds of fat in 1,670 pounds of milk. Grat singer claimed third place, too, with Caroline, a Jersey, with 95.7 pounds of fat and 1,519 pounds of milk. Fourth went to George Kruse, Mt. Angel, on a Holstein giving S9.7 pounds of fat and 2,188 of milk, and fifth to Number 187 in C. J. Berning's Holstein herd at Mt. Angel with 89.6 pounds of fat and 2,037 of milk. Davis Had 2 Above 75 Roy Davis of Aumsville had two cows in the class above 75 pounds. One at 79.3 and another at 77.9. Ben Vandercovering, Mt. Angelr had a Holstein with 75.6 pounds and Herb Coleman a Jersey with 79.9 pounds of fat. St Benedict's Abbey at Mt. Angel had one Hol stein with 75.7 pounds. Of special interest to dairymen is the production of the Andrew Kehreli and Son herd of Jersey s at Woodburn. One-hundred twen ty cows overaged 34.47 pounds ofl butter fat and 628.0 pounds oi milk. This is the largest herd in the association. Erwin Nickodemus of Mt. An gel, turned in the high 305 day record on a 2-year-old Jersey with 477.1 pounds of fat and 8,602 of milk. Three-year-old honor for a 10 month record went to I. F. Buyserie and Son of Woodburn on Valentine, a registered Jersey, at 591.4 pounds of butter fat and 10, 125 of milk. The Buyseries topped four-year -olds with Melba at 728.9 of fat and 12,941 of milk, and the 5 year-and-over class with Sandra at 740 pounds of but ter fat and 12,070 of milk. Berry Expert Gives Cane Pruning Hints The "V-system" for training red raspberries can be used by both home garden and commercial growers, says D. L. Rasmusson, county extension agent. The plants must be grown in hills for best results. Although distance between hills varies according to the indi vidual grower, the average dis tance between hills in the row is 30 to 48 inches. In late winter or early spring, weak or injured canes are cut off flush with the ground. The re maining canes are grouped into two bunches. Half of the canes from two adjoining plants are brought together at the top wire and fastened with twine. A short section of pliable wire can also be used to tie the canes to the wire. New canes will grow in the center of each "V." The new canes can be tied loosely to the top wire before picking starts. The "V- system" separates most of the new canes from the fruiting canes and makes picking easier. Variety U Factor The height of the top wire from tte ground will depend upon the variety, the length of canes, and size of pickers. In fields having annual cane growth of six to eight feet, -the top wire is usually five to five and one-half feet from the ground. In fields having annual growth of less than six feet, the top wire may be as low as four or four and one-half feet from ground level. If children do most of the picking, the canes must be headed back to a convenient height for them. Number of canes to save per hill varies with the vigor of each hill. Only the vigorous canes should be saved. Weak and spind ly canes should be pruned out. The largest berries are" produced from the sturdy canes. COOLED EGGS EVANSVILLE, Ind., (INS) Designers at Servel, Inc., decided to include a special Odds-and Eggs basket in one model of their 1952 line of refrigerator after dis covering that eggs kept better in a moist-cold area. To prevent a barnyard gate from sagging or breaking the hinges, fasten a small wheel to the open ing end. The gate will open easily, with less strain on the hinges. ATTENTION LOGGERS AND FARMERS LOGS WANTED 8-Ft. 16-Ft. - And long Lengths At Top Prices BURIOAND LUMBER CO. Phono 1125 Tumor, Oregon Farm Calendar Feb. 21 rFinal day of Oregon State Farmers Union Convention, Legion Hall, Woodburn. Feb. 21 Silage Day, Mayflower Hall, Salem, 1 p.m. Feb. 23 Mt. Angel Farmers Un ion Warehouse annual meeting. 10:30 a.m. St. Mary's School, Mt Angel. Feb. 24-25 Second annual Ore gon Polled Hereford Association show and sale, Oregon state fair grounds. Starts 1:30 p.m. Sunday, 12 noon, Monday. Feb. 26 Farm Woodlot and for estry meeting, Mayflower Hall, Salem, 1:30 p.m. Feb. 27 Willamette Basin Pro ject, Salem. Feb. 28 Willamette Farm La bor CounciL 10 a.m. Cafeteria at Paulus Bros. Packing Plant, 14th and Oxford, Salem. Feb. 29 Oregon State Bean Growers, 1 p.m. Mayflower Hall. Feb. 29 Pruning demonstration Rov Rutschman ranch, one-half mile east of Central Howell, 1:30 p.m. March 1-9 National 4-H Club Week. March 8 Production calf sale, 40 head Marchon Hereford farm, C. E. Lewis, owner, Aumsville. March 9 Pacific Rabbit Pro ducers Association convention, 10 a.m. Mayflower hall. March 15-18 Pacific Dairy and Poultry Association convention, Coronado, Calif. March 17-18 Sheep Shearing School, Redmond. March 19-20 Sheep Shearing School, Corvallis. March 24-26 State FFA con vention, Corvallis. March 27-29 State Agricultur al Conference, Oregon State Col lege. April 7 Oregon State Holstein Association 5th annual consign ment sale, fairgrounds, Hillsboro. April 22 Northwest Guernsey sale, Pacific International Live stock Exposition grounds. April 25-26 B e n t o n County Spring 4-H fair, Corvallis High School. Three Fruit Meetings Set For Farmers Two small-fruit meetings have been set for the coming week, the first one, Feb. 25, at 10 a.m. at the Dallas city hall, and the second one Wednesday, Feb. 27, at the McMinnville fair building, start ing at 1:15. Speakers fit the Polk county meeting at Dallas will be Ralph Clark, horticultural specialist at Oregon State College, and C. O. Rawlings, also horticultural spe cialist at the college. The morning session will be devoted to small fruits, including strawberries and cane berries. The afternoon meet ing will be given over to tree fruits, particularly prune produc tion. A committee of Polk county prune growers will conduct a panel discussion on prune prob lems, including disease and insect pest control, orchard management and prune outlook. Clark, together with George Waldo will conduct the meeting at McMinnville. Waldo will give a review of the plant breeding program at the col lege, emphasizing strawberries, blackberries and raspberries. Clark will talk on general cul tural practice in small fruits, and on a fertilizing program. Frost prevention in strawberry beds, will also be discussed. Tree fruit and nuts will be dis cussed at McMinnville on Tues day, Feb. 26, in the afternoon, starting at 1:15. Rawlings will dis cuss rootstock in reference to wal nuts, and Adin Steeland, college plant pathologist, will talk on the control of fruit and nut diseases. The question of injurious insects will be covered by Robert Every, college entomologist. Charges Against Store Dismissed PORTLAND (-Federal Judge Gus J. Solomon dismissed four more charges against the Fred Meyer store chain Tuesday, leav ing 15 charges of selling meat at above-ceiling prices. The. firm originally had faced 23 charges of over-ceiling sales. Attorneys are presenting final ar guments in the case. LABOR COUNCIL TO MEET The Willamette Fa;-m Labor Council will hold its annual meet ing Thursday, Feb. 28, starting at 10 a.m. in the cafeteria of Paulus Bros. Packing Company, 14th and Oxford, Salem. Norman McLaugh lin, manager of the Agricultural Labor Bureau of the San Joaquin Valley, Inc., will be the -featured morning speaker. At 1:30 pan. a panel of farm placement person nel from the Oregon State Em ployment Offices, with Marshall Swearingen as moderator, will dis cuss local problems. Polk Grange Groups Slate Feb. 23 Meet The Polk County agricultural and home economics; committees of subordinate granges will meet at Rickreall Saturday, Feb. 23, re ports O. C. Brown, chairman of the Pomona agricultural commit tee. ' Jack McDermid, of the Red Hills Soils Experiment Station, Oregon City, will speak on handling soils for crop production. ,i McDermid will discuss problems that have been worked out at the experimental area in Clackamas County. Some emphasis will be given to production Of grass for seed and pasture,, and some of the methods that are used for maxi mum production will be discussed. The meeting will start at 10:30 a.m. with no-host dinner at noon. S,fthCSUdinateangeltiny that great care is required agricultural committee program? wm oe given. A trophy, awarded by the Dallas Chamber of Com merce, will be presented to the grange with the outstanding agri cultural program. Pruning Show Scheduled for Rutsehman's Pruning fruit and nut trees in the home orchard will be demon strated by County Extension Agent D. L. Rasmussen on Friday, Feb. 29, at the Roy Rutschman farm, Route 2, Box 191, Silverton. Rutschman's place is about one hall mile east of the Central Howell School. Starting time will be 1:30 p.m. Apple, pear, filbert, walnut. and sweet and sour cherry trees are in Rutschman's home orchard. Since general principles of prun ing apply to both home and com mercial orchards, the demonstra tion is open to anyone interested in pruning fruit and nut trees. FARM CROPS MEETING SET Arthur King, soil specialist. Ore gon State College, will be guest speaker Tuesday, Feb. 26, at 8 p.m. to crop farmers who will gather at the Dallas City Hall. King vill discuss rates and kinds of com mercial fertilizer recommended for use on spring-planted crops. grass seed, dryland and irrigation pastures. A general discussion by farm operators in the county will also be featured on the program. 351 Stcte St. To Come To The MIDGETS FOR MEAT. No "Specials", "Hot-hob" Or "Limits", You Can Shop With Confidence Everyday. Stop In And Take Advantage Oi Oregon Greatest Meat Values. INSPECTED MEATS ONLY. ! I Roasts Blade Lb. 550 Pork Steak u, 450 Boiling Beef 450 Pork Roasls u, 35 Swiss Steaks u,. 690 Center Chops u. 55 Rib Steaks u, 650 Cube Cutlets u,. 600 Cube Steaks - Lb. 750 Fresh Side u... 450 Boneless Cubes Lb. 690 Salt Pork ' u, 350 Round Steak u. 790 Sausage All Pork Lb. 450 Veal Steak 690 Pure Lard u,. 150 DRY CURED, DOUBLE SMOKED BACOII I THE BACON WITH FLAVOR ? In The Piece 3c-4()c lb. Sc Hundreds Oi Our Customers Prefer Buying Bacon In The Flavor Longer. "FLAVORIZED" siamiED HAMS For A Real Treat At Low Cost. Boko A Ham Or Roast A Fresh Log Of Pork. The Loft- overs? Watch The Family Go For Them. inDGET GROUIID MEATS Are Moat You Can Trust No Adulterations. Ground Beef wieners Skinless Lunch Heals LiiUe Links FOR YOUR LOCKER Trimmed Loins. Shoulders And Legs rC. - N. 7 . ' , 4 r Ayrir 1 " "a. How to transplant an infant plant, by lifting roots and all between Htm finger and a pointed stick, is demonstrated in above photo. First Flower Seeds to Sow ; Are Petunias in a Seed Box A flower ; which should be started in a seed box under pro tection is the petunia. Though one of the most vigorous of garden flowers, with amazing to bring a seedling plant safely through its infancy. Florists have developed a method by which practically all seed can be grown into plants, and while this requires greenhouse for best results, it can be used with much success in a sunny window of a living house. The same method can be applied to other plants, where it is important that a maximum number of seeds be grown into plants, without loss due to thinning out crowded plants. Start in Flats Begin by sowing a packet of seeds in a flat. If only one variety Ls sown, the seed can be broadcast. If citferent varieties are sown in the same box, sow in drills, label ing each drill. A critical time with the petunia is the 20-day interval between sowing and germination of the seed. During this period the soil must not be allowed to dry ,out, nor should it be so wet as to en courage the growth of moulds and fungi. By sowing the seed in a layer of sphagnum moss, placed on top of the soil, danger of disease will be minimized. Germination requires a higher temperature than does the growth of plants. A range between 60 and 70 degrees is beft, and no light is needed until the seeds break through the soil. Keep Night Heat Up As soon as this occurs,' the box should be placed near a sunny window, but never on top of a radiator. To make the plants grow sturdy, a night temperature of 50 to 55 degrees, with 10 degrees higher during the day, is best. The seedling plants will be close to gether, and to save them all it is necemssary to transplant them to Midget MsiirEietts IT'S WORTH LB. u,. 630 Polish Rings Lb. Lb. 55f Bologna Liveruurst 550 Smoked .Lb. OUR CAPITOL STREET MARKET IS OPEN FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS UNTIL CLOSED SUM) AYS . I mi-mum n-ft, t other flats, where they have room to develop. j Transplanting may f be . done when they are very tiiiy, and should be done as soon as they have made the second pair of leaves, known as "true" j leaves.' Enough flats to take them all must be provided, filled with J porous soil. f Use Plant Bands ? The best way is to iise "plant bands," which are substitutes for flower pots, placing a seedling!,, petunia in the center of each band. Another way is to draw lines two inches apart at right angles and to set a seedling plant at each intersection. ? Transplanting an infant plant is a matter of seconds, i Lift it, roots and all, between the finger and a pointed stick, place it in its new location and firm, the soil around it. j Each plant will now have room' to develop to garden size without being moved again; bnt ! florists often transplant them again into, pots, to make larger plants to sell. ' Remember that each jtime a plant is moved, it receives a set back. So start operations early, if you want early flowerst The ama teur gardener should :- start pe tunias around two weeks! before other flowers, which arf to bo grown in the hotbed, - coldframo or house. $ I Trial soil plots have revealed that efficient use of potash pro duced striking results on mint and black raspberries, gooil response wit h potatoes, and only slight re sponse with fiber flax. To help relieve conges tion, coughing, muscular soreness, rub on warming 811 No. Capitol Piece. It Holds Its Delicious) I ; $1 WICKS VVapoAwo WHOLE OR HALF LEG 0' POBK LB. i 490 4S0 450 Lb, .Lb. Links u. Of Pork At Wholesale Prices. UNTIL 7 P. M. 9 P. M.
