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THE REGISTER-GUARD, EUGENE, OREGON Page Twv. Two Western Lane Irrigation Tours Planned This Week Western Lane county Irrigation enthusiasts will have a two days' program this week, the first In the Blachly section August 24 and the second on the North Fork August 25, according to announce ment at the office of O. S. Fletcher, c o u n t y agricultural agent, Saturday. Two types of Irrigation sys tems used in Irrigating miscel laneous field and pasture crops and home gardens will be In spected on a tour to be conducted in the Blachly country on the first day. The agricultural com mittee of Triangle grange will conduct the tour In cooperation with the county agent The sche dule follows: 10 A. M. Farm of Ray F. Congdon at Horton about five miles north of Blachly on Cong don creek. Mr. Congdon Is Irri gating about 40 acres with water taken from this creek by gravity. His dam, ditches, and crops will be Inspected. Ladino clover, red clover, field corn and potatoes are being irrigated. 1:30 P. M. Farm of Virgil A. Parker on Lake creek at the mouth of Greenlcaf creek about nine miles below Blachly. Mr. Parker is irrigating pasture crops, miscellaneous field crops, his home garden and stock beets with high pressure revolving sprinkler system. Water Is pump ed from creeks and with a pump driven by an old automobile en gine. Arthur S. King, extension soil conservationist at the state col lege, will discuss Irrigation pro blems and H. B. Howell, superin tendent of the Astoria experiment station, will take part In the dis cussion of miscellaneous crop production problems. The annual western Lane crops tour and picnic will be held on the North Fork Thursday, Aug ust 23, under the sponsorship of the agricultural committee of North Fork grange and the coun ty agent. Two farms with Irri gation systems, good dairy herds, and good- crops will be visited nnd miscellaneous problems of Interest to western Lane farmers will be considered. Following In spection of the farms, there will be a basket dinner followed by addresses. 10:30 A. M. Farm of V. E. Dwyer on the North Fork about lil miles from Florence. Low pressure, slip-joint Irrigation sys tem, v. 11:30 A. M. Farm of Boy W. Swearlngen on the North Fork bout 8 miles from Florence. Sprinkler Irrigation system with .gravity pressure. 12:30 P. M. Basket dinner at North Fork Grange hall under tha supervision of the home eco nomics committee of North Fork grange. (Coffee will be furn ished.) 1:30 P. M. Discussion of pro duction of forage crops and other crops problems, by H. B. Howell, superintendent, Astoria branqh experiment station. 2:00 P. M.-J-lrrlgatlon for west ern Lane county, by Arthur S. King, extension soil conservation ist, Oregon State college. 2:30 P. M. How western Lane farmers can benefit by cooperat ing In the agricultural conserva tion program, by O. S. Fletcher, county agent. Writer Invited To Go After Tuna (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) shore sometimes to encounter the tuna, but when you once get there he fishing is unbeatable." Milton A. Poland. Portland publisher who works for Cnptain Stanley Allyn on the Trade winds" off Drpoe Bay. Just for fun, says: "Although Allyn does n't tako his boat out for tuna, there ate three or four larger boats that make the trip out about 18 miles and take fishln Das engers along. These trips require lour ana eigm hours and the tuna fishermen usually get well rewarded for making the trio.' Now another question Is, can a boat out of Astoria make S5 miles "or more." catoh tuna and return in one day. A boat must be ablo to tavel about 20 m. p. h. to make sui-h a trip and it ap pears doubtful If there ore more than two boats out of Astoria cspable to making that speed. In which case the prii-e would nat urally be kept hlnh enough to eliminate the "general run of sportsmen." As a rportsman, this writer She was born April 21, 1873, in would be only loo happy to learn I Nortnnsvllle. N. Y. She was a that tuns fishing is practical. But 'member of the Fairmount Presby as a sports writer. I could harHlv I - -.: ur cjpcctea to pumirire the sport. After all one cannot expect, even a fisherman, to travel some 200 miles from the Willamette Valley to Astoria and find a one-day trip for tuna is not possible. August Clean Up Sal Odd and Ends APPLEGATE FURN. CO. 11th and Willamette BUTTER-KRUST TI1AT GOOD DREAD - y'li" 'A I yLfeifc. . ....... ..8 Springfield To Vote On Tuesday (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) statement to be a deliberate mis representation, backed up his claims by producing a copy of the contract between the Booth-Kelly company and the power company, and showed that nowhere in the ; contract was this clause Included. rvTr . T Attar Cain nn fltirl inn ! -. - k. fcVn h. copy of the contract from the of-. flees of the public utilities com-1 missloner. riant Would Move On the Opposition Side Of the ! panic, again, 11 was reveaicci Ihursday by K c. Slpe, manager , Mountain State, company, that the j Snrinffflnlrt nlnnt. nf thi ivtnm will bo moved should the city de clde to adopt the municipal own ership plan. It was definitely slot ed that the distribution plant and ! office would be moved. No nor- I ticular mention was mado as to the fnto ol company's steam nlant l should the public ownership plan be adopted. The Mountain States company employs in the neighborhood of 25 men in Springfield, all of whom, it Is stated, would lose their Jobs if the company moved its equipment away. Mr. Sipe had no definite statement to make on this point, however. As the election deadline draws near, however, it appears that the contest will be close. This opinion is gained from auestionine I both in their homes and on the aircci. ieariy buu Dallots are ex- I iiciea 10 oe cast at the election. The polls will be open from 8 a. m. to 8 p. m., it was announced by Chester Aldrich, city recorder. Obituaries Theodore W. Nelson JUNCTION CITY, Aug. 20 (Special) Theodore W. Nelson. for 20 years a resident of Junction City, died Saturday morning at the veterans hospital in Portland at the age of 74. He was born In Den mark in December, 1864, coming to America with his mother when he was 18 years old. He lived in Wis consin, later moving to Idnlio where he married Anna Miller. The couple moved to Junction City 20 years ago. Mr. Nelson is survived by his widow, Anna Nelson. Mr. Nelson was a veteran of the Spanish-American war, serving with Co. D of Idaho, and with a service record of 18 months in the Philippines. He was a member of 'he First Baptist church of Eu- gene, ann a memner of the Gen. ral I.awton post, Spanlsh-Ameri' can War Veterans. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at Millers chapel In Junction City. Interment will be In the Eu gene I. O. O. F. cemetery No. 2. Graveside services will be held by the General Lawton post, Spanish war veterans. Mary M. Foote Mary M. Foote died Saturday afternoon at her home at 1513 Columbia street at" the age of 63. USE CHINESE HERBS WHEN OTHERS FAIL CHARLIE CHAN CHINESE HERBS REMEDIES Healing virtue hu been tested hundred years for chronic all- E !.!.! S- B. Fore catarrh, ears. Iuns, asthma, chronic couth, siomarh, ulcers, tall stones, colitis, constipation, dlabetis, kidneys, bladder, heart, blood, nerves, neural!, rheu matism, high blood pressure, land, akin sores, male, female and children disorders. S. n. rni, rtttf vrittu In Clilnt. Ilr RptcUIWI. flvvi rtltrf tfwr n i. ii km nnumtiu si., r. ni. onto .., a m i M (A ;H t.j &' I I ''' . X J. W. White Mail Carrier Retires At 82, Leaves Behind Enviable Record J. W. White, 82-year-old mail carrier who had served the Elmirn-Veneta district for the past 17 years, Is rotired. Known and loved by residents In the re motest sections of his territory, i, oi.,i, ,,,.. u.ui-j him a rccord f clock.Uke regu.j . . . .... I larllv ana dependability. f. . .' . . , "f" , the dramatic code, "The mail must ffn throliffh." Ha mnHn ivjn I,.n. Hnllv Knnrtav. InlnM from Elmlra to Veneta station and only vl)en road3 were absolutely i 'T",, 3? I'JJ?' Mr. White's retirement on last July 31 camo not of his own choice but with the changing times. His territory, too sparsely j settled in the past to be covered bv Eugene s rural carriers, has becn taken over by that depart mcnt tenon cliurcn, and also was a member of the Rising Sun chapter No. S8, Order of the Eastern Star, in South Dakota. Mrs. Foote moved from New York to Sou'.h Dakota in her early childhood, was married there on Juno 28, 1898, to Plain D. Foote. The Foote's resided there until 1923 when they moved to Callfor nia for a time before coming to Eugene In 1925. Mr. Foote preced- Mary M. Foote in death, pass- " away in reDruary, 1837. Mrs. Foote is survived by a son. lichard; a daughter, Lorraine; a .other, C. Ii. Garrett, of Minne polis, Minn.; a sister, Mrs. Edna 3. Garrett, of Eugene; and an uncle, T. H. Garrett, of Eugene. Funeral services for Mrs. Foote will be held at the Branstetter Simon chopel Monday afternoon at ,1:30 o'clock. Rev. R. E. Clark, of the Fairmount Presbyterian church, will officiate. Interment will be in the I. O. O. F. ceme tery No. 2. . Frank Hampton Funeral sen-Ices for Frank Hampton will be held from the Branstetter-Simon chapel Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. II. W. Dovls will officiate and in ;erment will be in the I. O. O. F. cemetery No. 2. SCOOP. Sensational Offer! ONLY ONE HOUR GOOD WEDNESDAY $15 Hamilton (Only Fifty to B Sold 1 s4j W. 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Pasture Sprinkled Sprinklers in the clover pasture are of the type now being widely used, slip-joint sections of per forated pipe, 3 inches in diameter, covering an area 30 feet wide and 540 feet long with three inches of precipitation in an hour-and-a half setting. Fourteen pounds of pressure is developed to equally distribute the water over that area. The resultant clover field Is lush and green to every boundary. P. E. Needham, Leaburg farm er on tour, showed avid interest in the Berg brothers Irrigation setup, planning a sprinkler sys tem for his 40-acre clover field. Underground main lines for his system have already been laid, e said. The Berg clover field of 12 acres can' be completely covered with three inches of water in three days, it was said, but is usually gone over about once a week. Visitors from other parts of the county seen on the tour were H. C. Williamson, from Cottage Grove; Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Wright, who operate a large farm 3 miles south of Creswell; Grover Walker and Joe Walker from Fall Creek; and E. H Peterson from Junction City. Party is "Split Laugh moment at the Berg farm was when the tour crowd was split Into two groups by sprinkler lines. Guide Fletcher called from his side of the 30-foot curtain of water to assemble the tourists for 1 in i 11 A m D" na lno lu man. actually dashed through th. sorinkler line in resDOnd to his call Arthur King, extension soil specialist from Oregon State col- lege addressed the crowd on maintenance and operation of ir rigation systems, advised irriga tion of Ladino clover fields once a week starting in May and spreading of 200-300 pounds of super phosphate fertilizer per acre each year. Second stop of the. irrigation tour caravan, which Mr. Fletcher estimated to be the largest ever assembled for a field crop tour, was at the farm of F. B. Simmons, whose 48 ocres of alfalfa, red clover and Ladino clover are ir rigated from the Springfield land and water system ditch by strip border flooding. No romping or pipe lines are necessary for this type of Irriga tion, which can only be used where there Is a fairly large and dependable water supply, it was explained by Mr. Fletcher. The water is guided In flood ditches to small gates, placed one to a strip, which control the Irriga tion. Strip Method Easy Cheapest and easiest of all sys tems to operate, the strip border method of Irrigation necessitates a great amount of labor In prepara tion of ground. Fields are levelled and divided by ridges into strips j about 30 feet wide and running , any length desired. Water flooded into a strip from one of the gates covers the ground evenly and quickly if the preparatory: levelling has been properly done. I One large field on the Simmons farm, 10 acres in area and di vided into approximately 15 strips, can be completely flooded In 5 hours, Mr. Simmons said. The water flows Into all strips at once, reaching every inch of the field. 2 P. M. TO 3 P. M. ONLY AUGUST 24 Shaver D Luxe Electric at Thl One-hour Sals) On Sale Only.... 2.99 By arrangement with the manufacturer of this $13.00 nationally adver tised dry shaver we are positively limited to SO only. GET YOURS IM MEDIATELY. Women, too, will wel come this Ideal aid to personal daintiness. Chrome-Plated Head, Haakon Case, tncludinr I new Precision Motor. If you can't attend sale, leave money before salt and shaver will be held for you. Limit One To Each Customer Some of the Simmons farm not yet levelled for strip-border irri gation is being supplied water by the older method ol iiooaing irom higher points. Although better than no irrigation at all, the sys tem does not distribute water evenly over high and low points alike, Mr. Simmons said. He plans to have the more efficient system in operation on some of this land by next year. One of the largest sprinKier a- rigated farms in Lane county was visited on the last stop of the two- day tour, the 120-acre Thistle down farm being operated by Fred Brougher. It Is located on the Pacific highway six miles north of Eugene. Three pumping plants, 1800 feet of underground iron pipe and 1400 feet of lateral pipe equipped with Buckner revolving sprinklers comprises the equipment used to water this large farm, me pumps, two of which are powered by electricity and one by gasoline engine, draw water from 12-inch drilled wells, each 40 feet deep. Water level is only ten feet below ground level here and the supply is virtually inexhaustible. In addition to many acres of rolling pasture land seeded with Ladino clover and rye grass, the sprinklers are being used to water other field crops and some can nery crops. The sprinklers, set 60 feet apart In stagger formation, are left on 8 hours at a time. Slip-Joint lateral pipe setups 1000 feet long are moved three times a day. Mr. Brougher said, giving pasture lands a thorough watering every three weeks. Fifteen-horsepower motors and 3 inch centrifugal pumps are used to develop pressure of 60 pounds and pump water at the rate of 325 gallons per minute. Water equal to a three-inch rainfall is obtained from one sprinkler setup in an 8-hour period. Grazing on the Thistledown captures are 94 head of cattle. Mr. Brougher said his irrigation op eration cost for 70 acres of pas ture is $130 per month, or slightly less than $2 per acre per month. Initial investment in Irrigation equipment was not estimated. Others who followed the irrl Eation tour were C. B. 'Greenough, nericultural engineer with the Mountain States power company; Henry L. Page, Fall Creek; Earl Clark, O. N. Peterson, Junction City; A. G. Johnson, Junction City; Claude Downing, Marcola; Ash Bailey, lower Fern Ridge; C. L. Churchill, Marcola; C. B. Swan go, Coburg; and Dick Reed of the Chula Vista dairy. Turkey Growers Will Meet Here The Oregon Turkey Growers' association will hold its annual meeting at the Moose hall in Eu gene Tuesday, August 23. Three directors are to be elected and several amendments to the by laws will be offered for a vote of the membership. Business sessions will be held in the morning and afternoon. A bas ket dinner will be served at noon and Mrs. Bart Flannagan and Mrs. G. M. Beamer are the committee in charge. The association will furnish ice cream, sugar, cream and coffee. Turkey growers not members of the association are being invited to attend the meetings but are not entitled to vote at the election. ' N. L. Bennion, extension poul tryman from Oregon State college, will speak during the morning ses sion on "Problems in Breeding Turkeys." In the afternoon meet ing, A. Willardson of Los Angeles, sales agent of the Northwest Tur key Growers association, will speak on "Marketing Turkeys." SPARKS Oil Circulator Burns Diesel Oil Save 20 on Fuel Coat Spark has always meant beauty of line. For more than thirty five years the name Spark on any heater has stood for the finest quality that you could buy. See the special patented features of this new oil circu lator, and select a Sparks for Beauty, Economical Operation and Trouble Free Performance. WRIGHT'S at Broadway and Oak El GENE : PHONE tit I WRIGHT fi SONS SPRINGFIELD FHONE IS Independent Judge Candidate Rumored (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) candidate for senator, would be among the chosen. e Just how Jimmy is to take a hand in the Oregon election was not explained, and it probably can be taken for granted that if he is questioned about it he will be as astonished to learn of it as he was to learn he had a nice fat in surance business. GOP MEETING SET A meeting for the Lane County Republican club has been called for 8 p. m. Wednesday at the cir cuit courtroom of the courtroom of the courthouse. At this time there will be election of 10 dele gates and their alternates for the state convention of the Oregon Re publican clubs in Salem, Sept. 16 and 17. Also, organization work preparatory for the fall campaign will be taken up, the club plan ning to work up a membership drive. The meeting Wednesday will be the first ef a series of meetings at which short talks and discussions will be given by repre sentatives from labor, business, farming, and finance on how the New Deal has affected the activi ties of each. A. L. Hawn, local bonds and investment man, is to give the talk Wednesday. At other meetings there will be speakers representing labor circles, city business, and the farming indus try. All republicans are invited to the meeting. OPPOSE MEASURE Oppisition to the initiative meas ure on the November ' ballot to curb picketing by labor unions was voiced Saturday by the Women's Democratic League of Lane county at the Osburn hotel, on the grounds that it was "un American, distinctly anti-labor and deliberately designed to nullify recent labor legislation." A program of women's demo cratic activities in the next three weeks was outlined, including: A tea August 31 at the home of Mrs. Creed Brattain for discus sion of campaign issues. Picnic September 11 at Junc tion City park, address by Paul Kiepe of the University of Oregon faculty. Business meeting September 2, at 2 p. m., in Osburn hotel. BERRIES RD7EN DEERHORN, Aug. 19 (Spe cial) Himalaya blackberries are at their best now and housewives are gathering them for jam and Jelly. The evergreens are begin ning to ripen. Since there is no market for large quantities of the berries, many farmers have grub bed out the vines to a large ex tent. Motorists find many growing along the highway that may be had for the picking. Anne Chaneys Expert Services Lane Stockmen To Meet And Organize The livestock raisers of Lans county will meet at the Four-H club building on the county fair grounds Monday at 2 p. m. to or ganize a county association, it was announced Saturday by O. S. Fletcher, county agricultural agent. The meeting is being called by Fred Knox, who was chosen tem porary chairman at a meeting held in June. H. A. Lindgren, extension livestock specialist at the state col lege, will address the stockmen. The subject of cooperation be tween the forest agencies and the stockmen on the use of cutover lands will be one of those to come up for discussion. . Pear Deliveries On For E. F. Deliveries of pears are being received; at the Eugene Fruit Growers association. The fruit is going into storage now and can ning operations will start within 10 days to two weeks. The crop i larger this year and of better quniity, plant officials report. Feak of the bean canning per iod is passed. This Is the latgst vegetable crop handled at the plant and this year the deliver! js liavo been on a very uniform schedule, . preventing any extra big rush at the plant at any one time. The cannery will be nt work on beets for several weeks yet. Corn is being packed right along. The yield has been cut some from first expectations, due to the very dry weather. Mint, Onions Entered In "Produce" Contest Tall mint plants and large on ions featured in the "farm pro duce contests" of the week-end. J. J. Chase, route 2, Springfield, displayed a mint plant measuring 64 inches high. The plant grew of its own accord, having no special attention or irrigation. Mr. Chase also showed an onion weighing 2 pounds and measuring 17 inches around. And that's a big onion, even with Route F measure ments. From Route P the "contest" ARTHRITIS Artificial Fevers, as now be ing used, is giving gratifying results; and its application is endorsed by the great clinics of the world. If you are a victim of this dreaded disease, investigate these treatments at 37 East Tenth Avenue. : DR. GEO. A. SIMON Chiropractic Physician Cost You Nothing Anne CHaney is tHe Water board's home economist. Her specialty is showing you the newest approved methods of electric cookery and new ways and means of using your electric refrigerator to the best advantage. Mrs.' Chaney will be glad to give you the benefit of her services regardless of the age of your appliances, our only require ment being that you buy your electric current from us. JUST PHONE 1640 FOR AN APPOINTMENT Winners In Lane Club Livestock Tour Announced - "iiy-rwo live. , I attended tSt 44 J rcieci uie two ""sas at Corvalli. 3 Privilege iof XT' f e,...6:. repress... "'"i a total scor. .i .. possible 600 re i nigan and SccFB8SUV,rB!i 01 1598 out of iSS2J second high tam H Adams, Albert 3 Freeman, score of 1485. 3 score of 1350 J The 4-H .(..i. ... 1 represent UnV cTW al contest held SSI"" September 21. ' eou-ty. mrft.L , . with a lifted VnZfM Uncle Si SoJ "Joe Hegan'i Wd fcj there's no radin nmn.i'. Howie Wiitf-tlut 1V4J serial on KOREwerjtel day. Tuesdav. wJjJ and Thursday at 5:30p!aJ uuess me grownups fed id same way plenty of gJ tune it in." 1 nuSi lAKEDBYWriLIAMS
