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Rhubarb Starts Season'! Pack Blue Lake Packers begins '
fruit and vegetable season with frozen pack of rhubarb.
Shown in the foreground and along the sorting belt are: Os
car Williams,, Carrie Mowry, Mrs. Lean Miller, Ethel Priddy
and Minnie Williams. J. F. Van Osdol supervises quality
control.
Blue Lake Cannery Is Busy
Freezing, Packing Rhubarb
By BEN MAXWELL
Rhubarb, initial vegetable received by Salem packing houses,
Is now being frozen at Blue Lake and packaged in one pound
cartons for retail consumers.
About six growers producing rhubarb on near 25 acres are
now delivering to Blue Lake in 60 pound lugs. Among the
larger of these growers is Franks-
Berry of Crabtree who produces
his crop on six acres In the
Santiam bottom.
Rhubarb requires a sandy,
fertile soil and like nearly all
other vegetables produced for
packers must be grown under
irrigation. So far this crop has
not been afflicted with either
fungus or insect pests. But too
rapid growth in wet weather
does cause the stocks to crack
and oxidize, thereby making
them unfit for the frozen pack,
First cutting of the strawberry
variety will conclude about May
21, to be followed by a second
cut in July, v
At Blue Lake rhubarb passes
first over a sorting belt and then
into an end trimmer. Next it is
cut, washed, subjected to a light
steam blanch and passes along
over the cooling belt. Here it is
again inspected for quality be
fore entering cartons that are
filled and weighed.
Next the carton is filled with
a heavy syrup and finally closed
and washed. Packaged rhubarb
is now subjected to a tempera
ture of 30 degrees below zero
until the center of the carton
is frozen to zero. From freezing
tunnels the pack is moved to
'storage rooms where a constant
New Classrooms for
Green Acres School
Lebanon Lebanon school
district 16 will build two addi
tional classrooms at Green
Acres school this summer, is
was disclosed this week when
the school board called for bids.
Supt. J. W. King said that
bids will be opened June 11 and
construction will begin imme
diately so that the new rooms
will be ready for use at the be
ginning of school in the fall.
Green Acres is the most re
cently constructed of Lebanon's
three elementary school and is
located in a rapidly developing
section southwest of the city,
Timber Carnival
Events Charted
Albany Plans for the
1B51 edition of the Timber Car
nival, to be held at Albany and
Waverly lake July 2, 3, and 4,
are now shaping up fast,' accord
ing to Ted Lovelace, president
the world championship log
ger ecent. A streamlined ver
sion of the annual event will be
presented to the public this
year.
The following tentative pro
gram was released by Lovelace:
Monday, July 2, 10 p.m., Queen
Coronation, Waverly lake; 11
m., modern dance, armory.
Tuesday, July 3: 10:30 a.m.;
Timber Carnival parade; 1:30
p.m., loggers contests, elimina
tion round, Waverly lake, speed
climbing, topping, bucking,
chopping, log rolling; 6 p.m.,
Queen's dinner; 7 p.m., talent
show, courthouse, horseshow; 8
m., baseball; 9 p.m., modern
dance.
Wednesday, July 4: 10 a.m.,
model airplane show; 1 p.m.,
flag ceremony, Waverly lake;
30 p.m., championship loggers
contest, Waverly lake; 4:30 p.m..
trophy awards, car presenta
tion, Waverly lake; 7:30 p.m.,
water acts, Waverly lake; 9 p.m.,
fireworks display, Waverly
lake, and 10 p.m., final dance.
Loggers from all over the Pa
cific northwest, including Ca
nadian entries will be on hand
the two days for a crack at the
000 in contestant prize money
speed climbing, topping,
bucking, log chopping, log roll
ing and jousting.
Ken Edick has been named by
the Chamber of Commerce, an
nual parade sponsors as general
chairman this year, and is now
working with his committee on
details of that phase of the pro
gram. C. S. Emmons will serve
co-chairman.
Piano Recital Given
Hubbard Miss Carmen Scholl
presented 32 pupils in a music
recital at the 91 Consolidated
school Thursday evening.
temperature of five degrees be
low zero is maintained.
Blue Lake now has two shifts
of 35 employes each working
rhubarb. Following this pack
win come gooseberries to be
succeeded by strawberries near
June 1.
School Boards Fight
Paving of Linn Streets
Lebanon Plans to pave Sec
ond street from Tangent to its
northern extremity were ob
structed this week upon receipt
of a letter to the council from
the two Lebanon school boards
The boards of elementary dis
trict 16 and Union high school
objected to the paving on two
counts first, safety of school
students, and second, finances.
The boards are seeking to
keep the city from improving
that part of Second street from
Tangent to Morton, which bor
ders the high school campus,
and intimated that they would
seek action to permanently
close the street if plans for pav
ing were carried out.
The street has already been
petitioned for paving by a ma-
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Mothers, Students in Social
Whirl at Washington School
East Salem Several social teas for mothers and special pro
grams by the pupils of Washington school have been on the
schedule the past few weeks.
Friday afternoon the fifth and sixth grade pupils of Mrs.
Frances Hall were the hosts and hostesses for the special event.
A musical Dlav. "The Arkan
sas Traveler," was given by the
fifth grade pupils. Taking lead
ing parts were Darlean Wir-
renga, Raymond Lengelly, Cecil
Clute and Elmer Sieber. Calling
for a square dance was Ian Bry-
clon.
The second play was "Pizarro
and the Conquest of the Inca."
Participating were Richard Di
vert, Ian Brydon, Rodney And
erson, Raymond Lengelly, El
mer Sieber, Jerry Collins, Larry
Brown, Larry Miller and Merle
Chisman.
Narrators were Sandra Jack
son, Gary Doty and Jerry Col
lins. ,.
Following the program the
mothers of Mrs. Hall's pupils
were guests at tea served in the
library.
Following the business meet
ing of the Mothers club Thurs
day afternoon, a special musical
program was given by the school
orchestra, led by Donald Jessop,
ana numbers by the six trump
eters, Ian Brydon, Anthony Mil
ler, Larry Brown, Jerry Collins,
Wayne Taylor and Raymond
Krueger, led by Victor Palmas-on.
Mrs. Alfred Paull was hostess
for an afternoon party at her
Birchwood drive home Thursday
afternoon. Present were Mrs.
George Shull, Mrs. E. D. Renaud,
Mrs. Albert Patz, Mrs. Clifford
Yost, Mrs. Austin Kyle, Mrs.
Frederick R. Smalley, Mrs. Lloyd
Mansiield, Mrs. Robert B. Park
er. Mrs. Frederick Savin. Mrs.
Clifford Avery, Mrs. Earl Huck
step, Mrs. William Hartley, Mrs.
George Yost, Mrs. Clifford D.
Forse, Mrs. Grant Border. Mrs.
Maurice Gordon, Mrs. George
yutnn, Mrs. Oscar Wigle, Mrs.
Robert Fryrear, Mrs. R. Myrle
Giorsch, Mrs. Julius Miklia and
the hostess. A permanent name
was chosen for the club, "The
Swegle Neighbors." The June
meeting will be with Mrs. Shull,
Kids Don't Like
Castor Oil But
Some Other Do
Washington, May 21 U.R)
This is about castor oil.
Ugh!
Children hate it; industrial
ists love it.
In addition to being nause
ating it is very slippery. It
has many roles. And it's get
ting scarce.
So, the National Geographic
Society notes today, the agri
culture department Is plant
ing 80000 acres of castor
beans this year in Oklahoma,
Northern Texas, and Southern
California.
That is 71,000 acres more
than were harvested in 1950.
This year's crop will produce
about one-fifth of the nation's
castor oil needs for a year.
Brazil is this country's big
gest castor oil supplier.
Castor oil is used in making
nylon and plastics, flypaper
and typewriter ribbons,
paints, enamels, and hair
dressings.
It is the base of hydraulic
fluid for big gun recoil cy
linders and big plane land
ing gear, shock absorbers, and
brakes. It is a fine lubricant
for jet engines.
Because it readily absorbs
and holds colors, castor oil
also is used in making cos
mcstics including lipstick.
Lafky Elected Head
Keizer Lions Group
Keizer Ray Lafky, local
torney, was elected president of
the Keiber Lions club at the an
nual election held on Wednes
day, May 9.
Other officers of the club are
Ken Dunnigan, first vice presi
dent; Andy Beardsley, second
vice president; Gerald Bowerley
treasurer; Walter Kechter, sec
retary; Clarence Rickard, ta 11
twister; and Dr. Casterline, lion
tamer. The board of directors
consists of Bud Richoy, George
Zeuske and Otis Anderson.
The Lions are arranging for a
public dance to be held during
the Greater Keizer Days festivi
ties on June 22, 23 and 24.
jority of the residents living
along the route, and is present
ly being advertised for remonstrances.
Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Monday, May 21, 195113
Silverton Tax
Levy Reduced
Silverton The school district
No. 4 tax levy will be lower be
cause of a new law that will
yield an extra sum, being down
from 255055.69 of last year, to
this year's figures of 251.906.78.
The budget calls for an estimat
ed tax levy for 1051-52 of $83,-
818.28 with $10,442.00 for
bonds, additional, compared to
$113,085.82 of the current fiscal
year.
Outside the 6 percent tax lim
itatoin o this year's levy is the
sum of $18,376.34, and will be
submitted to the district voters
at the June 9 school election for
approval. Compared to last
year's outside the 6 percent lim
itation, this is considerably
lower, as that figure was $42,-
734.74.
Though teachers salaries are
raised a considerable amount,
generally, and the new budget
is actually higher than that of
last year, the levy is less be
cause of the district receiving
$85,000 from the school support
fund this year compared to $66,-
000 of last year, a difference ap
proximating more than $28,000
The millage comparison runs
around 38 mills this year and
45.5 mills of last year.
Spring Program at
Fairview Home Sunda
All children in Fairview home
had part in a spring festival
program Sunday afternoon on
the school grounds.
The May queen, Queen Mary
I, was crowned by Emmett Spare,
assistant supervisor of the school
An outdoor operetta, "The Far
mer in the Dell," was presented
by the children.
The school band, directed by
Cloyd Lawrence, played for the
festival. Mrs. Peter Gunnar, mu
sic teacher, was director of the
program, and had the assistance
of other faculty members and of
Extension Unit
Schedule Given
Marion county extension meet
ings for the week of May 21-26
are listed below. Anyone who
is interested is invited to at
tend. Additional information
about the meetings may be ob
tained by calling Marion county
home extension office at 475
North Church, Salem.
The units, date of meetings,
time, place and the projects are
as follows:
May 22, Thomas unit at 1:30
with Mrs. Evelyn Nicholson.
"Family Business and the Law";
Pratum-Macleay unit at 10:30
with Mrs. N. W. Hilborn, "Sweet
Rolls."
May 23, Quinaby unit at 10:30
for "Sweet Rolls."
May 24, Silverton unit at 10:30
t the Christian church, "Sweet
Rolls"; Roberts unit at 1:30 for
Family Business and the Law."
May 25, Edina Lane unit at
10:30 with Mrs. Max Madison,
sweet Rolls "
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