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VOLUME IV
BOARDMAN, MORROW COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1924.
NUMBER 16
DAMPING OFF l'RE ENTED .
BY CHESTNUT TREATMENT
New Compound Has Proved Effective
in Protection of Seedlings intend- I
ed Eor Transplanting.
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TWO WEDDINGS IN BO AHDM.W
I
Macomber-Mefford
Damping off or foot rot of young
The most interesting event of the
weak was the pretty June wedding
when Miss Ida Mefford and Mr.
Albert Macomber were united in
PUBLIC HEALTH
Public health is the well being of
thd community. "Health is more
than the absence of disease. It in
cludes comfort, vigor, and ability to
work efficiently and ability to enjoy
life. Modern public health has
be, a board of health in every coun
ty and incorporated city in the state.
The personnel of this board In coun
ties consists of the county judge and
two commissioners, and in cities it
consists of the mayor and council.
It is the duty of these boards to elect
a health officer for a term of two
THE CALL OF THE HOME NEW "mh-bulfur spray
is HARMLESS TO FOLIAGE
(By Miles Cannon, Director of Farm
Economics, V. S. Bureau of It'
seedlings can be prevented quite marriage at the home of the bride's changed the emphasis from 'control' j .
easily by the use of the "chest- parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Mef-1
nut compound," according to M. B. , ford, by Rev. B. S. Hughes, pastor
McKay, associate plant pathologist of the local Community church.;
of the O. A. C. experiment station, j The house was beautifully decorated
Damping occurs mostly in seedlings with numerous ror-fs and the bridal
for early transplanting. Seedlings si cod in the living mm. They had
of tomatoes, egg plant, cabbage and ; no attendants. The bride was at
broccoli are most commonly affected. I I red in a beautiful blue crepe do
Control of damping off formerly con-. chine gown. A delicious lunch waa
sisted almost solely in peventing the served after the ceremony,
malady by disinfecting the soil be-1 The groom is the son of Mr. and
fore the seeds were planted. The j Mrs. W. H. Macomber of Grandvie-.v,
soil was usually sterilized by hot Wash., and has made Board man his
water, steam, or formaldehyde. If home the past four years. He has
the soil became contaminated aftei ! been the driver of the school trucks
the seed was planted there waa no during that time.
to 'prevention' and from 'cure to The duties of the local boards of
'keeping well.'" Public health work ' health are to abate and prevent all
is carried out by the federal, state, I nuisances, sources of tilth, and causes
county and city health departments, I of sickness; to use all possible care
and by voluntary unofficial agencies. to prevent the spread of any disease
The federal health agency is the 1 dangerous to the public health. It is
the duty of the health officer to im-
U. S. Public Health Service, a divi
sion of the treasury department. In- mediately investigate all cases of
torstate health regulations are pro-1 com; uinicable disease and to order
method of checking its d. . ... nt.
The chestnut compound is pre
pared by mixing two ounces of I'm lj
powdered copper sulfate and 11
ounces finely powdered ammonium
carbonate. Store for not less than
24 hours in a tightly corked glass or
stone jar ami then dissolve one ounce
of the dry mixture in little
hot water, making up two gallons. I man later, Mr. Macomber having pur
Large quantities may be prepared chased the little cottage across from
In the same proportions. The mix- j tne school which formerly belonged of
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Mefford, and has
made her home on the project for a
number of years, having just gradu
ated from the local high school.
Mr .Macomber is employed on the
highway near Arlington, and they
mitigated and enforced by this de
pertinent. The state public health agency in
Oregon is the Oregon State Board or
Health, which has been operating
since 1903. Every state in the un
ion has an official organisation to
protect its people from disease. The
Oregon Stao Board of Health is di
rected by an executive secretary and
state he.
the Stat
the prompt and thorough isolation of
throe -iek or infected so long as ther,
iapanger of their communicating the
disease to other persons; to order
the prompt vaccination of personi
whs have been exposed to smallpox
i m
to give notice of infected places b
placard on premises or otherwise i.
ftodessary; to notify teachers and
sen
Tin
-'tat
superintendents of schools concorn-
lth officer, who la elected by imj tarn 11 lea in which there are com
i Board of Health and also mttnicable diseases; to direct the (lis
ts member of that board. : infection of 'room:-., clothes , and
e Board of Health consists promises and all such articles likely
tarnation. )
The national congress having mani
fested its faith in western reclama
tion by advancing so much money
and, moreover, for a period of twenty
yoars without interest, Is of itself suf
flclSjnt reason for the investigation
on the part of the home seeker of the
economic features on lands which
aave thus been reclaimed,
When we take up the Question of
settling these farm units it is to be
esps ted that we will meet with the
lUestion of excessive Height rates,
ar-time prices. on the commodities
. l .ich a farmer is compelled to pur
hase, the prevailing pr'.co of la.or,
tnd, what is still moro. dtcourcglng,
he prevailing depressed market con
Mtions on the products of the ."oil.
'."hen confronted with the:se unsat
, factory conditions many people
are disposed to abandon agricultur
al pursuits and attach themselves
to more profitable and progressive
liner, of industry.
left for that place Sunday afternoon. of six members who
Vhev will make (heir home in Hoard-
are appointed,
every two years, by the gov
They serve without salary
or a term ot tour years, lho wont
three
ernor
to be infected before allowing their
use by persons other than those Iso
!rted;to keep the local board of
health and the state health officer
ture gradually loses its strength if to jkss iunner.
kept long. It should be stored in
as iron or zinc are
glass or stom
cerroded by it.
The solution is used to thoroughly
water the soil after the seeds arc'
planted and covered. One pint Is
enough for a box 14 by 9 by 2 inches.
Seedlings transplanted into infected
soil may be protected by watering
with the solution as soon as they are
set. If they are left over night be
fore being treated many may become
infected and the treatment for them
will be rendered useless. If the 1 i s--1
na.se appears the plant can be re ;
moved as soon as attacked, trie hole j
watered with one pint of the solution
a healthy plant inserted and the bo.1,
again treated with the solution.
The parents of the groom, Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Macomber, and son, El
don, and daughter, Belle; his uncle,
H. E. Macomber , and wife, all of
Grandview, Wasli., came for the wed
ding. Other guests were Ellis Gar
rett and family, George Mefford and
family of Portland, Leo Hoot and
family, and nieces, Barbara and Mel
vlo Root of Her mis ton: Mr. and Mrs.
j Nate Macomber, Zoe Hadley and 'Ar
thur Bailey and Blanche Imus.
The. Mirror extends congratula
tions to the newly married couple
and wishes them many years of happiness.
the department is coordinated cr(fl?tantl informed of every OUlt-
under six divisions, each headed by br?ak of disease dangerous to the
a director. The six divisions are the pAllc health. It shall be the duty
Division of Laboratories, Divi ion of iefjevery local health officer to corn
County Health Administration, Di- Pa with and enforce the regulations
vision of Vital Statistics, Division of and the health laws of the state of
Child Hygiene, Division of Public O&gon.
Health Nursing, and Division of Com-;
Pur'.low-Aldrich
George Partlow returned to fioard
man last week with his wife, who
was Miss Lela Aldrieh of Seattle.
They have been married for about
three months. George is the son of
John Partlow and he and his wife
will make their home with the
groom's father. Oeqrge,
been in the marines the past two
years or so, received his discharge
May 24th. While In the service he
has traveled quite extensively and
recn many foreign lands, but is glad
to be a plain citizen again. The
oung couple stayed at the Dan Pan
sier homo for .several days
after
their arrival In Boardman. The
Mirror extends good wishes to them
LET'S HERE FROM MR. LONG
R. A. Long, the lumberman who
at seventy started a vast manufac
turing and town-building enterprise
in the Pacific Northwest, cut down j
the trees on 400,000 southern acres,
dismantled his sawmills and moved
away. Now he is starting to cut
trees in Washington. He is a man
of deep religious convictions; he
wants his new western enterprise to
produce happiness as well as mone
tary profits. But he has never said
a word concerning his part in pre
serving for the next generation an
adequate timber supply; he has ex
pressed no desire to perpetuate the
great mill industry he has built by
seeing to it that his plant will have jn tn(,lr journey thru life,
an adequate supply of logs for all
time to come.
The California redwood manufac
turers have seen the light. Instead
abandoning their mills when the last
of cutting down the forest and
tree within reach has disappeared,
they are practicing reforestation,
they are so arranging their opera
tions that a new stand of marketable
timber will be ready for the cutting
when the last of the virgin forest has
vanished. Thus they are giving per
manence te the industry, to the com
munities depending on the industry
and doing their share to assure a de
pendable supply of redwood at a
reasonable price for future genera
tions. Will R. A. Long continue his
southern practices in the far west
or will he follow the example of the
redwood people? We would like to
hear from him. June Sunset.
who .has
Picnic and celebration at Board
nan July 4th.
municable Diseases.
The executive secretary and state;
health officer have general charge
and supervision of the enforcement
of the health laws in the state of
Oregon. The State Board of Health
has direct supervision of all matters
relating to the preservation of life
and the health of the people of the
state. The State Board of Health
keeps the vilal statistics of the state,
and males sanitary surveys and in
vestigations, and inquires into the'
causes and prevention of epidemic!.
II makes rules and regulations for
the control of communicable dis-
eases. It is the duty of all exe-j
cutory officers, Including police of-j
fleers, sheriffs, constables, and all
county officers and employes of the
state to enforce such regulations
subject to the authority of the state
health officer.
The Oregon State Poard of
Health does not carry on local health
measures. It is not within the pro
vince of the board to function In
strictly local matters. It advise"
and assists local health authorities
and individuals when requested or
where the need arises.
The local health authority in Ore
gon is the county or city board of
health, with a health officer as exe
cutive officer. There is, or should
Portland' i Brilliant Festival
That very brilliant and charming
event, the Rose Festival,, which haw
made Portland, Oregon, the very cen
ter of the floral and festival attrac
tions in the northwi at for the last
fifteen years, is to be again staged
on the 11th, 12th and 18th of this
month. It will be the .usual testl
. I event during which that beautl
fin and hospitable city Will be dedi
cated and consecrated to the Queen
of Flowers and a truly marveloir'
scene of pleasure for three days.
For this event th? Union Pacific
has made a round trip rate of a fare
and a Half, tickets to be on sail
June 9th to 13th inclusive with re
turn limit fixed at June 16th, The
ale from Stanfield will be $1(1.25.
Operate your own Magazine Sub
scription Agency; real profit.; no In
vestment. Ask for our proposition
to field managers, giving exclusive
t. rntory to authorized represent i
lives. SUNSET UBSCIt II'TION
BUBRA.U DESK B. 4 HO Fourth St.,
an Francisco,, (the largest Whole
salt Subscription Agency in the
West.)
Boardman will celebrate the 4th.
Events in the Lives of Little Men
Memorial day exercises were held
In the church under the auspices of
the American Legion and Auxiliary.
The attendance was pitifully small.1
The spirit and meaning of the day
seems to have been forgotten in
many places and Boardman seems to
be one of these places. There was
only one old veteran of the Civil
war present this year -Mr. Lower.
Colonel Callahan, an ex-soldier him
self, gave a brief talk which was
very Interesting. Rome special music
was enjoyed and the few present re-j
gretted the fact that so many were
absent. The Legion members pres
Ml were Opal Wagner, post com
mander, and Nate Macomber. and
Mrs. Macomber and Mrs. Davis were
the Auxiliary members present.
'JSrtEEL PLATE
PWrmTi Hi FT
There Is tin old adage to the et
fect thai the proper time to buy any
thing is when it is cheap and sell It
when it Is high. There has never
been, during the past decade, so
many alluring opportunities to ac
quire irrigated lands than at the
present time and it may safely br
predicted that the Industrial condi
tions of this country rapidly will ad
ust themselves and In a short time
beebme normal. It may likewise
be at turned that a man who acquires
and settles on desirable and produc
tive; irrigated land at t he present
time will profit In the end.
In a previous article it was sug-
-st.il that the farmer should pro
gres.i and meet the conditions of the
times the same as is done in oilier
llB of activity It must be admit
ted that the manner of farming in
other days Is unprofitable but we
think a close scrutiny of the condi
tions that extol will reveal many op
portunities of auccesB.
The excessive cost of labor would
naturally suggest a reduction in size
of farm units thus reserving for the
home builder employment for him
elf and family; the SXOeSJ ive cost of
lachlnery would suggest utilizing
tile old; the excessive cost of freight
would suggest condensation of pro
ducts, i. e., in place of shipping hay
ship butter, for it has been .demon
strated that one car of butler will
transport to market an entire train
load of hay: the excessive cost of
tin can products would suggest home
production; the excessive cost of
amuM orients, such us the use of auto
tlO' lies for pleasue purposes, might
suggest the advisability, in view of
the more Important purpose of ac
quiring a home, of considering them
non-ossen i ial.
Hut more Important, perhaps, than
any of these, would b" the sugges
tion that the producer ascertain what
commodities, which the farm unit
is capable of producing, will find an ! i,nndlcd
active market, That Is to say, a
commodity such as wheat, of which
there Is said to be an over-produc
tlon, is quit" certain to disappoint the
producer. Commodities of which we
do not produce sufficient for our own
consumption, Hitch as poultry, dairy
products, sugar beets, spring lambs
and baby beef, might well claim our
attention, as should the standard
Izatlon and the proper pack
ing which always insures a premium
for fruits and vegetables
It Is very evident that the trade
Is willing to pay for what II wants
and It wants only the very choicest
and most attracive products. It
Improved Brown Rot and Scab Roin
'ly Easily Prepared a) Moderate
cm by Growers,
A lime-sulfur spray solution that
Will not Injure the foliage and that
can be readily prepared at moderate
cost with a spreader mattrial easy
to get has been perfected. The
spray was developed primarily for
stone fruits and lender-skinned ap
ides, explains B. P. Barss, plant
pathologist of the Oregon experi
ment station.
The spray is made by mixing 8
pounds of sulfur I pounds of hydrat
ed lime and a half pound of calcium
caseinate mixed into a paste and di
luted up to 50 gallons with wat r.
The caseinate may be replaced With
2 quarts of skimmed milk to make
the dry lime wottable. as discovered
by R, H, Robinson, associate chem
ist of the station.
Control of brown rot on stone
'ruits, scab on apples and pears,
lldew and leaf spot on cherries and
rirunes, is sought by summer sprays
In Oregon. This new solution wUl
not burn the leaves and will be US 'd
by many Oregon growers this year,
Professor Rarss believes.
Since milk may be used for spread
er in place of the caseinate all the
Ingredients may readily be obtain d
by the growers. They are easily
prepared into the solution wV' f by
its Simplicity, effectiveness and low
cost is making a favorable impression.
De-
HOMK roivn:-:
t From 0. A. C. Home EScOl Otnlci
pari meat . )
Yellow and rose rc the best crlo s
tor lampshades a. i lampshade lin-
liigs. itlue and green give an un
pleasant light when used as linings.
Buff and green are most satisfac
tory colon tot window blinds. Dark
green shades with cream Interiors
ITS gOOd tO modify brilliant li!;',it.
Tan and gray are the most suc-
cessfu in rooms with a northern ex
posure. Gray mil t have furnishing s
of enough brightness to give color.
Plates are no longer used as deco
ration In small houses and seldom
in large ones Iiate rails over
crowded with china give a room a
ludicrous appearance ami are dust
collectors.
To avoid having the Ice man enter
the house while filling the reHlger
the house while filling the rrefrlger
rtor, have the refrigerator placed
again t an outside or back oorch wall
so an opening may be cut In the wall
opposite the ice chamber. The ice
utay then be placed In the refrigera
tor from the outside.
Porches are most attractive when
furnished in shades of brown, gray
and light and dark green, Red and
yellow are effective when carefully
Chintzes, When of good quality,
color, and design are good in any
room. Silks and velours are more
often used in formal rooms, how
ever. Chintz Ih associated with the
country noUO,
Experiment Station Notes
How do you Judge which are your
most profitable farm operations?
fly the amount of money you actuallv
receive from them without regard to
the cost? The trouble with ni" t
systems of farm accounts is that tin y
are so complicated that they are not
kept nil after the Initial enthus
wants spring frys and spring lamb lasm works off. Anyone can de-
erery day in the year, Standardised rise and keep simple cost records
Sggl with a certificate showing their ( the time and material used by bis
age, cream free from acid, not only particular farm operations. Farm-
for table use but in the maufacture inK K us much a business as bank
of butter, and when these com mod-' Ing but too few farms are run as
itles are furnished an exceedingly businesses. A little time regularly
profitable price Is usually obtained. Het aside for the pttrPOM of keeping
records from which you can analyze
your business can be made your most
Boardman friends were very pleased profitable moments.
to see Prof. Rums last Sunday when ,
he stopped here for a few hours Miss Myrtle McN'il, who com
I'rof. Burns was the superintendent pleted her year's school work last
of the local schools a few years ago Friday on Upper Butter Creek, left
and has many friends here who are for her home In Portland on Wed
always glad to see him. He was on nesday. She visited at Nick Faler's
his way to Portland. He has taught th. few Intervening days. She will
In Freewater the past two years and teach the 8th grade at Lexington
will resume his position there again next year. She plans to attend sum
In September. iimt school during vacation.