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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 27, 1954)
* S-AGIC 1 © SHERMAN COUNTY JOI'KNAL, MORO, OREGON IN YOUR GARDEN FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 19W rl SOME TIPS O N H O W TO PLANT YOUR NEW LAWN THIS AUTUMN S W HEN SEEDS BEGIN TO GERMINATE • •. lawn must not be permitted to dry out By WAITER SWARTZ Ixecwtive Secretary Cellfemta Plerol A»»<lorlon Most authorities agree that Fall la the best time to put in that new lawn. It should be lanted and well established be ars the rains start so seed w ill not wash away. planting seed, the soil ■¡ould be well prepared. Even oCr the ground where you Intend to plant, fillin g up any holes, and anoothlng down the humps- Also, remove any rocks Spade ground well to a depth of apyroalmately eight Inches, and K Ki'ynr __2>eat weed* left from *°*i with a chemical *X ! conditioner to a depth of •wo Inches. Work the condition- y, thoroughly In accordance with directions on the container, ■flaeoth lawn bed as evenly as © Growers are now better prepar ed to take advantage of govern ment loans on barley. Much stor age space has t>een added on farms and some new space is available at shipping points. Quality of malting varieties has been lowered by unfavorable wea ther In such im pi^iant producing areas as the Klamath basin, cen tral California and parts of the midwest. The western Oregon crop w ill be good unless rain com es during harvest. Canada is expected to offer less barley for export this year, the economists say. Reports are that floods and wet weather have cut Canada’s production prospects at least 10 percent from last year. Important also is the fact that corn has made a very poor show ing In the midwest and com prices are now higher than a year ago. Barley prices generally tag along pretty close on the heels of corn, the economists point out. This is true for malting as well as feed barley, although malting prem iums vary from year to year. The economists warn that des pite these new evidences of strength, this year’s near-record barley crop seems large enough to keep prices under last fa ll’s market. Odds seem against much further strength In harley before January. Prices may go lower If the corn crop Improves. Prices for No. 1 malting barley seem likely to settle near $45 to $50 for Oregon growers. This Is $5 to $10 under last year. The economists earlier expected prices to be $10 to $15 lower. possible. Figure on a s lig h t sloop to allow run-off and drain age. To firm, go over the b?d with a roller In both directions. S prinkle grass seed eveniy over the lawn bed, either with a mechanical seeder or with youe hands. If you are doing It by hand, a good way to dlstrlb* a the seed evenly Is to sprln .'a them very lightly In one direc tion and then go over again, very lightly, in the other dlrec- tlon. Rake over lightly. After seeding, apply a liquid fertilizer such as Folium accord in g to d ire c tio n s . F e r tlllz r should be applied once weekly for the next three weeks, and then every two weeks. Water the lawn dally with a fine spray until grass begins to sprout. Do not mow until the grass reaches a height of about two inches. Greiner and Mr. and Mrs. James Greiner of Mayville, Mr. and Mrs. George Eaton of Condon, Arnold Mr". (iriMfer pux and Jack Lampert of Troutdale and Mr. and Mrs. Leo FVhren- Mr. and Mrs. Leo Fehrenbacher baciwr of Terrebonne. of Terrebonne were overnight A pot luck dinner was enjoyed guests Wednesday of the George Thursday evening by a group of Fbxes. They came fur the funeral of Leo’s grandfather William Fox grange members at the Rufus After the dinner, held in The Dalles Thursday mor grange hall. ning. After the funeral the Foxes grange was taken up. This was served a picnic lunch to the rela the first meeting since the one in tives coming from out of town. early July. They were Francis Greiner of Mt. Dr. and Mrs. Wilson Foote and Angel, Mr. and Mrs. John Greiner of Portland, Mr. and Mrs. Ray daughter, Nancilu, left Thursday Bergeron and Mrs. Bob Rodgers afternoon for Madison, Wisconsin of Gresham, Mr. and Mrs. Ben where Wilson w ill attend college this fall term. They planned to Rufus Personals better buy spend a week at Nephi, Utah with Dalles for lunch and to get the Wilson’s mother anti see friends latest training news of La Grande along the route to Madison where they are stationed. The family of Mr. and Mrs. Har- Mrs. Bill land McDonald are having a 25th turned hon ospiti wedding anniversary celebration Friday. for them In Portland, Sunday, Au The bovi training >r the gust 29th. Shrine *'U" football game stopped Mrs. George Fox left Saturday for lunch In The Dalles Saturday for Vancouver, Wn., where she on their way to Portland to see was an overnight guest of Mr. and the “ A " school Shrine game at Mrs. AI Jenkins. Sunday they at Multnomah stadium Saturday. tended a 25th wedding anniver sary celebration of the women’s The East side squad stayed at brother and sister in law, Mr. and the Washington hotel. Several Mrs. Norvel Williams of Oregon members of the boys family from City. The get-together was at this area met their sons in The Hammerle park near Wteet Linn. I GOING PLACES? YovTl Say« more fun (ond more ef mind) wh»n you 9 0 with our SporW-Travoi policy tackad in your hip pockatl Par vacatioo- tima U a bad lima for accidanto . . , bacavM occfcfcrWi navar ta i« racaMang * O w n ANPONkV B M R .1 FOUR FULL O lA S iE f O F U6HT, M IL O T26FR «H M €N T IWTWS E C O N O M IC A L K IN G - il Z S Q U A R T I * * You e«« IJ.000 ta IJO.OOO prataefiaa, a» bo«« ar awayj for «roroi by air. b a d ar watari ar while participetta« (a any « a rd Eugene Courtney Insurance Agency Telephones: Bus. 2015; Res. 3432 lot» W ashington Street, The Dalles, Oregon report agricultural economists at Oregon State college. Reasons for this current strength Barley prices, although not as in the market have become appar- hlgh as last year at this time, are ent during the last few days, the better than was expected earlier, economists explain. HARLEY PPRICEH STEADY DESPITE HUGE SUPPLY • W HATS D O IN G Cal Horn, your Telephone Manager Classroom in the sky You might not guess it, but these men are go ing to school. They’re learning how to climb telephone poles safely and to string lines that will carry your calls. This course is just one of many given in tele phone schools. Others — lasting anywhere from three days to six aiotiths — train oper ators, business office people, installers, and the like. Such training gives telephone people tlie skills they need to do their jobs faster, better, cheaper . . . and aw »ii B l more safely, too. Thus, they’re better able to bring you good tele- pitone service th a t’s low in price. Pacific T elephone w o rk s to m ake yo u r telephone a b igger value ev e ry day. ■■■ er, r » ’ A . S t a Lady, you'll have a farm at your . . . with a 1 k freezer in your home! It All Adds Up! \ In The Dalles territory we have 75 telephone employees- your friends and neighbors. I thought you might be interested in knowing the names of employees with a quarter of a century or more years of service: E^qry month is harvest month when you can open the door of your food freezer and take your choice of farm-fresh foods for your table. It's modern living at its very best! With a freezer you can give your No. iof Years Position Employee 35 Arthur Darling Manager Toll Chief Testbonrdman 25 Cal Horn 38 Brady Huston Wire Chief 31 Glen McCallister Installer Repairman 25 Gertrude Miller Ojx*rator 25 Operator Lucile Peetz 25 Louise St. Ores (>perator 30 Supervisor Val esta Shaw 29 Thelma Sheets Chief Operator 28 Central Office Clerk Cora Slavens 291 Total Well this sure just a sample throughout the must be a good “ adds up to a lot of service and it is of the many telephone career people Bell System. All I can say is that it place to work! @ PACIFIC TELEPHONE. family finer, fresher foods... prepare meals faster and more easily. And you can save up to one-third of your annual fresh foods bill when you buy just-picked fruits and vegetables at once-a-year low prices! As soon as you buy a freeoer, you'll start saving time and money, start living b etter... v ith a farm right at your fingertips! P A C IF IC POW ER & I I G H T COM P A N Y Electricity^ cheap ifr Pacific Powerland ° ' SEE YOUR APPLIANCE DEALER'S BIG SELECTION OF ALL TYPES, SIZES AND MODELS. DO IT N O W !
