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4 Heppner Gazette Times, April 13, 1944 Victory Gardeners Have Variety Spuds To Choose From Victory gardeners planning to grow potatoes have a fairly large number of varieties from which to choose, so can select the kinds best suited to each locality and to fam ily tastes, says County Agent C. D. Conrad. It will pay victory garden ers to buy either certified or war approved seed to help avoid disease, but garden specialists in this state do not recommend seed treatment for such small lots. Amount needed depends on many factors, but a rough way of figur ing is that 10 pounds of potatoes cut into pieces wieghing xk ounces each will plant a row 100 feet long with hills 12 inches apart. The ac tual distance between hills might be more or less than 12 inches, de pending on moisture available. Potatoes may be safely planted directly after cutting if soil is warm and damp, and are always damaged if allowed to dry out in the sun or wind. Professionals suberize (heal cut surfaces) on the seed by damp- ening the cut potatoes and storing a few days before planting. Blocky pieces about IV2 to 2 ounces in size give best stands. Chester Otis, assistant extension farm crop specialist at O. S. C, has made the following .brief summary of the most common varities avail able in this state: Bliss Triumph Early, round red, excellent cooker, good both east and west of mountains, seed sup plies somewhat limited. Irish Cobbler Early, round, good quality, white, seed supplies limited. Earfjest-of-IAU Early, round to oblong, white, good cooking quality. White Rose Early, large size, white, heavy yielder, fair quality, aubject to disease. Katidin Early or late, round white, good quality, with resistance to some mosaic diseases. Burbank Late, long white, stan dard for western Oregon, plenty of good seed, fine quality. Netted Gems Late, long, russet, best in eastern Oregon, excellent quality. Land Use Committee Four-H Club Active Best quality blotting paper i smaller to suit your needs. Gaaett 19x24 sheet for desk covers or cut Times printery. Checking Postwar Labor Demands A determination of the number of servicemen and returning war workers that Morrow county agri culture can take care of following the war will be made by members of the Morfow county land use committee during the next few weeks as a result of an (agricultur al planning meeting held in Hepp ner the latter part of March. 'Each land use committeeman will contact his neighbors to find out what that neighbor's plans are for the post-war period and how many men that ranch will employ. After some 30 committeemen have work ed on this phase of the program for a few weeks, such figures will be combined with estimates on the number of men that will be needed for carrying out community and county ; agricultural construction projects such as rural electrifica tion, irrigation, drainage and soil conservation. Such figures will be turned over to the state post-war re-adjustment and development committee. Joe Devine and R. B. Rice were elected by the land use planning committee at their March meeting to serve on the county council of the state readjustment and devel opment committee. George Peck was elected as chairman of the committee to re place the late Henry Smouse who had served in that capacity for several years. : WORD OF THANKS Eight Mile came through nobly in the recent Red Cross drive and we your committee wish to thank each and everyone who helped to make this splendid record. Mrs. Walter Becket Mrs. Ben Anderson At Camp Wetmore By Mru. Harold Kirk ham 4-H club activities have started for the school children of the camp, with Mrs. Dean Moore teaching sewing and Mrs. Pprtwood, the camp teacher, instructing the health clasa A food sale was put on by the children and did so well that an apron sale was held a few weeks ago in the Camp Wetmore store. Articles made by the children in their sewing class and aprons made by the women in camp helped make the sale a success. Money taken in from these sales will be uined over to the 4-H club. The past week a salvage commit tee made up of school children has been collecting salvage and mak ing arrangements to send these ar ticles to the Kinzua salvage center. The children made their collections each Friday after school. Mrs. L. N. Provo has been helping with the bundling and tieing of wastepaper and ciins. Mrs. Luther Hall and infant dau ghter have been guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Hall the past few weeks. Mrs. Hall's husband, un able to accompany his wife and baby, is awaiting call for overseas duty. Algy Taylor left Monday for Ca nada to be with his mother who is seriously ilL A week of wind and rain was ter minated Friday night by a light snowfall. Light frosts during the week stopped the planting of lawns and flowers, but Camp Fivers are looking forward to some warm weather soon. FORMER GOVERNOR CIIAS. A. STORK LEAVES BABY GIRL Mrs. H. S. Taylor writes from San Diego, Calif, that a baby girl, Karen Ann, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Lester Taylor on March 12. Lester is in the naval training sta tion at San Diego and his mother is visiting them. HIS HUMOR WON A sense of humor pays dividends. 7Jhe head of a brass works in Los Ajngeles found that out recently. Failing to get any response to his ppeal to the War Production Board for relief from a mandatory order Uiat affected his business, he sent a telegraphic prayer that brought an instant reply. This was the prayer: "Our father who art in Washing ton, hallowed be thy name. Thy or ; ers come, thy will is done, out West as it is in Washington. Give 13 this day our authorization, and 1 ermit us to operate so we may .jrgive those who close our plants ; -gainst us. Please do not add to the ..urdships but deliver us from the cd tape, for you have the power 10 keep our country in glory; for mer and ever, Amen." Contri l ated. TENT REVIVAL MEETING A tent is being erected on the Lucas lots south of the "Standard Oil station on Main street where a Full Gospel revival meeting will be conducted by Evangelist W. L. Butcher and wife starting 7:30 p. m.,April 23. Meetings every night except Monday. The 'local churches are invited to cooperate. The pub lic is cordially invited. GOES TO LAKE VIEW Roger Thomas has been transfer red from the local state police dis trict to Lake view and he and Mrs. Thomas left Wednesday for south ern Oregon. Roger will report first at Klamath Falls to get his assign ment to the Lake county job. Mrs. Thomas will remain here until June 1 to complete her work as countv health nurse. for United States SENATOR (Short Term) A Vigilant Servant of the Meople Paid adv. Spragu for U. S. Senator Commlttw Rty B. Early, Morgan Building, Portland, Oregon ii Congratulations To the Scout Leaders Of Morrow County. You have done a splendid job the past year. The people of the county are go ing to prove to you that they are behind you 100 percent by supporting your council in- your financial campaign vvvvv Heppner Bakery Paint Up and Look Pretty .... WE HAVE Regular Kalsomine Washable Kal somine Semi-gloss Paint ' Wall paper Cleaner Patching Plaster Dic-a-doo Paint Cleaner Tum-A-Lum Lumber Company 'PUT ON WEIGHT, SON. FARMER BROWN IS BUriN6 WAR BONDS MTH 20 OUT of mry f:m DOLLAR' II I J. II IT n tl 1 1 1 il I ff IV W wf An Ii APP- 1 J ' 3 MIMIIItmillllfltlltlmiJIHII iiiniiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiwiiiiimuiii What of the Future? Our country's future will be no brighter than the type of leaders we develop. The youth of today will be the leaders of tomorrow. They should have the best train ing that it is within our power to give. In the Boy Scouts we have an opportunity to train boys at little cost-but they do need funds to carry on their pro gram . . . We have an opportunity to assist by giving generously to the Blue Mountain Council fund. The campaign opens Monday and continues through Wedesday, April 19. Ferauson Motor Co.