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Newspaper Page Text.fOUH MEDFOHD (OREGON) BHIA Names Top Herds In County It Annual Meet The top producing heard of the Jackson County Dairy Herd Improvement association for lf36 is owned by R. L. and Blanche Wyant. This announcement was made t the annual meeting of the tsociation Thursday, March 21, in the courthouse auditorium. This herd of registered Jersy cf.tle produced 499 pounds but trfat and 8,827 pounds milk per coov for the year. Other top herds in the county ere owned by J. E. Parsons ith 473 pounds butterfat and ,771 pounds milk; Victor and Nita Birdseye with 451 pounds butterfat and 8.721 pounds milk; yichard and Elizabeth Wester- bcrg with 446 pounds butterfat and 8,588 pounds milk; James and Neola Edge with 439 pounds butterfat and 11,760 pounds milk. Average production for cows on test in the association was 387.4 pounds butterfat and 7,774 pounds milk, it was reported. Thirty herds completed a year's testing in 1956, and in these herds there were 1,254 cows. 3 Officers for 1957 Officers elected for 1957 in clude J. E. Parsons, president; Victor Birdseye, vice president; Earle Jossy, secretary; and J. A. Edge, Don Geren and Robert Bit- terling, directors. Featured speaker at the meet- 0 ing was Harold P. Ewalt, exten sion dairy specialist irom Ore gon State college. Ewalt advised dairymen to keep good records on the cost of production and performance of their individual cows. He also, urged them to use those records to reduce costs of production. Weeds and Herbicides Br RAY HUBBELL County Weed Control Superriior Plants are most easily con trolled when they are young and vigorously growing. Therefore, spring and early summer are good times for most weed con trol. There are several plants in the Rogue River valley which are easily controlled in early spring, but present a problem if let go until summer. One is poison hemlock. It is also mis takenly called wild carrot. Saint Ann's lace, wild parsnip and fcther names. Sizes Vary Poison hemlock may be found along ditches, roads and lanes, creek banks and railroads. At this date plants will range in size from a few Inches to two feet or more. Since poison hemlock is sus ceptible to hormone type sprays, now is the time to start this work. As the plant increases in size, so does its resistance to control. Uncontrolled areas be come dense with growth and the problem is an ever-increasing one. It might be pointed out at this time that there is no one treat ment mehod for these problems. Seeds lying in the ground may exist until conditions are correct for its germination. In most of the above named locations, where the ground is not cultivat ed or worked to bring seeds to the surface, control can be achieved by preventing exisiting plants from maturing. Yellow Star Thistle Another plant that presents a problem is the yellow star thistle. Its complete eradication would seem impossible, but con trol can be achieved. This plant produces a great mny seeds and grows well in areas not und er irrigation. Fence lines, road sides and uncultivated areas are favorite locations. Due to the heavy seed yield of this plant, new plants will emerge all . through the early spring and summer months. Repeated ap plications therefore are needed for its control. Hormone sprays work well on early growth of this plant. Chickory, buckhorn plantain,' sour dock, buU thistle, teasel, sweet anis and mustards are a few plants which are more easily nd economically c o n t r o lied hen young. Those attending the all-day fcrea weed meeting yesterday ob tained considerable information on modern weed control meth ods. Representatives from the state highway department, chem ical companies and irrigation dis tricts were in attendance. How ever, there were relatively few 1 farmers present. Speakers in $udcd Ray Kelso, state depart ment of agriculture; Jack Ross. Oregon State college farm crops specialist; and Bill Kosesan, state , highway, department. j (This is another in a series of j frticlcs written for the Mail Tri- j bune by Ray Hubbell, county j eed control supervisor. Read-1 r's questions on weeds or weed j control can be sent to the county j extension office, courthouse. Med ford. Answers will be mail- j f)i or printed in this column.) MAIL TRIBUNE Fotrm and Qotrdetm Mixed Price Outlook Seen for State Crops Corvallis M i x e d price out leok for Oregon's 1957 fruit and vegetable harvest is forecast by Roland Groder, Oregon State college marketing specialist, in OSC's "Agricultural S i t uation and Outlook" circular now avail able from county extension serv ice offices. Several major fruit crops such as strawberries, black berries. apples, peaches, prunes, and pos sibly pears are headed for stiffer competition this year, Groder believes. Walnuts, filberts, cherries, and some caneberries are expected to fare better. While prices for these crops may be slightly low er man last year, the net re turns to growers should be great er due to better yieias. Many growers were hard-hit with short crops in 1956 following heavy winter damage. Processed Fruits Stocks of most processed fruits have moved well during the past season, Groder said. Except for frozen strawberries, carry overs are not likely to be ex cessive. With strawberry acreage still on the increase, the specialist be lieves it may take two. or three years of low prices to bring national production and use into balance. Prices for processed green beans are expected to hold up with supply and sales in good balance, but sweet corn and peas are in heavy supply and may call 1957 Wheal Crop Price Looks Good Corvallis (U.R) Improved price outlooks for wheat, live stock and poultry were reported today by Oregon State College economists here. Agricultural Economist M. D. Thomas said chances look good for 1957 wheat crop prices to run somewhat higher than the gov ernment support prices. He said the coming wheat crop both na tionally and in the Northwest is not likely to be large enough to meet domestic needs and ex ports,, resulting in prices high enough to draw government wheat out of storage. Thomas said Northwest wheat exports may reach 175 million bushels during the current sea son. Feed grain prices were ex pected to drop in price next fall to around $3 to S3.50 lower than last fall and smaller pork sup plies and a light early hatch of laying-type chicks promised bet ter prices for meat and eggs. Increase in Use of Wool Cutting Supply Corvallis Increased use of wool by U.S. woolen mills is cut ting down government - stored stocks and could wipe out the 58 million pounds surplus by the end of this year, according to M. D. Thomas, Oregon State col lege agricultural economist. U.S. mill consumption of ap parel wool in 1956 ran about 5 per cent more than in 1955 and 14 per cent more than in 1954. At the same time, domestic pro duction has not increased and imports of apparel wool have remained low. " Drought in the Southwest has reduced sheep numbers about as fast as they have increased in other parts of the country. To keep pace with increased de mands for wool, the government surplus holdings have been siph oned off at the rate of about six million pounds a month. Leaders Discuss Overnight Field Trip Jackson county 4-H forestry club leaders Monday night made preliminary plans for an over night field trip to take place in the county June 7-8. Site for the event will be selected later, according to Glenn Klein, county 4-H agent. Assistance will be sought from professional foresters in the area, Klein said. The program will include identification of trees and shrubs, tree planting, pruning, selection, gathering, pressing and mounting specim ens for identication and instruc tion on what to do when lost in the woods. DODGE 56 HARDTOP A Puth-Button Drive en this swept wing Coronet Herd-top. Just very dose to new colored in harmonizing greens. Equipment in cludes Push-Button automatic drive, radio and heater. This is your chance to drive t nearly new car with the heavy depreciation taken. PARSONS MOTORS DODGE-PLYMOUTH HEADQUARTERS 4th and N. Central Phone 3-4421 Thunday, March 28, for a cutback in the 1957 pack, according to Groder. Fresh market vegetables are expected to be in good local sup ply and are likely to feel con tinued heavy competition of shipped-in produce from such areas as California, Arizona, and Texas. Groder believes some fruit and vegetable growers may find good market opportunities through roadside stands and the U-pick trade. Spray Equipment Must Be Registered Salem With a record demand for weed spraying services in sight this spring, the state depart ment of agriculture calls atten tion to the need to register all operators and spraying equip ment. This applies to both air and ground operators and equip ment. Weed spraying work in east ern Oregon, particularly in wheat fields, is off to the biggest start in years, Ray Kelso, depart ment supervisor of herbicide ap plication, said. On a quick trip into eastern Oregon last week he licensed four new operators three working in the air and one from the ground. Any eastern Oregon operators who need licenses in a hurry this spring should contact Verne Al exander, department representa tive stationed in the city hall at Milton-Freewater. Western O r e g on applicators should contact the department headquarters at Salem, or they may appear there to take the state examination without ad vance notice. No new operator may engage in spraying or dust ing legally until he or she passes the qualifying examination. Applicators licensed last year j must renew 1 their license to operate again this year. Better Livestock Prices Predicted Corvallis Cheaper feed and better prices for Oregon live stock and poultry products dur ing the last half of 1957 are forecast by Oregon State college agricultural economists. The economists expect Oregon barley and oats prices next fall to be around S3 to $3.50 a ton lower than last fall. Main rea sons for the expected price drop are continued large supplies of local and national supplies of feed grains, prospects for large planting again this year, and lower government support rates. Barring last minute changes, the economists state, support prices for all 1957-crop feed grains will be under last year. National average supports are now listed at $3.33 a ton lower than last year for barley and $3.12 less for oats. Corn supports are down $5 a ton and hay is likely to be cheap er than last fall. Meanwhile, smaller pork sup plies and a very light early hatch of laying-type chicks promise better prices for meat and eggs. Poinsettias Can Be Kept Throughout Year Fargo, N.D. (U.R) The color ful poinsettia that you received this winter can be kept through the year, according to Don Hoag, North Dakota Agricultur al College horticulturist. The poinsettia is native to the sub-tropics and doesn't take kindly to winter weather, Hoag pointed out. A few cold drafts will curl the big red leaves and results will be just as disastrous if the plant is placed in front of a hot air register. The plant thrives best under average tem peratures of 65 degrees. The hor ticulturist said the poinsettia J will bloom for several weeks if given plenty of water. ' But keeping it through the year is a little tricky, he ad mitted. Put the plant in a dry place where it won't freeze, and al low the soil to dry up gradually. In May, cut the stem back about two-thirds, wash the old soil from the roots, and re pot in fresh soil. Softwood cuttings taken in July and root ed will, with luck, give blooms for next Christmas. Clover, Alfalfa Seed Growers Can Expect Good Prices Corvallis Oregon clover and alfalfa seed growers can expect prices to hold up fairly well in 1957 unless U.S. and Canadian fall seed harvests are large. Ray Teal, Oregon State col lege seed marketing specialist, said short 1956 crops in Can adad and a smaller alfalfa seed harvest in this country reduced carry-over supplies and upped prices. The grass seed picture is some what dimmer. Teal said ryegrass seed prices are becoming too low for even the most efficient producers to cover costs. Grow ers are trying to bring supply and use back into satisfactory balance.. Low prices for 1957 seem likely unless ryegrass seed Harvest is reduced sharply. Prices Head Down Bentgrass and fine fescue prices appear headed back down after last year's spurt resulting from short turf grass seed crops in both Canada and the Mid west. But Teal believes prices should stay above the low levels of two or three years " ago for awhile at least. Rapidly increased production of the new and popular Merion bluegrass has dropped early high prices of S2 a pound to around $1.50. However, the specialist thinks there is still room for profitable expansion of this crop even though prices decline some what. Oregon yields have been good, averaging about 200 pounds per acre last year. Sudan is an exception in the general grass seed trend. Sup plies are smaller than last year and chances are good for prices to go above average next fall. Counseling Positions Offered for Leaders Corvallis Counseling posi tions for 75 young men and wo men will be offered for about two weeks this summer by the state 4-H extension office at Ore gon State college. Young people, 18 or older, are needed as counselors for youths who attend 4-H summer school, June 11 to 21 at OSC. About 1,850 boys and girls, 12 years and older, are expected to at tend the 10-day school along with 200 4-H leaders. Counselors help supervice and organize club members in living quarters and act as advisers in planning recreation a c 1 1 vities. They receive room and board plus payment for their duties. Counseling experiences are espe cially beneficial to students plan ning to teach or work with young groups, according to 4-H leaders. Interested persons should con tact the state 4-H office at OSC. Kangaroo Rat Said Growing Menace Davis, Calif. (U.R) Cali fornia ranchers face a growing menace ia the kangaroo rat, a small rodent with eyes bigger than its stomach. Walter E. Howard, a Univer sity of California agriculture specialist, said he turned one of the small animals loose in a closed room with thousands of tiny rose clover seeds. The kang aroo rate ate an average of 3,500 seeds a day but also picked up an additional 16,000 seeds to store in its nest. ; On the range the tiny pests cache the extra - food under ground for the rest of the year Unfortunately, Howard said, the animal buries it too deeply to germinate. , Howard warned that without control measures the kangaroo rats and other rodents could quickly gather most of the seed scattered on newly seeded range-land. Why TRIANGLE Chick Starter is a BONUS BUY! Triangle's "Famous Formula" Chick Starter contains two lm- portant new discoveries that make it possible for you to have stronger, faster growing chicks. "Bifuran" and "TMC-37" have been added to Triangle's perfect bal ance of proteins, vitamins and minerals. This fortified combination means added life protection and amazingly rapid growth. Insure your future profits with this effec tive economical feed in Mash or pellet form. K I I joiD iocaut i s ys Jjt-. V Morton 10 Spring Crop Acreage May Be Smallest in Nation Since WWI Corvallis Farmers plan to plant the smallest acreage of spring crops since World War I, Mrs. Elvera Horrell, extension agricultural-economist at Ore gon State college, has reported. She said the way things look now, total planted acreage of 59 major crops across the nation may be 12 million acres less than last year. Each spring, the U.S. depart ment of agriculture crop report ing board asks the nation's farm ers what they plan to grow, and how many acres they expect to plant to each crop. After checking the board's latest report, Mrs. Horrell said it looks like farmers will plant about one-fifth less spring wheat, make modest cuts in corn and oat acreages, and keep hay acres about the same. Planned acreage increases in clude early potatoes up a little, barley up about one-tenth, and sorghum up almost one-fourth. GOLD HILL Potluck Dinner Scheduled BY MRS. CLYDE KELL Gold Hill Mrs. J. Les Graffis, president of the Past Noble Grands club, has announced that the annual potluck dinner for Past Noble Grands and their fimilies will be held at the Odd Fellows hall Friday, March 29, at 6:30 p.m. Friends report that Norman A. Campbell of Highway 99, north, is getting along fine. Campbell was in an automobile Interest in Goats Leads To Career Haverhill (U.R) A sixth grader's interest in goats led to a career of animal husbandry and a source of goat's milk for a visiting monarch. Allen L. Rogers, now a resi dent of Maryland, pleaded for years before his family would let him have a goat as a pet. No one could understand it," said Eleanor Rogers, his sister, a high school teacher in the fam ily's home town of Haverhill. "Other boys wanted a dog, or perhaps a pony, but with Allan it had to be goats or nothing." One goat led to another and many more, she said. Rogers studied the animals and read many books on the subject. Rogers made animal husband ry his major at the University of Connecticut. He's been a goat raiser ever since. Rogers' prize herd of goats at tracted international recognition this year when they were used to supply milk for visiting King Saud of Saudi Arabia while he was in Washington, D. C. Machine Conditions Hay During Cutting New 'Holland, Pa. U.R) The nation's farmers won't have to worry about tnat old nemesis weather, next summer when it comes time for harvesting hay. New Holland, a subsidiary of Sperry Rand Corp., soon will market a farm machine that conditions hay so effectively it field dries in record time. The new product, called a mower-crusher, operates like a huge washing machine wringer on wheels. Hay is fed between two large, smooth rollers, crack ing the stews length-wise in stead of crimping them. This cures the hay up to twice as fast as previous methods. The mower-crusher is pulled by a tractor. The crusher sec tion grinds up hay mowed on the previous cutting round while the mower is weaving a new swath to the right of the crushing operation. The crusher also picks up the hay more efficiently, New Hol land said, and upends it into a fluffy row behind the crusher for faster, more thorough dry- ling. West Jackson Mi inn Co. r5.'i In Oregon, the report shows farmers plan to increase their hay acreage about 1 per cent, sugar beets . 7 per cent, oats 9 per cent, and barley 10 per cent. The state's farmers plan to cut their late summer and fall po tato acreages about 3 per cent, corn 5 per cent, and have in dicated a spring wheat acreage cut of almost 35 per cent. However, these acreage cuts do not necessarily mean ag ricultural production will show a similar cut, Mrs. Horrell said. Modern machinery, use of fer tilizer, and new "know-how" have helped farmers up yields per acre in recent years. Plans announced now by farm ers may not turn out that way either, Mrs. Horrell added. Price changes, available labor, changes in government programs, weath er, and warmers reaction to the announced plans of other farm ers, can all change the final picture. accident about five weeks ago. Miss Bernice Cleff, who was in jured in the same accident is still confined to Rogue Valley hospital in Medford. Mrs. Stanley N e w n ham of Medford has been staying in Gold Hill at the home of herj husband's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Newnham, of Fourth ave. while Stanley Newnham has been on a business trip in the east. Newnham left by plane March 18 for Portland, from where he went by train to Louis ville, Ky. ' Ladies attending a recent stork shower at the home of Mrs. Norman Burreson for Mrs. Stan ley Newnham of Medford were Mrs. Loyd Gobernor, Mrs. The- ron Boen, Mrs. Bill Ferguson, Mrs. Bill Hittle, Mrs. Earl Moore, Mrs. Ritchie -Genaw, Mrs. Wil liam Housley, Mrs. Veltie Biles, Mrs. Wilmer Bailey, Mrs. El wood Abbott, Mrs. Kent Clark and children, Debbie and Ricky, Mrs. George Smith, Mrs. Lucy Edington, Mrs. Ethel Edington, Mrs. Floyd Lance, Mrs. Harry Newnham, . Mrs. Dale Shultz, Mrs. Cleon Botsford, Mrs. Johny Bochardy, Mrs. Melvina Burre son, Mrs. Donna Dunn, Miss Lucille Smith, Mrs. Edward Robinson, Mrs. John Morris, Mrs. Ronald Broad, and Mrs. Ray mond Doran. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lewis were hosts to a family dinner at their home in the Table Rock area Sunday, March 24. Those present were Mrs. Lewis's sister Mrs. "William Force, and Bill Kell, of Gold Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Dusenberry, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lewis, their daughter, Miss Sharrell Lewis, and their son, Gary Lewis, and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hess and children, Vickie and Scottie, all of Medford. Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Bailey of Fifth ave received word from their son, Kenneth W. Bailey, March 25 telling them that he has received his private first class rating. Kenneth is with the headquarters co. Yukon com mand in an Army tout on Elison Air Force base at Fairbanks, Alaska. He Is assigned as truck driver and pumper operator in the fire department at the base. Floyd Lance, Wilmer Bailey, Clyde Kell and Bill Kell at tended a meeting of the Central Point firemen, Wednesday, March 20, in Cenrtal Point. The March meeting of the Gold Hill Garden club was held at the home of Mrs. Frank Carter on the Upper River rd. Mrs. Carter served a dessert luncheon pre ceeding the meeting. A discus sion was held on various plants and planting. Mrs. Carter placed first In the tree quiz and Mrs. Alfred Bailey, second place. The next meeting of the Gold Hill Health unit will be held at the home of Mrs. Erwin Hoffman on Pacific Highway 99, north, Tuesday, April 2, at 1 p.m. A dessert luncheon will preceed the business session. 603-665 N. Tillamook Portland 12, Oregon Grange News Butte Falls Grange Butte Falls Home Economics club met at the home of Mrs. Ross Arent. There were ten mem bers present for the Pot Lucft lunch served at 12:30. There was one guest, Mrs. Neathammer, who is mother of Mrs. Arent. The display table for next reg ular Grange meeting will be ar ticles from Hawaii, in keeping with the Grange tour to Hawaii next month. Mrs. Ernest Smith reported the ladies of the community are making wool quilts to have on hand for any emergency that might arise. It was announced there will be a public card party at the Kin caid hall Saturday night, March 30. A nominal charge will be made. Cake and coffee will be served during the evening. Mrs. Elga Abbott gave a re port on the pot luck dinner given for the basketball team and high school faculty. It was well at tended. St. Patrick was the theme for the program. Mrs. Jim Arnold read two articles, one entitled, "Doing a Job Well." Mrs. Everett Moore showed a hand made lunch cloth. It will be on display in the windew of Stoddard's Hardware store. Any one wanting to buy hand made gifts are asked to call at the home of Mrs. Ray Green. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Elga Abbott, April 17, at 1:30 p.m. Serving committee for next regular grange meeting is Mr. and Mrs. Britton Ash and Robert Elsom. Roxy Ann Grange Members of Roxy Ann Grange met in regular session and Mas ter Kees of Shady Cove Grange was presented to the masters station. " Charles Whitcher gave an agriculture report telling of prices of farm commodities and the production of these commodi ties. He suggested to members to have their soil tested, stating that experiments have shown a definite need for different types of fertilizers. Ken Shaw, dance chairman, reported a crowd of 10 squares at the last dance and said the next dance would be April 6. Willetta Sims- reported 23 mpmhprs nresent at" last HEC meeting. Plans were made for the rummage, plant and baKe food sale to be held at the Grange on March 28. Marie Pfnister urged all mem bers to continue to save their 1ps slins and said three new advertisers have been added to thp list. The disnlav table consisted 'of china belonging to Verda Quack pnhush. A cream Ditcher and sugar bowl from France were of specal interest. Thp lppislatlve committee re ported on several bills and sug gested that members read and studv information pertaining to senate bill 68 known as the con tractors bill. rhanlain Mav Dalton reported that nnn Meadows had been taken to the hospital with a se vere attack of asthma. Members of the Roxy Ann de gree team will put on the tnira and fourth degree work at Shady Cove on Saturday, Marcn du Master Kees of Shady Cove ex tended a welcome to all Grange mpmhprs. The next Grange meeting will be April 5 with Mr. and Mrs. Gene Cameron, Mr. ana Mrs. Norman Thames, and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Of ford on the serving committee. The lecturers program follow ed Grange and consisted of a skit "Stolen Beauty," put on by Kim Griffin and Nixon Hall. Gath ering Nuts was put on by Marie Pfnister. A reading given by Frances Moffatt pertaining to St. Patrick's Day. Charles Whitchei spoke on the problems of a hog r-mu .Tl by fhe bog """" mmJ by the carfoacf See Your Local Fertilizer Dealer l. g. McLaren & co. DISTRIBUTORS ' 1002 South Central Phono 2-6181 raiser. My Wild Irish Rose was sung by the members. Refresh ments were served by the Halls, Griffens and Gaults. Eagle Point Grange A 32nd anniversary pot luck, dinner preceded the March 19 meeting of the Eagle Point grange. A good attendance was noted. Following the dinner, the lec turer presented the following program: a piano selection by Marcia Ackerman; two songs by the Ackerman trio, Jimmy, Marcia and Lola; a reading by Mrs. Holly Single; an article was read by Mrs. Paul Force taken from the Medford Mail Tribune of Dec. 1928, on the organiza tion of the different granges in the valley; and a story was told by Glen Rader. The program came to a close by the members singing an Irish song. Honored Guests After the opening of the meet ing, Mrs. Olin Poe, district chair man of the H.E.C., and Cecil Kee, master of the Shady Cove grange, was escorted as honor guests to the master's station. The third and fourth obliga tions were given to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Myers. Under agriculture, a discus sion was held on the resolution for the government to pay a subsidy on cull dairy cattle and it was decided not to support this. The legislative committee held a discussion on bills before the Senate and it was voted that the Eagle Point grange go on record as opposing Senate Bill 68 and also to oppose the bill making bank closing on Satur day compulsory. Bridges Built The roads committee reported on the bridges being built in the county and it was noted that there were four bridges in the process of being replaced. This replacement seemed to be tak ing a considerable amount of time, but the reason for this was that one construction company was doing all of these and that it was saving the county the price of one bridge by awarding these to the one company. Forms and other material are being re used on all four bridges, thus saving the taxpayer money. The reception committee In troduced the following visitors and the Granges: Mr. and Mrs. Olin Poe, Phoenix, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Rader, Roxy Ann, ' Cecil Kee from Shady Cove, and Rob ert Bush, Gold Hill. Mrs. Glen Clymer announced the meetings on family business and law, sponsored by the home extension, would be held in the Eagle Point Grange hall, April 4, 11 and 18 at 7:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend these meetings. The Jackson County Bar association is furnishing the speakers and the talks will cover probates, deeds and other mat ters of family business and law. An informal coffee heur will be held after the meetings, with a question and answer period. Meeting Set All those interested in reor ganizing the third and fourth degree team are asked to meet in the hall Sunday, March 31, at 7 p.m. The Eagle Point Grange voted to help sponsor the rural fire district being organized in the Eagle Pbint area. A 25-year pin wag presented to Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hoover for having 25 consecutive years of membership in the Grange. First, second and third year at tendance pins were also present ed to those eligible by Secretary Agnes Hubbell. Cecil Kee announced that the Central Point drill team would confer the third and fourth de gree at the Shady Cove Grange March 30 and anyone having candidates was especially invit- prl in mmp Cora Bitterling.