»—THF. MILI- < TT Y ENTERPRISE Augunt 24, 19S# Summer Boils Over - Winter Flows Out Stayton Grass Seed Known Nationally Winter followed summer into the it was hot without looking at the Mr. and Mrs. Dave Epps and Miss Daisy Hendricson motored to Hepp­ Canyon this week when the summer’s thermometer. The weather c lught many Mill City ner Sunday where they visited rel­ moat blistering heat wave was fol­ Kenneth C. Ross, consultant in education committee, and the county Ask anyone in western Oregon boys and girls and a number of their lowed by two days of wet weather. atives. personnel and training, National Tu­ committees, we hope to intensify the what Stayton is famous for and you elders working in the bean fields of Mary Kathryn McClain, daughter , Six torrid days of sub-tropical sun­ Stayton. Many made early starts to berculosis association, will become educational program on tuberculosis, are likely to get the answer: of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. McClain, ar­ shine poured on the Canyon before beat the heat. All were dreaming of health education consultant for the the disease that can be cured when "Beans!" rived in Mill City Tuesday for a visit j clouds appeared on the scene and Oregon Tuberculosis and Health as­ found early and treated properly but :r. Not many people know that the prior to her assuming duties as a spilled their watery contents on the snowy mountain peaks and dips which still kills someone in Oregon sociation on Sept. 1, Mrs. Saidie Orr ~ ice-cold rivers. has a very bean center of Stayton teacher in the Bandon high school countryside Tuesday morning. Dunbar, executive secretary, an- every 34 hours.’’ Then the rains came. Almost at high national standing in another Thus ended the heat wave that had flounced this week. Ross is a graduate of Victoria col­ farming venture — the raising of early next month. the same time telephone connections I caused one of the most complete Mr. and Mrs. Earl Beier and son Ross will plan and direct a pro­ lege, the provincial normal school, failed between Marion county and grass seed Jimmy of Portland spent Sunday and summer shut-downs of logging oper- Linn county in Mill City. Business gram of health education for the city and the University of British Colum­ ' ations ever known here. The state of the San- M. J. Martin, manager Monday visiting at the W. L. Peter ­ of Portland and 36 counties bia. In 1947, he received his master forester's orders came late Sunday men had to make trips to the tele­ Health education, the objective of ; of public health, the school of public tiam Farmer’s Co-op, says that all son home. phone office to put in calls. The line George Veteto spend Wednesday in night. Many drivers and workmen to Stayton was out Wednesday night. which is to reach every man, woman health. University of California. He over the country the grass-seed trade reported for work Monday only to is beginning to respect the quality of Canby tending to business matters. and child in the state with inform­ served as chairman, health education Cause of the breakdowns was not Visiting in Mill City this week at find the woods shut-down. ation on tuberculosis and its control ¡committee, California conference of Stayton-grown seeds. known. Many travelers who used state In fact, ninety percent of the high­ the home of Mayor and Mrs. Albert Is a primary function of the tubercu­ I tuberculosis secretaries; chairman, Winter had rolled into the vicinity highway 222 over the weekend wisely losis association,’’ Mrs. Dunbar said. 1 health education committee, San land bent grass seed grown in the Toman are Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Heavy chose to travel early in the morning. in earnest on Wednesday. Dieckhaus of Minneapolis. Minn. Mrs. United States comes from an area "Working with the Portland health Diego community welfare council. clouds hovering over the city were By 5 a.m. Sunday the highway was Before going to the NTA, Ross was included within a 20 mile radius of Dieckhaus is a sister of Mrs. Toman. alive with traffic. Gas station oper­ linked to earth by steady downpour­ health education director for the San Stayton. Highland bent is a valua­ Mr. Dieckhaus is with the Southern ators reported one of the busiest days ings of rain while puddles took shape Diego county tuberculosis and ble native grass used on lawns and Pacific railroad. They will return to of the season. Less-fortunate trav­ on poorly drained streets. Pedes­ Minneapolis via Tacoma, Vancouver, especially on golf courses. The seed health association. trians scurried rain-consciously from elers who rode by mid-day found the During World War II, Ross served finds an eager eastern market among B.C. and Lake Louise. place to place. Streets were de­ Mrs. Hazel Austin of Mankato, going hot and humid. as Lieutenant-Commander in the particular lawn growers and golf During the days of the hot spell, serted. I Minn., who has been visiting relatives course managers who want the best Royal Canadian Navy. As command After the heat most folks thought VETERINARIAN in Mill City the past two weeks, left one of the most frequented points in that the brief glimpse of winter was education officer, R. C. N., Ross’s of grassy playlands. town was the thermometer in front work included supervision of instruc­ The story of the development of for her home last Sunday, Reported wonderful. STAYTON Mrs. C. E. Coville is recovering this of Kimmel's drug store. tion in training schools, preparation highland bent grass in the Stayton readings from there ranged as high week from a heart attack suffered of candidates for the R. C. N., educa­ area is a rags to riches tale. For PHONE 411» Don't Borrow—Sirbscribe Today! as 96 degrees. But everyone knew tional tests; administration and co­ decades, the grass was regarded as Sunday. Mrs. Robert Bellew of Mr. and ordination of educational activities an illegitimate step-child. Its pres­ Opposite ' with command education officers. ence in wheat fields was sorely re­ Firebaugh, Calif., visited in Mill City Claude I-ewis’ Service Station sented by farmers who had to take and Gates the past weekend at the pains to separate it from the wheat homes of Mrs. Bellew’s brothers, Al Don’t Borrow—Subscribe Today ! at harvest time. That was the way Haun of Mill City and Cecil Haun 1 things stood in 1935 when its value of Gates. Cecil Lake and Dick Kane are became known. This year a carload of highland bent grass seed is valued spending the weekend at Plush. Ore,, where they will hunt antelope. at about $60,000. Highland bent isn ’ t the only grass SPRAY OR BRUSH grown for seed in the Stayton area and packaging plants throughout the ------ SIGNS ANY SIZE ------ Two other grass seeds also carry a nation for the package trade. high price tag. This year two car­ The phrase "going to seed" may GET YOUR FREE ESTIMATE NOW FOR INTERIOR loads of alta fescue and three car­ mean a state of degeneration in the DECORATING. 10% LESS FOR WORK BOOKED FOR loads of chewing fescue will move common lingo, but around Stayton it RAINY SEASON AND WINTER MONTHS. I out of the area to an eastern market. means that a new industry is already In all, eight carloads of grass seed sprouting. are expected to be shipped and will bring an income of more than a Phone 3215 or Write Box 607, Mill City quarter of a million dollars to pa­ trons of Stayton’s Santiam Farmers MILL CITY RESIDENCE PHONE 1241 PHONE 820? Co-op. Numerous farmers in the Stayton area no longer curse the grass, they cultivate it. As a farm crop it re­ To maintain a beautiful lawn, don’t quires less attention than most. A dilly-dally with the sprinkler. Soak a crop each year. After the fifth the soil. single planting last indefinitely with Lawn irrigations of a few minutes year, it is good practice for the duration can do more harm than farmer to plow the grass under to good, asserts Mel A. Hagood, Oregon increase production as the grass will State college extension service irri­ sprout from the roots. The crop acts gation specialist. Scanty and infre­ as a soil builder and replaces valuable quent waterings cause root develop­ AT INDEPENDENCE, OREGON soil minerals to fertilize the land ment in the upper few inches of the for future use of other crops. soil, and consequently, this type of Grass-seed growers report yields lawn has little or no drouth resist- ON PER HUNDRED as high as 350 pounds of seed per ance. acre with the average running be­ Critical period for many lawns is tween 175 and 200 pounds. The cleaning plant is working three the normally dry, warm weather pe­ FRIENDLY SERVICE shifts a day handling the influx of riod before fall rains commence. If grass seed. Only two experts are they are abundantly supplied with available to watch over the opera­ plant food, well watered lawns will <.<><»> CAMPING A( 'COMMODATION'S tions The two are working alter­ go through the season with a deep nate shifts (two shifts one day, one green color; others may turn brown — APPLY — shift the next) in order to keep the indicating lack of water and care. Lawn root zones—8 to 12 inches I plant on 24 hour a day operation. Right now is the peak of the grass below the soil surface—need to be seed harvest. The first carload of kept supplied with water. And, the 277 E Street the seed is already on its way to type of soaking required to obtain Chicago The Windy City is the point uniform, deep rooting cannot be oc- from which the seed is sent to mixing complished in a 10-minute watering, Hagood states. Most difficult lawns to keep green are those with terraces and steep slopes. They do not retain a mois­ ture supply and rapid run-off pre­ vents much surface water from reaching the grass roots. The only answer is more frequent applications. Some grass varieties, the bent grasses, for example, require more frequent waterings than do fescues. If nitrogen fertilizer is to be ap­ plied at this time of year, light ap­ plications are suggested. Hagood recommends that no more ammon­ ium sulphate be applied than pounds per 1.000 square feet, avoid burning, apply it when grass is entirely dry, and follow application with a heavy irrigation On soils where lawns will planted this fall, water now to germ­ inate weeds. Hagood suggests. It " hen «ner a quarlrr-millioll fam­ will also settle the soil. Plant fall ille» arc ti«vi F«»r«i fumi lies tlwrr miiRt H«r« • your chonco lawns about the time fall rains are lw m rcAiMin Hirv'vr tinti, h lui«* to win thi, beautiful, normalyl expected in a seedbed which dnuling llw faindv efficient COLEMAN has been fertilized and watered jev- milrau«*, I wo mone y Mving F»tnh co« eral days ahead of actual planting. HOME HEATER Tuberculosis Group Names Consultant J. W. GOIN McCulloch : Painting and Papering Chain Saws for Loggers Sales & Service Call Bill Obershaw John Nelson Don’t Tease It Hop Pickers Get your Permanent-Type WANTED Anti-Freeze while still available Harvest Now In Full Swing Good Crop Long Season ALLEN INDEPENDENCE HOP GROWERS KEITH HEATER Now thousands own 2 Fine Fords little ntorr (liai driving one higher |irM'e4Ì car. being given away FIFTEEN CASES REPORTED Fifteen cases of communicable diseases were reporter! this week by the Marion county health officer Iimi uffrrw a <*h