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PAGE EIGHT
July 2.1, lO'U'jl
Junior Stock Show;
Streamlined Into
Single Day Event
- "Streamlined for Victory" is tho themo of tho 1912
Klamath junior livestock show. The original Rotary-spon-.
tored four-day junior livestock show, which has also been
called the "best little show in the west," this year is to
be telescoped into a one-day event.
This decision was reached at a meeting held in the
county agent's office representing Rotarians, substantial
purchasers at past sales, county school office, Future
Farmer advisors, 4-H club leaders, and representatives
of the extension service. The annual barbecue and fat
stock sale and the competitive system of judging features
of the show which in the past have contributed largely
to the growth, and wide publicity of the show, have been
omitted this year and for the duration. This was a dif
ficult decision to make for these men, all of whom for
the past six years have contributed a great deal of time
and money towards the establishment of this rural-urban
event.
Tho show this year will be a
skeleton of past shows, and only
those features will be retained to
enable the junior exhibitors to
complete their livestock projects
in a satisfactory manner. In
making this decision, the com
mittee realized the disappoint
ment on the part of the boys and
girls who have annually looked
forward to this red letter event.
However, since wo are at war.
many sacrifices are being made
by children as well as adults,
and this is one way these boys
and girls will assist in the vic
tory program.
Rubber Short
The shortage of rubber, and
" the extreme need for farmers to
eliminate all non-essential use of
trucks- and cars, along with the
shortage of labor and the need of
utilizing every available work
hour on the farms and ranches,
coupled with the fact that the
merchants who have in the past
contributed heavily to the stock
show sale are now making heavy
financial contributions to the
war effort, are reasons why the
committee felt that it would be
impossible to go ahead with the
junior livestock show as we have
known it in the past.
In place of the regular four
day show, a one-day classifica
tion day is being substituted. The
date, which has not as yet been
definitely settled, has tentative
ly been set for August 24 or 25.
At this time, all livestock club
members and all Future Farm
ers, with livestock projects, will
bring their livestock to the fair
grounds for classification. Fat
stock, such as baby beef fat
lambs, and fat hogs, will be
ready for market at this time,
and therefore it will not take
any more rubber or transporta
tion to bring them in for the
show than it would to market
them on the open market.
As the fat stock is quite wide
ly scattered over the county, it
was felt that the same trucks
which bring in the fat stock can
be routed to bring in breeding
stock and thus eliminate many
extra trips. The stock will be
brought in early in the morning,
classified, the fat stock will be
sold by sealed bid, and the
breeding stock taken home that
evening after classification. The
fat stock, such as baby beef, fat
lambs, fat hogs, and capons, will
be classified according to United
States market grades prime,
choice, good, etc. Each animal
will then be put in the grade
classification where it belongs
and sold at market price to meat
packers and retail meat dealers.
There will be no auction, but
any merchant may place a bid
on any group of animals, and it
is expected that these bids will
be the top market for that grade
of meat on the day sold.
In order that these boys and
girls may realize a little profit
on their year's livestock projects
the Rotary club has suggested
that those merchants who have
supported the sale in the past
and any others who may be in
terested, be given an opportun
ity to contribute to a fund which
will then be projated out to the
fat stock members on a point
basis. The Rotary club is starting
the fund with, the $500 they
have heretofore put into the bar
becue. In this way, owners of animals
which fall into the prime grade
would receive slightly higher
premium than those falling in
the lower grades. This money
contributed will be added to the
tale price, thus making a slight
ly larger amount which the boys
and girls will receive for the ani
mals. .
Breeding Stock
Breeding stock will be classi
fied according to breed type
standards which have been es
tablished by breeds associations
and which have been used under
the Danish system of judging.
Thus all breeding animals reach
ing a certain standard of perfec
tion in type, quality, and finish,
will be placed in the top classifi
cation. Those animals not reach-1
ing such a high standard of per
fection will be placed in the pro
per lower classification. This dif
fers from the old method of judg
ing in that there will be no com
petitive placings of animals,
with a first, second, third plac
ing in each class. It will elimi
nate championships and the dis- j
appointments of selecting one ,
best animal from a group, scv-'
eral of which may be equal from
a practical standpoint, but
where one is placed over the
others because of small technical
advantages.
It is felt that this method will
speed up the work for the judg
es, as each animal may be classi
fied after it has been brought in
and groomed, according to its
own merits. It will not be neces
sary to get the different classes
together at one time, as the com
petitive method of judging is be
ing eliminated.
Special awards which have
been offered by many business
men and stockmen will not be
awarded, as there will be no
championship or special contests
of any kind. The Future Farmer
associations, 4-H clubs, and jun
ior livestock show officials ex
press their appreciation to these
donors of special awards, and
will appreciate the opportunity
to accept these alter the dura
tion, and the junior livestock
show as we have known it, is
again resumed.
Fair board premiums will be
awarded to those boys and girls
who make entries of their live
stock for the classification day,
and in the payment of these
premiums the Danish system will
be followed. Each exhibitor of
animals classifying in the differ
ent grades, will receive the same
premium, according to the fol
lowing system:
7 points for dairy.
5 points for beef
3 points each for sheep and
hogs.
1 point for poultry. '.
When the total amount of
money available for premiums is
divided by the total number of
points accumulated from all en
tries, that will determine the
monetary value of the points,
which may range from 50c up to
$1.00 or $1.50, depending on the
number of entries, and the total
amount of money made avail
able by the fair board.
All livestock club members
and Future Farmers will be giv
en an opportunity to make an
entry of their livestock in the
usual manner, and judges will
be On hand at the fairgrounds to
start classifying as early as 7
a. m. Fat stock will be weighed
upon arrival at the fairgrounds.
and this weight will be consid
ercd as the sale weight for each
animal. Details for handling the
sale and sealed bids will be
worked out later by a Rotary
club committee working with
the respective meat packers.
This program is felt to be
much more satisfactory than at
tempting to hold several small
community events.
And again we say streamlined
for victory is the theme of the
1942 Klamath junior livestock
show, which this year will ' be
telescoped into a one-day classi
iication event, t-ti club mem
bers and Future Farmers appre
ciate the efforts of all who have
contributed to the success of the
junior livestock show and take
this opportunity of expressing
their gratitude.
Pick-Up Baler
Saves Hay Labor
FOSSIL As an example of
the widespread effort to make
hay with the least required labor,
Charles Chapman of Clarno is
using a pick-up baler success
fully, reports Arnold Ebert,
Wheeler county agent.
Alfalfa hay was gathered di
rectly from the mower swath
after curing and baled, at an
average rate of an acre an hour.
In another field cut with a
seven-foot swathcr motoer the
hay was baled from the swath
at two acres per hour. The out
fit was drawn by two medium
sized horses and appeared to af
ford less draft than a mower,
said Ebert.
.SAVE SAVE SAVE
SEE WAItlTS It TAIILES
TODAY
Odds and Ends of Spring and Summer Merchandise
White Purses Gloves Slips - Sweaters Straw Hats Shoes
Household and Hardware Items
Tables Located on Street and Basement Floors
MOiVTfiOJHEHV WAIUH
Up-to-the-Minute 4-H'ers
Mrs. Catherine Stewart, leader oi the Altamont Victory Gar
deners, and Betty Conrady, member, are ihown demonstrating
the latest practice in growing cucumbers. The cukes are planted
around the edge of a small barrel, sunk about an inch in the
ground. The barrel is then filled with a rich mixture of dirt and
fertiliser to within four or five inches ot the top. When the
barrel is filled with water, it subs out through the bottom, carry
ing the nourishment to the roots without burning the plant.
These cucumbers are considerably further along than those
planted at the same time by the
tftULYtlS T VV -V tL1
Tom (leftj and Bernard Quinouski are spraying cabbages in
the family garden which is under their care at their home on
Arthur street. They are members of the Altamont Victory Gar
deners and practice the most modern spraying method, using a
2 per cent rotenone solution which is sure death for cabbage
worms, aphis, plant lice, thrips and weevils. This is their first
year of gardening, but they are having fine results with a variety
of produce, including onions, kale, beets, tomatoes, spinach,
radishes, carrots, lettuce, cucumbers and squash.
Weekly Market Trends
(EDITOR'S NOTE: The fol
lowing market information is
supplied from material obtained
over the government leased wire
in the office of the extension
economist at Oregon State col-
leee. The material, in the form
of a weekly summary of trends
in the livestock market, is not
intended to replace spot day by
day market reports.)
CATTLE MARKETS
A fairly heavy run of cattle
arrived at North Portland again
Monday. 2100 of which were
available for local trading. The
market on fed steers, which re
mained steady last week, was
up 25 to 40 cents to a new high
of $14.25. Best grass fat steers
were also in strong . position
after a week of declining prices.
Some sales were at $12.25 to
$12.50, although the bulk of the
grass-fat cattle sold at $11 to
$12. Grass-fat beef heifers were
S10 to $10.50. Fed steers were
scarce at San Francisco, although
some medium to good grass
steers sold to feed-lot buyers at
$11 to $12. At Chicago the
market was up about 15 cents to
a top of $15.35.
Pastures and ranges continued
to improve in Oregon up to July
1 at least. The condition of
ranges on that date was the
highest in four years. Prospects
were reported favorable for late
summer and fall feed. For the
state as a whole the soil mois
ture situation is satisfactory and
grass has made good growth.
Livestock, however, have not
?v ' v i
ordinary method.
fully recovered from the setback
suffered from the short feed sup
ply earlier in the spring. On
July 1 the condition of cattle
and sheep in the state as a whole
was about average, but below
that of a year ago. The situation
in other western states is gen
erally good, although a lack of
rain was reported from parts of
Texas, New Mexico and Arizona.
Summer feed conditions are good
in Utah and California, while
range conditions are very good
in the Dakotas, Montana, Ne
braska, Kansas and Oklahoma.
SHEEP AND LAMB MARKETS
Only 1600 head of sheep and
lambs were available for local
trading at North Portland Mon
day, but even so, the market was
rather slow. A few good to
choice spring lambs sold up to
$11.SU though best offerings
were being held for $11.75
Feeder lambs brought from $9
to $10. Good Jambs at San
Francisco were quoted at $13
to $13.65, while at Chicago
prices were firm with native
spring lambs selling as high as
$14.60. Total salable receipts at
North Portland last week
amounted to 3650 head, an in
crease of 1800 head over the
pcvious week. Feeder buyers
took most of the thinner lambs
last week.
Direct and contract buying in
the intcrmountain areas has been
virtually at a standstill recently
EVERY
SATURDAY
NITE
Mutlo hf
OREGON
HILL
BILLIES
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KEM
SOUTH END CCG
C1PSIEAK UP
TU1.KLAKE In compllmico
with the decision ot tho govern
ment to discontinue nil civilian
conservation corps camps, both
camps In this urcn, Tulclaki mid
Lnvu Beds, will bo ubnndonod
this nuinth. Personnel of Ciimp
Tulclnkc, which for the Inst five
years hns operated as n biologi
cal unit, led Monday for points
In five southern states, flemnln
Ing In camp arc n few members
of the signal corps, the com
manding officer. Second Lieut
Dewey L. Entrekin and the sub
altern, Edward C. Henry.
Lieutenant Entrlkin, whose
home is in Greenville. S. C. will
return to active service with the
U. S. army within the next few
weeks, to be stationed nt Golds
boro, N. C. He hns been In com
mand of Company 5487 for the
Inst two months, having been
transferred here from Red Bluff.
Henry also will be Inducted In
to some branch of the service In
the near future. Forty-seven
men were In camp nt tho time
of disbanding.
Company 3800, stationed at
the Lnva Beds enmp which hns
concentrated efforts since the
enmp opened on forestry service
and ronds in the Lnvn Beds Na
tional monument, will bo rc
turyed to Snn Antonio, Tex., nc
eompnnlod by the Aimpany com
mander, R. C. Sherman. Seven
ty men will entrain on July 30
for the month. Thomas Monr,
educational director, will nlso
return to his home In Texns.
Officers nt both camps have
not been Informed, they stated,
as to disposition of buildings or
equipment nt cither camp. As
in the case of Camp Klamath
north of Merrill, a watchman
will be left in chnrgc. i
COMEDIANS INNOCENT
HOLLYWOOD, (V) The air!
in NBC's Radio City was pretty
bad.
Then, in the air conditioner.
searchers found some meat a j
studio policeman had plnced
there long ago for safekeeping.
It was to have been a rncnl for
the studio cat.
The cat got fresh meat and the
studio got fresh air.
because o f uncertainty as to
price ceilings. A few while
faced ewe lambs were contract
ed at $11.50 to $12 in Montana
recently.
HOG MARKETS
The hog market at North Port
land continued strong on Mon
day, when 2000 head were of
fered locally. Carload lots of
light weight hogs reached a new
high of $14.83, up about 10 cents
from last week's close. Good
to choice truck-ins ranged to
$14.75, while feeder pigs reach
ed as high as $16.50. Top price
reported from San Francisco for
better grades of light butchers
was $15.35.
WOOL MARKETS
Most of the activity .on the
Boston wool market last week
was in fleece wools which had
been offered at prices below
similar grades of territory stock.
A few sales of territory wool
were reported at $1.18, scoured
basis, for fine staple. Some
country buying at close to ceil
ing prices was also reported, in
cluding some large sales of staple
half-blood graded wool at $1.13
to $1.15.
SPLIT A
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J. MARVIN HILTON, Distributor, Klamath Falls
Rain of Pasi Week Has
Effeci on Oregon Crops
PORTLAND, July 23 (IV)
Rnlu dnimiKcd some crops nntl
delayed the harvest ot others In
enstern and northwestern Ore
gon lust week, the U. S, depart
ment of commerce reported to
day In its wenthei'-crop survey
The ratu further damaged
cherries In tho Willamette val
ley while hay, some grain and
flax were hard hit, Tho crimson
clover seed crop was hurt, prob
ably seriously, especially In
Washington county,
Umatilla county's wheat and
pea harvest was delayed and
buying Interrupted In several
eastern counties, Grain suffered
from the heal In low-lying areas
of Wasco county,
POLICE POSITION
TULELAKE William Clen
denen, police officer, this week
tendered bis resignation to the
city council and in the future
will net as city watermnstcr un
less other nrrangemunts under
consideration work out to retain
him on tho police force The res
ignation becomes effective, July
31.
Mrs, Clemicncn received the
appointment of city treasurer,
succeeding Mrs. Mary Kowolow
ski who resigned immediately
after her appointment to accept
employment nt Newell.
The city treasurer's office hns
been bounced back and forth
since the city election In April.
The post wns left vacant by the
resignation of Mrs. Wanda Stark
who rnn on the city ticket for
city clerk. The council then ap
pointed Mrs, Kowolowskl and
unon her resignation nppolntcd
Mrs. Hubert Bond who was
forced to decline becnuse of pres
sure of other duties.
The oiling nnd resurfacing
program on Main street Is com
pleted except for a clenn-up of
materials nnd the hard surface
now reaches from curb to curb.
Hager
Paul Hess of San Diego, who
Is in the government medical
department, nrrlvcd here first
of the week on a 10-day fur
lough to visit his wife nnd par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hess,
and other relatives.
Mrs. L. Baldwin and Mrs.
George Kohler were shopping In
Klamath Fulls Monday.
Mrs. L. Baldwin sold her
ranch Inst wck to Mr. and Mrs.
Green of the midwest who will
take possession as soon as Mrs.
Baldwin can get located again,
Tom Baldwin is stationed at
San Diego, Calif., In the marine
corps.
Mrs. Lena Flurettl of Susan
vllle Is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Tony Galletti and family, near
the airport.
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A good crop of enno fruits was
being picked In tho Willamette
valley ns fust as tho supply of
labor would permit, The short.
ngu of pickers continued to In
terfere with tho Jackson county
cherry harvest,
Pastures were In good condi
tion and livestock were doing
well, Later frull.i, not seriously
damaged by the hent early In
July, were progressing favor
ably. Wettest spot In the stnte was
Pendleton with .79 of n Inch.
Other readings: Heppner .50,
North Bond .50, Condon .311.
Wasco .35, La Grnnclo .31, Al
bany .24, Snlcm .18, Roseburg
i .1(1.
and Guy, and Mrs. Flurettl were
visitors at tho Oeorgo Kohlcr
homo Monday.
Tho Scram family have moved
to tho woods, where they are
employed. They lived at the
Mt, Calvary cemetery near here.
Orln Recder had a crew of
men chopping hay Tuesday
while ha brought tho hay In with
his power buekrnko.
Ernest Kohlcr of Summers
Inuo finished his work at Olcne
and returned home Monday,
Vernn Arant and children nnd
Mrs, Early Arnnt wore cnllcrs
here Tuesday evening ,
E
ELECTS MIKSCH
SPRAGUE RIVER For the
second time in a month, the lo
cal unit of the Carpenters and
Joiners union, AFL, elected a
president. Joe Mlksch was
elected to succeed Don Oilman
In a meeting held at the school
house last Sunday. Oilman, who
wns elected early this month,
hns been promoted to a full-time
Job as AFL organizer and rep
resentative for the Lakevlew
section, which Includes Spraguc
River, Bly and some 30 other
mills In the section.
This Is the second tlmo in tho
past yenr that presidents of the
Sprngue River local have been
promoted. Last fall Hugh Had
dock wns appointed business
manngcr for the Klnmnth dis
trict of tho Carpenters and Join
ers sawmill workers, and Gil
man left the club last week for
his new position,
Another resignation was that
of veteran worker, Russell Kcr
ncn, recording secretary, who
has been appointed night fore
man at the box factory, a job
which makes It Impossible for
him to continue his post. Kcr
ncn has been one of the key men
in the many activities of tho
local.
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Your choice of our reg- 'mjss' mfll jja
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rayons, woolsl
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'comfortable open collars, l & II '
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SPHAGUK ItlVKIt Tho La
dles Sewing club met lit Hit
homo of Mrs. Joe Mllmeh Thurs
day and elected as president Mrs.
Maiidlo Tompkins lo succeed
Mrs, Curl Itunielhart, . who has
moved from Mpnigui Hlver. Mrs., j
Tompkins has been a member -of
the orgiinl.ntlou since its In- ;
ceptlon and has been an active
worker, Mrs. Betty Powell was
elected vice president nt the
sumo meeting.
The women voted lo give a
cash donation of $1(1 to th USO.
It was previously planned to
hold a social function to rn"fj
funds for tho USO but variant '
Interferences prevented.
After the regular business '
session the group enjoyed i ,
name of bingo with Mrs. Mnud
Dooley nnd Mrs, Kininn Tomp
kins winning, tho prizes, Fol- '
lowing the games tho hostess
served refreshments In the fol- '
lowing guests: Mrs. Kdllh Wiley, "
Mrs. Estell Vance, Mrs. Betty 1
Powell, Mrs. Fid MeWllllams, -Mrs.
Vnlmn Mnlmey, Mrs. Maude
Dooley, Mrs, Agnes Hurling,
Mrs, Emma Tompkins, Mrs. ;
Maudlo Tompkins.
The next meeting will be on "
July 30 at tho home of Mrs. 1 '
Kdllh Wiley, This will ho a so-' ;
cial meeting nnd the Indies plan '
to play pinochle.
Branch Officos to
Handle Insuranco O
DENVER, July 23 UV) Leroy
K. Smith, Washington, D. C,
manager of the Federal Crop In- -suranec
corporation, announced
today that wheat Insurance soon i
will bo handled by only two i
branch offices, one In Denver .
and another in Chicago,
Wheat Insurance branches In
Kansas City, Spokane and Mlu- .
neapolis, he said, will be term!- '
natrd nnd their work turned
over to the Denver and Chicago
offices.
The Denver office will super- .
vise Insurance In North nnd
South Dakota, Kansas, Nebrus
ka, Texas, Oklahoma and nil '
stntcs west, nnd should be In .
operation by October I," Smiyi :
declared In Donver. Q
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