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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (March 6, 1947)
) Lost River Bridge Is Summer Project Olio of tha major work project to bo curried out thin sprlntf nd nummer by tlio county road department Ik the erection of u new brldK aeroa hunt river on the Sluto Lino roud near Hat field. Tlio brldiin will rcplaco the old one which In being uacd nd will be built on the aiimo Kite. Wiilly Hector, county enitlncnr, mid tlio pllinK mid moat other materials for the brlduo aro now stored on the alio and ' 1 work will Ix-Klii ii won a I weiitlier will .icrinlt atendy Ktiimutli cuunly 4-11 club m-mlcra tli In week uro purtlcl putlnii In tlio national observ ance of iiRtolnnl 4-11 club week, mid the Ornilon Uankcri iiaao clution lias announced tlio con tinuation of H lonu llt of pro JucIk to encourutio additional club work In till alnto. Nine projecta are. Included in the OOA prourum for the year. Top anionic them la a trophy award to the oulatandliiK club lllrl In tlio atato In leadership and achievement; awnrda to en couraiio continued work by those In the 111-21 one bracket, and leaderalilp for fiirm account bill projecta and contcati In each county. Other Include the provialon of many aunimcr school acliular ahlpa, provialon of aubacrlptlona to the National 4-H Club Newa to volunteer local club leaclura, aupply of prizes In the atato atylo review, entcrtaliiiiiu; two nutdtnndliiK club membera at tlio atato OllA convention, and spun aorlmi a trip to the national club coiiHroaa fur two local leaden each year. West MoTiiTciub The aeventh meutlnii of the Went Miilln 4-11 club waa held March 2 at the homo of Stuart Ik-iucl, with calvea the principal topic of dlacusslon. Jerry Hmally liave a repurt on keeping calvea healthy. The club hoa decided to levy a fine of five ecu In for all mem bera who have not performed the chore of waahlng their calvea before next meeting, and alao a five-cent fino for any dlaorderly conduct. Mr. and Mra. Clifford Jenklna and Cliff Jr., were preaent at the meeting. Ho l aaaiatant county agent for Joaephlno county and gave the club tipi on cattle Judging. He alao In vited membera of the club to a flatting trip at Grant Paaa. Membera preaent were Jerry Smally, Illya Smally, Pattl Smith, Jammy Parker, Stuart llenzcl and Kathleen Wilton, Mra. llrmcl served rrfreah mentl. Next meeting will be held March 13 at the home of Patti Smith. Kathleen Wllaon, Newa reporter. New Reporter Geneva Swift waa elected newa reporter of the Henley 4-11 club at lta meeting February 18. Hetty Bramlcjsky, prealdent of the club, gave a dcmonslra tion of darning, and the real of the meeting wna taken up with buslneai and an exchange of Valentine. After refreshment the club waa diomlsscd by the leader, Mr. Bill William of Henley, Geneva Swift, New reporter. Foirhaven Club The "Just So" clothing 4-H club of F'alrlmvcn ha decided to uae felt from discarded hat for It first project, and the 1-A girls have made a felt needle caae and the 1-B girl a coin purse. Thl club meet weekly at Falrhaven school, with Mr. J. II. Plymale aa leader, and learn many interesting thing about lewing at each club seaalon, ProjecUi now under way muit be completed in time for the county spring fair, and girl working hard for prize are Florence DcRoaler. M a r c e 1 1 a Claunch, Betty Cowan, Carolyn Vlymalc, Blllle Jo Rldglcy, Lola Uiirrrll, Shirley Plymale and Suzanne Burcham. Suzanne Burcham, New reporter. Henley Sheep Club The Henley Sheep club met at the homo of Betty Brandejakl March 2. President Richard Hill called the group to order and read two letter, one from Harry S. Truman, president of the United State, and the other from Governor Enrl Snell, re garding national 4-H week. Richard Hill and Earl Mack JUST r RECEIVED Stockman Slits Zipper Jackets and Pants to Match bick STORE for MEN Corntr 5th and Main work The structure will coat u bout $70(10. Klunialli county construction crows will do the work, but his klyou county will go BU-ftt) on tho expense. The new bridge will bo timber constructed 24 feet wide urn about 230 feet long, Present ramaliucklo crossing over Lost river la Juat something over II) feet wide a.id 250 feet long. Two years ago It waa found to be dccuyln.; and not safe. To build the new structure It will bo necearary to cloao Btulo lino road while the work I going on, because the old bridge will be ripped out. That' why the county I waiting for a stretch of good wealhu-. so tho bridge can be worked on every day and lessen the time tho road will be closed. Tho South Poo valley road from Oleno nut to tho Junction with tho Malln-Bonanza highway I to be oil-surfaced thl summer, a stretch of 10 mile, and the federal government 1 scheduled to oil tho Miilln-Bonanza road. Tho county's rock crusher ha been working all winter In Poe valley and ha ground up a mountain of rock to bo used thl coming summer. Road crew have been working In past weeks In tho Malln-Mcrrlll area, doing some grading, rocking, dirt-haul-Ing and aurfiice-ralalng. None of tho county' roada be came Impassable this winter, and some work of mi.ior road repalra and bridge-building has been go ing on all winter. Farm Bureau Centers Open Two farm bureau center, one In Langcll valley and tho other In Bonanza, are to be organized in that area. The farm bureau I an organization through which farmers can express their opinion to obtain Improved ag ricultural condition. Langcll valley center officers are Joe Potucck, president; Frank W. Brown, vice presi dent, and Mra. Paul Monroe, secretary-treasurer. Tho Bonan za farmer elected Lloyd L. Hanklns, president: John Tofell, vice president, and Mrs. Ray Hicks, secretary-treasurer. Midland Club The Home Economics club of Midland g r a n g will sponsor a card party at the grange hall Satur day night. March 8. Ladies will bring sandwiches.- , . Jr., explained the work of shear ing aheep tltcy had learned from ahearing school, pointing out tha different steps until Uie whole process I completed. Nine member were present. Next meeting will be held at Carolyn Dickson' place March 16. Betty Brandejsky, New reporter. Quonset Hut Sales Open At Tulelake TULELAKE, March 8 Quon set buildings, brought to the at tention of tlio public during tho lust war and Introduced In tho Klamath Basin recently will bo distributed by Kandra and Nog glo company, newly organized hero. Partners in tho new or ganization aro W. G. Nogglo, Klamath Fulls, widely known In tlio Basin, William Kandra, Tuln luko farmer, and hla cousin, Ivan Kandra, Merrill farmer. Offices of tho company have leeii established In tlio rear of tho offices occupied by Charles K. WIcm, realtor. This la tho flrat compony to locale hero for the distribution of tho Quonset building and the company will be distributor for Siskiyou, Modoc, Klamath and Lake counties. Tho all-steel, fire-proof, rodent-proof building, built with out supports between the arched roof and floor, arc, bvcauso of hIzo and construction adaptable to many uses. Olio la being used for tho first time this yeor by Clifford Dunn of Midlund a a potato cellar. Three Quonset buildings arc In use on tho Wlncma farm and still another on the William Kandra ranch. Building of sim ilar design are under construc tion for the O. K, Transfer and tho Specialized Service In Klam ath Fulls. Immediate delivery is promised. Extensive use of this type of construction la evident in Cali fornia where small units are ar ranged for alleviating the hous ing shortage. Larger units have been adapted for garages, ma chine (hop, theatre, restau rants, feed stores, stores and warehouses. Cost of construction per foot of floor space la leas than in many other building materials. Wool Tariff Is Advocated WASHINGTON, March 6 W) The National Wool Growers as sociation today advocated a "proper" tariff on wool. Sylvan J. Pauly, Deer Lodge, Mont., association preaident, told an agriculture subcommittee that Import quotas proposed In sev eral pending bill should be con sidered only temporary measure until "proper" tariff protection 1 obtained. He testified after Rep. Barrett (R-Wyo.) told the committee that Britain' need for American dol lar may drive the American wool industry out of buaincss unles wool imports are limited. Barrett said that Great Britain which (markets all wool pro duced .in the British empire has a stockpile of almost five million pound. ' Thu far, he said, it has met within 46 hour any price drop In thla country. Great 'Britain, 'ha added, - last year supplied 80 per cent of the wool used In this country. Rep. Fisher (D-Tex.) said that in 1B39 the domestic industry furnished 80 per cent. City Delivery Service. Ph. S417. otfetald and fteatl IF AHUM IPABE California Farm Production Council Gets Tue Houses TULELAKE, March 5 The U. H. bureau of reclamation has approved the transfer of 423 buildings at the Tulelake relo cation center to the California Furm Production council, an agency of the state of California, it was announced Tuesday by H, L. Byrd, of Berkeley, adminis tration assistant of the council. The buildings consist of 318 barracks, each 20 by 100 feet; 18 mesa halls, 40 by 100 feet, and 87 utility buildings of various dimensions. Nancy Sets Record For Butterfat PETERBOROUGH. N. H., March 6 A registered Guern sey cow, Happyhoime R Am bler Nancy, owned by Dr. F. Cecil Adams on his Arinmdale ranch just outside Klamath Falls, has completed an out standing advanced register rec ord of 13,845 pounds of milk and 701 pounds of butterfat. starting the test "a a junior three-year-old. In addition this cow produced a healthy calf for the Adam ranch on Homedale road. Nancy is the second daughter of the registered Guernsey sire, Happyhoime Roseland's Ambler. The milk record was supervised by Oregon State college and re ported to the American Guern sey Cattle club. Another registered Guernsey, Prairie Bloom Fern, also of Adamdale ranch, has a credit able production record of 10,443 pounds of milk and 533 pound of butterfat on twice daily milk ing for a year. She started the test as a junior two-year-old. Fern is a daughter of the Guernsey sire, McKenzle Mea dow Ferdinand, who has 11 daughters in the performance registry of the American Guern sey Cattle club. Wasco Will Get Soil District THE DALLES. March 5 A soil conservation district that would include some 200,000 acre In cen.ral Wasco county has been approved by the state committee after having been proposed at public hearing at Dufur. Conservation practices need' ed in the area as reported by farmers and by County -Agent E. M. Nelson include" dams for ir rigation and livestock use, straw spreader and stuDble utiliza tion, pasture improvement, cleaning of springs, bulldozing of scrub oak and underbrush, im proving windbreaks around buildings, weed control and many others. ,0 1 1 4 o IV, GRANGERS SHAPE THE PATTERN off OREGON'S DEVELOPMENT Fruits, nut and berries meant $46,475,000 to Oregoa In 1945. They meant a lot more than that to Grangers. ' The dollan-and-ctnts estimate by the U.S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics represents hard cash put into circulation by the state's orchardists and berry grower. ' It also represents another substantial industry to support ' the long-standing Grange position that the stability of . Oregon' economy depend upon sound, diversified agriculture. The Grange takes pride in counting 30,000 progressive Oregon farmers among it members. They are bound together in the cause of better agriculture. To this end, because it benefits ill the people, they are shaping the pattern of Oregon's development. ria.fi Khl.yimifrti that kavi mid Or it on i bittK ttati In which to Uvi: fR.F.D. Ratlin 'Direct Election at Sinatort Vcoopentlvi MarktNnf Better Roadi Improvements M Education Graduated Income Tu Improved Marketlhf Low-Cost Light ami Powar . OREGON STATE GRANGE 1135 S. I. SALMON STRUT PORTLAND 14, OREGON 73 YEARS OF SERVICE TO ORESON FARMERS Plan are under way for the allocation of buildings to grrw cr and processors of Siskiyou and Modoc counties for the hous ing and feeding of furm and pro cessing labor. The allocation will be made by the Tulelake farm labor office for tho farm production committees of the two counties and all applica tions should be made to that of fice, Byrd stated. Under term of the transfer the state of California will re tain title to all buildings and equipment for a three-year per iod and leases will be made on a self - liquidating contract. All term rental and title considera tion fees are to be paid In ad vance, it was announced. Byrd rnd J. C. Vincent, ad ministrative aid, have been in Tulelake for the past 10 days representing the council in nego tiating with J. J. Thomas, liaison officer for the bureau of reclam ation at Newell, for transfer of the former war relocation center property. Several of the rchool buildings have already been allocated to non-profit organizations, includ ing schools, churches and ser vice clubs and are being moved from the center. Turkey Eggs Going Into Incubators TULELAKE, March 8 From 80,000 to 90,000 bronze turkey eggs will go into big electric in cubators at the Modoc Turkey farm owned by Shuck brothers before end of the hatching sea son and with good luck this means turkey dinner for a "lot ta" folks. Five thousand eggs went Into the hatching apparatus last week and 5000 will be set each week. The eggs are being ihipped here from Deschutes county and from points In California. None are being produced here. Between 25,000 and 30,000 will be raised by Shuck brothers with Bruce Hagerman as man ager of the plant and the re mainder of the poults will be for sale either as day-old poults or at 6 weeks. Birds raised here will be started at the turkey farm, in operation last year, and will be finished in pens in the Stukel mountain country. The farm fin ished out and dressed 20,000 birds last season, most of them going to eastern markets. All poults handled here last season were hatched elsewhere and the new equipment for hatching has been installed since last spring. Shuck brothers, who built and operated their own killing and packing plant at Merrill last fall, have tentative plans for using the equipment at the farm for production of broilers and fryers when the turkey season is over. ELECTRIC MOTORS is our specialty ... all types REPAIRS - Complete REWINDING ' . - , Special attention given motors that operate water system, or similar necessary .quipm.nt. HAHN ELECTRIC CO- 735 Commercial St. Phone 3268 HfAI.D a WW, Klim.lh T.lii, Ors. TNI'asDAT, , , INT, TttrMta Growers Watch Seed Tests Attention of potato growers this week I focused on the cer tified seed teat plots at Ocean, side, Calif. Inspections have been completed and field day are being held today and tomorrow. A number of Klamath Basin growers have gone down to In spect the plots, among them Scott Warren, E. C. Lemler, Jim- mle Rodger and Walt Jendrie Jewskl, who left yesterday by plane. Most tales of certified Russet seed to data have been contln gent upon the Oceanslde teat. Some seed has been tagged and sold but the great bulk of tha 150,000-aack Klamath certified Russet crop will not move yet. i We stock and install precision-engineered later national Truck parts just like the originals in International Trucks. They fit and stand up. That's why they're your best bet just as any service dona in our shop is your best bet, because our skilled, mechanics use International-Approved equipment for testing and service, and follow International--Approved methods and practices. So bring your trucks to tu for para and service that produc truck operating profits. . Dick B. Miller Co. 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