Weed Control Efforts In
Klamath Area Successful
In Stopping
By WALT JENDRZEJEWSKI
Eighteen years of weed control ef
fort! since Klamath county wi act
up an a weed control district In 1929
have prevented most apread from
old established patcnei 01 wnit top,
Canadian thlttle, morning glory,
Russian knapweed and leafy spurge
and In many Instances have com
pletely eliminated patches then In
existence.
Klamath now has a relatively
simple weed problem as contrasted
to the headache of widespread In
festation In some areas.
Klamath's success has been due
to the cooperation of all landown
ers. Individuals, railroads, bureau
of reclamation and Klamath county
go to work on weeds each season.
Prevention of seed formation Is
recognized aa the first objective,
with complete eradication as soon
as possible. Use of 2,4-D sprays Is
bringing an Increased percentage of
kill.
Weed control chemicals wen em
ployed from the beginning. Sodium
Freedom Train
Plans Talked
WASHINGTON, May 23 W At
torney Oeneral Tom Clark said
Thursday "a positive and demanding
need has arisen In our country for
emphasizing the blessings of the
American heritage."
To meet it, he outlined a White
House gathering of prominent cit
izens from all parts of the nation
plans for sending a "freedom train"
across the United States.
It will bear the declaration of In
dependence, the bill of rights, the
emancipation proclamation and
other treasured historical docu
ments to be viewed by citizens in
every section.
The justice department, Clark
said, has in its possession "shocking
evidence or disloyalty to our govern
ment," of violations of civil liberties,
of Juvenile delinquency, and of "the
activities of professional bigots and
other disrupters of American unity."
"Future events will take the meas
ure of our way of life," he declared
In a prepared address.
Missing Boat
Reaches Port
ASTORIA, Ore, May 23 W The
10 - foot vessel Dansco. reported
overdue from Eureka, Calif., crossed
over the bar and was moving toward
the harbor here at 8 a. m. today.
The coast guard cutter Onondaga
had gone out yesterday on a report
from representatives of Dansch pro
ductions, a Hollywood film com
pany, that the vessel waa overdue. It
Is to pick up cameramen and others
hare and head for the Bering sea
to get scenes for a forthcoming
picture.
The coast guard at Eureka, Calif.,
reported that the 126-foot diesel tug
Navigator, which had been in dis
tress off the Southern Oregon coast,
reached Humboldt bay last night
with one of its four scows still in
tow. Two coast guard cutters were
standing by three other drifting
scows, awaiting calmer weather to
put tow lines aboard. - -
Still missing is the fishing boat
Governor, with three men aboard.
The coast guard has ordered a check
of all coast ports where It might
have put in safely after leaving
Humboldt bay May It for a three
day trip north.
Treatment Hospital
Gets Federal OK
PORTLAND, May 23 UP) The
proposed $1,508,485 treatment hospi
tal at the state mental hospital In
Salem has received government ap
proval, the district construction re
view committee said here today.
Word of the authorization was
telephoned from Washington, D. C.
headquarters, the district committee
said.
The building, part of a plan that
would enlarge the capacity of the
state institution by 600. will be a
two-story reinforced concrete and
brick structure.
The U.S. under the lend-lease act
of 1941 loaned allied nations 4.802
naval ships and small craft, of which
2316 have been returned, a Navy
department summary reveals.
O SUITS
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O SPORT
COATS
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O SLACKS
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Ynurc fnr n ncn.l
dressed men, the men who
Drew's, will hove the casual
comes with clothes designed for smart
ness and eosy-to-wearability.
Most Spread
I chlorate was the top material at
first. It still is a good weed killer
but sterilizes soli for several years
I and has the disadvantages of tire
hazard and stock poison hazard.
Because of the hazards Involved
with sodium chlorate the county and
railroads switched to knock down
spraying with diesel oil. Tops ware
killed. Seed formation was prevent
ed but weed patches weren't re
duced much.
Development of 3,4-D gave a
spray material that not only acts
as a seed preventing knock down
but also gives varying degrees of
kill. The 2.4-D spray is consider
ably cheaper titan diesel oil.
Weed control district law makes
control of the weeds named earlier
In this article compulsory. Such
weeds must be controlled on all
lands within the district. Control
responsibility rests with ownership.
Control through preventing seed
formation Is sufficient to fulfill re
quirements of the law, but everyone
strives for eradication.
The biggest problem at the start
was educational. Many landowners
could not identify the serious peren
nial weeds. The educational Job waa
approached by providing a supply
of weed mounts at the county agent's
office. These weed mounts and
sometimes potted plants were carted
around to grange meetings and
other gatherings. The weed mounts
are still used lor tnis purpose.
According to Harold Schlefersteln.
county weed Inspector, his big Job
Is still educational rather than regu
latory. Those who know the weeds
are most anxious to eliminate them.
Klamath farmers generally are
very weed conscious. Development
of clover seed production makes it
Imperative that not only the listed
noxious perennials be controlled but
that infestations of dock, sorrell and
plantain be prevented also. Practi
cally every state has laws prohibit
ing sale of seed containing any or
over very small percentages of cer
tain named noxious weed seeds. New
York prohibits sale of agricultural
seed which contains even a trace of
seed of the various docks. And New
York buj'j quite a bit of alsike clover
seed. In addition to exercising great
care in selecting seed for planting
to assure themselves that no noxious
weed seeds will be planted with the
crop, clover growers here rogue out
scattered weed plants. Weedy fields
or patches are harvested separately.
It is estimated weeds cost U. 8.
farmers over 3 billions dollars an
nually. Grain growers know this
well. Many control even auch sim
ple annuals as mustard and lambs
quarter with selective sprays or
dusts. And make money by going
to that effort and expense.
An organization of 4-H clubs was
held at Mrs. Esther Brown's, Sun
day, May 18 at 2:00 p. m.
A contest was held 'for naming
each of the different 'dubs. The
names chosen were: canning club,
"Bonanza Can-Can," by Sharon
Evans; sewing club, "4-Leaf Lucky
Stitching Club" by Melva Rogers:
and cooking club, "Tasty Cookers,"
by Margy Brown.
Officers elected were: canning
club, president, Janey Dixon; vice
president. Hazel Bradshaw: sec
retary, Beatrice Hassett, and news
reporter. Ruth Ralph. Leader, Mrs.
Esther Brown.
Sewing club: president, Melva
Rogers; vice president, Margy
Brown: secretary, Sharon Evans;
and news reporter, Dorothy Rogers.
Leader, Mrs. Iva Gourley.
Cooking club: president, Betty
Ralph; vice president, Mary Sor
rensen; secretary, Bessie Cunning
ham: and news reporter, Marilyn
Markham. Leader, Mrs. Velda
Haley.
Adele Brown was appointed Junior
leader to the three clubs. The next
meeting will be June 29 at Janey
Dixon's. Refreshments were served
to the girls and mothers present
The seventh meeting of the Hen
lev sheen club was held at the home
of the leader, L W. White, May 18.
An opening song ana yell, ciuo
pledge and roll call were given.
The members are planning on
making racks to hold the hay at the
show so the sheep will not waste
the hay.
At the next meeting It was de
cided that several of the boys that
attended the sheep shearing school
will demonstrate and sheer some of
the 4-H sheep at the home of Earl
Mack Jr., on June 1.
Betty Brandejsky, News Reporter.
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Walt Jendrsejewski. assistant county agent, looks over weed mounts. Actual weeds are mounted and
covered with cellophane for display at farm and grange meetings so that farmers may recognise them as
enemies that destroy crop.
War On Weeds In Progress
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Klamath county is doing Its part'
millions of dollars of farm crops each year. Here Leonard Kinney and
Merle Elsberry are shown spraying roadside weeds along the .Merrill
highway with 2,4-D, a selective weed-killer.
WINNERS
PORTLAND, May 22 WV-Marvin
Adams and Junius Covington, both
Corvallls, were named winners of
the Portland Milk Distributors'
memorial scholarships today for out
standing work In animal industries.
Both are dairy manufacturing ma
jors at Oregon State college.
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In the war on weeds that destroy
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Drop Not Near
SEATTLE. Muy 33 (P Little
hope for a rapid decline in construc
tion costs short of a depression
was held out Thursday by the botird
meeting of the Associated General
Contractors of America.
However, a statement by the gov
erning and advisory boards, de
clared: "As a general trend construction
costs are reaching their peak and
becoming stabilized.
"The public should not be led to
believe that there will be quirk or
drastic reductions In construction
costs." the statement added. "There
may be reductions In costs of ma
terials, but they may not be great.
Decrea.sra In waxc rales are not
foreseeable without a depression.
Reductions in costs will come
through elimination of uncertainties
in business conditions, Increased
productivity of workmen, increased
efficiency by management and de
velopment of more economical
methods of construction."
The statement also noted that
"buyers' resistance has developed
throughout the country In construc
tion," and said this was due in part '
to resistance to process of other ;
services and commodities, discourag
ing Investment for rxpunded bust- ;'
less facilities."
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News HD T A Notes
Fremont
Newly elected officers of Fremont
PTA were Installed In a ceremony
conducted Friday, May S. In the
ni'liool umlltnrltim, Mis. H. W. Hock
holt Is the newly mimed iiresltluiit:
Mrs. Oeurge W. Hlllls, vice presi
dent; Mrs, W. D, Klllutl, necriiluiy,
and Mia, Lawrence Ueitrniii, treas
urer, Mrs, J, K, ttnyre waa Die in
stalling officer.
Mrs. Horkholt gave an hit cresting
report on the recent stale PTA con
vention In Port In nil and miorta
were also heard from standing com
mittee chairmen. Mrs. James Pin
nliier, retiring president, was pre
sented with a pasl-uiesldent's pin
and also a small aid In appreciation
of her efforts as head of Fremont
PTA.
Kooarvell
Officers for the coining year of
Roosevelt PTA were installed in a fit
ting ceremony Tuesday afternoon in
the school auditorium when Mrs.
Frank Peyton, regional vice presi
dent of the Oregon Congress of PTA
gave the rlmitio to (he 11)47-411 offi
cers. Newly Inatullrd president Is
Mrs. Arthur Keinharl: first vice
president, Mrs. George Clark; second
vice president, Mrs. Ororve Con
drey; secretary, Mrs. Ernest Taylor;
treasurer. Mrs. l.loyd Porter, and
membership chairman, Mrs. Rcarl
Henton. Bach was presented with a
corsage and the past president's nln
to Mrs. Condrev. retiring from the
past year's office of president of
Roosevelt PTA.
Edmund Attebury. principal, ex
pressed his apprrciiitloii In both die
leaching staff and the PTA for the
cooperation of the past year and
advised the membership of Ills resig
nation from the prlnrlpalshlp of the
school. It waa with regret that the
PTA learned of Mr. Attebury's de
parture from the school.
Mrs. Reluhart gave an Interesting
and graphic report on the recent
state PTA meeting 111 Portland
where she was sent as a drlraaie
and as president-elect. Report of
standing committees Including the
treasurer's report were given. Mem
bers discussed the making of caiea
and caM for the first grade rhythm
band, this work to be under the
chairmanship ot Mrs. Lloyd Prork.
New tea dishes will be purchased
by the PTA with Mrs. Nral Stewart
In charge.
Two numbers were presented br
the school orchestra directed by Mrs.
John MrManua.
The room count was won by Mrs.
Hubert Kldd's room on the upier
floor and Mrs. Chester Newton's
room on the lower floor. Seventh
grade mothers served tea at a pretti
ly appointed table at the close of
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Joseph Conger
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count of her nip In Portland where
she attended Ilia stale cimv.iillon of
PTA. Lovely corsages were presented
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and to Ilia retiring president. Mrs.
Hov Keller, who led Ihe Conger PI A
group through a moot successful
year.
A gift In appreciation was pre
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Wesley Otiderlnn for her outslanri- :
ln work for ihe year and record ,
albums were given Ihe teachers III
apiireclalliin nf Ihelr cooperation
Mrs. John Hclliv officiated III Hie
Installation of new officers and Mrs,
Hum Orubli served as Installation
chairman. The room count was won j
by Miss Pease" fourth grade room.
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Word of the death of MiV ( n
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