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By ANDREW C. LANG
Tule Homesteader Recalls
Earlier Days Within The Basin
HINGE
Half mortise
Avoid Splitting Wood
By Using Pilot Holes
By J. RALPH DALZELL ,
Always drill the shank and pilot
holes when screwing two pieces of
wood together and when metal is
screwed to wood. This is especially
important when large screws are
used and the wood is hard. (Sec
picture A.)
Picture B shows a screw turned
into place. The shank hole should
be almost as deep as the shank
(not threaded part) as the screw
is long. The pilot hole should be
Trading Slow
For Alfalfa
The market for alfalfa ruled
mixed with trading generally
slower at the principal points dur
ing the week ended May 26. Pa
cific Northwestern markets were
unsettled in an adjustment to a
new crop basis with the harvest
of first cuttings under way in sev
eral sections. Only limited trading
was reported In new crop alfalfa
in the Northwest with prices cov
ering a rather wide range. Rain
showers in Weslern Oregon and
Washington at the close of the
week stopped movement to coast
markets but were very benefi
cial to pastures and crops.
Dairy and other livestock feed
ers purchased individual truck
loads for immediate feeding pur
poses but generally waited for
larger offerings and better cured
supplies before making any un
portant purchases.
Crop Dusting
May Be Harmful
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Crop dusting may be harmful
in the end to those who do the
work, a U.S. Public Health Serv
ice official said Thursday, but
chance exposure holds no great
danger.
Wayland J. Hayes Jr., told the
Air Pollution Control Assn. that
this country now uses more than
500 million pounds of pesticides
a year a potential danger in the
air people breathe.
'Occupational exposure to the
more toxic pesticides has been
ine cause ot clinical and even fa
tal poisoning, although this is in
frequent," he said.
"Studies indicate that crop dust
ing. even with the more poisonous
compounds, does not present a
measurable hazard to persons who
are exposed incidentally. Econom
ic poisons are applied purposely
and they differ In this way from
ordinary air pollutants, released
more or less accidentally."
almost as deep as the threaded
portion of the screw. Both shank
and pilot holes should be a little
less in diameter than the diame
ters of the shank and threaded
parts of screws in soft woods. For
example, for a No. 5 flat head wood
screw shown in picture B, the
shank hole should be seven sixty
fourths of an inch in diameter. The
pilot hole should be one-sixteenth
inch in diameter in soft wood. The
hole should be five sixty-fourths of
an inch in diameter in hardwoods
A good rule is to select drills
which are a little smaller than the
shanks and threaded parts of
screws.
A spring actuated plunger, shown
in picture C, is very helpful when
marking the required positions for
shank and pilot holes on the wood
when countersunk hardware is to
be fastened to it. Place the bev
eled end of the tool, see picture
D, in the hardware bevel. Hold
the tool in vertical position. Then
tap the plunger top, 2, with a ham
mer. This will drive pojnt 3 of
the plunger into the wood under
the hardware and make a mark
The point of the drill can be placed
in the mark when drilling shank
holes. These tools are available at
hardware stores.
When wood frame windows
screens have been used for many
years the corners of the frames
often become loose or battered
The screens do not fit properly or
difficulty may be encountered in
raising and lowering them, if they
are held in position by guides at
tached to the window frames.
Strengthen the corners and make
the frame perfectly square with
slecl corner braces as shown in
picture E. Use three-fourth-inch
flat head wood screws to fasten
the braces to the woodwork of the
screens. Frames are generally
made of soft wood and, for such
small screws, shank and pilot
noies are not actually necessary.
If pressure is applied to the
screwdriver, the screws can be
easily turned into place.
To make old and battered wood
frame screens last through the
summer, strengthen the corners
with tin from tin cans. -Cut the
tin so that its shape is similar
to the shape of the brace shown in
picture E. Use a carpenter's
square to make sure that the cor
ners of the frame are square. Then
fasten the pieces of tin with lai-ge
tacks. Paint the tin to match the
color of the frame. This is a make
shift method of repair but it is
satisfactory for a few months.
Pictures G and H show how full
and half mortised hinges can be
attached to doors and the jamhs
around the door openings, the full
mortise variety is most generally
used for doors in houses and apart
ments.
Question: In converting an ordi
nary door into a Dutch door, where
do I make the cut to divide it
into 2 pieces exactly at the cen
ter? ,
Answer: The door should be
sawed at a "point about three inch
es higher than the doorknob . . ,
so that, when the cut is com
pleted, the doorknob remains on
the lower part.
Question: We never had any
trouble with the shower in- our
house until recently. Now. when a
cold water faucet is turned on in
some other part of the house, the
water coming from the shower
suddenly gets very hot. What is
causing this?
Answer: 1 assume this occurs
when both the hot and cold water
shower handles are turned
Then, when another cold water
faucet is being used, the flow of
cold water to the shower is re
duced. If this condition had exist
ed all along, it might be caused
by the fact that the piping used
for the cold water was too small.
But since it was all right until re
cently, it is likely that corrosion
or scaling has formed somewhere
inside the cold water piping sys
tern, bringing about the same ef
fect as inadequately-sized piping.
Looks as though you'll have to
call in a plumber, because only
an -on-the-spot examination by a
professional can accurately deter
mine the cause ot the trouble.
Question: I plan to paint the in
side masonry walls of 'our garage
with Tubbcr-base paint. I have
used ,a spray gun successfully in
the past, but never with this kind
of paint. Will it work?
Answer: Bubber-base paint is a
bit too heavy for most kinds- of
home-type spray guns, although it
can be used in one of the heavier
professional-type guns. However,
if you wish to take a crack at it
ask you dealer for the special
thinner for rubber-base paints.
Use about one pint of it to every
gallon of paint, it the paint
used as Is, it probably will clog
the gun. No matter which method
you use, be absolutely certain that
the masonry is completely dry be
fore painting it -with rubber-base
pauit.
Q. Should varnish be mixed or
otherwise stirred prior to use?
A. No, never! Stirring the var
nish or even shaking the can
might cause bubbles that could re
main in the varnish film, and
ruin the appearance of the vara
ished surface.
Q Is it possible, as we have
heard, to make the interior of
house look larger simply by the
color of paint used?
A. Yes. Write to National Paint
Varnish and Lacquer Association,
1500 Rhode Island Ave., N. W
Washington 5, DC, and ask for
their free booklet entitled: "How
To Make A Small House Seem
Large."
Q. What is the most popular
.nade of paint for house interiors
a. many nome interiors are
lainted with one of the soft,' mut
-d shades of green. A grayish
green is often used. Pale green
that looks turquoise in some light
is very popular. Green is becoming
lo most complexions, and is a fit
ting background for most furniture
and hangings.
Editor's Note John O'Shea
one of the early homesteaders of
Tulelake, is one ot those who
stayed with his farm through hard
ships and bad years. His poem
refers to Earl Ager who owned
and operated a grocery in Tule
lake for many years and who
gave credit for food and other
supplies to the ranchers until
crops matured in the fall. The
banker, "Uncle Bill." Is W. G.
Hagelstein, co-owncr-president of
the Butte Valley State Bank, Dor-
ris. Hagelstein has played an- im
portant part in the development
of the lulelake reclamation pro
ect. He is currently a vice' pres
ident of First Western Banks with
97 branch banks in California, still
is at Dorris.
By John O'Shea
Two farmers met on the road one
day.
And spoke of years far back.
When each was driving a model
Instead of a Cadillac.
Their names were drawn and they
en at dawn
home they honed to make..
To take a chance: and build a
ranch
On the bed of Tule Lake.
The sky was pale, the wind a
gale.
The sand sure stung their hide
Should we stay and fall, or hit
me trail.
With a tumble-weed for a guide?
But food and gas were low. alas
Our tent we must unfurl.
At Horton's spread, I earned my
bread
The rest I got from. Earl.
His store was down in Tule-town,
Me seldom used the till.
He would credit give, so one could
live
And he banked with-Uncle Bill.
I had a need for feed and sppH
o 1 headed over the hill
And at the bank in a chair I sank
Ano told my tale to Bill,
Things looked fine, where I had
to sign,
But the "Net Worth'
blank.
To work, and save, was all I gave
As assets to the bank.
He searched around and a paper
found.
I watched him while he ' wrote.
When he was through, I . signed
it too.
He had made me out a note.
I headed home, around old Mt.
Dome
With my rifle on the seat,
I dodged the rocks, to avoid tue
shocks.
And watched the brush for meat.
I had a start to cheer my heart
In SDite of wind or frost.
With. spuds and grain we made
a gain,
And saved more than we lost.
Gold is found upon the ground,
Where e'er your rainbow ends,
I know that mine turned out just
fine.
With health and wealth ' ; and
friends.
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Arabian Horses
Will Be Shown
SALEM Featured entertain
ment during the 12th annual All-
Arabian Horse Show here June 21
and 22 will be exhibitions in the
art of dressage by Ward W. Wells
of Oswego and his golden Palo
mino stallion, Sharik's Sun.
Described as the highest test of
ability among schooled horses,
dressage exhibitions by Wells and
his golden stallion have been
highlights of western horse shows
frorh Vancouver, B.C. to Los
Angeles. During the past year the
famed horse and its trainer-rider
have been featured twice on net
work television.
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Oregon Ranks t3th
In Sheep Output
Oregon ranked 13th in the coun
try last year in live weight of
farm production of sheep. 27th in
cattle and calves and 30th in hogs.
Oregon produced 51 million pounds
of sheep and Iambs 3.3 per
cent of the total U.S. production
of 1,525 million pounds.
Nearly Hi per cent of the to
tal U.S. poundage in cattle and
calves was Oregon stock, with 377
million pounds live weight pro
duced in this state.
In hog production Oregon had a
total of 49 million pounds live
weight. This was 0.3 per cent of
me toial U.S. production of 18,617
million pounds,
These figures came to the slate
Department of Agriculture in a
bulletin issued by the USDA's Ag
ricultural Marketing Service. I
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