TWO Thursday, August 18, 1927 VERNONIA EAGLE continued active in her work in “Silvertonia” rated just a snade the post office, where her husband below the Gresham book, with the is postmaster.—Review. Grants Pass “Toka” and North Bend Hesperia tied for next place. nnv R. Y. Runkle bought a Franklin high school “Post” won Chevrolet sedan recently from the the cup in the first division among Gilby Motor company. , schools with 400 or more registra- tion, thereby capturing first pwice Shall Policy Be One of for Portland for the first time tn “Timber Cropping” < Ol history. Salem “Clarion” which took of “Timber Mining?" first honors the first three years of the contest placed secend. Grant Two hundred thousand acres of high “Memories” of Portland and Douglas fir forest are logged an Medford Crater tied for first hon nually in Washington and Oregon. orable mention while Albany Whirl Most of this acreage is not suited wind, present holder of the cup, to agriculture but will fill its high and the Hood River Mascot came est use growing trees. Much of next. These five will be awarded THE WEEKLY NEWSPAPER RISE OF THE RURAL PRESS this land is now left barren of all certificates of merit as a perman growth, but a few simple ent record of their achievement. A few years ago observers “saw” the The most remarkable feature of Ameri useful measures taken at the time of I The third division cup for high large metropolitian newspapers with their can journalism is the growth, develop logging will usually prevent this schools below 150 is the only one state-wide and, in some cases, national ment and influence of the country weekly land idleness. These simple meas that will not move this year, as circulation driving the rural press out of newspaper and small town daily. Fifteen ures spell the difference between the Enterprise Hi-Life again fin business. Some went so far as to predict to twenty-five years ago practically all of “timber cropping” and "timber min ished at the top of the heap, though ” Estacada Hicada as second follow a time near at hand when only very large these representatives of the smaller cities ing. These are the conclusions found ed close. The Sheridan Sheridonian, communities could financially supoprt and towns consisted of poorely printed in a new forest service bulletin just took first honorable mention with sheets of local items and boiler plate. To issued for free distribution, “Tim the Corbett Cohimore and the even one paper. look at them. The great majority are ber Growing and Logging Practice Malin Moc tied for next place These groundless prophecies were in day clearly they carry a certain a- in the Douglas Fir Region,” de and the Bandon Tiger taking the spired by consolidations and suspensions mount of printed; partment bulletin 1493, by Thorn final merit position. All books were the more national and ton Munger, director of the Pa judged on value, form and origin of weekly and small daily newspapers international news important with the strictly cific T. Northwest forest experiment ality of contents, makeup, cost, then taking place and still continuing in local columns; they along are filled with adver station. printing, engraving, and cover. It lesser numbers. But one could have pre tising; most important, they have editorial In plain and concise form the so happened that the first división dicted as easily the passing of the metro principal facts about the growth,1 winner was low in cost with politian press, for wholesale consolidation- columns. habits and reproductive traits of I cleverly designed paper cover. and suspensions were taking pace among Above all, this last cannot be exaggerat Douglas fir forests are given. This ed. From mere reporters of town happen forms the basis for explaining the1 Gold Hill — State will open city papers during the same period. of harvesting the virgin | $65,000 Rogue river bridge on Pa ings, they have risen to an important, pos methods The truth is the country found itself sibly crop that can be made ti result cific highway. the most important place as leaders in new and continuous ciops. For in the position of having an excess of of thought “Inside” Information. and comment on local, state and estry in this favorable region if newspapers and some had to drop out of national problems. Their opinions are us relatively simple and inexpensive. I Try eggs baked in tomato sauce the long and bitter struggle for bare ex ually well founded and intelligent. They the author says. It consists prln-1 a shallow baking dish for lunch istence. The saturation point had been sway cipally of giving nature a chance— or dinner, politics, industrial and business pro passed long ago, and the retreat to the by preventing fires during logging,1 point of satiety is now nearing consum gress, and national affairs in a large way. by making provision for a natural I If you need help with dressmak- seed supply, and by “fire-proofing” *nK problems, send for Farmers’ It would be well for the average citi the mation. against uncontrolled Bulletin 1530-F, “Fitting Dresses 9t to better appreciate the character and fires cutovers while the new crop is becom- an^ Blouses, What has been the result? Better, larger zen influence of the rural press. It may give ing established. and more reliable newspapers are one re him another slant on the reason for Amer Specific suggestions axe made for Cream for whipping should be 24 hours old, and should be very' sult. And newspapers as a whole, from ’s unprecedented progress.—Manufact the timberman and logger as to cold. The bowl and beater should the smallest weekly to the largest daily, ica method's of preventing fire in log- urer. be chilled in order to have success were never more prosperous. ■ ging operations, technic and time ful results. Add sugar and flavor of slash disposal, ways of lowering Men everywhere are coming more and If we could all do as we please who the fire hazard on the cutovers, and when the desired whip is reached. more to understand and appreciate the would wash the dishes? Waxing or varnishing is said to j especially the means by which na- i ture’s seed supply may have a improve the appearance of linole Jiart the rural press is taking in the af- airs of the nation. And its usefulness Women look better than men, but a chance to reseed the ground to um and to make it last longer. Wax Douglas fir. The bulletin gives should be used on the inlaid and has increased with its prosperity and the man doesn’t have to stay at home after hope that if these simple measures plain kinds and varnish on the public’s confidence in it._______________ he washes 'his head. are taken during logging to encour- printed ones, for wax sometimes age and protect the new timber tends to soften the printed surface. crop that nature will sow, the Pa- Many of the troublesome ln- cific northwest can have highly sects feed on crumbs, scraps, and productive forests forever. other exposed food. So keep your This bulletin is worth reading by food supplies in tight metal or every lumberman, logger, banker glass containers. Clean up prompr- and business man in the northwest ly any food crumbs that may be Copies may be secured from the Pa cific Northwest experiment station, 514 Lewis building, Portland. Vegetables — A record breaking »rop of onions is forecasted. Fifteen northern and western states are expected to produce 18,313.000 bushels. This would be 2,500,000 bushels more than last year and 5,000,000 more than the five-year average. Supplies of late shipping cabbage are expected to be large owing to high yields in prospect in late states except Oregon, Col- orado and Indiana. Prunes—The latest official estl- mate indicates that California will produce 408.000,000 pounds of E. W. Holtham was a Portland 108,- dried prunes business visitor Saturday. 000,000 pounds more than a (Continued from page) 1 ago. Clover seed—White Mrs. Clark was born on April production is expected 16, 1867, at Dutch Fiat, a mining ly larger this year but carryover j camp in California, In 1869 her smaller than last year. Prices nave1 parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Dibblee, not been established. Crimson ciov- j bi ought her to Rainier, an I her er seed is moving quickly at prices home has been thero since that to growers about $1.50 more than time. She has been one of the a month ago and $5.25 more than I best known residents of the coun a year ago. Wholesale prices show: ty, and took an active part in a greater increase as compared to; church, lodge and charitable work. last year ranging from $17.50 to In recent years, however, she drop- $18.50 per 100 pounds. ped a number of her activities but scattered about. food uncovered. Don’t leave any A chance bedbug is no disgrace, but a family of them is an Indica tion of relaxed vigilance on tni? If you part of the housekeeper, have any, force kerosene, gasoline, or benzine into the cracks or crev- ices of the bedstead and along the moldings and baseboards of tne room. Successive applications should be made every three or four days for about two weeks to kill any bugs hatched in the intervening periods. To get rid of rats and mice be gin by closing up all openings through which they are likely to get into the house, Store all sup- plies in tight metal or glass con- tainers. 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