March Traffic
Volume Goes Up
Oregon motorists shattered an
other driving record during th»
month of March, it has been dis
closed by Robert S. Farrell Jr.,
secretary of state.
Averaging
■well over 12,000,000 miles every
day for the whole month, the total
mileage passed the ,180.000,000-
mark.
“This is the greatest March
traffic volume in the state’s his
tory,” Farrell said. “When high
ways are carrying loads they are
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now, every driver has to do a
good job ‘or else.’ Foolishness and
carlessness have cost us too many
lives already.”
He stressed the fact that most
of the March traffic deaths were
in rural areas outside any city or
town.
Oil companies reported fuel
cales in excess of 31,000,000 gal
lons.
These sales brought the
state's gas income to $3,885,000
for the first quarter of the year.
This is an increase of approx
imately $1,000,000 over the same
period in 1946, which was itself a
record year.
Fuel sale figures confirm the
findings of traffic courts, which
show auto volumes at levels un
precedented for this season.
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Veterans—Here’s how to file a claim for
DISABILITY
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THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1947 5
camp area clean for the next per
son. KEEP OREGON GREEN.
COMPENSATION
y°ur credentials to your nearest VA office
v and fill in claim forms.
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Report for physical exam, if requested by VA.
Growth of Holly
Being Increased
So many requests about com
mercial production of English
holly have come to the Oregon
State college experiment station
that a 20-page mimeograph cir
cular on the subject has been
issued in advance of later publica
tion of a printed bulletin. The
circular of information is No. 409
and is written by A. N. Roberts,
assistant horticulturalist, and C.
A. Boiler, research assistant at
the station.
The return to commercial holly
growers of nearly $150,000 in
1945 has added impetus to the
expansion of the holly acreage
which now totals about 755 acres
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From where I sit...Z/ Joe Marsh
Where's the Argument?
You should have heard Ed Carey
and Spike Miller debating the
merits of Guernseys versus Hol-
»teina. Ed's our firechief, and Spike
handles hardware — but to hear
them argue you’d have thought that
they’d been dairying for life.
Finally they put it up to Sam
Carter, who breeds dairy cows!
Sam hems and haws . . . and con
cludes there’s a lot to be said for
Holstein*, and about as much for
Guernseys ... take your pick!
Actually, Ed and Spike were like
people arguing about — say, beer
versus buttermilk. Folks who’ve
never tasted beer will sometimes
get mighty vehement about their
choice of beverages. And folks
who’ve never tasted buttermilk will
be equally pig-headed.
From where I sit, it’s in things
we know nothing about that we
get bigoted and stubborn. But
when it comes to things we know
a lot about, we’re able to see both
sides ... be tolerant and reasonable
. . . and above all, understanding.
Copyright, 1947, United States Brewers Foundation
Good Lamps Make Good
LIGHT!
in Oregon, the circular shows.
Less than half the total acreage
is now in production, and some will
be unsuitable as the tiade is de
manding increasingly higher qual
ity.
“Although the demand at pres
ent would seem to justify some
’ expansion in acreage, it does not
warrant plantings which, because
o ' wrong variety or growing con
ditions, will meet the rigid re
quirements sure to develop by the
time they come into production,”
the authors say.
The circular, available free
through county extension offices,
discusses species and varieties of
holly, requirements of commercial
holly, cultural practices, harvest
ing, packaging and shipping.
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Proper 2,4-D Use
Bulletin Out
According to W. G. Nibler, coun
ty agent, 2, 4-D should, be applied
to weeds when they are growing
rapidly and when soil moisture is
good for maximum control.
While 2, 4-D is a very good
weed control material, it must be
applied under proper conditions
for best results. Trials have shown
that if soil moisture is good, re
sults are much better than under
dry soil conditions.
Canada thistle, one of the worst
perennial weeds in Columbia coun
ty, should be sprayed when about
eight to ten inches high and grow
ing rapidly. Rate of application
should be 2% pounds of parent
acid 2, 4-D per 100 gallons of
water.
Manufactures’ directions
for the use of the various mater
ials available should be followed.
A few other Columbia county
weeds on which 2,4-D has given
good results are nettle, wild morn
ing glory, mustard, dock, and lawn
weeds.
Persons planning extensive use
of 2, 4-D are invited to contact the
county agent’s office for further
details on the use of this material.
A bulletin “2, 4-D for Weed Con
trol in Oregon” is also available
at the county agent’s office.
There is a large opportunity
for doing some good weed control
work in Columbia County through
the use of 2, 4-D when properly
applied according to Nibler. One
of the best opportunities is spray
grain fields, grass pastures, and
fence rows to prevent Canada
thistle from growing seed.
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