T4 THURSDAY, DEC, 21, 1950 THE EAGLE, VERNONIA, ORE.
Former Trehame
ÄROUND THE FARM i’iüÄ Resident Ill
Rats don't lay eggs but three bage can. Most of these rats
rates will eat as much as two
hens. If it’s chicken feed, calf
feed, or grain, or even the stored
apples and potatoes for the fam
ily use, rats can take a heavy
toll.
This is a good time of year to
be on the look out for rats
around the buildings and to
carry on a program of eradicat
ing these pests.
The brown rat is a field ro
dent to a certain extent, at least.
By this we mean that he is not
limited to living in buildings.
In the summer particularly rats
will move from congested areas
out into the country side and
locate wherever food and pro
tection are available.
In the fall when the rains and
cold weather come on many of
these rats forsake their summer
homes and move back into the
buildings.
In St. Helens, for example, we
get calls about rats mainly in
1he spring and in the fall. In
the spring rats will move from
over populated water front and
business areas out into the resi
dential areas. City dwellers and
even those in suburban areas will
call about seeing rats in their
back yards and around the gar
TREHARNE — Bob Sunnell
are on the move and will not
stay unless there is food and visited the Bert Tisdales Sunday.
shelter available. Many of these He brought word that his brother,
hole up for the summer in the Clare, a former resident of Tre-
rubbish strewn rocky gulches in
the town living off food picked harne is ill and has been placed
in the Veteran’s hospital in Port
up around nearby residences.
Then in the fall with the com land. He will have to be there
ing of heavy rains and cool for a year. His illness is com
weather many rats abandon their plications from fever overseas
country residence. Some move during world war II.
back to the waterfront and busi
Loren Dodge and Dave Carver
ness areas. Others move in to were Portland visitors Friday.
adjoining houses, garages, or out
Mr. and Mrs. Truman Daven
buildings if they can find suit port were Tuesday visitors in
able homes in these buildings. Portland on business.
Again home owners call about
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Pierson
rats seen around the yard and and son, Elvin, were Tuesday
often the rats may have moved Portland business visitors.
into the basement, attic, or the
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Tisdale
garage.
were in Scoggins Valley Sunday
Having suffered persecution by to visit Mr. Armstrong who is
the human race for years and ill with a heart ailment.
George Esau of Rickreall
years the brown rats has become
very wary. He refuses to take- visited his nephew, Dick, Sun
most poisons. If he does take day.
Midge Reynolds got a call that
poison but is not killed you will
not get him to try it a second her brother-in-law, Ernest Cham
bers, is better.
time.
A recently developed rat poi
slow poisoning effect kills
son, Warfarin, promises to help its
them.
in the job of rat control. Rats
seem to have no hesitance m
Do you think it is an easy job
taking Warfarin poisoned bait
to
go out and buy a good dairy
and will continue to take it until
bull—one that will improve your
dairy herd. A total of 4,335 bulls
were proved by the dairy herd
improvement association records
in the U. S. in 1949. Only 43 of
these increased production over
the 500 pound level. Of these
4,335 sires, 2,071 decreased pro
duction. Even so these 4.335
bulls averaged up to a good
figure. The average production
of daughters used in these prov
ings was 9,725 lbs. milk, 4.5$;,
and 397 lbs. butterfat.
Cooking Class Draws
Names for Yule Party
The Mist 4-H Cooking Class II
met at the home of Mrs. Lottie
Pugh with Laurie Brown being a
visitor. After drawing names for
the Christmas party to be held
December 21 at the home of the
leader, Mrs. Inger Ashley, the
girls served a delicious dish of
macaroni and cheese with wal-
dorf salad.
Operation Is
Result of Fall
TREHARNE — Harry Weaver
slipped and fell December 9 in
a grease rack and injur'd his
side which resulted in a ruptured
kidney. He was rushed into
Portland to the Good Samaritan
hospital Thursday night where he
was operated on Friday morning.
The injury required the removal
of the kidney which the doctor
said was deformed and had been
all his life. Harry cam? out of
the operation fine and is still in
the hospital.
Bill Reynolds of Monument,
brother of Robert Reynolds and
nephew of Albert Reynolds, was
accid nta ly shot Friday, Decem
ber 15 while logging near John
Day.
Mr. and Mrs. Gift of Scappoose
called on Mr. Walker Friday and
gave them a box of Christmas
candy.
Mr. and Mrs. Walker, Mr. and
Mrs. Bert Tisdale and Mrs. Sam
Beck were in Portland Friday
evening and visited with Claude
McCool.
Eastern Star
Rites Attended
RIVERVIEW — Mrs. W. F.
MacDonald and Mrs. T. H. Gal
loway went to Gresham Wed
nesday on business, returning by
way of Portland where they visit
ed for a while at the Marvin
Emerson home.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Hawkins
went to St. Helens Saturday even
ing. Mr. Hawkins visited while
Mrs. Hawkins attended Eastern
Star installation.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Conway
of Portland and Mr. and Mrs.
Richard McNair spent Sunday at
the Jack Riley home.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Callister
and son of Logsden, Oregon
spent the week end at the Lloyd
Callister home.
Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Johnson
and Mrs. D. R. Fowler enjoyed
dinner at the Clarence Fowler
home Wednesday. The occasion
was Mr. Fowler’s birthday.
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Moderation
is the
best
policy.
The divinity
of the season
is surpassed only
in the toy it brings
to the hearts
of men
Merry Christmas.
Vernonia Branch
The Commercial Bank of Oregon
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of moderation. Enjoy-
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THIS CHRISTMAS.
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