Vernonia eagle., June 25, 1953, Page 4, Image 4

TCURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1953 THE EAGLE. VERNONIA,
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BY DON COIN WALROD
Extension Agent
MOUND THE FARM County
Agriculture is the largest basic i vested, according to the June 1
-imAustry of the nation and the estimate of the crop reporting
dairy industry is one of the larg­ service. The biggest decline is
est segments of the agricultural indicated for the lower Columbia
industry Dairying is the biggest area but there was a slight de­
tingle phase of agriculture in Co- crease in the Willamette Valley.
.uanhia county, too, for last year
Generally unsatisfactory yields
nearly one third of the total were listed as one of the reasons
agricultural income to farmers for the reduction on the lower
raaae from the dairy industry.
Columbia. However, in this con.
Smce June is dairy month, it nection it is interesting to note
is appropriate that we note that Oregon’s production of oil per
at 1*52 dairy products contri- acre is second high in the nation,
nuted to the United States food being exceeded only by Washing­
supply in the following propor­ ton state. An average yield of
tions: total food energy, 16.6'r; 41.7 pounds per acre was listed
-protein 26.0%; fat 24.7%; calcium for Oregon whereas Washington
W l 2' í ; and vitamin A value, had 59.3 pounds. All other states
.8-5%
The retail price of milk were in low 30 pound class or less
aas increased less than the aver,
agr price for all foods since pre-
Extra heavy rates of seeding on
Workl War II days. In 1952 all pasture plantings have paid off
foods nationally reached a price in better stands in a shorter
ndrx of 232, while all dairy pro­ period of time. Bill Minkoff,
ducts advanced to only 215. These Clatskanie, indicated to us when
prices are related to a 1935-39 we were looking over some of
.average of 100.
the cattle last week. There sure
was more feed that the cattle
With the county’s strawberry could use, too.
-mp now in the process of being
At the currently lower seed
iarv< sted. we are reminded of a prices, increasing seeding rates
state ni ent made more than a up to 25 or even 35 pounds per
month ago by economists at Ore­ acre will help to get better, more
gon State college to the effect even stands and they will pro­
-.fast the three states of Oregon, duce more abundantly right from
Washington and California, would the start rather than taking a year
produce over half of the national or so to get started good.
.-rap of strawberries. The June
TO estimates of the crop report-
When checking some lettuce
<ig nervice indicate that the na- problems on a small commerical
lonal crop will be up five per planting, Mrs. Nathan Van, Clats­
-ent for 203 thousand tons. Ore­ kanie, asked about on cabbage
gon will produce about 32,000 and related plants. This disease,
loos or 10 per cent over last year. which results in the formation of
Washington's crop will be 27,000 a club on the taproot or second­
tans against 22,000 last year and ary roots of the plants, is caused
California's 1953 crop is expected by fungus. Once the organism
to be 47,000 tons for an eight per gets into the soil, that area is
rent decrease from last year.
pretty much out of the picture
The nation's cold storage hold- for years to come as far as grow­
ngs of all frozen fruit at the end ing the cabbage family is con­
rd May were around a third smal­ cerned. Apparently the disease
ler than holdings of a year ago. is not seed-borne, so it is im- >
AU fruits are smaller supplies portant for the gardener to pre- |
ihan a year ago except for
vent infection of his area by not ;
peaches and boysenberries. Straw­ using plants that come out of a
berry holdings are 29 per cent seed bed where any of the plants
wmall«T than a year ago.
show any root deformity.
. Acreage of mint to be harvested
tfeto year is to be about 11000
■cr a, a reduction of seven per
«at from the 1952 acreage har-
In 1800 it took one man 2 days
to produce a pair of men’s shoes.
Today the average per pair is 3
hours for a pair of men’s shoes.
CELEBRATION
Hillsboro Shute Park — July 1-4
ENJOY THE FOURTH AT HILLSBORO!
Parade • Patriotic Exercises - Selection of God-
decs of Liberty - Band Music - Roller Skating
Baseball - Dancing
AHOIMI ' House Occupied OUT OF THE
HOME... ' After Vacancy WOODS ...
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Checking in varnish finishes
often is caused by the exposure
of the surface to sunlight, a hot
radiator, or other kinds of heat
followed by sudden coldness or
by repeated changes in tempera­
ture, according to Frances Gal­
latin. home agent. Other possible
causes include too much or too
little moisture in the wood before
the finish is applied or the way
the veneer was cut and which
side was used for the outside
surface.
The homemaker can often im­
prove the appearance of checked
varnish, by washing the piece
with a mixture of 3 tabbespocns
of Lnseed oil and 1 tablespoon of
turpentine to 1 quart of hot water
Wash and let dry thorvughly
Then run the surface wth the
follow ing mixture
For a small area mix together
two tablespoons boiled linseed oil
and one tablespoon of turpentine.
Add 1’* tablespoons of clear var­
nish. Double amounts for large
surfaces.
This mixture is also good for
repolishing very dull finishes and
building up worn or damaged
places.
Warm this mixture before you
use it by placing the container in
a pan of hot water. Apply warm
liquid to only a small part of the
furniture at a time, rub it hard,
using the palm of your bare hand.
As the mixture sets, it begins to
stiffen and your hand drags. Then
rub off at once the mixture that
remains, using several clean
cloths. If you do not remove this
extra, your furniture will remain
sticky. If a second application
does not conceal the checking,
you will need to do a complete
refinishing job on your piece.
Pour a small amount of the
thinner over the unused supply of
paint. Use turpentine or painter's
thinner for oil base materials,
lacquer thinner for lacquers, or
special thinners for synthetic res­
in products. Use only enough
thinner to make a thin film.
Place the lid on the can. Set
the can on the floor and press
your foot on the lid to seal it. Then
place a piece of paper over the
can and drive the lid down with
a hammer until it fits tightly.
Be careful not to rock or shake
the can to prevent the film of
thinner from mixing with the
material.
Since there is not enough air
in the tightly sealed can, the film
of thinner cannot evaporate. This
will prevent the formation of a
coating or skin. When you wish
to use the material again, just
stir the thinner in—and it is ready
for use.
Materials such as linseed oils,
and shellac need no liquid film
coating for protection.
These
depend upon the tightness of the
container top for their proper
storage.
BEN’S BARBER SHOP
FREE— Parking, Carnival Acts, Picnic Grounds,
Entrance to Grounds
Expert Tonsorial Work
Vernonia, Oregon
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TREHARNE — Mrs Rosa Wea­
ver and children moved into the
Bergstrom house Sunday, recent­
ly vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Beck.
Mr and Mrs. Bert Tisdale and
Kenny Thomas attended the rodeo
at Sheridan Saturday.
Mr and Mrs. Loel Wilson and |
children of Banks visited Mr. and ,
Mrs. Bert Tisdale Monday
Mrs.
IXuvthy Wallace and
daughter Mrs. Gene Yokuaa and i
Sandra of Portland, vis.ted Mrs.
Rae Clark. Mrs. Wallace s mother, i
and Wayne Wallace, who is spend
Jig the sujTtmec with h.» grand
mother Mrs. Clark.
Mr and Mrs. Fred S. N etoon #
of Six-tivki«», Washington and
.Van Marte Jbetoanison of Cath.a
aaec. WastoiawteB
Sunday.
J_-r 31 with Mr and Mrs. Herb
Sender
Herbert and Christiene,
Bender accompanied them back
to Skamokawa for a week vaca­
tion.
Mrs. Rosa Weaver, Harry and
Betty, and Mrs. Robert Reynolds
returned horn? Saturday from
Miami, Oklahoma,
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Couple on Trip;
Home Occupied
RIVERVIEW — Mrs. Pete Wells
and daughter of Hebo came Sat­
urday to spend a few weeks at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hank
Hudson while they are on a trip
east.
Mrs. Blanche Millis and daugh­
ters, Faye and Mary, spent Sat­
urday at Forest Grove and Mr.
and Mrs. Gerald Millis visited at
the Millis home on Sunday.
Mrs. Alice Mills visited at the
homes of her children, Mr. and
Mrs. Bert Mills and Mr. and Mrs.
Cleon Woodruff, from Wednesday
until Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lowman of
Hillsboro and Mr. and Mrs. L. C.
Vogelsong of Spearville, Kansas
visit d at the E. L. Lloyd home
Thursday.
Mrs. Leona Taylor, who has
been staying with her daughter
and family, Mr. and Mrs. M. A.
Oakes, went to Portland Monday
to stay with her sister, Mrs. Jen­
nie Groom.
Garden Club Members
Discuss Arrangement
BIRKENFELD — The Nehalem
Valley Garden Club met with
Grace Berg last Wednesday. Nine­
teen members were present. The
subject of discussion was the
arrangement of iris. Next meet­
ing will be with Mrs. Tom Hop­
kins.
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Cahill spent
the week end with Mr. and Mrs.
James Cahill.
Mrs. Francis Larson and Mrs.
Herbert Rodgers of Jewell spent
Thursday in Portland.
Mr. and -Mrs. M. P. Mills took
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Garceau to
Portland Sunday where they took
the train to their new home in
San Francisco.
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Trenholm of
Astoria spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Guy Bellingham.
The Bitter Truth
These rainy days I've been
reading a heap.
I can’t turn
around in the boompond shack
without stumbling over books
and periodicals.
One item I
have truly studied. And that is
the President’s Message to Con­
gress. It surely is the truth, the
hard and bitter truth. The more
study you give them, the tougher
the statements seem
Rough reading, friends, rough
readuuf. particularly in these days
of record breaking wet winter
wvather.
\ S65 billion dollar debt. A
3?5 b on dollar debt limit, as
set by law
And 80 billions in
outstanding obligations. A 9’*
b ...on deficit in the last budget
put before Congress. And all the
other frightful factors of "plan­
ned inflation" and "bureaucratic
depot ism" in the making.
Grim truth indeed, this Mes­
sage of the President to the 83rd
Congress. The tough truth, the
bitter truth, at last.
Bright Side
The Message does, however,
show the way back to safe and
solid ground. The threat of 5,000
Federal county foresters and
forest cops on 4,000,000 small
forest ownerships, mostly farm
woodlots, already begins to fade
away—to cite a specific example
of the effect of the mighty Mes­
sage as it struck me.
So hope of practical forestry
revives, and the land is bright.
Even back in December Marion
Clawson, Director 'of the Bureau
of Land Managem: nt, Depart­
ment of Interior, was expressing
this brave new thought, in
“American Forests.”
"Like Mr. Granger (of the U. S.
Forest Service), I agree that at­
tainment of high levels of in­
come should not be the primary
objective of public land manage­
ment. But if publicly owned re­
sources which pay neither taxes
no interest charges cannot yield
a cash surplus, even with modest
expenditures for capital improve­
ments paid out of current income,
how can we expect privately
owned forests and range lands to
bear higher costs such as taxes
and yet return a profit?
"If we as public land adminis­
trators cannot show a net cash
return from the lands we ad­
minister, what business have we
telling private industry how to
manage its resources?”
There speaks practicality, not
theory. There is practical fores­
try.
"Forests of the Future"
Practical forestry begins with
the markets for forest products.
Such markets first brought ships
to Oregon and Washington in
regular runs a century ago, and
then caused the building of rail­
roads into the region. The mark­
ets pay for ALL forestry today,
directly or indirectly. Yet the
word, "market,” seldom if ever
appears in government publica­
tions or in such studies as the
Bum Foresting
i One Third Done
The tremendous job of re­
foresting the^ast Tillamook burn
area is one-third done.
Starting in 1949, helicopters
have seeded 36,000 acres and
ground crews have planted nearly
12 million seedlings on the char­
red acres of the burn. In addi­
tion, great strides have been made
in fire protection phases of the
program.
Nearly fifty miles of fire breaks
have been established, 185,000
snags felled, 120 miles of access
roads built or improved and bet­
ter fire control facilities and out­
looks established.
The complete rehabilitation pro­
gram for the 252,964 acres of
state land within the 360,882-acre
burn area is expected to take an­
other 10 years.
Total cost for
the project is fignred at about ¡0
million dollars.
Progress in the next few years
will be slower. A good portion
of the lands ready for rehabilita­
tion have been treated to date
and major salvage logging must
be completed on additional acres
before much reforestation work
can take place.
Helicopter seedings have speeded
the reforestation program. They
are mad? in all cases where cover
and soil conditions are good
enough to make the aerial opera,
tions practical. Hand planting
crews do the job in the problem
areas, along roads and fill in
spots where the aerial seeding
stand is poor.
Great emphasis is being given
to fire protection phases as well
as the planting and seeding op­
erations to insure that the devast­
ing fires of 1933, 1939 and 1945
are not repeated in the area.
Conservation Foundation’s "For­
ests of the Future.” ,
In a summary this study states,
“There is widespread and in­
creasing recognition that the priv-
ledges of private ownership do
not imply the right to disregard
th? public interest."
This ought to have been added:
"The privileges of public fores­
try authority do not imply the
right to disregard the practicali­
ties of private forest ownership
and the economic sources of prac­
tical forestry,”
SEAWRIGHT'S
VERNONIA
CLEANERS.
4-DAY DRY
CLEANING AND
LAUNDRY
SERVIICE
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Friday
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