A THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1958
THE EAGLE, VERNONJA, ORE
AROUND THE FARM
BY DON COIN WALROD
County Extension Agent
Quite good control of quack- Pekus is a newly developed va
gras* has been obtained in num riety that has considerable pro
erous trials and by farmers us mise.
ing some of the newer herbicides. I
Abruzzi rye will probably be a
Dalapon has been one of the favorite with farmers due to the
more promising of these materi fact that it usually makes more
als, although there are other ma growth than the Tetra Petkus and
tterials that still have a definite is ready to turn under earlier.
replace in such programs. The cost This is an important considera
■of the treatments has been quite tion from the farmers standpoint,
reasonable although the degree but the Tetra Petkus has some
of control is probably no better
good characteristics when abruz-
than that obtained in a good sum- zi and Balboa seed is not avail
■sner fallowing job, and the cost able. Incidentally we think that
is probably somewhat greater.
Fred is planning to harvest his
In trials made at Fred Zim field for seed.
merman's last fall, dalapon did a
relatively good job when applied
Symphylids are becoming more
at the rate of 20 pounds per acre and more of a problem to garden
and plowed one week later and ers and strawberry growers. We
•two weeks later. Where dalapon have run into several rather seri
was applied after plowing no re- ous infestations of this pest this
.growth showing, very little if any spring. This underground inha.
drill was obtained. Plantings that bitant can be quite devastating
•were made four weeks after treat due to the fact that they feed on
ing showed no damage from the the small roots of plants causing
dalapon, nor did plantings that a great loss in production or plant
were made 2% weeks after treat, growth. Often it is not possible
jngs.
to grow a profitable crop where
Dalapon at 10, 15 and 20 pounds they exist.
per acre gave quite good control
Farmers and gardeners usually
of tuber oat grass, or bulbous recognize w that
something is
ratgrass as it is sometimes called. wrong when they have an inves-
Actually, dalapori seemed to give tation of symphylids, but unless
•omewhat better control of tuber they have had experience with
oatgrass than on quackgrass, al them before the blame for the
though retreatments may be ne difficulty is often attributed to
cessary to achieve 100% control. some disease or to low fertility
Duplicated trials on quackgrass or some other soil condition. Be
are being put on this spring us cause they are so small the sym
ing a number of different chemi phylids often go unnoticed.
cals and treatments to make com-
Oregon State college and Wash
■parison. Similar plots are being ington State college have been
established on Canada thistle. It doing research cooperatively on
may be that some of these trials methods of controlling this crop
might interest our farmers so destroyer. Most of this work has
that they would want to make a | been done in the Gresham area
■tour of the trials. Such an event and has been partly financed by
could be arranged later this sum special grants from vegetable
mer when the plots show more.
growers associations. Partial suc
cess has been obtained, but no
Comparisons of Oregon with definite indication on recommen
other states over th? nation show dations are being made at this
that Oregon has 35 DHIA. Herds time. Progress reports indicate
being tested in these associations that some success has been had
number 584 to include a total of with treatment with parathion
23,301 cows. Thus the number
of cows tested was slightly over
10% of the total 219,000 of Ore
gon cows. The average Oregon
Dairy herd amounted to about
40 cows, which is more than op- '
A Vernonia high school four
erators have tried in the past.
some composed of Eugene Dove,
Fred Luttrell has a good field Bill Johnson, Harold McEntir'1
of Tetra Petkus rye that he plant and Bill Ferguson, walked off
ed for a cover crop in place of with the Columbia county School
Abruzzi rye.
Abruzzi rye has I masters golf trophy in the first
.been very difficult to obtain for I team match held last Friday even
the last 2 or 3 years, and Tetra ing on the Vernonia course. Other
teams entered were from the Ver
nonia elementary schools, Rainier I
elementary schools and St. He- I
lens.
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The brilliant game of Bill John- !
son was largely responsible for
the win by the V.H.S. team. He
amassed a margin of 12 points
over his opponent to cover some i
of the deficiencies of other mem
bers of his team.
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The match is to be an annual
affair and Vernonia will hold the
trophy until some other team
wins it.
Bill Johnson was in
charge of arrangements for last
Fridays match.
High School
Golfers Win
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THOSE WHO ARE IN IT [
Pvt. Nick Trutanich. former
basketball star at University of
Portland, and teacher and sports
coach at Jewell high school be
fore his enlistment in the U.S.
army, is now serving in France
as a member of NATO forces.
The 22 year old serviceman is a
recreational specialist with the
7966th Army unit there.
Clarence (Speed) Lusby and
Benjamin (Skeeter) Gill arrived
here May 12 from Fort Ord. Cali
fornia and left today to return
there for further assignment.
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THE VERNONIA EAGLE
SPRINGTIME
Official Newspaper of
Vernonia, Oregon_______
Marvin Kamholz
Editor and Publisher
' Entered as second class mail
natter, Augast 4, 1922 at the
post office in Vernonia. Oregon
under the act of March 3, 1879.
Subscription price $3 00 yearly
in the Nehalem Valley. Else
where $3.50.
Now fades the last long streak
of snow.
The report released last week that they are unable to give pro Now burgeans every maze of
by Mrs. Eva L. Tice who is in per supervision to their children.
quick
charge of welfare work in Co Consequently, many of these | About the flowering squares, and
lumbia county, gives a summary children seem to have little feel
thick
of the work that has been done ing for family as a unit, have By ashen roots the violets blow.
—Tennyson
during the past six months by the few or no spiritual values or goals.
juvenile counselor who was ad One-third of these mothers are When the hounds of spring are
ded to the staff to work espe employed.
on winter’s traces.
cially with children who get into
An average of six children have The mothers of months in mea
NAT IO NA I EDITORIAL
difficulty of some sort. Her work ' been released each month, re
dow or plain
I I ASSOCIATION
has revealed many factors, one leases being based on adjust Fills the shadows and windy
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being that there is definite need ments made, ability of family to
places
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in the county for such a service, adjust and to give proper super With lisp of leaves and ripple of
because her load has been such vision and expiration of period of
Mist Club io Meet at
rain.
as to require overtime work to parole.
—Swinburne Charles Sundland Home
care for it.
In addition to the juvenile coun Every clod feels a stir of might,
MIST — The MHC is meeting
The report summary is as fol selor, Columbia county public An instinct within it that reaches
with
Mrs. Charles Sundland in
welfare commission has a full
lows:
and towers,
Originally assigned to the ju time caseworker working with And, groping blindly above it stead of Mrs. Austin Coril on
venile counselor were 22 child dependent children and foster
Thursday.
for light,
Friday was a busy day in our
ren on probation; the family of home children, current caseload Climbs to a soul in grass and
only one had been known as a eighty-six. This work has been
village because of election. A
flowers,
welfare client. All other fami part of the welfare program for
—J. R. Lowell great many got out to cast their
lies concerned were of average or several years. Techniques for de
For, lo, the winter is past, thp vote. The five who served on the
better financial status. This econ pendency and delinquency are rain is over and gone; the flowers board were Richard Peterson, C.
omic pattern seems to persist; quite similar, and both can be appear on the earth; the time of L. Waddell, Zella Belling|iam,
that is, poverty is not the out included in the term casework. the singing of birds is come, and May Mills and Minnie Wilson.
standing cause of delinquency in Casework consists of examina the voice of the turtle is heard
Friday callers at the Sam De
tion and evaluation of environ mi our land.
Columbia county.
vine home were Mr. and Mrs.
During the first month, October, ment, as it effects the child, and
—Song of Solomon Tupper, and Saturday callers were
thirty other children came under adjusting (if possible) the ele
With each returning year, high Mrs. John Devine and daughter,
investigation, supervision or care, ments that are inimical to his er joys, holier aims, and purer Janelie.
making it necessary for the case welfare.
Mrs. J W. Howry was a busi
peace and diviner energy, should
Casework practices and skills freshen the fragrance of being. ness motorist to Clatskanie on
worker to work overtime to do
the initial investigations of these help some children. ‘‘Outlawed”
—Mary Baker Eddy 1 Friday.
cases. This worker had to be in the casework process is a
relieved of all other welfare work judgmental or critical attitude.
That most children in trouble
and the worker has continued to
give full time to juvenile ser are fully aware of their problems,
vices. For the six months period is generally confirmed by ex
to date, the juvenile caseload has perience with Columbia county’s
averaged fifty-on.?. The recom children. Many of tftem want
mended caseload is thirty-five to help and are able to use it.
forty.
In March, thirty-four, of a total Examiner Here June 1
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of fifty-one under cafe, were on
A drivers license examiner will I
probation. These thirty-four are be on duty in Vernonia Friday,
children who have been placed June 1, 1956, at the city hall be
Here Is A Chance io Increase
on probation by the juvenile tween the hours of 10 a m. and
judge and do not include children 4 p.m., according to an announce
Your Profit. We Pay ai Least
from city courts.
ment received from the secretary
Interesting is the number of of state’s office. Persons wishing
children who are in trouble original licenses or permits to
through no easily identifiable drive are asked to fila applica
cause, such as gross neglect. In tions well ahead of the scheduled
the main, parents have been co closing hour in order to assure
operative, although a few have time for completion of the requir
for Quality Piling Timber
refused to recognize the prob ed license test.
lems of their children. A few
Write or Call
parents are so involved in pool
living or ‘'recreational” patterns
$100 per M
POPE & TALBOT, INC.
AUTOMOTIVE FLASHES
PROOF! Feature by feaiure
Plymouth rates best of field in
hidden value features from com
parison of the three competing
cars in the low-price field by Ross
Roy, Inc., national advertising
Ben Fowler, representative of {
firm.
the local post of the V.FW.. took
Windshield wipers — electrical,
winners
from
the
Vernonia
ly operated, give safer vision be
V.F.W. marble tourney, to Jant-
cause they operate at constant
zen Beach last Saturday where
speed.
they competed in the state m-et.
Door latches — have automatic
Entering class A competition for
"take-up" that progressively
boys 6 to 12, were Benny Fowler
tightens as car is driven.
and Gary Cline, and those com
Shock absorbers — Plymouth’s
peting in class B, boys 13 through
Oriflow maintain control of the
15, were Neil Lloyd and Steven
springs under severe joltp.
Bateman.
Wheels — safety rim wheels
While none of the Vernonia
have retaining ridges on rims
boys were successful in winning
which help hold deflated tires to
top places, all made good show
the wheel—a safety factor in case
ings in the competition. Fowler,
of blowouts.
Lloyd and Bateman all battled to
Parking brake — Plymouth’s
the third round before being eli
parking brake is independent of
minated and Cline reached the
service brakes, providing added
fourth round.
safety of a compl?tely separate
Following the tournament the
boys enjoyed rides on various [ braking system.
Rear springs — Plymouth's rear
park attractions and then were
springs are bigger and sturdier,
guests, with Mr Fowler, at a ban.
with leaves a full 2wide.
quet at 6:15 where excellent en
Body Paint — Plymouth’s ena
tertainment was provided for
mel finish is hard-baked for last
their enjoyment.
ing beauty. More stable finish
First place, which entitles him
requiring less frequent polishing
to go to the national meet at
to retain luster.
Tallahassee, Florida, was taken
Heater capacity — Plymouth"»
by 12 year old Gordon Jones of
heater has 17 per cent more heat
Prineville who polished off op
ing capacity than one competitor,
ponents in class A in five rounds
33 per cent more than the other
and then defeated Whlliam Mc
competitor. Only Plymouth of
Millan of Willamina, class B win
fers a separate defroster motor
ner, to take the state champion
and full-width defroster vent.
ship.
POINT FOR-POINT PLYMOUTH
The Vernonia boys showed up
RATES BEST BY COMPARISON
well, according to Mr. Fowler,
and were against boys who had
HAWKEN MOTORS
had previous experience in state
Dodge
- Plymouth - Dodge Trucks
tournaments. The Vernonia boys
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Bridge
HA 9 6061
are determined to train all year
for next years competition.
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