Over 200 Columbia county
homemakers and friends com
memorated thirty years of Home
Extension work in the county at
the Homemakers Festival in the
Rainier high school on May 11.
The day’s program was opened
by Rev. N. K. Kowalko of Rainier
giving the invocation. The coun
ty chairman, Mrs Earl Avis of
Columbia City presided during
the morning's program while
Mrs. Charles Mikesh of Scap-
poos , newly elected county chair
man, presided at the afternoon's
activities.
Mi s Ray Sheeder of St. Helens'
led the singing, with Mrs. John
Rauch of Rainier as accompanist.
In her travelogue, the featured
speaker, Miss Jessalee Mallalieu,
recreation specialist, Oregon State
college, told of her experiences
in Korea with the Red Cross, and
a bit of her trip around the
world.
Eighty homemakers were recog
nized for having attended all
Mothers Day Chosen For
Baptism of Siebel Babes
Certified Seed Gives Assurance
Purity, Quality, Germination
Homemaker's Festival Attended
By 200 Unit Members, Friends
BIRKENFELD — Mr. and Mrs
Pat Siebel and Mr. and Mrs. Dave
Siebel had their babies baptized
at the St Mary's church in Ver
nonia Sunday evening. May 10,
and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Scott
are the godparents.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Scott and
family of Hermiston spent the
week end at the home* of her
folks, the A. J. Siebels.
Mrs. Lee Barlow, Mrs. A. J.
Siebel and Mrs Dave Crawford
were in Astoria one day last
week on business.
Mrs. Bruce Larson was honored
with a birthday party last week.
Those attending were Mesdames
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THURSDAY, MAY 21,
Fred Larson, George Bellingham,
meetings from October to May,
The quality of the crop you the risk is taken out of seed buy
Lawrence Johnston and her mo-
while eighteen units received a harvest, or the kind of pasture ing—the buyer knows what he
ther, Mrs. Vic Norman of Jewell.
seal or certificate for having met you obtain, is determined to a sows. The certification tag is
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Durham of
standard unit goals as set up by great extent by the seed you the stamp of approval. It signi
Springfield, Oregon visited at the
the Homemaker’s county com plant, says Don Coin Walrod, fies that the seed has passed ri
Columbia county extension agent. gid growing requirements and
mittee.
Everett Johnston home Sunday.
Mrs. Neal Girt of Lindberg was ( Performance data and local re cleaning standards to meet high
They returned to Springfield but
narrator for the dress revue. commendations should be check standards.
will come back next °eek and
Members of the Lindberg unit | ed, as this information will tell
The only way to be sure of get
stay for the summer with the
modeled garments of the long whether a crop is dependable and ting a particular strain is by using
Johnstons.
Mr. Durhao will help
ago. Then those in Centennial adapted for the particular situa certified seed.
Buy your seed
with the farm work. Mrs. Dur
costume modeled their garments. tion and plans. Know about the from a reliable source.
Poor
ham is a sister of Mrs. Johnston.
This was followed by twenty-five variety you plant. Use only va seed can mean failure. So stop,
Mr and Mrs. Jim Garlock and
homemakers modeling the gar rieties recommended in Oregon. look, and listen, says Walrod.
family
of Tillamook spent Sun
ments they made in the better Extension offices can supply va Oregon seed dealers handle cer
day at the Fred Larson home
dress workshop during the past rietal information.
tified seed. Farmers desiring
Certified seed, if available in good seed can obtain Oregon cer
year.
Since this represents thirty the variety selected for planting, tified seed from a reputable seed
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years of Home Extension work in can offer the grower several ad dealer in the area.
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the county. Mrs. Ernest Harris of vantages, indicates Walrod. Ore
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132 So. 2nd — Hillsboro
Yankton presented the highlights gon certified seed is pure seed.
Spend your time practicing re
during these years.
It is the result of painstaking ef
ligion—not talking about it.
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A skit the "Wacky Sackies” forts on the part of seed growers
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PLATES RELINED 4 HOURS
was presented by the Deer Island to increase seed and keep it pure.
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Certified seed is proven seed
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Exhibits and displays told the with a known history. Seed cer j Let us solve your leather !
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in 1 to 3 days.
Home Extension story of the tification in Oregon is used with
work problems.
1958-59 program year.
crop varieties that contain super ! Vernonia Shoe Shop !
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The day's activities closed with ior qualities. Using such certi ! 2nd St., (formerly the Shack) |
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10 a.m. to 6 p.m. or later
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elected county committee mem helps to assure success. If it is
bers and unit officers.
not “worn out seed” or seed that
has lost it's varietal identity.
Certified seed assures genetic
purity and quality. It is impos
sible to distinguish between va
rieties of most crops by the ap
pearance of the seed alone, states
Increased corn acreage being Walrod. Varietal purity is assur
planted in the state has resulted ed with the use of certified seed
in a shortage of adapted seed corn since it is inspected in the field
for Western Oregon, reports Don before harvest to determine va-
Seed fields must
Coin Walrod, county extension rital purity.
exes
pass
rigid
growing
requirements
agent. Most of the seed of the
! preferred varieties Oregon 355 and seed from them is tested in
j and Oregon 150 has been sold al the Oregon State college seed la
though local dealers report hav boratory at Corvallis. Only those
ing some on hand. While Oregon lots meeting high standards of
If you'd like to explore
355 has been best adapted to Co- cleanliness and germinations are
Blitz Country yourself, pack in to wherever Blitz is sold. Or six-pak
finally certified.
i lumina county conditions accord-
Buyers selecting certified va
| ing to trials, there are a number
into
your refrigerator. Open the door, open a Blitz. Blitz Country!
i of other varieties that would rieties to plant have several guar
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antees. By using certiifed seed
prove reasonable satisfactory.
Growers who are unable to ob
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tain the preferred Oregon 355
will find that the three Pfister
varieties number 28, 32 and '33.
(the latter is being discontinued)® |
have performed nearly as well |
as the Oregon 355. Northrup
which are more difficult to control. And protecting
What a pest! This uninvited guest eats your
King’s KA-3 is also a possibility
our
food supply is becoming more important, for by
family
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s
dinner
while
the
food
is
still
growing.
in that it performs in about the
1970
there will be an additional 36 million people
same manner. Two other North
Together with other insects, he destroys more than
rup King selections KS-5 and
in the United States.
four hillion dollars’ worth of U. S. crops each year.
KS-6 are similar to the Oregon
150 selection which is approxi
That’s why one of our most important jobs is
To help farmers reduce these losses, Standard’s
mately 10 days later than the
creating
better ORTHO* pest controls. Through
scientists are at work on new and better insecticides.
Oregon 355. Another good va
research that helps farmers provide more food for a
riety for Western Oregon growers
Since 1907, we’ve developed more than 650 products
is Idaho 216. It is actually a few
growing population, the people at Staodará oe
for
every
general
plant
disease
and
insect
problem
days earlier than Oregon 355.
planning ahead to serve you better.
. . . from home garden products to agricultural pest
Extension agents can provide
additional information about corn
controls. Last year our products helped save enough
varieties and yields for growers
food of all kinds to feed more than a million people.
who are not able to find the va
*ORTHO pesticides and lertilúer» are made by Standard's
rieties as they wish.
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ernonia, Oregon
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artford Fire
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