By DON COIN WALROD County Extension Agent IT PAYS TO READ THE ADS! The safety of your children has been a matter of concern to sever al inquirers who have brought plants of the nightshade family to the Extension office for identifi cation. The bright red berries of some of the members of this fa mily are very attractive and might well be eaten by school-age child ren. According to botanists who are authorities on the subject, the Bittersweet Nightshade, represent ed by one specimen brought to the office, is poisonous and if the berries are eaten in quantity, poisoning may result. Apparently both leaves and berries are poison ous, as cattle have been poisoned by this species. FAST, FAIR, FRIENDLY AROUND THE FARM Gain?s wheat, a new variety in troduced last year jointly by Ore gon, Washington and Idaho State Universities, is attracting consid erable attention because of the ex ceptional yields that are being re ported by some growers. There is more to this matter of high yields than readily meets the eye. In trials this variety, while doing very well, was actually out- yielded by some of our other com monly grown varieties when grown under carefully controlled, identical conditions. Apparently Gaines has the abil ity to make use of greater amounts of nitrogen than some of the other varieties. Because the varie ty is a semi-dwarf winter wheat with strong, stiff staff, it resists lodging. When fertility levels have been low, Gaines has actually pro duced less than Druchamp or Red mond. Although more data is needed, it now seems that there is little advantage in using the vari ety Gaines, unless good weed con trol and higher amounts of nitro gen are used to take advantage of its lodging resistance. Baking tests have shown that the flour made from Gaines wheat is of good quality for pastries, cookies, and other soft-wheat pro ducts, but it is not suitable for making bread. There is no surplus of this type of wheat, but even so, growers must stay within the law as far as wheat quotas and acre ages are concerned. It now appears that at least three farmers in widely separated parts of the county will be plant ing Gaines wheat this fall. They will be C. O. Johnson, Warren; Fred Havlik, Scappoose; and Roy Engbretson, Clatskanie. Demonia £a<j(e 4 THURSDAY, OCT. 11, 1962 Today, the United States is the world’s greatest producer of fats and oils. In 1959 alone, our total output of 17 billion pounds re presented one-fourth of the world’s supply. Production had in creased to 18 billion pounds by 1960, and in 1961, U. S. produc tion, estimated at 18.4 billion pounds, represented more than one-fourth of the world produc tion for that year. In 1959, our production account ed for 7.8 billion pounds of edible vegetable oils—mainly soybean oil and cottenseed oil—or 30 percent of world output. Production was a little more than 8 billion pounds each year in 1960 and 1961, re presenting almost a third of world output. Production of animal fats—that is, lard, tallow, and grease—ran to 7.5 billion pounds, which totaled slightly more than a quarter of world output in 1959. Production in 1960 was 7.6 billion pounds, and it was 7.8 billion pounds in 1961. representing a little less than a third of the world production. Marine oils, consisting of whale, sperm whale, fish oils, and fish- liver oils, amounted to about 0.2 billion pounds for each of the three years. They make up only about one percent of the total do mestic supply of fats and oils each year. Because fats and oils have come in for considerable attention and discussion by the American public in recent months and years, and because they are quite vital as food supplies as well as certain industrial processes, some little understanding of their use is im portant. We will give further con sideration to that at another time. Turn a little “buck" into a lot of “does”—Use the classifieds. BE CAREFUL DERREL ROSE Our concern ii to give you con siderate care, handle all details with a sorvice of quiet dignity and beauty that will comfort you and your family for years to come. PRICKETT'S MORTUARY OF FOREST GROVE Please Call Collect 1920 Pacific Ave, Dial EL 7-3120 WITH FIRE AND KEEP OREGON GREEN IXHZHZHZHZHXHXHXHXHZHXHXK Fast eervlee. Fair s e ttle m e n t of claim». Friendly people who • r e on your side. And you save money, tool Lower rates because Farmer* insures careful driven. M Í Farmers Auto Insurance / Lloyd Quinn—HA 9-3693 Columbia County Needs TOM ZINN Zinn Named to Extension Stall Tom Zinn joined the Columbia county extension staff October 1, filling a vacancy that has existed since May 1, announces Don Coin Walrod, county staff chairman. Zinn, a native of Klamath coun ty, is an Oregon State University graduate, and majored in animal husbandry. As an International Farm Youth Exchange delegate, he spent some time in the Middle East, primarily in the country of Iran. Following a tour of duty in the veterinary corps of the armed ser vices, Zinn worked on his father’s be?f ranch and developed a range management program for Weyer- hauser company in the Klamath area. He also did some work in quality control in the Weyer- hauser hardboard plant at Kla math Falls. Zinn is married, but since Mrs. Zinn is presently teaching in the Klamath county school system, she will remain there until De cember when she plans to termi nate her contract to move to the St. Helens area. While subject matter responsi bilities have not been definitely determined at this time, Walrod indicates that Zinn will be work ing primarily in the field of agri culture and the many related phases of the Oregon State Uni versity Extension program. Inspection Due Hospital Unit An inspection of the 200-bed civil defense emergency hospital, stored here in the OA office now being converted for use as a county museum, will take place October 18 Bill Horn was ad vised earlier this week by the general services administration. Horn is the civil defense director for this area. The inspection is being made in behalf of the civil defense medical depot at Spo kane, Washington. The GSA inspection will be made by four men who will: in ventory all boxes, spot check to determine preservation of con tents, restack crates to insure adequate ventilation, withdraw items for shipment to Spokane headquarters and arrange for re placements of withdrawn stock and test pressure containers. Four or five local people will be asked to assist the GSA group in making the inspection. A similar inspection is to be made of the civil defense emer gency hospital stored at Rainier October 16. BOXER COX, on an end run, gained seven and a half yards for the Loggers and a first down Friday night. The Vernonia team met competition more nearly its equal in this game. Roy S. Wilburn FOR GRANT BOWERMAN, No. 11, drove for a three and a half yard gain before being brought down by a Neahkahnie tackier on this Play. PTA Votes to Send Delegate The PTA executive board met Monday, October 8, at the Wash ington grade school. Mrs. Henry Anderegg gave an interesting report on the PTA Co lumbia County Council, of which she is vice-president. As a result of her report it was voted to spon sor a high school senior to repre sent Vernonia at the Governor’s Committee on Children and Youth in Salem in November. The high school will submit a name of a qualified senior at the October meeting of the PTA for approval. It was also decided to appoint room representatives, formerly called room mothers. Their names will be published at a later date. The next meeting of the PTA will be Monday, October 15, at 8:00 p.m. at the Washington school. October is membership month and all parents and teachers are urged to join their PTA and make this a banner year with 100 per cent participation. The program promises to be a stimulating and amusing one, stimulating in that there will be as guest speakers the four Colum bia county candidates for commis sioner: M. L. Gregory, Walter Mathews, Earl Ray and Louis Wasser, and amusing in that the Jaycees will put on a fashion show. Mrs. Buell’s second grade class will make the decorations for the tables and refreshments will be served by the second grade moth- SHERIFF 45 years of age, born, raised and educated in Columbia County — Roy is really “home folks”. Roy’s past life 'as a husband and father, a citizen, a well trained and fear less officer deserves the support of every voter desiring clean and efficient government. He knows Columbia County like a book. All 14 years of his outstanding service with the Oregon State Police were spent in this county and his abili ty and conduct has won the res pect of young and old alike. Join the hundreds of both parties who are seeking his election. THIS YOU CAN DO BY VOTING (X) ROY S. WILBURN FOR SHERIFF STOP HERE FOR THE BEST S -E -R -V -l-C -E We take pride in keeping your car in top shape. Working to m ak e th is a safer c o m m u n ity . . O ur J u n io r Fir© M a r sh a ls n e e d y o u r h e lp I f your youngster is in the Junior Fire Marshal program, he is learning lire safety principles that may save a life . . . perhaps his own. You can help by inspecting your home with him when he brings his l ire Prevention Report home from school. We are behind this program 100% . . . w e ’re sure you w ill be. too. I t ’s a wonderful way to help make our community a safer place to live. BILL J. HORN VERNONIA INSURANCE The Junior Fire Marshal program Is s public service and The Hartford Insurance Group. EXCH. of our sgency Time works wonders, but it stays on the job 24 hours every day. Phone HA 9-3462 NEHALEM VALLEY MOTOR FREIGHT THXHXHXHXHXHZHXHXHXHZHXHr Let us prove our point when your car needs its next lube job. BOB'S U N IO N S E R V IC E Air. H unter! Running Ruts Ruin Roods School Given Gift of Class Forty caps and gowns were re ceived this week at Vernonia high school and are the gift of the class of 1962 to the school. They are a royal blue wonder-weave material and are the p?rmanent possession of the school They can be used for chorus and also will be worn by the seniors for having pictures taken. The gowns are such that collars of contrasting color can be used if so desired to vary then appear ance for various uses. Pd. Pol. Adv. PLEASE O B S E R V E R O A D C LO S U R E S IG N S For.*» land which grow» limber crop« can alto serve the community in providing recrea tional opportunities such a« hunting and fishing. We try to observe this principle in our forest management. Some of our roods, however, have to be "put to bed” for the winter when w et fall' weather arrives, because vehicle tracks in the softened roadbeds develop into running ruts that can become deep gullies by spring. This is w hy w e close some of these roads after grading them smooth in th s fa ll and building waterbars across them to carry runoff w ater out of the road. Tons of irreplaceable soil can be last in a few short months when any vehicle uses one of these dosed roads. A ruined road hurts the whole community. Wo need the soil to keep on growing trees. We need the road for fire protection and forest management. E. P. STAMM TREE FARM