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.
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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.
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with a sorvice of quiet dignity
and beauty that will comfort
you and your family for years
to come.
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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
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Working to m ak e th is a safer c o m m u n ity . .
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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.
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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