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AROUND THE FARM
Deer hunters who frequent
Eastern Oregon areas are very apt
to run into considerable amounts
of a browse species that has a
number of common names, includ
ing sticky laurel, snow brush, and
slick leaf. The scientific name for
this plant is Ceanothus velutinus.
In its Eastern Oregon habitat,
the plant seems to cause no par
ticular problem, and it does help
to control erosion and provide feed
for deer herds. Unfortunately, and
to the surprise of some, this plant
also grows in some parts of West
ern Oregon, including Columbia
county.
How or when the sticky laurel
or snow brush was introduced in
to Columbia county, we cannot de
termine. George Nelson, former
county agent here, told us that it
became quite a problem in the
Wilark area after old growth tim
ber there had been cut. Under
Eastern Oregon conditions, this
plant forms a rather low-growing
shrub.
In Western Oregon, or at least
in Columbia county, the snow
brush grows very densely, often
to 15 or 18 feet, much like vine
maple but even more dense. The
heavy shade, coupled with the fact
that the older branches tend to
flatten to the ground, had made
establishment of a stand of second
growth Douglas fir difficult.
In recent years much of the
snow brush seemed to be dying
out, either from natural causes or
from diseases. Consequently, we
were hopeful that this introduced
plant could not cope with our cli
mate.
This summer we became aware
of some new patches of the Cean
othus at some distance from the
Wilark area. They are extremely
vigorous and threaten to take ov
er the immediate area completely
.—at least for the time being.
As far as we know, no one other
than Nelson ever expressed con
cern over the presence of this
species, but landowners who are
interested in getting stands of
young fir established would do
well, in our opinion, to keep an
eye open for the presence of this
plant and possibly take control
measures.
Woodland owners interested in
planting forest seedlings will be
pleased to know that about six
and three-quarters million seed
lings will be available from Ore
gon state nurseries for the coming
planting season.
Douglas fir accounts for the
largest number with more than 4
million seedlings. Ponderosa pine
is next in number, but with less
than a half-million, followed close
ly by Noble fir within more than
one-third million seedlings.
Twenty different species of con
ifers will be available along with
By DON COIN WALROD
County Extension Agent
six kinds of hardwoods. Most of
the seedlings are classed as 2-0
stock, meaning that they have
been grown two years in the plant
bed but have not been transplant
ed. Some 3-0 stock will be avail
able in Scotch pine, Lodge pole
pine, Incense cedar, and Chinese
arborbitae. Six kinds of hardwoods
numbering about 142,000 seed
lings will be available, also.
Seedlings can’t be ordered at
this time, as the new order blanks
for the 1962-63 season are not yet
available. Woodland owners who
anticipate planting later, can have
their name put on the mailing list
to receive order blanks as soon as
they are available.
We can only guess at what is to
come in the future, but in the pa
per industry’s dream world, wo
men wear paper dresses and bake
pies in disposable paper pans. Men
attired in paper shirts lounge in
paper chairs. Youngsters take dips
in paper-lined swimming pools
and camp out in paper tents and
paper sleeping bags. Whether the
public will buy this dream re
mains to be seen. But paper mak
ers are counting heavily on these
and other products emerging from
their laboratories. Besides new
consumer goods, companies are
coming out with such things as
County Girl
Named Winner
Miss Jjd y Mikesh of Scappoose
was chosen Miss Pacific Inter-
natioral Princess, by the Port
land JC’s at the Alp?nrose Dairy
in Portland on Thursday of last
w.ek.
Judy, who is 17 and has had
nine years of 4 H club work, com
peted for the honor against other
4-H girls from several counties in
Oregon and Washington.
Judy and her court will reign
over the PI days in Portland all
week, and was to have appeared
in a parade in Portland on Satur
day. The parade had to be can
celled because of the storm.
She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Mikesh of Scappoose
and has received many honors in
4-H and Future Homemakers of
America during her high school
years.
At present Judy is secretary to
the office manager of Upjohn
Pharmaceutical of Portland.
When day is done, you freqent-
ly find out not much else is.
FROM right: Judy Mikesh, Scappoose; Dawn Kay-
ser, Centerville, Washington; Carol Olson, Port
land; Denise Cleymore, Portland; Sue Harms,
Canby; and Cheryl Davenport. Goldendals, Wash
ington. Girls competed for title of Miss PI last
Thursday and Miss Mikesh won. (Story page 1.)
paper substitute for aluminum foil
packaging, paper towels to re
place industrial wiping cloths, pa
per shop aprons, and throw-away
paper pillow cases for hospitals
. . .One of the paper researcher’s
prims goals is to develop cheap
paper substitutes for textile pro
ducts. . .Paper draperies have been
available for years ,for example,
and more recently some hospitals
have been using disposable, sani
tary paper replacements for tex
tile items. . .Looking far ahead
several paper companies are toy
ing with the possibility of low cost
paper clothing items. . .It’s known
that the Mead Corporation has de
veloped experimental paper fab
rics that have withstood as many
as 30 launderings.
A firm in Cleveland, Ohio, has
already sold high school graduates
about 25,000 paper mortar boards
for graduation ceremonies. The pa
per mortar board is sold outright
for one dollar to replace the cloth
models formerly rented for $1.25.
The city street worker com
plained to his foreman, “I’ve been
on the job almost a week now, and
you still haven’t given me a sho
vel.”
“What are you complaining
about,” replied the foreman, “You
are getting paid, aren’t you?”
“Yes,” said the workman, “but
all the other guys on this job have
something to lean on and I don’t.”
THIS large bam at the Walter Erickson place in Warren was demolished in Friday's storm.
ing the bare portion with wound
paint, an asphalt type of covering.
This will help prevent the en
trance of decay or disease while
th.3 wound is healing.
Split trunks, crotches, limbs or
branches often can be mended by
restoring the damaged part to its
original position and holding it
there peramnently.
CZ Purchases Wauna as Site for
Possible Pulp and Paper Mill Use
Crown Zellerbach Corp., has
purchased the town of Wauna, 28
miles up the Columbia River from
Astoria.
Wauna is the desp-water port
that was under option to a Califor
nia aluminum company last year
as the site of a planned aluminum
reduction plant. The'* option was
dropped by the company, United
Aluminum.
Crown’s purchase of the site, an
nounced in Portland, was appar
ently a move by Crown to provide
itself with a site for a new pulp
and paper plant. Industry sources
have speculated that C-Z would
build a new plant in this area to
replace the St. Helen’s Paper Co.,
plant which Crown has bean or
dered to sell by the Justice De
partment’s antitrust division.
Crown purchased S. Helen’s Pa
per Co., some nine years ago and
only this year gave up in a long
legal battla with the antitrust di
vision to retain the St. Helen’s
operation.
Sources close to Crown said
Wednesday that Boise Cascade is
the prime candidate to buy the St.
Helens operation and is even now
in negotiations with Crown over
the purchase. The St. Helen’s op
eration and timber is reported to
SEVERAL houses were hit by falling trees Friday
evening, but damage was small compared to
houses struck in other areas. Damage was small
be for sale for some $50 million.
In confirming the purchase of
Wauna, Crown stated the site
would be held in reserve in the
event “future market growth re
quired the construction of manu
facturing facilities."
Included in the purchase were
31 occupied rental dwellings, part
of the old Wauna Lumber Co., set
tlement.
C-Z said the people occupying
the houses would be psrmitted to
stay in them until June 30, 1963.
Wauna is 75 miles down the Co
lumbia River from Portland on
U.S. Highway 30. It is served by
the Spokane, Portland and Seattle
Railway. The sale to Crown in
cluded some 1,000 acres of the ri
ver port township.
Crown was given a one year ex
tension for its divestiture of the
St. Helens property by the Justice
Department. If the sale is to Boise
Cascade, the Justice Department
would have to approve the agree
ment.
Boise Cascade, a vast, integrated
western wood products company
with headquarters in Boise, Idaho,
recently purchased Columbia Ri
ver Paper Co., one of the major
paper producers in the Columbia
River area.
in this instance where tree fell on home of Mr.
and Mrs. Joey Acaiturri.
t
Getting an idea should be like
sitting down on a tack; it should
make you get up and do some
thing about it.
Ucrnon ia Eagle
THURSDAY, OCT. 18, 1962
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ONE of eleven planes at Scappoose airport that received extensive
damage Friday night. Several planes were totally demolished.
Tree Restoration Methods Told
By New County Extension Agent
A topic of discussion which is
most prevalent among many home
owners at the present time is one
of tree restoration. The extension
service has had many calls from
people who want to know if their
small fruit trees and ornamental
trees can be restored, says County
Agent Tom Zinn. If a horn? owner
feels that his tree is worth sav
ing, then it is certainly worth a
try. Trees which have been blown
over and uprooted may possibly
be saved. If the loose soil has fill
ed the crater made by the root
system, very carefully remove the
loose soil and dig out excessive
soil and rocks. Be sure not to cut
any roots that may still be at
tached to the tree. Remove enough
of the rock and soil from the crater
so the tree will sit back in the
crater as firmly as possible and
still remain straight up.
A single stake can be used with
trees up to two inches in diameter
or two stakes if the tree app?ars
to need more support. The tree is
attached to the stake or stakes
by means of a wire run through a
pieca of old hose. The stake, which
could be of wood or iron, should
be approximataly 8 feet long and
18 to 24 inches below the bottom
of the hole, if possible. If it is not
possible to drive a stake, the use
cf a daadman may be desirable. A
cement block at least 4 inches
thick, 6 inches wide and 3 feet
long, buried 3 feet in the ground
with a wire cable attached to it
will make a good deadman. Tha
deadman can be used on trees over
4 inches in diameter, states Agent
Zinn. The tree should be well se
cured with guy wires in such a
way that they may be tightened
periodically. When the cable or
wire is attached to the tree, run
through a piece of hose, allowing
enough hose to keep the wire from
coming in contact with the tree,
also keeping in mind that this type
of brace should stay with the tree
St least two years. Jt the tree is
not anchored to the sod by the
root system at all, it may be de
sirable to use two or more guy
wires, whatever the case may be.
In using the guy wire system
for support, it is not necessary to
construct a deadman. If any other
type of an anchor is available,
such as a clothesline post, another
tree or an old stump that is still
firmly rooted. There is still no as
surance that this method will heal
your tree, but it it is worth sav
ing it is worth a try, says Zinn.
Trees which are split down the
middle or hava a piece of the tree
split oft may be saved by paint
In order to be a good public official
it seems to me that one would be
best qualified if he had had pre
vious experience in serving the
public.
My qualifications in this respect
are as follows: For twnnty-one
years I was in partnership in The
Mathews Brothers’ Lumber Com
pany, for five years I owned and
operated the Mist Store and at
the same time was postmaster, and
for the last eight years I have
worked for the Allied J. and H.
Lumber Company at Mist.
During these years I have served
both as employer and employee
and know something of the prob
lems of each.
If elected I will serve to the best
of my ability the people in all
areas of my county.
VOTE X
Walter C. Mathews
Independent Candidate for
County Commissioner
Pd. Pol. Adv.