Garden Club to Study Leaves ARO UND THE FARM By Don Coin Walrod y V - X/ <— / AT- Group Gathers At Oblack Home MOM & DAD Hudson Speaks At LDS Meeting J Fuiten ¡Friesen mortuary chapels The Priceless Heritage of Individuality ►B R U N S M A N < BIRKENFELD — The Garden club will meet next Wednesday, January 19, at the home of Mrs. Robert Mathews of Mist. There will be a potluck dinner at noon. Those attending are asked to bring a small twig or leaf along, with the name and a description of same. Mrs. Lee Barlow is in charge of the program. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Johnson of Scappoose visited with Mr. and Mrs. Francis Larson on Sunday. The Johnsons also stopped to see Mr. and Mrs. Gene Larson but they had gone to Longview that day. Mrs. Francis Larson and her daughter, Mrs. Herbert Rodgers, were in Astoria Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Bud Hemeon and Larry visited with Mr. and Mrs. Gene Etheridge one evening last week. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Worthington left last Wednesday by bus for Eureka, California after visiting with their daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Watson over the h olidays. Mr. Watson took them into Portland and they took the bus from there. Mr. Watson went to Vancouver, Washington Sunday and he was in Portland un­ til Tuesday of this week on busi­ ness. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Glick were at the Watson home Thursday evening and they all played pinochle. Mr. and Mrs. Arby Mills were dinner guests Sunday at the home of Mrs. Arnold Olson of Clatskanie. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hopkins were in Astoria Monday. Last Friday, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Udey went to Clatskanie. They vis­ ited with Edna Johnson on their way home. Mrs. Helen Hughes and her sister, Mrs. Maxine Holden, both from Forest Grove came out to see Mrs. Johnson Saturday and stayed over until Sunday. Edna went to Corvallis Sunday to be with her daughter, Virginia, and her family for a few days. Vviui a urea plant being estab­ run-off actually fertilizes plants. lished here in own area, it is worth noting that this fertilizer ma­ Experimental selection of toma­ terial is increasing more rapidly toes have been on trial with Co­ in use in the world with the possi­ lumbia county gardeners and oth­ ble exception of ammonia. er Willamette Valley growers for During the past ten years, the quite a number of years now. use of urea in the United States Some of these special selections has increased from 60,000 tons an­ proved to be worthy and were pop­ nually to about 385,000 tons. Ureas ular with those folks who had an growth rate has been almost opprtunity to try them. 23 percent annually compared with A couple of these have been 3.1 percent for ammonium nitrate named by the OSU experiment and 7 to 8 percent for all nitro­ station and released to commercial gen fertilizers. seedsmen for increase and distri­ At a concentration of 44 to 46 bution. “Willamette” is the earliest percent nitrogen, urea has become of the two new releases, closely one of the most economical nitro­ followed by “Medford.” Seed of gen fertilizers available on a per both may be obtained from Gill pound of fertilizer basis. In addi­ Bros. Seed company, Portland, and tion, it is a fertilizer that is ad Don Ollivant, Route 4, Box 585, mirably well suited to most plant Roseburg. Ollivant can also supply limited quantities of seed for Im­ species and methods of use. Urea has some other uses be­ mune Prior Beta, a small early sides fertilizer, too. When properly tomato, and German Cherry, a used, it can be fed to ruminant small salad tomato. livestock, but primarily beef cat­ Gardeners interested in securing tle, as a source of part of the plants should speak to plant dis­ protein ration. Because of the sav­ tributors now to insure a source ing in cattle feed costs, this pro­ of plants next spring. gram is expanding rapidly. Con­ version of the urea into protein The potential of flowers os a con­ is accomplished by bacteria in the siderable one that certainly means rumination process. a lot to certain sections of West­ Salt is commonly used for melt­ ern Oregon. Columbia county is ing ice and snow on walks, drives, situated so that we may one day and highways, but urea is a su­ have a place in this trade should perior material in that it has none producers feel so inclined to spec­ of the disadvantages of salt. It is ialize. A growing population pro­ relatively non-corrosive to metal, vides the market. is a non-oonductor of electricity, The nation’s retail florists sold and rather than injuring plants at nearly $800 million worth of flow­ normal rates of application, the ers in 1963, an increase of more than 20 percent over 1958. However, only 625 new firms op­ ened shop during the five year per­ 8 THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1966 iod, an increase of three percent for a 1963 total of 19,801 retail florists nationwide. Actually, 22 states lost firms dur­ ing the period, ranging from a one U.S. Savings Stamps percent drop in California and can help your children Pennsylvania to a 28 percent de­ NATAL -PITTSBURG — Mr. cline in Alaska. But only Alaska build cash-and character and Mrs. Dee Veere Hershey and and Oregon had a fall-off in value Dee, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Tup- of sales. This indicates that inid- per and Sandra and Claudia Car­ vidual shops are larger than they ter were dinner guests Sunday of were in the late 1950’s. last week at the home of Mr. and Still, higher dollar sales don’t Mrs. Max Oblack. mean that florists are selling more Recent callers at the home of flowers. Sales volume has remain­ ed relatively stable in recent years. Mr. and Mrs. Noble Dunlap in­ cluded Mr. and Mrs. Sulo Sanders Nor has the cost to florists of and Leslie of Westport, Mr. and flowers they sell at retail flucu- What better way to teach Mrs. Walter Mathews, Mr. and your boys and girls the value ated much. Mrs. Ira Peterson of Warren, Mr. of saving—and an apprecia­ What’s happened is that, like and Mrs. Lawton Waddell, Mr. and tion of their country, too— most industries, florists pay higher Mrs. Dee Veere Hershey. Robert than to have them set aside rent for shops, higher wages to 10c or 25c a week for U.S. Lindsay and Mr. and Mrs. E. Me- employees, higher charges for re­ Savings Stamps. Crone. pairs and other services than they Your c h ild re n will enjoy Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Wolff were did in 1958. In turn, florists charge “stam p co llec tin g " — and in Portland Monday on business. more for cut flowers and other watching their albums fill up While there they called on Robert floral arrangements than in 1958. fast. Of course, each filled Turner and Mrs. Leonard Graven. book is easily exchanged for Economists also note a trend Mr. and Mrs. Max Oblack were a U.S. Savings Bond. And toward incorporated businesses, a Hillsboro visitors Saturday and at E Bonds return $4 for every sign perhaps that the industry is Scappoose Sunday. $3 in just 7 years, 9 months. becoming more stable. Despite the Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Tupper Stamps and albums are avail­ 625 increase in numbers of firms called on Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Ma­ able through school programs there were 425 fewer active pro­ or at any Post Office. Why thews Friday evening. Saturday prietors of unincorporated shops not start your children on a they visited at the Dee Veere in 1963 than in 1958. Savings Stamp plan now? Hershey home. These changes are based on pre­ M*a mar* ika* amy with liminary state reports of the 1963 U.S. SAVINGS BONDS Census of Business. •*/ wkora work «* baah Uernonia Eagic VI A A I A A | /.A | /,A | AAf AAf AAf AA f AAf /AW AAf AAf AAf AAf A A f A .'f AA< AAf AiVf AAf AA f A M AAf / \ f A \ f AAf AAf A A f/A RIVERVIEW — Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hudson were at Seaside Sunday where he was speaker for an afternoon and an evening meet­ ing of the LDS church. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Tillery and children of St. Helens visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carson Strong Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Snook and five children of Portland spent Sunday at the home of his par­ ents, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Snook. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Buckner of Ukiah, California visited his moth­ er, Mrs. Artie Buckner a couple of days during the holiday week HARDWARE and ELECTRIC F IN E - F U R N IT U R E WE - D E L IV E R - - C O R N IN G -^ WARE® CORNING WARE $ 8-Piece Sets ...................... HILISBO W O 9th 1 •s;o95 and Only UP Come in and see our Motorola Rectangular Color T-V CM ««» fleas H m 4 ••¿ •I. Hat wwtaa iM tw H y . I t ya«* « /* / New Families Noted in Area moved into the house formerly oc­ cupied by Mrs. Josephine Dimbat on Riverside drive. Jack Greenwood left Sunday for San Diego after spending a 30-day furlough here with his grandmoth­ er, Mrs. Bud Rose. Mr. Rose is still in the U of O hospital receiv­ ing treatment following an attack of pneumonia. RIVERVIEW — Two new fami­ lies have recently moved onto Birch street. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Smith and five children came here from Los Angeles and Mrs. Irene Grove and five children came from Spend your spare time improv­ Bandon. ing yourself and you vzon’t have A new daughter arrived at the time for criticism of others. home of Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Isaackson December 28. She weigh­ DR. R. V. LANCE ed six pounds 15 ounces and is named Lora Lynne. She joins one OPTOMETRIST brother and one sister. Vernonia Clinic Sunday visitors at the home of Building Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Lloyd were Wed., 10 A.M. - 5 P.M. Mr. and Mrs. Kirby Rose of Rai­ nier and Mrs. Jim Hays and daughter Mildred of Gaston. E&B LAUNDRY and Sunday visitors at the home of DRY CLEANERS Mr. and Mrs. Merle Cline were 756 Bridge St. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Meyer of — Also, Shoe Repairing — Portland and Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Two-day Service Hannula of Clatskanie. CASH & CARRY Dick Elliott and two sons have This ATLAS tire is rounder than the tires now on your car! This is the new Atlas Plycron. 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