ROSEBURS" REWS-REVIEW. ROSEBURS. ORESOR THURSDAY, AUGUST T, 1945
NINE
Hydroponics, Farming With
Chemicals Instead of Dirt
Mushrooming Over Florida
AP Newsfeatures.
MIAMI, Fla. With food and starvation hitting the headlines as
never before, a small but fervid south Florida group Is fairly shout
ing a strange battle croy to the hungry world:
"Try hydroponics!"
IX it sounds like a blurb for a breakfast food, it isn't.
jested in the cauldron of war
where it was used both to heal
the shattered nerves of men and
to feed their bodies "hydro
ponics" is simply a fancy word
for soil-less growing.
On a small scale, windowbox
"farming" might be another de
scription, for its eager proponents
will tell you that about all your
have to do is get yourself a little
water-tight box, four feet long by
18 inches wide, and without wav
ing a magic wand or even crying
"presto!" you can raise all the to
matoes a family of five or six
could possibly eat.
Apartment Gardens Foreseen
Indeed, they freely predict the
day when every windowbox and
apartment rooftop in the crowded
cities will bloom with lush gar
dens of the choicest out-of-season
vegetables and flowers without
even a pinch of soil!
To the suburban dweller who
jyroanlngly recalls the annual
chore of spring gardening, hydro
ponics means- not only the pass
ing of the sore, sore back but al
so the elimination of hoeing,
weeding, fertilizing and invasion
by earthborn blights or pests.
You don't believe it? Then lis
ten to Carl Molitor, Miami au
thority, who thinks it's even more
exciting than his own adventures
in fighting the Japanese as a
lieutenant commander aboard a
PT boat for more than three and
one-half years.
Take it away, commander!
"In soil-less growing, vegeta
bles and flowers spring up 20
per cent faster than they do in
soil," he says.
"Hydroponically, you can
grow a crop of rich, luscious to
matoes in 70 days, compared with
90 days in the field. And you can
get three crops a year, against
one in the field.
Devouring All Seasons
"In hydroponics,' the seasons
don't count. The answer is sim
ple. The growing soil doesn't have
to rest, because no soil is used.
"One acre of hydrbponic grow
ing surface will produce as much
as 20 acres of the finest soil. And
you can grow anything all the
time, all together. For example,
golden bantam corn, artichokes
and strawberries Just don't grow
in Florida in the soil. Hydro
ponically, they grow like mad all
year 'round."
Molitor will go on like that for
hours, if you Pive him a chance.
He gets so excited he forgets to
tell you just what hydroponics is.
In a nutshell.' here's the- an
swer. First you get a double-boiler
type growing tank. Any size you
like, and about six inches deep.
In the lower section, you pour a
chemical solution nitrogen, pot
assium, calcium, phosphorus,
magnesium, iodine, carbon, sul
phur, iron, manganese, boron,
copper and zinc and fill the tank
to within half an inch of the top
tray.
In the top, you toss successive
layers of excelsior,' sawdust and
wood shavings. Put in the seeds.
Wet down with a 'chemical solu
tion. And presto that's the gar
den. New Industry Born
In south Florida today, chem
ical farms are mushrooming all
the way from Palm Beach to the
keys, establishing a new multi
million dollar industry to supple
ment the state's $500,000,000-8-year
soil agriculture Industry.
(The cost of soil-less agricul
ture is difficult to figure. The
chemicals cost approximately $8
for enough ;to make 1,000 gallons
of liquid and the liquid is con
sumed at varying rates during
the growth of the plants. In addi
tion, the ordinary costs of labor,
interest on investment, deprecla'
tion and marketing must be de
ducted from the gross, but such
costs are different from those in
ordinary farming because of the
different nature of the opera
Questionnaire Brings Plenty
Of Criticism of U. S. From
Repatriated Nazi Prisoners
-. . jjy-JANE EADS '
WASHINGTON A large cross-section of German prisoners of
war were asked just before repatriation what they considered the
most important single idea they had learned' during internment In
The poll was conducted bv the
Office of the Provost Marshal
General to discern attitudes and
opinions of the prisoners in order
that the re-educational program
they had been given at camp
might be better evaluated.
No names, serial numbers nor
other means of identification
were requested. Prisoners were
instructed to print the answers if
they feared identification of
their handwriting. 1
Typical Replies Listed
Here are some typical answers:
"I have -learned how fast the
Nazis turned to become good
democrats." '
"If Germany would dominate
America, there wouldn't be any
jobless."
"I was impressed by the free
dom of the press. I was dismayed
to find the horrible housing con
ditions for the working classes.
Provisions for old age pensions,
and health insurance are very
poor." '
"America conducts a propa
ganda program against any na
tion that becomes too powerful
First it was directed against Ger
many, now against Russia.'!
"Americans drink too much.
Americans don't like to work and
cheat their government."
"An American works in order
to live; the Gorman lives for
Rent This Sander.
By the Day
Edgcr and Poliiher
Also Available
Western Auto
SUPPLY CO.
116 S. Stephens
Phone 97
nothing but work."
'The American civilians know
very little about democracy. They
were unable to answer most of
our questions. We PWs have
learned about democracy in lec
tures. Why don't you do the same
thing for the people here?"
"Americans claim ' that the
atom bomb is a oroduct of their
own scientists, which is not like
ly because the first atom bomb
was dropped after Germany's de
feat., indicating that this inven
tion was made by Germans and
brought to America."
"The American Is childish and
profit-seeking and rarely keeps
his word to a PW. I don't even
trust this questionnaire."
Instruction Valued
In its report the office of the
provost marshal general says
that, on the whole, the answers
were "positive, were favorable in
commenting on our freedoms, or
unfavorable In pointing out our
fioverty, race discriminations and
llusions of democracy."
"The democratic relationship
between officers and enlisted
men drew many comments," it
says, adding: '
"Although many of the unfa
vorable comments were strongly
phrased, the low percentage
(20) is encouraging."
Of a dozen more questions
which were asked, eight were de
signed to test the PWs convic
tions. About 64 per cent of the
answers to these questions indi
cated -that the men had been fa
vorably impressed by their In
struction in democracy.
U.S. Judges Face
Explanation Call
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1. VP
Two federal district judges in
Oregon James Alger Fee and
Claude McClolloeh were in
structed yesterday by the Ninth
Circuit Court of Appeals to ap
pear before the San Francisco
court on Aug. 29 to explain a rul
ing in an OPA case. The hearing
will be on a petition for a writ of
mandamus, applied for by the
OPA.
The OPA declares the Portland
judges refused to let OPA attor
neys file a treble damage action.
With the two judges, the Port
land federal court clerk, Lowell
Mundorff, was also instructed to
attend the hearing, which has
the elements of a test case.
The OPA is testing a rule set
by the Oregon Federal Court de
clining to hear "any civil action
instituted by or on behalf of the
United- States, or department or
officer, .or any non-corporate
agency, unless the U. S. attorney
shall appear in such action
as one of the attorneys for the
government." - "j -
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Chicken or Beans?
That's the Question to Be
- Decided Friday Night at
FINLAY FIELD, 7:30 P. M.
THE MONARCHS
vs.
RAINBOW GRILL
The losing team must eat beans while entertaining
the winners, and their ladies, at a fried chicken
dinner, '
COME OUT AND
ENJOY THE FUN
ADMISSION: 25c, TAX INCLUDED
Fire Destroys Mill
NEW WESTMINISTER, B. C.
Aug. 1. (JPi The main mill build
ing of the Lulu Island plant of the
Keystone Shingle and Lumber
Company was destroyed by fire
last night with an estimated prop
erty loss of $50,000. Cause of
the blaze was not determined.
Louis XIV once paid $14,000 for
a pair of buttons. '
About 16,000,000 American
homes are heated by stoves, 7,
500,000 by steam or hot water
and 7,000.000 by hot air furnaces.
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TAX; COLLECTOR'S REPORT
.(Showing the amount of Taxes collected and turned over during the fiscal year, July 1st, 1945 to June 30th', 1946, inclusive);
1946 1945
State and County $266,446.45 " $18,511.81
Interest .. ; 668.60 2,381.33
nun-iuen ocnooi I union . , 58,004.86
Forest Patrol : 16.488.85
Gardiner Fire District . . 3,870.53
Lakeside Drainage ..: 1 05
Special Cities , 132,577.14
Union High Schools .- 43,385.27
Special Schools 408,939.79
Port of Umpqua . .
Roberts Creek Water Dist '"
N. Ump. Diamond Lake Hwy
Tiller Special Road :..................-.
Ump. Hwy. Improve. Dist. .
Special Roads .ZZ.....l
2,343.92
, 8.88
3.50
9,067.93
2,646.15
22,753.99
1944
$ 3,479.76
1,201.73
283,13
871.84
1943
$1,956.87
1,510.55
496.11
386.22
1942
$1,137.80
1,671.65
536.80
' 672.91
1941
$1,380.54
1,311.59
331.64
329.54
1940
$ 941.28
1,170.08
85.90
204.81
1939
$ 943.13
1,089.74
110.73
132.73
1,259.22
630.00
2,907.72
Totals
857.78
981.23
2,624.19
283.94
411.55
517.30
2,571.36
83.47
440.35
339.74
1,086.33
122.80
1.40
253.22
221.62
062.78
74.48
.47
202.13
278.84
535.59
81.43
.10
1938
506.85
671.45
90.61
32.01
134.53
141.15
277.00
40.10
.46
1937
336.60
401.31
61.79
4.95
110.50 .
53.78
171.82
22.42
1936
$299.33
361.61
35.36
3.07
52.32
47.90
118.47
16.91
1935
$2,053.23
408.79
131.25
90.59
1934
$1,643.42
466.80
271.72
88.58
1932
$ 685.25
406.91
88.37
38.66
890.99
211.45
1,170.67
265.03
294.31
167.08
693.56
178.93
206.53
167.77
421.27
101.35
"2&85
"'31.45
13.95
1931
317.46
190.60
85.21
49.56
150.74
97.26
202.34
60.33
"15.40
6.98
67.23
2.23
1930
$272.66
192.93
52.40
10.39
74.99
28.65
128.31
17.31
"""4.22
10.53
18.11
31.01
1929 19281
$173.72 $ 77.34
45.15
51.24 3.28
5.76
"l9M L32
12.56 15.21
72.82 26.13
14.26 7.92
"23.24 5.60
22.48 17.24
totnf
301,223.50
14,150.82
60,723.40
21,754.39
3,879.41
4.55
147,005.41 .
49,942.96
445,364.14
1,370.70
2.43
48.47
17.51 '.:
145.63
86.91
..$930,382.54 $57,717.51 $10,633.40 $9,096.89 $7,602.84 $5,313.93 $3,614.64 $3,374.42 $1,954.16 $1,166.17 $934.97 $5,222.00 $3,804.40 $2,190.36 $1,245.36 $841.51 $141.09 $154.01 $1,045,720.23
t1T A wn rrrrrAi ... ci run nn oo
uikJliL A y .." U i-I, uv.o
Less Rebate 23,662.94
Net Cash $1,022,057.29
ivEZ&ZSESiilgGS O. T. CARTER, SHERIFF & TAX COLLECTOR
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REPORT OF THE COUNTY CLERK OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, STATE OF OREGON, FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 29, 1946
General County Fund
General County Funds $
General Road Funds
Market Road Funds . '
Road District Funds
Special Road Dist. Funds
Dog License Funds ....... .
State Irr. Sch. Funds ..
School Support Funds
County School Funds .
Co. School Library
Non High School ... . Z-L
Special School "
Clerk'i Balance
Interest
28,854.18
53,733.56
-435.58
35,890.64
21,768.57
1,723.47
Taxes
Received
14,150.82
102,533.15
62,291.10
161.44
62,291.11
86.91
Other
Paymenti
$277,852.19
143,443.52
Cnoa Bay
Land Grant
Land
Salei
5.50
54,731.99
16,027.06
28,324.74
Special School Sinking 9,402.70
School Dist. No. 130 Bldg. F 5,013.00
Special Union High 7,460.22
Spl. Union High Sinking 2,360.00
Special Cities ... , ; 8,650.73
Forest Patrol -. ..-. a 2,190.57
Gardiner Fire District '. 59.04
Port of Umpqua . . . 4,275.44
Diamond Lake Highway . 4,622.64
Elkhead Spl. Road District 142.63
Tiller Trail Highway ; . 3,332.92
Umpqua Highway Improvement . 7,292.95
Roberts Creek Water District 4.26
Tenmile, Lakeside- Drainage .. 14.03
Douglas County Schools - , , ,.,.. 1,548.65
Estates In Trust ;.-.v.-.: ; - 4.00
Douglas County Fair Board . .
Fair Funds -. . 2,019.03
Fish and Game Commission ; 75.00
Judgment Account 24.74
Liquor Law Enforcement . 1,189.60
Registry and Indemnity 54.53
States Share (Dr. Dr.) . . 212.35
Coles Valley Cemetery ... . . 400.33
Douglas County Sinking Funds 553372.00
U. S. Bonds Ree. & Ind - 800.00
Douglas County School ... .. 16.640.00
U. b. Bonds, Investment
73,209.53
737.17
60,723.40
445,364.14
434.49
3i539.23.
6,638.40
216,209.83
9,790.53
5.58
821.23
82L23
$ 89,756.57
17,759.11
$ 75,000.00
120,000.00
17.759.11
4,260.27
49,942.96 '
147,005.41
21,754.39
"3,879.41
1,370.70
48.47
""'17.51
115.63
' 2.43
4.55
175,000.00
10.62
40.51
537.24
122.98
15,710.26
8,949.81
455.10
15,65
590.80
20.00
497.40
20,165.18
204.06
856.42 10,568.88
2,134.11 43,935.13
Cancelled Warrants
9,430.17
2,621.54
233,270.66
1.64
21,174.50
7,736.90
2,735.20
2429.42
243.36
"'iabs
356.34
10,016.27
2,640.00
540.00
8i5o6.'bo
Total
100,000.00
Total
588,146.91
398,018.52
597.02
117,196.58
26,115.75
5,262.72
6,638.40
216.215.33
157,903.23
994.68
90,797.30
753,067.01
30,577.20
5,013.00
76,849.02
5,000.00
163,393.04
26,680.16
3,973.99
7,773.56
4,920.47
142.63
3,390.48
7,794.92
6.69
18.58
2,625.89
126.98
24,210.26
10,968.84
530.10
40.39
1,780.10
74.53
709.75
400,38
653,372.00
800.00
16.010.00
175,000.00
Warrant!
Issued
Rebate
$279,735.46
219,098.16
400.00
60.759.27
5.620.10
3,943.42
Cull
Payments
S 23,662.94
$ 63.49
1,378.94
$ 44,500.00
84,000.00
7.58
1,693.05
6,636.60
C3.835.88
831.85
57,219.49
731,837.85
23,573.15
5,000.00
41,474.91
2,680.00
163.390.95
26,680.16
456.09
7,775.56
216,176.98
21,174.50
32,377.49
Total, ;
347,961.89
304,477.10
400.00
60,866.85
5,620.10
3,913.42
6,636.00
216,176.98
63,835.88
831.85
57,219.49
753,012.35
23,573.15
5,000.00
73,852.40
2,680.00
163.390.95
26,680.16
456.09
" 7,775.56
1,693.05
24,054.62
.$1,047,704.57 $1,045,720.23 $684,870.19
STATE OF OREGON
$1,632.99 $227,105.75
Cancelled Warrant
$573,763.97
1.64
44.00
Looaoo
530.10
709.75
44.00
24,054.62
1,000.00
530.10
Clerk'a
Balance
240,185.02
93,571.42
197.02
56,429.73
20,493.65
1,319.30
1.80
38.35
94,067.35
162.83
33,577.81
54.69
7,004.05
13.00
2,997.22
2,320.00
2.09
3,522.00
142.63
3.390.18
6,101.87
6.69
18.58
2,625.89
82.98
155.64
9,968.84
$19,102.26
24,321.78
11,946.24
262.91
224.75
Treasurer!
Balance
259,287.28
117,893.20
197.02
68,375.97
20,758.56
1,544.05
1.80
38.35
91,007.35
162.83
33,577.81
.7
Gen. Co. Funds
Gen. Road Fund
Mk't. Road Funds
Rd. Dist. Funds
Spl. Rd. D. Funds
Dog License F.
Irr. Sch. Funds
Sch. Supp. Funds
County School
Co. Sch. Lib.
Non High Sch.
.02
9.40
51000
175,000.00
709.75
fiiono
175,000.00
40.39
1,780.40
74.53
400.38
653,372.00
800.00
16,100.00
54.71 Special Sch.
7,004.05 Sp. Sch.Skg.
13.00 Sch. No. 130 Bldg.
2,997.22 Spl. Union High
2,320.00 Spl. Un. H. Skg.
2.09 Sol. Cities
Forest Patrol
3,522.90 Card. Fire Dist.
Port ot Umpqua
D. L. Highway
Elkhead Spl. Rd. .
T. T. Highway
Umpqua Hwy. Imp.
Rbls. Ck. Water
T. L. Drainage
D. Co. Schools
82.98 Estates tn Tr.
165.04 D. Co. Fair B.
9,968.84 Fair Funds ' '
Fisn & Game
Judgment
Liquor Law
Reg. & Ind.
Dr. Dr.
Coles V. Cem.
D. Co. Skg.
U. S. Bonds
D. Co. School
U. S. Bonds
4,920.47
112.63
3.390.48
6,101.87
6.69
18.58
2,625.89
40.39
1,780.40
74.53
400.38
653,372.00
800.00
16,100.00
$3,533,801.31 $395,301.03 $1,158,789.29 $373,768.97 $2,327,862.34 $1,235,942.00 $35,867.36 $1,311,809.36 Totals yTj
COUNTY OF DOUGLAS
I, Rny Agee, County Clerk of the County of Douglas, State of Ore gon, do hereby rerllly Hint, the foregoing Is Iron and current statement of the
several funds of DOUGLAS COUNTY, STATE OF OREGON, for the year ending June 29, 1946 as shown by the books and reports in my office, care and custody, as
I verily believe. . . . , .
- WITNESS MY HAND AND OFFICIAL SEAL THIS 2nd day of J uly, 1946. - tj . i " ' JZJ1 "
P.ft" 'AC EE.
; "r - COUNTY CLERK.