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THE WEATHER SHACK The U. S. Weather Bureau in Roseburg shares quarters with
West Coast airlines in a building at the airport, Aels Lander, meteorogist in. charge,
chats with reporter. (Picture by Paul Jenkins) '
Lack Of Pacific Stations, Mountains
Double Up On Weathermen In Coast Area
Out at Hit Postburg Airport
ii a building containing many
instruments . and thro parioni
ofttn th moit mitundarttood in
tha city. Thty ara tha staff of
tha local offici of tho U. S.
Waathar Bureau. In a tarlas of
' two articles Saturday and Mon
' day ara explained problems they
encounter and the services,
meny unknown to the public,
that they perform. This is the
first irticle of the series.
By CHUCK GRELL
Acis Lander, meteorologist in
charge of the ltoseburg weather
station, goes B:a Franklin one
better.
Franklin said- ". . . .in this
world nothing is certain but death
and taxes."
Apprehensively, Lander adds:
. . . .and "Weather."
We'll always have weather, he
admits. But wii.it kind of weather
is a question th.it makes him ap
prehensive at times.
Weather in the est is unique in
that, patterns sometimes do not
follow regulations to the limit. Lan
der ooints out that ideal forecast
ing situations (In not exist here
as in the Great Plains states,
where changes can be predicted
almost to the moment.
Weathermen along the Pacific
Meat Producers Told
To Tighten Up Belts
CLAYTON, N. M. I The na
tion's meat producers are faced
with moving back to the ranch to ;
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The honeymoon In the cattle i
business, says Ed Hcringa, prcsi-1
dent of the New Mexico Cattle
Growers Association, is over.
The veteran rancher Friday ad
vised his industry associates in
rodeo language to "lake a dec?
scat and get redy for a long ride.
By being conservative and in
dustrious and "being more care
ful of expenses instead of living
in town and toasting ourselves be
fore the gas fireplace" the cow
man will always have a home,
Hcringa predicted.
Actress Vivien Leigh
Returns Home To London
t nunnv i Ailina actrcs
Vivien l.ciah came home from
Hollywood r nciay wim ",n"'
red roses in her arms, a big smile
on her face and Ihree doctors at
her side.
Her husband, Sir Laurence Oil-
wnTrom".,UVstfaLcruE
SS. ...ftpwd a nervous breakdowp
She SUflerea a
IX walk" and Sir Laurence I
r; M I, Hollywood to escort
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Coast .are doubly in a continuous
proDiemauc position, ine racmc
Ocean and the mountainous ter
rain of th? West double up on
them like this:
Ship Information"- 1
There are but three permanent
weather stations offshore in the
ocean, all on ships stationed be
tween San Francisco and Hawaii
Soviet Delegate '
Maintains Aim
Is Toward Peace
UNITED NATIONS, N. Y. W
Russia's Valerian A. Zorin said
Thursday "the preservation of
peace and the struggle against a
new war has been. and is the main
concern of the Soviet Union."
His declaration was made during
disarmament debate before the U.
N.'s 60-nation Political Committee
where U. S. Delegate Ernest A.
Gross challenged him Wednesday
to demonstrate by deeds the sin
cerity of Prime Minister Georgi
M. Malenkov's peace bids.
Zorin answered two questions
which Gross put directly to him,
but the replies failed to disclose
any change in the Soviet attitude
that might lead to a break in the
seven-year deadlock on atomic
control and disarmament.
He called Gross' questions "artt
fcial" and other statements by
Gross questioning the sincerity of
Russia's peaceful intentions were
described by Zorin as "slander."
To Gross' question as to whether
Russia is willing to discuss "con
structively" the question of dis
armament at this time, Zorin said
Russia had reneatedlv submitted
proposals and they were all "de
signed to bring about a solution
of that important problem."
Clark Considers
It All One War
THU DUC. Indochina Gen
Mark Clark dlared Friday that
me united nations lorces in ko-
rea and those of the French Un-
ion in Indochina are fighting "one
war" in which he sees "no indica
tions" of an early end.
The U. N. and U. S. commander
in chief in the Far East told news
men at a training ground for the
Vietnamese Army Just outside this
iiuic . luuiori... ,0-
that he was impressed by Ihe 1
'intent interest" shown by the I
French in helping the Viet Nam '
government build up an army
which one day may be able to !
defend its own country.
- Asked whether he thought the ;
conflict in Indochina might end
quickly if Ihe Korean war was
terminated. Clark replied: "There ;
is no indication from where I sit !
in Tokyo whether we are gsing to ;
wind up the war in Korea."
Clark arrived here inursaay
from Tokyo (or the four-day look
ai the training o native forces ana
a( ,he usc, Dcing n,,de oI ii. s.
miliUry aid.
CLASS TO RESUMB
The First Presbyterian Church
of Roseburg announces that the
cj, Srhnnl i-la for married
couples will start again Sunday,
Jiarcnzz. ur. siorns noacn, pas-
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and between Seattle and Janan
All other reports must come from
ships in transit, and they usually
seek out tha nest weather for
travel. All weather, food or bad,
in the West can be attributed to
the ocean. . , . . . . i 1
With the lack of reports coming
from offshore, it's a problem to
plot accurately the movements of
air masses.
But, assuming that a movement
has been plotted accurately, a
theoretically important air mass
strikes the coastline. It immedi
ately encounters the rugged re
lief on the coast and slows up.
Warm air masses containing mois
ture are lost over the cold valleys
and the whole procedure of fore
casting is thrown slightly out of
gear.
Area 'Migrates'
Another situation exists in the
area. A prevailing high pressure
area lies off the coast near the
Oregon-California state line. The
area "migrates" with the seasons
of the year and with conditions
during the seasons. With each mi
gration, weather conditions shift.
Seattle is the central point for
forecasts of Northwest weather.
Among its guidance forecasts, la
ter refined here to fit local condi
tions, is one for Western Oregon.
But with a shift by the high pres
sure area, Northern California
Bill Would Permit Use
Of Machines For Voting
SALEM I - A bill to let
counties use vol'ng machines had
the blessing Thursday of the House
Elections Committee.
The bill, which the committee
endorsed unanimously, was intro
duced by Rep. Earl Hill, Cush
man, Lane County. He says voting
machines would reduce the cost
of elections and speed up the vote
count.
Thi rnmmiLfea artrrf aftpr It In
spected a voting machine brougiit
neie irom a-jauii'. i
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Notice To Our Customers
Due to the construction now in progress on the Mt.
Nebo rood, it will occasionally be necessary for us to
staff our routes one to two hours earlier than in the post.
Please have your cans out and available to our
drivers at this earlier hour.
Your cooperation will be appreciated.
Roseburg Garbage Disposal Co.
Forecast
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READS TEMPERATURES Hourly checks ore made on
delicate thermometers housed outside the U. S. Weather
Bureau station in Roseburg. Here, Weatherman Lander
takes readings. (Picture by Paul Jenkins)
INTO THE RECORDS lander records an hourly ob
servation. Two dials in center of picture show wind velocity
and direction, while at far right, barometer falls. (Picture
by Paul Jenkins) ;
weather, forecast in San Francis
co, can sneak info Southern Ore
con. The Western Oregon forecast
does not count in the area.
Lander and his two assistants,
Miss Elizabeth Fretwell and Leon
ard Hedine, do not forecast local
weather -from scratch. The wea
ther Bureau ns set up a central
ized forecasting system. A large
staff of hievilv-trained meteorolo
gists in Seattle collects hourly ob
servations from points throughout
the Northwest, ana irom accumu
lated information, issues a guid
ance forecast
Facilities Short
Roseburg fofefM:tta facilities
are not as complete as those in
some of the better-staffed stations.
For instance, Medford uses bal
loon-borne instruments, coupled
with a radio transmitter for air-
to-ground interpretations from the
higher altitudes.
Roseburg has nothing like that.
Lander's observation procedure
is t'.ie familiar one. It includes a
check of maximum and minimum
thermometers, snother of anemo
meter dials in the wcathat shack
which record both velocity and di
rection of the wind, and others
of rain gauges and relative humid
ities. He1 also taks an occasional
squint at the sky. "A lot of the
forecasting on the Pacific Coast
comes purely through experience."
he comments. "To forecast ac-'
curately here, wo have to know
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the qualities of the air masses
over the ocean. Thai's hard to ob
tain, so we have to rely largely on
our experience."
Wat Winters Mild
Why the mild winter this year?
Lander explains it tnrougn a
rule of thumb. Most wet winters
in Oregon are mild ones. Precip
itation Hiis yea? has been well
above normal. The typical cold
weather of the Northwest origin
ates ' in the Fraser River Valley
of British Columbia, Lander says,
and sweeps into this area by an
easterly circulation of air masses.
The cold of the Rockies is that
same cold we get here.
But the coast this winter appar
ently has been hit directly by
storms from off the Pacific. The
suturated Pacific air is warmed by
warm ocean currents. Warm air
soaks up more moisture than cold
air.
The warm air encounters the
mountains, cools, and we get wet.
Or) Monday, development of
weather services here is de
scribed. all poultry of all ages
Tk iht Ilor out of poultry trad
ing with TRIM-DUTY, Alb.ri
famous low-coit ration that pro
motaa growth, health and fSff pro
duction. TRIP-L-DUTY naadt no
scratch graina, milk, grecaa or
other astral. Simply feed it as it
comet from tha bag and watch
production climb! Many feeders
report 73 to 80 production.
Other, uy TRIP-L-DUTY can't b
beat for railing chicks and broilers
put! poundi on fatt-and tthout
paying premium feed pricei!
If you think your birde could ba
doing belter, feed 'em TRIP'L
DUTY! Call ui up today and ak
about this week's special TRIP'L
DUTY pricei -
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SHARE IN THE SAVINGS
Douglas County
FARM BUREAU
CO-OPERATIVE EXCHANGE
located Wait W.ihlnjton St.
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Tidelands Bill
Wins Approval
Of House Group
WASHINGTON I - A House
judiciary subcommittee Wednes
day approved legislation to give
coastal states title to the lands
beneath the marginal seas.
The bill is expected to come be
fore the full Judiciry Committee
next Tuesday.
It authorises the secretary of the
Interior to devehp the oil and gas
resources In the continental snelf
out beyond. Uie state', seaward
hnu.ri.ri.. .. nfirm m th
legislation. It dees not give the
state ownership to the land out
the continental shelf.
Three Mile Limit ,
The measure recognizes the
state ownership o the land out
for a distance of three miles from
the shore. It further adds that
nothing in the measure shall preju
dice the claims or states to the
submerged areas out beyond the
three mile limit.
A committee tide said this pro
vision was meant to meet the
claims of Texas and Florida to
three leagues, or lOtt miles, out
from shore as their state seaward
Boundary in the Gulf of Mexico.
Ike Would Sign
President Eisenhower has said
he will sign su.'h legislation if it
reaches him. President Truman
repeatedly rejected such plans,
and one of his last official acts
was to declare the lands in dues.
tion a naval oil reserve.
The Supreme Court has ruled
that the United States as a whole
had paramount rights over the
lands.
Baby Sitter's Father
Gets Punched In Nose
PORTLAND un A baby sitter's
father showed up to take her home
but because of a speech impedi
ment be filled to identify himself.
As a result It was tackled and
slugged. .
Vera R. Lewis told police Wed
nesday he found a man on his
porch when he returned home aft
er escorting home their baby sit
ter. The man aslted for Grace. The
baby sitter Bertha Grace Wulf
was known to the Lewises at Ber
tha, so recalling a recent attack
on a baby sitter in Portland,
Lewis pressed tome questions.
But Marvin Wulf, 47, the man
on the porch, didn't answer be
cause of his speech impediment
and started away.
Lewis caught him and punched
his face. Then ne took the man
home and found out he was the
baby sitter's 'after.
Lewii said he was sorry. "
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Central Electric Offer
Living Cost Pay Boost
NEW YORK on - The General
Electric Co. Wednesday offered
205,000 employes throughout the
country a wage boost based on
living costs and indicated it
would amount to litle less than
2 per cent.
The company'! propsals were
outlined in separate meetings with
the CIU International Union ot
Electrical Workers ani the United
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ployes. However, the company's wage
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force in 114 plants.
Eugene Firm Launches
Glass Boat Building ,
EUGENE After more than
& year of experimental design, a
Lane County firm has launched
production of fiberglass boats.
Partners Jim Lee, Joe Matties
sen and James Maples reported
Thursday that their Cedarcraft
Products plant west ot Eugene is
currently turning out one 15-foot
boat a day.
The boats are cast In hull and
deck molds from materials which
include glass cloth, glass mat and
paint-impregnated resin.
The oartners said the new boats
require no maintenance and offer
qualities of lightness and superior
strength
The firm now has distributors
In Oregon, Washington and Alaska.
CONTINUES '
Evangelist Roy Blixseth from Sacramento .
Ivery Night, 7:45, Except Monday.
Coma and onjoy old-time Pentecostal
mooting!. Cood tinging and music. :
- Prayer for tha Sick.
God Is Moving Mightily.
JESUS NAME FULL GOSPEL
500 Chestnut St. , , Rev. H. E. Kelso Poitor
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OPEN EVENINGS AND SUNDAY
Alaska Chief
Glad U. S. B-50
Returned Fire
Juneau, Alaska uTl , Gov. ,
Ernest B. Omening, commenting
on the :!r incident near the Kam
chatka Peninsula in which Rus
sian type tet fighter exchanged
shots with an Air Force B-50 over
international waters Sunday, said:
"I am glad Die B-50 returned
the fire. It was a proper proce
dure. It emphasizes he necessity
of our being constantly on the
alert, as we are in Alaska."
Legislators now -in session her
expressed concern. Some said they
felt It might be another in a series
of Russian-provoked incidents.
Others said they were more con.
cerned over repor s in recent
weeks of vapor trails sighted far
above the Alaska mainland in Iso
lated sections of Northwest Alaska,
which they said they took for
granted were Russian jet incur
sions. Senate President Charles Jones
(R-Nome) commented: .
' This isprobably just an unre
lated incident It does not alarm
me but does give me grave- con
cern. Reports of high vapor trails
seen by Eskimos far north of my
home city (Nome) on the coast
facing Russia seems more serious
to me." - . . :j, -.
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