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Spud Price Boost Explained At QSC lThu,ft f.b. 20, im-Th. N.wR.yiew, ...br,. Ore. 7
CORVALMS '.I" Cold weather; 66 rents on April ind M on May,
in the East, reduced storage tocki contracts.
and the prospect of a small winter
Karlv this week Idaho Fall
harvest in Florida have combined cents.
to boost potato prices, Stephen C. I Central Oregon's market was
Marks, extension agricultural unsettled, but the undertone was
stronger, aians saiu
Conveyances
Answer to Previous Puiile
IS
economist at Oregon State College,
Idaho's inventory on Feb. 1 was
down J per cent from a year ago
In Chicago, carlot sales of Rus- and Oregon had three million
sets went up as much as 4.S cents
sack for No. 1. New York potato
futures jumped 52 cents from the
previous week on March contracts.
sacks, a drop of t per cent. In
the Eastern states the Feb. 1 de
cline was 13 per cent and in the
Midwest it was 35 per cent.
Peool
ITji" FROM NINE TO FIVE By Jo Fitxher
J, 4 V . f Vt , t MHWiyllT " f MUD ALL OVEfO V. AT ITZ ' MY TEMPERS
Pastoral Scent Near Camas Valley Is Typical Of Douglas County's Serenity (Jenkins) " 1 "V 'AfJH rJOLF
leisure time and the desire to DODulated valley of Douglas Conn- W .A I M-fi -t SiES IB
ACROSS
1 Pleasure
canlsae
S.sconvevenre
12 Unaspirated
1J Bustle
14 Range
15 Pertaining
to an age
16 Varnish
ingredient
IT Bruin
II Small wheeled
truck (var.)
10 Classify
22 Former
Russian rulers
24 Rugged
mountain spur
zsucean
conveyance
SS Rant
34 Painful
35 Indigo
38 Eternities
17 Soaring
conveyance
41 West Pointer
42 Smell
44 Requite
48 Dress
53 Verbal
54 Goddess of
the dawn
58 Assam
silkworm
37 Fork prong
58 Social insect
39 Bows slightly
(0 Hardens.
as cement
61 Masculine
nickname
2 Dirk
DOWN
I Snow
conveyance
nemigod
I Analysis (sb
4 Shout
5 River valleys
6 Harem room
7 Baby carriage
I Taxis
Martian
(comb. form)
10 Krect "
II Small pastry
11 Follower
21 Mariner'a
direction
23 While
24 Nomad
25 Genus of
leaping
amphibiana
26 Wicked
27 Relate
29 Nautical term
30 Disposition
' J n ft-nil gp"
It fe wptA sty Rj Enjl I
It Sea eagle
32 Pause
38 Rowing
implement
39 Trying
experience
40 Negative
reply
41 Feline
43 Used on
sailing
conveyances
44 Decays
45 Iroquoiail
Indian
46 Dearth
47 Drinks made
with malt
49 Number (pi.)
M Press
31 Be borne In
a conveyance
52 Comfort
53 Individual
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By BRUCE ELMGREN
County Plorvning Coordinotor
Every resident vill contribute immeasurably to
the de- Semitropie Vegetation
to populated valley of Douglas Conn-
I ty receives le.ss snow than any val
ley north of the Sacramento. i
Sunshine records are not exten-
relopmevt of Dov,la County by mailing this article to . En , few semitr0Dical tl.eeJ 3'
friend. The only prerequisite should be that the recipient is can ne foun( j lne valley areas ! Roseburg indicate that Kosehurg
retired and interested in settling doirn in a localitii that ! throughout the county. Fig trees1 gets 10 per cent more sunshine
vill male retirement a pleasure. We all have such friends,' Krow vCy " ' he in- than Portland, though there are'
j -ii i j r i r i . i,.... .,; !.., tenor valleys, and palm trees can many areas in ou: as Countv
and ire mil be doing Douglas (ounti. ourselves and these M oumJ - ,uct) un"llk(.ly spo,s ,,, ygel even lnore snn5hine ,hah
friends a special favor by sending the following xnforma- Kosehurg and (iardincr. It is. true Roseburg, and it is necessary to
Hon to them. that fig trees of smaller size can drive only a few miles from the
j be found in the Willamette Valley, i center of the city to be free of '
t1 , , , . . . . . ... ., 'nut winter freezes damage the the valley fogs that usually vani-h
Doutrlas C ounty is the largest county in Western Oregon, trees and the ,rilil wi only par.lby ,nid.morn7ng.
and is larger than the state of Connecticut. It is reportedly tially mature before cool weather! Another important consideration
the only countv in the United States having an entire river:'" the fall prevents ripening. These in evaluating weather data is to.
drainage within . its borders and this river, the Umpqua ; rDo M Vm I
is no ordinary river, since it is unsurpassed in beauty and indicate the winter mildness more , C.lendale. a small town in I)oug-
Known throughout the country lor lis Iisning. 1 his spat'Kling , clearly than incomplete wealherjlas County, receives approximate
ly the same rainfall as hugene.
WUEM THEY'RE GROWN 1 1 DONT WORRY, 1 aj"1
AND MARRIED. ILL 1 POP! WE'LL Kt
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t 'fH ii MAiMM. m. TJt vkfuW. I fcJaWiirty 'S r I
stream flows swiftly through the Cascade Mountains, then records.
meanders past sleepy valley farms until it cuts through the
Coast Range to the sea for a total distance of nearly 200
miles.
According to the U.S. Forest Service, Douglas County
contains more standing timber than any county in the na-i
tion, and more than half of the county s area is under gov
ernment ownership. 1 his means we are surrounded by a
vast public park of more than a million acres. Only
yet this rain is distributed over 93 1
dav in (llendale, while it is dis-
i trinutrd over 148 days in hugene.
Astoria and t.nrdiner on the Or-
Pleasant weather, friendly neigh
bors and "elbow room are per
haps the prime essentials to senior
ritiens who are interested in'
breaking away from their familiar eson toast each have the same
, haunts. Leaving anv location that'J"y raimaii, uiouxn Asiuna nasi
! has been home for half a century i '7 rainy days per year, while
lis difficult, to sav the least. Gardiner, in Doujjlas County, has
p.nni. i .,,. oniy us.
tlieeilio u-ill nain all nt Vhtfua. hn.ij.. I .....
hunter and fisherman must invest a small fee for the use fits, while those leaving their small A,r "Ollution Nil
I of this wonderland. towns and farms will gain only the i
nleasnnt . uvnthur sine thev at.
Crater Lake, one of the seven rlv ,;,,w ,.ihhor. Prevalent to Koseburg and many
and sufficient space in which
IJfaTJaVMflgV iHkv ve OOKt 1 1 puve CRDnsM ks thb I pMgfewssmM smsuTi i
I S . rZuTT 0lUlllMN7At JOS. SMeLLITS WILL It DV " Iiimi I I m j J mimSSi I
IWCLL.WcKeE.m MtiC. IT W!U. IN A WEEK, (ks)0 WE CUO I ftLau tfA. .L.K, Jt
W SS 6t WLL t IgeACH MfUVEML. FLf IT DOWN IM TIWE1. J ' tTPOO LSR6B TJ 4L N" C0KT I
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jg I . n (Ty!, k Lewes- for ffYmir jji i
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puller.
i Small Town Convenient
wonders of the world, adjoins
Douglas County, and this lake is
one of the highlights of a beautiful
weekend trip which is commonly
taken by the local residents.
The trip begins at Roseburg, fol-1 Another very important factor,
lows the Norlh Cmpqua River to unknown to the average city dwell-
its headwaters, then to Diamond er. is the convenience of a small
Lake, down the famous Rogue town. An elderly person in New
River, over the divide to the South York or Chicago is virtually a
Impqua River and back to Rose- prisoner, since he is unable to
burg. Since most of the towns are cone with the traffic and crowded
located very near to the North or businesses. So he becomes useless
South Umpq.ua River, this trip can long before he becomes immobile
The very low wind velocities
prevalent to Roseburg and
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air pollution. Yet. the Oregon1
Slate Air Pollution Authority in its
1956 study found that Roseburg
has less air pollution than any
large town in the stale. This
means the air is very pure when
one considers that air pollution in
Oregon has not ycl become a real
problem, such as it has become
in many other stales.
Alter reading this short de-
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Bruc Elmgren, author of th
accompanying articlt, it om
ployed at planning coordinator
for tho Douglas County Plan
ning Commission.
A nativo of Portland, ho grod
uatod from tho School of Otn
oral Scitnco at Oregon Stato
Colltqo, than took graduate work
in planning at University of
Washington.
After leaving school he was
employed in Seattle's Munic
ipal Planning Department and
with the Snohomish County Plan
ning Commission at Everett,
Wash., prior to moving to Doug
las County.
DE AOLINE SET
DAM Af'CLS, Syria, f Syria
gave foreign emba..ei and le
Rations here luo months Tuesday
lo terminate their function after
the mcrser with Kspt i ratified
by the Feb. 21 plebiscite
REDUCE TIRE WEAR
Have A Wheel Alignment
Completed Today.
WHEELS ALIGNED
WHEELS BALANCED
TOE-IN CHECKED
Each ef rhete mrm corrected re
reduce tire wear and meka yeur
drivinf I. nnich mere eniyb-l,
Ciiar end ekresee'-
scnption of Douglas County, the
be taken as easily from any of and Imust depend on others for fa-' iTrL lr.i?.vTT7 i .
these towns. , vors. This is intolerable to anv per- V J 5.''hc;
Another scenic attraction is the son with an ounce of independence. XL VUve. Z
I"'" V"" .'"""""' Z i . cant one classify California sim-
Iconsidered the most beautiful Here in Douglas County, no one Harlv''
coastal highway in the country. , reac hes an ae where he needs i iMhis is true why do we have
This coastal area can be reached 1 assistance pf this kind, since even so niariv former Californians liv-1
within two or three hours from all j the major highways are uncliitler-1 mg m Douglas County' Employ-j
towns in the county, and the city led and all business can be trans-' m(.nt opportunities are as good or
of Heedsport, on I mpqua River acted wilhin a "stone s throw" of belter in California and evervone
I tidewater, is located amid this your car. is aware of the well - known Call-
l0fau'.' Perhaps the above picture ap- fornia climate.
: For Ihe out-of-state readers, it pears a little too good to he true. The above statement concerning
should be mentioned that what is so it micht he well to add a few a number of Californians coming
said about any coastal town would facts concerning the cost of living, lo this area for other than work '
apply to all coastal towns, jul as Lpon inquiry into food prices, it opportunities is undoubtedly a rev-
appears that they are generally elation to easterners, though it is a
comparable to those found in the well known fact to the people of
larger cities along tne coast, ann :souinwesiern Oregon
this i aid to be brought ahiut
through considerable competition
in the area.
a description of any particular val
ley town would apply to other val
ley towns. The climate and appear
ance of all Douglas Counlv coast
al areas are similar, and the in
terior valley areas are a!o simi
lar in this respect.
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J THAR HAINT TH' v YOU FAT, ELDfcRLV YVtOLE MOB.EFAH I M AM AM V, 1 L
( FAINTEST CHANCE O' I LI L HAID BOUT VOkE J ( IS KILT.'.' NOT THET v EUTREMELY J T !"
'oHOREfOOTED ME KIN 1 PROMISE i Vcr"-YD' COULDN'T AFFORD ) .WEALTHY f VV
Tranquil Landscapes
Vpon readimc the foregoing, it
would appear that Douglas Counly
is an untamed wilderness, which is
far from Ihe truth.
The valleys are well populated
and have been settled for several
generations. Sew residents from
the hilly eastern states can feel
at home, since
have a settled
. about them, and the deciduous
trees bordering the streams and
coering the low hills surrounding
the alleys are similar to those
trees so common to their natie
! slates, sheep grazing the oak-covered
hillsides add to the tranquil-
, ity of the landscape.
There is more than ample hiifh
i quality farm land for tho.e people
wno are interested in obtaining
Rental Prices Normal
(lne must first consider th.it Cal- .
ifornia ha about every conceiv-i
able climate known to man and
that only Ihe coastal area south
of San Francisco is considered
ideal. Thin blooded easlerncrs
Lluriiu Ihe "timber boom." rent- have filled these once pleasant
als were hi'h. hut only because coastal cities to capacity so that
of a temporary housing shortage i they are no longer pleasant but
caused by Ihe opening up of larue hue become teeming cities wilh
tracts of timber. This is unlikely nothing more to offer than a nice
lo occur in the future since the climale.
timber cut has surpassed the tim- If people are only interested in
ber growth and the possibility of i climate and are not concerned
another boom based on timber is with aileoiiate snare. Ihev wnulH
the valley farms highlv unlikely Willi conditions do iust as well la remain uhere
look of maturity hark lo normal, prices also are they are and include a sunlamp
bark lo normal with their central heating
Much has been said concerning From the foregoing, it must be
Ihe weaiher of Douglas Counly. j concluded that climate is not
but nothing is more reassuring to: enough to sell people on Ihe merits
the wary than to quote a few I of an area. The pleasant climate
weather statistics that can he ver-jmust he aupplemenied with suffi-i
ified easily by contacting theicient "elbow room" lo make Ihe
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goal of relaxed living a reality
Main Potato Futures
Trading Tops In Years !
1 XKW YORK 'IT - Trading in
Maine potato futures hit a 17 ear-
AS LOW ,
VUK
$2.00
en oeerevee' cretttt
fa' Mftnl Matv Ca.
lls-M.at SalV Stmca
t. E JkIix OR !
Weather Bureau
The following information was
taken from a climatic summary
of Western Ore-jnn beginning at
small acreages. Some of the bet-Uhe time the various stations were
ter lands will raise anything that established and ending in IftiO.
jean be raised on eastern farms. From this summary and similar
together with a few tender crops information from Washington and
mat cannot withstand the rigorous California, one can conclude that high on the New York Merranlre
eastern winters. the interior vallcs of Western 1 F.sehange Tuesday with sales ol
The interior vallev section of Oregon. Douglas Countv are mild-!J.51l contracts.
Douglas County is Ifnown as the er than all interior valleys to the The previous record turnover
area mat nas a greater variety of north of the Sacramento Valley, was 2.7s contracts on March I
trees than any other aca of the
state, which would seem to indi- Wistar SeMM Milder
i cate that the climate is zree-
i h to the growing habits of I The tverage winter tempera
greater variety of plants. This, of tures are higher and the wind ve.
. course, makes this areaoa gar!i- loriios are lower. The growing
m. nmin !niruni w 01 seasov is similar to many wuiam.
dn'"r8 10 lnn" P"?1 h9 h,v "le Valley stations, though theiis
19)5. The new total is the highest
since trading opened in 1941.
Contracts for March. April and
May were up .15 to 2" of a rent
a pound, while contracts for next
November and January were un
changed. The it a)traliriL limit
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