Illinois Valley News, Thursday, January 16,1941
F arm
PUBLISHERS MEET
ON U. OF O. CAMPUS
in their accusations, Donald J "new order" in which the common
Sterling, managing editor of the people will reap lasting benefits
Oregon Journal, declared at the in a stablized society, will be per­
I fected, it was declared by Ernest
forum.
Sheldon Sackett, publisher of G. Moll, professor of English at
the Coos Bay Times at Marshfield, the university, at the final lunch­
declared that the best criticism eon meeting. Professor Moll, an
of the press “must come from the Australian by birth, has just re­
press itself.” He said that the turned to this country from a year
main reason that the press is often spent "down under” as an ex­
not regarded as free today is the change professor at Sidney uni­
“curse of inheritance,” which per­ versity.
A resolution protesting any ef­
mits many powerful newspapers
to be “bought or married.” The fort to “eliminate experience or
leadership of American newspa­ merit rating, or any proposal that
pers should be controlled by each would savor of a raid on the re­
generation’s new blood, not by serve funds which have been built
those who inherit them, the Marsh­ up by employers’ contributions" of
the present workmen's compensa­
field publisher declared.
Newspapers of Oregon will tion legislation in Oregon, was
work closely with selective serv­ passed by the Oregon Newspaper
ice boards, Lieut. Col. Elmer V. Publishers’ Association, at its
Wooton state director, was assured remi-annual meeting held Satur­
day morning as part of the con­
by members of the conference.
Freed of former conventional- ference.
The Oregon Newspaper Publish­
istics and rules, and equipped with
new type faces, local and other ers Association selected Gearhart
pictures, the make-up editor of for the annual convention next
the daily or weekly newspaper can summer.
now present readable, attractive
nages to his subscribers, Darrell New Minin" Catalog
Ellis, news editor of the Hillsboro
Issued for S. W. Oregon
Argus, told the session.
A re-examination of the essen­
The State Department of Geol­
tials of democracy will result from ogy and Mineral Industries, Earl
the present war, and it is the hope K. Nixon, director, announces the
of the Australian people that a 1 publication of the second volume,
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON,
Eugene,—(Special)—The Oregon
Newspaper Conference, at a rec­
ord breaking annual session at the
L niversity of Oregon school of
journalism January 10 and 11,
elected Palmer Hoyt, publisher of
The Oregonian, president for the
ColoradoScientistDevelops coming year, and George Turnbull,
professor of journalism, secretary.
ImportantTesting‘Torch.’ Turnbull
has held this post since
the conference was started 23
By DR. FRANK GASSNER
years ago. Hoyt succeeds Verne
Use of a special torch, recently McKinney, publisher of the Hills­
developed at the Colorado State col­ boro Argus.
lege experiment station to determine
The newspaper business, espe-
iodine content of feedstuffs, may
prove tremendously important to cialy home-town newspapers, needs
dairymen, live stock and poultry a public relation front, such as
radio and magazines have, dele­
growers of the nation.
While the experiments were con­ gates were told by Roy A. Brown,
fined to feed grown in Colorado, the publisher of the San Rafael (Cal­
general results will be important to ifornia) Independent and presi­
these industries all over the nation dent of the National Editorial as­
where the feed grown is low in io­ sociation.
dine content. Colorado feeds are
Newspaper publishers are being
very low in this element—so low
"made
suckers of” by numerous
that the state should be included in
the so-called "'goiter belt" of the organizations—national, state, and
Midwest.
local—who distribute publicity
Investigations carried on at the they expect to be printed free of
experiment station have shown that charge, Brown alleged. Publish­
poultry and rats in some cases will ers should make advertisors and
develop goiter when they are fed
local merchants conscious of the
ordinary rations. Work by the poul­
try and pathology sections of the sta­ value of home-town newspaper ad­
tion was the first in which it was vertising, so that both grouns may
shown possible to produce goiter in cut costs and increpse efficiency,
poultry experimentally. Similar in­ Brown said.
vestigations are being carried on
a
The people of Oregon have
with lambs and cattle, and there is greater respect for their papers
evidence that goiter may be pro­ than in any other state in the
duced in these also. Thus it is prob­ I
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country. Palmer H"»t tel! the
able that feed formulas must in­
forum
nanel
on
“
The
Press
and
clude ingredients rich in iodine to
Public Opinion,” on« of the fei-
prevent goiter.
The torch was developed in the tures of the conference.
Persons who mn’-e blanket
pathology section of the experiment
station. It is made of specially re­ charges of a “controlled” nr bi­
- 4t-
k \
sis" ant stainless steel of chrome and ased press, evep when thev are
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nickel alloy and will reveal iodine peop’e in high positions, do so
in as small a prop-rtion as 10 without knowledge of the facts of
parts per billion.
cases, or are deliberately unfair
This is a considerable improve­
ment over the brass torch previous
ly used for this type of work. The
CARD OF THANKS
disadvantage cf the brass torch was
that it had to be lacquered often
The family of Charley I. Sowell
to prevent contamination of the sam­
acknowledges with grateful ap­
ple by excessive corrosion.
preciation your kind expressions
The only torch known by the de­
partment to be as satisfactory as of sympathy.
this stainless steel instrument is one
at the University of Minnesota which
CLASSIFIED A!»«
is made of platinum. This torch
cost approximately $2.803 as com­ MACK’S SEED & FEED STORE
pared to a cost of less than $25 for
now under new management.
the steel torch.
Carries a complete line of feeds
The torch is useful in ascertaining
and seeds of all kinds. Make Coming to the Cave City Theate r Wednesday and Thursday, Jan­
not only the iodine content of feed­
our store your headquarters uary 22 and 23, in “Three Men fr om Texas," a great Western story.
stuffs, but of biological material as
well. Anything that can be made to
burn can be tested with this torch. DO YOU KNOW THE VALUE of
ads. They get results, and cost
so little.
Power Line Building Cost Preaching 8 p. m.
T opics
DEVICE DETECTS
IODINE IN FEEDS
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Bulletin No.
Volume I, of
the State Mining Catalog series.
This bulletin describes 194 min­
ing properties in Coos, Curry and
Douglas counties of southwestern
Oregon. In addition to the de­
scription of the individual mining
properties, the volume gives in
condensed form information con­
cerning the general and economic
geokgy of the state, together with
1 the value of mineral production of
the counties concerned.
Also an areal map, 34 inches by
35 inches in size, which outlines
boundaries of mining districts in
southwestern Oregon, an alphabet­
ical list of properties, and a bib­
liography are included.
The bulletin entitled, “Oregon
Metal Mines Handbook, South­
western Oregon, Coos, Curry and
Douglas Counties,” may be ob-
i tained from tht* head office of the
department, 702 Woodlark build­
ing, Portland, or from the State
Assay laboratory in Grants Pass.
¡FRENCH LAUNDRY
, & DRY CLEANERS
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Agencies
Haynes Clothing Shop
Wiltrock’s Store, Kerby
I Lew
Hammer, Selma
Call: Wed. and Sat.
5TA1MÄRUF
PROCESS
Is Cut to $900 Per Mile
Fred Linkhart and Wm. J. McLean
Engineers of the Rural Electrifi­
Doing business as
cation administration are construct­
LINKHART & McLEAN
I
ing electric lines into rural areas
with offices at
at an average cost of about $900
per mile. These costs prior to the Post Office Building, Kerby, Ore.
REA ran from $1,500 to $2,000 a
and at
I
mile because private engineers were
506 South Sixth Street
using for rural lines the heavy con­
Grants Pass, Ore.,
struction used in city and suburban
solicit
your property listings
We
areas.
I
We have buyers
The REA engineers dropped the
FOR RESLTS SEE
cross arm from the single-phase
LINKHART & McLEAN
lines and simplified pole assembly
for the two- and three-phase lines.
New. stronger conductors allowed FOR SALE — Mining location
blanks, both quartz and placer
longer spans with fewer poles.
Several Texas projects have been
and trespass notices at the
built recently at a cost of about $500
Illinois Valiev News office.
a mile. The construction was light
Inquire at News office. 14-tf
because sleet and ice do not have
to be reckoned with in Texas. But NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLE.
even under sleet and wind condi­
MENT
tions, the lines have held up well. i
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
Durability of the lighter construc­
tion was demonstrated last year to all concerned, that J. A. Hance.
when a series of destructive torna­ Administrator of the Estate of
does struck southern Minnesota. At MILDRED A. KEEGAN, some­
Anoka, near Minneapolis, although times known as MILDERD A.
JOY, deceased, has filed in the
the substation was destroyed, prac­ County Court of Josephine County,
tically no line was destroyed. Near State of Oregon, his Final Account
Melrose, west of Anoka, during the in the administration of said Es­
same week, greater damage was tate, and said Court has set Fri­
inflicted on lines of a utility than on day, the 31st day of January, 1941
REA lines in the same territory. at 10:00 o'slork A. M. in the fore­
Service of the co-operative was re­ noon of said day, in the County
stored in less than half the time re­ Courtroom at the Courthouse in
Grants Pass, Josephine County,
quired by the utility.
Many private utilities are follow­ Oregon, as the time and place for
ing the lead of the REA engineers the hearing on said Final Account ■
in objections thereto.
in using lighter construction on their and
J. A. HÀNCE. Administrator of
rural lines.
the Estate of MILDRED A.
KEEGAN, sometimes known
as MILDRED A. JOY. De­
Dipping for Mange
ceased.
34-38
Mange in hogs may be controlled
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
by dipping with a solution made at
IN THE COUNTY COURT OF
the rate of one gallon of liquid lime
THE STATE OF OREGON FOR
sulphur to 25 gallons of water at a
THE COUNTY COURT OF JO­
temperature of 100 to 105 degrees
SEPHINE
F. Nicotine sulphate. 40 per cent
Tn the Matter of the Estate of
strength, used at the rate of one JOHN P JOHNSON deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
ounce to three gallons of water, has
also proved effective. Dip the hogs that the undersigned M. F. Wil­
twice about ten days apart, although cox was on the 19th day of perem-
in severe cases three or more dip­ ber, 1940. annointed Administra­
pings may be necessary to clean up tor of the E’tate of John P John­
son. deceased. All persons having
the skin.
anv claims against said estate a"-e
hereby notified to present the
same duly verified, to W. T. Mil­
Horses in Wartime
ler. Attorney for said Administra­
During the first three year« of the tor at hi« office in th» United
Boer war, 1900-1902, inclusive, price« States National Bank Building.
for horse« in the United State« ad­ Grant« Pass. Oregon, on or before
vanced to $93 76 per head. During six <6) months from th< date
the three-year period 1896-1898 the hereof.
Dpt p H this 21 st day of Decem­
average price had been $74.56. Dur­ ber 1Q40
ing the five years 1909-1913 prior
y v WIT,COX. Administrator
to the World war the average price
of the Estate of John P. John­
of horses in the United States had
son. deceased
been $148 02 During the five years Date of first publication. Dec. 26.
1915-1919, inclusive, the average
1940.
price in thia country advanced to Da»e of last publication- Jan 23
$191 72.
1941.
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By GENERAL
ARED WHITE
• European soldiers pour from Mexico into Texas
another force lands in California . . . the Panama
Canal is damaged . . . the Pacific Coast falls into
enemy hands. Then America, the Bleeping giant
awakens! Just in time!
For all of that, this thrilling novel is not war propa­
ganda. Twelve army officers have vouched for the
tactics. Read it now I
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