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About Southern Oregon miner. (Ashland, Or.) 1935-1946 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 22, 1939)
SOUTHERN OREGON MINER Friday, Sept. 22, 1939 TOMATOES GREAT Oregon Farmers Plant SOURCE OF MOST 145,550 Shelter Trees NEEDED VITAMIN WASHINGTON, D C. — (Spe Aglow with scintilla ting purples, yellowt, greens and reds, the ana exotic Elephant Towers beautiful Sun Tower and rowers pierce the deep blue evening over T reasure Island. This Greyhound Super-Coacn has just delivered a charter party to the Exposition and now will join Greyhound's great fleet of Cruisers, bringing America’s millions to the magnificent World’s Fair of the West. Sealed Beam Lights Highway Safety Aid Says Secretary State Oregon laws regulating automo tive lighting equipment are in con formlty with specifications adopt ed by the automobile industry in its development of the new "sealed beam" headlamp system, it was announced thia week by Earl Snell, secretary of stale, who played a part in the nationwide study which led to the development of the new lamps The new headlamps are designed to give increased visibility for night driving, longer and more ef ficient service at no increased mileage cost, and virtual elimina tion of glare They were developed as a result of a three-year study instituted by the automobile indus try, the Automotive Safety foun dation and the American Associa tion of Motor Vehicle Administra tors The design of the new lamp dif fers from the present standard lamp in that the reflector, lens and light source are In one com pact unit, permanently sealed to prevent dust or moisture from en tering the unit They are said to give a wider and longer range of light while the up|>er or "country beam" is employed and a longer range along the right shoulder of the highway and reduced glare to the eyes of approaching drivers while the lower or "traffic beam" la employed. As an official in the western division of the American Associa tion of Motor Vehicle Administra tors. Snell participated In com mittee work during the develop ment of the new light "The new sealed beam headlight system is an outstanding cooper ative achievement and will take its place among such important automotive contributions to high way safety as four-wheel brakes, safety glass and all-steel body con struction," declared Snell "It is a major step toward the objective of safer and easier night driving "While the new system is re garded as a substantial step tow ard the ultimate solution of the night illumination problem, it should be made clear that the au tomotive Industry and the various safety agencies do not necessarily regard the sealed beam lamp as ths complete solution. Future im provements unquestionably will take place, but for the present the new lamps undoubtedly repre sent an important advance ” With the reflector bulb and lens of the new lamp being assembled in a single permanently sealed unit, neither dust nor moisture can get in the reflector and reduce the efficiency of the lamp, Snell pointed out. tn the standard lamps now in service, these elements cut down the density of illumination by as much as one-third after three years or more use, unless the reflector and lens are frequent ly cleaned and polished, it is said. The unit may be adjusted for height and width by two screws and are designed to throw a wider light than the present type. When the "country beam" la used, ob jects 350 feet ahead will be much more clearly defined and the side of the road will be better lighted On the "traffic beam" the light la thrown farther and wider on the right aide of the road, but the left side of the beam does not hit the eye of the approaching driver with the intensity of the present lamps When the filament of the light bums out, the entire unit is re placed and while the coat of the unit is somewhat more than the cost of a single bulb, the lamp is said to last much longer with the result that the cost per mile is no greater than with the present bulbs At the last session of the Ore gon legislature the state's law re garding automotive lights was changed so that the new lamps could be used here The study made by the industry revealed the need of greater power than pro- vlded in the 32-candlepower bulbs permitted in most states and thnough the cooperation of Motor Vehicle administrators group, all state laws were adjusted to the ! If you're a vitamin fan get more tomatoes to can. This is the suggestion of Miss I Any A Case, extension nutrition specialist at (JW' who calls at tention to the fact that the tomato almost spans the vitamin alphobet. One medium-sized ripe tomato will furnish about half a day's requirement for vitamin C (ascor bic acid) and about one-fifth of the vitamin A needs for the day In addition it will contribute some vitamin Bl, vitamin G and the pellagra preventative vitamin. A supreme court decision back In 1H93 held that a tomato is a vegetable, even though botanlcally it Is a fruit Regardless of that, it is dietetic-ally one of the cheap est and best sources of food rich in vitamins. Tomatoes are one of the vege tables easiest to can successfully at home. Miss Case points out. And, according to a recent experi ment of the federal bureau of home economics, tomatoes put up by recommended home-canning methods, even though they lose some of their vitamin C in stor age after canning, still rate as a good source of that vitamin. Unlike most vegetables, toma toes are an acid food. Therefore they need not be processed in a steam pressure canner Instead, processing in a water bath for a reasonable length of time will kill any trouble-making bacteria that happen to be present Ideal tomatoes for canning are firm, ripe, of a fine red color and free from decay. Skin the toma- toes and core them then pack into glass jars or tin cans. Be careful to remove every bit of the green core which might cause spoilage if left in the tomato To can them "cold-pack," put them as closely as possible Into the containers, preferably In tin to prevent access of air. Add one teaspoon of salt for every quart, fill the can or jar new system The Increased power necessitates heavier wiring and stronger generators to maintain the voltage at the lamp. The sealed beam unit is equip ped with a small red light installed on the dashboard which glows when the "country beam" ’ is being used Oregon's laws were amend- ed at the last session to provide that all cars equipped with mul- tlple beam lamps sold in Oregon after 1940 must have this equip- ment. cial) — Oregon farmers planted 145,550 trees last year for >>helter belts and the same number, ex actly, for wood production. The plantings were under the Clark- McNary law. which provides for the allotment of federal funds to states matching such appropria tions for carrying on fire protec tion work in forests and for fur- Page 5 nlshing forest tree seedlings to farmers The tree distribution is made by state forestry agencies and the trees are used only for forest planting on farms Oregon farmers planted the trees 50-50, half for windbreaks to protect crops and soil, livestock, farm buildings and gardens from damaging winds Farmers report a saving in fuel in houses sheltered by trees and a saving in feed when windbreaks are used around feed lots In Washington state 62,100 trees went for windbreaks and 20,700 were planted for w ' mm I production. The Dakotas, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho and Colorado made their plantings for windbreaks Nevada, apparently, did not plant a tree. 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