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Twenty-Fifth Year
MEDFORD, ORKCiON. . SU-NDAY. Dl'.CK.M P.KR L'S, .19:10.
No. 278.
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FORE WITH
F
Much of Frozen Strawberry
Pack of Nation . From
State Berry Industry of
State On Increase.
OREGON STATU COLLECE,
COltVALUS, Ore., Dec. 27.
When a hotel man in New York
buys a barrel of frozen strawber
ries to serve "fresh" shortcake
for Christmas dinner the chances
are about six to one that his pat
ions will enjoy luscious berries
produced on Oregon or. Washing
ton vines.
it Is estimated that S5 per cent
or more of the national frozen
pack of strawberries is put up in
these two states, while the per
centage of frozen raspberries, lo
ganberries and blackberries is be
' lieved even larger, with indica
tions that the rapid expansion of
this industry in the recent past
will bu continued.
This Is one angle of a most
comprehensive economic fit tidy of
the small fruit industry of this
Btate Just completed by the Ore
gon Experiment station ond soon
to be published in bulletin form.
This study, made by George L.
Sulerud and Dr. Milton N. Nel
son of the agricultural economics
department, is the first thorough
survey ever made of the scope,
present economic status and out
look of this importantt industry.
The study revealed that Oregon
and Washington have been rapid
ly increasing their berry produc
tion, much faster than elsewhere
in the United States, and that at
present this territory stands pre
eminent not only in the frozen
berry trade but in the much larg
er canned -fruit branch of the in
dustry. In 11)27 these states packed ap
proximately three fourths of all
the nmall frujts (other than blue
berries) canned in the United Sla
tes, and of this amount Oregon
led her sister state in volume.
The extent of this expansion 1b
emphasized' by the fact that in
1H09 these two states were credit
ed with hut 7 per cent of the
panned berry .pack of tho country.
At present Oregon has clone to
110,000 acres devoted to berry
growing, the production from
which is valued at above $3,800,
OU0. This industry is becoming
more concentrated in the WUIum
ette valley, where Marion county
now leads in strawberry, black
berry and loganberry production.
Multnomah county takes the lead
In red raspberries and Yamhill
county In black raspberries.
Strawberries lead all kind In
volume, of production, having in
creased in nerenge four-fold in
the last ten years. Loganberries
are next, inking a five-year aver
age, though production of these
has remained stationary for sev
eral ears.
blackberries are third in vol
ume, though they too have not
expanded much in the last decade.
Kaspherries have increased three
fold in 10 year.--, with present to
tal of reds twice that of the black
caps. ( ! c o s e b 0 r r y production
reached its peak in 1926 and has
since declined about 50 per cent.
The new bulletin, when pub-
lished ubout the middle of Janu
ary, will contain a wealth of sta
tistical data assembled from many
sources, as well as general Infor
mation about the industry coupled
with discussion of the future out.
look.
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BUSHEL BIGS 11
FKIINK. Switzerland (Pi Panic,
pestilence or war may come, but
Switzerland is assured of Its daily
bread for a period of three
months.
A wheat provision of 8000 ten
tnn cars maintained at all times by
the federal government and the
stocks imposed upon farmer and
miller, make the country safe
against starvation for HO daye.
The government pays the Swifts
farmer IS 30 per 220 pounds of
wheat or more than $2.00 a
)iufhcl.
trend sells for 4 cent a pound.
Itefore the war Kusida win the
chief contributor to the Swiss
bread ovens. The Swlcn pnid back
with watches, embroidery and
pedigreed cattle.
The Swiss 1 1 30 wheat crop is
small and ponr in quality.
With the Kitsumn grain market
doped to Switzerland and wheat
cheap nnd plentiful in Qt'nitcd
States it may be that flwi.s trade
uill turn toward that nntton.
Monmouth -TiePd to new addi
tion to city romnmnn formally pre
sented to city.
OREGON
PACK
Optimism in Oregon
(Albany Democrnt-IIernlil) ,
Wo have been thinking so much
lately about unemployment in Al
bnny and about tho unpleasant
things of life that our pessimism
has carried our attention away
from some highly interesting and
entirely optimistic phases of our
community life. We have some
unemployment, it is true, although
most of it prevails among the
seasonal workers who usually find
themselves out of work at this
time of the year; there has been
a slump in the buying power of
tho farmers on account of the
prevailing low prices of farm pro
ducts, hut in spite of the.se un
toward circumstances there are a
number of more favorable trends
that compensate for them.
For instance, Albany is growing
In size nnd In stability daily. It
the number of children on the
school census Is any criterion of
population, the city is growing
constantly, in spite of the unem
ployment situation which has
mKfn some minim uuiu mt?
For the truth is that Albany's
school population is larger this
year than ever before, not so very i
much larger, it is true, but still
'it shows an increase over last year
land all preceding years. If there
is any pessimist who says that
Albany is losing population, ans
wer him by pointing to the school
census figures, which will bo pub
lished now within a day or two.
Another straw that shows which
way the wind is blowing in Al
bany is the building record for
the year, which shows that 1930
has been well up with former
years in the number of new struc
tures erected nnd the amount of
the investment put into them.
Albany has had a number of
worse years in building develop
ment than 1930. These new struc
tures have been built because
there was a demand for them, to
take care of Increasing develop
ment needs.
Still another bit of evidence
that causes us plenty of optimism
Is the splendid holiday business
that is in progress on all sides
in Albany. The postal receipts
show that shipments of Christ
mas gifts to outside points have
been on a pnr with those of last
year, when they reached their
largest volume in the city's his
tory. The Albany merchants agree
that their holiday trade has been
as large, If not larger, than it was
in 1929. The man of the street
must be conscious of this truth
as he sees the hurrying, scurry
ing,, happy shopping crowds that,
are thronging the Albany stores.
So we must renlizc that Albany
Is doing pretty well these days;
and there is every reason to be
lieve that It would he doing a lot
better than it Is if it were not
for an undercurrent of depressing
pessimism that does make itself
heard occasionally. It Is quite
natural that the human mind
should lend itself to pessimistic
thoughts at a time when it hears
so much about unemployment; yet
there is compensation for this con
dition in the fine spirit exhibited
by those who are attempting to
relieve the situation of the job
less families. Some are doing it
by providing work, others by pro
viding money, food nnd clothing
anil in theMC several ways are real
ly getting a new and thoroughly
enjoyable Christmas experience.
It would not be too much to say
that Christmas this year will be
more joyous to many families for
the part they have taken in ad
ministering to the needs of others.
So as the holiday season ushers
in the eloHinir (lavs nf t he vear.
j let us all take heart and be con
fident of the future. This com
munity is not in distress. It Is
active nnd healthy nnd growing.
Its economic slvuntion is not grave
but sound. And let us realize
that we can help our community
and ourselves the better by ban
ishing our pessimism, if we have
any, and living each day a nor
mal life, buying what we need
without fear and recounting our
h blessings. By so doing we will
I keep" our own minds In a healthy
state nnd contribute our part to
j the community's prosperity.
INDUSTRIAL DKVKLOPMKNT IX
THE VAIJJCY
(Salem Statesman)
The Eugene Register - Guard
(what a mouthful) commented
some days ago on the nd dress of
Harry O. Mitchell, district repre
sentative of the department of
commerce. In Eugene. .Mitchell,
whose great grandfather wrote the
poem dedicating the Erie canal,
looked out on the Willamette and
declared its canalization as far os
Eugene was u "sound economic
proposition."' The Kegister-Ouard
gives editorial reports as follows:
"Potential tonnage figures, so
often discussed In connection with
the Willamette, Mr. Mitchell pass
ed over lightly Monday night, and
instead he emphasized one other
idea which is extremely Import
ant population drift. Tor some
time we have been toying with the
Idea that Oregon should capitalize
on certain tendencies toward de
centralization In Industrial devel
opment. Mr. Mitchell speaks of
that drift as not only desirable
but as ii necessary economic fact.
"Twenty-five years, he thinks,
will see 40.000.000 added to the
population of the United 8taU
and he does not see It piling up
In the great metropolitan centers
such as ChicriKo nnd New York
for one thing because existing
transportation facilities will not
wtand It. H rtn waterway r.s
a necessary development, supple
menting, not replncing exI-O.ig rail
ami road fa Uities to take enr'
of this population drift. )
indu-tris spreading t. the umaller
citte. even Into the nirrtriiltural
r'-pinn, a vry close connection
between Industrial j development
and the back-to-the-land move
ment. He points to lthe fact that
the Willamette valley with its lfl,
000 square miles of rich country,
nnd its exceptional climate, must
receive much of this growth.'
It Is quite true that the coun
try's population will grow in the
next quarter-century, though hard
ly at the same rate as the last
quarter hecause of lower birth -ratn
and restricted . immigration.
And the Willamette valley will in
crease probably at faster than the
average rate.. Hut our industrial
development here outside of Port
land will be little affected by Mr.
.Mitchell's reported "population
drift. ' Industries are not going
out into tho country. They may
be suhurhantzed like Ford's works
at Dearborn near Detroit, nnd the
Western lOIectrfc's plants at Haw
thorne near Chicago; but they re
main with few exceptions in met
ropolitan areas.
Tho industrial development of
the Willamette valley will be al
most wholly of local origin. Local
Industries rather than those
brought In from tho outside will
develop. We must build up those
Indigenous to our soil nnd our
production. Fruit canning and
processing Is a major activity
through this valley and one which
should expand as years go on.
Paper-making has possibilities but
is more likely to locate on the
Columhia or on tidewater. The
linen Industry is most intriguing.
If this industry could only get
through its teeth-cutting, colicky
stage, the possibilities of expan
sion hero In the valley nro amaz
ing. So far as making a canal out
of Die Willamette Is concerned,
we think Mr. Mitchell will have
to get down to tonnage rather
than commercial club resolutions
If he is to justify the expense to
the government. His own Erie
canal on which millions have been
spent carries scant tonnage, in
proportion to its capacity or to
the amount moved between its
termini.
As wo grow older, and we trust
wiser, our conviction grows that
industries that are worth most in
a community are those that grow
up from rather humble begin
nings, develop a product and mar
kets for the product, expanding
as sales Increase; rather than
those Industries which are financ
ed by passing subscription papers
around or those which are in
duced or seduced .into coming
into the town. There are excep
tions of course; hut most of those
promoted speculations turn out 111
for the local investors.
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GRANTS PAS:, Dec. 2?. (JP)
While the business slump which
has swept tho nation during the
past year has not missed Grants
Pass and Josephine county, a sur
vey reveals that employment prob
lems here are not as severe as in
many other counties.
The construction of the Rogue
river bridge here with a payroll of
approximately $50,000 has done
much to absorb the needs of local
workmen. Within a short time
nfter the bridge operations were
started the city of Grants Pass
voted l-ioit.ooo In water bonds nnd
within the last month scores of
residents have been given employ
ment In the project which calls for
laying of water pipes and recon
struction of the main reservoir.
Plans arc materializing, city of
ficials say, for the paving of n
number of streets. Such action will
afford many others work. While
action regarding the erection of a
federal building still in without
official recognition, reports from
tho Oregon delegation In congress
stnte this project may soon be
started.
A contract for the resurfacing
of the highway leading from
Grants Pass to the Oregon Caves,
one of the nntural beauty spots of
the west, has been let for 9I29.K80.
Aside from the fact that only local
labor will he used It has been
pointed out that the improved
highway will add thousands of
tourists this way next summer.
A survey conducted under tho
direction of tho chamber of com
merce indicates that tourists tin
nually ftpfiid 2, 250,000 here.
VIRGIN FORESTS IN
ItOISE. Idaho, Uec. 27. WV
Only 1 3X, 000, 000 acres of Idaho's
virgin forest p mains of an orig
inal stand of 82Z.O00.OO0 ncrs,
report of the census to the locnl
forest office reveals.
The entire forest area has been
reduced to 4".9,fi60,f)00 acres In the
state. Culled and second growth
amount to 114,000,000 acres. While
an area of 136,000,fto acres is
partly stocked with s9iall irowth.
The present stand of saw timber
in the luitlonal fortnts in the state
in estimated at bt.lyS.OoO.ooo feet
hlh amounts to 59 percent of
the total In the stuto, HBe an mint
rut I about one billion fvvt.
E
D All ON
FUND KEPI
Southern Oregon Normal
Scheduled to Get $275,-'
000 if State Able to Make
Provisions During Next
Biennium.
SALEM, Ore.. Hec. 27. (A1) If
recommendations of tho state
board of higher education are fol
lowed by the legislature money
accruing to the institutions of
higher learning from state sources
during the coming two years will
be held to the same figure allowed
for the biennium now closing, says
the board's biennial report, made
public today. This policy has
been adopted because of present
economic conditions.
In order to adopt this policy it
was necessary for the board to
eliminate from Its budget all re
quests for new construction with,
one exception. , The exception is
a recommendation that tho legis
lature appropriate $.10,000 for a'
new training school at the Eastern
Oregon Normal school at I-a
Grande, contingent upon the La
Grande school district providing
$80,000. The L.a Grande school,
board has agreed, if the legisla
ture makes the appropriation, to
issue a call for a special election,
within two weeks nfter the act Is
passed, at which a proposed $80,
000 bond issue will be-placed be
fore the people of the district.
Capital outlay requests from the
Institutions, which Includes new
buildings, repairs and land pur
chases, totaled $1,860,000.
The total Income requested from
tax sources of the state for all
five of the Institutions Is $6,118,
073, or, deducting the $50,000 ask
ed for La Grande, $6,068,073.
Aside from the $00,000 Item there
is an Eastern Oregon Normal ap
propriation for the reason that,
since the school has been estab.
Ilshed since the 1929 legislature, it
did not receive a full two years'
appropriation.
In fixing the total of its re
quests the board reduced the
requests of the Institutions from
lax sources by $3,200,000, or over
one-third. In holding the amount
to the limit fixed the board, to
allow Increases In some budget
heads, was force to make cuts in
others'.
"The budget Is built on the
theory that the stute would be
asked only to mark time In higher
j education during the coming bi
ennium, ' says the report.
In addition to the amount rec
ommended the Institutions will
have $12,936.17 remaining ns a
balance from the closing blennl-
ium.
I The hoard has estimated that It
will receive $4,509,600 during the
two years from the 2.04 mlllage
tax law nnd $317,300 from con
tinuing appropriations. These with
the $50,000 contingent appropria
tion asked for La Grande total
$4,936,900. This subtracted from
the total request of $6,1 IS, 073
leaven 91.1 Kl .1 73 to be asked of
tho legislature os a direct appro
priation. Capital outlay requests from the
five Institutions, not recommend
ed by the board unless "the state
Is able to make provision" to
meet .them, follow: Eastern Ore
gon Normal school,) $337,380;
Southern Oregon Normal at Ash
land. $275,000; Oregon Normal at
Monmouth, $282,800; University
of Oregon, $659,225; Oregon State
college, nothing.
Of these amounts $200,000 at
the Enstern Oregon Normal and
$200,000 at the Southern Oregon
Normal for domltorles would be
met by student rent n Is.
Aside from budget matters the
report does not contnln any rec
ommendations from the board os
to future policies.
The report of a commission of
eastern experts employed by the
board to make a survey of the
five Institutions, Including a study
of curriculum scope-, is not In
cluded in the board's roport us
contemplated. Vr, E. E. Lindsay,
secretary of the board, has re
ceived Information that the com
mission's report, which Is being
printed In Washington, I). C,
probably will not reach the state
board until next march.
The report is the first under (he
consolidated higher education
board plan enacted Into law by
the 1029 legislature.
4
Old Eon for Kent
rtOCIIEFOKT . HUR-M E JX .
Krance, Iec. 2 7 .$ The French
war office Is looking for a summer
boarder, who likes quiet, to rent
l-ort Hoynrd, which stands on a
rork, well out to sea. The fort,
built by Napoleon, Inst served on
a prison for the Communard of
Paris in 1X71.
4
Given Historic (iovel
ST. JOSEPH, Mo.. liec. 27. (A1)
A walnut gavl made from th
wall of a stable which once
housed the mounts of the famous
pony express hii been presntid
Mr. Lui-lla St. Clair Moss, presi
dent of the Missouri Federation
of Woman's club by the St. Jo- ,
pph rhambf-r of commerce.
930 ii
PRESIDENT HOOVER AND MEMBERS
President Hoover ind members of hit cabinet from a recent photograph taken on the White House
(awn. Seated, left to right: Andrew W. Mellon, secretary of the treasury; Vice-President Charles Curtis,
President Hoover, Henry L, Stimson, secretary of state; and Patrick J. Hurley, secretary of war. Stand
ing: Robert P. Lamont, secretary of commerce; Ray Lyman Wilbur, secretary of the interior; William
D. Mitchell, attorney general; Walter F. Brown, postmaster general; Charles F. Adams, secretary of
navy; Arthur M. Hyde, secretary of agriculture, and James J. Davis, secretary of labor.
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I
lly I'llAMv G. GOKItlK
Associated Press SKrts Writer
SEATTLE, Pec. 27. (fl A 16
game schedule faces the five
schools of the northern division of
the Pacific coast conference with
the University of Washington fav
ored to win Us fourth successive
northern championship.
The schedule starts January 9
with Oregon meeting Washington
nt Sonttle and Oregon State col
lege tangling with Washington
Staifti.eollege at., Pullman..; Idaho,
the fifth team in the rncerwings
into action January 12 against
Oregon State at Moscow, Idaho,
The Washington HuhIUcs won
their third title in ns many years
last season with 12 victories and
four defeats. Washington State
college was second with nine nnd
seven, Oregon third with eight and
eight, Oregon state fourth with
seven nnd nine, nnd Idaho last
with four and 12.
Although losing Its six
Heven Inch center, "Stork"
foot
Mo
Clary, and a dynamic little for
ward, Jlggs Jatoff, Washington Is
again the favorite to cop the
crown. ' Captain Iliink Swanson,
all-coast forward last year, has
been moved to center ond four let
ter men will support him at tho
guard and forward positions.
Coach "Hec" Edmnndson hns
not picked his starting five as yet
hut Nelson and Kutjirord, for
wards, and Calrney ond West,
guards, arc the likely candidates
for those positions.
Idaho was the hardest hit by
graduation and Coach Hich Kox is
met with the problem of hulldlng
virtually nn entire new team. The
other teams lost some of their
stars hut will have enough letter
men back to make it interesting
for Washington. Oregon State is
well fixed with Cruynon and U:il
la rd , for wa rds, I irager a nd Fa
gans, guards, and Lyman, center,
all lettermen. back for duty.
Washington opens the coming
season December 27, 20 and 30
with three Inters ctlonn I games
with the University nf Nebraska.
Whitman will play two practice
games with the Hookies In Seattle
January 0 and 7 and Gonzngo has
a tentative dnte to vltdt the Wash
HOW WE CAN HELP
Many men in this (-onitnunEty have
retired from business and their In
come Is from Their In vestments.
May we suggest that these bonds,
stocks and other forms uf securi
ties he gono over nm time to
time with tho heads of our Com
mercial Hank departments' to see
that everything Is as It should be
for maximum Income. We shall be
glad to confer with you,
Develo
1
COLLEGE
FIVES
OF NOR
I
( MJ
CommurtH
lent"
ft0
ington floor January 30
The schedule is as follows:
January 9 Oregon at Wash
ington, Oregon Stale at Washing
ton State,
January ' fl Oregon at Wash
ington, Oregon State at Washing
ton State.
January 1 2 Oregon State at
Idaho. '
.Inmiitry 1 3 Oregon Plato at
Idaho.
January 16 Idaho at Washing-;
ton, Washington state at Oregon. '
January 17 Idaho at AVashing-!
ton. Washington Slate at Oregon.
January 1 it Washington State
at Oregon Stnte.
January 20 Washington State
at Oregon State.
January 23 Washington nt
Oregon.
January 24 Washington at 1
Oregon, Washington Slato at
Idaho.
January 20 Washington at
Oregon State.
January 27 Washington at
Oregon State.
January 31 Washington Stnte
at Idaho, Oregon nt Oregon Slate.
- February 2 'Idaho nf Washing
ton State.
February 6 Oregon State at
Washington, Oregon at Idaho.
February 7 Oregon Slato at
Washington, Oregon nt Idaho,
February 9 Oregon at Wash
ington State.
February 10 Oregon nt Wash
ington State.
February 13 Washington Rlnto
at Washington; Idaho at Oregon
Slate. i
February 14 Washington State
at Washington, Idaho at Oregon
State.
February 16 Idaho nt Oregon.
February 17 Idaho at Oregon.
February 21 Idaho nt Wash
ington State, Oregon State at Ore
gon. Februnry. 24 Washington at
Washington State.
February 25 Washington nt
Washington State.
February 27 Washington , at
'Idaho, Oregon nt Oregon State.
February 2H Washington at
Idaho. Oregon Stato at Oregon.
Change) Postal Tipping
MADItID, Dec. 27. An
other old Spanish custom has gone
with a government ruling abolish
ing the tip to postmen. Instead of
tipping the mnllmnn at the door,
tips will be collected from send
ers of letters nnd disbursed to
carriers, beginning January 1.
Oiiko KctiiriiH
LONDON, Dec. 27. P) Wring
ing with him many souvenirs of
his African trip, the Dukn of Glou
cester, third son of King Ocorgo
and Queen Mary, arrived homo to
day from Abyssinia, where ho
went In October to attend tho
coroniitfnn of the emperor.
COUNT
THE
YELLOW
.1
BOXES
Real Proof That
Country People
Read the
MAIL TRIBUNE
OF HIS CABINET
AM A
LAW FOR STATE
Single Standard for Butter
Composition Also Urged
Creamery Operators to
Hold Annual Meet Coming
Week.
O It ICG ON STATIC COLLECJ E,
Corvallls, Dec. 27. Dairy Inter
fsin of the stale havo four meeU
lnga, or events scheduled within
the next few weeks which may
have an Important bearing on the
lmmedlnto future of tho industry.
The first of these ! a meeting
of tho Oregon Creamery Operat
ors' association In Salem Decem
ber 30 when legislation will be
considered. Including the proposed
compulsory cream grading law
and a single standard for butter
composition. Tho State Dairy
men's convention will be In. Red
mond, January 23 and 24. Im
mediately thereafter the butter
and Ice cream makers of Oregon
will hold an annual convention
here nt tho college January 27 to
2H. Meanwhile the dairy depart
ment hero will hold a short course
for buttermakcrs, January 19 to
27.
MAltSUFIELD, Doc. 27. (P)
Coos and Curry counties will be
accredited as non-tubercular dairy
and slock areas following the tost
Ing of- 300 beef and dairy cattle
in Coos and 500 In curry county
by. Dr. F. II. Thompson, federal
veterinarian, nnd Genrgo Jenkins,
Coos county agricultural agent.
Coos now has the largest abortion
freo area In America an a result
of the program to that end com
pleted last year, Mr. Jenkins said.
Harvest Before dull
II ELF A ST, Dec. 27. (jP) Har
vesting the homely "spud" comes
beforo nil else In Ireland. In sen
tencing Charles Grant to prison
for possession of "moonshine,"
Louis Walsh, magistrate nt Burn
foot, Donegal, permitted Grnnt to
go home and dig his potato crop
Itefore beginning his term.
A IN
I LOSS
0.S.C.SAYS
107 Specific Problems Pre
sented to College by
Growers Co-operation
With Federal Agencies On
New Investigations.
CORVALMS, Dec. 27. (P)
Losses In excess of $4,000,000 an
nually are caused by the ravages
of uncontrolled insect pests and
diseases of Oregon crops that are
outfido the 4 00 present propects
nnd studies of the Oregon experi
ment station, the biennial report
of James J. Jnrdine, director,
Just made to President W. J
Kerr, Oregon State college, shows.
"Despite the fact that the sta
tion undertook the solution of a
greater number of problems than
for any other biennium, more re
U nests were received for addi
tional Investigations than for any
other similar period lnce its or
ganisation," reported Director Jar
dine. H1k report lists 107' specific
problems that the station has
been urged by growers to under
take and solve if possible.
Expansion of the cooperative
work with the federal government
In Oregon Is emphasized In the
report which says that such co
operation brings to the state a
more vigorous and thorough In
vostltgatlon than can ordinarily
be financed by the crtsite alone.
Nine new cooperative projects are
listed, while 17 are reported be
ing continued. ' .
Othor forms of cooperation,
which permitted some exparislba
of work despite an actual reduc
tion In state ' appropriations In
clude joint1 work with the Oregon
committee on electricity- In agri
culture," and w'lt'h' a : privately
raided fund for experimental Ir
rigations! wells. Eight' projects
are also carried on jointly with
other state, county and city agen
cies. :.''-' . ili !
In direct service to the people
members of the station staff ans
wered 30,911' letters seeking In
formation and held consultations
with 9537 persons. Identifications
were made on 6115 plants, in
sects or other material and on
10fiG diseases of livestock.' The
station Issued 62 publications dur
ing the biennium, and the staff
members had 70 technical ' ar
ticles printed. Director Jardlne
lists 27 mrijor outstanding accom
plishments of the biennium from
among sane 400 Items of activity.
'TAPS' EACH NIGHT
WESM FRONT
LONDON, Deo. 87. IPh--Alone
the lino of the western front, de
fended by the alllea. at the cost of
millions of lives, the "last post,"
Ililllnh equivalent to American ,
"taps," Is. to be sounded nightly
at 10 o'clock. . , . - ,
From Belgium through to the
RwIks end of the line, wherever
British soldiers are buried, the
post Is to be sounded, the Impe
rial war graves commission an
nouncM.
Dependable
Abstract
Service
When It comes to all
I matters pertuiuing to ti
les, we ore 6f;uipptd to
serve you well. For 26
years we bave been com
piling authoritative title
records enabling as to
offer the finest possible
service.
Title Insurance
Jackson County
Abstract Co.
12) E. Sixth 81 Phone 41
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