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PAOE ETflHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON. TUESDAY.' NOVEMBER 8. 1938. COAST TURKEYS GET LAST GORGE BEFORE MARKET Two to Three Million Birds Wait Slaughter On Pa cific Coast Oregon Among Major Producers B? GRED HAMPftON PORTLAND, Ore., Nor. 8. (API Th shadow of the e lies on the necks of between two end three mil lion Pacific coast turkeys who cur rently are gorging themaelvee on the death diet. Tome and hen by the gobbling hundreds of thousands have been rounded up off the range, penned, and then put on heavy rations that hoist their poundage to market re qulrementa for the Thanksgiving tables of the nation. Unole Sam's sons and daughters eat about 17 million turks a year. About 54 per cent of this consump tion occurs on and after the day of thanks, another 80 per cent at Christmas. So right now last sum mer's sleek young poult Is eating himself to his doom In fattening pens of the coast. The western tier of states supplies more than one eighth of the succulent brown and white meat on which the aver age U. 8. citizen eats himself mo discomfort on November 34 and De cember 26. Oregon Dig Producer Oregon, Idaho and California have long been three of the nation's chief turkey-raising states, but Washing ton Is coming up. In Oregon about 1,100,000 turks go to markot a year, pretty close to a million outside tile state. The D. S. department of agri culture figures Indicate California raises about a third more than Ore gon. It Is estimated that Washington Is ncnrlng the half-million bracket. The nine top states in turkey pro duction are Texas, North Dakota, Minnesota, California, Oklahoma, Ore gon. Colorado, Virginia and Idaho. Not only are the western states heavy producers. They also raise the best. Oregon. California, Washington and Idaho raisers get from 1 to 2 cents morea pound on eastern mar kets than ralsera of other regions. The secret is the ranges on which they feed, plus the skill of western growers )n pen fattening. Vne ftlg Rnners In Oregon, a representative west em state, chick broods are put on the range at about two months and stay there until eight or 10 weeks before mnrketlng, when they are hus tled Into pens for rattening. Some turkey ranges are so extensive thst many a western turkey raiser rounds up his flocks with cowboys on horses. The expertness of western raisers la "finishing" shows In a vsrlety of ways. They bring them to almost sny desired weight, to a firm fat ness, a succulent flavor. Pish meal and codllver oil onoe used continu ously up to killing. Is now used sparingly to avoid the oily flavor. Fattening rations Include rich mashes with plenty of corn. The principal species of the west Is the bronse, the mottled-grey bird. A few raisers handle the white Holland. The "family trade" demands hens from 8 to 14 pounds, toms from Nobody Bothers to Send New Solons Call to Duty By EDDY Glf'MORB WASHINGTON, Not. 8. (AP) In America1! biennial campaign for congressional Jobs, Just about everything is arranged except the Im portant feature of telling the winners where and when to report for work. Imagine getting a new Job that yields 10.000 a year. A Washington address for two years if you're a representative, and six If you're a senator. A high-sounding title. Reduoed rates for . the army-navy football game. And Nobody going to the trou ble to tell you when to show up for duty. Democratic Chairman James A. Farley telephones, telegraphs, or sends a letter of congratulations to his party's successful candidates, but nary a note about when the start ing whistle blows. Republican Chairman John D. M. Hamilton also rushes out the bou quet, but he doesn't even hint work begins early In January In Wash ington. Somehow the successful candidate If be hasn't Iwen here before finds his way to the capital. How ever: Nobody sends him a road map If he comes by auto. Nobody sends htm traveling money If he comes by train, boat or plane. (Later, however, he can collect 30 cent a mile). No official meets him. - Nobody shows him to his new of fice. It does look as If somebody ought to send htra.a note: "Dear sir, or Madam: Kindly re port for your new assignment Janu ary 3, at the capltol of the United States in Washington, D. C, not later than noon." Strictly speaking, even such a let ter might leave a new congressman !n a fuddle, because the capltol, of all places, does not have a street address. 13 to 18. Big birds, those that run up to 34 pounds and more, go to the restaurant and hotel trade, where size la no handicap to the oven. Washington's main turkey raising districts He In the southwest auc tion, with Chehalls and Wlnlock as shipping points. Oregon's turks come from several Willamette valley re gions; Redmond, the southern dis trict around Roseburg, Med ford and Orant Pass. The La Grande-Pendle ton region raises a few wheat-fed birds that find an eager domestic market, but are scarcely numerous enough yet to be reckoned important In the Interstate trade. WEATHERFORD TO LEAD I IS EXPECTED FOR IVAL Rev. Pred M. Weatherford. pits tor of the local Church of the Nazar ene, leaves Medford today for Arl- sons, where he has been called by the Arizona district of that denom ination to conduct a scries of con ventions. He will be guest speaker In tho aeries which will take him Into four cities, Prescott, Tucssn. Yuma and Phoenix. The latter will be state wide In scope. The character -of the series that engages Mr. Weatherford Is Christian education and evangelism. This call will take the pastor away from his local pulpit over a period of two Sundays. His pulpit will be filled In his absence by Rev. E. E. Martin, district superintendent. Rev. Floyd W. Hawkins and Rev. Mrs. Ethel Kornstad. FRANK HULL TO DELIVER ARMISTICE DAY ADDRESS Prank Hull of this city has reeelv ed an Invitation from the American Legion post of Yreka, Oal., to give the Armistice day address next Fri day In that city. The Invitation was directed to Mr. Hull by C. A. Turner, chairman of the Armistice day com mtttee. Mr. Hull's address, which will be delivered In the Broadway theatre at Yreka. will deal with "Amerlcnn lam.' It waa announced. HEAR THE ELECTION RETURNS WHILE YOU DINE and DANCE AT THE CHATEAU TONITE PLAN TO CELEBRATE ARMISTICE DAY AT THE CHATEAU All Indications today pointed to a record attendance at the annual Junior high school carnival tomor row night. Always an attraction for young and old In tho past, the car nival this year has been expanded and streamlined and Includes nu merous features not previously em braced. The carnival will start at 7 p. m.. and continue to 11 In the Junior high school gymnasium. The school Is situated at West Second street and North On it dale avenue. One of the added attractions this year la the selection of a queen of the carnival. The. queen, elected by votes procurable by "buying tickets to the carnival, will be crowned at a colorful coronation ceremony dur ing the carnival. Candidates for the royal honor ore Lois Prlngle, Nan ette Rosenberg. Jeanne Eddy. Betty Prey. Anne Scripter and Joan Elliott. Each grade chose one candidate. The girl receiving the largest num ber of votes will be the queen; the second two highest will be prin cesses in the queen s court. There wilt be the usual array of carnival booths where hunger may be appeased, thirst quenched and skill at games tested. The Junior high P.-T. A. will conduct a sale of pies, cukes nnd coffee In room 8. Confetti, serpentine paper and other fun-making novelties may be procured at one of the booths. There will also be a program of entertainment. Including a clrcue, the Boys Glee club and the school band. The program will bo presented ! In the school auditorium before the booths are opened. There Is no extra charge for the entertainment. It Is Included in the price of admittance, a nominol sum. HOT DEBATE OVER FARM ACT DUE AT E CONCLAVE National Master Says Farmers Everywhere Dis satisfied With Law Blow at Reds Coming PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 8 (AP) Sharp and lengthy debate on the fed eral farm act and Its attempt to con trol crop production Is expected to develop at the 72nd annual session of the National Grange, to be held here Nov. 10 to 24. L. J, Taber. master of the grange, which embrace approximately 800. 000 farmers In Its membership, -asserted today "It la apparent that farmers everywhere are dissatisfied with the workings of the law." "Some state granges." he added, "are advocating outright repeal of the present farm act and other states will want It continued In practically it present form." Action Vnpredlcted Operation of the crop control act la a subject close to the most Import ant problem which will be before the grange'a session; declining farm prices and what to do about It. Taber, declining to predict what action would be taken by his organ ization, said the national grange pro gram would be built on resolutions adopted by the state granges. "Aside from the farm question and all Its phases from production control to the reciprocal treaties," the national master said, "other ques tions will have prominent piny. Co operative marketing, improved rural credit, a sound land poljny and rural electrification are certain to loom large In some of the debate and reso lutions." Many questions apart from the farm Issue will be considered. They Include citizenship, educational facil ities, and youth activities. To lilt at Conununlm Taber declared It was a "foregone conclusion" that the grange would "strike a smashing blow at commun ism and every kindred alien Influ ence." "The reasons for this are plain," he explained. "The grange Is the first organization In the history of Amer ica to ban communism from its ranks. This action took place bock in 1874. The farmer la a home owner and a great believer in American In stitutions. Whenever he thinks they are threatened he certainly gets In a fighting mood." The questions of "peace and free dom from foreign entanglements" al so will have a prominent place on the program. Taber said. He predicted the session would be the largest ever held west of the Mis sissippi river with an attendance of 5.000 to 8.000 persons. Many To Take Degrees One of the big events will be giv ing of the seventh or highest degree of the order. Friday. November 18. to more than 3.000 persons In the Port land auditorium. The 50th anni versary of the founding of the Juv enile grange also will be celebrated In the sessions. Predicting that "reasonable har mony" would prevail, Taber said one reaaon why "bitterness does not de velop in the grange over difference of opinion la that the wives of dele gates have equal voice and vote." Taber-Is completing hi 15th con tinuous year as head of the- grange, a longer period than ever served by any other farm leader. T FOR GOLDEN BEAR EUGENE, .Ore., Nov. 8. (AP) Bucked up by a victory over Idaho, the University of Oregon's on and off football team eluded drizzling rain and practiced indoors today for a tilt with' California's Golden Bears next Saturday. Coach Tex Oliver said all players who saw action against Idaho escaped Injury. BERKELEY. Calif., Nov. 8. (AP) California's Golden Bears, slapped down by the University of Southern California Trojans as they sought their 10th straight win, are not going to be Juggled, Coach Stub Alli son announced today. '. It will be the same lineup when the Bears take the field against the University of . Oregon Saturday at Berkeley. - A far from downhearted Allison Philosophized: "It wasn't a case of mistakes or bad football. We ran into more power than we could handle.' Model Airplane Out Of Control PORTLAND, Nov. 8 (A.P.) If any one noticed a five-foot model air plane headed southward at an alti tude of 4000 feet, Harry N.-Fosberg would like to know about It. He wants his plane back. Posherg said It took off Sunday with a 15-mlnute gas supply in Its tiny . engine, shook loose from Its automatic control and started a cross-country Junket. It was ,4000 feet up when he last saw It. .. . Telephone Increase Shown For Coast PORTLAND. Nov. 8 (A.P.) The number of coast telephones In the Pa cific coast area climbed 54.170 In 10 months to a total of 1.837.397. N. R. Powley, president of the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company, said yesterday. 4 ' "Double Is Tripled NOWATA. Okla. ?) After a visit to the courthouse here.-Walter Vogel of Vlnlta saw some truth In the contention that "every man has his double." Three persons .slapped him on the back and addressed him as "Guy Price," he said. PLAY SAFE (ilvc your car an overcoat of Slmonlz Daily's Auto Painting t South Bartlett MEETS TOMORROW The Men's Fellowship of the First Christian church. Ninth and Oakdale. an organization for all men who are members or friends of the church, will hold their opening fall meeting Wednesday night, beginning with a supper in the church parlora at 6:30. There will be speclnl music, good fel lowship and an address by Dr. J. P. Bray, guest speaker of the evening The fellowship was organized about a year ago. and meets the second Wednesday night of each month-. The monthly programa were of high order last year, and enjoyed by all who at tended. The organization hones for even greater Influence this year. 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