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10 YEARS AGO
March 23. 1942
(It was Monday)
First section of trailer camp
for workers at army cantonment
near here is completed; offers
space for 1,000 trailers.
From Arthur Perry'i Ye
Smudge Pot column: A campaign
has been launched to prevent for
est fires in Oregon. When strik
ing matches in the woods this
summer, use your head, the for
est service asks.
20 YEARS AGO
March 23, 1932
(It was Wednesaay)
Two nersons with "strangely
mottled" teeth reported here; lo
cal dentists believe "affliction
may be caused by fluorine in
drinking water from deep wells
near Talent.
County court announces that
carload of Indiana limestone is
scheduled to arrive here soon
to be used in construction of a
new county courthouse at Oak
dale avenue and Main street.
30 YEARS AGO
March 23, 1922
(It was Thursday)
Chamber of Commerce and
Greater Medford club petition
city council to form permanent
planning commission here.
United States house of repre
sentatives approves bonus for
veterans of World War I by 333
70 margin; bonus expected to be
killed by senate.
40 YEARS AGO
March 23, 1912
(It was Saturday)
Federal government conducts
funerals for 34 victims of the ex
plosion of the battleship Maine
in Havana harbor in 1899.
J ackson county Theodore
Roosevelt club organized; politi
cal groups favoring William
Howard Taft and Robert LaFol
lette also active.
Vets Offered Former
Grades in AF Reserve
Capt. Robert Roman, Air
Force liaison officer of South
ern Oregon, said Saturday that
is is possible for prior service
enlisted personnel to enlist in
the United States Air Force re
serve in a grade equivalent to
that formerly held, regardless of
prior branch of service served.
Veterans also may return to
active duty voluntarily with the
regular Air Force in their form
er grade in any branch of the
service, regardless of length of
time since last separation. Veterans-
interested are requested to
bring thir last discharge papers
with them in applying for enlist
ment. Additional information
may be obtained by contacting
Capt. Roman, 33 North River
side avenue, or calling 2-9704.
4-H Club Hews
Sams Valloy Club
Sams Valley Thimble theater
met March 18 at the home of
Vernale Hutchinson with 11
members and four visitors pres
ent. A demonstration was given
on needles by Beverly Sander
son, 4-H calendars were passed
out and refreshments were
served with a birthday cake for
Patty Straus.
Verity Day,
Reporter.
Editorial Correspondence
San Francisco. March 19
this is the third consecutive
abetted early this morning hy hail and thunder. The Eisenhower
headquarters is not the only beehive of activity hereabouts, think
of the scurrying and running about in the main office of Jupiter
Pluvius. The imps up there must be pulling all the wires and
gadgets, having one "L" of a time, making the poor humans
down below miserable.
lfl.U - -1- 1 ilr a iiMf
If General Eisenhower is not
nomination, and even a greater
..iv. v. . . im Mini in
mvnuuj HCMV.C, uinc - -
bunch of ecstatic "Ike" enthusiasts, now cavorting and celebrating
over the bay-area.
m.. nr.... Timf,lM Mi1t
A 11C A."0". -
morale, but nothing compared
Minnesota. ,
. When a man ANY man
Europe, not even have his name
Tirorrp txt .... 4nr TniHnt
niuicrui - tv. -
like Stassen that's NEWS in fact that, added to the victory in
New Hampshire makes General Eisenhower the most phenomenal
vote-getter in the presidential class, this country has ever seen.
We wouldn't advise our old "shanking-pal," E. T, to under
write more than a million on it, but if this doesn't make Robert
Alonzo Taft a "dead duck", PRESIDENTIAL!, Y speaking and
Mr. Truman also the skipper of this department would be will
ing to roll a peanut, with his nose, as far as he can hit a croquet
. T. ... . i t . . it nmnvn
ball witn a o. iron, unais
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Not that "Ye Editor" is making any formal political predic-
.... . a mmmi j : 1 J i 1040 4V.
lions NO, no, Naneue: ine unaersignra vuwcu iu -
.rM,.ii k mato in thtfz rnlumn after President. Truman
1JU C UU1U kXi Jliwuv ua, s
made such monkeys out of 'the
.....
and wise-guy pontuicaiors. ui uniess u signs u, ie ucvwi
u;. jii.iit miila uveral mnnth afo that the POLlTl
1 UUB UEyaiuiiM..
CIANS want Taft but the PEOPLE don't, will be so generally
acknowledged to De true wnen ine vn-r- cvnvmuwi vywa, u"
the overriding problem then will be NOT how to beat the Senator
from Ohio, but HOW to beat the U. S. Commander-in-Chief in
Paris by those who don't want him.
., '
Tvi Sn nitv tiaa um advantages -not manv.
We enjoyed one of them yesterday when we took in 'Town
ifiuin at Via rui-rnn theatre featuring an 11 a.m. address bv
it&t; .1.15 . - u..w. i . -
Vincent Sheehan, well-known author, traveller, radio broadcaster
and Yogi addict. (Ah there Alice!)
nr. h.it. roaA Shuhin'i hnnlra ever ainre he graduated from
the University of Chicago, and followed his career at home and
abroad, after a fashion, but never before had seen him "in person."
Well, he looks much more "ould sod" Irish, much older, and
in manner is far less charming than we had imagined. But he
...... intaretino uroll-infnrmed and the undersigned had a SDecial
reason for not begrudging the
practically an oi me oeueis icgaiums j-uicign auiuu.ni jj
this aepartmeni, ior ine pasi xnree or lour years.
.... .
The theatre was packed
only member of the audience present, who wore pants or if you
are a stickler for accuracy, make it TROUSERS with perhaps
half a dozen exceptions. From where we sat in the front row,
we couldn't see a male in the place, but the ticket-taker claimed
there were "a few" he couldn't tell how many. There is no
doubt of this: it would have taken a fine-tooth comb and a flasl:
lieht to have found them. (Not many men in San Francisco can-
or if they could would care to
at 11 in the morning.)
Mr. Sheehan has a high
left is thick but receding, well-manicured and pomaded for
this occasion. He was not ill at ease exactly, but we did get the
impression that he was not enjoying himself particularly and
would be glad when the session
other high forehead and glasses acted as moderator apparently
a regular job for he seemed on very informal and chummy terms
with members of Town Meeting, making a number of facetious
remarks, and more original and amusing ones than such occasions
usually produce.
The chief point Mr. Sheehan
He believes there is very little chance of a world war in
the foreseeable future much less danger than there has been at
any time since the Korean war
The chief reason for this belief is not the Truman-Acheson
doctrine of establishing "positions-of-strength" although that
has been a factor and the policy should be continued and ex
tended, but
Because Soviet Russia, as a
secrets from the U.S.A., has at
devastating possibilities of this
wish to run any risk of starting
open to atomic attack.
Sheehan's explanation of the
was particularly interesting and
Until Russia herself got into
secrets she pooh-poohed the idea
thing to boast about or be afraid
American bluff and buncombe.
But when the secret formula had been stolen and the German
experts had been imported to develop it, the Kremlin soon be
came convinced as the work progressed that, not only had a new
and terrifying weapon of destruction been developed, but its possi
bilities, in the way of destruction not of any one group or coun
try, but of the world (including Russia) that the order came down
from the All-Highest not to run any risk of any other country
using it which, of course, any all-out aggression by Russia would
bring about' ' ' '
Too bad Senator Taft could
have suspected his foreign policy
as popular with the people as he has imagined. At least it was
quite apparent this large audience of representative women in
the bay area, as a whole, agreed with the speaker when he de
clared Senator Taft's views of the Korean war and the Far-Eastern
situation were fantastic and unrealistic enough to be danger
ous if ever an attempt should be made to put them into effect.
a
The Korean war, he pointed out, was not Truman's war, not
a war of any political party except the Politburo party, and had
the North Korean attack supported by Communist China and
Soviet Russia not been resisted as it was by prompt action by
this country supported by the UN, the free world might have
suffered such a blow to its prestige, and the Communist world
gained so much, that it might have taken a decade, and a far
larger and more costly war than the present one in Korea, to
have regained the lost ground. Taft's suggestion that Chiang Kai-
shek's army in Formosa be used against Red China on the main
land or in Indo-China, he added, was simply "madness."
Chiang could not leave Formosa without Mao taking the
island over," Sheehan explained, "and where would that leave
the U.S.A.? It may be true the morale of Chiang's army is better
than it was during the last days of its mainland demoralization
and collapse. It could hardly be worse. Also this country has
aided Chiang materially in arms, and training. Even so, anyone
who thinks his army of 500,000 men could be transported to the
Cninese coast, establish proper bridgeheads, and drive back
Mao's trained army of three or four millions, aided by Russian
tanks and airplanes, just doesn't know anything about the subject.
I was in China during the last year of Chiang's retreat and I
saw with my own eyes 700,000 of his troops with their new U. S.
equipment go over to the enemy, bait, hook and sinker.
"wnat does Senator Taft wish
and Russia behind Mao, but hand ' over more men and more
guns to the Red army? That is what would happen if anything
as foolhardy were carried out"
As to the suggestion that Chiang's army be used to aid the
French in Indo-China, the objection to that, in the opinion of the
speaker, would be the refusal of France to accept Chiang's army
or his leadership France would welcome American support he
declared, but knows too much about Chiang and his defeated
forces, to want him on their hands, in Indo-China or anywhere
else. ' . -- . f
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The net result of Sheehan's
signed was concerned, was increased regret there are so many
politicians in the country who talk so much about what should
be done, that isn't being done regarding our foreign policy, who
don't know what they are talking about. R.W.R.
. Kaxch S3, II3J
The weather still gets top billing
day of rain and wind, aided and
a sure winner for the Republican
cinch for the White House 10
ha a aiirnrisnri and disanoointed
was a terrific boost to their
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with the result yesterday In
can stick to his job in far-eff
on a naiioi, ana yei gei emmgn
tn nparlv defeat a favorite son
iair cnougn au i , "w-
e e
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newspapers, dopesters, pollsters
1 1 I AU . JAn1ara
entrance fee, as Vincent upheld
and your correspondent was the
attend a lecture at the Curran
forehead, his grey hair what is
was over. A little man with an
made was this:
started.
result of stealing atomic-bomb
long last become wise to the
super - weapon, and simply doesn't
an all-out war, and lay herself
change in the Russian attitude
convincing.
possession of the atom bomb
that this new weapon was any
of it was all written off as
not have been there. He might
or what passes for it is not
to do? Not only solidify China
o a
address, as far as the under
Crosstown
KEF! O Zr
"Caa you let me have some of that pain-killln stuff. Doc?
I got a thrashin' eomln' when I get homo."
Matter of Fact
KEY WEST AND
SPRINGFIELD
WASHINGTON The favorite
political parlor game these days
is guessing what is going on in
the mind of President Harry S.
Truman as he suns himself at
Key West. Yet there is a good
deal of evidence which suggests
that the guessers are playing
the wrong game. They ought to
turn their attention instead to
what is going on in the mind
of Gov. Adlai Stevenson of Illi
nois, as he carries on his state's
business in Springfield.
For the known facts point
rather directly to four conclu
sions, which can be simply list
ed as follows:
First, President Truman real
ly does not want to run again.
Second, he will not run if he
can be reasonably sure that Gov.
Stevenson will be nominated in
his place.
Third, Truman will run again
rather than see any contender
other than Stevenson nominated
Fourth, Stevenson is honestly
and deeply reluctant to make
the race.
Consider the facts. In the first
place, . at least three persons.
who undoubtedly carry far
more weight with Truman than
any number of White House
hangers-on, have consistently
urged him to bow out. These are
Mrs. Truman, reportedly still
adamant; Truman's trusted
friend, Senate Secretary Les
lie Biffle, and Chief Justice
Fred Vinson, whom Truman in
tensely respects. It is also known
that Truman tried over a peri
od of a year to persuade Vin
son himself to make the race,
in itself sufficient evidence of
the president's reluctance to run
again.
' a
N THE second place, there
is no doubt at all that Truman,
in his long talk with Stevenson
at the White House on January
22, discussed most seriously the
possibility of Stevenson's run
ning in his stead. And there is
very little doubt among knowl
edgeable political observers
(who could, of course, be proved
wholly wrong) that Stevenson
would be nominated, provided
he and the, president agreed on
a joint strategy in the fairly
near future.
Among Stevenson's potential
rivals, Sen. Richard Russell of
Georgia, is credited with about
275 votes at the convention,
Tennessee's Sen. Estes Kefau
ver (now that he is likely to win
California by default) is given
175 or so.'And Sen. Robert Kerr
of Oklahoma, it is believed,
might pick up a hundred.
These figures are of course
the roughest sort of guess, but
they are enough to suggest that
Stevenson's rivals, even all to
gether, are not likely to have the
616 votes necessary for victory.
And given a decision soon, and
a real campaign by Stevenson,
the Illinois governor should
rather easily collect the bulk of
the delegates in such big states
as New York, Illinois, Pennsyl
vania, Michigan, Minnesota,
Massachusetts, Indiana and New
Jersey. With this sort of initial
strength, it is almost impossible
to see how Stevenson could be
stopped.
Third, with Vinson refusing
to run, there is really no one
but Stevenson for Truman to
turn to. His feelings about Sen.
Kefauver are well known. Tru
man could hardly support Rus
sell, much as he respects the
Georgia senator. And the presi
dent has told at least one recent
visitor that although he likes
Kerr, he cannot possibly sup
port him, in view of Kerr s oil
connections and his civil rights
record. Rather than allow one
of these contenders to win by
default, Truman will very prob
ably take the nomination him
self.
a a a . .
rpHUS the fourth point Ste-
venson's willingness to run
is the most crucial. It can now
be reported with assurance that
Stevenson had another talk with
Truman, this time by telephone,
shortly before Truman left fori
By ftoomf Cot
HU?0AD
By Joseph sag
Stewart Also?
Key West. And it is significant
that Truman rather plaintively
remarked to another White
House visitor, after this talk,
that he could not see why he
should be the only man among
150,000,000 people to take on
his job.
As this remark suggests, Ste
venson is anything but eager to
run. His reluctance is not mere
coyness. It is perfectly under
standable. Since his wife di
vorced him, Stevenson has been
a lonely man. Truman's own
rather touqhing complaint in his
diary "I'm always so lonesome
when the family leaves" would
apply twice over to Stevenson
if he achieved the terrible iso
lation of the White House. The
fact is that Stevenson is cursed
with an imagination, and per
fectly aware of what might be
in store for him if he won.
The increasing evidence of
Gen. Dwight D. . Eisenhower's
strength has not decreased Ste
venson's reluctance. Stevenson
is intensely interested in his
job as governor, and although
he would be stoutly tempted to
take on Sen. Robert A. Taft,
he is not eager to surrender the
governorship in order to face
probable defeat at the hands of
a man he admires. These hesita
tions, in turn, are certainly
having an effect on President
Truman, an uncomplicated man
who likes simple, uncomplicat
ed decisions. Meanwhile, the
country can only wait patiently
to see how this curious, historic
human drama will play itself
out in the end. The answer cer
tainly, lies as much in Spring
field as in Key West.
(Copyright, 1952, New York
Herald Tribune, Inc.)
Editorial Comment
Junction City Future
"Football Capital?"
At the last meeting of the
State Board of Higher Education
Frank Van Dyke of Medford
made the suggestion that the Uni
versity of Oregon and Oregon
State ought to get together and
build a great football stadium for
joint use at some midway point
between Corvallis and Eugene,
presumably Monroe or Junction
City, instead of staging hercu
lean campaigns to bite the alum
ni for separate stadio. These
trinkets cost in excess of a mil
lion dollars apiece, depending on
size.
"The actual midway point
would be about on the Benton-
Lane line. The highway distance
is 39 miles and the midway point
would be 19 VS."
As might be expected, there
have been immediate objections:
"What about homecoming for
the big games?" -
"What about destroying the
feeling of Tiominess' which at
taches to having the great games
played right on each campus?"
"What about the inconvenience
to patrons and students and
players?" ' . ;
All these are proper questions
but Mr. Van Dyke's suggestion
really deserves serious conside
ration. The erection of any large
stadium assumes that college
football will always attract vast
crowds, that it will never be
completely "de-emphasized" and
that major games will continue
to attract anywhere from 30,000-
100,000 people, most of whom
will travel at least 50-100 miles
to see the game. Many of them
will use trains, buses, planes and
public conveyances, but most of
them will use their own cars. If
these facts are assumed, then
you have these questions:
Is it possible to. build any
large stadium in Corvallis or Eu
gene which will have proper traf
fic handling?"
It might pay to study what
happened at Berkeley last fall
on the day of the "crucial" be
tween California Bears and the
Southern Cal Trojans: Although
every municipality in the Bay
Area contributed police, the traf
fic became a complete snarL
Hundreds never reached the
game at all. Thousands could not
get out of Berkeley until Sun-
COMMUHICAMIS
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Why Taxea Not Cut
To the Editor: H. A- Stevens
of Phoenix infers that the citi
zens can cause a reduction in
taxes by writing to their con
gressmen and telling them they
don t like the high taxes.
If Mr. Stevens were a con
gressman would he reduce taxes?
When the Bureau of the Budget
sends to the Congress an item
ized list of the needs of the
armed forces to support an army
in Korea, to build some new
airplanes to support our bor
ders, some new submarines to
prevent a seaborne invasion, will
he say no? If $6,900,000,000 for
European aid is requested so
that the Europeans may defend
their borders with their own sol
diers so that Oregon soldiers
would not be needed, would he
say no?
If the taxes are not raised to
support these expenditures and
yet we provide the soldiers, the
airplanes and the submarines,
the money would be borrowed
from banks. On the money bor-
rowed irom DanKs, currency
would be issued to the total
amount. This issue of currency
is inflationary. Do we want an
unbalanced budget?
- If we reduce our armies, the
Communist forces create an in
cident. The Korean incident oc
curred when we were militarily
weak in that area. The Commu
nists now, according to the lat
est reports, have their eye on
the occupation of Japan. Can
there be any doubt that the Com
munists have their eye right on
us, our factories, our modern
farms, our wealthy residential
sections?
Whenever there is a reduction
in government aid to farmers,
to old age pensions or any other
aided groups, let us not omit
government aid in home build
ing, then the letters to go to the
congressmen. In the case of re
duced aid in housing, the pub
licity will state that the govern
ment is blocking home construc
tion. I submit this writing, not in
support of high taxes, for sure
ly some day they must be re
duced, but in the hope that re
duction of taxes must come about
with due regard to the obliga
tions of a nation harassed from
without.
It must be doubted that any
reduction in taxes can be ob
tained by petitions unless those
petitions contain itemized lists
showing how savings in govern-
men may take place. Would we
be unselfish enough to petition
our congressmen that Camp
White should not be reactivated
because of unreasonable expense
in government, or bold enough
to say that a certain camp in
Florida does not serve an ade
quate purpose for government
expenditure? Every reduction in
government expenditure hurts
some group to the extent of mak
ing those hurt appeal to their
congressmen.
(Name on file.)
Wanted More Skunksl
To the Editor: Most likely Jean
Jacques Rousseau has had too
great an influence and Voltaire
has not had enough influence
in American politics. I am glad
that you can agree to disagree
and I must admit that you use
some choice English to describe
what you do not like.
Personally I think that pole
cats are a very important ani
mal. God does not create ani
mals lacking in value. You de
scribe one senator as a polecat
because he does things you do
not like. Now I'll admit a pole
cat has an awful smell but a
lot of ' things in Washington
smell awful. You certainly know
that one smell can chase out an
other smell. That is why p-
fume is used and why it was in
vented. I hope that you will see
the truth and realize how much
we need a few more polecats
in Washington, D. C. They have
tried perfume as you well re
call Vaugn had something to
day morning.
In most situations a football
stadium is a peculiarly "uneco
nomic" institution. Sometimes a
stadium can be used for track
and field sports or for occasional
public spectacles, but as a rule
it is a one-purpose structure
which sits idle between games.
Even football practice must be
held elsewhere to preserve the
sacred turf.
Of course, if college football
ceases to be a popular spectacle
either through de-emphasis or
through the competition of tele
vision, then any vast expenditure
for stadia will be f utile. If foot
ball is to continue as is, there
are economic and traffic reasons
to consider "joint user" be
tween UO and OSC.
(The census bureau says that
the Eugene-Springfield area alone
will have 300,000 people by 1990
and the increase throughout the
Willamette Valley will be in pro
portion).
If college football continues
to be a big gate spectacle, then
the location of a stadium be
comes a problem in traffic han
dling . In many metropolitan
areas numerous colleges use the
same facilities for football. Dis
tances mean little these days.
Eugene Register-Guard.
Slight: I improvement
In Nevs From Korea
Noted During Week
eaj OjsW Srlssa at a .
Bt PHIL NEWSOM
UP Foreisa News Editor
The week's balance sheet be
tween the eood and bad news in
the hot and cold wars:
The Good
1. The news from Korea turn
ed from black to a tell-tale gray
but any change was for the good.
uim and communist truce nego
tiations reached virtual agree
ment on ports of entry for troops,
reducing points of difference to
the questions of Russia as a neu
tral, prisoner exchange and con
struction of military . airports.
There was a possibility the talks
will so behind closed doors tn
give the negotiators greater free
dom of discussion.
2. The Allies were taking their
time in replying, to Russia's nro-
posal for an early Big Four
meeting on a German neace
treaty. The Russian proposal
seemed an obvious attemDt to
prevent West German nartirina.
tion in a European army, but the
encouraging thine was that nei
ther the Western Allies nor the
Germans were falling for the
bait.
France and Germanv reach
ed preliminary agreement on one
of the greatest single issues pre
venting whole-hearted West Ger
man cooperation with the rest
of Europe. It seemed possible the
two WOUld agree on "internatinn.
alization" of the coal-rich Saar
area, traditional sore spot in re
lations between the two coun
tries. The Bad
1. After some hope for earlv
reopenine of the Iranian n
fields, settlement this ureelr lug.
farther away than ever. Iran's
premier, Mohammed Mossadegh,
accused President Truman of try
ing to blackmail him intn n set
tlement with the British and chal
lenged his own parliament to
vote "no confidence" in his han
dling of the international issue.
wiin the situation still at stale
mate, the Iranian narliament ad
journed until after the Iranian
new year.
2. Despite heated official and
unofficial denials Cnmmunict
nations continued their charges
that the United States was using
germ warfare against the Rede in
North Korea. Ri
charge official by bringing it up
hi me united .Nations, but the
Allied reply was a suggestion
that the Reds allow an Interna
tional Red Cross team to investi-
do with that. Perfume merely
makes it endurable. What we
need is more polecats. Why can't
you understand this aimnie
truth?
John M. Bush,
230V4 S. Central,
Medford, . Ore.
Seeks Old Friends
To the Editor: In mv nhntn-
graph album I have a prized
picture of a little group of school
children and their teacher. The
school was old North Phoenix
school (District No. 24). The
teacher Mrs. Gladys Sloan. The
year 1928. For some time T
have wondered how to get in
touch with each of the students
with the idea of obtaining a
snapshot of each one and his r
her family at the present ti: .
It would be fun to see what time
has done for all the "kids of
yesteryear." Enclosed is a list
of the eighteen pupils in . the
photo. Could you print this let
ter and list in vour "Letters
to the Editor" column? It would
like each of the folks listed to
get in touch with me arirl en
close a snapshot of him or her-
seiz and tamily. I will be glad
to reciprocate.
Thank you sincerely,
Mrs. Joan Johnston-Vistaunet,
4780 Bryant Way,
Santa Clara, Calif.
The list: Mrs. Glarivs Slnan
Mildred, Marjorie and Gweneth
Poling, Carol Furry, James and
Robert Thomas, Lorena, Walter
and Paul Atkins, Bill and Elea
nor Sheets, Truman, Rosemary
and Janet Bishop, Lois Yost and
Wanda Davis.
OREGON FINANCE CO.
Craterian l!dg., 45 S. Central Phone 2-4433
Lie. S-211 M-217
gate. It was not likely, the Reds
would permit such an investiga
tion. 3. It aDDeared the Russians an
ticipated failure of their latest
uerman "peace" proposal, and
that their answer would be t
organize an East German army '
oi ouu.uuu men, the first units of
which would be activated by
August. 1953. It was helieired th
Russians had decided in advance
to refuse any Allied stimilatinn
for free elections in East Ger
many, under the eyes of UN in-,
specuon teams.
Seed Certification
Objectives Told
By County Agent
The purpose of seed certifica
tion in Oregon is to maintain and
make available high grade seeds,
according to W. B. Tucker, coun
ty extension agent. He states
that only superior varieties are
eligible for certification.
Eligible varieties may have
been in use manv years, or thev
may be new varieties produced
recently by plant breeding, the
county agent says. Anv varietv
may be lost unless it is carefully
nanaied tnrough growing, har
vesting, cleaning and marketing.
Tucker points out.
The rules of certification are
set up to make sure seed is pro
perly grown and handled. Tuck
er says, and seed is not certified
until the tag is sealed . on the
container.
Purity Important
The county agent states that
varietal purity is the most im
portant point. Certified seed
must be true to variety. It must
also have high germination and
be free of weeds and diseases.
Weeds and diseases are Often
spread In low grade seed, Tucker
says.
Certifications in Oregon, is
conducted under state law by
Oregon State college. The agri
cultural extension service di
rects and carries on the inspec
tion work. County extension
agents act as certification au
thorities in their respective
counties.
Standards for all crops certi
fied are on file in the county ex
tension office. Tucker states.
All applications for certification
snouid De filed in the county ex
tension office.
Central Point Seaman
On Rescue Vessel
Steward W. Richards, a Navy-
seaman and son of Mr. and Mrs.
R. A. Richards, Route 1, Central '
Point, was one of the crewmen
of the USS Gloucester when it
rescued two Air Force men "
forced to parachute from their "
plane into the water off the East
coast of Korea recently, accord-
ing to a Navy release.
A flashing light made by
hand mirror in the hands of one
of the men in a life raft signaled '
the ship to his rescue. Later they '
sighted another man in a life'
raft and took him on board.
Meanwhile a third man was
picked up by an oiler fleet ship.
The only tin mines of North,
America are in Alaska.
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