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Aberdeen Show Honors from the Meadowmere farms of Deer Park, Wash. The bull was consigned by the Lenhard broth ers of Meadowmere farms. The reserve champion bull was consigned by Dale West of Merrill, Ore. MEDFORD Tribune United Prei FuU Leased Wire United Preu full Leaied WU. Second Section MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1952 Pages 1-6 Washington Farm Takes Klamath Falls, Ore. (U.R) A Washington farm Tuesday held top honors in the Pacific Coast Aberdeen Angus Association cat tle show here. The grand champion bull is Elleenmere Meadow Lad 7th, Mr 4 .xi'i SHORT ON LONG DISTANCE Some long distance telephone serr ice from Chicago was interrupted when the C. I. 0. operators re fused to cross the picket lines of striking Western Electric Co employes. Picketing activities like this shown in Chicago's Loop resulted in half the long distance operators remaining off the switchboards. A LADIES... 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They will also consider first hand Information gathered by McCormick last week In a tour of the flooded area. Mad Food Available The department already has made government stocks of food available to persons in stricken areas. The Farmers Home Ad ministration has declared flood ed counties in South Dakota, Ne braska, and Iowa eligible for disaster loans. A spokesman indicated that unless additional funds are ob tained by other department agen cies, these FHA loans may be the only aid the department can of fer. The FHA, with a revolving fund of $75,000,000, currently has about $32,000,000 in cash re maining for further loans. These loans are made to farmers whose crops, livestock, or property suf fered damage in the disaster and who are unable to receive credit from local sources to continue production. LET ONE CALL DO IT ALL! 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Smith, 526 North Front street, and Allen Dale Lane, route 2. box 244, all Med ford; Jerry J. Bandy, route 1, box 482; Allen F. Harris, route 1, box 48, Oscar A. Sheppard, route 1, box 153, and Robert Geyer, route 1, box 602, all Cen tral Point. Maurer said that he has had a letter from Geral Dean Orn doff, who enlisted here last De cember 20, and who is now serv ing aboard the USS Everett in Japan. Orndoff formerly lived at 1317 South Peach street. Apple Growers Advised Jo Check Frost Kills Rogue valley apple growers who use spray thinning in blos som time should check the blooms for frost kills, County Horticultural Agent C. B. Cordy said today. If the heavy Sunday frost has killed many blossoms, the grow ers should reconsider their spraying program, he said, and pointed out that if only king buds were killed, the full-bloom spray should be replaced with a hormone spray shortly after the petals fall. Cordy noted that the warm overcast weather is "a good growing time," but that if the weather clears there will be frost danger, and any rain would bring on the danger of blight and scab. There are now 315,000 miles of natural gas pipe line in the United States. SAFETY RECORD SPOILED Carrollton. III. (U.R) John Jouctt, section foreman, was making the final inspection of an abandoned trestle when his mo tor car went out of control, in juring three men in his six-man crew. It was the first accident in his crew since 1942. VA Will Discontinue Insurance Receipts The Veterans Administration announced today it will discon tinue sending out receipts for insurance premiums that fall due on and after August 1. The VA said the elimination of tho re ceipts is an economy measure that will not affect service to veteran policyholders. Notice of the discontinuance of premium receipts will be mailed to all veteran policyhold ers. 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