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EIGHT MEDFRD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Thursday, August 7, 1952 Scientists To Make Survey On Kon Tiki Landing Site New York U.R) A team of eight scientists will make an ecological survey this summer of Raroia Atoll, where the famed voyage of -the Kon Tiki exped ition ended in 1947. Ecology is a branch of biology dealing with the relations be tween organisms and their en vironment. The atoll will be familiar ter ritory to at least one member of the expedition Dr. Bengt Dan iellson of Sweden. He was on the Kon Tiki when it wound up on the Raroia coral reef. He later spent 18 months there do ing anthropological research. All the Swedish scientists' sev en companions on the trip will all be Americans, headed by Prof. Norman D. Newell, prof essor of geology at Columbia un iversity. The expedition will rtart from Tahiti, chief island of French Oceania. French Help Out From Tahiti, the scientists will make the 400-mile trip to Raroia in the Goelet, a diesel - powered schooner furnished by the French administrative authorit ies. Raroia atoll belongs to Tua motu Archipelago . in French Oceania. It is 10 miles wide and 25 miles long, with a native pop ulation of some 300 primitive Polynesians. Planned by the Pacific science board of the National Research Council, and financed by a grant of the U.S. Office of Naval Re search, the expedition will stay three months on Raroia. The ecological survey, which will in vestigate the plant and animal community in relation to its en vironment, will be the third in a series of five. The series seeks to "sample'' geographically and culturally different parts of the Pacific. Prof. Newell said co - opera tion of the French administra tive authorities on Tahiti is whole - hearted. In return, he will undertake to comply with a French request for advice on how to improve the pearl fish ing industry, which was former ly the chief one in the area. It has been replaced by cocoanut production, for copra. The industry is now under at tack by swarms of rats on the atolls, which currently ruin 30 per cent of the cocoanut crop." Newell will conduct studies on the rodents' breeding and feed ing habits with a view toward their extermination. Much Diving Planned Most of the time, Newell and his associates will be exploring the waters of the 100-foot deep lagoon and the ocean immediate ly outside the reef. They will dive from whale boats, provided with outboard motors, and, ac cording to Newell, will spend two - thirds of their investigat ing time under water. Although the waters around the reef contain sharks, eels, and rays the expedition's chief expects no trouble. He said the undersea probers vill be pro tected by the plume of bubbles ejected by compressed air gear strapped to their bks. The div ers will use improvised underwa ter cameras, as well as movie and still cameras to record on land their daily operations. While the other scientists pur sue their special investigations Newell will concern himself mainly with the origin of the atoll. Why it is there and what changes it has undergone are questions to which the Columbia geologist will seek answers. " Life "on Raroia, said Newell, will be nearly all work, with little social contact with Poly nesians, except for anthropolog ical study. The scientists will live in thatched huts built by the natives. They will supple ment their canned food diet with fish from the Polynesian nets and with breadfruit and papaya. Snow Being Used In Soil Research Berkeley, Calif. flJ.R) Snow is being used in soil science research at the Univers ity of California College of Ag riculture. In telling whether a soil is too alkaline for radishes, a prob lem is to moisten the soil just enough for seedlings to sprout. Powdered snow provides the needed moisture. The snow, "sawdust from ice factories," is kept in refrigerat ed rodms and mixed with the soil according to weight propor tion. As the snow melts, it mois tens the soil. The moistened soils are plant ed with 36-hour-old radish seed lings. In 24 hours the growth of the radish determines the presence of alkali, or sodium salts, which hinders plant growth. In rebuilding its cities Ger many has erected 356,000 dwell ings so far in 1952, 407,000 in 1951 and since 1950 a total of 1,500,000 according 'to the Ger man tourist bureau. Wolves, like dogs, express nleasurp bv waffsine their tails "and put their tails between their legs when frightened. Some Mexicans Fear Security Program Mexico City , U.R) Some Mexicon doctors fear that con tinuing expansion of Mexico's multimillion dollar social secur ity program may convert them into "mere employes of the gov ernment." Dr. Alfonso Millan Maldonado, president of the Mexican Medi cal Confederation, said his col leagues are ."deeply concerned by the constant extension" of the vast government security benefits system. "We are well aware that the day is coming when Mexican physicians will have to abandon private practice to convert them selves into government workers mere functionaries," he said. "We will collaborate only if we are furnished just economic compensation." Millan Maldonado said he has asked President Miguel Aleman to approve a program drawn up by the confederation seeking to establish minimum wages for doctors, job guarantees, better opportunities for study and self improvement and other social benefits. He said the confederation be lieves doctors should receive a minimum salary . of $35 per month for one hour '. of work daily for 'the social security pro gram. Mexico's government-controlled health program . provides free medical treatment and free medicines to all workers who MacLean Resigns State Tax Position Salem (U.R) Robert D. Mac Lean, a member of the Oregon State Tax Commission for three years, has resigned to enter pri vate industry, State Treasurer Walter J. Pearson said Thurs day. MacLean is a resident of Wald port, where he owns a ranch and has other business interests. He asked to be relieved of his duties by September 30. contribute a percentage of "their wages to the social security fund. Dead Hne on Classified Ads: 5:30 p.m. for following day: 10 a m Mon day: noon Saturday for Sunday a xr. Washington Prison Escapee Returned Walla Walla (U.R) Keith Coryell, who escaped from the Washington state penitentiary Sunday, was back behind bars Thursday. j Coryell was captured by state patrol officers near Wallula early Wednesday after a Walla Walla couple, Mr. and Mrs. Mac Moore, reported that two men tried to force them from their car near Wallula about an hour earlier. Moore was slugged twice before his wife managed to get the car started. Patrick Falwell, who made a break for freedom at the same time as Coryell, managed to elude officers. 1 RARE! QUALITY-OF 1 OLYMPIA BEER MAKES I IT I acceptable! for ! ALL OCCASIONS! 1 1 WHEN THIRST 1 CALLS FOR LIGHT REFRESHMENT 01TMPI BREWING CO.. Olympli, Wish, U.S.A.; GROUND yW LEG 0' LAMB F&7 As We Live KEEP BUSY! IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO FORGET LONELINESS The only real solution to lonelines is to keep so busy that ycu have no time to think about yourself and how lonely you are. That is the best advice for the 21-year-old wife who writes: (Q " Ihav a terrific fear of loneliness that has been with me since childhood. My husband had to go to the serv ice and is now in Korea. Worrying about his safety plus the fact thai I have no friends to go out with if start ing lo depress me. I have tried working in an office to keep my mind busy and perhaps ac quire a friend but I have found that there was no one my age who was friendly toward me or interested in be coming acquainted. I crave the feeling of being useful and needed. What would you advise?" (A) There are few people who are happy alone. In your case, this natural craving for compan- i o n ship has been intensi fied by child h o o d experi ences. There is no use to huck it. You will be much wiser to put yourself in situation where loneli ness is reduced to a minimum. m Dr. Hurlock First of all, get another job. There are many office jobs avail able today so you can be selec tive. When you apply for a new job. make the type of people you will be working with your first consideration. You can find out in your interview if there are many young people your age employed there and if the or ganization has any social events or clubs for its employees. That would be more important to you than salary. .Second, offer to do volunteer By ELIZABETH HURLOCK. PH.D. work in the evenings or over the' week-ends. All hospitals are in great need of volunteer workers. In addition, there is the Red Cross and a number of other community and church organiza tions which need workers. Your office experience would be of great value to them. Get Home Companion And, finally, make some ar rangement that you will not be living alone. If you want to re main in your home so you will be there when your husband re turns from overseas, have some one come and live with you. 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