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MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1955
Pages 1-6
Elmo Smith's Study of Procedure Pays Off
In Work of Presiding Over State Senate
By WILLIAM WARREN
j united rxess uorresponoenx
Salem U.R) When Elmo E.
Smith learned for sure he was
to be3 president of the Oregon
0 Senate, he got himself books on
legislative procedure by Luce
G and Roberts' rules of order and
buckled down immediately to
the task of mastering the meth
sfods of presiding,
f We were with him in his snug
"home in John Day when volun
tary pledges from fellow sena
tors had arrived in such num
ber, that he was assured of the
.post of president.
Left with Humble Feeling
And instead of a sense of ela-
Sun Spots Indicate
Cold, Rain Due
Observers Claim
s "Denver (U.R) Two Colorado
weather experts are agreed that
virtually all of North America
and Europe would get colder
temperatures and more moisture
during the next two or three
decades.
The longrrange forecast was
made by Dr. Walter Orr Rob-
University high altitude observa
tory at Boulder and Climax,
Colo., and backed by JDr. Irving
P. Krick, widely known "rain
maker", and weather forecaster.
Based on Sunspots
Dr. Roberts, who bases his
"educated guess" on sunspot ac
tivity, said he believes the dam
aging 60-year warm, dry cycle
on both continents was just
over and that a "very definite
increase in precipitation this
year substantially in February
and March could be expected.
The director pointed out that
when there is a marked decline
in sunspot activity, a drought
cycie virtually always lollows.
However, he said when sunspots
redevelop, the very opposite oc
curs." . -. . , -.-, , -...-w
Under Observation
Dr. Roberts said the sun has
been kept under constant ob
servation from the high altitude
-observatory and that increased
activity on the sun has been
spotted recently.
He also said recent discoveries
Indicate that sunspots also con
trol the jet stream by radiation.
Dr. Krick said he and his
specialists "feel there is a def
inite relationship between
drought cycles and sun disturb
ances . . . and that there is much
support for the theory that our
air currents are derived from
the-sun." . .
A i y& t
SMITH
SEN 1 ELMO -
. Book Study Pays Off :
tion, it was obvious this large
and voluntary support left him
with a humble feeling of respon
sibility. Then' and there you
could see him resolve himself to
do a job of presiding that would
justify the confidence his col-.
leagues had shown in him.
More than a week before the
Russia Said Vorking
On Atomic Automobile
Berlin U.R) An East Ger
man newspaper said . today the
Soviet Union is developing an
atomic automobile - that can
drive for weeks without refill
ing. The only hitch, the newspaper
said", ; is that they haven't found
a way yet to protect the persons
riding in the car from the dead
ly . gamma rays and neutrons
constantly emitted by its ura
nium reactor .
"The' 'East i German Magdeburg
newspaper Volksstimme said a
Soviet scientist named Romadin
is working on this. He is de
veloping a metal alloy, that is
not only light but also absorbs
the deadly rays, excluding all
dangers, it said.
THEATERS AID MOD
Theater collections for the
March of Dimes during January
totaled $1,210, according to
Robert Corbin, manager of the
Medford and Ashland theaters
where the collections - were
made. The amount was some
what lower than that collected
last year, Corbin said.
session opened, Sen. Smith was
in the president's office back of
the Senate on the second floor
of the capitol here, unprecedent
edly putting in full time work
ing on committee assignments
and otherwise preparing him
self to start the session under
full head of steam. t
His colleagues on the floor
saj this ' zeal has paid off. The
Senate was fully organized and
ready to go the minute 10 a.m.
sounded the opening of the ses
sion Jan. 10, and old-timers say
the senate already is a good
week or two ahead of itself com
pared to the past several ses
sions because of this springing
start.
Master From Start
And his refresher course in
legislative procedure made him
master from the start in presid
ing explaining the Senate's
rules as each question or occa
sion came up rules designed to
keep debate orderly and not let
it disintegrate into choleric
chaos: .
Smith, a veteran of the Sen
ate, rose to statewide promin
ence when as chairman of the
Legislative Highway Interim
committee he led the successful
fight of the legislature against
the initiative measure of long
haul truckers to repeal the
kw eight-mile tax on trucks.- The
measure was overwhelmingly
defeated in the 1952 general
election.
Smith, who publishes the
Blue Mountain Eagle, John Day
weekly, says he is 'jealous, of
my political activities, because
they keep me from my hobbies."
Children Are Hobbies -
His hobbies? Why, Denny, 17,
his son, and Janice, 11, his
daughter. How can your kids be
your hobby? Well Elmo shoots
with Denny. And Denny holds
the national record for marks
men under 19 for the 200-yard
standing shoot with .30 caliber
rifle. That record was set when
Denny was only 15 years old.
Janice, just entering her
Retirement Plan ; :
Praised, Condemned
Salem (U.R) Proposed
changes in the retirement plan
for public employees in Oregon
was both praised and condemn
ed here Wednesday night by dif
ferent .employee representatives
testifying before a ways and
means subcommittee.
. Principal , ob j ections came
from witnesses who said they
represented lower income
groups would be reduced in the
retirement plan contemplated in
Senate bill 47 now before the
subcommittee.
Annual Stockholders Meeting
SOUTHERN OREGON
PRODUCTION CREDIT fiSSfJ
Monday, Feb. 14th Coquille Hotel Coos and Curry Counties J
Tuesday, Feb. 15th Riversdale Grange Hall Douglas County
Wednesday, Feb. 16th Phoenix Community Hall, Jackson - Josephine Counties
it
HERE'S WHAT'LL TAKE PLACE
1. Two Directors will be elected for 3-year terms:,
The terms of Lawrence Luy of Jackson County and Jmes E. Conn of Douglas County expire
this year. Two nominations for each of these positions have been made by the nominating
committee. The names of the nominees are given in this issue, so that you may have ample
time to think; and decide for whom you wish to vote.
2. Report from the Board of Directors and a report of the fi
nancial condition of the association will be given:
These reports are of extreme importance to every stockholder and should be of particular in
terest to you all. You will want to know what has happened to your association, what gains it
has made, and just how it stands financially.
3. Addresses By:
Dr. Grant E. Blanch, Professor of Agricultural Economics at Oregon State College will speak on
"Some Problems We Face," Mr. A. B. Robertson, Vice-President of the Production Credit
Corporation of Spokane, will speak on "Farm Credit As You Need Today." These men are
excellent speakers, their discussions will be of vital interest to us. These will be followed by
short discussions by prominent men in the respective counties. , .
teens, already is an accomplish
ed horse woman, and her dad
rides with her. He says by
birth I've always been crazy
about horses. It's wonderful to
be able to ride along with Ja
nice, even if I can't keep up
with her any more."
Mrs. Smith Dorothy to her
friends has been winning her
self and her . husband new
friends with her gracious pres
ence at social functions here.
Some say, though she only
smiles when asked, she's rather
be cooking for the family, but
she has fitted in easily as a
hostess already this early , in the
session. 1 -
Son . Holds Pilot License
Denny is fond of flying and
only a couple of days after his
17th birthday Jan. 19, he got
his license at Ontario. He took
his training with the same man
who taught ; His dad, Casey
Jones, in Ontario, Ore.
Ontario? Why Elmo, who
served . in the Pacific naval air
transport seryice in World War
II like Denny, flying had been
his love started- his political
career as mayor of Ontario
when he was 30 years old. That
was some 15 years ago. The Col
lege of Idaho graduate sold his
Ontario - weekly, the Eastern
Oregon Observer, in 1946, and
in 1948 he . bought the ; Blue
Mountain Eagle at John Day.
And in partnership with Oscar
Lange and Bill Robertson, he
also bought the Madras Pioneer,
Madras weekly. - ; 1
It's the first time " old-timers
can remember that a 'news
paper .man. has presided over
the Oregon senate. Now he is
on the ; sending end while we,
his fellow, reporters, are seated
at desks, below his rostrum, on
the receiving end of the Senate
news. : .
Child's 1st Visit to Dentist Should Be. Early, Pleasant
f Editor's note; This is tti lvth
in a. series of six articles dealing
with dental health. They are be
ing published in cooperation with
the Southern Oregon Dental society
in observance of National Chil
dren's Dental Health week, to be
observed Feb. 7 to 13. The articles
were prepared , under the super
vision of the American. Dental
association.)
The child's first visit to the
dentist should come when" all
his first - teeth have appeared,
usually between the ages of 2
and 3.
The first visit should not be
deferred until . the youngster
needs dental treatment. It should
be pleasant and free from dis
comfort. And it is on this oc
casion that the dentist and the
child can become good friends.
' The dentist can show the
child around the office, explain
the equipment and initiate him
in the ritual of . toothbrushing.
The youngster can have -a fine
time looking over the mouth
mirror and the explorer and
having his teeth cleaned, y
Parents play a significant role
in this initiation. Whether voiir
child makes a friend or an ogre
of the dentist, depends largely
upon how you as parents talk
about the experience before
hand.. . ;
The youngster who hears his
parents complain" or dramatize
uncomfortable " aspects of their
own dental experiences will ap
proach the dentist in a fright
ened and hostile state of mind.
In summing up, if your child
can be given a happy, introduc
tion to dental care and proper
dental health habits, you will
be helping him to overcome one
of the principal diseases of man
kind. These are the basic rules for
sound dental health for children:
1. A balanced nutritious diet
low in sweets.
2. Proper use of the tooth
brush immediately after eating.
3. Early' detection and treat
ment of dental ills to prevent
more serious disease later: r
4. Routine consumption of flu
oridated water or, in the absence
of fluoridated t water supplies,
the application of fluoride pe-
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Except in rare cases, -there is measure of good dental health
little reason why children can- throughout their lives.
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