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0 0 TEX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Tuesday, September 20, 1955 Benson Plans Steps To Bolster Rapidly Declining Hog Prices Washington U.R5 Secretary of Agriculture Ezra T. Benson plans "immediate steps" to bol ster rapidly declining hog prices. He gave no indication as to what steps he has in mind. But he said he will call represent tives of the hog and pork indus try to 'Washington to advise the department on "how best to util ize the machinery available and to improve prices to farmers." The plans probably will involve government purchase of pork products. The move was the first Ben son has made since he promised last week to do something con crete about skidding farm prices The Agriculture Department re ported earlier this month that farm prices have declined 4 per cent so far this year. Hog prices led the drop. -'Immediate Steps' Benson said he "instructed the Department of Agriculture to take immediate steps to the use of appropriate machinery to im prove the hog price situation. "These plans will supplement the efforts already "underway to cooperate with and coordinate a pork promotion campaign now being so successfully carried on by the whole industry from the farm to the retail store" he said. "Two years ago we faced a Major Fluid Milk Producers To Merge Portland (U.R) Merger of two of Oregon's major fluid milk organizations with the av owed purpose of raising the prices paid producers was pro posed here today. Directors of the Grade A Milk Producers association and the Oregon .Milk Producers said they would recommend the con solidation of their memberships. They said they were concerned only with increased prices at the producer level and were not in terested in distributor " prices. They hope to achieve the in crease by Oct. 1. . Formulating plans for the merger here were Harry Lane, Wilsonville; Albert Ost, Ridge field, and C. A. Chapman, Gresh am, of the Grade- A Producers; Dick Westerburg, Medford,. and Roy Nickerson of the Oregon Milk Producers and Southern Oregon Milk Producers. . similar price situation on beef," Benson said. "Our efforts to sta bilize the beef industry have greatly increased beef consump tion. We are determined to make a careful appraisal of the pos sible need for similar direct ac tions tohelp hog producers." Helps Democrats The government . bought up beef to help relieve the glut of lower grades of beef and strengthen the market. Benson said -on his return from Europe last week ' that a similar plan was, under consideration for hogs. Sen. Stuart Symington (D-Mo.) predicted meanwhile that Demo crats will increase their majori ties in the House and Senate next year because of growing dissatisfaction with the adminis tration's farm policy. ' Symington, expected to be named soon as chairman of the Senate Democratic Campaign Committee, accused Benson of ignoring declining farm prices NROTC Exams Set For December 10 The 10th annual competitive examination for high school sen iors who wish to attend college and training for careers as Navy officers will be held Dec. 10, ac cording to local recruiters. Applications for the Naval Re serve Officers Training corps are now available, but must be received by Nov. 19. Successful candidates will start' their Naval careers in col leges and universities in 1956, with substantial financial assist ance from the government. Aft er a normal college education, graduates will be commissioned in the regular Navy or Marine corps for active duty with the fleet. ( . Male citizens of the United States, between ,the ages of 17 and 21, are eligible to apply for the NROTC aptitude test. Those attaining a qualifying score will be given a midshipman physical examination next February. Ap proximately 1,800 young men will be selected. - Applications are now avail able at all high schools, colleges, and U. S. Navy recruiting sta tions, or direct from the Chief of Naval Personnel, Washington 25, D.C. until "other Republican politi cians forced him to come out and say we are going to do something about it." 13 Communicable Illnesses Listed Thirteen cases of communi cable diseases were reported in Jackson county during the week ending Sept. 17, according to a report issued today by the coun ty health department. Two cases of infectious hepa titis were reported, with one each in Medford and Central Point. There were two cases of measles, including one each in Medford and Camp White. Two cases of pneumonia, with one each in Eagle Point and Med ford, were on the list. Also reported were one case of mumps at Ashland, one case of strep throat at Ashland, one case of trench mouth at Ashland, one case of amebic dysentery in Medford, one case of infectious mononucleosis in Medford, one case of erysipelas in Medford, and case of polio, previously re ported, in Ashland. SOC Faculty Holds Series of Meetings Ashland The first in a three day series of Southern Oregon college faculty meetings to cover the entire . faculty's problems and responsibilities for the com ing school year. Faculty members will take part in the Freshman Days pro gram scheduled for Sept. 21-24 by attending program events, in viting groups of freshmen to their homes, and by serving as advisers during the registration process. A series of Freshman Days ev ents is being planned by student leaders, according to Hal Cloer, guidance director. Final event on the program will be the Southern Oregon college-Sacra mento State football game Sat urday, Sept. 24, at 8 p.m. on the SOC field. EVERYONE'S HAPPY NOW Mr. and Mrs. James Condon (right) grandparents of Donald Murray Jr., 12 (center) agreed in Suffolk Pro bate court in Boston to return the youth to his natural parents, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Murray (left) of Hicksville, N.Y. Donald was left with his grandparents when his mother went south during World War II to join her paratrooper husband. Donald had been with his grand parents ever since. (NEA) Pennsylvania Lake Fish Hit By Heat, Fishermen Suffer Pittsburgh (U.R) The Perm-' sylvania Fish Commission has a double-barrelled ' problem, be cause the fish at Glade Run lake in Western Pennsylvania have been hit by an epidemic of heat prostration. The trouble started with the onset of hot weather. The fish began rising to the surface with out the enticement of fancy lures. Big, beautiful rainbows floated limply to the surface, gave the trout version of a last gasp,' and flipped over on their sides. The problem faced by the com mission is more than the scien tific one of what to do for the poor fish. It's also a question of public relations. Fishermen, seeking restful escape from the heat of the cities by journeying to the state's newest and prize fishing area, have been burned PRESS CONFERENCE SET Eugene (U.R) The 29th an nual high school press confer ence will be held at the Univer sity of Oregon October 7-8. Eugene Park Files Suit For Dog Racing. License Salem (U.R) Greyhound Park of Eugene filed a legal brief in Marion County Circuit Court yesterday in an attempt to force the Oregon Racing Com mission to grant it a license for dog racing. The question of whether the commission acted unlawfully in refusing the Eu gene concern a license will be argued before Circuit Judge Val G. Sloper when he returns from vacation. trip - Power you thought your engine had lost forever can t 4 be brought back in a weekend - simply by changing to Shell Premium Gasoline with TCP! In 400 miles or less, it neutralizes deposits of lead and carbon a major cause of power waste. Its the most powerful gasoline your car can use. Shell's Trademark for this unique gasoline additive developed by Shell Research. Patent applied for. up to discover the fish already done in. And, in the dark mood of thwarted anglers, they have tended td blame the commission. It's The Oxygen This isn't fair, according to chief fish culturist C. R.-.Buller. He maintains Commission biol- SOCTFA Meeting Set for Friday The September meeting of the Southern Oregon Conservation and Tree Farm association will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the Jackson hotel, it was announced today. It will be an informal dinner meeting to discuss the recent fire situation, weather -forecasting, and other matters of interest to the lumber and woods indus tries. ' Stuart Moir, chief forester for the Western Forestry & Conser vation association, Dick Berry, state forestry department, re search head, and Bob Church of the Medford weather , bureau, will be among the guests. - - It will be the last meeting of the association until after foot ball season, according to 'L. L. Simpson, secretary-manager and forester for the association. Civil Service Slates Inspector Exams The U. Si Civil Service com mission has announced examina tions to fill the position of con struction insDector (dredeine) with the Portland district,,Corps i laugiucers. oaiary lor me post is $3,670 to 4,480 a year. - Further information and ap- ogists know very well what the trouble is. They just can't do anything about it, at least not this summer. According to Buller, the ex planation for the prostrated fish is simple. Mother Nature's gener ous supply of heat and sunlight this summer has created an over abundance of oxygen in the waters of Glade Run -lake. The abnormal heat sends the ' sur face water temperature climbing into the 80's. Trout are in serious trouble whenever the tempera ture passes 70 degrees. The intense heat and sunlight go to work on the algae in the lake, which begin to release more oxygen than usual. The re sult is a "super-saturation" of oxygen just as lethal to fish as a shortage. - ' According to the experts, this condition may not occur again for years. This" year's damage will be repaired when the lake is restocked for the 1956 season. LOST IN FOG Fort Lee, N.J. (U.R) The fog was so thick in New Jersey Monday that an Army convoy enroute from Fort Dix to Fort Devens, lost three of its vehicles on a main highway. State police said a distressed Army officer reported a jeep and two trucks missing after the fog lifted. plication forms may be obtained at the Medford post office build in. Applications will be received by the Board of U. S. Civil Serv ice Examiners, Corps of Engin eers, U. S. 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For many years Consolidated Freightways followed a familiar business custom of distributing remembrances to customers at Christmas time. Four years ago we decided our customers would appreciate, and our communities would benefit, from a new and different kind of Christmas program. We decided to devote these Christmas gift funds exclusively to a college scholar ship program for deserving young students. When the plan was announced, our customers said, in effect, "Wonderful idea we're for it!" ' - Each year a Scholarship Board of Oregon business and education leaders selects the most promising applicants from the 11 western states in which CF operates. Each winner receives a $500 scholarship. If the college chosen is not tax supported, the company contributes an additional $250 to the college.. Of course, we're not in the business of awarding scholarships. 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