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Is That So? This spring I reprinted a let ter from Dee J. Poole of Magic Valley, Ida., who was literally being eaten out of his homestead by hundreds of thousands of iackrabbits. He said he had tried footing them (by the thou- Vands), also building supposedly abbit-proof fences (in summer they dug under the fences, in winter they ran over them on snowdrifts), and was about to lose his mind. In writing to me he asked whether he would be morally justified in infecting the rabbits with myxomatosis, a dis ease deadly to rabbits. In turn, I asked you readers for the solution. Hundreds of you responded from all over the land. These letters I forwarded to Mr. Poole. Here is his response: "Now that spring work is done, I can get down to answer ing the hundreds of letters which kind people sent to me. The letter writers were over whelmingly against the introduc tion of the virus disease both on moral and economic grounds. (Three who were in favor of using the virus seem to feel the end justifies the means.) I'm in clined to agree with the major ity of the writers. "Many of the writers offering solutions said that the rabbits could be put to good use for chicken, hog or fox foods. Some gave me the addresses of places where rabbits may be sold, point ing out that dressed rabbits bring as high as 50 cents to $1 each. "Several advocated the impor tation of predators. A man from Billings, for example, suggested that we import coyotes to kill off the rabbits. Coma and Go in Cycle "With this writer and others I cannot agree that the extern ination of coyotes and other predators has caused the jack- rabbit plague. The letters of our pioneer homesteaders in this val ley prove that the rabbits were here in destructive hordes long before mass coyote poisons were used. "Besides, recent experiments by University of California and U.S. Bureaeu of Land Manage ment experts have shown that the rise and fall of rodent num bers has little relation to the number of predators present. In other words, rabbit numbers come and go in great cycles re gardless of their natural en emies, because, I suppose of the rabbit's tremendous reproduc tive capacity coupled with food supply. (Editor's Note: In his book, The Sex Life of Wild Animals, Eugene Burns deals with this subject comprehen sively). "My wife and I got a great kick out of the suggestions that we give up sheep farming and make our fortunes by going into some 'sensible' occupation like mink farming or the processing of rabbits for the mink farm trade. As one writer put it: 'Man, you've struck gold if you only knew how to handle the situa tion!' "Then there was the man who suggested that we sell this 'rabbit-infested' place and go to work in a factory where we could make a lot more money with less effort and investment. They Like tha Life "I can't help but answer that one. My wife and I are here be cause we like farming and ranch ing as a way of life. We have tried city jobs in which we could make a living with much FIFTY-SEVENTH SEMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF MEDFORD MEDFORD, OREGON JUNE 30, 1956 STATEMENT OF CONDITION . First Mortgage Loam ' Investments and Securities Cash on Hand and in Banks Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment, less depreciation Total Assets .. Members' Share Accounts ... Loans in Process Other Liabilities Specific Reserves General Reserves Undivided Profits y IUGEWE BURNS Rangor-Naturalist less effort. We don't aim to quit, either now or in the future, be cause the going gets rough in spots. "In the final analysis, your publication of my letter has brought us great help in decid ing on a definite policy of sur vival against rabbits. First, we are thoroughly convinced that the only effective long-range pol icy is to eliminate the sagebrush as far back from our fields as possible. One writer told us that rabbits will not cross land that has been cleared of brush for at least three quarters of a mile. This we will do as fast as fi nances permit. "Hunting is another angle and may prove an important one. We had several letters from Mon tana, especially, suggesting that men would like to come here and hunt rabbits and truck them to eastern Montana for sale to mink and other farms. Also rod and gun clubs have expressed interest. All in all, we feel greatly encouraged. We were particu larly impressed by the friendly interest shown by men and wo men in all parts of the U.S. To them we extend our thanks, and also to you for reprinting our letter. Dee J. Poole." Copyright, 1956, by Eugen Bums) (Released by McCIure News paper Syndicate) Free: By special arrangement with the editors of the Encyclo pedia Americana, my panel of judges will award each week to the reader who sends me the best true-life nature adventure, the best nature observation, or the best question on nature and wildlife, a complete 30-volume set of this world-famous refer ence work in a handsome Seal craft binding. Each week new submissions will be considered. Sorry, I simply can't answer your many friendly letters, Please address your letter to: Is That So! care Medford Mail Tribune, Box 575, Sausalito, Calif. Mrs. Lydiard Named President of Firm Mrs. Jane C. Lydiard, wife of one of the founders of the Gro ceteria, was elected president of dates and Lydiard, Inc., at a directors' meeting here Thurs day night. Melvin H. Hall, who has been associated with the firm for the past 30 years, succeeds the late William A. Gates as. general manager. Lowell Iverson will be assistant manager. Other officers of Gates and Lydiard, . Inc., include Paul Simth, vice president, Melvin Hall, secretary, and Iverson and Ross Minneci as directors. The Groceteria was one of Medford's first self-service food stores, organized in 1920 by W. A. Gates and William Lydi ard. The concern was first housed at Sixth st. and Central ave. in a portion of the build ing now occupied by the F. W. Woolworth company. Lebanon Voters Approve Three Issues Friday Lebanon (U.R) Voters here okayed three measures Friday at a special election. Receiving approval was a $141,000 bond issue to provide additional funds, to make manda tory additions and advisable flood control precautions at the sewage disposal plant the addi tions were required by the state sanitary commission. Also approved . was $55,000 above the six per cent limitation to make up a deficit in the gener al fund and a $9,000 bond issue for purchase of city street main tenance equipment, now being purchased on a rental plan. ASSETS LIABILITIES ..$196,269.76 .. 16,559.79 Total Liabilities AN INSTITUTION DEDICATED TO THOSE Steel Strike May Cause Lay Offs of 100,000 This Week Pittsburgh (U.R) Upwards of 40,000 coal miners will feel the pinch of the nationwide steel shutdown when they return from vacation next week, adding to the more than 65,000 sideliners already laid off by the United Steelworkers strike. Layoffs will mount even high er in other steel-centered indus tries should the contract dispute remain deadlocked. The crippl ing walkout is in its seventh day. Efforts to end the strike, which cut off 90 per cent of the nation's steel production and sent 650,000 millworkers on the picket line, remained at a standstill. Negoti ators for the USW and the steel producers made no more to re vive contract talks which col lapsed Saturday, six hours before the strike began. Federal Mediation Director Joseph F. Finnegan, after separ ate "exploratory conferences with both sides Thursday, indi cated he would contact the bar gainers "early next week, pre sumably to press for renewed negotiations. While settlement seemed far off, the nation was getting con tinuing reminders of the price tag of an eventual basic steel contract. Three more small steel firms announced price increases of about $8 to $14 a ton in antici pation of higher labor costs. United Mine Workers return ing to the pits Tuesday after their annual 12-day vacation may be greeted by "No Work" signs. An informed coal industry source said 40,000 miners will "either go on a shorter work week or be laid off." U.S. Steel Corp. announced it would not reopen its "captive" mining operations in Western Pennsylvania, Kentucky or West Virginia. The sole exception is the Robena mine at Masontown, Pa., the world's largest mechan ized coal pit. The comany will temporarily store the mined coal in barges. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. said none of its 2,500 miners would work until the mills re open. 50,000 Rail Layoffs The Railroad Retirement Board estimated rail industry layoffs at 40,000 to 50,000 since July 1, the day the steel strike began. An official said the rail companies were hit "sooner and harder" this year than in the Officers Installed At Lions Meeting The annual installation of of ficers and ladies night of Med ford Lion's club was held Wed nesday, June 27, at Tally-Ho. Herbert Seitz was installed as the 34th president of the club. Louie Ruhl and Joe Tomjack were installed as vice presi dents. Deputy District Governor Robert Dames installed the om cers. International Counselor Lee Mellish was master of cere monies. Other officers installed were Lee Knox, secretary-treasurer; Edward Ashton, lion tamer; Lee Mellish, tail twister; and Speed Waters and Jerry Lausmann as directors for two years. Jim McGoodwin and Elliott Becken are holdover directors. SPECIEL SENATE CHAIR Madison, Wis. (U.R) For mer State Sen. Clifford (Tiny) Kruefer, redistricted out of of fice in 1954, filed nomination pa pers Friday to get his old chair back. It's a special chair, custom built, to hold "Tiny" Krueger's 400 pounds. .$2,711,300.41 . 144,000.00 . 163,634.36 6,960.30 . $3,025,895.07 . $2,665,996.32 146,108.60 660.60 300.00 212,829.55 ..$3,025,895.07 WHO SAVE mm him '3 I !. 56-day steel strike of 1952, the industry's longest and costliest. In the Chicago-Gary steel area, 8,000 railworkers were idled. The board said 12,000 were fur loughed in the Pittsburgh steel district. The American Trucking Assn. said between 20,000 and 30,000 drivers and cargo handlers were furloughed in five Eastern and Mid-Western states. Bureau of Land Estimates Area Bureau of Land Management earnings in area I in fiscal 1957 are expected to reach $40,000, 000, nearly 12 per cent hjgher than the $35,000,000 1956, in come, James F. Doyle, area ad ministrator, said Saturday. The anticipated higher earn ings are made possible by a $9, 676,860 appropriation, the larg est in the history of area I, which comprises Washington, Oregon and California, accounts for more than 40 per cent of the total appropriation for BLM, which for fiscal 1957 received $22,914,300. Increased Explained The biggest portion of the area I increase was for work in the O&C lands where $1,730,285 has Prolonged Strike May Cripple Jobs Portland (U.R) Builders warned here Saturday that a pro longed strike against the steel in dustry could cripple construction projects in the Portland area and cause job layoffs but that no effect of the walkout has been felt yet in this area. Oregon steelworkers negotiate separately with employers and are not involved in the dispute which has closed the nation's largest steel mills. But lack of steel for fabricating locally could result in project delays here. A. H. Harding, manager of the heavy construction department of Associated General Contrac tors, said lack of steel could slow down work on the Morrison and might be possible to divert steel from less pressing projects if a shortage should develop. Harding added "I don't believe the overall picture justifies any alarm at this time." l' i TREE BIKE fcBSU mWTrW-'! f Mrs. Lloyd Goble takes delivery of the Free Ford which is the 14th car given by Fortune Service Stations. LLYIU BE NO NEED TO BUY It's Fun to Buy Gas at On the Point - Count Boxes Kleenex 21c With Any Gas Purchase f Some 5,000- to 10,000 barge workers have been idled by the steel ' shutdown, according to Chester Thompson, president of American Waterways Operators, Inc. The 10,000 seamen who man the 300 boats which carry iron ore from Western ranges on the Great Lakes face furloughs if the strike continues to the end of next week. Management 1 Earnings been allotted for forestry work, $425,000 or fire contracts, and $4,460,000 is for access roads. These figures represent an in crease of $870,275 over fiscal 1956. The $4,460,000 allotted for O&C access roads will be reim bursed to the federal treasury from timber sale receipts accru ing to the O&C counties. The system of access roads planned and being built is essential to proper management of the val uable publicly owned forest lands in the heart of Oregon's Douglas fir country. The second largest increase, $340,290, was for lands and min erals operations, and is earmark ed to implement legislation de signed to promote the multiple use of all land resources, both surface and subsurface, Doyle said, the total lands and minerals appropriation is $922,080. Reduc tion of the backlog of applica tions pending for lease or title to lands and mineral resources is the principal goal. Program Aided Soil and moisture conservation work received a substantial in crease from $339,750 in 1956 to $488,400 in 1957. This will per mit BLM to continue its leading role in the Department of Inter ior's 20-year program involving the four other principal land agencies and geological survey for revitalization of public and Indian lands, totaling approxi mately 270,000,000 acres nation ally. The benefits will be improv ed watershed protection and ero sion control, increased grazing capacity, sustained ground water level and lessened flood damage. Doyle pointed out that $851, 594 have been allotted for fire control work in the three-state area, an increase of $76,667 over fiscal 1956. Another $45,000 will go for blister rust control in the forest areas. Grazing administra tion received an allotment of $246,000, an increase of $23,000 over last year. - JUST DRIVE IN FOR FREE TICKETS FO RTUH South Central at South Sunday, July 8, 1936 Osteopathic Buys Cardioscope For Heart Therapy Here The Medford Osteopathic hos pital has purchased a new Dal lons cardioscope, an electronic machine for heart therapy. The purchase of the cardio scope makes the Osteopathic the first, hospital with a complete "lifesaving team" between Port land and San Francisco, accord ing to hospital officials. A research expert from the Dallons company spoke to a meeting at the hospital and demonstrated uses of the ma chine July 3. The machine includes a cardi scope, which keeps the doctor constantly informed of the con dition of the patient while under an anesthetic; a cardiophone which amplifies the heart beat; a pacemaker which will start the heart beat in case the heart comes to a stand still during an operation; and a defibrillator which will bring the heart beat back to normal in case an ab normal rhythm develops. Comment on Machine .The Los Angeles Times news paper, commenting on a cardio scope machine installed recently in a California hospital, explain ed: "It makes it possible for the surgeon, with a quick glance at a round glass screen to see the condition of the heart by inter preting blue line patterns made on the screen by the heart's electrical activity. The markings are identical in shape but larger than those traced on paper with ink by an electrocardiograph (an older type heart machine)." The Osteopathic hospital has also recently installed an air conditioning unit. 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