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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 30, 1957)
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The commission also claimed "a notable advance" toward nu clear propulsion of aircraft. For the first time, it said, a turbojet plane engine was powered with atomic heat in a ground test. These were highlights of the ACE's 21st semi-annual report in which it said "significant progress" was made in the last six months toward fulfillment of President Eisenhower's inter national atoms for peace pro gram. Report oa Sifaty As a special feature the com mission published a five-chapter report on "radiation safety" in the U.S. atomic project Al though 331 persons have received "overexposures" in the past 13 years, the project nevertheless has hung up a safety record "without parallel in industrial history," the AEC said. Of the 331 persons, 29) re ceived their overexposures from the big H-bomb shot in the Pa cific March -1, 19. The other 431, two of whom died in 1945, received theirs in "radiation in cidents'' at atomic installations in the United States. In this country, no member of the pub lic has been hurt by radiation. And 99.4 per cent of the near ly 200,000 workers in the pro ject have received an exposure averaging "less than one-third the amount of radiation allowed Valley Peach Production Topic of Meeting Tuesday Peach growing in the Rogue valley was the subject of a meeting attended by about 60 people Tuesday afternoon in the courthouse auditorium. Specialists from Oregon Slate college, the southern Oregon branch experiment station and county agents offered advice to growers on such topics as irri gation, peach diseases and spray programs. Irrigation Diicuited Marvin Shearer, irrigation specialist for OSC. discussed principles of irrigation and showed how to use the gypsum, block to determine moisture content in soil. Iain MacSwan, OSC plant pathologist, spoke on peach blight and leaf curl control. He noted that peach leaf curl spores are carried by wind and spray should be applied before the buds open. This can be at any time during the winter, he said. He also discussed coryneum blight and emphasized that these spores are carried by wind blown rain. MacSwan urged fall application of fungicide to pre cent spore infection. If the in fection is present during the spring, another fungicide appli; cation is recommended then. Insect Influence Dr. W. P. Stephen. OSC api culturist, spoke on the influence of insects on polinization. He pointed out that most fruit grow ers request bees too early in the season. He also stressed the im portance of using the least toxic sprays if bees are to be used in the orchards. Dr. Stephen spoke in the place of Henry Hartman, OSC horti culturist, who was unable to be present because of illness. L. G. Centner, entomologist for the southern Oregon experi ment station, spoke on peach aphis and scale control. He noted that controls which previously were effective are not effective now in many cases. He said this is because the insects have built up a resistance to control ma terials. He said specialists are still working on this problem and new control materials are being placed on the market. Centner also cautioned growers not to use spray that would damage polinators. Fertilizers Discussed Dr. R. J. Higdon, formerly horticulturist for the southern Oregon branch experiment sta tion, discussed various types of fertilizers. He said this fall and winter have been good for ap plication of 'ammonia fertilizers because of favorable moisture conditions. .' Dr. Higdon noted that ammon ia fertilizer can be washed away and is less effective in years when excessive rains occur after the fertilizer is applied. He also stressed the importance of prop er fertilizer placement and recommended application four to six inches deep in the soil. Spray Program Dr. Higdon told the group that nitrate of soda should not be used in heavy clay soil since the soda content tends to cause a hard surface crust when mixed with the clay. Don Berry, county horticul ture agent, presented the 1957 spray schedule for control of scale, aphis, leaf curl, brown rot, twig miner, aphis, spider mite, mildew and , peach blight and peach root borer. by strict safety standards." The commission said its own experimental program to de velop economical atomic power plants to be financed entirely by private industry has grown to seven. But the effort to make nuclear power pay its way is still "in its early stages." Stockpiles Increased Atoms for peace was advanced by adoption of a statute for an 82-nation international atomic energy agency. In addition, this country has negotiated 41 agree ments to help 39 nations set up research or power reactors. The United States still leads the free world in production of uranium, the atomic raw mater ial. In the past half year its stockpiled more nuclear fuels and explosives than ever before in a like period. This country plans no more H bomb shots in the Pacific before 1958, but it has scheduled small caliber A-tests for the Nevada Proving Ground starting in late spring. The semi-annual report dis closed that the commission is ex panding its Nevada Proving Ground, in the vicinity of Jack ass Flats, into a range for test ing the bomb-drop characteristics of various weapons shapes. The Interior Department re ported that this extension of the testing ground involves some 38,400 acres which are no long er available for leasing. Mice Get Blame for Near-Fatal Poisoning Tokyo ;U.R) Police investi gators blamed - mice today for the near-fatal gas poisoning of three waitresses in a Tokyo res taurant. They said the mice brushed up against a gas cock and opened the jet in the bedroom where the three girls were sleeping. Four Flue Fires Reported in City Four flue fires were reported in Medford Monday and Tues day, according to the Medford fire department. Two pumpers were dispatched to the Harry V. Hayburn resi dence, 802 East Jackson St., Tuesday, when a flue fire ig nited the roof and burned a 10 by 10 foot hole in it, firemen said. They extinguished the fire. Joe Dempsey, 2735 Buckshot Hill rd., Medford, reported a fire Tuesday when a faulty flue at his residence burned an eight foot area around his stove, it was reported. The blaze was ex tinguished by Dempsey before firemen arrived, they said. Two pumpers were dispatched. One pumper was dispatched Tuesday to a flue fire at the res idence of Paul McDuffee, 2000 Hillcrest rd., Medford, accord ing to firemen. They extin guished the fire. No damage was reported. Firemen extinguished a flue fire Monday at an apartment of the Ideal Court, Myrtle and Taylor sts., firemen reported. One pumper was dispatched to the alarm and no damage was reported. 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'Last Big Fling' Brightman said the only rea son Solderquist gave for the suicide attempt was that he was in debt about SI. 000 and he wanted to make his "last big fling." Soderquist was under obser vation at Broadlawns General hospital for injuries he suffered in the crash landing Tuesday afternoon. The jarring he took when the plane nosed over pos sibly saved him from the home made cyanide pills. No Cyanide in System 1 When he landed the seat belt apparently "hit him in the stom ach so hard he vomited and threw them up" Brightman said. "There was none of the cyanide in his system." Soderquist, who had never flown alone before, had only 15 hours of flight time when he stole the plane at gunpoint about noon Tuesday. He had nearly 19 hours of experience by the time he crash-landed in a field in West Des Moines. Portland Man Talks At Grants Pass Meet Grants Pass Dr. Charles G. Fast, Portland, executive direc tor of the state association for retarded children, spoke at a luncheon Monday in Grants Pass to the local chapter of the state association sponsored by Friends of Retarded Children. Dr. Fast spoke to the repre sentatives of several civic organ izations of the immediate need of a program for retarded chil dren and adults in Oregon. He stressed that the number of re tarded children and adults in the state far exceeded the serv ices availahle and that legisla tion must be passed for their benefit. He also explained that educa tion legislation must be rjassed enabling the formation of more special classes and that there was a need for legislation to have an interim committee make a study or survey of the retarded in Oregon and report to the Legislative body in 1959. PHOENlX Club to Meet Phoenix Phoenix Thimble club will meet Friday. Feb. 1, at the home of Mrs. Guy Cob leigh on Fourth st. for a cov ered dish luncheon. During the business meeting the newly elected officers will be installed by Mrs. Mervin Hixson. Mrs. James Overturf will be co hostess. Mrs. Jack Wheeler and baby son, Mark, are home from the hospital and doing nicely. The Wheelers moved here recently from Central Point and pur chased their place on Calhoun rd. Mr. and Mrs. Frances G. Shea have moved into the house at 208 Third st. They are from Gar den City, Kan. Their three chil dren have entered school, one in high and the two younger ones in grade school. All Oregon Highways Reported Well Sanded Salem U.R) All Oregon routes were reported well sand ed and chains were needed no where despite an inch of new snow at Government Camp and half an inch at Timberline, the State Highway department re ported today. Spots of ice werereported at Portland,' Sunset summit, Cas cade Locks. Corvallis, Roseburg. Siskiyou, Brothers, Che m u 1 1, Lakeview, Baker, Ontario, John Day, Burns and Basque. Daily's U-Drivs Medford Airport Explosions and Fire Destroy Gasoline Processing Plant Whiting, Ind. (U.P) A series of explosions and fire destroyed a 10-story processing unit for high octane gasoline Tuesday night, causing at least $1 million damage and. injuring seven men. The blasts ripped an alkylation unit shortly belore midnight and sent rivers of flaming fuel cours ing through the Standard Oil Co. of Indiana refinery, one of the nation's largest. Sand Dikes Erected Workmen hastily erected sand dikes to contain the flames, which could be seen as far as three miles from the burning unit. The injured men suffered burns and cuts and all were re leased after treatment at the company hospital. The flames spread to four Two People Hurt In Car Accident Arlon Gene Stockton, 25, Gerberville, Calif., and Kenneth T. Burnett, 29, Shady Cove, were hospitalized with cuts and possible fractures last night aft er a one-vehicle accident at the corner of Cherry lane and Prune St., according to slate police. Officers said Stockton was driving the car north on Cherry lane and was preparing to make a right turn onto Prune St., when lights from another car blinded him. Stockton's car went across the street, over a five-foot bank and hit a wire fence, police said. Stockton and Burnett, a pas senger In the vehicle, were tak en by Medford Ambulance serv ice to Osteopathic hospital. Stockton had possible rib frac tures and Burnett had a possible broken leg, state police said. Another passenger in the car, David K. Holder, 27, of 802 West Jackson St., was not injured. The accident occurred at 8:55 p.m. Eugene Apartment ildings Damaged Eugene 'iU.PJ Firemen bat tled both flames and ice early today as a blaze caused "several thousand dollars" damage to two apartment buildings located near the city jail here. Ten persons were chased into the street in their nightclothes in five-above-zero weather. One resident, Otto Hagen, suffered injuries when he jumped from a window. A fireman was hurt when he slipped on the ice. Two frozen fire hydrants ham pered firemen. Firemen said the blaze appar ently started in a woodshed be hind one of the buildings and spread upstairs. A corner and a roof of the adjoining building were damaged. smaller storage tanks, but a southeast wind prevented them from reaching 50 tanks con taining 10,000 to 20.000 gallons of gasoline each located only 200 yards away. About 1,200 firemen battled the flames in near zero temper atures. Fire officials concen trated on containing the fire and let it burn itself out. A. H. Hayes, assistant refinery superintendent, said that while it is difficult to estimate the damage, "It appears to be in tae neighborhood of $1 million." Blasts Rock Area The blasts rocked the immedi ate area, knocking out tele phone communications in that section temporarily. Flame shot hundreds of feet into the air and r dense clouds ot smoke hung over j the l.buu-acre refinery. The unit, built in 1942, is used to process about 5,000 bar rels of high octane aviation gaso-j line daily. It consists of a series of 10-story towers in which the components of crude oil are re moved in the production of gaso line. . The flames also engulfed a nearby tank containing heating oil and gasoline byproducts and three naptha tanks. Other near by structures in the quarter-mile refinery area included a power house, propane tanks and 15 napthalcne stills. Meany Summons Warring Factions Miami Beach U.R) Presi dent George Meany summoned heads of two big warring fac tions of his AFL-CIO today to try to mend jurisdictional dis putes that have rocked the merged labor movement. Meany was scheduled to con fer with Richard Gray, director of the Industrial Union depart ment, and Al Whitehouse, presi dent of the Building Trades de partment. AFL-CIO President Walter Reuther, head of the CIQ before the union merger 14 months ago. is president of the Industrial Union department made up chiefly of former CIO. unions. The Building Trades depart ment is composed mainly of old AFL unions. Most of the AFL CIO's 140 international unions belong, to one of- the depart ments. The two factions have been warring over jurisdiction ever since the merger. The disputes have blocked new organizing drives. Meany has recommended a program for settling the inter union disputes and also for out lawing boycotts by one union of the products of another in the jurisdictional wars. Representa tives of the two departments, however, failed to agree on de tails of the peace plan. r 4 How much would your auto insurance allow? Allstate pays upto$25! 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