Medford mail tribune., April 14, 1957, Image 14

FOURTEEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Sunday, April 14, 1937
among Second Mosft Dinri)pir,(Siim, Dmidlysftiry
income Estimated at
$28 Million in '56
(Editor's not: How is agriculture doing in Jackson
county? What is its future? How does it stack up as compared
to the past? What are the major items of income?
(The following is one of a series of six articles, prepared
by the Mail Tribune in cooperation with the county agri
cultural extension office and ethers, in an attempt to answer
these questions.)
Agriculture is second only to
lumbering in economic import
ance to Jackson county.
.. Estimates by the county ex
tension service show total gross
Income derived from agricultu
ral enterprises in 1956 was $28,-
688,361.
As a pear producing area
Jackson county ranks among the
top three counties in the nation
Income of horticultural products
mostly pears totaled approxi
mately $19,000,000 in 1956, and
usually averages about 50 per
cent of the total agricultural in
come. There are 10,000 pear pro
. during acres in the county, set
ting national quality standards
for Bartlett, Winter Nellis, Bosc,
D'Anjou and Cornice varieties.
National Crop
Seventy-five per cent of the
national Bosc pear crop is grown
here in Jackson county. The
area has one of the lowest per
centages of cull pears in the Pa
cific Northwest. The county ag
ricultural payroll in the pear
industry alone averages over $4,
000.000. Other farming enterprises in
the county include, in the order
of their economic importance,
livestock, poultry, farm crops
nd truck crops.
Income in 1956 from livestock
enterprises was $5,174,310; poul
try, $726,700; and farm crops.
53.787,351.
Farm land covers 472,739
acres, or about 26.2 per cent of
the total acreage in Jackson
countyj crop land, 96,904 acres
or 5.3 per cent; and irrigated
land, 53,674 acres or 2.9 per
cent. -
Durirtg 1956 there were 2,647
farms, - with the average siae
farm consisting of about 178.6
acres. ,
Conserration Districts
There are two soil conserva
tion districts, the Sams Valley
Beagle district, covering an area
of 896.040 acres, and the Rogue
district, with an area of 766,260
acres. The county has a total of
53.674 acres of irrigated land.
There are six organized irriga
tion districts, Medford, Rogue
River, Talent, Eagle Point, Gold
Hill and Table Rock. In addition,
land is being irrigated by com
panies and individual farmers.
Like other industries, the agri
culture picture in Jackson coun
ty has been one of constant
change. This change might be il
lustrated in part by comparing
average income totals over the
period from 1946 through 1956.
YEAR INCOME YEAR INCOME
1944 J20.01J.38O 19S1 $27,157,046
1947 J20,543,000 1952 $28,619,165
1948 $25,405,028 1953 $29,964,413
1949 $22,248,028 1954 $19,771,866
1950 $25,410,490 1955 $29,964,393
1956 $28,688,361
Like other industries, agricul
ture has been influenced to a
marked extent by scientific dis
coveries, mechanical advance
ment, climatic patterns, varying
market demands and changing
patterns of population and com
munity development. Such un
forseen complications of nature
as serious disease and insect in
festations have also left their
marks. ,
Experiments
There have been hundreds of
experiments, some resulting in
costly failurej, but others open
ing new fields of profitable ag
riculture aids and enterprises.
In tiie next 10 to 20 years, ag
riculture in Jackson county is
expected to undergo its most dra
matic beneficial change in his
tory after completion of the Tal
ent Irrigation project. The over
all S21 million program, sched
uled for completion by the sum
mer of 1962, will provide ade
quate water for farmers to take
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full advantage of productivity of
thousands of acres of soil in the
Rogue valley. Several phases of
the project will be in operation
within the next year or two.
Additional avenues of agri
cultural wealth might be open
ed if and when a Rogue river
reclamation and flood control
project is developed to the sim
ultaneous satisfaction of agri
cultural, industrial, recreation
al and other interests.
'Smooth Sailing'
But neither the Talent pro
ject nor a reclamation and flood
control program alone will as
sure "smooth sailing" for Jack
son county agriculture.
Here are just a few of the
problems that must be overcome:
(1) Jackson county's popula
tion (estimated in January by
the state board of health as 68,
000) has virtually doubled since
1940. This has resulted in con
siderable residential develop
ment in suburban areas. Subdi
visions and roads have consum
ed or divided many acres of or
chard and farm land. Prospects
of continued trends in this di
rection and accompanying farm
acreage reduction pose some
what of a threat, to the area's
agricultural -welfare.
(2) Disease and insect control
is a serious problem facing live
stock, fruit and farm crop in
dustries. Testing, vaccination
and spray programs are being
developed and used, but prob
lems in timing, recognition of
need and adequate inspection
still exist.
Major Problem
(3) Marketing is a major prob
lem in several phases of agricul
ture in the county. In 1956, meat
production reached a new high
and cattlemen have been faced
with a large beef consumption
promotion burden. Sheep grow
ers are evn more keenly expe
riencing . marketing problems
since residents of Jackson coun
ty eat less lamb than residents
of some other areas. Because of
this, many lambs must be ship
ped by considerable expense to
San Francisco and other mar
kets. . .
(4) Farmers here as elsewhere
are protesting present tax bills.
Most local farm and fruit grow
er organizations have expressed
the feeling that, based on the
concept of ability to pay, agricul
ture is paying more than its just
share of taxes: Costs of farm op
eration are increasing and many?
farmers have indicated their in
come is not increasing corres
pondingly. The Jackson County Agricul
tural council recently made an
extensive study of these and oth
er problems, and has mapped out
programs with which to combat
them.
The Dalles Observes
100th Anniversary
The Dalles UP) The city
of The Dalles last night kicked
off a three-month anniversary
celebration with a parade.
The Dalles, originally set up
as an Army garrison for protec
tion against Indians, officially
was converted to a town on June
26, 1857.
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CLUB
NEWS
Table Rock Colorleem
The third meeting of the Table
Rock, Colorteens was held April
2 at the home of Carr Meyers in
Central Point. Members discuss
ed the 4-H summer school. Mrs.
Meyers talked about the com
bination of colors th t can be
used in room decoration. Re
freshments were served. Next
meeting will be held April 16.
Laine Donker
Reporter,
Elk-Trail Forestry Squirrels
The Elk-Trail Forestry Squir
rels, met at the home of Lois
Rogers, Trail. Next meeting will
be at tin home of Cheryl Miller.
The meeting was called to or
der by Margaret Hanson. Mem
bers brought mounting cards
with bark and other things from
the forest on them. Discussion
was held on Oregon trees. On
April 4, Mrs. Oscar Hanson took
the club on a field trip into the
forest and members brought
oack specimens. After the meet
ing. Henry Rogers ; played the
banjo and mouth harp.
Cheryl Miller
Reporter,
TATTERED SHIRT
' San Pedro, Calif. (U.R)
Charles Kaufbold of the Internal
Revenue Office opened a parcel
post package Friday. There was
a tattered shirt with a note in
side. "Take this, too." the note
said. "You've got all my money."
Jackson County Agriculture
Estimated Gross Income
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TIME MACHINE "Audie," one of Pacific Telephone's time ma
chines in Portland, is adjusted by Senior Switchman Stan Boucher.
It handles 53,000 calls a day for the correct time.
PT&T's Time Service
Most Popular Number
The most popular telephone
number in Medford belongs to a
party known as "Audie." Med
ford telephone users dial her
2,700 times in an average day,
according to Pacific Telephone
Manager J. H. Creager.
"Audie" is the nickname for
the machine which provides the
time of day when a user dials
3-8111. It is Medford's most fre
quently called number.
Audichron is the machine's
full name. It is an intricate elec
tronic device in a Portland tele
phone building. The voice an
nouncing the time comes from
a magnetic tape recording, and it
reaches Medford via a special
long distance channel.
Time Service
This same Portland audichron
provides time service 'for most
other major Oregon cities as well
as two towns in Washington. The
arrangement helps hold down
costs, telephone engineers ex
plain. The audichron is manufac
tured by an Atlanta, Ga., firm.
Atlanta is also the home of Mrs.
Mary Moore, .whose measured
voice can be heard day or night
saying: "At the tone standard
time will be ... "
In addition to being the voice
of time in hundreds of cities
throughout the United States.
Mrs. Moore appears often on At
lanta television programs. In pri
vate life, she is the mother of
three children, and active in
PTA as well as other community
groups.
Two Recordings
Actually, there are two record-
Pori land Mayor Pleads
Innocent in Court
Portland (U.R) Mayor Terry
D. Schrunk pleaded innocent in
circuit court Friday to charges
of bribery and perjury and told
Judge Alfred T. Sulmonetti he
probably would be ready to go
to trial on either of the counts
within 60 days.
The mayor was indicted re
cently by a Multnomah county
grand jury investigating vice
conditions in Portland. He is ac
cepting a bribe from a bootleg
ger and of giving perjured tes
timony in connection with the
alleged bribe.
ings of Mrs. Moore's voice and
two audichrons in Portland. The
second machine is always ready
to take over should the first fal
ter for some reason.
A busy period for the time
number always follows when
power is restored after an elec
trical service failure. Everybody
calls the time in order to re-set
electric clocks.
But day in and day out the
busiest hour for 3-8111 and Mrs.
Moore's voice is between 7 and
8 a.m.
"Most people have more faith
in the audichron than their own
clocks when it comes to getting
to work on time or the young
sters off for school," Creager
said. ' . -
The audichron is always right
within a fraction of a second, ac
cording to U. S. Naval Observa
tory time in Washington, D.C.
Camp Fire Girls
Career Convention
The Ayuzunta group held a
"1977 Career Convention" Sat
urday, April 6, as part of this
year's birthday project. Mem
bers of the group and their
guests wore costumes in keep
ing with the "career they may
be following twenty years from
now. Banners, balloons, and a
rocket ship were used as decor
ations. Games were planned to
depict the girls' fortunes and fu
ture. The refreshment committee
served fortune cakes and punch.
Members of the group and in
vited guests attending were Mil
dred Bonney, Judy Sims, Dayle
Nesheim, Jacque Chesnut, Mary
Margaret Barr, Janice Taylor,
Linda Medcalf, Christy AJling
ham, and Ann Younger.
DISTRIBUTOR
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LET US FILL YOUR TANK TODAY!
MEDFORD FUEL CO.
Court and McAndrewi Telephone 2-21 1 1
WE GIVE "S&H" GREEN STAMPS
State Forest
Nursery Planned
Salem A state forest nursery
that will see an annual seedling
production of from 15 to 20 mil
lion trees annually is to be es
tablished on a 106-acre site near
Elkton on the Umpqua river in
the near future, State Forester
Dwight L. Phipps announced to
day.
He added that the project has
been made possible through the
cooperative efforts of the Doug
las county court, the state and
the U. S. Forest-Service. The
county has purchased the site
and leased it to the state with
an option to purchase while the
forest service will advance the
major part of the funds for de
velopment under the conserva
tion reserve program of the Soil
Bank Act, the forester stated.
It is estimated that the cost
of development, exclusive of the
site, will be approximately
$250,000. Phipps indicated that
this would go into the prepar
ation of the land, installation of
the irrigation system, refriger
ation plant of sufficient capacity
to store several million trees,
combined machine storage ana
garage, residences for the
nurseryman and his assistant as
well as other improvements.
House Approves
Liberalization Bill
Salem The house of repre
sentatives by unanimous vote
Thursday approved liberaliza
tion of absentee ballot rules.
Present regulations will be
changed by this measure to per
mit casting of ballots up to the
day .before election, instead of
five days before. Ballots may be
mailed to the county clerks from
25 to 45 days before election.
Those who believe they will
be absent from the city on elec
tion day may obtain absentee
ballots. Under present provisions
a voter must be sure he will be
absent before obtaining a bal
lot. Also passed was House Bill
419, . which would permit the
state tax commission to furnish
lists to the county assessors of
those whose returns indicate
they have personal or real prop
erty which should be on the tax
rolls.
Commission to Open
Grading. Paving Bids
The state highway commission
will receive bids for grading and
paving projects on Table Rock
rd. and the Crater Lake highway-Jacksonville
rd., at a meet
ing in Portland Friday.
The two projects involve 1.52
miles of Table Rock rd. and 1.49
miles of the Crater Lake high
way-Jacksonville rd., northeast
of Central Point. Both begin at
the junction of Table Rock rd.
with Crater Lake highway-Jack
sonville rd., and run north and
east respectively from there.
The work consists of widening
along the present alignment and
improving the grade of these
county roads. The pavement will
consist of 3V4 inches of asphaltic
concrete laid -of a width of 22
feet with stone shoulders from
4 to 8 feet in width along each
side. Completion is scheduled for
the fall of 1957.
Economists Say
Outlook Good in r57
Pullman (U.R) Three econo
mists told the Pacific Northwest
Banking conference here Friday
that the economic outlook is
very good for the balance of
1957.
Karl Hobson, extension spec
ialist at Washington State col
lege, said wheat prices should
remain at their present level and
that cattle prices were likely to
improve during the next three
years.
Lewis G. Prichard, assistant
vice president of the research
department of the First Nation
al Bank of Portland, said a ma
jor problem facing the economy
was finding enough funds to fi
nance home construction.
The third speaker at Friday's
meeting was William M. Burke,
economist from the Bank of Am
erica at San Francisco.
WEATHER
By United Press
Northern California: Incres
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ASSIST IN INSTALLATION Veterans Ad
ministration officials and nurses assist in the
installation of hospital facilities and supplies
in building 217 to provide an emergency hos
pital conform to plans of the state civil de
Civil Defense Agency Displays
200-Bed Mobile Hospital at CW
By SID HOLLINGSWORTH
Camp White Correspondent
Forest fire, flood or other ma
jor disaster, requiring surgery
and treatment, can furnish the
occasion for calling into action
the 200-bed mobile hospital unit
now being exhibited at Camp
White by the Oregon State Civil
Defense Agency.
"This emergency hospital can
be used in a natural disaster as
well as after an enemy attack,"
it is stated. In any event, it was
emphasized, the current shortage
of hospital beds requires such a
plan. - - t
Medical men, including phy
sicians, surgeons, dentists and
technicians, attending a meeting
of the Jackson . County Medical
Society, inspected the layout,
transported tnd arranged at the
VA Domiciliary as it might be
set up in any stricken area.
Discusses Problem
Maj. Gen. John Hargreaves, of
the medical corps, USAF (ret.),
now medical representative of
the state civil defense authority,
discussed the program at the
domiciliary Wednesday evening.
Manager E. K. Ricker and Dr.
Wallace Pianka, chief medical
officer, with Grace Stuhr, chief
nurse, and members of the nurs
ing 'staff, cooperated with Lt.
Cmdr. Franklin G. Wetherell,'
USN (ret.), assistant medical of
ficer, and Mrs. Nova Young,
nurse consultant, of the civil de
fense agency, - in providing a
realistic display in one of the
unoccupied buildings.
Only a few of the beds were
"packaged" in the truck with all
of the necessary hospital equip
ment. A trailer is used in active
service to carry the "extras."
Space Required
Approximately 15,000 square
feet of space are required for the
hospital and it can be set up in
about four hours. The hospital
may be quickly relocated if the
occasion warrants.
Mrs. Young declares that in
most communities, the school-
house is the most desirable loca
tion for the improvised hospital.
Manning the hospital calls for
a , team of 10 physicians, 20
nurses, 125 trained assistants
and about 75 others.
While the unit is unimpressive
at a glance, the observer is im
pressed by the compactness as
well as the completeness of the
surgical and medical equipment.
An exact layout is planned and
when it is ready for the first pa
tient, the hospital includes a tri
angle room, for classification of
casualties, a shock treatment
ward, three operating wards, a
sterilizing : room, a pharmacy
CHILDREN
Vi PRICE
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with an adequate ' supply of
drugs, a- laboratory and x-ray
room.
X-Ray Tested
As soon as it was installed
here,"the x-ray was tested to see
if - it could turn out 60-second
prints, as claimed. It did. There
also is a supply room and the
usual wards.
Nothing seems to have been
omitted in the inventory of nec
essary medical equipment and
supplies in an emergency. A spe
cial gasoline incandescent lamp
is available for brilliant lighting
in case the power fails.
COMPLETE HOSPITAL A complete modern hospital is trans
ported in this mobile unit of the Oregon Civil Defense agency.
Here it is shown with Lt. Cmdr. F. G. Wetherell, USN (ret.) assist
ant medical officer, and Mrs. Nova Young, nurse consultant. After
equipment had been moved and placed in one of the buildings at
the Camp White VA Domicviliary where it is' now on display.
(Jerry Gamble Photo) '
Blossom Day at Salem
Scheduled (or Monday
Salem (U.R) Salem will hold
its blossom day celebration Sun
day but the event which was' in
augurated in 1913 will have a
new look.
The emphasis will be to the
west side of the" river.
Robert Fischer Jr., King Bing
of the Salem Cherrians, said:
"Growth of housing develop
ments in and around Salem has
resulted in removal of many of
Salem's surrounding cherry or
chards. Because of this, the
'south route,' a feature of many
Salem blossom days, .was tak"?n
off the schedule."
This year's observance ' will
also be minus the organ music
and special tours of the capitol
which were features of the ob
servance in the . past.
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EASTER SUNDAY DINNER
Served from 3:00 to 9:00 P.M. ;
Here is a treat that ALL the family will enjoy
on this sacred day . . . especially Mother. De
light in Julie's delicious dinner, prepared just
for YOU and served in the gracious atmo
sphere of lovely Mon Desir. Make your reser
vations now.
DESIR:: Ph 3-NOrmandy 4-2513
lsss" :niiC? 'fe
fense department. Shown, left to right, are
Christine Bates, nurse; M. Lewis, nursing
assistant; , Dr. Wallace Pianka, chief medical
officer; Manager Eugene K. Ricker, M. Bar
rett, nurse, and Grace Stuhr, chief nurse.
(Jerry Gamble Photo)
According to the list, the sur
gical implements are: varieties
of surgical knives, forceps,
probes, retractors, scissors, su
tures, sponges, and of course,
anesthesia, antieptics, antibiotics,
bandages, dressings and tourni
quets. Enough expendable supplies,
such as drugs, medicines and
dressings, are included for the
first 36 to 48 hours of operation.
These would need to be replaced
from nearby sources.
. There are, 450 separate pack
ages, crates and bundles in the
kit.
Milton-Freewater Man
Killed in Accident
Walla Walla. Wash. J(U.R)
Eldon A. Hanson, 21, Milton
Freewater, Ore., was killed Fri-.
day night in a three-car col
lision south of here.
Eight other persons were in
jured in the accident. Officers
said the collision occurred about
10:30. p.m. Details of the acci
dent , were not immediately
known.
$20,000 Fire Damages
The Dalles Restaurant
The Dalles (U.R) Damage
was estimated at S20.000 from
a fire early Friday at Langdon's
restaurant just west of here.
Firemen said the blaze appar
ently started in the kitchen. The
building was damaged extensive
ly but most of the equipment
was saved.
DINE EASTER SUNDAY
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