FOUR MEDFORD (OREGON)
4-H Club Members
From 8 Communities
Participate in
Members of 4-H clubs from
eight communities in Jackson
county took part in livestock
showman ship and judging con
tests during the second ,annual
Phoenix prefair at the Phoenix
Community hall Saturday.
Jack Dube, v o c a tional ag
riculture instructor at Phoenix,
" was the official judge. Miss Marj
orie Hattan. 4-H club agent,
visited with home economics
club members to make sugges
tions for their exhibits at the
county fair. The county 4-H and
Future Farmers of America fair
is scheduled for Aug. 19-24.
Results of the placings at the
prefair are as follows:
Beef Showmanship
Class 1, first, Ken Steward,
Sis-Q, second, Linda Gibson,
West Side, third. Carolyn Tiegs,
Talent, fourth, Nancy Lusk, Sis
Q, fifth. Mavis Strom, South
west Medford, sixth, Carolyn
Sidener, Central Point; Class 2,
first. Chip Buffington, Phoenix,
fourth, Henry Scott, Phoenix
fifth, Wayne Ditsworth, Phoenix
sixth, Janet Glidden, Phoenix,
seventh, James Scott, Phoenix
Class 3, first, Karen Jossy,
Antelope, second. Jan Calloway,
Reese Creek, third, Kathy Zap-
ell, Talent, fourth, Mike Char
ity, Central Point, fifth, Clifford
Eradshaw,' Sis-Q. sixth, Kay
Stephenson, Reese Creek: Class
4. first, Linda Sommer, Talent
second, John James. Talent,
third. Steve Stewart, Sis-Q,
fourth, Ronald Anderson. An
telope, fifth, Ricky Anderson,
Antelope, sixth, Karen Feller,
Sis-Q; Class 5, first. Bill An
horn. Central Point, second,
Joyce Kerr, Sis-Q. third. Patsy,
Charley, Central Point, fourth.
Ann Carter, Sis-Q; Class 6, first
Monte Cook, Central Point, and
second, Edith Williamson, Sis-Q.
Sheep Showmanship
Class 1, 0first, Kay DeMers,
Phoenix, second, Jim Martin,
Phoenix, third, Renee Johnson,
Phoenix, fourth Charles Martin,
Phoenix, fifth, Charles Swingle,
Phoenix, sixth, Ronald Whillock,
Phoenix; Class 2, first, Daryl
Zapell, Talent, second, Kathy
Zapell, Talent, third, Kay Steph
enson, Reese Creek, fourth Linda
Sommer, Talent, fifth, Billy Ul-
lom, Central Point, sixth, Jackie
Howard, Phoenij; Class 3, Caro
lyn Barnes, West -Side, second,
Steve Stewart, Sis-Q, third.
Linda Gibson, West Side, fourth,
John Hughes, Reese Creek, fifth.
Nancy Lusk, Sis-Q, sixth David
Foote, Central- Point.
Class 4, first, Carol Foote,
Central Point, second. Mary, Ann
Cantrall, Ruch, third, John Ly-
Lew Temperatures
Cause Bloom Drop
It is natural for blossoms to
drop from tomato plants until
minimum temperatures are
above 55 for several consecu
tive nights, C. B. Cordy, county
horticulture agent, remineded
residents today.
Cordy said he has had several
calls on the subject recently.
He explained that earlier varie
ties will set fruits at lower temp
eratures, but these varieties have
some other drawbacks.
The county agent said tomato
plant growth should not be ex
cessively stimulated by use of
fertilizers and other factors ear
ly in the growing season. Fruit
setting will take place at slight
ly lowcre minimum tempera
tures if growth of the plant is
glower, he explained.
Beekeepers Meet in
Courthouse Tuesday
Rogue Valley Beekeepers as
sociation met Tuesday evening
in the county courthouse.
The group discussed the use
of poison sprays in the orchards
in early spring that are deadly
' to bees. They discused a method
by which the beekeepers in areas
where poison sprays are to be ap
plied may be notified in advance
so the bees may be moved from
the area.
The next meeting of the group
will be Aug. 27.
New Rules on Auction
Markets Co in Effect
Salem New regulations gov
erning the operation of livestock
auction markets were promul
gated June 28 by the state de
partment of agriculture and are
r,ow in effect. These orders also
include the examination, test
ing and treating of livestock
handled or sold in auction mar
kets and stockyards in Oregon.
Also covered are provisions
guiding the conduct of the new
state-federal approved auction
markets. Copies of the regula
tions are available to anyone in
terested from the state depart
ment of agriculture, division of
animal industry, Salem.
Sudan grass seeded soon after
corn planting will be ready for
pasture or green-chop in July
and August.
MAIL TRIBUNE
brand, Sis-Q: Class 5, first.
Wayne Ditsworth, Phoenix, sec
ond, Joyce Kerr, Sls-Q. third,
Norman D i t s w orth. Phoenix,
fourth, Cecilia Fichtner, Central
Point.
Dairy Showmanship
Class 1, first, Virginia Martin,
Phoenix, second, Gail Glidden,
Phoenix, third. Jim Martin,
Phoenix, fourth Romelle Fos
sen. Ruch, fifth, Norman Dits
worth, Phoenix, sixth, Cecilia
Fichtner. Central Point; Class
2, first, Carolyn Tiegs, Talent,
second, Richard Anderson, An
telope, third. John Hughes
Reese Creek, fourth, Linda Som
mer, Talent, fifth, Jerry Moore.
Reese Creek, sixth, Jonathan
Johnson, Phoenix: Class 3, first
Gary Fosscn, Ruch, second,
Daryl Zapell, Talent, third,
Karen Jossy, Antelope, fourth,
Mike Anhorn, Central Point,
fifth, Carol Foote, Central Point,
sixth, Kathy Zapell, Talent.
Class 4, first, Divid Foote,
Central Point, second, Ronald
Anderson, Antelope, third, Kay
Stephenson. Reese Creek, fourth,
Starlene Wilkins. Talent; Class
5. first, Paul Medina, Reese
Creek, second, Charles Martin,
Phoenix, third. Janet Glidden,
phoenix, fourth. Billy Ullom,
Central Point, fifth, Dorothy
James, Phoenix, sixth, Vernon
Calkins, Phoenix; Class 6, first,
Mary Ann Cantrall, Ruch, sec
ond, Tony Glidden, Phoenix,
and fifth, Mary Ann Barker,
Ruch.
Livestock Judging Contest
First, Joanne Calloway, Reese
Creek; second, Karen Jossy,
Antelope; third. John James,
Talent: fourth. Kay Stephenson,
Reese Creek; fifth, James Scott,
Phoenix; sixth, Jim Martin,
Phoenix; seventh. John Lybrand,
Sis-Q: eighth place tie, Linda
Gibson, Coloen Franek and Clint
Gibson, all of West Side; ninth,
Carolyn Tiegs, Talent, and 10th
Ronaid Anderson, Antelope.
More Lygus Bugs
Attack Seed Fields
Here This Year
Jackson county seed growers
are still having considerable
trouble with lygus bug infesta
tions in their fields, according
to W. B. Tucker, county agricul
ture agent.
The small green bugs suck
juices from the plant buds, caus
ing blooms to drop and greatly
reducing the seed crop yield,
Tucker explained.
Resisting DDT
Lygus bugs this year appear to
to resisting applications of DDT
However, experts are still recom
mending DDT as well as toxa
phene and heptachlor.
Tucker said two pounds of
actual DDT per acre are being
recommended. If this has no
measurable control effect, farm
ers are advised to apply two
pounds actual toxaphene per
acre or one-half pound heptach
lor per acre. These control mat
erials are available in either
dust or spray forms.
The alfalfa thrip, which is a
smaller insect, is also active in
many fields. Tucker noted. The
same control methods are re
commended for this insect as
for lygus bugs.
Build-Up Seen
The county agent said the
mild winter this year was favor
able for development of lygus
bugs. He added that farmers
have not been planting as many
seed crops as legumes, which
gave opportunity for insect build
up.
There is also a noticable in
festation of alfalfa weevil this
year. Tucker pointed out, but
parasitic insects released to con
trol this pest appear to be effec
tive. The parasitic insects are
not harmful to crops and destroy
only alfalfa weevil larvae.
Coast Soil Samples
Under Experiment
Corvallis Soil samples from
farms along Oregon's coast are
being moved into greenhouses
at Oregon State college in a
new type of research aimed at
speeding work on soil fertility
Droblems in that area.
OSC soil scientists are taking
samples of 10 typical coastal
soils from Coos Bay to Astoria.
These will be placed in plastic
pots in agricultural experiment
station greenhouses, give a wide
range of soil fertility treatments,
and then checked for possible
plant food deficiencies.
Purpose of this type of re
search is to determine the gen
eral kinds and areas of soil de
ficiencies along the coast, Moyle
E. Harward. professor of soils
at OSC said. This information
will make it possible to design
simpler field experiments aimed
at particular soil fertility prob
lems, speeding the time actual
recommendations can be made
to local farmers and lowering
cost of this kind of research.
Thursday. July 11. 1957
RARIN' TO GO Little
four-year-old Susan Caleca
gets out her trusty six-shooters
to plug her hometown
California Rodeo at Salinas
July 11 through 14.
Elm Leaf Beetles
Serious Insects,
County Agent Says
The black and yellow striped
elm leaf bettles are serious pests
on elm trees in this area, accord
ing to County Agent Don Berry.
These pests are generally first
noted by the home owner as
greenish-yellow worms on the
leaves of the Elm trees. Eventu
ally, they cause the tree to lose
the foliage and take on a sickly
appearance. Berry said.
Gather in Clusters
At this time the worms and
beetles can be observed crawl
ing down the tree trunk and
gathering in clusters at the base
of the tree. These will soon re
appear in the trees as a second
brood. Since there are several
broods a year, the damage con
tinues until th fall frost.
Right now ' all stages of
beetles, worms and eggs can be
found on the elms and where
serious damage is occurring, a
spray of 2 pounds DDT and 2
pounds malathion per 100 gal
lons should be applied at once to
prevent further damage.
On Spray Needed
Ordinarily one spray contain
ing these materials applied dur
ing May will prevent serious
beetle damage to elms for the
season unless reinfestation oc
curs, Berry said.
Defoliation such as is occur
ring now is very bad for a tree
and will result in dead wood
scattered in the tree top, it was
explained. However, the trees
will not die from an attack in a
single year. Repeated attacks
will greatly weaken and even
kill trees.
Grain Inspection
Office Set To Open
Salem The state department
of a g r i c u 1 ture will open a
branch office of its division of
grain inspection in Merrill Aug.
1 to serve the Klamath basin,
Didector Robert J. Steward an
nounced at Salem this week.
Darrell W. Guthrie, grain in
spector with the division head
quarters in Portland since 1951,
will be working supervisor of
the new branch. A sampler will
be selected from the Klamath
area and an extra inspector will
be sent in from Portland during
peak grain movement.
The decision, to open a grain
inspection branch office in this
area was reached after a study
made by T. Ralph Harry, grain
division chief. The study show
ed that an estimated 2.500 cars
of grain will be inspected year
ly at the new branch and, in
addition, an estimated 3,000 sub
mitted samples will come from
growers and elevators operators.
No protein tests will be made
at this branch. Samples for this
purpose will be mailed through
the division's chemical labora
tory the day they arrive in Port
land.
Researchers Study
Nitrogen in Lakes
Madison, Wis. KB Nitrogen
found in lake waters may be
coming from water that "perco
lates'' through the soil and finds
its way into lakes through
springs and streams.
Four University of Wisconsin
soil researchers have been
studying the accumulation of ni
trogen because it stimulates the
growth of algae and weeds. The
researchers are looking for the
source of nitrogen to reclaim
the lake for recreational pur
poses. Tests have shown that the un
desirable nitrogen does not come
from soil erosion, and now it is
believed farmlands are indirect
ly the source.
Erosion control measures
would, not be effective in stop
ping the percolated water the re
searchers said.
New Warehouses on Farms
Salem A number of new
warehouses constructed on Ore -
gon farms prompt the state de-
... , .
partment of agriculture to ad -
vise that some of them may be
subject to the public grain ware
house inspection and licensing
law. i
If farmers who have small
warehouses or elevators on their
farms accept grain of neighbors
for paid storage or other consid-,
eration, they will need a ware-,
house license. Farmers who
want license application blanks
nr whn nppH fnrlhor information
to determine whether their stor
age facility needs a license
should write to the department's
division of grain inspection in
Portland. The address is 606 S.E.
Ninth ave.
New Features of Law
New features of the slate
warehouse law added by the
1957 legislature will become ef
fective Aug. 20, according to T.
Ralph Harry, chief of the grain
inspection division. These deal
with shortages, giving notice if
a warehouse decides to quit
business, cause for license refu
sal or revocation and exceptions
to the restrictions on grain
storage.
This legislation sets up how
the department of agriculture
shall proceed if its inspectors
discover grain shortages. As an
ultimate, step, the department
may petition the courts for ap
pointment of a receiver to oper
ate or liquidate the business.
After Aug. 20, if any ware-
Poulfrymen Urged
To Protect Birds
From Hot Weather
Corvallis Hot weather can be
a quick killer of chickens and
turkeys and poultrymen should
take special'care to protect their
birds during hot summer days,
advises Noel Bennion, extension
poultry specialist at Oregon State
college.
Research has shown birds can
stand 100-degree temperatures
only about seven hours if the
air is dry, Bennion says. And
regardless of the humidity, poul
try live only a few hours when
the mercury hits 105 degrees
and die in a hurry in tempera
tures of 110. In direct sun, birds
are killed more quickly.
Can't Perspire
Chickens and turkeys can't
perspire like other livestock,
Bennion explains. So when over
heated, they can cool off only by
drinking lots of cool water, keep
ing in the shade, and standing in
moving air or dusting in damp
litter.
First step in protecting poul
try during hot spells is to pro
vide plenty of shade, and lots
of cool water in a number of
water troughs or cups, he em
phasizes. If birds are forced to
crowd around waterers or in
shade shelters, they often piie
up and smother. .
Protection Suggested
Birds in houses or cages can
be protected by opening all doors
and windows to provide cross
ventilation, Bennion s u g gests.
Water sprinkled over the roof
and the sunny side of the house
will help keep temperatures
down, and electric fans blowing
air into the house from the cool
side will also help.
Lawn soakers that spread
water in a fine spray over a
wide area can be used in houses
with birds on ' the floor or in
cages.
Most poultry losses in Oregon
have occurred between 3 to 6
in the afternoon, Bennion
reports.
Oregon Growers Vote
Against Commission
Salem O r e g o n growers of
Highland bentgrass seed repect
ed the proposal for a commodity
commission in their referendum
conducted the last week in June.
One hundred twenty-nine reg
istered producers voted. The
favorable vot of 78 was eight
ballots short of reaching the re
quired two-thirds majority.
The producers voting for the
commission represented almost
1.7 million pounds of the 19o6
Oregon production. The 51 vot
ing against grew 1.2 million
pounds of the 1956 crop.
The state department of ag
riculture conducted the hearings
and referendum.
Power Winch. Invention
Found to Have Many Uses
Chicago 0P The inventor of
a power winch to load boats on
trailers didn't know how versa
tile his device was.
Later experiments showed it
could be used to hoist anchors
on davits to raise or lower boats,
and to retrieve water ski ropes.
But now comes another possi
bility as a fishing reel for big
game fish.
Loaded with 100-pound test
line it works on tarpon or sharks
and presumably "on other mon
sters. While it might not be too
valuable for an able-bot'ied citi
zen, it could come in handy for
a heart patient of the elderly.
unce tne tisn is hooked, the
reel hauls it in at either 25 or
5o feet per minute.
I house operator decides to quit
1 business, he must give 30-days
adva?ce notice t0 a11 holders of
warehouse receipts, to persons
storing grain and tQ ,h
! department of agriculture.
Amended Law
With respect to license actions.
GOLD HILL
" I I I Is ija
I F7 I JS ll
I Form and warden
Library Painted in Beige
BY MRS. CLYDE KELL
Gold Hill The walls and ceil
ing of the Gold Hill Public Li
brary were recently painted a
beige tone. The color, which was
selected by the librarian, Mrs.
Carl Routh, gives the large room
with it's old fashioned high ceil
ing, an inviting appearance.
Folding chairs have replaced
benches, which have been used
many years.
Curtains for the library are
needed, Mrs. Routh said. Indi
vidauls or organizations inter
ested in furnishing material for
the curtains should contact Mrs.
Routh. According to Mrs. Routh
pictures or anything that would
add to the attractiveness of the
library would be welcome and
appreciated.
The library is open Mondays
of each week from 7 until 9
p.m. and Wednesdays and Fri
days from 4 until 7 p.m.
Mrs. Carrie Puhl, who cele
brated her 8th birthday June
29, was honored at several par
ties late in June.
She was among those honored
at the last meeting of Amethyst
Rebekah lodge June 19.
She was honored at a party
given at her home on Garden
Row June 27. Mrs. Lily McKay
and Mrs. Wilbur Martin were
hostesses. Those present includ
ed Mrs. William Ferguson, Mrs.
William Hittle, of Gold Hill, Mrs.
H. A. Dierdorf of Medford and
the honoree, Mrs. Puhl.
Mrs. Puhl was honored at a
dinner party in the home of her
nephew anc" family, Mr. and Mrs
Kendal Dufur, Norman and
Johnny, Saturday, June 29,
which was the date of her birth
day.
She was born June 29, 1877 at
Rock Joint, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Hayes, Her fath
er was a blacksmith.
Her first teacher at the Rock
Point school was Mrs. Marguer
ite Ella Patrick. The new pri
mary school in Gold Hill was
named in memory of Mrs. Pat
rick. Bobby Turner celebrated his
11th birthday with a swimming
party and picnic Sunday, June
30, on the upper Applegate. With
him were his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Don Meister, his grand
mother, Mrs. Harnett Elliott,
and his brothers, Mike and
Randy.
Mrs. Lenard Andrews enter
tained her son, Steve, on his
12th birthday July 2 with a
swimming party and wiener
roast, ice cream and a decorated
cake. Guests were Larry Maerz
and Mark Crow.
Several local men donated
time to assist the fire chief in
burning dry grass on some of
the vacant lots last Saturday
and Sunday mornings.
Joe Pankey returned last Sat
urday from a trip to Alaska,
where he has been visiting his
brother, Theron Pankey, for sev
eral weeks.
Mrs.' Robert Lewis of the
Table Rock area was a visitor
in the home of her sister, Mrs.
William Force, of Gold Hill
July 1.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Bailey
and Mr. and Mrs. Delos Walker
and Linda spent the Fourth of
July at Diamond lake.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Shoe
maker of Chicago are spending
a two weeks vacation in Gold
Hill visiting in the homes of his
mother, Mrs. Helen Shoemaker,
or. First ave. and his father, Ed
ward Shoemaker and family of
Katies creek. Edward is a form
er resident of Gold Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Miller
of Archiatia, Calif., arrived last
Wednesday to spend the holiday
weekend visiting her mother,
Mrs. Helen Shoemaker.
Guests in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Melvin Willoughby last
weekend were her brothers and
their families, Mr. and Mrs. A
Hubbard and three children
from Elkton, Ore. and Mr. and
Mrs. E. Hubbard and two chil
dren of Cottage Grove.
Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Perkins
of San Gabriel, Calif., are visit
ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
C. E. Brown on Highway 99,
north.
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Sallee
went to Walport, Ore., to spend
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the Spot"
Relief for Heartburn
CMfr 10.
May Be Subject to License
the amended law says the de-
partment may refuse to issue or
revoke a license for (1) violation
or failure to comply with any
provisions of the warehouse act;
(2) violation or failure to com
ply with any of the rules and
regulations adopted under the
last weekend with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Hawkins.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Netzel
and family of Gold Hill returned
to their home after spending the
Four of July holiday with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. EvereU
Jennings at Chemult, Ore.
Mr. and Mrs. Garold Robbins
and family of Rock Point have
had as their guests the past week
their son and daughter-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Gail Robbins from
San Gabriel, Calif. Weekend
guests at the Robbins home were
another son and daughter-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Robbins
and family of Oakland, Ore.
Mr. and Mrs. Linsley Dotson
and daughter, Pamela, return
ed to their home in Ontario,
Calif., following a short visit in
Gold Hill with his mother, Mrs.
Maybeile Kams. Linsley is a
former resident of Central Point.
Mr; and Mrs. Sidney Payne,
their son, Terry, and daughter,
Cindy, went to Oregon City last
Saturday and returned Monday.
While there they visited at the
home of their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Smith. Another daughter. Miss
Marion Payne returned to Gold
Hill with them after a six week
visit in the Smith home. Terry
remained for a visit with the
Smiths.
Mrs. Rita Peacock plans to
leave Thursday for Seattle,
Wash., where she will visit a
cousin, Miss Rita Benson.
George Davis entered the
Sacred Heart hospital in Med
ford last week where he under
went major surgery July 5.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Day of
Bremerton, Wash., arrived last
Wednesday for a visit over the
Fourth of July holiday with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Day,
and sister Miss Sharon Day, of
the Upper River road and with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Taylor, and family. While in
southern Oregon, they also visit
ed in the home of her sister,
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Taylor,
and daughters of the Table Rock
area.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Day and
Miss Sharon Day went with their
guests, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Day,
to Crater lake and Diamond lake
on Saturday, July 6. Mrs. Fred
Day i the former Lola Taylor.
Mr. and Mrs. James Rosecrans
and daughters of Galls creek
have had as their house guests
the past week her brother-in-law
and sister, Mr. and Mrs. William
Webster and sons from South
Gater, Calif.
Miss Reba Taylor is spending
a two weeks vacation at the
home of her father's nephew and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Taylor
at Elkton, Ore. She also will visit
her brother. Glen Taylor, and
Curtis Payne, both local boys,
who are employed near Elkton
for the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Lenard Andrews
and son, Steve, went to Cottage
Grove July 3, where they were
overnight guests at the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C.
Gilham. They were present for
the family reunion there on the
Fourth of July.
Mr. and Mrs. George Andrews
of Ashland stayed at the home
of their son, Lenard Andrews,
while they were on their holi
day vacation.
Dave Parker of Gold Hill ac
companied Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Davis and Miss Judi Davis of
Central Point to Hiatt lake Sun-
For "Better Luck" with future Layers
TRIANGLE ?EEEVDElop,N
You make your own good luck when yoa feed
your pullets this famous formula to insure
a. Faster growth and better development
b. A Bodily reserve for highest egg production
'Triangle Developing Feed has the full nutrient
balance to insure an early start and better egg
production this fall. We carry a full stock in
mash or cracked pellet form.
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act; and (3) failure to maintain
the warehouse premises in a
legal manner.
Copies of the amendments
may be obtained from the de
partment headquarters in Salem
or from the grain division in
Portland.
Lumpy Jaw Illness
In Animals Costly
"Lumpy jaw," a disease seen
freqently in both dairy cattle
and beef animals, can be costly
to American farmers, the Ameri
can Foundation for Animal
Health warned today.
The disease also can affect
other species of livestock, and
human beings, too. Lumpy jaw
is caused by bacteria which have
some unusual char acteristics
when examined in the labora
tory and that fact aids veterin
arians in making a diagnosis, the
foundation said.
Symptoms of the disease in
clude one or more swellings of
varying size in the region of
the head. The swellings most
frequently involve facial bones
of the upper and lower jaws.
"Another type called "woody
tongue" makes feeding difficult
or impossible. The result is a
drop in weight, and in the case
of dairy cattle, a decline in milk
production.
Symptoms of several other
infections are similar to those of
"lumpy jaw," so it is important
that a veterinarian be called in
to make a correct diagnosis be
fore any type of treatment is
started.
day July 7, where they will va
cation until July 10.
Mr. and Mrs. (Roby) Robin
son and daughter, Robin, his
mother, Mrs. Susie Robinson
Carl and Bob Routh, spent July
3 and 4 camping at Willow lake.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Routh return
ed to Gold Hill July 4. Dad
Herrick accompanied the Rouths
to the lake early Friday morn
ing. Debbie Clements returned
July 9 to Sweethome, Ore., to
visit her aunt and family, Mr,
and Mrs. Bill Zimmerman and
daughters, Jackie and Janice,
who have been visiting at the
home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. James Clements. Debbie is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Dale Clements.
Mr. and Mrs. Kendal Dufur
and family have had as then
house guests the past week her
brother-in-law and sister, Mr
and Mrs. Donald McCormic and
son from San Diego, Calif.
Due to the rapid development
of changes in contract negotia
tions between the cement work
er and employer, a special union
meeting is scheduled for Friday,
July 19, at 8 p.m. in the scout
hall, according to J. Fred Lewis,
recording-secretary of the United
Cement, Lime and Gypsum
Workers International Union
Local 136 in Gold Hill.
A special meeting of Amethyst ;
Rebekah lodge is scheduled for
Friday July 12 at 8 p.m. in the
IOOF halL The president of the
Rebekah Assembly of Oregon,
Mrs. Mary H. Parker, will make
her official visit to this lodge on
that date. All Rebekahs are urg
ed to attend.
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Progress Reported
In OSC Research on
Irradiated Foods
Corvallis Progress in re
search on irradiated foods a
promising new product of the
atomic age has been reported
bv Ore eon State college aericul-
tural chemists who have receiv
ed a fourth grant for experi
ments. The latest grant from the
Quartermaster Food and Con
tainer Institute for the ' Armed
Forces, Chicago, is for $14,330.
The institute is interested in the
development of irradiated or
atomic-sterilized foods because
of their tremendous potential
for long-time storage without
refrigeration.
Problem Involved
One of the problems Involved,
however, is that some foods,
such as beef, take on a "differ
ent" flavor when irradiated. The
OSC agricultural chemists are"
trying to determine what causes
the flavor change and what can
be done to overcome it.
The tested food is irradiated
at the Idaho Falls, Ida., atomic
energy installation.
Dr. Edward C. Bubi and Dr.
Joseph S. Butts, leaders of this
study, have found that the flavor
changes result from extremely
small amounts of an unknown
compound formed in the ioniz
ing treatment. They are trying
to isolate the compound in the
treated meats and then find ways
to "block" or "bind it up" so
flavor is not affected.
Flavor changes are much more
pronounced in some foods than
others, they have found. Flavor
of pork is almost unchanged
by irradiation while beef shows
marked flavor change.
Research Starts
Research was started in 1954
under a grant from the institute
and the grant has been renewed
each year since then.
In related research for the
office of surgeon general, de
partment of the Army also con
ducted under special grants dur
ing the past four years Bubl
and Butts are feeding irradiated
food to white rats to check the
nutritional properties of the
treated food. Pork, peaches, car
rots and jam are now being
used in the irradiated food tests.
Use of Sawdust Is
Explained in Circular
Corvallis How to use saw
dust instead of soil in nursery
layering beds when growing
fruit tree rootstocks is explained
in a new circular, published by
the Oregon State college agri
cultural experiment station.
Titled, "Propagating Clonal
Rootstocks," the new circular
tells how to use Douglas fir saw
dust in both mound and continu
ous or row layering. On the OSC
experiment station farms, the
use of sawdust has increased the
number of rooted layers pro
duced and lowered the amount
of labor needed, the circular ,
says.
COW'S HEAD
Salt Lake City Wl An out
door advertising firm asked po
lice help when an ambitious tro
phy seeker raided a dairy
client's display and made off
with a display cow's head weigh
ing 300 pounds.
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