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Tuesday. August 20, 19S7 MEDFORD (OREGOIf) MAIL TRIBTJOT SEVEN Pomona Grange To Have Holiday Exhibit Pomona Grange will be rep resented at the Kiwanis Town and Country Holiday by an ex hibit depicting the various agri cultural and horticultural seg ments of the economy of Jack son county. Delmar Smith, In charge of planning the display on behalf of Pomona Grange, said the exhibit would -be similar to the one which will represent this area at the Oregon State fair ia Salem. Other rural representation at the local event will be a booth presented by the 4-H clubs of Jackson county. !..-. . ii mil "n." ' JV" " ,'. V'J'L"""""' - ---i,.; 1 Hp ry:f't4W'A IT xT"-r 3- s TW. i N, . fx I'll iA 1 i - - 1 v - - - - s" ' v : LINED UP These animals line up during one of the recent 4-H and FFA county fairs in a beef showmanship class. As the Judges look on the youngsters work with their animals to hold e Medford Fairgrounds!' n I II II II II 11 !i H fcljT If II III Miss It .-TCH1U1S.-IF1I.-SAT. F.F.A. FALL FAIR AND THE ST ONAL HAND n Ashland, Central Point FORD MICE NCY i Holly 2-4940 I ist umu. .hwunsi ,TrZj2X U a AUG. 22-23.24.3 I " mmr MuM sa a m m . m. MP III CAL-ORE MACHINERY 1105 Court Street Phone SP 3-4507 MARK A. GOLDYJNC. MORTGAGE LOANS 18 North Front Phone SP 3-3614 : 1 1 i MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE them in the proper position. Approximately 94 steers and 85 female beef animals are expected from 4-H clubs for this year's annual event. TOWN & COUNTRY HOLIDAY1 JACKSON COUNTY TITLE CO. 121 East Sixth Phone SP 3-4551 LEONARD ELECTRIC CO. 309 East Main Phone SP 2-4427 r BEDFORD ARAIOpv MEDFORD r Ann AD ATI AM Lumber Manufacturing Pacific Highway North Phone SP 2-6268 -I I I Found throughout most of Nebraska is the pocket gopher, named for its fur-lined pockets. These pockets, actually complete pouches, are on each side of the head and neck. Using its front feet so fast that the hu man eye can hardly follow them, the gopher inserts food or nest material in one pocket and then the other. BIG Y SUPPLY North Pacific Highway Phone SP 3-3160 BACK AGAIN Harold Ewalt, left, returns the previous fairs on the Jackson county again this year to judge the dairy classes fairgrounds. Approximately 190 4-H dairy in the annual Jackson county 4-H and FFA animals are expected to enter this year's fair. This picture was taken during one of fair. 4-H Work Is Part of Oregon State College's Extension Program Perhaps a good proportion of those who visit the county fair for the first time Tuesday through Saturday this year will wonder exactly what this 4-H program stands for and what it means to the state and commun ity. Oregon 4-H club work is the youth program of the Oregon State college extension service in cooperation with the U.S. de partment of agriculture and the various counties and cities in Oregon. Cooperates With Schools . It cooperates with the schools, churches, and other youth or ganizations in the development of boys and girls. It also helps boys and girls to become responsible citizens who will live useful, enjoyable lives. The program teaches boys and girls: Mississippi-Ohio Waterway Seen of Economic Benefit Oak Hill, W. Va. W An inland waterway connecting the Mississippi-Ohio basin with the Atlantic seaboard is the dream of a newspaper editor who claims it is not only possible but would be of great economic benefit. . The so-called "Midland Canal" connecting the Kanawha and James Rivers would require a tunnel more than 100 miles long from Deepwater, W. Va., to near Lynchburg, Va. Editor Monroe Worthington of the weekly Fay ette Tribune here estimates that it would cost $6,600,000 a mile to build. "But the whole enterprise would pay for itself in 10 years from tolls," he said. "It would carry 10 times as much traffic as any turnpike or five times as much as any double-track rail road. And it would never wear out." Worthington admits that "at first glance, the suggestion seems fantastic and even insane." But he is a man who won seven awards in the West Virginia Press Assn's (1956) better-newspaper contest and second place for community service in the Na tional Editorial Assn. contest. Washington Started It He said George Washington originated the plan to connect the' James River with the Ohio Mississippi basin at a time when "there were no drills, dozers, dynamite, power shovels or trucks." "The canal had gone into serv ice as far as Buchanan, Va., and was payirig good dividends when the Civil War broke out," he said. 'And -a group of eminent French engineers and financiers had signed a contract with the State of Virginia to complete the canal to the Kanawha River a tributary of the Ohio when the war prevented them from pro ceeding." Rather than an overland route with many locks, Worthington said the project is now feasible by tunneling under the Appa lachian Mts., from Deepwater to Lynchburg, both about 615 ,feet above sea level. 'If the tunnel is 125 feet wide, and has an arched top with an average height of 54 feet, or 42 feet above the 12-foot water level, it would require moving 1,320,000 cubic yards per mile,' or $6,600,000 a mile at a cost of $5 per yard," he calculated. Cost Liquidated Based on present water trans portation in the area that would be served by the canal, he estL mated it would carry at least 300 million tons of freight a year "and if a toll of $1 a ton were put on this, it should pay for the whole cost in four or five years. "Even if the tonnage were only half as high, it should pay for itself in 10 years," he de clared. "This is one time the tax payers would be getting break." Worthington denied that canal transportation is obsolete and cited these figures: "Today1! ! barges carry from 1,000 tons up ward each, and enough of tnem are tied together to carry 20,000 to 25,000 tons at one time. This is equal to four 100-car trains. "Freight on the nation's rivers increased 10 times from 1929 to 1955. Practically every new heavy industry or factory is lo cated along our navigable Desirable skills, attitudes, and ideals for better living. Responsibility for self, family and community. Cooperation how to help others. Courtesy to get along with others. Health habits for healtful liv ing. Good grooming for better looks. Confidence in themselves. Pride in a good job well done. To finish what they begin., Appreciation of nature, beauty, music, and life itself. Helps Parents The 4-H program helps par ents guide the development of their sons and daughters and possibly is the most direct answer to the nation-wide prob lem of juvenile delinquency. Local juvenile works say few streams. That's the reason for the present-day boim along the Ohio," he said. Worthington claimed that the canal would be competitive in speed -with railroads, and that shippers "could easily save money after paying $1 per ton for using the Midland Canal." How About Ventilation? He has answers for other ob jections, too, such as the prob lem of ventilating a 100-mile-long tunnel. The same shafts or slopes that are used to reach down to the 615-foot level at half a dozen points along the course so that construction can start simultan eously will serve as natural chimneys, creating more than ample draft. Some high storage dams on the headwaters of the Green brier river can store enough wa ter to assure a steady flow, even in drought periods," he said, add ing that the project also has pos sibilities for creating cheap hy droelectric power. Worthington foresees tremen dous economic advantages ac cruing from the canal: Sixteen states east of the Ap palachians, plus Wisconsin and Michigan via the Chicago Canal to the Great Lakes, would ben efit directly by all-water inland transport to the rich Atlantic Coast markets, at the very be ginning. Lower freight rates on grain would mean higher prices to farmers saving billions of dol lars in farm price subsidies, and possibly saving housewives one cent a loaf on bread. "It would carry western lum ber, lowering the cost of anav erage house by perhaps $200 or more. It would carry millions of gallons of gasoline and oil, and bring the cost of gasoline down several cents a gallon. Western Tunnel Too "It would carry coal for the needy countries of Europe and, by lowering the delivered price and increasing the market, would put 50,000 or more idle miners back to work. It would carry in bound iron ore and limestone, and assure Pittsburgh's domi nance of the steel industry for another century. The prosperity resulting from the canal would ultimately mean more business for every railroad in the affected area." Worthington also talks of an other canal linking the Missouri and Columbia river basins, with a second 100-mile tunnel under the Continental Divide of the Rocky Mountains, and has sim ilar figures to back it up. The Midland Canal is the an swer to the nation's inevitable needs if we are to keep grow ing," he says. "It is the submarine-proof canal across the con tinent. And best of all, it's an economical plan that will mean dollars-and-cents savings to each harassed taxpayer. "It's coming, sooner or later, because of the inevitable logic of destiny," he declared. "And I'd like to see it come during my lifetime." Hav-fever victims can take refuge as they like in pollen- free Meramec Caverns, Stanton, Mo. For overnight visits, they are requested to bring their own sleeping equipment. if any 4-H members appear be for juvenile court. Such a program also offers opportunity for parents and others interested in the welfare of boys and girls to become 4-H club leaders. This program is for all boys and girls between nine, and 21. To be a 4-H club member in Oregon, a boy or girl must have passed his ninth birthday and not have passed his 21st birth day on Jan. 1 of the current club year. The term "4-H" refers to "head," "heart," "hands" and "health." Head To learn the value of science through applying the latest scientific knowledge to farming and homemaking proj ects. Wholesome Character Heart To develope whole some character and personality and the qualities of good citizen ship, often through working to gether. Health -1 To cultivate gol health habits which lead to satisfying, happy living. The 4-H program is aimed primarily at keeping youth on the farm by fostering interests in both home-economics and agricultural projects. Agricul tural leaders also learned at the turn of the century, when this movement started, that one of the best ways to get scientific methods used on farms and in homes was to start with youth. In 1914 Congress passed the Smith-Lever act which provided for cooperative extension work agriculture and home eco nomics, including what was then known as "boys' and girls club work." This law also provided for the system of federal funds to be matched by the states and counties to financially support the program. The 4-H club idea now in cludes more than 40 countries. See and Hear the HAMMOND CHORD ORGAN Displayed and demonstrated at the Town Gr Country HOLIDAY Thurs. thru Sun. Aug. 22-25 at the Medford Armory Sponsored by Kiwanis Club See Also ... 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