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Benefits Outlined On Tree Planting By State Forester Salem (Special) Oregon farmers may qualify for annual payments of approximately $12 per acre for a period of five or ten years under the tree plant ing program of the Conserva tion Reserve program of the federal agricultural act of 1956, according to a statement issued today by State Forester Dwight L. Phipps. It also has the added advan tage of offering an excellent op portunity to realize a profit from poor croplands through forest farming, he said. Not only will the farmer be eligible for the annual payments but he may receive reimburse ment up to 80 per cent of the cost of trees and establishing the plantation. In all cases the plant ing costs are based upon a total of 1000 trees per acre, Phipps stated. The tree planting program calls for contract for periods of either five or ten years, depend ing upon the nature of the plan tation. The former deals with shelterbelts, windbreaks or plan tations designed for wildlife habitat, the forester said. The ten-year contract applies to woodlands which have been es tablished for forest crop pro duction. Harvesting Restricted Harvesting the crop is re stricted, Phipps said. No prod ucts can be taken from the land during the contract period ex cept upon the recommendations of a qualified persons where it would be in the nature of stand improvement. "One of the recent changes in the regulations deals with the non-diversion acreages or crop lands that have been planted to permanent crops since 1953,' Phipps stated. "Annual pay ments have been increased from 30 to 50 per cent at the option of the county committee, but if all the eligible land on the farm is planted to trees the payments may be up to 100 per cent." The administration of the pro gram is under the county agri cultural stabiliaztion and con servation committee and any in terested individuals should con tact their county ASC office in order to get the entire picture covering the procedure and pay ments in the county, he added. Stock Shortage Possible "It is quite possible that there will be a shortage of tree plant ing stock this fall with about 3,000,000 trees available from the Oregon forest nursery near Corvallis," Phipps said. "How ever, there will be a larger sup ply of trees during the 1958-59 planting season. The state's new Elkton nursery will produce between 10 and 12 million trees for next fall planting while the Corvallis nursery will have five million trees. "Inability to get the trees for planting under the program need not delay signing the con tracts. These can be signed and the annual payments to farmers will begin immediately. The cost sharing payment will be made when the trees are plant ed. The contract period will be extended to fulfill the five or ten-year tree growing provi sions." The date has not yet been definitely fixed for the 1958 signing but it is expected to be some time this month. The forms have not yet been re ceived by the various county committees, Phipps stated. Russian Nuclear Explosion Reported Tokyo OP) The Japan Met erological Board said today Sov iet Russia tested another nuclear weapon Sunday night. Weather stations throughout Japan recorded unusual atmos pheric pressure and weather ex perts estimated the test may have been held around 5 p.m. The shock duration ranged from 30 minutes to an hour, the announcement said. Tnis was longer than the previous Soviet test held Sept. 24. The test was located north northwest of Japan, the same location as the last one. The S e n d a i Meterological Agency said it registered an un usually heavy count of radio activity this week-end. Strong Stand Wanted For Democratic Party New York rtP Gov. G. Mermen Williams of Michigan called upon the Democratic party to take a strong stand on Civil Rights even if it results in a loss of political strength in the South. "We do not want to drive out the South but the Democratic party the majority of the party simply must stand on its own principles, whether the stand re sults in political gain or politi cal disaster," he said. In an article appearing in the nation, a weekly journal of op inion the Democratic governor said that President Eisenhower had no choice but to send Fed eral troops into Little Rock. Camp White Domiciliary Member Returned To Useful Position Despite Handicap John Peterson, 64 -year-old member of the Veterans Domicil iary at Camp White, is a good example of a handicapped per son who has been rehabilitated and returned to useful employ ment, according to Arthur Sa vard, chairman of the Jackson county committee of Employ ment of the Physically Handi capped. Employ the Handicapped week, a national program to encourage employment of the physically disabled, is being observed this week. Peterson, a war veteran, suf fered a heart attack in 1947, and was told he had a short time to live, Savard said. In desperation, he turned to the Veterans Ad ministration for help and was sent to Camp White. Savard said Peterson had been active in the business world, as Beat Russia To Moon, Scientist Urges U.S. Editor's note: The race for the moon and planets is on and the "issue is supremacy," a distinguished scientist has told the United Press in an inter view. He said every American should realize what this means. Because of his position the scientist felt it would be inappropriate for him to talk in his official capacity. Therefore his name is withheld from the following dispatch. By JOSEPH L. MYLER United Press Correspondent Washington UP) A lead ing U. S. scientist called today for an all-out program to beat Russia to the moon and planets. He told the United Press the program he envisions would cost billions but "the issue is suprem acy." The scientist, who asked that his name be withheld because of his official capacity, said the Russians are driving toward manned flight to the moon and planets and 'we had better be there when they arrive." He suggested setting up a gov ernment agency with wide pow Royal Family Visible in Northwest Sky By FAY BENTLEY Would you like to meet a brave and daring young man, hero of many an ancient legend? Then . look to the northeastern sky about 9 p.m. and well above the horizon, in a brilliant part of the Milky Way, you will see Perseus, the Rescuer. It was he who destroyed the sea monster thereby saving the beautiful maiden, Andromeda, who was giving her life to atone for the careless boasting of her mother, Cassiopeia. At the time of Andromeda's rescue, Perseus was returning to his homeland after having slain the Gorgon, Medusa. Beholding a more than attractive young lady chained to a rock on the seashore with a man-eating mon ster rapidly approaching the spot where she was lying, Perseus, after advising the maiden to close her eyes, presented the snaky head of Medusa for the sea-dragon to look upon. "And they are three, the Gorgons, each with wings And snaky hair, most hor rible to mortals. Whom no man shall be hold and draw again The breath of life," wrote an ancient Greek poet. Turns To Stone To the great joy of everyone concerned, the monster instantly turned to stone and Andromeda was restored to her grieving par ents. Andromeda's father whose sadness had quickly changed to rejoicing told Perseus to men tion anything he wished and it would be given him. "All I desire is to claim the hand of your daughter in mar riage," replied -the hero. , For many years, Andromeda and Perseus lived happily to gether, and when at last death claimed them, Jupiter placed them near each other in the starry heavens. By 9 p.m. all four members of the Royal family of Ethiopia are gracing the evening sky. Cassiopeia, the Queen and mo ther of Andromeda, is perhaps much resembles a rather sprawl ed out capital 'W' as it lies, about midway between horizon and zenith, in the Milky Way in the northeastern part of the heavens. Cassiopeia will always be found on the opposite side of the sky from the Big Dipper with the North Star dividing the distance between them. Below Cassiopeia, also in the Milky Way, we find the son-in-law and rescuer, Perseus. This star picture bears little resem blance to a man, but its position in the Milky Way just below BUSINESS CHRISTMAS CARDS SELECT NOW ... Have Time to Address during Spare Moments Phone 2-9331 or 2-4089 for Catalogs delivered'to Your Office a cierK ana omce manager, as his strength began to return at Camp White, he was given sev eral minor positions, none of which took advantage of his background experience, the chairman stated. In due time, one of the Camp White officials sug gested that Peterson help him in making studies pertaining to the cost of operation of the domi ciliary. Since the new job drew on his experience, Peterson tackled it with enthusiasm and the more time he put in on the study, the more his confidence in himself and his outlook improved, Sa vard said. Today Peterson holds a responsible Civil Service job at the domiciliary and one of his greatest pleasures Is to help some other disabled person to rehabili tate himself, Savard said. ers similar to the Manhattan Dis trict that perfected the atomic bomb in World War II. He said the Russians have a tremendous head start in the race into space. He said the launching of their artificial moon was truly impressive for the fact they did it on the first try . . . "they made it look easy." But he is confident this coun try can close the gap "if we are willing to make the effort." The Russians now are talking of firing a rocket, carrying a crew of experimental animals, to the moon in the next year or so. The scientist refused to dis count wholly anything the Rus sians are claiming. But he sug gested five years might be near er the mark. The United States could do that if it got started right away and committed enough brains and money to the job, he said. of Ethiopia Cassiopeia makes it easy to lo cate. Perseus seems to have no head. The short line of three stars represent his body while the two uneven lines of stars extending out from the body are his legs. Pointing .to the right 6r east from the top of the body a curving line of stars depicts the extended left arm with Medusa's head in his hand. Andromeda to East Andromeda lies just east of Perseus; between Perseus and the Great Square of Pegasus the Flying Horse. This maiden is attachecl to Pegasus just where the animal's hind legs would be fastened to its body if the horse had hind legs.' (Pegasus is flying through clouds and only the front part of the body is show ing). The star farthest to the east or left in the Great Square forms the shoulders of Andromeda, like her rescuer she has no head. Two lines of stars extending to wards Perseus from the shoul der star and forming a long, slender 'V outline the body of this princess. She is supposed to be in a reclining position as she lay while chained to the rock. Back again to the Milky Way, we find King Cepheus, father of Andromeda, higher in the sky than his wife and queen, Cassiopeia, and also on the op posite side of the Milky Way from her. This constellation looks something like a church steeple with its point down. It can always be located by imagining a straight line from the Pointers in the Big Dipper through the North Star and straight onward for about half the distance between the Point ers and Polaris. Such a line will touch the star in the top of the "steeple." The four members of the Royal Family of Ethiopia will be visible during all the winter months. SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING Moscow (IP) Eleven U.S. rep resentatives and staff members of a subcommittee of the House Committee on Government Operations arrived here Sunday for a five day visit. The group is headed by Rep. Chet Holifield (D.-Calif.). A second group rep resenting the Joint Atomic Ener gy committee and headed by Sen. Albert Gore (D.-Tenn.) will arrive later this week. ' The United States Military Academy, founded in 1802, is the oldest professional school in the field of technology in this country. BOOKS GIFTS RECORDS Accident Totals i' For Six Months Reported In State SaJem During the first six months of 1957 a total of 30,404 accidents took place in Oregon, 419 of which occurred in Med ford, according to the semi-annual summary by the State De partment of Motor Vehicles. More than 24,900 accidents in Oregon resulted in property damage with Medford contribut ing 407. Oregon traffic deaths numbered 169 to which Medford recorded only one. Cities in the 10,000 to 50,000 population class (Medford: 23, 500) listed 4,743 accidents, seven deaths and 4,104 cases of prop erty damage caused by traffic. The summary stated that Med ford had 236 of its accidents on city streets while another 173 took place on state highways within the city limits. 18-24 Class Leads The 18 to 24-year-old class led the persons killed in Oregon traffic accidents during the first six months with 35. The age group with the largest number of injuries was the 30 to 39-year-old group with 1,319. Thir teen accidents in the 30 to 39-year-old class contributed to Medford's total of 81 injuries. The department's figures show more men injured than women. In the state 4,278 men were injured while 3,585 wom en were injured. Medford shows 47 women and 34 men injured for its share of the total. Medford's most accident-prone time is the same as the state average, 4 to 4:59 p.m. The state recorded 3,303 accidents in this period during the first six months with 16 traffic deaths while Medford listed 56 acci dents during the afternoon time Friday replaced Saturday as the No. 1 accident day. On Fri days, 5,339 accidents took place in Oregon with Medford also showing Friday as the heaviest day with 91 recorded. Sunday is the safest day for traffic acci dents, according to the report. Medford shows only 39 acci dents, on Sundays while the state has 3,543. Fourth Quintuplet Succumbs in France Toulon, France 0P i Death claimed a fourth Christofle quintuplet today leaving only one infant still alive. Officials at Foch hosDital said Roland, one of the two boys and three girls born last Wed nesday to Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Christofle, died at 3 a.m. (10 p.m. EDT) Sunday. A brother and two sisters died within 16 hours of the birth, which was three months prema ture. 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