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6 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medfori, Oregon, Monday, May 12, IMS OLDEST HOME IN THE WORLD A is the California redwood loghouse, a corn unique feature at this year's Medford Home plete three-room home carved from a 1900 Show opening Thursday at the armory year-old giant California redwood tree. 'Oldest Home in World' Slated For Home Show "The oldest home in the world" the California red wood loghouse will be a fea ture attraction of this year's Medford Home show, at the Medford Armory, opening Thursday. The loghouse is a com pletely furnished three-room home, which was carved by hand inside a giant redwood tree from the coast of north ern California. Except for such modern conveniences as an electric - refrigerator and flourescent lights, the furnish ings of the home were also carved by hand from Califor nia redwood, a spokesman said. ' "So far as we know, this is the oldest home of any type now in existence in the world," said owner - builder Keith Straughan of Areata, Calif. "The tree from which the log was cut was 1900 years old." The tree, when cut, was 267 feet high, and 14 feet wide at the base. The section from which the house was made was cut 65 feet from the base in order to have it small enough to transport on the highway. Although the log house has travelled many parts of the country since its completion, this is only its second Oregon showing. The house as completed is eight feet wire, nine and a Eflect a man who has Experience EXPERIENCE in business EXPERIENCE in farming EXPERIENCE in finance EXPERIENCE in mining EXPERIENCE in education EXPERIENCE in highway construction ' ELECT a man who has Experience and the know how to do, the things that need doing ELECT a man w"ho has the Forward looE i 1 . Equally responsible to ALL the people! ELECT EL 01 IT Republi ican STATE LEGISLATURE Lattie for Representative Committee, Charles F. Johnson, Chairman, Fhoenix. Ore. Pd. Pol.. Ad. . . - half feet high, and 33 feet long. The material cut from the inside was enough to build a complete 5 - room house. "There are millions of peo ple in the world who will never have the opportunity to come to California and see the beautiful giant redwoods, said Straughan. "My son and I spent over a year completing the loghouse so that these people could view one of the natural wonders of the world first-hand." Although the log house is scheduled to travel the entire United States, its appearance at the home show will be the last one in this area for some time, Straughan said. The third annual Medford Home show opens Thursday at the new National Guard armory, and runs through Sunday. According to the show's management, the Red wood loghouse is only one of many outstanding special ex hibits imported for the event. Oregon Reservists Elect Portland Man Portland (W Comdr. Kenneth P. Hill, USNR, was elected president of the De partment of Oregon, Reserve Officers Association of the United States, at the close of two-day convention Satur aay. am, from Fortland, is commander of the Naval Re serve Surface Battalion 13-1 at Swan Island. Cattlemen Urged To Give Support To Legislation Ontario (IB Oregon cat tlemen were urged today to actively support pending na tional legislation to allow mar ket deductions on cattle for support of major beef promo tional efforts. G. R. Milburn, president of the American National Cattle men's Association, told dele gates to the Oregon Cattle men's Association convention here that beef promotion and research can "benefit consum ers as well as cattlemen." Legislation Needed Milburn, a Grassrange, Mont., rancher, told the cattle men that national legislation was needed to remove restric tions written into the Packers and Stock Yards Act "years ago before anyone realized that research and promotion were so necessary in the in creasingly competitive food field." He said adequate pro motional work could help con sumers take advantage of fluc tuating beef supplies, develop menu variety, and "become acquainted with the many thrifty, cuts we raise along with the steaks and roasts they like so well." More Finances Needed Association President George Russell of Vale said cattlemen must devote more time, interest and finances to overall state wide organiza tion if Oregon's cattle indus try is to continue to lead other agricultural enterprises in total farm income. Russell said: "The entire industry benefits from OCA activities and therefore, every cattleman should be an asso siation member. Our goal at this annual meeting is to eval uate Oregon beef industry's past, present and future and to acquaint every state beef producer with these findings and recommendations." The meeting started Sunday and will end with a break fast Wednesday. Large Crowd Hears Ladies' Choral Club Ontario (IP) A 46-year-old Athena minister, C. Paul Moore Sr., has been chosen father of the year by the Ore gon Cattlemen's Association. In 1957 the United States produced 13 million bales of cotton in the. crop which end ed July 31. The rest of the free world produced 16 mil lion bales and Iron Curtain countries produced 9 million. Allergic to Pollen? It's All In Mind A near-capacity audience assembled in Churchill hall at Southern Oregon college yes terday afternoon for the spring concert of the Women's Chpral club of Southern Ore gon. The chorus, organized and directed by Miss Helen Robinson of the college music faculty, 'is only in its second year but already gives a smooth, seasoned perform ance. ' The program arranged by Miss Robinson, as part of the annual Mothers' Week End celebration at the college, met with favor from the listeners. The choral music and vocal solos by chorus members were balanced by a violin group and numbers by a tenor; it was a pleasing combination. .The program opened with "The Blessed Damozel" by Debussy, the text depicting the yearning of a girl in heav en for the arrival of her lover from the world she had left. Mrs. Lois (William G. Reed) Medford and Mrs. Lois Windsor. Ashland, were the soloists. The soprano solo part in this composition is extreme ly difficult, and the most ac complished singers undertake it with misgivings. Mrs. Reed gave a commendable perform ance, but this reviewer has heard her truly beautiful voice to better advantage in other works. Mrs. Windsor, whose voice is considered a rarity a pure contralto sang well yester day. We hope that Miss Rob inson will use both these sing ers in future concerts in works apt to be received with more appreciation by the audience. James Baker, tenor from Medford, sang "O Del Mio Amato Ben" by Donaudy and "Ah, Moon of My Delight" by Lehman, a poem from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Mr. Baker has a mellow, pleasing voice, but since his vocal work is only one facet of his music studies and he has probably never studied and worked with the intensity necessary to develop such a voice, it now lacks range and power. More study and coach ing would probably develop his voice into something of great beauty. As an encore he sang "Questa Quella" from Rigo- letto, and all three nunbers were warmly received. We were most pleased to be able again to hear Harlalee Wilson, Ashland, play the vio lin. When he was studying with Richard D. Werner here in Medford, this young man's music delighted many, valley music lovers and they have been interested in his progress and successes. Recently he has been with the Denver Sym phony orchestra. Young Wilson plays with a sweet, pure tone and his per formance, yesterday" showed that the last few years have brought the maturity and power of interpretation which was needed However, he suf fers from nervousness (as does Mrs. Reed) and the fact that he was playing for a "home town" audience which some times unnerves a performer, might have accounted for an occasional lapse. The violinist numbers were Vivaldi's "Sonata in D Major," "Nocturncin E flat", Chopin Sarasate and the familiar "Liebsfreud" by Kreisler. We would gladly have listened to more, and the extended ap plause of the audience indi cated that others were of the same mind. Miss Robinson, who expert ly accompanied both Mr. Baker and Mr. Wilson, closed the program with a group of five numbers ranging from an ancient Latin song to the very lovely "A Snow Legend" by Clokey and the old, familiar De Gospel Train." Two solo bits added to the pleasure of these closing numbers. Col leen Lewis was soloist for "In Still of Night" and Frances Thrun for "De Gospel Train." Miss Thrun, once referred to as an embryonic Schuman Heink, has an absolutely gor geous voice and it is an ever lasting regret to this reviewer that we do not have pleasure of hearing her sing oftener. Valley music fans should be grateful that a musician of Miss Robinson's capabilities has brought together this group of fine, women's voices. It is hoped that the chorus continues to prosper and that additional women singers of all ages join the group. Mar garet Ramsey, Ashland musi cian, is the able accompanist and performed yesterday for the choral numbers. O. S. By DELOS SMITH United Press Science Editor New York (IP) People al lergic to the pollens of spring will find it very hard to be lieve what they're about to read. They shouldn't allow that to bother thern because many doctors of medicine who specialize in allergy will not want to believe it either. Nevertheless, It is true, .A woman almost unbearably al lergic to the new grasses, flowers and leafing trees was relieved of her affliction by being hypnotized once a week and then hearing suggestions that this . year she was not going to come down with asthma and hay fever. Now comes the really aston ishing thing! Chemically she remained sensitive to the pol lens. Yet when she was given the standard skin tests, there were no resulting hives to in dicate a "positive", reaction. Evidently suggestion under hypnosis had not only sup pressed asthma and hay fever but the bodily chemical proo esses behind them. Mind Plays Part ' - All this was reported by two ultra-respectable medical practitioners to tha toD-draw er international technical journal, "The Lancet." To know the sources of informa tion is particularly important here. This information is one of the clearest demonstrations on record of the possible strength of the "mind" part of allergic reactions. That there is a "mind" part is generally accepted, but many medical experts believe it has to be entirely subordin ate to the body chemistry sen sitivity to pollens or what ever foreign substance causes the distressing cnemical .re action. The woman had had annual bouts with the spring pollens of trees, grasses and flowers for 11 years. From May to July every year her nights were made miserable by asth ma and her days by hay fever. There was no question of her chemical sensitivity; skin tests were markedly positive. Drs. A. A. Mason and Ste phen Black treated her by hypnosis as an out-patient of a London hospital. Once week she was put into a deep trance and told: "This year you will have no difficulty with your breath ing, either at night or during the day time. This' year you will not have a blocked nose, your eyes will not run, there will be no . itching around your eyes, and you will not have sneezing attacks." This went on from April 28 to July 8. The "suggestions" were followed; she had no al lergic attacks, of any kind. Once a week during this time she was given skin tests of her chemical sensitivity. The first one was quite positive, but the degree diminished week-by-week until it got down to zero. But toward the end of the pollen season, a sample of her blood was injected into a non allergic volunteer who there upon reacted to injections of extracts of the pollen. This passive transfer" test showed her allergic chemistry hadn't been changed but it had been suppressed. Is Strongest Factor An odd twist was that when skin testing on the arm no longer produced the hives which mark the positive reac tion, skin testing on a leg prpH aucea mem. ne nexi ume she was hypnotized, she was told she would have no reac tion anywhere on her body and she didn't. The reporting physicians pointed out the three known factors in the cause of asthma and hay fever a foreign pro tein, such as pollen; body tis sues sensitive to that protein, and a mind factor "in no way understood." In their woman, they continued, this mind, fac tor "was shown to be the most powerful of these three." Future Flood Control Measures Discussed Pendleton (IP) Rep. Al Ullman (D-Ore.) was to meet here this afternoon with local area residents to discuss fu ture flood control measures for McKay creek and the Umatilla river. The two streams -were hit by flooding last month. Danger of Global Nuclear War Seen In Next 12 Years Washington (IP) The Na tional Planning association said today the next 12 years will bring increasing danger that global nuclear war may be sparked by accident or evil intent. In a special report, the as sociation said more and more nations are likely to obtain nuclear weapons, increasing the danger that "organized criminal or insurrectionary groups could eventually ob tain" such arms. In addition to the threat of "accidental global war," the report warned of the dangers involved when "irresponsible or even fanatical men" con trol modern weapons. Improved Missiles Seen The report also forecast greatly improved long-range missiles, nuclear powered air- craft, perhaps underwater aircraft carriers, and other fantastic weapons. It said these would far out strip defense systems with the result that arms control sys tems feasible today will be "uncertain" tomorrow. "The world is fast becom ing locked into 1 a situation from which it will become in creasingly difficult to extri cate itself," the association said. The report, entitled "1970 Without Arms Control," was the result of a nine-month study by a special project committee of the NPA, an in dependent non-profit non-political organization. I! -jR " t LXsS -x.-J -'I -i 'AX RIPPING ROOF off this school house in LaCoste, Tex, near San Antonio, a tornado miraculously failed to injure 40 pupils. It wrecked more than score of homes. (International) Watermelons are grown commercially in 22 states. Factories which manufac ture articles : requiring gold, such as gold pen points for fountain pens now wash the smoke from their furnaces to recover tiny gold particles which flake away from the original article. The University of Minne sota was founded in 1851! 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