8 MAtl TRIBUNE, Medferd, Oregon, Friday, May 23, 195S
Use of Electronic Devices to Observe Weather Sf udled
FRIENDS OF LIZARDS "
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State Rep. Jack Rau wants to
do away with laws making it
illegal to catch lizards a
night.
"I've got nothing against th
reptiles personally," Rau said,
"the laws are just antiquated."
Corvallis Use of radar
and other new electronic de
vices for forecasting and ob
serving weather are under
study by the Oregon State
college physics department
with a new S31.000 grant
from the U. S. Army signal
corps engineering laborator
ies. Started a year ago, the
study involves development
of latest techniques for pre
dicting weather elements sig
nificant for army operations.
Dr. Fred Decker, assistant
professor of physics, is pro
ject leader. Last year's grant
for the work was S29,00.
Keyed to Army Needs
Studies, though particular
ly keyed to Army needs in
various military situations in
v o 1 v i n g communications,
transportation and weapons
utilization, will have wide ap
plication in other fields,
Decker pointed out.
A portable weather radar
trailer is being used to make
special storm observations in
the Cascade and Coast moun
tain ranges and the merits of
fixed weather radar and the
portable equipment will 'be
compared.
Techniques for forecasting
the onset and paths of severe
storms, for determining storm
intensity and duration, light
ning occurrence, wind and
temperature changes, freez
ing and thawing, and occur
rence of fog will be examined
during the coming year.
Lightning Discharges
Radio positioning of light
ning discharges, high alti
tude photographs, and cloud
base and top equipment data
will be used.
Graduate students perfor
ming meteorological studies
connected with the project
are Herbert Kershaw and
Cloan Powell of Corvallis.
Radar and other electronics
techniques have been studied
by Robert Hunsucker and Ju
lian Pike, Portland; Robert
W. Sutton, Medford; Allen
Fulmer, Salem; and Arthur
Hershman, Valparaiso, Ind.
Earlier Decker participated
in a two-year research project
for the signal corps on wea-
ther effects on army opera
tions as revealed in tactical
histories of World War II and
the Korean conflict.
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STASSEN CONCEDES Harold Stassen coficedes his de
feat to Arthur T. McGonigle in the primary race for
governor on the Republican ticket Sad looking, biting
tongue, stassen was joined at his press conference in
Ftuladelphia by his running mate for lieutenant governor
Frank C Hilton (right).
Tree Diseases Cause
Big Loss in Timber
Corvallis Tree diseases needle blight are two other dis-
cause a heavy loss to Oregon's
timber resources each year,
according to Charles R. Ross,
extension farm forestry spe
cialist at Oregon State col
lege. A recent study by the USDA
forest service shows tree dis
eases are one of the major de
structive agents reducing for
est productivity Ross report
ed. More than one-third of the
yearly loss from reduced
growth and death of sawtim
ber and . younger trees is
caused by tree diseases, the
study stated. Insects and fires
are other major causes of
heavy loss.
In Oregon, heart rotin ma
ture trees is causing loss of
more than 500 million board
feet each year, Ross found.
Douglas fir root rot is another
major disease in the state's
forests, he said, causing an
estimated loss of more than
200 million board-feet annu
ally. Dwarf mistletoe and
'Cascade Day' Set
For HS Students
Portland "Cascade Day,"
the annual visitation day for
high school seniors, will be
held at Cascade college in
Portland, May 30.
The activities will begin at
9 a.m. with registration in the
administration building, and
will include a dinner, a tour
of the campus, class visitation,
an address by President Edi
son Habegger, and a program
featuring the departments of
the college, concluding with
softball in the park, as visit
ing seniors participate with
Cascadians.
The purpose of this day is
to acquaint high school sen
iors with Cascade college. A
special invitation is given to
those interested in an inter
denominational Christian col
lege. Cascade, a fully accred
ited liberal arts college, is lo
cated at 705 North Killings
worth St., Portland.
eases causing serious 'losses
each year.
This represents a loss of
about one-tenth of Oregon's
annual production of timber,
Ross noted. The state harvests
around 9 billion board-feet
annually.
Best way to prevent these
losses to disease, and protect
forest lands against insect's as
well, is to keep only healthy,
vigorously-growing trees, Ross
said. This means forest man
agers should have a program
that will remove weak or dis
eased trees by thinning, and
will harvest mature trees that
peak.
Ross also reported that the
latest forest inventory esti
mated Oregon is growing
about 4 billion board-feet of
timber each year. It is expect
ed this production will more
than double as modern forest
management efforts show re
sults, he indicated. The grad
ual replacement of old growth
timber stands with younger,
well-managed forests is part
of this program.
Farmers and other forest
land owners can get help in
planning improved manage
ment programs for their tim
ber lands through their local
'county extension agent, farm
.forester, or soil conservation
service offcie, Ross added.
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Demo Women's Meet
Salem (IP) Several work
shop sessions and a tea at the
governor's residence will high
light a statewide Democratic
women's conference scheduled
for Thursday, June 5, in
Salem.
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