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Northwest Pears Praised by British,
Aariculture Attache Tells Bureau
"English fruit imDorters are
very satisfied with the quality
of the Pacific Northwest and
California pear pack and
I want to congratulate the
growers for them," remarked
Leslie W. Crawford, British
Embassy agriculture and food
attache.
Crawford, with headquar
ters in Washington, D.C.,
spoke before the Oregon-Washington-Calif
ornia Pear
Bureau during its annual
meeting in Portland recently.
The attache had visited Hood
River, Yakima, Wenatchee
and Medford.
While visiting Medford, re
cently, Crawford and his wife
were the guests of the Med
ford Pear Shippers associa
tion. Bill Williams, vice presi
dent of Bear Creek orchards.
and Russ Jamison, Medford
public relations man, took the
couple on a quick tour of
orchards and packing houses
in this area.
Crawford told Jamison he
is hopeful the increase, in ex
port shipments of years this
year would continue. Biggest
block to any increase is the
availability of export ex
change dollars, he said. The
state department and depart
ment of agriculture are con
stantly working with the Brit
ish foreign office to alleviate
Japanese Scientists
To Assist in Study
Of Ocean Currents
Corvallis Two leading
Japanese scientists have vol
unteered to cooperate with an
Oregon State college oceano
grapher, Dr. Wayne V. Burt,
in a study of Pacific Ocean
currents that carry glass fish
net floats from Japanese wa
ters to Oregon beaches.
Burt, who has been making
an extended study of Oregon's
ocean geography for the past
five years, believes the glass
floats may provide some new
information about circulation
oi currents and driftspeeds
between the two countries.
Dentists Guests
Of Kiwanis Club
At Luncheon Here
Jackson county dentists
participating in the Medford
Kiwanis dental clinic were
special guests at the Kiwanis
club's noon luncheon at Rogue
Valley Country club yesterday
and Curt Nesheim, warden of
the southwest district of the
state, department of forestry,
spoke on fire prevention.
President Bill Sineler pre
sented a plaque honoring the
dentists. It was accepted for
the group by Dr. John Dick
son, president-elect bf6 the
Southern Oregon District Den
tal society.
The clinic, which provides
free service for needy young
sters selected by city and
county school nurses, has op
erated since mid-March. Since
that time it has handled 351
appointments. Dentists, who
contribute their time free of
charge one-half day per month
have filled 572 teeth and have
extracted 150. The clinic will
be in operation until the end
of the school term and will
resume next fall and continue
five days per week through
the school year.
Among Guests
Among guests at yesterday's
meeting were Mrs. Audrey
Reise, dental nurse at the
clinic.
Nesheim outlined the fire
protection program of his
agency in the state and partic
ularly in the southwest dis
trict. He declared that there
is "no glamour to putting out
fires, just plain hard work."
He said the forestry depart
ment has not gained in cut
ting down the number of fires
but pointed out the significant
fact that total acreage of fires
has diminished despite in
crease in population and the
woods industry.
Most forest fires are light
ning and man-caused Nesheim
stated. He said that emphasis"
is on prevention of man
caused blazes through 'educa
tion and the forest code of
laws.
It was loud shirt day at the
Kiwanis meeting and Warren
Fairbanks was judged the
winner.
He wrote Japanese research
leaders for information last
month, shortly after hundreds
of the colorful floats were
found along the Oregon
beaches. He asked about types
of floats being used, float
losses and storms.
Joint Study Suggtsled
Dr. Koji Hidaka of the geo
physical institute, Tokyo uni
versity, and Dr. Michitaka
Uda, Tokyo university of fish
eries, immediately suggested
a joint study.
Burt has been asked to col
lect information from coastal
residents about float recov
eries, especially during past
years. Information needed by
him include.? color of floats,
markings, numbers of Hoats
found, and where they have
been found.
Photographs of any unusual
types are to be taken and sent
to Hidaka and Uda for identi
fication and investigation.
To help him in gathering
data, Burt is asking that coast
al residents who have infor
mation and records about find
ing floats write to him.
The fact that large numbers
of floats were found during
the record April storm may
mean that floats are being
concentrated in ocean eddies
for long periods of :me and
then brought ashore in a
group by wind or current
changes. Or, it could be that
some storm or accident has
freed a large number of floats
at one time, he explained.
The cooperative study with
the Japanese scientists may
provide the answers, he indi
cated. Burt's oceanography re
search is supported by a con
tinuing grant from, the office
of naval research.
the condition, he added.
During the tour, the Craw
fords were impressed with the
amount of mechanization in
the packing industry here and
complimented the local ship
pers on their modern methods
of handling pears. Crawford
observed that the soil types in
the Medford area are similar
to those in French orchards.
The couple was particularly
impressed with the acreage of
pears grown in the district.
He said such large blocks do
not exist in English orchards.
He added that England is one
of the world's largest consum
ers of fresh ?nd dried fruits.
The Crawfords have been
on the west coast before (in
San Francisco) but this is the
first opportunity they have
had to make a field trip into
a pear producing district.
As a footnote to the tour,
Crawford seemed interested
in the modern methods of
orchard heating and secured
information on the success of
the hail suppression program
in this area.
The Crawfords have been
in the United States for three
years and will be sent back
to England at the end of their
tour of duty in August, Craw
ford told Jamison.
They live in a small town
near London. (They have one
daughter who is graduating
from a nurse's course in a hos
pital near Paddington station
in London. The English cou
ple have a small acreage near
their home. He remarked that
Cornice pears from Rogue val
ley are particular favorites in
England. The couple said they
have a Cornice tree in their
garden and plan to send back
a Bosc tree when they return.
(The Bosc tree is considered
good for pollination purposes.)
During his talk in Portland,
Crawford said the British
government is now much con
cerned over the so-called
United States recession. He
pointed out the importance of
reciprocal trade and was
hopeful congress would pass
reciprocal agreements act now
before it.
Cummings Receives
Cummings Award
Corvallis Karl Douglas
Cummings of Medford gained
special recognition this week
at Oregon State college as a
winner of one of the impor
tant all-campus honors and
awards.
Cummings' was selected to
receive the E. A. Cummings
award given annually to out
standing freshman men stu
dents. Selection is based on
scholarship, success in student
activities, and qualities of
manhood and leadership.
He is majoring in engineer
ing. His parents are Mr. and
Mrs. C. E. Cummings of 1900
Cherry Heights.
Canby Dairyman Seeks
State Senator Job
Oregon City (UPI) El
mer Deetz, Canby dairyman
and former state representa
tive, said today he would seek
a spot on the November elec
tion ballot as an independent
candidate for state senator. He
said petitions would be cir
culated to obtain signatures
necessary to validate his
candidacy.
JUSTICE IS BLIND
Copenhagen (UPI) Po
lice today were looking for
the thief who stole the 30-inch
statue of Justitia, the goddess
of jrstice, from' a warehouse.
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JEWS-FASCISTS BATTLE A plainclothes policeman
(right) is about to arrest a Jewish demonstrator during
incidents involving the Jewish community and neo-Fasc-ists
in Rome. Demonstrations started after the Rome
synagogue was defaced by unknown persons who wrote
on the shrine walls: "Convert if you want to live in
peace."
Man Pleads Guilty To Strangling Employer
Portland (UPI) Elmore
Walker, 33, was sentenced to
a maximum of 15 years in the
state penitentiary Wednesday
after pleading guilty to a man
slaughter charge in connec
tion with the fatal strangling
of his employer, Ira A. Mar
tin, 80, last August. Martin
operated a cleaning establish
ment. ; .
Auto Workers Ask Mediation Service
Detroit (UPI) The United
Auto Workers Wednesday
asked the Federal Mediation
and Conciliation service to
step in- to end deadlocked,
final-hour bargaining with
General, Motors, but the com
pany said it is opposed to me
diation. UAW Vice President Leon
ard Woodcock said mediation
is needed because General
Motors has stood pat on a
two-year, contract extension
offer and refused to bargain
on the union demands.
Woodcock said he saw no
hope at this time for a settle
ment before the contract cov
ering 325,000 GM workers
Railroad Car Tax
Fund Distributed
Salem (UPI) Checks to
taling $20,539 representing
property taxes collected from
small railroad car companies,
are being distributed to 24
counties, State Tax Commis
sion Chairman S. W. Horn an
nounced Wednesday.
Horn said the amount was
13 per cent greater than last
year.
The taxes are collected by
the commission from tanker,
refrigerator and private car
companies having a true cash
value of less than $100,000 in
Oregon. Larger companies
pay property taxes directly to
the counties.
expires at midnighf Thursday.
He asked that the contract be
extended on a day-to-day or
week-to-week basis while ne
gotiations continue.
Immediately after Wood
cock called for outside bar
gaining help, GM Vice Presi
dent Louis S e a t o n said,
"Based on our experiences,
we are convinced that inter
vention of a third party at
this late date would make no
contribution to a peaceful and
equitable settlement prior to
the expiration date of our
agreement.
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Assault Charges
Dropped on Shooting
Portland (UPI) A Cir
cuit Court jury found Willie
Smith, 42, Vancouver, Wash.,
innocent of a charge of as
sault with intent to kill in
connection with the shooting
and wounding Emma Elliott,
36, Portland, at her home..
Awards Presented
Al Illinois Valley
Cave Junction Richard
(Hick) Rauber, valedictorian,
was presented with $250 per
year scholarship to the Paci:
fic university at the annual
awards assembly Tuesday at
Illinois Valley High school.
Norma Martin, salutatorian
was given the local PTA
scholarship, renewable tui
tion scholarship to Southern
Oregon college were awarded
to Jim Peninger and Mrs.
Carmelita Hussey.
Other awards earned by
outstanding students in the
high school were Elk's Foun
dation award, Shirley Clark,
Norma Martin, Bill Young
and Gary Meredith; Ameri
can essay contest, sponsored
by the American Legion aux
i 1 i a r y, Mike McDermott,
Mike Whitley, with honorable
mention given to Merna Gib
bons, Linda Deaton and Car
mel White; Pfizer company
award, gerald Gibbons, Ken
neth Deaton; Memorial band
award for outstanding musi
cal achievement, Mary Bos
kins; the Betty Crocker Home
makers award, Shirley Clark;
Bausch and Lomb Science
award, Bill Young; and the
Curtis Publication awards,
Lorrayne Frost and Howard
Ollis.
The Stem Citizenship
awards, Hamiltop wrist
watches, given by Guy C.
Stem, local jeweler to the
boy and girl senior judged by
the faculty to be outstanding
citizens, went to Marie Adams
and Bill Young.
Dione Quintuplets Say
Two To Have Babies
Montreal (UPI) The
four surviving Dionne quin
tuplets celebrated their 24th
birthday Wednesday with the
revelation that two of the
famous sisters would soon be
mothers.
Cecile, Mrs. Phillippe Lang
lois, and Annette, Mrs. Ger
main Allard, expect babies
this year; Cecile in August,
Annette in September. j
"We're hoping for a boy,"
Allard told United Press In
ternational before he and An-,
nette :eft for a quiet birthday
party at the apartment of
Marie. Marie and the other
surviving quint, Yvonne, are
unmarried. The fifth quint,
Emile, died in 1954.
Doctors caring for the sis
ters whose birth 24 years ago
made headlines around the
world said neither expected
a multiple birth.
Neither Cecile nor her hus
band could be reached for
comment, but sources close to
the family confirmed that she
was pregnant.
New Jet Launcher
Said Successful
Edwards Air Force Base,
CsJif. (UPI) The Air
Force has reported develop
ment of a successful system
for blasting jet fighters aloft
without a runway.
The system, called Zero
Length Launch (ZEL) was
tried out here by North Am
erican test pilot Al Black
burn, whose F-100D Super
Sabre was rocketed aloft
from a mobile launcher by
the jet's engine and an astro
dyne rocket.
The jet was winched into
position on the launcher and
the solid propellant rocket,
packing a 130,000 - pound
thrust, was attached to the
fuselage.
Blackburn started the jet's
engine, cut in 'his afterburn
er, and fired the rocket which
thrust the jet skyward at 10
times the force of its own
engines.
In less than four seconds,
according to the Air Force,
the jet was streaking at 275
miles an hour:
"I didn't even hear the
rocket go off," Blackburn
said. "It was smoother than
a steam catapult shot from a
carrier deck."
Gen. O. P. Weyland, tacti
cal air commander of Ed
wards, said ZEL would per
mit the Air Force to station
jet fighters near the front
lines and launch them with
out airfields.
Once aloft the planes
would carry out their mission
and then make a convention
al landing.
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