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3A MAIL TRIBUNI, MsdfarJ, Of.aii, Thundir, Amuit 38, H5 Dedication Ceremonies Set To Mark New Type of Apple Hood River - The biazest - step forward in the improve- . ment of the Delicious apple, since development of the Starking Delicious 35 years ago, will be marked by dedi cation ceremonies here Fri day, Sept. 5. At that time, with most of the nation's apple experts in attendance, including Sen. ' Harry F. Byrd of Virginia, . the nation's largest apple grower, a new type will be . formally "unveiled". Stark Brothers Nurseries St Or chards co., of Louisiana, Mo., the developer, has named the new strain the Starkrimson Delicious. The whole tree bud-sport mutation was discovered in a , Starking Delicious setting in $1,422,201 Credit Extended Farmers Farmer and rancher own , ers of the Southern Oregon Production Credit association used $1,422,201 of short and intermediate-term credit from their association during the first six months of 1958. Irvin Patten, secretary- treasurer of the association, reports that a good percent age of this volume was new money, and much of it found its way into the business com munities "of Jackson, Jose phine, Coos, Curry and Doug las counties through the pur chase of seed, feed, fertiliz ers, equipment, livestock, building improvements and other items connected with farm and ranch operations. .Owned and operated by its member-borrowers, the asso ciation has extended, $34,579, 597 in credit since its organi zation began in 1934. It now has $241,087.50 in member owned capital and $228,673.69 in accumulated earnings. Talent Grade School To Open Sept. 8 Talent-The Talent Grade school will begin classes Sept. 8 at 8:40 a.m., school officials have announced, and parents of first grade pupils are asked to accompany their children on tht first day. First graders will be dis missed for the day after regis tering, but grades two through eight will continue in session through the day. Hot lunches will be served in the cafeteria. First grade students who have not previously had a physical examination for school should have one be fore registration, officials said, and they reminded par ents that children should have their birth certificates with them on opening day. According to state law, cfiil dren who have not reached their sixth birthday by Nov. 15 must be tested to see if they are physically and men tally ready to begin school. Further information may'be obtained by, phoning Talent Elementary school, KEystone 5-1372. TURKEY CROP DIPS Washington - . (UPD - The Agriculture Department esti mates the 1958 turkey crop at about 78 million birds - four per cent less than in 1957. A tip fro Hi AAA's REPORT All ACCIDENTS Tli chances of a really good driver being involved fn an accident are much, much less than those of a slipshod or careless driver. But sometimes even the best motorists are the innocent victims in accidents, so every person whooperates on automobile should know what to do in cos of collision. The law requires thot you stop immediately, render assistance, obtain medical aid if needed, and give necessary facts about yourself and your cor. However, if the accident is at all serious your responsibilities do not end there. You should get names and addresses of all witnesses, contort your insurance representative immediately, and learn from the local police when and where to file an officio! accident report. When the latter is required by law, it must be done per sonally. You cannot "let the other fellow do it," or expect that it will bo sufficient if a traffic officer files his report. In some states the law allows wp to 15 days to file en accident report, but it's best to report as soon as possible while the facts are still fresh in your mind. the orchards of Roy Bisbee, near Hood River, some years ago, and has been carefully developed. For marketing purposes, the Starkrimsons vivid color allows it to be graded 100 per cent extra fancy for color, which is con sidered an important com mercial factor. The new ?train ripens about the same time" or short ly before the Starking De licious and takes on a color pattern in the form of a solid blush as contrasted to the moe pronounced strip color pigmentation of the Starking variety. On the opening date for the Starkrimson in the Pacific Northwest, the apple has this solid color. The apples are the Patten said the southern Oregon association and 29 other associations in Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Wash ington are making good prog ress in their program to buy out Uncle Sam's investment in the capital stock of the Federal intermediate credit bank of Spokane, the insti tution through which the as sociations obtain their loan funds. The local association now has $25,480.00 in FICB stock and the 30 associations own a total of $1,042,740. Starting July 1, the south ern Oregon Production Credit association and 496 similar associations scattered through out the United States initiated a 25th anniversary celebra tion which will continue until June 30, 1959, the secretary treasurer of the Medford credit institution, announced this week. Patten said the national ob servance was spread over a 12-month period to cover the chartering dates of all asso ciations. The southern Ore gon association received its charter Jan., 15, 1934. Organised in Depression' "Organized during the de pression of the early 1930's and developed during a period marked by two wars and a major agricultural revolution, production credit associations have demonstrated that farm ers and ranchers, working to gether, can operate their own credit business on a sound, econimical basis," said Pat ten. "Besides providing them selves with $15 billion of credit, the farmer and ranch er owners of the 497 associa tions have, since organiza tion, repaid all but $3.9 mil lion of the $120 million which the government invested in the system under the Farm Credit Act of 1933. They now have more than $112 million of their own money invested in capital stock and their as sociations have over $100 mil lion in their surplus accounts and another $17 million in reserves against future loss es." While the southern Oregon association will use various methods during the anniver sary year to call attention to its 25 years of service to ag riculture in Jackson, Jose phine, Coos, Curry and Doug las counties its annual meet ing in February will high light its celebration, Patten said. driving guide for adults. .same size as the Starking but tend to be a little longer and more typey, with a more pro- nounced five - point crown than the other types of De licious. In addition to having a bright, attractive glossy red color at the opening of the harvesting, the Starkrimson s color gradually darkens, but continues to hold an attrac tive bright glossy sheen. The Starkrimson comes in to production at an earlier age and is a consistent pro ducer of quality fruit. Other favorable factors include its ability better to resist frost, and winter injury than other strains of Delicious. George Bartch, manager of the Hood River County Cham ber of Commerce, said "The introduction of the Starkrim son Delicious apple tree marks an important milestone in the development of the whole apple industry, particularly in the great Northwest apple growing districts." Plans Outlined In outlining the dedication plans, Bartch stated, "The chambers of commerce of Wehatchee and Yakima, Wash., are cooperating with us here at Hood River in serv ing as joint hosts to all branches of the American apple industry. Representa tives from all., the various apple associations and apple producing districts through out the country will attend." Honorable Robert D. Holmes, governor of Oregon, will eive the address. of wel come at the dedication cere monies.-The list of speakers includes Sen. Harry F. Byrd of Vireinia. the largest indi vidual apple grower in the world! Dr. H. B. Tukev. head of Horticulture, Michigan State university; Dr. Fred Motz, for 25 years foreign rep resentative of the U. S. Gov ernment in Fruit Exports; Dr. L. P. Batjer, principal physiologist, agricultural re search service, U. S. Depart ment of Agriculture at We- natchee; Edwin Gould, en tomologist and superinten dent, West Virginia universi ty exDeriment farm, and oth er nationally known apple authorities. W. J. Bryan of the Hood River Apple Growers asso ciation, master of ceremonies for the dedication program, will open the meeting and in troduce the Washington State Apple Queen, Miss Ann Al bertson of Wenatchee; Hood River Snow Queen, Carolyn Carr, and Cascade Locks Fly In Queen, Carolyn Kendrick. Mayors and Chamber of Com merce officials from Wenat chee, Yakima and Hood Riv er also will be introduced. Conference Planned Prior to the dedication cere monies, there will be an in formal scientific conference of horticultural officials, fruit growers, shippers and export ers. The morning conference will last fom 10 ajn.j until noon so that visitors will have an opportunity to inspect per sonally the original Stark rimson Delicious apple tree and young - bearing second generation spur-type trees in the Roy Bisbee orchards. Here discussions and observa tions of visiting authorities will take place. Roy Bisbee will tell the visitors about his discovery of this orginal fruit-spur type tree, its production record, earlier coloring, younger bear ing and other unusual char acters of tree and fruit. Dr. T. A. Merrill, head of the department of Horticul ture, Washington State Col lege at Pullman, Wash.; Prof. Henry Hartman, horticultur ist, Oregon Agricultural Ex periment station, Corvallis, Ore.; LeRoy Childs, former director, Hood River Branch Fruit Experiment station; and Paul Stark Jr., .Vice President in charge of re search, Stark Brothers Nur series and Orchards company, Louisiana, Mo., also will give their observations of the Starkrimson Delicious since its discovery. Other Steps Planned For Produce Men Salem - The state depart ment of agriculture has re scinded its July 11 order re quiring produce dealers to issue and maintain receipts in purchasing from growers. The original order was made to correct a situation in south ern Oregon, Agriculture Di rector Robert J. Steward ex plained. He said it has proved to be impractical in other areas. The department will take other steps to work ouLjthe situation about which south ern Oregon growers have complained. HE GOT IT, ANYWAY Williston, N.D. - (UPD -Times change. Daniel Boone bagged a deer near here but not with a gun. The deer ran in front of his car. CHIT CHAT - By JOE G. COWLEY Miil Tribune Farm Editor The Jackson county 4-H and FFA fair for this year is now a thing of history. The last bit of livestock has been trucked home by weary parents. Pens have been dismantled and stored for another year. Various barns have been cleaned out. And finally, county 4-H agents have turned over the last fistfull of hastily scrawled records .to their secretaries to be tran scribed into neatly typed news releases by nimble, but tired fingers. Final events of the 4-H and FFA county fair were held Saturday. Cleanup day was Sunday and County 4-H Agents Glenn Klein and Marilou Garner barely had time to wipe the perspiration from their faces before packing up for the state fair. One of the fair leaders shed some of the heat by donning Bermuda shorts and also attracted quite a few who'ops and hollers from 4-H youngsters. However, he must have plenty of company. We noticed Bob Fowler, of the Farm Journal in Medford this week also attired in the sawed-off pants. He was carefully guiding a string of little Fowlers also in shorts. ' Anyway, we hope the county fair board will see fit to have the fair a little earlier next year to give 4-H'ers a breathing space between the two fairs-county and state. "I don't know what we would do without some of these parents who were there every day of the county fair," Glenn Klein said. "We could use a lot more help from the parents, but the ones who are helping us are wonderful." One of these 4-H leaders and once a parent of 4-H members is often referred to as "Mr. 4-H" in Jackson county. He has been active in the county 4-H and FFA fair since it operated under tents in what is now the park next to the Medford library. That means a total of 20 years service tothe 4-H organization here. His ruddy, brown face splits into a grin and sharp brown eyes twinkle behind glasses as he recalls some of his ex-periences-now humorous, but not so humorous then maybe. There was the time a pig belonging to- tiie son of a former Penney's manager got loose and everybody ran down Main st., trying to tackle the squealing little hunk of ham. Through the years there have always been a wild steer or two which had to be manhandled into its stall or which brousht a fast chase through the fair grounds. One such animal caused a wild scramble around the ball park. Riding herd on 32 girls and 50 boys isn't always so easy either. However, "Uncle Bill" lays down the law and the kids obey. They know he's always ready to help from repairing a show halter and shoeing a horse to consoling a youngster homesick from staying away from home for the first time. This veteran 4-H leader is on hand day and night as long as the fair lasts. The furnace room is his headquarters. Uncle Bill's ready wit temper. However, at tunes, cut through red-tape and to action. He is well-acquainted with the present fair grounds, by the way. He once lived there with his folks. Their place was where the county shops are now. He came to Jackson county with his family "60 some years ago." This 4-H leader, like many which help spread the movement throughout the county, has been in farming all his life. He used to milk 20 cows. He now owns 182 acres and "100 head of cows and calves" at his Eagle Point ranch. He has run cattle all his life. Every year in late spring he stages a regular trail-drive 40 miles up to the govern ment pasture in the hills. Local people who come to watch something resembling this fast disappearing part of "west ern Americana" many times have enjoyed western hospital ity around the early morning camp-fire "on the trail." This leader has seen the 4-H fair entries grow from 18 steers the first year to 92 steers. Dairy cattle entries have grown from 25 head to 200 head. Entries in the hog class have developed from a dozen to 100 head and sheep from a half dozen to over 125 head. Poultry and rabbit exhibits have grown also. Uncle Bill started in 4-H leadership after he bought his two daughters some sheep. They won $10 in prizes, their dad became more interested in 4-H work and has never quit. He is now working with a second generation of 4-H club members. "I get a kick out of picking the top steers," the veteran 4-H leader said. "In this work the youngsters learn how to do." - Youngsters in the 4-H program of competition learn also how to be good sports and how to be good losers. Uncle Bill would like to see every youngster, no matter how poor, given a chance to raise his own calf. He feels that 4-H is one of the most direct answers to juvenile delinquency by giving the youngsters interest in something and something to do. The 4-H leader would like to see more youngsters in sheep since the "little tots" can manage sheep much easier than some other animals. Uncle Bill has carried his interest in mostly dairy and beef through to the Antelope 4-H club which he has been leader of a good many years. It was this club which started the present-day series of pre-fairs. The pre-fair gives the youngster a chance to brush up on hi showmanship under competition before the county fair comes. If you have been around 4-H work you already know the gentleman of whom we write. If you have been in farm ing much around here or on the fair board you must certain ly know Bill Bigham of Eagle Point. Those farmers het up over roads with chuckholes might follow the example of an eastern Oregon cherry grower and manager of a processing plant. He complained many times to the city council over the condition of the road into his plant. Finally, he dumped several truck loads of cherry pits over the road and spread them out. The pits made a good substitute for gravel-for a while. Maybe peach pits might work here. '" , Recently we mentioned the dilemma in one farm family where junior, wanted to hire, out to a packing plant where the job seemed more glamorous, the pay higher, instead of working with dad at home. Dad had the problem of getting another hired hand to replace him. Well, Mom is now the new hand-" You can put that' down,", she said. , Ranges and pastures continue to be dry except for the irrigated areas, according to the Oregon crop-weather sum mary. Cattle and other livestock are still in good condi tion, however! In the Willamette valley, livestock pastures are .being augmented by supplementary feed. Some live stock have been turned on grain' stubble and fields that were not cut for grain this year. Meanwhile contracts for delivery of fall feeders are rapidly being filled in the major producing areas. Demand for feeder cattle has continued strong, according to the crop summary from Oregon State college. Demand is strong in southwestern Oregon for stocker ewe lambs. Locally, how ever, the lamb market seems to have slipped a little, stock men report. The demand for feeder cattle continues strong here also. smooths over many a ruffled it may appear razor-sharp to move pompous officialdom to 52 Livestock Condemned In State Check Salem-A total of 113,414 slaughter animals were check ed for food wholesomeness under the state meat inspec tion during the first six months of this year. According to a report from the state department of agri culture, this, total includes 49,793 cattle, 7092 calves, 4588 sheep, 50,052 swine, 406 goats and 1481 horses. Altogether, only about four tenths of one per cent of the animals were rejected as being undesirable for meat. This is about the same per centage as condemned in the past, said Dr. R. C. Sexauer, assistant state veterinarian and supervisor of the pro gram. Fifty-two animals-nine cat tle, two calves, 38 sheep and three swine-were condemned on live inspection as unfit for human consumption. After-slaughter inspections revealed 358 animals were not wholesome for eating pur poses. Eight, calves, 224 cat tle, 68 sheep, 52 swine, five goats and one horse, were re jected on these post mortem checks. State inspectors also check ed meat food products at the 91 Oregon slaughterhouses in the meat inspection pro gram. This resulted in the condemnation of 1206 pounds of rneat, mostly assorted sau sage products. The figures do not include condemnations of edible parts, such as hearts and livers. The crop-weather summary notes that some mildew damage has been reported in Klamath county alsike fields. A second cutting of alfalfa has started in Lake and Klamath counties while Malheur, Union and Wallowa are finishing up a good second crop of alfalfa. Deschutes, Jefferson and Harney counties are reporting some possibility of a third crop alfalfa this year.r Third crop alfalfa is up in' the Willamette and Rogue River valleys and the Hermiston-Milton-Freewater areas of Umatilla county. Heavy producing fields of mint have been observed in the Rogue River valley. The hop harvest is expected to start in the Grants Pass-Medford area next week. Harvesting of field corn in Umatilla county will start earlier than usual, the $ummary indicates. This Week's m tkt ft f r 995 SQUARE FEET :Sf? By HIAWATHA ESTES Open planning adds depth and dimension to this enchant ing two-bedroom home. Un necessary partitions have been avoided for a greater feeling of unified space. A broad bay window ex pands the front of the living roni and a stone fireplace, provides a focal point for fur niture arrangements. The dining area is visually united with both the living room and kitchen. A partition keeps the actual mechanics of meal preparation out of view from the living room, yet the housewife can join the conversation while she goes about her work. Kitchen ap pliances are built in to con serve space and provide more room for cabinets. Ample cup boards and counter tops add NEW YORK G.O.P. CANDIDATES Multimillionaires Nelson A. Rockefeller and Averell Harriman were their parties' unanimous choices to battle for the governorship of New York state. Republicans convening at Rochester, N. Y., nominated the 50-year-old Rockefeller (shown top, receiving ovation with his wife). Democratic incumbent Harriman, 66, was nominated by acclamation at the Democratic State Convention at Buffalo. Bottom photo shows Harriman with running mate Lt. Gov. George B. DeLuca. Home for Country Living V. 36'-O r'm gr- "; iK BEDROOM - mH 1 'i- KITCHEN X"1 7e . "fill 1 . ' LIVING ROOM ' lyxll J ', r-JJ BEDROOM pt in CI . W A 1.1 nrftl to the efficiency of the work area. Washer and dryer in the service area have cabinets overhead. A "step saver" door opens from the service area to the bedroom hall. A stall shower, recessed bath, partitioned fixtures and pullman lavatory are luxury features of the family bath, which separates the two' spa cious bedrooms. A corner bay window adds light and space to the front bedroom. Corner windows and a high sliding window provide cross ventilation for the other. Wardrobes are ex ceptionally roomy. Four closets provide storage for linens, brooms and acces sories. The cedar shingle roof tilts . . . . frjt- WHERE IT BELONGS Oklahoma City - (UPD -State Sen. George Miskovsky said he wants the name of the state Criminal Court of Ap peals changed to "The State Court of Criminal Appeals." "That will put the criminal blame where it belongs," he said on the convicted per son rather than the judges. Wild game provides 250 million pounds of edible meat ia the U. S. annually. inVA-nirciWfr-iffirt'ftft up at the gables, and wide eaves shelter the recessed en try. Vertical and horizontal siding are combined for pleas ing contrast and stone veneer is located at the front of the bedroom wing. Diamond-light windows lend a rustic touch. For year-around tempera ture control the forced air unit is located in the attic, with service access from the bedroom hall. Complete working drawing of the above plan can be obtained at a cost of $7.50 for the first set and $5 for each additiona set, when ordered at the same time. This plan will be available' for a period of four months from this date. Please allow two weeks for deliv ery. If the above home does not entirely meet with your satisfac tion, a new home plan book. Homes ior Living, may be purchased for SI. Send all orders for either plans for books to Hiawatha Estes, P.O. Box 407-7, Korthridge, Calif. 292,476 Cattle ; Blood-Tested For Brucellosis Salem-Blood tests for bu cellosif were made on 292, 476 Oregon cattle in 20,975 herds during the fiscal year which ended June 30. This testing disclosed 2666 reactors for a percentage of 0.911, ac cording to a cooperative re port from the state depart ment of agriculture and the federal veterinarian in' Ore gon's office. In auction markets 47,780 cattle were tested, disclosing 307 reactors for a percentage of 0.642. Also during the fiscal year, brucellosis vaccinations were performed on 128,829 calves in 7696 herds on farms and ranches. An additional 23,222 calves were vaccinated in auction 'markets, for a total of 152,051-a substantial in crease over the previous fis cal year. The milk ring test was per formed on 19,699 milk or cream samples from ' dairy herds during the year. Blood tests followed in the cases of 1161 samples which gave sus picious results. Goals Met From July 1, 1957, to June 30, 1958, the goals for com pletion of testing for certifi cation were met in 13 coun ties and the Warm Springs Indian reservation. Three herds remain to be tested in Wheeler county. The cooperative report also said that during July, the first month of the new fiscal year, 552 herds "containing 5,075 cattle were blood tested for brucellosis. This testing dis closed 34 reactors for a per centage of 0.669. In the milk ring testing, 76 suspicious herds were dis closed in the 2655 tested. This phase of the brucellosis era diction and control program covered an estimated 53,100 cattle. Calf vaccination was con ducted in 269 herds contain ing 1,331 calves-mostly in Baker, Columbia, Malheur, Tililamook and Washington counties. EV School Patrons To Pay Less Tax The owner of a piece of property valued on the mar ket at $10,000 in Evans Val ley school, district would pay $17 less during the 1958-59 tax year county assessor Ray Schumacher said today. Explaining tax assessments after Evans Valley, voters passed a special school levy Saturday, Schumacher said it would mean an actual saving of $23.25. Total millage in the school district last tax year was 61.6 mills and is 52.7 mills this 1958-59 tax year, he said. Figuring this at a market val uation of $10,000 and an as sessed valuation of $2,500 it would mean a drop from $154 to $131.75 in tax assessments on such a property, he said. Saturday, patrons of the Evans Valley school district passed a special levy of $36, 737.67. The levy went on the tax rolls Monday. PLAN HUGE WATER TANK . Oak Ridge, Tenn. - iuni -Tho Afnmir F.nerev Commis sion announced Wednesday it is planning construction of a 325-foot water tank, the high est in this country, to store water for additional fire pro- ( tection at the atomic installa tion here. Throe-fifths of the cranes exported by the U.S. in 1957 went to Canada. : SELF-MADE DOCTOR Peter J. Frank, 31, posed as a physician for two months in Chicago and treated more than a hun dred persons. Arrested by police, Frank says he gained his medical education while working in jail dispensaries and as a surgical aide in the Army,
