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is ' 14 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford. Ore.. Thunjjy, November 6. 1958 Long-Term Program Of Weather Control Research Launched Br A. ROBERT SMITH Mail Tribune Washington Correspondent Washington The federal government has launched a long-term program, of research trsje and expen- mentation in LSD t h e mysteri ous field of how to con trol the weather. This is the outgrowth of a study of the weather con trol problem an advisory A. Robt Smitb conducted by committee appointed by Presi dent Eisenhower. After four years of surveying the field of weather control work, the president's committee con cluded that a great deal of basic research must be done before man will be able to do much more than just talk about the weather. Congress followed the ad . vice of the president's commit tee and authorized the Na tional Science Foundation to , "initiate and support a pro gram of study, research and evaluation in the field of wea ther modification, giving par ticular attention to areas that have experienced floods, hail, drought, lightning, fog, tor-i nadoes, hurricanes, or other weather phenomena, and to report annually to the Presi dent and the Congress thereon." Atmospheric Sciences The Science Foundation has added what it calls a program for atmospheric sciences and taken on Dr. Earl G. Droess ler as program director. For merly with the office of sci ence at the Defense Depart ment, Dr. Droessler says it is too early yet to evaluate what progress has been made since the program was launched this past summer. Dr. Droessler intends to broaden the scope of the Foundation's support of re search in cloud physics. Through financial grants, the .Foundation has underwritten laboratory studies of cloud seeding agents at the Univer sity of Chicago. These are being correlated with actual field observations of summer storms produced by cumulus clouds over Arizona. The president's advisory committee summarized its findings after four years of work as follows: 1. The statistical pro cedures employed indicated that, the seeding of winter type storm clouds in moun tainous areas in western Unit ed States produced an aver age increase in precipitation of 10 to 15 per cent from seed ed storms with heavy odds that this increase was not the result of natural variations in the amount of rainfall. 2. In the non-mountainous areas, the same statistical pro cedures did not detect any in crease in precipitation that could be attributed to cloud seeding. This does not mean that effects may not have been produced. The greater variability of rainfall patterns in non-mountainous areas made the technique less sensi tive for picking up small changes which might have oc curred there than when ap plied to the mountainous re gions. Results Inconclusive 3. There was no evidence that cloud seeding had had a negative effect on precipita tion. 4. Results of hail suppres sion projects were inconclu sive. The committee went on to recommend the widest pos sible research in meteorology by the government, universi ties, industries and other agencies. It suggested that a research program include work along these lines: 1. The effect of solar dis turbances on weather. 2. Factors controlling glo bal atmospheric circulation. 3. Factors governing gene sis and movement of large scale storms. , 4. Dynamics of cloud mo tions. 5. Processes of rain and snow formation, and import ance of the physical phenom ena which govern these pro cesses. 6. Electrification process in clouds and its role in weather. 7. Natural sources of con densation and ice-forming nu clei and their role. 8. Methods, materials and .equipment employed in wea ther modification. ; ' i t3 ITS FUTJ TO EAT I MEXICAN FOOD And ft's fun that bears repeating! Romania's complete variety of frozen and canned meals makes it easy to offer cbaoge-of-pace flavor ith r ry meaL fcasy to prepare, too! Just heat n entov. Brannock Issues Reminder lo Yets "Promptness" and "ac curacy" ought to be the rules for all school-going veterans this fall, not only in their classroom work but also in their monthly GI training re ports, S. T. Brannock, officer in charge of the Medford Vet erans administration office, said today. The monthly certifications of training, signed by both the veteran and a representative of his schcool, are keystones of the Korean GI bill, Bran nock explained. Under , the law, VA must have a certifica tion eachsmonth before it can pay a veteran his GI allowance. Brannock said veterans should submit their monthly certifications as soon after the end of the month as possible, and advised veterans to look over their monthly certifica tions to be sure they are ac curate. Inaccurate reports, parti cularly those resulting in vet erans receiving more money than they are entitled to, can cause unncessary trouble and delay, he pointed out. Local Man Arraigned Before Commissioner James Horace Walpole, 30, of South Grape st., Medford, was arraigned before U.S. Commissioner Frank Van Dyke this morning on a charge of violating the Dyer act, according to law enforce ment officials. Walpole was arrested by Grants Pass police Oct. 31 after he attempted to pass some checks there, it was re ported. Walpole is charged on a federal complaint for the theft of an automobile -in Santa Monica, Calif., which he had in his possession at the time of his arrest. He is being held in Jackson county jail by Federal Bureau of Investigation authorities. For tnafkf arrH parttrs. srrvr: H0S4RIT S Bfff COCXTAIt TACOS ?4JeuFt(uJ, bite-sire bors ifoevwes. Miniature Com Tortilla S bells Mt4 wit jc. fiaoortji neat. serw rit ' Bean Bto as a conversation srartec Warning: Have plenty ! 4-H Club News Central Point Pig Club The Central Point Pig club held its first meeting of the new club year on Oct. 27 at the home of Karen Renfrow. The following officers were elected: president, Carol Foote; vice president, Don Herzog; secretary, Karen Ren frow; reporter, Judy Frink; sergeant at arms, Jim Frink; Flag salute leader, Royal Har ger. The next meeting will be at Don Herzog's home on Up ton rd.. Nov. 24. at 7:30 pjn. Judy Frink, Reporter Matin Reelects Three City Officers Malin-ftTD- Leonard Petrik received 149 votes and was reelected as mayor here Tues day. The city recorder and treasurer also were returned to office. 4-H Members To Receive Medals For Club Work County 4-H recognition medals have been awarded three 4-H home improvement girls and one '4-H tractor club member, Miss Marilou Gar ner, 4-H club agent, has an nounced. The Misses Joan Dobrot, Glenna Brown, and Julia Ash ton, members Of the Table Rock Pack Rats Home Living Storage 4-H club, received county medals in the home im provement phase of the 4-H National Awards program. The medals are sponsored by Sears Roebuck -Foundation and will be presented at local community achievement nights. Jim Frink. son of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Frink of Central Point, a 6-year 4-H club mem ber in swine and tractor, has added junior leadership to his projects this year. Jim has been able to put his skill in tractor driving and mainten ance to a most practical usage by planting, cultivating, and harvesting crops on the fam ily farm of 165 acres in Sams Active Member He has been an active mem ber of the 4-H Teenage Coun cil and has been elected treas urer of the new 4-H Empire Builders' Council for the com ing year. Miss Dobrot this year has credited herself with a new project, home living, in addi tion to foods, clothing, poul try, and junior leadership which she had carried in pre vious years. Joan's exhibit in color and room arrangement at the 'Oregon State Fair not only was champion in the col or and room arrangement di vision, but also grand cham pion home living exhifcit. Because of her all-around outstanding record in 4-H club work, Joan was awarded one of the five Standard Oil schol arships given to 4-H members. Miss Dobrot is the daughter of the Julius Dobrots, Central Point. Outstanding Work Glenna Brown, daughter of '1 Mr. and Mrs. Everett Brown, Central Point, received an other of the Sears Roebuck medals for outstanding work in 4-H home improvement. Glenna has been in 4-H club work for eight years, having taken clothing and home liv ing projects. Glenna was a member of a demonstration team which showed the making and use of drawer dividers. The dem onstration competed at the Jackson county contest and demonstration week last July. Miss Ashton is the recipient of the third 4-H home im provement medal donated by Sears Roebuck. Throughout her six years as a 4-H club member, she has carried proj ects in clothing and home liv ing. Julie's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Chester Ashton, Cen tral Point. Halt To Benson's Support Program Seen in Results Washington -(LTD A Repub lican farm belt senator pre dicted today the Democratic congressional sweep will halt Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft Benson's drive for fur ther reductions in federal farm price supports. The Democratic victories, cutting heavily into Republi can strength in farm belt states, will mean "as far as Congress is concerned, a change in attitude toward far mers," said Sen. Milton R. Young (R-N.D.). Young, a frequent critic of administration farm policy who becomes second-ranking GOP member of the Senate Agriculture committee after the defeat Tuesday of Sen. Ed ward J. Thye (R-Minn.), told United Press International: "Thel-e will be no further re duction in farm price supports." Rep. W. R. Poage (D-Tex.), senior Democratic member of the House Agriculture Com mittee, said the election re sults should make the next Congress "more inclined" to bolster farm prices. Poage, reached at his home in Waco, Texas, said he be lieves Democratic farm lead ers will push their own pro gram of new farm legislation next year instead of merely resisting Benson's proposed changes in present law. Reviews of the results in Tuesday's balloting in con gressional districts where the farm population amounts to 5 per cent or more of the total indicated rising Democratic strength in rural areas. Disagrees With Benson A check of 55 usually closely-contested house districts with 5 per cent or more farm 1 population showed Democrats winning 23 seats in the 1954 elections, 32 in 1956 and 44 Tuesday. Benson insisted in a post election statement Wednesday agriculture was not a prime issue in the balloting and said he saw no evidence of a vote against the administration farm program. But Young said in an inter view the returns "clearly in dicate dissatisfaction with Re publican farm policies." Ontario's Lake Simco was discovered by Champlain in 1645, but named after Gover nor Simcoe, who died in 1806. We Give GREEN STAMPS CENTRAL REXALL DRUG Main and Central 100 PER CENT TURNOUT Buchanan, Ga. (UPD Bera community's three poll watch ers reported a 100 per cent turnout of registered voters. 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