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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 22, 1959)
14A MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Sunday, February 22, 1959 Small Worlds Around Us By Lynn M. Watkins The Sunflower Alwayt Will Be Sun Worshiper The sunflower wai rightly named; no other flower known makes such an effort always to keep its sunny face toward the sun than this old fashioned plant. No matter what happens it attempts al ways to face the sun. It is rather pitiful to see it try, on a cloudy day when the light is weak, to respond to the mysterious pull of light; whether it feels it or sees it is not understood. But it never gives up; all its life it will be a sun worshiper. If efforts are made to keep the great flower from look ing directly into the sun, pe culiar and startling results occur. A screen placed direct ly between the flower and the source of light will cause the head to twist sideways, or curve in grotesque angles in order that the head can peep out. If forceful methods are adopted to keep the flow er from the full rays, the plant actually will twist off its own head. A Composite The botanists call the sun flower a composite because the head, which looks like a huge blossom, is really a com pound or composite part. made up of a large number of tiny flowers. The entire blossom looks like a greatly magnified daisy growing on a giant stem which may reach 12 or 15 feet in height dur ing a single growing season. In some parts of the world, such as Egypt, India and Russia; the raising of sun flowers is an important in dustry. Millions of pounds of the striped seeds are used for human food, and from other millions of pounds a rich oil is extracted. In many sections of our own country the flow er is considered a noxious weed, but Kansas saw fit to name it as their state flower. Today nutrition experts are looking hopefully at the oil contained in the seeds as a rich source of vitamins and proteins as a supplement to our own diets. Cockatoos, parrots, and ma caws, the trio of birds recog nized as the most intelligent of all the feathered creatures, have learned a long time ago that the seeds contain all the necessary food elements, and these birds can live long and active lives on nothing but the seeds. Into Its Own A prominent milk com pany has selected the sun flower as a colorful back ground for the advertisement of its products, and concerns all over America are pro cessing the seeds ior medicine and foods. Perhaps at last this homely weed-like flower is coming into its own. The sunflower grew in grandmother's garden, back alongside the henhouse, or along the dusty road that led to town, and when fall came and the great yellow heads drooped, and the bright yel low petals faded to brown, we knew the summer. had gone; the sunflowers had lasted out the season. (Released by The Register and Tribune Syndicate. 1959) WHAT'S IN A NAME? Pearl Harbor -(UPD- A man here goes by the name of Ke-koalauliionapalihaulliuliokek-oolau Kaapuawaokamehame ha. His first name means: "the small-leafed koa on the verdant cliffs of the Koolau Mountains." His family name signifies: "the awa cup bearer of Kamehameha the Great." Use of Quarry fo Be Discontinued Use of the old granite quar ry on the Old Military rd. by county road crews will be discontinued and another one put in use west of Jack sonville, members of the Jack son county court decided dur ing a road inspection tour last week. Dark Hollow rd. right of way has been ' cleared of brush for a width of 50 to 60 feet. Further work on the road is awaiting good weath erv County Engineer Paul Rynning said. Detours are still up on four bridges on the North Phoe nix rd. and two on the Cole man Creek rd., the county court said. The bridges should be, ready to use the first of next month, officials re ported. Work on Azalea rd. and Orr dr. is progressing. 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