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I. HANDSHAKING Vice President Richard Nixon shakes hands with shipworkers at shipyard in Leningrad, Russia, where he inspected the Russian icebreaker Lenin. The Lenin is Russia's first nuclear-powered ship. From Leningrad Nixon flew to the Siberian city of Novosibirsk, the first of four Siberian cities he will visit. 'Old Apple Barrel1 Totes Coddling Moth to Oregon Territory By Land, Sea Corvallis It probably was the "old apple barrel' that caused most of the trouble. For hidden between the staves or tucked under the rim, tiny cocoons protected a pest that was to become a perennial, headache to Ore gon's fruit industry. The pest was coddling moth, commonly known as the "ap ple worm And old apple barrels pressed into servlte as contain ers for clothing and other household goods probably brought the insect to the Ore gon country by both land and sea, according to R. W. Every, extension entomologist at Ore gon State college. But the apple worm wasn't an immediate problem. It took several decades for it to be come a serious pest, according to the entomologist. In fact, some thought certain areas of the state were ''immune," but time proved that wherever ap ples flourished, the worm fol lowed. They fed on apples, pears, quince, occasionally on peaches and prunes, and more recently on English walnuts. The result: wormy fruit, much of it not fit to eat. : Research on coddling moth control was one of the first agricultural experiment sta tion projects, and results were published in one of the Sta tion's first bulletins in January 1889. Early research publica tions recommended sprays of London purple, a by-product . of the dye industry that con tained calicum arsenate. Paris green copper arsenite later proved a more effective con trol, costing about 30 cents a pound. A series of coddling moth outbreaks threatened Oregon's fruit industry in the early 1900s and-research with ar senicals helped growers con trol the pest. In the 1920s the fruit in dustry was again threatened with a residue-washing prob lem. Too much of the poison ous arsenic was sticking on the fruit. OSC research again helped the fruit industry by developing a special fruit washing machine that remov ed the residue. Some have credited this research as sav ing the apple and pear indus try from ruin. The 1940s saw the develop ment of DDT and a new era dawned for control of insects and coddling moth. It was barely in time, for the moth had developed resistance to arsenic sprays. DDT has effectively control led the coddling moth in Ore gon since. thent and for about the same price fruit growers 50 years ago had to pay for Paris green. DDT - resistant strains of the moth have emerged in other states, and in time they "probably will emerge in Oregon, Every pre dicts. But this time, science has developed other weapons. An arsenal of oreanic chem icals Sevin, Guthion, and Diazionn are among those found effective. For the future, OSC re searchers are predicting other types of control. Leon Ter riere, entomologist-agricultur al chemist, is working on the biochemistry of insect resist ance to chemicals. Once this is known, more powerful, more avenues of control will be available. Another type of control around the corner is special bacteria and viruses that destroy specific insects Both of these should help man control his insects-i-killing the harmful ones, better protect ing those that help him. Bachelors Quarters Lack Any Touch Washington-fflPD-Too many bachelors live in drab, color less surroundings, according to a well-known decorator, A Dudley Kelly of San Francis co, who came to this sad con elusion on the basis of his ex perience in supplying cheer ful, homey decor to young men-about-town. "Bachelor'! living quarters lack more than the woman's touch,' " Kelly said. They lack any touch at all." He blames this on a lack of interest or knowledge among unwed males, and claims that finances cannot be blamed because wall paint costs so little. Rejuvenation of tired-look ing, depressing living quar ters is getting easier and eas ier, Kelly maintained, offer ing bachelors this expert ad vice for doing the job them selves: Today's new paints are self-leveling, fast drying, easy to. apply, odorless and cost only about $10 a room. A color-blind bachelor need not worry. He'll find handy paint charts to help him se lect contrasts or blends. He'll also find many help ful gadgets such as paper buckets, roller sleeves and painting gloves all disposa ble plus long-handled rol lers that reach ceilings and upper walls, thereby dispens ing with ladders. Kelly advised flat paints for living areas, keeping ceil ing paints light in shade so they reflect more light, and reserving glossy enamels for kitchen and bathroom areas and woodwork. Supreme Court Affirms $91,500 Judgment Salem (DPD The Oregon Supreme Court vesterdav af firmed -a $91,500 judgment against the Reynolds Metals company for damages to farm land near Troutdale. The suit had been broueht by Paul and Verla Martin who claimed fluoride com pounds settling on their land made it unfit to raise livestock. Some Hayfever Sufferers Can Get Seasonal Relief Boston, (Science Service) Some hayfever sufferers can get seasonal protection against this allergy by taking one sizeable injection containing ragweed pollen, an allergist reports here. The average hayfever suf ferer usually visits the aller gist's office before the high pollen season begins. The doc tor gives a series of 15 mild pollen-containing injections. When the season arrives, the patient is effectively protect ed. In many cases, this course of repeated treatment over the years creates an effective re sistance. However, many people dis like making numerous trips to the doctor's office. Now, Dr. Ethan Allan Brown, of Boston, has applied the one-shot technique of Dr. Mary Loveless of New York City, to 685 persons.. The single dose injection protect ed 572 patients., The patients exhibited no symptoms of hay fever during the entire pollen season, from ' August to Oc tober, of 1958. Develop Sympiomi Of the original 685, how ever, 113 did develop some symptoms. A report of the entire study appears in the Annals of Allergy. Many allergists, to date, have reservations about the one -dose protection. Some feel that since the patient re ceives a large dose of pollen by this method, he is exposed to the possibility of shock, 'f the pollen is absorbed into the body too rapidly. Comparisons of the results of both the one large dose in jection and the multiple pre- seasonal injections show that the latter results in a higher percentage of successes. In addition, the multiple in jection program offers the pa tient the possibility of build ing up an immunity over the years, until the allergy is, for all practical purposes, "cur ed." The single dose does not appear to offer this possibility. 12 MAIL TRIBUNE, Mtdferd, Or. A Thursday, July 30, 1959 Portland Judge Now Association Head Eugene -(DPD- Circuit Judge Joseph B. Felton of Salem is the new president of the Ore gon Juvenile Judges associa tion. He was - elected at a meeting of the OJJA here. Harry Fowler, Crook coun ty judge, was named vice president, and Robert Mac Lean, Newport, again was named secretary. "TOer'KiUcbrewj The Kid Who Rocked the Capital!" . by Ed Fitzgerald ' The sensational story of a sensational slugger. Leading both leagues in homo runs, this powerful rookie may become the greatest of all time and he didn't even think he could make the big leagues. It's in the August 2 Family With Your Medford Mail Tribune Fiesta to Include Concessions, Show An "old-fashioner" celebra tion, the Centennial Fiesta, will begin with a talent show and various concessions at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, at the Medford armory. The doors open at noon Sat urday for an afternoon of en tertainment for children. An appearance by "Buttons" the clown, donkey and pony rides, and other events are planned. A free dance is scheduled for Saturday tight with music by Taylor's Trio Plus Two. The fiesta, sponsored by Sacred Heart parish, will be in full swing Aug. 9 at noon with an old-time fiddler's con test, and a grand prize of a 1959 automobile will be an nounced Sunday night. Co-chairmen of the festival are George Holtzinger, Ernie Flakus and Bill Dugan. Don Sweeney is in charge of pub licity. . First successful oil pipeline was laid in 1865. jJl Small Worlds ggjl Around Us The Bug in the Ear Is Not So Cute "As snug as a bug in a rug" is a pretty cozy arrangement as far as the bug is concerned; the rug is a haven of tran quility and hominess. There is another, more sen sitive area where even the "cutest bug in the world," or the one with the cutest ears, if definitely out of place, and disgustingly annoying; in the human ear. Probably the bug thinks, here is a nice, dark, warm cave, and crawls in to explore, becomes confused or stuck. Then he loses his head and becomes frantic but the victim into whose ear the in sect has crawled, refuses to look at the situation with phil osophical calm. N Like A Jet Even though the bug is about the size of the period at the end of this sentence, he will sound like a jet -plane wide open, with the after burner on, and climbing straight up. If the bug is strong and healthy, which he will probably be, for insects are disgustingly robust, he can live a long time in an ear; at least it will seem like a long time. He will vibrate the wingst or when he attempts to crawl, using all six legs, will create a tremendous commo tion. He "wants out." The vic tim appreciates this, and wants him out. Nearly all bugs have claus trophobia; they dislike close quarters. Or they may have the same trait that affects so many of us; they want to be somewhere else. In an ear they become neurotic; they try to crawl farther in, there by worsening their position, and driving the victim nearly frantic. Here is a condition where you, the victim, would gladly "blow your top." By now you don't care what hap pens to the bug; what worries you is how to "get shut of him" at the earliest possible moment. Try Light Sometimes the beam of a powerful flashlight, held close to the ear will light his way, or decoy him ort, provided he is not "stuck," and pro vided your nerves are still capable of holding your arm, or hand, steady enough to hold the light, for a matter of a minute. If this silly proce dure fails, then a few drops of sweet oil, dropped into the ear, may drown him. If it does, then the next problem is to remove the body. Don't try this yourself. The We Give dVl GREEN STAMPS CENTRAL REXALL DRUG Main and Central sensible thing Is to see a doc tor; his training qualifies him in removing the corpus de licti. With the silence that fol lows the death, or removal of the bug, you can then calmly review the hectic experience. In the future you can look with bland equanimity at any bug, or fly, dumb enough to get himself "in the ointment;" supposing he does "wan nt;" that's his prob'err. 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