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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.
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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.
(Released by The Register and
Tribune Syndicate. 1959)
Rainfall in the central sec
tions of Brazil averages more
than 300 inches a year. In
some parts of the country the
annual rainfall reaches as
much as 400 inches.
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