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o Jg MAIL TRIBUNI, Mcdford, Or. Tuidy, Mny U, H60 j Science Can Save Oysters and Clams From Their Enemies 1 JeU'. .yv set BUILDINGS DESTROYED Untie Raps in the above pic ture were once the sile of dozens of buildings and homes destroyed by seismic sea waves which struck the center ol clownlown illio, Iiawail. 1 ne aerial view snuws one of the worst hit areas near the waterfront. (UPI Telephoto by Cable) GSA Signs Contract For Leasing Space Washington -IUPH- The Gen eral Services Administration Monday signed a contract with Standard Insurance Com pany of Portland, Ore., for leasing 4,750 square feet of space involving construction of a new building in Salem, at Cottage and Marion sts. The Bureau of Public Roads will occupy the space with oc cupancy scheduled March 1, 1961. There are more than 30,000 teen-age members of rocket clubs in the United States.' 4,000 Restaurants Prove it Every Day Compact Car Owners May Soon Start Using Premium Gas By DELOS SMITH UPI Science Editor New York - WPn - Science believes it is ready with the knowhow to become the best friend oysters and clams ever had. That means science now can save them from their natural enemies, such as star fish h- and crabs. ;.JL If you were Deioi smiih an ovster or a clam, however, you could feel there is a catch in it. The knowhow is not going to be applied if it spoils their flesh for the human palate. That remains to be found out. Science's weapon n chemi cal, similar to the chemical killers which rescue vege tables from insect marauders so people can eat them. The possible hazards are the same if the chemicals are harmful to human beings. Serves as Anchor The chemicals are mixed into sand which serves as an anchor. The sand is laid in strips on the sea bottom to form a barrier around the bods where oysters and clams are having their innocent, sedentary existence. For any enemy who crosses the barrier, it is curtains. Sand treated only with a chlorinated heavy oil is Demo Delegate Meeting Seen Boyd's Flavor ; Stands Up! Detroit - illPII - Owners of some "compact'' cars may soon have to start using prem ium grade gasoline in their cars unless the oil companies upgrade their regular grades. Some of the compacts al ready brought out by the auto industry, although designed for regular, have come up with higher octane appetites, according to the Oil and Gas Journal. And this thirst for cham pagne instead of beer is being displayed by a group of com pacts that so far includes only one car in the "luxury com pact" classification. At least four more "luxury compacts," all with more dis criminating thirsts, are sched uled to make their debuts this full. Pressing Limits Oil industry officials admit that Valiant, which is not con sidered "luxury compact," already is pressing the limits of the octane ceiling of cur rent regular grade gasolines. Some of the other compacts, in an effort to match the horsepower advantage of the Valiant, are offering "power packages" which will boost the octane appetite of their engines and put them right at the ceiling of current grades of regular. Buick, Oldsinobile, Pontine and Dodge all will add to the pressure on the oil industry fur a higher grade regular this fall by introducing "lux ury compacts" with higher horsepower engines than those featured by any of the current compacts. Pontiac will introduce the Tempest, Buick the Invader, Oldsmobile the Rocket and Dodge the Lancer, all with thirsts for something more than the regular grades of about 02.4 research octane which are currently being of fered. Need To Vary The need for higher octane regular will vary from one section of the country to another, however. There are two reasons for this. First, altitude lowers a car's octane requirements so that a low octane gasoline at a high altitude will do as good a job as a high octane fuel at sea level. Because of this cars driven in tile Rocky Mountain areas do not need as much octane as cars driven in eastern sea board and gulf coast areas. A survey by the Ethyl Corp. in March showed that effec tive octanes of regular grade gasolines varied all the way from a lop of 100 in some Rocky mountain areas to a low of 90 in some gulf coast areas. An area centered at Colo rado showed effective octanes of between 95 and 100 while tile west coast showed effec tive octanes of 91 plus. The east coast and New Kngland showed 93-94 effec tive octane and the southeast ern states showed 92-93. The area around Arkansas and northern Mississippi showed 91-92 while southern Missis sippi and Louisiana showed 90-91. Octane Beefed Up A second reason for the variation is that oil companies in certain sections of the coun try have beefed up the octane of their regular brands. Notable examples of this can be found in central Michi gan and a couple of east coast points where regular grade gasoline of up to 95 octane was being marketed. These companies apparent ly are pointing the way for all oil companies throughout the national in the year ahead. If they don't follow the leaders, only owners of cars with the bare minimums in engine horsepower will be able to continue to use regular. enough to stop the meanest of the oyster's enemies - the gas tropods called "drillers" be cause they bore through the shell to get at the bivalve within. The barrier has to be only six inches wide, and experi ments show that it stay un- crossable by drillers for at least 13 months. To stop star fish the barrier has to be widened to three feet. A favorable current could kick star fish over a narrower one before it could be harmed. Crab-Killers Added And two more chemicals have to be added to the oily sand, both potent insecticides which are relatively non-toxic for mammals. These chemicals are needed to kill crabs. The natural enemies of oys ters and clams which are al ready well established in their midst can be polished off by spreading chemically treated sand over the beds. Even the clam-killing snail, poliniccs, can be dealt with, although it arrives at its prey from underneath, by tunnel ing through the mud. It is dealt with by injecting plugs of treated sand into the sea floor. All this has come out of years-long, trial-and-error ex periments of the biological laboratory of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at Mil ford, Conn. V. L. Loosanoff, Portland -HIFH - Senate President Walter J. Pearson (D-Portland) said today that Rep. Edith Green (D-Ore.) will probably call an organi zation meeting of Oregon Democratic convention dele gates soon. Pearson, himself a delegate, said the procedure is expected to follow that of years past when the chairman of the pre vious delegation called the group together, and when this was not possible, for the dele gate getting the biggest num ber of votes to do so. The late Sen. Richard Neu berger (D-Ore.) was previous chairman, and Pearson said it appears that Mrs. Green will call this year's meeting. She led in delegate votes. In Washington, Mrs. Green said if it is decided to follow the old pattern she will return to Oregon "at as early a time i as is convenient for the jority of the delegates The Newport. (Tvl.) Mer cury was established by James Franklin in 1758 and is the oldest continuously published newspaper in America. SUMMER TYPING . - . ... i. - ik. nr.nioit aids vou can have Tvmna it one of the areatesr ams you Typing has taken the place of the pen Typing it easy and fun YOU can learn typing in 8 WEEKS Arrjn,mnt, Can M.d. tor Abi.nce for Summer C.mps and for Family Vacations CLASS STARTS JUNE 13 11:00 Monday through Friday 8:00 to ROBERTSON MEDFORD SP 3-4264 ROSEBURG OR 3-7256 SCHOOL OF BUSINESS KIAMATH FAILS TU 2-4126 C. L. Mackenzie Jr., and L. W. Shearer, the scientists who did the work, reported their successes to the American Assn. for the Advancement of Science. Not for Commercial Use This chemical solution is , not yet ready for commercial use. It won't add to water ( pollution because the heavy i oils are not soluble in water and are held in place by the srmd. But killing off one class of animals while sparing oth ers could upset natural bal ances to the detriment of the fishing industries. And the oils and chemicals might ac cumulate in oysters and clams and make them inedible. Those are the unanswered questions. GRADUATION Gifts & Cards LARGE SELECTION See Our Graduation Gift Table for Ideas bMRiaSHliq MEDFORD. OPKOHj For the 31st straight month.,. SPEAKING FOR MODERN OIL HEAT... V ' Oil Heat's My Choice For Built-in Value" 'GnUdrng quality, tdimg qwafoy foat's my business. So k figtms, I put ot! heat in every home I build. First, k's c most dependable heating system. Second, an oil it rtallation (MtomatkaOj boosts the home buyer', kxw watae by $200 or more. Third, my customers buy faster he kj k a modtfii nil fa tart . , . to t me buym e hat ulm a qmnltif imu,m h WWTJPB, ffie finest htmn v modem oil heM... far drtMtbbiMy (or ecunosny for contort Class Wires Ike; Teacher Assigned Research Duly Bremerton, Wash. - (LTD -High sehool teacher Richard G. Jones. 33. today was work ing on research projects in stead of teaching his class on government because of a tele gram his class sent to Presi dent Eisenhower while he was at Paris last week. The telegram asking Mr. Eisenhower to apologize to Russia for the spy-plane inci dent was sent by Jones' class after students voted 24-2 in favor of an apology. Relieved of Duties As a result, the Bremerton sehool board quickly relieved Jones of all classroom duties and assigned him to work on two research projects for the board. Jones' teaching eon tract was renewed only last month. The question of wheth er Jones will be employed by the board in any capacity for the next school year is yet to come up. Jones maintained the class sent the telegram, which stated: "Voting 24 to 2. we feel the wisest step is to pub licly apologize." The telegram was sent without Jones' knowledge. Out of Hand School officials felt that Jones allowed discussion of problems at the Summit Con ference to get out of hand and that the problems should have been discussed only for edu cational purposes. Assistant Bremerton School Superintendent Warren Lead en said the hoard wasn't dis turbed because the discussion was held but because Jones failed to keep It under control. Rutherford. N.J. -niPP-private plane making i Instrument landing at Teter- boro Airport crashed into a residential area Monday, kill ing the four persons aboard and scattering wreckage over a wide area. (Mom tm Gump -Sdr- ... .' I EAT FOR AS LOW AS $070 fer Week Pb. S3U Era In April more people bought new Ramblers than ever before In history. (47,256, to be exact.) There are good reasons, -tr Rambler quality is highest. For example, only Rambler bodies are submerged to the roof in a special rustproofing primer paint to protect hidden surfaces. Rambler prices are lowest. Rambler American prices start $117 below any other U.S. -built car (based on manufacturers' suggested factory delivered prices.) it Official used car guides show Rambler Is tops In resale value. -6 Rambler offers greater customer satisfaction. Ask any Rambler owner, tr Only Rambler offers all 3 types of compact cars ... 33 models, including 17 station wagons . . . 3 wheelbases ... 4 engines, 6s and V-8s. -h See your Rambler dealer today. He has a quality-built Rambler to suit your needs. These owners tell why thousands a week switch to Rambler!) WHY MELVIN F. LANPHAR TRADED IN A BIGGER CAR FOR A RAMBLER "A'otc can park anyuicrt" ... writes Mr. Melvin F. Lanphar prominent mortgage-banker of Detroit, Mich. Mr. Lanphar traded America's best known luxury car for his first Rambler, now has a 10-car fleet. "My Rambler rides easier . . . and 1 don't get a back ache driving it. 1 like the extra mileage. My big car used to cost hundreds of dollars a year for repairs; my Rambler only JS1 in 30,000 miles." $5 WJiSi WHY NORMAN C. BERNHARDT TRADED IN A SMALLER CAR FOR A RAMBLER After driving a small foreign car for 17,000 miles, Mr. Norman C. Bern hardt, of Elma, N. Y., found that re- pair bills "more than ate up" the amount he saved on gas, so he traded for a Rambler American sedan. "My Rambler," he writes, "is the first auto mobile I ever owned that, at the new car inspection periods, there was no inspection needed. No rattles, no ad justmentjust grease and oil." ill WHY MARY LEONA MCCARTHY TRADED HER RAMBLER FOR A RAMBLER "Prior to the purchase of my Ameri can, 1 was driving a '52 Rambler hard top, and it, too, served me well," writes Mrs. James R. (Mary Leona) McCarthy, busy editor of two weekly papers in the Cincinnati area. "I re quire a car that I can depend on . . . that's economical, easy to handle and looks sharp. Rambler answers all these qualifications. My husband says his next car will be a Rambler." TOP QUALITY AT ItmklM nWKH rxtuit ? Pm Sdis t Rt MM IKMI JUti I ltd torsi UlM. (t lt. 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