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New Research Started Into Unseen Plants Along Coast
THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1010
Corvallis - Plants and ani
mals that grow on Oregon soil
have been the basis for a
century of research, but. the
vastly greater numbers of un
seen plants and animals that
float In the ocean waters off
Oregon are the concern of
new studies by the Oregon
State college oceanography
department. 1
The new research is headed
by Dr. Herbert F. Frolander,
one of the nation's top experts
on plankton - the microscopic-size
plants and animals that
drift with the currents and
that are the "basic foodstuffs"
for all ocean life
The long-range studies will
give new understanding about
the Oregon ocean; are care
fully tied in with other OSC
research on currents, water
temperature, salinity, tides
Board of Health
To Discuss Hiring
Officer in County
The Jackson county board
of health may hold an in
formal meeting Monday to
discuss the possibility of ob
taining a public health officer.
Dr. C. I. Drummond. pres
ent Jackson county ntalth
officer, is now tin leave of
absence until Oct. 1 because
of ill health, Coutrty Com
missioner Ralph James said.
Health board members who
hire the public health officer
hope Dr. Drummond will be
able to return to his duties
then. . . .
However, ' Jackson county
has been without a public
health officer since June 1
when Dr. Drummond became
111.
Dr. Martin L. Voorheli was
eonsiderinf the temporary ap
pointment at public health of
ficer but had to decline be
cause of business reasons. Oth
er local doctors art being con
tacted (or the temporary job.
Salarr Authorise
The county court has au
thorized a salary of $12,600.
This is $2,400 under the $15,
000 Dr. Drummond has been
receiving.
Dr. A. Erin Merkel, former
Jackson county public health
officer, received $12,600 a
year. Dr. Merkel left a year
ago for a position in the' San
Diego, Calif., public health
department.
County Judge Earl Miller
said "there's a possibility Dr.
Merkel may return to Jack
son county if his former job
is open."
Members of the local health
board are Judge Miller, Coun
ty School Supt. Alf B. Mek
vold, Medford City Council
man Ed Hall, Dr. Lawrence
Ellis, dentist, Dr. B. B. Bar
tels, H. P. Jewett, Central
Point, and Eugene Thorndyke.
4 H Club News
EP Horse Club
The Eagle Point Desert
Pes?asus 4-H club held their
July meeting at the Dunn
ranch July 23.
Entry blanks for the Jack
con county fair were made
out and Mr. Dunn gave us in
structions . in the pre - fair
events.
Our pre-fair will be held
at 1 p.m. at the Dunn ranch
July 31. Vick Stewart will be
our judge. We extend an in
vitation to all other 4-H horse
clubs. ,
We are sorry to report one
of our club members, Laura
Mae Nobel, is in Sacred Heart
hospital. Her horse -slipped
and fell with her while she
was helping her grandfather,
Vernie Mathew, with his cat
tle. Leslie Kranbeal,
Reporter.
1 . ,
Meadows Busy Beavers
The July meeting of the
Meadows Busy Beavers 4-H
club was called to order by
Ruth Ellis, president, July 16
at the home of Mr. and Mrs
Orvllle Mose. Eight members
end five visitors were present.
Visitors were Mrs. Davis.
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Mose,
and out of state visitors Kar
on and Lee Caery from San
Jose, Calif.
Bill Ellis gave a treasurer's
report. We found out what
kind of plant to buy for our
community project. We decid
ed to all put up our 4-H signs.
Six of our members plan
to go to 4-H summer camp
at Lake of the Woods. Bill
Ellis and Stanton Hall will
give demonstrations next
meeting. , - ,
Tli meeting was adjourn
ed. Demonstrations were giv
en by Mrs. Davis, Shirley Mc
Alister and Tim Pleasant.
Next meeting will be at the
home of Stanley Hall Aug.
12 at 8 p.m.
Cynthia Pleasant,
Reporter '
U. N. CONGO TROOPS
Washington r-fllPD- The State
Department reports there now
are more than 7,500 United
Nations troops in the Congo,
including 5,638 who - were
flown in by U.S. planes.
and the ocean floor; and will
help lay the foundation of
knowledge that mny one day
lead to "harvesting- food"
from the s. -Need
Plants
Higher animals of the ocean
cannot exist without plants
any more than can man, Fro
lander explained. And once
you get out in the deep water
where bottom algae disap
pears because light can't
reach the ocean floor, the
floating plant plankton is the
essential "first link" in the
complex life-chain in the sea.
It is the only manufacturer
of food in vast areas of the
ocean - the "pasture or. we
sea so to speak.
Plankton includes a tremen
dous range in the animal king
dom in addition to plant ma
terials, Frolander emphasized.
Many tiny sea animals come
In the plankton classification
during the early stages of life
when they are too young to
do mora than float in the wa
ter. Th "graduate" from the
plankton class, to become per
haps a tuna fish or a Dunge
neas crab, when they are big
enough to propel themselves
or to sink to the bottom.
Member of Class
One important member of
the Crustacea class (which in
cludes shrimps, crabs and lob
sters) that remains forever as
a plankton is the Copcpoda.
It plays a role similar to that
of cattle on land although
these "grazers" are only a
fraction of an inch long as
adults.
As an example of the sea
food-chain, Frolander pointed
out that salmon live on her
ring, but herring live on
plankton, such as the Copcpo
da, combed out of the water
by the gills. Whales eat vast
amounts of animal plimktun
In much the same maimer.
Plankton, both plant nnd ani
mal, Is the basic food also for
oyster, clams, scallops, and
nil other son life, Frolundcr
noted.
Almost nothing Is known
about what forms make up the
major species of plankton off
Oregon, their quantity, or
season variations. The OSC
research, which is sponsored
by grants from the Office of
Naval Research and National
Science Foundation, will an
swer these questions and
more.
Frolundcr and oilier 09C
ocean scientists have been
making plankton collections
for the past six months in
Yaqulna Hay. They already
have discovered great differ
ences in plunktnn species and
numbers at different spots in
the buy.
Special Nylon Ntls
Collections arc mnde with
special nylon nets attached to
towing devices that measure
the volume of water strained.
Extremely fine nets are need
ed to pick up some plankton
types.
Once the OSC research ves
sel, Aconn, Is completed next
year, plunktnn collections will
be nmrio regularly at various
stations off the, Count,'
While plnnkton types nro
usually microscopic, some
forms may bo tl or 7 foot
across - such us one Jelly fish,
Cynncn, with lis long trailing
tenlnclrs. A few such lis the
Cyuni'ii, found In soinu waters
off the northwest const, nnd
the (onrsoma PortUKueso mnu
of wur In tropical waters
havo stliiKlng colls Unit are
dangerous.
Plankton In n sense can
serve something llko "living
drift bottles," Frolundcr be
lieves, Indicating what types
of higher son life will he
present and where the water
musses coma from nnd urn
gnlnir. When you nuy tlml
plnnkton li found In n volume
ratio of less than 1 pni'l pur
million purls of water, It miiy
sound Insignificant, but It
Isn't, Froliindor nriclad, 1 Tha
totnl volume of plankton la
tremendous In the great ouesn
regions.
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