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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. ORE. TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1961 Pear, Peach Sessions Decline, Peach Types Prof. Henrv Hartman. Ore. Ogon Slate college horticultur ist in charge of the pear de cline study here, will speak on some of his findings. He will be featured speaker at the annual pear meeting in the courthouse auditorium on Monday, Jan. 23, starting at 1:15 p.m. Professor Hartman will give a differene speech during Fri day's meeting of the Fruit Growers' League in the Med ford National Guard Armory. Another important speech will be that of Dr. M. N. Weslwood, OSC horticulturist, who will review research at the Medford experiment sta tion. Other speakers scheduled include Dr. Norman Dobie, OSC plant pathologist, fungi cides and fruit finish; Iaim MacSwant, OSC plant pathol ogist, concentrate sprayers; Dr. Louis G. Centner, South ern Oregon Branch experi ment station entomologist, pest control; C. B. Cordy, Jackson county extension agent; and Don Berry, Jack son county extension agent, Mealy bug as a pear pest. New Grain Types Recommended By Researchers By GENE WINTERS County Extension Agent Wocus, Atlas 46 and Trebi were the highest yielding named varieties of spring bar ley harvested at the Southern Oregon Branch Experirhent station last year according to information received from John Yungen, station agrono mist. The spring barley varieties were seeded last Feb. 19 at 100 pounds of seed per acre. The fertilizer program con sisted of 40 pounds of actual nitrogen and 17 pounds of available phosphorus per acre. The barley plots were not ir rigated. Trebi and Velvon varieties had the highest test weights. Trebi is a six-row rough awn ed variety which has weak straw and may lodge badly on fertle soils. Atlas 46 is a six row rough awned variety with moderately stiff straw and early maturity characteristics. Wocus, a six-row, smooth awn ed spring barley with stiff straw and a dense club-shaped head having long awns has also been a high yielder when seeded in the fall. " " Belford, a hooded, six-row- ed variety with mid season maturity and medium tall in height was also a good grain producer, but has weak straw and is usually considered a hay variety. Oats Recommended Spring oats with the highest yields at the Station . were Carlelon, Park, Winema and Centore. Seed stock of Park is generally available in Jack son county. Oats were seeded at rates of 90 pounds and 110 pounds per acre. The oats received the same fertilizer treatment as the barley and were not ir rigated. Carlelon is a yellow, early mid-tall spring variety. It has been consistently a good yield er for grain or hay. Park is an attractive, short, stiff strawed white oat. It has short, plump kernels with a high test weight. Winema is a yellow spring oat with short, stiff straw. It is classified as one of the early maturing varieties. Centore, a sister selection of Cody and Over land oats, is considered a mid- season variety with stiff straw. Lemhi 53 and White Feder ation 38 gave nearly identical yields in the 1960 trials at the Station when seeded at 90 and 110 pounds per acre rates Feb. 19, 1960. Forty pounds of actual nitrogen was applied prior to seeding. , Spring seeded cereal crops will respond to applications of nitrogen and sulfur. Phos phorus and potassium needs can best be determined from a soil test. It is suggested that 40 pounds actual nitrogen be applied when the cereal crop follows a cereal crop. When it follows an alfalfa or clover stand, 20 pounds of actual nitrogen per acre should be adequate. Where heavy crops of cereal straw have been plowed under and irrigation water is adequate. 60 pounds of nitrogen should be consid ered a maximum application. Ten to 20 pounds of sulfur should be included In the fer tilizer program. Man Bound Over On Check Charge Daniel W. Durbln, San Diego. Calif., was bound over to the grand jury Monday aft er appearing In district court. Durbin is charged with draw ing a bank check with In sufficient funds. He is charg ed with issuing a bad check for S201 50 to Paylcss Drugs on Nov. 27. He is represented by Gene Piazza. During the peach program the following afternoon in the National Guard armory, Dr. M. N. Westwood, OSC horti culturist, will speak on the relation of peach size at har vest to size at thinning time. Dave Fasson, Jackson county extension agent, will speak on peach pollination. Other talks include peach varieties by John Higdon, Bear Creek orchards research director; peach twig borer control, by Dr. Gentner; and the spray program by Cordy. Peach Questions Some of the peach ques tions which will be answered during the question box pe riod are: How is the time of applying brown rot sprays de termined? What is the best spray to control peach worms late in the season? Do twig borers fly in from uncared for trees and can these be sprayed at county expense? Tell us ways to cut costs of production. What is the most practical way to get adequate pollination? Can sunburn '.o trees be a problem here? How much fertilizer should be ap plied to mature peach trees? Is the local or out of state market best? How much great Three Promising Peach Types Noted Corvallis - Five new early peach varieties especially adapted for Oregon small scale orchardists have been approved at Oregon State col lege agricultural experiment station. Quentin Zielinski, OSC hor ticulturist, said the new va rieties Cardinal, Dixired, Sunhaven, Dixigem, and Cor onet should be excellent for basket or local fresh fruit trade. Limited budwood of these varieties is available to nur serymen from the ObC or chards to help Oregon grow ers establish bud source trees. Zielinski believes these new varieties will eventually re place such older varieties as Mayflower, Admiral Dewey, Champion, and Arp Beauty which lack the flavor, firm ness, color and flesh quality desired for basket or local fresh trade. , Area Angus Men Take Show Honors The Heather Angus ranch, Day's Creek, was named re serve champion with a pen of three bulls during the annual Bonanza Angus show and sale at Sacramento, Calif. Slim Hardin, owner of the Silver Bell, Angus farm, Plioenix, took third place with his Angus heifer. Har din's heifer received better than the average sale price at the Sacramento show and sale. Top bull at the sale brought $8,100. The average price was $758 for the 119 bulls. The 75 females sold for an average price of $728. These sales averages are considered the best of any similar event this year. Hardin brought back the half-sister to one of the pen of three Heather Angus ranch bulls. He also bought a heifer bred to the Hoots Angus ranch bull which placed third in the Chicago show and sale and is Pacific Coast cham pion. This heifer from the Grants Pass ranch is due to calf out in May. Farmers' Guide On Taxes Handy Farmers Tax Guides, a pub ication of the Internal Reve nue Service, is now available from the Jackson County Ex tension office on the first floor of the courthouse in Medford This publication explains most of the tax rules which apply to farmers and those who have tax questions about farming. It should be of as sistance to farmers when they prepare their federal returns for the calendar year 1960 or fiscal year ending 1961. The booklet is written in plain language and contains num erous examples to show how the rules work in actual situa tions. A check list of farm income and expenses and a filled in income tax form with explan ations is included. UPI Inauguration Staff To Number J 50 Washington - ll'Pll - United Press International will mo bilize upward of 150 men and women to report to the world in words and pictures on the inauguration of John F. Ken nedy as president of the Unit ed States. Virtually every member of the UPI Washington bureau's staff will be engaged in one way or another with coverage of the ceremony and attend ant festivities. Slated; Topics er percentage No. l's are ob tained by growing 48-54's in stead of 32-36's? If the price differential is 25 cents what is the object of growing 32 36's? Why aren't more peach topics discussed at Oregon Horticultural Society meet ings? Pear Questions Some of the pear questions which will be answered are: What methods are used for determining timing of Scab sprays? How is the timing in insecticide applications deter mined? How to determine if trees are adequately covered with spray material? Would addition of summer oil to ear ly parathion applications im prove control of pear psylla? Ha.ve fall applications of 2, 4, 5-TP on D'Anjous given any results? Is type of fertilizer and time of application influ encing pear tree decline? Is the need of our pear trees for nutrition, other than nitrogen, causing or adding to pear tree decline? Is subsoiling a good practice? If so, when should it be done? What rootstocks are advised for new plantings? replants? Is there a weed kill er suitable for use around young trees? OSC researchers screened more than 50 varieties in se lecting the five for flavor, eye - appeal, yields, handling quality and other characteris tics. All are recommended for the July ripening season. Varieties Described Cardinal has large, colorful fruit and ripens July 10 to 20 -about 45 days before Elber ta. A nonpatented USDA va riety introduced commercial ly in 1951, Cardinal is one of the best among very early yellow-fleshed peaches. .Dixired ripens about three days after Cardinal. An at tractive, highly colored cling, it is probably as hardy as El borta. Flavor is good, flesh is firm and has good shelf life. Sunhaven ripens in the Dixired season and may re place it if it proves more tol erant to bad weather. Highly colored, bright red with yel low flesh, it is firm, flavorful and uniformly round. Trees are large, vigorous and pro ductive. Fruit handles well and appears excellent for bas ket or fresh market trade. Dixigem ripens about five days later than Sunhaven or about five days earlier than Redhaven, is an excellent ear ly variety for dessert, can ning, and freezing. Flesh has nonbrowning qualities. Has a moderate-to-excellent produc tion record in Oregon. Coronet ripens a few days after Dixigem or four to five weeks before Elberta. One of the earliest freestones, it is a highly promising nonpatented USDA variety, is firmer and will handle better than Dixi gem, is yellow-fleshed, attrac tive, and high in quality. The trees are large,' vigorous, and productive. Ashland Farmer Farm Club Head John Ambler, Ashland farmer, was elected president of the Jackson County Young Farmers club at their regular monthly meeting. Also elect ed were Don Nichols, Ashland, for vice president; John Kon wiser, Eagle Point, secretary; and George Holt, Talent, treasurer. The group of Young Farm ers is devoted to the develop ment and promotion of lead ership talent among farmers. One of the projects accom plished last year was the awarding of two $200 tuition scholarships to" outstanding high school graduates living in the county and planning to attend college leading to degree in agriculture or a re lated field. Recipients were John Caster of Central Point and Russell Elmore of Apple- gate. Outgoing officers were Bob Damon, Medford, president; Dick Ireland, Ashland, vice president; Slim Hardin, Phoe nix, secretary; and Don Hans com. Central Point, treasurer, 4-H NEWS Daffv Dills The Daffy Dills had their meeting at Mrs. Anhorn's place Jan. 7. We had a flower game and Judy Frink won the game and got a flower cal endar. We colored a Smoky Bear picture for a contest. Mrs. Frink was a visitor. Mrs. Anhorn showed us a film called "In the Begin ning". It was about the Grand Canyon. Judy read us a poem and refreshments were served by Phyllis Brown. Cathy Anhorn, Reporter is' V" ' B5.' FIRST 100 FEET This is an artists conception showing the role Mobile Aerial Towers, Inc.'s Hi-Ranger will play when America's first astronaut blasts off into space. Designed and manufactured in Fort Wayne, Ind., the Hi-Ranger is report edly the tallest truck-mounted ever built. It will stand by the out of the capsule in case of is 112 feet long. Ballistic Rockets Will Be Tracked By New Radar Washington (UPII - A new radar station of "great range and unprecedented accuracy" soon will begin tracking in tercontinental ballistic rock ets in tests over the South Atlantic as part of the Army's Nike-Zeus antimissile missile program. The Army has announced that final tests are being made at the station, located on Ascension island oil the African coast 4,500 miles down the Atlantic Missile range from Cape Canaveral, Fla. Midway Auction Market Active Midway auction yard re ported an active market at its regular Friday sale last week, nearly steady on slock ers and feeders, but about $1 lower on cows. Cattle sold totalled 360. Good to choice 400 to 450 pound slock steer calves brought $25 to $26 per hun dred weight. Good yearling steers brought $23 to $25 and heavy feeder steers brought $23 to $24.25. Good to choice heifer calves brought $22.50 to $23.40 and yearling heifers brought S21.50 to $22.90. Standard steers and heifers brought $20 to $22. A few good steers brought $23 to $23.70. Standard cows brought $17 to $19.10, utility $15 to $17, cutters $13 to $14.75, canners S10 to $12. Veal, choice brought $24 to $25.70, med ium to good $22 to $24. Good cows with calves brought $200 to $210 per pair, medium pairs $160 to $185. Hilts Student Gets Britt Managership Ashland Terry Tallis, Southern Oregon college jun ior, has been appointed Britt student manager, a newly established post at the college, by Britt Board, Dr. Alvin Fellers, director of student af fairs, has announced. The board determined the amount of salary, hours, and the duties of job, which in clude coordinating activities in Britt with the student af fairs office; serving as host for groups visiting the cam pus; acting as supervisor on week ends when Britt is open, and keeping up to date the current events calendar in the hall and snack bar. The student manager also will plan with groups for var ious activities in Britt and will work toward setting up and supervising game activi ties. Tallis is president of Siski you hall and is majoring physics. He is a resident Hilts, Calif. Grange News Central Point Grange A judo performance will be given as the lecturer s pro gram for Central Point Grange, Friday, Jan. 20 at 8 p.m. Tom Bail and troupe will give a demonstration of this physical art that is becoming more popular. TI program is open to the public and it is hoped many will attend. , - , .rj" ' ,,-' extensible personnel platform missile and pluck the astronaut a last minute failure. The arm (UPI Telephoto) Station 'Actual radiation checks beaming their radar's power ful sweep into space will be gin shortly," the announce ment said. Disc-Shaped Antenna The new instrument con sists primarily of a disc shaped antenna 24 feet in diatmeter and a mounting weighing 100 tons, both housed in a plastic dome. The radar station will re cord on magnetic tape the flights of, inter-continental missiles. These will then be used to create make-believe 'ghost" targets for firings of the Zeus missile-killer at White Sands, N. M and Point Mugu, Calif. Brig. Gen. John G. Zierdt, commander of the Army Rocket and Guided Missile Agency, explained that tapes of the missile flights could be played back to determine whether the Zeus could have destroyed them. To Simulate Target "Instead of having an ac tual ICBM as the target, the tape will be used to simulate it," he said. "In other words, the target intercept computer which tells the defending Zeus where the missile is in space and where the antimis sile missile must go to inter cept, the target, will utilize the data recorded on the As cension Island tapes. 'By trying to intercept ghost targets in this way, we can check the Zeus system both for accuracy and for re action time." Three Agencies Ask Budget Increases Salem lUPIt - Three Oregon agencies Monday requested funds in excess of their 1959 60 biennium budgets. Two of the agencies are only partial ly slate-supported. The Oregon Museum of Sci ence and Industry, the Oregon Historical Society and the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries made budget requests to the Joint Ways and Means committee. OMSI asked for $60,000 twice as much as its last two year request; the Historical Society had asked for $192,- 000 but the governor's request was for $122,000. The Geology department asked for $404,- 178. But the governor's budg et calls for $367,649, about $2,000 less than their last bi ennium budget. Kennedy Will Be Made Chief of G.P. Cavemen Sale m-HNi -Sen. E. D. Potts (D-Grantj Pass) Mon day gave a chamois scroll to Gov. Mark Hatfield for presentation to President elect John F. Kennedy mak ing Kennedy Chief of the Grants Pass Cavemen, Potts said Kennedy was made an honorary Cave man a year ago in Med ford during the campaign but the scroll makes it more official. Hatfield agreed to make the presentation for the booster group. Th scroll reads: "Chief Bighorn of Oregon Cavemen of Grants Pass wishes you success as Big Chief ol U.S. Domain." Kennedy Activity for Palm Beach, Fin. - tlPII-The Kennedy household today bustled with preparation for the big Inaugural doings in Washington this week. The inaugural activities will be in progress by the time President-elect John F. Ken nedy arrives on the scene. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Kennedy, are planning to leave this sunny winter resort today for Washington where they have rented a George town house for the week. Jacqueline Kennedy, 31, will be the last to depart from the serene villa where she has been recuperating since Dee. 9 from the caesarean birth of her son John on Thanksgiving day. The future first lady, one of the youngest ever to reign in the White House, will go to Washington Wednesday eve ning with her personal secre tary, Mrs. Mary Gallagher and her press secretary, Pamela Turnure. Caught up in the excite ment at the house is 3-year-old Caroline who always talks about going to Washington. But she will be left behind in the care of her nurse with her baby brother until a nurs ery and playroom are fixed up at the executive mansion. To Skip Parties Jacqueline Kennedy will take in the main events of the inauguration but she plans to skip the round of parties lead ing up to the oath-taking. Her friends report she has never looked better but her doctors want her to take it easy for a while to make a complete recovery. Her im proved state of health has been apparent in the last two weeks when she began to get more active. She has been swimming when the weather was suit able. She also takes walks with her blonde, blue-eyed Wall Street Chatter New York-(UPH-The market is fast approaching the point at which it was turned back in both 1959 and 1960. Standard & Poor's "Outlook" finds no tangible evidence yet that this barrier will again halt the ad vance. S&P says profit-taking is to be expected in this price area and progress may be labored for a time, but it suggests stay ing with well selected hold ings. The firm s principal reser vation is that the market may have climbed too far too fast. Arthur Wiesenbergcr & Co. finds that the risks of acting upon the assumption that an other rise in stock prices lies ahead "appear large." No mat ter what the new administra tion proposes and what recep tion these proposals get from congress, the firm believes the trend toward lower business activity is likely to continue ,1. ll.nin., over coming uiuuiiia. uib'b continued cautious investment policy, Wcisonberger con cludes that it still appears too early to disturb reserves for investment in aggressive equi ties. lnvnslnrs Research Co. says ih nntnnlial for future expan sion of the business machine companies is even greater to day than It was after World War II, and that their ability to push forward during the re actionary period of 19 6 0 marks them for outstanding performance during a general market upswing. It said best situated stocks in the group are Adclressograpn - ivium graph, IBM, and American Photocopy. "Hi! I'm Gertrude Mc Corkle and I'm inviting you to attend our Open House Party, Friday, January 20th, celebrating the merger of The Rogue Valley State Bank Medlord and , The Oregon Bank Portland Watch for your Treasure Chest key in the mall." Rogue Valley Branch 1 109 Court Street East Medford Branch 701 Eit Jackson House daughter and occasionally she rides in an electric cart or walks along when her hus band goes golfing at a nearby country club. Her secretaries say she is amazingly well organized for the new life which begins next Friday. Shu has caught up on a backlog of mail and she acquired a glamorous new wardrobe for hor public ap pearances lale this week. The future mistress of the White House has decided to pass up most of the private inaugural parties and attend only the formal affairs, with the possible exception of an inauguration night dinner and small family gatherings. Bowed Out of Reception Airs. Kennedy bowed out of the massive Great Ladies re ception at the National Gal lery of Art Wednesday after noon, bhe would have had to stand in a reception line for lbout three hours. Ladv Bird Johnson, wife of the vicp- prcsidcnt-cluct, sparked the female drive for the Kennedv- Johnson ticket, and will fill the number one spot at this reception. The President-elect and Mrs. i Kennedy will make their first i big public appearance Thurs-j day night when they arrive at a brilliant inaugural concert! at Constitution hull. Conduc-i tor Howard Mitchell willj greet them with a new over ture "From Sea to Shining Sea" composed by John La Montaine especially for this concert shortly after the couple make their dramatic entrance at 8:15 p.m. Accom panied by their friend, artist Bill Walton, who helped in Kennedy's campaign, they will occupy box No. 13. Around them in nearby boxes will be Vice President and Mrs. Johnson, former President and Mrs. Harrv Truman with daughter Mar garet and Clifton Daniel. For mer first ladies, Mrs.. Wood row Wilson and Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt also will be there. Spectacular Show The Kennedys and other VIP members of his adminis tration will repart promptly at the intermission for the Democratic fund-raising Gala which will be in full swing. The Gala will be a spectacu lar show with Frank Sinatra, a friend of the President-elect, as emcee. Kennedy's brother - in - law, actor Peter Lawford also will be on stage with Ella Fitz gerald, Nat King Colo, Helen Traubel, Shirley MacLaine, Harry Bclafonte and a glitter ing roster of other singers and Jackson brings more convenient : business hours to its ise customers. Saturday Closing Will Begin Jan. 21,1961 tolcS Bustles gurai Preparation comedians. Mrs. Kennedy will be wear ing an elegant floor length cO.'iiing gown designed by Olcg Cassini, who has created her new White House ward robe. On the big day, Friday. Jacqueline Kennedy and hor husband will go to the White House where they will pick up outgoing President Dwight 1). Eisenhower and his wife. Mamie. They will ride to the capitol where Kennedy will take the oath of office as Pres ident of the United States and deliver the inaugural address he has been working on for the past week. To Witness Parade Following a luncheon on Capitol hill, the new first fam il will drive back to the White House, their new home, whore they will witness a col orful parade, expected to last nearly three hours. Mrs. Ken nedy may not sit through the entire parade if it proves to be too exhausting. But the new President, who Funeral Questions We Are Often Asked 5 MEMORY GARDENS fcltttM MttHfttltl jini m m 1 1x1111 u Q. A; Q A Is a veteran entitlod to ment with respect to If so, how much? 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Ashland Branch 337 East Main, Ashland With has amazing cneigy, will take it all in with other members of his family and cabinet. That evening, Mrs. Georga Y. Wheeler II, wife of a weal thy consultant to RCA, may become "the" new hostess of capital society when she enter tains the President and his family at dinner before they go to the inaugural ball. Mrs. Wheeler has also in vited the cabinet and their wives along with a small group of the Kennedys' closest friends. Following dinner the President-elect and his striking looking wife will attend threa inaugural balls, the main one at the National Guard armory. Jacqueline Kennedy will be wearing a magnificent gown which she helped to design. She also is expected to wear fabulous jewelry, a gift from her father-in-law.- After the dancing and the fun, John F. Kennedy and his wife will go to the White House, their new home for the next four years. 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