o
16 C
THURSDAY, JANUARY 19. 1961
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE.
Facilities for Water Resources
Research Expanded at College
Corval Us-Oregon State col-1 the OSC scientists and engi- mcnt faculties can be used
lege scientists and engineers
have facilities for a greatly
expanded water resources re-
search program, according to
;,the new Water Resources Re-
search Institute here,
The new research institute
was set up to coordinate wa
ter research activities of the
' college's agricultural and en
gineering experiment stations,
The institute will help the
experiment station's engineers
and scientists carry out
, broad program of study on
' the factors that affect the
Quantity and quality of wa
ter available for use in. Ore
gon and the Northwest,
Water Is becoming a key to
the industrial and agricultural
, growth of any area, as well
as a critical social considera
tion with . rapidly-increasing
populations thai need vastly
greater amounts of water, the
announcement noted.
Mtmbori of Institute
More than 25 scientists and
engineers at OSC are now
members of the institute and
are carrying on full or part-
time research on : water-use
problems. Much of this re-
search is being done under
grants from industry and the
government totaling more
than $100,000 a year.
Research projects under
.way include studies on pres
ent and future water supplies,
' waste treatment, water pollu
tion, water economics, hy
drology and hydraulics, wa
tershed management, water
and soil relations, irrigation
and drainage, stream ecology,
pond culture, fisheries, eslu
arine ecology, and water bac
teriology. Results of research in these
areas have been reported by
Japan-U.S. Still
Don't Agree on
Atom Casualties
S More than IS years have
passed since the first atomic
bombs plunged down on the
Japanese cities of Hiroshima
and Nagasaki.
i To this day no one really
knows how many persons
died in the blasts, the first
and only instances of atomic
nower belna used In war.
!' . Perhaps no one will ever
know.
r Difference In official ' Jap-
ancse casualty figures from
official American figures for
Hiroshima alone were more
than 300,000.
Almost every office queried
in Japan discloses different
A-bomb death figures.
' The Japanese Welfare Min
istry said 260,000 persons died
in Hiroshima and that 163,263
either were missing or died
later from bomb effects.
78,150 Killed
' Gen. Douglas A. MacArth
ur's headquarters, however,
officially announced that 78,
150 persons were killed and
13,083 were missing, a figure
also used by world almanacs.
The Welfare Ministry said
its figures included an estim
ated 70,000 Japanese soldiers
who were In Hiroshima when
the first A-bomb was dropped
, Aug. 6, 1945.
But because all records
were destroyed, no one knows
for sure exactly how many
servicemen were in the city.
' The Japanese Society
Against the Atomic and Hy
drogen Bombs, a leftist-inclined
organization which has
long campaigned against nuc
lear weapons, said it believes
the Welfare Ministry's figures
are "most accurate."
- But the Atomic Bomb Cas
ualty commission (ABCC) dis
agreed. The ABCC set the death toil
at Hiroshima at 79,000.
There was more agreement
on the Nagasaki death toll.
The Japanese Welfare Min
istry said 73,884 persons were
killed and 74,000 were miss
ing after (lie Nagasaki bomb
Aug. 9, 1945.
1 The official American
figure also is 73,884 killed.
The Atomic Bomb Casualty
Commission set the number
killed at 15,220.
But the atom bombs still
are Inking their toll.
The Welfare Ministry said
that between 1055 and I960,
394 persona died in the Hiro
shima or Nagasaki A-Bomb
Hospitals from illnesses at
tributed to the A-bombs.
It said It did not know how
many persons had died In
Other hospitals.
Oyster Processors
Missed One Pearl
Wilmington, Del. - (UPD - A
Wilmington woman has every
right to shout. "The world's
my oyster." She found a pearl
In her dinner oyster.
Mrs, Rose Sarro seemed
nfust amazed by the failure
of oyster processors to dis
cover the tiny pearl before
it reached her dinner table.
The pearl was described ns
about one-quarter inch in di
ameter and slightly ilal on
one side. The woman pur
chased the oysters in a local
supermarket.
neers in some 50 technical
papers the last 10 years.
Array of Equipment
. Under the new coordinated
program, experts from the ag
ricultural and forest research
divisions of the agricultural
experiment station, as well as
engineers from the engineer
ing experiment station, will
have a vast array of equip
ment and other facilities with
which to. carry on water re
search projects.
Watershed research areas,
soil .laboratories, water pollu
tion and stream ecology lab
oratories, a statistical and
economic analysis laboratory,
marine laboratory, controlled
experimental stream, bacter
iology laboratory, sanitary
and hydraulics laboratories
and research facilities, and
water supply and waste treat-
as needed.
The institute will be ad
ministered by an executive
board made up of four mem
bers of the institute, repre
senting the areas of agricul
ture, forestry, and engineer
ing. Present members ,of the
board are F. J. Burgess, civil
engineering Emery N. Castle,
agricultural economics; Wil
liam K. Ferrell, forest man
agement; and Charles E. War
ren, fish and game.,
Donald W. Chapman, fish
cries biologist in the ASC ag
ricultural experiment station,
has been named executive
secretary of the institute.
More information about the
institute can be obtained by
writing Chapman at the Wa
ter Resources Research Insti
tute, Oregon State college,
Corvallis. .
High School Seniors To
Have Opportunity To
Visit Campus at OSC
f"nrvalli - O r e e o n hiah
school seniors will have an
opportunity to explore educa
tional offerings at Oregon
State college and to discuss
career possibilities with pro
fessors at a Senior Week End
Jan. 28 and 29.
Each senior attending will
have a chance for detailed
visits to at least two of the
academic schools - engineer
ing, science, education, hu
manities and social sciences,
business and technology, agri
culture, forestry, home . eco
nomics, and pharmacy.
Departments are preparing
exhibits and question - and -answer
sessions to acquaint
seniors with courses taught
and Job opportunities after
graduation. Male seniors will
be briefed also on Army,
Navy. Air Force, and Marine
Corps officer training pro
grams. Insight Into Living
An insight into student liv
ing and campus activities will
be provided by other phases
of the special program.
Seniors will stay in campus
living groups and will have a
chance to-visit various dormi
tories, fraternities and sorori
ties, and cooperative houses.
Special events will include
campus tours, firesides in the
living groups, and an OSC
University of Wash ington
basketball game followed by a
.dance. .. ,
The week end, known as
"Beaver Preview" at OSC, is
part of a statewide program
sponsored by the slate system
of higher education. Michael
4-H Club News
Central Point Trail Blazers
On Jan. 12, the Central
Point Trail Blazers 4-H club
held their first meeting of the
year at the home of Mrs. Tom
Whittle.
President Karen Holley
opened the meeting. The flag
salute was led by Bill Ullom
and Carolyn Sidener led the
4-H pledge. Secretary Loraine
Hixon read the minutes of the
December meeting and mem
bers approved.
Club plans were discussed
for the year. The members de
cided as a project to have a
candy sale in February. The
money derived from the sale
Lucas, sophpmore in science
from Stayton, is chairman of
the OSC student committee
planning the week end.
Last year's program attract
ed nearly 1,500 high school
seniors.
will be used for our club uni
forms. We will have a Valentine
Skating party Feb. 14, and
are inviting the Central Point
Beef club. Jan. 21, we will
ride to the Schmidt ranch
where refreshments will be
served by Pene Flenner and
Loraine Hixson.
After the discussion of
plans, Mrs. Whittle presented
PHYSICIAN DIES
Winston-Salem, N. C. - (Ml
-Dr. Samuel Frederick Pfohl,
89, oldest physician still in ac
tive practice in the city, died
Wednesday.
PARISH PRIEST DIES
Vatican City - IUPI) - Augus
tinian Father Nicola Fattorini,
78, the parish priest of Vati
can City, died of a sudden ill
ness Wednesday.
first year pins to Pat Farrier
and Rodney and Randy Head
rick. Following t h e business
meeting, our leader instructed
the members about the teeth
of a horse.
Also attending the meeting
were Sue Cornutt, a new
member, and Sue Vroman, a
visitor.
Randy Headrick provided
refreshments.
Pene Flennor,
Reporter.
NOTICE!
NEW HOURS:
Mon. thru Thurs.-9 a.m. to 5"p.m.
Fridays-9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
CLOSED SATURDAYS
FIRST FEDERAL
SAVINGS & LOAN ASS'N
29 North- Ivy
wlRFFFAT
OFFER
FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY ONLY
WHILE 2ND SHIPMENT LASTS
gferorl ghrogg ShmS (Mm MM (ttnWmOaMSiimss
J223S
3295 to 1295 (OFF!
tj'
WE BOUGHT
THE FACTORY'S
ENTIRE OUTPUT
TO BRING TO
YOU DRAMATIC
SAVINGS UP
TO $102.95
AS SHOWN
BELOW!
SHOP MONDAY AND ,
FRIDAY Til 9 P.M.
9
Not 1960 eloteoutt, end
of the line, one-of-a-kind,
shopworn or floor mod
els, but ...
ALL
. NEW
1961
GENUINE
HARMONY
HOUSE
QUALITY
.....AT
REDUCED
PRICES!
IT'S SO EASY
TO SHOP AT
, SEARS AND
SAVE!
'3295 to $1295 FF!
py
Mecliiaers! Swivel Mockers! Entire Stock Meduced!
l; ... 0P I JgrSJ
rM""
m . . r t
EjiI Jitkion SP Wrt WtotJ Shopping Clnltr Opn Men. I fy. Till f
,1