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g SUNDAY. MAY 13. 1962 MEDFOBD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFOHD. OREGON $3 Million Bio-Medical Research Center Dedicated in Beaverton ii.i.ihitii Jk II JOINS STAFF James (Jim) Stoop, formerly assistant dis trict forester in 1948 for the bureau of land management at Roscburg, has joined the Medford district BLM staff. Sloop joined BLM In 1938 and continued in various ca pacities until 1948. From then until May 1, he was in the field of forestry working as a consultant and for private in dustry in Douglas and Lane counties. Stoop's assignment Is In the field of road mainte nance, District Manager Ross A. Youngblood said. Bcaverton-A 200-acre, $3 million blo-n-11cal research center opened its campus last week end a few mijf's from Portland. In a setting enhanced by tall firs, the Oregon Regional Primate Research Center greeted its first official visi tors at a three-day dedication ceremony. Visitors - numbering some 200 scientists, educators and business leaders - received a preview of an institution which many scientists believe is destined to become one of the most significant biological research centers in the na tion. Three Major Buildings The research campus with its three major buildings rep resents a combination of some of the most advanced scientific and architectural thought and planning of the modern age. At full comple ment, the new scientific cen ter will enlist the services of about 100 scientists and tech nicians. The Oregon research insti tution has already attracted the Interest and attention of scientists in England, Latin America, Europe and, even, the Soviet Union, which is the site of the world's only comparable Institution, at Su kumi, on the shores of the Black Sea. All of this activity, archi tecture and expenditure is firmly dedicated to the bet terment of mankind, by means of man's closest kin in the biological family - mon keys and great apes. Purpose of Ctnter Purpose of the Orcgr Re gional Primate Research Cen ter is to provide scientists with the opportunity to dis cover all they can about the biological characteristics of various species of monkeys. With a colony of 400 to 600 of primates to scrutinize, sci entists intend to materially advance all areas of knowl edge relating to these species and, ultimately, to apply much of this knowledge to ward the understanding and control of human disease. The chief laboratory ani mal under study at the Ore gon Primate Center is the mulatta macaque monkey, commonly known as the Rhesus. The macaque has al ready contributed greatly to modern science. In the con quest of polio, in the triumph over tuberculosis, in the cur rent investigations of space, macaque monkeys have play ed vital supporting roles. One unique feature of the Oregon Regional Primate Re search Center's scientific op eration is the number of sci entific disciplines which are involved. The Center encom passes studies in fields as di- '" ! : "Ui'iim . .! i .T jiii i hi i "T 1 . ; i "breaieshrough" in research on infectious hepatitis. e Dr. Allan Schrier of Brown ; university and Dr. Kenneth Brown of the "University of I California presented studies! on vision in monkeys. Dr. 1 Frederick Stare of Harvard told about new world mon keys and their role in re search. Drs. Gertrude vanWagencn ! of Yale and Miriam Simpson of the University of Cali fornia discussed hormones and ovulation in macaque monkeys. i X HARRY E. HAWK Republic Candidttt for CtUITT JUEJ Decisive Progressive Pd. Pol. Adv. by Harry Hawk I I 63 Bellview Ave., Ashland VIEW OF CAMPUS - A view of the research campus of the Oregon Regional Primate Research Center shows the Bio-Research Building (center) and a portion of the Cen tral Services Building (right). Up to 150 scientists and graduate students will be engaged in research activities covering a broad range of scientific disciplines allied to biology and medicine in the Research Building. Knowl edge gained from the study of monkeys and great apes during their life cycle will contribute directly to the under standing and control of human disease. (Photo-Lois Wright) verse as nutrition and gen etics; micro-biology and in strument design. Will Be Correlated Information gained in one field of investigation will be correlated with information acquired in other divisions al lowing scientists who would customarily proceed independ ently to benefit from the find ings of their colleagues. Thus one line of investigation may progress faster without du plication of effort on the part of the researchers. Papers Are Listed The kcynoting event of the new research center's open ing ceremonies was a day long scientific conference at which nine scientific papers were delivered by outstand ing authorities in the many phases of primatology. The board range of the subject matter of the papers delivered at the meeting is indicative of the vast scope of scientific pursuits the Oregon research center will include. Dr. Frederic C. Robbins, Nobel prize recipient who is now with Western Reserve I university in Cleveland, Ohio, discussed contributions of the primate to research in infecti ous disease. A paper on the Chimpanzee given by Dr. Ar thur Riopelle, director of the Yerkes laboratory in Florida, noted the possibility of a Fossil Crocodile Found in Northcentral Oregon by Scientists f'i V H P a 2 A County Commissioner Should Be Worthy Of Your Trust . . . Melvin Lattie is recognized by all those who have known him as a man of practical ideas backed by clear, intelligent reasoning. He has a trained analytical mind. Vote MEL LATTIE COUNTY COMMISSIONER May 18th Pd. AH. Little for Commmionr Comm. Dick Gray, Chmn , RFD-3, Mrdford Eugene - The first fossil crocodile ever found west of the Rocky Mountains has been uncovered in northcen tral Oregon by two Univer sity of Oregon scientists. It is estimated to be from 45 to AO million years old. The discovery, consisting of skull and lower Jaw of the prehistoric reptile, went on display at the university's Museum of Natural History last week. The find of some 35 bone fragments and 15 teeth was made almost by accident in mid-April by Dr. Jane Gray and Dr. Kankichi Sohma, both research associates at the mu seum. Dr. Sohma is on leave from his post as curator of the botanical gardens at To huku university in Sendai, Japan. Stumble Onto Bones Both are palcnbotanists, ex perts in fossil vegetation. They stumbled upon the bones while working out an Itinerary for scientists wish ing to visit the Clarno fossil beds following a meeting of the International Pollen Con gress in Tucson, Ariz., in late April. "The bones were covered by a thick matrix, clay which has gathered and formed into rock," according to Dr. J. Arnold Sholwell, assistant di rector of the museum who identified the bones, "and It was remarkable that scien tists trained to recover veg table matter would even rec ognize the material as bone. It is gratifying that they were able to recover so many frag ments in such good condition." The crocodile, the oldest vertebrate find in the Clarno fossil beds, comes from the earliest level in the Clarno strata and probably belongs to the Eocene period at the beginning of the Tertiary, the Age of Mammals, when the climate In this area was sub tropical. Dr. Shotwell said. With Fossil Leaves The bones were found in association with fossil leaves, which is an unusual occur- 111 Tf W yj r&J& i 1 jrimm 9k . K M V FOSSIL CROCODILE Dr. Kankichi Son ma (left) and Dr. Jane Gray, research asso ciates at the University of Oregon Museum of Natural History, discuss skull and jaw bone of first fossil crocodile ever found west of the Rocky mountains. The scien tists came upon the bone fragments and teeth while visiting the Clarno fossil beds in northcentral Oregon. Restoration was made in the university's paleontology lab oratory, and the find went on display in the museum this week. Skull of a modern crocodile is in foreground. mice, Dr. Sholwell reported. Fossil leaves and fossil ver tebrates are not usually found together, presumably because the chemical environment that preserves one will not pre serve the other. More precise dating of the crocodile may be avail after the com plete find has undergone fur ther study, he added. Positively identified fossil crocodiles have been found elsewhere in the U.S. but never before in the West. Sci entists have found tiny frag ments of bone and teeth in the western slates that may have been crocodile, but this MUITI BARK For the lawn apply a thin layer, not over U" deep, of fine Multi-Bark and rake lightly and water to work it down into the lawn. Multi-Bark will reduce irrigation requirements and give your lawn the protection it needs during the hot summer months. If you are planting a new lawn, stair with 2 to 3 inches of Multi-Bark, medium grade for a soil conditioner, and till to a depth of 4 to 6 inches. Atter seeding cover the lawn area with la" of Multi-Bark and wator with a fine spray. The Multi-Bark will protect the seed and promote seed germination. Please order t day or two In advance so we can make the delivery at your convenience and don't forget we give S&H Green Stamps. We have men and equipment on duty fo load your pickups or trailers from 8 to 4:30 every day except Sundays and holidays. mm Study The Candidate! Study The Issue Get Out And Vote MAY 18th K06AP SP 3-6601 Extension 46 Our Goal is Full Utilization of Timber Crop is the first time that enough material has been recovered to make a positive identifica tion, Dr. Shotwell pointed out. The Oregon crocodile "ap parently" is an ancestor of the crocodiles now found in the southern U. S., he said. 90 Per Cent Recovered Dr. Sholwell estimates that about 80 per cent of the reptile's skull and jaw bone was recovered. Richard L. Wilson, senior in geology from Eugene, spent about 35 hours in the paleontology labora tory, removing the matrix and fitting the fragments to gether. The characteristic long narrow snout measures about 18 inches. The living crocodile was probably about eight feet long, Dr. Shotwell estimates. "The find gives us an op portunity to determine what kind of crocodile this is and to learn more about the distri bution of these reptiles during this time period.'' Dr. Shot well commented. "Perhaps more important, it indicates lo us that vertebrate remains are availabel in parts of the Clarno oilier than those we have excavated, and we are going to investigate this new site immediately." Fossil Mammal Found Although the Clarno beds, a thick strata extending for 1.000 square miles or more across northcentral Oregon have been known for more than 100 years, and Dr. Thorn- as Condon, the unlversty's first professor of geology, ex cavated there in the 1850's and '60's, the first fossil mam mal finds were not made un til 1942. This discovery was made by the late Lon Hancock, Portland amateur paleontolo gist, who also located the Clarno "quarry," overlooking the John Day river midway between the towns of Fossil land Antelope, in 1953 and 1954. I This quarry, as palcontolo I gists call an excavation site, I was worked jointly by the university and the Oregon Museum of Science and Indus try between 1955 and 1960 and has proved to be the only significant fossil mammalian deposit yet found in the Clarno. Transition Period I Bones from this deposit ' come from the transition pc . riod between the Eocene and i the Oligocene. about 45 mil ; lion years ago, when the cli I mate was changing from sub tropical to temperate. The crocodile was found at an earlier level about 40 miles away from this site. Among the Clarno quarry finds has been a miniature horse, about the sire of a col lie dog. which is new to pal cntologists and which "fills in a gap in our record of the development of the hoise." Dr. Shotwell said A tapir, which proved to be a "missing link" between two previously known descending ii MONDAY SPECIAL '60 FALCON 2 Doer Whitt Dtluvt Trim. Huttr. RjI met. WHAT A BUY $1395 LEA MOTORS o 5th and Bartlert 12th ond Riverside lines of this animal, also has been found. In all, the bones and teeth of about a dozen different types of mammal have been recovered from this quarry, including two types of rhinoc eros and two animals which have no modern descendants, the titanothere and the oreo dont. The Clarno takes Its name from Andrew Clarno, who was one of the earliest while settlers along the John Day river. 1 1 ir-1" 1 HrS-'a?, UJG My ONE Promise: To Work at the Following: ft, q y, as rt i JACK R. SIDES for Jackson County Sheriff 1 2 3 4 5 A definite schedule of duties and respon sibilities of deputies. Re-organization of Auxiliary Force for emergencies. A positive approach to collection of de linquent personal property taxes. Full cooperation with all other law en i forcement agencies. A constructive program to help prevent juvenile delinquency. A definite attempt to meet the varying needs of outlying areas. "Side with Sides" Pd. Pol. Adv. Side for Sheriff Committee Duane Jarnagin, chairman, Ashland, Oregon jj - - .-" i"- fit"! ' ! " 1 !' iVi5 I1 ....... r ... I ifxh$ -1 3 . I 1 1 Mi fAfl i U . I"" I M. ijB MMh'H i ! c 63 B H i 8 k - in 'ii i"n mt yaw (Charlotte and lynn Newbry) THIS IS YOUR PROVEN STATE SENATOR "STATE SENATOR LYNN NEWBRY is an outstanding young man of integrity, courage and abilityl He did an excellent job in the Senate, where he Is highly respected. The people of Jackson County are Indeed fortunate to have such a distinguished, qualified State Senator as lynn Newbry!" HARRY BOIVIN President of the Senate The "OREGON VOTER" Endorses Newbry: "lynn Newbry, Republicon incumbent, DESERVES the nomination over Donald I. Stathos who in our opinion is trying to unteot Newbry for NO OBJECTIVE PURPOSE. Newbry was a good Senator, indeedl" For Proven leadership... VOTE NEWBRY "It's Up to You in '62" o Pd. Pol. Ad. by Neighbor! lor Niwbry Committft Cht Hubt(oi Chin., Mtdtord, r. X
