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MEDFORD MAIL TH1BVNE. MEDFOHP. OREGON SUNDAY. AUGUST 26. 1962 g J Cooperative Observers Recognized for Weather Bureau Recordings By MAUDE ZIEGLER f Mail Tribune Correspondent For 20 years two Applegate r Valley women patiently have tended their weather record ing instruments for the U.S. weather bureau. Recently they received ' length of service pins in rec ' ognition of their persevering work. ' Mrs. Glenn Saltmarsh and Mn. Bert Harr were present 1 ed pins by Robert Church, me teorologist in charge of the weather bureau station at the Medford airport. . . Twenty-year pins also were ', presented recently to two oth ' er area cooperative observers, r Orville C. Hamilton, superin : tendent of Modoc orchards, ' who tends instruments in the Table Rock area, and Everett ; Moore, superintendent of the ; fish hatchery at Butte Falls Mad At Grange Meeting The presentation to Mrs Saltmarsh and Mrs. Harr was , made at a meeting of the Up : per Applegate Grange. Church referred to the women as part of a dedicated . group of 10,000 workers throughout the nation whose continuous records over the years establish the climate of a locality. They are known as cooperative observers. Gilbert Sternes, federal cli matologist for Oregon, is su pervisor of the program of substations over the state. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Maps ton also have tended rain and river recording instruments for the last four years. Other observers are Mr. and Mrs. Henry Head, and James J. McFadden on Williams creek. Weather recordings also arc made at Star Ranger station by the forest service, to which the weather bureau has ac cess, Church noted. Used By Engineers The recording instruments used by Mrs. Harr and Mrs. Saltmarsh were brought into use by the Army Engineers in the late 1930s. Two types are installed at the Saltmarsh ranch. One is called a "weighing rain gauge." The rain falls into a container mounted on a platform of a scale. The weight of the precipilation raises a pen which continu ously records on a chart. Record sheets are changed twice a week and during rainy weather twice a day or often er. Minute measurements such as .02 of an inch are recorded, and the amount of rain falling in any set time period can be determined. The container will hold 12 inches of water. Second Instrument The second instrument has an 8-inch funnel emptying into a cylinder, and the con tent is measured with a dip stick. During times of precip itation, measurements are taken at least once a day. Rec ords are transferred to the Medford weather bureau once a month, and to the Weather Records Processing Center in San Francisco once a week. Church pointed out that it is desirable to have the in struments remain in one place for as many years as possible, because of the use of the records for climatic calculations, and because road engineers use the records in designing culverts and bridges. Church has been with the U.S. weather bureau in the Northwest for 30 years, hav ing started in Pasco, Wash. He later worked in Pendle ton, Spokane, Seattle region al office, and in Glasgow, Mont., where he established headquarters, using packing crates, borrowed chair, typ writer and stand as begin ning office equipment. Recreation Study Report Available Copies of the Oregon state highway department's study of Oregon outdoor recreation are now available, according to a letter by L. V. Espcy, Medford, executive secretary for the Oregon County Parks association. The report recommends park management courses for colleges and universities. Es pey suggested that a prior questionnaire on this recom mendation be returned to the county parks association as soon as possible. Potential parks and recrea tion resources in Oregon are emphasized in the report, Es pcy noted. Agencies and pri vate groups can use the re port as a basis for planning. Oregon has spent 26 per cent more money than federal agencies on recreational de velopment, yet the federal government owns 30 times more land. Congress should be urged to appropriate more money so "federal agencies can carry out their responsi bilities." E.pey recommended. The fall meeting of the County Parks association will include such speakers as Gov.l Mirk Hatfield and State High- way Commission Chairman Glenn Jackson M -MM APPLEGATE OBSERVERS-Robert Church, meteorologist with the U.S. Weather bureau, presents pins to Mrs. Bert Harr, center, and Mrs. Glenn Saltmarsh, honoring them for 20 years of weather observing in the Ap plegate valley area. JY mv F are GETS PIN Sid D. Howick, right, field aide for hydrocllma tology with the federal climatolgist's office in Portland, pre sents 20-year service pin to Everett Moore, who Is a weather observer in the Btute Falls area. Moore serves as superin tendent of the state fish hatchery at Butte Falls. At left is a a weighing type of precipitation measuring device, which measures rainfall by the weight of the water collected. In the center foreground is the older manual (dip stick) type of precipitation measurer. Rain falls into an opening eight inches in diameter, then is directed into a tube exactly one tenth its sectional area. One tenth of an inch shown on the dip stick, therefore, actually represents .01 inch of precipita tion. Detroit - One - seventh of U.S. workers are in highway 1 Nr?l I u I , '-; HONORED Orville C. Hamilton, right, superintendent of Modoc orchards, receives a 20-year pin from Robert Church of the U.S. weather bureau at Medford for his ef forts as a weather observer in the Table Rock area. Hamilton took over the measur ing equipment in 1941. The station itself was established in 1915. Via NOW AVAILABLE to Oregon residents only COMMONWEALTH SECURED 6 BONDS For people who wish to up grade invest ment earnings Commonwealth Secured 696 Bonds are the answer. Now avail able in amounts of $100 or multiples thereof. Interest payable monthly, quar terly, semi-annually or annually. Mail Coupon or Phone Medford 773-2788 For Complete Information to (OMMONWEALTH 773-2788 711 E. Main St.. Medford, Oregon (Homt Offict. 200 EquiUblt Bldg.. Portland 4. Ortgon) Pleas Send Complete Information to: NAME-. ADDRESS- CITY I PHONED -ZONE -STATE. Don't Miss the 34th Soul mm Oregoi GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS AT THE ROGUE VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB Starting next Wednesday, August 29th, the highlight of tht golf year will ba itaged en tha beautiful gretnt at the Rogut Valley Country club. A fiald of 432 men and women golfers, Including defending championi, Oregon' new champion and ether top-flight mashia and niblick artists will compete. Join the gallery , . , join tha fun at this biggest tournament In southern Oregon golf hiitoryl ? xa Eichelberger To Travel To Japan Stephen Eichelberger, son Mr. and Mrs. Sharon Eichel berger, 3367 Forrest ave., Medford. plans to leave early in September for Japan where he will take part in the Experiment In International Living as a student at Lewis and Clark college. Eichelberger, who will be a freshman at the college, is a graduate of Medford High school. He was admitted with honors to Lewis and Clark. The experimental program includes a month living with a Japanese family in Ashiya, Japan, before he travels to Kyoto. In Kyoto he will Join oth er freshman students in the program. They will live In a student home, where they will pursue individual studies. The students will be supervised by a representative of the Experiment in International Living and a representative of Lewis and Clark college. 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