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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6. 1962
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HEADING FOR OCEAN Passing Detroit In I race to reach
the Atlantic Ocean before the Lawrence Seaway closes, is
the battered Norwegian freighter Makefjell, which survived
seven days on the breakwater at Muskegon, Mich., after it
went aground. Two holes punched in the ship's hull by rocks
were plugged with wooden wedges. The Makefjell was the
last foreign ship on the Seaway this season. (UPI)
Oregon Student Dies of Injuries
Eugene -IUPD- Richard Ward
law Hagan, a University of
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to, Calif., died Tuesday of in
juries suffered in an auto ac
cident Saturday.
Hagan, 19, suffered severe
head injuries when a sports
car in which he was riding
collided with a pickup truck
on U.S. Highway 99 north of
here.
The driver of the sports car,
Gary K. Wirlh ot Eugene, and
the driver of the pickup, Dale
Leslie Behm, also ot Eugene,
were reported in good condl
Hon at Sacred Heart Hospital.
Hagan was a sophomore and
a member of Delta Tau Delta
fraternity.
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Corvallis-Information about
meadow mice, those pesky
creatures that ate their way
through more than $2 million
worth of agricultural crops
in 1957, is being sought by
the fish and game department
of Oregon State university.
Basic studies on meadow
mice are being continued by
OSU, mainly in the Klamath
county area, in an attempt to
check future widespread
eruptions, says Edward L.
Hansen, biologist in charge.
Purpose of the study is to
better understand what fac
tors in the.environment affect
mouse populations and how
to predict mouse outbreaks
before they occur.
Current research is direct
ed toward determining the
effect of population density
on reproduction, mortality,
and movement from one area
to another.
To study the mice, the OSU
workers have built seven en
closures consisting of one
fourth acre each on the E. A.
Geary ranch, eight miles
northwest of Klamath Falls.
Lush grass cover and nearby
water from Klamath lake
provide an ideal natural
laboratory for studying the
meadow mouse, Hansen re
ports. Preliminary testa with the
meadow mice have produced
some unexpected results. Last
spring, four enclosures were
stocked with various numbers
of mine to learn what relation
ship might exist between
mouse populations in tne
spring and In the fall. Those
enclosures with the smallest
number of mice in the spring
increased, at a much faster
rate than those that contained
more mice. Survival appears
to be better In the smaller
populations.
Hansen says the big ques
tion is what' controls survival
and how does it vary accord
ing to population density,
predators, and diseases? So
cial behavior may be a strong
mechanism also working to
control population levels, he
points out.
The more that can be learn
ed about meadow mice the
better position scientists are
in to attack weak links in
their makeup. Poison bait
can be used to control small
populations but poisoning pro
grams against widespread
eruptions may sustain future
mouse populations.
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that cover is directly related I
to meadow mouse survival.
Removal of grass along canal
banks, along fence rows and
removal of old haystacks will
aid in reduction of mouse
populations under normal
conditions.
Hansen describes potential
plague areas as those with
a highly organic soil, large ex
tensive areas with grass cover
and a high water table. A
fairly small population,
though localized, can mush
room and expand into other
areas if these conditions are
optimum.
Hansen says he has seen
as many as 600 mice per acre
and that at the peak of the
1957 outbreak there were an
estimated 2.000 mice per
acre. Damage may be eco
nomically important when
mouse numbers reach about
100 per acre.
Although meadow mice
look somewhat like the house
hold mouse, they differ in
their living habits. Under nor
mal conditions, meadow mice
are found only In grassy areas
where they seek overhead
cover and food. Mice average
four to six litters a year, av
eraging about six to a litter.
Strict vegetarians, they live
on grasses, potato tubers, al
falfa and clover.
Outbreaks have been men.
tioned as early as Biblical
times when mice were said
to "boil over into fields." The
1957 Oregon eruption was
probably the greatest on rec
ord in the U.S. because it
spread over such a wide area.
Mice were troublesome in
southeastern Washington, Col
orado, Idaho, Oregon and Cali
fornia also.
What OSU workers learn
about mice they may be able
to relate to other small ani
mals. Mice and other small
animals are carriers of the
bacterial diseases, tularemia
and plague, that may affect
humans. Encephalitis and oth
er diseases harmful to man
also have been found in mice.
Disease danger is usually
highest when large popula
tions of mice exist.
Apartment Building In Portland Gutted
Portland -tlW- A fire in an
east side aparatment building
early today routed more than
30 persons and resulted in
minor burns and smoke In
halation to 11 firemen.
The blaze gutted the New
York Apartments In Southeast
Belmont st. The fire was be
lieved to have resulted from
a furnace backfire.
Most of the occupants of
the building were retired per
sons. Tney were evacuated
without incident.
Three tenants on the ground
floor suffered damage. Thay
included a stationery and
printing company, a janitor
supply firm and Airkem Ore
gon Sales. Some adjacent
businesses Including two serv
ice stations had smoke and
water damage.
The blaze was fought for
about three hours.
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Phillips Places
Second in Contest
Eugene-Marcla Bishop, Eu
gene, speaking on "Come to
the Play," placed first in the
annual University of Oregon
W. F. Jewett public speaking
contest Dec. 4.
Miss Bishop, a senior In edu
cation, was one of six students
enrolled in speech courses
who were chosen to compete
In the contest.
The second place award
went to Michael Phillips, Mod
ford, who discussed "The
Christmas Season." Phillips
also received a Webster's Col
legiale Dictionary from the
University Co-Op for the high
est score (91 out of 100). He
is a sophomore in economics.
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