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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1951)
ruunsDAY, nrccEMnKn 20, m ItKRAI.!) AND NF.WS, KI.AMATh FALLS, OREGON Ordinary House Lights aiq Agriculture Muay Br TlOI'Cil.AK MIIHr.N MCLTflVIM.K, Md., INEA.-ln brilliantly lighted basement rouin ol the U. B. department o( auri culture's research liiboratorlca here, aclenllsts r getilnii closer lo the elusive secret ol lilt Hull In plains. Far th first llm III history ol agricultural research Ihey ill able lo measure lit Hid elleet which liuhl hnn on plant cell irowlh. fast research, mid work In the devel opment of better varieties nl vctie tables end Mowers, up lo imw, hss been hampered because natural luiht ran never be accurately con tinued. Allliouiih tin room has only been In operation ft few month, II hnn alreauy been lined In help aturt Development of brand new vari ety of disease-resistant potato need. In fact, tine of the room lor devel oping new varieties of all kinds of seeds now appeara to be one ol Ha mor.t valuable by productn, (' cording to Harry A. Bnrthwlrk and Marlon W. I'arker, the two plant acientlsla In charge of the project. It aln could be a factor In rev olutionising the world's lood pro duction If It helpa In providing the answers about planta which Uurlh wlck and I'arker are aeeklhi. VITAI, FKATI RK 'Die room la 20 fret long, 10 fret Hint If rane Held can be lighted for a short time during thu night I will keep the cane from form lug flower at Hie end, at which mate It ceuaea to grow augur In the stalk. rinding out Jul exactly how much llulit cane field needs, and I wluil time of the night, could result In much bigger augur cropa. 'I he name Information liaa slnil lor application to othnr cropa. It la possible, through artlllclal lighting, to make muuy aroaa ol the world with abort daya fur more productive. In the U. H. the great variety of wetler and duv-length probably lennenn Hie need for wide spread artificial lighting to In crease loud production. However, In Florida, aa one amull exuuipln, aillticliil light uaeu at tilglit could be used to help grow onions by altering the dny-nlglil cycle. There la wide Held for prac tical tine nl light renenrch In How er growing. Holnsettlaa, lor In nlunce, need ft grnnd denl ol dark pens, and their blooming time la dilfloult to control by ordinary growing niennn. Willi nillllclnl light, however, their blooming can be conlroled exactly. KKW KUKIIS ftV vrr!T- -,, ... ttmgim iij . . - . V j li i :.,t ...... " ...JT- ... . . -...lot CAROL CAUSEY, daughter o ( Rev. and Mrs. E. M. Causey 443 Pacific Terrace who will return here lo upend tlio holidays with her parents. Carol is a student at Blue Mountain college, Blue Mountain, Mississippi. During Hie reign of Charles II of England, ambergris, munk and san dalwood were powdered, mixed to ll! the development of new aeedn : gether. find enclosed In small bugs ol all kinds the controlled environ-; to oe worn on tne person or uwi men! room will have la most nrac- BS saenns nmunir i ionium r..- ughiiiru:;,,: !.? , ! lr.i1 n ri1 tn.iullf.s1 iiu " Fort Klamath". ; Hy MVHTI.IC WIMr.K Mr. and Mm. H. H. "Beth" Dixon lett Tuesday. December II r'rauclscu, Calif . where they spend the winter months. During Uielr absence, the Dixon residence ! at the ranch north of .here will be occupied by hia ranch foreman and wife, Mr. and Mra. Robert E. Gor don, who moved In this week from their home at the Dixon ranch at beven Mile west of here. Mr. and Mra. Kalph Vaden of thit HuwklnM ranch, accomuanled I hv ta tieiuhbor. Mrs. Huvmond 8. Looslcy, enjoyed a combined busi ness and pleasure trip to Medlord and return on Wednesday, Decem ber 12. Loosley Is at present, tak ing the mineral baths at the springs at Deatlt Valley. Calif . where he was accompanied by his brothers Claude and Forrester of Plttvllle, Calif. He expects to be home In time to spend Christmas with hit fuinily here. Harry Orcm spent several days last week In Kcd Biuff on business In connection with the cattle In terests of his father and himself. Mrs. Ilalph Moon received word of Hie death of her sinter, Mrs 11. U. (Lllnhi Martin, who pasted uway at her home at The Dalles on Friday, December H. Due to poor health, Mrs. Moon was unable to attend funeral services held for her sinter at The Dalles on Mon day, December 17. Bile makes her home here with her daughter, Mrs. Hlchurd O. Vurnum. Mr. and Mrs. Kurol Yegge and i two small children of Denton Park i ure moving this week to rlanllam left Haturduy. December IS. Ion Mr. and Mrs. Nell Prltchett. whot Ited HI ul I . Calif., where they took live on the property, the former be three lu-rford bulls for the sale to Ing employed as ranch hand by be held there February 10. They Zumbrun. plan to visit Mrs. Zumbrun's rela- Mr. and Mrs. Earl M. Jackson liven at Porteravllle until Hie sale have moved back from Klamath has been held, when thry will re-'Falls to Uielr home here. Jackson f,.r u.,i lurn to ineir nome at me &umorun nm umi uuuer ft uucuir a care in ' " au . , ,1,1.11. .i.. . .. i . . v. ir.ii. , i , liuriiia, me rajibii is in i.iibisb u t mn iMyiutiicu uiciq tut a iiiuo PAGE TWENTY ONB a (leiie rtlilil eveloped and Installed by hernl Klectrlc englneera. Klghly- kiit "slimline" fluoreacent lamps, supplemented with 24 00-watt In candescent lumps, provide the Il lumination. The lumps aro the same as those uned In your home. The fluorescent and Incandescent lamps provide all the light nourish ment with none ol Hie harmlul rlemenls ol sunlight which plants need lor growing. They give an Il lumination level of over 3000 foot candles, which Is more llian 40 tunes the level prevailing lu mod ern stores and offices. The Hung that makes the Hells, ville Installation unique Is ft simple method ol stepping up current cycle tor Uie lamps, plus an auto, mnlic means ol keeping the light Intensity continually llxed. Renearch being done In the con trolled environment room bv Broth wirk and Parker will supplement work ol a almllar, highly practical nature air Jy under way in the I). 8. and In other parts nl Hie world. Thelra la basic retearch aimed at aiuwerlng all Uie quen t oris ol the effect ol light on plant life. The other work Is aimed at specific problems In the Held, bl OAR CROP In Hawaii, lor Instance, tesU are underway to determine whether light can be used to Increase Uie sugar crop Uifre. It Is reneurch. When the technique ol new seed production In the room lully developed. It will be possible to produce new varieties ol all kinds ol seeds which can be auorea lor ue in ""J. '" i usually proclaimed by Uio gover U. 8. or world, regardless ol what... ' . .. , ',." .,, light conditions might exist there. However. II the room la able to help Drolhwlck and Parker achieve their ulllmcle goal, the discovery ol the secret ol plonl Hie, It Is Impossible to predict Just what tremendous benefits to clvllliaUon will result. nasi, near a sters, ore . wnere lie hss an area . will be employed as head mechanic nd la smaller at the slate highway maintenance tjiop there, and where the family will have a house adjacent to the shop. Yegge had been working for In Connecticut Good Friday Is the state highway department at Odell Lake for some time previous ft day of fasting and to his transfer to the Bantlam. I Mr. and Mrs. William Zumbrun I.nng Inland. N Y of 1123 square miles. than Die romantic Fast Indian Isle of Hull, which Is 2141 iui ".are miles. nor as prayer Kill Devil Hill, ft national mem-1 orlal covering 314 ftcrea In North i Carolina, commemorates the flights of Hie Wrights broUiera. I The 8nlvatlon Army, established In the United Hlnles In 1IUJ0, has npproxlmntely 1300 corps and out post and more than 6000 officers. Saudi Arabia plans to extend Its new railroad across the enure Arabian peninsula, connecting the j Persian Oull coast with Uie Red sea. I Beautiful New Stork Leather Brief Caea . . . Walleta . . . Volght'a Pioneer Office Supply Co. believed I 9 Main. DOUBLE S&H GREEN STAMPS This Friday of, HARWIN'S JEWELERS and OREGON WOOLEN STORE Wi-iie-inu COFFEE SHOP and DINING ROOMS Quality Food At Reasonable Prices We Strive To Serve Each Meal As Though Our Entire Reputation and Success Depended On Its Excellance for treatment. He Is somewhat Im proved as result of his stay ir. Klamath Falls. Mrs. Belvle Dillstrom left Sunday by plane from Klamath Falls, bound for Fairbanks, Alaska, where che will Join her husband, stationed there with the If. 9 army. She liaa been staying here for some time at the home of her i parents, and brother, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Thomas and son Paul, sn4 is uie lormer aiscgis 1 nomas. WANTED ' Bearcot ' HAY CHOPPER Telephone 6660 BOURBON at its ALL-TIME BEST! fUskn MU0 STIAIGKT BOURBON WHISKY Better buy Planten Club . By any standard, you couldn't buy better ! 53 $2 35 run it MOOF CONTINENT Al DISTIUING C O I . t H 1 1 A., tAt 10fh ANNUAL CHRISTMAS 5) AIL ARMORY TUES., DEC. 25 rjtL. I FEATURING, AS ' GUEST VOCOLIST TEX WILLIAMS STAR OF SCREEN RADIO TELEVISION VICTOR & CAPITOL RECORDS PLUS DANCE MUSIC IY BALDY'S BAND featuring vocalists WILLIE WILLIS and PAUL SWIGART S25 PER PERSON (Tax inc.) T DANCING 9 - 'til -1 for Christmas Sht'll Uv) th iporkU of ur lma firtotivtly designed twtry. 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