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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.
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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
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liuriiia, me rajibii is in i.iibisb u t mn iMyiutiicu uiciq tut a iiiuo
PAGE TWENTY ONB
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(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.
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Telephone 6660
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DANCING
9 - 'til -1
for
Christmas
Sht'll Uv) th iporkU of ur lma
firtotivtly designed twtry. GllHtr
Ing rhintitontt foiklentd Into tho
levtlitit pint oorrini brocoleti ond
ntcklocci priit collection!
keep .her covered
for
Sho'll lovt tho smart
fashion accents in our
umbrellas. Long or short
handled, colorful or con
servative tho folding
typo or tho conventional.
598
and up
she'd love to
call her own
for t hristmas
500 (a' y
Chssie frem bevy
sf kll beies,
pouch.i, sarcheli,
tlurth purses. For
daytime er evening
wear we can please
the most fastidious
damsel.
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