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HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 10152
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TOMORROW'S statewide conference at Oregon Statu
College promises to go a long way toward answering ilie
question: What's ahead for Oregon farmers? Holding the
poster calling attention to the meeting is F. L. Ballard,
associate director of the college agricultural extension
service, who says a conference aim is to guide direction
the state's long-time agricultural production should take.'
Farmers and business men alike are invited to attend the
three-day meeting and at least 1,000 are expected.
Spud Expert, Elections
Slated For Monday Meet
Bonus Deal
Left Up To
State Heads
' WASHINGTON Ht State offi
cials who already have announced
their approval, Tuesday were given
authority to decide whether or not
Oregon's 40 miUion dollar World
War II veterans bonus should be
paid.
Monday President Truman direc
ted that credit restraint restric
tions on local and state bond is
sues ' be terminated. That ruling
apparently made it possible for
financial houses to bid on Oregon
bonds which will be used to fi
nance the program.-.
Tuesday the ruling was clarified
by officials of the voluntary credit
restraint program. They said it
was up to local and state officials
to decide whether bonds sale of
which had been blocked by credit
restraint restrictions should be
sold.
Gov. Douglas' McKay and other
Oregon state officials have said
the bonus, approved by voters in
November, 1950, should be paid.
Besides the Oregon bonus other
bond issues permitted by the re
moval of credit restrictions in
clude:
A 22 million dollar bonus issue
xor Montana world war It veter
ans.
A 115 million dollar Issue by
public utility districts in the state
of Washington.
A 67 Y2 million dollar veterans
bonus issue in West Virginia, half
of which already has been sold, de
spite its disapproval by a credit
restraint committee.
One and perhaps two of the
top potato experts in the United
States is scheduled to meet Mon
day with Klamath Basin growers
In a basin-wide meeting at the
Merrill Recreation Hail.
Al Mercker, the USDA's top po
tato authority, is due here after a
tour through California's spud
areas, including the Kern Countv
district and a session at the re
search laboratory at Albany.
Whitnev Tharin. executive secre
tary of the National Potato Coun
cil, may also be here. He, too.
has been touring California, and
an attempt is being made to brine
him here.
Marketing Agreement elprtinne
are also planned, with a pair of
producer member office inH
handler member office expiring.
The producers are Wallv Thomri.
son and Ivan Rose, the handier
is wbck uegnan.
Alternates terms also prrtlre
Including William Cheyne and Clav
ton Reber of Klamath county arid
Sam Anderson of Tulelake.
SPORTS MIRROR
A year ago today Art Doerlne.
won his first major golf tourney
as a professional, taking $10,000
Greensboro Open with 279.
Five years ago The Toronto
Maple Leafs won the opening game
in the semi-final round of the
Stanley Cup playoffs, defeating
Detroit Red Wings, 3-2.
Ten years a no The Cincin.
nati Reds purchased Outfielder
Gerald Walker from the Cleveland
Indians for a reported $20,000.
Tule Co-op
Hits High
Volumes
A business volume of $333,073 05
for Uie calendar year 1951 was re
ported by the Klamath Basin Co
operative oi ruit-iaxe, California
at Uie annual membership meet
ing held in the Legion Hall in
Tulelake on the evening of Mon
day, March 17th.
Mgr. Wayne W. Mayfielct stated
that the petroleum department led
in sales lor a total o $lbl.!U3.dti;
with feed, seed and fertiliser fol
lowing (in- a total of S33.7S8.13:
and hardware and miscellaneous
farm supplies making up the bal
ance of $37,391.37. Cash patronage
refunds distributed on petroleum
products purchased during the year
amounted to $7,873 :s3.
Frank Jenkins, editor of the Her
ald and News of Klatnnth Fnlls,
was Uie featured" speaker of the
evening, no discussed uie suojrcl
of water and water rights with an
analysis ol the luture outlook for
Uie Klamath Basin area. ,
The cooperative educational film
Oil Tills Uie Soil," depicting the
strugple of the farmers of the Pa
cific Northwest in securing their
own sources of crude oil lor the
manufacture of tractor fuel and
oilier petroleum products, was
shown by Bruce Slrachan, public
reunions representative of Pacific
Supply' Cooperative of Portland.
the regional farm supply whole
sale for 134 local Co-ops In the
northwestern states.
Election of directors resulted In
the return of Chester Stonecypher
for a term of two years: and" with
Walter Eisenfeis replacing Ernest
Lindsay, also for a term of two
years. Holdover directors Include:
C. J. Main, who acted as chair
man of the meeting: Percy Dixon,
Harry Mitchell. Leon Andrleu and
Sam Enman. D. P. Reid and EnrI
Mack continue as members of the
Advisory Committee to the board,
and at the business session of the
board foUowing Uie general meet
ing Main was chosen president and
Dixon vice-president for the com
ing year.
Ransom Paid
For Americans
WASHINGTON Wl The govern
ment has disclosed payment of
$800,000 to Communist China for
release of 13 Americans, eight of
whom still are prisoners.
The details were .-released bv
the treasury after Sen.' Knowland
R.-Calif.. said on the Senate
floor Tuesday the administration
has permitted private payment of
"extortion and blackmail" ' to the
Reds.
Eltine Arnold, foreiim assets
administrator, said the treasury
approved Uie payments after
friends of the 12 in this countrv
made urgent requests to do so
and certified that the payments
represented legitimate debts. The
State Department also approved,
he added.
Since this case. Arnold said, a
new policy had been adonted that
such payments will not be allowed
until the Americans involved are
set free fn non-Communist areas
such as Hong Kong.
Knowland, in his speech, esti
mated there are between 2O0 and
300 Americans stiU in China.
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MISS ZCRA (DEE DEE) WEEKLY, Lakeview, took home
this case of Mobiloil from last week's meeting of the Klam
ath Basin Co-op in Tulelake. Mgr. Wayne May field presents
the prize.
Count Handbooks Out
For '52 Conservation
County handbooks for the 1952
agricultural conservaUon program
were recently sent to Klamath
county farmers. Any agricultural
producer who did not receive a
copy may get one by contacting
the county production and market
ing administration office, which Is
located in trie lower theater build
ing, phone 5860.
The agricultural conservation
program Is one in which the gov
ernment pays part of the cost of
certain agricultural conservation
practices carried out by farmers.
Included In the Klamath county
program are such practices as land
leveling, drainage ditches, reorgan
ization of farm irrigation systems.
seeduig permanent pasture, and
crs.
The government's contribution
throuch the program represents a
small part of the total cost of con
servation activities carried on by
tanners. II is a means by which
non-farmers invest in Uie future
of America.
If small indentations are counted
Maine has more than twice as
much coastline as Florida.
William Kidd, famous pirate,
was executed on May 24, 1701.
Twenty years ago Ben East
man, Stanford Junior, ran 440-
yards in 46.4, bettering the world's
recpra oy a mil second.
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Bulletin Release
A good attitude on the part of
its members is one of the most
valuable assets a farm cooperative
can possess, according to Dr. G. E.
Korzan, assistant OSC agricultural
economist.
Dr. Korzan Is author of an OSC
experiment station bulletin "Mem
ber Attitude Toward Cooperatives,"
now available for distribution.
Copies may be obtained by asking
for station bulletin SO at county
extension offices or OSC.
The bulletin outlines some of the
responsibilities and privileges of
cooperative members, based on a
survey of 12 members of 16 Ore
gon farmer cooperatives.
The word "thesplan" for "an
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Angus Show
Slated Here
More than 400 invitations have
been sent Aberdeen Angus catlle
breeders throughout the Pacific
Northwest regarding the Fifth An.
nual Aberdeen Angus Show and
sale set for the Klamath County
rturgrounos Apru
The Chamber of Commerce Is
assisting the Southern Oregon
Aberdeen Angus Breeders Associa
tion in laying plans for the sale
which has grown to become one of
the larger affairs on the Pacific
Const.
Chairman Alvln Cheyne reports
20 registered bulls, 32 registered
cows and SO commercial head will
be shown and sold during the
affair.
The Pacific Coast Angus Assoc
latlon Is sponsoring the affair
with Wnlter Palmer, famed South
ern California auctioneer who cried
the sale here last year, on hand
once again.
Show Judge will be Jim Outtridge
uas urove.
A grading demonstration mav
also be held.
The show will be held on Sun
day. April 20. the first dav of the
affair, with' the sale the following
aay. me annual banquet will be
held at the Wlllard Sunday night.
Through their habit of picking up
lighted clgaret stubs, English spar
rows create a serious fire hazard
Only death can arrest the hom
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Tdaho produces more lumber than
Maine. New York, and Pcnnsvl-
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Ag Confab
Tomorrow
An agricultural relations commit
tee has boeu formed ns a twoltlh
group to take purl' In I ho mule
wide agricultural conforenoe at
Oregon State college aim ling to
morrow. The committee Is composed of
20 persons who are not nccc.niurtly
formers, states f. I. Ballard, as
sociate director of the extension
service. This conference group,
without an over-nil chnlrmnn, wna
set up to coimlder lntrfM'elnlloiui of
agriculture with other resources
and Industrial development.
With the exception of the rural
life committee, other groups con
cerned with the conference repre
sent broad farm commodity field.
The ngrlculturul reliitlons group
comprises rvprc.nMitutlvos from
state government, organised mar
keting, transportation, bunking and
finance, and others. A sub-group to
to consider the position of agri
culture In tho state's economlo and
soclnl life Is headed by Clinics A.
Sprague, former governor and pub
lisher of the Orson atutosnmn. a
Salem newspaper.
A water development and Indus
try section Is clialrmnned by Ivan
E. Oukes, Salem, executive secre
tary, Willamette fllver Danlti com.
mlslon. The problem ol rcorentlon
nl use of agricultural lands by
the public Is being rtudled by ii
group which Judge Clnrnot Dnrrntt,
Morrow county, iiraas. MiirKetiug
policies is the consideration of an
other group led by R. A. Wnrd.
Portland, manager of the Paclflo
Cooperative Wool Orowcrs associa
tion. ,
Chester K. Sterrett, manager,
industries department, Portland
chamber of commerce, leads a
section devoted to relation of agri
culture to Industrial development.
One member of the committee.
Marshall N. Dana, U.S. natlonnl
bmik representative, Portland, wn.s
chairman of the report committee
for the 1934 conference, Ballard re
lated. Questions the committee has
considered Includo: California mar
ket prospects, prospective popula
tion Increases, off-shoro deinnnd
for foodstuffs and other product, -
and land use balance between ro-
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