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Survey Shows Methods Of
Reclaiming TL Alkali Soil
TULELAKE Results In the rec
lamation of alkali soils In the Tule
' lake basin have been very encour
aging, according to Ken Baghott,
Tulelake farm adviser. The work
conducted has demonstrated that
severe alkali soils can be reclaimed
or Improved by the use of soil cor
rectives, irrigation, and proper
drainage. This program, coupled
with growing the most alkali-tolerant
crops, has proven most helpful.
The extent of such soils in the
Tulelake area Is indicated by a re
cent survey conducted by the Uni
versity of California Extension Ser
vice. This survey showed that some
3.400 acres of Irrigated land in the
Tulelake basin was affected by a
severe alkali condition. The survey
also disclosed that an additional
3.600 acres of Irrigated land was af
fected to a somewhat lesser degree
by an alkali and high salt condi
tion. An examination of these areas by
extension soils specialists and the
farm adviser showed that all soils
contained some accumulation of
salt, which was no doubt caused by
poor drainage, together with a high
percentage of sodium saturation in
the clay. This was particularly true
where "slick spots" existed. All
Seed Imoort
Figures Told
The U.S. Department of Agricul
ture June IS release on imports
of seeds admitted into the United
States under the Federal Seed Act
lists 5.039,100 pounds of Aisike
clover seed entering this country
during the period July 1, 1953, to
May 31, 1954.
Aisike seed entering the United
States for the same period a year
ago totaled 4.094.700 pounds.
Young Amateur
Fans Tour State
Two college students. Jack
Singleton, Portland and Bob Res
fro, Tacoma, Washington, ham ra
dio operators from W7ROM and
W7TBU Portland, arrived in Klam
ath Falls today and will be on hand
for the Oregon State Amateur Ra
dio Convention this weekend.
The two men have been touring
Oregon for the past ten days, sleep
teg In file open and cooking their
meals over a campflre. Needless
to say their ear is also radio
equipped. '
Singleton attends school at Mult
nomah College, Portland, and Ren
in will enter a college ' in New
York this fall.
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We
The
soils proved to bo calcareous and
had an Impervious layer at depths
of from 18 to 34 inches, which pre
vented leaching.
In March 1950, four experimental
plots were loomed in the alkali area
to determine the most rapid and
economical means of reclaiming
the soil. Treatments used consisted
of the application ot gypsum at tne
rales of 3, 4. 8 and 16 tons per
acre, and sulphur al 500. 1.000 and
2.000 pounds per acre. Water rec
lamation plots were also included
In these experiments. All treat
ments and checks were leached
Ihree times before planting.
Observations disclosed that the
water was very slow to get away
in the first two IrriKatlons. but
moved relatively rapid in the 4
8. and 16 ton gypsum applications
after the third irrigation. Water
penetration was slower where the
two ton application was made and
did not seem to penetrate the
check plots or where the sulphur
was applied. Finally the water on
the sulphur and water reclamation
plots evaporated, causing consider
able cracking and an even higher
accumulation of alkali and salts.
As soon as the plots had dried
sufficiently, they were seeded to
alfalfa, yellow blossom sweet clov
er, alta fescue, tall wheat grass
and Lemons alkali grass, together
with a cover crop.
The first year a spotty stand ot
all five mentioned plants were ob
tained on the 4, 8. and 16 ton gyp
sum plots. A sparse selection of
plants appeared on the two ton gyp
sum plot, and no plants germinated
on the sulphur or check plots. The
first year the plots were watered
nine times.
The second season the plots were
all reseeded to Ladak alfalfa. Bag
hott reports excellent stands were
obtained on all gypsum treated
plots. A stand apparently could not
be secured in the 'sulphur check
plots. Although the growth was
slower In the two ton gypsum plot,
a good stand was obtained, and
during the third year the alfalfa
growth on the two gypsum plots
were as vigorous as the others. '
. After three years of leaching on
seven different plots the application
of sulphur up to 3.000 pounds per
acre has shown no appreciable ben
efit. Gypsum and sulphuric acid
seem to be much more economical
than sulphur.
Field tests indicate that the
areas of the field where a high ac
cumulation ot alkali is present, gen
erally called "slick spots" will re
spond more rapidly to applications
of sulfhuric acid than to equivalent
amounts of sulphur applied in the
form of gypsum. These slick spots
should be diked and leached sev
eral times prior to planting, other
wise suitable forage type cover
cannot be obtained.
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SWIMMERS JAM the new Klamath Falls swimming pool at'the
new pool was officially dedicated last Saturday, June 19.
Board Probes
Navy Disaster
. OITOW CTTP PTYTNT. R T
It will bo possible to pinpoint ex
actly what caused the explosion
of the hydraulic fluid in the, air
craft currier Bennington's cata
pult system on May 36. Rear Adm.
John M. HOSKins, presmem ui a
Naval board of inquiry, said here
Tuesday.
A the innulrv neared Its end.
Adm. Hoskins said that all of the
evidence at both closed and open
sessions has indicated that a fail
m in ikm crnmtitator of the port
catapult, which carried 3.500
pounds or air, aiscnargra uic
atomized hydraulic fluid into the
ship's ventilating system.
But all of the technical testi
mony that has been taken at
closed sessions has failed to de
termine exactly what caused the
accumulator to blow and what
sparked the explosions which took
103 lives. .
Reds Holding
Airman Prisoner
1EWISBURO, Pa W Mrs. H.
L. Baumer has received word that
. Bn air Pnwii hnmlvr nllot
-Y. Mnm mwR Nnrth Korea. 16
months ago, is, alive, although a
prisoner 01 uie jicus.
Mrs. Baumer said she received
. from the Air Force in
Washington last night saying her
son, MaJ. WUliam n. oaiuner, wbji
reported alive and a prisoner of
war in the Far East.
Baumer, 32, was reported miss
ing on a bombing mission o
North Korea on Jan. 12, 1953.
The major's mother told news
men. "I am so happy that my son
is alive that I hardly know what
to do or say. Ever since William
- ahjit rlnwn on a mlS-
sion, I have been contacting all
sorts of military people to mm "
what happened - to him. Now 1
llnally got the news and it's good
news." : " J
Japan , Hit By
Flash Floods ,
TOKYO Ml Heavy Tains lash
ing the Japanese islands lor more
than 24 hours today touched off
flash floods and landslides, de
railed trains, flooded rlcelands
and homes and caused at least 14
deaths by national police count.
The listed aeaa were seven
killed in landslides, alx drowned
and an engineer killed when his
locomotive jumped the tracks.
. PICNIC
LOS ANGELES W There's al
ways a good reason for a picnic
here. Newest idea: a picnic for
couples marnea ou years or lung
er. The lirst of these, held yes
terday, attracted 84 golden anni
versary couples, the oldest 93,
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Sign Leads To
Long Lost Son
LOS ANGELES I When he
tacked up a "house for sale" shin
at his home, Vincent Blsogno, 30.
never guessed it would bring a
quarter-century search to an end.
A realtor, John Collins, told a
friend: v
"Funny thing. I saw somebody
putting up a sign out in the Rivera
district and I noticed that (he mail
box had the same name as yours
Blsogno."
. The friend was A. Vincent Blsog
no. 49, who had been seeking a
son he hadn't seen since marital
difficulties forced a separation
more than 25 years ago.
Father and son are happily re
united today.
Cantor Given
Medical Checkup
ROCHESTER. Minn. I Eddie
Cantor was at Mayo Clinic here
today for what he said was a rou
tine checkup after signing a re
ported nine-milllon-dollar contract
for making 39 television films a
year.
A man my nge neeas a cneca
up." said Cantor as he arrived
last night.
He said he was giving up live
TV In favor of the contract, which
Tflves -his services exclusively to
the Zlv Television programs uo
Hollywood, for seven years on both
television ond radio. The radio pro
grams will"be taped.
Indians Sue For
Land Payment
BERKELEY, Calif. Wl
California Ln d 1 a n s yesterday
opened a legal fight for 931, million
dollars for 75 million acres of
California land. Their attorney said
the land was taken from them "ln
a more cruel and inhuman man
ner than any other people on the
face of the earth."
The 33,000 Indians, under a new
law, are suing the federal govern
ment for payment for land their
ancestors lost to the white man
during the gold rush days.
Attorneys for the Indians seek
to prove the Indians' ancestors for
merly occupied about three fourths
of California's area.
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Death Claims
Top Scientist
NEW YORK Ul Dr. Karl T.
Compton, 66, one of Amcrlca'a top
scientists and educators, who In
wartime helped develop radar and
worked on the atomic bomb, idled
yesterday.
For 18 years he was president
of Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology, one of the nation's fore
most scientific institutions.
He had been chairman ot MIT
since 1948, when he gave up the
presldrncy to organize the nation's
scientific talent for the cold war
against communism a Job he re
signed a year later for reasons of
health. '
During World War IT he received
the Army's highest civilian award,
the Medal of Merit, and was cited
as being "personally responsible
tor hastening the termination of
hostilities."
Compton. born In Wooster, Ohio
died at Cornell Medical Center
here. Ha had Buffered a heart at
tack last Wednesday and his wife
was called to his bedside. ,
Besides his widow, the former
Margaret Hutchinson, he Is sur
vived by three children, Mrs. Car
roll M. Boyce, Scarsdale, N. Y.;
Mrs. Blssell Alderman, Holyoke.
Mass.. and Charles, an Instructor
at Mount Hermon School, North-
field Mass.
One of Compton's last public as
slgnmcnts was as chairman of a
commission set up by President
Eisenhower last year to study uni
versal military training. He was
an ardent aupporter of UMT and
ln 1947 advised Its adoption as an
urgent necessity for national se
curity. Compare before yon buy. Ton can
aave money If yon insure frith Hans
Norland. Phone Z-3M5.
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State Grange
Thirty-one Klumalh County
rung" memuors niirmicu tun mo
gun SliUo Oram OnvcMH1 held
at Albany, June 14 through 18.
Attending troin Bhi'itn View
wore: Mr. and Mm. Carl Yancey,
Belly and Hob Yancey. Mr. unit
Mrs. Fred Lewis, noiutny nun
Bub Lewis. Mr. and Mrs. will
Neubeii, Mr. anil Mrs. Clyde R.
Caldwell and Mary Lou.
From Midland were: Mr. and
Mr. Vcrlund Huff, Mr. nnd Mr.
August Andrleu, Mrs. Leon An
drleu nnd Raymond Andrleu. Prom
Merrill: Mr. uuil Mrs. Flunk Hud
ley and Mia. Annu Hounitl.
From Lost River: Mr. nml Mrs.
Astronomer
Finds Planets
ann annnn Mirh. oin , D1h-
covery of almost 900 new a-Urrolds
or plp-aquenk planets and re
discovery of some of those that
have been "lost" lor many years
was reported today by an Indiana
University astronomer wnn snni
the findings should help reduce a
potential trnlllc hanrd ol any fu
ture travel In spaceships.
Dr. Frank K. ErinioiKlson told
a meeting ol the American Astro
tumlcal Society that Uio tiny hcav-
enly wanderers miming In ill- (
ameter from two miles to 60 miles
had been spotted during a five
year search. j
And he said work Is now pro
In rnltHHItn their orbits.
or pathways through space, so as j
to try to anci uiciu w uio ui
some 1.600 olhcr bnby planets
whose orbits are well known to
astronomy.
Asteroids are believed to be
fragments of a planet which ex--I
...i -j .a-, --n nr tiertiaus even
chunks ot planetary material I
which never got assemoiea imo
.. .. , , n-t.s Klirnnut hnnttll
lUll-Slie piBllCI. io won- (
asteroid is u mur. u.
Edmondson told a reporter thai ;
the new discoveries should help tn
charting the heavens to assM ,
spaceship navigation." he said.
"You'd have to know where they
are and how they movo ln space.
Woman Files Big
Damage Suit
DETROIT W Miss Mary W.
8peers. 14, want more than a mil
lion dollars for each of the nearly
18 yeara she spent in Michigan
mental Institutions.
Her attorney. Eugene Kraslcky.
filed suit for 118,400.000 yesterday
In Circuit Court. The city ol De
troit. Wayne County, the state ol
Michigan, four doctora and old
ctala of the various Institutions
were named defendant.
Miss Bpeers, a dignified, stalely
woman, waa committed as a men
tal patient ln 1938 while held in
jail on a bad check charge. be
was released ln 1993 on orders ol
Circuit Judge Llla M. Neuenfell.
who ruled her commitment had
been Illegal.
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