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THURSDAY. MARCH 21. 1963 THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA. OREGON PAGE TWELVE SATURDAY BANQUET SET Nyssa . . BY MEN'S BOWLING GROUP March 13 — To Mr. and Mrs. First annual Men’s City Bowl Neil O. Mower of Parma, an 8- ing association banquet will be pound, 15-ounce son, Nathan Neil. served by Job’s Daughters at 7:30 March 14 — To Mr. and Mrs Highly accurate forecasts of crop maturity and yields are Saturday evening in the school Ralph DeLong of Vale, a 9-pound, “Keep ’em here another day" 2-ounce son, Richard Wayne. now possible and crop quality forecasts will come in the: near cafetorium. and the state’s economy will be future, according to a nationally-known agncultural meteor Tournament awards will be March 15 — To Mr. and Mrs. enriched by $70 million. ologist who is a visiting professor at Oregon State university. presented following the dinner. Ambrose Hernandez of Adrian, This is the theme of the Oregon a 7-pound son, David P. The forecasts will be possible early in the season—perhaps Tickets are now on sale by March 17 — To Mr. and Mrs. State Highway department in its as early as 12 to 20 days after planting, says Drjen Yu team members of the various Albert Harris of Parma, an 8- efforts to expand tourist promo leagues. (David) Wang. * pound, 2%-ounce daughter, Janet tion from out-of-state. The de partment is heading a campaign Kay. Revised yield forecasts have to 20 days after planting in 1961 BASIC SPEECHES GIVEN proved to be 85 to 95 percent ac- j March 18 — To Mr. and Mrs. among chambers of commerce, re- to be issued later in the season curate for sweet com and peas. BY LOCAL TOASTMASTERS Charles Wood of Nyssa, an 8- ' sorts, trade associations and busi- depending on the current wea Last year, his forecasts covered “ Is Air Travel Safe? ” was topic pound, 3t4 - ounce son, Rodney 1 nesses catering to the traveling ther but maturity and quality public. forecasts can be made quite yields as well as maturity date. i of the speech given last Thursday Jay. March 20 — To Due to the Seattle World’s Fair, accurately without using long- For peas, the accuracy of these morning by Bob Sherbert at the range weather forecasts, he in forecasts ranged from 75 to 99 regular meeting of Nyssa Toast Gonzalo Escobedo of Nyssa, a 7- [ more than a normal number of percent at various test sites and I masters. The Rev. Wallace Prow pound, 5*£-ounce daughter, San tourists traversed the state in sists. 1962. But if the 9,255,000 motor Wang has been in charge of from 89 to 97 percent for sweet ell presented “Hello,” what hap dra Lou pens at breakfast when the tele ists had spent one more day in crop forecast research at Univer j corn. phone rings. Both were basic Add Salt Last in Salad Making Oregon their spending within the sity of Wisconsin since 1957. Crop To Add Quality Forecasts speeches of Toastmasters. maturity date forecasts made 12 Save the salt until last when state would have been $55 million He expects to add quality fore __ _______ _ a _____ ____ more, according to State Highway making green salad. casts to maturity and yield out-1 The Rev. Armand Larive serv- you are ica tko Otherwise, the coif salt xitill will rlnmir draw Engineer Forrest Cooper, look within five years. There ed as toastmaster, the Rev. Paul Ofhnmv for And if those travelers by bus, aren’t many crops that can’t be Ludlow, topic master and Don moisture out of the leaves and Bowers, evaluator. leave them wilted. train and plane had spent an ex- Registration forecast, he says. Scheduled 29 Such forecasts are of tremen Signup date for Nyssa boys de dous value to the canning indus siring to play baseball this sum try and to other agricultural in mer has been set for 7 o’clock terests, Wang pointed out. Wang’s forecast methods com Friday evening, March 29, at the American Legion hall on North bine the ancient science of phe Second street, according to Dick nology with the latest electronic Wilson, a member of the commit measuring and recording instru ments to give almost minute-by- tee. All boys aged seven through 18 minute information on the crop will have a chance to participate and environment. in summer baseball this year. The Phenology, a science dating program has been enlarged to back to ancient China, is the use include a Pee Wee division com of plants or animals as indicators prising boys seven through nine of weather conditions, he ex years of age. plains. More formally, it is a stu Breakdown of teams by age for dy of the relationships between the coming season include Pee- various physical environmental Wee, boys seven through nine factors and periodic changes in years; Little league, nine through growth and development during 12; Babe Ruth and Pony league, the life cycles of plants and ani- 13 through 15; Junior Legion, 15 mals. through 18. All ages are figured Based on Temperature Units as of Aug. 1, 1963. A basic concept is that all All players are urged to sign plants have a certain minimum up at the Friday night meeting air temperature necessary for instead of waiting until later, Wil growth depending upon the en son said. This will simplify rec vironmental conditions. A certain ord processing for the committee. number of these temperature Boys aged nine through 18 are “units” are required for crop asked to take their birth certifi maturity, depending upon species cates to the meeting. and varieties. Parents and interested persons Air and soil temperatures and are invited to attend the signup a number of other factors are meeting. An outline of the “Base considered the significant ele ball for Kids” program will be ments, Wang says, and the plant- given and it will give parents a ing-to-seedling stage as the signi chance to ask questions about the ficant period. sport which has now become a Eight years of work at Univer big event in their son’s lives, Wil sity of Wisconsin indicate that Births Advances in Crop Forecasting Noted By Nationally-Known Meteorologist 'Baseball TO GRANDVIEW Tourists in State MOVE Mr. and Mrs. Frank Perko, for- residents of the Sunset Val Leave $217 Million I mer ley community who have been re- near Caldwell, have pur- During '62 Season l i siding chased a farm near Grandview, . Kids' Meet March all these _. low prices/J Mabel Turner Rites Held in Prairie City Prairie City funeral services for Mabel C. Turner were conducted Saturday, March 16, 1963. She succumbed last week in that city. She was born Feb. 22, 18iM, in Florence, Kan., and was united in marriage on Feb. 18, 1918, at Mar ion, Kan., to Cash R. Turner. The couple resided for many years in the Sunset Valley area nea? Nys- In addition to Mr. Turner, sur vivors include a daughter, Mrs. LeVina Howard of Bates, Ore.; two sisters, Mrs. Bessie Tuttle of Florence and Mrs. Iva Wiley of Emporia, Kan. Also surviving are two grand children, Mrs. Patricia Rush of Boise, Gerald L. Howard of Red Bluff, Calif., and two great- grandchildren. Interment was made in the cemetery at Prairie City. Classifieds Get Quick Results’ soil temperature at the early stage is the predetermining factor for maturity of sweet corn. Simi larly, night temperature is the significant element at the repro ductive stage of sweet corn, ac cording to Wang. Electronic Device* Used Wang uses electronic recording devices to keep an “eye” on soil and air temperature, evaporation, precipitation, etc. Findings are plotted, predicting equations de- veloped and worked out on com- puters. Wang came to OSU to conduct a special series of seminars on agricultural meteorology. He was earlier a Weather bureau meteor ologist and teacher in China and Formosa before coming to this country for graduate work at Uni versity of Chicago and Wiscon sin. Two books by Wang have been published the past year. One is a 700-page “Bibliography of Agri cultural Meteorology;” the other is titled "Agricultural Meteorolo gy” VISIT IN PORTLAND AREA Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Weeks and Mrs. Lloyd Orris spent a recent weekend in the Portland area. The weeks couple were guests of their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Duane Weeks and tra day in Oregon, they would family at Milwaukie while Mrs., have left an additional $15 mil Orris visited a niece at Oregon lion in the state. The department has an exten City. sive campaign of advertising and promotion to attract these visitors VISITS FROM SPOKANE Al Schomburg of Spokane left but it is up to the citizens at the local level to make them feel wel Tuesday evening for his home af come and keep them here longer, ter visiting his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Ol Cooper noted. Included in the department’s sen. He also attended a meeting program are plans to inform local at the Gem Potato Chip company people, especially in the retail in Nampa while in this area. and service fields, what the local Classifieds Bring Results! attractions are in the area. Advice on Living . . . He is happy whose circum stances suit his temper; but is more excellent who can suit his temper to any circumstances. 1 Treasure Valley — 46-Oz. Size Pink Salmon Orange Drink SILK . VtJr 4 Cans For......................... X ASSORTED COLORS Wesson —24-Oz. 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