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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1948
Page
2
The witness claims discrimination at a meeting and links it to political pressure. The testimony references independent groups and critique of timber practices affecting future harvests. The account emphasizes fair play concerns and long term forest management.
The article reports that feeding large amounts of common ferns to rats caused death, suggesting a tieup with vitamins. It cites a British description from over 50 years ago noting cow deaths linked to diet, not a fern toxin, and claims ferns were harmless to rats in some tests.
Researchers report that large vitamin B doses or 30 minute cooking may mitigate fern poisoning in animals. Earlier work showed raw fish feed destroys thiamine in foxes and other animals, making it unavailable. Implications for cattle remain uncertain and further cattle experiments are planned after Portland business visits by Dr and Mrs Gronemyer.
About 1300 World War II veterans are enrolled in farm training in Oregon under the GI bill, the highest on record, with roughly 20 new enrollees each month. Sixty-plus vocational agriculture centers operate statewide, with classes expected to expand as St Helens Newberg and Hermiston begin. The program is run by local high schools under state supervision and VA contract, most veterans working self employed or via lease.
Local residents report visits among families in Myrtle Point and Klamath Falls. The Sitkum school opened with 26 pupils split into 12 in upper grades taught by Ena Kirk and 14 in primary taught by Rex Brown. Oregon veterans programs expand with four centers hosting 70 to 80 veterans each, while 400 veterans await farm training due to instructor shortages.
Mrs Vernon Hooper and Mrs Jve Howard plus Mrs Delbert King of McKinley host a gathering. Kenneth Laird attends the afternoon visit while Mr and Mrs London Jenkins and Douglas, a Durrell House resident, relocate to Douglas to begin school in his first year.
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