Show Standard-Examine- FUNNY Thursday August r 1 1974 BUSINESS E&V-TAT-- ja TA LOCALLY OWNER 1 00 TM — UT-RAT-- ' AND'OPERATED iscofiD wna sor PLUS S&H GREEN STAMPS rin mi! © 'SS4 " '"'Yii v4t‘- - lxmm JLlVi! 12TH S MISSTOH p&gm ad Laser Beam EFFECTIVE AUG rrP H ' May Help Crab Study PORTLAND 2 3 4 1 Cold Pack (UPI) — Like cattle on the range crabs and other crustaceans soon may be branded —not by the typical Western hotiron brand but possibly by a laser beam Researchers at Oregon State University are investigating the feasibility of marking crabs to track and study crustacean populations as they proceed through their migratory process “Tagging or marking crabs with plastic discs or paint has proven unsatisfactory” said Richard Stroud research associate in veterinary medicine at OSU “The crab like all crustaceans periodically sheds its shell to replace it with a larger one a process called molting When the shell is discarded so is the tag or the paint mark” INDEFINITE By laser branding Stroud hopes to provide a marking ofj an indefinite duration Another method Stroud is investigating is to mark crabs with a copper branding iron cooled to subzero temperatures The effect obtained by both freezing and laser beam branding is one of damaging pigment cells in the crab and causing a discoloration — black to white —which will last through the j crab’s molting cycle A crab is caught put in front! of tiie laser beam and shot with an intensity of light for what Stroud said is only a microsecond Stroud said further studies must determine what wave length is the best brander Stroud said the procedure is painless although the “pop” the striking laser beam makes may scare the creature The preliminary experiments have been encouraging but Stroud is cautious about the future of the laser branding technique SIDE EFFECTS “We need to know more about the possible side effects to the crab and about the permanence of the mark” he said “We need to make the equipment portable enough to use in the fields” The $15 COO laser currently used is the size of a now is It being refrigerator operated by Dr Keith Farrell of the Department cf Agriculture at Washington State Stroud said the University machine probably will be moved to the Marine Science Center at Newport Ore this fall If not crabs will be shipped to WSU for the research project being carried out as part of the Sea Grant Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ? CANNERS Ore 7oJ439 Large Fancy BEACH -- A - TOWELS Foam tf f A v £ ICE CHESTS I RUMP vkQ-S- kft 'f si UNh ' St iV " r vi s 4 s$ j x V A VP- ’5X' ' ' W Ijjffl Jh' x 1 V 3k f 4 ' t rf- - H p y ''X'flB- j CONFINING WORK “At present we are confining our work to the Dungeness since it is one of (crab) Oregon’s most valuable seafood products but also one of the least studied Little is known about the Dungeness because there has been no way to keep track cf which individual crab was which” Stroud said If successful that will be the practical application of Stroud’s laser beam branding It will give ‘investigatory and regulatory agencies the ability to study and growth the migratory of crab the processes Further into the future and development of the branding process Stroud said the laser could be used to mark many other forms of wildlife —horses cows deer whales porpoises and animals of an African jungle environment Solid ice Berg Sm A 4y V v'H k V 5 ' sr ' ' V B s J1 It A H h h 'lfc ’ A 1z ' T " 4 4 ’ k N f4 N j t - bakery Horn© COUPON EXPIRES AUG 4 1974 MJG 3 lbs cz H Loafs BREAD "Unsliced' COFFEE Lemon AND ELECTRO PERK Meringue Coupon Value 35c On Style r CLUSTER kCOPRON REG S’ Vw per coupon "Good only ct 5t©p end Shop PIES IZZZ Campbell's Campbell's Western Family Hunt's CHICKEN NOODLE TOMATO TOMATO NEW SOUP SOUP JUICE POTATOES 46-o- & DRINK TO THAT! LONDON (UPI) — The Bass Charrington brewing combine has announced the name cf its new company secretary He is RF Beer m fa' SaaHS5a3332M8gssaaBgsgsaagae x r Crisco Betty Crocker HAMBURGER SHORTENING) 3 lbs HELPER Western Family EGGS 1 |