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Wed., June 19, 1957 The Newi-Review, Roseburg, Ort. 7 In mm a Sum In India, the lal of their origin, brahma bulls are considered sa cred and roam unmolested through village streets and market places. In rodeo the big beasts are treat ed with great respect but they are considered more devil than di vine. , Actually ' the brahmas used in modern rodeo are crossbred and not pure strain that dwells in doc ile domestication in the Asian na tion. And they are more than thous ands of miles away fro mtheir an cestors in the difference in their disposition. Kodeo brahmas are murderous. In spite of their hulking size, they are terrifically fast and agile. Not satisfied with merely throwing their rider, they will try to run him down, gore him and trample him. They are fast, powerful and crafty buckers. Rapt Hold Only The bull rider has the least to hold onto of any rodeo rider: a simple rope wrapped around the animal. There can be no knots or hitches in it for the rope must fall off when the ride is completed. He may wrap tne rope around his hand but few bull riders wrap it tightly. There is no more terrifying sight in rodeo than that of a bull rider with his hand caught in the rigging being dragged helplessly around the arena. The ride is for eight seconds and the winners are decided as they are in the bronc riding events. Two cowboy judges, watching from opposite sides of the bull, mark the ride from 1 to 20 points and the animal from 65 to 85 points. The bull rope has a bell fastened to it that hangs below the animal's belly to help encourage it to buck as well as the flank-strap used in bronc riding that is pulled tight as the bull leaves the chute. You'll see fewer cowboys make qualified rides on the brahmas than you will on the broncs proof of the big brutes' versatility in buck ing. Then spin, twist, pitch and kick. If the rider gets too far for ward, theyll hook up at him with their horns. If he gets too far back they'll give a mighty heave with thefr powerful hind quarters that usually sends him flying. : Frit Rt-rid j If the cowboy is knocked off at the chute or if the bull falls with In in he is entitled to a re-ride. If the flank strap comes off he gels I a re-ride on the same bull. The rider is disqualified if he uses ; sharp spurs, touches the bull with j his free hand or is bucked off. I Bull riders are marked on the overall skill of their ride and how l well they are able to spur. But rnaking a qualified ride is only half of the bull rider's problem. After his time is up, he must get off without being gored, kicked or trampled. With the big brahmas, there are no mounted pick up men to ride alongside . and help the cowboy down the bulls wouldn't let the horses get close enough. For assistance the cowboy looks to the rodeo clown who moves in to dis tract the bull till the rider gets off and away. Once on his feet, the contestant usually loses no time in reaching the safety of the fence. The brahma may not be a god but few of the cowboys seem will ing to explain this to him. After he tosses his rider and ranges around the arena, you'll see his approach clean the fences of squat ting cowboys who scramble for safety. Except for the clowns, the digni jfied brahmas seem to be the un .disputed lords of the arena at ! least. Clown Is Happy-Go-Lucky But Work Is Deadly Serious Noted 'Out Our Way' Creator Dies Of Cancer PASADENA. Calif, i James R. Williams, 69, whose "Out Our Way" and other cartoons were read by millions, died in Hunting ton Memorial Hospital Monday night. He had been ill of cancer and : heart disease. His poor health icaused him to quit drawing sev leral months ago. Other cartoons by Williams were entitled "Why .Mothers Get Grey," "Born 30 Years Too S o o n," "When You'd Love to Live For ever" and "The Worry Wart." Williams' cartoons were syndi cated by Newspaper Enterprise Assn. to more than 700 daily and Sunday newspapers with total readership of 32 millions. A MURDEROUS BRAHAMA BULL vents his bad disposition by tossing his rider as he looks around for soma one else to attack. Bull riders can hang on only with loose rope with out knots or hitches, must ride for eight seconds to qualify. Around the brahma bull are the bull rope, with a bell attached beneath, and a flank strap. The clown has moved in to distract the bull, keep it from attacking the fallen rider. Wi 1 WRANGLERS sftf'Y lasso 'Round I 'S TreaH Ride Right in at 648 S.E.Rose St! FLAPJACKS AND COFFEE Before the Rodeo! CHUCK WAGON GOOD!... COOKED ON THE '57 FRIGIDAIRE RANGE (cplpfc See The Amazing Miracle Filter Demonstrated Ask About Special Gold-Tag Prices on 1957 Sheer-Look Appliances SPECIAL TRADE-IN OFFER! Miracle Filter Automatically cuts off smoke and fumea. Never needs clean ing or replacing! 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Aft er they have thrown their rider, many will try to gore him. Pick up men, used to help the rider down in bronc riding, are of little value in bull riding. The bulls won't let the horses get close enough. It's up to the clowns to move in on foot and distract the bull to give the rider a chance to dis mount and reach safety. If a con testant is thrown and injured, they must get the bull off of him and keep it busy until the cowboy is rescued. Clowns At H.art The bulls are all individuals and no two react alike. To do their job. well and to keep from be ing badly mauled the clowns must not only know the general fighting characteristics of the breed but also the pecularities of hundreds of bulls. But in spite of their hazardous work, most of them are still clowns at heart and thoy rarely stop when the life-saving part of their work is over. They'll taunt the bull and let him pass tanalizing close, play ing him till the bull tires or turns away. Even this aspect of their work, apparently done just for the crowd, has its purpose. The bulls have good memories and the next time this particular brahma tosses its rider, he'll go first for the familiar figure in the ridiculous striped shirt and baggy pants. And that's precisely why the clown is there. TIRE BLOWOUT BLAMED REDMOND WI A tire blow out sent an automobile careening off a road Saturday, killing a passenger, Jimmy Sturgill, 13, son of Mr. and Mrs. James B. Sturgill. Low Appraisals Of Timber Cause U.S. Revenue Loss WASHINGTON I The Agri culture Department has been asked to explain "deficiencies" found by the General Accounting Office in a study of Forest Serv ice activities in a region cover ing parts of Montana, Idaho, Washington and South Dakota. An explanation was asked by Sen. Murray (D-Mont), chairman of the Senate Interior Committee, in a letter to Secretary of Agri culture Benson. Murray said the GAO report in dicated, among other things: the government lost revenue in Re gion One because the fair market value of timber was understated and there was little competition at sales; reforestation and wild life management plans were out-of-date; road allowances to tim ber purchasers were questioned, and mistletoe control should be improved. "Values Undaritat.d" The GAO report said appraised timber values in the region "were understated, as measured by fail market value established through operators' competitive bids." The report said "little if any competition developed" at some timber sales "and any understate ment of fair market value in the appraisals results in loss of reve nue to the federal government." GAO said its investigation indi cated "the practice of basing road allowances on engineering esti mates affords timber purchasers opportunities for profits on access road construction not contem plated in connection with sales off federal timber." It recommended reevaluation of! the method of calculating and pro-j viding allowances for purchaser built access roads. I T j ITS? If u Ma 'Sttm SAVING A FALLEN cowboy from possible death or serious injury, the ever-present rodeo clown throws a cope in the face of on enraged brahma bull to lure him away from the helpless bull rider who was thrown the instant before. This life-saving task is the most important job of the clown and one of the most dangerous in rodeo. In the background other contestants keep a respectful distance ond stand ready to scale the fence if the brahma turns their way. Doctor Foresees Terrible Results Of Nuclear War By EDMOND L BRETON , WASHINGTON I The doctor ! who directed treatment of Pacific islanders accidentally showered with H-bomb fall - out said here nuclear war would have "unthink able" results on "all living tilings." ' Dr. Eugene P. Cronkite said in testimony prepared for a Senate House Atomic Energy subcommit tee studying fall-out dangers that multiple H-bomb explosions in such a war "would produce radiation hazards for all living things and tor generations to come." At the same time he cautioned against "undue preoccupation with worldwide fall- - out" from weapons tests. Scientists must al so keep close watch on such other problems as nonradioactive pollu tion from industries. And he noted that leukemia blood cancer associated with some forms of radioactivity was in creasing before atomic energy de veloped. No Known Therapy Ban The witness, attached to the Brookhaven National Laboratory on Long Island, N. Y., said there now is "no known therapy" that will prevent death of the persons worst exposed in an atomic catas trophe. Widespread use of antibiotics likely would save many of the gravely, but not hopelessly, inra diated, he said., He suggested such drugs should be stockpiled. Cronkite was designated direc tor of a special medical team Clown to the Marshall Islands in March 1954 when an unpredicted wind shift scattered fall-out from a U. S. H-bomb test over inhabit ed atolls and ships. Observations Listed The exposed persons, have been kept under observation since. In this connection, Cronkite re ported : 1. There is some evidence that children exposed to the fall - out are suffering "a slight impair ment of growth and development." 2. There appear to have been no lasting effects on the fertility of the islanders. There were no ab normal children born, but the lone term hereditary effects are still being watched. 3. So tar, mere is no evmeuco of a tendency to leukemia. Ike Retains Truman Aides On Atomic Body WASHINGTON Ml President Eisenhower Monday nominated , rn,mni Truman Administra tion officials, John F. Floberg and John S. Graham, to be members of the Atomic Energy Commis sion. . ... Floberg, who was assistant sec- ,.l Mow fnr air from 1949 to 1953, was named to succeed Democrat Thomas K. Murray, whose term expires June 30. fnu liru;in Umiea IMdrl Flnhprff as a political independent. A resi dent oi unicHsu, ' Graham served as an assistant secretary of the treasury under President Truman from 1948 to 1953. He is a Democrat. On the AEC, he would succeed a political independent, the late John von Neumann, a scientist. Graham, 51, makes his home in Winston-Salem, N.C. ROSEBURG 648 S. E. Rote Diol ORchord 3-5574 SUTHERLIN West Centrol Phone 2988 25 YEARS A LEADER V In 1932, two young men had a dream of a modern dairy plant to serve the Roseburg area. These two men met, discussed the possibilities and then pooled their energy and resources to form a business now known as the Umpqua Dairy. Through the years their dream has be come a reality. Our policy, then as now, to better serve the people of Douglas County with superior quality dairy products. We buy the freshest milk that is produced un der the best conditions and then process this product in our advanced, modern, sanitary processing establish ment. Each gallon of milk received is tested, graded, pasteurized, processed, cartoned and refrigerated to In sure a product of superior quality to fill the demand of local consumers. We are proud of our twenty-five years of dairy leadership and pledge not to rest on our laurels. We will continue expansion of our processing facilities to handle the product of local dairy herds and to deliver only the very best quality dairy foods during the years to come. JUNE IS NATIONAL DAIRY MONTH Let This Indian Head Be Your Hallmark of Quality and Purity Look For It On The Milk Carton You Buy At Your Crocery Continued Douglas County Growth Is Assured Only By The Growth Of Its Business To Continue The Crowth Of Local Industry and Business Always Buy Locally Delivered To Your Door Or To Your Fovorite Locol Store MILK IS NATURES MOST NEARLY PERFECT FOOD
