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Hickory Tree at Monmouth
Yields Nuts in 41st Year
MONMOUTH The sort .of thrill which comes, perhaps once
in a lifetime, to a grower of products of the soil, rewarded Miss
Cora Smith, longtime resident, here the past. week, when she
found a hickory nut among leaves she was raking in her backyard.
In a further search she discovered
five more nuts on a hickory tree
which has been growing for a
young lifetime beside the Smith .
house. - '
Their origin goes back 40 years,
to 1901, when Miss Smith visited
her grandmother t hen 88 in
their old home in Missouri. Re
luming to Oregon she brought
some shell bark hickory nuts,
from their old home place to their
new home in Oregon. Several
nuts were planted and the next
spring one tiny hickory sprout
pushed through the earth. With
careful nursing It grew.
In the heavy snow of 1919 it
got a setback when the trunk
split at the - crotch from the
weight of the snow. The tree
now stands approximately 42
feet tall with a limb spread of
about 10 feet on each side of
the trunk.
A hickory nut has an oyster
white shell, smooth, hard and
roughly beveled in a four-sided
shape. The meat is snugly con
voluted in small chambers. It has
a rich, flavorful taste, slightly
reminiscent of a pecan which be
longs to the same tree family. The
nut is encased in a thick, dark
outer husk, which falls apart in
four sections-when dry. The leaf
resembles an English walnut leaf
in color and texture, but is longer.
Sizes of hickory nuts differ
greatly, those grown in cold areas
being smaller than those grown
In the warmer south-central re
gions. The nuts Miss Smith gath
ered this year are smaller than
the ones she brought from Mis
souri, but are larger than many
types grown in the north mid
west states.
The hardness and toughness
ef hickory wood is traditional
as M Is used for axe handles,
wagon tongues, the archer's
bow, and In recent years, for
golf elub handles. It has great
elasticity. Bacon and ham are
often cored with hickory wood
smoke to achieve a fine flavor.
, The hickory is found only in
North America. It grows to, a
height of 90 or more feet and is
beautifully shaped when out in
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By ETHAN
Webster defines taxes as "a compulsoryjciiarge or duty on
income or property, levied for the support of a government." Td
like to redefine it, thusly: "Taxes: in America, the price you pay
for freedom." The price is a lot higher in most countries, and you
get m lot less freedom. This we
know from what we read,, what
others tell us and from having
lived in other countries.
And now let's see what in
America you get for your tax
money. First, you get freedom to
go and come as you please. You
can travel without passport across
the borders of 48 separate states.
If you find one locality unsuited
to your particular capabilities and
temperament, all you need do Is
pack up and try some place else.
At some- borders, like California's,
you may be stopped and scrutin
ized for evidence of boll weevil,
but you are neither charged for
nor denied the privilege of entry.
Taxes buy you the privilege
f saying what you think. If
your neighbor doesn't like it,
and smacks you on the jaw,
taxes buy you the service of
the law and the courts. Even In
wartime you may voice your
pinions, so long as you mean
no harm to the cause. And some
can even profess a desire to
verthrow the government and
still get away with It, although '
It's a mighty dumb sort of pas
time right new.
With taxes you buy the privl-
ig9Jt J?lng.y 2 Methodist,
me uapusi or me wmouc cnurcn you are reading subversive
n Sundays, or of going fishing pamphlets, the Bible, enteraining
r getting drunk, so long as you strangers or secretly plotting to
stay off the pubhc highways, and replace Aeriit at election time
nobody can ram either religion, Wjth one you think would be more
( atheism or castor oil down your capable..
' throat. With taxes you buy the V
privilege of listening to any radio You Can Vote, Tod -
Tour aial, whether it be with y0U buy the privi
tatic. Hitler, the Japs or Charlie Iege x)f going to : the polls and
McCarthy. making an X beside the name of
t i. V i i your choice of candidate or, if
riCK lour job his name has been omitted, of
; With taxes you buy the use of writing it in; whether it be that
good highways and, if you're in a of General MacArthur or Donald
hurry, . the privilege ; of risking Duck, And If you find that you
your neck In an effort to save a have elected the wrong man, you
minute or so. And If you : don't have paid f otf : the right to go
quite make it, there's an ambu- back to the polls and demand his
lance or an officer of the law recall.
available to pick you up. With taxes you pay for the
With taxes you buy the right to ' right to attend sessions of your
The Success
Depends on the Insurance service we render our clients.'
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Miss Cora Smith stands near her
Monmouth residence, beside a
40-year-old hickory tree on
which she recently found sev
eral nut1;.
the open, with wide spreading
limbs similar to an oak. In for
ests the branches are less numer
ous. Nuts of the white hickory
species are most desirable.
Miss Smith had been told
that a hickory seldom bears
before it is 100 years old, so,
as she is now 78, she had not
expected her tree to bear In
her lifetime. It is conjectural if
mild Oregon winters may have
something to do with its ma
turity. Last summer pollen
plumes appeared on the tree for
' the first time.
(Me? wise
GRANT
select your own enterprise; the
privilege of engaging in whatever
business you like or of working
for. whoever will hire you. You
buy the right to organize or join
a union, to strike and carry a
picket sign and glower at others
who take your job or patronize
your ex-employer. You buy the
right to trade wherever you wish
and the privilege of purchasing
only the things you want, with
out having to accept only what a
dictator thinks you ought to have.
And you buy the services of pub
lic inspectors who make it - their
business to see that you get proper
weights and measures.
With taxes you buy the right
to select whatever newspaper or
magazine you want to read and
the comfort of knowing its in
telligence' is trustworthy, and
untainted by a meddling group
of high-handed bandits who
want you to swallow some
trumped up ideology that gives
you a stomach ache just think
ing about.
With taxes you buy the -right
io stay home evenings with the
comforting knowledge that you
are secure from disturbance by
storm troopers, no matter whether
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INSURANCE
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New Emphasis Put on Old Tests
To Prepare for Emergencies
By WINSTON H. TAYLOR
Directly from British Boy Scouts, whose service has proved
invaluable since the start of World war II, American scouting has .
adapted emergency service, training for, participation in civilian
defense. Eleven patrols in Salem have been organized to do their .
part, not only in defense but as well in any type of disaster. '
The English boys have" assumed many men's tasks to bear out
their motto, "Be .Prepared.' They , have formed disaster squads
which have functioned in the face of danger.
In this country, the Emer-
gency Service corps was evolved
to meet the special defense
training needs of scouting. The
procram was announced Sep
tember 9, 1940, by James E.
West, chief scout executive, and
the plan of organization formu
lated and issued by the next
spring.
E. I. Vredenburgh, member of
the national health and safety
committee, was named to super
vise the program on the Pacific
coast and conducted in Eugene a
training course for scouters from
Camas, Wash., to Shasta, Calif.
Wiedmaier Is Head
Locally, the training was under
way before civilian defense. W.
Harry Wiedmaier, display service
man, was chosen as the Cascade
area council's field commissioner
of emergency service.
The work done here by scouts
Is principally in communications
and as observers at the radio list
ening post. Scouts who qualify
xxrpa-r harlffps on tneir unirorms
arid, when on duty, a red arm
brassard.
They have spent 1720 hours
In messenger service for defense
and have conducted a 24-hour
watch on the listening post
since December 9. One of their
first jobs here was to collect
approximately five tons of
aluminum in the city drive.
Stress is laid on non-conflict
with home and school and life
and health, and permission of both
parents and principals is required.
Not a separate program from
scouting, the corps is designated
to place more emphasis on the
practical applications. Advance
ment requirements which have
been considerably criticized in
the past as not being "taught for
use" came .into new importance
with defense.
While the corps includes only
boys of senior scout age, 15 years
and above, concessions are made
so that younger lads may do tasks
befitting their years. Sea Scouts
and Explorer Scouts, set up pre
viously for advanced work and
readiness for disaster service, fell
immediately into the plan, al
though such units in Salem have
not yet organized in the corps.
Requirements High
Required for membership are
that the boy be a first class scout
and be in good physical condition.
In addition to having certain
merit badges, including fireman
ship, safety, first aid, public
health and personal health, he
must be able to run the mile in
local governing body and voice
objections to proposals not In
line with your way of thinking.
You buy the right to circulate
petitions for or against public
purchase of a new sewage dis
posal plant or a new stadium.
With taxes you buy the right
to have your grievances ; settled
before an impartial court and, if
the decision doesn't suit you, often
the right to appeal clear up to the
highest court of the nation. And
if you are accused of a crime,
even though you. are guilty as the
devil, you have the right to force
your accuser to prove it before
you can be punished. , . ,
With taxes you buy the right
to educate your children In either
the public or parochial schools,
and if you feel that they are not
being properly handled you are
privileged to protest wherever
the authority lies.
With taxes you buy the privi
lege of having built for you the
greatest army, sea and air fleets
on earth to protect you and .
your privileges and flag from
the covetous and brutal forces
of -foreign races who are en
. tirely 'without freedom . them
. selves. " '. . :;
All these and many more are
the things you buy , with taxes.
You even buy the right to kick
and squawk and make jokes about
- taxes and tax collectors and con
gressmen who make the tax laws.
And yet, you know that you get
more for your money than any
other, peoples on earth.
Old Proverb Needs .
Some Rewriting
CHICKASHA, OklaHffHDont
try to tell Joe Goltry that old saw
about a bird in the hand. Goltry
saw a quail sneak into a pile of
brush near here, crawled around
until he found an opening and
grabbed.it, .Elated, he lifted his
hand to wave the bird under the
nose of a pal and the darn thing
slipped loose and flew away!
You Gotta Be a Frosh ; -To
Get a Hero
SEATTLE (JP University of
- Washington men seem to like
'new faces, and what faces. Edi
tors of Columns, monthly pub
lication, staged a "Kiss the Girls
Goodbye contest, to pick girls
men" students would like most
to kiss when they get drafted.
; Fire - of the' eight glamorous
beauties were ' freshmen. - :
8 minutes, climb an 18-foot rope
hand over hand in 15 seconds and
tie certain knots.
The scouts are asked to undress
at night with dressing-speed in
mind, keep their clothes in order
so they can dress with a minimum
of time and effort in ' an emer
gency. They may be asked to keep
ready a pack with emergency Ra
tions. Skills which are considered
potentially useful are taught
through games, such as com
munications relays. An example
is one which resembles "fol
low the leader" with a new sig
nificance. It is called the escape
relay and starts with the scout's
feet tied. He unties the rope,
rolls heels over head, jumps five
feet, crawls under a rope near
the ground, walks a rail for 12
feet and vaults a four-foot ob
struction. Each troop, ship or unit may
organize a patrol of at least five
scouts and an adult leader. The
?atrols. ar.e organized into a corps
in each district. Salem comprises
the Cherry City district but has
not yet formed a corps.
Patrol Teaches
Over all, within the council, are
the area executive, and the field
commissioner of emergency serv
ice. If the patrol instructs other
members of its troop in emer
gency techniques, the troop may
attain an Emergency Service
corps rating and pennant. First
class scouts under 15 years of
age may acquire an apprentice
rating.
While scouts have aided their
elders in floods, earthquakes and
other disasters before, now they
find different . circumstances of
need. Under present conditions,
they are called to do lighter work.
They are being prepared, how
ever, to assume the task of some
supervisory work in refugee
camps, such as policing of sani
tary equipment and quarters. The
younger boys would act as order
lies and messengers and registra
tion clerks.
Other councils In "Oregon are
similarly organized, according to
Wiedmaier, but their jobs vary.
Summer camp in 1942 will
emphasize training In first aid
and forestry, Executive R. R.
Suddiman promises.
Requirements they have passed
to earn badges in past years are
now tied in so Boy Scouts will
"be prepared" for actual service
to their country.
Now You Tell One Get a Laugh!
Fire Engines, Cop Cars
Lose Their Voice
FREDERICK; Md. (-There'll
dc no more waning police iirens
or screaming fire engines in this
Maryland town.
Police banned the use of sirens
for the duration of the war to
avoid confusion with air raid
warning signals, and arranged to
use siren-equipped police cars as
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.. Jacket en top ef the water. The tarpaulin Is folded Into a veritable
amphibian. It calls for careful work to ensure no. leaks. The Jeep
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Just last week the Boy Scouts of America celebrated their 32nd an
niversary -and noted the end of a year In which additional empha
sis was placed on preparation for defense. Two of Salem's active
scouts are shown (above) In one of their two principal tasks of
cooperation. In the radio listening room at Marlon county civilian
defense headquarters, Harry Wiedmaier takes: a message, while
Bob Robins checks over his shoulder. Both are patrol leaders In
troop one.
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Messenger service is another field
their part. Harry Wiedmaier is
soon as Bob Robins gives him a
mobile signal units to cover any
dead spots not reached by the
master warning siren at city halL
Everything Comes, etc.
-onrtrpTirr -n, tt
vearg aBO Mrs Estella Hustead
lost her gold engagement ring
while doing chores on the family
farm near here. The other day
her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Wil-
bur Hustead, found it near where
the barn once stood.
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where Boy Scouts here have done
on his bicycle and ready to go as
message.
Something New From
Police: Bouquets
DETROIT, Mich. -(P)- Traffic
LOPs nere are giving out some-
ihin besides summonses tickets
of reward to courteous drivers.
One such ticket was given to a
milkman who helped a confused.
elderly lady from the middle of
the street; another to a driver
who pushed a stalled automobile
to the curb after it had stopped
ior a red light.
The police department hones
that eventually windshield stick
ers will be used to identify care
ful and courteous drivers.
What a Difference
LIBERTY, Mo. MP)- Cheers and
hand-clasping greeted Dr. Frank
G. Edson's announcement "to Wil
liamJewell college students that,
among otner Jobs, they might
qualify as "unexploded blonde
removers in a defense emereen
cy. Hastily, however, he explain
ea it was a slip of the tongue.
ine cnore really was listed as
"unexploded bomb remover."
Hope They Didn't
Throw it at Him
WILMINGTON. DeL -)-Two
soldier buddies ef a lunch-
hour bridegroom were too late
to scatter the rice over the new
lyweds but they didn't waste
the rice they asked their mess
sergeant to j serve It to the
bridegroom for dinner. Neither
Private William D. Sawyer, 14,
f Williamston, NC, nor , lils
bride, Freda j Sherman, e e a 1 d
get away for an elaborate wed
ding. So they' were married one
lunch hour and went back' to
their jobs en time. The two pals
whom -' Sawyer asked to the
wedding stopped t a grocery
store for the - rice. Shopping
women delayed, them so much
' that by the time they got to the
scene, the wedding was over.
Fish Economize, - Too
WASHINGTON n- Fish of the
Great Smoky Mountain National
park rearing pools . find them
selves on a war budget. Now they
eat pig liver and melts where in
pre-war days they ate sheep liver
which cost 50 per cent more. Re
ports say the fish don't find the
change distasteful
Sec 2 Pag 8 ""Sunday Morning. Tbrnary 15. 1912
Shrub La
Names Save Embarrassment
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r As you plant out new roses or shrubs this spring try placing
and keeping labels at each. You will find that these lend more
interest both to yourself and to your friends who visit the garden.
The cheapest and the most;
wooden labels i which accompany
your plants home from nursery
or greenhouses But these are not
verv nermanent. wwiiwi'iwtyffw
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in soft lead pen
cil it will scarce
ly last out the
month. India
ink, on the firm
er wooden'la
bels, will last for
around four
-
years. . . .
But a more
permanent label
is obtained by
the -use of zinc, uui Madtea
Have these cut at a metal shop
if you are not equipped to cut the
zinc with a nine-inch shank and
a flattened top piece which should
be tilted slightly back to permit
easier reading.! Make the whole
look like a huge spike split in
two down the ! center The head
should be about two inches wide
and at least one inch high. This
is for, the plant legend. Half of
the shank, or fnail" part, should
be stuck into the ground to an
chor the whole! firmly. These la
bels should be; placed out in the
ram lor a lew days to permit
oxidation. Oxidizing should be
sufficient to coat the zinc with a
white film.
Pencil marks on the labels are
sometimes a little difficult to .
read. In the Missouri Botanical
garden a specially prepared ink
is used. This Is made of 1 dram
acetate ef copper, 1 dram am
monium sulphate, Vt dram lamp
black, and 10 drams of water.
But if you use this burnish the
metal by rubbing it with em
ery paper. Only a quill pen, or
a fresh metal pen for each "sit
ting" can be used. The garden
labelers tell us that this Ink Is
Indelible and j ean be removed
only with strong sandpaper.
The small thin copper labels
are also attractive when placed
In the garden; on strong wires.
The writing or; printing on these
s dug into the metal with a
stylus. " C
But what ever your method, do
try to label your garden this sum
mer. It will save you much of the
embarrassment, I suffer when
friends ask me the name of this
or that shrub or this or that rose
a name I never can recall when
asked.
About Crocus
G. E. asks if the crocus now in
bloom are the same as those
which bloomed in autumn but
only planted at a different time.
No, these are different species,
There really are about 75 species
of crocus. The vermis is the com'
mon crocus which flowers in the
spring they are in bloom, now.
Among the other popular spring
flowering ones are tomassianianus,
a pale reddish: blue; the cloth of
gold (Susianus) orange yellow,
and Aureus, a bright yellow
known as the Dutch crocus.
Among the autumn flowering
ones are longiflorus, lilac in
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common are, of course, the little
color; nudiflorus, also lilac but
with longer segments; p4tfchel
lus, striped lilac; Zontaos, rose--lilac
In color. The latter is par
ticularly good In the reek gar
den. .
Crocus should be planted where
they may self-sow. They should
also be planted deeply enough so
that -the bulbs do not grew to
foliage. Drainage should be good.
Critic Lauds
New Book on
Australia
By JOHN SELBY
"INTRODUCING AUSTRALIA,"
by C. Hartley Grattaa (John
Day; S3.)
C. Hartley Grattan's "Introduc
ing Australia? is for me the best
job of its sort the last twelve
months have produced, very near
ly perfect in- its scope, Its ap
proach, and its balance of fact as
against opinion.
In any case, his knowledge of
Australia has been obtained
chiefly, in Australia. Be starts at
the beginning, assuming that
the reader will most likely know
nothing about the sixth conti
nent. He then proceeds to slay the
ever-present myth that Australia
grew out of a "convict colony'.
It is true that convicts were trans
ported to Australia but not in
the quantities we assume, and all
not of the quality the term Indi
cates. For that matter, plenty of
men who have transgressed
against the over-strict British pe
nal laws of the period were trans
ported to America.
He then shows what Austral
ians themselves thank ef then
country, particularly in relation
to its government and the possi
bilities for the future. There are
numerous major conflicts in Aus
tralian politics, one of -the chief
being that between the urban and
the rural populations. Australia is
a rich country chiefly along its
coasts; it is still virtually unin
habited in the dry middle. It must,
as things are now, grow large
cities along the coast and little or
nothing in the interior.
Mr. Grattan describes the
cities, the sheep stations, the
mines, the railroads (state
owned and of various gauges),
the system of publio works, the
financial set-up, the fears of
the people (Japan Is the ever
present bogey-man), relations
with Britain and with America,
the tax question, the labor ques
tion. He covers the arts well,
excepting music; here he hon
estly confesses that he knows
nothing and does not, apparent
ly, take the trouble to consult
someone who does know.
In short, Mr. Grattan truly In
troduces Australia to the English
speaking world. 1
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