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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 30, 1944)
Tli OREGON STATESMAN. Satan. Oregon. Sunday Morning. January W, 1944 PAG- TI 3 T dDitDneirwus By Ethan Grant This is a. k story whose authenti city you have my consent to boot 'Iroxn behind, , It was related by Mr. P of Pecos. Mr. P of Pecos is a fancier of greyhounds, the species of. canine whose supreme ambition is to catch the mechan ical rabbity put dog racing out of business and spend, the remainder of his "life" posing for the artist who ' paints ' ' greyhounds on the sides" of stages. v..; " - Pecos; the metropolis which Mr. P is of,, is approximately the size of a sailor's flat hat, on the West Texas desert between Wink and Kent West Texas is immense, and you must always identify its me tropolises by telling what they are between. West Texas is immense and everything in West Texas is immenser than everything every where else. Immenser and better and faster. Even the turtles and hounds and potash trees. And Mr. Pof Pecos, maybe. At the metropolis of Abilene, between Sweetwater and. Crisco, Mr. P of Pecos purchased a rangy runner reputed to be the swiftest canine on earth. Swifter even than any other Texas mutt Mr. P of Pecos was justifiably provokeI when, as he was about to board the train, the conductor asked him if the dog could 'run. Tea ask me can he run!" Mr. P ef Pecos saw-ted. "Mister, this 1m a West Texas doc! He can utrun aaythinr outside ' Texas. He eaav outrun this train. What d yea think f that?" "I think I've got ten bucks that says he can't," said the conduc-tor-which proved, " to Mr. P i of Pecos, that he wasn't a Texan. A Texan wouldn't bet against any thing that was Texan Mr. P of Pecos spoke to the greyhound, affectionately called Pascal the Rascal. "Pascal," he said, militarily, "go bring up the rear." ; ( Without a word, not being a talking dog, the obedient name sake of a bus trotted to the rear of the train. As Mr. P of Pecos got aboard, he observed that the conductor was- conferring .with the engineer. Mr. P of Pecos parked ' his luggage and strolled to the rear observation platform. The train pulled out and the con ductor joined him . there. Pascal ' the Rascal loped easily down the. track behind. The train picked up speed. Pascal length ened his stride apparently with out effort. At 50 miles an hour he came on smoothly, cooling 'his nose against Jhe dangiing airhose connection, The conductor., grin ned as he reached "up and Fouch ed the signal cord,' . :ri The engineer answered -with Ja toot of the whistle, and set the throttle up another notch. Pascal ran a hundred yards or so on three legs while scratching where a flea had - been sitting" tod hard on. has eaxthencame on up; Mr. P of Pecos -smiled -at the 'conduc- ton- - :";Z.' ' '; " '; Again the conductor touched thesignarcordr and again the en gineer i answered - and Padded an other notch to the throttle. -The irai crossed a: trestle and Pascal switched to a dogtrot and main tained the pace. "We're doing 75 an hour!"" the conductor said, incredibly. - ' : ; "And he's not even panting, said Mr. P of Pecos calmly. : ; "Not yet, the conductor said pointedly, -and again signaled the engineer, ; - v As the' train picked up still more speed, Pascal left the track and went diagonally out across' the desert This caused, the conductor to relax, but he observed that Mr. P himself wasn't at all' perturbed, not even- when Pascal the. Rascal disappeared over the sandy, horizon.,- - All of '- which '"wai'-: proof enough that he really knew bis dog,-for presently, when the train rounded a curve, there was Pascal again,' loping close behind, with a jackrabbit between his Jaws. ; i This exhibition of disregard for the speed of his train provoked the : conductor. His nose turned blue and his neck became red with anger. He hissed unkindly at Mr. P of Pecos. i Mr. P of Pecos hissed back, and said, "Mister, tell your friend up there on the front end of this 1938 model to really let 'er out and : give us a race." The conductor did. The engineer hung onto the" whistle and pulled the throttle wide open. Mr. P of Pecos says even the conductor ad mitted they were doing better than 100 miles an hour. And with Pas cal still so close you could count his i ribs. Mr. P of Pecos then leaned over and spoke to Pascal. The rangy runner leaped the rail and moved rapidly up along the side of the speeding train. Mr. P of Pecos and the conductor moved up through the train till they reached the engine. "And where, asked Mr. P of Pecos, relating the story, "do you think that runnin' rascal was?" Naturally, we couldn't even guess. "He was way eat there on the tracks, ahead of the train." Mr. P af Pecos replied, "chas ing ane of those big west Texas turtles!" fCar Doctors9 Here to Offer Repair Advice Every day, on the average, 8, 500 automobiles and trucks are being retired from service on Am erican roads and streets worn out To date more than three mil lion 'such vehicles, approximately 10 per cent of those which were in service before Pearl Harbor, are lost to use; and motor"' vehicles whether directly or indirectly used in the war program, are vital to victory." r . Earl Kluge and R.H. ConnJ fac tory specialists fromjrB Chevro let Motor company, will be at the Douglas-:. McKay. Chevrolet com pany next week, Monday through Friday, to advise Salem "car and truck operators on 'ways of keep ing their cars in use for at least another, year. Their consultation is free and the motorists consulting them - are under no obligation to order repair work or other service. These men from the Chevrolet factory are," in a sense, doctors who are equipped to examine and prescribe the necessary treatment that wilt put cars and trucks in i" : By ULUB MADSEN II. M Ms f Both' useful as a guide and - of great interest to all nature lovers are the mimeographed nature stu dy p k m p h 1 et? r prepared by Es ther B u c k 1 e j (Mrs. . Harry B Buckley), cover ing the Silvei Creek recreation al demons tra tionr area- o which Mr. Buck ley is superinten dent "i - j i Mrs.: Buckle; has done a thor- r,?h ioh rivin Madsen not only the standardized plant names 1 and j the common i names, but also bits of folk-lore connect ed with the plants themselves. She names those which are edible and which the ! Indians and pioneers used for other purposes as iwell as those said to be poisonous. For in stance, the beargrass or j squaw grass (xerophylluxn tenax) from which Oregon's natives made hats and baskets, furnished roots which when boiled in water were used as soap substitutes. fj Among the plants found chiefly on House mountain and Lookout mountain, elevations of 4000 feet, Mrs. Buckley names the squaw grass; the edible mountain onion, slim solomonplume, tolmie marl posa (known to most of us as one of the cat's ears), sedum spathuli folium, phlox gracilis, vaccinium myrtillus (one of the red ; huckle berries) whortleberry (mountain huckleberry), vaccinium :uligino- sum (western blueberry),! vaccin iun caespitosu, (a dark maroon- colored berry), mountain helio trope, bush penstemon, I n d i a n paintbrush; and two of the-arnicas. Perhaps s there, are others, like myself, who did not know rthat the California i black ; currant (ribes braeteosum) could be found in this vicinity at; alL But Mrs. Buckley lists it as one of the "finds" in the Silver Creek area. While it resem bles the red currant, its! flowers are white. She doesn't list the yel low flowering currant which was so plentiful in the Great Lake country and which some Oregon- ians have told me has been seen in the coast ranges, but which I have failed to find. I have wondered if it did not grow in the Cascades in some areas. Oregon tea (satureja douglassie), Mrs. .Buckley refers to as "one of our most-loved Pacific coast herbs for tea and ' sachet The "Yerbs Buena' of California." She tells us that -the common yarrow (achella millifolium) was "in Sweden used instead of hops for making beer" and that "Indians used it for med icine, and placed it in salmon to promote quick curing ift drying process." r i I was especially interested in condition to last at least one more year. These "car doctors" can only handle 20 examinations a day, ac cording to ' Fred Bales, service su perintendent who . said .that the factory men and Douglas McKay Chevrolet company would especi ally welcome car owners if ho have been, having unusually., perplexing problems with their automobiles. LiiivliyJM-'' U;. In) Is, u ini ABOUT: YOUR AUTOMOBILE TEST ON ALL GARS r SBKT- . FREE i r' - Ji"-,J test ir, r ' j "ALL K I u ... . ,1- ReaHzinn- the neressitv of keen!n?"ihe cars and trucka aJreadv in owners hands in satisfactory, operating condition, the Chevrolet Motor Division organized a. corps of trucks, loaded with mobile factory equipment for analyzing-motors and making mechanical inspections of cars and tracks In : the field. These trucks are manned by factory trained men who are ,f specialists Jn their field of inspecting motorized equipment. . - ; BRING IN YOUR CAR NOW- ; J : . One of these FACTORY TRUCES wll be in oar dealership : , tiviu miimij ujl miiMiiuMj -: a , . ' ' ' ' i ...... j , 1 I You are cordially invited to bring your car in for this thorough FACTORY I INSPECTION, which ia FREE and WITHOUT OBLIGATION. A complete wrilien report wiu om maae 10 coyer, every operating pan oi ruur car 4 - ,:l Iis3 Dou . . . Soto !?c:iif . Ens: FREE TEST BRING IN YOUR CAR CONSERVE AS YOU DRIVE : ; , I FREE ESTIJIATIS - f t . ; . J FREE INSPECTION 'r-v W iiiv- 4b ; hm wMMjHMT a I ; : ; YOUR CHEVROLET DEALER Mrs. Buckley's note about (he yel low elder which she tells she found near House mountain in 194) She adds that this la a rare speclman and that she knows of no .other in the near vicinity. I have been! won dering about this shrub since she first mentioned it to me some tune ago. I can imd it nstea in neitn er Homer D. House's well-known "Wold Flowers" nor Leslie LJ Has kin's "WUd Flowers of the Iacific Coast" I am wondering j ifj ;per haps she hasn't found something entirely new. " II- Mrs. Buckley has also named the deciduous and the , evergreen trees found in her section, and lists seven edible mushrooms and two poisonous ones. She gives native materials which may be used for basket weaving, for bows and ar rows,' for mallet heads, wedges and dyes. Other pages lists the birds and mammals found in the area. . In a second pamphlet Just com pleted this month, she gives sug gestions for; nature in arts and handicrafts, - and ; Illustrates these with line-drawings. Questions: " : V - ' - Mrs. S. L wants, to know if the Oregon Ghost flower or- Indian Pipe can be transplanted success fully. , ; ; I do not knqw, I do know, how ever, of a number of times it has been, attempted, without success. I imagine there would be-some way of doing it with success,, but. the method is unknown .to me " ". . Mrs.S. S.T asks if it is too ear ly to start her vegetable gardening. The only start she had best make on It now is to plan it and order the seeds. Most of the garden seeds put In now would simply spoil. If the soil is worked when It is too wet It will pack. , Mrs. D. C C reports that the branches and leaves on her Gow- Honor Birthdays j At Dinner Party ' : MT. ANGEL fcrlSr. antf llrs. Joseph Faulnaber Vere hosts at a dinner at their home Thursday night on the birthday anniversary of their daughter,- Mary Louise Faulhaber," and Iher cousin, . Miss Roselyn Kronberg. t . - Guests' included Mrs.; Christine Kronberg,' Missel Helen Kronberg, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hopfer and Bertha and t Anna, - and - Mary Jeanne, Willard land Walter Faul haber. - ; ... ering - almonds have been - dying back each' spring ' and wants to know" what to do to control: this disease.' " - , - '.: ' Bordeaux spray will help. Spray thoroughly just before the foliage begins to come but. Then spray again after the leaves have appear ed. Some growers advise spraying for .a third time- Just as, the blos soms fade. Special GJieece Malting Cut r- WASHINGTON, - Jan. ?2Z$)- The war. f o o d. administration has ordered a reduction of about 15,000,000pounds, or roughly 12 per cent,' in the 1944 production of specialty types of cheese such as brick, ,limburger, cream, Roque fort and Italian types for civil ian -distribution. ' ; '- , The "order , is designed;, officials said, la' divert a larjger share of a limited milk' supply to the pro duction; of dairy products deemed more important , from ..the,twar standpoint, - such as - American Cheddar cheese,. butter, evaporat ed and dried milk. V 1 Beginning February 1, produc tion of all except the Cheddar, cottage,! pot and bakers types jwtll be limited to the 1942 output Victory Queen i ' Contest Held JEFFERSON -1 The Jefferson high and grade school have been busy this week buying bonds and stamps. High school students pur chased $306.65 worth of bonds and stamps, grade school : purchased $108.43; a total for both schools of $415.10. Illgh school stadents receive i 'one ballot for each . ten cents N invested In stamps or bonds to .ward electinr a king and queen for a Victory party to be held at the end of the eon test, February 15.; u ; The results of the voting to date is i- follows: Betty Baxter and Clariol Hayes, -10; sophomores, Helen Schuld and Thomas Pil cher, 187; juniors. Theresa Bow- en and Jack Skelton, 2125; sen iors, Gaynell Cole and Monte Weddle, 563. it li 1 Bery patriotic hoa In America will want So display this emblem. Paste k on jrour froac door or on a window to show that 70 hart doac roar put ia U Atk War Loaa. ifiS rrr7m f r?ir w m k - t 'Tif. J: : tl - f --- aaaaaaaiBaBaaBMBBwaaMaaMBaHaaMaiMawwBaaaM mmmmmmmmmmtm jt - - , .. .-si - ,.! !" - . ;:.: - - . iNr..: j - ".- . ..-. " . -"."';' HIS embleni is a symbol of your patriotism." It tells thejtvord I that you hare done yoor full share in the 4th War Loan. very true American will be proud'to display it at home. - - Our valiant fighting men . . ; soldiers, sailors and marineli -: :: on every jEainung batdefront are on the attack . . forging ahead . steadily, relentlessly. Nothing on earth can stop them ... IF WE back them;up! , - - : . " That's the purpose of tbi . .4th War JLoan Drire; To eafn the rieht to display the 4th War Xban Emblenxyoii must invest in at. least one EXTRA 1 hundred dollar. Bond. Inr J j vestcnent -.jnnst t e k"iovcr ,; .an.d above - your regular "JP'ar v 3ond 1,1 subscriptioo. I Btit don't top with Pnel .Invest in all the extra -" , " :.t--t .V. '.f? V ""''" ' mmmm : i i' .- - .... i - -.. . 4 . . Bonds; you think you can afford ', f ; then invest in some more! -Evedollaryw ; "and insures, your finandal'security.T J " -'; '; ' Here, too, is a chance to iteip yotir company meet its quota in . Maybe this .will mean sacmcVon your pare Maybe It will I mean doing without Mmething you want; But don't forget ; - i i vwhile yotf ate only fending a fevir sare dollars z thousands of 'tlsxat galUt fighting men are givtng their.'livesor jKAfShow that you're backing them up 100. Invest in extra War Bonds to the i: ' limit of .youj; ability. And display the 4th War Loan Emblem .. .t home!; . . T ;--7i ; - DvUd Your Futuro Vfith Tho World's Safest Investment heIplngUMmselves,too!Theyarehelp- iieeds'A'.'Boadj that are backed up by tag to secure their future, to weather any troubled days that may lie ahead, i What tbontyim? Are you letting the dollars slip, through your fiagers dollars that should be put safely away, All orer the country men and 'men look to the future with confi dence. They are the ones who hare put parr of their extra wartime earn ings into the world's saest tarest ment U. S. GoTernment War Bonds. Yes. they are hclpioa their country f in War Bonds? In its grimmest struggle. But they are j Tbere are War Bonds to fit your I: the strongest "com pan r in the world. Duild that home you hare always . dreamed 'about. Send your child to college. Boy the wonderful things that are coming after the war. YOU CAN DO IT WITH YOUR WAR BOND AVINGS. J 2) 7 U 7 A Ubuis ML n A o rl. i i .V This is one of a series of ad vertisemfmts madeo8sible through the cooperation of ! the followinpj puhlic-snirited t ' T '. : .. : ; j C. individuals in cooperation with the U. S.-TreasurylDepartment: ; rlv - . ' f t S . - i ' - v f - ' t i - - ' .1 .al - Andresen Sc Sons, Inc. Anunsen Co. , .. f j, ' : Carl Annpriest, Roofing & Sheet Metal Barkus Feed Mill ic . , . . ' i $ Benson Banner Bakery ; Beutler--Qulstad LbfJCo. Bligh Billiard Parlor! Blue Lake Producers . Boaler Electric Co. f Brelthaiipt Florists ' Capital City Laundry & 1 leaners Capitol Lumber Co, Capital Monumental Works ' Chadwick Hotels Chuck's Tavern i ( City Ice Works" - ' I Commercial Sand St Gravel . Co. . . j fK - J. W. Copeland Yards T. 349 So. 12th ; J. W. Copeland Yards y West Salem - , . IL A Comoyer Curly's Dairy DeLuze Milk and Ice Cream Co. ;-(', ' ' Dr. Pepper Bottling Co, Edwards & Drakeley ' Eyerly Aircraft Co. . 'Eyerly Tractor St - " ' - Equipment Co. . A. C.- Haag" C6. -' r' Halvorson Construction Co. . Rartman Bros, Jewelers . Hollywood .Cleaners. E. EL- Holmes, Texaco :' , Consignee . ; . - . ' Rrubetz & Bushnell , Jary, Florist s Thos. Kay Woolen Mill Co. LaChelle's Furs James H. Maden Company,: v sann implements - ' Marion Creamery & ' Poultry Co. x E. C Mennii, Dist Signal Oil Co. i - , Dick Meyer Lumber Co. B. J. Minden Lumber Co. Northwest Poultry & Dairy Products Co. r , Olson, Florist . , " -, Oregon Fruit Products Co. : Oregon Gravel Company Orey e Ma;ee Ciar Store ; Pacific Coast Hops ; Paulus Bros.' Packing Co. - Peacock Cleaners The Pioneer. Club . . , ":' Plywood Design Corp. ; ' , A. J. Ray &. Son, Inc. -Hops . Reid Murdoch & Co. ' Reinholdt & Lewis Venetian Blinds j. . - . . . . - - F. O; Repine & Co. Painting, - - , W. T. Rigdon -Co.-i FuneralJDirectors River Bend Sand & Gravel : Co. --- - - John J. Roberts & Co. The Robin Hood Cafe-Beverages concerns and i W. Wkosebrauih-. f ; t Furnaces, Tanks, Burners Salem Box Co. 4 Calea Concrete Pipe & , Products Co. Salem Heavy Hauling & .Equipment Co. - . Salesi Laundry Xa . Salem Linen Mills ; Salem' Malt Shop Lunches Beverages : Salem Sand & Gravel Co. Sanitary Service Co. . Silver Falls Timber Company Silverton IL A. Simmons, General Petroleum Distributor - G. M. Slentz Teed St Seed Co. r:- ; Starr Fruit Products Co. IL L. Stiff Furniture Co. Merrift Truax Oil Co. Terminal Ice & Cold Storage Co. . : J. F. Ulrich Co. Realtor Valley Welding Co. ! j Viesko te Hannaman General Contractors - Walling Sand and Gravel West Coast Beet Seed Co. Willamette Valley Lumber Co. Dallas 43 ITcrth Coraraercial EL Phone 31C3 Jl