Eugene register-guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1930-1983, August 21, 1936, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextPage Eight EXCITING STUDY OF E OF LIFE Br FnEDEKirK C. OTIIMAN t'nitfd PrfSi Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Aim. 21. CUR) Bvcrptary of An rimWure Henry A. R'allnce (oday iwuet an amuzins book more fnaHnatliiK than most novels; more exritinc I linn many detective itories an annual report destined to iwcome 8 national bent aeller. For the first rime In the hislory of the suvpriimwif, one of its executive lepartmenta has discorded the time honored annual cimtnm of printing lull aiati sties and deadly tables by the hundreds of paiiei, and has at tempted to net down consecutively the romance and the drama of its work. The 1,18!) pajres of the volume are rom-erned solely with the science of life as it pusson from generation to Generation, allowing how naturalists have improved nnd are improving vir tually eviry dnmeaticnted living thlnje. Wallace explained in a foreword: "While the art of plant nnd nuimnl breeding is an old one, the science of plant and animal genetics tlatea only to 11WK). So far a known this year book i the first comprehensive ef fort to survey superior genu plasm in the leading plants and animals. . . . "I trust that the day will come when humanity will take as great an interest In the creation of superior forms of life as it hns taken, in past yearn' In the perfection of superior forms of machinery. In the long run superior life fornix may prove to have a greuter profit for innnkind than machinery." The book then proceeds to make exciting the world-wide hunt for cot ton which will withstand the. ravngex of the boll weevil; to ninke intennely interesting the story of bow virtually all the bread wheat now ronsumed in America came origlnnlly from a single handful of hard red seed. The science of Improving life, as expounded in word and picture by Wallace's experts, in such a vast sub ject that It is possible here to isolate only a few of the facts which this new kind of yearbook weaves into a nngn of genetic progress. It tells, for Instance, about the mystery of the origin of corn and bow it first was discovered by Christopher Columbus, Nov. 5, 1102. in Cuba. Columbus imported it into Europe, where it became known as Turkish wheat and where it was grown for two solid centuries before Chinn be came aware there was such n thing. The year book adds; "There is every reason to believe that grenter progress will bo made in corn Improvement In the next -S or 50 years than has been made ehice the crop came Into possession of the white man nearly 450 years ago." The effort to conquer sorghum, perhaps, has been one. of agriculture's greatest battles. The original sorghum plant came from Ethiopia and grew 13 feet tall. It took a woodsman to chop it down and when he'd accom ptished that, his livestock wouldn't eat It. The nnimnta didn't like Its flavor. Breeding and moro breeding brought the size of the sorghum plant down, almost knee-lush, nnd gave It a taste which makes n cow lick her lips in pleasure. As Wallace's book explained: "In eliminating back-breaking tasks and in pleasing the nuimnl palate, the plant breeder has helped to make pos sible a 'more abundant life' for loth the farmer nnd his pntient beast.'' Equally n Interesting are the chap ters on the improvement of hnm on the hoof, the story of how sheep were bred to grow more wool on their backs, the explanation of why a hen sometimes turns into a rooster and back again. It's a fatter book than "Anthony Adverse." a bicuer volume than Mar garet Mitchell's current euccess, "Gone With the Wind," nnd It's the biggest publishing bargain of 19; 1(1. The goTernment printing office flln It for $1,2.1 a copy. ' Ice Pack May Stop Alaskan Supply Ship RAH ROW, Alskn, Aug. 21. OP) I'angprnf the Arctic ice pack shut ting out the food-lnden motorship North Star before it arrives here aroused apprehension among white renidents t'dny that many F.skimon way perw-b of ftfnrvntinn. '"The ire closet in along the rant arly next nmiiil..' nid Pr. Henry W. CJreiel, l'ret-M terinn medical mis tonary, "and it'n a gamble whether the supplier enn he c-itten to the nrea br boat this season. "l must onnr more Bhreririo Whent nd poach . The femlly cer tnfnly goes fnrthnt rj aeucictug nevor f. combinntion.lt'. fi comomnwo f perked wit : vile! nourifl L they need, to th the uriahmcnt 13 R SV, iS'-f-Ji ) jMnHMMDHI JSMMMMmA I TOWNSENDER Charles 0. An drews (above) won the U. 8. Senate nomination of the Demo cratic party In Florida on a Town send plan platform. He seeks elec tion to the seat of the late Park Trammell. TO "My eur wasn't heavy enough." That, was the answer tli:it Paul Johnson, Kugene'K soap box eh:impioii, gave in explanation of Inn elimination in the first bents of Hie national derby finals, on his return to Eugene Thurs day. lie went on to illustrate what he meant. "That hill nt Akron Derby Downs, they call it Ik only about half as fast im our own Ch.irneltnn hill. You have to have weight to get up any speed nn it at all. TIid kid that lord: first place hail n car tlmf weigh ed 174'Xj ttouuds, half n pound under Hie limit. My enr weighed lift pounds. It made quite a difference." (.'lad in a white sweater with n big blue and red officinl derby, emblem sewn on the chest and a blu official beret, Paul appeared in th" Register- Guard office Thursday afternoon to J talk to his sponsors. Thougn not n voluble youth be bad very evi dently enjoyed bis trip nnd the close up views he had hnd of eastern cite. He wan told In Akron that he had traveled farther than any other Amer ican derby contender to reach the races. During hit two-week trip Paul vis it i-d such metropolitan centers na Minneapolis, St. Paul, Chicago. Do ttoit, Cleveland and Akron. Though hu did not place in the derby, being eli minated by one-fifth of a second in the eighteenth heat, be brought home n half-scoro of prizes, Including jiu automatic pencil, n satin racing shirt, a chromium-plnted eriifh helmet, nn officinl derby sweater, nnd nn expen sive Wnlthnm wrist watch. Although both are hoofed animals, a cow nnd a horse ore no more elo.se fo re In tod tlinn n cow and n Hon, MO nothi re Mnrthy, I mire learned my lemon! Those ordinary dressings just don'l hare that rich, creamy gottdness and tante-temptin' flavor you get from Vest Foods!" And the reason is mighty easy to understand. Best Foods is made differently. It combines only choice salad oil, freshly-broken eggs, special vine gar and imported spices. No starchy fillers. It's all mayonnaise. And it's creamy smoothness. If you want to see naise makes salads Best Foods today. It REVEALS CLUE OF LOS ANGELES. Aug. 21. (4) A strange religious creed that may have hound Raymond E. Johnson and Midi Tnknoka in a romance of east and west wait disclosed in, Johnson's pre liminary benring today on charges of murdering the petite Japanese dancer and osHaultlng h'm (inserted rival, Wil liam Hachand. The 'jr-year-old stage beauty her throat slashed with a butcher knife, died on the lawn of her Los Angeles home Aug. 11. A sister of Johnson, Mrs. Marion Taylor, told the court: "They were both very religious, al- i though I never saw them go to church, j - "1 guess you'd say they bad their i own creed. I think that whs what , bound them no close together for three years." ) Mrs, Taylor said Johnson appeared at her home an hour after the slay- ins, changing from a dark suit to a pair of overalls. "He seemed very calm," she testi fied, "fie talked with me and read ii magazine for a while. After he left ; I found a note, which said: 'Molly (his nickname for Midi) has double crossed me. I have a plan and with (Jnd's help I'll carry it through. Please take cure of my insurance'." Roadmaster Says Log Trucks Wreck County's Bridges KOSElU;it(i, Ore., Aujf. 'JO C4) "lagging trucks nre wrecking Doug !jir county bridges jilmost faster than they can lie kept up. F, C. v rear, I loughis county roadmaster stilted here today. "The county rood funds are being hard hit to keep the roads in repair nnd either the b trite, bighwny commission muat furnish help and fi nancial aid in keeping these roods ami bridges up or furnish gasoline to help us Otherwise the road situation in Douglas county within a year will be indeed a serious one." Acrording to figures compiled by Mr. Frear, of tbe heavy license and gasoline taxes which these trucks pay, 85 per cent goes to the state and only l."i per cent to the county. Many of these trucks travel entirely n county roads, and never even cross state high ways and. nccording to the roadmas ter's figures, only about S per cent of their entire travel is on state high ways, leaving llo per cent on county highways. Prune Diversion Program Hits Snag WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 OW Difficulty in determining the tonnage to be Included In a proposed sub-standard prune diversion program for the Pacific const, was reported today by farm officials. With estimates of the suh standard fruits in this year's prospective crop of 1S0.000 tons running ns high as rni per cent, general crops section ex- GOOD F00L1N' AROUND, MAUTHy ! i. .! mnkes saiaus III, good as taste so al mayonnaise double-ublpped (at its famous how much better real mayon taste . , . why not get a jar of costs but a trifle per salad. THL BEGISTER-GDARD. EUGENE. OREGON perts were "finding It considerable of a struggle" to de terrains the ton noge to be diverted to by-products channels. "We do not expect a decision now before next week," a spokesman said. Earlier in tbe week H. C. Dun Lap, president of the California prune and apricot growers' association, had in dicated California growers would har dest a crop of loCf.OOQ tons this sea son, with Oregon and Washington growers contributing an additional &, 000 tons. Slightly more than 10,000 tuns of substandard prunes were di verted by l.y-products uses last year, but they were of the VX'A crop. Lodge Presents Pin To 30-Year Member SI'RINCJFIELU, Aug. 21. (Spe cial) Presentation of a .'JO-year vet eron jewel to Dr. -J. E. Richmond of Eugene wa the feature of tbe regular I. O. O. F. meeting here Wednesday evening. W, F. Walker, pact grand master of the state I. O. O, F., made the presentation. Dr. Richmond was also the main speaker, giving a lecture on the Amer ican flag and it origin. Dr. L, L. Baker, past grund master, and P, W. Davis, on the flute and piano, re spectively, furnished the music. Re freshments were served, with B. G. Sonkey, William Htrunk, and Everett St r link in charge. H. E. Mngness and John Fountain of Walterville were visitors. GRASS FIRE REPORTED SPRINGFIELD, Aug. 21. (Spe cial) A grass fire at Gorrie's place was extinguished by tbe city fire de partment Thursday, with little dam age to the property, although tbe fire placed a near-by building in dan ger. MARRIED AUGUST 20 SPRINGFIELD, Aug. 21. (Spe ciul) Ruth C. Ray nnd Arthur W. Raunian of Junction City were mar ried at the Baptist parsonage here Thursday, Rev, H. A. Wnnvig read ing the service. PICNIC CANCELLED SPRINGFIELD, Aug. 21. (Spe cial) Tho Christian church Sunday school picnic, scheduled for Sunday, has been called off on account of tbe recent dentil of Cyrus Cole, a member of the church. ANNIVERSARY HONORED SPRINGFIELD, Aug. 21. (Spe cial) The Ladies' Aid of the Baptist church met Wednesday and honored Mrs. Rosa Montgomery on her 70th birthday with a handkerchief shower. SPOKANE PEOPLE VISIT SPRINGFIELD, Aug. 21. (Spe cial) Mrs. Schroeder and Mrs. Cox of Spokane have been visiting with Mrs, Hnrl Mcpherson, VISIT FORMER FRIENDS SPRINGFIELD, Aug. 21. (Spe cial) James Davis and wife, of Port land, were in Springfield visiting friends. They nre former residents. At n height of 15 miles an observ er in a stratosphere balloon above Chicago could see nine stntes with the unaided eye: Illinois, Indiana. Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ken tucky, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Sheep are the first domesticated animals mentioned in the Bible. 1 mi 00 GET SWELL-HEAD What do tbe strange beings who may inhabit the planet Mars look like? Scientists in their more pro found moments have often cogitated over this question. There has been a wide variety of opinions with but one idea generally acceptable and that is the beings of our kindred planet nn doubt edly ha ve la rger heads and greater brniu development than their earth cousins. This opinion Is advanced because Mara. Is an older planet than Earth and by the proretts of evolution its in habitants should have reached a cor respondingly advnnred stage. The designers of the grotesque, air iuflated. rubber creatures of the Gil more Circus Parade bad their own ideas about the people of Mars. To these artists, tbe Martians have giant beads which give them a grotesque, humorous appearance when compared to their smaller Itodies. In creating the figures for the unique Gilmore spec tacle, the designers Included a num ber of mammoth heads with diminu tive bodies that possibly could be from the planet Mars. These unusual creatures comprise only one of the features of the huge Gilmore Circus Parade, which will be brought to Eugene on Sntiirdny. Aug ust 20. The event is being sponsored by Eugene merchants nnd the Register-Gun rd. Aid Society Gives Silver Tea Event COBCRG, Aug. 21. (Special) The Ladies Aid of the Methodist Epis copal church served a silver ten in the annex of the church Wednesday afternoon. The committee in charge included Mrs. Lea Jnrmigin, Mrs. Mary Jarnngiu, Mrs. Iteefic Jamagin, Mrs. Daisy Pirtle, Mrs. Noel Pirtle, Mrs. Charles Vogel. Mrs. Harold Hunt and Mrs. Scott Madden. Refresh ments were served to Dr. nnd Mrs. J. D. McCorinirk of Springfield, Mrs. McMicklc, Mrs. Harold Ray, Mr. Young, Mrs. Martha Whitaker of Eu gene, Mrs. Nelson Whitnker, Mrs. John McNabb, Mrs. Charles Harrison, Mrs. Douglas Wassom, Mrs. Herbert Stoneberg, Mrs. Perry Barber, Mrs. Ward Pote, Mrs. Loron Longcoy, Muss Minnie Scott, Mrs. John Adair, Mrs. Clinton Hurd, Mrs. E. O. Zinser and Mrs. Dill. Personals Listed Mrs, William Mende op Seattle is spending a couple of weeks with her FRENCH DRESSING RED 4 WHITE 8 Oz. Bottles (5 n&c SALAD DRESSING Wlu- SUNSPUN Full Trr o frrcrnJA Ql,arts Il3)c Mayonnaise RED A WHITE' Full Pints w brother-to-low and lister, Mr. and Mn. Perry Barber. Mill Jean Cochran and Miea Mar garet Adair, who have been attending summer school at the Oregon Normal in Monmouth, came bunie Friday to apend tbe remainder of tbe summer with their parents. 5Ir. and Mrs. W. A. Cochran, and Mr. and Mrs. John Adair. Varied Items For London Reported LONDON, Aug. 1. (Special) Vern Shortridse has hnd Beveral sheep killed the pukt week. It is thought to be the work of a bear or cougar us nil sheep were old ones. Miss Keta Bailee who is attending college at San Uiego, Cal., came home Thursday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. (ieorge Bniles a few weeks. The farmers cooperative threshing machine begun Ihe fall run ot thresh ing Monday at the Bemis farm. Mrs. Chellis Ward and children and her grandmother, Mrs. Susnn Walker spent the week-end at the Frank Kel ly home at Salem. The T. W. Hobwood family spent Saturday nt the Howard Convers home on Fall Creek and Sunday at the Marvin Dow borne in Eugene. Mr. Bemis Director A special school meeting was held Monday evening nt the schoolhouse to elect n director to tnke the place of Harold Abeene who resigned. Nelson Bemis was elected. ' The Claud Abeene family spent the week-end near Winchester bay. Mrs. Carl Small was hostecs Wed nesday afternoon to the - Friendly Neighbors club. Mrs. Mnrry Newton will entertain the club Sept. '1. Mrs. Harry Davis nnd children nnd Mrs. Mary Thompson of Shoestring visited Sunday afternoon at the George Itnilrs home. Mr. nnd Mrs. Mike Qunglin of Thornton Corners speut Sunday aft ernoon nt (he llitrold Alieene home. Mr. and Mrs. Chnrles Mnrlow and MOMIYBACK 3K eUAaAMTII' Red A White ' PEANUT BUTTER - Sunsi:'";e Krlspy CRACKERS Blue & White RIPE OLIVES Red & White SIFTED PEAS - Red & White , SPINACH - Red & White ALL GREEN ASPARAGUS Red & White TOMATO JUICE Red & White MARSHMALLOWS Red & White COFFEE Mart COFFEE Early Riser COFFEE - - Red & White SHRIMP - Red A White DEVILED MEAT Red & White PINEAPPLE Red A White CLEANSER Peers GULATEDSOAP, Red d White LANDRY SOAP , Lady Godiva TOILET SOAP daughter Winnie and Garner Little of Sunnyaide, Wash., and Phillia Gravos of Eugene spent Wednesday at the J. E. Banton borne. From Portland Mr. Olsen. Mr. King and Howard Cos of Portland were over night quests Monday at the McKeel home. PERLICH'SEQODMarke UK JTINE FOODS 1044 Willamette PHONE 54 WE DELIVER Corn Fed Steer Beef We Carry the Best the Market Afford, Boneless Roasts and I Meat Loaf Pound ID C Swift's Premium Brand Pot Roast 4 A 4 A The Best Lb. W2V Swift's Premium Brand Boneless Corned Beef Pound 20c Swift's Premium Brand Fancy Fryers, R. I. Hens, Govt. Inspected Pork. Premium Lamb, Fancy Venl, nil sorts of Cheese Luncheon Meats, Potato Salad, Meat Santei Spread, Pickles, Olives, Fresh Fruits and Vegetables! Your whole family will relish the cool Invigorating Ireshnni ,1 a salad tonight. Sunspun Salad Dressing or Red 4 Whita Miyon nalso will bring out Its full delightful flavor. For health', tiki serve more freah frulta and vegetables. Look at these low prices. Specials for Friday -Saturday, Aug. 21-221 Sliced or Home Style 2 for 9c Large Pkg. 29c ip bars for 27c 4 bars for 19c a-glll Lucil AbeoTwl!S!!, a picnic Wedaldi:"i,), . Hi, I 'hat more lh living mort ih,'"1?, r.ngiana and v,i(l - A. I Pound .. Hf7 Bl-'el, eal and Potf uin. oausag Made from G:vt In spected Pork Pound . jQ Sugar Cured Bacon uijuaieg Pound 25C I ALSO ( Trade Here for Quality Foods, Let's Get Acquainted. Perlich 160, S 29 Pint Cans W 4 Vl No. 2 Can 16 V1 ?: 15 ?J 1! 0 0 0 I ui 16 0, isc! 0 0 Bags lib. Wide 11( ( Nol k tans 3 10T i j . No. 2J's 2