Illinois Valley News, Thursday, April 22, 1948 IN THESE UNITED STATES Squash lose about one-third o t th e ir carbohydrates in three m onths o f storage and o ve r 59 per cent when stored six m onths. Mail-Order Idea Extends To Citizenship in South New Chemical Curbs Many Fruit Pests Tests Show Fungicide Effective in Orchard WAITRESSES AT SCHOOL . . . Boyce Campbell, one of the profes sors at the fooilhandlers’ school, delivers a lecture on bacteria and disease, llis student body is warned of the need for proper washing and sterilization of common eating and drinking utensils. EVEN DISHWASHER »EDUCATED1 H aitress Hits the Campus /U tteallh Schools Spread WNU Feature C h a ra cte rize d as e ffe c tiv e ag a in st a wide range o f f r u it pests and d is eases, a new d in itro fu n g ic id e and in se cticid e fo r o rc h a rd use now is a v a ila b le c o m m e rc ia lly u n d er the trad e nam e o f DN-289 I t is a stable, c le a r so lu tio n c o n ta in in g e ig h t ounces a c tu a l d in itro -s e c b u ty l- phenol in each q u a rt and is re a d ily m is c ib le w ith w a te r. DN-289 has p ro ve d e ffe c tiv e as an in se cticid e fo r use in th e d o rm a n t p e rio d ag a in st a v a rie ty o f insects such as rosy apple a p h id , c u rra n t aphid, b la ck c h e rry a phid, m e a ly p lu m a p h id and v ib u rn u m aphid, eye-spotted bud m oth , c h e rry case- b e a re r, p e a r p s ylla and o y s te r shell scale on apple and lila c . P ro m is in g re su lts also have been shown in con tr o l of San Jose scale, s c u rfy scale and the eggs o f the E u ro p ea n red m ite . As a fu n g icid e , DN-289 has been AUSTIN, Tex,—The waitress and—of ail things—the lowly dish used successfully fo r c o n tro l o f sooty washer are eternal sophomores these days, treading their way through b lo tch on pears. campus grounds to collegiate classes. A m o u n t o f the com pound re q u ire d It all started here in Austin, where the Texas Board of Health in to a tta in good co n tro l ranges fro m 1937. in a desperate effort to reduce disease—spread via public food preparation and catering, inaugurated what it termed the first "Food handlers’ School" in America. Since then, schools have been firmly established in almost every state, in thousands of cities and ir innumerable private industries. Attendance by foodhandlers ir many cities is mandatory by mu nicipal ordinance. taurateurs alike. He initiated the issuance of Idea Termed Fantastic 'sanitation placards” to public First formulated by Lewis Dob food caterers which are displayed Photo shows an apple p ro te cte d son, then a sanitation engineer in I he restaurants. But these are by DN-289 Heft) and c lu s te r a t for the Texas health hoard, the not issued unless a minimum of tacked by rosy apple aphid. "fantastic" idea was presented to 80 per cent of the employes have Dr. George W. Cox, director of received their "diplomas” from a one q u a rt to tw o q u a rts in 100 g a l the board. Dr. Cox, a veteran foodhandlers' school. The pro lons o f w a te r. A p h id s are c o n tro lle d doctor and currently serving his prietor, therefore, actually be- w ith one q u a rt w h ile tw o q u a rts are to k ill bud m oths, ca se -b e a r rPoord^oTn^.t (,llr,e,( tor ior.,a, new come a sanitation truant officer, needed record, grasped the possibilities I With the war, and the myriad e r and the pear p sylla. H e a v ie r con ce n tra tio n s m a y be needed to con immediately. problems arising as a result, the tr o l o yste r sh e ll scale. The first school was or foodhandlers’ school really came Research w o rke rs are c o n d u c tin g ganized at University of Into its own. Dodson was loaned xte nsive tests to fin d o th e r insects Texas in Austin. There was to University of Michigan to set e and diseases th a t m a y be c o n tro lle d no paid tu ition ; textbooks up a similar school; Cox prepared w ith the ch e m ica l, w h ich was d e v e l were free to all "students,” a complete blueprint on his school oped by Dow C h e m ica l com pany. anil a "diploma" was pre and was swamped with requests sented upon graduation. f o r it. Schools mushroomed The foodhandlers’ school, which everywhere. Packaging of P o u ltry •mphasi/od protective methods to Even the army borrowed Is New Developm ent avoid spread of disease, embraced the system, installing two I he w hole field of personnel, from schools in Texas camps. The F a rm e rs o f to m o rro w m ust be bus hoy to chef. Concentration I SS Wisconsin adopted the p o u ltry m e rch a n d ise rs as w e ll as was accentuated on the dish □reducers i f th e y are to com pete suc Texas idea aboard ship. In washer, a key figure. Sanitary every ease, new ideas and in cessfu lly w ith the new " b r o ile r fa c precautions, including use of novations were added, until to rie s ." P ro g re ssive p o u ltry ra is e rs single-service paper cups, was m ust keep a ttu ne d to th e tim e s if several universities actually stressed. Employees were aca- they are to m ee t the ch a lle n g e of had included sim ilar courses as a selective undergraduate curriculum .' _ It is estimated that more than 125.000 foodhandlers have gradu ated from the seven permanent foodhandlers' schools established throughout the state and two "traveling schools” for small towns. Drug Developed From O at Hulls Proves Effective n i lC A I. U MTKESS . . . I c t a Hartkoff, 19-year-ol I waitress at an \u s lin cafe, is typical of un trained waitresses. Before at- ten.hng the fooiihumllcr** school, she carries water glasses with her lingers rubbing the drinking edge of the glasses. demit ally taught the various types of disease which they, through their own ignorance, might unin tentionally s p r e a d . Trained teachers were engaged, movies Used, and every modern tutoring device employed to quickly but efficiently train all personnel. Renew Education Even after graduation, they were cautioned to renew their ed ucation every three years. All this among a student body, which, on an average, had an l.Q. equi valent to the eighth grade in pub lic school. llie school was an overnight sun ess. Although the legislature did not officially make it manda- torv to attend. Cox cleverly con ducted a public education cam paign that drew almost unanimous support from the public and res- NORWICH, N. Y. The yellow, glittering stuff looks like finely ground gold - but it isn’t —in stead. it s furacin, a new, powerful drug which promises to take its place alongside the world's most effective germ killers. It is being manufactured in laboratories in this picturesque Chenango river valley town. Un like penicillin, which is made from mold, furacin is a chemical compound. Its common sources are plain, ordinary oat hulls, which come from the great plains of the mid west. iuracin already has established itself for effectiveness in treat ment of infected battle wounds. It is credited with saving a leg or an arm for many a soldier who returned home with a wound that would not heal. As a dressing, furacin also has proved itself a weapon against infection in skin grafting opera tions. in the treatment of dia betic gangrene, furuncles, surface ulcers and infections resulting from burns. ( redited with developing the new drug is Dr. Albert B. Scott of West Virginia. He admits he is a conservative and that is why be insists that furacin is not a wonder drug." Accepted by the American Med ical association, the drug has been used in various hospitals and several laboratory tests are be ing undertaken. Library's Collection Spirals In Value ALBANY, N. Y Rankl'd as one of the best state libraries in the nation, New York's state li brary consists of books and manu scripts that cost 2 million dollars but now are worth 25 million dol lars. Its service varies all the way from helping a backwoods physician diagnose a rare disease t o providing aid for a billion- dollar concern in a knotty engi neering problem. In charge of this vast store- of special and general ».now ledge is Charles F. Gosnell. I he state librarian says the 11- rary. although not as well known, is second in many respects only to the Congressional library in »' tshington. Among the rare items ' io n o f letters and autographs of men who signed the thsl.ira- tion of Inde.cn n hi use new developm ents in the in d u s try . W ith in a sh o rt tim e the consum er w ill have a w ide ran g e o f selection fo r p o u ltry and m e a t pro d u cts. T his w ill necessitate b e tte r m e rc h a n d is ing on the p a rt o f the in d iv id u a l p o u ltry m a n . One o f the p rin c ip a l m eans o f m ee tin g th is ch a lle n g e is fo r the p o u ltry ra is e r to s ta rt s e llin g c h ic k ens u n d er b ra n d nam es in an e ffo rt to p ro m o te his p ro d u ct fo r the tim e when consum ers again w ill be "c h o o s y ." To a cco m p lish th is, good p a cka g in g is essential. M odern tra n s p a re n t BATON ROUGE, La.—Here in The course consists of two sim the United States, where you can ple textbooks, "Our Constitution buy anything from a ball of twine and Government” and "Federal to a 10-room house by mail, it’s Textbook for Citizenship." Stu not surprising to realize that citi- dents are permitted a helper, who zenship can be attained the same may be a relative, friend or the neighborhood schoolteacher, to way. assist them in thoroughly under Operating in Louisiana for the standing the lessons. past year under supervision of No time limit is placed on the State Department of Education, course. Some students have com this “citizenship by mail" pro pleted the entire course in less gram is helping hundreds of for- than a month while others have eign-born residents to prepare for iabored over their lessons for a citizenship m the United States. year From the Federal Immigration Completion of the course and and Naturalization Service, the I passing of final examination en- Department of Education receives title the student to a certificate a list of names of people who are from the Department of Educa- seeking citizenship in Louisiana, i tion. But more than that, it pre- Circulars then are sent to these pares him to cope with questions People explaining the advantages he will be asked when he goes °. 1 le course and inviting into naturalization court to re- them to register for it. ' ceive citizenship. More Fathers p a cka ging o f readv-to-eat p o u ltry w ill increase sales and profits. Tests conducted w ith the same grade of p o u ltry , h a lf being sealed in fle xib le packages, the others w ith out co ve rin g , proved th a t d em and f r the packaged b ird s was one to three tim e s as la rg e as fo r the un w rapped ones. F o r p ackaging, cellophane, tra n s p a re n t reg e n e rate d ce llulose film o r a ru b b e r h y d ro ch lo rid e film are a v a il able. They are m o istu re -p ro o f, a ir- • ■ ' t to liquid and grease. Pullets Termed Better Layers Than Old Hens F u rth e r evidence o f the im p o r tance o f keeping on ly pullet» fo r la y e rs and s e llin g a ll old hen» is contained In testa conducted a t w estern K e n tu c k y substation. A verage re su lts o ve r 11 ye a rs show th a t annual p ro d u ctio n o f B a rre d Rock p u lle ts wag fo u r dozen eggs per b ird g re a te r th a n th a t o f hens. In the case o f W h ite L e g horns. p u llets la id three dozen eggs oer b ird m ore than old hens. m ZZ Get Training l/i Child Care NEW YORK-Training in child care and maternity care for fathers—not just mothers—is a definite trend. "Classes for prospective fathers were sort of like man-bites-dog 10 years ago w'hen the idea was first started but now they are becom- ing the accepted thing,” declares Miss Hazel Corbin, director of Maternity Center association. The classes are particularly im- portant now, she said, because of the increased responsibility placed on fathers when mothers and ba bies are sent home from over crowded hospitals three or four days after the child’s birth. Men Were Bewildered Maternity Center association was first to give fathers’ courses in child and maternity care, be cause the demand from bewildered men showed the need for them. n X nnÍn,K7 hie r ° rga,nÍ' zations h a v e started similar courses in Flint, Mich., Philadel phia, New Haven, Brooklyn and many other cities, Miss Corbin reports. Maternity Center association now graduates four or live classes a year, and has trained approxi mately 2,000 men in the ways of the nursery. This begins with the prac tical details of baby bathing, at which fathers are often more deft than women be cause they are eager to learn. Miss Corbin says. They learn to handle the ehlhl so he w ill feel secure and not in danger of being drop;ied as well as how to sterilize bottles and prepare formulas. The child care end of the courses also includes the growing child. The classes also teach fathers embryology—the baby's develop ment before birth, so the father w ill know w hy his wife needs pre natal care. Then he will not com plain because he thinks she goes to the doctor too often, may urge her to go if she neglects it. They teach the physiological and emotional changes that take place in a pregnant woman, so that if her temper is sharper than usual or she is prone to tears, the prospective father will be equipped to meet the situation with tact or diversion. Middle Class Tots Are More Inclined I o 1 liiiinb Sucking Good p a cka ging , a« dem on s tra te d by th is eellophane-w rapped ch icke n , is good a d v e rtis in g . Most Unusual County DETROIT, Mich. — Thumb sucking is three times more prev alent among children of middle class families than among chil dren of the poor, according to Dr. Martha Ericson, psychologist at Merrill Palmer school here. The reason, Dr. Ericson ex plains, is that youngsters on the Gold Coast are nursed less by their mothers and are bottle fed i shorter periods than the “tene ment child." Other findings, gleaned from in terviews of 48 middle class and 52 lower class mothers in Chicago, include: 1. Children in middle class families are expected to assume responsibility in the home earlier than the lower class children. 2. The school and work ex pectation for middle class chil dren show that children are ex pected to prepare themselves for a profession. The lower class parents would like their children to become professional workers, but high school graduation is usually the actual ceiling level for most of the low class children. School Children Get Fewer Report Cards NEW YORK New York City’s 200.000 elementary public school children are getting a break this year in that bugaboo of child hood the report card. They will receive only four this year. Last year they received six. and in pre vious years they got one a month. The new cards, however, include ■ space for notations by teachers of personality and appearance. aviation notes Boundary county, Idaho. Is tha o n ly county in the U n ite d States bor dered by tw o states and a foreign country. H id in g K in g A lfre d A stone p illa r near Boroughbrldge village, E ngland, com m em orate« the h id in g place o f K in g A lfre d . S IL E N T C A L One Sunday a fte r President C oolidre had returned to the W hite House fro m rhurch, where he had gone alone, M rs. Coolidge in q u ire d : “ Was the sermon good?“ “ Yes,“ he answered. “What was it about?” “ Sin.” “ W hat did the m in is te r sa y? ” “ He was against it . ” One W ay O ut “ W hatever made y o u r husband take up scouting lo n g enough to be come a scoutmaster, M rs. R uggs?” "W e ll, M rs. F rum p, you know we have a lo t o f lawn to be mowed in the summer, and m iles o f sidewalk to shovel in the w in te r.” ST,LL “ HEDGE-HOPPING” The dream of every active army a*r f°rce pilot—all the "hedge- hopping" he could possibly do— ^as come true for two veteran combat iiiers of the European theater. They are now engaged *n a different kind o f "blitzing" as men *n Pennsylvania gypsy m<Jth control work by airplane in forest areas of Luzerne and Lack- aw®nna counties, ., Skimming dangerously close to the tree tops, their bomb loads are tanks ot DDT solution. Their attack guns are spray jets which force a fine mist that deals death to caterpillars engaged in devour ing foliage from invaluable forest trees. They are pilots of planes used in early morning and late evening in cooperative efforts of state and federal agricultural departments to wipe out the destructive gypsy m° th On 28-°°° aCres the 600- square-mile infested area. The two ex-army DDT fliers are Robert E. Frownfelter 31, of Garrett, Ind., and Val Mackie- wicz, 28, of Northampton, Mass. Frownfelfer made 221 combat re connaissance flights while Mack- iewicz flew a B-17 flying fortress on 50 combat missions from Italy, # # « Contrary to general opin ion, airline stewardesses wed “ Just Joes” — just like every one else. A survey of 100 Pan American stewardesses, disclosed that the glamourous beauties seldom, i f ever, wed millionaire passengers they meet on flights. More than half the girls do their center- aisling with airlines person nel— pilots, airport managers, traffic men anil pursers. The rest m arry childhood sweet hearts. They do m arry, how ever—and fast. On the aver age, PAA stewardesses last 9.7 months before the love bug bites them. ♦ * * CRACKLPS WANING Accidents among former mili- tary pilots flying light planes back home are waning after reaching an alarming point during the summer. Many of the 250,000 returning war pilots wanted to continue fly ing. But when they tried to fly ordinary light planes as tney had flown their fast, fighting ships, it just didn’t work. Although they were good pilots, they were crack ing up all over the lot. Watching crackup figures spiral. Civil Aeronautics board was con vinced that last year's total of 4,562 would be passed by about 2,000 this year. 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In one of the first operations of its kind, 19 purebred greyhounds were »hipped to Pari» from Ire- land recently in a T W O c a rg o plane. 1 he high-strung dog» are shown aboard the plane. FLYING MECHANICS Hard on the winged heels of the plane piloting "flying farm ers comes the "flying farm re pairmen." When a combine, tractor or other piece of equip ment stalls in the midst of an important farm operation, Wil liam E. Vulgamott or Oliver R. Bowers, implement dealers of Cerro Gordo, 111., rush to the res cue. They land in a field near the idle machine and quickly rush the renair» WNU—13 16— 4» I_PACKAGE KILLS UP TO 100 BATS Kata cost money. Stop STEARNS costly ra t dettraction livestock and lu c rin e p to r o feed, p e rty . K ill ra ta with S tearns' Used by fannera for 69 years, ft $100 of DRUGGISTS J ht /6 ca L QnvcAtmcjiL ißui/. and édetd IpitA. — — n t ¿1. J . ¿ ^ a V U liiA . /Tin t i n A *