S outhern Oregon News Review. T hursday, A pril 8, 1948
Leading Freight Item
Bituminous coal ranks first In cant
loadings and tonnage of any freight
commodity handled by railroads of
the United States. Approxim ately
one-eighth of the freight revenues of
American railroads Is derived front
bituminous coal traffic.
IN THESE UNITED STATES
Revival of County Fairs
Features Harvest Time
New Device Controls
'Cancer' of Buildings
Pipes Enable Chemical
To Reach Termites
Term ites, the ‘ ‘cancer" of build
ings. now can be controlled. Through
ell the ages the tiny insect thut
leasts on wood In homes, fa rm build
ings and other structures has been
h constant destroyer. Annual prop
erty losses run fa r Into the millions.
O rdinary control measures could
not get at the intricate tunnels hid
den away in difficult and Impossible
to reach places.
A new device, hailed as an effec
tive means of com batting the de
structive pest, was demonstrated at
the annual convention of the N ation
al Association of Home Builders in
Chicago by W. B. H ill of Memphis,
Tenn.. nationally known as a term ite
expert.
UNIQUE FORMATION . . . Among the many spectacular rock forma
tions abounding in Mammoth Cave National park Is this “ Wall ol
China."
MECCA FOR VISITORS
Distinctive Cave Formations
Abound in New National Park
His method consists of installing a
series of slotted pipes at the tim e of
construction
in
a ll inaccessible
areas. Including dirt-filled porches,
sun parlors, stoops, steps and fire
places. Annually a perforated pipe
is slipped into the allotted pipes and
a ll hidden areas are treated with a
powerful
chem ical
toxic
blown
WNU F euturen
Ixing an adjunct of harvest-tim e festivities throughout the nation,
the county fair showed a marked revival this fall a ite r removal of
wartime entertainm ent restrictions.
American fairs were born at a time when farm ing was the country's
predominant'fciterest, explaining the agricultural character which has
prevailed a t the events.
Fairs are older than the nation itself, Delaware's llrst fair having
been held in 1690 a t New Castle. I --------------- —----------------------------
A fair at Baltimore opened in
Housewives vie for ’ P1
prizes for the
1745.
best
cukes,
canned
fruits and
Halted by Warn
The W ar of the Revolution vegetables, jellies and pickles,
stopped many fairs, including that quilts and other needlework.
Sideshows Popular
at Lancaster, Pa., but some were
Before
the 20th century, fairs
resumed in later years. Fairs held
at P arrot's Grove in the suburbs were selling concessions for lunch
of Washington, D. C„ were a t rooms, ice cream, candy, peanuts
tended by President and Mrs. and popcorn. These helped to pay
Jefferson, cabinet officers nnd the prize money and other ex
diplomats, but they ended with penses. Sideshows behind great
I pictured canvases lined the "mid-
the War of 1812.
Those early fairs lacked tho ' way."
carnival attractions of today.
“ Rosco Basco, the wild m an”
Agricultural and trade exhibits supplied the barker with a mouth-
were dominant. Entertainm ent filling name. Machines thut meas
features were incidental—itiner ured sledgehammer blows, the
ant. Punch and Judy shows, boxing kangaroo, the strong man,
wandering Scotch and Irish bag the bearded lady, und high divers
pipers. Peddlers, then covering into shallow tanks proved popular.
the country in great numbers,
Away from the noise of the
brought their entertaining patter fast-talking ticket sellers, the
to the fairs.
music of the hurdy-gurdy on the
The farm exhibits have con merry-go-round ground out its
tinued through the years. Horses, limited rejiertoirc of gay 90s fa
cattle, Bheep and other live stock vorites — “Sweet Marie,” "Com
still compete for blue ribbons. rades,” “Daisy,"
Painting It louses
- Is New Pastime
For College Coeds
Co-Ops Are Big Business
Membership In farm cooperatives
has passed tho five million m ark,
and the business handled totals
more than six billion dollars an«
nually. Grain cooperatives have the
dollar ‘o‘ul
WHY BE FAT
Cef slimmer
without dieting
You nu»y h « r ¡xnind« and have a
more d rix irr, rrnerfuJ liguie N o
r a n rising N o Uaaltvra <x drug«
w ith A Y D S Fomt C andy lla rt a
IM X r iO M 'N A M A Z IN G | ) | » .
( X IY k K Y . You don't cut out any
tnrala, « all (lie tiling« ytiu like.
You aini|tJv take A Y D S before
meal«, which nutom alkally curl«
a p iw lilr. Hrault n you m l feaa and
li*»r weight. A l»*4ulrly liarrttlrtwl
P R O O F I ’O f t l T IV K t I minent
mine
phyak u n a
•111»fviard tllo i,.d |I-«H anti
quirk
(Ork «n<|
a ru j
Ml’ l<~« W i l l i over I0U Uw I n W'llY X X «
E X K lM X N T t
C a t A V I> S T o d a y. O n ly «3 R9 lo r _
35 day» aunply - puaaibly n w i ifkin you
u Will!
w n l. You I«»« w n «h l <» your money trfund
undent
uo (lye .try ft,at I k , a Cum» In, phunr, at w u tR j
Wherever Drug* Are Sold
Let the Ads Guide
You When Shopping
Easily Ruilt Cottage
Solves Housing Problem
F you have a hounlnjr problem
build this rottngo now. Total
I eoat
of material« runs well under
$1,000.00. Tho iiiniplifipd Pattern
Method of Conxtruction take* nil
tho myntery out of building. Pat
tern tell» what materials to buy
nnd where to uxe them . . . specifies
size and quantity of nulla and other
hardware needed.
WNU Features
One of the nation's oldest tourist attractions and ranked second
only to Niagara Falls as a mecca for visitors, world-famous Mammoth
’AVIATION NOTES
DELAWARE, Ohio—Coeds of
Cave in Kentucky has been dedicated as a national park.
Ohio Wesleyan university gazed BOOMING BUSINESS
Mammoth Cave, which boasts more than 150 miles of explored
longingly a t those intriguing
Servicing und supplying the
corridors, has been visited by millions of travelers during the past
hand-painted blouses in shop swarm of private airplanes now
windows. They gazed longingly buzzing in American skies is be
125 years, according to the national park service of the departm ent
until a peck a t the half-hidden coming a big business. Some
of interior.
i ----------------------------------------------
In this novel display, a colony
price tags assured them a college 2,000 airplane sales and service
Earliest reference to Mammoth bleaching the nitrate was con of term ites is feasting on the
budget would permit no such stations already have sprung up
fram ew ork in a model home
Cave is dated 1799. Ju st how structed in the cave in 1812 and
structure. It provides d ram atic
extravagances.
a t airports large and small
long before th at date the cave was operated from then until
proof of the destructive ab ility of
With typical college girl in- j throughout the country. Their
was actually discovered is not 1814. Saltpeter from Mammoth
r.u n p lH « In fo rm a tio n la provided f o r
known. According to legend, a Cave contributed largely to Amer the tiny insects.
genuity, the coeds solved the services are not confined to gas
layinir «ut ru ld e lln w . dlffirinir foundation«
Green river pioneer named Hou- ican successes in the war.
problem. Now, by the simple and oil checks, the major jxirtion and putt in a In footing«. F ra m in g and
through openings in the pipes.
instruction« ere atao included«
chin discovered the eave while
Discover Form ations
expedient of brush-wielding, the of their income being derived sheathing
Assembly Illustration« «how exact loeutloa
H ill, who has spent 20 years figur
pursuing a wounded black bear
During the early mining opera ing ways of waging w ar on the te r coeds not only m atch the original frotn sales of planes, flying in <*f a ll fra m in g member«. A fte r the n b -
1« nailed to the
folate. thu
th a t took refuge in the cavern. tions considerable exploration was
creations of the store windows struction and replacing of worn- flooring
fou r w a ll fram es are bu ilt r<«mplet» on th e
Many evidences of earlier habi done inside the cave, which led m ite, also has devised a display but also add a touch of original out parts.
W orking platfo rm . Ka^h 1« then raised and
nailed In (« «Ilio n .
tation and use of the cave by to the discovery of strange for showing live term ites at work. E n ity by using their own designs.
Pattern« ere provided for m aking a ll a n g le
With the present wide interest
Indians have b e e n observed. mations and many miles of pas closed in glass, his sm all scale mod
eut« on «tud« and rafter«. .Step by etep d i
in personal planes, particularly rection« are w ritte n • th a t any 17 or 19
Among these evidences are sev sageways, and in 1816 the cave el home has an a rm y of hungry te r
year old boy ran follow end understand
among ex-servicemen, these oper- th
eral mummies, moccasins, pieces was opened for the first time to mites actually at work constructing
e procedure outlined.
of cloth, bundles of reed torches, the public as a scenic attraction. th eir intricate network of mud tun
I ators exjiect plane sales to be
Solve your housing problem by bu ild in g
nels
or
shelter
tubes.
I
t
shows
the
thi« cottage y o u ra d f Just as our pioneer
ladders, pottery, wooden bowls
their biggest Revenue Bource for forefath
In 1838 a Mr. Gorin of Glas worker, the soldier on guard and the
ers solved their«.
and various stone and bone gow*, Ky., purchased the enter
several years. In fact, they ex
im
m
ature,
young
potential
queeo
92.00 fo r C ountry Cottage P a ttn ra
implements.
pect to chalk up 256 million dol N o. Send
prise, and in the following year who swarms in the spring.
Ml to fa s t-litId P a tte rn < era psay, De»
The mummy of an Indian
lars worth of sales from their g a rtm e n l W , Tlsaaant » III« , N . Y .
Mammoth Cave received interna
miner, which was found a few
one branch alone before the end
tional fame when the owner’s
years ago, probably dates
of 1947.
nephew became lost in the under
from the time of Columbus,
ground maze for 39 hours. Pri Beware the ‘New Look/
Total income for the service
but certain shell implements
vate ownership and exhibition of Crop Specialist Advises
firms will reach the 350 million
which have been discovered
the cave continued for nearly 100
dollar m ark by the end of next
Beware the "new look,’ ’ espe
in the cave, indicate th at it
years. Dr. John Croghan, a Louis cially in crop varieties. T h a t is the
year, it is expected. The estim ate
was used by the Indians per
covers the multitude of stations,
ville physician, acquired the prop advice of Joe Robinson, Iowa State
haps 1500 years ago.
erty in 1839 for $10,000, and college agronom ist
which range in size from small
The real origin of the cave long upon his death 10 years later,
outfits employing one or two men
"N e w varieties seem to hold
antedates m an's history and goes the cave was placed in trustee
up to mammoth enterprises like
back to an early geological era. ship for nine nephews and niecesc some sort of m agic charm over
Pacific Airmotive corporation,
m any fa rm e rs ,” stated Robinson.
The cave’s passageways and
which
has 700 employes on its
Meanwhile there was a
“I am happy to see the fa rm e r
rolls.
formations present many distinc
growing desire on the part of
change to new varieties whenever
tive features. On the fifth or
Kentucky citizens to remove
Although new plane sales will
they can increase his yield but just
/tf/r heaMifu/ hktv -
lowest level in the cave is the
the celebrated cave from pri
continue to soar for several years,
because a v a rie ty carries a new
Echo river, 360 feet below the
vate ownership and preserve
the operators expect plane main The juice of a lemon in a glass of
name is no indication of its value.” j
ground’s surface. Only a small
NEW COED ACTIVITY . . . tenance to be a m ajor factor in
water, when taken firxt thing on «ris
it for all time as a national
Robinson
pointed
out
th
at
per-
J
part of its course has been ex
Brash-wielding coeds of Ohio their future operations. Main- ' ing, is all that most people need to
park.
formance records are m ore im po r
insure prompt, normal elimination.
plored. Blind fish inhabit the
Wesleyan university finds the new tenance men estim ate th at upkeep
In 1924, tho Mammoth Cave tant than newsness.
river. Strange names, such as National
No m ore h a r.h loaativo« that irritâ t*
craze
for
hand-painted
blouses
and servicing costs on a light,
Park association was
Selection of suitable hybrid corn both pleasant a n d
the digestive tract and impair nutri
the Frozen Niagara, the Hindu formed a t B o w Iin T creen Kv
profitable single-engine plane will average
tion! Lemon in water is good for youl
varieties creates another problem. I
From a small beginning, the $900 yearly for the first five years
U nlike other crops, some hybird i
G e n e ra tio n , ol A m eric a n , have taken
of its life. A fter that, yearly
corn varieties are produced by only ! blouse-painting craze has devel-
lemons for health—and generations
upkeep
will
be
nearly
half
the
of doctors have recommended them.
one concern. E lig ib ility of both the oped in to an im p o rta n t “ e x tra
Ouned ta x e in 1799
properties. A bill introduced in p rivate hybrid lines and the expert- ; c u rric u la r" a c tiv ity , p a rtic u la rly original price of the craft. Their
They are rich in vitamin C; supply
First owner of Mammoth Cave congress by Representative Mau- m ent station lines for certification in th e hom e economics and a r t average price is $3,000.
valuable amounts of Bi and P. They
alkalinize; aid digestion.
was a man named Valentine rice H. Thatcher, authorizing the depends on the perform ance rec- j d e p a rtm e n ts o f O hio W esleyan.
Not too thorp or «our, lemon in water
Simmons, who was in possession acceptance of the area by the fed-
Bettie
Jane
Buchanan
of
Bar
has a refreshing tang — clears tho
of the cave and 200 acres of sur- eral government was signed by ordr in a corn yield test.
berton, Ohio, is credited with
mouth, wakes you up. I t ’s not a
rounding land in 1799. A patent President Coolidge on May 25,
originating the idea on the
purgative — simply helps your sys
to the 200-acre tra c t was issued 1926, and boundaries for the pro
campus. An a rt m ajor, Miss
tem regulate iteelf. T ry it 10 day*.
to Simmons in 1812 by Gov. posed park were set.
Buchanan started the trend when
Mosquito Control
U t l CALIFORNIA i U N K I i r U M O N t
Charles Scott of the Common-
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she made the first hand-painted
wealth of Kentucky.
blouse as a gift for her mother.
Big
Cattle
Contract
July 9, 1812, was a busy day
for speculators a t Mammoth Cave. Scrawled in Pencil
On th a t single day the caverns
W isco n sin Firm
LUBBOCK, Tex.—Scrawled in
changed hands three times. The pencil on a piece of tablet paper,
first sale price
H a s B o o k k e e p in g
•. was $116.67.
u « Later I a million dollar contract recently
in the day, it was sold for $100, signed here represents one of the
o£d io?oin
®n.
i largest cattle transactions for
Service by M a il
25, 1812, one-half interest m the i m any years
KENOSHA, Wis.—Designed to
man C r ^ ° n f P w S f f i ? K
I In an effort to helP restock
rescue the struggling small busi
man Gratz of Philadelphia. The
Texas ranges, Sam C. A rnett
nessman from accounting con
?.ther..half was then owned by a gr ., banker-rancher, and Tobe
Mr. Wilkins of Lexington, Ky.
fusion, a "bookkeeping by m ail”
Foster, oilman-rancher, both of
Use of D D T , 2,4-D and other 1 service is making headway here.
Recommend«il
The unusual interest in this
Lubbock, purchased between 12,-
newly-developed weed killers is
Organized less than a year ago
property indicated by these
000 and 13,000 head of cattle
by Many
with three clients, Kenosha Busi
rapid transfers in ownership
valued a t approximately one mil aiding efforts for mosquito con
DOCTORS
trol. Cost of some of the new in
ness Service now is helping more
a t great increase in price was
lion dollars.
secticides, however, makes their
than 30 varied enterprises solve
due to deposits of nitrate
Scott’» EmuUloo
The cattle were bought from
use prohibitive on large mosquito
tangles over profit and loss, in
known as saltpeter found on
1» * (Treat HIGH
____
1
the Red River Cattle company of
KNEROY FOOD
come taxes a n d government
.J
the floors of Mammoth Cave.
Tucumcari, N. M., through Al breeding areas. Ditching and
TONIC for all ■««• I
other
more
perm
anent
methods
forms.
AIR PHOTOGRAPHERS . . . Us«
Saltpeter, one of the principal bert Mitchell. All of the stock
Help» ton« up adult
Charles E. Goodell and Earle ing one of their eight F-1S photo
still must be resorted to In those I
• yatem» low In A A D
Ingredients in gunpowder, was was bred by the ranch and bears
Munger are operators of the serv- graphic planes as a background,
V itam in «. H elp«
areas.
given an extraordinary value in its brand.
children build »ound
Photo, from the New Jersey I ice. Clients now include restau photographers of the army air
1812 first by the French and
A rnett and Foster plan resale
t«*th, »tron* bon««.
rants, filling stations, bowling forces’ air photo unit a t Bikini
British embargoes, which cut off of the cattle to ranchers of this
agricultural experim ent station,
alleys,
drug
stores,
retail
m
er
shows an aersol fog generator
supplies from Europe and later area in small lots to "restock
atoll line up a few of the many
chants, taverns and night clubs, types of aerial and movie cameras
when the United States fought some of these dry ranges out
used by 3. mosquito exterm ina
i automobile dealers and garages, u s e d for the atom b o m b
Great Britain. Equipment for here.”
tion commission.
and a printing firm.
explosions.
ont use
Harsh Laxatives
M o re than just
a TO NIC-
it ’s P o w e rfu l
nourish m en t!
Coins Replace Stones in Wishing Well
PHILADELPHIA — Boys and
girls—and adults, too— now toss
coins instead of stones in a "wish
ing well” located in northeast
Philadelphia.
The pond, 36 inches deep, was
originally constructed by Clifford
A. Payton as a landscape project
on his property. He put a few
fish and tu rtle s in the pond but,
to his dismay, found the pond
was the keystone of attention for
Income From Poultry
Increases in Nebraska
SCOTT'S EMULSION
Man Pits Strength
Against Horse Team
neighborhood boys and girls who
threw stones into the water.
Sa,e of pou,try and eggg has been
Payton removed the fish and accounting for 9 to 12 per cent of
turtles. Much to his curprise, he the cash farm income In Nebraska,
CENTRALIA, III.—There’s still
found children — and frequently according to figures compiled by some dispute on the question of
their parents — returning to the J- H. Claybaugh, extension poultry- w hether a team of horses can dis
pond to toss in coins instead of roan-
lodge a 200-pound man bracing
rocks.
Yearly egs sales have been more himself with his heels in a hole
On the first day after the fish than 50 mlIlion d°llars and aa high In the ground. In the first test,
were removed, Payton fished out 88 57 miUlon ,or the past five years- Bob Hill, 254-pound, 6 foot 2 inch
Sales of poultry have averaged
$6 from the pond. Since then, more than 20 million, reaching a tavern operator, won a $109
wager. On the second trial Hill
proceeds have averaged $3 a day. peak of 27 million
was seriously injured.
A V tf/f ENERGY T O N IC
ILLINOIS ADVANCES
________
During the past year the num- ¡'
i q
ber of certified civilian airports - 2 - — Z
and landing areas in Illinois h a s ’
doubled, according to Robert
Dewey of the Btate departm ent of
aeronautics. Progress also has
For Quick Relief
been noted in the Improvement
DON’T
ANY LONGER! Now. a
of existing fields and construc doctor'« DELAY
formula you cun u»o at horn« to
tion of new airports. Dewey re r«ll»va dl«trc»ainK dlaromfort of palq—
Itch—Irrltnth n do» to pile». Tend« to «of
ports th a t there are now 152 ci ten
nnd «hrlnk «wolllng. U»« tbl« provaa
vilian airports and 92 landing doctor’« formula. You’ll be nmnxed at It*
»peody Action r«1l«f. _A«k your dru«xl«t
areas certificated or in the process today
for Thornton A Minor’« Rectnl i
of being certificated in the state. ment or Suppoaltorlea. Follow Inti».
PILES TROUBLE?
•Unction*. For •«!• at *11 dru* « t o r *