Southern Oregon News Review, Thursday, October 21, 1948
NEEDLECRAFT PATTERNS
Washington D ip e stj
Flowers for Your Teo Apron.
Parapsychology Could Do
Just Fine on Election Bets
ByBAUKHAGE
/Vetti Analyst an J Com m entator.
WASHINGTON.—It won’t be long now before you’ll be
able to settle those election bets.
A tew days after the release of the official record of the negotiations
with the Russians over the Berlin situation, I was sitting in the club with
a couple of members of the Democratic administration. Talk had grown
pretty tall in Paris and that morning, every other person I met. it seemed,
asked me: are we going to have war?
But Washington was as calm as
a sleeping tabbycat. The club dining
room window was
open, and a lazy
a u tu m n
su n
sw ee p e d down
through tfe trees
o f th e p a r k .
Squirrels
loafed
around, showing
little or no inter
est in preparing
for the winter, and
when I repeated
the question 1 had
h eard so o ften
that morning to
my two Demo
BAVKHAGE cratic friends, it
aroused very little
interest. Said they: "The Russians
want Dewey. So we won't have war
now. The Soviets know if they start
ed a war at this time, it would
cinch Truman’s election."
Naturally my friends didn't
indicate that they had any
doubts as to the outcome of the
election, but when we started
talking odds, I noticed the con
versation was confined largely
to the race for the senate. After
all, said my friends, even some
Republicans concede that Dewey
might face a Democratic up
per house.
It wouldn't take much of a push
tither way. The Democrats have 45
seats now, and the Republicans
only 51. The Democrats are con-
Sdent that only one or two of their
candidates are in danger.
On the other hand, there are a
number of stiff state fights in prog
ress in which the Republicans are
Deing pushed pretty hard. The
Democrats feel that if they can get
out a large vote in these uncertain
states, they have a chance of win
ning the four seats that would give
them the edge.
In other words the count then
would be: Democrats 49; Repub
licans, 47. That two-vote margin
wouldn't assure Democratic domi
nance on all senate policy matters,
of course, because too many sen
ators are given to leaping out of
the party corral these days. On the
other hand, many issues are bound
io be settled along purely partisan
lines. But far more important, the
party of the majority gains control
of the senate committees.
The pre-election battles in
which the Democrats seem to
have the edge are in Oklahoma,
West Virginia, Wyoming, and
Kentucky. About in that order.
Also Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa,
and Idaho.
The Democrats admit their weak
est points are in Montana and
Colorado. The Republicans by no
means concede New Mexico, Rhode
Island, and Tennessee, but the
Democrats don’t seem too worried
about those states.
At this writing, it is useless to
make predictions, for even between
this calm moment and the time
these lines are in print, skies may
fall or some individual may stub
his toe. Bets are collected after,
not before, elections.
It is fortunate, of course, that
all writers as well as all bettors
are not equipped with extra-sensory
powers. It and when the day comes
when we are, the fun will be taken
out of reading, writing, and betting.
And that day may come, believe
it or not. I feel quite positive from
the scientific proof offered, that
most of the various forms of the
supernatural are untenable. But,
after attending a couple of lectures
and reading considerable material
on "parapsychology," I have be
come convinced that certain things
MAY exist which are at present
considered impossible.
I refer to extra-sensory per
ception, clairvoyance, and psy
chokinesis. And I see no reason
why more scientists shouldn't
give these subjects a more thor
ough looking-into than they
have deigned to indulge in up to
now. Some have.
Dr. J. B. Rhine, director of the
parapsychological laboratory at
Duke university, has been conduct
ing experiments along these eerie
lines for nearly two decades. He is
a very modest man, and he leans
over backward to avoid offering
any conclusions or making any flat
statements concerning these experi
ments.
I have read his book( heard him
speak to an intimate group, take
part in a forum and later answer
questions at a private gathering
under the auspices of the Wash
ington Society for Parapsychology.
For almost two decades, as I said.
Dr. Rhine and his assistants have
been trying to determine whether or
not there is a scientific basis for
telepathy (the transfer of thought
from one human brain to another);
clairvoyance (the ability to visualize
things or events taking place be
yond the vision or knowledge); or
for that ability which may involve
both of the former, precognition—
the ability to predict things which
will occur in the future.
And also psychokinesis, the
hardest one of all for the cynical
to swallow. That is the power
of mind over matter, e.g. abil
ity to make dice fall the way
you want them to by thinking
at them.
Roughly, this is an example of
what has been done by Dr. Rhine
and others. After long experiment
and mathematical calculation, it is
determined that by chance alone
anybody can pick correctly five
cards out of a pack of 25. That is
just guessing, and it is even money
the subject can do it.
It he is right oftener (and may
have been right consistently more
often than five in 25) that is MORE
than chance. If he is right often
enough, it is said that he has extra
sensory perception. In other words,
he is able to perceive what the
card is without the use of his senses,
but rather by some undefined, un
measured, unclassified ability which
science as yet cannot explain.
Clairvoyance is a common expe
rience. An example might be of the
mother who has a vivid and alarm
ing impression of a train wreck. It
may be a nightmare, a waking hal
lucination, or just an intuition. The
wreck seems to be connected with
her son, perhaps with some definite
place like a tunnel. It turns out
later that her son was actually in
jured in a wreck at the spot where
her dream assigned it.
Careful checking of such ex
periences is now going on, and
Dr. Rhine feels that the re
sults in these cases too, arpear
to show that some unknown
process is involved, unexplained
in terms of our ordinary senses.
As to psychokinesis, experiments
have seemed to prove that dice
rolled in a mechanical cage could
be made to fall, oftener than they
would by the laws of chance, ac
cording to the way the subject
wished them to fall.
Dr. Rhine and his associates are
trained psychologists. They say
they are not trying to convince
anyone that the above-mentioned
qualities are actually possessed by
certain individuals, but they are
trying to investigate their apparent
existence.
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suver. ONE yurd for this wonder
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Efficient Fertilizer
Use Boosts Yields
Good Soil Management
Must Aid Plant Food
Every ton of fertilizer can be
stretched or used more efficiently,
boosting crop yields at the same
time. Many farmers, says Middle
West Soil Improvement committee,
use fertilizer as a crutch. They try
to make it substitute for good man
agement practices. They put plant
food in the soil without making
sure the plant can send out Its roots
to use it.
Fertilizer is essential in giving
the soil plant nutrients to feed
crops. But fertilizer can't do the
whole job. It must be teamed with
other practices that build and main
tain soil structure and keep the top
soil "nailed down."
The soil needs good structure so
roots can grow and reach out for
plant food. Roots need air and wa
ter to live. When a soil is packed
down and tight, there is no room for
the air and water needed by roots
and plants for high crop production.
The way to build soil structure is
to grow legumes and grasses regu
larly in the rotation. These legumes
make a thick layer of good soil.
YOU CAN
S-T -R -E -T -C -H
YOUR
baseball campaign is over. But tho
surest sign of the end is Ute clarion
call that rings across the landscape
—"Wait Till Next Year "
What about next year? What can
be done o v er a
winter to make the
!
White Sox, Cubs,
■
P h illie s ,
R eds,
Browns and Tigers
,
look vaguely like
;
m a jo r
le a g u e
teams? Who is go
ing to whittle those
killing margins of
35 and 40 games
a w a y fr o m th e
teams at the top?
!
T h e g a p s in
[ DI MAGGIO
th e A m e r i c a n
league especially are worse
than disgraceful. Some of the
American league teams wouldn't
run 1-2-3 in several of the
stronger minor ieagues. They
are parasites, willing to live
off the money they draw from
plest em broidery on such u fabric-
better teams, but not willing to
spend Important cash to keep
In the race.
The second division of the Na
tional league has far better ball
players than the second division of
the American. At least such teams
as the Phillies and the Reds made
attempts to get bettor ballplayers
—such as Richie Ashburn. Hank
Sauer, Virgil Stallcup and others.
Both teams should have finished
better than they did.
It has been something of a shock
to see Chicago, with two clubs
crawling along in the mire, offering
a stout defense for the two cellar
championships. Both Cubs and White
Sox have been terrible all the year.
Washington has been a joke. It is
hardly a good minor league outfit.
All Teams Need Talent
They add organic matter. Such soil
has plenty of air space. Water soaks
in quickly and more of it is held.
Weak, scattered stands of legumes
won’t build soil structure. For
strong, leafy stands and vigorous
roots, the legumes need phosphate
and potash that can be added in
commercial fertilizer. Getting thick
stands isn’t the whole story either.
All these crops can’t be cut for hay
or graze close and still be expected
to build the soil. At least a part of
these crops must be turned back to
the soil.
P riv a te Life of Bossy
A nd N ow a Book
On John Garner
I had another adventure which
might be called parapolitical. There
was nothing psychic about it, but it
included a piece of hindsight that is
interesting.
The hindsight is that of former
Speaker of the House and Vice-
President John Nance Garner. He
said he wished he had never left
the house of representatives to run
for vice-president. He felt that if
Franklin Roosevelt had had a man
like Speaker Joe Cannon in the
speaker’s chair—a no-man—Roose
velt could have avoided some of the
mistakes Garner thinks he made.
In other words, Garner would have
liked to play Cannon to Roosevelt
This came out in connection
with a gathering of a few of
the news friends of that over-
six-feet-tall-Texan who looks
like Abraham Lincoln and talks
like Will Rogers. A man who
was brought up on a ranch, but
thought cows were a novelty
until he was 10 because all they
raised on his father’s ranch
were buffalo. He is Washington
correspondent for more dallies
than any one I ever heard of,
and once we wangled him one
vote for the vice-presidential
nomination for the lark ot it.
Now he’s author of a book.
I’m talking about Bascom Tim
mons and his book, "Garner ot Tex
as,” the only complete record of
that fiery gentleman from Uvalde
whose record for integrity and po
litical ability in the house of rep
resentatives is one tew can rival.
“Timmy” wrote it from his own
notes and absolutely free hand. He
probably knows Garner better than
anyone on earth. It’s a good book.
It contains many interesting things
including the "hindsight” I quoted.
Timmons is not only popular
among newsmen, but he's popular
with congressmen, presidents, cops
and cats. One of his cats had Its
portrait painted by Howard Chand
ler Christy; another was operated
on by a specialist at Johns Hop
kins, both thereby setting up feline
records in their respective fields, as
their master has in his. It you’re
interested in "Garner of Texas,”
you’ll be interested In what Tim
mons of Texas has to say about
him.
P ert and pretty apron with the New
Look. Pattern 7071 haa em broidery trans
fer; pattern.
Uur Improved pattern visual with raay-
to-aee charts und pliotos, mid complete
directions makes needlework easy.
In the current craze for dissect
ing private lives even Bossy is not
immune. The inevitable prober
comes up with these statistics:
Bossy grazes only seven and a
half hours daily, regardless of how
much feed she gets'. She does GO
per cent of her grazing during
daylight hours, 40 per cent at
night. She spends five hours a
day eating at a rate of 50 to 70
bites per minute. She chews her
cud seven hours a day and spends
12 hours lying down, at nine dif
ferent times. While grazing, she
travels two and a half miles in the
daytime and one and a half at
night. She drinks 10 times a day.
Erosion Takes Alarming
Toll of Good Crop Land
Erosion is taking an increasingly
alarming toll of good crop land in
the United States. Estimates by
the department of agriculture indi
cate that about 100 million acres of
once good crop land have been
ruined or nearly ruined for profit
able cropping by erosion, another
100 million acres have been badly
damaged and still another 100 mil
lion acres are eroding too fast.
There are now approximately 460
million acres of good crop land in
the U. S., including acreage now in
crops as well as about 100 million
acres that need clearing, drainage,
irrigation or other Improvement.
All but about 7t4 million acres of
this 460 million acres are subject
to erosion unless protective meas
ures are adopted.
Planting of Windbreak
Will Improve Farmstead
Ranked as a major farmstead im
provement project, planting of a
windbreak around farm buildings
not only improves the appearance
of the farm but also saves fuel and
gives wind protection to the build
ings and livestock.
In addition to the regular wind
break on the north and west of the
farmstead, many farmers also are
planting a garden windbreak on the
south and west of the garden.
Every team in the league will
need new talent.
They all need
pitchers—especially pitchers who
know in what county the home plate
is located. The Braves need outfield
speed and outfield arms. The Red
Sox need four or five good, depend
able pitchers. There is a heavy
deficit in catchers.
The crop is
running thin.
There is a definite need for better
physical conditioning.
Few ball
players know what real condition
means.
This goes for legs and
arms
The Pirates proved what smart
management and a sack full ot
doubloons could do In a year—from
a tie for last place up to a hot spot
In pennant contention.
A smart, aggressive front of
fice can make a big difference.
A stupid, timid front office can
wreck any team. And there are
more than a few of the latter
brand now operating. You can
look at the standing of the clubs
and at least guess who most ot
them arc.
We’U take up the case of the
American league first:
Yankees—First of all, the Yan
kees need Bucky Harris. Harris has
been one of the best in the game.
It would be a baseball crime to let
him go, an act of complete stupid
ity. After this, the Yankees need
infield and pitching help badly. At
least two harder hitting inflelders
and at least two new dependable
pitchers.
Their outfield is high grade, but
their catching isn’t any too hot.
And Joe DiMaggio is getting no
younger.
Pitchers for Red Sox
Red Sox—At least three good
pitchers in addition to the crop
they have—which has been forced
to depend on Red Sox hitting pow
er. Even two good additional pitch
ers would be enough.
Indians—Less than any other
American league club. The Indians
can use some outfield help, one
more inflelder and another good
pitcher.
Athletics—Just about double the
speed they now have. Far too slow.
Joost and Majeski hardly likely to
repeat 1948’s brilliant play.
Tigers—The biggest disappoint
j
ment in baseball. Still have a fine
pitching staff. Someone should
clean out most of the others by
sales and trades. Club spirit poor
Present squad is going nowhere.
Browns, White Sox, Senators
—Browns much the best of
these derelicts.
They have
some good ballplayers. White
gox and Senators will need
heavy cash and several years to
reach even partial respectabil
ity. They will likely continue to
be clinging parasites, living on
the rest of the league—prac
tically beyond all hope for a
long time to come.
Here are a few National league’s
needs for 1949:
The Braves—More outfield speed
and better throwing arms. Pitching
help to relieve Sain and Spahn, two
fine workmen. At least two new
dependable pitchers needed badly.
The Dodgers—They were easily
the best team in the league this
season by six or seven games. Just
keep what they have and use it
intelligently, which Brooklyn didn't
do this season.
Milk containers made of wuxed
cardboard m ake a handy recep
tacle for bread crum bs after they
are washed and thoroughly dried.
—• —
When putting new elastic in a
garm ent, pin the end of the new
to the worn elastic. Then as the
worn elastic pulls out, the new
elastic will pull in.
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Fill cream puff or eclair shells
with ice cream and serve with a
tutti-frutti sauce m ade from cher-
ries, bananas, oranges and pine
apple.
—•—
Parsley Is easiest cut with a
scissors. Fold over several of the
sprays of one stalk and hold be
tween the thumb and other fingers
of the left hand and cut fine with
the scissors.
—• —
In the use of self-sealing lids
for canning, the screw band must
be screwed down tight btffore
processing.
By tight, it means
with the lull force of the hand.
—• —
A regular shoe bag with its nu
merous pockets m akes an ideal
catch-all for the kitchen. Tack it
up in an out-of-the-way place and
put all the sm all things into it
that usually get mixed up in some
kitchen drawer.
— • —
When recipes call for "frying
out” salt pork or other fat, cut it
in sm all pieces and beat it slowly
in a heavy frying pan until the fat
is extracted.
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mation on mixing cem ent for floor
ing an old bathroom floor — the
right proportion, and the ingredi
ent like volcanic ash that is mixed
with the cem ent to keep it from
being so hard to walk or stand on.
ANSWER: I think you have in
mind a m agnesite flooring, which
can be used over an existing floor.
It is put down about a half-inch
thick and com es in a variety of
colors. For the nam es of suppliers
of this type of floor covering, get
in touch with the Oxychloride
Cement association, 1028 Connecti
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QUESTION: Have you any in
formation on making attic rooms
and basem ent recreation rooms at
reasonable cost?
ANSWER: The manufacturers
of wallboards and plywoods have
literature on this subject that you
m ay be able to get from a dealer in
lumber and building m aterials.
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