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Southern Oregon News Review, Thursday, February 24, 1949
Washington Dipest?
American 'Know H ow ' Aids
In Development of Nations
By BAL’KHAGE
Nowi A>uJ)il ouJ Commentator.
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1 U L L I w Cough Compound
(Unger and Mustard
Sbo— If Ay don’t iboio Iroopt tbow
New ‘Cow Bomb' Used
In Spraying Animals
Dry DDT Crystals Now
WASHINGTON—When the various departments of the gov­
Practical for Spray
ernment began to gather data for the President to be used as the
basis for preliminary legislation for his “bold new program" of es­
A new animal disinfectant device,
tablishing the machinery of world cooperation for the develop­ called the “iscomist cow bomb”,
ment of undeveloped countries, it was a surprise to many to learn is now available for use on live­
than many of these agencies are by no means starting from scratch. stock.
The department of agriculture of course, has had the longest and
most successful record in this line—a good 10 years. In 1939 It had
become all too evident that in a world where the free flow of trade was
threatened by rising anti democratic hegemonies, we had to look to our
nearer neighbors for many things which we did not produce at home,
and which they could, but did not. produce themselves.
Get Well
The cow bomb is used to apply a
deposit of dry DDT crystals to the
hair and hide of livestock for pro­
tection against the horn fly, house
fly, stable fly, cattle lice, ticks,
mosquitoes and certain other in­
sects.
The Joe Louis Angels
more ginger?
If*— Well, you toe. they were mil
recently muttered.
Shady Deal
AFTER ALL the hullabaloo, back
M ary—My cousin is engaged In
and forth, a number of noncoin
batants are wondering Just what Joe som e pretty shudy undertakings.
Hnrry—Really?
Louis plans to do about his title and
M ary—Yeah, he hangs awnings.
his ijcturn to action.
Here are some of the angles they
Case Study
are discussing here on the West
First Doctor—I had an unusual
coast:
1. LOUIS has no intention of re­ ca se today.
Second Doctor—IVhat was It?
turning to the prize fight ring, lie is
First Doctor—1 attended a grass
using this talk to
help his exhibition widow with hay fever.
trip where he has
been knocking over
from $10,000 to $15,-
000 for each show.
lo iily applied to rootle,
This is the easiest
w ith C op Broth Fumet,
money anyone can
k ill lice while chickent)
make, using 14 and
perch 1 01 treo ti
_
„ - 8 R 5
16-ounce gloves.
90 chicken»
LO O K r o e T H I
O N THI
2. LOUIS has no
one to fight except
Grantland Klee
Ezzard Charles wbo
doesn't want to fight Louis. Be­
sides, the 175-pound Charles would
make Louis look like an elephant
chasing a rabbit or a whippet. It
wouldn’t be a contest. It wouldn’t
draw $300,000.
Creomubion relieves promptly bet sum
3. HERE IS the situation as it is
it goes right to the scat of the (rouble
today—Louis is through and there
to help looien and expel germ laden
is no challenger to meet him. The
phlegm and aid nature to soothe and
heavyweight division today is at its
heal raw, tender, inflamed bronchial
lowest ebb in ring history.
mucous membranei. Tell your druggist
4. (MINORITY OPINION) Louis
to sell you a bottle of Creomubion
is a professional fighter. That’s his
with the understanding you must like
trade. Why shouldn't he pick up
the way it quickly allay* (he rough
or you are to have your money back.
from $200.000 to $300,000 meeting
some pushover?
Congess was quite willing to
authorize the department of agri­ in the United States and Great Brit­
culture to l e n d ain or other democratic countries.
What have been the results? In
some of its techni­
cians to other coun­ the view of the military govern­
tries and to help ment:
“ Democratically-minded and
such countries as
trustworthy German editors
were willing to co­
and publishers have established
operate to set up
a solid core of independent and
agricultural s t a-
democratic newspapers In the
tions for the pur-
U. S. area of occupation. They
p o s e of putting
have
been encouraged to main­
American
techni­
tain their independence and ob­
ques into action.
jectivity against all attacks
For those w h o
and to resist the encroachment
m a y have ques­
of government or of other spec­
tioned the expendi­
ial interest groups and protect
Dry DDT goes into suspension in
ture in this connec­
their right to bring the news of
water less readily than any other
BAVKHAGE tion, there is some
Germany and the world to the
form and withstands rain more de­
satisfaction in not-
people
of Germany and to com­
sirably. It contains no oil to cause
lng that the experiment paid,
ment upon it.”
burning or to help DDT penetrate
from the standpoint of all con­
The question that remains, how­ the hide. The DDT particles are
cerned including the peoples of the
countries involved. On the average ever, is this: when the controls and microscopic in size and thus a given
existing regulations are re­ amount covers a greater area than
the United States puts out one dol­ the
T h e s e a r e a fe w o f th e a n g le s
moved,
will the Germans graduate other forms. It is said one iscomist
lar for each three dollars spent
I’ve gathered recently,
from
from
a
"nearly
free
press"
which
cow bomb will treat approximately
by the other countries. In 1943
such
boxing
men
as
Jack
Demp­
Latin American countries were ex­ the Americans have encouraged to 100 cattle with the recommended 30
sey and Abe Roth, the referee,
pending $500,000. In 1948 they in­ a genuinely free press which Amer second treatment. It provides pro­
on down the line.
icans consider an essential of tection for cattle on pasture for
vested $1,178,000.
Louis is in a spot where he can
democracy? Will the Germans, about three weeks under average
get
no credit for beating any of the
The countries in which the
who for centuries have accepted conditions. To help prevent lice in­
stations are located, an official
control and regimentation from festation, prophylactic treatment of heavyweights now gumming up the
of the department explained,
above, be able to start out afresh all additions to the herd is recom­ scenery. On the other hand, to be
supplies “land, buildings, asso­
beaten by one of these alleged prize
and make use of the democratic mended.
ciate technicians, office and
fighters would leave a large blot
techniques to which we have at­
The iscomist cow bomb can be on his so-called escutcheon. The
service personnel, equipment
tempted to expose them?
used on dairy and beef cattle, hogs, theme song with thousands is: “It
and supplies available within
That is one kind of “know-how” horses and sheep.
the country, and funds for op­
isn’t what you used to be—it’s what
it is hard to pass on.
The procedure recommended for you are today.”
erating expenses.” The United
• • •
cows is to cover the body of the
States supplies the “know-how”
Any outsider advising Louis
H
a
y
lift
W
hips
animal
with paint sprayer motions
and the specialized equipment
what to do is wasting his time.
at from 12 to 18-inch distances; for
necessary.
W in te r B lizzards
Louis will either do what he
The winter storms which attacked legs only 6-8 inches. Total time per
wants or what Mike Jacobs
The plan pays out, the depart­
cow is about 30 seconds.
wants. Lonis hates to pass up
ment explains, tills way. Assistance the range country and presented
Advantages of the bomb include
what looks to be the softest touch
in raising crops such as cocoa, cof­ what looked for awhile like a major
microscopic coating of each hair
any champion ever faced. Mike
fee, certain fibres, medical plants, tragedy to the cattle industry didn’t
and the hide of the animal with the
can always use more money, no
tea and rubber, has increased the turn out to be as bad as some people
DDT particles; less wash-off as
matter how much he has stuffed
revenue from them. They are prod­ feared» but it might have been con
compared with wettable powder and
siderably
worse
if
it
hadn’t
been
away through the years.
ucts in demand in this country,
dusts, more equal results; saves
As things look now, the Bomber
we don’t or can’t raise. The dol­ for what happened in the Pacific chore time, and can be done with
islands
in
World
War
II,
The
Japs
probably would be the slowest-
lars they earn are turned into
no mixing, cleaning or fuss.
moving champion that ever de­
many manufactured p r o d u c t s used to say that the American’s
most
terible
weapon
was
the
bull­
fended a heavyweight title if he
which these countries purchase
dozer and, of course, the Sea-Bees
went to post again In June. His op­
from us.
H e at H urts Cows
ponent will have to be a fairly sour
In the last special report issued wrote epic history on a clean slate.
The same might be said of the
specimen to lose.
by the American military govern­
• • •
ment on the Licensed Press of Ger­ air force, so far as the snowbound
many, we have an example of an­ ranchers, especially those in Neva­
Jim Jeffries
other type of experience which the da were concerned. There the hay-
The old boy with the scythe can
United States has had in attempt­ lift took them over the first, worst
travel in a hurry. It hardly seems
hump
of
the
storms.
ing to provide the "know-how” for
possible that 50 years have passed
The Great Plains always have
a foreign nation.
since young Jim Jeffries knocked
furnished
hazards
unknown
to
Some of the seeds which
out Bob Fitzsimmons.
other parts of the North American
have been planted and which
This was Big Jim’s 11th fight. He
continent.
it is hoped will grow, thanks
had been Jim Corbett’s sparring
As C. Warren Thornwaite,
to the application of American
partner before Corbett’s fight with
soil conservation expert of the
techniques, are those which
Fitzsimmons at Carson City. And
department of agriculture says
should produce a f r e e and
there are still vague rumors that
of the Great Plains: “In a
democratic press in Germany.
Jeffries gave Corbett a heavy beat­
desert, you know what to ex­
It would be somewhat rash to
ing before Jim lost to Fitz, via the
pect of the climate and plan
try to teach the Germans all about
famous solar plexus route.
accordingly. The same is true
the publishing business. After all
Sullivan, Corbett, Fitz and
of humid regions. Men have
Gutenburg, who invented printing,
American dairy farmers have
Jack Johnson have put on their
been
badly
fooled
by
the
semi-
was a German, and ever since his
learned that some discontented
traveler’s cloaks and moved on
arid regions because they are
time the Germans have taken the
cows,
like some
discontented
beyond. But Big Jim Is still
sometimes
humid,
sometimes
lead in many of the mechanical
women,
can
be
expensive
as
well
as
here
with us, hale and a trifle
arid, and sometimes a cross be­
processes connected with the pub­
unpleasant.
hearty after a bad paralysis
tween
the
two.
Yet
it
is
pos­
lishing business. But when the
Most of the cow’s troubles can be
Jolt a year or two ago.
sible to make allowances for
American occupation forces moved
traced to heat and humidity. A cow,
Fifty years after he knocked out
this,
too,
once
the
climate
is
in, there was nothing that resem­
unlike
a
human
being,
can
perspire
Fitzsimmons,
Jeffries, now in his
understood.”
bled a free press in Germany, and
only through the mouth. So when 70's, is as bald as two doorknobs,
One
of
the
worst
blows
in
the
if there had been it hardly could
the temperature and humidity In­ but still a powerful looking citizen.
have flourished under the condi­ winter storms was struck in the side a barn get high, the animal
When I first met Jeffries, back
southwestern
part
of
the
area
af­
tions which then existed. Even to­
becomes
uncomfortable
and
stub­
around
1902 or 1903, he could high
day the best we can expect is a fected, southern Nevada and north­ born—particularly at milking time. jump six feet and run the 100 in
ern
Arizona,
where
ordinarily
there
“nearly free press” and that is
The U. S. department of agri about 10 seconds flat.
He then
is all-winter feeding. There are
what it admittedly is.
culture says an average cow gives weighed 212 pounds and he was as
low
altitude
ranges
there
which
In the United States zone and in
off almost a pint of water every! light on his feet as a featherweight,
Berlin there are now 56 news­ make it unnecessary, under normal hour through breathing. In addition : "in some way,” Jim Corbett told
conditions,
to
provide
winter
feed.
papers licensed by the United
to the high humidity caused by this me latei*. “Jeff has become a better
States. These papers own a cooper­ When these were cut off there just breathing, a cow has an extremely boxer than I ever was. And nobody
wasn't
any
feed
available.
atively - operated news a g e n c y .
can ever hurt him, not even with
The early settlers who struck high body temperature.
These publications are not, a n d
During the winter months when an axe.”
west
were
suspicious
of
the
plains.
never have been, “pre-censored.”
the cows are in the barn most of the
Fitz broke almost every bone in
They are carefully read by the They didn't realize that the gam a time, this ’ combination results in both hands slugging Jeff in their
and
the
buffalo
grass
which
cov­
military government officials, and
the generation of an enormous second fight, without even Jarring
some have been suspended, after ered those plains and provided amout of water vapor and heat. him. “I might as well have slugged
warning. But these occasions have plenty of sustenance for the mil­ When the warm, moisture-laden a bloody hydrant,” Fitz told friends
lions of buffalo which roamed them
been few.
heat comes into contact with the after the fight.
The mission of the military gov­ unmolested, could resist drought as cold walls, condensation and frost
Jim Jeffries, around 1902 and
efficiently
as
it
does.
For
miles
ernment in the field of the press,
is formed.
1903, was a great a fighter as
there
would
be
no
water
in
sight
as planned and applied to date, has
The net result to the farmers Is
the game has ever known. lie
to the men in the prairie schooners,
for its first point:
rotting
beams, Joist and siding; a
could hit you and hurt you—and
so they took for granted the land
“To h e l p democratically-
no one could hurt him.
was not liveable and pushed on to loss of hay because of the mold
minded and trustworthy Ger­
I saw him in 1910 training for the
the coast. The grass, as long as created by moisture and frost;
man publishers and editors to
it was there—and the buffalo were milk contamination, disease, par­ coming Jack Johnson party. He
build an objective, free, demo­
good conservationists and didn’t ticularly among the young stock; weighed over 270 and he was bald,
cratic press in the U. 8. Zone
overgraze it—reduced the run-off reduction of milk production be­ fat and slow. He had been out of
in Germany and to prevent the
cause of the discomfort to cows, action for seven or eight years. The
after rains and prevented erosion.
resurgence of Nazism, militar­
But the first adventurers had and farmers are forced to work un­ Jeffries of 190? or 1903 would have
ism, racism, pan-Germanism,
murdered Johnson. The Jeffries of
westward-ho written in their hats der unpleasant conditions.
or nationalism in the news­
1910 was a pushover for anyone who
anyhow, and they headed toward
paper and news agency field.”
the coast.
Superphosphate Held Best could breathe and move around.
The special report explains that
They still talk about Dempsey and
Then came the farmers. The
For Sugar Beet Fertility
controls which were imposed when
Louis. I often wonder how either
cattlemen were driven further
Ordinary superphosphate is the would have looked against the Jef­
the papers were first established
west, the plow broke the plains
in order to conserve scarce mater­
best source of phosphate when used fries that used to be. You wonder
and dug the dust bowl.
ials, supplies, and equipment and
But agriculture is a closer-knit as a fertilizer for sugar beets, what shape their fists would have
in order to train editors, publishers, industry now and it had many wheat and barley, according to Dr. been in after a few rounds.
USDA soil
and journalists in the tradition of means of assistance besides the Sterling R. Olsen,
There has been a long gap
a democratic, free press have been army upon which to draw to help scientist a n d Robert Gardner,
since the days Jim Jeffries was
progressively lifted so that for two combat the recent blizzards—help agronomist at the Colorado A&M
so good be had to retire. It was
years at least the U. S. zone has which the early plainsmen didn’t college experiment station.
a joke to mention anyone having
had a "nearly” free press. The have; the department of agricul­
Experiments on various ferti­
a ghost of a chance against him.
eventual goal has been from the ture had its organization; the for­ lizers containing radioactive phos­
He dominated his field more
start an absolutely free press to the esters had equipment easily pressed phorous, Indicate that calcium meta­
than Dempsey ever did—more
phosphate was a close second.
extent that this condition obtains into service.
than Joe Louis ever did.
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