Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, May 29, 1955, Image 5

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Newspaper Page Text1 - In the Day's Hews By FRANK JENKINS 1955 weather note: A low pressure center that originated in the touthern Rockies boiled out into the cen tral plains the other day and produced a bombardment that has claimed at least 90 lives. Some 700 people have been Injured, and damage runs far into the millions. rf TIHall in Kansas -- appears to have been hardest hit. Of its total population of 750, 55 were killed outright Even brick buildings were de molished by the twisting winds The town is described as t Jungle of wreckage and mud. TN Blackwell, Okla., 38 square A blocks including 300 houses wpro tntallv destroyed. Seven teen persons were killed and 500 were injured. A Maior Youell was in an ad joining town when he saw the writhing tail of the cyclone dip down in the vicinity of Blade ' well. He headed for home at top need. He was about two blocks from his house when the center of the storm hit. Hp was blown out of his car tint wasn't hurt. When he reached his house, it was a total wreck. BUT HIS WIFE AND TWO SONS WERE SAFE. They had taken refuge under a stair which sheltered them. Major Youell is a veteran of two wars, but he says ol me tornadic ruin in his town: "I've never seen such misery as this SO much for the cyclones which have been going on in the cyclone areas as long as there has been weather. T D. ZELLERBACH, head of Crown Zellerbach Corpora told members of the Port land chamber of commerce the other day that paper production should increase 55 per cent m . the next ten years, providing the Pacific Northwest with a new payroll of 175 million dollars tier vear. He followed that up with an even more interesting statement. A his new CHEMICAL industry, he said, may be provided for the timber-growing areas by NIN. Lignin is a substance in growing trees that binds wood fibers together. In the manu facture of pulp and paper, Lignin is left over as a presently use less by-product, which adds con siderably to the problem of dis posal of the waste from pulp and paper mills. Mr. Zellerbach told his hearers that research laboratories are beginning to make progress in experimental work witn tms sud- 5UUlt-C. J.II JfaSb, VVVV ists have believed that lignin contains substances of great in dustrial importance, but so far they have been unable to break it down into its useful compon ents. If the researchers can find the key that will unlock the mystery of lignin, GREAT progress will have been made toward more profitable utilization of the fiber in our trees and the time will have been brought nearer when we will GROW TREES FOR FIBER just as cotton is grown for fiber. HERE is a fascinating thought: Here in Southern Oregon it is possible that we have more we "had 50 years ago. The catch word in that statement is MERCHANTABLE. When we first began to cut our great forests, only mature pine and fir trees were regarded as having -value. Now almost ALL species have commercial value including Jackpine (or lodgepole) which a half century ago was regarded as worse than worthless because it cluttered up land that might have been utilized for some other purpose. Jackpine is now known to be one of the more valuable Pay Yourself FIRST! On Payday Invest Part of Your Income in a FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS ACCOUNT Investment maim bv the 10th of the month earn divi dends as of the First. IsThat So? Stockholm, with S.A.S. (De layed) In Sweden I found the same questions as in Norway, and there as in Denmark, and there as in all corners of the U.S.A. "You're a ranger. Now tell us whats the best way to make friends with wild animals in the woods?" What I tell them, I think is worth repeating particularly now that summer's rushing on, and what I say may bring a field mouse to your fingertips for a nibble of bacon; or coax a chipr munk or squirrel to your knee; and with good luck, may even bring a deer to beg for an apple. To make friends with the shy wild creatures takes time. Time multiplied with patience. And beyond that a genuine friendli ness toward animals. With this as a basis, certain techniques are necessary. But don't expect the animals to flock to you on your first walk. Indeed not: Give them time first they must observe you from their hidy holes, and then gradually they will come out as you inspire confidence. Rendezvous First To go at this winning of friendship logically, first estab lish a rendezvous. Preferably, a place where animals gather naturally. In my ranger station in the Olympics, Washington. I made it a frequented corner of my sunny porch. A perfect place because I was 18 miles from the nearest mountain road so humans seldom came with a dog and gun. But better yet, shrubs came right to the corner of the porch to give the animals a feeling of safety, with an escape route directly behind them. Here, I put a salt cake for the animals that like salt and most mammals do. I also brought Gravenstein apples from a tree I had found in an abandoned clearing. For the chipmunks and squirrels I had peanuts and raisins. For the vesper sparrows, sunflower seeds. For my hum mingbird, wild honey presented in a rather crude imitation of a flower I had fashioned out of a colorful Saturday Evening Post cover. Before fall came, the beggar would sit on my fin ger as he fed. In most instances, it is better to select a place near a drink ing hole, or where animals gather naturally as shown by the converging tracks. A place, perhaps, where you can sit in fsir comfort with a tree trunk for your back. And don't forget, with nearby escape bushes. Same Time Every Day Once selected, go to this place with food in your pocket the same time every day the best time, really, is when the animals are naturally seeking food and that's usually early morning or late afternoon. Never fear, the animals will be prompt, too. To avoid giving alarm, move slowly. Stroll, don't stride. Then when you arrive, sit at rest, take out your jackknife maybe and whittle out a willow whistle to pipe on. But slowly. The quick flash of a blade will surely strike terror into a creature which is only a hundredth or even thousandth part of your giant size, remember. Better yet, carve. That's slower. And should a mosquito bite, don't pulp woods. IN addition to finding uses for species that half a century ago were regarded as worthless, something else has happened. We know now that the growth ratios that were accepted as accurate half a century ago, were INAC CURATE. Experience is show ing us that our timber has been GROWING FASTER THAN WE THOUGHT IT WOULD. The result of all this is that we have far more timber now than we ever thought we would have at this time. SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS PAY YOU LIBERAL DIVIDENDS WHILE YOUR ACCOUNT IS IN SURED SAFE TO $10,000.00 BY THE FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN INSURANCE CORP. An Insured Savings or Investment Account Will Give You a Nest Egg For Retirement or Vacations Dr things you want. Build Your Own Security Safely Profitably. START NOW FIRST FEDERAL Savings & Loan Assn. of Medford 27 North Holly Telephone 2-9147 By Eugene Burnt Ranger-Naturalist take a lusty swipe at it that will scare your tiny friends away. Brush it off. Read a magazine while wait ing? I think not. The fliDDine white pages alarm; besides ani mals demand that you take a lively interest in their doings. Animals get bored easily. If you knit, good, take it along. Rhythmical motion fascinates. I make it a point, too, to talk reassuringly to the animals, but no condescending baby-talk or graft orders because I think animals get a comDrehension from theright tone. When pos sible, I use the same pitch as the animal's voice then I'm sure I'm on his wave-length, within his range of hearing which differs among animals. For a field mouse, I can make a tiny mouselike squeak by lick ing the back of my hand and then making a prolonged suck ing noise on my dampened skin. Humming, of course, gives the animal confidence, too and try if you can to imitate their voices. As your friendships multiply and deepen, day by day, your friends will spread the word: "Look, fellows, here's an all right square." Cue From One Another After all, wild creatures take their cue from one another. A rabbit s thump warns a nearby squirrel; a squirrel's bark arouses a bluejay; and that sassy critter spreads the alarm to the deer to the whole wide world for that matter. So by degrees, your circle of friends will widen. First, per- naps, a field mouse. Then a chip munk. A squirrel. By slow de grees, a family of raccoons. And then, if you are lucky, even a buck deer as I once had one at Grand Canyon National Park. He came every morning at dusk for his dessert an aDDle. (One time some human callers ate me out of apples and this buck came right into my quarters to demand his food and was most ill-tempered about it. As he had every right to be!) The learner, of course, will .and that the techniaues which win one animal's friendship will alarm another. What appeals to a squirrel may frighten a cotton tail, perhaps even another squirrel because animals are so very individual. But by watch ing and learning being quiet, slow in action, patient and kind. it will soon become apparent that our defenseless shy little animals will become fast friends, providing we are not too a ceres sive about our friendships and above all, make it clear that we are to be trusted at all times. Copyright, 1955, by Eugene Burns) (Released bv McClure Newspaper Syndicate) Free: By special ar ran cement with the editors of the Encyclo pedia Americana, my oanel of judges will award each week to the reader who sends me the best question on nature and wildlife a complete 30-volume set of this world-famous refer ence work book in a handsome Sealcraft binding. Each week. new questions will be consid ered. Sorry. I simolv can't an swer your friendly letters. Please address your Questions to: IS THAT SO! co Medford Mail Tribune, Box 575, Sausa lito, Calif. 9 SUCCEEDING Admiral Robert B. Carney, Rear Admiral Arleigh A Burke (above), has been nominated chief of naval oper- ations by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. (International) Effect of Atomic Electricity Seen Some Time Away Portland (U.R) Atomic electricity is definitely on the way but its far-reaching effects are still some time away, accord ing to the president of General Electric company, ex-Portland-er Ralph J. Corciner. However, he warned that the Northwest shouldn't think of slowing its hydroelectric power development because of "dreams of cheap power from nuclear fission." Solar Energy Seen He added that nuclear power may be replaced in the year 2000 by direct solar energy. Much closer are such innova tions as a cordless electric clock that draws its energy from the air it is almost ready for the market and TV sets so thin they can be hung on the wall like a picture. His company's electronic range can brown a 15-pound turkey in 45 minutes instead of six hours and can cook frozen foods right out of the freezer in seconds. The range goes on the market next year. Greater Efficiency The company's Hanford works program, its atomic reactor for the sub Sea Wolf at Schnectady, and its aircraft nuclear propul sion project at Idaho Falls are "classified information," but Cordiner did reveal that a new "dual-cycle boiling reactor" an nounced earlier this month "provides far greater efficiency and overcomes many of the prob lems inherent in earlier power reactor designs." Jersey Cattle Club Meeting in Salem Salem (U.R) Delegates began arriving here Saturday for the 87th annual meeting of the American Jersey Cattle club. ! Here for the event are D. T. i Simons of Fort Worth, Tex., president of the national club, and. Floyd Johnson, executive secretary and his assistant, J. F. Cavanaugh, from the , national headquarters office in Columbia, Ohio. Jersey breeders throughout the nation and Canada were ex pected here yesterday and today. Saturday was devoted lareelv to preliminary arrangements for committee meetings. First meet ing is scheduled for 1 p.m. today. The convention will continue through Thursday. Dun and Bradstreet Named in Lawsuit Portland XU.R) A $150,000 libel suit has been filed here by a Bend businessman against Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. Rensley Pomeroy, Bend, charged that the credit rating firm circulated "reckless" state ments about him in its credit report. He operates a Bend i trucking and logging supply firm. ' In a federal court complaint, Pomeroy charged that Dun & Bradstreet had reported falsely that he was to be secretly in dicted for manslaughter by a erand iurv. The comnlaint fur- rating firm had accused him of intoxication. Pigsty Designated As Public Place Newmarket, Ont (U.R) Thomas King's pigsty has been designated a public place. 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