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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-
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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
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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.
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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)
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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.
The 84-year-old farmer con
victed Friday of bootlegging
and warned against taking a
drink in his house, declared,
"then I'll drink in the pigsty."
"Then I declare your pigsty
a public place." the magistrate
replied. "I also fine you $200
and costs or 30 days."
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