Is That So?
"I'm heading for the big out
doors on my first camping trip
and I need a new outfit," writes
reader. "What's best to buy?"
He adds the familiar refrain, "I
don't have money to spare."
- Who does have money to
pare? But whether for a trip
to the seashore or mountains,
for riding or swimming, hunting
or fishing, almost anyone can be
more "at home" and comfortable
in the outdoors and save at least
80 per cent of the outdoor cloth
ing bill by observing a few basic
principle.
First of course comes appro
priateness to buy only that
which fits the place you are
going, the season, the use you
will put it to, and bearing in
mind one's own personal com-
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fdrt. Some people are adaptable,
others are not. This all means
that you must take note of such
.practical factors as hot days and
frosty nights; mosquitoes and
midges; rain, wind and dryness;
even sagebrush and cactus.
Next is the factor of limiting
yourself to the minimum.
Whether you are heading for the
city or the country, the beach
or the mountains, regardless,
cut down on the clothes you take
with you. Whatever you need,
you can always buy besides
you'll usually do better. (There's
one exception your footwear.
' If you must wear boots or mod
erately heavy walking shoes,
purchase them well in advance
and break them in before you go
on your vacation. Remember
this, without fail, or you may
ruin your trip. Sneakers, of
course, need no breaking in
but If you are used to heels, the
flatness may bother your arch
considerably.)
Restrain Self on Buying
By EUGENE BURNS
Ranger-Naturalist
Even though you do plan to
buy your clothes where you are
going restrain yourself. Buy as
few clothes as possible. You'll
find many an outdoorsman gets
by with the clothes he is wear
ing. Now as to what is best a'nd
most appropriate, study what
the "working" residents not
the drugstore dudes are wear
ing. The daily, hard-working
wranglers, guides, foresters, tim
ber cruisers. In short, the people
who camp out, sleep out, and
spend a good share of their lives
working in the country where
you are going to take up a two
to three weeks residence.
Through tough experiences,
these men know what clothes
work out best in all weather. On
their experience and selection,
you can be sure you are going
to buy the best for your money.
To get down to cases, let's
take the matter of plains or
desert country. Here most of the
plants are tough and many have
thorns to snag clothes. Against
these, you'll have to fortify your
shanks with boots and hard
woven trousers. Better make it
cotton jeans, but the real heavy
working kind.
Even in hot deserts, if you are
at some altitude, nights will us
ually be nippy, perhaps even
bitterly cold. For this, have a
woolen shirt. It's good not onlj
for chilly evenings but also helps
keep the intense midday rays
of the sun off your spine.
Cotton Shirt Suggested
In lower, country, perhaps
nights remain warm and humid
for these a cotton shirt may
work out all right. But yet, a
light wool shirt will do the job
even better.
For early spring and late fall,
when there are winds and cold
rains and even snow threatens,
it is good to have a light water
proof outer garment. For this,
I prefer one . with a hood. But
during midsummer, you'll find
few outdoorsmen wearing water
proof gear despite rains. They
know that, when working,
enough heat is generated by the
body to get them just about as
wet from sweat inside the water
proof garments as from rain
without ' them and a lot more
uncomfortable and hot with the
rainproof gear. After all, one
can dry out quickly enough after
the shower, or if its a prolonged
rain, by a campfire. As for those
clothes to wear during the rain
again, better make them wool
lyeven though wet, wool re
tains warmth.
For cool evenings a sweater,
wool jacket or heavy outside
shirt is good. I'd say, a woolen
timber cruise jacket with lots of
pockets is ideal!" ,
Expect Rain
Farther north, even though
days can be hot, nights almost
always are cold and rainy days
should be expected. For this,
better be equipped with long
sleeved woolen shirt, woolen
trousers both hard woven to re
sist brush and wear. And, in ad
dition, perhaps full-length light
weight woolen underwear and
heavy woolen socks. This double
layer outfit will give the best
protection from both the wea
ther and insects, particularly
mosquitoes. To protect the face
from the latter, better have a
cheescloth head covering , and
for the hands some gloves even
though these things can be mis
erably warm during midday.
To top it off, wear a light
weight felt hat not a cap. The
brim gives protection from the
sun, prevents water from . run
ning down the back of your neck
and keeps out most of the bits
of twigs, fir needles and leaves.
Once you gain outdoor ex
perience, you'll find yourself
cutting down on your gear piece
by piece and making compro
mises because you'll know that
you can't have everything and
so you must therefore take that
which will give you the maxi
mum of god things, bearing in
mind the season, place and use.
As for price, in the long haul,
you'll save money by buying
good quality camp clothes.
(Copyright, 1955,
by Eugene Burns)
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In The Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
I'd like to quote for your
thoughtful attention a couple of
brief paragraphs from the finan
cial news.
"Defense Secretary Charles E.
Wilson, former General Motors
president, sold his 40,000 shares
of General Motors stock two
years ago in order to be able
(under the law) to take his pres
ent Cabinet post. He received $65
a share, which amounted to a
total of about $2,600,000.
"AT WEDNESDAY'S OPEN
ING PRICE OF $128 A SHARE,
HIS FORMER HOLDINGS
WOULD BE WORTH
$5,120,000."
fjpHAT is to say:
In order to serve his country
as secretary of defense Wilson
gave up a salary running well
up into six figures and accepted
a salary far down in the five
figure list as a member of the
President's cabinet.
In addition (in order to qual
ify himself to "serve his coun
try well," as Davy Crockett did)
he divested himself of 40,000
shares of GM stock for which he
then received $2,600,000 ' but
which at this week's prices
would have been worth
$5,120,000.
the demagogues in congress and
by the left-wingish, parlor-pink
commentators and columnists..
QUESTION NO. 1: '
Who has shown REAL patrio
tism Wilson, or his harrassing
critics?
QUESTION NO. 2:
HOW ARE WE GOING TO
GET GOOD MEN TO SERVE
THEIR COUNTRY IF THEY
ARE TO BE SUBJECTED TO
CONSTANT HARRASSMENT?
QUESTION NO. 3:
If the time ever comes when
able Americans are no longer
willing to make personal sacri
fices in order to serve their
country at times when their par
ticular talents are greatly
needed, where is our country
going to end up?
Sunday,' July ID, 1955
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United States May Ask
$750,000 From Russia
Washington (U.R) The Unit
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tune patrol plane destroyed off
Alaska by Soviet jet fighters.
Total damages involved in the
June 23 incident could climb
muclj. higher when injuries to
the plane's 11 crewmen are de
termined by American officials.
The United States Thursday
told Moscow in a note that it
will accept an unprecedented
Red offer to share damages to
the plane and its crew on a 50
50 basis.
Hastings, Neb. (U.R-A farm
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QjO FAR, so good.
Let's not fool ourselves or
permit anybody else to fool us.
It's ALWAYS GOOD when able
Americans are willing to make
great personal sacrifices in order
to serve their country.
But . ' ' .
Ever , since he became secre
tary of defense Wilson has been
subjected to constant harassment
by cranks and radicals. He has
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" Houston, Tex. (U.R) Police
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It was a stock safe on display,
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