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"J?. TR,CK FR0M THE SPIDERS Like a fly being snared in a spider web,
iico r anther iet fighter is being brought to a halt by the "Barricade" aboard
trie UJS Lake Champlain. The system is used aboard carriers to arrest a damafed
Sf2f when coming in . for landing. The jet is first slowed by the lower "Davis Bar
ner" (foreground) and halted by higher "Barricade" with a minimum of damage.
Greek-Americans
Transmit Spirit
Log Angeles (U.R) Greek
Americans who go back to live
In their homeland after time
spent here have a great effect
on Greece, according to Dr.
- Theodore Saloutos. born here
of Greek parents.
The doctor is an associate pro
fessor of history at the Univer
sity of California campus here
and recently returned from
Greece after a year's study there
of the. impact of repatriated
Greek-Americans on that coun
try's culture.
He found that the returning
natives had'llttle effect on eat
ing habits and trade unionism,
but they helped bring about
pasteurization of milk, better
steamship service and develop
ment of new trade patterns be
tween this country and their
homeland.
Most important, he found in
numerous interviews, they trans
mitted a spirit of progress which
manifested itself in their desire
for better education, sanitation,
medicine and transport.
The price paid for repatria
tion, Saloutos found, often was
high some Greeks did not con
sider the returned natives Greek
they seemed foreigners in
their own land.
Airline Solves Problem
For Shipment of Tube
Chicago (U.R) Trans-Canada
airlines here solved the prob
lem of air-expressing a long
metal tube to Toronto by un
screwing the plastic nosepiece
in front of the pilot's, seat and
shoving the tube lengthwise
through the cockpit to the cabin.
The nose piece was refastened
and the plane took off. Three
days later came an urgent mes
sage from Toronto.
"We give up," it read. "How
did you get it in?"
Is That So?
What precautions must a
camper take to prevent a forest
fire?
The answer is simple: learn
how to keep your fire under
control, regardless of condi
tions; never give it the ghost
of a chance to get out of hand.
Simple as that but understand
ing must go with it.
Understanding, as you've gath
ered by now through my Mon
day camping series is the biggest
ingredient of outdoorsmanship.
Call it horse sense if you like.
The camper must know: grass,
brush and forest fires can start
right after a rain; they can burn
through green forests; they can
occur even in the depth of winter
with a foot of snow on the
ground; they can break out from
under the ground two weeks aft
er the fire has been "extinguish
ed" and not a sign is visible.
I know, I've fought these fires.
Common precautions, under
such circumstances, usually suf
fice. But during dry weather,
after a long drought, when the
forest floor is as dry as tinder,
then the danger of forest fires
is increased immeasurably:
merely a spark thrown by "spit
ting" wood may start a blaze in
pine needles or old grass which
can get out of hand within min
uates and wipe out camp and
grub and start a tremendous con
flagration, killing trees and
game for miles around. And cost
human life. Thus, mid-day, mid
summer fires must receive spe
cial attention.
In national parks and most
national forests, definite camp
ing areas are set aside. Even so,
during extremely hazardous fire
periods, these can be closed
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By EUGENE BURNS
Ranger-Naturalist
particularly to campers. Better
check with your ranger.
Permission granted, first thing
is to check your location. When
ever possible build your fire
within 10 feet of the water's
edge. Never build it against a
rotten log, fallen tree, a stand
ing tree or a stump the fire
may work Its way down that
innocent looking sturdb to its
roots and smoulder there for a
week before breaking out in a
tree 20 feet off! See that there
are no overhanging branches
which may torch-off.
Site selected, know this: the
forest floor is often inflammable
to a depth of two feet. (You
ought to try digging to put out
a fire that has gotten out of
control in the woods.) So, when
youve determined on the site.
scrape the ground bare of leaves,
grass, or any other burnable
material. If you lack a shovel,
use me head of your axe not
the blade. Or a sharp stick. But
oe sure you see the bare around
where you intend to build your
lire, pius at least an added
space of a foot and a half all
around.
You'll learn that there are
several kinds of "spitfire" woods
sucn as dry white cedar, balsam,
spruce, white pine, alder and
bassivood which can erupt
sparks like Chinese firecrackers,
throwing not only sparks but
bits of burning wood into pans,
kettles, and on clothing and
tends to burn holes in them.
And start forest fires! Avoid
'em.
Once the fire is built, observe
the rule: extinguish the camp
fire whenever you leave the
campsite. Even for short Deri-
ods. It takes only a few seconds
for a sudden wind to blow
sparks and cause a fire.
Keep your fire as small as
possible that way, it's in hand.
Besides, big fires mean work
and why work needlessly gath
ering wood? And show me the
experienced camp cook who
likes to work over a blast
furnace. f
Should a high wind come up
during the night, put out the
fire: don't take a chance of
sparks blowing. You have no
idea of how far burning brands
can carry. During a fire in Yel
lowstone Park, brands jumped
a half-mile lake. You think that's
impossible? Another fire at
which I worked, flaming brands
were carried clear across the
mouth of the Columbia River,
a distance of over one "and a
half miles! Don't tell me winds
can't carry fire.
To put out the fire, do this:
throw the large logs into a lake
or stream or soak them from
all sides with a pail of water.
As you pour water into the bed
of coals, scratch the embers and
dig them up with a stick and
drench them. Saturate the sur
rounding area to prevent a
spark from smouldering in the
humus-filled earth. When you
can stir the ashes with your
bare hand, then the fire is out.
If water is unavailable, kick
or scoop sand, gravel, loose
earth or rocks over the embers
until they are covered and then
stamp on them thoroughly to
insure complete smothering.
Then with the camp cleaned
up cleaner than when you
found it initial your job with
a true woodsman's sign-off sig
nature: scratch two lines over
the extinguished campfire the
longer one pointing north!
(Released by
McClure Newspaper Syndicate)
(Copyright 1956,
by Eugene Burns)
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Quotes From the News
By UNITED PRESS
London Salah Salem, Egypt's former minister of national
guidance, on the Suez Canal crisis after arriving here as a news
paperman: "If you fire at us, we shall blow the canal to the skies. The
dynamite is ready."
Washington A spokesman for the Reynolds Metals Co. on the
break up of negotiations for a contract settlement with ih United
Steelworkers to end their two-week-old strike:
"We just couldn't get together with these people."
Dallas Vice President Richard M. Nixon to 4,000 Veterans
of Foreign Wars on the nation's military strength:
"We have adequate military strength to meet and defeat any
aggressor in the world."
San Francisco Sen. Prescott Bush (R-Conn.), chairman of
the Republican Resolutions Committee, on the GOP platform for
the 1956 convention:
"This is an Eisenhower convention and we will set forth the
virtues and accomplishments of his administration in the platform
and pledge continuation of that policy."
Miami Chief Weather Forecaster Gordon E. Dunn on hurri
cane Betsy, now whipping her 100-mile-an-hour winds toward the
southeast Florida coast:
"Sections of the East Coast are very definitely in danger.
Right now it's Florida, but it could still change its direction."
Monlicello, Utah Steven Hazelwood, 40. a bystander, on the
explosion Monday night that flattened a crowded cafe in this
uranium mining center and killed or injured everyone inside:
"It seemed to spread this building just like you had put your
fist inside an egg shell and opened it up."
Tuesday, August 14, 1958
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEN
Career Comes To End
After 41. Years on Job
Columbus, O. U.PJ After
more than 41 years as a rail
roader, Harry E. Tarleton's ca
reer has come to an end. He
retired recently as chief clerk
to the superintendent.
Harry first began his career
as a railroader when he was a
small boy. His father operated
a grist mill alongside the O. R.
& W. (Ohoi River & Western)
no longer in operation and
Harry would ride the cars as
they were moved to and from
the grist mill.
In 1912 Tarleton came to Co
lumbus and was later employed
on the old T. & O. C. Railroad,
now a part of the New York
Central system. When he re
tired he was chief clerk to Su
perintendent J. W. Crowley.
SUN ENERGY
Los Angeles (U.R) A visiting
professor of engineering at the
University of California at Los
Angeles has predicted that with
in 50 to 100 years man will turn
to the sun as a direct source of
energy. Dr. A. M. Zarem said
this will happen as other forms
of energy become more and
more expensive, with selected
applications sooner.
Retirement at 65
Declared Illogical
Chicago (U.R) Speaking at a
symposium on chronic illness
among the aged. Dr. Richard
Young, dean of the Northwest
ern Medical School said men
should be allowed to work until
they are 80, if they are able to
do so.
"Retirement at 65 is illogical
since no consideration is given
to personal desires or psycho
logical needs," he added.
The dean pointed out that
there is no magic number which
can determine when a person
has passed his productive prime.
He also noted the growing
economic problem facing per
sons forced into retirement at 65.
NERVOUS STUDY
Los Angeles (U.R) Studies in
the University of California at
Los Angeles zoology department
have been delving into explana
tions for that feeling of being
touched when nothing is near.
Scientists think it may be ex
plained through our "alarmed"
nervous system which becomes
so sensitive that it sends mes
sages to the brain even when
the nerves are not actually
touched.
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