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MAIL TRIIUNf, Mtdferd. Or. ) frid.y, April 2, 1960 BOY SCOUTS Cub Scout Pack 6 held their April meeting In the Washing ton school gymnasium. The cubs who received ad vancement awards were John Thomas, David Aeschllman, Scott Weber, Terry Gillispie, Stephen Graleau, Greg Se brant and Anatole Johanson, wolf badges; Terry Howard, Myron Gaston, DeWayne But ler, Johnny Lawton and Ray Colvin, gold arrow on wolf; Terry Howard, John Stafford and Eddie Chriss, silver' ar row on wolf; Kevin Hayes, Charles Robb and Johnny Robblns, bear badge; and Wes ley Graham, silver arrow on bear. Two new cubs were Initiat ed and received their bob cat pins. They were Billy Os borne and Danny Nlkodyrn. . Warren Rolls was graduat ed from the Cub Pack Into Boy Scouts. Bobby Mann received his three-year-pin. By lynn M. Watkins Forefathers Were On Right Track with 'Spring Tonics' Snrinff wan that nartinulnr FplWorlds time nf the vear whpn nnr ' TTriln K'l HI. I I W .j; " ADDRESSES JOINT SESSION King Ma hendra of Nepal, (at rostrum, rear) addres sed a joint session of Congress in the House chamber Thursday. The king said that in , his border dispute with Red China he will continue to pursue "a policy of non-alignment and non-entanglement." At the ros trum in the foreground is the king's inter preter. (UPI Telephoto) Back Stairs: Ike's Farm Operation By MERRIMAN SMITH 1 1 o President Eisenhower's UPI White House Reporter farm ever got such an exten Tj.'ashington - IUPI) - B a c k sive tour of the establishment stairs at the White House: j as the chief executive gave Probably no foreign visitor I French President Charles de SPECTACULAR DEW HOUSE PAINT The Greatest Advance in House Paint in 50 Years! IfaiZWHfflffi FOR WOOD OR MASONRY Sherwin-Williams A-IOO'LATEX HOUSE PAINT PERTECT FOR CIAPB0AR0, STUCCO, CEMENT, BRICK, SHAKES, SHINGLES (WOOD OR ASBESTOS). Lasts years longer Blister resistant when surfaces are properly prepared Dries dust-free, bug-free in 30 minutes Clear, rich colors are permanent SPECIAL NOTE to owners of houses with blistering Of paint.peeling problems. This paint Is your solution If proper attention is given to surface preparation. Store Hours: 8 A. M. to 5:30 P.M. 8 Till 5 P.M. Saturdays Gaulle last Sunday. De Gaulle was particularly interested in the display of show ribbons for prize cattle hung in two special cases at the entrance of one of Eisen hower's barns. Eisenhower tried to explain the various awards-blue for first prize, etc.-but It was im possible in the short time to explain the fairly complicated nature of the President's farm ing operation. Didn't Sink In None of the ribbons dis played in the barn were won by Eisenhower's Black Angus cattle, a fact which must have escaped the French president because he wished Eisenhower "many more victories." In general terms, here is the way the farm is run: There are 175 head of An gus cattle on the acreage owned by the President or held for him under land-lease and option arrangements. Of the total herd, the President owns about 60 animals. The rest are owned by George E. Allen, the President's golf playing friend, and Billy By ers, a well-known Texas cat tleman. Not Partners The three men are not part ners. The President provides the land and Allen and Byers, in return for use of the land, take care of the over-all man agement of the herd. Arthur Nevins, a retired Army gen eral, is supervisor of the farm for the President and Robert Hartley, a graduate of the Pennsylvania State Universi ty agriculture school, is in direct charge of the herd. Nevins har.ules the finances. Allen and Byers show their cattle in competition at a num ber of county and state fairs in the Pennsylvania and Mary land area. Sometimes they en ter the major cattle shows in Chicago and Kansas City. The President, however, does not permit his fine cattle forefathers began t hurried search of the woods and fields for the ingredients for "spring tonics." They felt the need of some natural elixir to help speed up their jaded body metabolism and itimulale their winter-weary appetites. This self-medication took various forms. Probably some of those concoctions had some thing in their favor because there are some whose curative properties are valuable addi tions to present-day medicine. In more than one instance, grandma and her herbs, roots, barks and berries was on the right track. Strange, too, when we gleefully admit that that was the unenlightened age. One material, now used mostly for flavoring candy, was really "big time" back at the turn of the century sas safras. Tops in Tonics The aromatic bark and leaves of the sassafras tree was credited with possessing all sorts of curative powers. Brewed into a tea, it was the spring tonic supreme. Millions of gallons of it have been pour ed down the throats of adults and children. Early American Indians also believed in its beneficial qualities. It may have been the Indians who suggested to the early pio neers that the bark of the sassafras tree should be gath ered from the north side of the tree. Some people, even Indians, have to get technial about everything. Whether sassafras tea was all that it was "cracked up to be" as an appetite stimulator as well as a blood purifier" is a debatable question, but at least it had a pleasing taste; an attribute sadly lack ing in many medicines. Slippery Elm Slippery elm bark had its advocates, too. It also had some fragrance and a slippery nastiness all its own. The tea from this material was secur ed from the thin Inner, bark of the elm tree; the white layer just under the rough outer bark. Medicinally, it was supposed to be a "blood thinner." Partakers of this concoction assumed their blood had thickened during the previous winter. The In dians had a word for this elm bark which, translated, meant "it slips." It certainly did. In some sections of rural America the bark of the per simmon tree was thought to possess curative powers. Oth er people placed their confi dence in the generous use of senna leaves brewed in hot water. Some pioneer families used ingredients whose ident ity was closely guarded secret. The formula was handed down from generation to gen eration in the selfish belief that the fortunate family who possessed it would outlive and out perform all their less in formed neighbors. (Released by The Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1960) to be shown competitively be cause he feels it might work a disadvantage to other cattle raisers. In other words, the Presi dent feels it might produce some unfair pressure on cat tle show judges to know they were looking at the entry of the President of the United States. 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