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hoot By ROBERT F. MEEKER I'nilrd Press International LOUISVILLE, Ky. (UPI)-In the late 18th and early 19th cen tury Pennsylvania gunsmiths, mostly of German extraction, hand-crafted a long, muzzle loading rifle of amazing ac curacy. The weapon was used exten sively in Pennsylvania's forest fastnesses and throughout the Appalachian region, but achiev ed prominence as the ultimate weapon of its time in the wilder ness of eastern Kentucky the historic "dark and bloody ground." In the hands of intrepid pio neers, the long rifle was often the difference between survival BODY FOUND The baffling disappearance of ex-Coastguards- man Juan Aquino, who left his Berkeley, Calif., home more than three months ago and never returned, has been solved with discovery of his body near Echo Summit on Highway 50, near Luke Tahoc, Calif. Caught in a fieak snowstorm, his bus slipped on icy pavement, narrowly missing the edge of the cliff. The passengers got out and one of them toppled over the precipice hut was rescued by fellow passengers. Apparently the same fate befell Aquino and it went unnoticed. IUPI) Try and By BENNETT CERF- n Urn nV Tim TCV nvintintt iUa vi. lnn- rxt flSo nnntt I If VJ II 1jUflj IV U i-TiJ) LAll'lllll, lilt II ll 111, will. perfect, but now practically extinct English butlers, tells about one who presided over a mansion in Ireland. One day a gang of Sinn Kcincrs descended upon the place, and battered down the front door with axes. Inside the butler awaited them to tell them austerely, "His Lordship is not at home." They wrecked the house from cellar to attic, and finally set fire to it. On leaving, they found the butler still standing stiituesquc ly in the hall. Flames were everywhere, and ceilings were crashing down, but the butler stopped the mob to ask, "Who shall 1 say called, gentle men?" The voluntfor fire department in a certain Wcstrhestrr com munity suffers from a chrome luck of funds. This year there's a genuine crisis "Now, wh"n the ftre Hltmn Roes off," mourns the Chief, "we havo to rush down to Hertz or Avis nnu lent . truck!" A famous trainer at the Cain Hoy shihies was nsked his master plan for winning- races. "It s easy enough," nodded the. trainer. "All a jockey has to do Is net lus horse, out in front at Die stuiting gate and keep Improving Ins position from there, on." C ID63, !) llcnnell Cert. Diililbutcd by Klin Feature! Smlht Dennis the - o L . 11 . c ' tt'E tVEf?E GONNA just TAKE OHt Gm, ' CUT THE REST Or E.M MJKG Ofi'" THURSDAY. OCTOBER 3. 1361 - Out or death at the hands of savage Indians. Daniel Boone, himself native to Reading, Pa., highlighted a score of names deeply etched in America's history books who de pended on the long rifle for pro tection. Adventures such as Boone, Kenton, Clark, Harrod and oth ers stirred the imaginations of youthful readers in elementary school history courses. An Equalizer These early settlers, often am bushed and nearly always out numbered, depended on the long rtflc as the equalizer against the fiercest Indian tribes the white man had yet encountered in the new world. Stop Me IO-4 Menace Called to Determine Long Rifle's Origin The long rifle was, and is, ac curate on a squirrel at 70 paces and often spellnd the difference between game on the table or dreary meatless diets. It was the long rifle, fired by Gen. Andrew Jackson's ragtag army, which sent withering fire into the ranks of England's fin est during the war of 1812 and brought the collapse of His Majesty's crack regiment in the battle of New Orleans. Its fame and place in history thus assured, the long rifle be came known as the Kentucky long rifle, after the state in which it reached its peak in de velopment and use. Then it slipped into obsolescence and oblivion as the breech-loader re placed it. Pennsylvania Origin Some Pennsylvania histori ans, nettled at the appellation "Kentucky long rifle" for a gun originally crafted in the Keystone stale, stirred the dust of history by insisting the weapon should properly he, "T h e Pennsylvania long rifle." HURRYI Or YOU may be the loser if you don't take advantage of Friday's or Saturday's slash-cut prices ... the Merchandise you want may be SOLD OUT by Sunday! Stocks are only as shown below ... no more left ... we URGE you to gel here earlyl look at the selection, the stock on hand, the price cut for each day and BUY NOW! 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George Chinn, director of the Kentucky Historical Society, j took dead aim at Pennsylvania historians with a stinging n ! poste: "They made Mononga j hela rye whiskey up there that was only fit for lamp oil and it I took Kcnluckians to show them how to make bourbon. They j made a rifle too, but it took , Kentuckians to show them how ; to use it. They are the claiming- est people . . . History buffs may argue the critical point where war broke out between Pennsylvania and Kentucky this spring; but this much is known things became very lively after Colonel Chinn's remarks last April. Shoot-out Called Gov. William Scranton of Pennsylvania delivered a chal lenge to Gov. Bert Combs of Kentucky for a "shoot-out" to determine who is worthy of claiming the title to the long ritle. Scranton's method of deliver ing the challenge was unique in this day of superhighway and jet airliner. He sent seven riders astride rugged Appaloosa horses all the way from heading. Pa., Boone's birthplace, to Kentucky. The trip touk more than a month to cover the distance Hull miles as the crow flies; more than !)( miles as the horse goes. On the last week of May the Pennsylvania couriers broke through the Cumberland gap and were captured soon there after outside of Middlesboro, Ky., in rugged southeastern Kentucky. After a brief interro gation, armed Kentuckians (long rifles, naturally) allowed them to proceed to Kentucky's capital city of Frankfort to deliver their challenge for a shoot-out. The Pennsylvanians were kept j under close surveillance by Kentucky ridgerunners until they arrived at Frankfort early in June. There, Governor Combs TAG ENDS! PRICES DRASTICALLY REDUCED EACH DAY! FRIDAY - SATURDAY - SUNDAY ile our MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGOM extended the hospitality of the bluegrass state to the weary rid ers and formally accepted the challenge for a shoot-out to de termine the claims to the long rifle. Encounter Planned . Originally, Governor Combs was to travel with a team of 10 Kentucky marksmen and have a face-to-face encounter with Governor Scranton near Reading. In a homc-and-home arrangement, Governor Scran ton was to come to Kentucky and have a return engagement at Barbourville, Ky., in the southeastern Kentucky moun tain country. Affairs of state precluded this arrangement and the two shoot outs will be held with the gov ernor of each state presiding when the match is on home ground. Ten Kentucky marksmen were selected in qualifying trials near Boston, Ky., last July and they traveled to Reading, Pa., for a shoot-out in September with the Pennsylvanians. The second di vision of the match is set for Oct. 12 at Barbourville, Ky. MAI T-DO "tag-end" Stock lasts! Somewhat under a cloud is what will happen should each state win one match without a clearcut margin of victory. This may be resolved by supporters of Americana who are promot ing an annual shoot-out between the two states. Controversy Spreads It may take more than two shuoi-outs to settle the contro versy which has spread to areas beyond the long rifle. One of the Pennsylvania horsemen referred to Kentuc ky's state bird, the cardinal, as "A Pennsylvania sparrow with high blood pressure." A fuming Kentuckian retort ed, "Merion bluegrass is Ken tucky bluegrass with snob ap peal." It is hoped the shoot-out, or shoot-outs, will settle the riddle: "When is a Kentucky long rifle, not a Kentucky long rifle?" Keystone staters see the solu tion as an easy one: "When it's a Pennsylvania long rifle . . . like it's always been." It appears to be all over but the shootin' and that may go on forever. TAG ENDS! WW OPEN FRIDAY NITE TILL 9:00 SUNDAY-FROM 10 A.M. TILL MUSIC "BETTER MUSIC Arcade Bldg. At North Bob Anderson Is Now Associated With the MUSIC CENTER We cordially invite you to itop in and let Bob demonstrate the Gulbran sen, Lowrey or Rodgers Organ as well as the Gulbransen Piano. CENTER FOR YOUR HOME" 126 E. 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