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iL THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1963 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON Small Worlds Around Us y Lynn W. Watkins Bxiitnr It Irlbuna SynSlcaU, White Moth Called 'Millers' After Flour Covered Miller Back in the days before elec tric wire carried current to mill, factory, or home tne cheapest and most dependable power was supplied by water. The water that turned the wheels of the old miU revolved two large, flat stones together, between them wheat, corn, or some other grain was ground to a fine powder to become flour. The product was water ground meal, or flour. Even to day when the old mill wheel is silent, water ground meal is con sidered best by many folks; some say, "because tne mm wheel turned slowly, the resul . .... t ...... Wfar 11 tant uuur ncu The man who tended the 010 mill and watcnea me gran being pulverized to a fine pow der, was the miller. Often il was a profession he would fol low all his life, and by prefer ence would teach his sons; il v-nn.-r.Vslo nrnfeftKlnn WHO OH iiuiiui auiv f' The miller was one of the pillars 4U. flAtnmiltlifu White Dust Of course, back then there was no ventilation system in the old mill, only the winds that whisDered through the structure, took care of the dust or the flour that escaped the grinding stones. The white dust settled on everything. The miller's clothes became almost white with accumulated flour. When - he walked along the street on his way home, after the days work at the mill, he scattered flour at every step. Having one's clothes white with flour was probably the distinguish Fna trademark of the miller; something probably to be more than a little proud of, for the milling of grain was as impor tant as any work in any com munity. About that time, or shortly thereafter, some child, or per haps an adult, watched a small, winged insect, probably a clothes-moth, fly across a room. He may have caught the moth, and examined it. Even with the most careful handling, a white powder came from the wings and body of the insect; the pow der looked like flour, actually it was scales from the wings; scales so small they look more like powder, but that overlap one another, like shingles on a roof, or the scales of a llsn. Resembled Flour Had he looked at the scales with a powerful reading glass he would have found they were of various sizes, and shapes, those along the edge of the wings being long, and fringed. But to the first observer, they resem bled flour, so naturally the in sects were called "millers," In deference to the man that watched the mill wheels turn. But the name "miller" stuck, and even today most small moths are called millers, the clothes moth being one of the many. Should you, while resting in your easy chair, see a small moth flying across the room, you might notice it is flying away from the light, It flies to ward a darkened corner of the room or toward a closet, as if it knew that woolen garments would be stored there, and or ganic matter is what the larva of the clothes moth eats. Should you catch her, the tiny scales of the wings and body would readily come off in your fingers, like a white dust, or powder. Scales from the wings of a butterfly would of course also come loose, but those might be any of various colors, not especially white like that of the millers the small moths that wear the suits, "covered with flour." THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1963 Lecture Committee Chairman Named EUGENE Dr. A 1 b e r t C. Spauldlng, who recently took up his duties as new head of the anthropology department at the University of Oregon, has been appointed chairman of the Con don Lectures committee. He succeeds Dr. Luther S. Cressman, professor emeritus of anthropology, who retired last summer. Dr. Cressman as sisted in the establishment of the lectureship and had served as the committee chairman throughout its history. Other new committee mem bers are Dr. E. H. Volkart dean of faculty at Oregon State university, and Dr. Thurman S. Peterson, chairman of the divi sion of sciences, Portland State college. Dr. Ralph W. Steetle. associ ate dean and director of educa tional media, division of contin uing education, will continue to serve on the committee. SLEEPING DOLLARS NEW YORK (UPI) -Bedding Is the biggest and most profit able merchandise line in a fur niture store, reports the retail rlrrjnrtment nf the ANPA Riiraoii of Advertising. It accounts for 9 to 12 per cent of a furniture tore's business. C 5 3W (q ODSfc nnnnri r 7 00 Pure Beef. Quality Controlled iS$ jv FREE GOLD BOND STAMPS with purchases at SAFEWAY ADDED SAVINGS plus low everyday prices. 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Pkg 33c BLUE CHEER 21-oz. Pkg 33e SALVO TABLES 23-oz. Pkg 49c PINK DREFT 18-oz. Pkg. (c) Copyright 1963 Safeway Stores, In. "rporated Pricet affective Thursday, October 10 thru Sunday, Oct. 13 it Sa'ewey in Medford. limit rights re-served DASH DETERGENT 3-lb. 3"-oz. Pkg. CASCADE FOR DISHES-20-oz PINK THRIll-Liquid, 22-oz IVORY UQUID-12-oz. Bottle JOY LIQUID-32-oz. Bottle DOWNY-Softener, 38-oz COMET CLEANSER-14-oz. Size SPIC I SPAN-54-oz. Pkg MR. CLEAN 28-oz. Bottle Campbell's I I Tomato I I Regular Can Results of Year's Activities Noted At Annual Event The annual meetins nf Vnxa. tionland, an association of six area Chambers of Commerce, formed to promote tourist trade in soutnern Oregon, was held at the RnmiA VaIIav rnimtmr li,k Tuesday night. The meeting, which was con ducted by Ron Gandee, presi dent Of the ARSivifltinn warn held to review the results 'of the past year's promotional activi ties, and to appraise plans for the forthcoming year. Present were chamber rep resentatives from Medford, Ashland, Gold Hill and Grants Pass, together with the Jack son county court and the Jose- prime county ooara of commis sioners. Two other members of VaCationlanH. ttm rhamharc a Cave Junction and Rogue Ri ver, were not represented. Inquiries Received Gandee said that mail in quiries about vacation possibili ties in this area, which came as results of advertisements nlnpeH in seven national periodicals several montns last fiscal year, constituted a "most productive return" on the Investment. Space advertisements costing nearly $6,000 were carried dur ing selected months in such magazines as "Sunset," "Holi day," "Westways" and "Mo torland," a periodical of the Southern California Automobile association. Advertisements were placed during April and May in "Holi day," for example, which has a circulation of 92l.non. at a cost of $1,086.40. A total of 1,304 persons clipped the cou pon on the ad and mailed it to a Roffue River nnst nfffpn hnv to request vacation brochures aooui uie area, uost ot vaca tionland rxr "Holirlnv" rnnnnn was 83 cents, Gandee explained. Vacationland expenses are shared by Jackson and Jose- ' Dhine emintips .Inrkcnn tmintir allocated $5,000 and Josephine county ij.wu toward Uie 1963 budget. Discontinue Ads Gandee stated that in view of compiled results, the decision had been made to discontinue running advertisements during January and February. Particu lar advertising stress will be placed Instead on March, April ana May, tne most productive mriitns in terms ot coupon returns. In an experimental attempt to extend the tourist season, ad vertisements may be placed in "Sunset" and "Westways" dur ing September and October next year, Gandee said. Before fh mMtina or!. journed, a vote of confidence Was given In Vumtinnlnnri hw the Jackson county court and the Jnsenhine rnnntv hnorrt nt commissioners. Tentative plans for next year's campaign, in cluding an operating budget of $8,000 received a voice vote of approval by the group. . Winema Forest Has New Staff Assislanl KLAMATH FALLS The transfer and promotion of Orin palmer to a staff assistant position on the Chiloquin dis trict has been announced by Winema Forest Supervisor Alex Smith. Palmer moved to the Winema from La Grande where he was employed as forester on the Wallowa-Whitman National for est. At Chiloquin he fills the position of resource assistant with primary responsibilities in the field of range and wildlife management. Palmer began his forest serv ice career at Unity, Ore., in 1955. His experience includes assignments on the Siuslaw for est at Corvallis. Palmer Is a graduate of Oregon State uni versity with a degree in forest management and a minor in range and wildlife. Area Students Are High in Two Tests Three Medford students were included in the list of freshmen entering Oregon State univer sity who made high scores in the college board English com position test and the advanced mathematics test, it was report ed by the school. The two were in the top 48 of the 500 taking the advanced math test were Howard E. Hau gen and Carl Lewis Farner. Tracy E. Blackstone, Med ford, was in the 42 top English placement test scorers out of 2,600 who took the test. Dollar Bills Now Have Longer Lives NEW YORK (UPI) - Today'! dollar bill is lasting 30 per cent longer than It used to, accord ing to the Manufacturing Chem ists' association. This is the result of a special ly developed currency paper compounded from cotton, linen fibers and melamlne plastic. The new model marked the first change in paper since 1929. punts am
