SUNDAY, AUGUST 31. 1958
HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
PAGE SEVEN
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FREEWAY
SACRAMENTO (UPI) There
wore 2,315 miles of freeways, ex
pressways or other multi-land di
vided highways either completed or
under way on the state highway
system at the end of June.
ALL LIT UP
SACRAMENTO (UPI) - It takes
10,000 electric bulbs, 4,000 flood
lights and hundreds of fluorescent
tubes to light up the 207-acre Cali
fornia State Fair and Exposition
grounds here.
"GET OFF MY BACK!" That's what cowpoke Jim Bayless seems to be saying after
getting the worst of it in his battle with a raging Brahma bull. (Maybe the bull said it
first.) Jim was only one of many contestants unseated in the 18th annual Pikes Peak or
Bust Rodeo at Colorado Springs. Limber rodeo clowns kept the angry bulls from gor
ing the cowboys and the only thing injured was a little pride.
Yule Trees
Need Pruning
For Top Price
Pruning and shearing will help
grow Christmas trees that bring
top prices, advises Gary H. San
der, extension forest products mar
keting specialist at Oregon State
College.
The new federal grading system
started last year makes it more
likely that uniform, high-quality
Christmas trees will sell for pre
mium prices, Sander said. To
.qualify for a premium or U.S. No.
1 rating top grades under the
new voluntary grade standards
trees need to have compactness of
growth and a uniform, symme
trical shape.
Growing this type of tree usual
ly requires some pruning and
shearing as trees mature, Sander
pointed out. Trees should be
pruned and sheared for the first
time when they are 2'A to 3 feet
high, usually the second or third
year after planting. Then, a yearly
treatment is needed, up to but not
including the year of harvest.
Fir and spruce may be pruned
and sheared in late summer, fall,
or winter, Sander said. Pines
should be pruned and sheared
from June to mid-July, before new
buds form.
Pruning calls for removal of
Injured or deformed parts, end the
top leader is usually cut back to
eliminate spindly growth. If there
is a double leader, the weaker one
should be removed or cut back.
Limbs over the rest of the tree
should be sheared to encourage
new growth buds and bushier,
more compact development. The
shearing, however, should removt
only part of the current year's
growth. And be sure and shear
the entire tree not just the upper
branches Sander said. Shearing
only the top branches makes the
tree squ.i'ty, too wide and sparse
at the bottom.
More information on pruning
and shearing Christmas trees can
be obtained from county extension
agents or local foresters, Sanders
added.
Korczak Ziolkowski Still
Chipping Away At Stone;
Crazy Horse In Sculpture
By MURRAY M. MOLER
United Press International
CUSTER, S. D. (UPI) If Kor-!
czak Ziolkowski (Core-shak Jewel-cuff-ski),
now 49, doesn't lose his
health or his ambition during the
next 20 years, he figures he'll be
able to complete man's greatest
monument.
It will be a gigantic 563-feet
high figure of Indian Chief Crazy
Horse and his pony, "carved" out
of the solid granite of Thunder
head Mountain, a few miles north
of Custer.
During a recent jeep ride up
the tortuous trail leading to the
top of the mountain, Ziolkowski
told United Press International
that in 10 years of hard work, he
has moved 1,164,000 tons of rock.
Thanks to the new jeep trail
that permitted him to bring in bet
ter drilling and blasting equip
ment, the Boston-born sculptor
hopes to have 2,000,000 tons off by
the end of this year.
I figure the whole mountain
weighs 18,000,000 tons," he added.
"To complete the job, we'll have
to cut off one third of the rock
a total of 6,000,000 tons. It'll
probably take 20 more years. But
I'm going to do it."
Determination is one of the
many things that Ziolkowski has.
So he can work on the mountain
in the daylight hours, he gets up
before dawn to milk more than
100 cows at his dairy. Revenue
from the dairy, and a new saw
mill, give Ziolkowski money to eat
on and provide for his family of
seven children.
The work on the statue is strict
ly a "laboi of love." He feels
America owes a debt to its In
diansand this is the artist's
way of showing his appreciation.
Money to hire the two laborers
who now help Ziolkowski with his
drilling and blasting comes from
donations and from fees charged
tourists to visit a combined home
and studio for a close-up look. A
tourist holding a lucky number
drawn each afternoon gels to close
a switch that touches off the day's
dynamite blast high on the moun
tain. Unlike nearby Mt. Rushmore,
where Ziolkowski worked briefly
some years ago, the Crazy Horse
statue will be completely "in the
round like a bust. At Kushmore,
the faces of four presidents arc
carved in relief only.
As a further tribute to the In
dians, the artist hopes that even
tually, "probably after I'm gone"
a park containing a museum,
hospital and the "university of
North America" will be created
at the base of the statue.
Tips On Ridding
Patio Of Pests
Colored lights, aerosol bombs,
and residual sprays can help pre
vent night flying insects from be
coming a nuisance around back
yard patios, picnic areas and home
entrances.
Robert Every, Oregon State Col
lege extension entomologist, says
no sure-fire method has been found
to eliminate all insects but home
owners can take certain measures
to reduce insect nuisances. Al
though most insects don't bite or
sting, they often collect in large
swarms, cause discomfort, and
sometimes get so thick they
"pave" driveways and entrances.
No light has yet been developed
that repels all insects, he says,
but different colored liyhts attract
different kinds of insects. Pure
white light draws certain moths
and beetles. Generally, bright blue
and blue-white lights attract the
most insects, yellow attracts some,
and red seems to be least visible.
Residual sprays applied to
screens and around windows is
another preventative. An aerosol
bomb used several times during an
evening helps to clear the insects
from the air. Every advises per
sons who sit outside at night to
apply an insect repellent to ex
posed arms, legs and face for pro
tection against mosquitoes and
gnats.
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