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Show i .. gab Steps being taken to keep fireflies jj y Lynn And Lee Will Make You A Deal On a Japan, which gave the world pearls, cultured firefly. is now the home of the The insect whose soft yellow glow adds a sppeial magic to a summers eve has been one of the casualties of industrial progress in cities in Japan, as well as in the United States. Firefly populations have declined to the point where some Urban youngsters now grow up without ever glimpsing e those wisp flashes of light that mark a firefly's flight through the night air. o will-of-th- - Three years ago, the slow-flyin- g beetles that children love to catch in their hands received formal recognition when they were declared the official insects of Pennsylvania. EVEN IF TIIE honor didnt inspire them to glow with added luster, it was an improvement over the recognition lightning bugs customarily get from small boys who trap them in jars. But Japan has moved beyond cere- monial gesture and taken action, breeding fireflies to be released in Tokyo on summer nights. An official explained that sometime in everybody's life he must chase a firefly in one form or another. Firefly cultivation, currently a very small industry, apparently grew from the problem confronted a decade ago by one of the Japanese capitals largest outdoor restaurants. TIIE RESTAURANT found that as Tokyo had become more crowded and industrialized, the fireflies whose intermittent flashes enhanced diners' pleasure had almost disappeared. Management paid people to trap the insects in rural areas where they. were still numerous and deliver them to the city to gleam in the restaurants spacious garden, the National Geographic Society notes. Then in 1973 one district of the city began providing money for breeding and raising fireflies, so that the insects again would shine in neighborhood parks and streets. The program now costs more than $15,000 a year. Its' high point is an annual festival in July when crowds turn out to watch hundreds of glimmering fireflies freed from atop a specially-bui- lt tower. John Deere 4430, 125 H.P., Sound Guard Body, Heat and Air Conditioning, Power Front, Power Shift Transmission. AM-FRadio and Tape. John Deere 4430, 125 H.P., Sound Guard Body, Heat and Air Radio Conditioning, Power Front, Power Shift Transmission. AM-Fand Tape. M M THOSE FLEETING beacons that so entrance viewers are the courtship signals a firefly beams into the darkW ness to find a mate. The from results light the interaction of a substance called yellow-gree- n luciferin with oxygen and an enzyme known as luciferase. Molecules of adenosine triphosphate, or ATP, serve as the catalyst for the flashes. y ATP is a compound present in all living cells. Research has shown that cancerous cells have less ATP than healthy ones and produce less light when combined with an extract from firefly lanterns. Scientists believe chemicals from the insects may help in .identifying cancer. .But the fireflies primary function remains what it has always been: to serve as briefly sparkling jewels adorning balmy summer nights. high-energ- John Deere4630, 150 H.P.. Sound Guard Body, Heat and Air Conditioning, Duals, loaded with all the extras, AM-FRadio and Tape. , 80 H.P. M Interest Waived On All - 4-Wh- Drive And New John Deere Tractors eel LOTS OF HARD WORK LEFT IN THESE USED TRACTORS S&jstay fiept.S. 1977 2 Completely 'tfabtic cjUanot John Deere 3010 overhauled . - Fair & International 656 WHh - $6,950 WHh front leader Now $6,500 $3,995 Boot Sale 10 it Cowtown oo Make Saper Clean drive with deehio deals Wildcat, $23,000 Off wNI - A real boar ea esceloaf pony tractor fer sheet lVk galeae par beer $5,900 1972 Steiger Saper Ilf Wes teN new fer only International 454 John Deere 2630 WHb an nice Kent bey economy -- $900 WHh leader leader, only 1200 beers tractor aad loader a steel fer only $17,500 & Farmall MD Case 730 Tony Lama $6,500 HH $13,200 On Selected Styles All off Tractors Are Guaranteed 2 Original Price M We Deal - You'll Save Money Come In Today -- Cowboy Shop Qrrtrrtirma 716 S. Main Logan ) good coadMoa Massey Ferguson 165 John Deere 2010 School r deals $10,500 x L start $9,950 With Cab t International 666 197S Medel, wHh leader, very lew bears, gas power, wM easy la cold weather cheap tractor aad leader oiceOeat ceadltlen John Deere 4020 Close-Ou- - Each only $6,500 Aoiicfcuce, Utafc Back To John Deere 2240, 50 H.P. Excellent loader tractor. Got this before last price increase an exceptional buy. John Deere 2840 (new release). Super Tractor, flfCTs) fllOTWt 1601 JL i S |