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Show THE BEAVER PRESS, BEAVER, UTAH At TSi12 Mil FEATHER DUSTER x JWx4 Duster Factory Main Industry air AID FOR SMALL BUSINESS , ?fSrU fa;torie3 or small business, designai-n"LLir1empl0ying 500 or ss employees, are assistance necessary by nr,r t0 Set defense sea-contracts and to i duck hunting A the 1951 .L largest concentration of u ..(,fru7l in Iowa mav ,1 Past of Trinoli. a Ntor. . procure materials. ! has issued a DPA booklet. "Mobilisation for Small BusinessSTREST designed to tell small of 1,100 popu- i-County town firms just how to obtain FEATURE government the of Waplowlands to contracts, in the get loans an tv j.iow rnnstruption and assistance in leges their plants - from wois " l,are civilian to defense converting will be a huge f production. PREDICT 31-pa- ge i i r -- man-mad- e to Serve and sanctuary Sds 0.r IOWa Spuna""-rHe returns .. . k.na Vippn I tU o for water " navins on tax is levied under v.i, muw. tsuii that the federal tax money w Will De pruiavcu ua-n- . federal i pittman-Kooe- ""ides Netted estates in aivea yivyuiuvu ' mher of hunting licenses is- xi respective states. the in t 25 per cent of the project must be paid approprla-tha- Pittman-Robertso- the the state. Ihe state has acquired l waste land for the 4 of r the i.iuu acies project, of ANOTHER LARGE WHEAT CROP Department of agriculture predicts another huge crop in wheat, cotton and soybeans, indicating food prices may drop as a result. For fifth consecutive week, food prices remained relatively stable while average primary market prices again declined 0.1 per cent over week ending June 12, although still 15.7 per cent above a year ago. Also, daily index of spot markets and organized exchanges showed another decline of 0.5 per cent with sizable declines In cottonseed oil, flax seed, wool tops. Another indication of how price ceilings are taking effect is department of labor statistics showing wholesale price index for May declined 0.3 per cent over April, second consecutive month the index dropped, after showing a steady increase since end of 1949. l.uuu acres approximately with water ranging tto nth from a few inches 12 feet in one NEW FARM RECORD jbssibly as deep as nlH lake bed . .!.. ..A. Of w ."aTfn wutit on c -si?pable depression. !... K.ttuw on hich n t,. onvered interest to Main Street merchants agriculural front, farmers are on their way to setting new record in total production, aiming at a government target 4 cent O fact that AAA Yflfcfc has now added its proof iu uncincn &f ...ov :S a warning caused by f danser of ricochet Science I' . -- Company. the test revealed that a Super-- X : caliber long rifle bullet had ridge of 1240 :Iocitv feet per second a at the muzzle where it rjck water. After ricocheting from e water the bullet still had a feet from of 1195 docity feet per second a only 45 feet. Pictures of the tests, the first ever made uis of believed to to illustrate ft cochet, appear in the May issue :! Sports Afield. The photographs ;:e made at 2l,000,OOOths of a of gelatin backed up by jcks of wood caught the bullets to they ricocheted. The wide annels cut into the blocks by Jets which ricocheted from stone nt dramatic evidence of their sec-Cub- silting deformation. Ihe shape of a bullet's nose declines to some extent the anale K which a bullet will ricochet from "iter, but Western's tests indicated "at ricochets from water occur at a angle of about U degrees and at i longer occur. fnr a rifleman per most circumstances to deter mine the angle at which his bullet T2 strike water, the only safe rule ;i follow is to shoot only when you "t sure of your And backstop. '"r shoot when there is any alihood of your bullet striking per water or stone. degrees will no it is imnnscih!, JCe AAA tyemfs On You fte fate of your wildlife of your ''loot recreation depends upon si more than it does uDon the --ttedand employed officials of the 'eand federal conservation agen-'W-The- y can make rules and reg--son- s designed to protect the can do their best to them; but unless you 25 pon hunters and fishermen in "te United States and on your own, the case eventually be hopelessly lost. ' chan n oiiuuta ri iiiuib UUU3 Jan ws something n.j. Vi , , ' . limit, or who takes more n tne regulations prescribe bemg smart and fooling the arden. Instead, he is robbing iand his son's son of one of "est things that America has for its people. He is help-Dring to an end the success lhat neVei" survived 4St tS heavily populated coun-.- e contributing to the down-0 ,he greatest heritages hav- -e that folks aU b. V 4. iiinrl vrld envy and admire. ihT 7 Wi ' aUr,!;,hat "nosey ame w"dllfe does not be- Rather the man who 8ame laws ls cheating of youn8 Di'es and 05 and Georges and ,Marys and Myrtles T oum that great American lent AAA tin, not tader.fishin,p enerHy the . f the l, . Of abundance ,nl fUht StUl e ang'er, embracing knowldg of ,yc es fished for. place, tea- - fc,,. prr-- .1,:.. n SJr i'a ev. 10 com.;. : :r muse r;: ; waier, plcture- - Catch can 'hcufih fish abound. farm per BE SLIGHTLY UNDER REQUIREMENTS FOR Despite higher consumer costs, Bureau of Labor Statistics again showed decline in weekly price index of 0.3 per cent for week ending June 26. All major groups declined except metals and metal products, fuel and lighting materials. Daily index of prices on spot markets and organized exchanges declined for ninth consecutive week. Major declines were recorded for wool tops, cottonseed oil, silk, flaxseed, lard and barley. Commerce Department says chain store and mail-ord- er sales in May were 2, 500, 000, 000, about 10 per cent over a year ago. Despite credit curtailments, consumer instalment credits held its own at about $12,913,-000,0- 00 at end of May. An increase of $43,000,-00- 0 in auto instalment credits makes up for declines in durable good sales. Q Labor department says we now are scraping bottom of barrel and must turn to women, retired workers and handicapped for 2,500,000 more needed in labor market. For the daily index of prices on spot markets and exchanges, another decline for the 10th consecutive week occurred amounting to about 1.2 per cent, with major declines for rubber, tallow, burlap and cocoa which offset some declines in wool tops, cottonseed oil, corn and flaxseed. prepared by the Washington Bnreaa of WNU Feature. a CI loan? L.P.G., Deans, N. J. (Send your questions about the A. He would be eligible for a armed forces or any aspect of miliArmed loan on the basis of his honorable tary service to: Walter Shead,National discharge from his World War II Services Question Box, 1057 service provided that, during that Press Building, Washington 4, D. C. of service, he was on active colthis period in be given Answers uill at least 90 days, or was disduty umn.) d charged sooner for a six months of Korean disability. DESPITE and the army's rapid Q. I hope to complete my Gl bill half of schooling next year, at uhich expansion during the last was time I still uill have a year's en1950, the army's health record the titlement remaining. Although the better for 1950 than in two of Alf date for training will four post World War II years. are 1949 have passed, u ould I be able to though the years 1948 and considered the healthiest in the go ahead and take the 1950 avhistory of the army, of training in the same field? J.B.S., personnel Enaville, Ida. erage daily percentage unavailable for duty was 2.8. This If job training is essential to A. wounds rate, which includes battle you as a trained worker in qualify the and injuries, was far less than field, you may be allowed to rate alone for 1947 and your e for 3.6 pursue it, provided you apply were 1946. when percentages it before you complete your classand 4.1 respectively. room work. But if the job training would be a repetition of what you patrol Nine of the Navy's newest"Merca-torsin the classroom you would learned " Martin to take it under bombers, P4M-a not be permitted set to have are believed GI bill. the of this type cpeed record for planesmile t Q. I am a veteran and will live on one leg of a 6.500 France for the next two years. of in check A training mission. Where can I find out about VA that reveals logs their recent flight administration benefits, since San Diego the 400 mile leg between was comthere is no VA regional office in California Alameda. and that country? R. C. L, llesper, 15 minutes. and hour pleted in one S. Dak. A. The veterans affairs attache of mine has Q A veteran friend service-- one for Europe, in the American embasiuo discharges from sy in Paris, can provide you with honorable and one under the answers to whatever questions receded lie conditions, you might have regarding veterans' and the second ,hef,rstin 1945 benefits. ..u u. ht tlmtble for in IW- - " service-connecte- cut-of- non-battl- 1 coast-to-coas- Has Been Developed New Arctic Uniform pterin ffS arctic uniform, which affords bet weight but 51 Is e ofSement . Lcar on success. Sea- m )...,istributi, of fish, influenced 4o,.' ,00d upply. temoerature well UP TO NOW FARMERS NEEDS FOR MACHINERY HAVE BEEN MET, BUT SOME CURTAILMENT IN PRIORITIES FOR FARM MACHINERY MANUFACTURE MAY at water or at stones. bullet which ricochets CAUSE OUTPUT That a -- m water loses practically none REST OF 1951. outing and a bullet that its velocity, f COCtietS . . i j nuuj irom Sione uuuuua was severe wounds, a produce hum out in a series of tests of I: caliber ammunition made in the west of safe shooting in the ballis- t: laboratories of Western Car- - I above 1950. is vptprans who have not actually started training, they must be In actual attendance today in order to continue in their courses, unless trainthey have interrupted their or for ing for the summer vacation other reasons beyond their control. Veterans not affected by the July date include those disf 25 after July 25. 1947. They charged will have four years from their date of discharge in which to start courses of GI bill training. cut-of- factory protection. wJta. the closed Gl most to its doors seven-year-ol- d f 3 W v v. In Iowa Town S 4 MONTICELLO. Iowa Should yot need 14.000 feather dusters in one I V I I i xx-year, there is only one place you I Wx-hx could get them the little town ol Monticello. For the last 20 years the Hoag Duster company, the chief industry in the community of 2,500, has been the world's largest manufacturer of feather dusters. Last year it useO 150,000 pounds of turkey feathers. 1 : Perhaps the 47 employees of the company have a good idea how many feathers there are in 150,000 pounds. Much of the work must be & done by hand, and most of the ma. chines must be fed by hand. There are no other feather duster manufacturers west of the Mississippi, and Hoag has only two com1 f petitors in the United States. The eastern Iowa factory turns out more than half of the dusters made s anywhere, each year. xxf -- tx 100 Old Years Nearly The Hoag family got into the : 1 feather duster business just after the Civil War when Monticello was WOMEN OF TWO FEOTLES . . . Betty Betz, American columnist, a tiny village. William Hoag had a Interviews was one Sgt. Insuk Paik, North Korean "WAC" interpreter at the which broom small shop, conference In Kaesong. Sgt. Talk Bays that Communist "WACS" disof the gathering places for men about town. One day the conversa-tio- n like lipstick and perfume and prefer to wear a uniform. She expressed turned to turkeys, of which surprise when Miss Beta told her American men prefer to see their farmers nearby had plenty, and girls dressed in ruffles, ribbons and lace. American movies are silly, turkey feathers, of which there Sgt. Taik says, because they serve wo purpose but to entertain. were a lot going to waste. One farmer thought turkey thrifty ; ; ..' V iWxx'-,4 x f,;t,-- '. j feathers might work into a broom. A few days later he brought in a bunch, just for fun. x x 11 x Turkey feathers tied to a broomi stick did a good job of scattering the dust, they discovered. But Hoag kept tinkering with the feathers and the idea. Eventually he split ' the quills and scraped out the pith, ' making the feathers more flexible. Then he bound them on a head which gave the feathers room to spread. This time he had something which would really pick up dust. In 1872 he packed his samples and went to Chicago. In the big city, he learned others had invented the duster before him, but he found buyers. His family has been in the feather business ever since, with the company playing an active ' i I and important part in the growth of Monticello. Feathers for Ilats 1879 Hoag had built his output By to $200 worth of dusters a week, . . . Shown at the Pentagon as DISCUSS ARMS STANDARDIZATION and was now employing 11 persons. a small arms standardization conference got underway are, left to He then built a factory, right, Army Secretary Frank Pace, Jr.; M. Jules Moch, French minwith the impressive dimensions of of national defense; Emmanuel Shlnwell, British minister of ister 20x60 feet. defense; and Brooke Claxton, Canadian minister of defense. Their talk In the nineties the business fell was to thresh out the question whether Britain's .28 caliber rifle or the to a son, Elmer E. Hoag. During .38 caliber U.S. rifle is the most acceptable to North Atlantic pact the period fashions kept the little powers. Feather trimfactory humming. ming for hats and dresses was in such demand it was shipped by express to Chicago each evening. Today the company still sells feathers to millinery houses and Its to makers of archery goods. biggest item is feather dusters, however. Feather dusters moved out of the average household about the time mother bobbed her hair, but they g fell into the arms of Janitors with more and more desks to dust each evening. Last year the Monticello factory produced 18 different types of dusters. slx It 7 V Ai 1 !!;..! r iil x ;;x 4 V f rKsi I ' RED APOLOGIST . . . Wilfred d liberal AusBurchett, tralian newsman with the Red delegation at Kaesong says that China would demobilize her forces if the Korean war is ended and the Formosan question settled. This is n Communist peace the line. self-style- x L : well-know- in x- .vjkA r .xLx.; u - x. m j 'h J CHANNEL SWIMMER . . . Abou llelf, Egyptian student, smiles in Dover, England, after he landed to complete his swim across the English channel from France. He made the difficult crossing In just over 15 hours. It was his first channel A; attempt. f i fcv v;:?' ; x ' V..:.: Vti v. v t y I .x.'S..' xx I , .':x:.vx; K :::: V-- --xi .;;,f,.x,;4 J V i 4 .v:.;i x .x:...iiJ: .i-. HAZARDS OF HOME . . . Barry Bishop, 19, was one of a party of 's eight which climbed Mt. Mc 20,270 feet a few weeks ago. More recently be underwent surgery At a Denver hospital after breaking his collar bone when he fell out of bed. Kin-ley- ' Small Town Business Helped by Bumper Crop If you want to hear the cash register ring in a small town, just visit this little Georgia village this fall. So says J. Q. Cobb, who declares Toomb county farmers have gone all out on the agriculture department's cotton project for 1951. Mr. Cobb, cotton merchant and fertilizer dealer with 40 years experience as a crop observer, has completed a survey with special reference to the crop conditions. He finds the best July condition he has ever witnessed in this section. He also points out that one farmer has a 100 acre crop field from which he expects to pick two bales per acre. Throughout the county there are several fields showing prospects for more than a tale per acre which is an unusual crop for the Vidalia area. It was noted at the county agent's office that 14,000 acres of cotton are growing in the county as compared with around 9,000 in 1950. Besides this, other cash crops, such as cucumbers, water melons, vegetables, poultry and cattle have been good during the year. Many farmers of the area are getting ready cash from diversified farm ing and using their cotton crop for a sideline. i.r-i- x. .... : i oflice-buildin- VTDALIA, y .. i:u ' .,, s - 7 J two-stor- ' 1 - Ga. : r ;3 4.1 f ' - ' - 'M'w ' J r' i it - V' '4 '"''-- ' y " 1 J ' i - 1'!, ' iU'williifliairbiif 1 ERICKSON GETS STAY . . . Kingpin bookmaker Frank Erickson leaves New York federal court after MURDER IN NEW YORK . . . From a roof at Grand and Attorney we look down on this street scene as police and spectators gather around the body of Arthur "Little Ush" Rubin, lying face down on the sidewalk. The bookie was slain in gangland fashion by gunmen In a speeding car. Indictarraignment on ment charging contempt of U.S. senate. He was brought from jail nt streets, to plead. ': Wisconsin Town Gives Scholarships to Grads OCONOMOWOC, Wis. Four yean ago the people of Oconomowoc or ganlzed a scholarship fund for sUr dents graduating from the local high school. Since the unique fund was established, one of the few In th country supported on a community basis, 13 scholarships have been awarded. Six four-yescholarships were granted to graduates this year. The scholarship program was started by the Oconomowoc Enter prist, the local newspaper, but fundi Over have never been solicited. $3,000 was donated during the pail year. ar If - J L-"- "" - - --T , - tkZl: - - ' ' - i ? i ' - - :.i ROUNDUP AVERTS GANG BATTLE . . . New York teen-ageare lined up against a wall under the watchful eyes of a cop and detective. The roundup forestalled a midnight gang war while other police combed the neighborhood for additional toughles. Thirty, including three girls, were to be arraigned In a Flashing court on charges of disorderly conduct. Police were told the disturbance grew out of a petting party. It occurred In Astoria. rs ... STAR WELCOMES DAD On hand to welcome Major Hclge Toren, who arrived In New York from Sweden on the S. S. Stockholm, was film star Marta Toren. Toren had not seen his daughter for more than five years. |