The Lampasas Daily Leader (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 206, Ed. 1 Friday, November 3, 1933 Page: 3 of 4
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THE LAMPASAS LEADER
FARM GIRL CHAMP
Helen Goodhart, seventeen, milked,
husked, churned and raked her way
to fame when she won the American
farm girl championship at the Los
Angeles county fair in Pomona, Calif.
Her dexterity in the hay raking, milk-
ing, butter churning, corn husking,
tractor driving and other events of
the championship contests gave her a
high score of points that outstripped
a large field of contenders for the title.
Non-Bobbing Barber
Quits After 50 Years
Boston.—Concord, capital of New
Hampshire, has a barber whose
resolution is as hard and enduring
as the rock for which the Granite
state is named. Retiring at the
age of seventy-nine after a half
century of work, he proudjy boasts
that never has he cut a woman’s
hair. Women have begged, threat-
ened, argued and laughed, but no
one could move his immutable de-
termination.
His reply, with numerous varia-
tions, has been, “What was good
enough for God Almighty ought to
be good enough for them. He put
.the'hair on their heads as a crown-
ing glory. No bobs or shingles ever
will be executed in this shop.”
$15,000,000 Atlantic
’Phone Cable Is Planned
London.—Plans are ready for the
laying of a new Atlantic cable, which
would cost $15,000,000, for the. estab-
lishment of an untappable “on-de-
mand” telephone service between Brit-
ain and America.
- Everything is ready to tackle the
job—one of the biggest in the history
of ocean cables—and the only diffi-
culty is that of finance. It is under-
stood that American financiers are pre-
pared to collaborate with British in-
terests once certain difficulties are re-
moved.
chinked with smaller stones, fitted and
hammered into position.
Other courses followed, each of suc-
cessively smaller boulders and stones,
quite as carefully placed, until the
road had been brought to requisite
height, whereupon a layer of rock
broken into much finer pieces was
added. After this was hammered or
rolled into a hard, level surface, a
final coating of mortar cement was
applied.
This cement was made of lime mixed
with finely sifted white earth, called
sascab, which, originally, under the
tropical sun, must have given the
roads a dazzling appearance^ quite as
dazzling, perhaps, as the great “white
ways” of our own cities.
Yellowstone Park Has
Greatest Animal Show
Yellowstone Park, Wyo.—The “great-
est wild animal show in a natural set-
ting” is the claim made by Yellowstone
Park officials for the nightly parade
of 50 Rocky mountain grizzly bears
in Yellowstone canon.
The giant silver tips, bringing wives,
cubs and yearlings, make a prompt
appearance each evening soon after
food remnants from the canon hotel
and lodge have been placed on a con-
crete feeding platform.
Visitors, protected by a high steel
wire fence and an alert ranger armed
with a high powered rifle, may watch
the grizzlies from the time they start
down from surrounding hills until they
leave for their homes once more.
Mothers with one, two or three cubs
meander in, keeping close watch over
the youngsters. Yearlings hungrily
snatch morsels overlooked by the male
rulers of the tribe, who in turn eat
warily as they watch rivals. The
sight is without parallel anywhere
else in the world, park officials say.
Road Roller Used by
Ancient Mayas Found
Five-Ton Cylinder Employed
in Surfacing Work.
Washington.—Recent discovery in
the jungle-covered region of northeast-
ern Yucatan, 40 miles out of Coba,
of a segment of solid stone 13 feet
long, 2*4 feet in diameter and weigh-
ing about 5 tons, nicely fashioned in-
to cylindrical form, draws attention
once again to the fact that the an-
cient occupants of an area long unin-
habited were skilled in the building
of raised roads of paved stone.
It seems probable that this great
stone cylinder was designed to be
used in packing down into solid mass
successive courses of material, par-
ticularly surfacing material, as these
were added in the process of road con-
struction.
Presumably gangs of laborers on
the road, possibly slaves working un-
der threat of the lash, possibly cap-
tives taken in combat, pushed such
cylinders about as the work proceeded
and in so doing anticipated by many
centuries the advent of the steam or
gasoline-driven metal roller, so essen-
tial to the roadmaking of today.
Network of Roads.
Goba, a Maya city of consequence
during pre-Columbian days, as shown
by abundant archeological evidence,
but now long abandoned, lies about 65
miles east of south of Chiehen Itza,
the headquarters of the archeological
field staff of Carnegie institution of
Washington.
Study of Coba and the region there-
abouts has revealed the fact that it
Is at the center of a network of raised,
constructed roads which run off north,
east, south and west and connect vari-
ous groups of ruins located about the
chain of small, fresh-water lakes that
is such a distinguishing feature of the
district.
One great road which takes to the
westward from Coba had been thought^
to end at the ruins of Yaxuna, about
12 miles southwest of Chinchen Itza,
but no one had ever traced its course
from end to end.
For many years, Dr. Sylvanus G.
Morley, in charge of the Carnegie in-
stitution field staff, has hoped for op-
portunity to determine the facts about
this the greatest of all the causeways
running out of Coba. Finally, this
year seemed propitious and he set
about organizing an expedition.
To head the expedition, he chose
Alfonso Villa, a young schoolmaster
of the Yucatecan race.
It was while cutting his way
through the thick bush, 22 miles out
of Qaxfina, that Villa came upon the
fStone-roller.
In construction of their roads, the
ancient engineers began by digging
down to hardpan, which is near the
surface, and erecting retaining walls
on each side to the height to which
they desired to bring the road.
Road Walls Built.
These walls were -built of large,
roughly faced limestone set in mortar.
Into the space between the walls a
layer of heavy boulders, some of them
two or three feet in length and weigh-
ing many hundreds of pounds, were
carefully laid and the spaces between
Canadians Are Strong
for Yankee “Hot Dogs”
Montreal.—Canada’s imports of “hot
dog” skins are not to be “barked” at.
According to the dominion bureau ol
statistics, the dominion imported $66,-
923 worth of “weiner” wrappers from
the United States during June of. this
year, an increase of $54,668 over June
1932. During the twelve months end-
ing June the total was $421,000, com-
pared with $375,000 in the previous
twelve months.
Azusa Dam Nearing Completion
A general view of the huge dam at Azusa, Calif., which is nearing com-
pletion and which, when finished, will provide an additional supply of stored
water to the city of Pasadena. It will be one of the largest dams in the coun-
try, of modern design and earthquake proof. The new dam is 329 feet high
from foundation to crest. Its length at the crest is 800 feet, and its thickness
at the foundation, 270 feet.
Smallest Power Plant Built
Klamath Falls, Ore.—The world’s
smallest hydro-electric plant has been
constructed by two Klamath Falls boys
out of scraps and batteries at a cost
of $4.50. The channel of Elk creek was
diverted over a water-wheel geared to
an automobile generator and the
“plant” manufactures enough current
to light five electric bulbs.
Arizona Has Big Rose Bush
Tombstone, Ariz.—The world’s larg-
est rose bush is growing in the patio
of a hotel here, residents claim. It is
large enough that tables for thirty-five
guests may be placed under it.
France and Japan Claim Islands
Entirely Uninhabited and of
No Real Value.
Paris.—“Button button, who’s got
the Islands?”
Six little coral dots in the South
China sea are causing much ado in
diplomatic circles and the question is:
are they French or are they Japanese?
About midway between the Island of
Borneo and French Indo-China this
little group of islands stick their noses
up out of the sea. According to both
sides, they are entirely uninhabited
and have been for more than ten
years.
Japan’s claims lie in the fact that
one of their nationals had established
phosphate works on the islands sev-
eral years ago and had spent more
than a million yen in the construction
of warehouses and claim that 120 men
died there due to the “impossible cli-
mate," but they still want the place. -
France’s answer to the Japs is sim-
ple:
“If the Japanese wanted the is-
lands, why didn’t they stay there?
These insignificant little coral forma-
tions have been a serious menace to
traffic for years. French commercial
lines to Indo-China are endangered by
them. There should and must be light-
houses erected there. We are going
to build them.
“We see no reason why we should
not take o"ver these islands, which are
admittedly uninhabited and of little
or no value, and take the necessary
measures to protect our shipping in-
terests."
Recently Charge d’Affaires Sawada,
of the Japanese embassy, called at the
French foreign office and, according to
Sawada himself, protested French sov-
ereignty over the group, stating that
Japan was about to proclaim them as
Nipponese possessions.
The foreign office presented an en-
tirely different version of the Sawada
visit, claiming ».it Sawada merely
dropped in to inquire as to whether
Japanese commercial interests would
be carefully safeguarded by the
French. The Quai d’Orsay spokesman
stated that Mr. Sawada was assur
that France would make it its du
to see that Japanese property on t
islands would be respected and th
Mr. Sawada left evidently quite sat
fied.
In the meantime, who owns the :
lands?
Pharmacologist Finds
Drug That Will Reduce
Palo Alto, Calif.—A drug which will
make persons thin without the neces-
sity of exercise has been found by re-
search pharmacologists in the Stan-
ford medical laboratories here.
It operates by producing a high
fever in" the patient, thereby consum-
ing energy and tissue beyond the nor-
mal rate.
A preliminary report on this new
drug has been published In the Jour-
nal of the American Medical Associa-
tion by Dr. W. C. Cutting and M. L.
Thayer.
Small doses administered daily have
reduced the weight of fat persons two
pounds a week over a period of sev-
eral months without diet changes or
unnormal exercise.
School in Pennsylvania
Serves Four Counties
Harrisburg, Pa.—Pennsylvania has a
high school that serves four counties.
The school, located in Fannett town-
ship, in the northern part of Franklin
county, has an' enrollment of about 70
pupils, one of whom last year drove
the family car 20 miles one way over
mountain roads to attend classes dally.
Other counties served by the school
are Huntingdon, Juniata, and Perry.
The department of public instruc-
tion reported that there were at least
40 additional boys and girls living
within a radius of 20 miles of the
school, who wanted to attend, but
could not because their parents were
unable to Drovide transportation.
Call for Hats With a Feather Accent
\ \ 7TIAT the new little feathers are
* * doing for the new little hats this
season in the way of giving them
swank and charm, is a trifling tale to
be told. The milliner takes a wee
bright feather not much bigger than
your thumb and with wondrous cun-
ning thrusts it through some little
nook or crook in the crown of a soft
rakish felt shape and voila! you have
a sports hat which is positively devas-
tating in its debonair lines. Perhaps
it is a cluster of diminutive ostrich
tips on a more formal velvet or satin
chapeau which is just as captivating.
It’s the Tyrolean influence which
sprightly colorful feather accents on
soft, folded and creased crowns is re-
flecting, and the result is as pictur-
esquely alpine as fancy may conceive.
Your town or sports hat is supposed
to be just like that—of felt novelty
woolen or of stitched velvet or satin,
just so it’s properly tailored, with a
frivolous little feather posing most
anywhere that looks nonchalant.
In the group illustrated, the hats in-
set in the panels flaunt their saucy
ceathers with a casualness which is
sxactly in step with the mood of the
dour. The felt to the left savors of
a. man’s soft fedora which is charac-
teristic of the newer sports models.
Its .novel multi-colored whirligig of a
feather poses at just such a rakish
angle as fashion demands.
The draped woolen beret to the light
which dips over one eye with a peak
to its crown which goes a la Chinese,
as the smartest hats have a way of
doing these days, flourishes a teeney-
weeney quill which carries a most con-
vincing style message.
Of course, when you dress up for
OLD TRUNKS HIDE
“LATEST” FASHIONS
Now that the spirit of the 90s has
returned in leg-o’-mutton sleeves, wide-
stiouldered frocks and a return of
some of that gay “fuss and feathers"
spirit, it may be that a little rummag-
ing among the family relics will be
more than repaid.
Of course, most old clothes are dis
carded or given away, but the excep-
tions are always lovely things.
The styles of the coming winter are
going to be more formal, more grace-
ful in some ways than they have been
for years. Perhaps if you rummage
through some of grandmother’s packed
away belongings (if she’ll let you), you
may be rewarded by finding some ex-
quisite pearl embroidery, a priceless
egret plume, or a bit of delicate Valen-
ciennes that will give distinction to
your winter wardrobe.
New Ribbed Fabrics Are
Favored in Winter Mode
From present indications, ribbed
fabrics will have first place next win-
ter, and very interesting novelties in
corduroy and ottoman are anticipated.
There is a new wide-waled corded ot-
toman in rayon, which might be called
corduroy ottoman, and which is recom-
mended for suits, coats an# dresses,
and exists in several weights.
It can already be foreseen that
broadcloth will be prominent next win-
ter, especially for afternoon coats over
crepe or satin dresses. Spongy, some-
times very slightly boucle materials
and loose woven etamines will dispute
the supremacy of the morning mode
with hairy angora wools, d jarred
kashemere and rabbit-hair fabrics.
Slipper Satin
Stiff shiny satin, the kind they
make slippers of, is being used for the
newest and smartest evening wraps for
fail.
matinees and calling and more formal
events, you will be wanting one of the
perfectly fascinating ostrich-trimmed
velvet chapeaux such as are making
so glamorous a showing on autumn
and millinery collections. There is
that note of elegance and the prettily
feminine about them which goes hack
to the gay 90s for inspiration.
The coloring of the three velvet uats
shown at the top in the picture, is
just too delectable for words. The
ravishing velvet sailor depicted to the
left is in that new blackberry tone
which can scarcely be distinguished
from black itself. It seems that in
Paris several of the best designers are
preferring this glorified berry tone to *
deadly black. The trio of lovely os-
trich tips on this hat are in petunia
shades.
The coquettish little toque centered *
above is one of the new fatigue types
which, by the way, are considered a
“last word” when it comes to up-and-
coming millinery. Its success de-
pends on tipping it at exactly the cor-
rect angle over the right eye, as you
see in the picture. The model shown
is developed of gray velvet ribbon with
two little ostrich tips emerging from
along its center seam.
Narrow velvet ribbon is stitched to-
gether row-and-row for the ostrich-
bedecked hat to the right. This is one
of the Renaissance beret types of
which we are hearing and are destined
to hear so much about this season.
The wee ostrich tips are in violet
tones.
The light blue draped felt toque cen-
tered in the illustration is trimmed
with a novelty feather which has been
dyed a matching light blue.
©. 1933, Western Newspaper Union.
CORD AND TASSEL
By CHERIE NICHOLAS
Ever so many unique things are be-
ing done in the way of trimming this
season. One is the use of ornamental
cord and tassel novelties. An Araby
red jersey frock as pictured has heavy
red silk cord and tassels at belt and
neck. A red and beige check coat com-
plements this frock. The red felt hat
has a perky feather which poses erect
at the back.
Wool Make* Appeal
Lots of women who have steered
clear of wool dresses because of a
delicate skin which cannot stand the
slightest scratchiness had better look
twice before they veto them this year.
Never have wool materials been so
soft and silky.
American Language in
Need of Equivalents
Some one sends a complaint to the
newspapers that there Is no shorter
and more graphic word than “pedes-
trian” for the person who uses his
legs in walking, says a writer in the
Boston Transcript. “Walker” doesn’t
quite fill the bill; it seems to imply
one who makes walking a profession.
A “hiker” is one who goes off on holi-
day rambles. “Footslogger,” an Eng-
lish term, is supposed to apply to the
Infantry branch of the army. Equally
unsuitable are “stroller,” “footman,”
“footer,” “tramp”, and “saunterer.”
We seem forced to fall back on “pe-
destrians” to describe the people who
go their ways in the city streets and
make up the mournful tallies at the
weeks’ end of those who have suffered
in automobile accidents.
So the language has forever lacked
a word equivalent to “starve” for
those who are undone from thirst. We
must always say that one died of
thirst, whereas it would be simpler
and more direct to say that one
“thrast” or was “thirstgoften.” The
Germans have “durstleiden” and per-
haps “dursttodten.” The french seem
no better off than we are unless they
use “soifmort,” which it is to be
feared would never have the sanction
of the academic. Perhaps the Greeks
have a, word for it. But, so long as
we have no way of calling a “pedes-
trian” something less sesquepedalian
or explaining that a man perished of
thirst in just one word, our language
leaves much to be desired.
Nuts of Pinyon Found
on Western Pine Trees
Pinyon nuts, the product of several
varieties of low-growing western pine
trees, constituted a substantial source
of the food of Indians of the South-
west before the white man invaded
that territory. These nuts have con-
tinued to find favor in Mexico and
southwestern United States in recent
years, according to a ranger natural-
ist of the office of national parks,
who states that at one time they
brought as much as 40 cents a pound
and represented a total annual mar-
ket value of $1,000,000.
These highly prized nuts are found
in two small cavities at the bases of
the pine cones. Nuts are not produced
every year, but when they are a single
cone averages about 15 nuts though
some contain as many as 34.
Pinyon nuts have soft shells which
are easily crushed and contain solid
kernels of sweet white meat. Among
the Haasupais, Hopis, Nevajos and
other Indian tribes the nuts are used
chiefly in the form of a meal into
which they are ground. The Navajos
also make the nuts into a paste which
they use much as we use butter.
Arctic Patrol
There is no more romantic force in
the world than the Canadian Mounted
police, at one time known as the
North-West Mounted police. From out-
posts in the Arctic islands “The
Mounties” patrol the “roof of the
North American continent” and carry
the king’s law to within ten degrees
of the pole. In 1874, the force, then
composed of 300 meD of all ranks,
made a demonstration from Red River,
Manitoba, 2,000 miles across prairies
to the foot of the Rockies. Ever
since, the Indians have regarded the
red coats as their friends. When a
treaty between the Blackfoot Indians
and the government was under nego-
tiation, their chief said: “They have
guarded us as the feathers guard the
birds from the snows of winter. I
will sign.” The force numbers 2,500
officers and men. They watch the in-
ternational boundaries to protect rev-
enue and prevent the entrance into
Canada of undesirables, and they also
do excellent service in keeping a watch-
ful eye on drug smugglers.
Woodpecker Easy to Recognize
The woodpecker is the easiest of all
birds to recognize. His habits are pe-
culiar and distinctive. He clings to
the side of a tree or pole as if throwm
there and stuck. True, other birds—
chickadees, crested titmice, nut-
hatches. and brown creepers; to name-
a few—climb up and down tree-trunks*
but these do it with a pleasing grace-
wholly unlike the woodpecker’s clum-
sy and awkward movements. And, as
most of them are much smaller than
the woodpecker, there is little danger
of making mistakes in recognition.
The nuthatches are possibly the only
birds likely to be confused with him;
but their peculiar habit of traveling
down a tree-trunk head foremost dis-
tinguishes them from the woodpeck-
er, who always backs up when moving
downward.—Our Dumb Animals.
Typewritten Postage Stamp
The first issue of postage stamps
made by Uganda, a British protec-
torate in Africa, were produced on a
typewriter. This was in 1895 and
while not old as stamps go they enjoy
the distinction of being rather scarce.
The letters U G stand for Uganda
government and the value is expressed
in cowrie shells, which passed as cur-
rency in Uganda at the rate of about
12 shells for one penny.
Where Stars .Originated
The origin of stars is still a matter
of speculation, but numerous theories
have been advanced. One of the most
recently suggested Is that by Jeans,
who believes that stars originated in
the nebulae, which having assumed a
rotating movement gradually assumed
the form of an oblate spheroid and
eventually separated.
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