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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1949
Page
10
Chicago city collector William T. Prendergast reports only two two horse carriages registered in the first seven months of 1949, down from four a year earlier, while horseless carriages rose by 65,477 from last year. Total automobile registrations reach 597,762 as one horse vehicles decline to 523, 192 fewer than before.
Wahpeton, N. D. scientists Art Sampson and C. M. Ralston devised a non-stalling wing tip for light airplanes. Endorsed by the Civil Aeronautics Authority the tip enables takeoffs in 400 yards and can recover from a spin in a turn and a half rather than four turns.
In Wyoming the horse economy has collapsed from a peak of 158,000 animals in 1934 to 94,000 by 1948. Ira M. Stevens of the University of Wyoming notes horses now fetch about 35 dollars each, while cows are worth around 141, reflecting a shift away from horse raising due to higher feeding costs and limited range.
Oren Mathias and Ray Yeakley bought a car for parts from a farmer in Rochester Indiana. On the return trip bees under the front seat stung Mathias and Yeakley. The farmer’s dogs were sent to drive off the bees but were routed. The farmer was stung as the bees remained in charge of the abandoned auto seat.
Berkeley CA UP Dr W M Hoskins entomologist UC says thirty tons of DDT treated tomatoes contain no more than one ounce of insecticide at harvest about a third of a teaspoon per ton and washing cuts the residue further. He notes many crops are safe but grapes broccoli spinach and olives remain higher and olives cannot be cleaned by processing.
John O'Brien went to an undersheriff's office in Camden and demanded access to Burt Malloy, jailed three months. He was declared drunk and disorderly and jailed ten days.
The National Safety Council reports drinking often leads to accidents. One out of six drivers in fatal crashes last year had been drinking, illustrating the risk cited by the council.
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