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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, SEPT 21, 1949
"See, Louise, I told you this was a friendly school—Here come some more boys who want to meet you."
Kansas Ranks Second In Sweetclover Seed
Topeka-(U.P.)—A bigger crop of sweetclover in Kansas was estimated today by the federal and state departments of agriculture.
Production was forecast at 113,000 bushels of thresher-run seed, 19 per cent more than the 95,000 bushels harvested last year.
If the estimate is realized, this year's yield will be the third largest in the last 20 years.
Topeca, Sept. 21.-(U.P.)-A new Kansas liquor wholesale distributing firm was granted a state charter of incorporation today.
Charter To Hays Liguor Firm
Procedure was completed in the secretary of state's office for the Hays Distributors, Inc., of Hays. A. F. Dinges is resident agent of the concern, which is authorized $100,-000 total capitalization.
The dinosaur Brontosaurus weighed about 40 tons.
KU Museum Publications Tell Of Ancient Rodents
Even the oldest old timer of Long Island out in Phillips county would have to deny any acquaintance with "epigalus hatcheri".
It's just as well, for "the pig", a member of the rodent family, wasn't the kind of fellow any respectable human would like to see, night or day. He was about the size of an oppossum and had horns.
His life-span pre-dated Kansas
statehood by several million years. His fossil is one of many fossil rodents of North America described in five publications issued today by the University of of Kansas Museum of Natural History.
Dr. Robert W. Wilson, associate professor of zoology at K. U., has been hunting and studying the fossils of rodents for the past decade. His search for the skeletons of small mammals such as squirrels, mice, porcupines and their relatives went back 50 million years to the grand-daddy of them all.
The oldest known rodent resembled the present day tree squirrel. The fossil record indicates that ancient rodent and its relatives soon became abundant but that the variety seen in rodents today was lacking.
Besides the strange early inhabitants of Phillips county, Dr. Wilson found a groundhog, approximately three times larger than today's groundhog, which lived several million years ago in northern Mexico. Another peculiar creature from the Great Plains region had teeth resembling those of a mouse but otherwise was like a squirrel.
Dr. Wilson's reports tell of rodents that existed for only brief periods of time, geologically speaking. These fossils are what the paleontologist and geologist term "index fossils" or guides to the relative ages of rock layers. Such species permit the geologic history of a region to be determined with accuracy and are important tools in the never-ending search for valuable mineral deposits.
The author came to K. U. two years ago after several years at the University of Colorado. He took his undergraduate and graduate work
at the California Institute of Technology.
Washington, Sept. 21. —(U.P.)—The air force today announced recall to active duty of Maj. Gen. Victor E. Bertrandias of Encino, Calif., as an adviser on reserve forces.
Major-General Recalled To Duty With Air Force
Bertrandias, a reserve officer, is vice president of the Douglas Aircraft Co. He is a veteran of both world wars. He served with Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker in the famed 94th "hat in the ring" squadron in World War I and as an army air force service commander in the Pacific during the World War II.
Kansans Boost Insurance To $3,600 A Family
New York, Sept. 21- (U.P.)—Kansans have boosted their ownership of life insurance past the two million mark in face value of policies, the Institute of Life Insurance reported today.
The 1949 total of $2,064,700,000 figures some $3,600 per Kansas family, the institute said.
Kansas Corn Faces Boxcar Shortage
Topeka, Sept. 21. —(U,R) A boxcar shortage, unusual for this time of year, has arisen to plague Kansas corn growers, Gov. Frank Carlson said today.
He applied to the Association of American Railroads for assistance in providing needed cars for corn shipments.
The governor sent a telegram to Ralph Clark, AAA car service representative in Washington, which said in part:
"We are faced with a critical (boxear) shortage at the present time. Some elevators are closed, others will be closed within a matter of a day or two unless we get immediate relief.
"The movement of this year's corn crop started earlier than usual and in addition to the need for cars is the movement of commodity credit corn. . .
"If the situation is going to continue tight for any length of time, would appreciate your having representatives of the Kansas City office move into the state and assist in the allocation of cars. . . "
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