Thursday, August 27th, 1942, NO OIL SHORTAGE HERE NEARLY GENTURY AGO World-Famous Drake Well Came Into Existence in 1859 Near Titusville Eighty-three years ago this month Americans were not worrying about a shortage of oil, according to state department of commerce, because at that time Col. Edwin L. Drake struck the first producing well in America. On the banks of Oil Creek near Titusville in the narthwestern part of the state was born an entirely new phase of human progress—the limit- less possibilities of petroleum. From a small grass-covered plot in Drake Well Memorial Park, now bearing a marker which tells the historic tale of the source of present-day gasoline, paraffin and lubricating oils, America took one of its biggest forward in- dustrial steps. It was this discovery on Pennsyl- vania soil that has made possible the operation of the world’s industrial machinery, changed the face of peo- ples’ habits by bringing the invention of the automobile, the diesel engine, and finally the airplane. The Pennsylvania Bradford oil field has for nearly three generations pro- duceq a grade of crude oil whose value per barrel is more than 100% greater than the average of all other oil fields in the United States. Today, 83 years after oil was discovered here, Pennsylvania still maintains her posi- tion as the seventh most important oil producing area in America. At the close of 1941 figures showed that only two European nations—Rumania and Russia — exceeded the Pennsylvania crude oil output, and only three in Asia—Iran, Japan and the Dutch East Indies. Pennsylvania takes its place in the field of oil productions as a great con- tributor to the United Nations’ vic- tory effort as it has in production of numerous other vital war materials. MINER BEETLES ATTACK LOCUSTS Many black locust trees throughout the state have the appearance of having been scorched by fire, but this discoloration and drying up of the foliage is caused by the locust leaf miner, Charles E. Baer, deputy secre- tary of the department of forests and waters, said today. Baer stated that the adult locust leaf miners are ravenous foliage feed- ers which causes the leaves to dry up. The damage to the locust foliage is not only unsightly but retards, to some extent, the growth of the tree. The adults are somewhat flattened, dark orange colored beetles ornamen- ted with black, about one-fourth inch in length. They pass the winter in sheltered places and emerge from their hibernating quarters in the spring about the time the new growth of the hlack locust starts. The eggs, which are laid in masses on the under- side of the leaves, hatch into small larvae which crawl into the leaves and mine between the layers. When the food supply is gone from one leaf they crawl to another and again be- gin mining in a similar manner. Since these pests have already done most of their damage, control meas- ures during the current year are not advisable. In case of valuable shade trees, the locust leaf miner can be controlled by spraying during the month of May with arsenate of lead at the rate of four pounds mixed in 50 gallons of water. Vee LISTS PLANTS WHICH PROVIDE BIRD FOOD Harrisburg—If you want to attract birds to your enviornment, there is no better tree to plant than the mul- berry, W. E. Montgomery, chief of the division of management, depart- ment of forests and waters, said to- day. For the convenience of those who desire to provide food and attract birds, the following list of 25 trees, shrubs and vines is suggested as a handy guide: 1. Arpor Vitae; 2. Barberry; 3. The Black Gum; 4. Black Haw; 5. Buck- thorn; 6. Bush Honeysuckle; 7. But- ton Bush: 8. Choke Cherry; 9. Elder- berry; 10. Flowering Dogwood; 11. Hackberry; 12. Holly; 13. Huckel- berry; 14. Mulberry; 15. Red Cedar; 16. Red Chokeberry; 17. Red Osier Dogwood; 18. Sassafras; 19. Silver- berry; 20. Snowberry; 21. Strawberry Bush (Evonymous); 22. Sumacs; 23. Wild Grape; 24. Wild Raspberry, and 25. Winterberry (Aronia). Twenty familiar birds of farm, field and town, together with the food plants they commonly feed upon, ac- cording to the number in the fore- going list, are: Bluebird: 1-4-7-8-9-10-11-12-14-19- 22-23-24; Bobolink: 8-14-23-34; Bob White: 2-7-8-9-10-12-14-17-22-25; Car- dinal: 10-11-14-17-23-24; Cedar Wax- wing: 1-4-8-10-11-12-14-15-19-25; The Chickadee: 10-17-22-24; Cukoo: 14-23- 24: Finches: 10-17-24; Flicker: 3-8-9- 10-11-12-17-22-24-25; Kingbird: 2-4-5- 8-9-10-14-22-23-24; Lark: 2-4-7-8-10- 14-16-23-24; Meadowlark: 4-16-23, Oriole: 8-9-14-24; Ruffed Grouse: 2-3- 4-7-9-10-12-14-17-19-23-24-25; Scarlet Tanger: 8-14; Swallow: 10-17-22; Thrushes: 4-5-8-10-12-14-17-22-24-25; Warblers: 4-15-22-24; Woodpecker: 4- 8-9-10-12-14-17-22-23-24-25; Wren: 2- 9-21-22-24. v-—- —If you are not good for some- thing you are only good-for-nothing. 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