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CALIFORNIA
Search for Greasewood . . .
PALM DESERT —The possibility
that leaves of the creosote bush—commonly
known as greasewood — have
commercial potentiality is being investigated
by a large spice processing
company. Creosote leaves can be converted
by a lengthy process of extraction
and re-extraction into a fine
powder that prevents or retards rancidity
in fats, oils and fatty foods. H.
S. Warren, chemical engineer and production
supervisor for the William J.
Strange Company, makers of the crystalline
end-product, has been exploring
the Coachella Valley for thick concentrations
of greasewood. The chemist
reassured nature lovers that creosote
bushes will not be destroyed by
the leaf-picking. "It is as beneficial
as tip-pruning," he said.—Palm Desert
Progress.
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Would Abandon Historic Road . . .
MECCA—Declaring that the present
bridge over the Ail-American canal
east of here is inadequate, the California
State Highway Division has
asked that the historic road through
Box Canyon be abandoned unless the
Coachella County Water District will
install a new bridge, estimated to cost
$260,000. The Box Canyon road was
in use for nearly 50 years before the
Indio-Blythe cut-off was completed a
few years ago. It goes through one of
the desert's most scenic canyons, and
residents of Coachella Valley are preparing
protests against its abandonment.—The
Date Palm.
Franciscans to Leave . . .
BANNING—Franciscan monks, in
California since 1770, are about to
leave four Southern California counties—Riverside,
San Bernardino, San
Diego and Imperial—after 182 years
of continuous service to Roman Catholic
parishioners throughout California.
The Franciscans first were assigned to
the Southwest after Spanish King
Charles III banished the Jesuits in
1767. On exploratory expeditions from
Mexico, Franciscan Father Junipero
Serra established locations of the California
missions.—Banning Record.
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Plan "Shady" Myrick Shrine . . .
RANDSBURG — In memory of
Francis Marion "Shady" Myrick, Mojave
Desert's most famous gemstone
prospector, the Desert Lions Club of
Johannesburg and a group of Shady's
desert friends erected a monument of
Mojave Desert gemrock over his grave.
The monument and plaque were dedicated
in Memorial Day ceremonies.—
Randsburg Times-Herald.
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