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Fire Fighters Halted An Hour By Rattlesnakes
GRANTS PASS Wl A 200-acre
forest and brushland fire was
brought under control here Wed
nesday nigrht, but just as four fire
fighter! thought the excitement
was over they found out it was
just beginning.
The same fire that had taken
them to the top of a hill had also
driven a host of rattlesnakes up
there. It was dark by that time
and the four didn't know which
way to step without landing on a
rattler.
So they didn't step at all. They
stood still for an hour. They said
they were prepared to stand there
all night, but fortunately they had
a walkie-talkie with them. They
radioed for help, and eventually
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Answer to Previous Puzzle
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7 Limb
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material
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17 Card game
19 Occurrence
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24 Remove
25 Above
26 Hair dye
27 Exhausts
28 Climbing
plant
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4 Bunyan
(Good Queen
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26 Hitler
27 Mouths
30 Show
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ancestor
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39 Annoys
40 Peter the
Great
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Antoinette
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54 Age
55 Poems
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another firefighter came up with
lights and led them down to safety.
The four were Bill Pope, a fire
warden, and three youths. Oh tick
Dallas, John Eyers and Glendell
Wardlaw, all of Grants Pass.
The fire started near railroad
tracks 1 V4 miles west of Grants
Pass, and for 'a time threatened
the homes of Mrs. . M. Radcliffe
and Mr. and Mrs. George Ander
son. The homes were saved and
the .fire controlled about 9 p. m,
The railroad tracks were dam
aged, however, and a section crew
Had to replace some rails.
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31 Stops Philippines
33 Prospero's
servant
38 Disastrous
40 Wearies
41 Natives of
Latvia
43 Eager
44 Network
46 Pronoun
47 Ireland
48 Bellow
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Calapooia Rutrlers -Quit
Busy In July .
Members of the Calapooia Rust
lers 4-H Livestock Club have been
busy this month discussing fair
projects, judging classes of sheep
and visiting a local dairy, accord
ing to club members.
Early In July they heard re
ports concerning 4-H summer
school from members Norma Jean
Wilcox and Boyd Knechtel. July
8 they welcomed two new mem
bers. Ronald McCoy and Leon
Martin. They also judged sheep
classes at two ranches.
Last week, they were shown
through the Melrose Dairy by L.
Elkton Barber Shop Reopens
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UPSTAIRS FIRtt 0W FOURTH AVENUE. IP WE WAIT FOR UNYWAY. I WANTA FIND OUT WHAT ;
A& HE TALKED TO A FELLA IN A REAR HIW THERE BUT" L HI6 BUSWB5S WAS UPeVTMRSM
OFFICE, HE KEPT GLANCING AT THE EASY'. HE HAS .ilj. ai'wnuiiiji'tLU, iiui!!rrrr
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By MRS. C. W. HENDERER
The Elkton Barber Shop was
reopened this week by Mr. Rboades
from Springfield. Rhoades plans
to move this week into one of the
Smith Apartment with hit wife
and baby.
Ent.ra Clinic
Mrs. Mary Becklev left last
week for Wheeler where she will
enter the clinic there for a short
time. '
A farewell party for Sharon
Johnson was held last Friday eve
ning at the home of Claudia Bin
der. About 40 young people were
present ana enjoyed a swimming
party, weiner roast and dancing.
Gayle Groshong assisted M i ss
Hinder as co-hostess.
Judy and Irvin Ladd sDent last
week visiting in Roseburg at the
homes of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ladd
and Mr. and Mre. Kenneth Ladd.
Jake and Eddie Mitchel were
called to Goldendale,' Wash., last
week to be with their father, who
is quite ill.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Anderson
of Burley, Idaho, spent last week
L. Chitwood, one of the owners.
According to club members, Chit
wood also explained the judging
of dairy cattle to the club. Mem
bers then judged a class of Jersey
cows.
visiting at the home of their son,
Gene Anderson. , . .
The three dens of Cub Scouts
met last Wednesday evening'
for a potluck picnic supper at the
Beckley picnic grounds. About
40 people were present. The scouts
enjoyed a ball game following the
supper.
The Inter Church Fellowship
meeting was held Monday evening
at the Christian Church. A musi
cal program was given for those
present. Chairman Philip Ryan
conducted a short business meet
ing. The women of the church
then served refreshments.
Mrs. Robert White of Grants
Pass is visiting at the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Carl
Licklider. . '
Commission Members'
Party Jobs Ruled Our
SALEM 141 Members of county
fair boards and county weed con
trol commissions can't serve at
party precinct committeemen be
cause of the Corrupt Practices Act,
Atty. Gen. Robert Y. Thornton
ruled Wendesday.
The ruling was asked by Dist.
Atty. James K. Gardner of Wash
ington county.
FROM NINE TO FIVE
By Jo Fischer
Doesn't is seem a shame, Deleria
on dummies?
to waste mink coats
iV BUSINESS
By Hershberqei
jjtg WHHI.'!.
"That's what it says instead ot 'cuckoo' whenever tney
have a group of girls at the pool next door!"
f'l- July 30, 1954 The Naws-Raview, Roteburg, Ore. U
Weather Cools In Part Of Nation
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Temperatures cooled in some
parts of the nation Thursday but
remained hot in many regions.
In the area of a Louisiana trop
ical storm temperatures were 1
to 8 degrees cooler. In North Da
kota highs were as much as J5
degreee below those ot the day
before.
The weather was as much as S
to 12 degrees warmer in southern
Nebraska and northwestern Kan
sas, however. Russell, Kan. had
10S and Grand Island, Neb. 100.
The, temperature rose to 98 in
Washington, D. C. for the third
straight day of readings of over
10. Two mpn rfijrf nl heat avl......
lion. Los Angeles had a high of S3.
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