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Big Berth at Southampton The Queen Elizabeth is moored
at the ocean dock in new, Southampton, England, terminal
which accommodate! 2,000 passengers and the trains.
Interesting Letters Written
By Witnesses of Fireball
By J. HUGH PRIJETT
Fresh from tracing the huge meteor of August 11 from 174
Individual reports, and still recalling many of the thousands
of similar letters I have previously "processed," I find most in
teresting the general Impressions recounted by many of those
privileged to witness one of these celestial missiles.
These g ant f reballs usually r ,
T.,minn. ,t heights normalcy for she read that
become luminous at heights
around 70 miles above the earth,
dash downward at 10 to 40 miles
per second, and usually in a
few seconds "blink out" 20 or
more miles above the ground.
No one observer can sense
where the object actually is
truly a case where "things are
not what they seem."
The August 11 fireball was
ieen by some from a distance
of 225 miles. The time of ap
pearance, direction traveled and
its breaking into three pieces
positively identified it. Many
observers In three states were
sure It fell near them.
"Was fishing" (evidently In
gulch) "and it fell not more
than 30 feet from me." "Fell in
Neighbor's field one-quarter
mile away." "Fell in this vicin
ity." "About 500 feet from us."
'So close I could smell gas."
Heights and speeds are also
confusing. "About 2300 feet
hleh." "Disintegrated 200 feet
above ground." "Going 100
miles per hour." (Likely 100,
000 MPH.)
Most observers of fireballs
re thrilled by the sight and
express delight. A hotel opera
tor wrote, "My wife and I were
awed and filled with admira
tion to be treated with such a
beautiful view of a celestial
body." Another said, "It was
eolor In action, presenting tran
altions of starlight in red, green
and violet." One woman re
marked, "The meteor was a
light of beauty, long to be treas
ured In memory's chest."
Another woman viewed the
matter more calmly. "Eight of
us were fishing and all saw it.
We would have thought little
more about it had not the
papers taken it up. Some people
make a big 'to do' about noth
ing." The view of a blazing fireball
is said to be the "sight of a life
time" only one per person.
Soma who have never seen
"theirs" doubt such phenomena.
A man enthusiastically report
ing to his house guests what he
had Just observed, was dryly
told. "You likely just saw a
firefly."
Many hesitate to report these
rare apparitions for fear others
will doubt their sanity. About
10 per cent ask me not to put
their names in print. "People
will think I was seeing things."
One woman wrote that her
husband warned her not to tell
anyone. "Your name will get in
the papers as flying saucer ad
dict." She spent a miserable
night trying to figure out her
mental aberration. Thirty-six
hours later she picked up her
Sunday paper from the front
porch, ahe was restored to
hundreds of others had suffer
ed exactly the same hallucina
tion that distracting evening.
Miss Hilda Swenson
Heads Campfire Girls
Monmouth Miss Hilda G.
Swenson, formerly director of
dormitories at OCE in Mon
mouth, has been appointed exec
utive director of the Willamette
area council of Campfire Girls,
Inc., to replace Mrs. Milton
Hartwell, resigned, her appoint
ment becoming effective Septem
ber 1. '
Miss Swenson Is well quafi-
ficd for this position, having had
varied experiences which have
prepared her for these duties.
She has been assistant dean of
students at WSC in Pullman, di
rector of the USO at Mrrced,
Calif., social director of Susan
Campbell hall at University of
Oregon In Eugene, grade school
principal at Mitchell, S. D., and
a teacher in the public schools
of South Dakota and Michigan,
as well as director of dormitories
at OCE.
She has received her BS de
gree in education from General
Beadle State Teachers college at
Madison, S. D.; her MS degree
in education from the University
of Oregon, and had some study
in personnel administration at
Teachers college, Columbia uni
versity, in New York City.
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18 Million Feet
In Sale Offer
Eighteen million board feet of
timber located upon six separate
tracts of land In Polk, Clacka
mas and Benton counties, with
an estimated value in excess of
$283,000, will be offered for sale
by the bureau of land manage
ment on October 9 and 10.
October 9 an oral auction sale
will be conducted in the office
of the district forester in Salem
for the timber located In Clack
amas and Polk counties amount
ing to six million board feet,
while sealed bids will be opened
in the office of the regional ad
ministrator In Portland on Octo
ber 10 for two tracts of timber
in Benton county with an esti
mated volume of 12 million
board feet.
The Salem forest district in
cludes public domain and O&C
lands In the 12 northwestern
counties of Oregon, with the ex
ception of Clatsop county. Other
oral auction sales of timber dur
ing the week of October 9 to
13 will be conducted in the other
forest district headquarters lo
cated in Eugene, Roseburg, Med-
ford and Coos Bay.
According to the Salem dis
trict forester, it is expected that
considerable competition will
develop due to the present scar
city of logs upon the market
and the relatively high demand
for lumber and plywood.
Summer Restrictions
On Water Use Lifted
uaiiRS ine waning summer
season finds all watering restric
tions removed for the year, ac
cording to E. L. McCleary, man
ager of the Dallas water com
mission.
Through the summer, residen
tial water users were asked to
sprinkle and irrigate on alter
nate days. Lessening demands
on the system with the cooler
days now make it possible for
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Young Soda Jerk Gets Movie
Contract; Still at Fountain
By VIRGINIA MaePHERSON
Hollywood, Sept. 21 U.R) A handsome young soda jerk who
just landed a movie contract is busy dishing up hot fudge sun
daes to keep from going hungry.
He's 24-year-old Adam William.
And Producer Robert Stillman will tell you he's gonna be the
next Dig movie idol, in is is mu
sic to Adam a ears. But it doesn t
buy groceries.
"My movie salary won't start
for another two weeks," he said
from behind the fountain of a
Thrifty drug store. "And I can't
afford to quit my job here."
the system to supply all needs
of the city, McCleary said.
While work is in progress on
the Main street water line proj
ect, the meters of most residen
tial users will not be read this
month, McCleary states. All
but heavy water users will pay
the minimum, but next month's
bills will catch up the amount
missed. The irrigation rate,
established for the summer, will
apply until next month.
He mixed us up a gooey ice
cream concoction and between
customers we got the story of
nis lite.
"I've always wanted to be an
actor," Adam said. "In fact, I've
been haunting the studios for
nine months. Meanwhile, I had
to eat. So did my wife, Marilee.
So I went to work for Thrifty.
"Doin' okay, too. Started out
at $38 a week. Know I m assist
ant manager and I'm making
$50."
A few days ago Adam's agent
landed him a starring role in
Stillman's "Queen For a Day."
And we guess that makes Wil
liam the only soda jerk in town
with a fat movie contract in his
pocket.
Most actors In spot like this
order up a new car, tour the
night-spots with beautiful dolls,
and go hunting for house with
a swimming pool.
Adam's playing it safe. His
acting career still comes under a
'leave of absence" tab on Thnf
ty's books.
"They tell me I can come
back any time I want to," he
what they're doing. Adam's six
feet tall with brown hair and
blue eyes. And the bobby-sox
trade at the corner drug has
gone way up since he started
mixing banana splits.
"I hope this contract works
into something, though, he said,
"It's been so hard . , , struggling
along on pennies."
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Adam and Marilee live over a
garage in North Hollywood,
drive a $25 jalopy and pay doc
tor bills for their cat, Tuffy.
It's beginning to look like
those drama courses at Columbia
university and those six years on
Broadway are going to pay off.
Stillman says Adam's got the
makings of a first-rate actor.
Whips up a first-rate choco
late sundae, too.
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Tax Increase
Bill Approved
Washington, Sept. 21 W.R
Congressional tax writers have
formally agreed on a $4,500,
000,000 tax increase bill and
sent It to the house and senate
for approval.
Both the house and senate are
scheduled to take final action on
the measure Friday so congress
can start its long-awaited recess
this week-end.
The compromise tax bill,
which was drafted in lti final
form by a senate-house confer
ence committee, calls for sub
stantlal boosts in both Individual
and corporation Income taxes to
help pay for military costs.
Individuals will pay from 12
to 20 percent more in withhold
ing taxes starting Oct 1. The
government expects to get about
$2,745,000,000 in new revenue
from them.
Corporations will be required
to pay about $1,500,000,000
more per year in income taxes.
The legislation also carries a
provision committing congress
to levy an excess profits tax on
corporations to be effective as of
July 1 or Oct. 1 of this year.
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