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MKDFORD MATL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OEEGOX. FRIDAY, MAT 10. 1935. SALES CAMPAIGN FOR AMERICA'S NORTHERNMOST SETTLEMENT FIGHTS EPIDEMIC PAGE TWO IF . PORTLAND, May 10 (AP) A five point selling campaign to cost 168, 000 a year Is needed If the lumber industry of the Pacific Northwest la to grow and prosper, In the opinion of W. B. Greeley of Seattle, secretary manager of the West Coast Lumber men's association. Oreeley declared at a dlntrlct meet ing of lumbermen hero yesterday that (ho industry nft.pr five lean Years. In definitely In need of more customers. I He proposrd his cnmpnlgn as a means to that end. Construction work, he said, will consume fully half of the total ex penditure Of $4,880,000,000 set aside for the work-relief program. He aso declared that mnny indentions point to a new period of building activity within the next 60 days. The suKested five-point campaign would include: (1) promotion on use of lumber for private home construc tion and farm building; (2) rcaffllla tlon with the National Lumber Man ufacturers association; (3) drive to Mil lumber for federal direct hous ing, grade crossing elimination and other construction; (4) printing of enelneerB' handbooks giving techni cal Information on exact ujicb and strengths of various types of lumber; S) employment of at least five field engineers to work with architects and enRlneers In heavy Industrial con struction. 4 TOAD RENEWS ACM AFTER YEARS IN TOMB OKLAHOMA CITY (UP) After 13 years spent in a dark tomb of mortar, a little toad Is taking re newed Interest In the world from which he was so long isolated. Thirteen "dry" years spent In a tiny "cell" In the foundation of the home of Arthur Severance here have given the toad an enormous thirst apparently, for ha consumes a pan of water each day. In fact, when young Tom Adams lilts him out of the pan, he hops right back in again. Severance gave the toad to 11-yetir-old Tom Adams, who says It is re gaining Its efficiency at catching bugs and Insects. The Adams family has a btg yel low CAt which sleeps In a box which was made for the toad, aiid the twu seem to be fast friends. LBIPZIO (VP) Old-fashtcned whips for driving horses and cattle may be rr pi need by an Ingenious electric goad, which Is at once hu mane ami efficient. Instead of belaboring the animals brutally, the driver equipped, merely touches the beast with the end of hi cane. The cane is supplied with an electric battery, and a light touch Is sufficient to guide the animals In the deslied direction. The efficiency of the electro whip a astonishing. The shock, though convincing, Is ab solutely painless and does not Injure the sktn or flMh In any way. The current Is automatically switched on when the anlmnls are touched, and turned off when the cane Is raised. m that the use of current Is very eco nomical. Olrl fit veil Iturhclor Dinner NEW lilUTAIN. Conn. UP) Bachelor dinners usunlly are reserved for men. but not bo In the case of Attorney Angela M. Larava. Members of the bar association tendered her a "bachelor dinner" when she an nounced her pending mnrrlugn to Dr. Vlncont Nitpolti'llo and proKimtwl her with a silver water pitcher. ead this IT MEANS WHAT IT SAYS; ..'.zBJi; L;-"nWHISKEYil: i-T 1 (Tf ijW If PRODUCT to ANY DISSAIISnctl 11 llj-jatij Ef purcmaf fon any season f J W- a V WHATSOEVER UPON IMf RrTUKN i' J ST t 1 Of TMf UNUSFO CONTFNIS IN f jth '.--Ci THE OSIOINAl ouie. IS Bil k. - V& ,1 vr. . ..,-J ID-J3 BLACK LABEL 0 "The Sensation of the Nation" Isolated from all the world by Ice and anow nearly 11 months of each year, Point Barrow (above), northernmost tip of the American continent on the Arctic coast of Alaska, radioed for serum to oombat an Influenza epidemic. Practically the entire population, consisting of about 60 whites and several hun dred natives, was stricken, and the Presbyterian hospital there was filled to overflowing. Sgt. Stanley R. Morgan (right), United States Army signal corps operator there, stuck to his wireless set despite being a victim. Serum was belna rushed bv airplane. (Associated Press Photos) INVENTORS ACTIVE IN SPITE OF SLUMP NEW YORK (UP) The activities of American Inventors seem to have been encouraged by tho depression, for ns many patents are being grant ed In the United States In tht past few years as In normal times. The in genuity displayed by Inventors, the seriousness of purpose and the value of their ideas is fully up to their high atandard. A Datent Is Issued today In the United States for every 3.500 popu latlon. The average Is higher than In any European country. This Is ex plained by the natural Inventiveness of the average American youth and the high monetary rewards for suc cessful Inventions. Despite the de pression there are some &0 group pat ents In the United States which have earned $1,000,000 and thousands of others which have brotejht inventors largo Incomes. It now Is possible for the Inventor In the United States to be regularly trained in the art of inventing. The Inventors Foundation, a philanthrop ic organization, has established cours es In training for Inventors In leading universities and by correspondence. Tho Inexperienced Inventor is taught by experts how to study the patent field and find Just where new Inven tlons most are needed. T10 HARM GABLE CRITIC HOPEDALE, O. (UP) Authorities here blocked an attempt to harm the Rev. Samuel Williams for his criti cism of Clark Gable, film star. Deputy Sheriff Arthur Estep said a group of '25 men had gathered for an evening party, to which the nun lster had been Invited as "honor guest." Estep said he learned the men had planned "rough treatment" for the preacher, who was notified not to attend. The Rev. Williams, In a speech be fore the Parent-Teacher Association, earlier had criticized Clark Gable, whnM home town Is Hopedale, for his movie love scenes. Several citizens later defended Gable, said they never missed attending his pictures, and pointed out that the minister was from another town and had not been long in Hopedale. lJU'k of Vitamin n niamrd SAN FRANCISCO (UP) Lack of Vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin. and not Infected teeth and tonsils, may be largely responsible for chron arthrltts. Dr. Love It Lnng.stroth, San Francisco, writing for the California Medical Association, expressed this theory. Experiments indicate Vita min D tends to Increase resistance to the disease, he said. Use Mall Tribune want ads. TtkhJ y..a r 'M Wi o' whftl.f.vi bal anced and blended with AOo pure neutral iplrit, I00,"o "GOOD TASTE" UARANTEEV If Vt PO UNCONPITIONALIY g Af.StE IO BEHIND IN full THE l K I purchase met PAID fO IMS SENTIMENT LOST IN SILVER SALES CHICAGO (UP) That silver mug you won in a Charleston contest back In 1026 may be worth a million to your grandchildren, but It wont' fetch a dollar at a "we buy gold and silver" shop. The recent sharp upturn In the price of metal has no silver lining as far as heirlooms are concerned. Al though foreign bar silver Is worth around 75 cents an ounce, the value of metal antiques practically Is neg ligible. Take a prize loving cup, for In stance. It may have cost several thou sand dollars to win, to say nothing of hours of back-breaking training and effort on the links or tenuis courts. Today the same mug may bring hi at a store which buys stiver and again It may not. A 910 watch case from grandpa's treasure box might bring 75 cents, while silver bar pins, brooches, spoons no matter what sentiment Is at tached may be sold as Junk for the glamorous sum of 35 cents. Sentiment has no place In the sli ver market. lien Took Joy Hide WILLIM ANTIC, Conn. (UP) George Anthony drove his automobile around the business section of town for several hours before he discov ered that one of his hens had roos'ed on the reur axle when he left home and was enjoying the ride. The hen was asleep, so Anthony finished his business and drove home with It still in Its hitch-hiking position. Ancient Tooth Found DELPHI. Ind. (UP) A partly pet rifled tooth weighing four and three fourth pounds was unearthed here by FERA workers. Found only seven feet below the surface, It was believed to have belonged to some mammoth pre-hlstorlc animal. PURE PAPER FOR CHESTERFIELDS They use 300 gallons of fresh water a minute to purify the clean flax linen pulp that Chesterfield paper is made of ;k1 Slitting and u aiding p., :., u ide rolls of cig.irtttt T IN FAMILY ROV DALLAS, Ore., May 10 (AP) Bud Husband, 40, brakeman on the Wil lamette Lumber company logging train, was In a critical condition in the hospital here today with a bulle. wound In his chest, following an al tercation at his home In Black Rock last nlcht. j The bullet which lodged In Huts - band's cheat was admittedly fired from a .22 calibre rifle in the hands of his wife, Tom Hooker, Polk county sheriff, reported. The sheriff quoted the woman as Baying she fired three shots, only one of jvhlch took effect. Investigating oil leers found the Husband home a wreck, particularly in the kitchen where the shooting took place. Mrs. Husband, who was allowed to remain at Black Rock dur ing the night, was to be brought to Dallas today for a preliminary hear ing. OKEH FOR LEGISLATORS SALEM. May 10. (AP) On Inquiry from Governor Muitln, Attorney Gen eral I. H. Van Winkle today ruled that members of the legislature may be appointed by the governor on in terim commissions provided by Joint resolutions without vacating their membership In the assembly. The opinion stated that "members of said commission are not to re ceive any compensation, nor are they authorized thereby to exercise any authority or any part of the sover eign power of the state, but only to study the problems therein desig nated and report their findings." Use Mall Tribune want ads. f : FORESTERS TALK SALEM, May 10. (AP) Plans for fire protection and general policies during the coming fire season and a digest of changes In laws by the 1935 legislature were considered here todc at a meeting of inspectors, district wardens and representative of national forests in the regional office. Approximately 75 forest men from the territory westv of the Cascade mountains attended the session at the Chamber of Commerce rooms. The meeting was expected to con tinue through Friday. The fire season has been extended two weeks this year from May 15 to October 15. NEW PTmFJECUIS TRAVEL TH 10 NOME NOIar, Alasha (UP) This city In the shadow of the Arctic Circle, la 7,000 miles from New York and At lantic seaboard cities. Surface trans portation time Is 32 days, but now it Is possible to travel from New York to the little city near the top of the world In far off Alaska In four and one-half days, United Air Lines nas announced. Here's the new schedule: Leave New York on United Air Lines' plane at noon, arriving In Seattle in time to catch a steamer for Juneau, Alas ka's capital. There one boards a Pan American plane flying over the old Gold Rush Trail, and in a few hours the passenger Is at the furthest north city under Uncle Sam's flag. Similar savings are made to other Alaskan cities through the new air lines radiating from Juneau. SHOULD BE LOCATED HOLLYWOOD, Cal.. May 10 (AP) It may have been told before, but Lieut.-Commander Frank Hawks, the speed pilot, retold it before the Los Angeles Breakfast club. It concerns Will Rogers and a parachute. The flier said he was piloting the comedian around the country In a United States Navy plane on a Rod Cross drive. They were Instructed to wear parachutes, "Now look. Will." Hawks said he told Rogers, "If you should have to Jump, count five and then pull this ring and your 'chute will open." "Why do they put these rings way over here on your left shoulder?" the Kumorlst inquired. "Why don't they put 'em in a more handy place to reach?" "Well, you see." Hawka said he ex plained, "doctors have determined that the natural action for man when Jumping from high altitude Is to place his hand over his heart. So they've Just put the ring when It seems natural to clutch." "Say," said Will, "If I'm gonna hafta. Jump and clutch where my heart Is I'll choke myself to death." MIAMI, Fla. (UP) Armed with six rusty clubs Dr. Frank A. Kelly of Detroit won the Michigan Seniors Golf Championship In 1033. "It's my theory that the ball sticks to the club better when It Is rusty." Dr. Kelly said "and that It elimi nates sun reflections which often oc cur with a shiny surface, taking your eye off the ball." "I never have had my clubs cleaned r.nd I am still using the same mashte and mldiron I ad 20 years ago," the champion said after a round at the Miami Btltmore Country Club. Dr. Kelly was president of the American Medical Golfers Association In 1032 and president of the Wayne County Medical Society of Detroit In 1024. Taunt Revealed Pearl LOS ANGELES (UP) For years John Kelly endured his friends' riD blng because of his weakness for oy sters. Today he munched his favor ite sea food wh'.'.e a fellow diner. Harry Mauler, taunted, when his Jaws closed upon something hard You've guessed right. It was a valu-'-Ue pearl I CnrMt nm llrer for lllrroughs CLEWXELAND (UP) Sleep In tightly laced corset. Drink lots of beer. Sip water through linen held over a glass. These were only a few of the scores of remedies for hlc coupha telephoned to Miss Lillian Moskowitz. when she hiccoughed for nearly three weeks straight. W yjCy Over He Thought Was Imported But it was GUASTI "Can't be an American sherry!" said the connoisseur. "If there's anything I know something about, . i t ty'i riJ it s snerry. . . . nis nostess and insisted . . ."Well," connoisseur of the imported, "if this is American shrry, my education is beginning all over again. I've tasted the finest sherries in the world, from London to Madrid, from Paris to Rome, but I've never tasted anything finer than this . . .What did you say the name was?. . . Guasti?. . . California?. . . Incredible!... May I have another glass ?" Order a bottle today... the low price will be as gratify ing as the fine quality! Specify Guasti SWtlET WINES Port, SAerrv, Tokay, Jnplica, DRY RED W.INES Claret, Burgundy, 'X, RED W.1RIES jfJMl iii Claret, Burgundy, ZinanM. ff&i?S?i fj. - ' t dry wnm wings Ea .i v'c Sautenu, Rieiling, jlfjw'ljiil Distributed by Blumouer Frank Drug Co.) McKesson Pacific Drug Co.; Wadhams & Co. and over again they boii and wash the pure flax linen shreds before they are rolled out into thin crisp paper and cut into rolls for Chesterfield cigarettes. Every step in the mattufaaspe a&fj. everything about the big moderg fertory here Chesterfield paper ta jsade is spotless and clean. Before the paper is shipped to this country it is tested for three things Purity Right burning quality No taste or odor There is no better paper made than that used on Chesterfield another thing tlyat makes it a milder, better-tasting cigarette. It smuea uvi v said the fcT i Aluscattl, Tinfandtl Champagne Paper Co., mill where Chesterfield paper is made. piper into mis. C Mi, Dcgitt ft Mnu ToiACCo Co.