? Theatrical Group
Offers Invitation
To Join In Work
In extending an Invitation to
residents of the community to
participate in the work of the
Footlighters, officers of the local
civic theater organization Satur
day described the aims and ob
jectives of the group.
They pointed out that it the
Croup first of all is designed to
provide an outlet for all those
interested in the theater, and to
give the community a chance to
see stage plays, because of the
lack of other such opportunities.
To accomplish this, they said, "a
home of our own" is necessary
so that meetings and rehearsals
can be held whenever needed
without first making arrange
ments for space.
Need Space
It is also needed for the stor
age and construction of sets, as
well as for producing the actual
plays, they said.
Officers of the theater group
added that it would give more
opportunities for participation.
and in addition would offer valu
able experience to students. It
begin classes in the arts and
techniques of'the theater, which
would give persons of all ages
opportunities to take part. This,
It is believed, would result In a
constantly improved series of
, presentations for patrons.
A general meeting of the
Footlighters has been set for
Mondav at 8 p.m., in the Girls'
Community club. Anyone In the
vicinity who is Interested In this
work lias been invited to attend.
5 Boys Arrested When
Found Drinking Beer
City police took five minor
Doys into cusioay rriaay evening
and turned them over to juvenile
authorities after they were ob
served drinking from a beer bot
tle as they were driving through
town. Three of the youths were
from Jacksonville, one was from
Murphv and the other was a
Medford boy. The police officer
wlo stopped them said he found
numerous empty and unopened
bottles in their car.
Doctor Invents Device
To Speed Fingerprints
Wooster, O. (U.R) Crime will
take another beating if the de
vice of a. local physician works.
The machine, according to its
inventor, Dr. George Jacoby Jr.,
will speed up the taking of fin
gerprints by almost eight times.
Jacoby said his equipment has
a roller type print sheet and ink
slabs that simplify obtaining the
thumb and little finer prints
which must berolled.
With present day equipment,
Dr. Jacoby said, about five prints
an hour are possible.1 With his
new device, some 40 can be
reeled nff in thp same time-
In Hagerstown, Md it is Ille
gal to cross the street on a rope
suspended above the street.
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theatre
TONIGHT
MON.-TUES.
FIRST RUN!
Geo. Sanders - Lucille Ball
Chat. Coburn in
Personal Column
PLUS
SUNDAY ROUNDUP
(Technicolor Special)
NEWS CARTOONS
Gates open at 6:30, show at 7
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SCOTT BRADY JOHN RUSSELL DOROTHY HART
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Your Health and Its Care
By DR. WILLIAM BRADY. M O.
Reader should address inquiries ro: Dr. William Brady.
26S El Camlne. Beverly Hills, C.lit.
GOOSE-GREASE AN
When you and I were young.
it was common practice to rub
goose-grease on the chest either
with or without
some aromatic
substance, such
as turpentine.
The idea be
hind this pro
cedure was
that in the
event of a
"cold," or
"b r o n chitis,'
the goose
grease in some
manner oozed
into the lungs
and arriving
there did some
Dr. drady
thing, because of its greasiness,
which caused the trouble to dis
appear. Well, let's see. Suppose the
goose-grease did ooze through
the skin and other structures
overlying the bronchial tubes
and lungs and gained access to
the small tubes and air-cells
what then? What could the tubes
and air-cells do with gobs of
grease which were forced into
the functioning tissues? And sup
pose that some aromatic sub
stance such as turpentine or
eucalyptus was actually carried
along with the grease, what
would the functioning tissues do
with these substances?
I do not recall that either in
the good old days or now any
one has ever been very definite
as to what actually happens to
the respiratory apparatus in the
wake of this silly business. One
thought advanced was that the
grease "oiled up" the bronchial
tubes. It is known that the in
troduction of oily substances into
the bronchial tubes has caused
pneumonia. I do not know of any
scientific evidence either old or
new that the introduction of oil
or grease into the bronchial
tubes ever remedied anything.
Of course, it is impossible for
oil or grease, rubbed on the
chest to permeate the interven
ing structures and wind up in the
bronchial tubes. It is equally im
possible for any aromatic sub
stance to gain access to the res
piratory apparatus by permeat
ing the chest wall. If, for any
outlandish reason, such an ef
fort were desired, it would, to
say the least, be an awfully hard
way to go about it.
If it were deemed desirable or
necessary to introduce oil or
grease into the bronchial tubes,
the easiest and most effective
method would be to "shoot" it in
directly through the throat.
Liquid contrast substances are
commonly employed in this man
ner to aid x-ray examination of
the bronchial tubes. Any doctor
who would suggest that these
substances be introduced into
the bronchial tubes the hard
way by first rubbing them on
the chest would probably find
his colleagues gently escorting
him to a padded cell.
While goose-grease and tur
pentine are no longer as popular
in this respect as they used to be,
the public today nevertheless
keeps more than one drug firm
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A Medford I
D WHAT HAVE YOU
prosperous by smearing various
kinds of fancy-named prepara
tions on the chest with the ori
ginal idea fuzzy as it is in
mind. These substances, the pub
lic is told, penetrate deeply.
Well, they don't as a matter of
fact but just suppose they did?
What of it? What use would it
be?
''At the first sign of a cold.
rub Glutz' Tiger-Marrow Oil on
your chest, the ad reads, sur
prisingly, hordes of geeks do it.
The procedure is not entirely de
void of value. It provides the
geek with a slight amount of
exercise which won't hurt him a
bit.
Some of the purveyors of these
"remedies" suggest that some of
the remedy (if any is left) be
aiso pusned into the nostrils.
This, they aver, will "clear the
head, and "soothe the passages.
Any such "clearing" or "sooth
ing," is caused by a mild anes
thetic effect common to such
substances as thymol, oil of win
tergreen and other useless aro-
matics. This 'effect is sometimes
described as "refrigerant, in
that a sensation of coolness is
usually noted for a moment or
two following its use. The only
thing that is affected or changed
is sensation nothing more.
I suppose it is harmless enough
for any full-grown geek with
nothing better to do to smear
himself with some of these magic
messes and sit around smelling
like a football locker-room. But
what an atrocity it is to smear a
poor defenseless child in this
manner, wran him in a heavy
binder, heap heavy bed-clothing
upon him, shut the window tight
and then sit around waiting lor
the "ingredients" to "go to
work!" (The "ingredients are
claimed to "work" in seven or
eight different ways, you know.)
Only geeks Aw, wen, see you i
tomorrow I hope.
QUESTIONS ANSWERS
Motherhood Unwanted j
I think I am aolnsf to be a mother, i.
Is there anything I can do to nrnke
sure this wilt not happen? (Mrs. A. C.I
Answer Are you serious? If so
your request is amazing. Don't you
know that it is a criminal offense to
aid or advise anyone in an effort to
Wheel
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CtiAVWrn T0M & JERRY CARTOON IN COLOR
NSCifv "HIST0RY BROUGHT TO LIFE" - NEWS
State's Facilities
Draw Some Critics
St. Paul. (U.R) Minnesota's
fishing and food are fine, but
swimming and adult recreation
leave something to be desired,
according to a survey of tourists.
The Minnesota department of
business research and develop
ment queried persons far and
wide by mail. A majority of tour
ists lauded fishing and food
but 29 per cent said swimming
facilities in the state are poor
and another 21 per cent called
them fair. Adult recreation
fared about the same as swim
ming.
Departm ent Commissioner
James w. Clark said at least
$16.81 of tourist money was
spent in the state last year for
each dollar the state used to
plug Minnesota in magazines,
newspapers and sport shows. He
said there was some evidence
to indicate the figure might be
as high at $50.
nrpvont hlrth nf a life already start'
Vnu floor me. Get a doctor and
have your babv. Don't even dare to
think of anything different ever. 1
haven't space here to express my
snocK.
oranee Juice. EEC and Acne
You may be interested to know that
carbon-dioxide snow cleared my face
of acne which I had had for years.
Is orange juice combined with a beat
en raw egg a gooa looa commniiiiun
(I. CI
Answer In expert hands carbon
dioxide "snow" is quite effective in
the treatment of obstinate acne. Any
food healthful by Itself is healthful in
combination with any other healthlul
food. There is no reason why the
mixture should not be used If you
like It.
(Copyright 1050 by John F. Dille Co.
The San Francisco Advertis
ing club, organized in 1903, is
the oldest ad club in the world.
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IT'S A MUSICAL SPREE!
OCEANSOF LOVE
.... AROUND
By VIRGINIA
United Praia
Hollywood. Mar. 17 (U.PJ ,
Top-bracket movie stars balanced
up their chock books today or
tried to after
the income tax
gouge and
began to won
der where
their next
swimming pool
was coming
from.
Its pretty
j safe to say
mere isn i ntiu
so much money
Virginia cluttering up
MacPhersoa Glitter land
now as there
was a few days ago. March 15
leaves plenty of celebrities feel
ing poor.
Ana tney put ott me painiui
parting with those shekels just
as long as they dared. Some of
em even admitted they skidded
in under the midnight deadline
by the skin of their gilt-edge
securities.
I had the check made out for
days," Larry Parks said. "But I
didn't mail it until the .last
minute. As long as it stayed
there on the desk I had money
in the bank. After I sent it in
nothin'l"
Kcenan Wynn figured his tax
came out in technicolor.
"I was red in the face figur
ing out the long green," he said.
"And now I'm blue."
Skelton Philosophical
Funny man Red Skelton was
more philosophical udoui it.
"I ddd-oo-u it," he quipped.
"Having just paid my income
tax." announced Donald O'Con
nor, "I have stopped talking to
myself and am going back to
Francis", the gabby mule. Which
isn t a bad idea. Hes the only
one in town with any hay left."
Vic Mature said it's a "head;
ache to part with all tiiat moola."
"Sure," he shrugged, "but aft
er all, I was on Uncle Sam's pay
roll for four years during the
war. Somebody has to pay my
salary. Guess it might as well
be me."
Linda Darnell said she has
only one complaint with the
bureau of internal revenue.
Earning Tims Short
"The earning time of actors
and actresses is comparatively
short," she explained. "Yet,
we're taxed on the same basis
as any business or professional
man who enjoys a much longer
earning power.
"Otherwise, I feel lucky to
have a big enough income to
make taxes a problem."
Ann Miller said she had the
"corn beef but the cabbage is
cone. " and Jimmy Durante's
wail was shorter than his famous
trade mark: ,
"Brother! Do I pay through de
nose!"
But one man with no com
plaints was Stephen McNally.
He has a wife and five little $600
deductions.
"And that," he chortled, "is
AND LAUGHTER
Sunday, March 19, 1950
HOLLYWOOD
MacPHERSON
Cajtraspaadant
one deduction even Sherlock
holmes couldn't make."
Most stars added, however,
they'd rather pay high taxes here
than any place else in the world.
Even if it means forking over
from 75 to 90 per cent of their
pay checks.
'Leaning Steeple
Makes People Gape
Ripley, O. (U.R) Pisa has its
leaning tower. Ripley has a slant
ing steeple.
The spire of the historic old
Ripley Melhodist church here u.
tipped quite noticeably from the
perpendicular. Visitors are not
reassured when they are told it
has leaned like that for almost
30 years.
'I'd still hate to live within
the shadow of that thing. What
would happen if it would snap
off and come crashing to tiie
ground?" they ask.
But families living close by are
not worried. They know the
steeple is braced with cables in
side, and is periodically checked.
Church Erected in 1868
The church was erected in the
troubled days after the Civil
war and dedicated Jan. 7, 1868,
during the pastorate of the Rev
Granville Moody.
A cyclone that swept through
Ripley and surrounding towns in
1921 snapped several supporting
timbers in the church. A 'local
contractor tried to repair the
damage by shortening the sup
ports, but that caused the weak
ened shaft to slant.
I
It's
ay ri
pan
I ALAN ADD DONNA l!
rfi iv '-' till aVIU jv . r I 'i. ;i
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New Policy! S at 12:45 p.m.
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE
Set Fires On Increase
Arson Expert Reports
Memphis (U.R) The director of
the public safety institute of Pur
due university warns that arson
is on the increase In the United
States and probably will con
tinue upward.
Prof. Joseph L. Lingo, in an
nddre.ss to the 22nd annual fire
department instructors confer
ence here, said that as business
conditions slacken, fires for prof
it will increase.
Lingo, whose school is the only
one in the country teaching a
course in arson detection, said
records show that arson crimes
closely parallel price levels and
business conditions.
Since then a Cincinnati firm
and several steeplejacks have
worked on the spire to keep it
safe.
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