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Flight o' Time
Modford and Jackie County Hh
lory from the (ilea of the Milt
Tribune 10. 20 and 34 rear! ago
10 YEARS AGO TODAY
April 12, 1940
(It Wag Friday)
Crater Lake park buses to go
from Grants Pass; taxis to take
people from Medford to lake
highway.
Capt. Joseph W. Scobey and
Capt. Ernest J. Brugger named
officera of Rogue River chapter.
Reserve Officers' association.
Joseph Trefren, resident of
Jackson county for 45 years, dies
at local hospital.
Little Butte and Evans creeks
expected to give best results on
opening of fishing season to
morrow. Woodvilla cemetery associa
tion votes purchase of more
land.
20 YEARS AGO TODAY
April 12, 1930
(It Was Saturday)
Margaret Osenbrugge and
Helen Power, both of Medford,
among best high school student
typists in southern Oregon, test
ihows.
Hiram Facey reports killing 32
rattlesnakes In Scott valley so
far this spring.
Local Legionnaires to meet
Sunday at Emigrant lake dam
to prepare area for speedboat
races.
Medford Tennis club to face
high school racquet wieldcrg in
practice match.
34 YEARS AGO TODAY
April 12. 1916
(It Was Wednesday)
C. W. McDonald elected presi
dent and Vernon Vawter cashier
of Jackson County bank.
Porter J. Neff, Medford, files
for presidential elector on demo
cratic ticket.
More than $200,000 reported
paid for Mountain King cinna
bar mine near Gold Hill.
Postmaster Sought
For Camp White Job
United States civil service
commission has announced an
open competitive examination to
fill the vacancy In the position
of postmaster at Camp White.
Applications must be filed my
May 4 at the commission offices.
Washington 25, D.C. Veteran
preference will not be granted
unless documentary proof is sub
mitted. To be eligible an applicant
must be a citizen of or owe alle
giance to the United States, must
have resided for one year In the
delivery area of the post office,
must be In good physical condi
tion and must be 21 to 62 years
of age. In case of veteran prefer
ence age requirements will be
waived up to 70 years of age.
Competition is open to both men
and women.
George E. Lane, Camp White
postmaster since October, died
April 7.
'Nearest Exit' Signs
Apparently Futile Here
Columbus, Ga. fU.Rl Panicky
people don't stop to think, fire
men here reported after a fire
scare in a theater.
All the patrons tried to get out
In a hurry and not one headed
for one of the clearly marked
side exits. They all stampeded
for the main entrance.
Luckily, no one was hurt, and
the "fire" turned out to be the
flash from a light bulb that bad
been aborted out
MAIL TRIBUNE
The Deadline
Because of a reshuffling of precincts which has
added 16 new ones, jacKson county voters are in ior
a bit or contusion come may i, primary election aay,
unless they familiarize themselves with the new set
up-
TT is psneciallv important
to it that they are registered, and registered in their
proper precincts, before the registration deadline,
April 18. Of the newly created precincts four are in
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iviecuora, iour in Asinanu anu une eacn m x uucuu,
Central Point, Perrydale, Gold Hill, Rogue River,
Trail Krinrlv C,nvt nnrl Howard.
In an effort to help voters identify their precincts
I . r 1 m il 111 1. 1 ' . 1- A. d..Jn
tne jvian inrjune win puuitsn next, ounuay pictmti.
maps of the county, Medford and Ashland. The maps
were secured through cooperation of County Clerk
George R. Carter's office and the county court.
e e e e
CONCERTED efforts to foster registration of all
eligible voters in the county are being made by
the central committees of both political parties, by
the Mprlfm-d Lp.ap-ue of Women Voters and bv labor
unions and veterans organizations. All of these
groups emphasize that they are not so much interest
ed in what party a voter may support as in being sure
that each eligible citizen protects his voting right.
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N addition to the county clerk's office in the court
. linnca onA tVio manv ntrior rprrietrntinn nlnnpa rlps-
fcmatoA tVirniinrVimit tha
will be established at each
on Monday and Tuesday
venience of tnose in tne respective neignDornooas.
"ITIZENS must register
hofnvo if t.hov hnvo mnvprl rn a npw nrlnrPSS. mr.V
nr tnwn. havp chanced their name throuerh court ac
tion or marriage, or have failed to vote at both the
primary and general election of the same year.
E.C.F.
Help Name the Park
iT this wilting there appears to be a considerable
rlivprrrpripp nf nninion as tn a nroner and fittiner
nnmo fnr MpHfnrrl's npw
has been conducted through the city's newspapers
has brougnt approximately 4U auierent suggestions.
THE lack of unanimity in name choice is quite a
M. a il 1
- surprise to tnose in cnarge oi tne pun, it naviiig
been believed that geographical or memorial consid
erations would have the effect of bringing out a large
number of duplications.
The city park advisory committee urges all resi
dents to take the time to inspect the park and to mail
in their suggestions either by filling in and clipping
the coupon which appears in this edition, or by writ
ing a letter to the "Park Name Poll, City Hall, Med
ford."
Ballots in order to count must be mailed before
midnight, today. E.C.F.
The Japs Were Poorly Informed
In a recent Associated Press dispatch from Tokyo
the former captain of a Japanese submarine tells of
numerous wartime trips to the American Pacific
coast made by his and other Jap submarines for air
plane and gun attacks.
A MONG the exploits about which the sub skipper
" boasted was an attack on Fort Stevens at the
mouth of the Columbia river and installations on
Vancouver isiana, uanacta, in June, VJiz. Neither
of the attacks attracted return fire, the Jananese
said.
The eommandpr's rpvplntinn tli.it tln Q(foij- nv
I ort Stevens was made in the belief that it was a sub
marine base, is interesting at this late date after the
war, for it shows an almost unbelievable lack of in
formation regarding American coastal installations.
Fort Stevens had long been more of a summer outing
nlaee fnr nnt.iiinal orimrrlamon than a Anton
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tion and it was rumored after the submarine attack
mat its cannon were so antiquated as to be practi
cally useless.
TT was lucky for those manning the fort that the sub-
marine's fire power was almost as inadequate as
its intelligence reports for the few shells fired merely
lobbed into a portion of the sandy shore where thev
could do no harm. E.C.F. J
Air Force Contracts
For Experimental Job
Washington, Apr. 12 (U.R)
The air force has contracted with
the Boeing Airplane company to
build an experimental four-engine
version of Its sweeping B-47
Jet bomber which would be fast
er and loiiRer ranging than pres
ent production models.
The slx-cngined U-47B. now In
production, is the world's fast
est bomber, having a speed of
well above 800 miles an hour.
The experimental model from
which it was developed flew
across the country last year in 3
hours 48 minutes, averaging
607.8 miles an hour.
One of the "B" models will be
modified at a cost of $4,122,427,
which is about four-fifths the
cost of a B-47B itself. The new
version, to be called the B-47C,
will have four engines reliably
reported to be rated at 9.200
pounds of thrust apiece. That
would compare with the 5.200
pound rating of the engines now
used in production models.
Dead Una on Clamntd Ailat
110 pm for fallowing flay, loam
Monday for Monday; aooa Saturday
lor undajr ia
Wednesday. April 12. 1950
Is April 18
that all elicrible voters see
rniintv rpcristvah'nn nlneps
of Medford's grade schools
from 7 to 9 p.m., for con
if they have not registered
oitv nark. The Doll which
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National Guardsmen
To Have Range Firing
Headquarters, and A and C
companies of the 1st battalion,
188th infantry regiment, Oregon
national guard, will fire rifles,
carbines and machine guns on
the Camp White range on Sat
urday and Sunday. April 15 and
18, In preparation for firing on
combat and transition ranges at
Fort Lewis, Wash., In June.
The units will bivouac on the
range on Saturday night and
carry on training in night
puirois. i
Specialists will also receive I
training during the firing pro-!
jcci. cooks ana mess personnel
will prepare meals, drivers and
mechanics will handle trucks,
and administrative enlisted men
will prepare payrolls, morning
reports and other papers.
Company C is a Grants Pass
unit and the other two compan
ies are Medford units.
The modern automobile has
deprived New Mexico's rond-run-ner
bird of its favorite diversion
racing horses and horse-drawn
vehicles down the straight, flat
roads of the state.
Crosstown
'Awl Kids don't play with hoops
orivon.
On the Side-8" v Du" ,n
(Distributed by Kit
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The sun is shining today down
here by the sea in Florida but it
is still a bit on the chilly side.
My girl friend was wearing an
overcoat when she took the
worlds most remarkable black
and white springer spaniel for a
walk on the polo fields across
the way. The dog is enjoying
himself here except that he
rarely meets another dog. The
people down this way don't
seem to go for dogs as pets. They
apparently lust like to see tnem
at the innumerable greyhound
tracks. In New York City, our
dog meets from fifteen to twenty-five
other dogs every time he
goes for a walk.
Zippers.
My favorite color being blue,
I am quite pleased with some
new blue sports shirts I have.
That is exceDt for one thing: the
zippers on these shirts are al
ways getting jammed or break
ing off. When is the zipper go
ing to be perfected? I have nev
er had any attire utilizing such
a gadget that it didn't give me
trouble. The difficulty must be
a common one. as I have noted
around New York a number of
signs on shops reading, "zippers
repaired.
Briefly.
Have been informed by a man
who should know that the film
star Kirk Douglas has been
paid a huge sum by a tie manu
facturer for agreeing to wear a
bow tie whenever possible for
the next four years . . . How
long did "Annie Get Your Gun,"
starring Ethel Merman, run in
New York? I forget. But the
same musical show starring the
American actress Dolores Gray
is in the third year of its run in
London. Miss Gray, a Pittsburgh
girl, in addition to being very
talented is very beautiful, but,
though she is 25, as yet to be
married. I understand right now
she loves the Film Actor Michael
Wilding but he doesn't love
back.
Ballyhoo.
During the days of the real
estate boom of 1924-1928 the
Florida boosters really cut loose
from some fancy ballyhoo. From
the Florida Guide and Frogram
of 1926 I quote:
The Almighty hai given 10
Florida the inexhaustible sup
ply of boom material that
never gives out sunshine. We
have here in Florida that
which evory sensible man or
woman wants a climate fit
to live In, the best drinking
water on earth no matter how
bad it smells sometmies, the
best bathing beaches and the
clearest moonlight in the
world."
Other Matters.
Florida was the twenty-sev
enth State admitted to the
Union. Tell lis quick as a quar
ter of a flash the numoer oi
your State, in order of admis
sion to the Union, or confess
your old history teacher should
be ashamed of you . . . ut the
many slogans utilized by south
eastern Florida I think the best
is: "Where summer spends the
winter." Wonder who originated
it. He should be honored with a
statue on Collins Avenue, Miami
Beach.
Sidelights.
Lamb chops are priced at
$1.49 a pound in Del Ray Beach,
Fla. . . . William Jennings Bry
an was among the paid operators
used to attract and iniluence
The Call To Storage
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befall your fur if they are unportecred
during the summer month. Our under
ground fur storage vault offer you ovary
protection.
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anymore unless they're motor
features Syndicate, lecJ
prospective buyers of real estate
during the Miami boom of 1925.
. . . The burlesque type of floor
snow seems the most popular in
Miami. Also very poplar are con
tests featuring amateur strip
tease dancers.
Cats.
"Quite a few people who are
fond of cats write to ask why
you don't mention the felines
more, writes a Bostonian. ask
one of these cat admirers why
a cat tortures a mouse before
killing it. How can an animal
who acts that way be sty.V?d as
lovable?
Vegetarians.
Even though I am a steak
and roast beef enthusiast I do
not wish to deprive the vegetar
ian diet any credit due It. There
fore please be informed that the
great British vegetarian and
enemy of meat eating, Dr. Josiah
Oldfield, recently celebrated his
97th birthday and is feeling fine.
Seasickness.
The liner Queen Elizabeth re
cently experienced one of the
roughest transatlantic crossings
in its career. Yet practically no
body on the ship was seasick.
Credit for that is given for the
advice to passengers and crew by
Principal Medical Officer Dr. S.
M. Rust to use the drug called
dramamine. This drug, which
seems a surefire preventative
against seasickness, mougn noi
originally intended for that pur
pose, was discovered by Dr. Les
lie Gay and Dr. Paul Carliner of
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Balti
more. Birthday of Bard
To Be Observed
Ashland, Apr. 12 Sunday,
April 23, is the 386th anniver
sary of the birth of William
Shakespeare and the event will
be appropriately observed here
this year because this is also the
10th year of Oregon Shakes
pearean festival productions.
Though an exact time schedule
lias not vet been set. a reception
honoring the memory of the great
bard has been piannea to De 101
lowed by a special showing of
Laurence Oliver's cinema pro
duction of "Hamlet" at the Var
sity theater. A congratulatory
letter from Oliver and other im
portant communications will be
read to the invited guests at the
reception and radio station
KW1N will broadcast an account
of the ceremonies both at the re
ception and from the street in
front of the Varsity.
Roy Sullivan, manager of the
theater, said a special matinee
for school children has been ar
ranged for April 24 while the
orints of the famed British film
are still in this area.
Fremonf Forest To Get
1 13,000 Seedling Trees
Lakeview, Ore., Apr. 12 (U.R)
The forest service will plant
113,000 seedling trees in 240
acres of the Fremont national
forest this spring. Supervisor
John E. McDonald said here to
day. Seven-thousand of the young
trees will go into a 25-acre sec
tion burned out in the fall of
1946 by a blaze that spread
from a hunters campfire.
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In the Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
This comes from Kansas City:
"Today they came to bury
Charles Binaggio, himself a pall
bearer 17 years ago for another
Kansas City northside political
boss wiped out by gangland gun
fire. ...
"Flowers banked the casket of
Binnagio, who with his top
henchman Charles Gargotta was
shot down in their democratic
ward club rooms here last Thurs
day . . . more than 500 floral
pieces were in the little funeral
home chapel where the bodies
lay awaiting funeral services."
SO MUCH for the pretty flow
ers. Now get this one:
"SCORES OF THE POLICE'S
PLAIN CLOTHES MEN MIN
GLED WITH THE CROWD
GATHERED TO BID FARE
WELL TO THE TWO MEN, both
of whom were pall bearers 17
years ago for John Larzia,
WHOSE POLITICAL THRONE
BINAGGIO INHERITED."
THIS whole KC gangster busi
ness, which is getting such a
play in the news, leaves me cold.
It's utterly disgusting. There is
no more need for these political
gangster mobs to run our big
cities than for me to walk on my
hands instead of my feet.
If these Big Town cops, who
apparently have been looking
the other way for the past 17
years, had been doing their duty
in the sincere spirit of the aver
age country town marshal or
chief of police they would have
had these unsavory characters
behind bars long ago.. Instead,
they wait for some new and up
coming gangster to pop the old
time bosses off, and then "min
gle with the crowds" at the en
suing flossy funerals.
SINCE so many of the big city
cops seem to look the other
way while gangster - politicians
carry on their business, I'd say
that the more of these Binaggios
and Gargottas and similar ilk
meet up with bullets and come
out at second best in the encoun
ter the better off the general run
of us average citizens will be
Out here in the west, we pay
a bounty on cougars, which prey
on our livestock wealth. What
are these city bosses, with their
gangs of armed henchmen who
roam the streets of places like
Kansas . City, but two-legged
predators that prey on our econ
omy? The only difference I can see
is that the cougar gets his only
protection out of his own skill
and cunning whereas these big
city predators are PROTECTED
BY THE POLITICIANS THAT
BACK THEM AND USE THEM.
A NY WAY, I think it is scanda;
lous, and when I read these
tales that embroider the news I
want to hold my nose.
ALSO the to-do that is being
raised over this business of
"mercy" killings leaves me un
moved. Personally, I want to die
whenever I begin to lose my ca
pacity to get around and do
things. BUT I DON'T WANT
SOMEBODY TO HOLD THE
LEGAL POWER TO DECIDE
WHEN IT IS TIME FOR ME TO
QUIT LIVING.
He might pick a time when I
wasn't ready to go yet.
LET'S close on a few shorties
from the news:
Spanish Dictator Franco's
daughter marries (with a big
splurge) a Spanish aristocrat
WtlU WUKKS AND TAKES
MONEY FOR IT (he's a doctor).
Aristocracy is far gone in decay.
its basic idea was that nobody
who worked for a living could
be an aristocrat. . . .
. . . The United States supreme
court refuses to interfere with
the right of congressional com
mittees to require persons to say
whether or not they are commu
nists . . . that sounds like good
doctrine . . . me, I'd be proud of
tvtKi opportunity to proclaim
that I'm not a communist. . . .
. . . Premier Nehru of India
and Premier Liaquat Ali of Pak
istan have just concluded a per
sonal conference at which it
looks like they may have stopped
an impending war. . . . Y'know.
it kinda half looks like those
two men MIGHT BE SINCERE
LEADERS, intent on the welfare
of their peoples rather than on
INCREASING THEIR OWN
PERSONAL POWER.
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DAY HTVh Nigh
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A Nichols' Worth of
Comment On
By HARMAN
UmhU Press
Washington, Apr. 12 U.PJ
Groundhogs have been acting
up in an unusual manner this
year, wot ac
cording to tra
dition. The tradition
is that if the
little guys
come out on
groundhog day
and see their
shadows,
they'll hit for
cover and you
can expect six
more weeks of
winter.
This year,
Human Nichols
the sun came
out some places; some places it
didn't. Groundhogs all over de
fied the rules. They came out
when they weren't expected to
and holed in when they were
supposed to stay out.
Near Natural Bridge, Va.,
James N. Hunter, the head man
of the town, ordered an "investi
gation." He was worried about
reports that some of the local
groundhogs were showing moth-
eaten hides and had become
bald in spots.
Hunter didn't get any place
until old Joseph David Mitchell
came forward.
Mitchell, who will be 79 come
July 12, is the gardener at the
Natural Bridge hotel.
Calls Self Expert
He has been studying. the hab
its oi tne nora and the fauna
thereabouts for night onto 70
years, he says, and calls himself
an expert on the lowly wood
chuck. Mitchell has the situation all
figured out like this. And follow
it closely.
It has been a tough year on
foxes, which has something to
do with the groundhog's unusual
behavior.
Up north, the water shortage
caused some of the foxes to get
hydrophobia, and they went
around like crazy biting people.
Down near Natural Bridge
the warm weather gave the fox
es fleas at the wrong time of
year.
This sounds a little silly hut
we're still quoting old man
Mitchell, who said he didn't
mind being quoted.
The foxes resorted to an anc
ient method of getting rid of
fleas.
Mr. Fox would leg it through
the brush and woodlands where
sheep had been pastured. He
would gather up little bits of
wool the woolly .creatures had
shed onto burrs, brambles and
other things sheep lose wool on.
When the fox had all the wool
he considered necessary for his
own relief, he would duck down
to Cedar creek, which runs un
der Natural Bridge, keeping a
ball of wool in his mouth.
There, he would wade into the
cool spring water, and as he did
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future Wrlret
so, naturally his companions,
the pesky fleas, would keep alive
by staying above the water line.
Fleas Covered Ball
The fox then would duck his
snout, and spit out the ball of
wool, which would float for a
minute or so.
The fleas, having no other
place to land would hover over
the ball and cover it.
The fox would swim for shore,
leaving the fleas and the wool
ball to drift downstream.
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