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- FOUR MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE On the Side- f v DuWn' (DIltrHMrtao ty Kl Natural Syndicate, lac) A New Yorker telli me that list lummer when, with lour friends, he visited Ashbury Park N. J., they were charged one dol lar each for the privilege of sit ting on the beach.A police officer told tnem tne money was usea for the upkeep of the boardwalk nd keeping the beach clean. So perhaps that Florida booster I re ferred to who pointed out that the beaches in the Sunshine State are free really had some thing worth talking about. Play Writing Somerset Maugham was prac tically broke when he suddenly began to click as a playwright. One month he was unknown and the next he had three hit plays running at the same time in Lon don. If you want to succeed as a writer of box office hits study the plays of Pinero, Maughan and Shaw. Incidentally, I recently noted it stated play with a trial scene rarely fails. There may be something to that. Consider all the plays with trial scenes that have been hits. To name just a few: "On Trial," "Madame X," "Common Clay," "Interference," 'The Case of Mary Dugan,' and "The Woman on the Jury." It may also be true of the films. Anyway, "Adam's Rib," with Spencer Tracy, and Katharine Hepburn, is one of the smash hits of the year. Cigar Smoker Mickey Noonan of Now York city, who is 18 years old, has been smoking cigars for 17 years. At the age of 1 he started taking a puff at a cigar butt his father had placed on an ashtray. At the ace of 3 Mickey was smoking his own cigars. You probably saw news photographs of him at that lime, well, ivuuKey is sun a cigar smoker. He says he just can't break himself of the habit See the Most Amazing Iron Ever Invented! oir1722Ftr It's Nfftc9 ftf IVy fcwfvg, TmI StM fatM vp I IVi down on riftffa tJi-eunc Mtf f ortflnory tap water. ftJaM w.H tty VA eowtdx. Trvfronhfl NhI hdkotsr, Mpt prvnt Korthed fob rfcg. Wrbkl. proof Round Hl, forward r reverse Ironing. 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I claim that at amateur nights at Miners theater, on the Bowery, they actually used a hook to drag performers from the stage. Right? A. Quite right, sir. At Miners and many other bur lesque theaters on amateur nights me audience, when not pleased with an amateur's performance. called out "Get the hook." The noor, unfortunate amateur was then dragged from the stage with a hook. Q. I say the song "Ta-ra-ra- boom-de-ay" is an American song. My argumentative brother-in-law says it is British. A. The song you mention is said to have first been sung in a honky-tonk in at. tioms, U. s. A. However, it was first popularized in Eng land by Lottie Collins in the nineties. Please Note Chicken bones kill more does than automobiles. Such is the claim made by a dog expert in the April issue of the Cosmopol itan magazine. The dog breaks the bone into splinters and these injure his intestines. It is also stated that other foods bad for dogs are candy, cake, asparagus, nork and spaghetti. Hairdressers Male hairdressers who use their full names are rare. It might be possible one who did use his full name would, because of his originality In that respect, attract some high class clients. That's what I recently stated. I have been Informed that two of Manhattan's most successful hair dressers use their full names. One is Robert King, formerly of Hollywood, who numbers among his clients Greer Garson, Olivia De Havilland and Esther Wil liams. The other is Roger Verg nes. who has among his custo mers Ina Claire, Mrs. Harrison Williams and the Duchess of Windsor. Infants A child rearing exoert savs when a mother is shy of knowl edge on how to handle an infant the baby realizes It and loses res pect for its mother. The result is said infant grows ud to be a child who is hard to manage and has a good chance of becoming a juvenile delinquent. There are courses lor expectant mothers offered in all large towns and cities in the United States. In sist that the girl you intend to marry attend one of these courses. As for yourself, young fellow, you should attend one of those courses for expectant fath ers. Then you'll know for sure your child is going to be reared properly. Active Old Boys Connie Mack, managing a ma jor league team at the age of 87, is probably the world's most ac tive old boy. Still there are other elderly fellows who are still re markably active for their ages. As, for example. Lord Trenchard, maorshnl of the British air force. Lord Trenchard, who is 77 years old. recently marie the highest flight of his long aviation career. He piloted a jet propelled De Havilland Comet to a height of 40,000 feet, or about 7V4 miles! Tuesday. April 1. 1930 i;r C I il itt ire reus no Dirremess Toward Time Bomb Plotter Five New Styles Want a new cover for your studio couch and pillows? Here are instructions for 3 different ones and 2 chair slip-covers. Pin and cut on the furniture! Step-by-step Instructions 7129; 2 chairs; 3 studio couches, pillows. Our improved pattern visual with casy-to-see charts and pho tos, and complete directions makes crocnet ana Knitting easy to do. Send TWENTY CENTS in coins for this pattern to Medford Mail Tribune, Household Arts Dept.. P. O. Box 5640, Chicago 80. III. Print plainly NAME. ADDRESS with PA TTERN NUMBER. Our ALICE BROOKS Needle work catalogue is the best ever! Send twenty cents in coins now for your copy. Illustrations of designs for chocheting, knitting, embroidery, cuddle toys, house hold and personal accessories. Free needlework pattern printed in book. California is the only slate in the nation in which Iodine is produced. 'Lonely Hearts' Head Hunted in California Hollywood. Apr. 18 U.R) District attorney's investigators hunted today for the general manager of a swank "lonely hearts'' bureau which they claim bilked victims of at least $200,-000. George H. Ashley. 52. owner and manager of Life's Estate, Ltd.. was the head of the matri monial bureau which the dis trict attorney charged swindled many elderly clients. Investigators raided the bu reau yesterday and arrested its president and a salesman. They also seized a vanload of card files and other records. Mrs. Edith M. Wingrave. agen cy president, and Leo Butts, 34, secretary, were booked on sus picion of grand theft and con spiracy. Authorities also questioned Ashley's wife, Christine, and Butts' wife. Sylvia, both club employees. Deputy District Attorney Her mnn Arterberry said the organi zation advertised in personal col umns throughout the country and operated branches in nearby towns. Gardena. Cal., Apr. 18 U.R) Mrs. Betty Grant said today that she felt "no bitterness" toward her husband. John, who plotted to kill her and their two children with a time bomb. Mrs. Grant, 29, said she and her husband never had "any marital difficulties beyond what the average family would have but that he just "couldn't take the financial burden. Grant was held in jail after he shouted a last-minute warning that prevented the bomb from being loaded on an airliner car rying Mrs. Grant, the children and 13 other persons. Later he confessed that he planned to kill his family to collect $25,000 insurance. Has No Feelina "I'm gonig to talk to him to day, if possible," Mrs. Grant ACTIVE CLUB MEETS The sound motion picture of the 1946 Army-Navy football game was the featured program at last week's meeting of the Medford Active club held at the Rogune Valley Country club. Shirley Temple Denies Engagement Rumors Hollywood. Apr. 18 (U.R). Shirley Temple was back home today, ending a week-end jaunt that touched off rumors of her engagement which she stoutly denied. The golden-haired young ac tress admitted, however, that handsome socialite C h a r 1 e Black was a "good friend" who flew from Hawaii to San hran cisco to squire her to Saturday night s Bachelor ball. But Shirley, who must wait until December 5 before her di vorce from Actor John Agar is final, Insisted she went to ban Francisco "mainly" to attend the swanky social event not to see Black. "He s a wonderful person, sne said. "He really is. But we are just friends. We were gooa friends in the (Hawaiian) islands when I was vacationing there and we are mill good friends, 'We're going to remain that way. Russians Leading U. 5. in Submarines Los Angeles. Apr. 18 U.R) Russia's estimated 250 snorkel tvpe submarines outnumber the United States' underseas craft with breathing devices almost four to one. says Vice-Adm. Charles A. Lockwood. Lockwood. Pacific submarine force commander during World War II. is here to address mem bers of the Military Order of World Wars. He said yesterday he believed the U. S. navy now hBS about 70 snorkel-equipped subs in the Atlantic and Pacific. Commenting on reports of un identified submarines lurking off the California coast, the retired flag officer said it was "reason able to assume" they were Rus sian. Soviet sub skippers probably are "prowling our water to ob tain accurate data on tempera ture gradients and water dens ities and to learn alt they can about sonic conditions for pos sible application in hunting down our destroyers, Lockwood said Mt. Angel Holstein Sets Butterfat Mark Mt. Angel, Ore., Apr. 18 (U.R A five-year-old holstcm cow owned by C. J. Berning of Mt. Angel, Sunday set a world's rec ord for butterfat production. The cow produced 27,546 pounds of milk, containing 1 172.6 pounds of butterfat in 365 days. Average butterfat content of the milk was 4.26 per cent More than 50 dairymen and neighbors of Berning witnessed the year s final milk Sunday Berning said the cow. officially named Nugget Walter Korn dyke, was milked not more than twice a day during the 365-day period. mrttftmML. tf-rorr- VIIITOM WIICOMI "On. ml ImllKf I I SMA'toiaf Srtww OIVMPIA MIWINO COMUNt OWIa. WaiMnf ton, U t . 's Freeze it or heat it . . . water expands W hen heated to 212 degrees Fahrenheit, w ater turns to steam and expands to 1642 times its original volume, 1ien cooled to the freezing point, water again evpands to 109 of its original volume. The power exerted by this expansion may crack pipes or break the hardest rock. WATIR IS A OWIRUJl FACTOR Ettn in the brewing of beer, m iter ii an all-imponint factor. The famous light, delicate flavor of Olympia Btcr is due to the rare purity and special brewing qualities of the water ob tained from subterranean wells at Tumwater, Wash. Yes, the water is i. . .l. - .... a r Olympia Deer. Its tht Wattr C'Ht tfl mid. "I feel I want to talk to him. I don't feel bitter toward .'iim. I just don't have any feel ings about it now. Talking calmly but obviously stunned by her husband s act Mrs. Grant told the United Press of events leading up to the plane trip. "This is something that never happens to you it's something vou read about In a newspaper happening to someone else," she said. Her husband suggested the flig it to San Diego some time ago, she said. "Yesterday was our son, Rob ert's fifth birthday, and the trip was a sort of celebration. But at the last minute Jack said he had to get some parts and would follow us on the next flight in about an hour or so. "I was to wait in the San Diego terminal. When we got to the terminal here we took in two bags, which we weighed. He had three tickets, and he said that would take care of the weight (of the suitcases). Following Events Blurred Mrs. Grant then bought three policies worth szo.uuo by insert ing five quarters into a policy selling insurance machine. That was the last-part of the day's events which were clear to the dark-haired Mrs. Grant. After that everything was "a blur." She and the children got into the plane, fastened their safety belts and heard the DC-3s en gines start. Then a representative of the airline called my name and asked me to get off. When I got off there was a lot of confusion. They didn't tell me anything. I waited until police took me to the Venice substation." It was then that she learned of the fantastic murder plot. Couldn't Take Burden 'Jack just couldn t take the financial burden. He worried about the bills and about the kids' education. I accepted It," Mrs. Grant said. He was a very conscientious man, a great worrier. He never gambled or played the horses." ine couple married in Las Ve gas, Nev., in November, 1944. 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