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Poisonous Snakes, Jagged Glass Bed In Faster's Coffin Lille. France, May 5 (U.R) Indian Fakir Merinhdrah Bur nish sealed himself in a glass coifin today along with 100 poisonous snakes, settling down half-naked on a bed of jagged glass, and began an attempt to break the world record for fast ing. "I am convinced that by the Joghu method of reducing the heart beat I can stay without food for 1,083 hours, or about six weeks," he said. The present record is 1,042 hours, set by an Englishman, Kalph Worms. The six-foot fakir, wearing a white silk turban and black silk pants, began his fast before an audience of 150 in the main hall of a cafe. First he smashed a lot of bottles for his bed. Then h took his snakes into the glass coffin, crooning to them and caressing them. He said he will exist on two to three pints of salt water a day, piped through a special tube, and on fivt packs of French cigarets, EXPECTING HEIR Lausanne, Switzerland, May 5 U,R) Former King Michael of Romania and his wife, Princess Anne of Bourbon-Parma, are ex nantlns hir sppnnd child in November, his s e c r e t a r y an nounced today. There are 20 active air force bases in Alaska. BARBARA GOULD halpi you shine up your crowning glory However you're wearing your hair, the long and short of it b, make the most of Its hidden beauty! Use a Barbara Gould shampoo, cream or liquid. Then Shining Beauty Hair Rinse for extra gleam. And Brilliantine for the final flick of perfect grooming. See how you'll shinel Beauty Cream Shampoo 1.00 Liquid Conditioner Shampoo 1.25 Shining Beauty Hair Rinse 1 .00 Brilliantine .50 oH prices phn tax Wainscott's Pharmacy Main and Riverside In And Around Gold Hill iBeulah Overell Inherits Estate Gold Hill, May 4 The essay contest being sponsored by the Table Rock estates and which is being carried on in the Gold Hill school from the seventh grade through the entire high school is progressing and a good number of essays are being pre pared to enter the contest. They will be completed by the 12th and will go to the judges the week following. Judging is to be completed by the 19th. Members of the Lions club have agreed to be the judges of the essays. Prizes of $25, $15 and $10 will be given fur first, second and third places. The essays are to be about southern Oregon and may be any topic concerning the interests of people of this region. The Gold Hill Garden club will meet at the home of Mrs. Arthur Boye, Friday, May 5, at 1:30 p. m. Anyone interested is invited to attend and bring their friends. Election of officers will be part of the business. Miss Janey Byerly spent the week-end of April 21 visiting in San Jose with her father, Roy Byerly, of Ciudad Obregon, So nora, Mexico, who was in the states on a business trip for a few days. They met at the home of Byerly's sister, Mrs. Art Gor ham, and her husband and daughter. Janey returned Sunday. Mrs. Ardith Lokken, who had been visiting at the home of her mother, Mrs. Leon Wise, re turned to her home in Seattle, leaving Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Lokken came to be with her mother during Wise's illness. He is much improved in his condi tion but still has to remain in bed most of the time. Mr. and Mrs. John Carmony left Friday afternoon, April 28, to their new home near Grants Pass. Carmonv had been em. ployed several weeks at Ernie's Shell station. Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Jones are the parents of a baby girl bom Wednesday. April 26, at a Medford hospital. They have named the baby Wendy Ann They also have an older daugtv ter, Allison. They recently moved to the Valley Center Trailer court between Central Point and Medford. Mr. and Mrs.' Donald Fergu son and Carma spent Saturday and Sunday visiting with their son and his wife and the new babv dauehter who live in Bend Mrs. Kenneth Palmer left Wednesday night for Casa Grande, Ariz., to accompany her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Patterson to Kansas, where they will visit with their son and other rela tives. They plan to be gone about a month. Mrs. Stella Tatlow, Klamath Falls, visited with friends in Gold Hill Sunday. Mrs. Lee and her daughter were visitors at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Hubert Davidson over the week-end. They were from Weed. Cal. Mrs. Rov Centers returned to her home after spending a couple of weeks in bacramento, cal., with her son-in-law and family, Mr. and Mrs. Dexter Rivet. Cen ters and Joanne went down for the week-end and brought her home. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Savage left a few weeks ago for their vacation in Salt Lake City, their former home. Savage found work there so returned here to take their household goods to the new home. He left Sunday, April 30. They had been living in the T. A. Robinson Jr. home on Fourth avenue. Mr. and Mrs. James Samora moved into the Robinson house Sunday, as soon as Savage va cated it. They have been living in the Leonard Olson property on Second avenue. Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Robinson have received word from their son, T. A. Robinson Jr., who is stationed at Roswell field, N. M., saying he is taking a course in radio and radar and has been assigned an apprenticeship in career field. The course will be finished during the summer. The local track team will take part in the county track meet to be held in Ashland, Saturday, May 6. Any interested parents and friends may attend the meet. Preliminaries start at 9:30 a. m. and the finals at 1:30 p. m. Class B schools will be the par ticipants in the meet. News of 4-H 3 CLUBS Mm. TT h Mji gg. HOfflECRflFTy $8920 Leu Motor and Switch Rod -save en home repairs -.with Two of the man versatile tod popular Delu Homecraft Power Tools, mounted on a tingle steel stand tod operated by one motor i Husky 8-hub tillng-utlt circular uw cuts stock up to J1 thick tod rips to the center of t 15-inch panel. Use it to rip, crosscut, angle-saw, bevel-saw, make dado cuts and mouldings. 4-lireb lointtr planes boards up to 4 inches wide tad cuts rabbets ' deep, fence tilts 4i' to right or left. Come in to see this and other popular Delu Homecraft Power Tools and also our complete line of tcccstoriet. Prospect 4-H Club No. 2 Prospect 4-H club No. 2 met at the home of Olivia Larson. A short business meeting was held by President Connie Charley and minutes of the last meeting were read by Secretary Doreen riornpucKie. Those present were Doreen and Dian Hornbuckle, Shirley and Connie Charley, Beatrice Levtzow. Mary Ann Hubbard, Glenda Sargent, Laurel Degman, Olivia Larson and Club Leader Mrs. Macro. Breakfast was prepared by Olivia Larson and shiriey (Jnar. ley. Next meeting was set May 4 at the Hornbuckle home. Doreen Hornbuckle and Beatrice Levt zow will prepare luncheon. Shirley Charley, Prospect Animal Club The first meeting of the Pros pect Animal club was held Tuesday, May 2. Present were Los Angeles, May 5 (U.R) Beulah Louise Overell Cannon today has possession of the $257, 831 estate of her late parents who she was acquitted of slaying. Mrs. Cannon was 21 last Mon day. She and George (Bud) Gol- lum were found innocent in 1847 of dynamiting her parents' yacht. The heiress married former Los Angeles policeman Robert cannon, ju, last July. Superior Judge Newcomb Con. dee yesterday removed Mrs. Can. non from the guardianship of her uncles, rred A. Jungqulst, 63, and Emanuel jungquist, 07. Mrs. Neville, our local vice-pres ident Benny Mills, secretary Ed' die Pease, and Kermit Neville It was held at Donald Svlnth's home. The next meeting will be held at Eddie Pease's house as soon as the leader gets all the necessary literature on all the animal projects. Eddie Pease, Secretary. Central Point 4-H Club The monthly meeting of the Central Point 4-H General club was held May 1 In the Grange hall. During the meeting a motion was made and carried to contri bute $5.00 toward the new fire truck Central Point is going to have to take care of the rural district. A motion was made and car ried that the club sponsor a scholarship to summer school for a member having all his work up to date. Field day was discussed and a committee of Donald Parsons, Marvin Bohnert and either Don ald or Paul Williams was ap pointed to help Mr. Lathrop get his place ready for the prefair show. The show is to be held July 30. Games and refreshments were enjoyed. Paul Williams, Reporter. 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