FOUR MEDFORD (OREGON)
(Arm Ttltphnto)
16 BELIEVED DEAD IN NEBRASKA FLOOD-AHo " overturned In muddy ditch near Dunbar, Neb,
after a (lash flood (wept Southeastern Nebraska, leaving 16 persona dead or missing. Two young occupants
of tbc car were swept from the arms of their parents and drowned as the surprise flood bore down on
them. The flood followed a rainfall which totaled as much as 7i4 Inches in many areas.
Worlds in
By J. Hugh Pruett
Astrnnuinir, Kxtfiislon Division,
Oregon lll-lirr Kdursllon System
" Worlds in Collision" by Im
manuel Velikovsky, M.D. is now
read, for sale. I have read "pre
views" of the book in nine na
tional magazines. Five assume
the Russian physician has made
a notable discovery: Sky and
Telescope, Time and Science Di
gest and Pacific Discovery are
quite critical.
The tremendous advance pub
licity this book has received is
amazing. It claims to furnish
the "connecting link" between
science and religion. The general
thesis is that around 1300 B.C.,
the time of the exodus of the
Hebrews from Egypt, and again
82 years later, an enormous
comet, blown out of Jupiter and
a million times more massive
than any other ever known, en
countered the earth and com
pletely stopped its axial rotation
tor a while. It caused the part
ing of the Red Sea, the "columns
of fire and smoke," the bloody
rivers, the life-sustaining manna
and Joshua's stationary sun. Af
ter tangling with Mars, the
comet finally lost its tail and
Its ferocity and settled down to
become the peaceful planet Ve
nus. Accounts Corroborated
Dr. Velikovsky says that an
elent accounts from various na-
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Collision
tions corroborate fully the tpr
rific abuse old Mother Earth
suffered from this hideous comet
and its lashing tail. Dr. Harlow
Shapley, who says he speaks
for his fellow astronomers, calls
the theory "rubbish and non
sense." The personal views of
this present writer and many
are not original with him are
these:
Dr. Velikovsky claims to be
"self-taught" in the physical sci
ences, but shows a decided lack
of understanding of many sim
ple laws of mechanics as do
some of his favorable review
ers. A planet-size comet could
stop the earth's rotation only
by striking it a terrific jolt. Our
world and everything on It
would be wrecked. What is left
of a speeding automobile or its
passengers If it encounters some
thing mighty enough to halt it
suddenly? And nothing but an
other wrecking collision could
start the world's rotation again.
Does a spinning top that is com
pletely stopped by grasping it,
start whirling again when re
leased? Ancltnt Hc-cordi
There are ancient records of
observations of Venus hundreds
of years before 1.100 B.C. One
writer says Dr. Velikovsky em
ploys the method of "making a
statement of alleged tact, then
looking around for things to
prove it." Another says he "de
pends mostly upon the myths of
various nations'' and knows lit
tle about oriental imagination
and poetry.
It seems very likely that early
peoples would report many local
catastrophes as "world-wide."
'There is surely an abundance of
most unreasonable accounts in
the dawn records of every na
tion. Is there a single nation en
tirely free from this defect? We
cannot accept every mytholog
ical statement of the ancients as
scientific certainty. Even today
many natural phenomena, im
perfectly understood and poorly
reported, give entirely wrong
impressions. A meteor smoke
train twisted into coils by the
upper winds becomes for some
an ominous serpent in thp heav
ens. Barely a few months ago
came the misleading foreign
broadcast that the sun stood still
for Stalin's birth.
Firemen Wash Gas
From City Streets
After washing down two
placi-s on Central avenue where
Kasolinc spilled from autos dur
ing the week-end. city firemen
yesterday warned motorists of
the hazard created by gasoline
on t lie streets, particularly dur
ing warm dry weather.
They cautioned motorists
nsninst filling ear tanks too full.
Firemen were called to Cen
tral avenue at the J. C. Penney
store yesterday and to Frank
lin's cafe Friday evening to wash
off the street. They were sent to
HOB Saling avenue yesterday
morning when a flue fire was
reported.
Dead line on Classified Ads: ft 3U
p m for (ollrminit Hay; 10 m Mon
day noon Saturday for Sunday a.n
Paint Coming Off
Concrete Steps?
try the new
PERMANENT CONCRETE
Sunday. May 14, 1950
Prospect
Prospect. May 13 Prospect
high school gymnasium will be
the scene of a benefit smoker
for the Community club. May 18
at 8 p. m. Admission will be by
donation only. Eugene Burn 11 is
in charge of the activities and
has .given a lot of time to the
planning. Fans will be entertain
ed by bouts for all ages. Lloyd
Rupp of Central Point is to be
master of ceremonies and ref
eree. He will bring several spe
cial matches from Medford and
Central Point. Altogether there
will be about 20 bouts. Hot dogs
and pop will be sold at the
smoker to raise additional mon
ey. All people in the Prospect
area are urged to attend the
smoker for a night of enjoyment
and to help this worthy club.
Honor students of the Pros
pect high school graduating class
ha., a .o,fltl., KaAn ,nr,t,rt
Patricia Brown received the title I
of valedictorian and JoAnn
Rienks salutatorian. Both will be '
speakers at the commencement
exercises May 26. Pat plans to
enter the teaching profession and
expects to attend S.O.C. next fall.
She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Andrew Brown of Shady
Cove. JoAnn is the wife of Jack
Rienks of Prospect.
Mrs. Ray Roberts was guest of
honor at a surprise birthday
party given by her husband May
fl. The party was held in the
Community hall. Refreshments
were served and gifts opened at
the party.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Turner of
Rogue River were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. George Christianson
over the weekend.
Mrs. George Prauss returned
home Sunday from the hospital
with her infant daughter.
John Bak who had been work
ing in Jacksonville has returned
home and is now employed by
Everett Skeeters.
Mrs. and Mrs. Paul L. Davis
have returned home after a
two week visit in Astoria where
they visited daughter and son-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Warren
Helm.
Mrs. Dale Hammnor visited
her two sons, George and Ed
die Prauss, over the weekend.
Mrs. Roy Swift is visiting in
Los Angeles for two weeks. She
drove Mrs. Johnson there on a
business trip.
Senior class of 1950 held their
Spring Festival In the high
school gymnasium Friday night.
May 12. I his was the only formal
danre of the year. Gibson's or
chestra furnished music. Punch
and pastry were served.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Harri
son and son Kenney, visited Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Josephson over the
weekend. Thev now reside in
Myrtle Creek.
Mrs. Harlan I.evetzow return
ed home May 1 1 from Sacred
Heart Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Hal Garden went
to southern California to attend
the funeral of Mrs. Garden's
brother.
Fred Svinth left Tuesday for
California on a business trip. He
was expected to return Saturday
morning.
Harold Setzer, son of Lester
C. Setzer. received a compound
frarture to his right arm Thurs
day eveninc. He is under the care
of Dr. HiOion of Medford.
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Everything In Building Construction
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FRED ALTON HAIGHT
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Studio 3tn Leverelte Bldf.
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creek run gravel, crusnca granius
fill dirt. Ph. 3-1420. 2-SHPS.
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Delivered in Medford. 2 Yard.
A L. NASH Ph. 3-1441
Fill dlrL too soil, gravel Dump trucks.
sell or hire Case loader Austin L-
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Kohlei Electric Plants
nns snrina st Ph i-nm p o B n
Beidi Reitrung
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SANTO'S AGATE SHOP 411 E Main
Nursery
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Piano Tuning
MARVIN LeMaiter. Ph 2-BJ78
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Painting
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Greenhouse tk Florists
Vegetable plants, bedding plants, pot
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"TOMATOES BIG BOY HYBRIDS
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Geraniums. Begontns, Annuals
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Our Guarantees and Maintenance
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Tailoring
Custom Tailoring tor men and women
Remodeling and alterations CHKIb
THE TAIt.OR. 2.R473 123 E Main
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LOYD termite control Protect your
home from termites Free inspection
Phone Ashland 5243 FoundaUon
work
Chain Saws
MALL - HORNET
Sales and service Also saw Ulng
All kinds Mowers sharpened 100 b
Grape Phone ?-7S3B
Electric Motors
Cage Electric Motor Service
Delco Si Smlthway Motora
Motor Rewinding Si Repairing
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Plumbing
PLUMBING HEATING
New Construction. Remodeling It
Repairing Service
PROMPT. EFFICIENT SERVICE
BROWNIE PLUMBING 4
HEATING. INC
SI9 Crater Lake Ave. Ph. 2-4801
PLUMBING. Heating. Repair and Re
modeling. Anywhere, anytime in
dependent plumber. Morningstars
Plumbing, 819 Taylor St Ph 2-1U27
FOR NEW and repair work call Pal
terson Plumbing Co.. 827 W Jackson
Ph 2-4369 "The One Trip Plumber.
BOWER'S PLBG & HTG CS.
New Repair work Green Stampa
4(1 Rose Ave Ph 2.4S0
Washing Machines
WASHING MACHINES experUy re
paired, any make Reasonable
chargea Younger Appliance. 31 N
Barllett Ph 2-6419
WASHING MACHINE parte and serv
ice Pick up and deliver All makes
Expert Bendix service Lnrson-Ma
Co 40 E Main Ph 2-3303
Floor Service
Asphalt Tile, Linoleum, drainboards.
for vour floor covering needs
BE SUItE to get a tree estimate from
THE FLOORCRAFT CO
Medford 2-5971 Ashland 2-3931
SUPERIOR FLOOR SERVICE
Sanding and Finishing
New or old floors. Phone 3-2328
W L COOMBS
EVERLASTING PHEN'OPLASl
EXPERT rug and furniture cleaners
MEDFORD RUG FACTORY
Ph 3-2.139 511 Mary
LINOLEUM and Asphalt Tile Expen
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Bauer Lumber Co Ph 2-6211
RUGS and carpeta cleaned Picked ui
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Oriental scatter rugs Hild Systeir
till F. Ilth Ph ;..Vtfi7 afTet 6 p n.
Miscellaneous
RESTAUHANT Supplies St Equipment
now located at 27 bo. rroni at..
Medford. Ore. Hap David.
POOLE'S JANITORIAL SERVICE
Janitor work our specialty, winnow
cleaning, floor polishing. 653 Pine.
Medford. Ph 2-4387.
FASHION FROCKS REPRESENTA-
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and Summer dresses, sizes 9 to 02
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mi-ma mi w mug riuo
SAVE up to HOT. on equipment ano
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Send 23c "in coin to Donald M Skei
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your catalog oi plans.
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Custom made rifles ammunition
eights, hand-loading supplies ano
accessories Gun bluing 1317 N
Riverside
RE-WEAVING Tears, burns. moth
damage, etc BEACON WEAVERS
738 N 8th. Grants Pass Ph 3453
Seattle, May 13 (U.PJ The
world's first airline stewardesses
were hired Just 20 years ago
Monday.
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Phone 2-6687
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DA VIS TRANSFER Si STORAGE CO
Medford s modern atorage service
Long distance hauling Dial 2-4373
40 soutn rir
FURNITURE MOVING It STORAGl
We have van moving .quipm.u
(or local and long distance hauling
rirv and clean storage (concrete
building with apeclal locker room
at low rates
SAMSON STORAGE WAREBOUBt
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Trucking Service Ol All Kinds
Local and Long Distance Moving
Storage. Packing and Crating
Phone 2-9028 corner 4th Si n
CITY TRANSFER i STORAGE CO
Complete transfer moving ana sw
age service Also packing, crauns
and shipping by expert workmen
38 So Fir Phone 2-B273
Roofing
P A B C O composition shingles and
built-up roots applied Workman
ship and materials guaranteed Fret
estimates Time payments Oldest
roofing company tn southern Oregon
Ekerson Paint A Roof Store
38 S Partial! Ph 2 2843
Tile Work
DRAINBOARDS. bathrooms, showers
Write Phil Stembridge. Rt 1. Box
31. Gold Hill. 2 ml up Galls Creek
TILE WORK, bathrooms, drainboards
showers store fronts Miller At Lam
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Electric Shavers
PARKE'S Electric Shaver Sales ano
Service Factory parts tot Sunbeam
Remington. Schick Packard twin
dual New Shavers all makes lr
stock. 110, E 11th. between iron'
and Central Ph. 2-2733.
CUT HIGHER
FCALE EASIER
WITH A
McCulloch
CHAIN SAW
MODEL 3-25
25 lbs. 3 H.P.
$299.50
Financed through 1st National Bank or U.S. National
Bank, Medford
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Parts - Sales - Service
SOUTHERN OREGON
EQUIPMENT CO.
3540 Hiway 99 North Medford Phone 3-1966
Across from Elk Lumber Co.
OAO
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and
Plant Phone 2-5336
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Insulation
GENUINE ROCK WOOL Installed D
machine to Insure uniform thick
ness Fireproof See the blow torcr
test Free esUmatea. 3 years to pay
EKERSON PAINT & ROOF 8TORI
IB So Rwrllett Phone 2-2843
Laundry
Washeteria
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EQUIP Phoenix 99 Hwy. Ph 3-U16
LAUNDERETTE
327 N Fir Street
Bendtx Automatic Laundrv Ph 3-a5h
Insurance
A THREE year dwelling or householo ,
goods policy IS 00 per thousand ano
up VICTOR C SETIIER BROPH I
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PLOWING, harrowing, mowing, gar
den or what have you Prompt serv
Ice Ira Bollinger Phone 2-SB30
Septic Tanks
MITCHELL SEPTIC TANK & CESS
POOL SERVICE Tanks cleaned ano
repaired drain and sewer laid, new
tanks installed AU work guarantees
mono J-u 10
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300 Gal concrete septic tanks $62 30
Hookups and Drain Fields
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To Meet All State St I H a.
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Phone 3-2491
CASPER'S
Pumping, clean tanks and drains
Formerly Dick Frost's, same court
eous service. Guaranteed work. Local
Vet Phone 3-13112-0816. Free
estimates. 24 hr. service.
MODEL 5-49
49 lbs. 5 H.P.
$390.00
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Medford
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Across from S. P. Freight Depot
229 South Front
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