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Comment On This and That
Thur.cUy, June 1, 1950
MEDFORD (0RE60N) MAIL TRIBUNE NINE
Br HARMAN W. NICHOLS
Units- Pmm utura Writ.f
Washington, June 1 (U.R)
These days, if you have some
thing on a string like a puppet I
you re in the
chips.
Telev ision
has ' given the
manikins a big
boost, but the
people who
know h o w to
tie a string to
their fingers al
so are going
great on "live
shows." By ac
tual count
there are more
than a hundred
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companies making the back
woods and the big towns.
Overseas, It's about the same.
Anybody who can master the
art of making a doll behave on
the other end of a string can
make a fancy living.
I talked to the research people
at the National Geographic so
ciety and found that the use of
puppets is so ancient that the
origin has been lost In the
shuffle.
Early Hindus, Egyptians,
Greeks and Romans used hand
made dolls that moved and acted
like people.
The legend in China is that a
puppet presentation for the em
peror was made a thousand years
or so before the birth of Christ.
That performance must have
Forester Urges
Fire Preparation
By Local Loggers
A move to mobilize the log
ging industry in the vicinity of
Metiford into a quick-striking
and effective fire-fighting force
to combat fires this summer was
urged this week by W. D. Hagen
stein, chief forester for the forest
conservation committee of the
Pacific Northwest Forest Indus
tries. Every local logging operator
is urged by the forest leader to
prepare his operation for any
emergency in case of fire.
Hagenstein outlined a four
point action program for each
logging unit: (1) Prepare a fire
fighting plan for each camp; (2)
assign each logger to a specific
job to be ready when a fire
starts; (3) see that there are plen
ty of tools for every logger
(axes, shovels, power saws) and
that they are kept handy and in
good shape where every man
knows their location, and (4)
have fire drills at regular In
tervals to accustom men to
speed.
Should Post .Warnings .
"Every operator or logging
boss," Hagenstein urged, "should
post his camp with fire warning
signs. He should work with his
crews to get their full coopera
tion. He should insist on every
man In camp being careful with
fire."
The logging industry of west
ern Washington and Oregon
must take the lead, the forester
warned, in tnis fire prevention
program if we are to get the
fullest support from the general
public for Keep Oregon and
Washington Green.
"Loggers got a lot of slash
burned last fall," Hagenstein
stated. "There Is every indica
tion we will have a good seed
year. Any unnecessary forest
fires could ,destroy our chances
for natural reseeding of tens of
thousands of acres of stump
stubble. The- Industry and the
public have too big a stake in
reforestation to permit upsetting
this program with useless man
caused forest fires."
Since heninrir"? of the occupa
tion 2.248 Christian missionaries
have been cleared to enter
Japan.
been a dandy. It is said that the
guy behind the scenes was so
good at his job that the emperor
got sore as hops because he
thought the puppets were flirt
ing with some or his wives.
Sentenced To Death
The head man of China, the
legend goes, had the show's mas
ter sentenced to death. The exe
cution was called off when the
puppets were torn to pieces to
show they had nothing evil on
their minds.
The Geographic people say
that the first movies were the
ancient puppet show plays of
China and Java. In the Java
nese "wavang," which is still
done for the island's folks, little
leather figures act ou legends
and myths in shadows cast by a
bright light on a cloth screen.
In some place the puppet Is
more important than people.
Thousands of puppet com
panies now are said to be oper
ating in Europe and a lot of
them have government money
behind them. (Their own money,
I hope).
Ballet Featured
Take Pans, Geneva. London,
Moscow, Prague, Milan, Ant.
werp, Brussels, and other spots.
mere you 11 find puppet theat
ers featuring ballets, operas.
tragedies, funny shows, and
plays.
And in Salzburg, which is
famed for fine music, one set of
string-holders right now Is do
ing an acceptable job with a full
orchestra and opera stars filling
in as people who support dum
mies. Here at home, wandering com
panies of puppets are on record
as far back as the middle 1700's.
They didn't go over so hot at
first. There was a pickup in
business around the 20th cen
tury. The country now has some
puppet-making factories, which
turn out thousands of toy actors
There's gold in those strings.
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Sirloin Steaks lb. 95c
Fancy Fryers E:;y fb. 69c
Tom Turkeys lZy lb. 49c
Hen Turkeys lb. 59c
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Cut Green Beans Bi,d,,'. Z. 29c
Honor Broccoli 10-oz. 29c
Birdseyc Peas 12-oz. 29c
Swift's Cake Roll 35c
Chip Steaks, serves 4 pkg.49c
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Dalewood Margarine
MB.
CARTON
A Delightful Spread Use it in all your cooking, too!
46-OZ. CAN
Here's Your Vitamin C Just chill and serve a treat
NO. 2 CAN
NOR-PAC BRAND Luscious, Plump Fruit Ready to serve
Hi-C Orange Ade
Here's Your Vitamin C Just chill an
Royal Ann Cherries
NOR-PAC BRAND Luscious,
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Fancy-Pack Tuna
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CAN .1.1L
111 UXPtiMs
SHAFTER WHITES
No. 1 Grade-' A' siie
Smooth Peelers
10 lbs. 39c
Ripe Cantaloupes
Ripe Tomates
Sweet and
flavorful
Pre-Packed
Nice Slieeri
lb. 10c
23c
12-ei.
Pkg.
Oranges vi.n,i., lb. 10c
Lemons lb- 16c
Celery Crisp, fresh lb. 15c
Golden Corn u. lb. 15c
Cucumbers Z' lb. 19c
LOCAL
Green Onions 2 ku" 15c
Red Radishes 2 15c
Lettuce Mi h... lb. 13c
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ZucchiniSquash lb. 15c
Fresh Pineapple
LB. 8C
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Green Beans V""" 2 .' 25c
MEAT BALLS
HALEY'S Q
16-0i. Can 0UC
Tomatoes
Girdiniids
N.. 2'l
Cm
15c
Heinz Dill Pickles "Z 27c
Soup Mix 3 ,kf, 35c
NibletsCorn Efi 'fe 17e
PREM
SWIFT'S
12-Oi. Can
43c
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HOLD
Niblets Mexicorn
Fancy Peas 15c
Margarine sunnyiank lb. 30c
Peanut Butter, .7 35c
Mayonnaise NM.d. 39c
Tea Timer Crackers il. 31c
Bread Mb. 14c
Shortening ISSft 3-lb 79c
Flour ffiHrTM 25-lb. $1.98
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Airway Coffee 65c I $1.29
Nob Hill Coffee I 68c I $1.35
Edwards Coffee a 73c ,.' $1.45
HONEY
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Can 13C
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CAKE MIX
Cinch Brand 17 00
White Cake 01. 09
FUDGE MIX
JUNKET 12-ei. 00
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Mint Wafers
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