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FOUHTEEH MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Education Pays Off for Eleven Oregon State Prison Convicts Monday, April 14. 19521 1 ,.. C.J- Freed by Communists Salem U.R) Who tayj educa tion doesn't pay off? It paid off in thick, Juicy steak thick, juicy apple pia and Ha vana cigars for 11 convicts of Oregon State penitentiary who graduated from the eighth grade in the first commencement exer cises ever held at the state prison. Some 250 convicts of the ap proximately 1,550 now calling " that place their home attended the graduation exercises held in the prison mess hall. Warden is Host Before the exercises, Warden Virgil O'Malley had the 11 "old grads" in for the steak dinner, also attended by Gov. Douglas McKay, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Rex Putnam, and the members of the Capitol press corps. The steaks were delectable, the apple pie delicious and the Ha vanas savory and full-smoking. At the commencement exer cises which followed Governor McKay told the grads: Can't Taka Away Education "Education is the one thing no one can take away from you." And Putnam said: "I am quite sure that the grad uates here tonight and the mem bers of the student body will never regret taking time out to improve themselves through ed ucation." The 250 who attended the ex ercises make up the prison's"stu dent body." Those who grad uated found themselves out of grammar school for the first time in their lives. Other prisoners who have had higher education "outside" are taking university extension courses. The pen's "school" is housed in a large room above the chapel. Make Excellent Prograss Parker Linsberry, supervisor of education at the prison, said despite the difficulty of conduct ing classca with makeshift rooms I electronics, Spanish and mathe- (later the prison will have us own regular school quarters) the men were making excellent prog ress in their academic education. Gov. McKay complimented not only the graduates and other members of the student body but also the convicts who are mem bers of the faculty. Conricts Are Teachers Some of these convict-teachers are well enough versed to hold classes in subjects ranging from matics -to the Bil-le Robert P. Gilbert is assistant director of education at the pris on. Classes have been held before at the state penitentiary, but this is the first time formal com mencement exercises have been held. Warden O'Malley said the success of the occasion indicates it will be from now on an an nual highlight at the state penitentiary. On The Side by e. v. Duri-mg (Distributtd by King Features Syndicate, Inc.) Fr one man ti my world Of all the mm ThU wldr world hold. O lov, my world Is you! Christina Rossettl Spark Arrester Shown At Foresters Meeting Salem (U.R) Foresters attend ing a Salem conference sponsor ed by the state forestry depart ment saw a new spark arrester demonstrated last week. The device is designed -to op erate on any petroleum or solid fuel fired engine. The unit at taches to the exhaust of the en gine and results in a water in jection system by means of an electric pump and a small water tank. The unit, palenlcd by W. C. Hopkins of Portland and manu factured by the American Metal Products company of Portland, may be used on logging trucks and other equipment in the woods, where sparks always pre sent a grave fire threat. PLANE'S TIRES EXPLODE Dallas, Tex. (U.R) Two tires on the left landing gear of Bn American Airlines plane carry ing 48 passengers blew out when they touched the runway at Love Field Sunday, but no one was injured and the airliner was not damaged. Dead line on Outlined Ada: B:3li p m (or following day; 10 a.m Mon day: noon Saturday lot Sunday m Do you agree with the claim a woman can't keep a secret? Anyway, it was in 1878 the first telephone system was installed in the White House at Washington, D.C. Male switchboard operators were employed in tne wnue House. Do you know why it was so long before the girls were given a chance? It was because federal government officials did not keep a secret! Don't know who changed their minds. First feminine switchboard operator at the White House was Louise Hachmeister. Louise established a reputation as a super duper secret keeper. Asking Queries from clients. Q. Are you agreed the most beaumul horses and women in this coun try are born and bred In old Ken tucky? A. The most beautiful horses may come from Kentucky, but the most beautiful women are those of Texas. Q. Is that concoction, known as bouilla basse, properly referred to as a soup or a slew? A. Believe soup is more nearly correct. However, here is how that great bouilla baisse fan, William Makepeace Thackeray, described it: This boulllabalsta a noble dish is, A tort of soup, or broth or brew, A hotchpotch of all torts of fiih.i, That Greenwich never could outdo. Green htrbt, red pappars, mussels, saffron, Solas, onions, garlic, roach and daca All thesa you aat at Terra's Tay.rn In that ona dish of bouillabaisse. Almost Confidential Note reference to a man named Peregrin Us. Have al ready heard of men with the two letter sur-names of Ng and Ek. What an outstanding and unfor gettable firm name Us, Ng and Ek would be. . . . Own any prop erty? How about the taxes? Do they make you suffer? In Boston the property tax is $63 per $1,000 assessed valuation. . . . The United Slates has the world's highest percentage of automobile and television set owners yet 40 per cent of Ameri can homes have no bathtub or shower. Thirty-five per cent have no indoor toilet. Briefly A Libya (Sept. 23rd-0ct. 22nd) woman and a Leo (July 23rd Aug. 22nd) man makes a good matrimonial combination. Both are fond of excitement, travel and change. Also both are in tensely affectionate or so say the star-gazers. . . . Ever see a book worth half a million dollars? In the New York Public Library there is a Guttenberg Bible worth that much. Please Note The gi'CiitestVmajor league baseball player of Flench birth or descent was Napoleon Lajoie: of Italian, Joe Di Maggio; of German, Hans Wagner; of Polish, Stanley Covelcski; of Spanish, Vernon Gomez, but who do you say was the greatest ballplayer of Irish birth or descent? That's something really difficult to decide. Sidelights Some refer to Katharine Cor nell as "First Lady of the The ater." Others bestow the title on Helen Hayes. They know not whereof they speak. The First Lady of the Theater is Ethel Bar rymore, who has been a star for 51 years' . . . Jaywalkers -are fined in Paris. Traffic officers collect the fine on the spot. Give the offender a receipt. Fine is the equivalent of six cents. Passing By Gary Crosby, son of Bing uary is quae a mass of man hood. Is really a big bov now Weighs over. 200 pounds. He is a banana nut-sundae addict. . Gypsy Rose Lee, the daring dan seuse. Did you know Gypsy noins uie "pin-up girl record for World War II? It's a fact She was named the "Sweetheart' of no less than 18 regiments. Young Surgeon Uses Cellophane To Bandage Heart Blood Vessel Tacoma Pressmen Continue Picketing Tacoma (U.R) Striking press men continued to picket the Tacoma News-Tribune Monday and Publisher Frank Raker said no further attempt would be made to publish the city's only daily newspaper while the strike was on Two of the paper's executives manned the presses Saturday to run off 3,700 copies which ex plained management s stand the dispute. tne pressmen struck in sup port of their demand for a wage of $3.10 per hour. The company has offered $2.95. Bellingham (U.R) Mary Mar garet Emlry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Farley of Bcll ingham. was killed Saturday when a log on which she was playing rolled over her. If you've tasted todays SCHENLEY . . .you know it's the best-tasting whiskey in ages ! w i. i4 NoMe's unhurried goodness Schenley', unmatched $1,11 - the best-tas'.rg wh.sley in ojesl BUNDED WHISKEf U nOOt. ii GRAIN HIUTHAL SPIKITS. SCHENLEY DISTRIBUTORS. INC.. NEW YORK, N. Y. Berlin (U.R) An American soldier has been released by the Polish government after being held in Communist captivity for 18 months. U. S. authorities said Corp. Alexander S. Czarnecki, New York, had arrived here in a U.S embassy plane after being hand ed over to the embassy in War saw. Czarnecki had been listed as absent without leave since De cember 15. 1050, from the 6th Armored Cavalry Regiment sta tioned at Landshut in West Germany. American authorities declined to give details of the circum-l stances under which the soldier was freed. Spokane U.R) Hospital au thonties hve told how a young surgeon bandaged a main heart with cellophane "like you would a garden hose." Deaconess hospital said the 42-year-old patient was suffering from a weakened blood vessel wall that "bulged like a weak pot in an innertube' and threat ened to shut off the windpipe. One lung collapsed and the surgeon, whose name was not disclosed, successfully wound the sheet of cellophane around the weakened vessel wall. The surgeon reported he found another weakened spot during tne unusual operation, and also "patched" it during the three and one-half hours on the operating table. The cellophane causes scar tis sue, stronger than average skin, to form in the weakened area. The patient walked the following day and is recovering, the hos pital said. Farmers' Production Costs Will Go Higher Washington (U.P.I The Agri culture department predicted Monday that farmers' produc tion expenses which have been rising steadily since 1938 will go up another 5 to 6 per cent this year. The department said farmers can expect to pay higher prices for labor, machinery, feed, fer tilizer and seed this year than last. About the only prices that probably won't go up, it said, will be building and fencing materials. Man Earns Living Spoiling Bad Eggs Springvilie, Utah tU.Rj Dean W. (Skinny) Johnson is an ex pert who earns his living in a unique way. Johnson's specially is that of a picker-outer of bad eggs from trout trays. An employe of (he Springville hatchery of the Utah fish ana game commission, Johnson can spot bad eggs in the big trays of trout spawn so rapidly tiiat he can remove up to 145 a minute Willi a syringe-type gadget. The hatchery annually proc esses about 16, ()()(), 0U0 fish eggs. It's Johnson's job to make sure tiiat only live eggs, virtually cer tain to produce good fish, remain irf the trays during the hatching stage. Episcopal Church To Establish College New Orleans (U.R) The Epis copal Church will establish a four-year liberal arts college near Pass Christian, Miss. ,in the near luture. The Rev. Douglas R. Mac Laury, president of Canterbury college, Danville. Ind., from 1948 to 1950, will head the new school. The institution will be known as Keble college after a famed theologian of the last century. Eisenhower Assured Of Virgin Isle Vote Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas. V.I. (U.R) Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower was assured of the Virgin Islands' one Republican vote at the GOP National Con vention in July. William Greer, chosen Satur day night by the Insular Repub lican convention, was instructed Oklahoma Patrol Counts Easter Toll Lawton, Okla. (U.R) The Oklahoma Highway Patrol is sued the following traffic report for the Lawton area during the Easter sunrise service in the Wichita mountains, attended by 60,000 persons: "No human fatalities; five property-injury accidents: two personal injury accidents: one dead cow, one dead buffalo, one dead deer." Washineton (U.R) Alaskan delegate E. L. Bartlett said Sat urday that Wrangcll. Alaska, may be declared a disaster area and receive federal aid as a re sult of the recent fire there. to vote for Eisenhower up to the third ballot. 4-H Club News Central Point Cookery Central Point 4-H Cookery club met on April 12. We de cided to have an overnight hike April 25, at 7:30 p. m. Roger Seaman, Reporter. MOTHS ATTRACTED Eagle Point Ultra-violet light used to bring out colors in rocks in the window display of the Rock Market near here is attracting a wide variety of moths, according to Paul G. Ol sen, owner of the shop. 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