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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (April 23, 1952)
(Big Atlantic Storms Raise Fears of Irish Islanders Dublin (UP) Fierce Atlantic storms which pounded the Irish coast this winter brought renew ed fears for the future of people living on islands fringing the country's western shores. The Aran and Blasket Islands were cut off from the mainland for weeks and there was much uneasiness as the islands' stocks of food, lighting equipment, fuel and other materials dwindled dangerously low. On Blasket Island, 27 adults h j j ...and amazing CHEESE KEEPER See this new kind of door storage in Philco refrigera tors ! The Dairy Bar . . . with the exclusive Cheese Keeper that keeps cheese store fresh for uveksl New Butter Keeper. New Key Largo color. Unmatched anywhere for value at the price. lltinlratiJPMco 921 Other New 1952 Model. $2MW YOUNGER APPLIANCE CO. Your Medford Philco Dealer 31 NORTH BARTLETT and one child were openly pes simistic about future life on the island after they were rescued They repeated the old com plaints that once the Atlantic whips itself Into a fury, local fishermen often wait days occa sionally weeks, before attempt ing to cross the waves. More Than Skill Courageous and skilled as the fishermen are. It requires more than skill and brute strength to carry a heavy cargo of food and household equipment in the face of fierce storms. Many locals have attempted such crossings in past years. The next that was heard of them was when their bodies were found wedged in the rocks miles away. Life on these islands is a grim business, and most of it is spent combating the Atlantic. During the warm summer months, life is pleasant enough but condi tions fall into the primitive class in the winter. Food, heat and strong clothes and boots become of paramount importance. There are no cine' mas, theaters, shops, clubs, only a few cottages and blazing fires with excellent home-made meals. There was no panic on the islands, simply gloom. ui) EiasKet Island, a young boy, only one on the island, got no present from Santa Claus be cause of the storms and his plain tive questions only made the big least flay gloomier still. Now that the storms have abated and the islanders have obtained new stocks of food and other materials, life goes on as usual. There Is Increased speculation on the possibility of bringing many of the Islanders to live on the mainland, where they could fish as profitably as ever, with no risk of being cut off from stocks of food and fuel. Despite the rigors of their life. some of the islanders have be come attached to the homes where they were born, and the older men and women are oar- ticularly reluctant to leave their hearthstones. However, should the authori ties decide to take firm action. it is more than likely that sen timent will have to yield to safe ty first and that the islands may nave only seagulls as their Inhabitants. In the remote town of Mala ueg, Cagayan, Philippines, a wid ow or widower must not leave the mat where his or her spouse died until after the ninth day. The superstition is that the spirit of the dead spouse wil become angry If It returns to find the bereaved mate away. t m II 11 1 . rel(?ms p4 &oi! jomjiamsn films brings you the shape of tpring in (hit !ev. iess wraparound wifh ilf siim smooth skirt. An at symeirical neck cJosing wilh six shiny button p!u piping lot conirasf make fhfs FoJien Cap Cod check a lively dress for any occasion, ... to nary or brown on while. a 1 1 nC Sizes 10 to 18 f f Pi VSrsXK n s The Best I. fV1 9 S N0RTH Not Expensive" J 114' " BARTLETT I 1 MEDFORD I" 'rMr. 1 Wednesday- April S3. 19S2 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TB 1 B OTf E TT9 S County Court Names Airport Zone Members John Niedermeyer, Soute 2, Medford, and Dolph Phipps, 4502 Crater Lake highway, have been appointed to the Medford municipal airport zoning board by the county court, it was an nounced today. They will serve on the board with H. D. Christensen, 29 Rich mond avenue, and Chester Hub bard, 245i Lyman avenue, who were appointed by the city. The tour members will elect a fifth to serve on the board. Purpose of the zoning board is to regulate future building In construction at structures which ! would endanger flying. The board was recently authorized by the city sad by the county court, under state Jaw provid ing for airport zoning. in New Zealand, people are outnumbered by sheep 17 V4 to one and by cattle 2Vi to one. RIVER POUNDS OMAHA DIKES Army barges bring In sandbags s bolster the levee protect ing Omaha, Neb., from the flooding Missouri River. Levee workers saw what while men never had seen before the Missouri surging past at 30.22 feet Rain turned the area into a sea of mud. Forestry Dispatcher Promoted to Inspector Homer Smets, who has been dispatcher at the State Forest Patrol headquarters on Table Rock road for the past five years, has been promoted two grades to forest inspector, it was re ported today by District Forest Warden Ted Maul. Smets will be responsible for forest inspection in the south half of Jackson county. He suc ceeds Bob Stokes, who has been transferred to forest inspection in the north half of the county, succeeding Darrell Farnham, who resigned to enter private business. Lloyd Morris, a new employee, will assume the duties of dis patcher, Maul reported. If you decide to use weed con trol before seeding, wait at least one week or until after a heavy rain has diluted the chemical in the soil. Then sow the seed. 0 l( TRANSFER CO. HEAVY HAULING Shovels Cats All Types Machinery INTRASTATE - INTERSTATE U DRIVE TRUCKS FOR RENT Move Yourself and Save! O 1216 S. Riverside Phone 2-6888 Here s The PLEAS ANT SURPR1 YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR! TOMORROW THURSDAY, APRIL 24 Southern Oregon's' Furniture Showplace! 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