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. . . i 41 .11 ri ; MILLIONS OF DAMAGE Is estimated loss by fire whlcb swept Vancouver, B. C. waterfront "grain row." More than 400 firemen were on lines in this scene at United Grain Growers' terminal, largest structure destroyed by wind-fed flames. (International) Mars Again Brilliant By J. HUGH PRUETT Astronomer, Extension Division Oregon Higher Education System A high school boy who recent ly interviewed me wrote in an essay for his journalism class, "Almost always when Dr. Pruett writes on Mars, the god of war, somebody gets mad." Restraint of temper is urgently requested In case you care to read what follows here. The planet Mars is now a bril liant object, and tonight will be rising in the east southeast ap proximately 1V4 hours after sun set. By May 8, it will be at its nearest approach to us, a dis tance of almost 52 million miles, and will be rising shortly after sunset. It is decidedly red and non-winking. Once in Two Years Once in a little over two years Mars gets relatively so near to us that it is very brilliant. But only once in 15 to 17 years are these "approaches" at their least distance. In 1939 our warlike planet; was only minion mnes from us and in 1941 38 million miles. It was then as bright as Jupiter, or about 2V4 times brighter than it will appear this year. The next very close ap proach will occur in 1958. The diameter of Mars is only about one-half that of the earth: Its average distance from the sun, 1V4 times ours; its year of our months; and Its day' 24V4 terrestrial hours. Small tele scopes show the polar snow caps, the large blue-green sections fwhich are generally thought to indicate vegetation, and the red dish desert areas. The so-called canals of Mars cause endless controversy. Some astronomers, have never seen them even though the largest telescopes; others, using smaller instruments, claim to detect them clearly at moments of ''best seeing." Dr. Edison Pettit of Mt. Wilson in 1939 studied the red planet carefully through 6-inch and 20-ineh telescopes and map ped 40 of these fine lines. Dr. H. N. Russell of Princeton has written that "there is now no doubt regarding the real .exis tence of these finer details, but the drawings and descriptions of them by different observers are remarkably discordant." Elaborate Network Shown The late Dr. Percival Lowell and his followers claimed the surface of the planet showed an elaborate network of fine lines. These they interpreted as arti ficial ditches constructed by in telligent beings to carry water from the spring-melting of the polar snow caps to equatorial regions and "way points." Or more probably they could be wide stretches of vegetation on both sides of the canals. Many others agree there are multitudes of dark lines visible at times, but they are not certain they have regular forms, so de cidedly do not favor Lowell's interpretations. Some go so far as to assert there is no indication of these lines and that belief in them is purely a "figment of the imagination." Whatever the facts, we can enjoy the splendor of this ruddy planet in our spring skies. Dead line Sunday Classifieds la al noon Saturdays . 13-Year-Old Boy One of 16 Named For Hero Medals ' Pittsburgh (U.R) A 13-year-old boy was one of 16 persons from nine states honored by the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission for outstanding bravery in res cue attempts. John H. Sherrod, 13, Washing ton, D. C, was one of the young est award winners ever cited by the commission. Two of those honored lost their lives. Saved Young Boy Sherrod was credited with sav ing the life of a nine-year-old boy who had fallen into the South River at Edgewater, Md., last July 22. Also presented with bronze medals were: A young Illinois farmer who beat off a hunger-crazed tiger with an automobile drive shaft and saved a man's life, a Phila delphia man who disregarded his own safety to rescue two fel low workers from a deadly sul phuric acid spray, and three Pittsburgh men who dragged two injured women from an explosion-charred building. Family Refuses To Allow Transfusion for Daughter Insurance Agency Observing Birthday Medford housewives were get ting their milk from a buggy operated by John Snider's father and mother when the R. A. Holmes Insurance agency . was founded April 9, 1909, according to Cole Holmes. The agency was started by his father, R. A. Holmes. The Holmes agency, which Is celebrating the beginning of it's 44th year in business in Med ford; is still owned and operated by members of the Holmes fam ily, Mrs. R. A. Holmes and Mr. and Mrs. Cole Holmes. Mrs. R. A. Holmes, the wife of the foun der, still takes an active interest in the business. The firm was started on the second floor of what is now Mann's Department store. The office was about where Mann's elevator is now located. It was later moved to the Jackson County Bank building. It is now located at 116 South Central avenue and employs five people. Cole Holmes entered the business in April, 1920. The own ers of the pioneer firm - have never deviated from the policy of the founder which was to sell insurance only, he said. Portland (U.R) Portland State defeated Lewis St Clark 8-3 in a baseball game here Friday. It was the Vikings' second victory over the Pioneers this season. e-5. jtjv VST w .4 uu" wuium IS THE KEY TO jl?6TREASURE CHEST YOU ACHIEVE YOUR HEARTS DESIRE AND YOU RECEIVE MANY PLUS BENEFITS WITH KIN-SHIP STAMPS When you buy from merchants who give you KIN-SHIP SAVINGS STAMPS you win 5 ways. You lower living costs, you automatically start saving, you soon gain a sizable sum to spend as you will, you help deserving youngsters, you help your own city. No other savings stamp has all these advantages. SHOP WHERE YOU SEE THE GOLDEN EMBLEM OF KIN-SHIP 3) AT THE STORES LISTED BELOW: Chark Nelson Rfnr.ee Station friendly mobil servic. 301 Sixth Avenue Merle Norman C osmetic! Come in for a complimentary demonstration. 214 Flahrer Bldf. Bert Pree Dr shop Acrosa from Hawthorne Park 52 East Main toMnton Bros. Men'i Clothing The Buds for Quality Duda 114 East Main Ada Bell Restaurant Tasty Foods Friendly Service 12S West Main Craterlan Beauty Shop Medford's Favorite Beauty Headquarters 41 South Central Greta's The Best Is Not Expensive 34 North Bartlett L. G. Mclren Shell Fuel Oil 1002 south Central Ed Nlles Lumber Co. Everything for Economical BuJIdlnf Pariflc Hl-Way North The Patio Ladles' Sportswear The Little Shop with the Big Bargains 22 South Central Chnek Risse Service Station Mobile Products Friendly Service West th at Fir St. Geo. c Shaefer Service Station itivc in ior service mat a topi fll N. Riverside Sim's Bros. Bicycles Hobbles Next door to the Mall Tribune 23 North Fir St. O. K. Rubber Welders Near the Big Y tfo North Riverside Medford Roma-Tex Brlx Ce, oomeming rttw IS coming I Pacific Hlirhway North Medford Radio Servlra Fast. Friendly Service IS North Fir St. andv ftarvlra IIiHm Capable Courteous Service k 1504 North Riverside Shuifle Studio Photographj Personality Portralta 134 West Main Wilson's Camera Shop Everything for the amateur photographer 229 East Mala O. W. Panter Service Station With Emphasis on Service Central Point Community Grocery Real NEIGHBORLY Service 1101 East Jackson Central Market Grocery Where Parking Is EAST 437 South Central Humphrey Motors A good place to buy. sell or service vour ear. 11 Booth Riverside Odessa. Tex. (U.R) The scripture-quoting family of a critically injured 20-year-old girl defied a court order, blocked her hospital room and refused to permit a doctor to ad minister a blood transfusion Saturday which .could mean her life. They quoted from the Old Testament, Leviticus 17:10-12: ". . . you that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul . . . and will cut him off from among his peo ple. . . " Hurt in Auto Crash Inside the hospital room lay Marie Oliff. She has been there since Sunday when she suffered a compound skull fracture, frac tured right pelvis, dislocated right hip and fractured leg in a head-on automobile crash. A weary and angry doctor, who refused the use of his name, "reluctantly" remained at her side. The girl's family refused to release the physician from the case because no other doctor will take it. Consented to Transfusion Marie's father, William Oliff, one of the three militant mem bers of her family guarding the hospital door, consented to a blood transfusion that saved her life when she was first brought to the Medical Center hospital at Odessa from the accident scene in a state of extreme shock. "We gave her two pints of blood at the time," her doctor said. "It saved her life, I feel. "At the time, her father was quite willing for her to have the blood; he went out and got a donor. In fact. Changed His Mind "He since has changed his mind," the physician added. Marie "is holding her own fairly well," but her hemoglobin has dropped to 64 per cent of normal. "I have reason to believe she Is developing pneumonia," the doctor said. If she does, he said, she has a slim chance for survival in her present condition. Ships are de signed generally so that they will right themselves after a list, or tilt, of somewhat less than 90 degrees. There are eases on record where they have listed even more than 90 degrees and recovered. Sunday. April 27. 1952 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE BusinessMachineFirm Opens Bigger Office Alan Jewett of Business Ma chines company has announced the opening Monday of an en larged office machine sales and service store at 16 South Bart lett street. The store will feature sales j and service of Dictaphone die tating machines and will do re- ! pair and overhauling on all makes of typewriters and adding j machines. Jewett has been in the office ' machine business in Medford for 13 years. For the past year he j has been sales representative for the Dictaphone corporation, cov- I ering southern Oregon and ' northern California. His office i has been at 14 South Bartlett street. He will continue as rep- J resentative in the new location, j Previous to opening the Bart- j lett street office, Jewett was foreman for the Remington Rand sales agent here, gaining training on all Remington ma chines. He also spent four years as a mechanic for the Under wood corporation, acquiring training on typewriters of that make and on Sundstrand adding machines. HE WAS ROBBED Melbourne. Australia (U.R) Things are tough in this Aus tralian port city, a Moslem seaman discovered. Watched by a fascinated crowd, the seaman stopped in a downtown street, faced Mec ca, removed his shoes and knelt lo pray. When he got up someone had stolen his shoes. REPAIRS On All Makes of TYPEWRITERS & ADDING MACHINES (Remington, Sundstrand, Royal, Underwood, L.C. Smith, etc.) FOR GUARANTEED SERVICE ON YOUR OFFICE MACHINES PHONE 3-3133 OR SEE ALAN JEWETT'S Business Machine Company Now Located at 16 South Bartlett Medford Authorized Sales and Service for Dictaphone Corporation 43rd Anniversary of The R. A. Holmes Agency We're Now Entering Our 44th Year of Insurance Service to Medford and Jackson County We Thank You for Your Splendid Support Remember, Insurance Only.. No Real Estate.. No Loans.. Just Insurance! Maude .A. Holmes Grace A. Holmes Cole Holmes 116 South Central
