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TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Parity Raids Sweep 11 Campuses As Craze Reaches Fever Pitch Br UNITED PRESS j A wave of "panty raids" swept 1 1 college campuses this week as the latest college craze rose to fever pitch. Tear gas was required to dampen the fervor of the mobs of male students at two schools. Several arrests were made and a few injuries were reported. At Columbia, Mo., scene of a triple lingerie riot, a company of National Guardsmen was called out when local police found themselves unable to cope with the students. Big Ten Schools Hit "Panty raid fever" swept the Big Ten schools of Northwestern, Wisconsin, and Minnesota and at the Universities of Vermont, Con necticut, Missouri, Delaware, Alabama, and Stephens and Christian colleges. At most of the schools, the raiders were cheered on. aided admitted to dormitories and even defended by their coed victims as the men stormed sorority houses and girls' dormitories. In at least two instances, the girls fought to keep the Invaders out. They were not very success ful. Raids Total 25 Monday night's raids brought to 25 the number, of American seats of learning that have wit nessed raids by male students bent on carrying off unmention able trophies so far this year. The wildest and most destruc- tlve raids occurred at Columbia, Mo., a city of 32,000 and site of the University of Missouri and two girls' schools, Stephens and Christian colleges. More than 2,000 men students from the university stormed the dormitories at Stephens. They battered their way into the build ings through broken screens and windows. Girls Resist Raiders Squads of coeds, wielding mops and brooms and dousing the boys with buckets of water failed to halt them. Once Inside, the boys snatched armfuls of underthings just as police arrived nd routed them. Shouting and singing, they marched across town to sorority houses on 'the university cam pus, ignored the pleas of Dr, Jack Matthews, dean of students, and burst into the buildings, cheered on by the coeds. Homemakers choost C ind H Cms Sugar 4 to 1 ovir iny othar fcrand In Pacific Cont homail They COUNT Hew about you? ...the reaflu complete mix 1 i add only water J No tiresome beating! ..4 f$r it "L-m tLfe,vrS J. V M M M A mm&A&j6 CFTiW. OUT OF HAND Pantyraldlng students at the Univer sity of Minnesota in Minneapolis shown grappling with coeds were lu.uiiy Drought under control by the police with the help of tear gas. Many of the adolescent males were not content with stealing lingerie, but took to picking up anything loose, including sweaters and other expensive items. A few were caught and hand cuffed temporarily to hold them on the spot. No arrests were made. The raiders moved on to Christian college where they were met with a hostile reception of more mop-wielding, water-1 throwing coeds. i Furniture Broken The party was diverted to school buildings and the boys smashed glass and broke up sev eral pieces of furniture. Acting Police Chief J. Lewis Parks declared the situation out of hand and beyond the ability of his 22-man police force to han dle. He called Missouri Gov. For rest Smith who authorized the mobilization of the Columbia unit of the Missouri National Guard. By the time the company of 56 GuBrdsmen was mustered, the raiders had spent their energy, and most had returned to their rooms. The largest raid in terms of numbers was at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, where cane sugar ON CANE I delicious flavors!... Devil's Fudge coke mux Wednesday. May 21' I952 5,000 male students chanting "Go, go, go," and led by a trum pet-blowing ringleader stormed 10 dormitories and sorority houses, The trumpeter concentrated on the song, "Follow the Girls.1 Before order had been restored 13 students were under arrest. At the Delta Zcta house, the raiders found one suit of under wear still containing its owner. The scantily-clad coed screamed "Get out of here! and fled. As the raiders moved from place to place, they were placidly followed by Max, the campus ice cream vendor, who did a boom ing business. ' Third of Nation's Oil Workers Back Denver U.R) Approxi mately one-third of the nation's 90,000 striking oil workers were back at work Wednesday and ranking union official said he hoped the rest will return to their jobs by the end of the week. "About one-third of the strik ing groups have gone back to work," said O. A. Knight, presi dent of the CIO Oil Workers International, the largest of the coalition of 22 AFL, CIO and independent unions involved in the 22-day-old walkout. He ad ed that "most of these include the small locals." As the strike slowly drew to a close, a gasoline price war broke out at Topeka, Kan., Tues day. Stations on the outskirts of the city sold regular gasoline for as low as 19.9 cents a gallon and ethyl was selling for 20.9 cents, while dealers inside the city limits were charging 26.3 and 28.3 cents for the same grades.. - Golden - White - Spice 3 Persons Still Missing in Puget Yachting Mishap Bellingham, Wash. (U.R) Coast Cuard and civilian planes and boats' searched the waters off Lummi island Wednesday for the bodies of three of seven per sons aboard the sloop Prelude, missing in northern Puget Sound since Sunday. Four bodies were recovered Tuesday. The boat was not found. Missing were Mrs. Ed E. Jukes, Don Card and Paul For- dyce, owner of the 35-foot auxil iary sailing vessel. Bodies recovered were those of Ed Jukes, Mrs. Carl, Mrs. For dyce and the Fordyce's 12-year- old son, Kenneth. The disaster was described as one of the worst in Puget Sound yachting history. The Prelude disappeared on a 20-mile return leg of a cruise be tween Bellingham and Orcas island In the San Juans. It was seen last by tourists on the north beach of Orcas island Sunday evening. Coast Guardsmen theorized the boat blew up or struck a reef and sank. The bodies of Mrs. Fordyce and her son were in life jackets which had been donned upside down. Old Book Museum Opened Recently At Local Library A new department, a book museum, has been started at Medford Public library. Al though very new, the depart ment already has about a hun dred books that have value as museum nieces or interest as antiques, according to Mrs. Phyl lis Morse who will be curator of the department. Mrs. Morse is putting the old books in glass cases in the bind ery room and anyone interested is invited to visit the depart ment. It is open to visitors be tween 1 and 3 p.m. each after noon except Wednesday and Sunday. Mrs. Morse states that the first three women who visited the new department each wanted to see a copy of Godcy s Lady s Book. Godcy's Lady's Book is said to be the first magazine published in this country exclu sively for women readers. The new book museum has six copies. One of the most Interesting parts of the museum will be the Fluhrcr art collection, Mrs. Morse believes. Formerly the property of Mrs. W. H. Fluhrer and the late Mr. Fluhrer, the collection, termed "truly magnificent" by Mrs. Morse, contained art books. paintings and choice prints. It was recently donated to the li brary and will be on display when a suitable case has been found. A Shakespeare shelf contains a Harper s Memorial, dated 1864, a St. Aldate's edition, a Leopold edition, and others. On the Bible shelf are several in teresting editions, including one with a William Morris cover de sign. Other Items of Interest are three folio collection of Stephen Foster s songs and compositions, a 1798 Froissart History, Har per's magazines back to 1850 and many early editions of poets and writers of past centuries. Valley residents who have old books, songs or prints are in vited to donate them to the book museum. ARMY BUYS SALMON Seattle (U.R) The Army will repurchase 125,000 pounds of frozen salmon steaks which were rejected several months ago because of misbranding, Rep. Thor Tollefson, R-Wash., said Wednesday. Luxury Tissue at a Budget Price! SITTING COMFORTABLY on shoulder of California's Congress man Chet Hollfleld, Blanka Sylvia Schoenhammer, 2, from Ger many, Is en route to adoption by Mr. and Mrs. Paul Craig, Los An geles. Hollfleld met her at New York, acted as transcontinental baby sitter..dellvprln child In Califo'nla to Craigs. tlvtrrvafiarnii Air Force Rules Courts Martial to Be Last Resort Washington (U.R) The Air Force has ruled that trials by courts martial will be consid ered "only as a last resort in clearly aggravated cases" of "stay-down" fliers. This policy was disclosed aft er courts martial charges were dropped against' 12 reserve of ficers who had refused to fly. They will be discharged from the service under honorable con ditions and relieved of their commissions as air force offic- Two other officers have been convicted by courts martial for refusal to fly. One was permit ted to resign under conditions other than honorable. Of the 12 officer six each at Randolph Air Base, San An tonio, Tex., and Mather Air Base, Sacramento, Calif. the Air Force said: "This headquarters, after tho rough review of these cases, is of the opinion that trials by courts martial are not warrant ed." ARMY TROOPS TRAIN Richland (U.R) Army troops protecting the Hanford atomic works are engaged in small-size war games with a group of "invaders," it was learned Wednesday. ami ummtixi l Crisp cotton, checled cleonly oi window pones, colorfully oi stained glass. Collated, cuffed and belled in its own Fabric. "The Best Is Not Expensive" Evacuation of Brazil Jungle Expeditions Near Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (U.R) The Brazilian Air Force Wednes day hoped to fly out 30 to 40 members Of two expeditions stranded on a Brazilian jungle ridge where a Pan American Air ways Stratocruiser crashed April 29, killing 50 persons. Members of the two parties one sent out by the Brazilian government and Pan American Airways and the other a group of adventurers widened a clear ing Tuesday to permit small air craft to land. Peace Restored The Air Ministry said peace had been restored between the two groups. The adventurers fearing they might be abandoned by the government party, seized Scott Magness, Miami, Fla., a safety adviser for the UVS. Civil Aeronautics Authority, and a Brazilian Air Force major as hostages for time, but released them when promised both groups would be evacuated. JURORS QUESTIONED Sedro Woolley, Wash. (U.R) Attorneys Wednesday were to continue questioning of a tenta tive jury of nine men and three women selected to try Harold Chase, former Darrington town marshal charged, with murder, SUQ95 1 -vi'X. n6rth A- 7 1 LL & ' BARTLETT I ofi 1 J ONLY Missing Albany Pilot In Forced Landing Albany (U.R) Russell Strait, Albany, reported missing on a flight from Lebanon to Newport, Ore., Tuesday, was safe Wednesday. Walter Bowman, owner of the Lebanon airport, said Strait ap parantly had some mechanical trouble on the flight and landed in a hayfield in the coast range. Strait phoned Bowman from Newport at noon Tuesday to re port he was out of trouble. Woman Snares Pigeons In Montreal Park Montreal, Que. (U.R) Po lice sought an, elderly woman Wednesday who likes her pig eons cooked. Sunners on Dominion Square reported the fast-working wo man averages two o r three meals a week by luring pigeons to her hand, snapping their necks and popping them into paper sacks. ON P I? D C IS S reduced. AUTOMATIC WASHER 1 aal, Jf" e00&&e00l0S WITH I AND TH1 I 1 Seven Rfoaed . E Savei soap and hot water. Gets your M N clothes extra bright, clink cleanl g WAS $359.95 Now $319 95 Now you can have the wonder-working Whirlpool Automatic in your home at Reduced Prices, and have all the marvelous Whirlpool advantages that mean cleaner, brighter, easier washes. These work-saving features will delight you: Agiflow Action washes your clothes cleaner, faster . . , Ultra Violet Lamp keeps clothes sweet and fresh . . . Cycle tone Signal eliminates needless steps and clock watching . . . Flexible Timing permits washing as you like it . . Handy Top Door means easier loading .... Nine-Pound Capacity lets you wash a little or a lot. CLOTHES DRYER WAS $259.95 (MB fartnrp MEDFORD . GRANTS PASS ASHLAND Boy Found Guilty of Cottage Grove Murder Eugene (U.R) Eugene Harlan Belcher, 15, was found guilty of first degree murder Tuesday for the slaying of Mary Ellen Campbell, 18-year-old partially-deaf girl, on April 4 near Cottage Grove. The circuit court Jury, which deliberated four hours, recom mended leniency, making a sen tence of life imprisonment man datory. During the six-day trial, young Belcher repudiated a confession in which he had said he killed the girl because h i s school friends had tauntee him about the girl's pregnancy. FREE DEMONSTRATION m erle noRmfln co.atft. Open 9:30 to 5:30 Ind. Saturday 214 FLUHRER BLDG. PHONE 2-9611 1952 NOW $ 239 .95 On Gates EASY TERMS
