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'Missing Months'
In Life of Hero
Thought Cleared
Chapel Hill, N. C. flJ.FO A
University of North Carolina
professor believes he has cleared
ira the mvsterv of the 20 "miss
ing months" In the life of the
American naval hero, John Paul
Jones.
Dr. Archibald Henderson said
'no one In the world can show
documentary evidence that Jones
was anywhere on the face 01 tne
earth for 20 months after Feb.
1. 1774, although hundreds of
scholars have attempted to do so
through the years. Here's what
he thinks happened:
"John Paul, while master of a
ship around the year 1772, had
trouble with a crew member
and flogged him at the port of
Tobago in the West Indies. After
returning to England the sailor
bitterly showed his wounds to
many people, denouncing John
Paul.
More Trouble
"Three months later the man
died at sea on another vessel,
but it was believed his death
was a result of the flogging.
John Paul had to obtain many
affidavits to prove his innocence,
but finally did so.
"Two years later, he had
trouble again at Tabago with
another sailor, and this time he
killed him. There was no ad
miralty commission in Tobago
at this time and this rendered
John Paul's position very hazard
ous. The two incidents were
heavy on Jones' conscience, and,
afraid he would not receive
Justice, he went incognito for
20 months."
Henderson said he thinks he
has discovered the name that
Jones used but is waiting for
further verification.
Medford Activians
To Name Glad Queen
Five members of the Medford
Active club are serving as a
panel of judges to select the
Queen of the Grants Pass
Gladiolus Show being held
there yesterday and today.
' Activians who will select
Queen Gladys this evening at
the Grants Pass fairgrounds will
be president Jack Cummings,
Ray Huson, Russell DeForrest,
Robert DeGroot and Bud Pal
mer. They attended the Monday
meeting of the Grants Pass Ac
tive Club this week where they
met the seven princesses, all
1953 graduates of the Grants
Pass area, who are competing
for the honor of being named
Queen Gladys.
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Why are there so many bache
lors in Ireland? A young woman,
a native of the County Cork,
who is now a resident of Boston
as the recent bride of an Ameri
can, says, "reason so many Irish
men are bachelors is not because
they are independent and don't
want to marry. It is because tney
can't get a girl. The Irish girls
nrefer men of other countries
for husbands. The average Irish
bachelor is a rough, uncouth
brute, who is self-centered and
too fond of drinking and betting
on dogs and horses."
Among the Married
Tin vou know a married couple
with an all-daughter family who
have been trying for a son?
know of a couple with seven
Haiiehters who desperately de
sire a son. in iaci, wie reasuu
they have seven daughters is be
thoueh thev wanted to
limit their offspring 10 iout,
they have been hoping tor a
son. Marv MacFadden, while the
wife of Bernarr MacFadden,
bore him seven children. The
first four were girls. The Mac-
Faddens then decided to experi
ment with some ideas they had
about rjre-determination of sex,
The experiments worked. The
next three children were boys,
So apparently it can be done.
Over There
Britain's cheapest family auto
mobile is a three-wheeler. Price
is approximately $1,000, includ
ing tax. This car can do fifty-
five miles an hour. Manufac
turers claim it to be safer than
a four-wheeler. Another interest
ing British car is a two-seater
sports model that sells for ap
proximately $1,550. This vehicle
is said to be "the cheapest 100
miles an hour car in the world.'
In tests, it has done as high
124 mph. Reported to be a
very sporty job. mosi popular
with the younger set.
Please Note
That passing on the right by
autoists has never seemed a good
idea to me. Too many motorists
pass that way without sounding
the horn in advance. In some
states, it is still against the law.
As for example, you can pass
on the right in New York state
but if you do so in Connecticut,
and there is a traffic cop around,
you will surely get a ticket that
can cost you as much as $50.
Asking
Queries from clients. Q. You
refer to "Major Bill Comm." I
thought he was a colonel. A. Bill
holds the honorary title of Ken
tucky colonel but his rank, when
in World War I, was major. In
fact, he was the youngest major
in the AEF, being only 24 at
that time. Q. Where can I get
that book by Hand on turf handi
capping you referred to? A. Nin
na S. Hand's monumental work
on handicapping is out of print.
Very difficult to acquire. Copy
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Passing By
Mae West The Brooklyn Bern
hardt. She is goipg to portray
Cleopatra on television. I am
looking forward to it Have seen
many characterizations of Cleo
patra but never one wun
Brooklyn accent Miss West in
her TV series titled "Great Ro
mances of History" will also
play Priscilla. It should be
great moment in TV history
when Mae, as Priscilla, coyly
says to John Alden, "Why don't
you come up and sea ma soma
time?
Over 40
The tendency of many organi
zations is to refuse to employ
men over 40. I think it is a
mistake. The experience of such
men should be taken advantage
of. I have heard it claimed that
the best salesmen and saleswom
en are those over 40.
Handicapping
Running horses are handicap
ped by weight How are harness
horses handicapped? That is a
query put to me. Harness horses
are handicapped on the 'scratch'
system. The best horse starts
far back of the others. Next
best gets a little closer start
The equivalent of the light
weight in a running race is per
mitted to start up in front. This
system is still use at some har
ness tracks controlled by the
mutuel wagering machine Indus
try. The bettors don't care for
that type of handicapping. So, at
most tracks,. the harness horses
are not handicapped at all. That
is a dangerous situation and a
threat to the honesty of the
sport
Fools Creek
Foots Creek Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Elliott of Redding, Calif.,
who are visiting relatives in
Medford and Gold Hill, called
on friends here August 10.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Tomilson
and daughter Geraldine and son
Garry have moved into the Tom
White home.
Mr. and Mrs. Whitey Echerdt
returned last week from Lamar,
Colo., where they attended the
funeral of Mrs. Echerdt's brother.
Mr. and Mrs. James Shobar,
and son Jim, of Elko, Nev. have
leased the McManus property on
the left fork of the creek. Mr.
and Mrs. Shobers, and Mrs. P.
W. Lane of the Foots Creek store
were children together in La
moille, Nev. They had not seen
one another for 20 years.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Frantz and
daughter Jeannie of Kingsville,
Texas, are here on a thirty-day
leave visiting their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Frantz on the
right fork of the creek, and Mr.
and Mrs. Chester Jensen of Ev
ans creek. Mr. and Mrs, Ralph
Frantz gave a birthdav dinner
August 9 marking the 1st birth
day of their granddaughter Jean-
hie.
Tom White of San Jose. Calif..
who has been looking after his
property here left for his home,
August 10. He was accampanied
as far as Redding by Mrs. Cora
Taylor, who has been visiting
her daughter and husband Mr.
and Mrs. Charles McLailen.
Miss Joan Ford, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Delmer- Mitchell
has passed the civil service and
is now employed in the record
department at the Talmage State
hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Moore
and family of Creswell visited
their grandmother, Mrs. Jacob
Moore, here recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Russel Knox of
Pomona, Calif, daughter and son
spent the week end at the Wilson
Rio Linda court on Foots Creek
and Highway 99, and visited
friends here and in Rogue River.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Robertson
and son Doug and daughter
Terry are spending a few days
this week in and around Portland.
CLE A I SPRING OISTULINB
CIEIMONT. KENTUCKY
Tattoo Camouflages
Ugly Birthmarks
Chicago U.R) Tattooing
has been used effectively to
comoufiage ugly dark purple
birthmarks, says a New York
plastic surgeon.
Dr. Herbert Conway of the
New York Hospital-Cornell Medi
cal Center described the tech
nique in the Journal of the
American Medical Association.
A thick solution of natural
skin color pigment is injected
into the stained skin with an
oscillating needle. Conway said
an area of from four to five
square inches may be treated in
one hour by a skilled technician.
He said he achieved an 83 per
cent rate of satisfactory results
in cases where dilated blood ves
sels which caused the birth
marks were beneath the inner
skin or in the deeper part of the
inner skin itself.
He said the technique does not
work if the abnormal blood ves
sels are immediately beneath the
outer layer of skin.
QUICK JUDGMENT
Hartford, Conn. UJ9 Aft
er pleading guilty to a drunk
charge, a man asked Judge a
Burr Leikind if he could address
the court The judge said "make
it short." "I have a job to go to,"
the man replied. "Okay," said
the judge. "Sentence suspended.'!
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HOME DRAWS NEAR-As the first planeload of sick and wounded
American war prisoners arrived in Honolulu, Marine Pfc. Alfred P.
Graham Jr., Seattle, Wash., smiled as he was taken from plane to
ambulance. Seventeen men are aboard the plane.
Thursday, August 13, 1133
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE
Counterfeit Check
Passed at Grocery
A counterfeit forged check
with the name Pacific Machin
ery Co. printed on the top was
passed in Medford yesterday,
police .records revealed. The
check was not issued by Pacific
Machinery and was apparently
printed on a small home press,
officers said.
Police said the New Ivy Mar
ket 106 North Ivy sft. cashed
a check for $67.33. This check.
like a similar check previously
passed at the Central Market,
was signed with a rubber stamp
and drawn on the Medford
branch of the U. S. National
bank.
The check is believed to have
been passed by a woman who
purchased $3.50 worth of gro
ceries. She was described as
about 40, five feet eight inches
tall, and weighing about 135
pounds. She had light brown
hair and gave the impression
of being a housewife, police
records said. She was alone
when the check was cashed.
This year is the three hun
dreth anniversary of the publi
cation of Walton's "The Com
pleat Angler."
Vestinghouse Coach
Display Scheduled
A unique display coach will
provide a combination stage,
auditorium and exhibit hall for
Westinghouse Electric Corpora
tion "push-button" control equip
ment for industry here next
week:
Now a nation-wide tour, the
34-foot, 10-ton coach will open
its doors to design engineers,
maintenance people, and super
visory personnel in Medford,
August 17.
The coach will be on display
at 1233 Court st, Westinghouse
Electric supply headquarters in
Medford.
The coach shows how common
electrical devices such as line
starters, control stations, mo
tors, and circuit breakers can
be used to bring about success
ful automatic control of indus
trial machines.
Westinghouse is taking the
"automaton" coach to custom
er plants and other interested
groups all over the country.
Consecutive 1V4 hour programs
for groups of 10 persons are
conducted at each location.
Color is much more important
in a subsurface plus than in a
surface lure.
NOT HANDICAPPED
Plymouth, Mass. UJ9 . An
infantile paralysis cripple tinea
he was a year old, Peleg Chand
ler, 31, supports himself by op
erating secretarial service at a
special telephone switchboard in
his home.
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moval. The work is skillfully
done as thoroughly as this
method permits. We use the
finest and most modern
equipment.
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