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TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday, December 29, 1954 Hundreds of Motorists Stranded as Vicious Storm Dumps Snow Blanket Over Southwest By UNITED PRESS The most vicious storm of the winter clawed across the nation today. It trapped hundreds of motor ists in Oklahoma and Texas snowdrifts, sparked a 36000-acre forest fire in California, spawned tornadoes in Dixie, laid a slippery sheath of ice and sleet across the Midwest, and dumped a foot of snow on New England. The storm hit the Southwest as a blizzard, spreading 17 inches of snow on the level at some sections such as Fort Scott, Kan. The snow was still falling. Highways Clogged Raging winds piled the snow into deep drifts that clogged highways in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and portions of Missouri. Three hundred motorists were stranded in a stretch of only 23 miles from Vernon to Electra, Tex. Rescue trains and National Guard tanks fought to get through to them with gasoline and food. All roads throughout Southwestern, Central and Northeastern Oklahoma were blocked by 6 a.m. Highways officials in Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio warned that the storm was racing northeasterly ' toward New England, making roads hazardous with an overlay of glare ice. , The snow in the Southwest : Reti o Florida ' : or2400 ' Once they thought retire ment meant the end of life . . . now they know it's just the beginning. Learn how this former professor and his wife bought and developed a piece of cut-over Florida jungle, built their dream home, gained a creative new life . . . all on the mod est retirement' pension of $2400 a year. , . . . In the January Ladies' Home Journal. Out today on all newsstands. was described as" "the heaviest in a dozen years." Heavy Rain Falls . ..The blanket of snow gave at least temporary protection to powder dry soil which could breed another ; dust bowl next spring unless heavier than usual precipitation moistens the Great Plains. In the south, the storm brought heavy : rains of 1.88 inches at Jackson, Miss., 1.93 at Nashville, Tenn., and 2.04 inches at Chattanooga, Tenn. Even as far northeastward as Rochester, N.Y., the storm was felt in the form of .53 inches of rain. At Chicago, the Weather Bu- Eugene Council OKs City Hall Site Plans Eugene (U.PJ The Eugene City Council has approved plans to purchase a site for a new city hall to be located just north of the Lane county courthouse. The council adopted a report advising that the site be pur chased but that construction be delayed until a period of lower taxes. . The site would place city hall in a proposed civic center group, including a county building, Eugene city library, and possi bly, state and federal buildings. reau issued a warning of heavy snow, sleet and rain for the metropolitan area . with two to five inches of slush expected in the city and .heavier snow in the suburbs. High winds and plum meting temperatures were pre dicted for this afternoon. -Tornado Injures 20 Persons A tornado injured 20 persons and caused $100,000 damage at Laurel, Miss., and the mercury went to 36 below in Colorado. The weather was the coldest for the date at Los Angeles, with 36 above, but, ironically, the mercury cracked a Dec. 28 record for warmth at New York. In West Texas and Oklahoma, blanketed with from four to six inches of snow, state police said they could not estimate how many hundreds of motorists were stranded on the highways. At Vernon, Tex., Police Chief Jerry T. Looper estimated from 150 to 200 automobiles, contain ing 300 or more persons, were marooned among drifting snow banks on U. S. 287. Gale Winds Dying Down At Oklahoma City meanwhile, State Police Tropper Richard Dunivant said "We've got cars piled up everywhere. You can't imagine how many people are stranded in them." In Southern California gale force winds which had fanned Medford High Band To Leave Thursday For San Francisco The 85 students who make up the Medford High school band will leave here at midnight Thursday for San Francisco to take part in activities connect ed with the Shrine East-West football game, it was announced today. The band, which will travel in three chartered buses, is slat ed to return to Medford at about midnight Jan, 2. Name Chaperones Accompanying the students will be I. A. Mirick, band direc tor; John E. Drysdale, high school orchestra conductor, and Mrs. Drysdale:' Mrs; Virginia Westerfield, assistant to the band instructor; Miss Jo Kirtley, vice-principal; Al Hunteman, junior high school band director; Al Lehl, vocal music instructor, and Keith Mirick. Dr. Charles Lemery will act as oand doctor for the trip. Agenda Told Included in the band's agenda is a New Year's Eve party at the Whitcpmb hotel, ! where the band will be staying; a concert at the Shrine hospital for crip- pled children; performance at the halftime ceremonies at the East-West game; ferry boat trip and excursion to Playland, visit to Planetarium,' with possible trips to Fishermen's Wharf and Fleishhacker zoo. Information concerning the approximate time of the band's arrival in Medford will be tele phoned to local radio stations from Redding, Calif. FAMOUS ONCE-A-YEAR EYENT1 LIMITED TIME ONLY I Helena Rubinstein's Famous Estro HormoneTreatment genie for aging skin! for every woman over 30! ESTROGENIC HORMONE CREAM regularly 3.50 ESTROGENIC HORMONE OIL value 2.50 6.00 value NOW Use 24 hours a day ! Skin aging? Lined? Throat crepey, slack? New when time is robbing your skin of vital estrogens and wintry weather is drying, lining it, we offer Helena Robin stein's extraordinary Estrogenic Hormone Treatment at terrific savings! 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Medford Squadron Of CAP Conducts Annual Yule Party - The Medford squadron of Ci vil Air patrol had its annual Christmas party Monday at the CAP building at theMedford airport. . The cadet staff was host to the entire squadron, senior and cadet members, their families and friends. The group was par ticularly appreciative of. the work done on the furnace by senior members, Bette Miller, Donald Wilson, and Marion Chancellor prior to the party. The cadet staff . furnished the decorations, the refreshments and entertainment for the group of 50 guests. Former CAP members now in the military service recently home on leave visited the Med ford squadron over the holidays. Included in the group were Douglas Thompson, A 1 b e r t Eaton, and Lloyd Fogelqnist. A roller skating party is plan ned for Wednesday, Dec. 29, with the group leaving the CAP building at the Medford airport at 6:30 p.m. sharp. The group will visit the ' skating - rink in Grants Pass in a group, and those having or desiring trans portation are urged to meet , at the CAP building on time. Pope Working on Christmas Message Vatican City (U.R) Pope Pius XII, showing signs of slow but steady improvement, spent this morning putting the final touches on his "4000 word Christmas message which is to be issued later this week. Msgr. Angelo Dellacqua, dep uty secretary of state, read, the final text of, Hhe speech to. the pontiff in the papaf library tod?y and then rushed it to the Vatican printing plant to be translated into 26 languages and broadcast throughout the world. It was not known yet wheth er the speech would be read by the Pope. It is expected, how ever, that a part of it, including the apostolic benediction to the city and the world will be deliv ered by the pontiff. The Pope received his doctor, Prof. Riccardo Galeazzi-Lisi, who later told newsmen his pa tient showed "definite signs of improvement" following a blood transfusion yesterday. He . said the transfusion was part of the "regular cure", prescribed by specialists. , Godfrey Discharges Producer of Show New York (U.R) Arthur Godfrey fired ' producer Larry Puck from his Wednesday night television .show yesterday, , re portedly because Puck had be come engaged to Marion Mar lowe a singing star of the show. ' Godfrey simply told a . staff meeting. that he would produce the Wednesday, night "Arthur Godfrey and Friends" show him self. Tuck apparently is still producer of Godfrey's Monday night "Talent Scouts" show. Puck, some - 30 years older than the 25-year-old auburn haired singer, was on vacation. His office confirmed : the "fir ing" , but, said it knew: nothing of his engagement. Miss Marlowe was reported to be wearing a six and one-half carat diamond Christmas pres ent from the producer. Jack Frost Locked In Cooler To Thaw Out Denver (U.fi) Jack Frost, 20, was sentenced to two to 10 years in prison Tuesday "to thaw out" by District Judge Edward C. Day on bad check charges. - ; Judge Day directed his : sen tence be served concurrently with a similar sentence Frost re ceived earlier and warned "if you don't take advantage of .this, we'll thaw you out but good." r t-jgii .: TRAPPED Mrs. Julia Miller, 47, of Cambridge, Mass., is shown trapped in an upside-down car shortly after the car, driven by her husband, went out of control, rolled over several times and smashed a plate 'lass window of a nearby shop. Mrs. Miller suffered only minor scalp lacerations. Her husband was thrown clear of the car as it was turning over. - 4 College Students Tell of University Life for Rotarians Four Medford students now attending northwest colleges gave members of the Medford Rotary club a verbal picture of university life as a feature of Tuesday's luncheon meeting of that organization. ' Marty Johnson, Gary Gustaf son, Don Denman and Don West participated in the panel at the Jackson hotel, with Robert Jones, Rotary program chair man, introducing them. .A total of 14 years is now needed to complete a course in medicine, including mandatory Army service and final resi dency training, Johnson told Rotarians. Speaking on "Edu cation Unlimited," the second year student at the University of Oregon medical school point ed out that scientific discoveries in the past half-tentury make it impossible for - man today to master all knowledge, and make higher" "education increasingly essential to progress and indi vidual success. " Proselyting Described " - Because . southern schools of the Pacific ' Coast conference havts 'more fmoney, more alumni and more available ' talent, incM dents of proselyting are more numerous in that area, Don Denmen of Oregon State college said. ' Athletes , generally, main tain good scholastic, averages at OSC, but due to demands of ath letics upon-"their time, - extra tutoring is often necessary. Thuck' Jones Heads MOD Special Events Charles E. (Chuck) ' Jones, Medford agent for Sun Life As surance Company of Canada, has been named special events chairman for the January March of Dimes campaign, it was an nounced today by Thomas Reed- er, Medford chairman. Jones will be responsible for the many, special events staged annually to raise funds to con tinue the fight against infantile paralysis. ' ' Persons or organizations plan ning special events may contact Jones for assistance. His ad dress is 25 Summit ave. and his telephone, number is 2-9772. Residents have ben- asked to place their old Christmas- trees in their front yard Sunday, with a contribution to the March of Dimes affixed in a sealed envelope. The trees will be picked up Sunday - afternoon and . at a. public gathering at Camp White Sunday at 7:30 p.m. The project is sponsored , by Medford Lodge 178, Loyal Or er of Moose. There is no evidence now that the pressure for winning teams will diminish. . " - Speaking of religious life on college campuses, Gary Gustaf son, also , an Oregon State stu dent, pointed out that student at tendance at churches has doubled in recent years. "Religious Em phasis Week" at OSC has stimu lated interest, and many Cor vallis churches find it necessary to build or . expand to . accom modate growing crowds. The surge toward religion has been further encouraged by the cam pus paper, the Barometer, and the Corvallis Gazette-Times, he stated. Scholarships Important ' The importance ' of '- scholar ships in . the program of higher education was pointed out by Don West, freshman at Lewis and Clark college, Portland. Of 1000 students in the fifth grade, Only 110 finally graduate from college, the speaker said. Finan cial inability to acquire college education on the part of many worthy students emphasises the need f or ( more ,'t well placed scnoiarsnipSjv ne aaqeg:. Higher education ' broadens character,.: outlook and knowl edge, and opens the doors to better job opportunities, . Don, winner : of ' the Rotary club's scholarship,' pointed' out. Med ford ranks high in the number of scholarships - awarded young men and women, he said. Rancher Awaiting ion Grand Jury Acl Stromboli Volcano Erupts in Italy ; Stromboli, Italy (U.R) The volcano of Stromboli erupted to day in a roaring spout of flam ing ash that scattered islanders only just recovering from a ser ies if earthquake shocks. Mount Etna on Sicily also spouted a plume of smoke today in fiery testimony to wide un derground upheavals in South ern Italy. . . . The Stromboli volcano start ed spouting lava from all three craters early this ' morning. But the lava coursed safely down the well-worn "valley of fire" and pinged sizzling intp the sea without causing casualties or damage. Stromboli was one of half a dozen islands in the volcanic Lipari group off the north coast of Sicily which has been rock ed by intermittent earthquakes for more than a week. The Dalles ' 0J.R) A 39-year-old Mosier rancher was be ing held in Wasco county jail today awaiting grand jury action on a manslaughter charee filed ailnst him in the fatal shooting of Charles Eaton, 29, a Portland commercial artist. - - Joseph Ferguson, a' close friend of Eaton's, confessed to police that he shot the Portland advertising artist through tha head with a .30-calibre rifle while the two were hunting near Mosier Sunday. He said he saw 'something moving" in the thick brush and fired. At a preliminary hearing yes terday before acting Justice of the Peace Leslie. Martin, Fer guson made no statement. Earlier Sunday, Ferguson re ported Eaton, missing .and a search as started for the Port- lander. His body was found early Monday and later that day, under police questioning, Fergu son confessed he had fired the fatal shot. - - Funeral services for Eaton will be held in Portland to morrow. . . . New CARDS Send your wishes . for j "HAPPY NEW YEAR" to all your friends and loved 1 ones! Choose from our Complete Selection of V HALLMARK 1 CARDS - .J RENT A New PIANO or ORGAN On A Rental-Sales Plan You may rent a new Baldwin or Wurtitzer Piano or a Hammond Chord or Spinet Organ for as long as six months and have the rental apply on the purchase of the instrument if you so desire. PURUCKER PIANO HOUSE 111 North Central Phone 2-5702 Eugene-Springfield Airport Proposed Springfield, Ore. 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