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Portland Float Gets National
Trophy at Tournament of Rose
Pasadena, Calif. U.R) The
Portland, Ore., float, "Beauty is
Where You Find It, Saturday
"was named the winner of the
National trophy in the 66th an
nual Tournament of Roses par
ade here.
The National trophy is given
each year to the most beauti
ful entry from outside Califor
nia. Long Beach, Calif., its float
a mass of 200,000 fresh blos
soms topped by the beauteous
Miss Universe of 1954, won the
sweepstakes prize.
1.250.000 in Crowd
' A crowd of more than 1,250,
000 persons lined Pasadena's
Colorado street to watch the
colorful spectacle. Usual bril
liance and sparkle of the event
was dimmed, however, by the
threatening skies and cool temp
eratures. Additional millions
watched the parade on televis
ion in a coast-to-coast telecast.
With Chief Justice Earl War
ren serving as grand marshal
of the parade whose theme
this year was "Familiar Sayings
in Flowers" the Long Beach
entry snared the top award
with its depiction of John Keat's
famous line, "A Thing of Beauty
is a Joy Forever."
Miss Universe on Float
And Long Beach's "beauty"
. was Miriam Stevenson, lovely
21-year-old Wmnsboro, S. C.
coed, who won last summer's
Miss Universe pageant in the
beach city. The float was cov
ered with more than 200,000
fresh blossoms including roses,
orchids, lilies of the valley,
maiden hair fern and many rare
flowers.
Miss Stevenson, a pretty blue-
eyed blonde, who turned down
a movie career to return to col
lege in Greenwood, S.C., was
the only rider on the Long
: Eeach float. Her dazzling smile
and friendly waves to the crowds
brought repeated cheers.
Standard Oil Co. of Californ
ia won the Grand Prize with
its float, "In Days of 01d."iThe
float unfolded a story of chiv-
arly In three sections. 'The first
' showed a huge, jolly, polka-
dot dragon riding amidst a gar-
den of tropical flowers. Across
the bridge in the middle section,
a life-size knight was mounted
on a horse in a garden of pink
and red roses. In the third sec-
tion the knight stood ready to
protect a young maiden atop
a chrysanthemum castle.
Major Winners
Other major float winners:
Theme: Burbank, California,
"Birds of a Feather Flock To
gether." ' - "
Judge's Special Trophy:
Helms' Bakeries of Los Angeles,
"There's a Good Time Coming."
Combined with Walt Disney ,
Productions, a preview of Dis
neyland park in Anaheim, Cal.
President's Trophy: Florists
Telegraph and Delivery Assn.,
"Deep in My Heart."
International Trophy: Mexi
co, "Wonderful Mexico Has Ev
erything." Governor's Trophy: Post
Cereals "Go West Young Man."
Mayor's Trophy: Pasadena
Water and Light Dept., "Eur
eka." Queen's Float First
In all, 61 floats, 34 equestrian
units and a score of bands par
ticipated in the parade. First
of the floats was one which car
ried 19-year-old Marilyn Smuin,
queen of the 1955 Tournament
of Roses, and her six princesses.
Marilyn was seated in front of
a huge, lacy heart made of more
than 10,000 red roses.
Western stars Roy Rogers and
Dale Evans made their second
float riding appearance in the
parade. They were on floral
replicas of their horses "Trig
ger" and "Buttermilk."
Other actors in the. parade
included Duncan Renaldo, the
"Cisco Kid" of TV fame; Guy
Madison, TVs "Wild Bill Hick
ock" and Andy Devine.
Troubles Beset Rose Parade
As Rain, Illness Reported
Pasadena, Calif. (U.R) The
66th annual Tournament of
Roses parade had more than its
share of troubles Saturday.
First, shortly after the color
ful floral pageant got under way
it started to drizzle. Then it
showered. Finally, a steady rain
fell. It started to let up only
when the parade neared its end.
It was the first time since
1934 that the parade had en
countered rainy weather. Mil
lions of viewers throughout the
in
Try To Half Fight
Los Angeles (U.R) Arman
do F. Castro, 19, former high
school star athlete who was
studying to be a probation of
ficer, was stabbed to death Sat
urday when he and his half
brother tried to break up a brawl
among 10 teenagers.
The half brother, Mario Man
cillas, 23, was in critical condi
tion with stab wounds in his
stomach and lungs. Doctors said
he might not live.
Castro, who won ' the city's
high school mile run champion
ship in 1953, his girl friendIris
Arratia, 18 and Mancillas had
gone to East Los Angeles to call
for Castro's sister, police said.
Castro saw the brawl going dh
near the address where he was
to pick up his sister. He was
knifed by an unidentified youth
when he tried to halt the fight,
and Mancillas was slashed and
stabbed when he came to Cas
tro's aid.
The victim was a student at
East Los Angeles Junior Col
lege.
North Wales is said to tiro-
duce the world's best slate.
country watched the event,
dampened by this area's first
rainfall since last Dec. 10.
Call for Ambulance
Midway through the parade
one of the six rose princesses
signaled to an emergency ambu
lance. Pretty Joanne Martin, 18,
San Marino, Calif., was too ill
to continue on the queen's float.
She had a slight case of flu Fri
day and the . drizzle and chilly
weather was too much for her,
Most of the girls riding floats
wore bathing suits. They grinned
and tried to bear it.
Before the parade started, two
floats were damaged when a car
smashed 'into them. They, were
repaired, however, and partici
pated in the parade.
Despite the weather, the
crowd of more than 1,500,000
persons exceeded the predic
tions for the event.
Army To Release
Some 44,000 Draftees
Washington (U.R) The Army
has announced that it will re
lease some 44,000 draftees next
May and June before they com
plete their two-year tsrm of serv
ice. . '
The action is being taken in
order to meet lower manpower
ceilings.
Current plans, which are pend
ing final approval, call for the
early release in May of draftees
completing 23 months 6f service
and of draftees in June cpmplet
ing 22 months of service.
The Army said it plans to re
sume the normal 24 months of
service for draftees after June
A similar early release pro
gram is planned during March
through June for about 3400 re
serve lieutenants serving their
initial obligated 24-month tour
of active duty. '
1954
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14 MILLION AMERICANS
(People Just Like You)
. .. . t . , , Put .. . ,
3.$ BILLION DOLLARS
Into Home-Owned Savings & Loan
Associations Like
Jackson County Federal
why?;; 'Si v
The Reasons Are Simple:
When you put money Into an INSURED Savings and
Loan Association like Jackson County . Federal, you '
know it's safe . . .
Ar Savings and Loan Associations (ike Jaeksoa County
Federal pay excellent returns to you on Savings in
vested with them the current dividend at Jackson
' County Federal is 3. '
Local Savings and Loan Associations like Jackson
County Federal are managed by friendly trustworthy
. people your friends and neighbors whose first
job is to serve you. . ... .... .
So why not make your Number One Resolution for
1955 a sound,, simple one? Resolve to establish a
savings account with your local association!
JACKSON COUNTY FEDERAL
SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION
126 E. Main Medford, Ore.
"Where You Are Paid to Save"
Low Forest Fire Loss
During 1954
Reported by State
Forest fires on state-protected
lands in Jackson and Josephine
counties caused damaged estima
ted at $2,780 during 1954, ac
cording to figures prepared by
Ted Maul, state warden for the
southwest district.
The figure was well below
that reported for' the district in
recent years, Maul stated.
Included in the loss estimate
for the two counties was 140,-
000 board feet of merchantable
timber, valued at $805; $968
loss to reproduction value; $7
loss to logs, and a $1,000 prop
erty loss in Josephine county
where a building burned as the
result of a forest fire.
Equally Divided
The dollars and cents loss was
almost equally , distributed be
tween the two counties. Jackson
county's loss was estimated at
$1,401, and the loss in Josephine
county was estimated at $1,379.
The heaviest loss in the two
counties was caused by fires
started by careless smokers, who
started 53 blazes. These smoker-
caused fires destroyed 44,000
board feet of merchantable tim
ber valued at $465; caused a
$386 loss to reproduction value,
and resulted in destruction of
the building in Josephine county
for ' a total estimated loss of
$1,851.
Behind Smokers
In second place, but for be
hind smoker-caused fires, were
blazes caused by logging opera
tions, with a total loss of $420.
These top two were followed by
incendiary, $271; miscellaneous,
$142; slashing, $57: debris burn
ing, $33: railroad, $6, and mis
cellaneous, $142.
The total number of fires on
state-owned land in Jackson and
Josephine counties was 157, for
a total of 775 acres. This acre
age total included merchantable
timber, 82 acres; cutover, 46
acres; old burn, 522 acres;, un-
burned slashing, 30 acres, and
non-forest land, 115 acres.
Although the estimated dam
age caused by fires was slightly
higher in Jackson county than
in Josephine county, Jackson
county had a far better record
in total number of fires and
acreage burned over.
72 Fires Here
Jackson county had only 72
fires on state land in 1954, com
pared to 85 in Josephine county;
and Jackson county had a total
of only 177 acres burned over,
compared to 598 in Josephine
county.
The difference in estimated
loss is explained by the fact that
Jackson county fires destroyed'
90,000 board feet of merchant
able timber valued at $750, com
pared with 50,000 board feet
valued at $100 in Josephine
county; and caused loss to re
production valued at $696 in
Jackson county, compared to
$272 in Josephine county.
Had it not been for destruc
tion of the building in Josephine
county, Josephine county s loss
would have been only $379 com
pared with Jackson county's
$1,401.
Causes Listed
A breakdown on the figures
for Jackson county shows the
cause and number of fires as:
lightning, 9; incendiary, 1; cam
pers, 0; smokers,. ,23; debris
burning, 11; slashing, 5; logging,
6; railroad, 2, and miscellaneous,
15.
Acreage burned over on state
land in Jackson county during
1954 included merchantable tim
ber. 58 acres; cutovers, 10 acres;
old burn, 39 acres; unburned
slashing, 30 acres, and non-forest
land, 40 acres.
No losses of logging equip
ment were attributable to forest
fires on state-owned land dur
ing 1954 in Jackson and Jose-
phin counties.
Some 104,000 Seek
Asylum in West in '54
Berlin U.R) Some 104.000J
East Germans asked for asylum
in West Berlin in 1954, the West
Berlin city government has an
nounced. This was about one-third f
the total of 306,000 East Ger
mans who fled to the West In
1953.
Styrene is widely used In the ;
manufacture of plastics.
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Police Dog Turns
Into Stool Pigeon
Stillwater. Minn. (U.R) A
dog peered intently into a
parking lot Friday and po
licemen, following the dog's
gait, discovered three teen
agers syphoning gas from a
truck.
"I guess we shouldn't have
brought the dog," one of the
ieen-agers said later.
"Don't blame him," a po
liceman retorted. "After all,
he's a police dog.".
Pope Attends Mass
To Open New Year
Vatican City (U.PJ Pope
Pius XII opened the New Year
Saturday by attending mass in
his private chapel and saying
special prayers for world peace
in 1955.
The 78-year-old Pope, continu
ing to show marked signs of im
provement after his serious ill
ness, rose at daybreak to attend
the mass. " The celebrant was
German Jesuit father Robert
Leiber.
Leaving-the chapel, the Pope
went to his private study to lis
ten to a newscast on his new
combination TV and radio set.
which he received Friday from
the Xaverian Catholic students
of America.
For the first time in 16 years,
the Pope was unable to receive
members of the Roman nobility
on New Year's Day. Vatican
physicians felt the strain would
be bad for him.
The weather was perfect and
the Pope planned to take a walk
in the Vatican gardens.
Mining Exchange Has
Top Year During '54
San Francisco t- (U.R) The
phenomenal sale of uranium
stock made the year, 1954 the
busiest one in 21 years on the
San Francisco Mining Exchange
it was reported Friday. '
The amount of shares sold on
the San Francisco exchange in
creased nearly four-fold over
1953 and the dollar volume
jumped almost 10-fold, Frank
Carter, exchange secretary, re
ported. - Carter said 20,574,975 shares
were traded in 1954 as compared
with 5,195,663 shares in 1953.
Trading on the exchange was
slow until May, 1954 but from
then on transactions totaled the
largest since 1923, Carter said.
Sunday, January 2, 1855
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE SEVErT
Glenn Jackson Named
U.S. Bank Director
" Portland Glenn L. Jack
son, Medford, vice-president arid
director of the California-Oregon
Power company, was elect
ed a director of the United
States National bank at a meet
ing of the board Dec. 31. An
nouncement of the election was
made by E. C. Sammons, presi
dent of the state-wide banking
organization.
.Jackson has been associated
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GLENN L. JACKSON
Named Director of Bank '
with Copco for more than 25
years and has played an import
ant part in developing this com
pany and in expanding its ser
vice area.
Active in civic affairs, he is
a past president of the Jackson
County Chamber of Commerce,
a member of the Oregon Devel
opment commission and of the
Oregon State college foundation.
He is also a director of Stand
ard Insurance company, Albany
Democrat- Herald Publishing
company and Central Willam
ette Broadcasting ' company in
Albany.
In addition he is president and
director of the Gold Holding
company in Medford and is man
aging partner of White City Re
alty company at Camp White.
War Veteran
Jackson was born in Albany
and is a member of a pioneer
Oregon family. He was gradu
ated from Oregon State College
in 1925.' During World War II,
he held the rank of colonel in
the U. S. Army Air corps. He
was awarded the Legion of Mer
it, Bronze Star, Order of Crown
of Italy and Order of the Brit
ish empire.
A. A. Binford, vetsran bank
er and formerly vice-president
of the U. S. National, was -also
elected a director at the Dec.
31 meeting. Binford has been
manager of the bank's Citizens
branch in Portland since 1933.
He was retired at the end of
1954 under the benefits of the
bank's retirement program.
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