WURTEEW MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
98-Pound Girls Does Well in Endeavors
Previously
San Francisco (U.R) It's
too bad Susan B. Anthony could
not have lived to see 28-year-old
Betty Skelton. ; ' f
: There's no doubt about it,
America's great suffragette
would be greatly impressed by
this stunning 98-pound example
of the current degree of emanci
pation of womanhood. . .
Miss Skelton has excelled in
so many fields . previously con
sidered strictly masculine that
the male of the species had bet
ter take a tight hold on his pipe
and slippers. Betty may reach
for those too when she has no
; more worlds to conquer.
. Pilot, motor car racer, water
skier, . "boat jumper", executrix
and amateur thespian, Betty has
already lived what most'people
would be content to call a life
time of thrills. . ... . ,.
First in '500' Racer t. ' t i '
But by the lilt in her soft
dark brown eyes when she tells
laughter and the light in her
how she became the first woman
to be licensed for racing by the
American Automobile. Associa
tion, one has to assume she ranks
this her ; top honor. ; c .
'. Last year Betty became the
first woman ever to drive an
Indianapolis racer when Jack
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For Adults Offered
Phoenix Phoenix' High
school will offer an adult class
in woodworking beginning
Thursday, Jan. 20. The class will
meet every Thursday from 7 to
10 p. m. for 10 weeks.
Beginners with no experience
are welcome, and will be given
instruction in the use of hand
and power tools while working
on projects of their choice. Those
adults who are experienced ' in
woodworking or who have taken
the course previously will be
given instruction on a more ad
vanced level.
Registration will be Jan. 20
Registration fee is $5. The course
will be Instructed by Arthur
Grigg. -- - ' i
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Thought
Strictly
McG rath let her take a spin in
his - Hinkle Special, which Was
the fastest '54 qualified in the
"500." V-,' ' . U "; v: -;:'y
But the" AAA lets Betty race
only against' the clock, not
against the other drivers. ,
Betty began compiling her
long list of firsts at an early age.
Recalling that she began flying
at 11, she has good reason to be
lieve she. was the youngest girl
ever to do so. At 16, she be-
$2,272 Paid During
1954 for Bounties
Wild animal bounty payments
in Jackson county during 1954
totalled $2,272.50, according to
County Clerk Bereth Hopkins.
Coyotes lead the list ol skins
turned in with 313. Others were
244 bobcats, 8 . mountain lions
and 3 timber wolves. Bounties
are paid as follows: bobcat, $2.50;
mountain lion, $10; timber wolf,
$2.50 and coyote, $5. X
The , monthly, payment totals
showed that - January and De
cember were highest payment
months with $425 and $415, re
spectively. Other months showed
the following payments: Febru
ary, $222.50; March; $362; April,
$147.50; May, $40; June, $45;
July, $55; August, $70; Septem
ber, $95; October, $22.50, and
November, $162.50. .. .,v . .v
; The clerk explained that the
law ' requires that the ; hunter
must bring in the whole skin in
cluding both ears and four legs.
The clerk's office is required to
punch the :- ears - before making
out the bounty claim, which must
be signed by the sheriff. The
warrant, is - then drawn for the
amount of claim.
TEXAS ADVERTISEMENT
Austin, Tex. '(U.R)' State
Rep. Tom- JoseDh. Jr Waco, has
introduced a bill which would
"properly advertise the state of
Texas.w lt would place on Texas
automobile license dates the slo
gan, 'Tremendous Texas.?
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Tuesday, January 18, 1955
for Men
came the youngest licensed pilot
in the United States.
. While still a teen-ager, she
put together a makeshift airplane
with inverted gas and oil sys
tems, making the plane fly best
upside down. Flying "Lil Stink
er,'! as the plane was dubbed,
Betty began cloud-hopping from
coast to coast at the age of 19.
Later she tool?-to water skiis
around her family's new home
in Winter Haven, Fla., site of
famous Cypress Gardens. Natur
ally, she excelled even though
she could never ski alone be
cause she couldn't swim. She
still can't
Boat Jumping Pioneer -
Also at Cypress Gardens, she
pioneered for the fair sex in
boat jumping, in which she is
featured in "Cinerama." After
a spell as a business manager for
an electronics firm, Betty be
came a test driver . for Dodge.
Clocked at 143.44 MPH driving
an experimental - Dodge . Fire
arrow last June, she set a stock
car speed record.
''.In addition, : Betty has flown
jets, helicopters gliders, blimps
andv multi-engine planes, and
played a lead in a little theater
production. ; -y !.y -.
Where's the man who dares
ask ..her if she can cook?
Report Says State
Employees Underpaid
Salem (U.R) Salaries paid
Oregon 'state employees right
now average a little more than
six per cent below the par for
job classifications in other public
employment in the west, accord
ing to a report made here by
Barrington Associates of New
York. '
: : The survey firm said it would
have ready by-early next week
a fullyreport containing a pro
posed salary schedule for. state
employees in both classified and
unclassified jobs.
It recommended - sharply in
creased pay scales.
The report said the principal
shortcomings of the state's pres
ent pay structure were in the
middle and upper job classifica
tions.: fo)
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Hear Discussion
Of Advertising
Employment problems in the
Medford area will be the topic
by the main speaker at next
Monday's roundtable-session of.
the Jackson County Chamber of
Commerce.
It was announced at yester
day's luncheon session in the
Jackson hotel that John Patton,
manager of the' local branch of
the Oregon Employment office,
would be the speaker on the sub
ject, .'- ' '-. . 'v
Discusses Advertising ; :'y
At the session yesterday, Tom
Shepard, manager of the Big Y
Super market, spoke informally
on the market's operation and
use of promotional advertising
in moving merchandise, ;: -.
He- told those present that "in
any promotion the firm has to
be prepared to ? spend some
money to make some.". He said
that the market attempts to in
crease its average sales by such
promotional ideas as toys, nylon
stockings, etc.,; which .are usual
ly available at lower prices with
purchases of set amounts of other
items. He added that ' he ex
pected to see the field of . chil
dren's items promotion to in
crease in the future.
In comparing Medford to Eu
gene, he said that ; promotional
advertising works better locally
than at Eugene, with each com
munity accepting different
things. , v vr.
He explained that super mar
kets operate on a volume basis
with a small gross profit margin.
The use of such promotion is
necessary to get the additional
traffic necessary 'to make the
operation successful. -! . -
About 20 persons attended the
meeting, at which Vic Milnes
acted as informal chairman.
OREGON MAN ABOARD .
Washington U.R) One
man from Oregon was aboard
a Navy super constellation that
crashed into the sea off New
foundland today, the Navy an
nounced. . The plane's 13 crew
men were missing. The Oregon
ian was Airman 3-C Gerald L.
Crafton, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Crafton, Reedsport.
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BRINGING COSTA RICA uprising close to home, Mrs. Laurence
Lee, Jr, Los Angeles, says her husband (left) and Teodoro Pic
ado, Jr. (right) are involved in plotting revolt. Lee is UCLA grad
uate, Picado, son of onetime Costa Rica president. (InUnationaX)
Highway Revenues for
Year Total $2,615,762
Salem. (U.R). Apportion
ment r of highway s revenues to
to Oregon's 36 - counties for the
three months, ended Dec. 31 to
taled $2,615,762, Secretary of
State Earl T.' Newbry 6aid to
day. : -V- ;. : : V '.
Counties participated on a pro
rata basis of the. 759,846 motor
vehicles registered' during 1953,
Newbry said. ': y;t. ; '-.-':.
'. - Counties participated in the
19 per cent distribution of high
way funds from motor vehicle
registrations, motor vehicle fuels
taxes, motor carrier fees, and
fines, for. violation of motor ve
hicle laws.
see CITY APPLIANCE FOR
FUEL and ELECTRIC MONARCH
CITY APPLIANCE, KM).
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Eugene Youth Wounded
In Russian Roulette
Eugene (U.R) A 16-year-old
Eugene youth today was re
covering from head- injuries re
ceived during the weekend in . a
losing game of Russian roulette.
The victim and a friend were
playing the game with a .32-30
revolver; belongin to one of
their fathers. . Only one bullet
was in the weapon.
The revolver failed to fire
when the first youth pressed it
to his head and pulled the trig
ger, but it discharged when the
second boy took' his turn in the
dangerous game of chance. :.
Police said the victim escaped
with a minor wound.
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Bills in Legislature
Salem (U.R) A bill to make
the carrying of loaded rifles or
shotguns in motor vehicles on
public highways illegal has been
introduced in the Senate today
by Sens. Charles W. Binger of
La Grande and S. Eugene Allen
of Portland. -
Salem (U.R) A bill has been
introduced in the House to trans
fer administrative authority over
the ;' state weather control act
from the state director of agri
culture to the department of ag
riculture. . . .
Salem (U.R) A .bill intro
duced in the House at reaueat at
state veterans organizations
would extend indefinitely vet
erans preference on promotions
in state civil service, y
Another measure would ex
tend the time for repayment of
state veterans loans - from'' 20
to 25 vears and a third would
set back, the deadline for start
ing new courses under state edu
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. Portland .90 ;
Salem .80
Eugene ......... .70
Klamath Falls . . . . . .40
- Station to station ratas. not Inctodinf tax, for 3 , .
minutes after 6 p.m. wwkdayj and ail day Sunday v
Saw timm call by number
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31, 1955.
Salem (U.R) A bill Intrnl
duced in the House by the Lane
county delegation would estab-
usn a new Circuit Court of Do
mestic Relations in Lane county.
Salem (U.R) Ren. Manrini
B. Neuberger of Portland intro
duced a bill in the Legislature
which would pay a bonus to
Korean war veterans.
EX-GRID STAR DIES
Portland UR) Maxwell
O. (Bill) Bailey, 71, who star
red in football for the Multno
mah Athletic club 50 years ago
died in a local hospital Sunday.
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