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5-Member Board
Named for Annual
Pear Festival Here
A live-member fcoard of di
rectors was named yesterday to
"direct arrangements for the sec
ond annual Fear Blossom, xes
, tival here, to be held sometime
in April. -,
At a luncheon meeting in the
Medford hotel, attended by
; about 22 persons, Granvil Britt-
san, Eugene Ferrell, Elliott Beck-;
n Mavnr Karl Millpr and for
mer Mayor D. L. Flynn were
named board member s. The
- group will select its own chair
' man at a meeting to be called
:'t within the next week.
In other committee assign
ment's Robert Dames and Jen
' nings Pierce were named co
" chairman of the pubicity com
mittee, and Robert A. Boyer
- was chosen chairman of the con
testants committee. . vv
: May Incorporate w ':'.
4 Flynn, who acted as tempor-
festival last year and suggested
that the group might possibly
adopt a nonprofit corporation
' form to protect itself from parade
liability. k .i, ' -
Brittsan said -the group would
like to have all of last year's
committeemen serve in the same
; capacity for this year's ' event.
A color film of the first festi-
val taken by Anders Photo shop
c was shown.
A meeting of the general com
: mittee was set for Feb. 8.
A Nichol's Worth of...
Comment On This and That
By HARMAN
United
.. Washington U.PJ Don't be
j: surprised ."H y o u r - ambitious
i'vounester enrolls in -a paper-
F i j.
I nanguig -. ciass
i . m mgn scnoox
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industrial
training ; insti
tutions. T- '
It's in the
works. Seems
v there is a
v shortage, of
papethanjeer;s
: and ;a new
- 4ivnmtff oa' Via a
" Herman Nichols been named to
1 . The new group is called the
National Joint Paperhanger
i Committee. : -. '
The Department of Health,
Education and Welfare has giv-
en its blessings. So have outfits
:like the Department of Labor's
iBurea of Apprenticeship. . The
'"idea .is to train journeymen
1 painters in the ;- paperhanging
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i-ionroe, uii'iaggio
Continue To Hide
Boston (U.R) - Marilyn
Monroe and Joe DiMaggio were
in hiding together today despite
their insistence they had not
vfceen reconciled. '"; ? f'p
i The blonde movie actress and
: the former New York Yankee
slugger drove out cf Boston to
gether Tuesday in a borrowed
car They have not been seen
since. i:-''r y'V""5" ;-
The ' couple, married and di
vorced last year, said there was
: : no reconciliation. They were
spotted together Monday night
in a Boston restaurant. A news
man asked if. the meeting indi
cated a reconciliation and Mari
.: lyn answered "no." , 'A
Joe was besieged by newsmen
"Tuesday at the home of his brp
ther Dominic and at the Welles-
. mviire v.s ua w ww ws auu
Mrs. Albert Frederick. Marilyn
was not with him and. Joe re
l fused to say where she had gone.
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Diehard Manufacturer Still
Bringing Out New Numbers
For Use on Player Pianos
New. York U.F The last
player piano was built in Amer
ica ixul927r but a diehard manu
facturer of piano rolls has been
bringing out new numbers regu
larly ever since and he's not
about to admit he's beat.
In fact, said Max Kortlander,
president of the Imperial Indus
trial Co., business is picking up.
"You couldn t say there is a
revival of player pianos because
no one. '. is ; building any new
ones."-
;Player pianos, which gathered
dust in basements through the
1930's and 1940's : are ; coming
back into their own here and
there in rumpus rooms, bars and
recreation halls.
Imperial Industrial is the only
company turing out piano rolls
today,' They look just like the
old ones as far as spool and the
myriad punched holes are con
cerned, but the music is strictly
up to date.
; "Our arrangements have kept
pace with the times,". Kortland
er said. "None of the tremolos
and other effects people ; assoc
ate with player pianos."
The pianist who does ' most of
the company's arrangements and
cuts the master rolls is Lawrence
Cook. He has been at the same
job for 33 years, but his style
today is no more dated than the
titles of his latest. rolls, which
include "Let . Me Go, Lover,"
"Hajji Baba" and "Count Your
Blessings." - -; y: vi
Player pianos became popular
around the turn of the century,
W. NICHOLS
FutaM Wrif
business, a ' worker will know
how to - hang some 'daisies - on
paper, onto the walls of homes. '
Get More Work ; t v ;
The . AFL Brotherhood of
Painters, Decorators and Paper
hangers of America is more than
agreeable... j. , :
Things ' eventually may get
back like old tfmes when a man
who could run a brush over a
house or barn, . also could slop
paste on the dull side of wall
paper and. , hang-it. on Jhe. right:
place, straight up. - , I
A survey by ; the Wallpaper'
Council was, made and the results-
were shocking. Painters,
who also know how to decorate
a wall with paper, average about
three more months . of steady
work a year than painters who
don't. It's even worse with the
paperhanger who knows nothing
but paste -and can't mix .white
lead and blend it with, sky-blue.
Bob; Series,, secretary of the
Wallpaper Council, : told me
about some of the new things in
wallpaper. There is a new de
mand for "rec rooms," as he call
ed them. Recreation rooms.
There must be,' he said, a har
mony in color and "wall paper
can be more tasteful than paint,
unless you - have an artist to do
the job,' and that runs into more
money than the . average home
owner can pay." ' -Cows
Like Idea
- Bob also gave me some little
stories ' about paperhangers,
none of which have to do with
one-armed ones. No such a fel
low, said he, so far as he knows
According to my informant,
there is a dairy operator in Tex
as who papers the walls of his
cow - barns, making for' more
contented cows who then are
more inclined to give down more
milk. '
There is a Mrs. Tom Porter of
Clayton, Mo., who owns a wall
paper store. She advertises her
business by pasting a different
paper design on the top of her
sedan'each week. Says it brings
in a lot of new business.
. Black and white horizontally
banded buoys in waterways
mark the limits of areas in which
fish nets and traps are permitted.
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hit their peak popularity about
1926, when there were about 18
companies . making : piano - rolls
and selling more than 15 million
a year. . ' . ;' .
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the same time the stock market
did, and the advent of radio was
all it took to close up every
roll factory except Kortlander's.
Will Be Last One
In Present Theater
The Medford little theater
group, The Footlighters, will' bid
farewell to their present theater
next month Their list perform
ances will be given in the pres
ent building for five days begin
ning Feb. 1.. " V :
The last play to be presented
in the old theater will be "A
Bill! of . Divorcement," a three-
act drama by Clemence Dane.
After-. -the present theater
building is removed, , future
plays will be presented in a new,
one-story modern building some
500 yards due east of the present
location. The new structure will
be built, in part, from materials
salvaged from the old building.
The - move : is being . made
through the cooperation of , the
Fair board, and the group's
trustees. .
Play Described
The play now in rehearsal is
described as "a serious and high
ly mature drama concerning the
near-tragic dilemma of a woman
comrontea on tne eve oz ner re-,
marriage by the return of a sud
denly-cured insane s husband,
who doesn't realize she has
divorced him."
Mrs. Max Wimmer, president
of the - group, j said the play
"should serve as a sort of in
direct straw ballot of local thea
ter taste' The production is now
in its last week of rehearsal,
with Frank Buchter and Thayer
Tarvin co-directing, as well as
playing . leading roles. Mrs. Le-
nore Zapell, who has held the
tead-ina-number of previous
Footlighters' plays in past years,
returns m tne" xenunme aeaq
after about two years during
which she has not. been seen on
the stage.
; Others in - the cast include
Robert Corliss, Frankie Burton,
Louise Johnson, Tom Amacker,
Charlene Tarvin and Max Wim
mer. Tickets will be sold '. at
Swem's and Purucker's Piano
house. ' : ' : :
Speech Clinic Adds ;
Third County to Area :
- Ashland Dr. Donald Wilson,
director of the speech and hear
ing center -i at Southern Oregon
college, .has announced that, the
center had extended its speech
services to include Curry coun
ty, as well as Jackson and. Jose
phine counties, in its; public
school - program of .' dianostic
speech clinics. :: :
There were ,178 children with
speech defects seen from these
three counties last fall. Teachers
and parents were present at each
interview, where a program of
speech therapy was planned for
each child.. , v:-.! .
" The speech, clinic on the col
lege campus also provided indi
vidual therapy on a continuing
basis to 10 children who, in. gen
eral, had more severe types of
speech disorders. In addition,
speech consultations were held
with more than twice this num
ber of parent's of pre-school
children, to diagnose speech
problems and recommend pro
cedures to be carried out in the
home.
Oregon City Coffee
War Lovers Prices
Oregon City (IU0 Nation
ally advertised brands of coffee
were reported selling as low as
70 cents a pound today as- re
sult of a local "coffee war."
One chain store operator- re
quired that cans be opened at
the check stand. He said that
before bis customers were buy
ing coffee at 70 cents and' sell
ing it a few minutes later for
95 cents to competitor. Whole
sale price of some top brands
is $1.03. ' - : . -
QUIET PLACE
: Mt. Washington, Mass. (U.R)
The town clerk reported the fol
lowing vital statistics Tuesday
1954: "No deaths, no weddings,
no births." Mt. . Washington's
population is 42. : -
Washington (IMS The Sen
ate, has confirmed the appoint
ment of Ervin h. Peterson of
Oregon to be an assistant secretary-
of .agriculture and a direc
tor 'of the . Commodity Credit
Fooiliohfers
Play
Second Largest
Army in World
Built in 5 Years
By WALTER LOGAN
United Press Correspondent
The Chinese Communists' rise
to power began the day the So
viet army moved into Manchuria
six days before the end of World
War II and sealed off the rich
industrial area from the legal
government of China.
The Communists had been
scheming for power for 30 years
but until the Soviet army let
them move into Manchuria in its
wake to collect the vast arms
supplies of the Japanese army,
the Communists were poorly
equipped. Some even carried
spears. ' .
The mission of Gen. George C.
Marshall to Chungking and Nan
king in 1945-47 to win peace for
ravaged China and end the Civil
war was seized upon by the Com
munists as a golden opportunity.
While their ' spokesman, Chou
En-lai, negotiated in the National
ist capital and drank toasts to
the United States, the Commu
nists built up their forces in
Manchuria. It was there they be
gan their offensive that drove
the Nationalists to exile. on For
mosa. Second Largest Army .
In the five years since then
the Chinese Communists have
built the second largest army in
the world behind Russia and
have demanded recognition.
The man most closely identi
fied with the rise of Red China
is Chou, now the Premier and
Foreign Minister. He has brought
Red China to the threshold of
being a recognized world power,
often at gunpoint, during the
past five years. During much of
that period he has carried on a
one-man 'war with, .the .United
States. - -
He is suave and handsome and
has a ready smile. He has been
accused of killing political en
emies with his bare hands. He
has toasted the United States at
Chinese banquets, but he hates
the United States probably more
than any man alive.
- Chou, the official spokesman
of . C h i n e s e Communism for
many- years, a -man who could
charm - American diplomats and
generals into believing that red
was some other color, feels that
Red; China is powerful enough
tbbe acceptSa as Tone of the Big
Five . with - Russia, i the ! United
States, Britain and France.
Supplies From Russia . i
The Chinese Communist' arm
ies have grown steadily in size
and power until an estimated
10,000,000. men are in uniform,
some 3,000,000 to 4,000,000 in a
well equipped army, the second
largest in the world.
- Chou has the military might
to back up many of his demands.
Soviet Russia has supplied Peip
ing "with "a huge air force, in
cluding MIG15 fighters and big
bombers. The Soviets have sup
plied: a navy too, and possibly
some submarines. The army's
equipment is modern Chinese
artillery helped pound Dien Bien
Phuv into submission: ; - r
-Unofficial reports from inside
Red China say Chinese industry
is once again booming, .with the
steel; mills' and coal mines of
Manchuria t u r n-i n g out even
more arms for the mighty Chi
nese -army. Opposition to the
Red regime has been ruthlessly
stamped out. t
ESKIMOS MAY DRINK
Ottawa (U.R) The North
west Territories Council Tues
day extended liquor purchasing
rights to Eskimos who have giv
en up hunting and trapping and
earn their living in white settlements.
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War of Words on Big Appetites Flares
Between Sports Writer, Herman Hickman
Memphis, Tenn. (U.R) Sev
enteen broiled lobsters and two
lime pies at one sitting.
Or:
Twelve steaks with five lamb
chops on the side. ,
On .
Lobsters and rice salad, 13
slabs of thick roast beef , balf a
strawberry pie decorated -by six
scoops of ice cream.
There are three of the gusta
torial feats listed by sports edi
tor Walter Stewart of Memphis
in the latest skirmish of a war
of words running from Tennes
see to New York to London over
who is the world's champion
eater.
Stewart rose in indignation
after reading some slurs by Her
man Hickman, former Yale and
Army football coach. Hickman
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...Talent .. A- target date, of
March 1 has been set for occupy
ing the new Talent high school
building, according - to School
Supt. Roy arr. t c
r -Workmen , are painting -and
finishing the interior of the new
block-type structure,, which also
includes a . separate shop7 build
ihg.'" v:;;;V '
J When the new ' structure is
completed 7 and occupied, grade
school students will be moved to
the existing high school, to allow
greater room on the elementary
level. A modern grade school
structure is located adjacent to
the old high school building.
' General contractor on the new
high school project is the Frank
Fairweather f irm of Medford.
His successful bid on the project
was $123,774. Voters had pre
viously " approved ' a $159,000
bond issue to build the struct
ure and athletic grounds.
MAN'S OWN BUSINESS
New York (U.R) The AirJ
Force has turned down a sugges
tion by the Men's Pajama Insti
tute : that airmen be issued GI
pajamas. The Air : Force called
it ' ' "regimentation" and ; said
what a man wears or .doesn't
,iwar4- -in- bed is -strictly his
own business.
Court Records -
POLICE COUttT - 7
Howard Lehman, expired vehicle
license. ..$5. :
Frank It Dolenhk,. expired ve
hicle license. $5.
Raymond Clinton Morris, failure to
atop at stop sign. $5.
; Lyle Melvin Russell, faulty equip
ment rtail Heht. S5.
HUga Maria- Hogstfom.- failure to
stop at stop sign, sa.:
DISTRICT COURT
Jack Asher. defective liffhts. S.
Alvy S. Kendall, failure - to atop
at stop sign. $10..'
Kay C. Elling. violatipn of basic
rule. $10 forfeited. ,: . ;
Haskell M. McRowen. failure - to
stop at through highway. $10.
XJoyd O. Nikodym, violation of
basic rule. $20. v-
James L. E. Webb, overwidth load,
$15 forfeited.
Thomas H.. Wingert, defective tail
iignt. sio xoneitea. .
Augustine F. Lewis. , overload.. $113,
Cloid - Iu Denner, overwidth load,
$15. i.
Robert W. Kezer, driving with no
neaaugnts,.$io.:
CIRCUIT COURT
Pauline Helen Lacy vs. Ira Ralph
Lacy, complaint for separation.
- Irma Virginia McDnniel vs. J. M.
aicuamei. aivorce aecree.
Larry Leroy Pepper vs. Madge Pep
per, divorce decree
Barbara Burg vs. Marvin Burr, di
vorce decree.
Bertie . Lillian Schelenbaum . . vs
James Daniel Schelenbaum divorce
decree.
Donald W. Cox vs. Ruby Lu Cox,
divorce decree. -
Nancy Lee Johnson vs. Richard T.
Johnson, divorce decree.- -
Mae La Verne Tedrick vs. Gene W.
Tedrick divorce decree.1
Clarine June Vobs vs. Billy R. ' Voss,
divorce decree. -
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Open
by March
YOU WILL IMPROVE
ANY COOKIES WITH
KITCHEN CHAFT
had been challenged by the Brit
ish title holder, a 1 5 4 pound
sportwriter named , ' Harold
Mayes, who specialized in meat
and potatoes. - - - -Eliminate
One -
Hickman, a 300 pounder, sug
gested that Mayes first take part
in an eumation involing a sec-.
ond or third-string eater like
Walter Stewart.'? : !
. What particularly incensed
Stewart, though, was Hickman'6
account of a brief encounter with
Stewart a couple, of years ego at
Mississippi State. Herman said
he out-ate Stewart so thoroughly
that the Memphis man reeled off
into the darkness sobbing , hys
terically while Hickman waved
a chicken leg in gleeful triumph.
'Nothing, with the exception
of Mr. Hickman, could . be fur
ther from the truth." Stewart
says in rebuttal.
;"We remember the incident
perfectly for it was embedded
in a balmy summer's evening
following a . coaching . clinic So
we . soaked up four barbecued
chickens and so did Herman.
Then he disappeared in the di
rection of the pit and returned
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with another one.
"Come on," he, roared, . spit
ting out a thigh-bone and a dis
lodged incisor. Til eat you under
the tablet Come on, you boast
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"We merely smiled thinly, for
it was obvious that Herman was
reaching the point of no return.
As any expert eater knows,
there are certain physical phe
nomena which indicate this con
dition in red neon, glazed eyes
and shallow breathing.- Herman
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On A RcntaJ-Salcs Wan f ;
You may' rent a new Baldwin or Wurlitzer Piano or a '
Hammond Chord or Spinet Organ for as long as tlx
months and have the, rental apply on the purchase of "
the instrument if you ao detirt
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wore every sympton like a ban
ner, so . our smile dissolved' into
a laugh as we moved off to the
pit for a fresh- chicken.' ;
- "But the treacherous Hick
man had taken the last one be
fore throwing down the; gauntlet,
then went, about crowing over
a triumph hollow as we were
after a mere four fowls." .
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