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1. Beavers Hope To Stretch Lead in Northern Division By UNITED PRESS Oregon State hopes to all but tie' up its second consecutive Northern Division . basketball crown at Seattle this weekend. The Beavers are guests of the University of Washington Hus kies for a two-game series Fri day, and Saturday night that is expected to draw big crowds to the UW pavilion.- . - The other Northern' Division battles will be waged at Moscow ?v3 Pullman between the Idaho Vandals and Washington State. Oregon steps out of the confer ence to meet Brigham Young of the Skyline conference in a pair' at Eugene, . . .., ' Sweep Eyed -:- ! - Aside from building a near insurmountable' lead over the rest of the loop should OSC beat the Huskies both nights, it also would be the first time in Wash ington's history that an Oregon State team had taken all four games from the Huskies. Although State's 7-3 , Wade (Swede) Halbrook is back in ac tion after a brief suspension, fea ture of the series is expected to be a scoring duel between Wash ington's Dean Parsons and OSC's Tony Vlastelica, currently fourth and fifth in the division scoring race. WARD TO REJOIN Portland 0J.R) Larry Ward, righthanded pitcher who quit the Portland Beavers last year because of arm trouble, will re join the Pacific Coast League team this spring, according to General Manager Joe Ziegler. fciegler said Ward's ailing right arm has responded to treatment, and that Ward feels he is "rar ing to go." : BASKETBALL THURSDAY COLLEGE GAMES Loyola (Md.) 89. American U. 73 -, Marquette 73. Loyola La.) 70 Denver 73. Colorado A&M 69 On The Side I ! By E; V. Durling j ,.'-.; (Distributed by Kins Feature Syndicate, Inc.) - L y n n e . Fontanne's youthful appearance continues to be one of the top sensations of the cur rent theatrical season. A great many women would very much like to know her beauty secrets. Lynne should write a book titled 'My Fountain of Youth and How I Found It." That certainly would be a best seller.. Asking .'" Queries from clients. Q. Was Joan Crawfoard ever co-starred with John Gilbert A. Joan and John were featured in a silent That was around 1927. . . . Q. Are you familiar with the rhyme called "The Bride's Prophecy"? What does it say about the Feb ruary bride? A. From the proph ecy to which you refer I quote; Married In January' hoar and ;; -y rlnie, - -" ; i, Widowed yonOI fee before your -time. -- it Married in February's . ileety ' - weather, , i" Life you'll tread In time together. . Asides ."v; ' It is from tackle to tackle where the real players on a f oot- - ball team are, found. Eighty per cent of the greatest footplayers of all time have been linemen. ? . My favorite love song is still f Just A-Wearyin for You by Frank L. Stanton and Carrie Ja cobs Bonds.-".' Gat It Right V Have noted repeated refer ences to "pocket billiards." There is no such game. From the Standard Encyclopedia;! quote: The game of billiards is played exclusively on carom tables; the pocket table being reserved for the game of pool." Get it right! If it is played with pockets it is - not billiards. Some years ago owners of poolrooms became an- i noyed because their-places were confused with "poolrooms where horses were played. So they decided to call pool "pock et billiards." However, no mat ter what you call the game played with 15 balls and a cue ball on a table with pockets, it is still pool. It can't be billiards, Sidelights . - Lillian Russell was 51 when she married for the fourth time. And then she married a million aire. ... It is claimed that after consuming three highballs or cocktails an autoist has 55 times as much chance of -being in an accident as a completely sober driver. -Horses St Women A feminine subscriber of Geor gia says that her figure statistics are "height, 5 feet Vi bust, 33 waist 24, and hips. 36". She asks "How would your Horses and Women -experts class my fig ure"? Inasmuch as the lady ne glected to add her weight, the shape statisticians of our H&W department- are slightly handi capped. However, they say, it appears this subscriber has pos sibilities of being rated a gor geous Georgian. They advise the' use of 4V4 inch heels. An in crease in the bust measurement is suggested. One inch should be clipped from the hip measure ment. Then, according to our H&W experts the lady will have a "Venus, grade B, figure!" Texas Again Texas has topped California again. Golden Staters recently boasted of the career of 94 year old William P.. LSchlosser, who worked continuously for the Hillman Hardware company of Los Angeles for 74 years. Texas Is That So? .Who am I? A beautiful creature,:! have the widest distribution of any mammal in America. My young do not resemble me. My tongue is - covered with - sharp, horny backward-directed processes. Hardy, I have adapted myself from the spruce forests of Brit ish Columbia to the swamplands of Florida, and down to the wind-swept tip of Cape Horn.- My body is long and lithe. My skull, short and broad. My rounded, ears are prominent. Being a pursuer, my yellow eyes which I can narrow to vertical slits are well forward in my short face. x . On the forefeet I have five toes; on the hind, four. My claws, sharp and curved, can be with drawn into horned sheaths. My hair is close, thick and soft to the touch. . My. color is tawny brown, deepening in tone toward the spine; pale around the eyes and whitish on the throat, legs and belly. - , ,v . -..-.., The male, about a foot longer than the female, leaves scented claw marks as love-notes on the trail. Our courtship is brief, the entire relationship seldom last ing a fortnight. Does Not Chase Prey I stalk my prey, slinging upon it. Then I leap. Should I miss my quarry, frequently a deer, I do not run it down. The reigning predator . in North American, I kill from 35 to 100 deer a year. Although I seldom weigh 200 pounds 1 can kill an elk and drag it about In my killing, out doorsmen say I am more bene ficial than harmful because I weed out the subnormal those with infestations of ticks or bots, or with injuries and malpropor- tions of leg bones or ' body lengths. I have from one to five young, weighing about one pound. about a foot long, fully furred when born. They are short tailed, with distinct brownish- black spots, and ringtailed like a tiger. Because I fight silently and suffer great agony without ut tering a sound, a lot of outdoors- men swear that I never make a sound beyond my purr of con tentment That's wrong. During the mating season, the - female shrieks her intentions with an tops that with the record of 92 year old E. G. Cervantes, who has been continuously employed by Nic Tengg, Inc., printers, of San Antonio, for 76 years. Fur thermore, the Texans pointed out that the: California, Schlos ser, has retired while their man is still on the job and working regularly. l fllll l I I ll I : I II I I I I II 1S I I I ' u lj '! :u uuu Ul lJL .1 I; 'I. HO c) ioo pnooF c pie w QUALIW i STOAIGHT DOURDOn 70 f e W.A.HAUIR CORP, W1TIA, Pit ; 'ASK FOR -COUNTY FAIR ATYOUR FAVOrUrejLB CUJa BOTEJT By tugene Bums " Ranger-Naturalist . unearthly howL I am: A. Lynx, B. wildcat, S. cougar, 4. Tinged tail cat, 5. jaguar. --" :-t': ' I am: 3." A cougar, although I am also called a varmint, cata mount panther, painter; el leone, puma, mountain lion. Released by . : McCIure Newspaper Syndicate) Free: By special arrangement with the editors of the Encyclo pedia Americana, my panel of judges will award each week to the reader who sends me the best questions on nation and wildlife a complete 30-volume set of this world-famous reference work in a handsome Sealer aft binding. Each week, new ques tions will be considered. Sorry, I simply can't answer your many friendly letters. Please ad dress your questions to: '. IS THAT SO! co Medford Mail Tribune, Box 575, Sausalito, Calif. In 1896 two Americans George Harbo and Frank Sam uelson rowed across the At lantic Ocean in an 18-foot open boat. They used only oars no sails, no motor. Their 3,200 mile row took them 62 days. Friday. January 29. 1 955 MEDFORD . (ORECOlf) MAIL TEJ&UXZlllZZ i Pacific Naval Commander Sees Sou nd Th u m pi ng fos Com m u nists Honolulu, T.N. (UJU - Ad miral Felix B. Stump, command er of VJS. Naval forces in the Pacific, Slinks the Chinese Com munists i"will i get -the pants licked off of them" if they launched tn attack against American military might now arrayed between them and For mosa. -4 .. Asked at a press' conference yesterday if he thought the United States was underestimat ing the intentions or abilities of the Chinese Reds in regard to Formosa - as it did ; in Korea, Stump replied emphatically: "I think not" Potential Limited The admiral said the poten tial of the Communists is limited by supply problems and by the fact their jets cannot stay 'on station" very long because their airfields opposite Formosa are too great a distance from their sources of supply, " Stump said the Nationalists have been getting their ships in and out of Tachen ports with lit tle difficulty because the Chinese Reds have been unable to main tain sustained air attacks against Formosa or even the Tachans. , "lean see no reason to assume United States ships couldnt do the same if they were ordered in , to evacuate - the Tachens," Stump said. Danger of Hoi War . Asked if there was any danger of the Formosa situation becom ing a ."hot war," Stump ; said there has been , a danger ever since World War n of a hot war developing "and it can get hot here." : However, he pointed out that "no operations have been start ed" by American units around Formosa yet The Pacific Fleet commander insisted on restricting comments on the Formosa situation to the broadest generalities. . . ' "Actually, I don't think any thing would be published about our intentiones concerning what we are going to defend any where," he said. ; , Stump admitted there was the possibility the Communists may misinterpret United States - in tentions and. make a move they otherwise would . not make by our remaining silent, but he said we have , been subject to . that possibility from the Communists ever since the . end of World War H. v; : - : v: ; V. "ll is already too easy for po tential enemies to gain access to useful information through such sources - as - the ' Congressional Births KINDER To Mr. and Mrs. . Herbert, J124 Dakota ave Jan.' 27, 1955, a boy, 7V4 pounds, at r Sacred Heart hospitaL MITCHELL To Mr. end Mrs. i Warren, 901 South Ivy st, Jan.': 27, 1955, a boy, 994 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. . -.- - PRUETT To lit.., and l&nj Olan. 1090 Waverly ave., Jan. ; 27, 1955, a boy, .7Vi pounds, at, Sacred Heart hospitaL . . " : Record," Stump said. "And we? should not make the' job any ' easier 'for. them." : 1 Dead line for Snodasr Oaaalfled i -at noon Saturday. . YOUR CHOICE O Fireplace Wood O Peeler Hearts (split) O Peeler Log Ends (split) For Prompt Delivery Phone 2-0086 .Or Call At Summit and Mc Andrews "Fuel From Timber Since 1918". What's new with Chevrolet... everrt hiri Here are just a few of the features that make the 1955 Chevrolet an utterly new Idnd of car. 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Low-level luggage compart ment has sill almost flush with the floor for easy loading. , 6 Air Condition ing unit (op tional at extra cost) fits under hood of V8 models, steals no space from trunk. f Anti-Dive braking control checks tendency of front end to nosedown during fast stops, keeps car "heads up. Larger fas- pulls more air but turns nearly one-third ' slower for reduced ' engine noise leveL r Swing-type brake and' clutch pedals permit draft-free sealing . of passenger compartment. : Ball-Race steering is smoother, takes less muscle to turn. New "Blue-Flame 136" engine $ teams with Powerglidcf auto matic transmission. : :: (5 New Blue-FIame 123" engine has six-cylinder economy, better cooling and lubrication. Glide-Ride front suspensioa : with spherical joints gives softer flexing over bumps. - Powerglidef automatic trans-' mission now offers smoother . shifts, has -more durability. " " - New interior - fabrics, is two tone combinations harmonize with exterior colors. . . 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