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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 24, 1955)
Weed Control Meet Slafed for March 17 A weed control meeting for aerial and ground sprayers and dusters will be held in Medford Jackson county agent. The meeting will open at 10 a.m., and will adjourn in mid afternoon. Speakers will include on March 17, it was announced today. Local arrangements arfL. R. Chandler, of the Oregon being handled by W. B. Tucker, ' State Highway department; Rex TOM M WANTED FOR The Aluminum-Lock Shingle Corporation, manufacturers of a pa rated new low-cost 4-way interlocking aluminum shingle is expanding its sales division and is seeking a reliable, financially responsible maa for an exclusive protected distributorship for MEDFORD and including all of JACKSON county for Ahimmum-Lock Lifetime Guaranteed Shingles claimed by experts to be the greatest improvement in roofing of all time. Beautifully embossed with a cedar Kke grain design, locking on all 4 sides . . . FIREPROOF, LEAK PROOF, WINDPROOF... 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You will thoroughly enjoy tht entertainment and at the tame time be helping a worthy cause. This is the only Kiwanis Fund Raising Program for the entire year, to raise money for their underprivileged children work. Buy Your Ticket From Any Member or At Barker's Men Store MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Warren, of Oregon State col lege, and Frank McKennon and R. S. Kelso of the Oregon State Department of Agriculture. Kelso will conduct state ex aminations for interested appli cators. ' Dead line for Sunday Classified is at noon Saturday. JACKSON COUNTY AND SURROUNDING TERRITORY SHINGLE CORP. OF AMERICA PORTLAND, OREGON WEDNESDAY NIGHT is Students Night STUDENTS & CHILDREN 50 Curtain at 7:30 p.m. O , GENERAL ADMISSION $1.10 RESERVED SEATS $1.65 Reserved Seats are en sale at BARKER'S ONLY! Pickin' Pears By SID HOLLINGSWORTH Southern Oregon is possessed of a landmark Table Rock which provided the setting for a famous incident in the colorful history of dealing with the Indians. When General Joseph Lane led a delagation of 10 men to the top of the rock in 1853, to nego tiate the treaty with Chief Joe of the rebellious tribe which had been causing trouble in the val ley, one of the members of the party was a young captain of volunteers, J.W. Nesmith. Today his grandson Linn W. Nesimth is a World War I vet eran living at Camp White. Nesmith writes background stories of the war experiences and other interesting phases of the lives of domiciliary members for the Oregon Legionnaire. Only a few intimates know that it was his grandfather who furnished the most dramatic ges ture that sealed the peace in the Rogue valley for years to come. It was agreed that the men would go aloft to the Indian camp unarmed. And when they came in the presence of the chief they carried no side arms or Around Hollywood By ALINE MOSBY United Press Correspondent Hollywood (U.R) A movie star who has been movie-less, Sheree North, finally started her first film to day and served notice she'll be no carbon copy of Mari lyn Monroe. Sheree indi cated with a sigh she is weary of being reminded she is 20th Cen tury Fox' sec i Aline Mosbjr ond stringer who was signed ater Marilyn skipped out to get married. For a year Sheree has been yanked in and out of casting announce ments, depending on whether Marilyn was speaking to the studio that week. After Marilyn announced she wanted to play in "The Brothers Karamazov" the studio sus pended her again and Sheree won another hand-me-down Mon roe role, co-starring with Betty Grable in "How To Be Very, Very popular." Unlike Sheree's other announced roles, this one is actually getting on celluloid. Script Sharp "But I'm doing this part my way," Sheree said firmly as she walked on the set for her first movie job. "If I'm ever going to be known, it will have to be my way." Nunnally Johnson, the pro ducer, director and writer of the picture, originally wrote it as a custom-job for Marilyn. To tailor it for Sheree, he explained he switched the script from "Blah" to "Sharp." "For example, the girl's open ing line was 'Blah' you know, wide-eyed, like Marilyn. To suit Sheree, I made it a sharp line," he said. "And Sheree," he added 'firm ly in memory of the open mouthed Monroe, "will not act like Marilyn. She has been in structed to play the entire part with her mouth shut." Sheree actually has her own type of wiggle and behaves not at all like Marilyn. The wise cracking dancer is more like a blonde, sexy Eve Arden. Walk in Rain For the first scene Sheree and Betty Grable (her injured knee still in a brace) had to walk in a man-made rain on the set. Water even spouted from pipes that framed the camera. The two blondes were thoroughly soaked, clothes and all, before they stepped before the camera .in the downpour. After one day of this wet work, flipped Sheree, "I'm be ginning to wish Marilyn would come back!" "This rain! I dunno, maybe they can have this business. And this six o'clock in the morning bit," she groaned. "But I won't feel as if I've really done anything until I see the results on the screen. "It's almost a year since the studio signed me. And all I've done so far is publicity." Theft Leaves 7 7 Fathers Out of Work Portland (U.R) Theft of a motor and a fan in a weekend burglary at a paper-shredding plant here left 11 fathers out of work today. The shredding plant, operated by the Oregon Institute of Social Welfare, has been employing 11 heads of families1 recently dropped from public welfare roles. ' Dr. Floyd K. Dover, institute president, said that no funds were available to replace the stolen machinery. r . ., Nine out of 10 fur coats sold in the U.S. are made within a five block area in the city of New York. ". News and Notes From Camp White guns. In the course of the pow wow, there was much wavering over the decision. Finally, the chief spoke up and agreed "to the terms. He was convinced because Captain Nesmith had reached into his jacket to grasp the hunting knife which was not visible, but was understood by Chief Joe, beside whom Nesmith crouched. Linn Nesmith was born two years after his grandfather died. The family had moved to Polk county and he knew little or nothing of the incident at Table Rock until he had grown up. He was naturally stimulated by the accounts of the exploit, which he uncovered when he came to live in southern Oregon. Captain Nesmith afterward was made a colonel in the vol unteers. In 1861, he was elected by the legislature to serve in the United States Senate. Later, he was elected by the people to be a congressman-at-large. Linn dees recall one story which was part of his family tradition, in remarks made to a minister, who commented on the impressive oration Colonel Nesmith gave at the funeral of General Lane. "I noticed," the minister ob served, "that you spoke glow ingly of General Lane in his life on earth, but you said nothing of the hereafter." "Reverend," Colonel Nesmith answered, "I never say anything about things I don't know any thing about." Being a little skeptical as well as practical, seems to be a fam ily characteristic. Linn Nesmith likes to be shown, and so not long ago, one of the doctors, who also wanted to see the place where the Treaty of Table Rock was ne gotiated, took him along and there they examined the marker giving the names of the 11 men who went to the top "unarmed" to meet the warring Indians. Now, Nesmith carries a photo graph of himself, beside the marker on the spot where his grandfather placed the family name in the history books. Washington's Birthday was observed quietly at Camp White, with no special activity sched uled and few taking advantage of the "long weekend" to be away. The only special event planned was the dance held Mon day night under auspices of the VFW Auxiliary. ASK Eaedford IMl Tribune Thursday February 24, 195S Ex-French Diplomat, Playwright Sucumbs Paris 4U.R) Paul Claudel, who won acclaim as a diplomat and a playwright, died yester day. He was 86. Claudel served in the French diplomatic service on four con tinents, culminating his career in the top overseas post of am bassador to the United States from 1927 to 1933. Although most of his plays were written to be read, several of them have achieved stage suc cess., His 'Joan at the Stake,' set to music and starring Ingrid n p Mir r -r I - il :' 1 - V SB W.A.HALLER CORP., PHIIA, PA. FOR "COUNTY FAIR" AT YOUR FAVORITE BAR CLUB. HOTEL. WASHDAY WAS DRUDGERY in Grandmother's day . . . long hours of sweating straining, back-breaking work. Today's housewife uses a modern washer and drye. Manufacturers have reduced washday chores to' a turn of a dial., t But to mass produce millions of washers and dryers, manufacturers must be able to sell them by the millions. Only by advertising can a manu facturer talk to millions of people at one time. r ADVERTISING TELLS the story of new home appliances . . .. and helps sell them. The more it sells, the more must be made keeping the production lines and the jobs going. The result: newer, better home appliances at prices more people can afford to pay. Advertising helped make the difference in home appliances, and in our American way of life. MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEN Salem (U.R) Motorists travel ing to Timberline are advised by the State Highway Department to carry chains. Two inches of new snow fell in the resort area. Bergman, has toured Britain and Italy and is now playing in Sweden. . -. -v 100 PROOF PREMIUM QUALITY STRAIGHT BOURBON 5115 53)70 Advertising helped make the difference I UL J U45QT. PINT mm HO
