SIX MZDFORD (OREGOH) MAIL TRIBUNE
Monday. Mareh 7, 195S
Alaska Cuties Brave
30-Be low Weather
To Hold Water Ballet
Fairbanks, Alaska U.R) The
weather outside was 30-below,
but 30 Alaska cuities traded fur
lined parkas and muk-luks for
bathing suits yesterday to open
the annual Fairbanks Winter
Carnival.
Sounds crazy, and two months
ago, when it all started in the
mind of a wandering Texan, the
sourdoughs hereabouts would
have bet their last silver dollar
against a water ballet.
Crowd Roars Approval
But that's just what happened
and more than 1000 servicemen
and townspeople, all that cpuld
get into the Baker field house
swimming pool at Eielson AFB
26 miles from here, roared their
approval. The ballet marked the
opening of a nine-day celebra
tion heralding the coming of
spring.
The idea for an aquacade, in
the middle of an Arctic winter,
came from "Blitz" Griffin, the
wandering Texan, who came to
Alaska four years ago.
Corporation Plans
Atomic Research
In Near Future
San Di2go (U.R) The Con
vair Division of General Dyna
mics Corp. is planning to es
tablish its own department of
atomic research and develop
ment in the near future, accord
ing to aircraft sources.
These sources said that top
scientists who have been em
ployed by the Atomic Energy
Commission and other nuclear
projects are being quietly signed
up by Convair.
Built Nautilus .
General Dynamics Corp. was
the builder of the first atomic
powered submarine, the Nau
tilus, but did not construct the
power unit.
It is generally known that
Convair engineers have been
working for two years on plans
for an atomic-powered, long
range airplane, capable of cir
cling the world without stopping.
Eddie Jones, assistant to the
president of Convair, would not
outright confirm that his com
pany was entering the atomic
field. Neither would he out
right deny it.
"We've been doing a lot of
dreaming," Jones said. "We
might have something to an-1
r.ounce about the end of nexti
week. '
First call for women who
could swim went out in Janu
ary. Housewives, high school
girls, Alaska university co-eds
and business women, about 60 of
them, bought out every swim
ming suit in town. Thirty swim
mers were selected.
Came rehearsal time, and
Griffin discovered some prob
lems. For one thing, he had
never seen a water ballet. But
that didn't stop the Texan. He
had an idea of how one ought to
look because he had seen some
pictures. Griffin and two assist
ants, Mildred Scanlon and Gina
Baker, worked out swimming
routines to represent the 12
months of the year. A month's
hard work by the girls and Grif
fin had Alaska's first water bal
let ready to go.
Only Part of Carnival
The water show is only a part
of the big carnival, however.
Included also will be the se
lection of "Miss Alaska" to rep
resent the territory in the Miss
University contest at. Long
Beach, Calif. .
Sporting events include ski
contests, curling bonspiels, and
the North American Champion
ship Sled Dog Derby, sponsored
by the Alaska Dog Mushers as
sociation.
Joint Command in
Far East Forecast
Taipeh (U.R) Adm. Robert
E. Carney, U. S. chief of naval
operations, has disclosed that a
joint Chinese American .com
mand probably may be set up
here to organize the defense of
Formosa against possible Com
munist attack.
Carney said planning for the
joint command is not complete,
but added that the recent Chinese-American
defense pact
made it extremly likely one will
be formed.
"A joint command is always
necessary when forces of two
nations get together," he said.
Carney expressed his views at
a press conference shortly be
fore boarding a plane for "Hono
lulu and eventually to the Unit
ed States.
Heavy weather Sat ur d a y
brought fighting along the- em
battled China coast to a stand
still. - Nationalist Chinese mili
tary quarters said not a shot
was fired along the 150-mile
"front."
Hundreds off Families (Fleeing GDhio lover Flood Waters
Chincinnati, O. U.R) The!
flooding Ohio river swept into
the low-lying river towns today
leaving hundreds more families
homeless.
Some 603 families and 114
business places have been evacu
ated in communities along the
river. More than a third of these
were from Hamilton county here
and surrounding areas.
The Ohio Highway patroL re
ported the closing of about 48
highways.
From Pittsburgh to Marietta,
O., the water was decreasing at
the rate of one-tenth foot per
hour, the Ohio Highway patrol
reported. Downstream from that
point the water was rising by
one-fifth foot per hour. The wa
ter here apparently had reached
a crest of 56.7 feet, nearly five
feet over flood stage.
It was predicted earlier that a
crest would reach 60 feet here
by Wednesday.
Hundreds of other families in
West Virginia, Kentucky and In
diana were driven from their
homes as the river invaded areas
in those states.
The flood waters flowed into
some areas of Wheeling, Point
Pleasant, Parkersburg and Hunt
ington, W. Va., Sunday. High
water and slides blocked numer
ous roads including the multi
million dollar West Virginia
turnpike. Part of Wheeling
island and part of Wheeling
Downs race track were inundat
ed. The Guyan river, all but iso
lated Logan, W. Va., and at last
reports was at 22 feet, two above
flood stage. But the crest is mov
ing downstream rapidly.
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Plus tax
The average per capita in
come of Calif ornians in 1953
was $2039, 19 per cent higher
than the national average.
On The Side
By E. V. Durling
(Distributed by King Feature. Syndicate, Inc.)
Gloria Swanson strongly favors
twin beds for the married. In
fact, it has been said that Glo
ria's fifth husband favored a
double bed. The arguments that
resulted finally ended in a di
vorce . . . All-time American
record in beer bargains was the
32 ounce glass of beer for a
nickel served by the Prosperity
Saloon, Spring Valley, 111. So
claims a Chicagoan.
Buying and Selling
Bernard Baruch, who by bril
liant speculation in stocks, ac
quired $15,000,000 before he
was 40, once said, "Trie time to
buy is when the market is low,
every one is talking pessimistic
ally and no hope is in sight. Sell
when the market has had a long
rise and is hesitating with every
body in a frenzy of optimism."
Asides
Idaho for the best potatoes,
Maine for lobsters, Cape Cod for
oysters, Delaware for peaches,
Texas for grapefruit, California
for oranges, New Jersey for
blueberries and Vermont for tur
keys. Right? How about duck?
The answer to that is, of course,
,Long Island for duck. Half the
ducks consumed in this country
are produced there. All Long
Island ducks are descendants of
a breed of Chinese ducks known
as Imperial Pekins.
Asking"
Queries from clients. Q. What
is the average height of the
American man? A. Five feet,
seven. That's why the height
building shoe business is so good.
Q. Did Vesta Victoria popularize
the song titled "A Little of What
You Fancy Does You Good"?
A. No, sir, Marie Lloyd popu
larized that one. Vesta Victoria's
great song was "Waiting at the
Church." Q. Was "Diamond Jim"
Brady the owner of any great
race horses? A. Yes, indeed.
Brady owned two of the great
est handicap horses of all time
Gold Heels and Major Dainger
field. Suggestion
Men should wear girdles. Such
was the suggestion of Dr, Bur
gess Gordon. "The wearing of a
girdle," said the good doctor,
"elevates the abdomen and fa
cilitates the movement of the air
in and out of the lungs. This
gives the wearer more endur
ance and is one of the reasons
vomen do not tire as quickly as
msn." No doubt the doctor is
right. However, when a man
wears a girdle it should be called
"a health belt." The wearing of
girdles or corsets by men for
health improvement and figure
control is not a new idea. Wel
lington is said to have worn a
corset at the Battle of Waterloo.
Historians also claim Admiral
Dewey wore a corset when in
command of the United States
fleet in the battle of Manila Bay.
Secretaries
What is the most difficult task
of the secretary of a busy execu
tive? How about keeping the
files straight? Some years ago
Fiorellc LaGuardia said to his
young secretary, "if you. can
keep these files straight, you're
just the kind of a girl I .would
like to marry." The young wom
an did keep the files -straight
and LaGuardia did marry her.
Sidelights
Am asked when Henry Ford
put the "Five Dollar Day"-into
effect at his plant. It was on
Jan. 1, 1914. -Before that the
workers at the Ford plant were
getting $2.34 for a nine hour
day.
FLEET, MIX
For Biscuits
Dumplings
Coffee Cake
Shortcake
40-oz. 7) EC
Pooch Bo Food
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46-oz.
Can
Hair Tonic, Wildroet Cream Oil
(plus tax) . 4-oi. bottle S9e
Scott Tissue, for bathroom roll 21 9e
Wax Paper, Cut Rite 125 -ft. roll 19c
Comfort Tissues, for bathroom 4 rolls 39e
Paper Towels, Zee' Brand roll 18c
Parade Detergent ; 40-ox. pkg. 55c
Tide Detergent
for clean clothes
Pancake Mix, Suzanna
Flapjack Flour, Sperry .
3Vi-lb. pkg. 45e
4-lb. pkg. 53e
Bisquick, for easy biscuits 40-oz. pkg. 29c
Cherub Milk, Evaporated
Instant Milk, Carnation
Vegetable Soup, Heinz
Tomatoes, Gardenside
-tall can 223c
10-oz. can 29c
can 227e
Nob Hill Coffee, Aromatic
s . Flavor
Airway Coffee,' Mild and
Mellow :
.No. 303 can 13c
Cake Mixes, Pillsbury,
D. Hines, B. Crocker
White Magic gran, soap
.47-oz. pkg. 69e
. 46-oz. pkg. 49c
Wesson Oil, delicate flavor
Mayday Oil, neutral flavor
Shortening, Froppe'
White Magic
household bleach
Clorox, fine bleach .
Purex, gentle bleach
White King
" granulated soap
White Magic . ,
granulated soap
Dog Food, Pard .
. pkg. 5$1.00
. qt. bottle 59c
. qt. bottle 55e
3-lb. pkg. 69c
3-lb. can 73c
Sweet Peas, Sugar Belle No. 303 can 229c
Grapefruit Juice,
Townhouse ,, ',,-
Tomato Juice, Taste TeIIs
Pineapple, Lalani, sliced-
.46-oz. can 27e
46-oz. can 25c
flat tin 229e
.Mb. bag 87c
l-lb. bag 85
l-lb. can 92t
MJB, Hills, Folgers CoffeeMb. can 99e
Soda Crackers, Snowflake -lb. pkg. 25c
Soda Crackers, Snowflake 2-lb. pkg. 39c
Edwards Coffee, Rich and
Robust ' :
half gallon 23c
half gallon 25c
. half gallon 25c
.22-ox. pkg. 29c
-23-oz. pkg. 27c
can 227e
Royal Satin Shortening .
Crisco, Pure Vegetable
Shortening 3-lb. can 79e
Spry Shortening, all-purpose 3-lb. can 79c
Sunnybank Margarine 1 -lb. carton 499e
Margarine, Allsweet, Blue Bonnet,
Parkay, Nucoa 1-lb. carton, 4 99c
Cling Peaches, Castle Crest No. 2'A can 33e
Cling Peaches, Del Monte No. 214 can 33c
Pineapple, Del Monte,
Nb. V flat tin 16e
sliced
Orange Juice, Bel-air,
r frozen
Soda Crackers, Busy Baker
Soda Crackers, Busy Baker .
Krispy 'Crackers, always
fresh ' ' -
6-oz. can 229e
12-oz. can 39c
12-oz. can 39c
12-oz. pkg. 21c
White King gran, soap
Joy Liquid Soap, gentle
Quick Elastic Starch
Diamond Clothespins
46-oz. pkg. 53e
7-oz. 29e
12-oz. pkg. 229e
pkg. of 18 19e
Margarine, Coldbrook
Margarine, Dalewood
Mayonnaise, Nu Made
Best Foods Mayonnaise
.1-lb. carton 589c
,1-lb. carton 4 87c
quart jar 57c
quart jar 57c
Lunch Meat, Prem
Lunch Meat, Spam
Corn Flakes, Kellogg
Post Toasties dry cereal 12-oz. pkg. 21 e
Bran Flakes, Kellogg 13-oz. pkg. 23e
Wheaties, breakfast cereall 2-oz. pkg. 23c
Puffed Wheat, Quaker ; 6-oz. pkg. 20e
Cane Sugar, Victorias 10-lb. pkg. 90c
Oven Glo Soda Crackers.
Cheese Food, Breeze
Velveeta Cheese Food .
l-lb. pkg. 25c
2-lb. pkg. 39c
Mb. pkg. He
2-lb.. pkg. 35e
2-lb. pkg. 77c
iJ-Ib. pkg.79c
Tomato Catsup, Taste Tells, 14-oz. bot., 225c
Tomato Catsup, Red Hill T4-or. bot., 227c
Heinz Ketchup, famous quality, 14-oz. bot 15c
Tomato Catsup, Dennison 14-oz. bot. 19c
Table Syrup, Pack Train 24-oz. bot. 25c
Lumberjack Table Syrup 24-oz. bot. 29c
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