Four Discussed as
Possible President
Of Senate in 1957
Monday, March 14, 1955
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE
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Salem (U.R) Names of four
senators have been heard around
the capitol here recently as pos
sibilities in the election of the
state Senate president for the
1857 legislature.
Paul Geddes of Roseburg, War
Ten Gill of Lebanon, Stewart
Hardie of Condon and Warren
McMinnimee of Tillamook have
all been mentioned for the spot,
Geddes is serving his second
senate term after two previouus
terms in the house. He practices
law in Roseburg and served a
term as president of the Oregon
Bar.
Gill has had the same number
of terms in both houses as Geddes
and is also a lawyer with a prac
tice at .Lebanon.
Hardie, a Condon newspaper
publisher, became a senator in
1948 after 12 years as Gilliam
county clerk. Both he and Gill
are holdover senators.
McMinimee was district attor
ney of Tillamook county before
he came to the senate in 1953.
He was a member of the board of
governors of the state bar and a
past president of the state district
attorneys association.
. His term, along with that of
decides, expires next January.
All four senators serve as
chairmen of important senate
. committees.
New Map Scheduled
For Ml. McKinley
Boston (U.R) Part of a five
man expedition has left for
Alaska to complete field work
for a new map of Mt. McKinlev
and 400 square miles around its
peak.
The map project was started
10 years ago by Bradford Wash
burn, director of Boston's Mu
seum of Science. Washburn
leaves with Richard T. Kleber of
the museum's education depart
ment David R. Fisher of Bur
lington, Ontario, veteran climb
er, also is heading for the map
ping sue. -
Two other members of the ex
pedition will join the party
March 26. They are Carlton P.
Fuller, vice-president of Pola
road Corp., and George J. Gard
ner Jr., partner of Paine. Web
ber, Jackson and Curtis, Invest
ment Brokers.
Really Board Here
Endorses Tax Plans
The Medford Realty board has
endorsed two proposed changes
in national taxation, according
to Clark Walker, president.
One would revise federal law
to allow communities to receive
a tax equivalent payment from
the federal government for real
property owned in the com
munity, and the other would
change the GI bill to enable
qualified veterans to obtain the
same loan guaranty benefits on
the purchase of a farm as are
now available to purchasers of
homes, Walker said.
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NO DELAY An F-94C Starfire jet fighter p lane streaks out of its hangar at Air Force
base on New Castle County Airport, N. J., in answer to alert call from Civil Defense.
These jet interceptors take off directly fro m hangars so they can be in the air in a mat
ter of minutes after alert. IU. S. Air Force P lioto.)
Ex-Texas Man Works While He Whistles
. 4-H Club News
Reesa Creek Club
The Reese Creek Renegades
met at the home of Cliff Moore
on March 8 at 7:30 p.m. Mr
Moore said he had ordered the
film on Bangs and it should be
here in two weeks.
We decided, if weather per
mits, we would take a tour of
the members' homes and look at
their project during spring va
cation.
Marvena Nelson read two arti
cles, "Better Health for Your
Livestock" and '-Dairy Judging
Refreshments were served by
Mrs. Moore. Next meeting will
be at the home of Joyce and
Janet Johnston.
Janet Johnston,
Reporter
Applegate Knit-Wits
The Applegate Knit-Wits met
at the home of Anita Rosemus
on March 8. We talked about the
candy sale we were to have at
the Applegate Minstrel show on
March 11.
Next meeting will be at the
home of Dona Brown, March 22.
Dona Brown,
Reporter
Upper Rogue Club
There will be an organization
meeting of Upper Rogue 4-H
Rabbit club at the Shady Cove
school gym on Wednesday,
March 16, at 2 p.m. All interest
ed in joining the club are invit
ed to this meeting.
Grace Peile,
Reporter
Central Point Unit
Schedules Session
. Central Point Central Point
Extension unit will meet Wednes
day, March 16, at the home of
Mrs. Leo Ghelardi, Old Stage
roal. A project on vegetables
will be demonstrated by Mrs.
Paul Snook and Mrs. Gene
Snook, leaders, during the morn
ing session to begin at 10:30 a.m.
All women attending are asked
to take table service. Anyone
wishing transportation is asked
to be at the Grange hall at 10 a.m.
Child care will be available
at the home of Mrs. Paul Jones
y on Laurel street in Central Point.
Chicago (U.R) Fred Low
ery doesn't exactly whistle
while he works. He works while
he whistles. And he earns up
to $35,000 a year at the job.
"Pretty good for a man who's
practically blind, huh?" he asks
in a Texas drawl.
Fred is so good at whistling
that he's teaching the birds how
to do it.
In a few weeks he's bringing
out a record entitled "Fred
Lowery Whistles for the Birds."
People with pet parakeets.
mocking birds, cardinals and
parrots can use it to teach the
birds simple melodies and to
"talk" by varying the pitch and
tone of their whistles.
Whistled for MGM Record
Fred is best-known right now
as the man who did the
whistling for the M-G-M record
ing of "The High and Mighty."
But he doesn't expect its popu
larity to beat the recording he
did for Columbia of "Indian
Love Call."
"That sold more than 2,000,-
000 records," he said.
Husky, ruddy-faced and 45
years old, Lowery is a native of
Palestine, Tex. An affliction at
the age of two caused removal
of one eye. The other is virtually
sightless.
Started Whi3tling
It was because. of his blind
ness that Fred started whistling.
"While I was the Texas
School for the Blind in Austin,
studied violin, piano and
voice, he said. "But because
you can't read music, a blind
musician just about has to be a
genius like Alec Templeton
or Art Tatura to make good.
"One day a professional whis
tler gave a whistling contest. I
won and my prize was two les
sons." From then on, Fred practiced
whistling six hours a day arid,
at 22, made his first professional
"concert" over Dallas radio sta
tion WFAA.- Shortly afterwards
he appeared on the old Rudy
Vallee Show and then landed a
job whistling with Vincent Lo
pez's band for four years. Later
he was with Horace Heidt for
almost eight years.
Our Own Company
Now he owns his own record
ing company with studios in
New York which press 50 sides
a year. He also appears in night
clubs, on television, and for
charity besides teaching others
to whistle.
"My pupils have included
Mary Martin and actress Joan
Barton," he said. On March 22,
he'll appear on . Steve Allen's
TV show, "Tonight."
, Fred moved his permanent
residence here recently, install
ing his attractive wife, Grace,
and 13-year-old son, Scooter, in
a northside apartment.
Throat Whistling
Because he s p e c i a 1 i z es in
'throat whistling," Fred doesn't
have to pucker his lips.
"That's handy in case some
one's eating persimmons wThile
I'm trying to whistle," he said.
He can even whistle a duet,
and, during frequent woodland
walks, he "talks" with the wild
birds. A six-inch chest expan
sion gives him volume.
Fred whistles "by ear" and
admits he has a poor "musical
memory."
Last week, MGM recording di
rector Leroy Holmes flew in the
theme record of a new movie,
"Unchained," just so Fred could
dub in eight bars. Today, Fred
couldn't remember the melody.
He also has one other source
of embarrassment.
"I never learned to whistle
cn my fingers," he said. "So I
can't whistle real loud. I always
have' to ask someone else to
whistle me up a taxicab."
OH The Side By E.' V. Durling
(Distributed by King Features Syndicate; Inc.)
Dancing Classes Set
For Today, Tuesday
A free workshop in square
dancing, couple dances and mix
ers is scheduled for today and
Tuesday at the Medford Junior
High school gymnasium.
: Classes, under the direction of
Ed Durlacher, nationally known
caller and teacher, will be held
from 4 to 6 p.m. and from 8 to
10:30 p.m. both days.
The classes are open to teach
ers, recreation leaders, youth
and adult activity leaders, col
lege students majoring in physi
cal education, and Southern
Oregon college students who
may be required to teach physi
cal education in the elementary
schools.
Further information may be
obtained by telephoning Lee
Ragsdale, supervisor of physical
education for the Medford city
schools. i
Beware, young fellow, of
oeaulilul girls.
Fear the charm of the skirt
that whirls,
The shapely bust and the well
laced bodice.
When women grow loving you
can be sure.
That slavery lurks within ther
rapture.
Love's ABC is this: Art to allure,
Beauty that blinds and a charm
to capture.
Hugo.
At what age did your first
baby start talking? A Pennsyl
vania subscriber says her child,
a girl, started talking at the age
of 32 months! Her first word
was neither "Mama" or "Papa."
It was "Evie." Seems her moth
er's name is Evelyn but is called
"Evie" for short. So that's where
the remarkable infant being dis
cussed got the idea.
Flying Saucers
Have you seen any so-called
"flying saucers"? If so, it is not
necessarily so that your eyes de
ceived you. According to those
who know there is a type of air
craft resembling a flying saucer.
It doesn't come from Mars. In
fact, similar aircraft were flying
about Great Britain 37 years ago.
During World War I the British
developed a circular wingcraft
that looked something like a
saucer. However, the British
called their . plane the "Flying
Doughnut." It was used for ob
servation purposes Right now,
both .the United States and So
viet Russia are believed to have
perfected "flying saucer" jet
planes. . ,
Passing By
Florence Walton. Once of the
great ballro6m dance team of
Maurice and : Walton. She was
Maurice's original partner. Leo
nora Hughes followed her. Mau
rice passed on some years ago.
Florence lives in Manhattan.
Leonora married a South Ameri
can millionaire and lives some
where in the Argentine republic.
. . . Jean Patchett. Lengthy Bal
timore blonde "who is rated
America's No. 3 fashion model.
Her earnings average $600 a
week. Jean's height is five feet
nine, barefoot. Her weight is
115, bust 34, waist 22, and hips
35. , '
Anniversary Medley ,
Know anybody who is having
a 25th wedding anniversary this
year? Would they like to have a
medley of the songs popular a
quarter of a century ago played
at their silver wedding party?
If so, here are the top songs of
the hit parade of 1930 "Beyond
the Blue Horizon," "Betty Co
Ed," "Body and Soul," "Blue
Again," "Dancing with Tears in
My Eyes," "Embraceable You,"
"I've Got Rhythm," "Just a Gig
olo," "Sing Something Simple,"
"Time on My Hands, '"Some
thing to Remember You By,"
"Two Hearts in Three Quarter
Time," "Walkin' My Baby Back
Home" and "You Brought a New
Kind of Love to Me."
Asking
Queries from clients. Q. Who
was the original "Miss Duffy"
on the Duffy's Tavern radio pro
gram? A. Shirley Booth. At that
time Shirley was married to Ed
Gardner. Q. You say Sheraton
invented twin beds. I say it was
Chippendale. Which is , right? A.
Sheraton is right. Chippendale
didn't believe in twin beds. In
cidentally, Chippendale was the
father of 11 children.
Warning
There are over 22,000 restau
rants in New York City. Too
many serve bad food," carelessly
prepared in insanitary surround
ings. This is even true of some
high priced places. "Before you
eat in a restaurant unknown to
you, be certain to ask to be al
lowed to inspect the kitchen."
That is a warning issued by the
New York Health department.
Don't ignore it.
Please Note
' An interesting shaving imple
ment is a four edged safety razor
blade which is manufactured and
succesfully retailed-in Japan. A
four edged blade has been pat
ented in this country but has yet
to reach our market. Seems a
very practical idea and its delay
in being retailed here is diffi
cult to understand.
Percy The Painter
Returns to Jail
Mineola. N.Y. (U.R)
Percy Ouslerman, 57, was sen
tenced Saturday to his 50th
jail term for drunkenness.
Ouslerman is known to
authorities as "Percy the
Painter." That's because every
lime he paints the town he
winds up painting the county
jail.
In the toial of more than
five years he has spent behind
bars, he has painted more of
the county jeil than any other
prisoner.
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