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FOURTEEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Monday, March 28, 1955 TheyH Do It Every Time By Jimmy Hatlo TreMBLECMW WiS VERY BSAVE WUEH H5 TOLD OFF TUe 6UV WHOHOJXED MM CAB TO PASS- 4OVER? YM BO 840 OF WMD.' rB7 HOUR LATER HENRV STEPPED N7D4 JAV4 JOlMTxWD WELL,VVELL-7HEN TWE FUH BZ6AH- j 16-Year-Old Stowaway Vows He Will Npt Return Home; Will Geet Talk from Mother - Honolulu, T. H. (U.R) A Gardena, Calif., high school student who stowed aboard a 'Hawaii-bound freighter vowed -Saturday he would run away again if forced to return home. Donald Allen Prichard, 16, was arraigned Friday on the "technical charge" of being a juvenile delinquent but he quick ly captured the court's sympathy. Prichard told the court he had 'no particular reason for wanting "to come to Honolulu and that he Just wanted to get away from his home. He said he had heard about "pineapples and the happy life" in Hawaii. 'To Get Pineapple Judge J. Frank McLaughlin apple to fulfill at least half his desires In Gardena, the boy's mother, Mrs. Virgil Padgett, said she was cheered to hear that he was safe, but that when he comes home she is going to have "a mother-to man talk with him "He always reads a lot and wanted to see far-off places," she said. She hoped his present jaunt would satisfy him. She won't try to paddle him, she said. It would be silly any way. He's nearly 17 now and bigger than I am and a lot braver, judging from what he's done." Real Fine Boy Probation Officer Robert W. Cassiday said Saturday "he's just a poor kid who felt unwanted at ordered the boy to be given pine-home. He seems to be a real fine On The Side by e. v. Durimg (Distributed by King Features Syndicate, Inc.) : What is your favorite defini . ticn of a kiss? One dictionary de ; fines a kiss as "a caress given ; with the lips." Rostand said a kiss was "the losy dot over the '. 1 in loving." Shelley referred : to a kiss as " the soft and sweet : eclipse when soul meets soul on : lovers' lips." Almost Confidential Our first President, George Washington, brewed his own beer. A recipe for this beer in Washington's own handwriting can be seen at the New York Public Library . . . Some re cent happenings bring strongly to mind the immortal words of James Freeman Clarke: "A poli tician thinks of the next elec tion; a statesman, of the next generation." Special Rale Should those who do not drink alcoholic liquors get a lewer automobile accident rate than drinkers? In some sections they co. I have heard of members of temperance organization being offered a 15 per cent rebate on automobile accident policies by one company. Beautiful Bed A beautiful bed for a beauti ful bride. That's what George Gould decided should be the case when he married the ex tremely attractive Edith King don. George brought a huge bed and had it artistically decorated. On the centerpiece was a design of eight cupids attending an altar of love. When Mrs. Gould first glimpsed those eight cupids, she said, "I am certain I am going to have eight children." And so she did. No more, no less. Sidelights There is much feminine criti cism of men who drop cigaret or cigar ashes on carpets, but how about women who use sau cers for ashtrays. Also the fe males who leave lipstick stains on glasses and coffee cups. . . . Lana Turner recently said, "I have four mink coats. That is about average for a film star." Selling Have you a friend or relative who is an automobile salesman? Or a life insurance salesman? Or one engaged in any kind of selling that necessitates making calls at homes or offices? How many calls a day does he aver age? Every man engaged in this type of selling referred to should make at least eight calls a day. Such is the advice of one of the world's greatest salesmen. 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Where can you find, at this time, a manufacturer with such confidence in his product?" Choice In Spain a son is privileged to add to his own surname his mother's maiden name. Suppose you had your mother's maiden name, would you like it better than the one your father wished on you? Wouldn't make much difference to me. My mother's name was Robinson. So, my name would be Eddie Rob'inson. Not bad. Aiides It was Carlyle who said, "Re form yourself, then you will be sure there is one less rascal in the world." ... Do you know a mother who is taller than her adult son? ;Note it claimed "eventually every son grows taller than his mother." Copyright. 1955, King Features Synd., Inc. boy." The stowaway was taken to the City and County Emergency hospital Friday night for a phy sical checkup. Cassiday said the boy "appeared to be quite weak and kept stumbling around." The checkup revealed Prich ard was all right but was weak because of the lack of nourish ment. The boy told authorities he lived on beans, soup and water for eight days. Offer Home for Boy Cassiday said he has received several calls from Honolulu resi dents offering to take the boy into their homes. The probation officer said the boy told him he and his step father could not get along. He said the family has been living in house trailers for the past few years, moving around much of the time. Prichard said he would run away from home if he was forced to return. The student told Cassiday he climbed into a navy ambulance on a San Pedro, Calif., dock on March 17. He said he knew the vehicle would be loaded aboard a Matson freighter bound for Hawaii. During the dark hours in the ambulance the boy kept a brief diary but had to give it up fin ally when his candle supply ran out. Portland Girl Drowns In Flooded Basement Portland (U.R) A 10-year-old Portland girl drowned in a flood ed basement excavation here Saturday while playing with two other girls. Joyce Ann Clark, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Madden Clark of Portland was throw ing sticks and stones into the muddy excavation when she slipped and fell in. Police said the hole contained about six feet of water. Ail Workshop for Teachers To Open On Inservice art workshop will be held in Medford at the senior high school cafeteria be ginning Tuesday, March 29 and continuing for three days. Classes begin at 3:30 p.m. and continue to 9:30 p.m. with an hour from 6 to 7 p.m. for dinner. Medford schools will serve a meal at a nominal cost. Instructor for the course will be Miss Cleo Heller, demonstra tor for Binney Smith and com pany. Miss Heller holds a mas ter's degree in art from Univer sity of Southern California and a bachelor's degree from UCLA. She has had 15 years experience in classroom teaching and su pervision in schools both elemen tary and high schools. Various materials will be used in the "learn by doing" workshop in cluding crayola, chalk, finger paint,) powder paint, tempera, water colors, papier mache, and clayola. The course runs for 15 hours. No Observers Pre-registration was made earlier in the year. The class is limited to approximately 50 teachers. No observers but ad ministrators and supervisors are permitted. Certificates of com pletion will be given to teachers attend every session and com pleting the 15 hours. Teachers are requested to bring scissors, a large can, newspapers, paint cloths and two large paint brushes the first day. British Newspaper Strike In 4th Day London (U.R) The govern ment debated today whether to step in and try to get the presses rolling in the four-c"ay-old Lon don newspaper strike. Leaders of the Newspaper Proprietors Association and the Strike Committee held separate meetingst his morning but nei ther side made any move to re sume negotiations. American newspapers pub lished in Europe continued nor mal shipments of copies to Lon don. The New York Herald Tribune edition published in Fans said it was considering a step-up in deliveries to London. The Manchester Guardian was the only national newspaper still publishing in Britain. A walkout of 700 electricians and mechanics has stopped pub lication of London's three after noon, nine morning and 11 Sun day newspapers since Friday. Their total circulation is nearly 50,000,000. . The U. S. has more than 51, 000,000 telephones or one for every three people. HOP IN! 'Cain Mutiny Chosen Best Film of 1954 New York (U.R) The motion picture "The Caine Mutiny" was named the best film of 1954 in the annual Film Daily poll of critics, it was announced today. The picture received 293 votes. Other pictures in the top run ning were: "On the Waterfront," with 273 votes; "Rear Window," 259; "The Country Girl," 206, and "The High and the Mighty," 191. 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Har ried authorities Saturday round ed up the last of some 30 snort ing Brahma bulls that broke out of a railroad pen and turned city streets into a rodeo arena Friday night. Several persons were injured, one seriously. Two vehicles were damaged, and fences, lawns, shrubs and gardens were torn up before police corralled the beasts. Three of the bulls were shot to death by officers. Police switch boards were flooded with com plaints from angry citizens chased from the streets by the excited bulls. Frances Rhodes, 15, an Indian girl, suffered serious head in juries and was under treatment at Phoenix Indian Hospital. James Legg, 72, of Phoenix, suf fered . minor injuries when he hopped over a fence to avoid a charging bull. Gordon Weigon, a Phoenix Gazette newspaper photographer reported an angry bull butted his car when he attempted to get a picture of the animal. PIONEER SKI CLUB Berlin, N.H. U.R) The Nan sen Ski Club, established here in 1872, is the nation's oldest ski club. 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