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Newspaper Page TextMed Treasure Zoi Knife Blade Valuable Indian Relic Among the more valuable American Indian relics you might lind is a long stone knife blade something four to five Inches or more in length. As a matter of fact, if gome one in your family has a collec tion of Indian arrowheads and spear points and thousands of Americans have it may well be that one of them will prove to be such a piece on close exam ination. In any event, a friend of mine discovered one a couple of years ago while on a fishing trip in Oklahoma. He saw the end of the blade a couple of inches of it sticking out of a bank that had been partially washed away in a recent freshet. Using all possible care, he removed the surrounding earth, exposing the , ancient weapon so that he could lift it out without the possibility of damaging it. The blade was single-edged and a little more than six inches in over-all length. From the hilt, whe,re it was a little over an inch wide, it curved gently MAN BARELY WITH PRINCE As soon as the voice on the radio had finished describing one of the most valuable of the Can adian stamps, Jack was positive that he had one. "I'll bet I've hit the jackpot," he said, leaping to his feet. "Listen to this. I wrote it down: reddish purple color, sixpence denomination, picture of Prince Albert all on very thick, soft wove paper . . . It's worth one thousand dollars, and I'm sure there's one in that old collection that Great Uncle Charlie started when he was a kid." Within 10 minutes Jack was back from upstairs with a dog eared album under his arm, and in another five minutes we had discovered that the stamp he had been thinking of was not the right one. Instead cf being reddish pur ple in color it was a decided grayish purple, and whatever kind of paper it was on, it most definitely was not of the very thick, soft wove type that had been described by the broad caster. , Jack looked wistfully at the face of Prince Albert who peered out of his oval frame as if he A 191t NICKEL STRIKE-OVER Ted stuck a jeweler's glass in his eye, glanced briefly at two of the nickels, quickly examined a dozen more, and counted out $50 for the lot of 100. "That's an average price of 60 cents apiece, Okay?" The seller nodded, scooped up the bills and left. As the door closed behind him, Ted grabbed his hat. "How about some lunch, Pink? I'm starved." That was all right with me, but I was curious as to why he would so quickly pay 50 cents apiece for 100 buffalo nickels in a range of dates extending at least into the late 1920s. "There was one coin I spotted that makes the whole deal worth while," Ted said, digging into his baked potato. "It's the 1918 nickel that is a strike-over of a 1917 issue by the Denver mint. "I used my eye glass to be sure. And it showed as plain as could be. The strike-over, I mean, which makes it valuable even though the coin has been circu lated. 21 -FOR SALE, MISCELLANEOUS i Mercury Outboard Special Beg. $226 7 h p. motor. $199.93. Bank terms OWEN BOAT WORKS '53 PACKARD, like new. 1150 Court St. Phone 2-2513. UNDLES OF OLD NEWSPAPERS for sale. 20c each Mail Tribune Office. 27 N Fir. PLANER BLOX Clean, hand picked. heavy. Big truck load. S5. 3-1653. BARGAIN LUMBER CO. Large in ventory dimension and boards. Cus tom resaw One block back of Union Service Station Camo White Ph. TA 6-2641 or TA 6-2974 PIANOS FOR SALE Low Prices-J-Low Payments It will pay you to drive out St see our fine selection of used St new Vianos. PIANOS FOR RENT Ask about our Rental-Purchase Plan. ERSKINE'S PIANO STORE 1304 Kings Hwy. Ph. 2-4296 EAGLE WOOD COMPANY Dial 3TA6-2302 BATE MAN AND SONS Sand gravel cement, mason sand top soil fill dirt. We deliver any amount. New lawns constructed Ph 2-2464. CLOSED MONDAY Drive Carefully Over the Holiday Open Tuesday, May 31 David Restaurant Supply and Equipment 40 North Front Complete Supplies and Equipment for Restaurants, Clubs, Churches and Schools . . -" 9 back to the tip which was In direct line with the straight back. But there was more to the weapon than that. Unlike most Indian knife blades, which are usually found without any hilt or handle, this one had part of it. From the widest part of the blade the stone extended for a good three inches in a line direct ly opposite to the blade itself. This part, however, this rudi mentary handle, was chipped in such a way that if it were wound with rawhide, or given a wooden or other covering, it would prove a most effective weapon far dif ferent from what the usual crudely hilted stone knife must have been. Indeed, holding it in one's hand it was easy to visualize the original weapon as beautifully balanced and splen didly designed for its purpose. The finder of the knife still has it, or did have last Septem ber when I saw it. He has been offered $150 for it, but has re fused it for the double reason that the offer isn't high enough and that he doesn't need the money. MISSES JACKPOT ALBERT STAMP expected to catch sight of Vic toria at any moment. As I looked through a magnifying glass at the printing on the stamp, CANADA POSTAGE SIX PENCE, Jack was swearing softly to himself. "Mine's unused, too," he said dejectedly. "Even though the color is off, you'd think it would be worth something important, but it can't be or the broadcaster would have, mentioned it." That didn't make too much sense to me. Realizing that time limitations in radio are as severe as those of space for newspapers, I went out to my car to dig out the Scott's catalogue I usually carry with me. It was the sen sible thing to do. The stamp in question was printed in various shades over the years from 1851 to 1859, both on laid and wove paper, perforated and imperforated. Furthermore, they alljiave con siderable value, the smallest be ing a brown violet on wove paper, issued in 1859 and with a catalogue value today v of $300 unused and $150 used. Jack's proved to be an unused late gray put out in 1855. Its value today is $500. OF 1917 DENVER-MINTED ONE I asked how much it would be worth. He told me that $50 would be a reasonable price, even though $150 would not be too much if the coin were in ab solutely mint condition. "But those other coins are worth something, too," he went on, "just so long as they haven't been badly worn by use. "For instance, there were good examples of the 1917, 1919, 1920 and 1924 nickels with the Den ver or San Francisco mint marks below the words FIVE CENTS on the reverse. "Each one of them is worth $5 or more depending on condi tion. And some of them are in such fine shape that I ought to be able to get $15 or $20 for them." I asked if he felt his purchase price was very low. "Not at all," he replied. "It will take me two or three years to sell the stuff a time lag that will mean I'll earn the differ ence that I get." (Released by McCluxe Newspaper Syndicate) 21 -FOR SALE, MISCELLANEOUS FULLER BRUSH. Phone 2-8371 FOR your new lawn Ph. 2-4589. ASHLEY automatic wood stoves. We . have the most complete stock in Southern Oregon. S&H Green Stamps. Big Y Seed St Feed. - . NEW AND USED ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT Motor Rewinding 1225 Court St Phone 3-6868 NEW AND USED FURNITURE We buy sell, or trade. North 99 Trading Center 1740 N Pacific Hwy. Ph. 3-3227 NEW HOTPOINT 30 Gallon Electric Water Heater $9955 HOTPOINT 40 Gallon Electric Water Heater double units. $11953 HOTPOINT 52 Gallon Electric Water Heater double units. $129.95 HOTPOINT 30" Elec RanRe-.S189.S5 CITY APPLIANCE INC. r 127 N. Central Ph. 3-5743 SAVE on insurance. Fire. auto, and liability RAY SCHUMACHER Your Insurance Agent 22-BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES MACHINE SHOP with equipment, for rent or lease. Shady Cove. Texaco Service station. BUSINESS Building with apts. on 2nd and 3rd floo.s. All leased and rented. Income S285 plus own apt. Inquire 321 H Street, Crescent City, Calif. WANTED to buy or lease small Gro cery with living quarters. Tribune Box 8363. COMBINATION Grocery store. Serv ice Station, cabin.- shop, living quarters. New equip. Beverage license. Reasonable, terms. Tribune Box 8290. INCOME property for sale or trade for home in Medford or Ashland. 3-4409. BUSINESS BLDG., 5 apts.. 2 bdrm. house in Grants Pass. Trade for in come property and small house in Central Point or Medford. 204 Hwy. 199. Grants Pass. SERVICE STATION for lease. Inven- tory investment only. Ph. 3.-3135. COQUILLE INCOME PROPERTY. Ten 2 bdrm. rental houses. S29.000. $15,000 down.- Will consider house in Medford as part payment. Walter Jepson. Coquille. Ore. CHINCHILLAS Dudleys Ranch 423 Garfield Medford Phone 2-4541 FOR SALE SANDWICH SHOP Fully equipped Nice living quarters, furnished. Ph. 3-2473. NORTH 99 Chinchilla Center. Phone 3-3227 for information on breeding stock and cages. 23 MACHINERY and TRACTORS 3i-yard Bay City Shovel Ideal for short log loader. RD6 Tractor and Blade 12 '2 squares Redwood Shingles 10 Speed-Mono-Shift Transmission 8000 ft. Used 2 by 8 Lumber 820 So. Central Ph. 2-6022 FOR SALE LUMBER TRAILER. 20 ft. Peerless. Good condition. Ph. Ashland 9-3711. FARMALL MODEL H TRACTOR with 7 ft. mower, one 2-bottom 16-inch plow, used 1'.2 years. Make offer. AJjisO 1H4B 6 ft. CASE COMBINE. Ph. 3-5288. 1933 R 190 International log truck and trailer. Complete and ready to go with job. Also 35-ft. flat bed semi. Phone Ashland 2-4131 or see at 809 Clay. L. T. L. Mack logger 200 Cummings. New Pierce trailer, fully equipped, ready to go. C. J. Bean. 907 Mary Jane Ave. Ashland. Ph6ne 2-4757. FOR SALE 2 D-8 caterpillars with blades & winches. 1 TD-18 Inter national with blade & winch. These machines are overhauled and ready to go. Fir Milling Sc Planing Co. Ashland. Ore. FOR SALE 4 wheel drive JEEP PICKUP, new tires, excellent con dition. Ph. 2-8443. WATER WAGON for rent or sale. Ph. 3-4441. 920 Jasper. 1 TRAIL type mower, on rubber. Like new. Ph. 3-3491. 1951 DUAL axle long logger. On good haul with reputable logger. Reason ably price. Ph. 2-6497. 1952 A. C. forage harvester. Phone Gold Hill 5-9138. FOR SALE D-7 CAT with cat dozer . & Hyster winch, In good condition: ready for logging. Ph 2-4010 eves. 24-FOR EXCHANGE WILL SELL OR TRADE 40 acres, 4 room livable house, 15 acres fenced, spring water. 3 miles from Williams, Ore. What have you? Ph. 3-5963 any weekday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. SELL OR TRADE 3 lots. 2 rentals. Take large trailer house or ? 127 Strawberry Lane. Ashland. S 285 SALARY LOANS M 362 AMERICAN FINANCE CORPORATION Ph. 2-8886 123 W Main 26-PERSONAL POISON OAK? Try B&H Poison Oak Lotion DISHPAN HANDS GONE for a penny a day! FREE TRIAL. Send name, address and when to con tact. Tribune Box 8344. GUEST home for elderly mothers and fathers in beautiful Lithia Park canyon. 440 Granite st. Phone 2-3376 Ashland. PLANS drawn for homes, buildings, & patents.. 39 S. Bartiett. Ph. 3-9165. FALSE TEETH REPAIRED while you wait. Office hours 9 to 5 New full upper and lower dentures 24 hr service. Ill E. California. Jackson ville Ph. 30-9-8071. ANY ONE having a drinking problem is welcome at Alcoholics Anony mous Meetings 8 D m Wed & Sat 123i W Main Ph 2-6657 27-BUSINESS DIRECTORY Tree Service CHAMBERLAIN TREE SERVICE Trimming, topping, removing etc Free estimates Ph 3-3085 Oil Burner Service Spark & H. C. Little Specialists Phone 2-5296 or 2-8174 SAMSON FUEL OIL SERVICE Pests and Termite Control PARAMOUNT PEST CONTROL Safeguard against termite, fungus. beetles, structural repairs. Ph. 2-9701 LOYD Termite Control Protect vour nome from termites Free insoection Ph Ash 2-7557 Foundation Work. Plumbing BROWNIES PLUMBING & HEATING. INC. PROMPT EFFICIENT SERVICE 319 Crater Lake Ave. Ph. 2-4801 BROOKS ELECTRIC PLUMBING DEPT For fast, courteous and efficient service on all your plumbing orob- lema, Call 2-2952. WM SWARTZ YOUR PLUMBER since 1920 1213 N Riverside All work guaranteed Repair and New Phone 2-5972 Well Drilling A. E. GOFF & BROS. Well Drillers. Can perforate your casing in well with gun. Best for less. 1311 N Riverside. Medford. Ph. 3-5510 or 2-5039. GOFF BROTHERS Well Drillers; ex- Eerienced & reliable. S&H Green tamos'. Office Siskiyou Hdwe. 225 W Main. Medford Phone 2-2939 or evenings 3-3744 or 2-7026. DETSTER'S WELL DRILLING CO. For your water well- problems. Reliable Sc experienced. Up to the minute equipment. 139 Vancouver. Ph. 2-9308. SHULTS BROS well drilling & pump service. We strive to please every customer. Ph 3-4141 Eves. 2-5669 ROGUE VALLEY DRILLING CO Immediate service on wells Sc pumps Work guaranteed Terms to suit. Hay accepted Ph 2-7372 885 Shafer Lane, off Kings Hwy. CRATER WELL DRILLING No well too deep Immediate service All work guaranteed FHA terms ar ranged Phone 2-2098 1111 W 10th Roofing ROOFING and ROOF REPAIRS. Ex perienced asbestos siding applicator. Will contract labor or job complete. Eves. Phone 2-5617. DOUGLAS FIR-PIN-WHITE FIR LUMBER WANTED ROUGH GREEN We are always in the Market for Rough Green Lumber in All Species. Good Prices Quick Unloading MOGAN LUMBER CO. White City 1 27-BUSINESS DIRECTORY Transportation ATHEL. HUPP DUDLEY TRUCK TRANSPORTATION P. O Box 242 Medford Oregon ICC-MC 71652 Rapid transportation between Southern Oregon and Points and Places In Calif on all building materials heavy machinery and livestock Phone Medford Ore 2-4174 Fuel and Sawdust PLANER BLOX Summer rates. Heavy hand-picked. Red fir clean no trash, buy now and save. 6 loads $27.50. 10 loads $45 Medford area. Ph. 3-1653. All hand sorted wood, select slabs, rough block. 2x4 edgings. 2-ft. fire place wood, graded and screened sawdust or shavings, coarse and fine. BIG LOAD LOW PRICES McGINTY FUEL CO. Ph. 2-8277 Services fc Repairs FRANCES D ALLAIRE FURRIER Complete Fur Service Restyling, clean, glazed and storage. Ph. 2-6526. 1 060 Crater Lake Ave. TRI COUNTY OFFICE MACHINES Service & Repair on Typewriters, Adding Machines and Edifone 16 South Fir Phone 3-3175 JIFFY PUMP SERVICE Universal Pump Sales & Service Motor repair & exch. pump rentals Casing perforated, wells cleaned tested and drilled 1311 N. Riverside, phs 3-5510; 2-5039 SIS - Q - JANITOR SERVICE. Home cleaning Window washing. Com mercial Maintenance. Floor care our specialty. Ph. 2-9021. SPRING CLEANING walls, ceilings, woodwork, floors, windows. RUGS AND FURNITURE. Ph. 3-4069. RANDY'S CLEANING SERVICE Professional Housecleaning Specialists KIRBY COMPANY Service and Repairs 1028 Murray Ave Phone 2-8821 Septic Tank CASPERS Septic tanks pumped and cleaned TANKS INSTALLED Drain work Free inspection. Low set prices No mileage charge 24 hour service Local War II vet Dial 3-1511 or 2-6818 DICK'S RURAL DISPOSAL SERVICE Septic tanks pumped and repaired. Tanks installed to State specifica tions any size trom 500 gallons up Square concrete Domestic or Com mercial tanks. Drain fields laid. Free estimates and inspection. All work guaranteed. Phone M. R. Dick) Gust, 3-1457. Medford. SANITATION SERVICE Darrell Fariss O. E. Conklin ROUND CONCRETE SEPTIC TANKS 500-gal $68 750-gal $98 Commercial Tanks (all sizes) DRAIN FIELDS SEWER LINES , Meets all State & FHA Codes TANKS PUMPED TRENCHING EXCAVATION Free Estimates Guaranteed Work PHONE 3-2491 2875 Lone Pine Rd MITCHELL SEPTIC TANK AND CESSPOOL SERVICE Tanks clean ed and repaired drain and sewer laid New tanks installed All work guaranteed Phone 3-1116 Granite 8c Top Soil TOP SOIL Rich Bear Creek loam. $2 yd. Granite & Gravel. Ph. 3-1418. LULL'S GRANITE Crushed Loaded Delivered Ph. NO 4-1489 Central Point TOP SOIL $2 yd. Creek run $150 yd. Crushed rock $2.75 vd. Small reject $2 yd. A. L. Nash. Phone 2-4317 TOP SOIL, fill dirt. . granite and creek run gravel Tractor and cat dozer and loader for hire. Austin L King Trucking, 2-7258. 2-4167. BEAR CREEK loam, crushed rock and granite fill dirt creek run gravel. Phone 2-6704 and 3-9196 mornings or eves. Earl Bostwick BEAR CREEK sar.dy loam, creek run gravel, pit run and crushed granite Jim Nunes. Phone 3-4638. CRUSHED ROCK. SAND & GRAVEL M. C LININGER & SONS Phone 2-533(5 or 2-5897 Asphalt & Cement Paving ASPHALT PAVING Driveways, motels, parking areas, mill yards, road & industrial floors. Free esti mates. Work guaranteed. Rogue River Paving Co Ph. Medford 2-4037 Electric Motors GAGE ELECTRIC MOTOR SERVICE Delco and Smithway Motor Motor Rewinding and Repairing 112 N Front Phone 2-2626 Rug Cleaning RUGS, Furniture Cleaned, repaired. Carpets made to order, any color MEDFORD RUG FACTORY. Ph 3-2539 511 Mary St. Painting PAINTING, brush or spray. All work guaranteed. Call A. Q. Murphy, 2-8595. SPRAY painting roofs, houses, general painting Free estimates Sullivan Bros 219 S Ivv Phone 2-9851 Generators Starters Generator-Starter repairs & exchange. Armature winding. Cliff's Auto Electric. 1311 N Riverside. 2-5068 TV & Radio Repair CITY APPLIANCE TV Expert service on all makes. Phone 3-4762 day or night. RADIO & TV SERVICE All makes. If it's worth repairing, we can do it! MEDFORD RADIO SERVICE 19 N. Fir. 2-5662 Eves. 3-1793 EXPERT T.V. REPAIRS All work guaranteed. Hammill T.V. Service Co. 1830 W. Main Ph. 3-5406 EMERSON'S TV SERVICE Fast, efficient, guaranteed (not just another TV man). BE SURE Dial 2-6001. Building M and J Builder Remodeling and new Construction Phone 3-5243 or 2-4412 BUILDING REMODELING REPAIR of any kind. Free estimates. Ph. Medford 2-4623 Building. Remodeling. Repairing of any kind. Commercial. Residential. Industrial. Estimates without obligation. Ph. ASHLAND 2-6301 CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION Driveways, patios, sidewalks. Free estimates for aU types of cement work. Office Ph. 2-2971. JOHN JORE. CONTRACTOR Or call Gold Hill COLLECT. 5-9204. L. L. WHITESIDE. CONTRACTOR Residential and UKht Commercial. Free estimates. Phone 2-7806 Floor Sanding Floor Sanding & Finishing Free Estimate Geo. Penney. Phone 3-6883 Beads Restrung PEARLS & BEADS RESTRUNG JEWELRY REPAIRING SANTO'S AGATE SHOP 411 E. Main Use Mail Tribune Want Ad CARD OF THANKS ' We desire to express to our kind neighbors and thoughtful friends our heartfelt thanks for their many ex pressions of sympathy. The beautiful floral offerings were especially ap preciated. Mrs. Harry Whitney Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Whitney Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lawrence Mr. and Mrs. Charles Young Mr. and Mrs. Mark Smith Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Fisher All of the Grandchildren TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY PTZ Mineral Salt mix for parasite control. Ready for free choice feed ing. GRANGE CO-OP Central Point Ashland CRATER GREENHOUSE will be open Sunday and Monday. 1048 Crater Lake Ave. Ph. 2-4401. . FOR SALE 470 board feet wax fin ished oak flooring. No finishing re quired after laying. S75. Ph. Central Point NOrmandy 4-2427 week ends & eves. Medford 2-4403 week days METAL clarinet. Excellent, condition! $45 cash. Call 2-8613. CABINS with fireplaces available, on river at Kogue Kiver Lodge BABY MALLARD DUCKS. 3-1311. FOR SALE 2 acres standing Alta . Fescue hay. Ph. 2-5472. WANTED to rent, 2 or 3 bdrm. house on acreage, yn. 3-Z5Z7 FOR SALE Newberg raspberry plants. Ph. NO 4-1061. PLANED BLOX quick hot clean MEDFORD FUEL. Tel. 2-3111 IRIS For Memorial Dav Bouquets Also "MIXED POTTED PLANTS CRATER GREENHOUSE 1048 Crater Lake Ave. Ph. 2-4401 NEW ALFALFA HAY for sale. $1 bale. Julius Dobrot, Central Point. Ph. NOrmandy 4-1155. LOCKER containers and wrapping. GRANGE CO-OP Central Point Ashland IRIS -now in full bloom. Visitors wel come. - PHILLIPS NURSERY 1597 So. Peach St. WHEELBARROWS of various sizes. Home water svstems. GRANGE CO-OP Central Point N04-1261 BASKETS & POTS of FLOWERING PLANTS for decoration. BERRYDALE FLOWER FARM SAWDUST TO BURN Also for Gardens MEDFORD FUEL. Tel. 3-2111 CONCRETE WORK Free Estimate. Phone 2-6089 WE FIX EM while you sleep Hawkins Nite Garage 616 S. Central Ph. 3-1534 BIG DOUBLE LOADS Fir slabs green MEDFORD FUEL. Tel. 2-2111 WILL rent our cottage, furn. to a cou pie for summer. 412 Laurel. MEDFORD FURNITURE 2ND HAND STORE USED Furniture and Appliance 2502 W Main Phone 2-9355 BUNDLES OF OLD NEWSPAPERS for sale, 20c each. Mail Tribune Of fice. 27 North Fir. SPECIAL 5000 ft. of dry sheeting No. 4 to No. 1 at $40. 2000 ft. of used flooring at $50 per. 4 used bath tubs. 2 used toilets, 3 used lavatories, 2 30-gal. elec. water tanks, good, $35 each. 1 30-gal tank, 2-yrs. old, $50. 1 60-gal. $35. All guaranteed to work. Look for display ad on Sports page. Everything for a build ing. New and used. Special discounts for cash. Haggard Lbr., on 99, Phoenix. APPLICATION for Medford Mail Tribune carriers. Must be 12 yrs. old and in Jr. high school, resident of Medford. Apply in person at Mail Tribune circulation department. -BUSINESS DIRECTORY Cabinet -Work CITY CABINET SHOP FRANK YASHIN 924 So Central Phone 2-9310 Tractor Work ROTOVATE your ground ready to plant. Also clean old sawdust, $6 load. 3-1286 or 3-5096. ROTOVATING gardens, yards, etc. All work guaranteed. VAL. ALBERT. Phone 3-5625 PLOW Harrow. Disk. Level. Mow Gardens or what have you Ira Bol linger, 307 Pierce Rd Ph 2-5830. ROTOVATING Gardens. Yards etc. GLEN KIER Ph. 3-3023 TRENCHING, excavation, loading & back filling LeRoy Calkins. 532 Palm Ph 2-5581. Use Tribune Want Ads QUICK and EASY! c:tta They're Gooirag Fast - LY UY VJE VJflUT TO SELL THESE RELIAiniUG UNITS AND WON'T REFUSE REASONABLE OFFERS Oil MULTIPLE UNITS - HAKE A REAL BUY NOW! Vie Will Finance Balance After Down Payment 1 Bedroom Cabins COMPLETE WITH FURNISHINGS MUCH to Also,! Office Finished Interior REDUCED MAKE US AN MERRICK'S Sunday, May 29, 1955 Astronomy By J. HUGH PRUETT Astronomer, Extension Division Oregon Higher Education System Here are some questions the answers to which will likely be of interest to the readers. 1. "In a recent' article you discussed radio noises from sources in the sun and some stars, and that are now regularly picked up by suitable receivers. Have any such 'signals' ever been detected from the planets?" At the April meeting of the American Astronomical society, Dr. Bernard F. Burke and Dr. Kenneth L. Franklin gave a re port on radio waves from the planet Jupiter which have been picked up by the Carnegie In stitution through a very sensitive apparatus located at Seneca, Md. The antenna is so extensive that it is "housed" on a 96-acre field. Best Explanation Only when Jupiter is directly in range of this instrument are the signals received. It seems the best explanation for the disturb ance is that thunder storms are in action in the .extensive atmos phere of this giant planet. But to be detected at our great dis tance, these storms are surely of a very much more powerful na ture than are the greatest of those experienced on our earth. 2. "From the findings of science, how old is the universe? In other words, what was the time of creation?" Until recently the age of the universe had been put at from two billion to three billion years. This was based, partly on the rearrangement, of chemical pro ducts found on the earth. At a recent meeting of the American Chemical society, Dr. J. Laurence Kulp and George L. Bates of Calumbia presented a paper in which they stated that evidences point to an age of . nearly five billion years. This is based on "the isotopic composition of lead on earth and in the meteor ites that fall on the earth." Mars Closer to Earth 3. "In a recent press dispatch it was stated that last year Mars came closer to the earth than at any time in the past quarter century. What about the ap proach of 1939?" Last year the closest approach of Mars to the earth was, in round numbers, 40,000,000 miles. In 1939, this distance was about 36,000,000 miles, and in 1941, 36,000,000 miles. The so-called "close approaches" occur every 15 to 17 years. But some are closer than others. At the most favorable, the separation . be tween the earth and Mars is less than 35,000,000 miles. The approach of 1924 was closer than it will again be for centuries. FOR SALE SERVICE STATION LUBE ROOM AND REPAIR GARAGE Fully equipped, fully stocked, doing good business. Nice torner location, business section. Poor health forces this sale. Underpricod at $16,000, half down. Call Normandy 4-2082 . . . S A.M. to 7 P.M. week days. Building TO . . OFFER ON THE MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE ELEVEX Questions 4. "Are there likely inhabitants on Mars?' Don't we wish we knew! No telescope powerful enough to reveal such life, if it does ex ist,! has yet been constructed. Prof. Percival Lowell thought the fine lines on Mars were can als dug by intelligent beings to ditch water from the melting polar snow caps to the rest of this distant planet. If animal life exists there, it must be very dif ferent from that on our world. Many have thought that the vary ing colors with changing seasons shows the presence of vegetable life. Concrete Block Houses Found Safe In A-Blast Tests Yucca Flats, Nev. An Amer ican family, living in a concrete masonry home of the proper type would stand a good chance of surviving an atomic bomb at tack, according to results of tests conducted recently during the "Survival City" atomic device. Damage reports made by eval uation teams studying the ef fects of the blast on typical American residences reveal that homes of lightweight reinforced concrete block, or precast light weight concrete, survived the ex plosion with only minor struc tural damage.. The test- houses were located 4,700 feet from ground zero in the blast. The evaluation studies indicated that the greatest dan ger to inhabitants of the concrete masonry homes that survived the blast would appear to be flying glass, window blinds and furni ture. Further studies by government evaluation teams are expected to show that the greatest safety is in homes with basements or other type survival shelters. MEXICO TO BID Mexico City (U.R) Because of the success of the 1955 Pan American Games, Mexico is ex pected to make a bid for the 1960 Olympics. President Adolfo Ruiz Cortines reportedly has au thorized Mexican representatives to present an official invitation to the International Olympic Committee when it meets in Paris next month. Salem (U.R) Twenty coun ties in Oregon will take part in the nationwide civil defense exercises June 15-16, according to State Civil Defense Director Arthur M. Sheets. Use Mail Tribune Want Ada Act Mow! ENTIRE LOT! LEFT North Riverside at Sixth INQUIRE AT OFFICE FARM INCOME Washington (U.R) Farmers in 1955 will continue to get about the same share of the con sumer's dollar as they received in 1954, according to the Agri cultural Marketing service. The service said the farmer will get about 43 cents of each dollar spent for farm goods, while mar keting agencies will get about 57 cents for services they provide. Dead line for Sunday Classified to at noon Saturday. FOR SALE - International SIDE DELIVERY RAKE . TEARDROP CAMPING TRAILER 2 Roll Brand New Holland 8ALING WIRE 409 E. Main - Phono 2-226t l "ft? vow 2 mrfl 9 9 9 9 ASK ABOUT A 9 PF VACATION LOAM See year vacatioa-aiindetf ff (Mooter em... let him kelp yea take yew vaca tion by ipptyif th aoeey yea ft, ff awm Monty,.. vacation money, tool 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 I OMSK Of PACtflff FIIAMCC DAaflSI" I 2 Frank Wilkinson, Manager 2 PHONE 3-3989 9 9 16 $. Central Medford LEE DYSINGER PUMPS PACIFIC PUMP SALES Service for Any Pump Anytime Anywhere I Central Point 1091 cumibg? Save by Renting a BEE HIVE U-DRIVE O Vans e Stakes and Pickup Trucks Also Avis RENT-A-CAR JJLTMTS SIGNAL TUNE-UP & REPAIR Mi ft Grape Phone S-22C1 Be Choosy Buy Jacuzzi e V, H.P. Deep SAOM .Well Pump 7U e is H.P. Shal- $AV50 low Well Pump VI WE GIVE . S&H GREEN STAMPS Siskiyou lldwc. RDWARE 22S W. MAIN CORN REMOVER Gives talent relief fram pom and pe very rmwwi hard cams, soft seres between Ike sees, oaHeweas, wets, papilloma, dvb nails. It eeefins sev eral different edf (hat arte, lessee 4 strong acid mixtures: When eel alders siav failed try litis aae aeplieotiew. kotti remedies taM "esaaey aack guarantee. . Exclusively at WESTERN THRIFT POISON OAK? Try a Bottle of ZEMACOL You must be taritfietf r your meney cheerfully refunded. Get a kettle fe day at WESTERN THRIFT. TRIBUNE (i i flit FOR RESULTS Phono 2-81 41