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'Pusfi' Repaces Plaster in Carnivals, Fairs; 'Days of Kewpie Dolls Numbered' By WILEY MALONEY United Press Correspondent San Francisco (U.R) When you lay down your dime at ba . zaars, carnivals, rodeos and state fairs this summer, you'll be shooting for "plush" not ''plas ter." Phil (Trader) Horn let us in on this in a staccato interview at the warehouse where he fills thousands of orders destined for midway booths. He is the larg 'est West Coast jobber for carni ' val novelties, himself a "carny" for 30 years. " "The days of the kewpie doll are numbered," said Trader, whose words come at you like bullets. "Kewpies are plaster like pigs, billikins, puppies. All diist catchers. It's bronze horses now, and plush mostly plush." Plush, he said, means oversiz ed panda bears, fuzzy dogs, lions. tigers, French dolls, puppets and cartoon characters like Mickey Mouse., "They stop the kids," said Trader". "They stop the girls. Bank Backers Seek Organization Head Rogue River Those interest ed in the organization of a new bank in Rogue River have sent out inquieries seeking a man to head the proposed community bank, it was reported this week. Shade Combs and Guy Mus ser, among the backers of the bank plan, said the community is 100 per cent behind the proposal. Attempts are being made to raise $50,000 locally to get the bank started, and sale of stock is be ing planned, with each share carrying one vote. The Rogue Valley State bank of Medford has promised finan cial and advisory help, it was reported, and is assisting in the search for a bank official. A. A. Rogers, state banking superin tendent, has been asked for his assistance. He will be in Med ford at the end of the month and will probably meet with a group from Rogue River,' it was stated. f Who else do you want to stop? It looks like a 25-buck item and it's what the customer wants. We give it to 'em. Cooking stuff is out unless maybe at a church bazaar. No Kettles "But who wants to go home with a kettle after the show? Groceries are out except may be a ham. Hams are still good. But Spanish shawls are through. And you can only get away with blankets in Minnesota." Trader said the way you win the prizes is changing, too. "The gambling games have left the midway. That's for Reno and Las Vegas. It's all skill now. It's a dime in the air on a saucer now. A ring around a coke bot tle. Darts into balloons, games with marbles and ping-pong balls- - ; "There's no more punch cards, no more shell games. Fellow has a hard time these days making an honest dollar. Wheels are gone. You've gotta talk your way to wealth. You gotta entertain, to give a show. Make peaple happy." But the value of the prizes is greater than it was in the past. "Slum," the plastic and wooden novelties traditionally made in Japan, are used only when a prize is given on every play. "That's for the kids," Trader Horn said. "No carny will ever let a kid go away empty handed. See this?" he held up a tiny bear strung from a ribbon. "Can't buy it in a store. It's a Davy Crockett item. It'll go big. All Davy Crockett items will go big this fall. We make 'em up (here. I've got more fur caps man any store in ian t rancisco. I could buy 'em when everybody else couldn't. A carnival jobber is a constant outlet for novelties. We keep year-round employ ment in the toy industry. Can you beat that?" PREDICTS U. S. AID Tokyo U.R) Takezo Shi moda, director of the foreign ministry's treaty bureau predict ed today that Japan's growing land forces alone would receive "more than $100,000,000" in arms from the United States dur ing the 1956 fiscal year. He said additional loans of warships and planes were expected. New Phoenix Officials To Be Named Tonight Phoenix A special council meeting will be held at Phoe nix city hall tonight for the ap pointment of a new treasurer and two new councilmen to the group. Those appointed will finish four-year terms left vacant by the moving of two councilmen, Leo Bohls to Medford and Al Sorenson to Idaho. The former treasurer has moved to California. Daily Weather Report DATE june 31. 195S Sunset tonight 7:51 p.m. Sunrise to morrow 4.34 a.m. FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Fair and mild through Wednesday. Low tonight 52, high Wednesday 88. Western Oregon: Partly cloudy to night, considerable sunshine Wednes day. Continued warm. Low tonight 48 56. high Wednesday 80-88. except mostly cloudy for coastal areas, with some afternoon sunshine. Highs 60 to 65. Northern California: Fair tonight and Wednesday except foe along the coast. Little change in temperature. FIVE-DAY FORECAST Western Oregon: Temperatures averaging near or slightly above nor mal Wednesday or Thursdav. and again about Sunday. Highs ranging from 75-85. except 60-65 along the coast. Northern California: No appreci able precipitation, chance of scattered showers in north portion latter part of week. Coastal fog. Temperatures near normal. LOCAL DATA TEMPERATURE: Mean yesterday 69: above normal 3. Record high this date 99 in 1925. Record low this date 36 in 1916. PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to mid night, none. Midnipht to 10 a.m.. none. Total this month none, .75 in. be low normal. Total since . Sept. 1. 8.81 inches, 8.76 inches below normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 21, highest this a.m. 65. CITY High Low Prec. Brookings 56 47 Grants Pass 88 47 Klamath Falls 82 44 , MEDFORD 87 51 Portland 84 53 Seattle 77 55 Spokane 88 61 Yakima 91 63 Eureka 35 49 Red Bluff 92 61 Sacramento 88 31 San Francisco 64 48 Los Angeles 71 58 Phoenix 106 69 Denver 87 64 Chicago ... 89 68 Miami 88 72 New York 87 71 Washington. D.C. 88 68 11 m m v f)tjf 1 4 V.". iCdLtft,- .Vs. J? Tifoi Y, school's out and summer play timo is htre ... So bo suro your "young fry" havt the proper clothes for healthy out door living Wash Play Shoes". With the famous fitting ' P. F. feature ... red blue .. . . pink . . . 298 "Swim Suits'9 ' In cottons Tand elasticized styles . , , new styles in gay colors ... 398 5 " Lay-A-Way NOW for the FOURTH "Sandals Cool ... comfortable summer sandals . . . white ... red . . . beige. 298 "Hey Fellas'9 Another big shipment of Davy Crockett's Hats & Jackets Just Came fn! Othtr Vacation Needs Swim Suits Sun Suits, Sun Dresses Jeans for Boys and Girls The Mazet Orion Sweaters for Fall have arrived.. Put them on Lay-a-way for Back to School while selec tion is complete. "Coverall Sets99 The play suit every girl loves . . . clever . . . newand comfortable 98 TotS'to-Teens 105 EAST MAIN ExHusband of Actress Seeks Custody of Child Hollywood (U.R) Film star Maureen tO'Hara's ex - husband sought custody of their 11-year-old daughter today through a court action accusing the actress of "openly living and consort ing" with another man in the presence of the child. Television Director William H. Price made the charge in an affidavit filed in Superior court asking that Miss O'Hara be de clared unfit to have custody of their daughter, Brownwyn Brid get Price. A hearing on a show cause order was set for June 28. Miss O'Hara's attorney, Wil liam B. Duce, said he would make an unqualified denial of the charges leveled by Price. George Jean Nathan Weds Julie Hayden New York (U.R) George Jean Nathan, New York author and critic, was married Sunday to actress Julie Hayden, 45. in a ceremony aboard the S.S. Santa Rosa. The 73-year-old critic said in a cablegram that the ceremony was performed oy the ship's cap tain and attended by the ship's officers. Nickel was first described as a sperate element in 1751. Search Organized For Missing Boys Tacoma (U.R) A search party probed the Nisqually mud flats again today after an -overnight search by. sheriff's deputies fail ed to turn up any sign of two young boys missing in the area since Sunday afternoon. Byron Foreman, 10, and Ray mond Grant, 8, disappeared on a hike across the flats to dig clams. More than 10Q persons, sev eral in helicopters and boats, participated in the search yes terday through the hip-deep gumbo of the river delta. . Meanwhile, two boys who had been missing on a fishing trip to Echo lake were found safe at the lake yesterday afternoon. Sheriff's deputies said the boys, Bob Johnson and Ronald Thomas, both 16, both Buckley, had decided to stay overnight at the lake after fishing late Sunday. New York (U.R) Minot F. (Mickey) Jelke left a city jail for Sing Sing prison today with 11 other common criminals to begin serving a two to three year term for running a cafe society call girl ring. Tuesday June 21, 1933' MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNS NINE Hillsboro Residents Hear Jet Base Plans Hillsboro, Ore. (U.R) Capt. J. R. Davis, head of a Navy "pacification team," told Hills boro townsfolk last night that jet planes using the proposed Hillsboro naval air reserve train ing base will not fly over resi dential areas while landing or taking off. Concerned residents who said they were alarmed over the threat to property values were told that abandonment of the southwest, northeast runway at the Hillsboro airport would mean use of only one runway. The other will be used only for taxiways. POSTMASTER NAMED Washington (U.R) Rep. Nor blad (R-Ore.) said today he had recommended that Hugh Neill be appointed as regular post master at Carlton, Ore., in Yam hill county. Neill is acting post master. Norblad said Neill was at the top of the eligible list for the job which carried a salary of $4770. The appointment is subject to routine Senate confirmation. MILITARY TRAINING Formosa has a compulsory 'military training program. California Tuna Fishers Seek Aid Washington--U.R) California tuna fishermen and some of their wives today sought immediate and long-range state department aid against imports of foreign tuna. Undersecretary of State Her bert Hoover Jr., told the group he hopes there can be some solu tion for at least the immediate problem of about 15,000 tons of domestic tuna sitting in San Pedro and San Diego harbors with no buyers. , The tuna fishermen claimed that canners are so loaded with frozen tuna from Japan they are unable to buy domestic fisher men's catch. Rep. Robert C. 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