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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (June 27, 1955)
"EN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Monday, June 27, 1955 Out of the Woods By Jim Stevens TV Time Is Timber Time . . . The letter that was left in the bullet-riddled mailbox up the load from by boompond shack laid that at last my big chance had come. "You've heard how the man who made a better mousetrap had a path beaten to his door in the woods," wrote Roaring Rob Mahaffey. "If you've made a better contrap tion of any kind, I haven't heard of it, but just the same the TV talent scouts have found you out." The rest of it told me to roll up and stow mybarrel-stave hammock, padlock the boom pond shack and grab a bus for Seattle and NBC-TV headquar ters there. So that's what I did, end the next thing I was up to my neck in the turmoil of a make-ready for an Arlene Fran cis "Home" show on NBC-TV. Ferry Ride ... We took a ferry from Seattle on the afternoon before the tele cast itself, for a rehearsal. Next morning we had to hit the dock in time to make ready for a live program set for 7:00 A.M., PST 11 a.m., Eastern Daylight Saving Time, that is. All hands had alarm clocks fixed for 3 a.m. This meant nothing to an old head who had grown up as a child laborer in the dairy busi ness of long ago. But . it was rough on the folks from the East. But the live -show had to begin here to meet its Eastern and Midwestern Daylight Saving Time periods. And, first of all, we had to fide in Ivar Haglund's cruiser, the Skylark, to Bainbridge Island, starting at 4 a.m. sharp This was to reach the island in time to board the 5:25 ferry for Seattle. The telecast for folks in the East was made on the trip back to Bainbridge. Few knew about Haglund's handsome boat before the start of the yawning cruise. Did I tell them! Originally, I said, it was a tug boat, named Walrus, and it swept all prizes in its class at the Philadelphia Centennial Ex position in 1876. -Its powerful steam engine was called the won der of the age among the marin ers of the day. The Pope and Talbot people bought the boat and brought it around the Horn to' tow log rafts and lumber schooners in Hood Canal and Gamble Bay. It was converted into an oilburner but otherwise knew few. changes until Ivar Haglund saved it from the junk yards. Loving the rare old craft, Ivar spent more money to make a cabin cruiser out of the Walrus than the finest new craft would have cost him. His heaviest ex pense was in the conversion of the prize winning steam engine of 1876 into an internal combus tion power plant. But at last it was well done he says. Cabin Fever Plus ... I recited this fine, rare bit of pioneer marine history to Arlene Francis and her TV "Home" pro gram associates from New York after our 4 a.m. start was made from the Seattle dock, and we were well out in the morning mists, of Puget Sound. I pointed out how the old Walrus had been fortified with new Douglas fir timbers and beautified with Western red cedar planking, making it as staunch and pretty as a cabin cruiser might ever hope to be: Ivar Haglund' had every reason to have faith in his Skylark, I assured one and all that is, in everything out side its converted, reconverted, and many-times-welded old Wal rus engine. I could- see the cabin fever rising in my listeners right away "After all," I said, "it is night to its 80th year, except in its new parts. The poor old cracked up engine does give out oftener than Ivar likes to admit. You know how some people are about their old grandmothers? That's how Haglund is about his old Walrus this Skylark we're out on Pudget Sound in new. Still and all, there's likely not very much chance that we'll find our selves drifting around in circles, all wrapped in a thick fog at telecast time is there Ivar? Hmm?" , , It was the most poorly timed j V Faul Bunyan yarn I ever got off. For Haglund had his clamgun along. Were you ever conked with a clamgun? Brother, it takes! It cost me my TV chance of a lifetime. At 7 a.m. I was still out cold. German Swimming Pool Successfully Attacked Moenchen - Gladbach. Ger many tU.R) Aircraft taking part in air atomic war games here "attacked" the swimming pool at 2nd ATAF headquar ters today, a straight - faced communique said. "Four enemy aircraft at tacked the main headquart ers at Moenchen-Gladbach." the communique said. "The at tack was poorly carried out but succeeded in flattening a number of people in the swim ming pool." , "A.. r II uur Diggesi ueanup, terrific, letter hurry for m Odds and ends ... some dress . . . Some play . . . every one a better shoe . . . . your choice f or . . . "The besf'-of Welling, ton Sail loth .... Button or plain bottom . . . white . . . light blue . . . pink . . . charcoal . . . black Sale $87 Only i FAMOUS NAME Amanos ... Johansens . . . and others . . . whites. , . beiges . . . pink and oth er colors . . . values to 16.95. For only Hundreds of summer shoes in pumps . . . barebacks . . . straps .. . . halters of all kinds . . . every pair right out of regular stock . . . values to 14.95. Sali A terrific saving on new shots . . . light and dark colors of all kinds ... dozens of styles to pick from . . . values to 12.95. " Sale only Better casuals . . . saddle oxfords . . . hand sewn loafers ... all reduced for this big event ..." Right In the heart of the summer season . . . white and five different colors ... values to 5.95 . . . now only ... 97 and $599 $00 Casuals -Saddles Play Shoes I.. -a L . xL JiL All just ueiore me mi. aii summer mm rooicaiiy reduced the best selections Tuesday. Wednesday Thursday; Friday and Sol Check this value . . . brand new white broadcloth . cir cular stitched cups. A factory price conces sionprints and plains all better quality skirts selling up to 6.95. Full length . . . orlons and some woolens . . , patterns, plains including white. Sold at 49.95. Out they go at $ Exactly 125 hats . . . pastels . . . whites ... black . . . navy and red. Many shapes. Linen dusters . . . colors-avocado ... beige . . . pink and black . . . all better quality. About 75 summer dresses ... Juniors ... Misses and half sizes-all better quality selling from 19.95 to 35.00. Out they 1 go at hi Hollywood b r I e f s in white or colors includ ing candy stripe non run tricot knit. Sale In rayon . . . broadcloth or cotton plisse . . , white only. "Site van fair m Silt Sals w PANTS! (I SLIPS! I i si I i Swim By Cole of Calif. . . . the best in swim wear 35 suits all reduced from factory prices by AS HARKED Mostly cottons . . . Junior and ha'" sizes. Every dress sold from 8.95 to 12.95. About 75 in this group ... all size ranges . cottons . . . crepes . . . linens . . . dress values from 12.95 to 17.95 included. limited quantity ... but what a "whale of a price . . . aH wool shorties For only Nylon With Elastic Top New colors . , . . and what a buy. Prict GOWNS About 24 pastel gowns ... all full length of fine rayon crepe, slight ly soiled. : (to 5g97 . Regular spring . $4.00 and S5.00 bags-dark and some light colors "Here's a giveaway." $993 -f'tax 1 .: -s d$s jf 4& BBS Sal C6 ' Stretch Hose HI GO BAGS - ii -i to sell , i . the values are Just 1 8 suits . . . reg ular and some half siz es .. . every suit sold from 49.95 to 69.95. 25 suits ... all two piece ... of fine all. wool boucle ... tur quoise . . . red . . . blue and charcoal sold at 35.00 everywhere- 5aia TERRY PLAY TOGt Reduced White Double loop Terry Cloth Battle Jackets . . . . . 1.97 Pedal Pushers . . . . . 2.97 Long Coats, S. S. . . . 4.97 Shorts . . .... .1.97 Sleeveless Blouses! Whites .'. . stripes . . . figures -. . solid colors . . . linens . . . broadcloth $lfl or polished cottons, 32 to 38 1.9 Sleeveless Blouses! Our better blouses. Many Judy Bond Sprina styles . . . mandarin . . . Peter HLj Pan or Jewel Necks. SALE .. JL O f BETTER SHORTY Exactly 22 left . . , bettor quaRty in light fleece and tweed woolens . . . Every coat told for 24.95 to 35.95. Sale SUITS 3-pc. Bonarefla linene . . . fackets lined. All in pastel colors . . . a few box woolens in eluded. Regular 16.95 values. . - ' Mow Use Your Charge Account 21 North Central in Medford -. furday Ss! SUITS! Pries taSJ Cm a
