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3 o O G Q O BIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Thursday, August 18, 1955 o O o O O G O op A Nichol's Worth of . . . Comment On This and That u Li c?" o o o o o o ft o o 3 o o o o CD o o o o CO o o o n CO 9- Washington (U.R) The pub licQseems to have maintained over the years its interest in reading about automobiles. Accord ing to the Public Library of the District of Co lumbia, a few years ago many people were checking out books on the auto's his tory. Like one Hirman Nichol cauej -j-ju er Jtp," which went back to the beginning of the gas buggy. And other books like James Melton's "Bright Wheels Rolling," an eutobigraphical sketch of the problems ol a collector of relics, or old-twne cars. Folks still are taking out books on automobiles, even though the emphasis has shifted a little. Harry N. Peterson, li brarian of the district's big book shop, says people these days are leaning toward books on auto repair and maintenance. Uranium Hunters "Obviously," said Peterson, "as a result of the do it yourself craze. And also, there have been a lot of calls for the books we have in the stacks on foreign spirts cars." The role uranium has played In recent times has affected the reading of the public. There is great demand for a little booklet called "Prospecting for Uran ium," published by the Atomic Energy Commission. "Also," Peterson said, "a book called 'Uranium Prospec tor's Guide' is in great demand." And getting back a second to the do it yourself fad, books like "Inside T.oday's Home" and "Planning Your Home For Play" are in big demand from borrowers at the library. The big library is a pretty popular place. During the year ended June 30, 1955, some 2, 068,041 books were lent to the By HARMAN W. NICHOLS United Ptmf hir Wrir people. That represented an in crease of 52,305 over the pre vious year. Bocks About Davy It isn't hard to imagine that the Davy Crockett's sudden rise from the forgotten created a con spicuous new trend in children's reading. "One children's librarian," Peterson said, "reported that nothing ever rung in her ears with such vehemence as the cries for Davy Crockett from all ages and both sexes." The librarian added, however, that "fortunately boys and girls are willing to read of other frontiersmen, especially Daniel Boone, who was until recently their favorite pioneer hero." Television, the movies, and radio, as always still influence the reading puolic. There are de mands for Anderson's "Fairy Tales," Verne's ".Twenty Thous and Leagues Under The Sea,"' "Peter Pan" and 'Aesops Fa bles." Alas and alack. Shakespeare, at the moment, seems to be taking a back seat. 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Diane couldn't work up winds any higher than 40 miles an hour as she staggered through Vir ginia today. But the damage she caused was counted in the mil lions of dollars and more may result from flood waters. The heavy rains spread into New England, causing a land slide near Bolton, Vt., which killed a child and her parents. Five feet of mud smashed onto the David Cutter family as they stood on a back road near U.S. Route 2 last night. Rescue work ers found Cutter and his wife, both 40, dead. Their 2-year-old daughter, Patricia, was still alive, clutched in her mother's arms. But she died before she could reach a Burlington, Vt., hospital. , The desert Southwest mean while registered some of the ration's hottest and wettest weather. The 102 degrees at Yuma, Ariz., was the highest in the country yesterday and a tor rential summer cloudburst hit California's Mojave Desert. The cloudburst sent tons of water, debris and rocks across highway 91 at Paso Alto, Calif., closing it to traffic, and the Union Pacific's- rail tracks were washed out in the wasteland area. Near Blythe, Calif., two bridges were washed away and 22 motorists were temporarily stranded on a flooded stretch of U.S. Highway 60-70. Temperatures were above their summer normals in most of the rest of the country and got as high as 102 at Bismarck, N.D., and Mowbridge, S.D., yesterday. MOVIE TOWNS Hutchinson, Kan. (U.R) There'll be two new towns in Kansas if the present movie script of "Picnic" is followed. The moviemakers have given the names "Salinason" and "Halster" to the two towns in the film. The first name is compounded from Hutchinson and Salina and the second . from Halstead and Sterling where most of - the scenes are being shot. Massachusetts leads in the pro duction of cranberries. Medford People Named Siskiyou Jair Judges Three Medford residents will be in Siskiyou county to serve as official judges at the annual fair to be held this week end, it was learned here today. Dr. L. G. Gentner has been appointed as judge of the agri culture and horticulture sections, Eula Wintermote will judge lin ens and textiles, and Mrs. Lillian Gentner will judge floriculture. The three were selected by the Siskiyou county Fair Board dur ing a recent meeting held there. Applegate Family Gathering Planned The ninth annual gathering of the Applegate family of Oregon, will meet at the Veteran's hall in Drain, Ore., on Aug. 28, ac cording to Mrs. Sally J. Farley, president. All persons who are descend ants of either Lindsey Apple gate, Charles Applegate or Jesse Applegate, pioneer brothers, are invited to the meeting, Mrs. Farley said. Basket lunches will be eaten at rioon and coffee will be furnished. 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