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SIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Terry Brereton Sees
Picturesque Island
On Tour of Holland
Editor's Note: Terry Brere
lon cf Medford is now in Eu
rope as a delegate to an in
ternational YMCA meeting.
This is another in a series of
articles he is writing about
his experiences for The Mail
Tribune.)
Ey TERRY BRERETON
Our second day in Amsterdam
was spent in visiting some of the
smaller villages in the vicinity.
We took a ferry across the
harbor. Our chartered bus then
took us through the most beau
tiful farm land I have ever seen,
to Vollendam.
We were told that Vollendam
was a typical Dutch fishing vil
. lage. It looked like it was when
we first entered the village,
but as soon as we got to the cen
ter of it, we knew different. It
was just another tourist town.
Operate Tourist Shops
A few of the population made
part of their living by fishing,
but everybody had either tourist
"shops, or operated launches to
Mdrken and back.
Everybody dressed in their
native costume for the tourists.
Tin costumes are of heavy wool
material. I don't see how they
could stand them, as they are
Bo warm.
The people even wore wooden
shoes. There were a couple of
studios where tourists could put
on the costumes and have their
pictures taken.
O I was greatly surprised at the
number of inhabitants in Vollen
dam who could speak English.
Qln Amsterdam it is very hard
to find very many people who
speak our language.
The shops are very interest
ing. They had a wider selection
of souveniers than any place we
had yet visited.
Travel To Island
After two hours in Vollendam,
our delegation took a launch to
the island of Marken. Marken
was more typical than Vollen
dam. When we climbed ashore,
we were met by a real fishing
Dutch village. The people wore
the same costumes as those on
the mainland. The houses were
and
all uniform in structure
color.
Marken looked very peculiar,
because the houses were black
from top to bottom. They were
built very close together with
narrow walkways separating
them.
Some of the housewives in
vited us into their homes. They
are just the same as they are
described in books. The beds are
built into the wall. The people
cook their food on wood and
coal stoves.
If anybody who reads this
story gets a chance to visit
Amsterdam, they should not pass
it up. They will find it well
worth their while.
Portland Meadows
Purchase Suggested
Portland (U.R) The Portland
Recreation - Exposition Commis
sion heard a recommendation
yesterday that it buy the Port
land Meadows race track plant
and lease its facilities to dog
and horse race interests.
John Carson said the Port
land Turf Association would sell
the plant for 51,050,000. He said
the group agreed to extend time
for an answer to Sept. 30.
The commission delayed deci
sion and told Carson to return
to the next meeting with "a
firm package." Carson said pur
chase of the property would re
sult in revenue of $150,000 to
$200,000 a year.
Chairman James Polhemus
questioned public reaction to
such a purchase and also the
commission's legal ability to
make it.
Friday, August 19, 1955
"
S100 WINNERS Mr. and Mrs. James Watson and children,
Jimmy, Billy, and Mark, 1638 Stewart ave., are shown re
ceiving their first prize SI 00 check from Bud Parsons, Par
sons Motors. The Watsons took first place at the grand open
ing of the new Dodge-Plymouth dealership. Other winners
included Mrs. Tom Robnett, 5350 Meadowlane; Mrs. C. L.
Howard, 1725 Orchard Home dr.; Miss Helen Wood, Gold
Hill; and D. M. Anselm, 1031 Murray st.
On The Side by e. v. Durimg
(Distributed by King Fatvr Syndicate. Inc.)
Landy Will Appear Before Navy Board
Marcus Hook, Pa. (U.R) The
midshipman who was denied a
Navy reserve commission be
cause his mother once was a
Communist indicated today that
he will appear before a special
5favy board next week for a review-of
his case.
ANOTHER PRIZE
Atlanta (U.R) Pfc. Robert
Steres of the Georgia Military
District dropped a note in a sug
gestion box that the word
"mimeograrh" on a sign over
the mimeograph room be cor
rected. A letter notifying him that he
would be awarded a pass for his
suggestion spelled the word
"memeograph."
Earl Gaddis Given
50-Year I00F Pin
Earl C. Gaddis, one time may
or of Medford, was presented a
Veteran's jewel denoting 50
years of service at the last meet
ing of Medford Lodge 83, IOOF.
Walter Craig, special district
deputy grand master of District
10 presented the award. The
district deputy was making his
first official visit to the lodge.
William W. Claypool received
the three links emblem at the
same meeting, having completed
work of the third degree.
William H. Dyer reported
progress of plans f or, interlodge
card, pool, rifle, and other con
tests to be held in the near fu
ture. Trophies will be awarded
at tournament's finish.'
Eugene W. Landy, 21, said he
was confident the "good news"
that the Navy will review his
case means he will eventually
get a commission.
Landy returned yesterday
from an 11-day voyage to Texas
as seaman aboard the Sun Oil
Co. tanker Western Sun. Upon
landing he received a letter tell
ing him he will be permitted
to appear before the special
board of naval officers in Wash
ington at his convenience.
The young seaman who "felt
pretty bitter on graduation day"
said he would appear before the
board within 10 days because he
is shipping out again in 11 days.
Special rates, for bachelors.
That's what I note offered by a
summer resort luxury hotel. It
is said that the shortage of single
men at summer resorts is more
acute this season than ever.
Seems the bachelors are becom
ing more enthusiastic about hunt
ing and fishing trips with the
rest of the fellows. Also, life
at a summer resort can become
very trying for a good looking
bachelor. It isn't that the average
single fellow doesn't like and en
joy feminine company. He just
grows weary of young women
trying to make him propose
matrimony.
Luck
Lucky at cards, unlucky in
love. Such is the old saying. Is
there anything to it? I think not.
For example, Casanova, who was
extremely lucky in love, was
likewise lucky at cards. Casa
nova's favorite game was faro,
king
Queries from clients. Q. Who
created the title role in the musi
cal show titled "The Prince of
Pilsen"? A. Jess Dandy . . . Q.
Where did Vincent Lopez make
his Broadway bow as a band
leader? A. At the Pekin, Broad
way and Forty-seventh st. . . .Q.
How many golf clubs did you
say was sufficient for anybody
claiming to be a real golfer and
not a beneficiary from "trick"
clubs? A. Seven: five irons, two
woods.
Please Note
The two ounce portion of
whiskey is not a thing of the
past. Anyway, not in San Fran
cisco. At the Sheraton-Palace a
two ounce portion of top grade
bar whiskey is served for 65
cents. Same bar serves a three
ounce martini for 70 cents.
Wife Selection
One of the major reasons for
the high divorce rate is that
bachelors do not make a study
of the art of wife selection. There
are certain" noticeable charac
teristics of bachelorette that
should be taken into considera
tion before a bachelor permits
himself to be rushed to the altar.
For example, girls who try to
lead men when dancing should
be avoided. They will be too
dominating as wives. Girls who
cuddle up in chairs with their
feet crossed are usually self-centered
and selfish. A young fe
male who features a long cig
arette holder will probably make
a very difficult wife. Such girls
are definitely the type who not
only want to "keep up with the
Joneses," they want to outdis
tance them. Another female to
avoid is the type who changes
her name of Alice to Alyce, or
from Rose to Rosye. That's the
changeable, discontented, whin
ing type. Which type, of course,
is domestic dynamite.
Big Boy
Now there is an aspirant for
the world heavyweight boxing
championship named Ewart Pot
geiter who is from South Africa.
Ewart is seven feet two and
weighs 310. This once more
brings to mind what Bob Fitz
simmons said regarding Otto
Donkhorst, the huge pugilist
known as "the human freight
car." That is "the bigger -they
are the harder they fall."
Central Point Rural
Gets Two-Way Radio
Central Point A two-way ra
dio unit to replace an insuffi
cient portable radio pack in the
Central Point Rural Fire Pro
tection district jeep was pur
chased from the Albany police
department recently. The used
unit cost S100.
Richard Krupp, chief of the
department, said the portable
radio in the jeep has insufficient
range. The most recent unit in
creases to seven the number of
radio units being used by the
department.
"A Story
That Needs
Telling"
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