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O D o r0UI?f2J-reBF0Il fORTGOin MAIL THTBTTH2 ThundiT- September 1, 1ISS . - ' ' O ' ' Ayftyinniiri) Ado Taash)es M(iftDirQ; H. A. affiles Smraog, IHleoft 0 tSaH-imTl - 1 ""'"''''''''f.aJB C3 NOT A SEAT FILLED BUT SHOW IS A HIT Although the huge Cow Palace in San Francisco appears to be deserted more than 1000 dealers and distributors of Schenley products are taking part in a three-day trade show in the arena. In huge 40x80-foot circuit tent at right a fashion show is taking place. Huge tent-like structure at left houses a merchandise mart displaying Christmas packaging. Old-Timer Puis Away Irons After 48 Years . Lincoln, Neb. (U.R E. E. Clark, 71-year-old Nebraska state deputy sheriff, has put aside his shooting irons after 48 years of chasing law breakers. ' Clark, North Platte, Neb., is a colorful holdover from the days of the Old West. He has chased thieves and cattle rus tlers on horseback, by automo bile and even airplane. "I'd do it all over again exacts ly the same way if I had the -chance," he said. First namef deputy sheriff in 1920, Clark has a widey back ground of law enforcement work. "I can't remember when I didn't carry a gun and I don't remember when I got my first pair of boots," he said. While just "a little shaver," Clark said he recalls sitting around campfires listening to ranch hands brag how they Wd some other crime. ' "When I heard killers talk ing," Clark' said, "I thought to myself, by golly, someday I'm going to grow up and be a sher iff and get(Sfou." Clark said he saw two men killed in gun fights before he was 15 years old. Clark' was assistant chief cat West Springfield, Mass. (U.R) For a week's work, a highway department laborer, Joseph St. Onge, received a $1,000,069.89 pay check. A bank cashed it after deducting $1,000,000 which had been included through error. tie investigator for the Nebraska brand committee when he re tired. He said modern life did not greatly reduce cattle rus tling. "Stealing was to bad there for a while," he explained, " that ranchers couldn't geta loan on their cattle." G Diily Weather Report DATE Sept. 1. 1951 Sunset tonight 6:45 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 5:38 a.m. FORECASTS' O Medford and vicinity: Continued fair through Friday. Low tonight 50. High Friday 95. Western Oregon: Fair through Fri day. Patches of early morning tog. Low tonight 45-55. High Friday 75-85 north half. 85-95 south half. 60-75 on coast. Northern California: Fair through Friday. Patches night and morning fog on coast. Continued warm and dry in land. LOCAL DATA TEMPERATURE: Mean' yesterday Tn. -1 - 1 acvuiu iijk1' una UMIC IUI 111 V Record low this date 38 in1 1924 PRECIPITATION- 24 hrairs tn mirt. - C3 - - " I ltilWrl chAriff nr rnmrnittpri night, none. Midnight to 10 a.m.. none. . Total in August none. .19 in. below normal. Total since Septal 1. 8.89 inches), 9.26 inches below normal.' HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 19, highest this a.m. 67. CCITY High Low Pre. Brookings 61 49 Crater Lake 76 46 Grants Pass ; 94 45 Klamath Falls 87 53 MEDFORD 93 50 Portland i . 75 50 Seattle .. 64 49 SDokane 85 55 . Tfakima :. 90 45 (" Eureka 57 51 Red Bluff , 106 , 65 Sacramento 102 65 San Francisco 76 53 Los Angeles 101 85 Phoenix 97 52 Denver 86 57 Chicago ;r.. 75 55 Miami 92 73 1.98 New York 84 70 .01 Washington. D. C. 81 70 'Weaiherfown' Name Earned in One Year Fort Scott, Kan. (U.R) Just call Fort Scott "Weathertown." In a little over a year A tornado in May, 1954, whipped through nearby farm, lands, smashing barns and kill ing; livestock. Same month the Marmaton River flooded, ruining river bot tom crops. Some said the town was the wettest in the country. Then the drouth set in. By late June farmers had to haul water for their stock. By July the mer cury rose to 120 degrees on suc cessive days. For five July days, Fort Scott was the nation's, hot test town. In December came snow, 27 inches of it. It was the heaviest 24-hour snow fall in Kansas weather history. Hellicopters dropped food to farmers." 7 . Mav arrived a pa in and with it rain. Just under four inches fell in foiir hours May HCLater in the month-50 hours produced 5.70 inches. O And finally hail. The second week of June peppered Fort Scott with the worst hailstorm in 58 years. "Maybe I'm a jinx, said mor tician Jack Stapleton. Out of the Air Force, where he was a me teorologist, ' he accepted the parttime work of reporting Fort Scott conditions for the U. S "A tornado, flood, drouth, heat, snow, rain and hail," said Stapleton. "What's left for Weathertown?" G 1 Industry, Public By UNITED fftESS A touch of autumrH ushered in September today. .? 1 A fine, cool nightjpirned into a fair, pleasant dayfjin most of the nation. . But in Los Angeles it "was hot, and it wasn't just the weather, although that was bad enough. The mercury soared to 101 de grees in Los Angeles yesterday for the city's highest mark in two years and its hottest Aug. 31 on record. At the same time, the Los An geles smog control chief, Smith Griswold, was making things hot for city officials.1 He lashed out at police, ' in dustry and the public in general for failing to cooperate to put a stop to the choking, fumes and haze which engulfed the city. Winds Finally Com Gusty winds yesterday final ly blew the smog that had given the city four alerts in six days Tne alerts were sounded 0when the amount of smog in the air reached the danger point and back yard incinerator and open fire burning had to be banned. 3 Griswold charged that industry- was doing nothing to check and replace equipment which was belching smog into the air. He accused police of not arrest ing violators of the no-burning edict and said 'many citizens were careless about operating back " yard incinerators. Griswold's blast (Jbrought a promise from the Public Health Service and the California De partment of Health to begin Can appraisal of the oil and power industries in the area today. At Sacramento, Gov. Good win J. Knight said further smog difficulties might induce him to declpre a state of emergency. Major Brush Fires The sudden heat in Los An geles county brought extreme fire hazard conditions. At least two major brush fires broke out in the area, in San Gabriel and the San Fernando valley, and firemen ' were still fighting them today. 4 California and Arizona were the hot spots of thernation yes terday, with Yuma, Ariz., re cording the nation's highest tem perature, 111, and Blythe, Calif., registering 110. A freak, miniature "cyclone" hit San Luis Obispo, Calif., aft er temperatures had risen to 105 degrees. Sudden, strong wind gusts lashed the town and radio station KATY-'was cut off the air for a short time, H Mmcn wnmnt ismois fm , , I USD IssaT mk9 coasw H o O O G Q O O Vacation Timo or anytime... You'll novo BUTTER TIMEQ &h Early Tbgme 0 WTHt HANDY FIMT f f TOBAYt . o O ISM. K.T.9.CO. (3J ' KENTUCKY STRAIGHftfURBQI WHISKY II PlOflf EAIlt TIMES BlSTtMIIf C& tO0tSVilC 1, KY. u " 111 STATE CHAIRMAN John J. Giirian, above, 53-year-old Port land businessman, has been named chairman for the 1956 March of Dimes in Oregon, it was announced in New York to day by Basil O'Conner, presi dent of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. It will be the third successive year that Gurian has coordinated the fund-raising activities of Ore gon's 36 counties during the Jan uary drive. o McCurley Named Representative For Medford Area Gene T. McCurley has been appointed Medford area agricul ture representative for the First National Bank of Portland, it was announced 'here yesterday by CC. E. Hedberg, Medford branch manager. In connection with this job, McCurley 3 will make regular visits to First National branches in Grants Pass Medford, Ash land; and Central Point. McCurley, a native; of south ern Oregon, is a graduate of Oregon State college, where he majored in agriculture and ani mal husbandry. For three years he was a vocational agriculture teacher at Crater high school, in Central Point, and for .the past year and a half he has been associated with Southern Ore gon Production Credit association. Salk Vaccine C1 Alloled To Slates Washington (U.R) The Public Health Service today ated 3,348,000 doses of polio vaccine to the states and territories for vaccination of children under e government's voluntary distri bution; system. Under th voluntary plan, each state decides how much of its share it will distribute to state' and local health agencies and how much will go through regular commercial channels for private hysicians. Today's allotment was the largest under the voluntary con trol plan which went into effect July 31. Previously, 2,023,000 doses of the Salk vaccine were allotted to the states and territories un der the voluntary distribution system. Vaccine released before July 31 went exclusively to the National Foundation for Infan- F at her Eskay On Leave; M. J. Reilly Substitutes Camp White Chaplain Law rence Eskay is on leave for the month and during his absence Father Michael J. Reilly will of ficiate as Catholic chaplain at the domiciliary. Both are mem bers of the Benedictine order at Mt Angel, Oregon. Chaplain Reilly during the past year has been engaged on a mission in the Pacific coast area, having spent some time in Idaho and California. tile Paralysis. Each state's share is deter mined by the number of un vaccinated children aged live through nine years, the age group which now has top prior ity on vaccine supplies. Included in the allotments for the individuar"states and terri tories, with the figures repre senting cubic centimeters which are the equivalent of one dose or shot: Oregon, 41,283. Prospect Women Get Nursing Pins Prospect Eight Prospect area women received home nur sing pins and certificates last week following a week-long class conducted by the Jackson county chapter of American Red Cross. Award recipients included Mrs. Zella Ash.QMrs. Peggy Cloud, Mrs. Kit Gartman, Mrs. Ann Gillespie, and -Mrs. Irene Hufteling, Prospect; Mrs. Nina Carter and Mrs. Helen Kansy, Union Creek; and Mrs. Tressie Vaughn, Trail. JMrs. Mary Helen Lehman, in structor, and Mrs. T. R. Florey, chairman of home nursing for the county, led th class. Dur- i ing the week members heard an address by Mrs. Al LittreH, chairman of recruitment for Red Cross volunteers.'- Li : TWIN STUFF Sturgis, Mich (U.R) Both Dr. Robert Mowry, a veterin arian, and his rwife, Margaret, are twins, and Mrs. Mowry re cently gave birth to twins. Mowry's twin brother, William, is married to his wife's twin sis ter, Margaret. And going back a little farther in family history, Mowry and his brother are grandsons of a twin. O etexl Cool Off ! : Heated Swimming Pool (GUESTS ONLY) NEW IOTEL UNIT Same Wonderful Foods Cocktails Patrick Creek Resort Highway 199 to Crescent City For a Glorious Day Week-end or Vacation 0 Specials-'9; THURS., FRI. and SAT. Salem Laundry. Damaged by Fire Salem (U.R) Weider's Salem Laundry burst finto flame last night, but firemen prevented the blaze from reaching a store of solvent and cleaning, fluids. City firemen termed the blaze the city's third worst this year. They could give no exact3cause -ef-the fire, but said it apparently started in an ironing and pro cessing room from, an electrical circuit defect. v Firemen received the alarm at 9:13 p.m. and reached the blaze about three minutes later. The flames were not controlled for nearly two hours. Van Weider, laundry owner, could give no estimate of dollar damage, but he said the plant and its equipment was worth $300, 000. Firemen estimated damage at about $150,000. Some processed laundry was destroyed by flames. Weider said damaged laundry .was covered by insurance. He said the estab lishment would reopen today. hposure to Propane MiT Cause Frostbite Chicago -(U.R) Severe frost bite can be caused by exposure to propane, combustion engin j fuel. . - 0 Propane, increasingly used by farmers in tractor engine, is stored asa liquid in a pressure tank. Two physicians said in an article in the Journal " of the American MediSal Association that when pressure is released, propane changes from a liquid to a gps, producing a freezing temperature of H degrees below zero. The two ibctors, G. B. Hub bard and LelandM. Johnson, of Jackson, Tenn., Wged that users of prdpane fuel be toid of this possible danger. . Thev-reported on a case of a farmer whose Tiands were ex posed to the gas for a few min utes " while he . was fueling his tractor.Four , fingers had to be amputated and skin grafts ap plied although he was treated an hour after the accidental exposure. Dead line tor Sunday Classified is at noon Saturday. - CANADIAN NATIONAL'S 10 TOP o MAPLE LEAF VACATIONS o o 1. Scwle Rout Acreu Cinidj to Eastern Canada and U.S. Stop over Jasper 3 days. Choice of return routes. From Seattle. Approx. $317.15 2. Alaska Cruiu via (he Inside Passage 10' days Vancouver, B.C. to Skagway. $195.00 up Canadian Funds. IVTrlanoto Toiif" Central British Coluribia and Jasper Nat'l Park. 7 days all-expense from Vancouver approx. $163.50 Canadian Funds. 4. Jasper tn the Canadian Rocklei 5 days all-expense from Van couver, opp. $123.50 Can. Funds. 3 5. Sub-Arctic-rludson Bay Tour 14 days incl. stopovers Jasper 1 day, hotel Winnipeg 1 night, All expense tour Winnipeg-Churchill. From Seattle app. $276.40. q 6. Lake-of -the -Woods District (Minaki, Ont.) 14 days incl. stop overs Jasper 1 day, Minaki Lodge 3 days, 5-day cruise Lake Winni peg. From Seattle opp. $256.30. 7. Highlands of Ontario and Niagara Falls 12 days incl. Jas per 2 days, hotel Niagara Falls 1 night. Great Lakes cruisev From Seattle app. $271.50. S. Eastern Cities and the LaiiMn- tions 12 doys. Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec, Thousand Islands, Tor onto, Niagara Falls. From Seattle app. $291.40. !, Romantic Prenen Canada 15 days. '4-day all-expense 550-mile motor tour of Gaspe Peninsula. From Seattle app. $36.I5. 1 10. 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