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SIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Proof That Apes Do Kidnap Women Brought Out of Middle Congo Jungle By ROBERT MUSEL United Prest Correspondent Leopoldville, Belgian Con go flj.R) Out of the dense jungle of the Mayoumba in the Middle Congo came Major Jac quest Daguet with what he claims is proof of an old legend that the great apes sometimes do kidnap native women. This tale, in one form or an other has been a standard fable for sensational magazines and newspapers. Everyone is fa miliar with the imaginative ill lustrations, the mighty beast bar ing his dripping fangs at pur suers while the shapely body of his captive is draped over I one of hi3 shoulders. I always thought it was a bit of early science fiction myself but a few words with Major Daguet almost changed my mind. For Major Daguet is not the man to fool or to be fooled. He is a veteran jungle dweller, a forestry engineer who served with the Free French com mandos during the war. 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"First you must understand," Medford 4-H'ers Take Awards at Oregon State Fair Two Medford 4-H'ers, Susan Wright and Allen Barnes, took championships in judging at the state fair'which opened in Salem this week. Miss Wright won a purple champion's ribbon and a scholar ship to the 1956 4-H summer school with her angel food cake in the third year cookery class. She won from over 57 contest ants. A miniature red covered prairie schooner wired as a lamp brought highest honors to Barnes in the woodworking divi sion. The 13-year-old also won a summer school scholarship. Other local award winners in cluded: Mildred Darras. Central Point, and Susan Wright, Jacksonville, first, angel food cakes; Darel Daniels. Cen tral Point, blue ribbon, woodworking; Nyla Murray. Medford. and Alice Woolfolk. Eagle Point, red ribbon, and Kathy Zimmerlee, Ashland, white ribbon, ice box cookies. Ruth Westoven, Eagle Point, red ribbon, frozen foods I; Catherine Car roll and Linda Mallory. Eagle Point, white ribbon, frozen foods II: Vir ginia Martin. Medford, red ribbon, vanilla drop cookies: Sandra Ghe lardi and Cheryl Ghelardi. Central Point, red ribbon, baking powder bis cuits; Dona Brown, Murphy, Connie Fehige. Ashland, and Terry Gail, Gold Hill, third place in team livestock judging. Raymond Nauguier. Medford, red ribbon, muffin baking; Joan Dobrot, Central Point, senior blue ribbon, poultry; Sheila Covey. Medford. cham pion, brown eggs; Carol Tiegs. Tal ent, blue ribbon, white eggs. Carol Brantley, Medford. and Ro melle Fossen, Jacksonville, junior blue ribbon, guernsey; Jerry McDonald, Eagle Point, senior blue ribbon, hol stein; Laurel Higginbotham, Central Point, senior red ribbon.- holstein; Judy Bradshaw, Lake Creek, senior blue ribbon, jersey; Carolyn Tiegs, Talent, first place, poultry judging; Joan Dobrot, Bobbie Kuest. and Caro lyn Tiegs, red ribbon team, poultry judging; Jerry Peterson, Jacksonville, red ribbon, electricity II; Valeria Ottoman, Medford, and Frances Huff man, Eagle Point, first place, sewing; Diana Gardener. Eagle Point, red rib bon, bread baking. - Action" trouble! And Chevron Gasolines are now made to control a major cause of harmful combustion acids can ex tend the life and power of your engine up to 135 longer! You get not 1, not 2, but a balance of every gasoline quality your car needs and only Chevron Gasolines do so much for your car. Get the Big Plus today in either of these great gasolines ... We take better care STANDARD OIL Wednesday, September 7. 1355 he said, "that there is much male competition among the apes for females. When a male catches a female he finds a tall tree which is not close to any other trees and forces her by beating her to climb up to the treetop. "Now one day several native women from a settlement near Holle were washing laundry in the river when a young male chimpanzee about eight years old suddenly sprang at them. This woman' Iam telling you about was not alert and . the chimpanzee grabbed her by the arms. "He dragged her along the ground, beating her frequently, until they came to a tree and he tried to force her to climb it. She couldn't climb it so he found another easier tree and helped her up. For several days he kept her there, feeding her bananas and a red fruit like a red onion which is called in French "faux camphrier.' "She was becoming badly hurt by the beatings and she decided to risk her life by trying to escape. When the ape went into the forest one day, she got down from the tree and stumbled to ward her village where she was found by her friends. "She is about 30 and -there are certain details of her story which she told to missionaries and the head men as well as my: self which it would be impos sible for a native to invent. Her body was bruised from head to foot. "In my opinion, and I've ques tioned her closely, there is .no doubt about her story." Court Records DISTRICT COURT Lee Price, no operator's license, $10. Earl Alvin Bliss, overwidth. $10. James Edward Eek, overheight, S10. William Charles Williams, no opera tor's license. $10. Alfred Holland Map. failure to stop at stop sign. $10. POLICE COURT Richard Theodore Knutson. reckless driving, $25. Earl Harvey Knight Jr., reckless driving, $25. Douglas Jerome Thornton, excessive noise (tires), $10. MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATIONS Bob Lewis Krous. 21, of 1102 Sweet rd., and Joyce Louise Lewis, 18, of Applegate. 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Oscars for Oddballs "Hollywood is a show so lets give them a show," said the Eng lish actor in his clipped accent. "We should thank the people who give this town glamour, and we should give them an award. Those of us who aren't colorful should bless those who are." Niven dreamed up this Oscar for oddballs, "The Tigar Award," after he read a recent weekly magazine cover story on one of the town's most volatile char- CALIFORNIA Time 1 i 6eeh warms for! your kids r THAT DAY I YTSrrED KXJ.' LOOK tZJr AT THE EXPRESSION ON TWIR ltftW FACES-X BET MDO WAttTA LOT fSna--T& f VFPpjjtWTS OPTHlSOrgp I BP p By ALINE MOSBY United Press Correspondent The initials for his "Tiger" trophy stand for the qualifica tions: talent ("you must be sure to have that") individuality, guts, eccentricity and realism. . . Niven nominations for 1955 Tigers: Marlon Brando, Humphrey Bogart, Sinatra, Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, Marilyn Mon roe, Ava Gardner and Errol Flynn; producers Samuel Gold wyn and Mike Todd; directors John Huston, Otto Preminger and Elia Kazan. . "These young actors!" he groaned. "If they cook their own breakfast, fine, but why be pho tographed for some fan maga zine doing it in an apron? The newcomers should try to be themselves." In the old days, reflected Niven as he stood on the "Birds and the Bees" set. at Paramount, Hollywood had more colorful characters. "When I came out here we had Robert Benchley, Charlie Butter worth, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Jack Gilbert," he said. Two Guns and Mink "Connie Bennett had a great Rolls Royce with a chauffeur who sat outside. Tox Mix had a big white Packard and wore a for you By Jimmy Hatlo FEATUtES STyDICATE. Ine. WORLD RESERVED. ten gallon hat. Dietrich had the longest car ever made, with a chauffeur who wore two guns and a mink collar." Niven thinks youngsters Jim my Dean and Eva Marie Saint "may qualify for a Tiger award in a few years they're shaping up rather well." Niven didn't agree, tut I thought he should add Zsa Zsa Gabor and Terry Moore to his list of characters who give the town spice. "I wish to God I were a char acter myself," he added. "But I'm not." Seattle (U.R) Two Seattle girls, Evelyn Bacmon, 15, and Judy Bernstein, 17, who had been reported missing overnight after a boating trip on Puget Sound, were found safe Monday. SUPER A? Q it Foods keep fresh and fla vorful, even when uncovered oJmost 19 sq. ft. of shelf area! Frost-Away automatic de frostingno frost to defrost! ir Doiry-Stor for butter, eggs and cheese . . . 3 extra-deep aluminum door shelves . . . aluminum-foil dispenser . . . fruit rack. 1t Two hi-humidity vegetable crispers...Kde-ct Meot Marti f ' U l..rSRa Bf ill 2 7.7 Cu. Ft. IKlotpoM IMrigerator HA.snno 32-lb. 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