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News and Notes
From Camp White
By SID HOLLINGSWORTH
Tht Veterans Administration
Is having "movie" troubles. This
is due io the advent of the new
visual features necessitating he
use of a wider screen and a dif
ferent l$pe of lens from the one
provided in standard equipment
for the old filcis.
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"There is no difference in the
width of the film proper which
is 35mm, and the sprocket on
the film remains the same," Al
Birman, special services techni
cian explains.
"The picture itself, however,
is wider because the actual
height on the film is slightly
narrower, requiring a different
lens and a wider screen to be
shown."
All of this trouble is occasion
ed by the growing popularity
of new dimensional projection
features embodied in several
types of pictures being released.
The inevitable result is a short
age of the regular "flat" sub
jects. Considerable expense is in
volved in the switch-over if it
is made, both in rental cost and
the installation of the wider
screen, together with the adap
tion of the projector itself.
One of the largest donations
of books has been received from
Gresham Post of the American
Legion of Portland. Miss Rae
Boyle, domiciliary librarian,
made selections from the assort
ment of titles, some of which
were duplicates of existing
works for which there is no
space in the library at present.
About 100 of the 250 volumes
received, were sent to Miss Web
ster of the Medford library.
Jack London represents to the
writing world the most conspicu
ous example of achievement of
literary style by sheer deter
mination to gain fame through
mastery of the English language.
In his brief but adventurous
life, the "Sailor on Horseback"
from Oakland, Calif., ran the
gamut of life at the crossroads
of empire, facing westward
across -.the Pacific. He told of
these experiences in bold but
eloquent terms.
Something of his battle in
the formative years is told by
Cliff Barry, who grew up in
Oakland and knew Jack London
before he became famous. Barry
now. lives at Camp White and
claims Oregon as his voting resi
dence, where he has lived in
later years.
"I met Jack London through
his first wife Bessie Maddern,
who was a tutor of English, both'
written and spoken. She gave
private lessons and rode to the
homes of her pupils on a bicycle.
"Jack became acquainted with
her and she taught him the rudi
ments of writing, such as gram
mar, sentence structure and the
1 use of words, which enabled American author, he believes.
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Around Hollywood
By ALINE MOSBY
Uaited Press Correspondent
Editor'! Note: This is the second in
two.part series on toe tragedy of
Jimmy Dean.
TAMPICO STILL UNDER .WATER Streets of Tampico, Mexico, carry heavy water traf
fic as people are evacuated from flooded homes. Tampico has been hard hit by hurri
canes that have left hundreds dead, thousands injured and large areas flooded. (U S
Navy photo made by member of relief mission) "
him to express the stories and
thoughts that moved him to
write for magazines and publish
ers," Barry recalls.
Barry is familiar with the
struggle London made from ob
scurity and his lack of educa
tion which came to life in his
story "Martin Eden." He also
knew of his romantic inclina
tions and how his first love de
serted him, after which he mar
ried Bessie Maddern.
It was a sudden proposal, she
told Barry. "He asked me if I
would marry him, and I said
'Yes.' That's all there was to
it," Mrs. London told him In
relating their courtship. v
Barry 'was invited to their
home and was introduced to
Jack, who was only a writer of
short stories at the time.
He was most affable and
smiled as we shook hands. It
was a strange smile which did
not have any special feeling
about it.
"Of course, he went on to do
his great work after that, and
after he divorced Bessie to
marry Charmian, who went ad
venturing with him on the high
seas," Barry relates.
But it was "John Barleycorn
rather than the "Call of the
Wild" which dominated the rest
less spirit of this remarkable
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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE
16 Mining Claims Filed in County
Sixteen mining claims were
recorded Wednesday in the Jack
son county recorder's office.
J. M. Vasbinder, Alta L. Vas
binder, Betty L. Maupin, and
Glenn C. Young have located
claims named Rocky Point Lode
Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. No
Unusual Surgery
Changes Ex-Soldier
Into Sweater Girl
New York (U.R) Charlotte
McLeod could compete favor
ably today with Marilyn Mon
roe or Jane Russell in a sweater
girl contest.
This was considered rather
unusual because only a year ago
Charlotte was Charles McLeod,
a former soldier from Dyers
burg, Tenn.
But Charles wanted to be
come a woman and following the
course set by Christine Jorgen
sen underwent a "sex-change"
operation in Copenhagen, Den
mark, in 1954. . y . ' .
Not Satisfied' ' ; ,
Charlotte was not completely
satisfied with the metamorpho
sis, however, and underwent fur
ther surgery two months ago at
the hands of a woman plastic
surgeon in New York, Dr. Elsie
LeRoe.
Using a technique to replant
natural - tissue, a method devel
oped during World War II for
treatment of wounded soldiers,
Dr. LaRoe made a breast im
plant of polyesteron, a plastic.
Dr. La Roe's ' husband said
Charlotte underwent breast sur
gery because "she was trying to
find herself, to get a body to
match her mind and feelings."
Operation Successful
From all appearances, Dr. La
Roe's husband said, the opera
tion was successful. Charlotte's
bust now measures 38 inches,
her waist 26 and her hips 37.
She is six feet tall in high, heelsv
Charlotte said she never had
any intention of following Chris
tine Jorgensen's night club trail,
but may change her mind. She
said she had been fired from two
jobs because everyone stared at
her and employers obviously
considered her a disturbing fac
tor. '
Dirksen Reveals
Reelection Plan
Pekin, ni.--OJ.P Sen. Ever
ett M. Dirksen (R-m.) formally
announced Thursday night that
he will run again for the Senate
next year.
Dirksen has been mentioned
as a possible GOP presidential
candidate if President Eisen
hower does not run for a second
term. But he made no mention
of this possibility in his speech
at his home town here.
.He asked for the voters' sup
port on the basis of his record
and said he has tried to "follow
a fine, sound middle road" at
Washington. , ... '
Dirksen is not expected to
meet major opposition among
the Republican ranks. Demo
crats, who hold Illinois' other
senatorial" seats, are undecided
about who to run against him,
although the names of former
Sen. Scott Lucas and of Reps.
Melvin Price and Peter F. Mack
Jr. have been mentioned.
HERE'S DAVY AGAIN
Bridgeport, Conn. (U.R)
A teen-age baby-sitter rushed out
of the house after Dr. and Mrs.
John Gulash just as they were
leaving for a night out. "There's
a strange animal in the bathroom
and I'm afraid to go in," she
told them. Dr. Gulash calmed
the girl by explaining that the
"animal was a Davy Crockett
hat. .
mineral was specified.
William E. Kammerer filed a
location notice for Big Mac No.
1, in the Steamboat Mining dis
trict, for manganese, scheelite,
and other minerals.
George W. Grigg, Ashland,
has located Carey Hill claim in
the Greensprings Mining dist
rict, for any precious metals or
strategic ores. Grigg and W. Me
Laughlin, also of Ashland, filed
location notices for claims
named Miner's Playground,
Green Springs, Cathedral Rock,
Apple Green, and Devil's Rock-
pile, all located in the Green-
springs Mining district, for any
precious metals or strategic
ores. N
Grigg, McLaughlin and A. F,
Dyer located the Hetty Green
claim in the Greensprings Min
ing district for any precious
metals or strategic ores.
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HOLLYWOOD j(U.R) James
Dean would be alive today, his
close friends believe, if he had
not decided to
buy a lighter,
faster sports
car.
His old
white Porsche,
car experts
say, would
have withstood
his collision
with a heavier
Ford. But re- Aline Motby
cently he bought a new Porsche
Spyder, made of aluminum, and
it crumpled like a piece of tinfoil
in the accident. '
"I begged him to tow the car to
the races," his good friend, insur
ance agent Lou Bracker, said
today. "That Spyder is not for
driving on the streets. It's a
racing car. Even if he bent a
fender getting out of the city he
would be disqualified from the
race."
In eight years of covering
Hollywood, I never have seen a
celebrity's death . rock Holly
wood as did Dean's. Since the
crash near Paso Robles, his
friends, acquaintances - and the
usual Hollywood hangers-on
who want to cash in on the trag
edy have talked of nothing but
24-year-old Dean,
Strange Mood
Some acquanitances think
Dean's last-minute decision to
drive the aluminum car on the
highway instead of towing it was
an unconscious urge toward
death.
Bill Hickman, who was driving
with photographer Sanford Roth
in Jimmy's station wagon behind
Dean, thinks Jimmy seemed de
pressed and "when we stopped
for coffee on the way he had a
strange look in his eye." Other
friends agree "Jimmy hadn't
been in a good mood lately."
But Bracker pointed out
"Jimmy always was nervous be
fore a race."
"Jimmy once said, 'I've got to
do things fast. I . haven't got
much time.' But he didn't mean
that as a premonition of death,
but that he wanted to do so many
things in his life," said Lou.
"He wanted to become a busi
ness tycoon. We were planning
to open a Porsche agency. He
wanted to give up acting in a few
years and be a director. After
doing the Rocky Graziano movie,
he wanted to do 'Billy the Kid'
as his own independent production.
"He was learning to sculpt and
play tennis." .
Wary of Reporters
I knew Jimmy briefly. He was
wary of reporters. When we
were introduced on the set of
"Rebel Without a Cause," he
grunted and looked away.' Then
he saw my sports, an MG,
parked nearby. He asked if he
could drive it, so with Jimmy at
the wheel we roared around
corners while I tried to interview
the actor.
I saw him at every sports car
race. He would run eagerly from
turn to turn, watching the cars
screech and sway.
. He was well-informed on mod
ern classical music, but he also
Grange
JACKSON COUNTY COUNCIL
Jackson County Grange coun
cil will convene at 8 p.m. Satur--day,
Oct. 8, at Phoenix Grange
hall. All Grange members are
invited. , r
liked to talk about be-bop and -rock
'n' roll. He wore glasses arl -appeared
studious. He wanted
to become an "intellectual."
Dead line for Sunday Classified to
at noon Saturday.
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