Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, October 19, 1955, Image 19

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Newspaper Page TextMasked Men Rob Wealthy Widow Omaha," Neb. (U.R) Two men, one of them wearing a Hal loween mask, broke into the home of a wealthy widow Tues day nieht and robbed her of an estimated $120,000 in cash aria jewelry. Police said the bandits crash ed through French doors into the living room of Mrs. Margar et Kellogg, where she and three lady friends were watching tele vision. One of the bandits, wearing a silk stocking over -his head, brandished a gun and demand ed that Mrs. Kellogg open a safe. ' "If you don't move and move fast, we'll kill you," he said. Mrs. Kellogg, widow of a wealthy Missouri Valley, la., banker, opened an office-type safe and turned over an estimat ed $15,000 to $20,000 in cash and about ' $100,000 worth of jewelry. The two men then fled out side to a parked car, where an other man was waiting, and drove off. The bandits'- car narrowly missed netting a police cruiser, which reached the scene seconds after they left. Grange JAPAN TO BUILD TANKERS Tokyo U.R) The Japanese ministry of transportation has approved construction of two 83,900-ton tankers which will be the largest afloat, it was an nounced today. Lake Creek Grange Jackson County Pomona Grange will meet at Lake Creek Grange on Saturday, Oct. 22. It will be a day meeting. All members of our Grange are urged to attend. A Halloween party will be given by the ladies of the Lake Creek Extension Unit at the Grange hall on Saturday, Oct 29. Pies will be sold and recrea tion games will be held. Every one is invited to attend. All are very happy to know that Mrs. Ed Meyers is at home and improving. Sorry to report that one of our charter members is seriously ill at her home, Mrs. George B. Brown, our most sin cere hopes for her improvement. Murray Bartling, fire insur ance agent, reported that he wishes all members would con sult a chart he has showing the many ways of starting a fire. Last week was Fire Prevention week making us all conscious of our need to examine our homes for fire hazards. During the winter months our Grange will start at 8 p.m. All Grangers are extended an invita tion to meet with us. The election of officers will be held at the meeting Nov. 10. COOL VERDICT Waterbury, Conn. (U.R) A lawyer told Judge Michael A. Ciano ' his client fled . police headquarters because he didn't want to go to jail "during the heat wave." Reported the judge icily: "Fifteen days in the cooler." I - : : ' v; ' - .: : : . :vv W X::-x w -x; z ;. . ; - - i s'v """ jfe I wmun vtimjJSS Wednesday? October 19. 1955 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE NEW PLYMOUTH HARDTOP Shown above is the new 1956 Plymouth Belvedere four door hardtop. The new Plymouths will go on display Friday, Oct. 21, at Hamlin Motor com pany, 121 North Bartlett st., Dick Knight com . pany, 33 South Riverside ave., and Parsons Motors, 315 East Fifth st. The Belvedere four door hardtop is an. entirely new model fea turing Aerodynamic styling, push burton driv ing, and a new Hy-Fire engine. Safety door latches and other safety items are standard equipment. . . . , Mother's 'No' Saves Life of Youngster Chicago (U.R) Mrs. E. J Padal said today she may have saved her 10-year-old son's 'life by not letting him go to a movie Sunday. , The boy, . Richard, wanted to tag along to the movies with three of his friends. But Mr. Pa dal ruled in favor of a family auto trip to the Williams Bay, Wis., area. Richard cried when his moth er said "no." But about five hours later his three friends, Robert Peterson and John and Anton Schuessler, were murdered somewhere on Chicago's northwest side. Use Mail Tribune Want Adi Aptitude Tests May Ree place Book Knowledge To Select College Entrants on Scholarships Editor'! Note: An organization backed by a S20.000.00o (rant from the Ford Foundation has been set up to provide as many as 4000 college scholarships a year to U. S. high school graduates. One of the country's lead ing educators has told United Press in the following exclusive interview that the scholarship program may lead to significant changes in V. S. educa tional practices. . By JOSEPH W. GRIGG . United Press Correspondent . Bonn, Germany (U.R) Dr. James B. Conant believes a sys tem of "aptitude tests may opment in American education. have to replace the conventional i Competitive Selection tests of "book knowledge to choose candidates for the unprec dented number of college schol arships to be offered in the Unit ed States. Dr. Conant, for 20 years pres ident of Harvard university and now U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, believes the new schol arship program announced last month is a "very splendid devel- Conant was asked for his views on the creation of the Na tional Merit Scholarship corpor ation which will provide a min imum of 350 scholarships for students selected competitively from the country's 25,000 secon dary schools. The corporation, backed by an initial grant of $20,000,000 from the Ford Foun dation, aims ultimately at a tar- ail fe-OSD fesO 3 (rXooo pioneering and years-ahead advance developments mean more value! J j I W give you the BIGGEST TRADE" HI in Here's why... 1. Bi1t-in WAVEMAGNET9 Antenna wonder ol the airways! The ability of a radio to perform a limited to its ability to get signals out of ' th air. Unsurpassed in the field of radio, ZeniA's WAVEMAGNET antenna is so sensitive it gives top performance-EVEN ON WEAK SIGNALS. 5. SUPER SPEAKERS-ZENITH-englneered for extra tone Quality! 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One of the most significant implications of the scholarship program, in uonant s view, is the necessity to workout a sat isfactory method for selecting candidates. : "Because such a large percent age of American youth is enroll ed in high schools a much larger percentage than in most European countries it may be necessary to devise special meth ods for selecting scholarship students," he said. "Instead of using methods which are quite orthodox in Eur ope, where the examinations are based on the content ' of school courses, it may be necessary to conduct some form of aptitude tests. Real Capacities "Such tests would bring out the real capacities of the student and reduce the hazards of the particular type of schooling methods to which he had been exposed." Conant recalled that he had proposed a national scholarship program for Harvard university when he made his first report to the board of overseers as pres ident there in 1934. "The whole idea of providing some assistance to able students from families with limited fi nancial means was given a big boost by the G. I. Bill," the ed ucator said. "Since then much has been- done to convince the U.S. public of the importance of supplementing special talents through a period at college." - "He said there was considerable worry a generation ago that the privately-endowed colleges with necessarily high tuition fees would find their students limit ed to sons and daughters of well-to-do families, while state col leges and universities would be come institutions solely, for stu- dents of moderate' means. "This danger was foreseen at. least 25 years ago," Conant re called. "It would have resulted in two separate type of institu tion of higher education based on differences in family incomes, which would be very unfortun ate. Broader Base "The danger was recognized by educational leaders and many of us have been working on it for 24 years. It was this danger that helped give birth to the drive for a broader base for our school system." ' Conant does not believe the new scholarship plan will ser iously increase the pressure on already- overcrowded colleges and universities. 1 1 ' "The number of scholarship students will be too small to add to this problem,1' he said. "The big wave of new stu dents resulting from the snarp increase in birth rate immed iately after the war will hit the colleges in about 10 years. There will be about twice as many po tential students then as there were three, or four years ago. "I beliere the way to meet this problenj is not to double the size of the existing universities and colleges but to double the numb er of two-year colleges." Already, Conant said, about 50 per cent of students leave col lege anyway. He believes many people who go to college for a general education would get as good a, one in a two-year col lege as he would in a four-year college. CRAM & aOHD HARDWARE SELLING CUT - TO THE BARE WALLS Crain & Mohr Hardware slashes prices right and left to sell out stock quickly. Just a tew short weeks and this fine store will be a memory. Buy at cost . . near cost . . BELOW cost. Attend daily for new value surprises. Buy for Christmas, for shop, for home at a fraction of former prices! Quantities en sale while stock lasts! Sale Continues Daily! Check These Terrific Values! Open Wednesday Eve 'Til 9 P.M. WEDNESDAY - 7 P.M. SPECIALS!! Regular 45c CANVAS WORK GLOVES Heavyweight 12 oz. duck Red knit wrist flannel lined. Cut-Slash Price 'C. . Regular $1.25 FLOOR, CLEANER Famous "Floorlif e" brand. Cleans and polishes wood floors easily quart cans. WE QUIT AQr A Value Sensation ENTIRE STOCK OF TOYS- Buy for Christmas CHOICE ENTIRE STOCK ALUMINUM COOKING WARE 25 Off CHOICE 25 re" Regualr $11.00 WATER PROOFED C CI TARPAULINS Size 7x9 and 6x8-WE QUIT fJ.W ELECTRIC BEDROOM and KITCHEN CLOCKS - Choice of Styles ZU O PRICE ENTIRE STOCK SMALL ELECTRICAL. APPLIANCES 25 Off ALL FISHING TACKLE Lines, Reels, Lures, Rods, Etc. , WE QUIT $7.63 "MOORE" OUTSIDE PAINT (Choice of Colors) NOW 30 Off $2.24 Gallon Reg. $4.00 "HOSTESS" WATER GLASS SETS Set of 8 tall style, Sparkle design 4tO Ql WE QUIT fAs'W Regular to $1.65 Dog Collars Solid leather with studded metal trim choice ot sizes Doll up your dog.- WE QUIT 69c Regular $93.50 ELECTRIC MOWERS Driven oy powerful " Century motor famous Eversharp make extra long cord popular 20" cut. Cut-Slash $A33 Price W L Memory of Boats To Live in Pockets Niagara Falls, N. 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