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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 31, 1956)
EIGHT MEDFORD (OREGON) JK.1L filuri ?M3riay, Jaasy 81, 1SSS TTTZPFrgm- rrr.- ; ,11 'Wfo f&' i llr WMkws I f I NOW IT'S FLYING BARRELS The Office of Naval Re search in -Washington has awarded the Kaman SUrcraft Corp. of Bloomfield, Conn., a contract to conduct research on an annular-wing or ring-wing type aircraft. Artist's conception shows the craft to be a circular, or barrel- shaped wing which is open at each end with fuselage sup ported inside the barrel wing. It would combine advantages -. of the airplane and the helicopter. Oil The Side By E. V. Durling (Distributed by King Future Syndicate. Inc.) Hear not danger's trampling feet, Feel not sorrow's wintry sleet, Trust that life is just and sweet With my arms around you. . Lip on lip and eye to eye, , Love to love, we live, we die, No more you and no more I, We and only we! Houghton. A woman over 30 who blushes easily is a rarity. Most, women cease blushing in their 20s. How ever, Greer G a r s o n blushes easily. Once an interviewer ask ed her, "What is your husband's pet name for you?" The lovely Greer in an unexpected burst of confidence answered, "Pidgie Widgie." And then she blushed. Please Note It is reported every employee of an Arizona race course wears a ribbon inscribed "I work here may I help you?" That can be described as chummy, coopera tive or corny. All depends on the point of view The country's two most efficiently handled race courses, Santa Anita and' Mon mouth Park, achieved their repu tation without placarding their people. Incidentally, before be coming an actress, Eve Arden worked in a department store. She quit after an argument with a floorwalker as to whether she should say to prospective cus tomers, "Can I help you?" or "May I help you?" Longevity Eugene Christian, author of "How to Live to Be a Hundred," died at the age of 69. Eugene Brewer, the inventor of the lawnmower, lived to be over 100. He attributed his longevity to the exercise he had mowing lawns. Feminine subscribers might clip this item and save it to show to their husbands next summer when they start to com plain about having to mow the iawn too often. That Mustache It has been said most men who -grow mustaches do so to conceal a weak mouth. So, when a bachelorette is Drooosed to bv a man with a mustache, she should demand a chance to see how , he looks clean shaven be fore she agrees to join him in matrimony. Paige's Age . How old is "Satchel" Paige, the most durable player in the history of baseball? Nobody knows the answer to that, not even "Satchel" himself. Paige's official biographical sketch -in the American League files is as follows: "Leroy Robert (Satchel) Paige, Born in Mobile, Ala., on either July 17, September 11, September 18 or September 22, somewhere between 1900 and 1908." Asking 1 Queries from clients: Q. .What songs other than "Shine on Har vest Moon" and "Over There" did Nora Bayes popularize? A. The complete list of song hits introduced by Nora is too long to print here but among them were "Broken Doll," "When It's Apple Blossom Time in Nor mandy," "How Are You Goin' to Keep Them Down on the Farm After They've Seen Paree?" ."I'm on Mv Wav to DiiKlin T?air " "Down Where the Wurzberger Flows" and "Take Me out to the BaUGame." Get It Right . Clark Gable, has appeared op posite more than 35 leading ladies. If you ever get in an argument as to who was Gable's first leading lady, please be in formed it was none other than that Brooklyn beauty named Helen Twelvetrees. Briefly Am asked if there "really is a dish called angels on horse back." Certainly is: It is a com bination of oysters, bacon, fried bread and parsley . . . the most prevalent of chronic diseases in the world is rheumatism. In the United States alone there are nearly 7,000,000 people who suf fer from this ailment. Torrid Tales Are you a young women of 21 or thereabouts? Are you given to perusing torrid novels? Do you think the novels you read are as torrid as those when your mother was a whistle girl? What follows is an excerpt from a best seller of the yesteryear: "Her body was aching with the grip of his powerful arms, her mouth was bruised with his savage kisses." That is from "The Sheik" by E. M. Hull. Local Group Sends 53 Gases Pears lo la . Fifty-three cases of canned pears were sent from Medford to India last month under tile Christian Rural Overseas pro gram. . Twelve cases were contributed by women of the Presbyterian, church. Others . contributing fruit included Mr. and Mrs. James Morrow, Mr. and Mrs. William Chapman, Dr. and Mrs. Bert Elliot, Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, and Miss Bertha Ray El lis, all of Medford, and Miss Mary Frances Inman, Chico, Calif. The Rogue River Canning company also contributed and Pierce Auto Freight lines pro vided transportation for the fruit to San Francisco. Court Records DISTRICT COURT Robert B. Slagle, overload. S35. Walter A. Graff, ; III, violation of basic rule, S17.50. Charles L. Coffey, no operator's li cense. 520. ' . Maurice R. Butts, violatio of basic rule. S20. James T. Taylor, violation of basic rule. S15. Richard E. McQueen,1 violation of basic rule, $17.50. Woodrow D. Leftridge, failure to stop at stop sign. S10. Jonna Lu Franklin, no operator's license, S6. Lulian A. M. Penwell. failure to operate on right side of highway, $7.50, Ronald A. Nelson, inadequate muf fler. S15. Neil Richardson, no operator's li cense, S7.50. Lowell O. Pogue, failure to stop at stop sign, S10. Ray L. Cummines. violation of basic rule. S5-. . Ronald J. Martin, overlength. $10. ' Robert M. Carr. overlength) S10. William J. Cook Jr., overload, $157. MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATIONS Luke Henry Heinzman. 875 Oak St.. Ashland and Carol JoseDhine Fowler. box 212, Ashland. - H Daily's U-Drive Medford Airport snojfET iiuirr Muncie, Ind. (U.B) An absent-minded service station op erator found out the hard way that it doesn't pay to hide money in trash cans. He put the trash out before remembering about the money and was last seen rummaging through the city dump. Reaches Summer Mark Salem (U.R) Employment during December in the Port land Vancouver area climbed back to summer-time heights, totalling 248,000 for non-farm groups, the State Unemploy ment Compensation Commission said today. Reports showed a ptal 8300 higher than a year ago and 2900 above November. ' 4-H Leaders Given Achievement Award A certificate of achievement for outstanding leadership and accomplishment in the develop ment of 4-H work was awarded the Jackson county 4-H leaders' association last week at the an nual 4-H leaders conference at Oregon, State College. ; The award was one of four presented to counties in the i state. Jackson county also won hon orable mention for the traveling award. Attending the conference were Glenn Klein and Miss Mar jorie Hattan, county 4-H agents; Mrs. E. A. Malloroy, Eagle Point; Mrs. A. A. Smith, Med ford; Mrs. John Bohnert, Central Point; Mrs. Frances Krause, Applegate; and Don Nichols, Ashland. WHEAT GROWERS TO MEET Portland-4U,R) The National Association of Wheat Growers will hold its sixth annual con vention here starting Wednes day with more than 500, produ cers from 13 states slated to at-1 ten. Contract Awarded for Klamath Highway Job . Salem--(U.R) The State High way Commission has awarded a contract to Tom Lillebo of Reeds port to build a grade separation structure over the Southern Pa cific railroad at South Sixth street in Klamath Falls on the Klamath Falls-Lakeview high way. Lillebo was low of seven bidders at $899,964. THE OPEN E SHOP? These Builders and Suppliers Share Your Pride In This Ultra -Modern Market At Stewart and King Streets, Formal Opening Tomorrow, Wednesday, February 1 UPON CENTERRNEWEDFPER" Congratulations FROM IV GENERAL 1240 N. Riverside Ave. Phone 2-5951 . "WE BUILD TO SUIT" BY- SALES & SERVICE Commercial Equipment Milk Coolers and Farm Tanks Ice Cubers 1951 West Main Phone 2-5345 IN THE FINE NEW PIGGLY WIGGLY SUPER MARKET by MASONRY CONTRACTOR .1526 Myers Lane Phone 3-4481 Used in the' Construction of the New Piggy Wiggly Super Market Supplied By LUMBER CO. 765 South Riverside Ave. raSpIT and For the New Piggly Wiggly Super Market Supplied By PAINT & ROOF STORE Oldest Roofing , Company in Southern . Oregon 619 E. JACKSON BLVD. .PHONE 3-3631 'C.O-RCRET Used in the Construction of the New Piggly Wiggly Super Market Supplied By I. C. - lininger & SONS Phone 2-5336 or 2-5897 IE MASS AND DOORS In The Handsome New Piggly Wiggly Super Market Installed By GLASS CO. 303 North Bartlett Phone 3-3613 For Piggly Wiggly V New Modern One-Stop Shopping Center By METAL WORKS Industrial Sheet Metal Work Air Conditioning and Ventilating Systems 109 EAST 8th STREET PHONE 2-4440 DRABNAGE -AND- septic mm INSTALLATION ' BY ' CCC'S DISPOSAL SERVICE SEWERS - SEPTIC TANKS - DRAIN LINES Installed, Cleaned, Repaired FREES ESTIMATES ALL WORK GUARANTEED ' 884 Ross Lane . . . Telephone 3-1457 D ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS IN THE FINE MODERN PIGGLY WIGGLY MARKET BY PLUMBING COMPANY 1016 N. Riverside S&H GREEN STAMPS Phone 2-5209 ASPHALT PAVING AT PIGGLY WIGGLY'S NEW SUPER MARKET BY ogue River Paving Co. BOX 942 MEDFORD PHONE 2-4037 MILLWORK FOR THE FINE NEW' PIGGLY WIGGLY ONE-STOP SUPER MARKET BY . . . 6 las H AH W one Co. 1 Block South of The Y - 1309 Court Street Medford PHONE 3-4545
