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Ashland School Board FriQfem Snow Melts: hm w av m. m m m w T T m m g Tornadoes and Heavy ail Plague Texas Seeks Superintendent Ashland The Ashland school district board of education has announced it is receiving appli cation of candidates to fill the vacancy of the school superin tendent. The position was left vacant by the recent resignation of Leland P. Linn who accepted a similar position elsewhere. The board said applications will '&: received until April 15. 1956. Applicants will be con sidered for early appointment, the board said, possibly as early as May 1, but not later than July 1. Probable startins salary will be S3. 500, and applicants should be between 35 and 45 years old, and must have a master's degree in school administration. Candi dates must either hold an ad ministrative superintendent's cer tificate or provide evidence of qualifications to obtain a certifi cate. Applicants are asked to ad dress correspondence to Mrs. Irene E. Roach, clerk of school district 5. Candidates are asked not to seek interviews with either menrfbers of the screening com mute or the board, the board said. " Thursday. March 22. 1S5S MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE ELEVEN By UNITED PRESS A spring thaw meited the i East's blizzard snows today, but I new storms rolled out of the i Southwest. I The East Texas coast was raked by crackling thunder storms and at least three tor nadoes yesterday. The rains moved eastward today, stretch ing from Arkansas and Louis iana to Michigan and Northern Illinois. Along the Atlantic seaboard, it was still chilly for the second full day of spring. But the tem perature got above freezing and began to melt away the mounds of snow stacked up from Penn sylvania to Maine. Street Cleaners Busy Small armies of street clean ers turned out in New York City, Boston, and other snow bound cities, and schools and factories reopened. The streets were still snowy in Manhattan, however, and many cars were buried in waisthigh drifts in the big town's boroughs and suburbs. it f " 4$ III I ""ill iTii''ll'i" ' 620 FASH CAMERA deluxe camera at low price Here ij a dependable and compact flash camera REG. 4.95 that is so easy to operate that it is ideal for the beginner. Takes clear snapshots. NO MONEY DOWN-25c A WEEK LEATHER WALLETS FOR MEN AND WOMEN PAY ONLY 25e WEEK C NEW 3-WAY KITCHEN DISPENSER . for wax paper, paper towels, foil Reg. 4.95 Has gleaming chrome finish and hangs on the kitchen wall. HO MONEY DOWN ONLY 25c A WEEK 122 EAST MAIN ST. - PHONE 3-5348 Store Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. In Texas, farmers in the lush lower Rio Grande Valley re ported the worst hail storm in years. Hail stone the size of golf balls pounded cantaloupe crops, dented cars, and smashed 250 windows in the Rio Hondo ele mentary school alone. Unofficial gauges measured 4Vz inches of rain in the valley. At its western end, high winds ripped away utility lines. Farm Houses Larded The tornadoes struck farther north. Three funnels were sight ed and one of them went skip ping across open farm country near Temple, leveling at least two farm houses and smashing barns, outhouses, and other buildings. No one was injured, but Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Gossett had to jump into a hole being dug for a septic tank to escape the twister. Their home was wrecked. Elsewhere in the nation, tem peratures were in the chilly teens and 20s in New England and the Middle Atlantic states early today while the Southland shivered in 30 and 40-degree readings. The Midwest warmed up, but it was colder from the plains states southward into Texas. Mechanical Brain To Figure Light Bills Portland (U.R) Pacific Pow er and Light Company officials said today the firm is going to spend SI, 000, 000 for a mechani cal brain that will figure the dol lars and cents the company's some 300,000 customers owe each month. Paul B. McKee, president of the company said the new elec trical computing device will be in operation in about a year. It is designed to read meter cards, figure customer cost of the pow er sold and also make quick and efficient calculations of many engineer problems. The electric computer can make 500 additions or subtrac tions of ten-digit figures in one second and its "memory" is capable of "remembering" 40, 800 digits. Grange Eagle Point Grang - Eagle Point Grange celebrated its 31st birthday anniversary Tuesday, March 20, with a pot luck supper. There was an un usually large turnout of mem bers, as well as visitors from other Granges. Roy Smith was honored as being the only charter member present. The lecturer's program was presented before the opening of Grange. "Sad Sam," alias Vernie Mat thews, was finally brought to trial in the million dollar "Breach of Promise" suit, brought by Plaintiff "Susie Snow" alias Bobbie Bitterling. The case was heard before "Judge Swindler" (otherwise known as Holly Swingle) who rendered the decision in favor of Plaintiff Susie Snow. He or dered "heart balm" of one mil lion dollars paid to , her forth- rwith, by defendant Sad Sam to "slightly mitigate her anguish and heart-break." Defending Sad Sam was Bill Wattenberg, and "attorney" for plaintiff Susie Snow was Charlie Hoover. O. H. Bengtson was drafted to act as "bailiff," and swear in the witnesses. It was around 9 , p.m. when Grange finally opened. Lester Vertz acted as overseer, as Cliff Moore was ill. State Juvenile Grange Super intendent Willie McLean of Gold Hill Grange, and Mrs. Caroline Harding, master of Upper Rogue Grange, were escorted to the master's station. Other guests who were introduced during the evening were Harry Harding of Upper Rogue, Mrs. Reed Mc Kay of Shady Cove Grange, Anna Scott of Upper Applegate Grange, also Mr. and Mrs. Henry Conger and Mrs. Velda Mang of Central Point Grange. Balloted on, and accepted to become members of Eagle Point Grange, were Elaine and Eu gene Konopasek, J. W. Bingham and James Jackson. The Easter display was a flan nelgraph "He Is Risen," provided by Wilma Hanscome. Next time the subject is to be "Antiques." Be sure all sales slips are turned in to Goldie Chamber lain this month. Old eye glasses or broken frames are also ac ceptable for the scrap drive. Serving committee for the next meeting, April 3. is to be Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Moore and Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Hammel. The HEC will meet March 23 at Mrs. Augusta Perry's home. Eagle Point Grange will spon sor a dance in the Grange hall, Saturday night. March 24, start ing at 8 p.m. No admission will be charged, but a silver offer ing will be accepted. Ladies at tending are asked to bring pie for the evening refreshment. Camp White Orchestra will furnish the music. 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