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FOUR MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday. April 11. 1S56 Stevenson Sets Florida Pitch It looks like we are running two-to-one ahead of the Republicans." Stevenson's aides indicated his "big pitch" in Florida will be in the form of a folksy handshaking campaign in an all-out effort to beat Kefauver in his own style of vote-getting. Quotes From the News 1 ' 5 , ' t 1 4 ( 4r I v ' BURYING ROADS, DITCHES under sand, "wors: dust storm m history" sweeps Sny-der-Lamesa-Midland-San Angelo area in Texas. Shelter -belt of trees, planted during New Deal era, fails to hold back sand drifts covering roads, ditches. (International) Modern Garden Sculptors Carry On Old Topiary Art Washington In the spring the topiary garden designer's fancy turns to shears and clip pers the tools by which he shapes snrubs and hedges into odd and ornamental patterns that nature never knew, His is an ancient and imagina tive skill The term itself, goes back to the Roman Topiarius, a slave charged with training and trimming his master's rag ged greenery into formal de signs or fanciful figures. One of the most famous of all such early gardens was owned by the Roman scholar, Pliny, whose sea-fronting terrace "was adorned with, representations of diverse animals in Box." But long before Pliny's time, the Greek poet Homer sang of the legendary garden of Alcinous, "Where interwoven, branches form a wall, and from the living fence green turrets rise" . . . and "ships of myrtle sail." Embellisned Formal Gardens Interest in topiary decoration has waxed and waned in many lands with changing fashions in gardens arid landscaping. It reached its peak in Europe dur ing the 17th and 18th centuries, when royalty and the landed gentry delighted in large formal gardens and found no lack of la bor to m&intain them. The old Roman : legionaries, homesick for faraway Mediter ranean scenes, introduced to piary design into England, and put conquered Britons to work moldin r laurel, box and yew in to outlines of bears, birds and boats. The practice declined after the Romans left, but was revived in "knots'' of flower-bed edgings In the 15th century. In the Coiy Approves Plan For Reinforcements Paris (U.R) President Rene Coty made one of his rare ap pearances at a Cabinet meeting yesterday to- put the final seal of approval on a plan to rush 100, 000 reinforcements to terror ridden Algeria by early May. The session was called to form alize a decision to recall 70,000 reservists to active duty and de tach an additional 30,000 troops from France's depleted divisions in Germany and garrison forces here. Tho Cabinet is prepared to call up another 50,000 men as a "second wave" if the situation seems to require it. spendthrift era of Charles II, English garden lovers dotted their spacious grounds with liv ing urns, globes and pyramids, and human and animal figures. The shrubbery decorations be came so fantastic by the' early 18th century that satirist Rich ard Steele published a "Cata logue of Greens," offering "Ad am and Eve in yew, Adam a little shattered by the fall of the tree of knowledge . . . Eve and the serpent very flourish ing." Hounds Chase Stag In France, the famous gar dens of Versailles charmed Louis XIV and his court with all manner of topiary work, from intricate dwarf-carved pack of greyhounds pursuing a stag. Spanish topiary gardeners us ually accented geometric rath er than animated themes, with sweeping patterns forming her aldic symbols, and circles, tri angles, and scrolls recalling. Moorish mosaics. The Dutch, in contrast, turned their clippers to more individual creations. Their small, subdi vided gardens, said one critic, were as filled with oddly shaped shrubs as a mid-Victorian parlor with furniture. From Europe, topiary design spread to the American colonies only in modified form, as exem plified by the neat and graceful lines of cropped bushes and hedges adorning the restored gardens of Williamsburg. In modern times, however, more fanciful embellishments have recurred. One New Jersey Topiarius, working his hobby on a grand scale, has produced an ocean liner accompanied by tug boats, a man riding a bicycle, a windmill, stagecoach, and a baseball field complete with players. Such garden sculptures call for skill, time and patient labor. Neglected, they are soon re claimed by nature. Then the sc '.irrels rooted in the lawn and t s peacock parading the hedge top fade into a green blur, while t! ; fo: finally escapes the hounds as all are swallowed by the growing bush. . FORECASTERS ASK HIKE London (U.R) Weather forecasters for the British Broad casting Corp. asked for more pay Tuesday in recognition of the "re sponsibility and nervous strain" of their profession. California's 18 national for ests comprise about one-fifth of thi state. WILY $75 Fully Automatic BENDIX DRYERS Reconditioned and Guaranteed . . Your Choice of the 3 . . . Easy Terms On This Big Saving OPEN UNTIL 9 P.M. TONIGHT GAIN STORE 303 SOUTH FRONT "CALL US AT 2-5595" Wolf Believed Stalking Horse Gunnison, Colo. (U.R) A timber wolf was believed today to be stalking Elijah, a horse strandet. by winter snows high in the Rocky Mountains. Gordon Warren, the Gunni son flying service operator who is keeping Elijah alive with dan gerous air drops of hay and oats, reported Tuesday he saw two wolves closing in on Elijah when he made a delivery of fodder to the windswept ridge between Mt. Harvard and Mt. Yale on which the shaggy pack animal is trapped. Warren said the wolves were within 25 feet of Elijah, crouch ed in a snow bank, when . he flew over He said he got low enough to kill one of the wolves with a shotgun blast. But the other wolf fled to the cover of rocks. Warren said the second wolf probably still lurks near Elijah. Hunger could eventually drive the wolf to attack the snow bound horse alone, although wolves generally prefer more docile victims. Warren has been making air drops of hay since he first spot ted Elijah so called because the horse's plight is like that of the biblical prophet, who was fed by ravens while isolated in the wilderness. Security Doubled by French in Algeria Algiers (U.R) French se curity officials in Algeria doub led their vigilance today against the threat of Arab outbursts dur ing the Moslem observance of Ramadan, a fasting period which begins Thursday. In the alleyways of the Cas bah, native merchants shut up shop in response to mysterious orders from the murderous anti-French underground. The hit-and-run guerrilla war in Algeria was touched off by a massacre on All Saints' Day Nov. 1, 1954, and later native outbreaks often have coincided with Moslem or Christian holi days. Algiers was tense today, but troops patrolling the city re ported no violence. Elsewhere in Algeria, at least 26 Arabs were killed Tuesday. No French cas ualties were reported. Pink Bud Spray May Be Applied Soon Commercial pear orchardists should apply pink bud spray when the buds are well separated in the cluster and are showing a lot of white, according to C. 'B. Cordy, county extension agent for horticulture. This is the most Important spray when scab has been -a problem, he said. Cordy recommended 8 gallons of liquid lime sulfur or 12 pounds polysulphide per acre for Bart lett and Bosc pears. For other varieties, he suggested 7 pounds Ferbam or Ziram per acre. On Anjous, where mildew has been a problem, Cordy recom mended 24 pounds of Kclofog or 3 pounds of Karathane plus 7 pounds of Ferbam or Ziram per acre. By UNITED PRESS Parris Island, S.C. Maj. Gen. Joseph C. Burger, Parris Island boot camp commander, on the drowning of six recruits whose drill sergeant led them into a swift coastal stream to teach them dis cipline: "A court of inquiry, now in session, will find the facts. Wnen those facts are studied and the implications known, some changes in techniques may be indicated. If such is indeed the case, the changes will be made." Kansas City, Mo. Former President Truman, who will visit Europe, when asked if he was traveling as an "elder statesman": . "I am not an elder statesman. I hate elder statesman. I am a Democrat and a live politician and proud of it." New York Dancing teacher Arthur Murray protesting a deci sion by Prince Rainier III not to dance with Grace Kelly during their marriage festivities: . "I think it is ridiculous that no dancing will take place at the pre-wedding party in Monaco because you are shorter than Grace Kelly." Washington President Eisenhower on the waste of military manpower: "Only when we have created a career military service which can compete with the attractive opportunities available in civilian pursuits will we be able to stop the wasteful losses from our armed forces and attract individuals to those services." Durham, N.C. Carmine DeSapio, secretary of state of New York, on the chances of Gov. Averell Harriman for the Democrat ic presidential nomination: While Governor Harriman has not projected himself I know there is a great deal of sentiment throughout the country in sup port of him." Kansas City, Mo. Boxer Alvin Williams, kayoed by light heavyweight contender Floyd Patterson in the third round Tues day night, when asked what punch Patterson stunned him with: "I don't know. All of a sudden, the light went out." In Medford's Schools HEDRICK JUNIOR HIGH The speech class at Hedrick Junior High school sponsored a dance Friday, April 6. The theme was "The Man With the Golden Arm," and the cafetor ium was decorated attractively in gold The intermission pro gram included an accordian and singing solo by Oveta Walden, and a toe dance by Mary LeBar. Refreshments included dough nuts and cokes. The ninth grade girls were hostesses to McLoughlin Junior High and Lone Pine school girls at a physical education play day, April 6. The girls were divided into 18 teams and participated in volley ball, softball and re lays. The Purple Cows, captain ed by Elaine Norris, were win ners and received blue ribbons. Guests included Mrs. Joanne Henry, McLoughlin; Mrs. Enid Maurer and Miss Caroline Bloom, Lone Pine school. Mrs. Hugh Bell Mitchell, assisted by Mrs.' Mary Ann Athanas, was in charge of play day. Refresh ments were served: Basketball Tournament Girls from each home room played an intramural basketball tournament during the past few weeks. The winners in the ninth grade were from Mrs. Dorothy Sloniger's home room 326. Pa- Jury May Gef Fong Case on Thursday Portland (U.R) The six men and six women who will decide the fate of Wey Him Fong are expected to get the murder case tomorrow. Fong, on trial for his life for the second time, flatly denied that he had anything to do with the death of 16-year-old Diane Hank or the dumping of her body in a secluded southwest Washington spot more than two years ago as the' defense rested late yesterday. The state was scheduled to put two or three additional re buttal witnesses on the stand to day, to be followed by the clos ing arguments by both attorneys. mela Stacey was captain. Team members were Stephanie An derson, Bonnie Boggs, Ruby Ca- bler, Sandra McClanahan, Syl via Morris, Elaine Norris, Delor- es Pool, Nyla Murray and Pat- tie tJchultz. Eighth grade winners were from Monte Kounz' home room. Kay Lee Ruhl and Jean Pletsch were co-captains. Other team members were Carolyn Mencke, Jerilyn Smith, Elaine Jennings, Cynthia Blachly, Eloise Harbert, Molly Barker, Nancy Becken, Margaret Medlin, Anne McDuf fee and Carole Slater. Seventh grade winner was from Mrs. Thelma Halverson's home room. The captain was Pat Cranston. Ten members were Judy Hooper, Renae Nettleton, Kahleen Matula, Janice Robin son, Yvonne White, Loretta Hin es, Judy Acord, Diane Lewis, Nancy Brown and Mary Ver-strate. Suspects Seized In Bank Holdups Oakland (U.R) Oakland po lice yesterday arrested four men for investigation in connection with a series of five bank rob beries, all with the same system, in the past two years. This was the ring, according to Captain of Inspectors Anthony Bolger, that thwarted pursuit in each robbery by cutting the alarm wires. The four men were picked up in four synchronized raids. One of the holdups attributed to the wire-cutting gang was the $16,000 robbery of the Bank of America branch in San Francisco Dec. 9, 1954. Another attributed to the gang was an Albany rob bery in which a teller was shot in the spine. Those arrested were identified as Craig Parker, 26, Gary Clark, 27, and Clifford Peters, 27, all of Oakland. Bolger said the arrests climax ed a months long investigation in which the FBI and San Fran cisco police cooperated. 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