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
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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
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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.
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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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Adlai E. Stevenson, "encour
aged" by home-state support in
the Illinois primary, made his
"big pitch" for Florida votes
with glowing confidence today.
Supporters predicted his three-
day tour will put him in front
of Sen. Estes Kefauver (D-Tenn.)
in their crucial campaign for
Florida's 28 Democratic conven
tion votes in a May 29 primary.
Stevenson arose early to check
latest count of the Illinois voting
and began shakine hands in
downtown shops and restaurants
before addressing a business
group at noon.
When his plane arrived at
12:30 a.m. (EST) after a bumpy
flight from Chicago, the Illinois
vote, then mostly from his Cook
County bailiwick, looked "splen
did" to the former governor of
that state.
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