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Medford Tribune Second Section MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY,JUNE 19, 1956 Pages 1-6 J4 f -W AGREEING NOT TO TEACH POLYGAMY, Mrs. Vera Johnson Black (left), regains cus tqdy of seven children in Provo, Utah. Children were taken from Mrs. Black after sen sational raids on polygamous cultists. Six of children are, from left: Elsie, 11; Wilford, 8; Vaughn, 4; Orsin, 20; Emily, 9, and Ivan, 6. (International Soundphoto) Judge Refuses to See Slovenly Children Chardon, O. (U.R) J u d g e Robert Ford has made sure no more slovenly, dirty youngsters come before his bench. He has adopted a new court policy by which he refuses to hear a case until "the child is properly attired and behaves re spectfully in court. Washington's Letter Found at Museum Philadelphia (U.R) Washing ton scholars were excited recent ly when a letter signed "G. Wash ington," dated May 9, 1789, was turned up by a woman cata loguing old documents at the His torical Society of Pennsylvania. The woman, believing, right ly, that she had "found" some thing, took the letter into the office of Harry Givens, head of the society's manuscript depart ment. "We believe that most of Washington's letters have al ready come to light," Givens said later, "so this document is some thing of a find." . Givens, in turn, took the let ter to Richard Norris Williams, the society's director. "This letter," Williams ex plained, "was written to Chief Justice of Pennsylvania Thomas McKean, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, then representing Delaware. It was Washington's acknowledge ment of receipt of a letter from the jurist." He said that evidently the let ter will be displayed at the aoriety. On his taboo list are: black leather, metal-studded jackets, levi-type trousers, engineer boots, six or eight-inch trouser cuffs or "any adolescent varia tion of said items." Hair must be clean and well-groomed. Boys are ousted from court if they have "heavy sideburns, marcels, dyed hair, duck-tails or varia tions thereof." Both parents are required to appear in court with their child, and if a hearing must be post poned twice for improper dress or behavior they face contempt proceedings. "Too many otherwise decent children adopt 'costumes of de fiance' because they are afraid or because of lack of parental guidance," the court order said. Amplified Master TV System for Ship Crew Philadelphia (U.R) The USS Boston, recently recommissioned at the Philadelphia Naval Base as this country s first guided missile warship, has four launch ing racks for "Terrier" anti-aircraft missiles to provide fleet air defense. Also TV receivers for the crew's enjoyment. The Boston's crew will be able to watch TV shows by means of an amplified master television antenna system whenever the cruiser is in port. TV receivers in the cruiser's recreation areas will be connected to a single TV antenna array mounted on a portable-type mast. The antenna will be taken down while the Boston is out to sea. 'Heart Leakage' Repair Successful Philadelphia (U.R)-rA new "purse string" technique for re pairing leakage of a main heart valve, has been reported suc cessful by Dr. Robert P. Glover, director of cardio-vascular re search at Presbyterian hospital. The new operation,, which was developed at the hospital, has been performed on only 15 men all of them on the point of death. Dr. Glover said. Al though only half of them were saved, he continued, "without the operation they could not have been saved." The operation corrects leak age of the mitral valve, situated between the left auricle, which receives oxygenated blood from the lungs, and the left ventricle, from where the blood is pumped to the body. Rheumatic fever often causes this valve to "back up," causing overstrain on both chambers of the left side of the heart, Glover explained. To cinch the valve and seal it during the pumping action of the heart, the purse string stitch is used. Glover said that it is too early to know "all the answers to this operation," but from the immediate results it , "looks good." Washington (U.R) The Cen sus Bureau has estimated that the nation's total population May 1 was 167,649,000. Salem (U.R) Gov. Elmo Smith has reappointed Robert L. Jones of Clifton as a member of the Oregon State Fish Commission. She shall have money wherever she goes STith a U. S. National Bank checkbook youH have money at the point of your pen. It's a wise woman or man who doesn't carry large amounts of cash. Put your money in a U. S. National checking account where you know it's safe. You'll also enjoy the convenience and prestige of paying by check. And you'll have an accurate record of expenditures as well as legal proof of payment with yotir cancelled checks. Open your checking account now 120 MEDFORD BRANCH IUMI MHlit tlrOSIt KIIIOCE COIrOtMION Portland Decorator Here for Fair, Show Portland decorator Charles Wakefield has arrived in Med ford to work on the Do-It-Your-self fair and home show which will be held this Friday, Satur day, and Sunday at the Blue Moon ranch. Wakefield has decorated and lighted such shows as the Pacific International exposition, Boat Show and Rose Festival in Port land, and the state fair. He has also done shows in Seattle, Ta coma, and in Idaho. The show here features ex hibits by local manufacturers of home building, finishing, and furnishing materials. ' Roseburg Company -Discontinues Service Roseburg The Roseburg Transit Co., the only local bus service firm in this city, will dis continue operations on June 27, city officials were informed last week. The move is being made be cause the company has been los ing money. It proposed the city take over operation of the transit system, which has two buses, but has only been using one. Cheaper Baffle Drop Under Study University Park, Pa. (U.R) The government paid 51,200 for a jeep manufactured during the Korean fighting. To air drop and deliver this jeep to a battle area cost $3,400, roughly $1 a .pound. How to reduce this air drop cost per pound of supplies from SI to 10 cents or less is the aim of "Impact Project" at Pennsyl vania State university. The project, given top priority by the Department of Defense, is being carried on in the shock and vibration laboratory of the Department of Engineering Re search. The man in charge is Dr. J. Norton Brennan, assistant professor of engineering re search. Dr. Brennan said the univer sity's role in "Impact Project" is to analyze the dynamic prop erties of structures and materials of which military supplies are made and to rate their durabil ity, ruggedness and resistance to impact shock. He said researchers have found it is possible to make air drops at higher speeds than had been thought feasible. While the im pact shock is greater, high speed drops are more economical. Smaller parachutes are used, greater ccuracy is obtained and the danger of enemy interception is reduced. The' researchers have come up with better cushioning and pro tective devices. They use a new machine which simulates the im pact shock on different kinds of materials at various speeds. A new velocity meter is being de veloped to help in this work. Often, Dr. Brennan said, com- Body of Holland's Nazi Puppet Stolen Tokyo, Japan (U.R) The body of Holland's executed war-time Nazi puppet has been stolen from its secret grave in the capi tal, it was disclosed yesterday. The body of Anton Mussert, who was shot by a firing squad for high treason ten years ago, was removed from the General Cemetery of the Hague sometime early Sunday morning. Why the body was stolen and who stole it was not known. Po lice alerted all border points should an. attempt be made to take the body out of the country. The last known person to visit it was his widow who died in 1947. Mussert was one of the found ers of the "Dutch Socialist Move ment," and ultra-rightist group. He said in April, 1940, he would stand with his "arms crossed" should Hitler invade Holland. LADIES CAUSE FUSS Shreveport, La. (U.R) More than 300 law officers and Barks dale AFB airmen searched the woodlands near here for eight hours in an effort to find Valda Kay Humphrey, 5, and Janice Coutee, 3. The frantic search ended when the two little girls finally managed to unlock the restroom door at a service sta tion where they had gone to buy some candy. plicated measurement problems, make it necessary for the re searchers to design and build their own instruments. Brennan said the project, started last July, is expected to be of three to five years' dura-j tion. 1 Texas Man Sells Skunks and Secretion Pilot Point, Tex. U.R) John Anderson runs the skunk works at. Pilot Point, a north-central Texas town. Anderson traps the little ani mals and sells deodorized ones as pets for as much as $50. He sells their pungent gland secretion to perfume companies for $100 a gallon. "They make wonderful house pets," he said. "Just as sweet as they can be." Anderson is a real artist at skunk hunting and reputedly can "bag a dozen live skunks in an hour." 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