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Her Vinca Pitrtie Pnotoc a rpal pctatp ! man, has his "office" on a dredge that he uses to deepen channels and create islands in Paw Paw Lake and spends most of his time there. Short Haircut Guns Used To Van Nuys, Calif. U.R A shapely blonde bride faced charges today of shooting up a San Fernando Valley residen tial area because, "I was sore at my husband for giving me a butch haircut." It took more than 20 officers more than a half hour Tuesday ALL THE WAY SAN DIEGO TO SEATTLE P'-- PORTLAND J J C SACRAMENTO f SAN FRANCISCO C LOS ANGELES 1 F SAN DIEGO y:-., J San Diego Service Effective Aug. 10 if Hostess Aboard Free Refreshments fc Restful Music Rest Room Aboard FO RESERVATIONS Call 31853 1 I v ' - i 5th and Front BENEFIT SUIT SALE! Proceeds to Go to the ROGUE VALLEY Memorial Hospital Needed are: Suits Sport Coats Slacks Top Coats All items should be in good condition FOR YOUR DONATION PHONE 2-6121 It's all for the Rogue Valley Memorial Hospital! Sponsored by the MEDFORD ROTARY CLUB Medford Mail Tribune X Irks Blonde; Show Feeling to subdue Mrs. Barbara Mimch. 24, after she barricaded herself in her home and began blasting away at houses in the area. Po lice finally routed her with tear gas and found five different guns in the home. Bullets shattered the wind shield of a police car and hit surrounding homes. Officers es timated she fired 50 rounds from two shotguns, a .22 rifle, an au tomatic pistol and an eight milli meter Mauser automatic while in her home. "Actually, I couldn't hit the broadside of a barn, Mrs. Mi hich told officers as she was booked on suspicion of assault with a, deadly weapon. "I was sore at my husband because he gave me a short haircut." The bride of four months said she opened fire after fuming for several hours over her haircut. She said she let her husband William, 35, trim her hair be cause he promised to do a good job. Her husband, a cement con tractor, who was forced to take cover along with police and neighbors, declared: "She wasn't shooting at me, she was just shooting away her temper." Cure for Cancer of Prostate Expected Chicago (U.R) The time may come when cancer of the pros tate can be cured with injections of radioactive gold or yttrium ex perimenting Northwestern Uni versity physicians have an nounced. Writing in the current issue of the Journal of Urology, three physicians report the materials have possibilities, but as yet sev eral problems must be solved. The three doctors are George J. Bulkley, assistant professor of urology; John A. D. Cooper, as sociate professor of biochemis try, and Vincent J. O'Conor, pro fessor and chairman of urology. One drawback in the injection method is that the doses cannot be evenly distributed over the cancerous area. Wherever the radioactive rays strike, the dis eased tissue is destroyed, but as yet the doctors are finding over exposure from the rays in some places and not enough in others. Yttrium has an advantage over gold, the doctors said, because it radiates only cancer - fighting beta rays and not the gamma rays, which are dangerous to both patient and doctor. Of 34 patients with cancer of the prostate, about one-half "re ceived some benefit" from injec tion of radioactive gold. Only five patients have received radio active yttrium, with results com parable to that of gold. Is That So? Is there no end to the wonder I of birds? The extinct elephant bird of Madagascar must have weighed in at 1,000 pounds, half a ton, judging from the remains of its massive skeleton which has been found. Its, eggs, measuring up to 13 inches long, probably weigh ed 18 pounds. Needless to say, it did not fly but quite likely it inspired yarns of the fabulous Roc. Remember Sinbad the Sailor. Perhaps the largest flying bird today is the bustard, an Asian bird. It weighs around 30 pounds and is capable of sus tained flight. For its body size, the New Zealand kiwi lays the largest egg known: the egg weighs one pound, the bird four pounds! The incubation of this egg lasts 75-80 days, the longest bird in cubation that I know of. Though fully feathered when it steps out of the egg, the chick takes 3 to 4 years to mature. The loon's legs are placed so far back on its body that it is unable to walk on land and must push itself forward on its breast. This means, of course, that they are unable to take flight from land. Even on water they need a long pattering take off. When sometimes driven to earth by storms during migra tory flights, they are helpless: such a forced landing usually spells death. Once air-borne, they fly strongly. What is the most valuable bird in the world today? Ob viously, the domesticated chick en probably the first bird to become a "friend" of man. In terms of human food of animal origin, poultry husbandry is sec ond in importance only to dairy products. In the U.S., it is a billion-dollar industry. Cormorant Most Valuable As for wild birds? Many per form heroically ridding the land of ants, insects, and both orchard and crop pests. But from a financial-return point of view and the most valuable is quite likely the Peruvian cor morant, one of the chief pro ducers of guano fertilizer, a multi-million dollar industry. As As fertilizer, guano is said to be 30 times more effective than ordinary farmyard manure. The Incas of old in Peru knew this and brought guano in by ship from the islands to the main land. This enabled them to raise flourishing crops on hillsides that would otherwise have re mained barren. What's the biggest bite known among birds? Quite likely, the adjutant-general stork's of Af rica and Indian. This huge, ugly bird walks about as stiffly as its namesake and can swallow objects as large as a full-grown rabbit. So phenomenal are its powers of digestion that it can swallow good-sized bones with no ill effect. Other birds, such as owls, regurgitate bones. Many geese mate for life and if successful in escaping hunter and other enemies may live for 30 years or more. The martial eagle, a relative of our golden eagle, usually has two young that is, to begin with. They are so pugnacious that eventually one gets the upper 'hand and kills its nest mate. Suitable to Task In many zoos and game farms, the little bantam hens are used to hatch out pheasant eggs and to rear the young pheasants. They have quiet, confiding na tures very suitable to this task. Doves' feathers are loosely at tached, especially on the back. Why? One theory is that this is a life-saving adaption. When a y IUGINI BURNS Rangtr-Naturalitt falcon swoops upon a fleeing pigeon a cloud of feathers is loosened and in the ensuing con fusion the pigeon occasionally makes good its escape. Back in the days when our passenger pigeons migrated in 8-8 -S flocks, miles long, darkening the sky, and taking hours to pass a given point, one of America's great ornithologists Alexander Wilson estimated that one flock he saw at Frankfort, Ky., about 1808, numbered two bil lion birds! The bat parrot of the Philip pines sleeps with its head hang ing down. (Copyright, 1956. by Eugene Burns) (Released by McClure News paper Syndicate) Free: By special arrangement with the editors of the Encyclo pedia Americana, my panel of judges will award each week to the readers who send me the best true-life nature adventure, the best nature observation, or the best question on nature and wildlife, a complete 30-volume set of this world-famous refer ence work in a a handsome Sealcraft binding. Each week new submissions will be con sidered. Sorry, I simply can't answer your many friendly let ters. Please address your letter to: Is That So! co Medford Mail Tribune, Box 575, Sausalito, Calif. Linda Maliory Tops Antelope Entries Linda Malloroy of Antelope 4-H club topped all 4-H'ers in the home economics judging contest at the Applegate pre fair Friday, Aug. 3. Miss Malloroy made 397.4 of the 400 possible points. Second place went to Owen Krause of Applegate with 379.7 points. Gail Glidden of Phoenix was third with 379.2. . Other top places went to Marilyn Cordy, Central Point; Alberta Erwm, Applegate; Ma vis Strom, Southwest Medford: Patsy Charley,- Central Point; La Verne Gutches, Applegate; Dona Brown, Applegate, and Marie Jones, Gold Hill. Members of the Sewing Su sans, 4-H club, the Ruchettes 4-H club, and the Knitwits 4-H club exhibited knitting and clothing projects. Project placings were: Beginning knitting Mary Herriott, red; intermediate knit ting Lucie Sims, red; Just So Girl projects Bonnie Freeman- tie, Mary Ann Cantrall, Mary Ann Barker, Dianne Winning ham, all blue. Sew it's fun Martha Ann Goodwin and Loma Buffington, blue, Sally Herriott, Karen Newman, and Mary Sue Free- mantle, red; and Dixie Wood, white. Teen age Miss Jean Rowden, red: Alberta Erwin, white. Clothes for Fun and Sun Mary Williams and Romelle Fossen white. Better Dress Dona Brown, blue; and Nancy Red head, white. U.S. Army Europe headquar ters reports a total of 61,562 offi cers and enlisted men enrolled in its educational program. Misspelling Puzzles Home Plan Examiner Milwaukee (U.R) It was a case of misspelling rather than an architectural innovation in behalf of romance. Charles Schultz, a plan exam iner in the city building inspec tor's office, was puzzled for a moment while looking at blue prints of a new house. The designer had printed the word "lovers" on the drawing, near the peak of the roof. Schultz thought, "probably a perch from which to watch the moon." But further study turned up the word "loovers" on another part of the drawing. Schultz got the clue. What the designer in tended were openings to permit air circulation between the roof and ceiling in the attic "louvers". CAT FIRE Greeley, Neb. (U.R) A fire in the home of Miss Francis Snell was blamed on her cat. The pet had encountered some burning trash that set fire to its fur and then run into the house in panic. Little damage was done to the house. The cat died. - - - - - Featured Now At Chef Boy-Ar-Dee FAMOUS ITALIAN FOODS Boy-Ar-dee Raviolas Spaghetti with Meal Balls Beans with Meat Balls Boy-Ar-Dee Beefaroni Sauce with Mushrooms Sauce with Meat Spanish Sauce Spaghetti Dinner Spaghetti Dinner Pizza Pie Mix Mushroom Sauce Meat Sauce 15-oz. can No. 2M can 15V-oz. can 15H-oi. can 8-oi. can S-oz. can 11-oz. can Reg. Pkg. Reg. Pkg. 15V-oz. Pkg. 29 55 25 25 15 15 23 43 43 49 Tou're Sure Of The Finest With Chef Boy-Ar-Dee New . . . through August 12th THE GREATEST SAFEWAY SALE EVER! County 4-H Members Complete Prefairs Jackson county 4-H club mem bers completed their prefair preparation for the county fair with a show at Applegate Fri day. More than 300 people at tended to watch 4-H'ers compete in livestock showmanship, live stock, home economics and fish ing judging contests. The girls walked off with top honors in the judging contests as Marilyn Cordy, Central Point, nosed out Patsy Charley, Central Point, and Annette Drager, Sis- Q, as the top livestock judge. Rema Cooper, Applegate, kept the girls' honor up by picking the best flies in the fishing judg ing contest as she beat out Terry Langley, 185 to 170. In the livestock showmanship classes, Charles Elmore, Apple gate, won sheep showmanship, his brother, Truman, was named champion swine showman, and Jerry McDonald, Eagle Point, topped dairy showmen. Connie Feighe, Sis-Q, was awarded the championship in the beef showmanship judging. Other results were: Livestock ludcinn contest: 1. Marilyn Cordy: 2. Patsy Charley; 3. Annette Draper; 4. Tom Perdue; S. Steve Stewart: e. fnyius layior; . aanay Hieinbotham: 8. Brad Gettlina: 9 Charles Badcock; and 10. Phillip Krouse. Fishing judging contest: 1. Rema Cooper; 2. Terry Langley; 3. Jeff Wood: 4. Mary Freemantle: 4. Vin cent Freemantle; 4. Jerry Cooper: 4. David Pittock: 4 Bonnie Freemantle: and 4. Tommy Herriott. senior Deer snowmanship: l. tary Smith: 2. Charles Elmore; 3. Romelle Fossen; 4. Truman Elmore; 5. Ray Bitteriing: and 6. Kenny Stewart. Intermediate: 1. Connie Fchige: 2. Gary Fossen; 3. Patsey Charley; 4. Joan Drager; 5. Russell Elmore; and 6. John James. Intermediate: 1. Noel Dunlap; 2. Josie Clayton; 3. John Cox; 4. Bill Anhorn: 5. David Chris tensen; and 6. Steve Stewart. Beginning: 1. Jeff Anhorn: 2. Jerry Moore: 3. Jerry Moore; 4. Terry Pru ett; 5. Ricky Anderson; and 6. Earnest Lathrop. , Swine showmanship senior: 1. Tru man fcimore: 2. Philip Krouse; 3 rrace laii: 4. rred Jossv; 5. Cnarjes filmore and 6. Billv Hufford. Intermediate: 1. Stanley Smith: 2. Willie Debrick; 3. Russell Frink; 4. Russell Elmore: 4. Jean Rowden; 5. Mike Elmore; and 6. Steve Stewart. Beginners: 1. Donald Gail: 2. Clint Gibson; 3. Josie Clayton; 4. Billey jones; a. uona jjepricK; ana e. Marion Barker. Sheep showmanship senior: 1, Charles Elmore: 2. Gwen Krouse: 3. Annette Drager; 4. Philip Krouse; S. Grace Gail: and 6. Joyce Kerr. Intermediate: 1. Nancy Lusk; 2. Stanley Smith: 3. Karen Gettling: 4. Russell Elmore: 5. Ursula BatM: and 6. Mike Elmore. Beginner: l. Mary Anne Cantrall: 2. Rose Marie Ma chad n; 3. Josie Clay ton; 4. Kay Stevenson: 5. Marilyn Deckelman; and 6. Ray Nnuguier, Dairy showmanship seniors 1st class: 1. Dona Brown: 2. Shirley Dun lap; 3. Gwen Krouse: 4. Romelle Fossen: 5. Miriam Gaooen: and 6. Nancv Redhead. Seniors 2nd class: 1. Jerry McDonald; 2. Sallv Mongold; 3. Billy Hubbard; 4. Annette Drager; 5. David Hoffman; and 6. Ray Bitter ling. Intermediate 1st class: 1. Nelda Chapman: 2. Joan Malloroy; 3. Gary Fossen; 4. Georgia Hubbard; 5. Steve Carol; and 6. Robert Ziegler. Inter mediate 2nd class: 1. Willie Deb rick: 2. Sue Higenbotham: 3. Ann Dar land; 4. Karen Jossy; 3. Russell Frink; and 6. Ursula Bates. Beginners 1st class: 1. Josie Clay ton; 2. Marilyn Deckelman: 3. Ear nest Lathrop: 4. Rose Marie Machado; 3. Richard Anderson: and 6. Mary Ann Barker. Becinners 2nd class: 1. Ruby Witaker: 2. Bonnie Goehring; 3. Mary Anne Cantrall; 4. Raymond Nouguier; S. John Varner; and 6. K.atnieen uaacocK. 4-H Club News Phoenix 4-H The Phoenix 4-H club will hold a meeting Aug. 10 at the Phoenix Grange hall starting at 7:30 p.m. All members are urged to attend as this will be the last meeting before the fair. Ginger Martin, Reporter. Store Employees Have Chest X-Rays The Groceteria in Medford has completed chest x-rays for all employees as a part of their health program, according to Jackson County Public Health association, which operates the clinic. The association! has urged alt stores and restaurants whosM employees have not had x-rays this year to contact Mrs. Robert Paris by telephoning 2-7159. Dr. A. Erin Merkel, county health officer, pointed out that the chest x-rays detect other chest and heart conditions be sides being an effective way to discover early tuberculosis. The chest x-ray clinic at the Sacred Heart hospital is open to the public each Thursday from 2 to 5 p.m. Dead line Sunday Classified la atj noon Saturday: 10 a.m Monday for Monday: other days 5:30 previous day. PICTURE TUBES REJUVENATED li rour picture tub dull and weekr" Most picture tubes can be restore to original brightness at only traction of the cost off replacement For further in tor mat ion CALL Electronic Service 18 N. GRAPE PH. 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