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TEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE County Gets Six New Type Steel Frame Poll Booths Six collapsible steel frame and canvas poll booths, of a type never before used in Ore gon, have been purchased for use in the November election in Jackson county, according to Mrs. Bereth Hopkins, county clerk. Mrs. Hopkins said she first saw the booths demonstrated while attending a recent confer ence, for public officials in Salt Lake City. A representative of the Nasan firm, which manufac tures the booths, subsequently brought one for demonstration before the Jackson county court and the court approved the pur chase. In addition to the steel frame booths, the county will continue to use the wood booths. As the wood structures become unre parable, they will be replaced by the new type booths, Mrs. Hopkins said. The new ones also are equippd with castors so they can be moved without damaging floors at the polling places. , The county now has approxi mately 1,000 poll booths divided among 94 polling places. It is hoped the added booths will ex pedite the voting procedure in the Novembr election, the clerk said. She explained that one of the most commonly voiced com plaints after the primary elec tion was delay in voting because of an insufficient number of booths. Wednesday- August 22, 1SS6,A Wchol's Worth of . Signs of Old Age Reported by Group Minneapolis U.R A bul letin from the Minnesota State Medical Assn.. said that old age does not heein with a certain birthday. Rather, you may be old at 40 and young at 80 but you are genuinely old at any age if: You feel old: you feel you have learned all there is to learn: you find yourself saying "I'm too old to do that"; you feel tomorrow holds no promise; you find no amusement in the activities of youth and if their banter irks you; you'd rather talk than listen: you long for the "good old days." feeling they were the best; you won't help your neigh bors, friends and community; you have no plans for tomorrow: you'd rather win an argument than be right. 0 1 11 C , NEW POLL' BOOTH Sheriff Howard Gault examines one of six new type steel frame poll booths recently purchased by the county for use in the November elections. The frame will be covered with canvas and can be easily disassembled after the elections. Gault rests his hand on a wood panel on which the voter' marks his ballot. This particular type of booth has never before been used in Oregon. A DIFFERENT JESSE JAMES Johnstown, N. Y. (U.R) Jesse James has arrested a "deputy sheriff." James, a deputy for the Fulton County Sheriff's depart ment, arrested Wladyslaw Lew andowski on charges of imper sonating a deputy sheriff. INSPIRATIONAL? Provincetown, Mass. (U.R) Written on a living room beam in the home where dramatist Eu gene O'Neill began his career are the words: "Before the eyes can see, they must be incapable of tears." Comment On This and That By HARMAN W. NICHOLS United Prl Futur Writr Washington U.R! The mil itary has been active in the Olympics for a long time. Take Gen. George S. Patton Jr., old "Blood and Guts." the hero of World War II. He was a second looey in the cavalry at tne Olympic com pe tit ion in Stockholm in 1912. Patton competed as a member of the a 1 1 - military Harm.ii NlcUols pentathlon event, which includ ed five categories. There was the 500 meter cross country rid ing event; 400 meter cross coun try run; 300 meter free style swim; 25 meter timed fire pistol shooting, and fencing. Old George must have been in good shape to perform in all of these physical chores in fast company. Alert Minds His adopted nephew, 2nd Lt. David W. Patton, must have in herited some of the bloodlines by proxy. He is a fine athlete, is in the Army, too, and has a hankering to do some competing at Melbourne. Young Dave, a muscular fellow, was a track star at West Point and puts the shot, among other feats of strength. Point -is that the Army does, and always has, stressed the im portance of keeping in Shape. There was compulsory train ing periods for all of the per sonnel. Alert minds have to be connected some way with strong bodies. The beginner has the obstacle courses. There are daily calis thenics, drills and marches. Idea is to build up a man's stamina, so when trouble comes along a young soldier isn't fat and flabby ahead of his time. In addition, the Army encour ages, according to the Pentagon, voluntary participation in a num ber of sports, including football, basketball, and so forth. Periodically, every soldier un der 40 must go through a pretty rough test. The perfect score would be 500 points. For the top spot he must do 20 pull-ups, 75 squat jumps, 75 sit-ups, 54 push-ups and kick along in a 300 yard dash all on time limits. Very few make the perfect score. But some of them do. The Best Some of few who recently reached the charmed circle were Pfc. Bronislaw R. Mogenis of Elizabeth, N. J., now a military cop with the Army in Europe, and Specialist 3C Rufus S. Grif fin Jr., of Gtiyton, Ga., who is stationed at Fort Carson, Colo. But some of the fellows take their pride in developing of the body beyond the call of duty. Like Pfc. Early S. Lam of Wil mington, Del. Lam now is stationed at Fort Bragg, N. C. He doesn't mind the prelimin aries. They are just a warm up for his hobby. That is push-ups; you know toes down; back straight and touching the nose to the floor as many times as you can. Two nights a week Lam takes about an hour and a half and his schnozzle hits the barracks floor 450 times a session, an average of 900 times a week. They ought to erect some sort of minument over the hole this kid has put on the hardwood. He's muscular, too. And car ries only 145 pounds on a 5 foot 6 inch frame. BACKWARD STEERING London .-SIR) Mechanic James Tbmsett was fined the equivalent of SI 1.20 Tuesday for driving a car whose wheels turned left when the driver turned right. Tomsett explained the steering column had been installed backward. Lincoln, Neb. (U.R) Only about one fourth of one per cent of animals federally inspected in recent years were found unfit for food, farm experts at the University of Nebraska report. About 100 million meat animals are inspected annually for clean liness and wholesomeness. .rf-lrnfliimraillTVrTM Don't Wait for Higher Prices! 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The next serving committee will be Willie McLean and Mr. and Mrs. Hoist. 4-H Club News Upper Rogue 4-H Club The Upper Rogue 4-H club held a monthly meeting Mon day, Aug. 13, at the home of our leader Ed Houston of Shady Cove. We talked and worked on our 4-H Record books and made arrangements for care of our animals at the fair bar. Meeting was adjourned with the serving of refreshments. Reporter. Mary LeKey So smooth ftt it leaves you Ifopj! breathless K23 mirnoff icqrecdtstnttme 80 Proof. Dfst. from jriin. Ste Pierre Smirnoff fls- lDi. of Heubleln). Hartford. Conn., U.S.A. BIG Y APPLIANCE DEPT. You Can Be SURE.. 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