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.
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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.
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Grange Notes
Gold Hill Grange
The Gold Hill Grange met
Aug. 16 with a large attendance
present and two visitors, Mrs.
Edgeraton and daughter from
Idaho.
Master Herman Kamping con
ducted the meeting. The floral
decorations were beautiful, both
in the hall and the dining room.
After the business session, the
meeting was turned over to the
lecturer.
The program was devoted to
readings and pictures, for y the
community project.
The dances at the hall arc
continuing every Saturday nighi
with a good crowd and good
music. Our orchestra is on TV
every Thursday night for Talenl
Time an Grants Pass.
' The Grange closed at 10 p.m.
and retired to the dining room
for lunch.
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
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