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k & is J c JACKSONVILLE Post Office Work Complete FUND-RAISING Democratic presidential candidate Adlai E. Stevenson receives contribution from W. G. Wells of Libertyville, 111., as he leads Democratic workers across the nation in a door-to-door campaign to collect "Dollars for Democrats." A Nichol's Worth of . . . Comment On This and That By HARMAN W. NICHOLS United Prui Faatere Writer Washington (U.R) It's odd how big people get attached to small animals. You make them part of the family. And they are tak en away, and you feel as though you have lost one of the kin. But it's a little different for Capt. and Barman NlrnoK Mrs. tarl rlJK down at Ft. Polk, La. The cap tain and his misses asked for it. The officer is with the 141st Signal Battalion motor outfit. They have "adopted" a little short-haired Collie dog named "Curly." "Curley" curled right 1 Powered Elephant Handles Big Logs Aberdeen, Wash. (U.R) An electric "elephant," powerful enough to lift a truck-load of logs as high as a three-story house, is the latest innovation of a large Pacific Northwest timber concern for handling tons of logs. In use at Weyerhaeuser Tim ber Company's Grays Harbor mill, the "elephant" plucks a complete load of logs from a truck, rolls to a heap of logs already stacked and drops them on top. The 30-foot machine then lumbers back, lifts the truck's trailer into the air and deposits It behind the cab, where it rides to the woods for another load of logs. The whole operation takes five -minutes. The machine's "mahout" con trols his charge by pressing but tons on a control panel. A huge generator mounted behind the six-foot-high rear wheels pow ers electric motors which drive the machine. This mechanism, largest of its type in the world, actually is more powerful than several ele phants. It even has "tusks" on its business end three heavy prongs that go under the logs i to be hoisted. A "trunk" moves forward and down to keep the logs from rolling off. Weyerhaeuser officials hope their "elephant" will have cre ated a stockpile of more than a month's supply of logs, resdy to be crushed into pulp, by next year. Pulp mills throughout the Northwest are interested in the machine and hope a herd of such "elephants" soon will be avail able for piling logs. Petroleum constitutes eight out of every 10 tons of commerce handled in Texas harbors. into the family circle. She some day will serve as the eyes of some blind person. As of now she is soaking up a lot of love and affection from the Fisk family. The Fisks, it turns out, are part of a unique and wonderful program. They have gone into the non-profit business of caring for, feeding, and helping to train the pup for entry into "guide dog school" a few months from now. I There are no commerical as pects as far as the Fisks are concerned They asked for the puppy. It was sent to them, and they know "Curly" has to go back. The dog came from the Shamrock Collie research labo ratory at Butler, Ind. It is head ed by Dr. Lee Ford, a woman geneticist. Money Well Spent The Fisks are paying for the keep of the pup; also giving their time in helping to train her. "People who take these dogs are well-screened," the captain's wife said. "First off you have to love dogs. We wrote and asked the laboratory how about securing a dog. Dr. Ford replied and asked how we would like to raise 'Curly' for guide dog school. We just couldn't turn that down. It is a worthy cause Well, commerical or not, the Fisk family is doing the best it can. As Mrs. Fisk puts it: me shorthaired Collie is much easier to keep, and has the same characteristics as the long haired. All Collies are smart. And we understand they are easy to train." It hasn't been, so far, as easy as the captain and his wife thought. But they are doing the best they know how. Tim for School They are taking little Curly everywhere. Introducing her to traffic, teaching her right from wrong in the red and green of the traffic lights. How to worm through traffic, wait for a go- ahead in the store elevators. "We had no trouble leash training her," Mrs. Fisk said. "She is a good pup and we love her." "Curly" sometimes, though, acts like a dog. She is a begger. Always has her tongue out for a morsel. "But," the captain says, "she is obedient. She was well screened, even as a pup. And she has intelligence." 'It was easv for us to 'adopt' Curly," Mrs. Fisk adds. "The tough part will be giving her up at the end of a year of train ing. But we will live with the satisfaction of helping the life of some blind person. That will erase the pain of parting. May be we'll do it again get anoth er pup. By MRS. C. S. HOSKINS Jacksonville A new screen line and 400 new post office boxes were installed last week in the new post office building at 204 E. California st. The installation was made under the direction of D. L. Skoog, postal equipment technician, from Se attle. With the addition of a few articles of work room furni ture still on order, the moderni zation, begun last year will be completed, according to Post master Leon M. Matheny. The Jacksonville post office is now second class. ' A combined house warming tea and household show was held last Wednesday afternoon, honoring Mrs. Carl Hoskins, at her new home at 102 West Fir st., in Jacksonville. Mrs. James Noble and Mrs. Milton James were acting hostesses, with Mrs. Lulu Saulsberry pouring. Table and room decorations included numerous arrangements of tub erous begonias from Mrs. No ble's famed collection, and a fall flower arrangement of pink and grey hues by Mrs. Waller Sutherland, and yellow mums from Mrs. Paul Godward's gar den. Mesdames present were: Frank Mitchell, Albert McCann, Walter Sutherland, Oscar Lew is, Daniel Serry, John Hamaker, James Noble, Paul Godward, Ernest Mclntyre, Ted Hewlett, Milton James, Omar Culy, Ray Wilson, Albert Hackert, Henry Burmeister, Ida Wright, Bernice Janosky, Mary Godward, Sophia Sokolowski, Lois Fretwcll and Lulu Saulsberry. Four children, Holly Hewlett, Sonny Sokolow ski, Jeff Griffith and Jacklyn Hamaker, were present. Many others, unable to attend, were represented wtih cards and gifts. Guests, calling on the Hoskins later in the evening, were Mr. and Mrs. C. Marion Smith, of Medford. Jacksonville cold storage re ports approximately 50 deer have been brought in so far this season. A total of 125 were brought in last year. New residents in Jacksonville are Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mc Cann of Medford. The McCanns have two children, Bonnie Sue and Michael Lee, both of pre school age. They have purchas ed the former Carl Hoskins property at 310 S. Oregon st. Funeral services were held Friday for Melvin Humphrey at the IOOF cemetery in Medford. He was the brother of Mrs. Jam es Lawrence of Jacksonville. Here for the services were Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Olsen of coma. Wash. Mrs. Olsen is a sis ter to Humphrey and Mrs. Law rence. Humphrey had lived in this communtiy for the past 19 years. Herman Shepard arrived home Saturday after a three weeks' stay in a Portland hospi tal, where he underwent medi cal treatment. Shepard's sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Tony Buchet, and his bro ther. George Shepard of Elk City, Okla., were recent visitors in Jacksonville and Central Point. From here they went to Portland, where they visited Shepard in the hospital. Committees in charge of the Halloween masquerade parade, planned for Oct. 31, are: com mittee in charge of meeting places after parade, Shirley Schultz, Sandra and Heather Norris, and Judy Matheny; pub licity chairman, Jerry Beams: placing of posters and care of canisters in business houses in Jacksonville, Kenny Shockley, Shirley Schultz, Pat McCarthy, Judy Matheny and Sandra and Heather Norris; refreshments, Margie Edens; decorations, Al ice Crowley; grade signs to dis tinguish position in parade, Wayne Goldschmidt and Pat McCarthy; providing chaperon es, Susan Young; prizes and games, Nancy Niedermeyer. Funds collected from canisters in various business houses will be used for the purchase of re freshments and prizes. ious age groups are: pre-school and first and second graders, the Presbyterian church recrea tion hall; third and fourth grad es, music room at the high school; fifth, sixth, and seventh grade, community hall kitchen; eighth graders, teenagers, and adults, Community hall. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Richards and Mrs. Richards' father, John Hony, of Hot Springs, S. Dak. were recent visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Serry The Serrys and Richards were neighbors 20 years ago in Hot Springs. The Richards had made a tour up and down the coast and made their last stop at the Serry home before starting home to South Dakota. Mr. Rich ards plans to retire soon and they will make their home jn this vicinity. "While here they al so visited a son, who lived near Portland. Raymond Dick, former Jack sonville resident, is here on a 13- day leave from the navy. Ht is stationed at Bremerton, Wash. While here he is visiting friends and relatives in the valley. Mrs. Charles Remington left Jacksonville Sept. 28, and re turned last week. She visited in Vancouver at the home of her voungest son, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Runnion and family, tak ing several side trips along ..ie Columbia river and visiting a radar station. From Vancouver, she went to the home of her daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Moore, -of Long view, Wash., and to the home of her oldest son, Mr. and Mrs. El mar Runnion and family, at Long Beach, Wash., at the mouth of the Columbia river. Her daughter, Mrs. Kenneth Moore, drove her home to Jacksonville. 'Weed-Killing' Train Devised in Chicago Chicago (U.R) The Chicago Transit Authority mounted a 4,000-gallon tank on an old work car, attached an air pump, and the result is a "weed-killing" train, used to rid roadbers of un sightly undergrowth. The "weed-killer" is used .along Chicago's elevated system, spraying one. part sodium chlor ate, sodium metaborate and oth er ingredients mixed with three parts water, along the tracks.' The mixture is non-flammable and non-toxic to human beings and animals, ' but causes the weeds to wither and disappear. Nozzles extending from the front and sides of the car direct the spray of the mixture. Wednesday, October 17, 19S6 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE t . ... SES Mvm-tr"-. ,m.ASiZl-.-.Z-. i.'r . HARVEST BALL The Starlighters, a nine piece dance band, will play for the annual Elks club Harvest ball in their only Medford appearance this year. The ball is scheduled Satur day, Oct. 20, at Medford Elks temple, and dancing is sched uled between 9:30 p.m. and 1:30 a.m. Sunday. There will b a buffet type dinner for Elks, their wives and invited guests. RECORD DIVER Senior Commissioned Boat swain George Wooksy (above), 34, has set a new world record for deep sea diving, reach ing a depth of 600-feet in Norwegian waters, the Brit ish Admiralty announced in London. The previous rec ord, held by the Royal Navy, was 535-feet. The designated halls for var- The Community Biggeat Marketplace HEAR . . . Sen. Wayne Morse's Talk Before Medford Allied Veteran Council TON I T E 8:30 - 8:45 KYJC 1230 KG Pd. Pol. Adv. by Friends of Wayne Morse "PROPER USE OF OREGON'S RESOURCES IS VITAL" Governor ELMO SMITH Thanks to Elmo Smith, Oregon It already ahead of most states in coo- s 1 servation of its water resources. He is determined to supply similar lead ership in respect to off the state's resources. Hear the facts. 3m KM ED r of Wednesday, 5:00 p.m. PA hit. Keep Elmo Smith Governor Comm. R. A. (Dick) RawUnton Cfara. ' 153 So, Liberty, Stiem Oregon Laughs of the Day . . . Tampa, Fla. U.R) Police halted 10-year-old Terry Shaf fer's planned "trip to Alabama" when they spotted him chugging along on his father's power lawn mower. Chicago U.R) Bernard J. Werfel, SO, snipped hil marital ties when ha allowed his wife a divorce on the grounds of cruelty. Werfel, however, charged his wife with doing soma- cutting of her own h had sheared parts of his clothing. Carthage, Tex. (U.R) A hor nets' nest brought to a nature classed proved a little too na tural. Teacher and pupils, fled the classroom ' as the nest, thought unoccupied, began emit ting buzzing sounds. The hor nets, apparently lazy and cold, had been warmed by tne humid classroom air. Los Angeles (U.R) Leon ard C. Arnold, 36, of San Diego, informed the govern ment he won't be able to bits off more than he can chew again. Arnold . wrote he has no money to repay $234 bor rowed from the Veterans ad ministration for a set of false teeth. However he claimed he returned the teeth. Newark, N. J. (U.R) Mrs. Marion Speirs, of Elizabeth, started out for a car laundry, but wound up being taken to the cleaners. Mrs. Speirs says she hasn't seen her car or the helpful young man who offered to drive it through the laundry since she accepted his offer. A LITTLE LATE Albany, N.Y. (U.R) The horse museum in New York state when the legislature, with the approval of Gov. Averell Harriman, defeated references to Old Dobbin in the Railroad Law. The horse-drawn railway carriage is officially no more. BRICK ALARM Concord, N. H. (U.R) When a laborer dropped a brick from a second-story window, it hit a fire box and sounded a false alarm, bringing four fire trucks to the scene. Use Tribune Want Ada The Low Coat Way to Sell Chicago (U.R) Six citizens got plastered or stiff, but mostly pickled as part of a traffic safety experiment sponsored by the National Pickle Packers association to illustrate the idea that "if you must get picked when you drive, get pickled on pickles." 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