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o Audrey Svvoape Gains Third All-Events Mantle in Thrt championships were de termined yesterday in closing Q'flti contention but an unprece ttitad third crown in all-events fcy Wexford's Audrey Swoape Ctti th record-shattering effort Ct pnnville doubles duo re CaoiMd tB highlights of the fi fMl Wtfc nd in -the Oregon (Wo's fowling association's (15 annual tournament at Med O tctti Bolir,g lanes. oln Hildreth. 17-year-old '.Jto. 6i!m high student, with t;t im Cls B singles, Marilyn ;Bt.N1 r.0 Ruth Howlett, Eu fra wits a 1065, in Class B (do!s, antf Evelyn Kobow, ;Lono, ith 1500 in Class C (j'l-vat. trapped up titles in dfae Sunday competition. The ft,.non omn rolled in the ;it ohift Sunday. fn M'l, kix championships were 4vA ovr the concluding end of the six weeks tour 0c which opened on Feb. 2. (Sc4tr tVithsiooo Aau!t JTrs. Swoape. 160-avearge contender, rolled 542 in doubles (3-i$ 538 in singles on Friday night nd with a 557 a week ago for Trail Creek Lumber com fftty had 1637 in Class A ail ments. The score withstood Sat urday and Sunday assault to irn for her again the laurels which she had claimed in 1946 Old 1947. Virginia Parisi, Port land, 41 and 1942 winner, is tronly other kegler to take the KCTgr Heels Face Tough Task our ly JOHrt GRIFFI1I United Press Sports Writer North Carolina, knowing that it faces the toughest job ever IjSpded to the nation's o. 1 team, was squarely on the spot today fJ the four-ring circus jkhown as "tournament time" op ied in college basketball. Thi top-ranged, unbeaten Tar rl)f!.i cfrned a berth in the tournament Saturday frtfc hen they won the At lantic Cc5t conference tourney, (ljut Cotch frank McGuire's KJ'rtS now stands less than half- wy Along the road to proving (It Ho. 1 national standing. Never before in history has a (m called the "nation's best" ftti$ asked to win as many post-(W-ason gmes in a row as the Tr Heels. 'ft&t Kto Hore i"h total is eight games thi in the ACC Tourney, and then five more in the NCAA. By contrast, second-ranked Kansas ill need to win only four games 0J1 in the NCAA, to win the Crown and so will third-ranked O Kentucky and fourth-ranked Soutlfern Methodist. The Tar Heels wrapped up the ACC title with a 95-75 romp over South Carolina in the fin e's as their Lennie Rosenbluth outscored Grady Wallace, 38-28, in a duel of all-Americans. West Virginia nailed down the last berth in the NCAA tourney Saturday when it captured the Southern conference champion ship with a 67-52 victory over Washington and Lee. What's more important than money when you borrow? Confidence is the all-important added ingredient in every HFC loan. Confidence that you are getting the best service and every possible aid in solving your money problems. Confidence that you are dealing with a company recommended by millions of Ameri can families since 1878. Confidence that comes from knowing two out of three new customers are sent to HF0 by old customers. Whether you want one-day service on a $20 to $1500 loan or advice on money matters, you may always have complete confidence in HFC, America's oldest and largest consumer finance company. YOU MAT BORROW WITH CONFIDENCE FROM HFC OUSEHOLD FINANCE 123 E. Main St., 2nd Floor PHONE: 3-5301 Oregon Ladies7 Pin Tourney "t 1 n r I AUDREY SWOAPE All EnU Champ OSWBA all -events more than once. Artice Wilson and Carol Du zan, Prineville, on Saturday ex ceeded the class record by 37 pins and the all-time high by 15 in rolling into top spot in A doubles with 1148. The other mantle to be claimed over the week end was in Class C teams. Bjork's Dairy, Seaside, took the toga with a 2224, equal to the record established in 1956 by Club Yachats from the Oregon coast. Champs Listed Ten leaders from the five pre vious sessions on the Medford alleys withstood challenge dur ing the final three days. Champs in those 10 categories are: Teams Class A, Lucca Lounge, Klamath Falls, 2513; Class B, Starlite Lounge, Port land, 2338; Class D, Pacific Log- gerettes, Grants Pass, 1991. Dou bles. Class C, Judy Johnson and Edith Redfield, Medford, 1043 (new record); Class D, Virginia Finch and Irene Doty, Roseburg, 840. Singles Class A, Helen Rozman, Eugene, 607; Class C, UO Ducks Tip Oregon State Eugene (U.R) Oregon ended a dismal basketball sea son on a joyful note Saturday night by edging Oregon State 65-61. Two players who will be back next season, Charlie Frank lin and Hal Duffy, led Oregon's attack with 21 and 16 points respectively. Ed Bingham, the senior from Medford, added 13 points. Dave Gambee, Oregon State's third highest all-time scorer, was "held" to 15 points but won the PCC scoring title over Doug Smart of Washington. Best Job Oregon finished its first sea son under Steve Belko in last place with a 2-14 record. But Athletic Director Leo Harris told the crowd before Saturday's game that Belko had done "the best coaching job in the Pacific Coast Conference this season." Oregon State, by losing, miss- ed a chance to tie Stanford for fifth place. The Beavers wound up sixth with a 6-10 mark. C"h I MONTHLY PAYMENT PIANS YmC- 24 20 12 6 psymfi paymts pmmts prtmti $100 5 5.90 S 6.72 $10.05 S18.46 208 11.81 13.44 20.09 36.92 300 17.71 20.16 30.14 55.38 .100 28.86 32.97 49.64 91.66 1000 53.89 62.21 95.64 179.56 1500 I 77.87 90 38 140.57 pr3S Eom3koW$ rMrrl U tk momtiy rMm of j t ttai tart of bulanem not txtmdtng t.WO, 2 t thai fori if bautt - txtaat of SJOO friaf xt n 9500. 1 y nmmimdtr. Robbie, Fisk, Portland, 534, Class D, Marie Pletchmy, Wald port, 499. All-events Class B, Edith Redfield, Medford, 1508; Class D, Lillian Olson, Rocka way, 1291. Starlite's score held up all the way after the Portland club rolled on the opening week end of the tournament. Two Class A defending champs made unsuccessful bids for second straight titles during the last two days. Timber Struc tures, Portland, team winner in 1956, managed eighth spot with a 2397 this time. Dorothy Niday, Vancouver, who won all-events last year, finished In a tie for third yesterday with 1613. She was ninth in singles with 576. Class A doubles action yester day saw Gloria Johnson and Dot tie Coudare, Albany, better the old record by one pin with 1112 for second place. In Class B doubles the leadership switched hands three times during the last week end. Sis Beck and Helen Culy, Medford, rolled 1025 on Friday and Bernie Bar tel and Lillian Moreland, Red mond, 1035 on Saturday before the Sunday 1065 by the Barthel Howlett combination. The 1043 carded by Judy Johnson, McMinnville, and Edith Redfield, Medford, on Feb. 23 in Class C doubles, was the first record to fall in the tourney. Helen Rozman's 607 for the A singles banner was her first 600 game. Medfordites Rank High Joy Fletcher, Portland, held A all-events lead with 1606,, going into the final week end of the tourney but was bettered by five ladies. Along with the championship performances by Mrs. Swoape and Mrs. Redfield. there were a number of other Medford wom en among the leaders in various categories in the final standings. In the high average group, Class A, Hawkinson Tire Tread was seventh place team with 2406, Dell Christianson, who bowled with Pearl McDonald, Madras, had a share of ninth in doubles with 1037, Anna Dale Bohannon was third in singles with 596, Mable Clark sixth with 582 and Vera Cummings 10th with 575 and Mrs. Christianson was fifth in all events with 1607. Mrs. Christianson also had high series recorded in the tour nament with a 626 in team con tention. Mrs. Beck collected high game laurels with her 264 in doubles. TEAM LEADERS: 4-iass , Lucca Lounge. Kiamam Falls, 2513: Rav Butck. Grwham. 250R; Hamilton 'Engine Sales. Portland, 277; Eastside Bowl. Portland. 2549; Mid way Market. Alhanv. 2420; Bauer Dis tributing. Portland. 2409: Hawkinson Tire Tread. Medford. 2406: Timber Structures, Portland. 2307: Crater Inn Motel. Medford. 2388; Embaco uowi. Coos Bav. 2377. Class R Star Lite Lounge. Port land. 2338; Lundy Loeserettes. Wald port. 2290: Farmcr'i Hardware, Red mond. 2273; Wetles. Bend. 2264; Mar lev's Sport Shop. Eugene. 2249; Wea ver Safetv Station. Springfield. 2248; Wooden Shoe. Medford. 2233; The Town Shop. Klamath Falls. 2230: Car rolls .Gresham. 2211: Chetco Hard ware. Brookines. 2200. Class C Bjork Dairy. Seaside. 2224: Pavless Drugs. Klamath Falls. 2222: Fashion Bazaar, Seaside. 2179; Howell's Brake Shop. Silverton, 2167; Hanscam's Center. Brookings. 2096; Peterson Brothers Service. Station. Eueene. 2096; Llninger's Rockettes. Medford. 2086: Ashland Elks Lodge. 2082; Jacki Drive-Up. Medford, 2068; Club Yachats. Waldport. 2061. Class D Pacific LoggerettQS. Grants Pass. 1991: Weiby'a. Silverton. 1965; Grants Pass Lumber. 1926; United State PI v wood. Eugene. 1904: Monk's Drv Goods, Rockaway. 1888: Hart man Orioles. Sweet Home. 1884; Mod ern Beautv Salon, Grants Pass, 1868: Fruitdale Market. Grants Pass. 1830; Ayres Insurance. Waldport. 1815: Wo men of the Moose, Roseburg, 1809. DOUBLES LEADERS: Class A Artice Wilson and Carol Duzan. Prineville. 1148; Gloria John son and Dottie Coudare. Albany, 1112; Kathy Sasaki and Doris Allen. Port land, 1103; Louise Carver and Colleen Cole. Coos Bav. 1079: Velna Byrd and Ollie Carson, Albany. 1074; Bette Johns. Vancouver, and Betty John son. North Bend. 1061; Lorraine Shlsler and Runv Callisnn, Eugene. 1060; Mady Hudziak and Mable Vom ica. Portland. 1052; Toots Hazeldine and Eleanor Tischer. Portland. 1037; Pearl McDonald. Madras, and Dell Christianson, Medford, 1037. Class B Marilvn Barthel and Ruth Howlett. Eugene, 1065; Bernie Bartel. Prineville. and Lillian More land. Redmond, 1035; Sis Beck and Helene Culy. Medford. 1025; Karen Boardman and Rosalie Nelson. Bend. 1008; Margie Anned and Charlene Reed. Woodburn. 1007; Alic Hyder and Bernie Gunderson, Waldport. 989; Bunny Chestnut and Cora Lantz, Ma dras. 989: Fran Knudtson and Ann Radigan. Roseburg. 987; Carotyn So wardj and Bonnie Drury, Portland. 986; Louise Edwards and LaVonne Ramey. Bend. 981. Class C Judv Johnson, McMinn ville. and Edith Redfield. Medford. 1043: Juanita Banta and Grace Counts. Sweet Home. 941; Bonnie BohJken and Evelvn Kobow, Leban on. 939; Gelene Hills and Dorothy Stearns. Newberg. 919; Frieda Pfaen der and Joyce Meyers. Roseburg. 902; Amelia Dick and June Terrell. Grants Pass. 899; Mary Gillander and Midge Lantz. Redmond. 895; Pat Dent and Cleo Rogers. Brookings. 893: Mildred Ladd and Fern Spear. Roseburg. 891; Elaine Abbott and Laura Lewis. Wooc!burn. 890. Class D Virginia Finch and Irene Doty. Roseburg. 840; Lucille Williams and tern bimpson. Albany, 836: Cathy Wolff and Esther Svaren. Ash land. 825; Marge James and Julie Otis. Brookings. 823: w anda Vinson and Norma Wolfe. Sweet Home. 817: Virginia Skramovsky and Betty Rid- inger. Ainanv. an: rsnaron Aeee and Joan Shetterly, McMinnville. 800: Eu nice Johnson and Leola Gorton. Rose burg. 797; Marge Fithian and Mary Prink, Grants Pass. 794; Carmen Don ovan and Betty Booher. Roseburg. 793: Helen Mouncer and Elna Mar lantes. Seaside. 793: Carol Flaherty and Faye Schade. Seaside, 793. SINGLES LEADERS: Class A Helen Rozman. Eugene. 607; Janet Harman. Portland. 597; Anna Dale Bohannon. Medford. 596; Bobbv Zaruker. Portland. 586; June Eid. Canny. 584: Mable Clark. Med ford. 582: Carol Duzan. Prineville. 577: Muriel Slemp. McMinnville. 577; Dor othy .Niday, Vancouver. Wash.; 576; Vera Cummings. Medford. 575. Class B Carolvn Hildreth, Salem. S.M- Svlvtn tanfflrlt Til lam not 5T7 Edith Tuttle. Grants Pass. 534; Edith Redfield. Medford. 531; Clara Her rin. Cornelius. 531: Thelma Larson. Grants Pass. 527: Rea Mae Janes. St. Helens. 527; Gail Waring. Coos Bay. 527; Jean Lundy. Waldport. 524: Nor ma Muench. Grants Pass. 521; Helen Teen. Grants Pass. 521 Class C Robbie Fisk. Portland, I sports! Women's Golf Awards for winter golf play were presented last Thursday at the Rogue Valley Women's Golf association luncheon. Winter play trophy went to Mrs. H. E. Nulton. Mrs. RicHard Finch placed second with third and fourth places, respectively, go ing to Mrs. Warren Lesseg and Mrs. T. H. Culbertson. November-December Ringer awards (for low net in each group) were won by Mrs. H. E. Nulton in "A" group, Mrs. W. L. Stark in "B" group, and Mrs. Ward Samuelson for "C" and "D" groups. January-February Ringer winners were: "A" group, Mrs. Noble Vincent, "B" group, Mrs. Warren Lesseg and "C" and "D" groups, Mrs. Fred Conrad and Mrs. L. T. Ander son (tied). Low Net Play Day's play for Thursday, March 7, was for low net. Mrs. William Schei won in "A" vith a net 43. There was a tie be tween Mrs. E. B. Radzweit and Mrs. Ken Teeter in "B" group with a net 41. Mrs. Fred Con rad was the winner of "C" with a net 47 and Mrs. Frank A. Benesh won 'D" honors with a net 43. ' There will be a board meet ing at the Country cluub at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 12, pair ings are listed for Thursday, March 14 when the play will be "specs." They were made up of those ladies who signified their de sire to be paired at last Thurs day's luncheon. Other members desiring to be paired in the reg ular Thursday play are request ed to telephone Mrs. F. L. Flink (3-1536). The lady's name appearing first in the pairings is to call the other two to arrange playing times. THIRSPAY pairings: Mrs. H. L. Bush. Mrs. Noble Vincent. Mrs. William Blackledse; Mrs. Sam Colton. Mrs. Frank Tamney. Mrs. War ren Lessee: Mrs. H. E. Nulton. Mrs. William Schei, Mrs. Dean Lambert; Mrs. W. T. Clark. Mrs. Mahr Bevmers. Mrs. Ed. Radzweit: Mrs. Edward Sickels, Mrs. B. L. Nutting, Mrs. Wm. Stark. Mrs. Miles Doran. Mrs. Tom Cul bertson. Mrs. Ed. Milne: Mrs. Jcrrv Olson. Mrs. L. T. Anderson, Mrs. Ben ton Smith: Mrs. W. A. Samuelson, Mrs. Ted Groomes. Mrs. Reese Alex ander; Mrs. Dick Knight. Mrs. J. W. Harnard, Mrs. Darold .McDonald: Mrs. Bettie Bovle. Mrs. William Kalibak. Mrs. William Woods. Mrs. Tom Harnsbereer. Mrs. William Knope. Mrs. Wayne Safley: Mrs. Ed. Gordon. Mrs. William Ruffner, Mrs. Frank Benesh: Mrs. Lee Flink. Mrs. Kussel Hevsell. Mrs. Robert Lock- wood: Mrs. Belle Schenck. Mrs. Frank Unmack: Mrs. R. S. Wise. Mrs. Dick Alley. Mrs. James Dunlevy. Mrs. Royal Bebb. Mrs. John Bunker. Mrs. Ralph Barclay; Mrs. Ray Soren son. Mrs. Floyd Somers. Mrs. Edward Peer; Mrs. Harry Dowson, Mrs. Wayne Mack. Mrs. Paul Dix; Mrs. William Prentice. Mrs. John Pletsch. Mrs. Tom McFadden: Mrs. Robert DeLorme. Mrs. John Raapke. Mrs. David Lowry and Mrs. R. R. Parsons. Columbian Mile Won by Delany By UNITED PRESS Ron Delany, repidly becoming one of the most unpopular mile champions in indoor track his tory, leads the talent-rich Villa nova University squad to Chi cago this Saturday for the Daily News Meet, leaving two East ern meets with colorful but less important cards. Delany became the first man in history to sweep all Madison Square Garden miles two straight years Saturday when he won the Columbian Mile in the Knights of Columbus Meet that wound up the Garden sea son. 534; Evelyn Fingerlos. Roseburf. 522: Edith Green. Corvallis. 507: Helen Carter. Roseburg. 500; Marjorie Davis. AshJand. 495: Evelyn Kobow. Leban on. 494; Sally Mareno. Roseburg. 492: Ann Baylis. Bend. 482; Pat Allison. iorvaui. 478; wuma Brown, van. couver. 478. Class D Maria Pletchmy. Waldport. 499: Hope Leader, Sweet Home. 466; Marge Fithian. Grants Pass. 452: Laura Morse. Lebanon. 451; Jean Sims, Val setz. 477. Carmen Donovan. Rose burf. 443; Lo Defenbaugh, Brookings. 441; Tex Mitcnel. Lebanon. 440; Em elia Koch. Rockaway. 439; Delia Hammon, Rockaway, 435. ALL-EVENTS LEADERS: Class A Audrey Swoape. Medford. 1'..": Carol Duzan. Prineville. 1617; Dottie coudare. Albany. 1613: Dor. othy Niday. Vancouver, 1613; Dell Christianson. Medford. 1607; Joy Fletcher. Portland. 1606: Nan toolev, Bend, 1602: Bernice Elliott. Coos Bay 1061: Bettv Johnson. North Bend 1596; Gertie DeMacon, Portland, Class B Edith Redfield. Medford 1508; Jean Lundy. Waldport. 1486; Rosalie Jones. Woodburn. 1481: Dor- othy Brannon. Albany. 1472: Bonnie Faulkner. Albany. 1472: Virginia Wil son. Medford. 1472: June Harrison. Portland. 1454: Bernice Peterman. Waldport, 1446: Charlotte Emery. Portland. 1445; Marilyn Bartnei, fcu gene. 1436. Class C Evelyn Kobow. Lebanon. 1500: Sal v Mareno, Roseburg. 1435 Helen Carter. Roseburg. 1412; Wilma Russell. McMinnville. 1391; Dorothy Stearns. Newberg. 1380: Evelyn Mng- erlos. Roseburg. 1354: Maxine Nicho las. Lebanon, 1351: Edith Green. Cor vallis. 1341: Elaine Sears. Ashland. yaw. Lee Kirkenoan. iNortn ena, 1333: Alice Hvder. Waldport. 1333. Class I) Lillian Olson. Rockawav, 1291: Sharon Cannon. Grants Pass. 1260: Laura Morse. Lebanon. 1253: Carol Pippin. Grants Pass. 1250: Marge Fithian. 1248: Gelta Mae Connell. Woodburn. 1241: Pat Dent. Brook ings. 1240: Hazel Sealv. Seaside, 1234; Emelia Koch. Rockaway. 1232; Emily nurtz. Grants Pass. 128. Save 15 to 20 On Tour AUTO INSURANCE See JIM ZACK At CLARK J. WALKER AGENCY 427 E. Main St. - Ph. 2-6721 Findlay Nabs Coast Toga Eugene U.R) Oregon State won the third straight Pacific Coast Wrestling championship Saturday by racking up 78 points. Two other Oregon teams followed at their heels, Oregon with 65 and Portland State with 41. Individual champions were: 115-Red Skilling. UCLA: 123 Noel Neuschwander, OSC; 130 Lee Allen, UO; 137-Wilbur Bauer, Portland State; 147-Larry Wright, OSC; 157-Lou Taucher, OSC; 167-Tom Findley, South ern Oregon; 191-John Dustin, OSC, and Heavyweight-Mike Clock, Lewis & Clark. Kalapus on NW Ail-Star Portland U.R) Two play ers each from co-champions Lin- field and Pacific were picked on the all Northwest Conference basketball team selected by the coaches. Bill Machamer and Jackie Riley of Linfield and Ron Barendse and Tom Bourgeois of Pacific made the team along with Bob Becker of Whitman. On the second team were Don Hoy and Ed Grossenbacher of Willamette, Jerry Kalapus of Pacific, Duane Brady of Lewis and Clark, and Max Johnson of Whitman. Wall Victor At Pensacola Pensacola, Fla. U.R) Art Wall, always a steady wage- earner on golf's tourney trail but seldom the big prize win ner, guaranteed his 1957 success today with a S2.000 check for winning the Pensacola Open tournament. Wall, of Pocono Manor, Pa., had to come from behind to turn the trick on the final 18 holes Sunday overtaking Peter Thomson of Melbourne, Austra lia, on the eighth green with an eagle and remaining in front the rest of the way with a master ful six-under par 66. The Pennsylvanian's total for the 72 holes was 273, 15 strokes under par, and two strokes ahead of Thomson who picked up $1,500 with a 70-275. Linfield Beaten By LA Staters Los Angeles U.R) Linfield dropped its NCAA small college basketball playoff to Los An geles State 85-74 here Saturday night. Coach Roy Helser's Wildcats trailed 40-32 at the half and were unable to catch the host school in the second half. Jackie Riley of the s Oregon school salvaged scoring honors with 26 points while Bill Macha mer hit 19. Barbara Romack First To Win 3 Major Titles St. Augustine, Fla. (U.R) -s. Barbara Romack, who says her mind is more on romance than on golf, Saturday became the first woman to take three major winter circuit golf titles since the late Babe Zaharias' amateur days. The Sacramento, Calif., ama teur used her new-found "re laxed" putting skill to defeat 16-year-old Ann Middlemas of Panama City, Fla., 5 and 4, in the tournament finals over the Ponce De Leon course here. Monday, March 11, IS57 Is That So? whenever a n outdoorsman paces off his campsite; a salt water fisherman spreads his arms to give the measure of a big fish; or a trencherman orders a steak by the distance between his thumb and fingers, each harkens back to age-old meas ures. Measure is so much a part of our everyday living that we hardly stop to think about it. But our food, our clothes, our clocks, the floor we walk on, everything from atom to star, in- eluding the type of this column how wide, how high, how widely spaced between lines is all measured. Without measurements, our very civilization would collapse: we could not bridge a river, build an automobile, or a tele phone, bake a loaf of bread or build a skyscraper (wonderful word, that). Measure begins as far back as the old stone age and it begins with man's own bare foot and a little stick he picked off the ground. In most countries- the length of a man's bare foot became a standard of measure. So firmly fixed that there is a word for 'foot" as a measure in every Eu ropean language, ancient and modern. Because men s -feet varied in length, the standard varied: in ancient Wales, it was nine inch es reckoned in today's length; in Rome, 11V4 inches; in Greece, 2i inches; in both Egypt and early Germany, 13 inches. The Greeks divided their foot into 12 thumbnail breadths. This 12-unit foot passed into use in Rome; thence the Romans took it to Britain along with the La tin name, "uncia" which means a 12th part. This the Anglo Saxons called an "ynce," and to day we say inch. Standard Inch Decreed King Edward II of England in 1324, decreed that three barley corns "round and dry" laid end to end should be the standard inch. But only the cobblers still go along with this measure and so our shoes are still measured by this "barley measure." A "hand" is either three or four inches, the width of the hu man hand depending on whether you include the thumb or not. The hand with the thumb, four inches, is still used to measure horses. The distance a man can stretch out his two arms in a straight line is a "fathom," taken from the Anglo-Saxon word "faethm," meaning chiefly in mariners' or nautical measure for sounding ocean depths. (And by fisherman who want to show the length of the fish that got away.)) A "pace" is the length of a man's stride from the heel of one foot to the heel of the other. Usually, this is considered 2Vz feet but when a man paces off a distance for measure, he ex- Arkansas has had five consti tutionsin 1836, 1861, 1864, 1868 and 1874. The present con stitution has been amended 42 times. ERCURY The fresh look in styling Unmistakably new is the fresh, fleet look of Mercury57. Devoid of meaningless ornamentation, it speaks an invitation to the open road with its low, sweeping lines, its appearance of power and grace. This impression is confirmed in your first drive -as you feel the instant response of its great new engine, its ease of handling, the deep comfort afforded by its larger body. See Mercury '57. MEDFORD MOTORS, Inc. 6th and Ivy Phone 2-6 15T MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEN Br EUGENI BURNS Ringtr-Naturalisi tends himself and takes a longer step and then the pace is counted as three feet. The word comes from the Latin "passus" which means step. It is still used by timber cruisers. Secret Behind Measures Now for that little stick early man picked up. Remember? I mentioned this at the outset. It is the secret behind almost all the world's linear measures. Be cause it was not always easy, convenient or accurate to meas ure a man's bare foot or arms, a stick the length of the average foot was used, marked off with regular even notches. Such marked sticks have been discov ered in the ruins of almost all an cient civilizations. In fact, our own world yard comes from the Anglo-Saxon "gyrd" which means stick but is prounced al most like yard. A rod is a stick, too a stick long enough to reach across the backs of four oxen yoked abreast, or 16 feet. So, from thumbnail (an inch) to a rod (16 feet,) you've had it. Exactly. (Released by McClure Newspaperi Syndicate) (Copyright, 1957, by Eugene Burns) Free. By special arrangement with the editors of the Encyclo pedia Americana, my panel of judges will award each week to the reader who sends 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 handsome Seal craft binding. 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