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O u . - :. - . I i x W' S:V 4- - - ' TIDAL WAVES HIT JAPAN Huge tidal waves, coinciding with the peak of the month ly l JMar cycle, rip along Japan's Pacific coastline 125 miles north of Tokyo. The waaes, over 30 feet high, tore a gap of more than 1100 feet of sea 'wall and caused a 3000-foot section to sink in this area showing the big waves pounding shore where 60 houses were destroyed leaving 460 people completely homeless. Raff Lehi III, Crew Floating Somewhere Off California Coast Drake's Bay, Calif. -UP) Th stirring sea saga of the raft Lehi III has been "continued until next week," or at least for a couple of days. Capt. DeVere Baker steered the box-like craft into this Marin county bay Tuesday night after a rough. 30-mile journey from Hog Core in Bodega Bay north of here. Baker said the raft, which he is planning to sail to Los Angeles, nearly went on the rocks rounding Point Reyes Tuesday. He I'Jd he and his one crewman, Crawford Hartley, were bruised by the passage. The wind whipped off the craft's life raft and sea anchor- and damaged the radio aerial. Baker planned to make repairs here be fore continuing the royage in the next couple of days. San Francisco U.R) Skipper Is That So? The rollicking humor of the O outdoors keeps popping up in rnv mailbox. To those who send t.Sm in, my thanks. And mind if I share your bloopers and fav orite yarns with my readers? Two youn men were sitting on a roof top (vaitinf for the waters of the previous after rvon's flash-flood to subside. We young man noticed a hat floating up-stream about 50 fact and then it would come back down stream bot the una dis tance. He tul V the other fellow: "Dii fu notin that bat going) v$9i4cimn stream?" "Sur) u(V Grtndpappr seid yestwrdjy moraine, etena hell or hitO :. '( (ft trout imM lr) tomoerotj." i.B.T. A Jplesn 8a from Boelon eika: 'Kna hoeji you et fruit for next to nothing without even owning an orchard?" Then he solves""tr mjr: firmtr up in Connecticut oex an ad In all the leadir firm journals offering a lO-prizs for the best apple. "Send mine ag you please." the ad read, "because size, flavor, or texture might be the winning factor, tibbons for second and third prizes." Outside of picking oae farm er's name at random edch year and sending him a 10-bill and those two prize ribbons to oth 'jls. this Yarfcee remtir had litt else to do than to unwrap thousands of the country's finest (Ijiples . . ." slight history-tc.t blooper from Philadclphii: "Abraham Lincoln wro; the Gettysburg (iHdress while tr$vlinj from 'ashington to Gettysburg on the r of an envelope." D.R.H. From Thompson fills, Mont. We live in Montana ind in win ter the trout season i closed but you can catch a limit of white fish. Now an old man as busy fishing and had caught several whitefish when all of a sudden a big trout took his hook. It was such a fine fat trout he wanted to keep it so he tied it to a bush alongside the stream out of sight and went on fishing. Sure enough, pretty soon, he looked tip andt here stood the game warden. Game Warden: "Having pret By EUGENE BURNS Rjnger-Nitiiralist ty good luck, eh?" he said look ing at the nice catch of white fish. Old Timer: "Not bad." Just Tied Him Up Looking around, the warden saw a bush move and saunter ed over and found the big trout still struggling to get free. He called: "Hey, what's this trout doing here?" Old Timer: "Well, I'll tell you warden that durn trout kept taking my bait so I just tied him up till I got through fishing. Then I planned to turn him loose." Mrs. J. S. From Oakland: "During the Gold Rush in Alaska, a pardner aid I were spending the night ia a vacant cabin out alongside the Mome river. About 6 o'clock trie wind began to blow. By beef time it was blowing so hard one of us had to stand in front of the keyhole to keep the wind from blowing the covers off the hpd." O.C.P. from Boscobel, Wis. When lit tle Tommy was taken into a bank for the first time, he look ed at the teller's cages and then asked in a strong voice: "Where are the animals?" Mrs. E.A.S. Cew Monks Horn Trom Wichita Falls, Tex. Last year my four-year-old son visit ed my father's ranch for the first time. He watched the Brahama cattle with much cur iosity and some fear but when a white-faced Hereford cow gave forth with a long, loud bleat. his fears vanished and he jump ed up and down. "Listen, Mom my, listen to that cow honk her horn!" From Tulsa: "After working with my young Boy Scout for hours trying to teach him the creed, I became disgusted and said; 'You probably don't even know the Scout Motto!" He brist led: "I do so. It's BE REPAIR ED!" Mrs. J. S. T. For that white-fisherman yarn goes my judges' weekly award of the 30-volume set of the En cyclopedia Americana. Can you tep it? If so the next award may go to you. (Copyright. 1957, by Eugene Barns Released by McClure Newspaper Syndicate) CLUB NEWS Antelope Cooking Club Antelope Cooking club had a buffet dinner for parents March 12 at the home of Dianne Gard ner. About 50 people attended. The menu was ham loaf ,and scalloped potatoes prepared by the four first year girls, and carrots and cauliflower sticks by the first year girls. Waldorf salad was prepared by the sec ond year girls. Baking powder biscuits and lemon sponge des sert was prepared by the third year girls. Games were played through out the evening. Glenn Klein and Miss Marjorie Hattan, county 4-H agents, were honored guests. The club's next meeting will be April 13, 1957. DeVere Baker and his raft Lehi III were believed bobbing along the California coast today but no one knew for sure. The indomitable Baker, his raft and a one-man crew, set sail from Bodega Bay Tuesday for the first of three projected voy ages to prove Judeans founded the ancient Indian ' cultures of South America. The Coast Guard, skeptical of Baker's chances, said it had no idea of the Lehi's whereabouts and would be concerned only if Baker asked for help. He appar ently has made no radio contact with points in California. Ability Exceeded In his two previous trips Bak er's determination exceeded his raft's ability and he was plucked from the ocean wet, uncomfort able and glad to be alive. This time, the Mormon skip per's awkward looking craft which he built in the back yard of his Petaluma home, floated into the ocean after one stop on a mud flat. After being pulled free by a game warden's boat, Baker and crewman Crawford Hartley, a 22 - year - old skindiver, headed for Los Angeles. They spent Tuesday night in the shelter of Drake's Bay, just north of San Francisco, then set sail again for Los Angeles. To Head for Hawaii Baker said before he left that if the shakedown cruise is suc cessful, he would try to drift to Hawaii. And if that is successful he said he hoped eventually to float the raft some 20,000 miles from Saudi Arabia to Guate mala or Honduras. He is trying to prove a pass age in the Book of Mormon which tells how a Jewish priest named Lehi led a party on a raft voyage from the Holy Land to Central America in 600 B.C. Wednesday, March 20, 1957 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THUS :"t'"Tr'.S5:'7PBJ 0' it ,4 T'-c; frtiJ ' ! I s' "A I'll o I SPEAKER Clem Roskoski, president of the Oregon State Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles, will speak at Aerie No. 2093 at 8 p.m., March 21, according to local Eagles President Everett Sybrant. Roskoski, Portland ga rage owner, has served the Ore gon Eagles since 1935. He 'is a past president of his Aerie and a holder of a life membership. He also has been chairman of the membership security commit tee and held office for several years. Use Mail Tribune Want Ads For Qulcx Cash Subscribers To report improper or non-delivery of the Mail Tribune in Mediord phone 2-6141 Ashland 2-1021. Yreka 841 W before 6:45 p.m. daily and 10:30 a m Sunday. If regular delivery arrives short ly after you call please notify office thus eliminating special messenger service. Cut celery tops and use them to flavor meats, stews soups, roasts and stuffings. For variety, try corn bread ia your favorite poultry stuffing recipe. ti FRIDAY SATURDAY AT EITHER STORE HI-PRESS Peat-Moss (50-Lb. Bag) NATURE'S PERFECT SOIL CONDITIONER $ 50 PER BALE WHILE STOCK LASTS -YOU RECEIVE FREE! 'END-O-PEST" Garden Dust Gun Controls Insects and fungus diseases in vegetables and flowers Value Regular $5.48 Value for $4.50 MARCH SEED & FEED CO. Two Convenient Locations 10th & South Fir "FARM STORE 6th & Bartlett "UPTOWN STORE" PARKING IS EASY AT THE FARM STOREI Teena Paige Sewing Club The Teena Paige Sewing club held a meetiiig March 18 at Mrs. Ashton's home. Two of the mem bers were absent. The girls plan to go to church this coming Sun day as a group. The girls also plan to go to the movies at a later date. Some of t h e girls brought their projects to show the rest of the members how much they have accomplished during this year. The meeting was adjourned after refresh ments were served. Mary Jones Reporter Free: By special arrangement with the editors of the Ency clopedia Americana, my panel of judges will award each week to the reader who sends me 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. Each week new submissions will be considered. your many friendly letters. Please address your letters to: Patient Death Cause Urged for Newspspers Columbus, Ohio U.R) The Columbus Citizen, in an editorial Tuesday, called for a change in the hospital policy of withhold ing the cause of a patient's death from newspaper reporters. "The hospitals may feel they are protecting themselves, the deceased, or the relatives by re fusing this information," the edi torial said. "But the cause of death is matter of public record when death certificates are filed. So withholding only delays the news when it is news." The Scripps - Howard paper maintained there was seldom any good reason for withhold ing the cause of death, and if there was "Newspapers are as able as hospital administrators to judge the justification for withholding it. Is That So! care of Medford Mail Tribune, Box 575, Sausalito, Calif. F EGISTRATI0 OR SPRING T . Day or Night School Saturday, March 23 ERM Accounting English Typewriting 9 A.M. to 4 P.M. 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