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MEETING IN WASHINGTON, AFL-CIO executive council sters' boss as AFL-CIO vice president lor invoicing r am .wnaraeni ueiuic K r mittee. From left: William F. Schnitzler, secretary treasurer; George Meany, president; James B. Carey, Electrical Workers' president and Walter Reuther, United Automobile Workers' president. Beck has challenged council. (International Soundphoto) Th story followed a familiar pattern: , "Another Presbyterian congre gation recently lost its church. All that remains of the First chuvch of Williamsburg, Iowa, aro four (brick) walls, heaps of rubbish and ashes, twisted gird ers and broken stained glass and tile scattered over the ruins. In surance, S75.000; etimated loss $120,000." So the walls were brick and stone, the girders were steel, and all are now useless, like the broken tile and glass. A photo graph of the fire was snapped. It showed the structure warping and twisting from the blast furnace heat within. The weak ened walls were to be demolish ed and the rubble trucked away. The fire that burned historic (stone-walled) First Methodist church of Trenton, N. J., on Sunday, Dec. 16, 1956, was one of four that were set in the city on that single day. Many more churches, from Boston to Den ver, were set on fire and bombed by screwballs through the win ter. High Testimony John A. Diemand, president of the Insurance Company of : North American companies, made a study of the fire hazard in churches, which was pub lished recently in "Presbyterian Life." In it he emphasized that only 13 per cent of church fires were due to arson. His study was focused on the problems in volved in the 83 per cent of the fires that occur in the churches of the land. "Figures gathered by the Na tional Fire Protection associa tion," he said, "show that the rural meeting house protected by a bucket brigade and the metropolitan cathedral protect ed by the finest in firefighting equipment are almost equally susceptible. The white clapboard church, the stone Gothic church, and the Brick Georgian church burn almost equally as often and THINKING BOURBON TOO It isn't not if it's 86 proof Old Crow! Here's bourbon mild as your present whiskey yet with the superb taste only fine bourbon offers! TRY OLD CROW 86 PROOF OLD CROW DIST. CO.. FRANKFORT. KY, DISTRIBUTED BY NAT. DIST. PROD. CORP. CENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY OlDCRCM yL4 I rjr Tpg c- f ww me Woods , .IBISTEHHS equally as well. "They have much in common. They have great open areas that make wonderful drafts for fire; they have inaccessible organ lofts, galleries and attics; and they have sporadic occupancy six days a week . . . "FauUy heating units are the source of fully one quarter of church fires. Misuse of electric ity through defective or badly installed wiring is another prin cipal, cause. Fires started by shoi-f. circuits in the organ and the organ motor are particularly nasty fires, for they are usually in inaccessible spots . . . Light ing is high on the list of fire starters ..." Insurance Committee Diemand suggests for each church a committee on safety from fire and a fire insurance committee, or a combination committee on both prevention and insurance on fires. The panel of experts should, of course, have a program for other forms of disaster to church plants as from earthquake, hur ricane or flood. No authority has suggested that lumber is less safe than other materials for church build ing. In fact, the Church Archi tectural Guild of America has awarded first prize in 1956 de signs for "a small church seating 300 or less persons" to St. Eliza beth's Episcopal Church in Burien, Wash., (Seattle suburb). The winning architects were Durham, Anderson and Freed. And St. Elizabeth's is designed in lumber in Douglas fir posts, beams, planks and "glulam" roof arches and with red cedar shingles and siding. It was de signed for economy, beauty, ef ficiency, and safety of construc tion. Acfor Gene Lockhart Dies of Heart Attack Santa Monica, Calif. U.R) Veteran actor Gene Lockhart died at St. John's hospital Sun day a few hours after suffering a heart attack at his West Los Angeles home. He was 65. When Lockhart died, a Catho lic priest, a nun, his wife, Kath leen, and their actress-daughter, June, 32, were at his hospital bedside. . A veteran of more than 300 motion pictures, Lockhart ap peared most often in . recent years in roles potraying a weak and cowardly little man. He be gan his carer as an entertainer some 60 years ago. As a writer, he produced over 400 sketches and many radio plays. He also wrote many songs, one of his most notable achieve ments in this field being the lyrics for "The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise." Teddy Nadler Ties In Quiz Show Test New York kU.R) Television quiz show expert Teddy Nadler used his. photographic memory to tie world-traveled Mrs. Low ell Thomas Jr. on a geography question Sunday night making the total of his winnings and question stake the highest on a single show. Nadler, whose formal school ing ended at the eighth grade, has won SI 20.000 on CBS-TVs 'The $64,000 Challenge," and is now tied with Mrs. Thomas at SI 6.000. making a total of $136,000. Previous single show cham pion was Charles Van Doren, an English instructor at Columbia university, who won S129.000 on NBC-TV's "Twenty One." An 11-year bid schoolboy from Tu junga, Calif., won S164.000 on two programs for top total win nings. Cars more than five years old may not be driven on Bermuda highways. Visitors cannot drive for their first 30 days. suspends Dave Beck, Team On The Side By E. V. OURLING (Distributed by King Feature! Syndicate, Inc.) It was Robert Louis Steven son who observed, "Marriage is of so much use to a woman, it opens out to her so much more of life and puts her in the way of so much more freedom and usefulness, that whether she marry ill or wel she can hard ly miss some benefit. Infant Prodigy How old were you when you first talked? What did you say? My knowledge of my infancy is meagre. I don't even know whether I said "Mama" or "Papa" first. Christian Heineck en born in Lubeck, Germany, talked four hours after his birth. At one year of age he was quot ing the Bible. At two, he was an expert on geography. At three he spoke French and Lat in. At four he became a student of philosophy. And at five years of age he died. Records How often do you have guests lor dinner? George Washington once wrote in his diary, "Tonight my wife and I had dinner alone for the first .time in 20 years." If a man still has a bad habit after 50 years of age, it is im possible to cure him. So says a character development expert. I question that claim. I know a man of 52 who was cured of playing three-horse parlays. Passing By Tempest Storm. The very dar ing danseuse. She began featur ing that dance known as "the strip tease" five years ago. Her weekly wage was then $40. She now has a contract calling for $100,000 annually for an active season of 25 weeks. That gives her a 27-week annual rest. Curiosity - Do you have a young son or daughter who asks you innum erable questions? If so, that's a good sign. It was Dr. Samuel Johnson, who said, "Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vig orous intellect." Asides In the matter of tossing the book at inebriated drivers of au tomobiles, Johannesburg, South Africa, tops the world. The pen alty for drunk driving there is $2,800 fine or 10 years in jail or . both? . . .The patron saint ot policemen is St. Michael. For taxidrivers, St. Fiacre . . .Am asked if there is a four-edged safety razor blade on the mar ket. None that I know of. How ever, there may be soon. A Japanese manufacturer has made such a blade. Sidelights Agreeing the word "Incidentally"- is much overworked on tel evision programs, a Chicagoan adds that even more overworked by airwave performers and an nouncers is the expression "as a matter of fact" . . . What is your favorite definition of a kiss? It was Shelley who defined a kiss as "the soft and sweet eclipse when soul meets squI on lovers' lips." Among the Married In the majority of cases it is the wife who decides whether or not the couple will have a dog. She also decides on the breed. That's why French poodles and Pekinese have become so pop ular. When you see a couple with a small dog you can al most always be certain the man of the house is slightly domi nated by his mate, if not actu ally henpecked. The possession of a large dog usually indicates the man has everything under control at his house and is, as the saying goes, "wearing the pants." JUVENILE JAM SESSION . Valley Stream, N.Y. iU.fi) Police Sunday broke up a four mile two-hour traffic jam on Long Island Parkway by return ing Raymond Olseon to his mother. The four-year-old tot had been stopping cars by stand ing in the middle of the road and holding up both hands. HORNBROOK Students Provide Dinner By MRS. H. H. CHAPMAN Hornbrook The seventh and eighth grade pupils of the local grammar school, their teachers and school board members had a Smorgasbord dinner at Bur bel resort Wednesday evening, March 27. . Eighth graders attending were Linda Blankenship, Penny Bar num, Tim Kutzky, Edward Lemos, Betty McCanna, and Har vey Shfhar. and those from the seventh grade were Loren Cum mins, Clifford Hays, Bill Jones. Steve McMaster, Lauran Paine Jr., Clyde Peters, Percilla Peters, Hellen Whitten, Ann Rutledge, Nadine Rue, Patty Williams and Richard White. Teachers present were Mrs. Loren Cummins and Mr. Cum mins, A. J. Gregory, school prin cipal, and Mrs. Gregory, and board members Jack Cross, clerk, and Mrs. Cross, Mr. and Mrs. Lauran Paine, and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Blankenship. The youngsters, working as a group, earned the money them selves to pay for the banquet, by presenting movies and dances during the year. Dr. Ken Young, curriculum consultant from the county school superintendent's office in Yreka, was guest speak er for the evening. As part of his program, he showed colored slides which he had taken of Mt. Shasta, and scenes in Siskiyou county, with a background, on tape recording, of the reading of poems about Mt. Shasta and northern Cali fornia written over a century ago. by Joaquin Miller. Officers of each class then made short speeches of appreciation, follow ed by responses from the board members and the principal. Hornbrook students participat ing in the annual spring concert of the Yreka high school band and chorus presented Wednes day evening in the high school gym were Barbara Burns, Shir ley Moffett, and Linda and Lil lian Rawhouser. The Women's Society of the Community schurch held an all day meeting at the church on Thursday, March 28 with a pot luck dinner at noon. A total of 153 items of clothing, mostly baby clothes made by the women, was packed and mailed to a missionary in Datel, New Mexico, to be distributed to needy members . of the "lost" tribe of Navajo Indians. Copco News Mrs. Dick Trullinger was hostess for the Pinochle club at her home on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Gade and children from Ashland were here visiting on Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Morrie Chappel and chil dren. Walter Friday was one of the group of students from Yreka high school who made the re cent trip to San Franciso with the art class. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Finch have gone to San Francisco on bus iness. Word has been received here that Mrs. Ken Coleman of Cen tral Point, a former Copco resi dent, is in Sacred Heart hospital in Medford where she under went surgery Thursday, March 21. Gillingham, England U.R) A local minister Saturday re jected a couple's request that the hymn "Day of Wrath and Doom Impending'' be played at their .edding.. at your Mobil 1 RfikoM -power octanes in powerful gasoline combined with MQ chemical additives make this new superfuel 1957 Mobilgas Special. Feel it perform in clean, quick getaways. . . safe passing on high-speed highways. 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Talk it over with the Man from Manufacturers District Representative C. "CHUCK" COX St., Medford, Oregon - Tel: 2 gas SipxscflaiD CLUB NEWS Chowder Chicks The Chowder Chicks cooking club of Central Point met March 23 at the home of the leader, Joan Dobrot. The meeting was called to order by' Charla Jo Meyer, president. , After saying pledges, members ( discussed the minutes of the last meeting. They changed the spell- ing of the name from Fhowder Chicks to Chowder Chix.. The club made $10 on its cake sale. The club decided to go to Kim's restaurant. Refreshments, were served. Who Launder Shirt Beit? Dumai Domttfic Laundry K-57 - 8420 4 r
