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TEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Is That So? Now that our backs are turned on winter, would you care to look over my shoulder at the all time cold records of the world as officially accepted by weather men? Naturally there are a lot of places where no official rec ords were kept including, more than likely, your own backyard. All the following temperatures are in Fahrenheit. The' world's lowest is 90 de grees below zero at Oimegon, Siberia. February, 1933. ((Since then this same station has claim ed 108 below zero in 1938 but this figure has not been officially accepted as yet.) It is auite possible that the coldest spot on the earth is in North America Greenland. A spot temperature reading taken Dec. 6, 1949, on Central Green land's mile-thick icecape read 89 below zero. And we have yet to THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY HORSEPOWER AND Bring your car in for Ak free cheek-up oa oof ioeide (est roed. ... Know if youf speedometer is accurst. See if your horsepower is up to factory standards. 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There at elevations averag ing about a mile and a half, weathermen believe it may well be the coldest year-round area with an estimated annual temp erature of at least 22 below zero. No wonder there are no land mammals in the South Polar regions. Even a penguin incu bates by holding her egg on her foot off the ice, tucked into a pocket-like bunch of feathers. As for the U.S., the lowest ever recorded is 70 below at Rogers Pass, Mon., Jan. 20, 1954. These all-time temperatures usually require deep snow condi tions; an atmosphere which is dry and calm; and a clear sky. Look for them .mainly in Feb ruary. The weather station with the lowest mean annual reading in the U.S. is Mount Washington, N.H., which has a year-round mean of 5 degrees below freez ing. . Excluding mountain peaks, the lowest average in the U.S. is at Hannah, N.D., with 28 degrees below ' freezing. As for the coldest spot on con tinental North America that hon or goes to Canada. At Snag Air Station, Yukon Territory, it was 81 degrees below zero, Feb. 8, 1947. But friends, winter and ear muffs are over, so next Wednes day I'll warm up your frost-bitten pinkies with a discussion of the hottest recorded days on the face of the earth. It'll be a scorcher! (Released by McClure Newspaper Syndicate) Free: By special arrangement with the editors of the Encyclo pedia Americana, my panel of judges will award each week to the readers who send 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. Each week new submissions will be considered. Sorry, I simply can't answer your many friendly letters. Please address your letter to: Is That So! co Medford Mail Tribune, Box- 575, Sausalito, Calif. Victims Exaggerated, Burglar Declares St. Petersburg, Fla. (U.R) A 39-year-old tri;ck driver, who confessed burglarizing 21 stores in seven months to get food for his five children, denounced his victims Tuesday for exaggerat ing their losses. "It surprised me to read in the newspapers how people mag nified what I took," Johnny (Babe) Ray said. , "One woman reported she had been robbed of $140 and I only got $37 there " Ray confessed to police that he started stealing seven months ago "to buy food and milk for my kids." He said he first he only took food, but later stole money and merchandise, includ ing a television set. Police said Ray has five chil dren, ranging in age from three weeks to six years. U0W. Get Finest Quality iv First Line for the charged for most .second line tires plus a U 11 1 1 P mm . Ft f plus tax and old tin only Q Wednesday, April 3. 1957 House Clears Way for Drive To Get Vote on Civil Rights Washington U.R) The House today cleared the way for a drive to get a vote on the Civil Rights Bill. But the bill's supporters were pessimistic about getting fast action. Filing of formal reports for and against the administration program cleared the way for a drive to get it through the House Rules Committee and onto the House floor. But supporters feared that the Rules Committee, headed by Rep. Howard W. Smith (D-Va.), would not clear the bill before late May or early June. That could easily kill any chance of getting Senate action this year. Foes of the program in the Senate would argue that it was then too late to begin debate and in all probability cause a filibuster that would block pas sage of other legislation. Other congressional news: Budget: The- House economy fight continued over the admin istration's $2,900,000,000 budget for the Labor and Health, Edu cation and Welfare departments. The House called up an amend ment to cut off funds for the gov ernment's new sewage disposal plant program. Newsmen: The Senate For eign Relations Committee sought to decide whether to invite rep resentatives of the three major U.S. news services to testify on the State Department's ban against newsmen visiting Red China. Sen. Hubert Humphrey (D-Minn.) suggested representa tives of United Press, Associated Press and International News Service be invited to testify. Powell: Rep. Adam Clayton Powell Jr. disclosed he is soli citing House members for money Bankruptcies Set All-Time Record Washington (U.R) Con gress was told today that bank ruptcies have surged to a new peak this year that will surpass the record high set in the de pression year of 1932. A Dem ocratic congressman called the situation "alarming." The revised forecast was made by Edwin L. Covey, chief of the federal courts' bankruptcy div ision in testimony made public by a House Appropriations, sub committee. Covey said his "present esti mate" is that the number of bankruptcy cases filed during the 12 months ending next June 30 will reach a record high of 72,000. That compares with 62,086 in the year ending last June 30. The present record of 70,049 was set in the year ending June 30, 1932. Covey said he was still stick ing "for the time being" to his months-old forecast that bank ruptcy cases will not exceed 74,000 in the new fiscal year which starts July 1. But he agreed that forecast will have to be revised upward too if the trend continues. Tires prices usually 6.70x15 rayon tubeless, wo old tire Rig. 30.10. NOW tax ond old tire only Other sixes and whitewalls at similar tarings! MOUNTED FREE EASY TERMS as low as 10 Down, $5 Monthly Wheel Beleweiwi $1.30 per wheel - Phone 2-6882 Measure to help rebuild Montgomery, Ala., churches bombed during racial strife. The Negro New York Democrat is telling House members their contributions will be kept secret. Judges: The House Judiciary Committee approved a bill that' would require chief judges of federal district a n d circuit courts at the age of 75 to turn over their top posts to younger judges. However, they would re main judges. Lawyers: Rep. Francis E. Walter (D-Pa.) introduced a bill that would prohibit alleged Com munist lawyers from appearing before Congress or federal agen cies unless they swore the charge was false. He said more than two dozen lawyers identi fied as Communists have ap peared before his House Com mittee on Un-American Activi ties in recent years. Truck Drjver Dies in Freezer Columbus, Ohio (U.R) De tectives today investigated the death of Bradley Kincade Mc Donald, 24, a bridegroom of 17 days, who was found Tuesday evening int he freezer compart ment of his ice cream delivery truck. Police ordered an investiga- ion after Dr. Robert A. Evans, coroner, said a preliminary ex amination showed death was ap parently caused by suffocation. The coroner .ordered ary autop sy. McDonald, married in Akron March 16 to the former Miss Shirley Corley, Akron, was last seen alive Tuesday morning. Harry Wolman, owner of the Oak St. Pharmacy, one of Me Donald's stops, told police he found the truck parked nearby and forced open the door of the freezer. He said he first no ticed the truck parked more than four hours earlier. McDonald was found on the compartment floor, his head resting against the wall. The temperature inside was 20 de grees below zero. The door was unlocked and there was an emergency release inside. Efforts to revive McDon ald failed. Eden Rests Up for United States Trip Wellington, N.Z. (U.R) Sir Anthony Eden lazed in the sun on the last day of his shortened New Zealand vacation today resting for his arduous trip to the United States. The 59-year-old former prime minister will leave here Thurs day (2:45 p.m. today PST) on the. first leg of his flight to Bos ton for treatment of the intest inal ailment which forced his resignation Jan. 9. Eden will fly aboard a New Zealand Air Force Sunderland flying boat specially provided by New Zealand Premier Syd ney Holland. In Boston, Eden will be ex amined by Dr. Richard Cattell, the American abdominal spec ialist who performed the 1953 operation. Baby Fowl as Easter Novelty Discouraged Chicago (U.R) The Anti Cruelty Society today urged parents and merchants to stop using live chicks and other baby fowl as Easter novelties. J. J. Shaffer, managing edit or of the society, said few people know how to care for the chicks. He said children often "rough handle" them until they either die or are sent back to farms and shelters. Shaffer said the society's cam paign last year brought good re sults. He said fewer chicks, bun nies and ducklings were used as novelties than any previous year but it. was hoped the number would be even smaller this year. Medford Bank Lists $20 Million Deposits The Medford branch of the Untied States National Bank of Portland showed deposits total ing $20,518,744.03 as of March 14, according to Allan Perry, manager. Loans and discounts for the Medford branch now stand at $10,339,753.48, Perry reported. The U.S. National Bank of Portland 'showed deposits total ing $735,818,188, as of March 14, according to figures recently re leased. Total resources for the state wide system stood at $812,538, 496, it was reported. Loans and discounts have increased about $10 million since spring a year ago and now total $330,154,438, bank officials said. Hiroshima was about three fifths destroyed by the atom ic bombing attack which occured on Aug. 6, 1945. College Crowd Gathered on Beaches of Florida Seek Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (U.R) The college crowd, which two years ago went on a furniture breaking, window smashing rampage here, has put its head in the sand this season. "We're looking for the coed with the sexiest toe," explained John Bailey, a Cornell Univer- s it y student whose Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity is sponsoring the "Miss Toe" contest. "It's just a routine we give the girls," he said. "It's a good way to get acquainted. We have an all around ball down here. Flordia is great." The townsfolk are just as glad that the youths who annually swarm the "college beach" sec tion of Fort Lauderdale's ocean side strip got the rough stuff out of their system in 1955-. Nearly Wrecked Town That year they almost wreck ed the place and even put sharks in a swank hotel swimming pool. The city debated whether to al low them back. "Sure they get away from home and they bust loose," said lifeguard Howie Wheale. "But recently they haven t caused any real trouble. They get together and have their parties at night. 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