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SIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday. May 15. 1937 WALL OF WATER SMASHES TEXAS TOWN The mighty force of an eight-foot wall of water carried this trailer for seven blocks and dumped it on a new car as a flash flood rushed through Lampasas, Tex. Three persons were believed drown, eight were in jured and some 300 left homeless in the, flood which destroyed nearly 90 per cent of the town. Winds, Heavy Rains Batter Widespread Parts of Nation By UNITED PRESS Damaging wind storms dotted with tornadoes and heavy rains lashed widespread sections of the nation Tuesday night and today from Colorado to New York. Eight to 10 twisters dipped from dark clouds near Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday night, but disappeared without hitting the city. An earlier tornado smashed a farm building near Blooming Prairie, Minn. Three persons were injured when tornadic winds collapsed a bank roof at Wooster, Ohio, Tuesday. A lightning bolt wreck ed the chimney of the Berlin, Wis., high school, showering bricks on 100 students in a study hall. No one was injured. Storms Kill 14 A United Press count since Monday showed at least 14 per sons killed as a result of storms, six of them in flood- soaked Texas. The latest victim was James L. Stinger, 32, who was killed Tuesday night when a lightning bolt exploded a cache of dyna mite 500 feet underground near Fresno, Calif. Authorities said Stinger was loading a dynamite charge into drill holes in a tun nel at the Black Rock dam pro- Utah Revokes Driver Permits on Bad Eyesight Salt. Lake City (U.R) Utah drivers' license officials have re voked motoring permits for 2,546 senior residents who failed to pass eye exams. All were holders of so-called granddaddy" licenses issued to some 170,000 elder Utah drivers a decade ago. Such permits are labeled "good until revoked" and may be called in anytime the motorist is no longer able to prove himself capable behind the wheel. Of the original number issued the special licenses, 77,- 646 still are entitled to hold them. ject when the lightning hit and followed a cable underground A thunderstorm dumped .55 inch of rain on New York City Tuesday night, inundating a sec tion of the New York Central and New Haven Railroad tracks during the commuter rush. Lightning Strikes Hotel A lightning bolt hit a corner of the Hotel Lincoln in Manhat tan, and two persons suffered minor injuries from falling de bris. The storm area moved north Tuesday, ripping Denver, Colo., with a rain and hail storm, and coating an area near Milwaukee, Wis., with a white cover of hail stones. Winds up to 90 mph swept Wooster, Ohio, damaging the roof of the Wayne County Na tional bank and injuring three persons, two seriously. Power lines were downed in West Cleveland and wind damage was reported at Akron, Mansfield and New Philadelphia. HILTS Recreation Group Planned BY MRS. M. F. CAVIN Hilts The townspeople of Hilts have held several meet ings recently to plan a long term recreational program for youth of the city. At the last meeting election of officers were held. They are pres- CLUB NEWS Gold Hill 4-H Livestock Club The Gold Hill 4-H Livestock club met at the home of Ogden Kellogg, May 8. The meeting was called to order by the president, Terry Gail. After the regular order of business was taken care of, Mr. Tweedy, a Purina field man, was introduced and showed a movie titled "A Pig Factory." It was announced that a Dairy Fair is to be held at Gold Hill on May 18, at 10 a.m. Next meeting is to be held on June 12, at the home of Mr. Parsons on Foots Creek. Larry Eskew, Reporter. Phoenix Kitchen Workers The Phoenix 4-H Kitchen Workers held their meeting at the Phoenix High school. Susan Thrapp and Jamie Briggs made an orange float. Glenda Dits worth and Lena Grosspietsch made a sponge pudding. Diana Carter made a plain cake. Ken neth Tycksen also made a cake. Virginia Martin and Nedra Harris made a snowflake pud ding. Pamela Grove and Dorothy James made pink angels. The next 4-H meeting will be held June 14. Darelyn Popow, Reporter. Table Rock Sewing Club The Table Rock T. R.'s sewing club met May 0 at the home of their leader, Mrs. Myers. After refreshments, furnished by Al- etta Myers and a game, the girls present worked on pincush ions for Barbara Wheelers Moth er also Barbar Rommger's as they were absent at the last meeting. Our meeting was called to order later by our president, Judy Lewis. It was decided to write up the items at each meet ing. Barbara Rominger, Reporter ssn rfff? y-2 J lSSSNsS OLYMPDA Combine warm friends with cool beer and you have the formula for a pleasant evening. And, light Olympia Beer will add to the companionship of the occasion ... if s so refreshing, so constant in quality. The good i,i a taste of Olympia never changes because it is always WlLll pitdbUlV brewed with the same rare, naturally perfect artesian water. When you join with friends at your neighbor hood tavern, ask for light, sparkling Olympia Beer ... and enjoy it wit h pleasure! "ITS THE WATER" THAT MAKES IT SO REFRESHING VitiXort art ahcoyt welcomt to "One of America' I Exceptional Breweries," Olympia Brewing Company, Olympia, Washington, USA. 01y 11 ident, Robert Trinca, vice presi dent, Al Simmen; secretary, Mrs. W. Wiley; and treasurer Mrs. Frank Graves. Committees a p p o i nted are Little League baseball, Lester Chase Softball, A u d omar De Clerck; Babe Ruth league -and town team, Gino Trinca; swim ming lessons, and facilities, Al Simmen; meeting places for the organization, Mrs. Frank. Graves. The name adopted for the or ganization is the Hilts Recrea tion organization. Mr. and Mrs. Vern Burns chaperoned members of the jun ior Sunday School class on a skating party, at the Ashland skating rink Friday night. Charles Shaw eighth grade student won the 440 yeard race at the County track meet held in McCloud recently, and placed second in the broad jump. Siski you county elementary Schools participated . Guests at the home of .Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Eastman and family recently were Mr. and Mrs. William Eastman of Boyes Hot Springs, Sonama county, Calif. I John Foggiato, son of Mr. and Mrs. Guiseppe Foggiato, has been chosen to share valedictor ian honors with two Yreka .stu dents at graduation exerceses for Yreka High school. Guest at the regular meeting of Girl Scouts Troop 224 at the home of the leader, Mrs. Don Ward, was Mrs. Evan Maupin. The group is working to com plete their second class require ments and Mrs. Maupin spoke to them on her girlhood in Eng land as part of the field of in ternational friendship. Mrs. Marge Snyder and daugh ter, Karen, of Medford visited at the M. F. Cavin home Sunday. Mrs. Francis Gwinn let Mon day night for San Francisco, where she will visit her sister. Mrs. Joe Perry and son, Ron nie, of Ashland visited at the Don Wilcox home Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Williams, accompanied their son, Roy Wil liams, and family of Yreka, went to Medford Saturday; where they were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Rushton and family. On Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Rushton drove Mr. and Mrs. Wil liams home. Mrs. William Anderson and children Shirley and "Pee Wee" of Central Point, were Saturday night guests at the Shino Marin home. Mr. and Mrs. Don Rosecrans of Ashland visited at the Wil liam Fraley home Sunday. Nation's Shoe Bill Exceeds $4 Billion In 1956 the nation's shoe bill exceeded $4 billion, V. Aubrey Norris, member of the Medford firm of Norfield Shoe company, told members of the Medford Rotary Tuesday. Speaking al; a luncheon meet ing at the Jackson hotel, Morris pointed out that 40 per cent of the world's production of leath er footwear was absorbed in the U. S. market. In 1955 the Ameri can market bought 577 million pairs of shoes and 54 million pairs of rubber footwear. Shoes were discovered in the ancient Egyptian tombs four thousand years ago, the speaker said. Until 1850 they were made with hand tools, and it was the invention of the sewing machine that helped the shoe manufactur ing industry to emerge as a line production item. Today shoe making is an exact science, lasts and styles have multiplied, and the training of store personnel vastly improved. Norris' brief address was fol lowed by a motion picture film showing the manufacturing tech niques of America's shoe industry. Two Meetings Slated In Cave Junction Cave Junction Two meet ings, one to organize a National Rifle Association junior rifle club, the other to plan an Il linois Valley Civil Air Patrol cadet squadron, will be held at 8 p.m., Saturday, June 8, at the Melody Lane Playhouse in O'Brien. Sign-ups should be made in ad vance to owner Paul Schneider who will furnish information. Lt. Vic David of the Medford Squadron, Civil Air Patrol, is making arrangements for both meetings, to which all local teen agers have been invited. He heads a junior rifle club in Med ford, in addition to his CAP work. A year is actually 365.2422 days in length. The extra time is taken up each four years by a leap year which adds one day to make the total 366. KIRBY CO. Sales & Service 1028 Murray, Med. PhoiM SP 2-8355 (Saluman Nad4) Newberry's Saves You $$$, $$$ FOUNTAIN SPECIAL Delicious Banana Splits Reg. 30c. Made with 3 flavors of ice cream, half a banana and luscious topping. 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