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TEW MEDFOHP (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Thursday, May 16, 1937 Scientists Await Improved Weather Atomic Test Site, Nev. (IB- American scientists waited im patiently today for the weather to improve so they can explode with safety the first nuclear de vice of an unusually long series of tests Unfavorable winds caused by a last - minute change in weath er conditions led the Atomic En ergy Commission to postpone for 24 hours the detonation of a nu clear device atop a 500-foot tow er which had been scheduled for today. The AEC explained that winds would have carried radioactive particles in dangerous quantities south of the firing area, sprink ling them upon newspapermen, the scientistst hemselves and military observers, including those from 13 NATO nations gathered to witness the tests. Man Who Shot at Americans Arrested Bangkok (IB Police report ed today the arrest of Perd Man awat, 27, as the man who fired several shots at the U.S. at tache's launch on the Cahophya river last Friday. Two bullets narrowly missed Look magazine Publisher Gardner Cowles and nine other Americans. Mahawat said he nanaged a log raft station and was angry because the American launch often sped past the station, caus ing the log rafts to break up, He said he wanted to scare the Americans away rather than to hurt or kill anyone. HEADING OUR WAY Passengers betwe en the Pacific Coast and Hawaii can look forward to riding on this new liner, SS Ma tsonia. The Matson Lines beauty is heading out to sea in the Atlantic for her sea trials. The 26,150-ton vessel has accommodations for 760 passengers. She was reconstructed at Newport News, Va. at a cost of $20 millions, the largest project of its kind in U.S. Merchant Marine history. touthern Oregon Art Students Judge Posters Ashland Three Southern Oregon college art students re cently were selected to judge the annual Poppy Day posters for the junior high schools of Talent and Ashland. Alta Lisonbee of Mesa, Ariz., Don Cottonoch of Medford, Char lene Paull , of Central Point served as judges. Renct and Uu Clualfletf Ad The Low Cost Way To Sell Items Yon Mo Longer Need Sleepy Mexican Village May Be No. 1 Tourist Attraction La Paz, Lower Calif. (U.R) This sleepy, Mexican fishing town is rapidly coming to life, and residents predict that in 10 years it will become the No. 1 goal of tourists ' from the entire western section of the United States. Long known as one of the world's finest sports fishing spots, La Paz is now expanding facilities to provide recreation for those who do not take to the rod and reel. New resort-type hotels are being built and are being filled with an ever-increasing number of visitors. All eyes are on the highway under construction to connect La Paz with the United States at Tijuana. Everyone admits, however, that it will be several IS "6 YouU cut V your milk ' bills and get a bonus, better milk when you take home K 1 uonud TP hdiix IV Lucerne is a better milk . . . because Lucerne gives you a bonus in quality a bonus in extra purity, extra richness and extra good flavor. (Farmers get a bonus, too in extra money for supplying superior quality milk to Lucerne.) Lucerne is a better buy ... because the bonus quality you get in Lucerne costs you nothing extra less, in fact, than home-delivered milk. (The Lucerne people can pay more and charge less for their milk because they never make ex pensive home-deliveries.) So remember Lucerne when you come to SAFEWAY Better your milk buy regularly by getting Lucerne Bonus Quality Milk at Safeway. Get acquainted, too, with the many other fine dairy products that bear the Lucerne name. Homogenized or Regular Quart 24c Vi Gallon 47c years before tourists can arrive by auto. Felix F. Diaz Bonilla, editor of the newspaper Accion and a member of a three-man com mittee that discussed the new highway with President Ruiz Cortines', said there is little chance of speeding' the work. "The President explained that the amount of money involved for the 1,000 miles of highway was extremely great," he said. "The president said his admin istration was spending as much as possible on the project but that it would be up to the fol lowing administration to com plete it." By Air and Beat Mayor Alberto Avarado A. said there was no question but that" the highway would change the entire economy of La Paz. "However," he said, "we are growing now. We now have between 25,000 and 28,000 residents." There are only two ways to reach La Paz at this time by air or by yacht. And each month shows additional thousands of tourists coming to enjoy the cli mate, the fishing, the recrea tion or just to rest far away from telephones. The airline Trans-Mar de Cor tez has expanded its service from Tijuana to daily flights and Aeronaves de Mexico flies daily from the mainland of Mexico. Flights are filled. Guillermo Escudero . Lujan, president of the local Chamber of Commerce, said the very fact that the town can not be reached easily makes living pleasant. He said the natives continue to be friendly to tourists and that thefts are virtually unknown. "It's because we are just like living on an island," he said. Robert Elias, manager of Los Arcos Hotel, has posted this no tice in the rooms: "Since our little hotel has been in operation, we've never had one case of theft from any one or any room. As for locking your room every time you go out, you needn't bother because no one will touch anything. We are proud of our employees and can vouch for their honesty and integrity." Hunting, Too The swank hotel Los Cocos, located two miles out of La Paz, now has 19 rooms and 30 more under construction. There is not a lock on any room door. In their efforts to entertain others besides fishermen the re sort operators have begun to publicize swimming, shell col lecting, hiking and at one place horseback riding. Hunting is great in the hills around La Paz, but involves considerable red tape for the traveler from the United States. To obtain a gun permit it is necessary to belong to a gun club in the United States that is af filiated with one in Mexico. Then arrangements must be made weeks in advance. But whatever else develops La Paz "will still be notable for its fishing. During the first week in April two San Diego, Calif., men were fishing with two lines out. A 200-pound dolphin took the bait and the second fisherman imme diately set to pull in his line to get it out of the way. Before he could reel it in, the bait was taken by a marlin, which began to tangle the lines. It took more than an hour but these skilled rodmen boated both fish and were back at their hotel for lunch. For their dinner, the hotel chef prepared the marlin. House Votes Funds for Mental Patient Study, Salem (IP) The House la,te Wednesday approved expendi ture of $76,000 to finance a study to help the rehabilitation of men tal patients. The federal government would Holmes Gels Bill On TB Hospitals . Salem OP) Senate bill 439 calling for a vote of the people on discontinuance of tubercu losis hospitals either at The Dalles or Portland passed the House late Wednesday and went to the governor fof signature. Rep. R. E. Schedeen, Gresham Democrat, said the bill would give the Board of Control power to use one or both of the hos pitals for other purposes. There are three TB hospitals in Oregon. The Salem hospital has 179 patients with a capacity of 270. The Dalles hospital has 92 patients with a capacity of 170 and the Portland hospital has 63 patients with a capacity of 80. Schedeen said he doubted if either The Dalles or the Portland hospitals would be closed. He said one or the other probably would be shifted to care for mental patients - or geriatric cases. . Rep. Katherine Musa, The Dalles Democrat, objected to the bill because it had no provision for closing the Salem hospital. Corvallts Pilot Killed Off Japan Tokyo (IP) The Marine Corps today identified the pilot of a jet fighter that crashed off Japan on Monday as 2nd Lt. Henry D. Mul lins, 22, of Corvallis, Ore. The Marine officer was killed when his . AD-6 "skyraider" plunged into the sea 10 miles southwest of Matsuyama City off Shikoku island across the Jap anese inland sea from Hiroshima. The plane sank in 100 feet of water and the body has not been recovered. : Mullins, whose parents are Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Mullins of Corvallis, was stationed with the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing at Iwa kuni Naval air station. He ar rived there in January following his graduation from flight train ing school and an assignment at the Cherry Point, N.C., Marine Corps air station. ' 4, CLUB NEWS Nimble Thimbelli The Nimble Thimbells Sewing and Knitting club gave a Moth ers Day Tea, May 11, at the home of Mrs. Morris Frink. Some of the girls had their work on display. Kathy Thomp son played a piano solo.- Linda Johnson and Kathy Frederick read poems. Judy Frink and Kathy Thompson played a clari net duet. Mrs. Nyla Kuest sang a solo. Refreshments were served by Mrs. John Anhorn, Mrs. Ger ald Johnson, and Mrs. Morris Frink. The next meeting will be held June 8 at the Frihks. Evelyn Niedermeyer, Reporter. Meadows Busy Beavert The Meadows Busy Beavers club met at Ruth Ellis's home May 10. After a short meeting Dorthy Terry, Shirley McAllis ter, Sharon Terry, Ruth Ellis and Carolyn Matteson made muffins. After the muffins were made, refreshments were served. The next meeting is to be held at Mrs. Truman Bishop's home. Carolyn Matteson, Reporter. Eagle Point Flying Saucers The Flying Saucer club was called to order by President Susie Carroll. A demonstration of muffins was given. On May 4 at our junior club leader Cathy Carroll's, home a meeting was held to help pre pare the girls for county 4-H demonstration. The next meeting will be held at the high school home eco nomics room May 22. Lauramay Noble, Reporter. Annual Membership Enrollment Drive Is Scheduled at YMCA The annual membership en rollment week will be launched by members of the Medford YMCA at a 7 a.m. breakfast to morrow, Lou Cranston, mem bership chairman, announced to day Purpose of the enrollment drive is to align persons with the organization to help in vol unteer efforts in running pro grams for' youth, to enlist mem bers in active participation in programs, and to interpret the work of the YMCA in the community, Cranston said. Goal for the week-long drive is 2,500 members, he added, in creasing the present member ship by about 300. The YMCA, which started in 1944, has operated 12 years in Medford, and a wide variety of programs are available at the Y building at 522 West Sixth St. Facilities Include Facilities include a well equipped gymnasium, a heated swimming pool, a handball court, weightlifting and special exercise room, a social hall and kitchen, a reading room with space for chess and checkers and a game room for lobby games, Cranston pointed out. More than 800 persons learn ed to swim and 250 passed ad vanced swimming tests. Aver age attendance for week end social dancing for teenage mem bers was between 250 and 350 on most week ends, he noted. Instruction in weightlifting, basketball, . volleyball, boxing, wrestling, handball, badminton, trampoline, and square dancing led the list of activities last year. The YMCA is affiliated with the council of churches, al though independent in organi zation and free from any eccle siastical control, Cranston point ed out. Airline Sued For Crash Death San Francisco (IP) A $500,000 damage suit charging United Air lines with "negligently and care lessly operating" its aircraft has been filed by the widow of a man killed in the June 30, 1956, collision over Grand Canyon. The suit was filed Wednesday by Mrs. Barbara Ashton, whose husband, Thomas Edward, was killed along with 127 others when a Transworld Airlines plane in which he was a passen ger collided with a UAL plane. The suit charged UAL with "so negligently and . carelessly operating the aircraft under its control as to cause it to strike and collide" with . the TWA plane. Ashtoh, -38, was a clerk for TWA at Kansas City, Kan. Be sides his widow, he is survived by two children, Thomas Edward III, 11, and Laura Jennifer, 8. Music Concert Set At Central Point Central Point Annual music concert of Central Point elemen tary schools is set for 8 p.m. Fri day, May 17, at junior high school gymnasium. The junior high and begin ner's bands and the mixed chorus will be featured. Sixth, . seventh and eighth graders make up the junior high band and mostly fourth and fifth graders are in the beginner group. Both bands are directed by Harry Meyers. Mrs. Corrine Robbins directs - the chorus of fourth through eighth graders There will be no charge for admission to the concert. Typhoons that originate north of the equator spin in a counter clockwise direction while those south of the equator turn clockwise. Portland City Council Approves 'Lean' Budget Portland (IP) A "lean" budget, of $15,914,955 was ap proved for the fiscal year start ing July 1 by the Portland city council Wednesday. Although the budget is the largest in Port land history, some services will be cut because of wage increases to some 3,100 municipal employees.' MONEY At Crater Finance you may borrow for any worthwhile purpose on your FURNITURE - AUTO SALARY and repay in monthly install ments. 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You buy a refrigerator only two or three times in your lifetime. , Yet you don't hesitate to buy one without getting so much as a look at the intricate "works" that makes it run. How do you dare make such an important purchase without having an expert check it over for you? What makes you so sure you're getting your money's worth when you say, "I'll take that one"? 1 The answer's obvious. You look for the brand name on the refrigerator your "guarantee." You've learned to follow this first rule of safe and sound buying: A good brand is your best guarantee Ko matter what kind of product you want to buy, you know a good brand won't let you down. You know the maker stands back of it guar antees it. And so, when you buy a good brand you know you're right. Read this newspaper to find out which are the good brands (and the stores that sell them.) The more good brands you know, the surer yon are about all your shopping. BRAND NAMES FOUNDATION Incorporated . 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