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Common Sense May Prevent Being Hit by Lightning Boston W Lightning will kill approximately 230 persons in the United States this year. That Is the annual average dur ing the past decade. An addi tional 1,000 or so are injured every year. What are your chances of be ing hit by lightning? Not very great if you take common-sense precautions whenever you hear the warning rumble of thunder. Here are some suggestions from the National Safety Council: 1. If there is any choice of shelter, choose (a) Large metal or metal-frame buildings. , (b) Dwellings or other build ings protected by lightning rods. (c) Large unprotected buildings. (d) Small unprotected build ings. 2. Avoid the immediate vicin ity of electric light circuits, light ning conductors and downspouts, screened doors and windows, especially if open; stoves and fireplaces, telephones and any igetal object projecting through wall or roof.- 3. If unavoidably out of doors, keep away from isolated trees, wire fences, hill-tops and fvide open spaces, small sheds and shelters in an exposed location. 4. Try to reach thick timber, a cave, a depression in the ground, a deep valley or canyon, or the vicinity of a steep cliff. Auto Safety Persons struck by lightning are sometimes revived by arti ficial respiration. A person struck does not carry a charge of electricity. It is perfectly safe to touch him. The ordinary result of being struck is electric shock, or burns, or both. The usual first aid meas ures should be applied. Though usually e associated with the thunderstorm, light ning strokes have been observed on clear days, giving rise to the expression "a bolt from the blue." There are many 'varieties of lightning sheet, stak, bead ed, ribbon, forked, heat and glo bular or ball lightning References to lightning are found in the earliest known writ ings. God's control over light ning is often mentioned in the Old Testament. In ancient Greece, thunder and lightnfhg were considered omens of Zeus. Records show that most light ning casualties in America oc cur in rural areas or small towns. The National Safety Council DON'T MISS THE MEDFORD KIWANIS CLUB'S TOWN & COUNTRY HOLIDAY NEW MEDFORD ARMORY AUGUST 22-23-24-25 W JOUR GROCETERIA Urges You To Attend The 4-1H1 dod F.F. fapAm 7" Q Your Dollar Actually Buys More at the EIGHT KEDFORD (OREGON) June Havoc Career Starts Still Going Despite Spilled BY DOC QUIGG United Press Correspondent New York HPi It's hard to write about June Havoc because there is such an e n o r mous amount of material that you don't know where to start. For instance, when we had lunch she was wearing a blouse on which was emblazoned the Constitution of the United States, and she spilled chef's salad over the Pre amble and part of Article I. For instance: She has written an autobiography, in longhand, which she says is rather hard on her editor to read because she never went to school a day in her life. The book covers only the first 13 years of her life, but, believe me, that's enough for one book. For instance: She has a beauti ful sister named Gypsy Rose Lee, who, she says, can't sing, can't dance "all she's got is eight million dollars and drives a Rolls Royce; mother wanted her to learn to play the sax, but think how that would look, play ing the sax and driving a Rolls Royce." ' The way she learned to write: "I'm an amateur. I learned the way I learned to kiss. Just grop ed my way." Her pets: "I have seven dog people and three cat people. I L....J A 11 nnnTA J":, . 1.1ru:i? ii u! smile. They inherit it from their father? a Yorkshire terrier I got in London nine years ago. His wife is a chihuahua. Poor old guy, he hasn't got a tooth in his head tosmile with. He just gums smile." Her career up to age 12: At 2 years toe dancer at Shrine benefits "I sat around making no Money at all before that." At 2Vi Hollywood actress, in four or five comedy pictures. At 3J2 dramatic actress with the Duffy Players in San Francisco. At 4 vaudeville coast-to-coast headlin er, "Baby June & Co." Age 6 to 12 star on Keith-Orpheum Circuit, as "Dainty June & Co., the darling of vaudeville, reg. U. S. pat. off." "We carried seven sets of sce nery, six boys, and my poor, beautiful sister Gypsy, who was disguised onstage as a little boy." What happened to her 10 days after her 12th birthday: Got mar ried. "It was at the city hall in North Platte, Neb., an I told the pointed out that one of the safest places for you in a thund erstorm is your automobile. Though the machine may be struck, a person inside it does not provide an easy path for the bolt of lightning to pass to the ground. MAIL TRIBUNE man I was 25 and he didn't even look up." W h t happened during the first year of married life: "I out grew my husband by a full foot. I was a little shorter than he was, and at the end of a year I couldn't quite understand what had happened. Certainly he hadn't shrunk. But I was a head taller. I coulnd't think of my self as a child, since I had been a child star and felt like an adult." Her sister: "Gypsy is a pro writer. She's got brains. Three books, and many magazine arti cles. She's good. No 'amateur On The Side (Distributed by King So many of those arrested for stealing automobiles are under 21 years of age. Stealing motor cars appears to be one of the teen-agers favorite outdoor sports. Why hasn't some clever fellow with an inventive mind originated an automobile burg lar alarm? For example, a de vice which will start a siren sounding off incessantly when the car is started by somebody other than the rightful owner. The owner would know how to I oil UV Ull tllC OH Cli UUl VllC lillCX ! would not. Just a suggestion Think it over. Horses and Women How old was your wife when she noticed her first gray hair? Back in the 1870s,' when the touching ballad titled "Silver Threads Among the Gold" was written, females didn't begin to grow gray until in their middle fifties. It is said that now most women discover their first gray hair when they are about 35. Of course, there is no tragic as pect to it. All they have to do is to decide whether or not to be a brunette, a dazzling ash blonde or a redhead and make a beauty shop appointment td have it ar ranged.. Hair dyeing is an ef fective appearance rejuvenator if expertly handled. However, some females, especially synthet ic redheads, are frequently vic tims of inexpert dyeing jobs which make them look slightly freakish. Asking Queries from clients. Q. How many varieties of the Chinese cuisine are available in New York City restaurants? Which is the best? A. Available are the Chunking, Shanghai, Peking and Cantonese cuisines. Best is the Cantonese. Q. How do you pro nounce the Russian name Khru shchev. Khrushcheff or Khrush- THIS WEEK FAIRGROUNDS Everyone 14 Invited! Published by Your with 4-H Clubs, and Tuesday, August 20, 1957 at Age Two, Salad night in Dixie, there. You don't know what that means? Man, you came in on the last eight bars." Her career since age 12: Got unmarried; got married; got un married; got married. One daughter. Thirty movies, 14 stage plays and 2 musicals, 18 major TV shows, made own TV series of 39 episodes. Going to make a Broadway play this fall. Owns two apartment houses, one New York, the other Los Angeles. Rents to actors. Her book comes out next Spring, and I don't intend to miss it. By E. V. Durling Features Syndicate. Inc.) off? A. Correct pronounciation is "Khrushchoff." Q. I do not smoke, drink, gamble,- flirt or stay out late. I am not quarrel some. I turn my pay check over to my wife. Yet she is al ways complaining about me and acting dissatisfied. Can your Horses and vVomen experts give me an idea what is the matter with her?. A. Maybe she's bored. Passing By Jeffrey Selznick. Film'produc tion executive. Son of David Q. Selznick, producer of "Gone With The Wind," greatest money maker in motion picture history. Jeffrey is the third generation of Selznicks in the film industry. The first was Lewis J. Selznick, originally the owner of a jewel ry store in Pittsburg, Pa. He broke into the firm business around 1912. His first star was Clara Kimball Young. After her Norma Talmadge and Olive Thomas. If you recall those cinema luminaries you are a cinch to get into the Young Old Timers Assocation. Measurements We are constanly being re minded by press agents of the Three B (Bust, Belt and Bean) measurments of certain alleged actresses. What have physical measurements to do with acting ability? Minsky show girls and strip tease dancers should be publicized by their bust measure ments. Actresses by their mental measurements. What were the physical (Three B) measure ments of Sarah Bernhardt . or Eleanora Duse? What are Gar bo's physical measurements? How about Helen Hayes? Cer tainly none of theses brilliant women could be styled "oomph girls' but consider their acting talent. Offhand cannot think of i an "oomph girl" type who was truly a great actress. AT THE You'd want to sm thlt grand show ... a display of the achievements of the F o u r-H Clubs and the Future Farmers of America. All of us, her at your friendly Groceteria, hops that all of YOU make it a point to attend the Fair. It's one sure way to show the girls and boys of Jackson County that YOU are interested in their practical Four-H and F.F.A. activities . . . and YOUR INTEREST is the very BEST form of encouragement to worth while youth movements such as these are. So, ple,ase attend the fair . . . NOW. At the same time, see the Medford Kiwanis Club's first annual TOWN & COUNTRY HOLIDAY at the New Medford Armory. Entertainment, demonstrations, displays all for YOUR enjoyment. Groceteria in cooperation F.F.A. of Jackson County. Groceteria! - ' f 7 V d - ..i, - wnim wrunin mi iui SAWS WOOD Clifford Bigham of Crater chapter of the Future Farmers of America constructs a mineral feeder for his dairy herd. He won the district FFA better farming con test this last year. Dynamite Causes Airplane Explosion Washington OPI The Civil Aeronautics board said Monday that laboratory tests indicated dynamite was the cause of an explosion in a Western Airlines two-engine plane near Daggett, Calif. A CAB spokesman said that after examining scorched pieces of the fuselage, laboratory ex perts were satisfied that dyna mite caused the destruction of a 28 square foot section of the fuselage. As a result of the accident, passenger Saul Binstock was blown out of the Convair craft STARTS THURSDAY - At Starts TODAY -for 5 BIG DAYS! 4-IH1 OLUl-IF.F.A. ts t7i ' v - i. v ; iftX . and fell 10,000 feet to his death. , The FBI said it also was inves tigating the cause of the mishap but would not comment further until the probe was completed. The CAB spokesman said the board was concerned only with finding the "probable cause" of the accident and had no interest in criminal prosecution. That, he said, is up to the FBI. Immediately after the inci dent, the plane made an emer gency landing at George Air Force base, Calif. There were no other deaths or injuries. THE KIWANIS CLUB'S FIRST ANNUAL Town & Country Holiday Enjay This Show When Yen Attend the 4-H F.F.A. Fair FALL $MU. Jackson County Fairgrounds The future of Jackson County, of Oregon and the Nation rests with the young folks . . depends upon their energy, integrity and good citizenship. That is why Copco is so enthusiastic over the fine 4-H club and Future Farmers of America movements, which instill in boys and girls the finest type of training in self-reliance, resourcefulness and . sound citizenship. That is why Copco urges YOU to lend encouragement to these out standing youth organizations by attending the fair this week. ' Published in Cooperation with Jackson County F.F.A. and 4-H Clubs by . THE CALIFORNIA OREGON POWER COMPANY A Western Company owned and operated by Western People Leadership Vital Phase of Program A vital phase of the FFA pro gram is development of leader ship, advisors state. Due to present market condi tions and the farmer's role as key man in the economy, farm youth must be taught to repre sent themselves and their prob lems. . Self-government in the three chapters at Central Point, Eagle Point and Phoenix bears on this aim. Chapter members elect their own officers. These officers have the responsibility of designing the work program for the ensu ing year. The fall program starts with a day devoted to leadership in training for new officers. Officers from 10 schools of southern Oregon will meet Sept. 28 at the Eagle Point vocational agriculture building. Officers of the state association of FFA will be present to assist in develop ing officer leadership. Leadership is spread through the rank and file FFA members by committee organization. FFA members carry their leadership responsibilities to the community by speaking to Granges, civic organizations, school PTA's and other such groups. . Each year the chapters use their own funds to send two dele gates to the national convention in Kansas City. Here they ex change ideas with other FFA boys from all over the nation. Washington OP) The House has passed a bill approving the Klamath River Basin compact between California and Oregon. The Senate already has passed a similar measure, but the House version, passed Monday, will have to go back to the Senate for concurrence in a technical amendment. Medford's NEW ARMORY Great Britain on Verge of New Tests Honolulu OB Great Britain appears to be on the verge of a new series of nuclear tests in the Christmas island area, the Hono lulu Advertiser reported today. The Advertiser said that by this week end, 20 British trans port planes carrying top-secret cargo will pass through the air base island of Canton en route to Christmas from Australia. At the same time, the U.S. Navy reported Britain has re newed its 600,000 square mile danger zone around the nuclear testing site, 1,200 miles south of Honolulu. On July 27, the British reis sued a notice to mariners warn ing that the danger zone would remain "until further notice." The Advertiser speculated the A-bomb tests scheduled for Mar alinga in South Australia next month had suddenly been trans ferred to Christmas island in the wake of strong Australian protests. It noted the current airlift through Canton was 'similar to the big air movement that pre ceded Britain's testing of three H-bombs this spring. Policeman's Work Found Never Done Hollywood (IF) Accident in vestigation officers Robert Par dini and Robert Spottswood found that a policeman's work is never done. They were returning to police headquarters after acting as technical advisers for location shots in San Francisco for CBS TV's "Lineup" when they saw a man trying climb over a fence. They stopped him and he admitted he had just held up a grocery.
