Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, February 05, 1958, Image 5

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Newspaper Page Texto Quotes From the News By UNITED PRESS Lexington, Va. Dr. Arnold Toynbee, British historian, on the big problems of the world: 'The big problems are on this planet, not in outer space. There's not much time to put this planet in order." Paducah. Ky. Gunman Carl Burton, 24, wanted for an alleged kidnaping, on his surrender at police headquarters: "Here I am. I give up." Miami, Fla. Gordon Dunn, chief forecaster of the Miami Weather bureau, on the cold wave that has plunged Florida temperatures as low as 20 degrees: "This is definitely the worst winter on tourists in Florida on record and it s one of the worst on citrus, vegetables and cattle." t Franklin, Pa. Deputy Sheriff Jim Nast, on 22-year-old Mrs. Lydia Dean's decision to spend her first nftjht of free dom behind bars after a jury found her innocent of murder ing her Air Force husband: "Here she feels secure. She feels more secure up there (in her second floor cell) than she does on the outside." , Atlanta Rabbi William B. Silverman, in an address be fore a human relations institute, on what the nation needs in the space age: ' What the United States needs is guided men and women instead of guided missiles." APPLEGATE VALLEY Grayback Snow Measured Even Earth Worm Can Learn Things, Scientists Reveal By DELOS SMITH United Press Science Editor New York IP A fascinat ing fact from the lesser known vineyards of science is that ""v even an earth worm can learn things and doesn't forget after he's lost his head. He grows a new head and con tinues to prof- ,it from his beioi smith learning. Science also knows why hens lay so many -ggs which is an astonishing thing when you keep in mind that two to a dozen in spring time is all most birds bother to. lay. The By MAUDE ZIEGLER Applegate Valley A snow depth of 96 inches on the Grayback snow course is re ported by R.alph Ash, soil conservation employee, who made the snow measuring trip with a Sno-Cat last week, according to a report from Star Ranger station here Snow was said to have al most a 100 per cent water content. Mrs. Ash accompanied her husband on the trip. The route to Wrangle Gap was blocked by a fallen tree with roots blocking the road, al though it was expected the Sno-Cat could make the trip when the tree could be re moved. When the Sno-Cat is not able to make the entire trip, the remaining course is made on snow shoes. Snow measurements are taken three times annually during the last week of Jan uary, February and March. This is the second year that the soil conservation has takr en over the snow measure ment. In previous years it was done by district forest service personnel, who made the entire trips on snow shoes. Ash does a number of loca tions on the Rogue Riv? Na tional forest, as well as on the Umpqua. The next special event in the new Ruch Community church will be a farewell party for Fred DeVos, teacher of the high school boys' class, who is leaving Sunday to serve in the Army reserves. There was a record attend ance at the first service in the new building Sunday morn ing. Church groups from the lower sections of the valley attended the Praise service on Sunday evening in observance of the opening of the new biulding. The Rev. Lester Stevens of Provolt gave the sermon. Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Offen bacher and daughter, Dana Lynn, and Mr. and Mrs. Cur tis Gearhardt drove to Cres cent City Sunday where they were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Elvis Offenbacher. Mrs. Elsie Hansen of Free water arrived by plane Sat urday and is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. "Odge" Hansen. The Barnes Avenue Play ers, Medford. dramatic group, will present a mental health play, "And You'll Never Know," at a meeting of the Ruch Parent Teacher associ ation Friday, Feb. 7, at 8 p.m., according to Larry Tweedy,- program chairman. Mrs. Dave Winningham will lead the discussion afterward There will be a business meet ing and social period with Mrs. Donald Main, fourth grade room mother, in charge of serving. The meeting is open to the public. Mrs. Minnie Offenbacher is at the home of her brother, Otto Walters, at Castro Val ley, Cal., where she is con valescing from surgery at Stanford Lane hospital in San Francisco. Mrs. Offen bacher was accompanied south by her son, Fritz. A total of $54 was netted lor the March of Dimes at the .pplegate-Ruch grade school basketball game at Ruch gym last week. Girls' volleyball teams also competed, with Applegate winning both games. Miss Nancy Howard and John J. Oxley Jr., of Port land will be married in a Catholic ceremony in Port land Feb. 15. Miss Howard is a niece of Mrs. Leon Offen bacher, and is known by many in the community. Rural reflections and views of local gals in selected mo ments of calm efficiency: Mary Farrand on a Sunday afternoon was teiling a couple of friends how she takes a mop along as she moves from room to room in getting her morning work done, and thus has hours and hours every day for knitting and tatting Stella Offenbacher thinks nothing of making up three or four batches of cookies in order to get 20 or so cattle men together for their annual business meeting. Evelyn Fossen, as she set out on the daily job with the family buil ding program and cement pouring, said she was wear ing an old red hat, two pairs of pajamas, wool trousers, and top coat. Mr. and Mrs. Lester An derson and family of San Francisco were recent guests of Anderson's uncle, Edward Finley. Anderson, who form erly lived here is in the Navy. Other guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Finley were his brother, Lester Finley,-Med- ford, after making his home in Klamath Falls for many years. CARRIER KEEL LAID Norfolk, Va. UP The keel for the world's first atomic powered aircraft carrier was laid at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Tuesday. Secretary of the Navy Thomas F. Gates Jr., said in Washington the carrier will be named "En terprise" to perpetuate the name of the World War II carrier that won seven battle stars in the Pacific; and six other predecessors of the same name. The vessel will be powered by eight atomic reactors. Portland Transit Company Hot To Consider Delay Portland OP) Rose City Transit company Tuesday re fused to consider a delay of its deadline for halting buses in Portland's mass transpor tation system. Charles C. Bowen, spokesman for the San Francisco firm which owns the system, said the buses will stop Feb. 28, de spite an attorney general's rul ing that a fare increase de manded by RCT would re quire approval of the state public utilities commissioner. Ultimatum Not Bluff An estimated 30,000 to 40, 000 persons, including school children, use the bus system daily. Bowen said the firm's ulti matum for a fare increase "or else" was not a bluff. All but one member of the Portland city council had approved an emergency ordinance grant ing the increase to keep the buses operating but the ordi nance required a unanimous vote that was lacking when Commissioner O r m o n d R. Bean voted "no." Bean said that he would stand firm against the in crease as long as legal ques tions remain. Attorney General Robert Y. Thornton said the State Supreme court has affirmed many times that the state's authority in rate cases is par amount. Portland City Attor ney Alexander G. Brown dis agreed with Thornton. He said he believed the city had full control over the bus sys tem under the terms of the motor carrier act. To Vote Again Tuesday .The council is due to vote Tuesday on another fare -increase ordinance without an emergency clause. It could be passed withoift Bean's vote and would give Rose City its fare increase by March 6. But Bowen held fast to his Feb. 28 deadline. He said "I for one went to assure all of 'you we're not bluffing. We do have to pay our bills and if we can't pay them, we have to make other plans for the future." hen lays as many as 200 a sea son because people systimati cally rob her nest. By the technique of nest-robbing, a scientist caused a woodpecker to lay 71 eggs in 72 days. On the other hand, an aphid lays eggs only in the fall. These eggs "winder" and in the warmth of the spring sun hatch aphids. One "winter" egg could give rise in one summer to so many aphids their weight would equal the weight of the world provid ed there was an unlimited food supply for aphids and their natural enemies left them alone. Has Natural Enemies But insects have natural enemies other than other in sects and people. Houseflies get athlete's foot, for exam ple, and there is a "staph" in fection which usually kills about half the flies who pick up the bug. Insects are knock ed off by viruses as well as by bacteria. So far as science knows, it has never ' rained cats and dogs, but it has rained fish and frogs. Small herring bounced down on' Appin, Scotland, in 1830 and in 1900 froes rained down on Liver pool. These creatures had been picked up at sea and from marshland by water spouts. Ostriches never bury their heads in the sand or anything else. As birds go, the ostrich is not stupid but smart. The males will decoy enemies away from nests by stagger ing off and then collapsing as though dying. The males rule over three to four females who tay their eggs in the same nest. At night, the male sits on the eggs. Some Wood Sinks Not all woods -float in wat--er. Many sink to the bottom. The wood of the quebracho or "axbreaker" tree of Argen tina weighs 87 pounds per cubic foot. Fresh water weighs 62.5 pounds per cubic foot. To float, an object must displace its own weight in water, and any object which weights more than water, cu bic foot to cubic foot, can't do it. These answers to out-of-the-way scientific questions arp taken from a new book. "Science in Everyday Things" (Harper, New York) by Will liam C. Vergara, an electri cal engineer but a scientific question and answer man by hobby. The book is Q. and A. from start to finish. The ques tions range over most of the sciences but not one of the several hundred is removed from the common experiences of people. Wednesday. February 5, 1958 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAILV TRIBUNE FIVE STUDY VOLCANO Catania, Sicily OP) Ex perts from the University of Catania went to the slopes of Mt. Etna today to observe the latest eruptions of Europe's biggest volcano. Etna emitted loud and frequent explosions from two of its craters Tues day and sent three waves of lava down its Slopes. The vol cano has been active on and off since last June. MONEY At Crater Finance you may borrow for any worthwhile purpose on your FURNITURE AUTO SALARY and repay in monthly in stallments. You may choose the terms most suit able to you up to 24 months. Loans May Be Paid in Advance or in Full at Any Time Crater Finance CORPORATION 135 Pine St.-Central Point Phone NO 4-1273 Frank Wilkinson, Mgr. Open Saturday 9 a.m. to Noon Monday, 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tues. thru Fri., 9 am. to 5 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. William God frey of Sterling rd. are the parents of a son, Edward Dean, born Jan. 22. There is much astir in the cullinary field these days as local women anticipate two important functions this month. The smorgasbord to be given by the Jacksonville PTA will be attended by many parents from the Ap plegate, and Mrs. B. J. San ford and Mrs. Ed Fossen are serving on food committees. Turkey, ham and salmon are among the foods to be served and there will be free square dancing and free baby sit ting, according to Mrs. Leon ard Wicksten, chairman of the event. Serving will be from 5 to 8 p.m. ' Grange ladies are planning for the Valentine turkey din ner Sunday, Feb. 16, which features all homemade pies of cherry and apple. anEGIIfc CHEESE Eliminates stiffness of cold-weather shifting ! Thermostatic controls on shift valves assure super smoothness! A forest service bridge crew under supervision of Dade Thompson is replacing the main bridge on Middle Fork with a permanent structure. Sfondorrf m Nmty.frghl Statu opfiooo of urra cost m Supar 88 and Dynomic IS Sann. Quality Monrad's Extra Double PEONIES GIANT PEONY-Rose Pink White Red Peonies are hardy and will grow well most anywhere. Packaged in peat and plastic wrap. Package 79 t Bulk Quality Gladiolus Bulbs 39 Assorted colors. Will bloom this year. Dozen Monrad's Choice Mixture Tuberous Begonia Bulbs 10 large, CVAO 1V2" to V begonia bulbs to package. r Mixed colors and varieties Pkg. . Monrads Packaged Qualify Gladiolus Bulbs Guaranteed first quality, giant size. Six colors and several shades in each color. All named varieties. 6 to Pkg. 49 Monrads Begonia Bulbs Good selection of colors in the follow ing varieties Double camellia, single frilled type and hanging- basket type. 2 to Pkg Pkg. 49' Monrads Lily Bulbs Varieties and colors of Auratum (gold band), Ru brum (rose), Regal (whitebrown), Easter (white), and Tiger (orange with brown fleck), Calla Lilies (white, 3 bulbs to a package) (yellow and pink, 2 bulbs to a package). LW Pkg. " Monrads Giant Dahlia Bulbs Colors of red,. lavender, pink and bronze. Cactus or spider type. Dahlia in colors of yellow, pink, bronze, and red. One tuber to a package '. 49. Modern Favorites - All 2 Yr. Old, Field Crown, Heavy Grades, Iverblooming Hybrid Tea Roses. Hardy, Vigorous, Blooms This Summer, Bushel and Climberi all individu ally wrapped with moss packed roots. Complete with colored label and planting instructions. No. 2 grade hybrid. RED VARIETIES Night Deep Crimson Etoile de Holland Deep Red General MacArthur Crimson Scarlet Christopher Stone Velvety Scarlet Q Crimson Glory Brilliant Red YELLOW VARIETIES Mrs. P. S. DuPont-Reddish Yellow Golden Emblem Rich Yellow Yellow Talisman Deep Yellow Eclipse Rich Gold PINK VARIETIES Picture Rose Pink Pink Delight Deep Pink Countess Vandal Copper brense pink TWO-TONE VARIETIES Talisman Yellow Copper President Hoover Maroon-Gold 3 Autumn Burnt Sienna WHITE VARIETIES Snowbird Small White Neige Parfum Fragrant White CLIMBING VARIETIES Q Pauls Scarlet Vivid Red Blaze Cluster Red Etoile de Hollands Deep Red American Beauty Old Favorite O Dorothy Perkins Shell Pink Cecile Brunner Dainty Pink 4 New Down Apple Blossom Pink Golden Emblem Rich Yellow Yellow Cectle Brunner Small Yellow I"" Talisman Golden Yellow j President Hoover Maroon-Orange V. A. Victoria Pore Whito ALL OUR ROSES ARE FIRST QUALITY (No. T and 2 Refer to Size Only No. 2 Are Smaller Than No. 1) No. 1 Grade ROSE BUSHES a. un red Varieties Will Rogers Crimson Glory Ena Harkness Texas Centennial McGrady's Scarlet PINK VARIETIES Los Angeles Pink Radiance Pink Dawn WHITE VARIETIES Frau Karl Druschki McGredy's Ivory YELLOW VARIETIES Mrs. E. P. Thorn Sister Theresa Phyllit Gold TWO TONE VARIETIES Golden Sastago Yellow, Buff Mme. Jules Bouche White, Light Pink Tango Red, Yellow . FLORIBUNDA ROSE VARIETIES Floradora Red Improved La Fayette Crimson Red CLIMBING VARIETIES Condesa De Sastogo Copper-Gold Blaze Scarlet Etoile De Hollande Bright Crimson Gold Rush Yellow Lady Sylvia Light Pink Pink Dawn Rose Pink President Hoover Red and Pink Paul't Scarlet Scarlet No. 1 ROSE BUSHES I PLANT NOW! FROST WILL NOT HURT THEM Newberry's has a complete selection of flower and garden seed put out by Charles A. Lilly Co. Garden Seed 1 5c pkg. Flower Seed 15c to 50c Pkg. 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