Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, February 26, 1958, Image 11

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Newspaper Page TextHigh Adventure' Film Df Tibet Interesting To Critic; Radio Recalled By WILLIAM EWALD I TI;tj n-.. r- j i i 'New York fl? The last :ime I went to Tibet and met :he Dalai Lama, it was with Jack Armstrong, the All American Boy. That was back in the 1930s in the days of radio (a gadget which once had a great vogue) and I remember as a child listening breathlessly to Mr. Armstrong and his adven turous entourage as they scaled the Himalayas and met Ronald Coleman on his way out. Ever since that blessed time, Tibet has had a special place in my heart. I have al-wa-j thought of it as forbid ding, brooding, inscrutable a little like Charlie Chan with snow and I hoped it would remain untouched by human hands and the camera eye. Well, Tuesday night Low ell Thomas and Lowell Thom as Jr. touched it and strange ly enough, I didn't mind at all. The Thomases, who seem to get around as much as Bob Hope, took CBS-TV viewers of "High Adventure" on a tour of Tibet and introduced rs to the Dalai Lama. Best of Season Although the films were muddy, the color watery and the sound track mushy, I would say the one hour show Straight BOURBON 00 YEARS OLD! 3 UD 3V 45 Ot. ,1 1 r OLr SHUI6HT 80USB0N WHISKEY 86 PROOF OLD QUAKE! DISTIIUNG CO.. UWIENCEBURG, INI 1 A.S,vV You Can Put in the Bank! Silver Dollar Trading Stamps was the best "High Adven ture" of the season. Unlike the other shows in this series, the film footage was not new. The Chinese Communists invaded Tibet about eight years ago and the Thomases got in and out be fore the invasion. The Thomases, I should point out, had a terrible time getting into the country since Tibet is almost as inaccessible as Greta Garbo. They crawled over the Himalayas, fum bled their way across San Luis Rey type bridges and wound by muleback over roads spun thinner than spa ghetti. Their troubled journey was well worth the effort. Lhasa, the capital of Tibet and their final destination, was a pret ty fascinating burg: popula tion 20,000 citizens and 20,- 000 Buddhist monks. There were shots of a New Year's celebration that show ed Tibetan soldiers in ancient armor, a brush with one mon astery, the largest in the world, where 10,000 monks live, and a quick look at a primitive medical college were the student doctors learn to frighten away disease by blowing on horns, sort of a penicillin . in three-quarter time. Lamas, Yaks Distinguished We also got a couple of quick peeks at the Dalai Lama, who is the big wheel in Tibet. The Tibetan lama, incidentally, is not to be con fused with the Tibetan yak, which is a beast of burden, source of butter, milk, cheese, yak hairs and yaks. The Ti betans, as a matter of fact, look upon it as a kind of yak of all trades. Anyway, the Dalai Lama was about the only real dis appointment of the evening, but I can't blame the Thom ases for that. He looked like an ordinary 15-year-old boy which he was at the time and 1 guess you can't blame the Dalai Lama for that either, though I'd like to. The elder Thomas, I should add, broke his hip in eight places (all of them in Tibet) on the way back which made for some pretty interesting film footage as the junior Thomas struggled to get him out. But that was almost a dec ade ago and Thomas the elder is in pretty god shape nowa days. At least I hope he is on next month's "High Ad venture" trip he's taking us adventurers into the interior of Australia. The Channel swim: Patti Page's one-hour "Big Record" will be sliced to half an hour as of March: 26 CBS-TV hasn't picked a gap-filler yet. 3ob Hope took off for Lon don and Moscow Tuesday he's trying to wangle permis sion to film an NBC-TV show in Moscow. NBC says Hope already has lined up. a Rus sian ballet company, choir, and the Russian clown, "Pop off." Mary Costa, the blonde who does the commercials on CBS-TV's "Climax," wants to pull out of the show next sea son. Beginning March 31, a new CBS-TV quiz, "How Do You Rate," moves into the first half of Arthur Godfrey's morning show slot. Tom Red dy will emcee. Schrunk Proposes Charier Revision Portland OP) A propos al to bring Portland's city charter up to date rather than vote in a city manager form of government at this time was made Tuesday by Mayor Terry D. Schrunk. Mayor Schrunk's proposal, offered in rough draft form, would call for a $35,000 a year special tax levy for two years to finance a charter re vision study by experts. The proposal had the oral support of three city commis sioners. The fourth, Commis sioner Stanley W. Earl, was out of the city. The council could act on Thursday to tack the measure on the special election ballot for the May 16 election con taining annexation measures. JAPANESE PAINTER DIES Tokyo HP) Japan's fore most painter, Taikwan Yoko yama, died of bronchial pneu monia at the age of 89. FREE Silver Dollars THE ONLY TRADING STAMP They'll Do It Every LAST VE5K. THREe " eH -n-- i v iir iro AvirVc: & 1 3 V SHIRTS AMD SIX OF HIS 32 H4MDKERCHIEFS MISSIM5 THAT'S $48 WORTH SO PAY US AMD WE'LL STILL DO BUSINESS WITH yOU-IF NOT 1 AMD WE'LL STILL DO 5 ' OKflvy w 1 i . o, v2 up'o SPEMD H BUSINESS WITH J'Ss&A lr I OM HIS NOSE IS FOR Y V YOU-IF NOT UlOA V PIMT OF OLD M aCrt'-f Hl Ctw. king features synsicate. ic. world bights aERvro.gTr T'Mml ij APPLEGATE VALLEY Power Petition Talked By MAUDE ZIEGLER Applegate Valley Dis cussion of the state power in itiative petition will be given by legislative speakers at the meeting of Upper Applegate Grange Friday, Feb. 28, ac cording to Mrs. Anna Scott, Grange lecturer. The power development subject has become an issue throughout the state, Mrs. Scott said, and advised that everyone in the community should hear the topic ex plained before signing a peti tion to place the issue on the November ballot. The meeting will open at 8 p.m. Mrs. Roland Smith will be hostess to the Little Apple gate Sewing club Thursday, Feb. 27. Plans will be made for the annual family dinner, and all members are urged to attend. Mrs. Mike Loftus left re cently for Chicago, where she will remain indefinitely owing to the illness of her sister, Mrs. Tom Hoyt. . Mrs. Maude Port of Eugene and her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Baughman, of Ashland, at tended Ruch community church Sunday and were din ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Winningham. Mrs. Port is spending a few weeks in Ashland with her sister, Mrs. Edwin Dunn. Mr. and Mrs. David Red head of Klamath Falls visit ed here recently while en route to Livermore, Calif., where Redhead has accepted a position in the electronics division of a government plant. He recently graduated from the Oregon Technical In stitute at Klamath Falls. Mrs. Charles Duvall and daughter, Mrs. Donald Razor, of Medford have returned from Portland where they were called by the illness of Mrs. Razor's sister, Mrs. Clem Palmer. ." . Mr. and Mrs. Bill Straube have returned from several days' business trip to Merced and other California points. Miss Emma Lou Johnson spent the week end here with her aunt, Mrs. Fletcher Spen cer. Boyd Gibson has been elect ed as principal again for the coming school term at Ruch. Mrs. Cleo Shannon has re turned as teacher of the second and third grades after two month's absence on account of illness. Two ladies were honored with layette showers here re cently. Mrs. Don Fossen was That's a stiff price to pay for not knowing that State Farm Mutual . . . the careful driver insurance company ... charges far less than most other companies. Yet our policyholders enjoy the finest full-time coast-to-coast claim service. How much can you save with State Farm? Your nearby State Farm agent can tell you quickly. Call him today. MEDFORD AGENTS: John A. Carter VirgU R. Wilkei - 133 South Central Phone SP 2-9328 Donald E. Day 1671 Grand, Phone SP 2-5038 STATE FARM MUTUAL . AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY HOME OFFICE: BLOOMINOTON, ILLINOIS Time THAT NEAMDER-N TH4L M4M OF HERS DOESMT WEAR SHIRTS -HE VimZgZZ THEY'VE CHANOfcD . 50 FEELS ( OVERDRESSED SHIRT IT D V "7 v 4 L'J V yES, WE HAVE NO V given a surprise shower at her home which was attended by 20 guests. Mrs. Truman Hard of Medford received many gifts at a shower given by women of the community at the Grange hall Saturday. Those attending from Med ford were Mrs. Ira Fitzgerald, Mrs. Bill Fitzsimmons, and Mrs. Francis Huckaba and daughter, Mrs. Frank Bur well. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Von Stein of Eagle Point visited friends here a few days ago. They will man the Dutchman Peak lookout again this sum mer. Mrs. Willis Scott attended the Founder's Day program of the Prospect Parent Teacher association Tuesday and Satur day and was a guest of the League of Women Voters in Medford. Cpl. James Keen with the United States Marine Corps at Twenty Nine Palms, Calif., visited recently at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lyonel Keen, near Jackson ville. Mr. and Mrs. .Ralph Kime of Medford were among those visiting in the community Sunday. Rural Reflections on what the youngsters are doing: Rob ert Straube, recently assigned the job of feeding dairy calves every morning, believes ne won't have much time left by the time he cares for his 4-H lamb which he expects to get in another couple of months. Jim Mitchell knew the height of ecstacy one day when he made . his customary phone call to the weather bureau to get the latest information be fore . taking off on an out door trip, and heard the weather attendant address him as "Sir." Harold Lamb, not ing the miniature windshield wipers on little foreign cars, says he intends to invent wip ers for his spectacles. Beef Commission Vofe Completed Salem HP) Voting on whether to establish an Ore gon Beef Commission ended Monday night. The Agricul ture Department said it would allow at least two days for mail votes to arrive and that it expected results would be known Friday. Washington (IP) The House Post Office and Civil Service committee has approved pay raises totalling near $1 bil lion forjabout 1,500,000 postal and white collar government workers. ASHLAND AGENTS: Henry H. Dorig Allen McGee 38 ' E. Main Phone MU..5-641S V STATE FARM INSURANCE By Jimmy Hatlo C ti LAUNDRIES Mukfc HMts ft V HAVE A $12 HIS SOCKS -"J Seeing how the GETALOMGS GET ALONG-THEytLDOIT ONCE TOO OFTEN TH4HX4H0AHATHP;C Second Body Found In Rogue Accident V Gold Beach OP) The body of Ted Meservey, 45, was found Tuesday washed up on the beach 3Vi miles north of the mouth of the Rogue river. Meservey and three mem bers of his family drowned Feb. 1 when their small boat upset in rough water in the Rogue river 20 miles up stream from Gold Beach. Meservey's body was the second recovered after the accident. The body of his 11-year-old daughter, Emily, was recovered last week in the same area. Still missing are the bodies of Meservey's wife, Emmy Lou, 34, and son, Ted Jr. 5. SOVIETS PULL TROOPS Berlin (IB Soviet head quarters in East Germany said today the announced with drawal of 41,000 Russian troops will begin Thursday. The announcement published by the Soviet Zone news agency ADN, said the first evacuation would take place at Fuerstenwalde. Picture yourself behind the wheel of this Plymouth Savoy it's IU1 n Car "C" costs $104 more-Car "F" $19 more than ' ' J II;' i You wouldn't think it possible' to find so much difference in the prices of similar models in the low-price "3" ! But it's a fact that the ' long, low, graceful Plymouth Savoy costs far, far less than any hardtop made by the "other two"! Just ask your Plymouth dealer to show you the facts and figures. And in the Plymouth Savoy, you get fea tures modern features that the others can't . , .offer you at any price. See your Plymouth For cleaner, safer HORN BROOK Student Breaks Leg By MRS. H. H. CHAPMAN Hornbrook Leonard Bear, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bear, and a student at South ern Oregon college in Ash land, suffered a broken leg last Friday afternoon, short ly after returning home from school for the week end. He was unloading a "cat" off a flatbed truck in Emory Parshall's corral when the "cat" tipped, and caught his right leg, breaking the thigh bone just below the. hip joint. He was taken to the hospital in Yreka by his brother, Ermin, and a neighbor, L. F. Madison. Later he was transferred by ambula'nce to the Rogue Valley hospital in Medford in order to be under the care of an orthopedic surgeon. He underwent surgery on his leg Monday morning, and expects to remain in the hospital for at least another week. Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Funk were honored Saturday eve ning at a farewell dinner given by members and friends of the Hornbrook Bible church. Forty-three persons attended the fried chicken dinner, after which a purse was presented the Funks. Both Mr. and Mrs. Funk have been active in church and Sunday school activities during the seven years he has been stationed here. He is track foreman for the South ern Pacific railroad in this area, and is being transferred to another station effective March 1. He will be replaced here bv the present track foreman at Hilts. Mrs. Marshall Horn re turned home last Friday after a two-month's visit in San Francisco with her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs James Cobain, and in Marys ville with a niece and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Phillips. En route home she was an overnight guest in Dixon, Calif., with Mr. and Mrs. James Hodge, who mov ed there last year after many years residence in Hornbrook, where they were Mrs. Horn's neighbors. Eddie Mason who is sta tioned in San Diego, Calif., WEST THE dealer today -he's trading high and on your used cars . B . Plymouth Wednesday - February 26, 19S8 I with the Navy, spent the week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mason. A two-week vacation for Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Burns ended with their return home last week. Their trip took them through central Cali fornia where they visited friends or - relatives in Oro ville, Millbrae, Belmont, Red wood City, Chico and Ander son. An aunt, and uncle of Mrs. Burns, Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Lucas, are visiting at pres ent at the Burns home. They are en route to their home in Tillamook, Ore., after spending the winter at Santa Barbara, Calif., and in Ari zona. Others returning last week from a vacation in the south were Mr. and Mrs. George McCann. They drove to Tuc son two weeks ago for their annual try at the sport of wild boar hunting in that area, and also made a short side trip into Mexico. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Stickley of Salem were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Madison. Mrs. Stickley is Madison's sister. Latest word on the condi tion of Mrs. Mary Cardoza is that she is showing steady improvement and may return home sometime this week. Mrs. George Sloan is a patient at the Siskiyou Gen eral hospital in Yreka where she underwent major surgery Tuesday morning. Mr. and 'Mrs. Ed Smith and daughter, Dorothy, drove to Roseburg where they spent the holiday week end visiting their son and brother, Bob, who is employed there. The Rev. Harold Coleman of the First Methodist church in Yreka conducted the Sun day morning services at the Hornbrook Methodist church due to the illness of the regu lar pastor, the Rev. E. V. Hargreaves of Montague. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Samain of Grants Pass, were Sunday visitors at the home of their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bennett, and children, Doug, Benny and Marsha. ft You get a revolutionary new suspension system as standard equipment at not one penny extra cost to you! Torsion-Aire gives you the world's smoothest ride level at all, times, with no nose-dive, no sway, no roll. 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