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FOURTEEN MEDFOItD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Thursday. February 27, 1253 7 J 1 - - KAPERS CAN-CANNERS Six Medford . " Kiwanis club members are ihown per forming in one of the most hilarious scenes vr of the "Krazy Kapers of 1958," which -. . opened a four night stand Wednesday at . the Medford High school auditorium. Left t to right are Russ Renner, Dr. Abner Clark, 4 I Kapers Get Off I To Lively Start Harry Barker, Bob Churph, Dr. Paul Dix and Dr. Ernest Duce. The show will be repeated tonight, Friday and Saturday. Curtain time will be 8:15 p.m. The maga zine revue show has all local talent with the professional direction of Bob D'Arcy, Lassen Productions. The Medford Kiwanis club's "Krazy Kapers of 1958," al though stalled for half an t hour at curtain time by "first 2 night" gremlins, got off to a ; lively start before a good sized crowd at Medford High school auditorium last night. Z Slap-stick comedy skits, can-can dancers and various novelty numbers, taking their kheme from a "magazine re fyiew," left nothing to be de li isired as far as variety is con rnerned and the audience, reg istering approval, applauded, jrjhickered and roared with jauSnter throughout the en j tire show. Z', The sound of ' squealing teen-agers could even be 1 ".heard above the applause 3vhen soloist Ed Thomas, rec--"iognized by many as an an- nouncer at KBES-TV, surpris d the audience with the fine quality of his singing voice. - ;Comdy Act s Outstanding comedy act Il'was a group of Kiwanians C consisting of Harry Barker, - Russ Renner, Dr. Ab Clark, " Bob Church, Dr. Paul Dix and Dr. Ernie Duce, who brought down the house with their impersonations of fe- 1 male dancers. ', 1 A dance number by a Z group of Medford High school j girls, dubbed the Rogue Riv- er Rockettes, also met with t hearty audience approval. when stage lights were turn 'jd down and their flourescent Irilothing glowed brilliantly ;amder "black" light. The I technique was also used to Z "Zreate an unusually beauti 5 ful effect in the Mandy num- ber near the end of the show. 7,-r- Other highlights of the i iihow included numbers by ; the Medtones, a women's bar K. bershop quartet, dances by t. the Majorettes and Pom Pom Girls and a solo, "September Song," by High School Stu- - dent Bobby Gee. Also look- ing "professional" in a nov- elty tap and vocal number, "Steam Heat," was a trio con i sisting of Rosemary Doolen, J Sue Hall and Coleen -Barr, Z who were accompanied by - -Pianist Ray Lewis. - Using a minimum of props, producer Bob D'Arcy leaned jlapore heavily toward clever ; -TEostuming, which was made '.largely by the Kiwanian 1Dames and the over-all effect lof the show is a brilliant J splash of color. Music Provided . Music for the various per- - formances was provided cap ; ably by the Medford High school orchestra, but the aud- - ience got a special treat when T-.the Kiwanis band, "The Three . Pears," played several num "hers between acts. Also per VTorming at "half time" was Eugene Will Get ; Second U.S. Bank i Portland (W E. C. Sam-.-"mons, president of the U.S. f National Bank of Portland, : ;said today the comptroller of i currency had approved plans ; for establishment of a second ' Eugene branch of the bank. J - Sammons said construction of a building to house the new branch wil start as soon as ; plans can be prepared. It will i be located on the northwest 1 Corner of Marion st. and River -d. about 3M miles north--. 'west of downtown Eugene. Tap Dancer Dayle Nesheim. In the last scene, the 70 voice Kiwanis Koristers, con sisting of both men and wom en, brought the show to a close with the song "This Is My Country," which featured Ron Rice as soloist. Disregarding the fact that proceeds of the show will fi nance a dental clinic for Jack son county children, the pro- i duction is well worth the ad- mission price for those who enjoy snappy entertainment. The performance last night was a little ragged here and there, as is customarily ex pected on opening nights, but fcWt t-HC glUUUU in fine shape, according to D'Arcy, and he indicated that the next three performances, ! tonight, Friday and Saturday nights, will have considerably more polish. R.V. TWO SURPRISES Farmington, Utah IW Excited Lyle Jenkins, who discovered his wife had given birth to a boy while he was outside warming up the fam ily car for her trip to the hos pital, found out later she de livered a second boy while he was in the kitchen heating a hot water bottle. Robber Confesses ! Central Point Girl System To Beat Reno Games Fails Seattle IP) A former bank employee whose system to beat the games at Reno back fired was being held here today in connection with a $10,672 bank robbery. "I'm the one you want, here's the money," said Louis F. Miles as he walked out of the brush 3 hours and ' 45 minutes after the Federal Way Branch of the People's Na tion Bank was robbed Wed nesday afternoon,. Miles was trapped in a gi gantic roadblock sprung with in minutes after the robbery was reported. Caught in Searchlight The 24 -year -old Graham Wash., man handed his gun and a paper bag bulging with currency to Sgt. Fred Pingery when the King county deputy sheriff caught him in the glare of his searchlight. ' Officials checked the money and said the bag contained S10.670. Miles was brought to the FBI office here where he signed a statement admitting the robbery. He was to be arraigned today.. Miles told officers he had been an examiner at the Na tional Bank of Tacoma until Feb. 14. He said he quit his job to go to Reno "because I thought I had a system to beat the games." He told ' off icers he went broke there. Listed in Edition Centrai Point Marcia Jo Miller, six-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don Miller, Central Point, has been named one of 16 girls who have been selected for the 1958 edition of "Who's Who in Baton Twirling." The annual publication rep resents some 1.200 majorettes and drum majors throughout the United States. Sixteen girls and one boy qualified from Oregon. ; To aualifv. Marcia won. seven first place trophies in seven contests. She is a stu dent of her mother, who teaches classes in Medford and Central Point. Three of her previous students have been selected for the baton twirling publication. The Crater High school ma jorettes, under Mrs. Miller's direction and accompanied by the high school band, will present the half-time program at the Klamath Falls-Crater basketball, game Saturday, March 1. Nursing Home is Purchased in City Mr. and Mrs. Donaid L. Watkins and Mrs. Helen A. Davich .have purchased the nursing home at 106 South Orange st. from Mr. and Mrs. Homer Bringle. The nursing home, former ly called the Bringle Nursing Home has been renamed the Glen Cove Nursing home, ac cording to records at 'the county recorder's office. Morse, Bridges Object To Secret With lker Nixon Washington (IP) Two sen ators said today that if Presi dent Eisenhower has a "sec ret" understanding with Vice President Richard M. Nixon about Presidential disability it should be made public. Sen. Wayne Morse (D.-Ore.) said "The people of the nation should be declared in . . . The office of President is not a private preserve for a quail hunting lodge." The quesfion of Presiden tial disability, Morse-said,, "is not a fit subject for a secret understanding." Sen. Styles Bridges (R. N.H.) said he did not know what understanding the Pres ident might have with Nixon. But he said there was no rea son to keep it a secret. The President created stir when he told a news confer ence Wednesday he has a "clear understanding" with Nixon on what should be done in the event he is no longer able to carry on. He declined to discuss details, but hinted that he may have written a letter or memorandum on the subject. The President said members of his cabinet and "others around me" are "completely" informed about the arrange ment with Nixon. An average petroleum em ployee -is now three times more safe oh the job than he is within his own home. Stelle Honored On Retirement Charles Stelle, chief custo dian of McLoughlin junior high school, was honored at a dinner Saturday night, Jan. 22. Stelle is retiring after 17 years with the school. Mem bers of the Medford chapter, Oregon School Employees as sociation, sponsored the oc casion. Approximately 150 persons attended. Musical departments of Mc Loughlin, directed by Al Huntemann and Elmer Ayres, entertained. Bud Wicker showed movies of Stelle and other school employees. Following the dinner Chap ter President Ike Johnson in troduced Leonard Mayfield, Medford school superintend ent, who paid tribute to Stelle and school employees. Stelle was presented a three-burner camp stove for use on fishing and camping trips. He also received a scrapbook of autographs and activities of the past 17 years. Mrs. Steele, a former em ployee of the Medford schools, received an orchid from Glenn Linn, principal, and one from Mayfield for the school ad ministration. She also receiv ed a box of chocolates from members of the OSEA.. : : i BY HEARSE Ayer, Mass.- (W Told that his young son needed a drier climate to aid his asthma, Roger Porter resigned as post office clerk, sold his home, bought a second-hand hearse, and headed for Colorado with his wife and four children. Plywood Plant Due Near Sweet Home Dallas, Ore. on A ply wood sheathing plant costing Sl.750,000 will be constructed adjacent to the Willamette j Valley Lumber Company I sawmill at Foster near Sweet Home, it was announced to day by William Swindells, president of the firm. The new plant will have buildings encompassing an area of more than 100,000 TENACIOUS Terre Haute, Ind. OP) A would-be purse-snatcher drag ged Barbara J. Calimese 15 feet along the sidewalk. She suffered a skinned knee and a bump on the head.' But he gave up when she refused to let go of the purse. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS LOOK FOR THE HAPPY LITTLE DOG tKfPtit TOPS IN QUALITY! LOW IN PRICE square feet. It will be located just west of the sawmill building and will operate out of the sawmill pond. "Integrating lunvoer and sheathing manufacturing in this manner will give us a more efficient operation which the present market de mands," Swindells said. Capacity of tne new opera tion will be five to six mil lion square feet of sheathing per month. "No thanks, Lady. Those aren't SANTIAM BLUE LAKE STMNGUSS GREEN BEANS!" am Body Believed Rogue River Victim Tillamook OP Authorities said here today that there ap peared to be no doubt that the body of a child found on Watseco Beach near here Tuesday night was ' that of five-year-old Ted Meservey of the lower Rogue river area. Positive identification, how ever, awaited the arrival of ! members of the family from i southern Oregon. Four members of the Meser-; vey family were drowned Feb. 1 when their boat cap sized 20 miles up the Rogue river from its mouth. The oth er bodies were recovered in the vicinity of the mouth of j the river. The sheriff's . office here said that the body found at Watseco Beach would have been swept in a . circuitous route far to sea in order to be carried by prevailing win ter currents to a spot more than 200 miles north of the Rogue. Ocean currents move at about, four miles per hour off the Oregon coast. : '.SOMETHING FISHY , I : New York U Trout 't fishing is flourishing in the .2iear of the nation's biggest city. Four thousand fish have '; been snagged by anglers in i'ie last four days alone.'The 1 fish, anglers and tackle are 1" real, but the scene? Strictly ' artificial a 72-foot indoor ' stream and pool built in the Coliseum for the New York . outdoor exposition. Holmes Elected j Vice Chairman j Colorado Springs, Colo. j OP) Gov. Robert D. Holmes of Oregon was elected vice i chairman of the annual West- j era Governor's Conference here Wednesday. The conference also ap proved his resolution request- j ing the Interstate Commerce ; Commission to complete a ; full review and study of j western transportation rates j with a view toward granting : requests for more reasonable ' rates. "This is another big step in ; the campaign to correct the freight rate discrimination against Oregon and the rest of the West," Gov. Holmes said after passage of the reso lution. 1 He asked it as a basis for the formation of a Western governors' compact to combat the area's east-west freight j rate problems. J House Votes Money For U. S. Health Exhibit Washington ' (IP) Over riding charges directors of the U.S. show at Brussels World's Fair are "-'jpid," the House has voted to give the show's health exhibit SI million. One bitter critic suggested the di rectors might put heart spec ialist Paul Dudley White into a tank with a pregnant whale so he could listen to its heartbeat. 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