In the Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
New danger note:
Residents of South Florida
have been cautioned to keep
away from large poisonous
toad3 FIVE TIMES THE SIZE
OF BULLFROGS that have
been found in the area re
cently. Dr. E. Martin Miller, pro
fessor of zoology at the Uni
versity of Miami, was notified
of the new menace after a Mi
ami housewife reported that
one of the creatures leaped at
her the other night. Her hus
band killed two of them later.
Earlier in the week one of
hem KILLED - A DALMA
TIAN DOG in the neighbor-ood.
HMMMMMMMMMM.
I reckon ANYTHING
can happen in Florida.
And frequently does.
PQ THE zoology professor
lO says the animals are a
species of poisonous toad in
troduced into Florida from
either South America or the
West Indies.
Somebody brought one
home as a pet, I suppose.
TH E National Geographic
Society, which leans nor
mally toward the weightier
subjects, has come out with a
bulletin on poison ivy. Among
other things, it reports that
about 60 kinds of birds feed
on berries of the poison ivy
plant with no ill effects.
Shucks! Birds can do a lot
of things humans can't do.
Sleeping while roosting on
a limb, for example.
rE bulletin goes on to say:
There are no sure cures
for ivy poisoning. But science
has been making long strides
in research laboratories. One
of the newest discoveries is
a salve developed at Syracuse
University. It contains zircon
ium and an antihistimine
drug. For some people, injec
tion of a special extract from
the plant's juice has an immu
nizing effect. There are pills
designed on ten same prin
ciple. But
National Geographic says
The best treatment is to
STAY AS FAR AWAY FROM
THE STUFF AS POSSIBLE.
That one makes sense.
OUT here in the Golden
West, we don't have poison
ivy. But, as so often happens,
we have something just as
bad, or maybe worse poison
oak. There are Westerners
who claim you can catch a
bad case of poison oak by
looking at a picture of it.
One reasonably successful
method of treatment for poi
son oak is to fill your shoes
with lead and jump in the
lake. If you don't come up, it
won't bother you much from
then on.
Another remedy recom
mended by extremists is Rus
sian roulette.
OVER on the other side of
the mountains, they have
a proud boast there's no poi
son oak in the high country.
And no poison ivy. 1
They have their mice. Rat
tlesnakes lurk in the sage
brush. And their mosquitoes,
nourished on DDT, are be
ginning to approach the size
of pelicans.
But they have no poison
ivy.
Senator Goldwater to
Seek Reelection
Tucson, Ariz. (UPI) Sen.
Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz.) has
made official his intentions to
run for re-election.'
Goldwater, ' in a speech be
fore the Arizona Young Re
publican Clubs convention
here Saturday, said he will
"continue to keep faith with
our nation, the people of Ari
zona, and my conscience."
The 49-year-old native Ari
zonan, a full Colonel in .the
Air Force Reserves, is com
pleting his first six-year term
in office.
Medford, Crafer
Students Win
Jaycee Road-E-0
Central Point Gail East
wood, Medford High school
senior, and Jerry .Leonard,
Crater High school senior,
were first-place winners in
the annual safe driving
Road-e-o sponsored by Med
ford and Central Point Junior
Chamber of Commerce for
high school students. Competi
tion was held Saturday morn
ing at Crater High in Central
Point.
Both boys will be given expense-paid
trips to Clatskanie
to take part in state finals
June 7 .
Runners-up in the contest
for Crater High students were
Willard Waterhouse, second,
and Donald Garrison, third.
Other Runnrs-Up
In the contest for Medford,
St. Mary's, Jacksonville and
Phoenix High schools, runners-up
were Terry Cooper,
St. Mary's, and Roberta Burns,
Phoenjx.
Gail scored 427 points of
a possible 500. Jerry scored
382, with second and third
place winners close behind
with 381 and 379.
National finals will be held
in Washington, D.C., with
scholarships totaling $4,500 to
be offered the three top con
testants. Jaycees sponsor the contest
on community, state and na
tional levels. At each level,
competition is based on writ
ten tests on driving knowledge
and performance tests in four
obstacle - test exercises. In
state and national contests,
other tests are added.
Dick Lamont, Medford, and
Jerry Monroe, Central Point,
were contest chairmen in the
local area.
Camp McLoughlin, the Boy
Scout summer camp of the
Crater Lake Council, is op
erated as Scouting's educa
tional center for Jackson, Jo
sephine and Siskiyou counties.
Safety Patrol Members Honored
During Safety Council Dinner
Safety patrol members of
Medf ord's eight grade schools,
155 strong, were honored at
the ninth annual Medford
Safety Council banquet Fri
day evening at Hedrick Jun
ior High school. Also present
were 145 adults.
Ed Warmouth, Salem, di
rector of the traffic safety
division of the state depart
ment of motor vehicles-, was
the speaker.
Awards were presented to
the safety patrol captain or
proxy from each school, and
adult coordinators were intro
congratulated the patrols for
their work in the past year,
crediting them for compe
tence in performance of their
duties. N '
First Accident
The first traffic accident in
America was in 1895, when
there were only a few auto
mobiles in the country, War
mouth said. Traveling at
"break -neck speeds" of, as
much as 11 miles an hour,
two of these vehicles man
aged to collide. From that
time to the present, with
more automobiles on the road
every year, traffic safety has
become a major concern in
the American way of life.
The modern age in auto
mobiles began in 1907, when
Henry Ford produced the
Model T, the speaker said in
giving a brief history of the
development of motored
transportation. In 1935 there
were 26 million registered
motor vehicles on America's
roads and highways, and now
there are more than 65 mil
lion. In Oregon, motor vehicle
registrations more than dou
bled in the past two decades,
from 350,000 in 1939 to 860,
000 last year. In the 20-year
period, mileage has tripled.
With so many automobiles
moving, it is understandable
that accidents occur frequent
ly, the speaker said, but most
of these could be prevented.
In Oregon, there is one
traffic accident every 10 min
utes, Warmouth said. Last
year, 17,000 persons were in
jured in automobile accidents
in the state, and 467 were
killed.
Accidents cost money and
cause inconvenience, often
'tragedy, Warmouth said. Al
though the automobile has
given people much pleasure
and a better standard of liv
ing, it has also created grave
problems. The youngsters of
today, who are learning safe
ly lessons in school, are
charged with the responsi
bility of setting high stand
ards as drivers tomorrow.
The speaker was introduced
by Barry Bigham, president
of the safety council. Russ
Jamieson, secretary of the
council, was master of cere
monies. The Rev. John .Ilg,
pastor of Sacred Heart Catho
lic church, gave the invocation.
Little Girl Mauled
By Bear in Racine
Racine, Wis. (IP) A little
girl who was badly mauled by
a European brown bear was
reported in "fairly good" con
dition Saturday, but doctors
said they may not have to am
putate her arm.
The child, Mary Heibner of
Beach Park, 111., underwent a
three - hour plastic surgery
operation at St. Mary's hospi
tal Friday following the at
tack at the Racine zoo.
Authorities said about 60
of Mary's fourth grade class
mates looked on in horror as
the 300-pound female bear.
reared up on its hind legs and
clawed and bit the girl's dang
ling arm. Mary, 10, had been
standing near a restraining
fence and for some unknown
reason reached 'between the
bars.
Last week a similar attack
occurred in a Washington, D.
C. zoo with more unfortunate
results. A little Canadian girl
was dragged into a' lion's cage
and torn to pieces by the
beast.
Before the dinner, the Non
ettes, girl vocalists from Med
ford High school, trained by
Lynn Sjolund, director of
vocal music, sang "Rain," "A
Wonderful Guy" and "All of
Me." Members of the group
are Karen Paschke, Sharon
Gebhard, Oveta W a 1 d e n,
Marsha O'Sullivan, Jackie
Creager, Sue Baker, Sharon
Carr, Sue Graff and Judy
Christensen. Melody Pierce
was accompanist.
Badges and packets of in
scribed penciles were present
ed by Mayor Snider to cap
tains or proxies. Awards
were received by Ronald Mc
Guire, Jackson; Robert Shoe
maker, Jefferson; Don Bram
hall, Lincoln; Marilyn Biehn,
Oak Grove; Michael Farthing,
Roosevelt; Ronald Becker; St.
Mary's; Pamela Bell, Wash
ington, and Brian Porter,
West Side. Coordinators rec
ognized, listed by schools in
the same order, were Bob
Baccus, Bob Phillips, William
Brew, Max Killingsworth,
Bob Raymond, the Rev. John
Ilg, Jim Akerill and Ron
Weatherf ord.
Elliott Becken and John
Childers were cochairmen for
the banquet arrangements.
The dinner was prepared un
der direction of Mrsv Virginia
Wait, Medford school cafe
teria supervisor. Fifteen Med
ford high school girls did the
serving.
The program opened with
welcoming remarks by Big
ham, followed by; the flag
salute. K. C. Larson, council
vice-president, was among
those introduced.
Financing of the banquet
was a project of several Med
ford service organizations.
Recognition on' behalf of their
groups was given to Bill
Singler, Kiwanis club; Chris
Christensen, Rotary club; Art
Van Leeuwen, Jaycees; Don
Davis, Elks lodge; Louis Ruhl,
Medford Lions club, and Dave
Irving, Crater Lions club.
R e p r e s e ntatives of PTA's
throughout the city were
thanked for their cooperation.
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Dr. Wilson Named
President of Club
Dr. Frank M. Wilson, 34
Portland ave., was elected
president of the Crater Lions
club at a meeting last week
at Rogue Valley Country
club. Installation will be held
July 1. ;
Other new officers include
Dave Franklin, first vice pres
ident; C. D. Larson, second
vicepresident; Tom Shoop,
third vice president; Sherrill
Doty, treasurer, and Murray
Dumas, secretary.
Named as directors were
Gene Barlow and Lon Skin
ner, for two-year terms, and
Bob Taylor and Floyd East
wood, for one-year terms. D.
L. Gressett was named tail
twister; Earl Richardson, lion
tamer.
Dr. Wilson is a past secre
tary of Crater. Lions and
serves on the board of direc
tors. He was chairman of the
recent Crater Lions sports
fair. He also serves on the
board of directors of the lo
cal dental society, and now
holds the office of secretary
in this group, of which he is
a past editor.
Wilson was graduated from
Oregon State college and the
University of Oregon dental
school. He' received a fellow
ship for study in cancer re
search at Oregon State college.
The thermometer was said
to have been invented by Gal
ileo in 1592.
MAIL TRIBUNE, Madferd, Orooen, Sunday, May 25, 195S
OMSK mmmmmmmmm
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Lions Club President
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Acapulco, Mexico OP) The
12,500-ton tanker Baja Cali
fornia, the government-owned
petroleum industry's newest
tanker, is scheduled : to dock
here May 28 after a trip from
Sweden. ..
The ship will remain in port
one day before continuing on
to. Guaymas, where it will be
christened formally..
About, 90,000 tourists from
the United States have book
ed passage to Sweden in
1958.
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