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10 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Monday, December 13, 1938 CP Q 9 E n g I ish C it izens Anxiously Watch For Hawthorn Bloom London -(LTD- Citizens of ancient Glanstonbury in the west country are anxiously watching the sturdy little Hawthorn tree which grows near the high altar in ruined Glastonbury Abbey on Wearyall hill. For this is the famous holy thorn of legend and if it duly WIND MACHINE A technician installs fan blades in a huge wind-tunnel compressor being built at Sunny vale, Calif., for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Research Center in Virginia. This com pressor will draw nearly a million cubic feet of air per minute into the wind-tunnel, which will test aircraft models at equivalent of speeds from 460 to 860 mph. Evangelist Pleads ForUnderstanding Clinton, Tenn. - (UPD - Evan gelist Billy Graham pleaded with this troubled city Sun day to become a symbol of "tolerance, love and under standing." The evana gelist, holding a one-day revival, preached close to the bombed-out Clin ton High school which was in tegrated despite prolonged violence in 1956. He told an audience of more than 5,000, including a sprinkling of Negroes, that "time and understanding and Christian courage can achieve much more than hate and mis understanding." "Whatever our views about race problems," Graham said, "all civilized people are op posed to violence. Hot heads and cold hearts never solved anything. "As a Christian and a southerner, I say we must not alJow either integration or segregation to be our gospel. "We must respect the law. But keep in mind that it is powerless in itself to change the human heart, and must be supplanted by love." The attorney general be came a member of the cabinet in about 1814. Woman 72, Ends Alaska Camp Trip Ben Lomond, Calif. (UPD A 72-year-old woman, who be lieves that "people get it in their heads they are too old to do things," has just com pleted an 8,000-mile camping trip to Alaska. Mrs. Etta Konigshofer, who intends to live another 30 years, made the trip in a Volkswagen Microbus equip ped with running water and electricity.. "Everywhere people were amazed that I traveled alone" she said. "But alone is a won derful word. There was no reason lor me to be alraid. Who would harm an old woman?" During the three-month trip to . Alaska Mrs. Konig shofer camped at open-air campsites along the way. She said the expedition cost her only $142 plus gas. Service When You Need It . . that's the kind of service that counts the most, and it's the kind of insurance service you can get only from a home town agent who is always nearby, eager and able to serve you. We're independent businessmen not em ployees of an insurance company. We advise you according to your best interests and when you have a loss, we represent you and you alone. ... For the protection and service you need, see your local independent agent . . . who serves you first. Balloon Jumper Sees Family Art As Thing of Past Des Moines (UPD -Capt. Ed die Allen, 62, who claims to be the only government-li censed "hot - air" balloonist left in the country, figures he's the last one as well, but he's not yet ready to quit. ' Allen estimates he has gone up in a balloon and has para chuted back to earth more than 3,000 times without suf fering a serious injury. He said he'd retire "when I get old," but that "I haven't even thought of getting old yet." ' Recently, he performed his stunt at the Iowa State Fair, where "Cap" Allen said he made his first jump at the age of 15 and thus became the 14th member of his family since 1874 to ascend in and de scend from a balloon. He explained that his father and two uncles began work ing with ballons during the Civil war -when they were used for reconnaissance-and after the war ended continued experimenting with the de vices. Later, he said, they started touring fairs and the family interest in ballooning was launched. Allen said, with an unhap- dv note oi nnaiity, xnat ne would "probably be the end" of the family jumpers since none of his four children is interested in making a career of the art. ' . . The balloon ascension and parachute drop, which' began to lose popularity after World War I when pilots in their war-famous "Jennies" seemed so much more exciting, is a spectacular sight. Allen hangs from a circular trapeze while the 9-foot high and 55-foot wide balloon climbs to 4.000 feet. Then he cuts himself loose and drifts down to earth with a para chute, always trying to steer it to a spot within the viewing area. The balloon also comes down on its own parachute. "Cap," a native of Batavia, N.Y., admitted that "you get banged up a bit-," but said neither he nor any member of his family ever suffered a se rious injury doing the stunt. InsurnnciJJljmm Glaucoma Said Fairly Common Ann Arbor, Mich. - (DPD - About one person in 40 among middle aged or elderly Ameri cans suffers from glaucoma the most common cause of blindness and there' is as yet no complete cure. But with proper care, ac cording to Dr. Robert A. Goldsmith of the University of Michigan Medical Center, glaucoma can be controlled and blindness often prevent ed. ' Glaucoma results from ab normal pressure in the watery fluid of the eye. When the pressure builds up, it cuts off the normal nutrition to the eye nerves and . when the nerves die, incurable blind ness takes place. Even if glaucoma is caught in its early stages, it still can't be completely cured, Gold smith said, but it can be con trolled through the use of eye drops and other medication. "The overall outlook for the patient with glaucoma is now much better than it was in the past," Goldsmith said. "We are seeing more early cases and 'are preventing many cases of blindness but there is a long way to go." He urged that everyone over 40 years of age have a routine examination once a year. A simple and painless test of eye pressure can de termine if there is danger of glaucoma. Twelve towns in the U. S. have the name Hamburg. blooms on Christmas day, the first spray of blossom must be ceremoniously cut by the vicar of Glastonbury and dis patched at once to the queen. If it fails to bloom, it is be lieved that a i year of grief and tribulation for the royal family and for England gen erally lies ahead. Staff Takes Root , ., Legend says that this tree dates back to Saint Joseph of Arimathea who came to the vale of Avalon " to preach Christianity carrying a staff cut from the tree which pro vided Christ's crown ; of thorns. Exhausted from climbing the steep hill, he stopped to rest remarking, "We are weary all," and plunged his staff into the ground. It immediately took root and became a tree which al ways . blooms at Christmas, unlike normal thorn trees which bloom in the spring. It also blooms whenever royal ty visits the abbey. . The tree has bloomed at Christmas for centuries past. There are historical records of its flowers being ceremon ially presented to King James T and Queen Anne. The late Queen Mary always looked forward tp, receiving the flow er at Sandringham House and the sprays were , placed by her in the local church! Continues in Perpetuity - As one tree has reached its normal span and died, cut tings from it have been plant ed so that the holy thorn can continue in perpetuity. The present tree has matured from the cutting , officially taken and planted with con siderable pomp during the festival of Britain celebra tions in 1951. Seeds from the tree . have often been cultivated but the result has always been an or dinary spring-blooming thorn But cuttings sent to many parts of the world have oc casionally rooted successful ly and matured into- Christ mas-blooming trees. They are always required to be , plant ed in holy ground. , i One is at St. Alban's cathe dral in Washington. - In 1951 when Princess Elizabeth visit ed Washington ; it suddenly bloomed and a spray of the blossom was presented to her in a special silver casket. Just over two months later her father died and the prin cess became the queen. - "IT FLOATING THE "SMALL WORLD," these intrepid bal loonists went aloft from Teneriff, Canary Islands, hoping to span 3,000 miles of the Atlantic and land between British Guiana and British Honduras, They are Colin Mudie (L) 32-year-old naval architect and pilot of "Small World," and his wife, Rosemary, chatting with Arnold Eiloart, 51, fellow explorer. Eiloart's son, Timothy, 21, made up the crew of four. Rosemary will be the cook. EAGLE POINT Banquet Honors Players Germans Dodge rDo-lt-Yourselfr Bonn. Germany (DPD Known as they are through out the world for their in dustry and enterprise, the Germans haven't taken to "do-it-yourself as have Amer icans. But there are reasons. The absence of a "do-it-yourself" spirit in Germany was noted recently by Dr. H. Kolbenschlag, business man ager of the German Craftsmen Guild, upon his return from a visit to the U. S. Dr. Kolbenschlag said he believes there are three rea sons for the "do-it-yourself" movement in the U.S.: Many persons live far from a large city so they have to do their own repair work if it is to be done at all. Others live in large, mushrooming cities where there is a shortage of skilled repairmen. American products gen erally aren't made to last, but only just good enough so they will function. He said only recently have the American people begun to demand, and get, more skilled craftsmen. He said that In West Ger many, as in the U.S., there is a shortage of skilled repair men, but that is the only sim ilarity. ,' The fact that there is this shortage in West Germany has caused many Germans to con sidering -"doing it themselves" Dr. Kolbenschlag stated, but most fear they will smash their thumbs and anyway they "don't have a pioneer ing, adventurous spirit as do the Americans.'" Most Germans solve the problem by hiring a technic ian to do what is called here "black work" that is, work done by some craftsman on his own, without his employ er's knowledge and after le gal working hours. "A SEE DON STATH0S. INSUROR Professional Insurance Protection 220 South Central Medford PHONE SP 2-2677 Christmas Gift Wrap Boxed Cards Festive Paper Napkins and Table Covers BOOKS GIFTS RECORDS LAURA A. McFALL Eagle Point There was a football banquet held in the grade school gym Thursday, Dec. 11, for the Eagle Point High school football team and parents. The banquet was served by the GAA girls of the high school and the school cooks prepared the food, all but the desert, which was furnished by the Eagles' mothers of the school. Tom Van Etten was master of ceremonies, with invoca tion by the. Rev. Joseph Mun shaw. A quartet consisting of Tom Van Etten, Victor Hay, Charles Martin and Gail Schoppert sang several selec tions and then a quartet of students, Tom Perdue, Steve Charter, Roger - Hooper and Jim Nease, sang Three Jolly Coachmen. The guest speaker for the evening was Brad E. Ecklund, from University of Oregon coaching staff. Van Etten in troduced Mrs. John Huffman who explained the Mother Eagles. Senior members of the foot ball team were introduced and the letters presented to the team. The seniors honor ed were David Huffman, captain; Bill McClure, Dale Casey, Steve Charters, Bill. Hubbard, Roger Hooper, Bill Turner, Dusty Gerbjing, Jim Vanderlip, Fred Jossy and Jack Esp. Bill Skeeters was given honorable mentions for the all state team, and Bill Mc Clure was presented the tro phy of the GAA by Miss Ellen Callaghan. Chosen for the all star team was Steve Charters, Bill Turner, Roger Hooper, Dale. Casey and Bill McClure. ' -Assistant coaches for the team were Vern Steward, Gail Schoppert and Bert Sim mons.. Dick Cavin showed pictures he had taken of the Eagles in action at the last two games of the season.' Miss Martha Anstead was hostesses recently for a show er in honor of Miss Edna Gray at her home. Those attending were Miss Patty Clave, Miss Shirley Six, Miss Eda Larson, Miss Linda Hertager, Miss Adene Jensen, Miss Joey Hume, Miss Sally Rogers, Miss Jackie Hume, Miss .Beverley Tresh am, Miss Joyce Cearley, Mrs. Lewis Dusenberry, Mrs. Ar: thur Hume, Mrs. Carl Christ ian, Mrs. Ed Gray, Mrs. Ron ald Anstead, Mrs. L. B. An stead and the hostesses. After opening of the gifts and games, the hostesses serv ed refreshments to the guests. December 18, 1958 at 10 a.m. the Womens Missionary Society of the Eagle Point Community Bible church will hold a potluck luncheon at the church. The last meeting was held on Nov. 20 with Mrs. Rupert Wilson and Mrs. Joe Andrews as cohostesses. The women spent the after noon rolling bandages and sewing and packing the boxes to be sent to the missionary for Christmas. The Eagle Point Commun ity Bible church program will be held Sunday, Dec. 21, at 7:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend. Mrs. Fred Cantaberry and Mrs. Natal Youree attended the Christmas meeting of the Wimer Community church missionary group Thursday, Dec. 11. Of the 52 species of fur bearing animals in the Great Smoky mountains, those most frequently found are black bear, white-tailed deer, foxes, racoons and bobcats. Dichromatism, the inability to distinguish between reds and greens when those colors have the same brightness, is the most commonly found form of color blindness. 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