Medford mail tribune., April 29, 1959, Image 15

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BOATING TRAGEDY Power cruiser Lois Ann lies on side in Puget Sound (right)
near Seattle, Wash., after the 43-foot vessel capsized and sank with loss of seven
lives. At left, Janet Wick, 1, one of five persons who survived the tragedy, is
, brought ashore by rescuers.
Arthur Godfrey 'Mental Mess'
On Eve of
Editor's note: The following was
written Tuesday by Arthur God
frey in his room at Harkness Pa
vilion. Columbia-Presbyterian Med
ical Center, New York. It was made
available to the press through Co
lumbia Broadcasting System.
By ARTHUR GODFREY
New York -(UPB- Several re
porters have asked the same
question on three different
occasions during the last 24
Aours: How do I feel?
All I could say was: I feel
ine. And physically I do. In
fact, I feel 'very well. I have
pain of any kind, my pulse
is a nice, slow, steady 72 and
niy blood pressure an unexcit
ing 118 or 120 over 80. For
an old cracked-up Irish ruin
due to be 56 in August, that's
pretty good.
A Mental Mess
Mentally, however, I'm a
mess. You've heard of mixed
emotions? Man, this is rough.
No pain anywhere look good
-feel good-but some of the
best brains In the medical pro
fession have discovered a
"thing" in my left lung. Can't
1U what it is-this thing-but,
irhatever it is, it doesn't be
ng there. It must be re
moved. If it's a benign tumor
of some sort, hurray for our
side-no more sweat. If the
damn thing is malignant -cancerous
then there's real
trouble. Maybe have to take
the whole lung out.
Well, even that's not too
bad. Lots of folks are walk
ing around with only one lung
these days. Such skillful and
timely surgery has prolonged
the life of many a man.
Been Doing Well
I won't mind one bit just so
long as it doesn't cripple me
up so that I can't ride or swim
Why is the printed word
so important in advertising?
I " i ' ' "" I
( irS CLEARER : HPS PERMANENT : ITS BELIEVABLE 1
ONE OF
i
SERIE
: 1 pnjltffi kfTM
Exploratory
or fly. I've been doing pretty
well with my tin hip for some
time now - it's amazing how
much pain you can learn to
ignore. Just so I can mount
up and go bucketing across
country with Mary, it'll be all
right with me. We're just
learning to ride "cuttin' hoss
es," too, so we can help work
Court Records
MUNICIPAL COCRT
Jose Salgado Covarrubias. 3761
South Pacific highway, driving
while under the influence of in
toxicating liquor, $100.
Carl Hogan Blair, transient,
drunk in public, $20.
Clifford Shoemaker, Camp White,
drunk in public, $10: drunk in pub
lic (second offense), $10 and 10
days.
Alexander Alvarez Jr., expired
license plates, $5.
Mary Mablene Lappin, violation
of basic rule. $10.
Roy John Holbrook. violation of
trasic rule. $20.
Blake Eugene Taylor, violation
of basic rule, $10.
Dan Hugh Sharp, driving without
glasses (required on license), $5.
Robert Douglas Ford, Jr., viola
tion of basic rule, $10.
Dorothy Dena Elliott, disobeyed
stop sign, $5.
Jim Virgil Jones, violation of
basic rule, $10.
Herbert Neil Merriman, violation
of basic rule. $15.
Susan Hurley Barker, violation
of basic rule, $10.
Vernon Fredrick Wolthoff, dis
obeyed stop sign, $5.
Lesley Robert Geraci, disobeyed
stop sign, $5.
LeRov Evans Root, violation of
basic rule, $10.
Douglas Gen Elliott, following
too close, $25.
Glorai Priscilla Richey, expired
operator's license, $5.
Gary Edward Brown, violation
of basic rule, $10.
Herman Kirt LeFlore, improper
right turn. $5.
Gene Decker, excessive , noise
(pipes). $5.
Charles Terry Thomas, follow
ing too close, $25.
Leslie Ronald Little, violation of
basic rule, $10.
Charles Norman Johnson, viola
tion of basic rule, $10.
Margaret Pearce Phillips, dis
obeyed stop sign, $5.
ANSWER: THE DAILY NEWSPAPER IS THE GREAT
EST ADVERTISING MEDIUM for many reasons. One
of them is that it carries the power of the printed word.
People believe in a message that is permanent; one that is
written. They understand it better. Also, the newspaper
because of its permanence lets the reader choose his own
time for absorbing the message. And once put down it
can always be picked up again. The message that lives
is the message that is written in the newspaper.
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE
Surgery
the cattle, and that's the most
fascinating business in the
world.
Yes, we've been building
that farm for 25 years. There
we have planned to hunt and
fish and swim and ride and
prune and nurse the trees and
shrubs and vines we've plant
ed. To breed and train the
horses to improve the herds-
to feed and nurture the wild
life and try to leave the soil
in better shape than when we
found it. In short, to be good
stewards of our lands.
All these things we had
planned to do and now there
is this "thing." Suddenly, out
of nowhere. Never felt better
in my life. Then, boom: This
"thing." This horrible, skulk
ing "thing," visible only as a
ghostly shadow on an x-ray
negative. This "thing" that no
longer gives pain probably be
cause I can't feel it through
the cold, clammy, clutching
fear that's gnawing at my
vitals.
These are some of the
thoughts that buzz around in
my head when a reporter
asks: How do I feel. What else
can I tell him but: I feel fine.
HURRAY FOR BEER
London - (LTD - Jocelyn Si
mon, financial secretary to the
British Treasury, spoke up
Tuesday in Parliament in
praise of beer.
"It was the substitution of
beer "for gin which startlingly
cut the death rate in this coun
try," Simon said. It is the
staple drink in Britain's pubs,
where, he said, "a vigorous,
racy, social life is pursued,
with that absence of friction
which science tells us owes
much to suitable lubrication."
Acute Water Shortage by 1970 Seen
Unless Conservation Plans Started
El Monte, Calif. -IUPD- Man
does not live on bread alone.
He lives on water, too, and is
wasting that water in shock
ing amounts, according to at
least one expert.
Young William O. Baker
unexpectedly found himself
neck-deep in the water prob
lem and took on the role of a
kind of Messiah - the "origi
nal water worry wart," he
calls himself - when he got
into the business of building
water filtration units for
swimming pools.
Baker, 35, who has expand
ed his filtration business to
the municipal level and to the
point where he is working on
a water system for an entire
country Ceylon warns that
the United States can expect
an acute water shortage by
1970 unless it undertakes a
program of conservation.
Time To Warry
"We must conserve water,"
the mechanical engineer said,
"or some day we'll be without
it. Look at the smog problem
here in Southern California.
If we had started worrying
about it before World War II,
we would not have the serious
condition we do. It's the same
way with water."
Baker recently visited the
Hyperion sewage disposal
plant on the Southern Califor
nia coast and took a sip of
the water which the plant pro
cesses from sewage. "It tasted
all right," he said, "but you
can't sell people on the idea
of drinking it."
The Hyperion plant dis
poses of this water by flush
ing it into the Pacific Ocean.
CENTRAL POINT
Dessert Luncheon Served
By DORIS HUGHES
Central Point-More than
25 members and guests of the
Crater chapter, Grandmother
clubs of America assembled at
home of Mrs. Frank Smith
Monday, April 20, for a des
sert luncheon. Mrs. Sadie Cy
phers served as co-hostess of
the affair.
Opening exercises consisted
of a prayer read by Mrs.
Carl Hover, chaplain. Reports
were made by several com
mittees and Mrs. Bert Lang
ston was reported ill and un
able to attend.
Mrs. Elsa Walker and Mrs.
Cyril Gay of Medford extend
ed an invitation to the Crater
club to attend a Centennial
tea to be given by the Med
ford group at the Girls Com
munity club on Monday.
Secretary Mrs. August Su
kow and her husband are to
be away on a trip for the
next two or three months and
Mrs. W. J. Gebhard, presi
dent, appointed Mrs. Roy Kel
ley to act as secretary during
the absence of Mrs. Sukow.
It was reported that Oct. 2
has been designated as
"Grandmothers Day." In or
der for all members to be
come better acquainted, the
ways and means committee
stated that at the next meet
ing, everyone was to be call
ed by her given name. Any
one caught doing otherwise
will be penalized by having
to contribute to the "kitty."
The next meeting of the
Crater Grandmothers club is
to be May 18 at the home of
Mrs. Homer Jeffries on Scen
ic ave. The meeting will be
gin at 1 p.m. with a dessert
luncheon. Mrs. Carl Hover
will serve as hostess with Mrs.
Jeffries acting as co-hostess.
Tuesday evening, April 28,
from 6:30 to 7:50, the Central
Point Elementary and Junior
High schools will hold annual
open house. Parents are invit
ed to visit their children's
rooms, meet with the teachers
and view the displays of work
done by the children.
The Parent Teachers asso
ciation will be selling refresh
ments in the cafeteria. At 8
p.m. in the Junior High school
gymnasium there will be a
concert by the Junior High
school band and chorus.
Helen Caster, publicity
chairman for the Crater High
school PTA, announced that
the final meeting for this
school year will be held May
4, at 8 pjn. New officers for
the coming year will be in
stalled and reports from the
state convention will be given.
Of interest to the commun
ity will be the exhibits pre
sented in the gymnasium by
the art, shop and science clas
ses of the high school. The ex
ecutive committee expressed
hope that many parents and
friends will attend this meet
ing. Refreshments will be fur
nished by the executive com
mittee. New Crater High school
PTA officers for the coming
year will be Mrs. Vern Tom
lison, president; Mrs. Claude
Thompson, first vice - presi
dent; Mrs. Charles Klutsen
beker, second vice-president;
Mrs. Robert Meaney, secre
tary and Mrs. Roy Henry,
treasurer.
Miss D'Anne Clark left Eu
gene Monday with a group
Baker asserts that the same
water could be re-injected in
the soil at strategic points to
replenish the natural wells
which are being dried out.
Wells Polluted
He points out that wells
are being polluted by saline
solutions from the ocean to a
distance of 12 miles on the
Pacific coast and to a distance
of up to 30 miles on the At
lantic coast because, as wells
are drawn on, the pressure
underground is reduced and
salt water seeps in.
"All we can do," he said,
"is ask God for more rain or
take up a re - injection pro
gram to force water back into
the earth, drilling reverse
wells instead of letting it go
into the ocean. The cost would
not be too high when we
thing of what is at stake."
Baker notes that from a
health standpoint, many mu
nicipal water supply systems
are approaching the danger
point. "I don't think health de
partments have tough enough
requirements," he said, noting
that the bottled water indus
try is a major enterprise in
Southern California. This,
Baker said, indicates the un
palatability of the fluid which
comes from the tap.
"Most people don't worry
about water, he said, until it
is shut off. We've got to start
worrying now."
He pointed out that the
average householder cannot
afford to install his own filtra
tion unit and said it should
be done on the municipal
of eight more students from
the University of Oregon to
act as representatives of the
Netherlands to the Model Un
ited Nations to be held in Los
Angeles. Miss Clark is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Clark of Central Point.
Luncheon guests last Tues
day at the home of Mrs. Henry
Mueller were Mrs. Grace
Bruce of Gold Hill, Mrs.
Francis Bean of Medford,
Mrs. Lillian Twight of Med
ford and Mrs. Frank Bruce
and Mrs. Oscar Minnick, both
of Central Point.
The Central Point Womens
Relief corps met for a pot
luck luncheon Tuesday at the
home of Mrs. Wallace Mc
Dowell at 321 North Third st,
Mrs. O. T. Wilson presided at
the business session.
Reports showed that sever
al members had remembered
the sick and shut-ins. A letter
by the State Department Pres
ident, Zeta Smith, was read
to the group, and she thanked
members from Central Point
for the warm reception shown
her at their last meeting.
Members voted to buy flags
ior me veterans graves
for Memorial day. Mrs. John
Novak, chaplain, was reported
to be recuperating from an in
jured limb. A report was
made on the Easter egg don
ation to the children of the
Camp White personnel.
The next meeting of Central
Point Womens Relief corps
will be May 19 at the Ameri
can Legion hall on Pine st.
The meeting will begin with
a pot luck luncheon at noon,
Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Wilson
received word of the arrival
of their firt great-grandson
born Tuesday, April 21. The
baby who weighed 9V2 pounds
has been named Dwayne Da
vid. He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Dave Schneider of China
Lake, Calif., and the grand
son of Mr. and Mrs. Steve
Wilson, of Camp White.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Purdy
of Corvallis are the parents
of a baby girl born April 13
She weighed 734 pounds and
has been named Leslee Lau
reen. Purdy is a student of en
gineering at Oregon State col
lege. Mrs. Purdy is the form
er Ginger Walters, also of
Central Point. Grandparents
of the baby are Mr. and Mrs,
Roy Walters and Mr. and Mrs.
Archie Purdy, both of Cen
tral Point. Great grandpar
ents are Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Ebbe of the Old Pacific high
way, Medford.
Miss Charlene Paull, who
is teaching at Oregon City Is
home to visit relatives and
friends and to serve as an at
tendant at the wedding of
Miss Doris Chavis. Miss Paull
is the daughter of Mr. ( and
Mrs. Lyle Paull of Central
Point.
Guests last week end at the
Lyle Paull residence were his
brother and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Paull, and son,
Butch, of Reedsport. The vis
itors were with a motor cara
van of visiting Odd Fellows
and Rebekahs from the Gard
iner lodge on the coast. They
were attending the Historical
lodge trek at Jacksonville.
level - and on a much more
extensive basis than it is
being done now.
Baker is producing a filtra-1
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ment of cylindrical shape
made of a polyethylene fabric
which can be automatically
cleaned. He has reduced the
size to the point where one of
his new 18 - inch diameter
units can do the work of two
of the old type filtration unjits,
48 inches in diameter.
He said the answer to the
water shortage he forecasts
YOU OCT
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are filters plus other equip
ment which actually purifies
water chemically instead of
just removing suspended par
ticles. "We've got to scare people
about this," Baker said, "and
I'm doing my best."
THI SOLID OUAUTT OF I
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MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, 6r.
Wednesday, April 29, 1959
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