54th Year
Medfokd
Price 10 Cents
Tribune
2nd SECTION
MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1959
10 Pages
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CONVICTS HOLD HOSTAGES As convict William Wer
ner holds Mrs. Louise Gschwend at knifepoint (left),
convict Billy Joe Wright (right, facing camera), talks
with local law and prison officials just prior to surrender
ing. The convict pair, both trusties at San Quentin Prison,
Calif., escaped to the end of the Marin Rod and Gun Club
fishing pier and held Mrs. Gschwend and Doug Harrison '
(right, wearing white cap) hostage for six hours before
surrendering to authorities. The two hostages were
shaken but unharmed by the experience.
Smol! Worlds
Around Us
By Lynn M. Watkins
Mrs. Centennial
Finalists Named
Portland -(DPS- Nine Oregon
housewives have been select
ed as finalists in the contest
to name Mrs. Oregon Cen
tennial. The finals will be
here May 7-9.
Mrs. Cleo Maletis, former
Mrs. America, is chairman of
the contests.
The housewives named in
cluded Mrs. Nancy Draper
and Mrs. Frances Hand, Port
land; Mrs. Dorothy Chase, Eu
gene; Mrs. Rena Clark, Salem;
Mrs. Jeanne Hillis, The
Dalles; Mrs. Julia Jensen,
Nyssa; Mrs. Emily Terrall, St.
Helens; Mrs. Nina M. Vrtiska,
Corvallis and Mrs. Ruth Ann
White, Bend.
They will compete in a con
test which includes cooking,
planning menus, ironing and
.on the final night will be
judged for poise and person
ality. Prizes valued at $1500
including an air trip to Ft.
Lauderdale, Fla., in June for
the Mrs. America contest will
go to the winner.
Sometime Youll Find
'Loner' ia Animal World
Complete aloneness sterns
to be an unnatural state with
men as well as mice; some
thing not indulged in, nor
tolerated for . any length of
time. -
This preference or necessi
ty of aloneness is sometimes
the lot of animals who are
naturally social in their
habits; animals who ordinari
ly travel or live in either
family groups or in herds or
flocks composed of many
families or individuals. When
this happens, in ihe case of
the higher animals, it con
jures up some questions that
scientists would like to have
answered.
Solitary Life
Occasionally, but not often
enough to be studied care
fully, a porpoise, a highly so
cial creature, will be observed
"traveling alone." A few have
been known to lead a solitary
life; hunting, swimming and
living all alone.
Such a character must have
been Pelorus Jack, a Risso
dolphin who, for over a quar
ter of a century guided ships
through a narrow pass near
New Zealand. Pelorus never
seemed to be in company with
any of his kind. He traveled
alone. He was always ready
when a ship's siren sounded to
come and pilot the ship safe
ly across Cook's Strait.
Pelorus Jack after 30 years
at his self - appointed task
made his last appearance in
November of 1916 but he left
an indelible mark on the
pages of natural history. His
strange dedication to duty
has never been explained and
probably never wilL Neither
is it definitely known what
happened to him. He became
a legend. Of all the thousands
of people who knew him no
one ever observed him in the
company of another, dolphin.
Only a Few
Since then, on a few oc
casions, this strange and un
natural aloneness has been
observed in porpoises as well
as in other animals who nor
mally operate in company of
others of their kind. .
In animal society, much of
which we humans can't com
pletely understand, an indi
vidual may be ostracized for
the violation of some rule or
law by which the majority
live. ! .
The "aloneness" may be a
punishment. He may be "hard
to get along with," actually
anti - social and therefore
"blackballed" or relegated to
a life" of aloneness by his
fellows.
Or more happily, perhaps
he lives alone by choice. A
confirmed bachelor or a
grouch who prefers to live by
himself considering even
another of his kind an ob
jectionable crowd. Even in
tne scantily understood so
ciety of the higher animals
there conceivably may be
some who impose upon them
selves a voluntary exile.
(Released by The Register
and Tribune Syndicate, 1959)
STRIKE COSTS GROWING
Washington - (UPD - There
were fewer strikes in 1958
than in 1957 but they were
more costly in terms of the
number of workers involved
and total man-days lost, ac
cording to a preliminary esti
mate by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics. A post-war low of
3,400 work stoppages began
in 1958. They affected 2,200,
000 workers in 1958 against
1,390,000 in 1957. Last year's
strikes produced 23,500,000
man-days of idleness against
16,50,000 in 1957, the report
showed.
CARLOADINGS DOWN
Washington (UPD Carload
ings on the nation's Class I
railroads declined 14.9 per
cent in 1958 to 30,206,494 cars
from 35,500,148 in 1957, ac
cording to the Association of
American Railroads.
Water Pollution
Support Sought
Salem-(UPD-Gov. Mark Hat
field has asked members of
Oregon's congressional dele
gation to support legislation
to assume continuance of the
program of federal grants to
communities for sewage treat
ment plants and other water
pollution control facilities.
He said Oregon has been
a leader in the field of states
engaged in promoting clean
waters. In the last several
years, he said," 23 water pot
lution control projects have
been undertaken in Oregon at
a total cost of $7,700,000. The
federal share has been
$1,400,000.
During the next three years
Oregon's needs are estimated
at 48 projects costing more
than $14 million of which
about $3 million would be
federal money.
Permits
Issued for Homes
Four building permits for
erecting new residences were
among those issued at city
hall Wednesday, according to
Medford building department
records.
Permits Included two to
Ernest Conrad, for $11,000
houses at 2416 and 2417 Edge
mont st., one to W. L. Moore
for a $14,000 house at 2116
Crestbrook rd. and one to
Macco Development company
for a $9,000 dwelling at 2417
ObiSpo dr.
Other major permits . is
ued yesterday were to Mitch
ell Brothers Terminal for an
$8,500 addition to a commer
cial building at 2790 Crater
Lake highway and to Califor
nia Oregon Television Inc. for
a $2,000 "lean-to" at the
KBES-TV station, 2000 Crater
Lake highway.
Earlier this week, a permit
was issued to ' Karl Klinken
beard for a $3,000 addition to
the residence at 2116 Wood
lawn dr. and to John McCar
dell for a $16,000 residence
at 1332 Fortune dr. and to
Myers Jones for a $10,000 ad
dition to the clinic at 1117
East Main st.
The only soil in which min
erals can be fully utilized by
plants is the topsoil where
organic matter and humus
from decayed plants are found.
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The world's, annual produc
tion oi diamonds would fill
about75 bushel baskets. To
attain one carat even a mod
ern equipped mine must pro
cess about three tons of worth
less rock.
House Takes Bill From Committee
Salem (UPD The House for
the first time this session has
removed a bill from commit
tee control.
The measure would provide
payments to certain persons
injured while serving in the
National Guard. Some widows
of grardsmen also would
benefit.
The action requires a two
thirds majority. The vote to
take the measure from the
Ways and Means .committee
42-16. It had been
was
in
Ways and Means - since Feb.
23.
The bill was sent "to the
House State and Federal Af
fairs Committee.
EASIER GRASS-CUTTING
Richmond, Ind. - (UPD - Leisure-loving
Americans are go
ing in more and more for
power lawnmowers, according
to Moto-Mower, Inc., which
reports that 11 out of every
12 mowers sold in 1958 were
of the power type.
Avoid Tonsil Removal
During Polio Season
Albany N.Y., (Science Serv-ice)-Removal
of tonsils and
adenoids should be avoided
during 'the polio season if
possible. This warning, issued
by Dr. Herman E. Hilleboe,
commissioner of the New York
State department of health
here, states that even polio
vaccinated individuals should
take this advice. Dr. Hilleboe
referred to a report by the
Expert Committee on Polio-
Centennial Jumping Frog Coniesf Set
Pendleton -(UPD Plans are
complete for a contest to de
c i d e Oregon's Centennial
jumping frog.
The contest will be held on
Main street here at 6:30 pjn.
today. The winning frog will
myelitis of the World Health
Organization which recom
mends avoidance of such op
erations during polio season
until scientific evidence to the
contrary is accumulated.
be taken to the international
frog jumping contest at An
gels Camp, Calif., by Pendle
ton's 38-piece drum and bugle
corps. The corps will make
the trip with money obtained
from entry fees.
We Give
GREEN STAMPS
CENTRAL REXALL DRUG
Main and Central
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special
beautiful iter Hun
comforters .
12.98
Luxury filled with
the finest of mod
ern living fibers . . .
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ly buoyant. Superb
fullness and body.
Cloud light' and
comfortable. Com
pletely allergy free.
Dust and moth
proof. Two beauti
ful patterns. Gay
modern wifh nylon
covering or smart
provin cial with
crisp polished cot
ton covering.
MATCHING
PILLOW
4.98
special
quadrille
bedspreads
13.98
ORIG. 15.98
A glimmering, glamorous
spread by Morgan-Jones. An
exquisite dream of a bed
spread with non-tarnishing
silver Mylar threads
glimmering through the tift
ed beauty of its priceless an
tique design. In white,' egg
shell or petal soft pastels.
Big' prize-sizes, twin or
double.
2
5 SsSs
Cts ft Jmm
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DISH
CLOTHS
Generous Full size. Heavy Duty.
Extra' Long wear. You'll want
several, so hurry!
KITCHEN
TERRYS
59
Lustre dry 'finish. Dishes sparkle
in Vz the time. Line free.
Super absorbent. New hand
printed designs. Color fast. Full
generous size.
Matching Aprons. 99e
special purchase!
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Now is the chance to get all
the towels you need at BIG,
BIG savings! Gay new assorted
towels. Heavy, thirsty terry.
Generous full size. A new Can
non carefree color for each
member of the family.
WASH
CLOTH
1.00
FAMOUS
f oxer oft sheets
Made by Burlington Mills. First quality, long wearing.
'Guaranteed for 100 washings." Made from American
grown long staple cotton for more whiteness and
greater strength and longer wear. Heavy duty white
muslin. ',.'
BRAND SHEETS
pacific percale
FULL SIZE
ORIG. 2.09
81x108
1.77
Made by Pacific - Mills. Made better to wear better.
Completely guaranteed by Good Housekeeping. Fine
combed percale sheets assure you of more luxurious
smoothness, softness and strength.
Twin Size, 72x108 Orig. 1.99
Full Fitted Orig. 2.09
Twin Fitted Orig. 1.99 ..Zt
Cases 42x36 Orig. .59
...1.66
L.1.77
1.66
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FULL SIZE 81x108
ORIG. 3.19
Twin Siza 72x108...
Full Fitted
Twin Fitted
Cases 42x38'
2,98
..Orig. 2.98 2J9
..Orig. 3.192.9
-Orig. 2.982.39
..Orig. .69 .59
value scoop!
children's
canvas oxfonls
barefoot sandals
Canvas oxford in Red or
Blue with white rubber soles
and trim. Long-wearing, flex
ible, cool and comfortable.
Sandal of Red or Brown
leather. Soft unlined . . .
with long-wearing soles.
SIZES: 534 to large 3.
2.44
gauze diapers
ORIG. 2.98
2.59
Full size boxed absorbent gauze diapers.
... at a price all mothers can afford.
Baby's first requisite
fitted crib sheets
.99
ORIG. 1.29
A very special buy on first quality high count muslin crib
sheets. In white or pastel colors.
receiving blankets
69'
Made of fine quality flannel. Some
beautifully edge embroidered.
Others with satin binding. Soft
pastels or white with colored dots.
Our regular stock. Full size.
Softest flannel. Lovely pastel
shades. Regular size. These are
slightly imperfect if perfect
would sell for 59c each.
3- 1.00
diaper sets
Boys' and girls' diaper surt suit sets. Plastic lined panties.
Checked or solid colors. Some sleeveless. Sizes S-M-L.
ORIG. 2.98
1.99