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Try and Stop Me By BENNETT CERF- THE PARTNERS of a Seventh Avenue dress house celebrated the closing of the books in their biggest year by patronizing a gaudy night club. There a teenage chorus cutie delighted them both, "Let's offer her twice what she's getting here to be a model in our show room," proposed one. Tm afraid," demurred the other. "She looks -like an innocent little thing and one of those fresh buyers might take ad vantage, of her. I think it's tip to us first to teach her what's right and wrong." "That's a great ideal" en thused the first partner. "You teach her what's right- From L S. Lindquitt, of Minneapolis: Ole and Oscar were gulping down large draughts of soup in a side street restaurant. Ole, glancing Out of the window, remarked, "Looks like rain.' Without looking up, Oscar replied, "Tastes like It, too." V. 0 1353, by Bennett Cert. Distributed by Xing Features Syndicate. Many Books About Conservation Are Available in Area Man's most basic need, the means to feed himself, is rap idly exceeding the ability of the world to yield sufficient food." This is the warning of Fair field Osborn, the author of "Our Plundered Planet," in which he points out that the misuse of land by the people is fundamental to the troubles of nations throughout the world. "Our Plundered Planet" is included in a selection of books on conservation of nat ural resources which has been arranged at the Medford Pub lic library in honor of Conser vation Week by Miss Joyce Marlin, reference librarian. , Included are books on soil conservation, forest preserva tion, and the conservation of Illinois Valley Sets Special Event Cave Junction A special event In the Illinois valley this month will be an Old Timers get-together, now be ing arranged as a reunion of all those -who were valley resi dents prior to 1900. It will be held May 30 in the Masonic banquet room, the doors will open at noon and there will be a potluck lunch eon with coffee furnished. The committee in charge of arrangements and invitations, Mrs. George Thrasher, Mrs. Sam Bunch, Mrs. Alice Hogue and Mrs. Harry Floyd, asks that anyone having informa tion concerning the where abouts of any of the old resi dents, to contact the commit tee. A near complete list is available to the committee, but to avoid anyone being overlooked, they will appre ciate any information. Safety Council to Meet Friday Noon The May membership meet ing of the Medford Safety Council will be held Friday noon, May 8, at Rogue Valley Country club, according to C. D. (Swede) Larson, Pierce Freight Lines, president. The agenda will include a report on the annual school patrol banquet, discussion of the forthcoming membership drive, and the vehicle safety check program. All members are urged to attend and the meeting is open to the public, Larson said. Twining Admitted To Walter Reed Hospital Washington -(BPD- Gen. Na than Twining, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was ad mitted to Walter Reed Hos pital Sunday for a diagnostic study, the Defense Depart ment announced today. The department said that during a regular physical ex amination "chest X-ravs indi cated a requirement for fur ther diagnosis and study." CRASH KILLS AIRMAN Tampa, Fla.-4UPD-A B-47 jet bomber with four men aboard crashed on takeoff Wednesday at MacDill Air Force Base, Killing one of the airmen. Capt. Gene J. O'Malley, 34, Huntington, W.Va., aircraft commander, Capt. Charles Gould, 39, Forth Worth, Tex., navigator-instructor, and Capt. George Beckingham, 33, Brad ley, W.Va., navigator, suffer ed minor injuries. The name of the airman killed was withheld. GRANDCHILD FOR BING Hollywood -UP&- Bing Cros by's second grandchild will be named after the singer's first wife, Dixie Lee. The 5 pound, 13-ounce girl was born Wednesday to Sandra Drum mond Crosby and her husband, Phillip, one of the crooner's twin sons. water, forage, and wild life Problem of Erosion "Our Vanishing Lands," by G. V. Jacks shows how seri ous the problem of erosion is in this land, and what must be done if farm lands are to be saved. The history of the ex ploitation of the land and the desperate efforts made for its conservation are described in "Behold Our Land," by Rus sell Lord. "The Valley and Its People," by R. L. Duffis is the story of the nation's great experiment in rebuilding a re gion laid waste by decades of exploitation. Concerning forest conserva tion, the selection includes "The Triumph of the Tree," on the drama of trees and their relation to mankind, by J. S. Collis; "Forests and Men," William Greeley's story of men and events in 50 years of conservation and for estry, and "Our Living .For ests," the story of the preser vation and multiple use of forests, by Joseph T. Hazard. The new problems and re sponsibilities faced by speci alists in forest soils are de scribed by S. A. Wilde in his book, "Forest Soils." Modern Text - The library also offers one of the few modern texts to deal comprehensively with the problem of timber decay and its prevention in the book, "Decay of Timber and its Prevention," by K. Cart- wright. The conservation of wild life is discussed by Harry Neal in "Nature's Guardians," and by Dr. Bernhard Grzimek in "No Room for Wild Animals" in which he demonstrates that the problems of wildlife con servation already face Afri can countries. J. N. Gabriel son's "Wild Life Conserva tion" includes the subject of water supply as well. All books listed above, and books on other phases of con servation, are available at the Medford Public library and through any Jackson County branch library upon request. Live Hand Grenade Found in Mail Bag Washington-dJPD-A live hand grenade wrapped in an old New York City newspaper was found by startled clerks today as they sorted mail incoming trains at the main post office. A clerk picked it off the conveyor belt and placed it on a desk in a well isolated spot until an Army demolition ex pert arrived and carted it away. Postal inspectors were mys tified and Postmaster Carlton Beall said it would be "quite a problem trying to find out" where the grenade came from. . He said it was dumped out of a sack containing parcel post packages, but there were no broken packages in the sack out of which it could have come. There were no wrappings of any kind except the old newspaper-"not the type of thing" a postal em ployee would put in a mail sack. ' LURE THEM IN kee logic has killed a legisla tive move to boost the Ver mont fishing license fees for out-of-state anglers. "Fishing in Vermont isn't good enough to raise the fees," said State Rep. Philip Chase (R-Putney) and the legislature voted down the hike. London-flJPD-Britain is setting un a "University of the Air" to combat a threatened short age of airline pilts. John Hav. joint parliamentary secretary to the Transport Ministry, told the House of Commons Wednesday. He said that un less sDecial steps are taken soon there will be a shortage of young pilots aiier iaoi. 8 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or. Thursday, May 7, 1959 Portland Youth Admits Slaying Store Operator Oregon City - (DPD - Patric David Smith, 15, Portland, who said he "simply had an urge," Wednesday confessed to last Saturday s slaying of 75-year-old Mrs. Minnie Swet land, a variety store operator, District Attorney Winston Bradshaw said. Smith, a Central Catholic High school student, was pick ed up for questioning Wed nesday afternoon. He was held in the. Clackamas county jail on a first degree murder charge, Bradshaw said. - Purchased Knife The youth told Bradshaw he had been in the variety store on southeast 82nd ave. before the slaying. He said he had purchased a knife at a second hand store earlier and after he left the store bent the knife blade punctur ing old cans. He went to a service station to straighten the knife blade and then returned to the store. Smith asked Mrs. Swetland to show him some sling shots. When the woman bent over the showcase to get them out, he hit her in the head with a hammer, according to Brad shaw. This apparently only stunned the woman and Smith drove the knife into her back, the district attorney said. Request Remembered Bradshaw said the service station attendant had remem bered Smith asking for per mission to use tools to bend the knife blade back. He also had been seen puncturing the cans. Bradshaw said the boy told him he became frightened after the slaying and fled home. Children's Book Winners Listed Announcement .of this year's national Newbery and Caldecott awards has been re ceived by Miss Julie Keiser, head of work with children at the Medford Public library. The Newbery award is giv en to the author of the best book for children of the pre ceding year, while the Calde cott award is given to the il lustrator of the picture book regarded as best. Mrs.. Elizabeth George Speare was presented the Newbery medal for "The Witch of Blackbird Pond," a suspense story for teen-agers based on a witch incident in Wethersfield,' Conn., during Puritan days. The Caldecott award for the most outstanding Ameri can picture book went to Bar bara Cooney for "Chanticleer and the Fox," an adaptation of Chaucer's Nun's Priest's Tale. Choice of the prize-winning books is determined by a committee of the children's services division of the Amer ican Library association. Offi cial presentation of the med als will be made at the New-bery-Caldecott banquet June 23 at the Sheraton Park ho tel in Washington, D.C., dur ing the annual conference of the American Library associa tion. Both prize-winning books are available at the Medford Public library or through any Jackson county branch library upon request. Federal Minimum Wage Boost Asked Washington -(DPD AFL-CIO President George Meany urg ed Congress today to boost the federal minimum wage to $1.25 an hour and extend cov erage to an additional 7,500, 000 workers in order to re lieve "misery" and "destitu tion." Meany told the Senate La bor Committee that changes in the Wage-Hour Act would bolster the economy and strengthen the free enterprise system. The AFL-CIO chief was the first witness at hearings on a bill by Sen. John F. Ken nedy (D - Mass.) and , Sen. Wayne L. Morse (D-Ore.) to boost the current $1 minimum by 25 cents an hour and ex tend coverage. The Yukon, about 2,300 miles long, is the largest river in Alaska. BRILL METAL WORKS Commercial Industrial Residential Sheet Metal Work Stainless, Galvanized and Copper Fabrication 2287 West Main PHONE SP 2-4440 Fred Astaire Grabs Mine 'Emmy' Awards For Television Work Hollywood -(DPD Fred As taire, belieing the "old dad" nickname he hung on himself, let his famous dancing feet do the celebrating Wednesday night after his stunning sweep of nine television "Emmy" awards. "A great night for old dad," cracked the skinny As taire when he accepted one of the awards given him by the Academy of Telivision Arts and Sciences. He will be 60 Sunday. Astaire, whose sophisticated dances brought him stardom on Broadway and motion pic tures, won each award for which he had been nominated, including best actor of 1958 in a single performance. Julia Harris Honored The biggest winner next to Astaire was the Irish drama "Little Moon of Alban" which took four awards, including the best actress in a single performance , award for its star, Julie Harris. There were a number of two-Emmy winning shows, including Perry Mason, Peter McKenzie Pass Road Due To Open Friday Salem-OJPD-The State High way Department said today the McKenzie pass highway, closed all winter by snow, would open Friday at 4 p.m. CALLING SHORE PATROL Chicago -UPD- The Chicago police department, given a new assignment to patrol the waterfront three miles out in Lake Michigan now that the St. Lawrence Seaway is open, listed today some new equip ment it says it needs: Boats. Gunn, Dinah Shore and Jack Benny. The only Westerns garner ing awards were Maverick, named the best oat-burner, and Gunsmoke, in which Den nis (Chester) Weaver won an Emmy as best supporting act or in a series. Among the networks, NBC nearly swept the field by col lecting 27 Emmys, CBS won 12 and ABC one. Playhouse 90, expected to be 'a big Winner, won only one award the best dra matic series of one hour or longer. News Team Wins In the news category, the team of Chet Huntley and David Brinkley on NBC was chosen the best news report ing program; Face of Red China, CBS, the best special news program; Ed Murrow, CBS, best news commentator; and Cuban Revolution, CBS, the best on-the-spot news cov erage. : Other awards included: Lor etta Young (best actress, dra matic series), Jane Wyatt (best actress, comedy series), Bar bara Hale (best supporting actress,, dramatic series), Ann B Davis (best supporting ac tress, comedy series) and Tom Poston (best supporting actor, comedy series). Perry Como won the best actor of a musical show award and Raymond Burr the award for the best actor of a 17. T. "Bill" Fasel REALTOR Phone SP 3-3517 1244 S. Riverside dramatic series. 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