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TheyH Do It Every lime By Jimmy Hallo TJf wuiJS C TWVS BEEN HITCHED A PEW YEARS -IpCOJ vSW4VSLOUMB F K0VV NO HIS REPRAlN GOES W STEPPED OUT OF? SOMETHING LIKE "WIS SM " "Z 1 GET4 W1G6LE ON, "J-ss v. r- w'so lovdu5 S ' l So VVENT THE RATTER BEPORB 1) : THEX tfERE MARRIED- (VL. 'Supersonic Greaf-Grcrncmoffier 71, Prefers Jet Flight to Rocking Chair George Air Force Base, Calif.-CPB-Mrs. Zaddie Bunk er, 71, earned her right to the title of "Supersonic Great- grandmother" yesterday when she cracked the sound barrier in an A-100F Super Saberjet. The flight, part of an armed forces day celebration at this desert base, marked the cul mination of a long-time ambi tion held by the "grand old lady of flying.' She flew yesterday in an F-100F bearing the name "Zaddies Rockin' Chair IV", and piloted by Lt. Col. Rob inson Risner, 34, of Oklahoma City, Okla "It was the greatest ride I ever had in my life, exelaim- ed Zaddie, who actually held the stick when the jet broke the sound barrier. The Air Force said the F-100F travel ed 800 miles an hour at an altitude of 35,000 feet In the supersonic burst at 1:55 p.m. PST. Considerable Surprls Mrs. Bunker, from Palm Springs, Calif., wore a jet helmet and full-scale flying suit. She expressed consider able surprise over the lack cf vibration. ' "Except for the needles Jumping," she said, "I didn't realize anything unusual had happened when we broke the sound barrier. "I'd like to trade by bird In for one of these," she said when the plane landed. Her flight lasted 55 minutes. It was technically listed as an orientation flight. "If I shut my eyes, I would n't have known we were mov ing," she said after the flight. "It was the thrill of my life, another wonderful day. "The only thing is we were- Hope-chest Linens iiili suond barrier a second time at about 15,000 feet and flew at supersonic speed about five minutes. Mrs. Bunker, a real - life great grandmother, passed up retirement to a "rockin' chair" when she obtained a private flying license on her 65th birthday. A crowd of 25,000 witness ed the latest flying feat for Zaddie, who would have been delighted to fly the jet "solo." However, Risner arranged to permit her to have her hand on the controls during the sound barrier breakthrough, while he stood by ready to take immediate control. Ris n't upstairs long enough,", she said. "I'm ready to go now," she said with a laugh. 'It's Wonderful The springhtly Californian, Sailors in Suva Involved in Brawl Suva (CPU -Authorities In this Fiji Island port yesterday counted up the damages re sulting from a brawl involv ing some 100 American sail ors. The fight broke out Friday night at a dance at the Suva town hall. Shrieking girls ran for cover as chairs and fur niture were hurled across the room. The Americans were from a destroyer division that dock ed here after a visit to Mel bourne. They teamed back to San Diego yesterday. Organizers of the dance criticized the Suva police. The Navy also was criticized for not sending shore patrols to the function. who will be 72 on May 29, turned the tables on an inter viewer and asked abruptly, "Have you ever flown in a jet? You really should if you have a chance. It's wonderful." The Air Force said after the flight the plane broke the ner flew the ship at all other times. Honorary Member Mrs. Bunker is the only honorary m e b e r of the George Air Force base 308th squadron and also holds mem bership in the British Royal Aero club. Her first plane was a Na v i o n, christened "Zaddie's Rockin' Chair" by ground crewmen. They said they wanted to perpetuate her re mark "Im not retiring to the ol' rockin' chair." Mrs. Bunker qualified for the jet flight after a thorough physical examination, includ ing a test in a high altitude chamber. The former Rolla, Mo., woman has lived in Palm Springs for the past 48 years. 6 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or. Sunday, May 17, 1959 Parents, Children Succumb to Smoke St. Louis - (UPD - Five per sons, including three children, were killed when fire swept through a one story frame home in suburban Riverview early yesterday morning. The county coroner's office identified the dead as Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bennett, and their three children: Diane, 9, Robert Jr., 2, and herry, 1. The five died of smoke in halation, the coroner's office said. . , Sheriffs Office Receives Total Of 189 Complaints The Jackson county sher iffs office received 189 com plaints during April and cleared 21 of them by ar rests, according to the office. The 189 is 64 more than received for April lastyear. The complaint total is also 24 more than received in March. Forty complaints were cleared during April, includ ing some carried over from previous months. Of the total, 104 were mis cellaneous com plaints, 25 were on felonies and 60 were on misdemeanors. The sheriffs office issued 24 warrants and served 21. It also rendered 16 public serv ices: A total of 217 civil pap ers were served. Persons lodged in county jail during April totalled 51. Of this, 25 were lodged by the sheriffs office, 16 by state police, six by Medford police department, one each by Tal ent police department, FBI, Central Point police, and the parole officer. A total of 45 males were lodged in jail, three females and three juve niles. Larceny Cases Of the 25 felony com plaints, five were for lar ceny, seven burglary, five fic titious checks, and one each for fraud, arson, rape, rob bery, extortion, homicide, AWOL and attempted escape, Of the misdemeanor com plaints 14 were for petty lar ceny, eight for disorderly conduct, seven for indiscrim inate shooting, and six for traffic violations. Others ranging from one to four com plaints each included threats, prowler, assault and battery, illegal possession of liquor, auto accident, parking viola tion, trespass, weapons, gam bling, drunk and violation of liquor laws. Of the miscellaneous com plaints, 45 were for assistance to other offices such as the Medford police, Oregon State police, and Army and Navy, 17 for miscellaneous public services, 13 for miscellaneous offenses, five for suspicion, four for miscellaneous live stock, from one to two each for dog poisoning, dog bite, firearms accident, home ac cident, death, suicide, at tempted suicide, missing per sons, runaway, mental pa tient, found property, found animal, lost animal and pub- lie nuisance. Robert E. Lee, class of 1829, was the only cadet in 156 years to complete the four year course at West Point without incurring a single de merit. 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Box 59, Old Chelsea Station, New York 11, N. Y. Please print plainly YOUR NAME ADDRESS with STYLE NUMBER and SIZE. Governor to Make Washington Trip Salem-flJM-Gov. Mark Hat field will be in Washington, D.C. Monday and Tuesday for meetings of the Governors Conference Committee o n Federal-State Relations. Hatfield is one of 10 chief executives on the committee. Foremost topics of the con ference will be a review of legislative sessions, unemploy ment compensation, migra tory labor, water problems and highway matters. En route home, the gover nor will participate in a city Centennial luncheon upon the invitation of the mayor of Lansing, Michigan. Lansing is observing its 100th birthday anniversary this year and Hatfield will urge Michigan citizens to come to Oregon this summer during the. ex position and trade fair. The governor's final swing in promotion of the Centen nial will come during the first week in June when he is scheduled for appearances in Pennsylvania, New York and Massachusetts on a combina tion of Centennial educational and Republican party appear- FORMER AIDE DIES New York (UPD - A former state department aide, Llewel lyn Brooke White, died here Friday. He was 59. White re tired In 1955 as the state de partment's program division chief for the press service o the international information administration. ances. DE GAULLE TO ROME Rome-(UPD-French President Charles de Gaulle will arrive in Italy June 23 for a four day state visit, a government spokesman said yesterday. The spokesman said De Gaulle would visit Milan and nearby World War H battlefields be fore coming to Rome. cn cheep . . . When It's Time to Retire? No matter how much your retirement benefits will amount to, extra money will surely be welcome. Build a helpful reserve fund between now and retirement age with a regular savings plan. Why not stop in, soon and let us get you started? Your funds are insured here up to $10,000 by Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Your savings earn inter Set at 2Vi semi-annually. Interest on three year certificates of deposit 3. . 1109 COURT STREET MEDFORD El Call Girl Racket Crackdown Told Portland -0PB- A Portland vice squad crackdown on the call girl racket was disclosed late Friday with the arrest of three women on secret indict ments returned by the Mult nomah county grand jury. . Police listed the three women arrested as Margo Carol, 39, soliciting for a pros titute; Mery Ellen McKay, 33A bringing two persons together for immoral purposes; and Pa tricia F. Crawford, .22, being an immoral woman. Deputy District Attorney Oscar D. Howlett said the call girl racket was the largest illicit business in Portland since the police campaign against houses of prostitution had dried up that source of vice. He added that most of the call girls use some form of narcotics. He also said that since police closed the houses of prostitution there had been a notable increase in the rate of venereal disease. HELP US! We Need Clothing, Sheet, Diihet, Furniture. We Pick Up. HELP OTHERS! The Salvation Army SPring 3-7335 R-BAR-E Ranch News Opening Date: JUNE 7, 1959 BoyS , . .7 tO 14 o Horses o Swimming o Fishing o Roping o Horse Pack Trips o Baseball and Basketball o Trapping o Home Cooked Meals Limited to 20 Boys a Week! For One Week, Month or All Summer at the R-Bar-E Ranch! On the Applegate River, in the pines, Where Everything for the Boy Is Furnished $45.00 a Week From Sunday to Sunday Visitors Welcome Sundays Em & Ethel Ellsworth R-Bar-E Ranch Boys Vacation Land 3 Miles Down River from Murphy on Southside Road 5728 Southside Rd., Grants Pass, Ore. Ph. GR (Greenwood) 6-3029 Add a trousseau-t ouch to towels, scarves, pillowcases with these dainty, pretty de signs. : Shower a bride with color lavished linens flower em broidery plus pineapple de sign prochet. Pattern 7336: transfer 6 motifs 4Vixl2 inches; directions. Send Thirty-five cents (coins) for this pattern add 5 cents for each pattern for lst-class mailing. Send to Medford Mail Tribune, House hold Arts Dept., P. O. Box 168, Old Chelsea Station, New York 11, N.Y. Print plainly NAME, ADDRESS, PAT TERN NUMBER. Our 1959 ALICE BROOKS Needlecraf t Catalog has many lovely designs to order; cro cheting, knitting, embroid ery quilts, dolls, weaving. A special gift, in the catalog to keep a child happily occupied a cutout doll and clothes to color. Send 25 cents for your copy of the book- r " suggest that you enjoy a good show and help a good cause SATURDAY, May 23 -8 p.m. Before the Active Club Show . . . after the show ... at every festive occasion, add Jo your enjoyment with tastfrfantaliizng Jorgensen's ICE CREAM internal airieti A Terpsichorian Inspiration. Songs and Dances of 100 Years Sponsored by the MEDFORD ACTIVE CLUB Medford Mi gin -Auditorium Reserved Seats $1.50 Gen. Admission 1.00 Children under 12.. 50c Five big scenes with seven and eight acts to the scene! A benefit show for mentally retarded children sponsored by the Medford Active Club. Comedy, songs and dances covering a whole century . .. Direction and chore ography by Mr. and Mrs. Thurston . . . This is a program staged by local people and is non-profit. There will be no paid talent or supervising. The entire proceeds, are to go to the Medford School of Hope. This school trains only the children of our community that can never be admitted to public schools. This institution does not receive any state aid or help from any source at present, except from the Medford Active Club. Tickets available at Roethler's Shell Service at Front and Sixth and at Purucker's Piano House jt '
