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SUNDAY TRAGEDY: At least 35 persons were killed, and nearly 100 injured when
a butane tank car exploded while this train was crossing the trestle across the
Ogeecbee River, about 18 miles west of Savannah, Ga. The trestle overlooked a popu
lar fishing camp and picnic area that was filled with weekend visitors when the
car exploded and engulfed the entire area with a sheet of flame.
The Family Council
editor's note: Xh Family Council consists f s Judge, a psychiatrist,
three clergymen, a newspaper editor a women's editor and two writers.
Each article is a summary of an actual report. The Family Council does
not five advice; it merely reports oa problems that have been dealt
with by responsible acenci a4 onnselors. . '
Myrna S.-I don't want to
give up the baby.
Kirk R.-We have to pay a
price.
Myrna S.-I am 20 and have
been in love with Kirk for the
past two years. He is my age
and a college student. We
were planning to marry, when
he gets out of college in two
years.
I'm afraid we behaved fool
ishly and now I am pregnant.
Kirk wants me to go to a wel
fare agency and give the baby
out for adoption. But I don't
want to give up the baby,
Investigators
Seek Cause of
Iaasiiim Tuaaiitilit
ueuiyid iidyeuy
Meldrim, Ga. UPD Federal
and state investigators were
seeking to determine today I
the cause of a freight train de
railment and gas explosion
that killed at least 19 persons,
nine of them children.
The Interstate Commerce
Commission ordered two
agents to the scene here.
The Georgia Public Service
commission also sent an a sent
here. Seaboard Air Line Rail
road officials said a prelimin
ary investigation did not re
veal what caused two butane
gas tank cars to explode. ., '
N on Misting
A dozen persons were in
jured, one critically.
Officials said no other per
sons were missing.
Skindivers and searchers
were unable to find more
bodies after searching the
Ogeechee river, where about
100 persons were picnicking
and swimming Sunday after
noon. Two of the 15 cars derailed
as the train crossed a wooden
railway trestle Sunday. Escap
ing butane gas caught fire and
exploded, showering flames
over the water and banks of
the river where the picnickers
were sitting.
Asks Investigation '
Fourteen bodies were found
in and around the river. Oth
er vicitims died en route to
. Savannah hospitals or in the
hospitals.
Rep. Prince Preston (D-Ga.)
asked the ICC to investigate
.the accident.
, At least eight of the victims
were related. They were at
the favorite river recreation
spot for a family reunion.
Seaboard General Manager
J. N. Broepzman of Richmond,
Va., said here that "we have
not found any track condition
. irii
or car concuuon 10 cause me
wreck.
- J. R. Thorne, executive vice
president of the SAL, said in
Richmond Monday night that
"all indications at this time
are that no railroad failure
was involved."
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After all, we are going to be
man and wife and we should
not give up our child.
At the same time, I want
Kirk to get his college educa
tion, and his parents will im
mediately discontinue his al
lowance and tuition if he gets
married. So he says, anyway.
I am willing to work, but I'm
afraid it won't be enough for
all of us. My parents may be
able to help a little, but his
parents are wealthy and it
would mean nothing to them.
.
Kirk R.-I know my father
and I know what the score is.
I had to take a pledge that I
would not marry until after I
got out of college. If I go back
on my pledge my father will
have nothing more to do with
me and my mother, who
might be sympathetic, won't
be able to do .a thing with
him. y . -
I love Myrna very much
and I can understand her feel
ings, but we must think of the
best thing for the child. It just
doesn't make any sease to try
to bring up a child with no
real means of support. When
I get my degree my father will
help me get a good job in busi
ness. Then we'll be able Jto
settle down and have our fam
ily. ' ' .;
I think you have to pay a
price for a mistake. This is
the price we have to pay and
we should accept it.- It is un
fair to the child to do other
wise. .
Th Council: Kirk has some
pretty fancy reasoning there,
but -it won't rate him an A
in logic or in conduct.
His talk about the price to
be : paid and fairness to the
unborn child is so much ma
larky in view of the fact that
Myrna will have to . pay 'the
entire price for the mistake.
It is she who will know the
agony of bringing her father
less child into the world and
then parting with it. Fairness
to a child involves making a
home for him even if a sac
rifice is involved. Kirk simply
will pay no price and make
no sacrifice. ,,. .
A little honesty is badly
needed in this picture. If Kirk
loves Myrna he will marry
her at once and take whatever
consequences' come his, way,
Many men manage to get a
college education and bring
up their children at the same
time-all on their own. If Kirk
feels he lacks thiskind of
moral and physical stamina
and plain ordinary persever
ance, he should pay the price
he recommends to Myrna. He
should make a sacrificenot of
a child-just a college diploma,
If, on the other hand, Kirk
does not care for Myrna and
doesn't plan to marry her, he
should say so-and take the
consequences. He'll get off
pretty cheap. All he has to do
is acknowledge that he's, a
heel. .
(Copyright 19S9, General
Features Corp.) '
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Marine Faces
Death for Rape
, Beaufort, S. C.-j(DPD-A young
white Marine with "overpow
ering sex urges"., faces a sen
tence of death in the electric
chair for the rape of a 47-year-old
Negro woman.
An all-white jury took only
an hour Monday night to con
vict Fred J. Davis, 22, of At
lanta, without a recommenda
tion of mercy. The jury ver
dict made the death sentence
mandatory under South Caro
lina law.
" Davis' attorney, Ben Carter,
said he would appeal.
Davis was believed to be
the first white man in south
ern history to be sentenced to
death- for raping a Negro
woman. Just a week ago, four
white youths at Tallahassee,
Fla., were' sentenced - to life
imprisonment for raping a Ne
gro college coed.
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Warren Angry
Over Biography
Des Moines, Iowa -UPD- Su
preme Court Chief Justice
Earl Warren took "angry ex
ception to a biography , of
Vice President Richard M.
Nixon and called the biogra
pher a "dammed liar," the
Des Moines Register and the
Minneapolis Tribune said
Tues'sy in a copyrighted
story, .
Register - Tribune Washing
ton correspondent Clark Mol
lenhoff said Warren argued
"heatedly" with author Earl
Mazo over ' Mazo's book,
"Richard Nixon: A v Political'
and Personal Portrait."
Mollenhoff said the two met
at a cocktail party Sunday
night and Warren told Mazo
he believed the book, was
written to "promote the presi
dential candidacy of Nixon."
Mollenhoff said Mazo re
plied that he "resented this
slur on his integrity as a re
porter and 'the direct charge
that I ; have prostituted myself.'"-
Mollenhoff said the chief
justice especially objected to
a passage indicating Warren
opposed Nixon's election to
the U.S. Senate in 1950 and
implying Nixon won despite
opposition by Warren, at that
time the major political figure
in California.
"You are a damned liar,','
Mollenhoff quoted Warren as
saying. "It is a dishonest ac
count to promote Nixon."
Dalai Lama Denied
India Recognition
- New Delhi, India -(DPI)-The
Indian' government has re
fused to grant recognition to
the Dalai Lama's Tibetan gov
ernment-in-exile. The Dalai
Lama, forced to flee Commu
nist Chinese troops in his
homeland in March, has set
up his headquarters in Mus'
soorie, in northern India.
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MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1959
Grapefruit Isn't Really
Malicious-It Just Lies Thar
"Right smack in my eye,"
disgustedly exclaim m a n y
folks at breakfast as they has
tily mop their face with a
napkin because the grape
fruit squirted juice in their
eye. The aptness of a grape
fruit to squirt its juice into
the eye of the unwary "spoon
er" has furnished a rich and
bountiful supply of material
for jokesmiths and wits, who
think grapefruit juice in a
human eye is uproariously
funny. ,- r
It is funny, to those who
observe the accident, but us
ually not so humorous to the
guy that gets it in his eye.
Contrary to the implications
of ' the countless 1 jokes, the
grapefruit does not deliberate
ly aim for one's eye, , even
though it would always seem
to.
It would just as soon hit
any face, anywhere. But it
seems to be much funnier to
the onlookers if the eye re
ceives the full charge, in spite
of the implication again that
the half-fruit 'just rests cozy
like in a dish, waiting for a
chance to squirt in someone's
eye. It never would by itself.
It has to be "pushed" or
squeezed.
Examine It
Next time you enjoy one of
the sweet-sour breakfast des
serts, examine it closely. You
will 1 probably observe just
why it "squirts" and how it
attains its trajectory and ac
curacy to hit you smack in
the eye or face.
You will notice -that the
juice is actually "captive,"
that is, is isn't just poured
loose inside the rind. It is
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Small Worlds
Around Us
By Lynn M. Watlcins
contained in thousands of
small, elongated sacs, most of
which are about the size and
shape of a kernel of rice.
These sacs are arranged in
sections, each section separat
ed from the other by a "di
vider." -These "dividers" or
"strips", and the sacs, consti
tute what is called the "pulp"
of the fruit.
Won't Squirt
You will not have to be
alert or on your guard, even
though you examine the half
section leisurely. It won't
squirt on you unless you press
forcefully with a spoon or a
finger which ruptures several
of the juice-filled sacs. The
half-grapefruit, looked at with
a thoughtful scrutiny, reveals
the sectionalized interior, all
skillfully organized into de
partments,' and divisions.
Of course it is disconcerting
to be hit in the eye with a
stream of cold, sweetened,
grapefruit juice. Besides it
looks a little messy on a blue
serge suit or a fancy necktie,
but fortunately, most grape
fruit are' eaten at home for
breakfast, giving the unlucky
recipient, of the squirting the
chance to change his shirt,
suit, or tie before he has to
catch the "eight-ten."
(Released by The Register and
Tribune Syndicate, 1959)
" Washington - JDPD Prices
farmers received for crops
and livestock fell 1 per cent
in the month ended ' June 15,
the Agriculture; department
has reported. : , ' - '
- From 1920 to 1935 about
700,000 miles of rural high
ways, in the U.S. were treated
by some form of surfacing.
54th,Year
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Park Hermit
Talks To Police
Hollywood-flJPD-The Hermit
of Griffith Park, Dennis Far-
rellv 32, Tuesday volun
tarily left for the first time
in six years his. 4,200 - acre
sanctuary "to talk over a
problem" with police officers.
Farrell, bearded and in tat
tered clothing, telephoned po
lice from the vast city-owned
park in the middle of Los An
geles and was picked up by
a cruiser car and taken to
Hollywood station.
But once at the station
where a group of photogra'
phers and newsmen gathered,
Farrell was uncooperative,
saying only he wanted to talk
with two detectives who had
hauled him in for questioning
and befriended him last April.
The World War II veteran
who" abruptly turned his back
on civilization six years ago
because he was "tired of liv
ing" has managed to survive
on leavings by park picnick
ers, forages in garbage cans
and what wild fruits and ber
ries he could find in the
park's rugged hills. ' '
Traffic Deaths Higher
For Fifth Month
Chicago -UPD- The National
Safety Council reported Tues
day that traffic deaths in
creased for the, fifth straight
month in May. ,
The council said the toll
this year-13,940 from January
through May-was especially
staggering now on the eve of
the Fourth of July holiday
week end, when hundreds of
motorists are expected to die.
Covington, La. - (UPD - Mrs
Earl K. Long charged Tuesday
in counter action to her gov
ern o r-husband's separation
suit that he tried to kill her
in a rage May 28.
Fiscal Year Ends
With Huge Deficit
Washington-flJPD-Uncle Sam
Tuesday wound up what prob
ably has been his most finan
cially trying business year in
modern times.
In the past 12 months the
government spent nearly $13
billion more than it collected
in tax revenues. That is the
biggest peacetime budget defi
cit on record.
It boosted the national debt
to an all-time high of $285 bil
lion so high that President
Eisenhower has' put debt re
duction ahead of cutting
taxes.
The borrowing necessary to
cover the deficit and pay the
government s bills has helped
pash the Treasury into a fi
nancial corner.
Land Board Approves
Deschutes Area Lease
Salem -flJPD- The State Land
Board announced here Mon
day approval of a 99-year
lease of 400 acres of land in
the Tumalo Reclamation re
servoir area of Deschutes
county to provide lagooning
for a proposed paper plant.
The property is near Bend.
Originally the lease was for
50 years. The paper plant is
proposed by Powell. River
Pulp and Paper Company.
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