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Old Meets New in Many Ways At Vandenberg Air Force Base Editor's note: America's two major points of departure for launching into space are Cape Canaveral, Fla.. and Vandenberr, Air Force Base in California. These two dispatches, by UPI men who rover the bases regularly, describe them as a tourist might tee 'them. By BILL WILKS UPI Correspondent Vanderberg Air Force Base, Calif. (UPD A hot, tired cow boy in faded, dirty denims and sweat-stained hat halts his mounton a hillside overlook ing this base and looks sky ward for a moment, watching a seven-story rocket rise on a tail of fire and disappear to ward space. A couple of miles away the old La Purisima Mission squats in the sun, its rough adobe walls crumbling a lit tle more with time in the few seconds it takes the rocket to climb from sight. You . can imagine the ghosts .of Padres who built the missions nearly 200 years ago gazing up and wondering about these strange new "signs" in the sky. Thus the old meets the new in a ..scrambled variety of ways ' at ' this space research center where man is testing ( with -napkins decorated with urn al your guests GROCETERIA SUPER- FOOD MARKET " 6th and Grape St. Medford his wings to leave this earth - perhaps, sorne scientists say, even to established new: "mis sions" on other worlds. - "Other worlds? Por Dios, amigo, come out of the sun!" Hard To Realise In a nearby community like Guadalupe it's hard to realize that only a few "miles away shiny hardware stands ready to blast into space. The tiny town looks like an old west ern movie set, only it's real. The Far Western bar in Guadalupe has a massive cherrywood bar. "A hundred years old," the bartender says as you exam ine the beautiful grain. From overhead comes a soft, glowing, slightly unfa miliar light. Looking up you see strange spheres of light hanging on funny fixtures. , "Gas lights. Original equip ment." Som e cowboys, ranchers and railroad hands come in for drinks. They make a lit tle polite conversation "with you about events at Vanden berg.. But "space talk" does not last long among these people. It's a different story in "town" - nearby Santa Maria - at places like the "Count down" bar-restaurant where a glaring neon sign out front depicts a big missile roaring from its pad. Talk of Missiles ' Here Air Force men, engi neers and newsmen talk end lessly of missiles and space above the blare of hot jazz. Other places in town capi talize on the space age- even missile drawings and words proclaiming the area the "mis sile center of the world." The town's high school youngsters recently had a window - decorating contest. The teenagers, many from surrounding farms and ranch es, depicted cowboys riding and roping missiles. - But signs of the times in clude one in a field in Lom poc a few miles south of Van denberg which tells of a com ing new home development called "Space Town U.S.A." Around Santa Maria ' and surrounding Lompoc are rain bow - colored , fields of thou sands of flowers. The area is known .as the Flower Seed Producing Capital Of : The World- . On the base itself, old meets new in ways sharply remindful of how quickly the tools of war change. Down near the THOR pads, in a broad, sandy gully lies a tiny, old ''ghost town" whose gray, weather-worn buildings seem ready v . to . topple under a glance. The town is riddled with 'bullet and shell holes. It was -built for target practice when -this was a training ground for foot and tank soldiers. One of today's small er missiles would blast it to toothpicks. Check Farm and Home For Electrical System Hazards By ANDREW H. SCHMIDT Agricultural Field Man for California Oregon Power Company Farm Safety Week might well remind you to check your farm and home against hazards in the electrical sys tem A few minutes spent may prevent injury or death to someone in the family. A look at the wiring is a good way to begin an electric al safety inspection. Has the insulation worn off or become frayed on open wiring? Are wires so low that people or animals can contact them? Are wires unprotected so that some piece of equipment or machinery can tear them from their place? Any condition found that is a. hazard to people or animals or a fire hazard should be corrected. Caution - do-it-yourself elec tricians should disconnect cir cuits before beginning work. A fuse box inspection is a second check. Pennies are still found in fuse boxes, but they offer no protection against overloading and over heating of wires. Actually, very few 115-volt circuits are safe for 15 or 20 ampere fuses. 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Under the old law, only hotels and certain clubs were permitted to sell anything but beer and other malt bever ages to ' patrons desiring drinks with their meals. Pass age of the new act was seen as the most drastic change in years in the state's conserva tive liquor laws. The new act applies to all bona-fide restaurants doing a gross business , of at least $50)000 annually. The resort community voters generally are expected to. approve the measure at next year's refer endum. WHO'S SORRY NOW? Thetford, Vt.- (UPD -After voters had defeated a school consolidation proposal they observed signs on a refresh ment stand written by a sixth grade honor student which read "Sand whiches. Pay at the next tabel." RAPID LEARNERS Milwaukee - (UPD - A new boys' club here is preserving the sancitity of its grounds with the i sign "No Girls Aloud." COPCO Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Park are " spending tne summer in Alden, Mich. Mrs. Park is the teacher at the Fall Creek school. Fourth of July week end guests- o Roy Pike were his wife, Eleanor, and daughter, Lois Ann, of Medf ord, daugh ter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Thayer Travin of Jack sonville, Mr.: and Mrs. Roy Martin of Medf ord and Walter Painter of Sunny Valley, Ore. Mr. and 'Mrs. Robert Ben nett and family of Roseburg were Fourth of July week end visitors of Thomas A. Gard ner. Walter Friday is now work ing out of Medf ord. He is stay ing with his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Coleman. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Trulling er and sons were guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Stinson and family. They also called on many of "their Copco friends. Mr. and Mrs. William Dear dorf were Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Tony Shelley of near Hornbrook. Mrs. Robert Wilson was hostess to the. Weekly Pin ochle club. Those present be sides Mrs. Wilson were Mrs. Don Thompson, Mrs. Jack Rodgers, Mrs. William Dearr dorf, and Mrs. Michael Friday. Mrs. Deardorf held high score, Mrs. Thompson had low score, and Mrs. Rodgers received the traveling prize. - t:l M Visiting this week at the Michael Friday home are Fri day's sister, '-' Mrs. - Mary" Pel mulder, and his father, Frank Friday, both of Sebastopol, Calif. ' ; ; - While on their trip to the middle west, Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Jacobsen attended the graduation of .their daughter, Mrs. Nancy A. Helmuth, from Kearney State Teachers col lege, Kearney, Neb. Mrs. Hel muth received a bachelor's degree in liberal arts. She was on the honor roll all four years and was third in a class of 296, the largest class in the the farm or in the home. All but the reckless individuals always disconnect the circuits before doing this job. Some motors deliver their power through pulleys and belts. All of the words of caution written about being careful around belts and pul leys of farm machinery, ap plies to belts and pulleys of electric motors. Children must be protected against the haz ard. .. ' When electric motors or ap pliances are installed, they should be grounded. If the de vise is removed for servicing, the ground should be recon nected when the device is re turned. Today, electricity is almost universal on farms. It is used for many tasks on the farms in the Rogue Valley. During the Farm Safety Week, take a few moments to make certain that electricity is 100 per cent safe to do the assigned tasks, Utah Governor Sees trade War With Russians New York ; (UPD-Utah ' Gov, George D. Clyde said Wednes day that his three-week tour of the Soviet Union has con vinced him that the western nations face "a trade war and not shooting war" with the Soviet Union. Govs. Stephen L. R. Mc- Nichols of Colorado and John E. Davis of North Dakota, who arrived aboard the same plane from Europe, said that Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev believes that increased U. S. Soviet trade could lead to bet ter East-West relations. The Utah Republican gov ernor said: "Trade and communications are the key to the whole thing, but I wouldn t say that in creased trade with the Soviet Union was a good thing unless I knew the conditions for it, Free and Open Basis "Communications must be improved, but we have got to trade on a free and open bas is. We must remain adamant where our trade interests, are involved. We can't accept the dictate of the Russians on trade matters." : Clyde added that Khrush chev and other top-level So viet .leaders "are harping, on trade all the time, but on their terms." He described the American exhibit which opened today in Moscow as "terrible." - "Perhaps I shouldn't say too much about it since my views of it was at a time when it was not completed But I feel that it does not rep resent American life in some aspects. ' "We don't have push button miracle kitchens in most of our homes," he said. fS3C0:&i II p by Bob DriscoB' Here's what the fabulously wealth ex-king of Egypt has been doing since he was kicked off his throne seven v, years ago. It's in the July 26 "A Regular Weekly Feature of Medf ord Mail Tribune In This Issue "Name The Stars of Tomorrow Contest Pages 10 and 11 , : : $600CLfl0 ioprixil . , Situated in a virtually de serted area several miles from. Vhe nearest community,' Van denberg is protected from prying eyes outside the" base. Because of the terrain, news men must be on the base to witness firings. They go .to'a brush -' covered, observation site about two miles inland from the pads which are along a slope overlooking the ocean. But there is one way any sight-seer can get on base and pass right through the middle of ' the space age activities. That is to ride a Southern Pacific train. The SP's main coast line runs smack through the base, passing about half way between the press-observation site and some of the missile pads. Passengers are unable to see much, however, because of sand dunes rising between the track and the pads. Firings are held up when trains roll through. Vandenberg is sprawled along one of California's most widely beautiful stretches of Pacific Ocean coastline. Roll ing hills rise up from the ocean. The hills, worn into gentle contours through the ages, are covered with a light and emerald-green carpet of grass and - oak- trees,, some times sprinkled - with - wild flowers. " ' ' This is "old" earth putting on her most beautiful clothes and jewels. , - ' Man, do you really want to leave her? 4-1 CLUB NEWS The past- few weeks have been busy ones for members of the Rogue River 4-H Dairy club. On July 2 we held a meeting at the' home of the leaders, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Par Wns. Marylin Decklemah, David Carter, Zane .Strick land,; "and Lanny Parsons re ported on their trip to sum mer school. Dennis and Lin da Cornutt gave reports on their trip to summer school. Dennis and Linda Cornutt gave reports on their wagon trek experiences. Zane and David Strickland gave a blanket making dem onstration. On July 16 the club held their anual tour. We called at the home of each member and saw their project ani mals. At noon a picnic lunch was served and a short busi ness meeting held at the Strickland home. After com pleting the tour we swam in the pool of Mr. and Mrs. Dana McBarron. On July 9 the club went to a pre-fair at the Josephine county fairgrounds. David Strickland was awarded a tro phy as champion livestock judge. July 19 we held our annual picnic and practice day at the Parsons Farm. Our families and members of the Roving Herdsmen Livestock club were guests. Judging classes were held in the morning, fol lowed by a demonstration on fitting given by Marilyn Deckleman and David Carter. In the afternoon showmanship classes were , held. Placing first were David Carter, sen ior, David Strickland, inter mediate, and Candy Gail, be ginner. Mr. P. K. Nelson act ed as judge. - ' Lanny Parsons, Reporter.: MAIL TRIBUNE, Medferd, Or. O Thursday, July 23, 1959 A We Give eO GREEN STAMPS CENTRAL REXALL DRUG Main and Central JELLIED FRESH FRUIT FOR SHORTCAKE MADE WITH fA. C. P. "LOW SUGAR PECTIN Jellied Fresh Fruits Will Not Soak Into Shortcake SAVE TWS!-0pw Recipe for AH Fnrits Withovt Cortiag Preparation or Fruit: Wash thoroughly- H3 acd crash berries. Grind tree fruits. L Measure 2 cups crushed or ground fruit and 1 etrp M.CP. "Low Sugar Liquid Pectin into kettle. Mix welL 2. Add 2 caps sugar; Mend mixture thoroughly to dissolve sugar. 3. Some tart fruits, such as Red Raspberries and Logan berries, may be tart enough to jell the fruit, bat other fruits will need lemon juice. The amount of lemon jaiee to add ranges from V eup to Vz cup, depending upon the ' kind of fruit being used. 4- First, try adding cup lemon juke, mix weTL If texture ' and tartness suit yoo, do not add more lemon juke. If ' jellied fruit is not firm enough, then add eup more lemon juice; but no fruit will need more than e lemon juice for this bask recipe. 5. The fruit will jell immediately when the proper amormt of lemon juice is added and it is then ready for use on shortcake, or if you want to keep it for future use, it will keep for weeks stored in refrigerator same as milk. "Jetlied Fresh Fruits' ran be frozen in regular freezing con tainers for long storage. When thawed out, jellied fruit will retain its perfect texture and fresh fruit flavor.- The above recipe wilt make 2Vt lbs. of "Jellied Fresh Fruit. 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