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All '-J i&-r ', . iff "z FOR THE FUTURE A hypothetical four- someday man spaceship designed to oper- stage chemical propelled space vehicle was ate in gravity-free area, not land. Upper among subjects discussed as National Space structure at right, could be detached and Agency began a week long inspection-ori- make "soft landing" on Mars or other entation at its Langley Air Force base near planets for exploration. " Hampton, Va. An eight-man crew might (UPI Telephoto From NASA) Minister Tells Of 'Warmups' on $64,000 Question Tullahoma,. Tenn. "-(UPD- A minister who won big money on te&vision quiz shows said today he nerer was asked a question he had not answered in pre-how warmups. But, the Rev. C.E. (Stoney) Jackson Jr. said the shows he appeared on, "The. $64,000 Question" Snd "The $64,000 Challenge" were "very saintly compared to what I read about on some of those other shows." Never Told Questions Jackson won $16,000 on "The $64,000 Question" and $4,000 on "The $64,000 Chal lenge." Jackson, a minister of the Christian Church, said he was asked questions before some of th shows. "They never told me what fhey were going to ask me on the show. . Thly just asked me about 50 questions beforehand and if I missed 15 they'd never ask me one of the 15 I never got a question that I hadn't already arswered." Jackson said he thought "te shows I was on were far more subtle than the ones I've been reading about since this came up in Washington. Those $6,4000 shows were very saintly ly comparison." Got Cold Shoulder Jackson said he reached the 116,000 level on the $64,000 Question "and then suddenly I couldn't get anyone to talk to me. They were all friendly before that and I had grown to like them but they were Kving me the cold shoulder, He said he "got the message O- . you're through." He said they knew my weaknesses They knew the questions couldn't answer. And when they want you off the show Bird in Hand Worth Two in Bush . Portland 0IPB- A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. So says Robert Vernon Luce, holding a pheasant in his hand. Luce got the rooster with out firing a shot when it flew in the window of his southeast Portland home Tuesday perhaps escaping from hunters. Sheriff's officers checked . with the Game Commission. Luce kept the bird. Hazing Probe Decision Awaited Los Angeles-(UPD-A decision is expected in a week on whether the Grand Jury will investigate the fraternity haz ing death of a University of Southern California student. Frank N. Rush, the chair man of the jury's Criminal Complaints Committee, said it would take that long to sift new information submitted Tuesday by the boy's father and brother, Drs. Arthur and. Lloyd Swanson. Richard Swanson, 21, died Sept. 17 at the Kappa Sigma fraternity house when he choked on a , piece of raw liver he was attempting to swallow as part of the hazing ritual. . 4-H Organization Meeting Tonight A 4-H organization and in formation meeting will be held at 7:30 o'clock tonight in the music room of the Jacksonville school for. per sons in the Jacksonville and Griffin Creek areas interested in 4-H work, Glenn Klein, county 4-H agent has an nounced. Residents of that area, he said, have indicated an inter est in starting new clubs in livestock, rocks and minerals, cl- 'thing, cooking and forest ry. Leaders have already been contacted, he said. Requirements and informa tion regarding 4-H work will be discussed and new clubs will be formed. Portland State Enrollment 4,000 Portland-flJPD-Enrollment at Portland State College has reached 4,000. The mark was achieved Tuesday when Phi lip A. LaCourse, 17, entered the school of business admin istration. Last year the en rollment at PSC was 3,717, a they feed you questions 16 college professors couldn't answer. U.S. Would Defend ilippine Isles Washington -CJPD- The Unit ed States has assured the Phil- lippines that any attack on the Islands would be considered as " aggression " against "' the' United States and would "in stantly be repelled." At the same time, President Eisenhower appointed career diplomat John D. Hickerson to be ambassador to the Phil ippines, succeeding Charles E. Bohlen. The formal pledge that the United States would defend its former Pacific possession against attack was contained in a set of documents made public by the State Depart ment Tuesday. COMPLETE TOUR FILM London (UPD The Moscow documentary film studio com pleted; work Tuesday on a color film of Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev's : tour of ( the United States, Radio Moscow reported today. EAGLE POINT Film Set For Showinq By DOTTIE HARBISON Eagle Point - "The Perfect Crime" will be shown at the Eagle Point grade school gym nasium Oct. 21 at 8 p.m. It is a safety film being shown by the representative of the Oregon State Industrial Acci dent commission and is being sponsored by the Eagle Point Safety committee which is composed of representatives from all organizations. A short discussion will fol low the film showing. . The City has painted zones and division lines on city streets. Wednesday, Oct. 14, ladies of the Eagle Point Community church will meet at the church for a work day com mencing at 10:30 a.m. Mrs. Alma Meyer, Mrs. Baker and Mrs. C. P. Henderson, who attended for the first time, and Mrs. Ben Gardner, who visited from the Reese Creek Unit. All ladies were urged to attend the safety film to be shown Oct. 21 and a discussion was held on the Red Cross First Aid course to be given as part of the club's safety program for the year. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Ray Chamberlain, Nov. 12. Mrs. Otto Nagel and Mrs. David Kahl of the Eagle Point Home Extension unit attend ed the district home extension meeting in Klamath Falls re cently. ' The regular missionary meeting of the Eagle Point Community church will be held in the home of Mrs. Grace Kelly on Ball rd. at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15. Each lady is asked to bring pies or cakes for the Medford Gospel Mission. A zone meeting for the Lions clubs from Eagle Point, Butte Falls, Shady Cove, Pros pect and Gold Hill will be held in the Rogue River Lodge on Highway 62 Wed nesday, Oct. 14. The 4-H clubs in Eagle Point are having their achievement night Saturday, Oct. 17, in connection with the Grange booster potluck . sup per in the Grange hall. All youngsters who were in 4-H last year will receive their achievement pins and awards they have earned. Anyone in terested in any of the many 4-H projects are welcome to attend. Each family is asked to bring two dishes. Ernie Gregg, chairman fof the Lions community birth day calendars, reminded resi dents that the deadline for turning in their subscriptions for their calendar is Oct. 20. Any organization or indi vidual ' who may not have been contacted can call Gregg at Hlllcrest 6-3965. The Eagle Heights Social club met at the home of Mrs. Hubert Smith Oct. 1 for its monthly afternoon social. Seven members, one guest, and three new prospective members, Mrs. James John son, Mrs. William Short, and Mrs. Billie Lammone, attend ed. Mrs. Glenn Burrill was elected president, Mrs. John ny Johnson," vice president, and Mrs. Hubert Smith, secre tary. Refreshments were served by the hostess. The Eagle Point Junior Chamber of Commerce was congratulated for its past per formances and was urged to continue its work in the fu ture by State Vice President Jack Spindle of Roseburg, when he met with the club Oct. 8. Spindle discussed methods of getting materials and pre sented ideas on how to con tinue doing community, state, and national services. The junior chamber of commerce voted to conduct the. "Oregon $1 Per Shot Polio-Vaccine" project in this area along with Medford, Central Point, and the Ashland groups. More in formation with the date, time and place will be announced later for those not having polio vaccination previously. The next meeting of the Jay cees will be at the Scout house Oct. 22 at 8 p.m. All interest ed men between 21 and 35 are welcome to attend. An election for the sewer bond will be voted on at the regular polls in Eagle Point at the high school gymnasium from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 19. All voters must be registered voters 30 days prior to the election. Mrs. Augusta Perry left re cently for Weaverville, Calif. : 4 - Weather Found Not To Blame for Cold Park Forest, I11.-0IPD When Laverne Larson and his two sons became - so cold in their home they, had to don sweat ers and even, overcoats to stay warm, he blamed it on un seasonably cold weather. MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or. Wednesday, Oct. 14,. 1959 7 It wasn't until the threes were leaving to spend the night in a friend's home, much warmer, that he discovered his water pipes were frozen. , Then he learned that a' playmate of his 13-year-old r son had turned the air con.-' ditioner control to 30 de-i' grees. Sy iC " FALCON On display at Crater Lake Motors, Main and Fir sts., Medford, is Ford company's new Falcon, shown above in three views. Functionally styled, the Falcon has a full Ipneth spnlntured side Danel that adds grace to its lines and provides greater strength for doors and side panels. The 90-horsepower six-cylinder engine is designed to give up to 50 per cent better gasoline mileage than standard cars. POTTED ADVERTISER Rome - IDPD - A "swap shop column" item in today's Rome Daily American offered "half Siamese kittens in exchange for potted plant." where she visited her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gibson, before continuing to Santa Paso Calif., to visit her nephew and wife, Mr. and Mrs. L. D. New strom. She returned home Oct. 8. TOUGH MEAT Indianapolis, Ind. - DPD -Steve Lux of Waldron, Ind., told police he glanced out his car window at a stop light, saw a familiar face in the next car, and told his companions "there's the meathead who was wrestling tonight." The wrestler got out of the car, kicked a dent in Lux's car, broke a window, climbed back and drove off. - Security Insurance & Realty INFLATION If your property insurance is based on values of only a few years ago it needs revision. This is equally true of your accident and life insurance. Call us for free appraisal service and counsel. Phone SP 3-7325 All Forms of Insurance! 48 Hawthorne Ave. Off Street Parking Vern Robinson Al Potter John Ripley Hank Hart Chris Barker The Eagle Point Home Ex tension unit met at the home of Mrs. Leland Myers Oct. 8 with 27 members present. Mrs. W. W. Jackson presented the morning program on lead ership development with a social hour and lunch being served at noon. Mrs. Jackson recorded the voices of each lady while reading from a book and played it back as part of her afternoon lesson on voice control. Mrs. Cora Bitterling, vice president, presided in the ab sence of the president. Mrs. Glenn Clymer introduced Mrs. Peck, Mrs. Willard Cave, SUM Be a Medford Black Tornado BAND BOOSTER... Have some fun . . . eat the biggest meal you've ever had and help our High School Band Tomorrow Attend the Big m in the Groceteria Parking Lot THURSDAY, OCT. 15 11A.M. to 2 P.M. In Groceteria Parking Lot Sponsored by Your Groceteria and a Group of Southern Oregon Food Salesmen Proceeds to be donated to Medford High School Band. Sixth' and Grape Open 7 Days a Week Until 9:00 P.M. 5 Big Free Parking Lots Room for Nearly 100 Cars! IF YOU ARENT TRADING AT THE GROCETERIA YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH! V K Now add all, Washday Wonder Products - AUTOMATICALLY! SEE THE Free (Demonstration HOT, OCT. 15 In Our Store! DRYE Just pre-load new Dispensomat with detergent, bleach, water conditioner, fabric softener. It adds them to wash and rinse ... at all proper time . . , all automatically! Puts new life into clothes! Fabric Formula" Washing Gives you choice of 2 wash speeds, 2 spin speeds, 2 time cycles, 3 water temperatures. Enables you to meet the special demands of every type load. , New Fabric Dial gives you the proper "formula" at a glance. FLEXIBLE, too. Settings can be changed to satisfy personal preference. 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