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MAIL TRIBUNE, MdforJ. Or. Sunday, Nov. 1, 19S9 Four Rescued In Portland Fire Portland (UPD A Portland father and his three children were saved Saturday by two service station attendants who braved the roaring inferno of burning house. - Robert D. Poschwatta, 25, and his sons Jerry, 5, Terry, 4, and Bobby, 3, were rescued. Poschwatta's wife managed to escape unassisted. Attendants C. H. House, 27, and . Canny Owens, 17, who were across the street on duty when they spotted the flames, rushed Into the house and helped the four out. Firemen said the parents apparently were asleep when the fire broke out. The family suffered from smoke inhalation and Houser singed one of his hands. Corvailis Woman on Accident Commission Salem - (UPD - Mrs. A. V. Lo gan, Corvailis, has been named to the State Industrial Accident Commission by Gov. Mark Hatfield. Mrs. Logan is a former two term president of the League of Women's Voters. She suc ceeds Mrs. Cecelia Galey, who resigned. I i I 1 I J PIJIII.HU Ml ' " 1 1 TTFCTOT-,.. ,.. . nf l I, ii f fm i mm m' iiiiiiim in ih rfi "'rt! ri -' s" a" JA ARRANGE DISPLAY Diane Carmichael, left, and Sharon Hale, students at McLough lin Junior High school and members of the "I've told this to many peo ple," began the man when asked about behavior traits of his dog. "All the self-termed wise boys tell me I'm imagin ing things. But Ive found that these characters don't al ways know the answers eith er. I really believe Major, my German shepherd dog, pur posely frequents locations where he knows fleas are pres ent in great numbers.. And he goes there with the intention of picking up a few," said the man, explaining his five year old dog's peculiar ac tions. "This has been going on for a couple ox years, it oegan, this flea-gathering business, shortly after we discovered a method of flea eradication that was highly effective in flea disposal and exceedingly pleasant for the dog. Various Remedies - "We had tried various reme dies, none of which succeeded in ridding the dog of the fleas. In spite of all our efforts the fleas were still present. The dog scratched constantly. Often- so hard blood showed on the hair. Then, one evening," the- man continued, "I had an idea. We were watching TV and trying to ignore the dog's constant digging. I got the vacuum cleaner, attached the flexible hose and affixed the small nozzle. Turning the ma chine on I began going over the dog's coat At first the dog was frightened, then he settled down showing every Indica tion of enjoying the experl-J ence. He liked the tickling sensation. Maybe he enjoyed thinking about the fleas and what they thought when they were . suddenly caught in a whirlwind. "After the treatment Major stopped scratching. We fig ured we had something. So after that we ran over the dog every week "with the vac uum cleaner, and later found fleas in the cleaner bag. "Then," the man continued, "we found the dog was dig ging himself when no fleas were present. Later we found him rolling in sand and grass. An examination showed an abundance of fleas in that par ticular area. 1 Enjoys the Sensation '"Now you . won't believe this, I don't care if you don't, but I'm sure Major does ev erything he can to pick up more fleas so he can later en joy the tickling sensation of the vacuum cleaner. He en joys It so much he often closes Singmaster Named To Agents Group Ashland Edwin H. Sing master, Ashland insurance man, has been appointed to a one-year term on the ex ecutive committee of the Ore gon Association of Insurance Agents, according to Frank Amerata, Portland, president. Singmaster will represent independent agents of the fourth congressional district on the 13-m ember governing body of the state-wide trade organization. He is president of the Jack son County Association of In surance Agents, an affiliate o the state organization. He is pas't president of the Ashland Chamber of Com merce and the Ashland Rotary club. Singmaster also is a member of the Jackson coun ty board of equalization. CLIMBING TOLL Zurich, Switzerland (DM The 1959 Swiss mountain climbing season ended Satur day with a toll of 59 dead. That was the same climbing death toll as in the 1958 season. Library club, are shown above working on a display pointing out Childrens' Book week, Nov. 1 to 7. Small Worlds Around Us By Lynn M. Watkins his eyes and dozes. It's a little trouble hooking up the clean er so often but I figure I owe the dog a great deal because of the faithful service he ren ders." A- : "What is this service?" I asked. . - ": "Waking me of a morning,' replied the dog's proud pwn er. "You see, I have to be at work every other day at six. On the alternate days I can sleep until;. eight.. Major al ways awakens .; me, on the right mornings, promptly at 5 o'clock. He puts his paws soft ly on my chest and sometimes utters a soft little bark. He has never missed. Neither has he ever made a mistake by awakening me on a morning when I do not have to be at work early." The man finished speaking. His face was wreathed in smiles as he reached down and patted the dog's head resting against his knee. I didn't an swer. It would have been rath er futile for me to try to tell the man his dog was a "dumb animal." V (Released by The Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1959) I see, hear and fffrffflQtfr i 7 . new I;... ' f'A SPECTACULAR "STEREO , I MftTY-iw THEATRE' ALL-INCLUSIVE j . ''. 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Continue To Read That children continue to read books is proven by the fact that a total of 44,380 books in the Medford public school system were checked out 166,109, times during the school year 1958-59. The fig ure does not include books checked out in five schools which were consolidated to Medford this year. School officials admit that they were concerned about television resulting in a re duction of reading by stu dents, but it has not. In some cases, they said, television has stimulated interest in some subjects, notably science, of ficials said. School officials feel that the library is, the heart of the school program. Each school in the district has a central library where students check out books, both fiction and non-fiction. Value of Books Of the 44,380 books in the 12 Medford schools last "year, 6,889 were new books. Total evaluation of the 44,380 books was estimated at $67,262.21, according to school officials. Mrs. Lois Martin, librarian at McLoughlin Junior High school, has prepared a re port on use of the library in connection with Children s Book Week, Nov. 1 through 7. The report covers the pe riod from Sept 14 to Oct. 15 this year. Circulation of books, she noted, averaged 235 per day during the period among the 1,065 students at McLoughlin, which is one of ..the largest H0IV1E ENTERTAINMENT VALUES! $59500 111 No. Central junior high schools in the state. - Readers Advisory Service Mrs. Martin said personal readers advisory service to 1,062 students, averaging 587 daily, included books suitable to 1 students' interests and reading ability acceptable to his special English teacher, and that will fit the particu lar period of history the stu dent is studying. The service also included finding books for free or pleasure reading to fit each student's particular interest or hobby. - Instruction is another im portant service provided dur ing the period. It included teaching orientation lessons to all seventh grade classes and all other students new to Mc-; Loughlin; teaching the first catalog lesson for each teach er bringing classes to the li brary for instruction in the use of the card catalog, and assisting in . explaining and checking each student's exer cise in the lesson. Teaching Reader's Guide Instruction also included teaching the first Reader's Guide lesson for each teach er, and the first reference les son for each teacher after as- Schwab Named To Multnomah Bench Salem - (UPD - Herbert M. Schwab, 43, Portland, was named Saturday to the Mult nomah county circuit court bench to fill a vacancy creat ed by the death of Judge Mar tin Hawkins earlier this week. Schwab was high on the list of Multnomah county bar recommendations submitted to Gov. Mark Hatfield in late July for future judgeships. ! He is a veteran member of the Portland School board. He is a graduate of Northwestern College of Law, has practic ed since 1940, and is current ly a member of the firm of Dusenbery, Martin, Schwab, Beatty and Parks. Schwab is the seventh cir cuit judge to be named by Hatfield in 10 months.. Five have been Republicans and two Democrats. Salem -(UPD- Clergymen are not automatically excused from jury duty by Oregon law, according vto Attorney General Robert Y. Thornton. these Outstanding ENJOY THE BIGGEST PICTURE IN ALL TELEVISION Pay Only ll 11.29 per month Imagine a beautiful 24" Magnavox console with two speakers for the price of many ordinary small-screen table models! . Dramatic new sight and sound realism that ordinary TV with smaller screens simply cannot match Two Magnavox all-direction speakers Full-transformer powered chassis, custom-tuning area selector switch Optically filtered screen Convenient top tuning . Beautiful contemporary design In a variety . of fine wood finishes. The BROADVIEW 24 mahogany, only -DIRECT FACTORY DEALER- Week Area sembling the materials to be used for reference work. Twenty-five student assist ants have been trained and are being supervised by the library staff. Library assistants are train ed to check out, renew, and shelve books; write first and second overdue notices and fines on cards and deliver them to home rooms; process new books; assist with bul letin boards and other publi city; find magazines for stu dents and teachers using the Reader's Guide and file re turned magazines; and assist students to locate books and materials when the librarian is otherwise occupied. . . Complete Classes Seventeen seventh grade classes completed orientation lessons at the McLoughlin li brary, Mrs. Martin said, along with nine classes of eighth and ninth grade students new to the. school. New students were taken from the last half of their English periods. A total of 165 students received the instruction, , she said. In classification and loca tion of books, seventeen seventh ' grade classes and nine . classes of eighth and ninth grade new students com pleted the lessons. A total of 28 seventh and eighth grade classes complet ed the history orientation and selection of first period his- Exclusive 115 W. Main $24950 "TOtffi JFME Mr ilpi lit! ;.: J - . mm Will Schools tory book reports. Mrs. Mar tin was instructor and assist ed students in selecting books suitable for the period in his tory being studied. Other Classes Other classes were complet ed in reader's guide, refer ence work and catalog pro cedures. The McLoughlin library is open between 7:45 a.m. and 3:30 pjn. It was used also by students from study hall period, small groups on spe cial assignments by teachers, as a polling place in student body elections, Parent Teach er association executive meet ings, and by students exempt from health or physical edu cation for special reasons. 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Mrs. Johnson is a graduate of Michigan State college, where she majored in speech therapy.. U.S. cotton exports fell 50. per cent in the first 11 months of the 1958-59 season. Medford, Oregon m r month $19990 SP 2-5702
