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.
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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)
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Youth May Shed
Light on Murder
Portland (UPD Portland
police have arrested a youth
whom Washington authorities
think may shed some light on
the unsolved rape-slaying of
a nine-year-old girl at Che-
halis, Wash., last month.
James E. Hartsell, 18, Port
land, was held for question
ing by Lewis county authori
ties at Chehalis, and also for
Thurston county, Wash., depu
ties. Thurston county has
charged him with auto theft.
Hartsell was believed to
have left Olympia with two
escapees from the Western
Washington State Hospital at
steilacoom. One . ol the es
capees is a suspect in the mur
der of Sherry Edgell, Centra-
lia school girl whose body
was found Sept. 25 near the
Chehalis airport. '
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Children's Book
Be Observed in
Children's Book Week is
being observed throughout I
the county this week with
displays at many schools and
open house at Medf ord public
library's junior department. I
The week is set aside na
tionally "to stimulate the en
joyment and use of books"
for children. It originated
about 40 years ago by Frank
lin K. Mathiews, chief li
brarian of the Boy Scouts of
America.
Open house at the junior
deptrtment at the Medford
public library will be Tues
day, Nov. 3, between 7 and
9 pm. Included in the eve
ning's activities will be re
freshments, and displays of
new books. Miss Julie Keiser,
children's librarian, has in
vited all Jackson county resi
dents to visit the department
to see the expanded collec
tion of children's books.
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
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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
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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
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Reader's Guide and file re
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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
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nine . classes of eighth and
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suitable for the period in his
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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.
Libraries throughout the
district are operated on a
similar basis, and the library
is becoming the heart of the
school program..
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Dentist Opens New,
Office in Medford
Dr. Earl T. Johnson has
opened dental offices at suite
310, Fluhrer building, taking
over the practice of Dr. S.
Ralph Dipple, who retired
early this month. V
Dr. Johnson, a 1955 gradu-"
ate of Loyola university in
Chicago, spent four years in
the army, serving in Texas
and Ethopia.
Mrs. Johnson and the cou
ple's children, Mark, 4, and
Beth, 1, arrived here recently
from Los Angeles. The family
home is at 1412 Crown ave.
Dr. Johnson was a house
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Marrs
Gibbons, Old Military . rd.,
while awaiting the arrival of
his family. The dentist met
Mr. and Mrs. Gibbons when
they traveled in Ethopia in
1958.
Mrs. Johnson is a graduate
of Michigan State college,
where she majored in speech
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