WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 24. 19SI
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, ORE.
In the Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
Another space day in the
news.
The Russian ship, which
was launched into the wild
yonder (it isn't blue out there
in space, you know) on Fri
day, got back to earth on
Saturday. Its capsule is re
Ported to have fallen into a
peaceful meadow "some
where in Russia." It was ap
parently undamaged by, the
fall.
It carried quite a menag
erie - two dogs, some mice,
some insects and some flow
ers and plants. When the cap
sule was opened (the Rus
sian reports say) the dogs
came frisking out, happy to
be among people again. The
mice, at the first opportuni
ty, started nibbling food. The
insects fie waround, quite as
insects would be supposed to
do. The flowers and plants
were quite normal.
The presumption is that if
a man had been inside, he
would have come out OK
also.
INCIDENTAL sidelight:
A Russian mathematical
expert estimates this morn
ing that in an orbit 198.8
miles above the earth, the
dogs and the mice and the
insects, etc., traveled 434,
700 miles. 8hey made the trip
between Friday and Satur
day. If the dogs could talk, they
would be entitled to do
quite a little bragging. Which
suggests another frivolous
thought: Maybe the Russians
will come up with a claim
that they taught the dogs to
talk before they started them
out into space.
That might be as easy to
believe as some of the oth
er stuff the Russians put out.
son would feel about it.
IN CONCLUSION, one hope
ful thought:
Maybe the nations of this
earth - with especial refer
ence to Russia - will become
so interested in finding oth
er worlds out in space to be
conquered that they will
LOSE THEIR INTEREST IN
TRYING TO CONQUER
THIS WORLD.
That would be wonderful.
Indian Headquarters
To Go Up For Sale
Portland-dJPD-The Klamath
Indian agency headquarters
including all buildings, cot
tages and all property will go
up for sale Thursday, accord
ing to the Bureau of Indian
Affairs.
The site has been the cen
ter of tribal affairs for nearly
a quarter of a century.
The bureau described the
sale as one of the most im
portant steps in terminating
governmental control of the
Klamath Indians. The Bureau
said it expects to be out of
business within a year.
The Bureau of Indian Af
fairs is terminating the Kla
math reservation activities
and putting the Indians on
their own under an act of Congress.
ONE OTHER detail:
Russia's Prof. Grigori
ey says: "The problem of RE
COVERING a space ship rep
presents the threshold man
must cross before stepping di
rectly into space."
He's so right.
Before any average man
steps off into space in a space
ship he is going to want to
be at least reasonably cer
tain that the space ship will
be RECOVERED when it gets
back to earth. At least, that's
the way this particular per-
Farmer Dies Of
Accident Injuries
Baker-IUPD-Jefferson Prow
ell, 72, Baker, died here Mon
day night at St. Elizabeth hos
pital of injuries suffered in a
farm accident.
Prowell was fatally injured
while helping his son, Virgil,
unload grain at the son's farm
near here Monday. The elder
Prowell was caught in a pow
er takeoff of a tractor.
CANTO RHOSPITALIZED
Hollywood - (UPII - Come
dian Eddie Cantor, 68, was in
Cedars of Lebanon hospital to
day for a physical examina
tion. Cantor has had a heart
ailment in recent years.
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DOWN THE AILSE Sen. John F. Kennedy
(left) confers with his brother Robert while
en route to the Senate floor Tuesday to vote
on the medical care for the aged bills. The
Republican plan, backed by Vice President
Nixon, was defeated 67-28. The Democratic
plan, backed by Kennedy, was defeated 51
44, dealing a sharp election-year setback to
its Democratic sponsors. (UPI Telephoto)
Regional Calendar
' The Jackson County Farm
bureau will hold its annual
meeting and picnic, Sunday,
at 11:30 a.m. Location of the
picnic will be the Ed Taylor
ranch on Table Rock rd.
Coffee, milk, ice cream and
punch will be furnished.
Lunch will be potluck.
State candidates from the
county will be present and a
state speaker will speak on
agricultural problems.
Eagle Point - Ladies' exer
cises will be held in the grade
school gymnasium Friday
from 9 to 10 a.m. Child care
will be provided.
Surplus Expected,
Says Appling
Monmouth -1UPII- The antici
pated state surplus at the end
of the current biennium points
the way for a reduction in
local property taxes by the
next legislature, Secretary of
State Howell Appling Jr. said
here Tuesday.
Appling predicted the sur
plus may be as much as $40
million.
"Relief to the homeowner
is a priority of the highest or
der," he declared.
He looks for the next slate
budget to be balanced without
any additional taxes.
GM Grange Blaze
Proves False Alarm
Gold Hill The Gold Hill
Volunteer Fire department an
swered an 'alarm Saturday at
3:30 a.m., after it was re
ported that the Gold Hill
Grange hall was on fire.
When firemen arrived at the
scene they found that some
men were burning grass across
the street from the large
building. The flames from the
grass fire caused a reflection
in the windows that gave the
appearance to residents at that
end of town that the entire
building was ablaze within.
Officials of the fire depart
ment said that they wish to
express their appreciation to
all men who turned out to
answer the alarm. They also
reminded residents that night
burning is not permitted even
with a permit.
EP Lagoon Hearing
Set For Thursday
Happy Camp PTA
Discusses Carnival
SHOOTS MOTHER Michael Edwards, 3, still looks, bewild
ered after he shot and killed his mother, Mrs. Betty Ed
wards, 25, in their Hayward, Calif., home Tuesday. Michael,
who crawled into bed while she dozed, found the pistol under
the pillow, thought it was a toy and playfully pulled the
trigger, police said. The father, James Edwards, was at work
at the time. Edwards has two other sons, Franklin, 6, and
Tommy, 1. . lUfi leiepnotoj
Happy Camp The execu
tive board of the Happy Camp
Parent Teacher association
met last week at the elemen
tary school. Mrs. Lloyd West-
by presided at the meeting.
Mrs. John Kufner, auoitor,
submitted her resignation.
She is moving to Ashland.
Three other chairmanships
are also vacant, Mrs. Westby
said.
Plans for the teachers' tea
were discussed but the date
will not be set until the next
executive board meeting.
Carnival Discussed
The PTA carnival was also
discussed. Jim Foote, high
school principal, s u g gested
that the PTA sponsor a turkey
shoot instead of a carnival
this year.
He said that It was tried at
the Hayfork High school last
year. The turkeys were pur
chased wholesale and the
profit was very good, he said,
The board decided to set
the suggestion aside for fur
ther study.
Concern Over Clinic
Mrs. Elmer Orrell, health
officer, voiced some concern
about the Weil Baby clinic,
which the Happy Camp PTA
has sponsored for nearly 25
years.
Since there is only a tern-
Mother Receives Gl Son's
ID Tag 15 Years After
His Plane Was Shot Down
Forest Grove, Ore. - lUPII-j
Fifteen years after her son
was shot down over Germany
in World War II, Mrs. Ora
Hudson received a letter con
taining his identification tag.
The letter was mailed from
Pacific City, Ore., but carried
no return address.
Mrs. Hudson said her son,
John, was a gunner aboard a
B-24 bomber shot down in
January of 1945. Her son's
body was located later and the
only identification was a
bracelet with his name and
serial number.
She said another son, James,
was in England after John
was reported missing and had
unsuccessfully sought his per
sonal belongings.
James Hudson went to Pa
cific City after the ID tag was
received here last week. He
said he found the tag came
from an Army Air Force over
coat which was found in the
city dump. He said he found
the overcoat had been in a
box with the Air Force clotti
ng which he identified as
his brother's.
But there was no answer
to the question as to where
the clothing and ID tag had
been in the interim.
Interesting Exhibits
Found at Yreka Fair
Yreka - Siskiyou County
fair art awards went to Sedg
Ndson, Montague, with an oil
painting entitled "Cattle
Drive" and Andrew Lunz,
with a charcoal drawing en
titled "Timber."
Also shown at the fair was
a mines and minerals exhibit.
Most minerals found in Siski
you county were shown. Sped
mens of ore from Lassen, El
Dorado and Modoc counties
were also shown.
Of unusual Interest was an
old stamp mill, which was
badly worn, but imbedded
with gold. Accompanying it
was a pair of antique gold
scales with weights and a few
porary doctor in Happy Camp,
she said that he would not be
available to give the free
vaccines to pre - school children.
Mrs. Orrell explained that
she is a registered nurse, how
ever she said that she is un
able to give the vaccine with
out a doctor's approval.
Mrs. Ted Jensen, board sec
retary, said that she would
talk to the Siskiyou county
health officer. Dr. A. H. New
ton of Yreka, to see if a doctor
could be sent down from
Yreka on the clinic days.
Present for the meeting
were: Mrs. George Walters,
vice president; Mrs. Ted Jen
sen, secretary; Mrs. Elmer
Orrell, health officer; Mrs
Albert R e e d e r, assistant
health officer; Mrs. Clifford
Gould, hospitality chairman:
Mrs. Lena Swearenger, his
torian; Mrs. Arnold Davis,
room representative; Mrs.
Ralph Gordon, magazine
chairman and Mr. Jim Foote,
high school principal.
Smoky Bear Party
To Be Held Friday
Central Point -A party for
all children who finished the
required reading for the
Smoky Bear reading program
will take place Friday from
10 to 11 a.m. at the Central
Point Junior high school lo
cated at 4th and Bush sts
Children will meet on the
playgrounds for games to be
gin the party.
To be eligible for the party
ten books, three of them on
nature, were to be read. Sixty
five children met this requirement.
CP Readiness Tests
Commence Today
Central Point - Central
Point school readiness test
for school district number six,
which includes Central Point,
Gold Hill and Sam's Valley,
will be conducted this week.
These tests are to be given to
children who will not be 6-ycars-old
by Nov. 15. If a
child reaches his sixth birth
day between Nov. 16 and
Jan. 15, he may be tested, to
day through Friday.
To be accepted for enroll
ment in the first grade this
September, these 5-year-old
children must score a mini
mum mental age of at least
years 6 months. In addi
tion their physical, emotional
and social maturity must rate
up to first grade stundard.
Appointments for the test
may be made by calling the
school district office.
By DOTTIE HARBISON
Mail Tribune Correspondent
Eagle Point - A public hear
ing on the sewage lagoon sys
tem will be held in the Eagle
Point grade school gymnasium
Thursday at 8 p.m. The special
election will be held on Sept.
1.
Mayor Ed Putnian announc
ed today that attorney Gregg
Hornecker has just returned
from a trip to Portland where
he conferred on the bond issue
and with Clarke and Groff at
Salem on all phases of the
sewage system. The city coun
cil, engineers of Clarke and
Groff, one of the city attor
neys from Farrell and Black
hurst and a state sanitation
representative will be in at
tendance to answer any ques
tions and give the latest de
tails available at this time.
Notice of the new ordinance
passed by the city council to
comply with state bond regu
lation requirements was post
ed in Eagle Point on Aug. 19.
Mrs. David Kahl, Mrs. Les
ter McFall and Mrs. Ruby
Stowell will serve on the
election board. The polls will
be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
$4.7 Million School
Portland-IUPll - John Mar
shall high school, a $4,731,506
structure in southeast Port
land, will open for classes
Sept. 6 when public schools
open here. The new school is
expected lo have an initial en
rollment of 1,300 with an
eventual enrollment of 2,400.
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Rebekahs To Hold
Draping Ceremony
Gold Hill Amethyst Re-
bekah lodge will hold a spec
ial meeting tonight at 8 p.m.
in the Odd Fellow's lodge lo
drape the charter for Mrs.
Mary McDaniel, who died
Monday night.
The funeral will be held at
the Conger-Morris downtown
chapel, Thursday at 1 p.m
Burial will follow in the Odd
Fellow's ccmetary at Rock
Point. Rebekahs will have
charge ot the graveside serv
ices. Mrs. McDaniel, was a char
ter member of Amethyst Re
bekah Friendship club. She
was a member of the lodge
for several years.
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