Medford mail tribune., April 21, 1961, Image 3

MEDFSRD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEOKOHD, OREGON
FRIDAY, APRIL 21, lSbl
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WILL WONDERS NEVER CEASE?
Amphibious Auto Takes Writer
For Ride (or Cruise) on River
By DICK WEST
, 'Washington - (UPD - The
march of progress has set such
a fast pace this week that I
am beginning
to run out of
adjectives and
breath.
On Monday,
it was an elec
tronic "teach
ing machine"
that had m e
straining for
s u perlatives.
west On Tues day,
mine eyes beheld the unveil
ing of a new model space suit.
And Wednesday, which I
shall now discuss, found me
out on the Potomac river
taking a demonstration ride in
"the sports car that swims."
- I plan to spend the rest of
the week asking myself if
wonders will never cease;
The ride on the river came
about through the courtesy, or
persuasion, of the makers of
'.'Amphicar," an a m phibious
automobile soon to go on the
market. ,
Mildly Amazing
The vehicle is, I must say,
mildly amazing. It can be
driven on land or, with no ad
vance preparation, used as a
power boat..
On land, it looks like one
of the new compact converti
bles commonly seen on the
streets. In the water, its ap
pearance is somewhat more
difficult to describe.
Perhaps the best way to
describe it is to say that in the
water it looks like a new com
pact convertible that has just
made a wrong turn. , .
At any rate, the driver can
switch from a dry ride to a
wet cruise .without even put
ting the top up, unless of
course, it starts to rain.
For the press showing here,
the "Amphicar" people filled
the back seat with a cargo of
CARE packages. In the front
seat, as a passenger, they
placed Miss Marcella -Wak-smunski,
who recently won
some kind of beauty contest..
The significance of this ar
rangement eluded me, but if I
ever receive a CARE package,
I hope Miss Waksmunski is
in it.
Crosses River ,
When all was ready, the
Amphicar headed down a boat
ramp and drove off across the
river, headlights awash. In its
wake came a launch filled
with photographers, who kept
shouting at Miss Waksmunski
to wave at them.'
While they were gone, an
Amphicar official told me that
the vehicle gets 32. miles to
the gallon on land, and that
it is being manufactured in
West Germany, and that it
will sell for $3,395. . -j.-.O
Life preservers, I assume,
will be optional equipment. .
I asked the official if the
company would take trade
ins. That will be up to the in
dividual . dealers, he replied.
- "Will the buyers trade in
cars or boats?" I inquired. He
said that question had never
arisen before.' ' -
After the maiden voyage,
Miss Waksmunski 1 gave me
her seat and ' I took a spin
with"1 the driver. In mld-
Patronize This PARK & SHOP MEMBER
DON'T FORGET TO
USE PARK & SHOP
WHEN YOU STOP
AT . . .
THE
TOY HOUSE
317 E. Main
SP 2-5880
stream, he discovered that the
radiator needed water.
Motoring on a river is all
right, I guess, but , I kept
thinking it would be a bad
place to have to change a tire.
Court Records
DISTRICT COURT
Gary R. Shute, angling without a
license,
Arthur M. Curttss. angling- dur
ing closed season, $30.
Richard E. Collins, no motor ve
hicle license. S5.
Garry E. Plymale, no operator'
license. S5.
Mel via B. Storit, violation of
basic rule, $15.
Charles L. Ford, violation of basic
rule, $15.
Delbert B. Troxel, overload. $15.
Thomas M, Cleveland, violation
of baste rule. $10.
Thomas H. Olsen, no operator's
license, $5.
Dillon E. Arnold, failure to dim
lights, $7.50.
Walter D, Daigle, failure to stop,
S15.
Charles A.' Shepherd, violation
of basic rule. $10.
Cecil J. Worthing ton, no oper
ator's license, $5.
Melvin W. Fields, violation of
basic rule, $25.
Jerry L. Fields, failure to stop,
Robert M. Olson, failure to atop.
$15.
Louise C, McLoughlin, failure to
stop, $7.50.
Raymond B. Chamberlain, over
load, $72. ,
Gerald E. Phelan, overload, $28.
CIRCUIT COURT 1 v
Dwyla Gall McCul lough vs. Arba
Jay McCullough, divorce complaint.
Nancy Lee Sanford vs. Richard
Allen Sanford. divorce decree.
Shirley Lorraine Daigle vs.
Walter Thomas Daigle, divorce de
cree Christine Yvonne , Reeves va
Jerrv Reeves, divorce decree.
Marjorle R. Johnson vs. Albert
B. Johnson, divorce decree.
Ruby Irene McCleary vs. Andrew
Jackson McCleary. divorce decree.
Mabel Marie Babcock vs. Rich
ard Thomas Babcock, divorce . de
cree.
Ruth Williams vs. F. B. Williams,
divorce decree. .
MUNICIPAL COURT," !-
- Charles Enos Nallziger, failure to
yield right of way, accident, $25.
Berry Lloyd Scruggs, violation of
basic rule, disobeyed traffic signal,
worK proDauon.
Jar.es Henry Payton, 35, of 217
South Riverside ave., no operator's
license, $22 and 38 days in jail;
disobeyed traffic signal, 5 days in
jail; no brakes. 5 days in jail.
Delbert Val Johnson, disobeyed
stop sign, $10.
BILL DEFEATED
Salem - (UPD - A bill letting
state penitentiary industries
supply some furniture for
higher education facilities has
been defeated by the House.
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SCORES DIRECT HIT
Santa Rosa Island, Fla.-IUPD-
The Air Force fired its Bo-marc-A
missile successfully
Thursday for the 42nd time,
destroying a jet drone flying
35,000 feet over the Gulf of
Mexico in a simulated attack
on the United States.
PIONEER READERS Miss Mary Hartley, McGuffey's Readers, alphabet books, Mother
curator of the Jacksonville museum, pre- Goose Rhymes, animal stories, short verse
pared display of the early day children's and hymnals.- Books carried across' the
books (above) for National Library week, plains by adults coming to southern Oregon
On the second floor of the museum In, the are also on display at the museum,
children's toys section, the display Includes
Bank Tellers Start
Embezzling Terms
Fairmont, W. Va. -(UPD- Two
women bank tellers were
scheduled to be taken to the
federal women's reformatory
at AldersonW. Va today to
begin serving prison terms for
embezzlement.
Federal Judge ' Harry E.
Watkins imposed a year-and-day-
sentence Thursday on
Lucy Fortney, 62, and a 16
year term plus an $8,000 fine
on Mrs. Jo Ann Stevens, 25,
for embezzling nearly a quar
ter of a million dollars from
the Bank of Shinnston, W. Va.
Mrs. Stevens was charged
with looting the till of $224,
244. Miss Fortney, an em
ployee of the bank since it
opened in 1932, was accused
of taking $22,548.
Children's Books
Of Past Displayed
At V a I ley M u se u m
Jacksonville - A display of
children's books from years
gone by has been arranged at
the Jacksonville museum for
National Library week. The
collection is on the second
floor where children's toys
are also displayed.
A broad selection of chil
dren's books currently at the
museum ranges from' early
hymnals to McGuffey's Read
ers. One, published in 1837,
is "Hymns for Infant Minds,"
and includes titles dealing
with juvenile problems, such
as "For a Child Who Has
Been Very Naughty," "Turn
Off My Eyes From Beholding
- V tester
Jbk op
vsMr -J
like
curb to curb
carpeting!
Chevy's
Jet-smooth
ride
Roads we can't change but
what a delightful change
we've made in what's between
you and the. road. Chevy' :
Jet-smooth ride is so soft, so
quiet, so downright luxurious,
that even the folks on easy ,
street see no reason for pay
ing more. With Full Coil sus
pension, unique body cush
ioning and insulation, and a
whole chassisful of other
road-tamers, Chevrolet gives
you the red carpet treatment '
wherever you travel. And
that's what's waiting for you
now at your Chevrolet
dealer's. r
Nomad i-Door S-Passenqer Station
Wagon. Try this (or any of Chay't
to Jet-smooth models) equipped
with optional extra-cost triple-turbine
.Turboqlide and see just how eeltely a
road can be.
jrr'iMnOTii wing
See the new Chevrolet cart. Chevy Conairt and the new Corvette at your local authorized Chevrolet dealer'!.
COURTESY CHEVROLET
WOULD NEED HELP
Lansing, Mich, - (UPD - Pro
posed legislation on property
to be exempted from any
forced sale for bankruptcy in
cludes "100 hens and one roos
ter." Amendments in a Senate
committee would change it to
"100 hens and five roosters."
Vanity," . and "For a Very
Little Child in Sickness." :
v j Many of the volumes con
tain Christmas and other holi
day greetings. A copy of "Rob
inson Carusoe" was given to
William H. Jacobs on Feb. 9,
1858, "For excelling in spell
ing." Another, "Sunshine for
Rainy Days," was given to
"Daisy Loomis from Papa.
Christmas 1875."
Pari of Display
Early day illustrated books,
mnograpnea on linen, are
part of the display,
- Other volumes on display
at the museum are adult se
lections, sUch as 1861 issues
of Godey's Lady Book and
Magazine.
The Civil War is covered In
a number of books, Including
an 1858 Old and New Testa
ment, which was carried by
E. W. Lucas, First Lt., Co. 9,'
6th Kansas Volunteers Cav
alry from 1861 to 1865.
. A travel map is found in
"Horn's Overland Guide from
Council Bluffs, on- the Mis
souri River to the City of Sac
ramento, California," publish
ed in 1853. Harper's magazine
is another early issue.
Horn Rmdy Book
The common cold, a subject
of much research by the medi
cal profession today, was con
sidered a malady difficult to
prevent or cure as early as
1783, according to a home
remedy book at the museum.
Domestic Medicine" states
that "No age. sex or constitu
tion is exempted from the
disease, neither is it in the
power of any medicine or regi
men to prevent it." The book
warns that "Many attempt to
cure a cold, by getting drunk.
But this, to say no worse of
it, is a very hazardous experiment.".
The home , remedy book is
one of many rare books that
have been given or loaned to
the museum. "Though cargo
of pioneer wagon trains across
the plains to Jackson county
was of necessity confined,
mainly, to articles that would
assist in providing food and
shelter, it is obvious that early
pioneers considered reading
for information and pleasure
necessity of their new
homes," m e s e u m officials
stated.
Entertainer Gets
White House HelpL
Los Angeles - (UPD - Enter
tainer Sammy Davis Jr., ap-,
parently telephoned the White
House Thursday to solve some
passport problems, a spokes-
in for Pan American Air
ways reported.
En route to Buenos Aires
for a night club tour, Davis
was prevented from boarding
a flight to South America by
immigration inspectors ' be
cause his passport expired
April 16.
The Pan American spokes
man said Davis, a close friend
of President Kennedy's brother-in-law,
Peter Lawford, and
his sister, Pat, called the
White House, spoke to a sec
retary and was put through
to the State Department,
which promised him an emer
gency renewal.
The passport, division con
firmed Davis' passport was re
newed later in the morning,
although under normal con
ditions a passport renewal
takes from 24 to 48 hours.
Davis took a Trans World
Airline flight to New York
in the afternoon and was to
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