MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFOHD. OREGON
TUESDAY. OCTOBER 16. 1962
Try and Stop Me
By BENNETT CERF-
MUCH HAS been written about the facility with which
the late Edgar Wallace turned out his innumerable
mystery yarns, with sometimes as many as seven in the
works at the same time.
There was the time, for '-"
instance, when one of the
big London papers was
running a Wallace serial
in its pages with the
author turning out in
stallments barely eight
days in advance. Sud
denly, however, the copy
stopped coming in. Wal
lace had flown off to the
Riviera for a vacation.
The feature editor pan
icked, particularly since
the latest installment on
hand left off with the
hero bound hand and foot at the bottom of a fifty-foot hole
in the middle of the Sahara desert. "Only Wallace is ingeni
ous to get him out of a pickle like that," fretted the editor.
"Where is thA hliolitoi- anvhrtti?"
At the last moment, the editor's worries proved ground
less. The imperturbable Wallace strode into the office, and
with the relieved editor peering over his shoulder, typed
the first line of the next installment.
It began, "As our hero emerged from the pit "
A pretty stenographer brought a paternity suit against her
VPW linnmnpfaVilA hn.a Tha 4nHrra KnfanaH fn tk. moos nt mnet-
incriminating testimony, and when the time came to announce
. a verdict, pulled a cigar out of his pocket and handed it to the
defendant. "Congratulations," said the judge. "You have just
become a father."
It took Charles Mc Harry to pinpoint the difference between a
men's sylist and a tailor: a men's stylist is a tailor with a
press agent.
O 1962, by Bennett CetT. Distributed by King Features Syndicate
Chamber Official
To Discuss Courses
James C. Schill, Portland,
district manager in the West
ern division of the chamber
of commerce of the United
States, will meet with the
Medford chamber's board of
directors at 7:30 a.m.,
Wednesday, Oct. 17, at the
Rogue Valley Country club.
He will discuss non-partisan
courses for political participa
tion. Republican and Demo
cratic candidates have been
invited, according to Don Mc
Neil, manager of the local
chamber.
Prior to his move to Port
land in 1961, Schill served
for a two-year period as dis
trict manager in Minnesota,
Nebraska and eastern South
Dakota.
- Schill assists state and local
chambers and associations to
set up and operate local Con
gressional and Action com
mittees to study national legis
lation affecting business; he
also helps businessmen to de
velop continuing programs of
economic understanding and
he helps set up non-partisan
courses for political participation.
Elect
AL DUMAS
(Republican)
State
Representative
Background
Ability
Understanding
Pd. Pol. Adv.
Wilson Smith
3135 Connell Ave.,
Medford
Schirra Family
Visits President
At White House
Washington -(UPU- Orbital
astronaut Walter M. Schirra
Jr., 37, took his family to the
White House today and dis
covered that President Ken
nedy does his homework when
it comes to space.
Kennedy, in turn, discover
ed that Schirra's daughter is
five years old and goes to
"kinneygarten." He took her
out to see Caroline's horses.
The meeting between the
President and the Schirra fam
ily came in Kennedy's office
a short time before the Navy
commander was to receive his
astronaut's wings.
Schirra told reporters that
Kennedy had asked some pen
etrating questions about his
successful six-orbit flight and
about how he felt during the
period of weightlessness the
longest experienced by any
American astronaut.
"It's obvious from liis (the
President's) questions that he
does a lot of homework,"
Schirra said.
In Kennedy's office t h e
President sat in his rocking
chair and the Schirra family
was at his side on a sofa.
Kennedy appeared captivated
with red-haired Suzanne
Schirra, and asked "How old
are you?" She held up five
fingers.
Shortly afterwards Kenne
dy led the Schirra family to
the south lawn of the White
House to see Caroline's horses,
Macaroni and Tex.
Suzanne was given a gold
charm bracelet. Schirra's son,
Marty, had a PT boat tie
clasp.
Schirra told reporters that
he plans to go to Houston to
night and Cape Canaveral
Wednesday to make a written
report on his flight. He said
he also wants to catch up on
the latest developments in
Project Gemini, the two-man
space capsule scheduled to be
launched late next year.
Telephone Crews
Work To Repair
Storm Damage
Pacific Northwest Bell plant
men, augmented by out-of-
state crews, still are working
to restore telephone lines
throughout the state today.
Crews from Medford are
assisting in repair work in
the northern part of the state.
A company official said
1,400 men were on the job
yesterday, and that reinforce
ments were on the way by air
from Denver, Colo., and Fres
no and Sacramento, Calif. The
company expected to have
about 300 out-of-state workers
on the job today.
Y e s t e r day morning, tne
company estimated about 53,-
000 telephone were out of
service with about 30,000 of
them in the Portland area.
Twenty-eight communities, in
cluding McMinnville, New
berg and Molalla, were with
out long distance service.
The company has stationed
five cars equipped with mo
bile telephones in key com
munities to handle emergency
calls, company officials said.
Soar to Record
Long distance calling soared
to record highs over the week
end. Officials estimated that
the volume about 2!i times
that of a normal business day.
Sixty four operators from
Washington and California
were working various Oregon
cities as the company attempt
ed to meet the record load.
In the Portland area, D. W.
Lewis, division manager, said
no installations or changes
were being made except on
an emergency basis. All in
stallers and repairmen were
working on the restoration of
service.
"We're doing everything we
possibly can to restore service
throughout the state as fast as
is humanly possible with re
gard to the safety of our em
ployees," T. E. Bolger, vice
president and general man
ager, said.
Bolger said the restoration
of telephone service in many
areas had been necessarily de
layed until power company
crews could clear the lines
and make repairs.
He urged all residents not
to touch telephone wires or
metal fences since they could
be tangled with power lines
and charged.
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DIFFICULT SITUATION Dawn Elizabeth Hall, two-year-
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ragan Hall of Nashville, lenn.,
doesn't like the idea of Frisky the squirrel barging in on
her meal but doesn't know how to take care of the situation.
It's a fight every time the family sits down to eat. Frisky
was caught by Hall on a recent hunting trip and the family
nursed the squirrel to health. When the Halls tried to turn
Frisky loose he beat them back to the house. It looks as
if the family has a new addition that is going to stay. tUPl)
St. Louis, Mo. OJPIi Golfers
reported Monday that a haz
ard has been removed from
the water hazard on the West
borough Country club course
a three-foot alligator.
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Medford Woman
Hurt in Accident
A 31-year-old Medford wom
an, Carol Ann Kennedy, 1
White Oak dr., was injured
slightly when she lost control
of her car and crashed into
Bear Creek bridge on Eighth
st. about 2:42 a.m. today, ac
cording to city police.
Mrs. Kennedy did not re
quire hospitalization, police
said. She told investigating of
ficers something ran' across
the street in front ol her car.
She swerved to avoid it and
struck the bridge, causing
considerable damage to her
car.
In the first of two non-injury
accidents Monday, Ken
neth Bold Leard, 17, was cit
ed for driving with a learner's
permit unaccompanied by a
licensed driver after his ve
hicle collided with a car driv
en by Cleo Craig Mayfield,
37. of 1952 Marsh lane. The
accident occurred about 5:20
p m. as Leard was attempting
to turn into his driveway at
212 South Grape St., police
said.
No citations were issued in
a bicycle-car collision about
4:30 p.m. between 900 and
902 North Riverside ave. Paul
Stanley Cochran, 13, of 62812
North Riverside ave., was the
rider of the bicycle, and
George Albert Sharp, 46, of
824 North Riverside ave., was
the driver of the car.
Venezuela Chief
Asks Outlawing
Of Communists
Caracas, Venezuela ll'PD
President Romulo Betancourt
announced Monday night
that he has asked the Su
preme Court to outlaw the
Communist party and the fel
1 o w-traveling Revolutionary
Left Movement (MIR).
In a 20-minutc speech broad
cast to the nation by radio
and television, Betancourt
said his government is de
termined "to put an end once
and for all to terrorism direct
ed from the benches of Par
liament." '
The President said his gov
ernment will follow up the
petition it sent to the court
Monday with "overwhelming
and forceful" proof that lead
ers of the two leftist parties
are guilty of "fomenting
civil rebellion."
Betancourt denounced
Venezuela's extremists as al
lies of Premier Fidel Castro's
revolutionary regime in Cuba
and of the Kremlin.
"These policemen and the
military men behind them
are waging a terrorist guer
rilla war on the government,
stirring up pocket military re
volts and committing other
crimes ..."the president
said.
Latest Development
The effort to outlaw the
leftists was the latest of a
chain of developments begun
a little more than a week ago,
when the government sus
pended civil liberties to com
bat an outbreak of terrorism.
Terrorism has simmered
down since the government
adopted a get-tough attitude.
Four bombs were set off
Monday night in the "oil
capital'1 of Maracaibo, caus
ing no reported casualties and
undetermined damage, but
the rest of the country was
quiet.
Community Service
Program Announced
By Local Red Cross
Dr. Elmo Stevenson, chair
man, presided at a meeting of
the board of directors of the
Jackson County chapter of
the American Red Cross at
Three Halloween
Events Planned
For Area Youth
Three activities are being
planned for area youngsters
on Halloween by the Medford
Moose lodge and the city park
and recreation department.
The events, a window paint
ing contest, a costume parade
and a teen-age dance, are part
of an annual program design
ed to reduce pranks and van
dalism in the city on Hal
loween.
Youngsters desiring to par
ticipate in the activities will
be required to sign a Youth
Honor Day pledge, promising
'not to deface, mutilate or
destroy property or perform
any act harmful to others dur
ing the Halloween season.
Painting Contest
Registration for the window
painting contest will begin at
3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26 at the
park and recreation depart
ment in city hall.
Youngsters this year will
receive their window assign
ments at that time. In prev
ious years, children had to
contact merchants themselves
to get permission to decorate
the windows of a business.
After registering, the
youngsters have until 3 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 31, to com
plete their decorations.
A costume parade will be
held at 5 p.m. Wednesday,
Oct. 31, through the down
town district. Youngsters
should gather in the library
park at 4:30 p.m., according
to Robert Haworth, city parks
and recreation director.
A teen-age dance will be
held at 7 p.m. Wednesday,
Oct. 31, at the Medford
Armory. Live music has
been arranged, and cider and
doughnuts will be furnished
by the Moose lodge.
Riding Skills To
Be Tested Oct. 20
A riding skills test, the
third and final part of this
year's annual Bicycle Roadeo,
sponsored by the Medford
Junior Women's club and the
citv park and recreation de
partment, has been scheduled
for 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 20
at the Medford Shopping cen
ter parking lot.
Mechanical and writ ten
tests have already been ad
ministered to participating
youngsters, according to Rob
ert Haworth, city parks and
recreation director.
After completion of the
riding skills test Saturday, a
total will be compiled of
scores attained by the young
sters in the three tests.
A grand prize will be
awarded the boy or girl with
the highest total score. First,
second and third place prizes
will also be awarded to both
boys and girls participating in
the contest.
Other organizations partici
pating in the Roadeo include
the Medford Safety council,
Junior Chamber of Com
merce, Jackson county sher
iff's office, city police, and
school district 549C.
the Red Cross building re
cently. Guest speakers were Miss
Randy Costello and John
Reid, high school students
who represented Jackson
county at the leadership train
ing school in Portland in
August.
They spoke about the pro
gram and indicated that they
had learned about Red Cross
services which they had been
unaware of previously. Reid
said that, with the training
he had received, he now fell
qualified to organize a Junior
Red Cross chapter.
Announce New Service
Chairman of volunteers,
Mrs. O. A. Eden, introduced
several new chairmen and an
nounced the organization of
a new service, the Red Cross
Community Service.
She said the new service
will be made up from a group
of senior citizens who will
assist and make themselves
available whenever there is
an urgent need for telephon
ing, typing, assistance at the
Domiciliary and to the blind.
A report on the blood pro
gram was presented by Mrs.
J. W. Burba, chairman. She
pointed out that 1,185 pints of
blood must still be collected
in this area before Jan. 1, and
urged everyone to support the
program.
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Additional Chairmen
Named for Candidate
George Loftin, chairman
for Ralph A. James for county
judge, has announced six
more co-chairman for James.
Henry Corbin and Joe
Deckelman are co-chairman
in the Rogue River district;
George Watson and Roy John
ston, Medford; Mrs. Dee F.
Newton, co-chairman in the
Valley View district, and
Evan E. Rasmussen, co-chairman
for the Phoenix district.
This completes the list of
co-chairmen for the county,
working on behalf of James.
E. John Rosii
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District Did Not
Release Lake Wafer
Walter Hoffbuhr, Talent Ir
rigation district manager, said
today his district did no
dump water from Emigrant
reservoir during the storm.
The district had expected to
do so because of last week's
slorm to allow for storm run
off later this year, it was ex
plained. Hoffbuhr explained earlier
that the inflow has to be pro
rated starting in October and
running through April when
the irrigation season starts to
allow for storm water storage.
Water flowing in Bear creek
was rain water and not re
leased water, he said.
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TOO MANY HUNTERS
Houston, Tex -A'PIi- The
Harris county sheriff's depart
ment decided Monday to call
off a massive mountain lion
; hunt temporarily. So many
residents armed with shot
guns, rifles, pistols and bows
and arrows we-e in the woods
that deputies withdrew until
the citizenry could be cleared
out to avoid bagging t hunter
1 instead of a cougar.
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