THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ti, 1'JoJ
MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON
Rescue During
Explosion Brings
Carnegie Award
e 1963. Bureau of Advertising, AN PA
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PITTSBURGH (UPI) -A 21
year-old laundry worker from
Tucson, Ariz., was awarded a
silver medal and $1,000 from the
Carnegie Hero Commission to
day for rescuing seven women
during an explosion and fire at
a laundry and dry cleaning
plant.
Ventura Urquidez Jr., disre
garding choking smoke and
scorching flames, led Mrs. Lucy
G. Villa and Mrs. Rossie L
Chesser to safety shortly after
the blast last March 29 which
killed seven persons.
He returned inside and
reached two more women, lead'
ing one and carrying the other
to safety. Urquidez then carried
Carmen Ramos and Olivia Aros
to safety and made one more
trip inside to remove another
woman just before the walls of
the one -story structure col
lapsed.
Death Benefits
The commission also awarded
death benefits of $600 and a
bronze medal to Ethel C. Robin-
son, aunt of Booker C. Olden,
who died in an attempt to save
two children from burning to
death in Nashville, Tcnn., Dec.
6, 1962.
Six sticks of dynamite explod
ed prematurely Aug. 14, 19B2 at
a copper mine in Oracle, Ariz.,
injuring Wilbur D. Nelson, 48,
and Merely C. Fairless, 40.
Staggered To Safety
Nelson, despite painful injuries
and knowing that other dyna
mite charges set earlier would
soon explode, crawled to the se
verely injured Fairless. Nelson
lifted Fairless onto his shoul
ders then staggered to safety
minutes before the other charges
exploded.
Fairless died 32 hours later of
his injuries. Nelson, disabled for
five weeks, was awarded a sil
ver medal and $500.
The awards were among 20
made today by the commission
in 11 states and Canada. Since
its inception in 1904, the commis
sion has awarded more than $9
million to heroes and their de
pendents and has issued 4,673
medals.
KIMMY SAYS-
Editor'i note: Thii column It
written by a Mtdford toon agar
who hat chosen tha non de plume
of "Kimmy." Other teen ageri in
the area and. who knows, per
haps even parents baffled at their
otfsorina's behavior are invited
to write to "Kimmy," in care of
the Mail Tribune, for suggestions
or advice on manners, dress, be
havior and similar subjects.
Dear Kimmy: What should
I do when my boy friend and
I can't agree on what show to
go to? I am afraid he doesn't
like the shows I pick. He
doesn't get mad, but I know
he would ralher go to another
show, but I wouldn't.
Unpicked Picker
Dear Unpicked Picker:
Haven't you realized yet that in
this world we can't ALWAYS do
what we want to do??
Dear Kimmy: What are the
hair styles going lo be at Sen
ior High this fall?
Wondering
Dear Wondering: Long and
lose or short and fluffy
Dear Kimmy: What can I do
about this lump in my throat?
Lumpy
Dear Lumpy : Are you choking
or choked up over something?
Dear Kimmy: t am a
MOUSK!
Mickey
Dear Mickey: Don't feel bad,
so is Minnie!
Dear Kimmy: I like this
guy and I was wondering if I
should tell him straight out.
Wondering.
Dear Wondering: I wouldn't.
There are certain signals a girl
can use such as winking, flirt
ing and smiling, that can ex
press her feelings.
Dear Kimmy: Where is a
good plnre In mrrt guys
around Medtord?
Slumped.
Dear Stumped: Where the
boys are!
Dear Kimmy: I am S fret J
Inches lull and weigh S.I pounds.
People rail me hean pole. How
can I avoid this?
Hean Pole
Dear Bean Pole: Go to a doc
tor and see how you can gain
some weight.
Dear Kimmy: I'm having
trouble with my boyfriend. He
goes nut with other girls.
Should I drop him?
Love broken
Deal' I-ovc broken: Yes. I
think YOU have been dropped
already.
Dear Kimmy: I have a prob
lem. If a tree falls in the for
est and nobody is around to
hear it. does It make noise?
fining Craty
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