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I Oorktvitla LMf-CkrantcU. Fit. Oct. 1i5 Flea Shortage Dooming Art Of Training Fleas Mathes, -who says a medieval! On engaging a couple of dozen three' times a day with fresh human blood. English monk was burned at the stake because he knew how It tame fleas, an art then consid ered witchcraft.

But, because of the flea short age, the day of the flea circus is nearly over, he says, adding that besides' his there are only two others operating in' West Germany. Mathes Inherited the secrets of flea-training from his uncle Roloff Ottowa, who took his troupe all over the world. His uncle even presented shows to Queen Victoria of England, Kaiser Josef of Austria and Pope Leo XIII, Mathes says. a- 4ii i nit A -I I SGT. ALVIN GUNNER, Fort Campbell, la tKown beiidVa 'Imp barrels to be used in stocking the Dunbar Fallout Sheltar.

This is county and one of the largest ht Tennessee. (Chronicle Photo by W. ht la loading wWi watar rh largest she I tar kn the J. Souia) By TERENCE ANDREW NUERNBERG, Germany (AP) The ancient art of flea training is dying out, reports one of the last flea circus directors of West Germany, Peter Mathes of Nuernberg. One of the reasons for this is the personal freshness of modern man, he claims.

Mathes, part-time ringmaster of a miniscule circus but usually a mechanic, complains, In com- mon with most West German employers, of an acute staff shortage. 'The personnel shortage is one of my biggest problems, he says. "Modern living conditions and especially sleeping facilities are simply unbearable for fleas. "You just cannot get fleas from private people any more only from scientific lnsti tutes." The art of training fleas Is at least 500 years old according to FBI Agent To Testify In Ballard Trial MEMI'ILS (AP) The govern. ment was expected to present Tebuttal witness today as the trial of Maurice L.

BallirJ, charged with threatening an FBI agant with a carbine, neared a conclusion. FBI Agent Holloway Cromer was scheduled to take the stand ko answer testimony" given Thursday by a laen-age defense witness. A jury of one woman and. 11 men, including one Negro, was expected to get the case today. Ballard, 47, of Brownsville, a suspended Fort Pillow State Prison guard, is accused of threatening one FBI agent with the carbine and kicking another following a civil rights Aug.

7. Donald King, an 18-year-old Brownsville High School senior, testified Thursday that Ballari ill not threaten the agent. King sail Ballard "was stag. he looked to be drunk" when he approached a man he thought had taken his picture. "All I ever heard him say Wis, 'give me that eamsFa.

Don't take my picture' the ycorth-siti; artists from a scientific Institute thai breeds fleas he puts a mi nute thread around the neck of each one, to prevent them from escaping. Mathes trains his menagerie to perform great feats. Some can drag objects up to 300 grams In weight, draw tiny orass coacnes ana turn a carousel, while others juggle a lit- tie ball, which they can throw a distance of about 8 inches. Mathes says that one of the most Important tricks of the flea circus trade Is proper feed ing of the fleas who give their best performance when supplied It i- 9 if- I a ff 11 1 LTUULaiiJ 4 YV if LI I '3 I ii i mm -ri rii' 1 tt i Dumbar Shelter Completely Storked 'j EXinbar Cve Fallout Shelter has now been completely stocked with water and food supplies to serve 2603 persons for a period of rwo weeks In case of disaster. This is the largest shelter In the county and one of die largest In the state.

Civil Defense Director, John Russell, has expressed hope to get further surveys made In Dunbar Cave update the capacity by several thousand people. The Corps of Engineers survey the shelters. Russell has expressed a hope for a minimum of 5000 persoin capacity. Food and water supplies for KiUibrew Cave, another CD shel- i i i lei immcu uuiMggjs naj i aim, Rossvlew Road, have been ordered and expected to be here within the next few days. That cave has a capacity of 347 persons.

i I i. i shelter at First Presbyterian uiurcn, rated at- a capacity ui 590 persons, also was stocked. Also. Harned Hall at Austin Peay State College hps been stocked. This shelter has a capacity of 180 persons.

Three otfyer buildings on the Austin Peay campus have already been stocked and other shelters are scheduled to be stocked in the near future. SmokeySays: WE ALL LOSE WHEN WILDFIRE STRIKES! GARDEN HEADQUARTERS 11 Comme-ei St. while you cruha rjzr.7 Diol 1400 MEANT fOfl USE-JiiV UVA A -ir a. a Jam If 4-6 P.M. IVWs- JON THOMAS Mathes performers drink their fill for an hour on his arm, but they don't require much.

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CORNELL WASinNCTON (AT) Weak but cheerful, President "Johnson reached-1 a nrfnor-nwalicialftnlle. stone Thursday night the end of a week's hospitalization for major surgery. His color and mood seemed good when he got his first airing on a sunny rooftop terrace at Bethesda naval hospital in late afternoon. He hugs and kisses with a pretty young lady the 2 year-old daughter of one of his top assistants, Jack Valenti, Johnson was described as in a relaxed mood at dinner later with Mrs. Johnson and some of his staff.

He -attributed his being around long as he has to staying grounded when, his pi lots tell him not to fly and to doing what his doctors tell him to do. The President was expected to be watching from a hospital window today while Mrs. John, son and Secretary of the Inter! or Stewart L. Udall plant an oak tree as a green symbol of the restoration of his strength and well being. The word from his chief spokesman, Bill D.

Movers, White House press secretary, wa3 that he is "slowly regaining his strength, that "the doctors continue to be pleased with his recovery and satisfied with his This despite Johnson's having told Moyers he was more tired i r. PHIL BIGGERS WITHOUT TK a BiAEHSEYi'S. Royal York Bldq. rn i i ii i limn in feims ililler I YOURTOUaX J-NEW PnT nSAOQUAOTCQO UUU Earl PewaM Salewmn Je SfMth USED alarmed about his progress?" Meyers was asked. "There is no alarm whatso ever the "press swered.

But neither Is there any word when Johnson will get out of the hospital or where he will contin. ue his recuperation. For the last three days John, son had no known official visi-tors and Moyers said he looked for none today. While Moyers was running through an afternoon briefing with reporters, Johnson and the First Lady were enjoying the sun on the terrace. Dozens of newsmen and photographers were asked to join them for a few minutes.

In yellow pajamas, black bedroom slippers and sun glasses, the. President was -semtreciinljig, in an aluminum and plastic chaise. At one point Johnson opened his pajama top and displayed a wide bandage On his abdomen. The Johnsons spent about an hour and a half on the fifth-floor terrace. Later on "the Johnsons dined with Moyers, Valenti and a cou-pl3 of other staff One of Julius Caesar's most distatrous defeats in the field occurred because of his failure to develop a defense against cav'alry.

The Parthian general Surenas had a force consisting 'entirely of mounted archers and heavy cavalry. Of the 40,000 Romans who crossed the Euphrates in the battle of Carrhae, 20,000 were killed and 10,000 made prisoners. INTERNATIONAL than he thought he would be and the press secretary's own as- sessraent Is weaker Butn ffic-ught." "I think the pace of the last 20 months has accumulated wfjari. ness that was not evident until the operation," Moyers told newsmen Thursday. The operation last Friday morning removed Johnson's malfunctioning gall bladder and kidney stone.

From the start, the doctors have said he Is making a satisfactory recovery and that gas pains, discomfort and weariness are a normal aftermath. "So the doctors are In no way State Draft Call To Exceed 750 In December NASHVILLE (AP) Tennes. see's draft call for December will number between 730 and 800, the largest since the Korean War, State Selective Service of. ficials have announced. Col.

Tom Ketterson, deputy director of the service, said Thursday Tennessee has not re-ceived Us specific allocation for the month. He added however, that the 12-year record should be reached. The Defense Department an nounced in Washington that the national quota for December will be 45,224, which also re'flects a new 12-year high. "It still looks like we will be calling childless married men sometime early In the new year," Ketterson said. Most of those now being called are In the 19-year-old bracket.

The December totals compare with a call for 600 In Tennessee and 33,600 nationally In October and 577 statewide and 43,221 nationally In November. "Swrinf Micrf Itiut. Oitr 20 Yn" TERMITE CONTROL 'CompUti IXTERMINATIN'S' SERVICE FOR INDUSTRY AND HOME NEXT TlUf CALL HACK By FRED HOFFMAN WASHINGTON (AP) The Navy has restored a policy per mitting men who are sole sur-vlvlng sons to be kept out of combat, It was learned today. To get such protection, a Navy officer or enlisted man must make a formal request for assignment to noncombat roles. The policy applies to "sole surviving sons In families pleted by Incidents of the serv-ice" since 1940.

The action was taken by the Navy about two weeks ago fol. lowing a study. The policy had been canceled more than three years ago. The. Army, Air Force and Marine Corps all said they have never abandoned their sole surviving son practices which were begun Jn A Navy order issued Sept.

28 specified that any officer or en. listed man who chooses this Oakwood Mr. and Mrs. Freddy Harrison and children, Donna, Barry and Nathaniel, of Cumberland Heights attended worship services at the Oakwood Church of Christ Sunday and were dinner guests pt nis parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Clemons Harrison of Indian Mound. In the afternoon they visited with his brother and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Vernie Harrison and children.

Mr, and Mrs. Norman (Jiggs) Harrison era having a new brick home built in the same area of their home that was recently destroyed by fire. The family is living in a mobile home In Oak wood. tAnra 647-6559 SCIENTIFIC PEST CONTROL I -i course shall be released from uniform as soon as their enlist ments or period of obligated service has run out. In other words, the Navy apparently doesn't want such men If they cannot be used in, combat service and will get rid of them at the earliest possible time.

The Navy has put out another order which will give enlisted Viet Nam "every consideration practicable on being ordered to their next assignment," Such treatment is being accorded, the Navy order said, 'ln view of the unusual hardships, exposure to hostile action and the difficult working conditions" connected with the operations in and around Viet Nam. Eligible are enlisted men who haYe.s, completed the year-long tour In Viet Nam or a comparable period afloat in that war It' was specified that any sail. or who has finished such a tour In Viet Nam will be spared a secood such assignment for at least three years, unless he vol unteers or unless the chief of naval personnel okays another tour. However, the Navy order made it plain that the service wants to encourage volunteers wishing to extend their service In the war area up to three years, i IE Tl Located 13 Pleasant Open 8 imu 1 IHSURAUCt: AGENCY PEST CONTROL INC. DON'T BE GENE BATTS in la PAROUt PR.

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