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TJ-(Sc T-Sttrsmn, STm, Or.f Friday, AprtT T5, T3S T fPortianH ProHuce T or wthwFt? cowrntvrr A IEWEK NOTICE HEREBY IS GIVEN that the Common Council of the City of X(er W. Babta Babson Reports; Handicapped People 'Waste' Brainpower By ROGER BABSOM Copyright 1963 Publishers Financial Bureau, Incorporated . BABSON PARK, Mass. This week we will forget the stock market and consider something much more important, namely, some very valuable brain power which is going to waste. I have in mind espe cially the brains of some of the so-called "physically handicapped. . 1,000.009 Wheel Chairs, Cratches and Canes There are 16o.000.000 people in the U. S. I estimate, that about 300,000 of these are handicapped from polio and ,Uther diseases; 1,500,000 are living disabled veterans from world wars 1 and 11; over 1.000,000 are crip pled from accidents; and about 130,000 are totally blind. There are many more suffering from total deafness and even inability to speak. These add op to 3,150,000, of which at least 1,000.000 have not the opportunity to make full use of their inherent, talents. . . . Although they have pretty much been supplied with jobs of a kind, these 1,000,000 have not as a rule such jobs as will enable them to use their BRAINS as they would like. This especially applies to those in wheel chairs and on crutches because quoting an employer: "A wheel chair messes up the routine of the office or factory." In these days of keen competition management fears anything which might interfere with the flow of products or sales. - - -- Money versus Opportunities , The situation is becoming worse every year due to increasing auto mobile accidents, of which 36,000 resulted last year in deaths for which there were total awards of perhaps 1400,000,000. Some will cay that the non-fatal accidents and even polio can be offset by insur ance, as are certain veteran incapacities, but there is no insurance which gives new limbs", new eyes, or even a fair chance to use one's brain. Yet, our brains are our most wonderful and valuable asset. It is not more Government money these physically handicapped reed, bat more opportunity to do creative intellectual work Remember that in the above figures I am not including any medical or emotional mental cases. I am interested here in those who have distinct talents. Although the many unselfish agents and counsellors of the Federal and State Governments are doing excellent work with the funds available, thev deserve much -more help. Let Us Save Over $2,000,000,000 Per Year I estimate that of the above groups, one million adults are today able to use fully their brains and talents. However, much of this creative brain power and special talent is being overlooked. This is unfair to the nation, as welt-ay to these people. Just think, with one million of these brains now idle, 8,000.000 working hours are lost daily, or more than 2,000,00000 are lost each, year. Based on only one dollar per hour, this mj&ans a loss of over $2,000,000,000 per year. To understand what fhe loss of these one million adult workers means.consider any city of about 3,000,000 population, such as Detroit, Boston, San Franciscc or Pittsburgh, any one of which has 1,000,000 adult workers. This means the loss of as much creative brain power as is now engaged in the entire production work of one of the above cities. In saying this, I include bankers, merchants, professional men, as well as wageworkers Praise for Private Organizations Let me applaud all those private organizations now engaged in helping unfortunates. .1 particularly have in mind certain. Societies to Help the Blind, the National T.B. Association, the National Associ ation for Infantile Paralysis, the National Society for Crippled Children and Adults, the American Heart Association, the American Hearing Society, the Disabled Veterans Organizations, the U.- S. and State Employment Services, and the Goodwill Industries of America, founded on a shoestring by a personal friend of mine, and now distributing annuallv the equivalent of $25,000,000 in useful work. The public little realizes the rewards which would come to the nation by activat ing these one million creative brains and submerged talents. I forecast that these submerged physically handicapped, who are mentally talented and alert, can truly become "gold mines." I only wish I "were vouner and could devote my life to harnessing these brains, talents, imaginations, and visions. Many of them could become inventors of great note, from which the nation as a whole would benefit. - PORTLAND Ul Butterf at Tonfaftuo niHiwt f a immAHiafs A V u Ml v V-a vufjw w tuunvwtv j changes-Premium quality, . deliv- i ETiSE? and hereby deri its purpose and intention to construct NOTICE OF INTENTION TO CONSTRUCT A SEWER NOTICE HEREBY IS GIVEN that the Common Council of the City ol Salem. Oregon, deems it "'""axv and expedient nd hereby declares Its purpose and intention to con iiruct a sanitary sewer hM to "" Blocks 1. 2. and 3. Amended Pla of Northeate Addition. Blocks 1. 2. and 3 Of Annex No -1 to the Amended Plat of Northgate Addition, and acre-' iaee adiacent thereto, in accordance j with the olaris. soecifications. and i estimate for such sewer which werf adonted bv the Common Council April 11. 1055. and which are now on file in the office of the city re order, and which-b t?'r::en thereto are made a part of this no- UThe Common Council declares its ourpose and intention to make such ewer improvement partly at the leneral expense of the city, and oartly at the- expense and cost of he propertv the Common Council ileems benefited by the construction rf such sewer, the city to pay 17 percent of such cost, and the re gaining 98' i percent of such cost o be assessed against the propertv 'he council deems benefited, to-wit. the prooerty in the following oe-ic-ibed district: . Blocks 1. 2. and 3. Amended Plat of Northeate Addition. City of Sa lem. Marion County. Oregon. Block i - nrt 3 Annex No. 1 to the Amended Plat of Northgate Addi ' tion. City of Salem, Marion Coun-j tv. Oregon: j ' ALSO: Beginning at the Intersec tion of the west line of" Green briar Street In ihe City of Salem. Marion County. Oregon, with the aouth line of Northgate Avenue: thence westerly 143 feet along the south line of said Northgate Avenue;- thence southerly along a line parallel with the west line of said Greenbriar Street to a point on the north line of Stortz First Addition. City of Salem. Mar ion Countv, Oregon: thence east erly 143 feet along the north line of said Stortx First Addition to the southwest corner of Lot 1. Block J. Annex No. 1 to the Amended Plat of Northgate Addition. City of Salem. Marion County. Oregon: thence northerly 336 feet "along the west line of said Lot 1 and the west line of said Greenbriar Street to the nlace of beginning: . ALSO: Beginning at the intersec tion of the west line of Greenbriar Street. City of Salem. Marion Coun tv. Oregon, with the north line of Northgate Avenue: thence wester ly 143 feet along the north line ef said Northgate Avenue: thence northerly 330 feet parallel withthe west line of said Greenbriar Street: thence easterly 143 feet parallel with the north line of said North gate Avenue to a point on the wet line of said Greenbriar Street: thence southerly 330 feet alonr the west line of said Greenbriar Street to the place of beginning. The Common Council will at 7:30 ciocK p.m.. May 9. 1955. in the council chambers of the citv hall. - lear and consider objections, if any nere oe. to the proposed improve nent or to the inclusion in or ex--lusion from said district of anv nar- :icular premises or to the assessment ft any part of the cost? thereof irainsi saia District or any particu tar property therein. The plans and specifications above -eferred to- may be examined at the wfice of the city recorder, and anv nterested property owner mav as certain his approximate share of the wst of making the improvement at aie office of the city engineer. By Order of the Common Coun cil April 11. 1335. ALFRED MUNDT. City Recorder. A 13.22.29 Stock Market Trends Mixed , NEW YORK tfC-The stock mar ket ran into an irregular pattern of buying and selling Thursday that left prices highly mixed at the finish. The Associated Press average of 60 stocks managed to gam 10 cents at $163.80. That is the third straight advance to a new record high. The average was up 40 cents Wednes day and $1.30 the day before. There were 1,202 stocks traded with 442 advancing and 525 declin ing. Eighty-three stocks touched new highs for the year and 12 new lows. Volume came to 2.890,000 shares as compared with 2,820,000 shares traded Wednesday. ered in Portland 58-61 lb; first Quality. 56-58: second quality, 54-57. Butter Wholesale, f.o.b. bulk cubes to wholesalers Grade AA. 93 score, 58; 92 score. 574; B grade, 90 score, 56; 89 score, 54. - Cheese To wholesalers Oregon singles, 38 tt-41 lb; Oregon 5-lb loaf 41-44. Eggs To wholesalers Candled, f.o.b. Portland. A large,' 45- 47; A medium, 43-44. . Eggs To retailers Grade ' AA, large, 49-51; A large. 47-49; AA medium, 46-48 ;; A medium; 45-46; AA small, 41-42. Cartons, 1-3 cent additional. - Live chickens No. 1 . quality, f.o.b. Portland Fryers, 2 Vt-4 4 lbs 29; at farm, 28; roasters, 4 lbs and up, 29; at farm, 28: light hens. 18; heavy" hens, 20-21;. old roosters, 12-14. ' Rabbits--Average, to growers Live white. 3 i-4 lbs, 21-23, 5-6 lbs.. 17-19; old does. 10-12;- few higher. Fresh dressed . fryers .to retailers. 57-60; :ut "p. 62-65. Filberts Wholesale selling price, f.o.b. Oregon plants. No. 1 jumbo, 26-28 lb; large, 24-26; medium, 22 -24. Walnuts Wholesale selling price, f.o.b. Oregon plants First quality jumbos, 32-33: large. 29-300 medi ums, 26-27; second quality,, 3 per pound less; to growers, f.o.b. plant, free run basis, 15-16 lb 90 per cent crack test. Wholesale Dressed Meats Beef carcasses Steers, choice, 500-700 lbs, 38.00-41.00; good. 35.00 38.00: commercial, 32.00-35.00; util ity 29.00-32.00; commercial cows. 27.00-33.0 ; utility 26.00-30.00; canners-cutters, 24.00-26.00. Beef cuts (choice steers) Hind quarters, 45.00-50.00; rounds, 43.00 46.00; full loins, trimmed, 67.00- 71.00: forequarters, 33.00 - 35.00; chucks, 33.00-36.00; ribs.' 44.00-50.00. Pork cuts Loins, hoice, 8-12 lb, 47.00-49.00; shoulders, 16 lb down, 30.00-33.00; spareribs, 40.00-45.00; fresh hams, 10-14 lb. 46.00-49.00. . Veal and calves Good-choice, all weights, 35.00-48.00; ' commercial, 32.00-43.00. Lambs Choice-prime, under 50 lb, 42.00-44.00; good, all weights, 39.00-42.00. Wool AH prices nominal. Country dressed Meats, f.o.b. Portland: Beef Cows, utility, 23-25 lb; canners-cutters, 20-22. Veal Top quality, lightweight, 34-36; rough heavies, 22-30. Hogs Lean blockers, 26-27; light sows, 21-22. -Lambs Best, 40-42. Mutton Best, 14-15; cull-utflity, 9-10. Fresh Produce Onions 50 lb Ore.-Wash. yellows med No. Is, 2.00-25: fair, 1.50; lge 2.75-3.00; Texas white wax, 5.00-50. Potatoes Ore. Russets, 100 lbs. No. 1A, 5.50-6.00; No. 1. 12 oz min.. 6.50-75; bales, 5-10 lb, 3.60-70; 10 lb mesh, 50-52; No. 2, 50 lb, 2.00-20; Idaho No. 1A, 6.50-7.00; new crop Florida round red, No. 1A, 5.00-25; size B, 4.00-25. Hay-U. S. No. 2 green alfalfa, baled, f.o.b. Portland. 38.00-40.00 a ton trucked or rail. Timothy mixed hay. 36.00-38.00 a ton. f.o.b; rail, Seattle. IGrain MarEet Sustains Loss a sanitary sewer line in Stortz Ave nue. from Portland Road to a point 18 feet east of the east city limits, in accordance with the plans, spec ifications and estimate for such sew er which were adopted by the Com mon Council April 11. 1955. and which are now on file in the office of the citv recorder, and which by this reference thereto art made a part, of this notice. The Common. Council declares Its purpose and intention to make such sewer improvement partly at the gen eral expense of the city, and partly at r the expense and cost of the property the Common Council deems benefited sty the construction of such sewer, the city to pay 68 percent of such cost, and the remaining 32 per cent of such -Tost 'to " toe" assessed against the property the . council deems benefited, to-wit" the property in the following described district: . Lots l'to 23. inclusive. Stortz' First Addition. -City of. Salem. Marion Countv. Orejton: Also the easterly 150 feet of Lot 24 of said Stortz First Addition. The Common Council will, at 7:30 o'clock p.m.. May. 9. 1955; in the council chambers of the city hall, hear and consider objections, if any there be. to the proposed improve ment or to Jhe Inclusion- in or ex clusion from said district of any particular premises or tto the assess ment of, any part of the cost there of a?ainst said district or any par ticular property therein. The plans and specifications above referred to mav be examined at the office of he city recorder, and any interested "property owner may as certain his approximate share of the cost, of .making the" improvement, at th office of the' city engineer. By order of- the Common Council April 11 t"55. ALFllED MtJNDT. City Recorder. A.15 22.29. Onion Futures CHICAGO Lfi Onions: Open High Low Close Nov. 1.67 1.70 ; 1.66 1.68 Jan. 1.90 1.92 1.89 1.92 Sales: Nov. 25; Jan. 12. I Schaefer's Rheumatic Remedy For th Relief Of - RHEUMATISM, LUMBAGO, SCIATICA, and GOUT. Relieving stiffness and swell in? in the joints or muscles when of rheumatic or gouty origin. SCHAEFER'S Drug Store 135 N. Commercial Open Daily 7:30 A.M. to 8 P.M. Sundays 9 A.M. to 4 PJVi. Dartmouth Stresses Composition Ability - HANOVER, N. H. (UP) Students in many courses at Dartmouth must do more than write the correct answers to ex amination . questions to get high marks. The college has declared that grades will be lowered if answers are marred "grossly by faulty composition and grammar." "All this," said a Dartmouth announcement, "is partly in re sponse to grumbling from the business work- that students to day are leaving educational in stitutions without a proper com mand of their own language. CHICAGO l A little easiness at the finish left grains with losses on the Board of Trade Thursday. Wheat closed y- lower, corn unchanged to lower, oats H-l lower, rye lower, soybeans 1 Y4-2 Vi lower and lard 7 cents lower to 5 cents a hundred pounds higher. Portland Livestock PORTLAND UP) (USDA) Cattle salable 200; market uneven, fed steers rather slow, about steady, other classes active, fully steady with some cows 50 higher for two days; load good 928 lb. fed steers 22.50, lightly sorted at 20.50-22.00, few utility heifers 12.00-16.00; can ner and cutter cows 9.00-11.00, few to 11.50, utility 12.50-14.50, commer cial grades to- 15.00, utility and commercial bulls 14.00-16.00, odd head to 16.75. Calves salable 23; market active, steady; good and choice vealers 23.00-28.00, utility and commercial grades 14.00-22.00, culls downward to 9.00 or below. Hogs salable 130; market about steady but rather slow; choice 180 235 lb butchers 19175-20.50, few 250 280 lb 18.00-18.50, choice 350-550 lb sows 14.50-16.50. '..-.- Sheep salable none; demand nar row for slaughter classes; few choice heavy wooled lambs Wed nesday 18.50-19.00. medium and good feeders salable around 14.00- 16.00; good and choice slaughter ewes quotable 7.00-8.00. Stocks and Bonds April 14 STOCK ATXKAUtS i SO II M ladutt lULls UttL Stks. Net chanxe A.3 D. ; A 3 A.l Thursday 220.1 133.1! 7X1 163.S Prev. -day 120.1 133.7: 71.1 163.7 Week ao 219.1 130.8 71.1 161.8 Month ago 210.0 123 2 70.0 156 Year ago 162.5 ' 86.3 : S8.3 120.S New 196 hih. j BOND AYIBAgII : ' SO IS 10 M Kalla bduat Util. For Net change -Unch Unch Unch A.l Thursday 99 8 06 1 96.2 MJ Prev. day 99.0 98.8 98J 84.2 Week ago . 99.1 98.9 98.4 84.3 Month ago 98.7 98.7 , 98.3 84.3 Year ago .89.0 100.1 100.9 82.9 Salem Market Quotations j (A ot late yaaterday) BUT1KKFAV Premium No. 1 BUTTM Wholesale Retail Biiua (Jiayiag) i (Wholesale prlcaa rang from to 1 cents ovtr buying price) Large AA , Large A Medium AA Medium A Small PUl'LTBY Colored Hens ' Leghorn Hens Colored Fryers Colored Roasters Old Roosters J9 .36 .36 .34 .30 .21 .17 .27 .28 .11 Investment Trusts Zilka. Smither k Co.. Inc.) Portland Grain PORTLAND ) Coarse grains. 15-day shipment, bulk, coast deliv ery: Oats No. 2, 38 lb white 54.50 55.00. Barley No. 2. 45 lb B. W. 52.50. Corn No. 2, E. Y. shipment 66.00. Wheat (bid) to arrive market, basis No. 1 bulk, delivered coast: Soft White 2.38; Soft White (ex cluding Rex) 2.38; White Club 2.38. Hard Red Winter: Ordinary 2.38. Hard White Baart: Ordinary 2.38. Car receipts: wheat 17; barley 1; flour 9; corn 1; mill feed 6. Bid Affiliated Fund 6.09 Canadian Fund ..15.54 Century Shares Trust ..i!5.72 Chemical Fund 28.86 Delaware Fund . .il.71 Diver. Invest. Fund . 9.17 Dividend Shares :..L. 2.48 Eaton & H. Bal. Fund .. 20.37 Gas Ind J24.71 Group Tobacco 3.99 Incorp. Investors 16.54 Key. Cust. Funds: B-3 19 94 B-4 - .ll S8 K-l 19.S2 S-2 12.29 S-4 .: 10.04 Man. Bond Fund .. 8.42 Mass. Invest. Trust ...29. 52 Natl. Sec. Series: Income Series U 6 20 Stock Series 7.78 Pref. Stock Series 9 31 Speculative Series ....... 4.75 Tel.-Elec. Fund ..,11.47 Value Line Inc. Fund .... 20 Wellington Fund ...J5.62 Asked 6 58 16.82 27.81 1005 2.72 21.78 27.01 4.39 17.88 New York Stock Markets By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Admiral Corporation Allied Chemical Allis Chalmers Aluminum Co. America American Airlines i iAmerican . Motors American Tel Tel. American Tobacco Anaconda Copper Atchison Railroad Bethlehem Steel Boeing Airplane Co. Borg Warner Burroughs Adding Mach. California Packing Canadian Pacific Caterpillar Tractor Celanese Corporation Chrysler orporation Cities Service Consolidated Edison Crown Zellerbach Curitiss Wright Douglas Aircraft du Pont de Nemours Eastman Kodak' Emerson Radio General Eletric General Foods General Motors Georgia Pac. lywood Goodyear Tire Homestake Mining Co. International Harvester ' International Paper Johns ManVille ' Kaiser Aluminum r Kennecott Copper Libby, McNeill Lockheed Aircraft Loew's Incorporated 30 2? ! Long Bell A xuomgomery ara New York Central Northern Pacific Pacific Gas Electric Pacific Tel. Tel. Penney (J.C.) Co. Pennsylvania R.R. 21.76 12.64 21.63 13.41 10.96 9.23 31.91 6.78 850 10.17 5 19 12. SO 6.78 27.92 27 v 101 V 80 112 a 26H 11 180 H 69 i 62 148 134 Ya 70 42 H 28i 38 29 97 23i 784 48 Va 49i 69 ! 21 75 175 i 76. 14 Ts 52 s 81 97 29 42 38 91 ! 88 83 M 110 18; 48! 18 j 30 i 79. 40 74 47 134 96 27 Pepsi Cola Co. 22 Philco Radio 38 Radio Corporation v 44 Rayonier Incorp. . 7S Republic Steel 85 Reynolds ' Metals 155 Richfield Oil . 69 Safeway Stores In - 44 Scott Paper Co. - 62 Sears Roebuck. Co. 81 Socony-Vacuum Oil 54 Southern Pacific 59 Standard Oil Calif. 80 Standard OUN.J. 115 Studebaker Packard 13 Sunshine Mining . 1' Swift Co. 50 Transamerica Corp. 42 Twentieth Century Fox 27 Union Oil Company 54 Union Pacific 118 United Airlines 45 United Aircraft 71 United Corporation 6 United States Plywood 37 United States Steel 81 Warner Pictures 18 Western Union Tel 105 Westinghou.se1 Air Brake 26 Westinghouse Electric 77 Woolworth; Company . 49 T22P (E3B fE2S TRANSPORT OPERATORS West's . leading motor freight carrier has openings in- Port land for transport operators. 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