HELPING HAND Actress Barbara Brltton addresses envelopes for
the California Society for Crippled Children's 1950 Easter Seal cam
paign as Sally Ryan and Edward Jordon, two youngsters being
helped by the program, look on In Hollywood. The campaign to
raise funds for the care and treatment of handicapped children will
be In progress throughout the United States between March 9 and
April 9.
Former Gl's Found to Be Doing Okay
In Australia
Br Phil Curran
United Press Correspondent
Sydney, Australia, Feb. 10
U.R) Ex-G.I.'s are doing all right
"down under" in Australia, but
they have had to shift mental
gears.
Of more than 2,000,000 Amer
ican troops who surged through
Australia during World War II,
an estimated 4,000 to 5,000 have
returned to make their homes
here.
Sydney P. Pollack of Irving
ton, N. J., president of the Amer
ican Australian Ex-Servicemen's
club, estimated another 20,000
Ex-G.I.'s want to return here,
but are held up by a lack of
shipping.
Pollack said about three
fourths of the former American
servicemen in Australia either
took their discharges here or re
turned under the Australian gov
ernment's assisted immigration
scheme. Under this, the govern
ment pays 40 per cent of tourist
class passage and guarantees a
job.
Shortage of housing
The biggest beef among the
returned former soldiers is the
shortage of housing and high
rents in relation to income.
Eddie Olson, 28, of Minnea
polis, pays $13.44 weekly for a
three-room furnished apartment.
He is studying accounting in a
Sydney business college and re
ceives $125 a month under the
G.I. bill of rights. To make ends
meet, his Australian wife works
In the post office.
"It's not like it was when
uncle sugar was able to pick
up all the chits," Olson said.
"We're going to have to move
in about a month to a flat cost
ing $5.60 a week and then we'll
just get by. The new place is not
so hot, but we were lucky to
get a cheap one."
On the other hand, George
Kessler, 29, of Naples, Tex., a
former naval petty officer, said
he didn't think the housing set
up was too bad.
Built Own Home
. He said he had built a three
bedroom house of tile and brick
for $12,000 before devaluation
of the Australian pound. That
would be $9,000 now.
"My aunt back in Texas built
one about the same time," he
said. "It cost the same amount
and isn't any better than mine."
Kesseler's pet gripe is the
Australian attitude toward work.
He operates a refrigeration busi
ness. "Aussies don't work like we
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After Switching Ideas
work back home." he said. "You
can't get any production out of
your staff. They don't get any
kick out of working. They want
to get as much dough as possi
ble for as little work as possible.
They're much more interested in
a bottle of beer or going to the
beach or to the races. The qual
ity of work is good, but it comes
slow."
Complain of Duties
He said high import duties
made it tough to produce refrig-
17 Cases Of Mumps
Head Disease List
Mumps headed the list of com
municable disease reported to
the public health department last
week, accounting for 17 of the
total of 31 cases.
Medford reported four cases,
Lone Pine, Fern Valley and
Phoenix each listed three, Ash
land accounted for two cases and
Prospect and Jacksonville each
one.
Medford also reported four
cases of pneumonia, two of in
fluenza, two of streptococci
throat infection, three cases of
chickenpox and one of Vincent's
angina.
Only case of measles, from
Eagle Point, was listed.
Health Association
Sets Meeting Tuesday
The Jackson County Public
Health association will meet
Thursday afternoon at 2 p.m. in
the Presbyterian church in Med
ford. Reports will be given by
the x-ray and seal sale programs,
by Mrs. Jack Walker and Mrs.
Claude Thompson, and a report
of the conference on social
hygiene held recently in Port
land will be given by Mrs. Frank
Conner and Mrs. Chester Guches.
This is the regular bi-monthly
meeting of the association, which
had to be postponed in January
because of weather conditions.
Mrs. Dwight Findley is president
of the local group. ,
HEFTY BURGLARY
Minneapolis (U.R) A muscular
burglar lugged away 30 pounds
of pennies from the apartment
of Mrs. Marion Husbye. She said
it amounted to about $57.
THE
WHISTLE STOP CAFE
Opposite Southern Pacific Depot
Wishes to put before your eyes, the following statements:
These statements are made by Customers, Friends
t and Employe's . . . to-wit:
Our food is the best money can buy, anywhere.
Our food is the most tastefully cooked . . . Home cooking
can't be beat.
Our waitresses are the best looking, sweetest dispositioned
and most courteous in Medford.
Our cooks Ruth (wife of little ole me, Rupp) says: "Come
in and try my pies, or let me cook your breakfast the way
you like it." Denny, Loren Deming that is, says: "I'd like
my old friends to know I'm back cooking in Medford
Now John, our nite cook . . . well, match his sweet smile
and cooking against anyone, anywhere.
If you think this is bragging . . . Come in and see for yourself.
Our Price range is from 65c up
Merchants Lunch 55e
Our $1.00 Dinner Special Can't Be Beat
anywhere.
The aforesaid Statements, signed by
SCOTTY and DOROTHY SCOTT
Owners and Operators
Since 1948
HOURS DAILY CLOSED
New Claims For
Out of Work Pay
Double In Year
The Medford office of the state
employment service received 1,-
537 new claims for unemploy
ment compensation last month,
compared to 629 received dur
ing January of 1949, the state
unemployment c o m p e n s ation
commission reported today. The
number of new claims made a
total of 8,223 eligible to be com
pensated while they are out of
work. That is nearly double the
number of compensable claims
recorded in January of last year.
For the state as a whole, the
greatest proportional increase in
employment service activity over
last winter came in interstate
claims and payments. During
January $336,033 was paid to
former Oregon worKers wno naa
seine to other states, comparing
with $89,190 a year before. While
most of that amount went to
California and Washington, sev
eral hundred checks were mailed
to Oklahoma, Arkansas, and else
where in the south and mid-west.
More than 10,000 persons from
other states have filed Oregon
claims since the start of the bene
fit year last July, as compared
with a.ooo a year ago.
erators to sell cheaply in a mass
market.
George Brezwlck, 29, of Buck
Mountain, Pa., wno has just ar
rived to work for Kesseler, also
complained of the import duties.
"I've got a 1948 DeSoto that
I want to bring in so I can have
a car, but the Aussies want more
for duty than I paid for the car,
so I guess I'm going to keep
walkine." he said.
The Ex-G.I.'s generally com-
Dlained that their Australian in
comes do not permit them to buy
many things they took lor grant
ed back in the United States
cars, refrigerators, extra radios,
electrical kitchen appliances and
the like.
None, however, wanted to be
labelled a "big noter," or
' squawker.
Bill Reitner. 28. of Catskill
N. Y., a researcher for J. Walter
Thompson Advertising agency,
said most of the chronic
"squawkers" already have re
turned to the states.
Great Opportunities
"You'll find a chronic kicker
in any crowd," he said. "I think
Australia is a soft touch. There
are great opportunities out here.
"Competition is easy because
the Australian doesn't like to
work as hard as we do. I think
it's easier to make a good stake
than it is in the states and to
keep it because the taxation isn't
so bad despite what you've
heard."
"I switched because real estate
is a wide open field here," he
said. "This is a young country,
growing all the time with more
demand for housing and office
space. Besides, the competition
is not too tough."
Doing All Right
C. G. Castor, 37, of Spokane,
Wash., who is working for an
advertising agency, commented
that he was "on a good wicket."
Charlie Petersen of San Fran
cisco, who is studying account
ing and helping a bookmaker on
the side, said he also was "doing
all right."
Pollack said there are still
150.000 jobs open in Australia.
"Any G.I. who wants can get
work, he said. "But he'll have
to change some of his stateside
ideas, slow down the pace a bit,
and get to thinking like Aussies
if he wants to be happy.
"The war-time glamor and
easy dough days are gone and
the Yank is no longer a big-timer
operator on his Australian in
come. But it's a comfortable 'life
if you make the adjustment."
SUNDAYS
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Hollywood. Feb. 11 U.R
Maxine Gates, who claims she's1
the "most unusual" glamour girl
in town and
gets no argu
ment from
anybody said
today the boys
who drool over
L a n a Turner
are missing
something.
S h e's got
eve r y t h i n g
L a n a has
only more so.
Turner's
"perfect" fig
ure measures
VU-flnla
MacPherwHl
36-26-36, reading from top to
bottom. Maxine ups those to 46-36-46.
"That's perfect, too," she said.
"Bust and hips the same waist
10 inches smaller. Of course;
Lana only weighs about 118. I
weigh 250. But who likes small
servings?"
If you don't, Maxine's vour
dish. Pretty and blonde, with a
fast line of jolly patter, she's the
pet of every producer who needs
a hefty honey in his movie for
laughs.
"I sing, I dance, and I act."
she said. "I also play lady wres
tlers." But there doesn't seem to be
much demand for them right
now."
Gobbles Calories
Maxine's the only blonde in
town who doesn't go around
munching lettuce and rye-krisp.
She has to gobble calories like
crazy to keep that 46-36-46. And
juggling 250 pounds within those
limits isn't easy.
"I know I'm fat," she said.
"Always have been. In high
school I weighed 210. But I was
a school songleader, voted the
'most popular Rirl twice, and got
elected football queen in my sen
ior year.
"My wciEht is what keens
those jobs rolling in. I capitalize
on it. For nightclubs the emcee
tells the customers they're gonna
meet a cuddly little blonde.
They're Shocked
"Then I walk out. Usually it's
pretty quiet. They're so shocked.
And I am sort of a surprise . . .
if you're not expecting me. Then
I plant my hands on my hips
and sny: 'Well, whaja expect . i
Lana Turner'?"
That, reports Maxine, gets
MILL CAFE
Highway 99 - Central Point
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Fried Chicken
Home Made Pies
Shakes '
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Sat. 7 a.m. to 3 a.m. Sunday
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'em. Every time. From there she
swings into ner growi-snouung
of low-down songs and tops it
off with a modified strip-tease
and tap dance.
"I wear shorts." she said. "And
when I tap all 250 pounds of me
they really get their money's
worth. Then I go around to the
tables and sit on the customers'
laps. Believe me. they're never
quiete the same after that."
Alfalfa Hay Markets
Show Steadier Trend
Alfalfa Ittiv markets continued
steady in the Pacific northwest
during the past week, accoroing
to the weekly commercial fced
etuffc qiiH hnv rpvirw nrerjared
by the Oregon State college ex
tension service irom u u 1 1 c u
States department of agriculture
data.
The Portland price for U. S.
No. 2 green or better alfalfa was
slightlv stronger at $36.50 to
$41.50"a ton in carlots. A wider
price spread was reported at the
Puget Sound area and is the
same now as Portland.
There was a firmer tone In
the California markets this week.
Pasture conditions are reported
good in many sections of Cali
fornia, also considerable green
feed is now being clipped and
sold for feed.
HIS ONLY WORRY
Alliance, Neb. (U.R) Thirteen-vear-old
Glenn Anderson was
wheeled from surgery after an
emergency appendicitis opera
tion. He opened his eyes and
spoke the first words to anxious
relatives: "How long before I
can play baseball?"
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MOBSTER BOMBED - Detec
tive K. H. South questions Los
Angeles gang leader Mickey
Cohen after an unidentified
party tossed or planted a bomb at
Cohen's house. The bomb blast
caused $50,000 damage, did not
injure any one.
FIRST
MEDFORD
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CONTINUOUS TODAY
FROM 12:45 P.M.
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MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE
Public Works Office
Has New Phone Line
For the convenience of the
public, a separate telephone line
has been placed in the public
works office. City Superintend
ent Vernon Thorpe said Satur
day. The number is 2-9631.
All public works department
calls have been transferred
through the city hall switch
board since the installation of
that facility.
Thorpe said that after 8 p. m.
or on Sundays and holidays pub
lic works' calls should be made
to 3-2425 or to 2-8849. If there
is no answer residents should
telephone the city police 2-2S35
to transfer their calls.
Thorpe suggested that these
telephone numbers be posted in
a prominent place or written
into the space provided at the
front of telephone directories,
COULDN'T WALK IT
Beatrice. Neb. (U.R) Kennv
Knowles' dance band had to
turn down a good offer for a
one-night stand. The offer came
from Fairbanks, Alaska, and
there was no mention of travel
ing expenses for the 3, 609-mile
jaunt.
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SHOOTS SELF
Seattle. Feb. 11 (U.R) Bert
T. Walling, 62, painter, shot and
killed himself Thursday In his
divorced wife's home, King
County Coroner John P. Brill
reported.
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