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tnt MEDFOHD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Thursday. March 30. 1930 Jacksonville Conclave Set Saturday by I00F Odd Fellows from Lake, Klam ath, Jackson and Josephine coun ties, and possibly from Roseburg and Canyonville, will attend a one-day convention of Districts 10 and 15 at Jacksonville Satur day. Visiting IOOF members will be conducted on tours to spots of historical interest in Jackson ville starting at 10:30 a.m., and business sessions of the conven tion will start at 2 p.m. In the IOOF hall. A dinner will be served by Rebekahs at 6:30 p.m.. followed by home movies of the last two Gold Rush jubilees at Jackson ville, and of hunting and fishing scenes in the Rogue valley. The convention will be con cluded by a dance at 0 p.m. in the U. S. hotel. TALENT WASTED Cambridge, Mass. (U.R) Har vard University's only bagpipe player leads a lonely life. "My roommates often put cotton in their ears when I start playing." confesses Byam Whitney Jr., 23, of Milton. Cortisone Claimed Worth Many Times Its Weight in Gold By Paul F. Ellli United Press Science Editor New York, Mar. 30 (U.R) Cortisone, the wonder hormone, is worth 100 times its weight in gold. An ounce of gold sells for $35 if you can get it. An ounce of cortisone costs $3,500 and the de mand is increasing every day as medical scientists discover its effectiveness against disease. Cortisone, now made synthet ically to a degree, originally cost $200 a gram, then $150 and now $135. More reductions un doubtedly will be made when a complete synthesis is com pleted. Price Declines Research scientists at Merck & company, Railway, N. J., hope that the story of cortisone may compare to that of two of the wonder drugs penicillin and streptomycin. The initial price of mW! LENTBN TREATiN I BORDEN COTTAGE CHEESE I V .FRUIT SAUP! MIXCO WITH CAAy 1 OA I BORDEN'S I VcorrAee cee$e! out of the fe SsaqL $Madt vM Hp wImn you M IW . c R i A M I 0 TJ V COTTAGE CHEESE W 4ltmd paori, poch, chr. ffil ond plntoppi lntd ivd with tmoolh Bordan'l CoKaf CkMM. Wonnnd.r(ull Aarf Wt ) yom food tlon ntwl penicillin was $20 for 100.000 units. The wholesale price is now 12 cents. Streptomycin sold or iginally at $15 per gram. It is now less than 50 cents a gram. The reduction in the cost of penicillin came as a result of im proved and more economical ways to produce the drugs. The first quantities of corti sone were made available by Merck late in 1948. In those days, supplies measured only a few grams. During 1949 production steadily increased and the sup ply was measured in hundreds of grams. Today, the supply can be measured In thousands of grams produced monthly. Shortage Continues But the shortage of the hor mone continues: in fact, is great er in a way because of a scram ble among medical men and lab oratory experts to got their hands on any amount of the sub stance. Discovery that cortisone and another hormone, acth. has an apparent significant role in the health of man has brought medical science to the threshold of a new era. But why the difficulty In get ting cortisone on a mass produc tion basis? Bile of Cattle In the first place, the only known practical method of mak ing cortisone starts with two chemicals, known as cholic and riesoxycholic acid. They are ob tained from the bile of cattle, and it has been estimated that 40 cattle are required to make enough cortisone for one aver age dose. But even with the starting ma terial, the road to cortisone still is long. The Merck scientists are now concentrating on ways for a total synthesis of cortisone, and they believe they will suc ceed. Meanwhile, potential starting materials other than that from bile of cattle are under investi gation1: They include vegetable sources, cholesterol from wool fat and substances from various species of plants, including the Mexican yams. LIGHT ON PRESIDENTS Rapid City. S. D. (U.R) Tour ists to South Dakota's Black hills will be able to see the four stone faces on Mount Rushmore at night next summer. The national park service has installed 54 searchlights to play on the moun tainside where Gutzon Borg lum carved the faces of Presi dents George Washington, Thom as Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. T)rA tine Sunday Classified U at Noon Saturdays. t Armt Trlrphoto. McKENNEY DIES - f MiKenney, "Mr. Bridge' to mil lions of American card players for the past quarter century, died of heart disease at his home in New York. He was 59. McKenney waa one of the founders ot the Ameri can Contract Bridge League, Its executive secretary for 18 years, a director of tournament play throughout the O. S. and one of the natior's top authorities on card games. For more than 30 years he wrote a daily orlrige col umn distributed by NEA Service, Inc., to more than 550 news papers. Only one thing was more important in Bill McKcnney's lite than oridge his charitable work for crippled children, young can cer victims, underprivileged chil dren and war orphans. As presi dent of War Orphans Scholar ships, Inc., ne conducted two na tionwide fund-raising contests and provided educational help lor more than 200 children of slain servicemen. Baker Parking Meters To Be Paid for Soon Baker. Or.. Mar. 30 (U.R) Mayor Min McKim said the city was looking forward to June 1. when it was expected that the last payments would be made on Baker parking meters. The announcement followed a decision to pay the meter com pany all money taken in by ma- cnines instead of a ou per cent take as had been done in the past. More than $8,700 has been collected from meteii during the last six months, McKim said, but slightly more than $5,000 still is due to the company. HE'S ANNOYED Portland, Me. (U.R) Angered by a $600 burglary and what he considered lack of police protec tion, an electrical supply dealer, Richard E. Curran. placed a flood-lighted sign over his shop: "Robbers' Row." rtoworili yew $ notify wy. wy iilf wiH."C0fitfuIPLIHTIH ID r rmourw loin in mm mm mm -mmmw mm W 0) kx - NO NEED TO ADD MEAT! Gro-Fup Kibbon is a "complete dinner" food in itself nupplirs your dog with every known nutritional need. Proteins, vitamins, min erals, fat in just the right amounts to give him tasty, satisfying nourishment, every single day. No matter what your dog's age, sizo or breed you can noui i.-h him all the way with "complete dinner" Gro-Pup. WATCH YOUR DOG THRIVE I Crispy, meat-brown Gro-Pup Ribbon combines meat meal, skim milk, flsh, aoya, and cerenls-a hearty assortment of body-building foods that dogs go for at once! For strong bones, good teeth, glossy coat, Arm muscles-give your dog "complete dinner" Gro-Pup 1 DINNER" i Good f iy coat T lil.iirr ,,Uonesf muscles SAVE UP TO $1.00 A WEEK! Gro-Fup users re port savings of as much as 40'';, over most canned dog foods. Feeding a pet like a cocker costs as little as 9c a day. And Gro-Pup is so rasa to feed! No ran opener, no mixiny-imt open the box and fill your pal's plate with quantity specified. He thrifty-he safe- feed your dog "complete dinner" Gro-Pup I i EVERY KNOWN FOOD NEED FOR HEALTH FOR DOGS OF AIL AGES, SIZES AND BREEDS A SCIENTIFIC PR0DUCT Unemployment Tax Savings Will Total $11,000,000 I IX' -J Salem, Ore., Mar. 30 U.R) Savings shared by 8,208 Oregon firms in unemployment taxes on this year's pay rolls will total more than $11 million, the state unemployment c o m p e n sation commission said today. That sum is nearly $3 million more than for any year since experience rating started in 1941 the commission said. Average contribution rate for 1950 was estimated at 1.305 per cent against last year's 1-69 and the normal of 2.7 per cent. The new tax schedule enacted by the 1949 legislature and just becoming effective provides for nine rate groups equally spaced down to .3 per cent. Reserves Lowered Other changes included the lowering of employers' reserves necessary for reduced taxes, vol untary contributions and a lim itation on annual rate changes. Although 7,948 or nearly half of the covered firms will con tinue to pay the normal 2.7 per cent tax, their combined pay rolls are estimated at only 21.2 per cent of the $819 million ex pected to be subjected to unem ployment contributions. Most of these concerns have not had the required four years' employment experience, and 380 others failed to acquire the minimum reserves of 3 per cent of their average annual pay rolls. Voluntary contributions made by 189 firms before the .Dec. 15, laia, deadline resulted in sav ings of $55,320 in 1950 taxes. By adding to their reserves, these concerns qualified for the next lower rate group. Of the 18.157 liable firms whose records were examined to determine new rates, 5.200 or 32 per cent qualified for the three lower groups or nearly 80 per cent of the total. About 571 others were kept from these groups by the general limitation on, rate changes (two groups in one year), but their places were taken by 407 firms rated for the first time. The latter group, made up mostly of post-war op erations, will save more than $400,000 this year because of this new provision. Rate Groups Cumulative savings of employ ers will pass the $50 million mark this year. Nearly $72 mil lion remains in the trust fund. State payments to the unemploy ed in the past year totaled some $24 million. Here are the various rate groups with number of firms and their taxable pay rolls, based on 1948-49: 3 per cent 1,352 firms, $62,943,111; .6 per cent 1,604 firms, $139,772,000; .9 per cent 2,244 firms, $245,801,968; 1.2 per cent 421 firms, $30,765, 272; 1.5 per cent 1,446 firms, $102,147,993; 1.8 per cent 257 firms, $16,932,637; 2.1 per cent 589 firms, $28,271,204: 2.4 per cent 295 firms, $18,383,703: 2.7 per cent 7,948 firms, $173,938,-044. Seaside To Go On Daylight Saving Time Seaside. Ore., Mar. 30 (U.R) An ordinance passed by the city council will put Seaside on day light saving time from April 30 to September 24, it was an nounced today. The time change conforms with the proposed clock shift in major Pacific northwest cities. One-sixth of all the copper used in the world has come from the mines of Butte, Mont. A small diamond was report ed recovered from a gold placer in Yuba county in 1947. Richer-flavored fVoLGER'S i! COFFII Wl""'i?i!!!'"'!a' Because of Folger's richer blend, we suggest you try using 'A less per cup. iflWD L TO BELIEVE-) C MIRACLE.' Jtf&K ( MASHDAV WORK ) a lean amiss ...mm rs None wlfbeh Just wash-wring out-hang up! U m If i L I I 1 -W . -A Ysg.. -. jd4mmmmmt I "ID THROUGH WITH RINSING THANKS TO TIDEP IAYS MRS. OIOR1A OUT, DITIOIT, MICH. "The grandcBt thing that ever happened to waahday is Tide without rinsing! The time it saves! Best of all washes come out clean and dazzling white!" WOMEN EVERYWHERE say It's the best washday news ever! They love the time and trouble and water they save by skipping the rinsing! But most of all they love the way their clothes come dazzling clean. You already know how clean .Tide gets clothes with rinsing cleaner than any other w ash ing product known. Now try the same wonderful Tide without rinsing, and compare the results. You'll be amazed to see how bright and clean your wash comes right from the wringer. Get Procter & Gamble's Tide today. Every package of Tide on your dealer's shelf right now will give you a dazzling clean wash without rinsingl 1. How can Tide get clothes clean without rinsing? Tide keeps the dirt suspended in the sudsy water. When you wring out the clothes, the dirt runs out with the washwater clothes come from the wringer CLEAN, and dry as bacteria-free as rinsed clothes. 2. Will clothes come white? Yes, clothes come dazzling white! Just see If you can possibly tell the difference between a rinsed, and an unrlnsed Tide-washed shirt! 3. How about ironing unrlnsed clothes? When you use Tide without rinsing, clothes dry soft and fluffy . . . Iron easily. 4. Is this method safe for fabrics? Yes, It Is safe . . . skipping the rinsing and eitra wringings actually saves wear and tear on clothes. T5ff!M ;ig TAW f Wri Z k ' umi fttf CUM"-" m ICT "5fcJ wsx -x:
