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EIGHT MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Tud7. April 4, 1950 MEDFORD Jk,TRIBUNE - "Everyon in Southern OrvKOO" Read The Mail Tribune Dally Except Saturday Published by MEDFORD PRINTING CO. 37-29 North Fir St Phone 3-S141 ROBERT W RUHL. Editor ERNEST R CILSTRAP Manaiatf HERB GREY. Advertlllnl Mar C C FERGUSON. Managlna Edltw ERIC ALLEN JR., City Editor HARRY CHIPMAN. Telegraph Edltoi HENRY L GREEN Sunday Editor OLIVE STARCHER Society Editor GERALD LATHAM Circulation Met An Independent Newipaper Entered aa aecond class matter at Mediord. Oregon under Act oi March . 1807 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Hi Mnll In Advance: Dally and Sunday one year....$ 00 Dally and Sunday 1 months 4.76 Daily and Sunday three mo H SU Dally and Sunday one month 100 By Carrier In Advance Mediord Ashland Central Point. Jacksonville Gold Hill. Phoenix. Talent and on mntnr route: Dally and Sunday one year. 111.00 Dally and Sunday one month 1.00 All Term Cash In Advance Ofllrlal Paper of the City of Hedford uillcuu faper oi ckod counir Unlted Pre full Leated Wire MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS Advertising Representative: WEST-HOLLIDAY COMPANY INC Office In New York Chicago De troit. San Francisco Los Angelea Seattle Portland St Loula Atlanta Vancouver B C jgY NEWSPAPIK k PUBLISHERS "ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAL lAsTbcfATJOlN kj 3sn Flight o' Time Mediord and Jackson Counry Hh tore from the lllet ot Hi Mall Tribune 10, 20 and 34 yean fO Uncle Wants To Know 10 YEARS AGO TODAY April 4. 1940 (It was Thursday) Three persons narrowly escape death in Fern Valley when bolt of lightning strikes tree near Joe Kantor jr. home. Newly organized Lake Creek Townsend club elects Cecil Day as president. Applegate Grangers plant 40 trees on lana aooui nan. More than 100 visitors stopped at Jacksonville museum during last month. R. E. Sweeney, Glenn Jackson and Martin Sands elected trus tees of Presbyterian church. 20 YEARS AGO TODAY April 4. 1930 (It was Friday) County receives $33,555 from state auto taxes fund. Marguerite Watson, William Dougherty and Noris Porter talk at high school assembly. West Coast Air Transport com pany plans regular stops here after successful test visit here yesterday. Eight acre tract in High Croft addition on east side purchased for junior high site. 34 YEARS AGO TODAY April 4. 1916 (It was Tuesday) Eagle Point school patrons level off part of grounds for baseball field. Mrs. C. L. Schieffclin elected president of Greater Medford club to succeed Mrs. J. F. Mundy. Paul Jnnnoy purchases Interest of W. C. Alloway in Jackson County Abstract company and becomes president. Hobby of Ex-Marine Pays as a Business Tallahassee, Fla. U.R Hen ry Brewer, disabled war veteran last year twisted pipe cleaners and pieces of chenille into a $5,000 ornament business. The 38 - year old ex - marine master sergeant and freshman at Florida State university hopes to push his hobbv Into the $100,000 bracket this year. Brewer, a former Georgian, makes such odd pins asj minia ture skunks, squirrels, wildcats, alley rats, Enster bunnies and alligators. He Learns Trad He learned the trade while In a navy hospital In California, a victim of a crippling disease. He sold 5.000 of the oddities while In the hospital. He carries nn his business In Florida's capi tal city now while majoring in Industrial arts at the university The tiny animal pins have be come a fad among college and high school students and Brew er says he can't fill the demand He's negotiating with a concern to mass-produce the pins. A sue cessful deal, he says, could run his hobby Into the six-figure In come bracket. Brewer says his skunk pins are the most popular with the fnd market. An indigant rancher called up yesterday to com plain that among the questions he is supposed to answer in the detailed census questionnaire received by mail is one inquiring as to tne number of ewes in his sheep flocks. There are other questions which irk the rancher but the ewe query has him really worried inasmuch as he owns over a thousand head of sheep and doesn't see how he can take the time to make a survey. ANOTHER call was from a housewife who just " doesn't care much for any of the questions on the huge 1950 questionnaire filled out by a canvasser. The census bureau representative arrived with a blank about the size of a newspaper page, said the house wife, and when the interrogation was over, the wife declared, she felt that she had told about everything except the interesting fact that Uncle Louie was the only one in the family with webbed toes. ' D EG ARDLESS of how the individual citizen may view the matter, taking of the census is provided for by law, the questions are officially and scientifi cally propounded with the aim of learning all the per tinent facts, and it is up to all to answer. Just what Uncle Sam will do witn all tne answers once he has them remains to be seen. All told there will be about 270.000,000 census forms one for every individual, one for each dwelling and eight or more for every farm. CLECTRICAL brains will take over after the forms 1-, have been edited by a huge corps of clerks, and each question will be coded. Each number on each line will represent a specific fact and thus the answers can be boiled down to numerals and the numerals rec orded as holes punched in a card. 1 he cards, which will total more than two billion, will be punch-coded and cross-indexed geographically and then shipped to Washincrton where they will be analyzed by 32 super-sensitive electronic statistical machines. The machines will run through the gathered sta tistics at cvclonic speed and a good thing they will tor it has been estimated that it would take 500 persons about 45 years to accomplish what the gadgets will do in six to eight months. D ACK in the pi e-mechanical brain days analysis of census figures was a considerable task even though there were fewer Americans than now. It is recorded that when the 1890 census forms started rolling in, clerks in the bureau were still pottering over columns of figures from the 1880 count. E.C.F. Crosstown by Roland Co 3).K-rf tr A. 11 ' fj n 4TA I I I j? A Msa5 y iIiIwmi rimlnii wtss rissi Doesn't your mother want you to eat between meals, either?" ittu.i HiiinnmflM t,i,(ii,mt,M,t, MnnM The cycle of beef cattle pro duction In the United States li ordinarily about three years. Subscribers To report Improper at non delivery of the Mall Triban phnnr t-U1 before :45 p. m. .flatly ntf 10:30 a. m. Sunday. If riuiar dolly try irriv hortly after you rail, plraao noiu (fire, thus eHminaUni op-acia' messenger itrvlct. Help Stop the Killer r.anppr. thf number two killer, is beinir attacked on two fronts education in the necessity for early diagnosis, and surgical or other eradication metnoa , and research in preventation and cure. Thorn io miiph tn ho rlnnp in hnth of the ahove fields for despite the apparent increase of the dread disease 22 million Americans now living will die of cancer, if the present rates continue medical science liaa vt. tn rlisnnvpr thp muse. So far onlv the knife and radium or x-ray have proven of appreciable value in the cure. (SCIENTISTS in laboratories across the country are carefully, surely probing into the secrets of growth, the healthy growth that is life, and the malignant growth that is cancer. Oregon is well to the fore in this work with re search projects at the University of Oregon Medical school, establishment of tumor clinics, education of lay persons regarding cancer s danger signals and the necessity for early diagnosis and treatment, exten- lon of services at the Medical bchool i umor Llinic, training of technicians in the "smear" method of diagnosis, instruction of dentists in oral cancer at the University of Oregon Dental school, post graduate re fresher courses in cancer for the general practitioner and many other activities. DRACTICALLY all of these efforts are financed to some extent at least by funds contributed by the public through the American Cancer society. Annually the Oregon Division of the American Cancer society asks donations to help carry on the crusade. This month an effort is being made to con tact as many possible donors as time and the limited soliciting force will permit. Those who are not so contacted personally, may send their checks directly to the "American Cancer Society, box SOS, Medford, Ore." INCIDENTALLY, the American Cancer society's 1 Oregon division has asked newspapers of the state to point out to the public that the "National Cancer Hospital of America" which is currently conducting a mail solicitation campaign in this state has no con nection with the American Cancer society. E.C.F. ItrMtHIMMHIimiUt,. On the Side"8 v - Durl (Distributed by Kief Nature Syndicate, laeJ -. iMiii,i,i,i,iitii , It's raining again. This Is the second time it has rained in the few days I have been here in Florida. The situation is trying my patience. If it happens again I am going to call up the cham ber ot commerce and register a strong squawk. I have had too much rain this winter. I came down here to absorb some of that widely advertised Florida sun shine. " All You Can Eat Miami certainly must lead the country in the matter of restau rants featuring an "all you can eat" policy. Noted another such offer today, "barbecued ribs or steamed shrimp all you can eat one dollar and forty-five cents." Natives and people who visit here must have weak aoDe- tues- aooui zu years ago a num ber of Los Angeles cafeterias and restaurants inaugurated an "all you can eat" policy. It didn't last long, the eateries had to give it up to avoid bankruptcy. The southern Californians apparent ly were loo neavv eaters for such a policy. Besides, a lot of slickers were going for third and fourth orders and smuggling the food out in bags and suitcases. Brielly Only one-third of Florida's population is native born. In this connection it is interesting to note that over 90 per cent of the residents of Texas are native born. . . . Floridians are verv sensitive about having their state described as ' unbearably hot" in me summer- During the summer ot 1948. the Key West Hotel and Kcslaurant association offered free rooms and meals to visitors on any day the temperature reached 94 degrees. Thev didn't nave to pay off at all. The top temperature recorded was 93 de grees. Boosters Florida has 1500 miles of coastline more than any other state in the union. Such is one Floridian's claim. 1 think that may stand checking. I believe Maine has a longer coast line than that, or am 1 stuck for a Tampa stogie? Some of these Florida boosters give out with some curious claims. One fellow says that "unlike it is in the north the Florida ocean beaches arc free." Where in the north do you have to pay to go swimming in the ocean or do a bit of sun bathing on the beach? I have been swimming in the north all the way from Atlantic City, N.J. to Old Orchard Beach, Me , and nobody ever asked me to pay for admission to the beach. Asides The dishes most featured in Key West are turtle steak and lime pie. I am not familiar with either of these dishes. Maybe I have something to look forward to. . . . Eighty-five thousand fam ilies In Florida live in trailers. . . One of the first winter visi tors to Florida was Thomas Edi son. He came to Fort Myers in 1885. In 1886 he brought his bride there and lived there in the winter from then on. Henry Ford became a Florida winter resident later and lived next door to Edison at Fort Myers. Please Note Transient workers, who come to Florida Just for winter Jobs, are called "snowbirds" by the natives. . . . September is the month when Florida has the i,lltl,l,l,H,l,ll(,.' most tropical storms- The natives consider references bv newsna pers of other states to these trop ical storms as "Florida hurri canes a gross injustice. Thev claim the California newspapers are tne worst offenders in this respect. The southeastern Florida hos- telries give the rates a terrific cut for the off-season. One first- class hotel, boasting of a swim ming pool and an ocean-front lo cation in Miami Beach, makes the following offer: "Starting April 1, seven full months dou ble room and bath for two peo ple, $350." That figures out to less than $2 a day for two people. Other Matters Today I saw George Sisler, the great first-baseman of the yester year. Some ballplayer, that fel low. One season he hit for .420. His career was cut short by bad health, especially sinus trouble. - . . Florida has no state income tax. Eighty-three and one half per cent of all state revenue comes chiefly from taxes on gas oline, beverages, cigarets. racing and motor vehicle licenses. The other 16V4 per cent comes from the federal government. Icelander Says Japan Much Like Homeland Tokyo (U.R) The only native of Iceland in Japan likes Tokyo because the climate is so much like home- H ie Fir Rinrn Hlldbrandd- son, a big, red-haired Viking from the small town ot viaviK, who swears the winters in south ern Ireland Inst hplnw 65 de grees north latitude are as mild as Tokyo s. Like Japan, he pointed out, Iceland has hot springs and a warm ocean current. It doesn't get much warmer there in the summer, he said. Possible the first Icelander ever to come to Nippon, Dr. Gudbranddson arrived aboard a t t c armv imnsnnrt. He is un der a two-vear contract as a civilian medical man with the Tokvo medical dispensary. .... AROUND HOLLYWOOD It VIRGINIA MacPHERSON Uaited Prea CerrasaoadeM Vlrrrtalft HscFhi Hollywood, Apr. 4 U.PJ Two movie cowboys started off todav on a eross-country poll to ask the Kids it they should kiss their lead ing lady or stick to their horses. And this could very well make Hol 1 y w o o d his tory. Up to now, smooch ing in the sage brush has been, taboo. Movie makers w e re afraid the moppets would stalk out in disgust. But those two Irish cowboys Jimmy "Shamrock" Ellison and Russ "Lucky" Hayden have a hankerin' to change all this. They're all for a little lovin' between bandit round-ups. But Robert L. Lippert, produc er of their latest bang-bang, is dead ag'in movie mush. So Elli son and Hayden are riding off into the setting sun to settle tms with their own "gallop poll." They'll stop in 22 cities, show the kids the picture with kiss ing and then ask if they want the love-stuff cut out. What the tiny customers say goes. Kids Went Along The boys tested it last night on 43 boys and girls ages 4 to 12 at the Cosmo Western thea ter in Glendale, Cal., and darned f the kids didn't go all-out for love, western style. Thirty-five said they liked the kissing fine. Only eight thought it was silly. Nine-year-old Pearl Falk was the most disgusted customer. "It's very unsanitary," she printed on her card. "And be sides, you can get sick." But Raura Dean, 9, was all for it. "That's the reward for killing the bad men," she wrote. Billy B., also 9, added an ex tra comment: "My father is like that." Jackie Dribble, 6, liked the kissing "because nobody died from it. like from the guns," and Bobby Danzy, 9, said: "After he kisses her he fights better." She Likes It Ray Weiss, 11, proved himself a man of experience. Kissing, he says "is nice when you are in love." And Donna Mae Walker, 8, wrote: "I like to be kissed my self." Robert Webster, 13, was brief and to the point: "Kissing's fun. Period." Tom Smith, manager of the Cosmo theater, said he's been showing westerns since 1907 and he's not a bit surprised at this early-blooming romance. "All the old early-day westerns had kissing in 'cm." Smith said. "Bronco Billv Anderson, Harry Carey, Tom Mix. Bill Hart . . . they all went in for romance. And I never saw a kid fan get sore about it. "The 'no-kiss' style got started with Gene Autry and Bill 'Hop along Cassidy' Boyd." It costs $9.64 cents to $hlp BY FREIGHT a foot locker weighing 70 pounds from here to Chicago. I'm personally convinced by experience that government price regulation doesn't keep the cost of transportation from get ting high. In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS I've Just finished skimming the news of the world and the nation as rattled off by the tele type. It's a mess. I wonder if anyone in south ern Oreeon. in times like these, would be interested in the case of a girl who badly needs a loan of $30 to enable her to fin ish her sophomore year at the University of Oregon. She's working her way through. She has a job that pays her room and board and a little bit more. Her tuition fees for the spring term will be $47.50. Toward this, she has saved up $17.50. But she just can t man age the other $30. She knows what education means. She wants it. She's work ing hard to get it. Despite the time it takes to earn her way, her grade ayerage is up in the top orackets. I know the danger in these days of getting a reputation as a liberal giver. You're pretty sure to be run ragged. But if anyone would like to take a chance on this girl to the extent of a loan of $30 I'll see that the whole transaction remains a secret. . CITATION No. 629 IN THE CIRCUIT COUHT OF THK STATE OF OBECON. FOR JACK SON COUNTY PROBATE DIVISION IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF BETH FRANCES WEEKS, a minor child TO: ARVILLE DELMAR WEEKS. la ther of the above named child: IN THE NAME OF THE STATE Oh OREGON, you are hereby cited and required to appear In the above en titled court and cause within foul weeks from the dale of the llrst pub lication of this citntlon. which Is March 14. 19S0, and show cause, if any you have, why the petition of Heth Frances Jameson and Ernest Mills Jameson, husband and wife, on file herein, for the adopUon of the above named minor, should not be granted. You are further notified that In case you fall to so appear and answer with in said time, ine prayer m ,u - .Innar. IL-tll Ur.ni.H This citation Is served upon you by publication one each week for four consecutive weeks in the Medford Mail Tribune, a newspaper published and of general circulation in Jackson Countv, Oregon, bv order of the Hon orable H. K. Hanna. Judge of the above named court, which order I dated March 13. 1950. Given under my hand and the seal of the ahove court on thl 13 day o. March. 1930. O. R. Carter County Clerk By Barbara Ross Deputy ON President Truman's desk is a hill. Dasscd bv both houses, that if it becomes a law will prohibit the federal power commission from fixing the price of natural gas delivered to pipe lines by independent producers. An independent producer is de fined as one who doesn't own a pipeline and isn't affiliated with pipeline. A terrific ruckus is being raised by the opponents of the bill (which, by the way, was passed with the votes of more good democrats than wicked re p u b 1 i c a ns ). Those who are against it shout that it will "take an extra 100 million dol lars a year from consumers, principally in the north and east, and hand it over to special interests. One particularly oratorical member of the house of repre sentatives. Congressman Dingle, democrat, of Michigan pro claims: "Horse thieves have been His Eyesight Gained, Miner Squares Debt I.ehightnii, Pa. iU.RI Joseph Schipta. 70, a retired coal min er, has squnrrd his debts with the world and with the Latiry town Home for tho Poor. When Schipta was still a young man he lost the sight of both eyes. He hud no one to care for him so he was admitted to the l.aurytown Home. Schipta lived at the home for 10 years, then regained his eye sight after an operation. Schip ta left the home and took a Job at a mine colliery. After retiring from the pits. Schipta took stock of his savings and sent the home a check for S2.000. He figured that was what the home spent in caring lor him during his stay there. Pole Sitter Plans To Compose Novel Atlanta (U.R A 30-year-old ex-paratrooper says he is going to try something new in the way of pole sitting. Odell Smith plans to break the present 117-day record of flagpole sitting and at the same time write a novel. Smith Is scheduled to begin his combined pole sitting and novel writing soon. His perch is already fixed atop a 60-foot flag pole in Atlanta. "I've never written a book be fore." Smith admitted, "but I've never sat on a flagpole before either." Hippocrates, "father of medi cine, ' was born on an island off the coast of Turkey. John & Frank Perl FUNERAL DIRECTORS 40 Years of Continuous Service Just Phone 2-6675 , ... that's all that is necessary . . . and Perl's incomparable facilities, Perl's understanding and experienced attendants ... . 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I had an interesting little ex ercise the other day. I shipped a foot locker filled with not very - valuable household be longings from southern Oregon to Chicago. I shipped it by rail road freight. The weight was 70 pounds. The prepaid freight cost was $9.64! If it is lost, I can collect $7 on it in the way of insurance. It struck me as funny at the time that the railroad could throw it in the lake, pay the insurance without delivering the service and come out $2.64 ahead on the transaction. (The railroad company, of course, wouldn't do such a thing. It is a sound and honest busi ness institution. It will give the transportation service it has con tracted to give. Still, it's an odd fact that the transportation will cost $2.64 more than the insured value of the goods.) THE point is that the railroads are regulated clear up to their ears. They can't raise a rate or CUT a rate without permis sion of government. Yet, with all this regulation. 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