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Newspaper Page TextTEH MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Ml 'Kvcryona 'fat goutaern Oregaar Reeda The MaU Tribuae Daily Except Saturday Published by afioroRo PBimlNi a co. ST-39 North Fir St Phone S-S141 ROBERT W RUHU JCditor ERNEST R G1LSTRAP. Manager -HERB GREY. Advertising eigl t r rr.nniiSON. fctanacirjg Edit its ; ERIC AUJJI V'W HARRY CHEF MAN. Telesraph Edltat KRIC ALLEN JR.. City Editor RICHARD JtWEl l epora iu w OLIVE STARCHEn. Society Editor GERALD LATHAM. ClrwUlatioa IUt An Independent Newspsscr Entered aa second class sMttcr at SUBSCRIPTION BATES By Mail in Advance: -. Daily and Sunday one year 413 00 - Daily and Sunday ela nontba S.50 Daily and Sunday three mos. M - Daily and Sunday one month 1-S5 By Carrier In Advance Medlord. - Ashland. Central Point Eagle : Point - Jacksonville. Gold HilL Phoenix. Shady Cove. Rogue River. . Talent and on motor routes: Daily and Sunday one year 919 00 Daily and Sunday one month 1.25 , Ail Terms Cash in Advance Offklal Paper et the etty ef Hesters Official Paper ef Jackass) Csaaty United Ircea full Wire MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION Advertising Representative: WEST-HOUJDAY COMPANY. Oil Offices In New York. Chicago. De- - troit San rrandaco Los Angeles. ' Seattle. Portland. St touia. Atlanta Vancouver. B.C. L. NtwsrAPit 'ASSOCIATION Flight o' Time Medfsrd aae Jacksea Ceemty Hn tery frees the fttea et the Mail Trios 10. 20. 30 eat) 40 rears 10 TEARS AGO February 27. 1942 (It wag Friday Medford city officials ready plan to change Crater Lake highway, Midway road, Central avenue and Riverside avenue to one-way streets. From Arthur Perry's Ye Smudge Pot column: The sap has started to run in the trees, and into them when going around a corner too fast- ' 20 YEARS AGO February 27. 1932 (It was Saturday) . United States circuit court of appeals in Chicago sustains AI Capone's 11-year jail sentence tor: income tax evasion. Henry Ford announces plan to produce 1,500,000 cars a year to start an "industrial revival." 30 YEARS AGO February 27, 1922 President Warren G. Harding urges passage of bill providing $32 million subsidy for United States merchant marine. Soviet Russian delegates to Genoa economic conference ask for "reconstruction" loans from foreign nations to avert wide spread famine throughout the Soviet Union. 40 YEARS AGO February 27. 1912 (It was Tuesday) Medford city planning group starts plans for public market building; city council preparing ordinance providing for opera tion of market. War department contemplates calling Oregon National Guard units if United States is forced to intervene in the Mexican revolution. Morse Says Truman's Budget Can Be Cut " Washington (U.PJ Sen. Wayne Morse, R-Ore., says he believes President T r u m a n s $85,000,000,000 1953 budget can be trimmed "to a round $70,000,000,000." But he told the Senate Tues day' that it should not do any thing to interfere with the build up in the air force. He called for the immediate mass production of aircraft. FATALITY LP I RATE VARIES Some communities have a lot fewer people killed in traffic than others. Why? . Their pedestrians have learned to cross at corners, en green lights and to obey other reg ulations. Their drivers have learned to respect rights of those afoot. Their police supervise hazardous crossings. Their engineers have de vised protective physical improve- Pe&strisa Protection ; n fi JUULJL Editorial Correspondence San Francisco, Feb. 25 There sun. Namely: the SUN with nothing under It but the hills of San Francisco. A thick fog the other side of suggested the same old dismal was breaking through, and by 10 sky. Walked up the hill to Huntington Square minus overcoat, and melted the Sunday collar. It was then over 70 outside, and around the boiling-point inside. (That's 210 F if we remember correctly.) All S. F. rejoicing they haven't had any more sunshine than Medford the last six months, and is "UNUSUAL." The average precipitation here is officially twice what it is in the valley. Also according to our favorite elevator- man there has been snow here didn't last long but it was some of E. C. Ferguson's snow that is the wet, sticky, nasty kind. "The worst winter since 1880 is the verdict. ".see. We used to listen to (or read) Tex McCrary of the Herald-Tribune nearly everyday when we were in New York. He is a nice guy and so is his wife "Jinx". No one would deny they are "straight shooters." A week ago on "Reporters Round-Up" Tex accused Senator Taft of distorting the facts or lacerating the truth some sort of circumlocution, which means "YOU'RE A LIAR." One of cur pet aversions by the name of G. Sokolsky was also on the program. He took exception to this reflection upon his favorite candidate for President, and apparently there was quite a row and a ruckus which the moderator (a gal known as Faye Emerson) had a hard time quelling. From omewhere in Vermont, our perennial candidate for the White House, registered an indignant protest and demanded a re traction. Cried Robert Alonzo Taft. "He called me a liar! I demand he retract." Rejoined Tex: "I won't another broadcast not packed by his supporters when I will prove the truth of my statement." Today we read in the Chronicle, Page I, that Robert Alonzo refuses to Senator Taft is smart. As has been pointed out previously, Taft is not a congenital or pathological liar like Senator McCarthy. But since he started on his mad dash to get the GOP nomination or ELSE! he has indulged deliberately in half-truths and quarter-truths and 5 truths and a man as smart and aggressive as duce what Taft has said and is wise to skip it. General Eisenhower will not the Republican ticket, so the Democrats (who don't want Truman) have decided to enter him on their ticket. To support their de cision they claim Oregon Democrats entered him in that state (this is quite a compliment, coming from California). The news that the Oregon Democrats have not yet reached San Francisco But what interested this department was the announcement which accompanied the declaration which went something like this: "This country faces a grave pare this country that Russia won Z problem is to do this in time "Eisenhower knows the military game frontwards and back wards, be is smart as to finances strated. He is, therefore, the one wnat must be done if this country is to survive." ' That is the best argument in favor of the hero of World War II we have seen it makes one of Eisenhower's chief weaknesses. from a civilian standpoint, his chief asset politically, namely the fact he is a military man. We are not so certain about his com petence in the field of high finance but there is no doubt his ability to raise money was one of the reasons he was chosen for the Colum bia post. .... - - One of the few bright spots in the Korean picture is also one of the chief stumbling blocks, namely the refusal of the Reds to allow their prisoners a free choice when released by the U.S.A., as to their return to their own or some ether country. When any government, we don't care where or what it may be, must use FORCE to keep the people within bounds, that government is heading for the last round-up and it's not too far away. The steady seeping of refugees from the other side of the Iron Curtain to this side, is only more evidence of the same thing not only the Achilles heel of totalitarianism, but the cancer that spells its ultimate doom. e e e e There Was an article in the "Npui Ynrker" nxBt1v htfc failed to receive the attention it woman who coached M Malik in English before and after the SUSSested Russia favnrvri a tnira woman, Malik had no idea that ue laxen seriously as it was, tne same merely being a sort of per functory gesture in his phony protestations of peace. Assuming this is true, then Soviet Russia's nlavlntr a ntjiuUinnu in iann I U O " aaawtat. .V.I. 4. tlVt .C makes more sense. Their intentions were not serious in the first piace. w " An even more important nnint Malik's scorn of American materialism, the absence in this country of any devotion to a spiritual goal, the universal preoccupation with wings m uie nesn oi pleasure ior pleasures sake, universal self indulgence. The Russians, he insisted, were sure to win against such ODDOsition. lust as the tenths Urnn avap fnrnAnr Pnma Wa.11 this idea is not new, and there is a. 1 I 1 c a, 1 a -. itiinius dui u is, mis department. Deueves, the strongest point So viet Russia has to capitalize on, and a weakness that the American people should pay far more attention to than they do. . . .. . e e By a coincidence there was another article in the same maga zine which brought out the same moral deficiency. This was an account of a young Russian couple who fled from Russia for fear they would be liquidated. The bride was a member of the Russian nobility and proud of it which was the chief reason they decided they better get to the U.S.A. if they could. They succeeded, and after a pretty hard struggle finally landed jobs which gave them a good living. But they both missed one thing in their new coun tryand still do an appeal, other than the strong material appeal; something above material things which would satisfy their spirt tual natures. They did not crave a religion so much as a cause other than mere money-making a cause to which they could be come devoted and regard as eminently worth-while. We could suggest several things, but apparently they have to date failed to find anything that satisfied them. These two articles might well be studied, especially by those who believe Soviet Russia repre sents 100 Hell on Earth, and the U.S-A. 100 Heaven Every one should realize there is nothing PERFECT in this Imperfect world. R.W.R. The Facts About Ike Starting tomorrow, February 28, The Mail Tribune will publish the first of a series of 12 daily installments on Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, giving his opinions on national and international topics; his philosophy of Hi-- V- 1 !. uie; ms nopes ior peace; ms experiences as neaa oi Columbia university, and his background in general . i e Many voters are curious about General Eisenhower and for those who are for didate, and those as yet undecided, The Mail Tribune will offer as a special service the feature written by Kevin McCann, ex-member trained newspaperman and College, Defiance, Ohio. AAcCANNS articles will appear later in his book TA "The Man From Abilene" which is to be pub lished by Doubleday. For those who wish to know about General Eisenhower now, we recommend pe rusal of "Eisenhower's Political Creed," starting with the very first installment tomorrow. E.CS, Wednesday. February ST. IMS IS something new under the the window in the early morning story. But by breakfast the sun a. m. there wasn't a cloud in the only a little more rain, which three times during the winter and I challenge Senator Taft to accept the challenge. e e "Tex" would only have to pro written to prove his point. Taft enter the California orimary on since rescinded this action has apparently. crisis: problem No. 1 is to so pre t DARE start another war, No. and yet not go broke. as his record at Columbia demon man in the country who can do deserved. The author was a young the Russian envoy to this country, famous speech Malik made which In iri A .-vinr. .... his reference to a truce would maris In th am D.t;l- woe not as much to it as the Politburo . . . . him, those for another can of the general s staff, a now president of Defiance Crc isstovn 1 HUt 1 HUBBARD I 1 wanted to make a 811 Tilt' snowman - and there wasn't any place for him to sit but right there en the front siepsr On The Side (Disrrtbetea as Kin Leva sae tittle, lees sas leas Is tte aardea ef my seag. Leee that Is tee act aaa street Baraeta seea te waste. 8U1I weals aot have yea eel Net tee aackerars, aor tee kela. Ceastaat leva Is moderate ever Aad It will tareaia life aerscvere Leve ate little, love ate long Is the tardea ef air song. Berkert. Japan has a higher proportion of spectacle wearers than any other nation in the world. That is because the Japanese nearly go blind trying to learn to read. A Japanese must know 5,000 dif ferent characters before he can read a newspaper. Despite the difficulties of learning to read and its effect on the eyes 05 per cent of the adult population of Japan is literate. Only 10 per cent of Chinese know how to read. Observation How well developed are your powers of observation? To what extent is your mind photo graphic? The celebrated Texan, "Big Foot" Wallace, owed his life to his talent for sizing up a scene. Wallace was one of a 176 members of the Texas Rangers taken prisoners by the Mexicans in 1842 at Salado. The Mexican commander ordered every tenth Texan executed, the victims to be determined by a lottery. Placed in a bowl were 154 white beans and 1? black beans. Pris oners were then blindfolded and told to reach into the bowl and pick a bean. Some lottery, what? When the beans were being put into the bowl, before the prison ers were blindfolded, Wallace noted the black beans were just a litUe bit larger than the white beans. So when he reached into the bowl he fumbled around com paring beans by touch. And drew a white one. Mules fc Men Many young women harbor the belief they should be a little bit late for a date. That if they are on time the man wiU think they are "too eager." This is a mistake. A young woman on time is such a rarity her punc tuality cannot fail to impress a man. Furthermore, what's wrong in a man thinking a girl is eager to be in his company? That's flat tering. Sincere flattery is good. When a girl likes a man she should not delay in letting him know it. If she doesn't, some smart girl wiU steal the man from her. King of Slam Top song in my Singing in the Shower program for this week is "Getting to Know You" from the musical show The King and V Since seeing that delightful opus I have been checking on the history of Si am. I have noted the ruler of Siam known as "Chualong," who reigned from 1868 to 1910, bad 84 wives and was the father of 364 children! Among the innumerable titles of the King of Siam are: "Supreme Arbiter of the Ebb and Flow of the Tide, Half Brother of the Sun and Keeper of the Twenty-Four Golden Umbrellas. So They Say A girl in the heart of Maryland seems to have lost her heart to a young gentleman born under the Sign of Sagittarius. "What have the stargazers to say about such a character?" she asks. More confirmed bachelors are born under Sagittarius than any other sign. They art tops in the "Hard to get" class in the hus band hunting field. That is be cause they are cautious and inde cisive. Even after marriage a Sagittarian keeps worrying as to whether he hasn't made a mis take. The best matrimonial mates for Sagittarians are people born under Leo or Aries. Most likely to be incompatible are those bom under Pisces, Gemini and Virgo. Sagittarians have a great affec tion for horses. They are usually brill'' ant handi cappers. If a girl doesnt want a man born under that sign for husband, she should try to stay la his good graces and keep him as a handi capper. Or so say the star gazers. AsUaff Queries from clients. Q. Where was the first radio broad er sting station in this country? A KDJLA, Pittsburgh, uUb cyifoardco-!Some by f. v. DutUng 'satorer aWficate. lacJ llshed in 1920. Q What is the most money any popular song composer made from one song? A Fred Fisher is said to have made over $1,000,000 with his song "Dardanella." But then Fisher wag the publisher as well as the composer of that song. Fagging By Eleanor Holm. Erstwhile swim ming champion. Once quite a ce lebrity in her own right, Eleanor has for some time past been liv ing in the reflected glory of her husband Billy Rose. This is in teresting in that Mr. Rose for quite a period lived in the re flected glory of his first wife, Fannie Brice. Eleanor Holm is thought by some people to be of Swedish descent She is a native of Brooklyn of Irish descent. Candidate Deadline Hearing; Voters Must Register by April 17 March 7 is the final day for voters to file for election as pre cinct committeemen or women with the Democraic or Republi can parties. They are now elected in the primary election instead of the general election. The importance of the Jobs was emphasized today by Mrs. Bereth Hopkins, chairman of the Jack son County Republican Central committee. The jobs of precinct committeemen and women is not an honorary one. she said, but is of importance to each party's success. The workers are respon sible for all political activity in their precincts. Registration Deadline Near Less than two months remain for registering as a voter. The poll books will be closed after April 17 and those whose names are not included will not be able to vote in the primary election May 16. A list of registrars throughout the county with addresses print ed below for the convenience of those who still are not registered to vote. The list is still subject to revision. Ashland Precincts All Ashland precincts, Nellie M. Bums. 13 North Main street; Ashland precincts 1 to 9, Samuel S. Davies; precincts 1 to 16. Lay ton E. Schell, or Richard Joy; 1 to 13. Mrs. Alta T. Elgar. Mrs. Harold E. Newton, Mrs. Charles J. Worth, Mrs. Lona Dameron, and Miss Cora E. Mason; they will also register residents in Ashland West, Barron and Belle view precincts; Pinehurst, Ferris Mace; Coles tin, Mrs. Burns or Davies; Lake Creek, Agnes B. Nelson; Butte Falls, Clara V. Edmondson. Eagle Point North, Evelyn Watson, Shady Cove; Eagle Point North and South, Thelma M. Short; Flounce Rock, James H. Grieves, Eula Middlebusber, Eve lyn Watson, Hope Hedgepeth; Trail, Hope Hedgepeth and Eva lyn Watson; Shady Cove, Evalyn Watson; Reese Creek. Roy Ash pole; Derby, H. E. Webb; How ard. Howard East, Roxy Ann and Hill crest, all in county clerk's office, Medford. Medferd Precincts Medford precincts, clerk's of fice, Florence G. Boussum, Ca lista FarrelL Richard J. House, Doris M. Roberts. Bereth Hop kins, Trilby H. Stone; Orchard Home East and West, clerk's of fice; Phoenix East. West and Southwest, M. E. Randies; Talent East and West, Norma O. White. Griffin Creek, clerk's office; Jacksonville north, Fay M. Peters Helen G. Glass, Mavis E. Peters, Orion Glass; Jacksonville South, Fay and Mavis Peters; Perry dale North and South, clerk's office; Central Point West,' Guy Tex, Orion Glass. Helen G. Glass; Cen tral Point Northeast and South east, Guy Tex; Willow Springs, Guy Tex, Helen G. Glass, Orion Glass; Mound, Evalyn Watson and Philip H. Goss, Camp White; Sams Valley, Donna V. Straus; Rogue River East and West, L M. - SniDfu; Cold Hill North and a Obstacles Seen Before Sound Europe Defense Established By PHIL MEWSOM U. P. Foreign Hews Editor Brave words about a brave new world have been coming out of the NATO meeting in Lisbon durlnz the last week. Foreign and defense minis ters agreed on the money and manpower each nation shaU spend in the defense of the western ( watM eealnet ' pT.Vlble gression from 1 Russia. Perhaps hopes and predictions of a united Europe will come true, and along with them a great defensive army of men on foot, on wheels and in the air instead of on paper. But It doesn't hurt to look at some of the obstacles still blocking the way. France Good Example France provides a good ex ample. The six nations whose forces wiU provide the backbone of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's European army each must rati fy the European army plan be fore it becomes officially effec tive. In addition they each must provide their own share of man power and money. French Premier Edgar Faure and his foreign minister, Robert Schuman, believe passionately in the European army plan and in the Schuman plan which would integrate Europe's coal and steel Industry, both for the greater defense of Europe and for its greater prosperity. Obstacles in Path Yet in their way are these ob itaclcs: 1. French national distrust of cooperation of any kind with Germany. 2. The fact that France is in I South, Ruby A. Whitmore; Foots Creek, Letsy Elen Miller and Ruby A. Whitmore; Applegate, Alfred R. Bird; Union, Watkins and Sterling, Fay and Mavis Peters. As We Live . . . By ELIZABETH DR. HURLOCK 18-YEAR-OLD VIXEN DAZZLES COLLEGE BOY (Q) "Mr son, who is 19 years old, is going steady with a girl who is 16. She has taken com plete possession of him, demand ing his entire time. X have de prived myself of everything to give him a college education be cause he is an excellent student. When they are together, they either love violently or fight just as violently. Now she wants to get married next summer but my husband and I will not give our consent unil our son finishes col lege. I wouldn't object to their marriage then because I'm hop ing by then that this girl will grow up and stop acting like a spoiled brat. How. can I prevent a tragedy in their young lives?" Mrs. F. M. CA) Your only solution is to take such a firm stand against your son's marriage now that he will not give in to her pleas or coaxings. As a college student, he is in no position to assume the responsib 1 1 i ties of mar riage. Has he any idea of what it would cost to support Dr. Hatleck this girl and himself, and how is be going to earn the money? So long as you deprive your self to give him an education, he is obliged to respect your wishes. Make it clear to him that if he does not settle down and get the grades he is capable of that you will no longer make sacrifices. Furthermore, let him know that if he marries now. against your wishes, that he will receive no financial help from you. This should have a sobering effect on him and the girL Hope Questioned I question whether you are Justified in hoping that this girl will grow up and stop acting like a spoiled brat. The pattern of her personality is pretty well set by now. If she is a "spoiled brat" at 16, what reason have you to think that she wont be equally as spoiled at 26, 46, or even 66? Of course you want to avoid a tragedy in your son's life and you must do so, even if he feels, temporarily, that you have ru ined his life When he realizes that this was a temporary fascin ation, and that this girl would not help him make a success of his life, he will be grateful. If job have a A. i si as the midst of an economic crisis which is among the most desper ate in Europe. 3. The wide disparity of views among French political parties and the constant risk that any French government might be toppled and its policies disav aw ed and Junked. Russia Attack Doubted On point No. 1, no matter what Faure, Schuman or the U. S. Joint chiefs of staff may think, it is apparent that many Frenchmen, perhaps the ma jority, no longer believe there is Immediate danger of attack from Russia. Thus, increasing French resistance to cooperating with Germany, a legendary enemy. On point No. 2, French living costs have risen faster than in any other state. There is a gap of $1,000,000,000 between Franch government, income and outgo. The quarrelling national assembly has no inclination either to raise taxes or to tighten the present easy-to-evade tax col lection system. The United States has promised help to the tune of about $600,000,000 but without raising more money of its own, France has almost no chance of meeting her European army commitments. Dealing Said Begging On point No. 3, French po litical parties run the gamut from the Communists on the extreme left to the Gaullists on the extreme right. The Gaullists fear loss of French sovereignty and have attacked Faure's deal ings with the United States as begging and not bargaining. The Communists wiU attack any thing that appears aimed at Rus sia, while the Socialists are more preoccupied with raising wages than they are with external se curity. WEATHER By United Press Northern California: Partly cloudy to cloudy Wednesday and Thursday with a little rain lo cally Wednesday. - Higher Living After Levelling Off Period Washington UJ0 Govern ment price experts warned Wed nesday that the cost of living will start going up again after levelling off for the first time since last summer. A high official predicted flat ly that prices will be higher a year from now, as the result of heavier government defense spending and other' inflationary pressures. Seasonal Factors Blamed At the same time, the Bureau of Labor statistics said that "sea sonal" factors were -largely re sponsible for the fact that Jan uary 15 showed no rise from the previous month. Post-Christmas "white sales" and other January clearances dropped clothing and house fur nishing prices on the index far enough to offset increases in the cost of food, rent and other items, experts explained. Victory for Program House Democratic Leader John W. McCormack, Mass., said the leveling-off of the price in dex was "a victory for our anti inflation program." But he added that there is "no occasion for complacency" because the stability in living costs may be only temporary un less Congress acts on President Truman's request to "plug the holes", in the price control law. Meanwhile, the Senate Bank ing committee voted to open hearings on new controls legis lation March 5, and to end them March 21.. . . , San Francisco (U.FD Three West Coast cities saw food prices continue their upward family or friend, ask Dr. Hur- lock to help you. Write in care of this newspaper. (Copyright 1952, General Features Corp.) BEGINNING TOMITE! William and Marjorie Fisher OUTSTANDING EVANGELIST AND MUSICIANS ' '' - of Kansas City, Mo. ; At The Church of the Naxarene HOLLY AT FIRST Reviral Seiriccs Feb. 27 - Mar. 9 AT 7:30 EACH EVENING EKeep? Saturdays) STRONG GOSPEL PREACHING EXCELLENT MUSIC ' V "-' You'll lroy Hie Rshers! ' . VERNON L WILCOX, Pastor - , In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS Here's one from Washington: "If . you're fudging on your income tax return this year, YOU'D BETTER WACH OUT FOR NOSY NEIGHBORS. "The business of tattling to the government for a fee is booming as never before.' . ; THE dispatch goes on: . ; "Trip internal revenue bu reau reported today it paid out half a million dollars last year to informers who tipped the government off to tax violations by BUSINESS ASSOCIATES or NEIGHBORS. "As a result of these tips, rev enue agents picked u $9,627,, 846 MORE in taxes for the fiscal year. ... In the past three years, payments to informers have av eraged $480,000 a year. ... All signs indicate this will be EVEN BIGGER YEAR for formers." an in- ?????? I'll admit I don t Know. Nobody loves an informer. We teach our children, prac tically from their earliest years, NOT TO BE TATTLE-TALES. In teaching them not to be. tattle tales, I'm afraid we convey to them the idea that giving infor mation that will help the au thorities to apprehend, convict and punish those who break the laws is dishonorable.. Do you suppose that is true? rit IS true, aren't we pouring sand into the bearings of law enforcement when we teach our children that it is dishonorable, or at least disreputable, to be an informer? r' the laws are to be enforced, isn't it thp hiisiness of everv good citizen to GIVE ALL THE HELP WE CAN toward the en forcement of the laws? 'FHESE are tough questions, not -9 easily answered. But I think they deserve careful thought on the part of all good citizens. How are we going to have law enforcement if the citizens STAND OFF TO ONE SIDE, leaving the business of enforce ment of the laws wholly TO THE AUTHORITIES? Without law enforcement, how are we to have good gov ernment? Costs Seen climb during January while in a fourth they were virtually un changed, the U. S. Department of Labor said Wednesday. Food prices rose .6 to 1 per' cent in the month ended Janu ary. 15, with eggs, fresh fruits and vegetables leading the way. . Seattle Milk Prices Higher In Seattle, higher prices for . milk, fresh fruits and vegetables were responsible for a 1V4 per cent increase in food prices be tween December 15 and January 15. The average level of retail food prices edged upward about 2 of 1 per cent between Decem ber 15 and January 15 in San Francisco. Fresh fruits and vegetables alone were 17 Vi per cent above the January, 1951 level. In Los Angeles, food prices dropped .6 of 1 per cent, mostly because of an 18 per cent drop in egg prices. Odds Against Finding Unused Match in Box Chicago A sidewalk survey shows that the odds are 180,000 to 11 against finding an unused match in a matchbook discarded in Chicago. The survey was conducted by Robert B. Barton, a match com pany executive., A crew of school-boys picked up three bushels of match books, about 9,000 in all. ' Originally, the 9,000 match books contained 180,000 match es. Only seven of the discards contained unused matches. There were 11 unused matches in all. Barton said the-"survey" shows that people use most of their matches, if nothing else.