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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 ;
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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
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AT 7:30 EACH EVENING EKeep? Saturdays)
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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."
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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.