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United Press Full teased Wire United Press Full Leased Wire Second Section MEDFORD, OREGON,, TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1 955 Pages 1-6 'Ideal' Community Opened in Florida Said 'Dream City' Hollywood. Fla. 0J.F9 Com- ' xmmity friendship and spirit have been built right into a $36,000,000 "dream city" just officially opened here. ' . One thousand of the eventual 4,000 homes planned for the community of Miramar were sold in the first two weeks after the development was opened by its builders, Robert W. Gordon and Hy.Siegel, on a tract of 1,000 'acres 17 miles north of Miami. Gordon wanted to plot an "ideal" community, complete with everything, from shopping centers to churches, and includ ing ample recreational and play- ground facilities. Also, he plan ned self-contained utilities, water purification, and sewage disposal plants. - ..; ' ' : - " All this, plus sample homes, took three years to get from drawing bqards to the ground, . and this gave Gordon and Siegel ample time to work out another element to their program. They wanted the eventual 16,000 resi dents ' of, . Miramar to have a friendly community spirit. : - Even a Cat If the home-seeker desires, his house will be delivered com pletely furnished and stocked, down to a refrigerator full of food. A committee will meet new families at the station or airport , and . escort them to their : new ' abodes. That evening there will be a community reception to in- troduce them to their new neigh- , bors. :-':. V The new residents are; in ; formed in advance of every , ; thing, from the number of types ' of citrus trees on their property to the medical facilities avail- able in the area. The women will have invitations to join a va ; riety of clubs ranging in interest .from bridge to literature, while : husbands .will have a choice of acquiring new cronies whose in terests cover everything from tropical fish breeding to water ; skiing. There will be free classes ' covering subjects of interest to " various age groups amonchiI dren. . - Gordon will even supply a cat if anyone wants this added : homey touch. ' Pels Give Clue To Proper Home Heating Minneapolis U.PJ If your cat catnaps on top of the piano, - chances are you could use more heat In your house. - " ' ; House pets, engineers say, can 'give you a cue to whether, or not your house ' is comfortably heated. Research conducted here : has revealed that floor tempera tures and the temperature of air directly above it are important . to comfort. If the floor is- too cold, causing the cat to' seek a . higher perch, then your house will probably be uncomfortable this winter season. ; . : . This is because a great deal of the critical, heat-loss area of your body is within 36 inches of the floor. Approximately 30 per cent of the total heat dis sipated by your body, the engi neers , explain, is ; from v your . hands, arms, legs from the knees .; down, and your feet. : For your comfort and that, of your pets floor temperatures should not be less than 63 to 70. -J Versatile Zippers Put To New Uses New York (U.R) The ver satile zipper has been put to a neW use giving an added mea sure of protection against high altitude leakage of " liquids in the baggage of passengers on Lockheed's Super Constellation 'planes. Thirty-three panels in two lower-fuselage baggage compart ments of each new Super Con stellation are closed by pressure sealing zippers. Thus, the com partments are afforded virtually the same pressurization as the cabins. Cabin pressure at 33,000 feet altitude is roughly the equivalent of the pressure at an altitude of 8,000 feet in a non pressurized plane. . - The baggage compartment lin- ' ers are made of fiberglass com bined with a special rubber com- pounds .' ---:r: f Salem U.B Apportion ment of amusement device tax money totaling $41,410 to the 36 Oregon counties has: been an nounced by Earl T. Newbry, sec retary of state.- : A "federal power project res ervation" is a t reservation v of public lands for use in connec tion with a power development project under the jurisdiction of the federal power commission. 'M Isle j - JtS l'WS mmwmA HANDS ARE BEING BOUND behind back of men in this photograph which Communist China newspaper says are two U. S. civilians captured with 11 crew members of Air Force plane "shot down in Manchuria.' Picture appeared in Peiping People's Daily. Caption identified men as Richard G. Fecteau, Lynn, Mass., and John T. Downey, New Britain; Conn. All 13 aboard, plane are being held by Reds, as spies despite strong protests by U. S. government - (lnteratimai) 12 Seized in Drug Raids in Portland Portland (U.R) Ten men and women were in jail here today charged with illegal ; sale of heroin and mjijuana. The arrests stemmed from an all-night drive on 'the city's dope traffic b v. federal and city nar cotics officers. . , ' Another three persons were caught in the extensive dragnet and held under $250 bail charged with - vagrancy, by - drug : addic tion. Two more were held on disorderly conduct charges. The raids, the biggest in recent years were timed to coincide with similar crack-downs in Seattle Saturday night. ENTER HARBOR ; j f : During spring, summer and fall, at least 36 species ' of fish enter. New York harbor from the 'sea, says the National Geo graphic society.; These include most of the common eastern seaboard fishes, ; as well as oc casional tuna, and colorful trop ical strays such as butterfly fish and triggerfish. - University Students Escape Crash Hurts Springfield, Orel - (U.R) Four University of Oregon stu dents escaped serious injury on Sunday afternoon 1 when their light nlane crashed into a nlow- ed field on the northwest edge of Springfield about 5:30 p.m. 1 1 The students were' -Dick Zar ones of Albany,' the pilot; Grette Grieg, an exchange student from Oslo, Norway; Bob Crites of Al bany, Yand Nancy Hagglund, of Redland.' Zarones and Nancy Hagglund were" taken to a ; Eu gene hospital for a check-up." Internal Minister Of Russia Ousted Berlin -p U.R) A Radio Mos cow broadcast heard here said yesterday that the Soviet intern al trade minister, A. I Mikoyan, has been relieved of his duties. : ; ; "The President , of the Su preme, Soviet of the USSR, has acceded to the - request of Dep uty . Premier - Anasta ; Mikoyan and has relieved him' of the du ties of minister of internal trade of the USSR." . The brief broadcast gave; no further details. Mikoyan is - generally : consid ered by Western 1 observers to have ranked in importance in the Soviet hierarchy behind Pre mier Georgi Malenkov, Foreign Minister, V. . M. Molotov and Communist party First Secre tary Nikita Krushchev.: Silo Home Serves As Ideal Structure ; Chardon, O. U.R) Most per sons would think twice before establishing residence in some thing resembling a farm silo, but it's the most natural thing in'the world to Glenn V. Gladville. i It's natural because Gladville has built silos for 37 years. He's president of the Silica . Silo Co. ' Gladville lives in what - ap pears to be a series of three of the odd circular structures top ped by a conventional roof. The unusual building, ;, located south of Chardon,: is built entirely of silica silo blocks, has two floors, a central heating ; system and copper plumbing. J j; h ; ; All rooms are circular and 16 f e e t . in diameter. . Downstairs there is a washroom and a util ity, room. Upsairs -there are two circular rooms, a bathroom and a closet. An artistic ' circular stairway leads from the lower to Ihe upper story. ;:?- Gladville built his first silo home several years ago in Balti more; :;;.i;:;:H - ("At that time I frequently had td spend, a lot of time in, Balti more," Gladville! said. . "Often hotel space seemed to ; be un available so I built a houe with my' product and always had .a place to stay when I had to be in Baltimore." ' ' y :. .' Gladville said the house is cool in the summer and warn in -the winter. He added that it could be painted for: as' little as S15. . . , , . The silo house near here was built at a cost of $12,000. 1 L. ' Bijhw t ? IU v-H iWvN C 9 UF. THUN DERBIRD STYLING ! ', . K Rxin your eye over '55 Ford's long, low lines."Note " ,j - - - : 41m inn i amm'vi n-riMJnl?kUI mnanifA Will A " 41 A -i . - treatment - of head x lights. They re "years-ahead j - features inspired by Ford's fabulous Thunderbird. . , . LUXU RY LOUNGE I NTERiO RS ! Step inside. You'll see thrilling new uses of color . - - - ;: new : upholsteries, many of- wMchi make; their first i , ; , . appearance in any car . . I new Astra-Dial Control ' Panel '. . . and other smart appointments tastefully - - blended into a delightful "luxury lounge" on wheels. r : TRIGGER-TORQUE POWER! Your Test Drive will show you the most exciting response ever in a car in Ford's field. You'll enjoy that - comfortable feeling of security Trigger-Torque power - - s : . . ; x ; v. , gives you in traffic. Arid' you'll enjoy the confidence of , -i.. - i power-to-spare when passing on the highway. 'You'll ; - f ' find Trigger-Torque power .can. actuaUy obey your ' rlJ : . , : commands quicker than you can .wink. ' " ii... ANGLE-POISED RIDE! ' Springs cushion only up-down i . shock r of bumps. : 1 You'll discover that rough roads are "velvet cusbidned," smooth roads seemrto become far smoothery and all handling is of ex traordinary ease. That's because Ford's ad vanced Ball-Joint Front Suspension- brings you a new Angle-Poised Ride. But this is only the beginning of the news you'll leara when you Test Drive the '55 Ford. ...and y dull want io drive it home ! MAIN A FIR STREETS : 1 t PHONE 3-4547 GREAT FOXD THEATW, WS-TV 9;30 THUM
