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MEDFOSD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THRE? ssmc To iirianca Wednesday. February 2, 195S Bond OregoflBssildiwgs Smaggedl TaxMiOT ill v.; i 1 T Would Use Atomic Energy To Correct Mistakes of Nature Moscow (U.R) A Soviet magazine said today that if the whole world were Communist, atomic energy could be used to turn the burning wilderness of the Sahara Desert into a bloom ing paradise and even warm the frozen Artie north. The latest issue of the maga zine Smyena (New Generation) said these and many other won ders that would completely change the face of vast areas of the earth could be achieved through atomic energy. , , "But they cannot be carried out under the conditions of Cap italism," engineer A. Markin wrote in an article entitled "The Atom in the Service of Man." "The 4 use -of atomic energy for peaceful purposes will per- .mit the correcting of many of nature's mistakes," he said.. For example, he listed as one "mistake" that could be correct ed the blowing up of a natural land barrier called the "Turgai Gates" to open the way for Si berian rivers to flow south to Central Asia and Kazakhstan. . This project, . which - has been mentioned before, . is presum ably scheduled to be carried out since it is not hindered by "con ditions of Capitalism." But for the others, the world will simply have to wait. These are some of the literal ly earth-shaking schemes that will have to wait for the end of Capitalism, according to e article: .-. Plans for irrigating such deserts as the Sahara, plans for construction of a colossal power plant in the Straits of Gibraltar, and the building of " a ' super, high-speed electric railroad line from London to Paris, Berlin, Warsaw, Moscow,' Peipirig." "A still more grandiose proj ect is the building of a dam in the Bering Straits. It would be connected with a series of other structures that would direct the warm streams of the Pacific Ocean to the : Arctic Ocean to warm the areas beyond the Arctic Circle. "The carrying out of this re markable scheme would be the equivalent of discovering a whole new continent and would increase the wealth of the peo ples of the world to an un precedented degree." Until Mother Nature can be shown the errors of her ways and herv "mistakes", corrected on a world-wide scale, Markin said, Soviet atomic scientists are busy with somewhat more mod est projects. One of these is the building of bombs. But the article said this is only a minor activity. "The production of atomic energy in the Soviet Union is mainly for peaceful, industrial aims," the article said. "But the Soviet people are carefully watching all the maneuvers of the war-mongers toward a new war. They won't be frightened by atom or hydrogen bombs. "The Soviet armed forces, standing guard over the security of our motherland, possess the latest types of weapons and will give a crushing rebuff to' all in vaders," the article . said. ; South Bird' Island, Texas, is the only white pelican nesting colony on the 'Gulf Coast of the United States. It is a sanctuary of the National Audubon So ciety. - TONIGHT 'TILL 9 P.M.' television with "Golden Throat" Fidelity Sound Q ! I i lllMMM '" ' 1 J V ,,iiillllllllliiin i r""" '.- -- A RCA Victor 21 Inch, Model 21S500, Forest Green' Cabinet Finish ONLY mm m $l DOWN RCA Victor 21-Inch Highlander, lowest priced RCA Victor consols TVl New , Oversize Picture. Grained fin ishes, mahogany; limed oak, extra. Model'21S516. mm ,0) MONTH Indoor $ 95 Outdoor Antehhi (q)50 An ten na . , " , hI installed Tifm--:. By Our Own Factory Approved Service Dept. rumn fiilivl 1 m bum GSoMsMe Pay-As-You-Go Program Some Objections By BILL FORCE United Press Correspondent ' ', Salem (U.R) The proposal to; issue general obligation bonds to' finance new buildings for Ore gon institutions was snagged in the House Taxation Committee today j Victim ;. of " sentiment among some committee members for a pay-as-you-go building pro gram. ': The proposal was one of the key features of Gov. Paul Patter son's legislative program. It would provide the state with enough money to go ahead with its construction projects without dipping into the general fund where a $45,000,000 deficit al ready has been forecast. Could Borrow $10,000,000 Deputy State Treasurer Fred Paulus told the taxation commit tee yesterday that the state could borrow about $10,000,000 very cheaply and without jeopardiz ing its credit rating with the bond buyers. He said it would cost the taxpayers about one-haH mill to service the debt at $500, 000 a year aver 20 years. But . Rep. C. Allen Tom (R Rufus) said "I can't go for that not right now, anyway." He asked for more time to study al ternative methods and said he preferred the state to go easy on such spending, building ' only those structures it could pay for out of taxation. Rep. Walter Pearson (D-Port-land) replied that "it is pay-as-you-go that has put us years be hind , in our institutional build ing program now." He said pres sure was building up to "kick the bond issue bill out of com mittee." But Tom's opinion pre vailed and the bill was held in committee without action either for or against. Graph Gains Half-Inch The bond issue now before the committee would not finance higher education buildings, ; Fi nancing for that program has still to be tackled. The taxation committee's huge graph, denictine the san hetwppn estimated revenues and expenses for the next two years,, gained a half -inch on the credit side today when the state insurance com missioner, Robert Taylor, agreed to up his estimate of income from taxes on insurance premi ums and companies by $500,000. ine committee voted to study the possibility of increasing those taxes from two to two-and. a-quarter per cent. Tough Attitude Duo A heavy downDour of new bills for introduction was ex pected today in the House as lawmaKers hurried to beat to morrow's deadline for introduc tion . of new legislation. After unursday, ail new bills will be screened by the rules commit tee and chairman William Chad- wick (R-Salem) has warned that it will adopt a tough attitude toward all late-comers. Soldier Flown To Bedside of Wife Portland (U.R) William K. Haliski, 22-year-old Army corporal, was taken from a mili tary transport..: while en. route from Korea and flown' to the Portland bedside :of his young wif e,. who. is in .an iron,, lung with bulbar' palsy. . - ' :: ; ... . .; Mrs. Carmen. Elfving, mother of 20-year-old Mrs.. Haliski, said the young "woman was . hospi talized as a result of injuries t& ceived last March when she was run over by an -automobile, suf fering a skull fracture.' - - Mrs. Elfving said her daugh ter seemed to show a slight im provement after talking with Cpl. Haliski yesterday. Cpl. Haliski was taken off the Gen. H. M. Patrick off Port An geles, Wash., by a pilot boat. He was flown to-Portland by the Coast Guard.' Miners' Bodies May Be Left Entombed Ravensdale, Wash. (U.R) The bodies of the four miners killed in a Saturday cave-in at the Landsburg mine No. 1 here probably will be left entombed in the mine shaft, John H. Mor ris, president of the Palmer Coal and Coke Co., said today. ... "We'll have bulldozers fill up the hole," - said Morris, whose company operates the mine. "Then we probably will go down into the mine and seal off the area where the" men are. That is the only practical way out. I doubt that we could get to them no matter how hard we tried." ENGLISH FIRM LOW Seattle U.R) - The English Electric Export and Trading Co. Ltd., London, was apparent low bidder for manufacture and in stallation of six power genera tors at Chief Joseph dam, the Corps of Army s Engineers an nounced yesterday." The British firm's bid was $5,460,361. rfei ih snnriBv maastfled ia at noon Saturday: 10 am. Monday fori Monday; other daya 5:30' arevioui day. BIG STICK President Eisen hower signs congressional resolution empowering him to order American forces into battle, if necessary, to defend Formosa against Red Chinese invasion. Looking on are Sen ator William F. Knowland and Senator Alexander Wiley. Heart Association Opens Fund Drive The annual Oregon Heart asso ciation fund drive began yester day, and will continue through out the month of February. Ray mond , R e t e r, Medf ord - fruit packer and businessman, is Jack son county, chairman for, the drive. ? - :. N ; Volunteer workers will at tempt to reach everyone in the community soliciting donations for the drive, Reter said, and the drive will culminate in Heart Sunday late in the month. Those not contacted may mail dona tions to "Heart, . care Postmas ter." Money raised by the campaign goes largely to research on heart disease, which has risen to be the leading cause of death in America. In 1953, heart ailments caused nearly twice as, many deaths in Oregon . as any other disease. . PRESIDENT REELECTED Portland (U.R) Elder" C. A. Scriven was reelected . president of : the Seventh Day Ad ventist North Pacific Union here today. The union is holding its quad rennial business session. : Good Advertising Requirements Told Rolarians by Lund Good advertising must be on a person-to-persbn basis, project ing the personality of the ad vertiserj and must be honest and sincere. This view .was ex pressed . by Ru Lund, Portland, president of the Oregon Adver tising club, in an address Tues day before the .Medf ord Rotary club. . : . Lund spoke at a luncheon meeting at the Jackson hotel on the subject, "More Mileage for Your Advertising Dollar," em phasizing the importance of well planning promotion, in this rapidly changing world. , Habits Changing Consumer habits . are changing in this era of new. shopping cen ters and drive-in banking, the speaker told Rotarians.'The wor ker today has increasing leisure time, which opens new avenues for , aggressive advertising mer chants. Wise merchants, lie said, should approach his promotion al program with - the - idea of "what have I got lie wants' and how can I serve him best?' in stead of, "How much profit can I make?" - Failure to create a store per: scnality, to build confidence and establish .an atmosphere of friendliness, Lund declared, will be directly reflected in reduced store sales. The "speaker, urged businessmen to indulge in self appraisal and self criticism, with the objective of improving ad vertising and selling techniques. Color Increasing ' .... Color is becoming increasingly important in n e w s p a pers and other media, and color television will be here before long, Lund said. It is an interesting fact that -newspaper readership and radio listening have grown since the advent of TV, he point ed out, and the development of the radio transistor provides a new impetus to radio. A minia ture pocket-size radio receiver was shown to indicate the new trends in radio. A brief survey of 16 Rotarians at the meeting showed ownership of 51 radio sets, or a ratio of more than three sets to a family which, the speaker pointed out, is average for the U. S. James" Dunlevy, - Rotary pro gram chairman and manager of radio station KYJC, introduced the speaker. Ray Johnson, man ager of KMED, was a guest. Elects President Ashland Harry A. Skerry Jr.," ah Ashland attorney, was elected president of the Ash land Chamber of Commerce this week. He succeeds Arnold Bau der, who resigned last week for health, reasons.: . Skerry .has been -serving as vice-president ; Elected to suc ceed him in that post was Phil Gates, and Harold ' Buck was named- to fill the vacancy on the board of directors created by Bauder's resignation. . , Skerry - is Ashland's city at torney and is a past president of the Oregon Shakespearean Festi val association. Britain May Lift Russian Immunity London U.R) The British government announced today it is considering lifting diplomatic immunity from Russian Embassy personnel, here other than the ambassador. 1 .v- Simultaneously it was disclos ed that Britain has taken "spec ial steps" to tighten ? security regulations to prevent leaking of state secrets. The move fol lowed a recent spy case in which a known Communist had access to secret files. The Marquess of Reading, sec retary ! of state for foreign af fairs, said in the House of Lords that the Russians only recognize the personal immunity of for eign mission chiefs. . ; S) IP.i- i Repeated by Popular Demand VOLLRATH STAINLESS STEEL Mark this bargain for you? next shopping trip I Set of three unbreakable bowls that nest for storage. Smoothly C rounded for thorough mix- 9 tag, easy cleaning. Sizes: 3 qt., lVfe qt., 34 qt. 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