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5 -L EIGHT MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Thursday, February 10, 1953 iiiSi(imrmr MAKING NEW PHASE of man's conquest of air ' this Ben ItrS take2ff an? landinS Plane Is first jet capable of rising 5 Ten3me? can be rotated Permitting conventional horizontal flight after leaving ground. (International) Packin' Pears News and Notes From Camp White By SID HOLLINGSWORTH Wedding bells were predomi nant here last week with the s marriage of Annabelle Houchin, " agent cashier, to Ted Zahnow, driver of the Medford - Camp White bus, whose mother, Min nie Zahnow, is one of the Red Cross Gray ladies. SUN OF CANADA REDUCES COST OF INSURANCE $26 million in dividends to policyholders in 1955 New dividend scales which, 8 for the sixth consecutive year, will considerably reduce the cost of life insurance for the policy holders of the Sun Life Assur ance Company of Canada, are announced by George W. Bourke, President, in his Annual Review of the Company's business for r 1954. Approximately $26 million will be paid out in.dividends in : the coming year, an increase of more than $2 million over 1954. New life insurance sold in 1954 ' amounted io nearly $700 million, " an increase of $120 million over xhe previous year. This new business figure is the largest re ported for Ihe year by any Can adian company, much of it hav ing b e ft n so'd in the United Stales 'where Sun Life has 3S of its business in force, and branches in major cities from coast to coast. Included, in the new business figure was $239 million of grouo insurance resentmg an increase of $68 million over the 1S53 figure. Total Sun Life insurance in force now exceeds $6 billion. Other important figures of the Report include $41,365,000 paid . to beneficiaries of deceased pol icyholders and S92,985,000 paid to living policyholders and an nuitants. This $134 million paid : in 1954 brings the total paid by ' the Company since its organi zation, in 1865 to $2,866 million. MORTGAGE LOANS UP Mr. Bourke declared that the contribution by life insurance to new housing in the United States and Canada looms larger every year. During 1954, Sun Life mortgage loans increased by more than any other type of ; investment, and by the end of the year the Company had $323, 000.000 invested in mortgages, mostly in individual homes. The Sun Life of Canada with 93 of its total business in force . in the United States. Canada and Great Britain, holds 46 of its invested assets in the United States. Mr. Bourke, in his Report, expressed optimism for Canada's continued prosperity. "A year ago I told you that I looked for ward to 1954. with every confi dence," he declared. 'That con fidence proved to be justified and is in 'no way lessened for . 1955." ' A copy of Sun Life's complete ; 1954 Annual Report to Policy holders, including the Presi dent's review .of the year, is 5 being sent to each policyholder, or may be obtained from Charles E. Jones, Box 1123, Medford. Ore. Adv. "Another wedding, which was a complete surprise, was that of Sgt. Elmer Schermerhorn to Ann Bingham, of Medford, at the Salvation Army church last Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Helen L. Pearson, chief dietitian at the VA hospital at Sioux Falls, S.D., has arrived to take over similar duties at this station. The position was made vacant by the retirement of Mrs. Edna Girard on Christmas day The position of assistant engi neer held by Joe Smith this past year will be filled Feb. 13 by Jack E. Duane, who is leaving a similar post at the Denver VA hospital. , -i-y . , " Camp White was rated second among the VA installations in the western area for its 1954 record in safety and accident prevention. Vancouver VA hos' pital gained the top honor, it is reported. Mrs. Myrtle E. Brown, infirm ary nurse, who flew to Hawaii for a month's visit with her son, W. A. Brown, stationed with the Navy at Pearl Harbor, came back by boat and recommends this as the ideal vacation. Won derful climate the year round and lots of beautiful, flowers, were her most vivid recollections. The domiciliary center is six years old this month. There are few of the first inhabitants re maining as members. The one best known is Capriel A. "Ca sey" Jones. He was with the vanguard which reached Camp White in January, 1949, and holds registration number eight. "Casey" has another record of the early bird variety. He is the first man to greet the arri val of The Mail Tribune deliv ery car every afternoon and Sunday morning. He wants his news first, always. .: It so happens now there is an item of news about "Casey" in the fact that he had a visitor the other day. His sister, Mrs. Bur ton Wortendyke, came here from Portland to see him and to visit with friends nearby. "Auditions" were held Friday afternoon at the theater for 25 member, performers who were rounded up by Jim Rea, the new recreation assistant, in the try outs for the acts being arranged for the annual Tifrnabout party to be held Friday evening, Feb. 25. Jerry Girard, producing the show, . offered no comment on the results but promised a com plete statement after : the first rehearsal. . v Fiancee Accidentally Kills Man With Gun Grande Ronde, Ore. U.P.) James Donald Wilson,. ,20, of Richley, Md., was accidentally shot and killed by his fiancee while target shooting near this western Oregon town Tuesday. Deputy Coroner Otto Heiter said Wilson .was seated in an outdoor shed when a .22 caliber rifle held by Mrs. Jean Akers, Wilson's 20-year-old fiancee, ac cidentally discharged. $50 Paid To Marilyn Monroe for Nude Calendar Pose Proves Good Investment State Parks Receive Heaviest Use in '54 Salem The Oregon State Highway commission has an nounced the heaviest annual usage on record in Oregon's State Parks during the past year. ' Over 5,800,000 persons took advantage of new facilities and redeveloped and newly devel oped state park areas to smash all existing park records for at tendance, in a single year. Pre vious record attendance in Ore gon's parks was in-1952, when over 5,390,000 persons used the areas for various types of recre ation. 1 Chicago - (U.R) John Baum garth's best investment was the $50 he once paid to Marilyn Monroe. Baumgarth,' a calendar manu facturer, owns sole rights to the famous nude photographer of the shapely star. But he never realized what a gold mine he had until Marilyn was on her way to stardom. Baumgarth is head of a firm which makes 25,000,000 calen dars a year, most of them with pictures of small boys at play, or landscapes. He ordered the Monroe pic ture taken after watching Mari lyn pose in a bathing suit and sailor cap several years ago. She was a struggling unknown at the time. "It was on one of my trips to Hollywood," Baumgarth said. "I go out there twice a year." He asked the photographer, Tom Kelly, if he could pose Miss Monroe in the nude. Wife Present "He told me she'd probably refuse," Baumgarth said. "So I suggested that he have his wife present during the shooting." The calendar manufacturer said he paid Kelly $500 for taking the picture. Marilyn got only- $50 Baumgarth got a release her since their first casual meet- granting him full rights to use the model's name and the pho tograph for any purpose he saw fit. But he didn't know what a good thing he had until Miss Monroe was starred in the film, "The Asphalt Jungle." Baumgarth had printed a few of the calendars, but he had even forgotten the model's name when his secretary shoved a cal endar in his face and said: "Know who this is? It's Mari lyn Monroe." "You're crazy," he said. When he came out of shock, he locked the original in a vault and promptly stepped up pro duction. The picture, perhaps propheti cally, was entitled, "Golden Dream." It proved just that for Baumgarth. He has sold about 5,000,000 copies and has realized about $500,000 on his modest in vestment. "Some people think I'm . a genius for picking Marilyn Mon roe as a model," he said. "Be lieve me,. I'm not. I was just standing on a corner when some body showered me with money." He said Miss Monroe never has shared in production of the calendars, and he - hasn't met ing in - Kelly's studio; Baumgarth now has burlesque queen Evelyn West, whose bust is insured for $50,000, under contract for a calendar pose. ; - But it won't be any $50 bar gain. He is paying Evelyn $12, 500 for a single picture. "This js .a strange business," he said. 4-H 'Follies' Slated Here Monday Night The "4-H Friendship Follies," sponsored by the 4-H clubs of Jackson county, will be pre sented Monday, Feb. 14, start ing at 7:30 p.m., at the Medford Junior High : school auditorium, it was announced today. Some 50 county 4-H club mem bers and leaders will be' in the cast. The program will include musical groups, acrobats, skits, vocal numbers, bagpipes, : and magic acts. Mildred Gail, junior leader from Gold Hill, will act as master of ceremonies. , Proceeds from the show will be used for the International Farm Youth Exchange program. Tickets will be available at the door. : i BOY SCOUTS - Troop 8 Troop 8 held its regular meet ing Feb. 8. We discussed the snow trip that will be the 27th. We had patrol corners where a count of how people would be coming , was . made. All the Scouts that are going must bring a note from-their parents. There will be a district court of honor at the Medford Jun ior High at 720 p.rr Feb. 9 in the girls -gym. Next .Tuesday night all the fathers are sup posed to be at the Troop 8 meet ing place. We had about five visitors last night that might join troop 8. Gene Harvey, Scribe. ' XJsm Mail Tribune Want Ada ftSy.' Western Flavor! Schilling the coffees with that special Enjoy the pleasant company ; of really good coffee. CLOSED SUNDAYS :Nsc ad prices for Friday and sat. Yes, Folks, Shop at Your Friendly Locally Owned - Quality Market Where You Know Ey e ry Pu rcha se is Absolutely Guara nteed. 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