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Medford cnited tfress Full Leased wire feh&JTRIBUNE United Press Full leased Wire Second Section MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1 4, 1 955 Pages 1-6 Well-Balanced Show Family of Eight Spends Much Time in Big House Trailer Chicago (U.R) The Vernon Schwenkes have a well-balanced family. Schwenke and his wife and their six count 'em six chil dren live for weeks at a time in a 21-foot trailer. , The Schwenkes are show peo ple. Schwenke, 35, and three of his youngsters form a novelty balancing act. Well-Adjusted Crew They play fairs, conventions, sport shows and the like, and they've appeared with Ed Sulli van and Bob Hope. Their living arrangements on the road might give some people claustrophobia, but the Sch wenkes are a well-adjusted crew and they never seem to get in each other s way, The close cooperation in which they live seems to carry over into their act. The kids seem to have the utmost confidence that their dad will catch and balance them, no matter how difficult the feat. No Privacy in Trailer The family's compact trailer has a bunk bed which sleens four and a studio couch at the other' end which sleeps three youngsters. The baby sleeps in a folding bed in the. "hall." The $4000 trailer has a bottled gas stove and a refrigerator com- -Ml a single unit, all Ull heater, a six-volt electrical sys tem with fluorescent lighting, running water and a special 'wardrobe closet. Schwenke uses his oldest son. "Bumpy" 11, Robert, 6, and Su san, 5, in his act. Sometimes he uses the baby, 15-month-old Sandra, "when she's in the mood." - ' 10, and Jon, 8, are prop boys. Schwenke's wife, Lucille, cooks and takes care of the children, and makes the costumes. Best of Health "We're all in the best of health," ' Schwenke said. "1 think it's my wife's cooking. And in the winter the kids line up each day for cod liver oil." The youngsters are enrolled in a correspondence. ,jiJOQl which ' furnishes the books, pam per, pencils and the like. The classes are taught by Schwenke and his wife. Each Sunday the family at- Civil Defense Programs Vary Chicago U.R) Civil defense budgets in 24 of the nation's largest cities range from more than $3,600,000 in New York to $16,657 in Dallas, Tex. The American Municipal asso ciation conducted a survey that showed civil defense programs in cties of more than 400,000 population vary greatly. It said the variety of interest and concern cannot be laid to indifference on the part of those cities whose programs are rela' tively small. . . . The strategic location of the city affects the emphasis given civil defense, the survey showed. Other factors are competition r . , : a i t j r ior mm ecu xuxius xrom uuier municipal programs, differences xii yuuui. ttuituuc aim uixxeixiig measures of leadership and sup port furnished by state govern ments. But in general, defense spend- ing m 1954 was higher than in umcago appropriated more - than $800,000 in 1954, compared With $142 nnn in- 1053 Oinfin. nati appropriated nearly $280,' 000 last year, compared with $13,000 the year before. 1 SAVE MONEY! DO IT YOURSELF! RESTORE BEAUTY TO YOUR FLOORS WITH A RENTED SANDER Easy to Operate Clean and Dustless Low Rental Rates We handle everything you need for fleer refinishing n tends church, wherever they may be. . Schwenke, former middle weight national arrfeteur weight lifting champion, has been in show business nine years. He started a Tjalancing act with the oldest boy. As the other" children arrived, the act "just sort of grew" into its present format. The Schwenkes pull their trailer with a four-door Cadil lac complete with jump seats. When their busy schedule gives them a break, they go home to Milwaukee. There they really spread out. Their permanent , home . is a $9,000, two-story trailer with four bedrooms, a 14-foot living room and a 10V foot kitchen. HOW TO PREVENT WAR Kansas City, Mo. (U.R) The Eisenhower administration's For mosan policy is the one way to prevent global war, Rep. Walter Judd (R-Minn.) told Missouri Republicans at a Lincoln Day celebration here Saturday night. TITO ADVISES WEST Belgrade, Yugoslavia U.R) Yugoslav President Tito advised the West Saturday not to give up attempts to cooperate with Rus sia because of the government changes in Moscow. , . Cigarette Smoking Said To Produce Action on Heart Chicago (U.R) A report by four doctors in the Journal of the American Medical Associa tion claims cigarette smoking produces definite and immedi ate effect on the action of the heart. The doctors making the report were Henry I. Russek, Virgil J. Dorset, and Burton L. Zohman, all of the U.S.. Public-Health Service, and ; Dr. Insidore E. Buff, Charleston, W. Va. " Direct Danger Not Proven They . said evidence did not prove that smoking presents a direct danger to heart disease patients but that smoking is bad for them because of undesirable effects on the heart. The doctors said smokine by heart disease patients appeared to show up heart muscle weak ness by blood vessels through out,, the body. 5The "tobacco heart" patient gets a poisonous effect from nicotine, they . said.. 400 ' Persons Tested Dr. Buff said he tested 400 normal persons and found heart action changes in 10 per cent. He said he could not determine whether those who , showed changes would ever develop heart disease from smoking, but believed they should stop smok ing. : ' ' Timothy V. Hartnett, chair man of the Tobacco Industry Re search Council, : said in N&w York that $1,000,000 had been appropriated to help finance in dependent research. - He said the committee, estab lished by large tobacco corpora tions, was going forward with research into various phases of the relationship between tobacco and human health. Save Thai Garment! Have the Damage Re-Woven Invisibly. ' ARROW CLEANERS 520 So. Riverside. Phone 3-1813 Use Mail. Tribune Want Ads QUALIFY YOURSELF ENROLL ON ANY MONDAY . Day Classes - Monday Thru Friday 9 to 4 Secretary and Accounting Courses Evening Classes Monday and Thursday 7 to 10 p.m. SUBJECT INSTRUCTOR Public Speaking ....... ................. J. N. Tobin .Accounting Clyde Gwaltney ' . Typewriting Mary McLoughlin Shorthand Stewart Hopper Business Machines:' IBM Electric Typewriters; Marchant, Friden, and Monroe Calculators, and Dictaphone. Robertson School of Business 40-42 N. Riverside. Ph. 3-4264 . 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