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Spring Arrives Over Much of Nation, But Weather Damage High By UNITED PRESS Spring finally decided to be have today, sending warm, thaw ing winds across the nation's Bnowcovered midwest and north east. But in the South and South- Stream Flows Said Down in Southeast Oregon This Year Lakeview (U.R) Farmers and ranchers in south-central Oregon depending on natural stream flows will feel some shortages this season, but those served by reservoirs should have enough for irrigation use. W. T. (Jack) Frost, Soil Con servation expert, told farmers and ranchers at a meeting held here yesterday that 1955 will be a "short water year." Frost said the snow cover in the region rnnged from 80 to 95 per cent of the 10-year average in the Lakeview area to 61 per cent in the Chewaucan River Basin. The water content has dropped considerably in the past few months, the soil conservation ex pert said, and soils under the snow cover are very dry, and could be expected to soak up much of the snow melt that otherwise would join stream flows. Larry Zimmerman, river fore caster for the U. S. Weather Bu reau, explained that the below normal snow pack and dry soil conditions were the result of small fall and winter precipita tion. Precipitation during the fall, he said, was about 50 per cent of normal; winter precipitation was 55 per cent. Blossom Festival Opens But Many Buds Damaged Washington U.R) Washing ton's annual cherry blossom fes tival opened today with about 40 per cent of the blooms dam aged by wind and cold. But officials said the remain ing buds appear in good condi tion and should be open by the. week end if the weather warms. Lisbon, Portugal (U.R) French - born actress Corinne Calvet confirmed yesterday that ehe will marry American actor Jeffrey Stone soon. Famous full fashion Wool Zephyr JOAN MARIE SWEATERS SLIP-ON Reg. $6.95 Value CARDIGAN Reg. $8.95 Value I About 25 Sanforlan Wool WESTHOUSE JACKETS $14.95 and $16.95 Values Anniversary J '"QO Special II west, farmers were still count ing the multi-million dollar dam age inflicted by the record breaking storms and cold waves of spring's first week. Known crop damage totalled at least S54,000,000 and the final toll was expected to go much higher. In addition, spring's cold, blizzards, wind storms, and floods had caused at least 82 deaths. In the southland, where the entire peach crop was killed, some growers said flatly that they were ruined. Farmers "Wiped Out" A Cornelia, Gal., orchardman, C. M. Miller, said "I believe I'm wiped out. Not only have I lost this year's harvest, but my trees are dead. It would take 12 years to replace them." Southern apple, pear, grape, plum, watermelon and straw berry crops were also hard hit. In Texas, officials said the spring cold wave would be known in history as the "multi-million dol lar killer freeze." Federal officials in Washing ton announced they were already conducting a 'damage survey which will clear the way for emergency loans to stricken southern farmers. The last of the big spring storms blew itself out in upper New York state and Canada yes terday, leaving mild weather over most of the country. Death and New Snow Parts of New York state got seven inches of new snow after drifts had already piled 14 feet high. In Canada a two day bliz zard had killed eight persons, in cluding an American husband-and-wife acrobatic team and their daughter. Temperatures rose five to 15 degrees today from Texas to the Northern Plains and Great Lakes. It was still below freez ing east of the Mississippi Valley and north of the Ohio River, but New York City was told it could expect temperatures in the 50's. New York state still had a winter problem in the giant ice jam which clogged the Niagara River. Civil and military officials fi nally gave up attempts to break up the destructive jam with dynamite after repeated blasts could only knock loose a few soft sections. The officials decided to "let nature take its course" and melt away the ice. 4 I FIHAL WEEK. ONLY 4 DAYS LEFT! W3 NOW ARE YOU SATISFIED? Here is one time when there seems to be enough of Marilyn Monroe to go around as the blonde beauty's charms are mirrored to infinity. She's unveiling one of the costumes she'll wear during special benefit premiere of circus to be held in Madison Square Garden March 30. Variety Predicts Winners of Oscars Hollywood (U.R) Marlon Brando, Grace Kelly and "On The Waterfront" will be the big winners at tomorrow night's Academy Awards banquet, Va riety magazine forecast today. The trade publication's predic tions were based on a straw poll of 15 per cent of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences membership. Variety has been right on better than 85 per cent of its selections in seven previous straw polls. The magazine's predictions: Best actor: Marlon Brando, as a dock worker in "On The Water front." Best actress: Grace Kelly, as the wife of a broken down actor in "The Country Girl." Best picture: "On The Water front," a grimly realistic story of strike on the docks. Best supporting actress: Eva Marie Saint, Brando's girl in "On The Waterfront." APPAREL HURRY! SAVE! O Those Popular S-T-R-E-T-C-H NYLONS Advertised and Sold Everywhere . ei or vi 4 ' pair mow PTi T T II u FINAL CLEARANCE Late Fall and Early Spring COATS All Water Repellent Treated Group I, Values $! to $19.95 Group II $"nnoo Val. to $34.95 i m inwni Best supporting actor: Edmond O'Brien, as a publicity agent in "The Barefoot Contessa." 'United Press March' Features Band Program Lafayette, Ind. (U.R) A crowd of 6,200 persons filled the Purdue University auditor ium last night for the National Broadcasting company's Band of America program which fea tured "The United Press March." Paul LaValle, conductor of the Band of America, was guest con ductor of the 110-piece Purdue symphonic band which played for the program. It was only the second time the program was carried from a college cam pus. "The United Press March," was written by LaValle and ded icated to newspaper, radio and television reporters of the free world. Real Buys! C Values to $34.95 33 i FINAL CLEARANCE DRESSES GROUP I Terrific Values While They $300 Last Kd H 00 II U GROUP II While They Last Great American Coffee Break Observed by 36,000,000 in U.S. (Editor's Note: Between 8 a.m. and the noon hour, when the appetite cries out for slake, comes a pause in the day's occupation that is known as the coffee break.) By H. D. QUIGG United Press Correspondent New York (U.R) Every working day 36,000,000 Ameri cans take a brief break at their place of work to sip the brew of the bean that Brazil has an awful lot of. The figure supplied with a happy smile by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau is an up-to-the-minute estimate of the ba sis of industrial and business surveys, and it's up one million over last year. It does not in clude farmers or housewives. The coffee break, starting dur ing World War II, has come on with a rush. It's now a full blown American institution, as sacred to some indoor toilers as the Siesta is to the populace of some sunny climes. It's No Joke National jokes have been built upon it. Romances have flowered in the steamy fra grance of the cardboard cups. A whole new business has been founded to supply its demands. The National Safety Council has given it a pat on the back as a fatigue-reducer and hence a re ducer of disabling injuries. La bor contracts have included it, in some instances. A national survey of 1,160 companies disclosed that 80 per cent of them had had "breather" periods for coffee and relaxing in effect only since 1941, the year the United States entered the war. Nearly half of that group had started the time-out period after the war ended. In Chicago, a survey of 170 companies disclosed 128 of them have a policy of regular rest Rabies Vaccinations Ordered for Many Dogs Salem (U.R) All dogs in the Bly and Beatty areas of Klam ath county have been ordered vaccinated this week by the state veterinarian. The action followed a report that a rabid coyote had bitten several dogs earlier this month. State veterinarian Dr. K. J. Peterson said local veterinarians would tackle the job free with the county providing the vac cine. Each dog will receive a tag and then must be confined for 25 days, Dr. Peterson said. COME IN and HELP US CELEBRATE the LAST ANNIVERSARY SALE! We're Slicing Prices All the Double-Quick to Pick Your BARGAIN BUYS ONLY FIVE! 4 Suede and 1 Leather JACKETS 5 i $inoo 4 Tuesday, March 29, 1955 periods. And 23 of the remain ing 42 firms permit employees to take coffee breaks without a formal policy of such. Restaurant on Wheels The business of catering to the coffee-break trade is a brisk one, with its big impetus coming in the last two years. In New York, a spokesman for the Schrafft's restaurant chain said that firm was into coffee-break catering "very deeply." Every morning from the chain's restaurants special carts, equipped with waitresses, ther mos jugs of coffee, pastries, orange juice, and paper cups, go out to some 300 client firms. Enjoy an up-to-date telephone arrangement in your home. No matter where your telephone is located, others can be added wherever you want them. For example, there's no greater convenience than a bedside telephone that you can use without having to get up. And telephones in the kitchen and living room save the entire family time and steps. The convenience of a modern telephone arrangement like this is yours for just pennies a day for each additional telephone. So why not call your telephone business office about it tomorrow. Pacific Telephone works to make your telephone a bigger value every day. O uses 5) Hundreds of brand new late Spring Blousess. Both long and short sleeves. All colors and sizes. Print or plains. Values J) 99 to $5.95 Zza SHORTY QUILTED Duster Length Only 25 Left Values to $10.95 $noo A They serve some 40.000 coffee break customers daily in New York, Philadelphia, and Boston. The Wall Street Journal quotes two big New York res taurant chains as reporting the coffee-break business is "tremen dous." It says a Chicago catering concern hit a $300,000 sales fig ure last year and cites the suc cess of Dallas' new Coffee Time, Inc., and Detroit's like-named Coffee Time. Employers differ on whether the coffee-break is good, bad, or indifferent as far as product ivity goes. But it seems to be here to stay. The bosses like little break for coffee, too. 4 DAYS of OUR GIGANTIC Over the Place! Get Here on Values You'll Never Forget! all wool Lovely SKIRTS BOUFANT Values to $14.95 PETTI -SLIPS SCOO $D0n 5)99 J and 0 I RAYON About 72 DP IE ETC PLASTIC D Iy I E r 3 u h AN DB AGS 69c Value All Colors Now Oflc SI. 9 5 jc 2 pair Value M bes J Jo ? 1 " MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE TTVZ Welfare Recipient Leaves Some $4,000 Portland (U.R) A 72-year-old Japanese welfare recipient was found dead in his parked car yesteday, leaving behind a mod est fortune amounting to nearly $4,000 in cash and valuables. Hanjiro Kato had received a total of some $5,200 in welfare payments, and was receiving $63 a month for his support on the strength of a sworn statement that he was penniless. After his apparent heart at tack yesterday, officials discov ered government bonds totaling $3,000, plus $520 in cash and at least two diamond rings. Welfare officials said the $5,250 in welfare payments would be attached to Kato'i estate. APPAREL 112 EAST MAIN STREET Next Door to Robinson Bros.
