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o o o G o o & 0 O O O O o 0 a 0 o O a fc5 o Q a a O O 0 o o v I ' ft c TEN MEDFOUD (OREGON) e Social Security Observes Twentieth Anniversary Today It wi 20 years ago today, Aug. 14, 1935, that the Social Security Act became law, W. V. Nusbaum, district manager of the Medford social security of fice, has reminded the people of this area. "At that time only about one worker in 10 was covered by any retirement system, and only about one worker in 20 by a public retirement program," Nusbaum said. As of January of this year, 5 150 persons were receiving a total of $243,904 monthly in the area served by the Medford of fice. Nationwide, almost 8,000, 000 persons are receiving over $400,000,000 every month in benefits under the program. Benefits Increased Pointing out that 9 out of 10 npnnle who work for a living can now look forward to re tirement benefits under tne om- age and survivors insurance pro gram, Nusbaum said that the Original law provided oniy um aee protection. It applied to cnmp 33.000.000 workers in com merce and industry. In 1939, amendments added payments for dependents of retired work ers and for the survivors of workers who died. It was not until 1951 that coverage was extended to the self-employed, and to certain employees of non-profit organi zations, regularly employed do mestic and farm workers, and some employees of federal, state, and local governments. Some 10,000,000 more work ers were brought under the pro gram through the 1954 amend ments, which extended coverage to self-employed farmers, most farm employees and workers in private households, and certain self-employed professionals. Pro tection was also made available, under special argreements, to more state and local government employees, and to ministers and members of religious orders. Will Build Prelection "About 67,000,000 persons will build this protection for them selves and their families during 1955," Nusbaum declared. Looking to the future, Nus baum said that by 1975, when here will be 20,000,000 Ameri cans age- 65 or over, four out of five of them will be eligible for benefit payments as retired workers,caged wives, dependent husbands, widows or dependent widowers or aged parents. At , that time, nearly 90,000,000 peo ple will be in work covered by the law, and 93,000,000 people will be insured, he predicted. Burns Men Get $14,625 Damages Washington (U.R) Presi dent Eisenhower has signed a bill authorizing $14,625 in dam ages to Harold Swarthout, and ' his father, L. R. Swarthout, Burns, Ore., for injuries and ex penses received at the explosion of an Army practice bomb 12 years ago. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Wayne More (D-Ore.), provides $10,000 for Harold, who was in jured in the explosion when he was 10 years old. The remainder would go to his father, for med ical expenses.0 The explosion occurred while the boy was playing with the bombs at a neighbor's house. The explosives had been picked up at an abandoned farmhouse, where they had been dropped by Army Air Corps personnel. SIX DECLINES Detroit (U.R) Six-cylinder en gines rapidly are losing out in the automobile field. In 1950, more than 57 per cent of all au tomobiles had six-cylinder - en gines. That figure dropped to 39 per cent in 1954 and will fall to between 20 and 25 per cent this year. STAR -By CLAY ARIES MAR. 22 Your Daily ' According !O17-20-36-57 To develop message for Sunday, read words corresponding to numbers S5-71-74-88-9M ot your z.oa ioc 1 Evenina 31 2 Interesting 3 You. 4 Wrong 5 You'll 6 Con 7 Be 8 News 9 Be 10 Sure 11 Loved 12 Need 13 Joumevs 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 GfMINI MAY 22 JUNE 22 jy KS23-39-44-50I 40 41 42 Be 43 Be 14 Develops 44 A 15 Impressions 45 16 Ones 46 17 You 18 Appreciate 19 Wind 20 May 21 Follow 22 Up 23 Aspects 24 That 25 Is 26 For 27 Some 28 By 29 Could 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56' 57 58 59 5- 9-30-54 '62-48-81-83 uo JULY 24 AUG. 23 3. 6-l2 527-61-78 30 Able 60 Out I APR- 21 I liv 2y lT)12-26.38 Wy51-76-79-8M CANCf gOjj JULY 23 VI GO I&JmI SEPT. 22 tt, 1-25-33-59 MAIL TRIBUNE ' '' jf ' ' ' ' ALOHA! Col. John Knox Arnold of Silver Springs, McL, one of 11 U. S. airmen released after 2V2 years imprison ment by Red China, gets kisses and leis on his arrival in Honolulu from beauty queens May Snively and Audrey Garcia. Adlai in Driver's Seat in 56 Democratic Race After Annual Governors1 Session By TOM NELSON United Press Correspondent Chicago (U.R) The nation's governors scattered from their annual conference Saturday, leaving Adlai E. Stevenson ap parently in the driver's seat of the 1956 Democratic presiden tial campaign. Stevenson made great strides in cementing his leadership in the party, even though he man aged to dodge a commitment on whether he will be a candidate for the White House. During the four-day 47th an nual governors' conference, 15 of the 26 Democratic governors attending travelled 34 miles from the Edgewater Beach ho- Marilyn Making Plans for Visit To Soviet Union New , York (U.R) Marilyn Monroe, who has expressed the desire to play the part of a sexy Russian girl, said Friday she may make a personal trip to the Soviet Union. The bosomy actress expressed her desire to look things over behind the Iron Curtain after it was revealed that Carleton Smith, chairman of the National Arts Foundation who is planning a trip to Russia in September, would like to take Marilyn with him. To Talk With Reds Smith is going to discuss with Russian officials the possibility of an exchange of U. S. and Rus sian art and artists. Marilyn said she had no plans to go with Smith in September but said she had discussed with him the possibility of going some time in the future. "I am looking forward to visits to Russia and other countries," she said. One of Marilyn's pet dreams, she has said, is to play the part of Grushenka, the temptress of Feodor Dostoyevsky's novel, "The Brothers Karamazov." Preliminary Approval Won She won preliminary Russian approval of a sort earlier this month after several of the Rus sian farm experts tourning the American Midwest saw her movie, "The Seven Year Itch." One of the Russians, awed by her vibrant sex appeal, remark ed that everyone ought to have a Marilyn Monroe around. It was Smith who took her to Bemont. 111., this week to help him dedicate a Lincoln museum. Her appearance drew an attend ance of thousands of persons, most of whom seemed more in terested in Marilyn than Lin coln. World corn production for 1954-55 is estimated at more than five and one-half billion bushels. S GAZER' R. POLLAN Activity Guide to the Stan. SEPT. 23 OCT 23 Bl -24-41 -47ifl k67-72 birth sign. Token 61 Matters SCOHO Evening Best Easily Keep Come In Secrecy 62 Clean 63 Now 64 Personol 65 To 66 Necessary 67 Get 68 Up J OCT. 24 NOV. 22 sagittaijus Bring 69 In NOV. 23 Background 70 Attitude Sudden 71 Contact DEC 22 72 Away 7-10-13-31 73 Of 74 With 75 Trouble 76 Resources 77 Relntirtnc 52-55-66 CAWCOtN And Attention DEC 23 x JAN. 20 V-iv Impulse From Concerning Change Your Now Given To Are : Optimistic Info You For 78 SuccessfulrJ 2- 8-1 4-28 V Clearly 80 Seeing 81 Neglected 82 Others 83 Toward 84 Friends 85 Affoirs 86 Indicated 87 Or 88 Influential 89 Received P2-43-56 VS AQUAtlUS JAN. 21 FEB." 19 hl.1A.1P-4A 148-58-63 Vft PISCES JO)? FEB 90 People MAR. 21 4-15-29-34 Sunday, August 14, 1955 tel to Stevenson's Libertyville, 111, farm to confer with the 1952 Democratic candidate. Another governor talked with Stevenson by telephone and Gov. George M. Leader of Pen nsylvania was slated to make the trip to Libertyville Satur day. Standing Aside Gov. Averell Harriman of New York was widely regarded as a possible Democratic candi date when the conference sart ed. But, by the time it ended Friday, it was widely agreed that the New Yorker was stand ing aside for Stevenson. Few of the Democrats had any hard words to say for Stev enson, although one or two ad mitted they would like to know for sure whether he will run in 1956. During the conference's clo sing days an old Stevenson op ponent, Gov. Allan Shivers of Texas, raised storm warnings of another Southern revolt if Stevenson wins the presidential nomination next year. But no other Democrats joined Shivers' attack on Ste venson as unfit for the presi dency. And at least one fellow Southerner, Gov. Frank C. Clement of Tennessee, suggest ed Shivers should get out of the party if he is unwilling to sup port the Democratic candidate. No Haven With GOP Another Southern governor, Marvin Griffin of Georgia, said he couldn't agree that Steven son was unqualified for the pres idency and added "There is no haven of refuge with the Re: publicans." Shivers' outburst also drew attacks from former party chair man Stephen A. Mitchell and Sen. Richard E. Neuberger (D Ore). Mitchell said "Shivers is admitting Stevenson now has an almost insurmountable lead for the nomination," and Neuber ger commented in Washington that the Texan's statement is "one of the finest endorsements Stevenson could ever receive," The Democratic politicking overshadowed the official work of the conference and also took the spotlight from Republican conjectures about the 1956 race. Actually, the 20 Republican governors had little to argue about since they were almost unanimous in backing President Eisenhower for a second term, predicting he would make the race, and forecasting a certain victory. British Reveal New Type of Plane for Private Owners London (U.R) Britain Sat urday followed up its invention of the "flying bedstead," with the "flying mattress" a plane with inflatible wings you can blow up at the corner filling sta tion. The flying bedstead was a jet powered platform that went straight up. Its development is still top secret. Privately Developed There's nothing secret about the flying mattress. It was de veloped by a private firm which hojies to put it on the market for less than S3000. The British Ministry of Supply was so impressed it ordered six of the machines for testing and hinted it may become the British Army's flying motorcycle. Garage space is no problem. Just let the air out of the 40 foot wide delta wing, fold it up and shut it into the fuselage. Fuel is no problem. The fly UDCra BEEF YOUNG AND TENDER Only 35c lb. Cut and Wrapped Free Delivery Within City Limits Phone 3-9108 Ask for Loyd Russians See U.S. Farm Machinery At Illinois Fair Springfield, 111. (U.R) Mid west farmers at the Illinois state fair showed off their best crops and livestock to the visiting Rus sian farm experts Saturday. The Russians flew to Spring field from Chicago at the invita tion of Gov. William G. Strata to examine the finest that Illinois farmers have to offer. Impromptu Visit The visit was one of the most impromptu incidents of the Rus sians' current tour of American farmlands. Stratton extended the invita tion to delegation leader Vlaidmir Matskevitch when the Russian showed up at the governors' con ference in Chicago Friday. Matsmevich accepted and Wil liam Wood Prince, chairman of the Chicago stock -yards board, put his private plane at the Rus sians' disposal. Stratton Welcomes Visit Stratton welcomed the Rus sians' visit, saying it will give them "the greatest opportunity in the world to see collected in one place the machinery and the products of the farm and the people who have the know-how to operate the machinery and the farms." Matskevich meanwhile asked Stratton and other governors as sembled at the Chicago confer ence to visit a "great fair" in Moscow this fall. Gov. J. Bracken Lee of Utah said Matskevich's visit , to the conference was "embarrassing" to him. "I don't want any part of it myself," he said. Marjorie Smith Trial Oct. 20 McMinnville (U.R) The first degree murder trial of Mar jorie Smith of Portland, accused of the April 21 bombing of her husband, Kermit, will open Oct. 20 in Yamhill ' county Circuit Court. Circuit Judge Arlie G. Walk er, who will preside, announced the date Friday. The trial was moved from Multnomah county to Yamhill county on a defense motion for change of venue. NW Rivers, Harbors Congress Next Week Coos Bay (U.R) The 30th annual Northwest Rivers and Harbors Congress will be held at this port city next Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Among the featured speakers will be Brig. Gen. Louis H. Foote, North Pacific division engineer, and Col. Ralph A. Tudor, former undersecretary of the Interior department. BLASTS ROCK SAIGON Saigon, Indochina (U.R) A series of explosions rocked this capital of South Viet Nam today. One of them shook the villa of Gen. Nguyen Van Vy, former inspector general of the army and now in central Viet Nam. There were no immediate reports of casualties. ' EXTREME PENALTY Sacramento, Calif. (U.R) A California assembly committee on transportation approved a measure that would prohibit a hitchhiker from being on the highway while soliciting a ride. "What's the penalty for viola tion?" one assemblyman asked. "Possible death," another shot back. ing mattress gets 20 or 30 miles to the gallon while putt-putting along at a top speed of 45 miles an hour. It can stay airborne at only 25 mph. Space No Problem Landing space is no problem either. It can take off in 50 yards and land on a dime. The designer is Marcel Lobelle 62, who designed the British Navy's Fairey Swordfish anti submarine patrol bomber in World War II. The new plane is called the ML Utility after his initials. The fuselage, with canvas deck chairs for two, looks like an entry in the soap box derby. The wing looks like a barrage balloon, and the whole thing looks like a cross between a dirigible and a fliwer plane. It is powered by a 65-horse-power engine with a pusher pro peller behind the squared off fuselage. TheyH Do It Every At the traimiks camp, make the manager explained c4nv4s54cks EXTF24WE1WTTHU& Gold Hill Gold Hill Mrs. Dale Collins, her daughter Gail, and Mrs. Be atrice Wimple who was visiting here from Crystal Lake, 111., re cently motored to Seattle and Victoria, B. C. Mrs. Wimple re turned to her home from Seattle. Boy Scouts of Troop 43, Gold Hill, have returned from camp. Those who attended were Charles Bell, Charles Johnson, Howard Misner, Frank Balch, Norman Atkins, Donald Fisher, Arlin White, Richard Jones. Jack Jones, who became ill at camp, was brought home. Woman's Society of Christian Service met Friday at the home of Mrs. Frank Carter on Upper River rd. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Martin are on a vacation trip to Nebras ka where they will visit with friends and relatives. Winkie Newnham is resum ing his studies at Robertson Bus iness college in Medford. While Mr. and Mrs. Eroll Mil ler are on vacation, Rex Allison is running the barber shop for Miller. Mr. and Mrs. D. O. Way, Red wood City, Calif., visited last week with Mrs. Robert Kies, Mrs. Way is a grandniece of the late Mr. Kies. Mrs. A. C. Ladd and son Robert w.ere also guests of Mrs. Kies from Medford. Mrs. Amy Ross recently re turned from San Diego where she visited with her son, Pat. He has since sailed for Japan on the destroyer Southerland. She also visited, a sister and brother-in- law, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Coster at Spring Valley, Calif., whom she had not seen for a number of years. Mr. and Mrs. William Hall have moved from Gold Hill to Central Point where he is a teacher at Crater High school. Mrs. Ethel Mays and son Buddy have rented their house and are leaving to make their home in Albuquerque, N. M. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Harrison from Matheson, Calif., were week end visitors at the home of their son and family the Al Harrisons. Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Joy, daugh ter Carol and son Wayne, El Monte, Calif., visited with friends here. They are former residents of the valley. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Morrow are on a vacation trip to Can ada where they will visit Lake Louise. Recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bell were -his two broth ers and their families, Mr. and Mrs. Keith Bell and family, Ta coma, Wash., and Mr. and Mrs. Dan Bell and two sons, Ge neva, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Ken Palmer are visiting at the Ralph Bell home from Casa Grande, Ariz. They formerly lived in Gold Hill. GOLD SOUGHT Harlingen, Holland (U.R) Gold fever struck this North Sea harbor today., after word spread that a tavern owner who was killed in World War II had buried a box filled with gold coins near his house. Town resi dents began digging with all available implements. 1 up always i rduhds for punching l i s fit iu At I Oovti AUD STAMHA" i 3 V That must Have Been A VOLKSWAGEN a warn ma fflw Time 4nd IN THE DRESSING ROOM AFTER THE RSHT, MAXIE HAD SOME MORE EXPLAlNlMG TO CO ABOUT HIS BOVS KAYo! y I iHc n" Ancient Sun Eclipses By J. HUGH PRUETT Astronomer, Extension Division Oregon Higher Education System Accounts of the recent total j eclipse of the sun visible from Asia and the islands east of there, inspired a reader to sug gest some data on an article regarding ancient eclipses. We have read stories of how ignorant peoples, greatly fright ened by a sudden darkening of the sun, supposed a terrible dragon was swallowing our source of light and life, and tried to frighten it away by creating a great din. Some of us recall the radio broadcast from the highlands of Peru on June 8, 1937, when old Sol was com pletely blacked out there for a few minutes. An American as tronomer (Dr. Clyde Fisher, as I recall) was announcing the gradual approach of totality. Just as all light was extinguish ed, a loud noise, as of banging on tin pans, started up. Even the announcer appeared sur prised. He quickly explained that the natives seemingly were trying the tactics of all unin formed peoples. They were "sue cessful" for the edge of the sun soon peeked out from behind the obscuring moon. Columbus Short of Food The story is told that Colum bus and his men after "discov ering America" found themselves short of food. They tried to ob tain supplies from the Indians, who were, hesitant about grant ing the request. Columbus knew that a total lunar eclipse was on the program for a certain night, so told the natives he was going to blot out the moon because of their unfriendliness. As soon as totality occurred, the Indians relented and furnished the re quested food. Old Testament passages thought to refer to eclipses are these: "I will cause the sun to set at noon, and I will darken the earth in broad daylight." Amos 8:9. "It shall be night for you and darkness . . . The day shall be come dark." Micah 3:6. "Her sun shall set while it is still day." Jeremiah 15:9. "The sun shall be changed to darkness and the moon to blood." Joel 2:31. An interesting story is told in connection with the ancient total solar eclipse of May 28, 585 B.C. Thales of Miletus, then consid ered the chief of the "seven wise men" of Greece and known as being well versed in mathe matics and astronomy, had pre dicted this complete blackout. The story is told by Herodotus, the historian. On the fateful day the Medes and Lydians were engaged in a fierce battle. Evidently no one had time to look at the sky until the sunlight was rapidly fading. Suddenly night came on a long time before sunset. Were the gods terribly offended? The phenomenon made such an im pression on the fighters that the battle was brought to a sudden halt and a lasting peace between the two nations resulted. Would I that we could have more total wagen has the power and stamina of a grizzly but the appetite ol a canary, it is ruggedly built, chockfull of power and it handles like a dream. Still greater performance at no less economy characterizes the Volkswagen. 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