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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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Woman Fatally Burned
Portland (U.R) A Port
land woman died on her way to
a hospital here Friday after suf
fering accidental burns while
visiting in Longview, Wash.
Mrs. Helen Caplan, 50, was
burned when a cigarette set her
dress afire. She was given first
aid at a Longview hospital, but
died en route to Portland.
She was the wife of Ben M.
Caplan, owner of the Peninsula
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Bogota, Colombia (U.R)
Fifteen persons were reported
today to have been killed by a
landslide which buried the set
tlement of Jamaica in western
Colombia. This brought to 29
the number of fatalities due to
heavy rains in that area since
Tuesday when 14 persons were
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