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TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Thursday, September 8, 1955
National WCTU President
Says Use of Alcohol is
Major Problem of Nation
The increasing use of alcohol, with its attendant evils, is the
nation's -major social and economic problem the president of the
National Woman's Christian Temperance union said in Medford
last night. Mrs. Glenn H. Hays, Evanston, HI., spoke at a banquet
of the 72nd annual convention of the Oregon WCTU, which opened
yesterday in First Methodist church. Mrs. Fred J. Tooze, Portland,
president of the Oregon union, presided.
"The incidence of alcoholism
in the United States," Mrs. Hays
said, "now exceeds that of tu
berculosis by 10 per cent, can
cer by 50 per cent and polio by
225 per cent."
Mrs. Hays added that alcohol
ism, however, is only one phase
of the liquor problem and added
that traffic safety, crime, juve
nile delinquency and health
problems are all more and more
affected by the increasing use
of alcohol in this country. Forty
three of the 48 states have com
missions or bureaus to work on
this problem, she said, but that
almost all of them approach it
from the standpoint of rehabili
tation instead of prevention.
"There is little or no attempt
to educate toward total abstin
ence, and any program which
puts its stress on rehabilitation
instead of abstinence is doomed
to failure," she declared.
Mrs. Hays quoted figures to
show that the use of alcohol is
responsible for a high percent
age of the traffic accidents in
this country and then turned to
an FBI report which shows that
out of nearly 2,000,000 arrests
for crimes, 59 per cent were for
driving while drinking, for dis
orderly conduct caused by drink
laws or for just "plain drunk-eness."
"This is the major share of
the $20 billion crime bill which
we pay every year," she added.
"Drinking and drinking places
re ideale breeding places for
crime," the national president
declared.
Developing her theme of
"know your adversary and
know your weapons" Mrs. Hays
discussed the matter of radio and
television advertising of liquor
and what she called the "sub
versive" movement in this coun
try to discredit text books used
in schools to educate children
about alcohol and to "make the
liquor traffic respectable." Mrs.
Hays mentioned articles in
"Grade Teacher" in "US News
and World Report" and in "Parent-Teacher'0,
in which articles
were published which the speak
er said discredited these text
books. She said the articles did
not mention specific text books
and did urge parents to investi
gate for themselves. Mrs. Hays
defended these text books say
ing "it is fine material, sanely
presented."
Weapons against alcohol in
cluded the breath tests for driv
ers involved in accidents, books
and other material which give
factual material on the affects
of the use of alcohol and legisla
tion, Mrs. Hays said. She recom
mended the book "What About
Alcohol" and said that the union
works continuously for national
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legislation which would ban ad
vertising of liquor.
Mrs. Hays spoke of the na
tional WCTU's efforts to edu
cate 'teen age and younger boys
and girls for total abstinence
from drink through its Youth
Temperance council, Loyal Tem
perance Legion and youth
camps. "The child who learns to
fit total abstinence into his life
has a good safeguard," she said
Mrs. Hays closed her talk with
the Bible story of David and
Goliath and the quotation ."For
the battle is the Lord's."
Retreat Planned
By Presbyterians
Church school workers of
First Presbyterian church,- Med-
ford, will hear first hand news
from their pastor, Dr. D. Kirk
land West, on the outreach work
of the church when they meet
for the annual fall retreat. It
will be held at Katydid ranch
September 10.
The group will leave the val
ley shortly before 8 a.m. Satur
day, arriving at the ranch for a
coffee hour at 9. The program
which will begin at 10 a.m. will
include a report by Mrs. James
Hoey on the international Sun
day school convention which
she attended in Cleveland in
July, and a report from Dr. West
on the world-wide work of the
church as he saw it in his recent
round-the-world mission tour.
Following luncheon, plans for
the fall quarter will be discus
sed by staff members of the var
ious departments. About 50 are
expected to attend.
Evening Guild
To Hear Talk by
Bishop Swift
Mrs. Robert Corbin, president
of St. Marks Evening guild, has
announced that only one meeting
will be held in the month of
September. This meeting will be
Tuesday night, September the
20th, at the Parish Hall at 8 p.m.
The guild's honored guest will
be the Rt. Rev. Bishop A. Ervine
Swift, missionary bishop to Por
to Rico and the Virgin Islands.
This meeting is open to all
Parish members and their
friends, Mrs. Corbin stated.
Club to Meet
Junior Degree of Honor will
meet Saturday, September 10, at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. G.
Wilson, 7 Chestnut street, from
2 to 4 p.m. Mrs. ' Wilson, club
director, states that following
the meeting there will be games
and a wiener roast. Members
may bring friends to the meeting.
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Los Angeles U.R) A new
weapon in the war on cancer
the world's first atomic energy
reactor designed specifically for
medical treatment and research
will be built here by the Uni
versity of California.
The reactor, to be built at the
university's Medical Center, will
provide for two types of radia
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neutrons.
These can be beamed selective'
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present forms of radiation.
The reactor's atomic fuel
enough to produce gamma rays
of a greater intensity than those
produced by 50 pounds of radium
-will be obtained on loan from
the Atomic Energy Commission.
It will consist of about four gal
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highly enriched in uranium 235.
The fuel will be contained in a
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The solution type reactor will
be self-contained. No radioactive
particles, fumes or smoke will
be ' exhausted into the atmos
phere or sewage systems.
The reactor, expected to be
completed within 18 months,
will be built by North American
Aviation's nuclear engineering
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the California Institute for Can
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be paid for by the university.
When completed, experiments
will be- conducted first on ani
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dessert
State WCTU
Convention
Continues
The 72nd annual convention
of the Oregon Woman's Christ
ian Temperance union continued
here today at First Methodist
church, with election of officers
slated this morning. Mrs. Fred
J. Tooze, Portland, Oregon pres
ident, presided for the sessions
which opened yesterday with
about 150 attending.
Department directors present
ed a skit this morning, directed
by Mrs. M. G. Weatherby, Port
land, corresponding secretary,
and department conferences fol
lowed. Scheduled for this afternoon
were the president's recommend
ation, report of the resolutions
committee, presentation of a
new membership plan by Mrs.
Weatherby, "Junior Citizens on
Parade" by the Medford Loyal
Temperance Legion, and a White
Ribbon review by Mrs. Necia
Buck, Corvallis, honorary state
president of the union.
Tonight Mrs. Tooze will ad
dress the convention, speaking
on "The Foundation Standeth
Sure." Also on tonight's pro
gram will be a playlet "Bottles
and Brakes" by the Youth Tem
perance council, and a pearl
speech contest. The convention
will close Friday noon.
Mrs. Glenn G. Hays, Evan
ston, 111., national WCTU presi
dent, spoke twice yesterday,
once on the floor of the conven
tion and again for the annual
banquet in the evening. In the
afternoon session she urged
members of the Oregon union
to join in implementing a na
tionwide crusade for Christian
citizenship among both adults
and youth. She outlined plans
adopted at the 81st annual con
vention of the national organi
zation, which ended last week
in Long Beach, Calif., to carry
out . the program at national,
state and local levels.
"First objective of the cru
sade," Mrs. Hay said, "is for
total abstinence from' drink
among children and youth, with
the effort to be spearheaded by
the WCTU's youth and children
affiliates, the Youth Temper
ance council of Teen Agers and
the Loyal Temperance Legion,
and adult members.
A widely expanded program
of alcohol education in schools
and colleges is included in the
program and according to Mrs.
Hays, it will be carried out with
courses for teachers, intercol
legiate oratorical contests and
visual aids for both high and
grade schools.
"Crusade plans call fo a real
istic and positive approach to
the problem of alcoholism, with
emphasis on prevention in pre
ference to cure."
About' 150 attended last
night's banquet. Bringing greet
ings were John Pletsch, presi
dent of Jackson County Cham
ber of Commerce; Mayor Earl
M. Miller, the Rev. Thomas Mc
Camant, president of ' Medford
Ministerial association; Mrs. J.
Claude Sparks, president, Med
ford Council of Church Women;
Leonard B. Mayfield, superin
tendent of Medford public
schools and Charles P. Champin
Jr., chief of police. Mrs. William
I. Hargis, Portland, president
Of the Multnomah county WCTU
and state vice-president, respond
ed. Also introduced were Mrs.
Necia Buck, Corvallis, honorary
state president; and other Ore
gon officers including Mrs. C.
C. Farr, Coos Bay, recording sec
retary; Miss Jennie M. Smith,
Portland, treasurer; Mrs. M. G.
Weatherby corresponding secre
tary; Mrs. Ralph H. Mort, Port
land, . national director of tem
perance education in churches
and Schools; Mrs. Lola Bodine,
secretary of the Children's Farm
home, Corvallis; Mrs. Delia Mil
ler, Portland, director of the
home; Mrs. Guy Cox, president
of the Medford union Mr. Cox
and Mrs. Minnie Bryant, a state
director and president of Jackson-Josephine
Bi-county union.
Dr. Raymond E. Balcomb gave
the invocation and the Rev. J. T.
Dixon, the benediction. Robert
Wright sang, accompanied by
Mrs. C. R. Adamson. The meet
ing closed with a motion picture,
"What About AlcohoL"
Visitors Spend
Week End Here
William Tarns of the Navy
has returned to Point Mugu,
Calif., after spending the Labor
day holiday week end with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. C.
Tarns, 219 South Holly street
Other guests at the Tarns'
home were Mr. and Mrs. Preston
Streight, Ventura, Calif. Mr.
Streight is also stationed at Point
Mugu. The group visited Crater
Lake and other points of inter
est in the valley during their
stay.
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6:30 p.m. Electa social club,
Reames chapter.
7 p.m. Talisman Rosebud
Council, Pythian Sunshine girls,
Pythian building.
8 p.m. Past Noble Grand
club, Girls Community club.
8 p.m. FOE auxiliary, lodge
hall.
8 p.m. Reames chapter No.
66, OES, Medford Masonic hall.
Friday
10:30 a.m. Phoenix Garden
club, Community club.
1 p.m. St. Martha's Guild
style show and luncheon, Pros
pect High school gymnasium.
1:30 p.m. Women's Guild,
Zion Lutheran church.
Leftover Cake
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oven, then serve with a topping
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some of the peach syrup, flav
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or mint extract.
Bright girl
my Betsy!"
I just can't get over the marvel
- ous way my Betsy outsmarts her
housework. Take wood floors for
instance. I hear other wives com
plain about all the scrubbing and
waxing they have to do. But not
my Betsy! She cleans and waxes
them in one easy operation with"
Bruce Cleaning Wax. Why, she's
through in half the time and fresh
as a daisy! And our beautiful wood
floors are always getting compli-
ments. My Betsy and her Bruce
Cleaning Wax sure make small work
of a big job. I'm
mighty proud of
both of them.
P.S. For lighter
waxing on linoleum
and wood, Betsy uses
Bruce Floor Cleaner.
Crib to College
Now on Market
By TERESA REESE
United Press Correspondent
Chicago (U.R) Furniture the
children can use after they grad
uate from the crib until they
graduate from college now is the
aim of of the manufacturers of
juvenile furnishings.
Children's furnishings d i s
played at the summer markets
here revealed new twists on the
"grown-up" styling that began a
few seasons ago. ,
One of the most practical prod
ucts was a full-length twin bed
with detachable side arms. A
matching "builder set" in white
and warm brown has chests, ta
bles and shelves which can be
added to as the child needs more
room for storage. All. are styled
along the lines of adult furniture.
Trundle Beds
Another company showed
some additions to its "two-tone
grown-up" line, notably a two
drawer chest and sliding - door
cabinet which can fit on top of
the chest.
The same firm used fiberglas
extensively in its new . line of
strollers for the younger set.
A "growing up lamp" was dis
played by another manufacturer.
It's a wall pin-up with a decor
ated folding yardstick to chart
a child's growth.'
Trundle beds are replacing
bunk beds in children's room's.
Manufacturers say that it's safer
to have one bed stored under
neath another and ready to pull
out than to have the beds
stacked.
One maple trundle accomo
dates a full 74-inch mattress in
the lower unit. Another trundle
Furniture
for Children
is a compact sleeping study unit
for two youngsters in a small
bedroom. The footboard is a desk
and study area with two drawers.
Picnic Tablo
Davy Crockett naturally,
reared his influential head in
juvenile furniture lines. He left
his stamp on a felt base rug for
children's rooms, a folding card-player-supper
table and on sev
eral beds.
Another' new item was a juve
nile picnic table with attached
benches in wood and wrought
iron. The top of the table opens
to become a sandbox. In winter
the table can be moved indoors
and the sandbox used for toy
storage.
Scaled-down models of popu
lar adult furniture are increasing
in popularity. A number of man
ufacturers showed pint-sized can
vas and wrought-iron "butterfly"
and metal or plywood bucket
chairs.
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Dr. Francis Neff '
Visitor in Valley
Dr. Francis M. Neff, Long
Beach, Calif., recently . vaca
tioned in the Rogue valley visit
ing his mother, Mrs. Gertrude
Neff, 2172 Jacksonville highway,
a brother, J. Asher Neff, and a
nephew, Gene Adril Neff.
Dr. Neff is a former principal
of Oak Grove school. He studied
medicine at the Osteopathic
School of Physicians and Sur
geons in Los Angeles, and re
ceived a specialists' certificate
after proctology study in the
While In the valley, Dr. Neff
fished in Muir creek and at
tended two Shakespearean plays.
Neuberger Favors Soviet Church Tour
Portland (U.R) Sen. Rich
ard Neuberger (D-Ore.) today
urged Secretary of State John
Foster Dulles to sponsor a tour
of Russia by American religious
leaders and , church editors.
In a letter to the secretary,
Neuberger said the project
"might contribute materially to
ward bringing the peoples of
these two vast nations closer to
gether. "Because religion is so symbol
ic of peace and brotherhood and
understanding," he said, "I
would think that anything that
could encourage a rebirth of re
ligion in the Soviet Union might
likewise help to reduce war
like ' tendencies and belligeren
cies in that nation."
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est of California's 58 counties,
is 22nd in population
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