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atlGHT MEDrORD (OREGOIT) MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday, September II, IS53 I 'x t isWi Si' REALISTIC An American airman peers from deep hole in the desert at Stead. Air Force Base, Nev., into which he was eonfined as part of a 17-day -course designed to introduce him to Red brainwashing techniques. Defending the school, the Air Force said it prepares airmen for the terror and brutal treatment of Communist prison camps in case of capture. . Opposition to Pay TV Hit as Self-interest Washington (Special) In a reply filed last week with the Federal Communications Com mission, Zenith Radio corpora tion ripped formal comments filed In opposition to subscription TV by television network and enovie theater interests. Zenith laid stress on the fact that the only opposition to sub scription TV came from two en tities, TV networks and movie theater owners. It charged the motive underly ing this opposition was a selfish desire to maintain monopolistic control of TV programming and motion picture exhibition, with no regard to public benefit from subscription TV. Points CUed Specifically, Zenith asserted that CBS and NBC oppose sub scription TV because it would supply better TV service and free the public from being a cap tive audience that must watch sponsored programs or have no TV; would provide a new, addi tional, and competitive source of programs and revenue for the broadcast industry; and would unshackle TV stations from the monopolistic control networks (fow exercise over TV programs a'nd revenues. The reply further stated that movie theater owners oppose subscription TV because it would permit the public to see new, theater-quality motion pictures and other box office caliber en tertainment in the home at lower prices and with greater conven ience than attending the theater. Three Thefts Reported To Sheriff's Office Three minor thefts were re ported to Sheriff's officers Thursday. Officers are investigating the theft of a .22 caliber pistol valued at $70 from a car be longing to Gerald S. Von Ting, 1853 Delta Waters rd. Von Ting said the pistol was stolen while his car was parked overnight at the Rogue River Lodge. Early Thursday morning a call was received reporting about $15 worth of bicycle parts stolen from Rogue River Acad emy. - 1 Bill Oden, Butte Falls, report ed a break and entry at "Pen nington's" place near Butte Falls. Several items were said missing from the house. Astronomy Questions By J. HUGH PRUETT Astronomer, Extension Division Oregon Hither Education System Here are some questions which are often asked me: 1. "What do you think about flying saucers?" It seems that these little aerial acrobats are not attracting much attention at present. There was a spell a few years ago when nu- Continued Growth Seen for Western Business, Industry Portland (U.R) Expansion of industry and business in the western state will continue to be based on the growing popula tion of the area, 300 delegates to the Western Area Develop ment Conference were told here Friday. Speakers at the final day of the session said the major manu facturing change eventually in the West would be the attrac tion of plants from the east which don't think it practical to build here now because of the relatively small market. Speaking of the westward mi gration of people, Cris Dobbins, president of the Ideal Cement Company, Denver, Colo., said: "The business of satisfying the needs and wan,ts of these people will provide the basis for con tinued industrial and economic growth, probably greater than in any other area of the conti nental United States." Most speakers were optimistic about the West's expanding eco nomy, but Robert Fratus, Oak land, of Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Company, warned that lack of cheap hydroelectric power might force aluminum company expansion into areas other than the West. Lyman Slack Planning Appeal on NLRB Ruling Portland U.R) Lyman Slack, Portland automobile dealer, Saturday said he plan ned to appeal a National Labor Relations board ruling that he had been guilty of unfair labor practices. Examiner Martin S. Bennett ruled that the auto firm had illegally discharged two em ployees and otherwise interfer ed with the right of employees to organize. ' , The two employees were dis charged, after, the Mount Hood local of the AFL International Association of Machinists, started an organizational cam paign at the company. . merous people were reporting sightings. My personal opinion is that 95 per cent of all these can easily be explained. I have many times been called from bed to see one of these rare objects only to find that it was Venus or Jupiter or a bright star at low altitude dancing and flashing various colors due to atmospheric disturbance near the horizon. But too many reliable persons have reported "unexplainables" to dismiss all as imaginations. I have long thought these are offi cial experimentations which have not been made public. I haven't yet been convinced they are space ships from other planets. Inhabitants Likely 2. "Is it likely that other bodies in the universe besides the earth are inhabited by intel ligent beings?" ' It seems to me to be quite like ly. All the stars are suns, but so distant we have no means of knowing whether they have planets revolving around them as has our sun. But it seems un reasonable that out of the bil lions and trillions of suns, ours would be the only one surround ed by planets. And it would be strange that out of almost count less worlds, our earth would be the only one inhabited. The earth is no longer considered the cen ter of the universe. Just because we happen to live on it is no reason to think it is favored above all worlds. No Life on Moon 3. "Does it seem possible that life may exist on the moon?" It is generally believed that the moon is an absolutely dead body. Being so near the earth, our telescopes can see the details of its mountainous surface quite distinctly. These seems to be no air or water on the lunar surface, therefore life such as we know could not exist there. Occasion ally some observer has reported a variation in coloration on the floor of some crater. 4. "What is the difference be tween a comet and a meteor?" Persons reporting a bright me teor sometimes call it 'a comet. The two are similar in that they appear in the sky and often have long tails. A comet appears sta tionary among the stars at the instant one is looking at it, and may be visible for weeks or months before distance takes it beyond our sight. A meteor moves swiftly across the heavens and is gone within a few seconds Actually the two objects have little resemblance. A comet is usually many millions of miles from the earth and its tail is mil lions of miles long. A meteor is a relatively small object, heated to incandescence by friction within our atmosphere at heights of from 20 to 70 miles above the earth's surface. Long-Haul Truckersl Granted Rate Hikes Portland (U.R) Oregon's long-haul truckers were granted rate increases ranging up to six per cent on intra-state freight in an, order Friday by Charles H. Heltzel, public utilities com missioner. Heltzel said the order, effec tive Sept. 16, was designed to offset wage increases won by AFL teamsters in a 25 day strike which ended June 13. Increases affect mainly small shipments which shippers say are most time consuming. The order brings rates within Oregon into line with interstate rates filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission. They are also in line with rates granted recently in Washington by the ICC and the Washington Public Service Commission. BACK TO SCHOOL with vtNSSy Home Foreclosure in Springfield Sought Portland (U.R) Petitions seeking foreclosure on 68 houses owned by Springfield Homes of Springfield were brought here Friday by the Federal National Mortgage association, a govern ment corporation which holds the mortgages. The houses are part of a 140 home project. They were unsold and were being rented ,out by the company. Dewey Palmer, FNMA attor ney, said original mortgages on the houses were about $8,100 each. He said the balance was now about $7,000 each. The Springfield project was the second big Oregon housing project against which foreclos ure petitions have been filed. Palmer foreclosed on more than 100 homes owned by Roseburg Homes Inc., in Roseburg. LUCKY MOPPET Middletown, Conn. (U.R) Two-year-old Mari-Jo Rawlinitis climbed into the family automo bile and released the hand brake. The car careened down a hill, missed several other cars, swerv ed off the road, crossed a lawn and hit a parked auto.. Both ve hicles were wrecked. Mari-Jo was unhurt. Use Mail Tribune Want Ada Daily's U-Drive Medford Airport For Best Results! Use Tribune Want Ads NT WITH BURGESS PAINT & WALLPAPER STORE Comer 6th & Holly, DiofOMfly Across from rha Poor Offiao We Givo StH Groen Stamp PHONE 2-9321 "Lot U Racommand a ReKaMe Paint" WFomaftTiora! Yv Tilt WAY Mww : rfflOWLEDBE!; Win A Free Subscription ! In the Mail Tribune Current Event Quiz Which Announces the Mail Tribune Annual bargain Pays September 10th Through September 19th How Completely Do You Read Your Newspaper? HERE ARE THE RULES t 1. Just fill in the answers to the twenty questions about people and current events. Mail your entry within 24 hours if delivery is by Mail Tribune Carrier or within 36 hours if delivery is by mail in Jackson, Josephine or Siskiyou Counties. Only entries in the three counties will be considered. 2. Today's winner will be announced the corresponding day next week and presented with a FREE SUBSCRIPTION for one year. 3. Entry in each day's contest is permitted, but only one award is available to one subscriber. . 4. Employees of the Medford Printing Company, their families and Newspaper Carriers of the Mail Tribune will not be allowed to participate in the contest. 5. Entries become the property of the Medford Printing Company and the decision of the Contest Judges will be final. THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN TAKEN FROM THE MAIL TRIBUNE, WEEK OF JULY 10, 1955. Below are listed 20 incomplete sentences. Complete each sentence by selecting one of the five state ments below it and write the number of the statement in the space provided. 1. Siskiyou County, our neighbor to the south, has been experi encing . 1. The worst water shortage in years. 2. The worst drought in years. 3. The best alfalfa crop in 5 years. 4. More forest fires than last year. 5. More road building than 'ever before. 2. The Medford Furniture Store fire topped dollars. 1. $50,000 2. $150,000 3. $100,000 4. $200,000 5. None of these. 3. Plans are in the offing to hold a centennial celebration at Port land during the year of . 1. 1958 2. 1959 3. 1960 4. 1961 5. 1962 . 4. In addition to the Shakespearean plays presented in Ashland this year, the , which began in 1 952 is being expanded. 1. Sale of refreshments. 2. Presentation of souvenirs. 3. Mu sic program. 4. Display of Elizabethan costumes. 5. Lectures on Elizabethan culture. 5. Roy Tatum, who has been the football coach at Eastern College , of Education has accepted the post of line coach at . - " 1 . University of Idaho. 2. University of Portland. 3. Gonzaga University. 4. University of Colorado. 5. University of Ari zona. 6. At least one other city in the U. S. besides Ashland celebrates an annual Shakespearean Festival. That city is 1. Rome, Georgia. 2. Athens, North Carolina. 3, Ithica, New York. 4. Stamford, Connecticut. 5. Erie, P ennsylvania. 7. The only two real leaders at the Geneva conference were . 1. Eisenhower and Eden. 2. Eisenhower and Bulganj. .3. Eis enhower and Churchill. 4. Eisenhower and Faures. 5. Eisen hower and Malenkov. ! 8. Actor, Clark Gable's new bride is the former 1. Barbara Hutton. 2. Gloria Vanderbilt. 3. Kay Williams. 4. Jean Simmons. 5. Michael Andree. 9. First baseman, Jack Cooney is the new player manager of the Cheney Studs. He replaces . ' 1. Bill Askwith. Tex Gatlin. 3. Clarence Mellbye. 4. Tony Trabert. 5. Alva Perkins. 1 0. The first to be born In captivity has just arrived at the Bronx Zoo in New York. 1. King Cobra. 2. Duck Billed Platypus. 3. Armadillo. 4. Aardvark. 5. Zoophyte. 11. The new chairman of the Medford School Board is . 1. Mrs. Lucile Brock. 2. Otto Ewaldson. 3. E. H. Hed rick. 4. Edward Branchfield. 5. Rebecca Jensen. 1 2. Michaela Denis, the London blond, known as the "white goddess" to some African tribes has stated that she would like nothing bet ter than to have the head of hung on her living room wall. I. A "muganga". 2. A Matusow. 3. An Iguana. 4. A safari. 5. Ernest Hemingway. 13. Dedication of the new Air Force Academy took place on July I I . It's permanent site will be at . 1. Colorado Springs. 2. Denver. 3. Hamilton Air Force Base. 4. Lowry Air Force Base. 5.- Kelly Field. 14. Mrs. John Madigan, an Akron, Ohio, grandmother, has become famous overnight due to her . 1. Winning a large sum of money on a TV show. 2. Non stop flight around the world. 3. Finding a uranium deposit in Canada. 4. Sitting on top of a flag pole for 123 consecu tive days. 5. Being the first woman to fly a jet plane.' 1 5. State Senator Phillip Lowry has demanded a hearing by the Public Utilities Commissioner on the proposed . ' 1. Ban of logging trucks o use the highways on Saturday. 2. Abandonment of the S.P. passenger service north from Ash land. 3. Expansion of ODPCO's facilities in the Klamath basin. 4.' Additional weight allowance for trucks. 5. Increase in telephone rates. The Mau Mau cult, after three years of provoking terrorism, is on it's way out in 1. India. 2. Pakistan. 3. Korea. 4. Africa. 5. Egypt. Leases for 12,000 acres in Jackson County have recently been acquired for the purpose of exploration for 1 . Radio active materials ' 2. New tree plantings. 3. Fos sils and Indian relics. 4. Additional farm crops. - 5. Oil. July 13 saw perfect weather for most of the nation, bur in Europe a freak heat wave took a heavy toll of lives. Deaths were not directly caused by the heat but from 1 . Lightning. 2. Drownings. 3. Floods. " 4. Automobile , accidents. 5. Tornadoes. ' . . ' The county health officer warned parents this week to keep) their children from wading in Bear Creek. The main reason for this warning is due to . 1 . High incidence of polio which may be contracted from dirty water. 2. Children cutting themselves on broken glass and cans.. 3. The sewage that is dumped in the water may causa disease. 4. Water is not good for children. 5. It bothers tha residents along the creek. 20. The Treasury department collected more than $11,000,000 In additional revenue during the first half of 1955 from . 1. Fines from convicted tax evaders. 2. More strict tariff regulations. . 3. Sale of government owned forest ands. 4. Sales of confiscated enemy property of World War II. 5. Rais ing the gasoline tax. 16. 17. 18. 19. Contest Judges Mail Tribune, Medford, Oregon. Date 1955 Please find my answers to the Mail Tribune Current Events Quiz. Signed. Street or Route.. Sunday, Sept. 11th Town.
