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Theyll Do It Every Time By Jimmy Hatlo 'New Look' Given Italian Coin During Its Minting o Rome (U.R) Italy's money is getting a "ne(tlook," and there ' are suggestions to give it a new "name, too. Shiny, feather - light white 'metal coins are gradually re tracing the naper notes that have been in the pockets of Italians since the war in var- , lous stages of dirtiness and dis integration. Sixty minting machines at the state mint here are working at full speed to turn) out new 50 and 100-lireeight and 16 U. S. cents) coirrf1 and at the same time continue production of one, two, five and 10-lire coins. A total 2,350,000,000 coins of the four smaller denominations must be produced to replace paper money completely by the December, 1956 deadline fixed by law. Only 1,334,000,000 have been turned out and are circulat ing so far, with over one billion coins still to be minted. - The 50 and 100-lire coins scheduled to number 100 mil lion of each denomination ; must replace paper currency . completely by the end of 1957. None of these is yet in circula- tion. The new 50 and 100-lire pieces, like the smaller denom ; lnations, are in a special inoxyd- able, steel called acmonital (ac ciaio monetario italiano or Ital ian monetary- steel, first used under Mussolini. They are so light that you can carry them In your pockets by the dozens and hardly notice it. 16t Th Old Day The 50 and 100-lire coins are about one inch in diameter. Fig ures in the front represent Min erva, goddess of wisdom, with a laurel tree, for the 50-lire coin, and blacksmith Vulcanus, god of craftsmanship, on the 100-lire piece. On the rear, both coins bear a woman's head, represent ing the Italian republic. Gradual elimination of the pa per notes for the lower denomi nations has helped improve the domestic prestige of the Italian lire, now one' of Europe's stablest currencies, thanks to the deter mined anti-inflation policies of ; post-war governments. But it is a far cry from by-gone centuries when one lire was worth a ' pound of silver lire comes from "libbra," a pound or even from 100 years ago"1 when national hero Giuseppe Garibaldi claimed every Italian could live on two lire a day. The time at the turn of the century when the lire was worth more than its face value in gold is like a half-forgotten dream. During World War n and in the immediate post-war years, with their flood of Allied military lire (AM-Lire), the lire dropped to about one-sixtieth of its pre-war value, and has stayed at that 'level ever since. Its exchange rate is 625 to the dollar. New Nam The drop in the lira's purchas ing .-ower has been more than offset by raises in worker's in come. But one unpleasant effect .'of the devaluation is- that '.all prices sound much higher than they did before .the war. One, two or five lire don't buy any ; thing any more. Chewing gum costs ten lire, and a bus fare is from 25 to 40 lirei . ... ' To eliminate the unpleasant impression of high prices, some experts are now suggesting one simple change call 100 lire one fiorino (florin), 1,000 lire 10 flor ins, and so on. " ; Tis, they contend, will nave a healthy psychological effect, making people feel that you can - buy more for your money. It will increase confidence in currency, and stimulate savings. Public response to the idea was none too enthusiastic. A poll conducted by the Doxa organiza tion showed only six per cent of Italians had heard about the sug gestion. Well over half of them had no opinion on the subject and just did not care. Few felt it would have any influence on people's spending habits. Supporters of the idea were not discouraged. They pointed out that the public's reaction to thejiew small-denomination coins was likewise negative. Most Italians disliked the coins when they first came out, and showed it by smuggling thousands of them to Switzerland where they were used to make buttons. But little by ;iittle people have become appreciative,' and now generally prefer coins to paper notes. They feel the little metal pieces at least are cleaner than paper. Also, they are more use ful than bits of paper to impress the value of money on children. Ashland-Talent Fund Drive Opens Ashland A drive to raise $14,300 for the Ashland-Talent Youth Activities council during October, got under way here Saturday. Sports events, radio auctions, food sales, dances, parties and other fund raising activities have been planned by civic groups, drive, the Boy scouts, Girl scouts, Campfire girls ,and YMCA, have also planned events to aid the drive in reaching its goal. Permanent status for the Ac tivities council has been assured by the adoption of a constitu tion. Membership in the organi zation consists of one or more representatives from each ser vice organization and recipient group. Members at large are the drive chairman Jor the current year, representatives of the American legion, Elks club, Ministerial as sociation, Demolay, Parent Teacher's association, and the American Association of Univer sity women. Salk Plans Test For New Version Of Policf Vaccine 3 Pittsburgh (U.R) Dr. Jon as E. Salk plans to conduct tests on volunteer school children to learn. whether a new version of his vaccine will provide greater immunity to polio.' The University of Pittsburgh scientist disclosed that ' labora tory tests show that a new vac cine appears more potent than the anti-polio shots now being administered to school children. Dr. Salk announced, in an ar ticle published in the Allegheny County Medical Society's weekly bulletin, that the vaccine to be tested is basically the same' as that now in use, but several dif ferent strains have been devel oped to bolster the vaccine's ab ility to halt polio. First Three Grades He will ask Pittsburgh ischool authorities for permission to test the more powerful vaccines in "certain selected schools," which will include kindergarten pupils and children in ahe first three grades. "Our plan is to intiate the new studies within the next few weeks," he said. It will be. the second time in his. polio vaccine research that Dr. Salk has called upon Pitts burgh area school children for help. Approximately 15,000 were inoculated in the original tests, which were the basis for a na tionwide field trial. ' Results of the 1954 tests show ed the vaccine was 80 to 90. per cent effective in preventing par alytic polio. Salk had been seek ing a vaccine capable of produc ing 100 per cent immunity, even before the historic announce ment of the first vaccine was made at Ann Arbor, Mich., last April 12. Dead Polio Virus Dr. Salk has indicated that some of the preparations to be tested contain strains of . dead polio virus which differ from those used in the licensed pro duct. It was believed that Dr. Salk may have developed a substi tute for the Mahoney strain ! which some critics contend ' should have been removed from the Salk vaccine because it was i too dangerous for experiments, j Marcola, Ore. (U.R) The Mohawk Lumber Company mill which employed about 100 men in this eastern Lane county com munity was closed Saturday. The firm plans to continue woods operations. An official said it was impractical to continue mill operations. Battleground for Hells Canyon Dam Issue Spreads Vancouver, Wash: (U.B The Helle canyon battleground extended farther downstream on the Snake river - today after public and private power forc es clashed bver plans for devel opment of two more damsites.0 a The Northwest Public Power association, representing 99 mun icipal and rural electric systems, charged Saturday that private construction of the Mountain Sheep and Pleasant valley pro jects, would aid creation of a "power octupus." License Sought The Pacific Northwest Power Co., composed of five private utilities, has applied to the Fed eral Power commission, for lic enses toconstruct the two dams. The two dams, aboutC65 miles downstream from the controver sial Hells canyon site, would produce 1,000,000 kilowatt of electric power. Gus Norwood, associate exec utive secretary oyhe Northwest Public Power association, ' said his group had filed a petition of intervention with the F.PXI against the private projects. The association petition pro poses construction of a federal dam at the Nez Pearce site downstream from Mountain Sheep. The association said such a federal dam would produce 1,980,000 kilowatts of electric power and also store 4,800,000 acre feet of water. o Controversy Spreads The petition of intervention also charges that ' the combina tion of private utilities into the Pacific Northwest Power Co., raises questions under laws per taining to holding companies. : The battle over the Mountain Sheep and Pleasant Valley sites spreads controversy ' over most of the length of Hells canyon, the deepest gorge in North Am erica. Public and private pow er forces have been fighting since World War II over wheth erethre loW-level private dams or one high government dam should develop the upper reach es of the canyon. 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