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i EIGHT MTDrORD (OSIOOV) MAS. TBIBUKK Tuesday, October 4, 1953 Atomic3 Radiation May Be Used To Keep Meat Fresh Richmond, Calif: (U.R) Within the next two or three years the food industry will be using atomic energy radiation to keep meat and vegetables fresh and unspoiled for months with out refrigeration. Morris R. Jeppson, president of the Applied Radiation Corp, of Walnut Creek, Calif., told guests at the "Atoms For Peace" show here yesterday that the Army Quartermaster Corps is currently sponsoring research on the use of radiation for food sterilization at more than 40 in stitutions throughout the coun try. "The most immediately prom ising use for radiation is the treatment of potatoes and onions to prevent sprouting in storage" Jeppson said. "It is estimated that 30 per cent of the potato harvest is discarded because of sprouting and other forms of spoilage, and this represents an annual loss of approximately $600,000,000 at the retail level." ca Jeppson said complete steril ization, using 2,000,000 units of radiation, allows certain foods to remain fresh for months. Partial sterilization keeps food five to 10 times longer in storage, and low dosage applications controls parasites in pone, insects in grain and cereals and prevents sprouting of onions and potatoes. New Haven, Conn. (U.R) A woman who found what appear ed to be a paste diamond ring on a train in 1948 thought it was too big to be real. But recently she had it appraised "just for the fun of it" and learned it was worth $5,000. TV Crew Relaxes; Copperhead Shot AsheTille, N.C. (U.R) Chief engineer John Randolph and relaxed station WISE-TV crew reported to work today without the assorted rakes, hoes, pistols and rifles they have been carrying for the past" two days. Randolph shot a 27-inch copperhead in the control room Monday. The snake had disappeared Into cable housing two days ago when Randolph frightened It with a TV floodlight. Jess Barker Ordered To Make Payments Hollywood (U.R) Actor Jess Barker, who claimed his rela tions with actress Yvonne Doughty were "strictly on a friendship basis" long before her child was conceived, must make psternity payments until his re lationship to the child is defi nitely established. Superior . Judge Elmer D Doyle ruled yesterday after three days of testimony in a prelimi nary hearing on the actress' pa ternity suit that there was suf ficient evidence to require Bar ker to make the payments pend ing trial of the suit. The 25-year-old actress-model accused Barker, 41, of fathering the baby she expects in Novem ber. She said she began being intimate with Barker in March, 1954, and their romance con tinued through May of this year. Doyle ordered Barker to pay the actress $50 monthly sup port beginning Nov. 1, $250 in attorney fees and $50 court costs as well as doctor and hospital bills. Dead line Sunday Classified is at noon Saturday; 1 a. m. Monday for Monday; other days 5:30 crevious day aw-sHv- r .. ...... ..sv..v. -:-.v.v. .v. .,.':.:.'.'.-.'. -:.-.-... .-a rs. wwn.. Ever wish you could wave goodbye to the stay-at-homes on shore ? Flowers in staterooms . . . champagne, confu sion and telegrams! An exciting send-off for the vacation of your life! Everybody deserves at least one trip to far-off lands to see exciting travel spots to visit old friends and relatives to make a lifetime of memories. Don't you wish you were taking off? The shortest route between you in your armchair and you in a deck chair is via the Payroll Savings Plan. ' Join the Payroll Savings Plan where you work. Tell your company pay office how much you want to save each payday. They'll save out that amount from your check before you have a chance to spend it. Then, when enough money accumulates in your account, they'll buy you a U. S. Series E Savings Bond. That's when your nest egg really starts growing. When held to maturity (9 years and 8 months) each Series , E" Bond pays an average of 3 per year, compounded semiannually. And now, with the automatic extension privilege it will go on paying that same fine interest for to more years. That means a return of up to 80 more than you originally invested. By investing regularly in U.S. Savings Bonds, you can easily get that long awaited ocean trip . . . that down payment on a new home ... or other impor tant savings goals. For example,, save just $5.00 every week through the Payroll Savings Plan. In 5 short years you'll have $1,367 enough to take you where you want to go. Join the Payroll Savings Plan today! If you're self-employed, start investing regularly in United States Savings Bonds where you bank! O 4 The V. 3. Government doe not pay for tkie advertising. The Treasury Department thanke. far their patriotie donation, the Advertising Council end Medford Yearbook Wins Top Rating The 1954-55 edition of "The Crater," yearbook published by Medford High school, won the top "All-American" rating of the National Scholastic Press asso ciation, it was reported today. All-American ratings are given to a limited number of high school yearbooks throughout the country, and represent the high est achievement possible in the field. Barbara Roach, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Roach, 3350 Delta Waters rd., now a student at. Willamette university, was editor of last year's year book. Some of the points of the book which received "excellent" ratings included photography, business management and copy writing. Frank Bash Jr. was busi ness manager, and Don Robin son was copy editor. . . . .v Indictment Voted In Marcus Kidnaping San Francisco (U.R) The San Francisco County Grand Jury has voted a felony kidnap ing indictment against Mrs. Betty Jean Benedicto, 28-year-old blonde who confessed taking baby Robert Marcus from his crib at Mount Zion Hospital Sepfi 19. The jury heard four witnesses at a 40-minute session last night. Mrs. Benedicto herself did not appear. She remained under ob servation at the psychiatric ward at San Francisco Hospital, where she was taken last week after she swallowed four small spring clips pried off her prison cot. Conviction of felony kidnap ing, which involves no harm to the victim or ransom demands, carries a possible term of from one to 25 years of imprisonment Southern Pacific Announces Mergers San Francisco (U.R) South ern Pacific company announced yesterday it has merged five of its principal subsidiaries into the parent company, in a move de signed to "simplify financial and administrative procedures." Involved are the railroad lines of Southern Pacific Railroad Company, Dawson Railway Com pany, El Paso and Rock Island Railway .Company, and El Paso and Southwestern Railroad Com pany. , ' President D. J. Russell of Southern Pacific said the lines of the five subsidiaries extend for some 5,800 miles in Cali fornia,' Arizona and New Mexico. Prior to the merger, Russell said, -the lines were owned by the subsidiaries but were oper ated by Southern Pacific Com pany under lease. The parent company assumes all debts of the subsidiaries as part of the merger. Court Case Expected To Prove Duck Soup Fairlawn, N.J. (U.R) Atty. Samuel Black has been appoint ed "Ambassador of Good Will" in a court case that may prove to be duck soup. Irving Leibowitz complained Monday that a pet duck owned by his neighbor Clarence Hart wick went "quack - quacking" around the neighborhood all the time. Hartwick countered that be cause Liebowitz didn't like the duk he stood outside his house at mealtime and "quack-quacked" himself. Juvenile Officials In Favor of Series New York (U.R) Juvenile Court officials in New York are all in favor of the World Series. Atty. John A. McAvinue not ing the small number jf juven ile cases on the usually heavy court calendar said "the World Series must have them nailed to radios and television sets." Dead line Sunday Classified is at noon Saturday: 10 ajn Monday for Monday: other days 5:30 previous day So smooth it leaves you breathless rv 1 rnirrioff i0 qtraiest name vuunn 80 proof Made (torn 1 00 grain neutral spirits. See. Picric Smirnoff FU. inc. Hartford, Coon. Oregon Fire Loss Said 20,946 Acres Salem (U.R) State Forester Dwight Phipps said today that Oregon forest fire loss was 20,946 acres this year, the highest since 1951. He said some 588 fires, 400 of them man caused, burned private and state land. Losses on nation al forest land were not included. Phipps congratulated Oregon ians for their cooperation in helping prevent more fires, es pecially during the dry periods in August and early September. He said while cigarettes caused 124 blazes, 95 per cent of the damage was done by lightning induced blazes. Debris burning started 56 fires, logging, 51, camp fires, 20, incendiary 20 and railroads 15 Oscar-Winning Film Director Fined $200 Hollywood (U.R) Michael Curtiz, Academy Award-winning motion picture director, was fin ed $200 yesterday after plead ing guilty to a disturbing the peace charge in connection with his arrest in a skid row hotel. Police officers R. R. Fusilier and D. O. Eggleston said they arrested Curtiz, 68, on Friday, after they saw him in the hotel room watching a married couple engage in a sexual act. Robert Streety, 23, and his wife, Mary, 22, the couple, were fined $100 each. Curtiz won an Academy award in 1943 for his work on "Casa blanca." ' Police said Mrs. Streety has a record for prostitution. Soldier Now Private; breakfast Too Late Borden, Eng. (U.R) -a-James Casey, 24-year-old British sol dier, was a private today because of a late breakfast. Witnesses at his court martial Monday said Casey was anger ed at Pvt. Derek Daley, an army cook because his . egg was not ready and pushed a plate of por ridge into Daley's face. Ford Man To Speak Despite Protests Moscow, Ida. (U.R) The pres ident of the University of Idaho today refused to cancel a sched uled talk by Dr. Robert H. Hut- chins despite an American Le gion request that the Ford Foun dation official be banned from the campus. Dr. D. R. Theophilus said he could find no justification for cancelling Hutchins' talk, sched iiled for sometime in January. District one , of the Idaho American Legion passed a reso- tion Saturday in Coeur d' Alene asking that Hutchins' talk be cancelled because "his record has rendered him unsuitable for such appearances before our students." Conscience Bothers; Woman Asks Ticket Omaha, Neb (U.R) Mrs Chloe Lewis, 66, Council Bluffs, la., walked up to policeman Har old Hug Monday and asked him to write out a traffic ticket for her. "I went through -a red light a week ago and my conscience has been bothering me," she said. Planners Turn Down ! Zone Change Request A request for change of zone was denied at a meeting of the City Planning commission last night. The request was made by Frank R. and Katherine Hiatt to change the zone of property lo cated at 819 South Peach st from Class One B, two family, to Class Two, multiple family. The commission also made a recommendation that the east and west alley in block three of the Crowell division be vacated. Crowell division Is located west of Quince st. and south of West 4th st. The hearing for change of set back on property on the corner of West Eighth and Laurel sts., owned by Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Clabby, was continued until the next regular meeting. Phil Harris May Undergo Surgery Hollywood U.R) Comedian Phil Harris may have to under go surgery for a knee injury he suffered two weeks ago when he bumped the knee getting out of a car. . . The injured knee was placed in a cast yesterday. Dr. Walter Scott said if the knee did not respond to treatment in three weeks surgery would be neces sary. Harris hurt the knee while working in Georgia on a pic ture, "Goodby My Lady." He reinsured the knee while re hearsing for an NBC-TV spec tacular, "Show Biz." The injury forced the comedian to cancel his appearance on the program. Milk Producers To Meet in Reno Milk producer organizations of six western states will meet Oct. 15 in Reno. Nev.. aCCOrd- ley View, president of Oregon Milk Producers. The groups will consider com-T mon problems facing dairy far mers and will seek to consolidate efforts in negotiating with distributors. "A concerted effort of produc er groups seems imperative in view of the many problems in volved in the milk business and the fact that the western states are getting to be more and more concentrated in the hands of the same distributor groups," West erberg said. Represented at the Reno con ference will be groups from Call forriia, Utah, . Arizona, Nevada, Washington and Oregon. Dead line Sunday Classified to at noon Saturday; 10 a.m. Monday tor Monday: other days 5:30 previous day. save BIG SMALL ...but SAVE NOW at First National! 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