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G TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Thursday, January 3. 1958 V & S WV4to'-A "STOP'S NO ONE WAS HURT A Satire jet bums in the street of densely populated Levittown, N. Y., after exploding 6000 feet in mid-air and crashing into a parked car. The pilot, Capt. .T. B. Buechler parachuted to safety, rhe plane narrowly missed several homes. No one was reported injured. Number of Alcoholics in U.S. Set At 4,589,000; 705,000 Women By DELOS SMITH United Press Sciene Ediior New York (U.R) The fresh est and most scientifically tested statistics place the number of alcoholics in the United States at 4,589,000, of whom 705,000 are women. This amounts to 4,390 alcohol ics for each 100,000 of popula tion on a nation-wide basis. But the Ration's capital showed, a rate oi 7,tuu per mu.uuu popula tion which was the highest on a regional basis. Of the states, California led all the rest, with a rate of 7,060, followed by Connecticut, Neva da, Delaware, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Illin ois in that order. Only one state had a rate of fewer than 2,000 per 100,000 population Idaho with 1,770. In "ascending order were South Carolina, Alabama, from this least alcoholic state Iowa, Kansas, South Dakota, Utah and Mississippi. Show Slow Increase The new statistics are for the year 1953 and showed only a slight over-all increase from those of the previous year from 4,380 per 100,000 popula tion to 4,390. This carried fur ther a slow increase in rate that began after 1930 which showed the lowest recorded, 2,680 per 100,000 population. The rate for 1910 was 4,990 per 100,000 population. Those are the statistics from th eYale University center for the Study of Alcohol. The ques tion is, what is to be made of them? Yale's statistical scientists Mark Keller and Vera Efron, approached this question with extreme caution. If you took the numbers of alcoholics year by year, you could then say alcoholism was increasing at an enormous rate. But the total population has in creased enormously over those years, they pointed out and so the only meaningful measure Tax Bureau Notified Of Address Change St. Louis, Mo. (U.R) A taxpayer who wanted io make sure his refund was sent lo the right address sent this letter to the Internal Revenue De partment: "I have changed my address since making my return. The change was unexpected. Ad dress my refund lo me in care of the State Penitentiary at Jefferson City." of increase is the rate per 100, 000. Male-Female Ratio But one relatively clear statis tical demonstration was the ra tio of male alcoholics to female alcoholics. In 1953 it was 5.5 males to each female. In 1952 it fore it was 5.5 to one. Indeed, was 5.8 to one, but the year be since 1910 the ratio has varied only narrowly between 6.3 to one in 1915 to 5.3 to one in 1925 and 1930. So there is no relative rise in alcoholism among women. The statisticians noted strange statistical occurrences in their tabulation of alcoholism by the states, but had no explanation for it. In Arkansas, Maine, and North Dakota the rate approxi mately doubled between 1940 and 1953. In 1940 these three were among the lowest. And Nevada showed the least in crease a mere two per cent.' In 1940 it headed the states; in 1953 it was fourth. But shifts of only a few positions in the rating were "meaningless." Marilyn Monroe Ends Film Feud New York (U.R) Actress Marilyn Monroe has ended a one-year feud with Twenieth Century Fox studios and agreed to do four films during the next seven years on a "non-exclusive" basis, it has been announced here. A public relations spokesman said the blonde star's first pic ture under the reconciliation pact will be "Bus Stop". Shoot ing is scheduled to start in Holly wood in February. "Twentieth Century Fox has Marilyn Monroe Productions for completed arrangements with the non-exclusive services of Miss Monroe for four films to be made during the next seven years," the spokesman said. Marilyn Monroe Productions was formed by the actress in as sociation with New York photo grapher Milton Greene after her break with Twentieth Century Fox. Portland (U.R) The State Game Commission has announ ced that 225,819 trout and sal mon were released from Ore gon trout hatcheries during November. Stocks in 1955 Followed Typical Bull Market Plan New York (U.R) Stocks in 1955 followed a typical bull market pattern a series of ad vances and declines with each advance reaching a higher lev el than the preceding high. Market opinion of 1956 is cau tious. The experts are on the fence. They assert they'd be more specific if there were no political factors involved, be cause they look for a good busi ness year with earnings and div idends high, a possible tax cut, and some easing in money rates. The factors which brought ral lies in 1955 included record pro duction record earnings, record dividends, many mergers, many stock splits, and a new wage spiral which contained the seeds of inflation. Two Margin Increases The intermittent . declines were set off by higher money rates, including two margin in creases, a Senate "study" of the market, and President Eisen hower's illness. Throughout most of he year the rise was dominated, by the blue chips. There was a broad ening out of buying into other sections late in the year. Activity centered on such is sues as Pennsylvania Railroad, New York Central, General Mo tors, Chrysler, Curtiss-Wright and U. S. Steel. Groups in greatest demand in cluded the motors, steels, metals, chemicals, oils, and rails. Air crafts had a rise, a decline, and another rise. The market sought out atomic issues, shipbuilders with equipment to turn out at omic ships, , and companies that might make satellites. Tobaccos got over another cancer scare. At the highs the industrials were at a record top, rails a new 26-year high, and utilities a new 25-year high. Trading was the most active since 1953. The biggest gain of the year Quotes From the News By UNITED PRESS New York Prince Rainier in of Monaco on girls, and par ticularly, actress Grace Keily: "I like girls who look natural. And I will not remain a bachelor all my life." New York Singer Julius La Rosa on his engagement lo Rosemary "Rory" Meyer, singer Perry Como's secretary: "If it was up lo me I'd be married tomorrow. But she's more sensible, I guess. She worries about details and that sort of thing." Montreal Igor Gouzenko, former cipher clerk who exrJosed a Soviet sy network in Canada, on the recent destruction by fire of the Russian embassy in Ottawa: "From the newspaper reports and photographs it is clear to me that the secret work has been greatly expanded. For instance, in my time there was no radio transmitter in the embassy." Hong Kong Air Secretary Donald A. Quarles on the For mosan question: "I can't imagine the Reds being so unwise as lo Iry lo take Formosa." was made in the period from May 17 to July 6 when the in dustrial average rose 53.29 points. The biggest decline was made on a single day Sept. 26, the session after President Ei senhower's illness. That drop . 31.89 points was the widest since Oct. 28, 1929, in the in dustrials and 11.15 points in rails, a record for that average. Subsequently the market re covered all the Eisenhower ill ness loss. As was the case in 1954, much of the big buying was done by institutions. Small traders, play ed a part, too, but mostly on the investment side in small amounts of stock. There was considerable tax selling at the year end, follow ed by the traditional reinvest ment of interest and dividends. ' Patterson Designates Year of Informed Voter Salem (U.R) Gov. Paul Patterson has designated 1956 as the "year of the informed vot ed" and urged all eligible voters in Oregon to register, inform themselves on the candidates and the issues and to vote in all national, state, local and primary , elections. . Salem (U.R) American Can Company's top executive on the west coast, Vice President R. C. Stolk, is in Salem to inspect the site for the company's new plant. low can a woman make 150 decisions in 17.9 minutes? Did you know this about yourself? You probably make about 150 buy ing decisions every time you buy groceries. Yet, you spend an "aver age of only 17.9 minutes making pi! those decisions. On aomething so important as your family's food, what gives you the courage to make up your mind so quickly? How can you be so sure you're right? Isn'tSt simply that you've learned the basic rule of safe and sound buying: A good brand is your best guarantee. You feel safe with a good brand. You know the company stands back of it because its reputation is at stake. You know, in fact,, that you are right. No matter what you want to buy, the more good brands you know the smarter you can buy. Get to know them in this newspaper. They'll help you cut buying mistakes, get more for your money. BRAND NAMES FOUNDATION Incorporated -A Non-Profit Educational Foundation 37 West 57th St., New York 19, N.Y. MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE I- 3LUMAN'SC LUMAN'SC i m i l R ni r III r-i ! l icnic Style eady to Eat PURE PORK on n FROM YOUNG PORK FINE FOR BARBECUING 3 lbs.$1i00 Li 3 iCDlbs. Scott's Old Fashioned 3 lbs. s1 Yorkshire Farm Creamery lb. 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