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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.
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