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o O: o FOURTEEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday, March 7, 1958 TIMS TO DEFROST A bulldozer works to clear the masses of pack ice on the road by tH4 eastern shore of the Rhine River near Lorch, Germany. The road had been blocked for several weeks due to the ice-clogged river's overflow. Now that the river has re ceded, highway workers are going full blast to get things back" to normal. Responsibility Law Upheld by Court Salem iU.R) Oregon's rela ' live -responsibility- law, which requires support of aged de j pendents by their children, was ' upheld today by the Oregon Su preme court. Circuit Judge Frank Loner igan.of Multnomah county, who - had called the 1953 act uncon ' siitulional, was reversed by the high', court. '- The opinion by Justice Hall Lusk said the act's classification of contributions- to be- made by ' responsible relatives had a rea sonable basis and did not' con- llict with cither the state or federal constitutions. X The law was challenged by ; na. Mallatt of Portland after : she was told by the Oregon Pub . lie Welfare commission that she Qs required to contribute to .the support of her parents. She argued that she had seven broth ers and sisters in Oregon who had incomes equal to or exceed ing her own. Her complaint called the law unreasonable, arbitrary, d i s criminatory and oppressive be cause it set an inflexible scale of payments without relation to ability to pay. if BEEF J HASHjl New VeicOcsf B 9 CORMED BEEF HASH ONLY THE TRUCK DRIVER WAS HURT This semi truck and trailer jack-knifed its trailer after striking a hole in the road at Richland, Wash., and skidded to a stop atop this auto. Alfred Rayburn, driver of the truck, suf fered face cuts. Driver of the auto, Shirley Albright, suf fered only "shock" which Highway Patrolmen conceded, was understandable. . - National Aeronautics Board Has Most Misleading Name Washington (U.R) The National Advisory committee for Aeronautics has the most misleading name of any federal agency. A lot of people, judging sole ly by the name, think the agen cy is another one of the govern ment's numerous advisory com mittees, composed of industry representatives who meet in Washington every now and then to discuss aviation prob lems. Actually, the NACA is the world's greatest aviation re search establishment. Its staff numbers about 7,500 scientists, engineers, technicians and . supporting personnel. Its business is solving the" prob lems of military and civil avia tion. Although often pressed by emergency development prob lems, the primary aim is to mus ter information for the aircraft of the future. NACA is usually three to eight years ahead of current models. -Small Staff It investigates whatever trou ble a bomber or personal air plane may have. Military, com- WE SUJkRllTj eVv? isA, O M . YOU'LL IMPROVE ANY COFFEE CAKE WITH KITCHEN CRAFT . Wenderfyl far pies, cookies, breads, biscuits, too! lms SAFEWAY STORE mercial and private aviation all reap the benefits of NACA's re search. The nerve center of this wide ly scattered organization is lo cated in downtown Washington. A comparatively small staff of 200 coordinates research and acts as liaison with the armed forces and government depart ments. In addition, they keep in close contact with private re search organizations and the aircraft industry. An independent federal agen cy, it was created in 1915 by Congress to study "the prob lems of flight, with a view to their practical solution." Con gress was aware of the raging war in Europe and the role mili tary aviation was playing in it. The NACA has come a long- way since World War I. It now operates three laboratories and two field stations in Virginia, Ohio and California, represent ing a government investment of more than $300,000,000. Brains Most Important A wide range of operating problems from meteorology to fire prevention fall under study. Organized research by the NA CA brings together under one roof some of the best minds in aeronautics. The 17-member committee ap pointed by the president is com posed of scientists and engin eers from the armed forces, gov ernment and industry. They serve without pay. Their chief mission is to lead and coordinate new discoveries. Technical subcommittees staff ed by over 400 scientists also work vtihout compensation. Unexcelled facilities are at the disposal of NACA. Most noteworthy is' the world's larg est wind tunnel, located near San Francisco. It is capable of teting a full-size plane with ov er a 70-foot wing span. However, Dr. Hugh L. Dry den, director of the NACA, sums up that organization's most valued possession: 'The most important tools in research are the brains . of the scientists, engineers, and sup porting personnel. The indivi dual worker is the essential ele ment in NACA accomplishments." RADIO STATION SOLD Corvallis U.R) Sale of radio station KRUL here to John G. Severtson of Portland was an nounced today. The station had been owned and operated by Brown & Haley Candy Co. of Tacoma since it went on the air in 1947. Museum Director Has Many Duties Bui He Likes If Madison, Wis. .(U.R) There's more 10 being a museum direc tor than keeping your . showcas es dusted. At least that's true if you're the head man of a mu seum such as the Wisconsin His torical society's Historymobile. Albert Axelbank, 24-year-old University of Wisconsin gradu ate, said his job combines truck driving, floor sweeping, lectur ing and night watchman's duties. But he likes it, and, if he has his way, he'll take the big Historymobile out of storage next year for its third annual April to November tour of -Wisconsin communities. The Historymobile is a famil iar sight on Wisconsin highways after two years of operation. It has traveled more than 10,000 miles, had a quarter of a million visitors and stopped in all but two of the state's 71 counties. Th "museum on wheels" is a specially-built house-type trailer fitted out with display cases for historical exhibits. Along with its pickup truck, the entire unit measures 59 feet. Axelbank, who took over op eration of the Historymobile in September, 1955, after it had been under the directorship - of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Winn for nearly two years, had a special type of problem when he got the job. Although he had been driving a car for some time, he had nev er been behind the wheel of a truck. On top of that, he had only one week end to practice with the Historymobile before taking it out on the open road. Hs was cautious in the ex treme on the first trip making only 84 miles the first five hours. But after he realized "that the drivers behind me were more worried about me than I was about them," he relaxed and tooled the unit along as fast as 35 miles an hour. He quickly learned to turn wide, to be sure he didn't clip a telephone pole or light post. While in Sheboygan, he was in Stevenson and Kefauver Battle Minnesota Weather for Votes Minneapolis OJ.R) Adlai E. Stevenson and Sen. Estes Kefau ver bucked snow, ice, and rain today in their fight, for votes in Minnesota's Democratic presi dential primary. The two candidates stuck to a fast pace, even though icy roads kept Kefauver from making a speech at Winona last night and Stevenson's plane landed on a snow-drifted runway at- Grand Rapids. Although the Illinoisan and the Tehnessean are battling each other in Minnesota's March 20 primary- they kept their fire con centrated on President Eisen hower and his administration's farm and foreign policies. Stevenson brought; up . the question of Mr. Eisenhower's health at Thief River Falls. He said he did not want to make it an issue, "but ; the manner in which he proposes to conduct the duties of the presidency obvious ly is a public matter." Stevenson recalled . that Mr. Eisenhower said he would have to cut down on some of his activi ties and asked ""Doe: this mean danger of clipping off reflec tors on a safety island ; in the street, but a '.. helpful policeman finally , removed the reflectors so he could get by. . The wide sweeping turn hab it stuck with Axelbank he still does it in-his prvate car, to the consternation of motorists behind him." ; Day't Work Long A typical day on the job was 13 to 14 hours, he said, counting driving to the day's exhibition spot,- giving short talks to visi tors about the displays . and cleaning up afterward. The cus todial part of .'the ..work was done in bed there' is a small apart ment in the rear of . the huge trailer. The job did cut down on the director's social' activities, but he. found time .for . one date while on the road. Fortunately, the girl had . her own car. . "It would . have ; been . some what awkward to call for a date in a truck .with a- 43-fpot trailer tagging along : behind," Axel bank said. that we are being asked to alter the terms of service of the chief executive and therefore to re constitute our highest office?" Kefauver also said he is not making an issue of the Presi dent's health. But he served no tice that "I will criticize the fail ure to reach decisions and the failure to give sufficient time to the office." ' Kefauver had a frustrating time of it yesterday, due largely to Minnesota's wintry weather. His caravan slogged through the twin cities in an icy rain and he was forced to cancel plans to fly to Winona last night. The dogged Tennessean then tried to .make the 100-mile trip by car, but icy roads forced him to turn back at Hastings. Stevenson had better luck in the northern part of the state. He drew good crowds despite stormy weather yesterday and wound up his five-day stumping tour today with the comment that "I believe my prospects are good." Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt also hit the icy Minnesota campaign trail for Stevenson. She told Minneapolis - audi ences that "We are in a time of crisis and we need Stevenson's kind of leadership." 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