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SIX MEDFOHD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday. April 29, 1958 Hearing Scheduled On Fare Increases Oregon Public Utilities com mission will hold a hearing May 14 in room 720 of the state ofice building in Portland con cerning proposed fare increases by Pacific Greyhound lines. The company has stated that present fares do not yield suf ficient revenue to offset costs of operations. Greyhound is asking that all fares be increased 15 per cent except 40-ride school commuta tion fares and commutation fares published in Tariff PUC Ore. 248. In the latter case, the com pany asks that minimum fare be increased from $3.30 to S4.40. Medical Schools Necessary To Keep Country Healthy rdltnr'i note: This li the last of a trrin of articles prepared In con nection with Medical Education Week. April 23-211. on the status of medical education in the United States today. New York Here's what It takes today to keep the U. S. healthy: Some 210,000 doctors; nearly 7.000 hospitals, with a million and a half beds, admitting 20 million patients a year; about 400,000 nurses; 86,000 dentists; 95.000 pharmacists; and about 300,000 technicians, optometrists dietitians, medical social work ers and others. None of them would function save money AND be safe INSURE THE MODERN, COMPLETE, EASY-TO-PAY WAY ...WITH fyrnbcl of .fuperier.Jiervicer Streamlined" methods cut millions of dollars in handling costs and Farmers Insurance Group passes the savings on to you! Result you pay Uss for more complete protection in small, easy, semi-annual premiums! Compare! You'll find that for service... for coverage... for convenience... for MORE for your money... it's wise to join the millions of American families from coast to coast who SAVE to be SAFE by insuring with Farmers Insurance Group! one man does it all! It's so taj to do business with Farmers Insurance Group. 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Expand Structure To prevent a slump, and to ex pand the nation's health strue ture, medical schools are de veloping new patterns of stu dent selection, new methods of teaching, new research programs, and seeking new patterns of fi nancial support. American medical schools, health experts agree, are among the world's best. Hospital and equipment facilities are the most modern. And the death rate, about 10 per 1,000, is among the world's lowest. But statistics, many authori ties point out, can be mislead ing, both in human and in eco nomic terms. The nation is still losing the fight against mental illness, at a cost to taxpayers of $2,000 a minute. That comes to $1,051, 000,000 a year, the cost of caring for the 700,000 patients now in public mental hospitals. Added to this are the stagger ing cost, and human loss, repre sented by alcoholism, drug ad diction, juvenile delinquency and broken homes, suicides and crime. There are neither enough hos pital facilities, nor enough psy chiatrists, nor . enough knowl edge, nor enough research to be gin to solve the problem today. And there are similar prospects in the case of other diseases, es pecially those of old age. Government support for hos pital construction has been one answer to the heatlh problem. Increased government alloca tions for research also have been made, and the public's voluntary contributions to research funds also are on the rise. The big phil anthropic foundations important ing an increasingly important role. The Association of American Medical Colleges has been try ing to develop some coherent pattern for medical school support. Dr. Robert A. Moore, presi dent of the association said the group is "seeking a new, four part pattern of support. First, from the public, the medical pro fession and industry; second, from state and local govern ments; third, from agencies and foundations granting research funds; and fourth, from the fed eral government." - Minnesota is usually ahead of all the states in total tonnage of its hay crop. Wisconsin is second and Iowa usually is in a third place. RE-PAPERING? RE-PAINTING? RE-FLOORING? Whatever you're doing to repair, re model, or redecorate your home if you need help to finance the work - SEE JACKSON COUNTY FEDERAL Qacik&& SAVINGS tr LOAN ASSOC 126 East Main Medford ATION Building With Jackson County Sine 1909 M. O. WALKER Appointed Deskman Walker Appointed PT&T Deskman M. O. Walker has been ap pointed chief deskman for the Pacific Telephone company at its Medford telephone test cen ter. The job is newly created for this area, accordine to Tele phone Manager Jack Creager. It was necessary by the growth in telephone service here. Walker will have responsibil ity of testing telephone service for Medford, Ashland, Central Point, Jacksonville and Gold Hill. He has been with the tele phone company 15 years, start ing as a draftsman in Portland. He came to Medford in 1945 as as installer-repairman and was senior deskman before his ap pointment. With his wife, Genevieve, and two children, Susan and Robert, Walker lives at 2295 Crestbrook rd., Medford. Winston Carl Named Campaign Officer State Senator John Merrifield this week named Wintson W. Carl, Medford salesman, Jackson county chairman for Merrifield's campaign for the Republican nomination for national commit teeman. Carl, a resident of Oregon since 1927, has lived in Jackson county for seven years. He was educated in Portland grade and high schools and at the Univer sity of Oregon. A precinct committeeman, Carl is past Republican vice-chairman at large. He is president of the Jackson county Young Republicans. He is a member of the Crater Lions Club, Elks, BPOE, YMCA, Rogue Valley County club and the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. Kefauver Aftacks Administration Spokane 'U.R . Sen. Estes Kefauver charged Friday night, that business has grown bigger and farmers have grown poorer under a Republican administra tion which has "replaced cam paign promises with excuses." The Tennessee Democrat, seeking his party's presidential nomination, told a dinner au dience voters have been putting Democrats in office "from the very first chance they had" I after the Republican victory in 1952 and would elect a Demo crat president this fall. He said the' administration had failed in its promises to farmers and labor, little business fail ures are increasing, and "not a single kilowatt" has been de veloped under the administra tion's "partnership" program for hydroelectric power. Sheets to Pacific Thermo-Nuclear Tests Salem (U.R) Arthur M. Sheets, Oregon Civil Defense di rector, will join observers for the forthcoming mid - Pacific atomic tests. Col. Sheets is one of about 15 civilians, representing Civil De- j fense and other agencies at the j thermo-nuclear tests. i Only other Oregonian making ! the trip is Jack Lowe, Portland j CD director, who is representing ' Mayor Fred L. Peterson. The tests, being held on Eni-i wetok and Bikini islands, will include ground or tower -"shots" j of test devices, air drops and missile firings of' operational weapons, and the firing of proto types of production models. Sheets and Lowe will be flown from Honolulu to the islands of Kwajalein, and will travel from there to the test area by ship. Big Dipper Is Conspicuous Part of Famous Star Group leg is nearly vertical and the other is bent as if The Bear is taking a step. Two faint stars in line with the top stars of the cup and opposite the handle form the head and shoulder of this creature. Only one front leg, a broken line of faint stars point ing upward from the shoulder, is visible. Many are the stories that have been told about this well-known star figure. Some Indian tribes said the bowl was a stretcher for carrying the sick; the first star in the handle was the medicine man; Mizar was the medicine man's wife and Alcor her tiny papoose. The last star in the handle was a dog owned by the medicine man's wife. The Iroquois Indians saidthat a group of braves were stalking a bear on a holy day, when a giant captured and killed all but three of the hunters. The men and the bear were then placed in the sky, where the bear formed the cup and the three warriors the stars in the handle of the Dipper. According to the Basques of the Pyrenees, the Saviour, tired and weary, was walking along the shore of Lake Galilee. "Would you like to ride?" asked a farmer driving by, not knowing that he was helping the Christ. For this kind act, the farmer and his wagon were transported to the heavens, where they may fje seen on any clear night. By FAY VAN SCHOIACK "Arthur's slow wain iti course doth roll, "In utter darkness, round the pole," So wrote Sir Walter Scott in in "The Lay of the Last Min strel." The "slow wain" is none other than the Big Dipper which forms the conspicuous part of the Great Bear or Ursa Major, and is one of the oldest and most famous of all star figures. 'Charles' Wain' In Great Britain it is often referred to as "Charles' Wain." "Thor's Wagon," the Scandi navians named it, while to the Greeks and Romans it repre sented a plow with oxen. Early Egyptians saw the hind quarter of an animal in these seven stars; hence, the term, "Bull's Thigh." Chinese names for the Big Dip per are the "Divinity of the North," "Corn Measure," and "The Ladle." Do you recall the Old Testa ment story of the 40 children who mocked the prophet, Eli jah? In Hebrew,' tradition, the "slow wain" sometimes repre sents the bear that killed the children and at other times the chariot which carried the proph et to Heaven. The "Corn Measure" is a most interesting star group. Have you noticed the little extra star above the middle star in the handle? Given clear skies, the moonless evenings during the first week of May will offer an excellent opportunity for observation of Mizar and its little companion, Alcor. These names, given by the Arabs, mean horse and rider. Most people with good eyesight can see tiny Alcor with the naked eye, but binoculars may be an aid to some. Largest Time-Piece The largest time-piece we have is the Big Dipper! It is actually a huge clock hand on a 24-hour dial, but the "hand" moves back wards and is not in the same po sition each night at the same hour. On May 5, at 8 p.m., the cup will be upside-down and very high in the center of the northern sky. This same position will be attained at 7:56 p.m. on May 6, as each night a given point is reached approximately four minutes earlier than the night before. By observation, anyone can soon learn to use this celestial clock. The Big Dipper is not a con stellation. It is a sky figure com posed of the seven brightest stars in the constellation Ursa Major or the Great Bear, and forms th body and tail of that mythical beast. The legs and forepart of the animal are represented by dim stars which are often ob scured by clouds or haze, though all or part of the stars in The Dipper are visible. Easy to Locate During the month of May it is easy to locate all the stars in Ursa Major. By 8 p.m. on May 1, "Thor's Wagon" will ride up side down high in the northern heavens, slightly east of the meridian. Extending upward from the star near the handle, and in the bottom of the cup, the hind legs of the Great Bear reach to the State college, Areata, Calif.; and zenith or middle of the sky. One Dr. William Swettman, Salem Several Jackson County Schools In SOC Music Contests Several Jackson county music groups were among those per forming at Southern Oregon col lege Friday at the annual music contests sponsored by the South ern Oregon Musical Education association. . Oscar C. Bjorlie, head of the SOC music department and chairman of the event, reported more than 2,600 Oregon junior and high school music students participated in the contests. Bands, orchestras and chorus es in various divisions were rated by judges by a point-scoring system. Jackson county music groups represented in the competition were McLaughlin Junior High band no. 2; Jacksonville Junior High chorus; St. Mary's High band; Central Point Junior High band; Jacksoville High band, Medford Junior High orchestra. Medford High boys' chorus; Jacksonville High chorus; Med ford High girls' chorus; Crater High chorus; Eagle Point High band; Medford High choir; Med ford High band; and Phoenix grade school band. Judges were Sam Smith, Clark college, Vancouver, Wash.; Char les W. Lawrence, University of Washington, Seattle; R. B. Walls, Oregon State college, Corvallis; Frank Arnardi,. Tacoma public schools; Dan Backman, Humbolt In County Schools ROGUE RIVER HIGH Mailings for Cancer drive so licitations have been completed. Work of addressing and stuffing envelopes was done by members of typewriting classes. Business education students were guests of the Robertson School of Business of Medford, April 16. They had a chance to see the latest in office machines and equipment and to see busi ness classes being conducted. Those making the trip were Janice Smith, Judy Farrar, Dar lene Nelson, Lois Biles, Janet Robinson and Oliva DeVore. They were accompanied on the trip by Mr. and Mrs. Cal Mar ceau. Marcia Ann Thayer has been appointed as treasurer of the Rogue River High School Stu dent Body for the school year 1956-57. Oregon state civil service tests were administered at the High school last week to busi ness education students inter ested in working for the state. Both the stenographic and cler ical tests were given. They were taken by Lois Biles, Janet Robin son, Judy Farrar, Janice Smith, Irene Bringmann, and Dorothy Boucher. j I J ? 1 I t;'-p-i-- 1 rkil.Jkjs! A. S. TAYLOR Accept Poiitnon Dr. Taylor to Teach In N. Y. This Summer Ashland Dr. Arthur S. Tay lor, chairman of the social sci ence division at Southern Oregon college, has accepted a teaching position for the summer at the State University Teachers col lege at Oneonta, N. Y. He will teach graduate courses in cultur al anthopology and in social problems. Co-author of the social science textbook used throughout sev eral schools throughout the United States, Dr. Taylor has also written a number of maga zine, book, and educational journal articles in the field. He is active in the Oregon Histori cal society and has taken an in terest in the history of southern Oregon as a geographical and po litical entity." He formerly taught summer sessions at the University of Ore- Mount Aconcagua in Argen tina is 22,834 feet above sea level and is said to be the high est point in all of the western hemisphere. gon, Portland State college, the University of Southern Cali fornia, and at New York State university. Dr. Taylor will leave with his family in the middle cf June and will return to his teaching duties at Southern Oregon college in the fall of 1956. AZALEAS AZALEAS AZALEAS in all shades $joo $200 $300 DWARF BOXWOOD For Borders & Hedges 25 to 125 GARDEN CENTER NURSERY (formerly Newhall's) 4361 S. Pac. Hwv. Ph. 2-7601 When you boy poultry feeds, it h poor economy to let the price tag be your only guide. It's the eggs per bag that, count. Many Albers-fed flocks produce ft dozen eggs with only 4.1 lbs. of feed That's 60 doxen more eggs per too of feed on Albers EGG MAKER 16 than - on a ration taking 5.5 lbs. Feed so produce a dozen eggs. Dear Customers and Friends: We are now doing business In our new sfore. We hope to give our customers quicker and better service than in the past. We want to thank our customers for their co operation and patience while we were so torn up and dur ing the time we were moving . . . Also, we want to thank all those fine people who came to our two-day opening. We will continue to carry a full line of Albers Quality Teds, as well as garden tools, plants, seeds, fertilizers, In secticides, chicks, and power tools. If we do not happen to stock what you are looking for, tell us, and we will do our best to get it for you. The staff of Medford Feed and Seed. FEEED&SEEED 330 NORTH FIR STREET Bids Called for Lands Of Indian Allotments Portland (U.R) Bids will be i received until 2 p.m. May 2 for I parcels of Indian lands in Lin i coin and Polk counties, the Bu I reau of Indian Affairs an I nounced Saturday, i Twelve of the parcels of land i are Indian allotments or re ; maining uninherited portions. : Four tracts are tribal lands, i Most of the tracts, ranging from . 40 to 145 acres, are timbered. MODERN PLUMBING & SHEET METAL Co. NON DRIP TOILET TANK LINER $3.95 PLASTIC PIPE AND FITTINGS ALL SIZES 12 in 9 ft. I in. .... 2I ft. 613 East Jackson - Phone 3-5368 SPECIAL (o Med u Cabinets us We Have a Few Gallons of DuPont Paint Left! Chrome Trim Size 16x22 Don't Forget We Are Open All Pay Saturdays Lst our friandly raprtianti tiva call and maka an aiti mitt of your raquiramants. No Obligation. Wa Offti Compltto Plumbing Heating Air Conditioning Sheet Metal SERVICE Bead and (Jia Ciauilied Ads
