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TWO MEDFOP.D (OREGON) MAIL (TRIBUNE Pacific Northwest Wood Products May Be Made Into Clothing Soon By A. ROBERT SMITH Mail Tribune Correspondent WASHINGTON The day may not be far off that clothing will become a product of the woods of the Pacific Northwest. This is the outlook pre sented by for estry and pap er experts who are conversant with progress has been unde in research that has been undertaken to BobL smiu develop a fab ric" suitable for clothing made from wood pulp. Kimberly-Clark Corp. of Nee nah. Wis., the firm which first developed the paper handker chief, has come up with some thing it identifies as K-2000 a "textile" which it has produc ed with papermaking machines rather than looms. Paper Product K-2000 is a paper product made from balsam, spruce, and jackpine. Forestry officials here say the same results are likely to be realized from using species of thesa trees that are indigen ous to the Pacific Northwest. They mentioned the lodgepole pine, the Engleman spruce and the grand and silver balsam. Utility garments are getting top priority in early experiments with K-2000. Those are the hard-to-wash items such as coveralls, policemen's ponchos, hospital gowns and restaurant aprons. After that will come attempts to develop everything from bath ing suits to the latest Paris crea tions of high fashion. Inexpensive Inexpensive as a paper bag K 2000 can be draped, printed, dec orated by silk screen process, cut and sewed like a fabric, its test Enduring for YOUR HOME! Plus Added Protection when you use . . . endurance NOIIII PAINT FRAKE 13 I. MAIN A. B2T ers claim. It can be made to vary ing specifications, varying the strength, weight, appearance and texture. What is possibly most amaz ing, is that tests have shown that it can be made both water resistant and flame-resistant. Looking to its commercial ac ceptability with milady, testers are most pleased with the man ner in which they have been able to duplicate the "feel" of woven fabrics. The result is that garm ents made of K-2000 won't have a stiff paper quality, but will have a softness which is felt to be necessary for public accept ance. Paper Garments Paper garments, it is antici pated, will be thrown away when they become soiled, rather than laundered in any fashion. Need less to add, this would mean a tremendously increased volume of clothing production over to day's level. Reduced costs will have to be a factor in putting across such an idea, but experts believe the price of paper clothing will be substantially lower because pap er making is much simpler than cloth production. By combining K-2000 with syn thetic fibers, even washable clothing may be developed, the researchers believe. Cross Web In one form of the fabric, a cross web of thread forms the base. This can be rayon, nylon or glass, held together by an adhe sive, and it may be varied in thickness. Onto each 'side of this base several piles of high wet strength cellulose wadding are laminated to form the skin for Ihc paper cloth's surface. The se cret is supposed to be in this wadding, or it is these minute paper shreds that make the new fabric resist wrinkling, scuffing Beauty It's amazing hew smoothly Glidden Paints glide on . . whether en shake, shingle, wood siding or cement ex teriersl Why settle for less, get the best! Get GLIDDEN1 WE GIVE S&H GREEN STAMPS 1 & SMITH PHONE 2-4564 WARD WEEK THE jyLi - " ANEXC1T1NO EVENING PRE-VUE OF MONDAY, OCT. 8, 7:00 TO 9:00 PM Here's why you'll want to attend: You'll b FIRST to shop hundreds of Ward Week Super Bargains! FIRST to select the' best of the bargains on whatever you need! You'll be eligible to win one of the valuable door prizes! Special Exhibits for "do-it-yourselfers" in our Basement! Free balloons for the youngsters! Bundey. October 7, 1956 and Iinting. Paper fabrics by the yard or bolt eventually will become available for home use, as well as for the mass production of ready-made garments, research ers think. And when mother wai.ts to make her own dresses from this new fabric, she can lay aside her needle and thread when it comes to installing zip pers. Just get out the glue pot and paste it on the latest thing in do-it-yourself clothing. Mayors in County Proclaim Employ Handicapped Week Mayors of nine Jackson coun ty communities have joined with Medford Mayor Earl Miller in proclaiming this week as "Na tional Employ the Physically Handicapped Week." In his proclamation, Mayor Miller cited the cost of rehabili tating a handicapped person to a useful job as being less than $600 while the cost of keeping one person in dependency costs between $600 and $1,200 an nually. He also pointed out that for every federal dollar spent on re habilitation of handicapped per sons, $10 is returned to the fed eral treasury in income taxes paid by those who have been rehabilitated into paying jobs. Urges Support The mayor urged public sup port in reaching the objectives of the NEPH committe, not only through the coming week, but throughout the years. He also urged the public to see that re habilitation and training are pro vided for those disabled persons who could work if properly re habilitated. Employers also were urged to place job orders with the Oregon state employment of fice regarding physically handi capped persons available for work. Mayors who joined with Mil ler in the proclamation were John Keaveny, Jacksonville; Milton Steinmetz, Gold Hill; F. E. Poole, Butte Falls; Richard Neill, Ashland; Phil B. Engle, Rogue River; Keith Thoreson, Talent; Dan H. Adams, Phoenix; Donald E. Faber, Central Point and Don Ashpole, Eagle Point. Farmer Killed When Tractor Crushes Him Sherwood (U.R) A 60-year-old farmer was killed Friday afternoon when a tractor tipped and crushed him beneath it. State police said Roland E. Thomas was discing close to a bank on his property three miles south of Six Coroners. The trac tor rolled over, killing Thomas outright. Surviving are his widow, Eliz abeth, and a son, Seth of La Grande. Texas, the largest of the states, also has the most counties with 254. GREATEST SALE OF THE Organization of Girl Scouts Is Described (Editor's note: This is an other in a series of articles describing activities of agenc ies served by contributions to the United Medford Cru sade.) Girl scouting i,s made up of team work by girls and volunte er adults. A Girl Scout team should consist of the girls, the leader, assistant leader, and the troop committee of three to five men and women interested in young people. Aiding the troop team i.s the council team of volunteers who make tip the neighborhood ser vice team of troop organizers, troop consultants; and the neigh borhood chairman with her as sistants. Training Committee The training committee chair man and committee administer local training, with money for supplies provided by UMC funds. They see that adult members of the local organization get necessary training to do the work. Training is given by pro fessional workers or volunteer trainers especially selected and trained for the work. The Medford district training chairman is Mrs. Lawrence Buonocore and the volunteer trainers include Mrs. Richard Finch, Mrs. Maurice Ritchey, Mrs. Al Cararra, Mrs. Wilmer Warren, Mrs. W. H. Fner. and Mrs. W. E. Tucker. Miss Mary Aiancn, executive director, is coordinator The neighborhood chairman coordinates work of the troops in the neighborhood where she lives. She holds neighborhood meetings to give information and aid to individual troop leaders and assistants. She receives in formation from the local council as needed. Troop Committee The troop committee members are adult backers of individual Girl Scout troops. , Girls of the troop plan their own program with their lead er; committee members help the leader. The troop, committee, when requested, helps in many situations such as finding a pro gram consultant, maybe a forest ranger who can help on a con servation program, a nursery teacher who can help in child care, or a father who can help on a carpentry project. Troop committee members help locate such a person, or they may act ?,s program consultants them selves. The committee helps provide community backing for the troop. The committee keeps in touch with parents to help them understand why and how their cooperation with the leaders is needed. Troop Committee The troop committee brings to the leader additional under standing of the parents' point of view on Girl Scout need; and the troop program. Each troop must have a troop committee or the troop can not be registered with the national organization. The leader of a Girl Scout troop must let the girls plan what they want to do, and she must guide them to make a wise decision. She must show them that Girl Scouting is a way of life and help them live it. She help;? girls learn self discipline YEAR I and initiative, and develop ab ility in representative self gov ernment. The leader must also aid the troop in achieving advancement in the requirements of scouting, give them guidance in earning badges. The assistant leader works with the leader in helping the girl,";. If the troop is run on the patrol system the leader might work with one patrol and the as sistant with the other, according to the project each patrol is do ing. Training Dates A series of training dates for leader.s and assistants will be held in St. Marks Guild Hall starting Oct. 10 from 9:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. Other dates are Oct. 17, Oct. 24, and Oct. 31. The meeting on Oct. 24 will be held at the Bear Creek Day Camp site and will be a cookout session. Each person attending the ses sion;; should bring a sack lunch. Coffee will be furnished.' There will be a recess from 11:45 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Anyone- who is interested in any phase of Girl Scouting has been invited to attend the training se?,-ions. Persons who would like to learn more about Scouting or to help in any way, whether as leader, assistant, or troop com mittee member, are asked to con tact the neighborhood chairman. Neigborhood chairmen for the following district are Mrs. J. E. Moir, Griffin Creek, tele phone 2-9033: 'Jacksonville Westside call Mrs. Robert Kagy, telephone 2-4361; Roosevelt-r Lone Pine call Mrs. LeRoy J. Smith telephone 2-8590; St. Marys call Mrs. Thomas Esling er, telephone 2-9995; Washing ton Jefferson call Mrs. Ken neth Howe, telephone 2-9603, and the Phoenix neighborhood chairman is Mrs. Jack James, telephone 3-2323. Several neighborhoods have not selected the neighborhood chairman ye,t and for those a person may contact ' Howard neighborhood contact Mrs. L. R. Bailey, telephone 2-9656; Central Point contact Mrs. C. Wayne Thompson, telephone NO-4-2203; and Lincoln-Jackson contact Mrs. J. J. Jones, tele phone 2-6537. For those inter ested in working with the junior and senior high age groups call the Girl Scout Office. Former Policeman Indicted in Portland Portland (U.R) A former state policeman was arrested Fri day afternoon, the tenth person to be apprehended on Oregon federal grand jury indictments charging fraudulent conspiracy in the sale of plywood co-operative stock. The tenth to be arrested was Roland Montgomery, 40, Hood River, now a nutria salesman. He was a state policeman for 10 years, resigning in 1954. Earlier in the day Frederick Alan Wright, 42. of Salem, ar rested on similar charges, had his bail reduced from $5,000 to $3,500. His attorney told U.S. Judge Gus Solomon that Wright was "flat broke." State Police Lt. Richard Wil liams was arrested on similar charges Thursday and posted $2,5000 bail after surrending to his old friend, U.S. Marshal Har old Sexton here. Commenting on the arrest of the veteran lieutenant, second in command at the Milwaukie sta tion. State Police Superintendent H. G. Maison said in Salem: "I haven't heard all the facts. I understand he asked for a leave of absence. We're withholding final judgment until the courts have had final judgment." Neuberger Named to Humane Society Board Washington (U.R) Sen. Richard L. Neuberger (D-Ore.) Saturday was named to the board of directors of the National Hu mane Society at its annual meet ing here. The Society said Sen. Neuberg er had been a supporter of leg islation that would require the meat packing industry to render animals insensible to pain before slaughter. cm Pot i On The Side (Distributed by Kine Do you shave daily? Better not neglect your shaving. It can be grounds for divorce. Evidence submitted by the wife in a re cent divorce case that her hus band didn't shave regularly helped her win. The first man to shave daily was the Roman General Scipio Africanus. That was over 2,000 years ago. Marc Antony shaved daily. Not only that, when he was scheduled to call on Cleopatra, he shaved. 10 times over. I don't know what kind of a razor he used. Among The Married It has been claimed there is a higher percentage of happy ma trimonial matings among second marriages than first. It has also been said when a man marries for the second time, if he is a widower, it indicates he loved his first wife. On these claims I have been unable to check com pletely. Some observers of life among the married have viewed second marriages with a touch of cynicism. As for example Dr. Samuel Johnson who said a sec ond marriage was "a triumph of hope ' over experience." Robert Herrick observed: He loves his bonds who when the first are broke. Submits his neck unto a second yoke. Asking Queries from clients. Q. You said there is no law in this coun try compelling a woman to use her husband's surname. A lawy er I discussed this with says there is. What now? A. I still claim what I said is right. Q. What is the name of the Irish American who recently pur chased Killarney? A. John Stuart Robinson of Palm Beach, Fla., bought Killarney. However, he is not an Irish-American. Is of Scotch descent. Incidentally, the population of Killarney is about 6,000, of which 2,000 make their living entirely from the tourist trade. Making Movies The massive Thespian, Victor Mature, when on location in Genoa, Italy, for that film titled "Interpol," said to a -reporter "Don't ask me why we are in Genoa. The scenes we do here in Genoa are meant to be in Rome in the movie. When we were in Rome last week we were doing the Istanbul scene. That's the way movies are made." Etiquette How well informed are you to hit the jackpot on a quiz pro gram with etiquette as the cate gory? How about eating chicken a la Maryland with the fingers? Self-Cleaning 1957 WestiiinighoMse LAUNDROMAT The ONLY that Can Pass the SAMP TEST With 100 RATING! Haw HSAND II BIG Y DEPARTMENT In Big Y Shopping Center Phone 3-3052 voa can si SUfiE...tf rrtW&tinghouse By E. V. Durling Fejrsre Syndicate, Inc.) Is that a violation of dining eti quette? How about doing like wise with a chicken leg? Would this rightly subject your table manners to criticism? Sidelights Another successful man named after a president of the United States was Abraham Lin coln Filene, celebrated Boston department store owner ... If you don't remember Graham Mc namee, the Happiness Boys, Joe Penner, Russ Columbo and Major Bowes, how can you call yourself a young old timer? . . . The name of a deputy sheriff in Johnstown, N. Y., is Jesse James. Thai Island With what 10 men would you like to be stranded on a desert island? That's a query asked Ava Gardner. That's being stranded in a truly colossal way. What 10 feminine film stars would you, sir, like to be stranded on a des ert island with? One that no practical man would overlook is Marlene Dietrich. She can cook. Pleast Note Ever hear of man who was an active head of a large organi zation when he was 95? Kokichi Mikimoto, the Japanese tycoon known as "The Pearl King," was still on the job regularly at that age. Mikimoto originated the "cultured pearl." It is said only the x-ray can detect the differ ence between a cultured pearl and a real pearl. EVERLASTING TAXES1 Statesville, N. C. U.R) The U. S. District Court here re ceived a $20 check from a man under probation for a federal liquor law violation. The check was made out to the "U. S. Eter nal Revenue Office.'' DR. R. E. RUTHERFORD CHIROPRACTOR PALMER SCHOOL GRADUATE Announces the Opening of His Office 309 EAST 8th STREET MEDFORD Devoted Exclusively to the SPECIFIC Location and Correction of Nerve Pressure . NEUROCALOMETER - X-RAY Phone 2-9738 For Appointment With the NEW WAY TO WASH Automatic Washer Made Laundromat Model L-104 $219.95 Matching Dryer Model D-1S4 $169.95 SAND TEST: O NO OTHER WASHER CAN DUPLICATE THIS TEST! Mk th "Sind Test" Yourjelf t APPUAHC Engineers Plan to Spend $97 Million Portland (U.R) The Corps of Engineers plans to spend about $97 million in civil works construction in the Pacific Northwest during the current fiscal year ending June 30, 1957, Brig. Gen. L. H. Foote. North Pacific engineer, reported Satur day. Included in the list of projects were two $10 million items in Oregon. One, for which bids will be opened March 15, calls for construction of an earth and gravel fill dam, outlet works, power intake, detour roads and bridges in connection with Hills Creek reservoir on the middle fork Willamette river, 26 miles upstream from Lookout Point dam. The other project involves construction of a rock and earth fill dam, outlet works and pow er intake at Cougar reservoir on the south fork of the McKenzie river. Bids on this job will be opened March 28. The other work will be spread through the Portland, Seattle and Walla Walla districts. . There are 11 cities of mora than 50,000 population in Tur key. Station KWIN 1400 K.C. Sundays 10:15 A.M. i CHRISTIAN I ; SCIENCE Jj Pour In 4 cups ef sand with six heavy bath towels. 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