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SIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE About 3,600 New People Move to Area During 1956 About 3,600 newcomeri to the Medford area were reported be tween Jan. 1956 and Jan. 1957, according to the annual report of the Newcomers Service, 630 West Fourth it., Medford. Of the total, 772 were families. They were interviewed in de tail by the service. Remaining newcomers were single men and women and were not inter viewed. The report showed 352 new families were from other Oregon cities. Other states from which new families came wera Wash ington 53. California 163, other western states 105, northern states 17, southern states 22. eastern states 18, central states 27, and others 15. Occupations Listed Occupations of new families in clude executive and professional 141, which was a 7 per cent in crease over 1955; skilled work ers 341, salesmen 85, in own business 85, office personnel 87, retired 23 and miscellaneous 10. Ages of head of the family were 20 to 30, 268; 31 to 40, 271; 41 to SO. 161; and 51 and over. "2. according to the report. About 639 families had children of pre-school age, and 665 had children aged 6 to 18. The report added there was an increase this year among families who were undecided whether or not they would stay in the area. Th Newcomers Service is sponsored by local merchants and works with churches in helping to adjust and welcome new families and residents to the valley. Danl Freighter Struggles at Sea Honlulu (U.R) The Portland-owned freighter Charles K. Dant, battered by high winds and heavy seas, struggled to ward Honolulu today after alert ing Coast Guard officials to a possible emergency when its cargo shifted. The Dant is en route from the Philippines to Teeoma with a cargo of copper concentrate. It reported its position as 600 miles northwest of Midway is land, which is some 1600 miles northwest of Hawaii. In Portland. A. J. Chalmers, vice president of Stales Steam ship Company, said he did not believe the situation was serious. The ship has a. crew' of' 47 aboard including 13 from the Portland-Vancouver area and one from Oceanlake. Ore. The tkipper is Capt. Richard P. Child of Portland. Last November the Dant ran Into trouble in Philippine waters. It was brought into Lingayen Gulf after its cargo shifted dur ing typhoon Olive. Bergman's Daughter Not Planning Visit Boulder, Colo. 0J.R) Jenny Lindstrom does not plan to leave her studies at Colorado univer sity to visit her mother. Actress Ingrid Bergman, in New York later this month. Miss Bergman will be in New York Jan. 19 and 20 to receive a New York Film Critics" award for her performance in the mo tion picture "Anastasia." It will be the Swedish actress' first visit to the United States since her romance and marriage to Italian film director Roberto Kossellini. Miss Lindstrom. who is Miss Bergman s daughter by her first marriage to Dr. Peter Lind strom. said Tuesday only that she "does not plan' to go to New Y'ork to see her mother, and that she did not wish to make anv other comment. Sherlock Holmes Society Holds Annual Meeting London (U.R) The Sher lock Holmes Society in London held its annual dinner Tuesday night to mark the 70th birthday of the famous fictitious detective. Sherlock Holmes, created by Sir Arthur Conah Doyle,' first appeared 70 years ago. His first case was "A Study In Scarlet." WAKE UP RARIN'TOGO Without Nagging Backache New I Yu it the fart rrtief yon nd from iicrni; Hi-kch headache and ma cular aeh. and pains that eften cause mt lf8 nijrhi. and miserable tired-out feelinss. V hn these diCurm'oris come on with over exertion or stress and airain you want relief want it fat I Another disturbance may ke m:i& bladder irritation f-llowinir wronp food and drink often ae'tin up a restless uncomfortable feeling. 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In most areas, companies in suring cars have been forced to advance rates -during the past year ui order to make up for losses during the prior year. Rates are based on individual driver classification , together with the area in which he drives, according to John Normoyle, publicity supervisor for an in surance company (Allstate). For example, drivers in cities who are always driving in heavy traffic, are naturally exposed to more accident situations than the person living in a rural area, Normoyle said. With city traffic getting in creasing thick and in turn caus ing more accidents, rates must be raised to meet an upturn in claims. Government Housing Upkeep Said Costly Chicago ;U.R) It costs about $50,000,000 a year to clean, paint, heat, light and keep in re pair the 500,000 government built structures that house low income families throughout the nation. This is the estimate of the Na tional Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials. In the interests of promoting economy and efficiency, the as sociation and the federal Public Housing administration- have been sponsoring "shirtsleeve clinics"' where the men in charge of maintaining public housing projects can learn from each oth er how to do the job better, fast er and cheaper. The sponsors reasoned that new building materials and methods are being developed constantly, and there is need for a systematic way of spreading the word about products' and techniques that might offer bet ter ways to repair refrigerators, stoves and washing machines or run a central heating plant. Dozens of meetings have been held on subjects such as lawn care, patching, concrete, fixing ruptured tile, stopping erosions of hot water boilers, getting rid of mice, keeping elevators in working order and repairing playground equipment. Fourth of Inductees College Graduates Fort Dix. N. J. (U.R) A three-month survey, completed recently at the huge army base here, shows that approximately one-fourth of all inductees under going basic training here are college graduates. Some other interesting facts , djsglqsed by the poll indicate ; mat today s soldier generally is better educated than his counter part of 50 years ago. Of the more than 9000 trainees interviewed during the 90-day period, only 325 had not yet fin ished grade school. Almost 2,000 of the group had completed col lege and nearly 700 others had finished at least two years of higher education. Almost 50 per cent of- the remaining 6.300- in ductees had completed high school. Three-fourths of the trainees were in the 20 to 25-year age bracket, and only 80 were below the ages of 18. Of the rest of the inductees, only 400 were over 25 and about 1,200 in the 19-20 group. Professor Emeritus New Haven, Conn. (U.R! Dr. Charles-Edward A. winslow. i 79.- professor emeritus "of public ' health at Yale University, died Tuesday night at Woodruff Cen ter State hospital. Winslow founded the Depart ment of Public Health at Yale in 1915 and served as its chair man until his retirement in 1945. He had been a Yale faculty member for 30 years. Wedneiday. January 9, 19S7 " Lower Rates Still another reason, Normoyle said, is that "juries in some cases are making excesivcly high awards to claimants in court; they seem to figure large com panies can afford it." "A recent example is that of a jury awarding S25.000 to a man who had asked only S7.500 for injuries in-an accident," Nor moyle explained. Up To Drivers Safety engineers say that one of the first steps in bringing down the accident rate is to im prove road systems to meet the growing numbers of autos in op eration. "If road building catches up to demand, insurance fates will drop," Normoyle said. Automobile manufacturers also are trying to help by developing new safety techniques. Now on the planning board are control "sticks" which would help elim inate injuries by replacing the steering column: The experts agree however, that safety belts probably will be the biggest single develop ment in reducing injuries. Some engineers have sug gested a rear seat that faces the rear of th auto. Normoyle said "it -would be a good thing, es pecially for the children." The area in need of improve ment however, is still the driver and not the car. Statistics show that about 85 per cent of all ac cidents are caused by driver failure, not mechanical. "No company wants to raise insurance rates." Normoyle said. "'In effect, it is the drivers who determine the cost of policies, ! not tne company. Helicopters May Aid Cabin Stockers Bakersfield. Calif. (U.R) Helicopters soon may replace men or skis as pack horses now used to stock emergency cabins and check snow courses in the Sierra ' Nevadas. The Department of Water Re sources recently used a helicop ter to stock cabins and check snow courses in the Kern river watershed at elevations from 5,500 to 9.000 feet. The department said it took the helicopter only a tenth js much time to do the job as skiers and pack horses would have needed. A department spokesman said further tests will be made this winter and if they are success ful helicopters will come into full use and utimately replace present methods. atff w y nit Xlfr I - h . Seed j ""JliS SireS "TWO COMFORTABUV 1 fi c i Baby Mix up Straightened Out By Use of X-Ray Film Chicago (U.P.) A radiologist's interpretation of the shadows on an X-ray film led to the return of an infant to its rightful par ents. The case was reported in a recent issue of Radiology by Dr. Stanley H. Macht, of Hagers town, Md. Macht said a mixup occurred at a hospital which does not routinely take footprints of new born babies. Here's how it hap pened: On April 6. 1955, "Baby Girl D" (No. 1) was brought to the nursery from the delivery room. Her condition was such that back and front X-ray films of her chest were taken and the Degree Coming Alter 44 Years Norman, Okla. (U.PJ After 44 years, 63-year-old Stanley L. Moore of Norman should finally get a degree in engineering at the University of Oklahoma here next June. "I always wanted to get a de gree," Moore said. Now he's only eight hours away from the cher ished shppnsUin "If there are no conflicts," he j said, 1 11 make it by June." Moore first enrolled as a col- j lege freshman at the University i of Kansas in 1913. He left a cou- ' pie of years later to serve as principal of a consolidated school at Hallett, Okla. He served in the infantry during World War I. In 1921 Moore came to Nor- j man and opened a garage. It was in that year that he started tak- j ing law courses at O. U. j When he found he couldn't op- j erate his business and study law J at the same time, Moore again ; gave up his studies. But the ga- i rage business grew tremendously during the years of World War i II, Moore sold it after the war. i He said he wanted work that was , not so demanding physically. j It was then he again picked up his university studies. He became ; a laboratory technician in the j engineering college at O. U., tak- ! ing four or five hours work each i semester. i Although Moore is not em ployed as a teacher at the uni- ! versily, he has considerable re sponsibility in maintaining and repairing engines and special j laboratory equipment. j Moore has been taking courses : at O. U. for some 19 semesters j and six summer sessions, and all ; the time his eyes have been on a degree in general engineering, j Moore said he probably won't ! become a full-time teacher after : he gets the degree because of ' his age, but he might teach one or two courses on a part-time , basis. 1 Cabinet Minister Quits Franco Post Madrid 'iU.R) Another Fa lange cabinet minister has sub mitted his resignation to Gener alissimo Francisco Franco and the vice secretary of the party's central organization also has de- j cided to quit, informed sources said today. The informants said Agricul- i tural Minister Rafael Cavestany became the second Falangist minister to ask Franco to accept his resignation within the past ' 24 hours. Minister Secretary of , the Falange Jose Luis Arrese submitted his resignation Tues- day. according to well informed sources. Both men wanted to resign be cause of their disappointment at the slow progress being made in promulgating new constitutional laws which would ensure the power of the Falange party in Spain even after the death of Franco. timrnnntfimipe. MEDFORD radiologist discovered larged thymus. On April 11, 1955, "Baby Girl D'' (No. 2) was admitted to the nursery. The mother's initial was the same as that of the mother of baby No. 1 Same Blood Types On April 12, the mother of baby No. 1 was discharged from the hospital while the day super visor of the nursery was off duty. A second nurse, unaware that there were two "Baby D's," took the first "Baby D' she saw the wrong one. The mother failed to recognize the difference because she had not nursed her infant and had seen it only for short periods. The supervisor returned, rec ognized the situation and the mother was informed. She returned to the hospital for positive identification, but it tlen was discovered that all the blood types of both sets of parents were the same. Mother No. 1 began to getilarmed. The radiologist learned of the dilemma, and pointed out that an X-ray had disclosed an en larged thymus in baby No. 1. X-rays then were taken of both infants and the mixup was straightened out, Macht said. RECORDS! ALBUMS! GUITARS! ORGAN! RECORDER! OUT THEY GO! Hundreds of RECORDINGS 1 5 or 1 Only Webster-Chicago Wire Recorder, like new $25.00 10 Only Metal Clarinets, used, Reg. price $60, Now ...$25.00 4 Only Used Cornets, Reg. price $55, Now $25.00 1 Only Used Trombone, Reg. price $60, Now $25.00 1 Only-Organ (electronic) SSEl" Was $1445- Now .$1145 1 Only Grand Piano, was $1000, Now $450.00 2 Only Wood Clarinets, were $75, Now $45.00 1 Only Alto Saxophone, excellent con., was $150, Now $100.00 3 Only C Melody Saxophones? Make Us An Offer 1 Epiphone Guitar AND DE tSSSt,MCK-w was $100, Now $55.00 J SALE POSITIVELY ENDS Sat. 5:30 p.m. rntmmitllril irmn tiiY ave almost one-third on the regular price of this decorator-designed Con sealy bed . . . its handsome fabric finished with protective new SYLMER, "the in visible slipcover" that scoffs at spots and wrinkling t By day an inviting sofa. ..at night it opens effortlessly to give you Sealy's famous $59.50 quality "Natural Rest" Mattress that sleeps two in superb comfort! CUSTOMERS' FREE PARKING 341 N. CENTRAL GRANTS Portland Transit Line Not To Get Rate Boost Portland (U.R) The Rose City Transit Company had no tice today that the city council wasn't prepared to grant a rate increase until it makes known its future intentions. The council asked the com pany yesterday to give it Ans wers to 35 specific questions about the firm's operations. The firm filed a request last month fo increase rate schedules to off set updating lus&cs. Eisenhower To Invite Foreign Dignitaries Washington (U.R) Presi dent Eisenhower plans to invite a number of foreign dignitaries to visit the United States this year, informed sources said. This will mark a return of the Eisenhower "personal diplo macy" campaign to win friends for the United States around the world. Since Mr. Eisenhower has been in office, some 40 top-ranking foreign dignitaries have made official visits to the Unit ed States, but the flow fell off when he became ill last sum mer. 321 afAi New and Old 78 MUSIC imiiinr in Anniversary Con seaty bed with foam rubber cushions and 5950 quality mattress PASS $5 Million Expansion Is Planned for Nevada Field Las Vegas, Nev. U.R) MeCar ran Airport here, the busiest air field in the world on a per capita basis, is being expanded fnto a major western terminus for coast-to-coast flights. George Albright, chairman of the Board of County Commis sioners, said a $5,000,000 ex pansion program started last year will enable the airport to keep pace with its 600 per cent traffic increase. According to Albright, the local airport will emerge the largest west of Denver, with the exception of facilities at Los Angeles and San Francisco. Airport manager Robert Met ten said this expansion will put the Las Vegas facilities into the classification . of an "intercon tinental airport." The federal government, under CAA approval, will contribute 62V4 per cent of the funds for many of the phases of the im provement. Also in use is $2, 000,000 in bond revenues ap proved last year by voters. Statistically, the ideal flying weather in southern Nevada es timated to be 99.6 days out of 100 has not only attracted the world's busiest military base Extended Play Many 12 Inch MART Long Play ' Albums 76 h ANNIVERSARY SALE SAVE noo Many Many Mpre Furniture Values! On Convenient Terms WE CARRY OUR OWN CONTRACTS ASHLAND (Nellis AFB), but the local air port's coming and going passen gers have jumped in number from 71,000 in 1950 to 445.000 last year. This makes McCarran Field the world's busiest com mercial field when compared to population. Expansions include the ex tending of the east-west runway to 10,000 feet in length and con struction of vast new areas for plane parking, loading facilities and aprons. Albright said land acquisition for this expansion now is 87 per cent complete. When it is 100 per cent complete, construction will move more rapidly. START SAVING NOW OK MARKET 1202 North Rivtrtida OPEN EVERY NIGHT TIL MIDNIGHT SAXOPKONESl 0 CLARINETS! CORNETS! TROMBONE! ' PIANOS! $100 ea Slashed to 111 WEST MAIN PHONE 2-2022 ulsA r $198 1 ea
