Bureau of
Object of
By A. ROBERT SMITH
Mail Tribune Correspondent
Washington Creation of a
Bureau of Older Persons in the
federal government to look after
the most press
ing problems
of the nation's
senior citizens
is expected to
be one of the
issues to come
up before the
85th Congress
has written its
complete rec-
Robt. Smite Or a.
Two Northwest lawmakers
Rep. Don Magnuson D-Wash.)
and Rep. Edith Green (D-Ore.)
are among the sponsors of legis
lation that would establish for
the first time an agency devoted
exclusively to finding solutions
to the varied problems facing
older persons.
Administration Opposed
The Eisenhower administra
tion has indicated it is opposed
to creating a new bureau for this
purpose, believing that the es
tablished agencies which already
are working in this field can do
the Job. Last spring the Presi
dent created a Federal Council
on Aging to try to improve the
effectiveness of existing govern
ment agencies, each of which
has a representative on the
council. Its chairman is Marion
B. Folsom, secretary of Health,
Education and Welfare.
The administration's attitude
was voiced by Assistant Secre
tary Roswell Perkins, whose
idea the council was. He said he
thought it wrong to create a
bureau which would have the
psychological effect of gathering
under its wing every person
when he reached a stage in life
where he was considered "older"
and no longer capable of being
a part of the mainstream of
American life.
Becoming Important
. The issue is becoming more
important because of the in
creasing number of older per
sons In this country. There are
now about 14 Kb million persons
in this country who have reach
ed or passed the age of 65, and
the number is rapidly increas
ing, thanks to medical science
which is lengthening the life ex
pectancy. This indicates why
members of Congress are grow
ing more and more responsive to
the needs and desires of the na
tion's older persons, who as a
group represent a very sizable
voting bloc.
Whether or not Congress and
the Eisenhower administration
get together on this issue, con
tinued attention will be given to
improving conditions for older
persons in other ways.
The Labor Department recent
ly started a new program to help
older women gain employment
after it found that about one
third of the unemployed in this
Society
Book Reviewed
At Meeting of
Wednesday Club
Mrs. Hazel E. Flurry reviewed
"Beloved," by Vina Delmar, at
the last meeting of Wednesday j
Study club. Judah Phillip Ben
jamin, an American politician,
is the central figure in the story
and the locale is the old South
in the Civil War period. He serv
ed in the senate, became attorney-general
and later, secre
tary of state to the Confederacy
under, Jefferson Davis. Through
these colortul scenes move such
figures as Davis, Beauregard
and Lee.
Mrs. C. P. Thompson gave a
review of the book "Marcus
Whitman, M.D., Pioneer and
Martyr," -by Dr. Clifford M.
Drury. Dr. Whitman, one of the
most romantic and colorful fig
ures in the history of the north
west, was born in 1802 and was
killed by Indians of Oregon,
November 29. 1847. A monument
along tlje old Oregon Trail at
Hagerman. Ida., contains the fol
lowing inscription: "Commemor
ating the Memory of Marcus
Whitman. Pioneer Missionary,
who in 1836 Brought the First
Wagon over the Trappers path
that afterward became the Ore
gon Trail."
Return '
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Lingaas
have returned to their home at
826 Oakgrove road after spend
ing a vacation in the south. They
wefe in southern California for
a time and then continued into
Mexico and La Paz, Baja Cali
fornia, where Mr. Lingaas went
fishing.
A.
Older Persons
Northwest Solons
country are regarded as older
women. The Civil Service Com
mission has taken the lead in
breaking down the age barrier
to employment by eliminating
the age factor in hiring consid
erations for federal jobs.
The Housing and Home Fi
nance Agency is working out
new methods of encouraging
construction of housing designed
especially for older persons,
with such features as non-skid
floors and strategically placed
hand grips around bathtubs and
shower stalls.
Working Out Terms
Under a housing bill passed
last year, HHFA has also been
working out financial terms to
permit more older persons on
Bees Caught in Certain Sound
Frequencies Become Inactive
By DELOS SMITH
United Press Science Editor
New York (U.R) Science has
learned a little more about honey
bees, but this little may be all
that is needed for anyone to play
safely with the fascinating if
dangerous little creatures.
The new knowledge is that
when a bee hive is caught in
sound waves of certain frequen
cies of high intensity, every bee
in the hive stops watever it was
doing and stands still. While the
noise continues, you can put
On The Side
(Distributed by King
A the delicate rose.
To the sun's sweet strength
Doth herself unclose
Breadth and length:
So spreada my heart tn vou.
D. C. RossetU
Are you eligible for member
ship in the Borrowed Time club?
Those who have lived for years
after the doctors gave up hope
for them and people who have
had narrow escapes from death
are eligible for that club. As
for example, Sim T. Webb, fire
man on the Cannonball Express
of which Casey Jones was the
engineer. Sim jumped to safety
a second or two before the ex
press hit that freight train. An
other eligible is Betty Oliver.
She was operating the elevator
at the 80th floor of the Empire
State building when that bomb
er hit the structure and cut the
cables. Betty and the elevator
dropped 80 stories or about 1,000
feet! Betty survived.
Horses and Women -
A New Yorker who is highly
regarded as a discerning judge
of horses and women, especially
women, has sent us an extreme
ly enthusiastic report regarding
the pulchritude of the girls of
Guadalajara, Mexico, where he
is spending the winter. He rates
Teachers Discuss
Basic Studies
At PTA Meeting
Central Point A panel dis
cussion featured a meeting of
Central Point Parent Teacher as
sociation last Thursday evening
in the Junior High school
library.
A panel of ten teachers parti
cipated in a discussion on the
basic studies, which also in
cluded art and music, activities
as a group, learning the proper
methods in using the library,
and general information of what
is expected of a child of third
and fourth grade age.
Principal Charles Meyer an
nounced that S360 had been
turned in to the March of Dimes
by students of the elementary
school.
January 24 from 9 to 11 a.m.,
polio vaccine shots will be given
at the Central Point Junior High
school. Anyone interested in re
ceiving the vaccine or anyone
having any questions concerning
these shots may call the school
before Wednesday.
Principal George Johns of
Jewett Primary school announc
ed that a tape recorder had
been purchased with the money
donated by the PTA. This re
corder will be used to record
the voices of the ' children,
especially those having speech
difficulties.
MOBILIZE PRINCIPAL
Anaheim, Calif. W.P.' The
PTA of the new 42-room Jonas
Salk School, largest elementary
?hool in California, has mobil
ized the school's principal. They
gav Principal Melvin Miller a
pair -f gilded roller skates Mon
day. He had complained of sore
feet caused by making his daily
classroom tour.
An immediate estate
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CHARLES E. JONES
Local Agent
PHONE 2-9772
limited incomes to purchase
modest, pleasant homes. This is
to cope with the situation today
which finds 19 per cent of the
men and 31 per cent of the wom
en who have reached 65 not hav
ing homes of their own in which
to enjoy their years of retire
ment. The problem is basically
because the average income of
older couples is $1,500 annually.
Sen. Richard L. Neuberger
(D-Ore.) has said he will try to
get the age of women to receive
social security benefits reduced
to 60 years. Congress last session
dropped it from 65 to 62. Other
proposals are expected in the
weeks ahead, as Congress pays
increasing attention to the con
cerns of senior citizens.
your naked hands into the hive
without the least wory the bees
seem paralyzed.
An odd thing is that sound
waves below or above those fre
quencies or of lesser intensity,
do nothing to the bees. They
seem to ignore those waves and
with undiminished energy hast
en to defend the home-hive
against any and all threats.
Sound Waves Felt
Hubert Frings and Franklin
Little of Pennsylvania State
University, who acquired this in-
By E. v DurKng
Features Syndicate, Inc.)
them above the Milan, Italy,
blondes, the brunettes of Seville,
Spain, and the Edinburgh, Scot
land, redheads. However, he
fails to mention whether these
Guadalajara glanjour girls are
amiable and frigndly to visitors
to their fair city. I am check
ing on this angle immediately
for the benefit of our bachelor
clientele.
Please Note
A Philadelphian says his fav
orite breakfast is fried catfish
covered with maple syrup. That
certainly is a curious culinary
combination. I have noticed that
people who are fond of maple
syrup have no control over them
selves. I know a fellow who
puts maple syrup on poached
eggs.
Sidelights
It was Daphne Drake, who
said, "Men don't seem to under
stand that a woman likes to get
used to them by degrees" . . . My
favorite comic song of all time
is "Waiting at the Church" as
sung by Vesta Victoria . . . Ac
cording to a medical authority
there are 27 different types of
headaches. Listed among these
is one described as the "Mother
in-Law Headache." It is further
said that wives are the worst
sufferers from "Mother-in-Law
Headache."
Eating
A clever woman after long
practice can manage to eat spa
ghetti gracefully but no woman
can possibly continue to look
charming while eating corn on
the cob. That is why that de
lightful delicacy is never served
at dinner parties.
Literary Note
Do you want to be a novelist?
Are you interested in art or
money? If the latter, consider
the career of Ruby . M. Ayres,
who wrote 150 money making
nrvels. Her income was about
S60.000 a year. All her novels
were about love. Very passion
ate love. She had a formula. She
wrote for women. First she de
cided on a title. As for example
"The Remembered Kiss." Then
she decided on the characters.
After that the plot. All her nov
els had happy endings. Her hero
ines were all sweet, wide-eyed
and innocent. Her heroes were
all somwhat arrogant and slight
ly brutal. That type of charac
ter. Ruby claimed, has a very
strong appeal to women. Any
way, it seems to have been a
major factor in aiding her to
write 150 best sellers. Keep it
in mind when you start to write
yovir first novel.
Edmund E.
Vice-President
Rcmc Northwest
Stece 1913
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Consult With Mr. Hass on
INVESTMENT and RETIREMENT Programs
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Company Shares. Dependable Incomes of 5 to 6 Can tie Obtained.
'Other offices in Portland, Salem. Eugene. Seattle. Spokane, Tacoma,
Aberdeen. Bellingham, Yakima. Wenatchee and Walla Walla.
Civil Service Offers
Job Examinations
The 11th civil service region,
302 Federal Office building,
Seattle, Wash., has announced
an examination for the position
of training officer, paying 55,
440 to S6.390 a year.
Position to be filled are in the
states of Idaho, Montana, Ore
gon and Washington. Applica
tions will be accepted until Feb.
14.
The central board of civil ser
vice examiners, Bureau of Re
clamation, Denver, Colo., will
accept application until further
notice for the position of soil
scientist for land classification
and survey, paying $3,670 a year.
The announcement is primarily
for the department of the inter
ior and positions are located in
the 17 western states, including
Idaho. Montana, Oregon and
Washington.
formation through careful ex
perimentation, thought the bees
felt the sound waves in their legs
rather than heard them. So far
as is known, bees don't hear in
the sense that we hear, but it
has been known since the days of
the ancient Greeks that sounds
mean things to them.
For instance, the old Greeks
knew honey bees themselves
made sounds while doing cer
tain things. Since no activity of
the bee represents waste, those
sounds must mean things to other
bees. Bee scientists have never
ceased to argue over what those
things might be.
Frings and Little put their
sound oscillators either against
or close to the hives, so that
the vibrations of sound waves
actually vibrated the hive. They
noticed throughout that bees
outside the hive and bees in the
entrance seemed to be entirly
unaffected.
Frequencies beginning at 300
cycles per second and upward to
1,000 cycles at intensities be
tween 107 and 116 decibles,
made the bees stand still. '"The
quiescence of the bees was so
complete," they said in their re
port to the American Association
for the Advancement of Science,
"that a beekeeper could safely
open the hive and carry out
routine servicing."
They experimented first with
bees in experimental hives which
had glass sides so they could
see what was going on within.
Switching to standard .hives,
they found no differences in
what happened. They repeated
the experiments over several
months with the same groups of
bees and found that the bees
didn't stop reacting.
Their sound making equip
ment was expensive, as it has to
be when frequencies and inten
sities can be varied and precise
ly controlled. Therefore, it hard
ly would pay to buy it merely
to use it on bees. Professional
beekeepers now use smoke to
make bees logy and harmless,
but that requires skill and
trouble. The scientists suggested
that inexpensive vibrators could
be attached to hives and might
work as well. However, nearby
human ears would have to be
plugged sounds of such fre
quencies and intensities are most
unpleasant.
Ouellette Appointed
Committee Chairman
Clifford Ouellete has been ap
pointed chairman, of the local
veterans legislation committee,
Charles Holbrook, commander of
American Legion post 15, has
announced.
Frank VanDyke, Robert Dames
and Joe Flegel will assist on the
committee. These men will work
with the state veterans legisla
tion committee and will be in
touch with legislative develop
ments in Salem, it was reported.
Seawolf Operating
Under Nuclear Power
Groton, Conn. (U.R) The
Seawolf, second atomic powered
submarine built for the Navy,
is operating at sea under nuclear
power, it was learned today.
There was no indication as to
how long the Seawolf had been
at sea as a part of its builders'
trials.
Hass
Compant
Phone 2-8379
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SMILING Ingrid Bergman
steps from plane in New
York for first return in seven
years. She came to get film
award for performance in
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Holmes Will Urge
Industrial Agency
Washington (U.R) Gov
Robert D. Holmes told a news
conference here Monday that he
expects to go before the Ore
gon Legislature next week to
deliver a special message urging
the establishment of a new state
agency to foster industrial de
velopment. The governor said he believed
new appropriations would be
needed for the proposed agency
but that some funds could be
diverted from the Oregon De
velopment Commission's budget.
Gov. Holmes said he hoped to
return to the nation's eapitol to
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preme Court has agreed to
hear a complaint by 23 writers
and actors that they were black
listed by the motion picture in
dustry for refusing to answer
Communist questions.
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eral Electric company's Pelton
dam project on th Deschutes
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