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o o O O O O O O o o o G SIX MEDFORD (OREGOK) MAIL THIBUNE I. ' i . MARRYING AT 72, Thomas A. Bncker, who has three frreat grandchildren, proudly gazes at 7Vi-pound daughter, Barfikra Ellen, born to fifth wife, 21-year-old Margaret at Peoria, 111., hospital. (International Soundphoto) Corvallis May Have Answer To Smaller Cities' Parking Woes Corvallis (U.R) A study O ma& lv the federal government, tOaie and the city of'Corval O lis may have coine up with an answer to how smaller cities throughout the nation can solve mounting parking problems. Spokesmen said the study has resullajl in a "short-cut" by which cities can obtain reason Oable estimates, of parking needs a nominal cost. Studies Discouraged Until now, the State Highway Department has disco uraged comprehensive studies of traf fic problems in small cities be cause the cost of such studies seemed out of proportion to the benefits. Also the data accumul ated was outdated in a short time. 0 XJie study made here recom mWides an abbreviated method O of parking studies which in cludes A'e preparas-ion of an in ventory of parking space avail able and the buildings in the area under study. An actual count of vehicles parked in the q study area at typical periods is necessary. The possible off-streen park ig areas available were ascer tained and also their probable usage nd cost determined, j Street Interviews The gty of Corvallis, assisted by engineering students at Ore gon State College, made the local stu$y and double checked with street interviews with motorists. The final report pointed out that te Oiasi provided sufficient al Duffy, University of Ore gon's vastly in-(jirved junior basketball center, has developed Into a igal njprksman on the free 'throw firotn the last six games he has hit 31 of his 36 chances on foul shots, a decided contrast from his record of eight conver sions on 21 tries in the first six games. Brazil comprises about one half of South America's area. 3c:tj. MEDFORD I ,i unities aaijawwatilMWMli FLANK YOUR BED Compare ! The heavy body, colot close-looping, strong backing ! It's better quality, low-loop cotton you machine wash! Another big Penneybuy ! HUNTER GREEN SANDALWOOD BEIGE if ' i i " "t. ". checks to assure against large errors, and the sacrifice in ac curacy was "more than offset by the savings in cost, time and manpower." David W. Schoppert, engineer economist with the State High way Department, compiled the final report. He related the findings at a meeting of the Highway Research Board in Washington, D.C., last month and all available copies of the report were immediately snatch ed up. Kiwanis Kapers Topic of Meeting Randy LaFerr, of Lassen Pro ductions, Pasadena, Calif., who is directing this year's Kiwanis Kapers, discussed functions of his position Monday noon at the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce Roundtable at the Jackson hotel. He explained his job was one of working with non-professional show people and training them for local stage productions throughout the west coast. There is lots of talent in Medford, ac cording to LaFerr, and a "tre mendous musical appreciation group at Medford High school." The Kaper's this vear, to be held Feb. 20-23, will have Ki wanians appear as infants and show them growing up through the. years, he said. About 100 Kiwanans will appear in the show. Some of the program will be "Olson and Johnson type thing," LaFerr said. Preliminary plan ning for the production was done at the home office in Pas adena, he added. A promotional man was sent to Medford ahead of LaFerr to set up local com mittees to prepare for the pro gram. As director, LaFerr's respon sibilities include choreograohy, organizing music and the cast. SCALED TO FRONT YOUR WIDE COUCH... e'l Iii l!lJ I DECORATE YOUR . a. CAAELLIA ROSE SLATE GREY Tuesday, Tebruarf 12, 1937 The Family Council Editor's note: Th Family Council eonslati of a Judge, a psychiatrist, three clercymen. a newspaper editor, a women's editor and two writers. Each article Is a summary of an actual report. The Family Council does not rive advice; It merely reports on problems that have been dealt with by responsible aiendes and counselors. Mrs. D. L. Our daughters don't confide in us. Louise L We love them, but they get in our hair. Mrs. D. L. My husband and I are the parents of two grown daughters, one married and one living at home. We are very hurt and unhappy because our daughters never confide in us. They seem to think we are old people who ought to just be put away on a shelf When the two girls get together, they go off into a room and chatter by themselves. If I come in, they stop talking. Last year our married daugh ter Iwi an operation and did not even tell us until it was over. Our unmarried daughter usually meets her friends away from home. If they come up to call for her, she usually hustles them out before we have a chance to talk to them. , . My husband and I have never interfered with our daughter's freedom. We don't want any thing from them except what they think of us as their friends. We want to know what is going on in their lives. Louise L I hate to say this, but my sister and I feel our par ents are busybodies and they get in our hair. Please understand. We love them, but we cannot make "friends" of them because they simply take over our lives and want to "help" us by mak ing all our decisions for us. One of the big problems has been that when our friends have come to call on us, our parents completely take over the con versation. They like to recite anecdotes ab'out our childhood and to give reports on what they think are our present attitudes and opinions. If we had given my mother the details of my sis ter's operation, for example, it would have made talk for ten years. We feel our parents ought to have some friends of their own. Their whole lives are bound up in us. The Council: It took many years and many misunderstand ings to create the gap that now exists between these girls and their parents. It will take a big effort to bridge the gap, but it can be done if there is good will and understanding on both sides. These girls seem to take the attitude that it is impossible to change their parents' behavior, and they make no attempt to let the parents know that they would welcome them into their 4 CLUB -lil NEWS Nimbel Thimbells The regular meeting of the Nimbel Thmbeills was held Feb. 9. Mrs. Frink showed some how to use the sewing machine. Re freshments were served by Patty Charley. The knitting girls had an extra meeting. We were in vited to a Valentine party by the Westside Stitchers which was held Feb. 2 at Susan Wrights. Evelyn Niedermeyer Reporter THE NEWEST HOME DECORATOR IDEA! 1 rL VESTIBULE COVER WEAR SNOW WHITE Intimate lives, if certain basic rules of propriety were ob served. These parents have evidently never been told that there are certain specific reasons why they are being excluded from their daughters' confidence. The daughters were probably afraid to offend their parents by ex plaining what they found ob jectionable in their conduct. In the long run, they have hurt their parents more by withdraw ing from contact with them. Instead of retreating in hurt pride from their daughters' criti cism, these parents should look into their own behavior. They will probably find that if they do not attempt to "take over" either their daughters' lives or their friends, the girls will wel come them as friends. However, it is impossible for the parents to know what they are doing that annoys their children un less the young women point it out specifically. (Copyright 1957, General Features Corp.) Taxi Firms Protest . At Taxibus Business Geneva, N. Y. (U.R Taxicab firms are protesting vigorously, but the new taxibus is doing a thriving business here. The venture began almost im mediately after city bus service came to a long-predicted halt last April. At that time, bus opera tors won the right from the Pub lic Service Commission to vacate their franchise which was cost ing them 56,000 a year. Robert Ellis, a bus driver, be gan using his own station wagon to transport people now strand ed. He called the service "Bob's Shuttle," charging 25 cents a passenger. Soon the taxibus operation was increased to three vehicles, all with radio equipment. Bitter complaints came from local taxicab firms, which had been charging 50 cents for one and 20 cents for each additional passenger. But city ordinances reveal that there is little the cab firms can protest about legally. False Teeth Need May Fade Away Lansing, Mich. (U.R) The need for false teeth will fade away in coming generations, Michigan's department of health predicts. Dr. Fred Werthcimer, chief of the department's dentistry cou pled with modern dental, is opening the way for teeth that last a lifetime.' "While no toothpaste current ly used has proved effective against decay, research under way now holds promise that we may even get a toothpaste some day which will add to fluorida tion and the work of dentists in preventing cavities and the early loss of teeth," he said. "While dentists at first were mostly repairmen trying to fix damage done by tooth decay. prevention of tooth decay has come of age. And someday we may even deprive the comic of his ill-conceived jokes about clacking dental plates." SPOTS IN SMART TASTE 1 077 GOOD LUCK, SHANNON Four-year-old Shannon Rose Kraft poses with her mother, Mrs. Raymond Kraft, and brother, Grant, 6, in their Garden City, Mich, home un aware that she will go under a surgeon's knife March 15th in an attempt to repair two leaks in her heart. Her parents have placed Shannon's chances for a long life in the hands of the heart clinic at the University of Minne sota Hospital. There a team of surgeons led by Dr. C. Walter Lillehei will operate. Government Country's Largest Land Holder; 774.6 Million Acres Washington (U.R) The fed eral government is the country's largest real estate operator. It owns 774.6 million acres of land, or an area equivalent to all states east of the Mississippi with Louisiana, Texas and Ark ansas tossed in. These figures were supplied Monday by the Senate Appropri ations Committee which had the General Services Administration tote up the government's mas sive land holdings. Total Value Added Total value of the land added up to a staggering S40.3 billion dollars, what with improve ments and everything. The inventory report showed that nearly 53 per cent of the land lies within the United States and 47 per cent in U.S. territories. Another 5,000 acres is scattered around the world in some 100 foreign countries. That still isn't all. The total doesn't include property of local governments; the District of Col umbia or property acquired through foreclosures. 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Topping the list is Nevada, where the federal gov- ernment owns 61.5 million acres, or 87.5 per cent of the state's area. . Federal land holdings in other Western states and the precent age of the state's area they rep resent include: Utah 37 million acres, 70.3 per cent; Idaho, 34.6 million, 65.3 per cent; Oregon, 31.6 mil lion, 51.6 per cent; Arizona, 32.1 million, 44.2 per cent; and Calif ornia, 46.9 million, 4.7 per cent. No Penalty Faced By Yets on 61 Loans . Veterans who bought homes through Veterans Administra tion' guaranteed loans and now are paying off mortgages can pay off the entire loan or any part of it at any time without penalty charges, S. T. Bfan- nock, officer in charge of tne local VA office, said today. Unlike some mortgages, which entail a penalty ifpaid up earl ier than the full I term of the contract, GI guaranteed or in sured loans may be paid in am ounts equal to one month's pay ment, or a flat $100, whichever is the less. Brannock said. Brannock added that should the veteran later become hard- pressed for money, the extra principal already paid may be reapplied to regular payments. provided the lender agrees, in order to prevent the loan from going into default. Brannock also reminded vet erans of World War II that they have until July 25. 1958, to apply for GI loans. The deadline for direct loans is June 30, 1958. Veterans of the Korean con flict period have until Feb. 1, 1965, to apply for GI loans. 1 f;-ij iL'ifii.il' 'My husband and I have -fried every fuel - Standard Heating Oils are best by far'o i is : ) "We've lived all over the West," says Mrs. Fred Chindahl, Jr., Spokane, "and we-'ve had to put up with every kind of heating you can think of. The only way we've found to combine low-cost heat with a clean, fresh-smelling house is with Standard Heating Oils. Now that we're in our own home, we'll never use anything else." 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After the program there will be dancing and card playing. Members are asked to bring their own service for dinner. Highway users paid about $7.3 billion in special vehicle taxes in 1955. Trucks paid about $2 billion. PACIFIC Amiu. INDUSTRIAL 16 S. Central Phona 3-5308 service. j 1 1 1 i f i FUEL CO Phone 3-1576 Phone 2-4449 UZJ L.
