BIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
New Guinea Forests
To Be World Factor
In Lumber Business
Manokwari. Netherlands New
Guinea W An OreRon-trained
lumberman predicted that the
forests of New Guniea would
won be world factor in both
the hard and soft wood markets.
G. J. Borgmart, a Dutchman
who learned much of his lumber
ing at Coos Bay, Ore., has just
built Netherlands New Guinea s
largest sawmill, using Scotch and
Swedish equipment. Papuan la
bor and American techniques
"We have unlimited timber
reserves all over New Guinea."
Rorgmart said, "and a large part
of it is economically accessible.
The Dutch already have de
veloped an overseas market for
their Riant peeler lozs which are
beiri shipped to European and
Musics Cases Total
179 for Week Here
A total of 179 cases of
mrflrlcs was reported last week
to the county health department,
rcording to the weekly com
municable diseases report.
Medford reported 52: Ashland.
S4: Gold Hill. 21: Phoenix. 21;
Central Point. 12, Talent, -15.
and Prospec'. 4.
There were three cases of in
fectious hepatitis, two in Med
ford and one delayed report
from Eagle Point. One case of
Iceland disease was reported. It
was the second case of the some
what rare contagious disease re
ported in Jackson county in the
past two weeks.
There were two cases of tu
berculosis, one in Medford and
one in Gold Hill; pink eye. two
in Jacksonville, one in Ashland;
chicken pox, two in Medlord,
one in Ashland; mumps, one each
in Medford, Ashland and Trail;
one influenza in Medford: and
german measles, six in Medford
and one in Phoenix.
Nevada Making Changes 'in
Old-Time Gambling Terms
Reno, Nev. IP Such old-1
time gambling terms as "pit
boss." ' bouncer'' and "shill" are
on their way out in Nevada,
where spinning a roulette wheel j
is an occupation just as respect-j
able as selling milk or eggs. '
One of the leaders in this 1
revolution is Harrah's Club,
which operates two casinos in
Reno and two more just a few
fpet from the California border
at Lake Tahoe.
Once the 'pit boss" roamed
behind the circle of games, keep
ing careful watch on the craps.
21 and roulette tables. Today,
the neatly-dressed man who does
the same job is referred to as the
"supervisor."
Besides, one simply doesn't
talk about the '"pit" anymore.
Australian plywood mills. Long
'range plans call for the construc
tion of plywood mills in Dutch
New Guinea where cheaper pro
duction costs are an important
j factor.
I "The country here is similar
:to the Pacif.c Northwest in ter
jrain." Borgmart explained, "and
we are able to float the soft
j woods to the mill in rafts along
i the coast. The hardwoods, how
! ever, must be trucked to the
mills.''
The new mill just completed
by the Dutch government is lo
cated at the new capital of the
Western District of N.N.G., Man
okwari and adjoins a new S2
million shipyard which the gov
ernment just opened.
Borgmart said the biggest
problem at his twin-band saw
mill was labor. Eighty per cent
of his staff, including his saw
yers, are Papuan natives whose
grandiathers were head hunting
cannibals.
Woods Among Finest
"We have nearly a hundred
Papuans at work," the technical
director said, "and we have
found them unusually adept at
mechanics. They are all working
under Dutch leadcrmen. and it
takes a bit of time to train them,
but tneir retentive powers are
good."
All production of the new Man
okwari mill is being used in
Dutch Kew Guinea at present,
but when the mill reaches its
maximum output, Borgmart
hopes to quadruple the produc
tion. "The woods of New Guinea,"
he claimed, "are among the fin
est in the world, and with mod
ern milling methods we hope
to make the lumbering industry
one of the most important in
Netherlands New Guinea, and
one capable of supplying the
huge Southeast Asia and Aus
tralian markets."
That's the gaming area.
Once burly ex-football players
patrolled the casino in pinstrip
ed suits as "bouncers" to keep
order. Today, they're the same
ex-football players but in neat
uniforms thev have become
"security officers."
This revolution has reached
the stage here sume of the old
' est traditions are on their way
out.
j "Shills," persons paid by the
i house to play the games and
i keep the action going, were once
considered an absolute necessity
by the gambling industry.
! They have not been used at
Jsome clubs for as long as three
years and where they are still
employed, they are known simp
' ly as "starters."
The same
fine brew
Wednesday June I. 1857
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TOWERING MILES INTO THE SKIES above the clouds
at Clii'istma Island, this picture, taken from an airplane,
shows effects of the second British H-bomb explosion
of the past two weeks. ( International Soundphoto)
Radiation Produced
By Weapons Testing
Seen of Little Harm
Pasadena. Calif. -
Radia-
tion from nuclear weapons test
ing if continued at the present
average rate would produce
onlv a fraction of the
geneticjgen.
harm it already is possible for
human beings to suffer from na
tural sources of radiation and
from X-ray usage, a scientist
has asserted.
This is an opinion shared by
Dr. A. H. Sturtevant, often called
dean of American geneticists,
and other scientists who recently
have issued statements on the
problem.
Sturtevant, a fellow educator
of Dr. Linus Pauling at Cali
fornia Institute of Technology,
is a member of the Committee
on Genetic Effects of Atomic
Radiation, National Academy oi
Science.
Breakdown on Radiation
The committee some time ago
issued a report giving a break
down of estimated radiation the
U. S. population receives on
the average from three sources
of radiation over a 30-year per
iod. While the figures could be
changed as a result of constant
research, the breakdown was as
follows:
1 Natural radiation from cos
mic rays and materials making
up the earth itself -4.3 roentgens.
2 X-ray usage roentgens
3 Fall out from weapons test
ine-
only oneptenlh of one Roent-
These figures are the total, ac
cumulated doses an individual
can expect to receive over a 30
year period. The scientists used
30 years as a measuring base be
cause it appeared that was the
average age of parents at child
birth. Danger Not Minimized
At the same time, Sturtevant
pointed out he was not trying
to minimize the possible danger
from atomic weapons testing.
The report issued by Sturte
vant and his colleagues on the
committee emphasized that any
I increase in radiation, no matter
(how small, can be harmful, al
i though Sturtevcnt feels the
chances of an individual receiv
ing harm from today's man-made
radiation are very, very small.
SHOPLIFTER ROBBED
Tokyo iSfi A policeman who
arrested a man picking a wom
an's pocket in a store Tuesday
discovered the woman was so
busy shoplifting sweaters she
didn't notice that she was being
robbed.
Landing Spot on '$64,000 Question'
Found To Involve Time, Many Interviews
Editors note: Following is the first
in a serip of three articles by Wil
liam Enald. United Press correspond
ent, peceed on television's -The S64.
flOO Question." the first TV quiz show
to become fabulously successful.
BY WILLIAM EWALD
United Press Correspondent
New York Ralph Carpent
er is the kind of man who would
rather read a map than a book.
Geography is his meat.
A seed salesman and former
farmer, the 7U-year-old carpenter
also harbors a yen: He'd like to
land a berth on "The 564,000
Question."
Back on Nov. 24, Carpenter, a
citizen of Florida, wrote a three
page letter to the producers of
the CBS-TV giveaway. That let
ter caught the fancy of one of the
four girls who sift through the
5,000 to 10,000 missives that
pour each week into the swank
penthouse offices of Entertain
ment Productions Inc., packagers
of the show.
Carpenter was sent "The Jones
Letter" a standard form that
E. P. I. uses as a follow-up. He
was one of more than 500 pros
pects that week to receive the
Jones form. He was asked to
describe himself, his job. his
family and furnish three refer
ences. Usuallv. about 40 ncr cent sur
vive this stage. Carpenter was I sonvuie Masonic nan.
one of them. E. H. Hedrick was elected vice-
Phone Costs High president; Frank DeSouza. Ireas-
Carpenter next got a phone urer: Miss Ed'tn M- Gifford, sec
call from a girl at E. P. I. the relary; and L. C. Taylor and
office telephone bill frequently L. G. Northland, directors,
runs S5.000 per month in which Hold-over directors are E. W.
a preliminary judgment of his Kubli. Homer Billings, Glenn
voice quality, his ease and his E. Simpson. A. C. VanGalder.
knowledge of geography was Harry Barneburg and Raymond
made. Reter.
A flurry of communications i The president. Miss Clair Han
followed. Carpenter sent in let- j ley. her sister. Miss Mary Han
ters on Nov. 24, Jan. 11 and ! lev. the museum curator, and
March 2. E. P. I. also sent one
of its staff. Evelyn Levin, to
Miami to talk to Carpenter and
his neighbors. She reported back: i
Charming. . . a great guy
Carpenter was brought to New
j York, lodged at a medium brack-
I ei noici ana given meai money
(meal allotments usually figure
out to about S"2.50 for a three
day stay). He was one of about
a dozen that week to reach this
stage.
Grilled by Assistant
He w-as grilled for about half-
Don't
- tffiSSeiiir ii mm mifSm
Roselle
Barnhard.
Carpenter looked pretty good.
Mert Koplin, producer of the
show was advised by phone to
come up and sit in. The quest
ioning went on.
Koplin then led Carpenter
downstairs into the roomy office
of Harry Fleischman, president
of E. P. I., for an informal chat.
(Steve
Carlin, exec utive pro
ducer, also came in.
Carpenter probably f i g u red
the worst was over. He was
wrong. This was his real test.
Too Talkative
Carpenter proved gar rulous
during the 15-minute session.
Too garrulous. He talked. And
talked. And talked.
He was dismissed and the big
three began an appraisal. The
decision okay on knowledge.
Group Reelects
Miss Clair Hanley
Jacksonville Miss Clair Han
ley was re-elected president of
the Southern Oregon Historical
society. Inc., at the annual meet
ing Monday night in the Jack-
Miss Gifford reported on the
year's progress.
Dr. Francis Haines Jr., spoke
on loca history and its effects
on the lives of pioneers, stress
ing the importance of studying
local people as well as historical
events.
Members and guests toured the
museum and heard short talks
by the curator and employees
of the museum following the
dinner, which was served by
women of the Jacksonville East
ern Star lodge.
Miss . . .
3
hour by an assistant.
Your Home Theater
tonight at 8:30
KBES-TV
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There's & bright, new look to Lucky Lager.
In stores, taverns, everywhere, Lucky Lager
greets you with a brand new label one that
smiles a friendly invitation to pleasure. But
o
only the label is new! Inside it' the same fine
Lucky Lager you've enjoyed before . . . smooth
. . . mellow . . . aged just right.
'personality doubtful. The
I chances of his being used, said
Fleischman. were about 60-40
against him.
Carpenter was sent home and
tp'.d to wait.
He may have a long wait. His
folder is now one of hundreds in
the deep freeze file.
The second part of this ihree-
ipari installment will appear
Thursday.
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Guided Missile Crash
Edwards Air Force Base, Cal.
in Naval authorities invest
igated today the crash of a Rcg-
ulus II guided missile which
smacked into the desert near
Searles Dry Lake Tuesday.
The 15-foot, stubby-winged
imissue oroKe iree oi its radio
control after launching from
this Mojave Desert test center.
A Navy spokesmans aid the
missile was "definitely not a
runaway," and blamed the crash
on a "sudden control failure."
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