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52nd Year Price 10c i 1 t ir i i iytift ss.y united Presv f-ul! Leased Wire Tribune Retired Farmer's Barn Can Produce Almost Anything United Press Full Leased Wir SECOND SECTION MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE Pages Australians Won't Forget War, Japanese Declare nnaul :? Japanese salvage : workers complain bitterly of the anti-Japanese altitude in this i New Guinea city and say, "the Australians won't forget the war." Paoaul residents expressed re sentment that the 100 Japanese haa been hrougnt here on two yer extracts to salvage the R'ores of ships funk when this the profits to he paid the Aus tralian government. New Guinea police officials said they prohibited uneseoited; Japanese from entering Rabaul j for fear of native attacks. Po-1 lice said the behavior of the , Japanese had been exemplary during the first five months of their stay. i ' Many of the loyal New Brit- was Japans South Pacific naval, 'am natives suffered horribly at center. the hands of the Japanese ciur-1 The Japanrs the firt to re-. ing the war," explained a high turn since ti.t end of the war ; New Guinea official, and we are isolated from the com-1 felt it best that the salvage peo 'rriunily in a hirbed-wire com- pie always have a European potind fne unlet from Rabaul, and are only allowed in town when accompanied by a Euro pean "We tried to arrange base ball games and sport compe titions witii the local Chinese and Australian teams," explain d Dr. Kcnshi Asato. "but the Australian war veterans stopped us." Officials of the Returned with them when ii Rabaul. Long Two Yean Dr Asato said the men suffer- i ered considerably from the trop-1 it al neat and most of them were homesick for Japan. j t "Occasionally groups of us go 1 '. to the movies in Rabaul." the ! young doctor added, "but there i ! is onH one theater and nowhere I I else to go." The Japanese are housed in Serviceman's League said New j comfortable quarters with a hos Guinea residents opposed the re-'pital. large dining room and rec tum of the Japanese for sev- i reational nail complete with pa eral reasons. ; chinco (slot machinesi. 'First of all," explained vet- j The arrival of the Japanese erans leader Pat Henry, "Can-1 split Rabaul into opposing berra arranged the whole thing; camps, but a large percentage consulting anyone in , of the inhabitants are neutral. without Rabaul. ' Secondly, all of us remember the atrocities suffered by Aus tralians at the hands of the Japanese during the war, par ticularly those of us in New Guinea.' Another RSL executive asked why the salvage contract was not given an Australian firm, employing Australians and pay ing Australian scales. Jnpanes salvage officials said they expect to reclaim 150,000 ton.i of metal for export to Japan. Two shipments already have been made in the past five months, and crews are at work on beached and submerged hulk' scattered about this pic turesque volcanic harbor and ad joining Blanche Bay. The crews work a 10-hour day with every third Sunday off, at salaries averaging 35 dollars a month.. The negotiated agree ment calls for a percentage of 13, 1957 Six MWMglW t8WW qf.'$M.A,Wajl JMI.JjjJ'l'' U ffTi r. V ' t ' t. I $s jyr id a r.:-- "; vss- fr ,. stf jj: 4 ... . LIVING LP TO NAME, Terrible Touliy, belonging to Actor Steve Cochran, fought rattlesnake on estate until heln arrived. Dr. Philip Ulson is giving it first aid as Cochran lends a hand. futcrnatiojiai Soundphoto) East BiEgs. Calif. V Retired farmer Ben Harrison Johnson has a hobby that possibly beats them all collecting anything. He claims that any familiar object of the last century can probably be found in his house, garage or barn. "I collect anything I think some day may be a relic." says Johnson. "It's really hard for someone to pick up things of years ago that are in good condi tion. I have these tilings because I have been saving them." However, not all of the 70-year-old collector's prized items are dated within the past 100 years. He possesses wood carv ings reputed to be several hun dred years old. a Mohammedan prayer hook, holder some 1.400 years old and Egyptian coins from 800 A D. Sell any of these? Here's what Ben says to that: "The things I am saving to pass on to my family are not for sale. You should see some of the professional collectors fighting over some of my things." Three of the biggest pieces of the huge gathering of items arc a 1907 motorcycle, a 1915 auto and the enclosed horse buggy used on this Butte County town's first mail route. Other automotive collections include a wide variety of fit tings for oldtime, cars plus auto emblems running from the first horseless carriage to the newest sports car. And he needs only Maine's license plate to have one from each of the 48 states. Foreign plates dot the showcase. Still not satisfied. Johnson boasts of possessing wagon fit tings thought to be part of the ill-fated Donncr Party's tragic trip over the Sierra range into California. For these he searched Donner Summit for days. Other prairie schooner artifacts include a buffalo meat and sausage grinder, lanterns and cooking utensils. Numbered among his oilier collections are stamps, Indian stonps, cabinet maker's wooden planes, bullet moulds, musket shot and a musket. Others arc buttons, belt buckles, colored woods, wood carvings, marble topped furniture and war souve nirs. The gray-haired curator of what has become practically a home museum has gone far and wide to gather these things Weafhermen Plan , Held for Farmers Madison, Wis. V Weath ermen and agriculturists held a three-day session on agriculture weather problems here and now they feel they can do something about the weather so far as farming is concerned. The meteorologists promised t to give farmers better predic-' tions and help through informa , tion about critical points such as the lack of moisture or possible low temperatures which could harm plant growth. i A program of this type is al-1 ready underway in the north i central states and one is being j considered for the northeastern part of the country. despite the fact that he's been crippled since childhood from in-1 fantile paralysis. I Boy, 13, Killed in Accident Near Bend Bend W Jimmy Sturgill, 13, was killed instantly Satur day when the pickup truck in which he was riding turned over after a blowout about 14 miles south of here on Highway 97. Four other occupants of the pickup suffered slight injuries era L3 t wtsKjm or Mcme rmma I PACIFIC , INDUSTRIAL 16 S. Cantral Phon. SP3-S30S . . m OPEN Laurine's FLOORCOVERING it's CARPET LINOLEUM RUG & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING OPEN WEDNESDAY NIGHTS "Park in front of our Door" WE FEATURE 520 South Riverside Between 12th & 13th 'GULISTAN" CARPET Phone SP 3-5182 mm Government worker George Kassi, 41, a former Japanese prisoner of war, said most of the Rabaul residents, particular ly those of mixed blood, did not want the Japanese back, but they did want the harbor clca red "If the Japanese are the only ones who can do the job." said Kassi, "let them go ahead, and when it is finished, send them home " Crews of divers work on the submerged wrecks, and cutting crews dismantle the beached hulk; An 80-ton floating crane has been brought from Manila, j ablest agents Request To Wrile Material Costly To Secret Service Washington HP Because Harry E. Neal was 'asked 16 years ago to w rite some material for the U.S. Treasury's "Know Your Money" program, the Se cret Service has lost one of its and 20 workers are due soon. When finished with Rabaul, the company expects to move on to Northeastern New Guinea coast and Bougainville Island. But as Dr. Asato pointed out. for most of the pleasure-loving Japanese "it's going to be a long two vears." The Family Council Editor' mite: Th Family Council consist ot a Jurlc. pttrnlatrltt, ui'pp clrrcymf-n. a newspaper editor, a women editor and two writers tarn artirl I a summary of an aetual report. The FamiW Counril does not etve advire; It merelv reports on problems that have been dealt with by responsible agencies and counselors. Iildrd F. It's all so simple . . . we should marry. Leonard J. Sixteen years is a big difference. Mildrl F. I am a divorcee of 32. very much in love with a widower of 48. We have known one another for three years and finve been dating steadily. I would lovp to marry Leonard, but he is full of doubts and hesi tations. There is not only the question of the difference in our ages, but the fact that Leonard has three children and I have none. I love his children dearly and would certainly think of them as rny own. If we have more chil dren l a oe nciigniea. out 11 wt- shouldn't. I would always feel that I have a family. It seems to me that it is all very simple and I don't really see what Leonard is worrying about if h loves me as he says he does. We are so compatible that all our friends say we seem . like a long-married couple. Leonard J. I do love Mildred and think she is very sweet to treat the difference in our ages so lightly, but she is really a ro mantic girl and doesn't want to look the facts square in the face. Sixteen years is really a very if, in T Dig ace oilirrenve. nvn 4 iu an aging 60. she'll still be a young woman. Also, it doesn't seem fair to burden a young woman like Mil dred with a whole family. She rms to get along very well with ti e kids, but she is more like a ; lister to them than a mother. When I see them together, I feel 1. though I have one foot in the grave. They call me a square i.t honestly I can't keep up with the1". 1 fee! that I am really too old to he raising any more children and it doesn't seem fair to de prive Mildred of children of her own. Th Council: Mildred appears to lace her situation realistically. Her optimism seems reasonable in tjiew of the fact that she has found a man and family she in.et She :i not so young and Inexperienced that she cannot (understand the meaning of an .age d.f;rence oL.6 years, o Lc-irard s reasoning, on the Tether and. leerr.t faulty. Mil dred s '"ws ni r.fn of being a L"rorra:itir g.rl." She considers Jiis three cmldren a blessing 'raCr than "burden." She keeps can i,.e:i mind on the question of Jjavirsi more children. Xre i.rubiern here is nut o much the difference in ages, but Leonard's obsessive worry about his advanced age. This middle age anxiety would probably have come to him whether or not the question of marriage to Mildred had arisen. Instead of plaguing himself with vague doubts and worries. Leonard should go to the doctor for a thorough physical checkup. He may find that some medica tion will improve his state of mind. But further than that, he should discuss his anxieties about marriage to Mildred with the doctor. He may learn that he hasn't got even his big toe in the grave yet. Armed with the knowledge of what he can expect of himself in the years ahead, he should be able to make a more rational de cision about this marriage. (Copyright, 1957, General Features Corp.) Cotton Pests Show Chemical Resistance Riverside. Calif. IP The bugs learn fast. Two important cotton pests now are showing signs of resistance to certain widely used chemicals. University of California scien- i tists here report that two species of red spider mites can survive repeated doses of organic phos phorus insecticides. "Potentially." said Dr. Har old T. Reynolds, "this is a seri ous situattion. Growers have re lied on organic phosphorus com pounds for mite control in cot ton. Now it looks as though in time this group of related com pounds may lose much of its ef fectiveness against some of our important kinds of mites." After 31 years with the Secret Service during which he rose from stenographer to assistant to the chief Neal has retired to de vote full time to writing books and articles. His spare time writing since his "Know Your Money" assign ment in 1940, has produced three non-fiction books and many mag azine articles. He has a contract for a fourth book and is doing research for an historical novel. "I guess if it hadn't been for that assignment." he said, "I nev er would have written any thing." Neal. the father of two. has never drawn on his Secret Serv ice experiences for book mate rial. If he ever does, the story of how he became an agent will be one of the most exciting chap ters. He came to Washington from Pittsfield, Mass., in 1925 as a Post Office Department stenog rapher. Craving excitement, lie transferred the following year to the Secret Service, still as a sten ographer. Accompanied Agents One night in 1931 he accom panied a group of agents raiding the New York home of a sus pected counterfeiter. Through a basement window Neal and the agents saw a man stuff some; thing into a furnace. The agents rushed the house. Neal dashed for the furnace, plunged his arm into the flames, and retrieved what the man had tried to get rid of a negative containing the impression of a $10 bill. The stenographer's superiors recommended that Neal be com missioned an agent, and he was soon wearing the badge of a Se cret Service man. When he turned in his badge recently, he was presented with an honorary gold one worn only by members of a select group that includes President Eisen hower and the Secret Service chief, U. E. Baughman. Treasury Secretary Humphrey gave him the Exceptional Civil ian Service Award, the depart ment's highest accolade. H At OK MARKET SILVER DOLLAR STAMPS! At: MEDFORD ... MUFFLER CO. '"v.. Also at: ROXY ANN MARKET & THE CRATERIAN DOODY S RICHFIELD SERVICE STATION BEAUTY SALON JOHNSON'S MODEL BAKERY & BAKERY LUNCH refre sliment "QEorLE in the swim make their refreshment - ' t Pepsi and with good reason. Today's Y :'' Pepsi-Cola, reduced in calories, refreshes without Jp filling. It's never heavy, never too sweet. "J J' Wt1 Enjoy it often. Always say '"Pepsi, please"! t -, v(4 i i a . - A 1 . H I .JJ riO ttj 7 ' I HIM. rfc HZ,VAL MMANUA. . j - AaO. U Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Medford, Under Appointment from Pepsi-Cola Company, of New York
