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TWELVE MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday, October 23, 1957 J toe- e. I I I i r 4 si, 4 -'1 iWrfrfX'' 3 Pit "1. ? ,A ROYAL VISITOR Queen Elizabeth n shakes hands with Wiley T. Buchanan, chief of protocol for the State Department, after arriving at Patrick Henry Airfield in Virginia for her historic four-day visit in the United States. Looking on are Virginia Governor Thomas B. Stanley and Prince Philip (right). Is That In round figures there are 100 billion birds in the world roughly 36 birds for every liv ing person. Of these, approxi mately 7V2 billion are in the United States. Perhaps the most abundant bird is Wilson's petrels, a wide ranging species which nests on Antarctic islands and summers as far north as New York bay. In North America the most bird is not the robin which is easily identified and makes it a habit to nest near human habi tation but the much less seen red-eyed vireo. Inasmuch as several birds are faced with near extinction, it is difficult to hazard which bird is most rare. Are some of the rare flightless moas and kiwis still alive in New Zealand? From time to time, there are reports that they have been seen. In America, three birds are ap proaching extinction: the Cali fornia condor, the whooping crane, and the ivory-billed woodpecker. Of this trio, the latter may already be extinct. Perhaps a half dozen may still be alive in southeastern swamp areas. The champion migrator making the longest annual mi gration of any animal living is the Arctic tern which makes a round trip flight of 22,000 miles. It may nest as far north as eight degrees of the north pole and winter in the Antarc tic. Highest Flier Title Several birds may be claim ants of the title of highest flyer. The South American condor has been sighted soaring at 25,000 feet. Another vulture from the Old World, the lammergeier has been seen at altitudes of 24,000 to 25.000 feet in the Himalayas. A chough was sighted on the slopes of Mt. Everest in 1922 at an estimated height of 26.000 feet. The lammergeier just men tioned has a most interesting habit. The bird has a passion for bone marrow. This it obtains by carrying the limb bones of dead animals to a great height and smashing them by dropping them upon rocks. In some re gions, this bird is said to drop turtles from a height to break open their shells. Of living birds, the ostrich produces the largest egg. They are from six-seven inches long, and four-six inches through. Hens lay some 15 of these eggs and it takes six weeks or so for the chicks to hatch with the cock sitting by night and the hen by day. Sometimes, after the cock has scraped out a shal low nest depression in the ground with his claws several hens will lay their eggs in the communal nest. Large as ostrich eggs may be, the flightless kiwi of New Zea land lays a much larger egg proportion-wise: it is one pound, which may be one-fourth of its own weight. The eggs takes 75 to SO days to hatch possibly a record length for birds and" in turn the chick needs three years sometimes four years to grow into an adult. After laying the huge egg. the male hand somely does all the incubating. Most Dangerous Probably the cassowaries of New Guinea are the most dan gerous birds in the world. When cornered or wounded, thev kick forward or sideward with the I speed of summer-lightning. They have an immense stiletto-like claw on the innermost of the three toes. And besides this, the strong bill on the long neck makes a formidable weapon. A typical cassowary stands five feet high; it can sprint at speeds of nearly 40 miles an hour: and leap six or more feet in the air. Curiously, it can swim flooded rivers with ease and even bathes in the open ocean. By EUGENE BURNS Ranger-Naturaliit As for the smallest bird egg, that is laid by the green and greyish white Vervain hum mingbird of Jamaica. The egg. which has the appearance of a pearl, has a length of only inch. (Copyright, 1957. by Eugene Burns) (Released by McClure Newspaper Syndicate) Free: By special arrangement with the editors of the Encyclo pedia Americana, my panel of judges will award each week to the reader who sends me the best true-life nature adventure, or the best nature observation Or the best question on nature and wildlife, a complete 30-volume set of this world-famous refer ence work in a handsome Seal craft binding. Each Week new submissions will be considered. Sorry, I simply can't answer your many friendly letters. Please address your letter to: Is That Sol co Medford Mail Tribune, Box 575, Sausalito, Calif. Sweden's Texiile industry Suffers From Competition Stockholm IP Sweden's textile industry has suffered severely from- post-war foreign competition, and several leading companies have collapsed in re cent years. The competition has come mainly from European com panies, but imports from Japan also have had an effect on the industry. Recent price incrases in wool en goods struck harsh blows at many Swedish wool-fabric manu facturers. Some companies were forced to cease purchases of wool, while others limited their buying while waiting for a price drop. Many of these companies are now experimenting with the use of cheap raw materials such as rags and carding waste. The price increase was caused partly by the Suez crisis and partly by higher world consump tion. Consumption last year was calculated at five to six per cent, while the Swedish wool pur chases for the same period dropped by no less than 17 per cent. Due to the difficult situation, Swedish wool importers pur chase from abroad only by direct order. They have stopped buy ing direct from Australia until the position improves. Customers Benefit Instead they buy from wool stocks in Europe, mainly Eng land which, unfortunately, causes prices to soar even higher. Another reason for the drop in Sweden's wool imports is the in creased purchase of first-class fabrics from abroad. With wages and other expenses mounting steadily, Swedish manufacturers of woolen goods have found it increasingly difficult to com pete with foreign makers. They cannot increase the prices of their goods because of the keen competition from abroad. Many leading companies are reported to have been operating at a loss last year and are mak ing robust efforts to cut their costs by increasing automation. More mergers are also planned to enable the industry to oper ate on a profitable basis. The customers benefit from the stiff competition in the tex tile market. Sweden is known to be one of the leading countries in the field of ready-made clothes. Men's suits in first-class English tweed can now be bought for 200 kronor (40 dollars), in cluding alterations. mm V SMEAR? Mrs. Helen So bell (above), wife of convict ed atom spy Morton Sobell, was mentioned at the trial of accused Soviet spy Col. Ru dolf Abel in New York. Her name came up during testi mony of former Russian LL . Col. Reino Hayhanen, defected to the West eany this year. Hayhanen said that in 1955, four years after SobeU was convicted with Julius and Ethel Rosenberg for atomic espionage, Abel was assigned by the Kremlin to give $5000 to Mrs. Sobell. Abel buried the money in stead and Hayhanen, accord ing to his testimony, co operated in the ruse by send ing an untrue report to Mos cow saying it had been given to Mrs. Sobell. Mrs. Sobell has issued an angry denial, saying Hayhanen's testi mony is a smear. Oregon Trailing as Attraction For Tourists; Now Ranks 34th ALL IN THE FAMILY a ffnht Smith By A. ROBERT SMITH Mail Tribune Correspondent Washington ' Oreaon onp of the most scenic and historic of the 48 states, is gradually falling iartner behind most of her sister states in c o m p e tition for America's fast growing tourist indus try, according to figures com piled by the Department of Interior. Based on the amount of out- of-state dollars spent in the va rious states by tourists during 1955, Oregon was 34th in the nation with S128,000,000 as her income from tourism. Five years before, in 1951, Oregon ranked 30th. Tourist trade is one of the major sources of possible new income for Oregon, according to views expressed to Gov. Robert D. Holmes in' a series of meet ings around the state on the problem of attracting new in dustry for the state. Four states passed Oregon from 1951 to 1955, including Washington state, by making major gains in the battle for the tourists' dollars. The others were Alabama, Oklahoma and Mary land. Few With Smaller Gains Moreover, only a half dozen states made smaller gains dur ing this five-year period than violation Man's Body Found Along McCloud River McCloud, Calif. (IP! The body of Thomas Martin Heffron, 76, Sacramento, was discovered about noon Tuesday in brush one-half mile west of Fowler camp on the McCloud river. Heffron disappeared about 16 months ago while he and his wife were camping at Fowler, a U.S. Forest service camp. The body was found by High way Patrolman W. N. Davis and companions who were deer hunt ing in the area. Identification was made through papers in a wallet near the remains. Court Records MUNICIPAL COURT .Tames Rodney McKinnev of basic rule. S10. . Duane Lee Lubbers, violation of ba sic rule. $10. .... , George Kazumi Aobi, violation of basic rule ,S10. Orville Gene Bunn, disobeyed traf fic signal. S5. John Haldon Seger. failure to main tain proper lookout. SIO. Brian Clinton Watson, disobeyed traffic signal. So. Fred Merle Hogue, disobeyed .traf fic signal, S5. ... , Evelyn Lena Cannon, disobeyed stop sign, $.". . Eugene Earl Lawson, violation of basic rule, SIO. Sammie Lee Umbeiger, improper passing. SIO Donald Wayne Bowling, racing with another vehicle, S25. Wayne Oral Rose, no tail lights, $2.50. . , Charles Henry Thurston, expired Oregon driver's license, S2.50. Ruth Hoover Kaye, disobeyed stop sign. So. . , Mathew Jackson Wmmngham. dis obeyed traffic signal. So; no tail or license plate lights1. So. James A. Clithero, no driver s li cense, SIO. 1 John Herbert Neel, disobeyed stop sign. So. ... . . Anthony Schleiss, violation of basic rule. $10. William Albert Hartlerode, dis obeyed traffic signal. So. John C. Graves, disobeyed traffic signal, $5. Zoe Amelia Brandon, disobeyed traffic signal. $o. Gerald Lee Wier, excessive noise, $10. Arlieta Elizabeth Knowles, violation of basic rule, $10. William Ray Andrews, right turn from wrong lane. $5. Noel Elmo Dunlap, violation of basic rule, SIO. , Kenneth Ray Smith, improper left turn. So. David Kinscy Jones, failure to stop before entering public highway. So. Ernest Martain Gleason, disobeyed traffic signal, S5. ' did Oregon. Oregon in this period showed a gain of only S7, 000,000, the Interior figures showed. The only western state with a poorer gain was Idaho, which gained S5. 124.000 from S43,000.000 to S48.124.000. The other states with poor gains were Nebraska. North Dakota. Iowa, Delaware and Connecticut. W'ashinston state showed a gain of S21.100.000. going from S118.900.000 to S140,000.000. Most other states were showing comparable gains during a period when the total tourist industry showed a total national gain from Sll,729,529,500 to $13,472,-068.000. New York state was way out front of all other states in 1955 with a tourist income of SI. 661,- 000.000. This was a gain of S344, 000.000 in five years. Florida runs second with Si .000,000.000. California was third was $895, 000,000. Among the western states. Colorado was second behind California with $275,670,000. Arizona came next with $188, 100.000 and New Mexico fol lowed with $144,410,000. Then came Oregon. Following Oregon among the western states was Wyoming, $127,877,000; Nevada, S102.158, 000: Montana. $90,000,000; Utah, $71,260,000; Idaho, $48,124,000. Other Stales Do Belter During the five years covered by the department's comparison, ail other western states were do ing a good bit better than Oregon and Idaho in attracting more tourist dollars. Compared to Oregon's $7,000,000 gain, Color ado picked up $55,000,000, Ari zona $30,000,000, Nevada $26, 000,000, Wyoming $25,000,000, Washington $22,000,000, Cali fornia $18,000,000, Montana S16, 000,000, and Utah and New Mexico each $10,000,000. The states that passed Oregon showed comparable gains. Okla homa gained by $30,000,000. Maryland gained 551,000,000 and Alabama gained $20,000,000. The figures were compiled by George Eender, ex-senator from Ohio who was defeated last year by Sen. Frank Lausche (D-Ohio) and is now special assistant sec retary of Interior. His special function is to promote tourist trade, especially for the terri tories. Tourist Dollar Breakdown Bender's figures show that total expenditures by American citizens tor travel in 1955, in cluding travel abroad and intra state travel, amounted to S24. 687,794.920. The average tourist dollar, he said, breaks down into expenditures as follows: Food in restaurants and food supplies, 27c; transportation 22c; accomodations 21c; retail pur chases, such as luggage, cameras, clothing, etc., 14c; entertainment, such as sporting events, theaters, etc., 11c; and services such as laundry, cleaners, barbers, etc., 5c. Chicago (IP) Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. Johnson don't mind a bit if people say grandparents are a soft touch. The Johnspns Tues day won permission to adopt their seven grandchildren. AGE LIMIT Erwin, Tenn. (IP Hallow e'en celebrants should have their birth certificates handy here this year. A new ordinance bars any one over 14 from playing "trick or treat." DR. LEE MELLISH, D.M.D. Announces the Removal of his office from Medical Center Building to 836 East Main St. Suite 1 Phone SP 2-9073 Announcing the Association of JOHN HALE FOSTER With & MARSHALL Member New York Stock Exchange Chicago Board of Trade formerly American Stock Exchange M. N. HOG AN ROWAN & CO. ... J. P. ROWAN 38 South Central Managers Medford, Oregon Phone SP 3-5353 NEWS IN CANCER BATTLE Frankfurt, Germany (IP) New methods of treatment and new equipment have strength ened physicians in the battle against cancer, delegates to the German Roentgen Congress said today. Cancer specialists from all parts of West Germany reported effective steps against lung can cer were being developed and new methods were opening the wav to at least easing the situa- j tion of patients with advanced cancer ot tne breast. 1 1 S afri iiar't Ti mm MfaJ PUNNING A BUSINESS TRIP? Look for AIRLINE TICKET AGENCIES HOTEL RESERVATIONS SPORTING GOODS in the YELLOW PAGES SCHINE MARRIES New York ilP- Former Army private G. David Schine, who figured prominently in the Army-McCarthy hearings in 1954 was married to a former Miss Universe Tuesday. The 30-year-old Schine, president of a hotel and theater enterprise, was mar ried to Miss Hillevi Rombin, 24. who was Miss Sweden as w ell as Miss Universe in 1955. Free Silver Dollars FOR YOUR STAMPS! Get SILVER DOLLAR Trading Stamps at: OK MARKET Roxy Ann Market T' Jiffy Car Wash Craterian Beauty Salon Electric Shaver Service Y' Oil Station Bai,ey's Richfield Medford Muffler Co. S Son LJV EESSTIST IN i: - - . -- " : : : : .-. .-i v,v. -. - Billy's a bright, likeable kid. Seems as though he's always puttering around his basement doing experiments with his chem istry set. You might say he's the neighbor hood's budding young scientist Yes, Billy could probably be a famous sci entist some day. But right now, his chances are pretty slim. In Billy's community there is a scarcity of classrooms, of teachers, and of up-to-date textbooks. The result? Billy is short changed on his schooling. Let's be sure that this doesn't happen to the children in our schools. Join with the other good citizens of our community to back up our School Board, attend PTA meetings and school conferences. For a free booklet telling you more libout the important part you can play, write to: Better Schools, 9 E. 40th St., N. Y. 16, N.Y. WE IV1UST HAVE ATE SCHOOLS Medford Mail Tribuns
