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-o f OURTMIf VEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Thursday. November 21. 195T TB Cases Total 21 In Jackson County During 10 Months A total of 21 new cases of tuberculosis have been discover ed during the past 10 months in Jackson county, according to Dr. A. Erin Merkel, county Health officer. This is seven fhore than all of last year and reflects a state wide trend. The number report ed in Oregon is considerably over that of a year ago. Of the 20 new cases 17 are men while four are women. Dr. Merkel pointed out that the age average for men with tuber culosis is much higher than in women and there are about twice as many men as women contracting the disease. This ratio is also shown in other chest diseases. This is why the man past 45oyears and who is a heavy smoker is urged to have a yearly chest x-ray, it was ex plained. 0 "When we consider an aver age of four or five other peo ple have been infected by the time tuberculosis has been found and each costing an esti mated $15,000 in tax money, the 21 new cases represent a sizeable figure to the taxpay ers of the county, Dr. Merkel stated. He urged all adults to obtain chest x-rays from their private physicians or at the clinic op erated for this purpose at the Sacred Heart hospital each Thursday afternoon, except Thanksgiving, from 2 to 5 p.m. Money for the x-ray machines has been provided by Christmas seals sales. Volunteer help is supplied by the Providence guild of the hospital. Atlanta Police Probe 'Hit' Parade Accident Atlanta W Police today in vestigated a hit-hit-hit and run accident. A tractor trailer hit a utility pole, the pole hit a house. Before officers reached the scene, the driver and his undamaged rig hit the road. In Portland, It's the DANMOORE HOTEL A Home Away from Home. All rooms remodeled and refurnished . . Free Garage. Free T.V.'s in most rooms. hWCLJ , i MEETING IN WASHINGTON, Adlai Stevenson (right) and Secretary of State Dulles hold preliminary conference on Stevenson's role as foreign policy adviser. (International) Russia, Egypt Mail Talks 'Successful' By MURRAY BROWN United Press Correspondent Russia and Egypt hailed today the "successful" results of talks in Moscow between Egyptian War Minister Abdel Hakim Amer and top Soviet leaders. But Western diplomats said despite Egypt's claim that "no strings" were attached the So viet economic loan offer could give the Russians a stranglehold on the Egyptian economy. Amer returned to Cairo from his mission to Moscow Wednes day. He brought with him a So viet offer of 700 million rubles (178 million dollars at the arbi trary exchange rate set by Mos cow) to help Egypt "develop her economy." It was almost double what the Soviets promised Syria and far outstripped the estimated S40 million in U.S. economic aid which was cut off after Egypt nationalized the Suez Canal. United Press Correspondent Wilbur G. Landrey said in a dis patch from Cairo that there were indications that much of the aid would come in the form of machineryi mining and tech nical equipment and factories. Western diplomats saw con siderable danger in such a deal for Egypt. They said the Rus sians could get a grip on the Egyptian economy since they alone could supply the spare parts and replacements which would be needed. President Gamal Adbel Nas ser already has mortgaged Egypt's cotton crop to the Com munists under his arms deal with the Soviet bloc. Landry also reported that the Soviet economic offer would strengthen Russia's position in the Middle East while at the same time restoring much of Nasser's prestige in the area. Diplomats in Cairo were said to feel the agreement, coming on the heels of the Syrian-Soviet deal, would have considerable impact on other Arab nations and single out Russia as a po tential major source of aid. Some of the details of the So viet offer were disclosed today by a member of the Egyptian mission, Mohamed Hass a n e i n Heikal, editor of the newspaper Al Ahram and a close friend of Nasser. Heikal reported the loan was intended to help Egypt carry out its five-year industrialization program and break "the econo mic blockade the West has at tempted to impose" since the Suez crisis. He said repayment would be from twelve to fifteen years and interest would not be more than two and one-half per cent. The first payment would be due in five years. Heikal emphasized that Egypt insisted there is no strings at tached to the offer and that Russia agreed. National Guard News (Editor's note: The following is the first in a series of col umns about the activities of Medford'i two National Guard companies. It will appear weekly in the Mail Tribune. The writer is the ,wif of a National Guardsman.) Reef Romania News Stand To Sell Western Papers Viena (IP) The first news paper stand to sell western newspapers in Communist Ro mania will be opened shortly in Bucharest, it was reported to day. The Romanian Daily Scinteia said the "special stand" will sell papers and magazines "from France, Austria and other west ern countries." THE WEATHER? WELL! Wahpeton, N. D. (IP) With refreshing candor, the Junior Chamber of Commerce de scribed how it plans to go about extolling North Dakota's "beau tiful" weather. On nice days, they'll praise it. When a blizzard hits, "we'll shut up until .it blows over," an official said. mie the heart of milk is the heart of the healthful balanced diet For drinking cooking.. .baking and whipping Waffles made with Sfarlac are crisper. Use Starlac in all your made-with-milk recipes. And add it to other foods for extra nourishment. Drink Starlac, too. It dissolves instantly, com pletely. And it tastes lite just what it is the de licious heart of milk. In this wonderful nonfat dry milk you get the proteins . . . B-vitarnins . . . calcium and other, minerals of the finest pasteurized milk. ABOUT 8 A QUART in the 12 qt. family. size package BY MARGARET BEHNKE Headquarters Company, and Company A, of the 1st Battalion, are the two National Guard Companyies which drill and train in Medford's new National Guard Armory. Both companies belong to the 186th Infantry, 41st Division, and have their summer encamp ment at Ft. Lewis, Wash., the last two weeks in June, each year. Company A has at present a strength of 98 enlisted men and 6 officers. Headquarters Company has 84 enlisted men an 11 officers. Headquarters Com pany drills each Monday, and Company A Tuesday, from 8 to 10 p.m. Since returning from camp, Headquarters Company has had five enlistments and 15 dis charges. One of the men dis charged enlisted in the Air Force, and one joined the inactive Na tional Guard. One man transfer red to Portland. In August, First Lt. Oran C. Chastain was assigned to Head quarters Company as operation and training assistant on the battalion staff. He took the place of Second Lt. Paul Blair, who transferred to Company A. Other developments in this company include five promo tions. Pvt. James S. Martin re turned from six months active duty training at Ft. Ord, and has been promoted to specialist 3rd class, and assigned as company clerk. Sp3 Arthor A. Guches Jr. has been assigned as Corporal in the communications section. Pfc. Dondal J. Grey has been promoted to Corporal, and Pfc. Raymond G. Hilton has received the patches of a specialist 3rd class. Second Lt. James L. Revis has left for Ft. Benning, Ga., to attend basic infantry officers school, and has taken his family with him. Pvt. Robert G. Christ ian left for six months active duty at Ft. Ord. Headquarters Company has also welcomed back Sfc James G. Metternich who transferred to Portland before camp. During the last five months Company A has had 1 enlist ment and 22 discharges. These include two men discharged for who enlisted into the Marine Corps, one into the Reular Army, six left to join the Navy, and four transferred to other National Guard units. On Sept. 10, First Lt. Donald Ivye took command of Company A. Lieutenant Ivie had formerly was the company's executive officer, and took the place of Capt. Bert Riebe, who is in Ft. Benning attending an as sociate infantry officers ad vanced course. Mrs. Riebe and the couple's daughter, who is at tending a Medford School, did not accompany Captain Riebe. They are at their home on Reddy ave. while waiting his return after the first of the year. Second Lt. Paul Blair who has been assigned as supply officer in Company A, is leaving shortly to attend the same school. On Oct. 10 Sfc. Benjamin Spence was promoted to master sergeant in Company A, and two of the company's officers have . also been promoted. Second Lieu tenants Jack C. Phillips and Russel F. Torbeck to first lieu tenants. Tuesday evening, Nov. 19, Company A had an attendance of 67 enlisted men and 3 officers. The men attended classes on chemical, biological and radiolo gical warfare, instructed by Lie utenant Phillips, assisted , by M-Sgt. Jack Burns; squad patrol ling, taught by Sgt. Adrain Van Horn and Sfc. Joseph Nolan; drill and ceremony under M-Sgt. Bill Matjeka, assisted by M-Sgt. Clifford Cooper; and adjustment of medium artillery and heavy mortar fire, instructed by Sgt. Leo Behnke, assisted by Cpl. Robert Meadows. Before first formation, Second and Third platoons competed in the .22 rifle match now in pro gress, with Second Platoon edg ing out Third Platoon. Next week Third Platoon will compete with Weapons Platoon. A non-commissioned officers meeting was held after drill, which gave the N.C.O.'s an opportunity to discuss methods of instructing classes and military discipline with their company commander. Recently Lieutnant Phillips passed out cigars at a drill to celebrate the birth of his son Nov. 1. He has been named Dar ell Clyde. The couple have two other children, Dennis James, 7, and Glen Alton, 3. Sgt. Denny Burns was married Nov. 14 to Miss Joyce Hobbs. The couple were married in the First Baptist church in Medford, and went to Sacramento for their honeymoon. Sergeant and Mrs. Burns are now at home on Haven Street, and Mrs. Burns is com pleting her schooling at Crater High school. Headquarters Company had an attendance of 55 enlisted men Teamsters Union Organizers Meet to Discuss Problem By MARTIN HEERWALD United Press Correspondent Seattle (IP) Top organizers of the Teamsters Union met here today in a session called by out going President Dave Beck to "discuss the unemployment situ ation which is increasing all across the nation." The organizers met amid charges and denials Beck is try ing to recapture the top job in the union. Beck said there was "absolutely no truth" to the re ports. Beck said he intended to stay in office as president only until court action involving the legal ity of James R. Hoffa's election at the recent Miami convention is cleared up. "I am still behind Hoffa," said Beck. Ask About Comments Asked by newsmen about com ments of two unidentified organ izers quoted by the New York World Telegram and Sun, Beck said: "I give no more attention to undisclosed organizers than I do to letters that aren't signed. But there's absolutely no truth to it." The New York newspaper quoted one organizer as saying "It is my opinion that Mr. Beck is trying to get a new grip on the union." Another organizer commented in reference to to day's meeting: "It looks like Mr. Beck is acting like the president again." Beck said the meeting was an other in a series and that the first meeting concerning the country's economic condition was called three months ago. "I consider running this un ion is the same as running a big business," Beck explained. "We are in the business of sell ing labor for the best price we can get. We don't have anything else to sell. And when something like this unemployment situation develops, it's necessary for us to get together and see if there are any changes we should make in our organizing activities." The teamsters boss said there was a chance he may have to miss part of today's meeting of organ izers. He expects to be called as a witness today in the grand larceny trial of his son, who is accused of pocketing the money from the sale of two teamsters owned Cadillacs. Albany Firms Get $4 Million Contract Albany, Ore. OP) A four million dollar contract to de liver Albany-made zirconium in gots to Westinghouse Electric Corporation during the next 12 months was announced today by Stephen Shelton, general man ager of the Oregon Metallurgical Corporation. The zirconium will go into atomic reactors, manufactured by Westinghouse under its con tract with the Atomic Energy commission. Oregon Metallurgical and the zirconium division of Wah Chang Corporation, also located in Albany, will work together in filling the order. and 3 officers Monday night. Classes taught were CBR train ing; technique of fire; wire splic ing; radio security; and explo sives and ' demolition. Master Sergeant Potter, the Army's ad viser to the Medford National Guard companies, attended the drill. A series of .22 rifle matches between the platoons in Head quarters Company is to be start ed soon, with the date and time of the elimination matches to be announced later. Roy Sarver Retires From Power Company Long-time employe of California-Oregon Power company, Roy A. Sarver, recently retired after more than 30 years with the company. Saver joined the company in 1927, working his way up from patrolman, electrician, lineman, powerhouse operator, and chief operator, to assistant produc tion superintendent. He was transferred to the North Umpqua project during its early stages' of construction where he supervised installa tion of electrical wiring in the Toketee powerhouse and when the plant went into operation, became its first chief operator. Upon completion of other plants Sarver was made power house foreman and upon com pletion of the seventh of the eight power plants of the proj ect, became assistant production superintendent which made him responsible for production and maintenance of the project. A going away party was given Sarver and his wife by employees at Toketee. They now live in a newly constructed home at 316 Linders st. in Medford. Mrs. Gregory Dies In Portland Hospital. Portland (IP) Mrs. Kate Dallam Gregory, wife of L. H. Gregory, sports editor of the Oregonian, died in a local hos pital Wednesday of a heart ail ment. Mrs. Gregory was born in Spokane and was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dallam. Her father was a pioneer newspaper man in eastern Washington. 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