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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 1, 1957)
o o o o STXTETW MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL !I.lk.UffP tnne'ay, Deswnke X, 11ST f r? ' ft ' n.. A fii It rl:t J .-.5:4 'Iff -c I Lilit 1:11 I'll Y. t n i t i ' N-:- Sari ' A 1 1 fJMf i VmTVTT'rr i n r MAKING FINAL REPIgf lf Saer, Irfftiford fire man, makes final repairs on or $? ftvrgl to wagon th fire department is (efinishing Sb nedf children. Deadline for donation of toys for this !' jfroftrjm fill be Dec. 12, according to Gordon Barker, fir cfti3C Th firfmen each year repair toys in their spare ifer ffiiich tp, distributed on Christmas morning by the Lady Lion Domiciliary fuMthhes ig Laundry Bill for Mcdford By SID HOLLINGSWORTH I iciliary. Jach section has linen Camp White The Veterans assistant leader in charge of the Ss That So? ? lUCfNI tUIHS from the dawn c? history, man hss utilized the ikint of animils. Even centuries before th beginning of tgriculture, when th forerunner of our present civilization led a nomad ic existence the fure of animals wera used by man as a protec tion against the elements. -Hence, probably the oldest industry in tba world was the taking of furi fo? clothing. The early explorere and white invader? of Canada and the U.S. pushed into the west for fur. Probably no one factor was of more importance in the explora tion of settlement of North America than the beaver, tha world's second .largest rodent weighing upwards of 60 pounds. Hallmark t Ma During my father's day, the beaver and sable were tha hall mark of the university man dur ing my days, the raccoon coat was the mark of the college Joe; and today, I see, there is a fad, for women college students to pull the old raccoon coat out of the closet. Today, furs are a billion-dollar business in America mostly 9 luxury trade. About 25 important fur bear era occur in North America. Muskrat, fox, mink, skunk, wolf, raccoon, beaver, marten, opos sum, lynx and bobcat; seal, wea sel (ermine when white in win ter), badger, otter, fisher in times past; and such others as the bear, wolverine, ringtail cat, rabbit, squirrel and mole. The jaguard and ocelot of Central America, are used chiefly for rugs and novelties and the nu tria, introduced from South America, is acquiring a ranking place in the fur trade. Price Fanisetic Prices for some luxury fur animals have been fantastic. The all-time record of $33,000 was paid for a pair of silver foxes back in 1912 as far aa I know. In more recent times, the biggest prices quoted is $10,000 for an 18-ounce chinchilla exhib ited in Toronto, Can., on Febru ary 12, 1936. This makes the animal worth about 16 times its own weight in gold. Tor coats made of cloth woven of animal fur, the dearest is that of the South American vicuna, the most, beautiful of all woven fabrics .'Although there are per haps 1,000,000 vicunas living to day, only one person in every 4,000,000 can enjoy the beauty and waTmth of this golden brown fabric because of the scarcity of the supply. The hair, incidentally, is about .0003 inches, wonderfully strong and resilient. In comparison a blonde human hair the finest is Fovr-Yexjf Honeymoon Comg fo n4 in if San Francisco (W A eur year, 56,000 - mile honeymoon trip came to a head here recent ly for Dr. William T. Holeoaab and his wife, Marilyn. They sailed Sept. It, 133, aboard their ichooner, the Land fall II, and visited eountleaa ia lands and six continent. Their schooner went aground and waa nearly wrecked near til island of Bali. coarse indeed. Such a coat may cost about $1,000. However, the most valuable fur coat of all time was a unique aiure blue mink coat purchased at Paris for the late Mme. Iva Peron (died June 1832) at an undis closed price. (Released by McCIhn Newspaper lymaicaie) Free: By special arrangement with the editors of the Encyclo pedia Americana, my panel of judges will award each week to the reader who sends me the best true-life adventure, the best nature observation or the best question on nature and wildlife, a complete 30-volume set of this world-famous reference work in a handsome Sealcraft binding. Each' week new submissions will be considered. Sorry, I sim ply can't answer your many friendly letters. Please address your letter to: IS THAT SO! co Medford Mail Tribune, box 575, Sausalito, Calif. for president for the fir4 time ia 1120, ha receives enly et electoral vote. Monro hat tn tal of ail. . teat, tIaaiagK iorial 35va aiillioJeJ m eorgiwrtts Content of the air at sea level und to be about 21 per cent ogyjgen and 78 per cent nitrogen y volume. Use Mail Tribune Classified Ads Hi Exclusive Franchise) Ojic f8 OUAilFIBC n Here i Greyhound gert-A-G$ Ifb. at Vend ing its nationwide OBr gntgl 2nd Car Leasing Services. r looking for qualified licensees in a number of tea including thiacity. If you tm ipg engaged in the flSr rental business, or have hd experience in it, or are interested in investing in and operating, auch $ business, Grey- H?und Rent-A-Qaj offers you an unusual igofit opportunity, present and future. Greyhound Rent-A-Car is a division of, and is backed by, the famous Greyhound Corporation, the first name in highway transportation. Wrif or wif John Bqrri Jr., Grtyhound Rnt-A-Car Inc., 60 Saranih Strf, Sen Fronciseo, California giYHOUUD Makes You Known to Everyone . . . Everywhere Administration domiciliary fur nishes a nest egg of considerable size to the Medford area in its annual laundry bill. The bulk of the wash is hand le on a piece basis. It consists ofr?Jinen supplied for the AO members by the government, and personal items, which are laundered weekly for the men. During the past year, 611,381 pieces were handled, an average of neary 12,000 items a week, including 88,000 hand towels, 80,000 pillowcases, 66,000 sheets and 60,000 bath towels. The personal laundry includes 50,000 shirts, 40,000 handker chiefs, and 26,600 each of under shirts and shorts. There were 16,600 pairs of socks, 15,700 wash trousers and 11,000 whites. Government Items Special government items in clude 25,600 aprons used in the dietetic service, 19,200 bed spreads, 24,000 dish towels, and 6,000 pounds of wiping rags. In all, there are approximately 50 classifications of laundry hand led. There were, for instance, 600 belts, 1,500 coats, 1,800 uniform dresses, 2,500 smocks, and 2,000 slippers. Also 250 table cloths, 50 dust mops, 200 operating gowns, 500 masks and 2,230 op erating and cook caps. 0The cost of this considerable laundry bill fluctuates but an estimate of 10 cents per piece was given by Engineering Of ficer Burt Sims. In addition to this free laun dry, a not inconsiderable amount is diverted through the canteen service to a laundry company in Medford. Manager Clarence Bryan estimates 122 bundles of varying sizes are -sent git by his department each week. This personal laundry is paid for by members and personnel dealing at the canteen. Handling of Laundry The handling of laundry, both personal and government, is a large scale operation at the dom- detail of picking; up and handing out th! jijrticles after their re turn fton the laundry. The (entire operation-, has been systematized under domiciliary procedure! and every man who able to make up his own bed, change linen once a, week. His personal (ffects are picked up by thg) laundry detail which makag) a tour one morning each week. His bed number is sewed on the clothing to be laundered. The returned wash package and ironed is called for the following weeS'. x All of the soiled items are separated Bnd placed in convey ors xo be delivered to the central linej room, where Max Ament is in charfte. alax has handled this job Jrom early days and maes mistakes. Olhr Pull Tim The other full time employee is a seamstress, Edna Cox, who mends the torn or worn items before returning them to the sections. The engineering divi sion supervises this phase. George Parker, the leader in Section One, has eight men work ing the shifts for the 400 men in that wing. Walter Hollis, in charge of Section Two, has four helpers for more than 150 men, as does Ray Waterfield of A Section with 300. Jack Ruben stein, an attendant, assists in the more involved procedure in the wards. In this section attendants are stationed in the wards to aid the handicapped veterans in changing linen and distributing their fresh change of clothing. A large number of men in this section, however, are able to assist the laundry detail as is done in Sections One and Two. The only laundry facilities maintained at the domicilary are a regular household washer and dryer, used for miscellaneous items needed in a hurry, or which are not included in the service agreement. ! RECRE939eSMBCaVMBeSBKKM I tpk medford 7 I IPemtry s Jo ! T?T ""!..!! ill mmmmm m n in wi i mn mil' n am l g I I PV . S- V'rVriurn "iini m'l " pxi in - ' ii n J VnT" I rS-Li STOR1 HOURS: 9:30 to 5:30 lL It OUN MONDAY EVENINGS UNTIL 9:00 P.M. VJQsf j 1 ADVERTISED IN LIFE! 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