Railroad Industry
Difficulties Seen
In Stock Market
Me:
DFORDftll RIBUNE
MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1958
v M
47"
BY ELMER C. WAL2ER
United Press Financial Editor
New York TP The S25
billion railroad industry has
been having tough sledding
tor a long ' JV
time.
Its difficul
ties have been
rsf lected in
the stock
market, to the
detriment of
the whole
list. Last year
the rail aver
age touched timer YVaJzer
95.67, a new low since Jan.
11, 1954, and closed the year
ft 96.96 off 56.27 points or
about 37 per cent.
Wall Street knows all about
the rail problems profit-wise
but it is in the dark about
the real causes and what re
medies can be found.
Hence the interest in the
financial district in hearings
to begin next Monday on the
rail problems before a sub
committee of the House In
terstate Commerce Committee.
That set of hearings is
76 Crashes Hurt
10 in Past Month
Medford police listed 76
traffic accidents with 10 in
juries and one death during
December, according to the
released report.
The report showed there
were 176 open doors, 46
open windows, 13 open safes.
11 open gates and 104 night
lights out during routine
checks of business firms dur
ing the evening by police
Police listed 81 vacation house
checks during the month.
Police reported 154 park
Ing violations were recorded
during December. Violations
included parking on the
wrong side of the street, in a
post office zone, two hour
zone, restricted zone, improp
er parking, in driveway, in
an alley or all night truck
parking. Police also reported
issuing 2,065 meter tickets.
Sixty-five violations of the
basic rule were reported dur
ing the month and 39 were
cited for no Oregon Driver's
license. No stopping at a traf
fic signal or sign accounted
for 58 citations during the
month. Fifteen citations for
inadequete equipment were
issued and 18 void vehicle
license citations were issued.
I bringing together a galaxy of
I stars of the railroad official
firmament who wil tell the
Congress committee just what
is wrong with the railroads
and what should be done
about it.
Record Number To Talk
There'll be 20 railroad pres
dents testifying a record for
any set of hearings in the
memory of old-timers in the
street.
To the chartists the only
groups that exist in the mark
et are the railroad and the in
dustrial. To give a clue to the
direction of the market one
group's action must confirm
the other.
For example if the indus
trials make a new high, the
rails must confirm this move
by making a new high. If they
do it means more bull mar
ket, and vice versa.
With the rail sick the
market could do little on the
chart theory. If the rails were
well, then hopes would run
high for the bulls.
Railroad problems are many
and varied. They have as
much trouble getting rate
cuts and they want them oc
casionally as they do in get
ting rate increases. They have
a rate increase plea in the
mail right now.
Competition has been keen
for the nation's roads not
only from the other methods
of transportation such as
trucks and airplanes, but also
from private automobiles
which have decimated the
passenger business.
And not a little of the com
petition has special treatment
which will be stressed at the
hearings.
A spot check of railroad
leaders shows that despite the
recent fall in car loadings
and earnings the railroads
aren't in the dumps. In fact,
the reports are they are lining
up their forces for an allout
fight for a reassessment of
their difficulties with action
on remedies.
And, they think they'll run
into a sympathetic Congress
now that business in many
lines in the nation needs bolstering.
ASSScA- fff . & J
AMERICAN MOTHERS ENTER RED CHINA British Red Cross representative Joan
Lamb (left) escorts three American mothers to the Red China border at Hongkong
where they went behind the "Bamboo Curtain" to visit their sons held in Chinese
prisons on espionage charges. Left to right: Miss Lamb; Mrs. Philip Fecteau, Lynn,
Mass.; Mrs. Mary Downey, New Britain, Conn.; Mrs. Ruth Redmond, Yonkers, N. Y.;
and William Downey, other son of Mrs. Downey.
Big Tax Cut
Said Needed To
Bring Confidence
Washington (IP) A former
i Eisenhower administration of
i f icial said today, "we are drift
: ing into Socialism" and a big
tax cut is needed to restore
business confidence.
This view was expressed by
Lqthair Teetor, former assist
ant secretary of commerce for
domestic affairs, in testimony
prepared for the House Ways
and Means committee.
Teetor, now an official of
the Perfect Circle Corp., Hag
erstown, Ind., appeared as
spokesman for the Indiana
State Chamber of Commerce.
The committee is considering
proposals for tax revisions.
Prospects are dim any major
legislation will result this
year.
Teetor rejected the view
expressed by administration
officials and congressional
leaders of both parties that
the government can't afford
to grant general tax relief
now in view of the need for
increased defense efforts.
"All we ha'e to do," Teetor
said, "is to cut the non-essentials
so we can afford the
essentials."
Teetor also indicated he
feels his old boss Secretary
of Commerce Sinclair Weeks
may be optimistic in pre
dicting an economic upturn in
mid-summer.
Mothers See Sights During Canton Stop
Canton, China (Via Tele
phone to Hong Kong) OP
Three mothers, the first Amer
icans ever to enter Commu
nist China with State Depart
ment blessing, went shopping
and sightseeing in Canton
Tuesday, still not knowing
when they will be allowed to
see their sons in Chinese
prisons.
Their activities were de
scribed to United Press in a
telephone call- by William
Downey who is accompanying
his mother, Mrs. Mary Down
ey, New Britain, Conn., to
visit his brother, John, 27,
serving a life sentence in Pei
ping. "We went sightseeing to
day," Downey said. "We were
taken by the Chinese Red
Cross.
Downey said he and his
mother and Mrs. Philip Fec
teau, Lynn, Mass., expect to
leave for Peiping by plane
Wednesday. Mrs. 7eteiu's
son, Richard, 30, is serving
a 30-year sentence.
Mrs. Ruth Redmond, Yonk
ers, N.Y., whose son, Hugh.
38, is under life sentence, will
leave for Shanghai, Downey
said.
NORFIELD'S
January Clearance
FRIDAY
See Thursday Paper
Regular $47.95 to $52.95 Value
45 Piece Sets
VERNON WARE SPECIAL!
Tickled Pink
o Heavenly Days
Sherwood
o Rose-A-Day
Zb 2
Limited Stock
Come Early or Phone
SP 2-9331 or SP 2-4089
a.y.v.vAi j.uvj.i j l
g.i.i.itwwiawi:wi:4v
E . J
Most Surgeons Feel
Early Ambulation of
Patienf-s Desirable
SINGER DIES
Ocean Grove", N. J OP
Charles Massinger, 62, musi
cal comedy and concert singer,
died Monday of a heart at
tack. Massinger had been a
leading tenor with the Cleve
land, Buffalo and New York
Symphony orchestras and the
Philadelphia Civic Opera and
Cleveland Opera association.
BY DELOS SMITH
United Press Science Editor!
New York tlPI A survey
of, 85 American hospitals re
vealed that just about all surg
eons now be
lieve in get
ting patients
on their feet
quickly after
ope rations,
but a large
number are
i n consistent
or afraid in
p u t ti ng the
belief into
practice.
Dr. Daniel J. Leithauser,
Detroit, a pioneer advocate of
exercising surgical patients,
conducted the survey and ap
peared somewhat dismayed at
the results. For instance, some
of his colleagues let patients
decide when and whether to
Delos Smith
CO
mimm
SALE OF UNWANTED ITEMS
Further Reductions Taken
V CHECK THIS LIST V
Living Room Furniture
1 3-Piece Quilted Sectional AOO 0s.
Reg. 750.00 47'-7J
1 Quilted Armless Chair QO OR
Reg. 159.50 77-7J
1 Beiae Tapestry Love Seat 110 fi
p 1 oo.;n I .JU
1 2 piece Living Room Suite
349.95
349.95
1 2 piece Living Room Suite
(Green Damask) Reg. 499.50
1 Maple Arm Sofa J Q QC.
Reg. 219.50 " 7-7J
1 Englander Bed 'N Sofa TOO OR
Reg. 279.50 ,77-7J
1 Modern Bed Sofa 1 AO OR
Reg. 369.50 7-7J
1 Sofa in Black Plastic 070 OR
P t73 SCI -1 S'7J
1 Tweed Sofa
1 Linen Sofa
Reg. 349.50
1 Gold Lounge Chair
Reg. 119.50
1 Blue Tweed Lounge Chair
Reg. 179.50
Reg. 379.50
Reg. 349.50
199.95
199.95
69.95
89.95
ODDS & ENDS of Mattresses and
Box Springs Reduced To Clear
BED SPREADS 25 OFF
Bedroom Furniture
1 5 piece Solid Elm Bedroom Suite OOO OR
Reg. 509.50 5'7-7J
1 4 piece Heywood Wakefield 400 OR
Bedroom Suite Reg. 629.50 7'.7J
1 5 piece Walnut Bedroom Suite
Ddroom Suite AQQ OR
Reg. 622.00 477.70
H9.95
49.95
89.95
1 5 piece Provincial Twin Bed- oig QC
room Suite Reg. 479.50 ' 7.7 J
l-ak Chest of Drawers
Peg. 79.95
2 Oak Twin Beds -70 OR
Reg. 59.95 ea. pair 7.7 J
1 Oak Double Bed "30 OR
Reg. 59.95 0 7. 7J
1 Large Maple Chest on Chest
Reg. 174.50
Dining Room and Dinette Sets
1 8 piece Provincial Suite a cq nc
Reg. 639.50 7-"J
1 8 piece Cherry Wood Suite Oin nc
Reg. 359.50 "-'J
1 5 piece Chrome Craft Dinette 1 OQ QC
Set Reg. 194.50 I07.7J
1 5 piece Chrome Craft Dinette -jq qc
Set (Round table) Reg. 129.50 7.7 J
1 5 piece Oak Dinette Set -70 qc
Reg. 127.75 7.7J
1 Oak Hutch cn nc
Reg. 99.75 J77J
Still a Good Selection of LAMPS and
OCCASIONAL TABLES 10 to 50 OFF
NO REFUNDS OR
EXCHANGES AT THESE
PRICES, PLEASE
Many Items On Sale
Not Listed
220 North Bartlett n-
11
Phone SP 3-4394
Furnishings with a Sense of Style"
get out of bed and walk.
Leithauser believes that Is
"the surgeon's responsibility,"
and not "the patient's desire;"
he believes surgical patients
should be required to walk
not only on the very day of
their surgery, but as soon as
they have recovered from the
anesthetic.
Most Don't Walk
But only 3.5 per cent of the
hospitals reported that pat
ients were required to walk
that quickly after operations,
and only 9.8 per cent required
patients to walk on the day of
operation. Walking on the day
after surgery was most com-
tnon (43.4 per cent), but 4.3
per cent reported patients
were not asked to walk until
four or more days afterward.
Reporting the results of his
survey to the technical organ
of the American College of
Surgeons, Leithauser remark
ed that surgeons now were
all but unanimous in agree
ing early walking caused no
ill effects,' prevented a num
ber of post-operation com
plications, and hastened the
recovery of patients.
"Nevertheless, only a small
minority of surgeons practice
early ambulation in a way
that will be of most benefit,"
he continued.
He thought this was due to
an insufficient general under
standing among surgeons of
what is accomplished by
"early ambulation" and how
this walking should be ap
plied to patients. Leithauser
said it should be "vigorously"
applied. He himself began
studying its beneficial effects
in 1932 and has been apply
ing it to patients since 1938.
It has been in general use
since about 1942.
Get Out of Bed
The best results, he said,
are obtained when the pat
ient is required to get out of
bed and wajk as soon as he
recovers from the anesthetic.
"If he shows signs of fear
or is reluctant to cooperate,
two or three ambulatory per
iods in rapid succession are
very effective in overcoming
the difficulty," he said. "Dir
ecting the patient to walk up
and down a flight of stairs,
or to do bending exercises
also alleviates fear rapidly.
"Usually a patient should
be required to walk once
every hour during the first
four hours after recovery
from the anesthetic. - By the
following day, most patients
require little or no supervi
sion, except the constant re
minder to walk frequently.
Patients will . not be too
active, no matter how much
prodding they receive."
Plagued Day And
Night with Bladder
Discomfort?
Unwise eating1 or drinking mar he B
source of mild, but annoying bladder irri
tations making you feel restless, tense,
and uncomfortable. And if restless nights,
with nasaing backache, headache or mus
cular aches and pains due to over-exertion,
strain or emotional upset, are adding to
your misery don't wait try Doan's Pills.
Doan's Pills act 3 ways for speedy re
lief. 1 They have a soothing effect on
bladder irritations. 2 A fast pain-reliev-ing
action on nagging: backache, head
aches, muscular aches and pains. '3 A
wonderfully mild diuretic action thru the
kidneys, tending to increase the output of
the 15 miles of kidney tubes. So, get the
same happy relief millions have enjoyed
for over 60 years. New, large, economy
size saves money. Get Doan's fills today. I
e've just had
$369,000.00 IN EARNINGS PAID
TO JACKSON COUNTY FEDERAL SAVERS
DURING 1957
mi
A downpour of dollars descends upon the family that saves together and enjoys
together the better things of life such as a home ... college educations... travel...
comfortable old age.
Everyone can achieve aims and ambitions by saving something regularly toward
specific savings goals. No matter what it is you want... a nest egg, new furnish
ings, peace of mind . . .you'll have it sooner by saving.
Save individually with insured safety to $10,000. Save collectively with a
joint or trust account and have much larger sums insured. Either way, make
savings "a family affair!' Then you'll join the thrift-wise 20 Million Americans
who have $40 Billion saved profitably, safely with a Savings and Loan Association.
Spring your idle funds into earning action. Bring them in by January 10th.
Funds here by that date earn from January 1st. Gain an extra ten days on 1958
earnings. Plan now for your family's next payday!
i
V
jpipi
y
& LOAN ASSOC
126 East Main
Medford
SAVINGS
ATION
"Where You
Are Paid
To Save"
A dividend at the
rate of VA per
annum and an extra
dividend at the rate
of Wo per annum
has been declared
for the six month pe
riod ending Decem
ber 31, 1957.