TEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Wednesday, February 5, 1918
Lack off EfeaO National Effort Seen
As 'Real Tragedy' by Walter Ekuther
B7 LOUIS CASSELS
United Press Correspondent
, .Washington HP) "The
real tragedy is that the Rus
sians are pulling ahead not
because they are superior
but because we're not try
ing." That is labor leader falter
Reuther's answer to the ques
tion which the United Press
asked of six prominent Ameri
cans: "What troubles you most
as you look at America to
day?" "I am most disturbed by
our failure to comprehend
the true dimensions of the
Soviet challenge," said Reuth
, er. "We are not moving ag
gressively and effectively to
. .'mobilize America's human
and material resources to
meet thig challenge. We're
- taking piddling, half-hearted
I . measures when we ought to
;be going all-out."
Reuther is president of the
United Auto Workers, and
vice president of the AFL
CIO. His red hair, his out
spokenness and his ever
readiness to wade into a fight
have earned him the adjec
tive "fiery." But at times dur
ing the interview, he sounded
more like a worried college
professor than a scrappy uni
on chief.
He did not once mention
his current battle with the
auto industry over UAW de
mands for a profit - sharing
system. In fact, his only ref
erence to labor -management
relations was in reply to a
question' about the economic
outlook.
"I don't think we face any
thing like the depression of
the early 1930s. There are
too many cushions built into
the economy. But we do need
corrective steps now to re
verse this trend quickly. If
we let it drift to the point
where unemployment breeds
more' unemployment, we're
going to get into very serious
trouble."
Reuther emphasized that
the domestic economic situs-
Young Girl Joins
Starkweather in
Innocent Plea
JACKSONVILLE
PTA Smorgasbord Set
By BETTE HOSKINS
: Jacksonville The Parent
Teachers association will hold
' -its annual smorgasbord at the
.-Jacksonville High school gym
Feb. 15
:. Serving time will be from
"3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Charge will
I-b'e adults S1.50 a plate and
-children under 12, 75 cents.
-Free baby sitting will be pro-
-vided from 5 p.m. until 10
.;p.m. There will also be
Z square dance.
-: The PTA will hold their
February meeting at the high
. school gym Feb. 5 at 7:30 p.m
A short business discussion
-;will be held with reports on
!the playground project and a
" short skit pertaining to the
smorgasbord will be present-
ed, followed by refreshments
' Upper South Third street
; neighbors reported a "dog
6tory" which resulted from
last week's near-flood condi
tions of Daisy creek, which
" runs through Jacksonville.
The story concerns the rescue
of a pekingese dog named
"Duchess" owned by Mr. and
Mrs. John Ober at 1041 South
Third st. The two heros in
volved were "Jiggs" a black
labrador retriever owned by
the Woodrow McCormacks
and a part doberman pinscher
(who hates water) named
' "Frisky" owned by Mrs. Neva
Clarke.
Their owners also live on
south Third st. about a Half
mile down the creek from the
Ober home. The plight of the
dogs was discovered by a
small girl who saw the three
dogs in the creek.. The two
larger dogs had apparently
helped the small half-drowned
Pekingese up on to a narrow
ledge and were fuarding and
keeping her from falling back
into the churning deep water,
in which she had evidently
been washed a half-mile
downstream from home.
Unable to get up the steep
slippery banks on either side,
the heros patiently waited
and watched-the helpless peke
until human assistance arrived
and helped all three out of
their predicament.
Offenbacher
'not again.
who exclaimed
A recent luncheon was held
at the home of Mrs. Paul
Godward honoring her sister,
Mrs. Tom Burnfiel, and wel
coming her to the neighbor
hood. The Burnfiel's have
moved onto the house on
South Oregon st. vacated by
the Charles -. Offenbachers.
Guests present at the lunch
eon were Mrs. Lois Tretwell,
Mrs. Albert Hackert, Mrs.
Clintin Smith, Mrs. Otto
Hackert, and Mrs. Anna
Wolff.
The Women's Missionary
Council of the Jacksonville
Assembly of God church held
a sewing day meeting at the
home of Mrs. Mabel Griffin
one day last week. The wom
en worked on various sewing
projects.
.Jacksonville Garden club
met Jan. 30 at the Jackson
ville Community hall. Mrs.
Lee Wright and Mrs. Harold
Reed were co-hostesses and
Mrs. Albert Burch and Mrs.
R; Tetreault poured.
Guest speaker was Boyd
Kline, who showed color
slides on various varieties of
lilies. Some shown and dis
cussed were Aurelian hybrids,
native western lilies, Bolan
deri, Washingtonianum and
Parryi. Mrs. 'Albert Burch
spoke on the different species,
where each is grown and its
history. Several members
were absent 'due to illness.
Mr. and -Mrs. Ben Lynn
of Elm st., new-comers to
Jacksonville, expressed their
thanks to the Jacksonville vol
unteer fire department for
their prompt action last week
in saving their home and be
longings from fire. Mrs. Lynn
stated that the help from their
new friends here and the
thoughtfulness of the firemen
will never be forgotten.
Lincoln, Neb. rtfl Charles
Starkweather, 19, confessed
mass killer of 11 persons, and
his girl friend, Csril rugate,
14, have pleaded innocent to
murder charges.
Starkweather, a swagger
ing, boastful outlaw when ar
rested in Douglas, Wyo., last
week, barely mumbled his in
nocent plea vhen arraigned
Monday.
Caril later pleaded inno
cent to identical charges. The
diminutive teen-ager, stand
ing with her father's arms
about her, spoke in a soft,
wavering voice.
They were charged with!
first degree murder, with pre
meditated malice and first de
gree murder in the perpetra
tion of a robbery in the gun
slaying of Robert Jensen, 17,
of nearby Bennet, Neb.
The maximum penalty up
on conviction would b death
in the electric chair.
Jensen and his high school
sweetheart, Carol King, 16,
were shot to death a week
ago Monday and their bodies
dumped into an abandoned
storm cellar. Starkweather
and Caril also have been
charged with ' the murder of
Miss King.
The red-haired Starkweath
er, who appeared witnout an
attorney, will next be brought
to court March 1 for a pre
liminary hearing. The district
court is expected to appoint a
defense lawyer for him by
then.
Preliminary hearing for
Caril was set for March 8.
Starkweather pleaded in
nocent despite a 213-page con
fession to his many murders.
The plea apparently was ad
vised by his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Guy Starkweather, as a
means of protecting his
rights.
tion is only part of his con
cern for America; he is also
deeply troubled about our
position in the global struggle
with Communist tyranny.
"We can beat the ears off
the Communists in any field
you name science, tech
nology, production if we
try," he said vehemently.
"But we've got to have a real
national effort."
Reuther said he is con
vinced Americans are ready
to make the kind of effort that
is required, but they haven't
been asked to do so.
"The American people have
responded to bold leadership
in every crisis the country
has faced. But if our leaders
define the challenge. as very
small, naturally they get a
very small response,"
. "I think we need to streng
then our military posture
quickly. We must greatly ex
pand our educational efforts,
and quit treating our schools
as if they are some kind of
fringe activity. We must fa-1
curtate greater scientific re
search. "Above all, we need a
more dynamic foreign policy.
It should be built around an
expanded long-range program
of economic aid to undevelop
ed countries.
Fluoridation Undergoes
Comprehensive Analysis
Ifcditor s note: This is
another in a series of ar
ticles on dental health pub
lished in cooperation with
the Southern Oregon Den
ial Society and the Ameri
can Dental association in
observance of National
Children's Dental Health
week this week.)
Western Air Lines
Offers Negotiation
Los Angeles UH Faced
with a strike deadline of
11:59 p.m. Thursday, Western
Air Lines Tuesday night of
fered to resume negotiations
with the Air Line Pilots' As
sociation..
The company offered to re
sume talks when the National
Mediation Board said it was
ready at its Washington head
quarters to assist Western and
ALPA to adjust the dispute.
Federal Mediator Robert
Boyd returned to Washington
last week after negotiations
between the pilots and com
pany were broken off ALPA
turned down a compromise
proposal and set Thursday's
strike deadline.
Doctor, is drinking fluori
dated water really neces
sary for my youngster's
teeth? Why can't I see to it
that he gets the same effect
with pills or with milk?
The case for water fluori
dation as a protection against
dental decay rests.
Dental and medical scien
tists are agreed that probably
no health measure of recent
history has undergone the
searching analysis of water
fluoridation. There were dec
ades of research before the
procedure was tried out. Then
there were 10-year tests in
several cities.
No Other Record
No such record exists for
any other method of fluorida
tion. There are those who ad
vocate putting fluorides in
milk or other foods or' admin
istering fluorides in pill form.
Dental scientists point out,
however, that fluoridation of
water is the only method that
has been subjected to ade
quate tests.
These scientists assert that
the use of any other substance
would require another 10
years or so of clinical testing.
Additionally, they note that
the amount of water con
sumed by an individual is
more nearly constant, than
that of any food.
For the first time, dental
science has at hand a large
scale weapon against what is
probably mankind's most com
mon disease. As the program
continues to reach out into
more and more communities,
it means that a new genera
tion of children will be grow
ing up throughout the United
States without the vast rate
of dental defects that are the
lot of their fathers and mothers.
These children will become
adults with up to about 60 per
cent less tooth decay then
those who have grown up in
fluoride-deficient areas.
Another technique has
been worked out, not quite
as effective as fluoridation,
for rural areas where there
is no common water supply.
The technique is called "topi
cal application of fluoride"
and refers to the use of a
fluoride solution on the sur
faces of the teeth.
In making the application,
the dentist or dental hygien
ist cleans the teeth, dries them
thoroughly and then applies
the solution, letting it dry on
the teeth.
Dentists recommend that a
series of applications be given
to children at the ages of 3,
7, 10 and 13 years.
Research studies indicate
that these treatments will re
duce the rate of dental decay
by an average of about 40 per
cent. .
Application$ Being
Taken for CS Work
Applications are now being
accepted for trainee helpers,
tabacco inspector and tabacco
inspector's aid by the civil
service commission.
Applications and informa
tion are available from Chest
er W. Silliman in the Medford
Post office or by writing the
commission at Washington 25,
D.C.
Space Existence With Comfort Seen by Data
Pasadena,' Calif. op Heat
measurements returning to
the earth from America's sat
ellite Explorer indicate that
humans probably could exist
with reasonable comfort in
outer space, it has been dis
closed by scientists at Cal
Tech's Jet Propulsion labora
tory. With the protection of a
new protective process devel
oped by the laboratory here,
the scientific satellite is cir
cling the globe undergoing
temperature changes that
could be withstood by future
spacemen, said Dr. Lee A.
Dubridge, Cal Tech president.
Dr. Dubridge said that im
portant information filtering
back from the U.S. launched
moonlet indicated that space
travelers would not be both
ered as much by cosmic rays
and meteorite particles as
previously believed.
And even more significant.
he added, was the data that
average heat inside the satel
lite ranged from about zero
to 30 degrees centigrade,
even though the variances on
the outer skin go from minus
100 degrees to plus 300 de
grees centigrade.
The outside temperature
varies, as the satellite passes
from sunshine into tdarkness
of the earth's shadow, he said.
But the secret of maintain
ing stable internal heat has
been solved by aluminum ox
ide stripes which ring the
satellite and keep the more
sweeping outside tempera
ture changes from bothering
the precious instrument
cargo.
Announcement
Eugene V. Meyerding, M.D.
Announces the Removal of His Offices
. FROM
the Medical Center Building
TO
the MEDICAL DENTAL BUILDING
' 832 E. Main (Suite 6) MEDFORD
For the Practice of General Surgery; Effective Jan. 30, 1958
PHONE SP 3-3248
Salem Ml Ferrin M. Woll,
livestock officer with the
State Agriculture Department
at Ontario since 1933, has
resigned.
WEIGHT LIFTER DIES
New York (W Charles J.
Phelan, a professional weight
lifter who billed himself as
the "Brooklyn Strong Boy,"
died Sunday in Forest Halls
hospital here. He was 53.
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"Sgt. and Mrs. Leonard Wick
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announced the birth of a
daughter, Lisa Gayle on Jan.
10. This is the Wicksten's sec
ond child born in Germany
since Wicksten has been in
service there.
Arthur Backes, accompanied
by: F. C. Hudson, drove a pick
up and pulled a trailer owned
by Hudson, a former resident
here, now of San Diego, to
North-Port, Wash., near the
Canadian border last week,
where Hudson's father re
sides. On the return trip home
the last 250 miles were very
hazardous driving, with froz
en ice and snow on the high
ways, Backes said.
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Mrs. Stella Diess of Eu
gene, Ore., spent the past two
weeks visiting at the Arthur
Backes home.
The Charles Offenbacher
family were surprised recent
ly by a second house warming
since ' moving into their new
home on Sterling road. This
time 35 relatives, friends and
neighbors arrived and were
greeted by an amazed Mrs.
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