Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, April 08, 1958, Image 16

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Newspaper Page Text15 MAIL TRIBUNE, M.dforrf, Or.gon. Tutiday, April 8, 1958 m:m Hi! f rati 1.- PROTEST ATOMIC TESTS Members of the "Walkers for Peace" movement are shown as they marched through Times Square in New York, en route to United Nations headquarters to demonstrate for ban against further, atomic tests. The group of more than 200 persons in cluded pacifists from five states who walked to the city to take part in the demonstration. PROSPECT Trees Fall On Two Homes Br MICKIE LARSON Prospect High winds that roared through the timbered country around Prospect re cently caused two families to abandon their homes after the buildings were badly dam aged by falling trees. No in juries were reported. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Young have moved into a house on Red Blanket road owned by Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bliss and the Bill McElmury family has moved into the old Smith home near Ross mill. The Mc Elmury home was so badly damaged that the structure will have to be torn down. The Prospect Lion's club held their regular meeting at Beckie's cafe at Union Creek April 2. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Williams from Rogue River visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ells April 3. Lola De Rosier was hostess to a bridge club meeting re cently. Those present were Mrs. Jack Ells. Velma Chap man, Clara Snider Delores Bray, Ila Chapman, Jo Ann Rienks, and Glee Bean. A des sert luncheon was served by the hostess. Adding Two Decades to Average Life Span Presents Nation With New Set of Problems Mrs. Steve Larson enter tained her bridge club April 1. Those attending were Mrs Rex Resseler, Mrs. Arnie Kettlestead, Mrs. Don Mc Clusky, Mrs. Everett Shafer, Mrs. Earl . Ulrich and Mrs. Lee Carson. Mr. and Mrs. Dewy J. Wor thy and family moved to Happy Camp, Calif., Friday, April 4. Ronald Bastiani visited four days during spring vacation, at the home of his grandmoth er, Mrs. Stennet. Prospect schools were out Thursday and Friday, April 3 and 4, for spring vacation. John Phipps and his moth er, Elsa Phipps, left last week for a vacation in the southern states. They plan to stop at Grand Canyon in Arizona. The Prospect Home Exten sion Unit meeting will be held Wednesday, April 9 at the Community hall. The project will be "skin care," demon strated by Mrs. Bruce Mat thiesen and Mrs. Archie Mc Killop. This is to be a potluck meeting. Susan Rogers visited Med ford High school while visit ing her aunt, Mrs. John C. Smith, of Medford. , Mrs. John Haakcnys and son, Arthur, visited Mrs. Bre ta Nystrom and son, Ronald, in Klamath Falls Sunday, March 30. Mrs. Nick Freed-is in the Secred Heart hospital with pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Artmire and children, Frank and Frances, left Saturday, April 5, to attend a wedding at Hood River. Frank was an usher at the wedding. They returned Sunday evening. Combined Easter Sunrise service for Prospect churches was held at 6:15 a.m. Sunday near the Rogue river bridge. The sermon .was given by The Rev. Dailan Wood of the Church of Christ. A breakfast at the Community hall fol lowed the service. Mrs. Lewis Love was hon ored when several friends dropped in on her birthday, March 3. Calling on Mrs. ove were Mrs. D. Moore, Mrs. H. Smeader and Mrs. R. Artmire. Editor's note: Following Is the first of three articles on problems of the aeed. written by United Press Correspondent Louis Cassels. In todays article, he brines out the problem of reduced income brought about by retirement. By LOUIS CASSELS . United Press Correspondent Washington Hfv Since the turn of the century, medical science had added two full decades to the averge span of life. While nearly everyone agrees that this is a blessing, it has confronted this youth worshipping nation with a new- set of problems the problems of an aging popu lation. In 1900, it was quite a feat to live to the age of 65. Only 3 million men and women then alive had managed it. Today there are 15 million Americans over 65, and 5 mil lion of them are over 75. Futhermore, the number of "senior citizens" is still grow ing, much more rapidly than the general population. By 1975, one person out of every 10 will belong to the over-65 age group, compared to one out. of 25 in 1900. The significance of these statistics is not widely ap preciated, according to G. Warfield Hobbs, chairman of the National Committee on the Aging. He says the chief reason is that "we have cre ated a myth about the 'gold en years.' " This myth depicts old age as a time when white-haired cou ples enjoy a life of well-earned leisure. You see them play ing shuffle-board with the neighbors in a Florida retire ment village, or mailing post cards to the grandchildren from a long-planned tour of the West. For a fortunate few, this may be an accurate picture of life after 65. But where do you find room in this picture for the 400,000 lonely oldsters who spend their lives staring at the ceiling in nursing homes? Or for the 3 million who live with their married children or other relatives be cause they are unable fin ancially or physically to maintain a home of their own? And what of the 7 million who try to get along on in comes of less than $80 a month? These are some of the peo ple that Hobbs and other auth orities have in mind when they say that it is time for Americans to quit kidding themselves about the prob lems of aging. One of the most severe problems is maintaining an adequate income. Most 65-year-olds feel, quite properly, that they are still a long way from old age. They have an average life expect ancy of 13 more years. But a custom which dates back to the era when 65 was an ad vanced age holds that this is the time when men and wom en should retire from produc tive work. In an increasing number of business and pro fessional jobs, retirement at 65 was an advanced age holds that this is the time when men and women should retire tfrom productive work. In an( I increasing numoer 01 Dusiness and professional and profes sional jobs, retirement at 65 is not merely customary but compulsory. Social security and private pension programs have help ed to cushion the financial shock of retirement. But near ly everyone still undergoes a drastic reduction of income when he stops drawing a sal ary check. Government surveys show that the income of men over 65 averages about 40 per cent of those of men in the 55-64 age group. The median income of the over-65' age goup at the time of the last census was about S960 a year. This means that half of the people were living on less than S80 a month. Officials estimate that about one-quarter of the people over 65 have no income of their own and are entirely depend ent on relatives cr public as sistance. Wasn't social security sup posed to take care of this problem? To some extent, yes. But millions of today's old folks are not covered. And in flation has reduced the pur chasing power of pension dollars for those who are cov ered. About 9 million people are currently drawing monthly old age insurance checks from the social security administra tion.- The payments average $74 a month for retired work- I ers with no eligible depend ents, $68 for aged widows, and - Compares the Leading Makes! 17 UnS?, 32 authoritative pages that can save you hundreds of dollars! Which popular-priced car gives you the best value? Which is safest? Which is the most economical? Now you can have the real data on all the cars. Here are the point-by-point comparisons. Photographic. True. Only American Motors dares to print it for you! Here's the book that can save you hundreds of dol lars. Get a free copy, without obligation. Read it now! fAmerican Motors Means More for Americans Get Your Free X-Ray at Your Rambler Dealer LEA MOTORS, Bart I erf- at 5th, Medford asm ilL iU J u&yiI33P TsJ 1 . Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Robert son were guests at the home of their daughter and son-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lacy of Eagle Point Easter Sunday. Also visiting at the Lacy's will be Mr. and Mrs". Darrel Stone of Langlois, Mr. and Mrs. Bill McCracken and chil dren, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Da mon and children, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Denny and chil dren, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Nel son, and Mr. and Mrs. Bob White, also from Langlois.- Mr. and Mrs. Bob Johnson and children are once again residents of Prospect. They are living at Skeeters camp. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur An drews from Spokane, Wash., are visiting a few days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Larson. Mrs. Andrews is a ! cousin of Mrs. Larson. j Mrs. John L. Moore is a pa-j tient at the Sacred Heart! hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Al Bedding field were visitors in Salem for Easter weekend at the home of Mr. Beddingfeld's sis ter, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dun can. Don Vaughn, former princi pal at " Prospect school, and hs wife, were visitors here over the Easter week. Vaughn now teaches math at Nampa, Idaho, junior high school. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Siming ton and children, former resi dents of Prospect and who now live in Yreka, Calif., vis ited Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Artmires and other friends this past week. ti t: 1, i i . . i i ! i lire r uiuijue uuu iiiei i the home of Mrs. Earl Ulrich April 2. Those present were Helen Huffman, Helen Hub bard, Mary Boothby, Alta Jo sephson, Glee Bean, Lorraine Lorry and Hattie Salter. ; A light luncheon was served by the hostess, Mrs. Hazel Ulrich. si I f f e i e c Saves2876 on complete service for eight - only $29" open stock value s5875 San Jacinto Contemporary in texture colors Aqua, Jonquil Yellow, Shell Gray, Cirmanxm or Tangerine ' Light,' durable, carefree to se! You never bother with chips or broken handles. Wash in scalding water or automatic dishwasher. TEXAS WARE is GUARANTEED in writing 2 full years. Set for eight incfudes: 8 If dinner plates 8 7" salad plates S cups 8 satcers 8 soup or cereal bowls 8 dessert how Is 1 serving bowl 1 serving platter 1 creamer 2-ptece sugar with lid. MELMAC8 irw-erwre molded f molarrvine J MANN'S Please Send Me the Above and Charge To My Account. 53-Piece Texas-Ware Set Color: ( Name Address. City -State. 1 lMsm& m - m i i MEDFORD S126 for a retired couple. The Social Security Act al so authorized federal grants to states for public "assist ance" payments to needy aged who are not eligible for re tirement benefits. Payment range is from a low of S28 to a high of $91 a month, with a national average of S54.47. Social security checks are supplemented, for some re tired people, y annuities and private pension programs. But the growth of these programs Buffer Prices Cut On Portland Market Portland 0PI Whole sale and retail butter prices were cut one-cent a pound Monday, reflecting last week's two-cent per pound decline in government support prices of butter, cheese, and powdered milk. Some brands of processed cheese sold two cents a pound lower. Most creameries also lowered producer paying pric- is postwar phenomenon, and relatively few of those who retired before 1950 are get ting such pensions. es for various grades of but terfat by two cents a pound. The drop in butter prices brought retail levels within a 69 to 73 cent per pound range for AA and A grade prints. Retail processed Am erican cheddar cheese prices were around 39 to 42 cents a pound. DANfI3DYIFII Slabs and Rough Blox Green Dries Fast 12 or 16 Inch Big Double Loads Summer Prices MEDFORD FUEL CO. Telephone SP 2-2111 Court & McAndrews 1 V4 WP- A FT O READY-TO-WEAR SECOND FLOOR DRESSES IN COTTONS, RAYONS, SHEER WOOLS, SILK FAILLES, AND PURE SILK. Casual, afternoon and cocktail styles. Good styles for Spring and Summer wear. Many colors to choose from. Misses, juniors, and half-sizes. (Broken sires and styles.) VALUES TO 49.95 35.00 VALUES TO 25.00 .....15.00 VALUES TO 19.95 11.00 VALUES TO 17.98 8.00 VALUES TO 35.00. 26.00 VALUES TO 29.95 19.00 ALL WEATHER COATS AND RAINCOATS In checks, taffetas, poplins and novelty tweeds. Many colors to choose from and styles. VALUES TO 29.95 for... 20.00 VALUES TO 19.95 for 12.00 COTTON BLOUSES IN BROKEN SIZES AND STYLES - LIGHT AND DARK COLORS. - VALUES TO 8.98 5.98 VALUES TO 5.98 .....3.98 VALUES TO 3.98 2.98 WOOL SKIRTS IN PLAIN COLORS AND TWEEDS, BROKEN SIZES AND STYLES-GOOD COLOR FOR SPRING VALUES TO 16.98.....'. 13.00 VALUES TO 14.98 .....10.00 VALUES TO 12.98 7.00 FAMOUS MAKE SWEATERS In fur blenders and Vicara and wool in novelty slip-ons and cardigans. Broken styles and sizes. VALUES TO 9.98 for 4.00 . VALUES TO 11.98 for. 6.00 GIRLS' DRESSES-TODDLERS, SIZES 3-6X, 7-14 REGULAR 3.98 TO 10.98 - NOW VALUES TO 14.98'for 10.00 O CHILDREN'S DRESSES GROUP OF SUB-TEEN SPRING DRESSES IN NAVY OR RED, - VALUES TO 10.98 NOW 4.99 VZ': Off O LINGERIE BUY OF THE YEAR! Lovely peignoirs by Luxite (some with matching gowns). Slips, Bed Jackets, Panties, Rayon and Nylon Slips, Barbizon Slips (half and large sizes only) and Shortie Gowns. O NOTIONS -JEWELRY -ACCESSORIES GENUINE LEATHER CLUTCH BAGS - NAVY, BLACK, RED, BEIGE, TAN REGULAR 3.00 SPECIAL 1.79 plus tax SPOON HOLDERS, 10 ONLY - VERY COLORFUL REGULAR 1.99 SPECIAL 88c 6-PIECE DECORATIVE DESSERT SET - DECORATED IN FRUIT PATTERNS BOXED SET REGULARLY 1.98 - SPECIAL. 88c COSTUME JEWELRY V PRICE! 1.00- 12.95 ALL 25 off ONE TABLE FULL OF HANDY NOTION ITEMS Kt Hair nets, tailor tack-it, bias tapes, hair pins, shirt collars, pattern marker, blanket binding, sani- tary belts, etc. Notions Department, Main Floor. , ' ALL l2 price O MEN'S WEAR & LUGGAGE MEN'S WOOL SHIRTS-SPORT SHIRT OR DRESS SHIRT MODELS. ALL WOOLS AND WASHABLE WOOL BLENDS. SIZES S-M-L REGULAR TO 12.95 . 6.88 SHORT DRESS JACKETS BY FAMOUS NORTHWEST MANUFACTURER-RICH ALL WOOL COVERT MATERIAL. TEAL, GRAY AND BROWN. REGULAR 25.00 NOW..:. ..V PRICE! LUGGAGE CLEARANCE OF DISCONTINUED COLORS BY OUR NATIONALLY ADVERTISED LINES 25 Brown, blue and green only. In wardrobes (ladies), men's one-suiters and two-suiters and ladies' square tote bags. REDUCED O DOMESTICS DRAPERY YARDAGE Short Lengths - Florals & Plains 99c Yd. DRAPERY REMNANTS Up to 4V Yard Lengths Vi PRICE ODDS AND ENDS OF LINENS Place mats, wash cloths, towels, table cloths, napkins. Limited quanti greatly reduced. --- Vzto V2 OFF! WOOL BATTS 5 ONLY, 3 lb., 72x90. Use for Reg. quilts, covers. 7.98 3.99 COTTON TWEEDS Hand woven look for the new fashions. Crease resistant for that Reg. dressy summer suit. Easy to sew oa and care for. 45" wide. --yo 249.