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Congressman Talks Of Radioactivity Dangers on Visit The amount of strontium 90 inr soils in the United States was discussed by Congressman-Charles Porter Saturday durio? his visit to Jackson county Friday and Saturday, f CPorter, who has often voiced his disapproval of con tinued testing and stockpil ing of nuclear weapons, visited- with constituents during office hours Friday afternoon and spoke Friday night at a meeting of the Democratic Social club. (See story on Page 1). .The representative visited the Camp White domiciliary, the new Rogue Valley Memor ial hospital and Tucker Sno Cat corporation Saturday morning before leaving by plane for Eugene. He discussed the over-snow vehicle with Sno-Cat presi dent, E. M. Tucker, and said he would do what he could to secure cooperation from government agencies. AEC Report On strontium 90 in soils. Porter said he had received a letter from the Atomic En ergy commission concerning "The nature of radioactive fallout and its effects on man." The letter reported informa tion given in the 1957 hear ings of the joint committee on atomic energy. According to the letter, "the highest values occur in the North Central states with a pronounced decrease from Seattle to California. While we have not analyzed samples of soil from Southerwestern Oregon, measurements of gross fallout on gummed film at Medford run only about half as high as at Boise and two-thirds as high as at Seat tle. These observations are consistent with prevailing meteorological conditions and relative location of the TJ. S and Foreign test sites. "... Concentrations of strontium 90 in soil vary from place to place. The prin cipal factors involved are meteorological patterns in re HASKINS Saw Shop MACHINE SHARPENING Chain, Circla and Hand Saw, ' Lawn Mowers and Tools 1736 No. Riverside Phona SP 2-8236 Tamfly jAnM'nEDaVd'.L Tfv In Disneyland Absolutely FREE ... All Expenses Paid for the Entire Family! ... Plus Other Weekly Prizes ENTER TODAY . . . THE K.M.E.D. "Family Holiday" Contest Entries, April 15 Thru May 31 1440 GET lations to the relative loca tion of test sites . . . the high est values in the United States, those in the North Central States, are about three times as high as values in the Southern states. Areas of low rainfall will have much lower values than near by areas with normal rain fall. "The effect of variations in local concentration on hu man exposure is greatly re duced by the extent to which persons living in one area ob tain their food from other areas. The highest observed concentration of strontium 90 in the bones' of children to date is about 2.5 times , the average. "The joint committee on atomic energy "summary analysis" of fallout hearings gives ... a general discussion ', HAPPIER DAYS Johnny Stompanato (center, with cig arette in mouth), and Lana Turner (to Stompanato's left), applaud during a bullfight in Acapulco, Mexico, prior to their return to this country last month. The photo was made by a vacationing Clevelander, who has just released it Stompanato was stabbed to death last week in Miss Turner's Southern California home, and Miss Turner's 14-year-old daughter, Cheryl, is being held for the slaying. Holiday Tune MMffiHD and THE DETAILS1 Libel Suit Fails Against Newspaper Portland m Portland City Commissioner Stanley Earl Saturday lost his $25, 000 libel suit against the Coos Bay World. A Coos County Circuit Court jury returned a verdict for the Coos Bay newspaper Saturday after deliberating one hour and 26 minutes. The jury vote was eleven-to-one. Earl had claimed two col umns by a syndicated column ist Drew Pearson contained material about him which was untrue. The Coos Bay World printed the columns in March, 1955. of predicting the conse quinces of present and fu ture testing. This discussion illustrates the considerations involved in making a fore cast of future fallout levels." The letter was signed by A. Tammaro, assistant general manager for research and in dustrial development, U. S, A. E. C, Washington. Writ ten March 7. HORNBROOK Observes 90th Birhday By MRS. H. H. CHAPMAN Hornbrook Mrs. Florence Greive observed her 90th birthday Thursday, April 10, at her home in Hornbrook, where she and her son, Charles, have lived for many years. She was born in 1868 at Rohnerville, Humboldt Coun ty, Calif., and with her hus band and family, moved to their ranch here in October of 1899, and has lived here continuously ever since. Until a few years ago she was active about her house and in the community. Then in a fall she suffered a broken hip, which left her bedfast much of the time. Since then Mrs. Pearl Grow has been her constant companion, and has cared for her as both nurse and housekeeper. Mrs Grow prepared and served a birthday dinner for her at noon. Guests were Mrs. David Knott arid daughter of Ash land, Mrs. Gladys Knott of Ashland and her daughter Rosemary, and her son, of Pendleton, Ore. Several friends called on her through out the day, and she received numerous cards and gifts of plants and flowers. In the evening, her grand children from Yfeka came over with ice cream and a birthday cake for her. They are Mr. arid Mrs. W. R. (Bill) Greive ' and son Edwin, Mr. and Mrs. R; B. (Bob) Greive, and Mr. and Mrs. Luke Lange (Peggy Greive). Another granddaughter, Mrs. Bert Brolund (Polly Greive) lives at Lake Tahoe. Mrs. Greive's grandchildren are the children of her other son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Greive also of Lake Tahoe; and her daughter is Mrs. J. N. Acosta (Dora Greive) of Calexico, Calif. Be sides Edwin, she has another great - grandchild, Sherry Weaver, daughter of Mrs. Lange. The annual Easter egg hunt sponsored by the Parents' club for the grammar school children was held Thursday, April 3, at the school grounds. Pre-schoolers had their hunt in Burcell's field adjoining the school yard, and their party afterward was given by Mrs. Burcell in her home. For a while, it looked as if the Easter bunny would have to come into town on snowshoes to hide the eggs. About 11 a jn., the time he was scheduled ta arrive, a stinging barrage of snow pel lets clattered down on the community, bringing dismay to the faces of the children. But the rain followed soon and melted the snow, and by the time the hunt was to start, the children had a spell of bright sunshine to romp in. A party afterward in the school house brought, the week to a close, with school resuming again on Monday. Taking advantage of the Easter weekend school vaca tion, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Watt and sons, Tommy and Ronnie, left on Friday for Portland on a trip combining business and pleasure. They visited Watt's mother, Mrs. Tom Watt Sr., and had a birthday dinner with his twin brother and sister, and Easter Sunday dinner with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ru bisch. They returned home Monday. Miss Dorothy Smith, who teaches in the elementary school in Yreka, spent part of her Easter week vacation visiting relatives and friends in San Francisco, and her brother and his family. Dr. and Mrs. Edward M. Smith and son Michael In Orland, Calif. She returned on Thurs day: - On Easter Sunday, she and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Smith, entertained at a fami ly dinner at- their home. Guests were their son, Bob of Roseburg, Ore., Mrs. Smith's mother, Mrs. Dora Marlahan, Marlene and Michael, Mr. and Mrs. Burnell Burton and son Ernest, and Johnny Mai Ion, all of Ft. Jones. Mr. and Mrs. John Griffin had as guests on Easter, her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rukovina of Medford. - Mr. and Mrs. Gene Breceda and son, Larry, of Ashland, and Gene's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Breceda, were dinner guests on. Palm Sun day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Martin. Mrs. Minnie Bloomingcamp and son, Charles, .drove to Medford Easter Eunday where they attended services at the First Presbyterian ;church in company with Mrs. .Marge Snyder and. children, Karen and" Victor, of Medford, and Mr. and Mrs. Dick Wyatt and sons, Stephen and Paul, of Central Point. Mrs. Snyder and Mrs. Wy att are daughters of Mrs. Bloomingcam p's. After church, the whole group had dinner at Kim's restaurant. Easter Sunday saw the Bray clan gathered for their annual Easter egg hunt at the Rob Cummins ranch. There 1 were 34 members of the fami ly present, some having to miss the fun because of work, or living at too great a dis tance to attend. The gathering this year also combined the observance of the birthday on April 5 of Walter Bray of Montague. Out of a total of 150 eggs strategically hidden about the ranch, all but nine were found by the group of "eager beav ers." Appetites whetted by miles of hiking in criss-crossing the ranch, they all gath ered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Loren Cummins, where mounds of fried chicken were consumed. Easter Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Miller were their daughter and grand daughter, Mrs. R. E. Miller and Elin of Ashland. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Pearcy and family of Lemoore, Calif., were Easter week houseguests of school principal and Mrs. Harley Baker and daughter, Karen Sue. Matt Johnson returned last week from a trip with his brother, Gus, who was re turning to his home at Atha baska, Alberta, Canada. En route home, he also visited in Portland with . his nephew, Henry Johnson, and family. Father John Ilg of Sacred Heart church in Medford, and Father Eugene Esch of Mt. Angels, Ore., called on Steve Bear last Monday. The three men were high school class mates at Mt. Angel several years ago. Word has been received here by Mr. and Mrs. George Sloan of the birth of a daugh ter to their daughter and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Burkhart, Jr., of Areata, Calif. The baby, who 1 was named Melanie Lynn, was born April 5, and is the Burk hart's first child. Mrs. Burk hart was Thelma , Sloan be fore her marriage, one of the Sloan's pair of twin daugh ters. The Rev. and Mrs. Gordon Titus and their three children left Wednesday for Los An geles, Calif., where they will attend a conference at the Bible Institute of Los Angeles. They both attended school there. They expect to be away for two weeks. During Titus' absence, Sunday morn ing worship services at the Hornbrook Bible church will be conducted by a lay leader, Charles Brock, a sophomore English teacher at Yreka High school. . While in the south, the Tituses will also visit her parents at Tustin, Calif. The Sunday School of the Hornbrook Methodist church presented an Easter program Sunday morning, under the direction of Miss Shirley Mof- fett. The" story of the resur rection was read from the Bible by Steve Farmer. Others taking part were John and David Rutledge, Tommy Collister, Roy Hall, Dale Farmer, Bunny Sue BlankenshiD. and Bobby and Beverly Hutchins, with the 1 others of the Sunday School , providing the singing. Mrs. Marshall Horn was hostess for the Sewing club at her home on Tuesday. Members present were Mrs. Lawrence Breceda, Mrs. L. E. Jetter, Mrs. John Griffin, Mrs. Ed Smith, Mrs. Marry Chapman and Mrs. L. C. Walsh. On their 31st wedding an niversary Tuesday, Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Killingsworth were given a surprise dinner at their home by their daugh ters, Mrs. Bill Sherman and three children, and Mrs. Bill Thomas and three children, all of Yreka. Miss Mary Lee Rutledge and Bill Holland . returned Sunday afternoon to Chico State college at Chico, Calif., after spending their Easter vacation at the homes of their parents here. Mrs. Ella Rose visited in Hilts on Wednesday at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Gino Trinca. The Altar Society of the local Catholic church met Thursday, April 10, with Mrs. Ed Smith as hostess. Officers elected for the year were, president, Mrs. Ed Smith; secretary - treasurer, Mrs. D. F. Metzen; and vice president, Mrs. Agnes Clark. Regular meetings of the so- Daily's U-Drive Medford Airport L The Caspian between Iran and Russia is generally known as the world's largest inland sea and it covers an area of approximately 170,000 square miles by recent calculations. ciety will be held henceforth every second Thursday. Also electing officers on the same day was the Women's Society of the. Methodist church in their meeting at the home of Mrs. Minnie Bloom ingcamp. Those elected were, president, Mrs. Henley Claw son; vice president Mrs. Ce cil Bowman; secretary Mrs. Harry Chapman; and re-elected as treasurer, Mrs. Ardon Burns. Plans were made for the annual cake and apron sale which is held the day before Mother's Day. The next meet ing will be April 24 at the home of the out-going presi dent, Mrs. Ernest Adams. 1016 North Riverside OPEN SATURDAYS PX JUJ7 - UNTIL NOON! fJ y 7 ( yamr BROOKS TOO MUCH SOFT LIVING Memphis, Tenn. (IB University of Tennessee foot ball coach Bowden Wyatt said Friday that college students are in the worst physical shape he has ever seen. He told a group of coaches and physical education doctors: "About half the boys coming out for football at the univer sity cannot chin themselves when they start out. This is because of too much, soft liv ing and push-button activities." RED JETS IN TOKYO Tokyo (IB The first Rus sian jet airliners ever to land in Japan attracted a large crowd Saturday when they arrived with the Leningrad State Philharmonic Sym phony orchestra. Two sleek TU-104A planes made three stops en route from Moscow and required 10 hours of fly ing time for the trip. ON NEW New Volume Purchase Discount Plan! . o HERE'S HOW IT WORKS! Just come in and choose the light fixtures you want from the fixtures on display in our store. We will then place, your order with the manufacturer and your fixtures will be delivered in from 5 to 10 days. The money we save by not stocking a huge inven tory and the money saved from storage space is . passed on to you. All discount sales are cash on order and there is a restocking charge of 20 list, on all fixtures exchanged. DISCOUNT SCHEDULE $20 Purchase ..... .20 Discount $40 Purchase ..... .30 Discount 6000 Purchase . . . . .40 Discount ALL SALES CASH! 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