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2 0 2A Thundjy, July 10. ?8 MAIL TRIBUNE? MEDpQRD, ORE. Small Businesses Gel More Contracts Chicago (UPI) A recent Commerce Clearing Huse an nouncement revealed that a 22 per cent gain in govern ment purchases set aside sole ly for competitive awards to small business concerns has been registered by the Feder al Small Business Administra tion. V The announcement revealed that during the first eight months of the 1958 fiscal year contracts amounting to $537, 777,750 wer reserved for bids by small business only. This is 22 per cent greater than the comparable peri8d in 1957 when $440,044,562 had been set aside. The Clearing House said the Small Business Administra tion's most successful endeav or was in its voluntary set aside program which was worked out in cooperation with other governmental de partments. Under this program pro posed purchases are jointly re viewed by SBA members and officials of the agencies for possible restriction bidding, the announcement said. Sex Hormone To Make Cattle Fatter Hoytville, Ohio. (UPD Ohio agricultural research scientists are using a new sex hormone to make beef cattle fatter faster. The researchers reported that when the male sex hor mone, testosterone, is im planted in beef cattle with a female hormone, stilbestrol. It results in a growth rate of .27 pound per day. The effect of stilbesterol on growth has been known for several years. Injettion is made in pellet form behind the animal's ear. The cost is about 6 cents per head. Use of the still compara tively costly testosterone on meat animals for human con- sumption still must be ap proved by the U.S. Food and Drug administration. Roseburg VA Hospital Reductions Deferred Washington (UPI) The office of Sen. Richard L. Neuberger, said Wednesday it was advised by the chief medical officer of the Veter ans Administration that the VA hospital in Roseburg, Ore., had been ordered to defer any reductions in th staff and in hospital beds. Shregsbury, Mass. (UPI) Leo Errara drives his hot rod 100 mph from the back seat. The season he sits in back is because the engine of of drag-strip nscer occupies the front. Devottoeal Picture Simplest embroidery, main ly ou&ne and single stitch. Glowing colors surround the figure of the Sacred Heart. Devotional picture a per fect size for a home. Pattern 7376: transfer of 14xl6V4 inch picture; color chart; direc tions. Send Thirty-five cent (coins) for thifi pattern add 5 cents for each pattern for lst-class mailing. Send to Medford Mail Tribune, Household Arts Dept., P.O. Box 168, Old Chel sea Station, New York 11, N. Y. Print plainly NAME, AD DRESS, PATTERN NUMBER. Send Twenty-five cent more for a copy of our Alice Brooks Needlecraft Catalogue. Two Complete patterns are printed right in the book . . . plus a variety of designs that you will want to order: chochet, knitting, embroidery, huck weaving, quilts, toys, dolls. CONDITIONED! BAY n& SAT y U BAY jJlSllfe THE WORLD'S MI! THE WM'S MUf! Zyyf rO r Lots of FREE PARKING! Drawing Saturday Night. You don't need to buy to participate r be present to win. 1st $50.00 Merchandise Order 2nd 20 Sacks Zonolite House Insulation 3rd 1 Greenspot Waterbob Lawn Sprinkler 4th 2 Gallons Spread Satin .. . ' 5th 1 Gallon Spred Satin 4th 1 Gallon Spred Satin With Purchase of 2 Gallons of SPRED SATIN or SPRED LUSTRE PAINT 2' Stepladder with 1 Gal. SPRED SATIN or SPRED LUSTRE PAINT FREE Barbeque Recipe Book ; J 12,000 765 m niii a EVERYTHING TO BUILD COFFEE AND PUNCH! 4-FOOT STEP LADDER ialloiuHS A Complete Line of FRANKLIN STOVES NOW ON DISPLAY Square Feet of Warehouse and Displays WE BURNED TO SOUTH RIVERSIDE WITH UNDER O Chance on a All-Expense-Paid Week-end For Two Major League Baseball A weekend trip for two with all expenses paid. You fly to and from the game. Stay at a fam ous luxury hotel; dine at a fab ulous restaurant, and see a Ma jor League Baseball Game in General Paint's own box. All a free gift to you from General Paintl All you have to do is come in to your General Dealer and register ing to buyl (S) (o) c ODDS AND ENDS - A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING cf THE GROUND - SO 1 M ONE ROOF - AND . . . To See Paint noth UnLQ) discount Aluminum Lawn Chairs with Saran covering Aluminum Chaise Lounges with Saran covering UNDER COUER WE'UE BUILT FROH Your Friendly VIE SELL ROOFS, $1.69 ROLLER SETS Pan, Handle and Cover $1.89 DROP CLOTHS 9 x 12 Paper OPE FKiwaiairiisiOT : i '' ' i STEP LADDERS 4- Foot ...$3.29 5- Foor ........... $4.1 5 6- Foot ........... $4.95 - - PAIflT BRUSHES V Varnish Brush ..... 2" Pure Bristle .......... 3" Pro-Type, wall .... .. FREE PARKING 10,000 PAVED THE GROUND UP! GENERAL PAINT mm TOO! ous Jl .65 $1.35 $2.19 .... SQUARE FEET OF AREA! Store N. - o
