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G MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Tueiday, July 22, 1958 3 FN Q ! O n O I'M ' OfeJ 4 f $k$iG rom Indo to . Idbanc, idmiral James L Hllottey tkes commiTid of U. lorcef ift trouble! ' 3(r 0aditrrn. Secidj Plft 3& Chifdren In Coystr Portland In the past five years, 30 children have been placed in new adoptive homes Jackson county by the Boys and Gii&s Aid Socie ty of Oregon, according to Stuart R. ftimmel? state di rector, o 'During the same period, there wer 19.086 days of care provided Jackson coun- ty children. The Society recently placed the 100th child for adoption 1 in 1958. It is the largest num ber of placements in this pe riod of time in the Society's history and an increase of 33 per cent over the same period last year. Although most children are placed in adoption in early infancy, Stimmel said the age range includes older children Sd family groups of brothers and sisters being placed to gether. NEW ENGLAND WINS New York OJPD Aggrieved New Englanders piqued over the omission of New Eng land clam chowder from the menu at the American Pavil lion at the Brussel's World's Fair can relax. Up to now, only Manhattan chowder has been served at the U.S. Pa villion restaurants, to the dis may of New Englanders. They protested that the Manhatten chowder, whose contents in clude tomatoes, green peppers hut no milk or blended butter and flour, was not as repre sentative of the U.S. as the ,New England chowder. Hence forth, the New England type will also be served. Nebraska ranks lowest in the nation in . the percentage (2.6) of financial support to schools from state funds. Nebraska schools receive 91.9 per cent of their revenue from property taxes. . .-. the difference between "enough power" and peace of mind Safer passing more reserve power up You seldom need all of Mercury's power, but whala warm, safe feeling to know it's there ready for any emergency. Performance like this 'M just one example of Mercury's approach to RJEIRCURY PERFORMANCE CHAMPION FOR '58 ACT Alaska's Reputation 'Icebox' Declared Exaggerated Editor's note: Jim Breetveld was introduced to Alaska when he spent one and one-half years there with the 11th Air Force during World War II. He has since become an expert on the subject and is author of the book, "Getting To Know Alaska." published this year by Coward-McCann, New York. By JIM BREETVELD (Written for United Press International) One of the reasons Alaska was kept so long "one ice" as far as statehood was concern ed is the widely-accepted mis conception about the climate and nature of the land itself. Many Americans feel that Alaska is still a wild, frozen country that cannot be devel oped except through the rig ors and heartbreak of primi tive frontier living. Nothing could be further from the truth. This big al leged "ice-box" is actually one of Mother Nature's treas ure vaults. Its contents have been barely touched. From 1940 to 1950, the pop ulation of Alaska increased by 77 per cent to almost 215,000 people, and more are coming from all parts of the United States. The majority of Alaskans are comparative "cheechakos" (newcomers) to the "Great Land." What have they found in Alaska? Modern Hotels They have found modern hotels and TV stations, busy military installations and sky scraper apartment houses, smart restaurants and movie palaces, well-equipped hospi tals and up-to-date airports. They have discovered that the Alaskan winter is no more se vere than that found in Kan sas, Nebraska or the Dakotas. Three-quarters of Alaska lie in the north temperate zone, with the remainder north of the Arctic Circle. In the northern area temperatures often plunge to 60, 70, or 80 degrees below zero. Only the rugged Eskimo can surive in this region. But central and southern Alaska are much like Norway, Sweden and Fin land. In Ketchikan, Alaska's southernmost city, the aver age temperature is about the same as that of Baltimore, Md. Alaskans in this area en joy a spring-like climate for most of the year. Last June the temperature in Fairbanks, in the very heart of Alaska, reached a sizzling 92 while New York had weather in the upper 70's. The famous Matanuska Val ley, about 30 miles east of An chorage, is showing the world that crops can be raised in the Alaskan earth. The climate has been found to be ideal for dairying. Milk production in the Matanuska Valley is esti mated to be almost twice the national average of the Unit ' " ' NOW-SAVE BIG! SEE YOUR MERCURY DEALER TODAY ed States. The Matanuska farms, started in 1935 as part of a U.S. government experi ment to transplant farmers from Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin, produced al most S3 million worth of food products in 1957. Matanuska has a short grow- Federal Deficit $2,813,388,661 Washington (UPD Th e federal government ran up a deficit of $2,813,388,661 in fiscal 1958. This was announced today in a final report on the fiscal year that ended June 30. The report by Secretary of Treasury Robert B. Anderson and Budget Director Maurice H. Stans showed both receipts and expenditures were less than estimated in the budget last January. But the biggest drop by far was in receipts. When President Eisenhower submitted his budget to Con gress last January, he antici pated a 1958' deficit of only $400 million. Dampening effects of the re cession, however, combined with a stepped up spending program for missiles, pro duced the bigger deficit. Receipts were $3,300,000, 000 below the January esti mate. The actual total of re ceipts was $69,100,000,000 as against an estimate of $72, 400,000,000. Expenditures were $71, 900,000,000, against the Janu ary estimate of $72,800,000, 000. Ike Nominates Health Assistant Washington (UPD Presi dent Eisenhower today nomi nated Bertha S. Adkins, as sistant chairman of the Re publican National Committee, to be undersecretary of Health, Education and Wel fare. If confirmed by the Senate, she would succeed John A. Perkins, who resigned March 1. Long active in Republican politics, Miss Adkins has been GOP national committeewom an from Maryland since 1948. Since 1953, she has headed the women's division of the National Committee in addi tion to-being assistant chair man. Brig. Gen. Robert G. Mac Donnell was nominated to be president and senior member of the California Debris Commission. building, cars. Mercury gives you more . : . more than ordinary cars offer. You'll find this equally true of Mercury's room and comfort. The price? As pleasant as the ride. Stop in and see. as Vast ing season, about 100 days, but thanks to the long hours of sunlight during the sum mer days, the vegetables and fruits are giants worthy of Alaska. A 30-ponnd cabbage is not rare. The strawberries of the Matanuska Valley are the size of a man's fist. Potential Farm Land What has been done in Mat anuska can be done in other parts of Alaska. There are some three million acres in Alaska that are rated poten tial farm land. In spite of the hopeful start agriculture has made in the territory, Alas kans import more than 90 per cent of their food, mostly from the U.S. The cost of freight is high, so the prices are rough. Alaskans pay 60 cents for a quart of milk, 90 cents for a dozen eggs, 55 cents a pound for tomatoes, 40 cents for a loaf of bread, and $2.50 for a haircut. Rents are high, too, whether you live in a green-lawned ranch house in the suburbs of Fairbanks or in the 12-story Mendenhall Apartment House in Juneau. Compensating for the high cost of living some what is the better rate of pay that prevails in most of Alas ka. Carpenters and electri cians get $5 an hour, construc tion laborers and truck driv ers pull down about $4 an hour, and plumbers make $6 an hour. An engineer or an office manager starts at $1,000 a month. Population Growth Seen A 1 a s k a's appointed - Gov. Mike Stepovich has predicted that within 50 years the Alas ka population will grow to about 30 million. If this hap pens then Alaska will be the biggest of the 49 states in ev ery way. But, , first,, the transporta tion problem has to be licked. The paved roads of Alaska add up to about 1,000 miles, less than the streets of Brook lyn, N. Y. Give Alaska more highways and railroads and the 49th state will emerge as the giant it is destined to be. Give Alaska the power it n p e d s bv harnessine its mighty rivers and you will witness industrial expension that will thrill the world. WOMEN WILL BE WOMEN Atlanta (UPD Mrs. Ida D. 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