Some Jobless Slack
Taken Up
By ELMER C. WALZER
UPI Financial Editor
New York-iUPD- Indications
are that employment isn't ris
ing as fast as production is
picking up.
ihis stems
from greater
use of auto
mation, oper
ation of more
efficient
plants, and
more empha
sis on increas
ed labor pro-
Elmer waize aucuvuy.
Some of the slack in em
ployment is being taken up by
new businesses started during
the recession by some of the
unemployed.
Take leathercraft for exam
ple. In 1948, people making
their own sandals, wallets,
belts and brief cases spent less
than $2 million for equip
ment. This year they are
spending $13 million.
Tandy Leather Co., a divi
sion of General American In
dustries, with 87 stores
throughout the country, re
ports an overall rise in sales
of three per cent. '
Gain in Depressed Cities
In some cities, hard hit by
unemployment, the gain has
been larger. The company's
Pittsburgh sales rose 30 per
cent; St. Louis, 19 per cent;
Buffalo, 17 per cent, and Chi
cago, 10 per cent. In Detroit
where auto unemployment
was highest, sales were up
two per cent.
According to Tandy com
pany executives, many who
formerly used leathercraft as
a hobby have turned it into a
paying business by selling
their products.
Additional leisure from un
employment or reduced work
ing hours has given more
time to the home production
of leather goods.
Some workers who have
been working full time are
leather work to supplement
their regular Incomes.
The Tandy company sells a
number of kits for do-it-yourself
craftsmen. These include
kits for belts, wallets, mocca
sins, and others. The com
pany notes that where one or
two kits were formerly pur
chased, the recession period
saw demand for quantities.
The most popular kits in
clude wallets, moccasins, san
dals, and quick -draw pistol
holders, the last influenced
by the craze for TV Westerns.
Tandy expects the demand
to continue with new enter
prisers in business. The com
pany plans to open 28 addi
tional stores in the next 18
months.
The company finds in let
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By New Businesses
ters it receives that many
people whose incomes cannot
keep up with increased living
costs have turned the leather
hobby into a part-time busi
ness. Many another craft where
do-it-yourself has built a hob
by is being transferred to
regular or part time business.
Older people at or near re
tirement are delving into
these lines to help fight in
roads of inflation and also to
give them a higher standard
of living.
Government workers with
New Lucy-Desi TV Show
Checks in for Season;
Second Half Catches Fire
UPI Correspondent
Br WILLIAM EWALD
New York - (LTD - CBS-TV's
"Lucille Ball- Desi Arnaz
Show" checked in for the sea
son Monday night with an
hour that con
tained some
pretty inspir
ed fun.
"Lucy Goes
to Mexic o"
was its name
and although
it seemed like
a pretty wet
pile of kin
dling at first.
William Ewald it caught fire
over its last half, particularly
a bit in which Miss Ball
played bullfighter.
The Ball-Arnaz combine has
been around for many moons
now, but as a team Lucy and
Desi remain fresh and en
gagingly wacky. Unlike most
all of TV's family comedies,
their's is not child-centered.
As a result, they manage to
sidestep the sticky sisperings
that pass for wholesomeness
on most of TV's situation com
edies. In Untamed Fashion
Unhampered by the need to
pour large gobs of self-conscious
cant into their scripts,
Lucy and Desi can operate
like Phil Silvers "Sgt. Bilko"
in a relatively untamed
fashion. They are wild, wool
ly and at their best, wonder
ful. CBS-TV's "Danny Thomas
Show' also sailed in for the
fall Monday night with Jack
Benny as guest. Benny gave
the piece some lilt without
him it would have been a
pretty soggy chunk of sponge,
wallowing in platitudes and
sentimentality like most
Thomas shows.
CBS-TV had another family
show on Monday night, "Fa
ther Knows Best." Its plot
was an improbable wishwash
about a sub teen-ager who cre
ated havoc in the Anderson's
household when he began
courting their daughter. Ev
erybody is so well adjusted
in this series, I suspect they're
all sick.
Gifted Comedienne
Ann Sothern also moved in
Monday night with a new
CBS-TV show that has some
thing or other to do with a
lady who runs a hotel. Miss
Sothern is a gifted comedi
enne who manages to mix
softness wtih raspishness. It's
the sort of thing Eve Arden
has and it gives both the girls
a pleasantly flintly quality.
As for Miss Sothern's new se
ries, it is a pretty standard
situation comedy, perhaps a
cut above the "Donna Reed
Show" and "Ed Wynn Show,"
which also debuted this sea
son. Fascinating Interview
One short note: Johnny
Carson's chat with Boxcar
Betty, the hobo, on Monday
JOHNSTON STOR-
Being
traditionally low incomes are
among the many using the
Tandy kits to increase their
incomes, the company notes.
These various hobbies
turned to profit may take j
away the sting of unemploy
ment prospects in the future!
when industries through use
of automation get along with
fewer workers.
Also, as one of the hobby
ists pointed out, this is one
way that real skills of handi
craft can be carried on now
that so much is being done
by machinery.
night's NBC-TV "Jack Paar
Show" was one of the most
fascinating interviews I've
ever seen on TV. I believe
Carson did it to spoof Paar's
talks with Elsa Maxwell, but
Betty oozed so much primitive
charm, the interview prompt
ly soared beyond a mere
spoof.
School News..
Phoenix High School
Enrollment at PHS totals
208 students so far this year,
an increase over last year's
enrollment, according to Eris
Furry, office secretary. There
are 57 freshmen, 47 sopho
mores, 60 juniors and 44 sen
iors.
Tom Troxel was . elected
student body president for the
school year 1958-59. Other
student body officers are El-
aon Mitchell, vice president;
Pat Imhausen, secretary; Fran
ces Hensley, treasurer.
Class officers elected are as
follows:
Seniors: Don Mackintosh,
president; Dean Casebolt, vice
president; Ida Marie Bolz, sec
retary; Sharee Skipworth,
treasurer; Butch Blessing, rep
resentative.
Juniors: George Hand, pres
ident; Lewis Cook, vide presi
dent; Donna Demmer, secre
tary; Darlene Palmer, treas
urer; Joyce Hunter, class rep
resentative. .
Sophomores: Othar Richey,
president; Shearen Poole, vice
president; Frances Kivet, sec
retary; Beverly . Johnson,
treasurer; Gerald Sloper, class
representative.
Freshmen; Cheryl Bowman,
president; Gary Colfax, vice
president; Jackie Howard, sec
retary; Thresa Six, treasurer;
Kay DeMers, representative.
This year PHS has two new
song leaders to assist the rally
squad. They are Lola Good
and Susan Walker. Their uni
forms are royal blue cordu
roy jumpers and white
blouses.
Two new courses, Spanish
and art, are being offered at
Phoenix High sclibol this
year.
Forty-three students are en
rolled in the two Spanish
classes, instructed by Mrs.
Mary Lucille Offutt.
The art class has 14 stu
dents enrolled and is conduct
ed by Miss Katherine Carter.
The purpose of the class, Miss
Carter says, is to help the
members better express them
selves in the many art forms
according to their interests.
Two new classrooms have
been added to the high school
plant, along with several oth
er improvements.
The addition of the two
classrooms was necessary for
more classroom space for the
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DISASTER AREA A team of firefighters moves into a
danger area near Monrovia, Calif., where a raging brush
fire has swept 3000 acres, has destroyed at least eight
homes and is periling others. Five hundred men have
been called out to battle the flames, and there is fear
that a change of wind would shift the fire back toward
Monrovia and hundreds of homes. Governor Knight has
declared the region a disaster area, because of "condi
tions of extreme peril."
Quotes From the News
By UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL
Washington-Associate Justice Felix Frankfurter of the
U.S. Supreme court, in denouncing Arkansas officials for
maintaining integration of schools in Little Rock would set
off violence:
"Violent resistance to law cannot be made a legal reason
for its suspension without loosening the fabric of our society.
What could this mean but to acknowledge that disorder un
der the aegis of a state has moral superiority over the Con
stitution.
Friedberg, Germany-A U.S. Army spokesman on the as
signment of singer Elvis Presley as a "scout" jeep driver:
"The assignment of scout jeep driver is given to soldiers
of above normal capability."
Washington-Associate White
Wheaton on the illness of Pope
'The President is naturally
the Pope's condition and hopes
New York-Milwaukee Braves Manager Fred Haney on
Monday's loss to the New York Yankees:
"They kicked hell out of
couldn't score?"
BRITAIN RULED FAVORITE
St. Andrews, Scotland -TOPD
-Based on practice scores,
Britain ruled a slight favorite
over the United States today
on the eve of the World Am
ateur golf team championship.
Twenty-seven other nations
also will be represented in
the four-day competition that
starts Wednesday over the
rugged old course at St. An
drews, but it still shaped up
as a close match between the
Yanks and those players rep
resenting the "home coun
tries." new Spanish class . ana ior
geography classes. Also, it
has a dual purpose, as it
serves as a band and chorus
room. Space, was also provid
ed for band risers and instru
ment storage. ' A removable
center . partition enables the
whole building to be used at
one time if necessary.
The high school band this
year consists of 30 members.
Bright new uniforms make a
colorful ensemble. 'Each uni
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General Assembly
Nears Debate End
United Nations, N.Y. -0IPD-The
General Assembly plans
to wind up its annual policy
debate today, clearing the
way for a disarmament de
bate in its main political com
mittee.
Since the assembly opened
Sept. 16, there has been a
daily parade of foreign min
isters and chief delegates to
its rostrum to review their
countries' policies in the an
nual "general debate."
Israel's Foreign Minister,
Mrs. Golda Meir, Dr. Mah
moud Fawzi, foreign minister
of the United Arab Republic,
and Indian Defense Minister
V. K. Krishna Menen- who
perennially demands that he
be the last speaker in the debate-were
today's headliners.
Also listed to be heard in two
sessions were representatives
of Czechoslovakia, Sweden,
Yemen, Lebanon and Alban
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APPLEGATE VALLEY
Centennial Plans Set
By MAUD ZIEGLER
Applegate Valley With a
wealth of pioneer lore of its
own, the Applegate valley
will play a prominent part in
Oregon Centennial activities,
according to plans announced
at the first meeting of the
Applegate Centennial commit
tee at the Robert Sorber
home recently.
Sorber is Centennial chair
man for this district, and has
selected the following com
mittee from valley organiza
tions: Harlan Cantrall, Ruch
Parent Teacher association;
Mrs. Chester Kubli and. Mrs.
Edna Sawyer, home extension
units; Mrs. Edward J. Hen
derson and Boyd Gibson,
Applegate and Ruch schools;
Armin Richter, 4-H clubs;
Mrs. Lance Offenbacher,
Grange.
The local committee works
directly under Ernie Hood,
Jackson county chairman,
and is part of a state organi
zation headed by Gov. Robert
D. Holmes.
A three-point plan was pro
posed, including signs placed
at historic sights such as
Sterling and Blue Ledge
mines, Log Town, feature
stories on historic happenings
here, and encouragement of
schools and organizations to
center programs and other
functions on the Centennial
theme.
Sorber pointed out the mis
taken idea of many that the
Centennial celebration is for
Portland area only, stating
that all areas of the state will
have their own means of cele
bration to attract visitors.
The next meeting of the
committee will be-Oct. 28th
at a.m. at the Sorber home.
- An outstanding event of the
late summer was celebration
of the golden wedding anni
versary of Mr. and Mrs. Nel
son Pursel Aug. 31. A dinner
on the lawn at the home of
their daughter, Mrs. Fred
West, was attended by several
relatives, including some
from Iowa.
Mr. and Mrs. Pursel were
married in Medford and have
spent their married life in
this county. Mrs. Pursel was
retired two years ago after 40
years in the teaching profes
sion, and Pursel was in the
farming and sawmill business.
Attending from Iowa were
Mrs. Pursel's sister, Mrs.
Blanche Ronfeldt of Smith
land; Mr. and Mrs. Emil Ron
feldt and son, Clayton, and
Mr. and Mrs. George Ron
feldt.
Others ' attending were Mr
and Mrs. Frank Silva of
Grants Pass; Mr. and Mrs,
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Glen Bailey and children,
Mrs. Edna Pursel, Art Put
ney, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin
Wick and son, and Miss Dee
Ann Clark of Medford; Mr.
and Mrs. George Pursel of
Phoenix; Mr. and Mrs. Fred
West and son, Gary.
Mr. and Mrs. John Eek, ac
companied by Mrs. Eek's
brother, Cpl. Harvey N. Dut
ton, returned Sunday from a
hunting trip to Lakeview,
where they killed a forked
horn deer. Corporal Dutton,
grandson of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Dutton, is in Army
guided missile training, and
is being transferred from Con
necticut to El Paso, Tex.
Mr. and Mrs. Lea Wright,
having resided in Los Angeles
for the past eight years, have
repurchased their former
home on Little Applegate,
and are residing there.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Karberg
of Santa Cruz, Calif., spent
the week end as guests of Mrs.
Karberg's niece, Mrs. Lyle
Hard. They also visited her
brother, Joe Maxfield, in
Medford.
John Ramsey, who enlisted
in the Navy in August, is
nearing completion of his ba
sic training at San Diego Na
val base. He expects to study
electronics.
Many in the community
are anticipating Grange
booster night Friday, when a
country fair and silent auc
tion will be featured. A pro
gram will be presented, in
cluding numbers from the
Ruch church and PTA.
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Scott,
taking advantage of Indian
summer, invited a group of
friends to their home for an
outdoor dinner recently.
Those attending were Mr. and
Mrs. Milton Houston, Mr. and
Mrs. Lawrence Dunshee, Mr.
and Mrs. Otis Buck, Mr. and
Mrs. Glenn Saltmarsh, and
r.- and Mrs. Lloyd Nordwick.
At dessert served later in the
evening the group was joined
by Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Lat
tie of Phoenix.
Mrs. Monett B. Davis of
Washington, D.C., arrived last
week to spend some time as
a guest of Mrs. Jack O'Brien.
A group of friends gathered
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence Dunshee late last
month in celebration of their
12th wedding anniversary t
The couple were residing in
California at the time of their
marriage.
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MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon. Tuesday, October 7, 1958 S
Mary Larry Jansson and
sons, Larry and Duke, left
Saturday for San Francisco.
The Ruch PTA meeting Fri
day was postponed owing to
illness and many being gone
on hunting trips.
An extension' unit work
shop to teach sewing men's
shirts will be held at the home
of Mrs. Otis Buck Thursday,
Oct. 11 at 10:30 a.m. Mrs. Rol
land Smith will be the in
structor, and anyone inter
ested in this project is invited
to attend. A workshop on tin
can craft was held at the
Grange hall Tuesday, taught
by Mrs. Mike Loftus, where
13 women were registered.
Making children's toys will be
given later in the month by
Mrs. Buck. A preview of these
projects was given at the
regular meeting last week.
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Mrs. Ida Ballard has re
turned to Yuka City, Calif.,
after spending two months
visiting relatives here and in
Jacksonville, including her
sister, Mrs. Louis Straube.
Rural reflections: It always
is interesting to look in on
the pre-school set. Robie Bay
lor, pajama clad one evening,
was observed doing a number
of things, such as expertly
handling the Hula hoop, im
mediately thereafter climbing
to the kitchen cupboard top
shelf to treat everyone to a
chew of gum, after which he
leaped the coffee table, the
while talking about his girl
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