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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (July 9, 1959)
I i i . ;4 3 i A .!) 1 4 -S ?3 I J 1- 'A n .'4 . It ' i Price 10 Medford Third Section Commercial Vice Consul From West Germany Tells Of Economic West Germany's trade with the Pacific Northwest has passed the little acorn stage and should continue to grow toward the stature of a great oak, a Bonn government spokesman said here Mon day. Dr. Herwig Effenberg, com mercial vice consul with the West German consulate in Se attle, discussed his trade in relation to the federal repub lic's over-all economic recov ery since World War II. He told an audience at the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce weekly roundtable luncheon that thanks to U. S. economic aid and advice the Russians Believed Prepared To Use Chemical Punch Washington-(Science Serv-ice-In the event of a war the Russians will probably use a deadly one-two-three punch of chemicals, microorganisms and radioactive substances. Any combination of these three agents is deadlier than one alone, the Russians have found. This is stated in a re port by Russian scientists on the best means for destroy ing the enemy and any pos sible means of protection he may devise. The report was made in The Organization of Medical Service Following Mass Con tamination of the Population translated and distributed by the Central Intelligence Agen cy here. Immunisation Meaningless In their study the Russian scientists made the following points: 1. Radiation sickness that follows the introduction of radioactive substances into the body, destroys the body's anti body production. This means that any protective program of immunization, such as might be set up by a nation's public health service, against biological warfare would be meaningless. 2. Ordinary micro organ isms normally found in the body can be turned into dead ly killers, using the combined forms of warfare discussed in the article. 3. The body's normal bar riers to 'germs" can be torn down, destroyed by chemicals alone or in combination with radioactive substances. . 4. Disease-causing microor ganisms can be made to pene trate the body's defenses much faster. They can be combined with chemicals, ra dioactive substances or other microorganisms so that scien tists will not be able to diag nose and treat the resulting disease. ' New Game Helps To Cut Accidents Los Angeles (CPU A game which is a cross between Bin go and safety is helping to cut industrial accidents at a large manufacturing plant here. The game is called SAFGO. Each month every person in the B. F. Goodrich Co. plant is issued a SAFGO card. There are 24 numbers on each card, and every day one number is drawn. The .first employee whose numbers chosen in the drawing form a green cross representing safety wins a $100 U.S. Savings bond un less he has had an injury dur ing the month which resulted in loss of time. "Interest in the game is mounting," said J. M. Rob bins, plant manager. "We ex pect this interest and the safe ty idea printed on the SAFCO card to help measurably in keeping accidents from hap pening at our plant." for a hearty breakfast OREGON FARM FRESH EGGS Cents MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 9, 195? Cooperation production level in West Ger many and other free Euro pean nations as well is "much higher than before the war." Fair a Success Dr. Effenberg described the current 23-nation internation al trade fair in Portland as "a real success for your state." He reported that the fair represented West Germany's first appearance in such an event on the West Coast in which it boasted a pavilion of its own specially designed for the occasion. The pavilion exhibits, he said, are intended to present "an idea cf typical German consumer items. He described the jointly- occupied main structure as marking "the first time in history that several European nations have joined in one big exhibition, working to gether economically." Economic cooperation was a major theme of Dr. Effen- berg's roundtable talk. He dis cussed the European Common Market and further free-trade possibilities in the future as well as trade between his country and the United States. Among products being sold by this country to his he men tioned airplanes and great quantities of food, including poultry and canned fruits. From the Pacific Northwest specifically, he said, West Ger many buys lumber, pulp, grain, ores and electronic equipment. After Monday's roundta ble luncheon, Dr. and Mrs. Ef fenberg spent a considerable part of the afternoon at Bear Creek Orchards. They plan ned to visit Ashland Tuesday to see the new Shakespeare Festival theatre. Prior to ar riving in the Rogue Valley, they stopped at Klamath Falls and at Crater Lake. They ex pect to visit Grants Pass after Ashland. Gout Linked To High Intelligence Washington-(Science Serv-ice)-Proof of 'some truth in the belief that intelligent people are more frequently afflicted with gout is reported here by two scientists. They found a low level of positive correlation between the I.Q.s and the level of uric acid in the blood of 817 G.I.S A high, level of uric acid is usually present in the blood of persons suffering from the painful disease that strikes the joints and big toes of its victims. Many scientists, in studying the case histories of gout patients, have noticed that the relatively rare dis ease occurred most frequently among prominent and success ful people. It may well be that highly successful people eat richer foods than does the average man, or that a defect in the manner in which the body burns up this food may acti vate the brain, Drs. DeWitt Stetten Jr., and John Z. Hea ron, National Insitute of Arth ritis and Metabolic Diseases, Bethesda, Md., explained. Repellent Keeps Rabbits Away Ithaca, N.Y. - lUPD - Cornell scientists say they have come up with an effective repellent to keep rabbits .from nibbling away at expensive plants and shrubs during the winter. Mix seven pounds of pow dered resin in one gallon of ethyl alcohol and let it stand in a warm place for a day or two. Then paint it on the dry bark before snow sets in. A gallon of this mixture will treat about 100 small trees and last all winter. Butif jonly a few trees or shrubs are involved, the sci entists suggest using chicken wire for "tried and true protection." eggs Guaranteed fresh! California Issues 34 types of Plates San Francisco-flJPD-Califor-nia issues 34 types of automo bile registration plates. Included are special tags for Xr.S. Senators, Congress men, state legislators, mem bers of the insular corps, offi cials of public institutions, federal, state, county and city governments, and disabled veterans. However, plates are not is sued very often. Current prison-made tags were stamped in 1956 and are updated with annual stickers. Natural Fluorides Found in Water Of 1,903 Cities Washington-(Science Serv-ice)-Water supplies of 1,903 cities and towns in the United States contain enough flu oride naturally to prevent two out of three dental cavities. The combined population of these cities and towns, about 7,000,000, added to about 35, 000,000 people living in 1,800 communities practicing con trolled fluoridation, indicates that one of every three people in the country using central water supplies now drinks fluoridated water. These figures were contain ed in a report published here by the U.S. Public Health Service based on data com piled by the dental directors of all state health agencies. In 43 States The 1,903 communities with naturally occurring fluoride are distributed throughout 43 states. The community pop ulations range from less than 50 to more than 500,000, with 35 per cent having more than 50,000 inhabitants. Thirty eight per cent have popula tions from 5,000 to 50000, and 27 per cent have less than 1,000 inhabitants. Texas, the state with the most natural fluoridation, has 2,700,000 persons in 356 towns using naturally fluori dated water New Mexico has 465,000 people, or 68 per cent of the total population, living in communities with natural ly fluoridated water. Other States Each of 12 other states-Illinois, Iowa, California, Colo rado, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin-has at least 100,000 people served by water with natural fluorida tion. The fluoride found natural ly is identical in its dental ef fect to the fluoride used in controlled fluoridation, the PHS reported. BETTER MOTTO? Los 'Angeles-IUPDi-The Let's Have Better Mottoes associa tion selected as its motto of the month: "I must have had help. I couldn't be that stupid myself." ; For Quicker Easier LOWEST COST ELASTIC; Starches a!I your washable exacriy as yoa like them evtry time. for am thing those fjnrj new petticoats tootoj I Art a tot Una I per a?. rhesus 54th Year Tribune Pages 1-8 New Golf Ball Glistens in Light Cleveland, Ohio-UP&-A duf fer's dream, a golf ball that's almost impossible to lose, has now come true. The new ball, invented by Franklin Veatch of Cleveland, calls for coating the dimples with a mirror-like metal that glistens in any light. Veatch, a Standard Oil of Ohio research supervisor, says the coated ball is easily seen in flight and more easily spot ted in the rough. More is spent by music lov ers in the U.S. to hear con certs than by sports fans to see pro baseball. IT'S THE PROCESS, THAT MAKES WILLIAMS' BREAD BETTER! Williams' Bread is made by a special twisting proc ess, that gently and carefully folds in all the flavor and freshness, and makes the texture soft and ,i smooth. Williams' Bread is also made with select higher protein flour, to give you more rich, wheaty flavor...more nourishment...more food value! That's why I'm happy to recommend Williams' Bread! Independence Plans Local organizations are in vited to enter a float, band or unit in the Covered Wagon Days parade scheduled for Aug. 15 in Independence, Ore. The parde is part of activi ties planned to welcome the arrival of the On to Oregon Cavalcade covered wagon train from Independence, Mo. Among the festivities planned will be an end of the trail square dance jamboree with 800 participants, official Boy Scout Post Holds Paper, Bottle Drive Post 8 of the Boy Scouts of America is holding a paper and bottle drive, proceeds to go -into the post treasury. All types of paper, except maga zines, will be accepted. . The drive will continue through Thursday, July 9. Persons having paper or bot tles to donate may call be tween 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., the following numbers: Lloyd LeFaive, SPfing 2-4906; R. H. Fann, SPring 2-6037; or Rich ard Knights, SPring 2-5543. "TWISTING" EVERYBODY IOV0S GOOD UIIM ADS' B8GAD Wagon Days Parade transfer of the overland phila telic mail, old timers' cele bration, children's parade, water show, and a fly-in with private aircraft. Groups interested in parti cipating in the parade are to send the name of the organi zation street address, city, name of person in charge and the type of entry, such as band, march unit, mounted unit and the number of per sons in the entry as well as number of . horses to Ernie Hood, coordinator for the Jackson County Centennial association, 1959 Oregon ave. or telephone SPring 3-2059. The information should also include whether the float is for a commercial, civic or fraternal organization and in clude a brief description. The information should be mailed not later than July 30. RYE BREAD THEFT London-flJPB-Matthias Cant ner, 31, was sent to jail for two months Monday for steal ing a loaf of bread in a Lon don district called Peckham Rye. L.JL J New Tape Recorder Rugged Instrument Palo Alto, Calif-4UPD-A new tape recorder is reported so rugged it will survive a jet plane crash at 1,100 miles an hour into a concrete wall.. The Lockheed Aircraft Corp. developed the eight pound recorder for moon shots and interplanetary space travel. It can record up to three million items of scien tific data as it sails through outer space, the company said, and can then divulge the information, six times faster than it had recorded it. iMSTAfJT-LYS ' " SAC Plane Crashes; Shreveport, La.-(UPD-A U.S. Air Force Strategic Air Com mand transport plane, carry ing unarmed nuclear weapons and a high explosive, crashed and burned one mile from Barksdale Air Force Base Monday afternoon. All seven crew members were injured, none seriously. Maj. George T. Faye, base information officer, said the C-124 Globemaster broke in two because of rough terrain in the crash. Faye estimated the craft had been only 50 feet in the air when it appar- d) Seven Persons Hurt ently suffered a partial power failure. "There was no explosion. There is no danger of radia tion," the Air Force announc ed after the accident. mm BEWARE Of , IttlTATIOMS LOOK FOR THE HAPPY LITTLE DOG TOPS IN QUALITY! LOW IN PRICE
