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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 24, 1959)
Wall Street Chatter New York -IUPD - You're the only one who can protect yourself from being defraud ed by phony stock brokers. "There is no law broad enough or no agency ade quately equipped to protect those who will not use just ordinary caution in parting with their hard earned money," says New York state Attorney General Louis J. Lefkowitz. His office has formulated a 10-foot guide to follow when buying stocks: Think before buying; deal only with established firms; be skeptical of securities of fered on the telephone from any firm or salesman you do not know; guard against high pressure sales; beware of promises of quick price rises; be sure you understand the risk of loss as well as the prospect of gain. Get the facts - do not buy on tips or rumors; request the person offering securities over the phone to mail you written information about the corporation, its operations, net profits, management, financ ial position, and future pros pects. Save all such informa- Herbert Hoover has lived longer after leaving the White House than any other former President in United States his tory. On July 3, 1958, Hoover surpassed the mark of 25 years and four months by which John Adams had survived his term of office when he died July 4, 1826. tion for future reference, if you do not understand the written information consult a person who does; give at least as much thought when pur chasing securities as you would when acquiring any valuable property. Freight Wagons Start Journey Silverton - . (UPD - "Fast freight" service began Sun day between Silverton and Portland. But it wasn't as fast as you might think. Two freight wagons were pulled out of Silverton by a four-horse hitch on the first leg of the Silver "D" Wagon Freight Service to Portland. The four and one-half day round trip journey will have overnight stops at Mt. Angel, Canby, and Milwaukie on the way to Portland. Overnight stops are planned near Ore gon City and Woodburn on the return jaunt. The wagons are due in Silverton Friday about noon on the return. Horses pulling the wagons are owned by Tony DeSantis, Silverton Hills berry rancher. DeSantis said the wagon would arrive at the S. and M. Freight terminal in Portland sometime Wednesday morning. The Sports Car Club of America, founded in Boston in 1944, now has a national membership of more than 10,000. Residents to Hear Sonic Booms More Frequently in Area (Editor's note: This is the second in a series of articles on the sonic boom. The ma terial was furnished by the Air Force at Kingsley field, Klamath Falls.) By MSGT. CHARLES J. BENNETT Kingsley Field Sonic Booms - nuisance or necessity? Nuisance, say many house holders who have been awak ened from sleep and have seen dishes dance on cup board shelves because of the thunderous roar of a sonic boom. Necessity, say Air FoEce officials whose mission is to defend America from attack. Both viewpoints, actually, are correct. Sonic booms are a nuisance, but America's freedom would be in jeopardy if they were never heard again. Aerial Protection The Air Force is charged with the task .of providing aerial protection to this coun try and insuring continued freedom in consonance with our American way of life. To carry out this task, we must maintain a ready com bat capability in the most MERCURY 9 GLEAN-UP PRICES - tP 111" We've flipped! Yes, we've flipped our calendar to cleanup rime, to move '59 Mercury at closeout prices today! That's right this minute you can choose from our giant midseason stock of fabulous Fifty-nine Mercurys all wearing year-end prices now! Our closeout deals make your present car years younger in value on any new Mercury . . . but remember, they don't last long at cleanup time ... so hurry! MERCURY MEDFORD MOTORS, INC. 225 SOUTH RIVERSIDE superior air vehicles tech nology can provide. More and more supersonic aircraft are entering the operational in ventory of the Air Force. These aircraft, capable of supersonic speeds in all flight altitudes, are creating an in creasing number of sonic booms all over the country. Because the Ashland, Grants Pass and Medford area lies between Kingsley field and the Pacific coast, residents will frequently hear the roar of the F-101B Voodoos as they scramble to intercept an un identified aircraft approach ing the coast. The sonic boom, occuring without warning, produces a startling, explosive sound which causes the public to be come increasingly aware of the Air Force activities. Carry Out Mission - Responsive to the public which it defends, the Air Force continuously attempts to carry out its missions with the least possible disturbance to the people. However, the world's best Air Force cannot be maintained if its pilots must fly all missions at sub sonic speeds and then some day, when the chips are down, fly their aircraft on actual missions for the first time at supersonic speeds. Some of the sonic booms created by supersonic aircraft will be 10 times louder than thunder. The loudest thunder clap recorded generated a pressure of about one -half pound per square foot. And when people hear a noise that loud they immediately begin looking for damage - broken windows, cracked plaster, shattered brie a brae. In tests, where airplanes have dived from 35,000 feet and pulled out at 25,000 feet scientists have measured pres sure no greater than 5 points per square foot on the ground. Even when the aircraft de scends to 10,000 feet before pulling out of its dive the re corded pressure did not reach 10 pounds per square foot. Rarely are faster-than-sound operations carried out at alti tudes lower than 20,000 feet. This would mean that sonic boom pressures no greater than 5 pounds per square foot are expected to be felt on the ground. Observe Effects Scientists and engineers observing the effects of shock waves generated by atomic explosions have never observ ed structural damage to the flimsiest of test structures at pressure less than 70 pounds per square foot. Applying simple arithmetic, this is 65 pounds more than the pres sure normally observed from a sonic boom. To further test the effects of a sonic boom, a small vil 1 a g e christened Boomtown, USA, was built in the Mojave Desert in California. Super sonic jets from the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps broke the sound barrier over the village at altitudes from 40, 000 to 10,000 feet. The jets later demonstrated the dif ference between a sonic boom and the "cut-in" of an after burner. News media representatives along with civilian and serv ice observers examined the village in its entirety at the completion of the tests. They discovered that neither the structures nor the household objects had suffered any form of damage. The village in cluded two small buildings having plaster walls and glass windows, a concrete patio and a cinder block wall. Inside the buildings were a televis ion set, two radios, all oper ating during the tests, dishes, figurines, glass and crystal pieces and lighting fixtures. No Damage Noted Nothing suffered damage despite the repeated dives and creation of sonic booms when breaking the sound barrier. As to injuries to persons, the experts point out no sonic boom pressure is strong enough to injure anyone -but the noise certainly can play hob with your nerves. The people expect the best possible protection for their homes, families, and country. The Air Force is providing 24-hour-a-day, 365 day-a-year protection in all kinds of weather. This responsibility is accepted with the full knowledge of the cost of fail ure. Air Force personnel are citizens of this country dedi cated to accomplishing this job of vital importance. The loud sound of the sonic boom, admittedly, is a start- We Give 4&L GREEN STAMPS CENTRAL REXALL DRUG Main and Central UNMASKED Bilston, England-(UPD - The Italian Ladies' touring soccer team, Benefica, lost its reputa tion during the half of a game here Sunday. Italian teacher A. N. Norgillo tried to strike up a conversation with some of the lassies and discovered not one of them could under stand him. Finally, the girls admitted-in English-they ac tually were from a neighbor ing town. ling one. Every effort is made by the Air Force to spare the citizens of this country from being startled by this disturb ance to the greatest possible extent. However, as long as the need exists for continuous air surveillance of our coun try to prevent possible foreign intrusion, sonic booms may be heard from time to time in all parts of our nation. The sonic boom is assurance that the Air Force is on the job and is carrying out its responsibility to train, equip, and maintain a force capable of assuring continuous aerial protection of this country from attack. Quotes From the News By UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL Galway, Ireland - The Right Rev. Dr. Browne, Roman Catholic bishop of Galway, warning unmarried men and women that it is wrong for them to-go swimming together: "Men should observe thai certain portions of the' beach are reserved to women and likewise women should not in vade the bathing place received for men." Milwaukee-Mrs. Virginia Gagnon, speaking after her husband, Jules, 23, had been struck and killed by lightning on a power boat in which she was a passenger on Lake Michigan: "I felt a tingling around my ankles f iom the lightning." Minneapolis, Minn.-Martin B. McNeally, former New York state commander of the American Legion and a candi date for national commander, supporting a Legion resolution condemning the forthcoming visit of Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev: "I think great harm could come of it because the captive nations . . . could conclude that we are building a sympathy for Khrushchev." The world's people are di vided into four major racial groups, Caucasian, Mongol oid, Negroid and Australoid. MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Of. 9 Monday, Aug. 24, 1959 " Healthful Snider 9s Quality DAIRY FOODS Washington-Former Atomic Energy Commissioner Wil lard F. Libby, discussing the theory of outer space nuclear tests to reduce fallout in testimony released by a congres sional subcommittee: "A distance somewhere near halfway to the moon, or even farther would be best." BARKER'S WILL BE CLOSED TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WHAT IS PARK & SHOP? ANSWER: Park and Shop has been in operation in over 100 cities in the United States. It is made available by the downtown businesses and professional peoples of Medford in an honest effort to provide a convenient place for the motoring public to park. It will eliminate the worry about time limits and other disturbing factors while conducting all of their business in the downtown area. QUESTION: Who is eligible to use the Park and Shop lots? ANSWER: Everyone. QUESTION: How does Park and Shop Work? ANSWER: Park your car in any lot displaying the Park and Shop sign; ths. attendant will issue you a ticket showing the time parked. Take that parking ticket with you when conducting your business or pleasure in the downtown area. All places of business displaying the park and shop emblem, which is the majority of the business in the downtown area, will place a stamp on your parking ticket; this stamp is good for one hour. of free parking. If the clerk forgets the stamp he will greatly appreciate it if you will ask him for one. QUESTION: Why bother with Parking tickets and Stamps by both the places of business and the motoring public? ANSWER: There is considerable expense in making the Parking lots available and maintaining them with an attendant; all participating busi nesses wish to share that expense on the benefit basis. They buy the stamps from a central place, the Chamber of Commerce, acts as a clearing house; when you get your stamp, you have completed the cycle. The business that does the larger amount, of business gives out the greater number of stamps and thus pays according to benefit received. That is why a minimum purchase is required so that one or two stores won't provide the stamps for everyone, because they are conveniently located to the lots, etc. So, be sure to get a free parking stamp at each Park & Shop store you trade at. QUESTION: Is the parking free? ANSWER: It is not the intent to have the Parking lots for a select few, but to be available to everyone. It is the desire of all participating busi ness establishments to make the parking free to the public while shopping (as above explained) but those that are not shopping may ask the courteous attendant on the lot and he will be glad to explain the reasonable rates, and make your stay as pleasant as possible. Kjf MAIN St s i.rTi r- r i i ini ii 7 iii i njjrn THE NEWEST PARK & SHOP LOT ON MAIN AT THE R.R. TRACKS CE30 8TH ST. -i nrnra LULU.U7 PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES Acme Hardware Alexander ft Brown Anders Photo Shop Andy's Jewelry Co., Inc. Barker's Brainerd's T Burelson's , Burk's Buster Brown Shoe Star Central Rexall Pharmacy Century Sporting Goods Dempster Furniture Co. Fashionette First National Bank Foster's Pharmacy Ginn's Flowers Goldy & Henselman Ins. Groceteria Hadley's Medford, Inc. Hubbard Brothers Home Appliance Co. Lamport's Sporting Goods Lawrence's Jewelers Leonard Electric Purucker's Music House Inc.. Leon's M-M Department Star Mann's Department Store Medford Flower Shop Medford Plate Glass ' Mode C Day Shop Montgomery Ward Morrison's Men's Wear Norfield Shoe Shop Pick's Apparel Rath's Robinson Brothers Johnston & Stewart Shoes Bill Scarlett Auto Supply Larry Schade ' Jewelry Sim's Cycle & Hobby Shop Swem's Gift Shop The Toy House Trowbridge Flynn Wainscotfs Pharmacy Weeks & Orr Furniture Weisfield's, Inc. Western Auto Supply Co. Dr. Frank Wilson Western Thrift THERE IS MORE OF EVERYTHING DOWNTOWN GOOD ADVERTISING REALLY SELLS! When you tell them, they know. But when you sell them, Jhey buy! And buying makes the difference in your business profits. Apply this same thinking to your advertising. A listing in a business directory tells the pub lic that you're in business. A timely, pointed ad in the Mail Tribune Classified Section tells 'em . . . and sells 'em! A Want Ad shows the customers that you have what they want right now . . . and gives them good reasons for buy ing it right now. When you have something to sell . . . use the advertising medium that knows the difference between telling and selling. Use the Want Ads . . . they make the profitable difference! MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE
