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8WBW"W!j'."' " 11)11 (I Monday, Nov. 2, 1959 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or. School News v "i - ! I ffri " i ? 1 f. ft; linn if mif--- a I PEACE DESIRE GROWING Premier Ni- cited the recent "enslaved peoples" week kite Khrushchev, in his first major foreign in the U.S. as proof that hostility still exists policy report to the Supreme Soviet (Par- toward the Soviet Union. Photo shows the liament) since his visit to the United States Supreme Soviet in session in Moscow. s and Communist China, said that desire for peace in the world was growing. But he (UPI Telephoto) Publication Notes Changes in Economy Over Past 25 Years I, J I w By ELMER C. WALZER UPI Financial Editor New York - (UPD - Our econ omy has changed in the past quarter century and it is a vastly different one from what it was at the turn of the century. A vivid pic- 4 - 4b. b3 changes in the .j.- past years is set forth by the firm of Calvin Bui- L lock, managers Klacr Wilier of more than a half billion dollars of mu tual funds. The Bullock firm started publication of Its "Perspec tive' just 25 years ago when the Dow-Jones industrial aver age was at 93.46; the Federal Reserve production index was at 37.5 and the gross national product was $65 billion. Not long ago, the industrial aver age hit 678, the production index hit 155, a-d econo mists look for the GNP to reach a half trillion dollars soon. In its current "perspec tive" the Bullock firm shows some of the changes that have occurred. Cars Could Be Spotted - ' Automobiles back in 1934 were fairly well distributed 0.68 to a family, against 1.14 today, but none had the me chanical driving aids of to day power steering, power brakes, power windows and so on, and few had radios and beaters. Anyhow, a bright kid could spot the cars and name them a half mile away. Now one has to look at the label to determine the make. Twenty-five years ago th steel mills still were concen trating on heavy steel-plates, structurals and rails. Today the emphasis is on sheets with light gauge sheets and strip used to a large extent in just about everything made for the consumer appliances, containers, of course autos, and myriads of others. The steel industry is rated today three times the importance it had in 1934 with shipments running at 900 pounds of fin ished steel per capita against 300 pounds back there. Corner Grocery Replaced In the quarter century just ending, the grocery chain in dustry has all but replaced the corner grocery. The clerk has given way to the self service operation of the super market. Between 1938 and 1958, the Bullock publication notes, supermarkets have increased their share of the grocery in dustry from 16 per cent to 64 per cent and their sales in the same period have risen from about $1 billion to $28.7 bil lion.' Tremendous . .developments j have taken place in electron ics which 25 years ago al-1 most completely centered on the radio industry. Electronics has grown into a big industry and is gaining stature each day. ,--, The petroleum industry has changed too. Back there it not only furnished all the oil we needed but it exported vast amounts. Now the situation has changed to where we are forced to import nearly 1.7 million barrels a day. Devel opment of the oil fields in the Middle East and Venezuela have changed the oil situation. Chemistry's big change was in the displacement of natural materials for chemically de rived ones in such fields as fibers, wood and metal. Movie Industry Declines The motion picture industry which was thriving 25 years ago has run into bad times with television cutting down its business. Weekly attend ance at movies has declined from an estimated 70 million in 1949 to 46 million in 1958, a decline of almost 35 per cent, and this during a per iod when population has been rising 21 per cent. Aluminum has risen high in the metal field over the recent years and now is said to be threatening the supremacy of steel. Alloying metals have come into prominence during the quarter century and so have the nuclear metals which can stand high temperatures. For those interested in the stock market, the Bullock firm notes that the foregoing changes - most of them with spurts forward were not necessarily foreseeable in 1934. Luxor in Egypt is on the site of Thebes, Egypt's cen ter of civilization from about 1600 to 1200 B.C. Opening Feature Value It's a Wonderful Store 0- MA TO... frothy with ruffles aad embroidery . . . nylea tried slips 3.29 Choose either fluteo! trim or dainty emDroicferea-ruffle style ... or both at this exciting j3i ice. Medford High School Edited by Jim Frake. Staff: Rita McBeth, Edonna Pace, Suxy Reule, Diane Mohr, Jim McCormack, Esther Jacobs and Ann MacMan-ama. "All students are welcome to come and have a talk with me," invites Bennett Kilpack of Southern Oregon college. He will be available for stu dent counseling each Wednes day and Thursday from 3 to 4 p.m. Art House, MHS junior, is to act as an announcer and disc jockey on the Coca-Cola Hi-Fi club, over KYJC each Friday and Saturday eve nings. In addition, the revival of the program is to feature news briefs from Medford High as well as from other surround ing high schools. Art indicated that music on the broadcast is to "popular" records. As in the past, con tests will be featured and prizes awarded to winning club members. Membership in the Hi-Fi club is free to teen-agers who apply to Art House or radio station KYJC. Selling small, inflated, foot balls at the games is a special project the History, Econom ics, Civics association has taken to assist the United Medford Crusade. Anne Mat thews, senior, has headed the sales group. Judy Bash, senior class treasurer, was named Octo ber "Girl of the Month" by the Girls' league officers. She is active in many school activities such as Pep club, choir, Spanish club, and Girls' league. Selections for "Girl of the Month" are based upon lead ership, participation in school and local activities, and personality. Music from the "West Side story" by Leonard Burnstein and the "Frankie and Johnny overture" have , been selected to add a profesional touch to "Dino." "Dino" is an all-school pro duction at Medford High school, sponsored by the Thes pian Troupe 358, to be pre sented Nov, 12 and 13. Tickets may be purchased at Puruck er's, or from any Thespian member. Quarterly exams will be given starting Nov. 5 with English, science, and business education tests. On Nov. 6, social studies, math, and languages; and on Nov. 9, art, music, homemak ing, shops, physical education, and in other vocational sub jects, tests will be given. Re-orders are to be taken until Nov. 5 for junior class rings. This gives new students and others who hadn't previ ously ordered rings chance to do so. A $5 deposit is required when the order is made and the balance is due in April when the rings arrive. Individual pictures of soph omores and juniors, which were taken for the yearbook, are on sale now, the Crater of fice announced last week. A scrap book was assem bled by Jeannine James, co editor of the Crater, to facil itate showing . the students their picture. Students who have not tak en a first aid course were asked to sign up for a night course to be taught by Frank Roelandt, physical education instructor. The first meeting will be Monday evening. Medford chapter of the Izaak Walton league of Amer ica is sponsoring several Med ford students to the fifth an nual Youth Outdoor Ore gonians conference in Eu gene. Nov. 27 and 28 will be the date of the meeting at the Eugene hotel. The topic will be adopted from the 1960 con servation project of "Save our Shoreline." All of the expenses are to be paid for the delegates chosen to attend the confer ence. Anyone interested may obtain an application from Alex McDonald, dean of boys, fill it out, and return it before Nov. 5. school officials report ed Wednesday. Along with filling out the answer one of several ques tions in writing. Some of the questions are: Who owns the banks along the lakes and streams? Ocean frontage? Can boats land anywhere? Can a land owner put a fence across a stream? Should more shore lines be made into national parks, national seashore recre ation areas, state or county parks? - ' Many xof the states' water ways are closed by the. lack of access. The delegates to the conference will talk about this problem and each per son is expected to appear at the meet with a full knowl edge of this situation in his community. . "The Strollers," Ray Kono pasek, Paul Moore, John Frohnmeyer, and Keith Berg, did singing commercials in a comic interview of Coach Tom Marier Friday afternoon at the pep assembly. The rally squad and major ettes also performed to build up spirit for the Medford Ashlani game Friday night. Carolyn Mencke, 1958 sum mer exchange student, an swered questions concerning her summer trij on a special interview over KYJC, Oct. 31. Jim Frake moderated the pro gram, which is a regular pro duction by the Medford High radio department. Director of the presentations is DeVere Taylor, MHS forensic in structor. " Registration for the second driver's training course this year was held last week. Stu dents with study halls could sign up for the six-week course as room permitted. Hal Carver and Glenn Schireman head the driving program. "Ghostly Grizzly Goblins Ball" was the theme of the dance Friday evening spon-j sored by the Internation Re lations League. McLoughlin Junior High By Suzanne Lind, Judy Kieff, Vicki Ingram and Dixie Taylor. Enticing school spirit for the football games, pep assem blies were held by the eighth grade Thursday afternoon and by the ninth grade Friday afternoon. The boys gym rang with echos of boys and girls in competition yells. The eighth graders played Hed rick and the ninth graders met Central Point freshmen. Sue Rambo gave a speech on school spirit and Ron Calkins was introduced as the captain of the ninth Bulldog team for the game against the Crater Comets. Achievement t e s t s were given under the direction of Miss Louise Basford Tuesday morning to the seventh, ninth and new eighth graders, in the boys gym. A banquet will be held Tuesday evening in the cafe teria installing the officers of the Torch Honor Society. Mothers of the members will provide the dinner and Larry Brunette will provide enter tainment. Susan Rambo ' will be installed as president; Peter Hinman, vice president; Martha Bullard, secretary; and Mary Cheney, treasurer. Elizabeth Clark will be in stalling officer.. Parents of the members will be special guests. Mrs. Eula Foley is the faculty adviser. The PTA membership drive ended Friday with more than 500 memberships being re ported. . With the end of the first nine weeks nearing, most of the students presently enroll ed in penmanship have gain ed their writing certificates. A new group of students will be enrolled the next nine weeks in penmanship classes. Students' rotate from music and art classes. Students who receive a poor , rating on the daily papers from other classes are put into penman-; ship class until their writing 1 improves again. j McLoughlin's band joined other bands on the high school field Friday night presenting half-time entertainment at the application, the person mustMedford-Ashland game. Ifs later than you think - Order NOW! 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