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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1960)
I J MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford. Or. " Wednesday, Jan. 13, 1960 WHAT'S IT WORTH? Washington -(UPD- A farmer can figure out how much he can afford to pay for electri cal equipment by considering the amount and value of the time the machinery saves him, say economists at Purdue University. For example, if labor is worth $1 per hour and a machine saves 10 min utes a day, the farmer can afford to pay S300 for the machine. Or he can pay $1,100 for a machine that saves 30 minutes per day and 52,250 for one that saves 60 minutes a day. RESEARCH National Foundation research is working to prevent the tragedy of crippling diseases birth defects arthritis polio Classified Ads in London Times Offer Humorous Reading London-(UPD -Some of Bri tain's most hilarious reading can be found every morning in a dull gray column of classified ads on the front page of the great gray London Times. For the most part, the ads in this- famed "personals" column are in dead earnest. But for unintentional humor, take a few examples: "Granny is coming to live with us but we can't take Pussy. Will someone offer him a home and avert feline disaster? Please help. . ." "Old castle required within two years for one of Britain's oldest noble families. At least partly habitable, modern con veniences unnecessary. . ." "For sale: Handsome but small 4-engine airliner. . ." Thanks to 170-odd years of such ads, the Times "person als" column has become a national tradition. Everything Offered Anything and everything is offered there-from a genuine Caribbean kingship to the services of a "gentleman, 29, married, keen foxhunter." One man appealed for some one to lend him a live walrus to take to lunch. Someone else w an t e d rattlesnakes, dead or alive, as mascots. The Times "personals" col umn contains a few personal messages. It's an "agony" col umn without agony-no lone- Happy Camp Man Faces Assault Yreka - Mrs. Carrol Anette Blake. 17, of Happy Camp, was listed in critical condi tion in Siskiyou General hos pital here Monday following an incident in which she suf fered a gun shot wound, Sis kiyou county sheriff's depu ties reported. Deputies said her husband, Charles Wayne Blake, 20, was arrested and charged with as sault with a deadly weapon. The incident occurred, deputies said, in the family car. They started arguing and Blake displayed a gun. Depu ties said he fired at Mrs. Blake, who was in the driver's seat. Physicians said Mrs. Blake was expected to live. HIGH CITY Mexico City - This capital of Mexico is more than 7,000 feet above sea level. ly hearts or lovelorn ads. But it's required reading for foreign journalists and anyone wanting a hearty laugh with the morning tea. It appears every morning in the same spot in one of the world's few major newspa pers which-despite war, peace or death of kings-still de votes its full front page to classified ads. Take a few more examples: "Will any baron not re quiring his robes next Tues day please write box-." "Skipper required to com mand Diesel yacht. .. ." "Gout-Can anyone who has experienced this painful dis ease help a great sufferer by telling any cure or special ist?" "Rolls-Royce, one titled owner, perfect. . ." "Original manuscript of two-fifths of Richard Strauss's 'electra.' Offers?" "Country house with some land for slow sale. Last time for sale 1542. Contains eighteenth - century wallpa per." Is it adventure you want? "Berths available in amphi bious D.U.K.W. safari to Bechuan aland, Nyasaland, East Africa." "Girl crew for yacht: Owner of 16-ton yacht . . . seeks two sisters or friends as crew for world cruise." Wants Job Under Sun Looking for someone to hire away from England's dreary winters? "Browned-off sporting bachelor . . . wants any interesting job under the sun." "Ex-National Service of ficer will do anything inter esting, preferably abroad where it's hot." But the mainstays of the Times "personals" are the just plain unusual. "Untitled old Etonian forced to sell garage in heart of West End; three-bedroom-ed house thrown in. . ." "Label collectors-Write for particulars of new society to Secretary, Labologists' So ciety. . ." Press agents are not above using the Times' "personals" for their own purposes when they can sneak in. Recently a lot of curiosity was aroused by an appeal that ran several days for "an authentic royal jewelled crown, valued at a quarter-million pounds ($750, 000) or more." Turned out that old trickster Noel Cow ard "needed" the crown for a picture he was making. State Conference On Crime Slated In Salem Feb. 16 Salem The state depart ment of justice will sponsor a one-day statewide confer ence on crime prevention in Salem Feb. 16, Robert Y. Thornton, attorney general, has announced. Purpose of the conference will be to appraise the ade quacy of the crime preven tion efforts and determine how they can be improved, Thornton said. Public leaders from throughout the state with specialized training and ex perience have been invited to participate. A major goal of the conference would be recommendations lor prac tical and feasible action on state, county and city levels, he added. Persons participating will be asked for a brief presen tation outlining suggestions, and an evaluation committee will coordinate the proposals in a written report, Thornton said. Increase in Crime Thornton pointed out that Oregon is "faced with an ever - mounting increase in the rate of crime and delin quency." As a result, the pub lic is seeking more criminal laws and stricter punishment of violators, he noted. "Citizen groups are organ izing to seek new methods of dealing with sex criminals, obscene literature, and other practices that tend to incite law violations. Related to this subject," he continued, "there is at present a legislative in terim committee preparing bills to tighten our law en forcement procedures." Thornton estimated that crime in Oregon is now cost ing each man, woman and child in the state about $500 per year. He noted that crime in America is increasing more than five times faster than the population, according to recent FBI statistics. VALUE OF FOOD SALES Ithaca, N.Y. (UPD Special food sales are likely to at tract people to an entire line of products,' not just to the item advertised, according to a survey conducted by the State College of Agriculture at Cornell University. One re searcher explained it this way: "Seeing a brand of catsup on sale might remind a shopper that she needs catsup and she might buy her usual brand in stead of the one specially priced." HOW TO BE A PERFECT WIFE . . Another Tip On How To Make Your Home Happier, Compliments Of Your Favorile CalOre Electrical League Dealer. WITHOUT OVERWORKING YOUR HUSBAND Tpf&q W-9 In the average home, over 400 HOURS A YEAR are spent on the thankless drudgery of dishwashing. In many homes, much of this work is done by poor old Dad. (This is so Mom will occasionally have time to do something besides wash dishes.) 1 Cut it out, girls. Just get poor old Dad to put a sparkling new ELECTRIC DISHWASHER in your kitchen. He'll like the idea. You can remind him, too, that dishes and utensils come from an electric dishwasher sterilized and almost entirely bacteria-free . . . scalded in water hotter than the hands can touch. The electric way is the happy and healthful way to wash dishes. See Your Favorite CalOre Electrical League Dealer. Ask About Easy Terms. Direct Factory-To-Dealer Money-Saving Shipment! 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