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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1960)
MAIL TRIBUNE. Medford, Or. C Thursday, Jan. 21, I960 " In the Day's Hews ' By FRANK JENKINS y J;'rom Washington: Nearly one - eighth of the federal budget for the next .fiscal year (a fiscal year is a financial year) will go to pay lntest on toe Public debt. . Treasury estimates that interest charges in the 1961 ;fiscf'. year will come to nine billion, 585 million dollars. .That is more than it cost to run the entire federal govern ment before World War II. QUESTION: How much is a billion dol SOMEBODY figured it out this nn j " "Jf W1C UkLLCl May If a man stood over a big hole in the ground and drop- ped in a $20 bill once every minute, day and night, it would take him 95 YEARS to throw a billion dollars into the hole. - " pUT it like this: - ; The annual interest charge on the federal debt of the U.S. A. is approximately nine and a half billion dollars. Stand ing at the edge of a big hole and dropping into it a $20 bill once every minute, day and night, it would take a citizen of average ability 95 years to drop in ONE billion dollars. So You see - It would take him a little better than 900 YEARS to throw in enough to pay our interest bill for JUST ONE YEAR. The poor devil would probably die of boredom be fore he got his job done. PRETTY rough? You ain't heard nothin' . yet. Listen: If the annual interest bill on our national debt remains . approximately stable at nine and a half billion dollars a ' year, the poor guy would fall behind at the rate of about 900 YEARS EVERY YEAR. You could hardly blame him if he got discouraged and quit his job. IN CONCLUSION: -At the rate of one $20 bill every minute, day and night, it would take an average citi zen 95 years to throw a bil lion dollars down the hole. Our SPENDER congress can throw a billion dollars down the hole in just about no timer flat. .. , ; - So I reckon we'll have to ad mit that our congress is pretty efficient, after all. Piggly Wiggly Gives ff us m GREEN STAMPS Log OairSpip Large 24-oz. Jar SAVE 26c H & D Sour Pitted Cherries Qualify Cherries for Making Pies No. 303 tin, 25c No. 303 tin Chicken-of-the-Sea Frozen Tuna Pies Fancy Tuna Baked in a Flaky Crust. 8-oz. Pie, 29c Cadet Promotions Listed in CAP " New cadet promotions in 1 the Medford squadron, Civil Air Patrol, have been an nounced by Chief Warrant Of ficer Richard Chapman. Cadet Don Silver, Ashland, ! has been promoted to staff " sergeant, and Cadet Joyce 'Stewart, Ashland, has been : promoted to second lieuten "ant. Those from Medford include Cheryl Champion, Jeanette Jones, Ernest Jones, and Wil liam Padgett, all of whom were promoted to airman third class. Cadet Frank Gra ham, Medford, was promoted to staff sergeant. ' The Civil Air Patrol meets ' each Monday night at the CAP building at the Medford air- ' port. District Census Office Established Eugene - Edward Bates of Eugene has been named sup ervisor of the district office for the 1960 Census of Popula ,tion and Housing, Guy E. Rainboth, . regional director, Seattle, has announced. ' The district office is in the Lane county courthouse, and serves Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Lane and ' Linn counties. Bates will sup ervise a force of 27 crew lead ers and 406 census takers in the district. Prior to the census, each householder will receive in the mail an advance census 1 report form, which is designed to speed up the field canvass and . provide more accurate statistics. It gives the family a chance to assemble informa tion about each member in advance of the cansus taker's visit, Bates noted. Woman Goes Fishing, Catches 12 Snakes New Bern, N. C - "Snakes alive," Mrs. George Chandler htf'had just pulled up her small minnow trap at a farm lake and found it loaded with snakes She counted 12 cot tonmouth water moccasins who got in tft couldnt squeeze back out. X 4 sr $1 lag !g IF e a e Gn e ifflerahey lairs Hudson House 46-oz. tin, 29c 15-oz. tin, 9c Medford Freestones in Extra Heavy Syrup. Case of 24 tins $5.89 Milk Chocolate or Almond. Save 47c Pictsweet Fresh-Frozen 10-oz. pkg. Nestle's Canned Milk Tail Cans Case of 48 $6.98 8 - 4 z Plymouth Coffee A mild and mellow blend. Mb. bag i Folger's Coffee 2-lb. tin, $1.37 Mb. tin Maxwell House Instant Coffee New Fresh-Roast Flaror 6-oz. jar Plymouth Mayonnaise Smooth and Creamy - Quart Jar t Lever Bros. Soaps, Detergents and Cleaners Ore.-lda. 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Choice Boneless Top Sirloin Steak lb. 1.39 Stewart at King St. Acres of Parking Space Prites effective Thursday, Friday and Saturday, January 21, 22 and 23. We reserve the right to limit quantities. R.r-s H' . Roman Meal ; Vegetable Cereal Topping ..b," Spry , Nine Lives : Shortening , : Cat Food v t r 79c 4".'50e
