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
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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
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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
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Plymouth
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Folger's
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Maxwell House Instant
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New Fresh-Roast Flaror
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Plymouth
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Bath bars, 2 for 35c
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Praise Soap 2 bath bars 45c
For family wash, dishes, fine things
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Condensed All
For automatic washers
Fluffy All
Best for all nice washables
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Better for dishes, better for hands ;:
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Piggly Wiggly Fresher Produce
3ft
Extra Fancy Washington
Red Delicious or Winesap
87c
Handy Andy Cleaner
Luxury White Bread
Sugar Honey Grahams
Nabisco Ginger Snaps
Pint tin
Large loaf
Nabisco 1-lb. pkg.
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Ofdtime Smokehouse
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, for quick, easy meals. V ,,Ce2er' StifevAiB
22-oz. tin
Quart tin
Package of
5 Steaks
From the Blue Pacific
Fresh Crabs lb. 39e
l-.Pk9- "7c . . . Armour Star, .
Sliced Bacon , pk9 89c
Armour Star or U.S.D.A Choice
T"Bone Steaks lb. 1.09
Armour Star or U S. 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
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