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I , iijihi1""" " i Stem? ""Mr" ' hm. Wr 1 SJS -trM-miim is&l- v fife-' PILINGS ICED Inverted mushroom shaped pilings along Chicago's lakefront . continue to grow as bitter cold covers the area. Chi cago has not yet had temperatures belcw zero, but in the last few months it has been mostly below freezing. (UPI Telephoto) Back Stairs: A Personal Triumph By MERRIMAN SMITH UPI While House Reporter Washington (UPD Back stairs at the White House: President Eisenhower, once again in the well-ordered calm of the White House, can look back on his South Ameri can trip as a personal tri umph He was hailed by vast crowds and heartily praised in the Latin American press. There were, however, a great many things about the trip that the President prob ably does not know even to this very day. These are little aspects of human existence that for the most part are kept from him in order not to .add to the burdens of his office. Staffer Collapses For example, it is most un likely he knows that: A member of the White House staff, overworked night atfer night during the trip, collapsed flat on his face un loading baggage from the President's plane in Puerto Rico and had to be hospi talized. Another member of the White House working crew had to be hospitalized for much the same reason, ex haustion complicated by a painful intestinal block that wasn't helped by this person missing all semblance of regu lar meals and getting only an hour or two of sleep t each night. . Hunger Amidst Plenty A high-ranking member of the President's staff went foodless in one of the more disinguished places of South America for nearly 24 hours while lavish banquets were served only a few feet from where this person was working. Several of. the President's Secret Service protectors were seized by violent stom ach cramps caused by tropi cal dysentery, yet they re mained on the job and en dured the absolutely incred ible working hours caused by Eisenhower's whirlwind schedule. Charges High Gouging hotel keepers charged some of his working staff more than their federal per diem, meaning that if they ate decently or had any laun dry done, the cost came out of their salaries. Gleed Addresses Prospect Banquet Prospect The annual fa ther and son Scout banquet was held at Beckie's cafe at Union Creek recently with 41 scouts and visitors attending. Darl Gleed, district Scout executive from Medf ord, spoke on 50 years of Scout ing, mentioning the 6 million Boy Scouts in the world to day and also the 126 million boys of Scout age who are not Scouts. Many of these boys are behind the Iron Curtain. His message challenged both Scouts and executives to bigger and more far-reaching efforts. Jim Grigsby, also of Med ford, showed the film from the 1957 Boy Scout Jamboree at Valley Forge. Boys from Prospect who attended were John Rogers, Mike Burrill, and Herbert Wheeler. Bill Roberts, Prospect's ad vancement chairman of Troop 19, served as judge of the court of honor. Second class Scout awards were presented to Billy Hunt and Richy Lar son and Rex Boothby re ceived a merit badge for stamp collecting. FAMILY MOVES Butte Falls -Mr. and Mrs. James Capello and daughter have returned to make their home here once again. TKey formerly resided in the Shady Cove area. James is the son of the Red Capellos. A non-White House official but still a prominent federal servant made quite a name for himself in several South American hotels for bawling out the help. These examples involve only federal employees and are quite aside from a few painful and unpleasant ex periences endured by the large press entourage follow ing the President. More Planning Needed What is involved, however, is the fact that a President of the United States cannot keep the type of fast and crowded schedules Eisenhower sets for himself without a lot of per sons suffering. The alternative, of course, would be to write the sched ules of the President's heroic trips with just a little more thought given to the living conditions and the working hours of the vast staff re quired to keep him in busi ness. No Complaint Voiced The White House staff to a man would never voice a word of complaint to the President himself. They would collapse first, and they do. They are intensely loyal to Eisenhower, they willingly sacrifice personal health and comfort to keep his show on the road and most of them, fascinated by their front row seats in history, wouldn't trade jobs for anything. But just now, they're awfully tired. Eagle Point Master Ser geant and Mrs. Earnest Hum ble and daughter Sherri of Moses Lake, Wash., and Mrs. Humble's mother, Mrs. Vina Dodge of Medford, visited relatives at the Charles Hans com home in Eagle Point rec ently. Sgt. Humble and fam ily are former Eagle Point residents and are leaving soon for New Jersey where he will leave for Madrid, Spain for three years duty. Humble en listed in the Air Force in 1943. Economy Said EtaUng at Record ESafe Despite 'Failure off Predicted Boom ": Washington -(UPD- The econ omy is rolling along at a rec ord rate but not picking up much speed. Government e c o n o m ists stressed today that business conditions are good and may look a shade weakish only in comparison to earlier predic tions that the steel settlement would catapult the economy into a new boom. No boom exists now nor is one on the horizon, economists agreed. But they pointed out that overall industrial produc tion, individual incomes and spending are at record highs. Officials Not Alarmed Top officials said they were not alarmed over the sharp drops in the stock - market since the beginning of the year. A'3 Trees . . By JOHN GRIBBLE (Editor's note: The fol lowing comments on trees, particularly those adapta ble to street use in Medford, have been prepared by John Gribble, well-known re tired forester, and will be tun in a series during the 'tree planting season" here, now under way.) Red Maple (Acer rubrum) chosen for Jasper st., (Stewart to Melrose plant 60 to 80 feet apart); Murphy Road (South Barnett) and on Olym pic 50 to 60 feet apart). The red maple is native of New foundland and to Florida, west to west Minnesota, Iowa and Teaxs. The buds are clustered, forming beautiful crimson flowers in March and April. Seed keys spread their wings at a narrow angle, suspended from slender stalks. In May these keys are red and very showy. The leaves are 3 to 5 lobed, 2V2 to '5 inches long. In summer the leaves are a dark lustrous green, petioles often red. In autumn the red maple is a gorgeous red and yellow. Trees must be planted at proper spacing to allow for best development and full beauty of the tree. They must be planted back from inter sections, 25 feet from curb to permit proper vision of traffic on streets. This tree will probably be used more extensively on other streets. Two or three of these trees are across Eighth st. from the southwest corner of the Li brary park. Two are in the parking in front of 619 West Fourth St., about opposite Peach st. Watch them and other eastern maples develop their spring ' beautification, and then note their autumn dress of red and yellow. Tiller-Drew Ranger John Wilson and Ira Poole of the Cow Creek district recently attended afternoon and even ing grazing meetings at the Upper Rogue Grange hall near Prospect. iom can really Aeor the difference In the "NB Quiet-Test the Quietest! ...on the noisiest road you know I new Oldi for '60! Head for the roggedest road aromd ... try ft at all speeds. Olds mobile's smooth manners speak quietly of new quality and new achievements in sound control. It's the only ear with Vibra Toned body mountings that soak np vibra tion. New nylon-sleeved shock absorbers assnre a softer ride. Even its new tires are quieter. See it at your dealer's! CtTfe-C- STEP INTO AN OLDS AT TOUR LOCAL AUTHORIZED QUALITY DEALCR'SI DARRELL MILLER CO., 415 S. RIVERSIDE YOUR INVESTMENT MOLDS WstSM TOO SO OVER TO OlOSI NOW IS IMS UMI TO TRADE ST AN ARAJSM TODAYS Treasury, White House and Federal Reserve officials all maintain that the noticeable ebb in business enthusiasm since early January is both understandable and possibly a good thing. -They believe disclosure of a planned budget surplus of 84,200,000,000 in fiscal 1961 did a lot to damp down inflation psychology and swing investors from stocks to bonds. "Stocks in general were overpriced because of fears of inflation," a Treasury official commented. "Now -with this budget surplus they're not so sure ' about stocks. Too Much Boom Talk He added, taking a view that can be heard . in many government agencies, "All that ; December talk about a boom had us worried. The thing couldn't have sustained. Now we have a steady rate of sound ' growth. I don't know anyone who sees us moving into a recession." - Official reports for Febru ary now being prepared are expected to show small chang es in most business indicators with no real improvement or brightening in the job situa tion. Unemployment insurance statistics for February "don't show weakness and they don't show, the strength that we would like to see," a Labor Department expert comment ed. 4 With employment a bit over four million and nearly a mil ior new job seekers expected for 1960, economicts have said there will have to be some sizeable pickups in busi ness activity, to prevent un employment from climbing even higher. -. - Administration sources say they will expect the arrival of warmer weather to trigger a spurt in factory work and construction, creating many new jobs and trimming the jobless total. These, sources are sticking by President Eisenhower's prediction that total output of goods, and services will rise to a record 510 billion . dol lars in 1960. Top' level Administration economists- in general are more outspokenly optimistic than other experts who are inclined to wait-and-see what spring brings. One , of the 'big question marks in the current situa tion is inventories. At the turn of the year forecasters looked for heavy restocking of steel and manufactured goods to give the economy a big lift, at least for a few months. But the inventory rush has failed to come on quite as strong as predicted. One rea son is quick revving up of steel output to a high level when the mills resumed pro duction in November. Another is that businessmen are taking a little more time about re building inventories. Decline in Orders Another disquieting item is the decline in new factory or ders in January. While one month does not make a trend, the dip in new orders did nothing to brighten the busi ness outlook, a Commerce De partment official noted. - Financial economists dis counted talk .that consumer debt, which rose by a $6,460, 000,000 in 1959 to a new high, is stalled. "It's as easy to get disturbed about consumer debt , now as it was a year ago," one expert said. "There's no magic in any particular level."-In January consumers boosted their indebtedness to $51,356,000,000, but the in crease was lighter than in most months of 1959. Tied closely to consumer credit is new car sales, np this year but not nearly so much as the industry's late 1959 es timate of 6,500,000 new do mestic cars for 1960 must be shaded to 6,000,000 or a trifle less, still a bit better than 1959. One of the new government reports is expected to show a significant increase in planned business spending for new fac- MAIL TRIBUNE. Medford, Or. 9 Wednesday, March 9, 1960 tories and equipment. 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