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Toy Making Rapidly
Into Tear
y ELMER C. WALZEH
UPI Financial Editor
New York - IUPD - In the
good old days, for parents,
kids got their toys at Christ-
mas time, and
uiai was mat.
Now, say
the toy mak
ers, toy buy
ing is rapidly
b e c 0 ming a
a year round
activity.
The toy
manufacturers
of the U.S.A..
Elmer Waller
Inc., representing 450 toy
makers,, estimates that 35 per
cent of their toys, S562 mil
lion worth, is bought for boys
end girls in the 10 months
between January and October.
Toymakers sum up the
reason for this change to one
Word, science.
Adults, they assert, are
turning more and more to
icientitic pursuits. Children
try to emulate their elders,
hence the swiog to science
toys. 0
A.- C. Gilbert Co., of New
Raven, Conn., started produc
tion of science toys before
tlectrons became popular. It
now reports the science boom
his brought a favor able
demand for them.
"Year around sales of our
toys ha been rising rapidly
With the popular appeal gen
erated by science," says A. C.
Gilbert, Jr., president.
Science Toy Up
"American Flyer trains
Which contributed almost two
thirds of the company's vol
ume as recently as four years
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Gilbert reports last year's
sales rose more than a million
dollars over 1958, and this
year the 51-year-old company
looks for a 10 per cent rise in
sales over 1959.
"U n q u estionably, science
toys are the sales leaders,"
says Gilbert. "And the rise in
their popularity on year
round basis helps the others
along too."
A. C. Gilbert Co. has in
creased the scope of its chem
istry sets, physics sets and
telescopes, and added new
electrical engineering line to
meet demand from science
oriented youngsters.
New Types Needed
New outlets are taking a
big part in the sale of toys
as the science boom generates
new demand for this type of
toy.
Sales of toys has spread to
hardware stores, drug stores,
supermarkets, sta t i o n e r y
stores, auto supply stores, and
even beauty shops.
0 Specialty toy stores which
numbered 200 about 29 years
ago now total 2,500, oper
ating throughout the year.
The rising juvenile popula
tion also plays a part. From
1950 to 1959 the number of
children up to 14 years old
By LYNN M. WATKINS
This Fish Builds Nest,
Then Chases Wife Away
Seems ridiculous that any
cold-blooded, glassy-eyed fish,
would make a nest, using
sticks, weeds and twigs and
tie It all together with elastic
cords; but there is at least one
species that does-the stickle
backs. These are tiny fish, the larg
est seldom reaching an over
all length of four inches, but
they make up in courage, pug
nacity and quarrelsomeness
what they lack in size. They
will willingly attack a fish
several times their own size
or will 'readily fight among
themselves. Most live in brack
ish water. The brook stickle
back, the one sometimes call
ed "tittlebat," prefers fresh
water.
The spines in the ventral
fins have become an identify
ing label; we have the two,
four, nine, and 10-spined
sticklebacks. Some of these
spines, under direct muscular
control of the body, are held
at right angles to the body.
They are very sharp and stiff.
Almost Struts
At the approach of the
"nesting" season, the male
stickleback becomes increas
ingly irritable and quarrel
some; he feels that he can lick
anything, large or small. At
this time, too, his body color
assumes brilliant nuptial hues;
he is almost gaudy. He begins
to think about a family.
Although he is not married
yet, he reverses things in the
biological order by building
a home before he has even
looked for a wife. So, with
typical male-ego, he begins
the construction of a nest, be
ing confident that, if he has
a home, he will surely find
mate.
He assembles the materials.
He gathers sticks, twigs, and
pieces of water weeds. Work
ing with feverish haste he
builds a barrel-shaped little
nest. This nest-building, under
water, takes a bit of doing.
But he is equal to it; at the
same time he also displays
considerable engineering skill.
As he assembles the materi
als, his body is depended on
to start the manufacture of
mu'.-UB threads; a material
closely resembling the silk.
I eViflal
By Jimmy Hatlo
big turbines always
GO TO THE HOLE-IN-THE-WALL SHOP
WITH A DOOR LIKE A PHONE BOOTH""
Turning
rose from 40.5 million to 54.9
million, a gain of 35 per cent
in 10 years.
Also in that period, dis
posable personal income in
creased 61 per cent from
$207.7 billion in 1950 to
$334.6 billion in 1959.
Sain Up
Retail toy sales have risen
faster than either of these. In
1950 they totaled $771 mil
lion. In 1959, the total was
$1,608,000,000. That's a gain
of 108, per cent.
Gilbert sums up reasons for
the rocketing sales of science
toys as follows:
"The continuing parade of
phenomenal scientific accom
plishments. "Increased attrac t i 0 n of
science as a career, fostered
by stepped up science pro
grams in the schools.
"Natural desire on the part
of children to imitate and
participate in the activities of
the adult world.
"Intensified merchandising
efforts of the toy industry.
"A sharp rise in the number
of' children whose parents
have more money to spend on
toys."
"Result; more science toys
sold from January to October,
and a larger total sale figure
for the entire year."
Small Worlds
Around Us
By Lynn M. Watkins
spun by the garden spider.
The fish use3 these sticky
threads as cords and ropes to
hold the nesting materials to
gether. When the nest is com
plete, the little guy stars look
ing for a wife. The search is
not difficult; there is usually a
little-girl stickleback, just dy
ing to come to the cule little
love-nest.
Eats Her Eggs
He may have to use all sorts
of promises and arguments to
get her to lay the eggs in the
nest, but he is firm. The mo
ment the last egg is laid, he
assumes his old domineering
self, and chases her away. He
seems to know that she has the
repulsive habit of eating her
own eggs, and he wants none
of that; so he takes charge,
guarding the nest and eggs
night and day, a period of
from four to 10 days depend
ing on the species, water tem
perature, and other conditions.
When the baby sticklebacks
leave the nest, the old man
is still on the job; he stays
with them until they are old
enough to have some stickle
back sense. Maybe it's a good
thing, too, for they grow up
to be just like the old man;
just as active, voracious, and
greedy as himself. But, being
sticklebacks, they will be in
stinctively equipped to build
a nest at some not too distant
date. They, the young ones,
might well ask themselves,
"Just who can you trust?"
Two Gunmen Rob
Market in Salem
Salem-flJPD - Two gunmen
wearing army fatigues robbed
the Saving Center market in
northwest Salem of about
$3,000 in cash, checks and
coin Sunday night.
Manager Arnold Eugene
Overman, who lives in Al
bany, was locking the doors
iter 10 p.m. when the two
appeared and ordered Over
man back into the store.
Overman said they made
him open a safe, took the
loot, rtp.'.ed out the telephones
and tied Overman with tape
before fleeing. He freed hiCi-
IJcU and called police.
Back Stairs:
By MERBIMAH SMITH
UPI White House Reporter
Washington - (UPD - Back
stairs at the White House:
A prominent Republican
senator was urged the other
day by a group of advisers to
take one of their policy rec-urmnt-urialicoi
ai.d sell tl to
the White House. The veteran
lawmaker replied somberly,
"Heck, I can't even sell golf
balls to the White House these
days."
James J. Rowley, chief of
the White House Secret Serv
ice detail, went to the theater
the other night with his wife
and was about to take his
seat when a friend sitting
nearby whispered that Row
ley might want to find anoth-
Asian Policy Holds
Key To Cold War,
Student Declares
Editor's note: The following arti
cle was written by a June graduate
of the srhool of journalism at the
University or Oregon as an "edi
torial summary" of the conclusions
developed in the senior thesis re
quired of each graduate. The opin
ions are those of the writer.
Br PEGGY DOERFLER
(Woodburn, Oregon)
World politics in recent
years have undergone a radi
cal shift in orientation. The
shift is due to the emergence
on the international level of
a new power bloc, composed
of Asian and African nations,
newly freed from colonial
status under Western rule.
American interests, formerly
centered in Europe, have been
directed to the new power
bloc, with the realization that
a favorable outcome of the
Cold War may depend on the
success of our Asian policies.
The disappearance of the
colonial powers from the
Asian scene has created a
power vacuum in the area. It
now appears that the success
of the West in the Cold War
competition will depend on
its ability to help foster the
growth of strong, democratic
governments in South ; and
southeast Asia.
Not Easy Challenge
The challenge v ill not be
an ensy one to meet. Torn
by the divisive elements of
linguistic, religious, and eth
nic differences, living in a
cultural complex of Western
ideas and institutions and age
old traditions, the peoples of
South and Southeast Asia lack
national unity. Side by side
with this lacic of inner con
census, there yet exists a
strong nationalism, a deter
mination to resist Western en
croachment, and a vivid re
membrance of the evils of
coloniaj rule and discrimina
tion. The mistakes of American
policy-makers and ,siatesmen
have been numerous-but they
have not yet been irrevocable.
The United States has been
anxious to try every means
of keeping these weak and
often ineffectual Asian gov
ernments out of communist
control. Hence our efforts to
build strong military defenses,
our insistence on capitalistic
economies in preference to so
cialistic economies with con
trol of industries in the hands
of a few, and our demands
that Asian nations declare
themselves against commu
nism and for the West.
Reason for Failure
These policies have failed,
and the reason for the iailure
is that Americans persist in
looking at Asian problems in
the light of our ow ( objec
tives. Oar Asian polidej have
been developed to counter
communist activities, no! as a
means of benefiting underde
veloped countries.
Our ecvomic aid program
has been subordinated to mili
tary aid. This is a clear indi
cation to Asians that self-
defense is the primary motive
behind American contribu
tions. The program also fails
to alleviate the economic con
ditions under which commu
nism thrives in these coun
tries. The lack of American ex
perts on Asia, in contrast to
the carefully developed
knowledge displayed by So
viet policy makers and per
sonnel, again illustrates our
lack of sincere interest in
South and Southeast Asia.
Attempt To Dictate
American statesmen at
tempt to dictate rather than
to influence Asian nations to
change their thinking about
the neutralist foreign policies
and socialistic economies they
often favor. This recks of co
lonialism to Asians, who are
determined not to be Influ
enced by outside powers,
whether Soviet or Western.
This is what we have been
doing, and it has succeeded
in placing Asian nations more
squarely on the fence than
ever before. We have been
playing into the Comnninieis'
hands by making It possible
for them to pose friends
of Asia, Influenced only by
a concern for Asian develop
ment, and motivated by the
brotherhood all fieo arid
a hatred of colonialism.
This Is what We should do:
U) Give needed aid genri
White Sell at
I er pew. Rowley looked at his
ticket stub and discovered he
had seat number U2.
After breakfast at the White
House the other morning,
Sen. Richard B. Russell (D
Ga.) clapped President Eisen
hower on the shoulder and
said, "Mr. President, you set
a good tabic, but no grits."
Grits, a finely ground form
of corn, is a southern favorite.
"No," replied the President,
"no grits, but I do pack a
good bucket."
At the same breakfast, the
senators and representatives
who chatted with Eisenhower
were amazed at the continu
ing intensity of his anger to
ward Soviet Premier Nikita
ously, without regard for eco
nomic or foreign policies.
(2) Develop an educational
program geared to Asian cul
ture, language and politics.
(3) Discontinue a large part
of our military expenditures
in preference to economic aid.
In many instances, our em
phasis on the military has suc
ceeded only in adding to the
feelings of insecurity in Asian
countries, and in the cane of
Pakistan, has alienated her
rival, India. Fear of military
alliances with one of the great
powers has increased the ten
dency of Asians to play off
one side against the other and
lias weakened the U. S. posi
tion.
Chang Indicated
There have been some Indi
cations that our Asian poli
cies have been undergoing a
change in the direction advo
cated in the preceding para
graphs. The most notable ex
ample of this switch has been
President Eisenhower's good
will tour in Asia in the past
year. Extreme cordiality was
evidenced both on the part of
the American representative
and Asian leaders.
It is only by such displays
of genuine interest and
warmth that America can rec
tify her mistakes of the past,
and it is vitally important that
we do so.
UNION SUMMER SCHOOL
Washington -lliPU- The APL-
CIO's education department
will conduct summer school
for about 6,000 local labor
leaders this year. The depart
ment Sunday listed 107 week-
long 1 training sessions to be
held this summer, mostly on
college or university campuses
throughout the nation. The
courses concern labor history,
public speaking, parliamen
tary procedure and legislative
problems.
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White House
S. Khrushchev for the harsh-
ly-worded manner in which
he insisted that Eisenhower
not only apologize for, but
renounce the policy which
sent U2 planes on intelligence
flights over Russia.
The President was talking
with one of the senators and
cut loose with a string of fine
old Army words concerning
the Soviet boss.
"The blankety blank-blank-blank,"
the President said
forcefully to the senator, "He
was simply trying to make
me grovel in front of him and
of course, I wouldn't do it."
About this time. Sen. Al
exander Wiley (R-Wis.) used
some rather colorful language
to express his opinion of the
inquiry into the Summit Con
ference ordered bv Chairman
J. William Fulbright (D-Ark.)
of the Senate Foreign Rela
tions Committee. Fulbright
was standing only a few feet
away when Wiley offered his
tart opinion.
"Here now," Eisenhower
said with a big smile, "let's
not have any fights on the
steps of the White House."
Fulbright did not respond
and stood apart from the
group, calmly telling report
ers that the President not
only approved of the commit
tee inquiry, but had promised
executive branch cooperation.
Word around the White
House' now is that if the
President's trip to the Far
East comes off about on
schedule, he'll be in Newport,
R.I., by July 4 for a long Sum
mer vacation.
The Navy at Newport is
ready to receive the President
for his third holiday and the
only thing holding up actual
dates is continuing doubt
about the trip to Japan. Some
of the President's advisers
still would like to see the trip
to the Orient delayed from
June until some time in July.
A final decision Is due early
this week.
A Job
ONI HUNDRED
1. 296 more people,
3. 113 more households.
3. SI more school children.
4, $590,000 more personal income per
year.
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i Prisoner's
Changes Political
Scene in Laos
Editor's note: The following dis.
patch was written liy Arthur Dom
inen. Kaiion bureau manager for
lnlled 1'rcss International, who
had extensive experience with po
litical condition! In the neighbor
tug louthi-ast Asian kingdom of
l.aos. He covered the Laos national
lecUoni last April.
By ARTHUR DOMMEN
Saigon - H'PD - The escape
from prison last week of
Prince Souphanouvong, Lais'
"Red Prince," was regarded
here today as an ominous de
velopment. Souphanmivong's sudden
breakout, nearly 10 months to
the day of his arrest last July
28, is thought to have changed
the entire complexion of the
political scene in Laos.
His flight could portend in
creased guerilla activity in
the landlocked Southeast
Asian kingdom, which pres
ently has only a caretaker
government in power.
Others Also Escaped
News reports from the Lao
tian capital of Vientianne
said Souphanouvong escaped
with seven fellow leaders of
the Neo Lao Hak Sat party,
the political arm of the Com-
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THE NEW HOLIDAY HOUSE sports trailer manufactured In Medford Is a good eompe.
Around 73 men are employed. The unit is as tastefully designed as the fancy
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THE RECENTLY ANNOUNCED Medco plans to expand In the plywood field and Increase
employment by 200 men, is another. This will add $1,000,000 in payroll.
SW ARE AWARE mat Jackson County payroll In lumber ond wood product manufae. ':
tured alone, have risen from $18,543,597 (193) to $21,069,001 (19S). The
tendency to Integroto our basic Industry, wood products, has gone a long Way to
ward Increasing job stability and strengthening our economic base. ,
NEW JOM In a community
(U-S. Chamber of
WHETIMtt A NtW INOUtTBY 1 brought In
local plant panslon, we lay "e (ob
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munist backed Patriot Lao.
Also gone from the barracks
were cifiht other prisoners
and nine guards.
Souphanouvong's detention
without a formal trial since
his arrest during last sum
mer's anti-govermr.ent r bel
lion in provinces bordering
North Viet Nam has caused
some embarrassment to sev
eral Laotian government of
ficials. There had been a general
agreement among all the non
Communist leaders that the
prince should be tried and it
had been decided to charge
the leaders of the Neo Lao
Hak Sat with collusion with
Communist North Viet Nam
in offenses against the securi
ty of Laos.
Enjoyed Popular Support
But since the 47-year-old
prince enjoyed a strong meas
ure of popular support, a trial
bringing a conviction was
considered a risky step for
the government to take.
One principal factor which
probably played an important
part in determining the
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MAIL TRIIUNI, Msdferd, Or,
Tmiday, May 31, tfM .
prince's decision to escape)
was the general election held
April 24 for seats In the Na
tional Assembly. Neo Lao
K-'k St, which was permit
ted to run nine candidates,
and its fellow opposition, the
Santiphab Party, were crush
ingly defeated in the ballot
ing. With no hope of playing a
legal role in Laos or of even
negotiating with the govern
ment, Souphanouvong map
have acted in accordance with)
new plans for guerilla war
fare.
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