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0 o " EDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12. U 9 O . ' MEDFORD MAIL TRIUNE. MEDFORD. ORE. . - " ; t g caching Methods Used in ost Public Schools Draw Sharp Criticism Tin "I f: F': : A COMFORTABLE DOG - ilKe Comfort Whpn watfhintf s iui uc wen uiusacu uug ai ine canary les or a Kennedy-Nixon debate on television. Cottage, a Chicago, 111., pet shop. A mink Here Bonnie," a toy poodle, relaxes on a coat customed to fit a toy poodle costs chaise lounge (just her size) and dressed in about $98. mink-trimmed velvet lounging pajamas. This (UPI Telephoto) Growing Interest of Market In Real Estate Stocks Shown -J. By HENRY J. BECHTOLD " l)PI Financial Editor , New York - (UPD - The list ing on the American Stock i Exchange Monday of the com mon stock of Realty Equi ties Corp. fur ther un derscores the' growing inter est of Wall Street and the public for in vestm e n t in real estate j , Henry Bechtold companies. -Real estate securities have ? - only become fashionable fa r vontes of investors in recent ; years. In the past 18 months I ; alone scores of companies .! . Involved in some aspect of ,- real estate have, "gone pub . lie." ; The public offering in April j of Realty Equities stock, how 5 ever, was the first for a real V : estate firm which made its jj ; reputation and money by buy " 21ng and developing for quick a resale a variety of properties. Today the firm is involved in '..'I every type of real estate i,activity. . ft- Behind this trend toward i Investment in realty stock is ' the realization by the public : that property and land invest ; ments are excellent hedges ' 'against inflation, according to (ii-JHorris Karp, 31 year old '.president of Realty Equities. Karp explained that tra ; ditionally, real estate values increase at a greater rate than the dollar purchasing power -during inflationary spirals. iti He noted, for example, that i real property has been steady-rate of 4 per cent annually, .or twice the rate of inflation i in the purchasing power of ; the dollar. ,- Another positive factor, he J stated, has been the continued ";. expansion of the American economy and standard of liv ing, highlighted by the con struction boom of the 1950s which caused burgeoning land '. values throughout the coun . try. The fantastic developments In such areas as Florida, Ari zona, and Long Island forced ' investors as well as profes- sional investment houses to , take note of the profits being made by farsighted develop- These investors, Karp said, were attracted especially by the growth potential in land ' .a n d home developments, shopping centers, office build ings and apartment buildings. He pointed out that syndi cators, who were instrumen tal in further educating broad segments of the public to the intricacies and the profits in ' herent in real estae invest ." ments, took careful note of '- this post-war interest in real estate. A Quarter of a Century ... Sound! like a long time, doesn't it? That's how long we have served this -community, and tried to do our best, . too. We have been happy here among so many friends. The stay seems so brief. We shall continue to give of our best, always. LITWILLER FUNERAL HOME ' Highway 66 at Normal Ave. Ashland Dial MU 5-4541 Only local member of Oregon & There nothing is one of many (ho WnM Ca.. u J This has resulted in the successful exchanges of syndi cate interests for common stock recently by Kratter Corp., Futterman Corp. and Tenney - Corp. These com panies are outgrowths of nu merous syndications formed by the men for which the companies were named. Another major syndicator, Louis Glickman, also is ex pected soon to consolidate his interests by exchanging them for common stock in a newly formed real estate corpor ation. . 1 The real estate boom has been quite marked in' land development. Among the companies which have offered stock to the public are Gen eral Develop ment Corp. (A m e r i can Exchange), All State Properties. (American), and Arvida Corp., Major Realty Corp., Horizons Land Corp., Garden Land Co., Ltd., and Lefcourt Realty, (all over-the-counter). In construction and invest- Recession May Have Caused Dip In Birth Rate Washington- (UPD -The 1957 59 business recession may have caused the decline in the explosive U.S. birth rate, according to the Population Reference Board, Inc. The bureau, in an analysis published in its periodical "Population Bulletin," said many Americans may have been concerned about "the duration and seriousness of the business recession of 1957 59" in planning their fam ilies. " ' It said the birth rate dur ing, the great depression of the 1930s was well below the present rate, and "every mi nor economic recession since 1946 has been followed by a slight, temporary . decline in the birth rate." Below Previous Year The Bureau said the birth rate fell slightly for 11 con secutive months - September 1959 to July 1960-below the corresponding period of the previous year. It said the birth rate averaged 22.8 per thou sand persons during the first six months of 1960, a decline from the corresponding aver ages of 23.6 in 1959, 23.7 in 1958, and 24.2 in 1957. Conceptions in the recession months between May and No vember of 1959 would have occurred in births between January and July of 1960 included in the period in which the rate declined. Mrs. Lltwiller National Funeral Directors Ajs'n C. M. Lltwiller items of clothing featured iti j i ment there are such well known companies as Webb & Knapp (American), Tishman Realty and Construction (N.Y. Stock Exchange), and Uris Brothers and Levitt Corp. (both over-the-counter), all of whose stock and-or debentures are available to the public. Land Dealings These last four firms basic ally acquire land, build on it and then manage the property for profit. Often they will sell the property and lease it back at an annual rental so that they may again utilize tneir capital to take on another project. Kratter, Futterman, Glick man and Tenney, among oth ers, are solely interested In properties for investment and yield. They - purchase build ings or properties, develop and manage them for income and profit. They do not often engage in construction. Despite the transition of the major syndicators to the formation of public com panies, Karp noted that syndi cation still is a fast expanding field of real estate invest ment. , Annual Investment It is estimated that $3 bil lion is invested annually by the public Is syndicate inter ests. A real estate syndicate is a group of investors who pool their money to purchase an income producing proper ty. Each investor becomes a limited partner in the syndi cate in proportion to his in vestment. Karp pointed out that Realty Equities Corp. is a, combination of all the above operations and activities. It buys real estate for resale and-or investment, constructs, and often syndicates major properties. are the experts in home financing? Insured Savings and Loan Associations, like ours, are specialists in the home loan field. These associations make more home loans than all other firPancial institu tions combined. This means that you can count on expert help from us when you need a home loan. You will receive friendly advice and assistance from people who know this and who know home financing. (f me in and see us when a home loan! FIRST FEDERAL Savings & Loan Assn. of Medford 29 North Ivy Street Robert F. Kyle, Manager Adoption of New Phonic Reading System Sought ' By LOUIS CASSELS Washington - (UPD - T h e methods by which reading and writing is taught in most U. S. public schools were crit icized sharply today by speak ers at the annual meeting of the Council for Basic Educa tion. The council is a national organization which seeks to strengthen the teaching of ba sic subjects in public schools. Charles C. Walcutt, profes sor of English at Queens col lege, New York, and Glenn McCracken, reading specialist of the New Castle, Pa., public schools, appealed for adop tion of an entirely new phonic reading program in schools. The major problem in el ementary education today," Walcutt said, "is the failure of the orthodox methods of reading instructionrthe whole- word or look-say' method." Word Guessing McCracken said that teach ers who assure concerned par ents that "we do teach phon ics" often are referring to an incidental treatment of phon ics "along with a lot of word guessing." John H. Treanor, principal of Francis Parkman school at Jamaica Plain, Mass., said that after visiting schools in 47 states he had come to the conclusion that "Johnny can't write either." . He said most of the superin tendents of the schools he vis ited admitted that written composition is the weakest subject in elementary schools. Treanor blamed the situation in part on ill-pjrepared teach ers who "do not recognize the problems of composition, never having studied it them selves. In some big school systems. he said, the fault lies with curriculum directors who force upon the schools "a me lange of progressivism, life adjustment and social promo tion" and insist that English composition can be taught as a sort of sideline : to social studies. Hits Driving Courm -Edward A. Tenney of Indi ana State Teachers college said driver training courses in public schools have been "a boon to business and a disas ter to education." "Driver education promotes the sale of insurance and the sale of all those things which the auto industry produces," but there is no evidence that it has reduced the accident rate among young people and there is "ample" evidence that it has helped to stimulate a car-consciousness among stu dents which seriously dis tracts from their studies, he said. , community, you want The Family Council Edttor'i Note: Tha Family Council consists of a Judgo, a psychia trist, thrte clercyiucn, three editors and a women's editor. Each article Is a summary of an actual case history. The Council reDoru on problems that been . dealt counselors. . Mrs. L. R psychiatrist. Betty needs a Betty R.-I'm not crazy, Mrs. L. R.-I am terribly up set about my 17-year-old daughter, Betty, who has be come a serious problem. ...... Recently I discovered she had stolen some things from a stot-e. None of them were things she needed. I give her an adequate allowance for her necessities. . Then I learned she had had relations with her boy friend. Now I am scared to death, every time she goes out of the house. I feel that she. needs help from a psychiatrist. I don't know how to cope ;with her. She says she doesn't want to go and you can't drag a 17-year-old old. I have threatened LIBBY Ttt'i1 milium! i-tltmi'ir" ''J' , f Another new independent SSJ mm fie Tour inoice or .... . . i GENUINE IMPORTED 1 ; BEACHCOMBER HAT or i PLASTIC FLORAL . ' DESIGN APRON or FLYING HEART . '",; : be a or Kicrii Arc ' ' . .. r ' m . V .- Jr" i FREE CANDY FREE UDODIUCIL 785 with by responsible arencles and to bring a psychiatrist to the house, but I'm afraid she'll suspect who he is right away and will run away. " .' Betty R.-I am not crazy and I don't need a psychiatrist. I certainly will run away if my mother brings around any strangers. I know why I did the things. It was spite. I am very unhappy in school because I am behind my age group. The reason is that' one teacher had it in for me when I was a kid and kept me back. After that everyone thought I was dumb. Later a teacher told me that I have' a .good IQ and should never have been left back. If my mother doesn't stop pestering me about the psy chiatrist I'm going to leave Flvinn HMi't Service Station With 8 or More Gallons Box of 4 SAFE EDGE TUMBLERS With 8 or More Gallons Libby Safe Edge Cocktail or Juice Mixer HATS 1 DOZEN FRESH EGGS With Purchase of 10 or More Gallons DOUGLAS GASOLINE PR PPf SOME BOXES CONTAIN A I GOLDEN EGG WORTH s300 ..$15000 , Cash - Prizes STEWART home anyway, I'm very un happy here. The Council: It is most un fortunate that Mrs. L. R. has used the psychiatrist as a threat, almost as a kind of punishment to Betty for her misdeeds. The girl is frightened, defi nitely needs help and her mother's deep concern is quite understandable. But nobody can be taken to a psychiatrist against his will and a psychia trist, in most cases, will not visit a home to see a patient who doesn't wish to be seen. It may be helpful for Mis. L. R. to go to a psychiatrist herself and talk over the problem to get some Insight into ways and means of han dling her daughter until Betty wants to see the doctor of her own free will. Betty should understand that a psychiatrist's business is by no means confined to "crazy" people. In fact, pati ents ill enough to be in hos FREE PEANUTS FREE APRONS pitals represent only a small fraction of the average doc tor's practice. Their patients are individuals like hcrsclf unhappy, confused, doing things they don't really want to do. She should also understand that a psychiatrist is not a person who imposes judg ments or punishments, any more than a medical doctor imposes judgments or penal ties on a person who comes to him with a physical ailment. His sole interest is in ridding the person of whatever "bug" is plaguing him. Although Betty believes she understands her own motives, she should try to recognize that this is not necessarily the case. Even if it were, it wouldn't help her to cure her self. For example, a person who catches pneumonia might say, "I got my feet wet and was chilled in a rainstorm." That doesn't make him well. Be sides, his theory about the THU RS. - 13th,14th,15th CANDY PEANUTS and PEPSI COLA for ALL Bring The Kiddies, With 10 or More Gallons Box of 6 ilsv ' Emerald Green ., WATER TUMBLERS FREE PEPSI COLA With 8 or More Gallons . ' , '..'-.' ..' An Old Fashioned Copper Plated, HURRICANE LAMP Ideal for Den or Patio I, FREE NECKLACES MrnFresJijlg'tjr MEDFORD, OREGON cause of the ailment is only a partial explanation, an ex planation of why he may have been susceptible to the dis ease on that day. Many other people got their feet wet and were chilled by the same rain storm, yet they did not get pneumonia. Why? This is a fascinating question when it is applied to the human mind and behavipr. Betty can learn all about that if she is willing to let the.doc tor try to help her. She is now young enough to benefit greatly. (Copyright 1960, General Features Corp.) ALGERIAN ENDS TRIP Cairo - (UPD - Algerian Mos lem rebel leader Ferhat Abbas returned Tuesday niglit from a two-week visit to Pei ping and Moscow. Abbas at tended the Chinese Commu nist regime's 11th anniversary celebrations and conferred with high Communist leaders in both capitals. F Rl .-SAT. OCTOBER
