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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER I. I960 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON C 9 II? ' i 1 v.. 1 t ft.,- ; -i' , ' ' nliiTi fiieeteeei m ' if Dr. Patricia L. Swenson, the iirst woman building. Dr. Swenson, manager of the Port to receive a doctor's degree in mass com- land Public schools' radio station, is shown munications in education at New. York Uni- consulting with one of the staff members vanity, will speak at a luncheon Saturday, ' at the station prior to a program. November 12, in Medford at the Red Cross Overweight Is Problem In Prosperous Germany By JOHN A. CALLCOTT - United Press International Boa n IUPD An open-air bath in icy water at dawn is today a matter of health for the corpulent German. His equally-corpulent wife, meanwhile, will prop into a pool of mud and breakfast on "curative" water, which tastes as evil as it smells. This man and wife are guests in one of Germany's 654 health hotels, taking the cure for an overdose of calo ries. For the average German's waistline has grown right along with his bank balance. Germans, to put it bluntly, are getting fat. Although the five years be tween 1945 and 1950 were lean and unhappy, they were healthy years. In 1947, it is estimated, only two per cent of the German population was overweight. In 1959, the percentage had risen to 17. The number of heart and circulatory ailments blamed on fatness has risen. So have deaths from the same cause. The mid afternoon kaffee klatsch is back in full swing, with tea-houses serving rich cakes topped with a mountain of whipped cream for over indulgent female customers. The government itself pro vides proof of a waistline problem. Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, at 85, is as fit as anyone could ever hope to be at that age. But the majority of his cabinet has prominent stomachs and telltale rolls of fat peeking above their col lars. Over-eating and its results have made money for many. Coffee-Houses For coffee-houses such as the famous "Rumpelmeyer" or "Kranzler" which again are at their pre-war glory. For those in the spa busi ness, with 104 so-called "health cities" opening for business since 1955, and with rooms packed to capa city this year. For butchers, bakers and chocolate-makers, with the sale of butter in 1959 up by $110,000 since 1956, the vari ous assortments of German sausage up $32,000, chocolate up $20,000, meat up $38,000, and beer up $180,000. The average German drank 92 li ters (97) quarts of beer last year. This count included men, women and children, in dicating that adult men drank far more than the average. For doctors, who have gained a new and well-paying clientele. Stern Warnings Such profits, however, have not prevented stern warnings to the population. German television, for ex ample, recently devoted one entire hour to an investiga tion into over-eating by Ger mans, and the accompaning dangers. The German Vegetarian So ciety has grown in member ship, with a week-long rally held each year. Vegetarian restaurants have sprung up. Newspapers print special, low-calorie recipes. Restau rants along the autobahns provide beds for after-dinner naps to prevent motorists fall ing asleep at the wheel after a heavy meal. Germans have not yet matched the discipline of the Mass Media Luncheon Topic Dr. Patricia L. Swenson, manager of radio station KBPS, Portland Public schools' 37-year-old AM radio station, and producer of the school's first in-school tele vision teaching experiment, will speak in Medford next Saturday. Grants Pass and Ashland branches of American Asso ciation of University Women will join Medford branch AAUW in Dr. Swenson, mass media chairman for Oregon AAUW in hearing Dr. Swen son, mass media chairman for Oregon AAUW, at luncheon at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, No vember 12, in the Red Cross building. Mrs. Duane O. Rich ardson, SPring 3-4228. or Mrs. Robert F. Wilcox, NOrmandy 4-1427. will accept reserva tions. The deadline has been extended to Monday, Novem ber 7. Dr. Swcnsun's topic at the luncheon will be "The Mass Media: Whose Responsibil ity?" The first woman lo be given a doctor's degree in mass communications in edu cation at New York univer sity, Dr. Swenson was re cipient of the Founders' Day award conferred by NYU's president in April, 1959, for highest academic attainment recognized by the University. In addition to her other du ties, she is supervisor of util ization of radio and television in the Portland public schools. Family Life Classes Topic For Poll of School Heads New York - IUPD - Should schools do more to prepare students for family life and marriage? Mrs. James C. Parker, pres ident of the National Con gress of Parents and Teachers, believes the schools should as sume more responsibility along these lines. When a sampling of the na tion's 16,000 school adminis trators was polled on the question, however, there was sharp division of opinion. The survey, conducted by the "Nation's Schools." a jour nal for school administrators, found 54 per cent of the su perintendents favoring Mrs. Parker's idea. But 44 per cent disagreed. Two per cent had no opinion. The educators who favored the proposal said it would be relatively easy and worth while to revamp present courses and programs to in clude more marriage-preparation training. "Family living," one super intendent said, "could be an integral part of the present citizenship courses; family fi nances, a part of the math program; the biological aspect, a part of the s c i e n c e program." Some educators said they were willing to de-emphasize certain subjects and programs t to make room for separate marriage courses. "The average high school health course is a waste of time because it is a duplica tion of study in the grades, In biology and in home econom ics," an Ohio administrator told the Nation's Schools. "A course in marriage prep aration could easily take its place." An Oklahoma superintend ent suggested music courses might be dropped. "Music de partments," he told the poll sters, "are now just part of an over-expensive public rela tions program." Among those disagreeing with the proposal was a Maine schoolman. More to Add "What next, pray tell," he said, "will be added to the public school curriculum." And a North Dakota educa tor said-"I deplore the grow ing trend to add to our schools responsibilities that belong in the home." "More and more we have assumed parents' obligations," said an Indiana superintend ent. "We should return a few responsibilities to the home and assume new ones only when we are in a belter posi tion than the parents to ac complish the desired objec tive." That sentiment was echoed by an Illinois schoolman who said: "The schools of today have consistently replaced the re sponsibility of the parents. The more responsibility the school takes, the more parents will expect. "Impersonal family educa tion, such as would be found in schools, cannot hope to cope with the needs of the in dividual." Past Matrons Club Announces Luncheon Members of the Past Ma trons club of Reamcs chapter, Order of Eastern Star, will have a salad luncheon Mon day, November 7, at the home of Mrs. A. W. Dcnney, 2995 Madrona lane. A business meeting and so cial hour will follow the 12:30 p.m. luncheon. Before cutting material that will fray easily, make a wide mark around the pattern with a wax crayon. Then cut on this line and the material won't ravel. U.S. Air Force In Germany, I however. The Air Force ships out of Germany post-haste any overweight airman who fails to reduce by going on special mess-hall diets. German spa owners, though, are continuously searching for new cures. Thus, a North German businessman tried to intro duce Japanese female bath at tendants, but that sort of thing just isn't permitted in Germany, the law decided. What influence German wives, who have the vote, had on the authorities is unknown. Ths Jackson County Labor Council and the Medford Building and Construction Trades Council are endorsing. CHARLES O. PORTER for Congress ROBERT B. DUNCAN JOHN L GREGORY for the State Legislature This ad paid for by the Jackson County Labor Council, Pauline La Plane, Sec, 24 Vi So. Grape. Day Care of Children To Be Studied A national conference on Day Care for Children is to be held in Washington No vember 17 and 18 under the Joint sponsorship of the Chil dren's Bureau, U.S. depart ment of health, education, and welfare, and the Women's Bureau of the 'U.S. depart ment of labor. The conference has been called in response to widely expressed interest on the part of many groups and individ uals for more adequate plan ning to meet day care needs, especially the care and pro tection of children of work ing mothers. It will consist of some 600 working partici pants, representatives of vol untary and public agencies, citizen and professional or ganizations, labor and man agements. Attendance will be on an invitational basis, but a re port of the conference will be published later. Survey Shows Needs The importance of day care is illustrated by a recent sur vey, conducted for the Chil dren's Bureau by the bureau of the census, which showed that nearly 400,000 children under 12 have to care for themselves while their mo thers work, and 138.000 of these children are less than 10 years old. Among the purposes of the conference is an examination of the extent and variety of day care needs and resources, and an identification of road blocks in providing day care services adequate in quanti ty, quality and distribution. The conference hopes to foster wider understanding of the pressing need for day care services and to stimulate broader community responsi bility for them. Participants are expected to submit rec ommendations for appropriate citizen and professional group action at local, state and na tional levels. STARTS TOMORROW! MONDAY, 7th, THRU SATURDAY, 12th ft-" a Get a Beautiful 5x7" Picture of Your Baby PIN-UPS il.O AAC I IIMf ft VtMK for k Y. C n , SI CI It "on In any on only . U) at 49c oach for the first picture. Each additional child under five. $1.50 for the first picture, Choot any ont of sc-voral completely finished photo Br ophs...e In different pot ... for only 49c Voe wHI not b urged to bey, btft M yoe with you con buy the somalnlnfl photographs at enty 1.25 for rhe first, $1 for the 2nd end 95c for any additional pie. two bought In the star. PHOTOGRAPHER'S HOURSi NOW TWO PHOTOGRAPHERS 9:30 A.M. lo 5:30 P.M.I NO WAITING Pixy Pin-Ups Exclusively at Penmey's CHARLES O. PORTER For U.S. Representative Porter Supports: Medical care of aged through social secur ity system . . . Federal aid to schools . . . Housing legisla tion to make loans more widely available . . . closing tax loopholes . . . continued Oregon port development . . . minimum wage increase and extended coverage . . . com mon site picketing. E ml THE DEMOCRATS CARE... OCRATIC NV ROBERT Y. THORNTON FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL "Robert Y. Thornton deserves reelection is attorney general. His record of law enforcement against gam bling and labor racketeering deserves your support. OREGON INDEPENDENT GROCER MAURINE NEUBERGER A KARL L. t ' F0R C0UNTY TREASURER J " m "An ahle nubile servanr for d bio trust!" Experienced. Ouali- 'eJ t0 insure contjnucd tnriftY L.:-M and honest service. f EDWIN H. , TAYLOR E v"q ror toumy commissioner i r. f vfe J Tax waste in county govern I ,. ll mental spending con be elimi- r'io -fl nated. County requirements can p, f,r 1P!TLv;'2 h met with fronomv. Bi $?0t ifrw EMiEE? 8th JOHN L. rx4mmm'--vj t 'J""J GREGORY " I l'y "i-f J S" i FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE ' ' I feAf J. Elect the candidate who has a definite pro- I " I I i: t l Sw Oram. Compare Greaorv's oraarom with th l -m' eii J I ft? U , other candidates and VOTE on NOV. 8. I TrWftl I X JOHN F. T Jt S00'l ii U KENNEDY lA mi Kir an WlA I YKlnflkl R 1 Yr V ' I rroven Leadership Demonstrated abiii- m u a hmmj i una.aeii f 1- 1 HWUH D. I 'Jf I ly. Independent thinking and co-operative m V. ba M "pV I afo ef eV I I MV? S I "ctiort means good government. Good M .PlV I RJ1 jl 1 ll ' JLmamm government Is your business. JU FOR VICE PRESIDENT -W T "The Presidency Is the most powerful offlca ' 1 w M In the Free World. Through Its leadership iCj 1 $ m can come a more vital life for our people. jMm M In it are centered the hopes of the globe W WARD H. lit. around us for freedom and a more secure JjiM ' a w life. The future of our nation ond the world Zr - - -?J m COOK sW depends on your vole. I ask your support in T- " ' (W ' ' ' "V" f-W r??l re-developing the image of America to her I JT, ''W . FOR STATE TREASURER ' 1 noble and historic role." f,l VJTX TW . H i vi mcginty ?r I r ft ilK I For Countv Survevor Y I 1 ft" "T I I i'.'' i f mean, a be-.er County Govern- I , . JL XAkaeMT V II g V ' : 'fi ' ment for you! A vole for Mc- ' V, rfCvXV I X. II IL - fte " '.A GINTY wil return the office of V. . I- ,f, J f f " T.i "l X. I I h&zm ....... Lf& .w m IV U. J A SWFFTf A KID ' 1 FOR U. S. SENATE Vote for The Candidate who has ALWAYS supported progressive measures. Maurine fights to get things done for OREGON CITIZENS. RAY. J. SCHUMACHER FOR COUNTY ASSESSOR Experienced in Administration Building Appraising. -Accounting - SWEETLAND For Secretary of State By temperament, disposition, ability, experience, and by the respect he hat earned over many years as a legislator, .candidate, newspaper editor and publisher, businessman and fair-minded politician, Sweetland is best fitted to the office of Secretary of State. -A GERALD J. SCANNELL For District Attorney Experience . . . Present Chief Dcput', District Attorney with 3 years experience Former Chief Deputy District Attorney Wasco County, Oregon. Former adjudi cator Federal Bureau of Land Manage ment. Active member of Oregon Bar,
