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1 10 c MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MTDFORD, ORE. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, I960 Television Habits of Sixth Graders Listed By PAT CONWAY United Press International Lubbock, Tex. - H'Pli - Two- thirds of Lubbock' sixth graders watch television more V .1 Elect the EXPERIENCED MAN SCANNELL FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY Scanncll lor Dist. Ally. Comm., Mary Margaret Mullen, Sec, Campbell Rd., Mcdlord, Ore. than four hours a day, and their teachers generally agree the children are better in- formed on world affairs than the sixth graders were before television. A survey of the viewing habils of 2,021 sixth grade students in the public schools also revealed that at least a fourth of them are harder to motivate than those before TV, and that two-thirds of the children do less reading in library books. A special report on the study was made by Eugene Bumpass, a Lubbock teacher, to the Texas Teachers association. One of the questions con erncd TV's use as an easy substitue for a wholesome, diversified program of recrea tion for children. The children, however, In dicated they would rather ay, bowl, skate, visit friends attend a movie than watch television. The survey also Indicated that TV is In keen competl- on with homework. Three- fourths of the children said ey did homework while .itching, and many resented ving to do assignments! ha V RADIANT CONVECTOR HEATER mm TOTAllY WCLOSED MATING umimi ) model -y f m. fieri ki:.l.-l -! ...! jnrEi rutKei-cnrornium wire tmbedded in cordierite ce ramic, the finest ceramic known for healing elements. Solid aluminum reflectors can't ruit. Baked enamel finish blends with any decor. High quality liquid-f illod thermostat. Warranted against element burnoult for 10 full yean. Trowbridge & Flynn 214 West Main St. Phone SP 3-6241 Plffll-I MUIIIM! ! while other members of the family enjoyed TV. One i fifth of the students said they would neglect home work if their favorite pro gram was on. Their teachers said that a fourth of the stu dents .also Use television as an excuse for not doing home work. Television does not af fect the bedtime hours of sixth graders, however. The majority indicated a median bedtime of 8:30 p.m. Some 68 teachers question ed said they believed many advertisements on TV are det rimental to proper health hab its ol children. Two - thirds listed cigaret ads as detri mental, one - half mentioned medicines and drugs, and more than a third listed alco hol. Others decried the chew ing gum ads. Are arguments provoked around the TV set? More than 70 per cent of the students said "yes." Are any programs educa tional? Both children and teachers agree that television is helpful. Eighty-seven per cent of the children said they had seen things on TV that helped them In their school work. Many of the teachers said they urged students to watch certain programs. Programs recommended In. eluded Lowell Thomas' "High Adventure," "Bell Telephone Hour," "Twentieth Century weather and news shows "Walt Disney," "Mr. Wizard,' and "Wide, Wide World." The children Indicated that westerns were their choice, fourth said they liked pro grams about the lives of fam ilics and nine per cent indi catcd a preference for detec tive shows. Interior Designers Forecast Rounded Future for Furniture By JOYCE SCHULLER United Press International Chicago iUrDM ore and more interior designers fore see a rounded future for mod ern furniture. The light, trim look of rounded or gently curved modern furniture seems to blend with furniture of every period, as the severe, straight lines of early modern pieces never did. And with the in creasing trend toward mix ing modern and period furni ture, chuirs, couches, tables, rugs and even beds, room di viders and window hangings arc turning up In rounded shapes. Typical of the new uphol stered pieces are designer Lawrence Penbody's lovescat and chair (for Riehardson Nemschoff), with curved wood frames that appear to be sculptured around the foam scats and backs. Attrac tive from the back as well as the front, they can bo used In free - standing, conversational groupings. Round tables gaining in fa vor include both dining and small occasional tables. Perfect for small rooms. round dining tables take up less space than square ones and sent more persons com (ortably. borne of the new round dining tables have single pedestal bases and oth ers (by Kroehlcr) have practi cal tops of Flbersin, a solid plastic panel that's virtually indestructible. The newest of the occasion al tables are columns, some carved or fluted and others unadorned. Concealed stor age space for books and spare ashtrays beneath makes them ideal for use as lamp tables flanking a sofa. Rugs now come by the half- circle. They're designed (by Regal) to be used separately In a bay window or in front of a sofa or put together to form a huge circle, eight feet in diameter. The circles turning up In window hangings and room dividers are round discs of brilliantly colored plastic or glass, strung together like beads, and hung in rows. Beauticians' Guild Gives Hints About Choice of Hairdresser Chicago -IUPU A profession al beauticians' guild offers these suggestions for making a happy choice of a hair dresser: -Pick one in a convenient location, near home or office. -Look for a shop with hours that fit easily to your sched ule. -Make sure that the shop's prices fit Into your beauty budget. -Choose a salon which uses products you know or have used before. i -Follow the salon's custom ary lipping procedure. -Give a new hairdresser and yourself a trial period. Let her shampoo and set your hair a few limes before hav ing a haircut or permanent. -Acquaint a new hairdress er with your preferences in length of hair and hairstyles. Tell her if you dislike bangs or love French twists. Another First For KOGAP! in, f- i l I fl III U NOW-S&H STAMPS on Your Purchase of MULTI-BARK By the truck load, by the pick-up load or by the sack Multi-Bark is the best investment you can make to beautify your landscape and condi tion the soil. Now as an additional savings to you we give you S&H Green Stamps. Multi-Bark is the only bark product available in 3 grades. Each grade screened to proper size to do a specific job for your land scape needs. You get a top quality product plus fast delivery from our large compost pile plus S&H Green Stamps. To find out how you can benefit by the use of Multi-Bark call SP 3-6601 NOW! CCOAP LUMBER INDUSTRIES SP 3-6601 Ext. 46 Black Magic Is . Money For Two Business Women Hermosa Beach, Calif .-CPS- Eleven years ago, two women shook hands, borrowed $900 and embarked on a million-dollar-a-year business - dish ing out dirt. They had no customers then, just an idea.' That idea today is sold at more than 2,000 retail outlets throughout this country and in 18 foreign lands. The women, Martha Parks, 42, and Betty Barnes, 3, claim it actually isn't dirt. But it looks like it and serves the same purpose. It is artificially created soil for . potted plants. It's called Black Magic and needs no drainage. It can grow in door plants In any kind of deep dish, bowl, pot or pan. Back in 1949 the women were recently out of the serv ice-Betty was a Lady Marine and Marty, as she's called, had been a Wave petty officer. They met during a double date and their idea for the plant soil-food was born on a tennis court. With the help of nursery men, they concocted an eight part mixture containing red wood leaf mold, another mold from Germany, several other kinds of humus, some, volcan ic ash and peat moss. During the first two years of the new enterprise they worked days peddling the mn to nursery stores and packag ed it at nieht. They averaged $17 a week profit apiece then. Today, they own a $aou,uuu plant here, have 40 employes and the latest equipment and are planning lo-build a new plant for mixing up the toil in New Jersey. They packaged and sold 75 million sacks of soil food last year, also developing both liquid and tablet forms of special plant food to maka any woman an expert indoor gardener. Sawdust S&H GREEN STAMPS Medford Fuel Co. TelSP2-2111 ' Court ft MeAwJ. FOR PEACE and PROSPER Ey3 Y ELECT I EC H IN W I D Y WfkAK tear-- Kennedy will inaugurate housing legislation ade , .quatto. meetthe nation's needs a program to' snap Oregon lumber industry out of the current shut-down and slow down slump now causing hard times here.' Kennedy's vote in the U. S. Senate has consistently beep for adequate housing. The nation needs his leadership as president to get this great program moving. - Kennedy will reverse the Eisenhower-Nixon "NO NEW STARTS" Policy, which for eight years has road-blocked the development of Oregon and Northwest power, 'water, irrigation and reclama tion. Senator Kennedy's consistent vote in the sen ate has been to remove these roadblocks to Ore gon's progress. , ;.V - i i 'vr .'-' j,-,.,,,, MicL Kennedy- AFrie od of Oregon Senator' Kennedy has consistently voted on the side of Oregon for Oregon's needs! Oregon's delegation in the U. S. Senate and House; Veterans Groups; Resource Development Lead ers, and others from our area have found in Senator Kennedy, a sympathetic ear and helping hand in Oregon and Northwest problems. Kennedy's frequent visits and addresses in Oregon during the last 10 years, his close personal . friendship with Oregon residents has demonstrated his deep attachment to Oregon and our people. Kennedy's overwhelming victory in Oregon's Primary Election proves his interest in, and popularity with the people of our state. For Greatness In Leadership - Peace and Pros periiy-Recognition and Economic Health for Oregon ELECT... JOHN F. KENNEDY, President LYNDON JOHNSON, Vice President Henry Pjdghjm, Chjlrmin, 121 E. 8th, Cititms for Kennedy-Johnson Comm.
