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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER , I960 MEDrOHD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON A 5 Kennedy's Promise To Preserve Sound Dollar Has Experts Worried I . . . '., t " .v Mi "IS" "!'. J "'' i!'M,' i ihiii 'Vfr IS.- txir Jr i MAID OF COTTON Paulette Adams, nale Linda Hagen, left, Riverside College, strawberry blonde from Los Angeles City and Susan Wiley, right, University of Cali- College, has been chosen as 1961 California fornia, Maid of cotton. Flanking her are first alter- (UPI Telephoto) AFS Program Discussed With Representatives of NY Office Two representatives of the New York American Field service office recently met with nearly 40 local AFS com mittee members to answer questions and discuss prob lems. Visiting were Miss Suzie Warner and Miss Pam Staf ford. They arrived late Wed nesday and left Friday. They were on a three-week trip through Oregon, Washington and northern California meet ing with AFS workers. Among those present at the dinner at the Rogue Valley Country club were four ex change students spending this school year in Medford, Grants Pass, and Crescent City. They are attending school as seniors, and will re turn next summer. Attending from Grants Pass was Miss Franca Margini from Italy. She is staying with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Chamberlain. Representing Germany was Heino Pause who lives in Crescent City. From Medford Electro-Plating Subject Of Roundtable Session Verne Reavis, co-owner of the Medford Plating company, 329 North Fir st., told the Medford Chamber of . Com merce roundtable luncheon Monday that many of today's everyday items have been electro-plated. Such things as keys, tele vision set parts, car parts, bed springs and many industrial items have all been electro plated. Electro-plating is done not only for looks, he said, but also to make a metal corrosive-resistant. Reavis and his brother re cently set up shop in Med ford, coming here from Aus tralia where they also con ducted an electro-plating busi ness. Reavis, however, is no stranger to Medford, having attended school here a num ber of years ago. Only One of Kind The Medford Plating com pany is the only company of its kind in Medford. Reavis said, however. that trucks come here regularly from both Portland and Yuba City to do electro-plating. One of the first objectives of Reavis' firm is to corner enough of the plating market to make it unprofitable for the trucks to come here. Once this is done, he said, the com pany can then think about ex panding its plant and variety of services. The firm now employs five persons. At the present time the company is concentrating on the "automobile trade." Such items as bumpers and grills now provide the company with its main source of busi ness. Reavis said they have also done some industrial plating for local firms and hope to do more. The company now confines its activities to chrome and the by silver plating although it in tends to expand into zinc and cadmium plating. The latter metal is used mainly for anti corrosive purposes, Reavis explained. Time-Consuming The most -time-consuming aspect of the business, ac cording to Reavis, is actual preparation of the metal for plating. During the prepara tion the metal must be smoothed and cleaned. For chrome plating next steps, as outlined Reavis, are as follows: The metal is given a cop per plating; it is buffed and recleaned; it then is given a nickel plating; buffed and re cleaned again; and then chrome plated. Reavis explained that the copper and nickel plating serve both to smooth the metal and to add corrosive resistance. In the case of the chrome plating, he said, the chrome is merely decorative. Dipped in Solution Under electro-plating, the article to be plated (the canodc) is dipped in a chemi cal solution. Already in the solution is another article (the cathode) containing the actual plating material. Dur ing the chemical reaction the substance moves from the anode to the cathode. Reavis pointed out that many kinds of materials can be plated. These include alum inum, stainless steel, plastics and even wood. Each of the materials Is treated different ly, and requires varied meth ods of plating. POOR BRUSHES Chicago-Eighty per cent of the toothbrushes In U.S. homes are in unsatisfactory condition. Counsel With . . . Mr. Insurance Fred Brennan Fred R. Brennan, C.I.A. Many new types of busi ness insurance protection have been introduced during recent years. Are your insurance dollars buying all the protection they can? Call on us for qualified and experienced help on any insurance problem. MEDFORD INSURANCE Agency PHONE SP 3-7343 27 North Holly Street were Don Kondo and Jill Du- Cros who are currently living with Dr. and Mrs. Fred Lor- ish and Mr. and Mrs. L. C. McLaughlin, respectively. The students are from Japan and England. Welcome Mambtri Mrs. R. E. Mencke, local AFS president, welcomed the committee in the area and opened a question-and-answer period. Topics of discussion ranged from fund - raising ideas to specific problems wiiu exenange siuaems. Miss Warner noted this was "unique year" to host ex change students because of the Presidential elections. Amer ica s "quiet elections are quite in contrast with the rev olutionary-type eletcions often held abroad, according to the students It was pointed out by the AFS guests that there are 1,853 foreign students in the U.S. this year. One-fourth are on the west coast, and one eighth in California. The esti mated number in Oregon Is 70. Accordingly, some 1,200 students from the U.S. took part in the summer exchange program and school program this year. Expansion of the summer program is expected, they said. Depends on Homes It was noted that more stu dents are expected to be sent to the Far East and South America within the next few years. Since expansion de pends on the number of homes available, the spokesman couldn't guarantee specific numbers or places. In response to several in quiries, staff members told of the recently-completed office building in New York which houses a 68-mcmber staff. It is this group that processes applications from both stu dents and families here and abroad. The representatives compli mented the local AFS en thusiasts on the work being done in southern Oregon and northern California to furth er international understanding and friendship through the AFS program. Washington Can't Afford To Allow Barrier Breached New York - fUPD-The prom ise of President-elect Kennedy to preserve a sound dollar has experts on both sides of the Atlantic wondering about the $18 billion gold barrier. Our falling gold reserve now stands at $18.1 billion. If it should tumble below $18 billion it would become "neg-ative"-because the claims of our short term creditors abroad are almost $18 billion. Something Drastic So there has been much talk that $18 billion is a "gold barrier" that Washington can't afford to allow to be breached - that something drastic like devaluing the dollar would have to be done to prevent it. President Fred erick Stahl of Standard & Poor's found this talk rife among financial experts In Zurich, Paris and Geneva. But British experts point out that the United States took no drastic action when the gold reserve fell below an earlier talked-of barrier of $20 billion. There was no no prospect of a "negative reserve" at the $20 billion level, they say. Wouldn't Ba Too Hard As a matter of fact, says the London Financial Times, there's no reason to think the U.S. government would find it harder to get along on mortgaged or negative gold reserve than Britain has. And Britain has lived for long periods that way. Of course, for a nation to live on a negative gold reserve is rather like an ordinary chap, who having gotten in a bit too deep, decides to stick it out and worry along with his bills from month to month instead of bankrupting. Alternative Suggested Many Americans think de valuing our dollar would be much the same as bankrupt ing - offering creditors both at home and abroad less than we really owe them. Mcit American economists say rais ing the gold price and devalu ing the dollar wouldn't help in the long run anyway. They suggest that Europeans who advocate that 'are sometimes governed by selfish motives. There's another alternative-higher taxes, lower im ports and extreme austerity, and less foreign aid spending, leading to some temporary in crease in unemployment. That could stop the drain on the gold reserve. BY UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL Washington Alice Burwell, a housekeeper in a home near President-elect Kennedy's Washington house where ac tivity has stepped up considerably lately: 'Til lose my lob from standing in the door wetcning an day." Miami Sen. Stuart Symington, (D-Mo.), on reports that President-elect Kennedy would name him secretary of de fense: "That's not for me. I want to star ' Senate." Quotes From the News New Orleans City school board president Lloyd Rittlner, after the successful but tense integration of four Negro girls into the public school system: - "The people are beginning to realise that we have to hare this or no schools at all." Denver Francis McKinlev. keynote sneaker at a con vention of 4S Indian tribes, calling on the redman to change the image that white Americans hold of them: "The Indian image extends all the war Irom tnat of a feathered heathen on television to an image of a nickel. He also is preceived by some but all too few aa an American citiien with equal rights and opportunities," v v v i a:.;4 -v.. . mm SPEAKER - Dr. P. Malcolm Hammond, minister of Ash land Methodist church, will speak Wednesday, Nov. 16, at 8:45 a.m. breakfast meet ing of St. Luke's Methodist Men at the church, 2940 Sis kiyou . blvd. Dr. Hammond will speak on "The Experi ences of One Minister!" Mar tin Grier and Richard Strat- ton will serve the breakfast and films will be shown of Ed Brain's fishing trip. Great Decisions Meeting Slated A district Great Decisions meeting for Jackson and Jose phine counties will be held Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m. in the county courthouse In Med ford. Great Decision particip ants of 1960 and anyone in terested in takine Dart In Great Decisions 1961 is in vited to attend, accordin? to Mrs. Leona Sheehan and John McLoughlin, county coordin ators. Bruce Blake of the Foreign Policy association, San Fran cisco, Dr. Charles Dean, gen eral extension service. Eu- ecne. and Mrs. Mabel Mack, coonerative extension service. Orccon State college, will at tend to discuss the 1961 Great Decisions program. Plans are now under way in Jackson county for the or eanization of a county council and a county chairman will named In the iar fnture. Great Decisions 1961 will be hold durine Februarv and March when local community groups will have a chance to discuss problems facirie us In foreien nollcy. Kits to be dis cussed In this year's program Include Germany. France, Ja oan. South Africa Continent. T.atin America and the Soviet Challenge. Further information may be obtained by calling the exten sion office at the courthouse. SPrlng 3-6211, Extension 211. 50 Persons Killed In Bolivian Riots La Paz, Bolivia-fllPD-Reports reaching here today said more than SO persons were killed and "numerous" others were wounded Sunday in a clash between rival peasant factions in the suburbs of Cocha bamba. The pro-government press said the clash involved groups of peasants from the villages of Cliza and Ocurena, on the outskirts of Cochabamba, Bo liva's second city. The reason for the clash was not clear, although it recalled outbreaks of political violence which occurred in the same area during the recent election campaign. N.J. Students Force Show Cancellation Union, N.J. - WPD - Newark State college officials can celled a scheduled showing of the 1914 silent film "The Birth of a Nation" Monday night following student pro tests that the movie degraded the image of the Negro. About 100 students, includ ing a majority of the college's 48 Negroes, had been persuad ed to see a preliminary show ing of the film at the college theater Monday afternoon be fore carrying out their threat to picket the evening showing. The movie depicts the story of the Reconstruction period after the Civil War. After the first showing, the students renewed their pro tests, and college president Dr. Eugene G. Wllkins agreed to cancel the evening performance. Children's Book Week Events Set By Local Library National Children's Book Week, Nov. 13 to 19 Is being celebrated at the Public Li brary of Medford and Jackson County by a story hour, a sci ence program and other events. the story-teller at the story hour tonight at 7:30 o'clock in the children's department. Mrs. Garcia invites children from pre-school to nine years to attend. Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m. Merrill Haggard, McLoughlin Junior High school student, will present the California Oregon Power company s Story of Elec tricity. The program includes demonstrations and experi ments involving the basic ele ments of electricity. This pro gram is another planned by the public library to high light National Children's Book Week. Display material in the children's department is correlated with the pro. gram. In addition to these special events, the children's depart ment has planned a number of displays. Included among these is an exhibit of chil dren s . records recently ac quired by the library, the science table, and many new books on display for the first time. The Book Fair, co-sponsored by the library and local stores, is a feature attraction in the children's department. Phoenix Debaters Win Out of 10 Debates at Meet Phoenix - Members of this year's phoenix forensic speech quad entered their first com petitive tournament of the year when they participated the Invitational Debate Tournament held Saturday in Coos Bay. More than 160 students from 11 schools . including Medford, Ashland, North Bend, Marshfield, Reynolds, South Eugene. Phoenix, Stay ton, The Dalles, Albany and Crater took part in the early season tournament. Since all the members of this year's Phoenix squad are first year ipeakers this was their first debate experience and all were entered in the junior division. The four-man team of Karen Mocabee, Liz King, Barbara Gysin and Kay De Mers tied for second place in the junior women's division with teams from Medford and North Bend. Stayton re ceived the first place myrtle- wood plaque. Debating the proposition "Resolved: That the United Nations should be Transformed Into a Federal Government," Karen Moca bee and Liz King defended the affirmative position while Barbara Gysin and Kay De- Mers took the negative side A mixed team with Shearon Poole, Pat Diederlch, Gene Holt and James Tompkins, affirmative and negative re spectively, entered in the junior men s division where they won three of tneir live debates, but did not place. Also making the trip with the squad were Penny Slmmonds and Chryl Bowman. A unaj count showed Phoenix debat ers winning seven out of ten debates. The ten students with ad visor Bob Ccssnum and Coach Bob Myrick left Phoenix at 4:30 a.m. Saturday and re turning late that evening. to prevent crippling diseases, arthritis, polio, and to correct birth defects. (UPI Telephoto) POSTER GIRL - Little Linda Breese, 4, of Columbus, Ohio, makes sure her feline passen ger stays put as she goes for a ride on her tricycle. Linda is the national poster girl for the 1961 New March of Dimes. She was born with an open spine and water on the brain. She was operated on when only one day old to close the spine; another oper ation was performed at the age of 5 months for hydro cephalus. Linda symbolizes the millions of children who may benefit from the March of Dimes expanded program MATSOM CRUISES TO HAWAII Sail round-trip to Hawaii and save 25-up to $690-over regular rates until Msrch 14. Nothing reduced but (ares. Enoy 4'j care (ree days each way for ust a few dollars more than first. class air transportation as little as $360. 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Nixon today pulled within 24.000 votes of taking Cali fornia away from President elect John F. Kennedy. With about 25 per cent of California's 230,000 absentee ballots counted, Nixon clipped 11,388 votes off Kennedy's narrow lead. The absentees brought Nixon's overall total in California to 3,119,364 votes compared to 3,143,431 for Kennedy. Nixon was getting 60 per cent of the absentee votes. He needed 97.7 per cent to overcome Kennedy's lead of 35,435 in the regular vote counting. RCA VICTOR CONSOLETTE SPANISH DANCEP. DIES Encino, Calif .-OJPh-High Re qulm Mass will be sung today for Manuel Perez, 61, classi cal Spanish dancer, singer and artist who died Saturday. 1 I ; Th Mark XXIV. Handsome 3. speaker coniolelte Stereo HI-FI "Vlctrola." Companion speaker completes your stereo system. 17 watt dual amplifier. Diamond stylus. Balance control. Tape recorder jack. Hardboard cabinet In mahogany, oak, walnut or cherry qralned fin lihei. Model PD24. $a6995 CA kuhmrk hr rmnr ww top filtrm. 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