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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 20, 1960)
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 19S0 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOHD, ORE. D 3 PERCENT CHANGE IN POPULATION, BY STATE, 1950-1960 i i POPULATION GROWTH - According to Census Bureau figures, the na tion's population rose by 27,997,377 from April 1, 1950, to April 1, 1960. This was the biggest 10-year jump ever recorded. The increase worked out to a rise of 18.5 per cent. The above map shows the percentage change in population by states. (UPI Telephoto) Pickin' Pears News and Note From Camp White By WALTER TOWNSEND Business men sometimes make their appearance at White City for restoration of their strength and health at the domiciliary. One such is M. Wellington Johnson of San Francisco. Greying and 47, unmarried, and now detached from the business world, he said, "I was public relations man for San Francisco's Better Busi ness Bureau - for several years!" He also was district sales manager of the Royal Type writer company for 18 years, as well as assistant to the western sales manager of Roy al's specialized business and office equipment. He has been here for two months, and is impressed with the management and opera tion of the domiciliary, and the good it has already done him. "I have enjoyed it here," he added. Of course, this is just a "stop gap" for Mr. Johnson, and as soon as he is physically able, he plans to go back to his former work in the busi ness world. Mrs. K. B. Johnson, acting as hostess was at Header's and Writer's Tuesday, in place of Enid A. Holmes, who was ab sent at a staff conference. The refreshments and cof fee served by Mrs. Johnson, together with her gracious presence, made the "literary" hour a pleasant time for the members assembled in the Group Meeting Room. "I like fiction," she said, "it's my choice of reading material." She has worked in libraries for the past three years, throughout the Veterans ad ministration. Her son, Dean Johnson, recently majored in journalism at the University of California, Berkeley. He is now teaching there. Her other son, Kent John son, lives in Birmingham, Ala., and K. B. Johnson, her husband, is a Veterans admin istration central office con troller representative who is auditing the financial man agement at the Domiciliary at this time. Mrs. Johnson travels with her husband and volunteers her time to the library at the various stations he visits. On Tuesday, Nov. 15, Wal ter Grow returned to the Writer's club, as a visitor, from Medford. This summer he has been in New York City, visiting h i s son and daughter, who both live there. Mr. Grow's grandfather -Henry Grow - was an early pioneer to Utah, 1851. For 30 years thereafter Henry Grow Avas the architect and builder of the Salt Lake Temple and Tabernacle. He saw the world famed structure he had built, brought to completion in 1890. His chief claim to fame was the roof. It is concave, with out any supporting columns. And the whole enormous un dertaking was constructed by "Grandfather" Grow, without a nail. Ten years had already been expended when Henry Grow took charge. After 30 years, under his directing brain and hand, this great Temple and Tabernacle of the Mormon church was conclud ed at last with a seating ca pacity of 9,000. Millions of people, from all over the world, have since come to view the monumental work of Henry Grow. His grandson, Waller Grow, is also well known for his achievements in national con tests, as well as to the mem bers, and he will soon be returned to the domiciliary. His many friends - especial ly at the bridge and contest clubs - will welcome him back. It was thrilling to see our float - the VA Domiciliary float - in the parade on Vet erans Day, Nov. 11. Then, too, it was the only float in the parade. To this valley, a pear is symbolic of one of its most significant Industries. On the float a pear was depicted as the world, carrying out the theme of "fight communism," cleverly woven into the pat tern of the whole. Ed Gholson died Monday, Aug. 15, at 1 p.m., in Beloit, Kan. Mr. Gholson was in the domiciliary here for many years, and many of the mem bers will remember him, as he had many friends. Funeral services were held in the morning, with military serv ice at the graveside. Inter ment was in Elmwood ceme tery. In anticipation of Thanks giving, on Nov. 17 the Can teen had the following dinner to offer: roast young torn turkey, giblet gravy, baked dressing, cranberry sauce, fluffy whipped potatoes, but tered green peas, and relish plate salad, coffee, milk. The line was quite long, but none were denied, pro vided they had something of substance to spend. 1960 Cranberry Crop Said Sale Washington -tUPD - The gov ernment reports that the 1960 cranberry crop Is safe-free of a weed killer which caused cancer in laboratory animals and led to warnings of possi ble danger to humans last Thanksgiving. Secretary Arthur S. Flem ming of the Health, Education and Welfare department told a news conference Thursday that all reports of this year's expected record crop has been "favorable." Flemming said the Food and Drug administration had been watching the crop "very closely" and had found no evi dence of contamination by aminotriazole the suspect weed killer. John Day's Climb, Spill Featured In Nov. 26 Post A story by John Day. Central Point rancher, a big game hunter, mountain climb- Veterinarians Agree To Support Program The Rogue Valley Veteri narian association Thursday went on record unanimously agreeing to support a rabies control program in case Jack son county has a rabies epi demic among its animals. "We would cooperate in for mulating and assisting in any program established by the state or county public health departments and the county court," the resolution read. er and grandfather, is fea tured in the Nov. 26 issue of The Saturday Evening Post. Day's article is about his attempt to climb Mt. McKin ley. In Alaska with three other adventurers last spring. The climbers encountered dis aster near the summit when they were caught in a slide down the mountain side. Day suffered a broken leg in the slide and describes the anxious hours the party spent on the side of the mountain while waiting for rescuers. Highest Landing Dr. Gentner Honored By Oregon Farm Bureau Dr. Louis G. Gentner has received the gold pin award from the Oregon Farm Bu reau federation for serving Oregon agriculture for 30 years in the research field. Gentner, of 22 South Grove land ave., Medford, received the award at the annual fed eration banquet in Eugene Nov. 15. He is entomologist and assistant superintendent for the southern Oregon branch experiment station. He was cited for the out standing work he has done in protecting the fruit indus try in Jackson county against serious losses due to major insect pests. His other achievements in clude selection and naming of Talent alfalfa, now grown extensively for seed produc tion for the export trade. He solved the problem of low seed production of Ladino clover in Jackson and Jose phine counties. He was also responsible for devising a technique destroy ing Klamath weed which had infested thousands of acres of range land in the area. Flood Washes Out Diversion Dams Porlland-IUPU-A flash flood Friday knocked out two cof fer dams at Portland's Bull Run dam construction proj ect about 25 miles east of here. Mark Grayson, public utili ties commissioner for Port land, said the structures were temporary dams being used to Service Lists Drop In Plywood Market divert water so that work; could start on the main water supply dam a short distance downstream on the Bull Run river. Grayson said he had no idea as to how long comple tion of the project, scheduled for next Aug. 31, would ba delayed. Portland (DPI) Crow's Lum ber Market News service re ported a gradual improve ment in random loadings of green fir lumber during the week ending Friday. But it noted that plywood sheathing had taken a "seri ous downturn." It said the ply wood market remained on the weak side despite a fairly widespread curtailment pro gram on the part of pro ducers. Larger mills held to a $68 base price but some stock was going at $64 and $66. 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