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THURSDAY, MEDFORD, IBUNI "Everyone in Southern Oregoa Reada The Mill Tribune" FTlbliahed Daily except Saturday by 33 Worth Fir St., Ph 8P 2-111 ROBERT W RUHL. " Editor HERB GREY Advertising Mnrtajer VKKALU T LAiitAn BUI mifr ERIC W ALLEN JR.. Mnf Editol EARL H ADAMS. Citr Editor HARRY CHIPMAN. Telee. Editor nirHARn JF.WDiTT Knnrta Editor OLIVE STARCHER. Women'! Editor DALE ERICKSUH. circulation mgl An TnrlMwtndent NewtDaoer Entered aa second elasi matter at Medford. Oregon, under aci ox March 3. 1B97 Bimsr.RTPTION RATES By Mai) In Advance. Copy 10; Dally and Sunday I year 15 0 auy ana Bunasy o mum o.u.. Dallv and Sunday 3 mol 2S Bimitau nnlv fine Var 14.20 AtMend. Central Point Eagle . Point, Jacttaonville. Gold Hill Phoenix. Shady Cove. Rogue Riv T. m.iA An motor routef Dally and Sunday 1 year 1B 00 Dally and Sunday 1 mo 10 Carrier and Dealara copy 10c All Torma waan in ftnran "official Paper of City of Medford Official Papar of Jack-on Conntr United Presa International FuU Leased Wire TJ.P.1 Telephotojrtwsplcturea "MEMBER OfTaJBTT BTTREAIJ , Or CmCULATIONS AvetBiHnT"Bepre;entatlve: WEST HOLIDAY CO, INC Of flcea in New York. Chicago. De trolt. San Francisco. Lo Angelej. Seattle. Portland SL Loull At lapta. Vancouver. B.C. NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION NATION At EDITORIAI Flight o' Time Medford and Jackson County History from the files of The Mall Tribune 10, 20, 30. 40 and SO years ago. 10 YEARS AGO Dec. 29, 19S0 (Friday) The two parties of civilian Army engineers who survey ed the Camp White wartime training site here earlier this month made a report favor able to the reactivation of the camp, according to Mayor Diamond L. Flynn. The state PUC yesterday denied a request for a boost in telephone rates for Pacific Telephone ,a n d Telegraph company. 20 YEARS AGO Dec. 29. 1940 (Sunday) Three person were Injured, none of them seriously, when a motorcycle collided with car near the Phoenix city limits yesterday. From Arthur Perry's "Ye Smudge Pot" column: "The prospects for 1941 are rosy surveys indicate, and Oregon will flourish and prosper. As Toggery Bill Isaacs used to i philosophize around Decern ber 30: Boysl She's a great next year countryl 30 YEARS AGO Dec. 29. 1930 (Monday) The state highway commis sion has announced plans to widen the Pacific highway south of Phoenix. The return of the national prosperity during 1931 Is fore cast for both the United States and the state of Oregon. , 40 YEARS AGO Dec. 29, 1920 (Wednesday) The Gold Hill Boxing asso ciation will hold a wrestling and boxing show on New Year's afternoon. A plan to establish a high school in the Table Rock dis trict was killed yesterday by voters of that district. 50 YEARS AGO Dec. 29, 1910 (Thursday) The Union Meat company, which has more than doubled Its business here during the past year, has announced plans to erect an extensive division to its existing piani. The National Packing com pany, whose southern Oregon headquarters are now in Asn- land, is planning to move its operations to this city in the near future. What's Your I.Q.? Nina sr fen correct Is superior seven at eight Is excellent) five w la is good. 1. Name the man appointed hy Senator Kennedy to be the Secretary of Labor In the new administration. 2. What is the last word in the New Testament? 3. Correct the following sentence: "I wish one of my brothers were coming. 4. What is the national game of Englind? S. Which two nationally ob served holidays in the U.S. always fall on the same day of the week? 6. In contrast bridge, the winning of two games by one side constitutes a ? 7. What does the "A'' stand for in Thomas A. Edison? 8. The city of Adelaide is In Austrailia, or New Zca land? 9. The nickname "The Voice" has been applied to which crooner? 10. Is coooer. or silver, the better conductor of electric ity? Answcrst I. Arthur J. Gold berg. 2. Amen. 3. It is cor rect (subjunctive mood). 4. Cricket. 5. Labor Day and Thanksgiving. 6. Rubber. 7. Alva. 8. Australia. 9. Frank Sinatra. 10. Silver. DECEMBER 29, I960 Nonconformity The desk dictionary defines nonconformity as the "neglect, failure, or refusal to conform, as to a rule or practice . . ." "Conform" is defined : "To make or be like ; to bring into, or be or act in, harmony or agree ment." Nonconformity first came into being as a word when applied to those who left the Church of England. Since then, its meaning has broaden ed to apply to other situations. IN A free nation, governed by elected represent atives ruling by the consent of the people, nonconformity is essential. How are we to find the right answers unless issues are debated, pro and con? This is the necessary Great Dialogue on which "democratic processes are predicated. If everyone conformed to the same rules and, practices it would be a deadly-dull world, with , no initiative, no debate, no argument, no sense. of mission or purpose or dedication Can you imagine everyone wearing only the same clothes, attending only the same church, eatincr onlv the same same books, watching grams, voicing only the THUS we conclude that nonconformity is not, nf ifeolf o had thine But, like everything to extremes. A murderer is a' nonconformist. He refuses to conform to the rule A conscientious obiector is a noncontormist, refusing for reasons of the rules of selective service. All criminals are nonconformists in one sense, by refusing to abide by are conformists, too, contormmg to tne rules ana practices of criminal society. "THUS nonconformity is neither good nor bad, as such. It depends on which rules and prac tices and customs and attitudes one rejects. It is often used as a brium and of praise and incorrectly in both instances. It is simply descriptive, and by itself should not indicate either goodness or badness. And. of course, an individual can be a con formist in one field of activity, and a noncon formist in another. E. A. Should We Care? Why should we be concerned about noncon formity Well, a lot of people say there is too much pressure for conformity, for standardization, and toward a lack of initi ative and gumption and imagination in the schools and m society itselt. A trroup of Roman Catholic prelates the other day took out after what they call the "cult of adjustment," remembering that history is not ordinarily made by "well adjusted" citizens, but bv the strontr and thoucrhtrul and vierorous and determined and ambitious in other words, by nonconformists. "THE Register-Guard agrees. Conceding if everyone were "out of adjust ment" that it would be pretty disorderly, the Guard goes on to declare: "But we need a continuing supply ot ine imagin ative, the cantankerous and the bold. Think of your epitaph. Do you want chiseled in stone the words 'He was well adjusted'? Or would you rather have some more authoritative statement?" A decree of adjustment sufficient to get along in society is a mighty useful thing to have. But a degree or adjustment satisfied with the status vide leaders, scientists, very people who are the complex and problem-ridden world. Ji. A. . The Pursuit of Happiness Despite the admitted formity which are at work in our society today, we are not too greatly concerned. Perhaps that is because this is a relatively small community, with which encourages individual development along lines of ability, and with a whole lot or noncon formists in residence in and around the city. In our area are many adjusted" enough to be plary citizens, and yet enough to make up their problems ot the day, and TTHIS shows up in the Mail Tribune's communi 1 cations column, among other places, which contains a wide range of lively comment on a variety ot subjects. It shows up at election times, when heated opinions are voiced without inhibitions. It shows up in the variety of clubs and organi zations, big and small, representing just about any interest you can name charitable, cultural, social, fraternal, occupational and religious, and for hobbies, sports and outdoor recreation. THESE, ad the wide Hviiu ciuvt iivii nciHfluco in una tummy are what we have in mind wnen we talk about the ' splendid diversity Various circumstances, including increasinjr jjujuiciiiun ctiiu suciai ami lucuuuiogicai complex ity, may make the "pursuit of happiness" more difficult today than in times past. But happiness is still ways, oy people wno coiuorm only to their own ideals. E. A. ioods, reading only the only the same TV pro same opinions .' else, it can be carried of law against killing. conscience to abide by society's rules; but they word of both oppro are these days. They which leaves one totally quo is not going to pro thinkers and doers the greatest need in today's pressures toward con a good school system, people who are "well looked upon as exem who are nonconformists own minds about the to speak out on them variety of ethnic and of America todav. beimr pursued, in manv I WAS OVER AT HP.lVlLSONb WHEN VA STARTED yfcUW'AT MB. MoA, WrWrS A 'FISHWIFE' ? Communications Letters to the Editor must bear the name and address of the writer, although under certain circumstances the use of a pen name or initial for publication is permissible. The Mail Tribune reserves the right to edit all letters with a view to clarification and condensation. Letters submitted for pub lication must not exceed 400 words. The letters printed in this column do not necessarily represent the views of the paper; in fact the contrary is often the case. Church News Policy To the Editor: We congratu late the Medford Mail Tribune in regard to the church news policy. The service has sur passed that of any we have heretofore experienced. Thank you for your kind considera tion of our desires and sug gestions. The printing of our church programs has been be yond our expectation. James R. Hendricks, Pastor of the Jackson ville Bible Church, Jacksonville, Ore. Fairyland To the Editor: We are thrill ed and grateful for being con sidered and awarded a prize for our Christmas entrance display by the Junior Cham ber of Commerce. We drove up and down the streets (between fogs) to ad mire the lights and displays but they were few and far between and we wondered if folks realized what a glorious picture of fairyland could be accomplished if each and every house had one or two strings of lights on it. Maybe fairyland is not typical for Christmas but what a show- plaee and delight the whole town would be, and certainly put a song in the hearts of the members of the. Junior Chamber of Commerce who are giving of their time to promote Medford in every shape and form. Mr. and Mrs. A. Stcrton, 59 Summit ave., Medford Holidays at the Home To the Editor: London has nothing on Medford, that is when it comes to fog. In fact it seems as through we have had a Utile more than our share of this un-forgivablc weather, particularly so as it has hindered many church organizations and individuals from visiting us here at the Jackson County Farm Home as they have done in past seasons. Those remaining away, we all feel it was best, for to endanger themselves upon the highways would be inviting disaster to one's life, the most cherished asset we have. It Is to these people that we wish to say, even in their absence, "Thank you anyway." Prior to the prevailing Try and Stop Me By BENNETT CERF rym CONTRIBUTOR who submitted the following has - wisely chosen to remain anonymous. HE: LOOK, MADEMOISELLE! This is the SEVENTEENth TIME I've called you THIS WEEK. Why haven't you answered McCALLS? SHE: Because I've been writing a PLAY, BOY, and singing in the Syra cuse choir. They call it the S-CHOIR. The con ductor is a GENT named Al, and I'd JOIN-AL right now if it wasn't for his wife, who sure keeps HER-EYES-ON me! HE: Okay, Babe! I'll waste no more of my FORTUNE on you. I've got my own LIFE to live. Til keep my own HOUSE BEAUTIFUL!" This essay depressed me so, I turned on the old sun lamp determined to get a COSMOPOLI-TAN. e Two Eskimo families long before Alaska achieved statehood were wont to throw harpoons at each other from morning to night In fact, they're the folks who actually started the frozen feud Industry. Cltbr Beaoett Cert Diltrlbuted If Kin nature Syndicate MEDFOHD weather, the monthly visita tion of the Salvation Army and other church groups, in cluding the Young Peoples Glee Club of the Apostolic Church, under the leadership of Mr. Duane Jones, in con nection with their rituals pre sented many traditional melo dies both celcstrial and carols, to the enjoyment of us all. Then, as fog again makes its appearance, Sister Marion Joseph of St. Mary's school, somewhat dubious as to ven turing out in such dismal weather with her entourage, managed to "creep through" into sunlight and bring us many young ladies and gentle men presenting a scries of melodies likewise appreciated by us all. In the intermediate periods, seemingly to be without music or song, Mr. Lusk of the Lusk piano company, took pity up on us and loaned to Mrs. Hoff man an electronic organ with its complement of celcstrial tones simulating those of the magnificent pipe organs Cathedrals throughout the world. Under the very capable muscianship of Mrs. Delphia Schmelzer, organist, staff member of nurses in our dom ciliary, many pleasing con temporary melodies were wonderfully expressed. Most pleasing was our "guest artist", Mr. Millard Hoffman, superintendent, who, by his extensive study of the pianoforte, (five les sons, to be exact, and under excruciating instruction by Mr. Howard,) was drawn to the organ console by some magnetic force, where; he be came somewhat perplexed as to which of his five fingers he 'should employ in his re dention of a Christmas carol . . . becoming further, con fused ho applied a rather unique and impromtu inter lude involving passages from traditional New Year's Eve joyful tunes so well known to all who participate on this oc casion, ending as a "finale" with a few strains of Silent Night. To those of the past and present, Mrs. Hoffman wishes to express her heart-felt grati tude by wishing you all a Very Happy New Year. E. Cozad Howard 5465 South Pacific Hwy. Medford MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, Ste?duafissf Soviet Misleading; Objectives Are Discussed By RICHARD SPONG Washington -The new "heavy" ruble is supposed to be worth 10 of the old ruble. It also is supposed to be worth more than the U.S. dollar. Both remain suppositions, for realistically the ruble is not convertible in gold either 'Made in the Congo' Label Pinned on Belgian Problems By PHIL NEWSOM UPI Foreign News Analyst Belgium, creator of an in dependent Congo, has become victim of its own offspring. The seeds of the violence which today threatens to topple the Bel gian govern ment were sown last Jan. 27 when Bel gium proposed that its former colony become independent on June 30 and hopefully believed it had pre vented another Algeria. Somehow, Belgium hopes that an ill-prepared, savage people could take over their 7w In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS Economic note - now that another Christmas has come and gone and we face again the problem of finding the money with which to pay our bills: President-e 1 e c t Kennedy has chosen as his chief eco nomic adviser a University of Minnesota expert who backs a built-in system of adjusting taxes to business booms and slumps. His name is Walter W. Hel ler, and he will be the chair man of the President's Coun cil of Economic Advisers. He hopes, he says, to serve Presi dent Kennedy in "developing policies that will bring the economy back on the track of full employment and satisfac tory growth." VHAT is his system? ' Well, he is on record as favoring a standby program for lowering the tax rates when the country is suffering economic pangs and raising them when it becomes neces sary to combat rising infla tion. His idea is to set up precise scales of reductions and creases in the tax rate, to be written into law in advance and "triggered" when needed by putting a simple resolution through congress. TTOW would it work? It would go something like this: When business is bad-as he puts it, "when the country is suffering pangs" - he would LOWER taxes. The result of that would be to LEAVE MORE MONEY IN THE PEO PLE'S POCKETS. With more money in their pockets, the people would spend more and thus business would be stimulated and we would come out of the slump When business begins to get good again (that is to say TOO good) and prices begin to rise stiffly and inflation be gins to bite, he would RAISE tax rates, thus taking money OUT OF THE PEOPLE'S POCKETS. With less -money in their pockets, the people would begin to tone down their buying. That would take the wind out of inflation's sails and it would begin to slow down. TT SOUNDS wonderful. - Reading it, one wonders why somebody didn't think of it before. But - As a matter of fact - Somebody DID think of it before. If you will analyze it carefully, you will find that Dr. Heller's system involves almost identically the princi ples of the subsidy that was paid to farmers during World War II. It was then reasoned (quite correctly) that a world war would increase immense ly the demand for food, and at the same time it would re duce farm man power by tak ing the sons of farmers into the military services. So, it was decided, the thing to do was to raise prices of farm products by means of a subsidy, thus encouraging the farmers to PRODUCE MORE IT WORKED. Encouraged by guaranteed prices, the farmers increased their pro duction to the point where we were enabled to meet not only our own demands for food but the demands of our allies as well. While the war lasted, it worked wonderfully well But, when the war ended, con ditions CHANGED. The war demand for food declined, and at the same time farm work ers came back from the war OREGON in the Soviet Union or inter nationally. Indeed the ruble might be called an entirely internal currency. The Soviet Union conducts most of its foreign trade by barter, the' remainder in dollars, sterling, or other international curren cies. Moreover, Russia has had own destinies and, in contin ued close association with Bel gium, develop peacefully the rich resources of a land near ly one-third the size of the United States. Never could hopes or plans have gone more wrong. Belgian hopes disappeared in the fury of African nation alism fanned to white heat by the rivalries of the cold war and in the flight of Belgian men, women and children fearing the "night of the long knife." Cost Was Heavy - - With the hopes disappeared also a Belgian stake of more than $7 billion. ; From this came a government-decreed austerity pro- and went to work again on the farms. The result was an increase in farm production. THEN, if the theory of the wartime bonus for food production had been adhered to, would have been the time to CUT OFF THE SUBSIDY. But - the politicians balked. They were afraid that abolish ing the farm subsidies would result in LOSS OF FARM VOTES. The chances are that when the time came under Dr. Hel ler's system to RAISE TAXES AGAIN, thus taking more money out of people's pockets, the politicians would BALK AGAIN, thus upsetting his system. Rocket Assigned To Oregon Guard Portland-(UPII-A rocket with an atomic warhead has been assigned to the Oregon Air National Guard. Col. Waldo E. Timm, acting chief of staff, said the MB-1 Genie rocket is capable of de stroying a formation of bomb ers. He could not go into detail about the new weapon, but the Air Force Blue Book dis closed that the unguided mis sile, with a range of 1.5 miles, can destroy with a near miss because of the force of explo sion. New F89Js recently assign ed to the 123rd Fighter-Interceptor Squadron at Portland are capable of carrying the weapon. The F102s of the 460th Fighter-Interceptors- Squadron here will be armed with GAR 11 nuclear Falcon guided air rockets when they are avail able, but no date was dis closed. The atomic missiles will not be carried on training flights, officials said. New Tax Schedule Arrives in Area Local Internal Revenue service oniciais nave an nounced that a new tax sched ule has been received, and the filing deadline for income tax returns. Form 2948, a new tax sched ule to aid in computing more liberal medical expense de ductions for persons over 65, are now available at the local federal office building. According to recent federal legislation, the deduction for medical expenses for a de pendent parent 65 or over will not be reduced by 3 per cen as in the past. However, if either the taxpayer or his wife has reached age 65 be fore the close of the tax year, the medical expenses of both can be deducted without be ing subject to reduction by 3 per cent of adjusted gross. Beginning Jan. 9, the Med ford tax office will be open from 8 a.m. until 4:45 p.m. each Monday through April 17 - tax return deadline. The office will also be open Tues day, Jan. 3, to provide infor mation for taxpayers. Tax return spokesmen have asked residents to complete as much of their returns as possible before contacting the IRS. In addition, the taxpayer is advised to telephone the office at SPring 2-6730 prior to visiting the office since many questions can be an swered via telephone. Ruble Declared multiDle currency system with a different rate for the benefit of foreign residents and tourists, and yet another rate for ruble notes abroad. Soviet Finance Minister Vas ily F. Garbuzov on Nov. 14 announced the abolition on Jan. 1 of the dual system un der which an official rate of gram and an answering strike by socialist-led unions fearful of the effect on social bene fits. Joining the strikers were Belgium's numerically small but militant Communists. Premier Gaston Eyskens, drawing on Belgium's NATO troops in Germany to meet the threat to his government, ac cused the strikers of acting in "total ignorance" and of attempting to settle political problems by "pressure from the street, agitation and vio lence." The strikes had historical precedent and also a root in smouldering resentments be tween the unions and the Eyskens government. Unions vs. Premier In February 1959 the So cialist trade union federation backed a strike by 137,000 coal miners against a govern ment plan to close down un economic mines. . The government agreed to resettle-unemployed workers and came up with an econom ic plan to encourage invest ment and which also promised a more liberal financial poli cy, increased public works and special development zones. Last January, Socialist trade unions called a 24-hour strike to force the govern ment to carry out its program promised nearly a year be fore. Today's strikes once more deal with government decis ion, but with a difference. The label on these reads: Made in the Congo." ' Editorial Comment END OF FLYING SAUCER ERA? V-' ' The end of the so-called flying saucer era is in sight, according to Lt. Col. .Law rence J. Tacker, an Air Force information officer, who is the author of a new book, "Flying Saucers and the U.S. Air Force." Tacker emphasizes the Air Force, which investigated thousands of reports of "flying saucers," is not withholding any information on the sub ject, and states there just is no evidence that the earth has been visited by beings from other planets. He says the Air Force does not discount the possibility of life on other planets nor the possibility of a visit from outer space, but adds that the Air Force has no evidence to prove anything one way or the other. A research report made for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration recent ly advised that America should begin figuring on how to meet the psychological im pact of a discovery that in telligent beings live on other planets. If such a discovery is made within the next 20 years, the report says, it probably will be through radio communica tions with other solar systems. or possibly the discovery of artifacts left on the moon or other planets. In view of the progress be ing made in space probes by satellites and rockets, and the explorations being made by "radio telescopes," the "era of the flying saucer" loses some of its glamor. Colonel Tacker believes that the flying saucer era "is similar to the great accent on spiritualism which took place at the turn of the century." Certainly there were many unidentified flying objects seen in the sky during the saucer era. Many of them were identified - weather bal loons, reflected sun rays, high- tlying jets and weather phe nomena. Some were not fully identified or explained, but Tacker assures that there is no evidence at all of manned "saucers" from outer space. Most of the sightings were made in the spring and sum mertime "when people are outside and looking up." Un doubtedly many people, fly ing saucers or no, learned new things while looking into the sky. We will learn more too as time goes on, and there seems to be no end to knowledge if man can continue to project puny senses snd keep his in quiring mind on the mysteries that unfold further mysteries. Oregon Journal. four rubles to a dollar wan maintained simultan e o u s 1 y with a tourist premium rate of ten rubles to the dollar. Will Exchange Ruble On the same date the Soviet people will get one new rubla for 10 old ones. Also, the prices of goods will be chang ed on the same ratio. This is similar to the trick of "dropping the zeros" the French played successfully last year to restore the sta bility of the franc, only the French revaluation waa ten times more sweeping. But as the British econo mist, Paul Einzig, has pointed out, "This kind of operation does not improve with repe tition." This is the second go round for the Russians. A one-for-ten exchange was ordered in December, 1947. The main purpose then was to destroy the value of "hot money" inflationary note hoards. At present there appears to ba no such intentioii-though the value of the small amounts of rubles which have been smug gled from the Communist bloo will probably be wiped out. The Soviet Union Is at the same time changing the stated gold value of its ruble from .222187 milligrams to .987412 milligrams. This is not so im pressive as it sounds, for, as pointed out above, the ruble is never exchanged for gold. Dollar Value Also the dollar will be rated as worth 90 kopecks (there are 100 kopecks in the ruble). Thus the ruble will be worth SI. 11 as against the old pegged rate of 25 cents. This may impress the unsophisticated. But since ten old rubles have to be turned in for one new one, the ruble actually is be ing devalued. What was worth $2.50 will now be worth only $1.11. The principle of the ruble revaluation was announced by Soviet Premier Khru shchev on the eve of last May's abortive Paris Summit conference. It was generally considered at least partly a propaganda move to increase the international prestige of the Russian currency. It may also be a part ot a Russian plan eventually to make the ruble an interna tional currency. And it may be a step toward Russian membership in the Interna tional Monetary Fund. Khrushchev in Paris de clared: "Gold we have, but we save it. Why? I don't real ly know. Lenin said that the day would come when gold would serve to coat the walla and floors of public toilets. When the Communist society is built, we must certainly accomplish Lenin's wish." A better explanation for Soviet gold-hoarding would probably be that the Reds are amassing reserves toward the long-term goal of making the ruble convertible. Kennedy Carries Hawaii in Squeak Honolulu tUPD President elect John F. Kennedy haa apparently carried Hawaii by 115 votes. A complete recount of all 240 precincts gave Kennedy 92,410 votes to 92,295 for Nixon. The results, however, will not be official until ac tion by Congress after it con venes Jan. 6. Prior to the recount, Nixon had been declared the winner by 141 votes. Both Republican and Democratic electors cast their ballots when the Elec toral College voted. Congress will rule which ones are to be accepted. Circuit Court Judge Ronald B. Jamieson Wednesday de nied a move by Republican elector O. P. Soares to have the election invalidated be cause of . possible fraud. Soares based his request chiefly on discovery of a specimen ballot among offi cial ballots on the Island of Hawaii. Jamieson ruled that there was no evidence of fraud. He said the specimen ballot might have been de posited accidentaly by a voter who had used it for reference, or because of confusion on the part of an ignorant voter. Ex-Medford Man Named to Position Edwin O. McKeen, former Medford resident, was recent ly named general manager of the National Hospital associa tion. A graduate of Oregon State college, McKeen has been with NHA since 1946, and has served on the board of direc tors since 1954. He began his career In Medford as district office manager. Later he was transfered to the head office where he has served as man ager of the individual depart ment, field director, sales manager, and underwriter. McKeen lived in the Med ford area for more than seven years. o
