Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, February 17, 1961, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextKennedy Picks 20 Men For Study of Economy Washington -flIPD- President Kennedy has named a 20-man committee of govern m e n t, business and labor leaders to seek ways to cure the nation's ailing economy. The committee, including Henry Ford II and Walter Reuther, was set up Thursday as the government announced that personal income fell off by $600 million in January and industrial production slumped for the sixth consecu tive month. The new Advisory Commit tee on Labor-Management will be composed of Labor Secre tary Arthur J. Goldberg, Com merce Secretary Luther Hodges and 18 others. Gold berg will head the committee this year and Hodges the next on all alternating basis. ; The White House said the committee would recommend labor-management policies to promote "free and responsi ble collective bargaining, in dustrial peace, sound wage and price policies, higher standards of living and in creased productivity." The committee also Is in tended to study problems of I The labor members include automation and maintaining competitive U.S. prices in world markets. .The latest dark economic report showed the Federal Re serve Board's index of indus trial production fell by 1 per cent to 102. Slumping automo bile production contributed heavily to the industrial de cline. It meant that factory, mine mill and utility activity was only 2 per cent greater last month than it was in 1057, the base year for the index. Production slowdowns and layoffs caused the national in come to drop to an annual rate of $406.3 billion, the low est since last June. Industrial activity has fallen 7 per cent and materials down 8 per cent. Committee Mtmberi Business leaders appointed to the President s labor-man agement committee Included Ford, the board chairman of Ford Motor Co.; Thomas Wat son Jr., president of Interna tional Business Machines, and Inland Steel Co. president Joseph Block DORMANT SPRAY! CO HlUd) Don't wait, if you haven't sprayed be sure to do it NOWI Hfejjjf ROSE FERTILIZER PSrT'l ',,nd N"W! R,9u,r 1,39 'l00 H j pee'' '"t'oduetory offer Qt. SAVE! ORTHO ROSE DUST 2 for 1 Salt, Duittr and m 49 Raf III, Rag. 1 .49 aach. Both for Gat ORTHO 16-16-8 for lawns and Flowers for luxurious growth. Use our spreader, FREEI 0I1RDEN 2 n M & Thrifty Green Stamps 7 W. 6th - SP 3-6445 W. Sell Ivry "Bloomln' " Thine ed Reuther, president of the United Auto Workers; AFL- CIO president George Meany, and David Dubinsky, presi dent of the International La dies Garment Workers Union Other members included Ralph McGlll, editor of the Atlanta Constitution, George W. Taylor, professor of labor relations at the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania; and Clark Kerr; chancellor of the Uni versity of California. Minor Injuries Reported In Area Crashes Thursday Minor Injuries resulted from two automobile accidents yesterday, according to state police. Thursday morning, cars driven by Roy Kenton Lester, 19, of 1336 Hilton rd., Med- ford, and Albert Madison Rowe, 55, of Day's Creek, col lided at the intersection of Antelope rd. and Highway 62. Injured were Elsie Mary Rowe, passenger in the Rowe car, and Raymond Spore, 64 also a passenger in the Rowe car. Both are of Day's Creek. They were taken to Crater Osteopathic hospital by the Medford Ambulance Service. Lester had stopped his car at a stop sign and crossed Highway 62 in front of the Rowe car, which was headed south, state police said. Another accident occurred Thursday afternoon at the in tersection of Highway 62 and the Nick Young rd., state po lice said. Cars driven by James Manville Slack, 36, of Prospect, and Jose Peter Gomez, 33, of route 1, box 90, Eagle Point, collided at the intersection as the Gomez car pulled out in front of the Slack car, state police said. Samuel Wayne Beck, 32, Red Blanket rd., a passenger in the Slack car, complained of Injuries to chin, cut lip and head injuries, but refused medical treatment, state po lice said. fA . -1 v 6. ('A haT'.- " J' 1' ,. J4T ; ; 1 THAR SHE BLOWS1 A huge man-made volcano built by a quarter of a million dollars over a period of four months, Columbia Studio technicians at Fallbrook, Calif., showers the first man-made volcano in Hollywood history blows up lava and rocks in all directions as it exploded for a scene and disappears in a matter of seconds. In the picture, "The Devil at 4 o'clock." Built at a cost of (UPI Telephoto) California January Unemployment Declared To Be Highest in Decade NOW YOU KNOW United Pun IntarnationsI Tha Roman amparor Nara, last of lha Caaiari and ra mambarad chiefly for his crualty, was in fact xavarad by tha paopla of Rome who regarded him as an open handed patron. Sacramento -IUPH- California unemployment during Janu ary reached its "highest point in a decade" when the number of jobless persons in the state totaled 517,000. Employment Director Irv ing Perluss said Thursday night the January unemploy ment totaled eight per cent of the labor force, 65,000 more jobless than during last De cember when unemployment rose to 6.9 per cent. More Than Year Ago The new figures also are 148,000 more unemployed than January a year ago when unemployment was 5.9 per cent of all the state's workers. Almost simultaneously, Gov. Edmund G. Brown released a recession report on 13 "repre sentative counties" of the state and sent a wire to Presi dent John F. Kennedy report ing on California's attempts to alleviate the recession. "I am greatly encouraged despite our steadily rising un employment, to know that your administration is fully alert to the nation s economic problems and is moving with vigor to strengthen the econ omy," he said. LOAD 'EM & LEAVE 'EM with an ewe CLOTHES DRYER! Or how fo make everyday SUN"day at your house! Weather worries, clotheslines, much of your ironing chore .. all disappear when you put an ELECTRIC CLOTHES DRYER in your laundry. With an electric clothes dryer, you simply flick, a switch ,. and walk away! Clothes and linens come out so smooth, soft, and wrinkle-free that many things need no ironing at all. Do your laundry at any time of day or night, with an automatic sunshine maker .. an ELECTRIC CLOTHES DRYER .. in your house! Tjrx f For the best buys in electric "California is moving ahead in partnership with your ad ministration to accelerate projects that will provide new jobs and invigorate business," he reported. Brown said the state's $58 million share of federal high way aid was being put out to bid at the rate of $35-$40 mil lion monthly compared to the normal rate of S28 million. The report on the 13 coun ties, submitted to Brown by State Social Welfare Director John M. Wcdemeyer, said un- Regional Edition Page 2A MedfordMTribune MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1961 Special Situations Continue To Lead Advance in Market employment in some of them "is the worst since the de pression of the 1930s." Wedemeyer told Brown the report was compiled from the findings of crews of investi gators in Los Angeles, San Diego, Alameda, Santa Clara, Contra Costa. Riverside, Kern, Stanislaus, Fresno, Marin, Humboldt, Mendocino and Shasta counties. New York -IUPD- Special sit uations continued to advance in active first hour dealings today, but the main body of the stocks was mixed. All leading auto and steel shares moved within 'i point of prior closing levels, while leading oils tacked on any where from Va to 'A, and air crafts, metals, and utilities were narrowly mixed. Reynolds posted a 1'4 point rise in the tobaccos, and Home Products moved up 1 and Pai;ke, Davis 2Va in the drugs. Among me eiecirumcs, ivuutie apolis Honeywell and Varian gained 2, Motorola IVi and IBM a point. DOW - JONES AVERAGES New York-lllPII-Dow-Jones final stock averages: 30 in dustrials 651.79 up 2.90; 20 rails 144.29 up 0.98; 15 utili ties 107.37 off 0.07; 65 stocks 220.42 up 0.81. Sales Thurs day were about 5,070,000 as compared with about 5,200,000 shares Wednesday. Thursday's prices on selected stocks: Allied Chemical 53 Alum Co. Am SB 'a American Can 37 s American Motors 17 AT&T H5i American Tobacco 72B Anaconda Copper 51 ,2 Armco Steel 72 Bcndix Corp 67 U Bethlehem Steel 44 'i Booing Air 41 ','4 Brunswick 48', Caterpillar Corp 36'' Chrysler Corp txdl 42 v3 Coca Cola 921.-, Continental Can (xd) .'. 3R'i, Crown Zellerbach 54? Educational TV In Classrooms Seen Salem-iUPD-Educationnl tel evision could enter Oregon classrooms by next fall, the Senate Education committee was told Thursday, if the leg islature approves a bill pro viding $75,000 a year for pro gramming. Willard Bacr, assistant state superintendent of instruction, said the money would enable the state to send programs five hours weekly for 30 weeks. He said that the programs would be broadcasts of state educational television stations at Corvallis and Portland, and would reach about 70 per cent of the school population. Eastern Oregon, he said, could obtain the films if local TV stations would air them. It would be up the schools to install their own television sets. The bill. SB294, was pre pared by the Interim Educa tion committee. WEIGHT FACTOR Baltimore - Adults who suffer from over weight arc found to be twice as suscepti ble to high blood pressure afflications as persons of nor mal weight. Curtiss WrlRht Dow Chemical Du Pont .. Firestone Ford General Electric General Foods General Motors Georgia Pacific Graham Paige Greyhound Gulf Oil .. Homestake Mining Idaho Power I. B. M Int. Paper Johns Manville Kennecott Copper Lockheed Aircraft Montnna Power Montgomery Ward Natl Blscull New York Central Northern Pacific Pac Gas & Elec Penney. J. C Pcnn RB Phillips Rndio Corporation Safeway Sears Shell Oil Socony Mobil Oil Southern Co Southern Pacific Sperry Rand Standard California Standard Indiana Standard NJ Sun Mines Texas Co. .. Texas Gulf Sulfur Texas Pac Land Trust . Transanierica Trans World Air Tri-Contlnental Union Carbide Union Pacific United Aircraft United Air Lines U. S. Rubber U. S. Steel Westlnghousc Youngstown S & T . 18T, 74 ....210 3R'.i 68 6514 .... 74 ..... 43(4 .... 58 .... 2',', .... 21 ...I 35 .... 47 .... 54 ....64 Hi .... 34 .... 60 .... 8414 .... 34 V, .... 33a .... 31 .... 77 .... nr. .... 44 .... 70, .... 42 .... 13'.', .... 581,4 .... 54 .... 38 .... 5(1 H .... 43 .... 42 .... 4fl .... 22 .... 24 '.' .... 50 .... 40 .... 45 .... 8 ',4 .... 94 4 .... 22 .... 18'4 .... 30 .... 16 !4 .... 40 ....12414 .... 32 .... 39 .... 39 .... 49 .... 85 .... 451,', .... 21 Youth Gets Life For Stabbing Three Ashland, Ala. -IUPD- A 15-year-old junior high school pu pil, tried as an adult, was sen tenced to life in prison Thurs day for the fatal stabbing of his aunt, grandmother and great-grandmother. An all-male jury deliberat ed a little more than two hours before finding Ray mond Eugene Brown guilty of murder in the Oct. 2, 1960 deaths of Berta Mae Martin, 31, Mrs. Ethel Ogle, 69, and Mrs. Everlcna Ogle, 83. A major part of the prosecu tion's case was the boy's writ ten confession that he stabbed the women with a kitchen knife when his aunt awoke as he was ransacking his grand mother's home in a search for money. Fissure Wrecking House at Newport Newport, Ore.-IUPD - Last week's torrential rains have loosened the ground near a sharp ocean cliff and a New port doctor's home is gradu ally being destroyed. City officials said the home of Dr. Robert Hayter is being pulled apart by a fissure eight feet long and 12 inches wide that is spreading beneath the house. The west portion has dropped about one foot and the home is slipping toward the cliff some 25 yards away. Dr. Hayter is planning to tear the house down and salv age some of the material. WHILE YOU WAIT, your present lenses can be mounted in beautiful new frames, at very little cost. Styles change, but more important so do your eyes. Dr. Noles Optometrists have safeguarded the sight of Northwesterners for over 56 years. While modernizing your frames have your eyes examined, tool No ap pointment needed. Convenient Credit -v Complete Eye Examination Available We Give S&H Green Stimpi 4t 56 (A tfex COLUMBIAN OPTICAL CO. MEDFORD SHOPPING CENTER Dr. W. T. Hodion IT'S A WONPCRFUl STOtl Saturday Check List OF GOOD VALUES Banlon sweater special Only 2.88 and 3.88 . . . would be 4.98 to 7.98 if not specially purchased. Beau tiful, washable Banlon in short sleeve classic pullover and long sleeved car digan and many handsome dressmaker styles. A rainbow of colors, perfect to fit your spring and summer wardrobe. Woven cotton skirts Only 9.98 . . . nationally 11.98. Slim style in fine jacquard woven cotton in stripes, checks and plaids. Many styles from which to choose. Contoured waistband and darts for perfect fit. Completely lined. Beige, lilac, lemon, pistachio, coral and aqua. Hand decorated hand bags Only, 5.00 ... an outstanding value made to sell for much more. Lovely im ported straw handbags beautifully hand decorated with shells and fruits in the newest and freshest look. All shapes and sizes. White, beige, tan or black. These you must see to appreciate. Pants! Pants! Pants! Only 4.98 . . . regularly 6.98. Fine sailtone poplin pedal pushers, beautifully made. Hid den side zipper. Two pockets. Self belt. Wide cuffed. Fully cut leg. In solid and check pat terns. Pink, blue, green, brown, beige tones. Pink maternity skirts Only 4.79 . . . should be much more. Ribbed, washable cotton with helanca stretch front adjustable panel. Adjust able waistband and special let-out back feature. Walking pleat. Matched to our lovely maternity tops. 3-Piece cotton knit suits Only 15.95 . nationally 17.95. Jacquard woven cotton knit jacket and sleeveless scoop neck blouse, the box jacket with contrasting trimmed Peter Pan collar and notched lapel. The skirt is slim and straight, solid color, com pletely lined. Green or gold combination. Com pletely washable. Half slips Only 3.29 . . . instead of 3.98. Lovely slips with monogram of appliqued satin at hem and Schiffli embroidered floral motif. Wide scalloped lace bot tom with side vent for walking ease. Nylon slips Only 3.49 . . . nationally 3.98. Smocked bodice lined with 15 denier tricot in scalloped effect. Trapunto trim at hem, edged wtih double tri cot. Proportioned lengths. Robes Only 3.49 . . ,. regularly 3.98. Cotton corduroy robes in small print on white background. Wide cuffed V length raglan sleeves, Peter Pan collar trimmed with solid color and buttons to match. Spring coats Only 29.95 . . . should be 39.95. The new "Jackie" look, captured in new colors and new silhouettes. Beautiful bell "shaped cardigans. Stove pipe sleeves. Double breasted, wide away necklines and single button closings. Shorter, wider sleeves. All wool in new, inter esting weaves. Solids or tweeds in vibrant colors. Pure silk suits Only 29.95 . . . true value 39.95. All silk linen weave. Demi fit jacket with large cuffed collar and self rose trim. Elegant and wearable. Jellyapple red, navy, cracked wheat or citron green.