Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (May 10, 1961)
Russian Chemical Production May Not Meet Seven-Year Goal By HENRY J. BECHTOLD UPI Financial Editor i New York - (VPD - Russia's chemical industry may be caught in a squeeze between r e a 1 i z ation and ambition. I n dications are that it will not meet the produc tion and ex pansion goals set lor it un der the seven year plan due for comple tion in 1963, according to the latest issue of Chemical News put out by the Manufacturing Chemists' association. The USSR is the world's second largest chemical pro ducer, its output rated at bout 30 to 40 per cent of the U.S. production. But while the present So viet seven year plan probably will not reach its goal, Rus sia's output at its present rate of growth could overtake ours by 1980, the publication said. Rapid Soritl Growth The Soviet growth rate averaged 15 per cent from 1950 to 1958, according to their statistics, while the U.S. chemical industry grew by 5 to 6 per cent annually during the same period. In 1959 and 1960, Chem ical News noted, Soviet chem ical output grew 10 and 12 per cent, respectively, as an ticipated, but this is well be low the average annual gain needed to reach the 1965 goal. Should the Soviet industry gain at an annual rate of 10 per cent for the next five years, the 1965 goals will be only about two-thirds fulfill ed and chemical production will be equal to about half the U.S. output. Goals of the seven-year pro gram outline a twelvefold in crease in synthetic fibers, a sevenfold hike in plastics and synthetic resins output, and nearly a threefold rise in syn thetic rubber. -. Chemical News said prog ress has been slowed by sev eral major problems, the most important of which are in adequate production, particu larly of synthetic organic chemical products; use of much obsolete technology; In ability to develop and com mercialize new chemical pro cesses as rapidly as needed; and lack of sufficient mech anization and automation. , Help from Abroad Because of these difficulties the Soviet plan relies heavily on the purchase of chemical plants and . know-how from abroad. . , Practically all new produc tion of the synthetic organic FAITHFULLY AND WELL . . . f - We have served this community for 25 years and more.. To. merit your .confidence is our sincere desire. . , -: ' . v LITWILLER'S ; . . FUNERAL HOME C - Highway 66 at Normal 'Ave. Ashland Dial 482-2816 : . 1 .CM. Litwiller Mrs. Litwiller Ashland's Leading Funeral Director Since 1935 ' chemical called for In the plan is to be based on two raw materials ou reiinery gases and natural gas, accord ing to the report. 1 But, it added, the rapid develop ment of processes utilizing these materials has been a weakness of Soviet re search and technology. And the creation of a modern or g a n i c chemical industry would, of necessity, be slow, and without Free World as sistance, impossible of attain ment quickly enough to meet the rapidly increasing de mand for synthetic products. Aware of this, the publica tion stated, Khrushchev in 1958 requested U.S. assis tance in building up the So viet chemical industry. The U.S. chemical Industry at that time opposed the sale of plant and advanced technology to the Russians, and still main tains that position today, Poulson Ordered To Produce Records Los Angeles (DTD - Mayor Norris Poulson has been or dered to produce his financial records at a deposition hear ing Thursday in connection with a $2.2 million slander suit filed against him by Sam uel W. Yorty. Yorty's lawyer, Phil Silver, obtained the order from County Clerk Harold J. Ostly. Yorty claimed he was slan dered by Poulson during the mayor's April 5 press con ference when he said the former congressman was sup ported by underworld charac ters. " Silver said the financial records of the mayor are need ed to determine the amount of punitive damages Yorty may receive. Financial matters also were spotlighted In the mayorality race after Yorty questioned where Poulson obtained mon ey for a 390-acre ranch near Baker, Ore. MEDFORDiWTRIBUNE SECTION B MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1961 PAGES 1 to 12 TWO APPOINTED Salem -IUPB- Senate Presi dent Harry Boivin has ap pointed Sens. Robert White, (R-Salem) and E. D. Potts CD Grants Pass) to the State Emergency Board, the legis lative body that passes on emergency money requests be tween legislatures. WINNER Lana Green, 18, has been crowned Miss San Francisco. The 35V4-23V4-35V4 brunette will represent the city in the Miss America pa gaent in Atlantic City, N.J. (UPI Telephoto) Merger of Packing Firm Receives OK Astoria - IUPD - Merger of Columbia River Packers As sociation Inc. into Castle St Cook Inc., of Honolulu, has been approved at a special meeting of 'CRPA stockhold ers. Castle & Cook shareholders recently approved merger of Dole Corp. and CRPA into Castle and Cook. Terms provide for CRPA to transfer its assets to a new Oregon corporation to be known as Bumble Bee Sea foods, Inc. The new corpora tion will have the same board of directors, same officers and management as CRPA. ' Priest Accused of Allowing Gambling At Church Bazaar Groves, Tex.-OIPS-There are times when DUt, Atty. W. G. Walley would rather dig ditches for avliving, or just about anything else. And this is one of them. "This case is just about as touchy as they come," Walley said today. It started with the bazaar Sunday at the Roman Immacu late Church. Its an annual event the church holds to raise funds to pay oft the church debt. The Rev. Charles R. John son, pastor of the Wheatley Memorial Baptist Church, had a gambling charge filed against the Rev. B. J. Marino, pastor of the Catholic church, for letting games of chance run at the bazaar. Delicate Situation It's a delicate situation. And the way Walley looks at it, no matter what happens, he stands to be a loser. There are more Catholics in Groves than there are in many sections of Texas, and Measure For Four Bridges Tabled Salem -IUPD- The Ways and Means committee Tuesday tabled a bill asking $7 mil lion in bonds for bridges at Oswego, Ontario, Dayton and Albany. . This means the end of the measure unless proponents can muster enough support on the floor to bring it out The bill had passed the Senate. The committee approved two more 1962 interim studies. One creates an in terim committee on social problems. This group would study divorce and sex offen ders. A sum of $15,000 was allocated. An appropriation of $10, 000 was approved to let the Legislative Fiscal committee study puDiic weuare. any disposition of the case is likely to make somebody un happy. The Rev. Mr. Johnson went to Father Marino's bazaar to look for gambling. Father Ma rino said he ordered the Rev. Mr. Johnson to leave because he considered him "undesir able and looking for trouble." The Rev. Mr. Johnson said Father Marino told him-and he has witnesses-"you get the hell off of my property." "I didn't say anything at all," the Rev. Mr. Johnson said. "I didn't file any com plaints. Dist. Atty. Walley filed the complaint , , , at my request." "We've done it (run bazaars) for 15 years and nobody has complained before," Father Marino said. 'Selling Lottery Tickets' "He was selling lottery tic kets, spinning a wheel for silver dollars and pitching pennies for a payoff . . . and that's against state law," the Rev. Mr. Johnson charged. ' "He and his congregation sold their raffle tickets on a new automobile to a 15-year-old Boy who is a member of my congregation." : Walley has ordered a full Investigation of the gambling charge. He said his assistant, John Dewitt, would make a report before any decision was reached on whether to prosecute. "He will talk to witnesses and do some briefing before we decide what action will be taken," Walley said. "We will handle this as a routine case just like any oth er case of this nature - to the best interests of both the peo ple of Groves and the two parties involved." TRiairWM ptp Aim Ui.VLUAimJl.XLUVUu A LIU II The Newest, Sma nominees rtest, Sportiest Rambler American Convertible . . . absolutely new -.and lowest priced, too! Step into new world or motoring fun in the freshest convertible under the sun the one completely custom convertible that costs less than most 2-door sedans. Think what you get with the Rambler Convertible! The top economy, high performance of the 125 H.P. overhead valve Six that again topped all cars in the Pure Oil Economy Trials. The con venience of the automatic power top. The option of individually adjustable front seats . . . Airliner Reclining Seats . . . Weather Eye heating . . . gas-saving Overdrive or Flash-O-Matic transmis sion . . . power steering . . . power brakes at surprising low cost. See your Rambler dealer. Fun-drive a Rambler AmericanCustomConvertible t TOP QUALITY AT AMERICA'S LOWEST PRICE! At least 478 less I than any Ford or Chevrolet convertible lflW )Hit fctWol ) 9Htt)ejt KfcPf A Farm Production In Alaska Grows; Much Shipped In Washington HIPH - Agrlcul tural production is growing rapidly in Alaska, but an agriculture department study reports tftat the state's farm ers supply less than 10 per cent of the food consumed there. . Receipts from the sale of Alaska's farm products totaled $3.5 million In 1959. This was less than 8 per cent of the revenue from the fishing in dustry, Alaska's largest priv ate source of Income. The val ue of farm- products sold, however, doubled between 1949 and 1959. Total 23,000 Acres Cropland' in Alaska totaled about 23,000 acres in ' 1959, nearly double the acreage in 1949. There were only 6,450 harvested acres in 1949. There were 367 farms In Alaska in 1960. About half of these were parttime farms, with the operators working 100 or more days off the farm. The average value of land and buildings per farm was about $43,000 in 1960, up from $12, 500 in 1950. The department said most Alaskan farms operated by fulltime farmers have electricity, tractors and other equipment and conveniences. The study indicated that in some areas of Alaska, it is cheaper to import even per ishable products than to pro duce them locally. Milk, pota toes, eggs, and fresh veget ables are Alaska's principal farm products. Farmers gener ally market their products Jointly through a farmers' co operative or individually, sell ing directly to retailers and consumers. Extra Costs There are few assemblers, processors and other dealers in locally grown farm prod ucts. Generally, products are not shipped from the produc ing area. Extra shipping costs incurred by all Imported foods make retail food prices high er In Alaska than in other states. Locally produced food products also bring relatively high prices. Farmers' costs also are higher than those of farmers in other states. Rambler- World Standard of Compact Car Excellence LEA MOTORS, Bartlett at 5th HouhI evrnvy Hatfield To Speak In San Francisco San Francisco - IUPD - Gov. Mark Hatfield of Oregon will speak at the San Francisco Press and Union League club June 23. POISON OAK lOTHI. YOUf WORRY NO MORI Uie I I H folion Oak Letlen. latUfectle Guar anteed, at yeur 'averlte Drat Sure. Offer You the Opportunity To BUY AT YOUR OWN PRICE! MAK A REASONABLE E OFFER on ITEM in Our last window! SAVE DURING ANDY'S BIG PEUGE-GU1 EfflOT Make a Reasonable Offer WATCHES Hamilton, Bulova, Wlttnauer, Elgin, Longlnes, Benrus, LeCoultre, Tissot , . - Last Year's Models All Carry the Regular Guarantee RADIOS Bulova, Zenith ... CAMERAS Ansco, Wlttnauer - LIGHTERS BAROMETERS CLOCKS GOLD FILLED JEWELRY No Phone Orders All Sales Final mm Buy Now For MOTHER'S DAY GRADUATION JUNE WEDDINGS FATHER'S DAY Use Our Lay Away Plan Buy on ANDY'S EASY TERMS Large Parking Let at Our Rear Entrance Yeur Family Store A DIAMOND IS FOREVER WE GIVE GREEN . -v- A a. nff iAIVI Koy 211 East Main-Next to Parker Woods
