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T MCDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON TUESDAY. APRIL 17, I9E2 In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS Far East vignettes: In the New Territories area of Hong Kong, on the main . land or Kowloon side, you see working in the fields many women wearing odd-looking hats. The brims are wide and from their edges dangle fringes not unlike those that adorned the horse-drawn sur reys of Grandfather's day. The fringes serve a double pur pose. They help to shade the face from the hot sun and at the same time they help to keep the flies and other in sects away. They are the women of the Hakka people. The HaKka people came out of Central Asia about the beginning of the Christian era and settled in Central and Southern China. When the Manchus in vaded China in the 17th. cen tury, many of them fled to the island of Formosa, where they still make up a consider able part of the population. They want no truck with the communists, and thousands of them have fled to the British crown colony of Hong Kong. They have a curious nation al custom. The women work in the fields and the men stay at home. how long you Want to stay and make your hotel reserva tions accordingly for at the end of your reserved period somebody else will be waiting to step into your quarters as soon as you get out. IN HONG KONG, the people who have fled from com munist China are called by various names - "people of no fixed abode," unemployed, residents of an unnumbered house, street sleepers, and so on. In Hong Kong's busy down lown back streets, away from the fashionable Nathan Road shopping area, you see them sleeping by t h e hundreds -under arcades that fend off the sun and rain, in discarded packing crates, even right out in the open. It's rough, but to , their way of thinking, it's bet . ter than life in communist Cl'ina. They aren't bums. They are just toughing it out until they can get a job - and to the everlasting credit of Hong Kong be it said, they find . jobs of some sort with aston ishing rapidity. They aren't choosy. They will do ANY kind of work that is available, and in this amazing mush room community that is one of the present-day wonders of the world - a community where there is as yet NO auto mation, where everything is done by hand - a LOT of work is available. 11HIS Hong Kong community just has to be seen - it can't be imagined. There are many places where as many as 2,000 people are living on an acre of ground. It isn't un common for as many as ten people to share one bed. Ten ' people, of course, can't sleep in one bed all at the same time. They sleep in relays. Somehow or other, they get the bowl of rice that is a meal for them. Surprisingly soon, they find a job. Some kind of job. ANY kind of job. Wages are low. But living costs-if you can call it living-are low. And bet ter jobs open up as higher .skills are acquired. These refugees are good workers. They WANT TO WORK. The acquire skills sur prisingly soon. The products they turn out are GOOD products, in their way. They aren't shoddy. And It all contributes to a low cost economy. Because costs are low, prices are low. The low prices bring cutsomers. The customers come from all over the world drawn by the magnet of good goods at low prices. Hone Kong is now the No. 1 tourist mecca of the vast Pacific Basin. The hotels are crowded with tourists ON THE WAY. If you want to go to Hong Kong, you must make your reservations well in ad vance. Otherwise, you won't be able to get there. If you want to STAY in Hong Kong, vou must know in advance T'HE scenery in this last little corner of the once vast British Empire in Asia is beautiful. The life that is lived here is unique and interesting. The climate is pleasantly warm at a time when in much of the rest of the world the weather is inclement. But Basically It isn't the unique life of Hong Kong that is drawing the thousands upon thousands of tourists from the rest of the world. It isn't the climate of Hong Kong that is bringing the tourists in droves. What is it? It's the LOW PRICES, plus glamorous and unusual merch andise that is bringing the crowds. Everybody takes a tour, of course. Several tours, probably. But on the Kowloon side it is Nathan Road, which is the center of the shopping area, and on the Hong Kong side it is the shops of the city of Victoria's business dis trict, that get the big crowds. IiHE British crown colony of Hong Kong has much to interest the business men of the rest of the world. It brings out startlingly what good merchandise at LOW PRICES can do in the way of bringing customers from all over the world. iffy Wrap-on SI7FS 71 Vr Child's Play Si llpp It's child's play to make this fluffy puppy - and won't all ages love a pet like this! Foui.dation-two pillowlike pieces-no forming. Just ONE 4-ounce skein of worsted. Pat- Welcome Mats Due On State Highways Salem-iL'PD-Gov. Mark Hat field said today Oregon will paint green welcome mats on highways at her borders to help cash in on tourist traffic en route to and from Seattle's World's Fair. Motorists entering Oregon at any of 11 locations will get this message in green: "Wel come to Oregon." Traffic lanes taking motorists out of Ore gon will have painted mats saying: "Hurry Back." Special roadside plantings are planned, too. Hatfield said the welcome mats are the first in a series of events making up an ac celerated program of industry - tourist - convention attractions. terns 7372 is easy; a child can make this 15-inch puppy! THIRTY FIV cents (coins) for this pattern-add 10 cents for each pattern for first-class mailing. Send to Alice Brooks, care of Medford Mai! Tribune, Ncedlccraft Dept. P.O. Box 163, Old Chelsea Station. New York 11, N.V. Print plainly N A V E. ADDRESS, PAT TERN NUMBER. NEVER-BEFOHE VALUE! 200 designs to knit, crochet, sew, weave, embroider, quilt - in our 1962 Needlecraft Catalog. Beautiful Bulkies in a complete fashion section plus bedspreads, toys, linens, afghans, slipcovers, plus 2 free patterns. Send 25c now. Tiller Multiple use of national forest lands has be come more important with increases in DoDulalion. Sn stated Vondis E. Miller, for est supervisor of the Umpqua national forest, in Tiller recently. There just isn't enough land for each group of users to have all they want. The mul tiple use plan is administered with the objective of provid ing the "greatest good for the greatest number of people in the long run," he explained. These users are limber busi ness, watershed management, soils, recreation, and wildlife and range management. The Umno.ua national forest was named for the Umpqua Indians and is about one mil lion acres in size. covering the headwaters of both forks nf the Umpqua river and in the north end includes drainages which flow into the Willam ette river. The forest furnishes a wood supply for a large number of manufacturing plants which in turn provide employment to a substantial number of residents in Douglas. Lane and Jackson counties. The iob of thp forest servirp is to continue development of the transportation svstpm nnri to manage these wild lands under the multiple use con cept, giving due consideration Your Money's Worth By SYLVIA PORTER Copyright. Hall Syndicate, Inc. 9048 12-20 Just wrap and tie-slip into this pretty dress in a jiffy! Halter neckline is cool, flattering-rick-rack trim is gay. Irons swiftly. Printed Pattern 9048: Misses' Sizes 12, 14, 16, 18, 20. Size IB requires 4V yards 35-inch fabric. FIFTY CENTS in coins for this pattern-add 10 cents for each pattern for first-class mail. Send to Marian Martin, Medford Mail Tribune, Pat tern Dept., 232 West 18th St., New York 11, N.Y. Print plainly NAME, ADDRESS with SIZE and STYLE NUM BER. Extra Big Summer Pattern Catalog-over 106 styles for all sizes, occasions. Send 35c. Counsel With . . . Mr. Insurance Fred Brennan FOR ALL YOUR INSURANCE NEEDS. SELECT A CERTIFIED INSURANCE AGENT. mm QUALIFIED There are Two Qualified F. R. Brennan, C.I. A. Insurance Agents at MEDFORD INSURANCE Agency PHONE SP 3-7343 27 North Holly Street i IT'S AN ERA OF PRICE STABILITY The unexpected boost in steel prices, now rescinded, would not have set off a new inflation spiral. We are still in a cycle of sustained price stability, a rarity in modern times. If the steel price hike had stuck and spread-by no means a certainty in this era of fierce competition at home and abroad - and if infuriated labor leaders now vow to fight to the finish for big wage increases, the picture would change. But this is not the outlook as of now. The pros pect remains: a continuation of relative price stability. A whole generation has been born, grown up, married, begun raising new families in a period of relentlessly rising prices. Inflation, mild or virulent, is all this generation knows and stories of what it was like before World War II are ancient history. But the post-World War II inflation phase started fad ing some time ago. In the past year, the cost of living, as measured by the government's consumer price index, has increased less than 1 per cent and in the past four years, the rise in the prices of goods has been less than ZVi per cent. During these months, wholesale prices actually have declined and for four years the government's wholesale price index has held in an exceedingly narrow range. Prices of many raw materials around the world are near or at lhe lowest levels in a decade. What are some of the less obvious implications of this? One implications to the U.S. businessman is that he's into the toughest battle of his life. No longer can he bail out mistakes, cover up sloppy management, offset rising labor costs by simply hiking the prices of goods he sells. What Big Steel tried to do is not to be interpreted as an indication of what other companies will dare do. Mar ginal producers are facing almost certain death in this com petitive phase. What is to happen to the inefficient manu facturer or cash-shy retailer is signaled by the current fail ure statistics, showing bankruptcies at the highest rate since the depression 1930s. At the same time, though, the stability of most raw materials prices gives manufacturers a chance to concen trate on top-notch productioi rather than on the problems of price gyrations. The stability of wholesale prices gives retailers a chance to concentrate on aggressive marketing and better services rather than on speculating about price swings. This is the way it was before the anything-gocs-at-any price philosophy took over during World War II; this is the way it is again. One implication to investors is that it's going to be harder to make money either in stocks or in real estate or in land or in any other risk venture. Those who buy slocks on lhe basis that inflation will push up prices across the board as it did in lhe 1950s are in for some rough shocks. A corporation's management, control of costs, efficiency of operations, research into development of improved or new products will make its stock "hot." not inflation. This cycle will separate the men from the boys in the investment sphere. One implication to the thrifty American is that saving in the traditional ways is going to pay off for the first time in decades. Interest rates being paid on cash in savings accounts are at the highs of this generation in areas from coast to coast. Returns of 4Vi per cent and more can be obtained on a savings nestegg far more than will be ab sorbed by rising living costs or taxes. In this cycle, the saver who docs it the easy way will conic out ahead. These are only three of the less obvious implications. To us all, as consumers of goods, the obvious message is that we're back in a buyer's market and this market could last a long time. We can buy as we need, confident we won't be penalized if we return to prewar purchasing pat terns. We can demand and expect to get increasing quality in goods. We can shop around, bargain on prices of big ticket items. We have lived through so many years nf inflation that the immediate reaction to the attempted steel price rise is "here we go again." But this era of price stability has been real; It isn't over yet. Increases in Population Stress Importance of Multiple Use of Lands to the most logical uses fcr given areas and resources. Besides the sale of timber the forest service also made 22 other sales in 1961 for such products as Christmas trees, cones, cascara bark, and ferns. Other Projects The 5,700 acres of cutover land were planted, 2.700 acres seeded, 4,000 acres were gone over for blister rust control, and 60 acres of sugar pine and white pine were chemically treated. Cultivating and other main tenance work was done on the seed orchard near Dorena dam. Approximately 30 acres have been planted to western white, sugar and Ponderosa pines and fenced. It is expect ed this acreage will be dou bled within the next two years. It is anticipated the Dorena Seed Orchard will be come a centralized location for most of the work on white and sugar pine rust resistant tree breeding in Oregon, Mil ler explained. Increased emphasis is being placed on watershed manage ment, because practically all forest activities affect the two basic resources, soil and wa ter. Improvement in logging and road construction tech niques and practices are con tinually being made to hold soil in place. A forest recreation plan is being prepared for the Ump qua, which will delineate in detail the management and development of recreation re sources. This plan is expected to be completed late this year. Recreation Development R e c r e a tion development during 1961 included prepara tion of a new campground at Lemola lake called Poole Creek camp which will be open to the public for the first time this summer. Poole Creek campground will con tain 20 family camp units and an electric pumping sta t i o n will furnish camp water. Wa ter systems are also being in stalled in Bogus creek, Eagle Rock, and Fish lake camps. Big game estimates by dis trict rangers indicate 17,000 deer, 930 bear, and 250 elk on the Umpqua national for est. Miller said. The large deer population has caused damage to the newly planted trees. Last year an either-sex deer season was extended into the Umpqua national forest for the last two weeks of the deer season. It is thought that this CARDS hOR SUNDAY, APRIL 22 When you care enough to send the very best CuiamV 217 E- Muin OUCH! 5 Medford might be a move in the right direction in controlling t h e deer population and reducing deer damage to reforestation projects. Some 573 cattle grazed a total of 3,696 animal months on the forest last year and five stock water developments were installed on cattle ranges, he concluded. Go Northwest, young man in Holiday! Our Pacific Northwest is even more exciting today than when it captured the imagination of frontiersmen years ago. This month, Holiday tours our rugged land to get the inside story on its vigorous surge forward. You'll visit lonely places like Heceta lighthouse, which sits ghostly white on Devil's Elbow. You'll dine 600 feet above bustling Seattle in the incredible Space Needle. You'll see magnificent views in more than 15 full-color photographs. Portland . . , Arlington . . . Olympic Peninsula . . . Mt. Ranier National Park . , . Juan de Fuca Strait . . . Vancouver . . . Victoria . . . Garibaldi Provincial Park. They're all in the May Holiday . . . and more This is an article you'll want to keep) HOLIDAY A CURTIS MAGAZINEMAY 196 J 3 1395 Arnold Lane Phone SP 3-7333 eingii($aifdeiip Memorial Park ond Funeral Home "More S"-T Understanding" JJ , " i i - V. Service HOW OFTEN DO YOU PHONE YOUR FOLKS? 7 i SCORE YOURSELF IN THIS TELEPHONE QUIZ YOU'LL DIAL LAUGHING! f : .m .... : f A $f "No, sir. I haven't called my folks since they sent me this awful hat." (Bury the hat and the hatchet and give your folks a ring. How about a peace feeler some evening or on Sunday when the rates are lower?) Si 1 1 JAttW a "I only call Mummy when 1 have a fight with that big rneanie I married." (Your "Mummy" would like to hear what you sound like without the sniffles. Call her when you're happy and she'll shed tears ot joy!) Aft mar . rvr " call my dear mother every hour on the hour, seven days a week." (You're overdoing it Space your calls so your folks get a little sleep. They'll appreciate hearing from you even more.) ' yaw J f Tit . Zl , jU to 't V: . . . ill "vr-1 , 7Vs-i t if'Vf' ' c ..i . '411 it . hi .f f -t "Listen, I write lotsa' long letters and send pictures of the kids, too." (Fine. Write often. But give them a call long distance occasionally, too. No pictures or long letters can ever convey the friendly warmth of hearing their grandchildren's voices.) " call long distance on all national holidays and Mother's birthday." (Admirable! And very patriotic. But why not call in-between just to share the news? It's the next best thing to being there, people tell us.) 5 , y " 7 wait and wait, my parents get real worried and call me." (Oh? Shouldn't you be doing the calling once in a while? The rates are lower than you think, and their budget could stand a boost, too.) " U... -,-,- ..L M "Why call now! We plan to have a big family reunion here in 1965." (Family reunions are fun! But to keep the family together, why not have an interim family reunion every few months by phone? It's easy, inexpen sive, and you don't have to clean up afterwards.) " call my folks about once a month and on special occasions. Or just when I feel like it." (Ah, that's our girl! Your folks probably appre ciate you as much as we do. Yours sounds like very happy family - keep up the good work!) CALL YOUR FOLKS TONIGHT. YOU'LL BOTH BE GLAD YOU DID. PACIFIC NORTHWEST BELL
