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S A WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER S. 1982 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON P v1 Your Money's Worth By SYLVIA PORTER Capyrlshl, Hid Syndicate, Inc. COST TRENDS NOW IN FAVOR OF U.S. Comparisons between what It costs U.S. manufacturers to turn out goods and what it costs manufacturers In other industrialized nations to produce are turning steadily more favorable to US. Wages have been rising at a much faster rate outside the United States in recent years than here. At present wages are, as Prentice-Hall puts it in a privately circulated letter on economic trends, showing "amazing steadiness in most industries." Average hourly wages were $2.39 in the first half of this year against $2.32 in all of 1961 and "virtually the entire 3 per cent rise occurred over the last half of 1961." Wholesale prices also have been rising at a much faster Tate in most other nations than here. Our wholesale price level has barely moved for years. The same goes for the cost of living comparisons. Wages and wholesale prices art, of course, key elements in the cost of producing goods. The. pattern which has caused an intensifying profit squeese in our country is merging in the economics of our competitors. They are, it might be said, "catching up" to our problems. These trends are of the utmost Importance to the future of all of us. They can be crucial in helping us to accelerate our rate of growth in coming years, to attain anil sustain crosoerity. to protect the value of the U. S. dollar. They signal a rise in our ability to sell goods produced here in other countries, thereby making jobs, paychecks and profits for Americans. They flash a message to U.S corporations to step up their efforts to export more goods, particularly to European countries which have labor short ages and which want to control costs by installing American made labor-saving equipment. They indicate Europe's average families will be ready to buy more of our consumer goods too, for the simple reason that their paychecks are fatter. They underline the urgent need for getting the 1962 trade act on the books without crippling amendments so that the administration will have the power to bargain down Europe's tariff walls against us and our manufacturers will be able to penetrate Europe's flourishing markets with even mpre competitively priced goods. The following table graphically tells the tale. The original data from the International Monetary Fund was put Into index by Prentice-Hall. The indexes assume 1957-59 as the base year of 100. Now here is how trends In U.S. and foreign costs and output compare as of spring-summer 1962. to - : 1 Country Wages Cost of Wholesale Industrial tiring prices production japan 125 117 104 199 Germany 137 109 102 125 Italy 117 108 100 148 France 135 120 108 130 Australia 111 107 98 not avail. England 112 109' 108 110 Canada . 113 105 105 115 Sweden 125 112 106 117 United States 113 105 101 117 Only in Australia and England hava wages in recent years risen more slowly than in the United States and the .difference it tiny. Only in Italy hare wholesale prlctt not moYtd at all, only in Australia have they actually declined, and the rite here from 100 to 101 over thit period it sta bility by any yardstick. Only Canada hat kept living cottt down as we hare. As for industrial production, only Eng land and Canada hare the dubious distinction of showing a more sluggish rite in output than we. We have restrained wages and prices in the last few years, And, for the sake of our competitive position in a fiercely com petitive world, we must continue to restrain the rises. We have finally faced up to the realities of the profit squeeze on U. S, business, and the administration has Rone on the line with a pledge to help relieve it next year via a major overhaul of our tax structure across-the-board, lop-to-bottom. The international cost comparisons at Inst are moving irmly in our favor. Let's have the brains and common sense not lo reverse theml Dennis the Menace " r-n. 2'A J j'i ij :T iii.mntwsit in r L DEDICATED TO MFDmam &!TTFf? CITY-ALBA. ITALY. -v v , - I k. a COWMEMORATJMO-'MEDFORDS YrtJNft t BIB A) .; - PEOPLE WHO DIED IN THE N AMF OF PEACE IN WORLD WAR I. , " II !fiKIHJt''"-w"l" Wf ' ' ' ' -, :,:y . ,; ' -.' '., 7 ? " ' - " . : , f t '': "tt L ' MIM1M II M Mji.i! ii i ' ii PARCO D' ALBA DEDICATED Mayor John Snider, left, and Pino Dutto, representing Alba, Italy, Saturday cut the ribbons which held the covering over the plaque dedicating the former Maple Grove park at Medford's south city limits as Parco D' Alba. The Saturday afternoon ceremonies also rededicated the grove of maple trees to the "young people who died in the name of peace In World War I." Th American Legion in the late 1920's had encouraged its members and members of other veterans' groups to plant the maple trees in honor of the young men who died in World War I. Saturday's speakers emphasized the spirit of brotherhood between the sister cities of Medford and Alba, Italy. (Knackstedt photo) Morse's Devon Cattle Win 23 of 29 Awards at Oregon State Fair Salem - (UPD - Sen. Wayne Morse walked off with 23 of 29 possible awards in judging of Devon cattle at the Oregon State Fair Monday. Morse showed the grand champion bull, the reserve grand champion bull, the sen ior champion bull and the re- serve senior champion bull ns well as cattle which won 19 other awards. In the Hereford division of cattle judging, the champion bull and champion cow were shown by the double M Here ford brand of Adams. The Future Farmers of America held their awards presentation Monday and gave the Oregon Association of Broadcasters citizenship award lo Perry Johnson of Wallowa. Pat Gayden of the Wood- burn FKA chapter wns given Prisoner Tunnels Way To Freedom Baker (UPD A prisoner al the Baker county jail tunnel ed his way to freedom Tues day after being returned to the jail from Montana to face charge of obtaining prop erty under false pretenses. Sheriff s deputies said the disappearance of Preston Lee Davis, 31, of Baker, was no ticed al 12:30 a.m. Tuesday by a trusty who called Sheriff Delmar Nixon. Sheriff Nixon said that Davis dug a hole big enough to wriggle through in the pumice block wall of his second floor cell. He left the jail by opening a ground floor window. a $100 Oregon Jersey Cattle club award and Stephen Wolfe of Wallowa received the Oregon Policd Hereford award. Bob Broderick and Bill Broderick of Scappoose and Gene Dixon of Amity re ceived Oregon Angus asso ciation awards. The best grain FFA grain exhibit was given Jerry Kab- ler ot t-orvallis. Herdsmanship awards went to Kenneth D. Dixon of Amity, Keith Simmons of En terprise, Don Stangel of West Portland Asks for 1968 Olympic Games Portland - IUPD - The eitv nt Portland Tuesday issued an in vitation for the 1968 Olympic Games to he held here. Mavor Terrv Srhrnnk snirt Portland, which has plans for a big new sports center, would submit its bid to the l.S. Olympics committee in Chicago on Oct. 15. Linn and Gary Cruikshank of Dayton. Reserve Officer Class Scheduled Ashland Registration lor classes at the Naval Reserve Officer school, Southern Ore gon college, Ashland, will take place from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 8. Reserve of ficers will be registered in Dr. Loren Messenger's office in Churchill hall. Classes wil begin Sept. 13, and will be held from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. each Thursday. The school is open to all Naval, Coast Guard, Army or Marine Reserve officers. Full promotion and retire ment credit is given for com pletion of the full year courses offered. The courses are of the seminar type, and are taught on the graduate level. Instructors are profes sional educators. - Walt Mendenhall of Wil lamina won the crops identifi cation contest banner. Dan Leuthold of Tillamook and Bill Umbarger of Pendle ton were given trophies for amassing the high points in dairy and livestock judging. 4H Club member Janet Hatch of Portland is the new grand champion in the open class 4H clothing division. A Wasco county 4H team of Kalhy Mayhew, Judy Both well and Karen Troutman, all of Maupin, won clothing judg ing contest. Home improvement judging was won by a team from Jack son county of Amy Jo Helm of Ashland, Mary Louise Truly and Susan Truly of Central Point. Riflemen Dale Stennett of Portland and Mark Medges of Vernonia won the target and sporting rifles championships in 4H shooting. 4H flower arranging was won by Janet Crook of Bea verton. - let (Leina buy your first bottle of REGINA WINE VINEGAR liisr mail trie top neckband andor trm oortle top with name Retina imprinted rrom the. 45 pint bottle you buy at your Erocers to Befjina Grape Products Co., Rtiwanda, California, and we will ro tund your full purchase price. Be sure to print your name and address. Retina Champagne Wine Vinegar has only Vt calorie per lenspoon. Hegina Champagne Wine Vinegar is the all purpose vinegar also excellent ior therapeutic uses, TRY BP'CINA. in place of nrdinarv white vinegar, AND TASTE THK Offer expires September J92 Teller Says I). S. Has Lost World Preeminence Seattle - IUPD - Except for wealth and standard of living, the United States no longer has preeminence in the world, nuclear physicist Dr. Edward Teller told the opening session of the National Advanced Technology Management con ference Tuesday. "At the end of World War II," he said, "the United States was the most powerful and wealthiest nation, the leader in science and technol ogy, the most admired." Teller said one way to stop losing ground in world com petition is to stop asking the military for its requirements. "Do what you can," he said. "The military requirements will come later. We can't af ford to lose ground for an other 17 years." Lt. Gen. Leslie R. Groves, retired, who headed the Man hattan Project development of the atomic bomb, said the making of the bomb "was not an empire-building project" 'There was no duplication of effort," Groves said. "We relied upon private industry when we could. I was in the field, not sitting in Washing ton reading committee re ports, holding press confer ences and making speeches." Groves said popularity had nothing to do with the Man hattan Project. "We were de termined to win, and we did win." The project would not have succeeded, he added. If re sponsibility and authority had not been definitely delegated and strongly used. , . County 4-H Team Wins Judging Event Saler.i - Jackson county 4-H club members took top honors in the 4-H home improvement judging contest at the Oregon State Fair. Club members judged four classes of home furnishings and were graded on both a team and an individual basis. Members of the winning Jackson county team were Amy Jo Helm, Ashland, and Mary Louise Truly and Susan Truly, Central Point. In individual judging, Susan Truly won a blue ribbon, while Mary Louise Truly and Amy Jo Helm won red awards. Other fair winners Included Maryeda Frost, Grants Pass, a blue ribbon in clothing judg ing; and Georgia Hubbard, Eagle Point, and Frances Huffman, Eagle Point, blue ribbons in advanced foods. Miss Hubbard cooked for two weeks for a family of six. Announcing ... OPENING OF OUR NEW LOCATION NATURAL GAS WITH THE LARGEST STOCK OF GAS HEATING EQUIP MENT ON DISPLAY IN SOUTHERN OREGON. 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Meany. speaking to the American Federation of Gov ernment Employees conven tion here, said the federation has a great opportunity to or ganize federal employees un der the administration of President Kennedy. He said ihc administration Is friendly to government workers and has strengthened their rights to organize Meany said workers must he considered as workers and ihat he rejects the Idea that white collar employees don't need union:. 'This idea is complete non sense, he added. Join Campaign Meany also urged the AFGE to Join in the AFL CIO campaign to get organized labor to register and vote. He said the AFL-CIO would spend 750,000 this year In a "register and vote" drive. The AFL-CIO president said laws prohibited unions from contributing to candidates but there is no law against union spending its last dollar to get lis members to register and vote. More than 400 delegates are attending the 18th con vention of the AFGE. Meany came here to deliver the prin cipal Labor Day address at the Seattle World's Fair and stayed over to speak to the AFGE and to see some of the fair. I SCHOOLS WILL OPEN SEPTFMBER 10. DRIVE CAREFULLY! MANY CHILDREN GO TO SCHOOL FOR THE FIRST TIME! DON'T LET IT BE THEIR LAST! YOUR CAUTION CAN SAVE A CHILD'S LIFE. DRIVE CAREFULLY around schools and pi aygrounds! Be on the lookout for children when they walk to and from school! Your vacation from school children is over nowl BE ON THE ALERT when you are near a schoolbus. Of course, they have to obey all traffic rules! But, give schoolbusses a break anyway . . . they carry a priceless cargo! PARENTS! NEVER STOP TELLING children about the many traffic dangers! Only then can we hope to help reduce traffic fatalities! One out of seven fatalities involves a schoolchild! One out of ten fatal accidents is c a used by teen-age driver! .rrr' . i 1 ' i ii . i 1 1 ii iii DRIVERS! DON'T HURRY when you drive! We may as well face it! We cannot reduce traffic casualties unless we slow down! The lives of others are in the hands holding your steering wheel. The minute you may save, isn't worth the life of a schoolchild! HAVE YOUR CAR CHECKED by an expert! Any car that is not in perfect mechanical condition is a potential murder weapon! The few dollars you spend may save a life! Published In cooperation with the Medford Traffic Safety Council by The Mail Tribune J
