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ppr j MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON THURSDAY. DECEMBER . 1962 Santa Claus Will Deliver More Than Million Bicycles Cntn rMn... U-J 1 II ,4,J n 1- C7I 1 T I 1 . . .... ' Santa Clans had better add a trailer to his sleigh to make room for the more than one million bicycles Santa Claus will deliver to happy younc sters and adults this Christ mas. With more than 29.000,000 bikes already in use by Amer ica's young and young at heart, this year's crop of Christmas bikes will bring the cycling fraternity's member ship to an all time high. To illustrate Santa's deliv ery problem if all the stur dy, new American-made bikes he will deliver were placed bumper to bumper, they would reach from Pittsburgh, HONORED - Miss Dorthea Lench, Portland (right), direc tor of recreation for Portland, was presented a life member ship, during the closing ses sion of the 45th annual con vention of Oregon Associalion lor Health, Physical Educa tion and Recreation. Making the presentation was Miss Janet Woodruff, chairman of the honor awards committee. License Tags ! Vital Crime j Detection Link j By United Press International If your car is stolen, chances are better than 9 out of 10 that it will be recovered by the police in a day or two. The major aid in recover ing stolen cars, says Edwyn Silbcrling, special assistant to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, is the automobile license plate. So vital are car tags for all kinds of crime detection that , law enforcement officials have developed special pro grams to make citizens li-lence-plate conscious. The Federal Bureau of Investiga tion, in a booklet distributed to gasoline station operators. . urges that license plates that appear to have been tam pered with be reported im mediately. Memory Courses In some areas, such as Cook County, Illinois, police officials work through the public schools to teach chil dren to become license-plate conscious. Some police de partments give their men ; special speed reading and j memory courses designed to ' equip them for faster identi- lication of license numbers. An extensive study of li cense plates was made recent ly by the University of Illi nois. Out of it came the rec ommendation that state offi cials make their tags out f rough material so the num bers could not be obscured by bending or cracking. Commenting on the Univer sity's experiments with vari-, nus materials. Cook County Police Chief George J. Hc .v lett said: "Steel is the natural material for license plates. Steel tags are durable, and n normal paint finish pro tects them from rusting. Oth er materials simply can't take the beating that steel can." Deer Ate Tags License plates have been made out of various male rials, including leather and isoy beans. The soy bean plates had to be withdrawn when it was found that deer were eating them. Annual plates also are pre ferred by police officials be cause the yearly switch in color combinations makes it easier to spot outdated tags. Pa., to Shreveport, La, - about "50 miles. Heavy Load And if weight is any factor in getting his sled off thp frozen runway at the North Pole, Santa's cargo of light-1 weight and middleweight two - wheelers will tip the scales at about 35,000,000 lbs. 17,500 tons! Add to this several tons of lights, horns, bells, baskets, kick stands and fox tails now set for Dee. 25th delivery and the total weight figure will be phe nomenal. Bikes are more popular than ever. Why? Partially be cause "kids is kids" and the bike is still the best way to light up a youngster s eyes on I an instant gymnasium Christinas morning. Grand- with which they can pedal parents seem most cognizant their way to physical fitness of this phenomena, for they at their own pace, have fun are thp largest single group and go places while excrcis- of gift-bike buyers. - Also adults of every descrip tion - college students, young mothers, village patri archs, entire families have realized that the bicycle of fers the perfect "exerciser" ing. ror this growing group livering those million hikes of Americans, regardless of arol,nd the countrv, don't be their age, the bike rales high surprised if the old gentle- on the Christmas gift list. man is ol onv bringing one So when you see Sanla rie- ... m,t riding one as well. I AUTO SPEED RECORD , Indianapolis, Ind. - 1TD -Roger Ward let the record for the Indianapolis 500 mile auto race when he won the 1962 event with a speed of 140.293 mph. Demand for livestock vi tamins is soaring as hog and poultry farmers find vita mins as important to live stock health and growth as to that of humans, according to Commercial Solvents corporation. NEW "LO-HEET" STYLES The Ultimate in 188 3-Ply STAINLESS STEEL COOKWARE and KITCHEN STEEL SUPPLIES For Service and Sales PHONE 773-2463 local Manager and Distributor NATURAL GAS EQUIPMENT COMPANY On Display the laigst selection of gas heating equip ment in So. Ore. COLEMAN Spac -Uptlow Down Flow Hot Water Heaters. 1 1 1 West Main Floor Unit Forced Air - Horuontal Wall Furnaces Phone 772-2322 ad ALGERIA GETS LOAN Cairo-HJPIi-The United Arab Republic will lend Algeria $2.i 7 million interest-free to help it "overcome economic difficulties." according to an announcement here. The pres idents council said the loan would he paid back in 12 years, starting two years after it is advanced. The U.A R. will attach no conditions to the loan, it said. 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CANS BRADLEY 5" FRUIT PIES 8 ...$100 FLAV-R-PAC GRAPE JUICE 489( FLAV-R-PAC PEAS FOOD AND FALL A COOLISH BREEZE IS IN THE AIR, MORE HEARTY MEALS WE CRAVE, COME TO OUR STORE AND LOOK AROUND, BUY FALL FOODS HERE, AND SAVE! ii irr LOCAL TRADEMARKS, Inc. Specials Good Through Sunday tiOfJEY 5-lb.can 79' PALMOLIVE BATH SIZE r HB TOILET SOAP piiEEia- 65c MAXWELL 'HOUSE ""TT tfFk INSTANT COFFEE r. 79c SPAMS HORMEL LUNCHEON MEAT A 3 STALEY'S 09 Pancake & Waffle Syrup II Shop daily 9 A.M. till 8 P.M. Monday through Sunday. No sales to dealers. We reserve the right to limit. QUALITY MtATJ FLAV-R-PAC FRENCH FRIES 7 XVs!00 STEWING All meats at Grandview are the finest, and UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED. You must be satisfied. Jlb. Fresh Dressed Fill Your Lockers at This Low! Low! Price SPARE RIBS Lean Meaty Country Sfyla 3 t P0RI1 LOIN ROAST Chaict Midwit Any Siti Pitct. 49 I pore; chops Lean Center Cut 69' GROCERIES 'New" Friskies Liver Cal Food r 349 Northern Toilet Tissue 31 Auorled Colon. 4 Roll Pk. Northern Paper Towels 31 Assort d Colon. S0SPadsr-249 M Parkdale Pears 61 00 m Mission Macaroni;;'"- 25 Smith Early June Dried Peas 1098 No. 303 MEAL OF THE WEEK MARKET BOY: Serves Chicken Canadienne A BIG MEAL LOW COST t'ti Trim fat from medium iiied tlawing chicken which hi been cut in pieces. Melt fit in large heavy kettle or Dutch oven. Brown chicken in fat, few pieces at a time; drain on paper loweli. Fry 6 slices Canadian bacon lightly in same kettle, remove and set aside, pour off all fat. Return browned chicken and bacon to kettle, add one medium chopped onion, 1 tsp. salt, 3 or 4 pepper corns and 6 cups water. Cover tightly, heat to boiling then simmer 2 hours until chicken is tender. (If much fat accumulates, skim it off.) Stir in one package (8-oz.) elbow macaroni and one tblsp. parsley flakes. Add one cup water if needed. Cook uncovered, stirring occas ionally, 15 70 minutes or until macaroni is tender. Taste and adjust seasonings. Makes six servings. (CJI 00 00 Sr7,iP 4 -rs fCJI. 7
