Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, March 14, 1963, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextI f STifCij- 1- on World's Only ELECTRONIC CONTROL mm HALO. OF. HEAT DRYER MODEL DE-701 ,, ..,1 Bills Approved By Legislature Salem - (UPD - Measures ap proved by the legislature: By The House HB1112 Forest land fire protection. , HB1113 Census.; HB1168 County service districts. HB1282 Sector Control districts. HB129S School employ ees sick leave. : HB1336 Audit of public funds. . HB1419 Education. HB1426 Nominating coiv ventions. ; HB1490 Safely belts in new cars. By The Senate SJ. Urging supplement al appropriations for Rogue Basin Project. SB 163 Intergovernment al cooperation. SB189 Mutual assess ment insurance associations. SB1D3 Witnesses to a will. SB199 Insurance. . SB20I Insurance. : SB279 Due date of in come tax returns for dead persons. HB2001, 2025, 2059, 2081, 2088 Budgets for Board nf Accountancy, Board of Den tal Examiners, Marine Board, Racing Commission, Supreme Court. HJM18 Urging Con gress to enlarge snipping locks at Bonneville Dam. xam iJt......--w-, urn a. j"!r ii mlb.i, ..; . ,. i,irnH "tc-T25V2' ifZZ 1J.JZ, " '" , zzyp w3Z?r -2& j B3 tHuiii&v -nr. "tx PROPOSED STADIUM This architect's drawing of the proposed St. Louis, Mo., downtown sports stadium and civic center was shown for the first time this week. The stadium, named Busch Memorial Stadium, will seat 50,000 and cost about $51 million. C 7 Plans call for it to be completed by the fall of 1965. In the background is the 630-foot Gateway Arch, now under construction on the Mississippi river front as part of the Jef ferson National Expansion Memorial. (UPI) : Clothes ore fast dried at , sofe, low temperatures ir ' r i while 72 electronic ''fin- f.'r gen ' constantly meas- tw I ure the moisture in the f J . .'i clothes and then outo- , I maticolly shut off heot ; . 1 when clothes ore dried t exactly right. ' it:' BtlflllDIiEVJ HIGHSPEED LOW-HEAT fALOOFHEAT !YER 5 'FIERY MONSTER' - Upon seeing the pave ment burner of the Oregon state highway department, many motorists are reminded of a "fiery monster." The machine is a niucliHiuciil blessing because it burns off nsphaltic road slicks to insure safer driving. (Oregon state highway department photo) mm i t O Model DE101 f ! -tr NEW SPEEDI Dries a I : 1 typical load in less " i I than Vi hour, " fir NEW SAFETYI Dries at j , little more than body ; temperature (1 00 110) ' : SUPER SIZE LINT TRAP ; -b FULL-OPENING DOOR i'' FULLY AUTOMATICI !; ' I Just set one simple altic Pavement Burner Is Mechanical Blessing to Public Salem The asphaltic pave ment burner has the appear ance of a flaming monster, but this unusually effective piece of Oregon state highway equipment is actually a me chanical blessing to the mo toring public. The machine was built to take care of the asphaltic or road oil "slick," which has plagued highways since the advent of the automobile and the start of oiling roads in 1025. No highway traveler needs to be reminded of the danger of these sliyks. The causes are numerous, 'but the main one apparently Is summer he. it, combined with heavy traffic which tends to flush the as phalt to the surfuce. This makes the pavement "bleed" and produces a traffic hazard. Slicks Become Dangerous During the wet season of fall and winter, these slicks become dangerous. The burn ing operation starts in the fall, tfs control 169 WE GIVE GOLD BONO STAMPS i LARSON APPLIANCE CO. "Medford't Home laundry Specialist." Over 35 Yeers Experience ' 406 E. MAIN ST. Phone 772-5302 after the forest fire danger is past, and continues through out the winter and spring months. The highway department's effort to "non-skid" asphaltic slicks has resulted in the pres ent pavement burner, which dates back to 1958. It was built to utilize the intense heat of propane. Four old heater-type models were dis carded because they lacked speed, capacity or effective ness. The present model consists of a flatbed truck which car ries five eight-Inch propane torches under an eight-foot stninlcss steel hood. It is gear ed down to a slow walking speed. Tho machine can burn all excess asphaltic oil at speeds from 20 to 36 feet per minute. The flatbed truck carries two tanks, one with 400 gal lons of water, and the other with 500 gallons of propane. The highway department op- Try and Sfop Me By BENNETT CERF TN SANTA BARBARA, they're talking about a millionaire J- who wanted an expensive violin for his son. He was shown a Stradivarius, allegedly made in 1748, and priced hi a cooi nunorca inou sand dollars. The mil lionaire turned it down not because of the price, however. "The firm that made that fiddle in 1748," ho explained, "must have been out of business for years. What would wo do for spare parts?" A kind-hearted fanner recoiled at the thought of using a hatchet on the fat turkey his wife had singled out for the family's Thanksgiving dinner. He decided to shoot the gobbler. The wife listened carefully, but heard no shot. She called to her son, who had gone out to witness the execution, "Hasn't your father killed that turkey yet?" "Not yet," corroborated the eon. "It won't get in the way'" One of Noel Coward's Jamaica acquaintances was bemoaning the fact that the rank of his old friends was being depleted at an alarmingly accelerated rate. "Two funerals this week alone," he sighed. Coward assured him grimly, "Personally, I'm delighted now if they last through lunch!" 19U. by Brnnett Crf. DItrltmtM liy Klnr rtir Stviidloste erates five units, one for each division in the state. Alaska obtained an emer gency delivery on a highway department pavement burner in May, 1062. It was needed to non-skid a dangerous as phaltic slick that had develop ed on the main runway of the Fairbanks International air port. Two Alaskan Air Na tional Guard C - 123 cargo planes picked up the pave ment burner and flew it to Alaska. In response to an emergen cy call from the state of Wash ington in April, 1959, the highway department dispatch ed a burner and an operator to the scene of several acci dents near Castle Rock. That same year, a similar request sent a pavement burner to Idaho. As a result of these demon strations of the machine's val ue, both Idaho and Washing ton have built similar pave ment burners of their own. Several other states have ask ed for specifications and plan to build and operate pavement burners. Foreign countries, in cluding Australia, New Zea land, Canada and Japan, have obtained pavement burner specifications. Specially Trained Operator The burner crew consists of a specially trained oper ator, plus a truck driver and two flagmen. Field engineers designate the road sections lo be burned. In the Interest of traffic safety, the highway de partment always stops burn ing when buses, gasoline trucks, and trucks loaded with explosives pass. Latest total figures show that the highway department has burned over 1,500 miles of highway, at an average cost of $362 per mile. The ex pensc of this operation Is more than Justified by reductions in the amount of highway sanding required, with corre spondingly fewer men and less materials used. The real value of. the as phallic pavement burner, however, is measured In the probable number of accidents prevented and the number of motorists whose lives have been saved because of the pavement burning operations Judges Named for Scholarship Even Sponsored by Firm Judges have been named for the $500 Step to Knowl edge Scholarship program. They will select one student from the Jackson county area to receive the scholarship for the 1963-64 college year, C. C. Proctor of the ONC Motor Freight System, which awards the scholarship, announced today. The judging committee, headed by Alf B. Mekvold, Jackson county school super intendent, includes C. W. Chase, co-owner and manager, Rogue Equipment Sales; L. E. McEachron, manager, Demp sters Furniture; J. J. Finegan, manager, Southern Oregon Sales; R. E. Mencke, manager, Moore Steel company; W. H. Dixon, manager, Bates Candy company; R. W. Woodcock, sales manager, Snidcr's Dairy. One of 35 Awards The award to be made is one in a total of 35 $500 edu cational grants that will be given throughout California, Oregon, Washinton and Ne vada to high school students who will graduate this spring and enter college in the fall. Proctor said award winners may attend any accredited four-year college or univer sity in the United States and thai there are no conditions concerning educational en deavor. Applications are available at Ashland, Butte Falls, Cra ter, Phoenix, Prospect, Mcd ford and St. Mary's High schools. All applications must be submitted by April 24. Afhanas' Story In Publication Ashland-A short story writ ten by the late Verne Athanas will be featured in the April issue of Good Housekeeping magazine which will be on the newsstands next week. "Twice Blessed" was ac cepted by the publishers last spring a week before the Ash land author succumbed to a heart attack while acting as master of ceremonies at the Western Writers of America banquet in Boise. Idaho. Ai that time they requested first rights on all future work. An other of Mr. Athanas' stories is scheduled for spring pub lication in the Saturday Eve ning Post. The well-known writer had more than a hundred short stories, novelettes and serials published in national maga zines, as well as three full length novels. One, "The Proud Ones," was made into a feature film, others have been on television networks, the Wells Fargo and I.nretta Young shows. In addition to fiction, Mr. Athanas wrote articles and textbooks which arc being used at Southern Oregon col lege and was a frequent lec turer before journalists and writers' organization. The story in Good House keeping differs from h'- cus tomary western theme and tells instead the emotions of a second marriage and its problems. The original title was "Second Marriage." Sunday Closing Opponents Hurl Pressure Charges Sale m HJPB Charges of economic and religious pres sure were voiced Wednesday by opponents of a proposed Sunday closing law. It was the second public hearing on the measure by the House Planning and De velopment Committee. The first hearing, held last week, was devoted to those who fa vor the proposal. Wednesday's spokesmen all opposed the measure, and many said they would not ob ject to taking the question to the voters. Supporters of the bill last week almost unani mously opposed a public vote. A movie, "One Day Crimi nal," was shown by the Sev enth Day Adventists. It traced development of "blue laws" in the United States. Rabbi Emanuel Rose of Portland proposed an amend ment to the bill which would allow a business to close any day it chose, but the rabbi would .not say he would sup port the measure even if his amendment were adopted. Courage Asked Lloyd E. Bigg, northwest secretary of the International Religious Liberty Association, Portland, said "the conscience is not subject to legislation," and called upon legislators to take "a courageous, position against all Sunday bills." "Business can take care of itself," he added. H. A. Peckman, spokesman for the Seventh Day Adven tists, said the Sunday closing law was being disguised as a family day. The proposal was promoted' by the "Save a Day for the Family Committee" which de nied the measure was an at tempt to legislate morality. Portland Sales Consultant P. P. Friedman said Sunday closing laws were being pro posed by large chain stores locked in a competitive bat tle with discount houses. "Stores that are open on Sunday succeed because they give, the customers what they want," he said. "This is an ef fort to regulate business." Frank Coumont said the Seaside Chamber of Com merce was against closing on Sunday. "The family day concept has been lost in the shuffle to gain economic advantage," he said. "This is an attempt to bring economic pressure by stores which are unable to meet competition." He said a survey at Seaside showed a furniture store did 28 per cent of its annual busi ness on Sunday, a gift and va riety store 24 per cent, a phar macy 19 per cent, and a gift store 23 per cent. "You can't save a day for the family by closing the hardware store and leaving the bars open," he said. Other coastal representa tives also said Sunday closing would do great harm to the coastal economy. Bob Cooper, Newport chamber of commerce, com mented to legislators, "I know you are busy, you are smart, and you are going to table this. The law is no good." The hearing adjourned aft er two hours and the commit tee delayed action until next Wednesday. Teen-Age Dance Is Scheduled Friday The city of Medford park and recreation department will sponsor a dance for teen agers at the Medford Armory Friday. March 15. The Checkers, a local dance combo, will furnish music. The local combo recently made a recording of composi tions of Bill Garcia, a mem ber of the group. The record will be released by "Lavender Label" in about 10 weeks, the recreation department re ported. All young people of high school age and over in this area arc invited to the party. OLDEST COMMUTER DIES Cambuslang. Scotland -il'PIi-James Wylie, 85, Scotland's oldest railway commuter, died Wednesday-less than a month after receiving a free one-year pass from the British railways. 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