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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON Male Population in County Carries Tons Of Excessive Weight WEDNESDAY. MAY 1, 1961 Jackson county's main nun. ulation is carrying around tons of excess weight. The average man, locally, is about Jive pounds heavier than was his counterpart, of the same height, in 1929. What this adds up to, for the male community as a whole, is an increase of 186, 400 pounds, or 93.2 tons. The figures are based on av erages determined through national surveys conducted by the Society of Actuaries and by the Department of Agricul ture. Degree Varies The degree of overweight, compared with 1929, appears to vary with age and with height. For the 5-foot, 3-inch group, it is found that 4 extra pounds have been put on by those who are 25 years old, 6 pounds by the 35-year-olds, S pounds by those who are 45 and 3 pounds by men at age 55. What about the women? For them the weight trend is just the opposite. They weigh less today, at a given height and age, than women did in 1929. At age 22, the average 5-foot, 4-inch woman now weighs 121 pounds. She would have weighed 126 pounds in 1929. The woman of 27 tips the beam now at 125, com pared with 129 previously. Starts Going Up Age 40, however, is her nemesis. After she reaches that milestone she starts going up in weight. Within a few years, the gains she had made disappear. To get back to the men, just getting rid of that extra five pounds they have put on in the last 20-odd years would not be sufficient to satisfy the medical authorities. They con-I tend that the average Amer-1 ican male is about 20 pounds too heavy from a health stand-: point. At his present weight, they I say, the mortality rate is about 10 per cent higher than I it should be. Low Mortality Ratio : "It is quite clear that among men at ages 30 and over the lowest mortality ratios are consistently associated with underweight," state the actu aries. For Jackson county's male population to take off the rec ommended 20 pounds would mean disposing of 373 tons of beef. Cutting down on the food intake is considered the best means of reducing. Exercise, however, is an important ad junct. The Air Force finds that running, rowing and the twist burn up the most cal ories. These are not recom mended for overweight men over 40. Bowles Approved as Ambassador To India Washington tlfPD The Sen ate Foreign Relations commit tee Tuesday approved the nomination of Chester A. Bowles to be ambassador to India. It now goes to the Sen ate. The committee also ap proved after brief hearing: the nominations of E. Allar Lightner Jr., a career diplo mat, to be ambassador to Lib ya, and retired Adm. Jerauld Wright to be ambassador to Nationalist China. OAKLAND OiUTHULIN 0 a a r 'a s o WINCHISTf ROSE BURG .o"0WINStON NATURAL GAS . TRANSMISSION LINES - for SOUTHERN OREGON . oMVRTlt Otitic 11 1 RIDDIC J CANTONVIlll ' i ' a a If C.JOltNDAte w GRANTS PASS hogup RIVER A.GOID Hilt CENTRAL POINt" WHIU CITY JACKSONVILLE o .MEDFORD 'TALENT ASHLAND now served iv cr a O TO IE StIVtD CPU. Small Worlds Around Us By LYNN M. W ATKINS (Register and Tribune Syndicate; .963 a marvelous variety of gifts to titillate her every whim. the Colonial House at Trowbridge Electric Main at Fir GAS LINE This map shows the route of the natural gas line which is expected to be completed by mid-November to provide natural gas for southern Oregon residents. Natural Gas for Southern Oregon Is Seen by November Natural gas for southern Oregon by the middle of November is the objective set by California-Pacific Utilities company, E. K. Albert, com pany president, has an nounced. "We are now preparing to take bids for the construction of a 53 mile mainline from Grants Pass to Ashland. This line will tie-in with the 127 mile mainline from Eugene to Grants Pass to be constructed by El Paso Natural Gas com pany," Albert said. "With the recent Federal Power Commission's approval of the project, we are pre pared to start laying the pipe line just as soon as the Fed eral Power Commission order becomes final," the company president pointed out. "Prac tically all of the right-of-ways have been secured and the engineering completed for our part of the project, which will ROUEIFLEX BOLEX NIKON PENTAX LEICA HASSELBLAD CHECK! YOUR DISCOUNT HOUSE, CHAIN, STORE, WHOLESALE MAIL ORDER, ETC. Then Check ADDER'S PHOTO SHOP 232 East Main, Medford For Prices on Bell and Howell, and Kodak Movie Camerat While They last Good Supply Nowl ROLLEIFLEX BOLEX NIKON PENTAX LEICA HASSELBLAD involve an expenditure of $5,277,000 by CPU and an other $7,693,000 by El Paso." First to Receive Gas First of the 19 communities to receive natural gas will be Roseburg, Grants Pass, . Med ford, Phoenix, Talent and Ashland as all of the customer equipment conversion work has been done in these cities now served with manufac tured gas by CPU. Towns scheduled for nat ural gas during 1964 include Oakland, Sutherlin, Win chester, Winston, Myrtle Creek, Riddle, Canyonville, Glendale, Rogue River, Gold Hill, Central Point, White City and Jacksonville. For customers now using manufactured gas, a saving of approximtcly 20 per cent will result when they switch to natural gas, Albert pointed out. "What it will mean to the general economy of southern Oregon can be illustrated by the $653,000 estimated an nual savings to be enjoyed by 24 industrial and commercial firms now using other fuels in the area. Generally when natural gas is introduced in a new area, growth and develop ment of that area and of nearby areas is enhanced," he added. Subscribers To report Improper or non delivery of the Mall Tribune in I Mcdlord. phone 772-6141; Aah- i land call at 416 Bridge at.,-or j phone 482-3002; Yreka,. phone victory Z-XHU8 oeiore 8:43 p.m. daily and 10:30 a.m. Sunday. If regular delivery arrlvea ahortly after you call pleaie notify office, thua elimlnatinf pedal meaaenger aervice. Smart Pup Laarna Sag Ltiion From Feline Pal They had been seen to gether a great many times, but it caused no raised eye brows, nor did it set any hu man tongues wagging. Rather it was a source of considerable amusement in the neighborhood. Many hu man observers were amazed that such an unbelievable ; companionship should exist between two very dissimilar animals. Not always noticed by friends and acquaintances, the odd couple went out together nearly every day - the Ger man sncpnera aog ana tne white cat from the next block. The shepherd dog was barely out of puppyhood, but he was large for his age. He was embarrassingly awkward; trying to run, he frequently stumbled over his own feet and rolled end over end. At such times, his friend the cat, ! who usually accompanied j him, patiently waited until i the dog untangled himsc!f , and was again ready to con tinue their walk. Day after , day, dog and cat walked, ran and played together. Dog owners conferred with one another. They agreed i nothing much could ever j come of such a friendship that it couldn't lastand would end in a spitting, snarl ing, fur-tearing disagreement j within a few days, or a cou- j pie of weeks at most. ! But. as so often happens with human prognostications, they were wrong. Later ! events proved they were not j even half right, for at least j one side of the strange friend ship benefitted greatly. The dog certainly learned some very valuable lessons. Within a half mile of where the 'two animals lived was a small pond. Regardless of j which direction the two am-, mals took when they started I on their daily trips of explor ation, they would always end up at the small lake, and for a very good reason. Eyes Blundering Friend Here, in the cool shade of a tree, the cat would curl her tail about herself, and from half closed eyes watch her awkward friend blunder around in the shallow water. The cat and dog visited the pond so frequently and re mained there so long every day that some of the folks in the neighborhood became cur ious and began watching. It proved to be an interesting experience. The pup was attempting to catch frogs. As the dog blun dered along the little beach, a frog would suddenly leap to-: ward the water. This sudden j leap would always scare the j up. By the time he collected j thoughts and got his legs ! untangled the frog would j have disappeared into the ! pond. j After several futile and awk ward attempts on the dog's part, the cat would get up, stretch and walk along the beach until It was alongside her friend. Complete Understanding ' There must have been com- ! plete understanding between j the two, for the dog would j drop back and allow the cat ' to proceed him. A frog would j jump, and as if activated by I the same spring, the cat would leap forward and grab the frog, usually right in mid- j air. The pup would bark, evi-1 dently applauding the feat. , The human observers re- ported the cat seldom missed j and would always back up ; and allow the dog to try his i paw at the trick. The dog was always anxious to get into the act. The contest went on for several weeks, but the dog never succeeded. He was too slow, and lacked the flexible muccles of his feline com panion. He, like so many of us, had to resign himself to the fact -embarrassing .as it is-that there are some acts of gym nasties or bodily dexterity impossible for some dogs, or some people, to accomplish. Alan Pleads Innocent In District Court Medford police early Mon day arrested Lloyd Washing ton Morrison, 44, of 2405 West Main St., on a charge of driving while under the in iluence of intoxicating liq uors. He was lodged in Jackson county jail. Morrison has en tered a plea of Innocent in dis trict court and trial has been set for May 30. Availability of Credit Helping Young Families A 3 The availability of consunv er credit is helping young families become established faster, Douglas Fosbury, pres ident of the Medford Retail Credit association, stated here today, reporting a change in public attitudes toward con sumer credit, while announc ing local observance of Con sumer Credit Week, through May 4. ."Public acceptance of con sumer credit as a form of thrift is growing, but some old-fashioned attitudes toward personal debt are persisting," Fosbury said he noted with regret. "The notion that it is a good thing to save before one buys, but a bad tiling to save after one has bought is diminish ing," Fosbury added. "The young married couple of today has few of the prejudices against the use of installment credit which characterized their grandparents." Have By Using Credit "Young husbands and wives want a car, a home of their own, furnishings, appliances and children, and they can have them all simultaneously only by using their credit," Fosbury said. "But contrary to opinions of some older folks, they are not spend thrifts and are not up to their ears in debt." The association points out, Fosbury stated in defense of his viewpoint, that a new trend may be developing in family money management. There is growing evidence, the association which repre sents more than 54,000 credit executives has found, the Medford representative con tinued, that families are both buying on the instalment plan and laying aside savings at the same time. The former to build family assets and the latter to increase reserves, much in the way that busi nesses are financed. WHERE ARE WE? . San Diego, Calif.-IUPD- Crew members aboard a Navy at tack transport returning from the Far East broke out a sign as they entered San Diego har bor reading: "Hello, San Fran Cisco." But as the vessel nudged alongside a pier where hundreds of waiting depen dents roared their disapprov al, they flipped the sign over to the reverse side which read "Oops, Hello San Diego." Ml TO THOSE WE SERVE In beautiful surroundings, in a quiet location, we serve with devotion to dutv. all who call. C. M. Litwiller Mrs. Lltwller New, Economy Ambulance Service, Non-Emergency for Medford! L TW LLER 1811 AshlandSr. CALL 482-2816 FUNERAL HOME Ashland a SHOPPING CENTER STORE n 1 1 JLiJk ft 1 1 i store hours 4JirTVlM 10:00 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. MONDAYS and FRIDAYS ....:.....9:30 A.M. to 9:00 P.M. 635 E. JACKSON . (J TUES., WED., THURS., SAT 9:30 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. "FIX IT" SALE 3T25Y pup. rTiis I . . . . mm m . 414, HURRY! HURRY! by the JCF 10th -earn from the 1st Jackson County Federal Savings and Loan Assn. 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