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vr MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON Z ' SUNDAY. MAY It. liti g y oviet Union Stretches Through 11 Timme Zones EFtT J. KORENGOLD i and 12 final anrt mm.IJ ailu C.!..ll.i t 1.1: c?..:. - -By ROBERT J. KORENGOLD United Press International Moscow -UPl- It covers one - sixth of the earth's inhabited land surface, sprawls across two continents roughly one .lialf of Europe and one-third :of Asia, borders on 12 nations and 12 seas, and could easily hold within its borders two United States of Americas. Its 8.602.700 square miles make it bigger than all of South America. That is the Union of Soviet DESERT GROWN T, HW' This beautiful, chuck full box of cactus is yours for only $A at Q Postpaid. Delivered m.lkJjr right to your door. Ideal for wife, mother, sister, grandmother and in ideal girt for yourself, too! Sorry no C.O.D.'s or stamps. GASCON GIFTS 1463 10th Ave. San Francisco 22, California Please rush me ( ) box(s) of desert grown cactus. Enclosed is $2.39 for each box in cash, check or money order. NAME.. STREET- CITY ZONE- . STATE... Socialist Republics - Soviet Union for short. From its western frontiers with Romania, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Nor way and Finland it stretches more than 6,000 miles and 11 time zones toward the east, where it touches North Korea and the Pacific ocean. At one point, on the Bering Straits, its far eastern boun dary is only 56 miles from U. S. territory in Alaska. From the country's Arctic ocean frontiers in the north to its southern borders with Turkey and Iran and in the southeast with Afghanistan, Mongolia and Communist Chi na is a journey of roughly 3,000 miles. Huge Population The Soviet Union with 220 million citizens, is the third largest country in the world In population behind China and India. Its climate differences are so great that roses can be blooming In the south while temperatures colder than those at the 'North Pole pre vail near Yakutia in northern Siberia. The Soviet Union also is rich in virtually every min eral and other natural re source. It has nearly one. third of the forest land of the entire world, as well as 100,000 rivers and the world's largest hydropower resources. It is the world's first rank ing producer of iron ore, coal and woolen cloth, and Eu rope's largest producer of pig iron, steel, electricity, cement, machines and cotton fabrics. Rivals U. S. Along with its industrial growth the USSR also has emerged as the world's main political and military rival to the United States. The launching of the first Soviet artificial earth satel lite (Spulnik-1) Oct. 4, 1957, twill roil SHOWS RUSSIA This United Press Inter national newsmap shows the Union of So viet Socialist Republics Ohorzontal lines), ihe Communist giant which covers one sixth of the earths inhabited land surface. (UPI) ACTIVE FUN RETIREMENT fot$70$ Month Here at Woodburn Senior Estates in the heart of Oregon's beautiful Willamette Valley you can own your new home on your own lot with monthly payments as low as $70 up to $85 ... in a completely new com munity. You have a modest invest ment and low monthly living costs! This is active retirement . . . you may play golf on your own course ...fish or hunt in a thousand spots close by... shop in the city... visit beaches and mountains... have in teresting friends to share your ac tivities... yet you enjoy the privacy of your own delightful new home that's not too much to care for. - These ere soma of the people who have purchased 350 homes at Woodburn Senior Estates and are enjoying happy, active retirement. carried the world into the space age. Historically, the Soviet Union stems directly from czarist Russia, but it has grown into a union of 15 dif ferent republics welded into one nation, Soviet citizens represent more than 100 different peo ples speaking roughly as many languages. They range from slant-eyed Mongolian racial stock to blue-eyed Slavs and dark-haired Caucasian moun tain peoples in the south. Farming Is Vital The Soviet Union's main economic accent is on indus trializing what was once a predominantly agricultural country. But farming still plays a major role in Soviet life. Since the 1917 revolution almost all private farms have heen turned either into giant state run enterprises (sovk hozes) where workers are paid wages, or Into collective farms (kolkhozes) where the peasants divide the profits of their joint operations. Although the Soviet Union is no longer a "capitalist" country, it is not, by its own definition, a "Communist" one. It is a "socialist" state which Soviet leaders view as sort of a stepping stone to a full Communist society in which all citizens theoretical ly would be provided abun dantly with whatever they needed, without regard to their actual work contribu tion to the common good. Meanwhile, benefits are in proportion to work perform ed and it is illegal for one person to make a profit from labor of another. Thus, only the state can run any enterprise in which peo ple are employed to make a profit. Can Own Horn A Soviet citizen is not barred from having private property, however. He can own his own home, buy a car and even hire someone to help him do a job, providing he pays his helper for work performed and doesn't make a profit directly from his work. Soviet workers still are paid relatively modest cash wages. But they have numer ous state-paid benefits such as completely free medical care and free education and low rents. Pick a Russian off the street and you will probably find him an avid reader, theater goer and sports fan. The Soviet Union prints one-fifth of the world's books. It has more than 500 profes sional theater companies and nearly 30 million Soviet citi zens belong to sports or phys ical culture clubs. Russians also are education minded with a vengeance. More than 2.6 million students are enrolled in higher educa tional establishments in the USSR, almost four times the amount enrolled in Great Britain, France, West Germa ny and Italy combined. Many consumer goods are still in short supply because of the hea'y industry empha sis but there have been gov ernment efforts in recent years to improve the quality and variety of what there is. Retains Old Habit Along with its efforts to raise living standards, the Soviet regime has retained old Russian habits of secrecy and suspicion of foreigners, who are barred from travel to many areas of the country. It also has kept a tight con trol over what USSR citizens may see, hear and think. The Soviet Union is offi cially an atheist state - non belief In God. Religion, but not religious instruction, is tolerated. It Is attacked con stantly, however, in the gov ernment press. No foreign newspapers oth er than Communist are allow ed on sale anywhere in the USSR, and many foreign ra- - , v wf jetmA HOW TO GET TO W.S.E. It'i easy. 29 milet South of Port land or 14 mile North of Salem, turn right off Interstate Highway 5 at the Woodhum Exit (whether you're headed North or South). o tnueh lot so little..: Your new home includes low coit folf club membership and all recreation facilities. Choose from 22 attractive designs from 1 bedroom, 1 garage up to J bedrooms, double garage. Low down payments and total monthly payments only $70 to $85 a month. Total cash price from $8975 to $11,250. NO FOUNDERS FEES. 400 Area Residents To Receive Checks From Government tlJoocfbum Senior Estates 1275-H Market Road No. 214, Woodburn, Oregon tend rha coupan teddy for a complete color brochure giving all the details of "Happy Days Ahead at Woodburn Senior Lit ate". t3 J. I., 1m. INtH voonmrnv senior fstatf.s 1373 H Mrkcl nod 314. Woodburn. Orrmn. I i..f..i ".,.. t.-4 Witt. tV fe f my rifE COIOI IrOCHUIl Mcibit fell .! wwkin Some 400 or more Jackson county residents will soon be getting windfalls in the form of Government pension checks. These payments, unsought and unexpected, represent benefits due them under the Old-Age and Survivors Insur ance system. They are i titled to them because of their contributions, over the years, to the OASI trust fund. Then why are they not re ceiving them? Simply because they did not apply for them. Why did they not apply for them? Because they did not realize they were entitled to them. Startled To Discover The OASI themselves were startled to discover recently that there are more than 1,- 000.000 people in the United States who are eligible for pensions but are not getting lliem. When it became apparent that there were more of them than had been realized, they gave their giant computers the task of finding out just how many. An avalanche of names poured out of the machines. For every 17 people or so who are receiving monthly pension checks, there is an additional one, it develops, who should be but is not. In Jackson county, there are an estimated 417 of these non-collecting eligible). They could be receiving anywhere from $40 a month, which is the minimum amount paid, to the present maximum of $254 a month. Average Benefit The average old-age benefit. according to the latest OASI figures, is $76.18. On the basis of this average, the 417 local beneficiaries who are on the missing list are passing up payments ag gregating about $111,757 every month, or $381,140 a year. borne spot-checking on the part of the Government re veals that there are many rea sons to explain the failure of qualified people to apply for their pensions. Most of them didn't think they were eligible. This was frequently so In the case of men and women who contin ued working beyond age 65. Others thought they didn't GROWING BIZ New York - 0.TD - Caring for the health of farm animals is a business certain to grow, believes Whitmoyer labora tories, which makes 90 prod ucts for livestock and poultry growers. The company says millions of calves, .nerp. swine and puuiiry die yearly that could be saved and brought to market. have enough working quar ters to qualify. They were un aware of changes in the rules that reduced the number of quarters needed. 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