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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON SUNDAY. JUNE 1913 JJ J Wirldl Cointflirts Leave Awsftirib Smoll Cafeii) Br ALLECRA BRANSON United, Press International Vienna 0JP8 The Austro Hungarian monarchy was once the largest European empire next to Russia. Then came the First World War and its dismemberment and what is left is Austria about one-eighth the size ot the land ruled by the Haps- burgs before 1918. Austria has an area slight ly smaller than the state of Maine 32,375 square miles It has a population of 7 mil lion, about one-quarter of whom live in the capital city of Vienna. German is the official lan guage but the nationalities of the old empire Czechs, Hun garians and Yugoslavs make up sizeable minorities Hat Not Dona Wall Austria has not done well out of world conflicts. The first one cut her down to a minor power. Then came anchluss (or linkup) inflict ed by Hitler's Germany and for seven years the name of Austria even disappeared from the maps of Europe. ine last allied occupation troops did not leave the coun try until 1955 although the restoration of Austria as a free and independent land was recognized by the Allied Control Council in 1945, in return for a pledge of politi cal neutrality. No Hazards Found In 887 Residences Medford firemen found no hazards in 887 residences 'checked during their annual inspection program. The 1963 inspections oi dwellings on north and south running streets in Medford were completed yesterday. They had been 'conducted since May 21. Firemen made 769 recom mendations for correction of fire hazards. They checked 1,477 homes. . Stops were made at 3,465 homes. No one was home at i,?u2 and occupants ct 286 dwellings declined the offer of inspection. A total of 130 insertions were made yesterday with no hazards noted in 75 houses and 74 recommendations made. Forty-one occupants declined the inspection offer. ' From a distance and even to the tourists at first hand Austria is the pleasant land of Mozart (who wrote its na tional anthem) or the waltz king Johann Strauss. But in the harsh economic realities of today, the heart of most Austrians does not beat in three-quarter time. Cot of Living High The cost of living has been rising, bringing with it the threat ot inflation and dis aster for thousands ot low paid government employees or retired persons. And this despite the fact that the average family ot three peo ple pays only $5 a month rent tor three rooms in the gov ernment subsidized housing developments. Medical, dental and hospi tal care are also part cf a national health scheme. Austria is a laad of con trasts. The family may have television but no running water; an automobile but only enough income to run it week ends: a modern kitchen but no bathroom. There are 2 million radios and 400,000 television sets but there are 250.000 families whose water taps are outside their apart ments and only 14 per cent ot homes have their own bath rooms. Some 300.000 apartments inhabited today were built before 1900. Thra Optra Houses The average Austrian goes to the movies once every 17 days, attends the theatre twice a year, the opera once a year and a classical music concert once every four years. Yet Vienna is the only town in the world with three full-time opera house s which run at a state subsi dized loss ot $6 million a year. The status symbol is the private car. There are 500,000 registered In Austria at pres ent, many of them bought at the price of eating dark bread and lard for supper in order to meet the installments. The Austrian is hungry tor durable consumer goods but he can hardly afford them at today's prices. Only 41 per cent of homes have re frigerators, 33 per cent wash ing machines and the steam iron is rare. Much of the apartment is furnished from money earned after hours or in week end jobs. The Austrian family is gen erally small. The cost of rais ing children and the shortage of apsriments are the main reasons. Many couples have their first child years after marriage. "We couldn't af ford apartment, furnishings, a car and a child all at once," runs the usual expla nation. Schooling Is Free Schooling in Austria is virtually free. A child at tends the Volksschule for four years, then either a Hauptschule for another four years or a "Gymnasium" (a combination high school and junior college) for eight. Austrian universities turn out graduates with the title ot "doctor" at such a rate that waiters in the tradition- bound coffee houses can safe ly address as "herr doktor any male customer they know is not "herr baron." Austria is composed of nine provinces. The country borders West Germany, Lie chenstcin, Italy and Yugo slavia and along the Iron Curtain its neighbors are Hungary and Czechoslovakia. The boom industry of the moment is tourism. Last year foreign tourists accounted for 19 per cent of Austria's to tal income and covered 97 per cent of its chronic trade deficit. Produces Own Food Austria produces SO per cent of its own food but the greatest problem is to keep the farmers down on the farm. There is a steady drift of small farmers to the cities although the government sub sidizes milk, bread grains and other products to help farm income. There are a million persons engaged In agricul ture, 3 million in industry and 100,000 involved in the tourist and transportation industries. Austria has been governed by a coalition since 1945. The government is almost equally made up of the Conservative "Peoples Party" and the So. cialists. Although Austria is located between "East" and "West" there has not been a Commu nist in Parliament since 1959. Catholicism is the state re ligion with 90 per cent of tha population claiming this faith. Most of the remaining 10 per cent are Lutheran. De spite the overwhelming Ca tholicism, the divorce rate is high 16.6 per cent. Traffic on Area Highways Shows Drop During April While traffic volume on major Oregon highways in creased during April, 1963, compared to April, 1962, high ways in Jackson county did not reflect this trend, accord ing to the monthly report compiled by the Oregon state highway department. Traffic on Highway 66, seven miles east of Ashland, dropped 3.6 per cent from the previous year, but the first four months this year shows traffic in that area 15.5 per cent above tha same period last year. Highway 99, two miles south of Talent, had only a .9 per cent traffic increase last month, and the first four months in 1963 is above last year by 6.5 per cent. Weather Slows Traffic The state's report noted that below normal tempera tures and heavy rains were credited with lowering trafiic counts on the highways, espe cially over the week ends along routes leading to recre ational areas. This could account for the 8.5 per cent drop in travel on Highway 62, four miles south of Shady Cove during April. A drop of 6.6 per cent was noted on Highway 238, one mile west of Ruch. Travel on Main st., east of Geneva st. in Medford, drop ped during April by 8.4 per cent, for a four months decline of 3.6 per cent over the prev ious year. In Josephine county traffic on the county road in the Jump Off Joe area, nine miles north of Grants Pass, de creased 6.3 per cent and in creased 4.4 per cent on High way 1-5 in Grave Creek, seven miles north of Grants Pass. New Health Center Estimates Approved The state board of health Friday approved revised con struction estimates of the Jackson County Public Health center and work will start at the county fairgrounds after June 17, according to Robert J. Keeney, Medford architect. Arrnrdins to law. construc tion cannot start sooner than j June 17, the date of the pub lic hearing on the county budget. "Several items which do not affect the design, utili ty or wearability of the build ing were eliminated and changes made," Keeney ex- nlainpd. The Portland office of the slate board of health and the county court approved the de sign changes reducing the esti mated construction cost. Wed nesday afternoon, following the bid opening, it was deter mined construction costs plus some equipment and inciden tals would run the overall health center cost up to an estimated $3,800 over the county's $190,000 budget al location. 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