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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (May 7, 1945)
EIGHT MIDfORD MAIL TRIBUNE Monday. Mir ' 19S DRAFT-ARGUMENT FOR 99 HIGHWAY Committees working on a brief letting forth Information to show why highway 99 should continue to be designated the main inter-regional road for this state Instead of 97, reported at the semi-monthly meeting of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce board Friday noon m Medford. The brief Is to be pre sented at a meeting of the state highway commission May 15. Paul Hynnlng, county engi neer, reviewed the situation, jjjfcjj the " gSJlfARK) ill mM stating that the state commis sion had been asked to design ate the road which would be come part of a nation-wide sys tem of lnter-regional highways improved with federal funds and that the most recent reports of Engineer Baldock favored 99 over 97, which runs from Eugene to Klamath Falls. Much Data Gathered Frank Van Dyke, Ashland at torney who is helping to prepare the brief, stated that a large quantity of factual information had been gathered setting forth the advantages of 99 over 97 from many different angles and refuting the arguments of Ar thur Schaupp, Klamath Falls, member of the state commission, who is endeavoring to have the designation changed from high way 99 to 97. Originally a five man committee appointed by the late President Roosevelt had named 99 as the inter-rcglonal road for Oregon. A letter was read from A. R. Trombley, Portland, chairman of the roads and highways com mittee of the Portland Chamber of Commerce stating that he had gone over Engineer Baldock's report on the two roads in de tail and that his committee was in complete endorsement of highway 99 as the inter-regional road. Trombley added that he would continue to work for high standards for both roads. Ralph Koozer, Ashland, presi dent of the Pacific Highway as sociation, stated that all towns and counties adjacent to high way 99 were preparing to send delegations of citizens to the meeting May 15. Plan Delegations A report on a recent meeting between committee of the Jackson county chamber and of a Williams' Creek grange dele gation was made by Clarence Winetrout, who stated that con ditions appeared favorable in the matter of constructing the Williams' Creek cut-off road to the Oregon Caves. He stated that this would in all probability be a national forest highway. Guests included County Com missioner William E. Perry and members of the county budget committee, Arnold Bohnert, W. W. Robison, Ashland, and Ben Harder. Other guests were C. M. Hurd, former Medford business man now living in LaJoll'a, CaL, Horace Bromley, Ralph Koozer, Frank Van Dyke and Earl T. Newbry, Ashland. MOlSlST In order to strengthen en forcement of price control on used passenger automobiles, the OPA has announced that start ing May 9 anyone advertising a car for sale in a newspaper or other publication must include in the ' ad the make of the car, model year, body type, the seller's offering price, and the statement that the price is "with in OPA celling." The owner of a car wishing to advertise it for sale may obtain its legal OPA ceiling price by phoning the price clerk of the local OPA board, or by consult ing maximum price regulation No. 540 on used passenger cars, which is available at OPA of fices or auto dealer shops. Under the new ruling, used passenger cars of model year 1925 and earlier will be exempt from price control. Previously, ceiling prices for all passenger cars of model years 1936 and earlier were the maximum prices provided for 1937 model year vehicles. Starting May 9, dealers must keep complete records for OPA Inspection of all cars acquired for resale, the name and address of any persons from whom cars are bought or sold, prices paid lor tne car, and subsequent sell ing prices. NEW TRAGEDY STRIKES RINGLING BROS. CIRCUS New York. May 7 U.R) Per formers in the Ringling'Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus car ried on in trouper tradition to day despite a new tragedy in which a beautiful trapeze artist plunged 70 feet to her death be fore 10,000 awed spectators. Victoria Torrence, 32, slim and graceful aerialist, fell from the top of Madison Square Garden last night as a spotlight singled out the descent of her and her husband after their nine-minute act. WEATHER Northern California Mostly clear today, tonight and Tues day except for high fog along the coast and partly cloudy with a few scattered thunderstorms over the southern Sierras. Not much change in temperature. FRIDAY, MAY 8 Friday, May 18, has been an nounced as date of the annual mnMina rtt ihft .Taplmnn Pnnntv Public Health association. The meeting will open with a 12:30 luncheon In the courthouse au ditorium, Mrs. Elwood Hedberg, president, reported, and Mrs. Sadie Orr Dunbar, executive sec retary of the Oregon Tubercu losis association, will address the gathering. Mrs. Dunbar will acquaint Jackson county people with the work of the mobile X-ray unit, coming to this section later in the year to offer X-rays of the chest to all people in all walks of life. This service, provided without cost to the Individuals, is financed by funds of the an nual Xmas seal sale, in which Jackson county under chairman ship of Mrs. Ruth E. Bauer raised $5,865.01 in the 1944 drive. It Is the most forward step taken in the flRht against tuberculosis. Mrs. Dunbar in formed Oregonians last year and now the X-ray unit is actually in operation. Election of officers will also be included in the afternoon ses sion. The following nominating committee has been appointed by Mrs. Hedberg: Mrs. Ethel Stearns, Ashland; Mrs. Stewart Porter, Phoenix; Mrs. norma" Gail, Gold Hill, and Mrs. Lewis Ulrich. Mrs. Moore Hamilton and Miss Helen Bullis of Medford. The committee will report to the association at the annual meet ir,a v,rini annual reports will be made and a large county-wide attendance is urged. I OF TREATY PLAN Washington, May T U.R) Sen. Wayne Morse, R., Ore., pro posed today that the senate de lnv rnrtKiHeration of the world security treaty until fall in order to permit full discussion ana understanding" by the American people. Voicing a growing sentiment in the senate for a slow down of nrpvlnii(tlv rennrted nlans to nln,- lh front v hefora the unner house Immediately upon conclu sion of the San Francisco con- IT AT- iis TY&E PAY 3To OTECK Youv B?aBces DON'T WAIT UNTIL YOU ARE "CAUGHT Accident and other costs will nrnfvnMv mrr fhsn r ' vlv pay for any needed repair FOE SAFETY - PULL A WHEEL WE WILL GLADLY INSPECT YOUR BRAKES FREE REMEMBER The campaign is intensifying It's your fault if you get caught ROGUE RIVER CHEVROLET Ninth and Bartlett O Telephone 2288 1 ference, Morse declared In an interview: "This must be a people's treaty. Unless it is, unless it is based upon full discussion and understanding by not only the governments but the peoples of the world, it will not be able to stand the stresses which will be placed upon it and ultimately it will fail." Morse suggested that the treaty be delayed in the senate at least until September to per mit public debate upon it throughout the United States. From other senators, however, came objections to Morse's pro posal. Senate President Kenneth Mc Kellar, D., Tenn., who was in the senate during the Versailles treaty fight after the last war, said the new treaty debate should be concluded "just as soon as possible." THE GRANGE Talent Grange At the last regular session of Talent Grange, a good crowd was in attendance and two new members were added. Several were proposed for membership. Lecturer Ethel Lacey present ed an interesting program, in cluding an amateur hour. Prizes were won by Mrs. Culver and Lloyd Lacey. H.E.C. will meet at Grange Hall, Tuesday, May 8, for their next all day meeting. They will also have charge of the program for the next meeting. It was an nounced that the men would serve ice cream and cake at the next regular session, as a sort of Mother's Day treat. ICKES DEFIED BY 72,000 MINERS Wilkes-Barre, Pa., May 7 U.R) Pennsylvania's 72,000 anthra cite miners were idle today in defiance of an order from Solid Fuels Administrator Harold Ickes that production at the government-seized mines be resumed this morning. Ickes' order, Issued when he took possession of the mines at the direction of President Tru man last Thursday, set today as the deadline for resumption of work. It went unheeded as the miners waited word from United Mine Workers' President John L. Lewis on when they should re sume production. - - Closing time for Sunday Too Lite to Classify 5:30 Saturday afternoon Please remember. CAMPBELL'S MILK PASTEURIZED or RAW Grade A at your favorite Grocer, or 'phone 4190 WASHING MACHINES REPAIRED Parts Jr. Service on All Makes B. & B Washer Shop 406 E. Main. Phone S302 DANES ROUND UP 2,500 WHO HELPED GERMANS Copenhagen, May 7 U.PJ Danish patriots had arrested 2.500 collaborators in two days of freedom and sporadic shoot ing still marred Copenhagen's liberation today. In one violent incident a crowd tried to tear apart a nazl. There was citywide fighting last night, when members of the Hipo (nazl Danish police) fired on 5,000 members of the Danish forces arriving in Copenhagen. KM ftf Ammca's fmtite Cereal! n 4 ft . '. n r ' B II J i "i I mil jte'miNS'MeMeArnoDs Kellogg's Corn Flakes bring you nearly all the protective food elements 'of the whole grain declared essential to human nutrition, r mm THE PAP IN ORE AS i" " a "Bt "l'lV'lawiiliM7' 'inaa ER SHORTAGE IS IRGLY CRITICAL HELP JACKSON COUNTY Go "Over the Top" in Their Drive Boy Scouts Have Collected 150,000 Tons of Waste Paper in Previous Drives This Cam paign Is the Most Important of Them All! DRIVE ENDS SAT PLEASE LEAVE YOUR WASTE PAPER AT THE PINNACLE PACKING PLANT No. 3 -Opposite S. P. DEPOT THURS. FRI. MAY 10 or 11 TWO RECEIVING DAYS ft If you cannot bring your wait paper to the Pinnacle Plant yourself it will be collected by Boy Scouti of Crater Lake Area Council. Please ... Phone 2350 This message In be- hilf ei the Boy Scouts' Wait Paper SalTig Drive pub lished by the bakers ot , . , Q U BREAD and CAKES
