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Newspaper Page TextM V Id) M M UVL MP an tit tit Mm 1 A ''MM 'Acme Tplenhn'n ENGAGED-r-Prlncesa Kazuko Take (above), 20)-year-old daughter ot Japan'! Emperor Hlrohito, Is en gaged to marry Toshlmichl Taka sukasa, 26, a 20-o-month clerk at the National Railway Museum in Tokyo. No date has been set for the wedding. Good Results In FitjtWeekOf Fife Truck Drive Central Point, Jan. 28 Dur ing the first week of their cam paign to raise funds for a fire truck to serve the rural area around Central Point, the Cen tral Point volunteer firemen have had good results, according to President Richard Krupp. Pledges have averaged $20 per property owner, he reported. On ly pledges are being secured now. Bonded collectors will .pick up donations when sufficient prom ises are received. Krupp said that about $1,600. of the $8,500 required to purchase the truck and equipment and put it into service has been pledged. Favorable Opinion Volunteers have found opinion of rural residents for the most part "very favorable" toward the fire district plan, according to Krupp. A considerable portion of the southwest area has been covered and firemen hope to go into the northwest section this week. Krupp estimated that the solicitation will take six weeks. The truck which volunteers plan to buy is a 300-gallon pump er built up by Amcrican-La-France. It will have a four-wheel drive, will carry chemical ex tinguishers, will have 1,000 feet of hose and will be equipped to fight grass and grain field fires as well as building blazes. Central Point volunteers will man, maintain and house the vehicle. Not all volunteer fire men who answer an alarm will he sent. on s( rura run, Krupp stated. ' -' " Kenneth A. Lowden Guilty U.S. Charge Portland, Ore., Jan. 28 (U.R) Kenneth A. Lowden, 26, Med- tnrA KharonH with flltPring A form of the U.S. veterans ad ministration with intent to ob tain money unlawfully, was found guilty late yesterday by a jury in the court of Federal Dis trict Judge Alger Fee. Medford Grocer G. F. Britt san testified he paid Lowden CQ9 loci .T,mn li wae nllpppH Lowden altered the form at that time. John E. Wells. U.S. secret told him he had made changes in me iorm ana naa uoiameu money irom the grocer. Portland Man's Death Cause Said Unknown Tucson. Ariz., Jan. 28 !U.R A coroner's jury was unable to decide today whether Civil i,n- cineer Robert Turner, 53, was a murder victim or a suicide. Jurors ruled that Turner, of Archorage, Alaska, and Port land, Ore., died of gunshot wounds inflicted by person or persons unknown. The body of the well-dressed man was found Thursday in his parked car 15 miles northwest of here. Sheriff's Deputy Emmett New land told the coroner's jury that he found Turner dead, his hand "in a natural position" resting on the steering wheel, and a .38 caliber pistol in his lap. Depth Charge Planned To Move 'Battlewagon' Norfolk. Va.. Jan. 28 U.R) The navy will resort to a depth charge of TNT tomorrow in a preliminary effort to get its only active battleship out of the mud. The operation, latest in a ser ies of discouraeine attempts to get the battleship Missouri off her muck anchorage, may not ac tually get her afloat. The navy's main objective is to soften up her sticky berth so that a scheduled big heavc-hn on February 2 ab solutely will not miss. Ski Conditions Fifteen inches of new mow on a packed run at Sky Trail in the Siskiyoui and excellent skiing conditions were report ed yesterday. The coffee cabin and rope tow are operating. The lunch counter and ski tow at Crater lake were scheduled to operate today. The park ranger's office said ixiing wouia De gooa it weath er cleared and the new pow dery mow became packed. Yesterday's light ovnrcati ap peared to be clearing last night. Traffic Bottleneck In Berlin Reported Back Near Normal Russ Ease Blockades After Week And Half Berlin. Jan. 28 (U.R) Truck traffic through the Helmstedt bottleneck was close to normal today as the Russians eased their never-explained "little blockade" of Berlin after a week and a half. Accustomed to rapid switches In Russian policy, Americans in Berlin adopted a patient "wait and see" attitude but they pointed hopefully to these other good omens: Two Good Omens 1. The communist east German government has been authorized to issue travel permits in and out of Berlin. Until now the Soviets reserved this power for them selves. The Germans promised the permits will be issued with out delay. 2. The east German govern ment withdrew, without explan ation, its announcement of Fri day night that permits will be needed to go from Berlin's west ern sector to the- eastern zone and back. This restriction was in effect during the big blockade that led to the air lift. West-bound German track traf fic at Helmstedt oh the super highway, where the Russians clamped down, was back to nor may this afternoon. For the first time there was no blacklog, no waiting line of trucks. 10 Trucks An Hour East bound trucks were pass ing the barriers on the Soviet British zone border at the rate of 10 an hour. Although the normal rate is about 20 an hour, for the last week and a half the Rus sians have held it to between two and four. The line of trucks on the west side of the barrier was down to about 100. Trucks carrying milk and perishable food were moved to the head of the line. The east German ministry of interior, disclosing it had taken over the job of issuing travel permits, said they, will be given out "without special formalities. Plane, Army Weasel. Seek Snowbound Pair Port Angeles, Wash., Jan. 28 (U.R) A coast guard helicopter pilot and an army weasel were trying to reach a seriouslv ill couple marooned at a snow bound resort high in the Olym pic National park mountains to day. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Naud, 53 and 51, have been bedridden since Thursday with a virus in fection. A physician said the couple, caretakers of Staircase resort, need immediate medical treatment for what he diagnosed as a virus infection. The resort is siolatcd to all land transportation by deep snowdrifts and slides and is sur rounded by high peaks, sheer cliffs and thick forest, making it inaccessible from the air ex cept perhaps by helicopter. Seattle, Jan. 28-U.R Henry Ellsworth Vines, 60, father of the famous golfer, died here yes terday of a heart ailment. Late Sports Central Point, Jan. 28 Med ford beat the Central Point high hoop five for the second time this season in the South ern Oregon conference, emerg ing 31 to 25 in a ragged, tough struggle here Saturday night. It was Medford's fourth win against one loss in the league. The Black Tornado was in front 10 to 5 at the quarter and 14 to 9 at the half. Cen tral Point pulled up to a 22 to 22 deadlock at the third quarter breather but Medford pulled away to 27 to 22 by the automatic rest. Mike and Herb Trautman led the Pointers' scoring with 12 and 10 markers, respective ly. Connie Holzqang tallied 10 for Medford, Don Denman 9 and Bob Shores 8. Medford controlled the ball most of the time but had trou- ble hitting the hoop, Kerby, Jan. 28 Eagle Point high won its fifth J-D-J league and third district 4 basketball game of the season here Satur day night by battering Illinois Valley high 43 to 16 with a sharp attack. The Eagles led at the half 24 to 9. Pat Simmons and Bob Do heriy with 10 points each paced the Eagles. Church basketball league games Saturday night at the YMCA saw First Presbyter ian dump First Christian 22 to 3, Foursquare top First Meth odist 29 to 25. St. Peter's Luth eran edged St. Mary's Catho lic 25 to 23 and St. Mark's Episcopal edge Central Chris tian 22 to 20. New York, Jan. 28 'UP.) Don Gehrmann, the skinny, be spectacled star from the Uni versity of Wisconsin, lunged ahead at the tape to beat out Fred Wilt and win the Wane maker mile Saturday night in the Millrote games. Medford 44th Year 18 Pages Auto Workers Union Moves To Build War Chest, Press Strike Detroit, Jan. 28 (U.R) The CIO United Auto Workers union moved today to build a $10,000, 000 war chest with which to press its paralyzing strike against Chrysler corporation. The union's international' ex ecutive board, acting under new powers granted at its last con vention, voted an emergency as sessment of $1 a week on each working member, p a y a b 1 e for maximum of 12 weeks. The levy becomes effective on February 9 unless the pension insurance dispute which sent 89,000 Chrysler workers on strike Wednesday morning is settled by that time. Offer Called Insult In a bristling statement, the board described Chrysler's offer California Storm Brings Rain, Snow And Seven Deaths By United Press California's latest storm of an increasingly wet winter moved into the sourthern portion of the state Saturday night after drenching the northern and cen tral sections with rain and snow and causing seven highway deaths. The U. S. weather forecaster in San Francisco predicted clear skies and colder weather for northern California Sunday and Monday. Increasing cloudiness was in store for southern Cali fornia with showers on Sunday. The storm blanketed mountain ranges with a deep mantle of new snow over an already-thick pack and .soaked valleys and coastal areas with a heavy amount -ofi rain. Train travel between San Francisco and Portland was sus pended by blizzards and the de railment of a treignt train in tne Cascade mountains south of Eugene, Ore. Service was re sumed Saturday. The drenching brought rainfall figures to normal or better in virtually all sections of northern California, adding 1.25 inches to the San Francisco area, 1.54 to Santa Rosa, 1.39 to Salinas and .75 Inches to Stockton. Police and highway patrol re ports, however, gave a grimmer side of the picture with seven highway deaths attributed direct ly to the stormy weainer. . Long Beach, Cal., Jan. 28 (U.R) A '72-foot fishing boat, Johnny Boy, was damaged ex tensively today by flames at sea but her crew of 11 escaped safely. Bulletins Phoenix, .Jan. 28 Talent high dropped Phoenix 33 to 28 in the new high school gym Saturday night after the Pi rates had come within two points of tying the score late in the last quarter. Talent led most of the way, including 18 to 14 at the half. Furry with 11 points paced the Phoenix attack and Cow drey got eight to lead Talent high. Ashland. Jan. 28 Klamath Falls high made it two week end district 4 and Southern Oregon conference victories when it dumped Ashland high 50 to 39 here Saturday night. Ashland. Jan. 28 Chieo State took its second Far West ern conference victory of the week-end over Southern Ore gon college by edging SOC 53 to 47 here Saturday night. Medford junior high varsity kept its undefeated record in tact Saturday night by down ing Roseburg's ninth graders 35 to 18 on the local floor in a ragged game. Ned Landers paced Medford's attack with 12 points. Local eighth graders downed Roseburg 26 to 21 with George Huber getting 10 points and the Medford seventh grade quintet won 36 to 28 as Lorin Jacobs tallied' 10 local points. SATURDAY'S RESULTS USC 46, Si. Mary's 41. Montana State 51. Montana 46. W. Montana 78. Carroll 55. Oregon 63. Washington 60 WSC 63, Idaho 40 Utah State 43. Wyoming 37 Oklahoma A It M S3. DePaul 45 Duke 65. Wake Forest 55 Kentucky 88, Georgia 56 North Dakota 73, South Da kota State 72 Baylor 60. Arkansas 49 Vanderbilt SO, Tennessee 44 Penn SUle 67, Syracuse 61 MEDFORD, OREGON, of $100 monthly benefits at B5 years of age with 25 years ser vice as "insulting." "This cheap and chiseling cor poration 'offer'," the resolution Said, "met with unanimous re jection." the union wants a 10 cent "package." The strike assessment, levied as the "fireside strike" moved through its fourth day, does not immediately apply to Canadian UAW members because of finan cial restrictions on sending funds outside Canada. Negotiations Stalled There was little to indicate an early resumption of negotiations. State and federal mediators worked quietly behind the scenes attempting through exploratory talks with each side to find a basis for possible agreement. The strike levy was authorized last July at Milwaukee. It pro vides that each working mem ber can be assessed $1 a week when a strike affecting more than 50,000 auto workers moves into its third continuous week, with the approval of the execu tive board. Bert Simmons Demo Sheriff Candidate Party Meet Hears Bert Simmons, Medford, for mer Talent policeman, an nounced at the Jackson county democratic central committee meeting here yesterday that he will be a candidate in the May primary election for the demo cratic nomination for sheriff, pa.rty leaderajaid last, night.. . " Hets the (i,rst person to file on the democratic ticket this year for the sheriff post. Pearson Speaker (speaking on "What a Demo cratic Victory Means to the People." State Treasurer Walter J. Pearson was principal guest at the meeting held at the YMCA. His talk was open to the pub lic and approximately 100 per sons attended the session. Pearson declared that a demo cratic triumph in the Oregon elections would return the gov ernment to the people and that the people's interests rather than special interests would be served. He pointed to one-party rule for many years. The treasurer was' Introduced by Robert Maclean, stale tax commissioner. Other guests in cluded Elwood Hussey, Cave Junction, and Mrs. Isabel Small, president and vice-president re spectively, of the Josephine coun ty democratic central committee. Urges Full Ticket Mrs. Moore Hamilton, com' mittee candidates chairman, urged a full democratic ticket in the primary and said several per sons were considering seeking office. - Pearson is scheduled to attend a breakfast at the Cave shop in Grants Pass this morning and may appear at two meetings at Roseburg later in the day. His visit here was his first since he was elected. Two Children Dead Back Nebraska Car La Grande, Ore., Jan. 28 (U.R) Two children were found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning in the back Beat of their parents car. Coroner William Arrivey said today. Robert. 3, and James l',4, the sons of Mr. and Mrs. R. Edmis ton, Lincoln, Neb., apparently died from fumes concentrated in the back seat from a defective muffler. The Edmistons were driving to Biloxi, Miss., from Spokane, Wash., when the tragedy oc curred. A third child was un harmed. He was riding in the front seat with his parents. The death of the two children was discovered when the Edmis tons stopped here for groceries. Whittaker Chambers Offers Undergo Test Washington, Jan. 28 'U.R) Ex-communist Whittaker Cham bers offered tonight to take an FBI lie detector test to reiute scuttblcbutt rumors that there was something "peculiar" in his relations with Alger Hiss. Chambers made the offer dur ing a radio interview. Chambers said he wants par ticularly to "spike the rumor that Alger Hiss is shielding some one. 'He is shielding nobody but himself," Chambers ' asserted. SUNDAY, JANUARY Sharp New Co1 Wave Drops )L a Dakota Mercury Motorists Warned Off Highways In Dakotas Chicago, Jan. 28 (U.R) The sharp edge of a new cold wave cut South Dakota temperatures as much as 42 degrees in 10 min utes today in sweeping out of the Pacific northwest and into the northern plains states. Light snows swirled in the frigid air in Montana, Idaho, eastern Oregon and northern Nevada, but in the Dakotas, bliz zards erupted with winds up to oa miles an hour and heavy snow. At Rapid City, S. D., the cold blast hit 46 degree weather at 6:d0 a. m. and dropped the read ing to 4 above in 10 minutes. From 21 To 1 Below Within five minutes at Huron, S. D., the temperature plummet ed from 21 above to 1 below. Motorists were warned to slay off highways in the Dakotas. Drifts built up on highway just being opened after a blizzard ear lier m the week. The cold wave knocked torn pcratures down to 10 and 20 be low in the northern KocKies ana great plain states. "Spring" Vanishes A normal January chill snuffed out the last traces of a premature springtime in the cast. Overcoats were again in style In New York City where flowers had bloomed during the week. Florida was the exception to the colder weather gripping the nation. Miami ' had a nighttime low of 61 degrees. Chilly rains swept California and it was 35 during the night at Los Angeles. The weather bureau at Chicago expected the new cold wave to hit the Great Lakes area by to morrow night. Downtown Building Gutted In Big Fire San Francisco, Jan. 28 (U.R) A six-story downtown office building was gutted today by a spectacular four-alarm blaze the worst of the year for San Francisco. Fifteen firemen suffered minor injuries or smoke inhalation. Damage was set at "in excess of $200,000" by City Fire Chief Ed ward P. Walsh. Smoke pouring out of the Mcrritt building on lower How ard street attracted an estimated 1.000 spectators, some of them "winos" from along that "skid row" street, who watched as flames ate all around the main floor warehouse of the Franzla Bros, winery but never reached the stored stocks. Warehouse Damaged The winery warehouse was damaged only by water and smoke. No one was in the struc ture at the time of the fire. Flames broke out in the second floor rear and within 15 minutes mushroomed through the five floors above street level, ulti mately breaking through the roof. Twenty-eight fire rigs were called out and 125 firemen worked an hour and a half be fore the blaze was brought un der control. Missionary Watches Wolves Devour Dogs - Anchorage, Alaska, Jan. 2B (U.R) A missionary of the far north thanked God to be alive to day after watching wolves de vour his sled dogs and trail him through the snow. The Rev. Everett Bechelder of the Wasilla. Alaska, children's home kept fires burning around his bogged dog team for five days before he was forced to abandon all but two of the huskies to the encircling wolves. Clear Skies, Cold Predicted Portland, Ore., Jan. 28 (U.R) Clear, cold skies but with some intermittent snow, were forecast tonight for the Pacific northwest after 15 days of snow, sleet, rain and silver thaw. The Oregon air national guard dropped 11 bales of hay and 900 pounds of grain and groceries to stranded cattle herder eight miles west of Goble. He and the stock were snowbound in eight- foot drifts for two weeks. A C-47 flew the mercy mis sion, piloted by Brig. Gen. Rob ert Dodson, commander of the lZ.trd fighter squadron. The forecaster said the domi nant force In the weather was a stream of cold air from western Canada which would keep tem- perauires rjeiow freezing through tonight. Triune - AT C -' ,0 NO. 2(51 VV y i I, ' '-rta -"....-.Siu..,v;:. f i cr NEW STRIKE SCENE Guard stands alone at gate of Chysler Corp. plant In Detroit, Mich., after 89.000 auto workers struck the firm without setting up picket lines as a reminder of their walkout. Com menting on the "boycott," C. I. o. United Auto Workers President Walter Reuther said, "We're growing up." The strike was called when negotiations over pensions and welfare benefit broke off. House GOP Leaders Ask Acheson Resign Washington, Jan. 28 (U.R) Several republican members of the house, including two on the foreign affairs committee, de manded tonight that Secretary of Slate. Qcan Acheson resign.'! Hep. Lawrence H. Smith (R., Wis.), n high-ranking GOP mem ber of the foreign affairs group, said that Acheson 'has outlived his usefulness" to the govern ment. If he refuses to resign. Smith said, Acheson "at least owes the committee a word of explana tion" for his defense of Alger Hiss. Hiss, former state department official, was sentenced to five years' imprisonment for perjury in denying that he gave secret slate department papers to Whit taker Chambers when Chambers was a communist spy. Achcson's comment on the conviction was that he would not turn his back on Hiss. Forced Down Plane Probably Not Hurt Seattle, Jan. 28 (U.R) The Coast guard in Seattle reported Saturday night a plane was forced down in the Pacific ocean, but Inter said the alert had been cancelled. Officers said radio distress sig nals had been picked up by the Kodiak, Alaska, coast guard sta tion. Federal communications di rection finding equipment was set up in an effort to locate the craft. But within an hour the Ko diak station cancelled the alert. Officers in Seattle said this in dicated that the aircraft was safe but had no further explanation. 13 Tokyo Persons Die In Explosions Of Gas Twkyo, (Sunday) Jan. 29 (U.R) Thirteen persons were dead, 10 Injured and 1 missing today fol lowing a gas explosion in a coal mine in Hokkaido province, national police announced. An investigating party from (he mine safety control office at Sapporo, near the scene, was sent to establish the cause of the accident. The mine where the explosion occurred is at Akahira, in Hokkaido. Snow still blocked the Ever. green and Columbia gorge high ways, and the Pacific highway was reported reopened near Weed, Cal. The weather bureau said the storm-stricken Willamette valley will keep its blanket of snow for a while. A snowy cover from Eugene to Portland will be added to by new but light flurries through Sunday, the bureau said, and cold temperatures will prevent any appreciable melting. . Between a half and two inches of new snow fell over the Port land area early today on top of four inches which fell the pre vious night. Albany and Eugene felt the sling of winter in one of their heaviest snowfalls of the lea- WEATHER FORECAST: Genenlly fair iktot taut cooler Umpvraturti today and Monday Temperature . . Hlihnt yeiterday tJL.lt Loweit yeiterday -....M S. P. Trains Moving Again After Trouble Eugene, Ore., Jan. 28 (U.R) Southern Pacific trains, delayed since Frid.ay afternoon, were moving again today after a de railed freight car in tunnel No 7 near Cascade summit in Wil lamette, pass- ;was ..cleared. Jfotp the tracks, The southbound Shasta Day light was held up at Oakridge and the northbound Shasta Day light remained in Klamath Falls until the derailed car was re moved early today. , Both Saturday daylights, north and southbound, were cancelled. A car left the tracks inside the tunnel No. 7 near Cascade summit in Willamette pass. . Minister Convicted Of Statutory Rape Benton, 111., Jan. 28--U.R A middle-aged former minister was convicted Saturday night of the statutory rape of a 14-year-old girl who said he told her sex relations are "a matter, of the flesh, not the soul." A Jury of 11 men and 1 wom an recommended that James L. Pettit, 52, balding former min ister of the Baptist church at Thompsonville, 111., be sentenced to two years in prison. The sentence is mandatory. The date for his committment to prison was not set. ' Stunt Flyer Postpones Record Plane Attempt New York, Jan. 28 (U.R) Stunt Flier Paul Mantz post poned his attempt to set a new speed record from New York to Burbank. Cal.. today when his P-51 Mustang fighter plane de veloped a flat tire just as he was readying for a takeoil. Mantz said a spare tire was being flown from the west coast and hu will make the flight "as early as possible" tomorrow. Mantz will be attempting to break his own non-Jet record of 7 hours and 4 seconds set In 1947. HEALTH INSURANCE Washington. Jan. 28 (U.R) Sen. Lester C. Hunt lD.,.Wyo.) tonight proposed a voluntary na tional heBlth Insurance program lo provide medical, dental and hospital service for families with Incomes of $5,000 or less. For Oregon son. The weather bureau aia nearly 16 Inches fell at Albany in 16 hours. A storm to the south of Oregon was expected to keep most rain in California over the week-end, although North Bend on the cen tral Oregon coast reported two Inches of rain in the last 24 hours. Bend was the coldest spot re porting in Oregon with 11 below zero early today. Three days remained for cold air and clouds to better the all time monthly snow record of 33 inches set In January, 1880. The weather bureau said 21, inches had fallen in Portland since the first of the month. Meanwhile, roads remained hazardous, some schools were closed and utilities were dis rupted at scattered points, Searching Aircraft From Two Countries Prowl In Far North Light But Persistent Snowfall Hurts Hunt WhitehOrse. Yllknn Torritn Jan. 28 U.R Search planes of iwh nations maintained a night long vigil over the vast, barren stretches of the far north Sat urday night for flares or fires that may be set from a trane. port plane missing with 44 pas- I sengers aboard. MOSt Of the 40 Csnnriisn anrf United States army air force ! planes that searched the area to day returned with the same re port: "Nothing sighted." Better Weather Seen But more than a dozen nth. era kept up the search in dark ness from the Alaska border to nonnern British Columbia. A light but nersistent fall hampered the search in the Whitehorse area today but the weather was expected to im prove tomorrow, enabling a more thorough search of the region where a forest ranger's report gave searchers the best clue to the whereabouts of the missing transport. Ranger L. Requa, posted at the' small town of Minto on the route over which the C-54 would pass, said today that he had heard a crash which shnnk hi. house shortly after he saw a large plane pass overhead Thurs day afternoon, the day the plane disappeared. operation Mike' The gigantic two-nation wnrph already had been dubbed "op eration mike." Officers of both the U. S. air force and the RCAF described the search as "an all out effort." The missing plane had aboard. a woman and her small son, a crew of eight and 34 U. S. sol-, diers coming home from Alaska on furlough or being moved to another assignment. The C-54 was heading for Great Falls, Mont. Its last message was radioed' at 3:09 p. m. PST Thursday as it was passing over Snag. Re qua's post is about 125 miles southeast of Snag. ' . , Bad Weather Defied ? . The new report came as rescue --. craft defied barf weather 1otlyAjr"' over the 10,000-foot, saw-toothed ranges of the Rockies but found no track of the missing plane. Time, distance and the weath er made the search a desperate one.- ' The temperatures In White horse dropped to 30 below zero last night and, even though the' C-54 carried Arctic clothing, the survivors of a crash probably could not endure for long. Among the passengers on the missing plane the air force listed S.-Sgt. Jack E. Dickerson, Duns muir, Cal. Alaskan Bases Easy For Russ Jo Capture Washington, Jan. 28 (U.R) Russia easily could capture ' America's Alaskan bases and strike "a death blow" at the ' united States, Alaskan Delegate -E. L. Bartlett said today. Bartlett addressed the 24th women's patriotic conference which 1 meeting here. "Our main military installs- -tions today are at Anchorage and -Fairbanks," Bartlett said. "It is ' no secret that today they could -be captured without the expendi ture of any considerable effort, 1 "In all candor, I must say to . you that there confronts us the dreadful possibility that a death blow could be aimed at the Unit ed States were our airfields in Alaska captured and turned against us. He said Fairbanks and An chorage could fall "before one parachute division or at most ' two." Education Discussion Postponed To February A discussion of modern trends in education, which was sched uled for Tuesday evening, Janu ary 31, has been postponed un til February 9, officials of the Medford city council of the Parent-Teachers association said yes- . terday. ' They said that Don A. Emer son who was to have represented the Oregon state board of educa tion at the meeting will be un able to be In Medford for the session on the advice of his phy- ; stcian. Time and place for the Feb ruary 9 study group will be an nounced later. Road Conditions Packed snow on Green springs and SUklyou moun tain passes was reported last night br state police along with the advice that motorists should carry chains. Police said California offi cials reported that chains were no longer mandatory on high way 19 in the Yreka area but were still needed in the Weed Redding section. Police had no report on Sex ton nounUinpass on highway It north but it was thought conditions were Improving.