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It TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday, Fsbruary I, 1950 Letter From Washington l HARRIS ELLSWORTH M.mb.r Control From Origan The fair employment practices bill, better know as FEPC, has been much discussed here lately. In fact, I think you could almost auy that the bill has been kicked around a bit. The fight in the House over FEPC Is mostly on the democratic side of the aisle. Tho nrinelDle of FEPC having been approved in the republican platform, will have considerable republican support when tlie Bill rnmps tn the floor. The scrap on the floor or should sav the run ning battle on the floor left a iui ipan on the majority side. About the only thing the demo crats salvaged politically was to put republican memuers on me snot when the question of a change in house rules was brought to the floor. That Issue was made to souna preuy ms v,, nrlimllv it was a tempest in a teapot. The opponents to the rules change insisted that unless the suggested cliangc was aeieHi ed, members would not get a chance to vote on the FEPC bill. Well, the rule was not changed but a day or so later when the chairman of the labor committee Bought recognition under the rule, he was ignored by the speaker who recognized another committee chairman to present other legislation. Five other chairmen were eligible for rec ognition at that time. It is ob vious that the so-called 21-day rule, which the house voted to retain, was of no benefit at all to the FEPC proponents. The bill can never come up under that rule, The FEPC bill can, and probably will, come to the floor under the regular calendar Wednesday procedure which has been a rule of the house for many years. The labor committee chairman will have his right to bring up the bill under that rule In about five weeks. Also the bill may be brought to the floor by petition before that time or It niay finally be brought to the floor By the rules committee THE POINT OF this discussion Is that the FEPC bill, or any oth er legislation, can always be brought to the floor under the Calendar Wednesday rule or by petition. These rules have been the protection of the house against an autocratic rules com- mittce since that committoo was created as the result of a revou against Speaker Canno.i some 40 years ago. The new 21-day rule has clearly proven to have Jittle value. Nevertheless, the fight on it made mighty good political hay for the democratic members who were thus able to mbarrass republican members who voted for it. The great game ?f politics is sometimes wondcr ul. The fight on the 21-dav rule helped some members political ly, hurt others, furnished a lot of newspaper copy but, as was demonstrated on the floor almost Immediately, the outcome of the tote was of very little Import ance to the country. BEFORE THE WAR Oregon people contributed money and provided a supposed final berth for the famous Battleship Ore gon, It was to be set permanent ly in the Portland harbor and used as a museum and place of acenie interest. Then tho wnr eame along. The Navy, which had decommissioned the Oregon, again took possession of it. The ship was sold for salvage because ot tne need tor war material Here is the rest of the story: The navy received $35,000 for the warship. The government then turned around and paid the sal vage firm, Edward M. Ricker & company, $101,731 for material from the ship. Still later, the navy took the hull back from the company and now faces a suit from the company for compensa tion for the old hull. America On 'Drunken Binge,' Pastor Says Oklahoma City, Okla., Feb. 1 (U.R) A liauor-hatlng Baptist minister says the United States is on a drunken binge." The Rev. H. H. Hobbs, pastor of Oklahoma City's first Baptist church, told the final session of the United Dry's first state as sembly last night that "The United States has more respon sibility than any other nation, but the nation is on a drunken binge." "Our capital city has the high est liquor consumption per capita," he said. "Our nation is floating off in a sea of alcoholic beverages. Hobbs remarked that other great nations in the history of the world were "swept down in a flood of aiconoi." The Rev. Roy S. Holloman secretary of the United Drys discussed linking his organiza tlon with the anti-saloon league and the recently-formed national temperance league. John Conner Found Insane At Hearing Alexandria, Va. Feb. 1 John S. Conner, 39, West Point honor graduate, was judged insane on Monday and therefore will not stand trial in the shotgun deaths of his three children as they pre pared to leave for school on De cember 7. Conner was a civilian con struction engineer at Fort Bel volr. Mrs. Connor, mother of the slain children, wept silently as the verdict was given. The san ity commission, composed of a judge and two physicians, de liberated but 17 minutes. Con ner's father, Guy Conner, Port land, Ore., was by his son's side throughout the hearing. Mr. and Mrs. John Conner formerly resided in Medford and have relatives living in the val ley. COPCO REPORTS company reports unaudited net The California Oregon Power Income for the 12 months ended December 31, 1948, totaled $2, 111. 7S9, 5.09 times preferred stock dividend requirements, and after deduction for such divi d e n d s, equivalent to $2.12 a share on the 800,000 .shares of outstanding common stock. Net Income for the 12 months ex ceeded that for 1948 by 7.43 per cent. PLAID SHIRT Aristomoor Rayon Fabric W don'l havt inough tuperlallvn to d.icrib. this beauty, Tha axcluiivt ploidl art axquilitaly color.d. The tollorlng'i magnifictnt - convertible collar, octlon-back pleats, extra long loili. 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The sides will be movable doors, which during packing season can be swung out and up, forming a canopy on each side of the building 14'i feet wide. This will permit use of 21,600 square feet of working area during the busy season. A pumice block office 80 by 24 feet will be centered on the west side of the structure. The build ing will be mill construction with a truss roof, covered with phaltic shingles. Fruit wili be handled with pallets, using lift trucks in both receiving and storing packed boxes. Hope For Efficiency "It is our hope. Root said, "that this building will be one of the most efficient fruit pack ing plants in southern Oregon, and that this efficiency will re sult in savings. While it is a re placement of our present facil ities," he added, "it should ac tually increase our capacity." The firm will continue hand ling their sales through Simons and French, Inc., of Sacramento and New York, "who have a good reputation for nationwide and export distribution," Root said. He added that the firm has no Immediate plans for the present location of the packing plant. The new structure will be com pleted by approximately April 1 this year, Root said. Don Root is manager of the company. Father Of 5 Spends Week-Ends In Jail Tacoma, Wash., Feb. 1 (U.R) Elmer M. Thompson, 29, a bar tender and father of five, must spend every week-end for the next year in the Pierce county ail. Thomnson admitted accepting four unemployment checks aft er he had begun working as a bartender here. He pleaded guil ty on four counts of fraud. Superior Judge Bartlett Rum me rilled yesterday that Thomp son should continue to work and support his family, repay the money received lor unemploy ment compensation and spend each week-end in jnu. .Thomnson will be put in Jail each Saturday at one a.m. and released each Monday at 7 a.m. If he.should lose his job he must spend all his time in jail, the Judge ruled. Dog In Mourning Refuses Food, Water Pasadena, Cal., Feb. 1 (U.R) A springer spaniel named Tim ray refused food and water to day, mourning for Cocoa, the canine pal fee tried to save from drowning by barking for 10 hours. Cocoa, a poodle, fell Into Capt. C. L. Arnold's swimming pool yesterday as the dogs played to gether. Timmy helped desper ately as Cocoa struggled to stay afloat. It was not until the sad-eyed spaniel gave up his vigil and re turned to his mistress, Mrs. Cor nelia Vannccourt, that humane society officers found Cocoa's body. Comments Made On Building of H-Bomb Washington. Feb. 1 (U.R) Here' is the reaction of Amer ica and the world to Presi dent Truman's announcement that he has ordered the construc tion of the mighty hydrogen bomb: Bernard M. Baruch "It was wise decision necessary for the peace of the world. It em phasizes anew the need for a truly effective international con trol of every form of atomic en ergy and mass destruction." Wise Decision Lt. Gen. Leslie R. Groves, for mer head of the Manhattan A- bomb project "I think it is a very wise decision. I do hope it will be possible to do awav with atomic weapons and with war altogether." Ur. Harold C. Urey, one of the Greta Garbo Offered Italian Film Role Milan, Italy, Feb. 1 (U.R) Greta Garbo has been offered a leading role in an Italian film version of the classical Greek poem, "The Odessy," it was an nounced today. Austrian Director C. W. Pabst was scheduled to leave for Hol lywood to offer Garbo the part of Penelope, wife of Ulysses. 'If Miss Garbo will not accept our proposal, Pabst has instruc tions to contact Katherine Hep burn or Greer Garson," it was announced by Giorgio Ventur ing manager of the Industrie Cinematografiche E T e a t r a 1 i (ICET) company. Informed sources said the film would be budgeted at about $960,000, with a possible ceil ing of $1,600,000. Vcnturini said Ulysses, hero of Homer's epic poem, would be played by an Italian actor who has not yet been chosen. Sfudebaker Decreases Passenger Car Prices South Bend, Ind., Feb. 1 (U.R) Studebaker corporation reduced the prices on all its passenger cars from S82 to $135 today. n. b. Vance, president and chairman of the board of the company announced that the price reductions resulted from lower production costs. We are now in a position, for the first time since the war, to reduce prices even though we know that some of our costs will ncrease in the months ahead. Vance said. The price cuts were effective today on the list prices of the cars. Dind line Sunday Noon Saturdnyi. Classified U at Photographer Sued For Failure To Take Wedding Photos Muscatine, la., Feb. 1 (U.R) bride of four months sued a photographer for $5,400 because he didn't show up to take pic tures of her wedding. Mrs. Norma King charged that John Gundy failed to ful fill an oral agreement to record the ceremony on film. Her petition asked: $200 for the cost of preparing lor the pictures: $200 for re-enacting the cere mony later; $1,000 for mental anguish: $4,000 for future mental anguish. Long Search Ends In Finding Of House; Now It Isn't Needed St. Cloud, Minn., Feb. 1 (U.R) For more than a year, Store Manager Deryck Cawthorn tramped the streets looking for a house for his family. He found one yesterday a couple of hours before he was ordered transferred to Marshall, Minn. FLYING, ANYWAY ' Elma. Wash.. Feb. 1 (U.R) Herbert W. Jones of Elma today said "flying saucers" reported yesterday by Aberdeen, Wash., residents were flying swans. y , "GettctfuatafeJ" y 1""'""' "1S" f'i' PLSM YOU KNOW Mil i i. ii i i t ttfitwmia nation's top atomic scientists I don t see now the president could have arrived at any other conclusion. We must make the bomb, and we must continue to achieve a unity of the west." Mayor Shinzo Hamai of Hiro shima, scene of the first A-bomb explosion "We can only pray that neither the old atomic bomb nor the new hydrogen will ever be used again. You saw Hiro shima. It (the hydrogen bomb) can wipe out 1.000,000 people at once. This is the most horrible thought that ever came into my mind." Gen. Omar N. Bradley, chair man of the joint chiefs of staff "I cannot say how this will af fect U. S. military strategy as yet. I do not know and I do not think anybody knows Just wnat tne nydrogen Domo can do." Public Discussion Chairman Brien McMahon (D.. Conn.) of the joint congressional atomic energy committee "We should have a public discussion on the subject of armament races and how they can be halt ed in the interests of the peace oi tne wona. Chairman William Z. Foster and General Secretary Eugene Dennis of the U.S. communist party "No one man or group of men had the right to by-pass the American people and commit them to a decision to manufac ture the hydrogen bomb . every thinking person in our country is appalled by this blitz against world peace and our country s national security." The Very Rev. Hewlett John son, the "Red" dean of Canter bury "I regret to hear it." Possible for Russians Dr. Arthur Jaffee of the Ar- gonne National laboratories in Chicago "If it's possible for us to make lt, it will be possible for the Russians. They repeated the job we did on the atomic bomb, and that is an indication that they are -as capable as we are." W. R. Hodgson of Australia, former member of the UN atom ic energy commission "In view ot president Truman s an nouncement, I think it impera tive ana urgent that renewed steps be taken to reach some agreement for an effective sys tem of international control." 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