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EIGHT MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday. February IS' 1950 'Acme Telpnhoto. SOAL PARLEYS END David Cole (left), chairman of the Presidential fact-finding board in the coal jpute, and United Mine Workers President John L. Lewie (right) talk with Washington reporters after negotiations between the U. M. W. and the soft coal operators collapsed. End of the hearings paves the way for President Truman to seek a court order sending '.00,000 striking miners back to work. Cole said, however, that he expects talks to resume. Ghost Of Future Germany Hovers Over America-Russia Atomic Race London. Feb. IS (U.R) The ahost of a future Germany, re united and powerful, hovered to day over the atomic race oe tweon . the United States and Russia, . For if the German scientists now working for the Americans and Soviets could go back home and pool their knowledge, Ger many probably would lead the world in atomic weapons. Possibility Disturbing It could happen. The possi bility is disturbing British atomic scientists. They believe Germany will be reunited some day, and that pressure will be exerted to permit the research ers to return to their homeland from the United States and Russia. Informally the Britons are wondering what safeguards are being prepared against any such pooling of information from the east and from the west. For some time now the Brit ish scientists have taken pains to point out that while Russia struggles for knowledge of Am erican experiments and the west wonders what goes on behind the Urals, one group knows al most precisely what both sides are doing the defeated Ger mans. Scientists Grabbed The United States and Russia grabbed German scientists al most before the shooting stop ped, and hurried them into re search on atomic energy and secret weapons. Some of them hold positions of vital import ance, and probably some have knowledge of development be yond their i own particular spheres. The ability of a scientist to assemble material outside his own compartment was emphasiz ed last week in the confession of Dr. Klaus Fuchs, German-born physicist whose espionage for Russia may have helped the So- Starlet To Play In Religious Pictures New York, Feb. IS (U.R) Starlet Colleen Townsend has disclosed that she will begin "my work for Christ" next month by starting work on three motion pictures with religious themes. The first, sho said in an inter view yesterday, will be based on intolerance and will be pro duced by the Protestant com mission. The other two will be made by a new religious film concern called the Great Com mission. The pictures will be shown In churches and schools. Instead of her present salary of S350 a week, she will receive only "a nominal fee to cover expenses." Miss Townsend was passing through New York en route to 1 lolly wood. vlets cut years from the time it would have tanen them to pro duce an atom bomb. "Bearing in mind the techni cal aptitude of the Germans, the piecing together of what they each have learned into a danger ous whole is not Inconceivable," said a British source. Like most scientists in the jittery after math of the Fuchs case, he would not permit the use of his name. Would Be Surprised "I shall be very much surpris ed If the German scientists we are using ever are permitted to go home that is, without tre mendous safeguards." he said. "I suppose that Russia is equally alive to this problem and presumably has its own me- tnoas of insuring mat me west ern world does not learn of any advances it may have made." Thus the east and the west some day may face the prob lem of whether the German scientists will be given the choice of citizenship or becom ing virtual hostages, in fact if not in name. J'ville Schools Aid Polio Fund Jacksonville, Feb. 15 Sup- Eort of the March of Dimes drive y Jacksonville schools was out standing this year. The elemen tary school conducted a contest between rooms. Three rooms went through the top of their thermometers marked $10.50. The final count gives $77.23 to the March of Dimes campaign. In the high school chocolate candy, offered as a prize by the Jacksonville Lions club, cleared $17.40. Ill addition the sopho more closs gave 25 per cent of its profits from the hot dog and pop sale at the donkey basket ball game. This amounted to $6. An additional $17.83 was raised by selling programs. As a result of these various efforts a total of $118.46 was contributed to the local drive. The shared enterprise of a high school league bosketbHll game held on the same night with the donkey basketball game resulted In a further con tribution of $62. All profits were given to the March of Dimes. BODY REMOVED Anchorage, Alaska, Feb. 15 (U.R) Rescue crews early today removed the body of an F-80 Jet fighter pilot from the wreckage of his plane 50 miles southwest of a gunnery range near here. His craft had collided with a second F-80 over the range yes terday. Manila, Feb. 15 (U.R) Mrs. Rosario Acuna Picazo, 80, mother of late president Manuel Roxas, died yesterday of a heart attack at her home in Quezon City. LOTSMORE HOME WORKSHOP for LOTS LESS MONEY! This hvy duty bind iw Ii typical Power King value. Compact, ruggod, highly ac curate it apatdi all types of straight or angular sawing in woods, plastics and light metals. Furniture, cupboards, cabinets, toys . . , anything in wood . . , can be quickly and easily made with this and other Power King tools. 12 Inch Atlas Power King Bandsaw 8275 Convenient Credit Terms Come in and tee the other Quality Tested Power King Tools HARDWARE COMPANY HERB CRAIN EMIL MOHR 225 Eit 6th Next Door to J. C. Penney Co. Sending Of Skunk Amuses Columnist Hollywood, Feb. 15 (U.R) A movie gossip columnist said to day it was "very amusing" of Joan Bennett to send her a skunk as a valentine. The glamorous star mailed the skunk yesterday and said it was "as good a time as any to an swer back." "For years I've been the vic tim of her nasty remarks," she said. Miss Bennett also took $800 worth of heart-shaped ads in two movie trade papers to hint the columnist is a "frustrated and Jobless actress." "I didn't know she had that much m o n e y," the columnist trilled. Copenhagen, Denmark, Feb. 15 (U.R) An unidentified plane was reported to have crashed in flames into the Baltic sea nine miles off the south Danish port of Nysted today. Revenue Pooling Of Columbia River Projects Favored Washington, Feb. 15 (U.R) The reclamation bureau said to day that both army engineer and bureau power projects in the northwest should participate in the proposed basin account for Columbia river development. The account would pool rev enues from all projects proposed for construction under the $2,500,000,000 basin program. Such pooling would permit financially weak projects to be helped by fiscally sturdier ones. Joint Use Endorsed J. W. Dixon, bureau spokes man, said during senate interior committee hearings on the pro gram that the bureau and the army engineers endorsed their joint use of the basin account. Projects could be included in it only by specific authorization of congress. A spokesman for the budget bureau Assistant Director Rog er Jones said his bureau rec ommended that both agencies be permitted to pay irrigation sub sidies from power interest rev enues to whatever extent recla mation law now permits such procedure. Sen. uuy uoraon, in., ure.i.i had uuestioned that the intent of the budget bureau, was to make such a recommendation. Jones confirmed that it was. The committee received a let ter from Washongton's Gov. A. B. Langlie urging favorable ac tion on the basin program. Pending congressional action on the policy of using power inter est revenues for irrigation sub sidies, Langlie said he favored such use. Elizabeth Taylor 'Going Steady' Again Hollywood, Feb. 15 (U.R) Elizabeth Taylor, 18 - year - old movie glamour girl, said today she's "going steady" with the handsome son of hotel magnate Conrad Hilton. But she denied Valentine's day rumors that she and Nick Hil ton are engaged or have set their wedding date. "They are going steady with our full approval," Mrs. Francis Taylor said. "If and when there is an engagement, we, her par ents, will announce it." Schoolground Landscaping Study Set By District No. 49 Board Committee A study of landscaping prob lems for Medford schools will be undertaken by a committee working in cooperation with Medford Parent-Teacher groups and others interested, it was de cided at a meeting of the school board of District 49 here last night. Board Members Otto Frohn maycr and Mrs. Stephan G. Nye were named to a committee to consider an overall plan for schoolground planning and beau tification, and they will ask the advice and assistance of the PTA in making the survey, and pre paring suggestions. The project arose out of a proposal made at the meeting that cottonwood trees at the Roosevelt school be trimmed for the sake of attrac tiveness and safety. Policy Change Asked De Vere Taylor, president of the Medford City Teachers' as sociation, and Kenneth Hulburt, principal of Washington school, and chairman of the association's economic security committee, asked the board that the present cost of living allowance being paid Medford teachers be incor porated as a part of the regular salary schedule. The teachers point out that this action would be a policy matter only, and would not involve the expendi ture of funds in excess of those already budgeted. The board took the matter un der consideration, and Superin tendent E. H. Hedrick will con sult with other school officials of the state to see what action has been taken elsewhere. Payment of bills totaling $64. 184.06 was authorized by the board. A considerable portion of the total was payment to con tractors for work done in the re cent remodeling projects on all schools except the junior high school. The bulk of the district's contract obligations have been paid, Hedrick pointed out. To Install Gutters Lindley street between Queen Anne avenue and Main street will have curbs and gutters as soon as city crews can do the work, Hedrick told the board. Adjacent property owners have signified they would cooperate with the school district in finan cing the project. Elliott Becken, assistant sup erintendent, said that nearly 200 persons are taking advantage of the adult evening classes now be ing offered by the city. He said the community has received the classes "very well." Operation of school gymna siums on Saturday is proving highly successful, and continued supervised play on Saturdays may be continued in to the spring months, board members Indicated. A study will be made to determine whether elemen tary school athletic instructors are receiving compensation to which they are entitled for sup ervising after-school and Satur day playground usage. The board voted to request a written opinion from the attor ney general on whether the dis trict can legally pay a portion of the cost of a hospitalization plan for teachers. If hia opinion is fav orable the board will then decide what action should be taken, and if the opinion is unfavor able, the matter may be brought before the 1951 legislature by teacher eroups. Hedrick was given authority to set the time for Easter vaca tion to coincide with the wishes of a majority of the city's teach ers, many of whom will attend a state convention of the Ore gon Education association that week-end. 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Altogether there were 26 days during which th eminimum daily temperature (dropped below freezing, making an average temperature for the Imnnth nf 33 rfpffTPPS. Water content of precipitation during January was 5.96 inchei nearly three and a half inches above normal. Total snowfall amounted to just over 20 inches with more than five inches fall ing on the 16th. The five inches that lay on the valley floor the 16th and 17th was the greatest depth on the ground at any one time during the month. Dead line on Classified Adf! 8:30 p.m for following day; 10 a.m. Mon day, noon Saturday for Sunday a ns. TODAY... fasfe f Blitz t IDeinhard J BEERjfj w4 fenU fcJTI WtlNKAtO COMPACT . POTUND, OM0ON Distributed by Snider' Dairy and Produce Company m 1 . ... Here's one good deed that von't speak (For iftselff! You only need to hare something like this happen to you rJnce and you're ready to cut out paper dolls. Only didn't rut these out... Mary Ann did. She's our little girl. 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