Boy Scouts Found Dead;
Louis Budenz Summoned
WEATHER
Medford
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MEDFORD, ORE' I TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 1950
NO. 17
Youngsters Perish
Aboard Raft on
Stormy Lake Erie
Airmen Spot Bodies
After 17-Hour Hunt
Cleveland, O., Apr. 11 (U.R)
Four young Boy scouts were
found dead in their tiny life
raft today, 17 hours after they
were blown out into stormy Lake
Eric.
The coast guard said the boys
first sighted by a B-17 engaged
in a gigantic ship and plane
search, were found on their
rubber ran ana transferred to a
picket boat.
A coast guard official said the
boys "definitely were dead when
found" and that families of the
youths were oemg notified.
Dressed in Jeans
The four victims, David Lee
Mann, Kicnard Bauer and Roland
Riemer, all 13. and William Vnn
Hot. 14, climbed into their raft
last evening dressed only in blue
juctna ami sinris, DUl Without
coats or shoes.
One coast guard officer said
the youths probably "were al
most killed by exposure and ex
haustion in the cold waves, then
dropped down in the bottom of
ineir ran ana drowned."
I he picket boat, which took
them aboard some 25 mil
northeast of Cleveland, was rush
ing the bodies to Fairport Har-
Dor. east oi nere.
The captain of the tug Alfred
S., Anthony Laurnoff, one of
tne iirst at tne rescue scene, said
there was no life in the boys.
The coast guard took them
aboard and told me they were
all dead. '
17-Hour Search
He told United Press by ship-to-shore
radio that "no one could
have lived through last night on
Lake Erie in the open."
The tragic discovery brought
an end to one of the most in
tensive rescue efforts ever made
in this part of the lake. For 17
hours, military planes and ships
had searched the choppy waters
for the youths In their tiny craft.
The boys, all belonging to a
Boy scout troop in suburban Eu
clid, were whipped out into the
lake about 6 o'clock last night
when they were trying to re
trieve a canoe.
Had Broken Paddle
They had only a broken paddle
in the raft to battle the 30-mile
wind that swept them offshore,
Up to the last minute hopes
were high that the youths would
be found alive and well.
A dozen planes and all avail
able coast guard boats had cov
ered Lake Erie for miles out of
Cleveland since dawn in an ef
fort to locate the war-surplus
raft.
One Week Left for
Voters' Registration
Only one week remains for
unregistered voters to get their
names on county poll books.
April 18 is the deadline for re
gistering for the May primaries.
Voters who have failed to vote
in the past two years, those who
have changed their party, or
chanced their names through
marriage, and those who have
moved from one precinct to
another must re-register if they
are to vote May 19.
The county clerk's office said
this morning that the renumber
ing of precincts in the county
would have no effect on those
voters already registered. Refil
ing of cards has been handled at
the office.
PLAY DATE CHANGED
Prospect, Apr. 11 The play
which Prospect Parent-Teacher
association had announced for
Friday, April 14, has been post
poned until April 21, it was an
nounced today. The postpone
ment was made necessary by ill
ness of a member of the cast, it
was stated.
Spring Flood
In Columbia
Portland, Ore., Apr. 11 !U.Rj
Possibility of a spring flood of
the Columbia river was voiced
today by the United States
weather bureau in its water sup
ply forecast for the Pacific north
west. The weather bureau said its
forecast for the Columbia river
basin Indicated "above normal"
.water runoffs. The forecast said
damaging high water was poss
iolc along the Columbia river
and its tributaries above the
mouth of the Snake river. Resi
dents of the area were warned
to take preliminary precautions
against flooding, seepages and
damage to irrigation works
throughout the entire area, par
ticularly around Bonners Ferry,
Ida., on the Kootenai river: im
mediately above Flathead lake
on the Flathead river, and near
St. Maries. Ida., on the. St. Joe
river.
Reduce Peak Flow
Unusually high temperatures
in April and early May would
distribute snow melt runoff over
a longer period and tend to re
duce the peak flow, the bureau
said.
In it's summary of forecasts up
to April 1. the weather bureau
said precipitation was much
above normal in the Skagit.
Rogue, L'mpqua and Klamath
basins. Runoff forecast based on
The Moral fo This
Story Is Just This
Don't Cose Your Desk
Painters, redecorating lav
ral office suites in in court
house, caused more than usual
confusion in the county exten
lion agents' ofiice this morn
ing. To protect his effects from
dripping paint, one of the
agents closed his roll-top desk
for the iirst time in about
four years. It was not until his
telephone, reports, and other
urgent papers were safely
covered inside that he discov
ered that the key to the desk
has long been listed among
the missing.
Persons calling County
Agent Rufus Cate should be
prepared to wait until he can
get to another telephone in an
adjoining office.
A canvass of competent
lock-pickers is to be made.
Medford Fruifmen
Advocate Changes
In Pear Controls
Portland, Apr. 1 1 Four Med
ford fruit men gave testimony
here yesterday at the first of
three district hearings called by
the department of agriculture to
consider proposed amendments
to the winter pear marketing
agreement ana order.
Shelby Tuttle, Medford. man
ager of Southern Oregon Sales
Inc., chairman of the winter
control committee, said that
changes in the agreement and
order are necessary because of
the increased production of win
ter pears, and changes in the in
dustry and the national econo
mic picture since 1939, when the
existing market agreement and
order went into effect.
Costs Rise
Tuttle said that costs of pro
duction, handling and marketing
have risen 55 per cent in the last
11 years, and freight rates have
increased 24 per cent.
Other Medford men testifying
included Robert W. Root, mem
ber of the committee; H. B
Murphy, pear packer, and Ray
mond R. Retcr, grower. Their
statements were similar to the
one made by Tuttle.
R. A. Patterson. Portland, man
ager of the committee, said that
improved insecticides and better
production methods are chiefly
responsible for increased produc
tion, amounting to more than
1,500,000 boxes In the three
western states during the past
five years.
Propose Amendments
Amendments proposed by the
control committee would author
ize separate regulations for ex
port shinments. and permit the
establishment of minimum stand
ards of quality. They also would
change the method of committee
voting on recommendations,
authorize the group to perform
duties not now permitted, and
would allow it to make other
changes designed to facilitate ad
ministration of the pear control
program.
Ulen J. Gilford, department
of agriculture specialist from
Washington, D.C., presided at
the meeting.
Postmaster Issues
Chain Letter Warning
Acting Postmaster Moore
Hamilton today reminded post
office patrons that the mailing of
chain letters is distinctly against
the law. Any person found guilty
of mailing one, he said, is subject
to a severe penalty.
Hamilton said that one cur
rently popular chain letter in
volves a fictitious airline, and
pertains to "generals who receiv
ed so much money."
Anyone receiving one of the
chain letters is asked to turn it
over to the post office here so
that it can be forwarded to the
postal inspection service.
Possibility
River Voiced
assumption of near normal pre-
cipitation through the end of the
water year range from slightly
below normal in the Klamath
and Rogue basins to above nor
mal in the Umpqua and Skagit
basins.
Parts of the Columbia basin
had more than 200 per cent of
normal precipitation, particu
larly in portions of the Spokane
and lower Pend Oreille basins,
the Blue Mountains of eastern
Oregon and a large part of
southern Idaho. The only areas
in the United States portion of
the basin with less than normal
precipitation were a small area
in the Deschutes basin and an
area extending from the Grande
Ronde basin eastward through
the middle Salmon basin into the
upper Clark Fork basin.
The forecast of water year
runoff were for near normal to
much above normal runoffs
throughout most of the area.
Peak spring flow forecasts for
the Columbia basin include:
Snake river near Clarkston.
Wash.. 200.000 cubic feet a sec
ond; Columbia river at Trinidad,
Wash., 475.000 cfs; and the Col
umbia near The Dalles. Ore..
650.000 cfs. These flows, the
weather bureau said, would re
sult in peak stages at Portland
and Vancouver, Wash., of 23 to
24 feet.
Former Communist
Editor Subpoenaed
By Senate Probers
Owen Lattimore To Be
Topic of Testimony
Washington, Apr. 11 (U.R)
Louis F. Budenz, a former com
munist editor, was subpoenaed
today to tell senate investiga
tors next Monday what he knows
about Owen Lattimore,
Lattimore, a far eastern ex
pert and university professor, is
charged by Sem Joseph R. Mc-
v-artny (K.t wis.) with being
communist spy. Budenz was sum
moned at McCarthy s request.
In Public Session .
He will testify in public ses
sion under oath and will be fol
lowed on the witness stand by
Lattimore, if Lattimore requests
another hearing. Lattimore al
ready has denied McCarthy's al
legations under oath.
There was no immediate indi
cation as to what Budenz, now a
Fordham university professor
will say in his testimony. Mc
Carthy has identified Budenz as
the number one witness he
previously mentioned in the sen
ate. That witness, McCarthy
said then, will testify that he
knew Lattimore as a communist
who was under party "discipli
nary" powers.
Former Editor
Budenz was president and
managing editor of the commu
nist newspaper. The Daily Work
er, from 1940 to 1945. In that
year he renounced communism
and rejoined the Catholic hcurch
Budenz, repeatedly questioned
in New York regarding his pros
pective role in the case, has de
clined all comment.
Sen. Millard E. Tydings (D.
Md.) said that Lattimore s re
quest to cross-examine Budenz
has been rejected. He said there
has been "no change in commit
tee policy" in that regard.
Southern Oregon
City Officials To
Gather Wednesday
Medford city officials today
were completing arrangements
for a League of Oregon Cities
regional dinner meeting at 6:30
p.m. Wednesday at the Medford
hotel.
Mayor Diamond Flynn an
nounced the appointment of
City Councilman Dwight Hough
ton and City Superintendent
Vernon Thorpe to a reception
The Medford delegation at the
session will include the mayor,
councilmen, water superintend
ent and board of water commis
sioners, and the city superin
tendent, engineer and building
inspector. Members of the coun
ty court will attend.
To Discuss Problems
An exchange of idcase and ex
periences on mutual problems
will be afforded by the meeting.
Budgets, improvement planning
and proposed state legislation
are among anticipated topics but
much of the discussion will de
pend upon what problems vari
ous city delegations present.
The cities of Ashland. Butte
Falls, Cave Junction, Central
Point, Eagle Point, Gold Hill.
Grants Pass. Jacksonville, Phoe
nix, Rogue River and Talent are
expected to have representa
tives here in addition to Med
ford. Kansas Governor
Pressed for Probe
Kansas City. Mo., Apr. 11
(U.R) The city council and a re
publican spokesman put pressure
today on Democratic Gov. For
rest Smith to launch a thorough
investigation of law enforce
ment here, as a result of the
murders of Charles Binaggio and
Charles Garotta.
While police continued ineir
routine inquiry by questioning
underworld characters, Murray
Thompson, defeated by Smith,
who had tne support or uinag
gio's 30,000 North End votes
here, in the 1948 state election,
demanded Smith fire the local
police board.
Then the city council unani
mously adopted a resolution ask
ing Smith to conduct forthwith
"a thorough Investigation of law
enforcement by the police de
partment of Kansas City."
Blaze Destroys Home
In Upper Applegafe
Jacksonville. Apr. 11 A fire
yesterday destroyed the home
and most of the belongings of
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Childcrs and
family in the Upper Applegate
community near McKee bridge.
The property was not insured,
according to reports.
The fire was discovered by
Carmen Evans who was in the
home with several children. He
saw the blaze spreading over the
roof of the home but was unable
to extinguish it. The house was
owned by Mrs. Flossie Meyers.
The Childcrs family will live
with Mr. and Mrs. Ora Phillips
HutU a new horn it found. ,
Un'Sn9 isyss
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KIWANIANS AWARD EGG HUNT PRIZES A portion of the throng which turned out for
the Kiwanis Easter egg hunt last Saturday is pictured crowding about the truck where prizes were
awarded to finders of lucky eggs. E. Ron Rice (wearing overcoat), master of ceremonies, is shown on
the truck, microphone in hand. Leaning forward in front of him is Tom Shcpard, egg hunt chair
man. Karen Ballancc, 32 Eastwood drive, won the grand prize, a stuffed rabbit almost as big as she
is. The hunt was held at the high school baseball field. It attracted more than 1,000 youngsters who
were accompanied to the field by several hundred parents and older brothers and sisters.
(Braincrd photo).
Kogap Withdraws Request for
Preliminary
Attorney Frank J. Van Dyke,
representing Kogap Lumber in
dustries, yesterday withdrew the
firm's request for a preliminary
injunction against the Medford
Building and Construction Trades
council and others to prohibit
them from picketing the Kogap
plant on the south Pacific high
way. Appearing before Circuit
Judge Orval Millard, Grants Pass,
Van Dyke said he was withdraw
ing the request because the "de
fendants are no longer picketing
plaintiff's premises with the
charge that plaintiff and Its em
ployees are 'Unfair to Medford
Building and Construction Trades
council'."
Present signs carried by pick
ets are to the effect that construc
tion workers at the plant are not
members of construction unions
and are not paid union scales.
1 ne firm continued its request
for a permanent injunction and
for alleged damages amounting
to $100,000. Van Dyke's state
Explosion Rocks
Norwegian Freighter
New York, Apr. 11 (U.R) A
Norwegian freighter was rocked
by an explosion 680 miles south
east of St. Johns Newfoundland
today and her crew of approxim
ately 30 men went into life boats.
One coast guard cutter and a
number of merchant ships raced
to the scene within minutes after
the 5,113 ton "Geisha flashed
word of its plight by radio.
its sua said:
"Explosion on board. Need
help. We are going into the life
boats." The SOS was received at 12:35
p.m. (EST). The freighter had a
crew of approximately 30 men
on board.
The cutter Ingham, which yes
terday went to the rescue of the
burning freighter American
Producer was ordered to the
scene.
Highway Priorities To
Be Discussed Tomorrow
Boards of directors and high
way committee members of the
Ashland. Jackson County and
Grants Pass and Josephine Coun
ty Chambers of Commerce will
hold a joint meeting here tomor
row beginning at 7 p.m. at the
Rogue Valley country club. Prin
cipal topic of discussion will be
relative priorities given to sev
eral highway improvement pro
jects needed in the areas repre
sented by the three chambers.
Navy Reservists Set
Meeting Wednesday
Medford s naval reserve com
posite unit 13-11 will meet at 8
p.m. Wednesday in the Federal
office building, 33 North River
side avenue, according to Lt. R.
William Clark, commanding of
ficer. It will be open to all ex
members of the naval service.
Processes of activation of the
"moth-ball" fleet will be the sub
ject. Washington, Apr. II (U.R)
Senate democratic leaders voted
unanimously today to set up a
special live-man committee to
conduct broad-gauge investiga
tion of Interstate crime.
Picket Injunction
ment said the plaintiff's with
drawal of the injunction request
is "subject to its right to renew
this request . . ."
Attorneys B. A. Green and
Donald S. Richardson, of the
Portland law firm of Green
Landye and Richardson, repre
sented the union'council, its af
filiated unions and individuals
named in the original complaint.
As yesterday's hearing was for
the purpose of hearing argu
ments regarding the preliminary
injunction, additional proceed-
Retrenchment Period
Predicted for Mining
St. Louis. Apr. 11 (U.R)
James Boyd, director of the U. a.
Bureau of Mines, today predict
ed a "period of retrenchment"
for the mining industry.
Speaking before the American
Zinc institute on the future of
the metal mining industry, he
said long-range prospects are
good but he could not "present
too optimistic a picture" for the
next few years.
He said three factors saturat
ed domestic markets, lowered
demands abroad, and the end of
stockpiling combined to place
the industry in a bad spot.
Some mine operators "may
get out of business," he said, be
cause they may be unable to
stand higher costs.
He said that from a long-range
point of view "one need not be
pessimistic about the future of
the mining industry."
Loss of Bridges'
Citizenship Asked
San Francisco Apr. 11 4J.R!
The United States government
today demanded that CIO Long
shore Leader Harry Bridges be
stripped of his American citizen
ship for lying about his commu
nist party membership at his
1945 naturalization hearing.
The government's demand was
contained in a revocation order
submitted to Federal Judge
George B. Harris this morning,
less than 24 hours after the Australian-born
union chief was sen
tenced to five years In nrison for
neriury and conspiracy.
The court however, ordered
the matter continued until May 9
for "mature consideration."
The action, initiated by U. S.
Attorney .Robert B. McMillan
was Immediately protested by
Defense Attorney Vincent Halli
nan. who claimed the move was
coupled with his client's convic
tion and should be held in abey
ance until a final ruling is made
on the conviction by higher
courts.
City Budget Group
To Meet Thursday
Mcdford's city budget commit
tee will hold a preliminary meet
ing on Thuridav at 7:311 p.m. at
the city hall, J. R. Woodford,
city recorder and budget officer,
reported.
The group, made un of coun
cil and citizen members, will
elect a chairman and secretary.
Woodford said that it import
ant that all committee members
attend. It will not be. a public
meeting.
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ings were delayed pending the
filing of an answer to the com
plaint by the unions. H was in
dicated that Green and Richard
son would file a demurrer and a
motion with Judge Millard, and
then would have 15 days to pre-
wra a bnci in support oi both.
Time for Rebuttal
Plaintiffs (hen will have 15
days for an answer to the brief,
and defendants will then have an
additional 10 dHys for rebuttal.
As a result, oral hearings on the
case will probably not be held
for more than a month.
The original dispute arose out
of Kogap's employment of pro
duction workers on construction
jobs during slack seasons. The
unions demanded that these em
ployees join unions affiliated
with the construction council.
and Kogap refused on the
grounds that it could not legally
agree to the demands.
The complaint was brought
under provisions of the federal
labor management relations act
of 1947 (Taft-Hartley law) in
asmuch as Kogap contends that
some 90 per cent of its produc
tion goes into interstate com
merce. Oregon Hospitals
May Raise Rates
Portland, Ore., Apr. 11 (U.R)
Hospitals throughout Oregon
may have to raise daily rates as
much as $1.50, effective about
July 1.
Ralph Nelson, chairman of the
Portland council of hospitals,
said today that proposed wage
increases for professional and
non-professional workers in hos
pitals will leave the various in
stitutions with cost increases
that must be met.
Although no finpl decision has
been reached, the Hospital asso
ciation and the Nurses' associa
tion have agreed to Increase the
salary of nurses in Oregon hos
pitals from about $1.10 an hour
to $1.21 an hour, with compara
ble increases of about 10 per
cent for all hospital employes.
Nelson said the Oregon Hospi
tal association and the Oregon
State Nurses association pro
posed the effective dote of July
1 for increases from $190 to
$210 a month for a 40-hour week.
Salem, Forest Grove
On Daylight Saying
By United Pran
Salrm and Forest Grove Mon
day night adopted daylight sav
ing time for the summer, leaving
Albany as the only major Ore
gon population center west of
the Cascades still to make the
lime decision.
Alderman O'llora registered
the onlv nceative vote when
Salem's eity council volod 8 to 1
for the time switch, effective as
elsewhere from April 30 through
September 24. O'llora said sim
ply that he didn't believe in day
light saving time.
Forest Grove's city council
also took formal action to bring
the eity Into line with other
communities in the area.
Albany is expected to take
similar action, nut its city coun
cil has slated Wednesday for its
meeting on the matter.
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RUSSIA REPORTS
SHOT EXCHANGE
Moscow, Apr. 11 (UP) An American bomber
and Russian fighter planes fought in the skies over
the Soviet Union Saturday, the Russian government
said today.
Russia filed an angry protest to the United States
against this "gross violation of the Soviet frontier."
It said a United States Superfortress was intercepted
by Soviet fighters 13 miles inside the Soviet republic
of Latvia.
When the fighters ordered the bomber to land,
the note said, the American B-29 opened fire on them.
The leading fighter returned the fire and the B-29
flew out over the Baltic sea, it said.
(In Washington the air force said it "has no
knowledge of such an incident.")
1 he Russian note did
planes was hit.
Navy Privateer Missing
With 10 Crewmen Aboard
(U. S. air force headquarters
in Wicsbadenj Germany, said the
only American plane in the Bal
tic area at the time was a U. 5.
navy Privateer, which has been
missing since Saturday with 10
crew members aboard. A spokes
man said the Privateer easily
could have been mistaken for a
B-29 in the air.
(However, he said the Priva
teer was unarmed except for a
uistol carried by the pilot. A
crew member who was left be
hind on the Privateer's last
flight said the gun barrels of
me plane naa Dcen nismounica.
(The Russians said the incident
occurred about 5:39 p. m. Sat
urday or about S'i hours af
ter the Privateer last was heard
from.)
Vishinsky Carries Note
Foreign Minister Andrei Vish
insky personally handed a formal
note of "resolute protest"
against the incident to U. S. Am
bassador Alan u. Kirk at tne
Kremlin.
The note denounced the inci
dent as "a gross violation of the
Soviet frontier" and "an un
heard of violation of the ele
mentary rules of international
law.
Kirk said he had no comment
at the moment. He said he would
send all information to Washing
ton. Exchange Follows Order
The note said the B-29 first was
sighted south of Lepaya, a Lat
vian port eity across the Baltic
from Sweden. Soviet fighters
took off from a nearby airdrome
and demanded that the B-29 fol
low them to the airport and
land, the note said.
An exchange of maehlnc-gun
fire was said to have followed.
Radio Moscow reported the
nrolest note said in part:
"The plane penetrated the ter
ritory of the Soviet Union a dis
tance of 21 kilometers (13 miles).
Plane Disappears
"Owing to the fact that the
American plane continued to
nenctrate into Soviet territory, a
flight of Soviet fighters took
off from a nearby airdrome and
demanded that the American
iIhiic follow il and land at the
airdrome. '
"The American plane not only
fniled to comply with this de
mand, but opened fire on the So
viet planes.
"Owing to this, an advance
Soviet fighter was forced to
open fire in reply, alter wnicn
the American plane turned
toward the sea and disappeared."
Game Commission Charged
With Public Fund Misuse
Portland Ore. Apr. 11 (U.R)
State Game Master Morton
Tompkins has accused the Ore
gon state game commission wun
misuse of public funds.
The charge was printed in the
early April Issue of the semi
monthly Grange bulletin, lomp
kins asserted that the game com
mission was "getting out of its
field" by using its own bulletin
to "attack" the plan a reclama
tion project proposed for the up
per Rogue River basin.
Project Endorsed
ToniDklns pointed out that the
commission's March bulletin con
tained the article written by Cole
Rivers, field agent for the com
mission in the Rogue river dis
trict, and was mailed at state
expense, free of charge, to any
one asking to be placed on the
mailing list.
The State Grange has indorsed
the Rogue river project at its
last two state conventions.
"The game commission is mora
not say whether any of the
Grants Pass Man
To Head Knights
Templar of State
Eugene H. Tardy. Grants Pasi.
was selected and installed as
grand commander of the Grand
Commandcry of Knights Tem
plar of Oregon masons at the
conclave of the order here yes
terday. He succeeds John A.
Ncwbold,. Portland.
The knights also acted on leg.
Islatlon pertaining to the com
mandcry yesterday, and heard
an address by William C. Gor
don of Missouri, deputy grand
master of the Grand Encamp
ment of the United States. The
annual banquet and ball of the
order were held last night.
umcers named
Other officers nnmpH wph
Lyman C. Palmer. Eugene, dep
uty grand commander; Herbert
C. Staples, Bend, grand general,
issimo; Harold P. Davidson, Port
land, grand senior warden: M.
Patrick Dunn, Ashland, grand,
junior warden: Albert H. Trego,
i-oniana, treasurer (reelected);
Richard T. Tusant, Portland,
grand recorder (reelected):
George F. Ostrom, Astoria,
grand standard bearer: Edwin
M. Hazelwood, Portland, grand
sword bearer: Earl W. Froebe.
The Dalles, grand warden, and
the Rev. W. A. McArthur. Rose-
burg, grand prelate.
the annual state meeting of
the second York Rite body began
this morning when the Grand
Council of Royal and Select Mas
ters convened in the Masonic
temple. They were to hear an
address by General Grand Mas
ter John M. Littleficld of Mama
who is paying his official visit
to the Oregon body today. Med
ford will confer the super excel
lent degree for the council to
night. The last of three meetings,
that of Royal Arch Masons, will
begin tomorrow.
Phoenix May Festival
Committee To Meet
Phoenix, Apr. 11 O. E.
Fraizer, coordinator of the Phoe
nix May festival, wishes all com
mittees to meet at the Grange
hall on Wednesday, April 12, at
8 p.m. There are many plans
plans and announcements to be
marie on what has been done,
he said.
than a little presumptuous In at
tacking this project in view of
the action of the 1949 legisla
ture," Tompkins said. "To do it
through the game commission
bulletin, which is printed and
distributed at public expense, il
clearly a misuse of public funds."
Balloting Underway
The legislature passed an en
abling act to allow the bureau
of reclamation to build a mul
tiple purpose dam in the upper
reaches of the Rogue river, about
142 miles upstream from the
river's mouth.
Meantime, the Grange an
nounced that balloting is under
way in subordinate Granges
throughout the state for State
Grange offices, including that
of Grange master. Tompkins, of
Dayton, and Elmer McClure,
Miiwauklo, are running for the
top post. Clarence Carter, La
Grande, and William G. Howes,
Medford, are contesting the
State Grange overseer's post
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