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rOUIt MCDFORD (OREGON) mail tribune Tucidir. May 1950 Committee Voids Family Quarters At Military Bases Washington, May 9 U.R) The house armed services com' mittee today ruled out further government construction of fam ily quarter! at military bases in the continental United States. At request of Chairman Carl Vinson (D., Ga.) the committee voted unanimously to amend the pending $689 million military construction bill to eliminate about $97 million previously au thorized for military family housing. Tncan(iM Pravided Vinson said construction of auch housing should be left to private enterprise under the so called Wherry law, which pro vides numerous special incen tives for that type of home-build- intf "You can't whip an enemy by throwing a house at mm, Vin son told the committee. "Money is scarce. We can't even buy all the airplanes we need. . "I think we ought to concen trate on buying hardware weapons something we can de fend this country with.". Objtct lo Provisions Rep. Dewey Short (R.. Mo.), ranking minority committee member, agreed with Vinson's statement that the construction bill "will never pass the house" unless the domestic housing fea tures are removed. The committee's action fol lowed refusal of the house rules committee last week to clear the construction bill for a house vote. Rules members objected strongly to the housing provi sions. The armed services commit tee amendment would kill plans for building 6,283 family hous ing units at domestic bases. Section Hand Given Sentence in Prison Hood River, Ore., May 9 U.R) James C. Monroe, 22, a section hand for the Union Pacific rail road, pleaded guilty to a charge of rape and was sentenced to lis years in the state penitentiary yesterday by Circuit Judge Mal colm Wilkinson. Monroe pleaded guilty to criminally assaulting a 49-year- old cook for tne railroad at Cas cade Locks Monday and taking $80 from her purse. Police said Monroe entered the aectlon hands' dining car after cutting a window screen, walked through two cars to a rest room and entered and attacked the woman. f ...mf.,.. i ! 1 1 iMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm . is- : tj.t.'tf v-'r-.' . .-. a. , ' (Acm Telephotot ALPHABET OUADS Nurse Mrs. Thomas Setter examines the quadruplet born to Mrs. Arthur Selfert In Sleepy Eye, Minn. The quads, three girls and a boy, are getting along "fust fine," out the father Isn't doing so well. Be already had tux children when the quads arrived and cant think of any new and suitable names Until an acceptable set of names comes along they have been named simply "A," "B," "C" and "D." Northwest Flood Potentials Higher in Important Basins Mother, Child Perish In Fire at Creswell Eugene, Ore., May 9 U.R) A young mother and her lVi- year-old son were burned to death yesterday when flames de stroyed their small cabin seven miles south of Creswell, Ore. Deputy Coroner William Har ris Identified the victims as Mrs. Arthur Davisson and her son, Joseph. A kerosene can was found near their bodies near a kitchen atovt. Davisson was working in the woods at the time of the fire. His brother was unable to enter the burning cabin because of the Intense heat. WEATHER By United Press Northern California: Fair to day, tonight and Wednesday, ex cept local coastal fog or low clouds and high cloudiness north portion Wednesday. Little tem perature change. Northwesterly wind 15-25 MHH oft coast ex cept variable Cape Mendocino north Wednesday. Portland, Ore., May 9 (U.R) Pacific northwest flood poten tials "increased substantially in some important basins" during April, the weather bureau said today in warning that precau tions should be made for the pro tection of life and property, The warnntg was directly poinieo. ai me foriiand-vancou- ver. Wash., harbor area and to the section around Bonner's rerry. To Exceed Forecast The bureau said "it is now be lieved that peak stages in the Portland-Vancouver harbor area will substantially exceed those previously forecast." Peak stages of 25 to 26 feet, or about 10 feet above flood stage, were forecast ror around the middle of June The bureau also said that more accurate short range forecasts irom two to four davs in advanre would be issued by the weather Durenu river district offices In roruana, apoKane and Boise. The flood bulletin said that runons in the Columbia basin throiiRh April had been low, par ticularly in the urjrjer Cnlnmhio above Coulee dam. April precip itation was nearly normal in the aggregate, but in tha upper Co lumbia, above the confluence of ine snake river, there was mucn above normal precipita tion at higher elevations," the oureau said. Observed Elsewhera The same "tendency for above normal precipitation was ob served in the Salmon, clesrwn. ter, Boise and Grande Ronde ba sins," tne bureau said, although "in the upper reaches of the Snake basin, the precipitation ws ueiuw normal. "Forecasts for the Kootenai and Flathead basins, assuming m-ar normal precipitations are lor runoffs exceeding maxima of record." the bulletin niH. "Flows to date have been very low In these basins; consequent ly, the flood threat to the Bon ner s rerry area and to the area When California's first niihlli. scnooi opened in tiBn rrancisco, Apr. 3, 1848. there were 60 scnooi-age children in the community. LAS' nvv a Pelisher- (j Sander SfLOlfC&L' here s tn easy-to-use kit that makes many house-cleaning chores pleasurel The Guild D-6 Polisher cleans furniture, silverware and other metals. And with the long handle, you can polish floors and linoleum in a jiffy. No bending . . . no rubbing. And SAY! Dad can use the Guild Kit to sharpen knives and tools. Polish the car. Sand and grind wood and metals. Remnv rAA r;t i. J and varnish . . . and do minv mart ioK. in f'5CV. mInute inted of hours! II "lunar. lanaar Kit. lam far . J yearsl Henri an hawi af h.ri .arkl immediately above Flathead lake is very serious." NEW DEADLINES Due to the increased amount of news submitted for the society section of the Mail Tribune it has been found necessary to change the deadline time for news. Deadline for all news for Sunday issues will be Friday at S p. m. and deadline for weekly issues will be 5 p.m. of the day preceding publication. Week day calendars will be closed at 9 a.m. of the day of publica tion. All news must be submitted in writing. Girl Scout Troops Plan Annual Court of Awards The junior high school Girl scout troops of Mrs. W. H. Reich stein, Mrs. George Thomas and Mrs. Michele Rossi will hold their court of awards and com bined mothers' tea at the junior high school girls' gym at 4 p. m. Thursday, May 11. The girls will present a style show, featuring the latest spring styles for the junior miss. Members of the Girl scout jun ior planning board will meet after school at the Scout house, Wednesday, May 10, at 4:15 p. m. Nichols Branch Club Holds Last Meeting Eagle Points Nichols Branch Get-Together club held the last meeting of the season recently at the home of Mrs. Emil Unger and tie club will not meet again until September 7. The first fall meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Claude Snead. Pollyanna gifts were present ed and refreshments served. CALENDAR Tuesday 7:30 p. m. Medford Duplicate Bridge club, Medford hotel. 7:30 p. m. Girl scout camp huildine committee. Scout house 7:45 p. m. Rogue Valley cho rus rehearsal, Medford senior high school music room. 8 p. m. Degree of Honor Pro tective association, Pythian hall. 8 p. m. Pythian club, Girls' Community club. 8 p. m. Ladies' Mounted troop at club house. 8 p. m. Nevita chapter, OES, Central Point Masonic temple. 8 p. m. Roguette circle, MOLB, VFW hall. Wednesday 10:30 a. m. Medford Home Extension unit. Priddy street rec reation hall. 10:30 a. m. Talent Extension unit, city hall. 1 p. m. AA, PEO, Mrs. C. I. Drummond, Ross lane. 1:30 p. m. Woman's Bible class of Methodist church, Mrs. Susan Graham, 59 Quince street. 2 p. m. Central Point Navy Mothers' club, home of Mrs. W. J. Gebhard. In Corvallis Mrs. C. R. Richmond, 21 Ken wood avenue, Mrs. Miner T. Bo shears and Mrs. C. Boshears, 408 South Grape street, were in Cor vallis last week-end to attend the annual Mothers' week-end. Mrs. Richmond visited her son, Curt, a freshman, and the Mesdames Boshears visited Kenneth Bo shears, their son and grandson. He is also a freshman at the school. Attend Concert Mr. and Mrs. Almus Pruitt have gone to Portland to attend the concert in the civic audito rium there to be conducted by the noted Arturo Toscanini. While away they will also visit rl tives in Eugene. Phoenix Church Women To Meet on Wednesday Phoenix Ladies' Aid society of Phoenix Presbyterian cnurcn will meet Wednesday, May 10, at 2 D.m. in the ladies' parlor at the church. Hostesses will be Mesdames Ed Rusho and J. W. Watkins. The president, Mrs. J. W. Wat kins, states plans will be made for the society's participation in the May Festival Saturday. The society plans to serve cake and coffee and the cakes are solicit ed from women of the church and community. It is planned to have women in charge of the sale from 10 a.m. until closing time Saturday night. Anyone who will help is asked to con tact Mrs. J. w. Watkins. Attend ng the Church Council of Women program at the Med ford Presbyterian church Friday were Mrs. E. J. Clark. Mrs. J. W. 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