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.
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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.
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NEW DEADLINES
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of news submitted for the society
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has been found necessary to
change the deadline time for
news. Deadline for all news for
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S p. m. and deadline for weekly
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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. Watkins, Mrs. Cora Morgan
and Mrs. L. O, Caster
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Can you spend more than
you make? Dave Hoover
knows that deficit spending
can not long continue in our
Federal Government.
VOTE DAVE
HOOVER
FOR
U.S. SENATOR
Ben Stafford, Chairman. O. L.
Overmyer, Secretary - Treasurer
Jackson County. Dave Hover for
Senator Committee. (Paid Adv.)
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