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that America stop talking and start acting to win the cold war.
The elder statesman urged an immediate "stand-by mobiliza
tion" plan. It is needed to prevent a shooting war or to win one if
such is "forced upon us." he told a seminar on economic mobiliza
tion planning at Columbia university last night.
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, president of Columbia, promptly
seconded Baruch's pl?- and said it should be "enlarged on an in
ternational scale.
"You have got to consider the whole international field in any
plan of this sort," Eisenhower said. "Economics, military strategy
and politics are all bound together ... if Europe again coines under
a dictatorship it is no use trying to liberate it again political free
dom would also be lost."
In a discussion period following the speech, Eisenhower joined
his students in shooting questions at Baruch.
In the event of another war, the general asked Baruch,
wouldn't a mobilization plan give us a better chance of coming out
with civil liberties intact than getting into war "by guess and by
God?" True, said Baruch.
In his speech, aruch said the government talks "total diplo
macy," but still lacks a general staff to devise global strategy.
"We continue to dissipate our resources without decision," he
said.'
He said he does not propose to match the Russians "plane for
plane, tank for tank, man for man," but does believe our degree
Medford
45th Year. 20 Pages
Oregon University
Student Politics
Blamed for 'Riot'
Eugene, Ore., May 19 (IT.R)
Firemen cooled off 2.000 milling
University of Oregon students
with fire hoses last night after a
political demonstration turned
into a street dance and then into
a "riot."
Authorities blamed a "troubled
?olitical situation" involving
heta Nu Epsilon, a banned se
cret fraternity.
Art Johnson, student body
president, summoned police and
notified university officials of an
unauthorized street gathering in
street at the edge of the cam
pus, along fraternity row.
Eugene police moved in to
clear the street for traffic move
ment. The pushing, milling stu
dents retaliated by letting air
out of police patrol car tires.
A fire truck was summoned to
wet down the students, who tried
in cut the fire hoses.
Among those soaked with wa
ter were Lyle M. Nelson, univer
sity director of special services;
Birgil Fogdall, dean of men; and
Donald M. Dushane, director of
student affairs.
During the day, students had
appeared on the campus wearing
caps with the letters "TNE," in
itials of the forbidden fraternity,
after oJhnson had written an ar
ticle in the student newspaper,
The Emerald, asserting that
Theta -Nu Epsilon had been en
gaging in undercover political
activity.
Gerald Smith, Portland, Barry
Moutain, Portland, and Herb
Nill, Medford, are running for
student body president.
Local Firms Bid in
0 and C Timber Sale
J. and R. Watkins Log com
pany, Medford, was successful
bidder for about 200,000 board
feet of public domain timber
near Rogue River at a recent sale
conducted at the Portland office
of the bureau of land manage
ment. The offer was S1688.
A public domain tract of ap
proximately 275,000 feet near
O'Brien sold to Rough and Ready
Lumber company. Cave Junc
tion, for S2.099. R. A. Bross, Ap
plegate. got about 61.000 board
feet of O and C timber for $362.
Phoenix Establishes
Watering Restrictions
Phoenix, May 19 Watering
restrictions, effective immeaiate
ly, have been established for the
citv of Phoenix.
Mrs. Marie Fisher, city re
corder, staled that staggered days
for lawn and garden irrigation
have been necessitated by in
creased demand for water. Until
further notice, water users east
of Pine street will irrigate on
odd-numbered days of the month
and those west of Pine on even
numbered days.
Phoenix uses well water. Mrs.
Fisher said heavy demand has
caused a storage problem.
She reminded water customers
that irrigating with an open hose
is unlawful.
Nothing Like Honesty;
He Didn't Get the Job
Cincinnati. O.. May 19 (U.R
A candidate for the police force
lost his chance for a job because
he was too honest.
He told interviewing officials
he "didn't care much about be
ing on the force, but the graft
ought to be good downtown be
cause of all the saloons."
WEATHER
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MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 19,
Sunny Skies, Mild
Weather, Welcome
Voters to Election
Sunny skies and mild temper
atures perfect "election weath
er" greated Medford voters on
their way to the polls today in
Oregon's primary nominating
election.
Up to noon, an estimated nine
and a half per cent of the city's
registered voters had exercised
their right of franchise, and the
vote was described as "fairly
heavy" throughout the state.
Political observers pointed out
that voting started an hour later
Oregon's Voting
Precincts Reach
Record Number
Portland. Ore.. May 19 (U.R)
Oregon's voting precincts reach
ed a new record number in to
day's primary election.
There was a total of 2,017 pre
cincts an increase of 159 over
the November, 1948 election.
Multnomah had the greatest
gam with 41 from 512 to 55d.
Lane county had the greatest
percentage precinct gain with an
increase of 34 from 122 to 156.
Four Oregon counties had
more than 1UU precincts
Clackamas with 123. Lane with
156, Multnomah with 553 and
Marion with 110.
Six Counties Drop
Six counties had fewer pre
cincts. They were Baker, down
two to 37; Crook, down three to
14; Grant, down three to 13;
Harney, down one to 21; Lake,
down two to 18; and Wallowa,
down one to 14.
Following is the state pre
cinct list; , .
Baker 37. Benton 42. uiacK-
amas 123. Clatsop 46, Columbia
31, Coos 58. Crook 14. Curry 11,
Deschutes 30. Douglas 01, uu-
liam 7, Grant 15, Harney zi.
Hood River 14, Jackson 84. Jef
ferson 12. Josephine 35. Klam
ath 77. Lake 18. Lane 156, Lin
coln 39. Linn 68. Malheur 34.
Marion 110. Morrow 9. Multno
mah 553. Polk 38, Sherman 7,
Tillamook 37, Umatilla 49, Un
ion 29, Wallowa li. wasco o,
Washington 68, Wheeler ii,
Yamhill 33. Total 2107.
More Claims Filed
by Yanport Residents
Portland. Ore.. May 19 4J.R)
More claims against the govern
ment from former residents of
flood-destroyed Vanport pushed
damage suits past the $3 million
mark today with the filing of
two claims of $4,616.
Largest single suit was filed
Wednesday by Attorney Gerald
Mcindl for $936,914 on behalf
of 357 clients. May 30 is the
deadline for filing the suits,
which charge the government
with negligence for not warning
the citv's 18.000 residents to flee
the wartime housing project be
fore the Columbia river broke
through dikes on Memorial day,
1948.
To date. 523 suits from more
than 1.000 claimants have been
filed.
Power Service To Be
Interrupted Sunday
California Oregon Power com
pany customers on and adjacent
to the Pacific highway, between
Van Dyke road and Alley Mill
road to the 4-K Garage north of
Phoenix, will have their power
service disrupted Sunday, Copco
said today.
The interruptions, which will
take place throughout the day.
are for the purpose of installing
heavier wires is aha area.
Win Cold War,
of readiness should keep pace with that of the Soviets.
At present, Baruch said. Soviet mobilization readiness sur
passes that of the United States.
"That is one reason the diplomatic intiative in the 'cold war1
is being pressed by the Soviets," he said.
Baruch said winning the cold war was as important as win
ning World Var II, but "we are not going about the -job ... as we
did in winning the recent war."
"Although the 'cold war' is now in its fifth year, we still lack
the equivalent of a global strategy for the whole of peace waging,"
he charged. "We still lack the equivalent of a general staff to de
vise such a strategy and to direct the disposition of our strained
resources for maximum effectiveness.
"We still talk 'total diplomacy' without totaling that the whole
of the peacemaking requires in all parts of the globe not just one
area.
"We continue to dissipate our resources without decision.
"Against whom is the 'cold war' being fought? Reading the
newspapers these days one would think we are waging (it) against
the American people. Let us call a halt to this cold war at home.
Let us concentrate on winning the cold war abroad."
If the cold war turns hot, he said, we would save time,
lives and money if we had a total mobilization law ready to func
tion instantly.
"Were another war to come we would have to mobilize not
only our young men but the entire nation, our whole economic and
than usual this year 9 a.m. in
most county polling places due
to daylight saving time, and that
there will be an extra hour in
the evening for voting, when
last-minute baUoters may swell
the total.
Vote Interest High
The United Press said that re
ports from a number of down
state cities indicated that voting
interest was running high be
cause of hot local issues, which
in some cases overshadowed the
major struggle between Sen.
Wayne Morse and Farmer Dave
Hoover for the republican nomi
nation for United States senator.
In at least a few Medford pre
cincts, republican voters were
outnumbering in one case by
more than two to one the demo
cratic voters.
Recall Struggle Bitter
The bitterest struggle in Jack
son county's political arena to
day was in Ashland, where a
battle of words between support
ers of Mayor Thomas S. Wil
liams and Councilman Elmer
Sheldon, and members of the
committee which had sponsored
a recall movement against them
has been waged.
In Medford the fate of three
proposals was being decided
an improved Water department,
a mqre up-to-date fire depart
ment, and additional funds for
personnel and maintenance of
the fire department.
Southern Democrats
Win Test on FEPC
Washington, May 19 (U.R)
Southern democrats in the sen
ate won the first big test today
in their fight to kill the admin
istration's fair employment prac
tices bill.
A combination of northern
democrats and republicans fail
ed to muster the 64 votes need
ed to shut off debate on FEPC,
most controversial of the bills
intended to carry out President
Truman's civil rights program.
Unless those votes can be
found for another test promised
next week, the southerners are
in a position to kill the measure
by the mere threat of endless
debate.
The bipartisan effort to use
the senate's anti-filibuster rule
was seriously hampered by ab
senteeism. Although there may
be some in attendance next
week, the outlook for invoking
the rule successfully appeared
very dim.
Nine Russian Ships
Sighted Off Britain
London, May 19U.R) Two
more Russian ships appeared off
the British coast today, bringing
to nine the number sighted with
in 24 hours.
The two trawlers passed
through the Straits of Dover
early in the afternoon, headed
for the open Atlantic.
Seven Russian ships appeared
40 miles off the British home
fleet base at Portland last night.
Naval observers wondered
whether It was design or acci
dent that brought the Russians
there on the eve of western
union naval maneuvers.
Central Point Coach
Takes Job at Eugene
Central Point, May 19 Cecil
Warner. Central Point high
school athletic coach for the past
three years, has been released
by the board of school district
No. 6 to accept a position on the
Eugene high school coaching
staff. He will also teach social
science.
Tribune
1950
NO. 50
Court of Appeals
Upholds Conviction
Of Axis Sally
Washington. May 19 U.R
The U. S. court of appeals today
unanimously upheld the treason
conviction of Mildred E. (Axis
Sally) Gillars.
Miss Gillars, 48, was sentenc
ed last March 26 to serve 10 to
30 years in prison and fined
$10,000 after she was convicted
by a federal court jury of be
ing a wartime nazi radio propa
gandist. The American-born spinster
was convicted here last March
10. She was found guilty of hav
ing played the role of an "Ohio
mother" in a German program
beamed to allied troops in Bri
tain in 1944 as they were prepar
ing for the invasion of the con
tinent. The program was called
"Vision of Invasion" and depict
ed a slaughter of American
troops' in an ' invasion of the
mainland. ,
- The defense argued that Miss
Gillars stripped herself of her
American citizenship when she
swore allegiance to Germany
and therefore was not liable to a
treason charge.
Under Influence
But the federal court jury de
cided otherwise, and the court
of appeals upheld that decision
today.
Miss Gillars was from Port
land, Me. During her trial, the
defense contended that she made
the treasonable broadcasts while
under the hypnotic influence of
Max O. Koischewitz, German
broadcast director who had been
her teacher at Hunter college,
New York.
Ashland Riding Group
Horse Show Sunday
Ashland, May 19 The horse
show and races sponsdred by the
Ashland Riding association at
the Ashland Rodeo grounds Sun
day, May 21, are set to open at
2 p.m. with a grand entry of all
mounted groups.
The seventeen events schedul
ed for the show include a ten
nessee walking horse showing, a
three-gaited pairs exhibition,
free-for-all horse race, stake
race, calf roping, games on
horseback and a two-team char
iot race.
Henry Ender.t is general chair
man of the event.
Music, Planes, Parade Will
Mark Armed Forces Day Here
Martial music, the roar of low-
flying military fighter planes
and the march of feet will mark
the Armed Forces day observ
ance in Medford tomorrow. Main
feature of the day will be a
parade, scheduled to start at
2 p. m.
According to the coordinator
of the day's program, Harry B.
Wales, the parade will be one of
the largest and most pretentious
ever to be shown in Medford. It
will include six divisions, each
with one or more musical organ
izations. Planes Expected
During the afternoon a flight
of 12 F-51 fighters from air na
tional guard headquarters In
Portland are scheduled to fly
over the city to mark the air
force's participation.
The parade will move west on
Main street from Hawthorne
park, where it will form, to Oak-
dale avenue near the county
courthouse. Col. W. H. Paine
will be honorary parade marshal
and will ride in the lead section.
He will be brought to the review
ing stand at the corner of Main
and Front streets and will head
the official reviewing party,
which will include ranking offi
cers of the armed forces in Jack
son county.
Capt. William O'Brien,
USMCR. Armed Forces day proj
ect officer, will be in charge of
the reviewing stand.
Baruch Declares
industrial power men, money, farms, factories, mines all our re
sources, spiritual as well as material," Baruch said." I believe we
need a stand-by selective service law, to be ready for any emer
gency, but it must be part of a total program of mobilization readi
ness. It c3nnot stand alone. . , ,
"Without such a total mobilization program on the statute
books, ready to be put into operation overnight, the risks and costs
of war are greatly and needlessly increased. No strategy for win
ning the cold war can be fully effective. Our defenses cannot be
considered adequate, no matter how many billions are spent."
He warned that "a repetition of the delays of the past" could
be "faral" and that to "wait until bombs are falling before we be
gin to legislate may cause loss of the war."
Baruch asked for 'action" instead of talk in Implementing
mobilization legislation. He said he hoped Chairman Stuart Sym
ington could take the national security resources board "off the
dead center of inaction."
"Specifically," he said, "a sound mobilization program re
quires among other things: an impartial selective service lay, with
a work-or-fight clause, a readied civilian defense, the elimination
of profiteering, an overall ceiling on all prices, rents, wages and
other costs to prevent the inflation that could wreck any mobiliza
tion; higher taxes; power to curtail less essential production to give
priority to military and essential military needs and organization
of manpower. . . .
He said the program also would require rationing of scarce
essentials and "a comprehensive system of economic defense con
trolling all imports and exports."
EN ROUTE TO WASHINGTON "to see how my trees are doing,"
Yuklo Ozaka (center), 92, Japanese elder statesman, who pre
sented famed cherry trees to national capital, pauses In
Los Angeles with daughter, Mrs. Yuklteru Ozaki and son,
Yukika Ozakl during Journey. (International Soundphott)
Fliers Released By
Reds Reach Mainland
Long Beach, Cal., May 19
U.R) Two broadly-smiling Am
erican airmen set foot on the
U. S. mainland today for the
first time since they were taksn
prisoner 19 months ago by Chin
ese communists, and were
hustled off almost immediately
for questioning by intelligence
officers.
Navy Electrician William C.
Smith stepped from the silver,
four-cngincd marine corps R-5-D
which flew them home from
Honolulu, dumped two yellow
toy bunnies into the arms of his
silently staring sons one of
whom he had never seen and
grabbed his wife in his arms.
Neither Talks
Neither he nor Mrs. Ruby
Smith said a word, but they hug
ged arid kissed each other until
an officer look Smith by the
arm and escorted him away for
some further questioning by in
telligence officers, with whom
Election Returns
The Mail Tribune and radio
station KYJC will cooperate
Friday to bring radio listen
ers prompt election returns
after the closing of polling
places in the May 19 primary
election. Arrangements have
been completed for United
Press teletype service on
statewide returns, and staff
members of The Mail Trib
une will be assigned to col
lect and tabulate returns on
county and city nominations
and ballot measures. Regular
broadcast of returns will be
made direct from The Mail
Tribune office starting at
10:15 p.m. Friday by James
Dunlevy, manager of KYJC.
Other activities of the day will
include a 40 and 8 "wreck" dur
ing the afternoon and evening
when "goofs," or Initiates, will
be inducted into the Legion's fun
and honor organization with ap
propriate antics. The unfortu
nates will be led through the
streets of Medford from the Le
gion club on Main street to the
initiation hall on Sixth, at 6 p. m.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars
club, on Front street, will hold
open house starting at 8 p. m. to
day, all through the observance,
under the auspices of the Marine
Corps legion.
The airways and air communi
cations station, the brick build
ing at the Medford airport, will
also hold open house during the
dav.
Military Exhibits
Military- exhibits, including
army artillery and captured
Japanese weapons, will be on
display at Crater Lake Motor
company during the day. under
the direction of the marine corps
and the national guard.
Climax of the day's festivities
will be a military ball, slated at
9 p. m. Saturday at the Medford
armory. The ball, under the
sponsorship of the Marine Corps
league, will raise money to pay
for the day's activities, for uni
forming a marine volunteer de
tachment and for forming and
he had his first session in
Honolulu.
Mrs. Smith had spent long
hours teaching her three-year-old
son Mike to say, "Hello,
Daddy. It Id known you were
coming. I'd have baked a cake,
But neither he nor his younger
brother Pat, born since. Smith
went overseas, said a thing.
They just watched while their
daddy hugged their mother and
kissed her so hard her new hat
fell off. .
Tears Of Joy
Tears of joy streamed down
Mrs. Smith's face as she watched
her husband walk off.
"We didn't say anything. We
just hugged each other and kiss
ed. There'll be plenty of time to
talk," she said.
Bender was to board another
plane as soon as possible to go
to Glenview air base where he,
too, will be greeted by his wife,
who has waited out his Impris
onment at her home in Chicago.
April Building Here
Falls Off Sharply
April building permit volume
in Medford fell off sharply both
from April, 1949, and from
March, 1950, according to data
from the Equitable Loan asso
ciation. Building permit values
here totaled only $145,870 last
month, compared with $301,700
for March of (his year and
$187,603 for April of last year.
Medford normally ranks
fourth in the state in point of
building volume but last month
it dropped to ninth position,
falling behind Grants Pass,
Klamath Falls, Pendleton and
La Grande.
uniforming a municipal band.
Funds also may be used for plac
ing historical markers in Jack
son county.
Here is the parade line-nf
march, as announced by the civil
ian coordinating chairman:
Parade marshal and colors.
First division Ashland Kiltie
band, national guard units.
Second division Medford
high school band, massed colors
of veterans' organizations, VFW,
American Legion, DAV, auxil
iary groups.
Third division Medford
squadron of civil air patrol,
Eagles drill team. Medford;
Eagles drill team, Grants Pass;
Eagles auxiliary ladies' drill
team.
Fourth division Prentice Ac
cordions band, Medford fire
truck, two Elks floats, "Wake
Up America"; marine corps vol
unteer training unit float, Eagle
Point high school band. Eagle
Point high school convoy, float
of Medford Central Labor coun
cil. Fifth division Central Point
Boy scout drum corps, Boy
scouts marching. Bliss Heine's
drum and bugle corps, Girl
scouts marching.
Sixth division Jackson Coun
ty Mounted Sheriffs' posse. La
dies' Mounted troop, Medford
Trail Riders.
Rear guard Jeeps and tcuoke.
SECRETARY OF STATE
PROMISES MORE HELP
London, May 19 (UP) Secretary of State
Dean Acheaon aolemnly promised today that the
United Statea would not pull out of Europe when Mar
shall plan aid ends in 1952.
All western Europe had been hoping for the
pledge Acheson gave, and waiting for it before plung
ing into an all-out rearmament program.
Acheaon gave it before boarding the Cunard
liner Britannic at Liverpool to go home after moment-
oua conferences of the western Big Three and the At
lantic pact powera.
"I have used this occasion," Acheson said in a
prepared statement, "to inform the other govern
ments that the United Statea have a continuing in
terest and stake in European affaira which will not
end with the termination of the European recovery
program in 1952.
Decision Indicates Hope of '
Russian Settlement Abandoned
The Atlantic pact minister
headed home today after closing
their four-day session.
In the ministers decision to
create a permanent supreme
headquarters in London and re
vive the wartime bridge of ships
across the Atlantic indicated the
western powers have abandoned
hope of a settlement with
Russia.
In communiques marking the
end last night of their four-day
meeting, however, the 12 Atlan
tic pact foreign ministers did
leave the door open for a settle
ment if the Russians wish.
Cooperation Waited
Ihe foreign ministers said tney
were filling to seize at any time
any genuine opportunity of u
lasting settlement wnen ana u
the Soviets are ready to cooper
ate "on a basis of equality and
mutual respect."
Lacking any indication ot sucn
a Soviet altitude, nowever, tne
ministers set up a six-point pro
gram to defend western Europe
in case of Soviet attack.
1. Creation of a permanent
council of deputy foreign minis
ters a cold war caoinet
which will sit continuously in
London to coordinate plans for
making Atlantic pact nations
militarily strong and economical
ly sound. It was agreed privately
that the new council of deputies
will be led by an American
named by President Truman.
2. Promises to seek on a lim
ited basis a balanced internation
al fighting force in the North
Atlantic area to replace the ex
isting collection of national arm
ies, navies ana air rorces.
8. Agreement that more mu
tual military assistance is need
ed to build, up western defenses
and recommendation that each
country make "Its full contribu
tion." Portland Jewelry
Store Robbers Caught
Portland. Ore.. May 19 (U.R)
An early morning burglary of a
jewelry store was thwarted by
police today when three men
were arrested and more than
$12,000 worth of Jewelry recov
ered within 10 minutes of the
theft.
Jailed on $10,000 bail each
were suspects Roland lurner
Pruitt, 40; Kenneth A. Swicker,
22, both of Longview. Wash.,
and Lawrence L. Weddel, 21,
Kelso, Wash.
Passerby Fred Harding of
Portland, saw three men trying
to get into the store, noted the
license plate of a car parked out
side and hailed a police prowl
car just as the trio fled.
Only minutes later another
prowl car with radioed informa
tion brought the getaway vehicle
to a halt on the downtown Burn
side bridge. The three suspects
offered no resistance.
Strike of Portland
Food Clerks Averted
Portland, Ore., May 19 (U.R)
Strike of about 1.500 food store
clerks was averted today when
the workers voted to accept a
new contract with Food Employ
ers. Inc., representing most Port
land grocery stores.
Union membership was called
to a mass meeting at 8:15 a.m.
and they voted on the new con
tract offer made lost night by
the employers to the food and
drug clerks union, local No.
1092.
George Lighloweler, union
secretory, said the union had
planned a strike vote this
morning. He said the manage
ment offer was "substantially"
what the union had been de
mnnHinff. Largest stores represented by
the employers group are Safe
way, Fred Meyer and Kicnows.
Roundup of Deer
Set in Ranchlands
Bend, Ore., May 1 9 (U.R)
Hundreds of residents were ex
pected to join In a roundup of
an estimated 300 deer in ranch
lands east of hero Sunday.
Herding of the bucks and does
will protect ranchers from night
ly deer raids. Roundup partici-
fiants cannot carry guns or take
cashless dogs with them.
Game commission biologists
said deep snow In the mountains
is the principal reason the deer
have moved into the ranchland
area.
Government Has
3,750 Perverts,
Sen. Wherry Jays
Washington. Mav 19 (U.R)
Senate republican leader Ken
neth S. Wherry said today that
Washington police estimate
there are 3.750 sex perverts in
the government here, ranging
from higher-ranking officials to
minor funtionaries.
In a formal report to a senate
appropriations sub committee.
Wherry said police authorities
testified that 300 to 400 state de
partment employees are "alleg
edly homosexual."
The Nebraskan also said that
Washington police reported they
have uncovered "what purport
ed to be a plan of communists
to sabotage and damage" Wash
ington in case of war with Rus
sia; that a red fifth column is
using sex degenerates for sub
versive purposes; and- that
"there are 1.000 bad security
risks" in Washington. The report
gave ho details on the purported
plot to sabotage Washington.
The report was based largely
on secret testimony of two po
nce omciais. ii was maae puo
lic as the state department was
under fire from Sen. Joseph R.
Mcuartny, (K., wis.), and other
republicans who claim it is in
fested with communists, homo
sexuals and pro-reds.
Neil Allen Chosen
Representative of
Area at Meeting
Neil Allen, Grants Pass attor
ney, was chosen last night to
represent four southern Oregon
chambers of commerce In a spec
ial presentation before the state
highway commission in Portland
next Friday. Allen will repre
sent the Grants Pass and Jose
phine County Chamber of Com
merce, the Jackson County
Chamber, and the chambers In
Ashland and Cave Junction.
The presentation will be in the
nature of a reiteration of the
two-county program for high
way improvements in this area.
The unanimity that has been ex
pressed by Jackson and Jose
phine counties in appearances
before the highway interim com
mittee and the highway com
mission is believed to be unique
in Oregon since those groups
normally are confronted with
heated competition between
counties and even within coun
ties for expenditure of highway
funds.
Jackson and Josephine coun
ties reached agreement about
two years ago on a priority
schedule for road maintenance
and new construction. The pro
g r a m was evolved mainly
through the study and coopera
tion of chambers of commerce
and one of the first indications
of its effectiveness was the re
cent announcement by the high
way commission that $125,000
is to be spent on maintenance of
a portion of the Crater Lake
highway for better support of
heavy logging traffic.
In addition to Allen, there
will be representatives of each
of the four chambers at next
week's meeting of the highway
commission. The Jackson county
chamber was represented last
night by Manager Don Lane at
the Grants Pass meeting to se
lect a spokesman for the four
organizations.
Billy Joe Hutton To
Be Phoenix Speaker
Phoenix, May IB Donald
H e m b r e, superintendent of
Phoenix schools, stated today
that Billy Joe Hutton, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Hutton,
Laurel lane, will be valedictor
ian of the Phoenix high school
senior class at commencement
exercises to be held June 8.
Young Hutton had an average
of 3.80.
Leo Mitchell, with an average
of 3.75, will be salutatorian. He
is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Mitchell, Fern Valley road.
SUICIDEREPOnTED
The apparent suicide of an el
derly woman on the Leo Smith
ranch six miles from Wimer in
the Evans creek district was re
ported to state police and the
coroner's office early this after
noon. The woman's name and
other detail! were not available.