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TWELVE MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL THIBUNE Monday. Junt 28. 1930 Foreign Underground Man Goes Unchecked By Agents Vailcv Stream. N. Y.. JUne 26 U.R) There is at large in this country today a man who went underground 26 years ago, be came an organizer, and has been spreading a foreign speleology ever since. He is Robert Jacques de Joly. At 63, he is wiry, thin-faced. His tweed suit has a circular thermometer pinned under the right lapel flap. He carries a pocket knife that has a hook, saw, can opener, scissors, screw driver, punch, corkscrew, and one blade. Headed for Canada He has visited 20 states with out seeing an FBI man or senate subcommittee. He is believed headed for the Canadian border today, equipped with a barom eter, hydrometer, anemometer, a piece of lead, length of rope, and three compasses. He plans to do some under ground work near Montreal this week. Joly Is president of the societe speleological de France. Speleol ogy is the science of the study of caves. Joly has explored 876 caves and will organize a search for you at the drop of a bankroll. But only about one out of 550 is worth organizing, he said in an interview. Speaking speleologicaliy, an "organized" cave is a commer cialized one. It's fitted for tour ists with rails, concrete stairs, paths, and lights. A hep speleol ogist wouldn't touch one with a SOO-foot sounding line. Speleolo gists there are about 3,000 en thusiasts in the world go for exploring unorganized caves. Made Broadcast Joly, who recently received the Legion of Honor, organized the French Speleological society in 1930. It has 1.000 members. Last week he crawled into' an unorganized cave near Climax, N. Y and. made a broadcast for the V. S. state department over the Voice of America to the French-speaking people of the world. Joly dropped into 10 U. S. eaves on the way Monterrey, Mexico, where last month he attended the interna tional speleological conference. "You have the size, but in Eu rope we have the colors," he said. "When the stalagmite is growing, she is white. When she is old, the iron comes out and makes the colors." Most Magnificent Cave He said the most magnificent cave in Europe Is the Aven D'Orgnac (Pothole of Orgnac), which is owned by Orgnac vil lage and of which he is the di rector. It was organized just be fore the last war and opened after the war. Joly said he has had "65 ad ventures." One was the setting of a French record for the long est drop into a natural cave. He descended 600 feet straight down into a sink hole in a cave in the Alps in 1929 without a stop, us ing ladders which he hooked one onto the other as he went. If you've been thinking of holing up in a cave during the net war, you might as well give the idea up. Joly said there just aren't enough caves near big population centers to accommo date the people. Speleologists have been sur veying caves with the idea of. building underground plants in them to avoid atom bombing. Joly said very few would do. For one thing, a 300-foot ceiling is required an dthat is very rare. Out of 3,000 caves in France, only about 10 would do for un ground factories, he said. Shady Cove -Trail Shady Cove-Trail, June 26 Mrs. A. P. Christiansen and sons, Howard and Dick from Lebanon, spent the week-end in Shady jCove visiting her husband who is enipioyea oy me aiaie mgn- way commission. 1 Dean Bolt and Ray Bolt of! Peoria. III., are visiting their j cousin and wife. Mr. and Mrs. ; Gerald T. Owen of Shady Cove. A regular meeting of Shady Cove Grange was held June 14 at the old Tavern building with a good number in attendance. Meeting dates of the Grange are the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays. Mr. and Mrs. Toni Miller were here from accepted into membership. Aus tin Smith demitted into mem bership. Mrs. Cartce Woods and JolfYi Jackson were named on the ways and means committee. Mrs. Lula Clark of Butte Creek, Trail was named publicity chair, man. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Shepherd of Shady Cove have moved to Ash land until the middle of August where he will attend summer school. Mrs. Dorothy Wood of Long Beach, Cal., is spending a few days visiting with her son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Cartce Wood of Shady Cove. Mrs. Clayton Knotts who was ill with pneumonia is almost well now and able to be around. Richmond Hurd of Seattle and Ralph Herrick of Clackamas, Ore., visited the Gerald Owens on Sunday, June 18, and attend ed the annual chinchilla breed ers picnic in Lithia Park, Ash land. M. E. McCormick of Santa Ana, Cal., was also a guest of the Gerald Owens and brought them several chinchillas. Ben Nork of Shady Cove was elected school director for the three-year term at the election June 20th. Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Howe of Trail have just returned from taking their granddaughter, Lin da back to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Steacy in San Pablo, Cal. While there they had the opportunity of seeing their new grandson, James Irwin, for the first time. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest E. Gol berg of San Gabriel, Cal., are newcomers to Shady Cove. They have purchased river frontage from W. E. Strowbridge of Shady Cove next to the Burdetts off the county road and are building a new home. Sympathy of the community is extended to Mrs. Ethel Geary and family of Trail in the pass ing of Sam Geary, husband and I father. Mr. Geary was an old time resident. Mrs. Sadie Frink of Sams Val-1 ley visited her daughter and ; family. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Wil-: son of Trail for a few days re cently. George Hook Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. George Hook of Shady Cove left June 22 for Eugene to take his physical for entrance into the army air corps. Elaine Blackburn and Alice Wilson, both of Trail, are ex pected to return June 23 from Corvallis where they have been attending 4-H summer school. Mr. and Mrs. Richard McCrig ler of Elk Creek, Trail have moved to Eugene where she has obtained a civil service position and he wlH assume management of an apartment house. Tiieir new address will be 953 Alder street, Eugene. Mrs. Gertrude Jory of Oak land, mother of Walter Cross of Shady Cove is here visiting her son and family. Also visiting the Cross family are Mr. and Mrs. Frank Johnson and Charles Bar ker, all of Oakland. Mrs. John son is an aunt of Mr. Cross. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Strowbridge and daughters, Ellen and Joan of Shady Cove have moved to Med ford where Mr. Strowbridge is now employed. Next regular meeting of Steel head Post No. 6881 V.F.W., and Ladies Auxiliary will be Friday, July 7, at 8 p.m., at Rogue River lodge. The monthly hospital day for the Auxiliary at the Camp White Domiciliary Center was June 23. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn LaBarre now of Toketce Falls and for merly of King City, Cal., were recent overnight guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lane of Shady Cove. Miss Ruth Armstrong of Glen dale, Cal., is a guest of Dr. and Mrs. Verne Wilson of the Camp White Domiciliary Center. Mrs. Esther Kennedy of Wash ington, D.C., where she is em ployed by the treasury depart ment spent several days recently visiting her niece and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Holcomb of Shady Cove. Mrs. Polly Tobola of Willow Springs, Cal., is spending several days in Shady Cove visiting her sister, Mrs. Lois Hicks and fam ily. Kenneth Paulson, husband of Gladys Paulson of Shady Cove, returned some time ago from the Veterans Hospital in Portland and is back at work. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Brodie of San Francisco were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Krotz of the River Road. Shady Cove for several days. Mr. Bro die is head attorney for the Vet erans bureau in San Francisco. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Shugert of Butte," Mont., recently visited their son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Hansen of Elk Creek, Trail. Twenty-five members and guests, together with their chil dren of the Upper Rogue Ex tension unit enjoyed a picnic June 20 at Casey state park. Out door installation of newly elect ed officers for the ensuing year was held with Mrs. Zuba Walker in charge of installation. Officers are Mrs. Lola Burtuss of Shady . Cove, chairman; Mrs. Agnes Hub I bell. Trail, vice-chairman and Mrs. Vera Hildebrand of Elk Creek, Trail, secretary-treasurer. Guests were Mrs. Charles Fran cis and son, Shady Cove; Mrs. Bob Vincent, Shady Cove; Mrs. Bob Jones and children, Trail; Mrs. Ernest Golberg, formerly of San Gabriel, Cal., and new comer to Shady Cove; Miss Ruth Armstrong of Glendale, Cal., guest of Mrs. Vewie Wilson; Mrs. Polly Tobola of Willow Springs, Cal., sister and guest of Mrs. Lois Hicks; and Mrs. Helen Coon now of Las Vegas, Nev., and for merly of Shady Cove. Games were played by the children un der direction of Mrs. Leona Hughes and Mrs. Lois Hicks. Mrs. Ruth Cater and daughter, Lucinda, of Portland were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Hansen of Elk Creek, Trail. Also present as Sunday dinner guests during Mrs. Cater's visit were other old friends of the Caters and Hansens, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Zittercob and daughter, Gay of Ashland, and Mr. and Mrs. Lester West and children of Medford. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Holcomb of Shady Cove are experiment ing in raising pheasants on a commercial basis at their ranch on Longbranch road, Shady Cove. They now have 200 pheas ant eggs in incubators which arc expected to hatch about July 4. Mrs. J. M. Carpenter and daughter, JoAnne of Los Ange les are visiting Mrs. Carpenter s brother and family, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Scott of Trail. The home of Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Cuddy on Elk Creek road is being converted into a church which will be known as "The Art rui Inl mm ACRTTm'THTPUElK AND INDUSTRY AND AGRICUtTOKE SERVED BY 5 WESTERN RAILROADS WsMfMtf Tnunoi's EMERGENCY BOARD recommends a 40-hour week and a pay increase 113 carts an boar, or $1.44 a day for switchmen represented by the Switchmen's Union trf Uart fcmricm. Notwithstanding the tremendous increase in their expenses involved, the Railroads' answer to Board is... Union leaders' answer to Board is. nnrPiO. n In fata of Board findings to fhe contrary, onion leaders Insist on 48 hours pay for 40 hours work. This would be an average In crease of 31 cents an hour, or $2.48 a day. So Union leaders have called a completely unjustified strike on 5 Western rail roads, effective June 25. On Juno 16, an Emergency Board ap pointed by President Truman under the terms of tho Railway Labor Act recom mended the railroads grant switchmen a 40-hour woek and a wage increase of 18 cent an hour, or $1.44 for an 8-hour day. Dwpite tho added financial bunion in volved, the railroads are roady to accept these recommendations, a they have al ways accepted Emergency Board recom mendationa on national issues. But the leaden of tho Switchmen's Union rofuae to accent I They demand an average increnne of 31 cunts an hour on $2.48 A DAT although their present com ings are substantially higlier than tlmso of workers in other industries! Board Says Demands (.Injimtilicd In iU report, the Board declared this de mand unjustified by all the evidence pre sented. H also pointed out that it would give the switchmen an unfair pay advan tage over other groups of railroad em ployes, and would add too great a burden to railroad costs. Hera is another case of a railroad union flouting the findings of an Emergency Board another case of calling a crippling strike in an outrageous and reckless at tempt to force demnnds which the Board clearly Inhds ns unjustifiecrt London of the Switchmen's Union an calling this strike in dWinnce of the Boned in defiance of the fact and nt the ea penae of Hie public! In its roxirt on this cane, tho Board made this statement: "The rastroasl Industry, she Sums' be lieves, needs above on else a asrtud relative stability to adfatt and adopt hsaM to present compettttva pest war conaV Hons." IVapito this warning, Ute tenders of the Switchmen's Union are apaptttrtg Use apple-cart (orchis; a completely anjiisti fied strike agniiwt everybody who uses the railroads. K in time to pet an end to Bach an- Amcriuin tactical FIVE WESTERN RAILROADS AfTECKO B THE JUNE 25 STRIKE fiW Aw rainTOodb offsets of by Hw (frfrety wAvcA potM into r?cf ar 6.O0 AM heal hate, Swndoy, Jane 25, 1950, oral Cskajs. tort Wad I Uses totaat Csasaa 1st Dsnst I Ms fcaai DMtsi It stoat Cisata; mat fenfttii Idsaa Csasaa Da ssilm Psoas tasnat Csasaa The Answer to t Raw Attempt M Dictatorship is "No f In ttc mtoreat of the pnbNc who depend on the railroads every day, there can be only one nnmsur to thin outmgeoua nnd dicta tor J action by the leaders of tlw Switch men's Union. And thiit answer is "NOf "aassij' W are publishinf this snd other at onst band aboat sssttses satanh advertiMntmU to tslk to yon to sswtybodgt. Little Brown Church In the Vale." Mr. and Mrs. Cuddy urge attendance of all from "babies to grandparents." They ask that any church discarding chairs, benches or song books contact them. Only 15 per cent of beef is steaks. BLESSED TWICE Worcester, Mass. (UK Mr. and Mrs. Percy Bell became grandparents twice within less than four hours. Still accepting congratulations on the birth of a boy to one of their daughters, they were informed another daughter had given birth to a girl. PAPERS PLEASE COPY Chicago (U P.) VV a t e r Supt. Joseph F. Higgins reported that Chicagoans used 6,500,000,000 gallons of water less during the first four months of 1950 than they did for the same period last year. Use Mall Tribune Want Ads Another GrandrPaC Meeting! Youth For Christ International Presents the Inspirational Speaker and Singer R. T. MCNEILL . . of Cannon Beach, Ore., Northwestern Oregon Youth director, chosen to speak at Portland Youth for Christ meeting June 24. TUES JUNE 27 o 3 p.m. EXCELLENT MUSIC JUNIOR HIGH AUDITORIUM SINGING To Take Advantage of Tliese ' '' DON'T MESS THIS LAST OPPORTUNITY 1938-1948 Chevrolet Passenger Cars and Pickups! 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