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TWOMgPrOHD jtOWEOOK) MAIL TKIBUKg. WedseWey. FateMffy ST. IMS Irrigation District Assured of Aid By Interior Chief Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman has given assurance of aid to the Medford irrigation dis trict in the' possible reconstruc tion of ita irrigation siphon across Bear Creek and the Pa cific highway near Phoenix, ac cording to Jack Hoffbuhr, secre tary of the district. ... The district has sought Chap man's aid in the job, which will be made necessary by the widen ing, work on the highway, to be done by the State Highway Com mission this year. The siphon, a , big wood-stave pipe,- will have to be moved. -Need Bigger Pipe Yesterday, with the news that Chapman haa given the green light for engineering-studies of the modified plan for develop ment of the Rogue River basin, Hoffbuhr, said -that the district has pointed out to Chapman that it would be pointless to rebuild the siphon the same size as it is now, when, if the modified plan i. parriMi out. it will have to carry a much greater volume of water. ,. . . . . " Th assistance which the dis trict would like from the De partment of the Interior is bow engineering and financial. Assures Morse Hoffbuhr said that Chapman, in a recent communication to Kpn Wavne Morse, said, in re gard to the siphon project, that it ia being brougnt to roe atten tion of the Reclamation Bureau, and "I can assure you that we will do everything possible to ad vise and assist the Medford Irri Mtinn District." The modified plan, among other things, calls for an increase in the storage facilities of the Emigrant reservoir from 8.000 acre feetyto 46,000, and the irri gation districts involved have reached an agreement as to tne distribution of the water, Hoff buhr said. Chile Offers To Sell Cepor Supply to US i Santiago, Chile U.R) A gov ernment spokesman said Tues dav Chile has offered to sell its entire copper production to the U. S. at 33.5 cents a pound.. The Chilean ambassador in Washing ton has been instructed to dis cuss the offer with American officials. " ' - Jiaa at,! iaasM'JIs.aMSaBJa t f ' Hi ft1 ljlJ COLLAPSING while at control of United Air liner en route to Los Angeles, Captain L. C. Brown dies of heart attack, before co pilot can bring plane back to Honolulu . '. (International) Crater High Students Attend Speech Contest Crater high school in District 6C and Eugene high school were the only schools .entered in the Linfield college speech tourna merit to place two debate teams in the finals, it was reported here today. - . Crater high school Speech In structor Jerry McDougall, who accompanied 13 students to Mc Minnville, said the two teams who vied with Eugene repre sentatives in the finals Saturday were Marilyn Bohnert and Mar- lene Addington and Bart Quack enbush and Jimmy Roberts. . He said Bert Simmons reach ed the acting finals and. Esther Snook the finals in the interview division. Other students who made the trip with McDougall were Neil Richardson, Shirley Edison, Mar ion Smith, Lois Vanderpool, Carl Morse,' Diane James and Nancy Mallon. Jo Stafford, Mato On Europe Honeymoon Hollywood U.R) Singer Jo Stafford and her new husband, musician Paul Weston, headed Wednesday for a European hon eymoon to combine business with pleasure. The popular .radio and record ing vocalist and Weston, her mu sical arranger, wer married Tuesday at St. .Gregory's Catho lic church in Los Angeles. Foreign Stir.b May Be Invifad For Study ot SOC Ashland Consideration of plans to Invite several foreign students to attend Southern Oregon college next year will be discussed tomorrow by the stu dent council during Its regular session. Dr. John A. Schula. council faculty advisor, will present In formation obtained at two Port land meetings this past week end concerning the exchange student program. Representa tives of the Carnegie Endow ment for International Peace and the Ford Foundation Grant met with Pacific Northwest college leaders, to review the foreign student plan. Dr. Schula reported today that it la felt one of the most effective methods of promoting international understanding is through Interchange of students between nations. He said the United States welcomes about 30,000 exchange students an nually while only 13.000 Ameri can scholars study abroad. The Southern Oregon student council will debate advisability of raising funds sufficient for board and room to care for sev eral foreign students here next September. Request for assign ment of such students would be made to the Institute of Inter national Education, Washington, D. C. and organizations such as the Carnegie Endowment and Ford Foundation would provide funds for transportation. Students who have recently attended SOC under this plan have been Harold Stieler, Gerd Gundersheimer and Annetraut Goeding, all from Germany. Chemical Firm To Buy Springfield Property Springfield, Ore. iU.PJ Reich- hold Chemicals, Inc., and the Springfield city council have signed an option for the big chemical firm to buy 26 Vi acres of municipal property. A company representative in Seattle said Tuesday the firm was considering other plant sites nearby and would not necessar ily purchase the Springfield one. RCI, a leading manufacturer of resins, has until April 19 to buy the site. Purchase price was set at $300 an acre. 1 . X, '7 L . $51 . ' (sr-Qj deb w $s.ea Tike a big aoteh at jev walat liat, for fashioa'a take, witk Gosamr-deb's "LiWa Waktcr." CotsforUble? It's m flaxlM; boaHspabaekiiitoaluH a r craak K h yaw haad. And it ha farters? Bert, year pat bit of fefeaaity "Tha Bast Is Not Ixpamiva" 34 NORTH IARTLFTT ITS ALL IN THE BLOW This young Korean huffs sod pafte but can't match the bubble blown by Cpl. George J. Swokewski of Leavenworth, Kas. Swokowskt and other members of a X Corps civil affairs team introduced the bubble gum to Koreaa childrea as they distributed gifts of clothing to Kyoa-So, South Korea vil lagers. The team receives clothing gifts from individuals, scbooli and churches ia the United States and distribute them to needy Koreans. The youngster is wearing donated overalls. CARE Director Speaks Tomorrow Foreign policy and interna tional relations will be the theme of Roy McCorkel when he speaks Thursday at 8 p.m. in Medford YMCA. McCorkel was director of CARE in southeast?ru Europe for the past two years. During his work in Europe, McCorkel traveled throughout southeastern Europe and in the Near East. He made frequent trips into Germany, Spain, France and the Scandinavian countries, becoming widely and intimately acquainted with the internation al situation. He returned to this country last summer. Prior to his work with CARE, McCorkel was graduated from Yale Divinity school. In 1936-37 he traveled in Europe, including a trip into Russia. Mrs. Harlan P. Bosworth Jr., president of the council, states that anyone interested is invited to attend the lecture. Local Chinchillas Win Shoiv Ribbns Chinchillas from the Rogue River Chinchilla ranch in Shady Cove won ribbons at the Eastern Regional Chinchilla' show- held last week in Boston, Mess. They were raised by Mr. -and Mrs. Gerald T. Owen, owners of the ranch, and Mrs.-Owen went to Boston to enter the animals and to visit a brother whom she had not seen for 32 years. - Mrs. Owen, who came the long- eat distance of any exhibitor, entered two chinchilla. One re ceived a second award red rib bon and tha other a Ihird award white ribbon. The prize-winning animals competed with 434 chin chillas, most of them from East ern state. ' , ; Ttum Owens were the first to operate a - Chinchilla ' ranch la southern Oregon. Starting in lB4g with three pairs, they have sine then built up a thriving business and now have a herd of 190 of these "miracle", rur- bearing animals. Rogue River ranch chinchilla have won ribbons in every show where they have been entered. From Boston, Mrs. Owen will go to San Francisco, where the Owens will exhibit eight animals in the Western Regional Chin chilla show, to be held February 29 to March 2. Disabled Plane In Safe Landing Chicago (U.R) An American Airlines WC-6 with one engine dead circled the city for nearly three hours Wednesday to use up its gasoline supply before making an emergency landing. The plane landed safely at O'Hare International airport with its load of 23 revenue pas sengers, four crewmen and four other employees of the airline. The plane had been held aloft to use up its fuel supply and to permit an early morning fog to burn away. Plans to bring the ship in to Chicago Midway airport were abandoned after better visibility developed at O'Hare, about 17 miles to the north. It was flying between Daven port and Des Moines, Ia., when Capt Paul Carpenter discovered an oil leak In the number one engine and flew back here on three engines for a landing. TICONDEROOA TO IA2L - Bremerton U.R The aircraft carrier USS Ticonderoga leaves here Wednesday for the Brook lyn Naval shipyard where it will undergo extensive modernization so it can carry heavy bombers. NEW! DIFFERENT! SENT ky HAIL! RED n GREEN IVY, t Plants 3 Tone Variegated! An indoor fare with foliar u bright a flow- rai will trow any. where by anybody. Grows vinellke very rapidly. May yarn ions. Amazinc leaves hava rich wide edc- lng ot varying contrasting colon. Stand out beautifully against bur gundy red stems. We send S wall rooted plants only SI. Postage Paid on all cash orders, or sent C O O. plus postal charges. Return for. cheerful .refund if not ft GIVEN: ''White Ouster" Bulb with each order. OWEN NUESERT, Dept. Slltl, Bioomlngtea, HI. Print nasse .. Address i IMj Ssnd sae . I aaelese . Use Stall Tribune Want Ada No Russ-Turkey War Expected by Newsman Portland (U.R) An Istanbul Turkey, newspaper editor says he doesn t think Russia will risk a "14th war" with his country. Cuneyd Dosdogru, editor of Is tanbul's influential Akin, said Tuesday that Turkey has fought 13 wars with Russia, totaling 36 years, in the last 300 years. "We know the Russians, and what is more important, the Rus sians know us," he said. "I am sure they will think not twice but three times before Ihcy waste the 14th war on us." SOC Ceramics Class Said To Be Popular Ashland A spring quarter evening class at Southern Ore gon college which will require early registration will be ceram ics for beginners. It was an nounced today by Mrs. Mabel W. Winston, registrar. The class will be offered for the third consecutive term by Otto J. Wilda. associate profes sor of art. Size of the ceramics laboratory limits enrollment to IS students. Another popular course which must be limited will be that of photography for beginners taught by Lloyd D. Pennington, assistant professor of science. Valley residents Interested In either of the two classes are ad vised to contact the instructors now or apply at the registrar's office while vacancies exist The spring term will begin March 24. Idaho Brief Backs Air Line Support Boise (U.R) The state of Idaho Wednesday backed up its contention that Empire Air Lines should be allowed to ex tend Its route to Portland with a brief filed with the Civil Aeron autics board. The brief, filed in support of recent exceptions taken by a CAB examiner's report recom mending against extension of the line to Portland, was writ ten by Attorney General Robert E. Smylie. It said that the board should find that the public convenience and necessity required: 1. The extension of Empire's route from Pendleton or Walla Walla to Portland. 2. The extension of Empire's route from Spokane to Portland through Ephrata-Moses Lake, Wenatchee, Ellensburg, Yakima and The Dalles. 3. The renewal of Empire's certificate of convenience and necessity for route 78 until De cember 31, 1957, or until five years from the date of the board's final order in this case, which ever date is earlier. Hew Livestock Feed Price Rules Slated Portland (U.R) Portland Dis trict OPS Director Carl Donaugh Wednesday announced new price rules which he said would relieve critical livestock feed situations in Western states. Starting March 3, feed sellers may include heavy transporta tion costs in shipping cottonseed meal, hulls, slab and sized cakes to critically short areas. Donaugh said this action should enable livestock feed sup plies to be moved from surplus to critical areas. Conciliator Enters Greyhound Dispute San Francisco U.R) Fed' eral Conciliator Omar Hoskins stepped into contract negotia tions Wednesday between Pacific Greyhound Lines and the APT. Motor Coach Employees union Hoskins hoped to avoid a strike threatened for midnight Saturday against Greyhound op erations in seven western states. Some 3.S00 employees have warned they will walk off their )obs unless agreement Is reached on a new contract. The union wants a five-day, 40-hour week and wage in creases. TNlnurb ts2d eS3 ytt my 4-r a er SMcs-ktsfft Puraclior Pfcr.0 llonco 111 NO. CINTtAL AVI. FrtONf 2-S7C2 Woman Beaten By Thug Hospitalized Vancouver, Wash.' U.R; Mrs. Bertha Thomson, who was beat en by a burglar in her home Hfere Sunday night was in Vancouver Memorial hospital Wednesday suffering from shock and possi ble skull fracture. Mr. and Mrs. James K. Thom son and their three children were held captive in their home by a man who demanded a large sum of money. Pretending to go to his grocery for cash, Thomson sum moned police. When the police ar rived, the Intruder had fled. Mrs. Thomson said the intru der struck her with his revolver. 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