Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (April 6, 1952)
- - " I TOVKTTBt MEDFORO (OREGON) MAIL TMBUHZ testier. ArtU I. IMS Opposing Representation Theories Advocated At Interim Committee Hearing on Saturday Two opposing theories of legis lative representation were ad vocated at a committee hearing here Saturday afternoon. The first, generally favored by labor groups, would appor tion legislative representation strictly on a population basis; the second, which has drawn approval from farm groups and "downstate" residents generally, placet emphasis on representa tion based on geographical areas. The hearing was conducted by the state's interim committee on reapportionment, of which State Sen. Philip Hitchcock. Klamath Benefit 7 - EDAKJCE GOLD HILL GRANGE Sat. Night, April 12 6-PIECE BAND Refreshments Whea) yw mean MIS, i Continental TraUweysT CONTINENTAL TRAILWAYS BUS DEPOT 41 N. FRONT - PHONE 3-H53 Lyto D. Raters, Agent Falls, la chairman. Some 25 in terested persons, including local governmental officials, attended the hearing, held in the court' house auditorium. Comoromisa Seen A middle-of-the-road com promise between the conflicting viewpoints was advocated Dy tne first sneaker. Raloh Moore. Grants Pass, a former legislator from Coos county, who repre sented the state and national affairs committee of the Grants Pass and Josephine Count Chamber of Commerce. Moore said that effective state government is predicated upon an association of sovereign, dis tinct counties, each having a full and effective voice in the state government, which in turn should provide an atmosphere conducive to well-being and equity among counties, and their protection from overriding minoritv interests. There should be a minimum of restraints on local autonomy and economic control, he said. "American Plan" His group's proposal on .rep resentation embodies the "Amer ican plan," of blending area and population representation through two houses of the legis lature, as ooDosed to tne Euro pean plan" of pure population representation in one dominant house. Another main point Moore made was a strong suggestion 4hat onnntiex particularly heav iiv nnnulated ones such as Mult J . , nomah be districted, or nave their representatives run for noHfiori nositions. rather than having an election schamble among 50 or 60 men for 13 house eat as at oresent. This would eliminate some of the danger of domination by special interests through block voting and otner practices, he said, and violates no basic rights. Seas Mo Urgency Moore stated he sees no ur gency in the matter or reappor tionment at present, a position supported by State Rep. Robert Root, Medfprd, who said 19S5 is DELICIOUS Ham Dinner Easter Sunday APRIL 13 UPPER ROGUE GRANGE HALL Dinner Served 12 Noon to 6 P.M. Learn to Swim Now at YMCA POOL Women Beginners and Advanced - Swimming Classes. Afternoon BEGINNERS Class Starting Friday Apr. 11, 1:30 p.m. EVENING BEGINNERS CLASS Starting Thursday, April 10, 7:30 p.m ADVANCED CLASS Starring Thursday, April 10, 8:30 p.m, Classes Are Open to Non-Members of the YMCA. Register NOW by Calling 2-6259 Classes Will Be Limited to 20. the earliest possible time it could go into effect in any event, and that 1960 should be the "target date" because that will be the date of the next census, and large population changes will have taken place by then. Charles Crary, of the Electri cal Workers' union here speak ing for the Medford Central Labor council,' questioned the constitutionality of the present system, and pointed out briefly that labor supports the position that sparsely populated districts should not hold the balance of power. He granted, however, that some compromise would prob- The was a symbol of the eld west. Whenever you had something to buy ... to sell ... or something you wanted to trade . . . you'd take it to theTRADING POST. The old west may be gone, but you can still buy, trade, or sell . . . simply by using your TRADING POST program. See the TRADING POST now at Wainscott's . . . and leave your items. Then, hear the TRADING POST . . . at 11:15 a.m. en week-days . . . 10:15 a.m. on Saturdays . . ON Yojir Mail Tribune Station . . . 1230 kc Alaska Steamship Docks Picketed By Marine Union Seattle U.R Members of the Marine Firemen, Oilers, Water tenders and Wipers association Ind., picketed the Alaska Steam ship company docks Saturday in an effort to enforce demands for increased overtime wages. The pickets, representing 230 members of the union working Alaska ships, appeared at 8 a.m. (PST.) Ships Mot Effected The two company ships in port were not affected however. One, the SS Susitna, was in dry dock and the other, the SS Sail or's Splice, was under charter to the Navy. Union business agent Fred Bruette said overtime scale on Alaska Steamship company ves sels was $2.24 an hour, compared with $2.35 paid on trans-ocean and other offshore vessels. Met for Four Days The business agent said the union met with the company for four days in San Francisco and two days in Seattle in attempts to reach an agreement. An Alaska Steamship spokes man said the company has of fered the union wage increases similar to those granted unli censed deck personnel under an agreement reached in October, 1951. This agreement recognized definite differential in wage rates between offshore and the Alaska trade, he said. Carolina Woman Has 'Unusual' Record Williamston, N. C. (U.R) A Negro woman who has given birth to quintuplets and twins since 1948 now has a set of triplets. Doctors said the multiple birth record of Viola Brown, 23, wife of a soldier in Korea is one of the most unusual in medical his tory. She gave birth to quadru plets in 1946 when she was 17 but they lived only a few hours. Quintuplets were born prema turely in August, 1950, and lived only a few minutes. A son born in 1948 and twins born last year are living. Doctors said the triplets born Friday av eraged about five pounds each and are "doing nicely." Pfc Lonnie Brown, the wom an's husband, entered the Army eight months ago. He was a saw mill worker. ably be necessary, for practical reasons. Richard Westerberg, of the Jackson County Farm Bureau federation, and also a member of the Milk Producers' league, said the bureau supports e bal ance between the two extreme viewpoints, and thinks that tax support should also be taken into consideration. He said that rural areas furnish a considerable pro portion of the state's money, and added that he feels rural residents have a better under standing of the problems of city residents than vice versa. He also supported positioning or dis tricting in large cities, and stated that each county needs at least one senator to protect Its own interests adequately. Moore Hamilton, Medford postmaster and former legislator who spoke only as an "interested individual," gave the committee a warning: "Advocates of reap portionment are those who favor representation on a strict popu lation basis.' He added that Jackson coun ty's representation would remain as it now is under any plan so far proposed, but said residents" hei-e see. a great danger in per mitting too much power to be coiicenetrated in the hands of representatives of densely popu lated areas. Explains Purpose Senator Hitchcock explained the committee's present purpose is to listen to viewpoints and collect data. Later, with their findings before them, they will attempt to reach a recommenda tion to the legislature in which each can join, he said, and point ed out that widely diverse view points are represented on the committee. Among the spectators and par ticipants in the hour-long hear ing were County Judge J. B Coleman, Grants Pass Mayor Morris Millbank, and Jackson county's three candidates for the house of representatives. Dr. G A. Dierdorff and incumbents Robert Root and Ed Mann. Committeemen attending in cluded Senator Hitchcock, State Rep. Ivan C. Laird, Sitkum; Mrs. Will Davis, Portland, represent ing the public; Elmer McClure, Portland, of the state Grange; James T. Marr, Portland, repre senting labor; Ward B. Spatz, Medford, representing the pub lic; Marshall Swear in gen, Salem, of the State Farm Bureau Fed eration, and Ralph W. Staley, Portland, executive secretary of the committee. Dead line Sunoa Classifieds to a I noon Saturdays Town's Legal System Wiped Out by Judge Seattle (U.R) The town ol Kent, incorporated more than 50 years ago in King county, found itself Saturday without a single traffic or criminal law. A decision by Superior Judge Harold J. Seering wiped out the towns entire system of misde meanor law. Judge Seering made the decision Friday after an at torney appealed a traffic con viction of one of his clients in Kent. Judge Seering ruled that the town had adopted for its own the state misdemeanor code by mere ly referring to it. At their next meeting, the town's fathers will have to write the entire code in the city books if they want legal laws, the judge said. Dam Construction Said of tlo Danger To Columbia Fish Washington (U.R) The direct or of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Saturday he be lieved salmon would be in no danger of extermination by the construction of Ice Harbor dam on the Columbia river near Pasco, Wash. Albert M. Day clarified his position in a letter to Rep. Clar ence Cannon (D-Mo.), chairman of the House appropriations com mittee. A sub-committee of the appropriations committee recent ly eliminated a request by Presi dent Truman for $10,000,000 to start construction of Ice Harbor. Day referred to his appear ance before the sub-committee March I. Corrects Wrong Impression . "Any impression which my testimony may have left that the extermination of a salmon species would result was in no way intended ..." Day wrote. "I think there is no such ques tion that species as such are not in any danger of extinction." Day said, however, that "there is no question" that there will be some losses. "But if the dam is built, the fisheries interests are prepared to prescribe the best possible devices known to modern science to keep those losses at a minimum," he said. No Restriction Set On Bone Meal Import Washington (U.R) The Agri culture Department does not plan to restrict bone meal im ports as a means of halting an outbreak of anthrax among American livestock. S. O. Fladness, assistant chief of the Department's Bureau of Animal Industry said Saturday that "right now we are not con templating severe import restric tions." If such action is taken, he said, it would have to be severe." Fladness said the Bureau Is not yet convinced that imported meal is to blame for the anthrax outbreak in nine states. He said some officials feel that domestic meal may also be suspected and are "studying the whole picture" before taking any action. Of Observation Station Salt Lake City (UJ9 The re gional office of the U. S. Weath er Bureau said Saturday that a three-man weather observation station at Stevenson, Wash., probably would be closed about April 15. Hugh Spangler, assistant re gional director, explained that the station was being closed as part of a national economy move. East of Portland The Stevenson station, 40 miles east of Portland in the Co lumbia river gorge, was opened a number of years ago to pro vide weather data for commer cial and itinerant fliers. It wa reduced from fulltime to S hours daily operation two years ago. Spangler said that a survey of the gorge was now being made to secure a suitable location from which adequate weather information on gorge flying conditions could be furnished. No Break in Service He added that there will be no break in service but that the new observation post would be in operation before the Steven son station, originally to be closed April 1, was closed. Spangler said he had con ferred on the matter with Jack Bartlett, Oregon State Aeronau tics director at Salem, on the relocation of the gorge station. Portland (U.P.) A member of the Oregon State Board of Aero nautics says he will join other airmen in protesting the closing of the Stevenson, Wash., wea ther station. To Consider Matter A. J. Dwyer of Portland said the board will consider the mat ter at a meeting in Salem Wednesday. He said he realized the gov Triplets Delivered by Caesearean Operation Topeka. Kan. (U.P.) Mrs. Da- mien Levings and her new trip let daughters all were reported in satisfactory condition by hos pital authorities Saturday. The triplets were delivered by Caesearean section Friday. They weighed in at, respectively, four pounds, 12 ounces, four pounds, eight ounces; and five pounds, eight ounces. Mr. and Mrs. Levings are res idents of Topeka. J SL Today WW HP . r.II v ( i rrz w v : i FIVE DANGER FILLED DAYS ; BEHIND THE ENEMY LINES! i2L now... rjrr i 7K Story of -7 V Prisoners of . War W lock VS ... Bs&ndThsir Sl ' i czausxxi o-um. I ffe WRISai -Spi-ond J lJ tSUIITJHI AesMsef' v SsJMMIsCT "S.AIWI I 111 CONTINUOUS TODAY FROM 12:45 P.mT When you buy ROOFING... look for the name behind it! To be sure you're buying good roll roofing, make sure the name is dependable. Make sure it's Johns-ManviIle.Youpaynoraort than you would for less durable roofing, and you benefit from J-M's 15 years of experience. For every dass of service yoaH find a "just right" type of Johns Man villa Roll Roofing. YouH find it touch, durable and long lasting. Mails and hp cement packed with each roQ. Let us give you a free estimate. BIG PINES LUMBER GO. . SINCE IMS Sixth anal Fir Pbee 2-6251 irrzsvrAl ..or - '- :' ANOTHER 2 BIG FEATURE SHOW! jj- - Sr. f raa-p-oirj; 'PnyllEai CONTINUOUS SHOW TODAY MOM 1 P.M. ernment must economize to meet its budget but he felt the pro posed closure of the Stevenson station and the substitution of a part-time weather observer was too drastic "Stevenson is the most im portant weather station in this area for private flyers," he said. Puyallup Daffodil Festival Parade Largest on Record Tacoma (U.R) Tacoma and the Puget Sound area - stole a march on the Easter parade Sat urday with the biggest Puyallup valley daffodil festival parade in history. The "Alfred in Wondersland" spectacle featured 123 entries using a total of more than 1,000, 000 daffodils. Twenty-one bands from all parts of western Wash ington and Canada, 27 marching units, three mounted units, floats and decorated cars, moved through Tacoma, Puyallup and Sumner. The four-hour marathon of color paid tribute to 17-year-old Queen Eva Beattie of Puyallup and the Puyallup valley's im portant bulb industry. The festive spirif continues Saturday night with the annual daffodil festival ball here, and Sunday with the marine parade of daffodil-decorated yachts and boats ,on Commencement bay to wind up the week-long celebration. 305 South Riverside OPEN EVERY DAY EXCEPT SUNDAY FEATURING Flaming Lobster Thermidor PHONE 2.4900 3 Big Days BY POPULAR DEMAND STARTS TODAY BLOOD-FEUD' fVUj ' n'thflt MPfMtd Mlt (t90fMt PBa1 I sP asBats"T'T InrflMI ttatfOMS iRtt W fgfo JlET I a V arl IV I 'a wi SUSAN CASQT . MUCi COWUNQ niJtt&i3Zaf !,. 5J P " mSL 2ND ' VI NT thrilling 1mm mm n n rvr IvIUIiY LITIIIA THEATRE, Ashland THE ROGUE VALLEY'S PROFES SIONAL LIVING THEATRE ANNOUNCES A Spring Season of Stage Plays "CUUDIA" .April 15, 19, 2430, May 5, 9 "DEATH OF A SALESMAN" April V, 22, 26, 28, May 2, 7 "ARSENIC AI1D OLD LACE" April 14, 18, 23, May 1, 6, 10 "Ths l-porterics of Being Earnest" April 16, 21, 25, 29, May 3, 8 6 Days Left! (Thru SATURDAY, APRIL 12th) TO PURCHASE SEASON TICKET SUBSCRIPTIONS! 8 $1.80 Tickets (Total $14.40) SUBSCRIPTIONS for A SAVING of $4.40 II rjo $10.00! iY OH SALE at PreSa's L'stls C:d:r , w. m , Pnrciefs Fk:j Haass .mm, Lilia TtKha tax Gffiw un.. ow v Mail orders postmarked before mid , April 12th, will be honored! L
