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;"'' t, ' f "' ' " I I ' - ; tV - ','.."1 PRESENTS SAFETY PLAQUE Mayor Diamond L. Flynn of Medford, at left, is shown presenting to Ashland's Mayor Phil Stansbury a plaque in recognition of Ashland's record for pedes trian safety during 1951. The presentation was made at a chamber of commerce luncheon last week. The plaque honors Ashland as one of few cities in the nation under 10,000 population which had no pedestrian traffic fata'ities last year, and was presented on behalf of the American Automobile association and the Oregon State Motor association. Harry Morris, president of the Ashland . chamber, looks on. Phoenix Again Must Vote on Cify Budget Phoenix The city of Phoe nix will have a budget election on $10,370.91 over the 6 per cent increase limitation on Mon day, August 4, from 12 noon to 8 p.m. at the city hall, according Camas Youth Freed On Manslaughter Vancouver, Wash. (U.R) William Perry Randolph, 17- year-old Camas, Wash., boy was free Tuesday on a suspended three - year prison term after being held in connection with the fatal shooting of a teen-age Camas girl. Randolph, who fired the shot that killed Mrs. Frances Doyle Miller, 17, also of Camas, plead ed guilty to a manslaughter charge Monday before Superior Court Judge Charles W. Hall. Police said that Randolph shot Mrs. Miller accidently on June 26, when the two were scuffling in an auto for posses sion of a scarf. Randolph was holding a .32 caliber pistol which discharged, inflicting the fatal wound. - -- . I to Mayor E. R. Claflin. The election will be on the same matter that was passed by the voters before and is neces sary due to a legal technicality which made the prior election invalid, Claflin explained. This is the third budget election this year for Phoenix. The budget was first turned down, then lat er passed by a large majority following a public hearing at which the objections were heard and compromised. This is the fourth election this year that has had to be held again. Others have been at Gold Hill, Rogue River and Eagle Point, all for legal deficiencies, NINE DISEASE CASES Only nine cases of communi cable disease were - reported in Jackson county last week, it was reported today by Dr. A. Erin Merkel, county health officer, One case of tuberculosis was dis covered in Medford, which also reported one case each of scarlet fever, pneumonia, chicken pox and German measles, and two cases of influenza. Two cases of impetigo were reported from Prospect". And every time I ask him io explain the word "dependable' thaf $ what I get. Ia cold weather, you want the comfort of quick, de pendable heat . . . not trouble with a balky heater, and expensive service bills to pay. Get "Spark" depend ability, and you'll get years of low-cost operation and trouble-free service. Thousands of "Spark" heaters, in all parts of the United States, givejieavy-duty service winter after winter without service caj Is. ONLY SPARK HAS THE VISIBLE, FAN-SHAPED FLAME The visible fin-shiped Same is the heart of friendly "Spark heat." Scien tifically shaped by "Spark's" patented flame spreader, it squeezes all the heat from every drop of oiL It casts a warm, radiant glow through the heavy glass door to gire you the cheerful effect of an open fireplace. Ask for a Demonstration of the New, Improved Spark fits Many Servicemen May Lose Votes Due To Lack of Absentee Ballots Washington (U.R) Some 600,000 servicemen overseas will be deprived of their right to vote in November because many states and Congress failed to provide adequate absentee ballots. That was the estimate made Tuesday by military officials, who pointed out the servicemen come from states which make it impossible or very difficult to cast votes while not home. The total goes still higher close to 1,000,000 if servicemen sta- NOW in Effect NEW SUMMER PRICES! Large Spark Heater ....$115.00 Small Spark Heater ....$107.50 SOLD TO YOU ON EASY MONTHLY PAYMENTS IF DESIRED F. E. SAMSON CO., INC. 4TH & FRONT PHONE 2-5293 Atomic Powered Airplane Engine To Undergo Test Idaho Falls, Ida. U.P.) The Atomic Energy Commission an nounced Tuesday that facilities to test an atomic powered air plane engine will be built at the sprawling national reactor test ing station in Eastern Idaho. Design, development and pre liminary fabrication of the pro totype aircraft propulsion reac tor are already being done at Lockland, O., by the. aircraft gas-turbine department of the General Electric Co. To Assemble Engine When the preliminary work in Ohio is completed, the atomic power plant which if success ful will open the door to a new concept in aircraft range will be assembled at the Idaho site for testing. An airframe to utilize the first atom fueled aircraft en gine already is being developed by the Air Force and the Con-solidated-Vultee Co., builder of the Mammoth B-36 intercontin ental bomber. No Time Schedule AEC officials here would not speculate on any time schedule for completion of the $33,000, 000 test project. But it obviously will be some time before con struction and testing of the pro totype and final atomic motors are completed along with a fuselage to carry them. Because of the energy noten- tial of fissionable material is so great for example one pound of uranium 235 has the energy equivalent of 1,500 tons of coal a successful bomber powered by atomic energy would have a tremendous operational ranee. limited primarily by the dura bility of its crew. Aluminum Company Strike Settled Washington (U.R) The fm Steelworkers sent orders to its members todav to cancel a strike, originally set for mid- nignt i uesday,. against, .the Alu minum company of America. The strike, which wmilrl nave slashed the nation's aluminum production by 25 per cent, was averted late Monday when the CIO union and Alcoa settled their six-month-old wage dis pute. The agreement, hammered out under the direction nf Watre Stabilization Board Chairman Nathan P. Feinsinger, provides a "package" 21.4 cents an hour increase for 15.000 CIO Steel- workers in 10 Alcoa plants across the nation. Sixteen cents of the "package" will be in a straight pay, boost, and the rest in "fringe" benefits. Coast Guard Presses Hunt for Eight Men Santa Monica, Calif. (U.R) Coast Guard cutters and flying boats joined Tuesday in a wide spread air-sea search for eight men who have been missing in the choppy Pacific since a fish ing boat exploded at sea Sunday. Three survivors of the wreck of the fishing boat "Spare Time" were rescued from the sea Mon day, and the body of one of the 12 men aboard was pulled from the water six miles offshore Monday night by life guards. Coast Guardsmen, life guards and private boat owners search ed far into the night. The Coast Guard said flying boats from San Diego, Calif., would join to day in the search for the eight men still missing. Ratification Ends Milwaukie Strike Milwaukie U.R) CIO Un ited Auto Workers, Local 492, said Tuesday its membership has ratified a three-year contract ending a 47-day strike against International- Harvester's Mil waukie service parts depot. The contract calls for an im mediate four-cents-an-hour gen eral wage increase for all em ployees, plus an annual four- cents-an-hour raise payable in August, 1952, 1953 and 1954. An escalator clause based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics price index also is included in the contract. tioned within the United States but not close to home are in cluded. No Absentee Provisions Two states South Carolina and New Mexico have no ab sentee provisions at all, accord ing to a Defense Department survey. During World War II, practi cally all states revised election procedures to enable fighting men to cast ballots 'back home. And Congress provided a feder al ballot to make double sure servicemen would have a chance to vote for federal officials. But many states have let their soldier ballot laws lapse. And the federal law expired with the Japanese Treaty which ended World War II. Appeals to States Secretary of Defense Robert A. Lovett sent appeals to the states earlier this year when he discovered how inadequate state Forest Group Opposes Dropping Truck Tax Portland (U.R) The Asso ciated Forest Industries of Ore gon, one of the state's leading lumber products groups, an nounced Tuesday it is against a proposed constitutional amend ment to do away with a weight mile tax for trucks in Oregon. Trucking organizations and the AFL Teamsters Union were largely responsible for placing the initiative measure on the ballot. Charles E. Ogle, Salem, secretary-manager of the forest in dustries group, said it opposed the measure because it "would result in relatively short haul trucks carrying logs, lumber and other forest products paying more than their share of taxes." Use Mail Tribune Want Ads absentee voting laws had be come. The administration tried unsuccessfully to push a new federal ballot law through Con gress before adjournment. Most state legislatures were not in session this year, and gov ernors were reluctant to sum mon special sessions in an elec tion year. The Senate passed a bill pro viding a federal ballot in cases where a state does not have an adequate absentee ballot But despite several pleas by Presi dent Truman the measure died in a House subcommittee in a hassle over states rights. Bill Opposed Subcommittee Chairman Omar Burleson, D-Tex., said he op posed the bill because he said it would give the federal govern ment a chance to get "its foot in the door" in regulating state election procedures. Rep. Charles A. Halleck, R Ind., said it should be left up to the states to provide absentee voting machinery. Seven states, including South Carolina and New Mexico, re quire registration in person. The others are Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Louisiana and Utah. Four states Florida, In diana, Montana and Utah do not accept a postcard as an ap plication for a ballot. Utah Provides Vote Utah, however, provided legis lation last June, during a special session of the legislature that will enable its servicemen to vote this fall. Defense Department officials testified that at least 45 .days should be allowed, particularly in the case of men in Korea, for sending out and returning ab sentee ballots. Twenty-three states allow less than 45 days. Four states Flor ida, Kentucky, Massachusetts and Texas do not have any specified time period. Yerba Buena.-original name of San Francisco, was derived from the abundant growth of the plant Tuesday, Julr 29, 1952 MTOrORD (ORECON) MAIL TRIBUNE THIRTTEH FIRST LESSON Senator Richard M. Nixon (left) gets his first fishing lesson from Dwight D. Eisenhower at the G. O. P. presi dential candidate's hideaway near Fraser, Colo. Nixon, Republican vice presidential nominee, joined the general at the mountain retreat to help map their campaign. k0 - ALWAYS GO BY Gontinenwk Tm'wsysBt CXcJthest LOW FARES LOS ANGELES $10.70 SAN DIEGO $12.40 SAN FRANCISCO $ 6.40 FRESNO ! $ 7.55 PHOENIX, ARIZ $18.35 Arm-ehair Comfort Thru Bus Service At Scenic level Phone 3-1853 BUS CENTER 148 North Front Street Kefauver in Red After Campaign; He's Unworried McMinnville, Tenn. (U.R) Sen. Estes Kefauver said he wound up his bid for the Demo cratic presidential nomination in the red but "I'm not worrying about it." Kefauver said reports "might be about right" that he , had a deficit of $30,000 in his cam paign fund. "I'm not worrying about it, Candidate Derived From Roman Times New York (U.R) Candidates are called candidates because of an old Roman custom. In Roman times aspirants for public office dressed themselves in spotless white garments and practically invited the opposition to throw mud at them, says the Book of Knowledge. Often unlucky and unpopular would-be consuls and praetors slunk home after a hard day's electioneering with their once gleaming togas spattered with rotten eggs, over-ripe vegetables and the mire of the gutters, which was the Roman way of saying no. The Roman politician lacked the comparative safety of the broadcasting studio. He had to stand up in front of the voters m the Forum and take it, and take it home on his costume. The word candidate comes from the Latin "candidus"' which means "gleaming," "white," "spotless," and is also the root of our word "candid," which most people associate with election eering and election promises only indirectly. REPRESENTS LABOR Salem (U.R) Gov. Douglas McKay has reappointed S. P. Stevens, Portland, as a member of the advisory committee of fair employment practices act representing labor. however." he told the United Press. "Several good friends of mine have indicated they will help to get it released." House Mortgaged The senator said also his house in Washington is mortgaged but that the mortgage has nothing to do with his campaign. It was mortgaged when I bought it in January of 1949. I took over the mortgage and it has nothing to do with my cam paign fund," he said. Senator and Mrs. Kefauver flew here Sunday to join their four children in a visit on the farm of a friend. Cowan Old ham, near here. He said he had not made any plans as to how long he might stay. BUNDS & SHADES Custom mide Budget priced Free Estimiret Home Owners Specialties Phone 7231 Aihlind er Medford 3-3484 I MOIE R ft F0Ld"$ ill The door that closes like an accordion. Saves ill j square feet that swinging doors waste. Resi- ifjj y dential and commercial installations. Fabric-cov- ;jf( QrD ered for beauty Metal-framed for strength. 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