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SIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE GOP National Report Given ; . The "inside workings of a political convention were relat ed to a group of Jackson County Young Republicans Friday eve ning by Robert A. Elliott, state Republican chairman and one of four seconders to the nomination Of Dwight D. Eisenhower. In an informal speech, Elliott told the group of the importance that television now plays in a convention and how the differ ent candidates geared their nom ination races to the medium. He added that this would be one of the last instances of a delegate telling of the convention to an audience that had not already seen, television, including, in mostr cases, the audiences know ing, of. various political moves sometimes well in advance of the delegates themselves. Explained Enlargement He. explained the effect of the enlargement of the Republican National committee which had 32 "new members added after the convention with the addition of state emmittee chairmen when a state qualifys by voting a Re publican mapority, or by elect ing a. majority of congressional representatives, or by electing a Republican governor.. The most important effect of such an enlargement, the speaker not ed, would be the dilution of southern influence on the com mittee where the GOP party is the minority party, He also expressed his belief that in the coming general elec tion campaigns, Texas would be "a great battleground" for nartv supremacy for the first time. He noted forthcoming "key" battles based upon the fact that "35,000 properly plac ed votes would have elected Thomas Dewey in 1948 instead Of President Truman." The state chairman also pre dicted a "tremendous discussion in the next few years of nation wide primaries," although" he warned against too quick an ac ceptance with such pitfalls to be ironed out as a "flood of can didates" diluting a representa tive vote. Elliott also believed that many of the primary laws would be improved before the next na tional convention, making the Funds Being Distributed To Support County Fairs Salem U.R) State money to help support county fairs in the state is now being distributed, Scretary of State Earl T. New bry said Saturday. The distribution is made from lunds received by the state tax on pari-mutual betting at horse and dog racing in the state. As of Aug. 7, the fund totaled $685, 194.07, of which $269,194.07 was apportioned to the state's gen eral fund. The remainder is be in handed out to 10 different fairs and expositions and to the counties for their fairs or expo sitions. Each of Oregon's 36 counties will receive $8,644.45. A simi lar distribution will be made next October following racing at the State Fair and other tracks. The total received for dis tribution in 1951 amounted to $817,574.74. ONLY STARK'S REVELATION HALF YOUR RUGS ARE NEVER CLEAN ... Until You Use a REVELATIOH Find Out Why-Call 2-4998 FREE . CALL 2-4998 HOME TRIAL Convention Local Group selection of delegates more dem ocratic. In concluding his convention notes, the GOP leader said that in spite of the wide - spread be lief that the difference of op inion between factions at the convention was based on age, there was stronger evidence to prove that voting was done by region for the favorite and best known candidate. He cited many young midwest leaders as back ing Sen. Robert Taft because they knew him, and other reg ional selections by the party's youth rather than a general old young age division. A guest at the meeting was Mrs. H. C. Elliott, Portland, mo ther of the chairman. Bob Dick ey, county Young Republican chairman presided and announc ed a board of directors meeting Monday, August 11, at 12 noon in the Medford hotel. Girl Who Lost After Regaining Education Charlotte. N.C. (U.R) A cour ageous 20-year-old girl who sur vived an agonizing illness and triumphed over a loss of mem ory by repeating her schooling from the first grade honey mooned Saturday with an Okla homa youth who admired her determination and wooed her by mail. Pretty, brunette Carolyn Big- Newly Elected VFW Commander Lashes Out at Communists Los Angeles U.R) The new commander in . chief of the Vet erans of Foreign Wars Saturday asked the group to "fight the Commies where ever they raise their heads." James W, Cothran, 37, Bishop- ville, S. .C, was elected to office Friday , as the organization wound un its 53rd annual en campment amid a stormy con demnation of the Embassy Hotel for permitting . a fund-raising group for 14 convicted California Communists to hold a meeting in its auditorium. "I refuse to accept my oath as your commander in chief in this auditorium, Cothran said as ne took the rostrum in the same hall where the fund raisin group had been permitted to hold its meeting the night before. Installation ceremonies were switched to the auditorium of downtown hotel. Cothran was unopposed to succeed Frank C Hilton as commander in chiet. Other officers were Wayne E Richards, Arkansas City, Ark senior vice commander, and Merton B. Tice, 43, Mitchell, S D., junior vice commander. Rob ert D. Handy Jr. was elected to his 29th term as quartermaster general. Mrs. George Holm, Chicago, was installed as national presi dent of the VFW's ladies aux iliary. AT Sunday, August 10, 1952 Try for Attention Causes Difficulty Portland (U.R) A Portland man was in Providence hospital Saturday following his attempt to attract the attention of his wife. Howard Walter Schields, 30, suffered a severe laceration on his right arm as he pushed on a partly open automobile window late Friday night. His wife, Velma, 30, according to police, had rushed from the house, climbed into the family car, and started to the home of hel mother. As Mrs. Schields was backing out of the driveway, her husband approached the right side of the car and pushed on the front door window. The window was partly open and yielded under the force of Mr. Schield's hand, almost severing his upper arm. Schields is reported to be in fair condition at Providence hos pital. Memory Weds ham, a dime store girl who won nation-wide sympathy in her battle to recapture the past after her memory failed, was wed in a quiet candlelight ceremony here Friday night to Gwyn Daniel, Ardmore, Okla., whose letters of encouragement and ro mance helped her to recover. The couple began their honey moon in a North Carolina hide away and will go to Daniel's Ardmore home Monday. Caro lyn will complete a literature course by correspondence to win her second high school diploma and the groom plans to begin night school to earn a college de gree. rne couple s story-book ro mance began in September, 1950, shortly after Carolyn was stricken with meningococcal mcingitis. She had just gradu ated from high school. She survived the illness after four months in a hospital but c .Id remember nothing of her family, her past or of her educa tion. Carolyn decided to begin school all over again, including learning how to read and write Taniel read of her plight in a national magazine and was one of thousands to send her letters of encouragement. New Bids Requested For Coos Bay Project Portland (U.R) The Corps of Engineers announced Satur day it plans to re-invite bids about August 12 for dredging a 30-foot channel in Coos Bay. All four bids received July 24 were rejected, because they ex ceeded the government estimate by more than 25 per cent. Col. Thomas H. Lipscomb, Portland district engineer, said the new bids will be opened August 26. The work is in two parts. One calls for dredging 798,000 cubic yards place measure and disposal of the material. The other part calls for dredging 120,000 cubic yards and disposal of material. Carpenters' Wages Increased 15 Cents Portland (U.R) The Wage Stabilization Board said Satur day pay increases of 15 cents an hour, retroactive to July 1, have been approved for some 12,000 carpenters in Oregon who work for about 600 contractors affili ated with the Associated Gener al Contractors, light construction division. The increase makes the journey-man rate for carpenters $2.45 an hour, with the pay for saw filers, power saw operators and workers on charred material boosted to 2.57. The increases cover all AFL carpenters in Oregon except those in Klamath -Falls. Flor ence, Reedsport, Coos Bay, Co quille, Gold Beach and Bandon. America's Discovery Credited to Arabs Johannesburg. South Africa (U.R) Dr. M. D. Jeffreys, a lead ing South African anthropolo gist, said Saturday the Arabs, not Christopher Columbus, dis covered America. Jeffreys based his claim on the discovery 18 months ago. of Negro skulls in the Rio Grande river. He said Arabs were in the I new world as early at 1000 B.C. 4-HCIub News Fern Valley 4-H Club Fern Valley 4-H club met Thursday at the home of our leader, Mr. Swingle. We checked our entry blanks for the fair. The Forestrv Club discussed its exhibit board and arrantre. ments were made with Mr. Fay tinger to take us on an overnight camp. The Sheen club decided to make a tour to see members' sheep on Wednesday, August 13, starting at 7 p.m. at Francine Robertson's home. The bovs not in the Sheen club are also invited to attend. Refreshments were served aft er the meeting. Raymond Swingle, Reporter. New Political Party Plan Of Group's Chicago Meeting Chicago (U.R) A group of persons from 10 states, ex pressing dissatisfaction with the policies of the two major polit ical parties, Saturday, set up a "national committee' for a new party and said they were aim ing at gathering the conserva tive vote in future campaign. Philip Lee Eubank, San An tonio, Tex., a member of the committee, said a name may be selected for the party next week. He said that it appeared the party would not be organ ized sufficiently to play a major part in the 1952 elections but would aim at future campaigns. For Conservatives "It should draw a following from conservatives in both ma jor parties," Eubank said. He said he was a member at the Republican National convention Of the pro Taft Texas group led by Henry Zweifel. A token campaign may be waged this year, however, Eu bank said. He said he believed the group would be "quite hap py" if Gen. Douglas MacArthur c STARTS CELEBRATE WITH US! Take Advantage of the EVERY YARD OF CARPET IN OUR STORE IS FIRST QUALITY! We Handle No Plunder! EVERY YARD IS GUARANTEED BY THE MILL AND BY US. O BEIGE SCULPTURED TONE ON TONE O GREEN SCULPTURED LEAF PATTERN One Roll Only! 317 EAST MAIN would be their presidential' can didate and Sen. Harry F. Byrd of Virginia their vice - presi dential candidate. Meanwhile, the national com mittee of the group was attemp ting to outline a declaration of policies and to consider organi zational matters. Not America Firsts Eubank said the group had no connection with the old Am erica First movement, and that he did not believe that any of the committee were prominent America Firsters. He said that they primarily were persons who accuse the two major parties of vacillation on major issues and of stands too far to the left on policies. HOSPITAL BIDS Portland (U.R) The State Board of Higher Education said Saturday it will open bids on the 355-bed teaching hospital for the University of Oregon' Medical school on August 13. Construc tion costs are expected to be more than $4,000,000. TOMORROW . . . BARNARD'S ANNUAL ON TOP QUALITY rfa u bi Largest Selection 95 Saturday Fire Hits Big Chehalis Plant Chehalis, Wash. (U.R) Fire early Saturday destroyed the P e r m a Products Corporation plant here with loss estimated in excess of $750,000. Owner John Martin said a cleanup crew was using naphtha lene in a cleaning process short ly after 2 a.m. PST when a spark apparently ignited a leaking naphthalene line. The regular night shift had gone off duty at 2 a.m. Within minutes the half-block building in Chehalis' westside residential district was ablaze. Dense smoke, sparks and debris shot up hundreds of feet in the air, lighting the countryside for miles around. The Chehalis and Centralia fire departments were sum moned but were nearly helpless against the intense heat of the blaze which consumed highly in flammable stains, dry shingles and a warehouse nearly full of finished products. The corpora tion processes and stains shingles for use as siding on buildings. q AUGUST of Broad loom in FLOOR COVERING SPECIALISTS MEDFORD Labor Record System For Children Changed Portland An amendment to record-keeping regulations appying to children working on farms under the fair labor stan dards act becomes effective Monday, it was announced yes terday by Madison R. Smith, field office supervisor of the labor department's wage and hour division in Oregon. Farmers will now be equir ed to record three items for wor kers under 18 years old. They are the name, the date of birth, and the permanent address of the child. The act prohibits employ ment of children under 16 in agriculture during school hours. It does not prohibit employment of children outside school hours and does not apply to the far mer's own children. Vancouver, Wash. (U.R) Funeral services were held here Saturday for Capt. August Charlston, 97, retired Columbia river steamboat skipper, who died Thursday at Vancouver Me morial hospital. FAMOUS MAKE BR0ADL00M O FRIEZE-2 Rolls Only Beige and Grey , O GREY CHENILLE 1 Roll Only O GREEN CARVED TONE ON TONE-1 Roll Only ., O GREEN LEAF PATTERN 1 Roll Only Nationally Advertised Sculptured Wilton ALL WOOL! Large Selection 0 Southern Oregon 5i i II I i i n i 1 1 I I zs Longtime Resident Of Medford Dies Mrs. M'ary Jane Meadows, a resident of Medford for the past 43 yean, died Friday at a local hospital. She had resided here at 310 Portland avenue. Private funeral services will be conducted from Perl funeral home Monday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. W. A. Dawes, pastor of the First Baptist church, officiating. Interment will be in the Medford IOOF cemetery. Mrs. Meadows was born at Pulaski, Va., Jan. 12, 1877. She was married to B. W. Meadows, who preceded her in death in 1947. Mrs. Meadows was a mem ber of the First Baptist church of Medford. She is survived by five daugh ters, Mrs. Dalton Robert, Mrs. Virgie Hartlerode, and Mrs. Velma McComb, all of Butte Falls; Mrs. Roberta Rodgers, Eu gene, and Mrs. Mintie Hill, Tal ent, and two sons, Edgar Mea dows, Prineville, and Lethew Meadows, Medford, and by 15 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. 2 PHONE 2-5487
