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'Political Gimmick'
L'AnilMirnn Vi4nru
- -, .
Predicted Nov. 2
. Congressman Harris Ells-
' worth, running lor "reelection in
the fourth district, last night de
fended the "partnership in pow
er" plan, called the Al Serena
mine controversy . a "political
gimmick," and predicted a Re
publican victory in Oregon.
' Speaking before 61 Jackson
county ' central committeemen
and women in Medford, Ells
worth devoted most of his time
to defense of Sen. Guy Cordon
who is opposing Dick Neuberg-
er in the most hotly-contested
race in the state.
"Outright Untruths"
' He called attacks on Cordon
over the "scuttling", of the Co
lumbia river power system "out
right untruths." He stated that
"most of the river improvements
have occurred since Cordon has
been in the senate, and we have
worked year after year to keep
to appropriations rolling."
He said that he and Cordon
re supporting the various part
nership bills 'because we realize
the present Northwest percent
age of total appropriation money
must get smaller." Ellsworth ex
plained that the first large
'Northwest power appropriation
with the present candidates in
office was only 4 per cent of the
total, whereas in the last session
this was up to 30 per"'cent. He
aririori that Cordon was the man
' responsible for this increase in
Northwest appropriations for
Oregon. .
Other Jobs Pending .
Hpwever, "it isn't in the cards
to keep this money up to the
present height when there are
700 other pending rivers and
harbors projects all over the
nation," he added. "This is why
we have turned to the partner
ship idea." ;
He cited the program under
way at Eugene, the Cougar dam
on the McKenzie river. "Our
opponents tell you that the plan
is a giveaway of revenue produc
tion features of power dams. In
the Cougar dam project, the
federal government gets a net
amount of $1,500,000 over ex
penditures, whereas in complete
ly federal projects no net profit
is realized after the amortiza
tion cost is paid with interest."
Further, besides this net gain,
private utilities pay high taxes
to offset higher rates, if any, he
said, and cited the $28,000,000
paid annually by a Linn county
. utilitv
'No Other Course'
On the Al Serena mine mat
ter, Ellsworth stated that the
interior department "had no
3 other course but to grant the
mining patents to the company,"
and added that there was no
"trick deal" involved. He will
further discuss the matter on a
television program tonight, he
said.
He explained that his only
contact with the matter was in
investigating the applicant by
letter, with replies from consul
ting engineers definitely estab
lishing a mineral claim, some
in "glowing terms."-After this
he said he requested the depart
ment to "tell these people weth
er the patents were good or not
and to stop any shenanigans in
delay."
In discussing his current polit
ical tour, Ellsworth stated that
his opinion of the election had
changed from early discourage
ment to "definite optimism" aft
er visiting Linn county. He said
the Republicans are now in the
"victory zone," but that the elec
tion will be won or lost on the
precinct basis.
Position Said Unequalled
In praising Cordon, he said
Oregon has risen by Cordon's
committee assignments to " po
sition not equalled by any west
ern state in history." He cited
Raymond Moley's poll placing
Cordon as one of the top U.S.
senators. In reciting GOP ac
complishments, the speaker said
it has taken Oregon 10 years to
build to this position, and a
"very brilliant mind" has done
it. "We must be cold-bloodedly
realistic," he continued, for
Simple Moris' Meeting
Now Political Event f
The Medford and Crater
Lions clubs will hold Joint
meeting . tomorrow evening.
And a modest "candidates'
night has mushroomed Into
what appears to have the mak
ing of a major political event.
The meeting, scheduled at
6:13 p.m. Wednesday in the
Pioneer room of the Jackson
hotel, began as a simple Joint
meeting of the two clubs. Then
two candidates for county
clerk. Incumbent Mrs. Bereth
P. Hopkins, Republican, and
Cecil Nor lis.. Democrat, were
invited to speak briefly to
members of the club.
Then' Congressman Harris
Ellsworth was invited. Then
Ellsworth's Democratic op
ponent. Charles O. Porter, was
invited. And when it' became
known that Joseph K. Carson
Jr., Democratic candidate for
governor, would be in town,
he was Invited too.
Ernest Kennedy, program
chairman, said today it's a Ut
ile blgget event . than was
planned but he said it should
be interesting, to say the least.
GOP representatives in the
house would - be ' "pretty much
helpless" without Cordon.
in answering questions re
garding Sen. Wayne Morse (I-
Ore.), Ellsworth said that in his
opinion "there is very little con
fidence left in Morse." He re
lated that Senator Morse "was
highly respected when he first
came to the senate. But his
jumping the party and ranting
and raving in the critical vein
has destroyed this." . Ellsworth
also upheld the two-party sys
tem,' In opposition to Morse's
independency, and said, -"If we
can't have party responsibility
and work as members in oppo
sition to the. other party, the
whole system' breaks down." .
Ellsworth was introduced by
Mrs. Frank Bash, chairman of
the county GOP central com
mittee. E. Eugene Allen, candi
date for state labor commission
er, was introduced and spoke
briefly. Other local candidates
present included Philip Lowry,
for state senate; Al Littrell.
state representative': . Chester
Wendt, county commissioner;
Mrs. Bereth Hopkins, county
clerk; and Carlos Morris, coun
ty coroner. .
Today Ellsworth was spending
most of his time in Ashland, and
was to speak there to the Cham
ber of Commerce and a South
ern Oregon college assembly.
His television talk will be at
7:30 p.m.
Tomorrow his schedule In
cludes visit in the Medford
area, and a talk at the Medford
Klwanis club at noon. In the
evening at 6:10 o'clock he will
appear at a Joint meeting of the
Crater and Medford Lions clubs,
at which other candidates will
also appear.
Wreckage of Ait Force
Plane Spotted in France
Nice, France 4U.R) U.S. Air
Force officials conducting a
search for a C47 missing since
Sunday with 21 airmen aboard
today ordered paratroopers
dropped on a mountain where
wreckage has been spotted.
Six paratroopers were sched
uled to descend on Mount l'Au
thion, 40 miles north of Nice,
after a rescue plane radioed it
spotted the wreckage high on
the slopes of the Alpine peak.
Washington Man Starts Trip To Alaska
In Washtub
Edmonds, Wash. (U.R) Fifty-
year-old Roy Bergo sets sail for
Alaska today In an oval shaped
washtub powered by an outboard
motor.
Bergo, who had to lose 34
pounds so his own weight
wouldn't sink the galvanized
tub, said he hopes to make the
1200 mile voyage across the
Northern Pacific in 21 days.
Quits Job for Voyage
I'll be satisfied if I make it
to the Alaska border," said
Bergo, who quit his job as guard
at the Washington State Reform
atory at Monroe, Wash., to make
the voyage.
He admitted his three-foot-long
vessel" hadn't done too well
on trial rum, it sank several
QCTf
.
: CHARLES O. PORTER
Democratic -Candidate Here
Democratic Office
Seekers Schedule
Campaign Wind-Up
Charles O. Porter, Democratic
candidate for congress from this
district, will wind up his cam
paigning in Jackson county to
day and tomorrow. :
He was in Rogue River this
morning and this afternoon was
to appear at three neighborhood
teas arranged so he can meet a
large number of Medford resi
dents. -; ., ,.
TV Appearance : .
Porter Is scheduled for a tele
vision appearance at 10 p.m.,.'
and Is expected to discuss the Al
Serena mine case, the Ignited
Nations, and other Issues which
he has been plugging throughout
the campaign.
He will spend much of tomor
row in Ashland, and in the eve
ning will make an appearance at
a joint Lions club meeting at the
Jackson hotel, along with other
candidates.
Joseph K. Carson Jr.. Port
land, Democratic candidate for
governor, is to arrive here by
plane tomorrow morning, and
will visit; in Ashland during the
day. His major public address
will be on television at 10 p.m.
Wednesday. .
Elmer F. Bagley
Dies at Hospital
Private Christian Science serv
ices will be held at Siskiyou
Memorial chapel for Elmer F.
Bagley, 80, of 316 King st., who
died today at . a local hospital.
Perl funeral home is in charge
of funeral arrangements. It is
the request of the family that
flowers be omitted. ,
The deceased, who was born
at Atlantic, la., on Oct. 25, 1874,
came in Medford in 1037 and in
1940 entered business, as co
partner in the Spencer-Bagley
agency, a general insurance and
real estate firm.
In 1806, at Cedar Rapids, la.,
he was married to Grace Lyman,
Who survives. Other survivors
Include two sisters, the Misses
Pearle and Grace Bagley, both
Of Topeka, Kan.
He was a long time member
of Masonic bodies, having been
Shnner by both Scottish and
York rites.
Powered by Outboard Motor
times, but he added: "I've made
a few adjustments and I think
it'll. go now." '
The tub, made of galvanized
iron, was designed for use as a
baby's bath tub. It is 18 inches
wide, 11 Inches deep and 36
inches long. His outboard motor
is rated at two horsepower.
Will Sireioh Legs
Bergo is 8 feet, 8V4lnches tall
and now weighs 144 pounds.
"When I first got the idea last
March I weighed 178 pounds,"
he said. "But I've brought myself
down to 144.
"I have to keep my legs bent
if I'm to stay completely in the
tub, but I'll let my legs dangle
over the edge so I won't get too
cramped,.
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McCarthy Accuses
Censure Chairman
Of Prejudice
, Charges Made ;
Against Watkins
Washington U.R) - Sen. Jo
seph R. McCarthy today accused
the chairman and two members
of the Senate Censure Commit
tee of "prejudice" against him.
He said their failure to disqual
ify themselves was a "fraud on
the Senate." ' .
The - Wisconsin' Republican
made the charges against Sen.
Arthur V. Watkins . (R-Utah),
chairman of the censure group,
and two unidentified members,
in a letter to Watkins. The .spe
cial six-man committee last
month unanimously recommend
ed McCarthy's censure on two
counts. .
Prejudice Indicated
McCarthy said Watkins and
the two members indicated "un
questioned" prejudice against
him before they were selected to
serve on the censure group. Yet,
he said, they failed to report this
to Vice-President Richard M.
Nixon who officially appointed
them. ,
"This would appear to be a
deliberate deception of the vice
president and a fraud upon the
Senate which, obviously intended
that an un-prejudiced committee
be appointed," McCarthy said. -
uxners Mot named
While not naming the- other
two committee members, McCar
thy previously has questioned
the impartiality of Sens. Edwin
C. Johnson (D-Colo.) and Sam J.
Ervin (D-S.C.) on the basis of
newspaper interviews concern
ing him. However, no direct chal
lenge has ever been raised by
McCarthy to any member of the
committee.
New Road Section
Tti OpSn This WeeK
.The entirely new section of
the highway project from Wil
will be opened to public travel
low Springs over Blackwell hill
tomorrow or Thursday, accord
ing to the local office of the
State Highway department.
Dividing lines for the new
section were being painted on
yesterday. The new section in
cludes two overpasses and one
underpass. The road will elim
inate the curves on the old sec
tion on the east side of the hill.
A complete job on the paving
project from Medford to the
Gold Hill junction will be made
later this week, highway men
said. Paving on the whole pro
ject will end this week for the
winter.
Eisenhower Hopes
For Campaign Tour
Washliigton-j(U.R) The White
House said today President Eis
enhower hopes to make a final
campaign tour before election
day but is not sure yet whether
his work schedule will per
mit it.
The chief executive was re
ported to be considering a fly
ing trip on Friday and Saturday
that would take him from New
England into the South, as far as
Louisville, Ky., and into the up-
per Middlewest.
The White House would give
no details of the trip under con
sideration except to say that a
stop in Michigan, where Sen.
Homer Ferguson (R.-Mich.) is
running for reelection, is part of
the itinerary being discussed.
Bergo said he had welded
three pontoons made from 36
inch lengths of sealed stovepipe
to the bottom of the tub to give
it bouyancy. The pontoons give
the tub "about 27 pounds lee
way" in its carrying capacity, he
said;
Seienilfie Reasons
Bergo said he was undertak
ing the voyage for "scientific
reasons" and to promote interest
in the International Canoe Rac
ing Association which he
founded. "
He intends to sail first to Port
Angeles, about 65 miles north
of here on Puget Sound, then
cross the Strait of Juan de Fuca
to Victoria, B. C, and he then
will take the inland water route
to Alaska, .
President Reveals
400rOOO-Nan Drop
In Unemployment
National Production
Increase Predicted
Washington U.R) President
Elsenhower Monday night an
nounced a 400,000-man drop in
unemployment and predicted a
record-shattering jump' In na
tional production in the next 10
years.
He revealed new government
figures showing that the num
ber of jobless fell to 2,700,000
this month 400,000 below Sep
tember and the first time this
year that the total has been less?
than 3,000,000. ,
Output Expected To Climb '
He also declared he expects
America's total annual output to
climb 40 per cent "in less than
a decade" to a record $.500,000,
000,000. Evenly distributed, 'he
said this would . theoretically
amount to an extra' $3,000 "for
every American "family of to
day.". ':,.'..'';.'' "
Mr. Elsenhower spoke out in
a major address Just a week be
fore the crucial congressional
election. The speech was labeled
"non-political" but it amounted
to a slashing counterattack
against - Democratic claims of
economic dangers and charges
that the administration has failed
to cope with them. .
Discounts Fears
"I believe that it is high time
in this great, growing, produc
tive land of our," the President
said, "to put behind us the rash
fears of unemployment, fear of
ourselves, fear of the future.
Certainly, we know now . that
one. such fear, the fear or a
paralyzing depression, can be
gafelv' laid awav." .
After 20 years of war some
where in the world, he said the
nation can look forward to peace
and an "exciting", growth in
the economy that v will bring
"a steady rise in the living
standards of all of our people."
Seven point Program
. To spur the progress, he urged
a seven point- program calling
for such things as eventual tax
cuts, expanded trade, and more
hichwav buildlne. . v -
Mr. Eisenhower conceded that
"some, unemployment", mars the
'economy this year, "pur most
prosperous peactime year in his
tory." But he said tne numDer
of jobless has been steadily de
clining and that the. outlook is
good. : ';
Hunting Violations
Result in Fines
Six Jackson county men were
fined in district court yesterday
for violations of hunting laws,
according to court records.
Three men, Lee James Potter,
39, of route 1, box 278 Central
Point; David R. Fortler, 31, of
136 Glen Oak ct., and Bernard
A. Fetzer, 34, of 928 South Ivy
st., were fined for hunting .quail
after legal hours.
They were arrested at 5:35'
p.m. Each was fined $25 and
$5 court costs, with $20 of each
fine being suspended by Judge
Rawles Moore.
Two Medford 17-year-olds also
were fined. One paid $25 and
court costs for shooting from a
public highway. The other was
fined $25 and costs for failure to
tag a deer properly, with $15
of the fine suspended.'
. Harry Augustus Frye, 50,- of
1406 Saling st., was fined $25
and costs for hunting deer dur
ing closed season.
Thief With Comfortable
Full Look Being Sought:.
f !.. .tl,. 4J. .- lnnlr.
,ng Jor a ,hle wlUl a fulli eon.
tented look on his face, or
maybe a stomach ache, depend
ing on the culprit's capacity.
Cause of the unusual search
was the theft last night of 12
dosen doughnuts from the
Crispy Creme Donut shop, 812
South Central ave.
Also taken by the thief was
about $5 in change from a cash
register. Investigating officers
speculated the money may be
intended for coffee.
Restaurant owners were atk
cd to be on the lookout for
any patron who orders a cup
of coffee and brings his own
glased doughnuts.
COLDEST MORNING
The coldest temperature of the
fall season was recorded this
morning with a frosty 25 de
grees. Sunday's low was 26. Nei
ther temperature, however,
equalled the year's low of 22 on
Jan. 25. '
DOW-JONES AVERAGES
New York (U.R) Dow-Joncs
averages: 30 Industrials 35(f.3Z
off 0.02; 20 railroads 119.40 off
0.08; 15 utilities 58.27 off 0.09,
and 65 stocks 130.96 off 0.07.
Sales today were about 2,010,000
shares compared with 2,340,000
share traded yesterday.
UMC MONEY FROM DANCE Eleanor Davis, president of the
Senior Tri-Hi-Y club, is shown above presenting a sack of small
change totaling $70.07 to United Medford Crusade Drive Chair
man Bill Prentice. The money was raised by a recent dance held
by the girls' organization. It was one of the special events which
have brought in money to the UMC, now at 71 per . cent of its
$102,000 goal. ; . . . (Landis-Shangle photo)
UMC Fund Drive Hits
71 Per Cent of Goal
Contributions cash donations
and pledges to the United Med
ford Crusade now total $72,
851.27, workers in the fund drive
were told yesterday.
The third and final report
luncheon, held at the Elks tem
ple, was told that this figure
represents 71 per cent of the
$102,000. goal, compared to 58
per cent reported the week fol
lowing. - ' , ,
Workers In the Home Crusade
division have reported in $3,002,
or 75 per cent of their goal, in
one week. Delayed reports are
expected to put this total well
over the $4,000 goal.
. The Lion Hearted division, for
public employees, is the first to
exceed its goal of $6,500, and
more pledges and donations are
expected, according to Elliott
Becken, the leader. Teachers,
firemen, policemen1 and other
federal, county, city and state
employees are represented.
The advanced gifts division,
with Frank Benesh in charge,
has accounted for 95 per cent
of its $6,500 goal, and the plant
chapter division, which has the
largest goal, $54,000, has so far
Highway Worker
Injured by Truck
' Richard Dorn, 778 Marshall
ave., a transit man for the State
Highway .department, was ser
iously in lured at about 11:35
a.m today when he was struck
by ; a pickup truck driven by
Walter Leverette, 65, ' route 2,
box 438B, according to state po
lice. . .. . .
Dorn was In the southbound
lane of Highway 99 near Elk
Lumber co., locating marks for
a crew to use in painting Stripes
On the highway. Leverette told
officer's he took, his eyes from
the road for a moment, to look
at a passing car and to adjust
his rear-view mirror, and struck
Dorn without seeing him.
. Dorn was taken to Community
hospital by Medford ambulance
service. Reports from fellow
highway crewmen said he had
head injuries which "looked ser
ious." A medical report from the
hospital had not been received
up to 1:30 p.m.
Leverette was not held.
Hunter Hit By Shot
Oh Hunting Party
George A. Yell, Red Blanket
rd, Prospect, suffered superficial
wounds Saturday when he was
struck by buckshot while hunt
ing in the Central Point area,
according to the physician who
treated him.
Reports of the accident said
Yell was hunting with three oth
er men when a hunter Inan-
otner party fired a shotgun ap
parently at a bird, and about
27 No. 6 shot hit Yell in the
back. Friends quoted Yell as say
ing he did not know the name
of the hunter who fired the shot.
Only about a dozen of the shot
penetrated the Bkln, he doctor
said. About half a dozen of them
hit Yell In the back of the head,
and the doctor took several
stitches in Yell's scalp, he re
ported. Nixon Arrives for
Speech at Corvallis
Corvallis (U.R Vice-Presi
dent Richard Nixon arrived here
by plane from Idaho today to
continue his speaking tour, of
the West.
Weather
roRKCASTi Fxlr with little
Chinn In Umpftratura
WedntMliy. Otiity wind from
Ui ioiim during afternoon.
Low tonlfht 2 hi 21, hlih
Wetfneiday SS.
Tmp.
HlKtint Vrltcrday 62
Lowoit Uili Mornlnt 21
v if i
reported slightly more than $35,
000. There are a number of firms
yet to be heard from, according
to Chairman DWight Houghton.
Other divisions have reported
percentages of 69, 61, 60 and 54.
The special events division has
raised a total of $680.35, a por
tion of which was raised from
the Klwanis club's sale of pro
grams at a f ecent football game,
and $70.07 raised by a Senior
Trl-Hi-Y dance. . -
Bill ' Prentice, general drive
chairman, said-all division lead
ers plus UMC board members,
will continue to meet each Mon
day until the goal is reached,
Walls Asks Gold
Case Dismissal
Portland (U.R) Wilbur M.
Walls, Portland, formerly ; of
Medford, hotel owner accused of
illegal possession of gold, today
asked dismissal of the charge.
rl&imlncr the law under which
hn Ik chnrfferi U unconstitutional.
"No authority was given to
Congress to prohibit the posses
sion and ownership by the people
of gold," he argued in the dis
missal motion. He asserted that
the people gave Congress power
only to "coin money and regu-
late the value thereof," as the
wording of the constitution
states. The motion also urges that
the law is further unconstitution
al because it denies the "right
of Individuals to own private
property which is a natural right
and one protected by the consti
tution as an inalienable right."
U. S. District Judge Claude
McColloeh reserved Judgment on
the motion. Walls, who pleaded
innocent last month, is sched
uled for trial Nov. 30.
Two other men, arrested at
the same time and charged with
illegal possession of gold, at first
pleaded guilty, but Stephen Crip
pen, Medford, changed his plea
to innocent and his attorney told
the court the other defendant,
Woodrow Wilson Atwood, 41,
Medford, also would change his
plea. Crippen's trial has been
set for Nov. 23.
Churchill Rejects Soviet
Bid'for Germany Talks
London 4U.R) Prime Minis
ter Winston Churchill today re
jected the Soviet bid for a four
power conference on uermany.
Churchill saw tnis is not um
for a conference with the Soviet
Union while the new European
defense agreements "have still
to be ratified."
SLASH BURNING SMOKE -
Smoke rising from the foot
hills east of Medford, which at
tracted much attention this
morning was the result of slash
burning under permit, according
to the state forest patrol office
at Medford.
Painters and
Arrange Work
Officials of Painters Local Un-
Ion 1124 and the local chapter
of. the Painting and Decorating
Contractors of America announc
ed today that the two groups
will take part in a statewide
working agreement negotiated
between the state chapters of the
two organizations,
The agreement was concludes
recently in Portland. Medford
men on the negotiating commit
tees were K. W. Nottingham and
Frank Runtz of the Painters and
Decorators association, and Roy
al Wolfe and F. L. Carmichael of
Local 1124.
Several Changes
The agreement, which Is a de
parture from the previous meth
ods of negotiating contracts on
a local basis, includes several
changes from practices former
ly in this area.
Among tha changes are a pre
European Unify
May Be New Basis
German Rearmament
Ratification First
Washington (U.R) Secretary
of State John Foster Dullos made
It clear to the world today that
the United States may agree to
new cold war talks with Russia
after the new agreements on
German rearmament have been
ratified.
In an unprecedented televised
meeting of the President's eabt-
net, Dulles said "there ma? be a
new basis for discussion" with
the Communists "when we cre
ate, as we hope we will, a posi
tion of solidity and strength for
Western Europe.". ;
Baniiaciory Talks Hoped
"At .least we can hone." v
added, "that then there can be
talks more satisfactory than '
those that exist when the only '
object of the Soviet Union is,
by trick or device, to try and
break up the European unity."
The extraordinary cab in at
meeting was - called Monday
night to dramatize the Paris'
agreement for enlisting West
Germany in the Eurnnonn
fense system. With the congres- -sional:
elections only a week '
away, Republican leaders hoped
it would win votes for the GOP.
First in History .
ror the first time In hlf
Americans- across the nation '
were Invited via television to
pull-up a chair at a business
session in the green-carpeted
Cabinet room at the Whita
House.
Dulles, wavinst a.
emphasis and referring occasion
ally to notes, carefully traced'
the free world'i unhill tmoi.
to build a strong defense system
in Europe. The agreement final
ly reached at Paris, he said, waa
nn acnievement tnat "history
will not soon forget." - -
in reply to a question inter
posed by Agriculture Secretary
Ezra T. Benson, Dulles said he
is confident "the Scvlet doesn't
like what's going on" but he main
I there is, so much "urgency and
momentum" behind the Allied
K1" ooesrn tninn itussla
'will be able to break, it im "
Willingness To Talk -,
He then suggested a willing,
ness to talk about' ending tha
cold war after the Paris agree-1
ments have gone Into effect. This
was a clear effort to offset de
mands, in France and Germany
for East-West talks before tha
agreements are ratified.
During this- part of Dulles' re
port, Mr. Elsenhower smiled in
agreement. In all, cabinet mem
bers interrupted Dulles three
times to . lend variety to the
broadcast. '. . .
Dulles smiled wryly Hwhen
Atty. Gen. Herbert Brownell Jr.
asked about the necessity for
the agreement to be ratified. He
obviously recalled the smashup
of the European army plan in
the French Assembly.'
"I don't believe it's going to
happen that way this time," he
said. "What has happened has
educated everybody' to the fact -that
there is no alternative this
time to the present plan."
Wimer Logger Killed
As Tractor Rolls Oyer
Richard Hoffman, . about 44,
Wimer, was fatally-injured at,
about 12:30 p.m. yesterday on
a logging operation in the West
Evans Creek area near .Fielder
mountain, according to Deputy
County Coroner Gordon Hays.
Hays said Hoffman was pull-,
ing logs with a crawler tractor
when it tipped over and crushed
him between the seat and a pro
tective device.
Hoffman's body was taken to
Grants Pass where funeral serv
ices are pending. :
Contractors
Ag reement
paid medical-hospital plan which -
covers employees and their de
pendents. Under certain condi
tions, some Jobs which former
erly called for time and one half
pay, can now be paid for on a
basis of straight time pay plus
10 per cent.
Purposes Told
The purpose of the agreement
It was pointed out, are to estab
lish harmonious relations and
uniform conditions of employ
ment, to promote settlement of
labor disagreements by confer
ences and arbitration, to prevent
strikes and lockouts, to utilize
more fully facilities of the ap
prenticeship program, to pro
mote efficiency and economy in
the performance of painting and
decorating work, and generally'
to encourage cooperation be
tween employer arid employee,
groups, ...