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if- Of .O. , J .4 ! - Recommended , ' .ULJtT A feature story on the Peter Britt family. In Jacksonville appears on Page 12 of today's Issue of The Mall Tribune. 49th Year 26 Pages Legislative Got Under lay Rapidly Senator Loury (Editor's note: Stale) Sen. Philip B. Lowry, Medford, has agreed to write a report on the legislature periodically . throughout the session which began in Salem last Monday. Following is his first report. Senator Lowry and Jackson county's two members oi the House of ' Represent tires. E. H. (Ed) Mann and E. A. (Al) Littrell, hare indicated they would be glad to hear from Jackson county residents regarding pending legislation. They may be addressed at the State Capitol Building. Salem. Oregon.) By STATE SEN. Bills, resolutions, lobbyists started coming in a hurry this past legislatures. The pace will of legislation is considered in In writing to the people of the developments at the legislature from time to time, I have in mind my firm conviction and (A- f V ' 4 tf: ;-Vev;-;: "vm , y . SENATOR LOWRY las county and behind me is Sen. Gene Brown of Josephine county. Our mutual interests in the problems of southern Oregon make this seating arrangement convenient for frequent discussions. This is purely a coincidence, as seats are assigned on the basis of seniority and request. To my left is Sen. Joseph Carson Jr., from Portland. No particular seating arrangement is worked out between Democrats and Republicans in either the House or the Senate. Mr. Littrel has Desk No. 8 in the House, near the front, and M- Mann received a desirable "seat at the back 6r the House on ! the ! center aisle. . : . Committee Assignments ' . ' ''.'.; . My committee assignments include assessment and taxation, Judiciary, elections and privileges, and roads and highways. These are hard-working committee assignments, and the taxation com- mtee will be particularly important in the forthcoming session because of the sizzling controversy developing over what forms new taxes will take. Contrary to of the alcoholic traffic committee. .. . Mr. Mann, Mr. Littrel and I confer frequently, in order to coor dinate the Jackson county delegation, in the House and Senate, and plan to meet at least once a Many important bills have already been introduced. I should et forth briefly some of the ones affecting the most people. -1. A measure providing that all county officers shall be elect ed on a non-partisan basis,' and that if a candidate does not re ceive a majority in an election, the two candidates, with the most votes shall have a runoff in the i A companion bill provides of district attorneys. The proponents of the measure believe that county government should be operated on sound business prin ciples, unaffected by political posed change will insure the election of the most competent candi date irrespective of party affiliation.' ; The measures originate from Multnomah county and have some political implication be cause of the substantially ; greater Democratic registration in Multnomah county. 2. A joint resolution proposes limit from 21 to 18 years. Corsoration Tax Measure 3. A bill taxing corporations their income from the rental of nate the so-called skyscraper exemption, and tax this type of cor poration for the first time. 4. A bill which would reduce the corporate excise tax from 8 per cent to 6 per cent. A companion bill would repeal the per sonal property tax offset now enjoyed by corporations paying me . excise tax. . - 5. A bill requiring equal pay similar services in the labor market. . 6. A bill extending unemployment compensation coverage t& employers of one employee if the calendar quarter earnings ex ceed $225. 7. A measure prohibiting picketing where there is no dispute between the employer and his employees in an appropriate bar gaining unit. : 8. A proposed increase in the minimum salaries of teachers with less than a bachelor's degree from $2,100 to $3,400 for a school vear of nine months: of those having a bachelor's degree from $2,400 to $3,700, and of those with a master's degree to not less than $4,000. . 9. A bill to establish Portland year-degree-granting institution gon and Oregon btate college. ; , As you are all aware, the tax. problem and tax controversy will be paramount at this issue. . There is certainly no uniform agreement on the recent recommendations made by Governor Pat terson, or the ultimate solution as to what new taxes should in fact be levied. . . - , Generally speaking, the Democratic membership seems more agreeable to the governor's tax program than the Republicans. - French Premier Appeals to Reds To Show 'Good Faith7 Paris (U.R) Premier Pierre Mendes-France appealed to the Communist nations Saturday to show in "good faith" they want a reconciliation with the West. The Premier made the state-, r-ent in a radio broadcast to the r.".tion reporting on his just con cluded talks with Italian Premier Mario Scelba and German Chan cellor Konrad Adenauer. '3ecause the whole of Eu rope is waiting for the hour," niiea rress run uwa wire) , -. .. .- 2i v . . : . : SC Processes PHILIP B. LOWRY and committee meetinss have session, in contrast to meetings of continue to increase until a flood the closing weeks. Jackson county and reporting on campaign pledge that a legislator should, in ' so far as possible, keep the people informed on the . problems and issues. In turn, 1 hope that , the citizens of Jack son county will let me know of their views on proposed legisla tion.. In subsequent reports should like to give you some idea as to the procedure follow- ed here at the legislature, the 'divergent political views, and the 1 difference in viewpoints arising from the diverse eco nomic and political interests of different geographical sections of Oregon. Events have occurred quick-. ly since Mrs. Lowry and I ar- rived at the Capitol. On Mon day morning the new members were sworn in and we were assigned to our permanent seating arrangement. The desk assigned to me is No. 21, on the center aisle. Directly in front of me is Sen. Paul Geddes'of Dout?- press reports, I am not a member . week for this purpose. following election. for similar non-partisan election considerations, and that the pro a reduction in the voting age deriving 95 per cent or more of real property. - This would elimi for both sexes who perform State college as a regular four- similar to the University of Ore juenaes-inrance said, the coun tries pf the East should wait no longer to show that they, just like us are ready for a reconcil iation, a . reconciliation in all good faith and. without bad thoughts." ,. .'" Before his broadcast Saturday night Mendes-France gave Presi dent Rene Coty a full report on his talks the past week with the Italians and Germans. writes Panama President Impeached, Jailed For Part in Plot Nation Gets Third Leader, in 13 Days Panama (U.R) Presiden Jose Ramon Guizado was im peached and put in jail Saturday on charges of having a part in the machine gun assassination of his predecessor, Juan A. Remon. First Vice President Ricardo Arias Espinosa was sworn in immediately as the new presi aenx xne mira in ranama in 13 days. ' At the same time it was an nounced the release of Martin Lippstein, a former resident of New . York City who had been imprisoned during the investi gation of Remon's assassination. Lawyer Confesses Guizado's .. ouster - was the latest in . a series of sensations to be turned up in the investi gation of the bold assassination pf President Remon at a race track 13 days ago. Other spec tacular developments included the betrayel of a young cadet in tne murder plot by his sweet heart and the confession by a playboy lawyer that he was the actual slayer of Remon. The National Assembly, in a more than five' hour session that began at 2 a.m., heard the dis trict attorney read the sworn confession'; of 41-year-old Law yer Ruben Miro to the murder. The lawyer, deep in debt be cause of gambling, revealed he received nothing for the assas sination. . Guisado Approved Miro said he shot Remon with a German-built tommy-gun after Guizado, who was vice-president at the time, had been told of the assassination plot and had ap proved it. The lawyer said Gui zado promised him a high gov ernment job, then refused to keep his word. After the assembly heard the confession it stripped the presi dent of his powers' and ordered him' held 'Oh 'charges of complic ity in the murder of the man whose death made him presi dent.. . ." ' . Lodge Confident Flyers To Go Free Washington KU.R) " Am bassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., expressed confidence Saturday that American fliers imprisoned by Red China will be freed, but officials cautioned against , ex pecting any quick release, v: ; Lodge, U.S. representative to the United Nations, sounded the slightly optimistic note when he came here Saturday from Omaha, Neb., with Secretary of State John Foster Dulles.,- s "I am confident they will be freed although naturally there is disappointment that their im mediate release wasn't effected," Lodge said.' ; Dulles was non-communicative, referring all questions to Lodge. He said the ambassador had the advantages of having talked "first hand" to Dag Ham marskjold, U.N. Secretary Gen eral who returned -this week from a free-the-fliers mission to Peiping. March of Dimes Test Taken Over by 'Mystery Woman The March of Dimes Mystery Man contest took oji.a.femhiine air yesterday ' witii the third mystery person in the week-old contest a woman. Clues to her identity 'follow: She ; is five feet, seven inches tall. She came to Medford with her husband in 1946. She is- a mother and there has been polio in her family. She has - some thing in common with - Byrd. Her last name may ' be . found in a hilarious party. " Prises Listed 4 Prizes for the person guessing her identity are an electric fry ing pan from an anonymous do nor and a $15 permanent wave from Christine's Beauty shop. Someone will be called over station KYJC at 5:30 p.m. today and another call will be made over station KW1N Monday at 6:15 pjn. Each day that the my stery woman goes unidentifed, another clue and another prize will be- added. i Mrs. Ragsdale Wins Mrs. Jack, Ragsdale," '850 Palm: st., Medford, : correctly identified the second mystery man as Clayton Lewis. ; - In order to be eligible for a phone call, persons must send their . name, address and tele phone flumber to M a, r e h " oi MEDFORD, OREGON, SUN DA' ilil - - - . Don C Rebels Buzz, Fire On American CraH Flying for OAS. Troops Move South; Battle Shaping Up San Jose, -Costa Rica (U.R) A rebel F-47 fighter buzzed a U.S. patrol plane Saturday and then bombed ; and strafed ' the highway center of Liberia in an apparent prelude to the first major action of the Costa Rican revolution. ; v: ' . " The new rebel action occurred shortly after . an : investigating Washington (U.R) - The Council of the Organisation of American States has formally charged that a substantial part of the rebel forces fighting in Costa Rica came from Nic- aragua. ;;;VoT commission of the organization of American states revealed that rebel ground forces fired on an other American "Peace Patrol" plane Friday, The plane, a U.S. Navy Martin Mariner, was un damaged. : Battle Shapes -Up The five-nation investigating group also reported that rebel troops apparently had begun a move southward toward con tact with , government . forces. The .'government . troops r. were moving, up toward tne jmic-; araguan border- from Liberia, 150 miles north of San Jose. . . The American i Aircraft - in volved :; in the " incidents are among several lent to the OAS to . fly an Observation Patro. over Costa Rica and neighbor ing Nicaragua. The Costa Rican government . charges that the rebel "invaders" came ' from Nicaragua.. An official commission report said a U.S. patrol plane observed the rebel P-47 fighter, along with a C-47 transport and two 6 nlanes. narked on a cow- pasture airstrip near La ' Cruz, just south of the Nicaraguan border. Busied U.S. Plane Half an hour later, the report said, the fast fighter plane took off and buzzed over the Ameri can observation Diane. It then was reported to have sped away at a 500-foot altitude toward the town of Liberia. . , Minutes later, the Costa Rican government reported the Thun derbolt fighter was straiing ana bombing Liberia. . No damage or casualty repprts were available immediately. : . . The action ended a period of air inactivity on the part of the rebels' small fleet of planes which had been credited to the two-day old "Peace Patrol." Dimes Mystery Man contest, PO Box 531, Medford. A contribu- POLIO'S MYSTERY w6mAK l ; Idenrlry Brings Prises j tion to " the March of Dimes should be included. -j: ', ":. A name will be drawn each day. and a call made over one of the valley's radio stations or television station. A coupon for those desiring to enter the con test appears on page 7. ' p rn a v. Jijrn i A : VTr ' 'i'' . w w v f m 16, 1955 turn HOUSE DESTROYED Shown is the two story residence at 305 South Riverside ave." ; which was destroyed by fire Friday afternoon. The. house was occupied at the time of the' fire,' ;by Mrs.. Robert Remillard and dren, the oldest of .whom W.x. UCOAAU " " U1C Ut-LUXG Expansion Under LnJay At Industrial Area White City This industrial area eight miles .north of Med ford is in the midst of a rapid expansion program which, when completed, will add to Jackson county's industrial potential a capital investment estimated to be in excess of $2-000,000. New' payrolls .created ..will' to tal an equally, impressive sum Construction has already start ed on one half-million dollar plywood plant, and' another is planned for the t same area in the near future. . ..' Three Firms Expand ' , ' . Beside these operations, three firmtf at White City are expand ing their present operations and two small new. sawmills are ex pected - to begin operation ' by sprmg. . , . The two proposed plywood op erations should' create some 250 additional, jobs, for , the .. valley's lumber payrolls, and " bring the plywood ; operations in Jackson county to f oun Medford Veneer and Plywood is already in opera tion at White City, and Timber Products, - Inc., Medford. . is the oldest such operation here. Some time ago, Elk City Lumber com pany reported, it-planned-a.ply- wood operation-within the next several years, as well as a new stud milL i - ........ . A log pond is being dug for one of the new plywood firms, Fir-Ply, Inc., and temporary of fices are already up. Construc tion of , the mill will -begin to morrow and it is hoped .it will be finished within three months: The company plans - to build the. mill at a cost of $500,000, with an expenditure of ; another $500,000 annually lor the pur chase of logs for the rough ply wood to be . manufactured. ; A $500,000 - annual payroll is ex pected, . with between . 100 and 110 "men employed. . A spokesman: for the other proposed operation said yester day that it is still" planned to go anead ; with a plant ; m the same area, and 1 that J more ; details would be announced shortly. f Plan Sheathing Plant This operation is being spon sored by a group pf local lumber manufacturers. They plan to con struct a plywood sheathing plant, with an -initial expense of about $300,000, and future build ing plans of about $1,500,000. . Startmg capacity of the plant would be about 3,500,000 feet monthly. A payroll of about 150 men is planned.-- - - ml her four chil- was five years. .ofywater o$. W illi t,UC J U The existing White City ply wood firm, Medford Veneer and Plywood, Inc.', is also expanding. An additional 40 feet has been added to the plant" and a new hot press for making exterior plywoods - was installed Thurs day Total expenditure is $150",- 000.': for .the addition and new machinery, a spokesman said. The Medford Door corpora tion, under the same ownership, is expanding its operation into a third White City building, and plans .to" install machinery to put in a molding operation. A 100; by 50-foot shed is being erected to hold dry lumber, ac cording to sources. Two New Sawmills ' , construction . of tw o -new small sawmills is. also under way. The Cowning Lumber com pany is construction a 36-inch gang mill,' west of Agate rd., and has excavated a pond. The firm expects to begin operation by spring; and will probably sell all its sawmill lumber locally. . H Near, this construction, Hans A. Edwardsen, Medford, is work ing on construction of the E and B Lumber company's sawmill. Edwardsen is " constructing the mill in his spare time and hopes to get into operation by spring, an official , of the White City Realty company said. Officers of the Eugene Burrill Lumber company reported that they are I continuing their . stud mill expansion in the same area. During 1955,. they plan to add a new dry kiln and ; new office. They are presently erecting a new roof over the planer saw. .. Since the company moved its operation from Prospect, a.year ago .last August, the mill's pro duction has increased four times in daily cut, the- officials said. A new planer, dry shed and shop were " added during 1954. Last year the company cut 15,500,000 board feet and employed be tween 70 and 75 persons. - , The Olson-Ross Lumber com pany, one of the county's larger timber operations, has recently enlarged its log pond to about 15 acres and has built two new double track dry kilns. -The com pany plans to add another shop and planer during 1955. . - Employs 250 ' 4 During 1954 the company cut 80,000,000 board feet and had a payroll of $1,300,000, exclusive of its logging operations." It em ploys 250 people. A band mill is operated at Prospect. United Press Full Leased Wire " est child in her arms and the others got out in time. The house's furnishings and the fam ily's personal effects were lost in the blaze. Flames ; can . be seen - spurting from the win dows in the picture as firemen train a stream the; .second .story, (Brainerd Photo) f scape From Fire As Home Destroyed . A mother and her four chil dren escaped with their lives in a Friday afternoon fire, but lost everything else except some silverware. ..... , v.- . Mrs. Robert Remillard, whose rented house at 305 South River side "ave. was destroyed by flames, said she -and her chil dren were "very fortunate" to escape the flames. She . said first discovered the house was on fire when her son, ixregory, . 4, screamed. She ran to get the baby, Chris, 2, who was . asleep and she and the other three children ran outside just before she heard an explo sion when the " windows shat tered . and the " whole house seemed on fire." ; The fire ' was ; apparently started when a wood stove "blew up", in the living room, firemen said. Although no offi cial: report had been , made as yet, Mrs. Remillard said that she had been smelling gas fumes for more than a week. Her husband and father had left Medford the day before to seek work in California. The husband , has been unemployed for several months. ' . . . - , Firemen said that there was insurance coverage on the house, but it was not known if the fur nishings ... were 'insured. The house is owned by Mrs. William F. Roney, 5rants Pass, it was rented furnished, except for the childrens' beds and small items. Snow Covers Valley Saturday Morning! v More Predicted s. About a half , inch of snow was on the ground of the Rogue val- ey yesterday morning, and more snow showers are predicted- to day, according to U. S." Weather bureau at the Medford airport. However, weathermen said that the sun would occasionally peek through the clouds during the day. Snow, surrounded the -valley with "snowing hard" warnings on ail mountain routes, accord ing to state police. About two feet ,of. new snow was reported last nigni on tne sisKiyous along Highway' 99. Chains were re quired on all routes, including Highway 99 north and1 south, Highway '66 east, Highway r 62 to Crater lake and Highway 199 to Crescent City. POUCAIT Oeeaslomal showers today, with ran at times. Bain Monday afternoon. Hit- today 35-38, low tonight IS. ..- . ,. Temp. Highest yesterday 42 Lowest yesterday 32 ' To It pjn. yesterday Price 5c No. 257 ' Vant Rejection of Paris Agreements By West Germany Atoms for Peace Secrets Extended i Moscow - (U.R) . Russia of. mm fered Saturday to establish 'nor. c mat relations" with West Ger many; and indicated it would agree to international sunervis- - ion of all-German elections if Bonn rejects the Paris rearma ment agreements. The Soviet Union's meaning of "normal relations," as shown in the past, probably would en tail an exchange of diplomatic representatives. Observers said . this would be tantamount to dip- ' lomatic recognition. Correspondents Called : The offer was made in a seven- page statement on the German question released by the Soviet Foreign Ministry. Saturday night. Western - correspondents were summoned to a press conference at the foreign office for the statement. - Included was a call for all German elections to need Ger. man unification and a promise to seek agreement "on the estab lishment of international inspec tion" of such elections, on 'con dition Western plans to rearm Germany are junked. . Observers said this marked a reversal of Soviet policy. Up to now, the Russians insisted Ger man elections should be organ ized and -run by .the "German people themselves. . , Latest in Series The move was the latest in a series apparently aimed at seek ing to halt Europe's march to ward unity with a rearmed West Germany. - Earlier, in a multi - pronged diplomatic offensive, the. Krem- lin:,.,, -v-J.'-;vi5v.-,.Jr.yirVvj. .: 1. Offered to share some of its atoms-for-peace secrets with Western nations. 2. Claimed that th lTnii States dr odd ed two former Hitlerites into Sovietlzed Estonia. One of the men was reported executed. f:,: v :"';- ': 3. Held conversations with' -Serg Vinogradov, ambassador to i'ars who was recalled to Moscow Friday. Anna M. Lozier Funeral services for Mrs. Anna M. Lozier,' 85, of 417 Kenwood ave.; former Medford school teacher who died Friday, will be held at Perl Funeral home, Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. F. Carl Truex will officiate and interment will be in Logtown cemetery. ' ' Mrs. Lozier had been a Med ford resident for the past 69 years. She hadtaught in most of the city grade schools at various times. Her father,' James Jef frey, was county surveyor in the early days at Jacksonville. Mrs. Lozier was born at Fay- etteville, Ark., on Mar. 24, 1869, and was a member of the Bap tist church. - : ' Survivors ' include a nephew, S. S. Magill, The Dalles, Ore., and a step-daughter, Mrs. Pearl Boliou, Medford. Logging, Mill Permits For New Year Required Logging and sawmill operators in Jackson and . Josephine coun ty were reminded Saturday that they must have 1955 permits to operate legally.' Ted Maul, state district for est warden, said that applica tions and permits can be obtain ed at his office on Table Rock rd. just north of Four Corners. Maul pointed out that in the past, ; permit applications have been mailed to all known opera tors on Jan. 1 from the Salem office. This practice has now been discontinued, however, Maul pointed out, and operators are requested to apply locally.. Sports Bulletins Ashland Medford high's Black Tornado continued its winning ways last night by walloping Ashland. 85 to 38. It was the Pear city's fourth conference win without de feat. Larry Copple was game high with 24 and Gene Parent had 15 for the losers. Crater 39. Eagle Point 34 tllineis Valley 49, Phoenix 38 ' : . ' - Oregon' 41, Idaho 40 -Oregon Slate 70 Washing ton 63 Services Tuesday II! ill 4.
