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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
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. 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
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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
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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'
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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.
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16, 1955
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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.-- - -
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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
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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
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