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FOURTEEN MEDFORD (OREGON MAIL TRIBUNE They'll Do It Every 1 lwwssI'a'S?;! (lsass ' O&riS'i I TOOK MIS DKIYtKO CO0LONTR05SA ; r1"0 M7i , JOw TWESA) NEVER VlS5ISSI TL0OL J J&f Si fj Quoddy Project, Once Pushed by FDR, Brought Forth Again by Ike By LYLE C. WILSON United Prest Correspondent Washington (U.R) Here we go again, mused the old timer thumbing through the files back to May 30, 1936, when the late Sen.- Arthur H. Vandenberg warned the Senate that President Roosevelt was trying to take the treasury "moondoggling on the Quoddy." . Back there nearly 20 years ago the Senate was considering FDR's request for $9,000,000 to continue work looking toward harnessing the4 tremendous tides which boil in and out of Pas samaquoddy Bay; He wanted a dam for hydro-electric power. The Quoddy lies between Maine and New Brunswick, Canada. Not far away liqs Campobello where FDR summered man and boy over the years and often pondered the tidal flow. . t- z "Moondoggling was Vanden berg's adaption of the more widely used "boondoggle"': which was the epithet attached by anti New Dealers long ago to the less productive make-work programs by which the Roosevelt adminis trations variously sought to take up the unemployment slack. Republican Fought Quoddy "It sounds to me as. though it were out of the wizard of Oz," the Michigan Republican con tinued in arguing against the presidential proposition. "A totally unexplored, unillumin ated undertaking." . Remarking that promoters for years had tried and failed to interest-investors in plans to har ness Quoddy, Vandenberg con tinued; "It remained for a generous, gullible old man named Uncle Sam to rush in where others feared to tread." J.'Uncle Sam? was the name he used, but his sharp description was intended for Mr. Roosevelt. And although the principal an tagonists in the Quoddy dispute - are long since dead, those , who followed it over the years until the project was abandoned well remember the considerable emo tion and anger it provoked. ' The Quoddy ?, project which Vandenberg fatally attacked that day was linked ; with FDR's equally heroic plan to slice a ship canal from, the gulf to the Atlantic through Florida., The late Sen. Joseph T. Robinson CD Ark.), Democratic leader of the Senate, proposed the amendment which would have provided mil lions to both projects. Quoddy already had swallowed up $5, 000,000 and the engineers ginger ly estimated - the whole cost would reach $42,000,000. Committees Balked Mr. Roosevelt liked big pro jects and the Quoddy was a big one. His Public Works Adminis tration and the Federal Power Commission both said the pro ject was no good, and congress- - ional committees balked at it. But FDR held out.", . The Senate killed Quoddy and the ship canal, 39 to 28. Earlier the Senate already had recorded one adverse judgment on Quoddy. When the - then Sen. Harry S. Truman moved; to re- consider that one, he and Quoddy were' linked again. t. ,. Now on the basis of a new commission -report, . Quoddy is reborn. President. Eisenhower has asked $1,000,000 .for. a new study of . the ' practicality of Washington Budget 1 VVoy Out of Balance -': Olympia (U.R) Gov. Arthur B. Langlie handed the -Legislature a $1,181,435,453 budget to day to cover the cost of state 'government from July 1, 1955 to June 30, 1957. It was $40,800,000 out of bal ance, or the amount the chief executive said would have to be raised in new taxes for schools. COMING SOON , ouY BURT v cec?En-Lra:cn5iEn Time harnessing Quoddy's tides. Army- engineers estimate the whole new study cost at $3,000,000. Sen. Margaret Chase Smith (R-Me.) "'whose state jarred the Republican Party last year, by electing a Democratic governor, is concerned lest Congress fail On The Side ! (Distributed by King Queries from clients: Q. weren't you born on Pleasant ave. in New York City? A. No, sir. But I first saw the light: of day very near there. I was born on East 120th st., a short .way down the block from Pleasant, ave. Q. 'Where was the restau rant where the ? customers en tered by a slide? A. That was Coffee Dan's in San Francisco. Phrenology -'r;v -w,- .t Phrenology .appears to be do ing .a comeback. Some business organizations have phrenologists on their staffs to . do character analyses of prospective execu tives and sale3 talent. Incident ally, whea. Bernard Baruch was a lad, a 'phrenologist examined him - and . told his ? parents he should go' in for "finance rather 1 than . the:, medical r career they piannea zor mm. a pnrenoiogist also told the mother of ; Joe Louis that her son should "en gage in an activity in which a major factor, is the use of the hands." .As you know, Joe be came a. champion - boxer and made several million dollars us ing his hands. . : Among the Married ' The belief that the average American : husband turns . his paycheck over to his wife is a fallacy. The husbands who do so are strictly in the minority.' Only 38 per cent of married men turn their- paychecks , over to their spouses. Sixty-two per cent of America's - husbands keep their pay, checks, manage the family finances and. give .their wives allowances. How about you, sir? How many-working wives turn their paychecks: over to their husbands? That's what. I would like 'to know. Our Horses & Women - experts have been or dered to check on ' it. In some states a husband, by law, can demand that his wife turn her earnings over to him as the legal head of the household. Briefly . . When the dog in the family is a Pekingese or a toy poodle', it is usually a sign the husband . THIS IS ' LIFE INSURANCE CHECK-UP MONTH '..,pon you Yes, mis is the month when Prudential Agents all over die -.West are helping policy owners revtow their life insurance v protection to be sure, they are getting man'murr benefits. Have you looked at your policies recently? Is your correct name shown?. Is the beneficiary the same one you'd name today? Does your insurance fit in with the new Social Security program? If your family is larger now, has your coverage been rearranged for adequate'protection? i Ybor Prudential Agent is always glad to give you advice : and help : oa your insurance program. But he is dedicating ' 'this month to giving you extra service; to make sure your insurance coverage is die best you can have. Giv him m call today. I Year Hodford Prudontial Agonts ETl Teeseere It. tvkart Its. 1017 1mA , TeliZ-SOSS ; 1- T ho P r y INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA '"'wtimK Hotit'OFn'ctM ios anghis T Monday. January 24, 19S3 By Jimmy Hatlo to give the engineers the other $2,000,000 when they need it. And it doesn't take much fig uring to estimate that if Quoddy would have cost $42,000,000 20 years ago, it would cost any where from $80,000,000 to $100,- 4)00,000 now, by e. v. Duriing Features Syndicate, Inc.). is more than slightly dominated by the wife. . . . It was Mark Twain who said, "First God made man. Then he made wom an. Then he felt sorry for man and made tobacco." , Sidelights In all her life she has never been kissed by any man but her father and her first and second husbands. So says a New Eng ender. I could not determine from the lady's letter whether she was expressing pride or re gret. .... Tallulah Bankhead is named after a waterfall in Ala bama. It is 'claimed she is the only woman in the U.S.A. named Talulah. .. . References to the lion as "king of beasts" or the "monarch of the jungle" should be discontinued. A lion is not as smart as a tiger or as brave as a leopard. Passing By ? Max Hirsch, ye olde horse manne, for over 50 years a con ditioner of top flight thorough breds and still going very strong. Max now trains for the Klebergs of King Ranch fame of Texas That King Ranch is really quite a remarkable establishment, even for Texas. '"Besides all the cattle and race horses on the place, there v are also sau pro ducing oil wells! Hat Check Girl Am asked what became of Renee Carroll, celebrated red haired hat check girl. Believe she is now a hat check conces sionaire and doing unusually well financially. Renee, whose real name is Rebecca Shapiro, started her Broadway career as a dance hostess at the Roseland ballroom. Then she became hat check girl at Texas Guinan's night club. From there she went to Sardi's, at which place; she achieved most of her fame and quite a fortune. . - Fruits such as apples, oranges and bananas contain a sugar that is identical in food and energy values with, the granulated sugar used in every home. 1100 Winchester Avenue . Tel: e2Zn ud ohtlQl Freer. Scars Seventh Clue in MOD Mystery Man Contest Added The seventh clue has been added to the March of Dimes Mystery Man contest when iden tity .was not guessed again last night. t:-f':V::- The new clue is: The saint in clue number three is the. sailor saint. Other, clues, are (1) Some officials conceal , evidence. " (2) Other officials disclose facts and reason (3) "My. first name is the same as one . of the saints. : (4) There are two other men in Ore gon holding positions identical to mine. (5) I might, be consid ered a southern gentlg man.' -(6) My last name is closely related to a Swiss fantasy. The Mystery Man's identifica tion follows: r He' was ; born in California in 1904 and ' became a Beaver in 1941. He came to the Rogue valley in 1946. He is a father. . : -:. v ; Added to the growing list of prizes for identification of the Mystery Man are a t $5 , meal ticket at the Chicken Pie Inn and a basketball and football set from Wainscott's Pharmacy.' r- raOHAOGSE SyB)i-gMllE AOTl?v"fiie WASH EE AKI IpTOeflJ TODb Tlhie Lowest!-fives V&a iTDne n$tl fW- Sm vwmi fw : i YMv v nnnV'n: ' .r'K Vn-r il I;- : M - j, Afff minimum down paymwtU , " r - . ' . " ! Yei! Thie is the Deluxe WV 35 model fer 1W3! ; NEW ILCCTRIC' ORYER elriee eleihee whaeel Porcelain fee end porcelain tub -Hie exclusive, faotns or snagging. Basket-high, fun-ooenin eeer; . pulsator live-water action and Rapid Spin-dry! And for easy loading. Lifetime Porcelain Drum. Adapt : ' for .this special event, Leonard Electric Co., will . able for use en 120 or 230 -vohs! 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