TWO .MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Robert J. Cunningham Elected
President of United Medford
Crusade at Annual UMC Dinner
Robert J. Cunningham, as
sirtant manager of the U. S.
National bank here, was elected
president of tha United Med
ford Crusade last week.
He was name! ty the board of
directors at a meeting follow
ing tne annual dinner at the
YMCA Thursday evening. Other
new officers are William H
Fi entice, last year's campaign
manager, first vice-president:
Richard L. Henselman, second
vice-president, and Ray Soren-
son. treasurer.
Members of the board of di
rectors elected at the dinner
meeting include B. L. Nutting,
a one - year term; A. R. Man-
no, retiring president, reelect
ed to a two-year term, and Dun
bar Carpenter, R. M. Sorenson,
Robert Cunningham, Frank Ben
esh and Edmund E. Hass, three
year terms.
Vill Choose Five
Cunningham will select five
more board members, and will
choose a campaign chairman for
the fall fund drive. He will also
name members of the admit
tance, budget and quota com
mittee.
The gathering Thursday was
the second annual UMC dinner.
and was attended by some 150
persons. It was prepared by the
Presbyterian Women's associa
tion.
Events on the program in
cluded the flag salute, led by
Scout Executive Cliff Hanson;
presentation of awards for com
munity service to a number of
people who assisted in the last
campaign, by Mayor Earl Miller,
and other awards and talks.
Service Awards
The community service
awards went to Charles R. Bau
com, Richard J. House, Richard
L. Henselman. Ltroy Hatcher,
Mrs. Frank J. Van Dyke, Robert
B. Duncan, Patty Jean Pease
and Betty Jean Lindley.
Elliott Becken and Frank C.
Bash, whose terms on the board
expire, were given honorary
board membership placques as
a token of their service. They
are the first two to be honored
by the honorary board member
ships. Retiring president Tony Man
no presented an award to Pren
tice for his work as campaign
chairman, and Manno received
an award from John Dellenbeck,
first president of the UMC, for
his work during the past year.
Manno delivered his presi
dent's message, reviewing the
achievements of the UMC for
the past year, and pointing out
that member agencies have so
Man in 'Hideous Mask' Frightened Off
Before Attempting To Rob Mt. Angel Bank
Mt. Ansel. Ore. (U.R) A
man wearing a "hideous Hallo
ween mask" was frightened off
Friday, apparently just before
he intended to hold up a branch
of the U. S. National Bank here.
- Bank manager J. H. Fournier
said he caught a glimpse of the
disguised man looking in through
a large bank window facing the
street.
"The face was so Mdeous I
couldn't collect my thoughts for
a moment," he said. "Then I
realized 'it was a mask I was
seeing and I knew we were
going to be held up."
Fournier said the man went
to the door and started to enter
the bank lobby, but apparently
lost his nerve when he saw the
number of people inside.
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far been paid the entire amounts
of their budgets to date, an in
dication that they will receive
the full amounts again this year.
Quota Exceeded
He pointed out that this year's
drive exceeded the $102,000
quota by almost S1.000, and said
that Medford's rapid growth is
forcing a greater demand for
Red Cross Leader
Of First Aid Work
Tells of Activity
Considerable activity in Red
Cross first aid training in Jack
son county has been reported by
Leroy Williams, first aid chair
man for the Red Cross.
A new class consisting primar
ily of Ground Observer Corps
personnel will begin at the Elks
club at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April
1. Anyone interested is invited
to enroll, he said.
Another class of Girl Scout
leaders will begin Tuesday,
March 28, at the Talent school.
Visit Aids Program
Williams said that the recent
visit here by Murry Brooks,
first aid and water safety field
representative for the Red Cross,
has been of considerable assis
tance to advancing first aid
work here. Brooks and Williams
conducted a refresher first aid
course for Red Cross instructors,
and he also met with various
groups and appeared on TV and
radio Droerams to tell of the
need for qualified first aid in
structors, as well as large num
bers of citizens who have a
working knowledge of first aid.
Rrooks stated that in case of
a national disaster there would
he an inadeauate number of
doctors, and that qualified first
aiders could and would nil me
cans in what would be a trem
endous life-saving operation.
Shady Cove Class
Williams also announced that
a first aid class recently was
completed in Shady Cove, and
that there are now seven quali
fied first aiders to be on call for
duty at the new highway first
aid station there.
Several other classes are be
ing formed and will be under
way within the next several
weeks, he said. One of them is
a group of 14 foremen at Bear
Creek orchards.
Anyone wishing to enroll in
any of the classes may do so by
telephoning the Red Cross of
fice at 2-4405, he said.
He turned and fled down the
street to a parked car. A gas
station attendant said the holdup
man was pulling the mask off as
he drove off.
Roadblocks were set up im
mediately on all roads leading
Portland Silver Thaw
Oyer; Highways Clear
Portland (U.R) Trees and
shrubs in and around Portland
yesterday still retained some
of their icy coating from Fri
day's minor silver thaw which
made the landscape beautiful
but the roads hazardous.
The sun was out Saturday,
but a chill wind blew down the
Columbia gorge. However, the
weather bureau said it would
be sunny and warmer today.
All highways made danger
ous by the icing conditions were
heavily sanded by road crews
yesterday morning and police
said traffic was moving without
difficulty.
The warming trend was gen
eral for most of the state and
forecasters said above-freezing
temperatures and clear skies
could be expected through the
weekend.
Government Camp Snow
Deepest Since 1949
Salem (U.R) Snow along
S. S. Highway 26 at Govern
ment Camp is the deepest since
1949, State Highway Engineer
R. H. Baldock reported Satur
day. Snow depth recorded Thurs
day showed a total of 163 inches
at the highway summit at Gov
ernment Camp. Baldock said the
total at the same time last year
was 62 inches and in 1953 it
was 50 inches.
The snow depth at Timber
line was 189 inches, compared
with 178 in 1954.
Other' summit snows recorded
Thursday were 144 inches at
Santiam Pass, 6 at Ochoco, 33
at Austin. All recordings are
considerably above last year's
marks.
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Northern California: Fair Sun
day but some high cloudiness at
times.
Sunday, March 27. 1955
services on the agencies in
volved. The UMC will have to
step up its work to keep abreast
of changing conditions, he said.
Frank Lockwood, secretary of
the Springfield Chamber of
Commerce, was the main speak
er, and was introduced by G.
R. Durham, Salem, of the Ore
gon Chest. Lockwood described
the problem of the young
people for whom the UMC agen
cies are designed, and assured
the audience that the money do
nated for these purposes is spent
in meeting real problems of
human tragedy and need. He
gave illustrations from his own
knowledge.
Eston B. Humphrey, retiring
treasurer, gave a complete re
port on UMC finances tor tne
past two years.
Science Training
In High Schools
Declared Needed
Portland (U.R) Dean George
W. Gleeson of the Oregon State
College engineering school be
lieves public high school should
return to the college prepara
tory course to combat the short
age of trained scientists and tech
nicians. He told the Portland City
Club Friday that this shortage
not only threatens the American
economy, but also the Ameri
can position in the cold war.
More Work Needed
The engineering dean said
public secondary and elemen
tary schools are doing "a mar
velous job" in social and citizen
ship preparation of youngsters.
But he said they "have done no
job at all" in the fundamental
studies of science and mathe
matics.
As a result, Gleeson said,
many students who have not
had the mental discipline re
quired in the sciences fail when
they reach college. He said the
mortality rate in the School of
Engineering was about 60 per
cent.
Serious Shortage
He said so few students are:
completing college and univer
sity science and engineering
courses that a serious shortage
of trained men in these fields
has developed. In engineering
alone, 30,000 new graduates are
needed each year just as re
placements, Gleeson said. But,
he said, "We haven't satisfied
that demand in eight years."
out of the town. FBI and state
officers were conducting the in
vestigation jointly.
The mask was described as
"similar" to the type used n the
Brinks robbery in Boston.
Almost two years ago, the
same bank was robbed of an esti
mated $20,000 by a youth who
was later captured about five
hours later at Mill City.
Tug Operators Agree
To Pay for Damages
Portland (U.R) Operators
of the tug Columbia Queen and
the barge Raquette have agreed
to pay the U. S. $84,978 as the
result of a Columbia river colli
sion near Astoria in 1953.
The money is for damage to
nearly $500,000 worth of U. S.
owned eight-inch artillery shells
being hauled by the tug and
barge to the ordnance depot at
Umatilla.
When the tug collided with
the freighter Hawaiian Planter,
the ammunition sank into the
river. The shells, although re
covered, were damaged.
New Haven, Conn. U.R)
Harry Bethke was not happy to
have a lost wallet returned
promptly. It was given back
by police who said they found it,
complete with identification pa
pers, at the scene of a burglary.
Bethke was arrested.
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Second Local Lawyer Joins
Bar's Legislative Service
Robert Duncan, 1500 Terrace
dr., an attorney with the firm
of McAllister, Duncan and
Brophy, is in Salem serving the
Oregon State Bar's legal service
to the legislature.
Duncan is the second Medford
attorney to serve with the Bar
in Salem this year. Edward
Branchfield spent two weeks late
in February.
Duncan started the job on
Monday, March 21, and will re
main through this week, return
ing April 2. Attorneys who vol
unteer their services are paid
only a nominal amount to par
tially cover expenses.
Active Here
A graduate of the University
of Michigan, Duncan was admit
ted to practice in Oregon in
1948. He was a Navy pilot during
the war, and has been active
in civic affairs since coming to
Medford. He is a past president
of the Active club, a member
of the First Methodist church
and the' Elks, and is a past chair
man of the executive board of
the Jackson County Juvenile
Court advisory committee.
Lawyers serving with the Bar
office in Salem assist individ
ual legislators and committees
in the preparation and interpre
tation of legislation, attending
committee hearings, and gener
ally doing what they can to as
sist in the preparation of bet
ters laws. In the 11 weeks it has
been in operation this year, the
service has answered about 225
formal requests and many infor-
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drafted about 175 bills, and at
torneys think it has contributed
materially to a shortening of the
session and a consequent sav
ing cf a substantial sum of tax
money.
Drunk Driving Bill
Passed by House,
Sent On to Senate
Salem U.R) Safeguards for
motorists accused of drunken
driving were approved in a bill
that passed the House Saturday
and was sent to the Senate.
The bill would require that
motorists sign a written consent
form before being subjected to
blood tests to determine extent
of intoxication.
Rep. Al Loucks (R-Salem) said
the Salem police chief had told
him the bill would be unwork
able with the restriction in 60 to
70 per cent of drunk driving
cases. Loucks asserted that many
drunks couldn't sign a consent
form even if they wanted to.
Rep. Pat Dooley (D-Portland)
replied that the written consent
system had worked well in Port
land and that he would fight the
bill rather than have that provi
sion eliminated. He said blood
tests made without consent were
tantamount to requiring persons
to give evidence against them
selves.
Present blood test law applies
only to Multnomah county. The
bill passed today would remove
that limit and would involve all
counties.
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Bill Would Allow Acceptance
Of Stock by State Agencies
BY BILL FORCE
United Press Correspondent
Salem 4J.P.) The House Sat
urday approved a resolution
aimed at allowing state agencies
to accept gifts of stocks in pri
vate corporations.
The Senate-approved measure
was opposed on the floor by Rep
Alfred Corbett (D-Portland) who
said the resolution should stip
ulate the conditions for disposal
of the stocks, once accepted.
The resolution would send to
the voters the proposition that
state agencies, principally the
State Board of Higher Educa
tion, be allowed to accept and
dispose of gifts of stocks.
People Fear Speculation
There is now a constitutional
prohibiton against the state ac
cepting such gifts, apparently
expressing the people's fear it
would become involved in stock
market speculations or become
financially interested in private
corporations.
The State Board of Higher
Education already holds some
5100,000 in bequeathed stocks
and bonds. The resolution would
permit it to hold and dispose of
that asset, accept more if it came
in the form of gifts, but would
retain the prohibiton against
stock purchases.
The office of the chancellor
of the state system of higher
education said "donors who con
sider it prudent to invest their
personal funds in stocks are at
a loss to understand why there
is question relative to the pro
priety of the state accepting and
holding donated stocks . . . since
state moneys were not used" to
acquire them.
Pay Raise Alive
In committee action Friday,
the State and Federal Affair
Committee tabled two plans for
raising legislators' pay but it
kept for further consideration
still a third such plan.
Those killed included a plan
for raising the pay by statute
instead of by seeking voter ap
proval of a constitutional amend
ment. The other was a pay plan
based on the cost of living.
Still active in the committee
was a plan to ask the voters for
authority to double the present
pay to ?1200 a year. Rep. Loran
Stewart (R-Cottage Grove) de
clared he would fight any move
for a pay increase this session.
"When we're asking the peo
ple to pungle up all this extra
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the House Taxation Committee.
Contractors Bill Urged
The same committee Friday
heard painting and decorating
contractors urge approval of a
bill that would set up a state
licensing system for building
contractors. They said it would
protect the public against un
scrupulous and "fly-by-night" op
erators." Opposition came from The
Portland Home Builders Asso
ciation and the Oregon Apart
ment House Association, both of
which submitted amendments
they said would remove their
objections.
Mrs. Louis Humphrey, speak
ing as a private citizen and not
in her usual role as a tax expert,
told the committee the bill
would make the state a wet
nurse for the contractors. She
asserted it would be opposed by
Cat Saves Life of
Springfield Woman
Springfield, Ore. (U.R)
A pet cat saved the life of its
mistress during a fire early
Friday, and then perished in
the flames.
Mrs. Thomas Marvin Scaife
said she was sleeping in her
home here, when the cat
awakened her by jumping on
the bed.
Mrs. Scaife, seeing the room
enveloped in flames, wrapped
herself in a sheet and escaped
through the ground floor win
dow. She ran to a neighbor
to call for help, and firemen
extinguished the flames.
The body of the cat was
found on the charred bed.
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