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SIX MEDfORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Economy IPDans off Hoover Commission ' CouDd Save SILO (for (Each (Person on US Washington (U.R) Govern ment economy plan of the Hoov er commission, if adopted, could mean a saving equal to more than $10 for every man, woman and child. But don't rush out and start spending any tax cut yet. Con gress shows no disposition to adopt any of the proposals this year. And, on some of the more controversial suggestions, prob ably never. The $10-or-more saving fig ures out this way: Population, 165,000,000; estimated savings of more than $1,728,000,000 if the government made all the changes proposed in the first 11 reports of the Hoover com mission. The commission hasn't put a dollar sign on how much addi tion savings might be proposed in nine more reports yet to come. However, former President Herbert Hoover, commission chairman, has estimated savings up to 87,000,000,000 a year could be made if some 200 pressure groups would take a two-year holiday from their opposition to government economy moves. Wide Rang of Activities . The first 11 reports dealt with a wide range of federal activit ies, from hiring and firing prac tices and buying habits to com petition with private industry, Most of the proposed savings would come from cutting out some of the things that the gov ernment now does Opponents call it "curtailment of govern ment services." A notable exception to the "cut-it-out" theory, however, was a recent report on government research. The commission said the government isn't doing enough in the research field particularly about weapons and medicine. Far Too Little The commission felt that $1, 400,000,000 earmarked, for re search in the fiscal year start ing July 1 is far too little to hold world leadership in wea pons or achieve further "dra matic" results in medicine com parable to the Salk polio vac cine discovery. . The proposals to cut out some government activities have rais ed the loudest protests. Perhaps the most vociferous came on a report on medical programs which said the gov ernment could save $250,000,000 a year by consolidations and el iminations. Veterans organiza tions jumped with both feet onto a proposal to eliminate free hos pitalization for veterans with non-service-connected disabilit ies, and to make a more realis tic determination of disability ratings for service-connected dis abilities. Among some of the other pro posed savngs: Personnel: At least $450,000, 000 a year by overhauling the hiring and firing practices, elim inating patronage and other re forms. Paperwork: About $250,000, 000 a year by cutting down on the flood of letters and directives written and filed by govern "Vibmeri "Who Use Vano XiQUid Staich BBIVE I - I aW I aan- BEFORE -YOU BECOME ment officials. The commission said the government creates 25, 000,000,000 pieces of paper work each year. Transportation: $150,000,000 a year by eliminating "duplica tion, inefficiency and waste." Examples criticized included the flying of dog food to Okinawa and overseas shipment of priv ate automobiles of service per sonnel. Storage: About $288,000,000 a year through more efficient use of storage space and increas Adventurers Stock Supplies for Drift Across Atlantic on Raft Montreal (U.R) Four beard ed adventurers laid in supplies of cognac, cigarettes and pate de foie gras today aboard an un tested raft on which they hope to drift to Europe. They also oiled two rifles which they were given to shoot whales which might upset the raft or unfriendly fish on the trip they estimated would take two or three months at a two to seven-knot clip. "We're just about set," black- haired skipper Henri Beaudoul, 28, told a reporter who boarded the ramshackle craft at a dock at the nearly Longueuil, Que., Boating Club. "We hope to get a tow to Quebec City where we'll be given a government send-off and a provincial flag. But if not, we'll hoist our 18 by 10-foot sail and shove off under our own power Saturday or Sunday. Several Formalities Remain Before Beadout, two other French immigrants and a French-speaking Canadian who can't swim leave, however, sev eral formalities remain to be completed. The Canadian gov ernment still hasn t registered two war-surplus "Gibson Girl" emergency radio transmitters they will carry, and the raft early today lacked a formal name. It was to be christened with imported campagne by the wife of Montreal Mayor Jean Drapeau after a "dummy run" across the St. Lawrence river. Beaudout, formerly of Limo g e s, "official photographer" Gaston Vanackere. a 27-year-old blond-bearded native of Lille, cook Bernard Soeiuel, 24, for merly of Lisieux in Normandy, and historian and super-pro-motor Paul LaPointe, a 30-year-old Montrealer, got the idea to go the way of the dugout a year ago. They started building the raft of seven 30-foot British Columbia Red cedar logs and a mass of three-inch Manila rope three weeks ago. Will Make Wills All but Beaudout, whose 26 year old wife . Jeannine legally shares his property under a mar riage contract, will make their wills. They are unmarried and are leaving what savings remain from the $5,000 cost of the trip to the skipper's wife and two- year-old daughter, Chantal. None of the crewmen admit ted being worried about Atlantic Ironing's almost fun... because: Vano's special lubricant makes your iron fly along. DeSoto Phene Dick Knight Co., 2-5203, ana One ef Our Salesmen Will Drive Up Te Your Doer ISSS ed use of commercial facilities A task force estimated that the government has storage space twice the size of Manhattan Is land, at a cost of $3,500,000,000 a year. Hamburgers Stored A 60-year supply of canned hamburgers, at the present rate of consumption, is among those items being stored by the Navy. The Navy pointed out the supply' would last only a short time in combat. Other items include an eight-year supply of blue trous gales or other hazards. But just in case, they bought a war sur plus, yellow four-man life raft and the two short range trans mitters. They will not carry a radio receiving set. Beaudout, as navigator, bought a second hand sextant, lifeboat compass and marine chronometer, plus pens that write under water. He said he learned to navigate in the French merchant navy. They will live in a green can- Debt Blamed for Kidnap Attempt Of Portland Boy Portland (U.R) Jesse W. Moore, a mild appearing 63-year-old machinist, was held on a charge of attempted kidnaping today after confessing to police he tried to abduct the grandson of a Portland industrialist be cause he was "desperately in debt." Moore, whose gun was found in the bedroom where the kid nap .attempt took place, sud denly broke down while eating hotcakes during the noon hour yesterday. The kidnap attempt was made early Monday at the home of Lillian Weinstein on one of her twin six-year-old boys. It was broken up by Mrs. Weinstein and her mother who fought with the masked intruder until he fled through the window by which he had entered. Mrs. Weinstein, a divorcee, is the daughter of S. J. Zidell, owner of the Zidell Machinery it Sup ply Company. Wedding Planned Moore told Detective Captain William Browne he decided on the kidnaping on the spur of the moment. He said he was "des perately in debt" on the eve of his wedding, scheduled for Sun day, to a neighbor of the Wein stein family. Detective Michael O'Leary said Moore denied any intent to harm the boy. In the struggle a crudely printed ransom note and the gun were left behind. Police traced the gun to Moore. Moore was held under $20,000 bail. Youngster Object Of Search Parties ; Longview, Wash. (U.R) Search parties were organized here today to hunt for two-year-old Pat Moore who was report ed missing at 7 p.m. yesterday along the Coweeman river 15 miles east of here. The hoy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Moore, Kelso, had ac companied his parents on a fish ing trip near Boy Scout Camp Coweeman. Moore said the child and several other children were playing at the edge of the river while he was fishing. He later noticed that the younger boy was missing but neither Moore nor the other chil dren saw him fall into the river. Sheriff's officers searched the area last night and resumed it again toftay with volunteer help. NOT DAVEY CROCKETT Mt. Clemens, Mich. (U.R) Police answered a call early Tuesday to rescue a "boy in a Davey Crockett hat" from his perch in a tree". They found an indignant raccoon . Ceurteeui Wednesday ers and a six-year store of can ned ham chunks. The commis sion estimated the government could, by better buying practic es, save $340,000,000 a year on food and clothes. - Another report on surplus pro perty charged that the govern ment has stockpiled enough of some items to last 20 to 30 years. It estimated that "billions" could be saved by purging govern ment warehouses and selling sur plus goods to private industry. vas-covered eight by 10-foot cabin and sleep in Army sleep ing bags, heat their canned food on a naptha stove and keep eat ables, water and fruit juices stowed in airtight cans between the deck and the logs. It Swivels I w MEOFOro Grange Master Urges Two-Price Program Klamath Falls (U.R) A two price support program for wheat was urged yesterday by State ! Grange Master Elmer McClure, Milwaukie, at the 82nd annual convention of the Oregon Grange. . McClure also urged the grange to support legislation pending in Congress to authorize federal construction of a high dam at Hells Canyon on the Snake river, and asked that the body renew efforts to re-establish the post of lieutenant governor in Oregon. During the morning session, George Brown, executive secre tary of the state CIO, urged co operation among farm - labor groups for favorable legislation on, the Hells Canyon issue. Nearly 100 resolutions have been prepared for introduction during the week-long session. CERTIFICATE LOST London (U.R) Conservative ' Walter Bromley-Davenport, an official of the British Postal Services in the last Parliament, couldn't take his seat in the new House of Commons Tuesday. His certificate of reelection had been lost in the mail. -It Reclines "SSSk Recl'n8S Automatically, Also ; SW'VelS in 0 360 OPEM TONIGHT, mLL'9.MB, STORE" Ten Miners Killed V In Tunnel Collapse Neukirchen, Saar (U.R) Ten miners were killed and six oth ers injured in the collapse of a "gneisenaur" coal mine tunnel 1,500 feet underground Tuesday. Sixteen . miners were. trapped when 210 feet of a newly-erected .tunnel crashed down around them. The bodies of six miners were brought out Tuesday. 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