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Trinity Project Gets United Backing From Northwest Delegation BY A. ROBERT SMITH Mail Tribune Correspondent Washington (Special) Pa cific Northwest congressmen were united in voting for a major new West Coast reclama tion project approved last week by the House and sent on to the Senate. It was the Trinity River irri gation and power development just south of the Oregon-California border west of Shasta dam a project that would ex tend the Central Valley Project of California, possibly by in clusion of aunique "partner ship" power agreement with Pa cific Gas and Electric Co. The bill passed by the House was not actually a "partnership" bill, for it gave federal authori zation to the entire project but it included a request that the Interior Department report to Congress within 18 months of the feasibility of having the power features of the project de veloped by non-federal agencies. This was to cover the possibility that the Eisenhower administra tion might endorse a proposal ad vanced by PG and E to build the powerhouses and gain the kilowatt output in return for paying the government a falling water rate for the water released through its turbines from the federally-financed dams. All four Oregon representa tives were joined by the Wash ington state delegation in sup porting the Trinity River bill, authorizing $225,000,000 to be spent to provide 70,000 acre- feet of water. There was unity among the region's , lawmaker's on two other issues last week that came to a vote in the House: they all supported the bill to raise sal aries of government civil service employees; and they approved a resolution to send a delegation from Congress to attend the North Atlantic Parliamentary Conference in Paris in July. There was disagreement among the congressmen on a new tariff bill asked by Presi dent Eisenhower which ran into ' some opposition chiefly from the Republican party. It was a measure designed to change methods of putting a value on imports, having the effect of re ducing ad valorem duties to some extent. Some critics called it a greater tariff reduction bill than the re ciprocal trade act, but defenders replied that it would affect only a small portion of imports. The House passed it by voice after a move to kill its main provision was voted down 232-143. Repre sentatives who voted with the COP-led move to kill this clause were: Rep. Sam Coon (R-Ore.) and Rep. Russell Mack (R-Wash.). Those who joined in the major ity action to approve the bill as requested by Eisenhower were: Rep. Edith Green (D-Ore.), Hal Holmes and Tom Pelly (R Wash.) and Don Magnuson (D Wash.). Reps. Harris Ellsworth, Walter Norblad (R-Ore.) and Walt Horan and Thor Tollefson (R-Wash.) did not cast a vote. In the Senate all four Demo crats from the Pacific Northwest teamed up in helping give Eisen hower his first defeat on a mili tary issue since he became presi dent, blocking the administra tion's attempt to cutback the sizes of the Marine Corps, by 22, 000 men. This issue developed in con nection with the Defense De partment budget bill, which under the Eisenhower budget would have called for the Ma rine Corps, reduction.' Sen. Sym ington led the Democratic revolt against this by putting through a $46,000,000 increase to finance the 22,000 troops in question. It was adopted 40-39. Sens. Wayne Morse, Richard L. Neuberger (D-Ore.) and War ren G. Magnuson and Henry M,., Jackson (D-Wash.) agreed also in opposing the McCarthy reso lution which would have asked for certain advance commit ments from Russia prior to the planned "meeting at the sum mit" of the Big Four powers at Geneva. The resolution was beaten by a 77-4 vote. On another foreign policy question, all four senators sup ported ratification of the Aus trian state treaty to re-establish that country as a sovereign, in dependent and democratic nation. Washington Residents of the U.S. had 26 per cent of the world income in 1938, and had in creased it to 40.7 per cent in 1948,, according to recent estimates. CANCER INCIDENCE New York Cancer strikes at an average of two out of three American families. What every good cook knows: Just a little difference in ingredients makes a big difference in cooking results Snowdrift is just a little lighter than any other shortening and that can make the big difference in giving your family lighter, more digestible foods. Snowdrift is pre-whipped just a little longer than ordinary shortenings. That can make the big difference in quicker and better blending for perfect texture every time. Snowdrift's ingredients axe just a little costlier than any other solid shortening's (yet you pay no more). That can make the big difference in better tasting foods, whether baked- or fried. No other shortening at any price is so creamy, so digestible and so light! WOPUU . AU-VfCCTAHl SHOtTCMMS . MAM 1Y THE WUSON OH PfOfU Gusher Opens New Era in Brazil's Petroleum History Rio De Janeiro (U.R) The black plume of pertoleum that gushed over the green Am azon forest at Nova Olinda in the predawn hours of March 13 unquestionably opened a new era in Brazil's turbulent petrol eum history- But many Brazilians are al ready wondering if the new era will bring fruition or frustra tion in the struggle to reach nat ional self-sufficiency in petrol eum and its products. The dramatic news of the Am azon oil strike the first ma terial proof that petroleum exists in Brazil outside the small Bahia fields brought popular mani festations of joy packed with the nationalist sentiment that has always been connected with the petroleum question in Brazil. Riding the wave of popular feeling, the Nationlist bloc in the Senate which asserts that Brazil can and should conduct its petroleum development sing dehanded, struck down by a vote of 36 to 5 a bill that would have permitted private capital to particpate in the oil business. Arguments Against t The Senate vote buried anv possibility for the moment of re-opening the debate on whe ther Brazil stands to gain more by going it alone in its fight to satisfy its voracious, exchange consuming oil appetite than by inviting private and foreign cap ital to help in return for reason able profits. In a special message to the Senate before the vote, Petrob ras, the government - controlled National Oil Monopoly Corpora tion, attacked the bill, which would have permitted territor ial franchises for Brazilian organized private companies. This, the Petrobras message said, would only slow up the ex ploration for Brazilian oil "be cause the international trusts have always looked on Brazil primarily as an oil-consuming market, which is now endanger ed by the national refiners and the discovery of national oil fields." The message added that the best offer Brazil has received from a foreign company for oil development consisted in an investment of 200,000,000 cruz eiros ($10,000,000) over a 10 year period, far less than Pet robas plans to invest annually. Dangers Cited Senators who supported the bill and a large segment of the press re-stated the arguments that time is an essential factor in the oil question, with Brazil spending more than $20,000,000 monthy in crude and derivaties. A greater investment of captial than Brazil can muster is needed immediately, they said. Correio da Manha deplored the emotional opportunism of the oppnents of the bill, and in sisted that the discovery of Am azon oil in no way "proved" the Nationalist argument but only increased the need to re-examine Brazil's national monopoly oil law. "If the Nationalists are wrong in their belief that we can go it alone, the existence of oil at Nova Olinda doesn't change a thing and only adds the element of frustration," the newspaper said editorially. But for the time beins. there is no question that Brazil is go ing ahead on its own. Court Records POLICE COURT Glen Rogers Guderian, violation of basic rule. $10. John W. Hendrix, excessive noise (tires). $10. Ronald Richard Pruitt. void vehicle license. $5. Jack C. Branam, violation of basic rule. S10. CHarles I. Rule, failure to stop (light). $5. Kenneth LeeRoy Finly, violation of basic rule. $10. James Earl Chisum, no operator's license. $5. Hazel Dean Roderick, violation of basic rule. $10. wwMM iter? Thursday, June 30. 1953 MEDFORD (OREGON? MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE Time row to pull out the picnic basket, pack a sumptuous meal, and eat Sunday dinner in the open. The all-meat, easy-to-cut canned ham and the mouth-waterinff Pineapple Skillet Cake may be baked on Satur day. Cans or jars of baked beans or pork and beans, ripe olives, pickles and mustard are ready to go. Add bread or rolls for the sandwiches, a crisp salad and cool drinks. Pineapple Skillet Cake 1 can (9 oz.) sliced M cup brown sugar, pineapple firmly packed J cup butter, Maraschino cherries or margarine 1 pkg. cake mix Drain syrup from pineapple into a deep 9-inch skillet. Add butter and brown sugar and cook until thickened. Arrange pineapple slices and cherries in a design in skillet. Prepare cake mix following direction! on package. Pour carefully over pineapple. Bake in a moderate oven (350F.) about 1 hour. Remove from oven and allow to stand about 5 minutes. Turn out on serving plate. One 9-inch cake. To Bake Canned Ham: Remove from can and place fat side up on a rack in an open pan. Bake in slow oven (325T.) 15 minutes per pound Glaze ham if desired. Absent Ballot OK In District Vote The Medford and Rogue River Valley Irrigation Districts have authorized absentee voting in connection with the special elec tion to be held July 15. The vote is to determine whether the dis tricts' boards of directors "shall be authorized to enter into a repayment contract with the United States of America." The contract is for rehabilitation work on the canal systems. Applications for absentee bal lots must be received by the dis tricts' offices not later than 5 p.m., July 6. The ballot itself must be back in the office by 5 p.m., July 11. Any qualified elector of the districts absent from the county, residing more than 15 miles from the polling place, or physically unable to attend the election is eligible for an absentee ballot. Washington There will be more than 15 million persons over the age of 65 years within the next five years in the United States, according to current studies of the nation's popula tion trends. BOXS TO PLAY Hank Thomp son above and his Brazos Valley Boys, recently heralded as the number one western music ag gregation in the country by Bill board magazine, are coming to the Rogue Valley Ballroom, July 2, to play for dancing from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Chicago On a long motor trip, the surface of a conven tional passenger automobile will become about 0.6 degrees hotter because of air friction at speeds of 60 miles an hour or more than that. Des Maines America farm yields have increased jnore since world war II than in the pre vious 60 years, the Twentieth Century fund surveys have indicated. New York There are about 7,520 daily newspapers in the world, the United Nations esti mates. BEWARE OF miTAWMS LOOK FOX THE L HAPPY UTTUDOQ tCPPt TOPS IN QUALITY! LOW IU PRICE DISTRICT COURT Marion L. Carter, failure to stop at stop sign. $10. William E. Evans, overload. S49 Wayne W. White, overload. $129. Dick L. Chamberlain, overheight, Jack J. Koop, failure to stop at stop sign, $10. Wilbur E. Ritchson. overload. $89. Richard A. White, void foreign motor vehicle license. $10. Walter J. Carr. overload. $177 Cecil R. Roberts, overload. S47. CIRCUIT COURT Lorraine Min.-t vs. Edward Mink, reciprocal complaint. Betty Rosella Sliger vs. Harold Mel drum Sliger. divorce complaint. Tresey Wolter -s. Ernest E. Wolter. divorce decree. MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATIONS Earl Leray Russell. 22. Williams. Ore., and Carol Marie Bastendorff, 18. route 1. box 268. Murphy. Ore. Picnic Style J3 Read to Eat icon ibs. y m - him Fresh Colored Pan Ready Ho waste SAVE AT LUMAN'S Weeoueirs Blbgfi) Skinless Scott's Pure Pak LARGE By the Piece lemons . lb. 29c o Bananas 2 22c ng Cloud for for I QChampion qt. 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