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O, o TWELVE MEDFORD (OREGON) Washington 'War' on Highway Slaughter Described at Conference of Governors G Chicago (U.R) Gov. Arthur B. Langlie of Washington told the 47th annual Governors' Con ference today how his state saved an estimated 200 lives by "declaring war" on highway slaughter. Langlie's report on Washing : ton's campaign was a highlight of the conference's discussion of how to improve highway safety. The subject is one of the most important being considered by , the meeting of 46 governors. Langlie gave newsmen a pre- O view of his special report yester day. , He said that in 1953 he de cided "this nice stuff" was not Brereton in Holland With 'Y' Delegates; Enjoys Amsterdam rrfitnr'i nnt Terrv Brereton of Medford is now in Europe as a del egate to an International V.MCA meeting. This i another in a series of articles he is writins about his experiences for the .Mail Tribune.) By TERRY BRERTON Have you ever ridden in a baggage car on a train? If you haven't, it is never too late to try. The Pacific Northwest delega tion to the World Centennial YMCA conference in Paris rode in one to Amsterdam after a boat trip across the English channel from London. The pas senger cars were filled, so we had to stand in the baggage car, like a carload of cattle. It was a lot of fun. After a few stops a couple of Dutchmen climbed aboard. Aft er introductions, they sang a few Dutch songs. In return we sang American songs. Eventual ly they started to teach some of us kids a few Dutch words. 17 Boys. 7 Beds It was 9 p.m. when we arriv ed in Amsterdam. After meeting our guides, we got something to eat, and then loaded our bag gage on a bus which took us to our hotel. When we got to our rooms, we were happy to find nice soft beds, but then the dis appointment came when we found out that 17 boys had to sleep in 7 beds. We had boys sleeping on the floor, on dresser tops, and even on suitcases. It was quite late before we settled down for a "soft" night's sleep. The next morning our break fast of bread, butter, jam and tea was brought into our room. It was a lot of fun grabbing a slice of bread and jam, and then dress while we were eating. The wash basin was crowded 17 boys to one basin. Finally we were all ready for our tour of the city. When we got on the bus, we were surpris ed for the second time in Europe Doctor Sends Mamie To Bed To Get Rest Gettysburg, Pa. (U.R) Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower has been resting in bed at the Eisenhower farm since the week end, but a presidential aide says she is Criot ill . . . merely tired." q President Eisenhower d i s closed Tuesday that Mrs. Eisen hower's doctor sent her to bed to rest for three days after an ac tive week end. But the Presi dent added that "she is all right." The President made the re mark to a group of Maryland cattle breeders, apparently to explain why Mrs. Eisenhower Gttas not on hand with him to rgreet them. The group gave the Eisenhowers a registered Hol stein heifer. Told To Get Rest Later an aide said flatly: Mrs. Eisenhower is not ill. She 4s merely tired from a very ac tive week end. She had some guests. The doctor told her to get a little rest. You know, it (has been very hot up here." w (Mrs. Eisenhower's health be came the subject of political con troversy last spring when Demo crats questioned whether her physical condition would keep the President from running for (feelection. Republicans struck back angrily at the Democrats for bringing up the subject. (Later Mr. Eisenhower told a news conference his wife is basically in good health. Mr. Eisenhower plans to fly back to Washington Thursday morning, but Mrs. Eisenhower will stay at the farm. Wakefield Drapery NEW LOCATION Lirtrell Parts 321 East PHONE 2 MAIL TRIBUNE solving the safety problem. Washington officials therefore issued a "declaration of war" against highway accidents. Publicity Campaign "We decided whether they liked it or not, we were going to enforce the law," Langlie said. An intensive publicity cam paign was waged, to let people know of the "war" on accidents. Traffic laws were enforced ruthlessly. Even some state of ficials were arrested. Safety conferences were held, stressing highway courtesy and the rules of the road. A point system was installed by the same thing all charter ed buses have a radio and public address system. For us it was the best thing in the world. There are many things we want to know, and our guide can make himself heard better with the speaker. We are also hungry for music. Our hotels and hostels don't have radios, so we listen to music while traveling. At first I was greately surprised by the popularity of American songs in Europe. The armed forces radio has contributed greatly to this. On our tour of the first morn ing in Amsterdam we did not see too much because of rain. We did drive along the canals and got a fairly good picture of them. Yes, Venice is not the only place in the world which is built on islands. The boats which use the canals are mostly freight barges and tourist laun ches. Saw Housing Projects We were shown the housing projects for the city. Amster dam has a great problem with her population. She has so many people that a few have to live in houseboats on the canals. A lot of families live on their freight barges. In the afternoon we were free to do as we wished. A group of us started out looking for a place to rent some bicycles. We found three for rent, but that was all. Then four boys, includ ing me, looked for a car rental. We found one, but were sent to the garage to pick up the car. We got lost looking for it, so we took a taxi back to the res taurant where we ate our meals. During the taxi ride, we asked the driver how he and most of Holland felt about the United States. His reply was heartwarm ing. He said that the U.S. is very popular there, and that Ike is their friend. After Friday's cabinet meet ing, the President will return to the farm for a day or two be fore leaving for an extended work-and-play vacation in Den ver, Colo., probably on Sunday. It is expected Mrs. Eisenhow er will wait to go to Denver un til after her husband has re turned east to address the Amer ican Bar Association in Phila delphia on Aug. 24. Talking with the breeders about the Gettysburg area, the President said, "The only thing I have against it this summer is the drought." As for Mrs. Eisem hower, he said, "she likes it here; she doesn't want to go to Denver." . Ashes of Tugboat Captain Going To Sea Southampton, England (U.R) The ashes of tugboat Captain Dan Parker, who rushed to save the crippled freighter "Flying Enterprise" two and a half years ago, will go back to sea with his ship next week. The ashes of the 61-year-old master of the tug "Turmoil" will be scattered in the English Channel, his wife Edith said to day. He died in a fall aboard ship Monday. Parker and the Turmoil gain ed world renown with their res cue of the "Flying Enterprise." Dead line Sunday Classified is at noon Saturday: 10 a.m. Monday for Monday: other days 5:30 Drevious day. Building 6th - 6010 Wednesday, August 10, 1955 to keep track of drivers' safety violations and to rule those with poor records of the roads. Lose Licenses "For driving drunk, you lose your license right there," Lang lie said. "Reckless driving puts you right on the edge." Those who compile enough points to be close to losing their licenses are called in and told "you have so many points to go and we take your license," Lang lie said. The state also launched a drive to correct any engineering faults that might result in acci dents. The governor said that within 48 hours of any fatality, an engineer, the man in charge of the area state patrol, and the officer who handled the case examine the site closely for any design deficiencies. Langlie said too much speed Federal Funds May Aid Pollution Study Corvallis (U.R) Federal funds may be provided soon to allow study of air pollution problems confronting Oregon, F. E. Price, dean of agriculture at Oregon State College, said today. A $25,000,000 appropriation for the next five years for re search on eliminating or reduc ing air pollution has been al lowed by Congress. Dean Price said air rjollution control offi cials would confer soon as pos sible research problems that might be undertaken in Oregon with funds from the federal grant. ARTICLES FILED Salem (U.R) Articles of in corporation were filed here to day for Fall Creek Mining Co., Grants Pass. They were signed by Morris Herman, Max Froh wirth and Leon Lutz. , Special Purchase! 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The number of accidents is down 12 to 15 per cent, fatalities have dropped down 20 per cent, and insurance companies have slashed their Washington rates 6,000,000. Contrary to expectations, Langlie said, the drive has proved popular with the voters so much so that if he decided to run for reelection, "If there is one thing that would elect me . . . it would be this." Polio Outbreak Now In Epidemic Stage Boston (U.R) Massachu setts' polio outbreak passed into the epidemic stage today. The Public Health Depart ment reported 112 new cases for a total of 1038 thus far this year. A department spokesman pre viously said 1000 cases constitut ed an epidemic. There were only 98 cases in Massachusetts at this time last year. Today's number of new cases was the highest for one day in the state's history. Of the new cases, 51 were paralytic, 42 non-paralytic, and 19 were unclassified. Nineteen of the new cases were in Boston, hardest hit by the polio outbreak. Each Special! 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During its short period of use, it has already helped the office staffs to "communicate much faster than through the present telephone system." The system was purchased from Trowbridge and Flynn of Medford for less than S200 and was installed by the city elec trician, Ade Wolf, Duff added. Consisting of a "master sta tion" situated in the city mana ger's office, the system includes the city's receptionist and secre tary, the city engineer, assistant city water superintendent, pub lic works director, drafting room, building department, treasurer's office and the street department shop, which is still to be tied in. The system was installed in Wolf's spare time. BODY RECOVERED Roseburg (U.R) A profes sional diver from Coos Bay, Ed Burroughs, yesterday recovered the body of Robert Fields of Roseburg from the North Ump qua near Glide, Fields drowned while swimming Saturday night. Just Received! 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Smith of the federal correctional institution on Terminal Island, where the twins were to be freed at 1:30 p.m. (PST). Joseph Scott, veteran Los An geles attorney who led the fight to free the identical brothers, said he would be present at the release of the Finns "to protect their legal rights." Idaho Power Accepts License for Dams Boise (U.R) Idaho Power Company's directors formally ac cepted yesterday a Federal Pow er commission license authoriz ing construction of the contro versial three low dams on the Snake river. President T. E. Roach said construction on the Brownlee dam should begin immediately because of an urgent need for power. Construction on the Ox bow dam should follow as soon as possible, he said. The third dam, at Hells Can yon, will be undertaken "as rap idly as required by the expand ing needs of the company's ser vice area and of the Northwest Power pool," Roach said. 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