MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBTJWE RY8
Administration Accused off 'Sly' Tactics To Hide Dixon -Yates Contract Details
Monday, August 22, 1955
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FROGMEN TO THE RESCUE Mrs. Phoebe Baker is
helped from second floor porch at Worcester, Mass., by
frogmen into a National Guard duck as torrential rains
from hurricane Diane flooded large sections of the city.
Damages across six states ran into the hundreds of mil
lions of dollars as the worst floods in the states' history
swept the area.
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Ort The Side
(Distributed by King
By E. V. Durling
Ftalu'aa Syndicata.
Inc.)
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When married couples pur
chase automobiles the wife usu
ally decides on the color of the
car, or so it is claimed. The cur
ious color combinations seen
nnwadavs in so many automo
biles reflects no credit on the
feminine taste. The wrong color
or color combination can make
even the most expensive auto
mobile look cheap. My choice
for auto color is black, with red
leather covering for the seats.
Derby
The American Derby, staged
in Chicago for over 60 years,
was once considered America's
greatest race over the Derby dis
tance. When Matt Winn began
to bear down on the promotion
of theKentucky Derby, the Chi
cago event went into the back
, ground. The Kentucky Derby "s
success was largely due to Matt
Winn, Frank Menke and Stephen
Fostpr. What do I mean by in
cluding Stephen Foster? Well,
ti, he wrote, "My Old Ken
tucky Home," and the playing of
that for the post parade has had
m-ich to do with making the
Kentucky Derby a colorful
event.
Ovir Ther.
Gasoline has become so high
priced in Europe that some peo
ple are touring Europe on scoot
ers. It's a fact. These scooters
can go 100 miles on a gallon of
gasoline. Other tourists seeking
to conserve their funds are using
the small three wheeler type of
O automobiles. These can travel
shout 70 miles on a gallon of
gasoline.
Victims
Research reveals that ' three
Child Labor Law
Reminder Issued
Farmers whose products go
ioto interstate or foreign com
O merce were warned recently to
pay strict attention to the child
lafcor laws.
Clt is illegal for a farmer to
employ children under 16 years
of age in agriculture during
hours when school is in session
in the district where the child
nves.
Madis R. Smith. Field Office
upervisor for the U.S. Depart
ment of Labor's Wage and Hour
arid Public Contracts division in
Portland issued the statement
emphasizing the provisions in
tfte law cconcerning child labor
during school.
Smith added that the farmer
Is required to maintain records
for every worker in his employ
under 18 years of age while
fthool is in 'session. These in
Q elude the minor's name in full,
date of birth, address of his per
manent home, and where he
lives while working,
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ed by the farmer for three
ears, Smith declared.
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former Nationalist
leader Under Arrest
" Taipeh, Formosa !U.R) Gen.
Sun Li-jen, former Nationalist
military leader who resigned in
connection with a Red spy ring,
was unofficially reported today
to be under house arrest.
A board of inquiry appointed
bv Generalissimo Chiang Kai
shek ws scheduled to convene
shortly to pass judgment on Sun,
who admitted "negligence" in
connection with a spy ring form-
o ed by one of his subordinates.
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Petunias are members of the
petato family.
times as many women as men
suffer from rheumatoid arthritis.
Why? Well,' sir, those who
should know says it is because
women work harder and longer
than men, worry more and have
less relaxation. It isn't the mid
cle aged housewives who are
most freauentlv afflicted with
rheumatoid arthritis, but those
at the 20 to 35 age group. Keep
this in mind, sir. If your matri
monial mate seems to be work
ing too hard, put on your apron
narked "his" and help her out.
Horses and Women
Note it said feminine band VO'
calists sometimes referred to as
"canaries" are now favoring
"figure defining evening gowns."
This brings to mind that it has
been said, "silk was invented so
women could go naked in
clothes." Speaking of "figure de
fining" outfits some film stars
have worn before the camera
gowns so tight that it was im
possible for the wearer to sit
down. Joan Fontaine wore a
dress like that in a film titled,
"The Affairs of Susan." Between
camera shots Joan couldn't sit
down. She had to lean against
a board to rest.
Names
Ever meet a girl whose first
name was duplicate? Chicagoan
claims he knew some people who
named their twin daughters
Kate and Duplicate . . . Does
your wife know who Charles
Nessler was? If not she should
blush for her ignorance. He in
vented the permanent wave.
This year is the 50th anniversary
of that invention.
Offers
Glancing through the good
old want ads I noted that office
boys in Manhattan are being of
fered $40 a week. A "busy exec
utive" was seeking a chauffeur
r.nd offering S60 a week for the
job. Plasterers were offered S25
a day. Messengers were offered
550 a week with a notation that
applicants "up to 50 years of
age" would be considered.
Asides
Beauty contest winners rarely
develop into film stars. One film
company has signed 25 such con
test winners and not one has
been even good enough to de
velop into a featured player . .
The potato is not the only prod
uct for which the State of Idaho
is justly famous. It also produces
the world celebrated Rocky
Mountain rainbow trout.
Lengthy Beauty
Has any girl six feet in height
ever won a beauty contest?
That s what a lengthy young
woman of Manhattan asks. The
fourth and present wife of the
Aga Khan is six feet. Before her
marriage she won the title of
"Miss France" in a beauty con
test. '
Nurses
Many registered nurses com
plain they are underpaid. What
is a fair salary for a registered
nurse? One New York City hos
pital I know of pays experienced
nurses S300 a month. My experi
ence with nurses has been lim
ited but extremely interesting.
Only time I have ever been in a
hospital overnight was after an
automobile accident in Paris. I
spent, two nights at the Ameri
can Hospital in Neuilly. I had
three different nurses. All
young, all beautiful.
Judges
Note a judge described as "a
friend of the underdog and a ter
ror of the dirty dog." This
brings to mind that a pupil of
the great Confucius once asked
him, "Should good be returned
for evil?" Confucius replied,
"For good return good. For evil
justice."
Subcommittee
Hurls Charges in
Blistering Report
Washington (U.R) Senate in
vestigators have accused the
White House and top administra
tion officials of resorting to
"shameful" half-truths and "sly"
tactics to hide details of the Dix
on-Yates power contract.
The Senate's Anti-Monopoly
Subcommittee made the charges
in a blistering report on its re
cent investigation into the gov
ernment's handling of the contro
versial project which President
Eisenhower finally cancelled last
month.
The report, made public last
night, said that throughout the
Dixon-Yates negotiations the ad
ministration showed an "atti
tude of contempt toward Con
gress and toward democratic
processes which is politically un-
p-.ijthy."
Careless With Facts
"ne of the shameful things
about the Dixon-Yates deal," the
group said, "is the way the
President's staff apparently has
played fast and loose with the
iacts even wherever he is con
cerned." Singled out for special criti
cism were Presidential Assistant
Sherman Adams, Budget Direct
or Rowland Hughes, Chairman
J. Sinclair Armstrong of the Se
curities and Exchange Commis
sion, and Executive Director
Kenneth E. Fields of the Atomic
Energy Commission.
The .subcommittees also said
that a possible violation of the
conflict of interest laws was
raised by the dual role played
by Adolphe H. Wenzell, a vice
president of the investment firm
which arranged financing for the
Dixon-Yates combine. He dou
bled as a Budget Bureau consult
ant on the Dixon-Yates financing.
Will Resume Probe
The subcommittee report was
signed by Chairman Estes Ke
fauver (D-Tenn.) and Sens.
Joseph C. O'Mahoney (D-Wyo.)
and William Langer (R-N.D.) the
trio which conducted the in
quiry. They plan to resume the
investigation and issue a further
report later.
The interim report was pack
ed with charges that administra
tion officials used "sly formu
lations, clever language, and le
galistic characterizations" to con
ceal the truth. It said they tried
to circumvent Congress and to
keep information from Congress
and the public."
The controversial Dixon-Yates
contract has been under Demo
cratic attack since its inception.
It provided for construction
of a $107,000,000 power plant by
the Dixon-Yates combine at West
Memphis, Ark., to supply power
to Memphis, Tenn. The Dixon-
Yates power would have re
placed TVA power furnished
atomic energy plants.
Mr' Eisenhower cancelled the
contract after the City of Mem
phis announced it intended to
build its own plant.
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URGING MARGARET to make up her mind, London Daily
Mirror asks her for decision on whether she will or will not
marry Group Captain Peter Townsend. At 25 she no longer
needs consent of sister, Queen Elizabeth II. (InternatiovnD
Makers of Paper Napkins
Go All Out to Show Quality
Chicago (U.R) Jean Thomas
wrapped an apple in a paper nap
kin and dunked it in a glass of
water. For this sort of activity
she is well paid.
About an hour later she lifted
the. napkin from the water still
intact, with the apple inside.
All of this is designed to show
the quality of a paper napkin
(called the Scotkin.)
"Maybe you think we go to
Elsa Maxwell Cruise
Said Cultural Odyssey
Venice, Italy U.R) Elsa Max
well said today her fancy yacht
cruise next week for 120 world
celebrities is going to be a cul
tural odyssey.
"We're sailing off to look at
the glories of ancient Greece and
not just stare at each other in a
round of shipboard parties,"
Miss Maywell said.
Cape buffaloes are Africa's
most deadly and vindictive an
imals, says the National Geo
graphic Society. Wounded, they
have been known to amipush
hunters. Not content with killing
their victims, they trample them
with ax-sharp hoofs.
extremes," said blonde Miss
Thomas. "After all, a paper nap
kin is a pretty humble product."
But it seems no detail is too
much trouble in the paper nap
kin and related products field.
Miss Thomas' firm hires a
woman at its Chester, Pa., plant
who "spot counts" rolls of toilet
tissue to make sure the rolls have
1000 sheets, as advertised.
Such is the integrity inherent
in the paper napkin business, she
said.
"You wouldn't believe this,
she said, "but we've actually had
people write in and say they've
counted the sheets. And no
body's been short-counted yet."
Miss Thomas, 29, is supervisor
of the firm's consumer surveys.
For seven years she's stumped
the, country housewives about
their likes and dislikes in household-paper
products.
Identical Cartons
"We put our own products and
those of our competitors in iden
tical cartons, and give one of
each to a housewife," she said.
"Then we come back a few
weeks later and find out which
she liked better and why."
She organizes part-time crews
of women to make the door-to-
door sampling in each city where
the tests are conducted. And
this is not without its problems.
One woman wanted a job to
help pay off a steep dental bill
But after two days the woman's
daughter called to say her moth
er had quit.
She lost her false teeth Tun
ing for a bus to get to her as
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Secret Conference
Called To Study
Atomic Age Aspect
Geneva (U.R) The United
States met today with Soviet Rus
sia and four other atomic powers
in a secret and urgently called
conference to study the techni
cal aspects of making the atomic
age safe for mankind.
The nations meeting were the
United States, Britain, France
and Russia who are the world's
most advanced atomic powers,
and Canada and Czechoslovakia
two of the largest suppliers of
uranium to both sides of the Iron
Curtain.
Surrounded by Secrecy
, Unusual secrecy surrounded
the meeting, called by the United
States as the delegates were leav
ing Geneva for home following
the end Saturday of the Atoms
for Peace conference. A brief of
ficial announcement said only
the six nations would study "the
technical aspects of guaranteeing
the peaceful uses of atomic
energy."
Official spokesman refused to
enlarge on this or to give the
names of the delegates. But au
thoritative sources said the
United States took the initiative
to answer some of the most press
ing questions of the atomic age,
Waste Disposal Problem
These included such problems
as the disposal of radioactive
waste from atomic plants - and
the question of the effects of ra
diation on present human life
and the unborn generations of
the future.
The main Atoms for Peace
conference which ended Satur
day concluded tnat science as
yet has no definite knowledge of
what radiation may be doing to
man s heredity, but several sci
entists warned that its effect
could be harmful.
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