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O o O Benson Urges World Trade Expansion To Reduce Surpluses Romps (U.R) Serretarv nf Ae rlculture Ezra T. Benson called today for expanded world trade in agricultural commodities to end a situation in which "some natinnii strueele with problems of abundance while others suf fer in abject poverty." opening session of the Interna opening'sessio nof the Interna tional Federation of Agricultu ral Producers, said the United States would "not engage.in any cut-throat race for markets" for its agricultural surpluses. Can't Carry Inventory - But he warned the United States cannot forever "carry the inventory foe the world" while other nations are snatch ing ndrkets from her. "We are not afraid of talking facts, frankly and even bluntly," Benson told delegates from 37 nations attending the weeklong IFA general conference here. "This much ' I am sure we would all agree upon: There is need for honest exchange of opinion, for discussing our prob lems, for mutual understanding " of the conditions which prompt our national actions,", he said. Benson said that agricultural production today "is well above pre-war levels in virtually all the world." ; "Sizeable surpluses of some important commodities over hang international markets ... . The capacity of farmers to pro duce has outstripped the pur chasing power of world consu mers," he said. "It is an ironical fact that underconsumption is acute among large segments of the world's agricultural popula tion," he added. "Over-simplified, it is a problem of the cot ton producer who wants for bread in one country while the wheat grower in another goes hirtless ... - Plane Schedules Return to Normal Final resurfacing work on Medfjird's municipal airport was completed.. Wednesday., after noon, and plane schedules re turned to their normal times, ac cording to Vernon Thorpe, city public works director. (The airport paving job con sisted of two inches of 'black top" material placed on .1,764 ieet of a taxiway and, '580 feet ! of the main runway, Thorpe said. The construction of a boundary fence along Bullock rd. towardQthe terminal build- ing will be completed by the contractor, J. C. Compton, com pany, when complete materials arrive, Thorpe said. Some of the fencing material began arriving yesterday. The work cost will be split be tween the city of Medford and the CAA. Medford will pay $35.- 271 and the Administration will complete the cost with an al loted $45,000. Paving work on Jackson st. between Lindley ave. and Berke- ly Way began yesterday morn' o ing, Thorpe said. J. C. Compton company will be in charge of the ooerations which are ex pected to be completed by to morrow night, he added. -tk uxirftf Nl FINER DECORATING COLORS E. 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Three .Southern Pacific rail road officials were Medford vis itors this week, calling on busi ness accounts and others in the area. In the group were L. R. Smith, newly-appointed super intendent of this division of the railroad; Bernal S. Quayle, pas senger traffic and public rela tions manager, and Leith Abbot, assistant to Quayle. Both Smith and Quayle de clared that the SP's action in discontinuing passenger service on the Siskiyou route between Eugene and Ashland has had the result of speeding delivery and handling of freight cars to this area by as much as a full day They said that the elimination of the nightly passenger sched ules, one northbound and one southbound, has permitted the speed-up of freight traffic. Interested In Area Both officials said the SP is keenly interested in the con tinued growth and prosperity of Southern Oregon, and Quayle pointed out that since World War II, the railroad has played a major part in locating new in dustries here, and aiding in the expansion of existing plants. He said that spur tracks had been built for 73 such industries in the past 10 years, and that more are in prospect. Smith said that the recently announced plan to spend some $5,750,000 on an enlarged and modernized switching yard at Eugene . will expedite move ment of freight from and to southern Oregon, and will speed up delivery of Oregon products to their markets. The railroad officials also pointed out that the company has purchased recently some $31,000,000 worth of new freight cars, and has announced orders for $34,000,000 worth of new diesel locomotives. wage earners rights in Oregon (Editor's note: The Oregon bureau of labor has. prepared a series of 12 articles on labor questions of pub lic Interest, based on questions most frequently asked by wage earners and employers. They are designed to provide correct information on matters which are frequently mis understood. The first of the series of articles follows.) LIMITS ON WOMEN'S HOURS Q. How many hours per day and per week can women work? A. An 8-hour day, 44-hour week in industrial employment with a few important excep tions. (40-hour week if Federal law applies).- Q. What are these exceptions? A. There are three: 1. Hours of women employ ed in plants processing perishable foods are not restricted. 2. In all industrial work, additional hours of em ployment are possible in emergencies through spe cial permit to the em ployer from the labor commissioner. 3. Managerial and profes sional positions are ex empted from work regu lations in some industries. Q. Can a woman be required to work every day in the week? A. The six-day week is maxi mum except in telephone, tele graph and food-processing work. If you have any questions, you may write Commissioner Nor man O. Nilsen, State Bureau of Labor, Salem,' Oregon. Daily's U-Drive Medford Airport Scouts Set Sunday 1 Bottle Drive Here To Obtain Funds Boy Scout Air Explorer Squadron 14, sponsored by the Medford Post 15 of the Amer ican Legion will hold a bottle drive on Sunday, Sept. 11, ac cording to Bud Fisher, Legion commander. The drive, to be conducted Sunday afternoon, is being un dertaken by the Squadron to cover the cost of extension pro grams . originated within the group. Among the larger proj ects of the Squadron are con struction of a large model plane for training and study, and training for disaster - and relief with a large amount of first aid equipment owned by the post. The Squadron's program for this year will require. "sev eral hundred dollars to com plete," Fisher said. , . Help Aiked Fisher urged persons inter ested in scouting to lend their aid to the drive. Anyone wishing to help, and anyone having a pickup truck which they can drive for about two hours Sun days is asked to come to the Legion Home at 531. South Riverside ave. at 1 p.m. Sunday. The 40 and 8's locomotive will tid in the Squadron's drive by covering part of the city, includ ing the immediate subdivisions. Everyone having bottles of re- Air Force Opens School to Press Washington (U.R) The Air Force said today it will open to the press on Tuesday its classes in its desert school for survival near Reno; The Air Force strongly de fended the so-called "brain washing" school yesterday, stat ing that it is designed to pre pare airmen for the brutal treat ment of a Communist prison camp. . Col. Burton E. McKenzie, head of the school at Stead Air Force Base, said there is nothing in the course which would "degrade or break down" the students. McKenzie and Maj. John Oli phant, director of training at the school, flew here yesterday at the Pentagon's order after the weekly magazine Newsweek de scribed cases of students col lapsing and crying under the rigorous training. Both McKenzie and Oliphant are former prionsers of war. Mc Kenzie; prisoner of the Germans in World War II, said he would have been much better off had he had the same training. deemable value may place them on their front porch for the Scouts, Fisher said. Anyone having any amount of bottles too large to be placed on the front porch may call Bert Staats Associated service station, 13th and South Riverside ave., tele phone 3-9104, he added. Zoo's Hippopotami Show Good Investment Memphis, Tenn. (U.R) Venus and Adonis, hippos at Overton Park Zoo here, literally are worth their weight in gold. The hippos were brought to the zoo in 1914 at the age of three and since that time have had 17 offspring. And a year-old hippopotamus has a market value of about $3, 500. Raymond Gray, superintend ent of the zoo, said Venus and Adonis have been responsible for , local zoo improvements. Sales of their offspring have al lowed the zoo to buy other an imals. Venus and Adonis weight about 5,000 pounds each. All of their children but one are scattered around in zoos and circuses over the nation. June, a 13-year-old daughter, is still here and has had two off spring herself. The hippos eat big amounts of hay, topped off with things like carrots, cabbage and other greens. Gray said that if the animals stay out of water too long, they actually sweat blood." Venus and Adonis are well known to zoo keepers all over the country. They've had such a family that the keepers say there are only two places to get hippos capture them in Africa, or buy an offspring of Venus and Ad- Friday, September 9, 1955 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE WINK Ransom Bills Located Chicago (U.R) Seven more bills from the $307,720 missing Greenlease ransom money have been discovered in the federal reserve bank here, th FBI re ported last night. The discoveries brought the amount of $20 Greenlease bills i found at the bank in ' the last 1 week to 15. Seven others have ' turned up elsewhere in the coun try for a total of 22 or $440. Oregon Reports 22 Polio Cases in Week Portland (U.R) There were 22 cases of polio in Oregon dur ing the week ending last Satur day night, the State Board of Health announced today. The latest cases brought to 176 the number of polio cases in the state so far. this year. By comparison,' there were 146 cases thus far last year, and 15 cases "for the corresponding week. , The six-year median was 139 cases total for the year to date, and 17 for the corresponding week. Dr. Samuel B. Osgood, state epidemiologist, said the state's polio incidence was not expected to pass its peak for another two weeks, but "all in all, the situa tion looks pretty good." He said .that while the number of cases was running "fairly high" the situation was not ex pected to get out of hand. 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