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Me United Press F-ull Leased Wira 50th Year Plane HO LHMJOR IE3D piriinigfield' ' chool pringfield, Ore. (U.R) A single-place Taylorcraft plane crash landed on the grounds of Moffitt school here yesterday afternoon, shortly after the grounds haa been cleared 'Of a noon hour crowd of children. Pilot of the plane, Robert Steen, about 27, Eugene, said his engine failed as he was ap proaching the landing strip at - Oct. 7 Deadline Set for Briefs on Dismissal Request Warren G. Lessig, attorney for Ralph B. Matthews, 601 Dakota ave., Medford, was given until Oct. 7 to file a brief in district court after attorneys yesterday ft-eued a motion to - dismiss charges of employment of an unlicensed chauffeur against Matthews. Lessig asked the case dismiss ed on three grounds, that the statute is unconstitutional in that it is too vague and in definite, that there was a vari ance between the pleading and the proof, and the complaint does not state facts sufficient to constitute a crime. Reserves Decision The court ruled against the defendant on the first two r grounds, but reserved . decision on the third pending filing of briefs. The prosecution was was given until Oct. 14 to sub mit a rebuttal. Matthews is charged with il legally employing Elbert Ray Young, 59, of 512 Pennsylvania ave., Medford, as a bus driver for Evergreen Bus lines. Young was driver of a bus which col lided with a car driven by Don ald Lee Knoebel, 19, of route 1, Eagle Point, on Highway 62 at Camp White Sept. 15. Knoebel was killed and 16 bus passen iters were injured. Young is scheduled to face trial on charges of failure to yield right-of-way Nov. 17. Forced Feeding for Convicts Threatened Walla Walla, Wash. 4J.R The warden of the state prisonH said today 35 hunger striking convicts would be hauled out for intravenous feeding if the lack of food endangered their heaUh. Two of the original. 37 con victs who began the hunger strike at Monday night's dinner were hospitalized late yesterday when Warden Lawrence Del- more Jr. said he was afraid they might die of starvation. 'We serve three meals a day,' Delmore said. "The men are free to eat at mealtime but we are not giving them special privi leges." " Tloltnnre said a rtrison Tjhysi- 'It ian was checking the health of the 35 inmates, all charged with being ring leaders in riots at me prison in July and August. Youth Activities Drive Set to Open Ashland The Ashland-Talent Youth Activities drive, which has a goal of $14,300 for the support of youth agencies in this area, will open tomorrow. Gordon Hays, chairman of the drive, reported that the cam paign will operate in five divi sions, with solicitors working in the business, industrial, special gifts, residential and special events divisions. Headauarters of the month- long drive are at the Lithia hotel. Agencies benefiting from the drive are the Boy and Girl Scouts, Campfire girls and YMCA of the Ashland-Talent area. . Wealhef FORECAST: Fair through Sat urday. Low tonirht 38-40. High Saturday 72-J5. Temp. Highest Yesterday '1 Lowest this Morning 37 DFORD 26 Pages Hits Yoird Springfield and he attempted to land in a nearby field. But the undercarriage of the plane caught on a single-strand power line and the plane nosed over into the school yard, smashing its landing gear, damaging its propellor and wrecking a wing tip. Steen walked away from the wreckage but was hospitalized in Eugene with severe face cuts. He was ferrying the craft from Eugene to Springfield. Miss Lorraine Lohner, second-grade teacher at Moffitt school, said her class had been discussing planes and helicopters when Steen's craft plummeted into the grounds about 200 feet away. No children were near the crash scene and none was in jured. The accident disrupted class schedules for about an hour. L. J. Malarkey Dies in Portland Portland (U.R) Leo J. (Tick) Malarkey, a football halfback at the University of Oregon from 1913 to 1916, died of leukemia yesterday evening in the Veter ans hospital here. - A native of Astoria, he spent some 20 years in the insurance business before retiring in 1940 because of i!l health, Funeral services will be conducted in Astoria at 10 a.m. Monday. Tick Malarkey was a resident of the Camp White Veterans Administration domiciliary for several years before his last ill ness, and was known to many in the valley through a column he originated about Camp White doings, "Pickin' Pears," for the Mail Tribune. Prior to coming to Medford, he was a patient at the VA hos pital - in Roseburg, and . while there wrote a similar column for the Roseburg News Review. He had been a newspaper - corres pondent from time to time for other Oregon newspapers. For a time, Mr. Malarkey was a logger, and in 1933 survived the huge Tillamook fire only by submerging himself in a stream while the fire raged over him. Marine Money to Strengthen Corps Washington (U.R) Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson has authorized the Marines to spend most of an additional $46,000, 000 voted by Congress to strengthen the corps but which Wilson once impojunded. Wilson told a news conference yesterday that the Marines will be allowed to spend about $35, 000,000 of the additional funds. But the defense secretary said it still has not been decided whether the cps will expand to th 215,000-man level recommend ed by the Democratic controlled Congress. He said the Marines have been authorized to freeze their strength at the current 205,000-man level pending a study of the proposed higher figures. Valley Men Named. To Mineral Conference Salem (U.R) -Gov Paul Pat terson has appointed several per sons to represent Oregon at the Western States Mineral Policies Nov. 7-8. ...... They include Fay I. Bristol of conference at Sacramento, Calif., Rogue River, F. W. Libby of Portland, Anthony Brandentha ler of Baker, Ford McCormick of Medford, Earl S. Mollard of Riddle and Hollis M. Dole, di rector of the State Department of Geology and Mineral Indus tries. Clackamas County Records Polio Death Oregon City U.R) Clacka mas county has recorded its first polio death in 1955. The victim was Gordon B. Robinson, 28-year-old Oswego businessman who died Wednes day. . MEDFORD, OREGON, CT v TORCH LIGHTER Life Scout Raymond Konopasek, Troop 13, BSA, is shown above lighting the United Medford Crusade torch at the Library park. The torch, which was lighted last night, will burn throughout the UMC 1955 fund raising campaign. (Brainerd photo) Cabinet, Under Nixon Lead e r s h i p, Ag rees No Obstacles Exist Washington U.R) President Eisenhower's cabinet, meeting under the chairmanship of Vice-President Richard M. Nixon, agreed today that "no obstacles" exist to the orderly conduct of government business during the President's illness. The cabinet announced its conclusion after a session of almost two and a half hours at the White House. - '' In addition to regular cabinet members, the meeting was at tended .by a number- of ' other top. level government officials: - - : . A formal statement issued by the White House as the meeting was concluded said: 'The members of the Cabinet were greatly cheered by the re ports of steady1 progress and im provement in . the . President's health. "After full discussion of pend ing matters, it was .concluded that there are no obstacles to the orderly and uninterrupted conduct of the foreign and do mestic affairs of the nation dur ing the period of rest ordered by the President s physicians. Authority Change Ruled Out . The Cabinet statement appear ed -to rule out officially any con sideration of a formal delegation of presidential authority to Vice President Nixon unless there is a change in the situation. Murray Snyder, assistant White House press secretary, an nounced that President Assistant Sherman Adams would leave by military plane for Denver today to set up shop at the Summer White House. . Marcus Kidnaper 'Don't Want Lawyer' San Francisco (U.R) Mrs. Betty Jean Benedicto collapsed outside the courtroom today after sobbing violently as she told the judge she had kidnaped baby Robert Marcus and "don't want nr lawyer." Despite her repeated pleas that she didn't want. legal coun sel and "don't want anything," Judge Alvin E". Weinberger appointed . Public Defender Ed ward T. Mancuso to represent her and continued her case until Oct.-7. . Mrs. Benedicto, a buxom, 27-year-old blonde, was appre hended in Stockton, Calif., early Wednesday after she had sur rendered the 13-day-old baby of Dr. and Mrs. Sanford Marcus at a Catholic church. She was arraigned today on a charge of kidnap without intent to commit bodily harm or collect ransom. Adjustment in Local Milk Prices Expected In view of milk price increases today in the Portland area, it is "reasonable to assume that an adjustment" will be made in the local milk price situation, local milk producers said today. . Richard Westerberg, Valley view, manager of the Jackson County Milk Producers league, said, today that some changes may be expected here in line with the increases in the north. He added, however, that no definite conclusions concerning milk prices have been reached here. (See Story on Pag 16) C t; p; z c: Ci o -N- FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 Eisenhower Talks With, Staff Member Denver (U.R) President Eis enhower; after an - "excellent night" outside his oxygen tent, was able today to have a fairly lengthy talk with Press Secre tary James C. Hagerty and listen to newspaper editorials on his condition read to him by Mrs. Eisenhower. The mid-morning bulletin on Mr. Eisenhower, who is recover ing from a heart attack suffered last Saturday said: "The Presi dent's progress continues to be satisfactory without complica tions." Early this morning the chief executive's physicians said he had an excellent night, the first time the normally cautious doc tors used such an optimistic word. Mr. Eisenhower has been shift ed to a new motorized hospital bed shipped to Fitzsimmons Army Hospital where the Presi dent is a patient. A quiet electric motor facilitates raising and low ering the bed. Tennessee Governor Would Be Candidate Ft. Worth, Tex. (U.R) Ten nessee Gov. Frank Clement, 35, the youngest governor in the nation, is available for the White House. . . . He said so yesterday in Ft. Worth, where he addressed the 32nd convention of the National Association of Foremen. Clement told newsmen he had White House aspirations and would accept a vice-presidential nomination if one were offered him. He added , he preferred Adlai E. Stevenson as the 1956 Democratic presidential nomi nee over Averill Harriman. u Mexico Counts At Least 473 Persons Dead, Heavy Damage by Hurricane Janet Mexico City (U.R) Mexico today counted a severe toll of death and destruction from the savage Hurricane Janet, and the fate of many communities re mained a mystery. At least 473 persons were known to have been killed by the hurricane in the Caribbean and Mexico areas. Contact With Town Lost Among the gulf ports blasted and cuts off by the storm was Nautia. The tiny port town reported in a terse radio message Thursday that the hurricane was "coming straight at us." o O tr 3 a MBUNE i Price Multnomah Jury Plans No Action In OLCC Hearings Much Testimony Said To Be Rumor Portland flJ.RK-The Multno mah county: grand jury said to day that no indictments would be returned on the basis of its investigation of the Oregon Li quor Control Commission. The grand jury's report was turned over. today to Presiding Circuit Judge James R. Bain. It said: . Rumor Not Confirmed "M u c h of , the testimony which was presented was rumor and could not be confirmed by legal evidence. Also, we believe that many of the matters within this investigation are adminis trative in nature and not within our jurisdiction which is to in dict for crime. After careful de liberation of the matter, no in dictments were returned. District Attorney William Langley, who directed the in vestigation, was confined home by illness today and had no im mediate comment. The probe was ordered after Attorney Gen eral Robert Y. Thornton charged there had been a "cover-up" of evidence of violations by OLCC personnel after an investigation ordered earlier by Gov. Paul L. Patterson. Action Not Criticized Thornton did not criticize the grand jury action. However, he said his office was continuing its investigation and would "issue a report so the public would know the facts." He said the grand jury must havf! concluded that .-it didn't havJ'' the concrete .evidence ' to show beyond a reasonable doubt that there were violations of criminal laws. However, he said, that-"doesn't coincide with what we've found" in our investiga tion." "But, the jury heard sworn testimony and I didn't," he said. Arabs' UN Demands,. French Threat Clash United Nations, N. Y. (U.R) A French threat to quit the United Nations if the world body tampers with its Algerian prob lems clashed head-on today with a strong Arab drive for full- scale debate on the rebellion torn African territory. - The General Assembly . was scheduled to hear addresses by British Foreign Secretary Har old MacMillan and Czech For eign Minister Vaclav David and then launch into discussion of whether it should debate the,Al gerian question. U.N. officials said they would press for a final decision by the end ' of today's session on the question. . - Unimpeachably a u t h o rative sources said French Premier Edgar Faure had told Foreign Minister Antoine- Pinay, here for the assembly debate, that he would seek parliamentary ap proval for France's withdrawal if the assembly votes to debate the issue raised by Algerian de mands for self-government. Teen-Age Princess, Husband to Visit U.S. Paris (U.R) A teen-age prin newest liner, the Cristoforo married last week in Venice sail today for New York aboard the S. S. Liberte. Before leaving Paris, Princess Ira Furstenberg, 15, ordered 24 dresses from the House of Jacques Griffe. She and her hus band, Prince Alfonso Hohenlohe, 31, said they planned to visit Niagara Falls. No contact has been . estab lished with Nautia since that last final message. At least 267 died when' the storm ripped a path of destruc tion 70 miles wide across the Yucatan Peninsula. Another 206 were killed by the storm in Caribbean islands. Torrential Rains Janet beat itself to death against the mountains of central Mexico during the early hours. Squalls and winds along the Mexican coast slackened during the might and dangerously high tides in the coastal regions were i United Prat Full Leased Wire 5c No. 163 Neuberger, Coon Continue Debate On Power Rates Arguments Heard At La Grande La Grande (U.R) The argu ment over rates to be charged for power under the partnership plan for construction John Day dam continued last night in the fourth of a series of debates be tween Rep. Sam Coon (R-Ore.) and Sen. Richard L. Neuberger (D-Ore.) Neuberger insisted that Coon had said in Pendleton the night before that the rate of John Day would be 10 mills. Coon said the rate would be 2.5 mills at the dam site, but that production is only 25 per cent of the delivered cost. Neuberger said this would make the rate 10 mills. Sawmill Rates - Coon replied that one sawmill owner had called to say his rate was three mills, but that was after he had used a certain ini tial amount. Coon said this was true in power served by private utilities "the more you use the less you pay." He said another sawmill owner told him his rate was six mills. Coon said comparing the 2.2 mill rate paid by industries at the Bonneville wholesale rate with the rate to be paid at retail by private consumers of John Day was comparing - timber in the forest with 2x4s in the lum ber yard. 500 in Attendance Some 500 persons in the East ern Oregon College of Education auditorium heard the two con gressmen debate the question: "Agreed that the John Day dam bill is in the public interest." The two debaters will take the stage at Baker tonight in the fifth of their series of 10 debates in eastern Oregon. Governor to Work On Boxcar Lack Salem-(U.R Gov. Paul Pat terson promised today to "do all in my power" to correct the car shortage that has caused several shut-downs in the lumber indus try in Oregon. "By advisors sensed the possi bility of this situation as long ago as February," Gov. Patter son said, "and efforts were made at that time to prepare for it. Thereafter, upon the situation coming more acute, I set up an emergency transportation com mittee, composed of the repre sentatives of various shippers in the state. They have worked hard and diligently on the prob lem, but not withstanding all of our efforts, the situation has de veloped." The governor sajd the emer gency transportation committee wants him to investigate the pos sibility of getting additional rail service in western Oregon, as a long-range solution. He said: "We are investigating the pos sibility of new trackage, joint usage of existing trackage, forced routings, and any and all other possibilities which would enable us to get more cars into the affected part of the state of Oregon." Prices Paid farmers Mounts One Per Cent Washington (U.R) Prices farmers received for crops and livestock rose one per cent dur ing the month ended Sept. 15, the Agriculture Department re ported today. The gain, following four con secutive months of decline, left farm prices in . mid-September four per cent below September last year. The cost of production and living . supplies purchased . by farmers, meantime, fell 13 of one per cent. This marked the third straight month of decline and leaves the cost figure nearly one per cent below a year ago. expected to subside today. In Chetumal, 170 bodies were reported found in "the mass of wrecked houses by rescue brigades of local volunteer workers and others flown in by the Mexican air force. Another 97 dead, mostly children, were reported dead from nearby Xcalak. 537 Dead in Two Storms Between Janet and Hilda, which exploded into Tampico last week, Mexico suffered a reported 537 dead. More than 300 were missing and presumed dead. BirBdyLH Woods Brooklyn (U.R) Young Johnny Podres pitched himself "the finest birthday present I ever had" as the battered Brook lyn Dodgers came home to friendly Ebbets Field today and crushed the New York Yankees, 8 to 3, in the third game of the World Series. Taking revenge for .a series beating at the hands of these same Yankees in his rookie sea son of 1953, left-handed Johnny celebrated his 23rd birthday by scattering seven hits as he ended the Dodger pitching paralysis to give them their first triumph in the classic. Partisan Gallery Thrilled And the Dodgers, after losing Sen. Morse Sets October Speeches In Medford, GP U.S. Senator Wayne Morse (D-Ore.) has accepted two speak ing engagements in southern Oregon, it was announced today. Senator Morse will speak Oct. 10 in Grants Pass and Oct. 15 in Medford. Public Meeting In Medford, the senator will be the featured speaker for the Jackson County Democratic club s annual fall dinner. The dinner, which - will be open to the public, will be held in the Pioneer room of the Jackson hotel; starting at 6:30 p.m., ac cording to Dewayne Mitchell, general chairman. Club President Larry Shee- han has named Ashland Attorney Sidney Ainsworth to act as mas ter of ceremonies, and County Chairman Robert Boyer is in charge of ticket sales. Committee Members Others on the committee in clude Mrs. Albert Straus, Sams Valley; Mrs. Gertrude Wilmeth and Dr. Arthur Kreisman, Ash land; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Cook, Gold Hill; Mrs. Doris Boothby, Prospect, and Robert Duncan, William Deatherage, James Main and Mrs. Lewis Ulrich, Medford. . In Grants Pass, Morse will be the speaker for the Josephine County Democratic Central com mittee in a dinner meeting at Fruitdale Grange hall, accord ing to Cliff . Driscoll, chairman It will.be Morse's first appear ance in Josephine county since changing his party affiliation from Independent to Democratic. Freed China Captive Quits Plane at Guam Wake Island (U.R) Dilmus Kanady, 36-year-old Houston, Tex., businessman freed last Monday from a Chinese prison, refused today to continue bis flight towards the United States, apparently fearirig he would be returned to China. Kanady stepped of a Pan American Airways plane as it landed on Wake Island. He pre sented his baggage check to Capt. T. F. George and politely insist ed on ending his flight here. : One . passenger said Kanady appeared "very rational" about it. . In Honolulu, Alfred J. Millet, of Plattsburg,. N. . Y., who is re turning from Laos where he worked for the International Co operation Administration, said Kanady tried twice to get out of the plane while it was flying from Tokyo to Wake. . 2,604,153 Doses of Salk Vaccine Released Washington (U.R) The Public Health Service . today released 2,604,153 doses of Salk polio vac cine for immediate use in inocu lations. Of this amount, 2,035,335 doses will go to the states and territories for the inoculation of youngsters under the govern ment's voluntary distribution plan. - The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis will receive 568,818 doses for its free inocula tion ' program for second and third graders. The Health Service also an nounced that 326,664 doses pre viously reserved for the founda tion now is being allotted to the states and territories. ' Wife of Philippine President in U.5. San Francisco (U.R) Mrs. Ra mon Magsaysay, attractive first lady of the Philippines, arrived here today on her first visit to the United States. She is en route to Johns Hop kins hospital for treatment for sinus. ( . . - Accompanied by her traveling companion, Miss Nellie Gon zales, the 40-year-old wife of the President of the Philippines ar rived aboard a Pan American World Airways plane from Manila. - . - the first two games, rose up solidly behind him, led by. the cannonading of Roy Campanella and base running of Jackie Rob inson to thrill a partisan gallery of 34,209 fans on this gray and overcast day. Podres,the "hard luck guy" of the Dodger pitching staff, ailing and injured twice this season, was in very few bad spots as his determined mates pinned the de feat on "Bullet Bob" Turley in a mere one and on-tbird innings. Play by play: Yanftees first: Cerv grounded nut. McDousald flied out. Berra lined out. No rani, no hits, no errors, none left. Dodgers first: Gilliam flied out. Reese walked. Snider struck out. Cam panella nit a Home run, scoring Reese. Furillo lined out. Two runs, on hit. no errors, none lerc Yankees second: Mantle hit a ham. run. Skowron doubled. Howard grounded out. Martin struck out. Riz- " zuio singled ana Amoros threw to th plate in plenty of time to set Skow. ron but he scored by knocking the ball out of Campanella's mitt for an error. Turley bounced out. Two runs. uiree nils, one error, one left. Dodcers second: Hodm fli.rf rf - Robinson singled. Amoros was hit by a pucneo oan. roares Dunted and beat it out for a hit. Gilliam walked, fore- ing home Robinson. Tom Morgan re placed Turley on the mound. Reese walked, forcing home Gilliam. Snider -forced PnrirM at h niat. ella lined out. To runs, two hita, no Vanlt..c thlrif rM. - diiul. uuu MrDoilpaM trr-n unfJ ml n. fouled out. Vf run. um 'j uw d ; rors, none left. imagers third: Furillo doubled. HoflMMc 0rAiinHoi4 mi D.u:.a o es wuuku wub. uuuuuua pup fMfl fill AmnrrtB no waMab 3 ww ag mien uuiuuiy walked. Podres struck out. No runs. Vank fnnrrk U.niU . jj OUT. Slrmirrnn atiHinlr ' tt a struck out. No runs, no hits, -no er rors, none left. Dodgers fourth: Gilliam singled. Reese flied out. Snider walked. Cam- DSnelljl ttincrloH impinn : . - -e-. uuiioiu. rum io flied out. Snider scoring after the catch. Hodges - grounded out. Two runs, two hits, no errors, one left. YankM fifth iltm; . out. Rizzuto walked. Bauer batted for : ",ui6" iiifa oux. terv strucK out. No runs, no hits, no errors, one left. . ."S" mm. jtvucKs went In to pitch for the Yankees. Robinson grounded out. Amoros walked Podres sacraficed Amoros. Gilliam flied out. No runs, no hits, no errors, one left. Berra singled. Mantle hit into a double wuvuwjun grounaea out. rto runs, two hits, no errors, one left. .--- c incu uui. cru der singled. Campanella flied out. Fu- Biwuiiuea out. o runs, one hit. Yankees seventh: Howard flied out. Martin rniinHo4 n Carey batted or Kucks and tripled KMnnn 131.... . . . - ...f. .ni4uW. vciv strucK oui. une run. one hit, no errors, one left. . Dodgers seventh: Rookie right bander Sturdivant was the new Yan kee pitcher. Hodges lined out. Robin son doubled. Amoros singled to acora-. Robinson. Podres forced Amoros. Gil Ham walked. Reese singled, scoring Podres Snider lined out. Two runs, three hits, no errors, two left.. . .' V.nlr... lh.k. -.r-n . . ana: Mantle grounded out. No runs, no nits .no errors, none left. MD,odfer,.eiIlth: Campanella dou- rors. one left. " oKowron singled. Howard, Martin and Rizzuto popped left ' errors, one T.inpsxvnra - New York ' 020 000 J00 3 T 0 " Brooklyn 220 200 20x 8 11 1 " paneUa: . ' Ka ma -am- Rnv t.nr. New York Cerv lf-cf McDougald 3b Berra c Mantle cf-rf AB 4 - 4 . 4 . 4 . 3 . 4 . 4 . 2 . 1 . 0 - 1 - 0 . 1 . 0 . H 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 oo 0 0 1 . 0 O A 3 0 3 4 0 2 0 5 2 S 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 OKowron lb Howard rf-lf Martin 9k Rizzuto SS ' Turley p Morgan p Kucks p B Carey Studivant p Totals 33 3 7 24 T ' Brooklyn Gilliam 2h AB R H O A 3 11 s 3 3 110 2 4 11 1 0 5 1 3 6 0 5 0 1 10 5 0 0 14 0 5 2 2 0 7 11 1 2 1 a i i o i Reese as onider cf Campanella e Furillo rf Horiro. IK J. Robinson 3b Amoros If Podres D . Totals 34 8 11 27 14 A Flied out for Morgan in 5th B Tripled for Kncks in 7th E I Campanella. RBI Campanella 3. Mftntll ISIrmvrnn - ella s error in 2nd), Gilliam. Reese 2, Furillo. Carey. Amoros. 2b Skowron. Furillo. J. Robinson. Campanella. 3B rav ,ampaneiia. Mantle, s PMrM riD r .i... ir . . LOB New York 5. Brooklyn 11. BB . ""igan j. oares 2. Kucks 1. Sturdivant 1. SO Turley 1. Mor gan 1 PnHm' A IT-1T-. ,-1 i , , o Morgan 3-2 23, Kucks 1-2. Studivant xwxcii luney Morgan Z-Z, Studivant 2-2, Podres 3-2. HBP Tur- lPV t A mnrt I tir n.J T rn , U Honochick A). plate; Dascoli (N). 3b; Donatelli (N), left field; Flaherty (A), right field. T 2.20. A 34,209, Ballot Title Ready For Reapportionment Salem U.R) Attorney Gen eral Robert Y. Thornton today completed the ballot title for an initiative petition to amend the state constitution by giving each of Oregon's 36 counties a sena tor. - The ballot title for the .soo called federal plan of reappor tioning the state legislature, leads of: "Purpose: To reapportion leg islature according to so-called, federal plan. Increases the num ber of senators from 30 to 36 by allowing each county one senator. House of Representa tives shall consist of 60 members apportioned among the counties on a population basis. Amend ment would be operative for election of senators in 1958." New York U.R) Handy & Harman, bullion dealers, has raised the price of silver IVb cents to 91 cents a fine ounce, the highest price in 35 years.