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Power Probe 'Proves Dud' for States in Pacific Northwest By A. ROBERT SMITH Mail Tribune Correspondent Washington Neither political tide emerged looking very pure from the congressional investiga tion of the "partnership" power policy of the Eisenhower admin istration which was concluded this past week. Neither the Democrats on the House Government Operations subcommittee who promoted the probe and wrote their findings before it was over; nor the Re publicans on the committee who collaborated with Interior De partment officials in trying to defend the administration and discredit the investigation; nor Assistant Secretary of Interior Fred Aandahl, who was dis closed to have tried to promote a power contract involving Geor gia co-ops after it was ruled illegal by the attorney general. From start to finish, the dry subject of kilowatts was en- livened as best the participants could manage it by firing verbal volleys back and forth in the committee room. That these fiery exchanges might not be lost on the attending newsmen, their Authors kept nearby mimeograph machines humming to provide copies for the press. Rep. Earl Chudoff (D-Pa.) had grabbed the early headlines by announcing that administration officials would be called on to answer charges made against the power policy. The adminis tration had its first innings when Aandahl took the witness stand the first day, as an aide passed out copies of his speech. He claimed the power shortage in the Northwest was due "to the threat of federal regional monop oly and absorption of local investments." When the group took a week end breather, Rep. Clair Hoff man (R-Mich.) charged that the staff attorneys who questioned the administration officials were biased in favor of public power, inasmuch as one formerly worked for Interior under the past administration and the other for a group of Colorado co-ops. Witness followed witness, often after they had conferred just outside the hearing room in private with Rep. Charles R. Jonas (R-N.C), who emerged as the administration's advocate in the proceedings. The last witness, Bonneville Administration William A. Pearl, was hardly off the witness stand before Chairman Chudoff pulled out his concluding statement,'' mimeographed and ready for dis tribution. "In the Northwest we have ob served a policy of do-nothingism which can be explained only as being designed to wreck the fed eral power program in that area," said the statement that was written before all the evi dence was in. "Development has been deliberately stopped in the Northwest." Chudoff had scarcely leaned back to survey the wreckage when Jonas leaped in with his rebuttal, also written out in ad vance for this final moment. "Those directing the inquiry have prejudged the case," he averred. "It bears all the ear marks of an inquisition rather than an. investigation" which he added was designed to "discredit the Interior Department." In its attention to the North west, the committee came up with nothing new that was sub stantial in the way of specific charges. It simply sought to fit together a series of events to show that a pattern of favoritism to provide power companies to the disadvantage of public power preference groups had devel oped. The principle complaint was that co-ops and PUDs were being compelled to agree to new pow er contracts with Bonneville in which they no longer were guar anteed their full power require ments but were limited to tak ing on new power loads no greater than 10,000 KW each per year. Dr. Pearl seemed to cut the ground out from under this com plaint when he told how two PUDs, at Wenatchee and Pasco, had tried to obtain large blocks of power for prospective alumi num plants who could not obtain the power directly from BPA due to the regional power short age. As far as the Northwest was concerned, the power probe proved to be a dud. 4-H Club News Plan Dinner Prospect 4-H clubs plan a pot luck dinner at Prospect Commu nity hall at 7:30 p.m. Friday, October 28. Awards for this year will be presented. Members eligible for awards are Norman Jantzer, Dicky Bean, Larry Bean, Roma Shafer, Kathleen Halley, Helen Jant zer, Janet Bean, Jill Hedgpeth, Sally McKillop, Ronelda Grif feth, Eldonna Bean, Mary Ann Hubbard, Laura Bean, Linda Patton and Fay Jantzer. Those attending are to take table service and a food dish. All are welcome. EN JOY. 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Em mumd nndDiusiE 1 1 1 North Central Medford Phone 2-5702 Plans Set Up for First Meeting of New 4-H Group A new 4-H club is being or ganized for the Phoenix, Fern Valley, and Talent area, it was announced today by County 4-H agent Glenn Klein. The first meeting of the new club will be early in November in Phoenix for signing up of projects. The date and exact place of the meeting will be an nounced later. The new club will be made up of former members of Valley View, Fern Valley and Wagner Creek clubs who found the dis tance to the new consolidated club at Bellview too far to travel. Several former leaders of these clubs will help in the new one. Projects in the new club for which leaders are already avail able for the coming year are cooking, sewing, sheep, pig' and beef projects, and tractor main tenance. Other projects which can be taken are entomology, forestry, poultry, rabbits, home making, child care, dairy, elec tricity, canning and freezing. Anyone interested in becom ing a 4-H club member or leader is welcome, Klein said. Boys and girls who will reach their ninth birthday by Jan. 1, 1956, are eligible to participate in the 4-H program this year, and can exhibit at the annual Jackson .County 4-H Fair which will be held next August. The 4-H 'program takes in a variety of interests and it is not necessary to live on a farm, as many projects can be carried on in the house or backyard, Klein stated. Further information may be obtained from the county agent's office at the courthouse. Grange Gold Hill Grange Gold Hill Grange held its regular meeting Oct. 20 with 30 members present. Nora Waite was substituting for our worthy secretary who is convalescing from surgery. After the business meeting, the lecturer put on a program with readings and tableaux of the U.N. and of the gay nineties. The most important business at hand is the Anniversary din ner to be given Sunday, Oct. 30. This will be a ham dinner with all the trimmings. Serving will start at 12:30 p.m. The next regular serving com mittee at the Grange will be the Hoists and Bob Cooks. Tillamook. Burn Snag Sale Set for Nov. 78 Salem (U.R) Sale of some 18,000,000 board feet of snags in the Tillamook burn will be conducted by oral bid Nov. 18, State Forester Dwight L. Phipps said here. The snags are Douglas fir and Western red cedar and are lo cated on 1680 acres of land in the Wilson river area. Foresters advised that an access road en ters the area. The minimum price which will be considered is $281,250. NewPackardsToGo On Display Nov. 3 The new 1956 Packard models, featuring electric "push-button" motoring with a powerful V-8 engine, will go on display at the Cooksey Motor company, 134 South Riverside ave., Nov. 3, J. Orbin Cooksey, owner, has an nounced. The newly styled Packards, available in hardtop, converti ble and sedan models, .have ah all-aluminum encasement which eliminates 95 pounds of "dead weight." The vehicle's Ultra matic is one of the lightest and most versatile automatic trans missions in the automobile field, Cooksey said. The new Packards are pow ered by 310-horsepower and 290 horsepower V-8 engines, which have a 10 to one compression ratio. 'The engines develop 405 foot pounds of torque at 2,800 rpm, Cooksey said. Torque pro vides power for normal driving ranges where high performance is an important contribution to safety, Cooksey said. Grants Pass Man Raises Potato Crop Grants Pass Commercial growing of potatoes was conduct ed near here this season for the first time in many years. Melvin A. King raised 10 acres of netted gems on former hop-growing lands on Lower River rd. King said his crop will total between 200 and 220 tons, and will scales about 50 per cent U.S. Extra No. 1, or good potatoes of six ounces or better. About half of these will be "bakers," 12 ounces or more. Southern Oregon has never been a major commercial potato raising area, although several acres were raised during the war for use at Camp White. Klamath Falls is a major potato center. Sunday. October 23, 195S MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEH Court Records POLICE COURT Kenneth Allen Babb. no Oregon operator's license, $10; indaequate muffler. S5. Josephine Elizabeth McGowan, vio lation of basic rule, $10. Carl Ralph Spencer, violation of basic rule, $10. Loretta Virginia Lehman, violation of basic rule, $10. Joan E. Amidon, violation of basic rule, $10. Robert Lexas Taylor, violation of basic rule, $10. Kenneth Lyle Tucker, excessive noise (muffler) $10. Elva Lola Neff, violation of basic rule, $10. DISTRICT COURT Robert S. Chase, no operator'! li cense. $6. Roger Roberts, overheight load. $19. (bail forfeiture) John Paul Hartsook. failure to stop at a stop sign, $10. (bail forfeiture) John Robert Cochran, no tail light, $10. 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