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FORECAST: Light to moderate
snow showers tonizht, de
creasing Thursday. Low to
night 28. High Thursday 32-34.
Temp.
Highest Yesterday 33
Lowest this Morning 27
Prec. to 10 a.m. Today 57
Big Four Meeting
Ends in Failure;
Sessions Closed
Dulles Pins Blame
Squarely on Russia
Geneva U.R) The United
States -pledged itself today to
continue working for a united
Germany despite failure of the
Big Four conference.
In a speech to the closing ses
sion of the parley, U.S. Secre
tary of State John Foster Dulles
pinned the blame for failure
squarely on the Soviet union.
He said Moscow's attitude
"will almost certainly impair
the development of confidence
which the summit meeting
sought to foster."
But he reiterated that there
can be no "solid peace in Eu
rope" without German reunifi
cation. "The government and the peo
ple of the United States," Dulles
said, "want to develop better re
lations with the Soviet union.'
' He said he would report to
President Eisenhower at once
when he returned from Geneva.
He said the President then
"will evaluate the conference
result against the background of
his vast knowledge and abhor
rence of war, and his dedication
to the cause of a just and dur
able peace."
Dulles addressed the 17th and
last plenary session of the par
ley aftecihe Big Four Foreign
ministers agreed on their final
communique.
This is a short two-paragraph
document, merely recording the
fact that the ministers met in
Geneva and adding that they
were reporting back to their re
spective governments with tne
recommendation that a decision
on future negotiations should be
made through diplomatic chan
nels. The communique did not set
any time or place for a new Big
Four conference.
At the same time, the United
States, Britain and France is-
sued a -joint declaration predict
ing that the result of the con
ference will be a "bitter disap
pointment" for the German peo
ple. The declaration charged the
Soviets with guilt for blocking
German unity and pledged that
the three western powers would
continue fighting for a reunified
Germany.
Before the start of today's ses
sion of the conference, the West
formally had rejected a last
minute Soviet proposal on Euro
pean security. The West labeled
it a move to wrest a propaganda
victory from the conference.
Hundreds Arrested
!ii Argentine Strife
Buenos Aires (U.R) Presi
dent Pedro E. Aramburu's four-
day-old government was report
ed today to have arrested hun
dreds bf strike leaders in a grow
ing walkout of the Peronista
dominated General Confedera
tion of Labor.
Most essential services were
running at normal or slightly
below normal and no -major dis
turbances yere reported though
a 100 per cent walkout in some
industries dealt a major blow to
Argentine economy. But efforts
by the strikers to deal a knock
out blow to the new revolution
ary government were not suc
cessful.
The army ministry in Buenos
Aires was under strong guard
and the government added eight
40 millimeter howitzers to the
defenses .ringing the key build
ing. Central Point Loggers
Named in Suit by SP
Portland (U.R) Southern Pa
cific Company yesterday filed
suit in Federal Court here for
S15,827 damages Egainst two
Central Point loggers, Arthur
James .St. Germain and John
Paudois, as result of a collision
between an SP locomotive and
a truck Dec. 3, 1954.
The railroad claimed the truck
was driven onto a crossing near
Central Point without stopping
and that signals were ignored.
Medford
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Washington (U.R) Israel to
day appealed to the United
States for quick delivery of bargain-priced
arms to defend it
self in what it called a "moment
of great national emergency."
The State Department an
nounced that the request would
be considered "by the various
agencies of the U.S. govern
ment' in the light of the 1950
declaration in which this coun
try pledged its opposition to
any aggression in the Palestine
era. Beyond this, the department
made no commitment.
Needed Weapons Listed
Israeli Ambassador Abba
Eban handed a list of the de
fense weapons it wants to Act
ing Secretary of State Herbert
Hoover Jr.,- in an hour-long
meeting. He asked the United
States to sell the arms on "the
Seven Southern Oregon lum
ber industry representatives tes
tified before a congressional in
terior and insular affairs sub
committee today on federal tim
ber policies.
Hearings continued this after
noon at the Jackson hotel before
Chairman Earl Chudoff (D-Pa.),
and Rep. Clare Hoffman (R
Mich.), the only two members
who were present at yesterday's
hearing in Klamath Falls. Two
other representatives and three
senators are on the subcommit
tee. Discuss Access Roads
Hearings this morning center
ed around present government
policies of access roads and al
lowable cuts. Lewis L. Simpson,
executive secretary of the South
ern Oregon Conservation and
Tree Farm association, said suf
ficient funds should be made
available to the forest service
and bureau of land management
for additional personnel to com
plete a new and accurate inven
tory of federal timmber.
Simpson, the first witness this
morning, said forest manage
ment plans should be geared for
good practices in various species
areas. He pointed out southern
Oregon has at least two major
type species, and each should be
handled according to timber.
Simpson also said BLM mark
eting area boundaries could be
adjusted locally in some areas,
and steps to enable rapid timber
salvage and forest rehabilitation
should be taken. He urged re
vision of government timber
sales contracts, annd suggested
linking small sales with salvage
operations.
Simplified Contracts
Contracts, Simpson said, could
be simplified so they would be
more distinct, and regulations
should be instituted to govern
each sale separately, depending
on topography and timber type
demands.
Simpson introduced a reply
from assistant . secretary of the
department of agriculture, E. L.
Peterson, regarding a speed-up
in the reinventory program
Glenn L. Jackson, a member of
the administrative level con
cerning reinventory, and possi
bilities of speeding up the pro
gram.
Frank VanDyke, representing
the Jackson County Chamber of
Commerce, testified that access
road policies could be changed
to provide better access to gov
ernment timber, and stressed
changes in administering tim
ber lands. He said government
timber should be managed simi
lar to private timber holdings.
Regional Authorities
VanDyke suggested regional
authorities, which would utilize
funds derived from timber sales
to provide access roads without
going through details in con
gress. "We feel the government
Funds deeded for New Survey
Of Timber. Congressmen Told
lias a definite responsibility to
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most lenient price and credit"
terms.
Eban said Israel also is seek
ing weapons from other friendly
countries to overcome an "alarm
ing vulnerability" created by
Egypt's purchase of weapons
from Communist Czechoslo
vakia. He refused to say exactly
what weapons Israel requested
or how much they would cost.
But under questioning he said
Israel prepared its request on
the assumption that Egypt is re
ceiving submarines, jet planes,
and similar modern weapons.
President Eisenhower appeal
ed anew Tuesday night to Israel
and the Arab states to settle
their border disputes. He repeat
ed that the United States would
be willing to join in a formal
treaty to guarantee the disputed
borders if the two nations would
manage on a practical basis,"
VanDyke said. He urged giving
regional authorities more "lati
tude" concerning access roads.
R. E. Kellso of Southern Ore
gon Plywood, Inc., said a rein
ventory "could increase the al
lowable annual cut." He noted
that present allowable cuts gen
erally are too small to keep all
southern Oregon mills operat
ing, and pointed out that 56 per
cent of all timber land in this
area is government owned.
Bidding Faults
K. W. Blanchard of Lithia
Lumber company, Ashland, con
fined testimony to faults in pres
ent competitive bidding, in
which, he said, his company
never has "assurance we can suc
cessfully bid on timber." .Blan
chard said he favored establish-
Griffin Creek
Bonds Approved
Griffin Creek school district
residents yesterday passed a
$45,000 bond issue for construc
tion of three classrooms south of
rooms built two years ago.
The vote was 96 for and 44
against.
There are 272 children attend
ing the school, an increase of 50
over last year, according to Mrs.
Myrna Fink, principal. Ten
years ago four teachers taught
about 80 students. The school
now has 13 teachers.
The school district, because of
increased expansion, had two al
ternatives, according to James
Walker, chairman of the board.
The district could either build
additional classrooms or send
seventh and eighth grade pupils
to Medford schools if accommo
dations were available.
Classes presently are being
held in the gymnasium and cafe
teria at Griffin Creek.
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Stevenson Enters Minnesota
Two Professionals Named
Chicago (U.R) Adlai Stev
enson today announced he is star
ting his campaign for the presi
dency by entering the Minnesota
presidential primary.
Stevenson appointed two pro
fessional political figures to take
charge of his effort to win the
Democratic nomination at the
Chicago convention next sum
mer. Children Consulted
At a news conference Steven
son said his decision, announced
yesterday, to run again for Pres
ident was made without any con
sideration of the effect of Pres
ident Eisenhower's illness.
"It was largely made in the
early part of this past summer
after getting' evidence of inter
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agree on a boundary and stop
their fighting.
The President's offer to guar
antee Israeli-Arab borders was
sent to Jewish leader Rabbi Hil
lel Silver for reading to a mass
rally at New York's Madison
Square Garden. It was worded
almost identically with a similar
offer made by Secretary of State
John Foster Dulles in an Aug.
26 speech. Israel and the Arab
nations have not yet accepted
the Dulles' plan.
Would Suggest Treaties
The President said that if a
settlement is worked out, "I
would be prepared to recom
mend that the United States join
in formal treaty engagements to
prevent or thwart any effort by
either side to alter by force the
boundaries upon which Israel
and its immediate neighbors
agree."
ing sf! policy of timber alloca
tion within appropriately nar
row geographical limits in com
petitive areas to limit the volume
of government timber which
may be purchased by one con
cern. " "" - - -
Blanchard said such a system
would not provide enough tim
ber to keep all the mills oper
ating all the time, but concerns
could adjust their operations to
an allocated timber policy.
Testimony by E. H. Wood,
vice-president of Conifer Wood
Products, Medford, generally
followed the same ideas as Simp
son, VanDyke and Kellso con
cerning access roads and allow
able cut.
Yesterday's hearing at Klam
ath Falls concerned disposition
of timber on Klamath - Indian
Reservation. Wade Crawford
and Lawrence Witt, tribal
spokesmen, and Boyd Jackson,
tribal council member, testified.
After today's hearing here,
the sub committee moves on to
Roseburg Thursday and Eugene
Friday. Hearings also are sched
uled in Portland, Aberdeen,
Wash., and Seattle and Spokane.
iqhf Chamber
Directors Named
Eight new directors of the
Jackson County Chamber of
Commerce have been elected by
a direct mail ballot of the entire
membership, it was announced
by the chamber office this morn
ing. They will take office in
January.
The new directors are Jimmy
Duhlevy, C' E. Hedberg,' M. M.
Huggins, Glenn Jackson, Phil
Lowry, Jennings Pierce, John
Pletsch, and Robert Root.
Pletsch is president of the
chamber this year, and both
Jackson and Pierce are past
presidents of the organization.
est in my candidacy, and the de
cision was confirmed around
Sept. 1 after conferring with niy
children," Stevenson said.
Appointed as Stevenson's pre
convention campaign manager
was James A. Finnegan, secre
tary of state in Pennsylvania. As
executive director for Finnegan,
Stevenson named Hyman B. Ras
kin, of Chicago, a former mem
ber of the Democratic National
committee and a law partner of
former . National Democratic
Chairman Stephen A. Mitchell.
Two Carry-Overs
Stevenson also said that two
leaders in his 1952 campaign
would be active this time. He
named Wilson Wyatt of Louis
ville, Ky., who was his personal
No. 203
City Authorizes
Charter Changes
For Sewer Project
Action Would Allow
District Assessment
The Medford city council last
night authorized City Attorney
Frank Farrell to initiate pro
ceedings for installation of a san
itary sewer in the Verde Hills
subdivision.
Farrell was authorized to pro
ceed with necessary documents
to amend the city charter to es
tablish an improvement district
so financing trunk line sewers
may be assessed against prop
erty benefited. If later it is ap
parent a trunk line sewer will
not be started along Barnett rd.
by June, 1956, the council agreed
to give immediate consideration
to construction of a pumping
station to serve Verde Hills.
Financing both the pumping
station and Barnett rd. trunk
line were discussed, and Verde
Hills residents agreed that ac
tion on either proposal should
be delayed until after an annex
ation election, which probably
will be held in January.
Hearing Dec. 6
. A public hearing on annexing
almost 1,200 acres southwest of
the present city, limits will be
held at the council meeting Dec.
6, at which time an election in
the proposed area probably will
be called.
Should annexation be approv
ed, a trunk line would be install
ed as soon as possible along Bar
nett rd. to serve the Rogue Val
ley Memorial hospital, Verde
Hills, the Mont Crest subdivision
on Barneburg hill, and other res
idences in the area.
City Manager Robert Duff re
ported that the estimated cost
of installing a pumping station
and pressure -line to serve Verde
Hills is $6,735. Cost to Verde
Hills area residents for connect
ing to a trunk line along Bar
nett rd. is estimated to cost about
$5,010.
A charter amendment will be
necessary to provide organiza
tion of sewer improvement dis
tricts within the city limits so
property benefitted from a trunk
line may be assessed for financ
ing. UMC Drive Nears
$109,000 Goal ,
The United Medford Crusade
is expected to go over its goal
of $109,000 sometime this week,
it was reported this morning by
M. M. Huggins, general cam
paign chairman.
The UMC, which is raising
funds for the operation of some
two dozen health, welfare, character-building
and charitable or
ganizations in Jackson county
and the state, last year raised
more thn $102,000.
Hopes for Backlog
Huggins hopes that this year
a total of some $115,000 will be
raised before workers are
through, to provide a "backlog"
of funds for unforeseen needs.
The total reported this morn
ing was $100,048.86; Collections
still to be made this week
should put the total over the
top, Huggins stated.
Tokyo (U.R) Russian-made
mines have "virtually para
lyzed" shipping in the Japan
Sea, the Japanese Foreign Office
has reported.
St. Helens, Ore. (U.R)
Ricky Jarvey, five-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Art Jarvey, died
from burns suffered last night
in a fire at his home here.
Primary;
for Campaign
manager in 1952, and Mitchell.
The decision to enter the Min
nesota primary was made to meet
the time requirements of Minne
sota laws, Stevenson said.
"The only firm decision I
have made with respect to pri
maries is in Minnesota," Steven
son said. "The others we will
consider as we come to them."
Interest Surprises .
In reaching his decision to run
again, Stevenson said, "During
my travels in 1954 raising mon
ey for the Democratic National
Committee and speaking coast to
coast in the congressional cam
paign, I discovered a surprising
interest in my being a candidate
again."
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Record in Area;
A record breaking November snowfall clogged highways
throughout southern Oregon today. At least seven schools were
closed because of the storm.
The snow, which started to fall early in the evening yesterday,
had piled up about 6 inches in Medford this morning, breaking
a record set just three days ago.
A 4.7-inch snowfall Sunday had broken a 24-hour November
record of 2 inches set Nov. 10, 1911. The heaviest snowfall in any
24-hour period was 11 inches on Dec. 11, 1919.
Chains Required
On All Highways
Chains are required on all
highways through southern Ore
gon and northern California, and
state police said this morning
that road conditions are "very
hazardous" as far north as Port
land. The Medford weather bureau
forecast for today was for more
snow, possibly mixed with rain
this afternoon. The weather bur
eau expects snow, at least in
termittently, during the night.
At least seven Jackson county
schools were closed because of
the snow storm. Phoenix high
school and grade schools were
closed, as was Lone Pine school,
Shady Cove, and Kenwood. Ken
wood high school buses did not
run. Jacksonville schools closed
at 11:30 a.m.
No information was available
from the Prospect districts.
State police reported it was
snowing hard and continually at
Siskiyou summit at midmorning
today. Snow depth there was 20
inches at roadside, including 14
inches of new snow.
Eight inches of new snow was
reported on the Greensprings,
between Ashland and Klamath
Falls, and there too, it was snow
ing hard and continuously. The
weather bureau reported 6 in
ches of new snow at Klamath
Falls, and 12 inches total depth
on the ground.
Snow at Klamath Pass
North from Medford on the
Highway 99 route, chains were
required on Sexton mountain
north of Grants Pass, and state
police said it was snowing
"from lightly to hard through
out the route. Grants Pass had
3 inches of snow this morning,
and it was still falling.
Prospect has 7 inches of new
snow, for a total of 11, and chains
are required beyond McLeod.
Crater Lake National park offic
ials reported this morning that
overnight snowfall at the park
amounted to 7 inches, bringing
the ; total on the ground to 19
inches.
The park road from Annie
Springs to the rim is tempor
arily closed, but the south and
west entrances to the park are
open.
On Oregon mountain, between
Grants Pass and Crescent City,
Calif., trucks were stalled until
4:30 a.m. today, blocking traf
fic. However, state police said
traffic was going through at mid
morning, but chains are requir
ed. The California highway pa
trol has posted "chains requir
ed" signs on Highway 99 north
of Yreka.
Request Caution
Radio stations cooperated with
the Medford fire department to
day in broadcasting a plea to
residents of rural areas to be
particularly careful with fire
while the snow conditions ex
ist. Central Point Rural Fire Pro
tection district issued a similar
appeal to its patrons.
Both departments pointed out
that response to alarms would
necessarily be slowed by the
snow and that some locations
may be impossible to reach with
heavy equipment.
Medford firemen placed snow
chains on all first line fire fight
ing vehicles, and Central Point
rural firemen reported most of
their trucks are carrying chains.
Medford rural fire trucks are
equipped with snow grip tires.
Efforts to remove show from
city streets began last night. Two
graders worked until midnight
clearing streets and crews all
night sanding hills and the slip
periest intersections.
Today, two graders are work
ing; two trucks are spreading
sand and gravel; men with
scoop shovels are cleaning snow
from crosswalks; and a tractor
with a blade is pushing snow and
leaves away from the gutters so
that the melting snow can drain
off without plugging catch bas
ins. The graders push snow to the
middle of the street rather than
to the gutters so that gutters
won't be plugged when warmer
weather causes rapid dispersal
of the snow.
Albany, Ore. (U.R) Mayor
Charles McCormack has an
nounced appointment of J. J. Sa
lovaara of Pottsville, Pa., as city
manager.
Bad Check Term.
Given; Welfare
Fraud Is Alleged
Harley Louis Heubner, 30, of
514 Granite, st., Ashland, was
sentenced to three years in the
Oregon State penitentiary this
morning in circuit court on a
charge of drawing a bank check j
with insufficient funds in the j
bank.
It was also brought out at the
trial by District Attorney Walter
Nunley that Huebner. a former
employee of the Jackson county
welfare department, had mis
appropriated welfare funds to an
I amount estimated by Nunley as
$800.
Extent Not Known
The full extent of Huebner's
misappropriations are- not
known, Nunley stated. A com
plete audit of the welfare depart
ment s books has been underway
for some time and will continue
for another week, he said.
The district attorney stated
that Huebner had taken money
sent by a father for the support
of his child; money given Hueb
ner by a sick man to pay his doc
tor bill; and money which an old
lady had given him to refund to
the welfare department.
Others appearing in circuit
court this morning, included Wil
liam Hancock, 22, route 1, box
544, Gold Hill. Hancock pleaded
guilty to a charge of larceny of
livestock. Sentencing was con
tinued pending a pre-sentence
report.
Pleads Guilty
Edward Mink, alias Edward
Clark, 34, 629 South Solly st.,
pleaded guilty to a charge of ob
taining money under false pre
tenses. Mink was alleged to have
falsified an invoice for the sale
of beer. Sentencing of Mink was
continued pending receipts of
FBI records.
Alfred Albert Erwirr, 44, 1308
Queen Ann ave., pleaded guilty
to a charge of drawing a bank
check with insufficient money in
the bank. Sentencing was con
tinued pending receipt of a pre
sentencing report. c
Also in circuit court, a 17-year-old
Wolf Creek, Ore., boy
charged with larceny not in a
dwelling, was . ordered turned
over to juvenile authorities.
Wakefield Starts
New Store Building
Work has started on a pumice
building at 1100 Crater Lake
ave., at Woodrow lane, which
will house the firm of Wakefield
draperies, and the Frances Dal
laire fur shop. The building, 40
by 80 feet, will also include a
reinforced concrete vault for
storage purposes.
The draperies store is operat
ed by Wayne (Shady) Wakefield
who now is operating the bus
iness in temporary quarters at
321 East Sixth st. The firm was
located in the Medford Furniture
store until that building was
burned several months ago.
Wakefield has been in the
draperies business in Medford
for nine years. The out-of-town
location will include parking
space for automobiles..
Four Chicago Boys
Missing; Death Feared
Chicago U,R) Four 15-year
old boys were reported missing
in the Chicago area today and
police feared their disappearance
might be linked to the murder
of three other boys exactly one
month ago. .
The boys, all close friends,
have not been seen since they
left their homes in suburban
Stickney at 3:30 p.m. yesterday.
Police said they feared the
missing youths had met with
foul play.
Police planned to call in the
aid of a special investigative unit
which is searching for the killers
of three young boys on Chicago's
Northwest side last Oct. 16.
The missing boys were identi
fied as Stanley Mills, Philip
Masconi, Robert Hale, and Wil
liam Lynch.
Slight Relief
Seen Ahead for
Wintry Conditions
Occasional Flurries
Tonight, Tomorrow
Portland U.R) A long ex
pected snowstorm struck frigid
western Oregon today, snarling
traffic and closing some schools,
as only slight relief was forecast
for wintry conditions which
have plagued the state since last
Friday.
A howling east wind whipped
powdery flakes into a near-blizzard
in the Portland area as
more than one inch $f snow fell
between midnight and 8 a.m.
The snow was being piled into
drifts as east winds reached
gusts of 37 miles per hour at
Troutdale.
One truck tipped over with
40 head of cattle east of here.
Although the snow wasn't ex
ceptionally heavy, it stuck easily
to already frozen ground.
To Taper Off
The weather bureau said snow
fell over most of western Oregon
but had ended at Toledo, in
southwest Washington. Freezing
rain fell at Newport and North
Bend had a "moderate" rainfall.
The snow was brought on by
a storm which moved south
from the Gulf of Alaska. The
weather bureau said the storm
developed a new center off the
Oregon-Washington coast and
was moving southeastward.
Forecasters expected snow to ta
per off later today with occa
sional flurries predicted for to
night and tomorrow.
Snow depths included 6 inches
at Lakeview, 4 at Medford, 5 at
Corvalils, 4 at Albany, 3 at Til
lamook, 1 at Portland and Sa
lem, 2 at Eugene and 2 at
Astoria.
Several traffic jams were re
ported in Portland during the -early-morning
rush hour. Busses
were operating but some were
off schedule. Portland schools
remained open but some out
lying schools closed. Astoria
schools were closed.
Schools also were closed in
Salem and much of Marion and
Polk counties.
Truck T'ps Over
A truck loaded with 40 head
of cattle tipped on its side near
Multnomah Falls on the Colum
bia river express highway. The
driver, John Crownover, escaped
injury but two of the animals
had to be shot. A crew was sent
from Portland to round up the
rest. The cattle were purchased
yesterday a't an auction at West
land in Umatilla county and
were being brought to Portland.
The storm caused tempera
tures to moderate somewhat but
only two weather stations re
ported above-freezing readings
this morning. It was 37 at Brook
ings, and 35 at North Bend.
Baker Coldest Spot
Coldest spot in Oregon again
today was Baker with five be
low. It was 16 below at Baker
yesterday. Other lows early to
day were 24 at Astoria, 5 gt
Bend, 5 at Burns, 21 at Eugene,
18 at Lakeview, 17 at Klamath
Falls, 3 at Pendleton, 20 at Port
land, 7 at Redmond, 20 at Salem
and 12 at The Dalles.
Forecasts called for occasional
snow in all of Oregon with a
possibility of it turning to rain
in western Oregon tomorrow.
Another night of below freezing
temperatures is expected. Mo
torists were advised to carry
chains in most areas.
Astoria had a three-hour pow
er outage in its west end from
6 a.m. to 9 a.m. today.
Police Investigate
Apartment Burglary
Two residences at Cargill
Court Apartments, 331 West
Sixth st., were burglarized some
time yesterday, according to
Medford police reports.
Clay Madison Lee, apartment
eight, reported the loss of a man's
watch, valued at $50, and a wed
ding band, valued at $40.
Frank Frederick Ewald,
Apartment 7, reported the loss
of a necklace and earring set
and a coin purse containing
about $3 in change.
Entrance was apparently
gained by the use of a key,
police said.
Duff, Wilson Given
Awards for Service
City Manager Robert Duff
and Vernon Wilson, who is em
ployed by the Medford Water
commission, received awards fcr
more than 30 years service to
the city last night.
Mayor Earl Miller presented
the awards on behalf of the
League of Oregon Cities which
announced the awards at its re
cent three-day convention in
Portland.