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Denial of Rapid
Hells Canyon Tax
Writeoff Sought
Q Washington U.R) The Na
tional Hells Canyon association
has asked the Office of De
fense Mobilization to deny a
rapid tax writeoff certificate to
jthe Idaho Power Co. for con
struction of. two dams in the
5 Hells Canyon reach of the
Snake river.
The association id in a brief
there is no assurance that Idaho
Power would complete Brown
lee and OxbowOams within the
five-year period under which a
rapid tax writeoff certificate of
necessity would apply.
LaClc of Proof Seen
The association said Idaho
or had submitted no proof
the dams would aid oational de
fense. Mrs. Evelyn N. Cooper, attor
ney for the association, said
there has been no public reve
lation of the estimated cost of
the dam3 to be constructed un
der a revised licensing order is
sued by the Federal Power
commission.
Mrs. Cooper said the FPC li
cense to Idaho Power to build
the dams was no assurance they
would be completed within the
necessary five-year period be
cause the entire issue now is be
fore the Court of Appeals and
may go to the Supreme court for
ultimate determination.
Spreckles Becomes
Jusl Plain Smith
Seattle U.R) John Dolf
Spreckels III, once an heir to a
sugar fortune, has shed his name
in Superior court here and be
came just plain John D. Smith,
salesman.
He told Judge CLloyd Shorett
he wanted to change his name
because employers associated it
"with the wealth the family
once possessed." He said fellow
workers took-him for "a finan
cier andjplayboy."
Sith now is employed by his
brother, Adolph, who operates a
custom cabinet shop here.
Adolph also is a grandson of the
late John D. Spreckels, the sug
ar king, who left a fortune to
his heirs.
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LOOKING DEATH IN THE FACE Fireman Leo Otis SMey, 45 (center, kneeling), is
shown moments before he was killed by a cave-in at Fort Smith, Ark. Buried along
with him was fireman Hoyle Sallis (second from left) as Jiey worked to recover the
body of a worker trapped by a previous cave-in. Rescuers managed to pull Sallis out
alive but by the time they reached Sivley, buried under 10 feet of dirt, he was dead-
Fishermen Saved By Coast Guard
San Diego (U.R) Three Tuc
son, Ariz., fishermen Friday had
the Coast Guard to thank for be
ing rescued after spending four
days adrift in a 22-foot cabin
cruiser in the Gulf of California.
Attorney Rudolph Stone, 45;
Clark Heaslett, 35, president of
an electric company, and Ralph
Peterson, 50, a carpenter, were
picked up Thursday by one of
two Coast Guard patrol planes.
The men said they had gone
out on a two-day fishing trip
from their camp near Punto Pe
nasco. Mex., Saturday. They
caught fish and spent the night
on an island. On their way back
they encountered heavy seas
with waves up to 20 feet.-
The boat was unable to make
progress and gasoline ran out.
Then, fortunately, the weather
calmed.
Stone said the party was in
no danger after the seas calmed.
He said there was food and wat
er but they rationed it in event
of a long stay. "
"By .the grace of God and the
Coast Guard, here we are,"
Heaslett said.
The men spent the night in a
hotel and flew to Tucson Friday.
Permit Granted for New
Bank at Milwaukie
Milwaukie, Ore. (U.R) Wil
liam R. Davis, Milwaukie auto
dealer, has announced that the
state superintendent of banks
has granted a permit for a new
independent bank here.
Davis said he was one of nine
signers of the charter request.
The bank would be known as
the Pioneer Bank of Milwaukie
and would be capitalized at
$450,000, he said.
: No site for the bank building
has been chosen.
Salem (U.R) State Treasurer
Sig Unander has accepted an ap
pointment as chairman of the
state employes U.S. payroll sav
ings and bond drive.
New Airplane Shape
Gels Air Force Award
Washington (U.R) The Air
Force presented its Exceptional
Service Award Friday to Richard
T. Whitcomb for his develop
ment of the new "Coke bottle"
or "Marilyn Monroe" shape for
airplanes.
Air, Force Secretary Donald
A. Quarles presented the award
to Whitcomb, aeronautical re
search scientist at the Aeronau
tical Laboratory at Langley Air
Force Base, Va.
The design, which is being
incorporated in new supersonic
aircraf ts, permits a 25 per cent
increase in speed with no in
crease in power.
APPROPRIATE
Grand Rapids, Mich. WJ.R)
Blodgett Memorial Hospital's
new waiting room for expectant
fathers has been named "Heir-port."
Medford
Tribune
Third Section
MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1955
Pages 1-8
GOLD HILL
Market Employees X-Rayed
By MRS. AGNES HARRISON
Gold Hill Gail's Gold Hill
market was the first food estab
lishment outside of Medford to
make arrangements for provid
ing chest x-rays for all employ
ees. This was done, according to
the Jackson county health de
partment, to protect the health
of their customers. The x-rays
were taken during a special
Gold Hill clinic a few weeks
ago.
Past Noble Grands club will
have their Christmas party Dec.
19 at the home of Mrs. Lester
Parker.
Mr. and Mrs. Delos Walker
and girls spent last week end at
Klamath Falls, visiting with
Mrs. Walker's brother, Lawrence
Wills and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Water
house have bought the Paul
Riggs place on Fifth ave.
Woman's Society of Christian
Service met Friday, Dec. 9, at
the home of Mrs. J. G. Kofahl
with 19 members present. Des
sert luncheon was served by
Mrs. Millie Walker and Mrs.
Roy Cameron, Mrs. Cameron
acting in the place of Mrs. Har
riet Elliot who was ill. Business
meeting was conducted by Mrs.
Lawrence Smith, president. Mrs.
Frank Carter had charge of the
program and Mrs. Glenn Bowen
reported on the United Nations.
Sixth grade pupils of William
Brewster went on a field trip
Wednesday to watch the opera
tion of the shale pit at the Ideal
Cement plant. This is to help
them with their study of rocks.
Vernon Caldwell has purchas
ed three acres on the Old Stage
road across from the Dardenelle
service station and is in the
process of building a trailer
court.' The land formerly be
longed to Chavner Thompson.
- Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bowen
and daughter Linda left Wednes
day and drove to Sweet Home,
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Ore., to the home of their daugh
ter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Corky Lentz and from there
they took Linda to the Shrine
hospital for her six month's
check-up. While away the Bow
ens' two other children will stay
with the McKibben family.
Harry Smith, who has worked j
for Gail's market in Gold Hill
for the past nine years, has quit
his job and is moving with his i
family to Bellflower, Calif. He
recently resigned as mayor of
Gold Hill and Milton Steinmetz
was appointed to succeed him.
Mrs. George Smith has return
ed from Walnut Creek, Calif.,
where she visited with her
mother-in-law,- Mrs. Nellie
Smith. On her arrival in Califor
nia she learned that Mrs. Smith
was confined to the hospital
with a broken shoulder.
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