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Klamath Commission Hearings Scheduled Klamath Falls U.R) Nel son Reed, Oregon chairman of the joint Oregon-California Kla math River commission, an nounced yesterday the dates for public hearings on the proposed Klamath river compact. Reed . said public hearings would be held here May 1-2, in Yreka May 8, in Weaverville May 14 and in Eureka May 22. Before the public hearings be gin, comments and objections from state and federal agencies will beQard in Salem, Ore., April 10-11 and in Sacramento, Calif., April 17-18. Public hearings originally were scheduled for later this month, but were postponed be cause of flood conditions in northern California and south ern Oregon. Thailand Army Will Use A-Weapons Bangkok, Thailand (U.R) U. S. and Thai military author ities have agreed to boost the Thai army strength to 80,000 fully equipped men, a high Thai military official said today. Lt. Gen. Kharb Kunjara, dep uty chief of staff of the Thai Na tional Defense council, said the boost would bring Thailand's present seven regimental com bat teams to ten. In an exclusive interview with UnitedPress, Kunjara said Thai land's present seven regimental combat teams each have 8000 fully equipped men. Ip addition there are 15,000 auxiliary troops. Nickel silver, an alloy contain ing nickel, zinc and copper, is used as a base metal for silver plated . silverware. Large amounts are also used for mak ing keys and slide fasteners. News About Books From the Library By MISS HELEN WEBSTER Medford Librarian Theater-goers who like to read a play before or after at tending its staged interpretation, movie-goers who like to exam ine the dramatic situations of a film more closely after watch ing it, will find in the Medford Public Library books to increase their enjoyment of several cur rent presentations on stage and screen. The library has just received two additional copies of Alan Paton's "Cry the Beloved Coun try," ' which will be presented by the Bishop's Company of Hollywood at the Presbyterian church on Thursday evening, Jan. 12. This story has been pro claimed "the most distinguished novel that has come out of South Africa in many years, one of the most distinguished novels that has appeared anywhere in recent times." Other Play Available Stepen Vincent Benet's "The Devil and Daniel Webster," which will be dramatized by the Northwest Minerals Production Figured Albany, Ore. (U.R) Pacific Northwest .metals and minerals production totaled $516,045,000 in 1955, the regional office of the U. S. Bureau of Mines re ported today. The region's output in 1954 totaled only 5454,825,058, the report said. Exclusive of alum inum, which is made from im ported materials, the total was $320,745,000 in 1955 compared to $279,487,000 in 1954. same company on Friday eve ning at the First Methodist church, is also in the library's collection. This is the embodi ment of a New England legend with much New England char acter. . Several of the weeks' motion picture offerings are based on books to be found on public library shelves: Bromf ield's "The Rains Came", basis for "The Rains of Ranchipur", Audie Murphy's "To Hell and Back," John Steinbeck's "East of Eden," and "Battle Cry" by John M. Uris. The library regularly receives "Going Estimates of Current Entertainment films" published by the Film Estimate Board of National Organizations. Signature May Extend Brazil's State of Siege Rio De Janeiro (U.R) Only the signature of acting President Nereu Ramos was needed today to extend Brazil's "state ' of siege" until Jan. 25, five days before' Juscelino Kubitschek takes over as president. The Chamber of Deputies ap proved the government spon sored extension on Saturday and the Senate completed congres sional action on the measure Monday night by approving it, 32 to 12. Fulton, Ky. '(U.R) Lon Sco field, 69, Water Valley, was glad to see police when they arrived under an apple tree to rescue him. Scofield, after climbing the tree to get an apple, caught his ankle in a fork. He dangled, head down, from the tree four hours before his yells brought help. Warning to Maytag Users If Your Maytag Appliance Was Damaged by Flood Water Do Not Use Until You Consult Your Maytag Dealer LARSON APPLIANCE CO. 406 East Main St. Phone 2-5302 Permanent and Costly Damage Can Be Avoided By Being Sure Your Appliance. is Safe to Use. Your' Maytag Dealer Has a Rehabilitation Program Sponsored by the Maytag Company. MERCY NEEDS Y DO YOU MERCY FLIGHTS? o 0 Anyone, in Southern Oregon af any time may find himself in immediate need of the services of Mercy Flights. Ask any of the more than 430 patient who learned this from experience. Yet without the subscriber system Mercy Flights could not keep their planes available to meet the urgent requests. It's a fact. Mercy Flights planes are operated at a yearly loss of more than $10,000 and this loss is covered by the subscriber fees of $4 a year per family. However, those subscribers who do have need of a flight, more than get their money's worth. In a medical emergency, they can "be taken anywhere within a 400-mile radius of Medford, and still not have to pay a cent. We urge every family In Southern Oregon and Northern California, within a 150-mile radius of Medford, to join Mercy Flights now. We believe it it safe to say that ther .Is not a resident in this area who does not know someone who has been flown as a patient by Mercy Flights. If you want to say "thanks" for that service, and at the same time protect "yourself and loved ones, join today. Mercy Flights, Inc. Is a non-profit corporation serving you. Simply send your name, address, and $4 to' Mercy Flights, Inc. P. O. Box 522 Medford, Oregon e Your subscriber card, good for one year, will be sent to you. i 'As' '4- mm , V" ' ' " ' ' ' 1 ADMITTING he was a Com munist in 1935-36, Benjamin Fine, education director of New York Times, tells Senate probers he "made tracie mis take" when he was a college SXUdent. (International) Knowland Offers Plan To Retire Federal Debt . Washington (U.R) Do you feel that the government doesn't take a big enough cut out of your paycheck?' Would you like to contribute something extra to wards reduction of the national debt? You can if Congress approves legislation introduced by Sen. William F. Knowland (R-Calif.) It would authorize the Treasury to accept donations specifically marked for retiring the federal debt. Greensboro, N. C. (U.R) Court officials excused grand juror James J. Hammond shortly after he was sworn in Monday for a six-month term. They found Hammond was named in a bill of indictment scheduled to go before the grand jury. Tuesday, January 10, 19SB MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREB Dave Shaw Chairman Of Jackson Dinner Portland (U.R) Dave Shaw, Gold Beach attorney, will be chairman of the Jefferson-Jackson dinner here Feb. 11. Adlai E. Stevenson, candidate for-the Democratic presidential nomination, will be featured speaker at the Democratic ban quet. Shaw said the dinner would raise money for the general funds of the party in Oregon. Price per plate will be $25. America's dairy cows supply at least one-fourth of all the food consumed by America's growing families. You'll Always Reliability Uniformity Full Strength IN EVERY LOAD OF TRU-MIX CONCRETE Tru-Mix Concrete Co. FAST. PROMPT DELIVERY McAndrews Road Phone 2-5271 " USE TRIBUNE WANT ADS! c Fulton Lewis Faces Libel Suit Threat Richland (U.R) Mrs. Pearl Wanamaker said today she had "no comment" on an apology made to her by Fulton Lewis Jr., who erred in" a Friday night broadcast and linked her with Communism. "I'll have no comment on this matter until I return to my Olympia office Thursday when I plan to hear a transcription of Lewis' Monday broadcast,", she said. The white-haired director of Washington's public school pro gram threatened Lewis with a libel suit after he linked her with Communism in his broad cast last Friday night. Last night, the news commen tator apologized for making an error concerning Mrs: Wana maker. He offered her 15 min utes of 'network airtime to help correct his error. Lewis telegraphed Mrs. Wana maker during the week-end that he was "horrified" to discover he had mistakenly said things about her. Dulles Will Visit New Delhi in March New Delhi (U.R) Secretary of State John Foster Dulles will visit New Delhi , in March for personal talks with Prime Minis ter Jawharlal Nehru, informed sources said today. The sources said Dulles wants to meet Nehru and discuss many questions of importance, but fur ther details were not known. Dulles recently was heavily criticized in the Indian press for allegedly supporting Portuguese colonialism on the Indian sub continent. The criticism stemmed from a joint statement issued by Dulles and Portuguese Foreign Minister Dr. Paulo Cunha in Washington referring to. the Portuguese possession of Goa as a "province." Indian newspapers filled their editorial columns for days with attacks on Dulles and said his use of the term "province" back ed Portuguese claims to Goa. 5P Hauls Children To Reedsporf School Reedsport (U.R) The South ern Pacific's "schoolhouse" spe cial swung into operation yester day carrying 131 school children past a slide-blocked section of highway 38. The youngsters, usually trans ported to school from their scat tered homes by bus, were happy over what was their first train ride for many of them. The train picks up the young sters about a mile south of High way 38 where they are brought by school bus. The slide area is on the highway about a mile east of Reedsport. SP officials said the service to school would be continued with an engine and two steam heated coaches until the half mile of muck could be cleared from the blocked highway. Meanwhile, loggers of the Long-Bell and E. K. Wood com pany plants here were getting to work via emergency ferries. Peiping Said Worried By Soviet Influence London (U.R) Diplomatic re ports from Peiping said today Communist China is worried that Russia may usurp Chinese influ ence in Asia and that Soviet of fers of aid may turn out . to be at China's expense. The reports said Peiping's sus picions were aroused by the Asian visit of Premier Nikolai Bulganin and Communist party chief Nikita Khruschev since their' was an out and out move to extend Soviet influence. Behind the fear of extended Soviet influence is the double fear that any aid given to other Asian nations may be at the ex pense of the Chinese Communist regime. Peiping was reported very concerned about such diplomacy. SHOP HUBBARD'S O FOR THE BEST O mm In Hardware . . . Housewares And Sporting Goods! Griddles! Griddles! ALL KINDS OF THEM RECTANGULAR SQUARE ROUND Of Cast Iron Cast Alumi num or Hard Aluminum Alloys. Griddles by Griswold Magna lite Wearever Mirro. 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