Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, January 27, 1956, Image 14

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Newspaper Page TextrOTJRTEEK MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Friday, January 27, 1956 Oregon BLM Officials 'Obviously Hostile' To Al Sarena, Davis Testifies O Undersecretary Tells of Choice Of Mine Bureau By A. ROBERT SMITH Mail Tribune Correspondent Washington Undersecretary of Interior Clarence A. Davis told congressional investigators Thursday that he selected the Bureau of Mines to gather new evidence of mineralization on the disputed Al Sarena claims because it appeared to him that officials of the Bureau of Land Management in Oregon were "obviously hostile" and "un friendly to the granting of pat ents" to Al Sarena Mines, Inc. Under questioning all after noon, Davis said he nad full con fidence in the Bureau of Mines as a neutral agency to take ore samples for an umpire assay on which interior could settle the long dsipute over 15 claims in Jackson county. Quizzed by Neuberger Sen. Richard L. Neuberger, (D-Ore.), quizzed Davis at length about the procedure, asking these pointed questions: Why did Davis not inform the forest service of this new effort to determine the mineralization of the claims, inasmuch as forest service had originally contested 15 of the firm's 23 claims in Rogue River National forest? Davis said this would have served no useful purpose, for forest service "would have only come in with evidence of timber values and that was not material to the case." If Davis had confidence in the bureau of mines, why did he re strict bureau officials by his in structions in which they were told to select an assayer agree able to Al Sarena as well as themselves? ' Offiical Complain Davis said Al Sarena officials had complained about the man ner in which BLM had handled their' patent application, that he thought it important to inspire confidence in them in their gov ernment by not simply telling them "This is the way it is go ing to be" but giving them a chance to help select an assay house that was mutually agree able. (This resulted in the selection of A. W. Williams Inspection Co. of Mobile, Ala., which the Bu reau of Mines agreed to after Al Sarena objected to sending the samples to two west coast assay ers suggested by M. E. Volin, then the bureau's mine division head at Spokane.) Had he made any effort to check into the allegations made against BLM field officials by Al Sarena? Record Cited Davis said he had not and be neither believed nor disbelieved the allegations, but said he thought the record compiled in the case shows they were "un friendly to the granting of these patents." Thursday's hearing blew Tip into a storm kicked off by Re publicans who were indignant over a column -and radio broad cast this week by ' Columnist Drew Pearson which suggested that President Eisenhower had interceded in the Al Sarena case by asking Secretary of the In terior Douglas McKay to "please see what you can do about this." Pearson had claimed that the committee files contained a let ter, to Eisenhower from - Lew Wallace, Portland insurance man and a Democrat, urging that the patents be granted to Al Sarena. The columnist said Eisenhower had scrawled across the letter, "Dear Doug Please see what you can do about this." Knowledge of Letter Denied Amid heated debate among committee members about the freedom and the responsibilities of the press, and whether a committee staff member had leaked such a story to the col umnist, both Undersecretary Davis and attorneys for the com mittee denied any knowledge of such a letter passed on to McKay from Eisenhower. After the hearing adjourned, a search of Interior files showed that Interior had received a let ter om Wallace dated June 1, 1953, bearing the penned saluta tion, "Dear Doug" and signed "Thanks, Lew" in which the Portlander complained that an other Interior official had been "giving my people -a little dou ble X." He did not identify the issue in dispute. The letter did not connect the President with the matter. The only letter in the com mittee files involving Eisenhow er, committee staff members said, was one received months after the Al Sarena decision had been rendered. It was from C. W. Powell of Overland, Mo., to the President, complaining about department's Al Sarena deci- 0IS0H OAK? Try a Bottle of ZEMACOL You must be satisfied er rout money cheerfully refunded. Get a bottle te ddy et WESTERN THRIFT. TheyTl Do It Every Time By Jimmy Hatlo iSiosT' S JM SO S4LESV14M HOT-TIRES JT lgt? Sro WV UB TO THE OTHER END OF THE ST4TE SjTg 0055 HS F'"P? PORTLAND LIVESTOCK Portland (U.P.) Cattle for week 3375. Choice-prime 1052 lb. fed steers S20.50. low to average choice up to 1075 lb. S19-19.50; good mosUy S16.50 18: mostly choice fed heifers S16.25 16.50; good S14.50-15.50; commercial $13-14; canner-cutter cows S7-9. shells down to S5; utility cows S9 50-11.50; utility bulls 514-15. few 513.50. Calves for week 330. Choice vealers mostly S24-27, prime to S28.50; good S20-23; utility down to $11.50; good slaughter calves $16-17. Hogs for week 3060. U. S. No. 1 and 2 butchers 180-235 lb. $15.50 15.75 late, top Monday S14.50. heavier and lighter weights $14-14.50; sows 300-55p lb., S 10-12. Sheep for week $1910. Choice $19; mood-choice $17-18; utility down to S15, culls down to $12; good-choice above 70 lb. feeder lambs'$15-16; good choice ewes $5-6. Butter To retailers: A grade prints 66c lb.: cartons, 67c; A prints, 66c; car tons ,67c; B prints, 64c. Cheese To retailers: A grade Ched dar, single daisies 40 ',4-45 isc; 5-lb. loaves. 461,'2-49I,2C. Processed Ameri can cheese, 5-lb. loaf, 39',2-41c lb. PORTLAND PRODUCE Portland (U.P.) Eggs To retail ers: Grade AA large, 50-53c; AA me dium, 48-51c; A large, 48-51C; A me dium. 46-50c; A small. 41-47c; carton. 2-3c additional. Farm Market Stronger quotations were made to day for some seasonal fruits and vegetables, reflecting Southern Calif ornia's record rainstorm: lettuce and cabbage prices held unchanged. Poultry, Rabbits Live Chickens To growers (No. 1 qualitv f.o.b. Portland;: Fryers, 2'i to 4 lbs., 24c: at farm, 23c; roasters, 24c lb. f.o.b. Portland: light hens. 18c; heavy hens, all wts., 25c; old roosters, ll-14c. nrncm rhifVunc Krv 1 rtrssprf to retailers: Fryers. New York style. 36 37c lb.; whole drawn, 42-43c: cut up, 47-51c; hens, light type. New York cflA in-llf mt.iiTiG '4?-4fir- hpns. heavy type. N Y. style. 36-37c;i whole drawn. 45-49. Turkeys To producers: Fryer tur keys, live weights, 27c lb. Dressed turkeys To retailers, nom inally A grade young hens, 55-56c lb. eviscerated; A grade young toms. 46- Quotes From the News By UNITED PRESS London Gen. Alfred M. Gruenther, supreme allied. command er in Europe, in a warning against a sense of "false security" on the part of the West: , ' ' "The new people are not showing the needle like Joe Stalin, and the tendency is to lull us. They might well succeed if we are not awake and alert to the danger of assuming that this war poten tial is not increasing." Fort Madison, la. Police Capt. Franklin Simmons on fuming in his bars and asking for demotion to patrolman: "The $10 difference a month in pay just don't make the job worth while, considering fhe added responsibility." Baltimore, Md. Dr. Paul Dudley White, heart specialist, on the growing danger of heart disease in the United States making it one of the most unhealthy countries in the world: "It is striking persons, particularly of the male sex, at earlier and earlier ages, and it is quite common now to see men suffering from this ailment at 30, 35, 40 and 45 years of age." New York House Republican Leader Joseph W. Martin Jr., on whether Russia's new offers of foreign aid may be designed to lure this country into a disastrous speedup in fbreign spending: "We know we can defeat Communism in a military war, which we pray God will never come, but we must not be led into the trap of economic disaster through bankruptcy." Hollywood Prince Rainier III of Monaco, who will be married to actress Grace Kelly in April, on when the heir to Monaco's throne will arrive." " . ' "I hope to have one but not necessarily in 1957." Dugway, Utah Dean C. J. Christensen of the University of Utah on experiments with the irradiation of food with rays from atomic ashes: ' "This is the first innovation in 100 years in food preservation. If this process should increase the shelf life of fresh fruits, vege tables and meats by an appreciable amount it would have a tre mendous economic value." . sion.. The White . House passed it on to Interior, but it bore only a rubber stamped notation to this effect from the office of Sherman Adams, assistant to the President. Pearson Testimony Demanded Rep. Clare Hoffman (R-Mich.) demanded that Pearson be called to testify, while Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz.) said "leaks" had to be plugged up from with in the committee. Sen. Neuberger, acting chair man of the Joint Committee, refused to entertain Hoffman's motion, arguing that it was not the responsibility of Congress to hail newspapermen before com mittees to question their ac curacy. The hearing adjourned until next Tuesday when Davis will be back on the stand for further questioning. Portland (U.R) A gunman held up a grocery store about 7:45 p.m. yesterday and escaped with $65. It was Portland's 28th holdup since Nov. 1. Daily's U-Drive Medford Airport Why Suffer Longer? When Others Fail COME TO US ACT NOW! Our Nature't HERB remedies will help yeu to re-. gain your good health. Our remedies have been successful in aiding the sick all ever the state for over 18 years. Remedies for disorders, sinuses, heart, liver, stomach, gas and ulcers, constipation, piles, asthma, female complaints, kidney, bladder, blood, rheumatism, back and headaches. For Male,, Female and Children. BRANCH OFFICES: Albany Salem Eugene North Bend Newport S. B. FONG Herb Specialist CHARLIE CHAN OFFICE OPEN SUNDAYS ONLY 12 NOON TO 4 P.M. CHINESE MEDICINE & HERB CO. 624 S. Riverside Medford 50c lb. eviscerated, depending on weight; eviscerated fryer-roasters, olc lb. Rabbits (Average to growers, f.o.b. killing plant) Live white, 3a,4-4',2 1D3., 23-26c: 5-6 lbs.. 18-21C-, colored pelts, 4c under: old does. 10-14c lb., a few higher. Fresh killed fryers to retail ers, 58-61c lb.; cut up, 62-65c. PORTLAND HAY, GRAIN Portland Wholesale ' Hay Prices: No. 2 "reen alfafla,-baled, f.o.b. Port- Prices ss reported by the USDA Daily Weather Report ' Sunset tonight 5:17 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 7:29 a.m. FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Decreasing cloudiness with a few snow flurries along mountains this evening. Valley fog tonight and Saturday morning. Partly cloudy Saturday. low toight 28-30. High Saturday 45. Western Oregon: Partly coludy with a few showers tonight and Saturday. Light snow flurries extreme northern interior. Low tonight 26-36. High Sat urday 35-45. Northern California Partly cloudy flumes in mountains tonight. Slightly colder. LOCAL DATA TEMPERATURE: Mean yesterday 37: below normal 2. Record high this date 64 in 1940. Record lo wthis date 19 in 1937. PRECIPITATION : 24 hours to mid night .12 in. Midnight to 10 a.m. .01 in. Total this month 5.87 inches, 3.76 above normal. Total since Sept. 1, 21.51 inches, 11.04 inches above normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 67, highest this a.m. 99. CITY High Low Free. Brookings 51 40 .80 Crater Lake 22 16 .46 Grants Pass 43 34 .37 Klamath Falls 34 13 .10 MEDFORD - 42 32 .12 Portland 38 24 1.0a Seattle 38 27 Spokane 26 21 .24 Yakima 28 20 .18 Eureka 52 40 : .81 Red Bluff 54 41 .03 Sacramento 54 40 .13 San Francisco 58 43 .91 Los Angeles 57 54 3.42 Phoenix 68 52 Denver 56 27 Chicago ; 31 24 T Miami 75 53 New York 34 23 Washington, D.C. 33 . 22 FIVE-DAY FORECAST (Through Feb. 1) Western Oregon Quite cool at be- market news service: Wheat. No. 2 soft white, $74 ton: No. 2 white oats, 38-lb. test. Coast delivery, $55.50; No. 2 Western barley, $47.50 f.o.b. Portland Coast delivery; soybean meal, S77 ton, delivered Portland; standard millrun, S42-42.50: No. 2 yellow corn; Eastern shipments f.o.b. Portland, $61.50 ton. Medford Firm Gets Warehouse Contract Armin Richter and associates, 221 North Central ave., have been awarded a contract to con struct a warehouse building here for Lumber Products, building material Wholesaler. The firm was awarded a nego tiated contract based on its bid when bids were opened Dec. 29. The building will be 100 feet square with tilt-up concrete walls, glue-lam beams in the roof, built-up roofing and over head doors. Plans were prepared by Lesie E. Poole, Portland structural engineer. ginning of period with a warming trend first of week. Temperatures averaging below normal. Highs 40-45, lows 25-32. Recurring periods of pre cipitation. Total amounts 1-3 inches. Northern California Occasional rain at low elevations and snow in mountains Sunday through Wedes day. Temperatures near or below normal. Dead line Sunday Classified is at noon Saturday: 10 a.m Monday for Monday: other days 5:30 orevious dav r Builders Supply QUALITY BLOCKS Bricks. Flues Drain Tile V27 W. Mc Andrews Phone 2-4107 Youih Is Extradited From California Arthur R. Huff Jr., 19, Phoe nix, was jailed by sheriff's of ficers yesterday following extra dition from Butte county jail at Orville, Calif. Officers said Huff admitted burglarizing the Phoenix grade school and the Talent club, Tal ent, Jan. 22. An undetermined amount of cash was taken from both places. A charge of burglary not in a dwelling is pending against Huff. AMERICAN RELATIVES Shrewsbury, Mass. U.R) Mrs. Florence Adam of Baslou it, Lebanon, has 30 grandchild ren, but she's only seen one of them. Anthony F. Carter of Shrewsbury, a Navy photog rapher, visited his grandmother recently while his ship was in port at Beirut, 90 miles from Baslouit. All of Mrs.. Adam's grandchildren are in the United States. AGED MATRON East Kingston, N. H. 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Besides helping to formulate the American system of government, Franklin organized the first volunteer fire company, served as the first Post master General, was instrumental in founding our first hospital. He invented the Franklin stove, the rocking chair, and was the first to capture electricity from the sky. All of us owe a lot to Franklin's in- genuity and his public service can profit a lot from his practical teachings and advice. Over 4.5 million Americans just like you are put ting Franklin's advice on thrift into practice by investing regularly in interest-earning U.S. Series ' E Savings Bonds. Why don't you join them? Just . tell your pay office how much you want to put aside each payday. Automatically this money will go into Savings Bonds that will earn you an average 3 interest per year, compounded semiannually, whe-i held to maturity. The chart on the left gives ' you some idea how fast your savings will grow. For as Ben Franklin said, "Tee age ttii want ve vhite jo may. 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