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il Bank, Return To Rigid Price Props Voted by Agriculture Group Friday. February 10. 1956 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE Washington OJ.FT The Sen ate Agriculture Committee to day approved 12-3 an omnibus farm aid bill including a "soil bank" and return to rigid price props.' . But the rigid price proposal faced a hard fight in the Senate and if passed by Congress a pos sible presidential veto. Both friends and foes of the proposal predicted victory in the Senate by a narrow margin. In 1954, the Senate threw out rigid supports and approved 49 44 administration-s ponsored flexible supports of 75 to 90 per cent of parity. The omnibus bill would restore rigid supports at 90 per cent. President Eisenhower said at his news conference this week he would be "gravely concern ed" if Congress voted a return to rigid supports. Republican senators predicted he would veto the bill if it contained them. Marathon Session nature to me. .The Agriculture Committee worked for 11V4 hours at a marathon session before voting out the farm bill early this morn ing. High price-supports squeaked through with an 8-7 vote. And despite the 12-3 vote on the en tire bill, some committee mem bers in voting reserved the right to fight some of the bill's pro visions on the Senate floor. They particularly referred to the high rigid supports. One of the three committee members who voted against the measure Sen. Clinton P. Ander son (D-N. M.), a former secretary of agricultures-replied an em phatic "No" when asked by re porters if he thought it was a good bill. Battle Predicted Committee Chairman Allen J. Ellender (D-La.), said he expects the Senate to start debating the legislation- about Feb. 20, "This will produce the same hot fight as before in 1954," Anderson said Sen. George D. Aiken (R-Vt.), ranking GOP member of the committee, said he voted for the measure with reservations. He was pessimistic about its ac complishing the objective of eas ing the plight of the nation's price squeezed farmers "The President gave the Con gress and the people a sound farm bill, but now the chances of getting good legislation are dim," he told reporters, Union Leaders Launch Drive To Bring Southern Labor Into Fold Miami Beach, Fla. (U.R) AFL-CIO President Gebrge Meany and Vice President Wal ter Reuther launched a drive to unionize the South Thursday night with fiery speeches to more than 10,000 cheering work ers at a mass labor rally. The two union chiefs, rep resenting some 16,000,000 mem bers, pledged full support by the AFL-CIO in the Hotel and Rest aurant Workers Union drive to organize workers in the Miami aroa They sharply criticized the controversial "r i g h t-t o-work" laws and pounced on Florida courts for granting injunctions to halt picketing at 23 hotels in volved in the strike here by the Hotel and Restaurant Workers. Reuther Cheered ' -- Reuther drew long cheers from the excited crowd at Mi ami's Bayfront Park bandshell when he attacked Agriculture Secretary Benson. He said Ben son blamed the economic plight of the farmers on high wages in a "vicious anti-labor speech" in New Orleans recently. ;' "Benson said that prices went lap because of higher wages," Reuther said. "But when I ask-i d him later to join with me in asking Congress to investigate and determine if wages were the cause of high prices, he would not agree." "He didn't want to expose the people who are making the big contributions to his political party," Reuther charged. . Meany and Reuther are here for the mid-winter conference of the AFL-CIO Executive Council. Reuther, red-haired president of the United Auto Workers, called the rally "the beginning of building a crusade in the South ... a march toward or ganizing the working people. He said wages will remain low in the South "until the workers build themselves a strong union to get what they de serve." He singled out Florida as an example of the labor situation in the South and charged that workers here "are second class economic citizens, but they pay first class prices for the things they buy. They are paid second class wages." Awards Are Presented District Boy Scouts At Court of Honor Five life ranks were present ed at a Court of Honor of the Big Pines district of the Crater Lake area council of the Boy Scouts of America this week. Richard Kengla, Troop 8, Jerry Mathern and Henry Scott, Squadron 14,' and Stuart Schroe- der and Curtis Cook, Troop 16, received the life ranks, which exclusive . at Central Rexall Drug Main and Central for that big show of affection 1uA& Sieves valentine hearts Better than words : . . a Russell Stover "Heart" tells her you love her! Beautiful red foil heart packed with a pound of delicious Assorted Chocolates . . . $1.85 Many other "Hearts" 75c to $6.50 . . . gleaming red foils, beautiful red or pink satins with flower corsages. 3juM& Sloven, assorted chocolates The one gift everybody loves on Valentine's Day ... the finest, freshest chocolates you can buy! $1.35 lib. box $2.60 2 lb. box FREE Gift Wrapping and Wrapping for Mailing were presented by Carroll Smith of Ashland, vice chairman of the Big Pine district. . " About 275 attended the Court of Honor at McLoughlin Junior High school boys' gymnasium Dr. Abner Clark of Medford, Big Pines district advancement chairman, presided. Champlin Speaks Medford Police Chief Charles Champlin, special guest, spoke on the importance of youth groups such as scouts,- and the role played by parents in cooper ation with such "organizations. Court of Honor was-part of Boy Scout Week activities here. N. H. (Duke) Gladfelter acted as commissioner of the court, during which time some 73 scouts received 107 merit badges presented by Sherril Doty, Bob Church and J. A. McDougall.. . First class , ranks were pre sented Eugene ) McFadden and William Richardson of .Troop 2, and Mike .. Consbruck, Everett Overholt and Michael Cox of Troop 15. John Pattern, council training chairman, . made the presentations. - - - . Church presented second class rankings to Gary Fields, Dennis Quackenbush, Richard Byrd, Johnie Sturgis, Kennie Baumer and Jimmie Sanger of Troop 7, and to Mike Lowery of Troop 15. Bronze Palm Award Dic Corum of Squadron 14 was presented a bronze palm to attach to an Eagle badge. The bronze palm is" a . special award ranked i higher than the Eagle award. J. A.' McDougall, council commissioner, made the presentation. Star ranks went to Doug Kliever and John Lacy of Troop 3, Robert Hawkins of Troop 7, Rodney Fowler of Troop 15, and Gary Nelson and Richard Schroe der of Troop 16. Harry Barne burg, neighborhood commission er, made the presentations. Explorer awards were pre sented Jerry Mathern for emer gency service explorer, John Laden, aviation rating, and Die Corum for aviation rating and physical fitness rating in addi tion to the bronze award. All three are in Squadron 14. Sher ril Doty, district training chair man, made the presentations. Advancement Award Dr. Clark presented the ad vancement ax to Troop 11 of the Baptist church. The award is based on the largest number of advancements in the troop percentagewise. The award pre viously was held by Troop 2 of the Kiwanis club. Troop 9 of the Christian church had the greatest number of advance ments, but not the greatest per centage of advancements. Others who participated in the program included Cliff Han son, scout executive of the Cra ter Lake Area council, and Dick Lamb, assistant scout executive. 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