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O o J:Zf'tKFXFfrlW triSi'wi!,T ... 1 o EYES OF AUTO RACE FANS are centering on southern California as plans are announced f3r $12,000,000 track covering 470 acres. Tracks for European type road races will be bVz and ivi miles in length. Midgets, stocks and Indianapolis tracks will be in project, located 32 miles east of Los Angeles, between Riverside and Pomona. (International Soundphoto) Bus Firm Employees Meet Wiih Officials San Francisco UP.- Negotia tions for Pacific Greyhound drivers and station agents in seven Western states, supported by a 95 per cent strike vote of the union membership, met with company offftials today in an attempt to agree on a new con tract. The old contract expired March 2, and the Amalgamated Motor Coach Employes Union announced last night that the overwhelming majority of its 3300 members in California, Oregon, Nevada. Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and part of Texas have agreed to strike action, if necessary, to obtain a new one. Meanwhile, strike ballots were being counted in Portland q from 1,100 employees of North west Greyhound Lines working in Washington, Idaho and part of Montana. Thg results were ex pected late today or tomorrow. Negotiations broke down Feb. 15 with Pacific Greyhound, but the old contract was extended until today by mutual consent of the company and the union. O The union seeks a 10 per cent wage increase, company contrib ution of $17.50 a month per man for a health and welfare pro gram, increased vacations and changes in operating conditions. Dr. Habegger Named Head of College Portland U.R) Dr. Edison Habegger of Van Nuys, Calif., has been elected president of Cascade college here. Dr. Habegger, who comes to the college from serving as as sociate pastor of the Village Church S Burbank, Calif., will take ofce about June 1. He suc ceeds Dr. C. J. Pike. Cascade college is located in the north district 'of Portland and is an interdenominational liberal arts college with about 220 students. LA Girls Take Over City Offices for Day Los Angeles (U.R) The district attorney was lawless but Kit Carson kept order as the sheriff. Alice Lawless replaced Dist. Atty. S. Earnest Roll and Kit Carson took over for Sheriff Eu gene W. Biscailuz Tuesday as part of the city's "girl's day" activities for high school students. Norblad Lashes Back At Howard Morgan Portland (U.R) Rep. Wal ter Norblad lashed back today at Howard Morgan, Democratic state chairman, to charges that he was forced out of the Ore gon gubernatorial race by pro mise of political reward. In a letter to Morgan, Nor blad said he had been informed of Morgan's charge, "attribut ing my withdrawal from the governor's race to a promise or reward of some sort offered to me and to a political clique forc ing me out." "I assure you that you are wrong on both counts," Norblad said. "My political actions have always been of a very independ ent nature and ' no clique or group approached me directly or indirectly regarding my withdrawal." Norblad reiterated that he stood by what he had previously said, that his decision was based on numerable requests from leaders in both the executive and congressional fields in Washington, plus those of many plain citizens in his district who did not wish him to throw away his experience and senior ity in congress. " ' . Boy Scouts Pack 44 Cub Scout Pack 44 will hold a pack meeting Thursday, March 15, at 7:30 p.m. in the Lone Pine school gym. Man Severely Burned Because of Modesty Omaha OJ.R) A 64-year-old Omaha man suffered severe burns Tuesday when modesty prevented him from permitting a neighbor woman from remov ing his blazing clothing. Charles Mislevec was in seri ous condition at Veterans hospi tal here Wednesday morning with severe hirj and leg burns Mislevec was tending a weed fire when his clothing ignited. A neighbor, Miss Mary Vopalka, saw the man's clothing afire and rushed to his aid. She smothered the fire in his outer clothing with her coat, then pulled off the smouldering overalls, jumper and shirt Mis levee wore. But when she tried to re move his burning underwear, Mislevec said "Don't take it all off." Miss Vopalka related "I said, 'Oh, to hell with it, and put my jacket over him and ran to a nearby tavern for help." Ross Vazzano assisted Miss Vopalka in removing Mislevec's remaining clothing, which had burst into flame while she was summoning aid. "It was the only thing to do, pride or no pride," she said. "I'd do it again if I had to." Two Children Rescue!) From Smoky Home Portland (U.R) Firemen last night rescued two children from a smoke-filled apartment. Firemen Harold Olson and Sam Soter carried the children Patricia, 2, and Lili Davidson, 5 months, from a second floor apartment by ladder. The chil dren suffered mild smoke in halation. The parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Davidson, were not injured. Firemen said the smoke came from a basement fire in the three-story apartment building The fire was put out before it could spread to the upper floors. o - i i trass, m Baaswi5i emh b wsm 4 ' Ilt Out of Kentucky, the great bourbon country, comes the greatest of them, all, mellow, warmhearted, aged to perfection six full years... Ancient Age. We challenge you to find a better bourbon. KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY . 6 YEARS OLD 85 PROOF . 1955 ANCIENT AGE DIST. CO., FRANKFORT. KY. Local Barbers Hold X-ray Drive More than 50 barbers are par ticipating in a project to help protect the health of their cus tomers by having chest x-rays, according to the x-ray commit tee of the Jackson County Pub lic Health association. The community-service proj ect is sponsored by the local barbers union. A number of the barbers visited the x-ray clinic at Sacred Heart hospital last week with others scheduled to go to the Thursday afternoon clinics during the next few weeks. "We very much appreciate the cooperation of the barber's union in our effort to x-ray every adult in the county to re veal tuberculosis, early lung cancer, heart' trouble and other chest conditions," L. O. Boomer, chairman for the x-ray commit tee stated. The x-ray clinic is open each Thursday afternoon and the first Wednesday evening of each month at Sacred Heart hospital. Remodeling Contract Awarded Salem Firm Salem U.R) The State Board of Control yesterday approved a low bid of Slll,828 by Robert Forster and Son, Salem, for re modeling the state agricultural building here. Remodeling also must be ap proved by the State Emergency Board before construction can begin. Remodeling will be confined mostly to the first and second floors. ! uifcJwl1-111 1 1 IS... Wi ' PAROLE OFFICER Hal Ran dall, the director of the State Board of Parole and Probation, Salem, will teach a class on functions of the board of par ole and probation in the city haU today. The class is part of the regional advanced police school now being held here. Colorado Senator Will Run If He's Nominated Washington U.R) Sen. Eu gene D. Millikin of Colorado, one of the Senate's senior Re publicans, has announced he will run for a fourth term if the state GOP nominating conven tion wants him. Millikin has been ailing since the start of the present session. He appeared on the floor in a wheelchair last week. He said, however, that he has been "get ting good word" from his doctors. Priest Angry When Car Hit by Another Messina, Italy (U.R) A priest hopped out of his car last week end when his car was hit by another driver. "You don't know how to drive," said the priest, .looking at his crumpled mudguard. "Let me introduce myself," said the driver of the other car. "I am Eugenio Castellotti." Both men burst out laughing. Castellotti is Italy's leading automobile racing driver. Wednesday, March 14. 1958 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEN Fort Rock Residents Protest Article Fort Rock, Ore. (U.R) Indig nant settlers of Lake county's Fort Rock basin today were starting legal action against a state publication. Ranchers were unhappy about an article in a recent issue of "Oregon's Agricultural Pro gress," published four times a year by the agricultural experi ment station at Oregon State col lege. They want to stop publica tion of another article they say is coming up. Named in a complaint to be filed today in Lakeview were Oregon State College, the State Board of Higher Education, Ore gon State College, experiment station and the editor of the pub lication. It was charged that a feature article in the 1955 winter edi tion was ' "highly critical and damaging to the Fort Rock val ley." Specifically, the legal ac tion seeks to block further ar ticles about Fort Rock in the publication. Plaintiffs said a similar article was being pre pared for the spring issue. Coffee Bushes Decline In Numbers in Brazil Rio de Janeiro (U.R) The number of coffee bushes in Bra zil has declined bv some 500 I million in the last 20 years, the I Brazilian Agricultural Society reported Tuesday. The nationwide decrease oc curred despite the growth of coffee plantations in Parana state in the past 14 years, the report said. No reason was given for the decline in other parts of the country. 'Unknown Uniforms' Bring Racing Polio Osnabrueck, Germany (U.R) German police raced to the Roy al Air Force bombing range at nearby Klausheide when British airmen reported seeing men in "unknown uniforms" snooping around the off-limits area. The police returned leisurely after identifying the "Russians" as German customs officials on an inspection to'jtr. SP Hearing Here Has Been Postponed Salem (U.R) Hearings in Roseburg and Medford on the Southern Pacific's abandon ment of passenger service to Ashland have been postponed. The hearings in the two south ern Oregon cities had originally been scheduled for this week. The new dates set by Public Utilities Commissioner Charles Heltzel . are April 25 and 26. Roseburg will be the site of the first day's hearing when the commissioner will hear com plainants. : The railroad will present its side of the argument at a later time to be determined later. Egan Brothers Win $32,000 in Quiz Show New York (U.R) The Egan brothers of Hartford, Conn., re tired with $32,000 winning last night on a television quiz show. James L. and William E. Egan, both lawyers, turned down a chance at the S64.000 question after getting within one step . of the jackpot on a series of ques tions ranging from speUing to Shakespeare. They said they'd split the money, pay their bills, give some to charity and consider the whole experience very worth while. . Americans Increase Champagne Drinking Epernay, France (U.R)' Thirsty Americans bought 2,558, 016 bottle- of champagne last year, some 400,000 more than the year before, the French champagne committee reported Tuesday. The committee said the 19 per cent increase in American con sumption compared with a 13 per cent increase for the rest of the world. Actress Explains Three-Mile Chase Hollywood (U,P.) Actress Claire Kelly, 21, explained to police why she led them on a three-mile auto chase before she was caught and cited for speed ing. "I was trying to get away from you," police quoted her as say ing. "I don't like sirens." Police said the actress' psy chiatrist was in the car with her. r Builders Supply QD ALITT BLOCKS "Bricks Flues Drain Tile Ml W. Mc Andrews Phone 2-4107 BARGAIN DAYS! At EKERSON PAINT & ROOF STORE 619 E. 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