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Ike and Benson Mot Expected To Get farmer Funds, Old P olitica I Pro Says 4ta fciis?--.. IV 4i w l.vie C Alison O By LYLE C. WILSON United Press Correspondent Washington U.R'. An old po litical pro drppped by the office the other, day to swap bits of information for bits of informa tion, and con t r i b u ted the following: "If you think Sam Rayburn and Lyndon Johnson are going to give Ike and Ben son a billion bucks to scat ter among farmers right away quick, you're crazy." Sam Rayburn, of course, is the distinguished Democratic speaker and Lyndon B. John son is the Senate Democratic leader. A pair of Texans. Ezra Taft Benson is secretary of agri culture and you know who Ike is. The old pro may have been a bit cynical. But the old timer to whom the old pro was talk ing has not observed so much political horseplay in 30 years of observing as this year in con nection with the problem of the farm and of the farm vote. Both Parties in Act Both parlies are in the act. Even Benson was able to rise above principle when it became obvious that the administration's lower farm subsidy policy had to be sweetened for farmers in an election year. The soil bank plan, which Benson had held to be overly expensive a few months ago, suddenly became a part of the administration's pro gram. There's Sl,200,000,000 in the soil bank for the farmers of the United States if the administra tion can ram it through Congress in time. But, just this week Rep. oW. R. Poage (D-ex.) was saying that some restriction should be slapped on those soil bank payments to prevent the administration making out of the money a slush fund in this election year. Poage's crack provides the ino cent with a politician's-eye view of the pending farm bill. What the old pro said about those two astute Democrats, Sam Rayburn and Lyndon Johnson, seems to get considerable support from recento events. Time is of the essence of the farm problem in its political aspects. Favored byEvenls And, if the Democrats aren't playing for time on this one, then events are breaking uncommon ly well for them on its own. With the Easter recess coming up, it develops now that Congress will not be able to dispose of the farm bill until after April 9. The word from the Agricul ture Department is that April 15 is Hie absolute deadline for en actment of the legislation if it is to have its maximum effect this year. By maximum effect is meant the maximum pay-out of I soil bank money to those farm- have been impregnated with J ers who undertake to withdraw ' seed. crop land from production in an j Maybe Benson will get his bill ! effort to reduce surpluses. The i by April 15, maybe not. The planting season already has be- j early Easter was a bad break for ! gun, and it is too late to put j the Republicans. But there is acres in the soil bank after they I more than mere politicking on time. The House-Senate con ferees Tuesday absolutely re jected the administration's low, flexible subsidy program. The conference committee loaded against the administration, 8-to-2. ' .MJ : ' :-'V SANDBLAST President Eisenhower blasts from trap on the golf course at the Green brier Hotel in White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., as golf pro Sam Snead (right) looks on. The plush resort is the setting for the President's "get acquainted" conference with President Adolf o Ruiz Cortines of Mexico and Canadian Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent. On The Side By E. V. Durling (Distributed by King Features Syndicate? Inc.) Kaiser Organizes Food Container Firm Oakland, Calif. (U.P.) The Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp. has organized a new div ision to handle the expanding demand for aluminum food con tainers. The new organization, known as the Foil Kraft Division, will be headed by Alanson L. Brooks. . Current production of the rigid aluminum containers for frozen foods, bakery and other products is handled by the com pany's Los Angeles plant, re cently purchased from Foil Kraft, Inc. Construction is now proceed ing on a second container plant at Wanatah, Ind., where oper ations are scheduled to begin July 1. Is your wife an intense kisser? Don't answer me; it is none of my business. Did you know the intensity of kissing was the sub ject of scientific investigation? The Armour Institute of Technol ogy had an instrument called a kiss-o-meter. It registered the intensity of a kiss from zero to 120. Ninety was considered good. When a kiss reached 90 a bell rang. Highest intensity recorded during the experiment was 110. That was when a Chicagoan kiss ed his red haired wife. Kisses between sons-in-laws and mothers-in-law were also tested. The average intensity of these kisses was two, the highest six. Sidelights Am informed June 18 has been named "Expectant Fathers Day." What would be a good present for an expectant father? . . . What is the extent of your wife's knowledge of cookery? Does she know the recipe for that delight ful dessert called "Willie's Peach Dumpling"? Can she make "Tex as Republic Coffee"? Spaghetti Are you fond of spaghetti? It is one of my favorite menu items. Therefore, I was interested in a remark made by that contin uously charming cinema lu minary, Dolores Del Rio. Recent ly Dolores frankly admitted she is 47. However, she looks 20 years younger and still has her schoolgirl figure. Asked if she was on a diet, she said, "I should say not. I eat plenty. Mostly spaghetti." She added in ex planation of her retention of her youthful appearence, "I never drink. Never diet. And am al ways in love with life." Asides Wives born under Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 20) prefer twin beds. Or even separate bedrooms. They have a passion for privacy. Or so say the stargazers. ... At one time there was more money to be made in the legal profes sion than in the medical profes sion. Such is no longer the case. The average annual income of lawyers in the United States is $9,375. For doctors it is $14,000. Among the Married How old was your mother when you were born? Gyne cologist maintain that the best years for a woman to have chil dren is between 18 and 23. Children born of mothers in that age group are said to develop into the healthiest and most in telligent adults. That's another observation by experts that doesn't give me a break. My mother was 31 when I was bora Dick Haymes' Auto Attached for Old Bill Hollywood (U.R) Singer Dick Haymes' S5000 convertible sports car has been attached by a credit bureau on grounds that he owes a S516.95 market bill. Papers of attachment were served oh Haymes yesterday at his Malibu home. The Sales Mar ket Inc. of Encino claimed he has owed $516.94 on a grocery bill since last August. It filed suit for the debt last Friday. Dead line Sunday Classified 15 at noon Saturday. 10 a.m Monday for Mondav other days 5:30 orevious dav Damage by Floods In Lasl Winter Said $255,000,000 Santa Rosa, Calif. (U.R) Philip D. Batson, regional ad ministrator of the Federal Civil Defense administration, esti mates damage from last winter's floods at S255,000,000. Stressing that his estimate was "conservative," Batson said the floods were the most wide spread in the West this century. They affected parts of Calif ornia, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. The CD yesterday closed its disaster center in Salem, Ore., the last one in operation since the floods began Christmas" week. Other centers were in Washington, Nevada and in five California communities. The floods affected nearly 30,000 families, and caused 76 deaths, 3796 injuries and 291 hospital cases in the four west ern states. More than 400 per sons have applied to the gov ernment for financial help un der public law 875. In additions, Batson said flood waters destroyed more than 1407 houses and caused major damage to 2725. Another 11,829 suffered minor damage. More than 1000 small businesses were affected. Southwest Dus! Storm Turns Into Snowin Midwest By UNITED PRESS The worst dust storm of the year turned into a wintry blast j of snow, rain, and wind today. Dusters which churned up tons of topsoil across six South western states appeared to be dying. But the same storm cen ter plowed into the Midwest with heavy snow, thunderstorms and roof-ripping winds. Snow for New England The Weather Bureau predict ed the new storm would charge all the way to the East Coast, bringing new snow to blizzard plagued New England. Other Eastern areas were in for cold rains and falling temperatures. The storm ushered in the 1956 dust storm season yesterday with raking winds across Kan sas, Oklahoma, Wyoming, Colo rado, New Mexico and Texas. Colorado was hardest hit. The winds slashed at 2,500,000 acres of crop land and 1,000,000 acres of grazing land in the state's eastern plains. Dust clouds bil lowed as high as 14,000 feet and visibility went down to 50 feet in many towns. Traffic Slopped The dusf storm closed schools and stopped' traffic in some areas. Winds hit 84 miles per hour In the heart of the dust belt, while at Denver gusts tore away 10 feet of a 70-foot smoke stack and a $1500 sign. Severe damage was feared for tender young wheat in a 40.000-acre Kansas area, but the other states appeared to have escaped with lesser- losses. The storm changed character when it hit the Mississippi val ley. It moved up the nation's midsection with heavy snows, including six inches in six hours at Fargo, N.D., six inches at Madison. Wis., and five inches at Grand Forks, N.D. Wednesday, March 28, 1958 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE Dave Beck Plans Roseburg Youth, 15, Held For Breaking Windows 1 Roseburg (U.R) A 15-year-old Roseburg youth was remanded to the juvenile department of Circuit Court here yesterday after he admitted helping break nearly $5000 worth of windows in business establishments Mon day night. The youth confessed that he and a companion shot B-B pellets through the windows but refused to divulge the name of his ac- In Deep South Honolulu (U.R) President Dave Beck of the powerful Teamsters union plans to organ ize union activity in the Deep South under his personal direc tion. Beck said yesterday he will set up a regional office in either New Orleans, Tampa or Miami for the drive. He said Miami appears to be the most likely spot at present. "We're going to concentrate our efforts in the South because union membership in that area should be around 300,000 in stead of the present 60,000," Beck said. 'Housecleaning' Due Beck previously announced he will also be in charge of or ganizing and "housecleaning" in New York and Minnesota. How ever, he said yesterday he will hold up attempts to organize the New York City dock area until the courts take final ac tion on various disputes there. After that, he said he was not sure whom he would pick to organize the dock area. How ever, he said "1 wouldn't take Hoffa out of Detroit and put him in New York because he is doing a big job where he is." Loan Rejected He was referring to Vice President James R. Hoffa, whose proposal to loan the Internation al Longshoremen's association $400,000 was rejected Monday by the Teamsters' Executive board. Beck, Hoffa and other team ster officials have been in Hon olulu attending a board meeting, which ended yesterday. Beck also announced he will be a candidate for election as teamster president in 1957 and that he plans to retire in 1962. In other action, the board also gave strike sanction to brewery locals throughout California. Some 5000 workers are involved. TO DEDICATE COURTHOUSE Roseburg (U.P.) Dedication ceremonies for a new wing of the Douglas county courthouse are scheduled for Friday. Justice Hal S. Lusk of the State Supreme court will be the principal speaker. ON HIGHWAY COMMISSION Salem (U.R) Gov. Elmo Smith today announced the reap pointment of Milo K. Mclver, Portland, as a member of the Oregon State Highway Commis sion for a three-year term start ing April 1, 1956. SOMETHING DBS in IS GOING TO HAPPEN AT SIXTH AND BARTLETT BRIDGE CONTRACT LET Salem (U.R) The State High way Commission yesterday awarded a S6,681,940 contract for construction of a new inter state bridge across the Colum bia river between Portland and Vancouver, Wash., to the Guy F. Atkinson Co. of San Fran cisco. Atkinson was low of five bidders. IffiaMiVrtMiMiniii iihtiii- nun i - .i .ii ii mi r icf i mrSftnuiiii mm, ir- I SHERIFF'S BALL TARGET Des Moines, la. (U.R) Thieves stole -$125 worth of guests' clothing at a sheriff's ball sponsored by Sheriff Wilbur Hil-dreth. Spend EASTER WEEK . . . "IN THE SHADOW OF THE CROSS" Special Messages Special Music First Baptist Church Every Evening . 7:30 p.m. NURSERY PROVIDED ; Dr. Vernon Grounds WATCH .FOR 'IT! I , tij'i i ' I - 0w- 1 fl r J SIXTH STREET Vatican City Opens Holy Week Rites Vatican City (U.R) The most solemn rites of Holy Week mark ing the passion and death of Christ began today in this tiny state which, is the temporal and spiritual center of the Roman Catholic World. The "great triduum" (the three-day period) of Holy Week started in Rome at noon. It-' will run through midnight of Holy Saturday. Pope Pius XII did not attend any special rite today. He said mass .in his private chapel as usual and had brief separate audiences with his aides and 10 foreign visitors. Crop Duster Lands In Oklahoma Prison McAlester, Okla. (U.R) Don ald Bruce Chonosky, a crop dust ing pilot, had the wings of an angel Tuesday but ran out of gas in his flight to prison. Chonosky, of WTelch, la., was forced to land inside the Okla homa State Prison fence. With help from Assistant Warden Clint Gadden he refueled and took off again for Wichita, Kan. Dead line Sunday Classified Is at noon Saturday: 10 am Monday for Monday: other days 5:30 orevious day. "Straws" In Whites and Pastels . . . clever styles for all ages . . . 7.98 to 3.98 v 100 Orion Coats a 10 I? Mothers! For your convenience while downtown shop ping . . . Leon's have Strollers for your use Sub-teen Dresses In chic new styles . . . designed like the teens in subteens sizes . . . 6.98 fo 9.98 l.iinu ' ' "Coats"- Hi .. A gnomes In washable wool and orlons . . . whites and pastels . . . sizes 2 to 14 . . . 70.98 fo 76.98 Handsome 1 to 4 boys coats . . . washable fabrics. 7.98 Just Received . . 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