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A itory on the proposed
consolidation of Oak Grove and
Wen Side school districts with
Medford appears on page 12 of
today's Mai! Tribune.
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Lumbermen Told BCC Flans
To Put Order Bnto Effect
By A. ROBERT SMITH
Mail Tribune Correspondent
Washington A group of Ore
gon lumbermen apparently has
lost momentarily a protest move
ment to have the Interstate Com
merce Commission rescind or
delay controversial order 910
due to take effect April 9.
The ICC intends to put the
service order into effect 'on
schedule, the group was told
Friday during a lengthy confer
ence with ICC Commissioner
Owen Clarke and his aides.
Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore.)
said Saturday as a consequence
he will ask the Senate Interstate
Commerce Committee to "con
duct a thorough investigation of
the ICC" and its handling of the
ireight car shortage.
Selling Enroute
Order 910 would prevent use
of the transit system of moving
lumber out of Oregon and selling
it while it is enroute eastward
the system upon which small
mills are dependent, the Oregon
lumbermen explained. The ICC
contends this will help ease the
car shortage.
"This will help the car short
age problem without a doubt,"
declared Leonard Netzorg after
the conference. "It will put
enough small operators out of
business and reduce the amount
of lumber being shipped so as
to reduce the demand for cars."
Netzorg, counsel for Western
Forest Industries Association,
was accompanied in the protest
meeting by W. O. Kelsay of Rose
burg; Dana McBarron of Rogue
River; Russ Fryberg and Aaron
Jones of Eugene. Earlier Morse
and Sen. Richard L. Neuberger
(D-Ore.) and Rep. Harris Ells
worth (R-Ore.) Aad urged the
ICC to hold up . Order 910 and
hold hearings on it.
"This order will have a de-
President May Call
Washington (U.R) President
Eisenhower said Saturday he
will consider calling southern
governors to a race relations con
ference if Congress spur is his
proposal to set up a bipartisan
civil rights commission.
He made it plain, in a letter
to Gov. Leroy Collins of Florida,
that any White House-sponsored
conference would be designed
to work out a "moderate" ap
proach to southern compliance
with the Supreme Court's de
cision outlawing school segrega
tion.
"The progress already made
in certain regions of the south
before and since this (Supreme
Court) decision is a clear indica
. tion that we can look forward
to even greater progress if we
can look to moderate and re
sponsible leadership supported
by a spirit of patience on the
, part of all our people, Mr
Eisenhower said.
The President's letter was in
reply to a March 22 telegram
in which Collins urged Mr. iisen-
hower to call a conference of
southern governors and at
torneys general to review "the
south's present problems in the
whole field of racial relations.
Huggin Named to Head
McKay Campaign Here
Salem UR William S.
Phillip Sr.. campaign manager
for Douglas McKay's Senate
nomination race, Saturday an
nounced appointment of Lamar
Tooze of Portland to head the
McKay campaign in Multnomah
county.
Also appointed to organize
McKay's county forces were Dr,
Nsd Fowler. Astoria: G. C. Kno-
delL Albany; William L. Jack
son, Baker; Cliff Townsend
Redmond; Dean. Pape, Eugene
William BalderTee, Grants Pass;
H. L. Mackenzie, Hillsboro;
Bob Mest, Klamath Falls:
Charles Reynolds, Jr., La
Grande; M. M. Huggins, Med
for; Kenneth A. Kerr, Oregon
City; Max Shaffer, Seaside; Ken
Potts. Salem; George Stadleman,
The Dalles and Maurice Shep-
ard, Polk county.
Spokesman Says Farm
Bill More Acceptable
Washington (U.R) The ad
ministration's top senate farm
spokesman predicted Saturday
that congress will make the
much-disputed farm bill more
"acceptable" to President Eisen
hower before its final passage.
However, a leading Democrat
sharply disputed the GOP view
that the bill, now being rewrit
ten into a senate-house compro
mise version, still contains pro
visions which Mr. Eisenhower
would refuse to accept.
pressing effect on the green tim
ber market," Kelsay declared.
He said ICC officials said they
hadn't talked with anyone in
the lumber industry before an
nouncing the order.
Commissioner Clarke told the
group the ICC thinks the overall
national good will be served by
the order, even if it pinches one
economic group or another.
Clarke told them it would hit
the produce, coal and grain in
NLRB Trial Examiner
Upholds Two Charges
Two charges of unfair labor
practices, filed against five Ore
gon lumber companies, were up
held and two others were re-
Application for
Federal Aid for
County Approved
Jackson county's application
for $62,289.19 in federal disaster
relief aid has been approved by
the federal civil defense admin
istration, according to word re
ceived this week from A. M.
Sheets, director of Oregon civil
defense.
The approval, however, is ten
tative. County Engineer Paul
Rynning said, as detailed billing
instructions for actual requests
have not yet been received.
Rynning said also that the
$62,289.19 is only the amount
hoped for from the federal gov
ernment, as part of the $90,
134.19 which was determined as
eligible aid.
County Expense ... .
Some of the amount is neces
sarily county expense, such as
use of equipment, supplies and
overhead. The total included
$562.50, Rogue River debris;
$1,331.65, Rogue River police
protection; $86,600, emergency
road and bridge repair; and $1,-
640.04, equipment damage.
He added that more than $100,-
000 damage caused by the De
cember floods was not eligible
for federal funds and must be
met by the county.
Only roads and bridges which
were washed out completely are
eligible.
Actual receipt of any disaster
funds pends receipt of billing in
structions and their approval by
federal authorities.
1956 Fire Season
Starts Here Today
The 1956 fire season starts
today and permits must be ob
tained for burning on land with
in one-eighth mile of forest land,
the Forest Service has an
nounced.
All regulations pertaining to
the fire season went into effect
today.
Logging and sawmill opera
tors must meet all requirements
pertaining to fire tools and fire
fighting equipment in order to
continue operating, the forestry
department warned. Informa
tion concerning these require
ments may be obtained from the
forest inspector.
Operators must also have an
operation permit before begin
ning logging or sawmilling.
Magnuson Advocates
Six-Year Program
The Dalles (U.R) Sen.
Warren G. Magnuson (D-Wash.)
Saturday advocated a six-year
program for the development of
Columbia Basin projects with an
average expenditure of $116,
000,000 a year. Magnuson is
chairman of the Senate Appro
priations sub-committee on pub
lic works.
The '.Vashington legislator is
makii ' ur of Columbia river
basin projects with corps of en
gineers and port officials and
representatives of the Inland
Water Ways association.
Magnuson predicted that ap
propriations for public works in
the Northwest this year will re
ceive mors favorable treatment
in Congress than they have in
the past few years. He said that
both the House and the Senate
have completed hearings on
Northwest projects and are in
substantial agreement. v
Tokyo (U.R) The last of
Japan's 25 top war criminals
left prison. Saturday on parole.
dustries as well as timber.
He added that the ICC finds
today there is a 5,000 car-per-day
national shortage, that load
ings are up 9 per cent, and that
this constitutes an emergency
situation which does not allow
any delay in implementing car
Order 910.
Clarke indicated to the group,
they said, that ICC will soon
issue another order requiring
full loadings of all freight cars.
jected by a National Labor Re
lations board trial examiner Fri
day, according to press dispatch
es from San Francisco.
Red Blanket Lumber compa
ny, which has operations at
Eagle Point and Prospect, was
one of the five. The charges
were filed following a strike
vhich began in June and end
ed in September of 1954 by two
locals of the International Wood
workers of America, which also
named the Pine Industrial Re
lations committee, Inc., Klam
ath Falls, in the action.
Two Charges Dismissed
Trial Examiner Martin S
Bennett recommended to the
NLRB that two charges be dis
missed. They were:
1. That the employers had re
fused to bargain in good faith
on contract terms.
2. That the employers had
discriminated against employees
who had struck regarding the
tenure of their employment.
He recomended that two oth
er charges be upheld. They were:
1. That the employers had re
fused to provide wage and other
data' to the union (but he said
Jhey had not broken good faith
in doing so, but had simply
thought that the refusal was
lawful.
Coerced Employees
2. That the employers had in
terfered with, restrained or coer
ced employees in their exercise
of rights guaranteed by the na
tional labor relations act.
The union had contended the
strike was an unfair labor prac
tice strike provoked by the
firms' refusal to bargain and
furnish requested data. But Ben
nett ruled that it was an econ
omic strike, caused by failure
to reach agreement on terms of
a new contract.
In a brief filed with the trial
examiner by C. L. Irving, man
ager of the PIRC, it was claimed
that organization did not deal
with labor organizations, did
not engage in labor negotiations
and that it is not its function to
negotiate collective bargaining
agreements for its members.
Ruled Out
This contention was ruled out
by Bennett, who cited evidence
to show that the PIRC did rep
resent employers in bargaining
in 1954.
The examiner's recommenda
tions will be sent to the NLRB
for action.
In addition to Red Blanket
and the PIRC, the lumber firms
involved in the action are
Brooks-Scanlon, Inc., Bend; Pon
dersa Mouldings, Inc., Redmond;
Tite Knot Pine Mill Co., Red
mond; and Harold Barclay Log
ging Co., Sisters.
Talent Council Hires
Talent John Baldwin was
fired as Talent city marshal,
John Seymour was appointed, to
succeed him and the mayor and
city council were threatened
with a recall election Friday
night. The well-attended meet
ing at the city hall lasted only
15 minutes.
The council called the meet
ing to hear complaints from Tal
ent citizens concerning dismissal
of Baldwin and to consider hiring
a new marshal. Baldwin was dis
charged by the council at a
March 19 meeting. Later the
council decided to give Baldwin
until April 1 to submit his resig
nation. The mayor said Baldwin
was fired because of numerous
complaints and because the coun
cil felt he was not properly ful
filling his duties.
Indignation over the council's
action resulted in a citizens'
meeting last Tuesday night. May
or Keith V. Thoreson and the
council were asked to attend to
tell their reasons for firing
Baldwin, but only one council
man attended and made no com
ment. , '
The citizens' group Tuesday
Medford Youth Dies
When Creek Ledge
Caves in Saturday
David Dunn, Others
Playing Along Stream
David Dunn, 14-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dunn,
2444 Biddle rd., was killed about
3:25 p.m. Saturday, when a
ledge gave way and a rock ap
parently rolled over him while
he was playing in a gravel pit
at the edge of Bear creek on
Midway rd.
Jackson County Coroner Car
los Morris reported that David
was digging a tunnel in the
area with two -other youngsters,
Gary Beach, 13, of 1245 Corona
ave., and Donald Cranston, 14, of
1210 Covina ave.
Washed in Flood
Water from Bear creek dur
ing the recent flood had wash
ed sand and gravel from the
pit, making and eddy and over
hanging ledge. The bluff was
about 10 to 14 feet high, and the
ledge about four feet thick,
Morris said.
When the ledge gave way, the
area was showered with mud
and large rocks. Gary and Don
ald were thrown into Bear
creek. Morris said he believed
David died almost instantly.
One of the boys ran for help,
and the sheriff and state police
were notified. Conger Morris is
in charge of funeral arrange
ments. Algerian Protest
Attempt Smashed
Paris '(U.R) Police and riot
trooos smashed an attempted
protest march by thousands of
Algerian workers Saturday be
fore it could get started.
Polic said they arrested
3,000 . .'erians to smash the
demonstration planned by the
Algerian nationalist movement
(MNA). One of those arrested
was carrying the flag of the
Algerian rebel army, Four oth
ers were carrying knives, ponce
said.
Riot police shoved several
hundred shouting Algerians into
a narrow street and blocked
both ends of it with a barrier
of gunbuts. No one was hurt.
- in Algeria itself, at least 202
persons were killed in fighting
Friday and Saturday between
French and rebel forces. The
clashes were continuing and
promised to make Easter week
end one of the bloodiest in the
18-month-old revolt.
The attempted Algerian
march in Paris, where thousands
of Arabs work and live, came
as Premier Guy Mollet retired
to the Rambouillet presidential
chateau to study plans for
partial mobilization of reservists
for service in Algeria.
U.S. Prepares for
Saudi Arabia Talks
Washingto n (U.R) The
United States, is preparing for
crucial negotiations with Saudi
Arabia on a new five-year lease
of the strategic U. S. Air Base at
Dhahran.
State and defense department
officials expect the talks to start
in Saudi Arabia sometime in late
April. U. S. Ambassador George
Wadsworth will represent the
United States. The present air
base agreement, signed in 1951,
expires June 18. .
appointed W. M. Peters to pre
sent the plea for Baldwin's re
instatement Friday night.
Peters outlined to the council
proceedings at the . Tuesday
night citizens meeting, and pre
sented a petition bearing approx
imately 170 signatures of peo
ple advocating Baldwin's rein
statement. Peters refused to
identify himself on Mayor Thor
eson's request. He said he had
given his name at the Tuesday
meeting, which neither the may
or nor the council chose to at
tend. C. W. Reames, Medford attor
ney, whom the citizens had hir
ed to represent them, loudly
protested an eight-minute speak
ing limit the mayor imposed on
him. He claimed the council had
violated the city charter by hold
ing the March 19 meeting in the
mayor's home. The charter pro
vides that every council meet
ing be public.
Thoreson said that anyone
would have been welcome to at
tend the meeting in his home.
In answer to a question from
Reames as to whether or not ad
vance public notice of the meet
ing had been given, Thoreson
Healy Schedules
Visit to Medford
William E. Healy, candidate
for the Republican nomina
tion for secretary of state, will
be in Medford Wednesday and
Thursday, April 4 and 5, for
a meeting with supporters of
his candidacy, according to
his Salem office.
Healy was for eight years
assistant secretary of state
under Secretary Earl T. New
bry. Before entering state
service he was secretary of the
Ashland Chamber of Commerce.
Red Disarmament
Plan Would Strip
Some West Forces
London (U.R) Russia's
new disarmament plan would
strip western forces in Germany
of all atomic weapons, impose
an immediate ban on hydrogen
bomb tests and delay action on
President Eisenhower's "open
skies" proposal, it was reported
Saturday.
The proposals, which would
deprive the Atlantic pact forces
in divided Germany of its most
tactical weapons, were part of
the Soviet disarmament plan in
troduced at the five-nations arm
conference here last week. It
was revealed in detail for the
first time by the official Soviet
News Agency Tass Saturday.
Predominantly Serious
The United States regards the
Russian proposal as "predomin
antly serious," particularly since
the Soviet 10-year-old disarma
ment propaganda campaign has
toned down, sources said. The
new Russian proposal drops the
old Communist slogans of "Ban
the Bomb" and "Scrap Foreign
Bases."
There is no American expecta
tion of a sudden, easy settle
ment, sources said. But the shift
in Soviet thinking has earned
cautious American attention.
The Tass dispatch, broadcast
by Radio Moscow, said the Sov
iet plan would, put Mr. Eisen
hower's aerial inspection propos
al into effect only after "confi
dence between states had been
consolidated" at some indefinite
future date.
Pope Expected io
Renew Peace Plea
Vatican City (U.R) Vati
can sources said Saturday Pope
Pius XII in his annual Easter
Sunday message, will renew his
appeal for. peace in a world
which could unleash the most
destructive weapons ever de
vised. Some Vatican quarters said
the pontiff, who usually confines
his Easter messages to appeals
for world peace, may makesome
reference to the Kremlin's new
anti-Stalin line. There has been
as yet no open comment from
the Pope on the Communist
campaign to demolish the Stalin
myth.
The Pope planned to deliver
his message and his blessings to
the world from the central bal
cony of St. Peter's basilica.
However, rain fell intermittent
ly on Rome through the night
and day and Vatican sources
said the Pope probably would
broadcast from his studio if it
rained today.
New City Marshal
said: "At least 60 people on a
10-party telephone line must
have known."
After laughter from the crowd
subsided, Reames asked the may
or if any record had been kept
of complaints against Baldwin.
Thoreson said no record had
been kept and none of the com
plaints had been presented in
written form. He also refused to
reveal names of those who had
made the complaints.
Reames then asked why Bald
win' had not been given oppor
tunity to present "his side of the
matter. The mayor replied, "He
didn't have a side, as far as we
were concerned." He explained
that the council felt it was rep
resentative of the people and
therefore had the right to fire
him.
After the attorney sat down,
Thoreson said any violation of
the charter would be rectified by
the council and a new vote
would be taken on dismissal of
the marshal. He promptly rec
ommended that Baldwin be dis
charged, a motion was made and
seconded, and five councilmen
voted in favor of the move. One
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IN THE EASTER SKY Huge crosses, formed by lighted windows,
blaze above New York's skyline
financial district. Photographed
150-feet-high crosses appear in buildings, left to right, the Cities
Service Co., City Bank-Farmers Trust Co., and the Forty Wall
Street Corp. (NEA)
agle Point Election
Rally Plans
Eagle Point Plans for the
old-fashioned rally at the Eagle
Point grange Tuesday, April 3,
have been completed, acocrding
to" C. C. Hoover, general chair
man. Persons taking are in the
torchlight parade are to meet
at 7:30 p.m. at the Grange hall,
next to the high school, from
where they will march down
the main street and back. Each
is to carry a torch or a flashlight
on a stick, Parade Chairman
Earle Jossy said. All are asked
to be in costume of the 1890's
or "farmer dress."
All candidates for the com
ing election have been invited,
along with their supporters and
placards. The cards are limited
to six feet high and 30 feet long.
A prize will be awarded the
candidate judged the best dress
ed. Jossy said various county
Mrs. Jennings Named
County Assessor
Mrs. Elva Jennings was sworn
in as Jackson county assessor
Thursday afternoon following
her appointment by the county
court to succeed the late Robert
G. Fowler.
The court's appointment fol
lowed a recommendation from
the Jackson County Republican
Central committee.
Mrs. Jennings has been em
ployed in the assessor's ' office
for 28V& years and will serve
until Jan. 1, 1957, when an as
sessor elected in the fall election
assumes office.
councilman refrained from vot
ing.
Tie mayor then recommended
that Seymour be appointed city
marshal. This, too, was approved
by the council. The meeting was
then adjourned.
Immediately following the ad
journment, Peters announced to
the group that since the mayor
and council were "not here to
do your bidding," a recall peti
tion would be circulated. Sever
al in the crowd shouted then
disagreement with Peters con
cerning the council's action.
Ray Garland, chairman of the
citizens' committee, said investi
gation of possible recall proceed
ings would start immediately,
and a petition might be circulat
ed either Tuesday or Wednes
day. Mayor . Thoreson said the
council did not honor the peti
tion fo.- Baldwin's reinstate
ment because it was signed by a
number of people who did not
live in Talent. He also claimed
that a number of people had
told him they signed the petition
under the impression it was for
a public hearing rather than for
the marshal's reinstatement.
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for Easter display in Manhattan's
from roof of Municipal Building,
Complete
groups and the city of Eagle
Point are expected to have rep
resentatives at the event. Posi
tions in the parade will be on
a "first-come, first served" basis.
James unlevy, the official
greeter for the evening, will
also march in the parade. No
motor vehicles will be allowed
in the march.
Speeches from candidates will
be brief, Hoover said, because
of the number planning to at
tend. Antiques of all sorts, ex
cepting large items, will be on
display at the Grange. -
The Grange meeting following
the rally is open to the public.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Hammel and
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Moore are
on the serving committee.
Jacksonville Shows
Population Decline
For some reason possibly the
December and February floods
which drove several families
from their homes the popula
tion of Jacksonville has de
creased slightly, it was reported
Saturday. ,
Everett Ravenor, who con
ducted the Jacksonville census
last week, said his count showed
a population of 1.168 or 22 less
than the 1,190 tabulated for the
1950 federal census.
Ravenor also pointed out that
several families left because of
the flood damage to their homes,
and a.'so that there are 12 va
canices in Jacksonville at pres
ent.
Hie count was made for the
state beard of census in the hope
that an increased population
would entitle Jacksonville to a
greater share of state road and
liquor funds distributed on a
per capita basis.
In other counts last week, lat
ent showed an increase, and a
preliminary tally of the Ashland
census indicated the population
there would be 1,000 or -more
above the 1950 figure.
Architect Named for
Detention Home Here
William Seibert, Medford ach
itect, was appointed by the
county court Friday to develop
plans for the $65,000 juvenile
detention home to be built soon
on a two-acre site at the county
fairgrounds.
Seibert established his first
practice here in July of 1950.
He worked in California from
1951-1954, then returned to Med
ford where he was associated
with Ben H. Todd for several
months. He reestablished his
own practice here in August,
1955. He has also worked for
architects in Florida.
In Medford Seibert has partic
ipated in work on the Jackson
county court house annex, ad
ministration building at Memory
Gardens; alterations to the U.S.
National bank building and the
Christian Scienoe church.
Air Force Craft
Slams Into Hill;
Two Are Injured
Crashes in Squally
Weather Friday Night
Klamath Falls (U.R) An Air
Force C-45 sammed into a hill
six miles south of here Friday
night, killing three persons and
injuring two Portlanders.
Survivors of the crash were
Pfc. LeRoy D. Wigglesworth and
A2-c Virginia F. Bowman of
Portland. Air Force offiers said
here their condition was not be
lieved "too serious." Both were
enroute to Portland to spend
the Easter holidays.
Identify Victims
Air Force officials identified
the victims as Lt. Col. Mabry
Simmons, the pilot; Lt. CoL
Frank Loughray, co-pilot, both
of Norton Air Force Base at San
Bernardino, Calif., and SSgt.
ray iviatzinger, San Fernando,
Calif.
The twin engine craft. en
route from Norton- AFB to Mo
Nary field in Salem, Ore., crash
ed during squally weather short
ly after taking off from Klam
ath Falls municipal airport
where it stopped for refuelling.
The scene of the accident was
within yards of a warning beacon
on Miller hill.
Witnesses 'said as the plane
turned near the beacon, one wing
sirucK tne top of the hill and
rolled down the other side. The
plane immediately burst into
flames. -Tha craft flipped on its
back and the impact was so great
the engines were thrown over
the top of the hill and rolled
down the other side.
The two survivors were be
lieved to have been seated in
the rear of the plane. The tail
section split off and was thrown
far' enough away to escane the
flames.
John Taylor, a farmer who
lives near the hill, said that
oranges and Easter eggs were
scattered around the wreckage
and that the wrist watches of two
of the victims were stopped at
7:42 p.m.
Norton AFB has been ordered
to conduct a preliminary inves
tigation of the crash.
loodmobile Slates
April Visit Here
The Red Cross bloodmobile
will be in Medford and Ashland
April 10 and 11 to fill Jackson
county's quota of 250 pints of
blood, according to Mrs. J. A.
Burba, chairman of the Red
Cross blood bank committee.
She expressed hope that resi
dents again will top the quota
as was done at the February
visit when more than 300 pints
were collected.
An average of 125 pints is
used monthly by the county, she
said, which means the reserve
is almost gone.
Appointments may be made
for Tuesday in Medford by call
ing the bloocfbank office, 3-3813,
and for Wednesday in Ashland,
Mrs. H. S. Ingle, 7221. Hours
will be from 1 to 6 p.m. at the
Elks club in both cities.
Russia May Start
International Rc
Moscow (U.R) Ru:
.oon
will put its big new civilian jet
airliner into International ser
vice on both sides of the Iron
Curtain, informed Soviet sourc
es said Saturday.
The sources said the swept
wing TU-104 airliner with a
speed of 500 MPH will be used
in the near future on routes
from Moscow to Paris, New
Delhi and Peiping. The only
direct Soviet airline contact with
the West is now through Fin
land. Details of the proposed routes
to New Delhi included a stop
at Tashkent, capital of the Soviet
Republic of Uzbek.
Apparently, the flights to
Paris and Peiping would be non
stop. Radio Moscow quoted the pilot
of the TU-104 which flew to
London and back last week as
saying he flew 4,200 miles non
stop from Moscow to Vladivo
Ktnlr in nina hours.