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Newspaper Page TextBIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Foes of Middle Snake Dams Voice Opinions For FPC at Pendleton Pendleton (U.PJ The Fed eral Power commission hearing on the application oi a group of Northwest power companies to build Mountain Sheep and Pleas ant Valley dams on the Middle Snake river opened its second day here today with opponents of the proposal taking the stand. Lyle R. Wolf, attorney for the National Hells Canyon associa tion, said he expected to present between 15 and 20 witnesses to day who will offer testimony op posing the granting of licenses to the private power companies. Other Side Heard Yesterday's opening day testi mony was limited to testimony In favor of granting the federal licenses. Allan A. Smith, Port land attorney representing the four utility groups proposing the construction, called some 40 witnesses to speak in behalf of granting the licenses. Arthur G. Hicks, assistant at torney general for Oregon, an nounced the state of Oregon will reserve its testimony until the bearings are reconvened in Washington, D.C. on July 24. In an opening statement yes terday, Smith said: "No other major hydroelectric project or combination of projects has the necessary preliminary work- of engineering, negotiating and fi nancing completed to the point where a prompt issuance of a license would permit getting a substantial block of new power on the line to avert a shortage by 1960." Other witnesses yesterday warned that the Northwest faces a power shortage In the imme diate foreseeable future and Back Stairs: Special Hook-Up for Ike By RICHARD E. MOONEY United Press Correspondent Washington U.R) Back stairs at Walter Reed Army Med ical Center: President Eisenhower got a special radio hook-up in his hos pital because he didn't want to hear the announcements and "pop" songs which are part of the fare on regular stations and Walter Reed's own small WRAH. The hospital has 1000 pink plas tic speakers round and thin, a little larger than a silver dollar which a patient can slip under his pillow. There are enough for each patient to have his own, with a choice of four stations WRAH (between 7:30 a.m. and 10:30 p.m.) and three of Wash ington's commercial stations. Mr. Eisenhower gets a special pro gram of music piped directly in to his room, courtesy of WGMS, ".Washington's good music sta tion." The guest speaker at Walter Reed's graduation exercises last week was only coincidentally the chief civilian consultant on Pres ident Eisenhower's case. Actually Dr. Isidor Ravdin of the University of Pennsylvania Medical School was signed up for the talk several months ago. Ravdin is a major general in the Medical Corps' active reserve and a consultant both to the Army surgeon general and to this medical center. The center's commanding officer told the graduates Ravdin was one of the first doctors to go to Pearl Har bor after the Japanese attack In 1941. Madras Girl Drowns In Irrigation Pond Madras (U.PJ An irriga tion pond claimed the life of a 12-year-old girl near here yester day when a raft she and two other children were playing on capsized. Drowned was Beverly Ames, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mar vin G. Ames, Madras area farm ers. Officers said that the girl was playing on the raft with Bob Townsend, 9, and his sister, Rita. 8. When about 15 feet from shore the raft capsized and spill ed the children in about six feet of water. The accident occurred about 4:45 p.m. on the Earl Watson farm about four miles north of here near highway 97. HOW DO YOU DOT Waterbury, Conn. (U.R) Wil liam E. Sullivan, who lives on Sylvan ave. here and works in New Haven, and Irving King, : who lives on Sylvan ave. in New Haven and works here, , . finally met. Their cars collided. ! Dr. Robert E. Lee ' OPTOMETRIST NEW D'Anjou Building 328 South Central DIAL 3-5923 Free Parking Area called for immediate develop ment by the private utility com panies of the Middle Snake wa ters. The $213 million proposed project would be the largest ever undertaken in the North west with private capital. The four companies seeking permis sion to build the dams are the Pacific Power & Light, Wash ington Water Power, Montana Water Power and Portland Gen eral Electric. The two dams would be locat ed above the mouth of the Sal mon and Imnaha rivers, about 75 miles south of Lewiston, Ida Pleasant Valley dam would be 534 feet high, highest of its kind in the United States and third highest in the world. 'Jada' Maintains Lead In L.A.-Tahafi Race Los Angeles-OJ.R) Bill Stur- gis 56-foot yawl, Jada, was maintaining a lead today over a five-boat fleet in the world's longest" yacht race from Los An geles harbor to Tahiti. The first radio position re ports in three days Monday night placed the Jada at 1328 miles out of Los Angeles harbor. John P. Scripps' scratch boat, Novia del Mar, was reported 60 miles behind the leader. The Quest, although 90 miles behind the Jada, held second place in the 3571-mile race on a handicap basis. The Celebes was placed about 180 miles be hind the Jada and the Viveka trailed at 360 miles. Carefully preserved on the green blackboard in the emer gency press conference room at Walter Reed is the two-week-old drawing of President Eisenhow er's ileum. Maj. Gen. Leonard D. Heaton used this to illustrate the operation he performed two weeks ago. The "do not erase" warning has been erased but no James Roosevelt Will Be Free 'Soon' . Pasadena, Calif. (U.R) Rep. James Roosevelt (D-Calif.) will obtain his freedom from his sec ond wife "in one or two days" to marry his personal secretary, Mrs. Gladys Irene Owens. Mrs. Romelle Roosevelt Mon day petitioned in Superior Court for a final divorce decree from the eldest son of the late Presi dent. Roosevelt announced earli er he planned to marry Mrs. Owens "late in June" after his divorce became final. Roosevelt's attorney, Samuel Picone, was expected to file a similar petition for the congress man today. Picone said the final decree usually was entered with in "one or two days" after ap plication by either party. Attorney Arthur E. Schiffer- man filed the petition for Mrs. Roosevelt, a former nurse, on the first day Roosevelt or his ex-wife could apply for the final decree. Their interlocutory di vorce was granted June 22, 1955. FOLDING ALUMINUM CHAIRS SMART! COMFORTABLE! Highly polished" aluminum with non-tilt legj. Seat-end back is of mutt i -colored, flame, fade -proof Orion. "Sl" 2S a Week OPEN wed. NIGHT 122 East Main St. Til 9:00 p.m. Tuasdiy, Jun 28, 19S8 Oregon Cities Win National JC Awards Kansas City (U.R) Portland, Astoria and Pendleton, Ore., were honored with awards to day at the National Junior Chamber of Commerce conven tion here. Portland won first places In cities of its division in youth welfare, project of the year, pub lic safety and public school wel fare. Portland was third in avia tion, sports activities, trade pro motion and traffic safety. Astoria was second in cities of its class in civic improve ment and in project of the year and third in printed publica tions. Pendleton won a first place for public affairs. Around Hollywood Hollywood U.R) One of the most talked about television shows in this area never will be seen by the rest of the country be cause the star, Oscar Levant, 'has two rea sons for keep ing it local. "If it went network they'd make Aline Mosbj me go to New York and I can't travel farther than Culver City. I'm a shut in," the witty pianist said in his usual deadpan fashion. "Besides," he added, "I never could get my old table back at LePavillon." Thus Levant's program will remain a popular item only for local residents. On the panel show Oscar interviews compos ers, but the audience is more in terested in collecting his ad libs. On Bing Crosby's "Hi Tor": "It's like the legend of Sleepy one has so much as smudged the white chalk drawing. A new notice has appeared on the hospital press room bulletin board. It's for newsmen who have just recovered from all the shots they had to take in antici pation of Mr. Eisenhower's now postponed trip to Panama. The notice anticipates the possibility of an extended visit to Gettys burg, where Mr. Eisenhower will recuperate. It says: "Dr. Walter F. Tkaeh assist ant White House physician will give Gettysburg shots this after noon, beginning at 2 p.m. Men going to Gettysburg must have innoculations against cholera, the bends, purple spotted fever and chronic ennui." Jury Undecided In Cause of Death - Shelby, N.C. (U.R) A coro ner's jury ruled Monday night that it was unable to determine whether there was foul play in the death of a bridegroom who fell to his death from an air liner. The six-man panel said that it could not determine "how or why" Oren A. Pruitt, 38, of Charlotte, N.C., fell 6,000 feet to his death from a Piedmont airliner. Pruitt was on his hon eymoon when he died. His bride said he apparently opened the door by mistake thinking it was the restroom door. They're Lightweight. RUST and FADE PROOF POPULAR DELUXE REG. 9.95 NOW ONLY HEAVY GAUGf F1AMI WEATHtt KSISTAMT SAKAN C10TH SEAT WIDE H AID WOOD ARMS FOLDS UP INTO A COMPACT SIZE FOR CAR OR BOAT - Phone 3-5348 On The Side (Distributed by King The most popular comedy character In the French drama is the deceived husband. He is usu ally depicted as a pompous per sonage preoccupied with business and golf, and with no talent or inclination for participating in those romantic interludes which women find so necessary to com plete their contentment. This type of comic character is becom ing increasingly popular in this country. Feminine -theater-goers view such portrayals with unre strained enthusiasm. They shriek with delight at the deceived hus band's discomfiture or at any wisecracks voiced at the poor wretch's expense. As a charter member of the Husbands Protec tive association I view this situa tion with alarm. An example of the type of play I have in mind By ALINE MOSBY United Press Correspondent Hollow very sleepy and very hollow." Sex Appeal On "Carousel": "It has great appeal for both sexes. And the general public as well." On Women: "I'm indifferent to women, a fact that worries me more than it does the women." He insults the composers and panel members. One wag sug gested the show be called "What's Malign?" Of sonewriter Mike Riley he inquired, "Didn't I meet you in a sanitarium?" Another time Levant, known as Hollywood's professional neu rotic, remarked, "I've had more nervous breakdowns than Judy Garland, but she's one suicide at tempt up on me." After battles with nervous censors and executives on one TV station, Levant moved his show to another local station. "Sometimes I shock myself," Levant said morosely at MGM where he's assisting producer Ar thur Freed on the script of "Silk Stockings." Organized Chaos "I get paid in tips for this show. Television is organized chaos. I never write any of my lines. The only time I've written anything down is on the Super Chief. They make you write your dinner order," he said. He stared at the lunchers in the MGM commissary and added, "Working at the studio again is like going to Menninger's Clinic. It's therapeutics. I always was alone when I was a concert pi anist, alone for 15 years, outside of an occasional fight with a critic." He continued, "I do this TV show because once in a while I'm wildly exciting. Sometimes the way I address myself fascinates me. "On my first show," said Os car, "I didn't say 'charming' or 'delightful' to the guests in one hour and 20 minutes. I defy any one in the history of TV to match that statement!" PROTECTION STOLEN Oklahoma City, Okla. (U.p) Tavern operator Olen Hughes reported to police that someone broke into his cash register, ig nored the money and stole a pis tol he kept in case of robbery. Here's Why WEISFIELD'S SELL MORE WEDDING RINGS THAN ANY OTHER JEWELER in the WEST No Money Down EASY TERMS As Low As 25c a Week "Simplicity" 14-KARAT GOLD WEDDING BAND Ladies' Style $751 MAN'S STYLE $12.50 NO MONEY DOWN I sr N0 M0NEY D0WN By E. V. Durling Fururat Syndicate, Inc.) is that hilarious hit titled "fallen angels." This deals with the an tics of a pair of golf widows dur ing the absence of their spouses. In a way it recalls that show of the yesteryear called "The Cra dle Snatchers." Incidentally, in that play Humphrey Bogart played the part of a Latin type gigolo. Please Note When Errol Flynn and Bette Davis were co-starred in "Eliza beth and Essex" they quarreled considerably during the making of the film. Errol now reveals that one of the major causes of these quarrels was that Bette loves garlic and insisted upon consuming same at lunch. This made the playing of love scenes with her very trying in the aft ernoon. Asides The traditional Malay wed ding oath is, "Thee I take for my wife in the long journey of life" . . . The fortune is made of a man who can figure out a dog repellent for use by postmen. The number of mail carriers bit ten by dogs has recently shown an alarming increase. Horses and Women The average Italian believes woman's place is in the home. Most of his countrywomen agree with him. After marriage, the girls give up their jobs. Most of the girls in the working group are unmarried. Asking Queries from clients. Q. Why is that section of Hollywood where so many night clubs are located called "The Sunset Strip"?" A. The name has no connection with the night clubs. It is a trip of land that, while in the heart of Hollywood, is offi cially county territory and there fore comes under the jurisdiction of the sheriff's office. Births A bit of surprising statistical information is that Sweden leads the European countries in the matter of illegitimate births. One birth in every 10 in Sweden is illegitimate. In France, it is one in 12. In Britain, one in 20. In Italy, one in 30. Young Winner Lester Piggot, the great Eng lish jockey, comes from a long line of race riders. Some of his ancestors were jockeys 200 years ago. Lester won his first race when he was 12. A reporter con gratulated him upon having en tered the winners circle at such an early age-. Lester replied, "Oh, that's nothing. My grandfather won his first race when he was 9." Among the Married Does your wife always vote the same as you do? I note it said nine out of 10 women vote the same ticket as their husbands. That I doubt. I know quite a few women who are not in agreement with the political views of their husbands. Even to the point of belonging to a different political party. I also have noted it claim ed that in the case of a male candidate against a female that Regular 49.50 "Carved Gold" 14-Karat RING ENSEMBLE 122 East Main Street Phone 3-5348 OPEN WEDNESDAY TIL 9:00 P.M Five-Sfafe Alerf Ordered for Robber Minneapolis, Minn. (U.R) FBI agents today ordered a five state alert for the man in the gray flannel suit who single handedly robbed a suburban bank of $17,500. The nonchalant bandit, wav ing a .45 caliber revolver, strolled into the Park Plaza state bank in the busy shopping center of St. Louis Park Mon day. A teller,Mrs. Phyllis Kakach, laughed in disbelief when he ordered her to place money on the counter. But the gunman snapped "I mean business," and calmly pro ceeded to stuff the money into a canvas bag. He kept seven employees and a customer at bay and escaped in a getaway car which was found abandoned in an alley a mile away. There was no trace of his movements from then on. A LOGICAL DEDUCTION Ingle wood, Calif. (U.R) Para keet lover Enos H. Davis com plained today that some early "worm" got 18 of his birds from a back yard cage. Some of the birds couldn't fly, so he's sure they were stolen, Davis told police. women "will always vote for the man." That I don't believe either. Women legislators are bound to have the interests of women and children much in mind. They go all out in battling for their own sex. Women voters realize that and a good feminine candidate will get their votes. Wednesday Night Is Family Night OPEN WEDNESDAY NIGHT 'TIL 9:00 P.M. SAVE TIME! SAVE LABOR! SAVE FLOORS! ssntsl : THE EFFORTLESS WAY TO KEEP FLOORS CLEAN AND PROTECTED WITH A.WAX FINISH Enjoy the kmiry of beautiful floors tHo Mty woyl TKn offer ut the otW 2 brvihei (or weimg . . . and of courts, n includes 2 errra brushes which yew eHech to your wexer for k tndoded in this modest price, ft putt long testino, polkl) pomt driven scrubbing. After your floors are sperkfing deea wood, linoleum or any typo of tile or composfKea floors. 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Serious Stalemate Bill Way, president of the Portland Metal Trades Council, said last night that a "serious 1 stalemate" had been reached in the negotiations.. About 3000 Portland shipyard j employees and an estimated 10,-; OOp on the Pacific Coast would j be affected by a walkout. Present scale is $2.29 an hour which the union seeks to have raised to $2.50 in a master ship building agreement for the West Coast. Locally, a tieup would halt construction on two luxury Mat- son navigation chips. Use Tribune Want Ads Easy. Just Dial 2-6141 GK-XD3 CCQCSIEB SCRUB BRUSHES AND A YF AD' CIIDDIV nc cmno way mm- -m TT J m INCLUDED mm LIMITED TIME OFFER! rfTi"i i i j can main D i. rnone. Long? State Long?-. 122 East Main Located! j a m a v a a m w ai w - i - m DOG HATES POINTERS New York (U.R) Patrol, man Mario De Lauro, 29, said Mrs. Ida Pickett nf Rrnnlrlvn was quite pleasant when he gave ner a ticket for going the wrong way on a one-wav street hut her dog wasn't. 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