TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Sunday, July t, 1958
'Conflict of Interests' Could
Develop From Sale of Apple Logs
By A. ROBERT SMITH
Mail Tribune Correspondent
Washington If Sen. Wayne
Morse (D-Ore.) gets charged by
Republicans with a "conflict of
interest" in his
fart hcoming
re-election
campaign, the
result should
be some politi
cal chuckles if
nothing more.
The basil
for such a con
tention lies in
a. Robt iraiu me tact mat
Morse, the senator, is a mem
ber. Straight Transaction
It was a straight transaction,
duly recorded in the annual pub
lic report of the senate, in which
Sen. Morse was duly paid for his
product. The wood, in turn, was
presumably used to keep the log
fires burning in the many fire
places throughout the U. S. Cap
itol. The senator says he can't see
how any conflict of interest was
at stake. He sold some of the
same apple wood to his colleague,
Estes Kefauver, not long before
the Senate transaction. Kefauver
liked his wood so well, said
Morse, that the sergeant-at-arms
of the Senate heard about it and
asked Morse whether he had
more to sell.
"I told him to go out to my
farm and get what he wanted,"
Morse recalled. And so he did,
and before long apple logs from
the Morse farm were crackling
on the Capitol's many hearths.
Made to Order
This deal is made to order as
ammunition for the GOP this
fall in Oregon, especially if
some other "great issues" turn
out to be duds.
The Republicans might argue
that the longer the Senate is in
session each evening, the longer
the fires burn, the more wood is
consumed, the bigger the market
is for logs on Capitol Hill and
(the clincher) the one man most
responsible for keeping the Sen
ate in late session is the gabby
senior senator from Oregon, the
same fellow who was selling the
Senate logs on the side.
That might make a pretty good
prima facie case.
6V2 Cozdi Delivered
The GOP would want to clev
erly omit the fact that Morse
only peddled 6', 2 cords of the
stuff (total price: $78.). For any
one who has counted the lire-
places in the Capitol or who
knows anything at all of Morse's
oratorical stamina, knows that
6Ki cords of apple wood would
-have gone up in smoke the first
evening the senator got to his
eet and have been turned to ash
long before he finished his first
lengthy speech.
You might sav the senator
could talk his way out of it.
Probably the fattest pay raise
to go to any federal employees
this year is in a bill being pushed
through Congress for U. S. Com
missioners in Alaska, who do
everything from trying drunk
driving cases to sending out
search parties for missing per
sons. 'Bootlegger'
"Some years ago we informed
the federal judge (in an outlying
section of Alaska) that one of his
commissioners was a 'bootlegger
and that he ran a place of ill
fame," Congress was told by a
representative of the administra
tive office of the U. S. courts.
"But the judge wrote back and
said, in substance, he knew that
but he was the best man he could
get."
The bill called for a raise from
$7500 to $10,500, but after hear
ing this testimonial, Congress
jacked it up even further, to
$12,500.
Florida Man Receives
58th Poisonous Bite
Miami, Fla. tU.PJ Snake
handler William Haast, whose
blood is used as a serum for
snake bre victims, Saturday ap
peared to have won his latest
bout with a rattlesnake.
Haast Friday received the
58th poisonous bite of his car
'eer. For 10 hours he remained
on a hospital's critical list be
fore he responded to serum
treatment and was pronounced
out of danger.
Haast was bitten hours after
he was flown in a Navy jet in
a futile attempt to save an 18-
year-old girl hospitalized in
New Orleans for a cobra bite.
She died while the jet was in
flight.
Routine Milking
During a routine "venom
milking" demonstration later at
his serpentarium Haast was bit
ten on the left hand by a four
foot diamond back Florida rat
tler. He was showing tourists how
he obtains poison for injections
to immunize himself. His blood
has been used to save four oth
er snake bite victims in the past
two years as a result of this self
But Haast had built up im
munity in himself mostly for
nerve-attacking neurotoxic poi
son such as from the cobra.
Haast said he also gained im-
Substitute Clerks
Needed in Post Offices
The civil service commission
has announced a need for sub
stitute clerks in post offices in
Washington, Oregon, Idaho and
Montana.
Application forms and infor
mation can be obtained at the
Medford post office building.
The post offices at Phoenix,
Central Point, Eagle Point, Jack
sonville and Talent are those
for whom an examination is be
ing held to establish registers
in this area.
munity from 26 bites by blood
attacking hemotoxic snakes. He
said his survival from these and
the other types of bites proves
he has immunity "from all
snakes."
Mrs. Haast said this claim was
borne out by his survival after
the 58th bite Friday.
"The doctors said he'll be all
right," Mrs. Haast told United
Press. "He'll need a few days to
recuperate. But it'll take more
than a snake bite to keep him
out of action for long.
Gearharl May Have
Outlawed Wafer Soon
Astoria (U.R) A legal im
passe that could force residents
of the resort city of Gearhart
to drink outlawed water faced
city officials Saturday after an-
ti-fluoridation forces filed initi
ative petitions aimed at keeping
the teeth-saving chemical out of
the water supply. '
Gearhart was the first city in
Oregon to approve fluoridation
by vote of the people in 1951.
Since it gets its water from the
city of Warrenton, it installed
fluoridation equipment at the
point of takeoff from the War
renton line. In 1955, Warrenton
began to fluoridate its water sup
ply. There is no move in Warren
ton to remove the fluorides, so
if Gearheart voters outlaw the
chemical, city officials are at
a loss to know how their drink
ing water can be legalized.
Anti-flouridation groups also
filed petitions in Astoria before
the filing deadline yesterday
aimed at ending the water treat
ment process there that state
health authorities have said was
remarkably successful.
12,000 VISITORS
Portland (U.R) Detroit dam
on the North Santiam river, 49
miles east of Salem, attracted
12,00 visitors during June, Pro
ject Engineer W. A. Mackie re
ported Saturday.
Six Rules Listed
To Help Parents
If Child Kidnaped
Washington (U.R) FBI Di
rector J. Edgar Hoover Satur
day laid down six rules for par
ents to follow if their child is
kidnaped.
He said if the rules are fol
lowed immediately they pro
vide the best method for the
safe return of a kidnap victim.
He laid down the rules as the
search continued for the kid
naper of little Peter Weinber
ger of Westbury, N.Y.
He said parents should:
1. Call the FBI.
2. "Maintain . absolute se-
erecy" about the abduction ex
cept to investigating officers.
3. Not handle ransom notes
from the kidnaper. Hand them
over at once to investigators.
4. Not touch or disturb any
thing at the scene of the crime.
Clues invisible to the naked eye
might be destroyed.
Be Calm
5. Be calm. Try to maintain
a normal routine around office
and home.
6. Place full confidence in in
vestigators and provide them
with full details on the victim
including "personal habits
characteristics and peculiar!
ties."
Hoover assured the families
of kidnap victims that "when
kidnapings occur, the first con
cern of the FBI and other law
enforcement agencies is always
the safe return of the victim.
Hoover also listed some pre
cautions that parents may take
to thwart kidnaping attempts.
They were:
Securely Locked
Make certain doors, win
dows and screens are securely
locked at nicht.
Keep the door to the child s
room open so that any unusual
sound may be detected.
Never leave young chil
dren at home alone and unpro
tected.
Teach children as soon as
possible how to call the police
when strangers prowl about the
house or attempt to get in.
Do not advertise family fi
nances or the household routine.
Rifkind Calls Recess
In Colorado Hearing
San Francisco (U.R) Spe
cial Master Simon H. Rifkind
has called a two-week recess in
the legal battle between Cali
fornia and Arizona over Colo
rado River water rights and
instructed Arizona and Nevada
to devote the time to settling a
side skirmish.
Rifkind, appointed by the
U. S. Supreme Court to hear
the case, recessed the proceed
ings until July 23 Friday to at
tend to business matters in Chi
cago. William T. Matthews, Ne
vada assistant attorney general,
asked that Nevada's share in
costs of the case be cut from 20
to 10 per cent because the Ne
vada legislature had allowed
only that amount.
Arizona objected to sharing
more than its agreed upon 25
per cent of the costs unless Ne
vada clarified the amount of
water it actually was seeking in
the case.
Compromise Sought
Rifkind said he had no au
thority to rule on costs and sug
gested the two states work, out
a compromise during the recess
Originally, Arizona, Califor
nia and the federal government
had agreed each to pay 25 per
cent of the costs, Nevada 20 per
cent, and Utah and New Mexi
co 2V2 per cent each.
Rifkind took under submis
sion a petition asking that 85,-
000 Indians be given special
representation during the trial
to protect their rights to the
Colorado river water.
FRENCH REPORTER BURIED
Paris (U.R) Memorial serv
ices were held in the Russian
Orthodox Cathedral here Friday
for- Princess Maria Scherbatoff,
chief of the New York bureau
of Paris-Match megeiine. Th
princess was killed in an auto
mobile crash in Connecticut last
week while covering the story
of the Marilyn Monroe-Arthur
Miller marriage.
Norman M. Littell, counsel
for the Navajo Indians, asked
Rifkind to order the U. S. At
torney General to reinstate a
pleadlns in which the govern-1
ment claimed "prior and super
ior rights" of the Indians to the
river water.
Littell, in addition, asked for
private counsel for the Indians,
with the status of a special as
sistant to the attorney general
and the freedom to act independently.
Ha also recommended that
the government pay all the In
dians' expenses because of their
poverty and that their special
counsel be given full rights of
cross-examination with a time
extension to prepare the In
dians' case.
Government counsel David
R. Warner later characterized
Littel's remarks as "100 per
cent of a political nature" and
announced he would rely on
the written argument he filed
earlier.
. In the suit, Arizona seeks to
establish clear title to 3.8 mil
lion annual acre feet of the riv
er water, while California
claims it is entitled to 5,363,000
acre feet annually. There is not
enough water available to sup
port both claims.
ARMY MOVES INLAND
La Rochelle, France (U.R)
The Atlantic Command of the
U.S. Army said Saturday it will
move its headquarters from this
seaport to Poitiers, 85 miles inland.
The Opening of
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Eyes To tabor Writer -
Canon City, Colo. U.R John
Gilbert Graham, who is await
ing execution at Colorado State
prison here next month, remain
ed silent Thursday night on an
offer he made of his eyes to la
bor columnist Victor Reisel of
the New York Daily Mirror.
Graham made the secret offer
through his attorney, John J.
Gibbons, but RieselTwho was
blinded when an assailant threw
acid in his eyes, had to reject it
because a cornea transplant
would not restore his sight.
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Why Do More People Go To
Jackson County Federal?
Ulrica 1909 More and Mora People In Southern Oregon
Have Put Their Savings to Work in
JACKSON COUNTY FEDERAL SAVINGS t LOAN ASSOCIATION
On June 30
Jackson County Federal Savers Received
3133,356.93 In Dividends
Since June 30, 1955, Jackson County Federal's
assets have increased by over $1,490,000,001
Since June 30, 1955, Home-Loans made by
Jackson County Federal increased by over
$1,060,000.00!
Your savings, invested in these secured loans, earn
mo dividends annually.
Since June 30, 1 955, savings in Jackson County
Federal increased by ever $1,333,000,001
Over the past year, as In every
year, this little symbol guaran
teed the safety of your savings.
Below, In greater detail, is the Jackson County
Federal story for the first six monthi of 1956,
told in the
95th SEMI-ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT
It shows conclusively why MORE people continue to save MORE money
through Jackson County Federal:
DIRECTORS .
Glenn O. Taylor
W. J. Warner
H. J. Field
Ralph Billingi
John H. Pletich
John P. Moffat
Seth M. Bullis
Financial Sfalemsnt
June 30, 1956
ASSETS
First Mortgage Leant
loans on Savings Accounts
Other Loans
Properties Sold on Contract
Real Estate Owned and in Judgment.
Investments and Securities
United States Government Bonds
Cash en Hand and in Banks
Office Building and Equipment
Deferred Charges and Other Assets .
LIABILITIES
Savings Account
loans in Process
Other Liabilities
Specific Reserves
General Reserves .
Undivided Profits .
. $9,062,055.89
194,382.79
35,626.95
18,462.52
11,009.42
158,700.00
. ' 931,947.16
804,580.43
40,598.43
82,519.53
$11,339,883.12
$9,769,575.41
330,367.20
168,068.67
14,249.62
825,241.63
232,380.59
$11,339,883.12
The current
dtvldsnd of
this
Association
is
3
per annum
SAVINGS
126 East Main
Medford
LOAN ASSOC
ATION
"Where You Are
Paid To Save"