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Ticket Requests Give Democrat Convention Managers Headache Chicago (U.PJ Managers of the Democratic National Con vention wrestled today with their biggest problem how to meet ticket demand. J. Leonard Reinsch, manager of the political show opening here in ten days, said his staff Jj "over the hump" in almost all departments except tickets. "I think we could fill Soldier Field, on the basis of demand for the nominating sessions and the candidate's acceptance speech," he said. Has 11.104 Seats Soldier Field on Chicago's lake front seats more than 100, 000. At the International Amphi theatre, Reinsch has 11,104 seats and most of those are earmark ed for people having actual con vention business. Reinsch said the ticket head ache is even worse than in 1952. because the number of delegates has been boosted sharply. "When you increased the num ber of delegates and alternates you just wiped out 1,900 re served seats and there's nothing I can do about it." Reinsch said. Reinsch, radio-TV consultant to the Democratic National Com mittee since 1952, stepped into the job of convention manager less than two months ago. Working Long Hours Reinsch said he and his staff have been working 14 to 16 hours a day, seven days a week on the endless details of every phase of convention planning. His chores run the gamut from finding hotel rooms for the thou sands of conventioneers to trans portation, credentials, and the layouts at the amphitheatre and the Conrad Hilton Hotel, con vention headquarters. Reinsch said housing arrange ments were "in good shape," transportation has been lined up. and construction at the Amphi theatre and the hotel were run ning on schedule. Negro Leader Asks Integration In Party Planks Washington (U.R) A prom inent Negro leader has called on both Democrats and Republicans to adopt platform planks calling for implementation of the Su preme Court school integration decision "in plain language." Roy Wilkins. executive secre tary of the National Association for the Advancement of Color ed People, said "No political party that ignores this decision is being realistic in what it is going to do for the next four years. The colored people of this country believe their, govern ment and political parties should declare for the implementation of the Supreme Court decision in plain language." Wilkins. who is slated to ap pear next Friday before the Democratic Platform committee in Chicago, said the Democratic civil rights plank will have "some influence" on Negro vot-e- in the November election. He predicted some Negroes will vote Republican this year because they "don't feel too kindly toward some Democrats." But he added Negroes are sway ed by "a lot of other considera tion that motivate other voters" such as prosperity and employ ment. Wilkins said the NAACP is nonpartisan and will not side with either party but will "just try to point out what the parties have done and have not done." He said neither party has en acted any civil rights legislation for the past 75 years. Southern Oregon Cofege Man Attends Workshop Don E. Lewis, Southern Ore gon college business manager, attended a workshop for college and university business manag ers at the University of Omaha July 21-28 for a study of prob lems pertaining to their work areas. ' Problems caused by increas ing enrollments and the infla tionary spiral were discussed from the many personal exper iences exhibited by members of the workshop who represented 40 states and several foreign countries. Monday, August 8, 1938 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THIRTEEN Medford Men Named To Pear Committee Two Medford men and their four alternates have been ap pointed to the Pacific Coast Winter Pear committee which will administer the amended marketing agreement and order regulating varieties of pears grown in Oregon, Washington and California, the U.S. Depart ment of Agriculture has an nounced. David B. Lowry, Medford, will represent growers and R. W. Gray, Medford, will repre sent handlers. Alternates for Lowry will be Stephen G. Nye and Paul Culbertson, both of Lakeview, Ore. (U.PJ A new hot water geyser, recently dis covered near here, erupts every four hours and six minutes. The property owner, on whose prop erty the geyser was found, coaxes the geyser to erupt oftener, how ever, by lowering a rock-filled tin can into the crater. FAMILY STRINGS Hartford, Conn. (U.PJ Fiddles run in the Fidlar family. Wilfred Fidlar plays the viola and his wife Dorothy, plays the cello. Their son, Charles Fidlar, ii a violinist. Medford. Gray's alternates are Joe Naumes and Harold A. Holmes, Medford. Members and alternates of this committee will serve for the J fiscal period beginning July 1, j 1956, to June 30, 1957, or until j successors have been selected. Pear varieties to be regulated are Beurre D'Anjou, Beurre Bosc, Winter Nelis, Doyenne du Cornice, Beurre Easter and Beurre Clairgeau. Builders Supply QUALITY BLOCKS Bricks, Flues, Drain Tila 727 W. McAndrewi Phone 2-4107 TOP TRADE - IN ALLOWANCE Army Cut Seen Death Blow to Reserve Program Washington (U.PJ Congres sional sources were concerned today that a deep cut in military manpower under study by the administration would be the death blow to the faltering new reserve program. Supporters of s strong reserve program point out that when the funding forces are cut back, it is more important than ever to beef up the reserves. Their concern raised specula tion that the administration might make a new attempt next year to enact a modified form of Universal Military Training (UMT). What congressional action is taken, if any, will depend large ly on international events. Reduction Considered : The situation at present shaped up as follows: The administration is serious ly considering a reduction in the standing forces, perhaps as much as 800.000 men by 1960. This would mean a drop in draft calls and possibly the elimination of the two-year draft, due to expire In 1959. The new reserve program which is supposed to raise an unprecedented ready reserve of 4,900,000 men by about 1960. Is barely creeping along on a voluntary basis, far short of its goal. It depends largely on the pressure of the draft on teen agers and on the output of men from the regular forces who are now compelled to spend, time in the reserves. A cut or an elimination of the draft and a cut in the standing forces would thus undermine the reserve program. " 60 Rebels Reported Killed in Algeria . Algiers, Algeria (U.PJ He ports that 60 rebels were killed in a battle with French troops were published here Saturday despite a newly-imposed ban on the publication of rebel losses. French military authorities did . not comment on tne ap-; parent slipup. They clamped censorship on reports of rebel , deaths in order to take the sting ! out of Nationalist rebel propa- j ganda that i'rance is fighting a 1 war to extermination. The reports said three rebel chiefs died In the battle at Jellal, 90 miles south of Con stantine. although the time that th battle took place was not , revealed. They said French j troops seized a machine gun and about 30 rifles. I Gertrude Ederele Observes Anniversary Highlands, N.J. (U.PJ Ger trude Ederele returned here to day to celebrate the 30th anni wdirarir ctf her Greatest swim ming achievement, her conquest j of the English Channel. j Miss. Ederele made her chan- j nel crossing Aug. 6. 1926. 30 1 years ago today. The marathon. I 35-mile swim marked the first ! time a woman conquered the , turbulent channel. j Miss Ederele now lives in New York City with old friends of the family. Fish have a relatively short life span. For most species it is 10 xears or less- MERAL A ELECTRIC TV Mm UARANT OF SATISFACTION! AT THE HOME APPLIANCE COMPANY G-E Portable Television Prices Start At 99.95 OPEN UNTIL 9P.I1 EVERY WEDNESDAY EVENING ifH is 3. . t V k 4 BIGGER PICTURE Than Previous Models! EASY PAY-DAY TERMS 1956 Model 21 C141 Model 17 TQ26 ULTRA-VISION Nil - 1 ft 1 t NOW $ ONLY EASY TERMS Big-Screen G-E Ultra-Vision at a new low price. Genuine mahogany veneer cabinet . . . Easy To Tuning Controls . . . Automatically turns off and on with new Clock-TV Control. 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