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.
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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-
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