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Ike Plans Another Health Check Prior To Elections in November SP STARTS CASE C. S. MacKenzie, assistant general audi tor at the Southern Pacific San Francisco office, was the first witness yesterday as SP began its case to prove abandonment of passenger service between Eugene and Medford is justifi able. MacKenzie presented IS exhibits of statistics on equip ment, passenger travel, revenue and similar aspects of their Fourth Witness Takes Stand in On Abandonment of Passenger Charles B. Nines, engineer in Southern Pacific's bureau of transportation research, San Francisco, took the stand this morning as SP's fourth witness in a hearing here to determine whether or not discontinuance of SP'i passenger runs between Eu gene and Ashland was justified. Nines brought with him a one inch thick report on surveys he has made on the company's now defunct passenger line in south ern Oregon. Brought Reports f He also brought reports on surveys involving other railway companies and similar services offered by them. The SP report covers expenses for the week of April 8-14 and revenues for the year ending April 30, 1955, involving the two trains which cperated on the Eugene- Ashland run prior to abandonment of passenger service in August, 1955. ' He said his report will also show cost of operating the trains under current cost levels. His testimony was interrupted at noon when the hearing was re cessed until 1:30 p.m. Complainants voiced an ob jection to admission of Nine's Democrats Name Platform Drafters Chicago (U.R) Democratic party peace makers today named a slate of platform drafters pat ently handpicked to compromise the hot civil rights issue threat ening to split the party's conven tion. The 15-member drafting sub committee, plus Rep. John W McCormack (D-Mass.). chairman of the full Platform Committee, included five Southerners and the first reaction of Southern delegates to the appointments was favorable. ' McCormack named to the group former Gov. John S. Bat tle of Virginia, Gov. J. P. Cole man of Mississippi, Sen. Sam Ervin Jr. of North Carolina, Rep. Brooks Hays of Arkansas, and Vann M. Kennedy of Texas. In addition to himself as chair man and an ex-officio member, McCormack also named Miss Grace Hudlin of Oklahoma, Mrs. Emma Guffey Miller of Pennsyl vania, Rep. Gracie Pfost of Ida ho, Rep. Emanuel Celler of New York. Rep. William L. Dawson of Illinois, former Gov. Paul De- ver of Massachusetts, Sen. Theo dore Francis Green of Rhode Island. Rep. John Moss of Cali fornia, Sen. Joseph O'Mahoney of Wyoming and, former Rep. Jennings Randall of West Vir ginia. (Sm Story on Page S) Medford Council Calls for Bids on Improvement Work Bids on two paving projects and one water main installation were called by the Medford city council last night. Bids will be received until 11 a.m. Monday. Aug. 20. on paving Ashland ave. from Ninth st. to 11th st. and Greenway drive and Greenway circle. Bids also will be received for construction of a six-inch water main on Crest brook rd. from Modoc ave. to EUendale dr.. and on Ellendale dr. from Crestbrook rd. to Bar- nett rd. - The improvement projects were authorized by the council last night. Bids also have been called for construction of a Southeast Med ford trunk sewer line and for exhibits on grounds they have not been properly identified and they are irrelevant since there is nothing to show the figures are more than estimates. Exam iner Clifford W. Ferguson said he would neither admit nor re ject the exhibits until cross-examination was finished. , . Edwin S. Hall, San Francisco, assistant manager of the SP's mail, baggage and express traf fic, the company's second wit ness at the hearing, took the stand at 9:30 a.m. today to con Unemployment Shows Decrease in County Unemployment in Jackson county at the end of July was 11 per cent less than a month ago. and 20 per cent below the same time - last "year John J. Patton, manager of the Medford office of the state employment office, said today. Estimated unemployment July 31 was 450, including 200 worn- Washington (U.R) Em ployment hit a new record in July for the second straight month, the government report ed today. The number of jobholders rose 152,000 last month to a total of 66.655.000. en, Patton said. The figure rep resents persons seeking regular full time employment and does not include those who do only seasonal work, he said. The total estimated unemploy ment in the county, Patton said, represents less than 2 per cent of the labor force in the county. Patton noted that the recent high level of business activity Appointments For Bloodmobile Visit Reach 213 at Noon A total of 213 appointments had been made up to about noon today for the August visit of the Bloodmobile. according to Red Cross office. Appoint ments made yesterday after noon and this morning totaled 112. The Bloodmobile will be at the Elks temple. 202 North Central ave., until 5 p.m. to day. The goal for this visit is 300 pints. Red Cross officials pointed out. and added that only once during the past two years , has the Bloodmobile goal been reached. Persons between the ages of 18 and 59 .and in good health may donate blood. Walk-in doners will be welcome this afternoon. Red Cross officials said. the Armory trunk sewer line. Bids will be opened at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 20, in the city hall. The Southeast Medford trunk sewer line will connect with the existing sewer at Ninth and Cot tage sts. and extend along Bur nett rd. to Murphy rd. and will include a lateral trunk line. The Armory trunk sewer line will be an eight-inch line from the Armory building now under con struction to the South1 Bear Creek Sanitary Sewer district trunk line. Bids on the Armory trunk line will be referred to the mili tary department of the state for action. (See Council Story Page 14) service before it was discontinued in August, 1955. He con tended, however, no complete records were kept for the 10 years prior to abandonment of passenger service in southern Oregon. Complainants had asked to see records for the 10- year period. tinue testimony from Monday! afternoon. He was questioned as to complaints the company had received on its railway mail service and events leading to truck transportation of mail on the Eugene-Ashland run. He contended, the company had received no formal com plaints on its service though SP had received comments from postal authorities concerning "infrequent" late service. He added that prior to 1951 rail way mail service had been be- continued last month. The lum- ber industry, while expressing some concern about decreasing lumber prices, continued operations- with-no. major shutdowns, Patton said. A few shcrt. layoffs took place, but most operations appeared to be operating at regular capacity. Construction appears to be headed for a good year, Patton said. He noted that building per mits in Medford last month exceeded $350,000, but added that much of the building is out side the city limits apd not included in the total. Rogue Valley Memorial hos pital construction started this week, and construction is well under way on the new armory south of Medford. With new construction of packing houses and refrigeration structures, he said, building will provide con siderable employment. July brought a temporary em ployment slump with the end of fruit thinning and haying. Patton said, but pear picking will get under way about Aug. 9 with the harvest in full swing the week of Aug. 13. The pear harvest will require a large amount of orchard and packing house help for about seven weeks, he added. Patton said orchard and pack ing house work will be such that younger students cannot be used because of the strength required in moving ladders. The stata employment serv ice will open and operate a separate farm labor office dur ing the harvest season, Patton said. There probably will be some surplus of help during the first few days of the pear harvest, Patton said, but by the latter part of the month the surplus should give way to a definite shortage in the orchards. The peak demand for help will be after Sept. 1, Patton said. Voter Registration Deadline October 6 Deadline for registration of voters for the Nov. 6 election is Oct. 6, according to Mrs. Ber eth Hopkins, county clerk. Mrs. Hopkins said voters can register in the county clerk's office in the courthouse until 8 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 6. Weather FORECAST: Afternoon and eve nine thunderstorms over mountain., otherwise ftlr through Thursday. Low to night 54. HUh Thursday Tern. Hichent Ve5terdy Lowest tills Morning ... 55 Our Skies Tonight Sunrise 5:11 a.m. Sunset 7 23 p.m. 8:24 p.m. .xAlf. II. Moonset First Quarter PROMINENT STARS Altair, hiEh in south east 8:55 p.m. Arcturus. in the west 9:42 pjn. VISIBLE PLANETS Mars, rises 9:38 p.m. Saturn, in the south west 9:4ft p.m. Venus, rises 2:22 a.m. (Brainerd photo) Hearing Service hind schedule on the average of "once or twice a week. Hall said attempts had been made since that time to adhere more closely to schedules. Hall is also an official of Pa cific Motor Transport company, which now transports mail un der agreement with Southern Pa cific, between Portland and Ash land. He was questioned exten sively on terms of the SP-PMT agreement, a copy of which has been admitted as a complainant's exhibit. Also admitted as defense exhibits were 24 pages of letters, copies of letters and telegrams concerning mail transport serv ice. Third Witness Southern Pacific's third wit ness, John E. Skogstad, PMT district manager from Portland, testified that his company had made a capital investment of $212,092 in the change of mail service from railway, to truck. transport. He said the total fig ure represented $69,142 spent on three highway post office units; and $142,950 for 10 semi-trailers and eight diesel units. Southern Pacific attorneys said today there is a possibility the hearing will extend beyond Friday. Only SP's side of the controversy is being aired at the current hearing. The "people's" case was presented at a two-day hearing last April. Though the federal courtroom was filled to capacity for the April hearing, only about 12 people have been in attendance at the current ses sion. Complainants in the case are Senators Phil Lowry, Medford, Gene Brown, Grants Pass, and Paul Geddes, Roseburg. Freight Truck Burns On Siskiyou Summit The body of southbound Oregon- Nevada- California freight truck was reported completely burned this morning in a fire on Highway 99 on Siskiyou summit. State police said that canvas on the truck apparently was ig nited from the exhaust. Two state forestry department pump ers, one from Ashland and one from Medford, were dispatched to the scene and the blaze was confined to the truck. Driver of the ,vehicle was Howard (Pop) Burleigh, Red ding, Calif. Some Awfully 20 Pages Medford United Press Pull Leased Wire 51st Year MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1956 Wilsons Description of Suez Canal Crisis Rapped Humphrey Brands Defense Official's Remark 'Shocking' Confidence Expressed In Conference Table Washington (U.R)Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey (D-Minn.) today branded as "nothing short of shocking" Defense Secretary London (U.R) India an nounced today it would attend the- 24-nation Sues Canal con ference in London. Informed sources said it would present a conipromise plan aimed at averting war in the Middle East. Charles E. Wilson's description of the Suez Canal crisis as a "relatively small thing." Humphrey, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Com mittee and avowed candidate for the Democratic vice presidential nomination, said Wilson's phrase was a "master example of under statement of a very critical situ ation." Situation Called Grave President Eisenhower said last week that the canal dispute represents a "grave" situation that has to be "handled with care." Wilson's comment on Suez came when he was asked by re porters Tuesday how the Suez situation might affect U. S. mili tary planning. Be repiled that the nation must maintain a stable military force and not be upset by "ripples" on the internation al scene. Then he added: "We can't flip up and down with such relatively small things." Wilson said he meant that he hoped the canal controversy would remain "a local friction and not become something that involves the East and West." He said the United States should lend its influence toward a fair settlement of the controversy "rather than wave the big big stick." Confidence Expressed He expressed confidence that the issue could be settled "if people will face the problem over the conference table" be fore there is an outbreak of shooting. Informed sources said that the United States is seriously con cerned that Britain and France may decide to use military force instead of waiting for a political settlement. They said Secretary of State John Foster Dulles be lieves use of force is unjustified, and that such a step would place Britain and France in a bad moral position in the eyes of the rest of the world. Washington (U.R) The Atomic Energy commission "has announced that it will build a small nuclear power plant de signed for remote military bases at its reactor testing station in Idaho. Dark Horses Copyrifht, 1956. The Pulitzer Publishing Ce St- Louis Poet-Dispatch tHerblock h on Vacation) JrteeV r EARL MILLER Won't Seek Reelection Miller Not Snider Seeking Post Medford's Mayor Earl Miller announced last night he would not be a candidate for reelec tion this fall. John Snider, who has been president of the city council for two years, announced he would be a candidate for mayor. He is now a councilman from ward I. . , Mayor Miller said he made the decision not to seek reelection after "several weeks of consid eration, because of business and personal health matters." Honor, Privilege He said "It has been an honor and a privilege to have had the opportunity to serve the people of Medford as a member of their municipal government dur ing the past several years, par ticularly as your Mayor and it is with much regret that I must withdraw myself as a candidate, but a much needed rest is im portant." Miller has been mayor since January, 1955. when he succeed ed the late Diamond L. Flynn after election to a two-year term. Prior to that he served on the council. Snider has been a member of the council six years. He was ap pointed to fill the. unexpired term of Neil Davidson in 1950, and was elected in 1952. During his council terms he has been chairman of the airport commit tee, and a member of the police, land and parks committees. Snider, who lives at 2327 East Main st., was born and raised in Medford, and attended Med ford schools, and the University of San Francisco. Hie served 3V4 years in the Army, in the finance department, and is manager and co-owner of Snider's Dairy. Membership Listed Snider is a member of the board of directors of the Jack son County Chamber of Com merce, and the lay advisory board of Sacred Heart church. He also is a member of the American Legion, the University club and the Elks club. He is married and has three school age children.. The council last night ratified the appointment of Dr. Arnold M. Depner, 1013 South Oakdale ave., to succeed Dick Woodcock as councilman from ward II. Woodcock resigned recently be cause he moved from the ward. Four council terms will expire this year,- and candidates have. Repayment Contract Between Talent District, Government to be Discussed Details of a proposed contract between the Talent Irrigation district and the bureau of rec lamation for the repayment of part of the irrigation costs of the Talent project "will be dis cussed at a meeting in Talent Friday. Landowners of the district are invited to attend to ask any questions they may have about the proposal. The meeting will be at 8 p.m. Friday in the new Talent High school. Officials of the bureau of reclamation and officers and board members of the TID will be on hand to an swer questions. Landowners of the district will vote at an election Aug. -22 on the contract, which has been negotiated between the district and the bureau of reclamation for repayment of abou half of Price 5c Tribune United Press Full Leased Wir No. 119 JOHN SNIDER Announces Candidacy Candidate; announced intentions for three of the positions. Frank Edward (Ed) Hall, 712 East Jackson st., has announced his candidacy for councilman from ward I; Anthony R. (Tony) Manno, 646 South Holly st, has announced his candidacy for councilman from ward II; and Mrs. Marina S. Gates, 729 West Fourth St., and R. L. VanSickle, 53 Myers court, have announced candidacies for council positions from ward III. Harold Frye, present council man from ward III, has announc- ! ed he will not seek reelection after serving on the council for 16 years, and Jack Fitzgerald, councilman from ward IV, has not decided if he will seek re election. Clarify Boundaries ' The council last night clari fied ward boundaries, which had been indefinite and ambiguous because of recent annexations. The only change in ward bound aries is in the eastern section, where ward I is that area east of the Southern Pacific tracks and north of East Main st. to the east line of Black Oak dr. and north of Hillcrest rd. to the east city limits. Ward IV is that part east of the tracks, south of East Main st. to the east line of Black Oak dr. -and south of Hillcrest rd to the east city limits. Ward II and III remain the same Ward H west of the tracks and north of West Main St., and Ward III west of the tracks south of West Main st. GOP Central Group Slates Meeting The Jackson County Republi can Central committee will meet to outline plans for election cam paigns next Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the Medford High school cafe teria. Mrs. Frank Bash, chair man, will preside. ' Notices for the meeting are in the mail, and precinct commit teemen and women and block workers have been asked to at tend, Mrs. Bash said. A meeting of the executive committee and area leaders was held this week at Mrs. Bash's home. Mrs. Bash said campaign ma trial is available at Republican headquarters in the Leverette building, 205 West Main st. the cost which is allocated to ir rigation. Walt Hoffbuhr, manager of the TID, said a majority of the el igible landowners of the dis trict appear to favor the pro posed contract, but that several questions have been brought up about which there is some mis information or lack-of informa tion. These are the two which have caused the most concern, he said: 1. Will the district have to pay back the entire cost of the $20 million project? (The answer: no. Power revenues will pay for much of it, and the federal gov ernment will pay for the nonre imbursable features such as flood control and recreation. The repayment contract covers only about one-fourth of the to tal cost, or slightly more than 5,800,000, over t 60-year per News Conference Informed of Hope In Suez Dispute Pledge To Reveal Fitness Renewed Washington U.R) President Eisenhower disclosed today he will undergo another physical examination before the Novem ber election to make sure there has been no change in his fitness for a second term. He pledged once again to tell the people if he has any reason to believe his health bars him from carrying through another four years in the White House. Mr. Eisenhower made the statements at regular weekly news conference in which ques tioning reflected mounting in terest in the coming presidential election. The President is as sured of a second term nomina tion. Trip To San Francisco Mr. Eisenhower said he has no plans for a vacation other than to remain in the San Francisco area three or four days after the GOP convention. He plans to go to the convention on its last day. The chief executive also voiced hope that the critical situation involving Egypt's nationalization of the Suez Canal will be set tled without resort to military force. But he carefully avoided any statement that the United States would be opposed to force under any eircamstances and re fused to say whether he feels Britain and France are justified in sending military reinforce ments to the Suez area. 1. He feels he has made his po sition perfectly clear on the "dump Nixon" campaign of Har old E. Stassen and he does not intend to discuss it again. - 2. He also again counseled pa tience in solving the school inte gration problem in the South. He said certain reforms have to be achieved by education no matter how much law we have. But he said that under terms of the Su preme Court order local federal district courts probably will have to take some cognizance if school districts begin a new term this fall without taking any ac tion at all toward eventual inte gration. ! 3. Denied he had abandoned his flexible farm price support policies and scoffed at a Demo crat's charge that the soil bank was a "brazen" attempt to buy votes. 2. Commented indirectly on a report in Robert Donovan's book on the administration that he once wished to start a third party. Mr. Eisenhower laughed heartily when a woman reporter asked him if his choice of the Republican party was . a case comparable to a woman "marry ing a man to reform him." The question was in reference to Mr. Eisenhower's past statements that he wants to rebuild and in some ways reorient the GOP. He said one reason he became the Republican candidate for President in 1952 was his con viction that after one party had been in power for 20 years abuses invariably occur which that party is incapable of straightening out. He said a change was needed to get an effective house cleaning. Five-Acre Fire Burns Brush Near Shady Cove State forestry department pa trolmen reported a five-acre fire in trash and brus yesterday morning in the Longbranch area about one mile southwest of Shady Cove. They said that the blaze started from debris which was being burned without a permit. Two state crews and Shady Cve firemen battled the flames. Salem (U.R) Robert H. Lemon, Eugene, has been named as a member of the state board of accountancy. iod, free of interest. 2. Will my water asessment fees go up as a result of the con tract? (The answer no. The pres ent per-acre per-year fee is $10.75. It is estimated that op eration and maintenance costs, due to the project, will be cut in half, thus permitting the re payment to be made at no in crease in assessment fees.) The Aug. 22 election will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Tal ent district office i n Talent. Those eligible to vote must, un der Oregon law, own at least four acres within the district, and meet other voting require ments. Hoffbuhr said it is hoped as many landowners as possible will attend the Friday meeting ent district office in Talent, aspects ct las props. - -- . . " J'
