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Morse Will Win by Comfortable Margin If Maine Barometer Again Holds True By A. ROBERT SMITH House in over a decade. And vie-! Mail Tribune Correspondent j tonous Republicans for Congress Washington If the returns j won by reduced margins. j from Maine's general election Democrat Reelected ! are as indicative of a voting ; This month. Maine reelected 3s? trend n Ore- that Democratic governor. Ed-; i-Jt" Rn as they mund S. Muskie. defeated one of i have been in the three Republican congress- j past elections, ; men and reelected the other two ' statistics point ; by narrower margins. One race to the follow-; was so close that only 29 votes ing impact: separated the victorious Repub upon the Ore-jlican from his Democratic op go n election j ponent. outcome: The outcome of the Senate 1. Sen. Wayne ! race in Oregon this year may a. iiobt hmiut worse, uemo- correspond less than the other crat, will defeat Douglas McKay, congressional contests to past Republican, by a more comforta-j performances, simply because of ble margin than Sen. Richard L. the unique factor involving Neuberger, Democrat, defeated j Morse's switch in party from Re Sen. Guy Cordon, Republican, in i publican to Democrat. But the 1954 2. Two House seats one Re publican and one Democratic are fairly safe for their incum bents who are seeking reelection. They are, respectively. Reps. Walter Norblad in the 1st dis trict and Edith Green in the 3rd district voting trends themselves, with out regard to personalities, show a decline in strength for Re publicans running for the Senate in both Maine and Oregon. This decline brought Mrs. Smith's share of the vote in Maine down from 71.3 per cent in 1948 to 58 6 per cent in 1954: and form al ni. nth.. wn Hnnu scats er Senator Cordon's share down both now held by Republicans from 60 Per cent 1948 to 49.8 will be extremclv close races. ! P" CPnt- wmcn wa less than a with Rep. Harris Ellsworth the majority, in 19d4. favorite to win reelection in the . '4.8 Per Cent for Mors 4th district and the 2nd district ! In 1950. when both Morse and contest stricly a tossup between McKay last ran for election. Rep. Sam Coon and his Demo-; Morse got 74.8 per cent of the cratic opponent. Albert Ullman. ; vote for senator a bigger ma This speculative forecast of jority, incidentally, than any the outcome of the November ! other senatorial candidate in gressman won with a whopping 1948 this dropped off a bit to 66.6 per cent. In 1950, Ellsworth's share of the votes fell to 59.5 per cent, still a healthy victory margin, and then in 1952 it jumped back up to 66.3 per cent. It then skidded to its lowest point in 1954 of 55.9 per cent. Generally speaking, the up and down swings of Republican voting strength in Maine have been sharper than thos in Ore gon. This year, if Oregon follows the trend in Maine and gives Re publicans running for Congress a smaller share of the vote than in 1954. Ellsworth's share will drop still closer to the 50 per cent point which divides the vic tor from the vanquished but it would appear that he will emerge the winner over his Democratic challenger, Charles O. Porter, unless there is a stronge tide running for the Democrats in November than seemed evident in September. Probably the closest race in the state among those running for Congress will be in eastern Oregon, where Rep. Sam Coon was reelected in 1954 by 52.6 per cent of the vote. The statistical trends indicate he may lose to his repeat challenger. Al UH mau. or win by the skin of his teeth. It's a tossup. I Rep. Norblad had the fattest I victory margin of any Republi i can in 1954 63 per cent in the j Northwest Oregon district in I which Democratic voting I strength has been the weakest in I the state. And Rep. Green. elected in the Portland district in 1954 by 52.3 per cent, would figure to increase her share of the votes if the Maine trend holds true once again in Oregon. Both figure to be fairly easy winners. balloting is based entirely upon Maine's reputation for being a reliable political barometer and the undisputed fact that in the either state in the past dozen years and McKay got 66 per cent of the vote when he was elected governor. Since then, past four elections there has been ! both men have become extreme- a remarkable correlation be- ly controversial political figures tween the voting trends in Ore- Morse because he bolted the gon and Maine. GOP and McKay because of his Graphic Comparison j policies in serving as Secretary Two years ago. after the voters ; of the Interior, of Maine had gone to the polls U McKay should soundly dc in the September election and feat Morse, it would mark a the voters of Oregon were still sharp reversal of the trend to- weighing their decision, this re porter made a graphical com parison of election statistics from both states and reported that the Maine returns pointed to the election of Neuberger: Mrs. Green, Ellsworth and Norblad. That is precisely how the elec tion came out six weeks later. Prior to that election of two years ago, both states had all Republican delegations in Con gress a reflection of the poli tical fact that both states have for many years past been Re ward Democratic gains to which the election statistics now point. As for Congressman Ellsworth, who represents Southwest Ore gon including the Medford area, the election statistics and the trend in Maine indicate that he is in for the closest contest of his career. In 1954, Ellsworth won with 55.9 per cent of, the vote cast a figure generally re garded as near the critical point. That is, political observers re gard any congressional district that was won with no more than publican party strongholds. But 55 per cent of the vote as a swing then Maine elected a Democratic governor, which was a straw in the wind: and reelected its three Republicans to the House and its Republican Sen. Margaret Chase Smith, by sharply reduced mar gins of victory. Oregon followed suit and elected its first Demo crat to the benate in 40 years district which is apt to go to the other party if there is a definite trend toward the other party. Ellsworth's Smallest Margin Never before had Ellsworth had such a small margin of vic tory in his five bids for reelec tion. In his first reelection cam paign in 1946, the Roseburg con' and its first Democrat to the ' 69.2 per cent of the vote. In Evening Classes in Languages Offered Ashland Evening classes in September 25 at Southern Ore gon college, Dennis Hannan, as sistant professor of languages, has announced. Second year Spanish for two hours credit may be taken from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.. Tuesdays in room L-115. Normally, Hannan explained, cither two years of high school, one year of college, or the approximate equivalent, are prerequisite to the course. Hannan, who will teach the course, has two year's overseas experience with French and Spanish and was with native families in North Africa during World War II. First year French classes are scheduled for 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday nights in room L-2 with Grier Nicholl as instructor. The course may be taken for credit or as an audit with no prerequisite other than college standing necessary. Four hours credit may be earned for each quarter attended. Nicholl, an instructor in Eng lish and French, is beginning his second year at SOC after a year of high school teaching experi ence in Montana and two years with the Navy in the South Pacific. M-m-rn-m Good! ,m .- vWk vv Obviously enjoying his morning meal is Butch, pet calf on the dairy farm of Will and Jo Hubbard in Eagle Point (that's Jo administering the milk). The Hubbards, who are members of the Milk Producers' League of Jackson County, run 65 milking cows on their 170 acre farm. They grow most of their own feed on the farm, 110 acres of which Is fully irrigated. The Hubbards have a daughter aged 1 1 and three boys ranging from 5 to 15 years, vho work around the dairy. The children are active in 4-H and Future Farmers of America work. Dairying is Jackson County's Second Largest Agricultural Industry Drink at least 3 glasses of milk every day AT 0 MILK producers ue Eight Librarians To Attend Meeting Eight community librarians of the Jackson county library sys tem will participate with the staff of the Medford public lib rary Tuesday in an all-day meet ing at the library. Featured in the day's pro gram will be three films: "Books and People," "Library on Wheels." and "Information ser vice in the Small Public Library Branch." The library's manual of poli cies and procedures which has recently been published will be distributed and discussed, and a tour of the library's various departments will be made, during which department representa tives will explain the work of each section and its relationship to the service of the library as a whole. Visitors will be entertained at luncheon at the Medford hotel. Expected to take part are Mrs. Avis Van Hoy. Central Point; Mrs. Helen Roberts. Jackson ville; Mrs. Josephine Furry, Phoenix: Mrs. Alta Estes, Tal ent: Mrs. Jewel Routh, Gold Hill; Mrs. Lulu Trotter. Rogue River; Mrs. Jessie Tycer, Eagle Point: and Mrs. Tizzie Edmond son, Butte Falls. Genuine sealskin is so supple that an entire pelt can pass through a napkin ring. Six to ten skins go into the average fur coat which costs from $1,500 to S2.500. Housing Action Praised, Abused Washington OJ.R) The gov ernment's four-part action to boost home building has drawn praise and abuse from housing and mortgage circles. Some called the federal move to help the lagging home-building industry meaningless or too small. But others hailed it as an important sign that the Eisen hower administration recognizes a crisis in housing and is fight ing it. A number of home builders said it would not help them. A private mortgage finance offi cial here said the action does nothing to make money more available for lending, and it will not boost anything but the de mand for homes. On the other hand, a savings & loan association spokesman and a congressional housing ex pert said the housing market will be stimulated psychological ly and its volume boosted. They said the move is important be cause it marks a reversal in gov ernment restrictions on housing credits. Federal housing chief Albert M. Cole said the measures taken Thursday "will be very helpful in stimulating the mortgage market" and should bring imme diate results in boosting building. Sunday. September 23. 1956 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE News About Books From the Library Crater High FFA Considers Dispenser Central Point At a regular meeting of the Crater High school chapter of the Future Farmers of America last week, president Bob Eldon appointed a committee to study the feasi bility of installing a milk dis penser in the high school, simi lar to the one operated by the FFA in Eagle Point. A talk was given by Carl Ho ver of the Jackson County Milk Producers league. ' The group decided to purchase 500 boxes of Christmas cards to be sold by FFA boys. Other plans discussed for raising money for j the group was a concession stand t at Crater football games and sev- eral cooperative crop projects. Evaluations of current motion pictures being shown locally can be obtained from guides avail able at the Medford Public Li brary. The evaluations, called "Joint Estimates of Current Entertain ment Films," are distributed by the Film Estimate Board of Na tional Organizations, which re views films from the standpoint of suitability for children and the family the type of enter tainment the picture represents. The service has been praised by parent and educational organiza tions. Gives Dissents, Too Each evaluation gives the screen credits, including the names of the producer, director and cast, a brief outline of the plot, and then an estimate of the pictures' entertainment in the opinion of the organizations re viewing the film. In case of dis agreement, the opinion of the dissenting organization is also given. Organizations evaluating the films include the American As sociation of University Women, National Congress of Parents and Teachers, General Federa tion of Women's Clubs, Protes tant Motion Picture Council, SEATO Nations To Begin Sea Maneuvers in Java Singapore U.PJ The South east Asia Treaty Organization will begin naval maneuvers in the Java Sea next Tuesday, it has been announced. The month-long exercise will include amphibious, air and anti-submarine operations. Ships from all SEATO nations except France will take part. SAWDUST FOR SAWDUST BURNERS Medford Fuel Co. Tel. 2-2111 Court t McAndrewi American Library Association. Federation of Motion Picture Councils. National Federation of Music Clubs, and other groups. Reading Guide The library also has the Read ers' Guide to Periodical Litera ture, which indexes reviews of motion pictures and plays which have been published in various national magazines. Also available at the Medford Public library are the Educa tional Film Guide and a file of catalogs of films available for the use of schools and organizations. Automobile Reported Taken Friday Night George Edward Marsters, route 1, box 155, Rogue River, told city police officers Friday night that his automobile was stolen from its parking place in the 500 block on South Ivy st, sometime bfore 10:30 p.m. The vehicle was described as a four-door light green station wagon. He told officers he had left the keys in the car. Sore Feet? Burning? instant relief wim HQZ FOOT OIL CENTRAL REXALL DRUG Main & Central r I I Your Way To . . . 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