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rOUHTEEN MtDFOHD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Friday, October 12. I9S6 Music Memberships 'Coming in Fast' Memberships for the annual concert season of Jackson Coun ty Civic Music association "are coming in very fast" it was said at headquarters this morning. The annual campaign opened Monday and closes tomorrow: no memberships will be sold after that date and no single admis sions are ever sold for concerts. The Ashland campaign will close this evening, and after that number Is added to the local list, it was expected the goal would be nearly reached. , Mrs. Darell Huson, campaign chairman, urged those not con tacted by volunteers to bring their money in at once. The list of concerts for the coming sea son will be selected Saturday and announced soon thereafter. Railroads Reduce Hay Shipment Rates - Washington rU.PJ The As sociation of American Railroads said that beginning Saturday western railroads will cut in half their rates on hay shipments from the West to drought-stricken states. The association made the an nouncement Thursday after President Eisenhower unveiled a new farm aid program, includ ing SS million in subsidies, to help farmers in 14 drought stricken statps maintain their basic livestock herds. The reduced railroad rales were authorized by the Inter state Commerce Commission shortly before the railroads an nounced the cut. The railroad program will be in effect in Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona, Col orado, Kansas, Nevada and Utah. FLYING "A" HEATING OIL Phone 2-8277 HcGinty Fuel Co. Liitrell, Collins Return From Trip Al Littrell and Ed Collins were guests of the U.S. Air Force last week end on a flight to Florida to witness an Air Force fire power demonstration. They were picked up here Friday, flown to Florida, and re turned Tuesday, after visiting Eligin Air Force base, a research and experimental base, Florida. They stopped at Lowry Air Force base, Denver, en route, and visited the new Air Force academy. The two Medford businessmen were the only Oregon men in a party of 5,500 men to observe the demonstration from all over the country and abroad. A num ber of civilians were invited as part of the armed forces program of public relations and informa tion. The trip was made in an Air Force plane. - The demonstration itself con sisted of displays of new types of equipment, including planes and weapons, both fighters and bombers. At one point an F-100 fighter plane went throush the sonic barrier in front of the audience, and the shock wave was tremendous, they reported. En route back they stopped at Nellis Air Force base, Las Vegas, Nev., where many of the newer types of planes are stationed. Northwestern States Receive Rainfall By UNITED PRESS Cloudy weather and rain drenched the northwestern por tion of the nation early today while cooling tSmperatures were reported along the Eastern sea board as far south as Florida. Light rainfall was reported over the north and central Paci fic coast, the northern Rockies and the Northern and Central plateau' region. Moderate to heavy rain occurred locally throughout the area. It was generally cooler in the rain area due to the coolness of air from the Pacific and the cloud cover. Board Members Set Lincoln School Meet School board members from Jackson and Josephine counties will meet at the Jefferson school in Medford, Tuesday, Oct. 16, to discuss proposed legislation re lating to school problems of ad ministration and finance. County Superintendent Alf B. Mekvold will explain the pro posed revision of the Rural School Law, whicrf would make the County School Superintend ent an appointive office and would require annexation of all districts not now within a rural school district, to the existing rural school district, for pur poses of tax equalization. Medford School Superintend ent Leonard Mayfield will dis cuss the new distribution for mula for the basic school support fund. There also will be a discussion on some of the proposals for state assistance in building con struction for distressed districts, and presentation of program of the annual convention of the Oregon School Board association in Eugene Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. Fifth Person Held On Mail Fraud Charge Portland U.R) Federal au thorities have revealed the in dictment and arrest of a fifth person in connection with mail fraud charges involving sale of distributorships for a nylon pre servative and 3t battery additive. William Bernard Fothergill of the Garden Home area . near Portland was released on $2500 bail after an appearance before the United States Commissioner, Mrs. Claire Mundorff. Earlier this week federal agents had arrested Sherwin and Marilyn S h o e n on similar charges, along with Mrs. Doro thy Peddicord. wife of the blind man convicted of bombing the Meier & Frank store here last year. A detainer has been placed on William Clarence Peddicord at the state penitentiary where he is serving a 20-year sentence for the bombing. 'Polities' Charged in Polio Vaccine Plans Washington .UP.) Rep. B. Carroll Reece today accused a Democratic - controlled House subcommittee of going on a "purely political fishing expedi tion" to try to discredit the ad ministration's polio vaccine pro gram. The Tennessee Republican said the Democratic investiga tors '"show a complete callous ness for the welfare of the chil dren to make such political capital out of it. Reece charged "politics" as the government Operations sub committee headed by Rep. L. H. Fountain (D-N.C.) recalled gov ernment officials for further testimony. The subcommittee is trying to find out if the government was overcharged for Salk vac cine on the S53 million program to provide free shots for needy children. Western Electric Negotiations Stall Winston-Sale m.N.C. (U.R) Negotiations between Western Electric Co. and the striking Communications Workers of America stalled again Thursday night when the company reject ed a union package proposal. Company negotiators said they were willing to accept four of the union's proposals but the un ion insisted on acceptance cf the entire nine-proposal package. It was the second time the company had rejected a CWA package offer. Teacher Refused To Quit Job for Defending Man Monticello, Fla. (U.R) An ele mentary school teacher, ordered to resign for defending a county health officer who was fired for eating lunch with a Negro, re fused today to give up her job. Mrs. Flo Way, a 45-year-old fifth grade teacher, charged Thursday the Jefferson county school board ordered her to re sign and keep quiet about it. "I have no reason to resign, and I feel I have the right to free speech," she said. "I shall carry on as usual." ft -F0B 1 I a mam wsm wm m w BOmBSA SMS mm Ka For several weeks we've been giving bonanza buvj on gorgeous new '56 Buicks. But at the rate they're going. It's only a matter of days. So why procrastinate when you can own today's years ahead Buick at today's low Buick prices? Why wait when today's fast and furious Buick sales permit us to give you every penny your present car is worth on today's high used-car market? 1o clinch the case, your money brings you all of Buick' fresh-as-the-future styling, high-compression power, ride, room, handling, heft. ' rltts that terrific neu) Variable Pitch Dynaflotc packed brimful of split-second safety-response, and smooth as lubricated lightning. 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There was considerable inter est in the measure which is in tended to give the legislature power to attach the emergency clause to tax legislation, and a number of questions were raised. Discusses Measures Ducan also discussed the meas ures dealing with restricting commerical fishing in the coastal streams, the referendum on the cigarette tax, the measure auth orizing the state to accept gifts of stocks and bonds, raising legislation salaries, legalizing salaries of the governor, secre tary of state, treasurer, Supreme Court judges and the measure dealing with the qualifications and means of selecting the coun ty surveyor and the county coroner. Duncan also urged the mem bers to write in the name of William M. McAllister for justice of the Supreme Court. He point ed out that this was the first time that a Jackson county resr ident had been appointed to the Supreme Court, and that Justice McAllister is a man of unques tioned integrity, fine judicial temperament, and. well qualified legally for the position which he seeks. Duncan called attention to the fact that it was - necessary not only to write in the name of Wiliam McAllister for position No. 1 on the Supreme Court ballot, but also to make an "X" in front of it. Ex-Convict Runs Amok Manila (U.R' An ex-convict ran amok and killed 16 persons Thursday in the village of San Nicolas in Roxas, Palawan. Cen tral Philippines, it was reported today. Valsetz Worker May Escape Deportation Portland W.PJ The United States Immigration Service here said today it had forwarded to Washington, D.C., an application to stay the deportation of Peter J. Dominis, a 50-year-old Yugo slavian national accused of over staying a visitor's visa in the country. Attorneys for the refugee said he fled his homeland to escape Communist persecution. He was a fisherman by trade. Dominis is free on S100 bail and is working for relatives at Valsetz, Ore. Former Majority Whip In House Taken by Death Nashville. Tenn. (U.R) Rep. J. Percy Priest, former majority whip in the House, died today eight days after he underwent stomach surgery. Sen. Anderson Agrees H-Bomb Tests Must End Washington iU.R) Sen. Clin ton P. Anderson (D-N.M.) chair man of the House-Senate Atomic Energy Committee, has agreed with Adlai E. Stevenson that the United States should end its H-bomb tests. Anderson said Thursday the country should take immediate steps to halt the testing of nu clear weapons "of more than one megaton intensity." Such tests, he said, "appear unnecessary at the present time for a well-balanced arsenal of weapons." Durango, Colo. (U.R) Movie actress Elaine Stewart will go on trial Oct. 22 on charges of impeding traffic Police said traffic was snarled when motorists stopped to watch her posing for publicity pictures on a rock in the river, wearing a tight costume, and she refused to leave the rock. Easter Lily Blooms Second Time in Year Mrs. Martin Barnett, 608 Stew art ave., Medford. reported yes terday that an Easter Lily in her yard bloomed this week for the second time in a year. She said the lily was a gift from her husband last Easter, at which time it was blossomed. Later she transplanted the lily from the pot to the yard. Mrs. Barnett said she under stood that it was unusual for Easter Lilies to blossom more than once a year. TO HEAD SURGEONS San Francisco U.R) Dr. Wil liam Estes Jr., consultant in sur gery and chief surgeon emeritus of St. Luke's hospital in Beth lehem, Pa., was named prosit dent- elect of the American Col lege of Surgeons at the group's annual meeting here Thursday. ; v' AND EISENHOWER DOUG McKAY qzrj3EQ3DGSQ iiiii'jiiii 1 1 FRIDAY KBES-TV 7:30 P.M. FnA Ad. McKij tat V. S. Scium Cmmiiuc, L. (B.11) Hullf Otaimw, 1117 S. W. Walling, Fwluid S. Onfa. Under President Eisenhower', leadership WORLD PEACE has become i reality . . the country is experiencing (he greatest peacetime prosperity it his ever known. More people are working . . . earning more . . . spending more . . . building more . . . than ever before in our history. DOUG McKAY was a vital part of the team which made this record possible. He has demonstrated the leadership, integrity, and ability to do (he joh the people of Oregon want done. OK' MARK LAST MINUTE SPECIALS STEWING mm Ready For the Pot 3-4 Lbs. 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