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Park Service Reviews Projects of Past Year Construction Droiert ntaTin $3,107,387, initiation of the 10 year Mission 66 program, and studies on recreational improve ment were highlights in the work of the National Park ser vice In the Pacific Northwest during 1956, according to Neal A. Butterfield, Portland, chief of the Columbia Basin Recrea tion Survey branch of the Na tional Park service. ' Parks and monuments In Ore gon, Washington and Idaho dur ing the year followed a nation wide trend by showing an in crease in the number of visitors seeking recreation and physical relaxation in these scenic areas, he said. The year was the serv ice's 40th anniversary. Ten-Dam Federal Construction Plan Is Recommended Vancouver A ten-dam fed eral construction program for the Pacific Northwest has been recommended in a report to President Eisenhower by the Northwest Public Power association. The minimum 9,000,000 KW power package would also com plete the navigation channel to Lewiston, Idaho, and insure 22,- 000,000 acre-feet of upstream storage for controlling floods. The program would cost about $2.5 billion, require 20 years to complete and would produce new power revenues of about $200,000,000 per year, according to Gus Norwood, executive sec retary. Slf-Finincing This wealth-produtfing pro gram would not only be self- liquidating but also generally self-financing. Legislation will be ready in January for a pub lic regional power agency which would finance the program by means of power revenues and the issuance of electric revenue oonds," he explained. Immediate aim of the program is to start John Day dam this year, authorize Hells Canyon dam and reserve the Nez Perce dam for future construction. The resolution urges early construc tion of the authorized Lower Monumental, Little Goose and Lower Granite dams, and upon completion of negotiations with Canada, the Libby dam. Future authorization is asked for Braces Eddy, Paradise, Glacier View and Nez Perce. ; "Completion of the upstream storage at Libby. Paradise and Glacier View will make feasible the third powerhouse for Grand Coulee dam which is. also in cluded in the investment pro gram," Norwood state. Charges of Race Prejudice Settled All charges of discrimination in employment made in Oregon during the past year were settlea by conciliation with the excep tion of one case which was re solved in public hearing, accord ing to a Fair Employment Prac tices report; released Wednesday. The report was prepared by Mark A. Smith, FEP administra tor, and was released by Nor man O. Nilsen, Oregon labor commissioner. Opportunities Noted According to Smith, 1956 brought new employment op portunities for non-whites in such work categories as skilled trades, professional positions, government agencies and serv ice sales. He said carpentering, brick masonry, auto repair, printing crafts, tool and die making, elec trical wiring and optical techni cian are trades currently ap prenticing non-white youth. Portland, Pendleton, Beaverton, Ontario and Estacada are named leading employment areas in this respect. ' EtmW Methods Noted Smith pointed out a rise of evasive methods for disqualify ing non-white applicants for cer tain jobs and recommends evad ing employers be required to give the specific qualifications that determine eligibility for such jobs. The report states that all cases filed in 1956 charged discrimi nation on the basis of race or color and none alleged dis crimination on grounds of reli gion or national origin. Railroads Turned to Private Operators Quito, Ecuador iU.PJ Presi dent Camilo Ponce's government has turned the national railways over to a private company in an attempt to modernize the sys tem and make it pay. A decree issued Thursday said the railways had been run at loss for many years. Sources said placing the system under private administration was expected to attract foreign capital needed ior modernization. A total of 2,376,717 visitors were tallied cn the northwest's park record books for the first nine months of 1956. an increase of 7 per cent over the number of visitors for the same travel period in the previous year. These figures fell just short of being double the number of visitors in the first full post war travel year, 1946, Butter field said. Campground road facilities and utilities plus the comple tion of two bridges at strategic locations at its main t southern entrance marked improvements at the Crater Lake National park. At the Oregon Caves Na tional Monument, the cave light ing system was 'renovated and the parking area reconstructed. Construction expenditures on these two scenic spots in Ore gon totaled $305,847 during the year. An entirely new headquarters was under construction at Crat ers of the Moon National monu ment in Idaho this year at a cost of $112,000, with roads, walks, and utilities already provided. Coulee Dam Coulee Dam National Recrea tional area, with its 150-mile long Franklin D. Roosevelt lake, has been accorded increased camping areas, beach develop ment, and access roads, prin cipally at Spring Canyon Beach and at Fort Spokane with a $122,018 construction expendi ture. A project of interest to the Pacific Northwest is the Stevens Canyon road In Mount Rainier National park. A total of $511, 428 was expended on this pro ject during 1956, and it is sched uled for completion before the end of next year's travel season. Completion of this road will enable tourists approaching the park from the southeast by way of Yakima to travel this spectac ular drive, facing Mount Rainier for almost its entire length from near the Chanapecosh entrance to the intersection with the Para dise road. Road Construction In Olympic National park, con struction neared completion on the Heart O' the Hills road from Port Angeles to Hurricane ridge. The view of the Olympic range from this ridge is con sidered to be one of the most spectacular views in the entire Northwest. This and other con struction in the Olympic Nation al park totaled $1,852,896 during the year. Construction funds for fiscal 1957 for use in the Northwest's park system have been increased over last year's total by approxi mately $500;000, marking the beginning of Mission 66, a ten- year National Park Service de velopment program. This nation wide program is designed to re place outmoded and inadequate park facilities with physical im provements adequate to meet growing demands placed upon the Pacific Northwest s parks and recreation areas, Butterfield said. Work began during 1956 on the preparation of a recreation plan for the entire northwest by the Columbia River Recreation Survey branch stationed at Port land. This study seeks to pre pare a well-balanced non-urban recreational program for the en tire Northwest with all local, county, state and federal park and recreation agencies, Butter field said. This region-wide plan ning activity is being coordinat ed with studies of the recreation sub-committee of the Columbia Basin Inter-Agency committee. Tziday, January 4. 1357 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE Paul Ford, Colonel Who Hasn't Been Promoted Since '53, Has Home in Army By WILLIAM EWALD United Press Correspondent New York 'U.P.I Paul Ford, a colonel who hasn't been pro moted since 1935, has found a home in the Army. TV audiences know Ford as Col. T. J. Hall, Sgt. Bilko's be leagered commanding officer in CBS' Phil Silvers series. Theatre and movie fans know him as Col. Wainwright Purdy of "Tea- i house of the August Moon," a role into which he was inducted on Oct. 15, 1953, on Broadway. "It's kind of strange, but only few years ago, I was typed as a cop," said Ford today. "Movies radio, TV all they'd give me to play were police captains and sheriffs. "Now, everybody thinks of me as a career officer. Even the cab drivers yell out 'Hiya, colonel' when they spot me on the street. The funny thing is I don't think of my TV character, Col. Hall, as a colonel at all. "I think of him as a kind of businessman. He could be a mid dle executive in Westinghouse or American Tobacco the kind of guy who has gone half way 'How To' Books Popular Here, Librarian Reports Among popular books at the Medford public library are the hundreds of titles in the card catalog beginning with the words, "How to," according to Miss Helen Webster, librarian. A special display has been ar- Plains States Get Cold Air; Rain Is Reported in SW By UNITED PRESS A new surge of cold air poured into the North and' Central Plains states today and a storm in the Southwest brought much needed rain to that arid section. The cold air sent readings plunging to near zero in North Dakota and to the freezing mark in Kansas. But a warming trend continued in the Midwest and ex tended its influence from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic Coast. The southwestern storm brought from one-half to one inch of rain to New Mexico, and dumped lesser amounts across Texas and the Lower Mississippi Valley, although Memphis, Tenn., reported a three-fourths inch downpour. Four persons were killed at Phoenix, Ariz., when a light plane crashed into a house dur ing a rain storm. Snow flurries hit much of the Northern Plains area to the Great Lakes, causing hazardous driving conditions in some sec tions A rash of traffic accidents was reported at Milwaukee, Wis., and a passenger train struck a car during a heavy snowstorm near Owosso, Mich., killing the motorist. None of the Grand Trunk Line train passengers was injured. Early morning readings in the warming areas ranged from the 20s and low 30s from the Great Lakes eastward, the 40s and 50s southward and the 60s along the West Gulf Coast. Weathermen said scattered snow flurries will spread today across the Northern Mississippi Valley through, the Great Lakes and into Pennsylvania and parts of New York. Some early morning lows a round the nation included Boston 21, Washington 34. New Orleans 60. Minneapolis 19, Chicago 30, Denver 28, Seattle 39, and Los Angeles 54. CARE TO PICK UP THE TAB San Francisco (U.R) Ro manoffs, the Nob Hill branch of the swank restaurant, advertised today "all you can eat for $125,-000." ranged near the library entrance of some of these books, which tell how to improve personal appearance, how to make more friends, how to get ahead voca tionally, how increase enjoy ment of hobbies, how to improve home and living conditions, and how to enrich personal life. Books on how to train hunting dogs, live without liquor, and arrange flowers are listed with others on how to retire and en joy it, build a hot rod car, or become a successful emcee. Miss Webster said. A few of the titles are "Four Weeks to Beauty," "Right Dress for Men," "How to Live 365 Days a Year" and "The Radiant Life." Advice about business suc cess is given in such books as "How to. Make a Home Busi ness Pay." Suggestions for hob byists include "How to Tie Flies," "How to Live in the Woods" and "How to Cook a Wolf." Patrons can also receive ad vice on how to play by ear, win prize contests, be a winner at chess, lay linoleum, write short stories, spend money wisely and worry successfully. Miss Webster said, "Jackson county readers who are inter ested in knowing how to do any thing at all, or to do it better, are invited to request these books at library headquarter! in Medford or through their nearest community branch agency." up. but won t go any runner. He's been passed by. "Fortunately," continued Ford "I don't think Col. Hall has much chance of being pro moted either. At least I hope so if he is, I'll be promoted right out of the series." The 55-year-old Ford (his straight handle is Paul Ford Weaver) didn't zero in on show business until he was 37. "I had a lot of job sales man, filling station attendant, night watchman, caterer but I wasn't very competent at them, I had five kids and a wife back in 1938 when I decided to become an actor. I'm sure everybody must have thought I was mad; But acting paid off for Ford. "I got the role of Col. Purdy in 'Teahouse' after I had played a minister in 'Rain,' a psychiatrist in 'Harvey' and the father in 'Dream Girl,' " recalls Ford. "They were all kinds of squares, you know. Perfect for Purdy, who's pretty much of a square himself. Long Run "I was in 'Teahouse' for 1,027 performances and Phil Silvers saw me in it that's what -led to the Bilko series, I guess. I got the Purdy role in the "Tea house movie after Louis Cal hern died I missed three Bilko 4-H Club News KANDY KIDS The Kandy Kids cooking club met Dec. 31 at Patsy Charley's home. Books were distributed by the leader and officers were elected. New officers include presi dent, Joan Dobrot; vice presi dent, Mary Lou Savage; secre tary, Carol von der Hellen; and treasurer, Carolee Brantley; Next meeting will be Jan. 16 at Patsy Charley's residence. Each member will prepare a course for the meal and the club will eat it. After the meeting, members made taffy and other refreshments were served. CENTRAL POINT BEEF CLUB The Central Point Beef club held its second meeting at John Anhorn's residence on Nov. 21. Members received their new record books for the coming year. They also discussed feed for steers. The leader outlined a feeding program and explained methods involved. Next meeting will be at the home of Patsy and Mike Charley on the third Monday. Larry Tweedy will show a film. Games were played and refreshments served at the end of the meeting. SI shows because of it, so they just wrote around me. Ford has two more years to go on his contract with the Bilko series, but he plans to take an occasional flyer outside the show to break out of his military mold. He'll play a senator in John Pa'.rick'e new play which opens in March on Broadway and there's a deal cooking in which he'll play a businessman in the movie version of "The Matchmaker." "Now, it's kind of pleasant to look back to the time when I decided to make the jump into acting." said Ford. "I was really lousy at everything I tried up to then, but in acting I kind of found myself. After all these years, I figure I've finally been vindicated." EARH FROM THE ii XT. I MMNGS t IOAH 50OMI0 SINCE 1909 For Goodness Sake IN 1957 IN EVERYTHING YOU DO - HEATING PLUMBING SHEET METAL AIR CONDITIONING REFRIGERATION SALES & SERVICE MODERN OFFERS FREE SURVEYS FREE PLANNING & DESIGN FREE ENGINEERING ADVICE PLUS EXPERT CRAFTSMANSHIP AND QUALITY MERCHANDISE AT BUDGET PRICES! . 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