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."
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