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o CO CD o o o o (TEK MTDFOFD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Tuesday, February 19. 19S7 i V f fl,..l ; y I fj . , .ff,'?- It nth -J CHORUS KICKERS Among the performers who will be seen when the Kiwanis Kapers opens for a four-day run at the Med ford High school auditorium Wednesday will be these four Med ford High school students. They are, left to right, Caron Leffler, Shirley Rutherford, Karen Paschke and Josette Harris. Bene fits from the variety show will go to the Kiwanis youth, wel fare and philanthrope projects. Curtain time is 7:15 Wednesday and 8:15 other nights. First of Four Nights Of Kapers Will Open At 7:30 Tomorrow Langley 's Attorney Files Innocent Plea Portland CU.Ri District Attorney William Langley yes terday filed through his attor ney a plea of innocent to a mis demeanor charge accusing him of failing to inform against and prosecute a violation of the gambling laws. His attornev. K. C. Tanner. informed Presiding Judge! press their opinions and who will Charles W. Redding, that Lang lev will be ready for trial after March 1. The attorney also said he will file a demurrer attacking an in dictment charging Langley with malfeasance, and will join in motions with other defense coun sel against an indictment accus ing the district attorney and others with conspiracy. Mrs. Green Tells Students Young Blood Is Important in Politics It is important to have young blood in politics, Mrs. Editn Green, Congresswoman from Oregon's third district, told about 400 people last night at the ninth annual Student Gov ernment Day banquet held in the Medford Elks temple. She said legislators need the help of students who will ex- Curtains will part at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday on the first of four public performances of the 1957 Kiwanis Kapers production, "Guys X Disguise." This ninth annual theatrical presentation of Medford Ki wanians. with its wide variety of mirthful and melodious enter tainment will be staged also on Thursday, Friday and Saturday with curtain time at 8:15 p.m. Final touches in the prepara tion of cast and pops for the show, which features talented local entcrtaJhers and profes sional direction, will be added this evening with a dress re hearsal. The two acts of the gala production were "put to gether" in rehearsals Sunday afternoon and last night. As in the eight previous years, the Kapers runs the gamut in Hongs, skits, dances and gags. Che entertainment ranges from the felson and Johnson type of slapstick to a minstrel chorus complete with its special num bers and tiie antics of black faced end men. Prominent Medford residents, veterans of pt Kapers and new talent, "let their hair down" in providing four evenings of fun for Rogue valley residents. First act of the show will have eight scenes which tell "how a ham gels to be a ham." The growth of Kiwanians from infancy to careers as glamorous show people will be depicted in those scenes. Act two is the minstrel show. Kiwanians and their wives will be members of the big min strel chorus and seven men and women will have vocal soloist parts in the second act of the show. They are Sally Champlin, Donna Hogan, Ron Rice, Jack Walker, Dr. Abner Clark. Dr. Gerald Dierdorff, and Zd Thom as. End Men End men are Ray Johnson, Asbestos: Ran Rice, Snake Eyes; Jack Walker, Weeper; Dr. Billy Blackstone, Painless; Ed Bar nett, Banjo Eyes, and Dr. Clark, Forceps. Paul Selby is inter locutoE for the minstrel presen tation. Director of the show is Randy Laferr, of Lassen Productions, Pasadena, Calif. Only general admission tickets are being sold for the Wednes day night opening performance) That also will be the only night when there will be a special and lower admission charge for students. Both general admission and reserved seats will be avail able for Thursday, Friday and Saturday shows. Seats may be reserved at Barker's Men's store from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day this week. The Kapers provide the major share of funds each year for Kiwanis youth, Welfare and philanthropic work in the Med ford community. Bergman Nominated for Actress Oscar; Carroll Baker Named Hollywood (U.R) Ingrid Bergman, who last year broke a sell-imposed exile and made a triumphant come back to Hol lywood films, has been honored hy 14.000 motion picture indust ry workers with an Academy (9ward nomination. Miss Bergman's victory sgajnst the bitter controversy thai raged over her marriage to Italian director Roberto Ros- selini appeared complete Mon day night when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences named the Swedish ac tress one of 20 players nominat Oed for the 29th annual Oscar derby. Miss Bergman, the star of "Anastasia," will compete for the world's top acting honors with newcomer Carroll Baker of the controversial "Baby Doll," id three veterans like herself Katlierine Hepburn of "The Rainmaker," Nancy Kelly of "The Bad Seed." and Deborah Kerr of "The King and I." Miss Baker's nomination came for her first starring role. She had been seen on the screen only once before, in a support ing role in "Giant." Tje male nominees are Yul Brynner. "The King and I;" the late James Dean, i'Giant:" Kirk Douglas. "Lust for Life;" Rock Hudson. "Giant:" and an En glishman considered a dark horse surprise nominee, Laur ence Oliver, "Richard III." O.cars March 27 Supporting actresses who snared coveted nominations were Mildred Dunnock. "Baby Doll;" Eileen Heckart. "The Bad Seed;" Mercedes McCambridge, "Giant;" Patty McCormack "The O Bad Seed:" and Dorothy Malone Written on the Wind." Award for the best motion pic ture of 1956 "Around the World in 80 Days," "Friendly Persua sion," "Giant," "The King and I" and "The Ten Command ments." Only the 1800 members of the Academy of Arts and Sciences and industry honorary vote on the final winners. Os car winners will be given gold statuettes on a 90-minute NBC telecast March 27. TWA Announces First Jetstream Starliner San Francisco (U.R) Trans World Airlines announced today its new Jetstream Starliner, cap able of flying nonstop from San Francisco to Paris, will go into service July 1. Two said the giant Lockheed craft has a 27 foot wider wing span than the Super G Constel lation. Spokesmen called it the ultimate in piston engine lux ury aircraft. The Jetstream will fly first class passengers within 'the Un ited States, a spokesman said, and handle tourist traffic overseas. Trace of Snow Falls at Sunset Summit, Detroit Salem iU.P) A trace of new snow fell at Sunset summit and at Detroit overnight but the State Highway- Department ad vised motorists today that chains were unnecessary anywhere. Spots of ice were reported at Timberline, Government Camp, Warm Springs Junction, Wilson River summit. Sunset summit, Detroit, Siskiyou, Santiam pass, Willamette pass, Pendleton, Mea cham, Austin and Seneca. BAN CUTS WRECK Moscow (U.R) L. N. Malov, Moscow's traffic chief, announc ed today that automobile acci dents in the city have been re duced 10 per cent since horn blowing was banned Aug. 1 of last year. He did not say what the accident rate is. study issues. She also cautioned them to beware of irrelevant fac tors in political campaigns, especially blanket accusations against any party. "There is ample room for members of each party to say the others are wrong," Mrs. Green stated, ' But attacks on the patriotism of either party is out of place in the American scene." Mrs. Green said, "I'm dis tressed over the assumption that the female is not a creature of logic." She declared that women are just as much concerned about the great issues of our country as men. She further noted, "With all the women legislators we now have, the so-called woman's viewpoint becomes less distinct . . . By and large, women in Congress reflect more of their constituents than of the feminine point of view." Relationship Discussed Mrs. Green talked at consid erable length on the relationship between the represented and the representative. She cited three major responsibilities of the rep resented. "First," she said, "You owe it to yourselves and to us to keep yourselves informed on what is taking place in govern ment." The constituent's second re sponsibility, she said, is to make his thoughts known to his repre sentative. The third responsibil ity is political participation. "Don't leave politics to a few . . . The citizen who claims to have .no time for politics is not minding his own business, but neglecting it," she declared. One of the most important duties is to. offer conscientious judgment, she noted. She also cited the "errand-boy" function of a representative as a major duty. "I think there is something essentially right about the fact that I spend a great deal of my time and effort in writing to federal agencies about the injus tices, real or imagined, that are being undergone by individual citizens who write me because Special Meeting of ining Council Set A. special meeting of the Northwest Mining council will be held at p.m. Thursday in the library at Hedrick Junior High school to discuss House bill 319. The council committee ap pointed to study the bill will 'eport its findings. Tom Wil liams of the Jackson County Tax Payers League will discuss tax prolbems. House bill 319 proposes to place a 4 per cent severence tax on the net profits from all min erals taken from, the soil or water. f Iff ' H ini I am their representative," Mrs. Green commented. "In the ill defined borderland between legislation and errand - running there are many requests from local organizations for local leg islation." Identical Letters Mrs. Green staled she is unim pressed by identical letters ob viously submitted by "pressure groups'' of few who claim. to be representing thousands of her constituents and ask that she vote a certain way on a certain issue. "But one letter on a subject, written by a person who has obviously thought about what he is trying to say, containing reasons for his point of view, will be given the most careful attention," she said. The 'Speaker also warned the audience against a popular "gim mick" the congressmen's poll of his district. She said ques tionnaires may be sent to politi cal affiliates in the congress man's district, together with, or nearly simultaneously with, the issuance of a press statement as to the congressman's views. "But more effective," she said, "Is the loaded question, which would plant in the mind of the recipient a distorted view of the alternatives." By such methods a congressman can make it seem that his pet ideas are soundly af firmed by 70 to 85 per cent of his constituents, she stated. Unhtallhy Growth Mrs. Green pointed to un healthy growth of lobby organi zations and their assumption of a role that should be that of the people and their elected repre sentatives as an immediate dan ger to sound legislation. She said lobbyists represent ing bona fide groups of citizens bound together by a mutual agreement on some phase of the public business is not bad by definition. "But there is a danger that the lobby will speak with such a well-organized voice that the public interest, which is something more than simply the interest of the best organized and best-financed lobbies, will go unheard," she explained. Mrs. Green told her audience to beware of the representative who claims he always votes as his constituents want him to vote. "When my constituents feel strongly on an issue, that opin ion is something to which I must give great attention, she com mented. "But I would not be serving them properly if I voted against my own convictions simply to curry favor . . . We may continue to displease you, if our consciences demand we take unpopular stands. For that, you have the sovereign remedy of the ballot, and the handy needle of the three-cent stamp and the mail box," she stated. As a final statement to youth interested in politics, Mrs. Green said, "Come on in. The water s fine, but just look out for the sharks!" Distinguished Guests Mrs. Green was introduced by Jimmy Dunlevy, master of cere monies for the program. Among distinguished guests introduced by Elks Exalted Ruler Dick Woodcock were Rodney Keating, county judge, and his counter part, Bob Elden, Crater High school; Chester Wendt, county commissioner, and his counter part, Diana Gardener, Eagle Point; Ralph James, county com missioner, and his counterpart, Neil Gearin, Phoenix; John Sni der, Medford mayor, and his counterpart, Michael Stearns, Medford, .as well as officials from other cities in the county. Elks trustees, parents of student guests and Robert Boyer, Med ford attorney and chairman of the Democratic state central committee. ORATORICAL WINNERS Jackson County Judge Rodney Keat ing congratulates Deanne Dayton, of Grants Pass High school, who won the annual American Legion district 13 oratorical con test recenlty at Central Point Junior High school. Also pictured is the second place winner, Sally Elden, of Crater High school, and the third place winner, Douglas Cummings, of Medford High school. At right is M. E. (Bud) Fisher, of Medford Post 15. Miss Dayton will compete with winner of four other districts in the area finals in Eugene March 1. Judges for the contest were Mr. and Mrs. Greer Nichol and William Oyler, all faculty mem bers at Southern Oregon college. Keating is district chairman of Ashland Post 14. (Sanford Payne photo) Nominees for the Academy Britain To Reduce Five Pound Note Size q OLondvi (U.R) Britain's oversized five pound note, eight r inches long and five inches wide, Owill give way Thursday to a new one six inches lon and three indies wide. The new "fiver" S14. will liflve the added advantage of Color. Because the' old notes were white and printed only on one side, they sometimes were mistaken for scraps of paper and X-Jscd aw ft . Boy Drowns Trying To Prove Ability Miami, Fla. (U.Rl Johnny Stout, 4, drowned Monday when he dove into a muddy rockpit to prove to his six-year-old "big sister" he could swim. The boy's lifeless body was pulled from six feet of water a few minutes after he plunged into the rockpit. Bonnie Marie Sout said she called to her bro ther not to go in the water be cause he could not swim, but he insisted on trying to prove he could. Cold Wave Warnings Issued in Oregon By UNITED PRESS Spring after brief flirtation with Oregon, took off for parts unknown today. Cooler air moved into the state and the weather bureau issued provisional cold wave warnings to residents just in case they already had put their overcoats in mothballs. Occasional snow was forecast for eastern Oregon through to- ! morrow with lows down to five above in the north part tonight. Some snow mixed with rain was forecast for the western part of the state with lows down to 25 tonight. Afternoon temperatures which have been running in the 60s will drop to 40-45 in western Elderly. Sco Farmer Dies in Tractor Mishap Scio. Ore. (U.R) An elderly Scio farmer was killed yester day when his tractor plunged over a steep bank into a' small creek some five miles northwest of here. .Coroner Glenn Huston identi fied him as James Trollinger, about 75. Huston said Trollinger was grading a road near the Shelburn community when the accident occurred. Eric von Stroheim Honored in France Paris U.R) France today named actor-director Eric von Stroheim a knight of the Legion of Honor. The Vienna born "menace" of hundreds of American and Eu ropean films acquired American citizenship in 1956. He has been bed-ridden for five months in his home outside Paris with a pain- ful spine ailment. Portland Man Killed As Auto Hits Bridge Hillsboro, Ore. U.P.) A Port land man died today from in juries suffered la night when his car crashed into a bridge near Banks. 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