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riSHT MEDFOHD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday, April 17, 1857 U.S. Negotiations With Foreign Airlines Irk American Carriers Washington W.R) U. S. air lines are fuming mad at the State Department. They say it already has given away millions of dollars worth of their business by grant ing Dutch and German lines lucrative new air routes into this country. And they fear fur ther "give aways" will result from forthcoming negotiations with the British, Swiss, Bel- Grange News Ctntral Point Grange At the last meeting of the Central Point Grange, six can didates were taken through the first and second degree work by the all-girl drill team. The ladies were dressed in pastel-colored formals. Two candidates were Charles and Melva Henry and Elsie and Russell Fair, of Medford, Isa dore Cuthburt of Central Point and Caroline Foust of Live Oak Grange. A number of guests were present from Eagle Point, Live Oak, Upper Rogue and Gold Hill Granges. Master Caroline Harding of Upper Rogue Grange and Mas ter Charles E. White of Live Oak Grange were escorted to the Masters station, and each gave talks and answered ques tions on Grange work ReDorts were eiven by all standing committees. New sta tions were in use by the three graces. These were a gift from sister Emma Conger, who fur nished the material and C. J. Whitney, who built them Plans were made to assist the juveniles in entering a float in the Pear Blossom festival pa- rarie in Medford. JIany specimens of stuffed birds were displayed by Carl Bichardson. Lunch was served by Mr. and jfftw. Harold Gebhard, Mr. and Brs. Homer Belle and Mr. and 3s. Walter Jensen. he third and fourth degree ffrk will be exemplified at the ext regular meeting, Friday, pril 19. The serving commit tee will be Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jantzer, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Keenan and Mr. and Mrs. Stan ley Lydiard. Uppr Applegate. Grang Support for the Jackson Coun ty 4-H program in the form of two $25 scholarships to the 4-H Summer school in Corvallis was voted by Upper Applegate Grange at its regular meeting in Ruch School on Friday eve ning. 4-H activities are flour ishing in the Upper Applegate area, it was stated, with seven iifferent clubs currently func tioning under the general chair manship of Armin Richter. Chaplain Kathleen Scovall re ported receiving greetings from Brother John Dutton in the Veterans' hospital in Livermore. Calif., and also stated that Sis ter Eleanor Mayfield is serious ly ill in the hospital in Med ord. Plans for annual Church Sunday' for the Grange will be announced as soon as the new hall is completed, she said. An outbreak of bovine tuber culosis among beef cattle in one area of Jackson county, the first in many years, was re ported by the agricultural com mittee. Drastic control measures are being taken including a large-scale testing program. Grangers were advised to watch for dates of flood con trol hearings which are expect ed to be scheduled in Medford by Congressman Charles O. Por ter during the week ending April 27 the April meeting of the recent ly-organized Applegate Valley Garden club to be held at Ruch School at 1:30 p.m. on Wednes day, April 17, at which Mrs. Marcel LePiniec will discuss use 'of native plant materials in gardening, and Mrs. Charles Brown, club president, will out line chrysanthemum culture. Home Economics Chairman Edna Sawyer thanked the Grange for flowers and cards received while she was incapaci tated with a severely sprained wrist She also expressed her appreciation to members of the Home Economics club for carry ing plans for the rummage sale to successful completion in her absence, and to all Grange mem bers and others who donated to he sale. A total of $75 was cleared from the project. Anna Scott, chairman of the legislative committee, gave a resume of the status of various bills now before the Oregon legislature. Individual grangers were urged to write their repre sentatives in congress opposing the current effort on the part of the National Services Ad ministration to have the prop erty comprising National Orange headquarters condemn ed in order to secure it for government use. Work on the new grange hall continues to progress satisfac torily according to William Nos trand, who heads the building committee. Plastering of the in terior is finished, but the re maining carpenter work cannot be undertaken until the plaster is completely dry in order to avoid damaging it. Meanwhile, plumbing, fixtures and heating equipment are to be installed. Gail Buffington, chairman of the committee on roads, stated the Upper Applegate road is now being rebuilt from the south end of the Fossen proper ty to Copper, and the project is scheduled for completion within approximately one month, weather conditions permitting. Worthy Master Menno Bach mann appointed Sister Viola Finley to serve as Lady Assist ant Steward until a regular elec tion is held to fill the office. Sister Anna Scott, who former ly held this position resigned recently. The regular meeting of Pomo na Grange on Saturday, April 27, at Bellview Grange was an nounced. This session, which commences at 10 a.m., will in clude the .nnual memorial ser vice for departed members. Sister Maude Port, charter member of Upper Applegate Grage who now resides in Eugene, was given a special welcome during the lecturer's hour. Her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Baughman of Ashland, who ac companied her, were presented and brought greetings from Belleview Grange. Community singing and hu morous stories comprised the lecturer's program for the eve ning following which refresh ments were served by the Mar ion Dunlaps and the Harlan Cantralls. At the next meeting on April 26, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Has kins of Medford will present a travelogue with pictures of their summer 'sojourn in Eu rope. This program, which will be preceded by a brief session of the Grange, will be open to the public, and all who are in terested are cordially invited. The display table will feature objects from European coun tries. Anyone having such items may bring them for exhibition during the evening. Heading the refreshment committee for this occasion will be Jim and Mamie Winningham and Fred and Ethel West. Grace N. Pearson, Publicity Chairman Pomona Grange There will be a meeting of all officers of Jackson county Po mona Grange, Sunday, April 21, at 1:30 p.m. at Phoenix Grange hall, to practice officers' seating drill. . There will also be practice for the memorial service and T) I 1 ' I T- II " . TT Announcement was made 011"""" "7, ,, T A ., .. - ,dnckson has asked that all sub ordinate chaplains from the Granges, with members to be honored at the April 27 meet ing, attend this practice. Next Pomona meeting will be at 10 a.m., April 27 at Bell view Grange hall. gians, and Australians. ' The answer from State De partment officials is that American-flag carriers earn twice as much abroad as foreign airlines earn in this country, and are taking a short-sighted view of their own best interests. If Americans make too big an issue of protecting their air lines from foreign competition, the U.S. diplomats say, other countries will retaliate. In the long run, they say, the United States stands to lose moreHhan anybody. German Routes Okayed The argument has been grow ing hotter since last April, when the State Department gave the West German airline Lufthansa access to five major U. S. cities in return for the rights which Pan American and Trans World Airlines have had in Germany since the war. Early this month, over loud protests from U. S. carriers and the Civil Defense Board, the de partment signed an agreement with the Netherlands permitting the Dutch KLM line to stop at Houston, Tex., on its Montreal Mexico City route, and to oper ate directly from New York to the Netherlands Antilles in the Caribbean. The issue was car ried to President Eisenhower, who backed up the State De partment. Coming up are negotiations with the Australians in May, with the British in June, with the Belgians and Swiss in July. All are expected to seek new routes into or out of the United States. . U. S. airlines are so appre hensive about these negotiations that they are urging Congress to rush through legislation to curb the executive branch's broad discretionary powers in signing international air route agreements. Legislation Introduced One bill, already passed by the Senate and awaiting House action, would make U. S. air lines an official party to all future route negotiations. An other introduced in the Senate would give air route agreements the status of treaties, requir ing Senate ratification. "The State Department is like a girl who can't say no," said a spokesman for the Air Transport Association,- w h i c.h represents major U. S. airlines in Washington. . "It will give away anything in order to be friends with these foreign countries. The whole U. S. air transport system is going to wind up on govern ment subsidy if Congress doesn't stop the diplomats from giving away our traffic." A state Department official in close touch with all negotia tions retorted: "The airlines are acting like spoiled children. They want to be protected from competition at home, and at the same time they want U.S.-flag carriers to have free run of the world. "AH we're 'giving' to other countries in these agreements is the right to compete in our market, just as we compete in theirs." Salem (U.R) The State Board of Control has dropped plans for t temporary building at MacLar ejn school for boys. German Held for DamagingTombsfones Luebeck, Germany (U.R) Police said today they have ar rested an 18-yeer-old laborer for damaging 25 tombstones in a Jewish cemetery here. Many of the stones marked the graves ' of t concentration camp victims. Jewish organiza tions here claimed the damage was the result of anti-Semitism. Laborer Hans-Heinrich Hertz told police he had a grudge against the cemetery keeper. Of ficials said preliminary evidence indicated it was not a case of anti-Semitism. Daily's U-Drive Medford Airport CALL . 3-4564 COLLECT We will gladly - process your lean in advance! You simply com by for your cash. If you need money for medical bills, vacation, taxes, or to consolidate small bills, call us NOV for a personal loan. 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In one of her wills, however, Mrs. Momand remembered her mother by a gift to the University ofNevada. In contesting the will, attor neys for Mrs. Van Etten cited usage of alcohol and drugs as reasons why her daughter was unfit to make a will. The only member of the fam ily mentioned in the. will was Mrs. Betty Roberts, of Los An geles, a sister of Mrs. Momand. Other beneficiaries included her doctors, nureses, servants and her last husband, Donald S. Mo mand of London, Mrs. Van Etten, a hospital pa tient for the past two years, wai said to be in ."satisfactory condition." Two Are Fined $100 On Driving Charges Ralph Jones Thomas, 2.9 Newtown st., Medford, forfeited $100 bail in municipal court this week on charges of driving while under the influence of in toxicating liquor. Municipal Judge Noreen Kelly said his driver's license will be suspend ed 90 days. 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