Senator Green Will Become Oldest
Man to Serve in Congress May 26
Washington (CO) S
Theordore Francis Green, vig
orous 89-year-old Rhode Island
Democrat. May 26 two weeks
from today can stake out a
laim of being the oldest man
ever to serve in Congress.
On that date he will surpass
by one day the age record set by
another Democrat Rep. Charles
Stedman of North Carolina. Sted
man was born Jan. 29, 1841, and
died Sept. 23, 1930, while still
serving in the House. He was 89
years and 253 days old.
But there is still a chance that
researchers may come up with
another Congressman who was
even older. It already has hap
pened once.
Last Aug. 14 the Library of
Congress said "as far as we have
been able to determine "Green
on Nov. 28, 1956, would become
the oldest person ever to serve
in Congress. On that date he
, equalled the age of Rep. Robert
Lee Doughton (D-N.C.) who was
89 years and 56 Vz days old when
he retired from the House in
1953.
Private Researcher
So after Last November's
ballyhoo in the press and in Con
gress itself over Green's record
age, a private researcher pointed
quietly to Stedman. The research
er, Winant S. Ellmore, has been
digging into Congressional sta
tistics, ever since he was a page
boy for Sen. William E. Boarh
in the early 1930s.
The Library, somewhat abash
ed, passed Ellmore's information
on to Sen. Green's office and
warned that still another oldster
might lie beween Green and an
age record.
Green bacame the oldest Sen
ator in history June 17, 1956,
when he became 88 years. 8
months and 15 days old. That
was just one day older than Sen,
Justin Smith Morrill (R-Vt.), the
previous record holder who died
in office Dec. 28, 1898.
Informed of the latest chal
lenge presented by Stedman.
Green told Congressional Quart
erly, "That give me another ob
jective to shoot for, though not
a very noticable one." Green
deprecates age alone as some
thing to be proud of.
"It's just an interesting inci
dent." he said.
Similar Background
Although Green never heard of
his new age rival, they have a
lot in common. Both Stedman
and Green were soldiers, teach
ers, lawyers, Democratic conven-
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tion delegates, gubernatorial
candidates, made money in trans
portation and were elected to
Congress at the age of 69.
Stedman served in the House
from March 4, 1911, until his
death, while Green was elected
to the Senate Nov. 3, 1936. Green
says he does not want 'to serve
in the Senate after he reaches
100.
Only recently has he given up
his wrestling workouts in the
Senate gym, and . Green still
walks the two miles from his
University club residence to Cap
itol Hill most every morning.
These walks, he fears, may
lead to injury or even death.
Green explains that some day he
may be unable to step out of the
way of a speeding vehicle. If he
is struck down by an automobile,
he says, "I want to be carried
into court on a stretcher. Then
with my last gasps I want to
make a dramatic appeal for traf
fic safety."
Flexibility Key
And what does the man about
to become the oldest Congress
man of all time consider as the
key to the country's future? Flex
ibility. Green said that flexibility
has to be built into domestic
and foreign policies.
He said refusal to recongize
Red China was an example of
being inflexible. He said that the
U.S. would get further through
direct dealings with that country.
His views on that subject weigh
heavily because he chairs the
Senate Foreign Relations com
mittee, one of the most powerful
voices in determining U.S. for
eign policy.
Green considers himself a
Roosevelt New Dealer, unless as
he puts it, "there's opportunity
to make a comfortable living:
not just some people, but all
people."
Voting Record
His voting record shows op
position to the Taft-Hartley Lab
or act and support of such wel
fare measures as public housing.
Green himself is a multi-million-are,
partly, from earnings of
transportation enteprises and a
thread firm.
Green, who will be 90 on
Oct. 2, went into politics after
successfull stabs at teaching,
law and business. He was elect
ed to the state legislature in
1907 and then campaigned 25
years as a reformer before be
ing elected Rhode Island gov
ernor in 1932.
As governor, he slugged it out
with Rhode Island politicians
for three yeare before engineer
ing a "bloodless revolution" on
Vpar's Tiav tio Re
publicans marched into the state
senate that day with a majority
and came out a few hours later
outnumbered through the man
euverings of Green and his lieu
tenants. The Republican political
machinery, from the state su
preme court down, was thrown
out that same day.
So with success in business,
war and politics behind him,
what is there left for this con
firmed bachelor Senator todo?
"Do!" he said, "Why I'm so busy
now I hardly ever get a chance
to use my tennis racket."
(Coypright 1957,
Congressional Quarterly)
Court Records
MUNICIPAL COURT
Clifford David Oucllette. disobeyed
traffic signal. S5, bail forfeited.
Walter Williams Irons, turned left
against red light. $5. bail forfeited.
Frank Rector Wells, violation basic
rule. S10. bail forfeited.
Harold Eugene Baldwin, disobeyed
traffic signal, S5.
Herbert Gunn Miller, failure to
yield right of way, through traffic.
$10.
Ronald Melvin Olson, disobeyed
traffic signal, $5.
Nancy Lou Gidney. failure to yield
right of way to vehicle. $10, bail
forfeited.
Laverne John Cimfl, disobeyed stop
sign, $5, bail forfeited.
Dwayne Ardell Brood, disobeyed
traffic signal. S5. bail forfeited.
Bernice Eugene Taylor, transient,
driving while under the influence of
intoxicating liquor. $100.
Michael Parker Willard. box 21. Tal
ent, driving while under the influ
ence of intoxicating liquor, $100.
Perry Leonard Hulse Jacksonville,
driving while under the influence of
intoxicating liquor, $100.
Donald Robert Rominger, drunk in
public, $15.
Robert E. Morgan, disobeyed traffic
signal, $5.
Richard W. Imhausen, disobeyed
stop sign, $5.
Gerald Ralston Kime. failure to
yield the right of way, $10.
Eddie Marion Gregory, no Oregon
operator's license, $10.
Martha Elizabeth Caster, failure to
stop at red light. $5.
Vernon Oscar Moore, failure to stop
at red light. $5.
Donald Chester Allen, excessive
noise. $10.
Ray Gary Bailey, violation of basic
rule, siu
Mary H. Brown, violation of basic
rule. S10.
Donald Neal Josephson, disbeyed
stop sign. $9.
Lois Kathleen Lull, violation of bas
ic rule. $10.
Joseph Ray Williams, excessive
noise. $10.
William Ira Moulton, improper left
turn. sa.
G. Raymond Chisum. disbeyed stop
gsin, $d.
Richard Merle Ware, failure to yield
ngnt ot way. siu.
Barbara Jean Cox, failure to main
tain proper lookout, $10.
SEN. THEODORE THOMAS GREEN
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DISTRICT COURT
Harold LeRoy Wyncoop, engaging
in race on public highway. $6. licens
suspended for 60 days; fraud in se
curing operator's license. $30.
Ruth Hook, violation of basic rule,
$15.
George Arthur Hunt, failure to dim
headlights $10.
Verle Everett Yates, void foreign
license, $15.
Richard Lewis Atkins, no PUC oer-
mit, $6.
Reuben Rav strong no motor vt-
hicle license. $6.
John Junior Weddle. failure to stoo
at stop light. $10.
fat utis Kyan, failure to stop at
ston sign, $10.
Robert Lowis white, violation of
basic rule. $15.
Garv Lavelle Guss. inadeauate muf
fler, $15.
CIRCUIT COURT
Helen Christine Jones vs. Roy
Harvey Jones, divorce complaint.
MARRIAGE LICENSE
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News About Books
From the Library
Should you like to know what
your friends and neighbors have
found enjoyable in their library
reading lately? Do you like to
pass along the good word about
books you have borrowed?
Your comments are cordially
invited for inclusion in the book,
"Our Readers Recommend," a
new library feature. For notes
concerning borrowers' reactions
to books and a place to jot down
your own impressions you'll find
"Our Readers Recommend" on
the lectern near the circulation
desk.
A total of 305 books were
added to the Medford Public li
brary during the past two weeks.
Of these 79 were gifts, donated
by A. Matilda Innes and Mrs.
Michele T. Rossi.
A total of 88 new titles were
added to ithe Junior Department
of the library and 60 were placed
on adult shelves, as follows:
Historical Romance: The Gild
ed Touch, Fuller; Aimee, Law;
Anne Boleyn, Stephens; The
Double Quest, Sobol.
Mysteries: The Coast of Fear,
Ballard; The Long Memory,
Clewes; The Enormous Shadow,
Harling.
Romance: I Am Lidian, Bab
son; Mystery House, Norris; Mr.
and Mrs. Pennington, Young.
Other Fiction: The Village Be
yond, Biddle; Fortune's Gift,
Burton; The Fall, Camus; The
Wapshot Chronicle, Cheever;
Colt Comrades, Drago; The
Town, Faulkner; Close to the
Wind, Harris; Strange Island,
Havinghurst; Far, Far the
Mountain Peak, Masters; Chal
lenge to Venus, Morgan; The
Philadelphian, Powell; The
Thorne Smith Three - bagger,
Smith; A Treasury of the Dog,
Woods.
Biography: The Lion and the
Throne, Bowen; First Lady of
the Seeing Eye, Frank; Lou
Gehrig, Gallico; Surprised by
Joy, Lewis; Mr. Lincoln, Ran
dall. Business: Johnson's Invest
ment Company Charts, 1956,
Johnson; How To Operate A
Real Estate Business, McMi
chael; Opportunities in Finance,
Shulsky; The Private Secre
tary's Manual, Turner.
Fine Arts: Modern Music, How
ard; Chinese Art, Hajek; Prehis
toric Art, Poulik.
History: The American Wom
an, Dingwall; A Hundred Hours
to Suez, Henriques; War in
Korea, Higgins; Day of Infamy,
Lord; The Crisis of the Old Or
der, Schlesinger; The Mexican
Government Today, Tucker.
House and Garden: 215 Amer
ican Home Interiors, American
Home; 120 Houses, and Plans, j
tiouse ueautuui; .fiant .propaga
tion in Pictures, Free.
Science: The Puzzling Planet,
Brewster; General Science Made
Easy, Masson; Hygiene, Mere
dith.
. Travel and Adventure: Klon-
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Los Angeles (U.R) No
judges will be used to select the
queen of the- "desk set" dance
next Thursday. The queen wi!!
be picked by an electric computer.
dike Mike, Denison; The Year
Book and Guide to Southern Af
rica, 1957, Gordon-Brown; The
Year Book and Guide to East
Africa, 1957, Gordon-Brown;
Wind Between the Worlds, Ford;
Where the Gods Are Mountains,
Nebesky-Wojkowitz; Geography,
Silber.
Other non-fiction: Cast the
First Stone, Murtagh; The' Na
tion's National Guard, National
Guard Association; The World's
Great Religions, Life; The
Twelve, Goodspeed; Walk Your
Way to Better Dancing, Hostet
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Seaton; Standard Book of
Household Pets, Baird; A Pro
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Sunday, May 12, 1937
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE
McLEOD
PTA Officers Installed
McLeod The Elk-Trail PTA
held their last meeting for this
school year Friday evening, May
4, in the recreation room at Elk
Trail school. A large number of
people attended.
Cub Scouts, under the leader
ship of Mrs. Frank Selto, pre
sented the colors at the begin
ning of the meeting. The
Brownie Scouts, under the lead
ership of Mrs. Turner, opened
the installation services with
several songs, and presented cor
sages to the newly-installed of
ficers. Mrs. Lewis Dusenberry
was the installing officer.
Those installed were Mrs. Ray
Anderson, president; Mrs.
Thomas Smith, vice president;
Mrs. LaRoy Draper, secretary
and Mrs. Everett Cushman,
treasurer. Retiring president,
Mrs. Arthur Hume, was present
ed a gift, and she in turn gave
each of her retiring officers a
gift.
The school chorus sang sev
eral numbers under the direc
tion of Dorothy Matheny.
Ranger Briggs, from Union
Creek talked on the subject of
future timber sales in this vicin
ity, and also showed a film. The
meeting closed with refresh
ments served by the Brownies.
low died in Puyallup, Wash. Mr.
and Mrs. Barber attended the
funeral which was held in Sum
ner Presbyterian church. Mrs.
Laidlow was 86 years old and a
pioneer resident of the Puyal
lup valley. She was well known
here, having visited at her
daughter's home during the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Harding
were dinner guests at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Close in
Medford on Friday evening,
May 3.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hume,
and twin daughters spent the
week end of May 4 in Roseburg
visiting relatives.
Mrs. Ann Hillman of Van
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Saginaw, Mich. (U.R) Po
liceman Robert Ahkah blamed
a sister act Saturday for the
smashed fenders on his car. Ah
kah said that when another au
tomobile crashed into his parked
car he ran over to investigate.
Inside he found two neighbor
girls, 3 and 4 years old, one was
standing on the seat pushing the
starter button while the other
stayed on the floor to operate
the clutch.
Nuys,. Calif., is the house guest
of her sister and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Darrohn.
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The eighth grade of the Elk
Trail school visited the Eagle
Point high school Thursday,
May 9.
Mrs. Daisy Olson of Baker,
Ore., is spending the summer
visiting her daughter and son-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Stone.
Mrs. Hazel Ulrick has return
ed to her home here after visit
ing friends in Oakland, Calif.,
and Sacramento.
' Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Cleaven
berg returned after an extend
ed trip through the Uited States
and a visit to Mexico City.
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Eastin are
taking their vacation in Portland
and San Francisco.
The community extends sym
pathy to Mrs. Harold Barber,
whose mother, Mrs. J. D. Laid-
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