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J Seaton Declares Tax Write-Off Bern Brought 'Misgivings' Washington W Interior Secretary Fred A. Seaton said today he had "grave misgivings" over the. granting by the Office of Defense Mobilization of fast tax write-off certificates to the Idaho Power Co. for construc tion of t9 Pacific Northwest dams. Seatoa as id that "the record before the Federal Power Com mission tgtabliahcd clearly" that the certificates were not neces sary to th construction by the power firm of the Brownlee nd Oxbow dams on the Snake rivr. Th FPC recently licensed the company to build the admini stration supported projects in preference to a single federal high dam for power production in Hells Canyon. Democrats favored the high dam. Seaton was called to testify at a Senate Judiciary Subcom mittee investigation into the controversial tax write-off bene fits given to Idaho Power. Grave Misgivings At an earlier hearing, De fense Mobilizer Gordon Gray acknowledged that he approved the write-offs despite a March 11 letter from Seaton urging that they be denied. "I had grave misgivings con cerning the granting of these certificates because Idaho Power had stressed that its proposed 'development was to be accom plished without any cost to the United States," Seaton testified. The secretary also said that he felt '"the company did not ex pect tax certificates in making its plans for development of these units." Seaton said he recognizes "full well" that Gray had Eagle Point Post Office Jobs Open Eagle Point Examinations for substitute clerk and substi tute carrier to fill positions in the Eagle Point post office serv ice have been announced by the federal civil service. Entrance salary is $1.82 per hour, according to Postmaster James A. VVallis. Application forms are available at any post office, and must be filed with the director, 11th U.S. civil serv ice region, 302 Federal office building, Seattle 4, or post marked not later than June 3, 1957. Applicants aiust reside within the delivery are of the Eagle Point office or b bona fide pa troni o employee of the post office, Wallis mid. authority to approve the write off "without my concurrence." He said he had "no criticism" of Gray because "he exercised his best judgment as it appeared to him under authority vested in him." Practice Under Attack "Nevertheless, I reiterate that I did reoommend against issuance of the certificates and would do so again," Seaton said. "In my opinion such certificates should not be granted without a showing of financial need." Tax write-offs were authoriz ed during the war years to en courage rapid expansion by m- dustry. Firms were allowed to deduct in five years rather than the usual 20 depreciation costs growing out of their new construction. The program has come under attack on grounds that it no longer can be justified as a de fense need and that it delays receipt of some tax revenues the government badly needs. President Eisenhower and Secretary of Treasury George Humphrey have called for an end to the write-off benefits ex cept for essential' defense activi ties. Crop Duster Injured In Crash of Airplane Madras, Ore. f) A light plane crashed on ranch early today, seriously injuring Robert Hatherill, 27, Prineville. Hatherill was hospitalized in Redmond after his plane cracked up on the Leo Bicart ranch on Agency Plains while he was on a crop dusting mis sion. He was about 50 feet in the air when the motor apparently quit and the plane dived into the ground nose first. Rescuers had to saw Hatherill out of the smashed cockpit. No Progress Reported In Lumber Negotiations Portland W Employers and union representatives seeking. a new contract for major seg ment of the Pacific Northwest lumber industry met here Tues day with a federal mediator but no progress was reported. After the meeting, a spokes man for the International Wood workers gf America said a meet ing of local union leadership would be held .here June 11 to formulate policy and further action. Upholstery Classes Set for Summer Two upholstery classes will be held this summer in the Mc- loughlin Junior High school gym, according to Lindsay M. Vinsel, director of adult and vocational education for the Medford pub lic schools. The one-week classes will meet daily from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 to 4:30 p.m. The first class will be held from Monday, June 10, through Friday, Jnue 14, and the second from June 17 through June 20. The courses, instructed by Mrs. May Frye of the Eugene Vocational school, will consist of upholstering of small projects and the fabrication of slip cov ers for chairs and davenports. Tuition is $8, payable on reg istration at the Medford senior high school Monday, June 3 through Friday, June 7. Woman Sightseer Saved From Fall Prospect A sightseer, identi fied only as "Mrs. Smith" of Four Corners, near Medford, was saved from possible tragedy about 7 p.m. Sunday by an alert Prospect man, George Brown. Mrs. Smith, another woman and three small children had climbed over the guard fence apparently trying to get a better view of the gorge across from the Prospect guard station. Mrs. Smith slipped and fell on her back, landing a few inches from a 200-foot drop-off. Brown, who happened to be there at the time and witnessed her fall, unsuccessfully looked for a rope or something to throw to her. He then climbed down, was able to reach her hand and pulled her to safety. Talent High School Awards Presented Talent Awards to outstand ing students of Talent high school were made Tuesday, May 21, at a school assembly. Gold cups were awarded to senior Richard Bradford for scholarship and Maudalene Sear cy for outstanding senior girl. j Gloria Quackenbush was named outstanding underclassman. Outstanding athletes recogniz ed were Bob Hoffman for bas ketball; Melvin Wallace, foot ball; and Fred Helm, baseball. Students in speech, commer cial, journalism, athletics, li brary, student council, cheer leading and other departments were among those honored. WHEN NEED jH EXTRA Iftjj CASH W&i Borrow' The . . . Aaerban Way LOANS 825 ro S1.500 AUTO SALARY 0 IURNITURE Far Arty Worthwhile Purpose FAYhBWTS TO FIT YOUR UOCET! flcerican Fioacse Corp. Mo 124 V. I 1-8886 Madford Plywood Laboratory Opened in California Areata, Calif. (W Opening of a new testing laboratory here to service the expanding plywood industry in southern Oregon and northern California . was an nounced today by the Douglas Fir Plywood Association. Nelson S. Perkins of Tacoma, association technical director, said the laboratory would pro vide faster technical advise and more efficient quality testing for mills in the area. UNFAIR TRADE Frankfurt, Germany (IB A 72-year-old woman complained to police Tuesday that a burglar had stolen her set of false teeth and left his own set in an unfair exchange. The woman's false teeth were studded with gold crowns and bridges; the bur glar's were a cheap set. Mere Comfort Wearing FALSE TEETH Ben la a pleasant way to overcome loose plate discomfort. PASTEETH, an Improved powder, sprinkled on upper and lower plates holds them firmer so that they feel more com fortable. No gummy, gooey, pasty taste or feeling It's alkaline (non acid). Does not sour. Checks "plate odor" (denture breath). Get FAS TEETH today at any drug counter. Morse Claims Tax Write-Off Shows Need for Clean-Up Washington IW Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore.) said Tues day President Eisenhower should "start cleaning house" because of "shocking revela tions" about alleged White House influence in the granting special tax benefits to Idaho Power Co. Morse said the "fraud" in volved in the awarding of fast tax write-off privileges to the power firm "is building up to another Dixon-Yates scandal." Case Leads To Door He said in a spech prepared for Senate delivery that dis closures Monday before a mono ply and anti-trust subcommittee headed by Sen. Estes Kefauver (D-Tenn.) constituted a "shock ing story of political im morality." "The president should start cleaning house because the case leads right to his door," Morse said. The Oregon senator accused administration officials of "sup pressing" information sought by the Kefauver subcommittee. Kefauver Monday confronted Defense Mobilizer Gordon Gray with a copy of a letter Interior Secretary Fred A. Seaton had written in opposition to the write-off for Idaho Power. The letter was addressed to Gray's predecessor, Arthur S. Flem ming. Very Embarrassing ' In his follow-up attack Morse said Gray "conceded that the Seaton letter presented the arguments of congressional op ponents of the Idaho Power tax gift." "Clearly this was very em barrassing," he said. "The White House staff and Gray decided to put the lid of secrecy on it." Morse said testimony before the subcommittee revealed that Gray had consulted with presi dential aides Sherman Adams and Howard Pyle before an nouncing publicly that Idaho Power would get the tax benefits. Phoenix H igh Students Receive Awards At Final Assembly Wednesday, Mar 29, 1957 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE Phoenix The final awards as sembly was held by the Phoenix High school Tuesday afternoon. May 28. Awards were presented by the faculty to many students who are outstanding in the var ious academic and activity fields. Award medals were presented to Dorothy Bean as being out standing in girls activities; Jim James for boys activities; and to Neil Gearin, student body president. Charlotte Stovall, val edictorian, received a one-year subscription to Readers Digest. Richard Shatto and Rodney Strahm were presented awards from the Danford Foundation. Other Honors The pin for highest achieve ment in mathematics as decided by the score received in a stand ardized achievement test cover ing three years of mathematics went to Rodney Strahm. His score was higher than 98 per cent of three year mathematics students in the nation who have taken this test. Honorable men tion went to Jim James with a percentile rank of 97 V4, Larry Glidden with a 94 percentile. Rose Mary Kusel and Henry Scott with a 93 percentile, and Ron Daugherty with an 89 per centile. The pin given to the stu dent making the highest grade in his school in the test sent out by the American Mathematical association went to' Rose Mary Kusel. Journalism awards were pre sented to Charlotte Stovall as editor of the Phoenician and to Alicia Abbott, Charlotte Keene, Larry Blunt, and Carol Clark for work in journalism. Cheerleader Letters Cheerleader's 1 e 1 1 e rs were awarded to Margaret Ann Bolz, Ida Marie Bolz, Nedra Harris, Frances Hensley, Betty Rupp, and Sandra Skinner; GAA first year numerals to Karen Golding, Bonnie Mullineaux, Linda Wal lace, Pat Troutt, Frances Stout, Nancy Stewart, Peggy Smith, Accidents Involve 6 Vehicles Driver Arrested Tuesday Six vehicles were involved in two separate but related acci dents and one other driver was cited for driving while intoxi cated last night on Highway 99 about a half-mile south of Phoe nix, according to state police. Officers said no injuries re sulted from the accidents. First Accident The first accident occurred at 9:20 p.m., when the rear bind er of a truck and trailer, both carrying lumber, broke and scat tered lumber on the highway over a distance of about a block. Driver of the truck was identi fied as Paul Leroy McDermott, 36, Whittier, Calif. A few minutes later, a car operated by Billy Howard Mc- Fadyen, 27, Lincoln,Ore., passed the truck and struck the right side of another car, which was Guns Unlimbered for Defense Fund Battle Washington HP) Adminis tration forces unlimbered their bigest gun today in a fight to reinflate President Eisenhower's defense appropriation. They conceded privately they were probably licked before they started. Their not-so-secret weapon was a roll call vote on which they hoped members might back away from the economy sentiment reg istered late Tuesday on a non rpcorded nose-count. before that vote the President was looking good in his drive ,to prod more defense money out of the House than the $33,541,000 its economy minded Appropria tions Committee recommended. School To Train Meat Inspectors Planned Salem (IP) The State Depart ment of Agriculture announced today it has started a school to train meat inspectors who will conduct the state meat inspec tion program voted by the re cent legislature. M. E. Knickerbocker, animal industry director of the depart ment, said the classes are for brand inspectors who will serve as lay meat inspectors under the program. The school is being conducted in Salem area meat plants and all brand inspectors are to have completed the two week course by mid-July. Use Mail Tribune Want Ads The Low Cost Way To Sell Daily's U-Drive Medford Airport traveling on the inside lane of the highway. Operator of that car was James Wesley Kerns, 18, Ashland. Police said the rear of McFad yen's car swung to the right after hitting the Kerns vehicle and struck still another car, which was stopped on Cabbage lane at the entrance of Highway 99. That vehicle was operated by Richard Lee Farrell, 19, of 522 North Riverside ave. The three cars received minor dam age and were driven from the scene, police said. The truck re mained at the scene. Second Collision While officers were investigat ing the accident; "another colli sion occurred at 10 p.m. Police said cars operated by Billy Bing ham Ashley, 26, Redding, Calif., and Ronald Parker White, 22, Burlington, Wash., were travel ing north, along with other cars, when another vehicle changed lanes. White's car was forced to nearly stop to allow the other vehicle to pass. Police said Ash ley, who was following White, was apparently unable to stop, slid sideways and hit White's car. Damage to the cars was reported minor. While police were still investi gating the first accident, a ve hicle operated by Laurence Ross Hemenway, 46, of 401 East 12th St., Medford, reportedly ran over three warning flares offi cers had placed around the truck and trailer. He was arrest ed by police and charged with driving while under the influ ence of intoxicating liquor. Maria Simmonds, Linda Garin, Joyce Hunter, Mary Cole and Donna Lee Clark; GAA second year letters to Ida Marie Bolz, Mary Fowler, Dana Halaas, Pat Imhousen, Dorcas Johnson, Mary Daniels and Susan Walker; and GAA third year letter to Nadine Brood. Homemaking awards went to Sandra Edwards, Mary Cole and Charlotte Stovall. Charlotte Un ruh received a c e r t i ficate of merit for her work as editor of the Pirate Log. Speech and dramatics' certif icates of merit were presented to Ronald Daugherty and Marva Suit for oratory; Jim James for debate; Larry Glidden for debate impromptu; and Wanda Oetken, Charles Swingle, Barbara Blank enship and Roxie Shea for out standing performance in dramat ics. A special award was present ed to Dorothy Bean. First year band letters were to distributed to Freddie Be e s o n, Karen Golding, George Hall, Joyce Hunter, Jim Martin, Eldon. Mitchell, Peggy Smith. Linda Wallace, John Walsh and Norman Whisenant; emblems for second, third and fourth years to Eddie Beeson, Marilyn Bee son, Glen Bradley, Nadine Brood, Mary Daniels, Bill Dill ree, Kay Haight, Nedra Harris, David McClurg, Alton Medcalf, Sandra Skinner, Glenna Smith, Charlotte Unruh and Don aid Wallace; and certificates to Dick Maesse and John Whiteside. Athletic Awards Coach Jack Woodward dis tributed varsity basketball let ters to Gary Simmonds, Jim James, Doug Witte, Jim Stout, Jim Heath, Don Wallace, Lester Schleigh, Jim Waldron, Ron Daugherty, Bob Taylor and Manager Jack Rinn. Coach Albert Consbruck dis tributed letters to track letter men Bill Clark, Jim. James, Dick Shatto, Mike Campbell, Fred Faytinger, Jim Heath, Bob Taylor, Gary Simmonds, Jim Stout, Charles Swingle, Earl Dill ree, Jim Waldron, Bill Dillree, Russel Hill, Don Korth, Don MacKintosh, David M c C 1 u rg, Ted Spurlock and Managers Gordon Castor and Dick Lorton; and junior varsity basketball let ters to Divid McClurg, Fred Fay tinger, Don MacKintosh, Marvin Frazier, David Barlow, Dennis James, Bill Dillree and Don Korth. Baccalaureate Held At Illinois Valley High Cove Junction The Rev. Robert Kingsbury of Immanuel Methodist church delivered the baccalaureate services for 52 Il linois Valley High school grad uates Sunday night at the school. The high school choir sang "Crusaders Hymn" and "Tis Eve ings' Holy Hour" following the invocation by the Rev. Don Brown. The benediction was giv en by Rev. Kingsbury. 5ra ACME) A v J ENACf If WITH A AVestinghonse yy Po-TtAt MOTtcnoN potior) Only $ 10 $goo 00 Down Per Month TROWBRIDGE & FLYNN ELECTRIC COMPANY 214 W. Main Ph. SP 3-6241 "NOW IS THE TIME" ADD THAT PATIO, SIDEWALK, CARPORT OR ANY TYPE OF CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION CALL FOR LlfJIfJGER'S REAIDY-MIIX CONCRETE ALWAYS UNIFORM IN QUALITY To Insure Our Customers Prompt Service, All Mixer Trucks Are Equipped With Two-Way Radio ASK US FOR ESTIMATES unite's READY-MIX CONCRETE Ph. Med. SP 2-5336 or SP 2-5897 Ph. Ash. MU 5-8121 Residents Required To Get Burning Permits Central Point Officials of the Central Point Rural Fire de partment today reminded resi dentes that permits will be re quired for all burning within the district limits starting June 1. 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