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PCAL STUM MOVES Mil 1 n Medford United Press Full Leased Wire 20 Pages Shippers Provides Company Official Says Dirty Cars National Problem Siskiyou Switching Problem Discussed Roseburg (IP) Charges of filth in Southern Pacific railroad carj were hurled by shippers here at a two-day hearing by the State Public Utilities Commis sion into charges of inadequacy of SP service in southwest Ore gon. Shippers charged that the rail road had ceased its practice of cleaning freight cars before they are delivered to shippers. The line was further accused of re ducing its switching limits along the Siskiyou line to a point where some shippers were ex cluded from service. A spokesman for Roseburg Lumber Company asserted that his firm spends $13,000 a year to clean about 25 dirty SP freight cars a day. National Problem L. R. Smith, superintendent of the Portland division of South ern Pacific; told Hearing Ex aminer Clifford W. Ferguson that dirty freight cars are a na tional problem. He blamed con signees who fail to clean the cars and other railroads for send ing dirty cars to Oregon. South ern Pacific, he said, spends $300, 000 a year cleaning cars. Smith was on the witness stand for three hours denying shippers' charges. He denied that there was discrimination against shippers in certain areas but he said SP does not deny that the problem of switching limits is a serious one. Ferguson said further hear ings on the railroad's service would be continued later in Salem. Previously, a hearing had been held in Eugene. Russians Discuss Details With Syria By United Press A Soviet delegation flew to Damascus today to work out final details of Russian aid to Svria. Syrian officials said the dele gation would establish the pre cise size of the long-term loans that come under the recently concluded Russo - Syrian eco nomic agreement, which supple ments arms agreements. Under an agreement concluded in Moscow, Russia promised Svria long term loans at 22 per cent interest to help the na tion carry out sucn development nrmects as railroad and dam construction and enlargement of port facilities at Latakia. Governor's Limousine Replaced by Cadillac Salem (IP After 85,000 miles, the governor's tired lim ousine is heading for the pas ture. The state of Oregon today took delivery on a new "75" Cadillac nine-passenger limousine which is to become the new official car of the state's chief executive. State Board of Higher Education Files Condemnation The state board of higher edu cation has filed condemnation suits in Jackson county circuit court against Lawrence and Pearl Lavaas, and Gail and "Jane Doe" Brewer, all of Ashland. The property will be used for part of a site for a new science building at Southern Oregon col lege. Total property needed is a half-acre, Don Lewis, assistant to the college president, said. The college has purchased 8 to 10 pieces of property for the building. Lewis said the state board of higher education is scheduled to open bids on the building at its Dec 10 meeting. It will have two floors and a partial base ment. About $460,000 was ap propriated for its construction by the last legislature, Lewis said. MEDFORD, ORp' 0 t Filthy Box Cars in UMC DINNER The United Medford Cru sade got under way last night with a "kick off" dinner at the YMCA, attended by some 250 UMC workers. Guest speaker for the event was G. Roderic Durham, executive di rector of the Oregon Community Chest, who at one time was director of the Salvation 250 Attend Kick Off Dinner for Crusade About 250 people attended the I United Medford Crusade- "kick off" dinner in the s'ocial hall of the YMCA last night. G. Roderic Durham, executive director of the Oregon Chest, and former director of the Med ford Salvation Army, spoke on "Rebels With A Cause." He pointed out that "six of 10 citi zens in the United States are re ceiving benefits from agencies supported by the United Funds." He noted that the United Med ford Crusade has been successful for four years, and a successful Work on Switchboard Hailed by Strike Work on the new PBX tele phone switchboard installation at the county courthouse has been halted temporarily due to the current Western Electric company workers' strike, County Commissioner Ralph James said today. When the project is completed county offices will have a total of 89 phones, 15 more than at present. This includes those to be installed in the new juvenile detention home now under con struction at the fair grounds. A telephone corripany official said cost of the equipment be ing installed amounts to $20,000. When the new installation is completed a central switchboard at the courthouse will be able to handle all incoming calls, includ ing any intended for the new juvenile detention home. Lulu Floux, Central Point, was re cently hired as the switchboard operator. Suits for Building Site At the same time, the board will open bids on a central heat ing plant which will be near the new science building. This will heat the entire campus. Heat will be distributed by under ground tunnels which will also house the electric system and telephone lines. As another part of the col lege's over-all SlVz million ex pansion program, ground has been broken for the new men's dormitory. Wally Graff and Jack James, Medford, are general contractors. This is expected to house 144 male students in its double rooms. Furniture will be built in. This is in addition to the war surplus building now being used as a men's dormitory which houses 64 students. An other dormitory and its wing now house 144 women students. United ( :PTEMBER 18, 1957 i0 authern Army in Medford. Above, General Campaign Chairman Bob? Johnson, left, points out to Durham the- unprecedented figure of $123, 130 that the" Crusade has set as its goal this year, and which will set an all-time state record it achieved. Last year's goal was $117,175. achievement of the $123,130 goal this year will set a state record. Chairmen Introduced Committee and division chair men were introduced by Bob Johnson, general chairman. Members of each division were introduced and supplied with campaign materials. Johnson, Larry Horton, pub licity chairman; Jim Rowan, plaque award chairman; and Dave Irving, assistant campaign chairman, reviewed what work has been done in the campaign. A slide series, "Agencies in Ac tion," depicted various activities of the 25 agencies to which United Medford Crusade funds are budgeted. The show was nar rated by Glenn Jennings, speak er's bureau chairman. The total budget for the UMC this year is about 5 per cent more than last year. About 300 solicitors will contact business and industrial firms during the campaign, which will finish with the annual Home Crusade by valley women who will contact homes which have not been con tacted through businesses or in dustries. Progress reports will be given at Monday noon luncheons through October at the Medford YMCA social hall. Huntington Boy Killed On Way To Grade School Huntington, Ore. IIP) Mit chell R. Pratt, six-year-old Hunt ington boy en route to his first grade school class, was struck and killed by a car today when he tried to cross the highway near his home. The car was driven by Harold L. Gray of Payette, Ida. Lewis said the college plans to have three or four more dormitories within 10 years. "The way it looks now, we simply won't be able to construct enough dormitories under our financial limitations to keep up with the school population," Lewis commented. Ground has been broken also for a commons building which will contain cafeteria facilities to feed 500 people. The heating plant, new dormi tory and commons are expected to be ready for use by the fall of 1958, Lewis added. Recently completed are the new gymnasium and the student union building which is housed in the remodeled former gym nasium. The newly remodeled building contains 10 offices and 10 classrooms. Price 10 Cents Tribune Press Full Leased Wire No. 127 Pacific Oregon Permission to Sell Is Sought by Copco- California Oregon Power com pany has asked the Securities and Exchange commission for permission to sell $10 million M bonds and 200,000 shares of com mon stock next month. The company said funds from the sales would be used to retire bank loans amounting to $14 million obtained for temporary financing of a part of its new construction during 1957. A. S. Cummins, president of Copco, said today that if the commission grants approval,' his company will offer the bonds in competitive sale to private groups Ofct. 14, to be offered for public sale Oct. 15. The stocks will be sold to a group headed by Blythe and company, Inc., and First Boston Corporation, investment firms. The group will offer the stock publicly Oct. 8. Expenses Listed Copco reported it spent $6,- 731,000 during the first seven months of this year, and expects to spend an additional $8,400,- 000 the last five months. Included in the 1957 construc tion is work contained in the comprehensive plan to develop six hydroelectric plants on the Klamath river between Keno and Copco plant number one in California, and one plant on the same river below Copco plant number two. During 1956, the company be gan construction on the Big Bend plant, the first unit of this plan. It will have a capacity of 80,000 kilowatts and will cost approx imately $12,403,500. Scheduled completion date is in 1958. The 1957 construction also in cludes work on a 70 mile, 230, 000 volt transmission line to ex tend from Klamath Falls, at the Big Bend plant, to Medford. It is estimated to cost 53,600,000 and is scheduled for completion in 1958. baseball AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit : 3 10 1 New York 4 8 2 Maas. Slealer (6), Byrd (8) and House, Wilson (8); Maglie, Turley (8) and Berra. Kansas Ciiy 2 9 0 Boston 1 7 0 Gorman and Smith; Sulli van, Sisler (9) and Daley, White (9). NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia 4 8 0 Chicago 8 10 0 Roberts, Qualters (7), Farrell (8) and Lonnexi; Droit, Elslon (9) and Fanning.' India Opens Drive To Seat Red China In United Nations Proposal Would Oust Nationalist China United Nations, N. Y. (If) India, with full Soviet support, opened a formal drive today to oust Nationalist China from the United Nations and seat Red China in its place. The United States and its al lies steeled themselves to beat down the maneuver as they have in past years. India was expected to demand at the first session of the 16- member Steering Committee that the issue be placed on the Gen eral Assembly agenda for a full dress debate. United States Plans Counter The United States planned to counter the demand with a reso lution declaring that the assem bly decides "not to consider" the Chinese issue at this session. This tactic was successful last year and a U.S. spokesman said his delegation had "high hopes" it would win again. He said the proposal to seat Red China would be opposed "as vigorously as in the past and a little bit more." Because of the projected In dian move, the Soviet Union withheld its customary objec tions to the presence of the For mosa representatives when the assembly opened its 12th annual session Tuesday. Late Registration Starts for State Bar Convention Late registration begins at 3 p.m. today in the Medford hotel lobby for the 23rd annual Ore gon State Bar association con vention. The president's reception will begin at 6 p.m. at The Rogue Valley Country club. About 800 lawyers from the state are expected to partici-1 pate in convention activities the next three days. Tomorrow at 9:30 a.m., they will convene for the first of four business ses sions in the Medford High school auditorium. Frank J. Van Dyke, Medford attorney and vice presi dent of the association, will pre side. Second Session A second business session will begin at 2 p.m., presided over by William H. Dashney, McMinn- ville, member of the board of governors of the bar. At 7:30 p.m. tomorrow, Circuit Judge Edward C. Kelly, Medford, will moderate a panel on the -topic "Prosecution and Defense in Criminal Cases," a meeting in the continuing legal education series, to be nem m me nign school auditorium. Friday will open at 8 a.m. with fraternity breakfasts, Delta Theta Phi meeting in the Jack son hotel. After a third business session which opens at 9:30 a.m., attorneys will honor the judic iary of Oregon at a 12:15 p.m. luncheon at the Rogue Valley Country club. David E. Snodgrass, San f ran- cisco, dean oi Hastings ioiiege of Law, University of California, will address the luncheon group, with Otto J. Frohnmayer, Med ford attorney, acting as toast master. Education Series A second meeting in tne con tinuing legal education series at 2 p.m., Friday will bring attor neys a "Comparative Review of 1957 Legislation of Significance to Lawyers." All members will adjourn at 6 p.m. to, the National Guard armory for a social hour, follow ed at 7 p.m. by the annual din ner, with George M. Roberts, Medford attorney, toastmaster. Here. A. Cecil Snyder, chief justice of the supreme court of Puerto Rico will speak. . Fourth Day On the fourth and last day of the convention, Saturday, law school alumni breakfasts and the annual breakfast for the Queen's Bench of Oregon will be held at 8 a.m. The committee on resolu tions will give its report at 11 a.m., during the last portion of the final business session. At 12:15 p.m., new members of the board of governors and new officers of the bar will be introduced at a luncheon in the Jackson hotel. The rest of the afternoon at torneys will be at the Elks' Picnic trrrmnH on the Rosue river. An Inland Clambake barbecue din ner is scheduled for 7 p.m., with the tent show at 9 p.m. ending the convention. Portland (IP) A Coast Guard hearing into the collision last week in Coos Bav which re sulted in the sinking of the Army Engineers' . dredge William T. Roswell opened here today. ACCIDENT The two occupants of a passenger car escaped serious injury Tuesday evening when the car in which they were riding collided with a Southern Pacific train at the Stew art ave. crossing. Miss Mary Jane Kline, 16, of 375 South Cen tral ave., Medford, received scratches while driver of the car, Clairel Vernon Huddleston, Grants Pass, was not injured, ac cording to city police. He told police he saw the train signal but failed to stop at the crossing, officers said. Evergreen Bus Lines May Resume Service Lvergreen Bus Lanes an nounced today it may restore bus service inside Medford der signed primarily for school chil dren. Whether service is begun de pends upon the results of a sur vey made through Medford pub lic schools to determine the number of parents who would be willing to purchase trans portation for their children on the basis outlined by the com pany. H. J. Huber, owner of the bus lines, said "The number of re quests for service has been such thac the company has attempted to work out a plan of operation which will meet the minimum demands for school service." Recent Announcement Evergreen recently announced that it would not operate buses over the East Main st. route, or the Oakdale ave.-Stewart ave. Orchard Home dr. route this year. Service on these two routes was discontinued last July. .The company said then it expected to reinstall service this fall. School children will be given a questionnaire to be filled out and signed by. parents. If the survey indicates the proposed plan would be supported, service will be instituted with Oct. 1 set as tentative beginning date. Under the company's proposal, Faubus, Hays Discuss Friday Appearance Little Rock, Ark. (IP Gov. Orval E. Faubus and Rep. Brooks Hays (D-Ark.) were to confer againt oday on how Fau- bui may explain to a federal judge Friday his actions in the Central High School integration battle. The pair met twice Tuesday. Hays refused comment on the discussions and Faubus did not leave his guarded mansion. Friday Faubus must appear lr U.S. District vouri Deiore Judge Ronald N. Davis to show cause why he should not be en- j'l'ned from interfering with in tegration at Central High un less he removes his troops from the school. Reappraisal Asked In Telephone Strike New York (IP! A federal me diator called on negotiators to reappraise their positions today in the three-day strike of tele phone equipment installers that has partiahy disrupted long-distance service across the nation. Walter Maggiolo of the U.S. Mediation and Conciliation serv ice meets again with represent atives of the striking Communi cations Workers of America and the Western Electric Co. in an effort to break the deadlock. At the end of a negotiations session Tuesday. Maggiolo re ported "no significant change" in the positions of either the company or the union. He then urged both sides to reappraise their positions. Weather FORECAST: Partly cloudy to night and Thursday. Low to night 43-48. High Thursday 74. Temp. Highest Yesterday 77 .. Lowest this Morning 59 Our Skies Tonight 1 Sunrise 5:54 a.m.. Sunset 6:16 p.m. The Moon rises Thursday at 1:00 a.m. Its position among the stars tonight is about halfway be tween Procyon and the Twins. New Moon Sept. 23 VISIBLE PLANETS Venus, sets 7:20 p.m. Saturn, low in south west 7:58 p.m. vj tickets would be sold on a monthly basis at $5 per month, good only for transportation to and from school durnig the cal endar month. A minimum of 80 tickets must be sold to meet the expense of the service, accord ing to Evergreen lines. Morning Service Morning service would begin at Stewart ave. and Thomas rd. at 7:25 a.m., coming into town on Stewart ave., Hamilton and Dakota sts., past the high school and continuing to the east side of town. From the Country Club Es tates area the bus would leave at 7:45 a.m. going north on Black Oak dr., east on Hillcrest rd. to Keene Way, north to Jack son st., west to Hedrick Junior High school, and on west to Med ford high school at about 8:05 a.m. From the high school the bus would go to the Orchard Home dr. area, returning on Stewart ave., Hamilton and Da kota sts. to Washington school A second trip .to the east side would cover the same area the first run, leaving the Coun try Club Estates area at 8:35 a.m. to take students to Roose velt school. In the afternoon, a bus would leave the high school at 3:05 p.m., cross the town to Hedrick Junior High school at 3:20 p.m., continue to Roosevelt school at 3:25 p.m., and on to the Country Club Estates. Return to School The bus would then return to the Roosevelt annex and the Roosevelt school to pick up fourth, fifth and sixth grade students and make a second trip to the upper east side. After this, it would return to the west side of town, passing Medford High at 4:10 p.m. and Washing ton grade school at 4:15 p.m. to transport students to the Or chard Home dr. area. Yesterday afternoon the Roosevelt Parent-Teachers asso ciation executive board held the first meeting of the school year and appointed a committee to study the student transportation situation. The board expressed concern that there was no bus service to Roosevelt school, Hedrick Jun ior high or the high school. The group met at the home of presi dent Mrs. J. H. Hicks, 40 South Modoc ave. Pendleton (IP) Wreckage of a light plane missing on a flight from Walla Walla to Kenne- wick, Wash., with one aboard was reported spotted from the air in a canyon about nine miles west of Walla Walla today. 'I Think We've Managed To Save His Face1 oastal Residents lee in Time To Avoid Disaster Eight Inches of Rain Falls on New Orleans New Orleans (IP) Tropical storm Esther hit Southeast Lou isiana today with gale winds, high tides and heavy rains that caused only light damage to the coastal area battered by two other blows in recent months. Coastal residents, wary of the dangers of gulf hurricanes, fled inland to" avoid the type of disas ter that hit the same general area in June, killing almost 500. Rain in New Orleans The storm, blowing winds up to 64 miles an hour, swept inland over heavily populated New Or leans and dumped eight inches of rain on the city before head ing eastward into Mississippi. "The worst has past," Weather Forecaster Raymond Kraft said. Flooding caused some damage along the coast but the people who inhabit the region had left in plenty of time to escape a five- foot wall of water pushed out of the Gulf of Mexico by steady 40 to 50 mile an hour winds. Not of Hurricane Force When hurricane Audrey struck in June, it caused an 8 to 10 foot tidal wave that caused hun dreds of deaths and widespread destruction. Esther never reached hurri cane force but was a sopping wet storm. Torrential rains were predict ed for other parts of Southeast Louisiana, Mississippi and Ala bama as the 100-mile-wide storm center pushed northeast. Teamsters Claimed Still Dominated Washington HP) The AFL CIO Ethical Practices committee has charged that the Teamsters nninvi "Viae hen anrl rnntiniiM to be dominated or substantially influenced by corrupt influ ences," it was disclosed today. A report by the committee said the Teamsters union "does nox meet xne sxanaarasT;or eim cal union practices set forth in the AFL-CIO constitution." The report said the evidence shows that Teamster President Dave Beck, Vice President Frank Brewster and ..Vice Presi dent James R. Hoffa all used poses. The committee also said that Hoffa, leading candidate for the teamsters presidency, had "as sociated with and promoted the interests of labor racketeers." "Hoffa . . . cast a cloak of re spectability over such individuals in labor circles, thus permitting them to continue and expand their nefarious activities to the detriment of organized labor." Citizens League Cancels Meeting The Citizens League meeting planned for tonight in the Cen tral Point American Legion hall has been cancelled, LaRue Morris, league chairman, said today. Morris said that since the county court has agreed the pro posed subdivision ordinance should be restudied and revised, there is no need for further meet ings on the subject at this time: The county court and Jack son county planning commis sion discussed the proposed or dinance in detail Monday night. The commission asked the coun ty court to submit formal writ ten directions, as to its duties. to the commission before Mon day s regular meeting.
