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MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREB Scientists Pushing Ahead tfJith Teohniiques To docket Ham km Wednesday, February 5, 1958 Space Subcommittee Leader Sees Efforts To 'Discredit' Mim Washington ftp Chair man Morgan M. Moulder (D Mo.), charged today that op ponents of his subcommit tee' investigation of govern ment regulatory agencies are trying to "smear and discred it" him personally. Moulder did not identify his detractors. Rep. Clare Hoffman (R- hired by Moulder when she Mich.), said Moulder "should was 15 years old. not be so fussy" about the Hoffman said "people in commission members "unless glass houses" should not he can explain" his daughter's ! throw stones. employment on his payroll Hoffman put into the Con gressional Record a published dispatch that Moulder's daughter was paid S12.132 His special House Com-i"u,V " merce subcommittee recalled i dispatch said she was first Chairman John C. Doerfe'r of i the Federal Communications! f DnrCAnc I4lirl commission today to answer JcYCll I SljOllS ll U ll Questions for the third day. j -Doerfer has been accused oiiIm KMC Triirlf" I racn making "fraudulent claims' III DU-IUL! Udill against the government for travel and living expenses. Moulder said his daughter, Marcia, worked in his Wash ington office in the summers of 1952, 1953 and 1954 and for two full years in his office in his Missouri district. He said there was "no dishonesty in hiring his daughter," nor in her being paid for work ing. Doerfer has categorically Dunnigan, Calif. Seven persons were and angrily denied any wrong near here Tuesday when a At Tuesday's hearing, Doer fer testified that he repaid an Oklahoma television sta- HP) tion SI 65 which he had ac- iniured cePted for travel expenses. He made the refund after doing. Moulder said opponents have been circulating 1956 campaign charges that he put his teen-aged daughter on his congressional payroll. "This is an attempt to smear and discredit me be cause of the work I am doing on the subcommittee," Moul der said. The subcommittee has been investigating the FCC and five other agencies. During the past week it has been probing charges of "personal, official misconduct" against Continental Trailways bus col lided with a lumber truck from the rear. The Los Angeles-bound bus struck the rear of the truck as it pulled back into its lane on U.S. 99W after attempting to pass the truck. Injured were: Dicksie Jean Murphy, 19, Seattle; Christine Smith, 41, Seattle; Mrs. Axel Olson, 65, Parshal, N.D.; Mrs. Mary Tra vis, 80, Auburn, Wash.; Helen Venderberg, San Francisco, the bus stewardess; Dennis and Barbara Milhollin, Sacra- Doerfer and four other FCC mento. All received minor in members. I juries. learning of Moulder's sub committee was investigating the transaction. Doerfer- insisted he accept ed the money in 1954 by "mistake." He said he understood the money was to reimburse him for travel expenses to Okla homa City where he flew to dedicate a TV tower. He said he didn't realize until a few weeks ago the check was lor his return flight to Washing ton. Doerfer returned to Wash ington from the Oklahoma trip via Spokane, where he charged the government for his plane tickets. v it) 0 cDDooi3 ir " : " , ; . 4 SPEAKER ... 10 WATT CONSOLE PHONOGRAPH 15 bass, 8" middle-range emd 5" treble speakers for greater listening pleasure Powerful 10-wott Ki-Fi amplifier Precision intermix record changer plays all speeds, shuts off automatically The Magnasonic Special. Compact acous tical cabinet in several finishes. In mahogany ... VALUE $229.90 -::t ncos vr -ft.'-! MAGNAVOX DIAMOND NEEDLE Diamonds are Hi-Fi's best friends . : . for wiaximum listening pleasure and longer record life. VALUE $20.00 A V "V 'V N 'i Save f70 Both for ONLY $ jmo Hurry! 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May Be Best Bet In a summary of its recent briefings, the committee said while chemical rockets are farther advanced now, nuclear propulsion "may be the best long range bet, particularly for large pgyloads traveling long distances." It speculated that a combi nation of relatively short-lived chemical rockets and lnger- enduring nuclear-fueled rock ets might be the "most prac ticable approach." A ramjet engine is an "air breather." Therefore a nuclear ramjet presumably would be design ed for use in the earth's at mosphere, possibly for an atomic airplane or to boost a rocket up to space. The com mittee did not, however, dis close the objective in perfect ing such an engine. Macneto Aerodynamics Dr. William R. Sears, direc tor of the Cornell Graduate School of Engineering, called the technique of re-firing chemical rocket gases through an electrical field "magneto aerodynamics." He said re sults so far "look attractive." He said the technique in volves applying an electrical field to the rocket's exhaust. thus establishing a flow of current which would create a new force to speed up the dis charge of the exhaust. This in turn would boost the speed of the rocket from triple to 10 times present capacity, he said. Both the technique describ ed by Sears and the nuclear ramjet would be designed to reduce the size of the fuel load a rocket would need to reach the 25,000 mile-an-hour speed necessary to break free of the earth's gravitational pull and soar into space. Federal Pytrchcase Favored For Timber on leservalfcooiri) Washington Federal pur chase of the vast timber stand on the Klamath Indian reser vation was favored Tuesday whpn a erouD of Oreeon of- jficials appeared before a sen ate subcommittee. State Sen. Leander Quir ing of Hermiston, Ore., chair man of a state legislative in terim committee on Indian problems, told the senate group that the Oregon con tingent is convinced that fed eral purchase of the timber is the only answer and, the only realistic beginning to a proper termination proced ure. He was referring to program to end government supervision of the tribe. No Alternative Seen - Dave Epps, Oregon Demo cratic party chairman, read from a letter by Oregon Gov Robert D. Holmes that there is no alternative to govern ment purchase of the reser vation. A bill by Sen. Richard Neuberger (D-Ore.), calling for outright federal purchase was supported by Holmes in his letter Holmes made reference to a proposal by Secretary of the Interior Ike Signs Oregon Centennial Bill; No Ceremony Due By A. ROBERT SMITH Washington President Ei senhower got out this bill' signing pen Tuesday and ap proved the first act of this session of Congress the resolution authorizing a presi dential proclamation in be half of the Oregon Centennial. But the White House mean while passed the word to the Oregon congressional delega tion that the President will issue the proclamation with out the fanfare Oregon offic ials had requested. Election-year politics ap peared to be at least partly behind the White House de cision. , The President is scheduled to sign the proclamation on Feb. 14, Oregon's 99th birth day, the White House in formed Rep. 'Edith Green, who requested this special timing. But, as Mrs. Green and Rep. Walter Norblad were both told, there will be no cere mony at the White House as they had both requested. All other members of the delega tion except Sen. Richard L. Neuberger favored the cere mony. Neuberger said the President should save his strength for affairs of state. : Mrs. Green got no explana tion of why the White House rejected the ceremony idea. Norblad said he was told the President has allowed no ceremonies involving signing of a bill in the past year and a half. An informed source in touch with the White House said the President's advisors saw no objection to boosting the Ore gon Centennial, but they balked at the thought of pro viding a spotlight for Gov. Robert D. Holmes and the Oregon congressional delega tion, which is now five-sixths Democratic. Holmes will be in a hard race for reelection this year. Centennial officials had tentatively planned to fly the governor to Washington to participate in the White House ceremony, which would have been the kickoff of a national publicity campaign for the centennial and international trade fair. Eisenhower Tuesday signed S.J.S Res. 131, authorizing the issuance of the proclamation. This was the resolution pilot ed through Congress by Neu berger and Mrs. Green. HORNBROOK Mrs. Madison in S. D. By MRS. H. H. CHAPMAN Hornbrook Mrs. L. F. Madison left last week for Sioux Falls, S. D., to visit her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Nowaczyk, who have been in a Sioux Falls hospital since Christmas eve, when they were injured in a car accident while en route to Sioux Falls from their home in Pipestone, Minn. Nowaczyk has been in an unconscious or semi-con scious condition since there, and has now been moved to the Veteran's hospital in San Antonio, Texas, for further treatment. Mrs. Madison is returning to Hornbrook by train this week and is bring ing her daughter home with her to convalesce. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Vince of Silverton are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cardoza of Black Mountain Ranch. They are re turning to their home from a three weeks winter vacation in Arizona. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Fischer returned here last week after spending two weeks in Cen tral Point with their daughter-in-law, Mrs. Nettie Fisch er. The Fischers, whose home is in Nebraska, are spending the winter with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Collister and son, Tommy. . Mrs. Minnie Bloomingcamp received word recently from Mr. and Mrs. John Cox, form er Hornbrook residents now living in St. Helena, Calif. Their daughter Arlene, who attended grammar school here, graduated last June from high school in St. Helena, and was awarded a $400 scholarship by a service club there, and a $2,400 scholarship from an other source, besides several other honors. She is now a freshman majoring in mathe matics, at the College of the Pacific at Stockton. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ochs and three children of Yuba City, Calif., spent the week end with her mother, Mrs. Ethel White. While here, they helped Mrs. White move from Hilts back to Hornbrook. Miss Cledith McMahand of Bakersfield, Calif., is visit ing her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Harley Baker. Meeting on Manor Scheduled Feb. 7 Another in a series of meet ings held to explain plans for Rogue Valley Manor, the $5'2 million retirement home to be built in Medford, will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, in the Presbyterian church. M. N. Hogan, president of the non -profit corporation which will build the manor, said a number of people who planned to attend the last such meeting in January, were unable to attend. He added that the public will be welcome both those who may be interested in the manor from a personal stand point, and those who simply wish to know the facts con cerning it, so they can discuss the project intelligently. About 80 persons attended last month's meeting, he said. At that time it was reported that construction will begin as soon as life occupancy rights in half the apartments are sold, which may be within a few months. Purchase con tracts signed so far total about $1V& million, Hogan said. The Manor organization has already purchased the 15-acre site on top of Barneburg hill in southeast Medford where the retirement home will bej built. Fred A. Seaton calling for federal purchase of the tim ber only after it first has been offered to private oper ators. Quiring told the subcom mittee that one would not be reckless in assuming there would be no private bidders seeking first chance at buy ing the timber. He said he believes that even the larg est private operator cannot af ford to pay the realization value of timber to be man aged on a sustained yield bas is. , Morse Favors Bill Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore.) said he favors Neubergers bill and9" recommended its passage. Morse said that while the administration proposal merits serious consideration, he disagreed with its provis ion for the basis of the tim ber price what could be obtained if 70 per cent of the timber were offered for sale in a two-year period. The minimum price, Morse said, should be defined as the fair market value of the land and timber if offered for sale over a period of years in a manner designed to produce the best net income for the Indians. He contended the 75-year period for which the private buyer, under the administra tion bill, must agree to prac-i Mrs. Nora McKay Resigns as Head Of Junior Section Mrs. Nora Jean McKay, head of the junior department of the Medford Public and Jackson County library, has announced plans to retire from the library service. Her resignation is to take effect on or before March 1. Mrs. McKay has been a member of the library staff since 1946, having come here from the Siskiyou county, California, library. She also taught in the Grants Pass public schools for several years prior to her marriage to Ralph McKay, of the Call fornia - Oregon Power com pany. A professional children's li brarian will eventually be employed to fill the junior department position. Mean while, Mrs. Cynthia McKay, head of the library's exten sion department, will be in charge of the children's room Mrs. Cynthia McKay has been a member of the staff since 1954. She will be assisted by Mrs. Charlene Tarvin, cata loging clerk, who has been a library staff member for eight yers, and by Mrs. Jane Baker, who has had school library experience in Oxford, Ohio, and in Cleveland, Ohio. Upon her retirement, Mrs. McKay plans to devote her leisure time to gardening, home decoration and music. Belfast, Me. (IP) Waldo County Attorney Hillard H. Buzell was named judge of the county municipal court. He replaced Judge Richard W. Glass, who is a candidate for county attorney. NEWSMAN DIES Palm Beach, Fla. 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