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SIX MEDTORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday, February IB, 1958 President of MoPac Invites Passengers some buu clamoring pas sengers alighted from a 17 car Missouri Pacific special yesterdy at Union Station and were off on a holiday apparently oblivious that last week was a black one for pas senger, trains. The 800 were live evidence of the success of MoPac's new venture in "creative travel." That is the way R. J. Mc Dermott, general passenger traffic manager, describes the railroad's new efforts to win back passenger business. Russell L. Dearmont, Mo Pac's new president, yester day told The Globe-Democrat that the venture is part of a series of moves to drum up passenger traffic. MoPac's Mr. Dearmont last week took the role of an opti mist as the sea of pessimism washed ground the passenger trains. He was one in a parade of railroad presidents who testi fied on the industry's troubles before a Senate Commerce Subcommittee in Washington. I m an Optimist' "I'm an optimist I'm not going to take the passenger trams off, he told the Sena tors. In contrast, other rail presi dents called for greater free dom to discontinue trains and for subsidies for commuter service. Mr. Dearmont yesterday declared: "I think we have to experiment with new methods of attracting people" to trains. Creative travel is one of the new methods. It means simply making special efforts to get rail passenger business where there otherwise would be none. The 800 passengers who ar rived here yesterdy for a one day holiday represented such new business. The MoPac passenger department set up the trip for residents of Se dalia, California and Jeffer son City, Mo. Sales represen-1 tatives then went out to drum up business. It was arranged in co-operation with manage ment of the Ambassador Theater. One-Day Vacation The special train left Seda lia at 6:30 ajn. yesterday and picked up the rest of its 800 passengers at California and Jefferson City. After the train arrived at Union Station at 10:15 a.m., the one-day-vacationists attended a special J showing of the Cinerama pro duction at the Ambassador and had the remainder of the day for shopping. The train departed at 5:30 p.m. yester day. The bargain round-trip fare was $8.98 from Sedalia and $6.59 from Jefferson City, in cluding refreshments on the train. MoPac plans to "do a lot" in creative travel, Mr. Mc Dermott said. The road plans to run special trains from St. Louis to Hot Springs, Ark., for the racing season and is considering trips into the scenic White River territory. MoPac plans special trips at reduced rates for school chil dren and adults to the Tru man Library at Independence, Mo. Mr. Dearmont and Mr. Mc Dermott disclosed that Mo Pac also is experimenting with food service. A meal-on-a-tray, "similar to an airplane meal," is being tried "for coach passengers who hesitate to go into the diner because of prices," Mr. McDermott said. The meals are prepared in the kitphen on the dining car and carried to the coaches by a waiter. The passenger eafs in his seat, as on an airplane. Tray Service The tray service breakfast costs $1 and luncheon and dinner each cost $1.25. It is the same food, but with smal ler portions and less fancy service, that costs $3.50 or so in the diner, Mr. McDermott Federal Prisoners Taken to Portland Two federal prisoners, one a 15-year-old Medford boy, were taken to Portland for prosecution recently by U.S. Marshal Harold Sexton, ac cording to reports. Raymond Craighton New man, 28, Amarillo, Texas, who was arrested by Oregon state police Jan. 25, was ar raigned before U.S. Commis sioner Frank Van Dyke on charges of transporting a stol en motorized vehicle across state lines. .,He was held in Jackson county jail on $1,500 bond. The Medford youth was ar rested by Medford police on a charge of grand larceny of an automobile. He was charg ed with parole violation by federal authorities at the time. The youth was arrested in Kansas by Federal Bureau of Investigation officials last fall on a charge of transporting a stolen automobile across state lines. said. The service is being offered experimentally on two MoPac trains and "has been well received so far," he said. Mr. Dearmont of MoPac yesterday elaborated on the reasons for the optimism he expressed in Washington over passenger trains. "My philisophy is that we must emphasize really fine service. If we do, I believe we'll bring a lot of people back to the rails," Mr. Dear mont said. The railroads would be "shortsighted if we don't re alize that passenger service is a real advertisement for railroad business. Going out of the passenger business would deprive us of contact with the public and shippers and affect the regard in which the industry is held," the Mo Pac president said. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Tentacles of the sea ane mone are about as thick as a pencil. i Income Tax Series To Start on Monday A series of five articles giving detailed explana tions about filling out and filing the 1958 federal in come tax forms will start in the Mail Tribune on Monday. The series was written especially for United Press by Russell C. Harrington, Commissioner of Internal Revenue. ' Chamber Board Endorses Manor The Ja,ckson county Cham ber of Commerce .board of directors last week endorsed the Rogue Valley Manor. President Otto Frohnmayer, Miller Huggins, chairman of the board of . directors, and Directors Dwlght Houghton and Elwood Hedberg spoke briefly of merits 'and objec tives of the retirement home. It was pointed out that the $5Vi million building repre sents a new kind of industry for the valley. The Manor will have more than 75 em ployees on the payroll initial ly, representing an expendi ture of $18,000 to $20,000 per month in salaries. To further enhance the economic picture, $14,000 to $15,000 will be paid out monthly for food and various kinds of services, Manor representa tives noted. "But the chamber is not only interested in the eco nomic side of the picture," Frohnmayer pointed out. "We are vitally interested in the aesthetic values of our com munity life in the Rogue val ley. And in this field the Rogue Valley Manor repre sents the highest type of en deavor namely a thoughtful provision by the Manor for the health, welfare, happiness and gracious living of our elder citizens." Frohnmayer suggested the Manor management be invit ed to discuss the Manor at the chamber's round - table meeting Monday, March 3, at noon at the Jackson hotel. COM A 1 sJJ o j . ' y To Afledford Senior High A NEW-DIFFERENT yUMtjDS SHOtt 2 FULL HOURS FUN! MUSIC! TALENT! FA thru mmh BEST I XX COMEDY jj CsV mm mm k& JJ Show Starts 7:30 p.m. Wed. Jf II II 8:15 pm. - Thursday, 0 xmHv flP&? MILK IT'S A BENEFIT SHOW! Funds for the Kiwanis club performance will be used to finance the county-wide dental clinic which the serv ice group is sponsoring. Re in earsa Is are now in full swing and tickets are avail able from any Kiwanian. ...and after the show, relax and refresh with a cool glass of MILK! icagu Orie Moore Attends Corvallis Course Corvallis O r i Moore, Medford, completed a three day school in control of dis ease-carrying insects Thurs day at Oregon State college. The school is sponsored by the state board of health, the college, the U.S. public health service and the U.S. depart ment of agriculture entomol ogy research branch at Cor vallis. It is held eacn year at OSC to keep public health and county sanitation workers abreast of latest control for insects that are of importance to human health and comfort. Data on star observations are provided to the "world's timekeepers, surveyors, and map makers by five observa tories of the International Lat itude Service. 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