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rCUHTEEK MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Tuesday. February 18, 1958 Porter Takes Action To Have Oregon Song Known To Capital Bandmasters By A. ROBERT SMITH Mail Tribune Correspondent Washington For many years, an indignity has been imposed upon those displaced Oregonians who, by the chance of politics or the lure of money and fame, have made their home in the na tion's capital. : When they attended those familiar social functions say a big political banquet along with natives of the other states, one point of discom fort to loyal Oregonians inev itably arrived. It would come when the or chestra began honoring the various states. When the band truck up "The Eyes of Texas Are Upon You," the Texans in the. house would act like loyal Texans always act. The Califorhians would go wild over "California, Here Come." Oregonians Left Out 1 As the musicians delighted one state group after another with their official state songs, the Oregonians finally had to face the music the band nev er knew "Oregon, My Ore gon." Fresh from the grass roots of Oregon, Congressman Charles O. Porter noticed this aoon after he arrived here early last year while attend ing a Democratic dinner. Much to his chagrin, he re ported: "When Oregon was saluted, the orchestra played one of those nameless, somewhat tuneless, mixtures of notes. Always, at the functions I've attended, the orchestra or pi anist or chorus fills in with 'dum. dura, dum.' The dums signify nothing other than an awkward musical bridge." Because he liked the song, which the state went to much trouble to select, and to cor rect ' this . slight against Ore gon, Porter dug into the mat ter. The Society of Oregon Composers held a contestlin 1920 to pick a state song From 50 entries, it selected, "Oregon, My Oregon." The lyrics were written by a mu nicipal judge who liked to write poetry, J. A. Buchanan, who died at Astoria, in 1936. Composer was Harry Mur taugh, who played the piano during silent movies but left Portland years ago and has not been heard from since World War II when he passed through town with a war bond selling group. The state legislature in 1927 made it official under the title, "Land of the Empire Builders." Growers 'Advised On Spraying Trees Pear growers have at least three more weeks to get the dormant spray on their pear trees, according to Clif ford B. Cordy,, county horti culturalist. ' Although the buds on both pears and peaches are ahead of normal development. Cor dy said, the spraying of the pears should wait until the ground soil isn't so wet. He said that there is still time for the orchardist to wait and hope for a break in the weath er so that the soil can dry a bit. He did stress that peach growers should definitely use the dormant spray on peach trees as soon as possible. Any wait he said might damage the bud development. UNCONSCIOUS BIRTH Leeds, England (IP) A woman who has been uncon scious since she was injured in a highway accident six months ago has given birth to a healthy four-pound girl. Mrs. Rita Nemeth, 30, became a mother by caesarian Monday. Porter learned from the copyright office, Library of Congress, that no copyright had ever been issued for the song under any title. The Portland music publisher, Irv ing E. Sklare, obligingly sent him 50 copies of the song, which the congressman dis tributed to. the Washington, D.C., Federation of Musicians, with this comment: "Frankly, I flinch when a musical bridge fills the spot where a few healthy strains of 'Oregon, My Oregon' would warm the loyal hearts of Ore gonians attending the func tion." The local musicians are es pecially anxious to prevent congressional flinching in the music field these days, what with a bill now pending to reduce the tax on all places that feature live music a tax which the musicians claim has thrown many of them out of business because many caba rets avoid the tax by replac ing the band with a jukebox. Band Leaders Supplied All the local band leaders were promptly supplied with "Oregon, My Oregon," and the union promised Porter they would soon be able to swing right into it on request. Moreover, the U. S. Navy band agreed to make an ar rangement of the song and' be ready to perform for Oregon ians by June 1. The Navy may .even record it, though this can't be sold commercial ly. And Dean Theodore Kratt of the University of Oregon school of music has indicated to Porter he could have a choral arrangement made as a student project. A. Vernex Wilson, supervisor of music, Portland public schools, said he would take it from there and have a high school choir record the song. "Oregon, My Oregon" is in for a needed revival, just in time for the big Centennial that is coming up next year. Officers Training In Driver Classes Three Medford police of ficers will start the city-sponsored driving safety and test ing program with members of the fire department this week. Testing of the police depart ment was completed Friday. The program includes all city employees who operate city vehicles, according to city hall officials. They said the program is being conducted to make drivers safety-minded with their private cars as well as the city vehicles. The tests and program Is patterned after the safety pro grom of the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company, of ficials noted. American Businessmen Worry Over Efforts To Curb Imports Two Bound Oyer On Check Charges Two persons have been bound over to the grand jury in district court on charges nf nttprins and Dublishing a false check. They are being held on $1500 bond each. Appearing before District Court Judge James M. Main were Carol Ann Heavilin, 20, of 33 South Front st., Med- fnrH and Fred W. Jesser Jr.. alias Fred W. Jensen, 35, of Darby, Mont. They both waived the right to an attorney and prelimi nary hearings. USING HIS NOSE Troia, Italy (IP) Policeman Giovanni Ferramosca Mon day displayed a bloodhound's ability to sniff out a thief. Noting that burglars who had stolen 100,000 lire ($160) and 120 U.S. dollars from a to bacco shop had also spilled perfume on the floor, Ferra mosca rounded up a group of suspects, sniffed at their shoes, and arrested Antonio DeCilio, 27, and Giovanni Ventura, 18, whose shoes were delightfully scented. New York HP American businessmen are deeply con cerned today that efforts to restrict imports of key goods like oil, lead and zinc may bring retaliation against their products abroad. Of far greater consequence, they fear these efforts also may prompt friendly foreign nations to turn their trade guns toward the Soviet bloc. Russia already has launch ed an all-out war to capture a bigger share of foreign mar kets. It has been startlingly successful in Europe, Asia, and Latin America. There have been rumblings in Canada, Venezuela and the Middle East about retalia tions against U. S. products because of the U. S. govern ment's program to restrict oil imports. Oil is the biggest single commodity imported by the U. S. as such, it is an impor tant source of dollars for oil producing countries. "If foreign countries cannot sell here, they will not buy here," an economist said. "That's a simple economic fact we must own up to.: Foreign Trade Important Foreign trade is an impor- ( , How Standard's busy transportation system helps hold down prices of petroleum products 1 i Twenty-six Standard Tankers plus others that we charter sail the seas to keep crude oil moving to refineries and more than a hundred finished products returning to customers. A supertanker, carries a crew of 40 to 50, can hold enough gasoline to run your ear over 10,000 years. On inland waters, tugs, barges and smaller tankers take over the transport job. Rivers of erode oil and finished products flow through 3364 miles of pipelines that Standard oper ates in the Western hemisphere. In addition, we pay to send products through pipelines owned by other companies. They in torn use our lines. Through these "steel arteries," oil is pumped over mountains, as high as 9500 feet, under rivers and through deserts. Miles of leased railroad cars, thousands of trucks, trailers, and semi-tank trucks move our finished products to distribution points, service stations, airports, marine stations, farms, factories and military installations. Standard either operates or leases nearly every form of transportation to keep vital oil supplies moving. What's today's biggest travel bargain? petroleum's journey from well to refinery to you, a trip that often covers thousands of miles by land, water and under ground. To keep the "fare" low, Standard serves the Western hemisphere with an intricate network of tankers, trucks, tank cars and pipelines. They move oil in huge quantities carefully scheduled to match production at the well, refining capacity and our customers' needs. This far-flung transportation job is done at a cost so low it amounts to a fraction of the price per gallon. generally less than you pay to mail a postcard. It' s one way we work to keep down the price of the gasoline you buy. STANDARD OIL COMPANY plans ahead to serve you better OF CALIFORNIA . Petroleum progress mearfM ... Transportation to deliver the 55 more oil U. S. will use by 1968 1958 380 million gallons per day 1968 590 million gallons per day tant cog in the U. S. economy. This country sells around S20 billion worth of goods and services abroad, or about 6 per cent of the total produced here. Industry experts estimate that more than 4,500,000 Americans are dependent on export-import for their jobs. That's about seven out of ev ery 100 employed in the na tion. While our exports are im portant, so are imports. Most or all of the tin, nickel, man ganese, cobalt and natural rubber consumed in this coun try is imported. These com modities are vital to many in dustries. Harry Kearns, assistant sec retary of commerce for inter national affairs, said recently the U. S. is facing a grave international situation be cause of Soviet economic war fare around the globe. War or Depression He said many experts be lieve "that unless our tariff policies are such as to encour age and promote trade all over the world we will be faced with a war on the one hand or a depression on the other." Canada, the biggest sjngle customer for U. S. goods, is peeved about the oil import program and the sale of U. S. surplus wheat abroad. It also is disturbed, as are many Latin American nations, about threatened import restrictions on lead and zinc. In Canada, Kearns said, ''serious retaliatory "actions are contemplated, including severe restrictions on impor tation of American cotton." Canada also is reported hope ful of selling part of its wheat crop this year to Red China. One industry which already has felt the pangs of the oil import program is the ship building industry. More than S200 million in tanker con tracts have been cancelled in recent months, including a 106,500-ton tanker at Bethle hem Steel corporation's Quin cy, Mass., shipyard. Grants Pass Youth Killed in Collision Grants Pass (IP) Bob Gene Howell, 18, Grants Pass, was killed in a headon crash between a car and a panel truck on the Redwood high way about 18 miles south of here at 2:15 p.m. Monday. Two other persons were in jured. Police said Howell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carter Howell, was a passenger in an auto operated by Elmar Ray Wal lace, 19, also of Grants Pass. Wallace was headed south when he swung out to pass a tractor and collided with a NOT THAT COLD " Des Moines, Iowa HP K time and temperature neon sign was under the weather Monday. It was declared out of order when it showed 63 degrees below zero 43 de grees under the official low for the day. truck driven by Virgil Thorn of Brookings. Thorn was not injured but his wife suffered a fractured collar bone and facial lacera tions, police said. 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