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-
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How Standard's busy transportation system
helps hold down prices of petroleum products
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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. A second
passenger in the Wallace car,
Steve Hyde, 15, Grants Pass,
received a broken- leg., Wal
lace was not hurt in the
crash.
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Farmers Urged
To Underproduce
Pendleton OP) Robert H.
Steward, state agricultural
director, Monday urged Ore
gon farmers to underproduce
when there is no demand and
warned that unless they do
they can't expect to receive
more than. 80 per cent parity
on their products.
"For years the farmer has
been disobeying the first rule
of business to underproduce
when there is no demand," he
said.
Steward was in Pendleton
for a one-day meeting with j
wasningion Biaie Agricultu
ral Director Joseph Dyer
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