8 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Wednesday, April 23, 1958
Neuberger, McKay
Matched in Hearing
On Canada Dispute
BY A. ROBERT SMITH
Mail Tribune Correspondent
Washington The Senate
Interior Committee Monday
renewed its investigation of
trrmf Tn the Canadian
s' r-J American dis-
" pute over the
'it Columbia riv-
" t which will
' match for the
sw -first time
k ifj across a con-
ference com-
I mittee table
Root Smitb iwo uregon
political foes of long standing,
Sen. Richard L. Neuberger
and Douglas McKay.
McKay is now chairman, of
the U. S. section of the inter
national Joint commission, the
agency charged with responsi
bility for settling disputes
with Canada over waterways
used by both nations. Neuber
ger is a member of the com
mittee and will take charge
of the hearings, calling McKay
as the final witness.
The committee began an in
vestigation of the problem in
1956 after reports from Ot
tawa indicated the Canadians
were considering diverting a
portion of the Kootenay river
into the Columbia and, in
turn, diverting part of the
Columbia into the all-Canadian
Fraser river system in
British Columbia. j
The Kootenay diversion
would make the proposed Lib-
bv dam-in western Montana
economically infeasible, for it
would decrease the flow of
the river substantially. The
Columbia diversion would re
duce the flow of the region s
largest river and thereby
slash its hydroelectric poten
tial for the Pacific Northwest.
Both - diversions, however,
would increase the power po
tial on the Canadian side. But
fishing interests in B. C. are
stoutly opposed to the Colum
bia diversion and the dams
which would accompany it on
the salmon-rich Fraser river.
"We just want to know
where we stand," declared
Neuberger on the eve of the
hearings.
Formal Statement
The International Joint
Commission met here last
week in closed sessions for
its regular semi-annual meet
ing. Afterward it issued a for
mal statement which said the
commissioners plan to inspect
the Columbia Basin, scene of
the disputed use of the river,
next summer. It said an engi
neering report on the various
alternatives for developing the
river will not be completed
until toward the end of the
year. After these investiga
tions are completed, the
statement said the IJC will
make recommendations to the
governments of both coun
tries on what should be done.
"We don't know what's go
ing on," contended Neuber
ger. "Yet the IJC is entrusted
with deciding how 5.4 million
kilowatts shall be developed."
Neuberger said he thought
the best description of the IJC
was the one Winston Church
ill applied to Russia: It s a
mystery wrapped in a enigma
inside a riddle
McKay could not be reach-
Man Disqualified
En Marathon Swim
Portland (ID Marathon
swimmer Bert Thomas, 32
Port Aneeles. Wash., complet
ed the longest swim west of
the Mississippi Tuesday, after
spending 9 hours and 34 min
ntes in the Columbia river
from Bonneville dam to with
in three miles of the Interstate
VirideeT
But he disqualified himself
for the 45 mile trip when he
touched a boat that came too
near to take pictures. This oc
curred at the 40.1 mile mark,
within sight of the bridge,
and he left the water.
He touched the boat to
shove it away, he said.
It was Thomas' second at
tempt at the 45-mile trip. He
gave up 12 miles from Bonne
ville in rough water last Sun
day.
He entered the water Tues
day at 7:53 a.m. and left the
river at 5:27 p.m.
Washington OP) The Sen
ate has confirmed the nomina
tion of Clarence (Ed) Luckey
to be U. S. attorney for Oregon.
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ed for comment. He was in
Seattle for a speech to the
American International Law
Institute.
Before McKay, the ex-cabinet
official who unsuccessful
ly ran for the Senate against
Sen. Wayne Morse in 1956,
gets his chance as a witness
to explain what's going on,
the committee has scheduled
testimony from five other
government agencies and con
servation groups.
The last time the committee
explored the Columbia river
dispute the IJC chairman
was Len Jordan, ex-governor
of Idaho, with whom Neuber
ger frequently tangled, The
Oregon senator made an in
spection of the upper Colum
bia river area in British Co
lumbia prior to the commit
tee's investigation.
In speeches and magazine
articles, Nenberger has charg
ed that Jordan and McKay,
who succeeded him last sum
mer, have made little or no
effort to achieve agreement
with Canada in a manner
which would permit construc
tion of large storage dams
on the upper Columbia. He
has contended that the Eisen
hower administration has not
pushed the matter, because it
holds a private utility bias
against large federal dams
which would be made possi
ble by an agreement. McKay
has ridiculed these conten
tions. X
Before McKay is called, the
committee will take testimony
from the State Department,
from Gen. Emerson C. Its
chner, chief of the Army En
gineers, Assistant . Secretary
of Interior Ross Leffler on
Administration and Federal
Power Commission.
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MEETING AT WHITE HOUSE, President Eisenhower is impressed by Preston Bruce
Jr., whose father (right) is White House doorman. Having watched young Bruce pitch
ball game,' President recommended him to Branch Rickey of Pittsburgh Pirates. Now
at Lyndon, Vt.f Teachers' College, Bruce has been signed by Pirates. (International)
Options on NSLI Are
Listed by VA Officer
A World War II veteran
holding National Service Life
Insurance (NSLI) may choose
from four options the manner
in which the proceeds of his
policy will be made after his
death, S. T. Brannock, officer
in charge, Medford, Veterans
administration office, stated
today.
Brannock listed the four
options as (1), lump sum pay-
Chancellor Shows
Right Attitude for Job
Asheville, N. C. (IP) Dr.
Gordon Blackwell, chancellor
of the Woman's College of the
University of North Carolina
at Greensboro, has the right
attitude for his job.
As Blackwell addressed a
club meeting here Tuesday, a
television movie cameraman
focused on him. Blackwell
promptly took a handkerchief
from his breast pocket and
held it in front of the camera.
It bore the legend, "I like
girls."
$100,000 Damage
Suit Filed Here
Ernest Low, 810 Humphrey
st., Medford, is seeking $100,
000 in general damages from
F. K. Waters, 1003 West 10th.
St., Medford, as a result of an
accident in Medford March
24, 1958, according to a com
plaint in Jackson county cir
cuit court.
Low was seriously injured,
Bccording to the complaint.
Special damages are yet un
known. According to the complaint
Low .was driving a car west
on Main st. near the intersec
tion of Sixth and Main sts.
when the accident occurred.
The car which Low was driv
ing had stopped for a car sign
nalling for a left turn on Main
st. when the panel truck
driven by Waters struck his
car in the rear end, Low
charges in his complaint.
Low also alleges that Wa
ters was negligent in not keep
ing a proper lookout, follow
ing too close and driving in
such a way he could not keep
the panel truck under control.
ment; (2), equal monthly in
stallments from 36 to 240 in
multiples of 12 months; (3),
equal monthly installments
for life of the beneficiary,
with 120 installments guar
anteed; and (4), equal month
ly installments for life of the
beneficiary; total payments
guaranteed, to equal face
amount of policy.
Monthly payments under 3,
are slightly more than under
4, and ' the , amount payable
under 3 or 4 depends upon
the age of the beneficiary on
the maturity date of the
policy. .-. j
Brannock pointed out that
if the insured chooses the first
option, the beneficiary may
elect any of the other options
at the time of settlement.
Complete information
about the option payment
methods is available at any
Veterans administration of
fice, or form the VA district
office which services the
policy.
Hoover Continues
To Show Recovery
New York-flP) F ormer
President Herbert Hoover
continued his good recovery
today fr5m an operation last
Saturday for removal of his
gall bladder. Hoover, 83, was
"resting quietly" at Harkness
Pavilion of Columbia-Presbyterian
Medical Center.
TRUST OFFICIAL DIES
Englewood, N.J. (IP) Eph
raim L. Brickhouse, 63, a vie;
president ' of the Guaranty
Trust Co. of New York, died
of a heart attack Tuesday. '
Morse Complains
On Foreign Policy
Chicago HP) Sen'. Wayne
Morse, (D-Ore.), complained
Tuesday night that the na
tion's foreign policies are
"rigid and sterile" but said
the fault lies partly with "lib
erals" who have clung to out
moded policies of liberal ad
ministrations of the past.
Morse assailed administra
tion policies on a summit
meeting, on weapons testing
and on foreign aid. He said
they typify "the foreign poli
cies of this country that are
fast losing us friends and in
fluence." Morse"s remarks were con
tained in a speech to a meet
ing of Illinois independent
voters. He entitled his speech:
"How many foreign policy
mistakes can we afford?"
Grass Planted in
Gold Hill Park
Gold Hill Grass has been
planted and a sprinkler sys
tem is now in operation at the
newly constructed park be
tween the Southern Pacific
right-of-way and the Old High
way 99 in Gold Hill..
The park is being prepared
by the Gold Hill Lions' club
and will be donated to the
city when grass seeding is
completed. Several shrubs
have been planted on the plot
which v has been donated by
the railroad.
Gold Hill Lions recently
completed 'several days of
'work in rolling and seeding
of the park. A flag pole will
be installed before the land
is given to the city.
Billionaire Sales
Firms Increased
To 48 Members
New York (IP) The na
tion's billionaire sales giants
enjoyed a banner year in 1957
despite the recession, a United
Press survey showed today.
A total of seven companies
joined the ranks of firms do
ing an annual volume of busi
ness of 1 billion or more,
swelling the list to 48.
These 48 companies sold
$112,473,277,000 worth of
goods and services in 1957,
against $103,098,880,000 in
1956.
$700 for Each
Their " aggregate sales vol
ume worked out to around
$700 for every man, woman
and child in the nation. The
billionaires sold everything
from giant turbines and auto
mobiles to toasters, cigarettes
and cheese.
The seven new members of
the sales club are R. J. Rey
nolds Tobacco Co., Cities Ser
vice Co., American Can Co.,
International Business Ma
chines, United Aircraft Corp,
North American Aviation,
Inc., and General Foods Corp.
Despite the slowing down
of business in the last half of
1957, only four did a smaller
volume of business in 1957
than in 1956.
In 1939 there were only two
billionaire firms in the coun
try General Motors Corp.,
and American Telephone &
Telegraph Co.
Other billion dollar sales
companies include: Standard
Oil (N.J.), Ford, Great Atlan
tic & Pacific Tea, U.S. Steel,
General Electric, Sears Roe
buck, Chrysler, Socony Mobil,
Gulf, Bethlehem Steel, Swift,
Western Electric, Texas Co.,
Safeway, Standard Oil (Ind.),
Westinghouse, Du Pont, Ar
mour, Shell, Standard Oil of
Calif., Kroger, Boeing Air
plane, General Dynamics, Na
tional Dairy, Goodyear Tire,
Union Carbide, J. C. Penny,
Sinclair, Republic Steel, In
ternational Harvester, Radio
Corp. of America, Firestone,
Procter and Gamble, Phillips
Petroleum, American Tobac
co, Douglas Aircraft, Mont
gomery Ward, Continental
Can, Pennsylvania Railroad.
SENTENCE COMMUTED
Paris (IP) The death
sentence of German S. S. Gen
eral Karl Oberg, known dur
ing the Nazi occupation of
France as the "Butcher of
Paris," has been commuted to
life imprisonment, it was an
nounced today.
REAL GONE PICTURE
Kingsport, Tenn. (IP) It
wasn't technical trouble that
caused Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wal
ler's TV screen to go blank
suddenly. When Waller went
outside to check the antenna,
he found someone had stolen
it.
Applications Being Taken for Various Jobs
Applications are now being
accepted by the Civil Service
commission for coal mine in
spectors, design patent ex
aminers and correctional of
ficers. Application blanks and ad
ditional information are avail
able by contacting Chester W.
Silliman in the Medford post
office building or by writing
to the commission at Washing
ton 25, D.C.
Turkey has an area of 296,-
000 square miles.
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See the New Ramblers that
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State and local taxes. If any, automatic transmission (on Rambler) and other optional equip
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TtlE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR GOVEtTOR WHO CAtt OT III HOVEKIBER!
WARREN GILL believes that all people are en
titled to Fair Play in their relationship with
government and each other. He believes that
prosperity can be brought to Oregon without
increasing taxes. His program for FAIR
PLAY AND PROSPERITY IN OREGON re
ceived statewide acclaim when he announced
his candidacy for Governor and made this
pledge to the Oregon people:
3e I will propose a law prohibiting employ
ment discrimination because of age.
It is becoming increasingly difficult for persons 35
years of age or over to find employment. It is
wrong to discriminate against healthy, alert, com
petent, experienced citizens simply because of age,
and thus force them upon the public welfare and
relief rolls.
s
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I will support a sales tax tor education,
all the revenue to be used to reduce local prop
erty taxes.
Oregon now has one of the highest income tax rates
in the nation. Present property taxes are nearly
confiscatory and are an inflexible burden which
must be met regardless of ability to pay. A fair
and equitable sales tax (which excludes groceries,
medicines, and farm supplies) will spread out the
tax burden and bring additional millions from
tourists. Taxpayers can control the amount they
pay. The big spenders pay the most.
I Will encourage fair employment prac
tices, and the development of supervised and
safeguarded retirement programs for working
people.
0 I will recommend that the 35 million
dollar surplus which the tax commission esti
mates will be on hand in 1959 be distributed
on a fair and equitable basis to the schools,
state departments, and institutions.
We do not have to increase taxes at this time to
finance new schools and institutions. The tax com
mission estimator we will have a 35 million dollar
surplus, which can be used to meet this need.
I will advocate a homestead exemption
from property taxes for our Senior Citizens
over 65.
Oregonians over 65 years of age, whose incomes
. are less than $150.00 per month are entitled to a
homestead exemption from property taxes. They
q I will encourage legislation which in
sures local control of local affairs.
We must stop the trend toward Big Bureaucratic
Government. "The bigger Government gets, the
smaller you and I become."
10.
V.
I will veto any increase in income taxes
So I will veto a state tax on property.
ELECT A WINNER
I will propose a law permitting an in
come tax deduction of payments for auto lia
bility insurance.
Businesses are now permitted to deduct the cost of
automobile liability insurance from their income
tax. Fair play demands that all of us Oregonians
be allowed the same tax relief. This will encourage
voluntary insurance coverage as distinguished
from a compulsory state law.
re I will work for the immediate develop
ment of the Northwest's power resources.
My 10 point program will bring fair play
and prosperity to Oregon and will provide
new and permanent jobs, by attracting
business and industry to our state.
Sincerely,
Bec&uae space is limited a complet explanation of Warren GUI's
10 point program for FAIR PLAY AND PROSPERITY can't
be included in this space. Any questions you have will be
answered by contacting the GILL FOR GOVERNOR COMMIT
TEE, 700 Main Street, Lebanon, Oregon.
. VOTE WAV 1STH FOR WARREN GILL
1 1
THE REASON WHY WARREN GILL ENTERED
THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY RACE
FOR GOVERNOR
Thousands of loyal Republicans voiced dissatisfaction with
the candidates that had filed for Governor, feeling they were
"ill equipped" in experience- or "know how" needed to lead
the Republican Party back into power in November. Scores
of Republicans from all sections of the state, persuaded
WARREN GILL to file for the nomination. This he did be
cause of his long-standing dedication to the Republican
party. WARREN GILL, is an aggressive fighting leader
always ready to "Carry the Ball" for the Republican Party.
'Look at the records of the candidates for the Republican
Nomination, then YOU will be positive th Republican
Party CAN WIN WITH WARREN GILL!
CDGCCD0 GftOQ W3 GZ$D CGOQJQiiro OGG0OQ
Paid Adv. Jackson
Co. GUI for Governor
Committee, Dick
House, Chairman, 15
Corning Ct Medford,
Ore.