Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, June 09, 1958, Image 13

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Newspaper Page Texti 4 & 2n.J SECTlCtt tesSa Said Outstripping U. Dmidlury By JAMES L. 4JlLkLEJr By United PyBt Internantl New York (UPI) The head of the nation' largest railroad pointed out today that Soviet Russia is building upts railroad system at time when America's railroad industry is on the decline and in a precarious position James M. Symes, president of the Pennsylvania Railroad made this chilling statement in an exclusive interview with United PresP Interna tional. In the event of a national emergent this situation ob viously would be of vital im portance, he said. 'Really Going To Town' Symes, a veteran of 42 years in the railroad industry and recognized as one of the country's most able transpor tation executives, said Rus sia is "really going to town" in expanding its railroad net work and the tonnage hand led over it. "For exampie," Symes de clared, "Russift in' 1940 had 66,000 milcftof railroad but by 1956 it Eed increased to 75,000 miJrtJ. "On th0 othr .hand, the United Stfctae in 140 had 234,000 mildS nfi in 1956 this had fallen o j?V 20,000 miles of railrogd. "This contrast if illumin ating and significant. "If our rftilrocd industry is in Oprecarious position, and it is, it follows that the country is, too because the railroads Cd ft11 Absolute nec essity to our future growing economy id dfcfens protec tion." Double Trcft yileage (JherOdflfconcerting facts brought out fcy Symes were: Russjft doubled track mileaj bftgeln 1945 and T U.S- has 40,000 few frejght og than ten yean ap. Tn9 U.S. passenger fleet hagshrun by 7,000 cars. 3 Russia has electrified 3, 632&lniHJ of lin since 1928, q will glmcft tripl it to 8,388 U Z FINAL o SPRING and SUMMER . 11)xxy -Swifts 1 1 2 EAST Uklii STREET MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, JUNE 9, 1958 Seen in Precarious by 1960. Average Russian car- loadings per day have been stepped up from 24,007 in 1928 to 169,400 in 1955. "While we have been shrinking our mileage, Rus sia has been expanding theirs," said Symes. "They are not dumb. "Take 1945. In that year 86 'per cent of the ton miles (tonnage multiplied by miles hauled) were hauled by the railroads in Russia. And in 1955 it was 83V2 per cent. . "In 1945 in the United States it was 67 per cent of ton miles by rail. In 1956 the figure was only 49 per cent." 'Emphasizing the import Quotes From the News By UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL Washington Chairman Francis E. Walter (D.-Pa.) of the House Un-American Activities committee, accusing Cleve land industrialist Cyrus Eaton of trying "to usurp the powers of the State department" in his recent contacts with Russia: "I can'i understand how any citizen has this right." Cleveland, Ohio Cyrus Eaton, contending that his activi ties toward world peace have been "in harmony" with Presi dent Eisenhower's call for America citizens to make contacts with people behind the Iron Curtain: , ' "Any man who loves his country ..would be concerned yith the danger of nuclear war and would take steps to pre vent it." Moscow The Communist Party Central committee, lumping Georgi Malenkov and Vyacheslav Molotov with ex ecuted traitor Lavrenti Beria for having allegedly influenced Stalin against famous Russian composers: , "As is well known, Molotov, Malenkov and Beria exer cised extremely negative influence on Stalin in the decision of these questions." ' Greencastle, Ind. British Prime Minister Harold Mac millan, calling for interdependence among nations of the world to fight Communism: "Interdependence is already a reality. In the field of de fense it is becoming more and more effective." WashingtonRepublican National Chairman Meade Al corn, criticizing Democratic leaders in Congress for what he called their failure to back the president's anti-recession and other legislative programs: "In these times of national challenge, flexible and re sponsive cooperation is vital in the Congress. The 35 per cent support the President is getting from the Democrats this year just isn't enough." .... a If four Credit Is Good Ifo Good fit Pick's! Inn . U lLr I Q OHOHCS And TERRIFIC VALUES! ance of our railroads in the national defense picture, Symes pointed out that in World War II the railroads hauled 90 per centxf the mil itary material and 97 per cent of the military person nel movements. This remarkable achieve ment, he said, resulted in an enormous saving in manpow er and war materials. For the purpose of illustra tion, Symes took as an ex ample the moving of 100,000 tons of freight from New York to San Francisco. Cheaper by Rail "If done by rail," said Symes, "it can be done with BRAND NEW, FAMOUS BRAND DRESSES 0113337 (iHBgsf TAKE 'EM AWAY! Here are oyer 500 Dresses . . . all the newest, nicest ways to look this summer . . . here in or Big June collection of carefre and captivating styles . . . and ALL at ONE wonderful LOW PRICE . . . Just right to s-t-r-e-t-c-h your budget. o Chemise Dresses i o 2-piece Dresses o Dressy Dresses o Tailored Dresses J ' i 1 - V o Easy-to-Care for Cottons o Drip Dries - - o Miracle Fabrics o Sleeveless Dresses o Short Sleeve Dresses TRIBUNE Pages 1 to 6 S. -Rails;.. (Position 832,000 gallons of fuel oil. If it moves by highway it takes four times that amount. If it moves by waterway through the Panama Canal it takes five times that am ount. And if it moves by airfreight takes 25 times that amount in gallons of oil. "I'm sure that if we had to call on the railroads to move men and material in World War II we'd have to do k again in the event of a similar national emergency. "Moving such traffic by railroads would mean a tre mendous saving in manpow er and in the transportation of essential war material. "For the railroads to move that 100,000 tons of material across the nation from New York to San Francisco, it would take 3,220 man days. If moved by highway IZVz times that amount. If moved by water 3Vz times and if moved by air IIV2 times as long in man days. "My contention is that the two most essential things in war time are manpower and fuel. It seems to me this is a situation which they (the government) should do some thing about so we could handle the job expeditious ly and economically in t h e next war, if one comes." Sums Up Problem Symes said that never in his 42-year association with railroads has he - seen the outlook for the American railroad industry as alarm ing as it is now. A number of Eastern lines have been operating at little or no profit despite lay-offs of personnel in efforts to ec onomize. On the Pennsylvan ia employment has been re duced by more than 11,000. The situation in the South and West is not as bad al though he says "the makings of it are there." , The real railroad problem, according to Symes, can be stated in a dozen ways but basically "the trouble begins Next Door sum Ln h J I 1 1 LI I v y ' 81st Graduation Set for U. of 0. SundayJune 15 Eugene (Special) - The University will graduate its eighty-first senior class dur ing commencement exercises here Sunday afternoon, June 15. Nearly 1500 undergraduate and graduate . students are candidates for degrees this year. Those who successfully complete . the - requirements will have them conferred at the open-air service on Hay ward field at 2:30 p.m. Presi dent O. Meredith Wilson will deliver the main address, "Charge to the Graduates." Sunday's Commencement exercises will climax a gradu ation weekend which opens Friday, June 13 with the Pauline Potter Homer memo rial tea. Alumni day is Satur day, June 14. At this time the alumni luncheon, the se nior breakfast, a special dedi cation service of a gift to the university, and the presi dent's reception will be held. Saturday evening will feature reunion dinners. Activities on Sunday start with the commissioning exer cises held by the university's military department. The tra ditional flower and fern pro cession will be at 1 p.m., pre ceding commencement. Candidates who are ex pected to receive degrees on Sunday include 1109 for bac calaureate degrees, 323 for masters degrees, 24 for doctor of philosophy degrees, 18 for doctor of education degrees, and 17 for professional law degrees. Pacific Power Declares Quarterly Dividend Portland (UPI) Pacific Power and Light company de clared a quarterly dividend of 40 cents per share of com mon stock and the regular quarterly payments on the outstanding share? of pre ferred stock Friday, payable July 10 to stockholders of record June 30. Payments on the preferred shares will range from $1.13 per share to $1.54. by government . federal, state and local government treating the railroad industry as if it were still the wealthy monopoly it was generations ago." o BE GOOD TO YOUR BUDGET . . o BRIGHTEN YOUR WARDROBE . . ., o START SUMMER WITH SAVINGS! to Robinson ROGUE RIVER Rooster Crow Event Set By MRS. MYRTLEWHIPPLE Rogue River On June 21 the National Rooster Crow ing contest will take place in the Communtiy park, preced ed by a parade at 10 a.m. The contest "begins at 12 noon. During the next 30 minutes the judges count the crows of each rooster. The record stands at 109 crows in 30 min utes. Rogue River Boosters sponsors the annual event. Mrs. Glen Wood of Red way, Calif., who is family historian . for the Jacob and Sarah Neathamer descend ants has been visiting in Jo sephine and Jackson counties making preparations for the next family reunion which will be the first Saturday in August. While here Mrs. Wood visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Magerle, and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Smith left Friday morning for a motor trip into Montana, where they will visit Mr. Smith's mother and sister, and Mrs. Smith's brother and other relatives. The Smiths plan to be gone a month. Mrs. Hattie Harris and granddaughter, Maxine Har ris, of Lewiston, Ida., arrived Monday for a few ' week's visit with Mrs. Harris' sisters, Mrs. James Wiley and Mrs. Jim Whipple and husband. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Whipple received an invitation to at tend the graduation of their great grandson, Robert Juola, a senior at Willamette High school at Eugene.. Robert has received a $900 tuition grant-in-aid at California Institute of Technology. He plans to enter this fall and major in mathematics. The graduation will be held June 12. Dr. Edward Chance attend ed a national post-graduate convention on clinical endo crinology and treatment of metabolc , disturbances. The convention was held at Dal las, Tex. Mrs. Zorah Wiley returned May 25 from a visit of several weeks with her son, Clinton Wiley arid family at McCloud, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. Wiley mo tored up to bring her home, returning the same day. Mrs. Earl Young and Mrs. Ed Lenderman both have re Bros. . turned to their homes from a rest home in Medford. Mrs. Lenderman is recove ring from a major operation. Mrs. Myrtle Breeding of Brookings has been a visitor in this community, where she has two daughters, Mrs. Edna Shultz and. Mrs. Morris Jones and families. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Collins are the new operators of the Riverside cafe on Highway 99 north. The former Los An geles couple purchased the cafe and Wimer ranch from Walt Mose and Jerry Walker. Recent visitors at the Lloyd Smith home were Mr. and Mrs. William Smith of Long- view, Wash. While here they motored to Yreka, Calif. Lt. and Mrs. David Ham mett and son, Mark, of Dyess Air Force base, Abilene, Tex., spent his furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Orion Hammett and . grandparents, Morgan Denies Firm Immediate Increase Salem (UPI) Public Utility Commissioner Howard Morgan has denied West Coast Telephone Company immediate rate relief. Edward Graham, West Coast attorney, first asked that proposed $825,000 in creases be made effective im mediately. Morgan denied .this motion. The company then moved for "interim partial rate in creases" pending conclusion of further public hearings, but this move was also denied. Morgan had earlier suspen ded the increases pending hearings on the matter. The hearing was limited to company exhibits designed to show that the rate increase would be in the public inter est. Opponents of the increase will get a chance to protest later. Morgan said. Northern Africa's Sahara desert is the largest arid re gion in the world. PLANER BLOX Clean Quick Delivery Medford Fuel Co. C 1 o SIZES JRS. 7 to 15 MISSES 8 to 18 O VALUES TO $2495 PLENTY OF FREE PARKING! Mr. and Mrs. Carl Christen son of Highway 99 south. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Seaman, who have been visiting Mr. Seaman's sister, Mrs. Carl Magerle and husband, return er Thursday to ' Tacoma, Wash., to settle up their busi ness there before returning to Medford, where they have purchased an apartment house. The Seamans were for mer Medford residents. ' John Harr filled the pulpit at the Presbyterian church last Sunday in the absence of the Rev. Barnett, who was called to preach the sermon for the 70th anniversary of TWICE THE PUN -HALF THE FARE Take your family on United! 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