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8 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Monday, August 11, 1958 Porter Comes Up With Solution To Standoff Between Senators By A. ROBERT SMITH Mail Tribune Correspondent Washington Rep. Charles O. Porter (D-Ore.) has come up with what looks like a solution to the standoff of last week between Sens. Wayne Morse and Richard L. Neuberzer fD-Ore.) over a bill to give the city of Roseburg the historic Lillie Moore property. Morse blocked Neuberger's bill which would have con veyed free the land on which the 100 -year-old dwelling house stands. The city got the house two years ago under another bill. The free trans fer violated the "Morse for mula," the senior senator claimed, because ihe bill did not require the city to pay 50 per cent of the appraised fair l market value of the property. Neuberger wired the Doug las County Historical Society to see if they were willing or able to put up some $15,000. which would be half the esti mated value of the downtown lot. But Morse said he would not agree to amend the bill now and the whole matter would have to be . put over until next year. Drafts Nw Bill Congressman Porter has drafted a new bill" under which the property could be given to Roseburg free with out violating the Morse for mula. It seems there is a law called the surplus property act of 1944 which stipulates that any government - owned land which the Interior De partment determines to have historic value can be con veyed free to a state, county or city, providing the govern ment acquired the land be fore 1900. . The government Medfoi Hawaii Kai Winner Of Seattle Gold Gup Seattle, Wash. (LTD Ha waii Kai III, the world's fast est racing boat, won hydro planing's most coveted trophy the Gold Cup, Sunday in a contest that sent one driver to the hospital and two boats to the "deep six." Jockeyed by Jack Regas, Hawaii Kai won two ,heats 116.88 Top Drag Time On Sunday The irony of racing was certainly evident in yester day's drag races held at Camp White. With a S125 bond posted on the strip record of 134.21 mph one would think that torrid times by the top-seeded drag ster entries would be the order of the day but this was certainly not the case. Once again these sleek acceleration machines were plagued by me chanical troubles that pre vented them from threatening the record. With the addition of an other $25 Savings bond a sum of $150 will be waiting for anyone bettering the mark at the August 24 meet. Top time registered in yes terday's competition was 116.88 mph; rather slow for a meet sponsored by Southern Oregon Timing association. By recording this time and edging out "Zombie," the beautiful red and white com petition coupe built by the Wheelers Car club of Medford and sponsored by Medford's 21 club. Noel Black emerged as top-eliminator of the days activities. The Roberts, Mickle, Wiltse fuel-injected dragster from Ashland was on hend but made only three runs before it was forced out of competi tion. Its best speed recorded in a test run was 109.48 mph. Roberts drove this same drag ster to a blistering time of 135 mph at Redding, Calif., some two months back. Corvette driver Fred Johns from Medford established a new record in "A" class for American sports cars when he gunned his Corvette up to 102.06 mph. In. doing so he broke his own record that he had established at the last SOTA drags held at Camp "White. His old mark was 96.77 mph. Winners, best speed, low elapsed time and type of 'cars driven in yesterday's compe tition were: STOCK E. 68.80. 19.79. Phil Swisher, Klamath Falls. 54 Chev; D 74.44, 18.76. Carlos M. Van Vleet, Eugene. 53 Olds: C. 76.27. 18.03, William Sherman. Crescent City, Calif.. 56 Ford: B. 84.74. 16.30. Stengel Bishop. Florence. 57 Chev; A, 85.79, 16.32, Bonnie Confort, got the Moore property in 1953 after Miss Moore"s will was probated, for she wanted Uncle Sam to make an his toric museum of her antique furnished place. Porter's new bill would simply remove the proviso from the surplus property act, allowing free conveyance of historic property no matter when the government got it. Morse said he thinks favor ably of Porter's bill, but he wants to sound out federal agencies who administer the law first. Since there is no chance for enactment of any bill any longer this session, with adjournment close at hand, the new bill probably won't be introduced until the first of the next session in January. The bill which Morse blocked had also 'been spon sored by Porter, as well as Neuberger. It passed the House last February. Morse was able to block it in the Senate because, being a minor bill, it was called up under a limited debate procedure known as the consent calen dar. Those bills that gain un animous consent are passed, those to. which" any senator withholds his consent or ob jects are not passed. Power to Block Bills Because these property con veyance bills are rarely if ever brought up under unlim ited' debate procedures which provide for a majority vote, one senator in this case Morse has the power to block them by simple objec tion. This procedure has given Morse the 'power to insist on the Morse formula, for no other senator can get a prop erty conveyance bill passed plus the final to rack up 2,000 points and a record speed mark of 103.481 miles per hour for the 90-mile grind. This will go in the record books along with her mark of 186 mph for a measured mile. Miss Thriftway, the defend ing champion, crashed into a Coast Guard picket boat on the first turn of the second heat, injuring driver Bill Muncey and ' two Coast Guardsmen. They were taken to a hospital with cuts and bruises, but Miss Thriftway and the picket boat went to the bottom. South King Cops Ruth Tourney Klamath Falls UPD South King county of Washington scored an - unearned run in the top of the eighth inning ;to defeat Southeast of Portland for the' Northwest Regional Babe Ruth baseball title here Sunday, 9-8. MIDDLECOFF LEADS Milwaukee, Wis. (UPD Torrential rains washed out Sunday's final round ' of the $35,000 Miller Open golf tour nament and the 64 pros and 5 amateurs started off today just where they left off at the end of 54 holes Saturday. Cary Middlecoff had a 197 13 under par and 3 strokes ahead of a couple of golfing youngsters Billy Casper Jr. and Bob Goalby. BALDWIN DIES London -- H'PD Earl Bald win of Bewdley, 59, Socialist son of former Conservative Prime Minister Stanley Bald win, died in a hospital here Sunday night. The young Baldwin was in the House of Commons as a Socialist mem ber when his father died in 1947. . South Orange, N. J. (UPD New York's Althea Gibson won the women's singles crown of the Eastern grass court tennis championships Sunday by turning back Sally Moore of Bakersfield, Calif. Medford, 58 Chev. S S, 92.97, 15.54, Douglas Pruit. Medford. 58 Pont. GAS E. 80.21. 17.54. Charles Bales, Westlake. 41 Cad; D. 87.27, 16.11. Loren Fredrickson. Oakridge. 57 Chev: C. 91.09. 15.24. Bill Swigart Jr., Montague. Calif., 34 FnrriChv R 7; Q n w vhil Miles. Medford'. 34 " Ford Chrys. SPORTS B, 37.20. 17.14. George Kirkpatrick. Klamath Falls. 58 Healy; A. 102.06. 15.10. Fred Johns, Medford. 58 Corvette: Mod.: 99.29, 15 25 .Tim William. fVAcan f-;,, Calif.. 58 Corvette. ' CYCLES A. 90.00. 14.89. Don H Lambe. Klamath Falls, HD- B 93.65. 14.26, Jack White, Medford! Triumph. AITFRFIT r &fi Q? Ififl? Meyers. Medford, 34 'Ford Chrys. LUftl-ftllllO-N A. 10830. 13.19. "Zombie". Wheelers. Merifnrri ai FordBuick. IiRAfiSTFnS -R tta ot i;ht Jack White; Medford.' 40" Triumph cycie powered araester: A. 116.88. 12 JO. Noel Black. Medford, Blown, 01ds by unanimous consent when Morse is present unless it con tains the formula. . The formula is that if the property is to - go for some public park or recreation grounds or other public use, the recipient must pay 50 per cent of its fair market value, and if for private or commer cial use, the recipient pays 100 per cent. Morse started in sisting on it after World War II when he found a number of bills rolling through that made "a grab bag" out of fed eral property. "Too many members of Congress saw a chance to strengthen themselves with their constituencies by intro ducing bills to have the fed eral government give their lo calities or their states federal property," explained Morse. Saves Taxpayers He estimates his insistence of part or total payment has saved the taxpayers millions of dollars over the years. Neuberger and Porter have no objection to the Morse for mula, but they thought it didn't apply to the Lillie Moore bill because Morse has generally not applied it in cases where the government was turning it back to those who donated it to Uncle Sam originally. The Library of Congress offered the same in terpretation. The government has already realized $161,000 from lease and sale of other property donated by Miss Moore. Chides Morse But Morse said this was not a case of turning the property back to the original donor. He said Lillie Moore willed it to I the government with no strings attached, and now if local citizens wanted it back for a museum they ought to pay 50 per cent. Neuberger countered with affadavits which indicated Miss Moore's dying wish was that it be come a museum. Morse retort ed that he knew his law of wills, having taught it for years at the University of Oregon, and nothing outside the language of the will was admissible. Neuberger chided Morse for having failed to object to con veyance of the Moore, house free in 1956 under another bill. He said he didn't see how Morse could now object to conveying the land on which it stands. Morse replied the house was "valueless" but the land was valuable real es tate in the downtown section of Roseburg. By implication, Neuberger was"- suggesting that Morse hadn't been consistent when he failed to apply the Morse formula to conveyance of the Moore house to the city. He charged that Morse's formula is flexible, "it expands and contracts like an accordion." Taking the Senate floor to defend himself next day, Morse said: "The provision for the grat uitous transfer of the house was inserted on the House side. I was not here on the day the House-amended bill was submitted to the Senate I knew nothing about the gratuitious transfer of the house." More Cosily He added that he under stood the house "would have been more costly to the fed eral government to remove than to give away." The Moore house was full of antiques, from Boston and Victorian rockers to rare gold and silver coins. The Congressional Record for July 25, 1956, day the Senate passed the bill to con vey the house, shows that Morse was present that day, answered several roll calls introduced a bill on multiple sclerosis, made a brief speech on disarmament and . com mented on various other topics No senator raised any questions on the Moore house bill. In any event, whether Morse or Neuberger is right, the pending bill is dead. And Porter's proposed new bill offers a solution that could fulfill the wishes of the late Miss Moore, the Douglas County Historical Society and Sen. Morse and still not cost the local citizens any payment to Uncle Sam. 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Hoover, and his son's wife and children at the younger Hoover's home here 30 miles from New York. During a news conference at his New York apartment on Saturday, Hoover went on record for limiting former presidents to a seven-day, 12-hour-a-day work week and 15 minute speeches. Hoover, jovial and chipper, unveiled an impressive array of statistics for people inter ested in what a "retired" for mer president does. He said he received 1,620 invitations to speak last year and delivered "nine major speeches and 21 minor speech es." And, he noted, he travel ed a total of 19,952 miles by air and about 3,000 miles by automobiles. The nation's 31st president disclosed his office staff which numbers four secretaries and a researcher, replied to 55, 952 letters in addition to birthday, Christmas or speech acknowledgements. Italians Claim Oldest Horse Modena, Italy (UPD Ti tina is a new arrival among Italy's horsey celebrities, but her claimt o fame may never be established. It is obvious, just by look ing at Titina on her wobbly legs enjoying a bask in the morning sun, that she does not care whether she is fam ous or not. But a group of Titina fans here do care. They claim she is 55,' the oldest horse in the world, and they want to add the title to the one they have already given her the most lovable horse in the world. Titina comes from the fam ily of Hoennisland horses, na tives say, and was bought in 1906 at the age of three for exhibition at the Verona fair. Her owner was Count Gianni Cavazza of Modena. After the fair . he brought her to his villa park at the little suburb of Solara on the outskirts of Modena. " Count Cavazza made Titina the mascot of Solara at the disposal of all the village school kids. That's what she's been ever since. BING'S SON "FINE" Hollywood (UPD Croon er Bing Crosby's 23-year-old wife, Kathy, and their son, Harry Lillis (Tex) Crosby III, were reported "doing fine" today at Queen of. Angels hos pital. 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SAWDUST for corrals, gardens, orchards Summer prices. Faber Fuel Co SP 2-4449 HUNTS CIDER VINEGAR Price Good Through Wed., Aug. 13th A free service of THE MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Wsi mm i LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF SALE Notice is hereby given that on the 21st day of August, 1958, at 10:00 o'clock A.M., at the front door of the Jackson County Court house in Medford, Oregon, I shall sell at public auction for cash to the highest bidder, all the right, tiUe and interest of Irsel O. Chap man in the following described real property, situate in Jackson County, Oregon, to wit: Beg. at a pt on the E line of DLC No. 50 and on the S line of Sec 9, in T 36 S, R 1 WWM in Jackson Countv, Oregon, sd pt bears W 1294.92 ft from the sec cor common to sees 9. 10. 15. and, 16, sd T and R: th S 89 56' W along the S line of sd sec 9. 841.05 ft to an iron pin. the true pt of beg; th cont S 89 -56' W along sd sec line 351.20 ft to the intersection with the SEly rw line of the relocated Crater Lake Hwy; th N 44 10' E along sd rw line "279.50 ft to an iron pin; th S 58 41' E 182.80 ft to an iron pin; th S 0 04' E 105.40 ft. to the pt of beg. Said sale is made pursuant to an Execution issued out of the Circuit Court of the State of Ore gon, for the County of Jackson, on the 5th day of June, 1958, wherein State Unemployment Com pensation Commission is plaintiff, and Irsel O. Chapman is defend ant. Circuit Court No. 57-261L. Dated this 17th day of July, 1958. Howard Gault, Sheriff NOTICE OF SALE Notice is hereby given that on the 21st day of August, 1958. at 10:30 o'clock A.M., at the front door of the Jackson County Court house in Medford, Oregon, I shall sell at public auction for cash to the highest' bidder, all the right, title and interest of Irsel O. Chap man in the following described real property, situate in Jackson County, Oregon, to wit: Beg at a pt on the E line of DLC No. 50 and on the S line of Sec 9, in T 36 S. R 1 WWM in Jackson County, Oregon, sd pt bears W-1294.92 ft from the sec cor common to sees 9, 10, 15. and 16, sd T and R: th S 89 56' W along the S line of sd sec 9, 841.05 ft to an iron pin. the true pt of beg; th .. cont S 89 56' W along sd sec line 351.20 ft to the intersec tion with the SEly rw line of the relocated Crater Lake Hwy; th N 44 10' E along sd rw line 279.50 ft to an iron pin; th S 58 41' E 182.80 ft to an iron pin; th S 0 04' E 105.40 ft to the pt of beg. Said sale is made pursuant to an Execution issued out of the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon, for the County of Jackson, on the 5th day of. June, 1958, wherein State Unemployment Compensation Com mission is plaintiff, and Irsel O. Chapman is defendant. Circuit Court No. 58-278L. Dated this 17th day of July, 1958. Howard Gault, Sheriff THE PLACE TO GO FOR THE BRANDS YOU KNOW AT PRICES WAY LOW raCDCETECM 6TH AND acaton Medford Mail Tribune - - VACATION Circulation Department PAC Medford, Oregon ORDER Please uvi my Mail Tribune while I am en vacation, beginninf ; and deliver all y of them to mm when I return en (If dare un certain, please call Mail Tribune when you return). Name., Address City. Americans Bilked Washington (UPD House investigators reported Sunday night overweight Americans are being bilked of 100 mil lion dollars annually by using alleged reducing preparations which do not actually trim off any fat. 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