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Scattered Light
Showers Forecast
Tonight, Saturday
16 Inches of Snow
Reported at Lake
Heavy rainfall yesterday
brought the precipitation to
tal for the Medford vicinity
pbove normal for the first
time this month. Cool air ac
companying the storm front
lowered the snow level to
about 3,500 feet.
Medford station of the
weather bureau recorded .86
inch of rain for the 24 hours
ending at midnight last night.
The precipitation brought the
total for November to 1.31
inches which is .22 more than
normal.
Another .07 fell this morn
ing but only scattered light
showers are forecast for this
area tonight and Saturday.
16 Inches at Park
More than 16 inches of
mow was reported, at Crater
Lake National park this morn
ing, and it was still snowing.
The road from park head
quarters to the rim :3 tempor
arily closed, they said, with
chains mandatory for travel
in the park.
Telephone lines to the park
have been out for several
days, officials said.
State police report more
than a foot of new snow on
Highway 230, the Diamond
Lake cutoff. They discouraged
travel in the area. Chains are
mandatory.
No chains are needed for
southbound travelers on High
way 99 over the Siskiyous, po
lice said. Two inches of snow
which fell early today has
broken up.
Plows Operating
Snow plows are operating
on Highway 66, the Green
springs route, and it was still
snowing heavily at midday.
Police said the highway was
covered with packed snow
with four inches on the road
side. Chains are required.
It was snowing on Highway
199, over Oregon mountain
south of Grants Pass, with
chains advised. Sexton moun
tain, on Highway 99 north of
Grants Pass, as reported open
and clear.
Gunnar to Speak at
Monday Meeting
Peter M. Gunnar, Salem
lawyer who was active in the
campaign of Mark Hatfield
for governor, will address the
Jackson County Republican
Womens club at the Girls
Community club Monday
noon, Nov. 17. .
Mrs. Lester Adams, club
president, said Gunnar is ex
pected to announce a basis
upon which Oregon Republi
cans will proceed in their ef
forts for a successful 1960
campaign. Mrs. Adams said a
special invitation had been
issued to Republican men.
Gunnar is chairman of the
Marion County Republican
Central committee and as
such is regarded as an import
ant adviser to Hatfield.
Van Nuys, Calif .-WPD-Shock
waves from a terrific sonic
boom caused by a fast-flying
jet plane swept across the San
Fernando Valley Thursday,
breaking windows and crack
ing plaster and dishes.
Make Medford Beautiful
DEAD SHEDS-These defunct structures abut on Bear creek
and are plainly visible to motorists crossing an adjacent
bridge on one of Medford's traffic arteries. When the pro
posed freeway running beside the creek to the east is com
pleted, they will be visible from another angle. If freeway
travelers are to have a good impression of Medford, this scene
and others along Bear creek should be cleand up. Meanwhile,
this particular scene is visible from the existing traffic artery
right now.
Medford
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Russia Refuses
To Reveal Any
ilitary Secrets
Surprise Attack
Conference Bogged
Geneva -(DPD- The Soviet
Union has refused to consider
revealing any of its military
secrets under a possible East
West agreement to prevent
surprise attacks, it was re
ported on highest authority
today.
The Soviets have told the
West, it was learned, that dis
covery of defense secrets is a
job for military intelligence
and that Moscow's , main in
terest at the Geneva Confer
ence is to reach a political
agreement to prevent the use
of such secret weapons by
either side for surprise at
tacks. Sharp Difference
The Soviet Union's attitude
on secret weapons marked
still another sharp East-West
difference. American sources
said before the present Gene
va talks opened that the Unit
ed States might be prepared
to share some of its military
secrets with the Russians dur
ing the conference on sur
prise attacks.
But the East-West confer
ence on prevention of surprise
attacks bogged down in total
deadlock today after four
formal sessions.
The Russians have sought
from the outset to turn the
talks into another cold war
political and disarmament
battleground. The West has re
fused to back down from its
stand that these are purely
technical talks, between ex
perts.
The deadlock was just as
great as in the conference on
suspension of nuclear tests
which is going on simultan
eously in Geneva. These talks
were adjourned Thursday un
til Monday while the Soviets
studied the text of a new U. S.
offer of a treaty for an East-
West ban on nuclear tests with
built-in controls to police it.
Russia and the West ar
gued again today over the
agenda for the surprise at
tacks parley.
Man Strikes Bus
Driver at Station
A Continental Trailways
bus driver received a fist in
stead of a fare yesterday when
he opened the door of his bus
atthe downtown Trailways
depot here, according to Med
ford police records.
Frank Augustus, Lindstrom,
Sacramento, Calif., the driver,
told police investigators that
when the door opened an uni
dentified man jumped inside,
grabbed him by the necktie
and struck him with his fist.
His assailant, Lindstrom
said, accused him of having
almost caused an accident a
short time before. The man
then departed in his auto
mobile.
MEDFORD OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1958
Author!
'Mystery' Tree May
Be Collector's Item
That "mystery" tree on
South Beekman ave. may be
a "choice collector's item,"
according to one local au
thority.
Medford's tree committee
announced recently it had
completed its inventors of
trees lining the streets of the
city and had identified all the
trees with one exception.
The exception, situated in
front of 820 South Beekman
ave., had the committee mem
bers baffled. It was cautiously
identified as a species of oak.
Not at all, Marcel Le
Piniec, proprietor of the Gar
den Center -Nursery in Phoe
nix, reports.
Ex-Medford Man
Killed Hunting
Gilbert Blackburn, 58, for
merly of Medford, and owner
of Blackburn Motel, Klamath
Falls, was fatally shot while
elk hunting with his brother,
Jess Backburn, also of Klam
ath Falls; Thursday morning,
local relatives reported today.
The accident occurred near
John Day, Ore., according to
information received here.
Blackburn was shot by a hunt
er in another hunting party.
He was a son of Mrs. G. A.
Abbott, 525 Alberts St., and
son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs
L. O. Howard, 219 West Jack
son st., all Medford.
Blackburn was born Oct.
21, 1900, in Tyrone, Pa., and
moved with his parents to
Medford in 1911. He is a grad
uate of Medford High school.
He was well-known in the
Klamath Falls area for his
activities in many outdoor
sports.
Other survivors include his
widow, Ethel Blackburn; one
daughter, Mrs. Barbara Cald
well, two granddaughters, all
Klamath Falls, and one sister,
Mrs. Glenna Maude Taeves,
Seattle.
The body was sent to Eu
gene. Morrow Rd. Line
Reported Complete
The Morrow rd. line of the
Kenwood - Grandview and
Laurelhurst sanitary sewer
system has been completed as
far as Veila st., according to
Vernon Thorpe, Medford pub
lic works director.
Thorpe said a manhole was
to be constructed today con
necting the Morrow rd. line
to the previously-constructed
sewer serving the new Wilson
school.
The contractor, R. A. Heintz
Construction company, Port
land, has three power back
hoes and crews working at
present, Thorpe said. He add
ed that one is on Roberts rd.
and Grandview ave., a second
is in the Laurelhurst area and
on Crater Lake ave. near
Buckshot rd. and the third is
tha one on Morrow rd.
Author!
Le Piniec, a recognized ex
pert on botany and horticul
ture, inspected the tree him
self after learning of the
confusion it was causing.
He believes it is a species
of maple. Specifically, while
he admits he is "not quite
sure," he thinks it may be a
speciment of Acer divergens,
a tree native to the Trans
caucasian mountains of West
ern Asia.
This species, he said, was
introduced and cultivated at
Kew Gardens, England, in
1912. It is related to the
hedge maple of Western Asia
and Southeastern Europe.
Le Piniec said the tree is
"quite unusual" and not found
elsewhere in this part of the
country so far as he knows.
He said he has seen a few
specimens of Acer divergens
on estates on Long Island,
N.Y.
He said the tree was prob
ably introduced here by a
collector and is definitely "a
collector's item." He also de
scribed it as a "choice" tree.
Couple Arrested on
Contributing Charge
Donald Martin Fiedler and
Barbara Fiedler, both 35, of
Grand hotel, Medford, were
arrested by state and city po
licemen here Wednesday on
district court warrants charg
ing each with contributing to
the delinquency of a minor,
according to Medford police.
They were arrested at the
Greyhound Post House, 200
North Bartlett st. The war
rants set bail at $5,000.
Meanwhile Donald Fiedler,
12, and Dennis James Fiedler,
6, were turned over to Jack
son County juvenile authori
ties for temporary commit
ment to a welfare home, po
lice said.
Crow's Lumber Price
Index Down 63 Cents
Portland Crow's Lumber
Price Index declined 63 cents
in the last two weeks. Green
Douglas fir shouldered most of
the blame for the drop,, but
kiln-dried fir ran it a close
second. Western Pine region
species also helped pull the
Index down, but the decline
there was only about half that
of green fir.
WEATHER
FORECAST: Partly cloudy to
night and Saturday with scat
tered light showers. Chance of
patchv valley fog Saturday
morning. Low tonight 28. High
Saturday 48.
Temp.
Highest Yesterday 52
Lowest this Morning 37
Prec. to, 10 a.m. Today 21
Our Skies Tonight
Sunset today 4:51 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow 7:02 a.m.
Moonset tonight 8:35 p.m.
First Quarter Not. 7
Mars, rising shortly after sun
set tonight, wiU be the first
"star" visible In the evening
twilight. As it sets only a few
minutes before sunrise tomor
row, it will also be the last
"star" to fade out In the morn
ing twilight.
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Tribune
No. 202
Federal Gasoline
Tax Increase
Proposed To Ike
Boost Said Needed
To Avoid Deficit
Washington -(DPD- President
Eisenhower has been advised
that an increase in the federal
gasoline tax of one or IVi
cents per gallon will be nec
essary next year to avoid add
ing materially to his deficit
difficulties.
The Chief Executive was
expected to decide shortly
whether to recommend the
increase to the new heavily
Democratic Congress. Firm
recommendations for the hike
have been delivered to the
White House. A final decision
apparently awaits the out
come of talks between the
President and Secretary of
Treasury Robert B. Ander
son, just back from India.
Difficult Decisions
The gasoline tax increase
is only one of many difficult
fiscal decisions facing Eisen
hower as the budget for fis
cal 1960 the 12-month period
ending June 30, 1960-nears
completion preparatory to its
submission to Congress in late
January.
The 1959 budget picture re
mains bleak despite an ener
getic upward spurt in busi
ness conditions during recent
weeks. The President's top fi
nancial advisers have not re
duced their estimate of a fed
eral deficit of $12,250,000,000
in this fiscal year, which ends
next June 30.
Some private experts have
expressed belief the deficit
will be considerably less due
to improved business activity
and higher revenue collec
tions. County Officials
To Attend Meeting
Several Jackson county of
ficialswill attend the annual
Association of Oregon Coun
ties meeting in Portland Nov.
19 through 21.
Karl Janouch, county treas
urer, will speak at the Tues
day afternoon session before
the Oregon counties' tax col
lectors. He will be one of two
speakers orrthe subject of tax
collections, and whether it
should be a duty of the sher
iff's office or the county
treasurer. Speaking in de
fense of the current arrange
ment for collections by the
sheriffs will be John C. El
fring, sheriff, president of the
Oregon Association of County
Sheriffs.
Also attending the sessions
from Jackson county will be
the members of the county
court, Judge Rodney Keating,
and Commissioners Ralph
James and Chester Wendt.'
County Judge-elect Earl Miller
also will attend the sessions, it
was reported at his own ex
pense. Several other county of
ficials were uncertain as to
their attending the meeting.
Christmas Treasure
Hunt Scheduled in City
A Christmas Treasure Hunt
will be held Friday, Nov. 28,
for downtown Medford in
stead of the parade as has
been held in previous years.
Santa Claus will make his
appearance this year accom
panied by the Medford High
school and Junior High school
bands.
Sponsored jointly by the
Retail Merchants association
and the Junior Chamber of
Commerce, the bands will
play in the downtown area
from 7 until 8 p.m., it was
announced.
Follow Bands f
Santa Claus will follow the
bands until 8 pan. when he
will stop on Bartlett st. be
tween Eighth and Sixth sts.
and continue to talk with
children and distribute candy
until 9 p.m. Carolers will also
accompany Santa on his torn.
From Monday, Nov. 17, un
til Friday, Nov. 28, at 4 pan.
Below-Freezing ,
Temperatures
Over State Seen
Two Inches of Snow
Reported at Sandy
By United Press International
Wintery weather came to
Oregon today as Portland got
its first snow of the season
and below-freezing tempera
tures were predicted over
much of the state for tonight.
Big wet snowflakes fell in
parts of Portland shortly after
7 a.m. Two inches of snow
fell at Sandy on the Mt. Hood
highway and chains were
needed to go beyond the snow
gate on Larch mountain, and
from . Rhododendron to Gov
ernment Camp.
The weather bureau said
snow was falling in mountain
areas above 1400 feet.
More Rain Next Week
Temperatures tonight will
range from 28 to 38 in west
ern Oregon and from 24-32 in
eastern Oregon. The cool
weather was expected to re
main over the week end with
a decrease in precipitation.
More rain is expected early
next week.
Rivers were still below
flood stage. The Santiam at
Jefferson was expected to fall
after reaching 11.5 feet. The
Willamette's main stem below
Harrisburg will rise -through
Saturday but' it was far below
the flood level.
The State Highway Depart
ment recommended that
chains be carried when travel
ing mountain pass areas. San
tiam pass had 12 inches of
new snow, McKenzie pass 14
inches, Sisters five inches,
Bend one inch, Ochoco three
inches, Lapine one inch, Wil
lamette pass 14 inches, Warm
Springs 10 inches, Chenult
five inches and Klamath Falls
one inch.
No Action Taken
Seeking Fee Refund
The Medford school district
has taken no action seeking
a refund of building permit
fees paid to the city earlier
this -year, Dr. Leonard May
field, school superintendent,
said today.'
The school district paid the
city a total of $3,621 for build
ing permits for the new Wil
son and Hoover schools, and
for remodeling and additions
at the high school.
': A recent attorney general's
opinion held that school dis
tricts, as governmental organ
izations, are not liable for
such fees. Dr. Mayfield point
ed out that the payments
were made during the last
fiscal year, and that there is
no machinery for making re
funds by the city.
He said, however, that the
matter would be discussed at
the next school board meeting
on Dec. 9.
Weed Plywood Mill
Expansion Progresses
Weed, Calif. (UPD John
Mantle, general manager of
International Paper Com
pany's Long Bell division
here, said today expansion of
the plywood plant was almost
complete. He said production
on an increased basis would
start the second week of De
cember and employment
would be given to about 100
additional persons.
tickets for the treasure hunt
will be distributed by down
town merchants. Tickets will
be given to all who make pur
chases in the various stores or
upon request by an individual.
Display Planned
Participating merchants be
tween Nov. 24 and 29 will
have on display in one of
their windows an article of
merchandise which- will be
given away the night of Nov.
28 or 29. Numbers will be
assigned the prizes in the vari
ous stores by the chamber
of commerce at 4 p.m. Friday.
Persons holding tickets corre
sponding to the number on
the articles may claim them
as their "treasure."
Downtown stores will re
main open until 9 pjn. Nov.
28, for the kick-off of the
Christmas season.
. City crews will start putting
up 'the city's Christmas deco
rations next week, it was
reported.
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MERELY WINDOW DRESSING Sen. Wayne Morse (D.
Ore.) above left, has refused to attend a proposed meeting
of the Oregon congressional delegation with Gov.-elect Mark
Hatfield, above right. Morse, who attacked Hatfield during
the recent election campaign, termed Hatfield's invitation as
"merely political window dressing."
69.54 Per Cent of
Voters Cast Ballots
Approximately 69.45 per
cent of the registered voters
in Jackson county voted dur
ing the recent general elec
tion Nov. 4, according to an
official count made in the
county elections department.
This means that of the 35,
518 persons registered to vote
in the general election some
24,169 persons voted, an elec
tion official said. This was an
"average" figure, she added.
This compares to more than
53 per cent who voted dur
ing the May primaries, it was
Walter D. Green,
Well-Known Area
Resident, Dies
Walter Douglas (Pop) Green,
87, of 212 South Ivy st., Med
ford, died at home this morn
ing. Mr. Green was born July
6, 1871, in Westboro, Ohio,
a son of the late Daniel and
Guglielma Green. His mother
organized the first Quaker
church in Kansas, which was
still standing until a few
years ago. ,
He came to Medford in 1923,
where for many years he was
a carpenter and owned his
own business. From 1943 until
1949 he operated Green's Con
fectionery and newsstand at
the corner of Main and Fir
sts., retiring in 1950.
He was married Dec. 27,
1900, in Jennings, ' Okla., to
Myrtle McNeff, who survives.
. ;Other survivors include two
sons, Ralph B. Green, Central
Point; and Horace A. (Buzz)
Green, Medford; five, daugh
ters, Mrs. Dorothy Pruitt,
Mrs.' Fae Miksche, Mrs. Nila
Hornecker, and Mrs. Betty
Jane Lewis, all of Medford,
and Mrs. Nelle ' Hearn, Eu
gene; 11 grandchildren and
one great grandson. A brother,
John, preceded him in death.
. Funeral services will , be
held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at
Conger-Morris Funeral home.
The Rev. Clynton Crisman, of
the Friends church, will offi
ciate. Committal will be in
Siskiyou Memorial park.
Cut-Rate Gas Prices
Still Prevail Here
No abatement . in competi
tion of cut-rate gasoline prices
in this area is in vew, repre
sentatives of the Rogue Valley
Dealers association indicated
today.
Reduced rates on gasoline
went into effect at some serv
ice stations about a month
ago, and have spread to many
stations throughout the val
ley. Some stations have .not
reduced prices, representa
tives said. ,
Prices on regular grade gas
oline range from near 25 cents
a gallon to 33.9 cents, with
the latter price offered at
most stations competing in the
cut-rate sales.
The price cut indirectly re
sulted from similar action in
the Portland area recently.
Portland sources blamed the
cut rates on inexpensive gaso
line shipped into the west
coast area from South
America.
Western Democratic
Leaders Set Meeting
Los Angeles (UPD The
West's top Democratic party
leaders have scheduled a meet
ing in Phoenix, Ariz., Nov.
21-22, to develop a legislative
program for Western States.
Seattle, Wash. -flJPD- Great
Northern Railroad's Western
Star passenger train was de
railed in Eastern Montana, 58
miles west of Williston, N. D.,
today, slightly injuring three
persons.
reported. The November,
1956, vote showed an 85.93
per cent turnout of voters.
The smallest voter turnout in
recent years was 56 per cent
in 1947, figures in the county
elections department showed.
Official Canvass
An official canvass of the
vote on the measures up be
fore the general election was
completed this morning in the
county elections department.
The measures, and the final
vote, count: fixing state
boundaries, yes, 1,676, no,
3,801; increased funds for vet
eran loans, yes, 10,868, no,
11,350; salary increase for
state legislators, yes, 10,896,
no, 11,836; capital punish
ment, yes, 10,298, no, 12,038;
financing urban redevelop
ment, yes, 10,597, no, 9,173;
modification of the county
debt, yes, 11,593, no, 8,080;
special grand jury, yes, 15,
738, no, 4,230.
Authorization of different
use of state institutions, yes,
12,744, no, 7,374; temporary
appointment and assignment
of judges, yes, 15,398, no,
5,040; state power develop
ment, yes, 9,203, no, 11,779;
county home rule, yes, 13,697,
no, 5,759; authorization of dis
continuing certain tubercu
losis hospitals, yes, 11,400, no,
9,466; persons eligible to serve
in 'state legislature, yes, 12,-
762, no, 8,433.
Woman Sought in
Mt. Shasta Holdup
Mt. Shasta, Calif. -(DPD-Road-blocks
were called off today
in the search for a tall woman
who held up the Mt. Shasta
bank about 1:20 pan. Thurs
day and escaped with $2,219.
Sheriff Al Cotter said road
blocks during the night failed
to turn up a trace of the
woman.
Teller Helen Walden said
the woman walked into the
bank and drew a gun from
beneath her coat, demanding
money. She told the teller not
to turn in an alarm for 10
minutes or her husband would
toss a hand grenade from out
side. Sheriff Cottar was asked if
the holdup could have been
staged by a man dressed as a
woman. He said no as the
woman had been seen in the
bank the day before. The
teller said the holdup woman
was colored.
DOW-JONES AVERAGES
New York-OJPD-Dow-Jones
final stock averages: 30 in
dustrials 564.67, up 3.93; 20
rails 154.70, up 0.22; 15
utilities 16.88, up 0.98; 65
stocks 195.96, up 1.28. Sales
today were about 4,390.000
compared with 4,200.000
Thursday. .
Duncan Top
For Speakership of House
State Rep. Robert Duncan,
Medford, is the leading Demo
cratic contender 'for speaker
ship of the house of repre
sentatives at the forthcoming
legislature, it was reported
today.
Duncan reports he has
pledges to vote for him from
"more than half" of the 33
Democratic members, of the
house. Other Democrats' in
terested in the speakership
include Clarence Barton, Co
quille, who said he has "six
or seven" pledges, and Al
Flegel, Roseburg, who is
backing Barton, but in the
case Barton is unacceptable,
might seek the election him
self, according to the Ore
gonian's political writer, Mer
vin Shoemaker.
Meanwhile, the 27 Repub
lican members have been
summoned for a meeting in
Salem Nov. 23 to discus bow
Neuberger Sees
Political Moves
As Unfortunate
Invitation Said
'Window Dressing'
Washington (DPD Sen.
Wayne Morse (D-Ore.) refused
today to attend a proposed
meeting of the Oregon con
gressional delegation with Re
publican Gov.-elect Mark Hat
field. Morse said Hatfield's in
vitation was merely "political
window, dressing."
In Portland, Sen. Richard
L. Neuberger (D-Ore.) said "it
will be very unfortunate if
the great and urgent needs of
our state are neglected while
Senator Morse and Governor
elect Hatfield jockey politi
cally for 1962."
Neuberger apparently was
referring to. speculation that
Hatfield might run for the
U. S. Senate against Morse
four years from now.
'Empty Gestures . .
Morse said "I respectfully
decline your invitation to
participate in a' conference
meeting with you and the
other members of the con
gressional delegation because
I do not know of any con
structive purpose that would
be served thereby.
"I am never interested in
empty gestures or political
window dressing," Morse add
ed. Morse said any conference
on plans for the next con
gressional session "would be
highly speculative." He prom
ised to keep Hatfield informed
about issues affecting Oregon,
including what he said were
"the Republican administra
tion's partnership scheme for
turning over to the private
utilities a large share of the
power profits from multi-purpose
dams."
Campaign Recalled
Hatfield had asked Morse,
as senior member of Oregon's
delegation, to arrange for a
meeting. Morse said he would
send copies of the letter to
other members of the delega
tion. " "
Rep. Charles O. Porter CD
Ore.) already has said he
would be unable to attend
such a meeting.
Neuberger said he had not
heard directly from either
Hatfield or Morse about the
proposed meeting. "When I
do hear further, I will com
ment at that time," he said. .
The closing days of Hat-
field's campaign for governor
were highlighted by a verbal
attack on Hatfield by Morse
in connection with an auto
accident 18 years ago. .
Salem-(DPD-Gov.-elect Mark
Hatfield said today he was
sorry Sen. Wayne Morse (D
Ore.) had turned down his in
vitation to a proposed confer
ence with the Oregon con
gressional delegation.
The governor-elect said he
would avail himself of Morse's
invitation to use the services
of the senator's office.
Wholesale Coffee
Prices Reduced
New York - (DPD - General
Foods Corp. and Standard
Brands Inc., today touched off
what may turn into another
round of wholesale coffee
price cuts.
General Foods announced
nounced a two-ce nt-a-pound
reduction in the wholesale
prices of its four regular
ground grocery-packed coffees
-Maxwell House, Sanka, Yu
ban and Bliss-effective Mon
day. A similar cut is in the of
fing for Standard Brands' regular-ground
Chase & Sanborn.
Candidate
best to exert a minority in
fluence in the house. James
Short, Republican state chair
man, called the meeting, and
said it will include develop
ment of a minority organiza
tion, selection of floor lead
ers, and a start in setting up
a legislative program.
Republicans, outnumbered
in the house as well as in the
Senate, may decide to support
a Democrat acceptable to
them as a sort of "compro
mise" candidate. Shoemaker
mentioned George Annala of
Hood River. If he can obtain
the votes of three other Demo
crats, then the added 27 GOP
votes conceivably could elect
him.
A meeting of Democratic
members will be held in
Salem the same day as the
Republican meeting. The
Democratic meeting may re
sult in the selection of their
speakership candidate.