8 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Tuesday, April 7. 1959
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Keceove Academy Awards
Hollywood (UPD Flame
haired Susan Hayward and
suave David Niven, two vet
erans of movie making, reign
ed today as the best actress
and actor of 1958.
Miss Hayward, 39, a four
time loser, was honored for
her performance in "I , Want
To Live" by the Motion Pic
ture Academy of Arts and
Sciences at its 31st annual
Academy Awards presenta
tion Monday night while a
real life drama quietly un
folded at the theater as police
checked out a false bomb
threat.
Niven, 49, was honored for
his role in "Separate Tables."
"Gigi," a technicolor musi
cal based on the novel by
French authoress Colette,
7 i'f ;' 1
SUSAN HAYWARD
Top Movie Actress of 1958
Quotes From the News
By UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL
Hollywood-Actress Susan Hayward, upon being awarded
an Oscar at the Academy Award ceremonies for her perform
ance in "I Want to Live":
"Thank you very much for making me so happy."
..
Jessup, Md.-Charles M. Tippett, 26, on why he joined the
mass breakout from Patuxent Institution for Defective Delin
quents from which 34 inmates escape and 28 were recaptured:
"I've been here three years doing an 18-month burglary
sentence. You just don't figure to get out, that's all, unless
1 you escape."
,
Los Angeles-Former President Truman, parrying ques
tions as to his candidate for the Democratic presidential nom
ination in 1960:
"Before the time comes around, you'll know who I'm for.
I'm not one to hide my light under a bushel."
Chicago-Producer Jules Pfeiffer, saying he fired Come
dian Jack E. Leonard from the show "Fun Time" because
Leonard's contract forbade the rotund funnyman from men
tioning Pfeiffer's name on stage:
"Instead, he said I stole the Humboldt park lagoon at age
14 and thai I was head of the Jewish Mafia. Need I say
more?
Reorganization of
State Education
Department Urged
Salem-ttlPD-Rep. Keith Skel
ton (D-Eugene) said Monday
'he State Eudcation Depart-
ent should be reorganized,
..x. suggested appointment in
..ead of election of the de
partment superintendent as a
first step.
Skelton, chairman of the
House Ways and Means Com-
mittee, said testimony before
the group indicated a "lot of
new cases" on public welfare
rolls were youngsters in their
late teens and early 20s who
were not employable because
they lacked skills.
Shocking Indictment N
"To me this is a shocking
indictment of planning on the
part of the public schools in
general and on the part of the
Department of Education in
particular," he said. "To think
that we spend millions of dol
lars yearly on education, only
to find that some of our high
school graduates are so under-
trained that they cannot get
a job, is a real revelation."
Skelton added, "what in the
world are we training .our
children for? They can't all
go to college."
Asks Incentive Money
He asked for strengthening
of the Board of Education so
it would become "more than
a mere rubber stamp for the
professionals who run the of
fice. He also called for incen
tive money to high schools set
ting up vocational education
programs and post high school
vocational training on a re
gional level.
The House passed a bill mak
ing the children of remar
riages legitimate even though
there might have been some
technical deficiency in the
original divorce granted. The
bill now goes to the governor.
Rep. Shirley Field (R-Port-land)
said the bill takes care
of children born of such re
inSciywaird., Woven
was named the best film and
garnered nine Oscars.
One honorary award put
awards bestowed on "Gigi"
at 10 to place it in a tie with
all-time award winner "Gone
With the Wind" in 1939. The
"Best Years of Our Life" won
nine awards in 1946.
Win Supporting Awards
Burl Ives, folksinger-turned
actor, was named best sup
porting actor for his role in
"The Big Country" and Eng
land's Wendy Hiller was vot
ed best supporting actress for
her portrayal in "Separate
Tables."
Vincente Minnelli won a
golden statuette for his direc
tion of "Gigi."
The song "Gigi" from the
picture of the same name also
marriages since 1953 and pro
tects their property rights.
Protects Misinformed
Miss Field said the bill does
not condone remarriage before
the legal six-month time limit,
but merely protects persons
who, through ignorance or
misinformation, have not se
cured an entire divorce that
would make their children
legitimate.
Another marriage bill pas
sed by the House and sent to
the Senate would legalize mar
riages between Americans and
Koreans and Japanese. Mar
riages of White to Negroes,
Chinese, Indians and others al
ready have been legalized by
the Legislature in line with
a State Supreme Court de
cision. Cub Scouts
St. Mary's Pack 1
Cub Scouts of SU Mary's
school held their monthly
pack meeting last Thursday,
April 2.
The opening flag cere
mony was conducted by den
4. The Rev. John Ilg led the
boys in a prayer for a fellow
cub, David Nicoletti, who
was confined at a local hos
pital. The awarding of wolf
badges and arrow points
were made by Myron Hollen
and Bill Dugan. Receiving
wolf badages were Roger
Johnson, Sam Conley, Bill
Compton, Christopher Stew
art, and Bill Bates. Gold Ar
row , points were awarded
Peter Jensen, Robert Scher-
zinger, Stephen Rossi, Tom
my Nave, John Leavens,
Sam Conley, Bill Compton.
Silver arrow points were
given Peter Jensen, Sam
Conley, and Bill Compton.
The parents attendance
captured an Oscar, as did the
film's musical scoring by An
dre Previn and its screen plaV
as based on material from an
other medium by Alan Jay
Lerner.
"Gigi" also won Oscars in
the categories of art direc
tion, costume design, film
editing and cinematography.
"Gigi" was one of the few
musicals to win an Oscar as
the best picture. The last mu
sical to win was "American
in Paris" in 1951.
The best story and screen
play award went to Nathan
E. Douglas and Harold Jacob
Smith for "The Defiant Ones"
a tense story of two prison-ers-a
negro and a white-who
escaped from police while
handcuffed together.
Ovation for Ingrid
French star Maurice Cheva
lier was honored for his
"many contributions to show
business" with a special
award and Producer Jack L
Warner received the Irving
Thalberg award for his con
tributions to the production
of motion pictures. The award
is presented only when the
academy feels it is merited.
Actress Ingrid Bergman,
returning to Hollywood after
a 10-year absence touched off
by her romance with Director
Roberto Rossellini, received a
thunderous ovation at the
awards program when she ap
peared to present the best pic
ture award.
The Oscar winners were
all pre - program favorites.
There were no surprises.
Police said they received
an anonymous telephone call
shortly before the slated two
h o u r nationally televised
awards program started at
7:30 p.m. (pst).
Crowd Unaware
Emergency fire equipment
was taken to the Pantages
theater where 2,800 of the
film industry's outstanding
stars and technicians were
jammed to witness and par
ticipate in the glittering
event.
A small force of policemen,
firemen and theater person
nel conducted a quiet hour
and a half search which failed
to turn up any bomb.
"I doubt if anyone in the
theater knew anything was
amiss except the people in
volved," said Sgt. William K.
Daniels. He said the caller
threatened the bomb would
go off at 8:30 p.m.
"This industry has been so
PONDERING President Eisenhower appears lost in deep
thought while he waits to make his" address to Gettysburg
College's spring convocation at Gettysburg, Pa. In his
speech the President cited Vietnam, Japan, and Berlin
as examples of the need for firmness in the face of
Soviet challenges.
Central Oregon Faces Water Lack
Bend -flJPD- Farmers in Des
chutes, Crbok and Jefferson
counties face "poor" irriga
tion water supplies unless
they are served by a major
reservoir, it was reported at
the annual water forecast
meeting here Monday night.
Water content of the moun
tain snow pack that feed
local streams measures only
52 per cent of normal, report
ed Manes Barton, water sup
ply forecaster for the Soil
Conservation Service.
Only unusually heavy rain
fall during April . through
June could improve the out
look, he said. '
However, stored water sup
plies in area reservoirs aver
age 160 per cent of normal
and should furnish enough
irrigation water this season
award was won for the sec
ond time by Mrs. Jud Comp
ton's Den 6.
Mrs. Hal Krueger, enter
tainment chairman, introduc
ed George Pierce who pre
sented acts of magic. Follow
ing entertainment, refresh
ments were served.
good to me I don't know what
to do in return," said the
thankful Miss Hayward whose
previous nominations came
for her roles in the films
"Smash-Up," "My Foolish
Heart,", "With a Song in My
Heart" and "I'll Cry Tomor
row." Niven, who in real-life was
a British army officer both
before embarking on his act
ing career and during World
War II, finally won his Oscar
for his part as a sensitive-but
fraudulent - British army officer.
North Central
Oregon Irrigation
Yield Improved
The Dalles-(UPD-A "near nor
mal" increase in the mountain
snow pack during March and
improved irrigation prospects
for north central Oregon this
summer has been reported
here. The area can now look
forward to fair irrigation wa
ter supplies.
The report was given by
Manes Barton, water supply
forecaster for the Soil Conser
vation Service at the annual
water forecast meeting here,
Shortages Certainty
However, some late season
water shortages are a certain
ty, Barton said. Water content
of the mountain snow pack
measures only 61 per cent of
average despite nearly normal
snow fall in March.
Waterflow in Hood and
White rivers will be nearly
average early in the season if
rainfall during April through
June is normal, Barton indi
cated. Later in the season
flows in the two rivers will
be less than normal.
To Taper Off
Rock, Gate and Badger
creeks also will have nearly
normal spring flows, but will
taper off severaj weeks earlier
than usual. The Mile creeks,
Mill creek and Clear creek al
so are expected to taper off
earlier than usual.
Wasco County Watermaster
Roger Wilhelm said much of
the snow in the watersheds
has fallen recently and is still
soft. He said it would melt
quickly and .while there
should be flows through June,
water supplies probably will
drop sharply early in July.
to farmers in the north unit,
Arnold, and Lone Pine iriga
tion disticts. Supplies in res
servoirs of the central Or
egon, Tumalo, and Ochoco
irrigation districts also ap
pear adequate, although there
may be some late season
shortages in these districts.
UNWELCOME VISITOR
Moscow -(UPD The Literary
Gazette says a Baptist congre
gation in the Soviet border
city of Brest wants no more of
such "Western prophets" as
Martin A. Nordfors, an
American. The paper said
tourist Nordfors distributed
200 Russian-language Bibles
in Brest in 1956. It said he re
turned last year by car with
more Bibles and 215 copies of
an anti-Socialist tract re
questing contributions for
missionary work in Africa.
ATTEND SCIENCE MEET
Accra, Ghana-(UPD-A group
of 21 Russian scientists, in
cluding four women, arrived
Monday to attend the Inter
national West Africa Scien
tific. Conference starting next
Sunday.
Medford Police
Report Increase
In Major Crimes
Reports of major crimes in
Medfprd jumped to 100 last
month from February's fig
ure of 69, according to the
city police department's
monthly statement.
But reports of miscellane
ous offenses dropped to 611
in March from 697 the month
before.
In March, 1958 there were
76 major offense reports and
675 miscellaneous offense re
ports. The figures for this
month in 1957 were 48 and
553 respectively.
A total of 21 burglaries
were reported in March of
this year against only 5 in
February. Thefts of cash or
items valued at $50 or more
rose to 9 from 6, while lesser
thefts climbed to 65 from
51. Auto thefts fell to 5 in
March from 7 the month be
gore. Embezzlement and Fraud
Embezzlement and fraud
cases slipped to 20 last month
from 22 in February. Only
11 such cases were reported
in March, 1958.
A total of 35 drunkenness
cases were reported last
month the same figure as
February's while cases of
driving under the influence
of intoxicating beverages to
taled 3 against 2 in Febru
ary. In the traffic citation cate
gory, 28 of the 90 citations
issued in March for basic
rule violations were based on
use of the radar, while in
February its first month of
employment radar account
ed for 50 of a total of 126
such citations. There were 80
basic rule citations in March,
1958.
A total of 434 traffic cita
tions were issued last month,
compared to 510 last month
and 514 a year ago.
Vet Employment
Clinic Planned Here
A veterans employment
clinic will be held in Medford
Tuesday, April 21, according
to the Seattle regional office
of the U.S. Civil Service com'
mission.
This will be the fifth year
these clinics have been con
ducted in cooperation with
the major veterans organiza
tion and several federal and
state agencies.
Purpose of the clinic is to
familiarize veterans with op
portunities in federal service
as well as in private industry
with specific advice on pref
erence in employment.
The meeting locally will be
held at 8 p.m. in the court
house auditorium. All veter
ans and other dependents as
well as interested persons
may attend.
George A. Reid, regional
veterans federal employment
representative, will conduct
the clinic. A question and
answer period will follow.
The
PEAK
BOAT AND SPORTS SHOW
There's lots to see and lots to do at the second big Southern Oregon
SPORTSFAIR! See lots of big booth displ ays organized by sports clubs
and merchants - - - skin diving tank, casting pools, live trout fishing,
helicopter rides, pony rides, contests and prizes. Bring the whole familyl
MEDFORD ARMORY
April 10, 77 and 72
Courtesy Mail Tribune
Democrats Said Undecided on
What To Offer for Farm Bill
By A. ROBERT SMITH
Mail Tribune Washington
Correspondent
- Washington - Although the
Democrats are treading care
fully in Congress, they know
pretty much
what they
want to do on
many key is
sues but not
"Ion a farm
bill. They
only know
they don't
like what
Sec re tary
AKobt. smith fiZra 1. .tsen
son is offering.
Sen. Herman Talmadge (D
Ga.), one of the senators to
whom Democratic leader Lyn
don B. Johnson is looking for
a farm solution, has come up
the lawmakers, if nothing
else.
Talmadge proposed that the
government give back surplus
commodities to all farmers
who promise not to grow
with a new idea which sym
bolizes the exasperation of
another crop during the com
ing year. They would, he sug
gested, put their land in grass
and sit back and watch it
grow. They could then sell
what the government gave
them - wheat, corn or what-have-you.
The surplus would
at least go down, and maybe
vanish entirely.
Fourteen
ft 1
5 tmk :
To Take Part in Y
Government Plan
Fourteen Medford students
will leave Thursday for the
annual YMCA Youth and Gov
ernment program in Salem.
Sponsored by the Pacific
Northwest Area Council of
YMCA's, Youth and Govern
ment provides Oregon boys
and girls with an opportunity
to learn processes of govern
ment by actual participation;
as well as discover through
practical experiences, the
problems, obligations and re
sponsibilities of Christian citi
zenship in the American de
mocracy. The delegation from Med
ford will represent three
YMCA clubs. They are Theta
Rho Iota Tri Hi-Y, Theta Tau
Alpha Tri Hi-Y and Rogue
Hi-Y.
Officers at Sessions
Four of the members will
assume duties as officers at
the legislative sessions. They
are Miss Barbara Tyler, speak
er of the house, Miss Sandra
Maxson, legislative committee
chairman; Miss Mary Jenny,
reporter, and Miss Sylvia
Baker, legislative committee
chairman.
Other delegates are Curtis
Saltmarsh, Terry Ryan, Bob
Baker, John Shaw, Miss Ivern
Iverson, Miss Danusia Kosec
ka, Miss Charlene Highland,
Miss Donna Granger, Miss Pat
Bigham and Miss Shirley Bos
well. Adult advisor for the
III Ml
11SV WEEK!
TWO EXCITING, FUN-FILLED EVENTS
COMING TO SOUTHERN OREGON
This colorful event is even bigger, grander for 1959! Medford stores will offer special PEAR
BARGAINS next Thursday, Friday and Saturday ... a gala shopping opportuntiy you . can't
Everyone will want to be downtown in Medford Saturday, April 11, at 2:30 p.m. to see the
BLOSSOM FESTIVAL PARADE. Don't miss it!
and
The Agriculture Commit
tees of both houses have been
holding hearings on farm
legislation for some weeks.
As of now, there is no sign
of any single plan emerging
as the Democratic answer to
Eenson. The farm bloc which
used to have things pretty
much its own way in Con
gress, especially in the House,
has been weakened critically
by the urbanization of the
nation. This forces more con
gressmen to heed the views
of city consumers more than
those of rural growers.
Northwest senators and
some of its congressmen are
backing once more the so
called two - price plan for
wheat, and there seems to be
growing support for this gen
eral idea or a modification of
it. Talmadge put in a compre
hensive bill early this year
to provide "compensatory
payments" to producers of
basic .crops so that they
would receive 100 per cent of
parity for that portion of the
crop sold domestically. The
portion sold elsewhere would
go at the market price and
no government subsidy.
The two - price feature of
these plans makes them some
what alike. But Benson is op
posed to them both, claiming
the cost would be too high.
Rep. Al Ullman believes
the Democrats are especially
Students
group is Mrs. Edith Baker.
Ben Day is district chairman
of the Youth and Government
program.
The Medford clubs will be
participating with other Hi-Y
and Tri Hi-Y clubs from
throughout the state. Each
club has submitted a bill and
will process it through the
regular legislative "channels."
All delegates will be given
lodging in homes of Salem
citizens. The session will be
held all day Friday and Sat
urday. One of the highlights
of the program is the Gover
nor's ball Friday night with
a queen and king coronation
from among the delegates.
All funds for this event
have been raised by the clubs
to send their delegates.
BISHOP DIES
Chapel Hill, N.C.-UPD-Ed-win
A. Penick, 72, senior
bishop of the Protestant Epis
copal church in the United
States, died Monday night. He
had served 37 years as coad
jutor bishop and later as
bishop of the North Carolina
Diocese.
We Give d.Vl
GREEN STAMPS
CENTRAL REXALL DRUG
Main and Central
in a spot because President
Eisenhower would veto any
such legislation, and the
necessary two - thirds vote
could not be mustered to
override the veto.
Ullman thinks the basic de
fect of the Benson program is
that acreage control has only
meant farmers used more
fertilizer to step up produc
tion per acre in order to
make more money. He thinks
the government would come
out better and so would the
farmer if prices were support
ed at 90 per cent or more
and marketing quotas were
imposed so that the support
was offered on only so many
bushels per farmer. This
would reduce or eliminate
surplus production which the
government is now stuck
with, and pay farmers a good
price.
Farmer Organizations
In the long run, Ullman
would like to see farmers
themselves control production
through farmer-run organiza
tions. He thinks this would
end surpluses and hold up
prices received by farmers by
virtue of the fact that the
supply would just about equal
the demand. At the same
time, food prices would not
go sky high because of scar
city, he contends, simply be
cause this plan would wipe
out commodity speculators
who now reap tidy profits by
buying and selling commodi
ties as the prices fluctuate.
The old, rigid battle lines
between the parties are now
gone. The Democrats are no
longer plumping for 90 or 100
per cent parity as such under
the present price support pro
gram, and Republicans' in
Congress aren't backing Ben
son's flexible support pro
gram with much enthusiasm.
So the consequence is that
a lot more creative legislative
energy is going into farm bills
than in years. The outcome
is now anybody's guess.
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Bill Authorizes
Counties Bonding
For Courthouses
galem-aO-Counties of Ore
gon would b authorized to
borrow money to construct
courthouses and issue five
year general obligation bonds
to repay such loans under
terms of a bill read in the
Senate for the first time Mon
day. The bill was sponsored by
Sen. Anthony Yturri (R-On-tario).
It would permit Mal
heaur or any other county in
the state to issue obligation
bonds without approval of the
people. This is made possible
through a constitutional
amendment passed by the
voters in 1958.
Legislation setting the Mid
Columbia home for the chron
ically ill at The Dallas was
sent to the Senate by the
Ways and Means Committee.
Not for Strict Confinement
The institution, - which has
been devoted to treatment of
tuburcular patients, will, un
der the terms of this bill, be
used for treatment of pa
tients, preferably ovar 50
years of age, who not re
quire strict confinement or
extensive security measures.
No person held in an insti
tution on a criminal charge
would be eligible for admis
sion in the newly designated
institution. Only transfers
from other state institutions
will be admitted.
One provision in he act
says the State Board of Con
trol may direct the superin
tendent to establish an out
patient clinic for treatment
of tubercular patients.
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