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CROWD-More than 1,500 persons viewed the parade and other Centennial activities in Shady Cove Saturday. Among float en tries was one by Shady Cove 4-H club which was sweepstakes winner which received a DRUMS AND BUGLE-Members of the Bliss Heine's drum and bugle corps -were among the group in the parade Saturday in Shady Cove during Centennial activities there. Following the drum corps is the covered Truman Calls for Repeal of Third Term Ban for Presidents Washington - (UPD - Former President Harry S. Truman to day called for repeal of the ban on a presidential third term as a "bad" constitutional amendment. He said it was devised to "get Roosevelt" and . Is now hamstringing President Eisenhower. Truman said the ban was "a bill of goods" sold to the country by "Roosevelt hat ers." Truman told a Senate judi ciary subcommittee that he has "no personal ax to grind' in the hearings on repeal of the 22nd Amendment adopt ed after the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt -who was elected four times. StUI Eligible ' The amendment was inti- ated by the Republican-con trolled 80th Congress. Tru man noted in a terse three and a hall page prepared state- Accidents Claim Five Oregonians During Week End By United Press International .At least five persons met ac cidental death in Oregon dur ing the week end. Three died in auto accidents, a child burne'd to death and a man drowned. ; At Medford Saturday fire swept the Franklin Jackson home and Martin Elwood Jackson, 3, died in the flames. The mother carried a three- month-old baby, John Henry, from the blazing structure and three other children also escaped. Burns Suffered Mrs. Jackson suffered burns when she tried to get back into the house to try to rescue Martin. His body was found at the bottom of a stairway. Vincent Smith, 38, Mt. Angel, drowned Sunday in the Siletz river when a boat in which he and two other men . were fishing overturned. The others, Walter Smith, 44, Mo lalla, brother of the victim, and Ray Mitchell, 37, also Mo lalla, managed to make it to shore. Hazel V. Hiedeman, 76, Newberg, died Sunday in a Salem hospital from injuries suffered in a headon collision , near Woo d b urn Saturday night. Five others were hurt. Vancouver Youth Killed Paul Dean Crosby, 16, Van couver, Wash., was killed Sun day when his car skidded on the Baldock freeway at Au rora Junction south of here and overturned. Three passen gers received minor injuries. David G. Mc Waters, 21, Portland, was killed Friday night in a two car collision east of Hood River. - 'as?-' ' '" cash prize of $35- Other activities scheduled included a flower show, a home economics club display and riding exhibitions. More than 30 organizations, businesses and indi viduals entered floats in the parade. ment that he himself is still eligible to run for a third term. "Out of the 175 million peo ple in this country," he said, "I am the only one to whom the amendment does not ap-ply-the only one who could be elected as many times as he could get enough votes." Lame Duck Presidents Truman was a -witness be fore the Senate subcommittee on constitutional amendments headed by Sen. Estes Kefau ver (D-Tenn.).- Kefauver sim ilarly condemned the two term limitation on grounds it blunts the "quality of flexi bility" in the Constitution. Sen. Thomas E. Hennings (D-Mo.) also urged repeal of the amendment. - Truman said that what the amendment rreally did "was to make a 'lame duck' out of every second term President for all time in the future." "It is ironic that the first lame duck President to be hamstrung by the amend ment is one of the Republi can's own," Truman re marked. Makes 'No Sense' . He said it makes "no sense" to treat a President in such' fashion, Republican or Demo crat. " "If he is not a good Presi dent and you don't want to keep him, you don't have to reelect him," Truman said, "There is a way to get rid of him and it does not require a constitutional amendment." Affendanf .Ses Nine Pairs of Hose for 39c . One Medford filling station attendant may stick to selling fuel and lubricants from now on.. 1 ' The attendant, Thomas Lo well Boyd, told Medford po lice he sold a pair of nylon stockings for 39 cents Satur day evening to a customer at the Fortune station, 503 North Central ave. Just as the customer's car was pulling away, he discov ered the box containing the stockings held nine pair, not just one. But the car, be lieved headed for San Fran cisco, was out of ear shot by then. Compact Commission Holds Over Debate Portland-(UPB-Columbia In terstate Compact commission members met here Saturday and heard a review of nego tiations but voted to hold over debate on problems to the next meeting, June 8-9 in Seattle. ' . The group was formed seven years ago to work to ward an agreement on devel opment, conservation and con trol of water resources of the Columbia basin. wagon entered by the Shady Cove Grange which received the first prize in the adult division for floats. At the left in the fore ground in top hat is Bliss Heine, Medford, director of the drum and bugle corps. Before appearing at the Senate . hearing, Truman told newsmen he is anxious to tell the House Committee on Un American Activities to its face why he thinks it is "the most un-American thing in the country." 75 Years Old Soon But, during his customary morning walk, he told the entourage of reporters that the House committee will have to wait a while. The former President, dap per and in high spirits, cut short his stroll this morning because of a threat of rain. He will be 75. in just four more days, but still strides along briskly and is full of pep as ever. Truman said he will be un able to fit an appearance be fore the Un-American Activi ties Committee into this Wash ington visit, but that "I'm sure to show up there even tually." The committee, headed by Rep. Francis E. Walter (D-Pa.) has asked Truman for a full explanation of his remarks about it. Otis Children Found After Night Spent in Woods Otis - (UPD - Thrse children lost in mountains near their home here after they went for a hike Saturday after noon were found about 6:30 a.m. Sunday on Fall Creek by searchers. (The, three were wet and cold but otherwise well. The children were Terrence A. Gall, 10; his sister, Anna Lorraine, 8, and a , brother, Jimmy Lee, 5. Their parents, Mr. and Mrs. William A. Gall, of Otis, reported them miss ing about 9:30 pjn. Saturday and a search was organized. Bloodhound Used . About 65 persons including state police and sheriffs of ficers, a mounted sheriff's posse and volunteers took part in the hunt. The U.S. For est Service from H e b o brought in a bloodhound. Three volunteers, C. O. Pin yerd, Hebo, and Bill McFar land and Herman Kramer of Otis, came upon the trio hud dled with their dog, a black Labrador named Prince. The children were found about three miles from their home. The sheriffs office said the trio appeared to have suffer ed no ill effects even though temperatures in the region dipped in the low 30s early Sunday. The Galls have two other children, Penny Kay, 6, and Arthur, 2. Jubilee Souvenier Publication Has Space Available Jacksonville - Valley firms and organizations wishing to purchase space in the souvenir publication, "Jackson vllle Gold Rush Gazette," have un til May 15 to contact the Jack sonville Gold Rush jubilee committee for space reserva tion, it was reported today by Scotty Matheny, sales commit tee chairman. The publication will be on sale during the jubilee, Aug. 1 and 2. The May 15 deadline was established to allow the com mittee time to complete the editorial layout of the publi cation by the last week in May, Matheny said. The Gazette will be pattern-1 ed after a tabloid-sized news paper of the 1850s. Proceeds from the publication's sales will be used in the restoration of the U.S. Hotel in Jackson ville, a project of the Jack sonville Lion's club. Firms interested in reserv ing space in the newspaper may contact Matheny at TWIN Oaks 9-1006. Proceeds from the Gold Rush Jubilee will also aug ment the fund in an effort to raise the necessary $6,000 esti mated to be necessary to make the building safe for further restoration or occupancy. Ike Dunford and John Crabb, general chairmen of the jubilee celebration, an nounced that contest details for Goldrush Queen will be made soon. - . Lawrence Tierney Arrested as Drunk Hollywood-flJPD-Actor Law rence Tierne,y Jr., 39, posted $20 and was ordered to ap pear today in Municipal court on a charge of plain drunk. . Tierney was arrested Sun day morning after he became involved in an argument with men on a main street in Hol lywood. He was arrested on a similar charge in New York last Oct. 14. An average American will drink seven gallons of beer a year. 1 i t:4 What does this have to do with railroading ? F"1 " 1 - t 4 soth..w I teen Pv inert I" M-wH COWBOY Randy Barnett, 7, for his mode of transportation in the Shady Cove parade Saturday. Bossy, who doesn't seem to object to being saddled, was led by A. J. Connor, Prospect. Many animals, majority of which were horses, were included in the Centennial parade. Young Randy is well supplied with "tin cups" for a long journey, but the drinking water seems to be lacking. Steel Union Teams New York (UPD Top of ficials of the United Steel workers of America today briefed the union's bargain ing teams which will meet separately this week with 12 top steel companies. Approximately 350 steel workers, members of the locals representing each z pany's employees, met behind closed doors at the Hotel Roosevelt to hear the union's contract demands spelled out. The union bargaining teams will kick off 1959 wage talks Tuesday with U.S. Steel, Beth lehem Steel, Republic Steel and Kaiser Steel. On Wednes day, separate talks will begin .w.-Awmvwv. Up till recently this service station did good business. But a new freeway has just been opened, and traffic on the old road has dwindled to a point where it can.no longer support a modern, high-cost station. The oil company has closed it and opened one along the freeway. Nobody said, "You can't shut down that station. A few people still go by there and you must keep it open for their convenience, even though you'll be losing a lot of money." Nobody questioned the right or good judgment or motives of the oil company. But what happens when a railroad wants to adjust its service? Travel habits have changed, and more and more people are going by automobile and air. As a result, some of our trains have been carrying very few passengers. Naturally we've wanted to discontinue such trains or trim their schedules. But unlike most businesses, a bf Prospect, saddled a cow Briefed with eight other major com panies. At there meetings, the teams will present the union's formal demands to the in dividual companies and will hear the position the induS' try will take in the forthcom ing negotiations. Contracts Expire June 30 ! Upon completion of these preliminary talks, possibly in a week or so, actual give and take bargaining on a new contract for 500,000 steel- workers will ge underway be tween four-man negotiating teams representing manage ment and labor. The current three-year contract expires at midnight June 30. Hil nil Negro Students Stage Strike To Protest Attack Tallahassee, Fla. - (UPD - About 750 Negro college stu dents plan to stage a class room strike today in protest against the rape of a 19-year- old classmate. Four young white men are charged with the rape. The Negro students at Florida A&M University turn ed out by the hundreds Sun day night at a mass meeting to try to focus nationwide at tention on the case. Another meeting was sched uled today and student Presi dent Clifford Taylor an nounced "no loyal student will attend classes today." Asks, Fasting, Praying Taylor called- on the stu dents to spend the day fast ing and praying. "We want the world to know that we are disturbed about this," he said. The student rally was call ed after formal - charges of rape were filed Sunday against the four young white men, aged 16 to 24. If convicted on the charges, the four could be sentenced to death, Florida's maximum! penalty for rape. A police investigator said the four told him they had been drinking and drove through the predominantly Negro section near the uni versity ,"to scare" students attending a Friday night dance. Boys Frightened Away Police said the accused rapists found the girl and her date with another Negro couple in a parked car. The white youths allegedly fright ened the two Negro boys away with a .12 gauge shotgun and switch-blade knife. Then- they forced the girl into their car. The other girl broke away and hid in the bushes. "They took this girl by use of gun and knife into the woods and all had intercourse with her a couple of them twice," the sheriff said. An investigator, who asked his name not be used, said the youths admitted raping the girl. railroad can't make such changes on its own. We have to ask for permission. Our requests to make such changes have been widely publicized, and some people feel we want to get out of the passenger business. This isn't so, and we want you to know just what our passenger policy is. 4 We want to run passenger trains that you need and use. We welcome passenger business and we hope more people will ride our trains. O We want our passenger trains to be good trains. We think our passenger service is as good as any in the country . . . and we intend to keep it that way. O We feel, however, that it is sensible to limit our service to trains and schedules which many people need and use, and to discontinue those which few people us and which are obviously no longer needed. pQsiffiig aiLUuMU T " Truman Declines Ike's Invitation Washington - (UPD - The White House said today that former President Harry S. Truman declined an invita tion from President Eisenhow er to have dinner at the White House this week with Sir Win ston Churchill. Press Secretary James C. Hagerty said Eisenhower in vited Truman to join a White House stag dinner for the for mer British Prime Minister Wednesday ' night. The former president, who is in Washington until Wed nesday afternoon, sent his re grets because of a previous engagement that night in New York. "NOW IS THE BEST TO GET THE mi i nc Dcai rKivt:d o PEELER CORE WOOD o , GENEROUS LOADS OF Hi CORDS SPLIT $25.50 21.50 23.50 25.50 21.50 21.50 21.50 25.50 23.50 23.00 COD. ASHLAND CENTRAL POINT EAGLE POINT GOLD HILL JACKSONVILLE MEDFORD PHOENIX . 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