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Graff-James Bids
Low on Basic Work
Ai $2.8 Million
Mechanical, Other
oias aiso upenea
The 'firm of Graff and
James, . 817 North Riverside
ave., was the apparent low
bidder Wednesday afternoon
. on basic construction at Rogue
Valley Manor. The bid was
$2,874,000 for the project to
be completed in 550 days or
$2,847,000 within 730 days.
Apparent low . bidder for
the mechanical contract is
Harder Plumbing and Heat
ing, Inc., Portland, whose bid
of $1,258,000 was the lowest
of six received. Christenson
Electric company, Portland,
submitted the apparent low
bid for the electrical contract
with bids of $277,307 for a
shorter work period of 550
days and $280,632 for a 730-
day project.
The combined low-bid total
of $4,409,307 is weTl within
the architect's estimate for the
work. The board of trustees
will take into consideration
various possible alternatives
in deciding the bid award.
Committee Meets .
Following the opening of
bids Wednesday at the office
of the Manor here, the execu
'tive committee of the Rogue
Valley Manor met. It ad
journed until Monday after
noon when the contracts will
be awarded,- it was reported.
Rogue Valley Manor will
be built on top of Barneburg
hill in southeast Medford. It
is a non-profit organization
that is erecting the manor at
n estimated cost of $5V mil
lion. It will be a retirement
home. Architect for the proj
ect is John W. Maloney, AIA,
Seattle. . , "
Other bidders and their bids
for the general contract in
addition to tne ivieaiora urm
were Hoffman Construction
company, Portland, $3,030,
000 for 550 days, $3,060,000
for 730 days; Donald M. Drake
company, Portland, $3,038,000
and $3,058,000; Paul B. Em
trick company, Portland, $3,
080,000 and $3,050,000; A. V.
Petersen company, Portland,
$3,084,900 and $3,065,399; An-dersen-Westfall
company, Inc.,
Portland, $3,129,519 . (both);
Ross B. Hammond company,
Portland, $3,140,177 for 550
days; Johnson-Morrison-Knud-
sen company, Seattle, Wash.,
$3,155,813 for 550 days; J. C
Boespflug Construction com
pany, $3,203,150 and $3,243,
150, and James I. Barnes com
pany, Seattle, Wash., $3,249,
000 and $3,299,000.
Mechanical Contract Bids
. Additional bidders and their
bids for the mechanical con
tract included, Longyiew
Plumbing and Heating com
pany, Longview, Wash., $1,
289,514 and $1,297,764; Mc
Laughlin Plumbing and Heat
ing company, Medford, $1,-
292,484 and $1,299,484; Urban
Plumbing and Heating com
pany, Portland, $1,299,895
and $1,329,895; Lord Broth
ers contractors, Portland, $1,-
317,367 and $1,335,767; and
Temp - Control Corporation,
Portland, $1,369,987 and $1,-
394,775.
Bidders and their bids for
the electrical contract includ
ed Trowbridge and Flynn,
Medford, $278,173 (both); Wat-
co Electric company, Portland,
$288,936 and $309,308; L. H.
Morris Electric company, Eu
gene, $296,285 and $299,825;
East Side Electric, and Pacific
Electrical and Mechanical
company, Klamath Falls,
$313,000 and $321,500; Me
Coy Electric company and
Jaggar-Sroufe company. Port
land, $314,000 and $339,000;
Steeck Electric company, Med
ford, $328,775 and $331,775;
and The Tide Company, Ta
coma, Wash., $339,500 and
$362,169.
The Hammond company of
Portland also submitted a
combined bid for the three
contracts of $4,676,559.
In addition to the basic bids
each contract included bids
on various alterations which
would change the basic bid.
WEATHER
FORECAST: Fair tonijht. Con
siderable high cloudiness Friday.
Low tonight 45. High Friday 77.
Temp.
Highest Yesterday 73
Lowest This Morning 43
Our Skies Tonight
Sunset today .
7:17 p.m.
4:59 sum.
Sunrise tomorrow
The unseen stars in the Sun's
background are now those of
the constellation, Aries.
The Moon will not be seen to
night, being in conjunction
with the Sun
(new Moon) today at 12:11 p.m.
It is also in Apogee tonight.
penned tfir
lounuard Trend
In Water Supply
Seen for Area
Below normal April precipitation, coupled with a "snow
crop" that is less than half of normal, indicates a downward
trend in irrigation water supplies for the Rogue-Umpqua
area of southern Oregon.
Such conditions make the outlook "only fair," accord Jig
to the water supply report issued today by W. T. Frost,
snow survey supervisor for the U.S. department of agri
culture, Soil Conservation service, and Oregon Agricultural
Experiment station.
Reservoired water supplies are sufficient for most irri
gation districts except for the possibility of shortages toward
the end of the season, Frost said.
Water content of the mountain snow-cover is 46 per
cent of normal and 34 per cent of last year at this date, the
report stated. Snow-melt during April was considerably
heavier than usual. Stored water supplies are 126 per cent
of normal and about the same as a year ago.
Forecasts of April-September runoff for the main Rogue
are 69 per cent of normal.
- Forecasts for Fourmile lake, Fish lake and Hyatt lake
are set about 45 per cent of normal. All are "short flows,"
Frost said, compared to the needs of the districts they serve.
Deadline Hears to
Review Assessments
Property taxpayers in JacK
son county have until May 16
to file petitions with the coun
ty board of equalization to
review property assessments,
according to Chester' H.
Wendt, chairman of the board,
and Ray Schumacher, county
assessor.
The board, ' composed of
Wendt, Arnold Bohnert of
Central Point, and Ed Sing
master of Ashland, will meet
in the clerk's office Monday,
May 11, to review assess
ments. Oregon law provides that
property owners may appear
in- person or be represented
by an attorney before board
Condemnation
Suit Filed Here
A suit has been filed in
circuit court by the State
Highway Commission for con
demnation of two parcels of
land in the Seven Oaks-Neil
Creek section of the Pacific
highway freeway in the Cen
tral Point area. ' .
The suit has been filed
against the General Develop
ment company, 328 South
Central ave., Medford, and
the First Federal Savings and
Loan association of Medford.
The first parcel, for right-of-way
purposes, is owned by
the General Development
company, according to the
complaint.
The second parcel involved
is needed for the construction
and maintenance of the Seven
Oaks traffic interchange. The
First Federal and Savings and
Loan association claims an in
terest in the property, accord
ing to the complaint, under
and by virtue of a 'mortgage
executed by John S. and
Mary P. Day.
The complaint also requests
that there shall be no rights
of access of any nature be
tween the right of way of the
relocated Pacific highway in
cluding the interchange- and
all of the real property of the
defendants.
Also concerned in the suit
are easements on the property
to the California Oregon
Power company and the
Rogue River Valley Irrigation
district.
Home of Family With
Eight Children Burns
Eagle Point - Mr. and Mrs.
Lester McFall and eight chil
dren were left homeless
Wednesday when fire badly
damaged their two-story res
idence at 215 North C . st.,
Eagle Point.
Most downstairs furniture
and some clothing was saved
by the family with the help of
neighbors and the Eagle Point
volunteer fire department, but
flames destroyed the ; bed
rooms, furniture and clothing
upstairs.
Neighbors said the fire was
believed to have started front
an electrical . short upstairs
and had burned, for almost an
hour before crackling of the
flames was heard downstairs
about noon. '
McFall, a logger for Steve'
Wilson Logging company, was
when it considers petitions for
reductions of assessments,
Wendt pointed out.
Posts Ratio
Schumacher has posted a 25
per cent ratio for assessing
property, he said. By dividing
"assessed value" by the ratio,
taxpayers can determine the
"true cash value" or it may
be done by multiplying the
"assessed value" by four,
Schumacher said.
"True cash value" is the
same as "market jvalue" for
the first time in several years.
The state tax commission on
Jan. 1 ordered a 100 per cent
"normal conditions factor for
1959," Schumacher pointed
out. .
A taxpayer planning to ap
peal to the board of equaliza
tion should first review his
assessment with the assessor,
Wendt said. If the assessor
feels the assessment is cor
rect and the taxpayer dis
agrees, he may place his case
before the board on or before
May 16. Form for presenting
it to the board may be ob
tained from the assessor or
the county clerk, who serves
as secretary to the board.
If the board sustains the
assessor, the taxpayer has 30
days in which to continue his
appeal to the state tax com
mission. After that, the case
may be taken to circuit court.
Factory Roof
Fall Kills Man
Jericho, N.Y. -UPD-At least
one man was killed and sev
eral others trapped and in
jured today when the roof of
a factory building under con
struction collapsed on work
men. ' ,
Nassau county police said
one man was found dead and
others were trapped in the
rubble.
A police spokesman said
there was a possibility a sec
ond man also had died.
The spokesman said be
tween 15 and 17 additional
men were known to have been
trapped and injured. About 20
men were believed to have
been at work on the building
when the roof suddenly gave
way and crashed down on
them.
at home with one of the
younger children at the time.
Friends' in the community
have contributed clothing and
bedding for the family who
are staying temporarily in a
small residence near the Ray
Chamberlain home. The chil
dren and their approximate
ages are Steven, 3; David, 4;
Debra, 6; Harold, 7; Dale, 8;
Lorinda, 9; Gary, 12; and Wil
lard, 14.
The McFalls are in need of
a home with a number of bed
rooms which they , can rent,
friends reported. Insurance
covered at least part of the
loss of their home.
Mrs. McFall, Eagle Point
city recorder, is correspond
ent for the Mail Tribune and
the regular news column from
the area will be temporarily
discontinued.
omiir
Steel Workers
Firmly Behind
Union Demands
Public Cautioned
On Solidarity
New York -(UPD- A union
official said today the nation's
steel workers are firmly be
hind the United Steelworkers
demands and would take
whatever steps are necessary
to win a new agreement.
John Murray, speaking to
reporters before entering a ne
gotiating session with Jones
and Laughlin Steel Co., cau
tioned the public and "indus
try not to under-estimate the
solidarity of the steel workers
or their determination to win
a better contract.
To Strike -if Necessary
"We will get what we want
eventually" Murray said "and
we will strike if that is nec-
hessary to enforce our contract
demands."
Murray, a cousin of the late
Phil Murray who organized
the steel workers in the late
1930s, is director of the un
ion's District 16 in Pittsburgh.
David J. McDonald, presi
dent of the union, Wednesday
declined to be drawn into any
discussion of a strike this
year. McDonald said "we are
not a strike-happy union and
we want to reach an agree
ment before the, July 1 strike
deadline."
Agreement Necessary
Union spokesmen today
said steel workers were sur
prised by the industry's an
nouncement that it already is
mapping strategy to meet any
strike plan that the union
might put into effect. '
. The contract expires at mid
night June 30 and a strike
by 500,000 steel workers is
almost a certainty if no agree
ment, exists at that time. The
union's traditional policy has
been "no contract, no work."
Five Hearings on
Council Agenda
Five public hearings, two
on requested zone changes,
are on the Medford city coun
cil's agenda for tonight's meet
ing at 7:30 o'clock at city hall.
The zoning requests include
a change from single . family
to limited commercial for the
E. W. Brpwn property on Cra
ter Lake ave. and a change
.from commercial to single and
two family for two lots on
Bryant st.
The other hearings concern
asanitary sewer for a section
of Springbrook ' rd., annexa
tion of an 18-acre tract south
east of Country Club dr. and
Murphy rd. and vacation of
an alley between North River
side ave. and Niantic st.
An ordinance applying the
city's ordinance against dis
charge of firearms to the
Prescott park area on Roxy
Ann is slated for council con
sideration. Awarding a contract t for
construction of the two pump
ing stations in the Berrydale
sanitary sewer project also is
on the agenda. '
Assistant Arrives
For Park Service
John Townsley, new admin
istrative assistant for the na
tional park service, has arriv
ed at Oregon Caves National
Monument, Tom Williams, su
perintendent of Crater Lake
National park, has announced.
Townsley was accompanied
by his wife, Elaine, and their
two sons, Forest and Dave.
They will live at Oregon Caves
National monument, where
Townsley will be Williams'
personal representative in the
administration of the monu
ment. '
Colin Kelly Wins
West Point Berth
Chester Heights, Pa. -UPD-President
Eisenhower con
gratulated Colin P. Kelly III
today for winning an appoint
ment to West Point through
competitive examina
tions without taking advan
tage of i the invitation extend
ed to him in 1941 by President
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Kelly's father, Capt. Coiin
P. Kelly Jr., a bomber
pilot, met a hero's death three
days after Pearl Harbor while
making a bombing run on
Japanese warships off Luzon
in the Philippines.
Creek Pollution
To Be Discussed
At Izaak Meeting
Panel To Be Made
Up of Five Officials
. Pollution abatement of Bear
creek will be discussed by a
panel of five officials at a
meeting of the Izaak Walton
league's Jackson county chap
ter at 8:30 p.m. Monday, May
11, at the Girls Community
club.
Col. Paul H. Weiland, chair
man of the pollution commit
tee of the local chapter, said
the purpose of the panel dis
cussion of the problem, is to
inform "members and the
public of the potential of
Bear creek and its pollution
problems and the possibilities
of securing corrective action."
Members of the panel in
clude Kenneth Denman, Med
ford, state game commission
er, who will serve as modera
tor; Cole Rivers, Grants Pass,
state fish biologist; Robert
Root, Medford, a member of
the state water resources
board; Dr. A. Erin Merkel,
county health officer; and T.
M. Gerow, district sanitary
engineer, Oregon state sani
tary authority.
Officials Are Invited
-Weiland said the committee
hopes that "owners or man
agers or representatives of the
slaughter houses now using
Bear creek to dispose of their
wastes will be present to state
their problems." He also said
city officials of Medford and
Ashland and the Jackson
county court are invited.
The panel discussion will
follow a short business meet
ing of the chapter, which is
scheduled to start at. & p.m.
Panel members will be given
one hour in which to present
various aspects of potentials
and problems of Bear creek.
Following introductory re
marks by Denman, Rivers will
cover the importance of Bear
creek to steelhead fishery and
pollution law enforcement;
Root will discuss the possibili
ties of improving flows of Bear
creek; Dr.. 'Merkel will review
pollution of the creek and law
enforcement problems; and
Gerow will discuss pollution
laws and enforcement.
A period will be allowed for
questions from the audience,
Weiland said.
Low Snowfall at
Crater Lake Noted
Only 10 inches of snow
was recorded at Crater Lake
National park during April,
compared to an average of 48
inches for the month, accord
ing to Thomas Williams, sup
erintendent of the park.
Last month's, total com
pares with 3 inches in April,
1939, and the 143 inches re
corded in April, 1948, the
low and high falls, he said.
Seasonal snowfall at the
end of last' month totaled 349
inches, an all-time low, Wil
liams said. Average seasonal
snowfall for this time of the
year is 596 inches. The previ
ous record low year was 1934,
when 369 inches was record
ed. The record high snowfall
for the season to April 36 is
811 inches, which fell in 1952.
The light snowfall last
month, combined with Ore
gon Centennial stimulus re
sulted in a substantial in
crease in the number of visi
tors to the park, Williams re
ported. A total of 3,731 people vis
ited the park last month,
bringing the season total to
10,331. Last year, there were
2,303 visitors in" April which
brought the 1958 total to. 7,
108. The warming hut at the
rim is now open daily be
tween 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Wil
liams reported.
Iraq Releases
Italian Plane
Rome-flJPD-Iraqi authorities
today released an Italian air
liner forced down by jet fight
ers in Baghdad Wednesday.
A spokesman for the airline
said the DC6B, with 21 pass
engers aboard, was allowed
to take off early today for
Beirut. It will continue from
there to Athens and Rome.
"All passengers left with
the plane," the spokesman
said. He added" that the na
tionalities of the ' passengers
were not. known, but it was
reliably reported four of them
were Americans.
Washington -flJPD- Lt. Gen.
Emmet O'Donnell Jr., deputy
chief of staff of the Air Force,
has been nominated by Presi
dent Eisenhower for the tem
porary rank of general while
serving in a new command.
54th Year
Medford
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"What Are These Crazy Proposals To Spend
Money On The Common People?"
Science Building ,
Dedicated at SOC
Ashland - Dedication cere
monies ,for the 'hew Science
building at Southern Oregon
college were held last night
with Dr. F. A. Gilfillan,' dean
of the school of science at
Oregon State college, as
speaker. .
Dr. Gilfillan outlined the
origin of the sciences, prin
cipally in relation to astrono
my, and discussed the present
size and make-up of the ex
panding universe as we know
it today.
He said scientific truth is
"the truth of the moment-as
we know it' now," and that
scientists could either save or
as easily destroy the world,
but were in the ultimate con
cerned with the pursuit of
truth.
Welcome. Address
Preceding Dr. Gilfillan's ad
dress, the invocation was giv
en by Dr. Loren Messenger,
SOC professor of psychology;
a brief address of welcome was
made by Dr. Elmo N. Steven
son, SOC.p'resident; and Mrs.
David Deller, senior education
student, expressed the stu
dent's appreciation of the new
structure and for the compe
tent faculty members on its
staff. ' '
A letter of congratulation
from Dr. W. W. Wells, SOC
professor of science, emeritus,
was read. Dr. Wells, formerly
chairman of the science-mathematics
division, is now in
Uganda, Africa, doing botani
cal research.
Among guests introduced by
Dr. Elliott B. MacCracken,
master of ceremonies and pres
ent chairman of the science-
mathematics department, were
Arnold Gralapp. Klamath Falls
superintendent of schools;
Robert J. Keeney, architect;
Lloyd Ferg, representing the
Wiley company, construction
contractors; Donald E. Lewis,
SOC business manager; mem
bers of the Southern; Oregon
Science Teachers association;
members of the SOC science
teaching staff; and Mrs. Alice
Canvass of Votes Cast
Monday Starts Today
The rural school board this
morning started the official
canvass of the votes in Mon
day's election for school board
members and tax levy, it was
reported today.
Friday the non-high district
board will begin its official
canvass. '
Radio Hiqhli
Christian A. Herter's re
port on the meeting of west
ern foreign ministers held
recently in Paris will be
heard over station KMED
(1440 kc) at 6:30 p.m. today
and over station KYJC (1230
kc) at 7:15 p.m.
OREGON, THURSDAY,
Applegate Peil, former prin
cipal of the. teachers training
department of ' the 'Ashland
State Normal school.
Guests toured the new sci
ence building and viewed the
exhibits after the ceremony.
Special guests Dr. John R.
Richards, chancellor of the
Oregon state system of higher
education, and Douglas Mc-
Kean, member of the Oregon
state board of higher educa
tion, were unable to attend
because of the legislature dis
cussion of the higher education
budget.
Churchill Ends
White House Stay
Washington -UPD- A historic
era at the White House ends
today. Sir Winston Churchill
leaves.
No one associated closely
with the 84-year-old former
British prime minister these
last few days expected him to
return. And from President
Eisenhower down to the cooks
and butlers, there was genu
ine sadness over his leaving.'
Sir Winston; has been the
President's house guest since
Monday and today he moves
to the British Embassy for
one night before traveling
home to his . beloved Great
Britain with a brief stopover
in New York.
BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston ' 1 8 1
Detroit .3 6 1
Delock, Kiely (8) and
While; Lary and Berberex.
Residents of
Honor H. P.
Central" Point-Residents of
School District 6C and the
community of Central Point
will honor longtime residents
Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Jewett
here Friday and Saturday.
Friends of the couple from
near and far are expected to
attend activities of the two
days. ,
Jewett is finishing his 37th
year as superintendent of
District 6 schools and has
been an administrator in
Jackson County schools 40
years. Mrs. Jewett has taught
the second grade here 14
years. They retire June 30.
Program at Crater High
.Main event will be an 8
pjn. program at Crater High
school. Rex Putnam," state su
perintendent of public in
struction, will be principal
speaker. Gift' presentation
will be by C. Norman Gail,
Price 10 Gents
Tribune
MAY 7, 1959 No. 41
Tennessee Scene
Of Twin Blasts;
Area Patrolled
Violence Linked
To Strike Turmoil
Jellico, Tenn. -(DPD- Dyna
mite explosions wrecked two
coal tipples early today in
this strike-tense community
on the Kentucky state line and
police arrested four men seen
running from the scene of the
blasts.
The twin explosions, about
15 minutes apart, "cleaned
out" ' the windows in the
town's throe-block business
section. Both the coal tipples,
located in the railroad yards
a few hundred yards from
the city hall, were destroyed.
Police Patrol Area
Sheriff Rose Kitts estimat
ed the total damage at about
$120,000. A deputy sheriff
said he counted 42 shattered
windows in the business dist
rict, and police patrolled the
area to prevent looting.
Police said tipsters told
them that two cars, one with
West Virginia license plates
and the other with a Ken
tucky tag, were seen leaving
the city and crossing into
Kentucky shortly after the
explosions went off about 1
a-m The. four .men arrested
J 2 1 - I IT 1- t i
aeniea any . pari in. me Diasis
Investigators for the Na
tional Labor Relations board
moved into this area Wednes
day after earlier reports of .vi
olence in the strike-torn coal
fields of East Tennessee.
Frequent Gunplay
A strike by the United Mine
Workers Union began in Har
lan 'County, Ky., last March
9 and spread to other South
east Kentucky counties as
UMW contracts . expired.
There has been frequent gun
play in Kentucky, and at
least two men have been kill
ed. Gov. A. B. Chandler sent
National Guard troops into
three Kentucky counties
April 24 and recalled them
last Monday. -s
The UMW is seeking a new
contract calling for a $2 daily
pay raise to $24.25.
Budget Committee
Considers Rd, Funds
The county budget commit
tee is meeting today and Fri
day to consider the county
general fund and the roads de
partment budget.
The projected budget for the
general county fund totals
$167,970.64 and covers mis
cellaneous items such as fire
and liability insurance, fire
patrol, auditing, bounties, ro
dent control, child, guidance
clinic, telephone and adver
tising.
The budget committee stat
ed that it hopes to complete
its study by May 15 in time
for public hearing and publi
cation to go into effect July 1.
School District 6C to
Jewetts This Week End
Gold Hill, chairman of the
school board, and C. A.
Meyer, principal of Central
Point Junior High school,
will be master of ceremonies.
Crater High school band will
play.
Registration and signing of
the guest book is set for 7
pjn. Friday. Faculty mem
bers, past and present, and
alumni of Crater High school
and former Central Point
High school may sit together
at the program in designated
groups.
Members of the H. P. Jew
ett Homecoming executive
committee have pointed, out
that all friends of the Jewetts
all persons interested may
attend the activities during
the two days. They said also
that they still will receive
contributions for a gift for
the Jewetts.
Assemblies honoring the su
Agreement on
Salary Slashes
Brings Curtain
Session Falls
n r p ' j
anorr or icecora
Salem-flJPD-The 50th Oregon
Legislature adjourned on an
economy note at 12:10 a.m.
today at the start of the 116th
day of the session.
Adjournment came finally
after both houses agreed on
slashing salary increases for
state workers and academic
employees of the state system
of higher education by $1,250,-
000. Of this amount, $750,000
was from a proposed state
worker increase and. $500,000
was for academic salaries.
The 1959 session, which
saw a tax bill passed eliminat
ing the federal mcome tax
deduction from state returns,
fell short of the 128-day rec
ord established two years ago.
The last evening was punc
tuated by recesses of both
houses to allow desk staffs
a chance to catch up on bills
passed and also to let confer
ence committees work on the
few biUs hanging fire.
Mam interest in the final
day centered around the con
ference committee handling
the measure which originally
provided for $3,200,000 for
state employee salary hikes.
Senate Cuts Bill
Earlier in the day the Sen
ate . slashed the state salary
increase down to $1,500,000.
The House, however, refused
to concur in the Senate annul
ments and the conference com
mittee was appointed.
There was far more argu
ment in the Senate on the last
day than there has been dur
ing any single day of the ses
sion. -
At one stage of the evening,
some senators toyed with the
idea of recessing for three
days and then reconvening oh
the theory that, the recess
might put some of the solons
in a better mood. ,
The total appropriation for
higher education now stands
at $39,853,000 with the House-
annrnvp rHiirt5nn .
Increases for academic em
ployment now amount to
about 10 per cent spread over
the next two years. State
workers would get about a 4
per cent raise.
Boost in Taxes
The main tax bill, besides
the federal income tax deduc
tion, would lower rates but
still means a boost in taxes.
Another tax bill passed
places a one per cent interest
rate per month on taxes paid
by installment. The Legisla
ture also approved special tax
treatment for capital gains
providing they are reinvested
in Oregon. This is designed to
attract new industry.
The general fund budget
was about $312.2 million. The
tax program is expected to
raise close to $314 million.
LiOst in tne numDer oi Dins
buried in committee were
proposals for a three per cent
sales tax and for a three cent
per pack tax on cigarettes.
Estimated 500 Idled
By Piledriver Strike
Portland-flJPD-An estimated
500 workman on some $15
million worth of construction
projects were idled today as
the Portland Pile Drivers
Union extended a strike
which started Wednesday.
BULLETIN
Washington -(UPD- The Ad
ministration asked Congress
today to raise the cost of
mailing a letter to a nickel
to help balance President
Eisenhower's budget.
perintendent are planned at
the high school, junior high
and primary school here Fri
day morning and at Gold Hill
and Sams Valley schools in
the afternoon. At Gold Hill
the program will be in the
Hanby gymnasium.
Alumni !ay
Saturday will be alumni
day with 10 a.m. registration
and get-togethers and a noon
potluck picnic with entertain
ment. Individual class re
unions are planned for eve
ning and an informal gather
ing and reception, beginning
about 6:30 p.m. is scheduled
at the junior high school.
Junior high trackmen will
face South Grants Pass on
Friday and Crater will oppose
Ashland and Grants Pass
highs on Saturday. Both meets
at the Crater field will be at
2:30 pan.