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Oregon,Washington Construction Work Hampered By United Press Inttrnational Strikes crippled construc tion in parts of Oregon and Washington today. Union Pile Drivers in Port- land failed to reach agreement with employers to end a walk out which started last week. A shutdown of sand and grav el companies in the mid-Willamette valley was agreed on by employers after a strike against a Corvallis firm start ed Monday afternoon. An estimated $15 million worth of construction was idled in the Portland area by the Pile Drivers walkout. Albany Plants OperaU Teamsters Union pickets ap peared Monday at the Corval lis Sand and Gravel company and employers, meeting in Salem Monday night, decided to shutdown as a result. The employers are members of the Cascade Employers Associ ation which is composed of 16 to 20 firms. Sand and gravel plants at Albany were still reported operating. No other construction was immediately affected in Cor vallis but a street paving pro gram at the SAGE project at Camp Adair was reported de layed In addition, operating engi neers in the Seattle-Tacoma area walked off their jobs, threatening some 200 Wash ington state projects if con tractors enforce the policy that "a strike against one is a strike against all How About Squirm of Worms, Or m "Bundle of Beetles?" We have many convenient words whereby we group to- gether collectively La r g e groups of animals. We convey . our meaning to others by the use of these collective nouns; Indicating we mean a consid- . 1. 1 i : . Mn4U ing. We all know exactly what is meant when someone says, "A whole herd of cattle." Ele phants, whales, buffalo, deer, and many other animals also come in "herds." We speak of a "flock of sheep," as well as of ducks, or various other birds; even chickens. A group of fish is a "school"; a col lection of snakes is called a "den," and the same collective noun would indicate the "home" of a fox, or a bear, as well as several other crea tures. We call a mother pig, dog and a few other animals who are with their offspring a "brood" or a "Utter." We say the dog, or the wolf, or the killer whale, travel or hunt, in a "pack." A "bevy of part ridges;" a "covey of quail" Indians' Attack Oregon Caravan Kearney, Nebr. - (UPD - Twenty howling Kearney State Teachers students dress ed as Indians attacked the "On-to-Oregon" wagon train as 1 1 camped here Monday night. The stucfents battled the "settlers" for about a. half hour before the wagon train ran low on ammunition and had to resort to emergency tactics. Settlers seized a water hose at the camp site and drenched the attacking force, which re treated in great haste. After cleaning up at the college, the students returned to the camp at tent city west of here and spent an hour or so talking With the "pioneers" and sing ing around the campfire. Cemetery Group Sets Annual Meeting .The annual meeting and potluck dinner of the Log town Cemetery association will be held Sunday, May 17, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Adams, across the creek from the cemetery near Ruch. Mrs. Marguerite Black, clerk of the association, said members are asked to bring salads and desserts and table service. The dinner is sched uled to start at 12:30 p.m. Cleanup work -will be done in the cemetery that morning. Tulelake Girl Drowns In Irrigation Ditch Tulelake, Calif. (UPD Kay Porterfield, 15, drowned in an irrigation canal near here when the pickup truck she was driving plunged off the road into the water late Monday.". by Strikes Pile Drivers Union mem bers and employers, repre sented by Associated General Contractors, met in Portland Monday with a federal medi ator but no agreement was reached. The union members have voted to reject a 53-cent hourly package wage boost spread over three years. This was accepted by all segments of the Carpenters Union ex cept for Pile Drivers locals at Astoria and Portland. An employer statement said it was planned to file a dam age suit against the union. Employers contend that the contract accepted by other locals applies also to the Port land local. Employers and the union have been negotiating since the first of the year with Teamster local 324 with hoad quarters at Salem. The union seeks a wage increase of 25 cents an hour, three-week va cations instead of two for em ployees with 15 or more years seniority, and other benefits. Work at the SAGE plant at Camp Adair could be affected by a general tieup. Road Work Threatened The strike in Washington threatened highway, freeway and heavy construction" work in western Washington as well as the Yakima, Ellensburg and Wenatchee areas in east ern Washington. The principal issue in dis pute was the hiring hall pro cedure. This also is the main issue in the Pile -Drivers strike Small Worlds Around Us By Lynn M. Watlcins just means a number of the birds, all together. A large, number of bees is a "swarm,' while an equal, or lesser num ber of ants is called a "col ony." A group of ducks is a "flock," but if the creatures we are grouping together hap pens to be a number of geese, we call them a gaggle. Cats Elude Us But we fall flat on our col lective faces when we "attempt to describe a number of cats; there seems to be no satisfac tory way to gather a group of these animals under one sim ple name; about the best we can do is say. "a whole bunch of cats." Seems that cats do not gather in groups. How ever the lion, with one excep tion, the largest of the entire feline family, lives in com pany with others of his, or her kind, and in such cases is called a "pride of lions." Sometimes we try, with ri diculous results, to coin words and phrases to describe some of the animals we observe; there are "swarms of mosqui toes," but no one would ever call them a "flock," or a "bevy." Some say a "swarm of bees" when they are hang ing in a tree, should be called "drip of bees,'' and' someone else, equally facetious, report ed he had seen a "herd of tur tles." We readily recognize what is implied when someone re ports "an army of ants," but seldom do we hear of a "show er of snakes," or a "storm of scorpions." There should be room, and perhaps a partial need, for such a collective noun, or phrase, representing some of the creatures so far neglected. There is no sensible reason why we shouldn't indicate a "crowd" of the right kind, of bugs as a "bundle of beetles," or a "squirm of worms." It would seem as reasonable as a few we already have, and use occasionally, such as a "pride of lions," a "gaggle of geese," and the one you so seldom hear, "a smother of spiders" (Released by The Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1959) Case Continued for Report From FBI The case ot De Wayne Keys, 21, of Central Point, who is charged with larceny of live stock, has been continued in circuit court pending receipt of a pre-sentence report. Keys appeared in circuit court Monday and waived right to a grand jury and pleaded guilty to district at torney's information. Keys is charged with theft of a shorthorn steer Dec. 27, 1958, from Peter R. Bateman, Central Point. Jack Dugger, 23, of Shady Cove, received a four-year suspended sentence for utter ing and publishing a false check. He had pleaded guilty to the charges March 18 and a pre sentence report was requested. CONVERGING ON GENEVA, foreign ministers get pre-convention briefings. Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko, left, and Russian Ambassador to London Jacob Majik, meet in Geneva, while U. S. Secretary of State Christian Herter chats in Bonn, West Germany, with German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer prior to the Big Four talks in Geneva opening Monday, May 11. This will be Herter's first big assignment. Ogden Reid Joins Dillon in Questioning on Appointments Washington -UPD- Ogden R. Reid joined C. Douglas Dillon on the legislative griddle The Family Council Editor's note: The Family Council consists of a judge, a psychiatrist, three clergymen, a newspaper editor, a women's. editor and two writers. Each article is a summary of an actual report. The Family Council does not give advice; it merely reports on problems that have been dealt with by responsible .agencies and counselors. Trudy S.-He can't be happy with her. Robert S.-I have never known love before. Trudy S-After a marriage of nearly 19 years I recently discovered that my husband has been involved with anoth er woman. ' This woman is 29, more than 15 years younger than my husband. She is a divorcee and a very unbalanced per son. She has been involved with several men in the past few years, but none of these affairs have lasted as long as the one with my husband. I am sure she cannot make a happy marriage with anyone. In addition, there are our two daughters. They are 16 and 13, the very ages when they are likely to be most hurt by the breakup of our home. I have pleaded with my husband to consider them, but nothing seems to have any effect on him. I don't intend to divorce him, but he is al ready living apart from us. '.. Robert S.-It is very easy to give good, reasonable ex planations why I should re main with my family. I know I should, but there are times in a man's life when he has to do something against his own principles. It is as simple as this. I'm in love with this girl. I have Sen. Morse Urges Setting Up YCC Washingtpn-In a statement before the special subcomr mittee on the Youth Conserv ation Corps of the Senate Committee on Labor and Pub lic Welfare, Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore.) this week urged early and favorable action upon legislation establishing the Corps. S. 812, of which Morse is a co-sponsor, would establish in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare a' Youth Conservation Corps similar to the CCC of the, New Deal era. Morse based his support for the bill upon five points. These included the benefits to be derived by the enrollee; the aid the Corps would give to the agencies such as the Forest Service in meeting their program goals of conservation of natural re sources and increased use of recreational sites; help pro vide states and counties through better' federal man agement of adjacent holdings; and the increased revenue to the treasury which Would fol low the development of access roads and increased timber sales. Bend Man Drowns In Deschutes River . Bend-flJPD-Alex Wolbere. 50. a contractor here, apparently drowned in the Deschutes riv- Tuesday when his boat over turned. Columbus' ship, the Santa Maria, was. 80 feet long. To day's deluxe liner Queen Eliz abeth is 1,031 feet long. !l !5 g Hare a happy vacation "MONEY LAND" Pacific 5J Industrial prompt. r financing US. Central SP 3-5308 Jim Elbert, Manager 53" s S S 3 Tuesday atla sharply critical Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing. never really known love be fore and neither has she. The things that have hap pened to her were not quite as other people saw them. A lot of it is sheer malicious gossip. The differences in our ages doesn't bother us. Why should it bother anyone else? Frankly, I think that Trudy will be better off without me. She is still a young woman and quite attractive. There is no reason why she shouldn't marry again. The sooner she accepts this situation the bet ter off she' will be i The Council: Jrudy gives some oddly . - rational argu ments for a woman who has been betrayed. She is con cerned about the unlikelihood of her husband's finding hap piness with the other wom an. She is concerned about the welfare of her daughters. The latter is, of course, understandable. Yet this is one occasion in which an emotionally involved woman might speak for herself first. Trudy says nothing of her own feelings. Possibly she is too deeply hurt to plead in her own behalf. Or, possibly, she has been emotionally dis interested in her husband for so long that she really feels very little concern on this score. In either case, it is evident that things were amiss with this marriage before "the oth er woman" entered the scene. Extramarital romance doesn't just accidentally come to any one. It must be sought, con sciously or otherwise. If' Trudy were willing to recognize that she may have been at fault to some degree in the failure of the marriage and if she were to admit to herself and her husband that she would like to have him back because she cares for him enough to try to forgive, to understand, to make changes, she might find that her hand has been strength ened. It is true that Trudy will find itdifficult to display love and humility when her hus band has displayed coldness and arrogance, but if she sin cerely wants to revive her marriage, she will be willing to use some emotional shock power instead of opposing duty vand dry reasoning to the glamour of her husband's illi cit romance. (Copyright 1959, General Features Corp.) Upholstering with Style e Beauty o Quality Workmanship Complete Selection of Fabrics and Colors Displayed in our showroom or your home RECOVERING RESTYLING REPAIRING CUSTOM BUILT FURNITURE Phone SP ) Complete Upholstery Service 31 yrs. Experience AWNINGS - AUTO - BOAT - AIRCRAFT - FURNITURE 621 East Jackson, Medford Ph. SP 2-2990 Reid has been nominated as ambassador to Israel; Dillon as undersecretary of state. Reid went on the witness stand near the close of a stormy session in which Dem ocratic' senators even levelled fire at their own chairman, Sen. J. W. Fulbright (Ark.). Judgment Questioned .-' - Unexpected criticism to Dil lon broke out when Sen. Rus sell B. Long (D-La.) denounc ed what he called Dillon's "absolutely foolhardy" admin istration of the foreign aid program as undersecretary for ecdnomic affairs. Threatening to vote against Dillon, Long told the official "from some of the things you have represented to, us" in previous testimony "I ques tion your judgment." , Reid faces lengthy question ing about his qualifications under the committee's new policy of rigidly screening all non-career diplomats. Fulbright was chastised by Senators Wayne Morse (D- Ore.) and Long when he sug gested that questions about government secrecy might better wait until later when Dillon is to appear in a closed session. Dillon's nomination had been expected to sail through the Committee without oppo sition and Long's critical blasts came as a surprise. First 'Test Case' The 34-year-old Reid, for mer president and editor of the New York Herald-Tribune, was regarded as the first "test case" of the committee's new policy of rigidly screening non-career diplomats. ' There were no indications that his appointment would be rejected. But several Dem ocratic senators made it clear that the State Department Land Reid himself would have to make a strong case for the nomination. Dillon, on the other hand, appeared certain of winning quick approval. Like Reid, Dillon is in the "non-career" class but he has been con firmed twice previously for government posts and mem bers are familiar with his work. Reid's case took on added significance because of the re cent furor over Senate ap proval of Clare Boothe Luce as ambassador to Brazil and her resignation three days lat er. He was. nominated before the Luce row boiled up. Should Justify Nomination Fulbright, advocate of few er "political" appointments and . more career diplomats, had made it clear he was not gunning for Reid but felt the New Yorker should be requir ed to justify his nomination. Morse, whose opposition re sulted in Mrs. Luce's resigna tion, said he had an open mind on Reid. Morse said: "I'll just wait to see the facts as they develop." Estimates Gladly! v Pickup & Delivery Service 2-2990 SEAT COVER CENTER EAGLE POINT- Local Man Named to Post By LAURA A. McFALL Eagle Point - Glenn Nelson, Eagle Point, was -elected dis trict 10 vice president, at the Junior Chamber of Commerce state convention in Eugene re cently. The following Jaycees and Jayceetes attended from Eagle Point: Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kimmel, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kimmel, Mr. and Mrs. Keith Krambeal, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Mynatt and Maurice Davies. A welcome home party awaited the Nelsons at their home by the Jaycee and Jay ceete group. The Grand 'Council for the Eagle Point district of the Camp Fire Girls will be held May 22 at the grade school gymnasium at 7:30 p.m. The New York Offers Many Activities New York-ttJPD-This year's three-month New York City Summer Festival centers around the 350th anniversary of.Hendrick Hudson's discov ery of the Hudson river. The city's participation in the state-wide Hudson Cele bration is only a part of the fun available for guests ar riving between June 1 and Labor Day. Along with theaters bbth on and off Broadway, the stores, the big motion picture houses, museums, parks, the 1959 season will also include the Shakespearean Festival in Central Park, summer con certs at . Lewiston Stadium, pop concerts on the Mall of Central Park, baseball at Yan kee Stadium and horse recing. A month-long Russian exhibit is scheduled to draw visitors to the Coliseum. In addition,, visits can be arranged to the world-famous ocean liners and 'around Man hattan by boat' excursions are available. Special art showings are held, especially in Greenwich Village. There also are the national .tennis matches at Forest Hills, jazz concerts, night clubs and restaurants to attract visitors and help fill the city's 120,000 hotel guest rooms. llllillili EW o:v:::::::::::;:::&o plus optional equipment. transportation, state Lower than any American-make station wagon! $572 less than the lowest list price of any Ford, Plymouth or Chevrolet wagon! For fan... for business! World-famous, exclusive Hurricane engine gives low operating and maintenance cost Seats six; hauls ton of cargo, provides economical transportation. Longer life -higher resale value. Attractive, washable interior fabrics. Extra Bonus: White side-wall "Captive-Air" Safety Tires, and your choice of handsome, two-tone finishes, at no extra cost JJOJP Vehicles by Willys Motors... one of the growing Kaiser industriea MEDFORD MOTORS, INC. 225 Ssi-th Riverside Medford Tune-In MAVERICK Saturday Afternoons, 5:00 P.M. public is invited. Several girls from the O Ne Kizu group will receive awards. ' Bert Nelson has received a letter from Merideth Wilson, president of the University of Oregon, informing him that his son, Bert Nelson Jr., had earned his place on the honor roll at the university in his freshman year. Bert is a science major. Mrs. Mattie V. Brown re turned to her home May 6 after a week in Sacred Heart hospital as a medical patient. Mrs. Nora Straus of Medford is staying with Mrs. Brown. Clarence Webster, father-in- law of Mrs. Lester McFall, was admitted to Sacred Heart hospital May 5 as a medical patient. Mrs. Mike Kaiser Sr., Mrs. Mike Kaiser Jr. and Mrs. Lewis went to Salem Thurs day morning to see Mrs. Mike Kaiser Sr.'s sister. They re turned Saturday. Wayne Clymer, seaman sec ond class.. serving aboard the USS Oriskany, flew home from San Francisco April 25 to help celebrate his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Clymer's 2 9th wedding anniversary. His sister. Mrs. Ralph Humph rey, and family of the Butte Falls highway, entertained with a family dinner, and the Clymers" entertained the fam ily Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Clymer have sold their home to the Bob Cowdens and have moved .to their new trailer home on West Ninth st. Mr. and Mrs. John Clarke left Saturday for their home in Lakewood, Calif., after spending the past two weeks here on business and pleasure They made their home here with Mr. and Mrs. Tom Vestal of Butte Falls star route and visited friends and -relatives while here. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Knud son accompanied by Miss Norma Noble, daughter of Mr and Mrs. J. E. Noble, went to San Diego to visit the Knud son's son, Larry Knudson, at Camp Pendleton and Knud- son's mother, Mrs. Kristma, in Los Angeles.. While there they also visited Disneyland and Art Linkletter's house party. Eagle Point Boy-Scout Troop 48 will hold their in vestiture and court , of honor 0 A "MAVERICK SPECIAL" 1 1 jeeji STATION WAGON I and local taxes. at the high school library at 7:30 p.m. May 19. All parents and friends are welcome. The two Eagle Point 4-H cooking classes, "Have Food, Will Eat" and "Bread Bakers," held a combined tea for their mothers May 7. Miss Clarke from Oregon State college was guest speaker. . Mrs. O. E. Hayes and Mrs. Joe Sutton are leaders for the Have Food, Will Eat, and Mrs. J. E. Noble is leader for the Bread Bakers with Miss Norma Noble their junior leader. The Eagle Point Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts are participat ing in the Scoutennial circus at Medford High school May 16. The boys are selling tick ets. Everyone under 18 years of age will be admitted free. O Ne Kizu chapter of the Camp Fire Girls gave a party for their sponsoring institu tional representatives, Mrs. Harold Hanscom and Mrs. Don Kimmel of the Jayceetes May 8. Mrs. Ed Grey represented the Rogue. Area Council. A demonstration of games and songs followed by refresh ments. Mrs. Keith Krambeal is the leader.' Plans are now under way for 'the Fourth of July Cen tennial celebration m Eagle Point. Anyone who is interest ed in entering a float should contact the parade chairman, Mrs! Keith Krambeal at HI11 crest 6-3898 for forms and further information. Every thing and anything from old cars, wagons, buggies, horses and floats to children with decorated bicycles or pets will be welcome. I Straight Bsurton Hsistey THE AMERICAN DISTILLING CO., INC. faymijnmiumji,iiiiii.iiiiimii jjni I II I jgpqi wmt ' -.V vim: , :. v-'r 1 I . x I m Qf SIR MAIL TRIBUNE, M.dford, Or. A Wednesday, May 13, 1959 Peace Pilgrim Visits Rogue River Valley A gray haired woman dressed in navy blue slacks and shirt and a short tunic bearing the white letters "Peace Pilgrim" visited Med ford Monday. She had recent ly arrived from Los Angeles and was enroute to Salem where she will begin a 1,000 mile1 walk throughout the Northwest. The woman, who has changed her name to Peace Pilgrim, speaks to individuals and groups about peace. She averages 25 miles a day al though she has walked as much as 50 miles. To date she has walked more than 14, 000 miles. She explains that she is not affiliated with any organiza tion and in speaking to per sons about peace only serves to "start them thinking." She started walking in Jan uary, 1953, and since that times has walked in 48 states. GLOGSTON'S Metal Weather Stripping ' and Screens . Estimates Gladly Phone SP 3-1014 Evenings y:vyrt-w:?v:i-.::'X':' Mm S3.4 Proof New York Pekin, Id. Ssusalito, Calif. 6
