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Somebody Looking
Out for People,
Eleazer Writes
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United Press International
Washington-flJPD-Fortunate-
ly for us ordinary folks there
Is always somebody here look
ing out for our interests. Tes
tifying in our behalf this week
before a Senate Commerce
tubcommittee were: .
1. Organized new car deal
ers, who want to save us from
so much tiresome shopping
around when we get ready to
trade. - -'
2. The Federal Trade Com
mission, which contends we
like (hopping around, ' espe
cially when it can save us
softe money.
It seems that In the competi
tive auto market since 1953
car buyers have been putting
In more and more time hunt
ing for bargains as dealers
roamed further and wider in
their search for prospects.
So now the National Auto
mo b i 1 e Dealers association
(though not all of its mem
bers) wants Congress to pass
a law under which each deal
er could enjoy protected sales
rights for his make of car in
his own franchise area.
A Better Deal?
Of course you still could
drive over to the next county
to buy your new set of tail-
fins, but the outside dealer in
whatever make you selected
would have to cough up a
$150 or $200 penalty to the
dealer in your own home
town.
"It's for the benefit of the
buyer," said Sen. Roman L.
Hruska (R-Neb.), sponsor of
one of several differing bills
on ie subject. "It's to im
prove the? deal he gets."
That's what the NADA
folks seemed to belaying too,
ani&the vice president of Gen
eral Motors. They said all this
"cross-selling" since the Ko
rean war has led to "chaotic"
conditions in the new car
business.
They said one result Is that
many dealers now are hard
pressed to support the fine
service and repair facilities
which new car buyers expect.
Thomas F. Abbott Jr., speak
ing for the NADA, put It this
way:
"It is beyond debate that
whatever makes the automo
bile available to the using
public and keeps it In efficient
and safe operation is in the
public Interest. Such is the
case with protected territory."
Subcommittee Chairman A.
8. Mike Monroney (D-Okla.)
seemed convinced. In fact, he
already had In a bill, though
it would provide an extra
commission on sales' in the
dealer's own area rather than
a penalty for those somewhere
else. -..
Monroney said he didn't
think much of the penalty
plan. But he was pretty sure
his own plan would mean
that we customers could buy
our cars cheaper and get bet
ter service besides.
iConroney's plan or NADA
plan, said Chairman Earl W.
Kintner of the Federal Trade
Commission, it all comes out
v the same way.
"The common purpose of
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these bills is to enable dealers
to increase the returns obtain
ed on their sales to consum
ers," Kintner said. "The effect
of enacting any of these bills
would be to legalize the elimi
nation of competition in sales
.
In other words, he said, pro
tected franchises would help
auto dealers all right, but at
the expense of the public.
It's too early yet to say
which of our advocates will
prevail. But whatever hap
pens, Sen. Andrew F. Schoep
pel (R-Kan.) said he has one
additional problem.
It's the man in the white
coat, who receives his Buick
Roadmaster when he takes it
in for repairs. Why, Schoeppel
asked, can't he tell his car's
troubles directly to the man
in overalls who is going to
fix it?
That, the auto men said, is
a go6d question. If they had
an answer, I didn't hear it.
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Paper Firm Asks
Permits for Wafer
Salem - (CPD - International
Paper company, Mobile, Ala.,
has filed three applications
with the Oregon State Engi
neer here for permits to ap
propriate water from the Wil
liamson, North Umpqua and
Umpqua rivers for the opera
tions of pulp and paper mills.
The applications call for 60
cubic feet of water per sec
ond from each of the three
rivers for use at three sepa
rate, plant sites.
Water would be diverted
from the Williamson river
about three miles below Chil
oquin for use at a nearby
plant site; from the North
Umpqua river about miles
upstream from Winchester for
use at a nlant site three miles
south of Sutherlin, and from
the Umpqua about three
miles downstream from
Scottsbure for use at a nlant
site about a mile north of
Gardner.
Rapid Progress on
Roads Said Needed
Billings, Mont. - (DPD - The
U.S. faces traffic strangula
tion on many sections of both
rural and urban highways un
less rapid progress is made
on both the federal interstate
highway program and the
federal system of aid for state
primaty and secondary high
ways, Oregon State Highway
Engineer W. C. Williams said
Tuesday.
Williams, president of the
group, was making his ' first
address to delegates of the
38th conference of the West
ern Association of State High
way officials.
The engineer traced the
need for new freeways and
expressways under construc
tion to the "fantastic" in
crease of motor vehicles using
the highways.
He said there has been a
250 per cent increase of motor
vehicles in the past 20 years.
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Fire Chiefs Pick
Eugene Man To
Head Association
Eugene (CPD E. L. Smith,
Eugene fire chief and former
fire chief at Salem, was elect
ed president of the Oregon
Fire Chiefs Association Tues
day. The association is jointly
holding its convention in Eu
gene with the Oregon Volun
teer Firemen's Association
and the Oregon Rural Protec
tion Districts Associtaion.
Smith succeeds Clarence
Owen of Seaside as president.
, George C. Kirby, Roseburg,
was elected president of. the
Volunteers and Hal G. Moore
of the Illinois Valley Fire De
partment was elected presi
dent of the Rural Fire Protec
tion group.
About 600 firefighters and
their wives attended the three
day session which ends today.
Other Officers
Besides Smith other officers
elected by the Fire Chiefs
were Ted Miller, Four Cor
ners, as first vice president,
and Vera Carlon, Bend, sec
ond vice president. Harry
Krieger of Springfield was re
named secretary and Ivan
Pearson of McMinnville was
reelected treasurer.
The Volunteer Fireman's
Association elected Henry
Lowry of Willakenzie as first
vice president and Jim Hall of
Coos Bay as second vice pres
ident. Richard McKee of Four
Corners was reelected treas
urer and Al Knapp of Spring
field was renamed as a
trustee.
Merle B. Gwynn was elect
ed first vice president of the
rural fire group and other of
ficers elected were Glenn E.
Lenininger .. of Parkrose, sec
ond vice president, and Mrs.
Norman H. Pfeiffer of Eugene
as secretary-treasurer.
Portland Dentists
Victims of Holdup
Portland-ttlPD-Two gunmen
robbed a dentist's office of
$728 and a $150 watch across
from Portland's east precinct
police headquarters Tuesday
afternoon.
The robbers got away in a
green and white car with a
Washington state license
plate.
The robbery occurred in
the offices of Drs. M. B. Rog
oway and T. C. Turpin. A
nurse, Mrs. Louise Hall, said
the men "walked in about 4
p.m. and ordered treatment
for a toothache.
After being taken to a back
room, one pulled out a gun
and forced the nurse and two,
dentists to hand over their
money and the watch. The
bandits also got $58 from a
cash drawer and $40 from
Thomas 3. Brown, whose wife
was a patient at the office.
Marilyn Monroe in
'Splendid Condition'
New York - (DPD - Marilyn
Monroe was reported in
"splendid condition" today at
Lenox Hill hospital where she
underwent gynecological sur
gery Tuesday morning.
The beautiful blonde's hus
band, playwright Arthur Mil
ler, said he expected she
would go home on Friday.
Try and Stop Me
By BENNETT CERF
SHORTLY AFTER he moved out of the White House, Calvin
Coolidge sought rest and recreation at a famous resort hotel.
He was pleased with the service and surroundings, but appalled
by the bill at the end of his
first week.
Seeking the cashier for an
explanation of some items
on the bill, he recalled some
unmailed letters in his
pocket. TI1 need some two
cent stamps," he told ' the
cashier's assistant. "Sure
thing, Mr. President," said
the clerk cheerily. 4,How
many do you want?
"That depends," said Mr.
Coolidge- cautiously, "on
what you charge for them
here." ....
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George D Witt explains the difference between an after-dinner
speaker and a toastmaster: "An after-dinner speaker makes a speech
when there's half a grapefruit on the table, whereas a toastmaster
won't orate unless the half grapefruit has a maraschino cherry in,
the center."
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In the Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
I suppose you followed, at
least to some extent, the ruck
us over the appointment of
Lewis L. Strauss (formerly a
member of the Atomic Ener
gy Commission) to be secre
tary of commerce iir Presi
dent Eisenhower's cabinet.
Why the battle?
I wouldn't know. But
Strauss leans toward the con
servative side. He doesn't be
lieve much in extending the
role of government in busi
ness. He believes in less gov
ernment in business, rather
than more government in bus
iness. Medford Youths
Elected to Posts
Several Medford boys were
among those who attended
Beaver Boys State last week
in Corvallis who were elected
to various city, county and
state offices.
The boys returned Saturday
after attending the event at
Oregon State college which
included a trip to Salem Fri
day when state officers were
installed at ceremonies in the
House of representatives at
the state capitol. ;
, Douglas ' Kiieverj Crater
Lion's club, received the high
est score on the civil service
test administered at the meet
ing. Second highest score in
the state was received by
Booth Deakins, Fluhrer bak
ery. . Boys elected to offices and
their sponsors, include Jere
Randolph, St. Mary's Parents
club, city mayor, county com
missioner and secretary of
state; Dan Sieg, Kiwanis club,
state representative; Pat Mc
Laughlin, Nye and Naumes,
city councilman and atheletic
director, justice of peace, and
state police superintendent;
Thomas Tomjack, Knights of
Columbus, city treasurer and
county commissioner; and
Ray Konopasek, Electricians
union and Phillip Humphreys,
Robert Dames, both state po
lice officers.
Damage Suit Filed
In Circuit Court
Thelma L. Sutherland, of
1924 Barnett rd., Medford, is
seeking $30,000 in damages
from Frances Baron, of 1980
Barnett rd., Medford, on
charges of slander, according
to a complaint filed in Jack
son county circuit court.
Mrs. Sutherland is seeking
$10,000 in general damages,
$10,000 in special damages
and $10,000 in punitive dam
ages. '.-.. :
Mrs. Sutherland - charges
that a number of statements
were made which were mali
cious and false with the "in
tent to defame plaintiffs good
character." Such statements
caused Mrs. Sutherland's hus
band to become distrustful of
her and has " disrupted her
home, Mrs. Suther land
charged in her complaint.
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Bomb Scare Delays
Airline Passengers
Los Angeles - (DPD - A bomb
scare delayed 107 passengers
bound from Los Angeles to
New York in a Boeing 707 jet
last night. '
A woman phoned the TWA
ticket counter and said her
husband had put a bomb on
the plane which had left 15
minutes previously at 10:30
pjn. (pst). Capt. Phares Mc
Ferrin, informed by radio of
the information, returned to
International airport.
A search by police failed to
turn up a bomb, and the pas
sengers were put on another
jet for New York.
TWO-CENT
STAMPS, PLSASE
The senate, by a narrow
margin, refused to confirm
his appointment. Presumably,
that by a narrow margin the
senate of the United States
believes that more govern
ment in business is a good
political issue for 1960.
Personally, I doubt it. .
What do you think?
THE chief of the U.S. forest
service ("Richard -K. 'Mr-
Ardle) -told delegates to the
Citizens' conference oh North
west Forest Resources at Reed
college in Portland the other
evening that he is opposed to
turning large additional areas
into single -use wilderness
areas.
He added:
"The forest service' is FOR
a certain amount of wilder
ness and intends to preserve
its (existing) wilderness areas
. . . But there is a question of
balance. The national forests
can't absorb all the pressure
for more timber, although we
have doubled the cut and trip
led the volume sold since
1950. . . We must not overcut
the national forests. Allowa
ble cut is a ceiling, not a
floor, and we will continue to
practice sustained yield.
W7HAT he means is that if
" the. national forests are
to go on trying to meet the
demands of the existing (and
growing) lumber and fiber in
dustries for timber and at the
same time are to be compell
ed by legislation to set apart
large additional areas as WIL
DERNESSES, in which NO in
dustrial development will be
permitted, there will be faou-
ble.: ; -
There will be trouble be
cause if that' happens there
will be a DROP in the earn
ing power of people living in
the regions that depend on the
national forests for timber
enough to keep in production
the industries that use timber
as raw material to keep their
plants in operation.
At he same conference,
George Henderson, vice-pres
ident of the First National
Bank of Oregon, told his hear
ers that three out of each ten
persons in the Pacific North
west owe their, livelihood to
the wood products industry
ONE more word about wil-
V derness areas. If we main
tain them. I hope we main'
tain them as WILDERNESS
ES, cure and " simple. No
roads. Either roads construct
ed by the national forests or
half roads, half trails per
mitted to be pioneered by
jeeps or other rugged vehicles.
Just TRAILS.
Trails to be used by wilder
ness lovers who are devoted
enough to the wilderness to
be willing to negotiate it with
back packs or saddle and pack
outfits. !
And-
No landings by amphibious
planes on its lakes or by puddle-jumper
planes on its open
spaces.
Just pure WILDERNESS.
F THAT is done, our existing
ample to meet the demands
made upon them. "
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'Vicious' Prisoner
Named Ringleader
Of Springfield Riot
Springfield, Mo.- (DPD -Earl
C. Taylor, 31, described as
"one of the most vicious pris
oners in the entire federal
prison system," was identified
today as . the principal lead
er in Tuesday's riot at the
U. S. Prison Medical Center
here. - .
Bryand D. Reed, 24-year-
old murderer, and Carl Rob
erts, 19, were named as the
other ringleaders in the riot,
quelled after 16 hours by a
bulldozer and tear gas attack
which freed the five hostages.
Taylor, serving a nine year
term for possession of fire
arms in violation of federal
statutes, assault, escape and
theft, received a fractured
right hand in hand to hand
combat with one of the host
ages, Robert Rosendahl, 38.
Rosendahl suffered a severe
laceration of the scalp but
was reported in satisfactory
condition today at Burge hos
pital in Springfield.
Estimates of the number of
persons injured ranged from
several to about 50.
The blood-spattered interior
of the north 10 building bore
testimony to the violence of
the assault. Great quantities
of blood stained the floors,
walls, and broken furnish
ings. . . ,
Ike's Request To
Abolish Interest
Ceiling Rejected
Washington -(DPD The Dem
ocratic chieftains of the House
have turned thumbs down on
President Eisenhower s re
quest to abolish the interest
rate ceiling on government
bonds.
The House Ways and Means
committee planned to call
Treasury Secretary Robert B.
Anderson to a closed-door ses
sion today to ask for some al
ternate proposal.
Democratic members of the
committee rejected Eisen
hower's request at a secret
caucus Tuesday. Speaker Sam
Rayburn and House Demo
cratic Leader John W. Mc-
Cormack were reported to
have attended the huddle.
The decision was disclosed
todayV": - .
The Democrats decided that
the President's proposal was
not acceptable. Since they
could not agree on their own
plan, they felt the next move
was up to the administration.
Other congressional news:
States Rights: The House
progressed toward a show
down on a controversial states
rights bill? Backers predicted
it would be approved without
change. Opponents planned to
try to cut out the key provi
sion which would prevent a
federal statute from nullify
ing a . similar state law unless
Congress agreed or there was
an irreconcilable conflict. .
Lobbying! Sen. William E.
Proxmire (D-Wis.) proposed
that President Eisenhower's
congressional "lobbyists" be
reduced from seven to two.
He urged that the salaries of
five liaison men be cut from
a $13,568,500 general money
bill. His move was not ex
pected to win approval.
Medical Care: The House
Ways and Means Committee
announced it would hold five
days of hearings starting July
13 on a labor-backed bill to
provide medical care for per
sons 65 and older. The pro
gram would be financed by
heavier social security taxes
on workers and their employ
ers. The American Medical as
sociation considers the plan
"socialized medicine."
Bremerton Dance x
Pavilion Destr.oyed
Bremerton-(DPD-Fire of un
determined origin Tuesday de
stroyed the Perl Mauer dance
pavilion on the outskirts of
the west city limits.
Damage was estimated at
between $60,000 and $70,000.
The 25 - year - old wooden
frame structure was virtually
leveled by the blaze within
20 minutes.
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Virtually everything mov
able had been overturned or
broken up, numerous small
fires were started, fire hoses
were torn loose, plumbing
was ripped out, and liquid
soap was poured over floors
in an attempt to make foot
ing hazardous for the assault
force.
Officials said Taylor, a for
mer inmate of Alcatraz, Leav
enworth and Atlanta federal
prisons, "apparently made the
first move" in the riot.
Thought They-Would Die
The part played by Reed
and Roberts was not defined
immediately. Roberts was
serving a 4VS year term un
der the federal juvenile de
linquency act for car theft.
Reed, a military prisoner, is
serving life for murder.
The five guards held can-
tive said they had been posi
tive tney were going to be
killed in the final minutes
before a five-pronged assault
force of 125 lawmen broke
into the wing and freed them.
The prisoners had no guns.
They were armed with knives.
All five guards, stripped to
their shorts, were injured,
one seriously.
As officers rammed through
a heavy metal door the pa
tients used as a barricade, one
guard, William L. Fitch, 45,
slipped out to safety.
Following Fitch to safety
were Leonard Appleby, 55,
Robert Rosendahl, 38, Charles
Allen, 48, and Jung, 57.
Kosenaaiu bad a severe
scalp laceration and was hos
pitalized believed in serious
condition. The other four
guards suffered slight knife
wounds and were treated.
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