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MAIL TKIBUNt, Medferd, Or. Friday, August 7, 195f Fire Destroys Albany Company Albany-(UPB-A roaring fire destroyed the Linn Plywood company plant here Thursday afternoon. Damage was esti mated at one million dollars. The blaze, reported at 4:44 pjn. was whipped by 23 miles per hour winds across the two-block long plant. It start ed in the north end of the building. The flames spread to dry rubble nearby and raced to nearby houses. One home was destroyed and at least three others damaged. Burning em bers carried the fire to adja cent grasslands. A 40 -acre grass fire six blocks away from the plant was caused by flying embers. The blaze threatened the Sun rise school and a housing division. Units were called in from Orvallis and Lebanon to help fight the fire. The plant employed about 300 persons. It was reported to have closed Wednesday and was to reopen Monday. Request fro Amend City Ordinance Refused bv Council A requested ordinance amendment to ' permit con structing siaewaLlu in a new subdivision next to the curbs was rejected at . last night's meeting by all but one Med- ford city councilman. Only Councilman Ed Hall, Ward I, voted for the request. He stated that sidewalks next to the curbs would be better than none at all. These were the alternatives advanced by Richard Hensel man, who with Mark A. Goldy is developing the Blos som Hill subdivision on Cra ter Lake ave. for which the request was made. Henselman told the council that improvements underway at the subdivision site had uncovered problems not pre viously anticipated. Strip of Lawn The ordinance requires, it is understood, that sidewalks be constructed so as to leave a strip of lawn between them and the curb. Henselman asserted that shallow soil and rocks would Quotes From the News Br UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL Washington-President Eisenhower, calling for effective labor reform legislation in a nationwide radio-TV address: "Labor reform is not a partisan matter.-1 don't come be fore you in a partisan sense. I am not a candidate for any office. I do not seek the support of any special interests. I am only trying to make sure American workers and the American public get the kind of protection that Americans deserve. Washington-AFL-CIO President George Meany, attacking the tough Landrum-Griffin labor reform bill backed by President Eisenhower in a speech broadcast nationally on radio and TV: Tf the final measure enacted places the trade union move ment la the strait Jacket that some of labor's enemies so ar dently desire, there is a grave possibility that the nation's economy might be adversely affected. Philadelphia-Former mental patient Kyrlo ' Czupirczuk, 42, critically wounded by police after firing a shotgun bar rage that killed two persons and injured four at a home for the aged, mumbling his explanation as he was taken to a hospital: "I shot Communists. Police shot me. I no shot police. Com munists radiate me. They bother me." Hollywood-Flame-haired actress Jil St. John, 18, speak ing after the disclosure of her engagement to Lance Revent low, 22, the only son of dime store heiress Barbara Hutton: "I don't want a big wedding, and I don't have what you might call a Hollywood-etyle engagement ring. People fig ured that if Lance and I became engaged I d have a fabulous diamond. It isn't going to be that way at all." Modern way to STOP MITES jPEARS should be protected from attack by mites. This job can now be turned over to an extra-safe, :easy-to-use miticide called Kelthane. Last year, many orchards had full-season control with only one appli cation of Kelthane. An ideal time to clean out a mite potential is in the first cover spray. To clean out the .tops of trees where spray rigs may not .give good coverage, a Kelthane 3 percent dust is effective. !You11 like the safety and long-residual action of Kelthane . . . plus its ability to control all species of Wites which attack pears with a minimum number of applications. Ask your supplier for Kelthane now.p ChemUalt for Ajpricultur? noim & C3AAS COMPANY WASHINGTON MUAK, PMUOaftfli J, M. &BMANS it mitmark. Beg. US. PtL Of. earf s primapcl jbvy . LTH'A'N make it difficult for property owners to maintain these strips. He added that street trees could be put in the lawn away from the street, instead of in the parking strip be tween the curb and the side walk. He noted that sidewalks were not required, but that they were considered desira ble in " this subdivision be cause it would be near schools and they would keep chil dren off the streets. Councilman Fred Robin son, Ward I, stated that he un derstood sidewalks next to curbs were considered very hazardous, especially for the small children on tricycles. Henselman asked if side walks next to curbs wouldn't be better than none at all. Onl y Councilman Hall agreed. Additional Driveway, In response to other special requests last night, the coun cil approved an additional driveway for Peebler's Tex aco service station at East Main st. and Hawthorne ave. and four off-street parking stalls for the front of Robert Dickey'. office at 129 North Oakdale ave. Turned down were re quests for extra-width drive ways for the new Richfield service station at East Jack son st. and Lindley ave. and for an extra-width driveway on Country Club dr., request ed by Robert Mclntyre. A petition for stop signs on Holly st. at Second and Third sts. was referred to the city manager's office for further study, since Holly may be converted to an arterial street at some future date. IP CE Officials Want Neuclear Weapon Tests to Resume Washington -(UPD- The De fense Department wants nu clear weapons tests to resume as soon as possible after America's self-imposed test suspension expires next Oct. 31. Once the handcuffs are re moved, authorities said today, the Pentagon wants to get on with development of a new series of smaller atomic weap ons for air defense, battlefield and other tactical uses. Defense Secretary Neil H. McElroy said Thursday that his department intends to urge renewal of tests unless there is some sudden, unexpected agreement on a permanent ban in the East-West negotia tions at Geneva. The secretary also lit a fuse on a controversy that is sure to develop next fall when he said he already is searching for ways to prevent military spending from increasing. Major Programs He said some major air craft and missile programs conceivably could be elimin ated in the budget presented to Congress next January. On nuclear weapons, Mc Elroy said "it would certain ly be desirable to continue testing from the standpoint of weapons development." He said the Pentagon knew there would be "price to pay" when America gave up testing for a one-year period last Oct. 31. President Eisenhower, on State Department urging, or dered the test suspension while efforts were made to reach agreement on a perm anent ban with provision for fool-proof Inspection. Among these types of nu clear weapons that the Penta gon is now interested in per fecting are the Nike-Zeus anti missile missile, the Davy Crockett mortar for the ground forces, new guided missiles for Interceptor planes to carry, and even a rifle launched grenade. Two Versions of Motion to Invite Teamsters Seen Seaside - flJPD - Two new versions of a motion to in vite the Teamsters Union to join the AFL-CIO were slated for today's session of 'the la bor group's annual conven tion here. Thursday, conventioneers voted to reject a proposal by the Oregon Culinary Alliance which would have invited the Teamsters into the organiza tion. A second resolution gained a nod from Executive' Secretary of the Oregon AFL CIO, J. T. Marr, who vetoed the first motion. The latter motion was made by Walter Lofgren, president of the Culinary Alliance, rep resenting about 10,000 hotel and restaurant employes. The resolution, offered by Gordon Swope, executive sec retary of the Oregon Council of Retail Clerks, proposed that ousted unions, "put their houses in order" and rejoin the AFL-CIO. The Speech Booed - One of several resolutions which the convention did adopt was a motion to appoint one person in every local to see that members are regis tered to vote. In Thursday's session, Pres ident Eisenhower's message on labor reform drew boos and a protest from the convention. A scattering of boos broke out after the President finish ed his speech. There was no audible applause. The labor delegates voted to direct their officers to write to the president con demning "his action against labor in the speech.'-' George Brown, Oregon AFL-CIO political director, said the president was "us ing his influence to promote punitive legislation and not the reasonable type of legis lation that would correct the abuses which the McClellan Committee has referred to." Woods, Water, Wildlife By Hank DeVoss After the recent pilgrimage down to the San Francisco bay area, I am again con firmed in -my choice of the Rogue rtver valley as a better place to live a lifetime. Get ting caught in the 5 o'clock race out of town gave me the feeling I was in the middle of a stampede of senseless an imals and had me wildeyed and breathing hard, until I worked my way out to the edge of the horde. MIGHTY REDWOODS It was with little reluct ance that I headed north again and took the redwood highway in hopes of finding some relief from the press of people. My remembrance' of a serene redwood forest goes back to 1928 and I can truthfully say that it is only a memory now. The hectic pace of the city extends here in the form of a race every evening for the avail able camp sites. The high way is being broadened to four lanes in order to carry the increased load of traffic and the trees seem dimin ished by it somehow. Camp ing beside it and listening to the roar of trucks through most of the night is not conducive to a return of peace of mind and a re laxing of jangled nerves. It was as if one was listen ing to the insistent sound of progress from which there is no escape. Wafer Level in , Area Lakes Listed Water in Emigrant lake in creased five acre feet this week to bring the present water level to 825 acre feet, irrigation district managers reported today in the weekly lake level report. Last week, Emigrant lake had 820 acre feet. The in crease is from Howard Prairie reservoir. The total capacity, draw down in the last seven days, and the remaining lake levels are: Howard Prairie, 60,500,885 acre feet drawdown, 10,796 left; Hyatt lake, 16,000, 957, 8,063; Fourmile lake, 16,788, 1,248, 7141; Fish lake, 8,389, 790, 1,035; and Willow Creek reservoir 6,990, 300, 5,970 left. Distant Stations Received Here At least one Medford resi dent has received television programs originating from as many as 1,800 miles away during the past month and he reports that prospects look good for area citizens to do the same for tne remainder of this week. Gregory E. Milnes, 15 North Groveland ave., said that on his standard television set he has picked up programs from as far away as Regina, Can ada, and Chihuahua, Mexico. The summer months bring In distant stations, he said, be cause of hot and cold air re flecting the signals. He said thatjhe indication of a distant station coming in is diagonal dark lines across the screen. Channels 2, 3, 4 and 5 are the most opportune channels on which to. pick the stations, hefsaid. Some of the originating cities for programs he has picked up are Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Amarillo and El Paso, Tex.; Billings, Mont.; Albuquerque, N. Mex.; Cas per, Wyo.; Hay Springs, Neb.; and Edmonton, Alberta. Milnes said he has received letters from some of the sta tions in those cities and they report that other Oregonians have written them indicating that they have also gotten re ception. Milnes said that from 4 to 6 p.m. should be a good time to try for reception for the rest of this week through Sun day, but he said that some times pictures come in at the least expected moment. LITTERBUG BEWARE! On Wednesday, Aug. 5, a new law became effective in Oregon making littering with in 100 yards of any stream, lake, reservoir or pond or channel thereof, punishable by a fine of not more than $50 upon conviction of any person not having a posses sory interest in such land. This puts teeth in Oregon's anti-litter program and it is hoped will discourage the continuing promiscuous litter ing of Oregon's scenic spots. Our legislature deserves some praise for the passage of this law which follows the lead of many states having similar raws. NO MONEY AVAILABLE The projected work on construction of a better channel for passage of fish around Illinois river falls has been postponed until next year. The funds for this work. were used up in the extensive lake poison ing conducted by the 'State Game commission this year and the postponement means there wUl be some good fishing there this fall. SILVERS GALORE The game commission planted 63,000 silver salmon in 1957 and they are due back this year. These fish were planted as yearlings and av eraged about 5 inches long. The commission had figured on having the better passage completed for the return of these fish in accordance with their program of using the Illinois river as a brood stream for the silver salmon run of the Rogue river. They believe the Illinois can pro vide better habitat than the Rogue and are concentrating all their eggs in one basket. CLOGSTON'S Metal Weather Stripping and Screens ' Estimates Gladly Phone SP 3-1014 Evenings V Z7 it really does make a difference where you save! ATJCF YOU ARE PAID MORE TO SAVE! 126 East Main 10AM ASSOCIATION ' Medford BE SURE TO SEE Since" 81 per cent of the Rogue river silvers return in their third year and a year ling plant insures a greater return of mature fish, there ought to be a hot time for the fisherman this October. BETTER FISHING The game commission is in the middle of its planting program for the lakes in this area and the numbers of fish indicates that fishing should get better than ever. Fish lake is getting 300,000; J nowara .prairie receives 290,000; Willow Creek res ervoir gets 125.000 and Squaw lakes get 25,000. These fisb are all rainbows and are planted as finger lings except those put in Howard Prairie which are fry. Those planted as finger lings will reach legal size by next year and be avail able to the angler. HOT WATER The downstream migrants in the lower Rogue canyon were in hot water the 28th of last month when the temper ature got up. to 83 degrees. There was quite a loss of fish but no estimate can be made due to the cleanup campaign made by the seagulls at the time. Luckily,, the tempera ture dropped down to the 70's soon after and the fish stopped concentrating at the mouths of the cooler tributaries. ' THE ANGLER'S LOG There are quite a num ber of dead salmon showing up in the Shady Cove area with snag marks on them. It's really loo bad these fish have to suffer through the whole summer with those fishermen who can't stand to see a big fish in the water without trying to get it out by hook or crook. Left hope this breed grad ually dies out. Diamond lake Has been getting better and better. The cooler nights are helping out. Trolling with flatfish or flies in the early evening is the best bet. Some body caught a 5V-pounder this week. Fish lake Is excellent. Anything seems to work any time. Trolling has the edge on still fishing and drifting is about on par with trolling. Klamath lake Howard Ferns of Medford got a 14-pounder"on an Andy Reeker this week and the fishing continues to be good for many others. Ernest Soares, Roy Rickard and Paul Weiland of Medford caught a couple of lunkers -apiece, all on Andy Reekers. There were 11 lunkers over 4 pounds brought in this week. The water is low and the fishing is in Pelican bay. Willow creek Is picking up. A few limits are being caught. Trolling flatfish in the evening is best with yellow, green, or perch scale doing the business. Port of Astoria Low Bidder on Dredging Portland (DPD The Port of Astoria wii an offer of $444,- 000 appeared to be low of the three bidders when bids were opened Thursday by the Portland District Corps of Engineers, for dredging and disposal of about 2,200,000 cubic yards of material in the Columbia river between Van couver, - Wash., and Bonne ville dam. The work is part of the RESEARCH CHIEF NAMED London - (UPD - Britain Thursday named John B. Adams, 39, to head its newly organized thermo-nuclear re search program. Adams cur rently is serving as an official of the European Council for nuclear research at Geneva. one a good feeling when the Rogue is reached. It's easy to see why anyone travel ing up this way would want to stop awhile and fish or just stay beside the river for a few days.- We have a real jewel and if we use It 'properly it should shine a -long time. 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