TOUCH OF HAWAII Visitors from Ha
waii entertained the Medford Chamber of
Commerce roundtable luncheon Monday as
part of a promotion campaign by West Coast
Airlines in conjunction with Pan American
World Airways and the Aloha Airlines of
Hawaii. Shown at informal welcoming pro
gram are (left to right) County Commis
sioner Ralph James, Commissioner Chester
Ex-Director of Portland CSS
Office Admits Interest Conflict
Washington- iUPD -A former
Agricultural Department of
ficial, who resigned under
pressure, has admitted to
Senate investigators that he
was a "silent partner" in a
grain storage firm which got
government contracts from
nil Portland, Ore., office and
that he made 583,000 profit.
Earl C. Corey, mo quit
Jan. 22 as $14,000-a-year di
rector of the Portland region
al office of the Agricul
tural Department's Commod
ity Stabilization Service tbld
a special Senate subcommit
tee that, all told, he owned
stock in four grain companies
which do business with the
Department. Investi gators
questioned him chiefly, how
ever, about his admitted in
terest in the Three State
Warehouse Company.
Corey testified that Depart
ment officials never told him
bout conflict of interest reg
ulations until shortly before
he sold out his interest last
tear in the Three State firm.
JCe said "nobody ever asked
me" about his outside invest
ments.
fteaded Offic Twice
Corey had headed the Port
land CSS office from March,
19 4 1, through September,
1946, and again from Janu
ary, 1955, through last Jan.
22. The office manages the
Department's' stocks of sur
plus grain in the Pacific
Northwest.
Agricultural Secretary Ezra
T. Benson said that Corey
resigned after he had been
confronted with "certain
facts." Benson, noting that the
o Justice Department also has
investigated the case and
plans to present it to a grand
jury at Portland, had said the
Senate investigators might
"impede the orderly adminis
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am, Medford Mayor John Snider, and the
three Hawaiian visitors, Mrs. Joan Gandall,
Aloha Airlines stewardess, Ewa, Oahu;
Hiram Naipo, director, interplane and ag
ency sales, Honolulu; and Don Kualii, as
sistant station manager for Aloha Airlines,
Kailua, Kona.
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tration of justice" by making
the details of the case pub
lic. Subcommittee Chai r m a n
Stuart Symington (D-Mo.)
noted caustically that he
could "well appreciate why
the secretary of agriculture
would not welcome" the in
vestigation. Symington said
the FBI had told him his
course should not be influ
enced by its investigation and
the Justice Department had
not asked him to delay pub
lic hearings on the case.
Corey testified that, while
serving as director of the
Portland CSS: office in 1956
he acquired a one-third in
terest in the newly-organized
Three State firm without put
ting up a cent of cash. He
March Weather
To Turn Better
Washington-(UPD-The Weath
er Bureau's chief climatolo
gist predicted today that
March would make up in its
declining days for the bad
behavior of its youth.
Dr. Helmut E. Landsberg
offered this prediction as "a
note of cheer" to the millions
of Americans suffering from
March's subnormal conduct to
date.
In this part of the country,
at least, "we have never had
a March that was colder than
February" on a month-to-month
basis, Landsberg said.
He said he expected the
weather of the latter part of
March to "equalize" the
weather of the fore part.
"Nature always comes back
to normal sooner or later,"
Landsberg said. "It never gets
very far for very long from
the average."
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said that Laurence M. Smith,
one of two other partners in
the venture, accepted Corey's
note for 830,000.
The company, using a rent
ed warehouse, went into the
business of storing government-owned
grain under con
tracts obtained through Cor
ey s federal office. Corey tes
tified he concealed his inter
est in the firm and was a
"silent partner." He insisted
he took no part in managing
the firm and did not person
ally handle approval of its
storage contracts.
In April, 1959, Corey testi
fied he received a copy of a
government code of ethics
which made him decide to
get out of the Three State
firm. His profits when he
stepped out in June, 1959,
totalled S83,250.06, subcom
mittee staff aides said. Of
that sum, Corey testified,
S30.000 went to repay Smith
for Corey's original invest
ment. Other Investments
Corey testified under ques
tioning he also had invest
ments in three other firms
doing business with the Agri
culture Department. He listed
these as Archer-Daniels-Midland,
one of the nation's big
gest grain firms; the Califor
nia Malting Co. of Los An
geles, Calif., and the Colo
rado Milling and Elevator Co.
The subcommittee staff es
timated that Corey gained
$30,603 from increases in the
value of the California Malt
ing Co. stock which he pur
chased from officials of Archer-Daniels-Midland.
Sen. John Sherman Cooper
(R-Ky.) produced several Ag
riculture Department docu
ments containing warnings
and regulations on conflicts
of interest. He said he had
been told they had been sent
to all Agricultural Depart
ment employees.
Corey gave this account of
the founding of Three State
Warehouse Company:
In 1956, while serving as
head of the Portland office,
he was told by an official of
the Diamond Lumber Co. that
the firm had an empty stor
age building it wanted to
rent. Corey mentioned it to
Willard A. Richards, a Port
land grain operator, who
passed on the information to
Smith, of Waterville, Wash.
Later, Corey said, Richards
and Smith proposed that the
three "form a business to op
erate the facility."
Corey said the new com
pany got grain storage con
tracts under the name of "L.
M. Smith, doing business as
the Three State Warehouse
Co."
Corey admitted he was of
fered a $3,295 check as a five
per cent "finder's fee" for ar
ranging rental on the Dia
mond Lumber Co. warehouse
to his own firm. He said he
never told his partners about
the check and never cashed it.
Ex-County Health
Officer Promoted
Dr. A. Erin Merkel, Chula
Vista, Calif., former Jackson
county health officer, has
been appointed chief of the
division of preventative medi
cine for the San Diego depart
ment of public health, it has
been learned here.
Dr. Merkel joined the San
Diego department of public
health last August as chief of
the bureau of maternal and
child health.
Dr. Merkel was Jackson
county public health officer
for 22 years. During his serv
ice in Jackson county he was
responsible for many innova
tions in public health services.
Grange News
Eagle Point Grange
A potluck dinner honoring
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chamber
lain and Mr. and Mrs. Jake
Brown on their 50th wedding
anniversary was held March
1 at the Eagle Point Grange
hall. Music was played by the
Misses Diane and Cecelia Put
man on accordions, and a gift
from the Grange was present
ed to the guests. Also -present
and receiving honorable men
tion were Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Chamberlain and Mr. and
Mrs. C. C. Hoover on their
47th anniversary, Mr. and
Mrs. Holly Swingle on their
55th and Mr. and Mrs. Cal
Lusk on their 59th. George
(Dad) Putman was remember
ed on his 88th birthday.
The lecturer's program, pre
sented by W. E. Davies, was
given preceding the Grange
meeting. He introduced
Vaughn Quackenbush and his
"Midnighters," a barber shop
quartet from Phoenix, who
gave several selections. Mrs.
Dick Chamberlain, accompan
ied by Mrs. Ray Chamberlain
on the piano, sang several
songs. Cecelia Kee, grand
daughter of the Frank Cham
berlains, entertained with a
dance "By the Sea."
Quackenbush, who is from
the county experiment farm,
gave a talk on horticulture
and closed the program with
a couple of numbers by the
quartet.
The meeting was opened by
Master Robert Bitterling,
with Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe
Roberts, from Roxy Ann, and
Mrs. Millie Walker from Live
Oak Grange as guests. Rob
erts, county deputy and
Grange insurance agent, was
escorted to the master's sta
tion. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Cearley were elected to be
come members of the Eagle
Point Grange.
C. C. Hoover, reporting on
agriculture, said the scabies
quarantine was still in effect
in the county, but thought it
would soon be lifted, despite
this, cattle prices were good
at the recent sales. He also
said a shipment of lambs from
Australia were in port at Los
Angeles and that more were
coming. This would have a
disturbing effect on the local
lamb market, he said. He re
ported the hog market fair in
Portland, with dairy cows
down and that hay was also
showing a decline in price.
C. F. Davies, reporting for
legislature, said that on the
national level, there was some
agitation for assistance for
those over 65 and on Social
Security, especially for medi
cal aid.
HEC Chairman Mrs. Lester
McFall reported the next
HEC meeting would be at
Marie Hayes March 30. The
display table was of wedding
pictures of Mr. and Mrs.
Chamberlain and Mr. and
Mrs. Brown, and a certificate
received from the Veteraa s
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Administration commending
.the ladies of the Grange for
their help at the Domiciliary.
It was reported that Mrs.
Frank Chamberlain, relief
chairman, had been helping
several needy families in the
community.
After a short talk on insur
ance from Roberts, the Grange
adjourned.
Shady Cove Grange
Shady Cove Grange met
March 5 in the music room of
the Shady Cove school with
Master Cecil Kee presiding.
Mary Cassal was voted to
become a member of the
Grange.
HEC Chairman Mrs. Bert
Clark stated the next HEC
meeting would be at the Kee
residence on Kee lane March
8 at 1 p.m.
Mrs. Richard Wheeler re
ported the HEC had finished
a comforter for the relief
bank.
The following committee
chairmen reported: agricul
ture, Mrs. Ed Houston, spring
sprays; legislature, Ed Hous
ton, congress; roads, Phil
Motsenbacker, the new bridge
and road leading to it on
Long Branch; school, T. M.
Littlefield, vacation to be
from March 14 to 18.
Special committee report
on a locker at the fire hall for
disaster ' relief was given by
Kee.
The numbering of the hous
es in the district for conven
ience of the fire department
was discussed.
The lecturer's program was
put on by the men officers.
Kee gave a talk on Greek
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Attend Meeting
Ashland - Five members of
the science faculty at South
ern Oregon college attended
the annual meeting of ' the
Oregon academy of science at
the University of Oregon re
cently. Delegates from SOC were
Dr. Elliott B. McCracken, Dr.
Marvin D. Coffey, Dr. Irene
Hollenbeck, Dr. Roy W. Mc
Neal, and Dr. Thomas M.
Colasuonno.
The academy was presented
with scientific papers by
teachers and businessmen
throughout the state,' the
group reported.
Dr. Colasuonno. Dr. Hollen
beck and Dr. McNeal were
appointed to the science-education
board for the state of
Oregon, which acts to pro
mote scientific interest and
research in schools and bus
iness. .
Littlefield read poems by
Longfellow.
Phil Motsenbacker and Ed
Houston read editorials, and
Johnny Minor conducted a
game.
Chaplain Mrs. Phil Motsen
backer stated she had sent
cards to those reported on the
sick list.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Clark
and Mrs. Agnes Brown served
refreshments.
"Kit" Carson, famed scout,
pioneer and Indian fighter in
the early days of New Mex
ico, ran away from his em
ployer in Missouri when he
was 16. His employer offered
a reward of one cent for Car
son's return.
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$160,000 Damage
Suit Filed in
Josephine Court
Grants Pass - The guardian
for Carroll Simmons, 14,
Grants Pass, has filed a dam
age suit for a total of $160,000
against the City of Grants
Pass.
In a similar case tried last
November, the plaintiff asked
$310,000 from two defendants
for damages when the boy
lost a leg in an accident June
11, 1958, at the intersection
of Northeast E and Dimmick
sts. A jury denied damages to
the boy.
The new' complaint charges
the city with negligence in al
lowing large lumber piles to
remain near the intersection
where the accident occurred.
It also charges the city with
failing to keep the two streets
in a safe condition for people
using them.
Mrs. Oma Simmons, the
boy's mother and guardian,
appears for the boy.
Related Suit
Another related suit pend
ing was filed by the boy's
f a t h e r, Claud . Simmons,
against Walter B. Holm and
Philip L". Volland, then doing
business as Tree-Co Industries
and Engler-Huson company, in
1958. It asks $21,233.70 and is
based on the father's conten
tion that he lost the son's
earning capacity from the
date of the accident.
The original complaint, tried
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last November, is in the pro
cess of being "appealed to the
state supreme court, it was
reported.
Attorneys for the plaintiff
are Sherman S. Smith, Grants
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The man or woman who transmits words over a
wire is, in every respect, a modem magician!
Have you ever watched one of the old timers
pound that telegraph key, sending out words
faster than a crack secretary can type them? It
takes experience of a high order to do that.
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Western Union operators perform. You write a
message; a quick, friendly young man or woman
has it on the wire in a matter of minutes. Speed
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