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Q - . TUESDAY. JULY 9. 1963 MEDFOBP MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON . ' Labor Bispute Claimed Cause of Savammiah's Failure ... ... ...... ..!..! t hA nnlDaf rp. I he taken to assure an "ade Bv JOSEPH D. HUTNYAN " United Preii International Four years ago proud and jubilant speeehmakers hailed the dawn of atomic sea travel and then watched the sleek nose of the nuclear ship Sa vannah splash into the Dela ware river. Today, memories of the launching cause embarrass ment for some and others get fighting mad. The $82 million Savannah the world's first nuclear powered merchant ship - was f ianced by the federal govern ment as a shiny symbol of U.S. ingenuity in using the atom for peace. At this moment the queen of sea-going commerce should be cruising to ports of t h e world. Instead, she lies silent ly in her Galveston, Texas, berth, her graceful bow nudg ed against a pier, the waves gently lapping at her gleam ing white paint. Contract to Reaction This scene of repose Is In sharp contrast to the reaction one gets when the Savannah's name is mentioned in govern ment and maritime circles. She still is strongly defend ed by many as a dream ship. But others denounce her as a freak of maritime engineer ing. Secretary of Commerce Lu ther H. Hodges is among those who have strong convictions on the subject. He claims the ship would really be the queen of the seas today If it weren't for the "defiant attitude" of the vessel's 29 reactor engi neers who are embroiled in a labor dispute. Unable To Sail The Savannah was unable to sail in May because of the conflict. This so incensed Hodges that he cancelled the States Marine Line - the pri vate carrier hired by the Commerce department to op erate the Savannah. The secretary now Is shop ping around for someone else to take over. Critics of the Savannah project claim the labor dis pute was merely the culmina tion of a series of blunders that started shortly after the ship's keel was laid. It has been denounced as an engineering monstrosity which carries equipment loo old fashioned and impracti cal for an atomic ship. A se ries of mechanical problems that cropped up during the 30,000 miles she logged before ending up in Galveston is cited as proof of this. System Starts Leak During one trial run, the Savannah's gyro stabilizer went awry, causing the vessel to roll excessively. On anoth er occasion the reactor's con trol rod drive system began leaking hydraulic oil. While on its maiden voyage from Yorktown, Va., to Sa vannah, Ga., the ship's reactor conked out. This - the critics claim -was the fruit of bad planning and engineering. Government officials reply snappishly with one word: "Nonsense!" "She's a fine modern ship, and she is accomplishing just what we had hoped,!' one of' ficial said. No Serious Problems He said none of the me chanical problems has been serious and that the test runs were held for the very pur pose of uncovering flaws. This official stressed that the Savannah was designed as an experimental ship to prove that a nuclear power plant could be used to propel a conventional merchant ship, largely stocked with stand ard equipment. "It was not supposed to be some strange creature that came out of the sky some where," he added bitingly. Government spokesmen al so said that each aspect of the Savannah's design was ap proved by the U. S. Coast Guard 'and by the American Bureau of Shipping a pri vate ship rating organization. Was Built To Prove They argue that the ship was built to prove that a ves sel of this kind could win public acceptance and no ted that six foreign ports agreed to admit the Savannah. The ship's defenders also said the Savannah was con ceived as a shipping research project for studying just the type of personnel problems that immobilized her. "We basically proverf the things we set out to accom plish," one official said, "ex cept in the labor -management area." When will the Savannah sail again? Hodges said she would be in port from four to six months while a new team of engineers is being trained. Some think this is conserva tive; that it may take a year or more. Combination Vessel The Savannah was launched at Camden, N.J., July 21, 1959. She is a combination passenger - cargo vessel capa ble of carrying 60 passengers and 9,400 tons of freight at a speed of more than 20 knots The ship can operate for 3'2 years on a single fuel loading. It is regarded as ironic that when the big breakdown came it was a human failure rather than mechanical. Even the cause of this is Small Colleges Get More Recognition By GERALD S. SNYDER United Press International New York IUPII At a na lionui industry-education con ference seven years ago, a little-known educator timidly asked for the floor. Surrounded by leaders and representatives of big busi ness and "big education, the president of a tiny college in the hills of West Virginia had a question. . Dr. K. Duane Hurley of Salem College, of Salem and Clarksburg, W Va., wented to know: "How can small, non-rcgionally accredited in stitutions be helped if they have to have . regional ac creditation In, order to got money and have to have gw-t :",,, , pU if I I 3 'tr Q FIRST WJTHEBSI- Secretary of Treasury C. Douglas Dillon appears as the opening witness in hearings uy mo acnute- House Economics Committee in Washington on ways to stem the flow of U.S. gold and dollars abroad. Dillon emphasized that the key to balancing U.S. payments between exports and Imports of all kinds was to build a vital and growing economy. (UP1) Member by Invitation National Selected Morticians funeral service jj COStS are personal matters provided in keeping with the individual wishes of each family. We have funeral services in every price ranga. Our prices are plainly marked at all times and there are no hidden extras. Here are facts, quoted from Undtr $loo 4 Ji a recent survey by National f "30 ... i: Selected Morticians, rover- S too6""25""- ing 162,891 services in Ovtr $1000 -.1 1.1 North America. As mem ben of this group, we participated in Uiia study. (MAKE YOUR OWN DECISION with FULL KNOWLEDGE CONGER-MORRIS FUNERAL DIRECTORS money In order to get ac creditation?" . , , Hurley's question of the "vicious circle" brought to life, at an opportune moment, a problem that had 1 been plaguing small (under 1,000 students) colleges for years. It spurred an interest in big business three representa tives rose to support him and Hurley went on to round up heads of other colleges similarly troubled and estab lish a pioneer group that be came known as the Council for the Advancement of Small Colleges (CASC). Hur ley became its first president. Now, 64 private liberal arts colleges (averaging 500 students) are members in 28 stales. More than 40 CASC colleges have been helped to accreditation and corpora tions, foundations and pri vate individuals throughout the country have given more than $700,000 to the asso ciation. "I'm gratified and amazed," said Hurley. Previously, he said, the real value of small colleges found few sympathetic ears. We are a society ena mored of bigness, greatness md prestige, ho said here. Too many students look for a college on the basis of big ness." Or on the fact that Dad was a graduate. "Young people should be looking out for educational opportunities! not necessar ily on the value of 'name brands'," Hurley said. Scventy-five-yoar-o Id Sa lem, which counts among its graduates two former gover nors 01 West Virginia, four U. S.' senators and two past presidents of the National Education Association (NEA), is typical or. more than loo other small, non tax-supported liberal arts and science colleges across the country unemmas rtemain Salem now Is accredited (by the North Central Asso ciation of Colleges and Secon dary Schools) but many of the old dilemmas still remain for It and dozens of other of these little but Important institu tions. Costs are rising. There's a shortage of Ph.D's. Small col leges are still crossed off the prospective student's list in favor of big "name" schools. The "selling points" of a small college? They are more flexible, there's less red tape, costs are relatively low (CASC colleges average $1, 200 per year), and, added Hurley, the small college seems to meet the demand of Industry socking people with liberal arts background "who can take their own training." Hurley pointed out that unlike most hie st'hnnM sn. I leni, and a good many other - small colleges, admits to its j student body one per cent who ordinarily would not be eligible. I "If on a test some students i show aptitude and if their recommendation are sound, I we admit them,'' he said. j "We suffer from some peo- (ic woo say mat anyone can : go to balem. But some of j those students - those who goofed off or who never got their fort off the ground or might be drop-outs from big ; schools - turn out to be our best students Slight Injuries Reported in Two Auto Accidents Two area residents were slightly injured about 12:25 a.m. Sunday when two cars collided head-on near the in tersection of Crater Lake highway and North Pacific highway, according to Med ford city police. Officers said the two, Bruce Eugene Jones, 8, Yoncolla, and Samuel George Morris, 19, Jacksonville, did not re quire first aid. Drivers Involved were Al bert Eugene Kenneth Junes. 33, Yoncolla, and Freddie Lee Pierce, 21, of 1080 Stewart ave. Officers cited Jones for driving the wrong way on a one-way street, and arrested him on a charge of being drunk in public. In the only other vehicle accident In Medford Sunday, a car driven by Tommy Jerry Bumstead, 26, of 1134 Court st., hit a guide wire suDrtorl- lng a power pole near the entrance to an alley between Kcnnet and Ohio sts. The ve hicle also knocked down a fence owned by lone Marlon Cornell, 322 Kcnnet St., be fore coming to a stop, accord ing to police reports. No ci tations were issued. A power pole near the In tersection of North Central ave. and Beatty st. received minor damage when it was struck about 9:57 p.m. Satur day by a vehicle operated by Jimmie Lee Wilson, 18, Shady Cove, police reported. No in juries were reported and no citations were issued, officers said. One-Patch Beauty ! Subscribers To report improper tw non delivery of the Mail Tribune in Mrrilord. phonr 7.J-M41, Ah lanri call at 416 Bridt it. or phone 4SJ-.)npj; Yreka, phone Victory a-JH. before 5 P m. daily end 10 jn em. 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Send 23 cents now! a subject of bitter wrangling The Savannah had been plagued with labor problems for some time but the situa tion pecame serious only aft er an arbitration award which tied the wage scale of the en gineers to those of the deck officers. Refused to Accept The engineers refused to ac cept this. The government was sympathetic to their argu ments but wanted them to con tinue operating the Savannah while the award was being appealed. They refused and, just be fore the vessel was due to sail last May 7, the engineers began shutting down her re actors. Hodges charged that this was unjustified. A short time later, he cancelled the con tract with Slates Marine Line. "(The) . . . action was un questionably taken as a means of harrassment, forcing the deck officers and other crew personnel to leave their quar ters aboard the ship and find quarters ashore," the secre tary said. 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The government has just contracted with the designer of the ship's power plant, Babcock & Wilcox company, Lynchburg, Va., to train a new crew. The same firm trained the original crew. The new crewmen will take part of their lengthy training aboard the Savannah at Gal veston. Babcock & Wilcox had no estimate on how long it would take to get the men ready to take over the, ship but the implication was it would be quite a while. An Atomic Energy commis sion three-man safety board said there is no threat to the public from the nuclear re-1 be taken to assure an "ade- actor. It said the ship proved """s y.-.. in its sea trials that it can be operated "without undue risk." But the board said the key to complete safety lies with the crew, not the technical safeguards. It pointed out that the crew was subject to turn over and said all steps should HOSPITAL BEDS For RENT At A to Z Rental 1213 N. Riverside 779-1474 3 rw i CLIFF ROBERTSON Man Who Portrays J. F. K. 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