WARMER
CITY EDITION
(Weather Report, Page 1-B)
LANE COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER,
89th Year, No. Ill
FOUR SECTIONS 36 PAGES
Eugene, Oregon, Thursday, April 21, 1955
PHONE 5-1551
Price, 5 Cents
Mission to Formosa
To Test Sentiment
On Cease-Fire Line
f By WARREN ROGERS JR.
Of The Associated Press
WASHINGTON W) The United States was reported
Thursday to have sent a hurry-up mission to Formosa to
test Nationalist sentiment for a cease-fire line down the
middle of the embattled Formosa Strait. ,
Another factor credited in top congressional circles
with influencing the mission was a reported step-up in
Russia's deliveries of late model jet planes to Red China.
Adm. Arthur W. Radford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff, and Asst. Secretary of State Walter S. Robertson
left Wednesday on a 10-day trip to the Nationalist Chinese
icapital, Taipei. Their plane
Ike May Veto
Postal Pay
Hike Measure
WASHINGTON lB-The likeli
hood of a presidential veto Thurs
day overhung a House vote to
boost the pay of the nation's 500,
T 000 postal workers an average of
8.2 per cent.
President Eisenhower last year
refused to sign a 7 per cent postal
pay increase voted by Congress
on the ground it was not accom
panied by a revenue-raising hike
in postal rates. His veto came
after Congress adjourned and
there was no opportunity to vote
on overruling it.
The Senate last month flaunted
the President's implied threat to
veto any postal pay hike of over
7.6 per cent, voting for 10 per
cent.
The House Wednesday followed
suit and approved an 8.2 per cent
increase which would cost some
171 million dollars a year. The
Senate bill is estimated to cost
220 millions.
The 224-189 House vote for the
most part followed party lines
with Republicans lining up behind
the President and the Democrats
behind the mailmen. Seventeen
Democrats and 22 Republicans
split company with their party
boctors Urged
To Give Kids
First Vaccine
PORTLAND tfV-Heallh officials
are appealing to Oregon residents
to see to it that young children
and pregnant women get the Saik
polio vaccine as it becomes avail
able. Letters are going to all Oregon
physicians, asking them to help
see that the persons most suscep
tible ' get the first polio shots.
They urged the vaccine be used
only for expectant mothers and
children 1 to 14 years old.
The public was urged to co
operate..
Dr. Harold M. Erickson, state
health officer, and Dr. A. O.
Pitman, president of the State
f)tedical Society, are sending the
joint letter.
"If sufficient vaccine is avail
able by fall, the 15-30 age group
should also be given the oppor
tunity to have these immuniza
tions,' they said.
Health officials said no word
yet has been received on when
to expect shipments of the vac
cine for school children.
Weathermen See
Change for Better
Weathermen at Mahlon Sweet
Field Thursday crawled far out
on their special wateraoaked fore
casting limb, and called for a
change.
There will be some sunshine,
it will be warmer, and there
probably will be no rain Friday.
The language is theirs.
Grumblers kept their overshoes
handy, however, as they eyed the
i statistics: 3.82 inches of rain so
far this month compared to a
normal of 2.54.
But optimists looked at the
temperature forecast and felt bet
ter. The high Wednesday was 45.
The high Friday should be a full
10 degrees warmer, the weary
weathermen predicted.
Physicist Slates .
Second Address
J. Robert Oppenheimer, the re
nowned theoretical physicist who
headed the. first atomic bomb
project, will give the second in a
series of two related addresses at
8 p.m. Thursday in the Student
Union Building.
He will speak on K particles,
hyperons and the future of
nuclear physics.
His first Condon talk Tuesday
jiight dealt with the fundamen
tals of physics.
A basic understanding of the
language of nuclear physics is re
quired of the listener.
took off within two hours of
the announcement they
would go. ,
It was understood intelligence
reports indicate the Soviets re
cently have increased shipments
of jets to the Chinese Reds. Some
of these were said to be of the
latest types comparable to the
best U.S. planes.
'NO CRISIS INVOLVED
It is the understanding in Con
gress that none of these planes
yet has shown up at a scries of
air bases being rushed to com
pletion by the Communists along
the coast opposite Formosa and
the island groups of Quemoy and
Matsu.
"No crisis is involved," Secre
tary of State Dulles said as he
left for a weekend vacation. He
said the Radford-Robertson trip
to see Nationalist leader Chiang
Kai-shek involved ' normal main
tenance of contact in a situation
that is admittedly serious.
Assignment of Robertson and
Radford to the Formosa mission
was considered to be significant.
It gave rise immediately to spec
ulation that the United States
had a bitter pill it wanted Chiang
to swallow.
FRIENDLY WITH CHIANG
Both Robertson and Radford
are tough-minded anti-Communist
battlers. They also are friendly
with Chiang. Any proposition
they might present would get a
more significant hearing from
Chiang, perhaps, than if it came
from some others,
The Robertson-Radford mission
appeared to diplomats as an in
herent concession to British calls
for a less rigid U. S. policy 'to
ward Formosa, although the Bri
tish were reportedly not notified
of its precise purposes.
The British are understood to
be reluctantly ready to join with
the United States in a guarantee
that Formosa will be protected
against any Communist attempt
to take it by force. However, the
British are said to want in return
evacuation of the coastal islands
of Quemoy and Matsu by Chiang's
forces and an agreement to lei
the U.N. decide the future of For
mosa. v
ELECTION AWAITED
With tension over the coastal is
lands thus eaed and the U.N.
studying Formosa's fate, the Chi
nese Reds would thus be faced
with a potential cease-fire line
halfway between Formosa and
the mainland.
The British obviously will move
Slowly in any proposed joint ac
tion until after May 26. That is
the date .of the British election.
Nobody here was speculating on
how willing Chiang might be to
swap Quemoy and Matsu for
Anglo-American assurances, of
support on Formosa.
(AP Wlrephoto)
CORNEA TRANSPLANTED ON FISH Operating under 22 feet of water Wednes
day, Dr. H. George Blasdel transplants the cornea from a donor bat ray fish (fore
ground) into the eye of Charlie, a blind pet bat ray at Marineland-of-thePacific
aquarium in Portuguese Bend, Calif. The donor bat ray was captured at sea, and the
gift of its cornea cost its life. Photographer Paul Calvert of the Los Angeles Times
made this picture with an underwater camera. Story, Page 9A. '
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Ceylon Envoy
Lashes Red
'Colonialism'
Chou Demands
Time for Reply
BANDUNG, Indonesia M)
Prime Minister Sir John
Kotelawala of Ceylon de
nounced "Communist colo
nialism" at the Asian-African
Conference Thursday. Red
China's Premier Chou En-lai,
obviously disturbed, immedi
ately demanded time to make
a reply.
Sir John, appearing before a
closed session of the political
committee, demanded that the
conference declare .itself against
all forms of colonialism, includ
ing Communist domination of
satellite states in central and
eastern Europe.
Delegates said that as Sir John
finished Chou leaped to his feet
and demanded that the Ceylon
premier's statement be circular
ized to all delegates of the 29-
nation conference so Chou could
reply to it at Thursday's commit
tee session.
In earlier debate the commit
tee heard Chou express the
opinion that peaceful coexistence
between nations of different sys
tems was possible.
Sir John, who already had tak
en the spotlight with a proposal
made outside the conference for
creation of an independent For
mosa, told the committee there
were two forms of colonialism
and the Asian-African nations
should oppose both equally.
He demanded Russia and Red
China dissolve the Cominform as
proof of their good intentions in
proposing the peaceful coexist
ence program supported by In
dia's Prime Minister Nehru.
Another attack on colonialism
came from Prime Minister Saif
El Islam el Hassan of Yemen,
who questioned the right sit
Britain to maintain her colony
of Aden, which adjoins Yemen
He raised also the question of
colonialism in Africa and hit out
at support given by the United
States and European countries to
the creation of Israel.
The political committee adopted
an anti-Israeli resolution on Pal
estine and one on the Dutch New
Guinea question but hit snags in
debate over colonialism and
peaceful coexistence with com
munism.
Sir John proposed that the con
ference call upon all powers still
possessing dependencies to set a
10-year target for granting them
all full independence.
Baseball
By United Press
AMERICAN LEAGUE
n h e
Boston 000 000 000 0 3 2
WashniRton - 000 000 001 1 5 0
Brewer & White; Porterfield & Ed
wards. RUE
Chicago 005 013 000 9 10 0
Detroit oou win uuu l a z
Forieles & Lollar; Garver, Zuverlnk
(6), Miller 16), Maas (8) & House.
RUE
Baltimore 000 100 001 2 5
New York - 400 610 12x 14 16
Kretlow, Kuzava (4), Alexander (8)
& Moss; Turley & Berra.
Only games scheduled.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
It H E
Philadelphia 101 002 000 4 9 2
Brooklyn 021 713 OOx 14 17 0
Roberts, Greenwood (4, Mrozlnskl
H) 4t Burgess; Meyer, Black. (3) &
Campanula.
New York at Pittsburgh, postponed.
Only games scheduled.
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CAN THIS HAPPEN HERE? Three-year-old Mike
Clements seems to be asking this question of Cpl. Joe
Booth as Booth stood guard outside the Lincoln, Neb.,
power plant Wednesday night during "Operation
Minuteman."
Vote Recount Bill
Goes to Governor
SALEM IT) Legislation to pro
vide a simple method of getting
recounts of election results was
approved by the Oregon House of
Representatives Wednesday and
sent to the governor. , . .
The bill, with support from
both parlies, is the aftermath of
last fall's close election in which
U. S. Senator Richard L. Neu-
berger, Democrat, barely de-
Home, Sports
Shows Start
3-Day Run
The Eugene Lions Club 1955
Home and Sports Shows will open
Thursday at 6 p.m. at .Pioneer
Park (Lane County fairgrounds).
No admission will be charged
for the show which will run
through Saturday. The "show will
be open Friday from 6 to 10 p.m.,
and Saturday from 1 to 10 p.m.
The home show, an annual
production by the Lions Club,
will be located in the Arena Bldg.
at the fairgrounds, and the sports
show in the nearby Auditorium
Bldg.
More than 70 exhibitors at the
home show will display the latest
in home furnishings, appliances,
building materials and other
' items of interest to home owners.
In' the sports show, more than
565,000 will be represented in
displays of sports and outdoor
gear.
Each evening, Thursday through
Saturday, an hour's public enter
tainment program will be pre
sented, and refreshments will be
available at the home and sports
shows.
(AP Wlrcphoto)
feated then-Sen. Guy Cordon, Re
publican.
Cordon supporters wanted a re
count, which could be obtained
only uy unliving sun ill tatu
county and proving fraud.
The bill would let any candi
date or party official obtain a re
count within seven days after the
election. A bond of $10 for each
precinct to be recounted would
have to be posted, with a limit
of $8,000 for the state.
The highly controversial reso
lution to have one senator from
each county was killed 6-5 by the
House Elections and Re-apportionment
Comhiittce.
It was a reversal of the earlier
vote by which the committee had
favored it 6-5. Rep. Earl Hill.
Cushman, Lane County, switched
his vote, joining the five Multno
mah County members who oppose
the measure.
BASIC SCHOOL AID
A battle over distribution of
basic school aid to districts
shaped up as the Senate Educa
tion Committee voted 4-3 to
change the formula.
It would freeze grants at pres
ent levels, but use expected in
creases for equalization of educa
tion. The effect would be a loss
in state aid for Multnomah and
Eastern Oregon counties.
A bill to allow sale of fortified
wine in grocery stores was killed
by the House Alcoholic Control
Committee.
Both houses scheduled a caucus
for 7:30 p.m. Friday to hear an
explanation of the state building
program by Sen. John P. Houn
sell, Hood River, chairman of the
Ways and Means subcommittee
on buildings.
OTHER MEASURES
Bills approved by the House
and sent to the governor would
create an Oregon Centennial Com
mission to plan the celebration of
Oregon's 100(h birthday in 1050,
and would permit the governor
to evacuate civilians, distribute
food and medicine, and regulate
utilities in the case of enemy at
tack.
The Senate sent to the governor
bills to restrict prizes in fishing
derbies to $25 in value, and to
make civil defense workers swear
they never have believed in vio
lent overthrow of the government.
Committee Rejects
(Primary Date Change
SALEM ifl The House Elec
tions Committee refused Wednes
day to go along with the Senate's
plan to change the primary elec
tion date from May to lale June.
The committee voted 7-3 to
leave it in May. But it did ap-
! prove a provision that would have
precinct committeemen elected
at the general election, instead of
the primary, as at present.
INSIDE TODAY
Montgomery Ward election
set for Friday. Page 2B.
Brooklyn wins ninth
straight game. Page ID.
Women's News 6A, 7A
Editorials 8A
t0"' Ncw -,n- If,
Comics 4B
Theatres 5B
Radio, TV 8B
Foods Section C
Markets 3D
Classified 3D-7D
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READY FOR DUTY Sgt. 1c M. D. Edmunson (top center) issues a rifle to Pfc. Del
Mayhugh while Pfc. Orville Holmes stands by with his weapon during Eugene Na
tional Guard mobilization Wednesday evening. In lower photograph, Pvt. Gary Coch
ran gets a cup of coffee from Pfc. Earl Everett in the basement mess hall of the
: Eugene Armory.
'Operation Minuteman9 Proves
Guard Ready for Emergency
By DAVE AVERILL
or The neglstct'Guard ,
More than 200 Lane County
National Guardsmen were assem
bled and ready for duty within
00 minutes of a surprise mobil
ization notice Wednesday night
as Guardsmen throughout the
U.S. - responded to a test alert
from the Pentagon.
Eugene's two National Guard
companies had sentries on duty
at strategic points throughout the
Eugene-Springfield area less than
an hour after official notification
of the alert was received at
5:35 p.m. The mobilization also
sent Cottage Grove guradsmen to
special duties.
In Washington, the National
Guard Bureau estimated Thurs
day morning that 280,000 men
were at their stations or assem
bly points within two hours of
the zero hour, which was known
in advance to only a few high
ranking officers. .;
Maj. Gen. Edgar C. Erickson,
Final Arguments Scheduled
At Former
The Marrill Parke embczzlc-l receipts to convert money to hislOf 205 missing receipts, I was
ment trial moved rapidly towardlown use. able to reconstruct m frnm nihor
a conclusion Thursday and pre-
sentanon ot an evidence was
completed at press lime. Prosecu-i owned by the City of Springfield
tion and defense were to present! to his own use, the state is rely
final arguments Thursday. j ing heavily on police department
Parke, accused of converting records.
$80 owned by. the City of Spring- A special audit revealing a
field to his own use, was the ' shortage ot $22,234 In Springfield
first defense witness called. j police department and municipal
Defense Attorney William I court funds was introduced by
Huey brought out the fact that ,hc statc as evidence Wednesday
Parke was a World War II Vctatcrnoon- Prepared by State
eran u hn n ininrH fr,iiA,:n I Auditor F. J. Gould, the audit
a bombing raid on the Ploesti oiHc,"verelJ the Period April 1, 1952
f e e s n Ruman . !
Parke testified he still wears'
a steel plate in his chest andi
that his hearing is impaired be-1
cause of injuries sustained when
: ",e.u"lT r""cu re,un
The statc. in its rebuttal, bore!
al financial affairs. About a doz-
,i ti. i i it.
en merchants testified they re-
ceiv,cd . cash, PayfmontsB uri"R!in making the financial survey. In
September. 1954, from Parke for:
total paid that month by Parke
was more than $800, according to
testimony.
During Wednesday's testi
mony, thg state contended that
Parke altered police department
chief of the National Guard Bu
reau, said reports from Guard
officials provided "conclusive
proof" that the Army and Air
Guard can be assembled by the
state governors In "a rapid and
efficient manner."
The governors received word
of the alert from the Pentagon.
In Oregon, the information wa3
relayed to the state adjutant gen
eral's office, which notified local
units,
The first Eugene guardsman to
learn officially of the alert was
Sgt. Joseph Doyle, who was on
duty at the Eugene Armory when
the adjutant general's office
called.
Doyle notified Capt. Ralph W.
Palmer and Lt. Gerald Capps,
company commanders of the two
Eugene companies, and then
called local radio'stations to pass
the word to members of the com
panies. '
Radio announcements of the
mobilization supplemented a sys
Policeman's Trial
To buttress Its contention that
Pnrke last .inW ) nt,uni-int an
"""" -'
Discussion about the special
. " ' "ur.
l- u"L ,.',a ?.ue,uon5?
7 ' ,"le""l'u'at
Could said II was not uncom-
f?T c'Ue" !he "ize of.SPrin:!
Bookkeeping system.
The auditor, however, said he
f,i "mr' ;',. i' ,:7iJ.-
addition to the $22,234.50 short-
age of funds, Gould said he could
not locate 486 receipts represent
ing an unknown amount of
money.
I found whole blocks of re-
iccipts missing for certain periods,
especially the first half of 1953.
tem of direct telephone calls
which notified most of the guards
men. Motion picture theaters
were also informed of the alert,
and Eugene and Springfield po
lice were called so that they
could answer questions from resi
dents who wondered what was
happening.
The guardsmen were .rapidly
dispatched to strategic points
after they changed into uniform
and were mustered at the Eugene
Armory. Eugene Company K
posted guards at the Glenwood
highway junction and at Western
Union and telephone company
offices in Springfield. Company
L had sentries at the Ferry St.
Bridge, the police radio tower on
Spencer's Butler, telephone and
electrical company offices and ra
dio station KORE.
In Cottage Grove, guardsmen
were dispatched to the Dorena
and Cottage Grove dams, tele-
CUARDS
(Continued on Page 9 A)
documents. These 83 represented
$1,043," the auditor said.
Gould testified the City of
Springfield's bookkeeping system
did not have adequate "internal
control."
Internal control, he said, is a
system which permits "checks
and counter checks."
In response to questions by
Deputy District Attorney Edward
Leavy, Gould asserted there
would have been more internal
control in Springfield if the per
son who turned over police de
partment receipts to the city re
STATE SAYS
(Continued on Page O A)
W WmtiM IVWt
WASHINGTON Mi-President
Eisenhower discussed Republican
party activities with 19 GOP
women leaders from throughout
the nation Thursday in the sixth
of a series of breakfast meetings.
Typhoon Spotted
MANILA tfv-A pre-seasonal ty
phoon with winds up to 75 miles
per hour is grinding slowly across
the Philippine Set toward For
mosa. V