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MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, MARCH 2, 1952
No. 298
Eisenhower's Political Creed
On Middle of the Road The True
By KEVIN McCANN
President, Defiance College
(These articles are based en the book, "The
Man From Abilene," by Kevin McCann, to
be published by Doubleday k Company).
General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower
is a self-acknowledged "middle of the roader."
He insists on avoiding "the ditches on the Right
and Left."
The central position, he believes, "is the truly
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GEN. DWIGHT EISENHOWER
Because of his strong belief in freedom and
his preference for the center, he called for and
initiated at Columbia University a continuing
study to develop a clear and authmentic chart
of the dividing line between the individual's and
the government's responsibilities.
Recently, in a letter to a friend in the United
States, he brought sharply into focus, his views
on the need for "the true progressive," the person
who will fight against paternalism and bu
reaucracy in government and who will adhere
. to the axiom that "liberty is not possible for one
' except as it is defined and limited by equal liber
ties for others."
He wrote in part: -.-: '
- "Every man who looks these things in the
face, every man who dares to challenge the asser
tion that bureaucratic government must not re
place constitutional forms, which still hardly
persist, must be prepared to hear the screaming
charge of reaction, of selfishness, of favoring the
vested interests. He must be prepared to hear
himself labelled an economic Tory, who fails
utterly to place men'above money, decency above
profits.
Tactics Old As History
"Such foul and lying tactics are as old as his
tory, but they can be effective. The demagogue
played his part in the destruction of Athens and
of Rome.
. "On the other hand, the same individual who
is labelled by the radical theorists as a reaction
ary will often be himself called a radical by the
extreme reactionaries. We have men who will
not admit any need for, or justice in, the grad
uated income-tax or any excuse for such fact
finding and semi-judicial bodies as the Interstate
Reno Police Baffled by Lack of Clues
In $2li Million Redfiejd Safe Robbery
Pfinn "Koxr Aim Tnl;n -J j , ...
Reno, Nev. (U.R Police ad
mitted Saturday they were be
ing forced by lack of clues to
sit back and wait for a break
that might help them solve the
brazen $2,500,000 daylight bur
glary of a safe from the palatial
home of little-known multi-millionaire
La Vere V. Redfield.
Both police Chief Lorenz Gree
son and Washoe County Sheriff
George Lothrop said the only
hints left in probably the biggest
burglary in U. S. history were
a soap bar wrapper, found at
the scene, and a description of
a battered green pickup truck
believed used in the job.
Safe Hauled Out Window
The 400-pound safe was haul
ed out the bedroom window
of the Redfield home yesterday
afternoon while Redfield and his
wife were playing roulette at
a Reno casino. The apparently
unseen thieves overlooked a suit
case containing negotiable se
surities valued at $1,000,000.
Only the Redfield's watchdog,
a Kerry terrier named Mac, was
on the premises at the time of
the burglary. The thieves kept
him quiet by giving him a ham
bone from the Redfield refrigera
tor to chew on and then tied
him up before leaving. 1
Safe Contents
The safe contained, according
to the police report:
Jewelry valued at between
$50,000 and $100,000.
More than $300,000 in cash,
including several large -sized
bills of the old fashioned type in
denominations of $100, and $50
and $10.
Negotiable securities valued at
between $1,000,000 and $2,000,
000 and believed to be nearer
the latter figure.. j
No Description
No one has been able to pro-.
change Commission, and so on..
serve the rules
nopoly.
creative area
within which
we may obtain
agreement for
constructive so
eial action
compatible
with the just
aspirations of
every sincere
American."
The central
position has led
him, time, and
again, to em
phasize that "if
human rights
and freedoms
are to flourish,
govern ment
must operate
with its powers
sharply defin
ed and limited
by the govern
ed." "And unless
we understand
this," he has
warned, "t h e
American
dream may be
come the Amer.
ican night-mare."
doctrinaire extremes.
Growth Compared
panied by idle
ties for rapid
a man seems
ne is impatient
to produce more wealth.
Of course,
summed it up
nas seemed to flourish most.
Penetration Desire Shown
citizens, ana
And here,
wnere me progressive comes in.
a uta&
to comoat and
uiuery government.
. Demarcation Difficult
from too much
(Copyright, 1952,
vide a description of the thieves
An all points bulletin was
broadcast for the truck and resi
dents of mountain communities
were asked to remain particu
larly watchful for a discarded
safe which police said probably
had been blasted open and left
along some roadside.
Redfield, probably the world's
most anonymous millionaire,
had no suggestions to make
which might help solve the case.
He even had neglected to keep
a record of serial numbers on
the negotiable securities which
made up an estimated $2,000,000
of the loot, he said.
"I guess I'm pretty stupid,"
Redfield said.
"Good Reason"
Asked why he kept $3,000,000
SPORTS BULLETINS
Corvallis Norm Hanscom.
Medford, Saturday, took sec
ond place in the 148-pound di
vision of the Oregon . high
school wrestling tournament
here. Hanscom lost to Dean
Johnson, Klamath Falls, by one
point in the finals. He was the
only Medford wrestler to
place.
Grants Pass The . Grants
Pass Cavemen defeated Med
ford high school's basketball
team here Saturday night, 49
to 41. The loss threw Medford
out of a lie for first place in
the Big Four league and a
chance for a state tournament
berth, as Klamath - Falls
trounced Ashland, 49-29, at
Klamath Falls. Ed Bingham
took high point honors for
Medford and the game with 12
tallies, the same total as that
compiled by Dick James of the
Cavemen.
Progressive
Commerce Commission, the Securities and Ex
"We would have nothing but chaos if an indi
vidual radio station was not compelled to ob
and regulations laid down by
central body of recognized authority. The need
for anti-trust laws was found in the habit of con
centrated wealth to eliminate all competition and
then gain a relatively abjective power over the
lives of citizens, limited only by the need for the
product or service supplied by the resulting mo
These and many similar examples can be
cited by any high school graduate to show that
progress can be achieved only in the middle
ground, the center of the road between these two
Gen. Eisenhower has compared the growth
oi national organisms to that of men. There is a
period of youthful lustiness, freedom, accom
or excess resources and ODDortuni
increases in wealth. In this period
to prize initiative and enterprise;
with authority.
. Normally, a period of economic maturity fol
lows; later there appear the characteristics of old
age. Caution and respect for custom replace the
yenturesomeness and confidence of youth. Timid
ity induces concern lor division of wealth already
produced, rather than willingness to take risks
the fact is," Gen. Eisenhower has
for a friend, "that in the absence
of increasing production it becomes more and
more true that the job is to divide deficits rather
than wealth. We lose our faith, in growth, and
like the man in the Biblical parable', seek only to
hide our talent in the ground. Roughly, these are
the conditions in which bureaucracy which is
government run by an army of paid servants
"While we are certainly not yet to be classed
as old, either in age or in our characteristics, we
are no longer in the period of headlong adventure
and expansion. Government shows an increas
ing desire to penetrate into the private lives of
people ot iaitn in private initiative
and the efficiency of competition grow fearful of
tne developing signs that an inflated bureaucracy
is eager to 'take over'."
according to Gen. Eisenhower, is
ui me progressive, ' ne wrote, "is
break down concentrations of
power, of whatever kind or location, whenever
these unjustifiably or unnecessarily exercise au
thority over the lives and fortunes of men.
. "Stated in another way, the real progressive is
dedicated to the idea that there should be assured
to every-individual the greatest possible oppor
tunisms ior seu-aeveiopment .and advancement
spiritually, intellectually, economically. He should
be protected against injustice and unnecessary
domination, of whatever origin. This requires
Gen. Eisenhower, in the same letter, conceded
the difficulty of defining that exact line of de
marcation between necessary control and rules
of conduct on one hand, and unjustifiable seizure
oi power on the other.
"But in political governments," he added, "a
practicable, testing ground is found in a system
of periodic free elections, participated in by all
the individuals affected in the organization
"Already, in some instances, we are suffering
government or unwise govern
ment, wmie tne Daiance we seek is not easy to
find or to preserve, yet it is not difficult to iden
tify certain directions in which imbalance has
become acute. These, as progressives, we must
correct." .....
New York Herald Tribune Inc
:.)
i or so in the safe and snitracoc
in a bedroom closet, Redfield
said, "I know its difficult for
a person to understand, but I
do have a reason. I don't think
anything would be gained by
what it is but honestly, I do
have a very sound reason."
Redfield said business asso
ciates, including several mem
bers of the New York stock
exchange, had telephoned him
today seeking descriptions of the
stolen certificates, but he had
been unable to give them any
tangible information. -Tax
Men Interested .
In New York, no one in major
financial circles could be found
who ever had heard of Redfield.
. Internal Revenue Commission
er John B. Dunlap was asked
in Washington if the bureau was
interested in the Redfield
money.
"You're doggone right we're
interested," Dunlap said. "I
haven't been told about it offi
cially, but I'm sure our special
agent but there is looking into
it. We're always interested in
things like this."
Reno internal revenue offi
cials declined to make immedi
ate comment.
Hail Prevention
Arguments Heard
By Interim Group
The' Rogue Valley pear in
dustry and dry-land farmers
presented their arguments for
and against hail prevention ef
forts at a legislative interim
committee hearing held yes
terday in the Jackson county
courthouse. State Sen. Ben
Day, Gold Hill, presided.
Details of the hearing will
be found on page 5.
Richard Baize
Confesses Theft
Of Meter Funds
City Employee Accused
Of Embezzling $1,600
nicnara ri. Baize, an em
ployee of the public works
department of the city of
Medford. and a former police
sergeant here, pleaded guilty to
larceny by embezzlement Sat
urday. " ,
He was accused in a district
attorney's information of taking
some $1,600 in pennies and
nickels over a period of 25
months, when he was a police
sergeant in charge of parking
meter collection and repair. The
period covered was from Dec. 1,
1949, to Jan. 1, 1952, when he
transferred from the police
department to the public works
department. "
He waived indictment in the
circuit court, and Judge H. K.
Manna postponed sentencing in
order to allow him to retain an
attorney.
. Baize, whose home is at 38
Hawthorne street, is married
and the father of two junior
high school age children. He is
36. Police Chief Clatous Mc-
Credie said he has been under
suspicion for about two weeks,
when a sack - of pennies was
found buried in Hawthorne
park, just back of the Baize
residence.
buDsequent investigation re
pealed a steamer trunk in the
basement of the Baize house
more than half full of small
coins. By actual count it had
some $560 worth of pennies and
about $25 in nickels.
Baize was arrested at about
2:30 p.m. Friday by Chief Mc
Credie and Lt. Charles Cham
plain as he was working on
installing street markers at Main
and Bartlett streets.
Chief McCredie said Baize
had been unable to get rid of
most of the pennies he stole,
but had used the nickels to
make purchases through , mail
order houses in distant cities.
-Baize-waremocraticTipminee
for "' sheriff of Jackson county
in 1946, b e i n g defeated - by
Howard Gault in the general
election. .He was unopposed in
the primary election.
Reynaud Receives
DeGaullist Terms
For Cooperation
Paris (U.R) Gen. Charles de
Gaulle's "rally of the French
people" Saturday handed Paul
Reynaud a list of terms which
may include scrapping of the
European army plan, as the
price for participation in the gov
ernment Reynaud hopes to form.
De Gaulhst party leaders, after
talking with Reynaud, said they
were "essentially in accord" with
his attempts to rescue France
from its cabinet crisis and finan
cial ills through creation of a
national unity" government.
The De Gaullists -announced
their willingness to discuss the
possibility of joining a coalition
for the first time since the party
was organized, as the bank of
France warned that the state of
French finances leaves no time
for -political dallying.
May End Crisis
While the De Gaullist party's
support spurred hopes that Rey
naud could form a government to
end the nation's grave crisis, the
party's terms were expected to
be hard, if not impossible, for
Reynaud to accept.
The discussion of the DeGaull
ist party leaders with Reynaud
marked the first time since, the
party was founded in 1947 that
they had so much'as offered to
consider participation in any gov
ernment which they did not com
pletely control.
Terms Slated
But even before they entered
the conference with Reynaud,
the DeGaullists set their price
for participation or support. It
includes: Basic reform of polit
ical institutions and of the Con
stitution to permit a realignment
of parties; a revised foreign pol
icy, (the DeGaullists oppose the
European army . plan and the
Schuman plan for pooling. West
Europe s heavy industry); and
participation of all groups, in
cluding the Socialists, in Rey
naud's proposed "National Uni
ty" government.
Washington (U.PJ It will be
at least another 30 days before
President Truman discloses
whether he will run for. reelec
tion. ' X J "
He made that clear this week
when he announced he is going
to Key West, Fla., and will not
make any political announcer
ment while on vacation. "
lOiOOO -Stiideits'
laW '.'With Mag
HILALY NAMED TO HEAD
EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT
New Leader .Will
Seek Removal of
British Soldiers
Prosecution Aimed
In Corruption Cases
Cairo, Egypt, Sunday (U.R)
Naguib El Hilaly, chosen to
head Egypt's government after
the surprise resignation yester
day of Premier Aly M a h e r,
formed a cabinet early today
and promised to do his best to
preserve the country from "cha
os and destruction."
King Farouk completed the
formalities of the change of
government early today by sign
ing a decree making Hilaly
governor general of Egypt under
the martial law proclaimed
when Maher took office five
weeks ago.
In a formal letter of accept
ance, the new premier told theJ
king that he will "spare no
effort" to persuade Britain to
evacuate troops from the Suez
Canal zone and consent to Egyp
tian annexation of the Sudan.
Hilaly expressed confidence
that these aims which touched
off the recent, bloody dispute
between Egypt and Britain are
presently within reach.
He promised also to "combat
corruption.- and .maintain .. order
and security so" that the nation
will not again be exposed to
chaos and destruction." He prom
ised to prosecute persons respon
sible for corruption.
The administration will
henceforth be free from bribery,
partiality and favoritism in all
the country s affairs, including
government posts which have
been exploited by relatives. and
followers (of officials)," Hilaly
declared. - . . -
- Maher, in his letter of resigna
tion, complained that he "met
obstacles" when he sought to
combat corruption, raise living
standards, and achieve Egypt's
territorial aims. He gave no de
tails.
Maher's regime resigned after
a dispute with Farouk's private
cabinet over whether parliament
should remain in session during
talks on the Suez crisis with
British Ambassador Sir Ralph
Stevenson, which were to have
begun yesterday. The talks were
postponed indefintely.
King Farouk had authorized a
suspension of parliament in case
of opposition to a bill providing
$14 million damages for victims
of the Cairo riots on Jan. 26, but
the council of ministers said an
understanding had been reached
and that parliament would not
be suspended for that reason. .
Chinese Communists '
Admit Plague Rampant
Tokyo, Sunday (U.R) The
Peiping Communist radio . indi
rectly admitted today that plague
is rampant in North Korea. It
renewed its charge that the Al
lies are using "bacterioloeical
warfare.
. CANDIDATE Andrew . Haw
ver Talent, is one of the 'few
Democratic candidates seeking
election to major political office
in the county this year. Hawver
announced his candidacy for
county assessor recently.
THROWS HIS HAT IN Senator Richard B. Russell, Georgia
Democrat, meets with a delegation in Washington, D. C, repre
senting the Democratic state committee of Georgia. The group
bore a formal request that Russell make himself available for the
presidential nomination. A few hours later he announced his
candidacy for the presidential nomination. Left to right: Mrs. Iris
Blitch of Homerville, Ga. B. D. Murphy, Atlanta: Senator Russell;
Benton Odon of Atlanta, and Mrs. Julius Talmadge of Athens, Ga.
Grain Operators Charged
With Theft of CCC Grain
Toledo,--(U.R)-Three grain
operators were indicted Satur
day by a federal grand jury
on "charges they disposed of or
converted to their own use more
than 500,000 bushels of govern
ment-owned gram.
Ward Walton and Marion A
Ward, operators of the Syca
more, O., Mill & Supply Co.,
were named in a 13-count indict
ment that charged they "did wil
fully remove, dispose of or con
vert to their own use a total
of 257,486 bushels of corn stored
by the Commodity Credit Corp.,
as collateral for loans to farmers
under the price support pro
gram.
Clarence E. Davis, president
and manager of the Bryan Farm
ers Co-operative Grain & Sup
ply Co., was named in an indict
ment as "illegally removing, dis
posing of or converting 11,565
bushels of wheat pledged to the
company for the CCC."
False Statements
. All three were named in two
other indictments with making
false statement or claims in con
nection with CCC storage con
tracts Walton and Ward were indict
ed also for allegedly falsifying a
statement to the CCC asking the
government to pay storage
charges on grain. The indictment
added that the specified num
ber of bushels "were not in stor
age in said elevator."
Walton alone was charged in
still another indictment for dis
posing or converting 240,469
bushels of corn at Upper San
dusky, O., where he is. co-owner
of the Walton & Meyers Eleva
tor Co.
Davis was named in one . of
the indictments for making false
statements to the CCC "for the
purpose of influencing their ac-
Political Aspirants Have Five Days
Before Filing Deadline; Few Entered
Only five days remain in
which aspirants for political
office can file their candidacies
for nomination or election in the
May 17 primary election.
In Jackson county so far, there
have been few political filings
far less than on many occasions
in the past. There are five offices
which may go by default to an
nounced candidates unless oth
ers come forward by Friday."
Representatives Robert Root
and Ed Mann, both Republicans,
have announced they will seek
reelection.. No Democrats and
no other Republicans have filed.
Carter Unopposed
County Clerk George Carter,
a Republican, is ""unopposed so
far in both . the primary and
general elections in his bid for
reelection. ' .
Alf Mekvold is unopposed for!
aid Uorksrs
Kong IPoliee
ypl
tion.
The grand jury-said he
"reported his elevator had
capacity of 150,000 bushels
when as he well knew the actual
capacity was .83,989 bushels."
Davis is also charged with re
porting a warehouseman's net
worth of $180,412 when "the
net worth actually did not
exist."
On February 19, the U. S.
District Court Judge Frank L.
Kloeb granted the government
a temporary order restraining
the grain elevator operators
from liquidating their assets to
replace the missing government
owned grain.
Joseph Stecher, attorney rep
resenting the Sycamore opera
tors, said the gram in question
was stored in 1943 and 1949
and that the company reported
to the CCC in 1951 that the
grain was "shrinking and spoil
ing" 'and much of it had to be
dumped.
Seven-State Bus Tieup
Feared Late Saturday
San Francisco (U.R) A seven-
state tieup of Pacific Greyhound
lines bus service seemed im
minent Saturday night, as 3,500
AFL drivers and station em
ployees prepared to strike at
midnight.'
As the strike deadline neared.
negotiators of the company and
the AFL Motor Coach Employees
union reported they were unable
to come to an agreement. The
workers are asking wages in
creases, coupled with demands
for a' five-day, 40-hour week.
The threatened strike would
tieup PGL buses in California,
Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Arizona,
New Mexico and parts of Texas.
the non-partisan job of county
school superintendent.
Circuit Judge H. K. Hanna
has no opposition in his candid
acy for reelection to judicial
position No. 1 of the Jackson
Josephine county circuit court.
So far no Democrats have
filed for representative, district
attorney, county judge, county
clerk and county coroner. '
In the DA race, Incumbent
Paul Haviland is opposed by At
torney Walter Nunley; Judge J.
B. Coleman and Robert L.
Brantley are opposed in the
county judge race, and Coroner
Carlos Morris and Dr. M. P.
Vogel - have announced their
candidacies for coroner. All are
Republicans.
Two For Commissioner
: - County Commissioner L. G.
"Shy" Morthland is so far un
opposed in seeking the Republi
Communist Led
Demonstrators
Injure Fifteen
Two U. S. Diplomats
Forced To Flee Streets
Hong Kong, Sunday (U.R)
Ten thousand Communist-led
students and workers battled
British police and soldiers Sat
urday and injured more than 15
persons including two American
diplomatic officials.
The rioters set fire to official
vehicles and attacked a police
station. A senior police officer
said some 100 Chinese had been
arrested, and that additional ar
rests were likely.
Five of the injured were Euro
peans, including two European
police inspectors.
Injured Americans
The injured U. S. officials
were Jack Leach, United Slates
Information Service officer,
and Robert Ballantyne, U. S.
Vice Consul.
Leach, of Oklahoma City, had
minor head injuries but was not
admitted to the hospital. Ballan
tyne was admitted to a hosptial
for treatment of head injuries.
Leach said he and Ballantyne
were riding in a taxi along
Nathan road when they encoun
tered the demonstrators. About
30 persons, shouting slogans and
throwing stones, surged toward
the car.
The two men raced into a
nearby police station but not
before they were struck by
rocks.
In addition to 15 persons
treated at hospitals, numerous
others suffered minor injuries
but did not report for hospital
treatment.
The injured included Hong
Kong Deputy Police Commis
sioner A. C. MaxwelL
United States Navy officers
and enlisted men on shore leave
here were ordered back to their
ships as a precautionary mea
sure. A number of persons, most of
them reported to be Europeans
or Americans, were caught in
the surge of the mob and were
injured by flying stones and
clubs. They suffered superficial
cuts and bruises.
All British Army personnel
units and radio broadcasts
were ordered to return to their
warned all residents to stay off
the streets unless they had ur
gent business.
Protest Action
The youthful demonstrators
were protesting firm action by
this British crown colony gov
ernment in blocking the entry
to Hong Kong of a Chinese Com
munist Refugee Comfort mission.
The 31-man -mission was to
come here from tamon wun
the proclaimed purpose of pro
viding relief for about 20,000
Chinese made homeless by a fire
last November in the refugee
colony of Tungtau. Local Com
munist leaders had made prepar
ations for a big welcome for the
Red mission.
Douglas for President
Petitions Signed by 750
Portland iu.pj More than
750 persons have signed peti
tions to place the name of Su
preme Court Justice William O.
Douglas on the Democratic presi
dential primary ' ballot in Ore
gon, Reuben G. Lenske, Port.
land attorney said here Satur
day.
can nomination for reelection.1
Only Democratic candidate for
the post is Loyd W. Whitney,
Jacksonville.
Ralph Sweeney, long-t i m e
Democratic county treasurer, is
alone in the primary race, al
though Republican H. F. Cope
filed Friday for nomination as
GOP candidate.
The county assessor's job has
the most candidates. They are
W. P. Tucker and R. G. Fowler,
Republicans, and Andrew Haw
ver, unopposed for the Demo
cratic nomination.
The filing deadline Friday
also applies to all candidates for
jobs as precinct committeemen,
and committeewomen of - both
parties. They are now elected in
the primary election.
April 15 is the last day on
which residents may register to -vote
in the primary election.