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Short Campaign Talks
By Candidates Feature
Lions Club Appe
' The two candidates for clerk
of Jackson county were guests
of honor at a "candidates' night"
meeting of the Medford and Cra
ter Lions clubs las night. Other
candidates fortoffice including
governor and U.S. congressman
also were guests and spoke
briefly. ' v
Joseph K. Carson Jr., Demo
cratic candidate for governor,
outlined his background as an
6 f f i c e-seeker, and - discussed
briefly some of the problems fac
ing the state, including a pros
pective state deficit of some
$36,000,000 and the lack of as
surance of industrial develop
ment. ' - - '
; He emphasized the preserva
tion of national resources, the
provision of something to re
place lumber employment when
timber becomes . more scarce,
and the development of trans
portation facilities ' in south-
VOTER MATERIALS READIED
Distribution of election ma
Serial and pouches to Jackson
- county's 94 precincts started
.-this morning. Sheriff Howard
Gault said. Booths for the Nov.
7 2 election will be set up Mon
? day, according to the sheriff.
Sheriff's deputies will be on
' duty in both Medford and Ash
;land election day to provide
' any assistance required by
election boards. The sheriff's'
an? county clerk's offices will
remain open all day Nov. 2,
', and the sheriff's office will be
, open all night to receive the
. ; pouches from the various
'- precincts. 7
western Oregon as chief among
the problems. . . ; -Shows
Assay Charts . ..
- Charles O. Porter, Eugene at
torney and Democratic candi
date for congress, was introduc
ed and showed assay charts in
connection with the Al Serena
mining claim case which he has
mentioned frequently in his
campaign for office.
He also : expressed his belief
that all candidates should cam
paign in a free and open matter,
debating with their "opponents
telling the voters where they
stand on issues, appearing on
the same platform with their
opponents, and answering all
questions. '
Porter also said he advocates
legislation which would make,
it possible for candidates to ap
pear before the voter?, so that
they could be compared as to
qualifications and abilities.
Ellsworth Not Present
Congressman Harris E 1 1 s
worth, Porter's Republican op
ponent who was scheduled to be
at the meeting, did not appear.
Local candidates who were
introduced, and who said only
a few words of greeting, includ
ed Howard Gault, Republican
candidate for reelection as sher
iff; Ed Mann, unopposed Repub
lican for reelection to the legis
lature; Chester Wendt, Republi
can candidate for county-commissioner;
Paul Selby, candidate
for mayor of Medford, and Car
los Morris, Republican candidate
for county coroner.
. The two honof guests were
Mrs. Bereth P. Hopkins, county
clerk the Republican candidate
for that office, and Cecil Nor
ris, the Democratic candidate.
Norris' remarks were concern
ed mostly with the "political
monopoly" Republicans have
held in Oregon for many dec
ades, "particularly , in Jackson
county." The last Democratic
county clerk was elected in
1902, Norris said, and the last
man to hold the office was first
elected 20 years ago. Mrs. Hop
kins was appointed to succeed
him "under the spoils system,
Norris said.
Cites Campaign Costs
. He said that in 1952, Republl
ran a an pnt 11 times as much
money in the campaign as the
Democrats, and spent more in
Jackson county alone than the
Democrats spent in the entire
state. He cited increased un
emnlnvment and the loss of
population and industrial devel
opment to Washington and Cal
ifornia as reasons for voting for
Democratic candidates.
Mrs. Hopkins described the
tnany duties which go with the
job of clerk-recorder in Jackson
county. These include record
keeping and preparation for the
district, county and circuit
courts; recording and filing of
all county papers, handling vir
tually everything concerned
with elections, sale and record
ing of all types of license, prep
aration of the budget, and many
other chores.
'Hub' of Government
The Job is the "hub of the
county government," she stated,
and requires good deputies who
know their Jobs. She said the
present staff in the clerk's office
is "one of the finest any one
could have," with a feeling of
harmony on the Job.
She agreed with Morris that
arance
the job' should be -non-political,
and that candidates should be
elected on their qualifications.
She said she had enjoyed the
work, and hoped to be elected
to put into effect plans she has
made for added improvements
in the efficiency of the office, -
Ernest Kennedy, Lions pro
gram chairman, introduced the
candidates. Bob Dames, presi
dent of the Medford Lions club,
presided.
Minnesota Senator
Here for Cordon;
Form Truth Squad'
U. S. Sen. Edward Thye (R-
Minn.) arrived in Medford by
private plane this morning to
campaign on behalf of Sen. Guy
Cordon in his battle for reelection.-
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The Minnesota senator was
met at the airport by Med ford's
Mayor D. L. Flynn, Don McNeil,
secretary-manager of the Jack
son County Chamber of Com
merce, and E. A. Littrell, un
opposed Republican candidate
for state representative. , -
'Truth Squad' ' ,, -.x
Thye is one of seven senators
from out-ofrstate who have or
ganized what they call a "truth
squad" to support Cordon.'! They
fanned out through the state
this morning for speaking en
gagements, and -will gather in
Portland this evening for a
"truth panel" meeting at Reed
college, to be conducted by ex
State Sen. Phil Hitchcock.
Senator , Thye addressed . a
luncheon gathering at the Jack
son hotel at noon, attended ' by
some 25 or 30. persons. Hs was
also scheduled to give brlel ra
dio addresses this afternoon on
stations KYJC and KMED.
Other visiting senators includ
ed Arthur Watkins, Utah; Frank
Carlson, Kansas; Frederick
Payne, Maine; George Malone,
Navada; Frank Barrett, Wyom
ing, and Herman Welker, Idaho.
Democrats Speak
On the Democratic side. Sena
tors Henry M. Jackson and War
ren G. Magnuson, both of Wash
ington, were to appear in the
northern part of the state today
on behalf of Richard L. Neuber-
ger, who is opposing Senator
Cordon.
Sen. Wayne Morse (I-Ore.) was
also to speak in Portland on be
half Of Democratic candidates.
Cordon was to speak in Port
land, and Neuberger scheduled
talks on two television stations
in Portland to reply to Vice
President Richard Nixon's ' re
marks Tuesday night.
Provoo Faces New
Trial for Treason
Baltimore (U.R) John Da
vid Provoo, former Army ser
geant convicted of collaborting
with the. enemy while in a
World War II Japanese prison
camp, faces a new trial on trea
son charges.
Provoo was sentenced to life
in prison following his first con-
vicition but the New York U. S.
Court of Appeals set the verdict
aside. It said he should have
been tried here instead of New
York. The court also said Pro
voo was improperly examined
by government attorneys.
The government took the case
before a special Grand Jury in
Baltimore rather than appeal to
a higher court.
Income Tax Envelope Stripe
May Not Be
Washington (U.R) Tax law
experts said today the Internal
Revenue Service's plan to indi-,
cats' a taxpayer's income by col
ored stripes on his instruction
form envelope is probably not
a 'federal law violation.
They conceded that under the
law, it is a crime for any offi
cial of the service to disclose the
amount or source of a taxpayers
income to anyone not authorized
to receive such data by law.
Doesn't Disclose Exact Income
But they said the service's
present plan would not disclose
a taxpayer's exact income and,
as such, comes within a twilight
section of the law. As such, they
said, the agency's lawyers prob
ably had justification for allow
ing' the practice.
The service announced its
new procedure last week. Under
its operation, envelopes bearing
income tax instruction sheets
sent to taxpayers with incomes
ol $10,000 or over this year will
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Eisenhower Slates
Washington Talk,
Four-State Flight
Tour Designed To
Bolster Candidates .;
Washington (U.R) Presi
dent Eisenhower will make a
major political speech here to
night and then fly into four cru
cial states tomorrow to beef up
the GOP's final drive for victory
Nov. 2.
The President is expected to
appeal tonight for support of
Republican congressional can
didates by independent voters.
He . addresses the Citizens for
Eisenhower committee, a group
which is asking those who voted
for Mr. Eisenhower in 1952 to
vote for GOP candidates in Tues
day's midterm election.
12 Crowded Hours
.' 'The White House disclosed
that the President will pack to
morrow's aerial campaigning
into 12 crowded hours. He will
leave National Airport here at
7:25 a.m. (EST) aboard the pres
idential plane the Columbine.
By the time he returns to the
airport at 7:40 p.m. (EST) - he
will have addressed audiences
at Cleveland, Detroit, Louisville,
Ky., and Wilmington, Del. '
Crucial States
In all of the four states Re
publican candidates have been
reported in particularly tight
races.
Mr. Eisenhower said he is ma
king tomorrpw's tour in. an ef
fort to stimulate a heavy turn
out of voters on election day,
. He will speak at the airport
at each stop except Detroit.
There he will drive to the tseart
of the city and make his speech
from the City Hall steps fac
ing Cadillac square. "
The White House did not ex
plain the decision to maker the
downtown appearance at . De
troit. -It, was assumed that one
reason is the fact that the air
port is. more than 15 miles from
the center Of the city. v.
Power Cooperative
Protests Cordon Link
Boise (U.R) The Oregon
Electric Cooperative Association
last night issued a statement
protesting "attempt to associ
ate it with an endorsement of
Sen. Guy Cordon (R-Ore.), now
campaigning for reelection."
Lee Woodin, president of the
cooperative group who is attend
ing a. region-wide cooperative
meeting here, said the Oregon
Public Power Committee, "a
self-styled public power commit
tee for Cordon," included in its
membership Clarence Belnap,
one time president of the state
cooperative association.
"The 33,000 members of the
Oregon State Cooperative Asso
ciation cannot object to Mr. Bel
nap personally supporting Mr.
Cordon if he so wishes," Woodin
said. "We do object strenuously
to Mr. Belnap and the committee
using Mr, Belnap's former con
nection with the state associa
tion in his endorsement.
Patterson Praises State
Employees in Fund Drive
Salem (U.R) Gov. Paul L.
Patterson gave a pat on the back
to state employees today for go
ing over the top in a big way in
the United Fund drive. .
State workers, he said, have
subscribed 122 per cent of their
quota, with more contributions
to come. They have contributed
$2,687 to date.
Law Violation
bear a yellow streak. Those with
incomes of $10,000 or less will
get a red-streaked envelope.
The stripes will appear on the
outside of the envelopes clearly
visible to postmen and to all
who handle them.
Useful Information
The plan was devised to en
able the service's employees to
decide at a glance whether or
not the taxpayer should be sent
a-form for estimating his income
tax for 1955.
But the stripe also will enable
anyone seeing the envelope to
know in what Income bracket
the particular taxpayer falls.
This would provide extremely
useful information to salesmen
and creditors. It aho might an
tagonize taxpayers who like to
keep their private business pri
vate. An Internal Revenue source
said the colored stripes may be
taken off the envelopes next
year.
MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1954
Ernest Hemingway Named Winner
Of Nobel Prize for Literature
Stockholm (U.R) Ernest
Hemingway, who brought clip
ped clarity to a -generation of
American letters with savage
tales of bulls, bitterness and
bravery, today won the 1954 No
bel prize for literature with his
gentle story of a noble old man
and a fish.
His short, . quiet tale titled
"The Old Man And The Sea,"
convinced the Swedish Academy
of Literature Hemingway merit
ed the coveted ' award because
of the "idealistic tendencies" of
his new. work, where for years
it had by-passed his - powerful
stories."'"'
Fifth American Winner -
The 18 judges of the academy
announced that the .56-year-old
he-man novelist had become the
fifth American winner in the
half-century since the ' Nobel
prize for literature .was created.
Americans who won the prize
before him were Sinclair Lewis,
Eugene O'Neill, Pearl Buck and
William Faulkner. .,
But probably none of the ear
lier winners influenced modern
American literature 'with the
power of Hemingway.
Up' to this year he had, how
ever, been a perennial loser in
the search for an "ideal" with
his epics of virile pride and pas-
Bonanza Airlines
Offers To Purchase
Southwest Airways
Washington (U.R) A Bonanza
Airlines official said today his
company: is ready to buy South
west Airways at a price to be
set: by the Civil-. Aeronautics
Board or "by arbitration." " i"
G. Robert ' Henry, Bonanza
vice-president and general coun
sel, made the offer in testimony
at a hearing on Southwest's ap
plication for renewal of its op
erating certificate for routes in
California and Southern Oregon.
Oao. of Four Offers
Henry said the "Purchase of
assets" proposal was one of four
his company, offered to - ac
complish merger of the two
routes. He said the offer ex
cluded a fleet of Martin planes
recently purchased by South
west. The other offers involved in-
stock exchanges on the basis of
new stock.
The stock exchanges would
give Southwest stockholders a
valuation of $1.92 on their
shares, Henry said. He said that
is above their present, market
price. . -
Bonansa Wants Control - n
Bonanza would insist In all
the proposals on having control
of the merged company. Henry
said Southwest in making a
merger offer two years ago said
that "control is not an issue,
although the proposal would
have given Southwest control.
The Southwest proposal would
have given Bonanza stockholders
lers than 50 per cent of the value
of their stock, he said. I
Southwest, operating under a
five-year certificate, is asking
for a permanent certificate or,
failing that, for a 10 or 15 year
term.
Highway Pavement,
Job Finish Slated
Efforts will be made to apply
as much top coating on High
way 99 north of Medford during
the winter as weather conditions
will allow, W. B. Merrill, resi
dent state highway engineer,
said this morning.
It is not known whether. the
ufoject can be completed this
winter, he said, but more work
on finishing will be attempted
than previously announced. Ear
lier, he stated that most of the
paving yet to be done -would be
postponed until spring.
The new section of highway
from Willow Springs over Black
well hill la completed, and will
be opened for travel tonight,
Merrill said.
Radio Highlights
President Eisenhower and
Ssn. Wayne Morse (Ind.-Or.)
will be heard over local radio
stations tonight. Mr. Eiin
hower't address from Wash
ington will be heard over
i KMED (1440 kc) at 6:30 p.m.
and over KYJC (1230 kc) at
9:30 p.m. Sen. Morse will be
beard over KYJC at 7 p.m.
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ERNEST HEMINGWAY
Wins Coveted Award '.-.
sion In the face of futility, con
tained in such widely acclaim
ed works as "The Sun Also Ris
es,", "A Farewell To Arms," and
"For Whom The Bell Tolls." :.
The Nobel award means that
the hard-living American, whose
wife calls him "poppa" and who
likes the title "champ," will be
Five Powers Set for
Disarmament Talks
United Nations, N.' Y. (U.R)
The stage waa set today for
private disarmament negotia
tions among the world s, five
major-atomic powers.
The United Nations main politi
cal committee voted unanimous
ly yesterday to recommend that
the disarmament commission set
un a subcommittee comprising
the United States,-. Russia,
Britain, France and Canada to
discuss arms reduction and the
prohibition of nuclear weapons.
Nationalist China Dissents
By a 58 to 1 vote, with Na
tionalist 1 China . the lone dis
senter, the committee voted to
send to the five-power group
India's proposal for an im
mediate truce" pending agree
ment on a disarmament treaty.
It did not pass the merits of
the Indian proposal.
Benson Sympathizes
With Sender of Eggs
. Kansas City, Mo. U.R) The
irate Nebraska farm wife who
shipped Secretary of Agriculture
Ezra T. Benson 5,193 eggs to buy
him "a one-way ticket back to
Salt Lake City," has .the secre
tary's sympathy, he said here
today. ' ' '-.
Benson, here to promote the
congresional campaign of Rep.
Jeffrey P. Hillelson, (R-Mo.),
hadn't heard previously about
the eggs nor Mrs. Arthur Peter
son, but he told reporters he
"will be very happy to see Salt
Lake City when my job is -finished."
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He said he was "in deep sym
pathy" with the entire poultry
industry in its current problems.
Rain Needed Before
Fire Season Ends
The fire season, will not be
ended Oct. 31 unless there is a
general rainfall before then, de
spite earlier reports from Salem,
District State Forest Warden
Ted Maul said this morning.
Fair weather has dried out
woods to a hazardous state again
he explained. All slash burning
may be done only by permission,
he added, and forest department
inspectors are checking to see
that all fires are burned under
permits.
If conditions become . much
worse, it may be necessary to
put lookouts back at their sta
tions and possibly to stop burn
ing. Maul added. -
Ex-Corvallis Athlete
Kilfed in Philippines
.Corvallls (U.R) Lt. Johnny
Hearden, former Corvallis high
fchool basketball star, was
killed in the crash of a jet plane
near Clark field in the Philip
pines, relatives here were in
forme dtoday.
Rearden played on the Cor
vallis high school team that won
the state title several years ago
and later lettered in baseball at
Oregon StaU College.
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iJUNE
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Price 5c No. 190
invited to travel from his ranch
in Cuba to Stockholm on Dec.
1Q to receive the $35,066 award
from Sweden's King Gustaf Ad
olf. Havanna, Cuba (U.R) Am
erican Novelist Ernest Heming
way, on learning he had won
the 1954 Nobel prize for ' his
book "The Old Man And The
Sea," said today he wrote the
book "because I was broke."
"I am very pleased and very
proud to receive the Nobel prize
for literature," Hemingway tojd
a Havana press conference.
But he said he would be un
able to go to Stockholm in De
cember to receive the prize; in
person because of medical treat
ments he is undergoing for in
juries suffered in two African
air crashes in" January of this
year.
Hemingway said he will use
the prize money, $35,066, "first
to pay my . debts." , .
- Asked how much they amoun
ted to, ho said, "roughly $8,000."
-N "The rest of it," he said, "I
am going to use as. intelligently
as i can. :-; .
Hemingway was very serious
and obviously deeply moved
when he learned of the award.
The resolution calling for es
tablishment of the subcommittee
originally introduced by Canada,
quickly was supported by the
U. S., Britain and France. Last
Frlaay, Russia agreed to- Join
the others in co-sponsoring the
measure. v : t-- 7--
The five also sponsored the
resolution to send India's pro
posal to the subcommittee.
It was the first East-West
aereemcnt on anv disarmament
resolution since 1946.
Findings in Uilman
Case To Be Speeded
Baker (U.R) Oregon Real
Estate Commissioner Ragnor
Johnson said he will hand down
his findings in the charges
against Al Uilman "as soon as
possible." . s
Uilman, second district Demo
cratic congressional candidate,
has been charged with "bad
faith" and "improper dealings"
in a 1947 real estat etransaction.
The Baker real estate , man
was cleared of more serious
chaiges ' of making substantial
misrepresentation concerning the
1947 deal and of incompetent,
untrustworthy, dishonest, or
fraudulent dealings at a hear
ing Into the case which con
cluded here last night. ' .
Still left as the main Issue,
however, was why the real es
tate firm of E. F. Curfman and
Uilman permitted an earnest
money receipt and loan appli
cations sent to the Federal Hous
ing Administration and Veterans
Administration to show $6800 as
purchase price of a home, by
Fcrrin M. Woll when actual
price was $77.50.
Election Slates' Completed
With candidate filing deadlines
past, the city ballots for four
more Jackson county communi
ties were completed this week.
Central Point Residents of
Central Point will vote on 12
candidates for 8 positions, and
one ballot measure.
The measure is on whether a
fire hall and library building
should be constructed, in place
of the present separate struc
tures at a cost not to exceed
$20,000.
In the mayor's race, Incumbent
Don.Burclson will opopse Don
Faber.
There are eight council candi
dates for three positions: E. R.
Yocum, Thomas V. Thomas, E.
J. Taylor, Donald J. Braun, Har
ry Tonn, D. Donald Turner, O.
W. Panter and M. C. Gleason.
Incumbent Recorder Arden
Plnkham and Treasurer Edward
Jones are unopposed.
Talcnt Ten candidates have
filed for Talent city offices.
There are nine positions.- .
Incumbent mayor Keith Thore
son will oppose Ellsworth Lee
Garland.
There are six council candi
dates for six position; Incum
rORFCAST: ' Continued fair
with mild afturnuoni tnd
chilly mornings, rfttcneg of
- morning fog. Low tonight IT.
High FrtiUy St.
. Temp.
Highnt TfeiWriliT ..... II
Lowttt this Morning ...... It
Relief Agencies
Speed Help to
Southern Italy
American Planes Set
Stage for Airlift :
Salerno, Italy (U.R) Ameri
can military and civilian relief
agencies went into action today
to speed relief to the area of
Southern Italy where floods have
inflicted a reported toll of 500
dead or missing.
Thousands of persons were
made homeless by the surprise
floods that struck this resort
town and eight other communi
ties along the famed Amalfi
coast Tuesday following all-night
rains which , poured torrents
down' steep mountain slopes.
Airlift Stage Set
In response to the promise of
aid chief, Harold Stassen, planes
help by the American foreign
of the U. S. Air Force and Navy
went to work setting the stafie
for an airlift of emergency sup
plies, Vietrl Sul Mare,' a town of
4000 population, had 48 known
dead and 100 still missing. There
were 98 dead in Salerno, whose
population is 42,000. :
Rescue workers still were un
covering bodies buried in the
washed down mud and wreck
age. Road and direct train com
munications were cut from the
north and south. . . , v
American Ambassador Clare
Boothe Luce cancelled a trip to
Sardinia and said she would fly
to Naples and then proceed into
the Salerno area to .determine
the - extent of American aid
needed. ' . .
Truck Is Smashed
By Welder ol Ax.
One or more men wielding
an ax have almost destroyed a
fiat-bed rack truck parked at
the side of Pleasant Creek rd.,
in the Wimer area during the
past few days, sheriff s deputies
said this morning. 1
Almost all breakable parts of
the truck, owned by Chester Z.
Bell, route 1, box 161, Gold Hill,
have been smashed by repeated
blows from an ax with a three
inch blade, investigating officers
reported.
Fourteen holes were smashed
in the radiator,- and the head
lights, windows, carburetor, coil,
brakeline, battery, and the top
of the cab were also ruined.
A nearby cabin was "shot up"
apparently by hunters, deputies
said, but no connection between
the two acts of vandalism has
been established. .
Three Family Members
All in-Same Hospital
. v Tha three members of the'
Richard Dorn family, 778
Marshall ave are confinad to
Community - hospital. Dorn
was taken to the hospital
Tuesday after being struck by
a car while working as a tran
sit man for the state highway
department.
Mrs. Dorn the next day gave
. birth to the couple's first
child, a daughter. The Infant
weighed 9 pounds, 3'a ounces
and has been named Patricia
Diane.
bents Richard Bradford, 10
Jacobs, Wayne Relchsteln and
Rudy Conner, and James C.
Henry and Clarence. W, Cooper
Jr.
Incumbent Recorder Nona Mc
Abce and Treasurer Cedric
Schrafe Jr. are unopposed for
their offices.
Cold Hill Six candidates
have filed in Gold Hill for five
city offices. Two proposed char
ter amendments will be on the
ballot. .
There are two candidates for
the office of mayor: Alva E. Cook
and Thomas Harry Smith.
The three council candidates
for the same number of positions
are Charles B. Bell, Floyd G.
Lance and Carl G. Whitford.
Ferd W. Jones, recorder-treasurer,
Is unopposed for reelection.
One charter amendment would
establish a new contract limit
before advertising for bids Is re
quired. The present limit of $300
would be Increased to $1,000.
The other provides for setting
an earlier filing deadline and
changing the number of signa
tures required on a nominating
petition. New filing dates would
be not less than 30 nor more
than 60 days before the election.
Possible Soviet ,
Counter Moves
Also Explored
Three Days of Talks
Slated by Chancellor
Washington (U.R) Chancel
lof Konrad Adeuauer and top
American officials opened talks
today . on . Germany a rearma
ment, the chances of its eventual
unification, and possible Russian
counter moves, v
The rugged. 79-year-old West
German leader arrived here lata
Wednesday for three days of con
ferences with President Elsen
hower, Secretary of Slate John
Foster Dulles and other XX, S.
officials. . : A."f ' : .
His schedule today called for
a lengthy meeting with Dulles
this morning and a half-hour
private talk with Mi. Eisenhow
er this afternoon. The President
also invited him to lunch at the .'
White House. ,.
Informed sources said the
statesman planned to explore
the' possibility of Russia ever .
releasing its grip on East Ger- .
many to permit the country's :
unification; Most experts doubt
it ever would but some' believe -the
Allied agreement on Ger
man rearmament may Induce it
to make a gesture in this direc
tion. ?.--?.,.
In this connection, the con
ferees also expected to discuss
when , and under what circum
stances the West should agree to
new cold war talks with Russia.
Mr. Eisenhower told his news
conference Wednesday that now
is not the time but that he would
be willing later if Russia shows
signs of sincerity.
European Unity Major Subject
Another major subject at the
talks was allied action to pro
mote European unity. . Among
other things, the conferees'
planned to review . the ratifica
tion propects of the recent Paris
agreements on Germany. :
The question of unfreezing
some $500,000,000 In German
assests in this country and the
signing of a treaty of friendship
and commerce Friday also were
on the agenoa. . . . ' --.
U. S. Havy Said ; :
'Colossal Force'
London U.R The United
States has "the largest peacetime
fleet ever maintained by any
country" but Soviet Russia is
building fast and now has twice
as many submarines', the 1954-55
edition of Jane's Fighting Ships
said today.
The autoritatlve naval publics
tlon said the U. S. Navy at pres
ent is a "colossal fighting force
equal to all the major navies of
the world put together."
But it warned that this pro
vided no room for complacency,
since Russia has an estimated 370
to 400 submarines in commission
and is building 90 more snorkel
equipped undersea craft. Amer
ica has 200 and Britain, has 57
In commission. '
A U. S. Navy statement issued
last Sept. 5 estimated Soviet
submarine strength then at only
350. Jane's estimate was 'up 30
from last year.
Jane s noted that the u. S.
Navy "appears to be adopting
new technological advances
somewhat more rapidly than any
other."
DOW-JONES AVERAGES
New York (U.R) Dow-
Jones final stock averages; 30
Industrials 354.50, off 1.17; 20
railroads 118.62, off 0.54; 15 ut
ilities 58.28, off . 0.17, and 05
stocks 130.38, off 0.47. Sales to
day were about 2,190,000
shares, compared with 2,030,000
shares traded yesterday. '
in Four Towns
The present deadline is seven
days before election. A total of
20 legal voters would be re
quired for nomination, instead of
a percentage of those voting in
the last general election.
Butte Falls A charter amend
ment 4o establish a new tax base
and 10 candidates for 9 city of
fices will be on the Butte Falls
city ballott next Tuesday. -
The measure will be whether
the city shall Increase Its tax
base from $1,243.40 to a new
total of $5,680. A similar meas
ure was defeated in the primary
election this ycarv The election
to establish a new base is al
lowed under recent state legisla
tion In order to obtain adequate
operating budgets, now allowed
only by special election, due to
the 6 per cent Increase limita
tion. Incumbent Mayor F. E. Poole
will oppose Estclle Curtis.
Six persons filed for the six
council posts: Claude Curtis,
Charles Ferguson, Bruce Ed
Pringle and Incumbents John
Henshaw, Keith Scott and Lloyd
Tungate. '
Incumbent Recorder Klzzle
Edmondson and Treasurer Er
nest W, Smith are unopposed.
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