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eJiifcTRIBUNE Medford United Preaa Full Leased Wire Full Leased Wire 49th Year 18 Pages , MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1 954 Price 5c No. 195 . f - United Preso S)(S1(0)I mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm mvmuMMMmmmmmmimmmmimmmmmmmmim """""""""""KJW Republicans Lose Six Governorships Washington (U.R) Republicans and Democrats battled vote by vote today in a historical contest for control of the Senate. The Democrates captured the House with seats to spare and won six governorships away from the Republicans in an election so crammed with surprises and close races that it was unparalleled in the history of recent mid-term contests. The big excitement was in the Senate race. The Republicans took a razor-thin lead in New Jersey which, if it stood up, could make the new Senate with Republicans 48, Dem ocrats 47, Independent 1. Official Recount Necesary in New Jersey But the Jersey margin for Republican Clifford P. Case over Democratic Charles R. Howell was so small that an official recount will be necessary to prove the outcome. United Press tabulations showed the Democrats had definitely elected 22 senators and Republicans 13. In three close and still not final races the Republicans led in two, the Democrats in nine. A new senator elected by the Republicans was Rep. George H. Bender who defeated the Democratic incumbent Sen. Thomas A. Burke in Ohio. With holdovers, if that trend were continued, and if Independ ent Wayne Morse voted with the Democrats as he has promised, the division for organization of the Senate would be 48-48. Vice President Richard M. Nixon would cast the deciding tie-breaking vote to give the Republicans control. In the House race, the United Press count showed the Demo crats had won 228 seats, 10 more than they need to control. Mr. Eisenhower had fought hard in the closing days and hours of the campaign for all- Republican control of Congress He had predicted that a Demo cratic victory would lead to a "cold war" between Congress and the executive resulting in chaos. Reminded of these pre-election remarks, the President said they were too strong and he now regrets them. Five Crucial Slales The battle for control of the Senate centered in five crucial contests. Here was the situation, state by state, ' in the breath taking climax: Michigan: Democrat Patrick V. McNamara defeated Sen. Ho mer Ferguson (R-Mich.), with 887,309 votes to 884,177 on re turns from 39994 of 4779 pre cincts. Many of the remaining votes were in the Detroit area where McNamara is strongest. A Omo: George UTiiender (," led Sen. Thomas A. Burke (D) l,228,8lt to 1,215,980 in returns' from 11,098 of 11,347 precincts. Recount Is Certain New Jersey; A recount was certain, which Charles R. How ell, (D), holding a 341-vote lead1 on the basis of incomplete re turns. Howell had 855,908 to 855,567 for Clifford P. Case (R). Montana: Sen. James E. Mur ray (D) had 92,121 to 89,462 for Wesley A. D'Ewart (R), on re turns from 849 of 1094 precincts. , There had been another doubtful Senate race in Wyom ing but Democrats pulled that one out of the fire by electing former Sen. Joseph C. O'Mahon ey. Democrats Win House In the House, United Press tabulations gave the Democrats 228 seats, an absolute majority with eight seats to spare. Re publicans had elected 184 House members at that hour. Republi cans were leading in 18 and Democrats in seven other con tests. If this trend continued, the new House would divide: Democrats 233, Republicans 202, a Democratic gain of 21. Democrats had definitely won 17 Republican House seats, three in Pennsylvania, three in Illinois; two in Missouri, including for mer President Truman's home district; and one each in Dela ware, Indiana, Maryland Massa chusetts, Michigan, New York, Wisconsin, Virginia, and West Virginia. In addition they picked up the Ohio seat of Independent Rep. Frazier Reams. Republicans had won four "Democratic seats, one each in Florida, Kansas, Ohio, and Texas. Rep. Sam Rayburn of Texas will be speaker in the 84th Con gress, the third time he has occupied that post. House com mittee chairmanships will be re stored to Democrats. Vila! Governorships Democratic House gains were scattered in the East, Midwest and West. But if there was an uprising against the Eisenhower agricultural policies, it certainly ' was not uniform. The tall corn state of Iowa voted Democratic Sen. Guy M. Gillette out of the Senate in favor of Republican Rep. Thomas E. Martin, whose campaign slogan was "Give Ike a Republican Congress. The hardest Democratic blows fell on governors. . Gubernatorial returns . spot lighted several Democrats as likely presidential nomination timber two years from now. Av . erell Harriman, who denies such : ambitions, became a Democratic presidential factor by his sur prise defeat of Sen. Irving M. Ives, Republican, for governor of New York. Gov. Frank J. Lausche was re elected in Ohio to a fifth term, surely enough to give him con siderable claim on Democratic attention in 1956, although he professes lack of interest. Williams in Michigan Young and wealthy G. Men nen Soapy Williams also invited a second ( look from interested Democrats by -winning a fourth gubernatorial term in big Mich igan. GOP National Chairman Leon ard W. Hall conceded the House of Representatives to the Demo crats. Hall remained confident that the Republicans would or ganize the next Senate: On the other hand, Democratic National Chairman Stenhen A. Mitchell said that "we are least naif way back to the White House." Rayburn Says Demos To Tackle Inequities Bonham, Tex. 1-4U.R) House Democratic leader , Sam '., Ray burn, due to become speaker in the 84th. Congress, said his party will try to "iron out" the farm program and tax "inequities" and work for a non-partisan for eign policy. Rayburn was reelected to his 22nd term-in Congress without opposition.. In a statement issued at his ranch near here, Rayburn said "We'll try to make the farm pro gram more serviceable to farmers."' "We'll look the tax structure over and iron out any inequit ies," he said. "We'll make a tax bill that will be fair to all people." "We shall be for a strong for eign policy and we'll try to make it a non-partisan policy.' California Scientist Nobel Prizewinner Stockholm, Sweden (U.P.) Dr. Linus Pauling, brilliant 53-year-old California Institute of Technology scientist who has been accused by Sen. Joseph R McCarthy of being a "Commu nist fronter" today won the 1954 Nobel prize' for chemistry, The Swedish Academy of Sci ence gave the $35,066 award and the great prestige that goes with it to Pauling for his research into the hidden force that glues together the building blocks of matter. With the prize goes an invita tion to the scientist to travel to Stockhold Dec. 10 to receive the honors in person. Roundup of Cities' Election Here is a roundup of election results in Jackson county com munities other than Medford: Voters in Ashland yesterday retained Dick Neill as mayor. Successful council candidates were Dave Kerr, Ken Jones, Dr. B." A. Cope, John Billings and Harry Morres. John Austin was reelected recorder and Paul Fin nell won the treasurer's office. Jean Eberhart was named park commissioner. Residents approv ed a proposal for increased salaries for mayor and council men, a street intersection amend Weather FORECAST: Considerable low cloudinest late tonight and Thursday morning. Partly cloudy Thursday afternoon. Low tonight 40. High Friday 61. Temp. Highest Yesterday SS Lowest this Morning - 44 Miller New Mayor; Dog Bill Defeated; Manager Plan OK'd City Councilman Earl Miller yesterday was elected mayor of Medford for a two-year term. He will take office next January, succeeding outgoing Mayor Dia mond L. Flynn, who has served for three terms. Miller, a Ward II councilman since 1949, was elected by a sub stantial plurality. The figures are Miller, 3,038; Councilman Paul Selby, 2,321; Clayton Lew is, 1,407. Medford voters also defeated, by a small margin, a proposed dog control measure, and over whelmingly approved. a charter amendment which, on next Jan. 1, will place Medford's govern ment under a city manager re sponsible to the council. In the city's first ward, Fred L. Robinson was elected council man, with 507 votes. His oppon ents were Jack Walker, 411 votes; Dick Finch, 258 votes, and W. L. Tucker. 272 votes. In the second ward, young Attorney Donald Hansen rolled up an impressive majority of 1,442 votes to 809 for his oppon ent, A. R. (Tony) Manno. Third ward voters were faced with no decision, as Incumbent Councilman Stanley Jones Jr. was unopposed. However, he re ceived a complimentary vote of 1224. In the fourth ward, Paul Mey ers, an accountant, led by a con siderable distance the other three council candidates. Meyers poll ed 446 votes; EHoii ke,- re ceived 331 votes; Earl Halgren, 132, and L. E. Bean, 91. The candidates ' for recorder and treasurer .were unopposed for new two-year terms, and rolled up substantial complimen tary votes. - For recorder, Miss Neva Samuels in her first elec tion attempt polled 5,676 votes, and for treasurer, long-time In cumbent .Darell Huson polled 5,756 votes. 14-Year-0ld Boy Hi! By Unknown Assailant A 14-year-old Medford boy was attacked by an unknown as sailant last night, apparently without cause, and was cut over the right eye by blows of a fist. according to city police. The youth, Ralph L. Albright, 1654 Orchard Home dr., had sev eral stitches 'taken over his eye at the. Community hospital fol lowing the assault, attendants said. Police said that Albright was in the company of Robert Thom as Bright, 1797 Minear rd., walk ing on, East Main st. when they were approached by three un known boys about 19 years of age. Albright was struck at least five times in the face. Light Agenda Expected At Meeting of Council A light agenda is expected at tonight's f council meeting at 7:30 o'clock in the city hall, ac cording to Mayor D. L. Flynn. Two hearings are set, one for a change of zone for Lot 33, Block 5, .South Park addition (Ivy st.) and another for alley paving on Block 1, Willekie addi tion. The recent State Highway commission traffic survey of Medford will be formally sub mitted to the council for study. ment, a measure on liability of the city in damage suits and a penalty proposal for charter and ordinance violations. They turn ed down measures which would have made recorder and treasure office appointive and allowed ap pointive officers to be non-residents. Central Point voters elected a new mayor, Donald E. Faber, and approved construction of a new fire hall and library build ing. Harry TonnJ E. R. Yocom and M. C. Gleason were named to the council. Recorder Arden Milk Marketing Act Tossed Out; Fast Time Beaten Stream Closure Loses; Salary Act Defeated . Portland (U.R) Voters tossed out the Oregon milk marketing control act at Tuesday's election, unofficial returns from 2009 of the state's 2499 precincts show ed today. The- vote In these precincts was 177,617 in favor of repeal ing the act and 147,330 against repeal. The measure was initiated by Elmer Deetz, Canby dairy farm er who some time back was en joined from selling the milk from his purebred jersey herd to neighbors who came to the dairy barn to buy by the gallon jug. It was a double victorv for Deetz. who was leading the list of candidates seeking Clacka mas county's three seats in the House of Representatives. Stream Closure Beaten The voters said no enrohati- cally to an initiative proposal to close Oregon coastal streams south of the Columbia river to commercial fishine. 167.049 against to 139,711 for; and even more emphatically to returning daylight saving time to Oregon during summer months. That vote was 192,579 against and 139,938 for. Other measures and their votes were: Enabling the legislature to set the salaries of its own members: 103,127 for; 138,926 against. Subdividing counties for elec tion of legislators: 156,126 for; 133,824 against. Mental Hospital Approved Authorizing state mental hos pital in Portland area: 184,925 for; 63,611 against. Requiring 10 tier cent instead of 8 per cent of voters signatures to put a constitutional amend ment on the ballot: 116,422 for; iud,388 against. . ..Shifting limit of state proper ty tax from 6 per cent to 6 mills: 126,807 for; 157,716 against. Here is how Jackson countv voted on the state measure on tne ballot in yesterday's election. 10 repeal the milk marketing act, yes 12,438, no 7,761. To establish daylight saving time, yes 8,087, no 11,978. To ban commercial fishing on coastal streams, yes 9,371, no 9,171. To allow the legislature to set its members' salaries, yes 9,508, no 8,453. To allow subdividing of coun ties for legislative elections, yes 9,236, no 7,360. To authorize mental hospital near Portland, yes 14,868, no 3,578. To increase to 10 per cent the number of voters' signatures on constitutional amendment initia tives, yes 8,532, no 8,982. To change state nrorjertv tax limitations, yes 7,392, no 9,838. Family Slightly Hurt In Wreck on Siskiyous State police reported that a Tacoma, Wash., family of three escaped with only cuts and bruises when their car went out of control on a curve at Bear creek canyon four miles south of Siskiyou summit and plunged 300 feet over a bank this morn ing. Occupants of the car were Arthur E. Chambers, 21, driver, his wife, Kyle La Verne, and their daughter, Cherry Ann, six months. They were taken to Ashland General- hospital. The accident occurred about 8 a.m. The car was a total loss, police reported. Redmond (U.R) Leslie Clauson, Prineville, has been elected president of the Central Oregon Dairy Herd Improve ment association. Results Given Pinkham and Treasurer Edward Jones were unopposed. At Phoenix electors .chose Dan H. Adams as new mayor and picked Vincent C. Claflin, Frank Lovett and John Q. Stewart Jr. for the city council. Mrs. Pearl S. Loomis will be new recorder and Ronald Robbins new treas urer. John Keaveny was named new mayor of Jacksonville. Elected to the council were Arthur Davies, Everett Ravenor and Ray Wilson. " At Eagle Point, where Mayor EARL MILLER Named Medford's Mayor OP so Neuberger Surges Back Into Race; Cordon Still Leads Portland (U.R) With 2319 of 2499 precincts report ed, incumbent Sen. Guy Cor don was leading Richard L. Neuberger 228,232 to 223.609 in their campaign for United Slates Senator. Portland (U.R) The U. S. Senate race in Oregon still was very much in doubt today with Richard L. Neuberger, the Dem ocratic candidate, surging back into contention on basis of com plete returns from populous Multnomah county. Sen. Guy Cordon, the Repub lican incumbent, earlier appear ed to be holding a comfortable 10,000 vote margin over his 42-year-old opponent in the last Senate contest remaining to be decided in yesterday's election. But Neuberger was making a strong comeback as complete returns-fame pouring in from the Portland - : metropolitan area where the Democratic candidate has his most strength. Ahead in Multnomah ' Neuberger, a nationally known writer and state legisla tor, was running some 10,000 votes ahead of 64-year-old Cor don in Multnomah county, the state's most populous area, with 425 of the county's 815 precincts reported complete but unoffic ial. ; Voters elected Gov. Paul Pat terson by a thumping majority and gave the edge to three in cumbent Republican congress men, but in the heavily-populated third district, Mrs. Edith Green, Democrat, held a slight margin over Republican Tom Lawson McCalL Mrs. Green would be the sec ond woman congresswoman in Oregon's history. The other was Nan Wood Honeyman, Democrat elected in 1936. Nilsen Goes Ahead In a close race for state labor commissioner, Democrat Nor mari O. Nilsen forged ahead of Republican S. Eugene Allen. In complete, unofficial , returns from - 2144 precincts gave Nil sen 185,636 to 183,600 for Al len. Closest race given a Republi can incumbent in Congress was by Al Ullman, Democrat from the second district, who trailed incumbent Sam Coon by some 4000 votes. But Coon's margin was increasing at mid-morning. - Patterson was more than 50,- 000 votes ahead of Democrat Joseph Carson, former maritime commissioner. Harris Ellsworth, Republican incumbent, held a 59,181 to 45, 494 margin over Charles O. Por ter, Eugene 'attorney, in the con test for election to the House of Representatives from the Fourth District. . in Nine Communities of Jackson County Don Ashpole was unopposed for reelection, A. C. Kent and Jake Olsen, incumbents, and Ray Bar row were chosen for the city council. Talent electors retained Mayor Keith Thoreson and picked Rich ard Bradford, Leo Jacobs, Wayne Reichstein and Rudy Conner, in cumbents, and James C. Henry and Clarence W. Cooper Jr., for city councilmen. Council candi dates were unopposed. Recorder Nona McAbee and Treasurer Cedric Scharf e were continued in their posts. CHESTER WENDT Elected Commissioner V EEPS'COU Detention Overwhelming Vote The voters of Jackson county) yesterday gave overwhelming approval to the proposed con struction and operation of a Ju venile Detention home for the county. The proposals vote among the measures was exceeded only by the "yes" votes given to the bill to authorize a mental hospital near Portland. The final county vote was 13,957 for the detention home, and 5,161 against it. The measure provides for a tax levy to raise $65,000 for the construction of the facility, and $12,500 annually for operation. Judge Pleased Judge H. K. Hanna of the circuit court, who also is head of the juvenile court, this morn ing expressed great pleasure at GOPMayNot, Need Morse Vote Washington (U.R) Sen. Wayne Morse, Oregon indepen dent, reiterated today that he will vote with the Democrats to organize the new Senate in January. However, on the basis of 2 p.m. (EST) tabulations in the senatorial races the Republicans could organize the Senate with out Morse's vote. Two races were undecided in New Jersey and Oregon and Republicans led in both. Assum ing the Republicans won both races, they would have 48 seats to the Democrats' 47. Morse vot ing with the Democrats would make it a 48-48 tie, but Vice President Richard M. Nixon would cast his ballot for the Re publicans and permit them to organize that body. ; Morse said in a statement that he thinks yesterday's elections show "very clearly that the re actionary record of the Eisen hower administration was re pudiated by the majority of the voters of the country." He pre dicted that the Eisenhower ad minisration would be turned out in 1956. Senator Murray Wins Reelection in Montana : Helena, Mont. U.R) Sen. James E. Murray, who cam paigned on his 20-year record in the upper chamber and with stood charges he coddled Com munists, won reelection over op position of Republican - Rep. Wesley A. D'Ewart. " Portland (U.R) For state representative for. Josephine county, unofficial returns show Haynes (R) 5460, and Snodgrass (D) 3438. ?r , The Gold Hill electorate se lected Thomas Harry Smith as mayor, and approved two char ter amendments. Council candi dates Charles B. Bell, Floyd G. Lance and Carl G Whitf ord and Recorder-Treasurer Ferd Jones were not apposed. One amend ment allows councilmen to award contracts up to $1,000 without calling for bids. The other places the deadline for candidates to file for election at 30 days before the election rather, than 7 days. Rogue River residents selected Phil. B. Engle as new mayor. i HOWARD GATJLT Reelected as Sheriff IV Home Gets the favorable action of the vot ers. "The vote went the way we anticipated," he said, "but we did not think it would be ap proved as strongly as it was. It shows that the people of Jack son county are solidly behind this proposal." - In the campaign leading up to approval of the home, those fav oring it (largely members' of the Jackson County Juvenile Court Advisory Committee) pointed out that such a facility offers no over-all solution to the prob lem of juvenile delinquency, but that it is a long forward step The biggest argument favoring the home was the fact that at present it is necessary to detain minor children'in jail. President Plans To Invite Demos Washington (U.R) President Eisenhower said today, in the wake of a Republican reversal in the congressional elections, that he plans to invite Democratic leaders to confer with him- on basic administration legislative proposals. He made the statement to a news conference ; a - few hours after Democrats had , clinched control of the House and fought it out for control of the Senate. A trifle sleepy-eyed after lis tening to election returns until early this morning, the chief ex ecutive said he was absolutely astonished and surprised by some of the voting results. Mr. Eisenhower said he prefers to wait for final results before undertaking a detailed analysis of the election. ' ; " Here are the basic presidential impressions of the elections as reflected in his news conference remarks: ' 1.- He did not think' that the election results amounted to a repudiation of his administra tion. -. : 2. He said he certainly is going to try -to plan with the Demo crats, as well as with congression al leaders of his own party, on the future legislative course of his administration. To Talk With Democrats . On the subject of cooperation with the Democrats in Congress, Mr. Eisenhower said he has not thought out the mechanics, but generally he would invite the Democratic leaders to meet with him on what he called a certain basis. . i ; He was asked whether he will consult with the Democrats on domestic policy; He replied that he thinks it would be part of wis dom to tajk with the Democrats in advance and see what could be done. Leslie Weigart, Robert ' DeArm ond, - Harold E. Sanders and Shade Combs' won council posts. Recorder Orva Jean Cruise and Treasurer Lois Morgan were un opposed. ; '- - Voters at Bntte Falls voted down an increase tax base 60 to 52 for the second time this year. Mayor F. E. Poole was reelected. Six. unopposed council candi dates were Claude Curtis, Char les Ferguson, Bruce Ed Pingle, John Henshaw, Keith Scott and Lloyd Tungate. Recorder Kizzie Edmondson and Treasurer Ern est W. Smith were reelected. TY'ELEGHOH BERETH P. HOPKINS Back to Clerk's Post Carlos Morris is Top Vote-Getter; Back as Coroner Republicans made a clean sweep of the four contested county offices in yesterday's general election. One of them is returning to an office he held until two years ago, one is new to county gov ernment, and the other two ar present office holders. Leading vote-getter in the four election races was Carlos Morris, a partner in the Conger- Morris funeral home, who was Approximately 67.6 per cent of the registered voters in Jackson county cast their bal lots in yesterday's general election. . . There are 31,809 registered voters, and a total of 21,433 persons voted in the senatorial election. returned to the office of coroner which he left in 1952. Morris Lwas defeated that year in his re election ma Dy ur. sil. f. vogei. Vogel subsequently resigned. The Democratic candidate this year was Dr. Charles Coyle. Morris margin of victory was. 12,099 to 8,481. Wendt Commissioner Chester Wendt was elected county - commissioner. He suc ceeds Robert . Lytle, Ashland, whom he defeated in the May primary election, and he gained the ' job by defeating Ralph James, the Democratic candi date, by a vote, of ' 11,895 to 8,591. : Howard sGault -was returned to office by almost as decisive a majority defeating Democrat Jim Perry, Phoenix police chief. 11,381 to 9,683. , Mrs. Bereth P. Hopkins, who has held the job of county clerk by appointment, gained -election in her first try for voter sup port Her - opponent was. Cecil Norris, former Democratic Cen tral Qmuwttee chairman. Mrs. Hopkins' margin . was 11,203 votes to 9,592 for Norris. State Candidates v' Here is 1 how Jackson county voters cast their ballots for state wide- candidates:';..;..' V; . ! For. U.S. senator Guy , Cor don R) 11,895; Richard L. Neu berger (D) 9,538,; V . For Congress, fourth district -Harris Ellsworth : R) . 12,262; Charles .0, Porter ; (D) 9,040. For Governor -VPaal L. Pat terson (R) 12,731; Joseph K. Car son Jr. (D) 8,170. V , For labor commissionW'--; S." Eugene Allen B) - 1,K Nor man Nilsen D) ijdli jft I Other candidates on toe Jack-i . son. counts ballot were'; un--: opposeiDrawing the :aiest' . romplimsmtary vote - wa X'hil " Lowry, "'the young Medford; lawyer who. was'the Republican candidate for the state senate, and who also won the Deinov cratic nomination in the primary election. His vote totaled 17,958 the highest vote cast for any candidate. '."-" s Other unopposed candidates' and their votes: r' ( For state : representatives, E. H. Mann (R) (incumbent) 14,-r 113, and E. A. Littrell (R) 13,867. For county judge, Rodney" Keating (R) 16,282. f San Francisco (U.R) The national sale of the American Aberdeen-Angus Breeders as-; sociation, the first of two na- . tional sales scheduled for this year's 10th annual Grand Na-; . tional : Livestock Exposition was today. "- ig for SEieppiiig (MiD i
