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properly, landed the Convair on only two of its wheels. None Sof the 40 paSeKs
Probe off Northwest
Power Operations To
Show Control
: By A. ROBERT SMITH
Mail Tribune Correspondent
Washington A congressional
investigation of Pacific Norm-
west power company 'operations
is expected now to be the first
tangible evidence of the switch
over in control of the new Bn
Congress to the Democratic
party, as far as the power issue
is concerned. "
: Such a probe has been twice
promised by Sen. William Lan
ger (R-N.D.), currently chairman
of the Senate Judiciary Commit
tee and its anti-monopoly sub
committee. Last August he said
he wanted to look iro the Hells
Canyon controversy, but the Re
publican Policy Committee of
the Senate effectively blocked
Langer by preventing the alloca
tion of his requested $37,500 to
finance the investigation.
To Explore Issue-
In October Langer again said
his" committee would tackle the 1
private vs. public power fight in
the region, particularly a local
scrap between Washington
Water Power Co. of Spokane and
a nearby PUD in Stevens county,
Wash. Now that the election re
turns are in, informed sources at
the Capitol say this issue will be
explored - by an investigative
committee.
And there are indications that,
once begun, the probe will
branch out to encompass the for
mation last year of the Pacific
Northwest Power Co. by four of
the region's utilities Pacific
Power and Light Co., Portland
General Electric Co., Washing
ton Water Power Co. and Mon
tana Power Co. This is consider
ed a natural for the Senate anti
monopoly subcommittee, whose
new chairman when the Demo
crats take command in January
will be Sen. Estes Kefauver (D-
Tenn.), who shares Langer's feel
ings about the desirability . of
protecting public power develop
ment against private utility op
position.
This week's move by the Pa
cific , Northwest Power Co. to
gain permits from the Federal
Power Commission for two dam
sites on the Snake river, Moun
tain Sheep and Pleasant Valley,
only heightened fears here
among public power advocates
that this new company is design
ed to be the vehicle for what
they suspect are private utility
intentions of trying to gam con
4rol. of the entire Northwest
power grid.
Election Tactics "...
The specific incident that may
spark this probe was the election
last week of a private power
company-supported candidate to
one of the three positions on the
board of the Stevens ; County
PUD. A protest over the tactics
being used in that election cam
paign was detailed for the anti-
monopoly committee by Master
A. Lars Nelson of the Washing
ton state Grange, who told the
story as follows:
In Stevens county costly
'smear' pamphlets purportedly
issued by a self-styled 'Citizens
Committee' , have appeared
against the PUD. Expensive
staffs of public acountants have
been used in the vain attempt
to find something wrong with
the , public agency books. Law
firms from Spokane have been
used to try to block the lawful
pursuit of business by the local
district. Door bell ringers have
been imported by the private
power firm to mislead the people
of Stevens county in an attempt
to control the local utility's
board by election of the private
power candidate. , ;
Utility Candidate Wins . i
The result of the election-was
that the utility-supported candi
date, John Aston, won out over
the incumbent PUD commission
er, D. L- McKern, by 237 votes.
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The presumption is that this will
strengthen the Spokane utility's
chances of besting the PUD in
the Stevens county service area
clash in which they are involved.
The : Washington Grange lead
er, argued that such .."actions
demonstrate the need for tighten
ing utility -regulations to stop
customer , discrimination, : mono
poly abuse and political action
used to destroy their competi
tion." -
Applegate Tells of
'Traitor' Charges ;
' Chicago (U.R) Richard
Applegate said today some' citi
zens; have called him "traitor"
for making a germ warfare con
fession for his Communist cap
tors, u .- .:.,.-
Applegate, a newsman impris
oned for 18 months by the Chin
ese Reds, said his critics do not
realize that the Communists are
uncanny" at brainwashing .. .
"They even had me believing
for a while that we did, use germ
warfare in Korea," he said, "al
though I was a correspondent
there for 20 months and knew
it was a lie."., . .
The Communists never used
his confession, he said. If they
had, they would have found that
the authorities he quoted to sub
stantiate germ warfare, charges
were "Maj.-Red Skelton, Capt.
Bob Hope", names that were a
clear giveaway to Americans, he
said. '
Applegate, a former United
Press correspondent - and an
NBC foreign correspondent, told
the Executives' Club of Chicago
of his experiences from the time
he was captured on his yacht to
his release Sept.US, 1954.
Canvass of Election
Results
Canvass,' of the votes in the
Nov. 2 general election was com
pleted.by Jackson county -dep
uty clerks today,
The officiaLount made no
changes in the outcome of any
of the races, although totals
were slightly different- in' some
instances from the unofficial to
tals compiled election night,
Canvass totals, including write
in votes," will be published in full
in Sunday's Mail Tribune.1
Detroit U.R) The CIO Unit
ed. Auto Workers union has rec
ommended that its locals seek
a guaranteed 52 "weeks of work
a vear for, all employees who
have at least two years senior
ity. . ,:' -' :' ' .
Young Driver
In Collision With Log Truck
A young .Medford barber was
in "fair" condition today at Com
munity hospital after his car was
struck headon by a skidding log
ging truck yesterday afternoon.
The accident was on West Main
st. near. North Orange st.
David Doran,-23, of 546 Haven
st., suffered compound fractures
of. his left leg, and multiple cuts
and bruises, according to attend
ants at the hospital", where he
was taken by Medford 'ambu
lance. ' ' ;-: '
Doran was pinned in the car
following the collision, police
said. The forward part of the
car was pushed back, and it was
necessary to . cut open the- car
with a- torch., A Rogue: Service
supply -wrecker then, pulled por
Funds for Talent
Project Believed
In Budget for '56
" Appropriations for initial con
struction of the Talent irrigation
and reclamation project are ex
pected to be included in the
President's budget for the com
ing fiscal year, it as reported
here today. ; j
Jack Hoffbuhr,' manager of
the Medford Irrigation district,
and Bob Kent, of the Talent
district," who . attended the an
nual convention of the National
Reclamation association in Port
land this week, said they had
conferred with Secretary of the
Interior Douglas McKay and
With W.- A: Dexheimer, commis
sioner of reclamation, regarding
the project. They gave assur
ances of their support.
They warned, however, that
while there is a "good chance"
of - getting adequate appropria
tions to begin work,1 there may
be a more conservative attitude
toward construction starts in the
coming -year. - -
Hoffbuhr and others from this
area also taiKed witn Haroia
Nelson, Boise, Ida., regional
manager of the reclamation bu
reau, regarding the possibility
of obtaining bureau funds not
otherwise obligated for use m
rehabilitation work on the Med
ford and Rogue River Valley Ii-
rigation districts canals.
If all goes well, construction
could begin shortly after the
start of the 1956 fiscal year next
July 1, Hoffbuhr said. .
Paul Culbertson, president of
the Medford district, also attend
ed. Kent was elected president
of the Oregon State Reclamation
Congress,' and Hoffbuhr was
named chairman of the board of
directors for the congress' fourth
congressional district.
Morse Says Burke
'Inferior Choice'
Cincinnati, O.0J.R)-7-Senator
Wayne Morse of , Oregon, the
U. S. Senate's lone Independent,
has - labeled Ohio's senator-elect
"a much .inferior man": in com
parison with the appointive sen
ator he'll replace.-
Morse said here yesterday that
"if Sen. Thomas Burke loses his
recount fight and ' Rep. Bender
remains elected, a fine, public
figure will have been replaced
by a much inferior man."
Morse told a Jewish Commu
nity center forum audience that
the Senate majority .is J held
neither by Democrats nor Re
publicans, but . by . an ultra-reactionary
coalition of both par
ties., He mentioned ,nd,.names.
but "' identified Bender and ' the
late Sen., : Robert A: Taft with
his : control . group. ' Burke and
Bender ran for the , remainder
oi Taf t's term-' ' -, ' I
Pinned in Gar
tions of "the car away to free
him.' ' ' ; -r: '
.The car smoked after the. col
lision, and there was a -danger
of fire.' A Medford Fire depart
ment pumper stood by.-
There was no apparent damage
to the log truck except for a flat
tire, police said. Officers report
ed the log truck, driven by Ken
neth w Blaze Fitzsimmons . 342
Summitt ave., was travelling
west on Main : st. when- a car
immediately in front of it turned
right. The truck applied its
brakes and. skidded into the left
lane, striking the - Doran car
headon.' Both vehicles ended up
on the. sidewalk..' :
Fitzsimmons will be cited for
operating-on the wrong side of
the street, police said.
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Medford2L : Tribune
United Pres Full Leased Wire
49th Year
1 8 Pages
Continuation of
'Slush and Slime'
Charged in Speech
'Good Work' Said No
License To Destroy
Washington U.R) Sen. John
C. Stennis, (D.-Miss.) told the
senate today that Sen. Joseph R.
McCarthy's conduct "must be
condemned otherwise we
adopt it as a standard here."
Stennis, a member of the spe
cial committee ' which recom
mended censure of McCarthy,
said McCarthy's first words in
the Senate in the censure debate
this week "were a continuation
of the slush and slime that's
been poured over other commit
tees." ; ; ,.f .
. Stennis was the first Demo
crat to deliver a full dress
speech in the censure debate.
And it was the most impassion
ed speech against McCarthy so
far. '
'Moral Contempt'
He said McCarthy's "good
work" fighting Communism
"does not license him to destroy
other good work or other mem:
bers of the Senate."
Stennis urged the Senate to
censure McCarthy for his "abuse
of witnesses" and "moral con
tempt" of behavior which in
cluded "abuse and more abuse,
insults, and more insults"
against a 1951-52 Elections sub
committee, evert-after a"60 to 0
vote by which Stennis said the
Senate affirmed its confidence
in the subcommittee and its
members. .
Earlier, Sen. Herman Welker
(R.-Ida.) read to the Senate a
letter in which a member of
the Censure committee describ
ed Brig. Gen. Ralph W, Zwick
er as having been "evasive and
resentful." '
However, , the author of i the
letter, Sen. Edwin C. Johnson
(D.-Colo.) told the Senate he
had changed his mind about
Z wicker after the general tes
tified before the censure group.
Changed Hit Mind
McCarthy's "abuse" of Zwick
er at a closed hearing last Feb
ruary was one of the points on
which ? the. committee . recom
mended that the Wisconsin Re
publican be censured. ,
Walker, a McCarthy support
er, contrasted Johnson's re
marks in the letter with a later
Censure Committee statement
that Zwicker had been "cour
teous and respectful." Johnson
said he changed his mind about
Zwicker's attitude when he
learned . that ' the general had
been "completely under wraps"
when he appeared before McCar
thy. . .
As the censure debate con
tinued, Reuublican Leader Wil
liam F. Knowland indicated a
new compromise plan to end it
is being , discussed in Senate
cloakrooms. He gave no details.
Senate Must Decid
McCarthy was not observed in
the senate chamber while John
son and Welker engaged in their
exchange, nor as Stennis began
his speech. McCarthy's, attorney,
Edward Bennett , Williams, was
present.
Stennis said that when the Sen
ate made McCarthy chairman of
its Investigating Subcommittee,
he became an official represent
ative of the Senate, "We had
vouched for him." ...
V Therefore, he said the Senate
must decide whether it approves
of McCarthy's conduct.
"This doesn't touch topside or
bottom on the question of Com
munists in our government," he
said. "That issue has nothing to
do with the issue before the Sen
ate. . .;: v- '-;
Question of Conduct
i "It is purely a question of po
litical morality and senatorial
conduct." '
He said the fact that McCar
thy was fighting Communism
did not give him special privi
lege. : Earlier Sen. George W. Ma
lone (R-Nev.) charged that the
censure move against McCarthy
is actually a "move , to destroy
the investigative power of this
body." He, said McCarthy was
being made a "whipping boy" in
the effort.
Cirod(Lflc1iA Seimoteir Pedoires
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MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1954
Ike's Promise To Run
Again Said Nonsense
. Toledo, O. U.R) ' White House Press Secretary James C.
Hagerty said today a report that President Eisenhower has prom
ised Republican leaders to run again in 1956 is "a lot of non
sense." "' '';:r,:'- "'' '' '
Hagerty made the comment when told a story of that nature
was appearing today in the Akron, O., Beacon-Journal.
At the same time, Hagerty described as "a lot of nonsense"
anqther report that retiring Gov. John David Lodge of Conecticue
is slated to replace Sherman Adams as top assistant to the Presi
dent in the near future. r
Hagerty met with reporters while President Eisenhower was
secluded at a private club as a duck hunting guest of Treasury
Secretary George M. Humphrey about 14 miles from downtown
Toledo. ' ; '
Secret Huddle Story Brings Denial
. '.The Akron story was to the effect that Mr. Eisenhower had
promised high Republican leaders in a secret huddle that he will
run for reelection in 1956.
It also said he promised to "reshuffle" the White House staff
to bring in men with more political savvy.
"It's a lot of nonsense," Hagerty said with finality. '
The story that Adams will be replaced by Lodge in the key
White House post was attributed to Rep. Joseph L. Carrig (R.-Pa.)
; Adams has been under fire from some old-line Republicans
who believe that the former New Hampshire governor hasn't
given politics enough consideration. '
'The President has complete faith and trust in Sherman
Adams," Hagerty said. "
Dressier Innocent of
Assault Charge; Jury
Deliberates 5 Vz Hours
Jegse Floyd Dressier, 52, of
route J2, , box 465V Medf ord, has
been exonerated of charges of
assault with a dangerous weapon.
A circuit court jury 'brought
in the not guilty verdict after
5Vz hours of deliberation.
The charge involved an al
leged attack July 2, 1954, on
Mrs. Nate Smith, who lives about
a quarter of a mile from Dres
ler's . home in the Jacksonville
area. "
State Witnesses
Witnesses for the . state con
tended that Dressier threatened
Mrs. Smith with a claw hammer
and used abusive language to
her. State witnesses included
Mrs. Smith, her stepson, Gary
Smith, 14, and her two sons,
Eldon Dodson, 15, and Danny
Dodson, 11, who were with her
at the time of the alleged attack.
Dressier testified in his own
defense. Other defense witnesses
were Sheriff Howard Gault, for
mer deputy district attorney
Thomas Reeder, Mrs. Caroline
Seeger, a court reporter from
Grants Pass, and Art Dressier,
brother of the defendant, who
was in the vicinity at the time
of the event.
Jury Selected Tuesday
Selection of the jury was com
pleted Tuesday morning. Jurors'
counsel for the state and for the
defense, and Presiding Judge
Lowell Mundorff viewed the
scene of the alleged crime Tues
day. G. W. Kellington, Medford at
torney, . was appointed by the
court to represent Dressier, and
District Attorney Walter Nun
ley represented the state. Dress
ier was free on $2,500 bail prior
to and during the trial. .
In other major cases pending
in circut court, Nunley and Cir
cuit Judge H. K. Hanna indicat
ed this morning that a date for
the trial of Donald Chesley, 19,
Coos Bay, second defendant in
the Fern Hile murder trial, will
be set tomorrow.
Answer Slated
James , Norman Jensen, 25,
Larkspur, Calif., first defendant
tried in the Hile case, has been
sentenced to die Jan. 7 in the
state gas chamber in Salem. Jen
sen's attorneys, Edward Kelley
and Bernard Kelly, have filed
a motion for a new trial, and
Nunley said this morning that
he expects to file a brief in an
swer to the motion not later than
Wednesday.
In the case of Leroy (Bud)
Weather
FORECAST: fair tonight In
creasing high cloudiness Sat
urday. Considerable valley
tog in the morning. Low to-
night 34; nigh Saturday SO.
Temp.
Highest Yesterday 51
Lowest this Morning - : 39
Prec. to 4:30 ajn. Today .38
United
I Starkey Jr., 20, Eagle Point, sen-
tenced to10 years in the Oregon
state prison on a charge of as
sault and robbery while armed
with a dangerous weapon, Nun
ley indicated that he will file
an answer to a motion for. a
new trial in the next few days
Starkey was convicted of the
April 30 stabbing of Jacksonville
artist Philip Henselman.
Near;
Payer line Grows
Lines of taxpayers waiting to
settle up with the county for
the 1954-55 fiscal year got long
er and longer today as the Nov.
15 deadline, approached.
An estimated 100 people were
in the line. It stretched from the
tax department almost to the
opposite end of the building at i
about 10:45 a.m. today, and the
line was still growing.
As the line got longer, Sher
iff Howard Gault, who is in
charge of tax collections, re
peated requests that taxpayers
mail in their statements instead
of paying in person. This would
speed up the - tax collection
process for both the taxpayer
and the tax department, - he
said. ... , , - .. " - -.
. Any tax statements post
marked on or before midnight,
Nov. 15, will beat the deadline.
Those paying taxes in full be
fore the deadline will receive a
three per cent refund. Three
fourths payments will get a two
per cent refund, and a one per
cent refund will he given for
half payment in advance. .
Medford Unit
Speaker Tells
First steps toward formation
of a Medford unit of the Oregon
United Nations association were
taken here last night. -
The action followed an ad
dress by Dr. Karlin Capper
Johnson at the YMCA. The
speaker, president of the state
UN association, was brought to
Medford by the YMCA and the
Medford C o u n c i 1 of Church
Women. ' ; 4 ' , '
Chairman Named
Harlan P. Bosworth Jr., was
named chairman of the new
group. Lawrence Solin is treas
urer and Mrs. Jack Moran is
secretary. A meeting will be
held Nov. 26 at the Bosworth
.home to complete organization.
A membership of 25 is required
for affiliation with, the state
and national UN groups, and
about 20 names were listed here
last night. r:
Dr. Cappex-Johnson told his
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Price 5c No. 203
US, Allies Plan
To Test Malenkov's
Views on Cold War
Wide Range of Tests
Planned by Officials
Washington (U.R) The
United States and its allies plan
ned early moves today to test
Soviet Premier Georgi Malen
kov's professed view that the
East-West cold war has gone too
far. -. :
The tests will range all the
way from watching the treat
ment of Western diplomats and
their families , in Moscow to
probing Soviet policy on plane
incidents in the Far East and
Red strategy on Germany and
Austria. "
Officials Interested
t American officials from Presi
dent Eisenhower and Secretary
of State John Foster Dulles on
down are interested in Malen
kov's expressed desire to prevent
war and work toward normal
relations ' through diplomatic
channels. But officials said the
Russian leader's warm words
will have to be matched by Rus
sian deeds.
In both actions and words, Mr.
Eisenhower has shown his in
tense desire to do everything pos
sible to avoid any steps toward
a possible H-bomb war with the
East. If sincere.
Malenkov's
views, as expressed to Ambassa-
dor Charles E. Bohlen in Mos
cow Sunday, are assured of a
thorough but guarded considera
tion at the White House.
New Note To Moscow
The first American test will
be a new note to Moscow on the
destruction six days ago of a
U.S. B-29 plane by the Russians.
The note will make the usual
claims for compensation and re
ject Moscow charges. the United
States was at fault and, in addi
tion, take a new step by acknowl
edging a seeming Russian offer
ot take measures to prevent fur
ther incidents. ; P
In " about, two weeks, the
United States, Britain and
France will give Malenkov's
words a bigger test An Allied
note under preparation ' Lon
don will leave the door open for
four-power talks on (Germany
and remind the Russians that
their approval of an Austrian
treaty would be a major boost
for peace. ' '
Fred Snfe Jr., Famed
Polio Victim, Succumbs
Palm Beach, Fla. (U.R) Fred
B. Snite Jr., 44, the cheerful
"boiler- kid" who lived more
than 18 years in an iron lung,
died, in his sleep today while
resting from a bridge game in
the annual Florida state cham
pionship tournament. -;
Snite, who was stricken with
polio while traveling in China
in 1936, was an avid bridge fan.
He played cards by looking in
a mirror placed over his head in
the iron lung he occupied at least
20 hours a day.
- His health had been gradually
waning in recent years because
of his long life in the mechanical
respirator.' '
of U N Association Planned;
Advantages,
audience ; that citizens should
"stand up and be counted" as
favoring UN, and added, "you
are in fact the advance agents
for peace." If the UN fails and
another war comes, democracy
will suffer a tremendous rever
sal, he stressed. UN association
units provide a means of educa
tion, he said, and "train our own
minds to what , it really means."
'Peace Not Constant'
The speaker, an authority on
international relations and . a
professor at Lewis and Clark
college, Portland, said "peace is
not a constant thing": and that
the United Nations is $ "piece
of machinery," like the Con
gress of the United States,
where nations ' of the world
"talk problems out instead of
shooting them out.'' - .
' To those who - complain that
there is too much disagreement
among UN members, the speak
Issues Referred
To Committeemen '
For Further Study
Disagreement May
Upset Time Table
' Bonn, Germany W.R
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer's
coalition Cabinet refused today
to approve the German rearma'
ment agreements negotiated rec
ently in Paris.
The deadlocked Cabinet re
ferred the measures, including
the highly controversial agree
ment on the coal-rich Saar bor
der area, to a five-man Cabinet
commission for further study.
The deadlock developed unex
pectedly.
Called To Approve Bills
Adenauer had called his Cabi
net together to approve bills
which were to have been sub
mitted to the West German par t
liament for ratification of the
measures which would restore ;
German sovereignty, make her a
member of a new west European :
union, and rearm 500,000 West -Germans
for the west's defense ;
against Communist aggression. ;
Disagreement on the measures
were feared likely to upset Ade :
nauer s time table for ratifica
tion which had called for the
measures to be placed before the :
bundestag (lower house) for first
reading and debate Dec. 16.
Adviser Sent To Paris i :
Only yesterday Adenauer sent i
his foreign policy adviser, Herb '
ert Blankenhorn, to Paris for ;
conferences with Premier Pierre
Mehdes-France's - Cabinet chief.
Jean-Marie Soutou, on the Saar
agreement. That feature of the
Paris accords has been particu
larly unpalatable in Germany.
opposition by some of Ade
nauer's own ' coalition ; party
leaders has bridled its provisions .
for permanently divorcing the
rich border area -from Germany
ana internationalizing it.
Cut Tree Slides,
Killing Workman
James William Shields, 54,
resident of . the Trail district.
was fatally injured yesterday in
a, logging accident near Drew
in Douglas" county, state police
reported. - ,
They said that Shields was
struck by a tree about 90 feet
long'and 30 inches in diameter
at the butt. The tree, cut on a
hillside, slid downhill about one-
fourth mile and hit him. The
accident occurred about 4:30
p.m. Shields died about an hour
later:
Shields, whose home was four
miles north of Trail on Highway
227, was a choker-setter for the
Johnston-Plumley, Ind. Scene of
the accident was near Tison rd..
five miles east of Highway 227.
Perl Ambulancemen, accompa
nied "by a Medford doctor, were
called to the scene. The body .
was removed on authority of L.
L. Powers, Douglas county cor
oner, and brought to Medford.
Perl Funeral home Is in charge -of
funeral arrangements. '
Two Men Sfait Terms
In Oregon Sfafe Prison
- Two men were taken to Salem
yesterday by sheriffs deputies
to start terms in Oregon state
prison. They were John Merrill
Carter, 51, Martinez, Calif., and
Charles Mattson Fender. 40,
Grants Pass. ;
Both were sentenced to three
years in state prison on charges
of violation of probation.' Both
Carter and Fender were arrest
ed on bad check charges. -
DOW-JONES AVERAGES
New York vUR) Dow
Jones final stock . averages: 30
industrials 377.10 up 2.19; ' 20
railroads 127.65 up 0.25; 15 utili
ties 60.60 off 0.02; 65 stocks
138.85 up 0.50. Sales today were
about 3,720,000 shares compared
with 2,690,000 shares yesterday.
Needs, of UN
er said this is as it should be.
"The UN should not be a mu
tual admiration society, but a
place where people get together
because they . don't agree," he
said. Discussing who should be
members, Dr. Capper - Johnson
said, "The UN ought to be a
place where states are required
to come and where they cannot ,
go away," and that it should be
a ."comnuisOTy' talking society."
Sees Atom Hope
The speaker declared that dis.
armament may be achieved be
cause of President Eisenhower's
"atoms for peace", proposal and
added, "The 1954 assembly rriay
go down as of immense import
ance because of the adoption of .
the atomic energy pool idea."
Mrs. Bosworth, : president of
the church women's council,
presided, and the speaker was
introduced by Robert Jones of
the YMCA. . .. . .i ....