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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 21, 1954)
1 Sunday, KeTrabr SI, 1934 TEW MEDFORP (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE HI REASSURING WORDS are given Edward O. Robinson, Jr., by his famous actor-father during recess of young Robinson's trial in Santa Monica on charge he robbed two taxi drivers at gun point. . With Robinsons are accused man's wife, Frances. (International) Gillette, Ousted From Senate, Seeks United Nations Job Washington (U.R) Lame duck Sen. Guy M. Gillette indi cated Saturday he is available if the Eisenhower administration wants to appoint him assistant secretary of state in charge of United Nations affairs. The 75-year-old Iowa Demo crat, who was defeated in his bid for reelection to the new Congress which meets in Janu ary, said in an interview: Would Be Interested "Should some such position as that be offered to me, I would, of course, be very much inter ested in it because of my interest in working for world peace and security." . ' . Gillette made the' -statement when asked about a press report speculating , that he or some other Democrat might be offered such ' a post to strengthen bi partisan support for administra tion foreign policy. . . He said he had read the report with' interest, but said no one in the administration has said "any thing directly" to him about that possibility. . ' May Be Advisor Administration officials have Indicated that should a Democrat be asked to take a key State De partment post, he would more likely be named a special Demo cratic adviser to Secretary John Foster Dulles than an assistant secretary of state specializing in . some field of foreign relations. Democratic congressional lead ers have not set up any clamor for formal Democratic represen tation in high State. Department echelons. The present assistant secretary in charge of U.N. af fairs is Daiv Kee, 54, a career diplomat who was called out of retirement to take the post only a year ago. ' Two Pilots Killed In Sabrejets Crash Ipswich, England (U.R) Two U. S-Air Force F86 Sabrejets crashed in flames near here Fri day while practicing landing on instruments. Both pilots were killed. The planes were part of a squadron of four making a trip from the RAF station at Weters field to Prestwick, 'Scotland and back. The other two planes land ed safely. v . , Traction Hearing in -Recess at Portland Oak Grove, Ore. (U.R) --The Portland Traction company hearing at Oak Grove . was in recess Saturday" after two days of testimony before a Public Utilities Commission examiner. The PTC seeks permission to abandon Its Oregon City and Bellrose iBterurban lines in the face of strong opposition from commuters using the lines. Clifford W. Ferguson, hearing examiner, said the recess would probably last until after the first of the year. Anthony Eden Says Red-Backed Revolt Threatens in Asia London (U.R) Foreign Secre tary Anthony Eden said Friday night the possibility of Communist-inspired revolts in some Asian nations constituted a greater dan ger than Red China's threats to invade Formosa. Eden appeared on a British television' program, "Meet The Press" and answered reporters' questions freely, with one excep tion. He hedged when asked what he would do when he be came prime minister. Plenty To Do 'I don't know anything about this transition,"vthe embarrassed Eden said. "For the" moment I have got plenty to do at the For eign Office." A reporter asked Eden wheth er he thought the Red Chinese threat to Formosa or a revolt be cause of low standards of living in some countries was the major Far Eastern problem. "The second is it, I think, but I think the Colombo plan is dealing with that .-. . you know it was set up to do just that," the foreign secretary said. Red China Question When Jhe was asked if he thought Red China was intent on expanding beyond her boundar ies or had enough to occupy her at home, Eden said the answer to that question depended on what happens in Indochina in the next few months. . Replying to a query on results of the pact reached at the Geneva conference, Eden said '1 think it's been rather uneven." MAINE GEMS Norway, Me. (U.R) Mica miners here have hit on the largest pocket of gem tourma lines found in Maine history. The strike was made on property of the T., C. Mining Co. The pocket, two feet wide, has been explored to a depth of five feet with no end in sight. fll m a -GET the FACTS . ; . and you'll get a III t yfy. " 3 ' ! I martini tnmmmnm. 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Flanked by a delegation of Legionnaires en route from Eagle Point Club Members Earn Awards Eagle Point Thirty-three Eagle Point 4-H club members were given achievement awards Friday night at the Eagle Point Grange halL according to county 4-H extension agents. Robert Hein of the First Na tional bank of Portland, Med ford branch, delivered the awards. A potluck dinner was held and films shcfwn from the Ford Motor company. Awards presented "were first year, Diane Putman, Michael Palm, " Janet Burke, Charlotte Bush, Lorraine White, - Ronelle Huffman, Frances Huffman, John Howard Hughes, Doreen Christian, Norma Noble, Willard Webster, Dale Vaughn, Ronald Greb, Suzanne Stuart and Bar bara Bettencourt. Second year, Celeste Huffman, Phyllis Perry, David Huffman, David Hughes, and Jerry Mc Donald. Third year, Steven Car roll, Marriane Starkey, Fred Hayka and Jackie Esp. Fifth year, Suzanne Palm, Sandra Far low and Linda Nease. Sixth year, Ronald Nelsen. Seventh year, Sally Mongold, Carole Nelsen and Marveha Nelsen. Eighth year, Lois Farlow. A tenth year award went to Larry Mongold. Murder Suspect Said Involved in Case Here Medford city police reported yesterday that Jerry Dodele, 16-year-old Timber, Ore., youth charged with first degree mur der, was an accomplice in the larceny of an auto here on Oct. 26. ,K Police Said Dodele was with James Theodore Larsen, 20, also Timber, when they stole a car belonging to Russell A. Wade, 310 Hamilton St., which was later abandoned at Portland. Larsen is now in the county jail - here. He was - sentenced Wednesday to a one-year term in the state prison for burglary not in a dwelling, in another case. Police added that a warrant had been issued for the arrest of a "Jerry Dudley" on the auto theft charge.' Dudley was found to be Dodele, they added. Dodele is charged with murdering Peter Ribbers at Timber. u their district conference -at Ash land, as well as ladies of the auxiliaries and VA Manager E. K. Ricker and Assistant Man ager' R. H. Denning, the depart ment commander presented a review of the accomplishments of the organization . and its purpose. r Tells Aims "There are some who would like to see the Legion disband and "there are those who would like to send the men. from the VA hospitals and homes to state institutions. This will not be done if the American Legion can prevent it," Moser stated. , "We are a service and not a social organization," he empha sized. "Our members come from all walks of life and from all classes and creeds. We do not have a monopoly and ask noth ing for ourselves but for those who risked life and limb and health for their country. We maintain that we have a right to organize for their protection." Moser pointed to the fact that no veteran measure has been passed by the legislatures or by congress which has not been en dorsed by the Legion. He stress ed the point that the Legion has served unswervingly for this nation, fulfilling the tribute giv en by J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI, that it is "the greatest bulwark and strength of America." Tells of Service Manager Ricker spoke briefly of the service and help provided by the various service organiza tions without which life-would "not be as pleasant as. it is at Camp White." He then introduc ed Legion officials and auxiliary representatives, including Jack Larson, department vice-commander; June Valiant, Denver, national rehabilitation officer; George Shaw, department reha bilitation officer; Glenn Howe, department service officer; Emil Kroeger, District 13 commander, and Herb Crane, Post 15 com mander. Auxiliary representatives were Mrs. Guy Wilcox, depart ment " president;' Mrs. Harold Leech, first vice-president, Mrs. May Whitcomb, secretary; Mrs. Earl Bigelow, District 13 presi dent, and Mrs. Thelma Williams, hosiptal chairman. Three Plead Guilty To Liquor Charges Three youths pleaded guilty to illegal possession of alcoholic beverages yesterday and were fined $10 and $5 costs at a dis trict hearing, accordmg to court records.. . " They were Robert Lee Hurd, 19, Sheridan st., Ashland; Leon ard Joe Keene, 18, of 152 Glen wood rd., and Perry Duane Bur nette, 18, Culver . apartments, Talent. ' The trio was arrested at Tee- Pee dance hall, Merriman rd., Friday night, by sheriff's deputies. 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