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Freedom,
; Washington U.R) Presi
dent Eisenhower said today that
the United States will not agree
to hold four power talks with
the' Soviet Union until the west
German freedom and rearma
ment agreements have been put
into effect.
Th President, in response to a
question, said he could not look
into the future and foresee when
conditions would make such
talks possible.
He said he could not conceive
that a meeting of heads of state
wo'uld be worthwhile to begin
with. He said it would be neces
sary to have talks on the diplo
matic level first, and that he
did not know what thereafter
might follow.
Dulles lo Speak
The President announced that
Secretary of State John Foster
Dulles will make an important
foreign policy address next Mon
day night in Chicago. He said
Dulles would give quite an ex
planation of where this govern
ment stands on four power talks
and over-all foreign policy,
Giving a preview of Dulles'
Speech, the President said that
until the new accords on west
ern Germany are put into effect
we will not agree to such a con
ference. And, - he . continued,
there should be some promise of
real fruitfulness for, talks with
the East.'
-, And thirdly, there must be a
proper time for thorough prep
aration for an East-West confer
ence. The President said there
is no virtue in going into any
quick conference for the purpose
of promoting propaganda.
Austrian Peace Treaty I
I The President nevertheless re-
Pf ated his long held, position ydeath,, the -Kremlin, shuf
that whenever this government fled an ,xnP1.;pnoP(, hanf1 Wrt
has any reason to believe that
anyone really wants to talk
about peace, it will talk too.
Asked what kind of evidence
the United States would want
about Communist intentions, the
' President said an Austrian peace
treaty would be a mark of real
Sincerity that would permit fur
ther progress . toward negotia
tions on other matters. The Pres
ident talked yesterday with Aus
trian Chancellor Julius Raab,
who is visiting here.
- The President emphasized that
the free world must remain con
stantly on its guard during any
period of co-existence with the
Communists. . .'
World Revolution ,
- He acknowledged that the
Russians lately have been talk
ing in softer tones. But he said
every study he had ever made
about Communism revealed that
its underlying and unchanged
goal is world revolution, r-,
He said it would be the great
est error to forget this funda
mental doctrine of Communism.
He said the Communists assert
that it is good tactics to retreat
at times in their movement to
ward that goal.
UMC Donations Reach
Per Cent of Goal
Donations and collections for
the United Medford Crusade now
total just about 90 per cent of
the $102,000 goal, it was re
ported this morning. A total of
some $91,000 has been, collected.
UMC drive officials said this
morning that about 95 per cent
of the goal are expected to be
collected by regular solicitation,
, and the other 5 per cent through
special events.
A "telethon" conducted here
last week raised more than $300
for the UMC and about $265 for
the Ashland-Talent Youth Activi
ties fund.
Foggy Morning Seen
Here Again Tomorrow
8 Fog is forecast again for to
morrow morning, according to
the Medford weather bureau. It
is expected to clear later in the
day. i v :
'" There was general fog in the
Rogue valley and north as far
as Roseburg this morning, which
cleared by late morning.
Weather
FORECAST: Fogey tonight and
Wednesday morning, clearing
in afternoon. Low tonight 30
to 33; high Wednesday near
55. ?
. Temp.'
Highest Yesterday u 6
Lowest this Morning 33
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Ike Says
Dulles' foreign policy speech
will be made before a meeting
of the boys and girls 4-H clubs
in Chicago.
Went Too Far
Earlier, officials had said the
United States feels French Pre
mier Pierre Mendes-France went
too far in suggesting a Big Four
peace conference next May.
They said that while the
United States does not object to
an eventual meeting ? of some
kind with ; Russiaf U. S. diplo
mats were somewhat taken
aoacK by tne early date sug
gested by the French Premier.
(Sea Story on Page 8) ,
Malik Ordered To
Assume Leadership
Of Soviet at U N;
London (U.R) The Soviet
Union today ordered diplomat
Jacob Malik to fly to New York
tonight and assume leadership of
the Soviet delegation at the
United Nations. .
A spokesman for the Soviet
embassy said he did not know
whether Malik was r enlacing
Andrei Vishinsky, who died yes
terday, temporarily or perma
nently. ' ' ' .
Malik now is serving the
Kremlin as its ambassador to the
court of St. James. ' : '
' British Overseas Airways
Corp. disclosed that Malik, trav
eling with only one aide, had
booked passage aboard BOAC
Monarch flight BA509. , ; . .
Former Delegate
fled an experienced hand into
the vacancy. .'-..
Malik was permanent Soviet
delegate to the United Nations
before he was dispatched to Lon
don after the death of Stalin. He
was moved out of the United
Nations to mak way for Vishin
sky, who had been demoted from
foreing minister in the shakeup
that followed the ascension to
power of the new Soviet regime.
Malik's broad, expressionless
face and athletic build are famil
iar to millions of American tele
vision viewers who watched him
perform as Soviet top man at
the United Nations. .
( Sm Story on Page 5)
Polio Patient Moved
By Plane to Oakland
Mrs. Beverly Jean Clark, who
was stricken with polio in Ban
gor, Me., on Labor day and had
been confined at Eastern Maine
General hospital, is now ,' at
Highland hospital, Oakland,
Calif. : - 'Mr -: - ,
The respirator patient, 'daugh
ter of Mrs. Ruth Daily, Medford,
was flqwn by Air Force trans
port on Nov. 9 to Oakland from
Bangor, where her husband, S-
Sgt. Edwin Clark, is stationed
with the 49th fighter-interceptor
squadron. Two . standby iron
lungs were carried in the plane.
The Clarks lived in Medford
before he entered the Air Force.
They have an 11-month-old
daughter Linda Diane, for whom
Mrs. Daily is now caring. She
recently returned from Bangor
bringing her granddaughter.'
Friends may write Mrs. Clark
by addressing their letters to the
polio ward at Highland hospital,
Oakland.
County Court Conducts
Water District Hearing
A boundary hearing for the
proposed Grandview water " dis
trict was underway in the coun
ty court this morning.
Eighteen people, including at
torneys Jeanette Marshall and
Paul Haviland, appeared at the
hearing and discussed the
boundaries as proposed and pros
and cons for district formation.
A petition containing 148 val
id , signatures . called ' for . the
hearing. An order setting the el
ection date on the proposal will
be made by the court after ' the
boundaries are determined.
more man 500 persons are
residents of the proposed dis
trict, Mrs. Marshall reported."
DOW-JONES AVERAGES
New York (U.PJ Dow-Jones
final stock averages: 30 indus
trials 382.74 up 3.27; 20 rail
roads 130.36 up 0.39; 15 utilities
60.68 up 0.08; 65 stocks 140.49
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Main Political
Group Unanimously
Backs Resolution
Committee Rejects
Soviet Amendments
" United Nations, N.Y. (U.R)
The UN Main Political Commit
tee voted unanimously today for
President Eisenhower's "atoms
for peace" program.
: Russia joined the Western
powers . in the unanimous vote
for a resolution setting up the
plan, . after the committee had
voted down two Spviet amend
ments.
Arkady Sobolev, deputy chief
of the Soviet delegation, took
the chair of Andrei Y. Vishinsky
whose sudden death yesterday
cut short his strenuous efforts
to force the Kremlin's views on
the committee. '
Five Abstentions
One Soviet amendment, ' de
feated by a; '43 to 5 vote with
five abstentions, would have
placed under the Security Coun
cil the international atomic en
ergy agency proposal to govern
the plan's operations. This
would have given Russia, and
any of the other Big Five pow
ers, a veto power over the
agency's decisions.
. The other Russian amendment
defeated by a 36 to 6 vote with
18 abstentions, would have op
ened to any country the Inter
national Scientific Conference
proposed for next summer. This
would have opened the way for
Communist China to participate
in the Eisenhower plan.
The measure now goes to the
General Assembly for final ap
proval. The assembly is expect
ed to act on it next wek.
Holiday Closures
Slated Thursday
A few- local offices- will ob-;
serve a long - holiday starting
Thanksgiving day, a check today
disclosed.
Several local unions have in
dicated that their offices will
be closed from Wednesday eve
ning until Monday morning. Al
yin D. York, president of the
Medford Central Labor council,
listed them as Teamsters Local
962, Culinary Local 329, Elec
trical Workers Local 659, Meat
cutters Local 503, and the offices
of the Central Labor council. 4-
All city, county, state and fed
eral offices will ,be closed
Thanksgiving day, and chamber
of commerce officials indicated
that 'the only business firms
which will remain open on. the
holiday are a few grocery and
drug stores Government offices
will be open as usual Friday and
Saturday morning. .
Most schools in the county, in
cluding the Medford public
schools, will - be closed from
Wednesday afternoon until Mon
day morning. ,
Christmas Decoration
Project Under Way .
f Installation of : street Christmas-
decorations in downtown
Medford is expected to be com
plete by tomorrow, morning, ac
cording to Vern Thorpe, city di
rector of public works.
The decorations, which are
provided by the Medford Retail
Merchants association, are being
installed by city employees. The
work was started two days ago.
.A problem of obtaining the
proper sized lights for the deco
rations) which threatened to de
lay the project, has been solved
and they will be lighted on
schedule, according to Don Mc
Neil, secretary of the Jackson
County ' Chamber of Commerce.
New Highway Section
Paving Now Completed
,. Paving on the, 9.3 miles ; of
new highway between Medford
and Blackwell . hill has . been
completed, according to W. B.
Merrill, resident state highway
engineer.
Only highway shoulder oiling
from Medford to Willow Springs
remains to be done, he added. It
will be completed next spring.
' The paving' alone cost in ex
cess of $1,000,000, plus construc
tion of three concrete " over
passes. Four lanes of paving is
now provided from Medford to
Willow Springs. Completion of
the project completes the new
highway from Ashland to Rock
Point bridge, west .of Gold Hill,
constructed within the last , two
years. , ' h V.,- .
Seattle (U.R) A gunman held
up the Prudential Mutual Sav
ings Bank here 'today and es
caped witlv about - S2500, -
Medford
United Press Full Leased, Wir
49th Year 20 Pages
AIR SERVICE STARTS The first load of
first class 3 cent mail by air arrived at the
Medford. post office yesterday, under an ex
perimental program of carrying non-air mail
by air on a space available basis. Several city.
; and post office' officials were on hand to
greet it. From left are shown Mayor Diamond
Flynn; Assistant Postmaster Otto l)eJarnet;
Lauded as
Humanity's Friend
By West Germany
Bonn, Germany (U.R) Her
bert 3ooyej80,-railed-: byth
Bonn government as 'a friend
of humanity and a statesman,"
received the personal thanks of
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer to
day for helping defeated and
starving Germany regain its feet
in both world wars. ;
The former President, who
arrived here yesterday for a six
day official visit to West Ger
many and West Berlin, met with
Adenauer , f or . 45 minutes. The
chancellor during his recent
visit to the United States had
invited Mr. Hoover to come, to
Germany.; :
This was Mr. Hoover's first
visit to Germany since 1947
when he master minded a food
program that put hungry Ger
many on the road to recovery.
He did -- the same thing after
World War I. . ?'
The government's official bul
letin greeted Mr. ; Hoover in
these words: .
The friend of humanity and
statesman Herbert Clark Hoov
er can look back on a rich life
in the service of his country and
of mankind. The German people
has him to thank for his help in
its time of grimmest misery."
Sen. Morse's Daughter.
Plans December Wedding
i Washington (U.R) Sen. and
Mrs. Wayne Morse have an
nounced the engagement of .their
daughter, Nancy, to C. H. Camp
bell Jr., of Hartsville, S.C. ;
Miss Morse is an instructor at
Coker College in Hartsville. She
is a graduate of the University
of v Oregon.; . The -: wedding is,
planned for sometime in Decem
ber at the Episcopal' church' in
Hartsville.
Talent Irrigation District
Named in Tvo Damage Suits
Two complaints seeking com
bined damages of $21,351.40
were iuea yesieraay in ircux.
court against the Talent litiga
tion district by a property own
er and a lessee on Highway 66
at the Green Springs summit.
h The complaints allege that
the district through its officers
acted "carelessly", and "negli
gently" when it erected an ex
tension on the. Hiatt, reservoir's
spillway, which collapsed on
May 5 ; flooding the complain
ants'" properties. v ; ' f
W. R. Mayfield, a lessee,
claimed that the flood waters
"destroyed" truck garden crops
on 934 acres of land, resulting
in? $13,734.00 damages. In the
other 'complaint, Walter F. Mon
roe asked for $7,617 damages
that allegedly occurred at the
same time to 5.28 acres of land,
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Mendes-France Sees
German Agreements
As H istoric Step
New. York i- (U.R) French
'PrarftWMe
day the London and Paris agree
ments 'formed the- basis for a
historic step toward true West
ern European union.'
. "The Western European union
which we agreed to establish is
more than merely a military ar
rangement or" a device permit
ting a German military contribu
tion," he said.., "It creates an
organizatiohal nucleus for a Eu
rope moving toward unifica
tion." : . v - ;: ;
i- The French Premier,' speaking
before the Foreign Policy asso
ciation on the final day of his
10-day tour of the United States
and Canada, said the European
policy of France is the policy of
a united Europe.
Firemen Report Toys
Coming in Slowly
V Medford firemen, who each
year collect and repair, toys for
distribution to youngsters need
ing them at Christmas time, said
today that toys are, coming in
slowly this year. : 'r:7-y-:
All repairable toys, and parts
of toys which could be used in
reparing others, will . be ' wel
come, they iaid. Wheeler f all
kinds are particularly . needed.';
- Funds to carry' on this project
are raised . each year by Thanks
giving day dances sponsored by
the 'firemen. Two will' be given
this year; a square dance at
Camp Corral, near Camp White,
and a ballroom dance, at Dream
land, on East Main st, near the
Bear Creek bridge. .
: ' Toys may be taken to - the
main fire station, and dance
tickets are-also available; there
and at the two sub-stations. '
positing 'amounts of debris on
his land. Monroe leases a por
tion of his larid to Mayfield. '
The complaints' declared that
the extension on, the spillway
was made of iron pipes, inter
laced - with wooden boards,
which raised the height of 'the
spillway by about : three feet,
and caused an additional amount
of water to be impounded. Fur
ther, that when the spillway col
lapsed, it . . sent a great flood
of water over" the palintiffs'
land. -K.A-W- - v;;v
District' officials named in the
suit were R. M. Kent, manager
and secretary; and directors,
Homer Moore, Joe- H. Meyer,
and Henry A. Owens.-None of
them was availabe for comment
this morning.
The Medford law. firm of
Crum and Harbison is represent
Jiig tts p-aiatiffi. m . . . .-
United Pre
Postmaster Moore Hamilton; Dr. Beatrice At
cheson, Washington, D.C., of the post office's
research department, who accompanied the
first load of mail to Medford by United Air
lines plane; Miss Mabel Nye and Mrs. Bert
Pree, representing the Jackson County Cham
ber of Commerce, and Earl York, superin
tendent of mails here. (Brainerd photo)
. "By 'united I mean not mere-ly-ited'-lJ3rpposition
to- real
or potential- dangers, but also
united by a permanent communi
ty of interests," he said.
'.The nations of Western Eu
rope, know that they must aban
don the dreams of egoism, must
strive to pull down the barriers
that have divided and weakened
them, and must proceed with
realism but also with resolution
to create that great edifice of
unity : in which they can com
bine their strength and talents."
- He said the London and Paris
agreements commandV'the deep
support of the French people."
In addition, he said, they, have
the wide "grass-roots support"
of the European people.
- The: smaller countries of Eu
rope, he said, had no reason to
fear harm from the France-German
relations established by the
agreements. . '
Closa Association Aim
"On the contrary, we are firm
ly resolved to bring lour t con
tinental partners into the closest
possible association in insuring
the harmonious development of
the relations between France
and Germany,? he said.'. .
; Mendes-France for- the secohd
time in two days called, atten
tion to the Soviet proposal that
its suggested Nov. 29 All-Euro
pean conference be postponed if
the Western . European nations
will- postpone ratification of the
London and Paris agreements.
"As we cannot postpone ratifi-l
cation we of course cannot agree
to the Soviet proposal," he said.
"On the other hand we have
no wish to interfere with a meet
ing by the countries that have
accepted the Soviet invitation."
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Probe of Sentences
:l Washington (U.R)r . Sen.
Wayne ; Morse (Ind.-Ore.) said
today the United Nations should
investigate Red China's decision
to imprison Americans as "spies."
Morse told newsmen "Tne U.
S. government should call on the
United Nations -for an immediate
investigation of the Red Chinese
announcement that they propose
to execute . American .nationals
on alleged spy. charges."
"It is the duty of our govern-'
inent," Morse . said, 'to make
very clear to the United Nations
and Red China that in all our
history we have never permitted
the violation' of the right's' of
American nationals by. any fort
eign power, let alone permitted
the imprisonment of American
nationals by a foreign power
without' just cause )c -
- Salem (U.l- The State High
way Commission will open bids
on jobs estimated to cost $2,000,-
000 at its meeting in Portland
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Plans Disclosed
Proposed Building ' .
Would Cost $60,000
Plans for construction of a
new building for the Girls Com
munity club .were announced
here this morning at a meeting
of about 35 representatives , of
various Medford organizations.
Tentative plans call for con
struction of a concrete block
building, approximately 70 by
94 feet, on the present GCC site.
Cost of the proposed building
was estimated at between $50,
000 and $60,000, with an addi
tional $15,000 . for furnishings
and equipment. , v;-.v-.
Financing Discussed ' '
Plans for possible financing of
the structure were discussed at
this morning's meeting. Those
brought forward included rais
ing all or part of the money
through donations, obtaining
part of the needed funds through
a long term loan, and use of
memorial funds for a part, of
the building. . ;
No decision was reached . on
financing, and Mrs. D o 1 p h
Phipps, a member of the club's
h?ard of directors who a-d as
chairman for the meeting, point
ed out that the chief purpose of
this morning's session was to
put the proposed plan before the
public
However, Mrs. Phipps empha
sized that some action must be
taken before March, 1955. The
fire department has set that
deadline' for- correction of "haz
ardous conditions, ot condemna
tion of the property; for use as
living quarters
15 Hazards
Some 15 conditions have been
listed by the fire marshal as
"hazardous," according to Tracy
Crum, attorney for the, GCC.
Some of these conditions would
involve structural changes, com
plete rewiring of the building,
a revamped heating system and
other major projects, Crum said.
"These would require spending
a lot of money," the attorney
declared, adding that it would
be money; wasted ' in , an - old
building. A :
The present GCC building, at
229 North Bartlett st., has been
used by the club since 1931, and
prior to that time was used by
the Young Women's ... Christian
association for a similar pur
pose, according to Mrs. Phipps.
The proposed building would
be divided into two sections, one
for living quarters, and the oth
er for clubroom purposes.; The
living quarters would include
six bedrooms, with space for 12
girls,' a matron's- quarters, an
office, a kitchen for the girls,
and a, lounge. The living quar
ters would have a separate en
trance' from the street .
Three Clubrooms '.-'
The clubroom area would in
clude ' a meeting room, dining
room and larger meeting room,
all of which would be divided
by accordion doors, to . allow
three small buildings or one or
two large meetings to be con
ducted, at the same time. In ad
dition, ' space is provided for a
small kitchen. : i
. "We1 feel this is a community
project, and should have sup
port;:, from every organization
before we start' Mrs. Phipps
said. She point! out that, for
the past 10, years, more than
i,000 people a month have'used
the building for meetings, ex
cept during summer months.
Some 45 organizations meet at
the GCC, which also handles
private parties, dinners; show
ers and other similar events,, she
said. 'r
The GCC also provides living
space for approximately 25
working girls, most of them in
their teens, each year. A one-J
year limn nas oeen set on bw
time one girl can ; live at the
club. J: .:, , '' i -..
Possibility of . moving . the
GCC to another site was dis
cussed, but it was pointed out
that it is necessary to have a
central location, not : only for
people attending meetings, but
also because most of the girls
living at the GCC work down
town,' many of them at night. It
would be difficult to obtain a
location as desirable as - that
presently owned by the Girls
Community club without spend
ing a lot of money, it was
Girls Community
13 U. S. Citizens
Listed in Repori
By Commie Radio
Air Force Colonel,
Major Said Sentenced
London (UP.) Red China an
nounced today that it has sen
tenced 22 "American spies',', in
cluding 13 U.S. citizens, to death .
or imprisonment
Included among those sen
tenced, according to a Chinese
Communist radio broadcast mon
itored here, were an American
Air Force colonel and an Air
Force major
The broadcast did not imme
diately indicate what sentences -had
been pronounced on the
Americans. It said only that the
"spies" were sentenced to death
or to prison terms of from four
years to life.
The nine non-Americans sen-.
tenced were described as Chin
ese Nationals. : ; ;
Convicted by Military Tribunal
V "These American spies were
convicted by the military tri
bunal of the Supreme People's
courts of the People's Republic
of China today of the crime of -seriously
jeopardizing the secur
ity of China," the Red broadcast ..
said. ; . r .' -sri Vv'J ,';'";'
The broadcast said the Ameri
cans and the Chinese were in
volved in two espionage cases.
The broadcast identified the
American colonel as John Knox
Arnold ' Jr., 41, Washington.
D.C. It said he was commanding .
officer of the U.S.. 58th Air Sup- -ply
and Communications Wing.
The Air Force Register lists a
Col. John'K. Arnold Jr., whose
date of birth corresponds to the
red identification.
The broadcast said Col. Arn
old was the leader of one of two
'American espionage rings."
Pennsylvania)! Named
The second American identi
fied was listed as Maj. William -
Hurl Baumer, 32, "of Pennsyl
vania, U.S.A." He was described
as operations officer of the 101st
Strategic Reconnaissance Squad
ron, U.S. Far Eastern Air Force
and was claimed to have served
in the espionage network under
Arnold ., -r-.::; , i
... The Air Force Register does "
not list an officer of this name.
The other espionage case,"
radio Peiping said, "involved
John Thomas Downey (alias
Jack Donovan), 24, born in Con
necticut, and Richard George
Fecteau, 27, born in Massachu
setts, U.S.A..
"Both were special agents of
the Central Intelligence agency,
a U.S. espionage organization," -Peiping
radio said.
"Downey , and Fecteau work
ed with the Atsuki, Japanese es- .
pionage organization of the U.S.
Central Intelligence agency." .
Special Agents Said Dropped
The broadcast said tne dHist
Air Supply and Communications
Wing with which Arnold was
connected "was charged with the
task' of carrying out espionage
activities in the service of the
U. S. Central Intelligence
agency. .
"The functions of the wing
are to air drop special agents,
into China and the Soviet Union,
supply these "agents and keep
in communication witn inem,
the broadcast said.
The Peiping broadcast said
the following sentences were im- - -posed:'
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John Thomas . Downey, 24,
(alias Jack Donovan) Connecti
cutlife imprisonment.
' ' Richard George Fecteau, 27.
Massachusetts 20 years im-,
prisonment.
Col. John Knox Arnold Jr.,
41, Washington, D.C. 10
years.
Air Force Maj. William Hurl
Baumer, 32, Pennsylvania
eight years. r
Captain Gats Six Years
Air Force Capt. Eugene John
Vaadi, 33, New York Six
years. .'(- . .
' Elmer Fred Llewellyn five
years. V
, Wallace Lamar Brown five '
years. ; .
John Woodward Buck four
years: ' '
Howard William Brown
four years. ,
Steve Edward Kirbe four ;
years. -. - . .
Harry Martin Benjamin Jr.
Four years. -
John Walker , Thomason
four years. , .-.. - .'
Daniel Charis Schmidt four
years. - -
The eight last named were id- '
entified only as "members of
the Vaadi crew."
EARLY EDITION . ,
THURSDAY
In order to permit Us em
ployees to observe the
Thanks giving Day holiday.
The Mail Tribune will pub
lish a ' noon edition en
Thursday, Mot. 25. ''
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