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Neutral Belt of
Nations in Europe
Declared Planned
Wpuld Act as Buffer
Between Russia, West.
Los Angeles (U.R) The Los
Angeles Daily News said today
in a copyright ' story that the
stage has been set in Washing
ton for presentation of a plan
- calling for a neutral belt through
central Europe as a buffer be
tween Russia and her satellites
and the Democratic West.
'.-'" ? The paper said that the pro
posal is known as the Unden
Plan, taking its name from Osten
Unden, foreign minister of Swe
den, and has been drafted as a
blueprint for peace co-existence
with Russia. V
Countries Listed
- y
i The article. by Glenn Parson,
managing editor of the Daily
News, and his wife, Ruby Par
son, said the neutral belt would
be made up of Finland, Sweden,
Norway, Denmark, ' reunified
Germany, Austria and Yugo-
slavia. : ; ; .
Under the proposal, which the
story said had been in the pro
cess of formulation for the past
six months, Russia would agree
to withdraw her troops back of
the Oder-Neisse line and accept
the Eden plan for free elections
in a reunified Germany.
.The United States, as well as
France and Great Britain, would
. Withdraw troops from Germany.
The story said the Undsn plan
officially was discussed f of the
f irst time at a semi-secret meet
ing in Malmo, Sweden, in June.
The' Daily News story said
among those attending were the
prime ministers of the three
Scandinavian countries, former
Prime Minister Clement Attlee
of Great Britain and Erich Olle
nauer, head of- the Socialist
Party in Germany.
Ratification Unaffected
The. story pointed out that the
Unden plan is not expected to af
fect the ratification of the Paris
agreement for remilitarization of
Germany, because the national
leaders involved in this treaty,
inscudingPremier M n d-e 8-1
France, feel there is more chance
of Russia accepting the Unden
proposal after the West ; has
strengthened its , position by be
ing able to move-with the Ger
man armament plan, if neces
sary. .. .
The Parsons said they based
their information on European
sources developed during five
years abroad, as well as on talks
with European journalists. ;
Stockholm. Sweden (U.R)
The Swedish government said
today it has no knowledge of any
.'plan to create a belt of neutral
European nations separating the
East from the West.
- A spokesman for Foreign Min
ister Osten Unden said Sweden
has taken no initiative looking
toward cjeation of such a plan
and that Unden had no "knowl
edge of the idea, described today
by the Los Angeles Daily News
as VThe Unden Plan."
State Agriculture Aide
Quits After 15 Years
Salem (U.R) Frank Nix
on, foods and dairies district rep
resentative for the State Depart
ment of Agriculture for nearly
15 years, has submitted his res
ignation effective Dec. 1.
DOW JONES AVERAGES
New York - (U.R) Dow
Jones final stock averages: 30
industrials 384.63 up 1.89; 20
railroads 131.08 up 0.72; 15 util
ities 60.69 up 0.01 and 65 stocks
141.09 up 0.60. Sales today were
about 3,990,000 shares against
3,690,000 shares yesterday.
Milton-Freewater, Ore. (U.R)
Telephone service in th i s
northeastern Oregon city was
cut off last night when a fire
which demolished a shed spread
to a power line and burned a
phone cable.
: Eugene (U.R) The Univer
sity of Oregon Air Force ROTC
unit has been presented with the
Tacoma achievement award for
being the most outstanding Air
ROTC unit to attend summer
camp at McChord Field.
Weather
FORECAST:. Continued foggy
... In valleys through Thursday
: with occasional afternoon
clearing. Top of fog ranging
; up to 2,000 feet above sea
- level. Continued cool. Low to
; night 33-35. High Thursday 35.
. Temp.
Highest Yesterday . 55 .
Lowest this Morning 35
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SiHH ST
WILLIAM REMINGTON
Jail Beating Fatal
William Remington
Dies Following
Beating in Prison
Lewisburg, Pa. U.R) Two
prison inmates today, were
identified as the assailants of
William W. Remington, for
mer government economist
who died in a federal peni
tentiary today after a beating.
The FBI identified the assail
ants as George Junior McCoy,
34, Grundy, Va., ' and Robert
Carl Parker, 21, Washington,
D.C. The. motive for the slay
ing was not announced.
Lewisburg, Pa. U.R) Wil
liam Walter Remington, former
Commerce Department emp
loyee sentenced to federal pri
son for perjury in a Soviet spy
case, died today from injuries
suffered when he was beaten in
a prison ' dormitory Monday..
It was reported the 37-year-
old economist was in a coma
most of the time since he was
attacked. ' :. ;
Acting Warden Fred Wilkin
son said that Remington died at
7:30 a.m. "..,...
Operation Performed
Wilkinson revealed that Rem
ington underwent an operation
by "an outside surgical consult
ant" ' yesterday afternoon. 30
hours after he was found in his
prison dormitory beaten on the
head and face. , ... ..;
" The' operation' lasted lwp
hours and was to remove bone
fragments, it was reported.
Surgeons said the "only thing
in his favor was his age", after
the operation - was completed.
Remington, who had lost con
siderable blood, underwent a se
ries of transfusions; it was re
ported from the Northeastern
federal Penitentiary hospital.
FBI Investigating
Wilkinson said the FBI and
prison officials were continuing
investigation of the fatal beat
ing and added "all information
will be presented to the ; U.S.
attorney." ' '. . :";:. ; , :;V .1
Remington was found Monday
in a dazed condition on a second
floor stairway landing below his
third floor dormitory quarters.
Authorities believe he was beat
en with a piece of brick wrap
ped in a prison issue sock.
Pier Angeli, Damone
Wed in Lavish Rites
Hollywood U.R) Film star
Pier Angeli and crooner Vic Da
mone were married today in a
lavish ceremony at St. Timothy's
Catholic church before the elite
of screenland. - -
The beautiful Italian actress,
22, and the popular singer, 26,
exchanged vows in the West Los
Angeles church at a late morn
ing ceremony. Father William
O'Shea officiated the double
ring ceremony which featured a
40-vbice children's choir and at
tracted scores of fans who lined
the street to watch the newly
weds leave the church.
Wafer District Border '
Hearing is Continued "
A boundary-hearing on the
proposed Grandview water dis
trict was continued yesterday by
the county court until Dec. 1, at
10 a.m.," according to Commis
sioner L. G. Morthland. ' y
Court members will inspect
the boundaries proposed and
talk -with petitioners wishing to
withdraw from the proposed dis
trict. About 18 persons hj a v e
voiced protest to their inclusion
in ; the district. A total of 148
persons signed the petition in fa
vor of the project. -
Those involved will appear at
the Dec. 1 hearing to settle
boundaries of the district. After
the "boundaries are settled, the
court will call an election to
name the. board of directors and
set up the district. V
Sen. Young Tells
Reason Against
McCarthy Censure
Solon Said Singled Out
By Military Officers
Washington U.R) Sen. Mil'
ton R. Young (R.-N.D.) said tc
day one reason he will oppose
censure of Sen. Joseph McCar
thy is that some high military
officers- who despise the Con'
gress" have signaled out McCar
thy as a target for criticism.
. Young, announcing his deci
sion to vote against censure in a
letter to North Dakota newspa
pers, said McCarthy is entitled
to freedom of speech, include
ing the right to criticize." He
said McCarthy's critical com
ments about some of , his fellow
senators' might have been "un
warranted and unreasonable,'
but broke no standing rule of
the Senate. ,....
Young charged that "some
ambitious officers high in the
ranks of the military have come
to despise the Congress which
directly represents the people."
"They will countenance no
higher authority than--their
own," he said. "Some of them
have been spoiling for a fight
with Congress for a long while.
When it seemed that Senator
McCarthy was losing favor with
the people he became a good
target for their purpose."
Young did not name the offi
cers to whom he was referring.
But he said he was "not greatly
disturbed" by McCarthy's ques
tioning of Brig. Gen. Ralph W.
Zwicker.- Young called Zwicker
an "arrogant, evasive witness."
Milk Group Slates
By-Laws Revision
Klamath Falls Troposed re
visions of the by-laws of the
Oregon Milk Producers commit
tees were worked out at a meet
ing of milk producers' represen
tatives here last night.
The revisions, which are sub
ject to the approval of the
OMPC . membership, would
broaden the representation on
the organization's board of di
rectors to include elected dele
gates: from each milk producers'
group in the state, and would
make it exclusively a producers'
organization.. It now has some
distributors on the board.
Under the proposal, the direc
tors would name a seven-man
executive board for the active
management of the committee.
- The action grew out of an
other meeting held in Medford
last week, at which the repre
sentatives of some 10 milk pro
ducers' groups met to discuss'
how best the dairy industry
could be stabilized, following
the repeal of Oregon's milk con
trol law.
Atoms for Peace
Approval Expected
Unrfed Nations, N.Y. (U.R)
The United States seemed cer
tain today to win unanimous ap
proval in the U.N. General As
sembly of President Eisen
hower's "atoms of peace" plan.
The 60-natioh Political Com
mittee studying the plan for
three weeks gave its unanimous
approval yesterday when Russia,
defeated in attempts to gain se
curity council veto powers over
the plan, voted with the rest. ,
The assembly is expected to
take up the plan next week and
repeat the committee's action.
The United " States already was,
beginning negotiations to put the
plan into actual operation. ; .; ;
Washington (U.R) The
Federal Power commission's I
staff counsel recommended to
day that the commission grant
a license to the Idaho Power,
company to build three lowj
dams in the Hells Canyon'
reach of the Snake river on
the Idaho-Oregon border. ; : I
Decree Keeps
A decree was entered yester
day in circuit court ending four
years of litigation over the his
toric Squaw Creek rd. The de
cree established it as a public
road available for the free and
unobstructed use of the public.
.The road, which connects the
Applegate rd. and Squaw lakes,
has been the subject of extensive
litigation. The decree followed
a stipulation agreement entered
into between the parties to the
suit and their attorneys. Plain
tiffs were Bert G. and Christine
Harr, who .operate the Squaw
Medford
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United Press Full Leased Wire-
49th Year 16 Pages
Eisenhower Issues Proclamation for
Washington U.R) The text of President Eisenhower's Thanks- of those homely joys and satisfactions' which enrich our lives. '
giving proclamation: . .
Early in our history, the Pilgrim Fathers inaugurated the cus-
torn of dedicating one day at harvest time to rendering thanks to we rededicate ourselves to unselfish striving for the common bet
Almighty God for the bounties of the soil and for His mercies terment of mankind.
inrougnout tne year. At tms autumnal season tradition suggests
ami uu. nciia icyuire uuti. we
in reverent thanks for the blessings bestowed upon us individual
ly and as a nation.
We are grateful that our beloved country, settled bv those
forebears in their quest for religious freedom, remains free and
strong, and that each of us can
cwug w w oicura ox ma conscience. .
We are grateful for the innumerable daily manifestations of
Divine goodness in affairs botti public and privatefor equal op-
f"' """""
Firemen Here Busy
On Fund Drive, Toy
Repair Projects
Medford - off-duty firemen
were busy. with "extra-curricu
lar" activities today.
First, they were completing
plans for tonight's .fund drive
for the benefit of the Muscular
Dystrophy foundation. . Uniform
ed members of the department
will call at homes between 5:30
7:30 o'clock this evening to ac
cept contributions for : the or
ganization, which is fighting the
mysterious and crippling dis
ease. '..' .
Leave Lights On '
. Those wishing to donate are
asked to keep their porch lights
on as a signal to the firemen,
who will make their tours . of
the city in private cars. Letters
telling of the muscular dystro
phy appeal were mailed out last
week, enclosing envelopes in
which contributions ' could be
placed.
In addition to the health fund
drive, firemen were . occupied
with two other chores prepar
ing for their two Thanksgiving
dances tomorrow evening, one at
Dreamland 'ballroom and a
square dance at Camp Corral,
with proceeds going to finance
their toy repair project; and the
toy project itself. .
Toys Being Received
Repairable toys and parts of
toys are being received at the
main fire station now, and fire
men have asked that those wish
ing to give such articles bring
them in soon so the repairs can
be completed by Christmas.
i Wheels of all type's are espec
ially needed, they said.
When the toys are completed,
they will be distributed to
needy children of the area by
the Medford Lady Lions.
Mendes-France Faces
New Trouble at Home
Paris U.ip Premier Pierre
Mendes-France flew home today
from his successful American
visit to face domestic troubles.
There ..were new rumblings in
the National assembly, which
has been the -political execution
er of , 14 premiers representing
20 post-war administrations.
Mendes-France's-; call - for a
Biff Four meeting with the Sov
iet Union at Paris, in May boost
ed his stock at home for reas
serting French diplomatic- lead
ership.' r . vv i--: .
However, Mendes-France' was
walking into an assembly where.
France's 1955 budget and other
problems could cause him
trouble. -y .y::
There was some talk : t h at
Mendes-France would not be in
office at the end of the year.
Portland U.R) Mrs. Mona
Coons, Hermiston, Ore., report
ed missing on a plane flight from
Walla WaUa to Oceanside, Calif.,
has turned . up safe at Chico,
Calif., the CAA said. , ,
Sq uaw Creek
Lake resort. Defendants were
Kermit C and Evelyn G.
Combes; Gerald and Grace Buck,
and - Erwin Dow and Ardith. E.
Lewis. , . .
The decree was based on the
public use of the road for.more
than 10 years. It allows the
Combes to maintain adequate
stock guards. The original com
plaint in "equity charged that
gates over the road were locked
in Aug. 1950, and the plaintiffs
were unable to reach their prop
erties," which . include a fishing
resort, tree farm and ranch.
MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1 954 Price 5c . No. 2 1 2
ioiiow iiauowea custom ana DOW
worship. God in.his own way, ac-
" ve, ana ior xne continuance
THEY'RE THE TOPS One
Tournament of Roses on New Year's Day in Pasadena, Cat The seven finalists entered
the contest known onl" by number. They are, left to right: Patricia Scott, 18; Roxanne
Boyd, 18; Joanne Martin, 18; Marilyn Smuin, 19; Joan Gentry, 17; Susan Quarness, 18,
and Sheila Breault, 19. Winner will be chosen Dec 7.
Thanksgiving Fog May
Delay Air Visitors .
Jackson county residents ex
pecting Thanksgiving visitors by
air appeared likely to be disap
pointed today, - as the weather
bureau predicted fog in Oregon's
valleys through Thursday.
The . only hope of .airliners
getting through was in the bur
eau's forecast of "occasional aft
ernoon clearing." The fog-.' is
thick, the bureau said, with the
top ranging up to 2,000 feet
above sea level. The weather
will continue cool,' according to
the forecast. . " 'v
Schools, offices and most bus
inesses will be closed 'tomorrow.
The school holiday will continue
over the week end, and several
offices, including those of .sever
al local unions, also will be clos
ed Friday to make a long holi
day for employees. ,-
A Thanksgiving day dinner for
any homeless and transient men
will be given from 11 a. m. to 2
p.m. at the' Salvation: Army
Transient shelter, Crews rd., to
morrow,-according to local Sal
vation Army officials. The shel
ter is located near the Big Y
in the north section of town.
Malheur Gets Bulk '
Of Mineral Lease Funds
Salem (U.R) Malheur
county gets the lion's share, of
$26,458 distributed to 10 coun
ties from moneys received from
the federal govenrnment under
the mineral leasing act for the
six-months - period ended last
June 30, Secretary of State Earl
Tr Newbry said today.
.. Malheur county gets $24,215.
Other counties - are: v Baker,
$1,224. Benton, $45. Clackamas,
$35. Crook, $393. . Deschutes,
$127, Douglas,$195..Harney, $15.
Jefferson, $59, and Lincoln; $37.
Road Publ ic
The Squaw1 Creek rd. : was the
only access to the resort, passing
over the defendants' land.
' The road has been open under
court order, pending the out
come of the case. ; v ;
, The road was used for many,
years as a means of access to the
Watkins post office,' which was
located upon the old Harr ranch.
In earlier times it provided ac
cess to mines in the area.
Judge Orval . J. Millard pre
sided in the case. Judge H. K.
Hanna transferred the case to
Millard on Jan. 12, 1954. -, -
United
With gratitude in our hearts for all our blessings, may we be
ever mindful of the obligations inherent in our strength, and may
Now therefore, I, Dwight D.
ed States of America, in consonance with 1rint resolution of Con-
gress approved Dec. 26, 1941, designating the fourth Thursday of
November each year as Thanksgiving Day, do hereby proclaim
Thursday, Nov. 25 1954,' as a day of National Thanksgiving, and I
call upon all our citizens o observe the day with prayer. Let us
demonstrate in our lives our humble thanks to God for his benefi-
cence in the year which is past,
year to come.
- In witness whereof, I have
the seal of the United States of
of these Pasadena College coeds will rule as Oueen nf fhc.
Union Thanksgiving
Church Service Set
At 10 a.m. Tomorrow
A union .Thanksgiving serv
ice, sponsored by the Medford
Ministerial association, will be
held Thursday at 10 a.m. at -the
First Methodist church. The
speaker will be the Rev. Ray
mond W. Hurn of the Church of
the Nazarene. '.His topic will be
"Putting Quality into Thanks
giving," using Psalm 116:12 as a
text. -. v A ;
Music will be furnished by the
Junior High School Girls chorus
under the direction of Ray
Lewis. They will T sing "Cme,
Ye ' Thankful People, ' J Come,"
Talbolt Calls for
Larger Air Force :
Washington J(U.R) Air ' Secre
tary Harold E. Talbott called to
day for a bigger U.S. Air Force,
asserting .that this countey can
not rely on defensive jet fight
ers or anti-aircraft guided mis
siles to stop enemy bombers.
His remarks, ; in a : major
speech before the National Press
club, were viewed asa bid par
ticularly for. a larger, striking
force.. 'S;'-Tr;:,.: : ;A-' ;
- In an obvious reference to the
Army's-Nike anti-aircraft mis
sile, he . said "We havent yet
reached . a point where we can
rely on missile batteries alone
for destroying bombers." . :
, Nor, he said, can jet'fighters
give a city safety in an era of
600 miles an hour -. bombers
against which the fighters might
get only one shot. v
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Christmas Opening '
Parade Entries Sought
' Entries are being solicited for
the Christmas opening parade
to be held next Wednesday eve
ning, according to the Medford
Junior Chamber of Commerce,
sponsors of the event.
Floats and marching groups
are needed. Several bands have
been' secured for the' parade,
Jaycees said. A total of $400 in
prices for the best parade en
tries is being offered.
Those wishing to enter" the
parade may telephone Bill Rom
bach, 3-1564, or Mac- DeHart,
3-4255, committeemen in charge.
Pre full Lea d Wire
Eisenhower, President of the -Unit-
and let us ask His guidance in the
hereunto set my hand and caused
America to be affixed. ; .
"Thanksgiving Hymn" and r '1
Will Extol Thee."
The president of the Ministe
rial association, the Rev. Willis
J. Loar, . will open" the service
with the call to worship. Prayers
will be offered by the-Rev. Ray
mond D. Balcomb and the Rev.
D. K. West. The Rev.-F Wilson
Colbaugh will lead the respon
sive reading and the scripture
will be read by the Rev. G. H.
Hillerman. The Rev. Ellmore J.
Gilstrap will, give the -benediction.
'
The offering will be divided
between two causes, : according
to the Rev. Thomas McCamant,
chairman of the special services
committee. Half , of it Vill e
given to the Jackson : County
Board of ' Christian Education
and its program of week day re:
ligious education. The . other half
will go to Church World Service
for their "Share Our Surplus"
program of food distribution, by
which they handle the distribu
tion to needy people of surplus
commodities furnished free by
the United States government.
PUC Injunction Case y
Heard inCircpit Court '
A hearing was under way this
morning in circuit court, involv
ing the State Public Utilities com
missioner and the OK Transfer
company, 2510 North . Pacific
highway, according to court of
ficials. - The PUC brought suit to enjoin
the transfer company from oper
ating in alleged, violation of PUC
regulations,, officials said.
The state is represented by At
torney Robert R. Hollis, Salem,
and the defendant is represented
by Richard B. Maxwell, Klamath
Falls. - - . ,
'Washington (0R) Rep.
Walter Norblad (R-Ore.), said a
new post office would be con
structed at Woodburn, Ore.
EARLY EDITION
THURSDAY
In ordtr to 'permit its em
plorees to observe the
Thanksgiving Day holiday
The Mail Tribune will pub
lish - a noon .edition on
Thursday, Not. 25. i .
Vashinglon Seeks ;
Face-To-Face Talk
On Neutral Ground
Blistering Protest -
To Sentences Planned .
v. -
. Geneva - (U.R) The U.S.
government today demanded a
face to face meeting with Red
China's consul eeneral in this
neutral meeting ground to de
liver a blisterine isrotest to
China for the imprisonment of
13 Americans on "trumped up"
spy charges.
Shun Ting, . the Communist
consul general here.: staved be
hind the doors of his consulate
and up to nightfall had not re
plied to the U.S. demand that he
stand up to the oral dressing
aown oraered by Washington.
But the Communist Peiping
radio which announced th son.
tencing of the 13 yesterday to
prison terms ranging from four
years to life, brazenly added new
fuel to the fires of American in
dignation.
Make New Claims
.." The Red- radio said a tntnl nt .
230 American and Nationalist
Chinese "spies" dropped from
planes by the U.S. Central Tnti.
ligence Agency since 1951 have
been captured. ! And it boasted
that 106 of that number have '
been killed by the Reds.
There was no immediate in
dication from Peinino
any, Americans : were ' among
those killed or If any Ameri- .
cans in addition to the 13 named
yesterday were amone th
lured.
f President Eispnbnwcir in ,
Washington, save Mrs. HiirW
L. Baumer. Lewishurp. Pn . His.
traught mother of one of the
Americans sentenced yesterday,
his personal assuranr that
everything "humanlv nossihl.
within peaceful means'' is being
aone to obtain the release of the
imprisoned men.
In Neutral Area
The State Department ordered
the U.S. consul general here.
Franklin C. Gowen. to deliver in .
person, in a face to face inter
view with Shun, the protest of
the U.S. government. :
Geneva was chosen for the
diplomatic maneuver unusual
since- the United - States main
tains no diplomatic relations
with Red China because Swit
zerland is a neutral area in
which both governments are re
presented Shun apparently was caught
by surprise, and without advira
from his superiors in Peiptng,
by the American mova. His rnn.
sulate was silent - throughout
the day.
America Indignant
If he does stand up to Gowen,
it will be to receive an embit
tered oral protest, backed by the
indignation and an per . nf an
aroused American Congress and
public. No written note will be -
nanded over to him because of.,
the lack of formal dinlomatie
relations.
The tone of what Gowen will
have to sav has been indicator!
by U.S. government statements
Dranoing.tne Red spy charge
"palpably false" a diplomatic '
term for barefaced lies. The -
United States also has accused
the Communist Chinese of "bad
faith," "insincerity," and "amor
alitv" in the wrontful deten
tion" of the Americans.
' Eleven of the 13 known to be
imprisoned are U. S. airmen.
The other two are American ci-'
vilians who were passengers on
what Washington describes as "a
routine flight" of an Air Force
Plane,
" Swiss diplomats described the
Americans' demand for a face
to face meeting with Shun as
"verv significant " Normallv the
United States deals with Red
China onlv tbrmitfh : the dinln-
matically proper formality of -
asKmg Britain, which maintains
relations with Peiping, to act as
an intermediary.- "
(see story on Page 18) ,
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PASSES Dr. James C Hayes
a long-time Medford -physiciaa
who . retired few - years ago.
died at .his home oav the Rogue
river near Eagle Point this af.
traoon. -
Stores :Kn
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