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BOTE United Pres-FuU Leased Wire ... United Press full Leased Wire 49th Year 22 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1954 Price 5c No. 219 mmm pi ----- J'y . - - v '.!.'-. Jm Ceiraswe Zwicker Charge Temporarily Wiped Out by Amendment Amendment Condemns Statements to Press ; Washington (U.R) The Sen ate voted tentatively-today to condemn Sen. Joseph R. McCar thy's attacks oh its censure com mittee and on the Senate itself..."- " " - But it also wiped out, at least temporarily, another of the cen sure counts against him that he abused Brig. Gen. Ralph W, Zwicker. : The Senate adopted an amend ment by Sen. Wallace F. Bennett (R-Utah) condemning certain of McCarthy's statements to , the press in a radio-TV broadcast and in a speech inserted in the record, all made since the cen sure committee recommended a reprimand for him. ,"' The vote was 64 to 23 for the Bennett amendment. Cam vs mi ma e Q i4 Atf A(1 as a substitute for a charge by the censure committee that would have condemned McCar thy's denunciation of Zwicker. A short time earlier, the Sen . ate by. a 55 to 33 vote refused to drop the Zwicker charge en- thing in its stead. Sen. ; Herbert H. Lehman (R NY) indicated he . might try to revive the Zwicker count, but tie V c?AAma4 cIttv ' - Adoption of Bennett's substi tute was the second rap on the knuckles for McCarthy. The Sen ate last night voted 87 to 20. to 3 X.S- W committee 'which investigated him in 1951-52. ' , As amended, no part of the Senate resolution any longer carried the word "censure." In stead it would "condemn" Mc Carthy's conduct. , . The amended resolution was still subject to further amend ments and to a final vote of ap proval. Senate Contempt Yesterday the Senate voted 67 to 29 to condemn McCarthy for being contemptuous of a Senate elections subcommittee which in vestigated his financial and oth er activities in 1951-52. This was the first count which the censure committee had recom mended. . The first blow fell heavily on Wednesday night when the Senate voted 67 to 20 to adopt the first of two censure counts returned by a special committee. It censured McCarthy for "re peatedly abusing", a 1951-52 elections subcommittee. Grand Isle, La. (U.PJ Four oil workers were killed today when a helicopter bringing them to shore missed a landing strip and crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. Eisenhower V Washington (U.PJ President Eisenhower said today that a blockade of Red China would be an act of war which he would not undertake in anger and without first going before Con gress. - The Chief executive also told a news conference that the United Nations could pot retain its self respect if it avoids re sponsibility for the American soldiers who are still held pris oner by the Chinese Commu nists. Expects U.N. Action rr The President intimated that he expected some sort of action within the UJ. looking to the peaceful release of the 13 Amer ican prisoners, but he gave no i - wmmmmm "Jrt A, mmm - - - - ; I sen. Joseph McCarthy i First Count Adopted Roli Call Vote Given on First Item of Censure ? Washington (U.PJ The 67 20. roll call vote by which, the Senate - last -night tentatively approved censuring Sen. Jo seph R. McCarthy 'for his con duct toward a 1951-52 elections subcommittee: . . . . For censure 67. ; ' "Republicans for 23 - Abel, Aiken, Beall, : Bennett, l Bush, Carlson, Case, Cooper,- .Cotton, Duff, Ferguson, Flanders, Herid ricksonIves, , Millikin. Fayae, i Potter," Saltonstall, Smith of I Me., Smith of N J., Thye, Wat kins and Williams. Democratic Vote Democrats for 43 Ander son, , Burke, : Byrd, Clements, Daniel of S. C, Daniel of Text, Douglas, Eastland, Ellender, Er vin, Frear, Fulbright; . George, Gillette, Green, : Hayden, Jen nings, Hill, Holland, Humphrey, Jackson, Johnson of Colo., John son of Tex., Johnston of S. C, Kef auver, Kerr, - Kilgore, Leh man, Long; Magnuson, Mans field, -McClellan, Monroney, Murray, Neely, O'Mahoney, Pas- tore, Robertson, Russell, Scott, Sparkman, Stennis and Syming ton. , ' . ': ; : Independent for 1 Morse. Votes Against Against censure 20. '' Republicans against 20 Barrett, Bridges, Brown, Butler, Dirksea, Dworshak," Goldwater, Hickenlooper, Hruska, Jenner, Knowland, Kuchel, Langer, Ma- lone, Martin, Mundt, Purtell, Schoeppel, Welker and Young. " Democrats against None. Paired for Gore (D) and Smathers '(D).'- Paired against-i-Bricker (R) and Capehart (R). I Announced for Chavez (D). ; Not' recorded Cordon. (R), Kennedy- (D), McCarthy (R) and Wiley (R). - - s s DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York (U.PJ Dow-Jones final stock averages -30 indus trials 385.63 up 1.59; 20 rails 131.66 up 1.86; 13 utilities 60.87 up 0.14: 63 stocks 141.54 up 0.94. Sales today " approximated 3,- 190,000 ' compared with-3,100,-000 shares traded yesterday . Woodburn, Ore. U.PJ The annual two-day Oregon State Corn Show opens fcera tomorrow with exhibits enttred from all parts of the state where , corn is grown. :" indication of whether he expect ed it to be successful. ; Meanwhile ;Sen. H. Alexan der Smith (R-N.J.), announced that' the- United States called a conference today with 15 other United Nations members to dis cuss wtiat can be done about Red China's illegal imprison ment of American servicemen. Meeting Called by Lodge Smith said the conference was called; to meet this after noon in New York by Henry Ca bot Lodge Jr., U.S. Ambassador to the U-N., with the 15 nations which joined with., the United States in the fighting, in Korea. In : a lengthy and voluntary discussion of the - Red Chinese conviction of 13 American pris '1 & y; & Considers Top Officials for Mobilization Talk Economic Resources Subject of Meeting Washington J(U.P.) President Eisenhower summoned seven cabinet members and four other top officials today to a discus sion of plans for mobilizing the nation's economic resources in case of war. ; , The 11 officials constitute the Defense Mobilization Board. Spokesmen described the meet ing as "routine," but it was not ed the board rarely meets with the! President unless important matters are to be discussed. May Air Experiment t There was speculation the group would discuss the Defense Program Production Act and : a new experiment by the Office of Defense Mobilization in setting up a reserve of industry and labor executives to be called to government service in an emer gency. : . The current Defense Produc tion Act was passed by Congress in 1953, after a wrangle over whether to include "stand-by" federal controls on such things as wages, prices, production and credit, to be applied when need ed. The administration did not want them then, and it is not expected that the President will ask for them this time. Stockpiling Governed ;jr - As it stands now, the mobiliza tion law, which expires June 30, governs some aspects of stock piling critical and vital mate rials. It also controls a program which provides the framework Tor'eme'rgency controls on. fabri cated materials, though there is no rationing on civilian use now. Liquor Employee Admits Money Gift Salem U.R) Thomas J. Sheri dan, suspended assistant admin istrator of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission and former state police lieutenant, readily admitted in his hearing before the State Civil Service Commis sion here today that he received some $40 from a fellow em ployee, money he presumed had been given the employee by a distillery representative. . - He further said that when first questioned he denied hav ing received the money, but later corrected the record with an ad mission. . " '.' -' -. But what observers said they considered the most astonishing phase of the hearing was ac knowledgment by ; George S. Woodworth,; attorney for . the liquor commission, that the com mission has no regulation! against any employee accepting a gratu ity, "gift or thing of value from anyone." Weafher Causes Little Delay on Highways ; Driving conditions on' south ern Oregon's mountain highways were causing little delay this morning. Only over the Sis Siskiyous was there any trouble with snow. ' , State police reported that from Ruby's Kitchen to. the Cal ifornia state line . about five inches of packed snow is on the highway, and that chains - are recommended. There is about a foot of snow at Mt. Shasta city, but chains are not required. - Other highways in the area were clear, state police said. Blockade oners "as spies, the President was angry and resentful because 11 of the prisoners were soldiers in uniform captured in the, Kor ean war and entitled to treat ment as prisoners under the Korean Armistice. He declined to discuss the status of the other two prisoners, saying this was a cloudy situation about which he could not talk. : , Should Be Home . As for the 11 uniformed sol diers,! however, he said their imprisonment was ; completely indefensible and they should be home now. Mr. Eisenhower painted a menacing picture of what might happen if the United States were to impose a naval end air Mi ipmtii's Ml lit St A San Francisco U.R) CIO radio operators called a quickie strike today against West Coast shipowners in a dispute over con tract ratification. - ( . The strike affected an estimated 170 ships operated by some 20 shipping lines belonging to the Pacific Maritime Association. Most of them were at sea when the strike became effective at 12:01 a.m. (PST). They will be shut down as they come into port or complete voyages. At least eight ships were tied up in the Los Angeles-Long Beach harbors because of the strike, and five more due in port today also were expected to be affected by the strike. , Intercoastal ships operating under East Coast contracts, tank ers and steam schooners were not involved. . Radio Contract ' Issue in Strike At issue was whether a con tract exists between the CIO American Radio Association' and the PMA. The PMA said none existed; the ARA then said its men would not work after today. That meant no ship could sail. Under federal law, a radio op erator must be aboard every vessel.- v--; - :,v. : Other West Coast maritime unions pledged themselves to ob serve ARA picket lines. Honolulu (U.PJ A West Coast shipping strike caused dis may today in the Hawaiian Is lands, already feeling a squeeze from another maritime dispute involving AFL sailors. . -V A strike, called today by CIO radio operators, imperiled . Ha waii's annual "Christmas Tree Ship."; The ship, the Hawaiian Packer, had been . scheduled to leave San Francisco for Hono lulu with 100,000 trees from the Pacific Northwest. . ,; X. . .The ship also carried a load of Christmas mer.chandise.:rn Adverse Economic Chain . ..,'" ' . But even before today's strike, Harry Lundeberg's sailors had already started an adverse eco nomic chain reaction in Hawaii because of - their refusal to work overtime." The sailors are disputing cer tain cargo loading rights with Harry Bridges' International Longshoremen's and Warehouse men's Union.. The ILWU and the shipowners have offered to nego tiate a settlement. . Hawaii is 95 per cent depend ent on imports from the main land.. '. -- United States Seeks Nationalist Promise Washmgton-.Pj-The Unit ed States ..will press for a Na tionalist Chinese promise to re frain from provocative ' attacks on Red China under the new U.S.-Formosa security treaty, in formed sources said today. V They reported that the Unit ed States hones to get such a promise in the set ..of ' working rules which. Secretary of btate John Foster Dulles said will be worked out when the treaty be comes effective. . . T: Dulles announced late Wednesday that the United States and Nationalist China have concluded negotiations on a mutual defense treaty and ex pect to sign the pact here in two ori three days. Under the treaty, the United States will retaliate agatinst Red China if , the Com munists attack Formosa. ' . Portland U.R) The Oregon Wheat Growers League opened its annual three-day convention here today with a program j to increase domestic . consumption of wheat products one . of the items on the agenda. I as War Act blockade of Red China as de manded by . Sen. William f F. Knowland (R-Calif.) - , " - He said this was time for the courage to be patient and the exploration of every possible peaceful solution. v - He said that if the United States ever took a fateful deci sion that could lead to rwar, it should be done not out of anger but; as former President Wood row Wilson said, only if there was no other means of protect ing our rights. v , t ' Impulse To Lash Out . He admitted that his first im pulse was to lash out in resent ment and' anger, but he said a President could not. permit him self such an emotional reaction to a deadly serious situation. ... Two Murder Cases Here Marking! ime; DA al State Meet . Two , Jackson county , murder cases marked time today. , . There were no new develop ments in the Margaret Ann Cor nell case. . Marion Franklin "Pien ing, 50, of 425 South t Grape st., who was booked yesterday on suspicion of : second degree murder in connection, with her death, is still lodged in the coun ty jail. ; ; ..; . : Deputy District Attorney Gene Piazza ' indicated this morning that Piening may appear ; in court today. It was not known this morning whether Piening would obtain the services of an attorney, or whether it would be :? necessary for the court to Appeal Time Asked In the case of. James Norman Jensen, 25, Larkspur, Calif., sentenced to die , in the state's lethal gas chamber for the April 24 slaying of Mrs. Fern Hile, defense attorney Edward Kelly has filed a motion for extension of the time for preparation of a transcript, or bill of exceptions, to be used in an appeal. Notice of appeal had been filed th:s morning, according to court of ficials . District Attorney Walter Nun ley was in Portland, today at tending a two-day -convention of the Oregon Association of Dis trict Attorneys, of which he is a committee chairman. He plans to be back in his office Saturday morning. r Dulles Accused of Changing Policy Washington 4U.P.) Secretary of State John Foster Dulles was accused today of changing pol icy to placate Republican critics on the question of blockading Red China to win freedom for 13 American prisoners. ' Dulles said Wednesday a na val blockade might be consider ed as a last resort if peaceful efforts fail to free the prisoners who were jailed , on trumped- up spy charges. This brought a charge by Sen. Hubert Humphrey (D-Minn.), that Dulles had revamped his position since his major foreign policy address at Chicago Mon day In that speech, Dulles rul ed out use of a blockade on grounds that it would amount to "war action." - Medford Water Passes Tests 1 00 Per tent , More than 200. samples of Medford' city, water, taken dur ing the past 12 months, have re ceived a 100 per cent perfect rating from the State Board of Health, according to City Super intendent Robert Duff. " , About 20 samples are f taken each month from various points on the distribution system. They are analyzed' by "the county health department. . ' ".The state has- recommended that Medford Water be certified by the U.S. Public Health service for use in interstate commerce. Certification is made annually. Weather . FORECAST: Considerable cloudiness with occasional light . rain throngh Friday. Fog patches Friday morning.: Low tonight 35. High Friday near SO. Temp.'' Highest Yesterday . .. t SO Lowest this Morning : 49 Pree. to 4:30 a.m. Today -21 Communist Nations Of Europe Agree On E. German Army Military 'Alliance Formation Decided Moscow (U.R) Eight Com munist nations of Europe today agreed to create an East German Communist army. They also decided to form , an East European military alliance if the West rearms West Ger many. : ; .. - -. China Present ; -"--y The agreement was signed by the Soviet Union and the seven Communist nations ' of Eastern Europe attending the Russian- rponsored " European' Security Conference. They are East Ger many, Poland, Romania, Bul garia, Albania, Czechoslovakia and Hungary. ' . ' .; :r y Communist China", which sent an observer to the four-dav con ference, did not sign" as one of the prospective members of the alliance. But . Red China's dele gate made it plain his govern ment backs the plan.- '. - ; , : Soviet Premier Georgi M. Mai- enkov and other top leaders at tended the historic signing of an 1 8-page "declaration of inten tion" concluding the Communist conference. 4. . Molotov First ! : J The document was signed ' lh the Grand Palace of the Krem- lin. ' : .. - 'yy v , Soviet ; Foreign Minister Vyacheslav M. : Molotov signed first, followed by Poland's Pre mier ; Jose Cyrankiewicz. Then the other Communist premiers or. j deputy premiers committed their countries to the new group ing of world power. " More than 100 correspondents, including .Western .. newsmen, watched the .smiling, hand-shaking crowd of world Communist leaders.'It was one of the largest groups of. Red government lead ers ever, seen at one spot. ; , - -. Moscow (U.R) -The Soviet- sponsored : European Security Conference of eight Communist nations met today to draft a reso lution against a rearmd West Germany,. . ; " rV-: . Leonid , F. . Ilyichev, .' Soviet Foreign Office press chief, said the resolution would be in the form of a draft collective securi ty treaty or a declaration of in tention by the eight participat ing nations, to form such a sys tem. . X-.:.; I'-...: Great Britain Warns Reel China on Attacks ". London ' (U.R) -Britain"' re vealed today that she hs formal ly warned Red China against at tacks on the tNationalist-held islands off Formosa but she has urged the United States and Gen eralissimo Chiang Kai-shek to go slow in that potentially explosive area. :,;; 0'"--" - ri--X i A Foreign Office spokesman said Britain's warning : to Red China ; was handed to Peiping through the Chinese charge d'af fairs in London., ,?; -y ? v: Official sources here said Red China's . reaction was decidedly cool and gave no grounds for hopes that ..the. . Communists would curtail their series of in creasingly violent' attacks on Formosa's chain of islands.. 5 1 LOOKS LIKE A WHITE CHRrSTMAS As pretty as a picture on a Christmas greeting card is this street scene in MjiwaillfPA as six inches u snow fell during the night in tfcg yafaffin'g first ' " , Crowds estimated by police at between 6,000 and 8,000 people swarmed throughout gaily-decorated, downtown Medford; last night in one of the best-attended and most festive Christmas openings ever held here. " : The big ; attraction was a 17- float parade, but spectators too showed interest in the lighted windows" of the" downtown mer- Microwave Relay System Studied ' : : - .-. . ; . -----.,. -. ... . By Telephone Co. ' Studies - on a possible radio microwave relay route, for. tele phone - and television ; use be tween Chico, Calif., and Port land now are : being made at Medford and other-' Oregon points by the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company. . Experimental' towers are be ing put up on a temporary basis at: approximately 30-mile inter vals along a line-of -sight path roughly paralleling the present underground coaxial cable, ac cording to Telephone Manager JackCreager. Mutt Get Bugs Out ' Dates for the start of perma nent construction of the new microwave system cannot be set until the project- is thoroughly "bugged.out,".Creager said. He stated, however, that the present exploratory work is part of the long range planning needed to keep up with the growing need for more long distance telephone and TV channels into the north west. : V. "v:'.Vy''" : ::y:;:'; . The additional facilities would supplement circuits in the co axial cable and would connect with radio equipment at Port land to boost . connections with Seattle . and other ; Washington cities, Creager said. . Beekeepers State d Conclave To Open .; The 35th aiuiual- meeting--of the Oregon State Beekeepers as sociation will ' open in Medford tomorrow for a two-day session. Convention headquarters will be at the Medford hotel.. About 100 delegates" are expected.; -. The first general session will be at 9 . a jn. with addresses of welcome, , appointment of com mittees and reports.' , -: In the afternoon new officers will be .elected, f and , there will be further reports anil technical discussions. At 4:30 p.m. a tour will be conducted by the Rogue River Valley Beekeepers asso ciation. , ' - At 7 p.m. a banquet will be held, and a talk given ' on the history and significance of the use "of beeswax candles in re ligious services.' X'. Legislation, bee diseases and farm crops will be discussed at the Saturday morning session, and the final business meeting will be held in the afternoon, with' a'djournment scheduled for 4 pjn. ' i ':: ' v iy. . i , ; James W. Wright, Newberg, is president of ' the association. George W. Nichols, Ashland, the only southern Oregon officer, is chairman' of the nectar " and pollen plants-department. ? u Salem (U.R) Average weekly earnings of Portland metropol itan area manufacturing produc tion workers reached a new high of ... $78.93 a 1 week ' in October, compared with $75.34 in Sep tember and $77.05 in October, 1955. ' - .: -f . :r y -J chants, all dressed up for Christ mas shopping. Stores were open after the parade. x Three musical units, the Med ford ' junior : and " senior high school bands and Bliss Heme's juniors, furnished the tempo for the parade, which was sponsor; ed by the' Medford Junior Cham- $400 In Prises . Prizes totaling , $400 were awarded to entries ; in the pa rade, which was divided into four groups. Winners were: Youth group?, Biblical theme: First, St. Mary's Girl Scout troop, ; $50; " second, Roxy Ann Grange, $25;, and third, . fourth and fifth, $10 each, Senior High Pep club, Council of Church Wo men ana jugmn utraae in-ii-i. ' Youth groups, fairyland theme: First. Letter Carriers' auxili ary, $50; second, Lady-Activians $25; . and third, fourth, $10 each,' Medford Lions club and Lady, Lions of Crater club.. - ; - Adult groups, fairyland themes First, , Loyal Order of -Moose, $50; second, .Medford Public library, $25. - Express Thanks y.-'yt-' Bill Rombach, co-chairman of the parade' for the- Jaycees, this morning : expressed his appreci ation for the cooperation and as sistance the group received, from the Medford Retail Merchants association, the Jackson Countv Chamber of Commerce, and oth ers. . ' ' - . - .,- L" T ' - . rive ponce oiucers were as- tailed to assist with ' the pa rade, which went off without a hitch.' After the parade auto and pedestrian traffic was as heavy in . the ' downtown . section as it usually is on the busiest shop ping afternoons. . Pope Suffers Heart Attack ' Vatican City U.R) Pope Pius XII was reported by Vati can . sources tonight to have suffered 'a heart attack.: A press office announcement at the Vatican said "the Holy Father suffered a heart collapse at 8:30 a.m. (P.S.T.). - ( me soaoiuKemeat - aescrireu the ailing Pontiff as "very ill and in a state of serious col lapse J ! 'y' ' " '-' . Official fears were expressed xnai me vo-year-oia ope magni not survive the night. ' Doctors maintained a bedside a sudden turn for the worse in a stomach ailment that ' has plagued . him and sapped his strpnpth fnr 10 months ! In addition to hiccups that dis turbed his sleep last night the Pope is seized , with occasional stomach pains, sources said. Health Officer Gets Offer From California , Dr. A. Erin Merkel; Jackson county health officer, has been, offered the position of director of health ;; for" Tulare county, Calif., he said yesterday. He in dicated that he has reached no decision on the offer. Dr.; Merkel . was interviewed last - week by members of the . Tulare county board of super visors. Following the conference, the formal offer of the position was made. Tulare county is .located in south central California and Visalia and Tulare are its two largest cities. The population of Tulare county is approximately twice that of Jackson county. Dr. Merkel has been Jackson county, health.officer for about 17 years; " ' 'Be 4
