Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, December 07, 1954, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text01 m y n Medford United Preu Full Leased Wire :49th Year 22 Pages Release United States, Allies Request Continuing Effort ; Report by Dec. 31 Asked in Resolution United Nations, N.Y.-U.R) The United States and its Ko rean war allies today published a resolution requesting U.N. Sec retary-general Dag Hammarsk- iold to "seek the release" of 11 American fliers jailed by Red China as "spies. ; The measure calls upon Ham- marskjold to make "by the means most appropriate in his judgment, continuing and unre mitting efforts" to obtain the release of .the 11 airmen and all other war prisoners of whatever country still held by the Chinese Communists. Convictions Condemned The resolution "condemns, as contrary to the Korean armis tice agreement, the trial and conviction of prisoners of war illegally detained after the 25th of September, 1953." The 16-power resolution, which, will be debated by the General Assembly tomorrow without the customary prior reference to a subsidiary com mittee, instructs Hammerskjold to report on his efforts to all U.N. members'by Dec. 31. Truce Violation Charged The resolution charged the Chinese Communists with vio lating the Korean truce by jail ing bona fide war prisoners. It also called for condemnation of all such violations. . Other developments: 1. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles called a press con ference in Washington for fur ther discussion about the plight of the imprisoned Americans. 2. Diplomats in Washington were said to feel that an over whelming U.N. vote demanding release of the airmen could win their freedom. - : 3. High American sources in Tokyo said U.S. forces in Asia are "ready to go" if hostilities break out again. They said they did not believe action would be limited to the Korean battlefield if the war is resumed over Communist truce violations. Reuther To Fight For Guaranteed Wage , Los Angeles 4U.R) CIO Pres ident Walter P. Reuther says he will fight for a guaranteed an nual wage in the biggest indus- .ries because of a "dangerous .fid growing imbalance" in the ration's economy. Rfeuther, also president of the United Auto Workers, told the opening session of the union's 16th annual convention yester day the CIO would make its first big demand for a guaranteed an nual wage in the auto industry. ' The 47-year-old labor chief also predicted unity with the AFI was near, said the CIO would keep its own house clean of racketeers, lashed out at "Mc- Carthyism" and vowed to work for full employment, United First American To Shoot At Japanese Recalls Attack : Los Angeles U.R Frank Diago, 31, an auto salesman, re called today on the 13th anni versary of the Pearl Harbor at tack how he was the first Amer ican to fire a shot at the Japa nese in World War H. On Guard ai Hangars . Diagi was an Army private on guard in front of the Hickam Field hangars outside Honolulu on that fateful Dec 7, 1941, date. He said he was with a buddy, Harold Brooks of New York, when he spotted approaching planes. , Diagi said he thought the planes were Navy aircraft, but then he saw the lead plane drop some bomb sticks. "Those must be practice water bombs," Diagi said he told Brooks as they watched the fall MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1954 a THEIR 'CHILDREN ARE DYING Grief stricken parents, Mr. and Mrs. Reginald DeBaggis, horror written on their faces, are restrained from rushing back into their , blazing home at Franklin, Mass. DeBaggis was badly burned on the hands in-an earlier :" attempt to reach, upstairs bedroom where his five children, ranging in ages from 2 to 7 , years, were trapped. A sixth child, 6 months old, was rescued. DeBaggis and his wife, 22, an English war bride, have been married for more than seven years. Water, Fire Election Results Told A handful of voters in jack- son . county's three fire protec tion districts and six of the sev en .water districts elected new commissioners, and directors at annual elections yesterday. Here are the results as report ed by officials of the districts: Medford Rural Fire ; Protec tion district: 17 votes cast; Har per K. Hamilton Sr., received 15 votes for a one-year unexpired term and Mrs. Charlotte E. Fo- gelquist received 16 votes for a five-year term. Rogue River Rural Fire dis trict: 35 votes cast; George Nichols received 32 votes for a five-year term; for a two-year term Ed Schrecengast" received 24 votes and A. C. . Range 8 write-in' votes.' Ballots will be canvassed and certified tonight. Ilexf-To-Last Council Meeting Set Tonight . The ' Medford city council's next-to-last meeting of the year will be held in the city hall at 7:30 p.m. today. A liquor license application and traffic matters will , high light the agenda. - A Class "A liquor dispensing license application was made by the Bohemian club, 10 South Fu st. The Oregon Liquor Control commission recently denied a similar application by The Tav ern, South Front st. , Proposals to make Jackson and Grape sts. through streets will be considered, as well as the Dossibility of installing traffic meters on the Main st. bridge over Bear creek. Other matters on the agenda include a sewer rate ordinance, to . make sewer charges corres pond to the new water rates, and miscellaneous airport leases. ing bombs. "About then the first bomb ex nloded on the field and I saw the red ball insignia on the first dane that was then overhead. I eot excited and fired at it." After firing, Diagi said, he got worried. Scampered for Cover "After all," Diagi explained, "J. had fired without permis sion." Diagi said ., he and Brooks scampered for cover. "When I realized I hadn't been properly relieved of my post and that I had deserted, I ran back and stayed there until the next dav when I was finally re lieved,"- Diagi said. "They never did say anything to me about that shot I fired." - (See stories on Page 2) - . : vv T T .Tribune United Med T Mi by C District Central Point Rural Fire dis trict: D. L. DeArmond received 13 votes for reelection.' Kenwood Water district: Mil ton E. Acker, unopposed, 21 votes. i Kings Highway Water district: Homer Marx, 20 votes; Harry Ward, 1 vote.. , . Charlotte Ann Water district: Gus L. Witte, 14 votes; 2 write ins. -; Maple Park Water district: James E.Eek, 14 votes for unex pired term; Allie E. Graham, 16 votes for full term. A bond elec tion to authorize raising $10,000 for finishing the district's work has been set for Jan. 10. Elk City Water district: Don Elliott, unopposed, 6 votes. . " Midway Water district: G- G. Stagg reelected, number of votes not reported. At . the ' county clerk's office in the courthouse this morning, deputy clerks in the elections department stated that no petitions from Midway Water district have been filed in that office for certification of names, and no representatives of the district requested use of poll books, showing names of registered voters within the dis trict, for the election. For these reasons, they said, there is some question as to the legality of the manner in which the Mid way district . election was con ducted. - " ' Jacksonville' Highway Water district: A special election will be held at a date to be deter mined at a board meeting Dec. 14. Money Program Said Seeking Stable Dollar Washington (U.R) Treas ury Secretary George M. Hum phreysaid today the administra tion's "honest money program" is designed to promote "high employment, rising production, and a stable dollar." Humphrey defended the ad ministration's fiscal and mone tary policies before the House Senate Economic subcommittee. He said the program is intended to stimulate neither inflation nor deflation. - Meanwhile Humphrey was the target of jibes from Democrats for stating he does not think the government budget will be bal anced in the fiscal year starting July 1. . . . . . , . . Democrats hopped on this as evidence that the Republicans made bogus or overly optimistic budget balancing promises dur ing the 1952 election-campaign. Astoria (U.R) The Norwegian Freighter Anna Bakke early to day shoved her bow into the east side of Pier 2 at Astoria, punch ing a hole about 10 feet deep and 120 feet wide. Press Full Leased Wire Price 5c No. 223 Yoshida Resigns Prime Minister Post in Japan Tokyo (U.R) Prime Min ister Shigeru Yoshida resigned unexpectedly today, ending a po litical life that dominated Japan in its transition from a war crushed nation to a stronghold against communism. Yoshida, 76, one of the United States' strongest advocates in the Far East, stepped out of the gov ernment shortly before the Diet was certain to have cast a no confidence vote against him. Hatoyama Seen Successor Observers speculated that Ich iro Hatoyama, who was purged by Gen. Douglas McArthur in 1946 ' as an 'ultra-nationalist," will succeed Yoshida. Hatoyama emerged from post war political obscurity only two weeks ago to head the newly formed Conservative Democrat party which drew iway many dissidents from Yoshida's own Liberal party. Although the Conservative Democrats drew up a platform urging study of increased trade with Red China, political ob servers do not believe a Hato yama cabinet would reverse Yo shida's strong pro-West policies. No Basic Effect Seen - Authorities in Washington said they did not believe a change in government would have any basic effect on Japanese-American relations. These authorities said they be lieved the Japanese people know their welfare depends to great degree on economic and political cooperation with the United States. Morris Boughner Under Treatment for Burns Morris Boughner, 734 Dakota ave.,' is at Community hospital for treatment of second degree burns suffered in an explosion at his home Sunday afternoon. " Boughner, head of the meat department of the Groceteria, suffered severe burns on the face and , legs when a can, of paint thinner exploded as he was at tempting to light an incinerator fire, it was reported. The family was preparing to move to a new home at 202 S. Orange st., at the time of the accident. "Boughner is associate patron of Reames chapter, Order of the Eastern Star and is scheduled to be installed patron at ceremonies early in January. DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York (U.R) Dow-Jones final stock averages: 30 indust rials 393.88 up 1.40; 20 railroads 136.87 up 1.29; 15 utilities 61.41 off 0.12; 65 stocks 144.96 up 0.61. Seek 111 DM Weather FORECAST: Fair and cool this evening,1?, becoming foggy to ; night and Wednesdav morn ing. Showers Wednesday aft ernoon. Low tonight 28; high Wednesday 45. Temp. Highest Yesterday 51 Lowest this Morning 39 Prec. to 4:30 a.m. Today.; .19 Communications Test 'Sucessful' 'A-Bomb' Notification Relayed Rapidly Here A test this morning of civil defense communications in southern Oregon as a part of "operation second phase" con ducted in eight western states, was termed "very successful" by Col. Charles Stafford, county civil defense director. Today's test, a followup on the June 14 test in which it was assumed that, atomic bombs had been dropped on Portland and Seattle, assumed that it was the 24-hour ' period after attack. : Relay Information Medford state police head quarters, which is the "key point" for Coos, Curry, Douglas, Josephine, Klamath, Lake and Jackson counties, was notified at 8:25 a.m. that "an atomic bomb has fallen on Portland." State police - here ... relayed the infor mation to sub-key points in each of the seven counties in 8V min utes. The sub-key point in Jackson county is Medford city police headquarters, chosen because it is the only point which offers 24-hour telephone service. Make 25 Calls Officers at the city police sta tion made their 25 designated calls in 23 minutes. These calls went to city civil defense agen cies in Medford, Ashland, Cen tral Point, Gold Hill, Rogue Riv er and Eagle Point, and to var ious other agencies and civil de fense officials. : . , Included in this group were Control Center Chief Dwight Al bright,' &mmuriicati6ns ; Officer Jack Creager, Health Officer Dr. A. E. Merkel, Engineering and Rescue Officer . Paul Rynning, Security Officer Howard Gault, Transportation Officer J. H. Fitzgerald, Fire Marshal L. L. Simpson, and Aid and Welfare Officer Mrs. Blanche Lyman. These individuals also called others, and while no time was recorded for these secondary calls, it was estimated that all calls were completed within ap proximately 45 minutes after the first call to state police head quarters. . Others Alerted Calls also went to the city's three hospitals, the city schools, public utilities; and to county officials. During an actual emergency, calls also would be sent to the county farm home, and to some of the Medford area's larger in dustrial plants. Also under study in today's test were problems in receiving and caring for thousands of evacuees from the Portland area, and the effect that mass dispersal would have on cities throughout Oregon. A state conference on logisti cal support of mobile civil de fense teams, staging areas and problems occurring on the first and second day after an enemy attack; was scheduled today in Salem. Livestock Thefts Declared Solved Salem flf.R) Several live stock thefts in the Willamette valley have occurred in the last two weeks, the State Department of Agriculture said today. It said its livestock theft in vestigators had solved the losses of cattle on three farms since Nov. 23. John Jacob Hinton, 34, of Moxie, Wash., was sentenced to five years in the Oregon state penitentiary after he pleaded guilty in Marion County Circuit Court yesterday to stealing a bull and a heifer from the farm of Ivan Elam, Aumsville, Nov. 23. His brother, Walter A. Hin ton of Salem, and Joe Friesz of Yakima, Wash., pleaded guilty in the same case and were being sentencing. Theft of two holstein bull calves and a guernsey bull calf from the Jonathan Schinder place, Salem, and of a registered Brown Swiss calf valued at $175 from a dairy at Beaverton were admitted by Norman Keith Jav ner, Yamhill. Seaside (U.R) Oregon coastal resorts are prepared for an in flux of visitors during the com ing week with the highest tides of the year on the charts and a prediction of stormy weather. Senators Disagree With McCarthy on Eisenhower Attack Sen. Ferguson Sees 'No Justification' Washington (U.R) Republi can and Democratic senators dis agreed vigorously with . Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy today on his public denunciation of Presi dent Eisenhower. At Delray Beach, Fla., Sen. Homer Ferguson, Senata GOP policy chairman, said there is "no justification" for McCarthy's statement. "There has been no softness, no appeasement that I know of as far . as Communists are con cerned." said Ferguson. "In fact, it has been just the opposite." Sen. Barry Goldwater (R Ariz.), one of the 22 senators who voted against censure of Mc Carthy last week and long a staunch supporter of McCarthy, said it was "not true" that the censure move stopped the Mc Carthy committee from investi gating Communists. He said it was "improper for McCarthy to make such a charge. -. : , "I feel the Republican admin-J lslration has conducted a vigor ous fight against Communism and that Sen. McCarthy has been a leader in that fight," Gold water said. , On the subject of the im prisoned American fliers, Gold water said, ''I agree with the Eisenhower administration that extreme measures should not be taken unless necessary." Sen. Ralph E. Flanders (R-Vt.) who initiated the censure pro ceedings, accused McCarthy of issuing a "declaration of war ; . . against the President and the party the President leads." Among the Republican leaders who declined to comment were Vice-President Richard M. Nixon and Sen. Eugene D. Millikln- (R Colo.) chairman of the . Senate Republican Conference. . The Republican National Com mittee also said there was "no comment" from Chairman Leon ard ,W. Hall. ' Informal Talks With Russ Welcome - Washington (U.R) Secretary of State John Foster Dulles said today the United States would welcome informal talks between its ambassador to Moscow and Soviet leaders on East-West problems. He told a news conference that there seems to be a ten lency on the part of Russian leaders to try to break down what he described as the Iron Curtain in the Soviet capital, and to permit more normal dip lomatic contacts. Dulles said U. S. Ambassador Charles E. Bohlen, who has been here for consultations, will start back to Moscow tomorrow. He said Bohlen is informed fully on American foreign policy views, and he is sure Bohlen will feel authorized to . deal with these problems whenever he has an opportunity. AFL Heads Convicted Of Extortion Attempt East St. Louis. Ill (U.R) Two Southern Illinois AFL lead ers were convicted today of con spiring and attempting to extort $1,030,000 from the builders of a steam electric plant at Joppa, 111., to provide power for the Atomic Energy commission. The verdict of a federal jury in the court of Judge Fred L. Wham also found Evan Dale, boss of 38,000 union laborers, guilty of actually extorting $7, 500 from an Ohio contractor. Dale and James Bateman, pipefitters' union business agent at Murphysboro, HI., both were convicted of trying to shake down Ebasco Service, Inc. of New . York, , soon after the company began building r the Joppa plant in 1951. ; Neuberger Gets Election Certificate; Asks All To Work for State and Nation Portland U.R) Richard L. Neuberger today received his certificate of election to the U. S. Senate. V The Oregon Democrat, whose election upset Republican con trol of the upper chamber, 6aid the "thing to do now is for all of us to work together for our state and nation." Wishes 'Cordon Well He added, "I want to repeat what I've said before I enter office without malice or recrim inations, and I wish Sen. Guy Cordon well in any future en deavors he may undertake. , Sflt OKI SAYS APOLOGY UbblE.Ut.EI p-n. p- u ail fa i i viii - iiu uwivii iyiu Washington (U.R) Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy today t publicly r denounced President Eisenhower. t The Wisconsin Republican said he believed he should apolo gize to the American people for the way he campaigned for Mr. Eisenhower in 1952. McCarthy interrupted a session of the Senate Investigating subcommittee, the chairmanship of which he must relinquish to . the Democrats next year, to read a 350-word statement in the crowded hearing room before television and newsreel cameras. He said President Eisenhower ; had congratulated senators . whom McCarthy had accused of holding up his exposure of Com- , muuiow mi j.u jiiuuiho. xxc auucu time "urges that we be patient who . . . are torturing and brainwashing American uniformed men . in Communist dungeons." ' Asked by a reporter if his statement indicated he might bolt the Republican party, and lead a third party, McCarthy said: "I have no interest, at the present time, in a third party. I in tend to work in the Republican party " ' President Counters With Statistics in Communism Fight .Washington (U.R) President Eisenhower today countered criticism from Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy (R-Wis.) by issuing new statistics on the administra tion's fight against Communism. White House Press secretary James C. Hagerty, after consul tation with Mr. Eisenhower, is sued the up to date figures after reporters asked the White House for comment on McCarthy's at tack on Mr. Eisenhower. Accomplishments Told , :' The new statistics showed that since the administration has been in office, units of the Jus tice Department have: Convicted 50 Communists par ty leaders, indicted 49 Commun ist leaders, added 62 new organi zations to the Justice Depart ment list of subversive groups, indicted one person for treason, convicted two for espionage and 10 for making false statements to the government, ' deported 129 alien subversives, ' ordered 410 persons with subversive records deported, started denaturaliza tion proceedings against 49 per sons and barred 172 subversive aliens from the country. Blood Donation Appointments Set The Red Cross office will start accepting appointments for blood donations tomorrow. The telephone number is 3-3813. i The bloodmobile will be here Wednesday, Dec. 15, from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Elks temple. At least 300 donors are needed to fill the country's quota of blood for local use and for the county's share of the regional . blood bank. The day before, Dec. 14, the bloodmobile will be at the Grange hall in Rogue River from 2 to 6 p.m. Appointments may be made by telephoning JUniper 2.3675, Rogue River. Blood program workers this month are asking various groups and firms to undertake to supply certain number of donors in an attempt to meet the county's quota. During the last visit, the quota was not filled, with the re sult there was not enough blood supplied for use in Jackson coun ty hospitals, and some had to be brought here from, outside sources. Federal Workers Given Extra Holiday Time Off Washington J(U.R) President Eisenhower has ordered extra holidays for government work ers at Christmas and New Year. Federal employees will be off all day on Dec. 24 and a half day on Dec. 31. - Mr. r Eisenhower's executive order excluded employees who cannot be spared for the day, but they will receive compensa tory time off or double pay. Neuberger said "he expected "legitimate criticism when I make a mistake, but let's put the election quarrels behind us. This is 35 days after the election, and some people refuse to let the bitterness die." Automatic Recount t He replied to a suggestion by Cordon that election laws be. ex amined at the coming session of the Legislature and that - it might be wise to make a recount automatic if the winning margin was one per cent or less. Neu berger said he lost a close race for the state Senate in 1946 and UVh I VII "irjuii- n uiai me jrresiaeni, ai me same with the Communist hoodlum White House Silent On McCarthy's Attack Asked Jf he would "work to prevent Mr. Eisenhower's re- nomination," McCarthy re plied, "I've said all I'd better say. " The White House had no im-v mediate comment on McCarthy's 1 attack. - : Mr. Eisenhower' last' week congratulated Sen. Arthur V. Watkins (R-Utah) for his "snlen- - did" work as chairman of the special committee which urged the Senate to censure McCarthv. Previously he had praised Sen.. Ralph E. Flanders (R-Vt.) for a Senate speech on the McCarthy issue. ; President's Position " At his news conference last Thursday the President, coun seling patience, said the United btates should exhaust all peace- -ful means before thinking of. using force to free -13 Ameri cans jailed as spies by the Chi nese Reds. McCarthy noted that during the debate which resulted in his condemnation, by the Senate on Dec. 2 there had been talk of a 1 r T - . . uaaiuxe ctyuiugy ior nis conaucu . "I believe," he said, "I should rather apologize to the Ameri can people for what was an un intentional deception upon them.,,; ...... . . J... "During the Eisenhower cam paign I spoke . from coast to coast promising the , American people that if they would elect the Eisenhower administration that they could be assured of a vigorous, rorceiux iignt against -Communists in government." Political Statement "Unfortunately, in this I was mistaken," he said. Flanders said, after reading McCarthy's statement, that "the junior senator' from Wisconsin has declared political war." McCarthy's statement, Flan ders said, "indicates he wishes a "split" in the Republican party. uak u rvuvsi Aunt uca . now become clear," landers said. "The statement is primar ily a political one, using a very sad and difficult situation as its excuse. McCarthy said he was making - his statement "in view of the fact this may be my temporary swan song as chairman of the investigating Committee." He said the subcommittee s work has been held up "for ap proximately 10 months," adding that -"the President of the Unit ed States has taken it upon him- ; self to congratulate Sens. Flan ders and Watkins who have been instrumental in holding up our work." gWCMAS SEALS can understand and sympathize with Cordon's feelings. But he ; aaaea ne oeuevea me .Liegisut-; ture should go slow on wholesale : revision of the state's election laws. . - .' Unattacked for 40 Years "Those laws were not attacked ... winning for 40 straight years," he said. "In my opinion, Oregon elections have been remarkably i clean. and entirely free of any" The certificate was signed byf Gov. Paul Patterson and Secre-: tary of State Earl T. Ilewbry.