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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,
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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
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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- ,
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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
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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
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. "I believe," he said, "I should
rather apologize to the Ameri
can people for what was an un
intentional deception upon
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"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.
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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.