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S ! 9- ' : ; : - - . . - y .,-:. : United Press Full Lused Wire 49th Year 24 Pages n n 1 Los Angeles (U.R) The Con fess of Industrial 'Organizations Was to elect officers today in the wake of Sen. Wayne Morse's charge that the United States could be plunged into war by following the lead of Sen. Wil liam F. Knowland. Today's election of officers Retail Sales Tax Gets Attention at ' - State Conference ' Corvallis (U.R) A retail sales tax came in for a good deal of attention yesterday at opening of the second biennial Oregon state tax conference. : Dr. James K. Hall, professor of economics at University of Washington, told some 120 per sons attending the conference here, that Oregon's state govern ment as a picture of "financial desperation" brought on mainly Jay increasing needs after a pe riod of complacency encouraged by wartime treasurysurpluses. Iff U.S Eton A sales tax was one answer iu budgetary deficits, Hall said. He , 6aid that while there was some validity to arguments against such a tax, it also had great virtue: He also said that higher state income taxes could be had at the expense of the federal treasury. , , , However, Hall said that ahead f tmr increases, there should be mnre efficiency in government, with more state control of taxa tion and establishment o state -iTnirictrative standards. A panel discussion on state fi nance requirements produced unnthpr boost for a sales tax Robert M. Hall, chairman of the Portland Chamber of Commerce airatinn committee, advocated ho ralifnrnia system which con sists partly of a 3 per cent retail sales tax and a high-exemption income tax. C of C Elects Mew Directors At Meeting - Nine Dersons who will become members of the board of direc tors of the Jackson county Chamber of Commerce in Janu ary were announced today, fol- ... A 1- i 1 lowing completion oi me ta Dura tion of votes of the recent cham ber election. Those elected are Eric Allen Jr- N. B. Bender, W. B. Brill, Hueh Coleman, George Flana gan, Ronald Gandee, Mrs. Bert Pree, John Snider and Frank Van Dyke. All but Bender were named for three-year terms. He will serve a one-year term. Hold-over members of the Aboard include W. A. Barker, TVanV T5ash. L. W. Bates, H. D. rthristensen. John G. Crawford, J. H. Creager, E. B. DeVoe, Otto lTwaMsen. Everett Faber, Otto Frohnmayer, Mark Goldy Dwitrht Houehton, Joe Naumes, John Pletsch and R. B. Thierolf. Bing Crosby Agrees To Setfle Damage Suit Hollywood (U.R Three per sons hurt in an auto collision with Bing Crosby a year ago won a $100,000 settlement of heir $1000.000 damage suit against the crooner today. ! (See slory on Page 8) Hiilsbbro Girls1 Story of Finding Bovs Name in Bottle Declared Hoax Hillsboro, Ore. ui.w a 13-year-old Hillsboro girl's tale of finding a boy's name in a bottle which had floated all the way from West Virginia to Ore gon has turned out to be a hoax. The girl's mother said today her daughter had made up the story as a means of introducing herself to a prospective "pen pal." j When the story was circulat ed, oceanographers at Washing ton, D.C., hurried to their maps I Sees Has L fiDliws land ILaiGfl will conclude the CIO's five-day 16th annual Constitutional Con vention. The Oregon independent, who bolted the Republican Party, warned in his blistering attack on the California ; Republican yesterday that "impatience and impetuous action" could plunge the world into a global hydro- 1 gen bomb war. "Of this we can be sure and there is no more fitting place to say it than California-hot heads Willi not thaw out the cold war," he thundered. "If the United States follows the lead of the senior Senator from California (Knowland), we may very well find ourselves in a hot war. Morse declared it was easy to lose patience and he agreed that the Russians and Chinese Com munists have given "ample and repeated provacation," but he cautioned that there was no quick solution for dissolving the iron curtain. "We must sweat out a long haul," he advised. The Oregon Senator said the cold war probably will last at least two generations and warned the struggle could be lost if we permit ourselves to be come so weak and divided as to invite toe Kremlin to gamble upon a military adventure." Then, turning to the adminis tration, he declared that the cold war could not be won by rattling the atomic bomb one moment and cutting defense expenditures the next. Warns Humphrey 'Let me say to Treasury Sec retary George Humphrey, who is opposing a new economic aid program for Asia, that human life and hope cannot be subordi nated to a balance sheet.' The economic programs -of President Eisenhower, Com merce Secretary Sinclair Weeks and Humphrey are devoted to "pulling plums out of the ' na tional pie for big business," Morse charged. He termed the President's Council of Economic Advisers the "silver lining council" and added that with a Democratic 84th Congress it no longer would be a case of "the blind leading the blind." . Morse then said it was not too soon to begin laying plans to get such Republican leaders out of office in 1956. Woman Slashes Arm, Tells of it by Mail ' Mary 'Elizabeth Ward, 86, of 1728 South Peach st., was taken to Community hospital this morning by., Perl amublance for treatment of a deep cut on one arm, according to ambulance at tendants. Mrs. Ward lost a con siderable amount of b 1 o o d, Sheriff Howard Gault said. " Gault sent two deputies to Mrs. Ward's home this morning when he received a letter stating "Please send coroner or someone to 1728 S. Peach," the sheriff said. The letter was signed "Mrs. Ward." Mrs. Ward told the deputies she placed the letter in her mail box at the front of her house yesterday morning and . then slashed her arm, the sheriff stated. He added that she told the deputies she was able to get up this morning and start a fire. to trace ocean currents which might have taken the bottle some 48,000 miles. J The mother said her daughter wanted to find some new pen pals and an aunt who was visit ing them at Hillsboro last month gave the ' girl the. name of a friend she had known in West Virginia. The friend was "Sparky" Young of Midway, W. Va. However, the aunt cautioned her niece not to tell where she got the boy's name. So, the girl MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 195,4 AERIAL LADDER TRUCK IN USE The Medford fire de partment's big aerial ladder truck came :in handy last jiight in combatting the fire which destroyed the Pinnacle packing house and office on South Fir st. The view.above was .taken from north of the building and shows flames bursting through. Eight Men Appear In Circuit Court; 4 Given Sentences - -' - - Eight men appeared in circuit court here this morning, and four of thenar were sentenced to terms in Oregon state prison. Two others received suspended sentence? and the other two cases were continued. The stiffest sentence went to Frank LeRoy Rector, 38, Colum bus, Ohio, who received a four- year term , on a charge of utter ing and publishing a false check. For Stabbing Charge 1 ; Samuel -Gene Bell, 22, Ash land' was . sentenced to' ; three years in the penitentiary on a revocation of probation. The re vocation involved a knife attack on Bell's former wife. Also receiving a three-year sentence was Clark D. Freeman, 22, Oklahoma , City, Okla.. Free man was charged with burglary. William Newton Elhart, 32, Doris, Calif., was sentenced to two vears m prison , on a sex crime charge: . . .. . x. . ; Donald William Coggins, 19, of 27 Newtown st., and Leo Carl Neal, 19, Walnut Grove, Calif., each received a two-year sus pended sentence. - .Coggins was charged with larceny from a building, and Neal was charged with concealing stolen property, Waives Indictment- ' , Jesse David Carter, 24, Ash land, appeared in court, where he waived indictment and was given until 'Wednesday to enter a plea. He is charged with con tributing to the delinquency of a 16-year-old Ashland girl Floyd Raymond Hanscom, 36, Eagle Point,: pleaded quality to a charge of grand larceny and his case was continued pending receipt of records from the FBI. Salem (U.R) The Civil Aero nautics Administration said that instrument landing signals have been restored to full operation at Salem's McNary airport. . made up the bottle story as a means of introduction. . The story got out and caused quite a stir in West Virginia and other parts of the country-, especially among the oceano graphers. The story was given some credence because Sparky had actually thrown some bottles with his name in them in a river in West Virgina. "The tale began as an innocent bit of ' fun " the girl's mother said. "But the joke got out of controL" .- mjj .rj:- ws. w r i ".c .... . ' :.nv.-'-. .--: - lit' i '., - - V : " - - - t x BLAZE GUTS BUILDING The photo above shows the south wall of the - Pinnacle packing-plant during the height of the fire which . early ; this morning ' destroyed the building. The picture, with firemen in the dark fore ground was taken only seconds: before the 35 Chinese Ret u rrf To Washington The United States -has barred" 35, Chinese scholars trained in this country from going home to make-their skills available to- the- Chinese Communist regime, American of ficials reported today. : Officials said the question 'of allowing . the Chinese to leave this country is under "continuous study" by the StateDefense and Justice Departments. , They reported that the 35 are the remainder of some, 67 Chi nese students who had expressed a desire to return to their home land. Eighteen have arrived in Red China. Nine more are ex pected to arrived Hong. Kong within the next few days. There -was some doubt - that the list i of 35 would . shrink much more in the near future because of Red China's high handed action in sentencing 11 American fliers to long . prison terms, and holding other Amer icans against their wilL. The 35 Chinese, who are free to travel throughout this4 coun try, approximate the total of 28 American, civilians in jaiLin Red Price ' the ceiling of .the building; and the flow of water directed down on the fire from the truck's ladder extension. The flames wfr Rnrparl throughout the ton floor and' basement when fire men arrived- They are credited .ing, although others were threatened for a time. , . ' (Landis-Shangle photo) Kefused H ome la nd China -and three -priests who are under house arrest. Eleven other American civilians have been unable to get permission to leave the China mainland although they are not technically under arrest. .' ' The United States has. turned thumbs down on any "deal" with the Reds to swap the remaining Chinese students in this country, for the Americans or the un freezing of about $130,000,000 in Chinese assets in this country. State Department officials .said there is nothing officials to back up the rumors heard here yester day. But they went , out of their way to reject the idea that - a swap could be arranged. Weather FORECAST: Foggy tonight and . Saturday morning. Partly ' cloudy Saturday afternoon. , little temperature change. . Low tonight 28. High Satur . day 45.. ' Temp. Highest Yesterday 45 ' Lowest this Morning ; 30 Pree.- to 4:3 ajn. Today a ,-.02 - United Press Full Leased Wire 5c No. 226 -confining -it to the one build- - 1111 "SL J I r" wall collapsed" outward; narrowly missing the firemen. Six other firemen escaped from" the main part of the building when the fire 'blew out,"v spreadingx from the attic '"and basement, into the main floor." . , . ; .j--, .. ' (Landis-Shangle photo) tibtice of Appeal , To Stay Execution A, notice of appeal for James Norman Jensen, 25,! Larkspur, Calif., was filed in circuit court today by' Jensen's attorney, Ed ward-Kelly.-; The notice is formal certifica tion that Kelly will appeal to the state supreme court the con viction of Jensen on a first de gree murder charge. Jensen has been sentenced to die Jan. 7 in the state lethal gas chamber for the April 24 hatchet ; murder of Mrs." Fern Hue. , - - The notice of appeal acts as an automatic stay of execution. Jensen was convicted after a 10- day .trial in Jackson county cir cuit court. " v Donald Chesley, 19, Coos Bay; second, defendant, in the Hile murder case, has been sentenced to life in the state prison on a second .'degree murder charge, DOW-JONES AVERAGES ' New York (U.R) Dow-Jones filial stock averages: 30 indus trials 390.08 off 1.45f 20 rail roads 135.87 up 0.67; 16 utilities 61.32 up 0.26, 'land '65 stocks 143.87 up 0.02. Sales today were about 3,250,000 shares, com Dared with 3.300,000 shares traded !y esterday.. . x. , v. tea Total :.to Fire swept through the offices Orchard and Packing company at The building and most of its contents appeared to be a total loss. No dollars and cents estimate available for several days. The Christmas gift box materials, including fancy pears, jams and jellies. The building was owned by Cause of the blaze is unknown. ; . A total of 42 Medford firemen, including 37 regulars and 5 volunteers, responded to the pumpers, the city's aerial ladder central wint city pumper which ine Diaze was reported at about 1:12 a.m. bv a state nolice officer who lives in the neighborhood. Several other calls came in in short order from a taxi driver ay tne time firemen arrived, the building were eneveloped in flames. Fire Chief Gordon Barker said this morning, "It was the only fire I ever saw in which a hot fire was burning in the attic and basement, and not on the main floor." : Apparently Started in Basement The blaze apparently started and was carried to the attic by Firemen apparently had started to control the first at about 1:45 a.m., when the fire "blew out," and spread quickly through out the mainjloor. Six-firemen were in the building at the time. and Barker said he was not sure got out saieiy. , - When the fire "blew out," flames roared throueh the roof of the front of the building and spread rapidly. - ' Six other firemen narrowly escaped when a wall of the build ing toppled into 11th st., seconds range oi the falling bricks and civilian bystander warned them lean toward the street. - Yeoman work by the fire department, and a concrete partition in the basement and a firewall, ing into tne Faoer's Farmer Supply company building. All of the valuables, and a small black and white calf, were removed from the Faber building. For some , time it appeared certain that the Faber building would burn. . Flames Threaten Conveyor Chain Flames roared into ant enclosed conveyor chain between the Pinnacle plant on Fir st. and the Pinnacle plant No." 4 at 11th and Front sts., and for a time firemen feared that smoke carried across the railroad tracks in the conveyor li tne lire had been carried across the tracks by the conveyor, it mignt wen have ignited the No. spectacular fire five or six years Hoses were spread across the railroad tracks, and it was necejH sary to delay a freight train temporarily. . . Early during"the blaze a power pole' b1rrie3 : out, - showering the railroad tracks with blue sparks. A two-man California Oregon Power company crew disconnected other wires to prevent live wires from falling to the ground, had the fire spread. Flames roared high into the air during most of the early part of the fire, and smoke and large sparks blew over a wide area. A crowd of more than 100, including women and children in night gowns and robes, watched firemen battling the blaze. Still on Scene Firemen were still on the scene this morning, wetting down bundles of smoking box material and heavy timbers, some of which were charred several inches deep by what firemen called a "terrifically hot fire." 1 The basement' of the building contained about three feet of water ifiis morning. The building was of frame wood interior con struction with masonry walls. The post office was counting on use of the building as a tem porary annex for handling Pinnacle's gift package mailing during the Christmas rush, Postmaster Moore Hamilton said this morn ing. He added, however, that other arrangements are being made and only a brief delay in mailing is expected. . ..Company officials said this morning that the building was be ing used chiefly for packing, and most of the firm's finished gift boxes have been stored in another warehouse. They added that if records stored m a safe have not will be . able to fill orders about AChief Barker indicated that safe by playing a stream of water contents will be intact. Salvation Army Brings Coffee , , Salvation Army workers served coffee and doughnuts to fir men during the time they were at . the blaze, and representatives of the Red Cross stood by to furnish emergency aid to residents of nearby homes should they catch fire, as appeared possible for a" time. :.-'- , ; ' Two other fires this morning kept weary firemen on' the jump. t ' Firemen said that Sam Gilbert, manager of Brophy's Jewelers, suffered 'minor burns on his face in a flashback of a furnace at the store. They reported that an accumulation of coal gas was the apparent cause and they listed no damage. Firemen were called about 9:50 ajn. " 7 , 1 T. 'Kitchen cabinets, a wall and the ceiling were damaged by fire about 10:10 a jn. at the residence of Mrs. Cora Lee Turner, 828 West 13th st. The blaze spread from behind a tin flue stop, accord ing to firemen. Upper kitchen cabinets were listed as a total loss. There was considerable smoke damage, firemen stated. Washington's To Visit An organizational meetin? of the "Oregon Highway Lifesavers Committee of Jackson County Citizens" will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Dec. 14. at the Jack son hotel, with James A. Pryde, cmei ox tne wasnington state patrol as special guest. Chief Pryde, one of the na tion's op experts on traffic safety,', will then address the Medford Rotary club, according to Jennings Pierce, president of the Lifesavers committee. . On Monday evening, Chief Pryde will be speaker for the Rogue Valley Knife and Fork club. - ' v Pierce. said that Chief Pryde's two addresses ' in the valley would be completely different, and that the talk to Rotary would be considered a public launching of the Lifesavers com mittee, recently formed here. The .group is taking an active part in Safe Driving Day activi ties in the county ..Wednesday; Dec. "15. In addition to Pierce, officers of the local committee dedicated to traffic safety, are R. L. Neill, Safety and packing plant of Pinnacle 445 South Fir st. early today. of the loss was expected to be packing plant was loaded with Parsons Warehouse company. alarm. Equipment . included five truck, an Ashland truck, and a stood by during the fire. and others driving in the area. the entire basement and attic of in the basement, firemen said. three large air ducts. " for several minutes that they all after they had moved out of wood. - They stepped back after a that the wall was beginning to . " prevented the blaze from spread tunnel might cause it to ignite. 4 plant, which was gutted by a ago, firemen said. been seriously damaged, they on schedule. .'..-. every effort was made to save the on it, and he said he hopes its ; . Patrol Group Here mayor of Ashland, vice-president; H. L. Markwith, Jackson ville, secretary; E. T. Anderson, Medford, assistant secretary, and Allen F. Perry, Medford, treas urer.' . " - Pierce said that the new com mittee would work closely with such groups as the Medford Safety council in promoting safe driving on the highways and the reduction of traffic accidents. Klamath Falls U.R Thirteen-year-old Gerald Nork of Klamath Falls was killed yester day when his bicycle collided with an automobile driven by Frank Gresham, also of Klamath Falls. ,- Uniied Nations, N.Y (U.R) The U. N. General Assembly : voted 45 to 5 today to demand the release of 11 America airmen ' jailed by Red China os trumped-up spy charge,', : i K . J E nv il t I'M M
