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By UNITED PRESS
A variety of accidents in Ore
gon over the week end brought
death to at least six persons.
Two died in hunting accidents,
two in highway mishaps and
two in industrial 'accidents.
Isaac F. Berrong, Portland
butcher, was fatally injured yes
terday when he slipped and fell
against a power saw while cut
ting rolls of paper in a meat
market. .
Sheep Rancher Killed
Christian A Cooper, 82, a re
tired sheep rancher, was fatally
injured Saturday when struck
by a car in Portland. His death
brought Portland's total to 34
for 1954.
Earlier Saturday, Ernest E.
Hartung, 28, -Milwaukie, . was
killed when his car hit a guard
rail near Oregon City. ,
Edward Sohler, 15, died in
ftstantly Saturday afternoon of a
shotgun wound suffered on the
'farm of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. "William Sohler, near For
est Grove.
Faulty Mechanism
Washington county coroner
Graham S. Young said that the
youth's gun apparently had a
Dulles To Seek
French Support
Washington CU.R) Secre
tary of State John Foster Dulles
will .fly to Paris tomorrow to
try to bolster French support for
German rearmament in the face
of a crescendo of threats from
Moscow. - , .
Dulles is said to be worried
about the effect recent Soviet
propaganda may have on the
showdown vote coming up in
the French assembly on ratifica
tion of the Allied plan for free
ing and .rearming West Ger
many. There is a feeling here that
the Russians are actually resign
ed to German rearmament. But
officials' believe the plan ,may
have a narrow squeak in the
French Parliament and are anx
ious to prevent Russian wiles
from tipping the scales in favor
of its rejection.
Dulles will confer with French
Priemier Pierre Mendes-France
and British Foreign Secretary
Anthony Eden in advance of the
North Atlantic Council meeting
in Paris Friday. , ,
;. ; The council is expected to
approve a broad defense pro
gram putting more emphasis on
airpower, improved training of
ground troops, better equipment
and more "ammunition, and the
strengthening of reserve forces
More Donors Needed
For Bloodmobile Visit
.More donor appointments are
needed for the Wednesday visit
of the Bloodmobile blood collec
tion unit in Medford, it was re
ported today. This morning only
83 appointments had been made,
and 300 donors are needed.
The BloodmoDiie will be in
Medford Wednesday from 1 to 6
p. m. at the Medford Elks tem
ple. Appointments may be made
by telephoning Medford 3-3813.
Approximately 160 . appoint
ments have been made for the
Rogue River visit of the unit on
Tuesday. The Bloodmobile will
be in Rogue River from 2 to 6
p. m. at the Grange hall. Ap
pointments for the Rogue River
visit may be made by telephon
ing Juniper 2-3675.
DOW-JONES AVERAGES
New York (U.PJ Dow-Jones
final stock averages: 30 indust
rials 389.79. off 0.29: 20 rail
roads 136.45, up 0.58; 15 utilities
61.38, up 0.06; 65 stocks 144.01,
up 0.14. Sales today were about
2,750,000 shares, compared with
3,250,000 shares Friday.
Chiefs of Staff of NATO Nations Open
Conferences on Use. of Atomic Wepons
Paris (U.R) The chiefs of
staff of 14 NATO nations met
today in the first of a week-long
series of urgent conferences that
will blueprint the use of atomic
weapons in the defense of West
ern Europe.
The decisions to be taken by
the chiefs of staff and by the
full NATO Council of Ministers
on Friday and Saturday will be
among the most vital in the five
year history of NATO.
To Provide Framework
The meetings will provide the
framework for an important
separate session of the Western
Big Three 'on Thursday to chart
Western strategy for Soviet Rus
sia's increasingly tough line
against German rearmament.
faulty firing mechanism which
went off when he set the gun on
the ground.' '
Carl William Frey, of Port
land was killed early Saturday
when his shotgun went off as he
slid it across the seat of a boat
on Fairview lake while hunting
ducks.
John Wehling, 38, of Lyle,
Wash., a carpenter working on
the powerhouse at The Dalles
dam, was killed Saturday after
noon when he fell 70 feet from
a scaffold.
Israel Defends
Action in Forcing
Syrian Plane Down
Jerusalem (U.R) Israel de
fended today its action in foro
ing down a twin-engine Syrian
Airways passenger plane and
'questioning its five crewmen and
five passengers.
. Israeli fighter planes forced
the airliner down yesterday at
Lydda Airport while the craft
was on a flight from Damascus
to Cairo.
Detained by Police
Government officials said
Ralph Hamsen, one of the pass
engers who was released after
questioning and left on another
plane for Greece, was an Ameri
can, but Syrian officials in Da
mascus said he was British.
The other passengers and 'all
of the crew were detained by
police. One of the detained pass
engers was identified as the first
secretary of the Syrian embassy
in Cairo.
Law Said Violated
The Syrian Foreign Office
charged that Israel violated in
ternational civil aviation law in
forcing down the airliner.
Radio Damascus broadcasts
heard in Beirut, Lebanon, denied
the Israeli charge. They said
the plane was flying to Cairo
along the air route far from the
aerial borders of occupied Pales
tine m accordance with interna
tional aviation regulations."
Eugene Group Plans
Air Pollution Study
Eugene, Ore. U.R) The Eu
gene health and recreation coun
cil has recommended the forma
tion of a special committee to
study air pollution control.
The recommendation 'will
come before the city council to
night. Industry representatives, pity
residents, councilmen, chamber
of commerce representatives and
members of the League of Wom
en Voters would compose the
committee.
Control of sawdust cinder pol
lution in the west section of the
city and a city air pollution con
trol ordinance were two issues
included in the council's report.
Six County Agents
To Attend Conference
All six Jackson county exten
sion agents will attend the an
nual agricultural conference at
Oregon State college beginning
tomorrow at Corvallis.
Extension Agents Miss Eula
Wintermote and Miss Jean
Brooks are already in Corvallis,
as is Horticulturist Don Berry.
Glenn Klein, 4-H club agent,
will leave today and W. B.
Tucker and Earle Jossy, agents
in general' agriculture are. to
leave tomorrow morning.
The conference ends Friday
evening with the agents due
back in their offices next Mon
day, Dec. 20.
Salem (U.R) The State Board
of Agriculture will hold its semi
annual session as advisory body
to the State Department of Agri
culture tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. at
the state capital here. r ."'
The 14 chiefs of staff, who
form the NATO Military com
mittee, already have approved
a report recommending a change
over to atomic age organization
and strategy to meet any Com
munist invasion.
Touchy Question
But the use of atomic weapons
is such a touchy political ques
tion that the final word must
rest with the full NATO Council
of Ministers. Several nations al
ready have raised worried ques
tions. - .
The use of atomic weapons is
a controversial milestone in the
history of Western defense, for
NATO was formed originally to
provide a bulwark of men and
conventional weapons against a
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England, Ireland
Heavily Hit by
Landslides Block
Roads in Italy
London j(U.R) Floods roll
ed over parts of England and
Ireland today while floods and
landslides blocked traffic on
many Italian roads and left
scores homeless in Siciliy.
Rain threatened to bring new
disaster to battered Irish home
steads, already hit by 'the
heaviest floods in many years.
Three persons have died in the
swirling waters.
Water in Streets
Towns along the upper
reaches of the River Thames in
England reported two feet of
water in some streets in the
worst floods since 1947. The
floods were expected to abate
today unless there is more rain.
In: Italy emergency crews
cleared slide-blocked ' roads in
the Passiria and Senales valleys
near Bolzano in the Alps while
storms raging over the Lower
Adriatic forced Italian vessels
and a Yugoslav motorship into
the port of Brindisi.
Heavy storms hit Silicy, in
flicting damage in the Catania
Messina area. Many were home
less and Catania's main sewer
blew up- under pressure of
water flowing down the slopes
of Mount Etna.
Volunteers at Work
Rescue workers were out in
force in Ireland where the River
Shannon covered a wide area of
the Midlands. Flotillas of vol
unteer rescue boats worked
through the might through po
lice had difficulty, in persuading
smallholders v to - leave 4heir
flooded homes.
Thousands of animals drown
ed in the Midlands where crop
damage was estimated at more
than $1,200,000.
Alaska Airliner
Crashes on Takeoff
Anchorage,- Alaska U.R)
Three crewmen and two passen
gers of a Pacific Northern Air
lines C-47 narrowly escaped in
jury last night when the craft
crashed on takeoff on a snow
covered runway at Homer.
iThe plane was taking off on a
flight to Kodiak on a runway
covered with six to eight inches
of new snow. Pilot Robert Scho
field, Anchorage, said he wasn't
satisfied with the way the plane
was acting and cut his engines
while the plane was taxiing
down the field.
The plane veered and crashed
off the runway, damaging the
landing gear.
Workmen Pour Concrete
For New Annex Basement
Workmen were pouring the
concrete basement floor today at
the new courthouse annex, ac
cording to the construction fore
man. . i '
The building's roof slab was
completed earlier, but work
stopped on the intervening floor
slabs because of freezing wea
ther, when the weather gets
warmer, the floors for the third,
second and first levels will be
poured in that order.
Wall . studs, for . two rends of
the building have been placed
and steel lathe work is expected
to begin the latter part of this
month or January.
Communist threat.
Now. the NATO Council must
decide how and when 'the West
will unloose its dread nuclear
weapons against any Communist
invader and whether the Allied
supreme commander must wait
for political approval.
Approval Expected
Authoritative sources predict
ed that the careful and common
sense plans strongly recommend
ed by military- leaders will - in
the end win approval without
difficulty. And high officials
flatly denied reports of basic
disagreement on whether mili
tary commanders could use at
omic weapons on their own re
sponsibility.
Swirling
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QUICK AS A FLASH! A possible tragedy was narrowly averted at this early morning
scene. George Grants-Cleveland Press photographer on his way to work, stopped to
photograph car at left that had skidded into utility pole knocking it across tracks at
right Hearing the approaching train, Grant turned, repeatedly flashed his camera strobe
toward the train, enabling the motorman to stop the train in time. A passerby aided Grant ,
by running up the tracks andwaving in the light of the flashes.
Truman Sees Loss
Of Friends Through
'Fool Statements'
. Philadelphia (U.R) Former
President Harry S. Truman said
today "fool statements by per
sons in high places" cost the
United States friends in the con
duct of this country's foreign
policy.
But, he. said, he is satisfied
thajlleppcibleare . Jseing.
taxen to nee American nyers
sentenced to prison in Red China
on phony spy charges.
Less Trouble for Ike
He also said he believed Pres
ident Eisenhower will have less
trouble with the incoming Con
gress than he had with the Republican-dominated
Senate and
House in? the last Congress.
Mr. Truman, in . a press , con
ference kicking off a day of
activities to be climaxed by a
$70-a-plate birthday dinner to
night, said the American foreign
policy today, is what was set up
by , his administration.
Friends Said Lost
"The foreign policy is just
what I set up," he said. "When
you get "right down to it, the
foreign policy is just the same.
"But we, lost a lot of friends
by fool statements by persons in
high places."
Mr. Truman was at Inde
pendence Hall at noon and pre
sented Secretary of Interior
Douglas McKay with a portrait
of Benjamin Franklin, painted in
1785, to hang in the Hall.
Lattimore Attorneys
Seek Perjury Dismissal
.Washington (U.R) Attorneys
for Owen Lattimore went before
Federal Judge Luther Ypung-
dahl today to seek dismissal of
a second perjury indictment
against the former State Depart
ment consultant.
The indictment charges Latti
more fted'in denying to a Senate
internal security subcommittee
in 1951 that he was ever a "fol
lower" or a "promoter" of Com
munist interests. "
Search Conducted or
Survivors of Sinking
Honolulu 4U.R) The Navy
and Coast Guard' conducted an
all-nieht air search for two men
aboard a 48-foot fishing boat
which sank early yesterday 75
miles northwest of Honolulu.
ADoara xne Doai, omw.
were Arthur Otness. the skipper.
and his cousin John Otness, both
of Seattle. The boat is owned by
thf Kavler-Dahl ComDany of
Seattle. . v a
Culprit Refuses Talk
With Police Officers
, Portland KUR) Two-year-old
Johnny Doerr wasn't talk
ing, when Portland police
picked him "up while he was
wandering around with a fist
ful of toys near his home yes
terday afternoon.
But Johnny's brother, 18-
year-old Robert, lold police
the little boy; took it; on'the
lam when he started to fill the
bathtub with water.
United
(D , Poinfi) odd Hoirop
Republican
Briefed on
Washington (U.R) Secretary
of State John Foster Dulles and
Defense Secretary Charles E.
Wilson today gave special re
ports on foreign and military af
fairs to Republican legislative
leaders gathered at the White
House. ; --r.;r . ' "
President Eisenhower called
the GOP congressional leaders
to the meeting for a full-dress
review of the legislative pro
gram he will, send to Congress
next month. "
Dulles discussed ; foreign af
fairs with the GOP leaders for
45 minutes and then Wilson took
over fpr a' briefing on the up
coming military needs of the
nation. : ; K . '
Long Briefing : ,
Mr. Eisenhower was expected
to spend most of the day brief
ing the top House and Senate
Republicans on his legislative
plans. " .
Senate GOP Leader William
F. Knowland predicted a "sub
stantial amount of harmony" de
spite the, party's deep differences
over Sen. Joseph R.' McCarthy
and the administration's far east
ern policies'.
But both Knowland and House
Speaker Joseph W. Martin Jr.,
declined to forecast the f ate ; of
the President's proposals until
they have had a chance to study
them in detail.
Mr. Eisenhower was expected
at today's day-long session to
give the leaders a tentative out
line of the state of the union
message he will send to the Dem
ocratic - controlled Congress in
January. He also was expected
to ask them for suggestions.- ,
Defense, Foreign Policies
Tuesday, the President and his
aides will discuss national de
fense and foreign policies. For
this, Democratic as well as Re
publican spokesmen from both
houses have been invited. 1
Knowland. said the new legis
Morse Attends Victory ;
Dinner for . Neuberger:
Portland ; ; 1 (U.R) Sen.
Wayne Morse attended a Dem
ocratic victory dinner celebrat
ing, the election, of Richard '; L.
Neuberger to the U. S. Senate
Friday night, but the Oregon' In
dependent did not say whether
he would run in 1956 as an 'In
dependent or a Democrat. ( '
However, Morse laughed arid
exchanged comment with Demo
cratic , National. Committeeman
Monroe Sweetland when Neu
berger. pledged to support Morse
in 1956. The pledge brought a
cheer from the 800 Democrats at
tending. , ;
i Hollywood (U.R) Film
Director f Busby Berkeley, -59,
was arrested early today oa a
drunk charge when police said
he was found asleep on a store
doorstep.
Glendale, Ore (U.R) Ralph
Brady, 38, of Azalea, was fatally
crushed Friday when he was
caught between - a' rolling log
ana a log truck, '
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lative program will not , be as
large as the 1953-54 recommen
dations since : Congress already
has put many of the President's
proposals into effect. -
The chief new item will call
for ah expanded economic aid
program to combat Communism
in the Far East. Mr. Eisenhower
slso?! exB.ec.ted..vloask-Con-gress
t postpone scheduled cuts
in excise and corporation income
taxes. - .
. Legislative proposals left over
from the 83rd Congress include
revision of the Taft-Hartley Law,
statehood for Hawaii, a health
reinsurance program, 18-year old
vote, postal rate increases, fed
eral' pay hikes, and reciprocal
trade. ": '. ; '-
Edward Condon Quits
Post as Researcher
Corning, N. Y. U.R) Dr. Ed
ward U. Condon has resigned as
director of research and develop
ment for' the Corning ' Glass
Works because of the. withdraw
al of government security clear
ance last Oct. 21, the company
announced today. : ? v
A company spokesman said
Condon had already left by auto
mobile for Berkeley, Calif.,
where he plans to make his
home. He said he would remain
available as a consultant in the
company's "long-range program
of fundamental research into the
structure and property of glass.
Road Conditions
Chains were needed today
for automobile ' traveling ' to ,
and from central , Oregon by
way of Diamond lake, accord
ing to state police.
. Snow was falling in that
area this morning, and ' the
road in. Crater Lake National
park : frdm Annie Spring lo .
the rim was closed temporarily-
.'.v
Although packed snow was
reported on the Greeniprings
and Siskiyou mountains to the ;
east .and south, stale police
said chains were not required
except by vehicles pulling
trailers.
United ' Press reported that
chains are advised at Willam
ette .Pass. . Chemult,. .Bly. and .
McKenxie Pass.
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Weather
FORECAST: Fof or' low over
cast tonight and Tuesday un
til about noon. Partly cloudy
Tuesday afternoon. Continued
cool. Low tonight 30. High
Tuesday 42-44.
. Temp.
Highest yesterday 39
Lowest this morning
To 4:30 a.m. today
Authorities Led
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To Murder Victim's
Grave Near Shaniko
Maine Suspect Faces
Auto Theft Charges
Shaniko, Ore. (U.R) Robert
C. Knowles, Bangor, Me.; was to
be . returned to Sacramento,
Calif., today to face federal auto
theft charges, after leading police
to the grave of his alleged mur
der victim near here over the
week end. .
Knowles, 47, led Oregon State
Police to a shallow grave con
taining a body believed to be
that of Albert C. Stuart, Wick
enburg, Ariz., about five miles
south of here Saturday night.
Confesses to Slaying
Knowles confessed to the slay
ing while held in Sacramento on
federal charges of stealing
Stuart's pickup truck in Oregon
and driving it to Sacramento. He
was brought to Oregon at the
order of the federal court.
Dr Homer Harris of the state
police crime laboratory said the
body found was badly decom
posed, and it will be several days
before it can "be identified. The
teeth are to be checked against
Stuart's dental chart.
House Trailer Burned
Knowles said he strangled
Stuart early in October, 1953,
because he "was ; angry with
him. Stuart's house trailer was
found burned near Mosier, Ore.,
Oct. 7. Knowles was arrested in
Red Bluff, Calif., a short time
later on a drunk driving charge
while driving the stolen Stuart
auto.
Knowles has pleaded guilty .to
the auto theft, charge, arid is to
be sentenced in U. S. District
Court at Sacramento tomorrow.
Accidental Gunshot
Wounds Medford Boy
Noren Edward Leach, 16, of
route 2, box 291, Medford, was
treated and released at about
4:50 p.m. Sunday for an acci
dental gunshot wound, accord
ing to a report from Community
hospital.
The youth was accompanied
by Roger John - Ferrell, 15,
route. It box 246, Medford, and
the two were reported to be
walking, down hill on Roxy Ann
hear Prescott park when Leach
fell down and his .22 rifle acci
dentally discharged. The bullet
hit a rock and ricocheted back
into his leg, according to the re
port. ' . . - .
State police 'said the wound
was not serious..
'Dear John' Letter -Results
in Suicide ; -
San Francisco (U.R) The
coroner's office reported today
that Marine . Sgt. Elbert Louis
Crumbly, 20, of Davenport, Fla.,
apparently jumped to his death
from the 11th floor of the Ma
rine Memorial building because
of a "Dear John" letter.
Crumbly, the coroner's office
said, had been "heartsick" since
receiving a letter in Korea from
his parents disclosing that his
girl friend had married in his
absence.-
County's School Districts -Receive
State Local Funds
Jackson county school dis
tricts received payments from
both the state basic school sup
port fund and county school fund
this month, according to the
county school superintendent's
office. , i
' ' The' "basic , fund payment 'to
talled $436,443.64 and the coun
ty fund, $105,144.71. The basic
payment was the second receiv
ed for the 1954-55 school year
with Medford receiving the
largest "share, $115,978.34. . This
payment brought the year's to
tal to about. 70 per, cent of. the
money . to be paid the county's
districts during the year. i .
; Basic fund money is appro
priated by the state legislature
at $80 per census child. Appor
tionment among the counties is
through grants-in-aid and -an
equalization system. The grants
include $500 for each teacher or
each 4,200 of daily membership,
whichever is the smaller; 20 for
each daily membership a pro
portionate share of 30 per cent
Peiping Indicates
Overtures Will
Reject
ion
Britain Stands Behind .
United Nations Effort
United Nations, N.r Y -U.R)
Red China angrily accused the'
United Nations today of interfer
ing in the Communist regime's
affairs by; authorizing Secretary
General Dag Hammarskjold to
try to arrange the release of 11
American airmen jailed there as
spies."
Radio Peiping, official voice
of Red China, indicated that the
outcast Communist government
would reject any overtures
ment would reject any overtures
made by Hammarskjold on be
half of the fliers.
Red China's reaction came
after Britain's U.N. Delegate An
thony Nutting said his govern
ment . stands "four-square", be
hind United States and United
Nations' efforts to gain release
of the airmen. :
The Peiping broadcast, quot
ing from an editorial in the of
ficial Peiping Peoples Daily, said
the United States goaded the
U.N. General Assembly into tak
ing acjtion, which it called "ille-.
gal and unjust."
Peiping Criticizes U.N.
It said the United Nations, "has
no right to interfere with China's
sentencing of American spies."
"The banner of the United Na
tions cannot cover up the United
States crime of airdropping spies
in China," Radio Peiping said
"no matter what means are
taken, the civilized world knows
what the truth is." .
The broadcast did not refer to
Hammarskjold's cabled request
for a Dec. 26 meeting in Peiping
with Red China's Premier Chou
En-Lai.
Hammarskjold's message left
New York at 5:08 p. m. last Fri
day, slightly more than an hour,
after the General Assembly had
requested by a 47-5 vote that he
negotiate for the fliers' release.
The message was traced to
Shanghai at 6 p. m. Friday. From .
there it was expected to be for
warded to Peiping.
Strong Reaction Seen ' -
The Red Chinese tirade against
the United Nations was expected
to bring strong reaction ;from
free world diplomats. '
Red China's attitude, in view
of; her repeated attempts to get
into the United Nations, puzzled
Western diplomats. :
They could not understand
why the Peiping regime chose
to announce the sentences im
posed on the Americans at a
time when the Soviet Union was
speaking softly of "peaceful co
existence." These diplomats believed that.
a rejection by Chou of Hammars
kjold's overtures would end all
of China's hopes for membership
m the United Nations. '
Sabrejets Crash J
In Air Hear Tacoma i
Tacoma, Wash. (U.R) Two
Sabrejet interceptors crashed in
the Olympia peninsula west of
here yesterday. The pilot of one:
plane was killed and the other
was missing and presumed dead,;
also, the Air Force said.
The pilots of the two planes, i
Who were on a routine weather.;
reconnaisance mission' from Mc
Chord AFB near here, were iden tified
as Lt. James L. Teeslink,
25, of Oakland, Calif., and 2nd
Lt. Donald L. Mootry, 24, of
Salem, Ore. Both : men were
single. '
The planes crashed almost si
multaneously and it was believ
ed they collided in the air. They;
were flying. in formation, the
Air Force said. . The wreckage ;
of both planes were found a half
mile apart in brushy, logged
over land' 12 miles west of here."
of the fund based on total daily
membership of the schools and
on transportation (about one or
two cents a mile).. The balance
of the fund ' is equalized with
the use of two variables, an in
crease in assessed valuation and
decrease ;in county x?ti5LOf par-y
ticipation. -v-
Supt Alf Mekvold stated that
this distribution has increased
each year since the law was in.
effect, with the remainder being
kept until the end of the year
when the balance is distributed
on a straight basis. The equaliz
ation decrease is shown by Jack
son county which received $225, ;
900.84 in 1950 and .only $69,
091.90 for 1954. , .
. The county fund money was
obtained by a levy by the county
court and is distributed on the
basis of $100 for each district
and subdistrict, with the bal-
ance apportioned among the to
tal number of children resident
in each district between four and
20 years. -
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