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Pago 14 of today's issne of The
Mall. Tribune.
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No. 233
;49th Year
32 Pages
MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1 9, 1 954
Price 5c
OOP's Manpower
Program Declared
'Fair Approach'
Key Congressmen
- Split on Measure
Washington (U.R) Assistant
Defense Secretary Carter L.
Burgess said Saturday the ad
ministration's proposed reserve
program offer a "fair approach"
tor youths to fulfill their mili
tary obligation without embra
cing the concept of universal
military training.
The youthful, South Carolina
born official, who was the prin
cipal author of the -plan, said in
an interview that it is a mistake
to label it a "modified UMT."
' The prdgram will be present
ed to the new Congress on a top
priority basis. One of the key
features is to train 100,000
youths annually for six months
and then require them to partici
' pate in the reserves for 9-and-1
years.
: This feature, which many
Congressmen already have li
kened to UMT, probably will
prove to be the most controver
sial point in the manpower
plan which also calls for extend
ing the draft substantially in
its present from and overhauling
the reserves to put them on a
more "combat-ready" footing.
t Key Congressmen . were split
on the merits of the program,
outlined officially y e s t e r day.
Most agreed that President Eis
enhower will have to throw his
full weight behind the legisla
tion to get it enacted.
Burgess evidently felt that the
program's chances were not be
ing helped by the tendency of
Congressmen and the press to
hang a "UMT" label on it. Con
gress has' repeatedly rejected
universal military training bills.
: The new program, Burgess
said, is not a "modified UMT and
will not roster ine conteyi. w
Ho Perjury Charges
To Be Prosecuted
" Washington (U.R) Deputy
Attorney General William P.
Rogers said officially Saturday
night that the Justice depart
ment will not prosecute for per
jury any witnesses in the tele
vised Army-McCarthy hearings.
He ducked, however, a ques
tion whether any action would
be taken in the curious case of
.the- young Army officer who
was involved in the testimony.
Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, (R-
Wis.), said during the hearings
last summer that a young intel
ligence officer had given him
the famous "FBI Letter" which
figured prominently in the up
roarious hearings,
; The letter, 2Y pages in length
actually contained excerpts of a
longer secret FBI reports, on
alleged subversion at Fort Mon
mouth, N.J.
Rogers disclosed on CBS'
"Capitol Cloakroom" program
.that the Justice department had
completed a study of the trans
cript of the Army-McCarthy
Bearings.
Holiday Vacation
Slated at Schools
r Most public schools in Jackson
county will begin Christmas va
cations on Thursday, Dec. 23,
the county 'school superintend'
ent's office reported Saturday.
Eagle Point, Applegate and
Ruch schools begin vacations on
Wednesday. Dec. 22, the school
.Office said, and Oak Grove be
gins on Friday, Dec. 24.
: Dates f Christmas programs,
according to the report include
Dec. 21 at Howard and Apple-
gate, Dec. 22 at Jacksonville,
Griffin Creek, Phoenix, Eagle
Point. Talent. Oak Grove and
West Side and Dec. 23 at Lone
Pine and Elk-Trail, all at 8 p.m.
: Because of crowded conditions
and no assembly room, Ruch
school is having only a school
assembly. Next year it is plan
ned to have a community pro
gram since the new multi-purpose
room will have been com
pleted. The building willbe a
combined gymnasium and audi
torium.
Program Denounced
- Washington U.R) A pri
vate . international group de
nounced the United . States
Saturdav for "giving away m
foreign lands the dairy surpluses
piling up under the. govern
ment's price support program.
It offered to take over the
job of disposing of the surpluses
abroad under a "trading pro
gram which would give the
United States -something in e
turn dollars, foreign currencies
or foreign products.
&- S$MJ3 jlfff lJ f'T fjr l
ntnTTOR IN DEMAND for return of Cyprus to Greek sovereignty, students are being dispersed
?Iv J?SSSSJS i state nd British embassies at Athens. Britain has refused to give up
island. United States is supporting British position in dispute.
ISrSDslhi Troops Fare
On Kiblteirs ion Cyprus
Limassol, Cyprus (U.R)
Battle-equipped British troops
opened fire Saturday on anti
American, anti-British rioters
here, wounding at least three
student demonstrators. ,
The troops took over riot-torn
Limassol after police lost control
of one of the ugly demonstra
tions against t the United States
and Britain sweeping this island.
Use Tear Gas
In Nicosia, the capital of Cy
prus, police used tear gas to
Decision Possible
Sometime Today in
Dr. Sheppard Trial
Cleveland,' O. (U.R) The jury
deciding the guilt or innocence
of Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard failed
to reach a decision by late Satur
day night and was locked up
until this morning at 10 a. m.
Judge Edward Blythin called
the jury down at 10:04 p. m.iand
asked if there would be any
purpose in deliberating longer
tonight.
All Wanted to Slop
He asked for a show of hands
of those wanting to stay on but
none so indicated. When he
asked if those who wished to re
turn in the morning raised their
hands, all did so.
"I take it then," he said, "you
would prefer to return at about
10 o'clock in the mornmg and
resume your deliberations."
The jury has deliberated 18
hours and 19 minutes since it got
the case Friday at 10:13 a. m.
No Sealed Verdict
Judge Blythin said after the
session adjourned that his "best
guess" was that if a ' verdict
should be reached Sunday, it will
not be a sealed one -that is, it
will be made public immediately.
Before leaving court, Dr. Sam
turned and waved his hand at
his two brothers and their wives
on a back bench in the specta
tors' section. He smiled and
nodded his head vigorously at
them.
Washington (U.R) The
Labor Department reported Sat
urday that urfemployment insur
ance claims increased this
months. -
Sports Bulletins
Larry Copple scored a field
goal with 70 seconds remain
ing in the game and Jerry Kal
apus sank a free shot with
nine seconds left to break a
56-all deadlock as Medford
high nipped the strong North
Bend basketball team 59 lo 56
here last night.
Lead in the tense second
half of the scuffle . changed
hands six times and was tied
four times. Medford had a 31
to 16 lead in the second quar
ter but saw it shrink to 35 to
30 at the half. North Bend
erased an'll-point deficit to
take its first lead, 42 to 41, in
the third quarters and was on
top 48 to 47 at the end of that
period.
Copple headed scorers with
17 points. Dick - Woolsten
hulme and LeRoy King had
13 each for North Bend.
HIGH SCHOOL SCORES
Talent 52, Phoenix 30
: Grants Pass 51, Eagle Point
'40 . -
Crater 72, Rogue River 55
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Santa Clara 56, Oregon St. 45
' Southern Ore. coL 84, Ore.
CoL of Ed. 72. -
smash a mob of demonstrators
stoning the-American consulate.
The rioters also tore down a
British flag. , . ;
The Nicosia riot squads were
forced to fire tear gas into a mob
massed in Metaxas square dur
ing an afternoon demonstration.
Royal Air Force guards were
stationed around . government
buildings and the stone-damaged
American consulate in the capi
tal. British troops guarded all
entrances to the city.
The demonstrators screamed
their backing of the union of
this British-held island and
Greece. The demonstrations be
gan earlier this week in Athens
and Salonika and spread across
the Aegean sea to Cyprus.
U.S. Backed British
The Z demonstrations started
after, the United States supported
in- the- United Natkms-a- British
move to postpone UN considera
tion of the union of Cyprus and
Greece. .
Despite a . government ban,
demonstrators in Athens march
ed on the U.S. Information Ser
vice . office there and smashed
windows before riot police drove
them off. There were other dem
onstrations in Piraeus.
Gangs roamed the streets on
this island and the Greek main
land shouting "we want a union
of Cyprus with Greece."
In Limassol, Cyprus' second
largest city, one official said the
mobs had been infiltrated by
Communists.
Mobs in the city's main square
overturned and set afire a British-owned
bus. British Tommies
with fixed bayonets moved into
the square in the city's center.
Strauss Said Guilty
Of Improper Conduct
Washington (U.R) Sen.
Estes Kefauver Saturday ac
cused Lewis L. Strauss, chair
man of the Atomic Energy com
mission, of trying to "blackmail"
the Tennessee valley and its
Congressional represenattives in
to, abandoning opposition to the
controversial JJixon-xates pow
er contract. . ... . . r
The Tennesse Democrat said
Strauss was guilty of "one of the
most highly improper things
that a man holding high office
in the United States had done
in many, many years."
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By JACK JACKSON
Mail Tribune Staff Writer
Kids may be getting pretty
sophisticated in this world of
atomic bombs, flying saucers,
and Liberace every Wednes-,
day, but. you'd never know it
from the letters they're send
ing to Santa Claus.
We got a quick look at some
of the letters from Jackson
county last week when Santa
let up peak over his shoulder
for a minute. That look left
us satisfied that kids haven't
changed much.
Little boys still want cow
boy suits, and little girls still
put dolls at the top of their
.lists. ; ' "
It's evident that hours of
composition went into some of
the letters. They're covered
with finger smudges, and lines
have been laboriously scratch
ed out while-the author sought
for just the right touch ask
ing for all the essentials with
out having it sound like too.
much. , , . , :
(International Soundphoto)
Cancellations Near
One-Day Record at
Local Post Office
Medford post office officials
tentatively are predicting "the
biggest day in history" for can
cellations early this week, pos
sibly on Monday.
Late last week the number of
daily cancellations had climbed
to near the 75,000 mark. Expec
tations were that with the start
of last minute local mailing, the
number of cancellations would
climb above the 77,000 mark
set last year.
Total Increasing
A total of 68,000 cancellations
was handled Wednesday of last
week, ancf a steady increase
from thattlevel was expected to
continue almost until Christmas
day.
Approximately 25 extra men
have been hired by the post of
fice to take care of the Christ
mas rush; and PostmaSteTr Moore
Hamilton said Friday that j the
special help and the regulars
have been cleaning up their
work every day and no hold
over of mail has been necessary.
Some $26,000 worth of stamps
was ordered by the Medford
post office especially for the
Christmas ,rush. They included
400,000 two-cent stamps and
600,000 three-cent stamps. These
totals "are about average for
the Christmas rush," Hamilton
said.
Use Extra Vehicles
: In addition to new vehicles
recently acquired by, the Med
ford ,post office, trucks have
been borrowed from other fed
eral agencies for use until after
the holiday to speed handling
of packages.
The postmaster repeated re
quests that those mailing a num-
Taer of Christmas cards bundle
them in "city delivery" and out
of town delivery" bundles to fa
cilitate handling. He noted that
most people have been coopera
ting with this request, and said
it has greatly speeded handling
of the cards. , '
Bicycle Licenses
For '55 Available
Parents . who are ' getting
Christmas bicycles for their
youngsters may now purchase
licenses for 1955, city police said
yesterday. ,
, Regular issue of licenses for
all others will begin on Monday,
Dec. 27, at the police station.
Drawing will open on that date
for Nos. 1 through 100.
- One of the things that
don't seem to change much in
the letters to Santa depart
ment is the way kids tell San
ta little homey details of their
lives. For example, two letters
from two small Medford bro
thers both started "We vres
tle on our bedroom," and end
ed "I'm a good boy except I do
not mind - my mother, and
: father much." ;
. And kids still have faith that
regardless of how they address
their letters, they will get to
St. Nick. One we particularly
liked was addressed to "Santa
Claus-Beachball-Robbie." j The
letter inside that envelope said
exactly the same thing, with
a -notation about a dolly, and
an admonition for Santa to
"save something for the other
kids." x. . , . - r;c:x
. Fortunately, Santa can read
letters written by youngsters
who have never been to
" school. One we saw over his
shoulder had a return : ad-
. dress, that taid. MJuny.;' . The
Lettersto SairaSfflll teiioesil IDolOs, Sttoite
la
Civilians To Keep
Control on Use of
Nuclear Weapons
U. S. To Stand r
Behind Viet Nam
5 Paris (U.R) The Western
powers in meetings on global
strategy against Communist ag
gression decided Saturday to
build their European defense
around atomic power and to de-
Paris (U.R) Premier
Mendes-France Saturday night
told Russia that its threats
would not scare Trance out of
ratifying the German rearma
ment treaties. The Premier in
a nationwide broadcast pre
dicted Russia r would' fail to
bluff the National Assembly
from ratifying the German re
armament pact.
fend Indochina with the mighty
power of American mobile stri
king forces. " -' -
The 14-nation North Atlantic
Treaty Organization formally
annroved d 1 a n s . for Western
generals to build European de
fense on atomic weapons, am
the civilian governments will
retain control over when-and
where the atomic weapons will
be used. r '
TVxrncc Matiila Pact
Following, the NATO mini
sters meeting the foreign min
isters of the Big Three met to
discuss the Manila Pact for de
fense of southeastern Asia, the
worsening internal state of Indo
china, the Saar and Western
relations ' with Russia.
' The Big Three ministers
agreed to call a second meeting
of the South East Asia Defense
Pact, nations as soon as a ma
jority of them have ratified tne
treaiy. - .
The Western foreign minsters
also agreed that Britain and the
United States after, formal re
rmects hv Rermanv and France
would give a formal guarantee
to the Franco-German agree
ment on the Saar. (
Will Defend Indochina
Authoritative sources said
following the Big Three meet
ing that the Manila powers will
defend Indochina to the hilt
against Red aggression with the
power of American mobile stri
king forces. i
The sources said that the Man
ila Defense Pact will go into
effect early next year. The U.
S. mobile forces will be poised
to hit back at any Communist
aggression in South Vietnam,
Laos or Cambodia as well as
Korea.
The United States and France,
meanwhile will attempt to build
up and strengthen the shaky
Viet Nam government, the
sources said. ,'.
Order Sets Up New
Watershed Rules
Washington (U.R) Presi
dent Eisenhower issued an exe
cutive order Saturday setting up
rules anrl regulations for admin
istering the news watershed pro
tection and flood prevention law.
Tho atafiito authorizes the ag-
A A'W .
riculture department to provide
technical and financial assistance
to organized groups of farmers
living in small watersheds where
floods, drought, and soil erosion
cause serious damage.
letter inside ' said "eeilelieeill-;
leil." This didn't mean much to
as, but Santa nodded and
wrote something in his book,
so we decided Juny didn't
have anything to worry about.,
A rather affectionate letter
to. Santa came from Montague, ,
Calif,, and we ' probably
wouldn't have seen that one at"
all if it hadn't been addressed
to Santa Claus, Mail Box,
North Pole, Medford, Oregon. ,
(Well, it's north of Montague.)
: The letter said "squiggle, dol
lie, dishes, socks." It wa3 sign
ed simply, "Sweetheart.? For
tunately, Mrs. Santa Claus was
out watering the, reindeer,
when he opened that one.
Only one of the letters to
Santa was typed. It said: "Dear
Santa Claus Please Bring me
wagon Dall Washhair WAtch
strech band doll set wash ing
machine t sewing Machhin'g
chairs ' table dollbedd doll
dressess doll formal. fLower :
Dress hat. Yours truly Anita-
m ran
WRECK OF
EXPRESS KILLS 14
Dortmund, Germany j(U.R) A "Christmas special" express
train, carrying 500 children home for the holidays, rammed into a
commuter train in an early morning fog here Saturday. Fourteen
persons were killed and 66 injured, 32 of them .seriously. '
In Ancient Coaches . I 1
All of the dead and the seriously injured were passengers in
the two antiquated coaches of the local commuter train. The
steel shells of the modern coaches of the special miraculously
shielded the children from serious injury. ; "
The express, running late from Kiel because ' of the fog,
crashed into the commuter train only a few hundred yards from
Dortmund's main station at 6 a. m. The local, crowded with
workers, had just pulled out for Hamm.
Faulty Switch
Railway authorities said the accident apparently was caused
by faulty switching. The two trains collided at a switch point.
The speeding locomotive of the express smashed into the local
from an oblique -angle close to a head-on approach. ' 4 '
: The tender, baggage car, and first passenger coach of the local
were almost totally demolished. The second passenger 'coach also
was damaged. The express suffered only superficial damage.
Rescuers worked for four Hours" to liberate the injured trapped
in the tangled wreckage. Frantic shouts of the rescuers mingled
with the groans of the injured as the blue-white flicker of acetylene
torches flashed in the fog.
U.N. Leadere Expect
Mease off
United Nations, N. Y.' (U.R)
U. N. diplomats said Saturday
they believe Red Chinese Pre
mier-Chou En-Lai will agree to
release 11 American airmen jail
ed as" spies by his regime.
These diplomats arrived at
'. Stockholm, Sweden (U.R)
United Nations Secretary Gen
eral Dag Hammarskjold ar
rived Saturday and informed
sources reported he will meet
soon with the Chinese Com
munist ambassador to discuss
his forthcoming trip lo Pei-
this optimistic conclusion after
studying Chou's cabled replies to
U.N. Secretary General Dag
Hammarskj old's request for an
early meeting in Peiping on the
fliers' case.
Study Wording
They noted that one of Chou's
cables, which denounced the
U.N. General Assembly for au
thorizing Hammarskjold s mis
sion, referred five times tothe
"conviction" of the men but not
to their "imprisonment" of "de
tention," as mentioned in the
U.N. resolution.
"Some U.N. observers felt
Chou's cables gave him a loop
hole to negotiate with Hammars
kjold about the airmen without
any way giving ground on Red
China's right to "convict." ' . ,
Words Significant
Diplomats stressed that in dip
lomaticnegotiations the choice
of words is significant. They felt
that Chou's repeated use of the
word "convicted was not acci
dental. ".
Another point raised was the
matter of Chinese students held
in the United States. Their fu
ture was brought up last June
when U.S. and Chinese officials
conferred in Geneva about the
release of other Americans held
in Red China.
It was recalled Saturday that
reports on the' Geneva confer
ences included a statement that
Red China's sentencing of for
eigners did not mean they could
not be released "for good be
Although most youngsters
want things like dolls and guns,
they also make . some rather "
unexpected requests. Like a
seven-year-old from Central
, Point, named Lee Ann, who .
i wants . a ribbon for her type
writer, and a stapler.
. Like most youngsters, Lee '
Ann wanted something for
other-members of her family.
She asked for a drum, a pop
gun, a bike and a desk .for
Jim, a ukelele and a , corsage , .
for her mother, ; and "a
shirts" and "a socks" -for
' daddy :, V
Here are some extracts from
just a few of the letters: . '
-" "I am a good girl and for
Christmas I want a little angle
doll and a cake mix set." i
"I am Merry. I am 2 years
old. I would like a jdolly for
Christmas. A little gun and
candy (three pieces.)
"I will tell you what I would
j like for Christmas. A sord and
sheld or a wrist watch."
- "Momma is writing this for
us. Wt have all been good boys
GERMAN
Someim-
havior" or could not have their
sentences commuted by " the
"good will" of the Peiping gov
ernment.
Pope Pius Leaves
Sick Room To Walk
In Vatican Gardens
Vatican City (U.R) Pope
. Pins 'X'Tl't Ti11 "ay. gpriaus-
ly ill, left his sick room Satur
day for a few minutes in the
fresh air of the Vatican garden
he had been wishing to see
again.
The 78-year-old pontiff left
his papal apartment for the first
time since his collapse three
weeks ago. During his 20 minute
excursion he walked a few steps
in the gardens. t
.. Vatican sources said the Pope
appeared in "good condition"fol
lowing his brief journey. His
doctors express! satisfaction at
the Pope's response to their bold
plan for him to get a little "fresh
air tonic."
When the pontiff returned to
his bedroom he had a light meal
and then rested. Later he went to
the desk in his study and worked
on church papers. ;
Daily outings are to follow
when the weather and the Pope's
condition permit. His doctors
emphasized again that the Pope
is old, weak and ill. He is under
orders to rest , more " and work
less.". . , . 'v.--" ".
, Half the time he was out to
day the Pope spent moving to
and from his apartment and in
the big black American limou
sine which drove him to the Vati
can gardens. S '
Taipei, Formosa (U.R)- Chi
nese Communist. Premier Chou
En-Lai has proposed to Burmese
Minister U Nu that the old Bur:
ma-Kunming rail line be reopen
ed r for trade between the two
countries, it was reported Sat
urday." ;r5
and Patty has been good too.t
,Santy, how are you and the
reindeer and elves?" ; i
; "I would like an electric
train for Christmas. Tell ru
dolf he is. the best reindeer." ?
"I've been a good .girl. Do
you think you could bring me
some' cowboy boots, a piano,
and a bike with two wheels ,
at the back. I'll leave a car
rot for Rudoloh."
, "My name is Ricky Richard
James Templeton l am writ
ting for my sister sherry and
a baby buggy and a doll and
pedal car." " 4
"I would like a sock-bag
and a pear of boxing gloves
and my brother wants the
same."
But some of the youngsters
are thinking about more than
Christmas presents under the
tree. This letter to Santa is
from a little girl who obvious
ly wrote the entire letter by
herself. It ends "I go to Roose
velt school in Medford, Ore
gon. Please bring peace to the
world.": - : -
Eras
.s
Italian Airliner
Careens Info Bay
At New York Port '
Four Americans
Survive Wreck
New York (U.R) An Ital
ian trans-atlantic airliner carry
ing 32 persons careened off a
landing light and crashed in
flames in Jamaica Bay Saturday
on its fourth attempt to make a
radar landing during a rain
storm at Idlewild airport.
Twenty-six persons were killed.
There were six known surviv
ors. All the women and two chil-,
dren among the 22 passengers .
aboard the huge f our-engined
DC-6B apparently died, along
with the 10-member crew. Many
of those aboard were coming to
the U.S. for Christmas.
Nine Bodies Recovered
A spokesman for the airline
and police officials said at :30
p.m. that nine bodies had been
recovered and 17 persons were
missing and feared dead among ,
the five Americans, one Iranian
and 26 Italians oh- the plane,
which left Rome at 6 p.m. Fri
day. :. : 4 . '
Fonr Americans Survived
The search for bodies was
hampered by darkness and fog.
Authorities set up search lights
so they could continue their
task into the night.
' Some of the victims apparent
ly went down with the plane
in 35 feet of water. Others were
dumped into the ice 'cold water
of Jamaica Bay. At least one,
a woman, was trapped in her
seat when she could not wrench
her safety belt loose. - .
This was the first major dis
aster. in -theviliistoiy-rt.1of;-the -world's
largest civil airport., :
Large Christmas Cargo
The Douglas airliner, one of.
tha largest in commercial ser
vice, was- bringing an unusually
large cargo of Christmas parcels
to the United States, along with
persons planning to spend the
holiday with friends and rela
tives here. Some had not noti
fied their families in advance.
hoping to surprise, them.
The civil aeronautics adminis
tration said the plane circled
the airport for two hours trying
to land on the instrument run
way used in bad weather. :
The 200-foot-wide runway ex
tends to the edge of the bay.
Jujtmg 2,000 feet into the bay
are two piers blazing with neon
landing lights day and night, to
guide pilots to the runway. The,
plane smashed ; into the west
pier, setting .it. afire,' and then
plummeted into the water. , -
Joe's Informants
To Remain Secret
Washington (U.R) The
Democrats are unlikely' to learn
the names of Sen. Joseph R. Mc
Carthy's secret informants when
they take control of the files of
his Senate Investigating Subcom
mittee Jan. 5.
They might learn, however,
what returns McCarthy got from
his , televised invitation to all
government workers last spring
to furnish him information.
Sen. John L. McClellan (D-1
Ark.) will replace the Wisconsin
Republican as subcommittee
chairman next month and take
control of the, files which Mc
Carthy has said contain "hun
dreds of thousands .of docu
ments." -
But McCarthy made clear dur
ing the Army-McCarthy hear
ings last spring that he would
not disclose to anyone the names
of . persons furnishing him in
formation. Tank Ship Freighter
Collide During Storm
Cape May, NJ; (U.R) The
tanker Atlantic Capetown col
lided Saturday with the Hondur
an freighter Maya : during a
storm on fog-shrouded Delaware
bay. Fire swept the tanker's port
tank causing heavy damage. ; f
The port tank of the Cape
town, and the bow of the Maya
were stove in. 'Both ships ran
aground on Joe Flogger's shoaL
six miles off the New Jersey
shoreline near the oyster town
of Port Norris. ' 4
The collision - occurred : 28
miles north . of the Delaware
breakwater. ...
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