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IKE United Press Full Leased Wire 49th Year 14 Pages" MEDFORD, OREGON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1 954 Price 5c No. 238 wiiiica nca4 uu Mxg ttii - . - . .- : AGREES m B8UC3 f"4ir IJ x ft i 54 ' S', i 'J " ?' 'j p'"'''"''' PRESIDENT Another Term By LYLE C. WILSON United Press Correspondent - ' "Washington (U.R) Out of the latest White House stag din ner comes today persuasive re ports that President Eisennower r - . i n e m has agreea to run in. ivoa second term. -His running mate again would be Vice-President Kicnara m. Nixon. - - ' : That Information comes from -; a party leader wholly in the con fidence of the .president ana iue administration. The only qualifi cation to which the statements were subject was that events sometimes upset plans. Committed To Ike " But as of now the administra tion high command apparently is committed to Eisenhower and "Nixon in 1956. The President expects whole-hearted support of Senate Republican Leader Wil liam F. Knowland in that cam Knowland recently par ried a question whether Mr. Eis enhower should be the party's 1956 presidential nominee. The young Calif ornian. bucked the administration on Far East policy and balked at voting censure against Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy (R-Wis.). Ttolieves Knowland With Him The .White House nevertheless believes Knowland will be on the team when the tune comes. especially after any announce ment that Mr.. Eisenhower wants a second term. Tnere is some natural rivalry between Nixon anH Knowland. both young men from the West with political am bitions. . x The word ' just now is that a successful Eisenhower - Nixon campaign in 1956 would be fol lowed in 1960 by an effort to promote t h e vice-president to the top spot with Mr. Eisenhow er's blessing. But 1960 is a long wav off. What the President's associates interpret as an unqualified will ingness to run again in 1956 is tempered somewhat by re marks the President is reported to have made at last week's stag dinner where were assembled some top members of the first-for-Eisenhower leaders. These men all had a hand in persuad ing the general to quit the Army and in obtaining the Republican nomination for him two years ago. - Sees Uncertainties The President said the uncer tainties of life made it hazardous to put all of any kind of eggs in one basket, especially political eggs. But as of now Nixon would be in line for Eisenhower support for the Republican nom ination in 1960 or if Mr. Eisen hower could not run again in 1956. Nixon rates high at the White House. He has played team ball. His friends point out that the administration has given him some tough and occasionally un welcome chores which he has handled well And it is common knowledge around town that Nixon is not always in agreement on tactics and strategy, but he goes along. . ' Mr, Eisenhower, however, feels that events, now unforeseen could -foreclose on both himself and Nixon and that the Repub lican party should be prepared with some attractive - young bloods with which to attract the electorate, at least by I960 Nixon definitely, is counted among that group. - - ' Others Mentioned . Others upon whom the White House eye quite often rests are Deputy Defense Secretary Rob ert B. Anderson, a Texan, deputy AUy. Gen. -William P. Rogers,, EISENHOWER with Nixon Seen Gov. Walter Kohler of Wiscon sin, Gov. George N. Craig of In diana, Gov. Millard Simpson of Wyoming, and Gov. Arthur B Langley of Washington., . The high command regards all of these men as having "saleable qualities." All or any are likely to be spotlighted from time to time by presidential actions, Nixon with the rest. Mr. Eisenhower was said to be particularly anxious to see some Republican political glam or develop , in the 'Middle West and he seemed to be thinking when he mentioned that especial ly of Craig and Kohler. Employees of City Honor Mayor Flyim About. 50 Medford city em ployees honored Mayor D. L. Flynn and Mrs. Flynn yesterday afternoon at a Christmas party in the council chambers at the city halL Flynn was given a eold pocket watch by the employees and Mrs. Flynn received a large bouquet of flowers. Robert Duff , city superintendent,, made the presentation and expressed the employees' gratitude to the mayor for his help to them dur ing his administration. ! The mayor has served the city as an elected official for six years. Prior to that he served six months as appointed council man and acting mayor. He did not run for reelection this fall and will be succeeded by Mayor Elect Earl Miller on Jan. 1 '. Flynn was recently elected president of the League of Ore gon cities for 1955. Next year he will preside at League direc tor meetings and speak, to var ious municipal groups through out the state. The mayor, clearly surprised at the presentation which was announced as an , employees' party, told those present that it was the finest expression he had ever received. Pilgrims Gather for Rites in Jerusalem Jerusalem (U.PJ Hundreds of pilgrims began crossing the truce line of this divided city to day through the Madelbaum Gate to attend services at Behle- hem. The little town where Christ was born as hidden behind low gray clouds. On clear days it is visible from the hilly outskirts of Jerusalem. Tourists have filled all hotels in the Jordan-held old city of Jerusalem and those in nearby Rambullah for the Christmas Eve caremoniaL Pope Broadcasts Blessings; Vatican City (U.R) Ailing Pope Pius XII broadcast Christ mas blessings to the peoples of the world today, appealed to their rulers to maintain peace and prayed for those who have been imprisoned - because of their faith in God. - - The 78-year-old Roman Cath olic spiritual leader . spoke for seven minutes in a Christmas Eve message recorded from his bedside in the Vatican. , . ; Before the- message- was Holiday Travelers Jam Transportation In Christmas Rush Mild Temperatures May Keep Death Toll Down By UNITED PRESS Highways, railroads and air planes were jammed today with happy holiday travelers hurry ing to celebrate Christmas with their loved ones. Temperatures were generally mild across the nation, raising hopes that a predicted toll of 370 traffic deaths from 6 p.m. to night to midnight Sunday would not be reached, The warming weather spoiled hopes for a white Christmas in many parts of the country, how ever. Terminals Jammed ;, Rail and air terminals across the nation reported a land office business as the last minute holi day rush began. The Pennsylvania Railroad added 700 special trains, and 15 special trains, many of them hauling soldiers home for the holidays, were added to the Santa Fe system. United Air Lines reported its Christmas traffic the "heaviest in recent years" and added extra planes for the holiday week. Extra flights were also added by American, Braniff , E a s tern, Northwest, Trans World, Capi tal and other airlines. Overseas, all troop mess halls in Europe were ordered to dish up a Christmas Day menu of roast torn turkey, dressing, gib let gravy, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, buttered fresh lima beans, lettuce and tomato salad, fresh celery strips, stuff ed olives, sweet pickles, hot rolls, fruit cake, mincemeat pie a la mode, fruit, candy and nuts. Accept German Invitations About 40,000 Allied soldiers and civilians meanwhile took advantage of invitations to spend Christmas as the. guests of Ger- President and Mrs, Eisen hower played host at the White House Christmas party Thurs day. They gave the same gift a reproduction of the President's portrait of George Washington to aides and employees and then left to spend the holiday at their winter" White . House at Au gusta, Ga. ... .; Pre-Christmas Rush About Over Medford's pre-Christmas rush slowed to a walk today. Crowds downtown were smal ler, public buildings were al most vacant, parking spaces were available, and the lobby of the post office, which has borne the brunt of the rush, looked almost abandoned. The last of the county's schools closed today for the holi day vacation. Virtually all of them will resume classes Jan. 3. All federal offices, with the exception of the post office, were closed today, as were the offices of the county agent, the district attorney, and the circuit judge. City offices closed in the afternoon. All downtown stores will be closed tomorrow, .and most of the grocery and drug stores which usually remain open Sun days, plan to be open only half the day this Sunday.' , Road Conditions Snow was falling in flurries over the Siskiyou mountain : route of Highway 99 early this afternoon, and was begin ning to stick on the highway at higher elevations, state po- : lice reported. Chains were not needed at the time of the report, but it was recommended that cars carry them for possible use later. Other mountain roads in the area were clear. broadcast, Vatican sources said the pontiff spent a good night last night. His voice was weak at first. It grew in strength and then showed signs of fatigue as he neared the end of the 600-word message. -:. The broadcast had been re corded before, it -was beamed around the world at 3 a.m. (PST) in 23 languages by the Vatican radio. . i "To all peoples' the Pope said, "to their rulers" to those ". - : V " . , w . .. f . ' President, Dulles Greatly Concerned Over French Action Secretary Planning Series of Meetings Washington ' U.R) Presi dent Eisenhower and Secretary of State John Foster Dulles "are greatly concerned" over the French Parliament's preliminary action voting against German rearmament, the State Depart ment said today. Lincoln White, State Depart ment spokesman, said Dulles discussed the situation with the President by telephone today. Dulles is planning to have a se ries of meetings at his Washing ton home to go further into the matter. White said, "Both he and the President are greatly concerned by developments in Paris. Hope for Reversal White said Dulles planned to devote his entire day to the de velopment in France. He was unable, however, to say who would be called to the meetings at Dulles' residence. ; The department was under stood to pin high hopes that Pre mier, Pierre Mendes - France could save the situation in the series of confidence votes to be gin Monday. Banked on Approval The department had banked heavily on French approval of the European defense plans and there has been little discussion recently of . alternatiyesJit,. the plan fails. r The White House was well aware that the French Assembly action last night was the first in a series of votes, but Mr.- Eis enhower did not like the shad ows cast by this first vote on the program for European security. The President waited until this morning before reacting. He waited until Dulles received of ficial reports from the U.S. Em bassy in Paris. " London U.R) Britain served blunt .notice today that West Germany : will be rearmed re gardless of French action block ing the Paris agreements. A Foreign Office statement warned that continued "unity of the . Western Allies" . depends squarely on the French depu ties' reversing their early morn ing vote rejecting the rearma ment provision of the Paris ac cords. J "The issue is not whether the German Federal Republic will rearm but how," the Foreign Of fice statement said. Linda Leaves Hospital Today After 2 Months Linda Bowen, 11, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bow en, Gold Hill, went home by ambulance after being at Com munity hospital since Oct. 20. She suffered critical back in juries when she fell from a tree while trying to get a kit ten which had crawled up the tree after being frightened by a dog. She was fitted with a baek cast Thursday and today her , parents arranged for a hospi tal type bed for her.' Future plans for further treatment are indefinite, though it is ex pected she will be home for about a month before being hospitalised again. Mrs. Bowen said today that a "real Christmas1' is planned for her with the other mem bers of the family, including two daughters, Pat,' 19, and , Peg, 8. and two sons. Jerry 18, and David, 12. : Appeals To Rulers To Maintain Peace who bear the responsibility of the world's destinies, may the message of goodness and peace of the Son - of - God-Made - Man reach out, and be welcomed in sincerity and deeds." The Pope referred to his ill ness, the first Christian illness of his 15-year reign, as "the loneliness of suffereing.". , In his prayer for. those im prisoned for their faith in God, truth and justice, he said: "With bleeding heart, we im plore heavenly consolations and heroic strength for all those of i ; Budapest, Hungary (U.R) Americans Noel and Herta Field have asked for and been granted political asylum in Communist Hungary, a government commu nique announced today. 1 The brief statement released by the Hungarian news agency, M.T.L. said: "Noel H. Field and his wife Herta A; . Field, American citi zens, asked for political asylum to the government of the Hun garian Peoples Republic. The government has granted the asy lum." ' . The U. S. legation in Budapest said it had not been informed of the dramatic new develop ment in the Field mystery until foreign correspondents tele phoned. . Feared Dead . The Fields had been missing and feared dead from the time of their mysterious disappear ance in the summer of 1949 until they were freed from prison last Nov 16. Noel - had been in Czechoslovakia collecting book material when he vanished after wiring his hotel to: hold his bag gage because he was going to Budapest. . - --Kerta:'disappeareda-few-ays later in Prague. In 1950, , their Boy, 16, Held in Jail On Assault A Grants Pass man . whose panel truck was stolen at gun point yesterday has signed an in formation in district court charg ing a 16-year-old Medford youth with the crime. The information, signed by Wallace Arthur Stearns, 407 Southeast M st.,. Grants Pass, charges the youth with assault and robbery while armed with a dangerous weapon. The boy has been lodged m the Jackson county jail, and Dis trict Attorney a Walter Nunley indicated this morning that the youth will be arraigned today or Monday. Has Previous Record Because of the nature of the charge and the boy's previous record, he probably will be treat ed as an adult suspect, the dis trict attorney said. - The youth was captured early yesterday afternoon in a second stolen car in the Ruch area. The district attorney said the ap prehension closed aN series of events which included theft of a gun from a house, an unsuccess ful attempt to steal a car at a local mill, theft of the truck from Stearns after the Grants Pass man had given the youth a ride, threatening the family of Allen Guches in the Griffin Creek area,' and theft of the Guches car, in which . the boy was captured. The attempt to take a car at a mill had failed when the own er of the vehicle knocked down another teenage Medford youth who was accompanying the boy, according to Nunley. The boy who was knocked, down, also 16, was taken to a hospital; but apr parently had' no injuries, the district attorney said. . .' " He later appeared in city court and was fined $10 and sentenced j our children who , have been forcibly isolated in prisons and concentration camps and who have been found worthy to suf fer for the sake of the faith, vof truth,5 and of justice." ; The Pope spoke slowly, but his voice always was : clear. It was especially strong as he said: "Oh. If only men knew how to live out their whole lives in that atmosphere of joy; with those feelings of - goodness and peace, which - Christmas r pours forth on all sides, how different. GOES step-daughter, Mrs. Erika Wal lach, was reported missing from Berlin. Last , reports received by her husband in Washington earlier this year placed Mrs. Wallach in the infamous Vorkuta slave labor camp near Arctic Circle. . Release of the Fields from prison was announced by the Hungarian government last.Nov. 16. They , entered a Budapest hospital for "rest and treatment" two days later. Washington (U.R) American officials said today that the re ported defection of Noel and Herta Field to Communist Hun gary came as no surprise. Previously, there had been doubts expressed that the couple would return to the West. The State Department said it had not received official reports of the "Fields' action in request ing and receiving asylum in the nation which had imprisoned theni for five years and then re leased them. Therefore, the de partment declined comment. However, officials said private ly the United States will study all information available on the defection and then decide what if any -action the U.S. govern ment should take. ' l? Complaint to 15 days in jail on a charge of being drunk in public. : Stearns later gave a ride to the youth who is charged with robbery, and at the intersection of Mc Andrews rd. and Jackson st., was forced from his vehicle at gunpoint, the district attor ney stated. Road blocks were set up, and at 12:49 p.m.,' police were informed the Guches fam ily had been held up and their car taken, in the vicinity of Rogue River academy on South btage ra An officer closing in from the Grants Pass area made the ..ar rest. Statcpolice said that the Stearns car was left near the academy. Police indicated that the boy had been drinking rather heavily. In another case, David E. De Long, 35, of 227 Meade st., 'Ash land, appeared in district court yesterday and was arraigned on charge of assault with a dan gerous weapon. He was slated to appear in court today with his attorney, and was jailed after bail was s4t at $5,000. Two other men were jailed yesterday. Alex James Heagle, 36, Cottage Grove, was return ed here from Eugene by Sheriff Howard Gault to face charges of obtaining money under false pretenses. Phillip Ambrose Dal laire, 44, of 535 North Ivy st., was arrested by state police on a charge of driving while in toxicated. - : ; Scattered Showers Seen For Western Oregon By UNITED PRESS ' The weather man forecast scat tered showers for western Ore gon and fair weather in eastern Oregon for Christmas day. ; how . much happier, the Earth would be!", , : . . .. " Tomorrow, Christmas Day, he will stand at a fourth floor win dow in an appearance before thousands- massed in .St. Peter's Square. If will be his first of ficial public appearance since his illness began more- than three weeks ago. - : ' 'The Pope's normal Christmas Eve message, an annual appeal for peace and a commentary on the state , of the world has been delayed. It is expected late next week. - - - , OVERTOP Charity Camp aign Total Climbs Over $102,000 Yesterday Lumber Wholesalers Make FinalGifts The United Medford Crusade goal of $102,000 was reached yesterday, according to Bill Prentice, campaign chairman. Coming on Christmas eve, this is "a wonderful Christmas pres ent made by. Greater Medford residents tOj the community," Prentice said.- Last year .'at' this, time, only $92,000 had been pledged to ward a $101,000 goal, and it was not until March that a single gift from an anonymous donor in the fruit industry made the total amount. Lumber Firms Help This year, most firms im the wholesale lumber industry con tributed additional gifts, ranging from $50 to $400 and totaling nearly $3,000, to put the drive over the top. An appeal was made by letter during the past two weeks, to many, local people whose gifts had not yet been received, and to others who were asked to make an additional , pledge, if possible. UMC. officials pointed out that it wasdesirable to over subscribe the 'goal since the $102,000 now pledged includes approximately $500 in pledges to non-member agencies. There is also a loss in collections dur ing the year, they said. Addition al pledges are therefore ' still needed, even though the goal has been reached, it was added. Proud of Success , Members of the MC campaign committee are proud of the suc cess of the campaign and . are happy that their consistent opti mism concerning the generosity of valley residents has been justified, Prentice declared. Credit for much of the drive's success goes to : the employed men and women who have made pledges, for without the pledges most of them on the payroll payment plan, the : campaign would have failed, he added. More progress is expected in the campaign next fall in the in clusion of still more business firms, cooperating with em ployees, in the payroll plan. The aim is not only to at tain the goal, but to do it within six week campaign period, with less work and bother for all concerned Trail Creek Horns Destroyed by Fire Shady Cove Fire destroyed the home of the Willis Hawkins family on Trail creek about 4 p.mJ yesterday. The family saved only a television set and a rew bed covers, residents of the area reported. An appeal was made at a pro gram at the Elk-Trail school last night for clothing for the fam ily. It has been- reported that Medford Elks lodge' plans help for the Hawkins. ? : . Cause of the blaze was not determined. It broke out in the attic and a faulty flue or defec tive wiring were listed as possi ble causes. Mrs. Hawkins, her sons, aged 12 and 8, and daugh ter, 4, were home at the time of the fire. Hawkins was at work at Trail Creek Lumber com pany, t . , : The home was known -in tne area as the old Cushman place. The Hawkinses had lived there about four years. Shady Cove' sources said that no alarm 'was received by the Shady Cove-Trail volunteer fire department, which ; would ! have responded had it been notified. Niagara Falls, N.Y. (U.R) A giant rockfall may eventually, result from a crack near - the crest of the American " Falls, President Joseph" Davis of the Niagara Frontier State Park Commjsison reported today. aa West Pins Hopes On Mendes-France In Confidence Vote Anger and Dismay In Western Capitals Paris 0J.F -French deputies rejected German rearmament in f stunning early morning vote today, arousing both anger and' dismay fa Western Allied capi- FrtL I6ILe Pierre Mendes--France somehow still could . TheJ National Assembly an-' IIZJ teationSizu5 J.d frantin German sov ereignty, but final rejection of Cxerman rearmament would wreck the whole plan for West European Union. Adenauer in Consultation Artl, 0nn? C,hanceUor Konrad Adenauer junked his Christmas Eve plans and hurried into con sultation with his adviser ' ' ii W1UJ oer Western Allies, wSUf F 8 etire Plicy based on Western European Union. c The stunning decision against German rearmament was reach ea by the same deputies who four months ago killed the Euro-; pean Defense Community. Deputies rebuffed an article which would put 500,000 armed Germans in a Western European Union by a 280 to 259 vote on biUs. ? thpee ratification After a brief night session, the deputies then approved articles recommending ar.ilx r """" oaar bor derland and ending the occupa- eigntyf glVhlg Gennany wver- Two Votes Lopsided The vote on the Saar arfieV was 368 to 145. The sovereign issue carried bv a 3Rn vote. A third arrpp'mon i..- i- would permit AllIS hta remain in Germany at the Ger- ' "f" 9 request was approved by a show of hands. - But the endorsement 41. - Saar and Sovereignty mendations was overclouded by the unexpected defeat of the ar- tide calling for rearmament of. West Germany and arimiftina to WEU. . " In a move to reverse the : sembly's action and save WPTT Mendes-France called for confi: aence votes starting Monday aft- ' ernoon on these issues: 1. West German North Atlantic Treatv Orcran tion (NATO) and rearmament. 2. Additional protocols on Ger-' man participation in NATO. 3. A reversal of the assembly's vote on WEU. . Communists Delighted . . While the votine on rearma ment was purely a preliminary move, it cast gloom among pro- rearmament deputies and de lighted Communists and right- , wingers who have tried desper- , ately to block ratification. ." Supporters were stunned be cause the defeat came shortly ! after the assembly had turned down, , 430 to 181, a "murder; motion", which would have blocked ratification of the arti-. cles without a final vote. Local Elks Distribute Yule Gifts This Week The Medford Elks lodge dis- tributed food, clothing and toys -to 126 families this week, the . lodge secretary, - Ernest Scott, reported today." The Christmas' week charitable project is an annual eventwith the lodge. ' f' Names of needy families are! ooiaineu uum - iriciiiuers, me . Jackson county Public Welfare department -and other sources,; Scott said. Names of additional ' iamines not carea ior Dy tne r lodge were turned over to the Salvation Army, he reported. was much smaller than last year indicating increased prosperity -in Jackson county. LI. FORECAST: Occasional show ers tonight. Snow above 2,500 feet. Low clouds and a little fog Saturday, morning, be ' coming partly sunny in after - noon. A little colder. Low to-, night 26, High Saturday 40. Xemp. Highest Yesterday . , .,. 53 Lowest this Morning 36 : Prec. to 4:30 a.m. Today oi
