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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