TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Wednesday, December 29, 1954
Hundreds of Motorists Stranded as Vicious
Storm Dumps Snow Blanket Over
Southwest
By UNITED PRESS
The most vicious storm of the
winter clawed across the nation
today.
It trapped hundreds of motor
ists in Oklahoma and Texas
snowdrifts, sparked a 36000-acre
forest fire in California,
spawned tornadoes in Dixie,
laid a slippery sheath of ice and
sleet across the Midwest, and
dumped a foot of snow on New
England.
The storm hit the Southwest
as a blizzard, spreading 17
inches of snow on the level at
some sections such as Fort Scott,
Kan.
The snow was still falling.
Highways Clogged
Raging winds piled the snow
into deep drifts that clogged
highways in Texas, Oklahoma,
Kansas and portions of Missouri.
Three hundred motorists were
stranded in a stretch of only 23
miles from Vernon to Electra,
Tex.
Rescue trains and National
Guard tanks fought to get
through to them with gasoline
and food. All roads throughout
Southwestern, Central and
Northeastern Oklahoma were
blocked by 6 a.m.
Highways officials in Illinois,
Iowa, Indiana, Michigan and
Ohio warned that the storm was
racing northeasterly ' toward
New England, making roads
hazardous with an overlay of
glare ice. ,
The snow in the Southwest
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was described as" "the heaviest
in a dozen years."
Heavy Rain Falls
. ..The blanket of snow gave at
least temporary protection to
powder dry soil which could
breed another ; dust bowl next
spring unless heavier than usual
precipitation moistens the Great
Plains.
In the south, the storm
brought heavy : rains of 1.88
inches at Jackson, Miss., 1.93 at
Nashville, Tenn., and 2.04 inches
at Chattanooga, Tenn.
Even as far northeastward as
Rochester, N.Y., the storm was
felt in the form of .53 inches of
rain.
At Chicago, the Weather Bu-
Eugene Council OKs
City Hall Site Plans
Eugene (U.PJ The Eugene
City Council has approved plans
to purchase a site for a new city
hall to be located just north of
the Lane county courthouse.
The council adopted a report
advising that the site be pur
chased but that construction be
delayed until a period of lower
taxes. .
The site would place city hall
in a proposed civic center group,
including a county building,
Eugene city library, and possi
bly, state and federal buildings.
reau issued a warning of heavy
snow, sleet and rain for the
metropolitan area . with two to
five inches of slush expected in
the city and .heavier snow in the
suburbs. High winds and plum
meting temperatures were pre
dicted for this afternoon. -Tornado
Injures 20 Persons
A tornado injured 20 persons
and caused $100,000 damage at
Laurel, Miss., and the mercury
went to 36 below in Colorado.
The weather was the coldest
for the date at Los Angeles,
with 36 above, but, ironically,
the mercury cracked a Dec. 28
record for warmth at New York.
In West Texas and Oklahoma,
blanketed with from four to six
inches of snow, state police said
they could not estimate how
many hundreds of motorists
were stranded on the highways.
At Vernon, Tex., Police Chief
Jerry T. Looper estimated from
150 to 200 automobiles, contain
ing 300 or more persons, were
marooned among drifting snow
banks on U. S. 287.
Gale Winds Dying Down
At Oklahoma City meanwhile,
State Police Tropper Richard
Dunivant said "We've got cars
piled up everywhere. You can't
imagine how many people are
stranded in them."
In Southern California gale
force winds which had fanned
Medford High Band
To Leave Thursday
For San Francisco
The 85 students who make up
the Medford High school band
will leave here at midnight
Thursday for San Francisco to
take part in activities connect
ed with the Shrine East-West
football game, it was announced
today.
The band, which will travel
in three chartered buses, is slat
ed to return to Medford at about
midnight Jan, 2.
Name Chaperones
Accompanying the students
will be I. A. Mirick, band direc
tor; John E. Drysdale, high
school orchestra conductor, and
Mrs. Drysdale:' Mrs; Virginia
Westerfield, assistant to the
band instructor; Miss Jo Kirtley,
vice-principal; Al Hunteman,
junior high school band director;
Al Lehl, vocal music instructor,
and Keith Mirick.
Dr. Charles Lemery will act
as oand doctor for the trip.
Agenda Told
Included in the band's agenda
is a New Year's Eve party at the
Whitcpmb hotel, ! where the
band will be staying; a concert
at the Shrine hospital for crip-
pled children; performance at
the halftime ceremonies at the
East-West game; ferry boat trip
and excursion to Playland, visit
to Planetarium,' with possible
trips to Fishermen's Wharf and
Fleishhacker zoo.
Information concerning the
approximate time of the band's
arrival in Medford will be tele
phoned to local radio stations
from Redding, Calif.
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a forest fire over 3000 acres of
brush and timber in the San
Bernardino Mountains were dy
ing, but the blaze was still out
of control.
Nearly 800 firefighters
matched their endurance against
the fire and a U. S. forestry
spokesman said its - "main
spread" had been halted.
Medford Squadron
Of CAP Conducts
Annual Yule Party
- The Medford squadron of Ci
vil Air patrol had its annual
Christmas party Monday at the
CAP building at theMedford
airport. .
The cadet staff was host to the
entire squadron, senior and
cadet members, their families
and friends. The group was par
ticularly appreciative of. the
work done on the furnace by
senior members, Bette Miller,
Donald Wilson, and Marion
Chancellor prior to the party.
The cadet staff . furnished the
decorations, the refreshments
and entertainment for the group
of 50 guests.
Former CAP members now in
the military service recently
home on leave visited the Med
ford squadron over the holidays.
Included in the group were
Douglas Thompson, A 1 b e r t
Eaton, and Lloyd Fogelqnist.
A roller skating party is plan
ned for Wednesday, Dec. 29,
with the group leaving the CAP
building at the Medford airport
at 6:30 p.m. sharp. The group
will visit the ' skating - rink in
Grants Pass in a group, and
those having or desiring trans
portation are urged to meet , at
the CAP building on time.
Pope Working on
Christmas Message
Vatican City (U.R) Pope
Pius XII, showing signs of slow
but steady improvement, spent
this morning putting the final
touches on his "4000 word
Christmas message which is to
be issued later this week.
Msgr. Angelo Dellacqua, dep
uty secretary of state, read, the
final text of, Hhe speech to. the
pontiff in the papaf library tod?y
and then rushed it to the Vatican
printing plant to be translated
into 26 languages and broadcast
throughout the world.
It was not known yet wheth
er the speech would be read by
the Pope. It is expected, how
ever, that a part of it, including
the apostolic benediction to the
city and the world will be deliv
ered by the pontiff.
The Pope received his doctor,
Prof. Riccardo Galeazzi-Lisi,
who later told newsmen his pa
tient showed "definite signs of
improvement" following a blood
transfusion yesterday. He . said
the transfusion was part of the
"regular cure", prescribed by
specialists. ,
Godfrey Discharges
Producer of Show
New York (U.R) Arthur
Godfrey fired ' producer Larry
Puck from his Wednesday night
television .show yesterday, , re
portedly because Puck had be
come engaged to Marion Mar
lowe a singing star of the show.
' Godfrey simply told a . staff
meeting. that he would produce
the Wednesday, night "Arthur
Godfrey and Friends" show him
self. Tuck apparently is still
producer of Godfrey's Monday
night "Talent Scouts" show.
Puck, some - 30 years older
than the 25-year-old auburn
haired singer, was on vacation.
His office confirmed : the "fir
ing" , but, said it knew: nothing
of his engagement.
Miss Marlowe was reported to
be wearing a six and one-half
carat diamond Christmas pres
ent from the producer.
Jack Frost Locked In
Cooler To Thaw Out
Denver (U.fi) Jack Frost, 20,
was sentenced to two to 10 years
in prison Tuesday "to thaw out"
by District Judge Edward C. Day
on bad check charges. - ;
Judge Day directed his : sen
tence be served concurrently
with a similar sentence Frost re
ceived earlier and warned "if
you don't take advantage of .this,
we'll thaw you out but good."
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TRAPPED Mrs. Julia Miller, 47, of Cambridge, Mass., is shown trapped in an upside-down
car shortly after the car, driven by her husband, went out of control, rolled
over several times and smashed a plate 'lass window of a nearby shop. Mrs. Miller
suffered only minor scalp lacerations. Her husband was thrown clear of the car as
it was turning over. -
4 College Students
Tell of University
Life for Rotarians
Four Medford students now
attending northwest colleges
gave members of the Medford
Rotary club a verbal picture of
university life as a feature of
Tuesday's luncheon meeting of
that organization.
' Marty Johnson, Gary Gustaf
son, Don Denman and Don West
participated in the panel at the
Jackson hotel, with Robert
Jones, Rotary program chair
man, introducing them.
.A total of 14 years is now
needed to complete a course in
medicine, including mandatory
Army service and final resi
dency training, Johnson told
Rotarians. Speaking on "Edu
cation Unlimited," the second
year student at the University
of Oregon medical school point
ed out that scientific discoveries
in the past half-tentury make it
impossible for - man today to
master all knowledge, and make
higher" "education increasingly
essential to progress and indi
vidual success. "
Proselyting Described " -
Because . southern schools of
the Pacific ' Coast conference
havts 'more fmoney, more alumni
and more available ' talent, incM
dents of proselyting are more
numerous in that area, Don
Denmen of Oregon State college
said. ' Athletes , generally, main
tain good scholastic, averages at
OSC, but due to demands of ath
letics upon-"their time, - extra
tutoring is often necessary.
Thuck' Jones Heads
MOD Special Events
Charles E. (Chuck) ' Jones,
Medford agent for Sun Life As
surance Company of Canada,
has been named special events
chairman for the January March
of Dimes campaign, it was an
nounced today by Thomas Reed-
er, Medford chairman.
Jones will be responsible for
the many, special events staged
annually to raise funds to con
tinue the fight against infantile
paralysis. ' '
Persons or organizations plan
ning special events may contact
Jones for assistance. His ad
dress is 25 Summit ave. and his
telephone, number is 2-9772.
Residents have ben- asked to
place their old Christmas- trees
in their front yard Sunday,
with a contribution to the March
of Dimes affixed in a sealed
envelope. The trees will be
picked up Sunday - afternoon
and . at a. public gathering at
Camp White Sunday at 7:30 p.m.
The project is sponsored , by
Medford Lodge 178, Loyal Or
er of Moose.
There is no evidence now that
the pressure for winning teams
will diminish. . " -
Speaking of religious life on
college campuses, Gary Gustaf
son, also , an Oregon State stu
dent, pointed out that student at
tendance at churches has doubled
in recent years. "Religious Em
phasis Week" at OSC has stimu
lated interest, and many Cor
vallis churches find it necessary
to build or . expand to . accom
modate growing crowds. The
surge toward religion has been
further encouraged by the cam
pus paper, the Barometer, and
the Corvallis Gazette-Times, he
stated.
Scholarships Important '
The importance ' of '- scholar
ships in . the program of higher
education was pointed out by
Don West, freshman at Lewis
and Clark college, Portland. Of
1000 students in the fifth grade,
Only 110 finally graduate from
college, the speaker said. Finan
cial inability to acquire college
education on the part of many
worthy students emphasises the
need f or ( more ,'t well placed
scnoiarsnipSjv ne aaqeg:.
Higher education ' broadens
character,.: outlook and knowl
edge, and opens the doors to
better job opportunities, . Don,
winner : of ' the Rotary club's
scholarship,' pointed' out. Med
ford ranks high in the number
of scholarships - awarded young
men and women, he said.
Rancher Awaiting
ion
Grand Jury Acl
Stromboli Volcano
Erupts in Italy ;
Stromboli, Italy (U.R) The
volcano of Stromboli erupted to
day in a roaring spout of flam
ing ash that scattered islanders
only just recovering from a ser
ies if earthquake shocks.
Mount Etna on Sicily also
spouted a plume of smoke today
in fiery testimony to wide un
derground upheavals in South
ern Italy. . . .
The Stromboli volcano start
ed spouting lava from all three
craters early this ' morning. But
the lava coursed safely down
the well-worn "valley of fire"
and pinged sizzling intp the sea
without causing casualties or
damage.
Stromboli was one of half a
dozen islands in the volcanic
Lipari group off the north coast
of Sicily which has been rock
ed by intermittent earthquakes
for more than a week.
The Dalles ' 0J.R) A 39-year-old
Mosier rancher was be
ing held in Wasco county jail
today awaiting grand jury action
on a manslaughter charee filed
ailnst him in the fatal shooting
of Charles Eaton, 29, a Portland
commercial artist. - -
Joseph Ferguson, a' close
friend of Eaton's, confessed to
police that he shot the Portland
advertising artist through tha
head with a .30-calibre rifle
while the two were hunting near
Mosier Sunday. He said he saw
'something moving" in the thick
brush and fired.
At a preliminary hearing yes
terday before acting Justice of
the Peace Leslie. Martin, Fer
guson made no statement.
Earlier Sunday, Ferguson re
ported Eaton, missing .and a
search as started for the Port-
lander. His body was found
early Monday and later that day,
under police questioning, Fergu
son confessed he had fired the
fatal shot. - -
Funeral services for Eaton
will be held in Portland to
morrow. . . .
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