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Military Manpower
Reductions Eased
In Surprise Move
Stormy Inquiry
Expected in Congress
Washington (U.R) Military
' manpower cuts recently ordered
by President Eisenhower have
o been eased in a surprise move
tnat may save the Army 25,000
troops, it was disclosed todav.
But the administration action
was not expected to forestall a
stormy inquiry into defense
manpower slashes at the start
of the new Democratic Congress.
Sen. Henry M. Jackson (Wash.)
added his voice today to the
chorus of Democratic criticism,
saying the cuts will lessen the
nation's ability to fight "small
wars" such as Korea.
a Nor was it considered likelv
in defense circles that partial
restoration of deep Army cuts
: would prevent Gen. Matthew B.
Ridgway, chief of staff, from
speaking his piece under con
gressional questioning. Ridgway,
it was confirme'd today, wrote a
polite but extraordinary protest
to Mr. Eisenhower about a week
ago. o
The President tipped off the
b r so k e on manpower cuts
Wednesday in a letter to De
fense Secretary Charles E. Wil
son. Unexnectedlv. in light of
g contrary December announce-
o ments, Mr. Eisenhower called
for a manpower goal of "about
3,000.000" in all the services by
next June 30 and about 2,850,
3 000 by mid-1956. .
Defense officials said today
those were the actual new goals,
arrived at in new. studies at the
11th hour before sending the
new defense budget to Congress.
Morse May Accept
Democrats' Offer
0 Portland 0J.R) Sen.
Wayne Morse said today "there
is a strong possibility r will en
ter the Democratic primary in
1956 as a Democratic candidate
for the Senate." ... . i
Morse made the statement in j
.telegram to State Democratic
Chairman Howard Morgan. It
was a reply to a wire sent Morse
by Morgan Sunday in which
Morgan extended "a most cord
ial invitation" to run in 1956 as
a Democrat.
Morse's wire today added, "we
appreciate your wire in which
you assure me I would be wel
comed into the Democratic party
sin Oregon. As I have said on
many occasions 1 think the lead-
ership of the Democratic party
in Oregon is fighting for a
sound liberal program for our
state and nation."
Shady Cove Cabinet Shop
Ruined in Morning Fire
' Shady Cove The Henry
Doak cabinet shop, located in
the south end of town, was de
stroyed by fire at 2:30 o'clock
this morning. Although the blaze
had gained considerable head-
way firemen were able to save
the rear portion of the building
which served as living quarters,
cause of the fire was not im
mediately determined. The loss
was partially covered by insur
ance. Volunteer fireman Kenneth
Paulson , suffered a minor in
jury when a nail punctured his
-ankle.
Fulbright Plans Study
Of Risjng Stock Market
Washington (U.R) Chair
man J. William Fulbright of the
Senate Banking Committee said
today he plans a committee
"study" to determine whether
3 g "brakes should be applied" to
the zooming stock market. .
New Telephone Books To Be
Distributed Here Tomorrow
Delivery of the 1955 Medford
telephone directory will begin
tomorrow and approximately
17,000 books will be distributed,
according to the Pacific Tele
phone and Telegraph company.
About 8,600 additional copies
-will be kept on hand to fill cus
tomer requests throughout the
year.
Pear On Cover
The "Medford pear" has re
placed the long familiar winged
figure of the "Spirit of Com
munication" on the cover. The
. new picture of a plump ripe
pear, superimposed on a line
drawing of the Medford orchard
country, is the main feature of
theOnewly designed cover.
There is a nation-wide swing
toward the use of pictures with
local interest, according to Jack
-Creager, local telephone com
pany manager. Salem's new di-
Cornell Slaying
Suspect Accused
Of Manslaughter
Held in Custody
Since Nov. 30
Marion Franklin Pienin?. ."50.
of 425 South Grape st., has been
indicted by the Jackson county
grand jury on a manslaughter
charge.
It involves the death on Anril
19, 1949, of Margaret Ann Cor
nell.
Pienine has been in eustodv
since Nov. 30 of last year, when
he was kicked ud and Question
ed extensively concerning the
Cornell death, which had been
unsolved for more than bVz
years.
Signed Confession
During questioning, Piening
signed a full and detailed con
fession of the assault which led
to the death of Mrs. Cornell. He
voluntarily submitted to a lie
detector test, which indicated
the story he told was correct.
according to local law enforce
ment officers.
District Attorney Walter Nun-
ley said Pienine's account of
Mrs. Cornell's death was in ac
cord with the known facts of
the case, and could not have
been known by anyone not fa
miliar with what had happened.
Piening was not held as a sus
pect at the time of Mrs. Cornell's
death. , "'
Jury Completes Business
The grand jury, which had
been called into session Monday,
completed its current business
yesterday.
No indictment was returned
against Lester Dale Livingston,
J. , of 513 lKng St.. who was the
driver of a car which struck and
fatally injured Kenneth Jones,
59, Jacksonville at a Medford
crosswalk on New Year's day.
In other legal action here yes
terday, two men, Russell Bruce
Jackson, 32, Cave JuhctfonTancr
Jesse David Carter, 24, of 440
Wightman st., Ashland, were
taken to Salem by Deputy Sher
iff Guy Hughes to start terms in
Oregon state prison.
Jackson was sentenced to a
three-year term in prison on a
charge of obtaining money un
der false pretenses, and Carter
received a five-year sentence on
a charge of contributing to the
delinquency of a minor.
Five Men Jailed
Five men were lodged iri the
county jail yesterday. They in
cluded Steve G. Rosiet, 31,
Reedsport, who was returned
here from Roseburg by Deputy
Hughes to face non-support
charges. Rosier had been arrest
ed at Reedsport on a Jackson
county warrant.
The other four who were jail
ed yesterday were N orris
Haynes Gile, 51 of 1354 Dixie
lane, charged with driving while
under the influence of intoxicat
ing liquor; Earl Schultz Potts,
54, of 48V North Orange st.,
charged with driving while un
der the influence of intoxicating
liquor; Clarence Otis Sanders,
30, of 610 Vlum st., charged
with switched ' auto license
plates, and George Edison
Moore, 23, Central Point rural
route, charged with operating a
motor vehicle while his driver's
license was suspended.
Weather
FORECAST: Fair and colder to
' night with low of near 23. A
few patches of morning fog,
otherwise fair Friday with
high of 44.
Temp.
Highest Yesterday 38
Lowest this Morning 29
Prec. to 4:30 a.m. Today 01
rectory has a line drawing of the
Capitol building, and Portland's
shows aview of the Rose City
with a rose "fa one corner and
Mt. Hood in the background.
20 Tons of Paper
This year's directory, Creager
said, required the use of almost
20 tons of paper, 1,500 pounds
more than last year's, and in
cludes 17,000 alphabetical list
ings, an increase of 1,500.
Telephone users will find ex
planations of the various kinds
of calls, and a handy table of
rates for frequently called
places on the inside of the front
cover, and a. four-year calendar
on the back.
Creager pointed out that more
than 5,000 listings of products
and services are contained in the
yellow, section for the conven
ience of "classified" user.
Mvm(mrMLir . - A MESSAGE WU
United Press Full Leased Wire
49th Year 20 Pages
NEW BANK BUILDING READY The new
building of the First National Bank of Port
land, Medford branch has been completed,
accepted by the bank, and will be opened for
business next Monday. The new brick struc
ture, at No. 1 East Main st., will be open for
inspection by the public all day Monday, from
10 a.m. to 8 p.m., with flowers, refreshments,
tours, music and entertainment planned
Nevada Senator's Wife 'Goes for Walk'
During Press
"Washington (U.R)" Mrs
George W. Malone, wife of the
Republican senator from Nevada
took a walk last night during
speech by Sen.- Richard L.
Neuberger, Oregon's new Demo
cratic senator.
Accounts Vary
Most everyone at the Wom
en's National Press Club con
gressional dinner were agreed
on that. But accounts of why she
left varied. " ,
One report said Mrs. Malone
stood up, booed Neuberger, and
walked out after getting into an
argument with Mrs. Perle Mesta
who was seated at a nearby
table at Hotel Statler.
Police Investigating
Thefts at Two Firms
Medford city police . today
were investigating a reported
break and entry at a local ser
vice station and theft of home
moving. picture equipment valu
ed at $500 from a Medford photo
shop. , " .
The break and entry was re
ported this morning by owners
of Crocker Brothers Union Ser
vice, 611 North Central ave. De
tails of the entry and the am
ount of loss, if any, had. not been
reported.
Ray W. Anders, Box 430, Cen
tral Point, told Medford city
police that a Bell-Howell sound
projector and a Da-Lite six-foot
movie screen in a; blue ' metal
case were stolen from Anders'
Photo Shop, 232 East Main st.
The equipment was used for
rentals, Anders said.
Portland (U.R) Mrs. Alice
Corbett has been reelected pres
ident of Multnomah county
Young Democrats.
Local Firm To Give
Cost of Calendars
To March of Dimes
A local business firm, which
asked to remain anonymous,
announced today that it is
foregoing its annual distribu
tion of calendars to customers.
A spokesman for the firm
said that each year a large sum
of money is spent on calendars
and that, beginning next year
that amount will be contribut
ed to the March of Dimes to
aid in combatting infantile
paralysis.
"When calendar distribution
time comes next year, we plan
to distribute letters to our
customers telling them that
the cost of their calendars has
been contributed to this most
worthwhile cause," the spokes
man said
MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1955
Club Speech by Neuberger
"That's not so," Mrs. Malone
said today. "I f did not boo, I
would, not be so discourteous.
When I walked out, I was going
to the dressing room."
"If I was discourteous to Mr.
Neuberger, it was purely unin
tentional. My . leaving was mis
understood. ,
'Nearly Dropped Dead'
. "When my husband read me a
newspaper account this morn
ing that I had booed Mr. Neu
berger I nearly dropped dead."
Mrs. . Mesta used cautious
words in describing the incident.
- "I guess she . (Mrs. Malone)
booed," Mrs. . Mesta skid, "But
she had no-words with me. I did
SP Says Portland-Ashland
Trains Not To
Portland (U.R) Southern
Pacific has no announcement to
make relative to discontinuance
of overnight passenger train
service between Portland . and
Ashland, according to Bernal S.
Quayle, general passenger agent
in Portland.
, . Quayle denied that there was
any basis for the rumor that a
decision had been reached for
abandoning the trains in March,
1955.
He said rumors that the trains
were to be discontinued "have
popped up before" and probably
stem from the "well known fact
that the trains have long been
operated at a loss, due to lack of
patronage."
He said the Southern Pacific
was trying to improve the situa
tion, however, by making the
service more attractive through
elimination . of head end cars,
1955 EpiscopalChurch
Convention Set Here
The t1955 convention of the
Episcopal diocese of Oregon will
be held in Medford during the
latter part of April, it was re
ported today.' ; ;.
St. Mark's parish, which will
be host group for the conven
tion, has invited the annual
church gathering for the past
two years. It was only recently,
however, that the Rt. Rev. Ben
jamin: Dagwell, bishop of the
diocese, indicated that Medford
would be the host city this year.
Some 300 to 350 delegates
to the convention and the gath
ering of church women are ex
pected. The exact ; date will be
announced later. ' j
DOW-JONES AVERAGES
New York (U.R) Dow-Jones
final stock averages: 30 indus
trials 391.89 off 5.35; 20 rail
roads 140.31 off 2.25; 15 utilities
61.76 off .29, and 65 stocks
145.76 of 1.86.
- United Pre. C .
throughout the day. Official opening will be
at 10 a.m.1, when Mayor Earl Miller cuts a
ribbon across the front entrance. A number
of bank officials, led by C. B. Stephenson,
president, will attend the opening. The build
ing cost some half-million dollars, and is the
largest building occupied by a branch bank of
the First National's statewide system.
(Brainerd photo)
not remonstrate with her about
her actions..' "
"Do I think her walking out
was -unintentional? " Well, ' if
someone walked out on you
while you. were making a
speech, what would you think."
Can Shed No More Light
Mrs. Mesta, party-giving for
mer minister to Luxembourg,
said she could not add any more
light to the incident.
During his speech last night,
Neuberger, first Democrat to be
elected senator from Oregon in
40 years, called for an end to
"character assassination". in pol
itics. ,-' ". ;
Be
smoother operation 1 by use of
diesel locomotives and reduction
in cost of rooms on Pullman cars.
1955's FIRST BABY AND MOTHER Shown above is tiny
Miss Sharon Kay Clemmer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Clemmer,. Route 1, Central Point, with her mother. The pic
ture was snapped at Community hospital where Sharon Kay
was born at 10:45 a.m. New Year's day, to become the first
baby of the new year in Jackson county. She weighed 8 pounds
12 ounces. Many gifts were showered on the baby and her ;
parents, including a supply of cigars for her father, from the
Groceteria; a $7.50 gift certificate from Mann's, the baby's
first photographic portrait from Brainerd's, an engraved ster
ling silver cup from Larry Schade jewelers, a bottle warmer
from the Big Y Westinghouse appliance store, 50 quarts of
milk from Jorgensen's dairy, two cases of Gerber's baby food
from the Big Y market, a $5 savings account from the Rogue
Valley State bank, a trainer seat from Gates furniture store, '
$10 for the savings account from Courtesy Chevrolet, a basket,;
of baby supplies from Piggly Wiggly, a recording of an inter
view with the father, including music and other features, from
radio station KYJC. The record contains a personal greeting
to the baby by Don Anderson of the radio station, to furnish ;
a memento of ber birtttv-Bramerd photo.)
No. 249
Mistreatment of
Patients Charged
At Gresham Home
Operators Held
For Drunkenness ,
' Portland ' U.R) Two police
departments last night moved in
on the Bel ' Air rest home at
Gresham with taxi cabs and am
bulances to rescue 14 elderly pa
tients from alleged mistreatment
by the operators of the establish
ment.
Mrs. Blanche May Kephart,
34. one of the operators, was
booked on a charge of assault
and battery and drunkenness
and her husband, Buel, 39, was
jailed on a charge of disorderly
conduct and drunkenness.
Long Investigation.
The arrests by Multnomah
county and Gresham police cul
minated an investigation of more
than two months. .Officers said
they had heard reports of mis
treatment of the aged patients
at Bel Air but had been unable
to get anyone to sign a com
plaint. Last night, employees called
police to report that the Kep
harts had been on a drinking
spree since Friday. When offi
cers arrived they said they saw
Mrs. Kephart strike an elderly
and feeble patient and use abus
ive language.
Patients Sent by County
The patients were moved to
other "rest -homes in " the county
by taxi and by ambulance. The
patients had been sent to the
Bel Air home by the Multnomah
County Welfare Commission
which paid for their care. The
Kepharts operated the home on
a month-to-month basis. ' .
Hammarskjold, Chou
Talk for Vh Hours
United Nations, N.Y.-(U.R)
U.: N. Secretary general Dag
Hammarskjold - conferred with
Red Chinese Premier Chou En
lai for 3V4 hours in Peiping to
day in their first formal talk
on the fate of 11 American air
men jailed as "spies.", .
The next meeting will be held
tomorrow (2 a.m. Friday EST),
a cablegram from Peiping to U.
N. headquarters said.
Advisers of both Hammarsk-
jcld and Chou were present.
Washington (U.R) President Eisenhower asked a cordial
and frequently cheering Democratic Congress today for "good
will and harmony" in a cooperative program for peace and pros
perity. '' ' - ; f " ?' . ' '
The Democratic leadership responded with a pledge thattho
President's recommendation "will receive reasonable consider
ation by reasonable men."
In a generally optimistic State of the Union Mesage, Mr. Eisen
hower said the U. S. economy is in good shape and getting better.
He reported "heartening progress" toward a durable peace nd-'
ing the current "world stalemate."
But he warned lest the current political division between-the
Democratic Congress and the Republican administration result,'
as it has in time past, in "paralyzing indecision.""
Both Democratic and Republican members of the 84th Con
gress, assembled in joint session to hear him outline his program
for the new year, applauded when the President said: ,
"Let the general good be our yardstick on every great issue
oi pur time.
Standing Ovation
Greets President
Mr. Eisenhower received a
two - minute standing - ovation
when he appeared in the House
Chamber to deliver his message.
He was cheered again when
Speaker Sam Rayburn intro
duced him. And he evoked a
thunder of happy applause, be
fore starting his speech, by
felicitating Reyburn, just turned
73, on his birthday.
That set the tone for the occa
sion. Apparently moved by the
friendliness of his reception, the
President said: .
"I do most sincerely thank
you from the bottom of my heart
for the cordiality of your wel
come.". Republicans for the most part
praised his message enthusiasti
cally. The major GOP reserva
tions were on his request that
the present flexible farm price
support program be continued.
Democrats also had praise for
many of his proposals, although
they promised to look carefully
at his recommendations for
cutting back military manpower
strength.
Johnson's Reaction
-C-The attitude, of .the Democrats
was voiced by Senate Demo
cratic Leader Lyndon B. John
son of Texas. Echoing a promise
made previously by Rayburn,
Johnson said:
"The President s various rec
ommendations will receive rea
sonable consideration by reason
able men . . . The attitude of the
Democratic party " will be in
keeping with his call to sur
ordinate partisanship, pride, ana
prejudice to the nation's wel
fare." -
The only major surprise in his
6.400-word message was a re
quest for prompt federal action
.to relieve an "unpreceaentea
classroom shortage" in the na
tion's schools. He promised to
submit ' detailed recommenda
tions to Congress next month.
Other Proposals Disclosed.
Other legislative proposals,
most of which s were disciosea
oreviously. included extension l
of the draft, lower tariffs, higher
nostal rates, postponement . or.
new tax cuts until next year at
least, a big highway building
program, pay raises ior ieaerai
workers and servicemen, im
proved drought aid for farmers,
and an increase in the minimum
wage from 75 to 90 cents an
hour. -
On the negative side, Mr. Eis
enhower warned Congress
asainst any attempt to scrap
the flexible farm price support
law. :
He also anticipated congres
sional criticism on another front
bv announcing that the new mili-
tary budget wmcn ne win pre
sent later this month represents
his "personal" decision on what
is needed for national defense.
Holds Out Olive Branch ,
For the most part however,
Mr., Eisenhower ... held out an
olive branch to the opposition
party whicfc" now controls tne
House and Senate. : ,
He said that with Congress
under the Democrats ana tne
executive under the ., Repubii
cans,.both parties are 'on trial
before the American people."
"In less perilous days or tne
past division of governmental re
sponsibility among our great
parties has produced a paralyz
ing . indecision," he .said.- "We
must not let this happen in our
time. We must avoid a paraly
sis of will for peace andj inter
national security. :
Democratic' leaders at the
opening of Congress Wednesday
promised to subordinate politics
where presidential recommend
ations were concerned.
The President emphasized to
day however that bipartisanship
on defense and foreign policy is
not enough. Asserting that
America's security requires
"more than maintenance of mere
military strength and success in
foreign affairs," he called . for
'unheiitating cooperation" be-
tween tne legislative and execu
tive branches on all "basic" prob
lems. ,'. i :. . . -
- "Let the general good be our
yardstick on every great
issue . . .," he pleaded.
Calls Economy 'Good''
With the transition from war ,
to a peacetime economy "largely
behind us," he said "the eco
nomic outlook is good."'
"Business activity now surges
with new strength. . Production
is rising. Employment is high."
He said that ifthe people act
wisely, within 10 years the an
nual national output could rise
from the present $360,000,000,
000 to $500,000,000,000 "meas
ured in dollars of stable buying
pqwer."
Mr. Eisenhower also found the
international scene heartening,
but not without continuing over
tones of danger due to Russia.
He was encouraged by the fact
that for ' an appreciable time
there has been "no major active
battlefield on earth."
While he regarded the present
insecure peace as a "stalemate"
in tne snadow of uneasiness
caused by Russia, he said the
stalemate offers free nations a
vital opportunity "to strive in
every honorable way for endur-"
ing peace." ... -
Requests of Congress
Here are the things President
Eisenhower asked Congress to'
do:
1. Reduce tariff barriers to
trade.
2. Continue technical aid to
under-developed countries.
3. Extend the selective service
act
4. Provide more incentives, :
such as better houses and higher
pay, to encourage re-enlistments
in the armed forces.
5. Enact a new reserve pro
gram to "build and maintain
powerful civilian reserves im
mediately capable of effective
and military , service in an em
ergency . . ..'
: 6. Extend for two years the
defense production act and part
of the first war powers act '
1941 for , expansion of . industry
in case t f emereencv.
. 7, Adont . nationwide eomnre-
hensive :. water- resources policy
now being prepared by the ad
ministration. . ':
. 8. Step up the nation's "high
way program along lines to be
recommended later this month.
9. Set up an office of "coord
inator of public works" in the
White House. ? v
10. Strengthen the federal
drought aid programs and en
act special legislation to aid low
income farm families.:
Extend Small Business Act
11. Extend the small business
act of 1953 which is . due to
expire next June.
12. Authorize 35,000 more
public housing units in each of
the next two fiscal years.
: 13. Enact a federal health re
insurance program and improve
medical care for those who re
ceive federal-state public assis
tance. .
14. Take federal action to ease
the classroom shortage in schools
and to help the states deal with
juvenile delinquency. " v
15. Increase the minimum
wage to 90 cents an hour and
broaden its coverage. -
17 Amend the Taft- Hartley
labor law. "
Occupational Safety
17. Pass measures concerning
occupational safety, workmen's
compensation for longshoremen
and harbor workers, the eight
hour working day for federal
contractors, and unemployment
compensation- in the District of
Columbia. '"-.
18. Boost pay for federal whito
collar and postal employees.
19. Increase postal rates. ;
-20. Remove "injustices" in the
McCarran immigration Izw. ,
22. ' Grant statehood to Haw
all., v .- .'v. ' -'
23. Proposed constitution am
endment lowering the voting ago
to eighteen,