Tsuii
By PHIL MEWSOM
17 P Foreign News Editor '
The dangerously: increased
' tempo of the China war excited
peace feelers in both Washington
and London today.
Both nations feel that a little
war suddenly could become aJ
big war. ;
The British Foreign office dis
closed it had discussed : with
both the United States and Mew
Zealand the possibility of initi
ating cease fire moves through
the United Nations. Only yester
day, President Eisenhower said
in hi Washington press confer
ence that he would welcome the
United Nations' use of its good
offices in seeking a cease fire.'
f : On Generalissimo' Chiang Kai-
: Washington (U.R) Presi
'dent Eisenhower, said today that
'"the vigor of the recent recov-
ery" points to a f'high and satis
factory level of employment and
production" in 1955.
j T annual cennnmir renort
'do Congress, he said that con-
(inued economic expansion,
coupled with further cuts in led
eral spending, "should make pos-
BlDUS ; a geueiai uwugu uunr
'est. reduction in taxes" next
year. But he repeated that a tax
reduction will not be justified
this year, i; ;
'Glorious Future' Seen- o H
1 As for long-range prospects,
Mr. Eisenhower held out the pos
sibility of "a glorious economic
' future" with national production
rate of 360 billion to 500 billion
dollars or more within 10 years.
, He also warned in his general
ly optimistic report that the gov
ernment will not -permit a bull
stock market to run awajr and
upset . ' the nation's ; economy.
"Continued - economic. 'recovery
must not be jeopardized by. over
emphasis of I speculative activ
ity," he said. .
the government will keep a
."close watch" on the stock mar
ket and other financial develop
ments. The Senate Banking com
mittee also will investigate tie
Wall Street boom next month. ,
Gradual Braking v;; : s- :. ;
; But the President said that any
government brakes on the ris
ing stock market will be applied
gradually, r ' " 'V . - :
; The 203-page report contain
ed 33 specific recommendations
fdr action" by Congress or . the
states to create a favorable cli
mate for economic growth.' Most
were . repeats from , the ,Presi
dent's State - of the Union and
budget messages. His principal
new proposals were that Con
aress - "substantially" i- increase
the maximum fine for violating
' the Sherman Anti-Trust act, and
that the states liberalize unem
ployment -A compensation pay-ments."-'
; '' : j -
. He based his forecast ' for a
prosperous 1955 on the expecta
tion that spending by consumers
and state and local governments
will continue to rise, likelihood
of "some rebuilding" of inventor
ies, a good outlook for construe
' tion and export trade, prospects
for an upward turn in plant and
equipment .r and expenditures,
and a 'slowdown . in the decline
in federal spending'. ' N
Mr. Eisenhower' termed last
year's I economic decline "rela
tively mild and brief and said
1954 "will go down in history as
one of your most -' prosperous
years." . But '. he conceded that
some localities and mdustries,
particularly , manufacturers of
durable goods, "suffered seri
ously.' viV ; ' '
Cites Business Upturn V"
" The ; decline was halted last
fall and business generally turn
ed up," he said. ? -
v "When the year ended . i' . a
general economic recovery was
in process," he said.' '
"The vigor of the recent re
covery, which has already made
up half of the preceding decline
in industrial production," sug
gests that economic-' expansion
will probably continue during
-EraiiiiSi Jig!
Eiplyiilt level
Neuberger Cites Hi
Calls for Strict Ceili
Chicago' U.R) Sen. Richard
L. Neuberger (DOre.) said to
day that even his own campaign
expenditures were "shockingly
high" and called for enactment
of a "strict ceiling" on campaign
funds. . '. v . - -'.v
TV Adds To Cost ky
' Neuberger told a news confer
ence that -television has i added
tremendously to the cost of cam
paigning. He said the "big cam
paign" technique is a "threat to
democratic society, ! : r-;
- Neuberger, here, to . address a
Bonds for Israel rally, said: his
own expenditures in 'the cam
paign last fall totaled 5103,000,
blna
shek's Formosa, immediate re
action toward the peace talk was
resentment. The Nationalist
Chinese fear the United -States
will abandon them, and by ac
cepting the "two ; China" idea
force them to give up7forever
their hopes of reconquering the
mainland. '.'iV-vp :'Xy
-' Nor are the Beds likely to be
immediately receptive.'.
! But all . the elements of an in
ternational explosion were pres
ent. , Nationalist v warplan.es
ranged , 300 " miles along the
China coast today, lashing at
Red shipping from the Port of
Amoy to the tip of the Tachen
Islands," sometimes referred to
as stepping stones on the in
vasion route to Formosa itself ...
coming months'
. , Because lhe business future
is so bright for this year, Mr.
Eisenhower, said, his . recom
mendations ; now ;" are directed
primarily - at long-range econ
omic growth rather than to any
immediate stimulating -. effect.
Nevertheless s o m e upward
thrust on the nation's economy
would be felt this year if- his
recommendations are .carried
out, he said. !,--
His recommendations included
a 10-year : 101 billion dollar
highway program,-? raising . the
minimum wage . from 75 to 90
cents an ; hour, -further ; liberal
ization of the home mortgage
program and a step-up in school
construction. " -
ti Mr. Eisenhover emphasized
his ' belief that America's pros
perity is based on its free en
terprise system. .. .
Wants Jobless Pay Hike
Mr. Eisenhower proposed that
unemployment insurance 'pay
ments be increased to at least
half of a jobless person's regu
lar earnings and that the mini
mum period - for' such payments
bex26 .weeks. He said payments
now average about 34 per ,ce.nt
of -regular , earningsi '' I ;
He also urged extension of un
employment insurance coverage
to employees of state and local:
governments' and to those work- j
ing for firms employ ing less
than four persons.' "
He recommended that old-age
and survivors insurance be ex
tended to federal employees.
Is
Circuit Judge E. H Howell,
Canyon City, has been named by
the Oregon supreme 1 court , to
hear cases in! Jackson county
during the -temporary absence
of Judge H. K. Hannah who has
been ill, according ' to " circuit
court officials. . ::t
Judge Howell ' is expected to
arrive here Sunday evening. He
will be here for one week.
Judge Hanna'has " been..-: re
ceiving treatment -r at Sacred
Heart hospital.-' He- expects to
return , to his home within the
next few days. . . pf
, Judge Orval' Millard, regular
ly assigned to' this district, is
expected to hear cases here Sat
urday morning ,.r -
Pending; actions- Include the
sentencing of Marion- Franklin
Pienihg50,! of 425 South Grape
st.,' who has pleaded , guilty to
manslaughter charges . in con
nection with the death jof Mar
garet . Ann Cornell;" and f pleas
from Fred Warden,: 31, of route
1, box 350K, Medford, charged
with manslaughter, and Jack
Dwight McCoy, .26 . of ' 129
Wightman st.v Ashland charged
with attempted rape.
Missing Oregon Sfate
Students Found Safe . ..
Ck)rvallisv --(U.R Two." Ore
gon State .College students, miss
ing overnight on Mary's Peak
n0ar 1r inn fmmA in uonnA
shape by searchers today, the I
sheriffs office here-reported.
J
(See Story on Page' 12)
on
and that his opponent's were
even higher.' r-A: f
He said he is working with a
group .of - "interested i political
scientists" on a ceiling proposal.
But. hesaid 'he ;did 5 not know
whether the proposal would be
submitted during ' the ' current
session of Congress. . t :
Based On Voters - " i j
i Neuberger : ; said ' the - - ceiling
probably should be based on the
number of registered voters per
state, f ;- -. V : 1
. "It should, be low. enough to
force the candidate to go out and
meet the people instead of rely
ingj. on television - Neuberger
Judge
Assigned
9h
Campaign
I on Spendi
Bmm
The Nationalists were attempt
ing to cut off the Bed flow of
supplies' to the endangered Ta
chens where earlier , this week a
Red air fleet made up of MIG
jet fighters and ' Russian-built
bombers delivered theheaviest
blow of the "little war" and
opened the way to Red conquest
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iviEDFORD
united Preu Full Leased wire
49th Year 20 Pages
State Revenue
In Senate Measure
Three Bills Offered
For Reorganization
Salem (U.R) Three meas
ures moving toward government
al . reorganization and possibly
eventual establishment of a state
department of revenue were in
troduced in the Oregon Senate
today with indications of opposi
tion to all three. ? - s
; One measure - would replace
the . three-man tax commission
yith a single commissioner. Sev
eral legislators alreadyhave ex
pressed opposition to this change,
one - that, was , recommended by
Gov. Paul L. Patterson in his
message towe 1955 Legislature
Separate Motor Division ' .
. A second bill would -take the
motor vehicle division out of the
secretary of state's office, and
make it a separate department
under the 'appointive power of
the governor. This was opposed
by. Secretary of State Earl T,
Newbry -not on a personal basis,
he ; observed, since the change
would not take place before he
leaves -office. ; A ; T'-?
, ,The third measure would trans
fer administration ; of the Astate
inheritance and - gift tax 5 laws
from the state treasurer's office
to tne state Tax Commission.
State Treasurer Sig Unander op
posed this, move as a matter of
timing: 1 ' ' '
Transfer Favored Later
The governor in his inaugural
talk said the transfer of the gift
and inheritance tax division
should not tje made at this ses
sion;-but shpuldome only after
the tax commission has been re
organized 'under the - one -man
commission. .. J , , - - i y i
The three bills offered today
were recommended as the- first
step toward governmental reor-jf
A.' ' m 1 4 i ... S
gdruzauon .mai migni ieaa in
another' legislative : 'session'; or
two to creation of a department
oi ; revenue. - - -v?:. v :
it
Berlin (O.R)W- The Russians
today freed .American Pvt.Wil-
liam A. Verdine after nearly six
years of imprisonment;, w s i V
The 28-year-old. soldier from
Starks, La., was turned over to
American authorities in . Berlin
and he was rushed to the Army
hospital for. a thorough physical
examination, r & :a-:.. .:
An Army announcement said
Verdme ; "will f remain '. under
military restriction ; while the
circumstances under which he
became absent without leave, are
thoroughly investigated.'. ?ir fr
: Verdine -disappeared . fro'n) his
unit : in West Germany .'Feb. 3
1949, ' and he was: listed as. ab
sent without leave. . ? . '
An Army . spokesman said he
will be under guard at the hos
piteL: v-:-v;v ,y .,v
;t :.
Dulles.Briefs kZongress:,
Oh Far East Situation I
V Washington"--u,.R Secretary
6f,State JohnvFoster Dulles to
day let Congress n on what he
thinks may happen next in the
explosive Far East. '--.'r
.He scheduled a secret diplo
matic military briefing for Dem
ocratic and Republican7 congres
sional leaders on the ' "general
situation in the Far East," parti
cularly the significance of the
fighting off - Formosa and' the'
prospects for freeing American
airmen ' held by- the Chinese
Reds. : .:
-)
aigri
rig
said.
"TV is a; very-powerful and a
very expensive medium," Che
said. s-;--' V '- . V :
He said television gives the
public a: distorted impression of
a candidate. ,l . -
"Nowadays" a candidate is
coached by a dramatic school
and painted up like.Gilda Grey,
he said. ' " ; -; ;
Theatrical Productions
':. "Campaign. speeches have, be
come theatrical productions with
the , candidates ; made, up and
coached by movie actors." .
He said elections "must not be
reduced to personality contests."
Department Seen
Release
6f Yikiangshan Island. ,
- Among the targets in today's
retaliative Nationalist attacks
was the Red port of Swatow, di
rectly , opposite from. Formosa
across; the 200-mile-wide For
mosa Straits. .
The Nationalist bombers hit
and sunk the 1,700-ton. British
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7T A Tt
MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY; JANUARY 20, 1955
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ZEAST
60 RED iOMIERS ALSO
HIT MAIN IS. OF
TACHEN GROUP: "
RED CHINA LAUNCHES LITTLE WAR'-Newsmap lo
cates Yikiangshan, northernmost outpost of the Tachen
Island J3roupt Chinese Nationalist defense chain which
protects Formosa. First full-scale invasion of China's "little
x war'! was mounted from Red China-held Toumen which
pounded Yikinpshan with artillprv firoc g viinnMA
- fcombers s conducted aerial sortie and also hit the ) main
isiana ot xacnen. ,
UAL
Conva
Grounded; Rescuers
Scan;Seop: Craft
By UNITED PRESS
Three airmen were skilled.-6
naval amphibian Was" missing in
the' Pacific, . and United Air
Lines" cancelled all its Convair
flights following a "one chance
fy.Uniied Air lines' Convair
flights in and 'out of Medford'
were cancelled today, and the
' company v was , . planning 0 to
maintain r most of ; its regular
schedules - with- the use 'of
DC-3 aircrafts. , ; t:' A :
: - The airlihe ltas been oper-l
ating 54 ConTairs, and only
18 DC-3s. so 'all schedules
could not, be ' met. It, is hoped
the ConTairs can be .checked
and placed back in service
shortly. ' ' ::Ad -XM
in a thousand' crash landing to-
day.i-:;3'',-;rf -'s & :
The air mishaps : followed in
quick succession . late- yesterday
and today and a total of 76 air
line passengers escaped injury in
RedXhinrSenfences
21 'Armed Agents'
Tokyo U.PJ -r- Communist
China has handed out death sen
tences or imprisonment to 21
armed agents" allegedly air
dropped , by; the United States
and Nationalist China into
Kwangtung rvihee in 1952,
Radio Peiping said todays -r-a
The '. official, voice of Ked
China announced that the sen
tences .were . pronounced by the
Kwangtung - Provihdel People's
Court Jan.il I? &J&-'n 'fl
The broadcast said 11 of the
"agents," mdudlhg two Nation
alist 'oun leaders" were sen
tenced to death and the remain
ing 10 to ; lif e imprisonment or
terms of varied length- .
Peiping, JRed China's ; propa
ganda voice, said the "agent"
were part of a, contingent of 60
persons dropped m . four, groups
t'from Ameican planes': manned.
by "American personheL
Filed in
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Washington- 0J.PJ -Distribu
tion of a $7,000,000 fund among
17 Oregon counties on toe oasis
of rl9S4 legislation was sought
today ,'in .a suit on file in Fed
eral District Court. ; V- IK
The suit was filed by attorneys
for IT qt" 18 counties containing
former. Oregon and" California
railroad grant lands. Clackamas
county did .not join . in the suit
The funds, now, held Dy me
federal . 'government, . resulted
from timber sales from the land.
The formula for; their eventual
distribution among the counties
was set by a 1937 act and was
subsequently upheld by a. Circuit
court decision. - " ' ' A
raft ira a , 1
freighter Enendale -in the har
bor. v . . -
The ' British 'government In
London - ordered an - immediate
protest. '
-' International spark No. 2 is
the U. S. Seventh Fleet.
The United States has been
precise in warning the Reds that
United
KEDS HURL AIR-SEA
ATTACK FROM"
TOUMEN AT
YIKIANGSHAN.
CHINA SEA
UPPER: TACHENSd
irrianes
two forced landings.
4;The- three airmen were trap
ped inside a B26 bomber, which
crashed and burst :into flames in
a wooded area near Utica, N.Y.
early ;today .The bomber was
flying from, TuKier.' Air Force
Base at Atlanta, Ga., to the Grif
fis Air Force Base at Rome, N.Y.
! In ' the Pacific,; meanwhile,
tune planes and three ships join
ed the search for. a Navy PBY5A
which was missings and feared
down with seven men aboard,
" The closest call , among -the
two emergency landings yester
day was near Dexter, la., where
JPiiot E. W. Anderson, brought -a
United 'Air- Lines Convair , Main
liner .down ip, what he described
as av"high bouncing, one chance
in a thousand" crash landing
- . The plane; which had develop
ed control trouble, belly-flopped
on' a frozen field, bounced over
a highway and plummeted into
a;- snow-coyered corn field,-but
none of the 36 passengers or
three crewmen was injured,
Early today in Chicago United
cancelled the I flights -' of ' its 54
other.'' Convairs pending an in
vestigation of,., the . n.t r o J,
trouble. v -.
Man Jailed on Charge
SSCrUeWilliamBrhigle; 46,
Box 245, Grants Pass, has been
jailed ;ori a. charge ; of conceal-
ug . stolen i property, . according
to' sheriffs. deputies. ; -
. The case is the same in which
Donald ' Lee Biggers, 19, St.
Helens, . and ; Oscar Freeman
Stellsworth Jr.; 20, route' 4 box
250, Grants Pass, earlier this
week pleaded guilty to charges
of burglary.. It involves a bur
glary at , Rogue River grade
school' several months ago, "
Bringle was 4 arrested yester
day - by sheriffs ; deputies, and
Rogue River city , police. Ife was
arraigned . this morning in dis
trict court. Bail was' set 'at ' $1,
500. , N
Stallsworth v is free on $500
cash bail, and diggers is in jail,
having failed to ' put- up ;$500
cash Dond or .$l,500property
bond. ; ,
DOW-JONES AVERAGES- .
New York (U.R) Dow-Jones
final stock averages 30 - indus
trials 393.03, up 0.72--.20 trails
139.63 spff 0.63; 1 5 utilities 62.62v
up 0.52r5 stocks 146.13 up 0.17.
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Blfht 21. Hick Friday CC '
Lowest this XfonOiis : 2
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the powerful Seventh Fleet will
protect Formosa and the nearby
Pescadores t . , -
But the question mark' is how
far that defensive perimeter ex
tends. How far north; into ; the
Tachens does it reach?' - " '
What would the United States
do if a Red torpedo ! boat suc-
Tribune
Jfresa Jfuli teased Wire r
. Price 5c No. 261
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Buffer Zone M Up. .
'tows . Border BetoeGri
Costa Riea, i-Htearagaa
The Organization of - American i
States today set up a buffer
?one - between Costa Rica and
Nicaragua .to prevent border , in
cidents that might touch off a
Central American war. . ci
A charge that Costa ; Rica's
new "air force" violated Nicar
aguan , territory yesterday,- al
ready, has brought Nicaraguan
troops hurrying . to the border.:'
A Luis Quintanilla, Mexican
head of the OAS commission . in
vestigating the revolt, said in
ternational ground and air pa
trols will be established along
the frontier : today to prevent
anjrfurtherincidents.
' He said the patrols will cover
an - area 18? miles .wide .; and
6 Va miles deep on the "narrow
neck" between Lake Nicaragua
and the Pacific ocean, where
rdbst' of the fighting in the re
volt nas. taken place..
a At latest reports, the. fighting
irom oi itne revolt , was:; near
Santa Rosa, 3ff air miles south'
of the border " and considerably
Deiow tne proposed Duxier area.
The.rfffcipal eakefpt.tBS
iV-A' call, for bids on purchase
and : removal r of five - buildings
at the' Jackson county? fair
grounds, to. make way .wfor con
struction of the new armory
building, will be: . issued Sun
day-, by; the Jackson f county
court. 7
r Buildihgs included & in K the
group are the Rogue Valley ball
room, a building used by Ecker-
son Roofing company and local
radio amateurs, and two unoccu
pied buildings.. , : ; av?
A sixth building, used by the
Footlighters little theater group,
is to be moved,' and will con
tinue to. be used by - that group.
Bids Due Feb. 21'-
The sealed . bids will be re
ceived at the county court's of
fices in the courthouse until 10
am 'Feb. 21, when-"they will
be opened " publicly and read.
All bids must be accompanied
by 10 per cent of the amount of
the bid.v -V,; -,v: --iX:
;KA condition of the sale is, that
the buildings and any debris "re
gaining as a result of the remov
al must be off the premises on
dr . before April. 30. v :' i "
The buildings have been num
bered one through five for pur
poses of identification . : .
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Point
Dcma'ged by Explosion
Central Point Portions of a
house were burned, two windows
were shattered, and a ;7-nfonths?
old girl suffered minor tojuries
last night when a gas stove ex
ploded ' here, according ; to Fire
Chief Oran Chastain.iv
The house, owned by Ruther
Iverson Ashland, .. was occupied
by Roy Dunn. It is located at
723 H Manzanita : st. Chastain
said apparently a ' valve' ia the
oven stuck open and gas was
ignited by a. pilot lights Fire was
cciihed.to the. area around, the.
stove but the concussion broke
living. room' and . bedroom win
dows; ?
Carol Jenkins, infant daugh
ter of Mrs. Alice Jenkins, who
was visiting there and whose ad
dress was not immediately avail
able;" suffered slight burns, 'and
singed, Chastain
said. She - apparently was not
tmmltaliled.
Two Central Point fire trucks
ancKnine firemen responded to
the alatm." -' -
Moving
Fairnrouiid
Buildings
ceeded in sinking a U. S. war
ship . as Red torpedo boats re
cently did succeed in sinking a
U. S. . built destroyer escort in
the hands of the Nationalists?.
, Some i. of the questions may
have, been answered by Secre
tary of State John Foster Dulles
today in his : secret ' briefing of
Democratic and Republican
leaders in Washington. ; x ; 1
- Also present at the conference
was Adm.' Arthur W. Radford,
chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff,-who recently ; visited the
Far. East and .who. has been an
advocate of a Red China . block
ade if the Communists fail- to
free 11 imprisoned American
airmen.
IS.
-t - - -1. -. .t
OAS patrols would be to hamper
communications between the
rebels and the. Nicaraguans ac
cused by Costa Rica of foster
ing' the revolt, -i : "
It was not certain immediately
whether the patrols .would try
to bjock the sea' lanes bypassing
the border, . '-' '. , --:.,v
,.The Nicaraguan charge of bor
der violations arose from an
air raid yesterday on La .Cruz,
in the : border area where the
rebels are reported massing re
inforcements - for a "last-ditch"
stand. . : 1 ;
Two of the four F51 fighters
the United States, sold to Costa
Rica for $1 each'machinegunned
the border village yesterday, and
a converted DC3 airliner . drop
ped 123 bombs on the nearby
cow4asture airfield used by the
three-plane rebel "air force" be
fore it vanished early this week.
ion
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' ' Portland U.R)- A delegation
from the Jackson County Cham
ber of Commerce ' appeared be
fore the State Highway commis
sion yesterday; to ask' for high
way improvements in souinern
Oregon. , ,
Chet HubbardMchairman ' of
the chamber's highway commit
tee,' and Bob Root and E. B. De-
voe, lall Medford, .urged the
commission to:
1. Improve the Flounce Rock
section of the Crater lake high
way, ':. - - - v
p '-24; Strengthen the Diamond
lake road to permit .timber, haul-
ingl ' .' :-';"""". ,J: .; , viv'-,-,r.: : .' - . '
3. Consider the possibility of a
new route from Medford to
Klamath; Falls via Eagle Point,
McAllister , Soda sDrines ; and
Lake O Woods. ;v
Under Ctemideration ' " 1
. The commission said all these
are under consideration," and re
assured the delegation that 'there
would be no objection to private
vuiisixucuon oi ine isoaa aprings
Fish lake section, has had been'
believed. l i
The commission, in other ac
tion, denied a request from the
Medford city council to widen
and i resurface ; South Riverside
ave. from Ninth' st. to Central
ave., estimated to ; cost some
$100,000: and filed a suggestion
for improvement of the Lake O
Woods and Greensprjngk high
ways at a cost of about $5,500,
000 each. r ' , -
The commission also received
a low bid of $16,100 from the
J. C. Comptlon r company, " Mc
Minnville, for furnishing 7,000
cubic yards of crushed ptone for
maintenance of the . Little Butte
highway east from Eagle .Point.
rvlcdfcrd rnn
Countv
Daedal
ninn
mm
ng Studied
CtiLGcldln AppIcsaJd iVlino
George Silvers, 315 Mary stv
has found a rich deposit of free
gold 'on his placer claim in the
Applegate ' valley, he reported
Uusweek.' r ' .
Within the past 30 or 40 days
he has taken out about' 10
pounds of gold and shipped it
to the U. S. mint in San Fran-
cisco,Othrbugh a Grants ; Pass
bank which s is licensed to ac
cept, gold shipments as Medford
banks are not. (At the current
gold price of $35 an ounce, 10-j
pounds would be worth some
$5,600.) : .
Used Hand Pick r
Silvers has been working the
20-acre claim for about three
years, until lately by hand-pick.
He has now installed a mill and
has three or four: men to help
him. The claim is" one of sev
eral he has in the area west
oi Jacksonville. "
The secretary of state, x who
has said that fallen Yikiangshan
was of no strategic importance
and -whose - position has - been
luui. uie uuiicu owiea snoiua do
slow -to - anger, -faced actual or
implied criticism from a num
ber of influential leaders. .
1 Among them is Senate Repub
lican Leader William F. Know
landwho saw the ; Tachen . ag
gression as the first .of a: "collec
tion of nibbles which would in
evitably lead to a big bite."
At the moment it would seem
that any. outsider attempt to' ar
range a cease .fire between the '
Nationalists . and . Reds would
have to be undertaken by Brit
ain, or at least by some other na
tion besides, the United States.
Islands Aflame
As notionalists :
Battle Invaders ;
British Freighter ;
Caught in Attack
Taipeh, Formosa (U.R) Chin
ese Nationalist fighter-bombers
carried out their second consecu
tive massive attack against Com
munist shipping today, and a
British freighter was reported
sunk in Swatow Harbor. ;
: The Nationalist planes hit a
30Omile stretch' of the South
China coast from' the Amoy
Swatow section north to tthe
threatened Tachen Islands in an .
all-out effort to . ease the Com
munist threat of t new invasions.
Freighter Caught in Attack ,
? Official naval sources in Kong
Kong said the 1700-ton British
freighter Edendale was caught
in an - attack Wednesday flight
in the Communist port and sunk.
The captain, and crew were re.
I ported safe. VV
. ine nationalists flew more
than. 200. sorties forr the second
consecutive day in an effort tew
halt .the flow of Communist re
iflfof cements to. invaded Yik
aiangshan Island J and to other
jumping off places in the Tachen
group '200 miles' north of For
.The: Nationalist planes ranged
from Amoy 300 miles north to
Tachen while Defense Minister
Yu Ta-wei discussed "matters of
great importance" with U.S. Am
bassador Karl L. Rankin. -Yu
called the attacks purely a de
fense action, a spokesman said,
BaltlUn Aflame
The island - battleline v wai
aflame at both ends with die
hard Nationalists on Ylkaiang
shan battling. Red invaders in a
desperate ? fight 1 for survival
while Nationalist artillery hurled
more, than t. 500 shells against
Red-held Chuehyti Island near
Quemoy, just oH ot-Amoy.
. The Nationalists, using Ameri-
can-made" ' F-84 Thundeiiets.
claimed the sinking, of -a lares
transport northwest of Haichen
and the damaging, of four large
2000-ton ships inr Swatow Har
bor. In addition they hit "num
erous, v motorized junks. -Flame-Throwers
Active ',
A Defense Ministry communi- -
que confirmed that Nationalist
resistance had not yet ended on
the rocky island of Yikiangshan
although the Communists were
using flame-throwers to root out -
the last of the defender
Communist guns from nearby
artillery barrage against the de
fenders four days after Peiping
claimed the capture of the island
outpost. . .
Nautilus Undsr Orders
TpSubrhcrg cf Sea
Groton." Conn. 01.(9 Th
atomic powered submarine USS
Nautilus went back to sea today
under orders to submerge for
me iirst tune.
The Navy did not' announea
officially the departure of ihe
$55,000,000 submarine nor how
long the Nautilus would remain
at sea. r ,
finds Sopssi?
The miner also said he has
found . copper" and silver, and
Sas plans' for .developing those
discoveries, although mother
process is necessary. The mine,
now producing is located about
two miles off the road to Mc
Kee bridle, a Uttle distance this
side of , the bridge. Silvers, who
has, a v and family here, has
lived inUedford for 24 yetrs,
and . has 'prospected and mined
for much of that time. . w '
Uinlng Activity Quiet - 1
. Gold mining activity in south
ern Oregon has been fairly quiet
in recent years, since the rich :
veins - of the. early, discoveries
have thinned out and 'the price
of gold was pesrd at $35 -per
ounce, which makes rzost mar
ginal mining uneconomic
Silvers' is the firet rf?rt cl .
a rich dlcvtrry rzili L:;3 a
a number of years.
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