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r ill If '.I 4 united frtM Fall leased win '. Price 5c. 14 Pages ? . ' AIR FORCE ON THE JOB A U.S. Air Force i? collided with the U.S. Arm; transport Gen- - helicopter hovers over the sinking Japanese " eral Patrick and saiUc. immediately. Only two ; motor sailing, boat, Mie Maru, off Ube, Jaoan;. . of the seven Japanese crewmen survived. The ., ; searching for survivors. The 180-ton Mie Maru '.. . v General Patrick received only, minor damage. ; Armedl D'n - San Jose, Costa Rica U.R) Armed rebel ; "squatters" : re fused today to withdraw .from an' internationally- administered safety, zone where ey sought sanctuary in 'an abortiverWbtrt against the Costa Rican govern- Cbsra -J,; ment. 2V ; , :r: :'i ; ' The presence of some 200 re bels in the small zone between Nicaragua and Costa u- Rica . created new military' and diplo matic: problems that prevented a clean-cut end to the revolt. V ' Will Discuss Problem -'.W''i Members of a commission sent to Central America by the 'Oi ganization of American States : announced they: would discuss the problems during the ; day with Nicaraguan President Anas tasio Somoza in Managua. . The commission members de - dded to leave for Managua at L dawn after Costa Rican Presi dent Jose Figueres bitterly prp tested against presence of the rebels in the buffer zone. , ' ,' The rebel remnants of former Costa Rican President. Rafael Calderon Guardia's forces set up tents and field kitchens in the zone and gave every intention of remaining there. They left Costa! Rica with a continued military threat and proved, a source of embarrass ment to the OAS mission sent here almost two weeks ago to investigate the revolt. ZonevSet UpBy OAS ; ' The OAS mission set-up the safety zone Jast week-to prevent pursuing - government - forces from running headon inio'Nica - raguans while driving the rebels across the border.'? : ' Costa - Rica : already had re- Vessels Collfde ; ; r Off Coast of Oregon Coos Bay, Ore. p (U.R5 Two ships .are reported to have col lided off fog shrouded Coos Bay today, but damage was believed to have been negligible. Iheil Coast Guard said a dis- tress signal was sent by one of the ships involved; the Lewis Emery Jr. .-''v:;..:;.; It identified the other ship as the George E. Long. Chief Boastwain Henderly said the Long was leaving the harbor and because of poor vis ibility it "apparently brushed" the Emery' which t was waiting outside. . " 7955 Oregon Blue Book Released at Salem . Salem (UJ The : 1955 Ore gon : Blue Book an , austerity issue "this year was released today. , . '--: V '::.r- '-::t::: , First printing - of the book which lists state officials and commissions was of a 1,000 copies ' ! ! ; , ' Pages were trimmed this year from 450 to 37i. . .-. 1 : MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 1955 ft"1 Rebels Refuse Rica Zone ceived permission from the mis sion to chase the rebels but it was .understood Figueres. pow was pressing to have the zone plimifiatedybecaupe ot foilureo4nfftrV the 'enemy' troops to cross the border an : be interned by Nicaragua. , , i 11 s - Figueres warned the nation in a radio- speech Sunday night agamst . celebrating the end of the (revolt prematurely. ; ed by Fire Fire" Sunday evening destroy ed a one-story- combination gar age and shop owned by Arthur W. Glockler, route 1, box 363,' in. tb . Griffin1 creek , district, ac cording to state police. .The blazer was reported -.at about 6:15 . p.m. , The buding, which was a complete loss, con tained a metal press used in manufacture of violin bows, arid other equipment. j - , . Police said- cause" of . the fire was not determined., - ; -' . .Firemen who took the Med- f ford rural pumper truck tp-the scene said the building was com pletely involved in flames when they arrived. Central Point rur al fire department also' answer ed 'the alarm! - - llurse, Fjreman Avert British Train Vreck 'Suttoii Coifieid, Eng.l-i.R)-l A trained nurse and a railroad fireman . finally were tracked downvtoday as the shy. heroine and hero who averted" a second train wreck here, yesterday." : "They "flagged down a speed ing passenger train v before it could crash into .the wreckage of another expres train that had been derailed in an accident that killed 16 persons and injured 30 others. :, . , : After : helping . with -s 0 rescue work, they disappeared without identifying themselves. ' " Finally, railway: officials dis covered who they were and paid them ; tribute. The - hero was Derek Smith, an of -duty fireman on the ' wrecked York-Bristol express. The heroine was - Mrs. Marjorie Fairey, 40 - year - old mother ot. three children. Lebanon Man Hurt In Crash of Plane Labanon,VOre. (U.R) James Baker, 34, Iebanon, was injured Sunday afternoon when his light plane . crashed into a pasture-airstrip (four .miles . east of. here after striking ; and killing ; a horse.. . " ; v ;- " .. ; : v- S; He was taken io .Lebanon community hospital with he"ad injuries ' requiring some 25 stitches and an injured . right arm. -- - Km .r. Shop Destroy United ''iJr- in iv, V" In Circuit Court Two hearings on criminal mat ters .were scheduled ;. to - take place todays in circuit court, vic- Icordinjj -fa the d!istrict attorney's Arguments on a demurrer to a charge against Jack : Dwight McCoy, 26, of 129 Wightman St., Ashland, , are ;i expected, to be heard. ' McCoy is charged with attempted rape. His : attorney stated in the deniurrer that the charge -does no' conform to the requirements of Oregon law and the . facts "do .: not ' constitute ra crime. - : ? . r.-.r1....; :., Motion To Dismiss ' '. vT ; . " A hearing on .a motion to ' dis miss the indictment against Rob ert Ellis Darrohn, 45 Star route, Trail, .and V 16-year-pld" youth, for the crime of larceny of live stock, is also sett The case is set for'; trial 'starting tomorrow'' in circuit court.' 3 . ' '. The defense : motion alleges that the Darrohns were not tried during the circuit court term followmg-the- indictment. The1 charge Involves the alleged theft of a calf from V.. Ri Matthews, route 1, box 650, Eagle Point, on Novy 15, 1953. ' An ; indictment was returned on Oct. 1, 1954' arid a demurrer filed and later over-; ruled on Nov. 5 in subsequent legal action. '. . E. U. Howell, circuit judge from : Canyon City, jvas presid ing - in Jackson county circuit court today, ' during the; absence of H.KHanna, who is HI; How ellj is expected to be here for one week.- 1 : " .:. . ; Man Dies Following Many Blood Transfusions Durham, N. C.0J.R) ."Bleed er" Willie Cook, who had bled for more than' 422 hours after a tooth extraction and received a record 400 pints of blood by transfusion, died today. ' i: '. i " : Salem (U.R) Among bills scheduled to be introduced soon in the legislature is one by Sen. Lowell Steen, Republican of Milr ton-Freewater: which could have a far reaching, effect, fon the Ore gon economy.. ' ; " -' Steen's . measure . would give the state public utilities com mission maximum and .minimum rate making power over trucks, railroads, and barge? lines oper ating in intrastate commerce. Rate: Issue Publicised ; In late 1954, the ratei issue was 4 publicized when Inland Navigatidn company; announced it was liquidating its facilities at The Dalles and Umatilla, Ore., and ending grain 'and .petroleum shipments between Oregon points. - . - The firm has already: moved some of its 18 petroleum tanks to the Washington side of the Columbia-river and others will , Hearings re- Full Leaaed Wire No. 264 49th Year Fleet Said Ready For 'Any Situation' Taipeh,' . Formosa U.R) Thd U.S. Seventh fleet stood by to day to evacuate the Nationalist garrison :3 from " Tachen & Island;. Vice Adm. Alfred M." Pride said his ships, guns and planes could cope with "any eventuality." A ' war-ready task force was reported by' - unofficial Navy sources to be within striking dis tance of the Tachen islands, 20ft miles .north, of. Formosa, but Pride,, the Seventh Eleet com mander, would'say only his men could "move to evacuate Tachen within a few days.-'- The, 'fictual operation awaited only final orders from Washing ton. ; They "-were expected ? the moment Congress acts on Presi dent Eisenhower's urgent re quest to approve the waging of defensive' war if necessary - to protect' Formosa and its ' out posts. . - ' - : Could Handla Situation - "U. any .eventuality should de velop in that area we would be able to bpe with it," Pride said. "It would be a very grave move and a -changer in U.S. policy. President , Eisenhower w oul d need the confidence of theU.S. people. The Tachen situation is very much Jn oiur mind." : ' ' munist air power, based at ; big bases ' at Shanghai ; and: other nearby island '. cities, , Pride re plied, '"we very certainly could." ' A naval spokesman said, "the Seventh Fleet is on the alert, bh. time and ready for.'anything."; ' 1 ; A.reliable American i. source said the fleet of three huge carriers,- -destroyers and cruisers rushed to the troubled area with 300 . carrier-based ; jet fighters ready to fight off any attempt by the Communist ''air force to interfere with the operation. Fliers Will-Give Cover Naval. sources here said the 10,000; man Nationalist garrison probably, would be removed in the 'American destroyers 'under an umbrella of American planes. The; big . question was whether the Communists -would strike first.. Nationalist intelligence sources said the Reds were rush ing reinforcements of air, naval and : land forces : to the ? nearby invasion ports. X Pride conferred with General issimo Chiang Kai-shek, ' Ambas sador Karl Rankin and Gen. William: C. Chase,-commander of the U.S. . advisory group here. Reliable sources said Chiang himself ? made " the decision ; to give up the Tachens. - Tachen island, the principal Nationalist base in the .islands 200 miles north of Formosa, has been under Communist air at tackfor weeks. TheilLtOs xsi ried out . 10 r.. reconnaissance flights Sunday, usually the pre lude? to an air strike.5- js i ',.-:'' Eugene U.R) Ella Louise Starmer, .16- year f old Eugene high schol girl, will go- on trial here 'tomorrow on manslaughter charges. She is accused of stab bing her stepfather with a butch er knife during a family quarrel. soon be shifted to Coos Bay and Pasco, wash, v -- - - Inland's r general '- manager, Capt. Arbid Leppaluoto, said, the move is being caused by "a new state tax and an old state , regu lation." v , . ,:. "As a Washington corporation we pay a property tax to Wash ington on. our floatmg ; equip memVhe said. "This same equip ment is also now .taxed a. second time in Oregon. . " Not Taxed in Washington . . However Leppaluoto: said, !?Washingtonidoes not tax float ing equipment that is ewiied by an Oregon corporation and is taxed by .Oregon even though this floating equipment roperates in Washington waters." J - ; Besides this "double taxation'! Leppaluoto has some complaints agamst the Oregon tax commis sion: . -- "Th tax oonmiissioa has re f; Vessels Stand By ' 1 For Evacuation of r Nationalist Troops ; FORECAST: Clondv With ; cMional light - rain tonight. ' Foggy Tuesday morning. Part ly cloudy in afternoon. Little - temperature change, low to ' : night 30. High Tuesday 45-48. - . . Temp. '- , Highest yesterday " 52 Lowest this morning 3 " " "" "" ' "r " " i v w .... n . Backed for Judg Post - orses ' Appointment of Medford At torney.. Edward C. Kelly,' 906 West Fourth st., to the vacant f ederal judgeship, in Oregon was recommended J today by. U.S. Sen. Richard L.' Neuberger (D Ore.) according to United Tress. When contacted by The Mail Tribune. Kelly .said; it .was the first news lie hd received of the recommendation. :,He. declin ed further commeht.;'except to is-flatteiLJythe: fact : that t Neuberger t suggested his namb; for the posifion. Notts Zm Dtiaf MmWS United press quoted a wire to ; State: Sen.' Monroe Sweetland, in ,which I Neuberger said he made; the recommendation be cause' of "the long and unjusti fied delay .- in filung the va cancy. - Neuberger said, "I have done this . because it - seems : to . me Democrats should promote some candidate in" view of the Inabil ity of the Republicans- to make a recommendation.' Kelly is 'former chief counsel for Bonneville - Power adminis tration, and at one time ran for Congress against Harris ,?Ells- worth. Hearings Slated oh Korea Veterans Bill Washington U.R) I The day called up for short hearings House Veterans committee to- anf: fast action a bill, to give men in military ; service on or before Jan. 31 a better deal un der the Korean GI bilLi ; ; ' President Eisenhower has set that date as the cut off for ac cumulation of entitlement to wartime veterans benefits; und er the GI bill and other veterans laws. The bill before the committee, was aimed at making available full school benefits of the GI bill up to four years in col lege at government expense to men who are in service on the cutoff date but who will not at that time . have v served long enough to get" the maximum school entitlement. , fused to tell tis how they ap- portionthe assessed value of our floating equipment between Ore gon : ajid: Washington and : it is impossible to see tax commission records." i . x" '-" - The Oregon supreme court has ruled on the tax issue that both the -tax and the tax commission policies are 1 constitutional and proper, thus ending, in ?pellal uoto's words : "all our ' -legal remedies." . Still To Be Decided ; -The rate issue , is still to be decided. A bill similar to Steen's was' defeated in the 1953 legisr lature.. - It was supported by truckers, and barge line; owners and opposed by the railroads. It is Leppaluotos claim ; that railroads are attempting to kill water transportation pn the Co lumbia. ."Railroads - luvaV studiously ; 1 '' ' NeubergerEnd &jarufeli)rl Federal Judgeship President Wants Authority To Defend Formosa i . r ,: -r-w : re. . - " Situation. Said Serious Danger To World Peace 'Washington 4U.R) President Eisenhower urgently asked Con gress today for specific author ity to use American armed forces and "to. fight, if ..necessary' wherever they . are needed to defend Formosa and the Pesca dores against threatened Red Chinese invasion.- , . Asserting : that the situation poses a "serious danger", to world ,- peace, Mr. Eisenhower said the United States must be ready to undertake -. "various kinds" of . actions . in the For- mosan area. : These actions, he said, include assistance to Nationalist r China to "redeploy and consolidate" its forces and to - cover - Nationalist troop . withdrawals from certain islands, presumably - the Tach ens. ' . 1 f hin- i Might Attack China jiipMy . Without specifically mention- inff an v names: i Mr J Eisenhower also made : it main . that, if it proves desirable in . his judg ment, ; u.' is. . lorces snouia De read v to' defend ' Ouemov. : for example if the Reds try to' seize that island -" as ; a jumpmg-on Fbrmosi. - S : .v irfiS'y i High administration officials ad that under - the'; coneres- 'sional3-audrisought;';-Dy.-:the President. the united states mieht attack- invasion ' strong points on the' Red China main land. They said this was a pos sibility trader part of the PresN dent's message which referrea to action which might be needed in "closely related localities." '. Thev nointed out that the ad ministration believed; authprity should De va nand to sxnxe in vasion ooints such as Quemoy and th Ma'tsu- ' Islands', any heavy -? concentration "of f ships along the Ouna' coast, jet air fields -where planer night take off for Formosa and the Pesca- hbpei hover,s:tht it will not pe necessary io du outu img , tMAlntinit TnfroduCAil :'i'''ft:-i fe A resolution to carry out the President's v request . was . intro duced as soon as ms message was received in Congress. Sen ate and i House 1 committees - oh Formosa Relations both called hearings on it ..this afternoon. ; j Trie ' resolution .-introduced in r?nncrrMra--nutrthe President's au thority this ways It-rwould in clude ."the securtog and protec tion of Such related positions and territories, of that (Formosan) Tn ' riow'inr friendly hands and the 'taking 6f uch other-mea- ures as ne.juages, w oe rwiuucu or ipprbpriate to 'assuring' the defense f -Formosa ano.tne ires cadores.' . ' Xi r--- Stratesic Islahds't- mMVmii : Th - resolution's wording was broad enough to enable Mr. 'Eis- enhower to throw y . s. air ana sea ' forces"? into. the "support of Quemoy and -Matsu" should it be decided that capture 01. tnose strategic islands by the -Reds would enable -them "to mount an Inintlltti . ft-f . ITnrTTIftSA.' 1 ':' : 1 j Mr. Eisenhower -;said nis re quest was based oh "a series of provocative political and mili tary - actions" ' by k Communist China with the announced aim of capturing Tormosa. 51 K.t- Planning Nacestary " l He" said" the' situation had be come sufficiently critical to re quire Planning by this country 'sritnout awaiting action by Ihe United Nations.".., , , -t Therefore, he asked Congress to participate ow, by specific resolution, ia measures" which Vould contemplate use; of 'the armed forces of the United States' if necessary to assure the secutity-bf Fpnnosa.an4 the Pes-; cadores;? f f J'ft, v ':-' '.r'V i HessilheM-:te- maintained' the rate structure on comnwUtiM'.thandled bythe barge lines at a -markedly : de pressed,leYeLsald,S'and have recouped hrdtherfflreas the sses incurred in barge competi tive areas. " ' ' . i'V;-iH:y toteresi"16flliijTtib s Most truckers and other barge line: operators ithmkte fPJJC. should have minimum rate mak ing power over railroads, but the railroads say thafthe ICC would not permit rates ibelow the cost of operation," even" ih intrastate commerce..?'' ,'?:;"v -f'i I With totroductiori t of .Steens hill the legislature will run squarely' into -,jthe-,complicated rait; problem' ; It has aroused the interest of manylarmerc. and port commissioners aong the Co lumbia and :is nowthe subject of a study by the Oregon De velopment " commission. l" " (See story on Pag I) U.S. OfiD 111 freeing' London (U.R) Red China's Premier and: Foreign Minister Chou : En-lai today. . warned the United States against "interven ing" in Communist China's "lib eration" of Formosa. "The government of, the Peo ples' Republic of China has re peatedly and in solemn terms de clared to the World: 'The Chinese people are determined to liber ate their own territory of Tai wan (Formosa), the Red leader said. Similarity Noisd Diplomatic observers noted the similarity between. Chou's warning statement "today, and Red China's "solemn warnings" before Red Chinese troops . en teredthe Korea war. t ; -X:: 'Taiwan' the Chinese ' Pre mier said, "is an inalienable part of China's : territory. The liber ation of Taiwan-is a matter cf China's sovereignty and intern al affairs. No outside interfer ence is allowed." 'xi'-'1i :--:i:A''l ChouJ quoted from " the U.N. charter which forbids U.N. in tervention in "matters' which are essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any state." ; No Right To Intervene ' - "Therefore," he said, "neither Jhe United Rations nor any for eign country . has the right to intervene : in the : Chinese Peb- 13-Year-0ld Admits .,' A' 13-year-old Medford youth admitted to-city police Saturday that he participated in a recent theft of radio equipment, valued at $200, and several other petty thefts in. the area, according "to city, police ; records. ' " ' - ' He told police ' that he " met two other boys who had already taken some items from the gar- age. otJohn" Duffy, 1104 East Ninth St., 'and returned with them, ' removing still more things. - - ' " The, youth also admitted, tak ing- part with: others 'in theft of expensive outdoor Christmas tree light bulbs in the eastside district, and an earlier bicycle theft.. '-. : :' . . - Another youth, ?14 years old, admitted theft of Christmas tree bulbs and small ; clothing' items from" the J. CPenney company and Newberry s store on other occasions. . - . . J . must be ready to assist the. with drawal of Chinese " Nationalist forces from some of the smaller Nationalist-held islands 'regard ed by this f government' as not vital to the immediate defense. of Formosa and the Pescadores. Fleer Stands By ."We must be ready, to assist the Republic : of China .to re deploy and consolidate its forces if.it should so desire " he "said. "Some of these forces are scat tered thrdughout the smaller off shore islands as a result of his torical rather than military rea sons directly related to defend ing Formosa,'! he said. - , '-"Kedeployment'.' j . of Chiang Kai-shek's forces presumably meant the evacuation of Nation alist forces on the Tachen Island group some 200 miles north of Formosa. tA:;. M' The ; u. S. Seventh Fleet is standing by ready to "cover" the,., evacuation , of such forces. The United States regards the islands as not vital to the secur jity of. Formosa. ; " - Peace ..Threatened '. 1 if Mr.. Eisenhower said .because of the air situation ih the area. such withdrawals would be im practical without armed Ameri can assistance. . '--:ts:iW . 'Moreover, we must fbe alert to any concentration or deploy ment of Chinese r Communist forces obviously undertaken to facilitate attack upon Formosa. and be prepared to take appro priate military action, he' said. Mr.' - Eisenhower mentioned Red: attacks on Quemoy and the mam Tachen ; Islands v as . ex amples of a Communist prelude to an attempt to conquer For- Mosar He said these attacks posed ' "serious danger to the security; of ? our 'country and of the entire Pacific area and in deed to .the peace of the world." ANNEX 'AT STANDSTILL . O Construction on the new courthouse annex was "at a standstillV again this week with the continuing threat of freezing weather,- according- to - the ' con struction; foreman.; No concrete floor pouring can-be done iintfl it warms; up, he f added. Some work was being done, however, by, steel lathman on the walls, including placement of window frames."-" " . C Equ ipment DiiiGraMfliiB 111 1 : pie's liberation of Taiwan.' "The government of the Peo ple's Republic: ttf : China abso-i lutery cannot : asree to a aa.' called cease fire with the trait orous Chiang Kai-shek (Nation alist Chinese leader), repudiated by the Chmese people. Congress Expected To Quickly Approve Armed Forces Use -Washington (U.R) Presl dent Eisenhower's . request ' for broad authority to use : U. S.1 armed forces to prevent a Red Chinese invasion of Formosa headed today for quick congrtsv sional approval. . - ; . A resolution approving such presidential; powers, was intro duced "in the Senate and House ' as Mr. Eisenhower's special mes sage was being read. . Due in House Tomorrow ' . In the . House, Speaker Sam ' Rayburn said he will call up the resolution tomorrow. He pre dicted it will pass with little op position. " - Senate Republican Leader William F. Knowalnd of Cali fornia, a frequent critic of Mr.' Eisenhower's Far Eastern poll-' cies, said the resolution has his complete approval. -Acting Senate Democratic Leader Earle C. Clements of Kentucky withheld immediate direct comment' -;';: : 1 , " "' House Republican Leader Jo seph W. Martin Jr. of Massachu setts said he expects the resolu tion "will receive almost unani mous support in Congress." r Calculated Bisk . , ' ' House : Democratic Leader John Wi McCormack of Massai' chiisetts' said "there is no ques tion but what our country is. tak-. ing a calculated risk in this new and ! sudden policy.! Mr. Eisen hower ' hail' in his message the United States, was not adopting, a newpolicy, but clarifying an old one. "Passage of the resolu tionshould be implemented : by' evidence of strength,"; McCor mack' said. He called for the President to reconsider the cuts being made in Army manpower. Morse's Political Decision Due Soon . Washington (U.R) Senator Wayne Morse, Oregon Independ ent who was once a Republican may disclose within two weeks whether he will run as a Demo crat for re-election in 1956. : Morse said he did not quit the. Republican party but was "kicked out of it" because he -was too liberal for the GOP. 'He. said the people in his state will render the final verdict on his action in 1956 and "I just got a' little ' hunch as to what their verdict is going to be." His statements 'were made, on the CBS radio program," capitol cloakroom.' ' - 4 - The senator said he thought Oregonians would support his efforts "to represent them in the senate by exercising an honest independence of : judgment on issues, : and not have any . party machinery tell me how to vote'i ftojpntls Flocf :d From Homos in Peris .' : Paris . flj.R) - The rampag ing Seine river reached its high est level in 31 years today, flood ing thousands out of homes 'and ;- jobs and driving giant rats from the sewers of Paris. Then the waters slowly began to faU. , . . Authorities warned that the ! Seine may rise again to a dang erous new crest tomorrow or la ter this : week unless the rains ' end. ' " At least 22 persons have died in the floods and damage ex ceeded millions of dollars. -. Dead-weary American airmen ' in canary-colored exposure suits helped evacuate' families in the flooded Paris suburbs where muddy yellow water of the Seine and the Marne swirled into thou sands of homes and shut down 200 factories. 'A::: " Portland UJ9 -. Port land's . Chinese . citizens today celebrate the Tear of the Sheep, or the year 4652, according to the Chinese calendar. Salem UJ? - Thomas C En- right, Salem attorney, has been chosen chairman of the Xiarfca County - Democratic club to suc ceed Guy Johnson of Salem. , : hii r nil ; H . H HUH r
