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: Press dispatches from Wash
ington, D.C., . and Salem today
.. revealed a growing partisan
fight over the future of the Tal
ent division irrigation and
reclamation' project, in Jackson
county. Both sides of, the, con
troversy, however, support the
project. ' '.
In Washington, , Congressman
. Harris Ellsworth (R-Ore.) said
that . Sen. Richard Neuberger
(D-Ore.) was- being "ignorant
. and ridiculous'' when he charged
earlier this week that the Eisen
hower, administration has "evi
dently abandoned - interest in
v- the project. : .-.
' Funds Seen Likely ' - '
The , United Press reported
TUlsworth as ; saying that the pro-
posal is under active study in
the budget v bureau, and "it is
. likely" a request for construe
tion funds "may be forwarded
to Congress before too long.
Ellsworth was replying in an
: interview .to Neuberger's charge
on the Senate floor that the ad
ministration's failure to include
funds for the Talent project
"constitutes a betrayal of the
people of southern Oregon." 7
Neuberger said Republicans
had used the proposed project
as a "come-on" to get votes dur
ing the election campaign , last
fall. Ellsworth said Neuberger
had "injected politics" into the
'.project, and this could adverse
ly affect chances of congres
sional approval of construction
funds. - - r
'Accuses Senator
- He accused neuberger ox a
''gross mis-statement." Ellsworth
noted that the. budget does in
clude $352,000 for urgently
needed rehabilitation work ' on
the Medford and Rogue River
-Valley Irrigation districts, which
is part of the project, and ?30,
:000 for planning work. He. also
pointed out that $84,500 was al-
- located last year for preliminary
work.. .': "v;
"This certainly "doesn't in
dicate the - p r o j e e t has . been
abandoned," he said.
Ellsworth said the original
budget request of Interior Sec
retary Douglas McKay called for
$2,000,000 for construction, but
that it was eliminated by the
bureau - of the : budget because
that agency had insufficient time
' between - passage of the Talent
authorization late last session
and printing of the budget to
complete its independent exami
nation of the project.- . v
. Further Data Needed
"In 'fact," - the congressman
. was quoted as saying, "it de
cided some further data was
, needed, and . so budgeted the
$30,000 for addltiona 1 , en
gineering." , . From Salem it was learned
that Gov. Paul Patterson, before
leaving for Washington, D.C.,
Thursday, said one of the things
he expects to do- is get funds
for the Talent project. 4
; Patterson said he has been in
formed that one of the . things
which led to exclusion of funds
was a stenographic error in the
reclamation department, which
made benefits of the project
seem less than they are,
. A second factor,' he said, 2 is
that "one member of the Oregon
delegation" has left the idea that
there is no planning money, in
an apparent reference to Sena
tor Neuberger's statements. The
governor said he - has a 5 letter
from a White House staff mem
' ber to the effect that money for
continued p lanningis in the
-T1956 budget. ' i
Patterson said he regrets that
: : the project has become involved
Sams Vol ley
Drawing Attentioh of ; Mdipr Compdnies
Sams Valley It was revealed
last night at a meeting of about
75 residents of the Sams Valley
Eeagle area that two major oil
companies, as well as a promo
tion group from San Jose, Calif.,
are interested in oil exploration
in the area. , . . 5
The companies are Shell Oil
company and General Petrole
um. It was stated that neither
had done any work in the area
as yet, but committee members
stated they feel sure that; if a
( "large enough property ' block
were secured, a major oil com
pany could be interested.
Many Oil Signs -
; There have long ten signs of
oil in the area, and .several shal
low wells - hav been dug, al
though " no . oil in; commercial
quantities 'has been found. Nat
ural gas has come out of water
wells in the areaard some min
eral formations have led to the
belief , that it is an oil-bearing
area. j--:
T. A promotion firm, Natural Re
sources association of San Jose,
has been investigating 'the area
cine last summer and is propoa-1
Fight () on
in politics because represent
tives of the various states have a
tendency to by-pass projects
which become politically 'in
volved.- '
:-. Also ; in Salem, State . Sen.
Gene L. Brown, Grants Pass Re
publican, challenged Senator
Neuberger's criticism of the ad
ministration. Brown, a sharp
critic of Neuberger during the
election campaign last fall, said
"Senator Neuberger is the true
betrayer of faith of the citizens
of southern Oregon. His repeat
ed campaign assurances that his
presence in the United States
senate would assure the rapid
development of the Talent proj.
ectwere knowingly and wilfully
made with the intent and pur
pose of .futhenhg .his political
future.
- Jack Hoffbuhr, manager of the
Medford Irrigation district, and
Glenn Jackson, ; Medford - busi
nessman who - has spearheaded
the long fight for the Talent
project, are in Washington this
week, seeking a supplementary
budget request for construction
funds. . .
Family's Personal
Effects Destroyed
By Fire in House
' All personal effects of Mrs.
Belle Akins and her four chil
dren, ; except the clothes they
were wearing, were destroyed,
by fire yesterday. Their three-
room home at 547 Effie st. was
completely involved in flames,
firemen reported. . . - -
Neighbors and , friends were
helping the family yesterday
and this morning, and it was re
ported that bedding, including
mattresses, clothing . and dishes
are needed by the family. Mrs.
Akins is staying jwith. a relative
at 404 East California st, Jack
sonville, and any donated mate
rials or other aid may be taken
directly to her. She said she
would be - most grateful for any
help.
Stove Overheats v:
- The children, Nancy, 12, Mar
tha, 10, Bill, 9, and Frances, 6,
had just returned from school
when the fire ; broke out, : at
about 4:10 p.m. Firemen said it
was caused from an overheated
stove and spread . from a . con
crete tile flue. Two trucks were
sent to the blaze after several
persons called in the, alarm. -Mrs.
Akins said this morning
she hopes to find a small, inex
pensive house on the east side
soon so the children can be to
gether again; and resume ' at
tendance at Roosevelt school.
Her Jacksonville telephone
number is 9,-8153.
'Black Frost' Blamed
For, Missing Vessel
Reykjavik, Iceland U.R)
Shipping authorities feared to
day the dreaded '."black, frost,"
an Arctic phenomenon that has
killed 40 seamen,' may have
claimed more lives.
They reported that a fishing
vessel is overdue and possibly
lost in the icy storm that already
has capsized two British trawl
ers. Salem (U.R) All roads ex
cept those closed for the winter
were in good condition and no
chains .were needed, the .State
Highway Department said today.
Oil
ing formation' of a cooperative
or unit plan for development of
the area. The firm would . pro
mote' the area .with the major oil
companies, receiving a fee only
if oil is found. A royalty fee on
oil production over , a one-eighth
royalty to' the landowners would
be charged by the company for
its services. - -r : -v ;?:-;
A i permanent committee ' to
work : on the ' lease , agreement
was named at the, meeting by
Ralph James, temporary chair
man. Among those named were
C. W. MeDonough, Earl Peffley
and Bill Duggan.
15.000 Acres Is Goal
- It was suggested that the com
mittee seek an attorney's advice
in drawing up the pool lease
agreement. A block of about 15,
000 acres will' be the . goal for
the agreement, including all the
land from Sams Valley to Dodge
bridge. People living in the af
fected area are urged to contact
the committee .. to be included
with the block of landowners.: '
It was pointed out that a pool
lease agreement was a means to
interest a large concern in drill
MemordTribune
United Pre Full Lewd .Wire. ...x.:.- ..-. .tf-S" - United grew Full uetd Wire ,
49th Year 18 Pages
US, Britain Agree
To Ask Red China
Would Attempt To ,
Arrange Ceasefire
United Nations, N.Y (U.B
The- United States and Britain
have agreed to invite Red China
to. the United Nations in an at
tempt to arrange a . cease fire
for Formosa, it was learned to
day.
Authoritative sources said the
two major Western powers have
authorized New Zealand to make
the formal proposal to the U.N.
Security Council Monday.-.
In Moscow, - British Ambas
sador Sir William Hayter called
on Soviet Fqreign Minister V.
M. Molotov and urged that Rus
sia use its good offices to per
suade Red China to accept. He
also asked Russia to advise Peip-
ing to adopt a moderate attitude
toward the Formosan crisis. , -India
was expected to be ask
ed to play the role of interme
diary in negotiations with the
Red Chinese. ! : -,
India's Prime Minister Jawa-
harlal Nehru was on his way
to London today with what were
believed to be Red China's terms
for an agreement to end the
dangerous clashes , between Red
and Nationalist Chinese forces in
the Formosa area. , ',
The Indian leader ' is armed
with : information obtained in a
lengthy conference . yesterday
with Red China's , ambassador,
who had returned only 24 hours
earlier from a four-month stay
in Peiping. - : f ' ;
: Nehru's report to Britain's
Prime Minister Winston Church
ill will give the West a tip-off
on - what - prospects "for .success
there are in the diplomatic man
euver to end .the shooting ;off
rormosa.
Safety Awards Slated
At Dinner Tonight
Awards for. top achievements
in the field of saf etv. will be
the annual meeting of the Med
presented here this evening1 at
the annual meeting of the Med
ford Saf ety council. The- meet
ing is set for 6:30 p.m. in the
Pioneer room of the . Jackson
hoteL ' '
Institutional, industrial, and
individual' awards will be pre
sented by Emerson T. Anderson,
past chairman of 'the council.
Featured speaker will be Capt.
Walter ; Lansing, director of the
traffic safety division of the
Oregon secretary of state's of
fice. ? - " g - J V " :- . - ; -. '
New council officer's to be in
stalled at the meeting are Allan
Cameron, , chairman; R. L. Pal
mer, vice - chairman; Aubrey
Loper, secretary; Clyde Fichtner
treasurer,' and - Fred : Robinson
and -Mrs. Carol : Waltermire, di
rectors, r, p "V. :).
DOW-JONES AVERAGES i: ?v
New York ;U.PJ Dow-Jones
final stock averages:.. 30 indus
trials 404.68 up 2.08; ; 20 rail
roads 144.20 up 1.98; 15 utilities
61.88, off . 0.45, and 65 stocks
49.58 up 0.84. Sales today were
about 3,290,000 shares, compared
with 3,500,000 shares ; traded
yesterday . ijj 'i; :-,:;;;.jir:7:'- y
ing in the area. Individual leases
would come later.
It was not . decided at the
meeting whether the property
owners should deal through the
Resources group or directly with
the oil companies. There were
proponents of both courses of ac
tion : at the meeting. Several
speakers said a : large oil com
pany would be more likely to
deal , with I the - group if . there
were only the landowners' royal
ty to consider, and not an addi
tional promotion royalty. - . v . j:s
Others Prefer Promoters
Others felt tha,the San Jose
group could better handle nego
tiations with the company, due
to its experience in the industry,
Committee members said that
the company had been thorough
ly investigated as to its charac
ter, and that such promotion: is
recognized in the industry and
by the federal and state govern
ments. - -- -5
Members agreed to form a
property block first before nego
tiations are made with any con
cern. A general meeting was set
by James for 30 days later V
To Meeting of UN
Reported
MEDFORD, OREGONFRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1955
US District Judge
Appointment Gives
Difficult Problem
Congressmen Study
Faithful Workers
By A. ROBERT SMITH '
Mail Tribune: Correspondent
Washington Oregon's three
Republican congressmen . a r
having a collective headache
over a new responsibility deal
ing out patronage jobs and one
job in particular,- U.S. district
judge for Oregon. -
. The r GOP congressmen are
taking up where former Sen
Guy Cordon left off in the steady
process of picking faithful party
workers for ; vacant government
jobs in which civil service regu
lations don't apply or. can be
successfully bypasse d.
Judgeship Problem
. The vacant judgeship has been
a problem since last April, when
President Eisenhower promoted
Judge James Alger Fee from
that position to the U. S. Circuit
Court of Appeals at San Fran
cisco. :
Some months ago, it was
agreed among the three top
GOP officials of ! the state
State Chairman Ed Boehnke, Na
tional Committee Jess Gard and
National" Committeewoman
Olive Cornett that the man for
the job was Ralph Holman, cir
cuit judge of Oregon City.
: This recommendation' went up
the lme through the state offic
ials to Cordon, who passed it ?n
witha4uWblessing?4o-AttegneyT
General Herbert Brownell, Eis-
enhower always, takes his advice
on Judicial posts from BrownelL
Case Seen Embarrassing '
But meanwhile, several Re
publican attorneys in Oregon ob
served that Judge Holman had
handled a court matter in a man
ner that might lay .him open to
harsh criticism that would prove
embarrassing to the party and to
Holman. He . had, , in handling
settlement of an estate, appoint
ed the bailiff and the clerk of
his court as appraisers, opening
the way for them both to collect
fees from the case.
So in December before Con
gress reconvened, the party lead
ers decided to drop Holman and
substitute instead the names ' of
several Oregon attorneys and
one circuit judge who had each
been backed individually by
their county Republican chair
man.
The circuit judge, William E.
East of Eugene, immediately had
the advantage on the bench, for
Eisenhower and Brownell have
said publicly they always prefer
men with judicial experience for
federal judgeships. It. is note
worthy that Judge Fee won his
appointment to the circuit court
over on -.. opposition candidate
from Arizona who had no back
ground on the Bench; and that
Eisenhower's latest appointee to
the U. S. Supreme Court, John
Marshall Harlan, is now a fed
eral judge. ' .- -
Decision Expected Soon"
Having directed the FJBJ. to
make the customary pre-appoint-
ment investigation of Judge East
last week, the Justice - Depart
ment is expected to make its de
cision in the Oregon judgeship
case within the next few days,
permitting Eisenhower to send
his appointment to: the Senate
very shortly.-
The nine months' delay of the
Republicans ' in filling the. va
cancy prompted Sen. Richard L.
Neuberger ' (D-Ore.) to ; urge
Brownell this week to consider
a Democrat, Edward C Kelly, a
Medford attorney. , -..
Neuberger . said he and Sen.
Wayne Morse (Ind.-Ore.) had co
operated to the fullest by giving
approval to a number 7of .GOP-
backed candidates : for the past,
including Holman,' so there
could be speedy Senate; confir
mation of the new judge after
his appointment.' Neuberger said
he ;Would even have agreed to
vote to confirm former Sen. Cor
don, fin spite of the recent bit
ter campaign between him and
me in-Oregon," if Cordon had
taken the job himself after be
ing defeated for re-election.
Yet the court vacancy , still
hasn't been filled, to the detri
ment of orderly proceedings in
our state," Neuberger . wrote
Brownell. "I think the time has
come for Democrats to make a
definite recommendation if the
Republicans are unable to do
so.1
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. RAIDERS AND. DEFENDERS ? Nationalist : .. , brejets (bottom) only recently turned over by
Chinese fighter-bomber . pilots receive last ; the U.S., stand ready on airfield on Formosa
' minute briefing from their squadron leader torepel threatened Red Chinese aid raids.
x. (right) on Formosa before taking off for raids ? . These jets are now being used to provide air
against . Communist Chinese ships and .'island . -cover, in . the evacuation of some 30,000 Na
invasion points along the China. coast near, v tionaJist troops and civilians from Red-threat-Formosa
(top photo). Nationalist Chinese Sa- ' ened Tacheh islarid.' "
Woman in Hospital
From Fight Hurts;
Husband is Jailed.
A Klamath Falls woman was
in "fair" condition today follow
ing a fight with her husband
south of Medford last night, ac
cording' to: hospital - attendants
and city police. .
The woman, Mrs. ' Grace E.
Pearce, 53, suffered severe head
and facial - injuries, attendants
said. She was taken to Commu
nity hospital by Medford Am
bulance service.
The husband,. Ben Byron
Pearce, 51, is being held in the
city jaiL He pleaded guilty . to
a charge of being drunk in pub
lic and was sentenced to. 10 days
in jail, subject to suspension: He
will : be . held until ' it is found
how serious Mrs. Pearce's in
juries are. :.'". "- vfc
After they , were notified of
the altercation, city police found
the : woman sitting . in ; her:, car,
bleeding from her injuries. The
vehicle was parked vat The
Lodge motel where - Pearce ' had
taken a room. - Police .said4 she
admittef having: a fight, but
that she didn't want her hus-
band arrested.- v - - . - ' ;'; :
Authorities were notified by
employees - at Kim's restaurant
that the couple was proceeding
into.itown. They , told police the
man was beating the J woman
when the couple left,' according
to state police, who received the
first call. . v-. i':fM:h
Woman, Children Perish
As Fire Destroys House
Aberdeen, . Wash. U J9 Mrs.
Myrna Dellamater 35,' and two
small children were burned to
death yesterday when ' fire de
stroyed a house here. -. - :': : -. '
.The children. Raymond. 3. and
Louise Eselin, five months, were
trapped ' tot the ; house and the
woman died: when she tried to
rescue them. Howard J. Eselin,
father of the children, was burn
ed in the rescue attempt - .
iFire officials said Mrs. Della
mater and her husband, Cecil,
had been staying with the Eselin
family;- - ' '
No. 268
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Downed Plane
From Scene in
To Manchuria
London (U.R) A former Brit
ish Communist said today a ref
ugee missionary . had '- told? him
the Chinese Reds moved ; the
wreckage . of" an. airplane from
North Korea .to Manchuria to
fake the evidence' against 11 im
prisoned American airmen.
Saw Plane Carried ."--::-
The : ex-Communist, - Douglas
Hyde, said the missionary's in
formant was in the ,Yalu river
border area at the -time and saw
the plane carried 50 -miles by
the Communists into Red China
from North Korea, where it
actually crashed.;-' ; V'v
A. week- after the crash the
wreckage was .photographed by
the Communists as "evidence'', to
back-up their spy charge against
the airmen' now held by the
Peiping regime, . said Hyde, . a
former editor "of " the ; London
Daily .Worker. -. r .-i-
The missionary, now. in Lon
don, would not allow his name
To Prisoners
In
Washington 0J.R)-Possible
Communist . treachery and the
threat of war in the , Far East
prevented the families of 17 im
prisoned Americans from visit
ing them in -Red Chinese jails,
officials said 'today, r r
The Chinese Communists of
fered to allow the visit, but Sec
retary, of State - John Foster
Dulles barred acceptance Thurs
day night after long and careful
consideration. .
In letters to families, Dulles
said4heMincreastoglyBelli
ent attitude and actions i of , the
Chinese Communists in recent
days" forced, the decision that
passports' could - not be :; issued
for. the time being'.' for travel
to Red China. - -
Portland UB Retirement
of Kenneth Wolfe from the U.
S. Forest Service in Portland has
been announced". " '
Price 5c
Weather
FORECAST; Variable high
cloudiness tonlfht and through
Saturday - afternoon. Inereaa-. .
': lnf clondlnew Saturday night.
Little temperature chance.
Low tonight 23.. High. Satur-
T-
Btghett Teaterday
icmp
94
22
Lowest this Morning
Said Moved
North Korea
by Chinese
to be revealed because he fears
reprisals - against. - members of
his .order who remain in Red
China, Hyde said. .
Said Downed hr Korea -
- The United States has 'said
the B29 carrying the 11 men
was shot down in North . Korea
on Jan. 12, 1953. The Reds have
charged it was shot down in
Manchuria - and therefore . v the
airmen were "spies", rather than
prisoners of war. It was on this
basis that they .were convicted
and sentenced. to prison by the
Reds.'0UI;Ci-
Oregon House Approves
1 1 Bills in Busy Session ::
; : Salem (U.R) The Oregon
House , of Representatives pass
ed 11 bills today .in ,the busiest
day of the session. Several chal
lenged on the floor and debated
at length,, usually by attorneys
who , pointed out' legal flaws
overlooked m committee. , -
ARTICLES FILED ; : '
1 Salem UJJ) -Articles of incorporation-
were filed here to
day for Oakdale Market Inc.," of
Medford. They were signed by
E. B. Hogan, W. V. Deatherage
and Otto J. Frohnmayer. :
Sharp Increase
Cqsos departed in County
A sharp,increase in the num
ber of juvenile arrests in Jack
son county has been reported by
juvenile authorities and Sheriff
Howard Gault. . - . ...
K Some 15 cases now pending, in
juvenile court nave been brought
in stoce; Sunday v 'l
This total includes seven teen
age girir who were to appear in
circuit: court's : juvenile, depart
ment . this' afternoon. They . were
picked tip early' Sunday follow
ing : a beer party in Cental
Point. The youngest is 13..- : v
i Another group was picked up
by ;dty. police. Jt includes sev
eral teenage : boys arrested in
Attempt To Cope
With Americans' .
Display of Might
.Communist Landing
Craft Said Sunk
Taipeh, Formosa (UJO Com
munist China - has vy. begun
strengthening its jet fighter
bases along the Kukien "invas
ion coast" to cope with Amer
ica's new display of aerial might, .
Nationalist Chinese sources said
today. . . - -
U. S. Air Force F88 Sabrejets
joined the 7th Fleet in patrol
ling the Formosa Straits as the
Communists rushed : men and
materials into position opposite
Nationalist-held off-shore bases
for one or more invasions that.
could come at any time... ,
Landing. Craft Sunk
( A Nationalist: Air Force com
munique said fighter-bombers
sank': three Communist landing
craft last night near Tachen, 200;
miles north of Formosa, while'
Nationalist artillery on the is
land base bombarded Commu-
nist gun positions on captured
Yikiangshan, eight miles to the
north. . ;
I U. S. Ambassador Karl Ran
kin told a press conference today
"I don't feel there is any dan
ger or 4 great and important
conflict will break out here." i
'Tf we take a strong , line
within reason and without pro-:
vocation the chances of avoid
ing war are better," he said.
Evacuation Principle Agreed -:
High American officials said
the Nationalists had agreed in
principle to evacuation of the
Tachens but the Americans and
Chinese had not yet reached full
agreement on when end how the
evacuation should be conducted.
. "It issometimes difficult to
carry matters from the prlnci-.
pies' stage to 'actual practice -h
they said. They predicted agree
ment , the moment the Senate
passes President Eisenhower's
Formosa resolution.
CoL Lu Ta, Nationalist mili
tary spokesman, said the Reds
had 200,000 men on the Chek
lang coast opposite Tachen and
another 200fi00 faen ner Que-,
moy. About he!i$ t!at number
were reported -nud at Matsu,
Nationalist base midway be
tween the two.
Morso Ssolts Dsloy
In OSC Regulations
Portland UJi) Sen.; Wayne
Morse, Oregon Independent, has
asked Secretary of the Interior
Douglas . McKay to delay pro
posed changes in O&C - access
road regulations, according to a
lumber union spokesman.
- A F. Hartung, president of
the CIO International Wood
workers of America, said he re
ceived a wire from Morse yes
terday that he had requested the
delay to enable the Senate com
mittee on Interior and Insular
Affairs to consider the matter.';
f: CIO Woodworkers, AFL Lum--ber
and Sawmill Workers, ' the
Western Forest Industries asso
ciation and some ' independent -logging'
operations, who oppose '
the changes, have charged the
new regulations would weaken
competition for federal " timber
by. favoring large operators al
ready located on O&C timber
lands.. ' . . ". . '
Livestock Theft Cose
The case . of the 's t a t e vs. .-
Robert Ellis Darrohn, 45, Star
route, Trail, and a ; 16-year-old '
youth, was expected to go to the',
jury this afternoon. ' Attorneys -started
making their, summa-'
tions this morning. . .
The two are charged with
stealing a calf owned by V. R. .
Mathews, route 1, box 650, Eagle .
Point, on Nov. 15, 1953. .
The trial was in its fourth day
in circuit court today. Yester- -day's
defense witnesses included ?
members of Darrohn's family. ;
Two law enforcement officers:
were among, those testifying for
the state.
in Juvenile
connection with a series of :
thefts, most of them minor but '
one - amounting to more than '
$200. Most of the boys are about ;
13 years of age. ' : ' :. " . V.
A 16-year-old Rogue Elver;
area boy was arrested by sher- '
iff s deputies yesterday. . , The '
youth admitted, theft of beer ,
and wine from several markets ;
and stores in Grants Pass, and I
theft of other items.from Nick's
market in Rogue River.
Mrs. Kay CrowelL county Ju- -venile
officer, , noted this - mom .
ing that an increase in juven
ile delinquency usually occurs
after the first of the year. -
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