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f 1.1 in 'I t i fassen Sees Draft Eisenh owe r, N ixoh ccessful in 1956 Stanford, Calif (U.R) Har old E. Stassen, director of the Foreign Operations administra tion, predicted last night that President Eisenhower and Vice President Richard Nixon will be ."successfully drafted" for an other term in 1956. He said Mr. Eisenhower has gained new stature for his hand ling of the Formosa crisis, and that Nixon is doing a "splendid job." . The FOA chief spoke at Stan ford university before the "West ern College conference on Am erican foreign policy. Tonight he will speak before the World Affairs council at Los Angeles. ' Stassen' told an overflow crowd at Sanford that he felt prospects of peace in the Far East have been brightened by .Congress' firm decision to grant the President extraordinary pow ers to deal with the Formosa question. He credited Democratic Sen. r Dead Boy's Skin Grafted To Girl Cincinnati, O. (U.R) Sur geons today termed successful a skin - grafting operation which transferred skin from a dead .boy's body to the badly-burned ;body of 7-year-old Sherry Cass ,ada. . . Surgeons said the operation, . .while only a temporary measure, will provide time for Sherry's health to improve to the point where her own skin can be grafted to her badly-scarred back. The live tissue was taken 'from Ronnie Wilson, 14, who died in St. Mary's Hospital here from injuries suffered in an Oct. 2 auto accident. The grafted tissue will live jfrom six to eight weeks, doctors -saia. ' Sherry was severely burned over 75 per cent of her body a year ago when she wandered too close to a fire in her back yard.. Ronnie's parents, ;Mr. and Mrs. -Wilber Wilson of Osgood, Ind., struck by the death of their son -who never regained conscious ness, decided, to help Sherry when surgeons said it would im prove her chances to lead a nor mal life. . - New Service Sfafion Planned forTalen! Talent Construction began last week on a new Shell service station at the Talent junction. An investment of about $30,000 will be made in the installation. Ivan ' Edwards, Roseburg, is general contractor, "and expects to be finished by the end of MarcH. A Portland investment firm is building the station, un der Shell supervision. An op erator has not been named yet. , The station will feature double Islands with four , pumps, with access to both the old and new pacific highways. The station area will be surfaced with as-phaltic-concrete and is 240 by 220 feet on the long sides of the triangle. A Becker steel build ing will be used for the station. Frost-proof, thermal-heated air and water wells will be used. Tank capacity will be 12,000 gal lons, allowing tanker delivery to the station in large quantities. Walter George' of Georgia, who supported the President's re quest for the powers, f cr "acting in the finest tradition of Ameri can statesmanship." - In the main body of his speech, Stassen said that "America's long range policies must consider the day when Communism is no longer a danger. "Without minimizing a dang er that looms large andvery real," he said, "the long-range policies we devise and pursue must prepare us for the day when aggressive Communism is no longer a factor." He admitted that Communist exploitation in Asia presents problems that must be faced now, but that the situation, "if difficult, is reasonably hopeful. "Under current mutual secur ity legislation about 60 per cent of our funds have been allocat ed for free Asia as compared to only 12 per cent in 1952," Stas sen said. "A good portion of these funds will be used for technical assistance work, and development assistance to meet the demand for capital develop ment." ' Portland Labor Group Defers Tax Action Portland (U.R) The AFL Portland Central Labor Council has deferred action on. its pro posed tax recommendations to the state legislature. .. . . . The recommendations . fr an nounced last night by the coun cil's taxation committee for study. They will be reported at the council meeting next Mon day. ;- ' ; The taxation committee was opposed to a state sales tax and the emergency clause in tax mea sures which permits a popular vote on tax measures. ' Recommendations included a surtax on income; elimination of the federal income tax deduc tion, and limiting the state prop erty 'tax levels for school and lo cal government purposes. ' Judy Morris Wins Mystery Man Quiz . Judy Morris, daughter ofMr. and . Mrs. Carlos Morris, 128 Mistletoe" st., last night correctly identified the March of Dimes Mystery Man as Wayne "Shady" Wakefield. ' ; Miss Morns wins a quart, of milk each day for 30 days f or each, member of her family, from the Milk Producers league; two chicken dinners from Mary's Casa,! a sgown from Pick's Ap parrel and a $10 gift certificate. The contest was the final one in the Mystery . Man series. , Chuck: Dorrel, treasurer, for the contest, said today prelimi nary figures showed the contest brought in $380 for the" March of Dimes. Enlistees Flood Portland Recruiters Portland U.R) J Army and Navy recuriters were recovering today from a wave of young men who crowded into their offices right up until midnight last night, trying to enlist before the deadline for federal educational benefits. . Just before midnight, the Army recruiting center reported 68 enlistments . ... or almost seven times the usual number in one day. The Navy office report ed 36 enlistments yesterday, with their average running around 10. ' For the month, the Army of fice in Portland reported 380 recruits. The Navy had more than 300. Both the Air Force and Marine recruiting offices closed earlier in the month with full quotas. A House bill designating Mon day as the final day for enlistees to qualify for GI training bene fits is expected to pass the Sen ate and be signed by President Eisenhower. Grange Springfield Laundry Damaged by Flames Springfield, Ore. (U.R) Fire early today caused considerable damage to the Peerless laundry here, destroying the rear end of the building. J. M. Reed, one of the partners, said a small amount of clothing was lost. Damage was fairly heavy to motors and pumps in - the boiler room. He said he ex pected the laundry to be back in operation in a couple of days. Sfady Cove Grange Shady Cove Grange met Jan. 26 after a pot luck supper. Mas ter Reed McKay opened the well attended Grange meeting at 8 p.m. A benefit card party was plan ned for February 19 at Shady Cove school gym. There will be entertainment for all. Movies for the children and those who do not wish to play cards. Proceeds will go to aid the new Shady Cove-Trail fire department. . Past Master Phil Motchen bacher was presented a past mas ters pin by Lecturer Edger Van derlip. " Master McKay presented Sec retary ,Lula Clark with a gold star from the State Grange for having 100 per cent paid up membership for 1954. Master McKay also installed Sister Delia Littlefield as over seer, and Travis Littlefield, as executive committee member. Mr. and Mrs. Barnie Lewen and Edna Santos asked for de mits from the Grange ; which were granted as they had mov ed out of the community. An officers; meeting will be held at the school Wednesday, Feb. 2, at 8 p.m. All officers are asked to please attend as a program will be 'worked out for the coming year. . . Mrs. Cecil Kee received word that her brother is Seattle is very ill. She expected to leave Thursday for his bedside. Lecturer Vanderlip had a very good program. Games were en joyed and Anna Beryl Kee gave an interesting story of her life, highlighted by photographs.: A comic Valentine party 'is planned for next regular meet ing. '' ; i ' Medford 20-30 Club Seats New Officers Semi-annual installation of of ciers of the Medford 20-30 club was conducted last week end at the Medford hotel. Leonard Carlson, Medford, past 20-30 International president, served as installing officer. Darrell Basquez was seated as president, and other new offi cers are Patrick Green, vice president; Alva Reed, tailtwist er, and Al Apitz, Laurel. Krause and "John' Watkins, . members of the- board of directors. . New members of the club in stalled were Robert Schroeder and Chick Reed. Retiring Presi dent Dick Frost was prcaented with a past president's pin. The business session was fol lowed by dancing. Arbor Days Told By Gov. Patterson Salem i(U.R) Arbor Day will be observed Feb. 11 for all counties west of the Cascades and April 8 for all counties east of the Cascades, Gov. Paul L. Patterson said today. ' " .These, dates are determined by state law which provides that children in the public schools assist in planting trees on the school grounds on Arbor Day and be informed about the bene fits of . the preservation and per petuation of our forests and the growing of timber. : Teenagers Fined for Liquor Law Violations Two teenagers paid fines in district court yesterday on alco hol law 'violations j according to court records. - Delbert Kermit Geary, 18, Elk Creek rd., Trail and James Clyde Jack, 20, First and Ash sts., Central Point, pleaded guilty of illegal possession of alcoholic beverages and both paid fines of $10 and- court costs. They were arrested Jan. 26 by state police. . ; ' . ,. Woman To Visit Ike On Her 100th Birthday Washington (U.R) Mrs. Nettie Angus Moulden will meet President Eisenhower today. The President invited her aft er he read in a newspaper that she wanted to visit him. v; . Today is Mrs. Moulde n's j 100th birtnday. - - She-said she will ask the Pres ident to sign the autograph book which she started with the sig nature of Abraham Lincoln. Manager of Chamber Tells of Solicitation Reports have been made to the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce of a solicitation being made by telephone in this area on behalf of the Marine Corps league, Manager Don McNeil said today. In checking on the reports, McNeil telephoned the Portland Better Business Bureau, which, he said, reported the solicitation is being made by a professional promoter for the league, with the promoter receiving 30 per cent of . tne gross receipts, and the league receiving 70 per cent, less all expenses. There is nothing illegal about the solicitation, McNeil said, but he pointed out that the chamber has always discouraged tele phone solicitations of this na ture. The solicitation was being made last week in Klamath Falls he said, and was reported here this week. 1946 Nobel Peace rize Winner Dies Orlando, Fla. (U.R) Dr. John R. Mott, 89, Protestant 'leader and winner of the 1946 Nobel peace prize died last night in a hospital. Mott served as general secre tary of the National Council and the International Committee of the Young Men's Christian Asso ciation and was an honorary life president of the World Alli ance of the YMCA. V In 1895 he helped found the World Student Christian Federa tion and served as its general secretary for a quarter century. He later became chairman of the organization. Other groups he helped or ganize included the Internation al Missionary Council and World Council of Churches. He wrote numerous books and articles on religious and sociological sub jects. Besides the Nobel prize, which he won for humanitarian work, Mott was presented 16 medals and decorations 1 by for eign governments. During his 70 years of traveling, he crossed the Atlantic more than 100 times. Tuesday, February 1, 1955 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE KILLED IN FALL Longview, Wash. (U.R) Stanton H. Wilkes, 51, Hebo, Ore., fell 40 . feet to his death yesterday while working on a construction project for the Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. here. Oregon Youth Gets Capitol Page Job Washington (U.R) Mike Forester, 16-year-old Pendleton, Oregon, high school student, be came the first U.S. capitol page in 20 years when he began his duties here yesterday. Young Forrester, the son" of J. W. Forrester Jr., publisher of Pendleton's East Oregonian, is one of 78 page boys 'serving as messengers for United States, sen ators and representatives. . ; He and other pages attend a special school from 6:30 to 10:30, a.m., before legislative sessions begin. The Oregon youth is a jun ior student. s ' MilkBootleggingSeen If Measure Approved Salem U.R) Bootleg milk practices were predicted yester day if the Oregon legislature approves a proposal to limit milk production to gra de A standards. 'A Molalla grade A producer, John Gale, told the House Food and Dairy committee some pro ducers would bootleg rather than pay the cost of meeting grade A specifications. Oregon Dairy Industries, Ore gon Dairymen's association and Northwest Retail Ice f Cream manufacturers association, which support the bill, said it was nec essary to prevent epidemics. ' Untied is FASTEST 7 SAM FOACKHSGQ only IV hrsm LOS ANGELES only 4V firs. Lov at 11:35 a.m. or 6:45 p.m. All flights " in pressurized Convair Mainliners. Effective September 26. . dSJCD Air Terminal, Call 3-3643 or an authorized (row a seal. To,Buy or Sell Use Tribune, Classified. Ads La Grande Lumber Company Sale i old La Grande (U.R) Herbert D. Templeton, president of the Valsetz Lumber company of Portland, was expected here to day to complete arrangements for purchase of the Mt. Emily Lumber company by the Valsetz firm. ' ; August Stange, president of Mt. Emily, announced yesterday the sale of all the capital stock of his company to the Portland lumber company. Sale price was not disclosed. Valsetz also owns , the Lincoln Lumber company, at Lincoln, Wash., and the Western Pine Manufacturing company at Spo kane, Wash. . Mt. Emily employs about 450 men ' and is the largest lumber company in this part of eastern Oregon. , . Joseph Ryan Given Six Months in Jail New York (U.R) Former New York waterfront boss Jo seph P. Ryan was sentenced to six months in jail and fined $2500 today for accepting a large cash gift from a trucking firm in violation of the '.Taft Hartley act. After sentencing him, Federal Judge Edward Palmieri released Ryan in $2500 bail pending an appeal. , Ryan could have received a prison sentence of three years and a $30,000'fine. "; The 70-year-old former presi dent of the International Long shoremen's association was found guilty last week of ac cepting $2500 ; from ; J. Arthur Kennedy and Sons, Inc. The Taft-Hartley act prohibits union leaders from taking, gifts from employers. Approved Books Claimed Inaccurate and Biased .." Portland U.R) The Oregon State Federation of Labor said last night that two of four social studies textbooks , approved by the state are "inaccurate and biased." . State Secretary James T. Marr said the books were titled "Prob lems Facing Democracy" and "The Challenge of Democracy." They were described as having an anti-union bias and a lack of scholarship. ." ; a i .;. HAS CHECKED IN NUMBER 3 TICKET AND WILL OT GRAND PRIZE IF NUMBER 1 OR 2 TICKET IS NOT CHECKED IN BY THURSDAY-8 P.M. 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