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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. '
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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 .;.
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