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TWO MTDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday. Msy I, 195S Case ol! Aberdeen (GO Creates Scurry Dim High Level Circles ! Br A. ROBERT SMITH '; Mail Tribun Correspondent Washington (Special) The ease o the Aberdeen, Wash., corporal who has been threaten ed by the Army with an undesir able discharge unless he can prove his father is innocent of charges of Communist connec tions has had the Eisenhower ad ministration scurrying all week to find out how this happened. Rep. Don Magnuson (D-Wash.), who explained the case to the House and called for an investi gation of it, had hardly sat down when a general from the Penta gon showed up at his office to get the background of the case. He had been dispatched to the scene by Assistant Secretary of Defenst Hugh Milton. The White House had earlier received a letter detailing the case of Corp. Walter William Kulich from his attorney, Paul O. Manley, an Aberdeen Re publican. Sherman Adams, as sistant to President Eisenhower, put two top defense officials on it. What administration officials learned was that shortly after Kulich had been given an honor able discharge last Jan. 6, af ter two years active duty, he was informed by the Army that cer tain allegations were on file with the Departmen of the Army that his father was a member of the Communist party, had attended meetings and received travel ex pense money from the party to go to the United Nations in New York. The Army told the 22 year old veteran he would be com pelled, as a consequence, to ac cept an undesirable discharge or request a hearing in which to prove the allegations to be false. A copy of the proper form for requesting an undesirable dis charge was enclosed. - Kulich's attorney said the boy and the father deny the charges. He said Army officers at Fort Lewis told Kulich they could not divulge the nature of the infor mation being used against his father, but that it would be his responsibility to prove his fa ther's innocence nevertheless. "No charges have been filed against the father by way of criminal proceedings or other wise," Kulich's lawyer wrote Ei senhower. "In view of the fact that we have stringent laws con cerning individuals engaging in subversive activities, it seems al most incredible that the author ities are concentrating their ener gy in efforts to smear the son with an unedsirable discharge rather than attempt to substan tiate their charges against the father." The Army said it had no other choice under the Eisenhower ad ministration's personnel security program. "Is this American justice?" asked Congressman Magnuson. "Since when does an American citizen have to prove his inno cence? I had thought it was up to the accuser to prove guilt." The administration has con tended it must protect its sour ces of information by shielding accusers, instead of permitting them to be confronted by the ac cused. "Since when do we condemn a man because of what his father or any other relative or any other person has done?" asked Magnuson. "I had thought that in our free land guilt was indivi dual and innocence was indivi dual, and that we did not punish a man or tarnish his reputation because of what an ncestor might have done." Three other West Coast con gressmen have joined Magnuson in presenting the action taken against Kulich; Reps. Mack and Pelly, Washington state Republi cans, and Rep. Miller, California Democrat. Removal! off Secrecy At (Geneva Fredocted HOW CHRISTIAN SCIENCE ; HEALS Station KWIN 1400 K.C. Sundays 10:15 A.M. Washington (U.R! Chairman Clinton P. Anderson of the con gressional atomic energy com mittee said Saturday this sum mer's atomic energy conference in Geneva may well blow off some secrecy lids and boom the peaceful uses of the atom. The New Mexico Democrat made the statement in an inter view in which he discussed the United Nations' atomic confer ence in August. He predicted it will be "the turning point in the peacetime applications of atomic energy." Anderson foresaw a hard struggle between the United States and Russia for supremacy in the fledgling atomic energy industry and for the favor of the 82 other nations which have been invited to the conference. The other nations, he said, "will say we know you can make a bomb, but what can you do to help us in the things that count'?" "The United States, and the Russians too, will be doing their best-to provide answers to that question. It could be like a poker game in which no one is willing to put up any money. But I believe it will be wide open," Anderson said. The atomic energy commis sion has indicated it plans no general, wholesale declassifica tion of material for the confer ence. But Anderson said that, once the conference is under way, both sides may well want ELLIS -MARKER; Open Every Sunday 9 A.M. to 7 P.M. S&H GREEN STAMPS 820 Crater Lake Avenue to declassify more material than they now anticipate. "It may well blow the lid off the whole business," he said. "We certainly are going to try to show the world what can be accomplished with this great new tool, by building an atomic reactor there (at Geneva) and by talking about the merchant ship which will be already under construction. (President Eisen hower has asked congress to au thorize an atomic-powered mer chant ship which would tour the world to demonstrate peaceful uses of the atom.) "Maybe the Russians will of fer a few surprises. They have certainly been enthusiastic about it (the conference). We have Jalked about how we had the first bomb, the first subma rine and now the first merchant ship. I'm sure the Russians will turn up with something per haps a little power plant that you can put over in the corner to run forever." I I i ROY ROGERS Outstanding Senior Roy Rogers Wins $500 Scholarship; Philips Honored Corvallis Roy Rogers of Medford has been awarded a $500 Westinghouse achievement scholarship for study at Oregon State college next year. The scholarship is given to the outstanding senior in elec trical or mechanical engineering who has demonstrated achieve ment in academic work and in qualities of leadership. He was recommended by the electrical engineering department .The scholarship is one of the top study awards in the school of engineering. Young Rogers is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl W. Rogers, 847 Pennsylvania avenue. He was graduated from Medford High school in 1952. Pullman Douglas Philips, son of Dr. and Mrs. S. E. Philips, Big Boulder orchard, has been elected to membership in Phi Kappa Phi, national scholastic honorary at Washington State college. The young man was one of 43 outstanding students and three feculty members elected to membership by tha WSC chapter. Young Philips was graduated from Medford High school with the class of 1952 and is a junior in the school of veterinary medicine. Five Boys Winners in Teenage Driving Test Carl Gordon, 1019 South Oak- dale ave., and Robert Bobbet, 1740 North Riverside ave., won two of five top honors in the Medford Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsored Teen-age Roadeo held at Medford High school yesterday. Gordon is a student at Med ford High school, and Bobbet at tends St. Mary's school. Other winners oi yesterday's contest were Allen Swearingen, box 202, Jacksonville; Elvice Larson, 20 South Amy st.. Cen tral Point; and Roger Puhl, 607 Fourth st., Phoenix. Finals in the contest will be held next Saturday afternoon. Judges for the contest were Roy Erickson, Medford. city po lice department; Charles Offen bacher, Oregon state police; m. ROGUE VALLEY'S j sjyW- Response To fpnn vi n rvi 9 nn n n Pf IS U ILWffilil Imj 0 ILIA in the Handy Disposable Cartons has been TREMENDOUS! "What we've been waiting for!" "Finally" . . . 'The best we've ever had!" . . . are but a few of the remarks we have heard. We appreciate this response and say THANK YOU by pledging that we will KEEP IT GOOD and MAKE IT BETTER . in fact we will keep it ROGUE VALLEY'S BEST - BAR NONE If you haven't tried it yet . . . DON'T WAIT ANY LONGER! Buy GILMAN'S this week! Next time you shop . . . REACH for GILMAN'S MILK! Leon Rankin, Pacific Motor trucking; and Ed Lindstrom, Greyhound representative. Following next Saturday's finals, a banquet at the Jackson hotel will honor the winner of the contest. Guest speaker will be Secretary of State of Oregon Earl Newbry. Railroad Men Hopeful Of Eased Restrictions Portland (U.PJ John P. Kiley, of Chicago, president of Chicago, Milwaukie, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, said Fri day night that railroads are hopeful of overcoming federal restrictions that handicap them in competing against trucking firms. Kiley, formerly ot Seattle, said recommendations of an Eis enhower administration commit tee on more flexible rate poli cies would permit operators to adjust rates between minimums and maximumus set by the In terstate Commerce Commission. This latitude, he said, would eliminate some of the handicaps with which railroads now are faced. TV SENTENCE Marietta, O (U.R) Juvenile Judge Xilpha R. Metcalf order ed two brothers, aged 8 and 11, to go 60 days without television after the boys were charged with entering three homes and taking $128 in cash and valuables. They said they got their robbery ideas from a television crime show. NEW AIRPORT " San Juan, Puerto Rico (U.R) Air operations will be moved from the Isla Grande Airport to the new $15 million Internation al Airport at Isla Verde May 24, the Puerto Rico Transportation Authority announced. Inaugura tion ceremonies have been sched uled for May 20, 21 and 22. T.ONG ALLIANCE Sylvan, N. C. (U.R) Mr. and Mrs. John Bumgarner claim to have been married longer than anyone in the United States. Bumgarner, 9, and his wife, 83, began their married life almost 76 years ago, in 1879. Jfcffi in Job Opportunities . Pay Hit New High1 For College Grads Chicago (U.R) Job oppor tunities and' starting salaries for the June college graduate are hitting an all-time record high, a nation-wide survey showed Saturday. The annual rush of business and industry to sign up the grads is on, with representatives al ready flooding the campuses to interview applicants. Starting Salaries Up This year starting , salary of fers are up about five to seven per cent over last year for a new record, and job opportuni ties were described by college placement officials as the best ever. Engineering grads were the choicest plums, with industry of fering them $350 to $500 a month to start. The general aver age was about $400, a new re cord. Job openings also were the best for engineering students. At Purdue university, the demand was reported up 20 per cent over last year, with five jobs avail able for every graduate. At Purdue a total of 900 firms bid for engineering grads, while at Columbia a record 260 firms competed for only 200 available graduates. Peak of $500 At Georgia Tech, the oil, chemical and aircraft industries were reported bidding the high est, with offers ranging up to $475 a month. A peak of $500 a month was reported at George Washington university. The busy industry represent atives were resorting to new "gimmicks" to induce the grad uate to sign up with them. Some firms were reported ma king "step" offers instead of a flat starting salary. The "steps" involve higher salary brackets for married students, veterans, or those with outstanding schol astic records. Morse Raps; Partneilp Plan As Mis CacuvoBu SmraoEce Screen Corvallis (U.R) Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore.) has charged that a partnership proposal for Cou gar and Green Peter dams in Ore gon is a "smoke screen" for those who are afraid to support the high Hells Canyon dam. Morse, who arrived in Port land from Washington Friday on a "reporting and checking" trip, spoke at a Democratic dinner-at the Corvallis Hotel. He said it was "a curious thing" that a revival of partner ship plans for the two dams came the same week the Hells Canyon bill was introduced in the Sen ate and House. The Oregon Democrat said that while Green Peter and Cou gar, on the Willamette and San tiam rivers, were essential to flood control in the Willamette basin, they were "a drop in the bucket" as far as power was con cerned. But he charged that the part nership bill introduced by Rep. Harris Ellsworth (R-Ore.) was "an invitation to delay" contain ing "more 'ors,' 'ifs,' 'ands' and tuts' than an unprepared high school student's recitation." Morse said the Public Works WRONG TOOTH Galesburg, 111. .(U.R) Mrs. Violet Glover Kelly sued a den tist for $50,000 because of a bro ken tooth. She charged the den tist drilled a tooth without her consent ' and broke the molar, causing a mouth deformity and medical and hospital expenses of $2,000. Wind cellophane tape around two wire hangers to make one tirong hanger that will hold winter clothing and blankets. Sinatra Files Suit Against Producers New York (U.R) Frank Sinatra has filed suit against the producers of "On the Water front" for $500,000, charging they backed out of an agreement to give him the starring role for which Marlon Brando won the Academy award, it was disclosed Saturday. The suit came to light when the produecrs announced they would appeal a court decision refusing to dismiss the complaint filed by the crooner who has turned to dramatic roles in re cent months. Committee, of which he was a member, last year authorized funds .for power generators at Cougar and Green Peter sites, although both projects were orig inally authorized by Congress as flood control dams. Raps Hatfield . " ' ... . Morse, in an aside, remarked that State Sen. Mark Hatfield "ought to plug the holes in his hat" if he believes the Demo crats have half a million dollars to assure Morse's election in 1956. 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