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Washington (U.R) The
government announced today it
has "successfully completed"
history's second underwater at
omic test, presumably of a nu
clear depth charge or other mis
sile designed to destroy enemy
ubmarines.
Tht first underwater atomic
explosion was set off July 25,
1946, at Bikini in a test of nu
clear weapons against naval
ships. The new test was held
to get information for develop
ing a defense against submar
ine attack."
The Defense Department and
the Atomic Energy commission
said the new explosion, "a
mall nuclear device," was deton
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QUITE A JOB Telephone company repairmen
are shown above involved in the complexities
of repairing a coaxial cable which was cut in
two by a ditching machine north of Medford
yesterday morning. The mishap halted the flow
of both United Press and Associated Press news
to The Mail Tribune, Ashland Tidings and
Grants Pass Courier, as well as to the radio and
television stations, and in addition interrupted
George Optimistic
Over Outcome of
Big 4 Conference
Washington U.P.) Chairman
Walter F. George of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee ex
pressed optimism today over
Russia's attitude toward the
coming Big Four conference.
He told reporters the Russians
.. "seem to be willing to concen
trate on the big problems
ahead" of "softening tensions as
much as possible." He also said
the Soviets "seem not to have
raised any collateral "issues"
which might become stumbling
blocks at the meeting.
Dulles Appraisal Sought
The Georgia Democrat said
Secretary of State John Foster
Dulles probably would be asked
for his appraisal of the Soviet
attitude in his appearance be
fore the committee today. The
session was called to hear
Dulles' report on his recent
European trip.
George said that judging by
reports from Vienna and Paris,
Soviet Foreign Minister V. M.
Molotov "seems to have agreed"
generally with the ideas set
forth by the U.S., Britain and
France on main topics to be cov-
ered at Big Four talks. Time and
place for the talks still must be
arranged.
Reports To President
Dulles returned by air from
Europe Monday and reported
'. immediately to President Eisen
hower. He later met in a closed
door session with the House For
eign Affairs Committee.
The secretary of state said the
Big Four meeting "holds some
promise of costructive accomp
lishment." He said his trip was
"a very eventful week" during
which "much good work has
been done."
Seven Aircraft
To Mark Armed Forces Day
Seven aircraft from two Air
Force bases and the Civil Air
patrol, and 10 pieces of military
equipment will be displayed at
municipal airport Sunday after
noon when Armed Forces Day
will be observed in Medford.
In addition to the aircraft and
equipment, several other dis
plays will be on exhibit during
the afternoon, when there will
be a musical program by the
Sixth Army Bagpipe band from
San Francisco and the Medford
High school band.
The displays will be exhibited
in the area west of the munici
pal airport administrative build
ing. Parking facilities will, be
available near the airport.
"Three of the aircraft on dis
play will be jets. They are the
trainer version of the F-80, a,
ated in the Eastern Pacific. It
did not say when or just where.
There have been guesses the
test was carried out several
hundred miles off Southern Cal
ifornia. The joint announcement said
"the indications are that . . .
the test involved no health haz
ard to mainland or island inhab
itants or consumers of fish."
In an announcement May 9
the two agencies said the explo
sion would be set off "several
hundred miles from the closest
land area, off the West Coast
of the United States and com
pletely clear of fishing grounds
and shipping lanes."
Despite this assurance, spokes
Neutralization of
Germany Soviet Aim
At Big Four
Vienna, Austria (U.R) Soviet
Foreign Minister Vyacheslav M.
Molotov made it clear today that
Russia will press for the neutral
ization of Germany, when the
Big Four heads of government
meet this summer.
Molotov flew back to Moscow
today to set the time and place
of the meeting "at the summit"
with Soviet Premier Nikolai Bul
ganin. Pattern for Solution
Before leaving he told news
men he hoped the signing of the
Austrian state treaty would be
"the pattern for the solution of
other international problems."
The treaty, establishes Austria
Ashland Post Office
100 Years Old Today
Ashland A fourth-class post
office with . the designation of
Ashland Mills was opened here
100 years ago today.
The office, later named Ash
land, has been in service ever
since.
Abel D. Helman was the first
postmaster, serving for 27 years.
The first office was located in
the Ashland house, later mov
ing across the street to the Odd
Fellows building.
It was in 1871 that the second
word, "Mills," was dropped
from the official name, although
in common usage it had been
dropped about 10 years before.
History of the department is
told in a comprehensive paper
prepared by Donald M. Spencer,
retired assistant postmaster.
Due in City
radar interceptor version of the
F-80, and an all-weather radar
interceptor. All three will be
from McClelland Air Force base,
Calif.
Military equipment will in
clude various artillery and army
vehicles from Oregon National
Guard stations at Ashland and
Medford. Fire fighting equip
ment will be displayed by the
United States forest service, and
a link trainer for the CAP will
be on display.
The program will start at
1:40 pjn.
In addition to activities at mu
nicipal airport, several fighter
interceptor Scorpion F-89 air
craft will fly over the Rogue
valley Sunday about 9:30 a.m.
The planes, however, will not
land to be on display.
men for the West Coast sardine
fishing industry asked that the
test be canceled. They expressed
fear it would damage sardines
during their spawning period.
In trying to avoid doing any
damage, the government follow
ed recommendations of Scripps
Institute of Oceangraphy ex
Medford
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network radio, and TV broadcasts. The break
was repaired by late afternoon, after the men
above succeeded in splicing the hundreds of
wires carried in the cable. Each had to be joined
with the one it matches. Shown on the job in the
Telephone company picture, are left rear, Ed
ward A. Switzer, installer-repairman, and V. S.
Kasser (right rear), R. R. Bates (left front) and
Robert L. Glather (right front), cable splicers.
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as Europe's newest neutral, and
his statement was regarded as a
i direct reference to Germany, the
chief concern at the moment of
Soviet policy in Europe.
"I am convinced that the con
clusion of the treaty will con
tribute to peace in Europe and
the world," Molotov said.
Molotov was the last of the
Big Four foreign ministers to
leave Vienna. He stayed behind
and stole a march on the West
by holding surprise "friendship
meetings" with high Austrian of
ficials. Serious Complication
. During his visit he said "ag
gressive German militarism" had
seriously complicated European
affairs and forced the Soviet to
form an Eastern military alli
ancethe "Red NATO" formed
last week in Warsaw.
Western officials believed the
Soviets would offer to barter the
new Communist alliance for a
neutralized Germany at the
forthcoming meeting between
President Eisenhower, Prime
Minister Anthony Eden, Bulga
nin and French Premier Edgar
Faure.
An official Soviet note propos
ing an exact time and place for
the conference is expected with
in the next week or ten days.
Medford To Get KC
Convention in 1956
Portland (U.R) Michael
j J. Hine of . Tigard has been
named state deputy of the
Knights of Columbus as the
group closed its 47th annual con
vention here.
The 1956 convention will be
held in Medford.
Other new officers include Ed
ward Bell, Stayton, secretary;
Vincent Mertz, Salem, treasur
er; Andrew Neterlin, Newport,
advocate; Wilfred duBall, Lake
iew, warden, and Rev. Edmond
J. Murnane, Eugene, chaplain.
Radio Highlights
A report by Secretary of
State John Foster Dulles on
his recent trip to Vienna
where the Austrian treaty was
signed will be carried by sta
tion KYJC 1230 kc) at 7:30
p.m. today and by station
KMED (1440 kc) at 9:30 p.m.
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perts on sea life and currents:
Today's announcement said
nothing further would be said
"concerning the military results
of the experiment."
It appeared likely that the
weapon exploded ranged in
energy yield from around 1000
tons of TNT equivalent to 5000
MEDFORD, OREGON,
Sen. Morse Raps
Oveta Culp Hobby
For Vaccine Job
Bungling Charged
By Oregon Senator
Washington (U.R) Sen.
Wayne L. Morse, (D-Ore.), said
today Health Secretary Oveta
Culp Hobby "ought to be remov
ed from her office for gross in
competence" in the handling of
Salk polio vaccine.
He made the statement in a
Senate floor debate with Sen.
George H. Bender (R-O.), over
whether administration . officials
have bungled the vaccination
program.
Children Said Protected
Bender said Mrs. Hobby and
Surgeon General Leonard A.
Scheele "are protecting the peo
ple of the United States, partic
ularly the children, in handling
this matter in the most profes
sional way."
But Morse asserted that Mrs.
Hobby and Scheele made a "hor
rendous mistake" in handling the
vaccine. He said Mrs. Hobby
particularly "has been guilty of
bad administration that comes
close to immorality."
He said both officials "have
much to answer for." He said
they should visit the hospital
beds of children who, he safe,
contracted polio "because the
Public Health Service hadn't
properly tested" the vaccine.
Mrs. Hobby Leaves
Mrs. Hobby left here today for
a four-day visit in her home
town of Houston, Tex. A spokes
man for her . department .said,
"she probably needs a little
rest."
Mrs. Hobby accompanied her
husband, former Gov. William
P. Hobby of Texas. Hobby was
hospitalized recently in New
York.
"We test and inspect meat
more carefully in packing plants
. . . than we test this vaccine,"
Morse asserted in a Senate
speech.
Washington (U.R) Senator
Wayne L. Morse, Oregon Demo
crat, said yesterday that Presi
dent Eisenhower's anti-polio con
trol program would only, lead
to more "uncertainty, frustra
tion and chaos."
Morse said the new program
"will do little to reduce the
mounting confusion." Urging
federal controls, the Oregon
Democrat said the voluntary ap
proach "has produced the cur
rent uncertainty, frustration and
chaos," and the new recommend
ed program would "merely pro
vide for more of the same."
The program, Sen. Morse said,
would bring about a system of
"hundreds" of priorities "on a
community by community bas
is." City Tax Election
Discussion Slated
Members of the city council
tonight will discuss the proposed
election to increase the city's
tax base by $65,000 annually and
to amend the city charter to pro
vide a higher limitation of prop
erty taxes.
At a special meeting recently,
the council voted to go ahead
with plans for an election, and
authorized City Attorney Frank
Farrell to draw the necessary
documents.
The council also will hear
recommendations on a revised
milk quality ordinance, award
bids on a pick-up and dump
truck for the city, receive a re
port on the alley clean-up pro
gram, and call for hearings on
annexation of property on
Black Oak dr., and paving on
East Jackson st.
Several other items also are
on the agenda, including con
sideration for annexation of a
portion of Laurelhurst addition
which is not now within the city
limits.
The meeting, at the city hall,
will start at 7:30 p.m. '
Phoenixville, Pa. (U.R) For
mer U. S. Supreme Court Justice
Owen J. Roberts, 80, died today
at his home in nearly West Vin
cent Township.
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tons. It also seemed evident that
it was in the from of a device
that could be dropped or fired
into the sea and exploded at the
desired depth. -
It has long been know
the Atomic Energy Com
has perfected a family
clear weapons rang'
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Chou Interested
In Discussing US
Troop Withdrawal
Premier Wants Yank
Troops. Out of Formosa
Tokyo (U.R) Chinese Com
munist Premier Chou En-lai re
newed his offer today to negoti
ate directly with the United
States but made it clear he was
interested chiefly in negotiating
the withdrawal of U. S. armed
forces from Formosa.
Chou, in a review of the Ban
dung African-Asian conference
broadcast by Peiping Radio, em
phasized Peiping's intention of
"liberating" Formosa but said
Communist China was willing to
"liberate" it by negotiation
rather than through military
force.
Cease Fire Rejected
Chou rejected any idea of a
cease fire for the Formosa
Strait and said this was an im
possibility because Formosa is
an integral part of China and
that it was a matter to be settled
by the Peiping governmen and
by no other authority.
Peiping Radio broadcast the
5500-word text of the report
Chou made, before the standing
committee of the .National Peo
ples Congress. He used the same
"turn the other cheek" attitude
he displayed at the Bandung con
ference but he did not budge an
inch on the Formosa question.
Plane Said Sabotaged
He did retreat on one propa
ganda line. He said a plane
which crashed en route to Ban
dung with Red Chinese aboard
was sabotaged by Nationalist
agents. He did not repeat Peip
ing's earlier charges the crash
was plotted by Americans as
well.
Chou said the "occupation" of
Formosa by American forces
was an international matter
which has created tension in the
Far East.
Burmese Exchange
Students Arrive
For Stay in Valley
Two Burmese men, in this
county through the International
Farm Youth Exchange program,
arrived in Jackson county yes
terday afternoon. They will be
here until June 12 and will live
with two local farm families.
The men, Maung Thein Nyun
and Ko Tun Oo, same to Med
ford by car with Ken Hill, Cor
vallis, state extension service
agent at large. Hill and Glenn
Klein, Jackson county agent for
4-H club work, took the Bur
mese to the homes where they
will be staying.
Nyun will live at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Don Minear,
route 1, box 358, Medford. Oo
will stay at the -home of Mr. and
Mrs. John Ousterhout, route 1,
Eagle Point.
Will Get . Acquainted
During their first few days
in Jackson county, they will
spend most of their time becom
ing acquainted with their hosts,
Klein said. Saturday they will be
at Gold Hill for the Rogue River
Jersey Cattle Junior Dairy show
to observe dairy judging and
showmanship.
While in the county, Nyun
and Oo plan to attend numerous
4-H club and Boy Scout activi
ties and will be available for
some talks, Klein said. Both
speak English fairly fluently.
Interested groups are asked to
telephone Klein at the county
agent's office in the courthouse.
Two other Burmese in this
country through the IFYE pro
gram, Maung Nyi Nyi and
Maung Thein Lwin, are staying
with Josephine county families.
They also came to southern Ore
gon yesterday with HilL
Explefei
mammoth city-killing H-bombs
down to comparatively low yield
warheads for rockets and tor
pedoes. Conventional anti-submarine
tons also have undergone an
on in form since the
drum-shaped depth
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IPhoeniix' First Sewer
System oven Stromig
Approval by Voters
Phoenix Voters of Phoenix
yesterday approved, by a vote
of about 4 to 1, two proposals
which will give the city a sewer
system and sewer disposal fac
ilities . for the first time in its
more than 100 years. .
Phoenix residents voted 156
for and 39 against issuing
$40,000 in general obligation
bonds to provide for disposal of
sewage, and voted 134 for and
36 against installing a city sew
er system to be financed by as
sessments against property serv
ed. The city council, in a special
meeting last night, canvassed
the votes and adopted an ordin
ance accepting the results of the
special election.
Mayor Dan Adams- said the
council will go ahead with nec
essary legislation as soon as pos
Little Boy Drowns in
Pond at Four Corners
The youngster who drown
ed at Four corners this morn
ing has been identified as
Steve Silva, 3 - year - old son
of Mrs. Nonnah O. Silva, 215
North Ivy St.. Medford. Sher
iff's officers said the young
ster was being cared for by a
baby-sitter near there at the
time of the accident.
A boy about 3 or 4 years of
age drowned in a small deep
pond behind the Midway Auction
company barn at Midway four
corners this morning. He was
not immediately identified.
Efforts by Medford and Cen
tral Point rural fire departments,
and sheriff deputies, using a re
suscitator loaned by the Jackson
County Disaster car, failed to
revive the boy.
Woman Distraught
Sheriff's deputies who talked
with the child's baby sitter said
she was too distraught to talk
coherently and was unable to
give them information.
The boy apparently slipped
into the pond, which is about
15 feet deep and about 25-by40
feet, as he was playing on a dirt
pile just west of the pond. Two
other boys with him ran to a
nearby house for help.
Immediately after Medford
and. Central Point rural fire de-
Boundary Board Study
Set on School Proposal
The Jackson county boundary
board will consider changes in
the boundaries of Ashland and
Talent school districts Wednes
day at 10 a.m., according to
County Commissioner Chester
Wendt.
The proposed change involves
placing a small portion of the
present Ashland district within
the boundaries of the Talent dis
trict, Wendt said.
Voters off County's School Districts OK
Rural Board Budget Totaling $1,599,895
Voters in 20 Jackson county
second and third class school dis
tricts yesterday approved a rural
school board budget calling for
a levy of $1,599,895.53.
Unofficial returns from 16 of
the 20 districts showed a vote of
274 to 97 in favor of the budget.
Voters in 13 of the 16 reporting
districts favored approval of the
budget.
Four Reports Missing
Those districts are not yet re
porting are Ruch, Dewey, Apple
gate and Pinehurst. Returns
from those districts are not ex
pected to change the final result.
The . Jackson county rural
board is expected to call & spe
cial meeting in the near future
M
charges of World War I.
Whether the atomic anti-sub-weapon
takes the form of a
guided missile, torpedo, depth
charge, mine, or bomb was not
disclosed.
Apparently it was something
that coud be dumped, like a
depth charge, or fired from a
surface ship or submarine. The
distance from land appeared to
preclude fixed firing from an
anchored ship, as at Bikini in
1946, or from a vessel held in
position by cables from shore.
It is certain that the weapon
was not as powerful as the one
exploded at Bikini. Thal was
equivalent to 20,000. tons of
TNT.
Qyes
sible to push the project for
ward. The vote will give the city of
Phoenix a sewer system for the
first time since the town was
founded as Gasburg, more than
a century ago. Septic tanks,
which are now being used, are
causing serious sanitary condi
tions throughout town, Adams
said.
The $40,000 in bonds, will go
toward connecting with the Med
ford disposal plant through the
South Bear Creek Sanitary dis
trict. The city sewer assessment was
estimated to be about $3.65 per
front foot, and may be paid in
cash or in 20 semi-annual in
stallments under the Bancroft
act.
House connections will be paid
by property owners.
partments were, notified, about
three men went to the scene and
repeatedly dove in trying to lo
cate the boy.
Central Point Police Chief Or
an Chastain, using an oxygen
tank and mask, failed to find
the boy when he searched the
muddy water.
Trucks Pump Water
Four pumper trucks, mean
while, pumped water from the
pond, which was more than half
full of water.
The body was found about
12:20 p.m. after more than, an
hour in the pond, and after all
but three feet of water had been
pumped out.
The Jackson county coroner
and an ambulance were called
about 12:40 p.m.
Medford. Armory
Bids Are Called
A call for bids for construc
tion of the new Jackson county
armory building, to be located on
the county fairgrounds south of
Medford, was issued in Portland
today. Bids . will be opened
June 8 at 2:30 p.m. in Salem.
This information was received
here today from Lt. Col. Paul L.
Kliever, of the Oregon Military
department, by Medford Archi
tect Robert J. Kenney, who with
Medford Architect Jack Eri
has been associated in planning
of the building.
Estimated cost of construction
of the new building is about
$348,000.- Of this total, $40,000
will come from city funds, $60,
000 from county funds, $138,000
in federal funds, $80,000 in state
rehabilitation funds, and the
balance from the sale of the old
armory property on Bartlett st.
i for an official canvass of the
ballots cast in the election.
Vote on 6 Per Cent
Although, in effect, the results
of the election gave approval to
the proposed 1955-1956 rural
school board budget, the ques
tion actually put to the voters
was that of exceeding the 6 per
cent limitation on budgetary in
creases by a total of $1,276,
374.89. .
The election was needed . be
cause the rural school district
levy base is only $323,520.64.
State law specifies that the levy
base may be increased by only
6 per cent over the largest levy
base during the previous three
years, unless voters approve a
The Bikini underwater shot
hit the hulls of target ships with
pressures of thousands of poundt
per square inch at distances of
a quarter to half a mile.
It1 ripped the hull of an obso
lete battleship, sinking the craft
in the twinkling of an eye, and
sank seven other craft, including
three submerged submarines. .
It spewed nearly 1,000,000
tons of water 1V4 miles into the
air creating a surge of radio
active spray that made many of
the more distant target ships
dangerously "hot" for months.
The new test was carried out
by Joint Task Force Seven under
the command of Rear Adm. C. B.
Momsen.
ftumed
Youngster Seen
Walking on Road
Following Release
Boy Lured A way,
Private Tells Police
Astoria (U.R) William E.
Kent, an Army private from
Fort Campbell. Ky.. today was
charged with child stealing in
connection with tha hiul
disappearance of a 7-year-old
Elsie, Ore., boy.
Astoria iiu.R) Tommy Wood
ard, 7, missing since Sunday
afternoon, was found safe about
6 a.m. today walking along the
Sunset highway near Elsie.
A 19-year-old soldier, who
state police said admitted hold
ing the boy, was taken into cus
tody and brought here by state
police. x
Tommy was taken home and
put to bed. He was found walk
ing along the highway by log
gers who then found the soldier,
Pvt. 2c William E. Kent, Fort
Campbell, Ky., and took him to
a local tavern where state police
were called.
In Trouble Before
State police who brought Kent
to the sheriff's office here said
the private told them he had
been in trouble On a morals
charge in Portland about five
years ago.
Kent told state police he came
to Elsie with the intention of
I staying there and living off the
woods. He took a taxi from Port
land Sunday, arriving about 3.
p.m. He said he heard children's
voices and lured Tommy away
by shooting a cross bow he had
with him.
Kent told officers he figured
searchers were closing In on him
and he felt he had better let
the boy go.
Tommy was last reported seen
Sunday afternoon chasing arrows
. iur a young man. oearcn was or
ganized Sunday night but efforts
of bloodhounds and some 150
men failed to locate the boy in
the heavy underbrush area.
Tommy is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Woodard, Elsie. His
father is a log truck driver.
The soldier entered the pic
ture when searchers found sev
eral piles of new clothing and
equipment believed to be his
property. The clothing was
traced to a Portland department
store.
Liked Community
State police said Kent had
pitched a pup tent near the Elsie
cemetery. Kent told officers he
had $700 ty-enlistment pay andr
had spent some $300 on clothing
and camping equipment. He said
he7 had been through Elsie two
years ago and liked it so well he
decided to. come back and live
there.
WEATHER
FORECAST: Partly cloudy to
night and Wednesday morn
ing becoming cloudy with'
few showers late Wednesday.
Cooler tonight, low near 35.
High Wednesday 68.
Temp.
Highest Yesterday . 5
Lowest this Morning 48
Prec. to 10:30 ajn. Today 04
levy exceeding that amount.
The 13 districts voting in favor
of the budget, and the unofficial
tally of votes, were: Jackson
ville, 25 yes, 5 no; Griffin Creek,
4-1; Phoenix, 18-17; Eagle Point,
41-2; Lone Pine, 22-5; Talent,
8-1; Rogue River, 22-5; Elk-Trail,
27-12; Prospect, 13-0; Oak Grove,
3-0; Butte Falls, 27-0; Howard,
8-4, and Kenwood, 5-0. ,
Three Vote Against V
Those voting , against the bud
get, were Evans Valley, 2 yes
and 4 no; Shady Cove, 14-18, and
West Side, 5-23. '
Operational costs listed in the
budget, which is up $377,078.29,
total $2,023,896.26. Estimated re
ceipts are $775,250.73.
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