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50th Year
Dog Racing Decision
By County Court Due;
Fifty Attend Hearing
The Jackson County court took
under advisement an applica
tion requesting approval of dog
racing near Ashland, after more
than 50 persons presented argu
ments for and against the pro-
Highlights of the dog racing
application hearing, recorded
by KYJC technicians, will be
broadcast over the station
- from 6:45 to 7 p.m. today. ;
posal at a public hearing in the
court house auditorium this
morning.
County Judge Rodney Keat
ing said the court probably
would not decide the issue be
fore Monday.
Attorney William Briggs of
Ashland, representing a group
of Medford and Ashland men
promoting the dog racing plan
submitted petitions with about
1,900 signatures requesting a
favorable decision.
Called Tourist Attraction
Briggs said the track, owned
Oregon's Senators
Pledge Continuing
Talent Support
Senators Wayne Morse and
Richard Neuberger pledged their
continued efforts on behalf of
an increased appropriation for
the Talent project today.
.Their assurances followed yes
terday's announcement by Gov.
Paul Patterson that he has been
informed the Senate appropria
tions committee will increase the
House-approved appropriation of
$150,000 to a total of $600,000;
which would enable construc
tion on the $22,000,000 irriga
tion project to get under way
in 1956.
Senator Morse sent the follow
ing telegram to The Mail Trib
une: "Received wire from Gov
ernor Patterson today in which
he states:, 'I have been informed
that our efforts to get the Talent
project appropriation increased
in the Senate to $600,000 have
been successful. Would appre
ciate every effort on your part
to obtain favorable action by the
Senate on fhis increase and sub
sequent approval of it by the
conference committee.'
Reply To Governor
"I replied to Patterson as fol
lows: 'In reply to your wire, 1
wish to advise you that I have
every reason to believe that ef
forts of Oregon Democratic dele
gation in Congress to obtain in
crease in Talent project appro
priation to $600,000 will prob
ably prove successful. Senator
Neuberger and Congresswoman
Edith Green were of great help
in representations which we
jointly made before Senate com
mittee and in many personal con
ferences which we have had
with appropriation committee
members. Failure of Republican
administration to include Talent
project in its budget request has
been a very great handicap1 to
us in trying to obtain needed
construction funds for Talent
project which is so important to
economic area of Oregon where
project is to be built.'
"Wayne Morse, U.S. Senate"
Senator Neuberger's wire to
Te Mail Tribune said:
"Senator Morse and I have
been making continued represen
tations concerning urgency of
starting Talent irrigation proj
ect, and we feel confident there
is excellent chance of increasing
to $600,000 in the Senate appro
priations subcommittee the sum
for this Oregon undertaking.
This would be first big hurdle.
Senator Morse has been most
active and helpful in his efforts
for Talent.
"Richard L. Neuberger, USS"
LOGGER INJURED
Carl W. Scott, TraU, a self
employed logger, suffered a seri
ous head injury today when a
limb from a tree struck him,
according to a report from
Osteopathic hospital where he
was admitted at 11 a.m. He re
ceived a skull fracture, accord
ing to the report. He was
brought to the hospital by pri
vate car.
DFORD
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by the Ashland Riding associa
tion, would be renovated, with
between $150,1)00 and $200,000
invested. He added that dog rac
ing would be an additional tour
ist attraction, and that local per
sonnel and capital would be used
for operation.
He pointed out Portland is the
only other Oregon city licensed
for dog racing, and that should
racing be permitted in Ashland,
a state auditor, a judge and vet
erinarian would be at the track.
"Dog racing would- be held for
60 days during July and August,
Briggs said, and would employ
about 100 people permanently
and between 400 and 500 during
the season. .. ': . ' '
Controlled Betting
He said also that pari-mutuel
betting would be controlled by
the state, and that 85 per cent of
the money received would re
vert back to the' public, while
5 per cent would go to the state,
and 10 per cent to the track.
Clergymen representing sever
al Medford and Ashland churches
and ministerial associations ex
pressed opposition on moral
grounds and the adverse effects
of pari-mutuel betting in a com
munity. The Rev. William Tillman of
Ashland pointed out dog racing
has not been proved sound or
good economically, and added
"the immediate and long range
effects of dog raeing are harm
ful." Opposition Resolution '
C. O.VLovejoy, representing
the Medford Retail Merchants as
sociation, presented a resolution
opposing dog . racing. It was
signed by 56 leading merchants
of Medford and the surrounding
area, he said.
The association objects to dog
racing because the group be
lieves racing could not enhance
moral patterns of the county,
that pari-mutuel betting was det
rimental to economy, and that it
would attract payrolls at the ex
pense of families.
The Rev. Fred Plocher of Ash
land said "evil influences follow
the introduction of betting into
the state and community," and
pointed out official crime investi
gations reveal an increase in de
grading morals where betting is
introduced.
Attorney Objects.
Attorney Sidney Ainsworth of
Ashland objected to dog racing,
pointing out that racing would
be held at a- time when payrolls
increase in the county from fruit
harvests, and that racing would
be a strong temptation to some
who could not afford betting.
He said there are cases in Port
land where people bet on dog
races who do not pay other com
mittments, and that more local
residents frequent racing tracks
than do tourists.
About $200,000 Involved in
Portland Mail Fraud Scheme
Portland (U.R) An intricate
scheme involving an estimated
$200,000 was disclosed here yes
terday when Morton L. Vines,
37, former credit jewelry store
official pleaded guilty in federal
court to four counts of mail
fraud.
Vines, ex-president of Vines
Credit Jewelers, 239 SW Wash
ington was released on his own
recognizance by Judge Claude
McColloch pending a pre-sentence
investigation.
Fake Contracts
Assistant United States At
torney James W. Morrell said
Vines used the names of more
than 100 actual Portland resi
dents on false contracts for
jewelry, television sets and ap
pliances. !"
Vines then assigned the, con
tracts to a Portland bank, two
finance companies and . a credit
corporation to . handle install
ment collections. Morrell said
Vines deposited the money he
thus received in a special store
account he set tip. ,,-
Payments on the fictitious con
tracts were made each month by
Vines, and in some cases he re
financed accounts that had be
come delinquent, f -Gambled
on Sports
While the involved swindle
was underway, . Morrell said,
Vines used the money h had
MEDFORD, OREGON,
WmM far
ONE OF THOSE DAYS President Eisenhower, wearing
fatigue cap, tries his luck in Furnace Brook near Holden,
Vt., angling for trout. His only catch two three-incliers
which he promptly threw back.
Nation Must Remain
Strong To Cooperate
For Peace, Ike Says
WITH PRESIDENT EISEN
HOWER IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
(U.R) . . President ..; Eisenhower
stood beneath one of America's
ancient and historic sites, the
Great Stone Face, high in New
Hampshire's White Mountains to
day and solemnly proclaimed
that only a strong nation could
properly cooperate with other
nations in . the cause of true
world peace.
"Only strength can cooper
ate," the President told an audi
ence estimated at 2,500 persons
at Ranconia Notch. The cere
mony commemorated the 150th
anniversary of the discovery of
"The Old Man of the Moun
tains," a huge face-like projec
tion of granite atop Cannon
Mountain. - ,
Weakness Must Beg
"Weakness cannot cooperate,
but can only beg," the President
said. He stressed his contention
that a much needed source of
national strength is understand
ing the aspirations and needs of
other nations rather than con
centrating on material gains at
home.
The President's folksy tour of
New England has attracted sud
den new interest in view of his
hint that he just might run for
reelection in 1956.
Republican political leaders on
the local and state level flocked
thus accrued to gamble on sports
events.
Many of the early false con
tracts were actually paid off in
full. Morrell said one Portland
woman, who was not aware of
the scheme at all, "purchased"
some $10,000 worth of merchan
dise on six contracts. Four of the
contracts were retired, but two
were still outstanding.
Another person whose name
was used by Vines died recently.
Morrell said Vines collected
$1188 from the man's insurance
company to pay, off acontract
the man had never seen.
Postal Inspectors R. A. Stevert
son and S. N. Smoot said the
scheme was conducted without
the knowledge of H. H. Vines,
the man's father, or his brother,
Jerome Vines, who were partners
in the store. Vines was recently
removed from his" post with the
firm. -. ? . -
Morrell said at least' 116 con
tracts totalling $110,692 were
still outstanding" to a bank and
two finance companies in Port
land. "
The fraud was conducted be
tween October, 1950 and April,
1955. It was handled so metic
ulously by Vines that he even
answered the false references he
used in obtaining 15 post office
boxes in the Portland area to
take care of his mountainous cor
respondence. i.
FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1955
to. his side. Crowds turned but at
each of his many stops. Report
ers waited for new clues that
might reveal his election year in
tentions.
The President started the po
litical speculation at a brief stop
late Thursday in Concord. The
hint that he might seek another
term came as he spoke before an
historic joint session of the New
Hampshire Legislature convened
in a tree lined plaza before Con
cord's antique statehouse.
His chief assistant, whose
Lincoln, N. H., home was on the
President's" morning itinerary,
lectured thef; Phite House staff
every morning on the wonder
ful advantages of his home state,
the President said with a broad
grin. '
New Hampshire Lectures
"People often ask me what my
ideas are on how long I would
like a residence in 1600 Pennsyl
vania Avenue, the White House
address. My own thought is they
should ask how long it is going to
take Governor Adams to finish
his series of lectures on New
Hampshire, because he doesn't
seem to be a third of the way
through them yet."
Reporters scrambled through
the mathematics -'of the Presi
dent's stay in the White House.
Mr. Eisenhower has been presi
dent 29 months. He has 19
months to serve in his current
term. Another term would add
48 months to his stay at 1600
Pennsylvania Avenue.
Adams guffawed when report
ers asked him how long it would
take him to finish his lectures on
New Hampshire. ,
Guard Companies Due
In Medford Tomorrow
The ' special train bringing
home Medford's two National
Guard: companies is due to ar
rive here half an hour past noon
Saturday, the Southern Pacific
office here said today.
The companies, Headquarters
company and Company A, both
units of the 1st battalion, 186th
Infantry regiment, have com
pleted two weeks of summer
training at Ft. Lewis, Wash.
The special train also carries
other units of the battalion,
dropping them off in their home
towns en route south.
The two companies include
171 officers and men.
Texas Officer Slated
To Return Prisoner
A Corpus Christi, Tex., sher
iffs officer was expected to ar
rive by plane today to take cus
tody of Frank Lee Roberts, pris
oner in the county jail.
Roberts, 31, was arrested in
Ashland June 18 on a charge of
switching license plates. Authori
ties discovered he was an escapee
from Corpus . Christi jail and
held him for extradition.
II:
New York Democrat
.
Rejects Personal
Plea by President
Schools,' Housing,
Reserves Affected
By UNITED PRESS
Three of President Eisenhow
er's major legislative programs
may bog down in Congress be
cause of a threatened battle
over segregation.
This prospect increased today
as Rep. Adam Clayton Powell
(D-N.Y.) rejected a personal plea
from Mr. Eisenhower not to
force the racial issue. Powell
said he was "more determined
than ever" to try to tack anti
segregation amendments onto
administration bills dealing with
school construction, public hous
ing and military reserves.
The President told the Negro
congressman in a letter that
amendments would insure
the measures defeat since "no
legislation, however meritorious
. . . has ever passed the Senate"
containing anti-segregation pro
visions. He assured 'Powell the
administration will continue to
fight segregation but said "we
must find other means of deal
ing with the problem."
Powell replied that the Presi
dent's stand is a "roadblock to
progress" and a confession that,
Mr. Eisenhower is bowing to the
will of a minority. ,
Other congressional news:
Pay: Both Houses of Congress
passed and sent to the President
Thursday a compromise; bill
granting a 7.5 per cent pay in
crease to slightly more than one
million government workers. It
will cost the government an ex
tra $328,000,000 a year in . sal
aries. Contributions: Sen. Thomas C.
Hennings Jr. (D-Mo.) introduced
a bill Thursday to allow politi
cal contributions up to $100 to
be deducted from taxable in
come. This would place such
gifts on a par, taxwise, with re
ligious and charitable contribu
tions. Hennings said the bill
would encourage contributions
from individuals and de-emphasize
the political role of special
interests.
Claims: The House Thursday
passed a bill to pave the way
for paying ' $41,000,000 to U.S.
citizens in war damage claims
against Bulgaria," Hungary, Ro
mania, Italy and Russia. ; The
funds come from blocked assets
of the three Balkan countries
and from fundsmade available
in agreements with Italy and
Russia.
Habeas Corpus: The American
Civil Liberties Union told a
House judiciary subcommittee
today it opposes a bill to limit
habeas corpus pleas in federal
courts by prisoners who have
lost similar pleas in state courts.
The union's spokesman's Irving
Ferman, said the bill may be un
constitutional. Washington (U.R) The Uni
ted States announced today that
it is providing Greece $19,200,
000 in "new special aid" to
help Greece overcome problems
created by earthquakes.
R&tiUuV DSSQJIE3 TKEflT
TO CHAJOR LEOISLATIOH
Representatives of Seven Communities
Discuss Broader Activities for Chamber
Ideas ' for a Jackson County
Chamber of Commerce truly
representing all communities in
the county were discussed at a
no-host dinner meeting at the
Medford hotel last evening.
Representatives from seven
cities attended.,
The problems discussed arise
from the fact that the present
chamber is almost entirely a
Medford group.
John Pletsch, chamber presi
dent, keynoted the evening, ask
ing for criticisms of the cham
ber from towns outside Medford.
He emphasized the need to unite
under one organiation. to avoid
each community "pulling
against the other." He said the
present chamber wants to know
"(1) what your problems are, (2)
what you expect of a Jackson
county organization, and (3)
what you think each of our re
sponsibilities should be" in such
a body. -: -
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Scores oil Argentine
PoDSticaD Prisoners
Freed From Custody
Buenos Aires, Argentina (U.R)
Scores of political prisoners
were released today under Pres
ident Juan D. Peron's campaign
to restore Argentina to normal
and his pledge not to "abandon"
the government.
The opposition Radical party
said 24 of their provincial depu
ties taken into preventative cus
tody in connection with the re
cent revolt had been released
and that another 350 were ex
pected to be freed shortly at
Eva Peron (formerly La Plata).
The Democrata party also an
nounced the release of party
Central Point Rural
Fire District Vote
Approves Budget
Central Point Voters in Cen
tral Point Rural Fire Protection
district yesterday approved the
1955-56 budget of $30,370 by an
87 vote margin. "
- The 407 votes cast represent
ed one of the largest district
election turnouts. - There were
247 votes approving the budget
and 160 against.
. The budget, is $1,762.62 larger
than last year and is $8,629 over
the 6 per cent limitation. In an
election May 31, the budget was
disapproved. It was re-submitted
because district officials did
not believe residents were fully
informed of the proposal.
The $8,629 over the 6 percent
limitation will provide equip
ment andpersr mel for the dis
trict's second fire station at
White City, where land and a
building have been offered by
the White City Realty company
without cost to the district.
Steel Men Prepare
For Long Session
Pittsburgh .-U.R) The CIO
United Steelworkers were' pre
pared today to bargain around
the clock in an effort to reach an
agreement on wages with the
basic steel industry before a
strike deadline of midnight,
June 30. .
;The USW proposed continu
eus negotiations Thursday after
angrily rejecting as "shameful"
the U.S. Steel Corporation's of
fer of a pay increase that the
nation's -. principal steelmaker
said averaged more than 10
cents an hour.
: USW President David J. Mc
Donald denounced the proposal
as an "effrontery," but he said
there was "still time to conclude
a fair and equitable settlement."
Chamber Manager Don Mc
Neil then divided the represen
tatives into two sections, the
first representing Ashland,
Jacksonville, Central Point, and
Phoenix, and the second Eagle
Point and Rogue River. '
By "buzz sessions," each de
termined for its area the most
urgently needed projects for
long-range economic improve
ment. The first section listed water
and sewqge facilities and indus
tries furnishing winter employ
ment. Development and im
provement of highways, devel
opment of new industry, and de
velopment of the Rogue river
for recreation and industry were
named by the second.
As to the framework heeded
for an organization tackling, the
projects, the two sections had
differing ideas.
On type outlined was ' s
Weather
FORECAST: Partly cloudy to
night and Saturday. Good
chance of a few scattered
showers late Saturday. Low
tonight 48. High Saturday 78.
Temp.
Hifheit Yesterday 68
Lowest this Moraine 43
Free, to 4:30 ajn. Today, Trace
No. 82
President Felipe Yofre and other
conservative leaders and mem
bers. A number of Catholics ar
rested in recent clashes also
were freed.
New Modified Government
Government sources said Pe
ron would announce a new, mod
ified government structure for
the entire country in the near
future. AH 16 ministers of The
cabinet and many other top
government officials resigned
Thursday to give Peron a free
hand in reorganizing his admin
istration.
Peron made no mention of po
litical problems in a nationwide
radio address Thursday night.
The speech concentrated on the
abortive navy-led revolt of last
Thursday.
The president said he would
give the people the facts of the
attempt to overthrow his regime
in view of . the censorship im
posed under the state of siege.
"If it were not for the people
and the army, I would abandon
the government" as a result of
the short-lived bloody revolt,
Peron said.
"If I have not done so, it-is
because I am afraid of what the
consequences would bring to the
country." . ..
Places Blame In Revolt
.Peron said the revolt was
hatched by political opponents,
"clerical elements and other ci
vilians," and high-ranking naval
officers. The plot started last
November, he said.
- He named Vice-Adm. Toranzo
Calderon, commander-in-chief of
the Argentine marine corps, as
the "spiritual leader" of the re
bellion. : r
80 Insurancemen
Attending Conclave
About 80 Oregon insurance
agents have registered for : the
third annual state Life Under
writers convention at the Rogue
Valley Country club today and
Saturday.
Theme of the convention is
Prescription for Progress. This
morning insurance men heard
Robert B. Taylor, insurance com
missioner, and Robert E. Shay,
Des Moines, la., speaking on
"Legislation Affecting the Life
Underwriter," and "The Key to
the Sale."
A. E. Gravengaard, Portland,
president of the state associa
tion, called the session to order
this morning. "
This evening, Dr. Elmo Ste
venson, president of Southern
Oregon College will address a
banquet gathering. Dr. Steven
son's topic is "Engineers of To
morrow's Citizens." '
The convention adjourns fol
lowing election of officers Satur
day morning. - - ...
"Rogue Valley Council," encom
passing the whole valley instead
of the county. In each commu
nity there would be a "business
men's organization" from which
would come a representative to
the Council. Council representa
tion would be equal for all
towns. Projects assumed by the
overall body would be backed
by local financing.
Diverging from this, the sec
ond section introduced a plan
whereby membership would
exist only in a Jackson count;
chamber, with no local organi
zation.': . t l
Ray Johnson, chairman of the
Chamber's forum committee,
presided. Other meetings on the
same' topics are planned. Ideas
presented are being recorded,
and later sessions will be to see
if an organizational framework
can be set up to put them in to
I effect
Security Requires
Collective Action,
Secretary Declares
Speech Receives
Vigorous Applause
San Francisco U.R) Secre
tary of State John Foster Dulles
told Soviet Russia politely but
firmly today that the United
States intends to keep its mutual
defense pacts with other western
nations because it has learned
"by hard experience that secur
ity lies in collective action."
Dulles, in the most-applauded
speech yet delivered before the;
United Nations anniversary
meeting, defended the so-called '
"military alliances," which So
viet Minister V. M. Mojotov bit
terly attacked two days ago.
"These systems conforms to
the charter of the United Na
tions," the secretary said. "They
have attacked no nation; they
have threatened no nation; and
they thwart no nation that does
not-covet the land and peoples
over which collective security
stands guard." '
Gets Record Applause
Dulles received vigorous ap
plause 16 times during his 30
minute speech. .
Slowly and deliberately, and
with a firm, deep voice, Dulles
reiterated the United States'
position of "peace with strength"'
and the reasons behind it
"We cannot forget the exlst
t'ence of that apparatus known
as international Communism," he
said. -.- .
"It constitutes a world-wide
conspiracy to bring into power
a form ' of government which
never in any country, at any
time, was freely chosen by the-
people, and which destroys the
reality of independence."
Dulles spelled out what he
called an "extremely simple
method" of ending international
tension. It was: , j
1. Observe the charter of the
United Nations. '
2. Refrain from using force w
threatening to use force in deal
ing with other countries.
3. Refrain from supporting '
and directing subversive activi
ties in other countries.
One Idea Enough
.. "To bring the cold war to an
end; seven points are not need- '
ed," Dulles said in an allusion ,
to the seven point "peace pro
gram" proposed by Soviet For- ,
eign Minister V. M. Molotov last
Wednesday. -
"This one is sufficient.
"It is in that spirit that we go
to Geneva, and we hope to find
that spirit shared."
Dulles touched on many sub
jects, ranging from the "abuse"
of the veto; the need for collec
tive security; "encouraging" de
velopments in Korea, Indochina,
Austria and Yugoslavia, and So
viet gestures towards Western
Germany and Japan; and prob
lems still remaining to be solved. -
In dealing with the last topic.
Dulles minced no words. He
listed the problems as Germany,
the satellite countries of Eastern
Europe, Communist China, inter
national Communism and dis
armament, in that order.
Grave German Problem
He said the "unnatural divi
sion or Germany constitutes a
grave injustice" and declared
it was an '-'evil which cannot be
indefinitely prolonged."
Turning' to the . countries be
hind the Iron Curtain, Dulles.
said:
"In Eastern Europe are na
tions, many with a long and
proud record of national exis-
ence, which are in servitude.
They were liberated from one
despotism only to be subjected
to another, in violation of solemn
international undertakings." '
Of Communist China, he said:
In Asia,', there is a Chines :
Communist regime which be
came an aggressor in Korea, for
which it stands condemned by
the United Nations. It promoted
aggression in Indochina and
used force and the threat of
force to support its ambitions in
the Taiwan area.
"Recent developments, includ
ing the influence of the Bandung
Conference, suggest that the im
mediate threat of war may have .
receded. Let us pray that this
is so. But the situation in Asia,
remains one that cannot be re
garded with equanimity.". ,
Whitefield, N. H.
(U.P.) The White
H o u' e tonight an
nounced that Soviet
planes on June 22 shot
down a Navy. Neptune
patrol plane which was
on a routine patrol flight
over the Bering Strait. '