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I50th Year . 28 Paget
Dulles Prepares
Finishing Touches
In Paris Session
Moscow's Khrushchev
Will Attend Meeting
Paris (U.R) Secretary, of
State John Foster Dulles arrived
Here today to put the finishing
touees on Western unity and
strategy before next week's his
toric Big Four summit confer
ence in Geneva.
- Dulles and Harold E. Stassen,
President Eisenhower's assistant
on' disarmament, landed at Orly
airport- to begin their round of
meetings with French Foreign
Minister Antoine Pinay, British
Foreign Secretary Harold Mac-
Millan and other NATO foreign
affairs experts.
- "Great hopes are in the air,"
the Secretary of State said as
he stepped from the U. S. Air
Force Constellation in which he
made the Atlantic crossing.
In Good Spirits
Dulles was in extremely good
spirits and radiated optimism as
be greeted American Ambassa
dor G. Douglas Dillon and scores
of top American officials in
Paris.
-' They arrived as Moscow an
nounced that both Soviet Com
munist party chief Nikita Krush
chev, Russia's most powerful
man, and Defense Minister
Georgi Zhukov, Mr. Eisenhow
er's old World War II friend
would go to Geneva with Pre
mier Nikolai Bulganin, nominal
head of the Russian delegation.
-' Informed sources ' said ; that
Dulles and Pinay would assess
the makeup of the Soviet dele
gation in their first meeting to
day. France had a number .of sum
mit proposals waiting for Dulles
and MacMillan, who was due
to arrive later from London. 1
. . ine urn was rrenuu ugu
Faure's suggestion that all the
Big Four powers to set the ex
ample by 'cutting ' their arms
budgets and setting up a world
fund for underdeveloped coun
tries with the money thus saved.
Controls Over Arms
- The second was the idea of a
European security pact based on
the rearmament controls of the
new Western European union.
." Such a system might limit a
reunited Germany to the same
12 divisions now authorized for
the Federal German Republic
at Bonn.' .'
. The third French idea was
for a world conference on the
dangers of atomic radiation from
nuclear tests and the growing
.number of atomic piles and ra
diation.
Western experts here already
have hammered out unity on
the basic big three strategy at
Geneva. Dulles, MacMillan and
Pinay will report to the NATO
. Council Saturday morning and
listen to the ideas of the small
er allies before they move on. to
Geneva.
- (See Story on Page 1.0)
State Rests
Case; B lows
Z The state rested its case in the
trail of Bernice Hampton (Tex)
White shortly before noon today.
White, 37, is charged with first
degree murder in the death of
Eugene Raymond Birk, Phoenix.
Final witness for the state was
Harold Allen, Central Point, a
former foreman of the Talent
mill, where Birk was fatally in
jured by one or more blows
over the head.
Saw Second Blow
- Allen declared he wrestled
standing with his hand, on Birk's
shoulder when the first ' blow
struck. He didn't see where the
blow came from, but as he turn
ed, he said, he was White strike
Birk a second time.
Allen declared he wrested
with White to keep him from
striking the fallen Birk a third
time. White kept repeating "I'll
'CRUCIAL' 'ELECTI0E3 -TOtrfOEUMK?
kill the son of a . . .," Allen testi
fied. . - A tape recorded statement tak
en from White in the county
jail on March 4, two days after
the attack on Birk, was intro
duced into evidence by the
state. .
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MEDFORD, OREGON,
(DIhiainnilbeir IDoirectoirs
Passenger
The board of directors cf the
Jackson county cnamoer oi
Commerce this morning unani
mously adopted a resolution pro
testing the proposed . abandon
ment of , Southern Pacific pas
senger service between Portland
and Ashland, effective Aug. 7.
The resolution instructed
Chamber President John Pletsch
to name a committee to work
with State Sen. Philip B. Lowry
in his demand for a public hear
ing before the state public utili-
Peress Promotion
Controversy Ends;
Army Criticized
Washington U.PJ The Senate
Investigating Subcommittee to
day officially closed the case of
former Maj. Irving Peress with
withering criticism of the Army
for bungling it and hiding the
facts.
The -subcommittee's report,
filed in the Senate today, gave
this answer to the question
which Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy
(R-Wis.) asked last year, "Who
promoted Peress?" ;
"Individual errors in judg
ment, lack of proper coordina
tion, ineffective administrative
procedures, inconsistent applica
tion of existing regulations, and
excessive delays." ;
Bender Objects
Sen. George H. Bender (R-
O.), objected in a separate state
ment that the report failed to
state that ."not one iota of evi
dence was revealed to indicate
any subversion, , collusion or
Communist conspiracy" in
volved in the Army's handling
of the case. ..
"I think it is of paramount im
portance that this subcommittee
should assure, the people of this
country that no Communist in
fluence was found in the Army,"
Bender said. -
' The subcommittee report was
approved yesterday by the full
Government Operations Com
mittee and was filed in the full
committee's name.
Stevens Criticised
The report said Army Secre
tary Robert. T. Stevens "or his
superiors . . . are to be criticized
for the delay of almost one year"
before releasing the facts in the
case of the onetime Army den
tist. . J. ' .
"Such unnecessary delay
served to unduly arouse and in
crease suspicions of the public
as to possible Communist influ
ences," the report said, "and
therefore was a disservice not
only - to : Army personnel : in
volved in the Peress : case but
also to the Army as a whole, to
this subcommittee,' to thex Con
gress and to the general public.
Murder
Described
In the recorder ' statement,
White said "I grabbed the two
by four and nit him over the
head with it" Later White add
ed, "He had turned and was fac
ing the other way when I hit
him." ' - .
Hit by Birk ; '
White also stated - that Birk
had hit him four or five times
shortly before the attack. White
said he wasn't particularly mad
or afraid, except of getting cut
around the mouth again. White
had received a . mouth - injury
in an earlier dispute resulting
from the same question of relief
work which brought about the
dispute with Birk.
White's attorney, Robert Dun
can, objected to introduction of
the recorded- statement on the
grounds that White was illegally
, detained from the time of his
arrest until about 8:30 I R.m, on
March 5 when he was arraigned
on a grand jury indictment, that
there was no complaint, no order
for committment, that he was
not taken before, a .magistrate,
and that there was no warrant
for his arrest.
THURSDAY, JULY
SeinDce
ties commissioner regarding the
end of the service.
To Be Represented.
It . also provided . that . the
chamber would be represented
at any such hearing.
... Senator Lowry, . meanwhile,
was scheduled - to meet early
this afternoon with two of his
Senate colleagues, Sen.' Gene
Brown, Grants Pass, and Sen.
Paul Geddes, Roseburg,' in Sen
ator Brown's office. They were
to discuss with John R. McCul
lough, a PUC attorney, various
phases of the SP's proposal.
The railroad claims tMe PUC
does not have jurisdiction over
the proposed cut in service. Out
come of Senator Lowry's de
mand for a hearing, filed with
Commissioner Charles Heltzel
last week, may be a clarification
through the courts of the PUC's
authority over the railroad. .
Copy To Mayor
A - copy of the chamber of
commerce resolution is to be
sent to Mayor Earl Miller, of
Medford in order that it may
be brought to the attention of
the city council for. whatever
action deeded appropriate. Ear
lier this week, the Roseburg city
council unanimously adopted a
resolution protesting the end of
passenger service, , and offering
to cooperate with other cities
and chambers of commerce in
action designed to compel the
SP to continue service. The
Roseburg resolution also asked
that daytime passenger service
be added to the line.
The Jackson County Cham
ber's action came after a brief
discussion in which some mem
bers characterized the SP's ac
tion as a , "betrayal" ; of. the
southern Oregon area.
Pool, Water Use
High in 99 Heat
Medford's 99-degree weather
yesterday resulted in the second-
highest attendance on record at
the Hawthorne park pool, and a
record high use of water.
; A total of 901 people includ
ing 78 adults visited the pool.
The highest attendance previous
was 915 people on July .8 1952,
according to Darrel Huson, city
park director. The pool aver
ages about 400 youngsters a day,
Robert Lee, assistant city
water superintendent, said Med
ford residents, along with those
of .Jacksonville, Eagle Point,
Central Point and several water
districts, used an estimated 19,-
300,000 gallons of water yester
day. This is approximately 500,-
000 gallons of water more than a
record set June 8 this year.
Lee added that about 250,000
gallons of water used on the re
cent Medford Furniture -store
fire was a relatively , "small
usage." : M e d f o r d's pipeline
brings in about 12,800 gallons of
water a minute. He added that
Medford is in no danger -of a
water shortage this summer.
Jury Deliberates
Guilt of Oveross
Salem U.R) Jury delib
eration in the murder trial of
Casper Oveross resumed at 9:30
a.m. today and a verdict had not
been reached at noon. .
The jurors failed to reach a
verdict as to whether Oveross
killed his Silverton area neigh
bor, Ervin Kaser, although they
deliberated last night from 5:56
p.m. until they were excused
by Judge George Duncan at
11:20 pjn. '
Attorney Bruce Williams con
cluded his argument for the de
fense by saying that special pros
ecutor Howard Raymond was
asking for "155 pounds of flesh.'
Oveross weighs 155 pounds. Wil
liams said the state had failed
to prove its case With its own
witnesses, . -..
.Raymond, who closed for the
prosecution, said "I did not
came, down here to gas 155
pounds of flesh. I came down
here to aid the state in prosecu
tion of -a first degree murder
indictment returned by the Mar
ion county grand jury.
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No. 98
Wafer-Users in 2
Districts To Ballot
On Rehabilitation
Repayment Contract
Will B Decided
A "crucial" vote by water
users of two irrigation districts
on a rehabilitation contract with
the federal government will be
held tomorrow."
Same 1,150 residents of the
Medford and Rogue River Valley
Irrigation districts are eligible to
An initial appropriation of
$350,000 for rehabilitation,
work on the Medford and
Rogue River Valley Irriga
tion districts has been aoprov
ed by congress.' The amount
was contained in an appropri
ation bill given final passage
yesterday, and is earmarked
in bumu of reclamation
funds.
Bids have been .submitted
on first phases of the rehabili
tation work, at Four Mile and
Fish lakes, and the only thing
now holding up the beginning
of immediate construction .is
approval of a repayment con
tract for the Job by voters of
the district, who will ballot
on the question tomorrow, i
cast ballots. Directors and offi
cers . of the . two districts this
morning emphasized the impor
tance to the future of agricul
ture of the valley of a favorable
decision.
-The, contract would authorize
the bureau of reclamation to
repair water carrying structures,
several of them in critical con
dition, complete facilities at Fish
lake and Fourmile lake - dams.
Both an immediate program,
covering critical and major op
erations, and a long range six-
year improvement project would
be involved.
Large Turnout
nfi-lala HrttK riictrf-f. tn.
day strongly urged 'a large turn
out of voters for.'twp reasons;
first because thev feel the ap
proval of the contracts is vital,
and second, because a large vote
indicates good public backing,
and would aid them in their
negotiations with ' the federal
government. -. "
Total cost to the Medford dis
trict would, be SL.475.466. and
to the Rogue River Valley dis
trict. 1238.534. These amounts
would be repaid the government
in yearly installments, . witnout
interest, over a 40 year period
Mo Assessment Increase .
Officials of the districts point
out that savins in maintenance
costs would equal and offset
annual installments to the gov
ernment' Consequently, there
would be no need for raiding
assessment charges to meet the
payments.
About soo voters are eligible
in the Medford district, and
about 250 in the Rogue. River
Valley district.
Those eligible to '. vote must
be 21 years or older, own two
or more acres ' within the districts,-
with the deed recorded
at least six months, or with
a recorded contract of sale. Only
one owner of each piece of prop
erty can vote.
Polls Listed
Pollino- nlacea for the Med
ford district include, ; Precinct
1, Hillcrest orchard house, Pre
cinct 2. Phoenix Grade school
gym, Precinct 3, Oak Grove
school. ,
- Rogue River Valley district
poll is located in the district
office on Merriman rd., beyond
Howard school, near Gilman's
dairy.
Polls will be open from 8 am
to 5 p.ra. t
Ex-Commufifsf Admits
Lying in Bridges Cose
San Francisco U.B Balding
former Communist party water
trtmt organized David L. Saun
ders today testified that he "lied
mt manv. occasions to protect"
longshore boss Harry : Bridges
from being known as a comm
nist party member.
Saunders, currently operations
manager of the NYK Shipping
lines was recalled to the stand
today, at the Bridges denaturali
zation trial by defense attorneys
for runner eroas-exenunauon.
Weather
FORECAST: Continnsi fair an
warm throng Friday. Lew
tonight IX. High Friday 4. -Temp.
Highest Yesterday
Lowest this Morning 4
City Council OKs
Slashes in Budget
With Reluctance
Trimming Necessary
Following Election
The city council last night
adopted a ,1955-56 general fund
budget $68,512 below the
amount recommended by the
citizens' budget committee.
Reductions in the budget,
which affected ' city employees
as well x as general operating
expenses, were necessary when
Medford residents defeated a
proposed budget $66,510 over
the 6 per cent limitation in an
election July 5.
Accept With Reluctance
Majority of deletions suggest
ed by City Manager Robert
Duff, who prepared the budget,
were accepted by the council
with some reluctance, although
discussion arose when city em
ployees' salary deletions were
suggested.
- Duff pointed out, "The emer
gency fund may be called on
more this year because some
items are cut pretty thin." The
emergency fund totals $10,000.
Most the discussion centered
around putting the license col
lector on a part-time basis and
cutting the salary by $2,145.
Councilman Stanley C. Jones
Jr., said there is "no reason
to penalize the collector if we
found at the end of the. year
we had funds to pay him."
Collection Might Increase .
Jones pointed out license col
lections could increase by about
100 per cent, bringing addition
al revenue to the city' which
would compensate for leaving
the collector on a full-time basis.
Presently about $20,000 is being
collected by the license .depart
ment--1- .:--'
"I don't think the people real
ized they were voting deletions
in salaries when they rejected
the budget, Jones said.
Councilman Harold F r y e
pointed out the collector has
been employed by the city about
21 years, and added that "I don't
think we should have to delete
employees' salaries."
Jones suggested restoring the
collector's salary, and deleting
the amount from the emergency
fund, which he said is seldom en
tirely used. He also suggested
alternatively, restoring the item,
and adding to the revenue addi
tional money which may be col
lected by the license department.
Councilman Donald Hansen
said, "It is unfortunate that pl
anes nave to c-e cut.
Other Cuts Made.
Besides the license collector's
salary, other deletions affecting
municipal employees . include
$387 from the airport manager,
$1,600 from the city manager,
and $3,390 from the. police de
partment. The latter is tempor
arily dispensing with one patrol
man,, who would be returned to
the force next year if funds are
available.
The administrative aide will
assume duties of airport manager
for the year, which also would
effect a saving of $1,968 for the
difference paid the present air
port manager and the adminis
trative aide assuming the duties.
Councilman John Snider said
deleting $1,000 from the library
book fund would have a direct
effect upon Medford's youth, who
would be deprived of additional
books.
Total Cuts Listed
Total deletions included: $10,
787 from the airport; $2,000 from
city hall improvements; $3,700
from the engineering depart
ment; $2,145 from the. finance
department; $6,235 from the fire
department; $11,435 from the
general adminstration; $3,400
from the legal department; $1,000
from the library book fund;
$5,500 -from the planning com
mission; $6,260 from the police
department; $3,750 from the
sewer department;' $2,350 from
sewage-treatment; $7,950 from
the traffic department
. The council adopted routine
ordinances calling for the fol
lowing levies: General fund and
library, $223,764; park and swim'
mingpool (1 mill continuing
levy), $20,861; fire maintenance
fund (4 mill continuing levy),
0$83,446; general bond fund,
$105,035; and water bond sink
ing fund, $36,015.
Camden, N.J. (U.R) The
Radio Corporation of America
said a radio station and other
equipment it had erected at the
atomic test in Nevada sustained
only minor surface damage in a
nuclear explosion last May a.
House and Senate
Give Final Approval
To Compromise Bill
Talent, Rehabilitation
Funds Are Provided
A total of $500,1)00 for two ir
rigation and reclamation proj
ects in Jackson county is pro
vided in a $554,000,000 appro
priation bill which received final
approval from Congress yester
day. The funds include $350,000 for
rehabilitation work on the canal
systems ' of the Medford and
Rogue River Valley Irrigation
districts, and $150,000 for the
Talent project in southern Jack
son county. .
-The rehabilitation funds are
part of monies set aside for the
bureau of reclamation for var
ious projects, and are earmarked
for use in the Medford and Rogue
River .Valley districts. Water
users of the two districts will
vote tomorrow on approval of a
repayment contract with the fed
eral government covering the
project.
Later Appropriations
The $350,000 appropriation is
sufficient to get the most crucial
phases of the project completed,
and other later appropriations
can be expected for later parts
of the job, which will be spread
over a six-year period. The total
estimated cost of the rehabilita
tion project is $1,712,000.
The $150,000 for the Talent
project was a specific appropria
tion listed in the bill.. Originally
it was not included in the admin
istration budget, but was inserted
into the bill by the House appro
priations committee. The amount
was increased to $500,000 in the
Senate committee, but was pared!
down to the smaller figure again
by a House-Senate conference
committee. ' -
Washington (U.R) A $554,
000,000 appropriation bill includ
ing important Northwest projects
was sent to the President today
after getting by both House and
Senate in a compromise version-
Northwest projects in the final
compromise included:. Dredging
at the mouth nf tht. (VilirmMn
river S750.0OO- Tillnrruwlr. Kav
project,- $20000; Green Peter
dam planning, $100,000; . John
Day planning, $550,000; Talent
project, $150,000; Coos Bay
project, $200,000. , .
Previously, agreed on and un-
auectea oy benate-House con
ference action were: The Dalles
dam, $63,500,000; Chief Joseph
dam, $18,000,000; McNary dam,
s.i.quo.ooo.
Despite efforts of four Renub-
licans to delete Ice Harbor dam
from the bill, it was approved for
$1,000,000 to start construction
at the Snake river site. Hills
Creek dam was also approved.
xne compromise bill was
worked out by Senator Allan El
lender, a Louisiana Democrat,
who is chairman of the senate
conferees. After passage, Sen.
Richard Neuberger, Oregon dem
ocrat, complimented Sen. -Ellen-
der on his efforts in behalf of the
three new federal dams for the
Pacific Northwest . - -
All four Oregon congresmen
supported the bill.
Hells Canyon Dam
Testimony Heard
Washington U.R) A House
Interior subcommittee today be
gan hearing direct testimony on
a bill to authorize federal con
struction of a dam at Hells Can
yon on the Snake river in Idaho.
Witnesses included R. B. Parry
of Twin Falls, Ida.,- counsel for
the Idaho Power Company, and
Holland H. Houston of Olympiad
Wash., engineering consultant to
Gov. Arthur B. Langlie of Wash
ington. Parry described in detail the
physical contour , of the Snake
river and its tributaries. Houston
testified about engineering prob
lems involved in the develop
ment of hydroelectric power in
the Northwest. - .
The subcommittee deferred
cross-examining both witnesses
until tomorrow.
Officials Set Firo Damage at $175100;
Cause Said Accidental; Two Men Rolccccd
Two men were released by
city police yesterday afternoon
after giving statements that a
fire which caused more than
$175,000 damage to Medford
Furniture store last Friday was
caused accidentally.
Melvin Glenn Wier, Phoenix,
and Gene Wallace Lauderdale,
29, a transient, toth of whom
were employed by , the store,
gave statements before city fire
department, officials, represen
tatives of state . police, arson
squad, state fire marshal depu
ties and city police.': f v
' The fire gutted the second
floor of the buildinf at the cor-
;V - 7'. ' - Sits T. J" ;
f.
POUFF Devastation and almost complete , disintegration
mark spot where a huge Air Force four-engine tanker plana ,
crashed and burned in Merced County, Calif., killing 11 crew
men. Only tail section (circled, top) and scattered wreckage
remain. . . '
Officers Investigate
Crash of Air
Merced, Calif .(U.R) The Air
Force : sought today to - learn
what caused a four-engined air
tanker to crash in flames shortly
after, taking off from nearby
Castle Air Force Base. All 10
men aboard were killed.
Carrying 'Jet Fuel J
The KC97, a military .version
of the Stratocruiser, was carry
ing more than 6000 gallons of
jet fuel. The crash took place
$30,000 in Damages
Sought; Case Cited
Damages of $30,000 are being
asked by William R. Mitchell
from Paul Solin, South Pacific
Highway, in a suit filed, with the
circuit court by Mitchell today.
Mitchell is asking $15,000 com
pensatory' and $15,000 exem
plary and punitive damages.
. The. suit is the, result of a cir
cuit court case last December
in which Solin allegedly pro
curred a warrant for the arrest
of Mitchell, charging with with
operating a real estate business
without a license. Mitcbel filed
a demurrer. Later, District At
torney Walter Nunley asked the
court to dismiss the case on the
grounds that the charge, did not
constitute a violation of Oregon
law. The 'case was dismissed.
In the' present suit, Mitchell
charges Solin with causing him
"great 'mental anguish and suf
fering." Furthermore, he alleges,
his. credit, reputation and social
and business standing were in
jured due to the charges being
printed in newspapers and being
discussed among his friends.-
20-30 Convention -Slated
This Week End
The Medford club will be host
to more than . 100 members of
20-30 clubs during its annual
northwest district convention,
July 16 and . 17, according to
Bob Schroeder, president of the
local group.
Convention headquarters will
be at the Medford hotel.
. Among 20-30 club officials at
tending the convention are In
ternational Ambassador of Good
will Robert' P. Shimmin, Phoe
nix, Ariz.; international trustee,
Area 1, Jack Groo, Vallejo,
Calif.; and northwest district
governor, Norm Morrison, Sac
ramento, Cam.
A banquet and dance at the
hotel are planned Saturday eve
ning, Schroeder said. The con
vention will begin with a Sun
day morning" "brunch."',. John
Delienback, local, attorney, will
be the principal speaker.
ner of Bartlett and Sixth sts.,
and the approximate loss on the
building and' two businesses in
the building will total $175,000
Wier in his statement said he
and Lauderdale were looking
for a specific color of mattress
in a dimly lighted storage room
in the southwest corner. He ac
cidentally dropped a lighted
match, . igniting paper mattress
coverings, he said. .
The fire spread rapidly over
highly combustible material
stored on the floor.
Both men were released by
police. No charges were filed
Lauderdale wag arrested by
yesterday .when the plane was
at an altitude of 1500 feet. ,
Witnesses agreed that -one of
the engines burst into flames .
and dropped off. The loss of
weight caused the big plane to
tilt on its side,, with tongues of
flame flashing along its length. '
Then it nosedived into a grain
field, six miles north of Castle.
The explosion rocked the coun
tryside for miles , around . and
tore out a crater measuring SO
by 60 feet and 15 deep Into the
ground.- , j
; Roaring flames shot high into
the air and a pall of smoke was
visible 25 miles away. r
The Air Force identified the .
victims as follows: Capt. John
Easterling, aircraft commander.
Ventura, v Calif,; cpfc. Umui
J7 Smithv: nm p-torr'. Xsxunora,
N.Y TSgt. George W. Huff
mire Jr., flight engineer, La
tham, N.Y.; SSgt David SV
Scorggins, '. radio operator, ' Bes .
semer, - Ala.; lst. Lt James H.'
Dillon Jr., Philadelphia, obser
ver; 2nd Lt. Amador X. Joequin,
Wahiawa. Hawaii, observer: Lt,
James W. Guiles, pilot, Weather
ford, Tex.; SSgt Marvin F.
Rusk, boom operator, Finton.
Tex.; SSgt George R. Mignosa,-
boom operator. South - Boston,
Mass. . .. - --.
. The nam of the loth victim,
a foreign national exchange stu
dent, was withheld until his next -
of kin is notified.
Passenger Train T
Huribs Er.b:r.!(in:r.t
Bridgeport AJ.R)--An expreea
passenger train derailed and
hurtled over an embanfanent
hen .today and first reportsssid '
one man was killed and 43 to 50 :
were injured, r- .- y--.'
Emergency caUt went to all
hospitals in the vicinity for am
bulances to be rushed to tho
scene of the' wreck. : ' ' ;
Witnesses said seven cars and7 .
the engine of the fast Washing
ton to Beaton "Federal Express"
train left the rails and went ,
over the' embankment
Police said the-ofef-uatent
may have been caused . by a
freight train which wu reported
involved in the accident.
A doctor, at the scene of the
derailment said - a : number of
passengers were painfully in
jured but he said he did not
expect any of them to die.
Eisenhower To lake Son
As Aide To Geneva
- Washington U.3 President
Eisenhower wil 'ltake his son .
Maj. John S. Eisenhower, to the
Big Four meeting in Geneva as '-;
a personal aide, the White Houso'
announced today.
city police Saturday night in '
Front st tavern for being drunk
in a public place. He was ten-:
tenced to 30 days in city jaiLr
pending possible release after
questioning in connection, with -the
fire.
' Wier is a truck ' driver, for ;
Medford Furniture store, and (
Lauderdale was a temporary em
ployee who was sent there by
the' employment - .service two.;,
days prior to the fire. Police
said Lauderdale was living at .
Lake hotel on Main st when he -was
arrested.'.' - V r '
Wier said he has been. wof;
ried sick" about the fire sine) ,
Fridays according to police.