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Hi Far Points East ion Jz - MHMBSMWnilHIMIMBl WMI fc1 i' , , - -- I BACK TO FREEDOM Shown above in Red-made photos the the 11 United States airmen which Red Chin announced yesterday it is freeing. From left to right, top row, they are firman 2c John W. Thompson III, Orange, V.; 1st Lt. John Buck, Armathwaite Tenn.; Capt. Elmer Llewellyn, Mis gYmla, Mont., and Airman , 2c Daniel C. Scffimidt, Scotia, Calif. Second row, 1st Lt. Wallace L. Brown, Banks, Ala.; Col. John K. Arnold, Silver Spring, Md.; Sgt. Howard W. JBrown, St. Paul, Minn., and Airman 2c Harry Benjamin Jr., Worthington, Minn. Lower row, Maj. William H. Baumer, Jewijurg, Pa.; Capt. Eugene JVaadi, Clayton, N.Y., and firman 1c Steve EKiba, Akron, O. , 20th Shakespearean Season Opens Before Near Capacity Crowd " Ashland A responsrve audi 3j6hce, slighUy less than Capacity, last night attended the loth opening night of an Oregon (Shakespearean festival. A warm star-lit evening 'ordered especially for the oc- asion," according xo i-iuUu.6 director Angus Bowmer) Ireeted the first play of the 20th nniversary season. " The second was a familiar one ($ seasoned festival-goers. The Elizabethan theater in the old Chautauqua building shell was . lit by colored lights, decorated y lazily-floating and colorful banners. The gardens both with in an without the theater were brightened by masses of flowers, (mostly petunias; The Rt. Rev. Lane Barton, ftSlhop of the Episcopal diocese Eastern Oregon, opened the Evening with brief remarks, tak- ng hfs "text" from Shakespeare, W invo wot many words." Others 'speaking a few. words - of welcome included Bowmer, Who originated the festival m 1935 and who has been its main stay and sparkplug ever since; Br B.A. Cope, president of the ;jcstival association; Dr. Margery Bailey, professor of English at Stanford university and director f education iur urc Sd Singmaster, who presided.. j (Slumber of dignitaries, in cluding Secretary of State Earl flewbry and Supreme Court .justice James Brand, were intro (ftluced. Mrs. Ida Ambrus, the cur tent "Queen for a Day" of a ra (gi program, also was a festival guest and was introduced. Before the play, a buffet din- ' fjt fr press, radio and televi" jo n representatives, festival 'faembers, city, county and state Officials, and others was held at de Tally-Ho restaurant in Tal (fSit, with a brief program largely iff nfined to introduction of se (ifcted guests. Among the group were news 'Saper representatives from Rose ijrurg, Grants Pass, Medford, Jbhland, Klamath Falls, Santa ttarhara and Portland; Dr. John Richards, chancellor of the state. system of mgner eaumuuu, jl. Frederick H. Hunter, chancellor emeritus; Dr. Elmo Stevenson, president of Southern Oregon college; State Senators Philip B. Lowry, Medford and Gene Annexation of New Hospital Area Studied The city planning commission met with real estate men inter in the new Rogue Valley 1 hosDital area last night to discuss possible annexa tion of the district. 9 Both city officials and real es tto men are trying to find a method of providing the district with sanitary and water facili ties. City Manager Robert Duff said nothing definite was concluded. Brown; Grants if ass; State Rep resentatives E. H. Mann ana x. A. Littrell, both Medford; Coun ty Judge Rodney Keating and Commissioner L. G. Morthland; Mayor Earl Miller of Medford; John Pletsch, president of the Jackson County Chamber oi Commerce, and Leighton Rol lins, of the Santa Barbara Music festival. The second play of the season, "Macbeth," will be given to night. Curtain time throughout the season will be 8:30 p.m. (See story en Page 14) Inmate From Jackson Escapes Penitentiary Salem U.R) Donald Neil Ware, 20, San Dimas, Calif., serving a one-year sentence for forgery, walked away from the state prison annex yesterday aft ernoon and was still at large today. Prison official! said Ware escaped at about 2 p.m., shortly before parole authorities tola them an employer had been found for Ware, making him elieible for almost immediate Darole. Lack of aa employer had been holding up the parole. Ware entered the penitentiary from Jackson county.' Ware was arrested here -Feb. 12 of this year, and on Feb. 15 pleaded guilty to the forgery charge. On Feb. 25 he was sen tenced to an indeterminate pe riod not to exceed one year. Jackson county, law . enforce ment officers, including state police and sheriff's deputies, were aiding in the search for Ware today. - Anti-Cigarette Tax , Petitions on File Salem (U.R) Petitions to re fer to the people the three-cent per pack tax on cigarettes by the 1955 Legislature were filed with the State Elections Department today by the Oregon Distrib utors Association. The . total number . of signa tures submitted was 23,955. Needed were 20,047. Multnomah county provided 17,887 of the total. When the signatures are certi fied by state officials it will pre vent the tax from going into ef fect until after tfee next general election. The state would be de prived of some $8,&00000 in revenue. & Robert A. Bardlee, secretary of the Tobacco Jobbers Associa tion,, said it cost $3,119 to col lect and check the signatures. Tomorrow is the deadline f5r filing petitions. - Released Fliers To Get Medical Care In Philippines Wellington (U.R) The 11 UJSiiffliers being released by ReSSfChina Thursday will be flown to the Philippines for mprfiral treatment anH then di rectly to the West Coast, the' Air Force announced today. The Air Force aaid the air men will be reunited with their families next week at either Tra vis Aia Force Base, near San Francisco or McChord Air Base, near Seattle. There are approximately 28 immediate relatives, the Air Force said. It is prepared to fly all those who desire to the West Coast for the happy reunion with the long imprisoned B29 crew. Some family members probably will not make the special trip. They have indicated they would prefer a calmer meeting at home, an Air Force spokesman said. Imminent release of the air- men was announced yesterday by ,Re- cmnai-ichfhas . hddttf SP-S abandonment plan them" prisoner since- Jan. 13, 1953. The action was hailed . with "joy and relief" by President Eisenhower. He promised that the fliers and their families would be reunited as sooa as humanly possible"C at the gov' ernment's expense. The fliers will pause only briefly in Hong Kong before be ing flown directly to Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines "for medical and administrative processing.". To Get Back Pay At Clark Air Base, the men will stay for at least two days. They will receive back pay and new clothing, and undergo offi cial questioning about their imprisonment. ' From the Philippines, they will be flown via the Great Cir cle Route r to the West Coast, probably stopping briefly in Ja pan and Alaska. Flying time will be about 35 hours. Weather con ditions and available facilities will determine wbgther they are landed at McChord or Travis. Two Offices Entered; Police Investigating An attempt to break a small fire safe in the Medical Center Building was . made Sunday night, according to reports c re ceived by city police. Z0 7I. Theis, 1905 Orchard Home dr., reported at 8:10 a.m. Monday morning that Room 203, the Oregon Physicians' Service, had been entered. b- Police investigation revealed attempts had been made to open the small safe. Further investi gation disclosed that Room 214, the office of Dr. Gerald A. Dier dorff was also entered. There were no reports of ar ticles missing. Compromise Housing Bill Passes House Washington (U.R) The House, ignoring a special session threat, today approved a com promise housing bill that Presi dent Eisenhower had labelled un satisfactory. This measure, which the Sen lite approved last night, was the. last major item of legislation scheduled for action before ad journment. Speaker Sam Ray- burn said he expected Congress to wind up tonight, although sev eral troublesome items remained In approving the Housebill by a vote of 187 to 168, House mem bers brushed aside a warningjsy Republican Leader Joseph W. Martia5It- that President Eisen hower might call Congress back to a'speciaf session unless a "suit able"! housing bilj was enacted before adjournment. s MEDr United Pn run L 50th Year Move To To Solon's Complaini Filed by Railroad Lowry Says Tactics 7Mrely Dilatory' A motion to strike the com plaint which protests the end of Southern Pacific passenger ser vice in southern Oregon has been filed by the railroad it was reported today. State. Sen. Philip B. Lowry, one of three state senators who filed the complaint with Public Utilities Commissioner Charles B. Heltzel, said he has been in formed of the SP's action in ask ing Heltzel to throw out the com plaint, but has heard of no fur ther legal proceedings. To Continue Pail Aug. 7 Based on the senators' com plaint, Heltzel has ordered the SP to continue passenger service between Portland and Ashland past the proposed cut-off date of Aug. 7. The order was issued after the railroad failed in its request in Marion county circuit court to have the PUC restrain ed from issuing the order. "It ii my opinion that these tactics are merely dilatory and that Southern Pacific would like to terminate the matter without a full hearing," Senator Lowry said. The other senators who joined him in filing, the com plaint, which alleged inadequate rail passenger service and asked for continued and improved ser vice, are Gene L. Brown, Grants Pass, and Paul Geddes, Roseburg. Senator Lowry today reported that a large number of disabled veterans who have used rail transportation between here and medical facilities to the north, would be.deprhqBd of this service goes" through. Would Work Hardship He made inquiry at the Camp White Veterans Administration domiciliary center, and was ad: vised by Acting Manager R. H penning tnat end of aervice would work a "definite hard ship." "The termination of this train service will present a definite hardship in the operation of thia domiciliary," Denning's letter to Lowry said. "Many of the mem bers transferred to either the VA hospital, Vancouver, Wash., or the VA hospital, VA regional office, and prosthetic clinics in Portland, Ore., for treatment, are unable taride buses or planes due to their disabilities. T h e a e cases will have to be transfer red the 310 miles via ambu lance. As you know," the letter con tinued, "all members or patients cannot travel by air. Even if they are cleared medically to travel by plane, there are some seasons of the year air service between Medford and Portland is uncertain.. Therefore, we will have to arrange transportation by: bus or . ambulance during these periods. Your attention is also called to the fact that these same hardships and difficulties will be experienced by the VA activities in Portland and Van couver that wish to transfer a member to this domiciliary." 536 Used Service Denning pointed out that dur ing 1954 there were 536 mem bers who used the Southern Pa cific passenger service. 3 . cHe added, "The use of alter nate means of transportation, will not only be more difficult, but will be uneconomical. Conse quently more of the taxpayera money will be spent for the pur pose of transferring members." Portland (U.R) Southern Pacific railroad has issued in structions to its station agents in Southern Oregon to continue accepting passenger reservations on the line's "Rogue River" run after the Aug. 7 date originally set by the company for discon tinuance of the; service. An SP spokesman said the passenger service would be con tinued while attorneys studied an order by Oregon Public Util ities Commissioner Charles H. Heltzel instructing the railroad to continue -the service. The spokesman said the com pany's attorneys had reached no decision on what the future of the service would be. Milwaukee, Wis. (U.R)- The Rev. George Crist Jr. has been officially suspended after con victed of heresy by the North western Synod of the Lutheran Church. BEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1955 Red China Wants ' Neutral Country As Intermediary Geneva Conference To Resume Thursday Geneva (U,R) Red China was reported today to have for mally proposed that a neutral third power be picked to super vise arrangements for returning American and Chinese civilians to their homelands. it was generally believed here that India might be one of the governments which Red China would: like to have considered for the position of intermediary. Menon Goea To Mew Delhi India's , roving ambassadr, V. K. Krishna Menon, left. here, to day for New Delhi to report on the opening phases of the direct U.b.-Ked Chinese talxs on re lease of prisoners from Red China and on other Far Eastern problems. 0 Semi-official sources said the Chinese proposal was .advanced formally during this morning's one-hour meeting - between U.S. Ambassador to Czechoslovakia, U. Alexis Johnson and China's Ambassador to Poland, Wang Ping-nan. One-Day Hecau The two sides exchanged lists of civilians whose return to their homelands is desired by each. The United States asked for the return of 40 American civilians either imprisoned or otherwise .. detained . ; in Red Chisa.: ; ' " The , Communist . representa tive was reported to have asked thato"several thousand'v Chinese students now o in the United States be returned to the Chi nese mainland. - China, informed sources said, requested a one-day break in the talks to consult with Peiping on the American list. The next talks will be held Thursday. Barn Fire Causes $12,000 Damages Central Point Rural Fire Pro tection district truck's answered three calls Monday involving a barn, lumber mill and a grain field: A born owned by Mrs. Victor Bursell, Beal Lane, was a total loss after a strong fire of unde termined origin, according to firemen. The barn contained ap proximately $7,000 worth of baled hay owned by W. C. Hig inbotham, Taylor rd. The .value of the barn itself was iet at ap proximately $5,000. Firemen were unable to save the structure as, the roof was already caving in when the call was received, they saKL FireCcrews were on the location for about 16 hours to prevent sparks froi,the flam ing hay to spread to a nearby grainfield, - firemen added. ; Gulf Red Cedar; Central Point lumber mill; .reported rthe burning of bark near, a logback. A truck was dispatched and re ported the fire. Several acres of a grainfield owned by Tom Parker, Kirtland rd., was burned over during an other fire of unknown origin. After controlling" the fire, the department left, but Hvas called back about two hours later when another fire broke out in the tame field, firemen said. McCarthy Draws Ire of Solons; No China Sell-Out, Knowland Says Washington (U.R) Senate Re publican William F. Knowland said President Eisenhower gave congressional'' leaders his per sonal assurances today that he made "no deal &o "sell out" America's Asian allies at Ge neva. ' No Trade Made Knowland reported that Mr. Eisenhower also declared in a meeting with his GOP legislative lieutenants that "no deal or trade" was made with Commu- nist China for the release of 11 American airmen which Peiping announced ' yesterday. The senator madej the state ments to newsmen at the White House in the; wake of a speech Tribune j HAROLD TALBOTT Won't Ham GOP Chaneaa Annexation, Zone Changes Receiving Study from Council Three public hearing are among several items on the agenda for ' the Medford city council at its 7:30 p.m." meeting today." :' . Hearings will be held on aone changes in Queen .Auj. iuhjiiyi sion irom single 4o Multiple family arid in Fruitdale addition from multiple 'family to. com mercial districts.. Request Annexation - rThe third public hearing is on a "request from Allen Hart and Thomas W. McFadden that tlfeir property on Black Oak drive be annexed. Both areas are in the 3,000-acre proposal for annexa tion which was defeated by resi dent voters July 5. c A request from M. E. Sands that : California Pacific utilities property in Roseborough addi tion be annexed, will be sub mitted to the council. Mayor Earl Miller will re turn two ordinances for paving Kenwood ave. to sthe council after vetoing both bills last week. Sewer Plan Report G - City' Manager - Robert Duff will report to the council on a plan from the " Fruitgrower's league to construct sanitary sewer lines at the G .Mexican labor camp near the airport; on Verde Hills sanitary sewer; a request from Jim Elliott, 720 South Grape st., for an extra-? width driveway; and a request for. traffic signals at Stewart ave. arid South Holly st. ' The council also will consider awarding bids for : paving, on Oak st. between West Second st. and West Jackson st., and for construction of a sanitary sewer on Oregon, ave. between Oregon terrace anH Keene Way dr. and on theo north side of Stewart ave. from Hamilton st. to 251 feet west. .-. Funds for street . paving: proj ects now under way also will be considered. ' O Portland (U.R) Bids are be ing invited for the sale of 747 acres of Indian -land and timber brt the Rogue- River two miles east E Gold Beach, the Bureau of :Indian Affairs has announced. in which Sen.' Joseph R. Mc Carthy (R-Wis.) charged Presi dent Eisenhower with advanc ing "the cause of tyranny and murder" and planning the "sell out" of Nationalist Chinaat the Big Four summit conference at Geneva. McCarthy's speech on the Sen ate floor late yesterday drew im mediate fire from Knowland and other Republican senators. All Against McCarthy ' Sen. Karl E. Mundt (R-S.D.), one . 01 Mcuaruiys ciosesi friends, told the Senate the Wis consin senator . had made a "false assumption" that Mr. Ei senhower was relying on Ccm munist words alone. S United Presa Full Leased Wire Price 5c Nc. 114 Ho Chance Seen For Political Issue In Next Election Decision Said Right Under Circumstances Washington (U.R) A lead ing Republican strategist said today the Harold E. Talbott case will not harm the GOP in the 1956 election. Talbott resigned as Air Force secretary Monday night in the wake of a Senate investigation of the $60,000-a-year private bus iness partnership he " retained while holding his Pentagon post. Sen. Barry M. Goldwater'fR Ariz.), chairman o fthe Republi can Campaign Committee, said Talbotta resignation could hard ly be made into a political issue because of "the absence of crim inal intent" in Talbott'a actions on behalf of his firm. Errors in Judgment Sen. Karl E. Mundt (R-S.D.) said Talbott made errors in judg ment and added that his resigna tion showa that President Eisen hower had installed a "new standard of ethics and propriety" in government. Administration sources said flatly that President Eisenhower, who accepted the resignation ef fective Aug. 13, did not ask Tal bott for it. The White House said there had been no decision on Talbott'a successor. Sen. .John L. uMcClellan (D Ariz.f, chairman of the Senate Inveetigation subcomittee, said the group's inquiry into Talbott's relations with his firm had been "satisfactorily resolved." Bight Decision Mr. Eisenhower accepted the resignation in a letter telling Tal bott, he made the right decision under the circumstances. But the President told the departing sec retary that there was no intinvl ation "that your-official duties have not been effectively and loyally performed." He asked the secretary to stay on until. Aug." 13, to wind up ' critical programming activities" where Talbott's personal knowl edge is needed. a Talbott's-letter of resignation said he was quitting because "I would not in any circumstances wish to be a source of embarrass ment" to the President or his administration. O Pretty Tough Deal Q Talbott told the United Press that he had encountered "a pretty tough deal . . . but any way, I'm going back to business and make myself a little dough." Talbott wrote to Mr. Eisen hower that he was deeply con cerned by "the recent unfortun ate and I believe distorted pub licity" given to his continued as sociation with Paul B. Mulligan & Co., a management engineer ing firm which paid him $132, 032 in his first two years at his Pentagon desk. REWARD OFFERED The Mail Tribune ic offer ing S25 reward for informa tion ltading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for de struction of some 160 copies of the paper early Sunday morning at three local busi ness O establishments. Those having information should contact Medford city police. . - Knowland(-wh6 has been a critic of many administration for eign policies, flatly denied on behalf of the administration "that we are selling out y trad ing out our Asian allies." No Support for McCarthy Sens. George H. Bender, (R Mo.), and Barry M. Goldwater (R-Ariz.), were similarly critical of McCarthy's speech. No sena tor voiced support of McCarthy during the debate. At today's White House meet ing, Knowland said Mr. Eisen hower stated firmly that he "en tered into no deal to sell out our Chinese Nationalist and Vietnam ese friends at Geneva." Cease Fire Pledge By Red China Said Necessary Action Use of Arms Would Invoke Defense Pact Washington (u.R) Secre tary of State John Foster Dulles said today that Red China must make a cease fire pledge and re nounce use of force or ,ere al most surely will be a war m the Far East. Dulles told a news conference that use of force insthe Formosa region, would bring into play, the mutual defense treaty be tween the United States and Na tionalist China.' ) In urging Red China to avoid what he called the considerable c danger - of war, Dulles at the same time expressed pleasure that Chinese Communist Pre mier Chou En-lai has indicated m willingness to go farther than before in renouncing the use of force. . Dulles. said that Chou's state- ment last Saturday, if sincere, together with release of Ameri can civilian prisoners, if attain ed, and the happyspews ofhe iciease oi il U.. tilers could mark the begmning of a new phase f Communist China's (Re lations with the rest of the world. But Dulles reminded that one swallow doesn't make spring." . No Early Solution SeB Dulles also: 1. Said he does not see anv early settlement of the Fornwsa question. He said it is oneof thosC unsolved questions which he believes the wprld will have to live with for quite a long time. The important thing, he said, Is to live with these prob lems without letting them lead to war. 2. Rejected any sueeestion that the Chinese Communists necessarily could achieve their ambitions by undertaking a cease fire pledge or through foreseeable negotiations. Not To Abandon NATO 3. Flatly rejected again- any prospect that the United States would 'agree to abandonint of the : North Atlantic Treaty Or ganization or the Southeast Asian Treaty organization as part of any peace settlement with the Communists. He said the United States absolutely would not agree to any such proposal. 4. Disclosed that during cur-11 rent Geneva talks the United States will present the Red Chin es with a list of almost 500 Americans whose fate in the Korean war is not exactlv known. Dulles said Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson will present, the list, prepared by the Defense" Department, tor see if any of the men are alive. Dulles ackf nowledged that the hopes are! meager. The list is fit addition! to the one Johnson presented to-4 day composed of 40 American civilian prisoners. Bloodmobile Visits Scheduled in County The Bloodmobile blood col lection unit will be in Jacksorir county on Aug. 9 and 10, it was announced today. The unit will be in Rogue River on Tufsday; August 9, from 2 to 6, ja m. at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Ha Appoint-' ments may be made staijgn Wednesday, August 3, by Jtele phoning Rogue River, Juniper . 2-3256 from 8 to 10 a.m. Goal for the Rogue River collectSn is 150 donors, according to Mrs. E. S. Burkett, chairman. The Bloodmobile will be in o Medford, Wednesday, Aug. 10, from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Elks temple. The Medford goal is 300 ' donors, and appointments may be made starting Wednesday by telephoning 3-3813 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., according to Mrs. Anita Burba, chairman. Meeting To Consider Armory Plan Changes Members of the armory com mittee will meet in the county court chambers at 2 p.. Thurs day to consider revisions in plans for the new armory build ing. The plans must be altered to meet appropriations, accord ing to the committee. A meeting was held yestay afternoon for preliminary dis cussion of revisions. -A decision on the revised plan is expected to come at the Thursday meet- ing. Weather FORECAST: Fair with little change In temperature through Wednesday. Low to night 56; high Wednesday 95. Temp. Highest yesterday 90 Lowest this Morning 58 o
