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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.
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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
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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
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Price 5c
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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