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at 0 St mdsti A- Qj f1 o o o O o 0 o 0 0 9 o o o o O o o 3 r? O 9. u & o o e o e G O n 0 IN CONNIE'S EYE Cmdr. E. L. Foster (left) of Chatta nooga, Term., and his crew leave their plane at Jackson ville, Fla., Naval Air Station after reconnaissance flight into hurricane "Connie." The 11-man crew flew a Navy P2V (Neptune) at low level into the eye of "Connie." Dulles Nudges China To Free US Civilians From Bamboo Curtain Washington (U.R) Secre tary of State John Foster Dul ler today diplomatically nudged Red China to free U.S. civil ians still held behind the Bam boo Curtain. Dulles also told a news con ference it has not yet been de cided what action to take on torture, charges made against Red China by 11 recently freed U. S. airmen. The secretary said it is unfor tunate that Red China, during negotiations at Geneva, had not made it possible for the Ameri can civilians to come home quickly. He pointed out that Red Chinese Premier Chou En-lai had aid the number of Americans in Red China is quite small and their future should be settled quickly. Statement Not Realized Unhappily, Dulles said, that statement has not been realiz ed. As for the torture charges made by the 11 Air Force men who are en route home after 2Vz years in Red jails, Dulles recall ed that the British, after the Korean war, had published a white paper dealing with prison er treatment. The secretary said that this was a very sober and disturbing document and the United States may do something comparable to that. But he said it would be better to decide what to do after the airmen return. On the Geneva negotiations, Dulles indicated that Red China's main counter proposals for release of the American civ ilians dealt with Chinese students in this country. Dulles said the United States hopes to get some clarification at tomorrow's meet ing on Red China's proposal to Britain Will Join Hydrogen Power Race Geneva (U.R) Britain an nounced formally today that she has entered the race to harness the power of the hydrogen bomb for peace. Sir John Crockcroft, chairman of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, -made the announcement at a press con ference here. Thus the United States, Russia and Britain have declared their intentions to achieve a slow burning, con trolled fusion reaction with hydrogen. It is known that the United States is conducting experi ments on slow fusion at Prince ton, "N. J., Los Alamos, N. Mex., a4 Livermore, Calif., but the Atomic Energy Commission has refused to discuss the projects or to answer questions. Rangeland Blaze Controlled Near Vale Vale U.R) Four fires which spread over 2000 acres of range land northeast of here have been brought under control and mop ped up. John C. Hunt, fire con 0 trol officer for the Bureau of Land Management, reported to day. Hunt and Derrel Fulwider, dis trict range manager, said the fires were caused by lightning. Baseball NATIONAL Cincinnati 7 14 1 Chicago 2 6 1 Gross, Freeman (6), and Baits, Burgess (7); Minner. Jeff coat (4), Hillman- (9) and ChitL Medford have a third party investigate Chinese students in this country- Red China contends they are being held against their will. In Agreement On another China phase, he re marked somewhat crisply that he is in agreement with Chou's statement that Chou opposes a "two China" policy. This would set up Red China and National ist China as separate states for UN membership and diplomatic recognition. Dulles said the Un ited States recognizes only one China, Nationalist China. Four People Hurl In Auto Accidents On Medford Streets Four people including a five- year-old girl received injuries yesterday in two Medford auto mobile accidents, according to city police. Margaret Ayer, 1420 West 13th St., and Myrtle E. Joyal, San Diego, received possible back in juries when a car in which they were passengers collided with an auto driven by Marjorie E. DenHerder, 900 Hamilton st., police said. No Citations The accident happened at about 5:20 p.m. at the intersec tion of 13th and Peach sts. No citations were issued. The two women were taken to Community hospital by Med ford Ambulance service. They spent a "fair night," according to hospital attendants. The ex tent of their injuries was still unknown this morning. A fire department pumper was ordered to stand by at the, scene of the accident. However, there was no fire. Hit Sign Mrs. Jean Smith, 413 Lozier lane, and her five-year-old daughter, Marcie Jean, were tak en to the office of a Medford doctor for treatment after their car collided with a stop sign at Stewart ave. and King st., police said. Mrs. Smith told investigating officers she was blinded by re-' fleeted light while attempting to make a left turn. She and her daughter were treated for cuts and bruises. " 1 1 Released Airmen Head for West Coast Tokyo (U.R) Eleven happy American airmen, out "of Com munist Chinese prisons less than a week, flew towards home and their eagerly waiting loved ones today. Behind them lay more than two and a half years imprison ment, and for at least one man, Col. John Knox Arnold, the bit ter memory of Red torture. Ahead lay the United States and long-awaited family re unions. The airmen are sched uled to reach Travis Air Base, near San Francisco, Friday night. The former B29 crew boarded two plush C54 transport planes at 1:25 p.m. John Arnold, their leader, bounded up the boarding ramp two steps at a time, the Tachikawa Air Base band broke into a rousing "California Here I Come." The six officers and five en listed men, who were released from Red China last Thursday, grinned broadly and waved at the large group of military per sonnel. Red Cross girls and Jap anese employees wno saw them off at the air base. . . Stores Will Remain Open Military Police Ordered To Shoot If Koreans Attack Official Says Army 'Getting Fed Up' Inchon, Korea (U.R) Heavily armed U.S. military police were ordered today to "start shooting" if a threatening mob of South Koreans attack their compound on Wolmi-Do Island, well-informed sources said. A high American official said the Army was "getting fed up" after six days of government- Washington (U.R) Secre tary of State John Foster Dul les said today that the United States has told the Republic of Korea it will protect Com munist members of the neu tral nations inspection team in South Korea. As for the troublesome problem of reunification of Korea and other divided na tions, Dulles said that to do so by war could only lead lo the horrors of atomic and hydro gen devastation. inspired rioting in which 19 U.S. soldiers have been injured in Korean efforts to capture Com munist members of the Korean truce supervision team. Gen. Lyman L. Lemnitzer, U. S. Far East commander, flew to Korea from Tokyo today with Adm. Sohn Won II, Republic of Korea defense minister, as ten sion mounted between the Ko rean mobs and American M.P.s armed with tear gas, rifles, bay onets and baseball bats. The ROK government has given the Polish and Czech mem bers of the neutral nations truce inspection teams until Saturday to leave South Korea. The ulti matum accused them of spying for the Communists. At Panmunjom, the chief dele gate of the four-nation Neutral Nations Supervisory Commis sion called a session today to dis cuss the ROK ultimatum. The Swedish and Swiss members were not affected. President Syngman Rhee broke a six-day silence and called the riots a "normal expression of patriotism" but an aide said the 80-year-old Rhee made it clear he "strongly objected" to any violence. Implied Support by Rhee But Rhee, who could halt the demonstrations with a single or der, gave the stormy mobs his implied support with his refer ence to "patriotism." Another 5,000 Koreans were surrounding the U.S. Army's Hia leah compound in Pusan, South Korea's other major port, but an Army spokesman said only about 200 or 300 were "actually dem onstrating." - So far the South Koreans have attacked U.S. Army compounds in five Korean cities in an ef fort to capture the Communists and the situation was approach ing the crisis point. The U.S. Army is bound by the truce agreement to protect the inspect ors. Hong Kong Police Detain Americans Hong Kong (U.R) Hong Kong police detained a United Press reporter and a Movietone News cameraman for an hour today and required them to give statements and the cameraman to expose and. destroy his film before their release. Newsman William Miao and cameraman Marvin Farkas were taken into custody by police while interviewing and making a film of American businessman Arnold Kiehn, who was being detained in a Hong Kong hos pital pending his deportation from this British crown colony. The two were taken to a po lice station where a police offi cer took their statements and Farkas was required to expose the film he had made of Kiehn. Miao and Farkas were told by police that they should not have taken a film of any person under police custody. The newsmen emphasized they were merely carrying out their duties as members of a free press. ; Raisin Grape Production Set at 1,720,000 Tons Washington (U.R) The Agri culture Department today esti mated 1955 production of raisin variety of grapes in California at 1,720,000 tons. On a dried basis, one ton of raisins is the equivalent of about four tons of fresh grapes. The department made no esti mate of the raisin crop. Raisin production in 1954 was 167,000 tons. United Press Fu" 50th Year Valley irrigation Water Falling Sen. Morse Urges Rejection of Fast Dam Tax Write-Off Solon Cites Cost To Federal Government Washington (U.R) Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore.) urged the Office of Defense Mobiliza tion today to turn down an ap plication of the Idaho Power Company for rapid tax write offs on Hells Canyon dams. He said the company's appli cation, if granted, would cost the federal government $31,357, 000, during the first five years of operation of two of the three dams planned by the company. Licenses for them were ap proved last Thursday by the Federal Power Commission. Morse made the request in a letter to ODM Director Arthur S. Flemming. Seek Tax Relief "The Eisenhower administra tion," he said in the letter, "claims that taxpaying private utilities should be permitted to grab off the finest power dam sites in the country. "These same private utilities seek millions of dollars in tax relief by accelerated amortiza tion certificates which would shift the burden of construction costs to the taxpaying public without compensating revenue." Investigation Planned Mcrse. said that if the com pany invested the proposed tax saving at six per cent interest it 'would realize the colossal sum of $338,406,000" over the 50-year license period for the dams. Earlier, Sen. James E. Murray (D-Mont.) announced he plans an investigation of the FPC ac tion in granting licenses for the dams. He also charged that the action was delayed until after Congress adjourned to prevent "a full airing" in the Senate of the matter. Oregon Child Killed In Nevada Accident Winnemucca, Nev. '(U.R) Col leen Moseley, four-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tru man Moseley of Redmond, Ore., died early today at Humboldt general hospital of a fractured skull suffered in an automobile accident late Tuesday afternoon. The child was injured when a car driven by her father hit a soft shoulder and overturned 20 miles north of McDermitt on highway 99 inside Oregon. Washington (U.R) Presi dent Eisenhower has signed a bill awarding Dr. Jonas E. Salk a $2500 gold medal for his part in developing the Salk anti- po lio vaccine. Eight Attorneys Admitted To Practice in U.S. Court Eight attorneys were admitted to practice . in federal district court proceedings here yester day. Judge James Alger Fee of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals stepped down from the higher bench temporarily and opened the district court session in the post office building at 1 p.m. yesterday. Attorneys Listed Attorneys admitted to the federal bar included Michael F. Hennesy, Yreka, Sam B. Davis and Sidney E. Ainsworth, Ashland, and George W. Rode, Ervin B. Hogan, Robert A. Boyer, Thomas J. Reeder, and J. V. McGoodwm, all of Med ford. A damage case, Paul Bonner vs. Lloyd S. Johnson, was dis missed by Judge Fee on motion by the attorney for the defend ant, Philip Lowry. A case of the United States vs. Frank J. Simpson was quashed because of reasons of inefficiency of the indictment. The case concerned theft of tim -DFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1955 Price 5c No. 120 to Near Moover in Newberg For (Birthday Party; E3aps Totalitarians Newberg, Ore. (U.R) Former President Herbert Hoover re turned today to the scene of his boyhood to observe his 81st birthday and defended American ideals against "fuzzy-minded to talitarian liberals" who advocate "creeping collectivism." In a speech scheduled for 2 p.m. (PST) at his boyhood home which was dedicated as a na tional shrine, Mr. Hoover de clared that "freedom of mind, of spirit and of initiative still lives in America . . . our people are strong in religious faith." Time To Tell World He said it is time for America to tell the world that "our sup posedly decadent people still rely upon the ballot and the leg islative hall to settle their dif ferences without a secret police with slave camps." "During the last score of years," he said, "our American way of life has been deluged with criticism" from honest per sons who want to improve the country. But much, he said, "comes from the fuzzy-minded totalitarian liberals who believe that . . . creeping collectiveness can be adopted without destroy ing the safeguards of free men.". ' The only living Republican ex-president recalled how he ar rived in Newberg just in time to help his uncle's family prepare its winter store of pear butter His Quaker aunt, he said, in formed him that "thee can eat all the pears thee likes." "I liked the idea, and I liked it too much," he said. "And then she tucked a sick, small boy into bed. I ceased to eat pears for a while." Highway Named A section of Highway 99W from Tigard to Newberg was named Herbert Hoover boule vard in honor of the former president. The home is that of his late uncle, Dr. Henry John Min thorn, where Mr. Hopver came as an orphan at the age of 10 and lived for about five years. He arrived from Iowa in 1884 to make his home with Dr. Min thorn, his wife Laurea, and their daughters.. Dr. .Minthorn was a county physician. The home,, which has been restored to its 1884 condition, will become . a national shrine largely through the work of the Herbert Hoover. Foundation, headed by Oregon historian Dr. Burt Brown Baker. Secretary of Interior Douglas McKay, whose home -is in Salem, was to introduce Mr. Hoover at ber, and involved a question whether, or not. timber in its natural state was real or per sonal property. Larceny is the theft of personal property. The court also heard the case of the United States vs. Athel Hupp Dudley on charges of vio lation Interstate Commerce com mission regulations. Robert Carney, deputy United States attorney, was prosecuting attorney in both cases. Injury Case Starts Late yesterday afternoon, the case of Kenneth Iverson vs. J. E. Brownly and others started. The case involves personal in juries. H. B. Collins represents Iverson and the firm McAllister Duncan and Brophy represents the defendants. The court staff for this session of court is Hal Kenyon, court clerk; Walter Hadlock, chief deputy U. S. marshal; Mar guerite Pendergrass, personal secretary to the judge; Eldon Caley, law clerk; George Welsh, deputy court clerk; John Beck with, court clerk; and Paul Han lin, deputy U! S. marshal. for Shopping Until Critical level HERBERT HOOVER Defends American Ideals the dedication ceremony. The former president plans to remain in the state for one of his periodic fishing trips. County Funds Aid In Polio Fight A check for $13,610.93 has been sent to the National Foun dation for Infantile Paralysis by the Jackson county chapter, it was announced today by Harry Chipman, chairman. The check represents 50 per cent of the chapter's surplus as of June 30, based on last year's expendi tures. Half of the surplus in county chapter treasuries throughout the nation was called in this week by Basil O'Conner, Foun dation president, to be used to as sist those chapters where funds have been depleted by heavy in cidence of polio. Since last year's March of Dimes campaign fell some $12, 000,000 short of estimated needs, the Foundation was forced to rebudget its needs, O'Conner said. This resulted in a pool of funds for epidemic aid to chap ters being deleted and surplus funds in counties not hard hit by polio being used to meet this need, it was pointed out. Corn Crop Figured Largest in History Washington (U.R) The Agri culture Department today esti mated the 1955 corn crop ft 3,- 477,711,000 bushels, thev second largest in history. , The crop reporting board said Aug. 1 conditions indicate a 910.958,000 bushel wheat crop is in prospect, compared with last month's forecast of 860,- 331,000 bushels. The corn crop estimate for Aug.l compares with the July forecast of 3,449,667,000 bushels, productions last year of 2,964, 639,000 bushels, a 10-year aver age of 3,080,115,000 bushels. and the record high in 1948 of 3,605,000,000 bushels. This year's wheat crop fore cast compares with 1954 produc tion of 969,781,000 bushels and a 10-year average of 1,154, 073, 000 bushels. Hillcrest Escapees Seized Near Eugene Eugene (U.R) Three -girls who escaped from Hillcrest Home for Girls near Salem Mon day night during a disturbance were taken into custody today by state police near here. Police said the girls were asleep in a home north of here when officers arrived. The police were called by a woman who had taken the girls into her home. Tribune United Press Full Leased Wire Only One Third of Present Deliveries By End of August District Managers Request Cooperation The water supply situation in Medford and Rogue River Vailey Irrigation districts is serious, it was reported this morning. Un less the valley gets an unexpect ed rainfall within the next week the water shortage will become critical. Jack Hoffbuhr, manager of the Medford district, and Har old Sexton, manager for the Rogue River Valley district, said this morning that pressure has been lost on the gauges at Fish lake. . - Districts Limited 1 This means, they said, that from now on, instead of carrying full capacity, the two districts will be limited to what they can release from the lakes. The situation parallels that of 1951, but the season is two weeks later this year, thus put ting the two districts two weeks behind four years ago. The two managers indicated that by the end of this month, the districts will be able to de liver only one third of the water they are delivering at the present time. They will be able to make some deliveries in September. but on a "very reduced scale." Ask Cooperation - Both managers asked all pos sible cooperation to hold down losses and gain maximum bene fit from the available water. Waste will be cause for shutting off water, they said. Both noted that cooperation so far has been very good. Orchards have had only one irrigation so far, and are now coming up for a second delivery of water. It was noted that any farmer whose property has re ceived three irrigations since the middle of June probably will not be able to get additional water. Normal Predicted Regarding the possibility of a good rainfall for the valley in the near future, Medford wea ther bureau officials said this morning that the outlook is for only normal rainfall this month The average August rainfall in this area is only .19 of an inch. With the end of the "weather year" due Aug. 31, the Medford weather bureau has recorded only 8.89 inches of precipitation, or 9.12 below normal. Robert Kent, manager of the Talent irrigation district, report ed this morning that his district can be expected to run out of water around the end of the month. However, he noted the district's situation is ' no worse than in many other years, and on occasions Talent has run out of water earlier. "I don't expect anyone to be hurt very badly in the Talent district," Kent declared. Gallagher Trial Recessed Abruptly New York (U.R) The court martial of Sgt. James C. Gal lagher, 23, accused of murdering fellow Americans in a Korean prisoner of war camp, was re leased abruptly today because of the arrival of "an important witness." Trial counsel, Maj. J. J. Jen kins, identified him as Steven A. Rada, Branchville, Pa., and said he had been an eyewitness to the deaths of the two American war prisoners whom Gallagher is accused of killing. Jenkins said Rada had been on his honeymoon and police and military officials have been attempting vainly to contact him for the past several weeks. Jen kins said Rada and his bride had been located in a New York hotel this morning. Jenkins asked and was grant ed a recess until tomorrow. 9 o'clock Supply 1 Coastal Residents Clogging Highways To Flee Storm Path Carolina Expected To Be Wind Target Cape Hatteras. N.C (U.PJ Hurricane Connie ground to a near halt 225 miles at sea today and spun around in a eiant circle of 125 mile an hour winds. The slowdown gave coastal residents time to flee inland and the roads were jammed with vehicles. It was still uncertain lust where the miahty itorm. some what diminished In power but still a killer, would smack against the U.S. mainland. Connie is just sninnina around now but our Dresent forecast is that she will head toward Carolina when she begins moving again," Miami Chief forecaster Gordon Dunn said. We are just waiting it out now." Dunn said Connie's antics arj- proximate almost exactly those of her 1954 sister, Carol. Carol came to rest in almost the same area for two Or three davs lasfc August, then took off on a north- northeast course, brushed by Cape Hatteras and hit New Eng land Aug. 31 with a punch that killed 66 and caused $500,000.- 000 damage. A huge area from South Caro lina to New England was alerted for the oncoming storm? Evacu ation was started on an orderly basis. o At Wilmington. N.C. the Weather Bureau rerjorted off shore winds had reached steady 45-50 miles per hour velocity. Police designated churches, the community center and the boys brigade club as emergency sneiters in the city of Wilming-3 ton. Since yesterday, the . miehtv storm has drifted about 120 miles toward the northwest and toward the U. S. mainland, but for the past several hours today it ground to a near halt out in the ocean. Maximum winds were still at 125 miles an hour although cen tral pressure in the hurricane had filled out somewhat, an indi- wUVH 1,1101. lb llllglll UC .WCO&CU" ing to a certain extent. The hurricane alert was ex tended north to Cape Ann, Mass. The great expanse of territory that was put under emergency status apparently was the result of criticism of Weather Bureau policy in 1954 when New Eng enders claimed they did not have" sufficient warning. (See story on Page 1, Sec. 2) Arrogant Convicts Tamed by Sheriff Yakima, Wash. (U.PJ The 18 arrogant ringleaders of last month's riot at the state prison in Walla Walla got tough again ' last night in the county jail here but Sheriff Bert Guns and state patrolmen squelched them. Guns learned that the convicts, who were transferred to the jail here after the Walla Walla riot, had a hacksaw blade. He ordered them to give it up and they de fied him, flooding their fourth floor cells by stopping up sinks and toilets. They also ripped up mattress es and began pounding the cell walls with a metal bar from a bunk. Guns sounded a general alarm ' and state patrolmen and city po- ; lice joined the sheriff and his deputies. , Guns then told the convicts they would not eat until the He also told them tear gas would be fired into the cells until the disturbance ended. "Go ahead and use it,"Csome one -shouted. But in a few min utes one hacksaw blade was handed out' to a guard, Guns said. Family Fl'ees Home Destroyed by Fire Sherwood, Ore. U.R) A cou ple and five children escaped when fire destroyed their home about 4V .miles south of Wilson ville last night. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Snively and the children were asleep when the fire start ed, apparently from ah explod ing refrigerator. They fled tbe flames in their nightclothes. Weather FORECAST: Pair through Thursday. Low tonight 56; high tomorrow 95. Temp. Highest Yesterday 9 Lowest this Morning , 54 Tanight 0 r
