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HST Only Sorry He Didn't
Fire MacArthur EVDiicli Sooner
INSPECT CORN W. B. Tucker, left, Jackson county extension
agent, and W. W. White, superintendent of Southern Oregon
Experiment station, inspect one of about 25 varieties of field
corn which will be observed by growers at a special corn and
alfalfa field day tomorrow; Tours of the experimental farm will
start at 9:30 a.m. at the farm, one-half mile west of Talent junction
on Highway 99. John Yungen, agronomist; Superintendent White
and county agents from Jackson and Josephine counties will be
available to explain various experiments dealing with corn and
alfalfa and to discuss problems growers may have relative to
these crops. (Brainerd photo)
Chicago (U.R Former Pres
ident Truman says the only "re
pentance" he has over firing
Gen. Douglas MacArthur is
"that I didn't do it two years
sooner." '
He made his comment in a
question and answer period fol
lowing a speech to the Execu
tives Club of Chicago Friday in
which he accused the adminis
tration of "crippling national de
fense" in order to cut taxes in
time for the 1956 election.
Mr. Truman, asked why Uni
ted Nations forces in Korea did
not drive through to the Yalu
River "as MacArthur said they
could" instead of halting at the
38th Parallel, replied:
Wasn't Ordered To Stop
"MacArthur never was or
dered to stop at the 38th Paral
lel. There were a million and a
half Chinese Communists and he
couldn't get there."
Mr. Truman fired MacArthur
April 11, 1951, charging the
general was "unable to give
wholehearted support" to the
policies of the U.N. and the Tru
man administration in conduct
ing the Korean conflict.
Mr. Truman departed from his
prepared text to level the charge
of "crippling national defense"
at the Eisenhower administra
tion. He said the administration
was trvini? to halation thA hnriopt
'and reduce spending for politi-
Hurricanes Get Blame for
Fouling Up 'Rain Making1
Washineton (U.R) Hurri-
O canes Connie and Diane were
partly responsible for fouling up
this year's experiments to "make
rain" by cloud-seeding, an offi
cial of the U.S. Advisory Com
mittee on Weather Control said
Saturday.
Charles Gardner Jr., executive
secretary of the committee, said
last ADril that cloud - seeding
experiments probably would be
carried out over a larger area
this year than ever before.
Interest Didn't Develop
But Saturday he said interest
f in Western states did not de
velope as anticipated, and earlier
interest shown in Southern
states was drowned out with
Connie and Diane. Hurricane
Gladys also brought heavy rains
to some areas of Texas.
Gardner explained that com
petent meteorologists don't claim
to make rain, but attempt to in
crease the amount by seeding
potential rain clouds.
Among other activities, the
committee this year has been at
tempting to determine the ef
fectiveness of seeding clouds
with dry Ice and silver iodine.
One of the big answers the
ittp hones to Bet from ex
periments being conducted by
private organizations is wnemer
a heavy rainfall following a
cloud-seeding operation occurred
$ because of the cloud-seeding or
was an historical variation in
rainfall which would have oc
curred anyway.
Report Postponed
Last spring, the Advisory
Committee on Weather Control
said it Tioped to have some an
swers by June 30. Gardner said
Saturday the committee has post
poned this anticipated report
untS November.
Although the amount of acre
age seeded so far this year is less
than the record year from July
r, 1951, to June 30, 1952, Gard
ner said more than 10 per cent
of the nation's- area was covered
by cloud-seeding experiments.
The committee does not con
duct cloud-seeding experiments
itself, but requires all firms con
ducting rain-making or rain-increasing
experiments to make
reports for evaluation purposes'.
Los Angeles Heat
Wave Comes fo End
Los Angeles (U.R) Cooling
sea breezes were credited Satur
day for snapping Southern Cal
ifornia's worst heat wave in his
tory which caused 107 deaths,
scores of heat prostration cases
and heavy losses to farmers.
The "killer" hot spell broke
Friday on the 10th day of high
temperatures when the steadily
dropping mercury settled for a
high of 88 degrees.. Saturday's
high was expected to be 83
slightly above normal for this
time of the year,
The temperature hit 100 or
higher for eight straight day
including an all-time high of
110 before it sank to 96 Thurs
day. The hot spell also set a new
record for sustained 100-degree
or better heat.
Southern California's , heat
weary millions found little re
lief to make the weather uncom
fortable. The humidity ranged
up to 35 per cent at midday Fri
day. Preliminary estimates of agri
cultural damage ranged to $25,-
000,000 for the heat spell,
cal purposes, that is, to influence
voters in next year's presiden
tial elections.
Too Great A Sacrifice
"It's too great a sacrifice to
State Fair Ends;
Attendance Down
Salem - U.R) The 90th an
nual Oregon State Fair entered
its eighth and final day Satur
day with attendance down less
than expected in view of the 100
degree Sunday and near 100
degree Labor' Day.
Attendance Friday was 29,345
compared with' 23,540 for Fri
day a year ago. Total attendance
through Friday was 283,473 com
pared with 312,440 through Fri
day in 1954.
While attendance has been
lower, more money has been
spent on the midway and pari
mutuel betting at the Lone Oak
horse racing meet, officials said.
Mrs. John Schweizer of Tilla
mook was named queen of the
kitchen Friday by gathering 153
points on 53 food items entered
at the fair. This was only 11
more points than her closest com
petitor Mrs. O. W. Olson of
Silverton, who has been queen
of the kitchen at three former
State Fairs.
make on the political altar,"
Mr. Truman said. Such a policy,
he said, would hold "grave dan
ger to our safety here at home
and be disastrous to our allies
abroad."
In his prepared speech, the
71-year-old ex-President warned
that the nation is losing its
"margin of leadership" in .arms
supremacy over Russia and cau
tioned U.S. leaders to be wary of
current "sweet talks" from the
Soviets.
In an earlier press conference,
Mr. Tinman reaffirmed his sup
port of Adlai E. Stevenson for
the 1956 Democratic presiden
tial nomination and said he be
lieved falling farm- prices would
be a decisive campaign issue.
South Dakota Residents
Worry Over Inverted Flag
Pierre, S. D. (U.R) Res
ident wondered if the state was
in distress as they passed the
state house one day recently. On
the flagpole was the Stars and
Stripes flying upside down.
That is the universal signal for
indicating distress or extreme
emergency. An alert capitol em
ployee finally reported the error
and the flag was hauled down
and hoisted again this time
right side up.
Dead line Sunday Classified is at
noon Saturday: 10 a.m Monday for
Monday: other day 5:30 Drevious day
Sunday, September II, 19SS
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBTJN NINE
Second Eugene
Burglar Caught;
First Takes Life
Eugene - (U.R) The second
half of a two-man burglary team,
who worked for the Southern
Pacific railroad by day and bur
glarized Eugene business estab
lishments by night, was captured
by police late Friday night.
Robert Sebastian Pfau, 27, Eu
gene, was taken into custody
after hiding out in a garage attic
since early yesterday when police
engaged in a gun battle with his
partner, William Donald Beattie,
22.
Took Own Life
Beattie took his own life as
police were closing in on' him.
The pair were spotted by a
patrolman in the Pierce Manu
facturing Company plant. When
they were flushed, Beattie open
ed fire with a pistol. In the ensu
ing battle, Pfau ran and hid in
the garage nearby. Beattie, after
firing several shots at police,
turned his pistol on himself.
Pfau told police he and Beattie
had gone on several night forays,
breaking into business houses
and stealing whatever took their
fancy. By day they were rail
road workers.
Pfau was arraigned Saturday
in District Court and bail was
set at $5,000.
WEATHER
By United Press
Northern California: Fair Sun
day except fog near coast night
and morning; little change in
temperature; northwes terly
winds 12-25 mph near coast.
DOUGH
Springfield, Mass. (U.R)
Police received a report that
"Kids are throwing dough away
on Longhill street," and a crui
ser sped to the scene. It proved
to be discarded baker's dough.
NEW LOWER FEED PRICES
AT SAMSON'S
Whole Corn ewt. $4.05
Cracked Corn -ewt. 4.15
Wheat .. ewt. 4.10
Hen Scratch . ewt. 4.10
Ground Barley ewt. 3.00
Rolled Barley . ..70 lb. 2.25
Ground Oats & Barley.. ....ewt. 3.15
Whole Oats ...ewt. 3.25
Rolled Oats . ....a 70 lb. 2.40
COVER CROP SEED
CARLOAD to arrivo about September 15th.
Call us now for Vetch, Grey Oats, Rye, Aus
trian Peas or other seed.
Samson Feed fir Seed Co.
Poultry and Dairy Feed Hay Fertilizer'
4TH & FRONT MEDFORD
Phone 2-5295
Sen. Morse Attacks
Support of Low Dams
Beaverton U.R Sen. Wayne
Morse Friday night attacked
Gov. Paul Patterson's support of
an Idaho Power Company pro
posal for three low dams in the
Hells Canyon stretch of the
Snake river.
Morse, at a Democratic din
ner here, said he was confident
"that the people of Oregon will
not be fooled again by the Ore
gon Republican office holders
who play the private utility
game as they did in the 1952
and 1954 elections.
Other speakers on the pro
gram were Sen. Richard L. Neu-
berger and Rep. Edith Green.
Neuberger predicted that Re
publicans "in 1956 as in 1954"
were going to rely on "character
assassination and avoid issues."
Mrs. Green said Morse's leader
Sship was responsible for "his
. toric" appropriations for deep
ening of the Columbia Channel,
planning for John Day and
Green Peter dams and funds to
tart Ice Harbor Dam.
SOMEBODY'S WAY OFF
Topeka, Kan. (U.R) Kansas'
1955 legislature appropriated
135,000 to renovate the state
Kouse electrical system. A To
peka contractor offered to do the
job for just $49,664.
Negotiations for BPA
Line in Final Stages
Portland (U.R) A plan to
run Bonneville Power Adminis
tration hydroelectric power to a
proposed $65,000,000 Harvey
Aluminum Company reduction
plant at The Dalles was reported
in the final negotiation stage
Saturday. ,
A federal supplemental appro
priation of $2,038,000 to con
struct transmission lines to the
plant has been defeated twice
in Congress, but a 20-year appro
priation of BPA power has been
authorized.
Details of the latest plan were
not revealed by BPA or other
Department of Interior agencies
concerned. However, it was in
dicated the plan might conform
to a policy followed by the For
est Service, which allows timber
operators "credit" for access
roads built into federal lands.
Harvey Aluminum is a sub
sidiary of Harvey Machine Com
pany of Torrence, Calif.
Lambs reach market weight
sooner on pelleted feed than on
the same feed fed separately and
loose, according to Agriculture
Department research at Belts-
ville, Md.
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