SIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
' Wednesday, September 21, I9SS
Truman's Memoirs Tell of Well-Guarded Secret on Atomic Development
Museum Reports
Attendance Near
200,000 Total
. Jacksonville Attendance at
the Jacksonville museum is
nearine the 200.000 mark, ac
cording to Miss Alary Hanley,
museum curator. : The museum
was opened about four years
go.
Attendance for the period
since the museum's opening
through the end of August has
totaled 196,655. During August,
there were 5,731 visitors from
39 states and 12 foreign coun
tries.. -
The attendance during th
Jacksonville jubilee was -1,013
this year, compared with 2,348
in 1954. On one day, Aug.
there were 100 visitors from 17
states.
Gift Lilted
Among gifts for the historical
collection presented during Au
gust are a postcard labeled "The
Worlds Greatest bewmg Ma
chine." donated bv Louis Lep
pert, Klamath Falls; a map of
Oregon territory in 1841, given
by Leon Hagkins, and a photo
stat map of "Lower Oregon ana
Unner California. Latest and
Most Authentic Surveys," pre
sented by Frank Bash.
P.Another erouo of gifts in
rlurfpd a Dicture of Charles
Goodman Skeeters (1825-1908)
who acted as a guide to wagon
trains in 1850 and was the guide
of the Hillman party which dis
covered Crater lake in 1853.
Portland Buildi
Damaged by Blaze
Portland 0I.R) The Manches
ter building in downtown Port
land suffered heavy damage to
its interior last night. when a
two-alarm fire that firemen bat
tled for almost three hours swept
through the structure.
; Unofficial damage estimates
ran over $175,000, mostly to con
tents. Eight firms in the seven-story
building suffered damage, much
of . if from smoke and water.
Fire Marshal Dale Gilman said
the fire broke out in the north
west section of the fourth floor
and spread through walls and
ceilings. Most of the smoke and
water damage occurred between
the street and fifth floors.
: The blaze was discovered
! Shortly before 10 -p.m.
BLUEFBH HAUL
Kitty Hawk, N. C.-r-OJ.PJ In
one day, anglers landed approxi
mately two tons of bluefish at
the local pier. The 4,000 . blues
caught averaged a pound each.
B. K. HERNDON, JAMES W. BASKER,
AND ERNEST G. TISCHHAUSER
Certified Public Accountants
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announce
The Formation of a Partnership for the Practice of .
Public Accountancy under the Firm Name of
B. K. HERNDON & CO
For the-Continuation of the Practice Formerly Carried
s On Under the Same Firm Name by
B. K. Herndon and James W. Basker
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with Offices at
Wing Building 75 East Oak St.
Grants Pass, Oregon Ashland, Oregon
ROGUE RIVER
Many Greet New Teachers
Rogue River The reception
for Rogue River teachers was
well attended last Wednesday
evening. Mrs. Warren Bottroff,
president of PTA, was in charge
of the program. Most of the lo
cal civic organizations helped
with the plans. The Lions auxil
iary put on a style show, a tane
off" on their more recent up-to-
date show, with many beautiful
old time hats. Mrs. Robert De-
Armond wore a 90 - year - old
dress belonging to Mrs. Perry
Greeg. It had been her husband's
mother's wedding dress. Mrs
rind'ev Fabrick sane "She's
Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage."
Mrs. ' Bottroff introduced Su
perintendent John Harr and he
in turn introduced the hign
school and grade school teach-l
ers. As of Sept. 19, tne enroll
ment was 145 in high school and
345 in grade school.
A committee meeting of Girl
Scout leaders was held Sept. 19
at the Civic Club house. Mrs.
Harold' Dunham, Mrs. Haden
Williams and Mrs. Homer Clas
sick are three of the leaders who
will work with the two age
groups this year. An early Octo
ber meeting date will - be an
nounced soon.
Kathleen Classick, young
daughter of the Homer Classicks
recently was chosen Sweetheart
of Camp White VFW by Tommy
Thompson of. the Camp White
domiciliary. A party for about
20 other entertainers from other
valley cities was given in the
post club rooms. Miss Classick
gave a tap dance number and
baton routine.
In a recent letter to Rogue
River friends, Mrs. David Mock
stated they would be moving
back to their home on Broad
way early in October. Mr. and
Mrs. Mock and daughter Dianne
have been living in Bakersfield,
Calif.
Leo Orvis left Thursday for
Corvallis where he will attend
meetings of the Gideon society.
The largest number from any
class to graduate from Rogue
River high school will enter
college this fall. Miss Kara Lee
Irvin left Sept. 11 for Lewis and
Clar.k; Loyd Morrow and Bobby
Hoover will go to soutnern ure-
gon college at Ashland: Yvette
Stevens and Dianne Dixon to
Oregon State: Cletus Dailey and
Teddy Stanfield, Oregon Col
lege of Education, Monmouth;
Oscar Stallsworth, Charles Da
vis, Gilbert Klomhaus and Tru
man Drew, to University of
Oregon; Jaren McCoy has en
tered a school for nurses in
Ohio for a three year course.
She expects to take a fourth
year specialization course.
Dr. and Mrs. Edward Chance
and daughter Barbara have re-
it
turned from a 10-day vacation
in the Black Hills of South
Dakota.
Ronald Williamson, of Taco
ma, Wash., who severely crush
ed his left hand while working
in a Tacoma paper mill, is home
from the hospital and improv
ing, according to his mother,
Mrs. Mary Williamson of West
Evans creek rd. The . Ronald
Williamsons are former resi
dents of Rogue River.
President of VFW auxiliary
116, Mrs. John Leyen, and Mrs.
Leo Orvis, Mrs. E. B. Burkett,
Mrs. Mary Williamson. Mrs.
Homer Classick, and Depart
ment President Mrs. Ted Hop
kins attended the meeting of
District 7 in Grants Pass, Sun
day. Those attending from Post
4116 were Commander John
Leyen, Glen Hutchison, Homer
Classick, Henry Albrecht and
Ted Hopkins.
Just before the meeting con
vened at 1 D.m. a message was
received that Department Com
mander Garry Hanson, Mrs.
Hanson and Mrs. Myrtle Tripp,
past department president, had
been iniured in a head-on col
lision as they were driving
down Sexton mountain on their
way to the meeting. Mrs. Hanson
was most severely injured when
she was thrown from the car.
She received a bad' cut on her
forehead and nossible concus
sion. They were taken to Jo
sephine General hospital for
treatment. Ms. Tripp and Han
son were released after exami
nation and x-rays. Mrs. Hanson
was to remain in the hospital
for several days ' for further
treatment and observation.
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Miller
and family who lived in Rogue
River about a year, have moved
to 12 Mace rd.. Medford.. Miller
is employed at Camp White
domiciliary. While in Rogue
River they operated the cafe ad
joining Bob's Texaco service on
Highway 99 south.
Mr, and Mrs. J. F. Codr, On
tario, Ore., returned to their
home " Tuesday after several
rlavs visit with their : son and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Codr
and daughters Kitty and Marcia.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Larson of
San Diego, Calif., are here for
several weeks vacation at the
Edwards cabin on West. Evans
creek. Larson is a plasterer and
has just finished a contract at
Walt Disney's famous Disney
land. -
OLCC Investigation
Will Resume Monday
Portland (U.R) District At
torney William' Langley said to
day the Multnomah county
grand jury investigation' into the
Oregon Liquor Control Commis
sion would resume next Monday.
A previous grand jury was dis
missed when a,member said she
was related to an OLCC em
ployee under investigation. The
grand jury investigation came
after an exchange of statement
between Attorney General Rob
ert Y. Thornton and Gov. Paul
Patterson,
First witness may be Howard
I. Bobbitt, former FBI agent
who helped in an OLCC inves
tigation ordered by Patterson in
1954. Thornton had demanded
access to . depositions taken by
Bobbitt and Robert F. Maguire.
Dead line Sunday Classified is at
noon Saturday; 10 ajn Monday (or
Monday; other daya 5:30 orevioua day.
"We've found tie
coffee that
tastes as
good as
smells'
New President
Said Unaware of
Mammoth Project
Washington (U.R) Former
President Harry S. Truman dis
closed today that he had ho ink
link that the mammoth wartime
atomic energy, project even ex
isted until the day he became
President, four months before
history's first A-bomb explosion.
Not even then was he imme
diately told in detail about the
world changing development
which had been concealed from
him for years while he was sen
ator and throughout his brief
service as vice-president.
Subsequently, the new presi
dent, who was to bear the respon
sibility for ordering the atomic
destruction of Hiroshima, was
assured by a close military ad
viser that the A-bomb would
"never go off."
His Own Story
This and , other revelations
about his early feverish days as
chief executive were recorded by
Mr. Truman in his memoirs, pub
lication of which began in Life
magazine. Among the , former
President's disclosures were:
1. : He once regarded James F.
Byrnes, now his bitter political
enemy, as the man "best quali
fied" to succeed him in the White
House.
2. He startled Soviet Foreign
Minister V. M. Molotov in his
first two weeks as President by
giving the Russian diplomat a
"sharp" lecture for breaking the
Yalta agreement on Poland. -
Written in his familiar home
spun style, Mr.. Truman's mem
oirs relate his struggle to recover
from the "terrible blow" of
Franklin D. Roosevelt's death
April 12, 1945, and grasp the
reins of government at a crucial
point in American and world his
tory, r
For All Peoples
At a news conference in Kan
sas City about the memoirs, writ
ten under contract with Life for
$600,000, Mr. Truman said he
dedicated them "to the people
of all nations."
"I think people of all free na
tions are interested in the lead
ing free nation of the world," he
told newsmen. "I believe the peo
ple behind the Iron Curtain also
are interested, too, so . I dedi
cated the memoirs to the people
of all nations."
The words with which he was
informed that Mr. Roosevelt was
dead, spoken with '.compassion
by Mrs. Roosevelt, were: "Harry,
the President is dead." At his
news conference Mr. Truman
said Mrs. Roosevelt always had
addressed him and members of
his family by their first names,
and she did so this time.
First 18 Days
After he was sworn in as chief
executive, however, she never
addressed ' him that way again,
but always as "Mr. President."
Volume I of the memoirs, to
be published in five successive
installments in Life, also will
be serialized in the' New York
Times and the St. Louis Post
Dispatch. The first installment
covers his first IS days in the
White House.
It was after his first Cabinet
meeting, which followed shortly
on the brief oath taking cere
mony that Mr. Truman received
his first hint about the A-bomb.
Secretary of War Henry L. Stim
son stayed behind as the other
members left. '
Stimson told him an immense
project was underway to develop
"a new explosive of almost un
believable destructive power."
That was all Stimson "felt free
to say at the time, and bis state
ment left me puzzled."
"It was the first bit of infor
mation that had; come to me
about the atomic . bomb."
Called Off Probe. .
While he was chairman of the
Senate War Investigating Com
mittee he had sent investigators
to Tennessee and Washington to
find what certain enormous con
struction projects were. Stimson
had gone to him and asked him
not to investigate the projects,
now known to have produced
the first A-bombs. Sen. Truman
called off the inquiry.
One of the new president's
closest advisers, Adm. William
E. Leahy who had been. Mr.
Roosevelt's chief of staff, re
marked: "This is the biggest fool thing
we have ever done. The bomb
will never go off, and I speak
as an expert in explosives."
'Mr. Truman's memoirs also
recorded how he' went about
picking his own Cabinet and per
sonal, aides, and how he ap
praised the figures around him
men much more famous than
he with a cautious "I'm from
Missouri eye." .
CODY MEMORIAL
Davenport, la. (U.R) The
Quad-City "tent" of the Circus
Fans Association of America
was named after "Buffalo Bill"
Cody. The famous showman was
born in Scott County near Le-
Claire and started his first wild
west show here.
City Council Denies Request
For Clark St. Industrial Zone
A request for change of zone
from two family to heavy indus
trial was denied last night by
the Medford city council after
more than 40 persons attended a
public hearing to oppose the
change.
The request was submitted by
Builders Supply company for
an area on the north side of
Clark st. between Narregan st.
and McAndrews rd.
The hearing was continued
from a previous council meeting
when a petition was submitted
opposing the proposal. No one
appeared at last night's hearing
to favor the rezoning plan.
Several residents of the area
pointed out, in voicing objec
tion, ' that there is presently
heavy industry in the White
City area, which is furnished
with water and sewer facilities,
and that heavy industry should
not move closer to downtown
Medford.
The request was submitted
because the present area is non
conforming,, and to make plan
ned expansions a change of zone
would be necessary. Councilmen
believed if the company desired,
a revised petition requesting
change of zone for a particular
lot could be submitted.
Setback Change Granted
In other action the council
granted a. change of setback on
the east end of Reddy ave.;
adopted - an ordinance . for an
emergency fund appropriation
for purchasing a check writer
for the city treasurer) replacing
the present broken one; and
Willamette Valley
Hit by First Frost
Portland (U.R) Parts of the
Willamette valley were hit by
the first frost of the season last
night as the Eugene area record
ed the lowest temperature on
record for this time of year.
The thermometer dropped to
34 degrees at Eugene in the
early morning hours with a 38
recorded at Salem and 41 at
Portland.
Minimums in the high valleys
of Central Oregon dropped far
below freezing with 20 reported
at Bend, 24 at Redmond and 28
at Klamath Falls.
The weather bureau" forecast
chilly weather again tomorrow
morning with patchy morning
fog in the western part of the
state.
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car . . . performs like a high-priced car ... has all the
prestige of cars costing many, many dollars more
But actually, you can own a big, beautiful "Rocket"
Engine Oldsmobile for less than some models in the lowest
priced field. That's more, youTl find a "Rocket" is
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DAIMELL niLLER COMIY 415 S. RIUEQSIDE
adopted an ordinance creating
funds for Oak st. paving from
West Jackson st. to West Sec
ond st.
Richard Henselman, repre
senting residents ot the Verde
Hills area, submitted a petition
with some 26 property owners'
signatures for installation of a
sewer system in the area as soon
as possible. He pointed out sani
tary conditions are bad, and that
residents would like sewer serv
ice as quickly as possible.
City Manager Robert Duff
said he believed plans and speci
fications for one section of the
Verde Hills subdivision . would
be ready for council' considera
tion next meeting, and a public
hearing possibly could be held
four weeks from last night.
Henselman said many resi
dents are interested in whether
it is financially feasible to con
struct a pump station to handle
sewage until a trunk line is in-
Ashland Committee
Slates Study of
Hospital Financing
Ashland Feasibility of con
structing a moderate-sized hospi
tal in Ashland through a sub-j
scription plan and bequests will j
be investigated during the next
few weeks, it was announced j
here. - - I
The decision to ' study con
struction through this - method
was made this week at a meet- j
ing attended, by city council
members and others interested
in hospital construction here.
Named Cochairman
E. H. Singmaster and John
Cotton were named cochairnien
of a committee to obtain advice
on financing through a sub
scription and gift plan.
Those attending the meeting
agreed to attend as a "commit
tee of the whole" to work for the
new hospital. The cochairmen
indicated that others will be in
vited to take part and that meet
ings, will be open to the public.
Singmaster, , w h o presided,
summarized reports of a special
committee which late last spring
reviewed the hospital needs of
the city and recommended con
struction of a 30-bed hospital.
so why not MAKE IT AN OLDS !
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PHONE
I CARIFUl
stalled along Bamett rd. in the
future.
Annex Authorised
The local Girl Scouts were
authorized to construct an an
nex to the Scout building' in
Hawthorne park to house offices
and storage space, and Duff was
authorized to confer with Albers
Milling company on construc
tion of a loading dock which
would encroach on Evergreen st.
The planning commission recom
mendation of adoption of a tree
ordinance was taken into consid
eration by the council, which
also granted permission of re
moval of parking meters on
Sixth and Front sts. to increase
traffic lanes and relieve traffic
congestion. .
The council granted , Central
Supply company a request for
installing two hour parking on
Front st. at Second st. Two hour
parking will be on a trial, basis
in two spaces. Confirmation was
given installation of 15 minute
parking in front of the library
on West Main st. and in front
of Crystal White laundry at 811
North Central ave.
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Dll VI SAFELY 1
Muncie, Ind. (U.R) Young
Dennis Shults of Muncie fell into
a lake near here. while he was
fishing.. He had to be pulled to
safety. But his tears changed to
a smile when he discovered he
had hooked a fish while he was
flailing in the water.
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BURGESS PAINT
& WALLPAPER STORE
. Corner 6th & Holly,' Diagonally
Across fmm the Post Office
We Give S&H Green Stamps
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