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P3 C C o Z Subscriber's 0 To report Improper or non-dellT-ery of the Mail Tribune ohone 2-6141 before 8:45 im dally and 10:30 ajn Sunday " If regular delivery arrives short ly after vou call please notify of fice thus eliminating special mes senger service. Weather FORECAST: Considerable high cloudiness today, partly cloudy this afternoon and evening. Fair and slightly cooler Monday. High today 73. low tonight near 40. Highest Yesterday B3 Lowest Yesterday Morn. 39 United Press Kill Leased Wire United PrtM Full Leased Wire 50th Year 28 Pages MEDFORD, 01 AY, OCTOBER 2, 1955 Price 5c No. 164 1 r County Treasurer Sweeney Resigns Because Of Health Court May Announce Successor This Week - Ralph E. Sweeney, treasurer of Jackson county for the past 19 years, resigned last week. The county court is expected to act on the resignation as soon as County Judge Rodney Keat ing returns to town, probably tomorrow morning. . County Commissioners Ches ter Wendt and L. G. Morthland sa id it is planned to name a successor to Sweeney, who is a Democrat and must be succeed . ed by a person of his own party, before the end of .the week. Sweeney, who has been ill for more than two years, being able to be at the office only on an irregular schedule, gave poor health as the reason for his res ignation. In his letter of resig nation, he recommended the ap- pointment of his deputy for the past 3V4 years, Karl L. Janouch, as treasurer. , . Janouch formerly was super visor of the Rogue River Nation al forest, andj later was in pri- - vate forestry work before being named deputy treasurer. He is a Democrat. Text of Sweney's letter of res- , ignaton appears on Page 12. Arrest Medford Woman In Theft Portland U.R) Multno mah county police Friday arrest ed Mrs. Grace Welsh, 52, of Medford, on a charge of embez zlement in connection with the disappearance of $13,553 from the Linnton Plywood associa tion. The Multnomah county grand jury returned an indictment ac cusing Mrs. Welshof the crime. She formerly was employed as bookkeeper for-the-, firm-.- - Also involved 'Irr'the case is Arthur Williams, 40, of Beaver ton. Williams, former office man agerof the concern, already has pleaded guilty to the embezzle ment count. Circuit Judge James W. Crawford has contin- iied Williams' case for sentenc ing. . '- Mrs. Welch is not listed in di rectories for Medford and vicin ity. , - . : Bob' Buol Gefs Big Welcome in Stockton StocSton Calif, -r- OJ.R) Lawrence Bob Buol, recently re leased after spending nearly six years in a Chinese prison camp, returned home Saturday and was greeted by the biggest welcom ing celebration in Stockton's history. " ' : " . Buol and his wife, Sue, who relaxed for a few days in Hon olulu, arrived at San Francisco's International airport at 10:30 a.m. (PST). They were greeted by a Stockton Chamber of Com merce delegation. Mayor Dean De Carli has of ficially proclaimed today as "Bob Buol Day" in Stockton. The young ex-Marine, who was captured while working for the China Air Transports, was es corted frorS the airport to Stock ton for a Bilge homecoming par ade and banquet. x ' A Qflkials Deny Allen Off ers Egypt Weapons Washington (U.R) U. S. officials Saturday denied that Assistant Secretary of State George V. Allen has gone to Egypt to offer heavy weapons to taat country.', Rep. Emanuel Celler (D-NY) just back from a visit to Israel, charged Friday that Allen "is empowered to offer U. S. Tanks and jets under certain circum stsnccs." Celler also said that Secretary of State John Foster Dulles once offered tanks and heavy, arms to Egypt and is considering a renewal of his offer. . Israeli Ambassador Abba Eban land Dulles discussed the Egyp tian arms picture for 75 minutes Friday but Eban refused to com ment on Celler's statement, MAN INJURED - Floyd Pence, 45, of Route 1, o Jacksonville, as injured in an automobile accident at Pine st. and Highway 99 in Central Point at about 8:50 p.m. Saturday, ac " cording to Medford Ambulance service attendants. He received head injuries when the car he was drivihg collided with a ve hicle driven by George Bevel, Merrill, Ore. Pence was taken to Sacred Heart hospital by the ambulance service. His wife re ceived minor injuries in the mishap. Military Reserve Training Program Far Short Of Goal Washington U.R) The Army's new six-month military training program begins Mon day and only 1,038 volunteers have signed up so far. But the Army is not yet discouraged. The number is far short of the 10,000-a-month rate the Army must achieve to meet its goal of 90,000 in the next nine months. Not Discouraged " And if looks like it won't meet its goal of 5,000 young' men by the end of the year. But Eisenhower Has 'Excellent Day' , Week After Attack Denver (U.R) President Eisenhower's normally conser vative physicians almost cast off restraint in the final medical bul letin last- night and announced that "he had an excellent day.", ' This was the second time since a heart attack struck the Presi dent Saturday, Sept'. 24, that his physicians used the .word "ex-, cellent' The first time was Fri day morning, after a night without- his oxygen tent. Satisfactory Condition . 1 ane jfresiaeni s condition continues to be satisfactory with out -complication. He had an ex: cellent day," the bulletin said. The President, who a week ago was in an oxygen tent, talk ed with Sherman Aams late Saturday about fishing for gold en trout in the Euphrates river in Eastern Turkey. .- "Tj Thus the President passed the halfway mark in the critical first two weeks of his recovery per iod, with his doctors firmly in control of how far he can go, how soon, in picking up the ac tual reins of government again. Adams' First Visit - " It was Adams' first visit with his boss since he arrived from Washington Friday night -to take charge of the temporary White House. They talked five or six minutes and Adams left, saying he was glad to see the President coming along so satisfactory. One of the primary reason Adams came . to Denver was to find out how fast Mr. Eisenhow er can take over again. Presidential Press Secretary James C. Hagerty emphasized that doctors are in command of the President's activity, though they will have no part in gov ernmental or policy decisions. , Congressmen Predict Tax Cut Next Year Washington (U.R) Election minded congressmen predicted yesterday that Congress will "de liver a tax cut to the American people next year even if the ad ministration decides to buck it. With President Eisenhower's illness clouding the 1956 elec tion compaign, they said priv ately that both major parties will be trying harder than ever to outdo- each other on the class ic "pocketbook" issue on tax re ductions. "The possibility of the admin istration opposing any cutback in taxes -arose this week when Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson declared that military spending is going to run con siderably above original estim ates. ' Ths posed an immediate threat to the administration's hopes for balancing the budget during the current fiscal year. And inform ed sources revealed Saturday that if the budget is not bal anced, Treasury Secretary George Humphley will wage an all-out fight against any across-the-board tax cuts. Motorist Terrorizes . Highway 50 Traffic Sacramento , (U.R) SSgt. Arthur Eugene Motter, 32, Mather Air Forse base, terrorized U.S. 50 last night when he ap parently went beserk and tried to drive his car at top seed into oncoming traffic Highway Patrol Sgt. Donald M. Baldwin and Officer Charles A. Millar teamed to avert a pos sible spectacular cresh. Even so, Motter sideswiped one car and attempted to slam ' into at least two others, one of them a patrol ear. assistant Defense Secretary Car ter L. Burgess says he is "not dismayed or discouraged." He anticipates a pickup in enlist ments when the Army starts selling the program. However, should the volun tary program fail, the adminis tration is certain fo ask Con gress again for authoriy to draft the young men into reserves and that will kick off another b'.g fight over Universal Military Training which congress has been loathe to accept. The 1,038 volunteers who have signed up enlisted in , both the reserve forces and the Na tional Guard. , . May Avoid Draft Under the six-month plan, a young man between 17 and 18 can avoid the current two-year draft by volunteering for active duty training for six months to be followed by IVz years in the Ready Reserve. In the Reserve he must at tend 48 weekend drill periods and two weeks summer training each summer, or take 30 days summer training. A National Guardsman is draft-free if he continues his guard training until age 28. But if he volunteers for the six month training he also can. wind up his military obligation, draft free in eight years. The plan is an integral part of the administration's new pro gram for building a combat ready reserve of , 2,900,000 men over the next few years. Knight Lists Likely Candidates For GOP Sacramento, Calif. (U.R) ' Republican Gov. Goodwin J. Knight, who expects to lead Cal ifornia's vote-heavy delegation to the GOP presidential conven tion next year, said Saturday he considers six Republicans as "presidential timber" if Presi dent Eisenhower fails to run again. In an interview with a news paper reporter Knight listed these five names, stressing that there was no significance to' the order in which they were named: Henry Cabot Lodge, Gov. Wil liam G. Stratton of Illinois, U. S. Sen. William F. Knowland of California, Secretary of State John Foster Dulles and Gov. Christian A. Herter of Massachu setts. Omitted from Knight's orig inal list 'were Vice - President Richard M. Nixon, with whom Knight has been at odds in Cal ifornia politics, 'and Chief Jus tice Earl Warren, former gov ernor of California. In an amplification of his or iginal interview, Knight said to day that Nixon should be added to the list. 240-Pint quota For Bloodmobile Tuesday The monthly visit of the Blood mobile will be Tuesday, Oct. 11, between 1 and 6 p.m. at the Med ford Elks- lodge, Red Cross of ficials . have announced. Quota for this mon i will be 240 pints. Appointments will be taken starting Tuesday, Oct. 4, by phoning 3-3813. ' Provo, Utah (U.R) Utah county sheriff's deputies said Saturday afternoon that two Cal ifornia youths, both of whom are implicated in a highway shoot ing which yesterday claimed the life of a companion, admitted that they were involved in two robberies in Salt Lake City prior to the mishap. , Supercarrier As Weapon of .Portsmouth, Va. (U.R) The supercarrier Forrestal was com missioned into the Navy with pomp . and splendor yesterday and held out to the world as "a weapon of war dedicated to peace." ' The Forrestal's mission is to prevent ' war, Navy Secretary Charles S. Thomas said at the ceremony. But if war should break out, the 60,000-ton aircraft carrier might strike America's first blow, James H. Smith Jr., Assistant Navy secretary for air, added. . Even as the Forrestal was tak ing its place as the queen ship of American battle fleets, the Navy was starting to think about bigger and better atomic-age ships for the future. Engineer Aviation Brigade Reserve Activated Here Col. Prentice Heads New Unit Of 140 Men Activation of the 417th en gineer aviation brigade in Med ford has. been announced by Colonel William H. Prentice, who has been designated com mander of the unit. Sixth army headquarters, Presido of San Francisco, authorized activation. Col. Prentice, who formerly comman'ded the 304th logistical command unit here which will be inactivated within a few weeks, said the engineer avia tion brigade was activated Sept. 25, and formal ceremonies will be held early this month. Personnel from Area, The new unit calls for 29 of ficers, six warrant officers and 1C6 enlisted men, all of whom will be acquired from the Rogue valley area.' About 30 officers and enlisted men from the 304th logistical command will be transferred into the new unit, and other members of the unit to be in activated will organize, with ad ditional enlistments, two infan try units slated for activation here. Reorganization of the Medford area units is in accordance With the army program for revitaliza tion of the armed forces and to accomodate men between 17 and 18; years of age who enlist under the Reserve Forces act of 1955. Duties of Brigade , Duties of an engineer avia tion brigade include construction and maintenance of air force in stallations, such as airstrips, at overseas . bases and to provide engineer support to the air force. . During weekly reserve meet ings here, personnel will be to become acquainted with engine er's work and new types of equipment - used in construction and maintenance: of installations Immediate enlistments under the Reserve Forces act in the engineer ; aviation brigade are being accepted, Col. Prentice said and he urged youths between 17 and 18 years of age who are interested to contact the unit commander or the unit ad visor, Major Jay M. Hamilton, at 33 North Riverside ave., Med ford, or phone 29295. Enlistments Wanted Enlistments also are being ac cepted, under the new reserve program for other units here. The two infantry units which may be activated here are the headquarters company, second battalion, 413th infantry, and Company G, 413th infantry. Volunteers enlisting in ' the new reserve program will train at Ft. Ord., Calif., for six months before becoming ready reserves in, local units for a period of seven and a half years. Youths enlisting in the program who still attend school will be de ferred from the required six month trainings until after com pletion of school. The Dalles Youth Dies In Mailbox Crash Springfield, Ore. (U.R) Arth ur Mitchell Wilson, 15-year-old son of Mr." and Mrs. Earl C. Wil son, The Dalles, Ore., was fat ally injured just east of here Saturday when a car driven by his 19-year-old brother, Gerald, crashed into a cluster of rural mailboxes on the Jasper road. Sate police said they believed the fatal injuries were inflicted when a two-by-six timber hold ing the mailboxes pierced the window on the right side of the car. When found, the boy was pinned beneath the still upright car at the hips. He died before a wrecker called from Spring field could remove him. , Forrestal Commissioned War Dedicated to Peace In commissioning ceremonies on the $197,859,000 Forrestal's four-acre flight deck, the Navy's high command proudly describ ed the controversial ship as "the most powerful man-of-war afloat . . . a symbol of the' Navy of tomorrow .". . an effective de fense of our way of life." A parade of air might, featur ing several jet types which will make ' up the Forrestal's 100 plane complement,, flew over head in salute to the largest ship ever built in this country and the biggest warship afloat. Thomas told the more than 4,000 persons assembled on the 1,036-foot deck that the giant flattop is "the central unit of the fleet cl tomorrow." - P ire mi Pel eg 1 - Moroccan Sultan Flies To Exile In International Zone Keeps Throne Rights; Powers, Go To Cousin Rabat, Morrocco-r-(U.R) The white-robed sultan of Morocco abandoned his throne under French pressure- yesterday and flew into exile in the interna tional zone of Tangier with his wife and seven women from his harem. . The frail 66-year-old Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Moulay Arafa. delegated his imperial powers to his princely cousin and made what he called "the greatest sacrifice that can be demanded of a man." - But he refused to rennounce his rights to the throne.. Nationalist opponents of the sultan, installed only two years ago by the French, complained they had been tricked. , : Condemns Exile The powerful Istlaqlal Na tionalist party issued a state ment condemning the departure of Ben Arafa and his appoint ment of his cousin, charging that it was ;a retreat from the "new deal" worked out between the Nationalists and Premier Edgar Faure at Aix-Les-Bains, France. The Istlaqlal insisted that the sultan had no say on the future of the country since he was "illegally" oh the throne in the first place. The party com munique attacked French set tlers "who have no right to mix in an affair which is exclusively Moroccan."- j r.i-r. :' Under heavy guard by troops and security police, the sultan flew in a French military plane to Tangier, where he will take up residence in his grandfath er's old palace. He was accom panied by several servants and secretaries, in addition to his wife and the seven harem wo men. Sigh of Relief There . was a sigh of , relief from French officials who had put Arafa on the throne two years ago in hopes of discourag ing the nationalism that attend ed his exiled predecessor, Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef, , But nationalistic feeling boil ed up in two years of bloody riots. The French finally de manded . that Arafa step down to make way for a reform plan designed to give the French protectorate a form of home rule. Forest Patrol Warns Hunters About Fires .Oregon State forest patrol crews late yesterday were mop ping up about an acre forest fire in the Beaver creek area in the Green Springs north of the Lincoln guard station. Crews from the Lincoln and Ashland stations were dispatch ed to the blaze, which was dis covered in the timbered area late yesterday morning. ... Ted Maul, district warden of the Oregon state department of forestry, said areas still are pretty dry, and urged hunters to use extreme care whle hunt ing. - - He said yesterday's fire, which covered less than a full acre, probably was caused by a hunt er. It was in area where sev eral hunters had been seen. With it, he said, will go "ato mic submarines, missile ships, powerful jet aircraft, sleek de stroyers, forming an illusive, hard-hitting, fast-moving task force." : V; - -- The leviathan, which can travel 40 miles an hour, carries an important part of America's fighting power on a moving platform in the sovereign seas to help . preserve peace, ..- Thomas said. ,. ' Adm. Arleigh A. Burke, chief of naval operations, adressing the ship's 3,500-man .crew, said their vessel symbolized Navy "determination to maintain the most effective combat . service in the world." He called it the "most magnificant ship that ever floated." eir iecoDDs Firein)clhi -vViSvJfcK 5. vft-wK. X j ..M ..mA..w4.....WJ FOX AT LAKE The silver fox shown above was snapped by Arnel Butler, who has a cabin at Diamond lake, as the fox visited the cabin last week. Butler reports he has seen silver fox in the area before but never for long enough to take a picture. This one was taken through a cabin window with flash equipment. Butler reports that wildlife has been much in evidence this summer at the lake,' and said there has been some discussion among home owners of seeking to have the area declared a wildlife refuge, possibly an extension of the protection area from Crater Lake National park, although the move is still In the discussion phase. Orchard Hearings Start Tomorrow Two state tax commission rep resentatives will open ' hearings on the taxation of orchard trees in Jackson county tomorrow mornine. . i - . ' - State Tax Commissioner Sam Stewart reported from Salem it is hoped the hearings can be con cluded in time for the tax rolls to include the finding before thev are closed orior to the Nov. 15 -4ax deadline. Some 225 ap- neals of tree valuations have been filed, he said, with each case being scheduled lor near ing. ' . , -Controversy Developed " The controversy began last spring, when the tax commis sion ordered the board of equali zation here to assess orchard trees and put them, on the tax rolls. The board told " the com- SATURDAY SCORES WEST Stanford 8, Ohio Slate 0. California 27, Penniyvania UCLA 55, Washington State 0. Wyoming 21, Utah State 13. Colorado 12, Kansas 0. Lewii and Clark 41, Central Washington 13. ' SOUTHWEST ' N Texas Tech 24, Oklahoma A and M 6. - : TCU 26, Arkansas 0. Oklahoma 26, Pittsburgh 14. Texas A&M 21, Houston 3 Rice 20, LSU 20 , MIDWEST Michigan 14, Michigan Stat 7. Illinois 40, Iowa State 0. ' NolretDaie 19, Indiana 0. Wisconsin 37, Iowa14. Purdue 7, Minnesota 6. Utah 20, Missouri 14. Nebraska 16, Kansas State 0. SOUTH Duke 21, Tennessee 0. George Washington 13, Vir ginia 0. ' o Virginia Tech 14, William and Mary 7. Clemson 26, Georgia 7. North Carolina 25, North Carolina State 18. Georgia Tech 20. SMU 7. Richmond 21, VMI 0. -Navy 26, South Carolina 0. Mississippi 33, North Texas State 0. Auburn 13, Florida 0. Mississippi Stale 33, Mem phis Slate 0. Tulane 21, Northwestern 0. Vanderbilt 21, Alabama 6 ' ; Kentucky 28, Villanova 0 EAST '' - - ' - ; ; ' Army 25, Penn State 6. Sersnion 20, Temple 6. Princeton 20. Columbia 7. Yale 27, . Brown 20. . Colgate 21, Cornell 6. Harvard 60, , Massachusetts 6. -V - . Holy Cross 29, Dartmouth 21. - - - West Virgina 46, Wake For est 0. Connecticut 10, Boston U. 7. Maryland 20, Baylor 6 Martiuatto IS, Tulu mission it could not do so within the time limit se, so the com mission gave an extension of time and ordered the board to do so on a formula of valuation for varying types of . orchard property. The board did so but recent ly the tax commission said the action of the board was invalid because it failed to provide for adequate hearings for' the orch ard owners. Stewart explained that as a result the commission is "stepping in" to the role of the board of equalization, and is conducting the; hearings itself. Hearings by Staff Don Kvavle, of the tax com mission staff, and Al Thomas, as sistant attorney general assigned to the tax commission, will con duct the hearings. Each appeal ing orchard owner is being noti fied by mail of the time and place of the hearing on his case. About an hour or hour and a half will be alloted each appel lant, Stewart said, and a time limit will have to be imposed be cause of the number of appeals. Stewart explained that the hearings which start tomorrow will be on the question of valua tion only, since the commission is acting in place of the equali zation board, and will not be in volved with legal bbj actions to the action of the tax commission. He said the time allowed should be ample for orchardists to pres ent facts regarding valuation of their orchard property. .May Appeal ; Later, if they wish to appeal on legal grounds, they may do so before the -' tax commission ; as such, and Stewart also pointed out that rulings of the tax com mission in such cases can be ap pealed to the circuit court, on the basis of transcripts made of the hearings. . Rookie Listed To Start For Dodgers Brooklyn (U.R) Manager Walt Alston sprang a surprise Saturday when he named rookie righthander Roger Craig to start today's fifth game of the World Series for the Brooklyn Dodgers while Casey Stengel named Bob Grim to hurl for the New York Yankees. .. .. .. Brooklyn (U.R) Perfect autumn weather is expected for today's game of the World Series. The Sunday forecast is "most ly fair with the temperature in the mid 60's." ' - (See story on Page 10) . Sports Bulletins Portland (U.R) Wash ington's Huskies overpowered a scrappy Oregon football team 19-7 Saturday night in a Pacific Coast Conference foot ball game before 29,113 fans for their third straight victory. . St. Mary's high defeated the Grants Pass varsity reserve football team 26 to 18 here last night. The Crusaders head ed 20 to 0 at the half. The Caveman varsity was stripped of 13 top players for the eon- Order Result Of Vote To Discuss Algerian Problem . Organization Faces Membership Troubles Paris (U.R) France Satur day recalled its entire United Nations delegation because the U.N. voted to discuss publicly the nationalist revolt in Algeria. j At the same time Premier Edgar Faure's government drew closer to solving another of its North . African problems when Sultan of Morocco Sidi Moham- ' med Ben Boulay Arafa delegated his powers to a cousin, gave up his throne, and flew into exile. Grave . Membership Problem ' . Faure ordered the "full French delegation" to the United Na tions to return immediatelv tn Paris leaving the U.N. with its gravest membership problem since the Soviets walked out of the General Assembly and boy cotted the organization for seven months inJ950. Foreign Minister- Antnine Pinay, who led the French dele gates out of the General As sembly Friday night, conferred with Faure by telephone before tne government order was issued. Pinay fully agreed with the ' move, a spokesman said. ; The foreign minister and his delegation were to fly to France last night as planned before the assembly Friday by a margin of one vote put tne Algerian prob lem on its agenda. Ambassador Herve Alphand, permanent French delegate to the U.N. and his aides will re turn to France ."very, shortly", under the ordar, a spokesman said. The delegation in New York refused comment on the govern ment order, except to confirm it had been received. Temporary Boycott The government decision amounted to a virtual temporary boycott of the United Nations in retaliation for the move to air. ttio Altfon'an - Al sembly. , ; Algeria is constitutionally a part ol France and Pinay warn ed the United Nations before Fri day night's vote that the uprising of nationalists in Algeria is con sidered Strictly a French affair by his government. The united States and Britain voted with France in opposing debate of the Algerian issue. France was reported particularly incensed by the hostile vote of the Soviet bloc. Only a few davs aeo Soviet Communist party boss Nikita S. Khrushchev smilingly told an anxious French parliamentar ians' delegation visiting Moscow that "Algeria and North Af. rica is strictly a French af fair," a spokesman said. ' DinlOmatlf rimlpo anrl Vmnoli newpaners had assumed on the basis of this Soviet statement that the , Communist nations would not vote along with the AraD-Asian nations. j It was also reported in Paris that the government considered the cancellation of the French premier's visit to Moscow sched uled tor Oct. 17 because of the hostile Soviet bloc action. ; France is a heavy blow to the international body since France is a permanent member of the 'U.N. security council, the vital unit in cnarge of insuring world peace. v The boycott also may naralvse the U.N. disarmament commit tee and its sub-committee which is ixiade uo of the U.S.. Russia. Canada, Britain and France. Northern California J Hit By Car Shortage I Redding, Calif. (U.R) North ern California lumber compa nies are faced with a slowdown and possible shutdown because of a critical box car shortage, industry spokesmen said Satur day. " , Scores of workers were idled. in Redding, Anderson, Central Valley and ' other lumbering communities because only 25 per cent of the needed box cars were arriving at lumber plants. H. G. Reents, assistant general manager of 'the Long Bell Lum ber Co., said: "We're piling wood in our storage area but we can't go on doing it indefinitely." The Weed mill employes about 1,200 men.
