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AY, OCTOBER 2, 1955
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No. 164
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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
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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."
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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
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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.