EIGHT MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Monday, October 3, ilBeef Commi$$ion Seen
Wichita Hard Hit By Flash Flood; Plains Get Rain
By UNITED PRESS
Heavy autumn rains sent a
flash flood swirling through
Wichita, Kan., and new floods
threatened hurricane battered
Mexico today.
Meanwhile, Los Angeles
braced for an eye-smarting
"smog red'alert and rains spat
tered the Plaii States from
West Central Texas to Eastern
South Dakota.
More than 100 square blocks
were flooded in Wichita when a
Government Moves
Smoothly, Nixon
Assures Nation
Washington U.R V i c e
president Richard M. Nixon has
assured the natron that the gov
ernment is operating in Presi
dent Eisenhower's illness with
out "internal disputes and
jealousies."
In an impromptu news confer
ence , held on the lawn of his
home yesterday, the vice-president
said "every official of gov
ernment . . . has only one goal
in mind, and that is to see that
the government runs in a way
just as close as possible to the
way wea think the President
would want it run under these
circumstances."
Since the President's illness,
Nixon said, there have been
none of. the "internal disputes
and jealousies' that usually
mark "similar occurrences in
American history."
Defense Spending Settled
He apparently referred to the
administrations of Presidents
Woodrow Wilson and James A.
Garfield. Both Presidents were
serously ill during long periods
in the White House and were
unable to discharge the duties
o of office.
The only known issue to come
to a h6d since Mr. Eisenhower
suffered a heart attack concern
ed the ministration's hopes of
cutting defense spending enough
to balancer the budget.
This question was apparently
settled last week by Defense
Secretary Charles E. Wilson
when he reported that military
spending this year could not be
cut below $34,500,000,000. Trea
sury Secretary George M.
Humphrey issued a statement
accepting Wilson's verdict.
Nixon told reporters that the
affairs of government "are go
ing smoothly and business has
been carried on without, delay
or interruption." -
pounding eight-inch rain sent
Cowskin creek and a drainage
ditch over their banks.
Hundreds Leave Homes
Hundreds of persons, includ
ing 60 children, had to leave
their homes and seek shelter at
Red Cross headquarters and an
elementary " school yesterday.
The water came, window-high at
some homes and National
Guardsmen, Air Force personnel,
and Red Cross and Civil Defense
workers aided in the evacuations.
The worst appeared over to
day. The Southern Plains of Texas
also took a beating from the wea
ther. Thunder and electrical
storms crackled over the region
and half of the city of Lamesa
was plunged into darkness for
four hours when lightning hit a
power transformer.
Tampico Threatened
Far more serious, floods were
threatened at devastated Tam
pico, Mexico. Heavy rains spew
ed by the killer hurricane Janet
sent the Panuco river rising
again,- threatening thousands of
refugees with new disaster just
as they were returning to their
homes.
Tampico was flooded by hurri
cane Hilda's rains during most of
last month eand 36,000 persons
are still homeless. But Tampico
officials said the latest flood
threat might even be worse.
QHurricane Janet oalso had . a
ppsthumous kick from Lower
California, where a tropical
storm sent ships scurrying for
safety. The storm, believed to
be a freak off-shoot of Janet,
appeared to be dissipating today.
Cattle Price Antwer
Eagle Point A beef com
mission may be the answer to
sagging cattle prices, according
to Charles Stanley, Oregon Cat
tlemen's association, executive
committee member from Jack
son county.
Stanley attended an OCA ex
ecutive committee meeting last
week in Prineville where repre
sentatives of Oregon's cattle pro
ducers continued their study of
marketing problems. Stanley re
ports a committee was appoint
ed to iron out technicalities in
Oregon's commodity enabling
act, which make it difficult to
form a livestock commission.
Benny's Daughter,
Husband Separate
HoUywpod (U.R) Joan Ben
ny," 21, adopted daughter of
comedian Jack Benny, has sep
arated from her husband of 19
months, New York stockbroker
Seth Baker, 28, because of "in
compatibility," she disclosed to
day. The couple was married here
on March 9, 1954, in a lavish
wedding. They have a son,
Michael, 2Vfe-months-old.
It was the first marriage for
Miss Benny and the second for
Baker.
Nine Fire Alarms Listed in Portland
Portland (U.B A three
alarm fire on the outskirts of
Portland Saturday night turned
out 32 pieces of firefightirig
equipment and hundreds of spec
tators. .
The blaze, which started in
an unoccupied cowshed at milk
ing time, (damaged a feed store,
custom car body shop, paint
storehouse and lumberyard, be
fore it was brought finder con
trol. The spectacular fire climaxed
an afternoon and evening dur
ing which nine alarms were
turned in to Portland firefight
ers and three firemen injured in
an odd mishap.
Principal damage in the three
alarm blaze wa"s to the Web Sup
ply company, a feed store, which
suffered an $18,000 loss. .
Another good sized fire had
residents of the Beaverton area
gaping Saturday night. That
blaze of unknown origin destroy
ed the L. and H. cabinet works
causing $5,000 'damage.
The three firemen were burn
ed while answering a call to ex
tinguish a motorcycle fire. As
firemen approached the. cycle's
gas cap blew off shooting
flames 35 feet into the air.
Firemen Clarence E. Bartalot,
Boxcar Shortage
Threatens Weed Mill
Weed, Calif. U.PJ Officials
of the Long-Bell Lumber Co.
here said today that no relief
was in sight for' the boxcar
shortage here and that it may
"possibly not be forthcoming
until November." Officials said
it was possible the Weed saw
mill and box factory might have
to be shut down, which would
affect employment of 1200 per
sons, x '
23; Lt. Don N. Green, 41, and
Virgil R. English, 34fjall suffered
burns.
Rita Hayworlh
Arrives in France
Cherbourg, France (U.R)
Rita Hayworth arrived In
France all smiles today.
Her ex-husband, Prince Aly
Khan, sent a message, his limou
sine, and his lawyer to meet the
37-year-old movie star when she
landed from the liner Queen
Elizabeth.
She refused to reveal the con
tents of the message, because
It was "too personal." This was
added fuel for the Parisian gos
sips who have been saying there
is hope for a reconciliation.
As for her present husband,
, crooner Dick Haymes, Rita said
"there is nothing new so far,
we are just separated and there
are ho plans for a divorce."
Coquille Plywood
Plant Sale Told
Coquille (U.R) Coquille
Plywood company, one of the
largest plants on the West coast,
was reported sold Saturday for
more than $4,000,000 to the Tex
tron America company, a Provi
dence, R. I., textile firm
George Ulett, president of the
local firm and state senator from
Coos cifimty, will stay on as
manager of the new company.
He also president of the newly
formed Coquille valley bank.
It was understood that the
c eastern company planned to ex
pand the Coquille operation
where some 350 employees now
turn out more than 8,000,000
feet of plywood a month. The
nlant. has one oi the lareest loe
ponds in the West and timber
stands which furnish part of the
log supply.
Democratic Leaders
To Talk Strategy,
President's Illness
Chicago (U.R) Democratic
leaders from most states in the
nation met today to plot 1956
campaign strategy and, unoffic
ially, discuss the political effects
of President Eisenhower's ill
ness.
Mr. Eisenhower's illness was
not on the official agenda of the
two-day meeting of the 29-mem-
ber Democratic advisory Com
mittee. But it was believed cer
tain that his possible elimina
tion as a 1956 GOP presidential
candidate would come up for
closed-door discussion.
May Visit Stevenson
Some of the Democratic lead
ers were also expected, to take
advantage of the meeting by
visiting Adlai E. Stevenson here.
Stevenson, the 1952 Democratic
presidential candidate, is sched
uled to announce next month
whether he will make another
bid for the White House.
Democratic National Chair
man Paul M. Butler was sched
uled to lead the discussions .at
the Conrad Hilton Hotel in the
first official meeting .of Demo
cratic leaders since Mr. Eisen
hower suffered a moderate coro
nary thrombosis a week ago last,
Saturday.
Butler appointed the advisory
committee last month to advise
the national Committee on or
ganizational matters and cam
paign procedures.
To Discuss Recruitment s
Headed by Neil Staebler, Mich
igan's q Democratic state chair
man, the committee, was sched
uled to take up such matters as
the recruitment of campaign
woricers, audio-visual training
aids, training conferences, and
the raising of volunteers.
One of the party leaders, Na
tional Committeeman Kenneth
T.. Anderson of Kansas, arrived
with a flat rediction that Ste
venson will throw his hat into
the ring next month.
Danny Schmidt Plans
To Enroll in College
Los Angeles (U.R) Danny
Schmidt, the airman who return
ed from a Red China prison to
learn his wife had married an
other man, has decided to leave
the Ai Force and will return
to college, a veterans' organiza
tion said today. ' -
Thomas Murphy, commander
of the California Veterans of
Foreign Wars, said Schmidt will
receive $500 from the VFW as
a scholarship to be used at the
college of his choice. Schmidt's
wife, Una, returned to him after
he filed suit for divorce.
Schmidt, of Portland, will be
discharged from the Air Force
at Boiling Air Force Base, Wash
ington, D. C
Oregon Cheesemen
Take Second Place
Tillamook, Ore. (U.R) Two
Oregon cheesemakers have plac
ed second in the national cheese
making competition at Waterloo,
la., according to an announce
ment here.
The national champion cheese-
maKer was Ronald Johnson from
the Wisconsin dairy belt with a
score of 95.
Notxfar behind, in a tie for
second, were the two entrants
from Tillamook, Harold Sutton5
and Harley Christensen each
scored 94 Vs. James Gulstrom,
Cloverdaie, Ore., had a 94 for
fourth place. ,
Grange Co-Op Slates
21st Annual Meeting
Central Point The 21st an
nual session of the Grange Co
operative Supply association
will be held at 8 p.m. Wednes
day, Oct. 5, in the Central Point
Grange hall, it was announced
this morning. .
Dr, Elmo Stephenson, ' presi
dent of Southern Oregon col
lege, will be the speaker. The
meeting will also hear reportsc
of offices and the Co-op mana
ger, and new directors will be
elected.
Refreshments will be served
following the meeting.
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