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G O ZICntT MTDrORD (OREGON) MAIL. TRIBUNE Wednesday, October 5, 1955 Back Stairs: Doctors Worry About Mamie Br MERRIMAN SMITH United Prett White House Writer Denver (U.R) Backstairs at the temporary White House: When the President had his - "tiredness" last Sunday, the doc tors were as worried about Mrs. Eisenhower as they were about the President. She, to use a non-medical term, was unhappy and particularly in quisitive as the heart specialists of Fitzsimons Army- Hospital went about their business at the PreSident's bedside, f As a more than normally at tentive wife, she demanded to know each stage of the exam ination of the President. She did not, as a more emo tional wife might have been ex pected to do, rush into the Pres ident's bedroom. She sat nervous ly in her plain-walled hospital room across the hall from the President until the doctors told her she could come in. During most mornings at the hospital, Mrs. Eisenhower sits in a chic sort of houserobe and waits for new word from the doctors. Probably more than any other person, she is calling the .shots on the President's recup eration. If she says he goes to Timbuctoo for his recuperative period, that is exactly where he'll go. Her decision, however, will be the family farm at Gettys burg, Pa. The President's wife, a heart case herself since she was 18 years old, has turned out to be the "strong man" in a case shot with overtones of crisis. The doctors don't talk much about it, but they are utterly amazed that she came through the President's heart attack with no complications of her own. The four-room suite of the President at Fitzsimons is an active place around the clock. The doctors and nurses stay Junction City Man Dies in Trailer Wreck Springfield -UU.Ki Walter R. Howard, 21, of Junction City was killed near Dexter, Ore., at about 12:50 p.m. yesterday when the dolly trailer he was riding plunged into a deep gully and a load of 60-foot pilings rolled on top of him. Lane County Deputy Coroner Howard Ramsey said Howard was to stop the trailer behind a Moon Brothers piling truck driven by Oscar R. Thomsen, 28, of Eugene. A dolly trailer houses the rear end steering mechanism used to guide long loads around curves. Ramsey said the dolly trailer swerved to the north shoulder of Highway 58 and then whipped back across the highway and into the gully. The load of pilings rolled off the truck and Howard was crushed. Thomsen was not injured. o) typical rates from Medford Portland $ .90 Salem 80 Eugene ......... .70 Klamath Falls .40 ' Station to station rates, not including tax, for 3l minutes after 6 p.m. weekdays and all day Sunday ' Caff by number if s f eater (SfYV Telephone people work to meke your lefepnone a diner vein every day away from the President's room unless they have specific busi ness, but when he calls for a book of picture puzzles, the at mosphere changes. The enlisted medics, the clini cal attendants and non-commissioned rank believe that their number one patient is a very nice guy. An attendant comes to the President's bedside and in a most deferential manner, inquires with white-coated civility wheth er the President wishes a bed pan. This takes all sorts of tact and the corpsmen have finally come to the conclusion that the President is a very human patient. The apparent taciturnity of Sherman Adams, the assistant to the 'President, was documented the other night at the officers club of Lowry Air Force Base, site of the temporary White House offices. While the news world was rocking under the fact that the President had resumed his paper work to a limited degree, Adams, the man in charge of the paper work, dined alone at a table for four in the officers' club. Nearby there was a table of reporters. One man said: "There sits Sherman Adams, completely alone.". Another reporter said, "Why don't you go talk to him?" One of his colleagues answered, "And get my head blown off?". Adams really is not this sort of ogre. . He won't talk about the Pres ident's condition, but he still spends hours discussing the stout merits of iJew England maple syrup . Shipowners Face Threat of Strike San Francisco U.R) The AFL Marine Firemen's Union has warned shipowners to come up with a "satisfactory" wage offer by tomorrow or face strike action. Sam Bennett, vice-president of the union, said the warning was given to the Pacific Mari time association at a negotiating session yesterday. The membership will be asked tomorrow to give the negotiat ing committee authority to call a strike unless a wage offer has been received by then. The union is asking a $25 monthly wage increase, a fourth week of vacation and other ben efits. The contract has .expired and is on a day-to-day extension basis. ; Meanwhile, the shipowners and the AFL Marine Cooks and Stewards union were expected to announce agreement today on a new contract. A Nichoi's Worth of . . . Comment On This and That By HARMAN W. NICHOLS United Peat Fewtar Writer Washington (U.R) The Amer ican Red Cross is happy about the response of the American people for '""k monev to helo hurricane - hit persons on the East Coast. Especially a kick-in of $208 from the Amal gamated Broth erhood of Horse Shoers in Chi cago. Not many of them around. Harman Niched And the re sponse from overseas was some thing of a first in appeals by the worldwide organization. Lloyds of London sent in a little gift in cash. The Domini can Republic wired $200,000 and Russia contributed $25,000. From little San Salvador came $4 with a handwritten note from a native saying "We hope the all-powerful God will mitigate ML. Neuberger, Coon Head for Lakeview Burns, Ore. (U.R) Sen. Richard L. Neuberger (D-Ore.), and Rep. Sam Coon (R-Ore.), headed for Lakeview and debate number eight today on Coon's bill for partnership construction of John Day dam on the Colum bia river with the argument about rates still going hot and heavy. Neuberger claimed again last night at their debate here that cost of the power under Coon's bill would be too high to attract new industry. Coon claimed it wouldn't. Some 250-300 persons were on hand for the seventh in the series of debates. The John Day dam, as propos ed under Coon's bill, would cost $310,000,000 with local public and private utilities paying $273,000,000 for 50-year power contract. The government would own the dam. Portlanders Await Decision on Center Portland (U.R) Portlanders waited today for a decision on where the city's new $8,000,000 exposition - recreation center would be located. The commission named to pick the site scheduled a meeting to day and a choice was expected. Three of the five members have indicated a preference for Delta Park, or Vanport, with other sentiment in favor of the South Auditorium site closer to downtown. Q rade-ins Today ! le I ktfr? VvC'l ? " w ' -JF If OOTO LOCAL DELIVERED PRICE , Oldsmobile "88" 2-Ooer Sedan on low as $2564 62 Stat and local taxes extra. Your price depends opon choke of model and body style, optional equip ment and accessories. Prices may Vary slightly in adjoining communities. Super "88" Holiday Coup AND WKX.I. 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The ambassador tacked on a little note "as one who was governor of Maine in '47 when the people helped us so much in our mis ery after a forest fire." There were others from around the world. Little gifts from Cambodia, Viet Nam the latter $200. A dollar bill came through the mail from an Italian "as a hum ble token from an Italian volun teer blood donor who will never forget what the good old U.S. did for the reconstruction of my country. I wish I could make it more. But as a grape-picker this is good for me." The Italian government itself gave $20,000. Donates Ring In South Africa a lady sent to the American consul a ring, "which I hope you may sell well." The lady said she had no cash, but thought the ring should bring about 10 pounds. That turned out fine because the ring, at auction brought about $70. 4 Venezuela was not .to be left out. The American ambassador there, Fletcher Warreti, mailed in' $15,000 which had come into his office, along with his per sonal donation. Also Warren sent a gold pin which was donated by a Cuban citizen who figured he owed the Red Cross something for favors done in the past. Another donor in Venezuela turned out to be a famous land scape artist. He sent one of his best brush-works to be put on the block here for the highest bidder. The Red Cross is waiting for results of the various raffles and auctions. RAMS RELEASE DWYER . Los Angeles (U.R) Veteran halfback Jack Dwyer, a defen sive specialist, who came to the Los Angeles Rams in 1952 from the Washington Redskins, has been released on waivers from the Rams. His release left the squad at the player limit of 33. Twelve Illnesses On Weekly Report Twelve cases of communicable diseases were reported in Jack son county for the week ending Oct. 1, according to the county health department's weekly re port. . Leading the list were three cases of measles, all in Med ford. There were two cases of influenza, both in Medford, and two cases of pneumonia, includ ing one each in Ashland and Tiller. Also on the report were one case of recurrent malaria in Medford, one case of trench mouth in Ashland, one case of mumps in Ashland, one case of meningitis in Medford, and one case of strep throat in Phoenix. Fake Adultery Brings Prison Term Reading, England (U.R) Mon tague Harris, 33, today began a four-year prison sentence for posing as the "other man" and faking adultery with a woman posing as his wife in an effort to get a divorce. Prosecutor Stephen Benson said Harris donned a false mus tache and persuaded a lady friend to stand in for his wife and signed "confessions" of adultery for an attorney. On the basis of the confes sions Harris was granted a de cree of divorce from his wife 1aiy January. ' Around. Hollywood Hollywood (U.R) Max Baer used to pummel Jim Broddock and Primo Camera in champion ship fights while the crowds roared, but today he donned a pith helmet for an other kind of battle. Barrel chested Max ie announced Aline Mosby .' from now' on he's going to trade punches with crocodiles and gorillas on the nation's television screens. - The man who held the heavy weight champ's crown in 1934 has been brought out of semi-retirement and lured back to Hol lywood for the first time in six years. He'll play a whip-toting villain in a kiddies' judge TV series, "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle." "I like to work with gorillas and crocodiles They remind me of my ex-managers," growled Maxie. The last time he faced a cam era was for "Skipalong Rosen bloom." He also appeared in var ious other pictures down the years, including "A f r i c a Screams." In recent years he's been a TV disc jockey and sports commentator in Oakland and his home town of Sacramento. He lives in Sacramento be cause "I wanted to raise my three kids, my cub bears, up there, and besides I like to emcee the Governor's banquets." "My oldest boy is studying to I ALINE MOSBT 3 Uaitcd Press Correspondent be an attorney in college, now," he said proudly. "Neither of my two boys will be fighters. I don't like the fight game. It's too tough. Dempsey and Rocky are the only two fighters I allow in my home." - But Baer admits he can't stay out of harness "because to retire is to deteriorate." When an old friend, producer Ed Nassour, told him about the TV jungle series, Baer jumped to Holly wood. It seems to me a long stretch from the championship to play ing a villain in open shirt and puttees for a TV series while the natives (from Central Ave.) chant:. "Me Ungu, me know where white goddess lives . But Baer explained, "I wanted to do this because I like enter taining the kiddies ..." "I get almost as much fan mail now as when I was champ," he said. 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