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' ttln as he takes a sun bath on deck of Fitzsimons Hospital in Denver. Photo was made
from top of a drive-in movie screen 100 feet high and about a half-mile away. Camera was
m Big Bertha with 36-inch lens using 5x7 film. Standing by are an Army nurse and secret
fjprnc men.
Flowers, Gifts Flood
Hospital Room as Ike
Observes Birthday
Denver (U.R) President President at breakfast to begin
Eisenhower observed his 65th
birthday today surrounded by
gifts and flowers and with an
exchange of cheery birthday
greetings to some 40 persons
from the Fitzsimons Army hos
pital sun terrace. -.;
His doctors, meanwhile, re
ported another encouraging sign
in his recovery from a heart at
tack. -
The President, who earlier
had inspected some of the flood
of presents that arrived here, got
nnpxnected ereetings when
i,. ,u wheeled in his hospital
bed out onto the sun terrace of
the hospital's eighth floor.
x ormin of about 20 photogra
. phers and 20 hospital patients
standing on the hospital grounds
hplow the west terrace looked
up as the President's bed. was
wheeled to the edge and then
veiled out a spontaneous "Hap
py Birthday."
President Waves Back
Both the President and Mrs.
Eisenhower waved back and
then someone, it was not imme
diately determined whether it
was 'the President or some at
tendant with him on the terrace,
renlied "thanks
The President had awakened
this morning "refreshed and in
a haDDV birthday mood.'
His doctors also reported for
the first time since he entered
h hosniial SeDt. 24 that "his
cardiogram has stabilized at
satisfactory level."
Mrs. Eisenhower joined the
Matthews Fined $50
In District Court
-Ralrjh Bernard Matthews,
Evergreen Bus lines, this morn
in was fined $50 and court
costs in district court on
charge of hiring an unlicensed
chauffeur.
s Acting District Judge George
W. Rode withheld execution of
the sentence until Matthews' at
tnrnev reaches a decision con
cernins an appeal.
Matthews' was charged with
hing Elbert Ray Young, 512
Pennsylvania ave., driver of a
hut involved in an accident
Sept. 15 in which one man was
killed and 16 people were in
jured.
Son Sought in Stabbing
Of fjatkir Held at Reno
Reno. Nev. (U.R) A 27-
year-old extonvict who stabbed
his father critically and disap
peared with his young and at
tractive stepmother Wednesday
night in Los Angeles has been
arrested here.
Ralph Reno, who refused to
talk about the whereabouts of
his stepmother, Mrs. Stella
Reno, 37, was captured without
incident by five police officers
in three patrol cars who boxed
him in near the center of dowp:
town Reno.
He was booked on charges of
attempted murder.
(See Story on fag 10)
MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1955
Arrow Doints to President Eisenhower in first picture of
showing him the multitude of
gifts, flowers and messages that
poured in from all the world.
Presents From Family .
The President especially en
joyed presents from his own
family, the . White House staff,
the press corps, and. messages
and other gifts from the Cabi
net and Republican state chair
man. Mrs. Eisenhower gave the
President a plastic easel for his
use in painting while in his hos
pital bed.
The White House staff in
Washington sent the traditional
65 American Beauty roses, and
the temporary White House staff
gave him a garden of flowers
for his Gettysburg, Pa., farm.
Annexation Move .
Gets Endorsement
Of City Planners
The Medford planning commis
sion late yesterday recommend
ed to the city council that sev
eral hundred acres southeast of
Medford. be annexed.
The recommendation was made
after members of the commis
sion toured the proposed boun
dary. The council is expected
to consider the recommendation
at its Tuesday night meeting.
The area includes land south
east of Medford, south of Hill
crest rd. and east of Bear Creek
Included in the area are Rogue
Valley Country club, the pro
posed Rogue Valley Memorial
hospital site, a proposed con
valescent home, and the Mcln-
tyre subdivision around Barne-
burg bill.
The recommendation by the
commission was made after sev
eral petitions with signatures of
84 residents favoring annexa
tion were submitted. '
The area was included in an
annexation proposal defeated by
residents southeast, south and
southwest of M.e d f o rd's city
limits earlier this year.
Small Boy Injured in
Bike-Auto Accident
Danny Dixon, 9, son of Mr.
and Mrs. William Hunter Dixon,
19 Highland dr., Medford, was
slightly injured about 3:45 p.m
yesterday when the bicycle he
was riding collided with a car
operated by Charles Owen Cox,
210 Elm St., Medford.
The accident happened at the
intersection of East Main st. and
Willamette ave. No citations
were issued, police said.
The boy was taken to Sacred
Heart hospital by Medford am
bulance service. He suffered
minor cuts and bruises and was
later released.
Salem (U.R) Loder Brothers,
a Salem auto agency being pick
eted by AFL machinists, has
filed suit in Marion county cir
cuit Court for an injunction to
halt picketing.
Maurice L. Tedrow
Receives Transfer
From Rogue Forest
Transfer of Maurice L. Ted
row, staff officer of the Rogue
River National Forest, to the staff
of the Gifford Pinchot National
Forest, where he will be in
charge of. timber management,
was announced today by Forest-
Supervisor J.. H. Wood.,. ,.
Tedrow is"emativeof pregon
and a graduate of the school of
forestry at Oregon State col
lege. His first appointment ,as
forester in 1934 was on the
Rogue River forest, , and he
served as district ranger, first
on the Klamath and then on the
Butte Falls district until 1936,
when he was tr ansferred to the
Tonasket district on the Col
ville. Returned in 1940
He returned to the Rogue
River forest in 1940 with promo
tion to the supervisor's staff, in
charge of fire control and range
management activities. In 1949
he was again promoted and has
handled timber and range man
agement activities Since that
time.
Wood said that, with the in
crease in timber activity in re
cent years, Tedrow's ! develop
ment of , plans and . procedures
have been highly valuable in
harvesting timber with full pro
tection of the Forest's resources.
Move to Vancouver
Mr. and Mrs. Tedrow. with
their two children, reside at 317
Howard st. Both have been
active in various phases of com
munity service and Mrs. Tedrow
is an officer in the Parent Teach
er's association of Medford. They
plan to leave about Nov. 1 for
Vancouver, Wash., the head
quarters of the Gifford Pinchot
National forest.
Wood said that announcement
of replacement for Tedrow is ex
pected soon.
Portland (U.R) Retrail of
Sherry Fong on a first degree
murder charge in - connection
with the death of 16-year-old
Diane Hank last year has been
assigned to Circuit Judge Alfred
P. Dobson.
Weather
FORECAST: Variable high
cloudiness through Saturday.
Continued mild. Low tonight
48. High Saturday 75.
Temp. .
Highest Yesterday '. -8 '
Lowest this Morning 47
Senator Morse Speaker Today, Saturday
At Public Meetings; Major
Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore.),
will be the principal speaker to
night a public mee'ting of the
United Nations association. The
meeting is scheduled for 8 p.m.
at the Medford High school auditorium.-
A feature of the program will
be a series of questions from
the audience. It is anticipated
that these will include queries
concerning recent American Le
gion action on UNESCO, UN in
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Hope of Preventing
Middle East War
May Be Unrealized
Arab-Israel Tensions
Sharpest in Six Years
Washington (U.R) The Unit
ed States today faced the pros
pect that its hopes of preventing
new warfare between the Arabs
and Israel might . go up in gun
smoke with little notice.
A frank analysis given here
of the Middle East situation is
that 'Arab-Israeli tensions are the
sharpest since full-scale fighting
raged in the area six years ago.
Tensions at New Peak
Tensions have been brought
to a new peak by Egypt's deci
sion to buy arms from the Com
munists. That decision is said
authoritatively to have:
1. Raised the prospect that Is
rael might renew fighting to get
the jump on Egypt before Czech
arms are delivered in the near
future.
Z. All but killed the major
American effort to create a basis
for peace in the Middle East,
That effort was to obtain an
Israeli-Arab agreement to share
the waters of the Jordan river.
U. S. Issues Warnings
3. Prompted new U. S. warn
ings to all Arab states against
buying or trading with Russia
for arms as Egypt did. The warn
ing is to the effect that the Arabs
can't shoot their way out of Mid
dle Eastern problems, that they
should withhold their fire and
seek peaceful solutions to their
.auarrelg ,witlj.Jsrae,l,.; . i
Diplomatic officials have-not
given up all hope of avoiding
new fighting in the Middle East.
But they see the scales tipping
dangerously in the direction of
a new conflict now that Russia
and its satellites are threatening
to upset the balance of power in
the region.
Egypt Blamed
Egypt is blamed for suddenly
sparking new tensions by deal
ing lor Ked arms.,. There is no
backing out of the deal, it was
learned, because Egypt already
has "deposited $2,870,000 in
Czech bank as a down payment
on the arms.
Strategists here believe Israel
has a temporary arms advantage
which it may use before the Red
arms are delivered to Egypt.
Trouble may come first from
the U. S. .- sponsored Jordan Val
ley project. Experts believe .that
Israel could cut the Jordan wa
ters within two weeks if the
Arabs reject the sharing plan,
which is believed doomed.
Jacksonville .Council
Petitions Available
Jacksonville Petitions for
nominating candidates for Jack
sonville city ;ouncilmen are
available at the city recorder's
office, Recorder Mrs. Ted Hew
lett, 701 South Third t has
announced.
One vacancy will be filled.
Councilman Lloyd Rasmussen
moved from Jacksonville re
cently. No one was appointed to
fill the vacancy because he was
to come up for re-election this
year.
Two other councilmen E. O.
Graham and Ernest Mclntyre
have terms expiring this year
Neither as yet have indicated
vhether or not they will seek
re-election.
Petitions must be signed by
20 residents before candidates'
names go on the ballot for th.e
election Nov. 8. Petitions must
be filed with the city recorder
at least 10 days prior to election
date.
fluence on U.S. foreign policy,
the status of international trade
organizations under the UN, and
the UN and world government.
Senator Morse also was slated
to discuss the UN earlier today
in an interview on television
station KBES-TV. The interview
was to be conducted by Bruce
Manley, president of the local
UN association group.
This morning the senator
spoke at an assembly program
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DISIW
Russia's Request
For Ballot Delay
Falls on Deaf Ears
Philippines Lacks
One Vote at Recess
United Nations, N. Y.
(U.R) The United States and
Russia battled io a draw
through six ballots today
with neither gaining election
of its candidate for a U.N.
Security Council seat.
United Nations, N.Y (U.R)
The Philippines and Poland bat
tled through four ballots in the
UN General assembly today with
neither gaining the two-thirds
majority required for election to
the Security Council.
The Philippines, backed by the
United States, stood within one
vote of election to the 11-nation
council when Assembly Presi
dent Jose Maza of Chile declar
ed a 20-minute recess.
Delay Request Futile
Russia, campaigning hard for
Poland on grounds that election
of an Eastern European country
was required under a gentle
man's agreement reached in Lon
don in 1946, futilely asked that
voting be delayed until another
meeting. The United States con
tends that the 1946 agreement
pertained only to the Jirst Se
curity Council election.
The assembly also was pick
ing six new members for its Ec
onomic and Social Council and
two for the Trusteeship Council
but these ballots were complete
ly overshadowed by the Philippines-Polish
battle.
Both the United States , and
the Soviet bloc accused each
other of violating the "spirit of
Geneva , generated when ' the
Big Four heads of government
met last July. .
x Significance of the vote went
beyond the Philippines-Polish
contest. It involved the "equit-
ble-rgSographic distributionv" of
the six non-permanent seats on
the council, three of which are
filled each year for two-year
terms.
'Gentlemen's Agreement
Poland and Russia contended
that U. S. support of the Philip
pines violated a "gentlemen's
agreement" reached in 1946 un
der which the non-permanent
seats were apportioned among
Eastern Europe; Western Europe,
the. Middle East," the British
Commonwealth and Latin Amer
ica. , - -v
The United States took' the
position that the agreement per
tained only to the first Security
Council election. ' -
Soviet Deputy Foreign Minis
ter V. V. Kuznetsov, in a press
conference Thursday, issued
veiled- threat to Latin America
and Western Europe that they
might be next to lose a council
seat if the "gentlemen's agree
ment" was not observed.
Nunley Completes
Jensen Case Brief
.District Attorney Walter Nun-
ley's brief for the appeal of the
James Norman 'Jensen case has
been put in the hands of the
printer, it was announced today
by the district attorney's office.
Jensen was convicted last year
of the murder of Mrs. Fern Hile,
Medford housewife, and sentenc
ed to die in the state gas chamb
er at Salem. Defense attorney
Edward Kelly's notice of appeal
acted as an immediate stay of
execution. ,. '
After all briefs have been fil
ed the Oregon State Supreme
court will set a date for oral
arguments.
Sutherlin Business
Building Destroyed
Sutherlin (U.R) Fire last
night destroyed the Sam Robin
son Building Supply Co. firm,
largest business of its kind in
Sutherlin.
Address Set
at Southern Oregon college in
Ashland.
Tomorrow afternoon, starting
at 2:30 o'clock, Senator Morse
will be guest of honor at a gath
ering of soil and water conser
vationists at Hanleylands,
He will give a major speech
Saturday at a Democratic spon
sored dinner to be held in the
Pioneer room of the Jackson ho
tel, starting at 6:30 p.m. The
meeting will be open to the pub
lic.
State Democratic
Chief Draws Blast
For Harriman Stand
Howard Morgan
Lists Liabilities
Portland (U.R) Oregon
Democratic Chairman Howard
Morgan today drew stinging re
buttals from fellow Democrats
angered over his criticism of
Gov. Averill Harriman's presi
dential candidacy.
In a mimeographed handout
to the Portland press, Morgan
affirmed his support of Adlai
Stevenson for the Democratic
nomination for president and his
opposition to New York Gov.
Harmiman who, Morgan assert
ed, would be a weak candidate
beset with liabilities. Chief lia
bility listed by Morgan was Har
riman's appointment of Tam
many Leader Carmine DeSapio
as New York secretary of state.
That, he said, "would be a hard
thing to sell voters west of the
Hudson river, and maybe east
of that river as well."
Would Route Money
Morgan asserted that the Tam
many leader would swing the
nomination to Harriman by
routing Harriman and Tammany
money to Sen. Estes Kefauver to
finance bitter primary fights
with Adlai Stevenson in the
hope of hurting both.
Morgan's statement contin
ued, Harriman will remain
aloof from these contests as he
has already announced, and the
eastern bosses will try to sweep
up the pieces and hand them to
Harriman at the convention."
DeSapio told the Portland
Oregonian by telephone in San
Francisco last night, that the
statement was "too ridiculous
to deny." He said it is "surpris
ing that such an irresponsible,
irrational statement could ema
nate from a supposed state lead
er of our party."
Cautious Comments '
Other Oregon Democrats com
mented with caution. Monroe
Sweetland, national committee
man, said ' anything I iiave to
say about Chairman Morgan's
attack upon Gov. Harriman and
Sen. Kefauver will be said pri
vately to Mr. Morgan and Ore
gon Democrats, not to the press
and radio."
National . Committeewom a n
Mrs. Lillian Burton said "It's a
typical Morgan letter."
Morgan called his statement a
"candid . appraisal" issued in an
unofficial capacity and said it
was not to be construed as a
personal- attack.- He mentioned
Harriman's lohg career in pub
lic service but declared flatly,
"Mr. Harriman is too. old."
Morgan said that if the New
York governor- were nominated
and elected he would be the old
est first ternt president in his
tory. "Mr. Eisenhower's illness has
made it extremely unlikely that
such an enterprise will, succeed
next year," Morgan wrote. .
Critical of Statement
Morgan was also critical of
Harriman's statement that he is
not obliged to support Steven
son, disavowing his earlier an
nouncement that he was 'for
Adlai Stevenson." Morgan as
serted Harriman's switch was
based on President Eisenhower's
apparent removal from the pres
idential race and has cast doubt
on Harriman's "political integ
rity." .' . .
Replying today to DeSapio's
outburst, " Morgan said "I can
only reply that Harriman is not
the leader xf, but is led- by,
Tammany Hall."
Wendell Wyatt, state Repub
lican, issued a statement in which
he said, "Oregonians : who so
whole-heartedly supported
Dwight Eisenhower for the pres
idency in 1952 should view with
alarm this fight of the vultures
at -,the first sign of the Presi
dent's illness." . -He
said, "We do not intend
to argue with Howard Morgan
regarding Harriman's qualifica
tions. No doubt he. is right."
Prominent Polishers
To Aid UMC Campaign
Some of the leading citizens
of Medford will be wielding
the polishing cloths Saturday
at a United Medford Crusade
shoeihina stand sponsored by
the Medford Junior Chamber
of Commerce.
Doing the polishing will be
John Pletsch. president of the
Jackson County Chamber of
Commerce; M. M. Huggiiu,
UMC fund drive chairman;
Fire Chief Gordon Barker, Po
lice Chief Charles Champlin,
City Councilman John Snider,
and City Manager Robert Duff.
All proceeds from the stand
will go to the United Medford
Crusade. The stand will be set
up at Main st. and Central ave.
from 1 to 5 p.m.
Oregon Farmer, Brood
Arrive in Portland
Portland (U.R) A big' air
plane bringing 12 Korean-American
foundlings to new homes in
the United States arrived at the
Portland International Airport
about 12:40 p.m. today. Eight of
the children were adopted by
Harry Holt, Creswell farmer,
and four will be adopted by
three other families.
Margaret Dines
rah ' Tow risehd:
iritaim
; London (U.R) Princess Margaret went to dinner at Windsor
with RAF Group Capt. Peter Townsend tonight, giving open en
couragement to the expectation that they are going to marry. -
However,' no official steps had been taken. Clarence House, .
where the Princiss is staying, said officially tonight that no an
nouncement concerning Princess Margaret's personal future is
presently contemplated. '
The lovely young Princess, dressed all in white, sped in a royal
black limousine from London to Windsor accompanied, only by
.her youthful lady-in-waiting, Iris Peake.
Townsend had driven away from London earlier for a week
end at the Windsor country estate of Mrs. John Wills, Margaret's .
cousin and their confidante in the royal romance that has set Brit
ain buzzing wtih marriage rumors.
Then, at nightfall, Margaret and Queen Mother.. Elizabeth
slipped out the back door of Clarence House and sped away into
the darkness.
Somewhere along the way, the Queen Mother apparently was
dropped -off and Margaret proceded to Windsor with her lone
companion.
RALPH E. SWEENEY
Funeral Services Monday
Ralph E. Sweeney,
Longtime County
Treasurer, Dies
Ralph Ernest Sweeney, ' 76,
Jackson county treasurer for 18
years, died this morning at' his
home at 1125 West Main st.,
after a lengthy illness.
Mr. Sweeney early this month
resigned at county treasurer, a
position he had held since 1937.
Hehad been prominent in Ore
gon Masonic activities for many
years.
Born Aug. 28, 1879, at Chil
howee, Mo., Mr. Sweeney was
married Oct. 29, 1905 to Grace
McElwee,
He was in the banking bus
iness in Chilhowee and Joplin,
Mo., and at Baxter Springs, Kan.
before moving to Medford, and
served as teller and assistant
cashier of the First National
bank of Medford from 1924 td
1936, when he was eleeted coun
ty treasurer.
. Mr. Sweeney was a past pres
ident of Southern Oregon chapt
er, Sons of the American Revolu
tion. In Masonic organizations,
he was past master , and past
grand master of the Grand Coun
cil of Oregon, past grand com
mander of the Grand Command-
ery of Oregon, a member , of
Table Rock Council of Royal and
Select Masters, past eminent
commander of Malta Command
ery and past eminent grand jun
ior warden of the Grand Com
mandery of Oregon, and a mem
ber of Hillah temple of the
Shrine, having served as a
trustee of the temple for many
years.
Was Democratic Leader
He was at member of the
Grange and of the Presbyterian
church.. He had been active in
Democratic party affairs in
Jackson county for many years.
Funeral services will, be held
Monday at 1:30 p.m. at the First
Presbyterian church, with Dr.
D. Kirkland West officiating. In
terment will take place in Siski
you Memorial park. Perl funeral
home is in charge of arrange
ments. ' '
The body will lie in state at
the funeral home from Saturday
until-Monday morning. Friends
may call to pay their respects.
Patterson Suggests
Use of Sales Tax
Portland OI.R) Gov. Paul
Patterson yesterday suggested a
sales tax as a means of meeting
the increase cost of government
services in Oregon, but quickly
added initiative for such a pro
gram should come from the peo
ple. Patterson told members of the
Multnomah County Schoolmast
ers association that the "big con
cern at the state level, today is
to get the money with which to
provide an education for the
children of Oregon." -
The governor said the Legis
lature found it necessary to in
crease income taxes at its last
session. "All government services
are going to increase and I don't
feel that we can withdraw those
services which the people feel
we need," he said.
luzziGig
Margaret's swift night ride in
a curtained car seemed to be an
obvious act of faith designed to
show the British people and all
the world her feeling for ; di
vorced group captain.
It was generally believed
from her conduct over the last
two days that an engagement
announcement is imminent.
With no official guidance, the
press and public were sweDt
with speculation that the report
ed royal romance soon would
end in marriage.
The royal family deliberately
stood aside and said, nothing.
But a statement was believed
due soon, . ,
The news spread like wilrifir
after Townsend's call on Mar
garet, last night at Clarence
House. It was a move seemingly
calculated to prepare the people
for a royal wedding announce
ment. Away.For Week End
The . morning newspaper head
lines brought crowds of curious
to stand and stare outside Clar
ence House and the building at
No. '19 Lowndes Square where
Townsend stayed.
When Townsend emerged at
2:50 p.m., eight policemen held
back the staring, interested
throng. Most were women and
some called, 'Good Luck." Grave
and unsmiling, he said, "Thank
you."
But the 40-year-old hero pilot
dodged reporters' questions,
maintaining that "I cannot say
anything.'! :' " " :, . - . -v :
Five Sentenced
In District Court
Three I young men and twn
girls were fined and resaivmi
jail sentences vesterdav in Hir.
trict court when they all pleaded
guiny to disorderly conduct.
Fined $25 and costs and sen-
tenced to 90 days in jail were
Christina Ruth Kindairi 1Q nf
330 North Holly t., and Chris
tina Bay Burch, 22, of 609 West
13th st. Both jail sentences were
suspended on payment of fine.
Walter Ben Kendall. 20. of
330 North Holly st., and Gerald
Jess Kicketts, 23, of 330 North
Holly st., each were fined $40
and costs and sentenced to 90
days in jail. The jail sentences
were suspended on payment of
fine. '
George Edward Gunter, 20,
of route 2. box 644. Central
Point, was fined $40 and costs
and sentenced to 90 days in jail.
His jail sentence was not sus
pended because of five previous
convictions.
-AH five were,' arrested by
Medford police at 330 North a
Holly st. about 9:15 a.m. yes
terday. Police, said thev had re
ceived complaints of loud parties
at the address, and were mak
ing a routine inauirv concerning
the whereabouts of one of the
men.
Canyonville Pioneer
Lost on Deer Hunt
Canyonville' U.R) An 82-year-old
pioneer of the Canyon
ville area was listed as missing
today in the rugged Devils Flat
area of southern Oregon and
search parties equipped with
mobile radio equipment and air
planes launched an all-out effort
to find him.
- Ed Hamlin became separated
from his hunting party late yes
terday and first searchers were
called at 9 p.m. Early today,
members of the Douglas County
Sheriff's Posse, Douglas Forest
Protective Association, U.S.- For
est Service and Oregon State Po
lice were checking the Devils
Flat, Devils Knob and Cedar
. Hamlin was town marshal in
Canyonville for many years and
had himself conducted searches
for persons lostin Devils Flat.
He was warmly dressed when
last seen yesterday and well ac
quainted with the area. Canyon-
ville foot searchers were headed
by his son, John Hamlin.
Aircraft from the air search
and rescue service was to join v
the hunt as soon as fog lifted
from the mountainous area thiy
morning.