Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, October 16, 1955, Image 2

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    TWO MEDFORD (OREGON)
Eight Korean
To Start New
Creswell U.R) Eight Ko
rean waifs rescued from orphan
ages by 50-year-old Harry Holt
began new "lives at a 350-acre
farm near here Saturday.
The children, abandoned to
orphanges by . their American
soldier fathers and Korean
mothers, arrived at Portland In
ternational Airport Friday after
noon from the Far East, accom
panied by "Papa" Holt.
Holt, the father of six chil
dren, is adopting the eight
youngsters, whose ages range
from eight months to three
years.
Eight-Bed Nursery
Mrs. Holt,, who said she felt
like "the most expectant mother
in the world". while waiting for
her husband and the children to
arrive, said she had fixed up an
eight-bed nursery for the tots.
She is a registered nurse.
Mrs. Holt said she had plenty
of diapers and bedding on hand,
having raised six children of her
own. but has arranged with
neighbors for emergency sup
plies. '
The family cow, "Beaverdell",
will be pressed into service to
provide rich, fresh milk for the
children. For some of them, at
least, it will be the first fresh
cow's milk they have had. -"First
Family" Aids
Mrs. Holt said the six children
of their "first fafciily" have vol
unteered to help care for mem
bers of the "new family,". The
older Holt children's ages range
fromcP to 22; all are unmarried.
A total of 12 Korean children
made the trip from Tokyo with
Holt and Irish Nurse Kathleen
Cowan. Mr. and Mrs. '. William
Hells Canyon Baffle
May Go Through Court
Spokane (U.R) The Feder
al Power commission's decision
to give Idaho Power . company
a license to build dams at Hells
canyon was "brazen, out-and-out
politics," and the battle to re
verse the decision will be taken
through, the courts if necessary,
Rep. Gracie Pfost of Idaho said
Friday night.
Mrs. Pfost spoke at a banquet
of the four-state Democratic wo
men's regional conference which
ended today after . a series of
panels discussions.
Re Edith Green (D-Ore.), said
Oemocrats were proud of the
foreign policy program of the
84th congress..
"We supported Ike on foreign
policy because It's the same pol-
icy we've been supporting for
several years," she said. -
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MAIL TRIBUNE
Waifs Arrive in Portland
Lives on Farm at Creswell
Collier of Portland will adopt
two of the orphans, David Eu
gene 3, and Judy Lynn, one.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Frank.
lin. Benton Harbor, Mich., will
adopt one, and Mr. and Mrs
Charles C. Hoobs, Jr., 'Corpus
Christi, Tex., will adopt another
21 months.
The Hobbs motored to Cres
well with the Holt entourage
Friday and plan to leave today
for Texas.
Neuberger Helped
The Holt family decided to
adopt "as many Korean orphans
as they could afford" after view
ing a film produced and exhibit
ed by World Vision, Inc., a Port
land religious mission orgamza.
tion. While federal law forbids
Portland Newsmen
Roughed Up During
Raid on Stag Party
Portland (U.R) An Oregon
Journal reporter and photogra
pher were "roughed up" and
the photographer's camera was
destroyed Friday night when a
clandestine stag party ended in
a riot at a former church just
southeast of Portland.
About 100 customers at the
stag show and gambling party
got out of hand when promoters
of what was called "the wildest
show ever seen in Portland" an
nounced that a raid was immin
ent and the party would have to
be postponed.
Raid Announced
One of the promoters announ
ced to the crowd that "a raid is
coming and the show is over.
Come back next week." When
refunds were refused, the ang
ered crowd streamed outside the
building and attempted to over
turn a truck into which gambling
equipment was being loaded.
Customers had paid $10 apiece
for admittance to the party that
included lewd motion pictures,
liquor, crap and backjack
games. ,
Riot Squad Sent-
When the Journal photograph
er attempted to make pictures
of the milling crowd outside the
building, his camera was destroy
ed and he and the reporter were
mauled. Residents of the area,
alarmed when the crowd began
spilling into the streets, called
state police and a riot car was
dispatched. Within 10 minutes
more than a dozen prowl cars
rora t , ono
Meanwhile, persons connected
with the party had disappeared.
Sunday, October 18, 1955
adopting more than two foreign
children to be brought to the
United States, Sen. Richard L.
Neuberger (D-Ore.) introduced
-special legislation in Congress
to make Holt' "Operation
Mercy" possible.
On hand for the arrival of the
"Stork Special," as the big Pan
American stratocruiser was dub
bed, was Sen. Neuberger and
more than a thousand well
wishers. Holt had gone to Korea last
June to choose the 12 children
to, bring to the United States.
He said he experienced consid
erable trouble in finding that
many who could pass the strict
physical examinations needed
for U.S. entry. .
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Resentment Flares
Portland U.R) Resentment
crackled again among Demo
cratic circles in Oregon Saturday
when Nick Granet, temporary
chairman of the Democratic Bus
iness and Professional Men's
Club, deplored the disunity he
said was created by Party Chief
Howard Morgan's criticism of
Gov. Averell Harriman of New
State Highway Travel
Salem (U.R) Oregon high
way travel increased nearly nine
per cent in September, the State
Highway department said Sat
urday. ' The report was based on traf
fic counters at 32 locations
throughout the state.
The September traffic count
on highway 99E at a point just
south of Woodburn averaged 11,
734 vehicles a day, an increase
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Over Criticism of Averell Harriman
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Morgan had charged that Har
riman was in league with the
Tammany Hall machine to fi
nance a split among Democratic
ranks to strengthen Harriman's
bid for the 1956 presidential
nomination.
Granet said Saturday that "it
is to be deplored that at a time
Show September Rise
of 17.8 per cent over September
a year ago.
Oregon traffic deaths through
September of this year totaled
286, compared to 285 at the end
of September a year ago: Thirty
three fatalities have been re
ported for September this year,
compared to 38 in September,
1954. ,
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when th Democratic party
needs unity more than ever,
State Chairman Howard Morgan
chose to issue his unwarranted
attack on Averell Harriman."
Granet was a supporter of
Estes Kefauver in the 1952 Dem
ocratic convention. Morgan. sup
ports Adlai Stevenson for the
nomination.
Granet said "a party official
is required to be neutral in the
primaries." He added that Mor-
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