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o Recommended WEATHER FORECAST: Light Tain bfsin ning early Sunday morning; decreasing cloudiness with . scattered showers Sunday forenoon; partly cloudy with scattered showers in moun tains Sunday afternoon and ' evening. Fog or low overcast Monday morning and cooler. High Sunday 58; low Monday morning 35; high Monday 52. Highest Yesterday 66 Lowest Yesterday Morning 45 MEDFORD A ftory on tht Rotne Valley Memorial hospital project ap pear! on fage 14 of today'! Mail Tribnn United Press Full Leased Wire 50th ?w 34 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1955 No. 188 United Press full Leased Wire Mai Attacks GOP For Farm Program. Foreign Policies Duluth, Minn. (U.R) Adlal Z. Stevenson attacked the Ei- senhower administration Satur day night for following a "mis leading" and elusive foreign policy and a "hollow" farm pro gram. Stevenson delievered a sizz ling attack on the Republican administration, amid increasing Truman Points Up Dangers of War in Speech at Chicago Chicago (U.R) Former President Harry Truman said Saturday night "an atomic war is unthinkable," but "we may find ourselves in World War III sooner than we think unless a solution is found to disturbed conditions in the Middle East." Mr. Truman said he was very alarmed about the Middle East situation today, especially the controversy between Greece ana Turkey. Hans Administration - He lashed out at the Republi can administration for failing to take eps in the Middle East which would oring a nan xo tne bitter nationalistic rivaliries. "I am sorry that the people in Washington did not see fit to place the blame for the trouble between the Greeks and Turks where it belongs, and do some thing about it," Mr. Truman said before a meeting of the Feder ated Hellenic Societies of Illin ois. Greece and Turkey have been embroiled in a hot and cold war over the Jstandpf Cyprus, which geeks its independence" from British rule. " "If something is not done we may find ourselves in World War III sooner than we think," he said. . P&nts to Russia In an obvious reference to Russia, Mr. Truman said it was "A terrible thing that a coun try that may let us into World War III is supplying arms" to countries involved in the Middle East wrangle. "Let's stop this now," he said. , Mr. Truman said an atomic war is unthinkable because "there is no answer to the wea pons of today, no defense against them, and all the great nations have them." ; Mr. Truman, who met with Ad lai Stevenson earlier in the af ternoon, saidie had "a wonder ful day and a very pleasant talk with Gov? Stevensom," but again did not say whether he would back him for the 1956 nomination. SATURDAY SCORES WEST Onssn 25. Idaho 0 I Oregon Stat 13. Washing ton 7 UCLA 47, California 0 f Stanford 34, San Jose Stale 18 ? Missouri 20, Colorado 12 I COP 30. Washington Slat 0 i i SOUTHWEST Texas Christian 28, Baylor 6 Arkansas 7, Texas AfcM 7 ' Texas 19. Southern Metho dist 18 Oklahoma 40, Kansas State 7 MIDWEST Purdue 13. Illinois 0 Michigan 33. Iowa 21 Notre Dame 21. Navy 7 Ohio State 49, Northwest- ern 0 Michigan State 27, Wiscon sin 0 Minnesota 25, Southern Cal- ifornia 19 , Nebraska 19, Kansas 14 i . SOUTH ' Clemson 19. Wake Forest B13 Maryland 27, South Caro lina 0 Georgia 35, Alabama 14 Tennessee 48, North Caro : lina 7 j Georgia Tech 27, Duke 0 Kentucky 20, Rice 16 Tulane 27. Auburn 13 Mississippi 29, LSU 26 EAST Yale 20. Dartmouth 0 Penn State 20, Pennsylvania 0 Miami (Fla.) 21, Pittsburgh 7 . Army 27. Colgate 7 0 signs that the announcement of his candidacy for the 1956 Demo cratic presidential nomination will come soon. Day Approaching "The day is rapidly approach. ing," Stevenson replied, when asked about his announcement before he left Chicago earlier Saturday. Stevenson charged that the GOP is trying to make people think "that all is well" and that "peace and security are around the corner. "The fact is that our foreign affaire are not prospering any more than agriculture is prosper ing," the 1952 Democratic presi dential nominee said. Much of his , speech was de voted to foreign affairs, but he also attacked GOP farm policy, a hot issue here. He spoke before a Democratic-F a r m e r-L a b or meeting. Stevenson called again for a return to 90 per cent parity pay ments to farmers, though he again conceded that may not be the only solution to the prob lem of falling farm income. In the case of some commodi ties, he said, production pay ments or compensatory payments might be more effective, even more economical in the long run, than price supports. "Little Action" Stevenson said the GOP is trying to assure the nation that a "miracle" was performed at the Geneva meeting of the' Big Four chiefs of state. He accused Republicans of "loud talk and little action," while the world situation is "sadly deteriorating." We must put a stop to the loose talk and erratic behavior that has marked the conduct of our foreign affairs these past three years and that has con- f used-eur-purposes" and' frighten our friends if not our enemies," he said. ' i He pointed to violence in North Africa, political troubles in France, growing misgivings about Germany's future, the smoldering Middle East and other spots as problems "our ad versaries will exploit." "My purpose is not to be alarming," Stevenson said. "My purpose is to be realistic, and not to be misled by the new So viet charm policy or the Re publican peace chorus.'' Cooperat ion Asked During Halloween "The youth of Medford have been very cooperative during the past few Halloween nights," Chief of Police Charles Champ- lin said Saturday. Extra police officers, however, will be on duty during the night of Oct. 31 and residents are en couraged to report acts of van dalism promptly, he said. Champlin expressed hope that the kids will continue to co operate this year as they have in the past. Constructive programs, de signed to keep the children en tertained and off of the streets, have undoubtedly contributed to the good record of the past few years, he said. ID ID) Enjoined from Signing Agreement Circuit Judge H. K. Hanna Saturday issued a temporary re straining order which enjoins the Talent Irrigation district from signing a concession agreement with its secretary and manager, R. M.-Kent. Judge Hanna took the action after Collier Buffington Jr., route 3, box 207, a resident of the TTD, filed an injunction suit against Kent and the TID, alleg ing ; a proposed ' written agree ment was approved at a meeting of the TID board of directors held Oct. 4. The agreement, the complaint stated, would grant Kent "a con tract of concession for store, campground and rental boats at Hyatt Lake . . ." in violation of state law and in violation of the trust placed in Kent and the board by landowners and elec tors. The complaint also sets forth that the president of the board of directors, Homer Moore, "was opposed to the granting of this contract of concession, but the other two members of the board of directors moved, seconded and passed the motion that the con tract of concession be granted." Mrs. Smith Weeps During Testimony; Denies Allegations Tells of Receiving Call from Husband McMinnville U.R) Mrs. Marjorie Smith wept on the witness stand Saturday as she told how she learned of her hus band's death. . It was her second straight day on the stand in her first degree murder trial for the April 21 bomb-slaying of her husband, Portland attorney Kermit Smith. Denies Conspiracy Mrs. Smith testified flatly that (1) she had never conspired with Victor Laurence Wolf, 45-year-old electrician, to murder her husband, or that (2) she had never been intimate with Wolf, The first she heard of the "ac cident" at Columbia-Edgewater Country club was when a re porter called her up. She said she "passed out" when she heard her husband had been blown up. ... She testified that her husband had called her the night of the murder and said "I'll be home in 10 minutes." "About 10 minutes to 12 I started getting worried," she said and about five minutes later the phone call came. She said she called city and county police but learned nothing until she called the country club where the ruins of her husband's Buick were smouldering. "I must have passed out," she said, sobbing: "I remember pick ing myself up off the floor." Motion Approved Circuit Judge Arlie C. Walker approved a motion by Prosecu tor Willis West that a document concerning the criminal convic tion of Thomas A: M a r 1 i n, a Sherwobd, Ore., horsemeat pack er, be eliminated from eidence. Marlin had given evidence ear lier that Mrs. Smith tried to- en gage him -to drive a 'car for a man she had employed to mur der her, husband. ' ' West said the document was misleading because Marlin was actually paroled and had never served any time for the crime. Medford Chief Elected by OPCA Medford Chief of Police Charles Champlin was elected president of the Oregon Police Chief's association at the League of Oregon Cities convention in Portland, Oct. 25. Functions of the association include preparation of legisla tive matters; training programs for officers; and to further co operation between the various police agencies, Champlin said. . The association is a section of the Oregon League of Cities organization. , Four Suspended at UO .. For Raid on Dormitory Eugene (U.R) University of Oregon officials . said Saturday they have suspended four stud ents in Thursday's raid on a women's dormitory. Names of the students, who were suspended for the balance of the fall term, were withheld by Ray Hawk, associate director of student affairs. The complaint says Buffington has "reasonable cause to believe" that, unless restrained by the court, a written agreement be tween Kent and the TID would be executed at the next meeting of the board, to be held Nov. 1. Buffington claims that he and other landowners of the district "will be injured" if the proposed agreement is .not restrained. He asks specifically that "any con tract of concession heretofore en tered" between Kent and the TID board, and the action of the board on Oct. 4, be declared void and of no effect; that the defend ants be enjoined from executing any agreement or contract; that the minutes of the Oct. 4 meeting be corrected to reflect the facts as to what took place, and that the court order such other and further relief as appears just and equitable. He asks that a temporary re straining order be issued pending the court's final decree. It was this order which was issued Sat urday. The complaint quotes Oregon Revised Statutes 545.092: "Inter est of director or officer in con tracts prohibited. No director or T Clheck Mndd Egyptian Troops Counter-Attack on Israeli Positions Both Raids Repulsed With No Casualties Jerusalem, Israel (U.R) Egyptian troops supported by heavy artillery made two count er-attacks on advanced Israeli positions in the demilitarized Gaza zone Saturday. Maj. Dan ' Gov, Isaeli army spokesman, said both raids, were repulsed with no Israeli casual ties. The attacks occurred at Nirim, one of the chain of small settle- United Nations. N.Y. (U.R)--Uniied Nations truce super visor in Palestine Maj. Gen. E. L. M. Burns warned Israel and Egypt Saturday to end the fighting in the Gaza strip. Any new aggressive actions "may result in the gravest conse quences," he said. merits along the explosive Gaza strip. They apparently were Egypt's answer to the lightning stab Israeli forces made five miles inside Egyptian territory Friday. Egyptian military authorities in Cairo declined to comment on .the Israeli reports of the Egyptian attacks. Supported by Mortars Dan Gov said in Tel Aviv Egyptian force s in platoon strength., attacked the Nirim po sitions ,' in v the early-morning darkness. They were supported by mortar and machinegun fire both times, he added. Israeli forces managed to ward off the attacks in each instance, he said. Israel lodged a complaint with the United Nations over the new flareup. A truce commission ob serving team went to the Gaza area to investigate. So far, Egypt has not com plained officially to the United Nations about Friday's Israeli raid on the Egyptian desert out post at at El Kuntilla, 40 miles south of Ef Aaja, a U.N. spokes man said. . ' - Israel claimed 10 Egyptians were killed and 29 others cap tured in the 23-minute surprise raid. Egypt said that only five Egyptians were killed and that four Israelis died in an Egyptian counter-attack to recapture the fortress. Ashland Resident Critically Injured Paul Palmer, 649 East Main est., Ashland, was injured when he fell about 30 feet from a telephone pole in the Little Ap plegate district about 2:20 p.m. Friday. He kas taken by Medford Am bulance service to Sacred Heart hospital, where his condition was listed as critical. any other officer named in the Irrigation District Act shall in any manner be interested in any contract awarded or to be award ed by the board, or in the profits to be derived therefrom." It also claims that the minutes of the Oct. 4 meeting do not show what actually happened. The complaint says the minutes indicate "that the concession was approved by said board of direc tors with such proper safeguards for the district as might be added by the attorney,' and ... that Kent 'would accept any changes or. modification'" of the agree ment proposed by the district's attorney, Frank Farrell. It adds, however, that "in re ality there was no discussion of adding to the terms . . . any prop er safeguards for the district . . and there was no discussion of defendant R. M. Kent accepting any changes or modifications proposed" by the attorney. It was indicated Farrell was not present at the meeting.' Attached to the complaint was "Exhibit A," which Buffington says is a copy of the proposed agreement between the TTD and Kent. Tne exhibit says forth that Asks Mu President Endorsee coon's Farm Policy in Unusual Move Ties GOP Firmly To Continuance of Flexible Supports Ike Approves 6-Point Stepped-Up Program Denver (U.R) President Eisenhower Saturday in an un usual move from his sickbed endorsed the farm policies of Secretary of Agriculture . Ezra TJBenson and firmly committed the administration to continu ance of flexible rather than rigid price supports. The President and members of his Denver white house staff underlined the , fact that the chief .executive expects Benson to remain in the cabinet and Mr. Eisenhower has , 100 per cent confidence in his agriculture secretary. Benson conferred with the President and Mr. Eisenhower's brother at Fitzimons Army hos pital for more than 30 minutes Saturday afternoon against an admitted background of largely Democratic criticism of admin istration farm policies. Also in the background was the state ment by the Department of Agri culture Friday night that farm prices had dropped two per cent in the month ended Oct. 15. Six-Point Plan , . ., - , In addition to issuing a state ment . approving Benson's polic ies and promising that the ad ministration would not move backward in the field of agri culture, Mr. Eisenhower approv ed a six-point stepped-up farm program to cope with the sagg ing agricultural front. Much of the program will require leg islation to be recommended by the President in a special mes sage to congress next year. It includes: 1. A stepped-up v program of surplus disposal and expansion of exports. 2. A vigorous purchase pro gram to remove maricet giuxs wherever they occur and assist farmers in adjusting to market demands. 3. An enlarged program of soil conservation and incentive payments to divert cropland in to grass, trees and forage. - 4. Expand our rural develop ment program for low income farm families. Research Program 5. A stepped-up program for research emphasizing lower cost of production, new uses for farm products, new crops and ex pansion of markets. 6. "Activety pushing forward the great plains program in co operation with the 10 states in volved." Kent is granted "exclusive right to the use of district lands, build ings, telephone line and water system at Hyatt reservoir for the purpose of operating a resort, in cluding a store, tourist court, campground, boats for hire and similar activities." The exhibit also states he has the right to make improvements, and will act as gate and ditch tender "at the going salary," will maintain liability insurance, and pay the district 5 per cent of all gross receipts in excess of $2,500 per season. The exhibit adds the agreement becomes effective at the date the present caretaker leaves his employment, and re mains in effect for 15 years. , "t is understood," the exhibit says, "that, during the time he is acting as secretary and man ager of the district, Kent will not operate this concession, but may purchase boats and other pri vately owned facilities, subleas ing these facilities to the regu larly hired district caretaker, to be operated by the said caretaker under the terms of this agree ment." - The suit was filed for Buffing ton by the legal firm of Van Dyke and Dellenback. , PLAN HOME CRUSADE The Home Crusade, the house-to-house division of the United Medford Crusade to raise funds for two dozen welfare, character-building and charitable 'agencies, will get under way Thursday, Nov. 3, after some six weeks of planning. Mrs E. A. Littrell (left) and Mrs. Scott Davis are shown above indicating the present status of the collections in the $109,000 goal of the UMC, which they hope to increase by $3,500 through the efforts of the 300 women working under their direction. The Home Crusade is designed to provide those not solicited at work an opportunity to give. All workers in the division are volunteers. The sectional "majors" are Mrs. J. E. Collins, Mrs. Frank Van Dyke, Mrs. E. R. Hoope, Mrs. Raymond Reter and Mrs. Leonard Mayfield. (Brainerd photo.) Coos DA Denies Any Evidence of Vice in North Bend Vicinity ' North Bend (U.R) Coos County District Attorney John J. Pickett said Saturday he had no evidence of prostitution or gambling in North Bend. His statement followed a re quest to Attorney General Rob ert Y. Thornton from North Bend Mayor Irvin N. Hartley and Coos Bay Times publisher Sheldon .Sackett that , the at torney general -investigate the Margaret, Townsend Meeting at Estate ! Uckfield, England.' (U.R) Princess Margaret and Peter Townsend strolled : affectionate ly hand-in-hand Saturday at a Sussex estate where they held their second country rendezvous of the past three weekends. It was the first time smce their controversial romance flowered that the couple had been seen to display affection. They did not know they were ob served as they strolled across a frosted meadow. - Margaret and Townsend were meeting at Uckf ield house, Coun try Manor of Lord Rupert Neyill in the Sussex Hills some 20 miles from England's south shore. . : Their new tryst, after almost daily dates in London, strength ened speculation that a public announcement of their romantic future might be imminent, pos sibly early next week. c p; o aim AM 3 w city's municipal affairs. Mayor Hartley asked for the investigation to quiet what he called "malicious attacks" by the Times, which ) has been cam paigning to consolidate the two cities of North Bend and Coos Bay. Sackett, in an open letter to his managing editor, Ken John son, said he was "pleased to note" that Hartley had issued the invitation which the publish er said he had suggested "a week ago." Attorney General Thornton said he could investigate the city only if called on to do so by the county district attorney or at the direction of the governor., Gov. Paul Patterson said he had received no request from North Bend and District Attor ney Pickett said he did not in tend to ask the attorney general for aid. "I cleaned up the county three years ago," he said, "and there isn't a single house of prostitu tion or slot machine in Coos county." Sports bulletins Central Point Illinois Val ley defeated Jacksonville 47 to 0 here last night in a high school football game played on the Crater high field. Klamath Falls Southern Oregon college of Ashland handed Oregon Technical In stitute a 33 to 0 loss here Saturday night, Dulles Challenges Reds on Germany; Gels No Agreement British Official Protests Arms Sale - ' Geneva (U.R) The West ern Big Three sought Russian cooperat ion in forestalling a threatened Middle East . war Saturday. At the same time. Sec retary of State John Foster Dulles challenged the Soviets on Germany. The Big Four foreign minis ters met for four hours but fail ed to reach any agreement on a com war settlement in Europe. Behind the scenes there were in dications that the ministers were more concerned with the Middle Mst crisis. Meets With Molotov British Foreign Secretary Har old MacMillan met with Soviet Foreign Minister V. M tutw, - - ...U.V.IU . after the regular meeting. They vc ueuevea xo nave discussed mainly the Middle Fat tion agitated the past two days violent nareups between Israel and Egypt. uulles, MacMillan, Molotov and French Foreign tutir,; Antoine Pinay ended the third session 01 tne conference in a stalemate on Germany. Molotov told the Western of ficials that representatives of both West . and East Germany should be admitted to participa tion in the conference before the German .; reunification ' issue is taken up. ! , . . -Hittinr; t r a i g h t "from the shoulder, Dulles told Molotov sitting opposite him in the pal ace of. nations chamber "the So viet proposals have taken no ac count of the new spirit." . "We still do not know what are the Soviet many," Dulles declared. u is not possible for the United States to take nai-t i. u uic security of Europe on the basis of a divided Germany." ine ministers concentrated the disdussion on the rival "peace nackaffos" !L and West. When they were un- HDie xo maice any progress, they decided that at their next ses sion Monday they would switch temporarily to discussion of the third item on their agenda in creased East-West contacts. The four-hour session was heaily overshadowed hv IUQP clouds looming in the Middle East. In the first direct Fact-Woe contact outside the conference room, MacMillan took grim faced Molotov aside for 40 mln. utes after the regular session ended. Informed sources said the British foreign secretary pro tested against Communist arms sales to the Arab states and urged every effort should be made to prevent Egyptian-Israeli fighting from exploding into all-out war. . Informants said the Western officials had decided to approach Molotov informally on the Israeli-Arab crisis. It was believed they would ask Russia to call off the plan of Communist countries to sell arms to Egypt and per haps other Arab nations. $12,870 AwaTded To GP Resident Portland (U.R) A Multnomah County Circuit Court jury has awarded $12,870 to Mrs. Thular B. Hammons of Grants Pass in her suit against Sheriff Terry D. Schrunk and the Fidelity & Deposit Company - of Maryland. Mrs. Hammons had charged the Schrunk's failure to serve a summons within the prescrib ed time period caused a 1952 personal injury suit against Paul T. Bugg of Portland to be dis missed. - . Her suit against Bugg was an outgrowth of a traffic accident in Grants Pass. The suit was dis missed by Josephine county cir cuit court on grounds it was outlawed under thet statue of limitations. , Mrs. Hammons charged Schrunk held the summons more than 60 days without serving it. Witnesses for Schrunk testified sheriff's officers tried repeat edly to serve the summons on Bugg without success.. 1
