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MEDFORD
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United Press Full Leased Wire
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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.
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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..
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