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FAURE WINS DECISIVE
VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
RENCH
""Paris (U.R) Premier Edgar
Faure won a decisive vote of
confidence early today saving
his own government and
France's voice at the Geneva Big
Four foreign ministers' confer
ence. The vote was 330 to 211, a solid
119-vote majority for the pre
mier. Although Faure did not -seek
their support, the Communists
cast their 94 votes for the gov
ernment, p.
Faure staked the life of his
government on his demand for
new elections next month to
"get a new assembly and a sta
ble government capable of the
direct action France requires.
Pinay At Geneva
Had the premier lost, French
Foreign Minister Antoine Pinay
would have been reduced to the
role of an observer at the Ge
neva conference.
It was Faure's fourth victory
In votes of confidence in four
weeks. He won at the price of
throwing overboard a chance to
reform France's unpopular elec
tion law and at the cost of an
open break with former Premier
Pierre Mendes-France, his long
time friend and fellow member
of the Radical Socialist Party.
In winning today's vote, Faure
cleared the way for new elec
tions expected to be held Dec.
18. Originally, the assembly
was scheduled to expire May 30.
Faure demanded early . elec
tions "because of the necessity
of solving important problems
without delay." He said this
could not be done in the present
divided National Assembly.
Faure said "grave and import
ant decisions" must be made on
reform in the nation's North
African territories, structure of
the French Union, constitutional
Jury Deliberating
Marjorie Smith Case
McMinnville U.R) The jury
In the Marjorie Smith murder
trial sat down again" today to
decide whether the' attractive
34-year-old widow plotted the
April 21 bomb-slaying of her
attorney husband, Kermit.
The jury failed to find an
answer in ZV2 hours of delibera
tion last night anft was excused
at 11:30 p.m.
e Judge Arlie Walker told the
jury it might return one of four
verdicts. These included guilty
as charged, guilty of first-degree
murder with recommenda
tion for leniency, guilty of sec
ond degree murder or innocent.
The first verdict would mean
an automatic death penalty; the
next two life imprisonment.
Agriculture Groups
Slate Friday Meeting
Representatives of all county
agricultural agencies, all agricul-.
tural stabilization and conserva
tion county and community com
mittees and the boards of super
visors of the county soil conser
vation districts will meet Nov. 4,
at 1:15 p.m. in the courthouse
auditorium.
Purpose of the meeting is to
discuss and recommend operat
ing methods and conservation
practices to be included in the
1956 agricultural conservational
program.
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Explosives Expert Will Seek
Of Blasts Prior To Crash of
Longmont, Colo. (U.R)
Charles Wilson, Wisconsin ex
plosives expert" today was to at
tempt to trace the source of the
blast or blasts that rocked a
United Air Lines DC-6B airliner
before it crashed Tuesday night
near here killing 44 persons.
Employed by United
Wilson, head of the Wisconsin
State Cjrime' Laboratory, was
scheduled to join government
and company investigators.
Before leaving Madison, Wis.,
on Wednesday night, Wilson told
reporters, that in investigating
such a plane crash "you look for
the same things you do in a
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stability, France's place in the
United Nations and East-West
relations.
Mendes-France, in a fiery
speech, demanded reform in
France's "immoral and unjust"
election system, whereby par
ties can trade ballots after the
votes are in, before any new
elections were held.
Inspection of Two
National Guard
Units Scheduled
Annual federal inspection of
Medford's two National Guard
units is scheduled for today and
Friday at the Medford armory.
Records of Company A, 1st
Battalion, 186th infantry, were
being inspected this afternoon,
and regular inspection of the
unit will start at 8 p.m. today.
The unit, commanded by Capt.
Ray Huson, has 78 enlisted men
and 6 officers.
The inspection of Company A
will include ranks, map reading,
patrol action for riflemen, me
chanical training on M-l rifle
for recruits, crew drill for 57
mm. recoilless rifle section, and
gunners test for 60 mm. mortar
section.
Federal inspection for Head
quarters company, 1st Battalion,
186th infantry, is scheduled for
8 p.m. Friday with inspection of
records during the afternoon.
The unit, commanded by Capt.
S. J. Fagone, has 75 enlisted men
and 11 officers.
To Consiruci Bridge '
Training for inspection will
include construction of a foot
bridge by the pioneer platoon,
driver training and vehicle
maintanence by, the motor sec
tion, operation of a communica
tion system within the battalion
by the communications platoon,
and specialist training.
Col. Hartwell Bynum, Sixth
Army inspector general, will be
here for. the federal inspection,
as-vwill CoL Edward C. Snow, of
the adjutant general's office in
Salem.
Inspections are held annually
to determine training National
Guard units have completed dur
ing the preceding year.
Members of the local Guard
units will show the recently re
ceived "sniper scopes" on tele
vision station KBES-TV at 6 p.m
today. The scope allows a sol
dier to fire in the dark with
deadly accuracy at distances up
to 150 yards.
Home Solicitation .
Drive Slated Today
Ashland A one hour house-
to-house canvass by Talent and
Ashland will be conducted from
7 to 8 p.m. today by volunteer
workers for the Ashland-Talent
Youth Fund drive.
Fund leaders have requested
that outside lights be left on
by Talent and Ashland residents
to aid canvassers seeking contri
butions to the campaign.
Purpose of the drive is to pro
vide funds for youth organiza
tions in the two cities.
bombing of a car."
The Wisconsin explosives spe
cialist was employed by United
Air Lines officials to aid in the
investigation.
Indisputable Evidence
Evidence appeared indisput
able on the basis of accounts by
residents of the area who saw
the crash that at least one and
possibly two explosions rocked
the four-engine transport before"1
it smashed in flames into a sugar
beet field eight miles east of
here.
One witness, miner La Voyze
Popino of Frederick, Colo., said
he saw a "flare hanging in the
me:
23-Foot Swells
Said Raised in
Columbia Channel
Heavy Rainfall
Plagues Two States
Astoria U.R) The Columbia
river bar was closed for a short
time today in the face of a wind
storm which raised 23-foot
swells on the channel and sent
winds , up to 50-miles-an-hour
pounding the coastline.
Closure of the bar yesterday
forced four ships to wait outside
the river mouth and three oth
ers waited inside for the winds
to slack offi
Gusts of 58 MPH
The Columbia river lightship
reported gusts of 58 miles per
hour and more than one inch of
rain fell in a six-hour period in
the Astoria area.
The 33-foot fishing boat "Vio
let," which was reported missing
yesterday, was located about 25
miles north of the lightship. Al
though the vessel was reported
in no distress, the coast guard
cutter Yocona was sent to stand
by the ship, which had hove to
in the face of the storm.
Gusty winds were reported
throughout the Portland-Vancouver
area yesterday and last
night '
Winds and rain also plagued
Washington state last night and
early today.
Cities Drenched
Hoquiam, Seattle, Olympia,
Bellingham, and other points in
western Washington got drench
ed by rain measuring from two
inches to three and one-half
inches in the 24-hour period end
ing at 4:30 a.m. I
Hoquiam had 3.46 inches of
rain, and the streets there, as in
Aberdeen, filled to the curb
stones with water. Olympia had
2.58 inches of rain, and Seattle
had 2.22 inches.
Storm warnings -were up on
the Washington and Oregon
coasts.
Two serious floods were re
ported as a deluge of rain and
winds that howled with the fury
of a gale began to take their
toll of damage in Washington
state. .
3 The Coast Guard at Seattle re
ported the Pysht river near Port
Angeles as flooding and added
that 12 families that live near
the mouth of the river were in
danger unless they were evac
uated. River Rising Rapidly
Helicopter from Port Angeles
was en route to the Scene aa
were land crews which -were
equipped with rafts.
The Quillayeteriver near the
Washington coast was rising at
the rate of one foot an hour, and
a Coast Guard truck was evacu
ating people from the Harley
resort, about a mile north of the
Quillayette River Lifeguard sta
tion. The State Highway commis
sion at Olympia reported that
damage caused by the heavy
rains had forced the closure of
seven state highways, and the
town of Olallam was., isolated
when slides blocked off all high
ways reaching into the town. s
DOW-JONES AVERAGE
New York (U.R) Dow-Jones
final stock averages: 30 indus
trials 461.97 up 7.05, 20 rails
153.30 up 1.32, 15 utilities 64.24
up 0.36, 65 stocks 163.97 up
1.95. Sales today were about
2,260,000 shares.
Salem U.R) Gov. Paul
Patterson has designated Novem
ber as "operation brotherhood
month" in Oregon.
Source
Airliner
sky" where the plane ent
down. He said it took "tliree or
four minutes" to float to the
ground, indicating the pilot
might have attempted to signal
just before the crash?
Early Probe Phase
Jack Parshall, regional CAB
investigator, completed "the or
ganization phase of the investi
gation" Wednesday in meetings
with representatives of 4he air
line, the Civil Aeronautics Ad
ministration, FBI, air line pilots
association (AFL)the flight en
gineers international (AFL), and
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Co.,
engine manufacturers.
United Pn
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1955
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FBI WANTS HIM John A.
'Kendriek of Washington,
D. C, has been added to the
FBI's list of 10 Most Wanted
fugitive?. He has a criminal
record dating back more than
30 years and is wanted far tin
lawfully fleein? from Wash
ington to avoid prosecution
for crime of assault with a
dangtmw weanon. He is five
feet, seven inches pnd weighs
202 pounds. He has dark
brown hair, receding and
graying at sides. Kendrick is
extremely dangerous and
thought to be armed.
German Unity
Question Nay Be
Shelf ed for Year
Geneva (U.R) The United
States was believed ready today
to accept shelving of German
unity until at least next year.
The same old deadlock over
free elections to unify the two
halves of Germany threatened
further progress at the present
Big Four foreign ministers con
ference. As a result, the United States
and its "Western partners, Brit
ain and France were considering
a new Big Ftur meeting with
Russia next year to try again to
break' the deadlock over Ger
many and European security.
Reporters Encouraged
Reporters covering the pres
ent conference have been 'en
couraged to take the optimistic
view that enough progress is
being made at the current gar
ley to warrant hopes that detail
work on the twin problems can
be left to a committee of experts.
Authoritative' sources said the
remaining differences then could
be tackled by a new foreign min
isters meeting some time next
year. 0
Secretary of State John Fos
ter Dulles, British Foreign Sec
retary Harold MacMillan and
French Foreign Minister An
toine Pinay told Russia's V. M.
Molotov yesterday that a settle
ment of East-West differences
was possible if he made conces
sions on Germany as he had
done on security, o
Nervous Gestures
While Molotov made nervous
gestures with his hands that be
trayed his impassive face, the
Western Big Three have ham
mered away at the view that
there can be no security in
Europe based on the continued
division of Germany. ,
The three western ministers
met in another preliminary
strategy session before the sixth
plenary session met.
Helfzel Will Appeal
Court's SP Ruling
Salem (U.R) Public Utilities
Commissioner Charles Heltiel
today said he will file an appeal
to a reeent Circuit Court ruling;
involving a dispute with South
ern, Paeiric railroad.
The court held that Heltiel
could not force SP to resume its
Rogue Rive passenger line be
tween Portland and Ashland
Without first holding a public
hearing.
An appeal to a similar ruling,
involving Portland Traction
Company's proposal to reduce its
passenger schedule, is pending
before the State Supreme Court,
A Supreme Court decision in
either case is not expected be
fore January.
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McCarthy Demands
Immediate. Probe
Of Labor Board
Reports Indicate
Red Ceil, Solon Says
Washington (U.R) Sen.
Joseph R. McCarthy demanded
today an immediate investiga
tion of the National Labor Re
lations Board. He said he has
"facts which, if true," indicate
that the NLRB harbors a Com
munist cell. .
The Wisconsin Republican
said his own investigation indi
cates that the labor board is
"literally honeycombed with in
dividuals identified either as
members of the Communist
party, or as having had years
of constant and close association
with known , and-or suspected
Communists and Soviet agents."
Not Double-Checked
McCarthy said he had not
been able to double-check his ev
idence. But he demanded an im
mediate closed session of the Sen
ate Investigating subcommittee.
McCarthy cited eight cases al
legedly involving NLRB officials
or employees. He mentioned no
names but said one case was
that of a member of the five-man
board who was appointed by for
mer President Truman.
The two Democratic members
of the board are Abe Murdock,
former Democratic senator from
Utah, and Ivar Peterson, form
er administrative assistant to
Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore.). Pe
terson identifies himself as an
Independent.
Decliae Cowwojut
- Peterson said he had not seen
McCarthy's letter and declined
comment. Murdock said in Utah
he would have "no comment on
that kind of tripe." An NLRB
spokesman also declined com
ment.
The House un-American Activ
ities committee has announced
hearings for next January on re
ports of past subversion in the
NLRB. Herbert Fuchs, former
solicitor of the agency, said he
told the House committee secret
ly that he once belonged to a
Communist cell in' the NLRB.
Neuberger Defends
Switch by Morse
Portland (U.R) Sen. Rich
ard L. Neuberger (D-Ore.) told a
meeting of Young Democrats
here last night that Sen. Wayne
Morse had just as much right to
leave the Republican party for
the -Democrat fold as his 1944
and 1950 Democrat opponents
had to become Republicans.
"It is not generally remem
bered," Neuberger said, , "but
both of Sen. Morse's Democratic
party opponents in 1944 and
1950 are now registered Repub
licans, and active in the Repub
lican party." .
He identified them as Edgar
Smith and Howard Latourette.
The junior senator defended
his colleague's switch of parties
as an allegiance to higher ideals
than party loyalty.
He declared that it was juve
nile to presume that any man
or woman in public life had a
higher duty to a political party
than to his own honest beliefs.
Jefferson School
Dedication Today
Dedication ceremonies and
open house will be held at the
New Jefferson elementary
school starting at 7:30 p,m. to
day. The school i located eouth
of Stewart ave., between ex
tension of Holly st. and Oak-
dale ave.
The chool building will he
open for inspection between J5
and 8:30 p.m. and primary room
visitation are scheduled be
tween 8:30 a.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Parent of primary students will
hold a social hour in the school
cafeteria at 9 p.m. and a social
hour for parents of intermediate
student i planned to start at
9:35 p.m.
Bend U.R) Frank Meeker,
Salem, has been elected presi
dent of the Pacific Northwest
Plant Foods Asiociation.
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THEY'RE ALL SMILES Shortly after Princess Margaret
renounced her love for Group Capt Peter Townsend in
favor of royal duty, her sister 4 and brother-in-law, Queen
Elizabeth n and the Duke of Edinburgh, arrive smiling at
the Odeon Theater in London for a royal film perform
ance. Margaret did not attend.
Supreme Court Calls
On Medford Pear Co.
For More Pleadings
The Oregon Supreme Court
has called on the Medford Pear
Co. Inc., to file additional plead
ings in mandamus proceedings
against Jackson County Assessor
Robert G. Fowler.
Philip Lowry,' attorney hand
ling the case for the fruit firm,
which is supported by some 180
orchardists in the county, said
he has not yet decided what form
his new pleading will take. But
Ra sftid he has given notice t0
Fowler that he will ask ques
tions of him during the taking
of a deposition on Saturday, and
that Fowler's deposition may be
come a part of the case.
No Time Limit
No specific time limit has been
set for the new pleadings to be
made, Lowry said.
The court's action is the latest
step in a dispute which arose in
Jackson county last spring over
the action of the State Tax Com
mission in ordering valuation of
orchard trees to be placed on the
tax rolls of the county. Briefly,
the chronology of the dispute
was this:
An opinion by the attorney
general that "trees" as defined
in the tax laws included orchard
trees; an order by the Tax Com
mission to the county board of
equalization to start assessing
commercial orchard trees at the
same ratio as other taxable prop
erty; a reply 0by the board of
equalization that this could not
be done within the time limit
specified; an extension of that
time limit and a reaffirmation
of the order; the following of the
order by the board of equaliza
tion; an overthrow of the board's
action by the Tax Commission
on the grounds that orchardists
had not been given their statu
tory right of a hearing on new
valuations; a series of hearings
by the tax commission, acting in
lieu of the board of equalization,
on the new tree valuations; and
final determination of? the new
and increased valuations, some
of which were sealed down as
the result of the hearings.
Request Successful
As the hearings concluded, the
Medford Pear company, on be
half of the 180 orchardists, filed
a successful request with the su
preme court to issue 'an alterna'
tive writ of mandamus, ordering
Fowler to delete the tax in
creases from the assessment roll.
to recompute the county millage
rate, and to turn the roll over
to the sheriff for tax collection.
If he did not comply, the writ
specified, he was to show cause
why not by Oct. 31.
On that date Fowler filed his
answer with the court, giving his
reasons why he had hot compiled
with the writ's alternatives
Sackktt Wished Success
By Sen. Ettes Kefauver
Portland (U.R) Sheldon F
Sackett, editor and publisher of
the Coos Bay Times, said today
he hado received a letter from
Sen. Estes Kefauver (D-Tenn.)
wishing him success for .his plan
ned new daily newspaper in
Portland.
Sacket has announced plans
to start a new tabloid daily in
Portland next spring to be
called The World.
Meanwhile, he hatfe turned the
assessment roll, including the
increased valuations, over to the
sheriff for collection of3 taxes,
which is now under way.
The court received his answer,
and this week notified Lowry e
may file additional pleadings m
the matter.
Man Injured by
Accidental Shot
W. S. Kistner, 32, of 344 North
Central ave., suffered a shoulder
wound about 7:55 a.m., today
when the rifle he was cleaning
accidentally discharged, accord
ing to city police. He is reported
in good condition at Community
hospital where he was taken by
Medford Ambulance service at
tendants. Kistner is a technical sergeant
irio the Air Force liaison group
stationed at the federal building
in Medford.
The shot went through the up
per part of his left arm and
lodged in the window casing be
hind him. According to a report
made by Kistner he had taken
out two cartridges, which he.
believed were all there were in
the gun. Evidently one remained
in the chamber and discharged
as he reached for a cleaning rod
on the floor. ,
15-Y ear-Old Girl e
Reports Attack
A 15 year old girl was at
tacked last nieht bv an unidenti
fied man on North Oakdale ave.,!
between Fourth st.cand Pennsyl
vania ave., about 6:30 o'clock.
The girl was walking home
from her grandmothers' home
when the eman grabbed her,
threw her to the sidewalk,
choked her, and hit her in the
face. The girl fought back,
scratching him and knocking his
glasses off until he was forced
to release her, according to a
Medford police report.
Nellie Pamela Wall, 322 North
Oakdale ave., near where the
girl was attacked, reported hear
ing a woman scream about 6:32
p.m., police said.
Packing of Holiday Gift
Boxes Under Way in Ara
Packing of holiday pear gift
boxes is getting uder way in
the Medford area, and is expect
ed to hit a peak later this month,
a check of local packing plants
showed this morning.
Officials of Harry and David's
Bear Creek Orchards expect
their firm to reach top produc
tion around the , 15th of this
month until about Dec. 18. Just
under 1,000 people will be em
ployed there during the rush
period.
Harry and David will start
foreign shipments late this
month, and domestic shipments
and those to southern Canada
will start about Dec. 6 or 7.
Pinnacle Packing ; company
is now packing gift boxes for
November and Thanksgiving de
liveries, and work on Christmas
Major Attack
By Israeli Forces
Launches Conflict
Counter-Offensive
Launched by Egypt
Tel Aviv, Israel (U.R) The
biggest battle since the end of
the Palestine war raged along
the Israeli-Egyptian frontier in
the Sinai Desert today.
The fight started when the
Israeli Army launched a major
attack to drive Egyptian forces
from the El Auja demilitarized
zone.
In Cairo, the government an
nounced that Egyptian forces
launched a counter-offensive in
the El Auja sector this morn
ing. Mai. Gen. Abdel Hakim
Amer, Egypt's minister of war
and military commander in
chief, flew to the front to take
command of operations.
The Cairo announcement said
savage fighting broke out along
most of the border on a 30-mile
front from Gaza to El Auja.
Battle Stiil Rages
An official communique is
sued in Cairo this afternoon said
the battle still was raging at El
Sabha. It said the Israelis had
thrown 3000 men into the at
tack on the Egyptian garrison,
which it said numbered 100
men..
"The enemy succeeded in oc
cupying at dawn part of the
Egyptian positions but our
forces are still holding the rest,
where the battle is still going
on," the communique said.
An Israeli communique issued
early in the battle said 50 Egyp
tians were killed and 40 cap
tured. It admitted four Israeli
dead and 19 wounded.
An Israeli Foreign Office
spokesmanQsaid the action re
sulted in the expulsion of van
Egyptian invading force."
"There are no more Egyptian
troops le in Israeli," he said.
Badly Outnumbered
A Cairo spokesman said the
Israeli task force ithe attack
numbered some 400 men. He
said Egyptian forces in the ini
tial action by ngionlight were
outnumbered "nearly four : to
one." He said the Israeli troops
were backed by armored cars
and field guns. ;
Other Cairo sources admitted
to 50 Egyptian dead and 40 cap
tured. A military spokesman
said the figures showed the
"tenacity of the Egyptian gar
rison in the face of the surprise
attack."
Haynes Youngster
Reported Improved
Eleven-year-old Willie Haynes
has regained consciousness at
"Sacred Heart hospital where he
has been for more than two
weeks. The child was critically
injured Oct. 19 in an automobile
accident on Highway 99 near
Gold HiU.
Yesterday the youngster was
able to sit up in bed and feed
himself ice cream. He can talk,
and has regained use of his arms,
hospital attendants said. He also
has some use of his legs.
The boy's father, J. D. Haynes,
and two brothers and his grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Wil
liams Sr. have remained in Med
ford to be with him. Their home
is in Corcoran, Calif.
The accident occurred while
the family was en route home
from Independence, where they
had been working in the hop
harvest. Their car stalled, and
they were pushing it down the
highway in the early morning
darkness when the boy was
struck down by another car.
Portland U.R) Dr. Charles
N. Holman, administrator of the
Multnomah county, hospital for
10 years, has been named medi
cal director of the new Univer
sity of Oregon medical school
hospital scheduled to open next
March.
boxes will start about Nov'. 10.
When Pinnacle reaches top pro
duction about Dec. 1 some 150
employees will be involved in
the operation.
Reter Packing company will
start work next week on Thanks
giving shipment, and about the
middle of November on Christ
mas gift boxes. About 2D Reter
employees will work on gift
box shipments.
Officials of all three firms
noted that the quality of fruit
this year is excellent. Color of
pears is unusually good, they
said, and the quality of cornice
pears is the best in several years.
They credited the fact that
there was little or no hail or
frost damage to pears this year
with being partly responsible
for the fine quality of the crop.
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