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Newspaper Page Textc: CT O z Weather Recommended FORECAST: Mostly cloudy to day with occasional showers . of snow and rain. Some clear ing Monday with cooler night time temperatures. High to day 3S-40, low tonight 30. , Temp. Highest Yesterday 40 A feature story concerning instruction for mentally retarded children appears on Pace 11 of today's Issue of The Mail Trib une. s o o a Lowest Yesterday 32 Prec. ..Trace United Press Full Leased Wire United Press Full Leased Wire To 10:30 Yesterday 50th Year 30 PAGES MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, NOVE Price 5c No. 2$) Big Four To Turn Disarmament Over Geneva. Switzerland (U.P.) s The Big Four Foreign Ministers Saturday abandoned all attempts to reach agreement on disarma ment at their present meeting. They decided to instruct their 'experts to work out, before the conference ends Wednesday, an agreement to turn the whole dis armament issue back to the United Nations in New York At a meeting yesterday, the four Foreign Ministers even failed to reach agreement on a communique which would an nounce their' deadlock or suggest Five Medford Boys Injured In Crash South Of Roseburg Five Medford boys were in jured, none of them critically, in an automobile accident eight miles south of Roseburg early Saturday, according to United Press. The new 1956 automobile in which they were riding was de molished when the car spun around on the Winston bridge and plunged down a 50-foot em bankment. Revs Identified Police identified the boys as Larry Tolle, 16, son of Mrs. Jewel Tolle, 2823 Table Rock rd., driver of the car; Kenneth Potucek, 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Potucek, 337 O'Gara st.; Donald S. Wolfe, 16, and Arnold Wolfe, 14, sons of Mrs. Hazel Wolfe, 322 Benson st., and Ralph D. Stinson, 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stinson, 1219 West 10th st. i The five were taken to Com munity hospital in Roseburg. Relatives here said some of the boys were to return to Medford last night, while others were ex pected to remain hospitalized until today. The Wolfe boys sister, Mrs. Irene White, Mrs. Tolle, and ti.tt onH Mrs Potucek were in Roseburg to be with the injured youths. The car involved in the acci dent was owned by Mrs. Tolle. Plane-Ship Crash Kills Five Sailors San Diego, Calif. U.R) Naval authorities Saturday id entified two sailors who were among five men killed when a Navy attack bomber crashed into the Destroyer USS Hope well Friday during maneuvers 80 miles west of here. The dead seamen were Rob ert Dale Hobel, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Hobel, Le high Neb., and Roger Merril Edwards, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Antone Edwards, Bell, Calif. The crash also took the lives of thea three men aboard the plane, including Lt. Cmdr. M. S. Essary, 40, San Diego; and enlisted men R. E. Stewart, Punxsutawney, Pa., and B. M. Phillips, Jamaica, N.Y. Five sailors aboard the Hope well suffered burns and were removed to San Diego Naval hospital by helicopter. One was reported in' serious condition, while the other four were in good condition. Cmdr. Mark M. Grandor, skipper of the ship, said it ap peared the plane was making a simulated attack on the ship when the tragedy occurred. It resembled the "Kamikaze" at tacks in which Japanese pilots deliberately plunged their planes into enemy ships. Box-Car Situation In Oregon Said Improved Salem (U.R) The freight car shortage situation in western Oregon improved last week with 72 per cent of the cars ordered by shippers provided by the rail roads, Public Utilities Commis sioner Charles H. Heltzel said Saturday. That was the highest percent ase in two months and com pared with 67 per cent the pre vious week. Lumber shippers ordered 5,162 cars from Southern Pacific last week, 352 fewer than the week before. Shippers received 3,709 cars or 40 more than in the pre vious week. a means to resume talks on dis armament in future. But after days of hot words, the delegates softened their tone in Saturday's debate and agreed that negotiations should continue in the U.N. Arranges Conference Soviet Foreign Minister Vyach- slav M. Molotov, in a new move, arranged to confer privately with Secretary of State John Foster Dulles at American head quarters at 10 a.m. today. It was believed likely that Molotov might have some new proposal to make. But there was no indication that the dour So viet ' Foreign Minister would change the attitude which had blocked' all attempts to reach agreement on German unifica tion, European Security and Dis armament. At their meeting Monday, the Foreign Ministers will turn to the question of intensifying friendly contacts between East and West. But so many disagree ments have been disclosed in ad vance on this item that little progress is foreseen. Other Issues Dulles, British Foreign Sec retary Harold MacMillan and French Acting Chief Delegate Roland De Margerie met Satur day afternoon to discus non-con ference issues. These included the Palestine crisis, the rar .Last and admis sion of new members to the U.N. The relaxed tone of the For eign Ministers was shown when Dulles said: I feel confident that even if we did not reach a large measure of formalized agreement on dis armament, certainly the ex change of viewpoints5, which oc curred here has been instructive and will help our Representa tives in the U.N." Major Shake-Up In Argentina Likely Buenos Aires, Argentina (U.P.) A wide open split between President Eduardo Lonardi and his second in command, Vice President Isaac Rojas, threaten ed today to cause a major shake up in the government. ' Rojas called an urgent meet ing of the National Consultative Assembly after his disagreement with Lonardi over the Presi dent's naming of right-wing cabinet ministers. The vice-president, a rear ad miral whose naval forces played a vital role in the overthrow ot Juan D. Peron, was cheered in the streets as he made his way to the Assembly meeting early Saturday. Lonardi remained at the rjresidential suburban residence Buenos Aires was calm. There were no soldiers in the streets. Some persons gathered in front of the Congress building where the Assembly began its current session at 12:20 a.m. Eureka, Calif. (U.R) Six- year-old Grace Anna Holt of Bridgeville, Calif., died at Scotia hospital here arly today from burns she suffered at her home Friday night. The child's cloth ing caught fire from a backyard weiner roast. First 101 Members of New German Army Bonn, Germany (U.R) W est Germany's new army was born Saturday in a shabby garage be hind the Defense Ministry. Defense M i n i st e r Theodor Blank administered an oath of loyalty to the first 101 men of what is to become a 500.000-man Streitkraefte fighting force. Officers Listed . Two lieutenant generals, 93 lieutenant colonels, majors and lieutenants, one sergeant major and five master sergeants gave the pledge. Only a few had time to get themselves fitted with the mouse-gray uniform of the new army. They were put promin ently in front of the somewhat disorderly ranks of the 101-man nucleus for the Streitkraefte. Bunting and a huge iron cross, symbol of old-fashioned German militarism, constituted the only decorations for the ceremony in the bare building which is used as a training shed. A red carpet was laid on the grease-stained floor of the Henrique T. Lott Claims Victory In Brazil Revolution Ramos Installed As President; Luz Out Rio De Janeiro U.R) War Minister Henrique T. Lott, Bra zil's new strong man, claimed total victory Saturday for his "preventive revolution." Under Lott's leadership the Army Friday ousted acting Pres ident Carlos Luz and installed Nereu Ramos as this country's fourth President in 15 months. Concede Victory Army announcements said that both Luz and former Air Minis ter Eduardo Gomes, his principal supporter, have conceded victory to the Revolutionists who took over the country almost without firing a shot. Luz, who fled south to Santos yesterday in the U.S.-built light cruiser Almirante Tamandare, was on his way back to Rio yesterday after reporting by ra dio that he is willing to accept the new regime. Gomes, who had attempted to set up a counter-revolutionary- headquarters at the Cumbica Airbase outside Santos, flew back to Rio with three plane loads of Air Force officers who had supported him. They surrendered to Brig. Vasco Alves Secca, Brazil's new Air Minister, and were allowed to go home. The censorship imposed on Rio by the Army was lifted Sat urday, and reports from all parts of the country indicated that the bloodless revolution was a com plete success. Only Shots The only shots known to have been fired in the Revolution were two shells from a Harbor Defense battery at Rio's Ft. Copacabana, which were dis charged as a warning to warships lying: off the port. No casualties were reported. Reports that Maj. Gen. Alcides EchegQyen was shot and lulled while resisting arrest were de nied officially. Government sources said Echegoyen suffered a "heart disturbance" after being arrested, and that he was being treated at a Military hospital. The War Ministry announced that Maj. Gen. Alvaro Fuiza De Castro, Luz's "War Minister for a day" following Lott's resigna tion Thursday, has been released by the Revolutionists who ar rested him Friday. It was not immediately certain whether others of a group of about 100 officers arrested still were in custody. Lott rose against Luz to fore stall a possible coup by Army officers who wanted to prevent the inauguration Jan. 31 of President-elect Juscelino Kubitschek and Vice-President-elect Joao (Jango) Gaulart, who are gen erally regarded as the "political heirs" of the late President Getu lio Vargas. Slash Blaze Near Here Results In Phone Calls A fire on the hills east of Medford caused a minor furor in Medford last night. The blaze, which . could be seen from all parts of the Med ford area, resulted in an estima ted 50 telephone calls to city police, and many more to the fire department, radio stations, and The Mail Tribune. City police said, however. that the blaze was a slash fire, being burned by an operator with a state permit, ' near the Switzerland of America road. Receive Oath blotchy yellow-brick building. Inspector General Lt. Generals Adolf Heusinger and Hans Speidel were the sen ior officers. Heusinger is to be come inspector general of the army. It is expected that Speidel will become the army's liaison man with the North Atlantic Treaty organization of which West Germany is now a mem ber. Defense Minister Blank, in a brief speech, expressed the em phasis which the government is putting on making the army a democratic one. "You are the first of thous ands," he said. "You are citizens in uniform, and no more or less than other citizens. "The Streitkraefte will be un dec the authority of the state." There were no monocles, medals or other ornaments among the 106 to remind the few officials and newspaper corres pondents who -witnessed the in duction ceremony of the tradi tional Prussian armies. itnfAW"" ""Kit!.'"-' v- TO TELL PLANS Adlai E. Stevenson is expected to reveal his plans for seeking the Demo cratic nomination for the presi dency Tuesday at a meeting , in Chicago. The belief that Steven son will be an active candidate for the nomination was strength ened Saturday with reports that James A. Finegan of Pennsyl vania is in line for appointment as a manager to handle Steven son's roundup of delegates to the Democratic national conven tion. Edgar Faure Wins Fifth Confidence Vote In Five Weeks Paris (U.R) Premier Edgar Faure won his fifth confidence vote in five weeksiSaturday to save his shaky government from collapse. Following a debate subdued by the death of France's first lady, the national assembly backed up Faure on his decision to call December elections. The vote was 285 to 247. Ninety of the 94 Communists supported Faure and the re mainder were absent. Of the 103 Socialists, 94 voted against him and the others did not vote. Socialists Split The Radical Socialists, the party of both Faure and former Premier Pierre Mendes-France, split with 25 voting for the gov ernment, 38 against, and 12 not voting. But the Premier faced possible fresh trouble with his slim ma jority because this was the second time in a week that he owed victory to Communist sup port. The grudging confidence vote for Faure came over the bitter opposition . of former ' Premier Pierre Mendes-France. The vote was a key test be tween Faure and Mendes-France, who opposes early voting and who wants an English-type elec toral system based on voting by districts for individual candi dates. Official Mourning The vote was held in an at mosphere of official mourning for Mme. Rene Coty, the French President's wife who died early Saturday. Assembly officials wanted to postpone the vote because of Mme. Coty's death. But Presi dent Coty insisted the vote go on. He announced he would as sume "all the responsibilities of my office" should the vote over throw the government. Those responsibilities are heavy. When a government falls the president must consult with political leaders and after long negotiations, name a premier designate who will try to win as sembly approval. Faure entered the vote with the powerful Socialists and most of his Radical Socialist party lined up against him. Ironically the Communists pledged to sup port him with their 94-member assembly bloc. Tears to Pineapples' Tour To Arrive Today The "pears to pineapple" air tour to Hawaii, which took more than 30 Jackson county residents to the islands last week, is sched uled to return to the Medford air port at about noon today. The tour, sponsored by the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, left here Nov. 5 for a week of sight-seeing in Hono lulu and other portions of the territory. . The four-engined Transocean Air lines plane flew to Hawaii direct from Medford, which christened its airport the "Med ford International and Trans ocean Airport" for the one day only. The return flight is also direct, and takes approximately 12 hours. Eisenhc Golf Club; To Open Gettysburg Office May Attend Meetings Starting Next Monday Washington (U.R) A bu oyant, happy President Eisen hower took a couple of swings with a golf club Saturday in a carefree demonstration that he is feeling fit as a fiddle despite his recent heart attack. Not only that. He announced he is going to open an office in down town Gettysburg, Pa., three miles from his farm, at tend a welcome when he goes there Monday, and probably preside at Cabinet and National Security council meetings a week from now. Practice Shots Mr. Eisenhower, decked out in casual gray slacks and jacket, Washington (U.R) Sen. James H. Duff (R-Pa.), one of President Eisenhower's orig inal backers, said Saturday that if Mr. Eisenhower runs again he will be re-elected and the Democrats know it. But Duff declined io specu late whether the President, who is recuperating from a heart attack, . will seek a second term. strolled out onto the south lawn of the White House shortly after lunch. All he wanted to do was cast a critical eye on his son, Maj. John S. Eisenhower, who was taking a few practice shots on the White House putting green. The President sat for a while on a bench nearby. But it was a beautiful balmy fall day, the temperatures in the mid-60's. He couldn't help thinking how long he'd been away from his favorite sport. Finally he gave in. He got up slowly, took a club in his own hands, and took a few swings of his own to show John how it should be done. The look on his face was some thing to see. The famous Ike grin was broader than ever. He was having more fun than in a long time. In an earlier indication of Mr. Eisenhower's buoyant spir its the White House announced that he may report to his office in downtown Gettysburg as ear ly as Tuesday. He will commute to the office in the Gettysburg post office from his farm three miles away. Press Secretary James C. Hag erty said this "certainly" is another sign of the President's rapid recovery from the heart attack he suffered seven weeks ago. Shows No Fatigue The Chief Eexcutive arose re freshed and cheerful after his first night in the White House in 13 weeks. He showed no fa tigue in a morning examination despite the exictement of his long trip from Denver and tu multous welcome home here late Friday. Shortly after Jie awoke, Mr. Eisenhower ' conferred f o i an hour with Hagerty and Presi dential Assistant Sherman Ad ams. And then he turned to his favorite pastime playing with his grandchildren in his private quarters on the second floor of the Pennsylvania avenue man sion. The President's physician's could not be reached immedi ately for comment on their pa tient's golfing on his second day out of the hospital. But it was presumed he wouldn't . have ta ken the swings without their approval since he has been fol lowing orders pretty strictly. Three Killed, 15 Injured as Landslide Sends School, Homes Into Quebec River Nicolet, Que. (U.R) A rumbling landslide apparently caused by seeping water under mined at least five buildings, including a school and the bishop's palace, Saturady and sent them crashing into the Nic olet river. Three persons, including a two-month-old child, were kil led. At least 15 persons were injured, none critically. The disaster occurred shortly before noon near the confluence of the Nicolet and St. Lawrence rivers, 90 miles northeast of Montreal. Three of the Dionne quintuplets went to school here. Fires Break Out Fires broke out in some of the wrecked and damaged build ings and telephone lines snap ped when poles were toppled by the sudden collapse of the earth. A bridge across the Nic For red MISS BOHNERT HONORED Miss Doreen' Bohnert, Central Point, is one of the eight highest-ranking 4-H members in the na tion, it was learned here Saturday. As a result she will go to the National 4-H congress this month, where final results of the na tional achievement awards program will be announced. She is shown above receiving two statuettes as the state achievement contest winner from Jennings Pierce, representing the Ford Motor company, which presented the award. SATURDAY SCORES WEST Oregon State 16, California 14 Stanford 44, Oregon 7 UCLA 19, Washington 17 Washington State 13, San Jose State 13 Pacific U. 7, Lewis and Clark 6 Denver 39, Utah Stale 6 Utah 27, Colorado A&M 6 SOUTHWEST Texas Christian 47, Texas 20 Texas A&M 20, Rice 12 Arkansas 6, Southern Meth odist 0 Oklahoma 52, Iowa State 0 Texas Tech 34, Tulsa 7 Wyoming 20, New Mexico 0 MIDWEST Ohio State 20, Iowa 10 Michigan 30, Indiana 0 Michigan State 42, Minnesota 14 Illinois 17, Wisconsin 14 Purdue 46, Northwestern 8 Marquette 18, Holy Cross 6 Kansas 12, Oklahoma A&M 7 Nebraska 37, Colorado 20 Kansas State 21, Missouri 0 SOUTH Maryland 25, Clemson 12 Duke 41. South Carolina 7 Tennessee 20, Florida 0 Virginia Tech 34, North Carolina State 26 Wake Forest 13, Virginia 7 Notre Dame 27, North Carolina 7 , Auburn 16, Georgia 13 Georgia Tech 26, Alabama 2 Kentucky 41, Memphis St. 7 Vanderbilt 20, Tulane 7 Louisiana State 34, Mississip pi State 7 Mississippi 27, Houston 11 EAST Dartmouth 7, Cornell 0 Princeton 13, Yale 0 Navy 47, Columbia 0 Army 40 Pennsylvania 0 Syracuse 26, Colgate 19 Brown 14, Harvard 6 Pittsburgh' 26, West Virginia 7 Penn State 34, Rutgers 13 Boston College 40, Boston U. 12 olet was damaged and closed to auto traffic. The Nicolet cathedral was damaged and left tilted when thousands of tons of earth caved in, creating a .gaping hole 700 feet long, 200 feet wide and 40 feet deep. It was in this area that the residence of Bishop Albertus Martin had stood. The Acad emie Commercial, a boy's school run by the Christian Brothers, also was dashed into the river, along with a doctor's, home, an apartment building and a ser vice station. ' Among the dead was a child of Dr. Jean Lessard, whose home was demolished. Mrs. Al phonse Boisvert, 60, a cook at the school, and Brother Her menegilde, a teacher, were in the school when it collapsed and were killed. Had the disaster occurred on torn on Centra! Point Girl Named One Of Top 4-H Members In US Miss Doreen Bohnert, 19, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Bohnert, Central Point, has been named one of the top eight 4-H members in the United States, it was learned here Saturday Glenn Klein, county agent for 4-H work, was informed that she has been chosen regional winner in the National 4-H achievement awards program, which, he ex plained, means she is among the eight highest-ranking 4-H'ers in the nation. As a result she will receive a trip to the annual na tional 4-H Congress in Chieaeo Noy 2e 27 and 28. Achievement Winner Miss Bohnert was named win ner of the statewide achieve ment awards program recently, and went on to enter the na tional contest. Klein explained that her ranking among the top eight will not be announced until the Chicago meeting, and that actually she could rank even closer to the top. Miss Bohnert, now a student at Oregon State college, Cor vallis, has been an outstanding and active 4-H worker for the past 11 years. Her work has been in many phases of 4-H activity, but she has concentrated on home economics and livestock work. MOVE EQUIPMENT Boise (U.R) Twelve heavily-laden railroad flatcars, load ed With Morrison - Knudsen construction equipment, will leave here by Monday for Cam bridge, Idaho, and the site of Idaho Power company's projects in Hells Canyon. Australia Children Make Own 'Davy' Hats Sydney, Australia (U.R) The suburban village of Banksia was shocked Satur day by allegations that chil dren in the area have been cutting the tails off cats to make "coonskin" Davy Crock ett hats. a weekday, it would have caught the school's students in their classes and the casualty toll certainly would have been larger. Many persons were evacuated from the area. Among them were patients from the Hotel Dieu hospital and nuns from a convent nearby. Red Cross and Army person nel and provincial police were rushed to this textile manufac turing town Of about 60,000 population to cope with the emergency. Policemen joined firemen in battling the fires that broke out in damaged buildings, and by nightfall most of the blazes had been brought under control. The disaster struck as Nicolet still was rebuilding after a fire in March, 1954, which destroyed almost the entire business dis trict, Two Deaths Blamed On Area's First Major Cold Wayg Police Advise Using Chains On Most Passes By UNITED PRESS The weather bureau predicted -Saturday that a new storm mov ing down toward Oregon from the Gulf of Alaska would bring about six inches of snow to Northwestern sections of the state today. The forecast followed one of the coldest November nights on record in the s'tate. Portland had a minimum temperature of 21 degrees early Saturday and Baker was the coldest spot in the state with 7 above. Temperature Warning Oregonians were warned to prepare for below freezing tem peratures before the new storm arrives and a low of zero at Baker and 15 to 20 at Portland was predicted last night. State P.olice were advising chains through all Cascade passes where plowing and sanding was in progress. At least two "deaths in Oregon were attributed, in part, to the storm, and 13 persons were res cued from drowning when moun tainous waves pounded a 128- foot tuna vessel into a singing condition some 30 miles off Cape Lookout on the Oregon coast. Erode Bruce, a 56-year-old Junction City barber, was killed in a headon collision during a heavy snowsorm one mile south of Junction City.' Lane County Coroner Fred Buell said Bruce apparently was blinded by the storm and .attempted to make a left turn when he was struck by a pickup operated by Anthony J. Howser, 42, of West Linn. A Portland motorist, Rollo Forrest Axley, 61, collapsed and died while putting chgins on his car near Government Camp on the slopes of Mt. Hood. The mountain area was the scene of a blizzard all through Friday. High Winds Winds up to 60 miles an hour and 15-foot ocean swells were reported off the Oregon coast. A heavy gust of wind toppled the tip of a power pole at Pacific Power & Light's Youngs bay plant at Astoria, cutting off power to that port city and Sea side and Cannon Beach. Power was restored to downtown As toria by 5 p.m. Chains were advised at Pros pect with three inches of new snow; at Siskiyou , with one inch; and Meacham, where plows were operating. Sanding operations were re ported at The Dalles, with packed snow. Packed snow was reported at Pendleton, with with plows in operation. Klam ath Falls had a trace of new snow. First Cold Wave The arctic blast was the first major cold wave of the season. It gripped a vast area from the Pacific Coast to the Dakotas and as far south as Nebraska. Across the Rockies, 10 inches of snow piled up at Fraser, Colo., and temperatures dipped to 11 below zero at Cutbank, Mont., and to 8 below at Great Falls, Mont. Early Storm Covers Region Vifh Snow The Medford weather bureau last night reported only a trace of snow at the airport yesterday, but nearly an inch was reported at Jacksonville and in other parts of the valley. Heaviest snowfall in the Med ford area in November was in 1911, the first year weather records were' kept here, when two inches fell on Nov. 10. The only other time November snow fall totaled as much as an inch was in 1918, when an inch fell on Nov. 25. Eleven inches of new snow fell at Crater Lake National park in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Saturday. Highway 62 through the park is slippery and motorists were advised to carry chains or use snow tire's. The road from Annie Springs to the lake rim was closed temporarily but was ex pected to be open in time for skiers today. o The warming hut will be open.