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r. Veather FORECAST: Light to moderate snow showers tonizht, de creasing Thursday. Low to night 28. High Thursday 32-34. Temp. Highest Yesterday 33 Lowest this Morning 27 Prec. to 10 a.m. Today 57 Big Four Meeting Ends in Failure; Sessions Closed Dulles Pins Blame Squarely on Russia Geneva U.R) The United States -pledged itself today to continue working for a united Germany despite failure of the Big Four conference. In a speech to the closing ses sion of the parley, U.S. Secre tary of State John Foster Dulles pinned the blame for failure squarely on the Soviet union. He said Moscow's attitude "will almost certainly impair the development of confidence which the summit meeting sought to foster." But he reiterated that there can be no "solid peace in Eu rope" without German reunifi cation. "The government and the peo ple of the United States," Dulles said, "want to develop better re lations with the Soviet union.' ' He said he would report to President Eisenhower at once when he returned from Geneva. He said the President then "will evaluate the conference result against the background of his vast knowledge and abhor rence of war, and his dedication to the cause of a just and dur able peace." Dulles addressed the 17th and last plenary session of the par ley aftecihe Big Four Foreign ministers agreed on their final communique. This is a short two-paragraph document, merely recording the fact that the ministers met in Geneva and adding that they were reporting back to their re spective governments with tne recommendation that a decision on future negotiations should be made through diplomatic chan nels. The communique did not set any time or place for a new Big Four conference. At the same time, the United States, Britain and France is- sued a -joint declaration predict ing that the result of the con ference will be a "bitter disap pointment" for the German peo ple. The declaration charged the Soviets with guilt for blocking German unity and pledged that the three western powers would continue fighting for a reunified Germany. Before the start of today's ses sion of the conference, the West formally had rejected a last minute Soviet proposal on Euro pean security. The West labeled it a move to wrest a propaganda victory from the conference. Hundreds Arrested !ii Argentine Strife Buenos Aires (U.R) Presi dent Pedro E. Aramburu's four- day-old government was report ed today to have arrested hun dreds bf strike leaders in a grow ing walkout of the Peronista dominated General Confedera tion of Labor. Most essential services were running at normal or slightly below normal and no -major dis turbances yere reported though a 100 per cent walkout in some industries dealt a major blow to Argentine economy. But efforts by the strikers to deal a knock out blow to the new revolution ary government were not suc cessful. The army ministry in Buenos Aires was under strong guard and the government added eight 40 millimeter howitzers to the defenses .ringing the key build ing. Central Point Loggers Named in Suit by SP Portland (U.R) Southern Pa cific Company yesterday filed suit in Federal Court here for S15,827 damages Egainst two Central Point loggers, Arthur James .St. Germain and John Paudois, as result of a collision between an SP locomotive and a truck Dec. 3, 1954. The railroad claimed the truck was driven onto a crossing near Central Point without stopping and that signals were ignored. Medford United Jress Full Leased Wire 50th Year 24 Pages Washington (U.R) Israel to day appealed to the United States for quick delivery of bargain-priced arms to defend it self in what it called a "moment of great national emergency." The State Department an nounced that the request would be considered "by the various agencies of the U.S. govern ment' in the light of the 1950 declaration in which this coun try pledged its opposition to any aggression in the Palestine era. Beyond this, the department made no commitment. Needed Weapons Listed Israeli Ambassador Abba Eban handed a list of the de fense weapons it wants to Act ing Secretary of State Herbert Hoover Jr.,- in an hour-long meeting. He asked the United States to sell the arms on "the Seven Southern Oregon lum ber industry representatives tes tified before a congressional in terior and insular affairs sub committee today on federal tim ber policies. Hearings continued this after noon at the Jackson hotel before Chairman Earl Chudoff (D-Pa.), and Rep. Clare Hoffman (R Mich.), the only two members who were present at yesterday's hearing in Klamath Falls. Two other representatives and three senators are on the subcommit tee. Discuss Access Roads Hearings this morning center ed around present government policies of access roads and al lowable cuts. Lewis L. Simpson, executive secretary of the South ern Oregon Conservation and Tree Farm association, said suf ficient funds should be made available to the forest service and bureau of land management for additional personnel to com plete a new and accurate inven tory of federal timmber. Simpson, the first witness this morning, said forest manage ment plans should be geared for good practices in various species areas. He pointed out southern Oregon has at least two major type species, and each should be handled according to timber. Simpson also said BLM mark eting area boundaries could be adjusted locally in some areas, and steps to enable rapid timber salvage and forest rehabilitation should be taken. He urged re vision of government timber sales contracts, annd suggested linking small sales with salvage operations. Simplified Contracts Contracts, Simpson said, could be simplified so they would be more distinct, and regulations should be instituted to govern each sale separately, depending on topography and timber type demands. Simpson introduced a reply from assistant . secretary of the department of agriculture, E. L. Peterson, regarding a speed-up in the reinventory program Glenn L. Jackson, a member of the administrative level con cerning reinventory, and possi bilities of speeding up the pro gram. Frank VanDyke, representing the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, testified that access road policies could be changed to provide better access to gov ernment timber, and stressed changes in administering tim ber lands. He said government timber should be managed simi lar to private timber holdings. Regional Authorities VanDyke suggested regional authorities, which would utilize funds derived from timber sales to provide access roads without going through details in con gress. "We feel the government Funds deeded for New Survey Of Timber. Congressmen Told lias a definite responsibility to MEDFORD, Op innrsis most lenient price and credit" terms. Eban said Israel also is seek ing weapons from other friendly countries to overcome an "alarm ing vulnerability" created by Egypt's purchase of weapons from Communist Czechoslo vakia. He refused to say exactly what weapons Israel requested or how much they would cost. But under questioning he said Israel prepared its request on the assumption that Egypt is re ceiving submarines, jet planes, and similar modern weapons. President Eisenhower appeal ed anew Tuesday night to Israel and the Arab states to settle their border disputes. He repeat ed that the United States would be willing to join in a formal treaty to guarantee the disputed borders if the two nations would manage on a practical basis," VanDyke said. He urged giving regional authorities more "lati tude" concerning access roads. R. E. Kellso of Southern Ore gon Plywood, Inc., said a rein ventory "could increase the al lowable annual cut." He noted that present allowable cuts gen erally are too small to keep all southern Oregon mills operat ing, and pointed out that 56 per cent of all timber land in this area is government owned. Bidding Faults K. W. Blanchard of Lithia Lumber company, Ashland, con fined testimony to faults in pres ent competitive bidding, in which, he said, his company never has "assurance we can suc cessfully bid on timber." .Blan chard said he favored establish- Griffin Creek Bonds Approved Griffin Creek school district residents yesterday passed a $45,000 bond issue for construc tion of three classrooms south of rooms built two years ago. The vote was 96 for and 44 against. There are 272 children attend ing the school, an increase of 50 over last year, according to Mrs. Myrna Fink, principal. Ten years ago four teachers taught about 80 students. The school now has 13 teachers. The school district, because of increased expansion, had two al ternatives, according to James Walker, chairman of the board. The district could either build additional classrooms or send seventh and eighth grade pupils to Medford schools if accommo dations were available. Classes presently are being held in the gymnasium and cafe teria at Griffin Creek. y t - Stevenson Enters Minnesota Two Professionals Named Chicago (U.R) Adlai Stev enson today announced he is star ting his campaign for the presi dency by entering the Minnesota presidential primary. Stevenson appointed two pro fessional political figures to take charge of his effort to win the Democratic nomination at the Chicago convention next sum mer. Children Consulted At a news conference Steven son said his decision, announced yesterday, to run again for Pres ident was made without any con sideration of the effect of Pres ident Eisenhower's illness. "It was largely made in the early part of this past summer after getting' evidence of inter LA XT MW 9U&v ' I "DTT5T TTVTT? . United Press Full Leased Wire r EMBER 16, 1955 agree on a boundary and stop their fighting. The President's offer to guar antee Israeli-Arab borders was sent to Jewish leader Rabbi Hil lel Silver for reading to a mass rally at New York's Madison Square Garden. It was worded almost identically with a similar offer made by Secretary of State John Foster Dulles in an Aug. 26 speech. Israel and the Arab nations have not yet accepted the Dulles' plan. Would Suggest Treaties The President said that if a settlement is worked out, "I would be prepared to recom mend that the United States join in formal treaty engagements to prevent or thwart any effort by either side to alter by force the boundaries upon which Israel and its immediate neighbors agree." ing sf! policy of timber alloca tion within appropriately nar row geographical limits in com petitive areas to limit the volume of government timber which may be purchased by one con cern. " "" - - - Blanchard said such a system would not provide enough tim ber to keep all the mills oper ating all the time, but concerns could adjust their operations to an allocated timber policy. Testimony by E. H. Wood, vice-president of Conifer Wood Products, Medford, generally followed the same ideas as Simp son, VanDyke and Kellso con cerning access roads and allow able cut. Yesterday's hearing at Klam ath Falls concerned disposition of timber on Klamath - Indian Reservation. Wade Crawford and Lawrence Witt, tribal spokesmen, and Boyd Jackson, tribal council member, testified. After today's hearing here, the sub committee moves on to Roseburg Thursday and Eugene Friday. Hearings also are sched uled in Portland, Aberdeen, Wash., and Seattle and Spokane. iqhf Chamber Directors Named Eight new directors of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce have been elected by a direct mail ballot of the entire membership, it was announced by the chamber office this morn ing. They will take office in January. The new directors are Jimmy Duhlevy, C' E. Hedberg,' M. M. Huggins, Glenn Jackson, Phil Lowry, Jennings Pierce, John Pletsch, and Robert Root. Pletsch is president of the chamber this year, and both Jackson and Pierce are past presidents of the organization. est in my candidacy, and the de cision was confirmed around Sept. 1 after conferring with niy children," Stevenson said. Appointed as Stevenson's pre convention campaign manager was James A. Finnegan, secre tary of state in Pennsylvania. As executive director for Finnegan, Stevenson named Hyman B. Ras kin, of Chicago, a former mem ber of the Democratic National committee and a law partner of former . National Democratic Chairman Stephen A. Mitchell. Two Carry-Overs Stevenson also said that two leaders in his 1952 campaign would be active this time. He named Wilson Wyatt of Louis ville, Ky., who was his personal No. 203 City Authorizes Charter Changes For Sewer Project Action Would Allow District Assessment The Medford city council last night authorized City Attorney Frank Farrell to initiate pro ceedings for installation of a san itary sewer in the Verde Hills subdivision. Farrell was authorized to pro ceed with necessary documents to amend the city charter to es tablish an improvement district so financing trunk line sewers may be assessed against prop erty benefited. If later it is ap parent a trunk line sewer will not be started along Barnett rd. by June, 1956, the council agreed to give immediate consideration to construction of a pumping station to serve Verde Hills. Financing both the pumping station and Barnett rd. trunk line were discussed, and Verde Hills residents agreed that ac tion on either proposal should be delayed until after an annex ation election, which probably will be held in January. Hearing Dec. 6 . A public hearing on annexing almost 1,200 acres southwest of the present city, limits will be held at the council meeting Dec. 6, at which time an election in the proposed area probably will be called. Should annexation be approv ed, a trunk line would be install ed as soon as possible along Bar nett rd. to serve the Rogue Val ley Memorial hospital, Verde Hills, the Mont Crest subdivision on Barneburg hill, and other res idences in the area. City Manager Robert Duff re ported that the estimated cost of installing a pumping station and pressure -line to serve Verde Hills is $6,735. Cost to Verde Hills area residents for connect ing to a trunk line along Bar nett rd. is estimated to cost about $5,010. A charter amendment will be necessary to provide organiza tion of sewer improvement dis tricts within the city limits so property benefitted from a trunk line may be assessed for financ ing. UMC Drive Nears $109,000 Goal , The United Medford Crusade is expected to go over its goal of $109,000 sometime this week, it was reported this morning by M. M. Huggins, general cam paign chairman. The UMC, which is raising funds for the operation of some two dozen health, welfare, character-building and charitable or ganizations in Jackson county and the state, last year raised more thn $102,000. Hopes for Backlog Huggins hopes that this year a total of some $115,000 will be raised before workers are through, to provide a "backlog" of funds for unforeseen needs. The total reported this morn ing was $100,048.86; Collections still to be made this week should put the total over the top, Huggins stated. Tokyo (U.R) Russian-made mines have "virtually para lyzed" shipping in the Japan Sea, the Japanese Foreign Office has reported. St. Helens, Ore. (U.R) Ricky Jarvey, five-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Art Jarvey, died from burns suffered last night in a fire at his home here. Primary; for Campaign manager in 1952, and Mitchell. The decision to enter the Min nesota primary was made to meet the time requirements of Minne sota laws, Stevenson said. "The only firm decision I have made with respect to pri maries is in Minnesota," Steven son said. "The others we will consider as we come to them." Interest Surprises . In reaching his decision to run again, Stevenson said, "During my travels in 1954 raising mon ey for the Democratic National Committee and speaking coast to coast in the congressional cam paign, I discovered a surprising interest in my being a candidate again." Price 5c Record in Area; A record breaking November snowfall clogged highways throughout southern Oregon today. At least seven schools were closed because of the storm. The snow, which started to fall early in the evening yesterday, had piled up about 6 inches in Medford this morning, breaking a record set just three days ago. A 4.7-inch snowfall Sunday had broken a 24-hour November record of 2 inches set Nov. 10, 1911. The heaviest snowfall in any 24-hour period was 11 inches on Dec. 11, 1919. Chains Required On All Highways Chains are required on all highways through southern Ore gon and northern California, and state police said this morning that road conditions are "very hazardous" as far north as Port land. The Medford weather bureau forecast for today was for more snow, possibly mixed with rain this afternoon. The weather bur eau expects snow, at least in termittently, during the night. At least seven Jackson county schools were closed because of the snow storm. Phoenix high school and grade schools were closed, as was Lone Pine school, Shady Cove, and Kenwood. Ken wood high school buses did not run. Jacksonville schools closed at 11:30 a.m. No information was available from the Prospect districts. State police reported it was snowing hard and continually at Siskiyou summit at midmorning today. Snow depth there was 20 inches at roadside, including 14 inches of new snow. Eight inches of new snow was reported on the Greensprings, between Ashland and Klamath Falls, and there too, it was snow ing hard and continuously. The weather bureau reported 6 in ches of new snow at Klamath Falls, and 12 inches total depth on the ground. Snow at Klamath Pass North from Medford on the Highway 99 route, chains were required on Sexton mountain north of Grants Pass, and state police said it was snowing "from lightly to hard through out the route. Grants Pass had 3 inches of snow this morning, and it was still falling. Prospect has 7 inches of new snow, for a total of 11, and chains are required beyond McLeod. Crater Lake National park offic ials reported this morning that overnight snowfall at the park amounted to 7 inches, bringing the ; total on the ground to 19 inches. The park road from Annie Springs to the rim is tempor arily closed, but the south and west entrances to the park are open. On Oregon mountain, between Grants Pass and Crescent City, Calif., trucks were stalled until 4:30 a.m. today, blocking traf fic. However, state police said traffic was going through at mid morning, but chains are requir ed. The California highway pa trol has posted "chains requir ed" signs on Highway 99 north of Yreka. Request Caution Radio stations cooperated with the Medford fire department to day in broadcasting a plea to residents of rural areas to be particularly careful with fire while the snow conditions ex ist. Central Point Rural Fire Pro tection district issued a similar appeal to its patrons. Both departments pointed out that response to alarms would necessarily be slowed by the snow and that some locations may be impossible to reach with heavy equipment. Medford firemen placed snow chains on all first line fire fight ing vehicles, and Central Point rural firemen reported most of their trucks are carrying chains. Medford rural fire trucks are equipped with snow grip tires. Efforts to remove show from city streets began last night. Two graders worked until midnight clearing streets and crews all night sanding hills and the slip periest intersections. Today, two graders are work ing; two trucks are spreading sand and gravel; men with scoop shovels are cleaning snow from crosswalks; and a tractor with a blade is pushing snow and leaves away from the gutters so that the melting snow can drain off without plugging catch bas ins. The graders push snow to the middle of the street rather than to the gutters so that gutters won't be plugged when warmer weather causes rapid dispersal of the snow. Albany, Ore. (U.R) Mayor Charles McCormack has an nounced appointment of J. J. Sa lovaara of Pottsville, Pa., as city manager. Bad Check Term. Given; Welfare Fraud Is Alleged Harley Louis Heubner, 30, of 514 Granite, st., Ashland, was sentenced to three years in the Oregon State penitentiary this morning in circuit court on a charge of drawing a bank check j with insufficient funds in the j bank. It was also brought out at the trial by District Attorney Walter Nunley that Huebner. a former employee of the Jackson county welfare department, had mis appropriated welfare funds to an I amount estimated by Nunley as $800. Extent Not Known The full extent of Huebner's misappropriations are- not known, Nunley stated. A com plete audit of the welfare depart ment s books has been underway for some time and will continue for another week, he said. The district attorney stated that Huebner had taken money sent by a father for the support of his child; money given Hueb ner by a sick man to pay his doc tor bill; and money which an old lady had given him to refund to the welfare department. Others appearing in circuit court this morning, included Wil liam Hancock, 22, route 1, box 544, Gold Hill. Hancock pleaded guilty to a charge of larceny of livestock. Sentencing was con tinued pending a pre-sentence report. Pleads Guilty Edward Mink, alias Edward Clark, 34, 629 South Solly st., pleaded guilty to a charge of ob taining money under false pre tenses. Mink was alleged to have falsified an invoice for the sale of beer. Sentencing of Mink was continued pending receipts of FBI records. Alfred Albert Erwirr, 44, 1308 Queen Ann ave., pleaded guilty to a charge of drawing a bank check with insufficient money in the bank. Sentencing was con tinued pending receipt of a pre sentencing report. c Also in circuit court, a 17-year-old Wolf Creek, Ore., boy charged with larceny not in a dwelling, was . ordered turned over to juvenile authorities. Wakefield Starts New Store Building Work has started on a pumice building at 1100 Crater Lake ave., at Woodrow lane, which will house the firm of Wakefield draperies, and the Frances Dal laire fur shop. The building, 40 by 80 feet, will also include a reinforced concrete vault for storage purposes. The draperies store is operat ed by Wayne (Shady) Wakefield who now is operating the bus iness in temporary quarters at 321 East Sixth st. The firm was located in the Medford Furniture store until that building was burned several months ago. Wakefield has been in the draperies business in Medford for nine years. The out-of-town location will include parking space for automobiles.. Four Chicago Boys Missing; Death Feared Chicago U,R) Four 15-year old boys were reported missing in the Chicago area today and police feared their disappearance might be linked to the murder of three other boys exactly one month ago. . The boys, all close friends, have not been seen since they left their homes in suburban Stickney at 3:30 p.m. yesterday. Police said they feared the missing youths had met with foul play. Police planned to call in the aid of a special investigative unit which is searching for the killers of three young boys on Chicago's Northwest side last Oct. 16. The missing boys were identi fied as Stanley Mills, Philip Masconi, Robert Hale, and Wil liam Lynch. Slight Relief Seen Ahead for Wintry Conditions Occasional Flurries Tonight, Tomorrow Portland U.R) A long ex pected snowstorm struck frigid western Oregon today, snarling traffic and closing some schools, as only slight relief was forecast for wintry conditions which have plagued the state since last Friday. A howling east wind whipped powdery flakes into a near-blizzard in the Portland area as more than one inch $f snow fell between midnight and 8 a.m. The snow was being piled into drifts as east winds reached gusts of 37 miles per hour at Troutdale. One truck tipped over with 40 head of cattle east of here. Although the snow wasn't ex ceptionally heavy, it stuck easily to already frozen ground. To Taper Off The weather bureau said snow fell over most of western Oregon but had ended at Toledo, in southwest Washington. Freezing rain fell at Newport and North Bend had a "moderate" rainfall. The snow was brought on by a storm which moved south from the Gulf of Alaska. The weather bureau said the storm developed a new center off the Oregon-Washington coast and was moving southeastward. Forecasters expected snow to ta per off later today with occa sional flurries predicted for to night and tomorrow. Snow depths included 6 inches at Lakeview, 4 at Medford, 5 at Corvalils, 4 at Albany, 3 at Til lamook, 1 at Portland and Sa lem, 2 at Eugene and 2 at Astoria. Several traffic jams were re ported in Portland during the -early-morning rush hour. Busses were operating but some were off schedule. Portland schools remained open but some out lying schools closed. Astoria schools were closed. Schools also were closed in Salem and much of Marion and Polk counties. Truck T'ps Over A truck loaded with 40 head of cattle tipped on its side near Multnomah Falls on the Colum bia river express highway. The driver, John Crownover, escaped injury but two of the animals had to be shot. A crew was sent from Portland to round up the rest. The cattle were purchased yesterday a't an auction at West land in Umatilla county and were being brought to Portland. The storm caused tempera tures to moderate somewhat but only two weather stations re ported above-freezing readings this morning. It was 37 at Brook ings, and 35 at North Bend. Baker Coldest Spot Coldest spot in Oregon again today was Baker with five be low. It was 16 below at Baker yesterday. Other lows early to day were 24 at Astoria, 5 gt Bend, 5 at Burns, 21 at Eugene, 18 at Lakeview, 17 at Klamath Falls, 3 at Pendleton, 20 at Port land, 7 at Redmond, 20 at Salem and 12 at The Dalles. Forecasts called for occasional snow in all of Oregon with a possibility of it turning to rain in western Oregon tomorrow. Another night of below freezing temperatures is expected. Mo torists were advised to carry chains in most areas. Astoria had a three-hour pow er outage in its west end from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. today. Police Investigate Apartment Burglary Two residences at Cargill Court Apartments, 331 West Sixth st., were burglarized some time yesterday, according to Medford police reports. Clay Madison Lee, apartment eight, reported the loss of a man's watch, valued at $50, and a wed ding band, valued at $40. Frank Frederick Ewald, Apartment 7, reported the loss of a necklace and earring set and a coin purse containing about $3 in change. Entrance was apparently gained by the use of a key, police said. Duff, Wilson Given Awards for Service City Manager Robert Duff and Vernon Wilson, who is em ployed by the Medford Water commission, received awards fcr more than 30 years service to the city last night. Mayor Earl Miller presented the awards on behalf of the League of Oregon Cities which announced the awards at its re cent three-day convention in Portland.
