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France Proposes
Compromise Plan
For Disarmament
Three Principles
Urged for Guidance
United ' Nations, N.Y. (U.R)
France today emphasized that
control is the key to disarma
ment and proposed a compromise
plan to the U. N. Disarmament
Commission.
French Delegate Jules Moch
told a meeting of the 12-nation
" commission that he was not put
ting his plan up as a "working
paper', at this time, but suggest
ing it for study.
Thre Principles
The commission in is search
for a disarmament plan should
be guided by three principles,
Moch said.
"No control without disarma
ment; no disarmament without
control; but, progressively, all
disarmament that can be cur
rently controlled."
The overall plan, he said,
would center around suggestions
made by Britain, France and
Russia in early meetings. These
would reduce by half convex
tional armaments and armed for
ces and then end the manufac
ture of all kinds of nuclear wea
pons and other prohibited wea
pons.
The heads of government pro
posals were: By President Eis
enhower aerial inspection of
Russia and the United States by
"open sky" reconnaissance flight
and an exchange of military
blueprints; by British Premier
Anthony Eden the setting up
of a "pilot zone" for inspection
and limitation of armed forces;
and by French Premier Edgar
Faure a gradual reduction of
military budgets.
France currently is boycotting
the UN General Assembly be
cause of its decision to debate
the Algerian question, which the
French consider a purely inter
nal matter. France has, however,
maintained its membership in
the Security council, the Trustee
ship council and the Disarma-j
ment commission.
Search Continuing
For Drowning Victim
t State police and sheriff's dep-
uties today were continuing a
limited search for the body of
Meritt Garold Davis, 49, of Gold
Hill, who was believed drowned
Sunday morning in a boating ac
cident on the Rogue river. The
search has been hampered by
high water.
Davis was one of two passen
gers in a boat which upset in the
flooded Rogue near Tolo. His
son, Richard Logan Davis, 17
the other passenger in the boat,
swam to shore, but was unable
to get help in time to save his
father.
The search was centered in
the river downstream from
where the boat capsized after
hitting a snag.. The boat was
found smashed to pieces below
Gold Ray dam.
Horseradish Harvest
Underway at Tulelake
fk Tulelake, Calif. (U.P.) It fair
ly makes the tongue smart to
think about it.
The harvesting of the first
commercial crop of horseradish
is underway in the Tulelake
area. Some 40.000 pounds al
ready has left ,the sorting sheds
. to be ground up as a nippy
adjunct to the pot roast and
boiled beef.
Timber Prices Paid To
Indians Said Comparable
Portland (U.P.) A forester
for the Bureau of Indian affairs
said today that timber prices
paid to the Quinault Indians in
1942 were comparable to other
timber prices and are reasonably
comparable today.
Harold Weaver, area forester
for the Indian bureau, testified
at a congressional subcommittee
hearing which is investigating
federal timber policies.
Weaver testified in answer to
, questions by Sen. Richard L.
Neuberger (D-Ore.) Neuberger
asked whether the prices on the
ford
Hind
NOW YOU CAN WORK WITH NAMES The
contestants for Queen of the 67th Tournament
of Roses in Pasadena, Calif., have been
known only by number up until these final-,
ists were chosen as Princesses. Which one
would you pick for Queen? That is something
Harriman Charges Republicans
With 'Strangulation' Policy
Milwaukee, Ore. U.R) Gov.
Averell Harriman of New York
headed for Lewiston, Ida., today
to continue his speaking tour of
the Pacific Northwest after
charging the Republican party
with a "strangulation" policy to
ward the region's power de
velopment.
Harriman, a possible candidate
for the Democratic presidential
nomination, pledged his party to
Plane Landing on Boat
Runs Wild;
Washington (U.P.) A fighter
plane careened out of control
down the deck of the aircratt
carrier Ticonderoga Monday
night, killing six men and ser
iously injuring another.
The Navy announced that the
accident occurred in the Medi
terranean where the Ticonder
oga is operating with the Sixth
Fleet.
Bounces Over Barricade
The Navy said an F2H Ban
shee, piloted by Ens. Otis C.
Lightner, Altus, Okla., was mak
ing a landing on the carrier after.
State of Siege in
Brazil Considered
Rio De Janeiro (U.P.) The
Chamber of Deputies' Judicial
committee took under consider
ation early today a bill declar
ing a state of siege which would
put Brazil under military con
trol for 30 days.
The bill was introduced at a
special session of the house by
Acting President Nereu Ramos
at suggestion of army leaders
who wish to ensure the inaugu
ration of President-Elect Jescel
ino Kubitschek on Jan. 31 and
prevent another presidential
crisis.
The state of siege, similar to
but less drastic than martial law,
permits the government to im
pose censorship, to control the
movement of civilians, revokes
the right of assembly and allows
homes to be searched and . ar
rests to be made without war
rant.
Quinault reservation were too
low. Weaver said the Indian
service made a new appraisal
this year starting last February
and an adjustment was made in
the prices under the contract on
Oct. 1.
Rep. Claire Hoffman (R-Mich.)
again charged today that politics
was behind the inquiry. Neu
berger replied that Hoffman was
the only person injecting poli
tics into the hearing. Neuberger
said all he wanted to know was
what the Indians were getting a
fair price for the timber and that
the price was fair to industry,
Stores Will Remain Open
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23, 1955
the judges have to decide. All from Pasadena
City college, front row, left to right: Joan
Culver, 18, Gail Shannon, 19, and Liela Mc
Eachern, 17. Back row: Yvonne Flint, 17, Ar
nette Frederickson, 17, Sharon Doty, 18, and
Sue Anderson, 18.
break up what he termed "A Re
publican partnership between
big business and the govern
ment." He told some 400 Democrats
at a $5 per plate dinner that
every time a Republican was
sent to Congress from this region
it strengthened "the hands of
the Republican leaders and com
mittee chairmen who will
strangle the development of the
Six Killed
a night navigation flight when
its tail hook failed to engage
an arresting - wire. The plane
bounced over a barricade,
careened down the deck and
over the bow.
The pilot was picked out of
the water 20 minutes later by a
motor whaleboat from the de
stroyer Goodrich'. Lightner suf
fered only scratches and bruises
and was not seriously injured.
Dead Listed
Listed as killed were:
Charles E. Allen, airman, Dol-
ton, 111.; Gary M. Cobb, airman,
South Wardsboro, Vt.; Paul G.
Collins, airman apprentice,
Houston, Tex.; Herschel B. Dan
iels, warrant officer, Dickson,
Tenn.; Pierce E. Kidd, airman,
Wytheville, Va.; Paul G. Leath
urby, airman, East Gary, Ind.
Lt. Cmdr. Curtis A. Weaver,
of Manila, Ark., was critically
injured. Another man struck by
the jet plane was injured only
slightly. His name was not im
mediately available here.
Districts Schedule
Elections Dec. 5
Election of commissioners
in eight Jackson county water
districts, three sanitary districts
and three fire districts will be
held Dec. 5.
Petitions for candidates must
be in by Nov. 25.
Water districts in which elec
tions will be held here are Elk
City, Grand View, Kings High
way, Maple Park, Kenwood,
Jacksonville highway and Mid
way water districts.
Elections will be held in South
Bear Creek, Berrydale and Ta
ble Rock water districts. The
three fire districts, holding elec
tions are Medford, Rural, Cen
tral Point Rural and Rogue Riv
er fire district.
Rain Not Likely for
Thanksgiving Day
Forecast of the Medford sta
tion of the weather bureau indi
cated possibility of little rain
here tomorrow, Thanksgiving
day.
The prediction is for a few
showers mostly in the moun
tains. Partly cloudy skies are
foreseen.
An occasional shower is pre
dicted for tonight. Snow may
fall occasionally in the moun
tains above 3,000 feet.
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West and give away its resources
as a matter of firm and settled
party policy."
Harriman also took the Eisen
hower administration to task for
Milwaukee, Ore. (U.P.)
Ex-State Sen. Phil Hitchcock
last night declared the people
of Oregon "do not need the
advice of the governor of New
York" in deciding how to vote
in the 1956 senatorial race.
Hitchcock's remarks, ad
dressed io the Clackamas
County Republican, club, were. ;
made while New York Gov.
Averell Harriman was address
ing a Democratic dinner at
Milwaukie Union High school.
"It is interesting io note."
Hitchcock said, "that this is
the same man that the chair
man of the Oregon Democratic
Central Committee recently
characterized as lacking in po
litical morality and charged
was the stooge of Carmine De
Sapio, boss of the most notor
ious political machine in
American history."
its "utter neglect of agriculture"
and its attitude toward educa
tion, health and housing.
Harriman told his power con
scious audience that Democrats
always have favored public de
velopment of such resources as
Columbia river while Republi
cans favor turning them over to
"giant corporations."
' Wilson fought and won in
1912 but we had to fight and win
again in 1932 to break up once
more a Republican partnership
between big business and the
government. And we will be
fighting for that objective again
next year."
He said nothing so symboliz
ed the administration's "give
away philosophy" as its handling
of the power project at Hells
Canyon where Idaho Power com
pany has been given the go-ahead
to build two small dams.
Harriman said the "partner
ship between big business and
government can be seen on every
side.
Farmers Neglected
"You see. it in the utter neg
lect of agriculture, in Republican
politics which deliberately - and
callously drive down farm pric
es and income and force families
off the land, plowing farmers
under at a time when corpora
tions are making record profits"
he said. "You see it in the Repub
lican tax cuts, under which 80
per cent of the people received
only 9 per cent of the benefits.
"You see it in the Republican
failure to make good on their
promises to labor and in the Re
publican fight against a reason
able minimum wage a fight
our Democrats in Congress for
tunately won."
DOW-JONES AVERAGES
New York (U.P.) Dow-Jones
final stock averages:' 30 indus
trials 482.62 up 0.71, 20 rail
roads 163.42 up 1.75, 15 utilities
65.19 up 0.30, 65 stocks 172.11 up
0.81. Sales today were about
2,550,000 shares against 2,270,-
000 yesterday.
WEATHER
FORECAST: Considerable clondi
ness with an occasional rain
shower in valley and snow
showers in mountains above
3,000 feet tonight. Partly
cloudy with a few showers
mostly in mountains Thurs
day. Low tonight 33. High
Thursday 45.
Temp.
Highest Yesterday 45
Lowest this Morning 36
Prec. to 4:30 a.m. Today 24
Mountain Highways
Covered by Snow;
Chains Mandatory
East Diamond Lake
Closed by Storm
Snow was falling in mountain
areas south and east of Medford
today and chains were required
on highway routes in those areas,
according to state police.
Nine inches of new snow was
reported on ,the Siskiyous,
bringing the total ' there to 17
inches. Five inches of new snow
was reported on the Green
springs route between Ashland
and Klamath Falls.
Snow at Klamath
Klamath Falls had three inch
es of new snow, and Chemult,
on Highway 97 north of Klam
ath Falls, reported 14 inches of
new snowfall this morning.
The East Diamond lake high
way was closed by snow this
morning. West Diamond lake is
closed for the season. Police re
ported it was snowing heavily
in the Union Creek area, where
there was nine inches of new
snow on the ground early today.
California Report
California state highway pa
trol advises that chains are re
quired from 99 Ranch, near
Weed, south through Dunsmuir
to Lakehead, in Shasta county.
There was - six inches of new
snow at Weed.
Snow was reported on all east-
west passes in Oregon and in the
high plateau country of eastern
Oregon.
Highway 99 ndrth from Med
ford was clear, although rain was
reported on much of the route.
Twelve inches of new snow at
Crater Lake today brought the
total on the ground to 43 inches,
compared with 18 inches on
this date last year.
Thirty cars visited the park
on Thanksgiving a-year ago. The
road from Annie Springs to the
rim is closed and Highway 62
through the park is open, but
passage is narrow. Chains or
snow tires are required.
Finding of Purse
Told To Abbott Jury
Oakland, Calif. (U.R) A
friend of the Abbott family testi
fied today to the finding of Ste
phanie Bryan's purse, the inves
tigation break that led to the ar
rest of Burton W. Abbott on
charges of kidnaping and slay
ing the teenager. .
Otto Dezman, whose wife for
merly operated the beauty par
lor where Abbott's wife, Geor
gia was employed, reviewed the
story he earlier told to investi
gators. He testified that he heard
Georgia Abbott tell police that
the purse was found in some old
underclothes of Abbott's in the
basement of the Abbott home.
This clothing, he quoted her as
saying, was among the garments
Abbott "used to wear going to
the mountains."
Ashland Man Dies
In Crosswalk Mishap
Ashland (U.R) Edward C.
Connors, 68, of Ashland, died at
12:05 a.m. today in a Medford
hospital of injuries suffered late
Monday when he was struck by
a log truck at an Ashland cross
walk.
The log truck was driven by
Ralph Henry Glass of Medford.
Police said Glass was not cited.
It was Ashland's first traffic
fatality since July 3, 1954, when
another pedestrian was killed
near the spot where Connors
was struck.
Stranded Elk Hunters
Flown Out of Region
Eugene (U.R) A group of
Eugene and Springfield area elk
hunters who were stranded in
central Idaho by snow and ice
has been flown out of the area
, The party spent four days on
mining property owned by
Boise man. The seven members
were prevented from boating
down the Salmon river because
of ice; snow prevented a cross
country exit and . bad weather
kept planes out until Monday,
Eaton, a Boise pilot. They stayed
They were flown out by Harry
in a cabin in the area.
for Shopping Until
PRESIDENT RESUMES
LEADERSHIP OF GOP
Gettysburg, Pa. (U.R) President Eisenhower, with a tacit go-
ahead from his physicians, today stepped back into active com
mand of the Republican party and a busier presidential role.
Giving no hint of his own political plans, the President sum
moned GOP National Chairman Leonard W. Hall to meet with
him here next Monday on "matters dealing with the Republican
party."
His summons to Hall came shortly after he received an inten
sive medical examination and his physicians reported no sign of
fatigue from his recent, increased activity.
As to whether Mr. Eisenhower s meeting with Hall will involve
a decision on running for a second term, White House Press Sec
retary James C. Hagerty said:
"I would not think so.
The President also scheduled
ings on national, international and political affairs for next month
that was just about standard for him before he suffered his heart
Nine Defendants
Appear in Court;
Four Sentenced
Nine defendants appeared in
circuit court yesterday and to
day, and five of the cases were
continued pending receipt of
Federal Bureau of Investigation
reports.
George Edison Moore, 1063
Court st., was sentenced to one
year m Oregon state penixen-
tiarv after a motion was filed
asking his probation be revoked.
He was given a three-year sus
pended sentence in March, 1953,
on charges of burglary not in a
dwelling. The motion claimed
he violated terms of probation.
Given One-Year Term
A. A. Erwin, 1308 Queen Ann
ave., Medford, was sentenced to
one year in the penitentiary on
charges of writing a check with
insufficient funds. He pleaded
guilty last week, and the case
was continued pending a report
from Probation Officer Joe Dis-
penziere.
Walter Earl Adams, 33, route
1, box 102, Murphy, was given a
one year suspended sentence on
charges of writing a check with
insufficient funds, and William
Hancock was given a two-year
suspended sentence on charges
of larceny of livestock. Hancock
pleaded guilty last week, but
sentening was continued pend
ing a. report from Dispenziere.
Cases Continued ''
Five cases were continued for
FBI reports. Ralph Donald Hy-
ler, 36, Crater hotel, Medford,
pleaded guilty to charges of ob
taining money by false pre
tenses; Alfred Leon Mayes, 21,
East Lynn, W Va., pleaded
guilty to charges of uttering and
publishing a false check; George
Frederick Chrisman Jr., 21, Im
perial rooms, Medford, and
Johnny Andrew Hood, 24, of
217 South Riverside ave., plead
ed guilty to burglary not in a
dwelling; and Bob Orville Bar
ton, 33, of 132 .Almond' st.,
Medford, pleaded guilty to ob
taining money by false pre
tenses. Hood and Chrisman were in
volved in burglaries at Highland
Grocery, 458 Highland ave., and
at Faber's Market in Central
Point.' ,
Mayes, a Marine, was arrested
in Wayne, W. Va., and was ex
tradited to Jackson county by
sheriff's deputies yesterday. '
Eisenhower Calls
For Prayers of Thanks
Washington (U.R) Presi
dent Eisenhower, in his annual
Thanksgiving Day proclamation,
called on the nation to give
"prayers of gratitude- for the
abundance of our endowments."
The President also gave thanks
to the Pilgrims through whose
"steadfastness ' and faith the
ideals of liberty and justice have
become our cherished inherit
ance." ,
"May we show our thanks for
our own bounty j by ' remem
brance of those less fortunate
and may the spirit of this
Thanksgiving season move us to
share with them to alleviate
their need," he said.
Helfzel To
Appeal
Railroad Decision
Salem (U.R) Public Util
ities Commissioner Charles H.
Heltzel filed, notice of appeal
to the Supreme Court yester
day from a decision by Circuit
Judge Val Sloper of Marion
county on regulation of railroad
schedules.
Heltzel contends he had auth
ority to keep the Southern Pac
ific railroad from abandoning its
"Rogue River" passenger run be
tween Portland and Ashland.
Judge Sloper in a declaratory
judgment ruled that he did not.
a series of conferences and meet
attack Sept. 24,
He will confer Dec. 3 with
Senate GOP Leader William F.
Knowland and GOP House Lead
er Joseph W. Martin.
They will discuss the legisla
tive program for next year.
Three days later the Presi
dent, will have another confer
ence with Budget Director Row
land R. Hughes.
The administration is count
ing on a balanced budget . and
has held out some hopes that
taxes may be reduced next year,
an election year.
Oh Dec. 13 and Dec. 17 he will
devote himself to work here in
his temporary office at the
Gettysburg Post office. On Dec.
17 he will receive a full medical
checkup from Dr. Paul Dudley
White, the famed Boston heart
specialist who has been treating
him.
The President then plans to
go to Washington to spend
Christmas with his family at the
White House.
The President, obviously, was
impatient to start doing more
work. And the new medical re
port gave him. the chance to go
ahead.
Diamond L. Flynn
Named President of
Highway Lifesavers
Diamond L. Flynn, former
Medford mayor, has been elect
ed . president - of - the Jackson
County Highway Lifesavers
committee.
Flynn succeeds Jennings
Pierce as president of the group
which has as its principal ob
jective the reduction of injuries
on the streets and highways of
the county.
Other officers elected by the
board of directors in their an
nual meeting were Jennings
vice-president; Allan Perry,
treasurer; Emerson T. Ander
son, secretary; and ioa id Dure,
associate secretary. All are of
Medford.
The new president reported
that immediate business of the
Lifesavers committee was with
the second annual S-D (safe driv
ing) day, to be observed here
and across the nation on Decem
ber 1. The brain-child of a Sac
ramento man, S-D was proclaim
ed a national event by President
Eisenhower last year. .
Other activities planned by
the group locally include an es
say contest on driving respon
sibilities for high school stu
dents and a campaign for volun
tary automobile inspections, to
be held in the spring.
Gardiner, Ore. (U.R) Deputy
Sheriff Lee Shipley said a
weather balloon, belonging to a
Minneapolis research firm, had
been recovered by the Coast
Guard in the Umpqu.a iver near
the Coast highway.
Roseburg (U.R) Local po
lice plagued by a number of
petty crimes recently, has re
ported that the wheels of a
child's wagon had been stolen.
There were no suspects.
'Courteous Drive' Program
Gets Under Way in Mecfford
The Medford Safety council's
traffic safety program feature
"Courteous Driver of the Day"
started today, and will be held
Tuesday through Saturday in
connection with Safe-Driving
Day, Dec. 1.
The safety council will an
nounce a license number during
the project, which will identify
the car selected as demonstrat
ing good safety habits through
courteous driving. Selection
qualifies the driver to a S5 award
if he identifies himself by noon
the following day.
This week, since tomorrow is
Thanksgiving, the driver must
identify himself by Friday noon
by calling either 3-5643 or
2-2441.
9 o'clock Tonight
Agreement on Idea
Of Freeing Soviet
Satellites Cited
Distortion Charged
By Yugoslav Radio
Washington U.R) Yugoslavia
has branded as "false" and "dis
torted" reports that Marshal
Tito agreed with Secretary of
State John Foster Dulles that So
viet satellites should be freed.
The nation's state-controlled
radio charged that Western
newspapers deliberately tried to
"persuade the public that Yugo
slavia had agreed to the proble
matic conception of changing the .
status of the East European,
countries by force."
Interpretations
Yugoslavia's objections grew
out of interpretations placed on
a statement made by Dulles at
the conclusion of his recent talks
with Tito. While Tito nodded
agreement Dulles said: "We ar
rived at the joint accord that it
is necessary to recognize the im
portance of the independence of
those Eastern European coun
tries, non-interference from
abroad in their internal prob
lems, and the right for them to
choose according to their free
will their economic and social
order."
Some American newspapers
interpreted this as a pledge bv
Tito to help in the U.S. campaign
to free the satellites from Rus
sia s grip.
Tugoslavia Embarrassed - c
-American officials said these
interpretations embarrassed Yu
goslavia in her improved rela
tions with Russia.
The Yugoslav radio flatly de
nied that Tito "accepted the
American thesis on the attitude
toward the Eastern EuroDean
countries."
"These interpretations are
wrong and biased because this
was not discussed at Brioni and
the question connected with the
East European countries were "
not presented in this way," the
Yugoslav radio said.
The broadcast said Yugoslavia
has maintained international re
lations must be based on "mutual
respect and non-interference in
internal affairs." It said Dulles
was accepting this point of view
inhis statement." " v
Kefauver Feels
Like Making Race
Stonewall, Tex. (U.R) Sen.
Estes Kefauver (D-Tenn.) said today,-
"I feel very much inclined
to make the race" for the Demo
cratic presidential ' nomination
next year.
Kefauver met newsmen at the
ranch of Senate Majority Leader
Lyndon Johnson.
Kefauver said he will make
his decision on whether to enter
the Democratic presidential race
by late December or early Janu
ary.
Johnson confidently predicted
Republican members of the Sen
ate will join with Democrats to
enact farm legislation restoring
90 per cent parity to basic comT
modifies and would extend cov
erage to other, crops not prev
iously included.
He expressed belief that ac
tion on farm legislation will
take place soon after Congress
convenes early in January.
Kefauver, who bagged a 10-
point buck earlier in the day,
laughingly expressed hope to
newsmen that his luck would
be as good if he decided to seek
the presidential, nomination.
Salem (U.R) And now you
may enjoy your Thanksgiving
turkey tomorrow under official
blessing. Gov. Paul Patterson has
issued a proclamation making
Thursday,
Nov. 24, officially
I Thanksgiving day in Oregon.
License Number of Today'i
Courtesy Driver
7C1810
If the driver does not identify
himself within the prescribed
time, the $5 award will be added
to the next day's license num
ber, and the driver will receive
$10. . . . V
Other contests in the traffic
safety program include a safety
slogan contest, which still is
open, a. jaywalking contest, a
poster contest ' and prizes for
safety suggestions at work, home
and play.
First winners in the Safety
Slogan contest will be announced
after Thanksgiving. Deadline for
second week entries is Dec. 1.