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ivi Ml M v UvUOJ 1 I Medford United Press Full Leased Wire 50th Year 16 Pages Temperatures In Several Stales; Iraffic Snarled Southern States Also Feel Chill By UNITED PRESS A bitter cold wave froze the nation from the Rockies to the Appalachians and from the Can adian border to the Gulf Coast today. The Arctic air raced across the Midwest and then poured into Eastern and Southern states. Cold wave warnings were posted for Virginia, West Vir ginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennes see, New York state and Pennsyl vania. Temperatures Skid The Canadian freeze also drop ped temperatures as much as 45 degrees in Nebraska and nudged the temperature to zero levels in much of the nation's North. Early today, cold wave condi tions ruled through most of the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, and the middle and upper Mississippi valleys. Temperatures were be low zero- or close to it in Wis consin, Minnesota, and North Dakota, and were below 10 above as far south as central Illinois, northern Kansas, and northern Missouri. Gusty winds and quick-freezing snow accompanied the cold snap' in the Midwest, slowing traffic to an agonizing crawl in northern Michigan and causing close to 1,000 auto accidents in Chicago. Car Pile Up Two miles of cars lined up for ferries in three and a half inches of snow at the Straits of Mackinac in Michigan. State police reported that it took from four to five hours to drive the 65 miles from New Buffalo, Mich., to Chicago. In the Windy City, the snow turned main thoroughfares into icy runways. The accident rate zoomed and commuters reported delayed trains because ice had frozen railroad signals in down- state Illinois. Farther south, the tempera ture dropped to 30 at Memphis, Tenn., and to 32 at Dallas, Tex. The weather was mild along the West Coast, but was marred by heavy fog along' the southern California shoreline. Faure's Survival Chances Diminish Paris (U.R) Premier Edgar Faure's chances of survival Tuesday in Parliament dimin ished sharply today despite his plea to "end this merry-go-round of governments" and his hopes of presenting a new disarma- T:ent plan to the world. The French press was almost unanimous in predicting the fall of the Faure cabinet when the National Assembly votes on his sixth vote of confidence in as many weeks. Behind' the wave of near-cer tainty of Faure's defeat in the National Assembly confidence vote was the announcement of the Communist bloc decision not to support him. In two past con fidence votes he scraped through only with Communist support. Senate Group Sarena Mining Claims Case Portland 'U.R) The so-called Al Serena mining claims case, subject of a controversy at re cent federal timber policy hear ings here, will be studied by the Senate interior subcommittee in January. Sen. Richard L. Neu berger (D.-Ore.) said today. Sen. Neuberger, in a state ment released from his office here denied a claim by Rep. Harris Ellsworth (R.-Ore.) at last Friday's hearing that "politics" motivated the inquiry into the 41 Sarena case by the joint' Con- orpssional interior subcommit tee. 'If it's 'rjolitics' for the Amer ican people to learn why this pvtraordinarv act took place, then any governmental vigi MEDFORD, OREGON, MOND' Wc s,ji& Host SPEED DID THIS This was just one car until it met up with this utility pole at high speed in Pittsburgh, Pa. Four teenagers in the car were thrown clear and two of them were seriously injured. The accident plunged the entire district into darkness. or ui Riddle, Ore. vUR) Sher iff's deputies armed with gas grenades were alerted for pos sible irouble shorily before noon today as morethan 100 wildcat strikers massed out side the labor-troubled Kanna Nickel Company plant here. Hanna General Manager Earl Mollard said onh' 60 of the morning shift's 130 united steelworkers crossed unsanc tioned picket lines today. Also, only a small number of the 200 AFL employees of Bechiel Construction Company crossed lines. Riddle. Ore. (U.R) Labor problems flared up again yester dav at the Hanna Nickel com nanv smelter here as Douglas county sheriff s officers Drone up a crowd of 30 to 40 workers milling around the plant. A wildcat strike which halted production and construction work at the plant was reported settled ' Saturday when Hanna General Manager Earl Mollard and John Rusen, CIO steelwork ers business agents announced that strike issues would be han dled through normal grievance procedure tinder the union con tract. Warning From Sheriff However, the crowds that gathered around returning workers yesterday brought Courtesy Driver Fails To Identify Number No one identified the "Cour tesy Driver of the Day" license number published in Sunday's Mail Tribune, and prize money will total $10 for Tuesday's number if it "is identified. The "Courtesy Driver of the Day" is part of Medford Safety council's "Partner in Safety program. An anti - jaywalking campaign started today in Jack son county communities. Cash awards will be presented to resi dents who approach jaywalkers and receive an affirmative an swer to "Are you Mr. or Mrs Javwalker?" Will Study lance and caution can also be so labeled," Neuberger said. "We already have established by testimony under oath," the Oregon Democrat said, "that the highest level of the Interior de partment overruled the expert judgment of mineral examiners in the employ of both the U.S Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management" in the mining claims case Sen. Neuberger said the claim filed by an Alabama company, also involved "thousands of dol lars worth" of timber in the Rosue River National forest and sn fell within the scope of the Jpjp timber hearings, which contin- ued at Aberdeen, Wash., today. 8, 1955 f tallies Flare up warning from Sheriff Ira Byrd that he would make arrests if ny returning workers were threatened. The walkout resulted from an incident last Monday when four men walked out after refusing to clean up a furnace area. When they returned, they were told they had been replaced. Some 350 Hanna company em- Talent Couple Hurl In Crash Saturday Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lock- wood of Talent were in fair con dition at Ashland General hos pital today after the car in which they were riding went out of control and rolled over three times near the Lithia Drive-In theater late Saturday night. State police said Lockwood 33, lost control of his car, swerved from the outside to the inside lane, skidded sideways about 144 feet, rolled over three times and ended ud on its wheels facing northwest. Lock wood, and his wife, Marie Louise, 32, were traveling south Both were taken to Ashland General hospital by Litwiller ambulance. Their conditions were described as serious Sat urday night. In another accident, vehicles operated by Kenneth John Cho- kie, 23, of Rock Springs, Wyo., and Lewis Barney Kevtzow, 38, Bishop apartments,, Medford collided on Highway 62 neai Four Corners about 12:20 a.m Sunday. State police said Kevt zow started to turn onto th Crater Lake ave. as Chokie was passing. Damage was minor and neither driver was injured, po lice said. Car Believed Lost In Highway Slide Tillamook (U.R) The slide- strewn Wilson river highway was open to traffic today as state police checked a report that a small red truck may nave been caught by an earth ava lanche Saturday night State Policeman Ted Green said the driver of one car told highway workers he had been following the red truck when a slide narrowly missed his car The driver said he could not see what happened to the truck Green said it was hoped the truck got through but that the area would be checked thor oughly. Four slides were reported on the route Saturday night and some 20 automobiles containing 50 persons were caught in the area between 5:20 p.m. until after midnight when the route was opened xo one-way traiiic. Some stayed in their cars and I others in farmhouses. i Tribune United Press Full Leased Wire Price 5c 213 ployees and 200 employees of the Bechtal company which was installing new furnaces in the plant walked off the job. Rusen said the. 30 to .40 men causing yesterday's disturbance were not authorized by the un- oin, but that the union would not disclaim them. Crews To Work Plant manager Mollard said that while the strike agreement appeared to be up in the air, crews would still go back to work and resume production. The agreement called for the four men who touched off the un-official walkout to stay off the job until disputed issues were finally settled. Roseburg (U.R) Douglas county sheriff Ira Byrd was in jured here about 10 p.m. yester day when a tear gas grenade went off in his hand. The sheriff was loading the grenades as he prepared to leave for the Hanna Nickel company at Riddle, Ore., where labor troubles have flared in the wake of a wildcat strike. Attendants at Douglas county hospital said Byrd's condition was not serious although he took some metal fragments in his hands, arms, chest and stomach. 16-Year-0ld Admits Eight 'Joy Rides' A 16-year-old Medford boy, who was arrested late Saturday night in connection with an auto theft, has confessed to taking eight different cars for joy rides" and abandoning or return ing them, according to Medford police. The boy was apprehended as he returned a car reported stolen from Harry M. Watson, 38 North Oakdale ave. Watson's car had been taken for a joyride Nov 22 and returned. The youth admitted taking an auto owned by Charles G. Dean 1006 South Oakdale ave., Aug 11. The car had been driven about 100 miles when returned The boy also admitted taking a car owned by. Glenn R. Hoist from the Medford Senior High school parking lot Oct. 17; a car owned bv Talent Sawmills Inc. from 119 North Oakdale ave and taking, numerous times, car owned by H. S. Deuel, 1100 South Oakdale ave. He admitted the theft of three additional cars, of which the owners were not listed, accord ing to city police. The boy was held in city jail for juvenile authorities. DOW-JONES AVERAGES New 'York (U.R) Dow-Jones final stock averages: 30 indus trials 480.96 off 1.92, 20 rails 166.05 off 1.78, 15 utilities 65.43 up 0.12, 65 stocks 172.70 off 0.87 Sales today were about 2,460 000 shares compared ' with 2 190,000 shares traded Friday. No. Weather FORECAST: Continued clondy through Tuesday with light rain late Tuesday. Low to night 42. High Tuesday 54. Temp. Highest Yesterday 50 Lowest this Morning 44 Prec .to 4:30 a.m. Today, trace. Young Hoodlums Object of Hunt in Sierra Foothills Sheriff Kidnaped At Pistol Point Jackson, Calif. (U.R) More than 40 highway patrolmen and sheriff's deputies searched the Sierra foothills today for two men who kidnaped the Cala veras county sheriff and under sheriff during a wild escape from Amador county, jail. , The fugitives were identified as James Woolsey, 17, and Ron ald Lloyd Garrett, -18, both of Sacramento. They, were armed with a shotgun and two pistols. A third man, Luis Cervantes, 24, was recaptured. The kidnap victims, Sheriff Lester McFall and Deputy Rus sell Leach, were freed or man aged to outwit the gunmen. They were uninjured. McFall and Leach had picked up the three last night as they were walking along a road near Mokelumne Hill in Calaveras county. They took them to Jack son in Amador county as the nearest point to question them about a burglary. Drew Pistols While they were being ques tioned, Cervantes, and his com panions suddenly drew pistols and lined up the officers and Amador County Deputies Gildo Dondero and James Fregulia against the wall. Dondero said later the four officers were dumbfounded when the suspects got the drop on them with pistols "that look ed as big as German 88s." The suspects handcuffed Don- aero and Uregulia together. They, forced McFall and Leach into the sheriff's patrol car and fled west toward Sacramento with Cervantes driving. On the way, Leach warned them that McFall had a heart condition and might suffer an attack. "If he does, you'll have a murder rap on your hands," he said. The gunmen decided to let McFall go. They stopped the car and ordered him out. A passing car picked him up and returned him to Jackson. Three miles further on, the gunman spotted the red tail light of a parked car. Leach claimed it was "the first roadblock." Cervantes stopped the car a few hundred feet further on and ordered his companions to take to the hills while he investi gated. 3 "Then I jumped him," Leach said. "I went over the back seat and hit him and knocked him out." Meanwhile, Woolsey and Gar ret stole another car, which later was found abandoned near Slough House. Back in Jackson, Dondero and Fregulia had managed to free themselves and notified the Highway Patrol, which immedi ately set up roadblocks in the area. Examiner Dismisses Anti-Picket Cases Salem (U.R) Two complaints considered possible test cases of what is left of Oregon's anti picketing law have been dis missed by State Labor Exam iner Fred G. Scherer. He said over the week-end that violation of the controver sial section of the law was not involved in the cases. ine cases stemmed from a labor dispute between the AFL Teamsters union local 162 and A. E. Lyon wholesale plumbing firm in Portland. Hearings were held in Port land two months ago. The complaints before Scherer came from each of the parties to the dispute, Ihe company claimed the union was violating the anti-picketins law by posting a picket to force union organiza tion. The union filed a counter claim that the Lyon company had "intimidated, coerced and discriminated" against one of its employees. Sonora, Calif (U.R) Hallett Abend, author, foreign corres pondent and newspaperman. died of a heart attack in the hos pital here Sunday. He was 66. Seaview, Wash. (U.R) The Chinook telephone exchange and a restaurant were destroyed by fire Sunday. Hall Optimistic Ike Will Again Seek Election No Other Candidate, GOP Chairman Says Gettysburg, Pa. (U.R) Re publican National Chairman Leonard W. Hall said after a conference with President Eisen hower today that he felt "very much encouraged" about pros pects that the President will run for reelection. "So far as Iam concerned, there is no other candidate," Hall told reporters after a 45 minute talk with the President in his temporary White House office here. No Indications by Ike Hall made it plain that the President himself did not say or indicate what his decision will be about a second term. The long private talk with Hall was Mr. Eisenhower's first admittedly political conference since his Sept. 24 heart attack. It was also trie first time the GOP National Chairman had seen Mr. Eisenhower since Sept. 10. Hall said his optimism about Mr. Eisenhower seeking reelec tion was based not only on the apparent good state of the Pres ident's health, but also "from his attitude and his interests in what is going on interest that goes beyond today or tomorrow." Victory Predicted Hall predicted the President will run in 1956 "if he feels able" and that he will defeat the Democratic candidate by a big ger margin than in 1952, when Adlai E. Stevenson carried only nine states. Hall said he also expects Vice President Richard M. Nixon, to be Mr. Eisenhower's running mate in 1956. He emphasized that this was only his personal opinion. Hall flew back to Washington after his news conference. Medford Hiqh Band Plans Trip to SF The fifth annual band bene fit concert will be held at Med ford High school auditorium at p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, I. A. Mirick, supervisor of instrumen tal music in Medford schools, has announced. Proceeds from the ' concert will help finance the Medford High school band's trip to San Francisco for the East-West Shrine football game Dec. 31 The Oregon .School Activities as sociation delegate assembly this week end authorized trips to San Francisco by Medford and Klamath Falls High school bands. The concert will feature a piano solo with band accom paniment of the "Warsaw Con certo," solos by Sonja Peterson, and a 60-vote voice choir direct ed by Al Lehl. Selections by the choir include "One Little Can dle," "All The Things You Are," "Dry Bones," and a medley of Romberg tunes. Selections by the 92-piece band under Mirick's direction will include "Blue Jackets On Parade," "Cuban Fantasy," "Ta rantella Capri," "Chop Sticks," and several others. Mirick said tickets are not re served, and will be sold on a first - come, first - served basis. Tickets are available from band members, at the high school of fice, the Music Mart and Puruck cr's Piano House. Accidental Gunshots Kill Two Oregonians By UNITED PRESS Two Oregonians, including a 15-year-old boy, died in firearms accidents over the week-end and another man was killed when he was struck by a swinging load of lumber. Latest gunshot victim was 15- year-old Merlyn "Osburn Chris tiansen, Forest Grove, who died in a Hillsboro hospital yesterday afternoon. State police said the boy had loaded a .22 caliber pistol and was playing with it when it went off about 11:30 a.m. The shot severed a main leg vein and he died about 2 p.m. Saturday, Walter Edward Hamper, 30 ,of Sweet Home, was accidentally shot to death by his brother-in-law while hunting m rough, tangled McDowell creek area during the either sex sea son. Longshoreman Erline Eriksen, 40, Bandon, was killed instantly Saturday when he was struck in the head by a sling load of lum ber which was being loaded on a barge. TRACY H. CRUM Dies Unexpectedly Heart Attack Fatal To Tracy H. Crum, Prominent Lawyer Tracy Harold Crum, 50, of route 2, box 199, prominent Med ford attorney who was active in church, civic, and lodge affairs, died unexpectedly at his home Saturday night, apparently of a heart attack. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Presbyterian church with the Rev. D. Kirkland West, pastor, officiating. Interment will be in Memory Gardens Memorial park. Medford lodge No. 103, AF & AM, is in charge of com mittal services. Chapel Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Friends wishing to pay their respects may call at the mortu ary through Tuesday evening. Pall Bearers Casket bearers will be John A. Graff Jr., Larry Clark, Robert Duncan, Richard Payne, Otto Frohnmayer, and Claude Hoover Honorary pall bearers will be G. W. Kellington, Dave DeAr- mond, Richard Welsh, Harry Skyrman, William McAllister and Wayne Stevens. The family has requested that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to the Heart or Cancer funds. Born in Illinois Mr. Crum was born in Mat toon, 111., Jan. 29, 1905, the son of Charles and Mary Tracy Crum. He was married in Mattoon, 111., Sept. 7, .1930, to Mary Eli zabeth Craddick, who survives. They came to Oregon 12 years ago, and to Medford nine years ago, where Mr. Crum was associ ated with the First National bank. Several years ago he formed a law partnership with Sam B. Harbison. He was a member and trustee of the First Presbyterian church; the Medford Elk's club, and the Dalton, 111., lodge of AF & AM. Besides his wife, he is sur vived by two daughters, Mrs. Barbara Lynn Holberton, and Glenda Jean Crum, both of Med ford; a son, Stuart, Medford; a brother, Wayne, Mattoon, 111., and three sisters, Mrs. Juanita Englert, Mrs. Marguerite Thom as, and Mrs. Birdena Weber, all of Lafayette, Ind. - Medford Youth Fined For Drunk .Driving A 16-year-old Medford youth was fined $100 in municipal court this morning following his arrest Saturday night, on a charge of driving while under the influence of " intoxicating beverages. He also received a 10-day sus pended jail sentence and sus pension of his operator's license for 90 days. The case was re manded to juvenile authorities following the hearing. March of Dimes Volunteers Set Meeting on Wednesday An organizational meeting of all Jackson county volunteer workers in the March of Dimes campaign, scheduled for next January, will be held at the Medford hotel Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., it was announced today by Jerry Lausmann, county cam paign director. Gene Maleckr, state represen tative of the National Founda tion for Infantile Paralysis, of Portland, and Mrs. Frederick Young, state women's advisor, also of Portland, will attend the meeting and will be guest speak ers. Dr. A. Erin Merkel, chair man of the medical advisory committee of the Jackson county chapter, will outline the chap ter's patient care program and Dr. William Miller, member of the medical advisory committee, Use of Radio Violated Russians Claim Party Freed After o Four-Hour Detention Berlin (U.R) The U.S. Army announced today that Commu nist police and Russians held " four Americans, including two congressmen and the wif eof one. at gunpoint for four hours in East Berlin. They were Rep. ESward Bol- and (D-Mass.), Rep. Harold C. Ostertag (R-N.Y.), and Mrs. Os- - tertag, and Lt. James T. Mc Queen of Mullins, SJM. McQueen was escorting the group. Maj. Gen. Charles L. Dasher Jr., U.S. commandant in Berlin, said he would visit Soviet head quarters today and personally deliver a "vigorous protest"' to Maj. Gen. P. A. Dibrova, over the "unjustified mistreatment" of the Americans. The Russians told the Ameri cans yesterday the group had been detained because it "vio- lated the laws of the German Democratic Republic by using a radio in a vehicle in East Ger man territory." Radio-Equipped Auto The Army sedan in which the group was riding was equipped with radio for communications with U. S. headquarters. Charles Owsley, State Depart ment political affairs chief in Berlin, rejected the Soviet con tention. He said Berlin is a four power city and the Americans are not bound by East German laws. However, the Incident raised the question of whether in tie future the Soviets will insist that the Western Allies be subject to East German laws. Ostertag, 59, is from Attica, N.Y. He is a member of the Board of Visitors of the Naval Academy and a member of the Commission on Inter-Governmental Relations. Boland is from Springfield, Mass. ' Ostertag told a press confer ence, "It was a harrowing ex perience. I was disturbed but felt that somehow it would0 be straightened out." Wife Was Nervous "My wife was rather nerv ous," he said. The group visited the Soviet war memorial, called the Garden of Remembrance in East Berlin. This is a frequent visiting place for Army tourists. As the Army sedan was leav ing the memorial grounds, an East German "peoples police man" demanded the keys from the sedan's German driver. McQueen said, "I took the keys from the driver but handed them over to the policeman when he 'drew his pistol and cocked it. He did not point the pistol at any one of us. I immediately tried to use the radio telephone to report the incident to U. S. headquarters, but was stopped by a second policeman who drew his pistol. Held for Hours McQueen made a second at tempt to use the radio when the policemen were not looking. This time he was successfiS.. The group was held at the me morial for about 10 minutes and then taken to an East German police guard shack nearby where they were held for almost three hours. They were taken to So viet headquarters in East Berlin for about 45 minutes. The group always remained in the sedan. After their detention the East German police sent for a Rus sian Army officer. McQueen said "The Russian took the whole in cident very nonchalantly." Portland (U.R) Two gunmen held up a Safeway store here Sunday night and escaped after herding four employees into a back room. Police estimated that I well over $1000 was taken. will explain the Salk vaccine and its use. Other speakers will explain various phases of the fund-raising campaign and a question and answc- period is planned after each speaker, Lausmann said. . .Community chairmen for. the coming campaign, as announced by Lausmann, are Jerry Gasti neau, Medford; Bob Dye, Ash land; Art MacKintosh, Phoenix; Richard Stratton, Central Point; Bob DeArmond, Rogue River; B. J. Christianson, Jacksonville; Mrs. Curtis Gerhardt, Applegate; Virginia Gleim, Talent; Glenn Miller, Gold Hill- William Cody, Camp White Domiciliary Center; Don Geren, Eagle Point; F. E. Poole and D. B. .Finch, Butte Falls; Eva Segessenman, Shady Cove; and George Hubbard, Pros- pect t
