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IBLMST gru 13)0 I? FRA apart tl n Council Election On 2 Annexations o Annexation elections in two a6as adjacent to Medford will be held Mondfy, Jan. 16, 1956 The elections were called by the Medford city council last night after Medford residents appeared at a public hearing to express an opinion on the pro pose! annexation. The areas include an "island" of three and a half blocks just north of Verde Hills subdivision in Siskiyou Heights extension, and about 1,200 acres southeast of the present city limits. The "island" 'was created recently when individual properties were annexed by petition from land owners. ""Larger Area The larger area generally ex- tends from the southwest cor D ner of Hillcrest rd. and Foothill rd. south, eftt to the west side of Murphy rd., then south to Barnett rd. The proposed bound ary continues in a southerly di rection to include Barneburg hill, where a subdivision is planned, then following proper ty lines to the east side of Ellen dale dr. to just south of Barnett rd. It goes east to Bear creek and follows the creek north to the present city limits. (See map on page 5.) The election was set for Jan. 16 to give unregistered voters ample time to register and pro vide time for legal publications, City Attorney FraSk Farrell said. Registered Voters Residents living in the pro posed areas must be registered at least 30 days prior to the elec tion, he pointed out. All regis tered voters in the areas are Hearing On PT&T Expansion Slated A public hearing on a propos ed expansion of Pacific Tele phone and Telegraph company facilities in Rogue Valley will be held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20, Public Utilities Com missioner Charles H. Heltzel an nounced today. The hearing will be held in the county court room here. The company recently announ ced plans for expansion of toll free dialing in Jackson county. The proposed expansion affects service in Medford, Ashland, Tal ent, Phoenix, Gold Hill, Central Point and Jacksonville. Included in the proposal is consolidation of the Phoenix and Talent exchanges with direct dialing to Medford, Ashland and Jacksonville. J. H. Creager, manager, said the tentative effective date for new service is February, 1957. . The company will be required to appear at the hearing and " show that proposals as outlined are in the public interest. M, M. HugginsTo Be Honored at Dinner M. M. Huggins, United Med ford Crusade chairman this year, will be honored at a dinner Fri- day, Dec. 9, at 6:30 p.m., in the Pioneer room of the Jackson hotel. The gesture is a voluntary pne on the parts of the cam ' jaign workers in appreciation of Huggins' "outstanding lead ership in this year's crusade, those in charge pointed out. The workers will pay for the dinner and none of the campaign funds will be used, they explained. They also expect that they can announce that the drive this year has "gone over the ' top." The goal is $109,000 and at the present they nave 1U2,414 in iPntributions. Several divisions flare not yet reported and some special gifts also are to be re ported. Road Conditions Siskiyous Chains not re quired; one inch new snow; highway sanded; 18 inches snow roadside. Green Springs Chains not required; one inch new snow; highway sanded; 7 inches snow roadside. Prospect Chains not re quired; spots of ice reported. Highway 62, Crater Lake National Park C hains or abrasive snow treads required Anne Springs to rim; chains advised on Highway 62; five inches new snow; present depth 70 inches; skiing fair. Medford Calls for Jan. 16 qualified to vote. Polling place in the county "island" in Siskiyou Heights will be at the home of Mrs. Eliz- abeth Barker, 601 iKeene dr., who also will serve as a judge Other judges and clerks are Mrs. Elaine Stout, 208 South Grove- land ave., and Mrs. Charlotte Zacharisen 725 Keene dr. Polling Place Polling place in the large area southeast of the present city lim its will be at the home of Mrs Blanche Powell, 1920 Barnett rd. Mrs. Powell also will serve as judge, and other judges and clerks are Mrs. Georgia Coggins, 2045 Barnett rd., and Mrs. Thel- ma Sutherland, 1924 Barnett rd. Polls in both areas will be open between 1 and 8 p.m Monday, Jan. 16, 1956. The council last night an nexed property owned by the California Pacific Utilities com pany on Groveland ave., and continued until the Jan. 17 meeting a hearing on annexa tion of two pieces of property at the corner of Murray and Co lumbus aves. (See Council Story, Page 3) Four Persons Are Injured in Traffic Accidents in Area David Lawrence Wilson, 8-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Lem C. Wilson, 2568 Crater Lake ave., suffered severe cuts on the head, face and neck yesterday afternoon in an automobile ac cident, according to state police. The youngster was a passeng er in a car driven by his mother, Winifred Lois Wilson, 37, which was involved in a collision with a car driven by Melvin Jerry Rojas, 15, of 513 Mae st., offic ers reported. The accident occur red on Crater Lake ave. near McAndrews rd." when the Rojas I vehicle swerved into the path of the car driven by Mrs. Wil son, according to he police re port. Treated fr Cuts David was treated for the cuts and required a number of stitches around his nose and ear, and Mrs. Wilson was treat ed for cuts on her hand, police said. The accident was report ed at 4:40 p.m. Young Rojas was cited for driving a car with the wrong license plates and for failure to yield the right of way, officers said. Neither he nor a passeng er in his car were listed as hurt. Mrs. Alice Fridrich of Oro- ville, Calif., suffered a bruised knee and facial cuts when the car in which she was riding col lided with one operated by Minty Murray Kruse, route 1, box 161. Gold Hill, about 9:50 a.m. today on Highway 99 near Gold Hill. Considerable Damage Police said Kruse pulled across the highway to make a U-turn from his residence. His vehicle and one operated by John Fridrich of Oroville, Calif., collided, resulting in consider able damage to botn vehicles. ' Mrs. Fridrich was taken to Community hospital by Medford Ambulance service. Her ' condi tion was not considered to be serious. ' - Mrs. Edward Foulton, 1310 East 10th st., was treated and released this morning at Sacred Heart hospital for injuries re ceived when the car which she was driving was struck by a southbound Southern Pacific freight train, according to : ports of the accident. The accident occurred about 7:45 p.m., when Mrs. Foulon, an employee at Bear Creek or chards, was driving to work. Her car was struck as she was cross ing the SP tracks towards the orchards. She received knee and arm injuries, according to hospital attendants. Attlee Announces Resignation as Head Of British Labor Party After 20 Years London (U.R) Clement Att lee, the "giant-killer" of British politics, has announced his resig nation today as leader of the British Labor Party. Attlee, who whipped Winston Churchill in the 1945 elections, followed Churchill into retire ment by only eight months. He had served 20 years as- party leader, six of them as postwar prime minister. Stores Will Remain Open Medford United Press Full Leased Wire 50th Year 26 Pages Howard Morgan Charges Illegal Use of Airplanes Flights To Medford Come Under Attack Portland (U.R) Charges by Oregon . Democratic Chairman Howard Morgan that the office of the governor had made il legal use of Air National Guard planes drew heated denials to day from Gov. Paul Patterson and State Senate President Elmo Smith of John Day. Morgan yesterday dispatched a letter to becretary of the Air Force Donald A. Quarles asking an investigation into the use. of Air National Guard planes by the governor's office. He report ed to the secretary that on Aug. 13, 1955, a National Guard plane landed at Medford with Smith as its only passenger and that Smith went directly from the Medford airport to a Jackson county Republican picnic to make a partisan i speech. The plane later carried - Smith to Portland,, according to Morgan. Letter Follows Reports His letter followed reports that Quarles would stop unau thorized use of Guard planes by the Governor of Alabama. Referring to the Medford flight, Smith said today, "If Mor gan would get over his flound ering investigationitis he would know that National Guard flight officers are required to put a certain amount of time in the air. I was advised by the state guard at the time that such a training flight was available." Smith recounted that he had been called to Salem from John Day on state business and that otherwise he would have been able to meet his Medford com mitment with his own transpor tation. .-- .x- UseH-Twice by Governor Federal regulations stipulate that Guard planes may be used by governors, lieutenant govern ors and adjutant generals only on Guard or federal business. Smith serves as governor in the absence from the state of Gov. Patterson. In Salem, Gov. Patterson said he had used the' Guard plane twice in the three years he has been in the governor's office. He said one of those occasions was to address an AFL conven tion in Medford and an Ameri can Legion convention in cen tral Oregon the same day. The other time he used the plane was to attend a National Guard review in Boise. Said Patterson, "If Mr.; Mor gan considers that excessive use of the National Guard plane, he is privileged to draw that conclusion. Objections Listed On SP Speed Limit , Mayor Earl Miller last night requested that a letter be di rected to Oregon Public Utili ties Commissioner Charles H Heltzel objecting to speed lim its of trains through Medford. Mayor Miller reported he has received a copy of the commis sioner's train speed order. Speed. limits fixed in Medford are 35 miles per hour at the Stewart ave., 11th st., Fourth st., Third St., Jackson st., Clark st., and McAndrews rd. crossings, a 10- miie-an-nour speed limit was set for the Main and Sixth st. crossings. Mayor Miller said he thought the 35-mile-an-hour limit at 11th st. was excessive because the crossing is dangerous at present. The speed limits were set by commissioner after hearings were - held recently. Medford was not represented at the hear ing, although Mayor Miller said he had favored representation. Attlee announced his retire ment dryly and without drama at the opening of a meeting of La bor members of Parliament. Then he sought the privacy of his office in the house. , Attlee's resignation signaled the jumpoff of a crucial three way fight for his job as Labor Party leader, a post that makes its holder prime minister when the Laborites win an election. MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMr Monument Erected on Honolulu U.R) -The first monument to all the Navy men who died during the Pearl Har bor attack was dedicated here today on the 14th anniversary of the Dec. -7th sneak assault. This ceremony and a 15 min ute memorial observation con ducted by Navy personnel aboard the sunken battleship, Arizona, in the placid waters of Pearl Harbor were the only events to mark the day in 1941 which gave the United States its Yanks, HEADING TOWARD WHITE HOUSE, big South Dakota Christmas tree is inspected in Chicago by Henry K. Moench (left), Burlington Railroad and George Kelly, U.S. Forest Serv ice. Tall evergreen will be set up on White House grounds in Washington. (International) Ike Finds Economy in Gettvsburg, Pa. U.R) Pres ident Eisenhower examined the- national economy " today and found it in good shape. The President spent almost two hours going over the latest economic indicators and pros pects with his top economic ad visers. White House Press Secretary James C. Hagerty said after wards that there would be no public report on the discussions, since they were preparatory to a formal report to Congress due in January. But . to a reporter's inquiry whether the talks showed the economy in good shape, Hagerty replied:, 'Racing Front' in Multnomah Charged Portland U.R) Indignant residents of the community known as Wood Village met face to face with Multnomah county commissioners last night and accused them of making the nrorjosed new county fair grounds a "racing front." The eastern Multnomah coun ty town of 1200 persons has filed a petition in Circuit court seeking to restrain the commis sioners from building a fair grounds in their midst. Wood Village claims that a dog racing nlant would be deleterious to the town's growth. Commissioner M. James Glea- son told the villagers that the county could take the 170 acres of property optioned as a f air site by eminent domain but he said it preferred not to operate that way.. Other county officials said there would be objections no matter where the county pro posed to build its fairgrounds. Under present plans, space would be rented to Multnomah Kennel club for its annual dog racins meets similar to those formerly held for years at Mult nomah stadium on Portland's west side. - Hugh Gaitskell, the staunchly pro-American economist who is a leader of the party's right wing, was favored today to win the party leadership in balloting ex pected within a week. His chief opposition lay in Aneurin Bevan, the left-wing firebrand and "America hater and in right wing veteran Her bert Morrison. But Gaitskell was the heavy favorite Ded; Anniw battle cry of "Remember Pearl Harbor" in World War II. The Navy - club unveiled the memorial a simple bronze plaque mounted on a two-ton lava rock on Ford island within in a stone's throw of "Battleship Row" where Japanese planes concentrated their heaviest at tack and killed more than 2000 Navy men. The plaque weighs about 200 pounds and depicts a woman symbolizing peace holding a Ul n "Yes. sure." -Mr.r Eisenhower Is working on a series, of messages he will send to Congress-in January. He called from Washington his top economic advisers, Ar thur F. - Burns and Gabriel School Bonds Sold To U. S. National School bonds totaling $45,000 were sold last night by the Grif fin Creek school district to the Medford branch of the United States National bank. The bonds, which are to be retired at the rate of $3,000 per year over a 15-year period, were sold to provide funds for the construction of three new class rooms. The bank's bid of 2.8148 per cent interest rate was low. New class rooms, which will accomodate 90 additional stu dents, will be constructed at a right angle at the south end of a wing added to the school in 1952. The new rooms will raise the total student capacity to 275. There are now 272 students at tending the school. Griffin creek school had an increase of 50 students this year. It was the only rural school in the county which had an in crease. Voters in the Griffin Creek district authorized the bond is sue at an election Nov. 15. Boy's Torture Story Declared To Be Hoax Cleveland, O. (U.R) A high school junior's story that he was kidnaped, chained to a tree and set afire by three teen-agers was branded a "hoax" today by police. The youth, Earl R. Fryman Jr., was in poor condition with burns over 85 per cent of his body. Last night, he stumbled into Fairview Park hospital asking help. He was naked, and drag ged a 12-foot tree branch. A chain that held it to his body was padlocked. Police found the key to the lock this morning at the Metro politan Park "torture scene" a mile from the hospital. They said the discovery proved Fry man's story was a hoax. Corvallis U.R) The John sons have taken away from the Smiths the title of the most common name at Oregon State college, A fall term name count showed. 59 Johnsons and 57 Smiths. for Shopping Until jUNE .d Press Full Leased Wire Price 5c No. 221 co Pearl Harbor Dead ary of Sneak Attack ship and a palm leaf above this inscription: "In reverent recognition of divine guidance and to eternal memory of those who gave last full measure of devotion to their country this monument is dedi cated humbly to their sacrifice in defense of our freedoms." The Navy club bought the plaque with voluntary contribu tions from its members through out the United States and terri tories. Club National Comman dant Charles R. Topp, Daven Good Shape Hauge. Burns is chairman of the President's Council" of "Eco nomic Advisers; Hauge, a presi dential assistant on economic matters. Burns and Hauge were called to report to the President on latest economic developments and help lay the groundwork for his annual economic report to Congress. Mr. Eisenhower, steadily im proving from the heart attack he suffered in Denver Sept. 24, is busy with a series of messages he wiH send thejEfwmakers, in cluding a report on the state of the union and a .proposed budget for the new fiscal year. Hagerty said the President would continue with Burns and Hauge discussions he started Tuesday on the military budget with Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson. Registrants Lacking In Military Reserve Washington (U.R) Only 1224 youths have started train ing in the first three months of the new military reserve pro gram, the Army disclosed today. That, is far short of the number needed to achieve the huge re serve buildup the Army hoped for. Assistant Defense Secretary Carter L. Burgess conceded to a reporter that he is "not happy at all" with the results thus far of the new reserve law. But he emphasized the department has "not given up yet" on the pro gram. County Officials To Discuss Road Program The county road construction and improvement program for next year will be outlined Fri day, Monday and Tuesday by members of the county court and the county engineer. The largest project planned for next year is construction of a new McKee bridge over the Appiegate riyer. The. steel re inforced, concrete structure will replace a wooden covered bridge. . ' Report Increase in Number of Bad Checks There has been a sharp in crease in the number of bad checks reported in the city, Medford police Sgt. Clyde Ficht-J ner said today. Six worthless checks have been reported to police thus far this month, compared with 15 in November and 9 in October. Weather FORECAST: Increasing cloudi ness tonight with rain late tonight. Partial clearing with showers Thursday. Low to night 35-38. High Thursday 45-55. Temp. Highest Yesterday 51 Lowest this Morning 33 Prec. to 4:30 sum. Today .16 port, la., headed a delegation of about a dozen members here for the dedication. The dedication ceremony was held one hour after a brief Navy memorial service on the super structure of the Arizona where 1102 .crewmen have been en tombed since the attack. For the past several years, the Arizona memorial service traditionally has been the only Pearl Harbor anniversary observance in Honolulu. E. German Police Say Two Caused Disturbance ; Berlin (U.R) The East German Radio said two Ameri can soldiers were arrested by Communist police today in East Berlin. . The broadcast, quoting East German police, said the soldiers were drunk and knocked out an East German cabaret actor. But it came at a time of new tension in the divided city where the West fears a new Communist blockade of Berlin. Would Shove Allies Asid Announcement of the arrest came as West German Mayor Otto Suhr said a British agree ment. to let East" German" Com munists Jssue permits for barge traffic to West Berlin would "shove the Allies to the side lines." . Suhr said the British action would aid the Soviets in their campaign to transfer authority to the East one Communist gov ernment for carrying out four powei agreements on Berlin. : The East German Communists already had seized upon the Brit ish foreign office statement as "proof" the Reds control all the lifelines to isolated Berlin. The Allies contend control is vested in the United States, Britain, France and Russia. Nixon Presents Aviation Trophies Washington (U.R) Vice President Richard M. Nixon to day presented the Harmon In ternational Trophies, among the top awards in aviation, to a Marine reservist and a Navy pilot for outstanding accomplish ments in flight during the past year. The "Aviator" Trophy was presented to Marine Lt7 Col. James F. (Skeets) Coleman, an engineering test pilot for Con vair Division of General Dy namics Corp. Coleman received the award for piloting the verti cal rising and landing "Pogo Stick" airplane," Convair's Navy VFY1, in the world's first verti cal take-off and landing flight in November, 1954. The "Aeronaut" or lighter-than-air trophy went to Navy Capt. Marion II. Eppes, an air ship pilot. Eppes commanded the Navy airship ZPG2 in a record eight-day 3000 mile simu lated anti-submarine ' patrol in May, 1954. ' Portland (U.R) Starting next Monday left and right tufns at 18 downtown Portland intersections will be banned dur ing the day to speed flow of Christmas traffic. , Help Fight TB - ..Buy Christmas Sa!s mnm 9 o'clock Tonight 17 Bodies Removed From Debris; Others Believed Victims Long Buried Bomb Suspected in Disaster Frankfurt, Germany U.R) A Newly built apartment house collapsed in a nightmarish pre-. dawn explosion early today. Po lice feared the blast killed 25 to 28 persons most of them refu gees from Communism. - Seventeen bodies had been brought out of the wreckage eight house after the blast and officials said there was little hope for those still trapped in the debris. Seven persons were hospitalized with injuries. The thunderclap explosion that sent the building tumbling , dowji in splintered ruins came while the occupants were asleep. Building Raised in Air A total of 32 persons lived in the house, most of them refugees . who had only recently moved in from a settlement in nearby ) Idstein. Three overnight visitors also " were reported ! in the building. - The explosion came at 5:35 a.m. It lifted the building in the air, caused the walls to collapse and sent the roof and upper floors cascading to the bottom. . There was no fire. 5The col lapse of the roof, walls and up per floors snuffed out whatever flames may have resulted from -the explosion. . The house, completed three months ago, was inspected and approved by local housing auth orities only' yesterday. Believe Old Bomb Some rescue workers said they suspected a buried bomb left over from World War II might finally have gone off to cause the disaster: The building stood in an area near the railway freight station, ' a prime target for Allied bomb ers during the war. More than 300 German police and emergency workers were joined by 50 U. S. Army Engin- O eers in rescue efforts. Five Defendants In Circuit Court William Martin Mattson, 32, of 208 Beatty st., was sentenced in circuit court today to two years in Oregon State peniten tiary on a charge of burglary not in a dwelling. - Four other men , were "given suspended sentences and the trial of another was continued pending psychiatric observation Mattson was charged wim the Nov. 28 burglary of the University club, 218 West Sixth st. One bottle of whiskey was stolen. Three Years Suspended Edward Clark, 34, of 629 Holly st., was given a three year suspended sentence on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. Clark was charged with the falsification of an in voice for the sale of beer. Ralph Donald Hyler, 36, Cra ter. Hotel, was sentenced to two years, and Bob Orville. Barton,, 34, 132V& Almqnd st., was sen tenced to three years on sep arate charges of obtaining money under false' pretenses. Both sentences were suspended. -Lendell Carl' Buttram, 18, Shady Cove, was given a two year suspended sentence on a charge of burglary. Buttram was charged with the burglary oi O.K. Rubber .Welders, 1760 North Riverside ave., Oct. 24. Sentencing of George Fred erick Chrisman, 21, of 30 North Front st., who is charged with burglary, was continued pend i n g phychiatric v observation. Chrisman pleaded guilty Dec. 5. Testimony by Wolf Read at Hearing Portland U.R) Testimony given by confessed bomb-slayer Victor Laurence Wolf at the Mc Minnville trial of Marjorie Smith was read today in the sec ond "day of a hearing to deter mine the penalty Wolf will pay for the slaying. Charles E. Raymond, Wolfs co-counsel, was in the witness chair reading Wolf's McMinn ville answers from the tran script which ran 275 typewrit ten pages. Reading of the testi mony was expected to take most of the day. DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York (U.R) Dow-Jones closing stock averages: 30 indus trials 486.35 off 0.38; 20 rail roads 164.94 off 1.44; 15 utilities 65.93 off 0.17, and 65 stocks 173.62 off 0.59. Salem (U.R) Albert W. Blankenship, 52, Salem, died lasj night, after he was struck by a car during a heavy rain here.
