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Election
On 2 Annexations
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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
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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
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"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.
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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.
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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.