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RUSSIA JOINS IN WELCOME The Soviet United Nations delegation, left to right
G. N. Zarubin, A. A. Sobolev, Jakob Malik and V. V. Kuznetsov applaud the admission
of 16 new nations to the UN at a dramatic night session in New York The new members
Albania, Jordan, Ireland, Portugal, Hungary, Italy, Austria, Romania, Bulgaria, Fin
laud, Ceylon, Nepal, Libya, Cambodia, Laos and Spain. Japan and Outer Mongolia
were excluded.
Portland Bomb-Extortion
Plot Admitted by Blind Ulan
Bus Company Plans
To Cancel Holiday
Service To Ashland
Evergreen Bus Lines filed
with Oreeon Public Utilities
commissioner yesterday sched
ules cancelling all Sunday and
hoiiday service between Med
foMl aad Ashland, Ralph B. Mat
thewsrmanager, said today.
The new schedule also elimi
nates a 9:45 p.m. trip to Ash
land nightly, Matthews said. The
schedule will be effective Sun
day, De 25, under normal pro
cedure, he said.
- Regain Listed
Matthews said reduction of
service is the result of lack of
patronage of night, Sunday and
holiday schedules. He pointed
out that during an average week,
revenusrfrom the 9:45 trip varied
from $rl5 to $3.20 for the 30
mile round trip. Three of seven
trips failed to earn driver's
wages, Matthews said.
Sunday's five day-time round
trips showed revenue ranging
from $1.42 to $3.92, averaging
$2.10, he said.
"Under present conditions,"
Matthews said, "typical use of
jpublic transportation is as a
cond automobile, and the re
duction in service reflects "the
absence of demand from one
car families when the family car
is at home."
. Last Bus at 6 P.M.
The neP schedule lists the
last bus for Ashland leaving
Medford at 6 p.m. week days.
The 9:45 p.m. trip now is the
only night-time schedule to Ash
landQ Matthews said schedules be
tween Medford and Camp White
will be adjusted soon to provide
evening departures from Med
ford at 7:20 p.m. and ,10 p.m.
instead of 7:45 p.m. and 11 p.m.
The Sunday morning trip be
tween Medford and Camp White
will be eliminated, he added.
The company, at the next
Medford city council meeting,
will request approval of route
changes which will eliminate the
present South Holly-King st.
loop route, Matthews said. The
route changes will include ex
tensions of service on East Main
stO and Orchard Home drive
routes, he said.
rfa additional change is plan
ned in week day service be
tween Medford and Ashland, or
in service to Jacksonville and
Central Point, Matthews said.
Oregon High Court
Considers Tax Case
The Oregon Supreme Court
has taken under consideration
arguments conducted before it
this week in Jackson county's
tree assessment case.
Attorney Philip B. Lowry, rep
resenting fruitgrowers who are
seeking to have their commercial
orchards t exempted from prop
erty taxes, said the arguments
were over procedural matters,
with the state tax commission
moving to dismiss the case, and
the fruitgrowers moving that the
court take testimony in the case
The long and complicated
legal proceedings in the case
stem from the tax commission's
action in placing commercial or
chard trees on tax rolls for the
first time. The matter is before
iiie high court after it assumed
Jurisdiction in a plea filed with
it by the Medford Pear company
aeaihst the commission and
County Assessor Robert Fowler,
1 ilJ K' . jjfag
Youth Injured When
'Cannon' Explodes
Michael Bruce Walker, 15,
of 1405 West Main St., was
slightly injured yesterday
when a home-made "cannon"
exploded, driving a piece of
metal into the boy's left
cheek.
Walker was visiting at the
home of William Lee Evans,
17, of 304 Boardman St., when
the two boys decided to con
struct an artillery piece from
a section of bicycle frame and
the contents of two shotgun
shells. The tubing exploded
first time the "cannon" was
fired.
Walker was taken to Osteo
pathic hospital where he was
treated by a doctor and re
leased. Authority Of Soil
Committee Stated
Attorney General Robert . Y.
Thornton ruled today that the
State Soil Conservation commit
tee has authority only to hold
hearings on additions to districts
for which petitions have been
presented.
He also ruled that petitions
cannot be -consolidated unless
they request addition to the
same district.
The opinion was requested by
the State Soil Conservation com
mission in connection with the
Sams Valley-Beagle soil conser
vation district and the Rogue
soil conservation district.
Petitions were circulated - in
the Upper Evans Creek-Wimer
area in northwestern Jackson
county asking that that area be
joined with the Sams Valley
Beagle district. It is the only
area in the county not in a soil
conservation district, according
to the local soil conservation
office. ' . -
The petitions were accepted
by the state committee early
this month. Later a number of
the signers felt their locations
would'be more adaptable to the
Rogue district and asked that
they might join that district
without circulating a re-worded
petition.
The ruling, however, would
require a new petition for addi
tion to the Rogue district.
First In Series Of
Storms Passes Area
First of a' series of storm
fronts from the Pacific ocean
brought .46 of an inch of rain
to the Medford vicinity up to
10 a.m. today and a forecast for
western Oregon, and western
Washington indicated intermit
tent rains at least through next
Wednesday.
Precipitation today reached
its heaviest between 7 and and
9 a.m. and the weather bureau
station at the airport measured
.25 of an inch between 8:15 and
9:15 a.m.
The weather prediction for
Medford and vicinity was for
occasional shower-; tonight and
rain Saturday.
A heavy total amount of pre
cipitation for the ,. interior val
leys of western Oregon and west
ern Washington was indicated
in'the five-day outlook. Amounts
were forecast at one to three
inches.
Columbus, O. (U.R) The John
W. Galbreath Co. has announced
purchase of townsites and 2600
houses owned by Kennecott Cop
per Corp. in New Mexico, Ari
zona,, Utah and Nevada..
Meier and Frank
Confession Links
Sister-in-Law
Portland U.R) William
Clarence Peddicord, 38-year-old
blind father of ' five children
who once won national praise
for his courage, has confessed
using his sister-in-law for "eyes"
to carry out a $50,000 bomb-extortion
plot against a depart
ment store executive.
Peddicord admitted late last
night setting off 12 sticks of dy
namite in a third-foor washroom
at the Meier and Frank depart
ment store last April 15, Detec
tive CaptJ William Browne said.
The blast rocked the store al
most at the same time AarOn M.
Frank, store " president, was
reading a note demanding $50,
000. . It hurled shattered glass
into the street, injuring a passer
by. No one in the store was hurt.
Implicates Woman
Peddicord, who was arrested
yesterday, implicated his sister-
in-law, Joyce Keller, 38. They
were booked on a charge of in
jury to persons and properties
by explosives. Bond for each
was set at $75,000.
Peddicord told police he en
gineered the plan. "She was my
eyes," officers quoted him as
saying.
Police said Peddicord was
connected to the bombing be
cause samples from a typewriter
he had used in a chemical labo
ratory matched those used on
the extortion note.
Peddicord told officers he
used a 10-inch fuse for a 10-min-ute
margin ot safety and that he
and the woman were in the
street when the explosion oc
curred, j
No MoneyVObtained
A stand-in for Frank followed
instructions and took a night
ride to Eugene and back, a 240
mile round trip. But no one ap
peared to pick up- the money.
Peddicord lost his sight in an
explosion 19 years ago. He was
blinded when sulphur and am
monia fumes from a refrigera
tor blew up.
He drew national attention in
1948 when he began hitchhiking
to New York, with $7 in his
pocket, to seek an operation to
restore his sight. When he
reached Detroit a radio program
paid his train fare the rest of
the way.
The operation, which consist
ed of transplanting a cornea in
Peddicord's right eye, was con
sidered a success but he was
blinded again by a tragic stroke
of fate.
Shows Little Emotion
A United Press story in De
cember, 1948, said "for an in
stant there was sunlight on the
ceiling" but Peddicord jerked
his head as the scissors descend
ed "and darkness closed in and
once more he was blind."
Police said money was the
motive for the elaborate bomb
plot.
Peddicord showed little emo
tion when questioned and show
ed no inclination to discuss the
bombing with reporters.
Weather
FORECAST: Mostly cloudy"
with occasional showers to
night. Rain SaturdayXow to
night 38-40. High Saturday 47.
Temp.
Highest Yesterday -46
Lowest this Morning 41
Prec. to 10 a.m. Today 50
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Syria Accuses
Israel of New
Border Attacks
Security Council
Considers Protest
United Nations, N. Y. (U.R)
Syria today accused Israel of
new border attacks even before
the U.N. Security Council could
act on Syrian demands that
Israel be punished for a raid
last Sunday.
A United Press dispatch from
Damascus quoted Syrian mili
tary sources as saying Israeli
forces launched a new border
attack against Syrian units last
night.
The sources said the attackers
were driven back. No casualties
were reported.
An Israeli military spokesman,
however, denied the Syrian re
port that there had been a 15
minute exchange of gunfire on
the border. The spokesman said
there was no shooting on the
Syrian-Israeli frontier during the
past 24 hours.
The Security Council was
meeting this afternoon to con
sider a strong protest against
the Israeli attack last Sunday
near the Sea of Galilee.'- The raid
cost 49 Syrian lives.
The United States,. Britain
and France expressed grave con
cern over the attack.
Syria, terming the raid "a
flagrant violation and an act of
open aggression and provocation
by Israel," was expected to de
mand economic and military
sanctions against, ,,. the ..Jewish
state. .
Egyptian Premier Gamal Ab
del Nasser informed U.N. Secre
tary General Dag Hammarskjold
that:
"In view of the Security Coun
cil's failure to prevent a repeti
tion of Israeli aggressions, I'd
like to inform you that the
Egyptian government is forced
to take matters into its own
hands and won't hesitate to ,use
its land, air and sea forces to
protect its security and maintain
peace in the area."
Nasser cited six incidents of
Israeli "aggression," five of them
against Egypt and the sixth
Syria, His warning was consid
ered serious in light of the
recently-concluded Syrian-Egyptian
mutual defense pact.
Oregon Demos Wait
Word From Kefauver
Portland (U.R) Oregon Dem
ocrats today awaited word from
Sen. Estes Kefauver (D-Tenn.) on
whether he would enter the Ore
gon primary next May. Kefau
ver today announced his candi
dacy for the Democratic presi
dential nomination. .
Monroe Sweetland, Demo
cratic national committeeman,
said he had not heard what can
didates would enter the primary.
He said he personally favored a
Stevenson-Kefauver ticket. Ad
lai Stevenson, 1952 candidate,
also has thrown his fiat in the
ring.
"They both have a great many
supporters in Oregon," Sweet
land said, "but it is difficult to
say at this time whether they
will oppose each other, next
May."
Harry Dorman Resigns as
Oreqon Finance Director
Salem -4U.R) Harry S. Dor
man has submitted his designa
tion as director of Oregon's De
partment of Finance and Admin
istration offective next March 1,
Gov. Paul Patterson said today.
Gov. Patterson, . who praised
Dorman's work for the state,
said that twice before he had re
fused to accept the designation.
But he said he felt he had to this
time because Dorman had
reached retirement age and had
requested to be relieved of the
job.
Began State Work in 1949
Dorman began work for the
state in May of 1949 and became
director of the department when
it was created. Before he enter
ed state government, Dorman
operated a Portland packing
company which he sold at the
start of the second World War.
Ha was. a lieutenant colonel in
MEDFOiw, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1955
ecomes Candidate
West Agrees on
Counter-Offensive
Against Cold War
Political Ties
To Be Strengthened
Paris i(U.R) The West agreed
today 'at a meeting of the 15
North Atlantic Treaty Organiza
tion foreign ministers to
strengthen the political ties of
the Atlantic Alliance for a coun
ter offensive against the Soviets'
new cold war moves.
The NATO Allies already had
agreed to beef up their military
defenses against the Soviets.
Today the foreign ministers de
cided in a secret three -hour
meeting to bolster their political
action.
New Tactical Air Force
In another move to strength
en the West's military power in
Europe, the NATO powers an
nounced they will build a brand
new tactical air force with
American units based behind
the Alps in northern Italy.
The new' move will widen the
spread of Allied air bases now
clustered in mid-Europe. It will
strengthen the continent's air
shield against Soviet aggression
p with .U.S. aircraft . .and pilots to
serve notice that no American
withdrawal is planned.
More Propaganda
A NATO spokesman said the
new defense air fleet will be
known as the Fifth Allied Tac
tical Air Force. He said new
U.S. air units would fly to join
it on the northern Italian bases.
They also agreed to step up
NATO propaganda at home and
abroad to counter the steady
barrage poured out by Moscow
radio and Soviet spokesmen at
home and abroad.
Delegates said the ministers
made, such progress at this sec
ond day of the three-day session
that they might be able to wind
up the conference with a com
munique tonight.
The foreign ministers meet
ing, which excluded most of
their aides, was called specifical
ly to plan strategy that could
win in the "new cold war front"
in the Middle East and South
east Asia.
Terrorists Set Fire
To British Building
Nicosia, Cyprus (U.R) Anti
British terrorists set fire to a
government office building in
Myrphou 20 miles northwest of
here early today and caused ex
tensive damage.
A few hours later, another ter
rorist threw a homemade bomb
at a military Jeep at the rear of
the Gr.eek gymnasium at Fama
gusta on the coast. The driver
was injured.
Also in Famagusta, 200 school
boys, formed a mob outside their
school and British troops broke
it up by firing over their heads.
the Army during the war.
No successor has been picked.
The governor said Dorman
had agreed to stay until his suc
cessor is appointed in order to
familiarize the new director
with the operations of the de
partment. No Definite Plans
Dorman said he had no defi
nite plans for the future, but
said he expects to take an ex
tended rest.
After his appointment as di
rector of the Department of Fi
nance, Dorman organized the de
partment and later, at the di
rection of the Legislature, or
ganized the state motor vehicle
pool which has been 'operating
successfully for -more than a
year.
' Gov. Patterson said it might
be several weeks before he
nemes Dorman' successor.
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SEN. ESTES KEFAUVER
His Hat Now in the Ring
Four-Car Accident
Injures Two Here,
Neither Seriously
- Alf Bennet Mekvold, Jackson
county school superintendent,
120 Freeman rd., Central Point,
and Maxwell L. Cottom, 35,
Grants Pass, were injured in a
four-car accident at the intersec
tion of West Main and Fir sts.
about 1:30 p.m. yesterday.
Mekvold suffered rib injuries
and shock. Cottom, who was a
passenger in a car driven by
James Westcott, Grants Pass, re
ceived head injuries. Both men
were taken to Osteopathic hos
pital by Medford Ambulance
service where they remained
for observation today.
Traveling South
According to city police West
cott was traveling soutfr on Fir
st. and struck the car driven by
Mekvold which was going west
on West Main st. The Mekvold
car then went into the opposite
lane of traffic and struck two
cars stopped for a red light. The
stopped cars were operated by
Earl S. Tumy, 705 Park st., and
Robert D.. Bernardi, 208 Haw
thorne ave.
Mekvold was cited by city po
lice for failure to stop at- a red
light. Westcott was cited for not
having an ' Oregon driver's li
cense. A tax study meeting of. the
chamber of commerce at which
Mekvold was . to have been the
speaker was not held this morn
ing because of his injuries.
Other Accidents
Two other accidents yesterday
involved cars operated by Ber
tha Lea McKenzie, 416 Board
man st., and Jesse Austin Mitch
ell, Grants Pass, which collided
at the intersection of East -Ninth
st. and South Central ave., and
cars operated by William Victor
Kidson, Central Point, and John
Marshall Thomas, 2307 North
west Hoyt st., which collided' at
the corner of North Bartlett and
East Third sts., according to city
police.
Mitchell was cited, by police
for failure to yield the right of
way to oncoming traffic. No one
vas injured in either accident..
Price War Drops Milk
Down To 15 Cents Quart
Miami Beach, Fla. (U.R) A
price war may be giving Miami
Beach housewives the cheapest
milk in the nation.
Two food stores, next door
neighbors, are battling it out
while the customers cheer. One
of the stores has milk down to
15 tents a quart.
. The Department of Agricul
ture in Washington said it knows
of no other city where milk is
being sold so cheap.
The competition here is a los
ing thing. Both stores said they
are paying the producer 25
cents a quart,
Tribune
Price 5c No. 229
Tennessean Plans
Fight in Number
Of State Primaries
California Election
To Provide Showdown
Washington U.R) Sen. Estes
Kefauver announced formaliy to
day that he is a candidate for
the 1956 Democratic presiden
tial nomination.
The lanky Tennessean told a
crowded news conference he
again will wage a "vigorous cam
paign" for the highest office in
the land even though he failed
to win his party's nomination
in 1952.
Kefauver said in a prepared
statement that he will fight for
the nomination in "a number of
state primaries ... as many as
I can." The statement did not
identify these primaries, how
ever. To Enter California Primary
Kefauver later told newsmen
he definitely will enter Cali
fornia's primary June 5. This
will provide a direct showdown
with Adlai E. Stevenson who
already has announced he will
enter the contest.
-The senator also made it clear
that he win enter "the primary
in New Hampshire where he
launched his 1952 drive for the
Democratic nomination by de
feating then President Truman.
On other primaries, however,
Kefauver said he wasn't yet
ready to announce his intentions.
Kefauver is the third Demo
crat to announce formally for
the party's 1956 nomination. The
others are Stevenson, the 1952
standard bearer, and Gov. Frank
J. Lausche of Ohio, who announced-
this week that he will
enter Ohio's presidential primary
as a favorite son candidate. Gov.
Averell Harriman of New York
also has announced that his
name will be placed in nomina
tion at the National Convention,
but he insists he is not an 'active'
candidate.
Kefauver pledged in his nomi
nation statement that, as a can
didate, he will "seek to maintain
the spirit of unity which now
permeates our party." .
But he added that he will, as
in the past, attempt "to advance
the forward-looking, progressive
traditions of the Democratic
party which characterized the
administrations of Presidents
Roosevelt and Truman."
"We must continue to seek
solutions to great social prob
lems in human terms, something
which the Republicans . have
signally failed to do," the sena
tor said.
In his statement, Kefauver
attacked GOP policies as they
affect business and the farmer.
Central Point Church
Provides Bible Service
The Community Bible church
of Central Point has installed an
automatic telephone answering
device to provide a Bible verse
for the day.
The Bible verse may be heard
by dialing NOrmandy 4-1616 day
or night. The Rev. Paul ,0.
Kroon, pastor, said anyone was
welcome to dial for the daily
Scripture selections.
Road Conditions
Prospeet Pavement bare;
- raining.
Siskiyous Carrying chains
advised; half-inch new snow;
3Vi inches roadside; snowing;
plows working.
Green Springs Slush on
pavement; snowing; one inch
roadside.
Crater Lake National Park.
Chains advised on Highway
62;- chains or snow tread tires
required Annie Springs to rim;
snowing; 4 inches ' new; 56
inches present depth; skiing
conditions good. .
Allied Statements
Affirm Western
Right To Berlin
West German Dealers7
Truck Confiscated
Berlin (U.R) The Wern Al
lies said today in a statement
they will hold the Soviets re
sponsible for four power agree
ments on Germany despite the
Soviet grant of sovereignty-, to
East Germany. , . O
The American, Briiish and
French embassies in Bonn issued
separate statements affirming
their right to Berlin soon after -West
German scrap dealers dis
closed the Communists had
seized 11 westbound trucks
worth $183,000 in another ef
fort to force recognition of the
East government.
Soviet Contention Rejected
The Big Three statements re
jected the contention of Soviet
Ambassador G. M. Pushkin that
East Germany can limit Western
Allied rights in Berlin as threat
ened recently by. both the So
viets and the German Commu-'
nists.
The embassies said the West
ern powers made itfclear to the
Soviets in their note to Moscow
Oct. 3 that "they continue ' to
hold the Soviet government re-.
sponsible for the obligations as
sumed by it in four power agree
ments regarding Germany."
They said this remains the
position of the West.
A spokesman for the scran-
dealers association said Commu
nist customs guards were hold
ing the trucks at the Commu
nist Marienborn checkpoint at
the Western end og the 110-mile
highway from isolated Berlin.
He said the dealers were told
they would have to pay "huge
fines" or face outright confisca
tion of their trucks. He said the
scrap shipments ther contained
already have been seized by the
Reds.
Documents in ord
ine action is strictly politi
cal," the spokesman said. "There
was nothing wrong with the
truckers shipping documents.
When we inquired at the East
German customs office about the
matter we were told "You will :
have no trouble if your ministry '
talks to our ministry.' "
Mrs. Fong, Reyes
Given Life Terms
Portland (U.R) Sherry Fong
today was sentenced to life in
prison for "the 1954 slaying of
16-year-old Diane Hank. She was
convicted last week of second
degree murder.
Irvin Goodman, Mrs. Fong's
attorney, was granted 10 days
in which to file motions to set
aside the verdict and obtain a
new trial. - &
Mrs. Fong showed little emo
tion when Circuit Judge Alfred
P. Dobson pronounced sentence.
Her husband, Wey Him Fong, ' .
faces trial later on a murder
charge in connection with the
girl's death.
torvallis (U.R) Martin B.
Reyes, 23, Seattle, today was
sentenced to .life imprisonment
for the Oct. 24 slaying of James '
R. Appelgate, 39-year-old Ben
ton county posseman. .
Reyes was found guilty earl
ier this week of second degree
murder. He took sentencing with
a calm external appearance
which marked his week-long
trial.
Reyes and Sonny Shadd had
escaped earlier from the Eugene
jail. Shadd was captured in Cor
vallis before the shooting. Reyes
was captused in Monmouth 24
hours after Appelgate was shot.
DOW-JONES AVERAGES
New York U.R) Dow-Jones
final stock averages: 30 indus
trials 482.08 up 1.36, 20 rails
161.36 up 0.36, 15 utilities 64.37
off-0.25, and 65 stocks 171.07
up 0.26. Sales today were about
2,310,000 shares compared with
2,260,000 yesterday.
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