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By LYLE C. WILSON
Uniied Press Correspondent
Washington (U.R) The sud
den sunburst of confence that
President Eisenhower may run
ions, such as:
1. Mr. EisenTiower has about
converted to the idea that the
Democrats w-ill sweep 1956 if
he withdraws.
2. The President would not
require more than a reasonable
chance of survival to take on a
second term. He would balk,
however, if he felt that another
four White House years might
invite lingering incapacity.
3. Neither Mrs. Eisenhower
nor the President's esteemed
younger brother, Milton, is like
ly to determine the issue. The
decision must be, finally, by the
one most concerned.
4. Mr. Eisenhower feels that
his administration has developed
an overall domestic program,
but especially in the areas of
spending and taxation, which
must be completed to avert na
tional disaster.
5. As a West Point graduate
and a senior American military
figure, Mr. Eisenhower has been
trained to respond instinctively
to such as might be regarded a
duty.
Group Did Most
These are some of the substantially-held
opinions of some
of the men who did the most to
put Mr. Eisenhower in the White
House and are most eager that
he may be willing and able to
seek another term.
Among those who exchanged
views on the 1956 Republican
prospects were Gen. Lucius Clay,
board chairman of Continental
Can Co.; presidential chief of
staff Sherman Adams; Attorney
General Herbert Brownell Jk.;
former Gov. Thomas E. Dewey
of New, York; and Vice President
Richard M. Nixon.
Dr. Paul D. White's optimistic
report last week end on Mr.
Eisenhower's present and prob
able future vigor gains added
significance when measured
against the judgment of the top
Ike-men as to the factors likely
to govern the President's 1956
decision.
These men and the powerful
political and moneyed interests
they represent are wholly com
mitted to Mr. Eisenhower for
1956, if he will go. Privately,
most or all of them say the party
must have him. They would not
want to be in the position, how
ever, of dragooning an ailing
man.
The tie binding these men to
gether would break with a snap
heard coast-to-coast if the Presi
dent pulled out. Two of the
group are possible Republican
presidential nominees if Mr. Eis
enhower withdraws. The two
are Dewey and the Vice-President.
Dewey withdrew from politics
when he left the governor's
chair in 1954. It is no reflection
on his integrity to recall that
he withdrew with equal empha
sis toward the end of his second
term as. governor in 1950. He
was trapped by events in 1950
and ran again, not merely to
regain the governor's office, but
to launch and to help support
the Eisenhower -for- president
boom. He is counted the party's
ablest administrator.
It is no reflection on Dewey,
either, to report that he definite
ly figures now in speculation
for 1956 if Mr. Eisenhower is
not a candidate. Nixon's avail
ability, if his chief takes a walk,
is well known " and there is
much evidence that he would
be Mr. Eisenhower's choice In
that event.
But Nixon and the other top
drawer Ike-men are becoming
increasingly confident that the
President finally will say: Yes!
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tions. Th round robin developed
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WARM WELCOME is given Richard Tenneson by mother,
mQ Portia Howe, when he arrives at Minneapolis after stay
ing two years in Comraunist China rather than return with
other Americans captured by Reds in Korea. (International)
Quotes From the FJgvs
By UNITED PRESS
Milwaukee, Wis. Nicholas Suvaka on being charged with
burglary after admitting he took clothing from a store to give to
homeless bums:
"I wanted to see the , boys have the clothes they need for
winter." '
Birmingham, England Bernard Payne, secretary of the Bir
mingham Psychic Research society, on the hunt for "Charlie." a
300-year-old, eccentric ghost:
, "Our team will have some very modern electronic devices to
catch him if he appears."
London Shirley Crawford, a voluptuous, 20-year-old blonde,
on a dance she performed in nothing buifa coat o'f silver paint be
fore postal workers in a government building:
"I decided clothes spoiled the effect, so I just wore my paint."
Washington House Republican Leader Joseph W. Martin Jr.,
on whether President Eisenhower will run again in 1956:
' "I believe he is going to run because I know the man. I know
the conditions that have been formed, not only in America but in
the world, and I think he will not fail his country when they call
upon hint."
Berlin Pvt. Willie J. Holden, 19, of Poplarville, Miss., on his
acquittal at a court martial on charges of striking an East Berlin
comedian who called him "an American swine":
"I could have hit hi harder."
New York Basketball coach Frank McGuire of North Caro
lina, who has nine New York players on his team, commenting on
the wide use of "Yankee" players on Southern college teams:
"We at North Carolina are known as the 'Flatbush Tarheels.'
Duke is known as the 'Pennsylvania Tarheels,' and North Caro
lina Slate as the 'All-American Tarheels.' "
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Second Section
Final Estimate Made
On Corn, Wheat Crops
Washington (U.R) The Agrl
culture Department's final pro
duction report of the year yester
day fixed the 1955 corn crop at
3,184,836,000 bushels and the
wheat crop at 938,159,000.
The final corn crop estimate
compares with last month's fore
cast of 3,182,870,000 bushels, last
years' revised production figures
of 3,010,248,000 bushels, and
1944-53 .average production of
3,080,115,000 bushels.
The final wheat estimate, made
up of 705,372,000 bushels of
winter wheat and 232,787,000
bushels of spring wheat, com
pares with November estimates
of a 195,528,000 bushel crop,
689,403,000 bushels of winter
Republicans Start
Fund-Raising Effort
Washington (U.R) Republi
cans will start fund-raising ef
forts for 1956 campaign on Jan.
20 with dinners in 51 major
cities. ,
The GOP National Finance
Committee has announced the
coast to coast dinners will be
linked together by a one-hour
closed telecast featuring ranking
members of the Republican par
ty as speakers.
The dinners also will observe
the third anniversary of Presi
dent Eisenhower's inauguration.
Vice-President Richard M.
Nixon will speak at the dinner
in Chicago, Treasury Secretary
George M. Hurnphrey will speak
in New York, and Presidential
Assistant Sherman Adams will
speak in Hartford, Conn.
MEDFORD, OREGON,
wheat and 226,125,000 bushels
of spring wheat.
10-Year Average
Last year the total wheat har
vest was 984,846,000 bushels. It
was made up of 804,349,000
bushels of winter wheat and
180,497,000 bushels of spring
wheat. The 10-year average of
winter wheat output was 867,
390,000 bushels while spring
wheat 10-year average produc
tion was 286,683,000 bushels for
a total of 1,154,073,000 bushels.
The oats crop was set at 1,
575,736,000 bushels, compared
with last year's 1,497,045,000
bushels and 10-year average of
1,323,321,000 bushels.
The barley crop was estimated
at 390,969,000 bushels, compared
with 370,502,000 bushels in 1954
and 10-year average of 266,918,
000 bushels.
Rye was estimated at 29,187,
000 bushels compared with 1954
produ.tion of 24,320,000 bushels
and 10-y ear-average of 21,097,
000 bushels.
Other 1955 production esti
mates: Flaxseed. 40,638,000 bushels,
compared to the 1954 crop of
40,808,000 bushels and the 10-year-average
of 35,898,000 bush
els. Potatoes: 381,631,000 bushels,
compared to the 1954 crop of
356,031,000 bushels and the 10
year average of 401,146,000.
Sugar beets: 12,498,000 tons,
compared to the 1954 crop of
14,082,000 tons and the 10-year
average of 10,431,000 tons.
Apples: 105,293,000 bushels,
compared to the 1954 crop of
109,854,000 bushels and the 10
year average of 106,402,000
bushels.
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20,
Brownell Renews
Cain Probe Demand
Washington (U.R) Atty.
Gen. Herbert Brownell Jr. de
manded anew yesterday that the
Subversive Activities Control
Board look into a charge of bias
and prejudice against one of its
members, former Sen. Harry P.
Cain, (R-Wash).
. Brownell filed with SACB a
motion calling upon the agency
to reopen the case and decide
whether Cain is qualified to pre
side at a current Communist
front case against the Washing
ton Pension union.
Cain described Brownell's ac
tion as "almost unbelievable."
Brownell said his demand was
based on new evidence consist
ing of statements made by Cain
before a Senate committee in
1949, while he was a senator,
and an article Cain wrote about
the Union in the November, 1955
issue of Coronet magazine.
Washington Prisoners
Playing Santa Claus
WaUa Walla U.R) Some
Washington state prison inmates
are playing Santa Claus this
year to several boys and girls
who might otherwise lose faith
in St. Nicholas.
They are the children who
addressed letters to Santa Claus
in care of the North Pole. Ordi
narily, these letters are sent to
the dead letter office in Spokane
by Walla Walla postal authori
ties. This year, however, several
prison inmates are giving their
time and talent to make small
gifts for each youngster who
wrote Santa at his North Pole
headquarters. The cost of mate
rials is being covered by an
anonymous Walla Walla resi
dent, prison officials said.
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Tribune
1955
Pages 1 to 10
Travel Within US Jumps
4Vi Per Cent in Past Year
Washington (U.R) The Na
tional Association of Travel Or
ganizations has reported that
travel within the United States
jumped about 4Vi per cent dur
ing 1955. People may travel even
more next year, it added.
The organization said Ameri
cans will have spent more than
13 billion dollars in out of state
travel in this country during
1955.
SAFETY BELTS
Des Moines, la. !(U.R The
America Fire Insurance Group,
is equipping its fleet of 1,600
passenger cars with safety belts.
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