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EIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Tuesday, December 27, 1955
Government Issues
Handbook On Parly
Of U.S. Communists
Washington OI.fi) .The Sen
ate Internal Security subcom
mittee today issued a detailed
100-page handbook on the Amer
ican Communist party "to coun
teract current misinformation."
The booklet stressed the' 1953
finding of the Subversive Ac
tivities Control board that the
Communist party in the United
States is controlled by Russia,
seeking world conquest and the
destruction of the American
government.
The subcommittee said that
the Communist party is not a
political party because it de
mands rigid discipline, restricts
its membership, seeks to con
trol or destroy other organiza
tions and its power comes down
from the top not up from the
people.
Anti-American Conspiracy
"It is in fact a Russian-inspired,
Moscow dominated, anti
American, quasi -military con
spiracy a'gainst our government
our ideals and our freedoms,"
the handbook said.
It sa?d in today's complex
civilization, "one can readily
conceive the potentialities for
the reaction of chaos, in such a
group.
The handbook, which is be
ing distributed on request, also
set two aims for an anti-Communist
program:
1. "Re-education" of Commu
nists by persuasion to make
them "sane and constructive
citizens."
2. Invoking the full power of
the law against "recalcitrants"
to deter others from joining the
party who do not yield to per
suasion. Communist Tricki
The booklet gave "criteria
which will be useful in spotting
a Communist front." It said
such an organization probably
will have a nucleus of party
members or "reliable sympa
thizers" and may get publicity
from the Communist press and
other aid from the party, coop
erate with the party and other
fronts and supply revenue di
rectly or indirectly to the Com
munists. The subcommittee also listed
"tricks employed by Communist
fronts when faced With the
threat of exposure or prosecu
tion." It said the organization
may change its name, threaten
its exposers or dupe prominent
citizens into defending it.
"Communist fronts, when
identified, will immediately and
vigorously deny, the charge,"
the booklet said.
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TRIGGERED BY HEAVIEST RAINS in 15 years, disastrous
floods are sweeping coastal areas of northern California,
forcing thousands to flee homes. A state of emergency "has
been declared in Humboldt and 6el Norte counties (from
Garberville to Oregon- line) and in city of Ukiah. Eel, Klam
ath, Russian and Napa rivers have burst banks, inundating
scores of thousands of acres. Underscored cities are inun
dated, with residents seeking high. land. (International)
Oakland Drama Critic
Accidentally Killed
Oakland, Calif. (U.R) C. A.
Wood Soanes, drama critic of
The Oakland Tribune for 34
years and dean of critics on the
West Coast, accidentally shot
and killed himself yesterday at
his home here. He was 60.
His body was found at the
back of the house by a cousin,
Lloyd Mullan, 52. Soanes had
been shot with a .38 caliber pis
tol.
Soanes recently returned from
an extended trip, to Spain where
he had gone to recuperate from
a heart attack he suffered '14
months ago.
Before he became a drama
critic, Soanes had worked for
several years on the .Tribune
and before that was a theatrical
press agent.
At the Tribune he wrote a
dailjg column and edited" a Sun
day drama section.
Survivors include his widow,
Joan, and two children, Mrs.
Robert Taft, of Weston, Conn.,
and Elwood Soanes of Castro
Valley, Calif.
Dead line Sunday Classified Is at
noon Saturday: 10 a.m Monday for
Monday: otnerdavs 5:jo Drevious day
Ship, Dock Operators
Survive High Waters
Portland (U.R) Ship and
dock operators in the port of
Portland reported today that
they had come through the un
usual winter highwater period
with minor damage and all dis
abled craft was either safe in
port or en route to port under
escort.
Both the Willamette and the
Columbia rivers began a slow
decline yesterday after carrying
off the bulk of upstream runoff.
The freighters Liberty Flag
and Olympic Pioneers reported
they no longer needed Coast
Guard assistance and were en
route to Puget Sound ports.
The Olympic Pioneer reported
she had split her deck plates
en route from Tacoma to Red
wood City. She was ordered
back to the Puget' Sound when
heavy bar conditions kept her
from entering the Columbia.
Duke Snider's Mother
Dies of Heart Attack
Lakewood. Calif. (U.R Fu
neral services for Mrs. Florence
Snider, mother of Brooklyn
Dodger center fielder Duke Sni
der, who died at her Lakewood
home of a heart attack yester
day, will be held Thursday at
Moreland Mortuary in Lynwood,
Calif. In addition to her son,
Mrs. Snider. 49. is survived bv
her husband, Ward, and four
brothers.
Local Youth at
Veterinary School
Robert F. Wilcox of M'edford
is one of 14 students from Ore--gon
who are attending out of
state colleges for veterinarian
training.
Oregon, which has no veterin
ary, medicine school, is spending
516,800 this year to send the 14
students to the Colorado A and
M school and the State college
of Washington school of veterin
ary medicine for training.
At the same time, Oregon's
medical and dental schools will
receive $18,000 from four other
western states which are sending
11 students to Oregon for train
ing, according to Frank J. Van
Dyke of Medford, executive
committee, member of the West
ern Interstate commission for
higher education.
Van Dyke pointed out that
"by sending its veterinary stu
dents to other states, Oregon
saves the substantial cost of
building, staffing, and operating
its own veterinary school. At the
same time, it fulfills its obliga
tion to provide high quality pro
fessional training for Oregon
students at the lowest" possible
cost."
Money received from other
states sending students to Ore
gon contributes financial help to
both the dental school, which
has 10 out-of-state students and
the Medical school, which has
one student. Van Dyke said an
increase of out-of-state students
in the medical school is expected
because of a new teaching hospi
tal. Van Dyke said the commis
sion, which has offices in Boul
der, Colo., has 137 students from
seven states studying in profes
sional schools of other western
states.
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Portland Banker Dies
After Long Illness
Portland (U.R) Former
Portland banker Willis Kellogg
Clark, 66, died yesterday in Phy
sicians and Surgeons hospital.
He had suffered from an ex
tended illness. '
Clark served in both World
Wars and . was a graduate of
Yale university. He was born
in Rochester, N. Y., and moved
to Portland in 1914. For three
years he was president of the
University club and was a mem
ber " of the American Legion
for 38 years. He was president
of the Portland Bond and Stock
Exchange in 1929.
Survivors include the widow
and two daughters. .
SYRIAN EARTHQUAKE
Damascus, Syria (U.R) An
earthquake hit Damascus.' nd
other Syrian cities in two three
second waves today. There was
little damage.
Seven Ships Sunk,
Missing In Violent
Japan Wind Storm
Tokyo (U.R) A violent win
ter wind storm ripped across
Northern Japan today after rak
ing the eastern seaboard and at
least seven fishing ships and a
freighter were sunk or missing.
Kyodo News Service reported
four Japanese dead, including
one victim who froze to death in
savage winds and bitter cold. At
least 35 persons were missing, 33
of them at sea.
U.S. Air Force search planes,
a U.S. Navy destroyer and Jap
anese Coast Guard vessels
plow"ed through mountainous
waves and wind-swept skies
hunting the icy Pacific for sur
vivors. Breaks Vessel
A helicopter piloted by 1st Lt.
Herbert. G. Gates, Kansas City,
Kan., battled 30-knot winds to
pluck 14 Japanese seamen from
the 188-ton - freighter Handa
Maru. Giant waves broke the
vessel in two.
Japanese Coast Guard vessels
saved eight more sailors from
the freighter, but 10 others were
lost and presumed dead.
The helicopter, flying against
winds twice the strength usually
permitted for copter operation,
hovered only 15 feet above the
white caps to haul one sailor
from the bridge and eight from
the fantail.
The U.S. destroyer Ozbourn,
working in 40-foot waves, res
cued three men from the Dai
Nin Shinya Maru but another 21
crew members were feared lost.
Nation's Colleges
Get $507,000,000
New York (U.R) The nation's
colleges and universities receiv
ed $507,000,000 in gifts and
grants during the 1954-55 fiscal
year but fell $100,000,000 short
of estimated annual needs.
The $210,000,000 grant re
cently made by the. Ford Foun
dation to the nation's private
colleges and universities was
not included in the survey which
ended last July 1.
An announcement made yes
terday, said the $507,000,000
was 50 per cent more than was
given in 1951-52.
The survey was made by the
Council for Financial Aid to
Education s in cooperation with
the American College rublic
Relations Assn.. It was described
as the most extensive survey
ever made of philantrophy in
higher education.
. Taxes take about 25 cents out
of every dollar spent for the
purchase of an automobile in the
U.S. today.
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ABANDONED BY RESIDENTS, this is Guerneville, Cal., one
of largest resort centers on Russian River. Mighty flood has
forced thousands to flee to high ground. (International)!
Taken Care of at
Christmas Time
New York 4U.R) Last month
when a Nassau County Court
judge sentenced Percy the paint
er to 30 days in jail for being
drunk, Percy said, "That's fine
judge. That takes care of Thanks
giving. But what about Christ
mas?" " '
On his 57th arrest, Percy
Percy P. Ousterman as his name
appears on a lengthy police rec
ord checked in just a few min
utes before they started serving
turkey.
"I thought I'd missed Christ
mas," Percy,- who had just fin
ished a lost weekend, said. "I
thought I had a couple of days
to go." .
Internal Revenue Gets
Tax Forms In Mail
Washington (U.R) The sea
son of good cheer received a
body blow today.
The Internal Revenue Service
dumped 60,000,000 income tax
forms and instructions into the
mail. .
Tax officials said everyone
should have his form by Jan.
4. And, in case anyone forgets,
the expects them all back by
April 15.
- . Spokane (U.R) Dr. P. M. Dir
stine, 69, retired dean of the
School of Pharmacy at Washing
ton State College, died at his
home here yesterday.
French Stage Queen
Critically Hi
Paris (U.R) Mistinguett of
the lovely legs lay critically ill
here today and thousands of
Parisians gathered around news
paper stands to read reports of
her condition, andl revive mem
ories of her golden days.
The 82-year-old Mistinguett,
queen of the French variety
stage since the gay 90s, suffered
a stroke Christmas Eve while
spending the holidays with her
brother. Her son, Dr. Leopoldo
Lima Silva, said she suffered a
cerebral congestion.
Mistinguett at 82 still claims'
the "most beautiful legs in the
world." They were once in
sured for $3,000,000 and they
made her the star of French mu
sic halls where she was known
not only for her legs but for her
champagne smile.
Film On Russian Trip
In India Shown Today
London (U.R) A colored doc
umentary film ' on the trip
through India by Premier Niko
lai Bulganin and Communist
Party Chief Nikita S. Khru
shchev will be shown in all Mos
cow cinemas today, Moscow ra
dio announced.
The film is entitled "The
Friendship of Great Peoples.".
The broadcast said also that
the speeches of the two Russian
leaders during their tour of In
dia, Burma and Afghanistan
have been published in pamphlet
form.
' Great Smoky Mountains with
about 200,000 acres of still vir
gin timber, contain the most ex-,
tensive stands of virgin hard
wood forests and red spruce to
be found in the U.S.
ALMOST RECOWIRED '
.Hollywood U,R) Buster
Keaton, 59, deadpan comedian.,
of the silent movies, has almost,
completely recovered from a
gastro-intestinal ailment he suf
fered on Dec. 6, it was disclosed
today.
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In Crash of Navy Plane
Washington (U.R) The Navy
today identified two persons
killed, and two injured Sunday
in the crash of an AJ1 attack
bomber at Lajes Field in the
Azores. The dead included one
man from the West.
He was Aviation Ordnance
man James Carl Haddox Jr.,
son of James Carl Haddox, Irri
gon, Ore., and Mrs. Athol Vivian
Haddox, Portland, Ore.
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