Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 9, 1956)
0 0 fo)M fo) M MM LTD v V L 1 1 Nlft Eft Mm J Medford Onltcd Press Full Leased Wire 50th Year 14 Pages ike s Decision On Washington (U.R) President Eisenhower returned to the "full swing" of the presidency today. He still hasn't decided finally whether to run for reelection. How he reacts to a stepped-up pace of work will be one of the determining factors. He soon will get down to brass tacks discus - sions with his advisers on the second term issue. 9 On Job Early Mr. Eisenhower, obviously in vigorated and rested after an 11 day vacation at Key West, Fla., was on the job at 8 a.m. and spent one of his busier days at the White House since his Sept. 24 heart attack. The White House buzzed with activity, reflecting Mr. Eisen hower's informal news confer ence statement at Key West yes Mew Jordan Demonstrations King Reaffirms Authority With New Government Jerusalem (U.R) Jordan radio announced today that King Hussein has appointed a new government in Amman to "re affirm the authority of law and discipline" in his riot-torn coun try. New-demonstrations "were re ported in Damascus, Syria, and in Jordan after a week end of anti-Western rioting which sent Americans fleeing to the Israeli sector of Jerusalem. American sources said no Americans were injured. But four Marine sentries were sent to reinforce the guard at the U. S. Consulate in the Jordanian sector of the city. Jordan's new Premier, Samir E. Rifa, was sworn in by King Hussein. He called an immed iate cabinet meeting to find ways of ending the Communist and Nationalist-led uprisings against the pro-Western Baghdad Pact which have toppled two other governments in a month. Communists Blamed In a broadcast statement, King Hussein mentioned the "wave of disturbances throughout this brave country," but did not iden tify those who took part. However, previous Amman broadcasts have identified "Com munist elements" as being re sponsible for much of the vio lence. This view was underlined to- day when the British Foreign Office in London said "A certain amount of Communist activity" helped promote-the Jordan riot ing. A curfew imposed throughout Jordan in the wake of the vio lence, which Syrian press reports jjsaid resulted in 11 killed, 38 -wounded and 294 injured, was lifted for two hours today. Pilgrims Enter Gala The move was made to permit pilgrims stranded in Jordan while on Epiphany visits to the holy places of Christendom to return to Israel through the Mandelbaum Gate in Jerusalem However, only 15 Israel Greek Orthodox pilgrims made their way back before the curfew was reimposed. The returnees said the Arab Legion fired shots in the Jordan sector of Jerusalem again today. OSome 500 to 600 Israeli Arabs and hundreds of other visitors, mostly from Syria and Lebanon, were still marooned in Jordan. Washington U.R) -2 Ameri can officials said today there is some evidence that Communists have helped organize anti-West ern demonstrations in Jordan. They declined to say what the evidence is or haw conclusive it is. The United States, meantime, C3 awaited an official answer from Jordan to an American protest against "inadequate" police pro tection for American lives and -rTTrorfv in .TnrHan Tbp firmest .uk..vj - " - - 1 I was made3 yesterday by Secre tary of State John Foster .Dulles MEDFORD, OREGON, -MONDA eGctson terday that he was ready to re sume full operations, although he still must undergo a series of medical checkups. He told newsmen yesterday that his health is one of the key factors in formulating a final de cision whether to seek reelec tion. He said his answer might come before March 1 or it might be later. Economic Message Discussed The President started off to day with an hour-long confer ence with Dr. Arthur F. Burns, chairman of his Council of Eco nomic Advisers. They talked about the economic message he will send to Congress Jan. 23. He also planned tentatively to hold a full-dress news conference sometime next week. The U. S. News and World Re- WILLIAM E. HEALY To Resign on March 1 Healy Quits Job As Aide To Newbry Salem (U.R) William E. Healy, assistant secretary o f state since 1947, submitted his resignation today to Secretary of State Earl' T. 'Newbry, ef fective March 1. Healy said he had no definite plans for the future but expect ed to be able to make an an nouncement in the next 30 days. Before his appointment as as sistant secretary of state, Healy was manager of the Ashland Chamber of Commerce. For sev eral years he was in the news paper business in the state of Washington. As assistant secretary of state, Healy has handled many ne gotiations with other states on reciprocity on motor vehicle li censes, a subject on which he was considered an outstanding authority, one of the best posted men in the nation on reciprocity. Newbry was in Ashland today and not available here for com ment on whom he might appoint to succeed Healy. Mineiti Appointment Goes Before Senate Washington (U.R) Presi dent Eisenhower formally sent to the Senate today the contro versial nomination of G. Joseph Minetti, a Brooklyn Democrat, as a member of the Civil Aero nautics Board. : Minetti, now0a member of the Federal Maritime Board, would succeed Josh Lee. He was named for a six-year term. Minetti had been given a re cess appointment but his swear ing in, scheduled for the day congress reconvened,, was defer red after Sen. A. S. Mike Mon roney (D-Okla.) insisted that the Senate should first pass on his qualifications. Nugget in Gizzard Of Grants Pass Goose Grants Pass (U.R) The goose didn't lay a golden egg but it had a golden nugget in its giz zard. Tne tiny nugget was found by Mr. and Mrs. Raymond M. Stover in the goose they had for New Year's dinner. Stover be lieves the nugget came from a chicken lot where geese had been feeding. ork port, in a copyrighted article, re ported, that three out of five heart specialists who replied to a survey believe the President is physically able to serve a second term. 181 Fail To Reply It said 141 specialists thought he could serve while 93 felt he would not be able physically to do so. Of those polled, 181 did not reply and 29 did not "an swer directly the questions pre sented." The survey was con ducted for the magazine by Ben son and Benson, Inc., Princeton, N. J., an independent research organization. The American Medical Associ ation had urged in an editorial in the AMA Journal that the questionnaires be thrown in the wastebasket by doctors receiv ing them. Eastern Seaboard Turned To Ice By Freezing Rain New York (U.R) A bluster ing storm carrying snow, sleet and rain coated highways from Maine to Virginia with treacher ous ice today, causing numerous traffic deaths and cutting auto mobile and bus transportation at least in half. . , ; . ........ At least nine persons were reported dead in the wake of the storm which was the winter's worst on the Eastern Seaboard. Two Air National Guardsmen were reported missing in a bomber tha disappeared off Long Island. Deaths were reported in Maine, New York, Massachu setts, Connecticut and New Jer sey. The storm was the result of a near-hurricane disturbance in the Atlantic between the U. S. coast and Bermuda. New York City and its sprawl ing suburbs were the hardest hit, with only 800 of the city's 1700 buses running at the morn ing rush hour. The Transit Au thority said the transportation tie-up was the worst since the memorable sleet storm of 1949. Police department switch boards were flooded with minor accident calls. Orders went out to motorists to slow down, cars crept along treacherous streets or stalled helplessly. In New York City, Dr. Wil liam Jansen, superintendent of schools, cancelled all school buses. Pedestrians found walk ing on some streets virtually impossible. Dozens were hos pitalized with injuries from falls. Scores of automobile accidents occurred along the Eastern Sea board. The drizzle so tine it could be called a mist began falling late last night, glazing streets and sidewalks with a danger ously slippery film. The film began to disappear during the morning rush hour as tempera tures rose suddenly in the freak ish storm. Despite the icing, warm moist air covered much of the area early today and spread rain as far west as Ohio and West Vir ginia. Temperatures were below freezing in most of Dixie, and high winds lashed the coastline. Nixon Will Celebrate 43rd Birthday Tonight Washington (U.R) Vice President Richard Nixon cele brates his 43rd birthday at a party tonight at which most of the top Republicans are expect ed to attend. Among the antici pated 400 guests will be all the GOP congress members, all members of the Cabinet, and of ficials of the Republican Nation al Committee. It is doubtful that President Eisenhower will be there, however. Corvallis (U.R) Walter Schwedler manager of the Wash Ore. Turkey hatchery at Port land, has been elected vice-president of the National Turkey federation. RIBUNE United Press Full Leased Wire Price 5c No. 248 Welfare Chairman Comes to Defense Of Blanche Lyman Letter 'Vindictive A.S.V. Carpenter Says Alfred S. V. Carpenter, chair man of the Jackson County Pub lic Welfare commission, today added his voice to the defense of Mrs. Blanche Lyman, ousted administrator of the welfare de partment, here. In a cablegram to the Mail Tribune from the Virgin islands, where he is vacationing, the eommission chairman stated that "Blanche Lyman has been an efficient, hardworking and loyal administrator of Jackson county welfare,' and has had a loyal and devoted 'staff." He added that the letter of dis missal, sent to Mrs. Lyman by J. A. Luihn, chairman of the state commission, is "vindicative and inaccurat e," and "has shocked me." Endorses Letter "I endorse the letter of Jan. 4 of the county board," he con cluded. Mrs. Lyman's discharge fol lowed an investigation of the local welfare department arising out of the arrest of Harley Hueb ner, a former employee of the commission, who was convicted on a bad check charge, and ac cused of misappropriating funds in connection with his welfare duties.' Luihn's letter said Mrs. Lyman "failed to fulfill the ad ministrative responsibilities" of her office, "lacked loyalty to the department," and hindered the performance of the functions of the state commission. The day after her dismissal became known, ; four members of the local conlmissiok.. signed a letter to the state' commission," defending Mrs. Lyman, , and at testing to her honesty and in tegrity. It was this letter whch Carpenter endorsed. Those sign ing the letter were County Judge Rodney Keating, co-chairman of the commission; County Commissioner L. G. Morthland, and members Mrs. A. P. Klom haus, Rogue Riyer, and H. D. Christensen, Medford. Letters to the state commis sion protesting its action regard ing Mrs. Lyman, including that of the local commission, have been acknowledged briefly, but no further action has been taken. Civil Defense Leader To Discuss Flood Aid Col. A. M. Sheets, director of the Oregon state civil defense agency, was to arrive here this afternoon to discuss administra tion of federal funds in repair ing flood damage. Representatives of the federal defense agency and the bureau of public roads are expected to accompany Sheets. They will confer with Maj. Gen. Joseph Hicks, county civil defense di rector, and other county offic ials. Federal funds have been made available for financial as sistance for work essential to "preservation of life and prop erty," such as clearing wreck age and debris on public prop erty and damaged public facil ities, and replacement of dam aged civil defense equipment. Los Angeles (U.R) Appoint ment, of Dr. Peter H. Odegard, former president of Reed College at Portland, Ore., to the team that will survey the University of Nevada has been announced by Dr. D. E. McHenry, survey director. Oregon Traffic Accidents Kill Four Over Week End By UNITED PRESS Four Oregonians died as the result of week end traffic acci dents from Friday night through Sunday night. Three of the vic tims were women. Orville Halverson, 30, Mon mouth, died in a Salem hospital early today from injuries suf fered in a two-car collision about three miles north of Monmouth. His wife, Marcia, was reported in serious condition. State police said Halverson, a deaf mute, apparently was caughtf between the car be had been driving, which had become stalled on the highway at the entrance to his home, and the Ike's Message Features Plan For 'Soil Bank' Long Range Diversion Of Cropland To Trees Washington (U.R) Presi dent Eisenhower today offered Congress a nine-point farm pro gram featuring a billion dollar a year "soil bank" plan aimed at reducing the nation's "moun tainous surpluses" of wheat, cotton and other crops. The sail bank plan is design ed to bring about an immediate "voluntary" cut of about 20 per cenf in the acreage alloted to farmers for major surplus crops, and a lang range diversion of about 25,000,000 acres of . crop land to trees, grass and other conservation planting. . Mr. Eisenhower said this two way incentive system is the best way to reduce farm production and begin paring down the $7, 500,000 pile of surplus commod ities, which he described as the "main" reason for declining farm prices. Opposes Rigid Supports He did not put' a time limit on the soil bank program, but said the payments for cutting wheat and cotton acreage should "continue for three or four years during which time these huge crop carryovers should decline to normal levels." The President stood firm on the administration's controver sial flexible price support pro gram. He asserted that the rigid high supports which some farm state lawmakers want to restore were a principal cause of creat ing present surpluses. He did advocate on major change in the price support sys tem, however, placing a "dollar limit", on the size of government support' loans to keep huge com mercial farms from cashing in on protection which he said was intended for "family farms." Other Recommendations In a 7,000-word special mes sage, Mr. Eisenhower also recommended: Exempting farmers from pay ing . the ..two" cents a gallon .fed eral tax on gasoline used on the farm; New legislation to give the government greater freedom in disposing of surplus commodit ies at home or abroad, including trade with Iron Curtain coun tries; A 25 per cent boost in agri cultural research funds to find new markets- for farm products; A number of specific adjust ments designed to "strengthen" the government's existing pro grams for supporting prices and limiting production of individu al crops, including corn, wheat, cotton, rice and peanuts. He urged Congress to enact the "full program" he proposed last year for helping the nation's 1000 lowest-income farm coun ties to raiste their living stand ards by attracting industry and training farm youths for other work. He also promised that the government will see to it that adequate credit "remains read ily; available" to -farmers, and announced he will submit rec ommendations later for expand ing the "Great Plains program to fight erosion in the 10-state West ern dust bowl-" How Soil Banks Work Mr. Eisenhower said the . "sup ply and demand conditions for soybeans and flax seeds are now such as to warrant an increase in the price support levels for these crops in 1956." . He said Secretary of Agriculture Ezra T. Benson will announce the high er support levels "shortly." The soil bank plan would in clude two phases: 1. An "acreage reserve" pro gram, which Agriculture De partment officials estimated would cost about $400,000,000 a year. It is aimed at bringing about an immediate reduction of about 20 per cent in the acre (Continued on Page 3) car in which Mrs. Denise Reden, Monmouth, was driving. Mrs. Reden was treated for a lip in jury. Mrs. Margaret A. Headley, 46, Newberg, died from injuries suffered near southwest Port land Saturday night when she was struck by a panel truck. Delora Lydia Neuschwander, 19, Harrisburg, was killed Fri day night in a collision four miles north of Harrisburg. Mrs. Anna Dallas, 70, Canby, was injured fatally Friday night when struck by a car while walking along the. edge of the highway at New Era- . TESTING OF HARBOR signed for four-man crew, Acapulco Returns To Normal After Series of Quakes Acapulco, Mexico (U.R) This coastal resort city return ed to normal today after a series of 10 earthquakes frightened residents and tourists yesterday. Thirty five persons were in jured, three . seriously, in the quakes, but no deaths were re ported. Police said no Americans were hurt. One building collapsed and several fires broke out in the poorer sections of the city. Another major quake hit parts of Southern; Peru and Northern Chile. Flying Glass Hurts Many Tourists, many of them Amer icans, streamed into the streets when the ground began to lurch at Acapulco. Flying glass caused many minor injuries, but it was not known whether any Ameri cans were, hurts. . ' ' ' One new home on the shore was shaken to. rubble in a few seconds. Street lights burst under the impact of the tremor, showering glass on the pave ment, v . The San Diego Union said it had a report from an American in Acapulco that four Mexicans were killed when a building collapsed. Another strong quake jolted Arequipa, Peru, smashing win dows. Reports from Arica, Chile, said the tremor cracked . and toppled walls. Threat of Flooding Eases in Oregon Portland (U.R) The threat of flooding streams eased con siderably today with cooler weather and only moderate rain fall over western Oregon. The weather bureau said a new storm would move inland over Oregon today, but that it was only moderate winter in tensity. State police said slides had been-cleared from, most Oregon roads, but advised chains in all mountain passes. A second ary highway closed by a slide Saturday night between Park Place and Carver was still un usable Sunday. Installation of an army Bailey bridge over collapsed Salmon Creek highway : bridge on U.S. 99 north of Vancouver, .Wash., was completed Sunday morning. Police said traffic was moving in both directions over the army span. - City Planners Slate Zone Change Hearing The Medford planning com mission at its 7:30 p.m. meeting today will hold a public hearing on rezoning the section of Laurelhurst addition which was annexed last year. City officials previously sur veyed the area to determine zones applicable. Also on tonight's agenda is a report on recommendations for an agricultural zone. 2 Announce Candidacies For Legislative Offices Salem (U.R) C. E. Red Nichols, a Portland barber, filed his candidacy for democratic state representative from Mult nomah county today. Elections division head Dave O'Hara said the petition of R. E. Chapman, Coos Bay, for the Democratic nomination for state senator from Coos and Curry counties also was received. DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York (U.R) Dow Jones final stock averages; 30 in dustrials 279.74, off 5.94; 20. rail roads 158.69, off 2.44; 15 util ities 63.61, off 0.43; 65 stocks 169.38, off. 2.10. Sales, today were about 2,700,000 shares compared with 2,570,000 Friday. Washington (U.R) Sen. Richard L. Neuberger (D-Ore.) said he is offering a second re search internship on ; his staff here- Graduating seniors inter ested in political science are el igible for one-year internship which begins Sept. 1. The salary is $3987. DEFENSES is task of U. S. Navy's new midget submarine. De- ; dual control system permits one-man operation. (Internatumal) Investigation of Al Sarena Claims Resumes Tuesday A Senate' subcommittee head ed by Sen.' W. Kerr Scott (D-NC) will resume its investigation in the Al Sarena Mines, Inc., case in Washington, D. C, tomorrow, according to dispatches . from Washington. ' Scott, who announced the hearing, claims the Al Sarena corporetion purchased about $500,000 worth of federal tim berlands in Rogue River Nation al Forest for $2,355. The com pany has 23 claims, 15 of which have been disputed, in the Elk creek mining district. Charges 'Scheme' Scott said hearings in Port land 1 last November "very strongly indicates the depart ment of the interior concocted a High Court Rules On Habeas Corpus Washington (U.R) The Supreme Court today upheld in two separate cases the principle that a federal . court should grant . a hearing to a prisoner who claims he got an unfair trial in state courts. ' Both actions tended to broad en the application of the writ of habeas corpus, the ancient guar antee of Anglo-Saxon law against wrongful imprisonment. ' . . In ope' case, the high court unanimously ordered a hearing for a Pennsylvania prisoner, Stephen J. Herman, who claim ed that state police forced him to confess to burglary, larceny, forgery and other charges. State courts had refused to give Her man a habeas corpus hearing. In a similar case, the court left standing a ruling by the Ninth U. S. Circuit Court of Ap peals granting a federal ' court hearing to Albert Gonzales, a Seattle man accused of murder. Gonzales charged police beat him to obtain a confession. He took his plea to federal courts after state courts ruled against his request for a habeas corpus hearing. The court recessed until next Monday without acting on four major national security cases on its docket. . Meteorite Seen in Valley Last Night A bright meteorite or shoot ing star, in the west about 5:20 p.m. yesterday was wit nessed by some local resi dents. The meteorite descended fairly rapidly in what appear-' ed to be a southerly direction, shortly after sunset. Mrs. John B. Lynch, 139 Kenwood ave., .and her two children reported they saw, the object She said it was huge compared to most shoot .ing stars, and described it as pale greenish or bluish in color. . Another witness reported the meteorite to have a yel ' lowish hue as the color of burning sulphur book match. Klamath Falls (U.R) A "flying saucer," the fixs of 1956 in this area, was report ed by Klamath and Lake county residents yesterday. State ' police said residents reported seeing a "fast-moving illuminated object" cast ing an "eerie green light" at about 5 p.m. Sunday. It dis appeared within a few - min utes over hills west of Klam ath Falls. .... Weather FORECAST: Partly cloudy to night. Increasing cloudiness Tuesday morning with rain by afternoon. Low tonight 38. High Tuesday 43. Temp. Highest yesterday 46 Lowest this morning 30 scheme to deal from the bottom of the deck and pass under the table about one half million dol lars worth of publicly owned timber to a private company." Scott declared that ,. about $100,000 worth of timber has been cut from 473 acres. h4 said the mining corporation bought for $2,355. He said the company told the government it planned to develop possible gold and sil ver deposits, and that about $400,000 worth of timber re mains. Charles P. McDonald and Her bert McDonald, owners of the corporation, late last month said the $100,000 worth of timber is "several hundred per cent off" but did not elaborate. Invited To Hearings ; . The McDonald brothers', who live in Medford, are among wit nesses invited to appear at the Washington hearings, according, to the dispatch. Also invited to appear are Rep. Harris Ellsworth (R-Ore.) and D. Ford McCor mick, a private mining engineer McCormick lives near Eagle Point. Scott listed several witnesses scheduled to appear. They in clude R. H. Appling Jr., Spo kane, Wash.,' employee of: the bureau of mines; J. R: Thoehen, " Norris, Tenn., bureau employee formerly stationed in Washing ton; Thomas Miller, acting direc tor of the bureau; R. E. McArdle, chief of the Forest service; M. E. Volin, Ann Arbor, Mich., chief of research of the University of Michigan school of mines and former northwest director of the bureau of mines, and Philip Ga briel, Mobile, Ala., an official of the Al Sarena Mines. Inc. ' Following the Portland hear ings, Scott issued a statment in which he said that study of the testimony there revealed "con ditions and activities in the de partment of interior that are un believeable." r - Scott said the 15 claims dis puted were originally turned down, but the case was reopened by the interior department m 1953. Medford Man Is Year's First Polio Patient Jackson county's first polio victim of 1956, a 33-year-old Medford man, is recovering at Community hospital from a mild, paralytic form of the dis ease. His condition was reported to be good. The county had five cases of polio last year, according to Dr. A. E. Merkel, county officer. Business To Be Good in 1956, Bank Head Claims Portland (U.R) The presi dent of the First National Bank of Portland said today that busi ness will be good this year but perhaps not as good as in 1955. C. B. Stepenson, addressing the Chamber of Commerce, cit ed a tightening up on housing credit, a reduction in automo bile production and a prediction of some further recession in farm prices as warning signals on the economic horizon. Frozen Food, Cannery Companies Tell Merger Portland U.R) Merger of the Northwest Frozen Foods as sociation with the Northwest Canners association was approv ed today by the former group at its annual meeting here. Can ners approved consolidation last week. The two groups have about 65 member firms is Oregon, Wash ington and Idaho and pack prod ucts worth about $261,000,000 a year.. . , Northampton, Mass. (U.R) Playwright Theodore S. Cox, 49, who won an Oscar for co-author ing the movie "The Greatest Show on Earth," committed sui cide in a Veterans' hospital here today.
