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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
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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.