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Eisenhower's Remarks at Key West Causes Republicans To Fret By LYJUE C. WILSON United Press Correspondent Washington (U.R) Presi dent Eisenhower's Key West comment on' his political future is being ana lyzed here as though it were a newly dis covered o'n e act play by Shakespeare. No one knows for sure what Mr. Elsenhow er actually meant by his auty and public office. There is one passage, however, which frets his Republican friends con siderably. It was that one in which he referred to the possi bility that aoman in his condi tion might die in office. Fret is hardly the word for it. It is causing some real un happiness. It was a passage to ward the end of the Key West news conference in which the President said: "Remember this: Now, it is not merely what the doctors say to someone else, what the doc tors say to me. It is a very crit ical thing to change govern- Lyle C. Wilson Orange Crop To Be Under Last Year Washington (U.R) The Agriculture department has es timated the early and mid-season orange crop at 66,965,000 boxes, the same as indicated on Dec. 1 but about 2,000,000 boxes less than last season's crop. Valencias were forecast at 63, 050,000 boxes, 2,000,000 less than a month earlier. The grapefruit crop was plac ed at 46,200,000 boxes, an in crease of 1,000,000 boxes over a month earlier. California lemons were fore cast at 13,200,000 boxes, 6 per cent below last season. The department said the indi cated production of all oranges for five states for 1955 was 130, 015,000 boxes. Production by states: California, 36,000,000 boxes; Florida, 91,000,000 box es; Texas, 1,800,000 boxes; Ari zona, 1,000,000 boxes; Louis iana, 215,000 boxes. The grapefruit production by states: Florida, 39,000,000 box es; Texas, 2,200,000 boxes; Ari zona, 2,400,000 boxes; Califor nia, 2,600,000 boxes. The department estimated De cember milk production at 9, 023,000 pounds and 1955 pro cd ii-d-i on at 124,462,000,000 pounds. Egg production in December wa3 estimated at 5,467,000,000. The production for 1955 was es timated at 67,355,000,000. Portland U.R) City Com missioner Stanley W. Earl, 46, has filed for reelection to the post he has held since 1952. ments in this country at a time that it is unexpected we ac custom ourselves and so do for eign governments, to changing our government every four years, but . always something happens that is untoward when a government is changed at oth er times. "It is a rather startling thing. They tell me that there was even some disturbance in the stock market at the time I got sick." The point raised by Mr. Eisen hower is precisely the campaign issue Democrats will most ur gently press if he is a second term candidate. They must be cautious and discreet about it. But they will get over to the voters this line of argument: '"Sure, Ike is a great guy. But suppose he dies. Look at that Medford Tribune Second Section MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1956 Pages 1-6 Patterson's Recommendation for Oregon Official on 9CC Said Quietly Buried By A. ROBERT SMITH Mail Tribune Correspondent Washington Gov. Paul Pat terson's recommendation of an Oregon official for a seat on the Interstate Commerce commis sion here in the nation's capital has been quietly buried by the Eisenhower administration. . The governor last month sent President Eisenhower the name of Clifford W. Ferguson, who is rail transportation director for the Oregon Public Utilities com mission. Patterson urged that Ferguson be named to fill a va cancy on the ICC. 1 A high official of the adminis tration told this reporter "there isn't a chance that Ferguson will get th?t position." None From Oregon Patterson had pointed out to the president that currently none of the commissioners on the 11-man body are from Ore gon, whereas Oregon had been represented for many years by the late Clyde Aitchison, who served until July 10, 1952. But the administration official in a position to know about the ICC vacancy explained: "The West already has three men on the commission. It can hardly expect more than that." He was referring to Owen Clarke of Yakima, Wash., John H. Winchell of Colorado, and Howard G. Freas of California. All three men are Republicans appointed by President Eisen hower to serve 7-year terms. Although there is no rule re quiring wide geographical spread of the membership of the ICC, it is commonly observed in the president's selections of commissioners, :;1 - --' ' '"' ' Two From Midwest In addition to the three west erners now serving, there are two from the midwest Iowa and Indiana; two from the south Texas and Georgia; one border state Kentucky; and one easterner Connecti cut. "The next commissioner will probably come from one of the big eastern manufacturing stat es, possibly Pennsylvania or New York," the administration source predicted. A second factor weighs heav ily against Ferguson, it was ex- Quotes From the News By UNITED PRESS Hollywood Grace Kelly, to reporters questioning her about any change in her career plans because of her forthcoming mar riage: "I had planned to do a play next year but I now have cancelled that plan." Washington Chairman Philip Young of the Civil Service commission, testifying about the security check on government employees: "Rarely does an individual get tagged with being a security risk. Most of those doing the most shouting tagged themselves." Philadelphia Mrs. Gertrude Silver, in admitting she arranged the abortion attempt which killed her daughter, Doris Jean Os trecher: . " "When you love your child, you will do anything for that child." Washington House Republican Leader Joseph W. Martin Jr. (Mass.) after attending a meeting with President Eisenhower and House and Senate GOP leaders: "This was not a political meeting. Chicago Adlai Stevenson, on President Eisenhower's nine point farm program: "The President's message is recognition, at last, that the farmer needs help at least in an election year." Miami Police Chief Walter Headley during a heated Miami Board of Review meeting discussing a photograph of Marilyn Mon roe in a bathing suit: "I don't see anything obscene about the human breast." Miami Mrs. Regina McLinden, chairman of the Board of Re view, replying to Headley: "Neither do I, but let's keep the. breast in its place." . New York Former Vice-President and former Agriculture Secretary Henry Wallace on the President's soil bank proposal: "I am quite enthusiastic about it." pans sr ' : "iri 1 TOP VALUE TODAV TOP RESALE TOMORROW I Once again, Olds sets the trend for tomorrow with a brand-new, double-duty "Intagrille Bumper" design! Give OldsmoMe a thorough going-over for every detail you-demand in your new car. You'll find Olds out ahead in every way! Stunning Starfire styling with the functional beauty of new "Intagrille Bumper" design! Plus the new Rocket T-350 Engine for pace-setting power and performance! 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Complains of Cross-Fire During the recent freight car shortage, one high ICC official complained bitterly to this re porter about what he regarded as the political cross-fire the ICC was caught in between Oregon state officials and the state's two senators. Ferguson then was serving as- counsel for the gov- ernor s emergency committee which was appointed to take ac tion to alleviate the boxcar shortage this past summer and fall. iuu otticiais felt they were doing all in their power to dis burse all available cars equit ably over the western rail sys tems, including the Southern Pacific. Since Ferguson was cast in the role of spokesman for the governor's committee, he had to deal with ICC officials- and, this official made clear, he had not made any friends at the ICC in the process. Whatever the root of the an tagonism may have been, the result has clearly served to scratch Ferguson from the list of potential candidates for the $15.. OOO-a-year vacancy on the ICC. fellow running with him. Do You want him in the White House in a year or so?" The Democrats are going to campaign against the vice-presidential nominee, no matter who he is, if Mr. Eisenhower again heads the Republican ticket. It is an issue which will require careful handling because, liter ally, it is a matter of life and death. Voters could be offended if it were overplayed. Why, in heaven's name, some Republicans are asking today, did the President raise the issue himself? The Democrats now have a handy campaign quote from Mr. Eisenhower, himself, to pass on to the voter. It looks like a substantial political mis play, one of the few charged against the President. Moreover, if he was surpris ed that the stock market bob bled a bit at his heart attack, he was among the very few grown men and women who could not have predicted with much confidence that a presi dential heart attack would jar the market. 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