TWELVE MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Friday, January 20. 1956
th Year as Secretary of State in Center of Controversy
Dulles
Starts
Foreign Policy
Attacks Claimed
Bothering Official
Washington (U.R) John
Zoster Dulles observed his third
nniversary as secretary of state
today in the center of a growing
political controversy over the
Eisenhower administration's
foreign policy.
Dulles, who will be 63 next
month, knows enough of the
political facts of life not to be
caught unaware by his position
on the hot seat. But the intensity
of current attacks on him is
bothering the secretary a bit.
- Some Democrats, including
Adlai E. Stevenson, have called
on President Eisenhower to dis
miss or discipline Dulles for his
recent statements, in a Life
magazine interview, that the ad
ministration dared to walk three
times to "the brink of war" in
Asia to deter Communist aggres
sion. Mr. Eisenhower, far from re
pudiating Dulles, defended him
vigorously at his news confer
ence yesterday and called him
"the best secretary of state I
have ever known."
Unfortunate Expressions
The President said he hadn't
read the Life article and didn't
know whether it contained any
"unfortunate expressions." But
he said he has "complete faith
in Mr. Dulles"and knows he is
"devoted to peace."
But Sens. Mike Mansfield CD
Mont.), William E. Jenner (R
Ind.) and John Sparkman CD
Ala) called today for a congres
sional review of foreign policy.
Most of Dulles' troubles can
be traced to his particular knack
for authoring, directly or indir
ectly, phrases such as "massive
retaliation," "agonizing reap
praisal," "brink of , war," "un
leashing Chiang Kai-shek," etc.
These Dulles-initiated slogans
have made Democrats and Amer
ican allies see red.
The surprising thing is that
hardly any of Dulles' troubles
stem from off-the-cuff remarks.
Most have come in speeches or
other carefully prepared state
ments. This unusual twist has
prompted one administration of
ficial to quip,- "When Foster
makes a mistake, it's carefully
prepared."
Many Supporters
Dulles, on the other hand, has
many supporters. They are
warm in their praise of his "cal
culated risk" strategy. They sub
scribe to Dulles' theory that po
tential aggressors must know in
advance that the United States
will fight, if necessary, to pro
tect its vital interests and moral
principles. ,
The secretary himself isn't
planning any frontal counter-assaults
on his attackers. Several
weeks ago he appealed for bi
partisan support during the 1956
campaign and asked that "poli
ticking" on foreign policy be
avoided.
He simultaneously granted the
now famous "brink of war" in
terview to Life as a way to get
back at his attackers. This week
he disavowed any intention to
take to the political stump. He
will leave that job to his sup
porters. ,
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WHITE HOUSE AIDE This
is the "Blow Your Top" doll
that Presidential Secy. James
Hagerty used to answer
reporter's request for com
ment on Adlai Stevenson's
statement that President
Eisenhower should repudiate
John Foster Dulles' "brink-of-war"
statement. Hagerty
squeezed the doll and its
head, on a paper shaft, shot
into the air.
Area Students Listed in
College Who's Who
Ashland Four Southern Ore
gon college students from Jack
son county were selected recent
ly for Who's Who in American
Colleges and Universities.
Basic requirements for the
honor are junior or senior stand
ing, excellence and sincerity in
scholarship; leadership and par
ticipation in extra curricular ac
tivities, citizenship and service
to the school and promise of
future usefulness to the school.
Those chosen were Isobel Carr,
16 Florence ave., Medford; Ron
ald Lamb, 1518 West Main st.,
Medford; Beth Askew, route 1,
box 502, Gold Hill, and Richard
Dickenson, 726 King st., Medford.
Dan Thornton To
Hold Press Session
Here Next Month
Dan Thornton, former Color
ado governor, will hold a "meet
the press" session at the Jackson
hotel Feb. 7, when he will visit
Medford to speak at the Jackson
County Lincoln club dinner, ac
cording to Mrs. Frank Bash,
chairman of the county Republi
can Central committee.
Thornton has confirmed plans
for his visit here, Mrs. Bash said.
He will be guest at a luncheon
of the Ashland Chamber of Com
merce at noon Tuesday, Feb. 7.
He will arrive here early that
morning.
Paper Representatives
The "meet the press" session
will be for representatives of all
news papers including high
school and college publications.
The session will start at 4 p.m.,
Mrs. Bash said.
The Central executive com
mittee, Mrs. Bash said, has been
advised by Representative Har
ris Ellsworth that the Farmers
Home administration will be ac
cepting emergency loan appli
cations for processing in connec
tion with the recent .flood. Offi
ces are located in the Manchell
building in Grants Pass and in
the new post office building. in
Eugene.
Ellsworth told the committee
application blanks for loans
may be secured from those of
fices. He said: "I shall continue
to do everything I can to further
promote the development of
flood protection in the fourth
district and trust that you or any
others will feel free at all times
to write me concerning any
problems."
Mrs. Bash said the first edi
tion of the Oregon Republican
Yearbook will be on sale at the
Lincoln Day banquet.
Storms Damage Ore.
Caves Parking Aree
Storms during December,
1955, caused an estimated $22,
000 damage at Oregon Caves Na
tional Monument in Josephine
county, it was announced today.
Most of the damage was Ao a
parking area near the caves.
Slides covered some of the area
while other . portions of it slid
away.
Other damage was to about
700 feet of trail inside the caves
and water and electric lines
broken by slides.
Ex-Oregonian Pleads
Guilty to Extortion
Sacramento, Calif. (U..i
William Ellis, formerly of Hills
boro, Ore., today faced a pos
sible sentence of five years in
prison and a $5000 fine after
pleading guilty yesterday to a
charge of attempting to extort
$10,000 from a wealthy Sacra
mento lumberman.
The court set -probation hear
ing and sentencing for Feb. 2.
Ellis also admitted helping to
plan a similar extortion attempt
against a Portland banker, E. C..
Sammons, in 1954.
The bittern puffs up its loose
feathers when danger threatens
in order to look more formid-able.
POISON OAK?
Try a Bottle of ZEMACOL
You must be satisfied or your money
cheerfully refunded. Get a bottle to
day at WESTERN THRIFT.
Authorities Probe Fire
Killing Two Children
Battle Ground, Wash. (U.R)
Authorities today probed the
ruins of a farmhouse two miles
east of here for a cause of the
fire that took the lives of two
small children yesterday.
Dead were Randy Meisner, 5
and Jackie Meisner, 5 months,
the sons of Mr. and Mrs. William
Meisner Jr. Mrs. Meisner res
cued three other children from
the flaming home that was out
side the protection of an organ
ized fire department. Equipment
from Battle Ground failed to
reach the scene in time.
Ike Looks Healthy,
Summerfield Declares
Portland ;U.R) Postmaster
General Arthur Summerfield
terms President Eisenhower "the
healthiest-looking convalescent
1 ever saw.",
Summerfield arrived here
last night to attend tonight's
SlOO-a-plate dinner which will
be addressed by the President
via closed circuit television.
Summerfield parried questions
on his choice of a nominee if
Mr. Eisenhower does not seek
re-election. "I hope he runs,"
he said.
Merchant Patrol Is
Discussed at Ashland
Ashland The Ashland city
council was divided Tuesday
night on a request for an ordi
nance licensing private .merc
hant patrols for the city. The
question was re-referred to the
police committee for study and
recommendation. -
Request for the ordinance was
made by Ray Koch, representing
the Forest Green Detective
agency of Medford, who said
that although it was not neces
sary an ordinance be enacted,
he preferred to come into the
city under such provision.
Council members argued the
need for a merchant patrol.
Councilman Harry Morris said
that "if the merchants feel it is
necessary we can get another
police patrolman."
Mayor Richard Neill said he
did not believe the majority of
business men want a merchant
patrol. Councilman Ken Jones
said, however, that he believed
an ordinance would be a good
thing because it would "give the
city some . control."
Koch told the council he plan
ned to begin contacting bus
inessmen this week informing
them that a merchant patrol will
be available.
Central Point Forms
Boat Rescue Unit
Central Point Kneut Wern-
mark, Central Point, was elect
ed head of a boat rescue unit
which was organized last night
in Central Point at a meeting of
county civil defense officials
and others interested.
Equipment for the 25-man
unit, including harpoon guns,
cables and cable cars, will be
budgeted by the county civil de
fense. Private boats will be used
and 15 trucks are to be assigned
for the work.'
The unit will be used for gen
eral rescue and disaster work,
according to Maj. Gen. Joseph
Hicks, county civil defense di
rector. It brings to three the
number of civil defense units in
operation in the county. Other
units are in Rogue River and
Shady Cove.
Wall Street
New York U.P.) Stocks de
clined today for the eighth ses
sion out of the 14 so far in 1956.
Oils and rails were big losers.
Losses through the general list
ranged to more than two points.
Today's closing prices on se
lected stocks:
American T & T 179Tb
Anaconda 66Vfc
Chrysler 79Vs
Curtiss Wright 21 Vz
General Electric ... 534
General Motors '. 43 Vz
Montgomery Ward - 85
Penn R R 23 Vz
Penney J C 96 Vz
Radio - 42
Southern Co ....:....: :.- 19
Southern Pacific 52
S Oil of Calif 87Vz
Texas Gulf Sulphur .... 35
Transamerica , 3934
Tri-Continental ..... 25
United Aircraft 65 V4
U S Rubber 50z
U S Steel 52?i
Youngstown 8iVz
Daily Weather Report
Sunset tonight 5:08 p.m. Sunrise
tomorrow 7:34 a.m.
FORECASTS
Medford and vicinity: Mostly cloudv
with a few showers tonight. Rain Sat
urday morning becoming showerv
Saturday afternoon and night. Con
tinued mam. io w tonight 40. High
Saturday 52-50.
Wester Oregon: Cloudy with inter
mittent rain through Saturday. Little
temperature change. Low tonight 40-
t. tuzn. Saturday 45-o6.
Northern California: Rain thrnnsrh
Saturday. Snow over high mountains.
Heavy amounts of DreciDitation likelv
north of Ukiah and Red Bluff and over
extreme northern Sierras. LitUe tem
perature change.
LOCAL DATA
TEMPERATURE: Mean . yesterday
44: above normal 7.
Record high this date 60 in 1912.
Record low this date 8 in 1937.
PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to mid
night .29 inch. Midnight to 10 a.m.
.19 inch.
Total this month 4.22 inches, 2.67
inches above normal.
Total since Sept. 1. 19.86 inches, 9.95
inches above normal.
HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 87,
highest this a.m. 100.
CITY High Low Prec.
Brookings 51 49 .99
Crater Lake 34 26 .51
Grants Pass 52 44 .18
Klamath Falls 45 32 .27
MEDFORD 48 40 .35
Portland 52 41 .48
Back Stairs: Idea for Building Again
By MERRIMAN SMITH
United Press While House Writer
Washington (U.R) Backstairs
at the White House:
Some lower echelon officials
have been kicking around an old
idea putting up a new office
building to bring all of the White
House offices under one roof.
This idea crops up periodical
ly, but usually dies in fancy un
der the stern stare of Congress.
Current discussions have a
two-fold long range aim get
ting "business" as such away
from the White House proper,
and getting such scattered
branches of the executive offi
ces as the Bureau of Budget
and the Council of Economic Ad
visers under one roof or in a cen
tral building.
This would give the presi
dential family greater privacy,
according to the people discuss
ing the plan now. The plan, inci
dentally, has not reached the
White House staff level.
One highly unlikely idea being
batted around is for the presi
dential family to have either a
separate residence away from
the White House or an apart
ment in the new consolidated of
fice building, transforming the
present White House proper into
a museum and the site of formal
state functions.
Seattle 47 41 .40
Spokane 35 30
Yakima 37 32 .20
Eureka 59 51 .37
Red Bluff 51 47 .34
Sacramento 53 48 .37
San Francisco 53 50 .38
Los Angeles 64 53
40
22
30
63
24
29
.05
21
Phoenix 48
Denver 43
Chicago 34
Miami 74
New York 34
Washington. D.C 34
FIVE-DAY FORECAST
(Through Jan. 25)
Western Oregon Temperatures ave
raging much above normal with highs
mostly 44-58 and lows 35-45. Recur
ring rains with total precipitation ave
raging 1-2 inches.
Northern California Intermittent
rain with snow in mountains. Tem
peratures above normal.
Court Records
More than one million acres
of tillable land go into non-agricultural
use in the United
States every year.
Bolivia gained her freedom
from Spain in 1825.
POLICE COURT
Charles Henry Hoyt, violation of
basic rule, sio.
Jack J. Ansures. violation of basic
rule, $10; failure to stop at stop sign,
55.
Glenn L. Linn, failure to yield right
of way, $10.
Jackie L- Simcox, failure to yield
right of way, S10.
Earl H. Halseybrook, violation of
basic rule, $10.
Robert H. Jones, failure to yield
right of way, S10.
Stephen G. Crippen, violation of ba
sic rule, $10.
William N. Kime, violation of basic
rule. S10.
George T. Dunphy, violation of ba
sic rule, S10.
Harry Samuel Furch, . violation , of
basic rule,S10.
Billv F. Stewart, violation of basic
rule, $10.
Frank O. Sims, failure to stop at
railroad' crossing, S5.
Jack P. Germann, violation of basic
rule. S10. - - -
Benjamin J. Jenkins, Violation of ba
sic rule, S10.
Culbert A. M. Stothers, violation of
basic rule, S10.
Stella Shepherd, no operator'! li
cense ,S5. - '
Margo E. Lageson, violation of basic
rule. S10. - .-
Jack W. . Royce, violation of basic
rule, $10. ,
Elmer J. Krause. failure to leave
information at scene of accident, $100
bail.
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK:
Portland (U.P.) Cattle for week
3735. Choice and prime 1080 lb. fed
steers $20.50; good steers $16.50-17.50;
commercial $15-16; good choice started
feeders $16-16.50; canner-cutter cows
S6.50-8.50; utility commercial bulls
$14-15.25.
Calves for week 300. Good-choice
vealers $21-27, few S23, one $28.50;
utility-commercial vealers $12-19, culls
down to $7; good calves $16-17.50.
Hogs for week 3625. U.S. 1 and 2
butchers 180-235 lb. $13-13.25; No. 2
and 3 lots $12-12.75: heavier and light
er weights $11-11.75: sows 350-550 lb.
$9.50-10.50: heavy feeder pigs Sll.
r, Sheep for -week 1600. Mostly choice
fed wooled lambs S18.50-18.75: good-
choice $17-18. utility $15: good-choice
feeder lambs $14.40-16; 70-lb. feeders
carrying fat end $17; good-choice $5-6,
The men who are discussing
such a plan can save their time.
It won't work with an economy
minded Congress. A responsible
official in the White House says
suggestions of this type cannot
even be regarded seriously at
this stage of governmental af
fairs. One fallacy is the reasoning of
the planners is that the White
House should become entirely a
museum and a place of state.
These fellows must not have
been through the place in recent
years. Half the house is a mu
seum now and tourists by the
thousand pour through it daily.
The Eisenhowers have their
personal quarters on the second
and third floors, but the rest of
the house proper is pretty much
on display five days a week.
An official wise in the ways of
presidents says that the first
chief executive to work up
enough courage to establish a
residence outside the. - White
House will be a president with
several young children.
The White House as presently
constituted would be a difficult
place in which to raise a family,
what with the tourists rambling
around the place in the morning
hours and the public constantly
peering through the fence at any
thing or person moving within
the south grounds.
On the other hand and as a
practical matter, Mr. Eisenhower
himself has set up a separate
residence in Gettysburg. , When
the winter weather eases a bit,
he'll probably spend most week
ends there and Mrs. Eisenhower
can be expected to remain in
Gettysburg for weeks at a time
whether he runs again or not. .
As for the White House offices,
they are uncomfortably over
crowded at present and there is
pressing need for more space.
Many of the offices have mush
roomed into the old State De
partment Building across West
Executive ave. This means a con
siderable amount of time lost as
officials and secretaries trot
back and forth across the street
during working hours.
A large central building cer
tainly would answer a lot of
White House problems. But the
big " question is --where? : To, put
such' a project into action would
require . months of study and
planning even before a request
for an ' appropriation could be
put up to Congress. -
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PORTLAND PRODUCE
Portland (U.P.) Eggs To retail
ers: Grade AA large 57-59c; AA me
dium, 52-56c; A large, 55-57c; A me
dium, 51-55c; A small 47-50c; carton,
2-3c additional.
Butter To retailers: AA grade
prints, 66c lb.; cartons, 67c; A prints,
66c: carton, 67c; B prints, 64c.
Cheese To retailer: A grade Ched
dar, Oregon singles, 401-i-4512c: 5-lb.
loaves, 4612-491,2C Processed Ameri
can cheese, 5-lb. loaf, 39 'a -41c lb.
Farm Market
Most dealers today quoted slightly
higher values for Deschutes district
potatoes with No. lA's listed to $3.25
a hundred-weight to wholesalers with
No. 1 bakers to $3.75 with No. 2s to
$2.75: lettuce held about steady at
$2-2.50 a carton with few packs at
$2.75 extreme.
Neuberger Asks Refusal
Of Idaho Power License
Washington KU.R) Sen. Rich
ard L. Neuberger (D-Ore.) yester
day asked the Oregon Hydroelec
tric Commission to refuse to
grant a state license to Idaho
Power Company for construction
of low head dams in the Hells
Canyon reach of the Snake
river.
. The Federal Power Commis
sion has granted licenses to the
power company to buna tnree
dams on the river and prelimin
ary work on one dam already is
underway. v
Neuberger, in a telegram to
Hydroelectric Commission, said
sanctioning of Idaho Power's
program would not be in the
best interests and welfare of the
state. .-"
Poultry, Rabbits
Live Chickens To growers (No. 1
quality f.o.b. Portland): Fryers, 2l.i to
4 lbs., 23-24c; at farm. 22-23c; roasters,
24c lb. f.o.b. Portland; light hens, 18c,
heavy hens, all wts., 25c; old roosters,
ll-14c.
Dressed Chickens No. 1 dressed to
retailers: Fryers, New York style, 36
37c lb.; whole drawn, 42-45c cut up,
47-52c; hens, light type. New York
style, 30-31c; cut-ups, 42-46c; hens,
heavy type. N.Y. style, 36-37c; whole
drawn, 45-49c.
Turkeys To producers: Fryer tur
keys, live weights, 27c lb.
- Dressed Turkeys To retailers, nom
inally A grade young hens, 55-56c lb.,
eviscerated. A grade young toms, 46
50c lb. eviscerated, depending on
weight; eviscerated fryer-roasters,
57c lb.
Rabbits (Average to growers, f.o.b.
killing plant) Live white, 3?4-4Vi lbs.
23-26c: 5-6 lbs., 18-21c; colored pelts,
4c under; old does, 10-14c lb., a few
higher. Fresh killed fryers to retailers
58-61c lb.; cut up 62-65 c. -
PORTLAND HAY, GRAIN
Portland Wholesale hay prices: No.
2 green alfalfa, baled, f.o.b. trucks,
Portland, S40-42 ton.
Prices as reported by the USDA
market news service: Wheat, No. 2 soft
white, $74 ton: No. 2 white oats, 38-lb.
test. Coast delivery, $56; No. 2 West
ern barley. $47 f.o.b. Portland Coast
delivery; soybean meal, $78 ton. de
livered Portland; standard millrun,
$42.50: No. 2 yellow corn. Eastern
shipments f.o.b. Portland. $61.50.
DISTRICT COURT
-Alviri J. Paudois. overload, $35.
John J. Paudois, defective clearance
lights, $10.
Leonard R. Johnson, overload. $20.
Albert F. Johnson, overload, $44.
Homer J. Hylton, overload. $31.
Harold J. Evans, failure to stop at
stop sign. $10.
Alden A. Marrs, violation of basic
rule. S12.50.
Dennis M. Burns, violation of basic
rule. $10.
Albert J. Conner, no stop light. $10.
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