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raw uM MMm u:M M jr JM ; - - ' - l , Elmo Smith Sworn In Today As New Oregon Governor Oath- Administered By Chief Justice Warner Salem (U.R) Elmo E. Smith of John ,Day was sworn ' in at 9:36 a.m. today as governor of Oregon, succeeding Paul Patter son, who died of a heart attack in Portland last night. Chief Justice Harold J. War ner of the Oregon Supreme Court administered the brief oath of office in a simple cere mony while Associate Justice William C. Perry, Secretary of State Earl T. Newbry, State Treasurer Sig Unander and ELMO SMITH Assumes Governoi's Duties Former Senate President William .... E. Walsh of Coos Bay listened. . Smith said he learned of Gov. Patterson's death about 11 p.m. from Ted Gamble in Portland and Ed Armstrong, the gover nor's administrative assistant, in Salem. . State ' police officer Bob Mil ton, stationed at John Day, drove Smith ,, to Salem. They arrived about 6 a.m., and Smith had but a short time to rest before going to the Capitol for the swearing in ceremony. Gov. Smith said Oregon "has lost a' great citizen. I will de vote every energy and effort to see that the sound administra tion of government which Gov. Patterson established is carried on. . Gov. Smith "said news of Pat terson's death hit him and also members of his family. He said his son and daughter had known Patterson for about as far back as they can remember. Smith had served with Patterson in the Oregon Senate. Gov. Smith said he did not know how soon his family would come here from' John Day, but perhaps today or tomorrow. Next In Line Smith, a Republican, as presi dent of the Oregon State Senate was next in line of succession under Oregon law. He served three terms in the Oregon Legis lature and was elected Senate president during the 1955 ses sion. Smith has been a news paperman for 22 years. He, pres ently publishes the weekly Blue Mountain Eagle in John Day. He was three times mayor of Ontario, Ore., and is a one-time airmail pilot who still owns and flies a plane. He was born on a cattle ranch near Grand Junc- 4. tion, Colo., Nov. 19, 1909, and ." was educated in Idaho; He served 18 months in the Navy in the South Pacific and Far East dur- ing World War H and was cited for a special mission to Manila at war's end. Smith is married and has a son and daughter. In the legisla ture he showed a special inter est in highways legislation. Funeral Services Slated for Governor Salem ' U.R) Funeral ser vices for Gov. Paul Patterson will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the House of Representatives in the state capitol. At the request of the ; family, friends wishing to make memor ials were asked to make contri butions to the Oregon Heart As sociation, 905 Southwest Taylor, Portland, or in care of their local postmaster. Details of the funeral services were not immediately 'available, the governor's office said. DOW-JONES .AVERAGES New York Dqw-Jones final stock averages: 30 industrials 437.28, up 2.54; 20 railroads 1 58.70, up 0.34; 15 utilities 68.uK, ud 0.20. and 65 stocks 168.32, up 0.68. Sales today were about 2,010,000 shares compared witn 1,900,000 yesterday. MEDFOKDBjsl B - JNE United Press Full Leased Wire .. ' . - "Jy ' : - d Press Pull Leased Wire 50th Year 20 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1,1956 "J No. 268 Plans Proceed For Lincoln Day Dinner Portland (U.R) Francis L Smith, chairman of the Multnomah county Republi can central committee, said to day "the committee will pro ceed with plans, for its Lincoln Day dinner, tomorrow . night despite the death of Gov. Paul Patterson last night. . Smith said the committee believed it would have been the wish of the governor. He said "the Republican party in Multnomah county will go ahead with even more determination and spirit than before." Speaker will be Ezra Taft Benson, Secretary of Agricul ture. Three Sentenced; 5 Others Appear In Circuit Court Two men were .sentenced to terms in Oregon State Peniten tiary; one received a suspended sentence, and six cases were continued in circuit court this morning before Judge H. K. Hanna. Clyde J. Mallory, 36, North Bend, was . sentenced to two years six months in the peniten tiary on a charge of burglary of the Earl Richardson residence, Medford, Dec. 25. Gilbert Emil Peterson, 56, Camp White, was resentenced to one year after a typographical error was discov ered in a previous arraignment. He is charged with having cash-' ed a fictitious check. Suspended Sentence ..v . v David Arthur Williams, - 24, Cottage Grove, received a one year suspended sentence on con dition he make prompt non-support payments. Charles Lavon Coffey, 18, Gold Hill, was bound over for sentencing after pleading guilty to. burglary not in a dwelling, involving the Oak Grove school. He was arrested by sheriff's dep uties, along with four juveniles, after a number of county burg laries. The case of three men,, arrest ed by sheriff's deputies this week for malicious injury to personal property, was continued pending receipt of reports from the federal bureau of investiga tion. They are Jesse M. Chan cellor; Jr., 21, 510 Marie st.; Benjamin V. Sanford Shearer, 19, and Richard Dean Randall, 20, both of . 927 Brookdale rd. The three allegedly broke two aerials and two mirrors off a car owned by M. J. Hornbuckle, Medford. Continued, awaiting FBI re ports were the cases of Arthur Raymond Huff, Jr., 19, Phoe nix, charged with burglary not in a dwelling, involving the Talent club, Talent, and Lau rence Earl Ericks, 32, Klamath Falls, charged with uttering and publishing a false check. Susan Smith Case Under Consideration San Jose, Calif. (U.R) The guardianship case of 3V-year-old Susan Smith, formerly of Port land, Ore., has been taken under submission by Superior Judge M, G. Del Mutolo. The judge indicated . that he might spend anywhere from sev eral days to two weeks consider ing the evidence in the case. Susan's aunt," Mrs. Ellen High- tower of Los Gatos, Calif., pe titioned to be named her guard ian on grounds that the mother, Mrs. Marjorie Smith of Portland, is unfit. $50,000 Damages Sought From Ashland Company A complaint asking $50,000 damages was filed in the county clerk's office yestefday by Duane : Mittelstaedt, Franklin county, Washington, against R. L. Athey and H. R. Morris, doing business as the Oak Street Tank and Steel company, Ashland. The complaint charges that Mittelstaedt suffered severe burns June 11, 1954, when he was struck by live steam from a steam cleaner being demonstrat ed on his farm by Morris, a salesman for the Ashland firm. Norwegians Grab 14th Russian Boat Inside Boundaries Report Fishing Fleet Hovering On Horizon Aalesund, Norway (U.R) The Norweigah Navy captured its 14th Russian fishing boat inside Norway's sea boundaries and ap parently forced the remainder of the Soviet fleet to retreat to the safety of the high seas. The lighthouse master at "Svin oey, 10 miles off the mainland, reported the Soviet fishing fleet had pulled back from Norwegian waters and was hovering on the horizon. He said the Russians gave no indication of making an other invasion of Norway's four mile territorial waters, i Demand Release . ' The Soviet government today demanded release of the 14 Rus sian fishing boats. Radio Moscow, heard in Lon don, called the incident "a mis understanding." . It said the ministry "expects a speedy consideration by the Norwegian authorities of this question and the release of the detained vessels." The three-day invasion had "cost" the Russians 13 fishing boats and one factory ship. Tor pedo and patrol boats were forced to open fire at least twice to prevent the Soviet poachers from escaping. The 14th Russian fishing boat was brought into this West Nor way port by a prize crew of Nor wegian sailors. The seizure brough to ' 850 the number of Soviet-"prisoners of war." -The "captives" included some 50 women. Deliberate Violation The tactics of the Soviet fish ing fleet led Norwegians to be lieve the invasion was a deliber ate violation : of Norway's sea frontier. Some fishermen here specu lated that the withdrawal may be only temporary. They , said the holds of the fishing boats may be filled to capacity with herring and they were unable to take more until the "mother ship" Tambov is released by Norweg ian authorities. The Tambov, whose captain hove to only after a warning shot was fired across the ship's bow, was captured Monday. It now is anchored, under guard, in Aalesund Fjord. : J Benson Says Live Hog Supports Won't Work Austin, Minn. (U.R) Secre tary of Agriculture Ezra T.. Ben son said today a government price support program to raise the farm value of hogs and cat tle a nickel a pound would cost about $2,250,000,000 annually. . A government price support program for live hogs and cattle "won't work," Benson said. "Such action would hurt more than it would ever help." Benson threw cold water on pleas for a government buying program of livestock to bolster sagging farm prices in a major speech prepared for delivery be fore the Minnesota-Iowa Swine Producers association. The speech followed a blunt warning issued at Chicago yesterday to pork processors to keep their marketing margins and profits in line and to pay farmers "as much as possible" for their livestock. Paul Patterson Died When Of Political Career Which Portland-OJ.R Paul L. Pat terson died just as he was about to embark on a new phase of his career in politics, a career that had always claimed his interest. He was a lifelong Republican. Born in Kent, Ohio, July 18, 1900, he moved to Portland with his family when he was eight years old and was a newsboy during most of his school days. His reputation as a tenacious debater was earned early in life. He won debating honors at Port land's Washington high school and was president of his gradu ating class there in 1918. He took his bachelor's . degree in business administration at Uni versity of Oregon in 1923 and his law degree at the same uni Ike-Eden Bsscuss wuelear E PRESIDENT GREETS EDEN President Eis enhower greets Anthony Eden (left) as the British Prime Minister arrived at the White cKay May To Testify Hearings Next Washington (U.R) A joint subcommittee . investigating a controversial' timberland and mining" Tease "; in "Oregon expected today to issue a formal - invita tion to Interior Secretary Doug las McKay to testify.- "McKay's undersecretary, Clar ence A. Davis, completed ' two days of testimony yesterday. But Subcommittee Chairman' W. Kerr Scott (D-N.C.) said he won't be satisfied that "the whole story has been told" about the so called Al Sarena case unless Mc Kay takes the stand. Letter Prepared A letter asking McKay to ap pear was being prepared, and Auto Accidents Hospitalize Two Two men were hospitalized for treatment of injuries received in traffic Occidents last . night in Medford. John Dee Hawley, 17, 824 West 14th st., received bruises and other possible injuries when his car struck the Montgomery Ward Co. ' building, 117 , South Central ave. about 1 a.m. City police said he told them he was "confused and irritated," when attempting a left turn off Cen tral ave. He was reported in good con dition today at Sacred Heart hos pital," where he was taken by Medforcl ambulance service. Allen Dale Cannon, 30, Al bany, was taken to Community hospital about midnight for treatment of a lacerated scalp received when a station wagon driven by Marville Straley, Eu gene, in which Cannon was Tid ing, collided at South Fir. and West Eleventh sts. with a parked truck owned by Everett Faber, 401' South Fir st. . ' Hospital attendants today said Cannon's condition was good. versity in' 1926. From then on he practiced law in Hillsboro until he became governor and moved to Salem. Married in 1927 In 1927 Patterson ; married Georgia Searle Benson who sur vives, along with a son and two daughters. Both daughters are married. He served briefly in World War I and was about to take of ficer's training when the con flict ended. His first excursion :aito state politics was in" 1944 when r he was elected to the state senate. His talents for leadership quick ly became . apparent : and, while still a freshman legislator, he was made chairman of the muni Be Invited In Timber committee members said it was possible he would be. the sub committee's 'next witness it a jneeting scheduled "for Tuesday".' Davis told the subcommittee in final testimony he wasn't dis turbed by the fact that the min ing company has done no- mining since it obtained title to the for est lands in 1954, although it has cut a substantial amount of tim ber. " - He said that- was "normal" since no one probably would start a mining operation while the award of the claims was un der "investigation and criticism." Denies Haste He also denied that there was any haste in the decision to award full title "patents" to the claims to the company. Rep. Charles -Raper Jonas (R N.C.) asked him if he was influ enced by "any individuals, per sons or groups", to make the award. ' "No, I was not," he said. . Scott chided Davis for accept ing, what he termed, "decisive information and data ; upon which you based your final de cision from a member of Con gress." Apparently: he referred to Rep. Harris Ellsworth (R-Ore.) who wrote several letters urging action in the case. . Scott said it was a "danger ous situation" for ; members of Congress to - become a . chief source of facts for executive de cisions. "It is, in short, a shabby and shoddy way . for government to operate," he said. : Weather FORECAST: Fair and cold to night and Thursday. Low to .. night 23. High Thursday 48. TEMPERATURE Highest yesterday 44 Lowest this morning 21 Lowest this Morning 21 Embarking On New Phase Claimed His Interest cipal , a f f a i rs committee. He served in the senate for each sub sequent session until he became senate president in 1951. That office led to the govern orship in 1952 when Douglas Mc Kay was elevated to the cabinet by President Eisenhower. In 1954 he won both primary and general elections by large ma jorities to take his first term as governor in his own right. Never Lost Election Patterson never lost an elec tion ' but his campaigns . were never personal or bitter. He was known as a relaxed and con genial speaker but onewho sel dom lost a point in debate. His speeches were marked by humor, House in Washington. Eden is in the United States for a series of talks expected to cover all areas of the world. Kruglov Released From Interior Job London- (U.R) Radio Moscow said today Gen. Sergei N. Krug lov, who replaced liquidated La- vrenti Berria as chief - of the Soviet Secret Police, has- been "released from his duties" as in terior minister., i . -r- -wi-. . The broadcast : said Kruglov was dismissed by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet and re placed by N.'P. Dudorov, an ob scure functionary pre v i o u s 1 y known only, as a department head in the offices of Russia's Communist Central Committee. Kruglov was well known in the West during World War.H. He was decorated by both the United States and Britain, which made him an honorary knight; for his work as Soviet security chief at the Tehran, Yalta and Potsdam conferences. . The curt. radio announcement gave no reason for- Kruglov's dismissal and no clue to his fate. President Asks for Postal Rate Increase Washington U.R) Presi dent Eisenhower today . asked Congress to raise postal, rates on first class letters from three to four cents an ounce. ; Mr. Eisenhower also proposed an increase in air mail rates from six to seven cents an ounce. In letters to the Senate and House leaders, he also proposed two successive annual increases of about 15 per cent each in postal rates for newspapers and magazines. This proposal was designed to bring in about an extra $17,000,000 a year in postal revenue. . He recommended a 30 per cent increase in the rate for third class mail which consists largely of advertising ' matter. This boost, Mr. Eisenhower said, would produce about $77,000, 000 of extra revenue. ' Los Angeles (U.R) The long est strike in Western Air Line history remained stalemated to day. '" logic and a scholarly turn of phrase. Patterson's interests outside his career, included hunting and fishing and he enjoyed a good game of poker and cribbage. He was an advisor of the Hillsboro Hi-Y club and he held the Silver Beaver award for Boy Scout work. . .Patterson departed from the Republican line only once, when he supported Woodrow Wilson for his humanitarian principles. As governor he was an ardent hower's policies, stood for sound financing of , the state adminis tration based on economical operations. nergy Series Of Talks To Wind Up Today; Plan Communique Consider Control of : East-West Bomb Tests . Washington (U.R) Presi dent - Eisenhower and British Prime Minister Anthony Eden wind up their talks today vith a top-secret discussion of nuclear energy, including chances of controlling East - West H-bomb tests. By nightfall, the two top western leaders planned a com munique telling the world of their: New Peace Efforts .1. Determination to undertake new peace efforts in the Middle East in the face of Russia's ef forts to stir up trouble by giv ing arms to Arabs. If war should come between Jews and Arabs, the two powers would join with other nations to take strong ac tion to halt aggression by either side. 2. Willingness to" negotiate "just and fair" agreements with Russia on disarmament, German unification, lowering East-West barriers and settling other key cold war problems. But Allied willingness will be based again on Russian "deeds not words Final White House Session . Secretary of State John Fos ter Dulles and British Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd held a morning -meeting to - go over fi nal ' agreements and disagree ments before Mr. Eisenhower and Eden meet in the afternoon. The communique to follow the final White, House meeting will skirt the differences remaining on trade with : Red China which Britain wants to increase Red China's membership in the United Nations, and Britf ain's smoldering feud with Sau di Arabia.; . '- Nuclear weapons and uses of nuclear energy for peace were the only new items to be taken up during the third and last day of the Eisenhower -Eden talks. Chairman Lewis L. Strauss of the Atomic Energy commission was called in for this phase of the talks. ' Primary attention will center on Britain's announced plans to test a hydrogen bomb this year and American plans to test sim ilar weapons in the Pacific. . French Assembly Gives Mollet Vote Paris (U.R) The National As sembly voted Socialist Premier Guy Mollet into office early to day with an overwhelming ma jority that promised him solid "third force" backing against tne Communists and the right-wing Poujadists. The Communist bloc voted for Mollet's left-cf -center govern ment but he did not need tneir support he even scorned it as he won the vote of confidence by a near record 420 to 71. Not since the first days of the Fourth Renublic when the Reds were" in . the government have premiers piled up such confirma tion votes. The record was Soc ialist Leon Blum's 544 to two vote in the 1940s. Four Governors Have Died While In Office Salem (U.R) Gov. Paul Pat terson, who suffered a fatal heart attack in Portland last night, was the fourth Oregon governor to die, in office since 1858. All four were Republi cans. - James Withcombe died on March , 1919, and was succeed ed by Ben W. Olcott, then secre tary of state. I. L. Patterson died Dec. 21, 1929, and -was succeeded by A. W. Norblad, president of, the Senate. He was no relation to Paul Patterson. Earl Snell, re-elected in 1946, died Oct. 28, 1947, in a southern Oregon plane crash. He was suc ceeded by John H. HalL Stricken While Discussing Plans For Senate Race Unexpected Death Shortly Before 10 p.m. Portland (U.R) Gov. Paul L. . Patterson, 55, died here last night of a heart , attack while discussing campaign plans for his race for the U.S. Senate. Patterson's unexpected death came shortly before 10 p.m., a little more than three days after he announced he would seek the Republican nomination to the U.S. Senate seat held by Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore.) He died at the Arlington Club after si -aking earlier at a convention PAUL PATTERSON Heart Attack Fatal of th Assemblies of God church in the Auditorium here. Hundreds of messages of sym pathy and praise poured in trom all parts of the country, including one from President Eisenhower to Mrs. Patterson in which the chief executive ex-. pressed "shock and distress" at the governor's passing. The governor told friends onlv a month ago he had a physical nhn.I.. 3 XT XI nothing found wrong with his health which might stop him trom .making the race for the Senate. .-. r . : "ti-uu UCLaiJJC UVCXUUT ill 1952 succeeding Douglas McKay who was appointed secretary of interior. He was elected by a big margin in 1954. Ted Gamble, .Portland radio and television executive and manager of Patterson's cam paign for governor in 1954, said it was about 9:45 p.m. when Patterson suddenly' turned pale and clutched his chest. i "He didn't sneak after that." Gamble said. He said he tele phoned . downstairs for a doctor but that none was in the club. He called Dr. Ernest Bovlen at his home and he was there with in 5 or 6 minutes. Still Had Pulse , r' "The governor still had a pulse when Dr. Boylen arrived but he died a moment later," Lramble said, i , Morse, against whom Patter son was expected to wage one of the hottest battles of the po litical year, expressed deep sor row at the governor's death. . "I'm awfully sorry, I'm ter ribly sorry and deeply sad for the tragic news of Governor Patterson's death," said Morse . when informed the man he bit terly attacked from time to time over their different views on such matters as power and natural resources had died. The sudden death of the gov ernor also stunned other politi cal leaders in the state, Demo crat and Republican alike. Express Sorrow Democratic Sen. Richard L. Neuberger, who hsd served in the Oregon, legislature with Pat terson ' called the governor's death "a tragic loss to our state, toour country, and of course particularly to his devoted fam- j - Leaders of organized labor expressed shock and sorrow. Chester Dusten, regional direc tor of the AFL-CIO, said "We in labor . . . regret his passing and give our sympathy to his family. We recognize his ability and efforts in the past and feel he will be greatly missed in the state of Oregon." ' James T. Marr, executive sec retary of the State Federation of Labor said "the entire labor movement regrets, the gover nor's passing and we extend our sympathy to his family." Douglas ' McKay, who was governor before Patterson and is now secretary of the interior, said the news was "tragic." "He will be desperately missed by the Oregon people," he said. Oregon's congressional dele gation was unanimous in saving Oregon had suffered a great loss. Wendell Wyatt, state , GOP chairman, said party leaders were too stunned by the death to consider political plans.
