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TWELVE MEDFOHD (OREGON) Ear! Warren Goes To Puerto Rico For Ceremonies Washington U.R) Chief Justice Earl Warren leaves for Puerto Rico today to take part in the dedication of a new ter ritorial Supreme Court building in San Juan. The weekend ceremonies in clude a formal reception by the governor of Puerto Rico and the dedication of a new Bar build ing. Atty. Gen. Herbert Brown ell Jr., will also attend. Mr. Warren - will receive an honorary doctor's degree from the University of Puerto Rico. San Juan, P.R. U.R) Free masons and Protestants urged Chief Justice Earl Warren today to decline an honorary degree from Puerto Rico university be cause , Spain's Roman Catholic chief justice has been offered a the same honor. Hipolito Marcano, grand mas ter of Puerto Rico's Masons and a former member of this U.S. island's Evangelical Protestant . council, cabled Mr. Warren that it would be "incompatible with your position ,as a prominent Protestant lawyer and defender of human rights" to accept the degree. Left wing organizations have threatened to picket the award ceremonies if the university goes ahead with its plan to grant a degree to Spanish Chief Jus tice Jose Castan Tobenas. COD Mail Swindle Said Increasing An increase has been noted in the type of swindle where un ordered COD parcels are sent to - the : address of', recently de ceased persons, according to in formation received recently by the Chamber of Commerce from Postmaster General Arthur E. Summerfield. The COD articles, usually in expensive Bibles, religious arti cles or similar goods,, are sent at. exorbitant prices because the swindler knows the bereaved family will usually accept them, believing they were ordered by the deceased, the report said. Operators of the racket scstn death notices to find the names and addresses' of recently de ceased persons. . An increase in this particular racket has been indicated in re cent reports by postal inspectors, Summerfield said. He urged citi zens to report any suspected swindle of this nature to their postmaster. Billy Daniels Facing ing Charges New York (U.R) Billy Daniels, "That Ol' Black Magic" Negro night club singer who faces charges of shooting a heck ler in a Harlem bottle club, said today "I really need that Ol' Black Magic now." Daniels, 40, appeared today in Felony Court on charges of felonious assault and carrying a concealed weapon. Magistrate Thomas Cullen Jr., ordered Dan iels continued in $2,500 bail for a hearing Feb. 28.. The date was requested by Daniels' attorneys who said the singer planned to go to California shortly for two engagements. Daniels is charged with shoot ing James Jackson, 33, a Negro fight trainer, in the shoulder yesterday morning. The wound was reported not serious. As sistant District Attorney Carl Vergari told Cullen both men were drinking and began ..to fight when Jackson asked for Daniels' pistol and was refused. Vergari said three shots were fired. Daily Weather Report Sunset" tonight 525 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 7:24 a.m. FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Fair and cold tonight and Thursday. Low tonight 23. High Thursday 48. Western Oregon: Clear tonight and Thursday with increasing cloudiness late Thursday. Low tonight 15-25. High Friday 36-46. Strong easterly wind through Columbia gorge: Northern California: Fair tonight and Thursday. Cold again tonight with Jrost. February outlook: Temperatures to average below seasonal normals. Pre : cipitation is predicted to be subnor mal in Pacific Northw-st. LOCAL DATA TEMPERATURE: Mean Yesterday 33: below normal 7. Record high this date 68 in 1924. Record low this date 1 in 1950. PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to mid night. 0; midnight to 10 a.m.. 0 Total this month 5.88 in., 337 in. above normal. Total since Sept. 1, 21.32 in, 10.65 in. above normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 41; highest this a.m. 82 " . . Hish Low Prec. Brookings 57 33 Crater Lake 26 -3 Grants Pass ...42 is Klamath Falls 21 - -3 MEDFORD 44 21 Portland 31 18 SeatUe .. Spokane : Yakima -. ...35 ..12 .19 21 -10 Eureka Fed Bluff Sacramento San Francisco Los Angeles -.51 53 .50 -54 ...60 33 36 35 35 45 .01 Phoenix Denver . Chicago Miami . New York Washington. D. C. ...60 18 -31 78 ...38 ; -.37 46 1 21 -67 26 24 .04 .03 .16 Dead line Sunday Classllied ii at noon Saturday; 10 a.m ; Monday for Monday, other dayi 5:30 previous day. MAIL TRIBUNE Quotes From the News By UNITED PRESS Paris Socialist Guy Mollet, France's new 22nd post war pre mier, in refusing the support of the powerful 151-member Com munist bloc: "I will make no commitments to the Communists. I make my commitments to Parliament and France." ... New York Mrs. Clare Booth Luce, U.S. ambassador to Italy, on Communism in Italy: "Italy stands fast with the West and will continue to stand fast if the western world stands fast." Chicago Dr. Paul Dudley White, world famous heart special ist, who refused to answer any direct questions on President Eisen hower's condition, but said: "Much of the important work of the world has been done by cripples, not only those with heart ailments but with other ail ments as well." ' '.('' New York Brig. Gen. John Reed Kilpatrick (Ret.) new chair man of the reactivated National Citizens for Eisenhower, in an nouncing that the committee would not "pressure" the President to seek reelection: "When the time comes when he must make that decision ws want him to know we will be organized and ready to work in his Washington Sen. Pat McNamara (D.-Mich.) on the "fair and foul" pressures being applied by giant oil companies in an un precedented lobbying campaign in regard to the natural gas bill: "They use money of which they have plenty and they use techniques fair and foul in their attemp to get the bill they want." New York Former President Truman on being told that he looked healthy enough to run for president again: "I don't think any man can be healthy enough for the presi dency." New York Former President . Truman on ; President Eisen hower turning down a proposed Soviet friendship treaty: "I think it's the best thing he's done in foreign affairs since he's been in the White House." A Nichol's Worth of . CommentOn By HARM AN United Prs Washington (U.R) What's new in Washington:- When Sir Anthony Eden checked in at Blair House he found his pil lows billowed and the .color of the spread to his ' liking. "Spread - ball fringe of white," the way Sir Alikes it. Victoria G e a n e y . the Harmon Nichols u n 0 f f i c i a 1 greeter at Blair House, took care of that. ,'.''.' Mrs. Geaney put the head man from Britain in the president's room. Where Harry S. -. Truman slept while the White House was being repaired. And where Mrs. Geaney once bedded down . her self during one redecoration per iod. . ; . The lovely lady told me: "I never thought I'd see the day when I'd have to ' give .f up my room to kings and presidents and prime ministers. But that's life in Washington for you." In the Army, the saying no longer is "shoot the bugler.". It's shoot the public address system. Nobody ever found out- who shook the bugler out of .the sack. But nobody has to wake' up" the man who pushes the button on the PA business. He stays up all night. And even he has an assist ant. He plays the "Can't Get 'Em Up" records so. loud that it even wakes up a lot of former buglers. V ' ; , The local Dachshund club was having its first big show here. I'm sure they didnt' mean it that way, but the announcement said: "Any purebred:. Dachshund, re gistered or not, which has not finished its championship, is eli gible. And children and adults are eligible to compete whether or not they are members of the sponsoring club." , , j The American Automobile as sociation likes the story about a man who wrote into the Winston Salem office asking for a special auto tag number.. He explained that it was extra special because it was the phone number of a girl friend and he didn't want to have to write it down in his lit tle "black book. "My wife goes through my pants once in a while," the man said. ' Sen; Robert Kerr, the Okla homa Democrat, wonders which is balanced more "precariously "on the brink," the secretary of state or the budget. A member of thes Republican National committee ran into a brother of Mr. Eisenhower's out west. The brother was mquisi- Ilia SONOTONE All-Transistor HEARING AID WHAT IS IT? In simple terms the - Sonotone transistor Hearing: Aid is a very small perfectly engineered in strument. It is most economical to operate and easy to wear. The only thing that your friends coma possibly notice about It is , the marvelous change in your hearing and your entire per- sonality. . C. 4Q Years Sonotone 839 East Wednesday, February' 1, 1956 This and That W. NICHOLS f 4Jlur W'iter tiye. "Do you really think Ike will run." ' That's the way the political wind is blowing. .- - Settlement Attempt Fails in SF Strike San Francisco (U.R) An at tempt to negotiate a settlement of a . four - month - old strike against 10 coastal freighters came to nothing yesterday. Two "of four unions invited to a conference by the Shipowners Association of the Pacific Coast failed to send representatives. They were the Masters, Mates and Pilots and the Radio Oper ators. ' Unions that did show up were the Marine Engineers and the Sailors Union .of . the Pacific. They are not on strike. Striking-members of the Mas ters, Mates and Pilots were to meet in Los Angeles today : to review the walkout. . The Union demands include increase in overtime and extra pay rates as, well as a fee sched ule for certain services, such as pilotage: Employers offered an 85-cent daily welfare contribu tion but turned ; down the fee schedule, saying it would cost $150 a month! - However, union officials said the fees would amount to about $30 a month. Railroad Yardmasters Sign New Agreement Chicago U.R)-i The Railroad Yardmasters of America said to day a new agreement provides mage increases, of $45 a. month for the approximately 4,500 members . of the union, retro active to' last Oct. 1.' 'The agreement was signed yes terday . ' with representatives of the Eastern, Southeastern and Western Carriers' Conference committees, Union President M. j G. Schoch said. A few "holdouts" ! have not yet signed, he said, but j "the great bulk of the nation's railroads agreed to the increase. ' Discissions on ; the yardmas ters' demands began with some railroads last March.' The raise restored the "tradi tional wage relationship with train dispatchers," Schoch said. The dispatchers have received higher pay since : 1949, under terms of findings by a presi dential emergency. Fact Finding Board. An estimated one-half - of the i surfaced highways in the United j States now have painted dividing j stripes running down the middle of the roadbed. " Medford's Oldest Hearing Aid Institution R. ADAMSON DISTRICT MANAGER Jackson Phone 2-5904 ;wBW.;.;)iii!iiMijii...j)Alwfiiii.iwMw rjr . . President Should Be Capable of Six Jobsr Truman Says New York U.R) Former President Harry S. Truman said today that the " man who is President of the United States should be capable of doing a "six-man job" or he shouldn't be President. , The 72-year-old former chief executive discussed the presi? dency this morning on his habit ual early morning walk with reporters without mentioning the name . of President . Eisen hower.: He made it plain, how ever, that he did not think a man with physical incapacities should be in the White House. Mr. Truman said at ' a" morn ing press conference that he would be "most interested" in the, platform' which' will be adopted by the Democratic Na tional convention next summer. "I'll be willing to help in the campaign, but that's up to the Democratic National commit tee," he said. "I may not be an asset, I don't know." Asked what he thought of Mr. Eisenhower's "program," he replied: "What is the Eisenhow er program and what has he car ried out if he has one?" '. Believes Federal Heart Aid Needed " Chicago ftJ.R) President Eisenhower's heart specialist said last night at the start of the national American Heart as sociation fund drive that the government should do more to ward heart research. Dr. Paul Dudley White, who read a message from the Presi dent at the kickoff dinner for the $16,500,000 drive, said ' he did not believe Mr. Eisenhow er's proposal for government support of heart research "goes far enough." He added that he didn't know if he will mention ;his views to the President and try to get him to increase such support when he. examines Mr. . Eisenhower within, two weeks. The exami nation between Feb. 10 and 15 is expected, to have considerable bearing ion Mr. Eisenhower's decision with regard to running for reelection. Two False 'Alarms : . V Answered by Firemen City- firemen answered ' calls last night on two reported flue fires and found no fires .in the area in either case. - The firemen said a passing mo torist turned . iilan alarm giv ing a location of Ross lane near McAndrews. rd. The other sum mons was to a Hamilton st. ad dress. : ' ' ' Another flue- fire was report ed at 7 a.m.- today at the C. A. Bennett home, 1123 Hamilton st. Smoke from a quantity of burn ing : paper in a fireplace was found to be . the cause of the alarm. - Church ; membership in . the United States is reported to be growing almost twice as fast, as the' total population, and .about 60 per cent of all U.S. adults are now church members.. . IF YOU'RE NOT TRADHiG AT BEflT: THE .PRICE B CONGRESSMAN SCRUBS FOR POLIO Rep. T. James .Tumulty scrubs the floor-under the supervision of Mrs., Andrew Ford, who won the services of the 325-pound Jersey City, N. J., congressman in a drawing among polio fund campaigners who'll be too busy with "Mother's March on Polio" to do housework. H. L Menken Held Without Baltimore J(U.R)H. L. Men cken was "sent on his last jour ney" yesterday the way he al ways' wanted, without clergy men or - tears. The literary ; giant who as sailed the American boob and glorified the American language lay in state at Witzke's funeral home. He was brought there from the house around the corner where he lived most of his 75 years and died early Sunday morning. Only a few relatives and friends gathered quietly in- the little funeral home to bid good bye to the famed writer-critic who 30 years before told them how to do it. - . - "One of' the crying needs of the time" in this incomparable republic is a suitable burjal service for - the admittedly damned," he complained. Hamilton Owens, editor - in chief of the Baltimore Sun pa pers, stood in the hushed funeral home and complied. " "I've been asked to stand up for a few minutes and repeat what most . of. you already know," he said. ' "Henry, both orally and in writing, said that he wanted no funeral service of any kind. All Burglars Get $26,000 From University Safes ' 'Albuquerque, N.- M. U.R) -r-Burglars cracked, open two safes at the University of New Mexico here last night and escaped with an estimated $26,000.. University Comptroller John' Perocich said the burglars took "only cash" and left behind sev eral thousand dollars in checks paid in by students preparing for the start of the spring school semester next. week. , CT CD ) f q mim Services Are Clerqy, Tears he wanted was that a few of his friends get together and send him off on his last journey. That we are doing." ' . Owens sat down. The group sat for a few minutes in silence Then they got up and left. The coffin quickly was car ried out a side . entrance and tak en to Loudon Park cemetery for Mencken's cremation. Continue Search For Pendleton Father . Pendleton (U.R) Search continued today for a grief stricken father who disappeared after his three children died in the family's flaming home near here Monday morning. The father, Chester O'Neal, delivered the tragic news to his wife who was in a hospital here after .giving birth to her 10th child. Then hospital attendants said he left in a state of shock saying, "I have nothing to live for. I'm going home." A service station worker told police he had serviced O'Neal's car Monday morning, but the ve hicle has not yet been turned up. ; Portland's Fourth TV Station Started Portland (U.R) The way was cleared for establishment of Portland's fourth television station yesterday when Mult nomah county commissioners granted a permit , to North 'Pa cific Television Inc.,' for con struction' of a 600-foot tower in the Northwest Portland hills. Officials said work on the tower would start soon. The sta tion channel number 8 is scheduled for operation next July. ' , , , ." . - THE GROCETERIA 6 12 King Pith 10 Chains Required On -Timberline Highway Salem (U.R) Chains were re quired for motorists traveling to Timberline today, the State Highway Department said. . Chains were advised at Gov ernment Camp, Warm Springs junction, where half an inch of snow fell overnight. Youth Week Observed By-Prayer Services Young people of First Church of theNazarene, Holly and First sts., will be in charge of this evening's prayer service at the church as a part of Youth week activities which began last Sun day evening. A singspiration and a 30-minute film, "Shield of Faith," will be on the program. . Plans for the remainder of the week include a game night Thursday at the church annex, and a combined service Friday with Medford, Phoenix and Ash land youth groups in the Med ford church. A snow trip is plan ned to begin at 8:30 a.m.j Satur day and a potluck dinner will be served that evening ; in the church annex by women of the church.' The Rev. Ed Hum, Rich land, Wash.,' will speak Sunday evening. C of C Chambers To Meet in Portland A conference of Washington and Oregon Chamber of Com merce managers and officers will be held Feb. 5, 6, and 7 at the Multnomah hotel, Portland. Jackson county chamber of commerce will be represented by Don McNeil, manager; Mrs. Mary Jane Fisher, and several board members and committee chairmen. . " ' Round table discussions at the conference will include water resources, tmblic relations and publicity, advertising agencies, brochures, publications ana Bul letins, parking, and a report on industry. , (typical rates from Medford Portland - c . 5 .90 Satem .... en Eueene Klamath Fa f Station n ' .- "7 nvmperirs faster YOU'RE PAYING tSAVIDG rajE! All mum CQIA - oz. Size Purchase Dnl Bay Committee Hurries; Omnibus Bill Debate By UNITED PRESS ; The Senate Agriculture com-, mittee today hurriedly debated an omnibus bill to aid the na tion's money-squeezed farmers. The committee planned to be gin secret voting on - the farm bill Saturday despite protests from some members that they were being rushed. The tentative draft of - the 109-page bill contained a "soil bank," return to rigid price supports and a two-price system for rice. The draft also included some alternative plans. For example, one alternative on price sup-, ports was a return to 90 per cent of parity on major crops. Another would limit the total of 90 per cent price support any one farmer could get.; UM.WV JiJ.H'JaH (Vodka in orange juice) &t It leaves you breathless mirnojff a II II II HA SGproof.Midefaml00griinneutral spirit. . See. PierrcSmirnoff Fls.Inc.;Hartford,Coiin. Is. . ' " I - won mry ttf TOO MUCH! t"i
