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w o) wwnn f 1 A 71 I I r I L 1 uv 1 50th Year Medford Price 5c MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY Aytheiriinie ILycy Cease To Alabama Coy rt Birmingham, Ala. U.R)' Ne gro student Autherine Lucy goes into federal court here today m a historical test case to determ ine if she was legally barred from the all-white, University of Alabama after her admittance sparked three days of riots. The case was brought before Judge Hobert Grooms by the 26- year-old Negro on the . ground that the demonstrations were condoned as an excuse for bar ring her from the traditionally white campus. Miss Lucy Claimed the univer sity violated an earlier federal court ruling which said qualified Negro students cannot be barred from the university solely be cause of race. The university said Miss Lucy was barred from classes after three days solely for her own safety and that of other students and the faculty because the riots had continued almost unceasing ly while she was officially a stu dent at the university. Violation of Ruling Miss Lucy, with the backing of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, asked the federal court to hold university officials in contempt of court for excluding her from classes in violation of the earlier ruling. She also asked $3,000 damages for being excluded from campus facilities and asked that she be granted full use of coed dormi tories and dining facilities on the campus at Tuscaloosa, 58 miles southwest of Birmingham. Miss Lucy was denied the use of campus sleeping and eating fa- Bids Called on Armory Building Bids will be called on Friday for construction of the Medford memorial armory, according to word received today by County Judge Rodney Keating.' He said notices were mailed to prospective bidders yesterday and bids will be opened March 28 at 2:30 p.m. Revised plans have been ap proved by the National Guard bureau and the bureau of the budget and call for a $348,000 two-unit building to be erected on the fairgrounds. It will re place the old Medford armory which was almost destroyed by fire several years ago. State, federal, county and city funds will finance the project. The new plan will provide ap proximately the same floor space on the main floor as in the first plan, according to Architects Robert J. Keeney, and Jack Ed son, but will eliminate a base ment, reduce the air condition ing system, simplify the heating system, and eliminate a substan tial portion of the plumbing. Plans and specifications may be secured from the bureau of fice, room 504, State Office build ing, Salem, on deposit of $25. j2?OW-JONES-AVERAGES New York (U.R) Dow-Jones final stock averages: 30 indus trials 483.65, off 2.06; 20 rail roads 159.62, off 0.45; 15 utili ties 65.09, off 0.23; and 65 stocks 171.05, off 0.64. Sales today were about 3,900,000 shares com pared with 2,540,000 yesterday. Annexation Is By Two School Representatives of the Med ford, Oak Grove and West Side school districts last night agreed that a plan for joining the two rival districts to the Medford district should be through an nexation rather than consolida tion: Board members discussed problems which arose at pre vious meetings at Oak Grove and West Side, and mechanics of consolidation. Oak Grove and West Side representatives reaffirmed their approval of the plan to join the Medford dis trict. "- The annexation plan was fav ored because employee's social security benefits could be jeop ardized through consolidation, according to state and legal au thorities, and for other techni cal reasons. , In order that the areas be an cilities even during the three days of her attendance at classes. The suit named Dr. O. C. Car michael, the university presi dent; the entire board of trust ees; William F. Adams, the dean of admissions; and Sarah Healy, the dean of women. It asked jail Hearing Tomorrow on Urban Area Problems The state legislative- interim committee on local government and urban area problems will hold a public hearing at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in the cafetorium at Hedrick Junior high school. The hearing is one in a series in the state to obtain directly from residents more information concerning fringe area problems, data which might aid in analysis of them, and suggestions for pos sible solutions. Many governmental units have been invited to participate, in eluding rural fire districts, school districts, water districts, cities and other units in Jackson and Josephine counties. Discuss Problems Among problems which the committee hopes to hear dis cussed are methods by which services , like sewage disposal, water, fire and police protection and. road construction can be provided and financed; local gov ernment organization structure and public services of various local units; and functions and powers of county . and city gov ernments in relationship to the needs of unincorporated urban areas. The ' committee also hopes to discuss methods of financing public services in unincorporated urban areas as well as controls on subdivisions, building and zoning - regulations . and inspec tion for suburban areas. Taxation ' problems, including overlaps and equity in tax bur dens also are among proposed discussion topics. Written Comments The committee is asking for written comments or suggestions, especially from those who are unable to attend public hearings. The committee's study repre sents one of the first attempts Court Inspects Three Possible Home Sites Members of the county court inspected three possible sites for the county juvenile . detention home yesterday in a further at tempt to find a site "completely adequate in every respect," ac cording to County Judge Rodney Keating. One was a new location and two had been inspected prev iously. Keating said the special quali fications and specifications of the home "make it difficult to find a suitable site." Voters ap proved construction of the build ing almost VA years ago. . Salem (U.R) Attorney Gene ral Robert Y. Thornton says the" State Board of Higher Education has the legal right to limit en rollment at state schools. Considered Districts nexed, residents of the districts must file petitions .with the Jackson County Boundary board. Petitions from the. Med ford district must have 100 sig natures, while those from Oak Grove must have 50 "signatures, and from West Side district five signatures. After petitions are submitted, the boundary board would set a date for two elections, to be held at different times because West Side is not now contigu ous to the Medford district. If residents of the Oak Grove and Medford district approve annex ation, -then an election can be held in the West Side districts. School officials have urged residents of the districts inter ested in annexation to complete necessary legal technicalities prior to the time to draw up budgets lor the district. 20 Pages Tribune 29, 1956 - No. 292 sentences' for' any officials ob structing the justice she seeks A few hours before the case opened there was abundant evi dence that an all-out fight would be waged to prevent the re- admission of Miss Lucy to the University of Alabama. made by any state to systemat ically analyze the oven-all prob leb of urban area government and services. Members of the committee are Ormond R. Bean, Portland eity commissioner, chairman; Sena tor Paul Geddes of Roseburg; Senator Stewart Hardie of Con don; Representative V. Edwin Johnson of Eugene; Representa tive George Layman of New- berg; Representative Al Loucks of Salem; Judge Raymond A. Lathrop of Grants Pass; Curtis M. Everts of Portland, and John P. Misko of Oregon City. 'Lack of Loyalty' Charge is Dropped By Welfare Group Mrs. Blanche Lyman, former administrator of the Jackson county public welfare commis sion, has decided not to appeal her recent dismissal by the state, public . welfare commission, it was reported today. She agreed not to appeal provided the com mission withdrew its charge that she ."lacked loyalty to the de partment." This the commission did yesterday- afternoon. Agree to Pay Salary . In addition, the commission has agreed to pay her salary for the period during which she was suspended from office, Dec. 31 to Jan. 13. . Mrs. Lyman, who had served the local welfare department as a caseworker and administrator for more than 21 years, was re leased, by the commission fol lowing an investigation of the administration of the depart ment which coincided with the indictment, of Harley Heubner, a former caseworker, on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses. He was sentenced to three years in the state peni tentiary on the charge. The commission made no al legations , which implicated Mrs. Lyman with any wrongdoing in the case. But it did state that she failed in her "administrative responsibility" in not bringing the stuation to the attention of the commssion, and it charged her with lack of . loyalty the charge which it . withdrew yes terday. " Mrs. Lyman said that since the commission has taken that action and agreed to pay her for the period she was under suspension, she will not ; appeal her dismissal to the state civil service commission. Such an appeal, she told the commission, might result in unfavorable pub licity to the state program of public welfare, and she has no desire to do any damage to the program. Excavation for New Fire Station Starts Excavation began ' yesterday for the new East Side Fire sta tion to be constructed on High land dr. near Siskiyou blvd., City Manager Robert Duff said this morning. Completion date for the new station is June 1. The cement block building will .house two fire trucks and provide poten tial living quarters for . eight men. Myron Corcoran Construc tion company was awarded, the bid for construction of the sta tion. ' Weather FORECAST: Considerable clou diness with a few showers to night and Thursday. Low to night 34. High Thursday 50-52 Temp. Highest Yesterday 54 Lowest this Morning 37 Free, to 4:30 uu. Today .01 Praise in, Ike's Statement President Declines To Discuss Running Mate Washington (U.R) President Eisenhower accompanied his sec ond term announcement today with glowing' praise of Vice-President Richard M. Nixon. But he declined to discuss a second term running mate until the Repub lican Convention picks a presi dential nominee. Mr. ' Eisenhower was asked specifically about Nixon as his second term running male. , , He replied that he would not mention the vice presidential nomination at this time. He said he would have to see who was nominated for President by the GOP Convention at San Fran cisco in August. - . But he went on to say , that his admiration for Nixon is un bounded. He said Nixon is a loyal and dedicated associate. Heavy Favorite With the President's announce ment, Nixon immediately be came a heavy favorite to win re- nomination as Mr. Eisenhower's running mate. But Nixon isn't a sure thing. There is active opposition to' Nixon m the No. 2 spot on the 1956 Republican ticket, some of the "dump Nixon" talk has been based on personal feelings, some on the belief that he is weak with independent voters, some on the conviction that Mr. Eisenhower's heart attack makes voters more aware than ever that the vice president they choose is one heart beat from the presidency.". Talk To Increase ' , This talk is expected to in crease, until and unless Mr. Eisenhower himself stops it by saying flatly that he favors Nix on or some other. -' Although Mr. Eisenhower de clined to discuss the 1956 vice presidential nomination, he has. made it plain that L The presr idential nominee should ha've tn'e major choice of a running mate and that 2. He admires Nixon. Stood By Nixon He stood by Nixon during the 1952 campaign crisis that de veloped aver Nixon's "expense fund." He has been auick to come to the defense of Nixon against Democratic attacks. GOP National Chairman Leon ard W. Hall and many other party leaders have said in theJ past that they expected Nixon to be the vice presidential nom inee if Mr. Eisenhower decided to try for a second term. A United Press poll of Repub lican state chairmen this week showed Nixon to be a heavy fa vorite for the No. 2 soot on a GOP national ticket headed by Mr. Eisenhower. Would Be Chief Target Supporters are aware that Nixon, if he is renominated, will be the chief target for an all- out onslaught by Democrats. The Democrats intensely dis like Nixon and would not miss an opportunity to remind the voters that Mr. Eisenhower is a President who has suffered a heart attack and that Nixon is next in line of presidential suc cession. . Griffin Creek School Addition Bids Opened The bid for construction of three additional- classrooms to the Griffin Creek school was awarded yesterday to Don Jac obs, contractor, James Walker, school board chairman announ ced today. Jacobs' bid of $34,814 was slightly higher than the $34,644 bid of Harold Salter, Rogue Riv er, but when alternate con struction plans, including wood rather than steel window frames and construction of an addition al concrete trench under the building, were considered, Jac obs was low. The classrooms win be built in a wing off the last addition cf the school building, will be of poured concrete, and of de sign similar to the other addi tion. It is expected the class rooms will be completed by early summer. . ' Other bids were H. G. Gold smith, Medford, $37,795; Myron Corcoran, $37,990; M. D. Jones, $40,700; Minshall Construction company, Jacksonville, $41,996; and Carl Construction company, Salem, $42,845. Body of Gresham Boy Found in Pit Gresham (U.R) The body of Robert John Stanley, 9, who drowned in a water-filled gravel pit near here, was found today by county police. Glowing PRESIDENT EISENHOWER Will Run Again If He's Wanted (See story on page 8) Statement Pleases Or ego n Re p u b I i cans 1 , . Mrs. Frank Bash, chairman of the Jackson county Republican Central committee,' said today of the President's announcement: "Naturally, all Republicans are overjoyed by the news. : The hearts of all Americans are lifted today with the announcement that Dwight D. Eisenhower has decided to - think first of the welfare of the nation and stand for; reelection.. "It is vhat we had hoped and expected, and what we might expect from the man who, more than any. other, has furnished world leadership, but who . remains the good soldier, by putting country before self.". . .. ' Robert Boyer, chairman of the county Democratic Central committee, stated: ' "I am pleased that the President has recovered from his recent -hrt-atfsck to .the; pojnt.where to . succeed himself. a, "The issues to be decided this November are those created by this administration and it would be to the interest of the nation if the architect' of those governmental policies will actively and vigorously present, explain and defend them to the people." " By UNITED PRESS ; Oregon Republicans today hailed President Eisenhower's second term announcement as a blessing for the world while Democrats commented the cam paign would be based more on health reports than on national issues. ... Gov. Elmo Smith said "this nation and , the world , may be grateful that providence has sus tained the President's strong leadership in the cause of world peace." Howard Morgan, chairman' of the Democratic party in Oregon, sand "the public is unavoidably concerned with the physical welt being of any major candidate for the presidency and todays an nouncement means that, whether we like it or not, , the central issue of the campaign will be the President's health and the fitness of the vice presidential candidate to succeed him." Should Show Gratitude Wendell W y a 1 1, . Morgan's counterpart in the Republican party, said "OregOnians' should show their gratitude to the Pres ident by renewed determination to send to Washington .a Repub lican United States senator who will support the President." He added that the GOP will not be required to change its campaign plans in Oregon because of the President's announcement be cause the organization had been geared to such a course for months. -. .... " ; Democratic Central 'Commit teeman Monroe Sweetlandsaid the announcement was no sur prise to him .He said "for the first time in modern history the candidate lor yice president will be fully as important in the de cision of "the American people as the candidate for president."; Hew To Party Line Oregon's congressional dele gation hewed to the party line in its : reaction to the . second term announcement. ; Democratic Senator Richard L. Neuberger said he was sur prised. He predicted in a recent newsletter- to his constitutents that the President would not run. - ' ' ', ' - "Now the decision is made," he said, "we must all hope and pray that the President's health will not be in any way adversely affected by the strain of his re sponsibilities in office - or- the campaign ahead." - Rep. Walter Norblad (R-Ore.) who will leave his congressional seat to campaign for governor in his home state, said President Eisenhower "is the one human being in the world who can keep the peace." He said the president was responsible for '"the unpre- JieJeels.hecan now..be a candidate v,!:-' '?-'; u'.V-.-C;....'. cedented prosperity we are en joying." - Rep. Harris Ellsworth (R-Ore.), dean of the delegation, said he was delighted that the elector ate would have an opportunity to pass on the President's philos ophy. ..; . "The Eisenhower administra tion has reversed a 20-year Dem ocratic trend toward statism and bureaucracy in government,"' he said. ' , . . . Another Republican, Rep. Sam Coon, said the decision "assures a good sound program in gov ernment for another four years.' (See story on page 8) , Kiwanis Show Starts At High School Today Medford Kiwanis Kapers pro d u c t i o n, "Holiday Review," opens tonight for a four-night run at the Medford high school auditorium. r .-) .. " ". - Curtain time today is 7:30 p.m. Shows will start at 8:15 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The musical variety presenta tion has local talent under pro fessional direction. Colorful pro duction numbers,' '. comedy se quences, dance chorus routines and solo and group song selec tions are on the program. The Kiwanis song chorus will have an important part. . Proceeds will be used for Ki wanis youth work in Jackson county. . General admission tickets only for tonight's performance'- are being sold. There will be a spe cial student price' tonight only. Reserved seats; may . be bought for Thursday, Friday and Satur day shows. . ' . Ike Undecided Bill Has Caused Him Any Political Harm Washington U.R President Eisenhower said today he hasn't the slightest idea whether- his veto, of the natural gas bill has hurt him politically.' " ,' The President, who - favored the bill's objectives, repeated his explanation that he rejected the measure because a minor -seg ment of a great industry engaged in arrogant and indefensible acts in lobbying for its passage. One of Several Issues The gas bill veto was one of several issues Mr. Eisenhower discussed at a news conference largely dominated by his second tenh announcement. He also made these points: 1. He is unalterably opposed TO TELL STAHD Washington U.R) President Eisenhower said today he will run for a second term if the Republican convention and the people want him. . Republican leaders left no doubt they want him. They took his decision as afirm yes, and jubilantly predicted "ovemhelming victory" in November. Mr. Eisenhower made his announcement at a record break ing news conference. To Speak on Radio, TV Tonight He will go on a nationwide radio-TV hookup at 7 p.m. (PST) to explain to the American people, ,he said, a number of factors, bearing on his decision. Then he added: : "My answer will be positive. That is, affirmative." ' . "And I assure you of this: My answer would not be affirmative President Eisenhower's address to the nation tonight will be carried over radio stations KYJC and KMED and station KBES-TV at 7 o'clock. unless I thought I could last out the five years." Mr. Eisenhower said he did not know for certain whether the Republican Convention would want him after his speech tonight. But the Republican leaders were more than satisfied. To a man, they predicted the party convention, in San Francisco next August will renominate Mr. Eisenhower by acclamation, without even taking a roll call. And probably with Vice-President Richard M. Nixon as his running mate again, although Mr. Eisenhower would not commit himself on that today. Health Seen as Issue in Campaign ' Even Sen. William F. Knowland, the only opponent for the presidential nomination who has been on the horizon, said: "The. President in my judgment will be renominated by acclamation at the San Francisco convention." , Democrats promptly made the President's health a campaign issue, perhaps the main issue. .Democratic National Chairman Paul M. Butler said "The American people will never elect a President who, at 65, has had a. serious heart attack and who is unable to be a full time chief executive." Mr. Eisenhower said he will give the American people a report' on his health in his broadcast tonights He said he will be-just as truthful as he can about his health. He said he hadn't given any ; thought to whether his health will be a campaign issue. ' . Mr. Eisenhower said he was not certain that the Republican : Convention at San Francisco in August would want to nominate him after he outlines tonight the various factors involved in his willingness to run again. High. Admiration for Nixon Reiterated f , He said he wanted all of these factors to be thoroughly under stood by the American people and by participants in the nomin ating, convention. r. He declined to say whether he wanted Vice-President Richard M. Nixon as his running mate again, although he reiterated his high admiration for Nixon. - '- ' ' Mr. Eisenhower-said he would have to wait to see who the Republican Convention nominated for President. Then, he said, would be the time to discuss the vice-presidency. , The . president- confirmed, as reported by the United Press, that nis decision was a last minute matter. .... . . He said he was still arguing with himself about the answer yesterday morning. During last night he confided in about six people, he said. " . . ' ' Current State of Health To Be Discussed Among the factors bearing on his obviously qualified willing-, ness to run, and to be explored at length in his talk to the nation tonight, are the current state of his health and the type of cam paign he would be willing to undertake. The President's disclosure came in a tense and dramatic news conference which attracted a record crowd of 311 reporters and photographers. r .' " - ' Sharply at 10:31 a.m., the President entered the room, invited the reporters to, sit down and began a series of announcements having nothing to do with the big question. Personal Announcement Next on Agenda It was 10:38 when the President said quite calmly that his next announcement involved something more personal. He recalled his promise that when he reached a decision about his own personal future, he would let the reporters know. - He then said that he had reached such a decision, but found that there were so many factors involved that his answer could not be expressed in a simple yes or no. A fuller explanation to the American people was necessary. Furthermore, he would not go before the people or allow his name to "go before the Republican Convention until all concerned knew exactly who they were nominating and the many factors entering his life. ' ' ' " ... " Mr. Eisenhower was asked about the reaction of Mrs. Eisen hower to his decision. He said she and other members of his family had said from the beginning that it was his decision to make and they would conform with whatever he decided to do. The President appeared quite thoughtful as a reporter asked him how he expected the issue of his health to come up in the campaign this fall. , ., r Mr. Eisenhower said he would try to be just as truthful as he could about bis condition. While some of his political enemies might regard him as stupid, he thought they believed he wae honest. Eisenhower Record To Be Campaign ... Asked generally what he thought the campaign issues between the Republicans and the Democrats would be, Mr. Eisenhower said that he had a record established before the American people and this record would be his campaign. Giving some background of how he arrived at his decision, he said he had consulted everybody he thought was a friend and some of whom he was not so sure. .He said he discussed his political future as recently as yester day morning with Nixon. But in another part of the conference, he said he had not discussed the vice presidency for this year. He pointed out that no one ould have known his decision before last night because he did not know it' himself. . . If Veto of Natural Gas to high rigid farm price supports and -wants Congress to take speedy, positive action on his own program for a "soil bank" and flexible supports. He de clined' to say if he would veto the rigid support bill now pend ing in the Senate if it is passed. Wants Quick Action , 2. He hoped Congress will enact the Upper Colorado Basin Bill,-now before the House, as quickly as possible. . 3. Urged every American to give so generously to the Red Cross in its current fund drive that the humanitarian organiza tion -not only will meet, but double, its quota. - 4.- He -is -very gratified by 4kt current visit of Italian President Giovanni Gronchi to this coun try and , hopes that American will extend a warm welcome wherever he goes , to show the nation's respect for Italy as a great member of the Western al liance. . Confident of Progress 5. He is confident that Amer ica is going to continue to make progress towards the elimination of racial barriers. He would not comment directly on the "inter position" resolutions which some Southern legislations have passed challenging the Supreme Court's authority to order school desegregation,.
