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Israel Demands
Armistice Group
Discuss Charges
Jerusalem v'U.R) Israel ac
cused Egypt today of three new
acts of aggression and demanded
an emergency meeting of the
Mixed Armistice Commission to
discuss the charges.
An Israeli Foreign Ministry
spokesman made the charges as
the heads of state of Egypt,
Saudi Arabia and Syria met in
Cairo in a meeting that could
determine the future of peace in
the Middle East.
The spokesman listed the
three "acts of aggression" as fol
lows: 1. The incursion of Israeli
territory by Egypt armed patrols
at Hatzerim, west of Beersheba.
2. The killing of an Israel sol
dier at Nir ftzhak near the Gaza
Strip when his car hit an Egyp
tian landmine. .
Aggression Highlighted t
3. The Egyptian shelling of
three Israeli positions at Kissu
fim. The spokesman said the com
mission meeting was requested
because the incidents were not
isolated but served to highlight
the growing volume of Egyptian
aggression against Israel.
These and a series of clashes
yesterday between Israeli and
Syrian and between Israelis and
Egyptians already had heighten
ed the Mid-East crisis that again
threatened to explode into open
warfare.
King Saud of Saudi Arabia
flew to Cairo today from his des
ert kingdom for the series of
talks called originally for next
week as a "council of war."
King Saud joined Egyptian
Premier Gamal Adbel Nasser
and Syrian President Shukry El
Kuwatly in conferences aimed
at wooing Jordan away from the
last- traces of British influence
and to consolidate Arab strength
in event of war.
The three states have signed a
pact pledging to go to war
against Israel if Israel commits
"aggression" against any one.
Cairo reports said the three
Arab states hoped to exploit the
British reversal in Jordan and to
work rapidly to see that Jordan
does not join the pro-Western
Baghdad Pact. One report said
the three nations were ready to
pay the $22,000,000 Britain has
been giving the Arab Legion of
Jordanjtach year.
Crisis Program Sought
Britain already has called on
the. United States and France to
join it in a crisis ogram to sal
vage the anti-Communist Bagh
dad Pact key to Middle East
defense and strongly opposed by
te Arabs who see it as threat to
Arab unity.
Britain, still shocked by Jor
dan's action in firing Lt. Gen.
John Glubb ahad of the Arab
Legion, announced that Glubb
' had been knighted , by Queen
Elizabeth II for his many years
of service and said 15 key Brit
ish officers would be withdrawn
from the Legion.
There were unconfirmed re
ports Britain might withdraw
the $22,000,000 it annually pays
the desert legion.
Bond Elections in
Two Districts Today
Polls will be open until 8 p.m
today in two school districts for
residents to vote on bond issues
to finance new construction
Droiects.
Voters in Howard school dist
rict will decide a $60,000 bond
issue for construction of two new
classrooms, lavatories, and a
combined band and general-purpose
room, according to Super
intendent Howara tfoner.
said notices of the elec
tion were sent home with child
ren and were legally posted in
tho Histrict.
Residents of Lone Pine district
will vote on a $90,000 bond issue
for construction of six new class
rooms, a teachers' work room,
rest rooms, boiler room, storage
space and a covered outdoor
passageway.
MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1956
STUDENT CITY COUNCIL Medford High
school students elected as mayor and council
men for the seventh annual Student Govern
ment Day are shown discussing problems they
will be confronted with at a city council
meeting tonight. City and county high school
students today worked with regular officials
in all phases of local government. Shown
County, City Offices
Occupied by Students
The Jackson county court, I knew of many instances where
composed of high school stu
dents taking part in Student
Government Day activites, went
on record this morning in op
position to Saturday closure of
the courthouse.
County Judge Ronald Hanson,
Eagle Point High school, and
County Commissioners Gary
Hueners, Jacksonville High
school, and Ron Harrison, Crater-High
school, said they felt
that because stores remain open
on Saturday and many people
from outlying parts of the coun
ty come to town on that day,
courthouse services should re
main available to them.
Petition Circulated
A petition was circulated re
cently by regular county em
ployees, asking that the court
house be allowed to close Sat
urday morning.
All elected and appointed
Medford and county offices to
day were being held by hign
school students participating in
the seventh annual Student
Government Day. The Elks
sponsored program, designed to
give students understanding
and insight into the problems
of local government, has been
adopted as a nationwide project
for Elks clubs.
Mayor David Bosworth, Med
ford High school, called a spe
cial council meeting for this
afternoon in the mayor's cham
bers to consider the agenda for
tonight's regular council meet
ing. The meeting will be con
ducted by students under the
direction of the regularly elect
ed officials.
The council agenda calls for a
public hearing on a change of
zone, consideration of a petition
for drainage control and several
other items of city business.
88 Participate
Others among the 88 students
participating in the program
toured city and county offices
and were working with their of
ficial counterparts on current
problems of local government.
About 350 students, parents,
city and county officials and
guests attended a "get acquaint
ed" meeting yesterday at 6 p.m.
followed by a banquet in the
Elks' club basement.
State Senator Philip Lowry
spoke to the group on what he
considered the principles of
good government.
Lowry said that the basic
purpose of government was to
serve the individual by doing
those things the individual can
not do by himself.
The individual is the heart of
good government, he said, and
all people should participate ac
tively in public affairs whether
as elective officials, on school
boards, or in the capacity of a
voter and critic.
He pointed out that it was
wrong to think that a single
person could have no influence
in government and said
he
bills were passed because of the
efforts of a single individual.
Lowry warned that politi
cians should be judged on char
acter rather than personality.
He criticized a trend in cam
paigns which treats politicians
as commercial . products to be
sold to the people.
"The swift and sure penalty
for lack of interest in govern
ment is bad government," he
said. 1
Elks' lodge Exalted Ruler
C. Aubrey Sander welcomed
those attending the dinner.
Short speeches were . made by
Medford Mayor Earl Miller, Stu
dent Mayor David Bosworth,
County Commissioner Chester
Wendt, and Student County
Judge Ronald Hansen. John
Dellenback was master of ceremonies.
Record Low Recorded
Here This Morning
A low of 16 degrees was re
corded at the Medford weather
bureau station here this morning
the lowest recorded in March
since the bureau started keeping
records here in 1928.
The previous low for March 6
was 20 in 1955, and temperatures
got down to 19 last March. An
unofficial low of 14 was record
ed here March 1, 1917.
Low temperatures froze melt
ed snow on highways last night,
and Medford road crews worked
throughout the night sanding
hills and putting salt on inter
sections to reduce traffic hazards.
Flocks of Robins Get Food
Through Cooperative Plan
Birds have a notoriously dif
ficult time finding food during
periods of snow and freezing
weather. Many people take
pleasure in setting out food for
them at such times.
Today a rural housewife, a
newspaper, a radio station and
a bakery teamed up to see that
"thousands and thousands" of
robins would not go hungry.
Mrs. Bernie Moore, who lives
on Upton rd. about 1V4 miles
northeast of Central Point, call
ed the Mail Tribune this mprning
to report that huge flocks of
robins were swarming in the
fields nearby, and were ob
viously hungry. What should she
do?
Calls Radio Station
The newspaper called its affil
iated radio station, KYJC, which
broadcast a brief description of
the birds' plight. Among the
listeners was Eugene Ferrell,
manager of Fluhrer's Bakery.
He noted the address, and within
an hour a Fluhrer's truck drew
i up at the Moores' house, and un
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above are, seated (left to right) Mayor David
Bosworth and Councilmen Katherine Gott,
Honor Stansbury, Sonja Peterson, and Janet
Jamison. Standing (left to right) are Mrs. Jo
Anne Smith, advisor, and Councilmen Mira
Frohnmayer, Monte Hoist, Gary Shaffer and
Sheila Spence.
(Landis-Shangle photo)
County Employment
Last Month Showed
Slight Improvement
Unemployment in Jackson
county last' month was 12- per
cent below that of January, and
four per cent above February,
1955, according to John J. Pat
ton, manager of the Medford em
ployment office.
As of Feb. 29, there were 2,105
unemployed, including 325 wom
en, Patton said. There were 254
new applications for work last
month, compared to 508 in Jan
uary, and 236 in February, 1955.
Employment improved slightly
last month despite adverse
weather conditions. Most of the
February gain, Patton said, re
sulted from regular crews being
called back to work. He added
that there was little new hiring
done.
"Logging in particular was
slowed down by the weather and
the resulting log shortages
caused layoffs in several mills,"
Patton said.
The general outlook "is ex
cellent, with a considerable
amount of construction sched
uled." After weather conditions
are more favorable, Patton
stated "we can expect an early
shortage of help to develop in
skilled occupations and in the
supply . of experienced office
workers."
He noted that the peak unem
ployment experienced this win
ter was less than 10 per cent of
the total labor force in the
county.
Washington (U.R) President
Eisenhower will hold a news con
ference at 7:30 a.m. (PST) tomor
row. loaded several boxes of stale
bread, totaling some 1,600 slices.
Mrs. Moore said that as soon
as the bread-distribution began,
the birds "began swarming in
like nothing you , ever saw."
Birds would take bread, carry it
off to eat, and come back with
a flock of friends, she reported.
She happily declared it was
about the biggest feeding opera
tion she'd ever seen, and she said
she hopes other residents of the
area will aid the birds during
the period of bad weather.
Salem (UP) Rep. Walter Norblad today with
drew his . filing for the Republican nomination for
governor in the May primary and filed for reelection
as representative from the first congressional district
Norblad had previously been urged by Republi
can friends to abandon his race for governor in favor
of seeking reelection to his congressional post.
Weather
FORECAST: Fair tonight; patchy
valley fog Wednesday morn
ing. Increasing high and mtd
dlle cloudiness Wednesday.
Low tonight 20-25; high
Wednesday, 45.
Temp.
Highest Yesterday 35
Lowest this Morning 16
Prec. to 4:30 a.m. Today 25
Greece Retaliates
By Halting Radio
Broadcast Relays
"Nicosia, Greece (U.R) Brit
ain clapped tough new security
measures on this blood-bathed
Mediterranean island today and
ran head-on into retaliation
from the Greek government.
The British, seeking to win
back prestige in the nearby
MiJdle East with a show of
strength against terrorism here,
jammed inflammatory broad
casts from Athens radio and
ordered its 15,000 troops to
stamp out violence with force,
if necessary.
Broadcasts Halted
The Greek government im
mediately halted British broad
casts relayed by Athens radio.
Radio officials in Athens said
the order came from Premier
Constantine Karamanlis. Previ
ously, the Greek government
had held that Athens radio
broadcasts were not official and
were the sole responsibility of
the radio station.
Britain's show of force was
its answer to the islanders, most
of them of Greek origin, who
rejected a British compromise
plan for satisfying their de
mands for self-determination.
Site Selected for
Detention Home
A two-acre site on the county
fairgrounds between the present
ballpark and the bureau of land
management warehouse has been
selected by the county court for
the location of the county juve
nile detention home.
The court will make the for
mal recommendation at 10 a.m.
Wednesday at a meeting with
representatives of the juvenile
advisory committee.
Commissioner Chester Wendt
said the site is about as good as
any the court has inspected, es
pecially in regard to convenience
to the courthouse and in regard
to surroundings.
It jias city water and sewage,
and can be enlarged if necessary.
The selection follows several
months' search by the court for
a location filling all recom
mendations made for a detention
home site by the National Proba
tion and Parole association.
Funds for the $65,000 home
were voted in the 1954 general
election.
Corruption in State
Institutions Charged
Salem (U.R) The State Board
of Control asked the Marion
county district attorney today to
investigate charges of "corrup
tion and graft" in state institu
tions. The charges were made by Al
Richardson, Salem, a Democratic
candidate for nomination as
state treasurer.
In a letter addressed to Ken
neth Brown, Marion county dist
rict attorney, William C. Ryan,
secretary of the Board of Con
trol, said:
"The .charges made, if true,
would involve serious violations
of law. The members of the
Board of Control ask that your
office make an investigation at
the earliest opportuniy and that
the results of your investigation
be placed . before the Marion
county grand jury."
Richardson was formerly
food supervisor at Oregon state
prison here.
draws
Threat To Peace
Still Exists in
Asiaf Dulles Says
Danger Receded,
Ministers Told
Karachi, Pakistan U.R)
Secretary of State John Foster
Dulles said today the danger of
war in Asia has receded, but
warned that a threat to peace
still exists in Soviet Union's
"Trojan horse" tactics.
Dulles outlined his views in
a speech to the first closed ses
sions of the council of ministers
of the Southeast Asia Treaty
Organization (SEATO).
Dangers Only Curtailed
He warned that the dangers
of Soviet Communism expan
sion have been merely curtailed
not eliminated. Moscow's pres
ent "Trojan horse" moves of
economic and political infiltra
tion differing from its former
tactics of violence still present
a threat to the free world, he
said.
Dulles said the buildup of
military strength by the Asian
members of SEATO had les
sened the threat of Communist
aggression. But he gave no indi
cation that the United States fa
vored any change in its policy
against setting up a standing
military force such as exists in
Europe under the North Atlan
tic Treaty Organization.
Talk Seen Repetition
Informed conference sources
said the first half of Dulles' ad
dress was largely a repetition
of his initial speech to the pre
liminary open session of the'
ministers. In that talk, he said
the SEATO pact's aim was to
preserve Free Asia from the
fate that has transformed all or
part of 10 once-independent
states into "virtual colonies rul
ed by international Commu
nism." Dulles told the delegates from
the eight pact member nations,
the United States, France, Brit
ain, : Pakistan, Thailand, the
Philippines; Australia and New
Zealand, that it was his belief
that the existence of SEATO
was responsible for the lessened
threat of Communist aggression.
Laurelhurst Water
To Be Off Tomorrow
Medford city water in the
Laurelhurst district will be
turned off between 10 a.m. and
5 p.m. tomorrow in order to con
nect five new mains to the Sal
ing ave. main, Robert Lee, assist
ant water department superin
tendent, has announced.
. The seven-hour shut-off will
allow complete installation, of
the lines with only one stoppage,
he said. Water is already being
provided most of the residents
through privately owned small
pipes, Lee said. The new lines
will give a standard distribution
system and provide service and
fire protection to each lot.
Water will be off Wednesday
on the following streets:
Saling ave. from Crater Lake
ave. to Oregon Terrace; Stevens
st. from Crater Lake ave. to Wa
bash st.; Spring st. from Crater
Lake ave. to. Waverly way;
Mary, Marie, Effie, Bessie and
Pearl sts. from Jackson st. to
Stevens st.; Mae st. from Saling
ave. to Stevens st.; Wabash ave.
from Stevens st. to Spring st.;
and Crater Lake ave. from Sal
ing ave. to Spring st.
Mann Loses Debate
On Voter List Use
Salem (U.R) The Legis
lative Interim Committee on
Elections argued at length here
today over the question of re
stricting use of registration lists
to political organizations.
The subject, discussed a
month ago, was revived by Rep.
E. H. Mann of Medford who. in
sisted that use' of the lists be
restricted to political purposes
only. However State Sen. Mark
Hatfield and Vernon Burda con
tended that civic organizations,
the Grange and Labor organiza
tions should have the right to
use such lists if county courts
or county commissions approve.
The proposal to extend use of
the lists was adopted with only
Mann in opposition.
DOW-JONES AVERAGES
New York (U.R) Dow-Jones
final stock averages: 30 indus
trials, 491.41, off 0.27; 20 rail
roads 164.10, off 0.75: 15 utilities
66.64, off 0.07, and 65 stocks
174.61, off 0.30. Sales today were
about 2,770,000 shares compared
with 3)90,000 yesterday.
LETTE
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OPOSES'UMITON
TORE
Washington i(U.R) President Eisenhower today proposed to
Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin a ban on future production of
nuclear weapons.
The President said in a new letter to Bulganin that the United
States is prepared, under certain conditions, to work out safe
guards "so that future production of fissionable materals anywhere
in the world would no longer be used to increase the stockpiles of
explosive weapons."
Mr. Eisenhower said that this step, combined with his atoms
for peace program, "would reverse the present trend toward a
constant increase in nuclear weapons overhanging the world."
1 "My ultimate hope is that all
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ROBERT DUNCAN
Seeks House Nomination
Duncan Announces
Candidacy as State
Representative
Robert B. Duncan, 35, a Med
ford attorney, today announced
he is a candidate for the Demo
era tic nomination for the state
house of representatives from
Jackson county.
He is the first Democrat to an
nounce. The incumbent Republi
can representatives, E. H. Mann
and E. A. Littrell, both will be
candidates.
Firm Associate
Duncan has been associated
with what is now the firm of
McAllister, Duncan and Brophy
since coming to Medford in 1948
Prior to that he was an insur
ance claims adjuster in Port
land and Eugene for a few
months after graduating from
the University of Michigan law
school. His BA degree was earn
ed from Illinois Wesleyan uni
versity and the University of
Alaska.
, He was a -Navy pilot during
the war, and now serves in the
Naw reserve as a lieutenant-
Before the war he was employed
in the merchant marine as an
able bodied seaman, and in the
Alaska gold fields. He is a native
of Bloomington, 111.
He and his wife and five chil
dren live at 1500 Terrace dr.
Duncan is a member of the local,
state and national Bar associa
tions, the Elks club and the Sal
vation Army advisory board. He
is a former president of the Med
ford Active club, and was chair
man of the Jackson County Ju
venile Court Advisory commit
tee.
Hearing on Change
Of Zone Scheduled
- A public hearing n change of
zone from single family to single
and two family for several
blocks in the Laurelhurst addi
tion, and an area north of Stev
ens St., will be held at a city
council meeting at 7:30 p.m. to
day in the city hall.
The council meeting will be
conducted by students of Med
ford and St. Mary's high schools
under the direction of the regu
larly elected official as part of
Student Government Day
activtities.
The council will also consider
two calls for hearings on
changes of zone; a petition for
drainage control in the Barnett
rd. and Ellendale dr. area; and
establishment of a water main
fund.
Student City Manager Al
Boardman will give a report
from the Army corps of engin
eers regarding proposed Bear
Creek bank reinforcement to
protect the city's Camp White
trunk sewer.
Los Angeles (U.R) Melvih
Messimore, a 65-year-old Tacoma,
Wash., gardener, is being held
on S5000 bond after being ar
raigned on charges of kidnaping
a five-year-old Tacoma girl "so
she could be raised properly."
Bl'LGAi
PRODUCTION
production of fissionable mater
ials anywhere in the world will
be devoted exclusively to peace
ful purposes," Mr. Eisenhower
said.
This was the main feature of
Mr. Eisenhower's letter inviting
Bulganin to consider new East-
West disarmament steps stress
ing control of the "nuclear
threat" to the world.
Mr. Eisenhower also:
1. Again rejected Bulganin's
previous offer of a 20-year Am
erican-Soviet friendship pact.
Mr. Eisenhower did not refer
to the proposal directly. But he
said his previous view reraains
generally" as expressed inJan
uary.
He said, however, that he will
continue to study the problem
to see :f any "useful new steps"
can be taken.
2. Insisted that adoption of
his "Open Skies" aerial inspec
tion proposal, combined with
ground inspection teams, would
lead to a reduction of arma
ments, the lessening of tensions,
and the brightening of the pros
pects of a durable peace." Bui-.
gamn on Sept. 19 had proposed
use of ground inspection teams
at key points. The President
said Oct. 11 that he would be
prepared to accept this.
3. Proposed that arms limita
tions be sought primarily
though not exclusively, in terms
of controls on "armaments rath
er than on men."
The President said initial ac
tion toward agreements could
be taken at the forthcoming
five-power ' disarmament meet
ing in London. But he said
these steps toward disarmament
would take a long time to work
out with other nations as well.
Extensive Strength
In the meantime, the Presi
dent said, the United States and
Russia would have very exten
sive military strength, including
stocks of nuclear weapons.
"I wish to make it clear that,
so far as the United States is
concerned, we would continue
to hold such strength, not for
aggression, nor for narrow na
tional purposes, but as a contri
bution toward world stability in
this transitional period," the
President said.
Mr. Eisenhower's letter was
friendly in tone, although he
paid practically no heed to
Bulganin's earlier proposal of a
friendship pact.
Freight Cars Derailed
On SP's Siskiyou Line
.' Roseburg (U.R) Five freight
cars and three units of a diesel
locomotive were derailed on the
Siskiyou line of Southern Pa
cific south of here today. Freight
traffic on the line was blocked
by the mishap.
E. L. Forbis, station agent at
Roseburg, said there was no in
dication what caused the derail
ment which he described as "not
a serious one." There were no
injuries. Forbis said poor com
munications between Glendale
and Roseburg, because of bad
weather made it difficult to get
full details.
Extra section gangs and a
wrecker train from Eugene were
enroute to the scene near Peck,
Ore.,, and .Forbis said the line
should be cleared soon.
Road Conditions
Highway 99, S i s k i y o u
Chains required, 12 inches
new snow.
Highway 99, north Chains
advised over Sexton and Can
yon, mis.; icy spots.
Highway 199 Chains re
quired over Oregon mi.
Highway 66. Green Springs
Chains required; 8 inches
new snow.
Highway 62, Prospect
Chains required; 7 inches new
snow
California highways
. Chains required on Highways
97 and 89; icy spots in Siskiyou
county, traffic moving without
chains.
Klamath Falls area Pack
ed snow on highways; traffic
moving without chains.