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McLeod Man Injured
When Truck Rolls
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ARTIST DRAWS CONCEPTION of huge
satellite which would orbit earth about 500
miles in outer space, as base for space travel.
It would be 1,000 feet in diameter. Huge
Israel Says Troops
Concentrating on
Wjr-Like Fronlier
Jerusalem (Israeli Sector)
(U.R) Israel today reported
new border incidents with
Egypt, Syria and Jordan and
accused Egypt of concentrating
troops and armored forces along
the frontier in a war-like atmos
phere. In Cairo the Arab "big three"
conference was ending with the
heads of state of Egypt, Saudi
Arabia and Syria lining up
their cold and hot war policies
against Israel but failing to
"buy" Jordan away from Brit
ish influence.
Cargo Ship
In the . Suez Canal an Ameri
can cargo ship, the James Mon
roe, was moving toward Saudi
Arabia with 18 U. S.-built Walk
er Bulldog tanks. The ship, con
voyed by Egyptian vessels, was
expected to traverse the canal
some time today and head for
Saudi' Arabia.
The United Nations Armistice
commission promised an im-
new Israel charges made by a
spokesman for the Israeli .For
eign Ministry. Israel said the
troop concentrations constitut
ed a "direct threat" to Israel
security.
Israel said - increasing num
bers of Egyptian fighting forces
had massed in recent weeks in
the disputed Gaza Strip and the
El Arish areas in violation of
the armistice agreement and far
exceeding any defense require
ments. e
Israel also reported these new
incidents along the border.
1. An Israel army spokesman
said a patrol captured three
Jordan infiltrators near Lachish
after a brief fight and then en
countered a second group of
Jordanian infiltrators and drove
them off in a second fight.
2. A spokesman said Syrian
troops fired several shots at an
Israel fishing vessel on Lake
Kinneret. The vessel was not
hit.
3. A spokesman said an Egyp
tian position opened fire twice
on Israel position's in the Kissu
fim area east of the Gaza Strip.
The Israelis returned the fire
and there were no casualties.
"Zone Change Hearing
Slated by Planners
A public hearing on change
of zone from class 1-B (two fam
ily) to class II (multiple fami
ly) for the area from Clark st.
to Jackson blvd., between Sum
mit ave. and Broad st., will
highlight the city planning
commission meeting at 7:30 p.m.
today in the city hall.
Also on the agenda will be
new date for a hearing ojt the
proposed agricultural zoning or
dinance. Commissioners will
consider final approval of Corn
ice Village subdivision, tenta
tive plot of Jefferson subdiv
ision, and proposed subdivision
regulations.
Bq,ise (U.R) Union Pacific
railroad said today it was plan
ning a S3.630.000 program of
new rail installation, roadbed
re-ballasting and tie replace
ment in its Idaho division this
year.
Eagle Point Youth
Arrested for Whistle
A 17-year-old Eagle Point
boy was arrested by city po
lice Sunday.
The charge was described
by officers as follows:
"Violation of city ordinance
3440. section 76 (Wolf Whis
ile)." The accused forfeited bail.
fftteheock To Remain
In OOP Primary Race
Portland '(U.R) Phillip S.
Hitchcock, former state senator
from Klamath Falls, announced
today that he was staying in the
race for the Republican nomina
tion for U.S. senator.
"I feel that the people of Ore
gon have a right to make a
choice on who they want to
carry the Republican standard
in the general election," he said
in a brief statement.
Hitchock, 51, is now public
relations director at Lewis and
Clark College, here.
Candidacy Question
His candidacy had remained
a question after Interior Secre
tary Douglas McKay's sudden
announcement last Friday that
he would seek the GOP sena
torial nomination in the May 18
primary. Lamar Tooze, another
announced candidate, withdrew
after McKay's entry into the
race.
Thus a four-cornered battle
shaped up for the GOP nomina
tion to oppose Sen. Wayne Morse
(D-Ore.) this fall. Others in the
race include Elmer Deetz, Can
by . dairy farmer, and Jeorge
Altvater, a Portland civil en
gineer. :
Completely Loyal
Hitchcock said, "I remain com
pletely loyal to President Ei
senhower. As an early and
strong supporter of the Presi
dent, I am certain he did not
mean to endorse one Republican
Smith Asks Boxcar
Battle To Continue
Salem (U.R) Gov. Elmo
Smith has requested the Public
Utilities commission to continue
its battle on boxcar shortages in
the state. " .
Governor Smith said he in
tends to reactivate the Govern
or's Emergency Transportation
committee as a citizens group to
work with the Public Utilities
commission and railroad offic
ials in helping golve this peren
nial problem.
The governor's committee,
named la"st June by . the late
Gov. Paul Patterson and headed
by Stan E. Sherwood of" Co-
quille, has tendered its resigna
tion to Gov. Smith "so you jnay
be free to deal" -this with profr
lem as you see fit" and with
the recommendation that this
problem "continue to receive
careful attention."
Gov. Smith commended the
committee for its effective work
toward giving Oregon a larger
empty car supply and increas
ing utilization of the national
rail car fleet as well as for the
influence if exerted through its
recommendations to official ag
encics.
Super-Carrier
Assigned to
Aboard the Forrestal (U.R)
The super-carrier Forrestal, the
world's mightiest warship, will
sail for the troubled Mediter
ranean in January-
The 70, 000-ton carrier, symbol
of American seapower, will join
the U.S. Sixth Fleet.' A battalion
of Marines was ordered to join
the Sixth Fleet last week.
Training Exercises ,
- The Forrestal's officers dis
closed the assignment today as
the warship went through jet
plane training exercises in the
Caribbean off Guantanamo Bay,
Cuba.
The carrier's skipper, Capt.
Roy L. Johnson, said his ship
will be ready to take her place
wheel at rear would produce a synthetic
gravity. It was presented at meeting of aero
physicists at Illinois Institute of Technology
in Chicago. (International Soundphoto)
candidate against another."
He added that "many, many
people have urged me not to
withdraw. I feel an obligation
to these people who support me
and who are working actively
in my behalf."
Hitchcock will be in Medford
next Monday to address a pub
lic meeting sponsored by Jack
son County Republican Women.
The meeting will be in the
Pioneer room of the Jackson ho
tel at noon Monday, March 19.
Those wishing to attend are
asked to make reservations by
telephoning Mrs. Roy Rickard,
2-2578.
Student Expelled
At Alabama Riot
Tuscaloosa. Ala. (U.R! Leon
ard Wilson, 20, pro-segregation
student leader at the University
of Alabama, has been expelled
for his part in the campus race
riot that preceded expulsion of
negro co-ed Autherine Lucy, it
was announced today.
The university Board of Trus
tees said it had expelled Wilson,
suspended four other students,
and approved disciplinary action
against 25 others.
The trustees action followed
an investigation by & university
committee formed recently lo
investigate the riotous demon
strations over the entrance of
the 26 year old Negro co-ed,
later expelled herself for bring
ing charges against the univer
sity that she could not prove.
The trustees said three other
students under investigation
"have withdrawn from the uni
versity and will not be read
mitted unless, at the completion
of the investigation, their " rec
ords have been cleared."
Fund Drives Planned
By GOP, Democrats
Washington (U.R) The Re
publican and Democratic na
tional committees are Opening
grass roots fund drives' aimed
at collecting small campaign
contributions from -millions of
voters. . . . '
The Democrats will use spot
television announcements solic
iting "small contributions from
the rank and file of the party."
They will give the drive a trial
run today over TV stations in
Des Moines, la., and Dayton,
Ohio.
The Republicans said their
drive will be conducted from
door to door by an army of
women volunteers. ! The driver-
based on the theme "Thank you,
Mr. President," will be held
in most states in April.
Forrestal
eferranean
as a "major unit of the fleet by
the end of November.
At present, the Forrestal, com
missioned Oct. 18, is still in the
shakedown stage. Johnson said
she will return to Norfolk, Va.,
in May for three months of over
hauling. New Fighters
Reporters got- the impression
from Johnson's statement that
when the Forrestal arrives in the
Mediterranean for her first tac
tical assignment she will carry
the new supersonic fighters and
high-speed bombers.
This admittedly is not the case
today. The approximately 80
planes on the Forrestal now are
approaching obsolescenci. -
Congressmen Move
To Upset School
Segregation Ruling
Signed 'Declaration'
To House, Senate
Washington (U.R) Ninety
six Southern congressmen threw
their powerful support today be
hind "all lawful means" to up
set the Supreme Court's school
segregation decision.
In a strongly worded "declara
tion of constitutional principles"
the 19 senators and 77 House
members Sunday night de
nounced the ruling as a "clear
abuse of tribunal power" that has
sown "hatred and s-.spicion"
throughout the South.
They commended states for
lawful attempts to resist inte
gration but called for all citi
zens to "scrupulously refrain
from disorder and lawless acts."
Milder Than Original
The statement was considera
bly milder than the original
draft which some Southern law
makers refused to sign. But it
was one of the strongest criti
cisms of the high court by a
group of congressmen in recent
years. It was to be presented
in both Houses today by Sen.
Walter F. George (D-GaZ) and
Rep. Howard W. Smith (D-Va.).
In the declaration, the South
erners said "We pledge ourselves,
to use all lawful means to-bring
about a reversal of this decision,
which is contrary to the Consti
tution, and to prevent the use of
force in its implementation."
They contend that the court
had no constitutional authority
for its ruling and accused the
high tribunal of "unwarranted
exercise of power" that is "cre
ating chaos and confusion in the
states principally affected."
They warned that the public
school systems of several states
may be destroyed by "outside
agitators . . . threatening immedi
ate and revolutionary changes.
Crater Lake Rim Road
Reopened to Traffic
The road from Annie Springs
to the rim of Crater Lake was
opened to the public yesterday
morning for the first time in
more than three weeks, and
some 200 people visited the rim.
The road was closed last Feb.
18 because of snow, and for
safety reasons because of the
threat of avalanches. Park rang
ers said there were some ava
lanches which would have bur
ied a car during the closure.
State approaches to the park
on Highway 62 were closed two
days during the period, 1 and
closed part of the day three
other days. The closures were
due to state equipment -breakdowns.
- Total ; snow depth at Crater
Lake ' tqdayv.is' 180 inches, com
pared' t&iabout 80 inches about
this time last'year' "
Bill May Compound
ProblemSolon Says
Washington (U.R) Senate
Democratic Leader .Lyndon B.
Johnson said " today that "the
farm bill as it now stands shorn
of 90 per cent price supports . . .
could compound our farm sur
plus problem."
Johnson said that killing rigid
high-: supports and retaining the
administration's flexible price
support program as the Senate
has voted to do may have these
results:
"Fewer farmers will want to
participate in the soil bank plan
because of lower supports. And
farmers will try to produce
more and more in the hope that
they will make up, in bulk, the
income lost by lower supports
on each item." '
DOW-JONES AVERAGES
New York (U.R) Dow-Jones
final stock averages: 30 indus
trials 500.24, up 2.40; 20 rail
roads 166.84, up 0.85; 15 utili
ties 67.47, up 0.41, and 65 stocks
177.52, up 0.91.- Sales today were
about 3,110,000 shares compared
with 3,430,000 Friday.
Vatican City (U.R) Special
missions from 12 nations called
on Pope Pius XII today to con
gratulate him on-the 17th anni
versary of his coronation. The
United States was not among
them.
Bids on Talent Joe
Set for April. Hay
Bids on the first construction
for the Talent project will be
called in April or May, accord
ing to the Denver office of the
bureau of reclamation.
Funds for construction of the
$22,000,000 irrigation and recla
mation project will become
available July 1; if the admin
istration's budget is approved
py congress this session. The
budget calls for $2,400,000 for
construction during fiscal year
1957.
Dam and Tunnel
Among the first bids called
will be for Howard Prairie dam,
a 90-foot high earthfill structure
across Beaver creek in the Green
Springs area. Also scheduled for
bid call wilLbe a 4,100-foot tun
nel, six feet in diameter, which
will carry water under the sum
mit of the Green Springs pass
on its way to the, site of the pro
posed power house.
Also scheduled tentatively for
bidding in April or May are con
struction of 1,100 lineal feet of
54-inch and 325 feet of six-inch
precast concrete pipe siphon and
two concrete bench flumes, part
State Agencies Are
Alerted for Floods
Salem (U.R) Gov. Elmo
Smith said today all state' agen
cies concerned with potential
flood threats in the next few
weeks had been alerted to spring
into action immediately if Ore
gon streams overflow - - - -.
State departments were asked
to anticipate any danger points
to prevent a threat to life or
property as much as possible.
The governor points out that
current reports indicated record
breaking stream flows in Ore
gon this spring. The reports
were based on heavy snowfall
in 14 major watersheds in the
state. That could mean damag
ing floods in different sections
of the state, he explained.
"It is my wish that all state
agencies concerned in any way
with these potential flood threats
take every available step, first,
to anticipate any danger points
in order that loss and suffering
may be prevented or kept to
an absolute minimum; second,
to review their plans for imme
diate action should an emergen
cy arise; and third, to give the
fullest cooperation to the Army
engineers, the Red Cross, and
other state and federal agencies
that may be involved in either
preliminary planning or emer
gency assistance measures," Gov.
Smith said.
Supreme Court To
Review Test Cases
-.-Washington (U.R) The Su
preme Court today agreed to de
cide whether dependents of ser
vicemen can be tried in U.S. mil
itary courts for crimes commit
ted in foreign lands:
The court accepted for review
two cases testing this issue. The
cases were decided in opposite
ways in lower courts. ,
Both stemmed from court
martial convictions of wives for
the murder of their husbands.'
Seeking a final Supreme Court
ruling, the. government said "It
is important that the armed
forces know, as quickly as pos
sible, the extent of their jurisdic
tion over dependents who have
accompanied the forces abroad."
Mollet To Present
Disarmament Plan
Paris (U.R) Premier Guy
Mollet announced today that
France and Britain will present
a new plan for world disarma
ment. He called on the United
States to support the proposal.
Mollet made the announce
ment at a lunch meeting of the
Foreign Press Association short
ly before facing four crucial
votes of confidence in the Na
tional Assembly on his Algerian
policies.
Mollet was assured of a mas
sive parliamentary, majority
when Compunist leader Jacques
Duclos announced that his 150
deputy bloc would vote for the
Premier in the confidence test.
of the rehabilitation work under
way on the Medford and Rogue
River Valley Irrigation districts.
On Medford Canal ,
Another bid slated for the re
habilitation project is for 1,860
lineal feet of concrete pressure
pipe or steel cylinder pipe siphon
to replace an existing 44-inch
wood stave pipe siphon on the
Medford canal.
Work on the Talent project
and the rehabilitation jobs is ex
pected to take four or five years
to complete.
Johnson Predicts
'Fruitful' Study
Washington (U.R) Senate
Democratic Leader Lyndon B.
Johnson said today that the Sen
ate s investigation of lobbying
will be "fruitful' 'despite delays
in getting it organized.
The Texas Democrat said he
regrets that some people believe
the delay in launching the in
vestigation will limit its scope
or effectiveness. '
In rapid fire weekend activity
the Lobbying Investigating com
mittee finally cleared its major
hurdle, a partisan dispute over
rules, and named Sen. John L.
McClellan (D-Ark.) chairman.
Immediately the group began
searching for a "quality" staff.
McClellan promised all possi
ble speed.. But he cautioned that
it will not be possible to organize
the staff for such an important
investigation quickly.
. The .investigation was ordered
by the Senate after the furor
which developed over a S2,500
campaign contribution, over the
natural .gas bill.
Kefauver Says He May
Get Ha!! of NH Votes
. Manchester, N.H. (U.R) Sen.
Estes Kefauver predicted today
he would win "more than a ma
jority of the delegates" from
New Hampshire in tomorrow's
first-in-the-nation primary.
The outcome of the voting will
be the first test of strength be
tween Kefauver and Adlai E.
Stevenson. " Kefauver is visiting
the state for the third ' time to
seek support and control of New
Hampshire's . 12-member 8-vote
delegation 'to the Democratic na
tional convention.
Stevenson supporters have en
tered a full slate of delegates fa
vorable to the former Illinois
governor. But Stevenson has not
campaigned actively in the state
and has said he 'has nothing to
gain from entering the primary.
Delegates favorable to GoV.
Averell Harriman of New York
and Gov. G. Mennen Williams of
Michigan also entered in the pri
mary contest.
Bulganin Expresses
Cocktail Pleasure
Moscow (U.R) Premier Niko
lai Bulganin thanked President
Eisenhower last night for open
ing the "path to martinis" during
the Geneva summit conference
last summer. .
Bulganin expressed his pleas
ure with the American cocktail
during, an exceptionally jovial
cocktail party last night for Dan
ish Premier Hans C. Hansen.
"We cannot forget those mo
ments when we drank martinis
to world peace and friendship,"
Bulganin said in a scene of rare,
conviviality. .
Gov. Smith Describes Tax,
Service Relationship Here
Gov. Elmo Smith spoke brief
ly about state services and their
relation to taxation at a break
fast here this morning at the
Jackson hotel.
Gov. and Mrs. Smith stopped
here as part of a brief tour of
southern Oregon. Following the
breakfast they attended a cof
fee hour in Ashland and a lun
cheon in Grants Pass.
Gov. Smith enumerated the
services performed by the state
and stated that while taxation
is unpleasant, it is necessary in
orderafor the state to perform
the services.
Spyridon Decision
Has Approval of
Angry Government
'Hostile Elements'
Planned Disruption'
Athens, Greece (U.R)
Greece today called off nation
wide anti-British demonstrations
when a" church leader warned
that Communist elements were
planning to create trouble dur
ing the meetings.
The demonstrations were call
ed by Greek Orthodox Arch
bishop Spyridon in protest
against British deportation of
Archbishop Makarios from Cy
prus and had the full approval
of the angry Greek govern
ment.
The archbishop announced to
day the demonstrations had been
called off just a few hours be
fore they were to have taken
place and warned that "hostile
elements" were planning to dis
rupt them.
Call Out Troops
Although the government ap
proved the demonstrations, it
warned against any disorders
and called out heavy concen
trations of police and troops to
protect British, American and
Turkish nationals and property
during the meetings.
Rioting Greeks already had
vented their anger Saturday- by
stoning British buildings and
burning that Union Jack. Worse
disorders had been feared today
when official church demonstra
tions had been scheduled."'
Cyprus itself was reported
ominously quiet, with a general
strike at - an end. Anti-British
activity was small. A few bombs
were thrown but . nothing on the
scale that was expected as a
protest against the deportations
of Makarios.
Observers in Nicosia said the
stiff British crackdown after
the arrest .and deportation of
Makarios was largely respon
sible for putting a clamp on
large-scale . operations against
the British.
U.S. Maps Plan for
Cyprus Negotiating
Washington (U.R) The
United States mapped plans to
day to exert strong diplomatic
pressures to get the British and
Cypriots negotiating the Cyprus
crisis, again.
Undersecretary Herbert Hoo
ver Jr., conferred with President'
Eisenhower today. They were
expected to discuss not only Cy
prus but the border clashes be
tween Israel and her Arab neigh
bors and the British Jordan dis
pute. , '
. The' United States feared that
the furor aroused by Britain's
decision to arrest and deport
Greek Nationalist leader Arch
bishop Makarios from Cyprus
could seriously threaten the soli
darity of free world defenses in
Europe. It was specifically con
cerned about the effect on the
North Atlantic Treaty Organiza
tion and the Greek-Turkish Yu
golsav Balkan defense pact.
St at e Police Capture
Hults Hitchhiking
Albany, Ore. (U.R) State
police Saturday captured escap
ed convict Ralph John Hults, as
he was hitchhiking a ride along
the Pacific highway, two miles
south of here.
A statewide search had been
underway for the 56-year-old
convict since he walked away
from a prison work gang on
Thursday iight.
The breakfast was attended
by about 90 people. Governor
and Mrs. Smith wer,e introduced
by Robert Root. This was the
governor's second visit to Med
ford since taking office in Feb
ruary. They appeared on a telecast
over station KBES last night
and later attended a dinner ' at
the home of Donald Faber, Cen
tral Point.
At a coffee hour at the Elks
lounge in Ashland, attended by
about 120 people, the governor
urged Republicans to take an
active interest in the coming
political campaign.
three others were injured, one
seriously, in four week end acci
dents in Jackson county. High
speed was blamed by police in
the fatal crash, and for two other
of the accidents.
A three-car collision at about
1:22 a.m. Sunday about two
miles north of Medford on the
Crater Lake highway resulted
in the death of Lloyd Willson
Burley, 58, route 1, box 173,
Eagle Point, and William Curtis
Morris, 25, route 2, box 733,;
Central Point.
At High Speed
Police said Morris was travel
ing south at an apparent high
rate of speed, and had passed
several cars when his vehicle
struck, head-on, a pickup driven
by Burley. Burley's truck was
forced into a third vehicle, driv
en by Wayne Lowell Reed, 21,
route 2, box 220, Medford. Reed
was not hurt.
Both Burley and Morris were
alone at the time of the accident.
Their cars were demolished, po
lice said. Conger-Morris funeral
home has charge of both bodies,
and will have the funeral serv
ices, which are pending. Burley
nad lived in the valley for about
10 years, coming from Spokane.
Wash. For a time he owned and
operated a horse concession at
Lake of the Woods resort. . '
The double fatality brought
to three the number of traffic
deaths in Jackson county over
the week end. An unidentified
pedestrian was killed early Sat
urday morning on Highway 99
near Talent. The county coroner's
office believes he was Frank or
Ed James, about 38, but they
have no further information as
to his identity.
5 Deaths This Year
Traffic deaths this year now
stand at , five of which three
were pedestrian fatalities.
Bernard Austin Wild, 42, Mc
Leod, suffered extensive bruises
and possible serious internal in,- .
juries at 7:20 p.m. Sunday when
he. lost control of his pickup on
a curve 114 miles south of the
Rogue river bridge in Shady
Cove. The pickup, which was
traveling at high speed, rolled
over, coming to rest on the
driver, police said.
He was taken to the Shady
Cove clinic by a doctor, then
to Community hospital by Med
ford ambulance service. He was
reported in good condition this
morning. Police cited him for
failure to operate on the right
side of the highway.
Near Same Spot
At 4:25 p.m. Saturday, a sedan
driven by Lewis William Dod
son, 26, of 819 North Central
ave., left the highway near the
same spot, about 1.2 miles south
of the Shady Cove .bridge, and
went over a 20-foot embankment.
Dodson was going north at high
speed and lost control, police
said. He was treated for cuts
and bruises at the Shady Cove
clinic, and was cited or failure
to operate on the right side of
the highway. Q
Lewis JSlmer Thompson, 51,
of 1116 East 11th st., Medford,
escaped with minor injuries this
morning when the gasoline-laden
Associated Oil company truck he
was driving was struck by a
Southern Pacific diesel locomo
tive at the oil company crossing
a half-mile south oji Medford.
Truck Flipped Over
State police said the truck was
turned end-for-end and flipped
on its side. Gasoline did not 0
ignite, although the truck was O
badly damaged. A fire depart
ment pumper stood by afteT the
accident, which occurred at
7:25 a.m.
Officers said Thompson suf
fered bruises and shock. Floyd
Arno Bewley, Ashland, engineer
of the train, told police he did
not see the truck until he was
within 15 feet of the crossing.
Roseburg (U.R) John Doty,
34, Sutherlin, was killed Satur
day night when his car skidded
and plunged into a ditch near
Roseburg. A passenger, Ella
Louis Dunbar, also of Sutherlin,
was hospitalized in Roseburg.
Klamath Falls (U.R) Wey
erhaeuser Timber Co., today an
nounced that John B. Bishop
has been named as its Klamath
Falls branch manager to suc
ceed the late David S. Troy.
Bishop has been assistant man
ager since May of 1955.
Weather
FORECAST: Fair through Tues
day. Low tonight 28. High
Tuesday 55-58.
Temp.
48
.27
Highest yesterday
Lowest this morning