President Eisenhower Presented Shamrock Sprig by Ireland's Prime Minister
By DONALD P. O'HIGGINS
scribed -March 17, 1956." And
he fastened a sprig on Mr. Eisen-
ver-framed autographed picture
Costello took the spirit of St.
United Press Correspondent
Washington U.R) President
Eisenhower, a very honorary
member of the Friendly Sons of
St. Patrick, got his sprig of
shamrock today, fresh from the
auld sod.
John A. Costello, Prime Min
6 ister of Ireland, made the pre
sentation in a brief White House
ceremony. And Mr. Eisenhower,
who admits he is proud to be a
Friendly Son, beamed with
pleasure.
"I'm leaving for the farm this
morning, and I'm going to take
being in New York to review
the traditional St. Patrick's day
parade and, later, addressing the
friendly sons of St. Patrick after
their traditional banquet in
Philadelphia.
After properly imbuing Presi
dent Eisenhower with the spirit
of the day, Costello again took
up the busy schedule that has
marked his three-day Washing
ton visit. Highlights of his activi
ties today included lunch with
Vice President Richard M. Nix
on, the acceptance of an honor
ary degree from Catholic Uni
versity and an address at
Georgetown University.
Thursday, Costello addressed
each house of Congress separate
ly and the National Press Club.
What may have been a British;
gremlin got into his speeches.
In his National Press club talk
'he planned to make some point
these up to Mrs. Eisenhower,"
he said. "She'll be very pleased."
Costello, first Irish Premier to
visit the United States, made the
presentation a day befor St. Pat
rick's Day because he has some
important matters to attend to
elsewhere tomorrow, like re
viewing New York's traditional
St. Patrick's Day parade.
Autographed Picture
The jovial statesman brought
a bunch of shamrocks straight
from Dungarvan, Wa t e r f o r d
county, Ireland. He presented
them to the President in a 169-year-old
Irish silver bowl, in-
hower's lapel.
"Thank you very much," the
President said and handed Cos
tello a white package tied with
green ribbon. Inside was a sil
of the President. Mr. Eisen
hower said he had planned to
present Costello with some Steu
ben glass but that it was not
ready yet.
Patrick to the White House a
day early because he has urgent
matters to attend to Saturday on
the holiday itself. Matters he can
hardly afford to ignore like
ed references to the British par
tition of his country.
The speech he was reading
was one intended for delivery
before the Senate later in
day. It did not touch on the par
tition issue.
When Costello had reached
the point in his speech where he
was to mention the gift of some
historic letters he was present
ing to the Library of Congress,
the light suddenly dawned. The
prime minister put down the
speech, grinned at the audience
and disclosed his mistake.
Medford
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Plans Hurried for
Action Preventing
Middle-East War
No Final Decision
On Type of Action
r (Washington (U.R) The
United States today hurried plans
for United Nations action to pre
vent a drift toward war in the
Middle East.
High administration officials
said the UN action was being
favored by the United States
despite reported opposition to
such a move at this time by UN
Secretary General Dag Ham
marskjold. Officials said no final decision
had been made on the kind of
UN action the United States and
its allies would recommend. But
the United States was reported
favoring these moves by the se
curity council:
1. A blunt warning to both
Israel and the Arabs against pro
voking new incidents or taking
action that could start a large-
gcale war.
2. A promise of tough UN ac
tion to punish an aggressor. Mili
tary, economic, diplomatic sanc
tions might be invoked.
A thorough review of U. S.
Middle Eastern policies, includ
ing fresh study of -Israel's arms
request, was slated to be speed
ed up by the return to Washing
ton today of Assistant Secretary
of State George V. Allen.
Allen, who is in charge of
Middle Eastern affairs, has been
touring Asia with Secretary of
State John Foster Dulles. He
left Dulles in Ceylon to return
home for top policy work. Dulles I
will return next Wednesday.
Officials studying secret dis
patches' from the Middle East
were downcast over prospects of
keeping peace in the area. New
Arab-Israeli incidents, military
preparations by both sides, and
"a dangerous rise in emotions"
have led to the open pessimism.
Reservoirs in Use
As Control Measure
Portland U.R) Harold T.
Nelson, regional director of the
bureau of reclamation, said to
day bureau reservoirs were be
ing operated to counter flood
threads by discouraging water to
allow space for anticipated
heavy spring runoff.
Throughout the northwest in
33 bureau reservoirs there was
5,070,000 acre-feet of storage
space vacant and available 'for
flood control use as of March 9,
Nelson said.
Nelson said although the res
ervoirs were designed primarily
for irrigation purposes they are
in a position to provide a major
share of the storage capacity
now available ' for controlling
floods in the Columbia basin.
Irrigation prospects for the
coming season appear good, Nel
son said.
At this time last year there
were some 180,000 acre-feet
stored in the Owyhee reservoir
in the Owyhee project in Oregon
and Idaho but on March 2 this
reservoir held 370,000 acre-feet,
leaving 345,000 acre-feet of ca
pacity to be filled. Chances for
filling the reservoir are very
good and . the holdover storage
next fall probably will be near
normal, Nelson reported.
Malenkov Pauses, Waves Hat on London
Streets; Secrecy Decried by
London v'U.R) Grinning
Georgi . Malenkov paused on a
midtown sidewalk today to
wave his hat like a movie star
at gasping, awestruck shopgirls.
The former Soviet Premier
made his gallant gesture as he
launched his tour of England
under a British veil of secrecy
and security that was decried by
both the Communist and free
press.
He stepped from the big black
limousine that drove him from
the Soviet Embassy to Central
Electricity Authority building
near the Oxfort Circus.
A gathering" mass of shopgirls
and passersby gasped a chorus
of "Oohs." Malenkov, smiling
broadly, acknowledged the
greeting with a two-way sweep
of his gray, snapbrim Trilby.
On the trip through London's
Minimum Cotton
Acreage Ousted
From Farm Bill
Washington (U.R) The Sen
ate knocked out of its", farm bill
today a provision that would
have guaranteed a minimum
acreage to small cotton farmers.
The vote was 46 to 43.
The action came amid pros
pects that the Senate would not
complete action on the bill this
week.
The amendment to eliminate
the minimum cotton acreage pro
vision was sponsored .by Sen.
Clinton P. Anderson (D-NM). It
was backed by leaders of both
parties and senators from states
which would ' have lost acreage
under the plan. ,
Senators from the old cotton
belt argued strongly in favor of
the provision. They said small
cotton farmers are being
squeezed off the land by acreage
allotments so small that they can
not make a living.
Four-Acre Maximum
The eliminated provision
would have withheld 1 per cent
of the national cotton . acreage
allotment, or about 174,000
acres, for allotment to states An
the basis of their number of
small farmers. It would have
been used to grant farmers an
allotment of four acres or the
maximum planted in any of the
last three years, whichever was
smaller. . '
Senators indicated they would
call up for action about 20. of
the remaining 60-odd amend
ments offered to the legislation.
Each could be debated for one
hour.
This outlook made it improb
able that the Senate could reach
a final vote tonight. Johnson
ruled out a Saturday session be
cause many senators have St.
Patrick's Day engagements else
where. Senator's Debate
Today's debate started with a
fight among cotton state senators
over reallocation of about 174,
000 acres for small cotton
farmers.
The Senate started debate on
the bill 23 days' ago and had
acted upon virtually all major
controversies involved. But some
senators insisted upon making
last-minute speeches on their pet
proposals, if only for the record.
And some of the amendments
promised to' stir up additional
floor fights. These included pro
posals to make participation in
the proposed $1,200,000,000 soil
bank mandatory, to knock out a
Load Limit Reduced
On K. Falls Highway
A 50 per cent reduction of
the load limit on Highway '66,
between Ashland and Klamath
Falls, was announced today by
J. G. Bromley, in charge of high
way maintenance for Jackson
and Josephine counties.
The. reduction, which went
into effect at 8 a.m., is between
mile post 34.3, at the Klamath
Iteounty line, east to mile post
59.08, at the junction of High
ways 66 and 67. The reason for
the reduced load limit is that
freezing and thawing weather is
causing the road to , break up
under heavy traffic, according
to state police.
streets he craned in the car to
see the Western sights beyond
the escort of police outriders.
. He peered with interest at the
red-brick American Embassy
flying the Stars and Stripes
when his limousine rounded
Grosvenor Square.
He leaned and pointed at
Broadcasting House, citadel: of
the British Broadcasting Corp.,
and at the glittering shop win
dows of Regent Street, London's
leading shopping center.
Behind him, , in a 39-seat bus,
rode Malenkov's entourage of
other Russians, all attired in
dark blue ankleJength " over
coats. Much Handshaking
When Malenkov and his dele
gates walked into the centrally
heated Electricity Authority
building to be greeted by Chair
provision that would guarantee
small cotton farmers a minimum
acreage to plant to the crop and
would eliminate a provision that
would increase dairy price sup
ports. Police, Sheriff
Investigate Death
Of Ashland Woman
Ashland Mrs. Jean Gunt
er, 30, of 309 Scenic dr., was
found dead at her home this
morning, shot by a .22 'rifle, ac
cording to District Attorney
Walter. Nunley.
Ashland city police, sheriff's
deputies, and state police are
aiding the investigation.
Nunley said the woman's
husband, Jack, 30, a driver for
Gunter Fuel company, reported
to Ashland police shortly be
fore 10 a.m. that his wife had
been shot.
. Authorities have not yet de
termined the time of death, nor
complete details of the shoot
ing, he said. An autopsy is plan
ned.
The couple has three children,
aged 9, 7 and 5 years.
Porter, Hitchcock
Plan Speeches Here
Charles O. Porter, candidate
for the Democratic nomination
to the U. S. House of Represen
tatives, . and Phillip Hitchcock,
candidate for the Republican
nomination for United States
senator, will be in Medford over
the week end.
Both men will speak on pol-
itica! issues at luncheon engage
ments here.
Porter, who is at Cave Junc
tion today, will speak at a noon
luncheon at the Medford hotel
tomorrow, . on the disputed Al
Sarena mining case, federal and
private ower issues, and on gen
eral mining development in
Oregon. The luncheon is open
to the public.
Porter was the Democratic
candidate for representative in
1952 when he was defeated, by
Congressman Harris Ellsworth.
He is a Harvard law school grad
uate and has practiced law in
Eugene for the past several
years.
Porter is..-opposed for the
Democratic nomination by Dav
id Shaw. Gold Beach attorney.
Ellsworth is the only Republi
can candidate.
Hitchcock ' will speak Monday
at a Jackson County Republi
can Women's luncheon in the
Jackson hotel. The luncheon is
open to the public and reserva
tions may: be obtained by call
ing 2-2578.
Hitchcock is a former state
senator from Klamath Falls but
is - now publicity director for
Lewis and Clark college in Port
land. He will, arrive in Medford
tonight with the college choir
and remain in the valley over
the week end.
Pressmen
man Lord Citrine, some of the
overcoated Russians appeared
to be too warm. But it was a jo
vial tour.
Malenkov insisted on stopping
and shaking hands with every
body he met in the building.
Scotland Yard maintained ex
treme security safeguards and
allowed only a handful of care
fully checked reporters to go
along with the roving Russian.
Malenkov came here as So
viet minister of electric power
stations- to view British power
plants. He will see his first
power plant Saturday.
Although his arrival yester
day and three-week stay are
being guarded by some of the
most strict .security precautions
ever taken for a visiting digni
tary, Malenkov appeared ,not to
notice.
t
Trichinosis Shows
Meat Inspection
Need, Merkel Says
Three Local Cases
Due to Infected Pork
Two of Jackson county's three
recent trichinosis patients con
sumed pork purchased at the
same retail outlet before be
coming ill, Dr.. A. Erin Merkel,
county health officer, reported
today.
The health officer said that
two of the. cases were reported
to his office Feb. 4 and the oth
er March 10. The first was in
Jacksonville and the last two
victims were Medford residents.
He said that the first two had
purchased pork, the principal
meat subject to infestation by
the parasite trichina, at the
same retail store.
"The results of this investiga
tion emphasize the need for a
good meat inspection program
in Jackson county," Dr. Merkle
said. He pointed out that no
steps can be taken to prevent
retail sale of trichina-infested
meat without an' inspection pro
gram. Cook Thoroughly
The only measure, pork con-,
sumers can take to. prevent
trichinosis, he said, is to cook
the meat thoroughly until all
parts of it reach a temperature
of at least 150 degrees. Pork or
pork products that are labelled
"federally inspected" do not
need this careful handling be
fore they are eaten, the health
officer stated.
The need for an adequate
meat inspection program, in
Jackson county has long been
apparent,. Dr. Merkel said.. Dur
ing the last session" of the leg
islature, a bill was passed to
establish a pilot program on a
state-wide basis to study the
need for meat inspection. '
Inspection teams were ap
pointed to visit various sections
of the state, including Medford,
where slaughter houses are in
operation. At the end of" two
years these teams will report
to the Legislature on Oregon's
need for a meat inspection pro
gram and the approximate cost
of such a program.
A team of four men, includ
ing one . veterinarian, has been
studying the meat situation in
Medford for the past three
weeks, and another team of four
is conducting a similar study
m Grants Pass.
Morse to Stop Weekly
Broadcasts in Stale
Washington U.R) Sen.
Wayne Morse (D-Ore.) said today
he was voluntarily giving up his
weekly broadcasts over Oregon
radio stations until after the No
vember general election.
Republicans had demanded
equal time, claiming that Morse
is now an official candidate for
re-election.
Morse said "In view of the
protest of Republican officials
against my weekly public service
radio . broadcast and' in fairness
to radio stations which have pro
vided' the people of Oregon with
these broadcasts as a public ser
vice, I shall discontinue the
broadctsts - until after the No
vember election."
Meanwhile, the Federal Com
munications Commission clari
fied its position regarding the
broadcasts. It indicated that the
only person entitled to free time
to reply was Woody Smith of
Hood River, Morse's only op
ponent in the Oregon Democratic
primary.
Fluoridation, Vote
Scheduled in Roseburg
Roseburg (U.R) Roseburg
voters will get a change to ex
press their views on fluoridation
of the city's drinking water in
the May 18 primary election,
The city council has voted to
put the issue on the ballot. The
question ' will be whether the
voters want the council to take
any action on fluoridation.
Weather
FORECAST: Fair tonight and
Saturday with some high
. cloudiness. Low tonight 32;
' high tomorrow 65.
Temp.
Highest Yesterday. . 67'
Lowest this Morning 29
Burglary. Smspiset
DEFENDING OUR SHORES - A guided
missile "Terrier" is launched from the world's
first guided missile cruiser, the USS Boston,
Church Urges Return
Archbishop Makarios
London (U.R) The Church
of England brought, pressure on
Prime Minister Anthony Eden
today to return Cypriot leader
Archbishop Makarios from ex
ile. '- ...;', "
The first suggestion came
Thursday 'Irom Dr - Geoffrey
Fisher, the archbishop of Can
terbury, who told the House of
Lords that Makarios should be
returned to Cyprus for the good
of the island and Britain.
Dr. Fisher, most powerful
religious figure in England, was
backed in his plea today by
the "Church of England News
paper" which said the deporta
tion of Makarios "only raised
heavier storms than ever" on
the Mediterranean trouble spot.
The archbishop said "all the
orthodox churches regard this
event with indignation as an
act of sacrilege, persecution and
barbarism." . f
Protest Telegrams
He said he had received
many telegrams of ' protest
against the deportation order.
Dr. Fisher was supported by
Dr. -George Bell, the bishop of
Chichester, who called the de
portation a "blunder" , that
would appear internationally to
lack an adequate moral basis.
The archbishop submitted a
three point plan for solution of
the Cyprus problem and the
government was reported to
have it under consideration. Dr.
Fisher proposed:
1. Britain should appoint a
Two Men Sentenced to
State. Prison Terms
Two men received one-year
sentences to ' the Oregon state
penitentiary this morning and a
third was given a one-year-sus-pened
sentence. The sentences
were given in circuit1 court ap
pearances.
Ralph Ownby, 23, of 1031
North Central ave., was sentenc
ed to one year for violation of
probation. Aaron Francis Gen
try, 26, Ashland, was also sen
tenced to one year after he was
found guiltjrof burglary not in
a dwelling.
Miles R. Robinson, 335Vi West
Second st., was given a one-year
suspended sentence after plead
ing guilty to district attorney's
information charging non-support.
:
DOW-JONES AVERAGES
New York (U.R) Dow-Jones
final stock averages: 30 indus
trials 507.60, up 0.10; 20 rail
roads 169.04, off 0.62; 15 utilities
67.47, off 0.05, and 65 stocks
179.61,. off 0.20. Sales today
were . about" . 3,120,000 shares
compared with 3,270,000 yester
day. Sports Bulletins
STATE TOURNAMENT
Pendleton 64, Central Cath
olic, 57.
Mao Hi 46, Seavsrton 42.
during shake
area off the
competent person or persons to
draft a constitution along lines
agreed to by Makarios and' Brit
ish negotiators in the past. This
would be on the basis of renew
ed bargaining. .
2. Then the Greek and Turkr
- ish -
1--governments -u should join
Britain in an immediate appeal
British Force People
To Remain in Homes
Nicosia, Cyprus (U.R) British
Tommies with fixed bayonets
forced the 16,000 residents of
Larnaca to stay in their homes
today to prevent retaliation for
the killing of a 7-year-old Cy
priot. The town lay like a powder
keg, its pent up indignation
Arab Guerrillas
Set Apartment Fire
Algiers 4U.R) Arab guerrillas
set fire to an apartment house
in the heart of Algiers today,
apparently hoping to roast its
French residents alive.'
' No one was injured, but the
fire destroyed 100 automobiles
parked in the garage under the
10-story building.
French authorities promptly
clamped a curfew on this terror
ridden provincial capital, effec
tive at midnight. . . , -
The new incident in the . 14-month-old
Arab campaign of
murder and -arson occurred
shortly after France's Senate
granted Premier Guy Mollet's
request for blank check powers
in Algiers by a vote of 294-7.
, The Council of the Republic's
vote completed parliamentary
action on the eniergency powers
approved by the National - As
sembly earlier this week.
Mollet promptly, began draft
ing instructions for,. Algeria
Minister Robert LaCoste, who
will fly to Algiers after confer
ring with the full . Cab.inet Sat
urday to put the government s
program into effect.
Seaman Dies After
Falling Off Ship
Astoria (U.R) Seaman Ben
Howard, 33, a resident of Choco
winity, N.C., stationed at the
Tongue Point Naval Station here,
died yesterday when he fell from
a barracks ship tied up for re
pairs.
Navy officials said Howard
was standing security watch
aboard a Navy APL-49 and that
he apparently leaned over the
rail and slipped. They said he
probably struck his head on the
pier and then tumbled into the
water between the ship and tne
dock.
Salem (U.R) An Oregon
Chamber of Commerce execu
tives tax committee met here to
day, to lay plans for a later gen
eral meeting in Salem. '
- down exercises in the Carribean
coast of Cuba.
of Exiled
to Cyprus
to Cypriots to end their acts of
violence,
3. Makarios should be inform
ed "his exile is temporary, that
it will' end as soon as public
order is restored, and that ne
gotiations with him will resume
when the hew constitution , is
drafted.
ready to explode for the shoot
ing of the boy by a British sol
dier Wednesday.
Larnacans were permitted to
leave -their homes only once a
day for food and water.
British troops at dawn began
a house-to-house search for hid
den arms and ammunition . that
might be used once the indefinite
curfew is lifted.,-
None except members of the
family was allowed to attend the
youngster's funeral Thursday.
The British feared it would burst
into a violent demonstration.
The boy was shot by-a British
soldier who fired into a group
of youths that were stoning his
truck. - .
Youthful gangs have become
nearly as great a problem to the
British here as adult Cypriot ex
tremists. ' ' ' -
Cypriot shopowners reported
to police today that bands of
boys have used personal and
telephoned threats and intimida
tion to prolong the general strike
throughout the island despite a
plea by the Pan-Cyprian Trade
Union Federation to, end it.
Smith to Open Session
For County Assessors
. Salem (U.R) - Gov. Elmo
Smith will open a five-day train
ing session for 130 Oregon c'oun
tytax assessors and their depu
ties in Corvallis Monday with an
address on needed improvements
in property tax appraisal work.
The appraisal short course,
sponsored jointly by the valua
tion division of the Tax Com
mission and Oregon State Col
lege, will be an intensive tech
nical school for tax appraisers.
Scouts Enjoy Good Weather
During "Operation Icicle'
Warm weather and fair skies
are making conditions ideal at
Camp McLaughlin, Lake of the
Woods, .for the 41 Boy Scouts
and leaders taking part in "Op
eration Icicle," Assistant Scout
Executive Dick Lamb reported
today. -
The group, including Explorer
Scouts from : Medford, Grants
Pass, Happy Camp and O'Brien,
left Medford Wednesday morn
ing. They hiked the nine miles
in the snow from Pelican ranger
station to the camp.
Lamb, who returned to Med
ford today, said the group is
boused in the camp boat house
State Police Kill
Oregon Man After
He Shoots Police
Patrolmen Stop Car
To Offer Routine Aid
Redmond (U.R) Danny
Faulkner, 30-year-old burglary
suspect from Winchester Bay,
Ore., was shot and killed at a
state police roadblock at Gil
christ, Ore., early today after
shooting and seriously wound
ing two Redmond city police
officers.
Hospitalized "hjere were Clar
ence -Durgan, 28, and Leonard
Kirby, 26. Durgan was in criti
cal condition with lungj wounds
and Kirby was in serious con
dition with a shattered right
arm. 1
Officers said the two patrol
men, on a routine night patrol
shortly after midnight,, stopped
the Faulkner car to offer aid,
thinking it was a motorist who
had lost his way. They said
Faulkner was hauling a boat on
a trailer and was driving the
wrong way on a one-way street
on tne outskirts of Redmond.
Approach Car
Durgan and Kirby approach-
ed the car, one on either side,
and Faulkner, without saying a
word, began firing. Durgan was
shot first. It was Kirby who
managed to summon aid after
Faulkner drove away. His boat
and trailer were found aban
doned outside Redmond.
Bend police .had been notified'
by state police in Salem that
Faulkner was in the central
Oregon area and wanted for
questioning in connection with,
some burglaries.-
Officers in Bend were noti
fied of the shooting but failed
to stop Faulkner in his dash
south on Highway 97.
Roadblock Set Up
It was not until he reached
Gilchrist in northern Klamath
county that a roadblock was es
tablished by state police. Offic
ers William Hazelwood and
James Ayres said Faulkner
turned off his lights when he
saw the roadblock and sped to
ward them in a zig-zag fashion.
The officers opened fire and
Faulkner jumper from his car
and began to shoot before he
was felled by police bullets.
A doctor at the Redmond hos
pital said at 8 a.m. that Durgan
had responded well to treat
ment.and that his condition has
improved ' since he was brought
in to the hospital. Kirby had a
bad wound in the upper arm
but was in "good shape," the
doctor said.
Mrs. Patterson Named
Education Citizen
Portland (U.R) The Oregon
Education Association last night
named Mrs. Georgia Patterson,
wife of the late governor, Ore
gon's Education Citizen of the .
Year.
' I 'h a auraTY ic maAa anTumllw
by tne teachers organization to
a layman for outstanding contri
butions toward improving Ore
gon's public schools.
Mrs. Patterson is chairman of
the state board of education and
has been active in education ac
tivities since 1925.
and hospital. Today the boys are
to carry out a mock rescue and
mobilization project, spotting a
"lost" party and cooking meals
and making shelters in the five
feet of snow.
, They are. to return to camp
tomorrow morning after a night
In various types of shelters in
the snow.
Training in snow shoeing and
skiing is planned for Saturday,
and-, the group will return to
Medford Sunday.
The training adventure trip
is the fourth annual project of
its kind held by the Boy Scouts
Crater Lake area council.'