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lis Stand lap 0 urn M EDFORD 51st Year 24 Pages LUMBER INDUSTRY SPLIT If BATTLE ON SHIPPING Warning Issued On More Critical Boxcar Shortage Use of Boxcars for Warehouses Blamed Portland (U.R) A battle over lumber shipping practices split the West Coast lumber in dustry today in the wake of warnings0 of a critical boxcar shortage this summer and charges that lumbermen them selves were partly to blame for the perennial shortages. With 7000 fewer boxcars avail able this year than at the start of last year's car shortage, the problem this year could be the worst in the history of the lum ber industry, according to re ports to the convention of the West Coast Lumbermen's As sociation here. ' Ralph E. Clark, manager of the closed car section of the American Association of Rail roads, started the dispute last night when he declared that the practice of some lumbermen in using box cars for warehouses through delays in transit tied up the cars for 14 days to two months and contributed to the shortage. Clark said "if warehousing of lumber in railroad cars is re duced by as much as half, there will be little if any shortage on your lines this year." At the same time, lumbermen heard of a new federal rail ship ping order designed to halt the "warehousing practice and some of them warned that it "may be come one of the hottest campaign issues in Oregon." Forming Organization A group of owners of small mills in the Eugene area said thejwere forming an organiza tion to fight Order 910 of the Interstate Commerce Commis sion as an action "playing into the big operators at the expense of the small operators." They said they would seek the aid of Sens. Wayne Morse and Richard Neuberger for help in their fight. Transit shippers said they needed the delayed routing sys tem boxcar warehousing to give them time to make sales en route. Most of the transit selling is done by small operators. Rep. Harris Ellsworth has in troduced legislation that also strikes at the practice in an effort to forestall another criti cal box car shortage. Mill shippers estimated the average freight car can be in Chicago in six days but now is taking at least 17 days by the round-about routes taken by transit shippers to find buyers en route. They pointed out the practice cuts sharply into the numbed of cars available for loading. DSW-JONES AVERAGES New York (U.R) Dow- Jones final stock averages: 30 industrials 513.03, up 2.09; 20 railroads 171.5, up 0.03; 15 utili ties?, up 0.09, and 65 stocks 181.41, up 0.44. Sales today were about 2,980,000 shares compared with 2,930,000 yesterday. 'Great Decisions1 Radio, TV Programs Radio and television time which will be devoted to the "Great Decisions" program was announced today. Three radio stations in the area will have weekly half-hour programs devoted to each of the eigtlt discussion topics scheduled during the event. These are the schedules: KYJC 6 "to 6:30 p.m Satur days; KMED 9 to 9:30 p.m. Sundays; KWIN (Ashland) 8 to 8:30 pjn. Mondays. Television station KBES-TV will have a weekly 15 -minute program from 2:30 to 2:45 p.m. Tuesdays. - The Mail Tribune's presenta tion of facts regarding each of the discussion subjects will ap pear in its Sunday editions. Panel Discussions Jhe radio and television pre sensations will be in the form of talks and panel discussions on each of the subjects. They have.been prepared under the supervision, of faculty members r 1M MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1956 LONARDI DIES The Argen tine government ordered 10 days of national mourning for ex-president Eduardo Lonardi, above, who died in Buenos Aires last night at the age of 59. He served briefly as president fol lowing the overthrow of Juan D. Peron. Funeral services for Lonardi, who recently under went a major operation in the United States, will be held Satur day. ' , Trichinosis Cause Is Clarified by Health Official "On the whole, meats that are labeled 'ready to eat' have met all the requirements necessary SQ.that they are free from. the parasite which causes - trichi nosis in human beings, accord ing to Dr. A. Erin Merkle, public health physician. He said he has received num erous calls concerning contract ing trichinosis from improperly cooked meat. "I also wish to make it plain that cured hams, if not marked 'ready to eat' are not safe to eat without re-cooking, even if they are marked federal or state in spected," Dr. Merkle said. "This type of pork can be made safe for eating when it has been sufficiently heated so that all parts of the meat have, reached a temperature of at least 150 degrees or when a pink tinge is no longer visible." Just . As Safe Dr. Merkle emphasized that the products coming 4rom local producers are just as safe from the standpoint , of trichinosis as those which are produced by packers outside Jackson county. "Hog growers, whether large or small, can contribute much toward the control of trichi nosis," Dr. Merkle said. "They can do this by eliminating a com mon practice of feeding hogs un cooked garbage which might contain infected raw pork scraps. Another way in which they can help the situation is by carrying out a good rat con trol program. Rats are another source through' which hogs might become infected with the parasite trichina." Karachi, Pakistan U.R) Pakistan has formally pro claimed itself the world's first Islamic republic. Announced at Southern Oregon college. An "institute" for potential discussion leaders in the "Great Decisions" program will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 24, at the Medford High school li brary. . Anyone interested will be welcome. The county - wide discussion program is being sponsored by a temporary committee here in cooperation with the Foreign Policy association. Anyone in the area is welcome to partici pate. Fact sheets on each of the eight topics for discussion are available at the Chamber of Commerce office, 5 South River side ave., for $1 per set, or they will be mailed or delivered for $1.50. The latter can be ordered by telephoning 2-5255 or 3-5331. Additional information can be obtained from Don Hansen, chairman of the local Great De- cisions committee, telephone 3-5311. A. t Fight Promised Over Conviction In Negro Boycott Fine or Jail Term At Hard Labor Ordered Montgomery, Ala. i(U.R) De fense attorneys said today they would fight the case of a mild mannered young Negro minister convicted of conspiring to boy cott Montgomery city buses "all the way to the U.S. Supreme court." Circuit Judge Eugene Carter Thursday convicted the Rev. Martin Luther King, 27, of start ing "a fire he couldn't stop" in leading a boycott- that has crip pled the city transit company for more than 15 weeks. $1,000 Fine Ordered Carter ordered the accused leader of the boycott to pay $1,000 in fine and court costs or serve 386 days at hard labor un der a little-used Alabama law making it a misdemeanor to en ter a conspiracy to boycott a business. The defense announced that it would appeal the decision to the Alabama Circuit Court of Ap peals, and the trials of 89 other Negro defendants facing identi cal charges were ordered con tinued until final disposition of King's appeal. Law Said Unconstitutional " Young Fred Gray, who led King's defense, said he would fight the decision "all the way to the U.S. Supreme.' court if necessary." He said the very law King was indicted by is uncon stitutional. Judge Carter, who announced his verdict immediately after the end of the four-day trial, could have sentenced King to a six month prison term andor a $1, 000 fine. However, he said he tempered the sentence because he was convinced that the Negro leader continually advocated a "non-violent" type of demon stration. McKay's Manager Tells Resignation Salem 4J.R) William L. Phil lips said today he posted a letter of resignation from his job as a management - specialist for the Klamath Indian tribe shortly after he was named manager of Interior Secretary Douglas Mc Kay's campaign for the U.S. Senate. Sen. Richard L. Neuberger CD Ore.) told the Senate in Wash ington, D.C., yesterday that Mc Kay was mixing politics, and In dian welfare by appointing "an old political crony" to supervise affairs of the Klamath tribe. Neuberger suggested the. Senate Indian affairs subcommittee look into the custodianship of the Klamath tribe. McKay, here to organize his campaign, said he would not shy from an investigation. He said that Phillips was one of three men recommended for the tribal job and that a committee of Klamath Indians screened them, choosing Phillips. McKay said the $1000-a-month salary was arranged by McKay. McKay said he would accept the resignation.-. Vofer Registration Behind 1954 Total A total of 25,440 Jackson county voters have registered for the May primary, the elec tions department in the county court house" has reported. Republican registrations total 14,107 and Democrat registra tions total 10,812. Independent registrations total 521. County Democrats showed a higher net gain in recent weeks than Republicans, records indi cate. The number in the two parties registering on-the follow ing' dates were: March 6, 57 Republicans, 70 Democrats; March 12, 74 Republicans, 82 Democrats; and March 22, 73 Republicans, 92 Democrats. Total registrations to date are stiU behind the 30,082 total in 1954 and the 32,822 total in 1952, officials pointed out. .Dead line for voter registrations for the May 18 primary is April 18. Tribune Price 5c No. 2 'Missile Master' To Launch Hikes Unveiled by Army' Device To Control Counter-Attacks Ft. Meade, Md. The Army today unveiled the- "Missile Master" a huge electronic brain whose lightning-like action can launch scores of Nike guided missiles against enemy air raid ers. Army secretary Wilbur M. Brucker said that missile mas ters will be installed at major industrial, population and mili tary centers to control the fire of Nike batteries against at tackers. The secretary created a flurry by asserting that the electronic brain can detect aircraft "and missiles," and control counter attacks on such invaders. Refuse at First Army officers conducting a demonstration here at first re fused to say what kind of mis siles Brucker referred to. But eventually it became clear that he meant the winged type that travel about the same speed as modern bombers. He did not mean, it vas clear, ballistic mis siles against which defenses still have not been devised. The Army said that plans for constructing Missile Master fa cilities throughout the country are included in its program for the fiscal year beginning ' next July 1 and are currently being considered in Congress. It made public its plan at a time when the Senate Armed Services Com mittee has raised questions about the comparative effective ness of the Army's Nike and the Talos missile developed by the Navy and planned for later use in continental defense by the Air Force. '.- - Can Control Firing Army officers said : that the Missile Master, a combination of electronic computers and long range radar, can be used to con: trol the firing of "any current anti-aircraft missile," including the Talos. Up to now, Nike batteries, ringing major, target areas, have had to operate independently. 89 Railroads Ask Passenger Fare Hike Washington , (U.R) Eighty- nine railroads have asked the Interstate Commerce Commis sion for permission to increase passenger fares 5 per cent. The preliminary applications were filed yesterday as the com mission ' announced it is under taking a full scale investigation in order to find out why rail roads continue to lose money on passenger operations. The application, filed by 48 Western railroads, would call for a flat 5 per cent boost in passen ger fares, with a minimum charge of 25 cents on one-way trips and 50 cent on round-trip fares. The proposal of 41 Eastern and Northern Virginia railroads would also call for a 5 per cent boost, with 5-cent minimum in crease .on coach fares and a 20 cent minimum boost on parlor car or Pullman rates. They asked for comparable increases in round-trip fares. Milk Producers Seek Increase in Prices Portland U.R) Oregon Milk producers late yesterday author i z e d their manager, Lester Adams of Jacksonville, to nego tiate with Portland distributors for what they called "a more realistic" milk price for produ cers. Best price now is $5.69 per hundredweight. Producers- said they would aim for a $6 price Delegates representing some 1500 dairymen attended meet ings here. Earlier, distributors had said that now is not the time to in crease milk prices because of a surplus of fluid milk. Distribu tors said the surplus persisted despite the hard winter and high hay prices suffered by the 'producers. Radio Highlights Secretary of State John Foster Dulles will report to the nation on his recent Far East trip tonight. It will be carried locally by station KMED (1440 ke) at 8:30 p.m. British Complete Standby Plan for Military Action Firmest Notice Of Western Force London (U.R) Britain of ficially confirmed today that it has completed a standby plan for military action in the Middle East in case of war. The formal British announce ment through the Foreign Of fice was the firmest notice yet giver by a Western power that an Arab or Israeli act of aggres sion will met by Western force. The announcement of Brit ain's readiness to intervene was seen here as a measure of the gravity with which the Western Big Three regard the danger of war in the Middle East. Committed To Act A Foreign Office spokesman said flatly that Britain has a plan "which could be put raoidly into action" in event of emergency in the Mideast. "We have worked out a plan which could be put rapidly into action when it is decided to do so." the spokesman said. "The plan provides for how we could .use our resources if we were to use them. It is hoped that action, if necessary, could be taken within the United Na tions." But the spokesman recalled that the, three-power declaration of 1950 commits the United States, Britain and France to guard Arabs and Israelis against aggression bv each other throueh action "within or without the United Nations." State? of Readiness Official sources disclosed that the United States and Britain have accepted France's invita tion to a Big Three meeting in Paris on the Mideast question in May. The delegation will be headed by Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, British For eign Minister Selwyn Lloyd and French Foreign Minister Chris tian Pineau. This meeting will be held mainly to draw up coordinated plans. Jackson-May Get Pari of $600,000 Jackson county will receive a share of $600,000 in timber revenue tied up by court action unless an appeal is made to a U.S. district court decision an nounced this week. ' According to word . received by the county court from Frank S. Sever, Portland, attorney for Oregon's 18 O&C counties the revenue may soon be distributed in those counties. The funds have been tied up pending outcome of a suit by two attorneys for Clackamas county who asked 10 per cent of the total of a fund released last year, according to word received by the court. When the funds from contro verted timberlands were re leased by congressional action last year, Attorneys R. L. Mer rick and A. W. Lafferty were attempting to have them distrib uted by court action. The men brought suit for legal fees, -stating that their, work aided in passage of legislation which brought about the distrib ution. County commissioners said they did not yet know what Jackson county's share would be. , ?: Parents Warned of Children in Vehicles A warning to parents who leave small children alone in cars on Medford streets was issued today by Police Chief Charles Champlin. He said an officer recently found a five-month-old young ster alone in a car in downtown Medford and that the officer could not move the baby from a precarious position on the seat because the car doors were lock ed and the windows closed tight. The officer waited about 30 minutes before the mother re turned, Champlin said. Similar occurrances have been reported several times by patrolmen. Forest Patrol Holds Budget Hearing Here State 'forest patrol officials re ported that no protests were heard yesterday on a hearing on the proposed $220,146 budget for fiscal year 1956-1957 in the southwest Oregon district of the state department of forestry. ' About 25 persons, represent ing interested landowners, at tended the afternoon session. Assessments to meet the bud get are figured at approximately 13.3 cents per acre on timber land and 7.3 on grazing land. " f5Pb$ sr . . . " - ; : " - LILY DAY PARADE Linda Smith, left, and Marcia Spence, Med ford High school students, display lilies which will be part of Crippled Children's Day activities in Medford tomorrow. The an nual Lily Day Parade Saturday provides funds for crippled chil dren. Mayor Earl Miller has proclaimed Crippled Children's Day and urged support of the 23rd annual Easter Seal campaign. Mem bers of the Epsilon Sigma Alpha girls are in charge of the parade. T&T Expansion Plan For Area Is Approved Extended area toll-free dialing service and establishment of a Phoenix-Talent exchange, pro posed by the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company, have been approved by Charles H. Heltzel, public utilities commis sioner. The change will become effec tive on or before July 1, 1957. The improvement will provide direct dialing from Medford to Gold Hill and Ashland;, toll-free dialine from Phoenix-Talent to Medford, Ashland and Jackson ville; and direct dialing from Central Point to Gold Hill and Jacksonville. Phoenix-Talent Exchange The nrooosed- Phoenix-Talent pxchanee and establishment of a base rate will provide classified service to customers without tne application of mileage charges from- the nearest exenange, which now are Medford and Ash land. Medford rates will apply to the Phoenix-Talent exchange. PT&T officials pointed out ax a public hearing on the proposal that the extended service win reduce toll charges to the cus tomers by about $51,311,45 an nually, and reduce gross revenue of the company by about $62,- 249.20 annually. The exDansion will enable Medford customers to call 4,900 additional telephones in Ashland and Gold Hill; Ashland cus tomers 15,150 additional tele phones in Medford and Jackson ville; Gold Hill - customers 15,- 600 additional telephones in Medford and Central . Point; Jacksonville customers 1,650 additional telephones in Central Point; and Central Foint cus tomers 1,100 additional tele phones in Gold Hill and Jackson ville. Customers In the Phoenix- Talent exchange will be able to dial 19,850 telephones in Ash land, Medf rod and Jacksonville, but toll-free dialing will no long er exist between Phoenix and Central Point and the Phoenix area and White City. . Creager said that Medford customers will be . able to dial a total 22,300 telephones; Ash land, 19,250; Gold Hill, lb.uuu; Central Point. 17,200; Jackson ville, 18,600; and White City of Age Regresson Stories Due in Mail Tribune Did Eridey Murphy actual ly live in Ireland between 1798 and 1864? The book, "The Search for Bridey . Mur phy." by Morey Bernstein, has been in big demand from coast to coast while the Bridey Mur phy debate rages into philoso phy and theology. The United Press has prepared a series of two articles dealing with the age regression experiments of Mrs. Virginia Tighe, Pueblo, Colo., housewife, who said her previous life as Bridey Mur phy was recalled while in a hypnotic trance. The first of the dispatches, on the wave of interest in hypnosis and rein carnation - which has risen since publication of the book, will appear in the Mail Trib une Monday. --- ; i sorority and Medford High school . (Brainerd's photo) the Columbia Utilities company, 16,600. H. J. Creager, manager of the company here, said the inter city calling plans are an expan sion of similar service intro duced between Medford and Jacksonville in 1952, between Medford and (l White City in 1954, and between Medford and Central Point and White City and Central Point in April, .1955. Creager explained that the new service in addition to pro viding a wider calling range, without long distance charges, will provide "city grades" of service one, two and four party lines for. many sub scribers who now have suburban' service in the area to be served by the new Phoenix-Talent dial exchange. "'. He added that mileage charges now being paid by some sub scribers in that area will be re duced or eliminated entirely. Smith Sees Timber ; Payroll Increase Portland U.R) An increase of approximately 25 per cent in timber industry payrolls .in Ore gon within the next 10 years along with, a stable forest econ omy was predicted last night by Gov. Elmo Smith. Speaking at the annual ban quet of the West Coast Lumber men's association, Gov. Smith declared that a pattern is emerg ing which may well determine the industrial, future of the northwest for the next half cen tury. He forecast an increase of 25, 000 jobs in Oregon in the indus try which already brings a bil lion dollars into the state each year and permanently, employes at least 100,000 persons.. ' "This can be done without in creasing our use of virgin raw material," .Gov. Smith said. "It can be done by an expansion of the pulp and paper, hardboard, wood fabricating and remanu facturing industries. It can be done by improved utilization of raw material." Frost Warning To Start in Area Monday Frost warning broadcasts will begin Monday night over -radio stations KMED and KYJC in Medford and station KWIN in Ashland,, according to Cliff B. Cordy, county agent for horti culture. . :. The broadcasts, to be made by R. Roy Simpson, official frost forecaster for the U.S. weather bureau, will be over KMED at 8 p.m. daily. Station KYJC will broadcast the frost warnings at 8:15 p.m. and station KWIN will broadcast at 10 p.m. The Ash land station will repeat the broadcast every hour on ' the hour. . : ' .' Thermometer Testing Cordy reminded fruit farmers that final testing of orchard thermometers will take place Monday. Those who hava act aJ foreign Ministers To Meet in Paris Some Time in Mar British To Present Standby Proposal Washington (U.R) Diplo matic sources said today the Big Three foreign ministers will meet in Paris in May to map a united stand on the Middle East crisis. Reports from London said Britain's foreign secretary will be armed with a standby plan for military action in case the Arao-israeii tensions explode into war. The United States hopes peace efforts by the U. S. Security Council will -succeed.1 But it is seriously considering asking Congress to give it standby au thority to use force, if necessary, if the United Nations fails. The White House announced that a conference of President Eisenhower and his top diplo matic, defense and security ad visers has been postponed until tomorrow. . Press Secretary James C. Hag erty denied that the session was a "crash meeting" on the Mid east crisis. He called it another in a series of "routine technical briefings on -various phases of our American security program" and said the subjects to be dis cussed are of a "classified na ture." "It does not in any way relate to the Mideast," he said. Asked if it had anything to do with disarmament and aerial in spection, Hagerty said he was sorry but that he could say nothing more. He said the ses sion was postponed until tomor row because "some of the partici pants could not be on hand today. County GOP Central Committee to Meet A meeting of the Jackson County Republican Central com mittee has been called for 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 28, at the Hedrick Junior High school cafe torium, to recommend to the county court an appointee to fill the office of county assessor. - The office was left vacant this week with the death of Assessor Robert G. Fowler. Mrs. Frank Bash, central com mittee chairman, said the group also will discuss committee or ganization and plans for the com ing campaign. Those precinct committeemen and women elect ed in 1954 are members of the central committee. It is expected that the com mittee will make a recommend ation for appointment of a Re publican not already a candidate for the office of assessor, inas much as recommendation of an announced candidate might be considered an endorsement of an individual, Mrs. Bash said. Meetings of Republican cen-' tral committees are planned in other counties throughout the state Monday night to hear a telephone message from Presi dent . Eisenhower. ' ... A Jackson county committee meeting has not been scheduled, however, Mrs." Bash stated, be cause of the previously, planned Wednesday night gathering. She - said members of the executive committee and area ' leaders will meet at her home at 7:30 p.m. Monday to hear the talk. Mrs. Bash will be in- Port land tomorrow for a meeting of the state executive committee. Weather FORECAST: Partly cloudy to night with a chance of a few scattered light showers. Fair Saturday. Low tonight 35. High Saturday 60. Temp. Highest Yesterday 60 Lowest this Morning 32 Broadcasts ready had thermometers tested should bring them to the county agent's office early Monday, Cordy said. He added that more than 400 thermometers were tested this week and are now being distributed to owners.. The county agent said devef opment of pear buds in the area is progressing well. He said present weather is excellent for spraying and many farmers are finishing up dormant spraying. ' Cordy reminded orchardists that the season for applying dor mant spray on anjou pears is nearing an end, though there " still will be time next week to spray the later varieties. He said it is still early to ap ply pink bud spray to peaches. This can probably be don some time, next week. '
