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Newspaper Page Texte DEMIES 0 EMEAS iff r 9 iTT Myfi M- jtfiri WAYNE MORSE Oregon Candidates Campaigning Against Other Party's tote By JACK KERR United Press Correspondent Portland U.R) The U. S senatorial nomination campaigns for Oregon's May 18 primary election today were shaping up as part y-against-party fights, rather than intra-party contests. Oreeon voters cannot cross party lines to vote in a primary But this hasn't deterred the can didates for party nomination from campaigning against the other party's candidates just like in a general election. Both Againii Mors Douelas McKay and Phil Hitchcock, best-known Republi can candidates, are waging their fights, not against each other, but against Democratic Sen. Wayne Morse. ' Morse is expected to campaign for the nomination against the GOP candidates particularly McKay rather than against his opponent, Woody Smith of Hood River. McKay, who resigned as In terior Secretary to enter the GOP nomination race, has the blessing of President Eisenhow er on whose program McKay has Crater Lake Bus Service Scheduled Bus service to Crater Lake na tioner park from Medford, Bend and Klamath Falls is expected to begin June 15, according to Lyle D. Rogers, local manager of Trailways bus lines.' Rogers said there was little opposition to the plan at a Pub lic Utilities commission hearing on the service this morning in the city hall. Buses would leave Medford daily at 7:30 a.m. and arrive at the park lodge at 8:30 a.m. Jfas sengers can continue on to Bend, arriving at 12:30 p.m. or remain at the park until the 4 p.m. bus for Medford. Rogers, said the new route will also make passenger and express service available for points be tween Medford and Crater Lake, including Eagle Point, Shady Cove, Trail, Prospect, McLeod, Union Creek and Annie Springs. The service will end Sept. 15, according to present plans. Marilyn Monroe Ordered To Hospital by Doctor Hollywood U.R) Actress Marilyn Monroe was hospital ized today on orders of her doc tor, who said the star was suf fering from a virus infection, ex haustion, overwork, and acute bronchitis. Corvallis (U.R) Jack R Rickard, Brownsville, junior in education at Oregon State col lege, has been named as edi tor of the Barometer, student daily. FHA Official Interpretation Wasihngton U.R; A federal housing official said today he is changing a field office inter pretation of lumber standards protested by Oregon builders lumbermen. The dispute was over one 32nd of an inch. Norman P. Mason, Federal Housing Administration commissioner, conceded to the Senate Banking Committee that the Portland FHA office had "alarmed the industry" by insist ing on 2532 nich boards for sid ing, sheathing and similar uses. r ; r:...j vwitauubvu wsia,u P Builders claimed the ruling:""-". "X " -7LtA land m Oregon to 2432. he said. was holding up construction of thousands of homes, since indus try standards in the area called for 2432, or -4, inch boards. Mason said he was sending a personal representative to the aria "to see to it that no job is held up, no insurance refused because of the unavailability of 2532 inch lumber." But he said h believed tiiai PHIL HITCHCOCK eoate Primary arty vs. said he will base his appeal to the voters. Hitchcock said he also is "com pletely loyal" to the President and he was sure Mr. Eisenhower didn't mean to endorse one Re publican candidate against an other when the President gave McKay a pat on the back. Additionally, the GOP ' has made Morse its No. 1 target in the Senate. So, both McKay and Hitch cock are turning their big guns on Morse. McKay's resignation as Inter ior Secretary isn't effective un- Portland Company Buys Industrial Supply Firm Here - Purchase of Woodbury Lor enz Industrial supply, 703 South Grape St., Medford, by Amer ican Steel Warehouse company, Portland, was announced here yesterday by S. J. Monsey." con troller for American SteeL Ware house and affiliated firms. Clair Larson will remain as manager of the local firm, and present personnel will be retain ed, Monsey said. ' The new name for the firm here will be American Steel & Supply, Medford, Inc., and will continue business in the indus trial field with an enlarged in ventory to provide better service to the area, Monsey stated. ' Affiliated Companies Hugh Hedinger is president of companies affiliated with Amer ican Steel Warehouse, a steel distributor in Portland. Other firms include American Sheet Metal Works, Inc., Portland, an industrial sheet metal and blow er manufacturer; and American Steel and Supply company, Eu gene, a steel and industrial sup ply distributor. The Woodbury firm started operations in Medford in 1951, and June 1, 1955, Adsco North west, Inc., assumed proprietor ship, keeping the Woodbury name. Adsco purchased the Lor enz company here and in Klam ath Falls last Nov. 28, and com bined into Woodbury Lorenz In dustrial Supply. The change to American Steel & Supply, Medford, Inc., be came effective Monday. Hollywood-Seattle Ball Game Rained Out Hollywood (U.R) Tonight's Pacific Coast League baseball game between the Hollywood Stars and the Seattle Rainiers was postponed today because of rain. It will be rescheduled later. Will Change on Lumber any saving from using thinner boards should be passed on to home buyers. The saving may run to $15 or $20 per house, he said. Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore.), who supported an industry re quest for a 30-day delay in appli cation of the 2532 inch ruling, contended there was no saving from thinner cuts. No Cheating Involved He said sawmills start with a board a fraction under or over an inch. In other areas the "one- '.(,,, , , . a inn "There is no cheating in volved," he said. But Sen. Paul Douglas (D-Ill.) argued that "the people of Illi nois are having palmed off on them wood that is 2332 inch by the time it gets to them." Mason said he would call the Oregon practice "conservation rather than cheating." DOUGLAS MCKAY Senatorial Hopefuls Party til April 15, so he hasn't been able to campaign actively in his native state as yet. However, W. L. Phillips of Salem, his cam paign manager, said the for mer Oregon governor would wage a "fighting campaign on the issues which are Wayne Morse and his Senate record." Hitchcock Plans No Attack Hitchcock said he was cam paigning on "basic ideas and ideals." He said that while he would make no attempt to de fend McKay's record as interior secretary, he planned no attack on his prime opponent for the GOP nomination. "I'm running against Wayne Morse," he said. Morse, who has continually at tacked McKay's administration of the Interior Department, said the campaign would "clearly draw the issues on the give-away record made by this administra tion in the field of natural re sources." So, the voters are being treat ed to a November-in-May spec tacle with a cross-party fight in a strictly party line election. District Attorney Names New Deputy Arthur Allan Franzke. 26, for mer law clerk for State Supreme Court Justice Walter Tooze, has been appointed deputy district attorney for Jackson county, District Attorney Walter D. Nun ley has announced. Franzke, a native of Lewis town, Mont., moved to Portland at an early age and attended public schools there. He received his undergraduate and law schooling at Willamette univer sity, earning a bachelor of arts degree in 1953 and doctor of jurisprudence degree in 1955. He, was admitted to the Ore gon State Bar in September, 1955, is a member of the Ameri can Bar association, Delta Theta Phi legal fraternity and Sigma Chi social fraternity. Franzke, his wife and two small sons recently moved from Salem to Medford. Acquittal of Fong Ordered by Judge Portland 'U.R The murder trial of Wey Him Fong for the 1954 death of 16-year-old Diane Hank came to a sudden end to day when Circuit Judge Frank J. Lonergan ordered a directed verdict of acquittal. Fong declined immediate com ment on the verdict and did not change expression. The announcement by Judge Lonergan came after he emerged from his chambers after a con ference with attorneys. The case had been expected to go to the jury today. Fong's wife, Sherry, earlier was convicted of second degree murder in the girl's death. She has appealed to the State Su preme Court. Jets in Mid-East Area Equipped With Missiles Washington U.R U. S. jet fighter planes in the troubled Mediterranean area are now equipped with supersonic guided missiles. The Navy announced yester day jet planes with the Sixth Fleet are equipped with sparrow I "missiles, designed to - be launched against enemy fighter planes and bombers at ranges up to five mies and speeds close' to 2000 miles an hour. Seattle , U.R) The wreck age of a Northwest Orient Air lines Stratocruiser that crashed and sank in Puget Sound April 2 has been raised. Portland (U.R) Oregon ranks 10th in the United States in the number of radar sets used to capture speeding motorist. MEDF0R 51st Year 26 Pages President Nettled By Truman Speech; Hageriy Replies GOP Leaders To Hear Eisenhower on April 17 Augusta, Ga. (U.R) The White House fired back at for mer President Truman today for his critical remarks about Presi dent Eisenhower. Mr. Truman in a speech yes terday accused Mr. Eisenhower of "betrayal" of the American farmers in his attitude on cur rent farm legislation. Through his press secretary, James C. Hagerty, Mr. Eisen hower, noticeably nettled by Mr. Truman's strong remarks yester day, said, "I don't believe that Mr. Truman by his own stand ards can recognize accomplish ment when he sees it." Political Address Other develoDments at the va cation White House here were these: 1. Mr. Eisenhower will make a major political address from Washington the evening of April 17, speaking before a gathering of GOP state chairmen and Fi nance Committee leaders. 2. The President sent to Con gress a supplemental appropria tions request for fiscal 1957 of $196,000,000 for the Small Bus iness administration and the De fense Department. 3. The chief executive planned to confer with Agriculture Sec retary Ezra T. Benson before acting on the farm bill which passed the House and Senate yesterday in a form counter to the President's ideas on the sub ject. To Golf With Son 4. Maj. John S. Eisenhower, the President's son, was sched uled to arrive here at midday, and' play golf " with 'his father this afternoon. Mr. Eisenhower planned to re main here until April 16. His speech to the GOP leaders the following day has been in prep aration for some days. The April 17 date will give the chief executive a new oppor tunity to kick back at Mr. Tru man whose biting appraisal of the administration attracted great attention at the Augusta National Golf Club where the President and his wife are stay ing this week. Hagerty was not able to say today whether the speech will be carried nationally by radio and television. Hagerty said the President does not plan immediate action on the farm bill. (See story on Page 14) Consolidation Vote Tabulated by Board Members of the Jackson county school boundary board today tabulated votes from Mon day's election on consolidation of Medford, Oak Grove and West Side school districts. Voters in the three districts overwhelmingly favored the consolidation. The official can vass showed Medford, 252 yes, 61 no; West Side, 93 yes, none no; and Oak Grove, 163 yes and 23 no, . Members of the boundary board are County Judge Rodney Keating, Commissioners Chester Wendt and L. G. (Shy) Morth land, and county school Super intendent Alf B. Mekvold. The date when consolidation will become effective will be de termined at a meeting April 18 of the boundary board and school boards of the three dis tricts, according to Wendt. Voter Pamphlet Mailing Under Way by State Salem !U.R) David O'Hara, director of elections, said today that mailing of voters' pamph lets for the primary elections was underway. O'Hara estimated that more than 850,000 pamphlets would be mailed out to all registered voters in the state. Eastern Oregon pamphlets are being mailed first, he said. Ike Said Decided To Veto Farm Bill Washington (U.R) An in formed source said today that President Eisenhower has made a firm decision to veto the Democratic-sponsored farm bill. This source told the United Press that Mr. Eisenhower will not be influenced in the matter by political considerations. MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1956 JUBILANT SUPPORTERS Supporters of Adlai Stevenson were jubilant in Chicago as returns from the Illinois primary were still coming in. At time of the tally (above), President Eisenhower had gone into lead for first time, but Stevenson, as well as the President, were well ahead of their nearest rivals. (Left to right): Mrs. Edison Dick, co-chairman, National Stevenson for President Committee; Mrs. John S. Sharon, Wash ington, D. C, and Barry Bingham, co-chairman of the committee. Egypti an uns on Jerusalem, Israeli Sector (U.R) A submachinegun attack by Egyptian commandos on a roomful of praying Israeli chil dren brought the Middle East closer to war today. The Israeli Foreign Office said Egypt had answered U.N. Secre tary General Dag Hammarsk- jold's peace appeals with "mur der . . . sabotage ... a vicious and calculated., renewal of.ag.- gression." " ' '.' The attack that killed three boys and their teacher was one of a series carried out deep in Israel by a roving band of com mandos who attacked two pas senger buses with grenades and made isolated attacks on Israeli settlements. Eighteen persons were wound ed in the attacks, five of them schoolmates of the slain boys. Israel Enraged Israel was particularly en raged because Cairo radio had announced only shortly before that the Fedayeen the do-or-die commando groups were being withdrawn from Israel. Cairo said the groups were ordered into action in reprisal against Israeli shelling of Gaza villages. Washington dispatches said the United States was becoming wor ried by the increasingly anti Western and pro-Soviet views of Talent School Paper Takes Third Place Eugene U.R) High school newspapers of Astoria, Pendle ton and Drain captured the top awards in 1956 front page ex cellence contest among Oregon high schools. Announcement of the winners was made by Dean Charles T. Duncan of the Univer sity of Oregon school of journal ism. The Astcria school's Astor Press took top honors in the large school division with North Salem's Clarion and Marshfield's Hi Times placing second and third. Following Pendleton in the intermediate size school division were Madras and Talent plac ing second and third. In smaller papers Drain was named to the top spot with Hen ley second and Crane high plac ing third. State Civil Service Jobs Said Availible Salem (U.R) State Civil Service Director Charles W. Ter ry said today that job vacancies existed for accountants, chem ists, drivers' license examiners, engineering aides, parole offi cers, psychiatric aides, recrea tion therapists, social casework ers and specification analysts. Salary ranges ' for the state jobs run from $250 to $440 a month. DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York' (U.R) Dow-Jones final stock averages: 30 indus trials 509.15, off 3.55;. 20 rail roads 170.48, up 0.70; 15 util ities 66.57, up 0.03, and 65 stocks 179.85, off 0.44. Sales today were about 2,700,000 shares compared with 2,440,000 yesterday. uommanaos i urn craving ummren Egyptian Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser. London has expressed similar views in recent weeks. The United Nations office in Jerusalem was reported to have fired a strong note to Hammarsk- jold informing him of the latest Fedayeen attacks. U.N. Truce Supervisor Maj. Gen. E. L. M. Burns was in Cairo with Ham marskjold. Eyewitness reports said the schoolchildren,' "members "of the Nasser Seeks To Avoid Political Overtones In Mid-East Tension Cairo (U.R) Premier Gam al Abdel Nasser is determined that any agreement reached on easing the tension in the strife torn Gaza Strip must have no political o v e rtones, Egyptian sources said today. The sources said Nasser in tended to steer a non-committal course in his meetings with U.N. Secretary Dag Hammarskjold and Truce Supervisor Maj. Gen. E. L. M- Burns. Local Settlements Nasser's long standing atti tude to .the-Palestinian problem is that any border pacification efforts should be aimed only at reaching a local settlement, the sources said. Egypt has rejected Israeli attempts in the past to reach a general Middle East set tlement. The Egyptian position is that any settlement must come with in bounds of the present truce enforcement machinery, the sources said. Hammarskjold met today with Egyptain Foreign Minister Mah moud Fawzi. Yesterday he met with Nasser. - Today's meeting lasted two Weather FORECAST: Partly cloudy to night. Sunnv Friday. Low to night 35. High Friday 10. Temp. Highest Yesterday 60 Lowest this Morning 2 Pree. to 4:30 a.m. Today, Trace Voter Registrars May Not From Place to It is illegal for registrars of voters to move from place to place, without prior notice, or to canvass for registrations. County Clerk. Bereth Hopkins stated to day. Her statement was made in response to reports that two "awfully nice young men," who identified themselves as Young Republicans, . called at several homes in a Medford neighbor hood, soliciting registrations which they said could be done at a car parked nearby. Mrs. Hopkins said registrars have been appointed to serve both city and rural areas in num bers to make it as. convenient as possible for voters to register. Tribune Price 5c No. 19 Hasidic sect, were kneeling in prayer facing Jerusalem, their backs to the door, when the Egyptian commandos burst through the door and opened up with tommy guns. Nine boys of 11 or 12 years of age in the synagogue with their fathers, fell wounded. Three were killed instantly and five were taken to a hospital with serious injuries. - Their teacher died iatefof "his'wbunds. ' and one-half hours. U. S. offi cials said there will be a "pause in the present negotiations until Saturday. Plans Further Talks U. N. spokesmen said Ham marskjold planned further talks at the Egyptian Foreign Office Saturday morning before leav ing for Beirut, Lebanon, Satur day afternoon. Hammarskjold will go to Is rael Tuesday morning. Monday is Israel's Independence Day and Hammarskjold will delay his arrival there because Israeli officials will be occupied in of ficial functions. Authority Increased For Access Roads The House public works com mittee yesterday approved an amendment to the highway bill increasing authorization for ac cess roads from $24 million to $27 million, according to Repre sentative Harris Ellsworth. Ellsworth said the amendment is a "compromise of my $35 mil lion access road proposal of $25 million for new construction plus $10 million for access road maintenance." He said that assuming the same maintenance cost, an addi tional $3 million will be avail able for access road construction next year. The amendment also increased authorization for main forest highways from $22Vi mil lion to $25 million, he said. Place, Clerk Registrations may be taken at public meetings, provided it has been publicly announced that a qualified registrar will be there for that purpose, she said. But the clerk pointed out that the law says "each registrar shall establish or maintain a fixed place, conveniently located, for the registration of voters. He shall so far as practicable, ac quaint the public with the loca tion and facUities . . . ," but "No registrar shall conduct any can vass for the purpose of securing registrations." . r Mrs. Hopkins added, "When the clerk's office appointed county-wide registrars to serve in fee headquarters of Urn Ra- Absolutely No Basis To Reports, Spokesmen Assert Sixth Fleet Due To Visit in Crete Washington U.R) The State Department today categorically denied that the United States is speeding more American troops into the troubled Middle East to keep the peace. A spokesman said there is ab solutely no basis to reports that the Second U. S. Armored Divis ion has been ordered from Ger many to the Middle East or that negotiations are under way with Greece to station 1000 U. S. Marines on the Mediterranean island of Crete. Army Denies Report At the same time the Army issued this statement: "The De partment of the Army said to day there is no truth to the re port that the Second Armored Division, now stationed in Eu rope, has been ordered or alert ed for movement to the Middle East." The Navy said the Sixth Fleet and a Marine battalion attached to it are scheduled to visit Crete early next month as part of a routine training exercise. The request for diplomatic clearance may have brought about the rumor that marines would be based on Crete," the Navy said. An authoritative military source said in fact that "no serious" thought is beine eiven at the present time to dispatch any additional U. S. forces to the Mediterranean area. Relies en Sixth Fleet The United States has been relying on its Mediterranean Sixth Fleet for ready forces in the area. This is being reinforced by a battalion of 1500 Marines under plans announced some time ago. Officials said the "situation is always subject to change" but that there are no plans at the moment to further augment the Sixth Fleet. Reports that the United States was getting set to reinforce its Middle East force came from Radio Athens which said this country had. asked for permis sion to send 1000 U. S. Marines to Crete. Hitchcock Calls Morse 'Road Block' . Portland U.R) Phil Hitch cock, Republican candidate for the U. S. Senatorial nomination, has labeled Sen.Wayne Morse (D Ore.) as "one of the Eisenhower program's chief road blocks." Hitchcock made his remarks at a meeting of Republican women here last night. Hitchcock criticized Morse's voting record, saying "In 12 years, Wayne Morse has had his name on 491 bills, but only 35 became law." He termed this as showing where "Morse failed you about S3 per cent of the time." Spring Enrollment At SOC at New High Ashland Spring enrollment at Southern Oregon college reached an all-time high this year, according to Mrs. Mabel W. Winston, registrar. A total of 791 students are enrolled, an increase of 19 per cent above the 613 enrolled last year. Of the total, 477 are male and 304 female students. Veteran enrollments are up from 172 students last spring to 197 this year, an increase of 14.5 per cent, Mrs. Winston said. Substantial Rises Seen In East Oregon Streams Salem U.R) The Oregon State Civil Defense Agency re ported today that substantial rises in. most eastern Oregon streams can be expected during the next two days. However, the agency said no flooding was indicated as yet. Canvass, Move Points Out publican and Democratic par ties, it was with the understand ing that the headquarters would be the fixed location for regis tration, and it has been so pub lished. If the registrar from either headquarters desires to maintain a fixed place for regis tration elsewhere in the county, he has been directed to so inform the county clerk and to publicize the location, the period during which such place will be main tained and the hours registra tions will be received." The dead line for registering, to vote in the May 18 primary election is next Tuesday, April 17.