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Weather Delays Firsil: Eimkve4ok Test
Kwajalein, Friday (U.R) Un
suitable weather today forced at
least a 24-hour postponement of
the first shot in the 1956 United
States nuclear serie3 at the Pa
cific proving ground.
Newsmen and civil defense ob
servers embarked in three
planes early today to witness
the test explosion at nearby
Eniwetok, but the planes were
ordered back to Kwajalein short
ly after takeoff.
Atomic Energy Commission
officials said the test opener
probably would be held Satur
day (Friday in the United States)
if weather conditions permit.
The shot scheduled for early
morning on the small test island
of Eniwetok has been described
as the detonation cf a small de
Off-Street Parking
Asks 860,000 for
The Medford budget commit
tee last night took under con
sideration a request for $60,000
to get an off-street parking pro
gram under way in the down
town area.
The budget committee started
a detailed study of the proposed
$610,158 general fund budget for
fiscal year 1956-57. The proposed
budget is within the 6 per cent
limitation.
Becoming Critical
Cliff Lovejoy, chairman of the
retail merchants committee for
off-street parking, told the group
the problem "is be'eoming more
critical" with the city's rapid
growth, and such a program
needs to be initiated soon. He
noted that it may take two or
three years to get a program
' fully under way.
Lovejoy said the committee
could not say where off-street
parking facilities should be, but
noted that lots should be strate
gically located.
He said the committee consid
ered it useless to discuss the
problem unless funds were made
available with- which to start
solving the problem.
Lovejoy said the city "must
have off-street parking to main
tain values of the downtown
area."
Background Reviewed
Jack Crawford reviewed back
ground of the off-street parking
committee, and discussed the
plan recommended to help solve
the problem. At the end of a 10
year plan, he said, several muni
cipal parking lots would be
available around the downtown
area.
The plan would cost about
$60,000 per year, he said, with
monies derived from a more
equitable business tax, an as
sessment on property in the area
benefited, and from parking
meter revenues from on-street
parking.
Crawford pointed out the com
mittee thought the plan most
feasible of several considered.
Consider Those Concerned
The committee considered
those concerned with determin
ing a feasible plan, he said.
Those considered were the down
town business and professional
people, who have a key interest
in solving the problem, the prop
erty owners in the downtown
area, and the parking public.
He said $20,000 would be allo
cated from each group, and pro
ceeds from constructed facilities
would go into a revolving fund
to develop additional parking
facilities. :
Crawford and Otto Ewaldsen,
president of the Jackson County
Chamber of Commerce, pointed
out that several available sites
for off-street parking are contin
ually going out of circulation.
Salem OJ.R) William H.
Hedlund,, Portland attorney, has
been appointed a member of the
State Civil Defense Advisory
Council.
Phil Hitchcock Schedules
Visit to County May 8-9
Phil Hitchcock, candidate for
the Republican nomination for
U.S. senator, will be in Jack
son county May 8 and 9 for
three public meetings and oth
er campaign activities, accord
ing to Robert Rukovina county
chairman of the Hitchcock for
Senator committee.
Hithcock will be present at
an informal reception at the
Central Point American Legion
hall beginning at 4:45 p. m.
Tuesday. Dick Stratton, Cen
tral Point, is in charge. -
Rukovina said valley residents
are invi'ed to meet the former
state senator. -
Hitchcock will arrive at . the
Medford airport at 4 p.m.; fly
ing his own plane and will tour
the Elk Lumber company en
vice equal in power "to a few
thousand tons of TNT."
However, it could produce radio-activity
hazard if winds cut
across the atoll in the wrong
direction.
The biggest show in the test
program is scheduled for May 3
(May 7 in the United States) at
Bikini, weather permitting.
It will be the' first American
K-bomb airdrop and the first H
bomb test witnessed by news
men. The newsmen flew here
yesterday from Honolulu to wit
ness the H-bomb test.
That shot is still on the sched
ule with no delay in sight. How
ever, tet officials decided to
give newsmen a "bonus shot."
Tomorrow's shot will be a
small atomic device in the kilo-
They cited several . lots which
were available before buildings
were constructed, including the
Medford branch, First National
bank. and other sites where
buildings are planned.
Mel Hogan urged the budget
committee to provide funds for
a start in solving the program,
and noted that legislation giving
cities authority to amend char
ters for an off-street parking au
thority will be pushed in the
next session. He . said the city
should be ready when such a bill
DARRELL BRITTSAN
Elected by Students
Brittsan Elected
Student Body Head
Darrell Brittsan, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Granvil Brittsan, 1129
Niantic st., Medford, was elected
president of the Associated Stu
dents of the University of Ore
gon yesterday.
Brittsan was senior class pres
ident at Medford High school in
1953, and was active in sports
here. He has been active in many
extra curricular activities at
the university, nd is chairman
of the 1956 Canoe Fete.
Brittsan is a junior majoring
in pre-law. He was supported by
the university's paper, the Ore
gon Daily Emerald. The paper
decided to support Brittsan,
rather than cities of the two
other candidates, because "he
has a more specific program in
mind" and he "appears to be a
slightly better administrator,"
an editorial said.
WEATHER
FOR EC ST: Isolated light show
ers through Friday. Low to
night 47. High Friday 68.
Temp.
Hi chest, Yesterday 70
Lowest this Morning 51
Prec .to 4:30 a.m. Today, Trace
route to Central Point,
He will attend a Republican
"candidates' night" sponsored by
the Jackson County Young Re
publicans club at 7:30 p.m. Tues
day in the Medford YMCA.
A televised ... speech followed
by a public question and answer
period is scheduled for 9:30 p.m.
Tuesday Medford Attorney Wil
liam McAllister will introduce
Hitchcock and assist in the ques
tion period.
Rukovina said Hitchcock will
be in Ashland at 8 a.m. Wednes
day at a coffee hour at the Hath
away house. An Ashland com
mittee is in charge.
- Hitchcock will visit the Tuck
er Sno-Cat corporation and Bear
Creek orchards, and leave at
10:30 a m. to attend a Eugene
luncheon meeting.
ton range. That means its power
is equal to only a few thousand
tons of TNT.
The big shot May 8 will equal
several million tons of TNT.
Officials refused to disclose
the nature of the opening shot.
Presumably it is a small caliber
warhead for anti-aircraft and
Medford
51st Year 28 Pages
Group
Program
is passed.
Mayor Earl Miller pointed out
that a charter amendment would
be necessary to create assess
ment districts suggested in the
plan. He added that something
will have to be done because a
recent survey indicated that
parking on Central ave. and
Riverside ave. may have to be
eliminated to facilitate traffic
movement.
The budget committee also dis
cussed an arterial street and
storm sewer program. A con
tinuing levy would be the most
desirable way to finance the
two-part program, which would
cost an estimated $2,000,000 over
a 10-year period.
City Manager Robert Duff
said funds should be made avail
able as soon as possible for pur
chase of necessary right of way
to get the program started. He
suggested that if a continuing
levy was considered, considera
tion also might be given a small
bond issue to make funds read
ily available for right of way-
purchase.
Members of the committee
noted that both programs . will
have to be financed' outside "the
budget, and possibilities of a
special election prior to July 15,
the- deadline for filing the bud
get,- were discussed. The gen
eral consensus, however, was
that time was too limited to con
sider a special election.
The committee also started its
detailed study of department re
quests for fiscal year 1956-57.
The general fund budget is $50,
468 more than this year's $559,
690 budget. The general fund
levy for 1956-57 is estimated at
$247,027, including a $17,384
library fund levy.
The budget committee will
meet again next Wednesday
night in the council chamber.
Late Mews Bulletins
Washington ;u.R) The House today passed a new farm bill,
including an enlarged $1,250,000,000 soil bank, after twice reject
ing President Eisenhower's request for authoriiy to make "ad
vance payments" this year.
Paris U.R The United States and her Western allies today
agreed on a parallel plan for world disarmament and German
reunification which French leaders will carry to Moscow.
Washington U.R) The House voted 168 to 152 today lo
boost cotton price supports this year to 84 per cent of parity. The
present price guarantee level is 82.5 per cent, the same as provided
in the proposed farm bill.
Cease Fire Pacts Reported
Jerusalem, (Israeli Sector)
(U.R) United Nations Secretary
General Dag Hammarskjold re
ported success today in winning
cease fire agreements between
Israel and its four Arab neigh
bors. He added that each side
madereservations for self-defense.
.
.But he made no mention of
a condition to Syria's agree
ment that Israel must not re
sume work on its Jordan river
irrigation project, a condition
which Israel so far has refused
to accept -
Hammarskjold made his dis
closures in a preliminary report
to UN headquarters which was
released in New York as he pre
pared to wind up his Mid-East
peace mission with "positive re
sults." The cease fires are between
Israel and Egypt, Jordan, Leb
anon and Syria. The arrange
ment with Egpyt was effective
April 18. But Hammarskjold did
not say when the other three
were to take effect.
Coquille (U.R) Raymond
Breeden, an Agness area resi
dent for many years, fell from a
boat and was presumably
drowned : late Tuesday at the
confluence of the Illinois and
Rogue rivers at Agness.
battlefield missiles or other
launchers. It will most likely be
exploded from a distant pier.
After the shot, newsmen will
fly to Bikini to board the com
munications ship, USS Mt. Mc
Kinley, from which they will
file their dispatches.
Rear Adm. B. Hall Hanlon,
MEDFORD, OREGON,
Defense Budget
Given Approval
By House Group
Minor Reductions
In Ike's Request
Washington U.R) The
House Appropriations Commit
tee today approved with only
"minor reductions" President Ei
senhower's new $33,600,000,000
defense budget. The committee
called it generally adequate but
not big enough to keep ahead of
Russia's growing airpower.
The bill approved by the com
mittee would appropriate about
a half billion less than the Presi
dent requested. The committee
said the bill would support total
defense outlays of about $35,-
900-000,000 in fiscal 1957 in
creasing the strength of all three
services.
The committee said the new
military budget is geared to new
weapons, increased air . power
and greater emphasis on re
search. All told, more than $5,
500,000,000 will be spent on mili
tary research and development
As usual, the Air Force got
the biggest share, a total of $15,-
400,000,000, compared to $14,-
700,000,000thjis-ear. The Presi
dent asked for $15,600,000,000.
The committee said its cuts won't
interfere with expansion as plan
ned.
The Navy got $9,900,000,000,
compared to $9,100,000,000 this
year. The President asked for
$10,000,000,000.
The Navy's share will provide
an active fleet expanded from
985 to 1005 ships, with 23 new
ships to be built. Construction
will inclube 13 guided missile
snips, one ot tnem atom pow
ered, six atomic submarines and
advance work for a nuclear-
powered carrier.
The Army got just under $7,-
500,000,000, compared to $7,-
300,000,000 this year.
It was not clear if the Syrian
demand for an Israeli oledge not
to go ahead with the Jordan
river plan had been resolved.
Hammarskjold said he would in
clude the full texts of the var
ious agreements in his final re
port to the security . council
next week. The points presum
ably will be cleared up then. -
Baseball
AMERICAN
Kansas City 8 13 1
New York 7 9 1
Ceccarelli, Burischy (5) and
Ginsberg; Larsen, Byrne ,(2),
Morgan (8) and Berra.
Home runs: Ginsbeg, Kansas
City; Mantle, Bauer, Berra,
New York.
Detroit 2 6 0
Boston 5 10 1
Maas. Aber (7) and House;
Sullivan and White.
Home runs: Torgeson, De
troit; Gernert, Malzone, Bos
ton. NATIONAL : .
Pittsburgh . '. 1 7 1
Cincinnati -. 1 . S I
Friend and Shepard; Nux
hall, Jeffcoat (4), Scantleberry
(6) . and Bailey. Home runs:
Thomas, Long, Pittsburgh;
Bailey, Cincinnati.
commander of the test task
force, invited the reporters to
view the opening explosion.
Before next week's big ex
plosion, reporters and CD ob
servers will make conducted
tours of Atomic Energy Commis
sion installations in the Eniwe
tok area.
THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1956
VISITING IN MAJORCA, Prince and Princess Rainier are entertained in Palma's gov
ernment palace by Capitaine General Caste jon (right). (International Soundphoto)
Adlair Kefauver
May Share Lane
County Platform
Eugene U.R) Lane county
Democrats said today they will
put Adlai Stevenson and Estes
Kefauver on the same platform
together here May 15, unless the
campaign managers for the two
presidential aspirants" balk " at
the plan.
Keith D. Skelton, Eugene at
tornay, announced he was pro
posing the face-to-face meeting
in telegrams to the state and
county chairmen of the Steven
son and Kefauver campaign.
. Skelton said "it is absurd that
the two candidates should ap
pear in the same city on the
same day without meeting on
the same platform."
Fault Placed
He added that it was not the
fault of the candidates that sep
arate speaking engagements
were arranged but the fault of
what he called the "campaign
managers and . bosses running
their campaigns." ' .
"We are all Democrats . to
gether and we should demon
strate our unity," he said.
. Marvin Warlick, Kefauver
chairman for the fourth congres
sional district, said there was no
friction between the Kefauver
and Stevenson camps but that
it was a matter of the two com
mittees making arrangements in
dependently of each other.
Trial Delay Refused
For Connelly, Caudle
Washington (U.R) Chief
Justice Earl Warren yesterday
refused to delay the conspiracy
trial of two Truman administra
tion officials, Matthew J. Con
nellv and T. Lamar Caudle.
Connelly, who was Mr. Tru
man's appointment secretary,
and Caudle, former head of the
Justice Department's tax divi
sion, are scheduled to go on trial
in St. Louis Monday on cnarges
of conspiring to defraud the
government on tax matters.
Indicted with them was Harry
I. Schwimmer, former Kansas
City, Mo., attorney. All three
had sought a postponement so
they could appeal ruling of low
er court judges who reiusea to
transfer their case to the District
of Columbia Federal Court.
The defendants argued they
do not have money enough to
prepare an adequate defense in
St. Louis and that "inflamma
tory publicity" would deprive
them of a fair trial there.
Gold Hill Woman Is
Fined in Court Here
Mrs. Vola Winifred Tolman,
43, Gold Hill, was fined $255,
given a 30-day suspended jail
sentence and her drivers lic
ense was suspended for 90 days
this mornine in "district court on
a charge of driving while under
the influence to intoxicating
liquor.
Mrs. Tolman was arrested by
state police Tuesday night on
Merriman rd. She pleaded guilty
through her attorney..
The group had a full brief
ing in Honolulu yesterday from
security officers on what they
may and may not do at the prov
ing grounds. It was quite a list.
The 36 observers learned they
will be under the closest military
surveillance at all times. They
may move only under the tight-
Tribune
Price 5c No. 37
Douglas McKay Denies
Abusive Words Used
Against OSC Student
Corvallis (U.R) Douglas
McKay denied yesterday that he
used abusive language in an
swering a student at an informal
coffee hour sponsored by campus
.Republicans at Oregon State
CoTfcteAprll 257" '" "
Young Democrats at Oregon
State College issued a statement
charging McKay with "abusive,
rude and offensive . language"
in answering John DeZell, 23-
year-old science senior at OSC.
DeZell is a member of Oregon
State YD s.
Came Uninvited
McKay, candidate for Repub
lican nomination for U.S. sen
ator, said "the abuse was alf on
the part of this heckler. He came
to this Republican coffe unin
vited, wearing big Stevenson
and Morse buttons and began
shouting accusations in the form
of questions."
The Democratic statement
said "Mr. McKay punched Mr.
DeZell in the chest with his
forefinger" and "grabbed De
Zell. by the shoulder." I sug
gested he apologize.
McKay said "I tapped him
with my forefinger after he had
made a lot of challenging state
ments, and I told him, 'Now lis
ten here, son, when you make a
lot of charges like that, wait and
hear my answers.' "
Paul Ewing, McKay cam
paign publicist, said "if any
apologies are due, they are due
to McKay."
'Shut Up' Charged
DeZell claimed McKay told
him to "shut up." McKay said
he told DeZell "You sound like
a New Dealer to me" but denied
calling him anything smacking
Condition of Gaulf
Continues Serious
Sheriff Howard Gault, who
was -injured in an automobile
accident early yesterday morn
ing, is still in serious condition,
his physician reported this
morning.
He spent a fair night, and his
condition is improved from yes
terday the report indicated, but
he may have no visitors. His in
juries are mostly internal, the
doctor said.
The sheriff was injured when
the car in which he reportedly
was alone left McAndrews rd.
at the west end of the Bear creek
bridge, and crashed into an irri
gation flume. He was removed
from the wreck by a passing
motorist and taken home before
being transferred to the Commu
nity hosptal. The accident oc
curred at about 3 a.m., according
to reports given yesterday.
Salem (U.R) Some 300
community leaders have regis-'
tered to take part in the annual
forum on intergroup relations at
Portland State College tomorrow.
Shot
est supervision. They may not
talk to anyone in the test area
except to official spokesmen.
A security officer said any
straggler from the group will be
taken into custody and held until
it is certain he had not stum
bled on any secret objects or in
formation. Officers sternly warned all the
observers against trying to use
binoculars during the test. Cam
eramen were ordered not to use
telephoto lenses or to snap pho
tos until 15 seconds after the
actual blast.
AEC officials said premature
pictures of the explosion would
reveal a wealth of top secret in
formation on the H-bomb to edu
cated eyes.
of a foreign philosophy.
The incident occurred after
McKay addressed an assembly
of the college. The coffee hour
was advertised as an informal
affair at which Republicans
could meet and talk to the can
didate. "You expect that kind of
attack at a public meeting, but
not an informal affair sponsored
by Republicans," McKay said.
Neuberger Opposed
To Davis Selection
Washington OJ.R) Sen. Rich
ard L. Neuberger (D-Ore.) said
today President Eisenhower
would make a - "poor appoint
ment" if he named Clarence A.
Davis as the new secretary of in
terior. Former Interior Secretary
Douglas McKay resigned April
15 to run for the U.S. senate
from Oregon. Mr. Eisenhower
has not yet indicated whom he
will name to succeed him; r ;
Davis, undersecretary of the
interior, is considered to have
the inside track for the post.- He
is serving as acting interior .sec
retary until an appointment is
made.
Newberger, a -consistent critic
of administration natural re
sources policy, said Davis would
be a poor appointment because
he follows administration policy
on such matters as Hells Canyon
power development and the new
oil and gas leasing regulations
on fish and wildlife refuges.
Portland (U.R) An exten
sion until June 30 has been
granted Attorney Irvin Good
man to prepare his appeal to
the State Supreme Court of the
second degree murder convic
tion of Sherry Fong for the 1954
death of Diane Hank, her 16-year-old
baby sitter.
Murder Susoecf Concealed
From Angry
Panama City. Fla. (U.R)
Authorities concealed from an
t;ry townspeople today the
whereabouts of a bloodstained
boatman who confessed drown-
one little boy after his brother
had fallen overboard.
Sheriff M. J. (Doc) Daff in
spirited Dallas Withers, 33-year-old
electrician, to a secret jail
after the unshaven,' barefooted
man confessed he "got scared"
and deliberately dumped one
boy after the other fell.
Awakened To Hear Charge
Daffin said Withers imme
diately fell asleep after confess
ing and had to be awakened to
hear a murder charge read to
him, as required by Florida law.-
Daffen said an autopsy on the
body of Douglas Cecil Wilson,
4, spotted by helicopter in a re
mote bayou, would reveal
whether Withers possibly
drowned both boys after molest
ing them sexually. . , . i
KF Man Questioned
In Connection With
Death of Eacret
Billy Nunn Returned
To Oregon Today
Billy Nunn, 27, Klamath
Falls, was arrested in Alturas,
Calif., this morning in connec
tion with the murder of Alvin
William Eacret, 14, according to
District Attorney Walter Nun
ley. He is being brought to Kla
math Falls for questioning, and
may be brought to Medford,
Nunley said. He waived extradi
tion. Nunley said that Nunn recent
ly was released from the Oregon
state penitentiary after serving .
a term for sodomy. Nunley left
about noon for Klamath Falls to
be present when the man is
questioned.
No Statement Yet
The DA said - that he was in
formed Nunn has made no state
ment as yet in connection with
the murder case. Nunley said
the arrest was made by Alturas
city police officers on informa
tion furnished by Joe Walsh,
chief criminal deputy of the
Jackson county sheriff's office,
and State Police Sergeants' Tho
mas Eaton, Medford, and Earle
Tichenor, Klamath Falls.
The strangled body of the
Eacret boy was found last Sun
day afternoon near Tub Spring
State park, near the summit of
the Green Spring highway, by
two young girls. An intensive in
vestigation has been conducted
by state and sheriff's officers
since that time.
Funeral services for the boy,
who apparently was sexually as
saulted before his death, were
to be held in Klamath Falls this
afternoon.
Recall Election at
Talent Is May 16
Talent A recall election
against the mayor of Talent and
three city councilmen will be
held Wednesday, May 16, Mrs.
Nona McAbee, city recorder,
said today.
Petitions with 108 signatures
requesting the election were
filed with the city recorder last
month.
Targets of the recall election
are Mayor Keith Thoreson, and
Councilmen R. C. Bradford, Wil
liam Cooper and James Henry.
Recall action started when the
council discharged former City
Marshal John Baldwin in what
the recall committee described
as an arbitrary and illegal ac
tion. The Talent council will meet
tonight to draw up a resolution
for the special election, Mrs.
McAbee said. Voting will be at
the city hall between 8 a.m. and
8 p.m.
Candidates Night at
Hedrick School Friday
Voters of Jackson county are
invited j to "Meet Your Candi
dates" at Hedrick Junior High
school cafetorium Friday, May
4. The meeting, sponsored by
Medford League of Women Vot-.
ers, will open at 8 p.m.
All candidate seeking the
nomination for county offices
and the state legislative candi
dates have indicated they will
attend, and several candidates
seeking election as delegates to
the national Republican conven
tion also plan to be present, the
league announced.
Jimmy Dunlevy will serve as
master of ceremonies.
Florida People
While 200 volunteers dogged
ly searched 15 miles of bayou
shoreline all night for Douglas'
missing brother David Earl, 7,
other townspeople plagued Daf
fin's office with telephone calls.
Daffin appealed in vain to
residents in radio messages for
them to be calm and "let the law
take its course," and Wednesday
night whisked Withers to an
other city as a "precautionary
measure."
Rumors of Trouble
"Feeling is running high," Daf
fin said, "and there have been
rumors of trouble. I don't be
lieve it would occur but there
is no sense of taking a chance."
Withers told officers one of
the brothers fell overboard
while he was taking them on a
short motorboat trip into Wat
son's Bayou and said he became
frightened and whipped the boat
at high speed to drown the
other.
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