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FIVE INJURED Five persons were injured,
three of them children, when vehicles oper
ated by Mrs. Adah Ferris Deal, 748 Gilman
rd., and Joseph Daniel Smith, route 2, box
394, Medford, collided at the intersection of
Holly and Main sts. about 9 p.m. yesterday.
Action on Freeway
Route Deferred by
Medford Council
The Medford city council last
night took no action on a plan
ning commission recommenda
tion that the Genessee route be
favored for the proposed High
way 99 freeway in the Medford
vicinity.
Mayor Earl Miller said he un
derstands additional information
concerning proposed freeway
routes in this area will be avail
able in the near future. He add
ed that if necessary a special
council meeting may be called
to consider the recommendation
after receipt of more informa
tion. -Request Change
Mayor Miller also said the
state highway commission has
been asked if the Jackson coun
ty courthouse auditorium would
be sufficient in which to hold
the public hearing on the pro
posed freeway May 24. He
wrote the commission that the
city council chambers and be
lieved too small to accommodate
the anticipated crowd.
The Highway commission also
was asked to consider extending
the hearing into the evening so
residents who worked during
the day may have an opportu
nity to express opinions, Miller
said.
The planning commission de
clared that its recommendation
was based on inadequate infor
mation made available by the
highway commission. Its motion
added that the planners consid
ered only the two routes Gen
essee st. and Hillcrest routes.
(See other council itory page 15)
Forest Service Opens
Road to Fish Lake
The U. S. forest service now
has the Fish lake road open for
travel, the management of the
lake resort reported this morn
ing. The route was closed in the
vicinity of the lake Monday in
order that- repair work could
be done. One portion of the road
reportedly was washed out. For
est service crews also had to fill
in holes which resulted from re
cent storms and from traffic.
A number of fishermen walk
ed into the lake yesterday and
made some good catches of
trout. Resort Manager Robert
Cavanaugh said.
Late News Briefs
BOMB TEST POSTPONED '
Aboard USS Mt. McKinley
(U.R) America's first airdrop of
the hydrogen bomb was post
poned again today because of
"unacceptable" weather condi
tions. CYPRIOTS SHOOT GUARDS
Nicosia. Cyprus (U.R) Mem
bers of the pro-Greek Cyprus
underground shot a Royal Air
Force guard to death today near
the airport.
GUERRILLAS KILLED
Algiers (U.R) French troops
killed at least 103 guerrillas in
Algeria Tuesday, including a
kev leader of the Arab bands
that patrol the gun-running
routes of the Northern Sahara,
authorities said.
Farrell Resigns
Attorney After 27 Years
The resignation of Frank P
Farrell, Medford city attorney
for 27 years, will become ef
fective June 1, City Manager
Robert Duff, announced last
night. , . ,
Farrell will be replaced by
E R Bashaw, an attorney m
Central Point for the past year.
Bashaw, 32, graduated from Med
ford high school in 1942 and
attended the University of Ore
gon until 1943. .
He served as an ensign in the
Mm? year. 19 graduateU
Four Children Among
Six Persons injured
In Auto Accidents
Six persons, including four
children, were injured in two
accidents in Medford last night.
Cars operated by Mrs. Adah
Ferris Deal, 748 Gilman rd., and
Joseph Daniel Smith, route 2,
box 394, Medford, collided at
the intersection of Main and
Holly sts. about 9 p.m. yesterday
injuring five persons.
Injured were Mrs. Deal, Doug
las James Eakin, 9, and Nancy
Lea Eakin, 6, children of Mrs.
Betty Eakin, 719 West Clark st.,
who also was injured, and Billie
Britain Explodes
Atomic Device
Perth, Australia (U.R) Brit
ain exploded its third atomic de
vice today in what might have
been a test .of a trigger for a
hydrogen bomb.
The blast was set off in the
desolate Monte Bello Islands of
Australia's west coast at 3:51
a.m. (9:51 a.m. PST Tuesday).
A brief Ministry of Supply
announcement said the explosion
was "successful" and that scien
tists were collecting data for
evaluation of the blast.
No human beings or animals
were near the site of the ex
plosion but scientists had refused
in advance to confirm or deny
speculation that the device was
a trigger for Britain's first H
bomb tests planned for later this
year.
Britain's last atomic explosion
was in October, 1953, at Woom
era, Australia. The first was ex
ploded in a frigate in the Monte
Bello Archipelago.
Britain had announced prior
to today's explosion that the
fallout would be less than in the
1952 blast.
Phoenix District
Approves Budge!
Phoenix Patrons of the
Phoenix school district yester
day approved, by a vote of 94
to 30, the $300,650 budget for
the 1956-57 school year.
Of the total, $210,078 will be
raised by taxation, $46,555 of
it inside the 6 per cent limita
tion and $163,523 outside. About
$30,000 will go to complete ag
ricultural education training fa
cilities. A portion of the increase over
last year's budget of $250,064
was required by expenses creat
ed by the recent change to first
class status for the district.
However, the tax load is expect
ed to be smaller during the com
ing year, according to Superin
tendent Ernest James, because
of added revenues which the
district will receive with first
class status.
City Budget Committee
To Hold Meeting Today
The Medford citizens' budget
committee will continue its
study of the 956-57 budget of
$610,58 for the city at a 7:30
p.m. meeting today.
The budget has to be filed with
the Jackson county treasurer no
later than July 15 this year The
committee has been studying the
budget in detail for about a
month.
As City
from the University of Oregon
law school and passed the Ore
gon bar.
Bashaw set up law practice in
Bandon and was city attorney
there until 1952. He established
a partnership in a Seaside law
firm and was deputy city attor
ney there until 1955.
Farrell has been active in the
League of Oregon City and was
president of the organization in
1933-34. Farrell was appointed
city attorney in 1929 by Mayor
A. W. Pipes. Since then he has
handled all types of legal activ-
anddty tosiae.
rtT' 2 I
The impact turned the vehicle operated by
Mrs. Deal on its top, spilling gasoline. Med
ford firemen stood by to clean gasoline off
the street and in case of fire. Injuries were
minor. Police said Smith was cited for reck
less driving. (Police Department photo)
Louise McKesson, 10, daughter
of Harlan McKesson, also of 748
Gilman rd.
All the injured were taken to
Community hospital by Medford
Ambulance service. All but
Billie McKesson were treated
and released last night, accord
ing to hospital attendants. Billie
was released late this morning.
Police said Douglas Eakin suf
fered facial bruises, and Nancy
Eakin suffered shock and a cut
left ear. Others suffered shock
and minor cuts and bruises,
police reported.
Smith was traveling west on
Main St., police said, and struck
the left rear fender of the Deal
vehicle, which was traveling
north on Holly st. The impact
turned the Deal vehicle on its
top in the intersection. The
Smith vehicle stopped headed
north on Holly st.
Police said Smith was cited
for reckless driving. Smith was
not injured, police said.
Roger James Blaylock, 5,- of
412 South Grape st., suffered
minor lacerations over his nose
about 7:40 p.m. yesterday when
the car operated by his father,
James Samuel Blaylock, 49, col
lided with a car operated by
William Edward Ruffner, 2512
Lyman ave., at the corner of
Central and Riverside aves.
Young Blaylock was taken to
Sacred "Heart hospital by Med
ford Ambulance service. Ruff
ner was cited for failure to yield
the right of way, police said.
Hayf Farm Machinery
Destroyed in Fire
Central Point . A barn on
Gilman-Day lane, containing hay
and some farm machinery, was
destroyed by fire last night, Cen
tral Point rural district firemen
reported.
The blaze was not discovered
until it was well underway and
the barn was so completely in
volved in flames that firemen
allowed it to burn. They extin
guished fires in three neighbor
ing sheds on the same property.
- State police are investigating
the cause of the fire today.
The barn, a 70 by 90-foot
structure, was owned by Mrs.
Luther H. Day. Some 20 to 25
tons of hay and the farm ma
chinery in the building were
owned by W C. Higinbotham,
Central Point.'
Two rural pumper trucks
were sent to the scene. Firemen
said that the fire went unnoticed
until it made good headway be
cause the barn set out well
away from residences in the
area.
Syngman Rhee Wins
By Narrowest Margin
Seoul (U.R) President Syng
man Rhee won a third term this
week by the narrowest margin
in South Korea's brief history,
partly as a result of a heavy
"ghost vote" for a dead rival, it
was reported today.
Mounting returns from Tues
day's election indicated the
President will poll some 60 per
cent of the vote, compared to
74.6 per cent in 1952. Opposi
tion leaders charged he achieved
even that edge only with the
aid of fraud.
With most of the presidential
vote counted, Rhee's total stood
at 4,504,725 votes against 1,949,
013 for Cho Bong Am, his only
living opponent. Another 1,
645,456 ballots were invalidated,
most of them because they were
cast for P. H. Shinicky, who died
during the campaign.
Today Expected To Be
Warmest Day of 1956
Portland !U.R The weather
bureau said today would be the
warmest of 1956 in many west
ern Oregon localities.
The outlook called for con
tinued sunny conditions over the
state. The Dalles was the warm
spot yesterday with 88 while
Medford had 87. It was 81 in
Medford
L rule a fress Full Leased Wire
51st Year 24 Pages
Estimated 5,
HearKefauver,
Adlai at Eugene
Campaigners Differ
On Candidate Identity
Eugene, Ore. (U.R) Some
5,000 Oregon voters heard Estes
Kefauver and Adlai E. Steven
son engage in a little good na
tured rivalry Tuesday night for
Oregon's 16 delegates to the
Democratic National Conven
tion. Although the two campaigners
essentially agreed on the prin
ciples involved, they differed
markedly on the identity of the
candidate best qualified to put
the principles into practice.
Kefauver and Stevenson were
introduced by Sen. Wayne Morse
(D-Ore.), who remarked to a
home town audience that for
once in his career he was in a
neutral position on a "political
platform.
Both Morse and Kefauver left
Mc Arthur Court on the Univer
sity of Oregon campus without
hearing the remarks of Steven
son. They were called back to
Washington for a crucial vote on
Niagara power legislation
Praise for Morss
Kefauver devoted his time to
a statement on his position on
foreign policy and praise for
Morse, for whom, he said, he had
given up his claim to a seat on
the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee.
The senator from Tennessee
charged that the Eisenhower ad
ministration had allowed the
North Atlantic Treaty Organiza
tion to disintegrate and. had put
more emphasis on oil than on
people in the Middle East.
He placed himself on record in
favor of civil rights legislation
and promised he would not only
support statehood for Hawaii
and Alaska, but would fight
for it.
Before leaving the sports pa
vilion to catch a plane for
Washington, Kefauver said he
would return to Oregon in the
fall to campaign for the Demo
cratic nominee, preferably him
self. Stevenson, speaking against
a less demanding deadline,
quipped that meeting his tall
friend from Tennessee in a bas
ketball court made him the un
doubted underdog.
No Foreign Policy
The former Illinois governor
accused the Republican party of
what he called a "fatal slowing"
of social programs and charged
that the American people were
being victimized by a vast and
well financed merchandising
campaign by the Eisenhower
forces.
He also concentrated his re
marks on the foreign policy
field and claimed 'in the three
years since Korea, the United
States has drifted with no clear
cut plan to halt the advance of
Communism.
"Defense must not be based
on the wistful desires of the sec
retary of the treasury to cut
taxes,". Stevenson said.
Stevenson planned to cam
paign in Roseburg and Coos Bay
today before flying to northern
California in the afternoon.
Kefauver To Return
Kefauver's campaign officials
said the southern lawmaker
planned to return to Oregon to
morrow when he would take up
the schedule that had been
planned for today.
Neither Stevenson's nor Ke
fauver's name will be on Fri
day's ballot.
Baseball
NATIONAL
Cincinnati 2 9 0
Pittsburgh 9 13 2
Nuxhall, Acker (4). Jeffcoat
(7) and Bailey; Friend and
Shepard.
Chicago 3 8 3
New York 9 13 2
Rush, Hughes (5), Brosnan
(6), Kaiser (7) and Chiti; Lid
die and Katt. Home runs:'
Dark, Katt. Lockman, New
York; Kellert, Chicago.
AMERICAN
Washington 16 0
Chicago 3 7 0
Griggs. Ramos (8 and Ber
beiti Donovan and LoUax.
MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1956
KEFAUVER VISIT Sen. Estes Kefauver is shown talking to
Jackson county residents at the county courthouse steps yester
day morning. The Tennessee senator. Democratic candidate for
presidential nomination, was on a tour of several Oregon commu
nities yesterday including Ashland, Grants Pass and Eugene. He
flew back to Washington, D.C., from Eugene late yesterday. Sena
tor Kefauver and Adlai Stvenson are seeHing write-in votes in.
Oregon's primary election Friday. (Brainerd photos)
Election Campaign in
County Nears Close
The May primary election
campaign in Jackson county will
wind up tomorrow. No cam
paigning can be conducted on
election day under state law.
In the county, most interest
has centered on two Republican
primary campaigns, those for
district attorney and county
commissioner.
George Rode, a Medford at
torney seeking the DA nomina
tion, has assailed Incombent
Walter Nunley for what he al
leges are incompetency, a poor
trial record and for increased
budgets.
Cites Record
Nunley has countered by cit
ing his record in office which he
declares demonstrates his com
petency and effectiveness, and
by pointing out the increased
budgets have provided services
which the people of the county
want and need, from the DA's
office.
Both candidates have spoken
at a number of public meetings,
at "candidates nights" and at
Granges.
Other Contests
The, other race which has at
tracted considerable attention is
between L. G. (Shy) Morthland,
Medford. county : commissioner,
and Melvin J. Lattie, Phoenix, a
candidate for nomination for
that office. At issue in this race
have been county taxes and con
struction of the new courthouse
annex, with Lattie claiming tax
money has been used unwisely,
and Morthland declaring the
people have been well-served.
The only other contests on
Ike Presents Plan
For Weapons Program
Washington -(U.R) Presi
dent Eisenhower today sent Con
gress a. blueprint for stream
lining the nation's weapons de
velopment programs to help
keep the United States ahead of
Russia.
The White House announced
that the plan calls for the crea
tion of a new post, assistant sec
retary of research and develop
ment, in each of the three armed
services.
The aim. said Press Secretary
James C. Hagerty, is "to provide
for more efficient, more fully
integrated programs of research
and developmenti"
The nlan will become effective
automatically in 60 days if Con
gress doesn't object.
Prospects Good for
D'Anjou Pear Crop
Prospects for the D'Anjou pear
crop in Jackson county appear
excellent, C. B. Cordy, county
horticulture agent, said today.
Cordy said prospects for other
pear varieties appear good, but
somewhat "spotted." He added
that most orchardists are now
cultivating for their cover crops
and spraying will be completed
as soon as possible.
U tilled
the local county-wide ballot are
for assessor, where Allen D.
Curry and John H. Tizekker
seek the Repuolican nomination,
and Ray J. Schumacher and An
drew Hawver seek the Demo
cratic nomination.
In the Ashland justice of the
peace district, two women and
one man are candidates in a
race which will be decided Fri
day! They are Mrs. Nellie Burns,
the ' present office-holder, Mrs.
Ida B. George, and L. Peers
Wilmeth.
Ashland residents will vote
Friday to determine whether
fluorides will be added to the
city water supply. The Ashland
city council called the election
after a public hearing and a pe
tition was submitted requesting
the public health measure.
Nunley and Rode have made
considerable use of both radio
and television as campaign
media, and both have scheduled
several appearances on both this
evening and tomorrow.
Reply to Charges
Nunley will reply to charges
made against him today at 7:15
p.m. on television, during time
made available by a sponsor of
a regular program. He is also
scheduled on radio station
KYJC at 6:35 p.m. today and
6:35 p.m. Thursday, with a final
TV appearance at 11 p.m. Thurs
day! Ttode's wind-uo broadcasts
will be at 6:15 p.m. today on
KMED, and tomorrow at 7:iu
a.mi on KYJC, 12:45 p.m. on
KMED, and 9:30 p.m. on KBES
TV.. City, county and state offices
will he closed election day, ex
cept for police agencies and the
county clerk s office, which will
be open for clarification of reg
istration questions and other
election problems.
Liquor Store Closed
The state liquor store will be
closed, and the liquor control
commission has ruled that no on
premises sales of beer, wne or
sDirits can be made when the
polls areopen, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Off-premises sales I Deer ana
wine will be permitted.
The U. S. National bank
branch in Medford will close
election day, but the First Na
tional branch will remain open.
Mrs. Bereth Hopkins, county
flprk reminded residents that
write-in votes must' have an X
marked in front of the name.
Weather
FORECAST: Fair tonlfht nd
Thursday. Low tonight 50.
'. High Thursday SS-90.
Temp.
Hflchest Yesterday 7
Lowest this Mornins 48
Our Skies Tonight
Sunrise
4:49 a.m.
7:27 p.m.
Sunset
Mnnnset Thursday 12:51 a.m.
First Quarter 9:15 p.m.
PROMINENT STAR
The two "stars" forming a tri
angle with the Moon tonight
are Jupiter and Regulus. Jupi
ter,, the largest planet, is now
495,000,000 miles from the Earth.
Tribune
Press Full Lxased Wire
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No. 48
Council OKs Sale
Of Armory Bonds
A city bond issue totaling $40
000 was ordered prepared for
sale by the city council last
night.
The issue, approved by Med
ford voters at an earlier election,
will pay for the city's share of
the cost of construction of the
new . Medford armory. The
county, state and federal govern
ments also share in the cost.
The armory, to replace the old
one largely destroyed by fire sev
eral years ago, will be construct
ed on the fairgrounds. .
After the bonds are sold, the
340,000 will be deposited with
the state treasurer for disburse
ment as needed for the project.
Annexation Election
Set in Fire District
Central Points Central Point
Rural Fire Protection district
has posted notices of a special
election on Friday, May 25, on
annexation of property to the
district.
Sections northeast and west
of the district are involved. The
area to the, northeast is that
property in the north part of
the Camp White area. It in
cludes both industrial and farm
areas near Eagle Point as well
as adjacent to theistrict. Some
property is on the west side of
the river. West area proposed
for annexation is in the vicinity
of the Dardenelles.
Polls will be open at the Cen
tral Point station of the district.
Ike Builds Up
Over Kefauver
Omaha. Neb. OJ.R) President
Eisenhower built up a two to one
lead over Sen. Estes Kefauver
in the Nebraska primary "popu
larity contest" today as the
Democrats' hoped-for farm re
volt failed to materialize.
With 757 of the state's 21Z7
precincts counted, Mr. Eisen
hower had 85,90 votes, comparea
with 46,588 for the Tennessee
conatnrThe'GOP percentage of
the total vote was almost exact
ly the same as the 65 per cent
the Republicans received in the
A52 nrimarv.
Comparison Watched
The comrjanson between me
infai vnfM in the two elections
was closely watched by Demo
cm tip forces. But as late returns
came in, it became apparent that
there was no significant cross
over" voting Dy itepuDiican
farmers, who could have asked
for Democratic ballots had they
desired.
Bursting Rockets
Light Up Chapel
With Eerie Glow
Tragedy Occurs in
Downtown Ottawa
Ottawa OJ.R) A rocket
laden RCAF twin-jet flying an
interceptor mission hurtled at
near supersonic speed into a
Roman Catholic rest home for
nuns last night, killing 15 per-
sons by fire and explosion.
The revised death toll was re
leased by the mother superior of
the Mother House of the Grey
Nuns in downtown Ottawa. She
said the dead included 11 nuns.
a female kitchen helper and the
Rev. Father Richard M. Ward.
a Navy chaplain who also min
istered to the nuns. Also killed
were the pilot and observer in
the CF100 jet aircraft.
22 Nuns Escape
The mother superior said 22
nuns escaped from the home.
They were brought to the moth
er house here.
The mother superior would
not allow anyone to see the sur
vivors "for the time being." She
said all were suffering from se
vere shock. ..
An eyewitness said tb con
valescent home's chapel waa
lighted up with an eerie glow
by the plane's bursting rockets,
turning the wall into an instant
funeral pyre for the nuns sleep
ing near it.
Boutin Defens Mission
The plane was ordered by
RCAF headquarters into the ait
to identify an unknown aircraft.
later identified 6 a Canadian
transport plane. The mission
was a routine U.S.-Canadiao.
joint air defense maneuver.
The screams of the trapped
nuns and the earth-shaking
force of the impact and explo
sion shook sleeping neighbor
out of their beds. They ran to
the burning building and "res
cued st least 17 nuns. - --'
The force of the impaot o4
the supersonic interceptor drove
the fingers of the dead priest
into hard ground up to tha
knuckles.
Roy Herbert, pulling; on his
clothes, said he made a "beeline
through the pasture with three
other guys."
"I could see the nuns on the
second, third and fourth floors
behind windows looking terri
fied and they were screaming
for help."
Herbert jumped on another
rescuer's back, vaulted a wall
and climbed a fire escape to the
second floor.
Flight To Safety
"One elderly nun was trying
to open the window. I smashed
it and dragged her through it
and .hustled down the fire es
cape," Herbert said.
Another neighbor, Gene Beau-
champ, waited beside the burn
ing building with his car. Parts
of the rescue vehicle caught fire
but Beauchamp smothered the
flames and ferried the nuns,
some convalescing from illness,
to safety.
Board of Equalization
Continues in Session
Members of the Jackson coun
ty board of equalization, who
went into session Monday morn
ing, will continue considering pe
titions for correction of proper
ty assessments each day through
Saturday.
The board has been interview
ing petitioners on an appoint
ment basis in the county clerk's
office. Property owners have un
til Saturday to file petitions for
assessment corrections.
2 To 1 Lead
in Nebraska
Although Kefauver had no sig
nificant write-in opposition on
the Democartic ballot, It was
noted that only three of the 12
Democratic National Convention
delegates elected were pledged
to support him.
Most of the others said before
the election they were not com
mitted, although several said a
good Kefauver showing in the
primary would weigh in his
favor.
One Not To Support Ike
Of the Republican delegates
apparently elected, one said he
would not support Mr. Eisen
hower at the GOP convention.
Former state Sen. Terry Car
penter, Scottsbluff, said he could
not support the President's
"farm and fiscal policies." The
other 17 GOP winners were
firmly in the Eisenhower
column.
(See story on Page t)