SIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Wednesday. June 8, 1956
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EXCAVATION UNDER WAY Excavation
is unaer way for tne foundation of tne Na
tional Guard armory at the old county fair
grounds site on Highway 89. The building
will replace the old armory on North Bartlett
Ike Not To Intervene
In Behalf of Wiley
Washington V.".: President
Eisenhower said today he docs
not plan to intervene in Wis
consin's Republican primary bat
tle on behalf of Sen. Alexander
Wiley.
Wiley, a down-the-line admin
istration supporter, faces a tough
battle against Rep. Glenn R.
Davis (R-Wis.) who recently won
the endorsement of the state
GOP committee. Sen. Joseph R.
McCarthy is backing Davis.
Mr. Eisenhower told his news
conference he does not believe
a president should interfere in
a primary contest in his own
party, but should confine him
self to supporting the party's
nominee finally chosen by the
people.
A reporter asked Mr. Eisen
hower how he squared this posi
tion with the blessing he be-
C'nange in Traditional
Gift To Bride Sought
Manila, P.I. (U.B Military j
authorities made a move today J
to get prospective bridegrooms
of the primitive Kalinga tribes
to find a substitute for the "tra
ditional" gift they bestow on
their brides-to-be.
The traditional gift is the head
of a Christian.
"The custom is a menace to
peace-loving Christians," said
one official. I
stowed on Douglas McKay when
McKay resigned April 15 as sec
retary of the interior to cam
paign for the Republican sena
torial nomination In Oregon.
Mr. Eisenhower said his pub
ilc endorsement of McKay was
due to a misunderstanding. He
said he thought McKay would
have no primary opposition. Mc
Kay won the nomination after
a primary battle.
Auto Passengers Die
As Jet Hits Vehicle
Minneapolis UR: An Air
Force F-89 jet fighter killed two
persons last night when it
crashed through a fence at the
end of a runway and slammed
into an auto.
The dead were Mrs. Clair
Usher. Minneapolis, and her
daughter, Rita. 5. Three other
passengers in the auto were in
jured. The plane's pilot and ra
dar operator were treated and
released.
st., which was extensively damaged by fire
several years ago. Cement work is expected
to begin next week. Contractors for the proj
ect are Wiley Co., Ashland, and L. C. Mc
Laughlin, Medford.
Bids Called For
Armory Bonds Here
The Medford city council last
night called for bids for the pur
chase of $40,000 worth of arm
ory construction bonds to fi
nance the city's share of the new
Medford armory now being
built.
Bids will be opened at the
council meeting July 3. The bond
issue, approved by a recent vote
of the people, will be repaid over
10-year period at $4,000 ao
nually starting June 1, 1958.
The new armory is to be er
ected on a city-owned site at the
fairgrounds, and will be paid
for by the city, county, state
and federal governments at a
cost of some $348,000. The new
structure, on which work start
ed last month, will replace the
old armory which was largely
destroyed by fire several years
ago. '
Five-Month Road Death
Total in Oregon Now 147
Salem (U.R) Twenty-five
traffic deaths in May brought
Oregon's five - month traffic
death toll to 147, Secretary of
State Earl T. Newbry reported
today.
The death tolt is now nine
more than for the same period,
of 1955.
Pope Pius Restricts '
Audience To 10 Minutes
Vatican City (U.R) Pope
Pius XII restricted his twice
weekly general audience to a
brief 10 minutes today because
of his weakened condition.
The 80-year-old pope express
ed his regret to 10,000 pilgrims
in St. Peter's basilica that his
"present condition" did not per
mit him to address all the
groups. He confined his message
to a few general words followed
by the papal blessing.
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Jury Deliberating in
First Federal Court
Case in Session Here
A federal court jury deliberat
ed about 4:30 p.m. yesterday to
consider the case of Mrs. Alvera
E. McDonald vs. Sears Roebuck
and Company, in which Mrs.
McDonald seeks S5.1S6.50 for
damages she claims resulted
from a fall in the Sears Roebuck
store here October 25, 1955. The
jury was expected to reach a
verdict this afternoon.
The case was the first to be
heard by Gus K. Solomon, fed
eral district court judge from
Portland, who arrived Monday
to hear 10 federal court cases.
Pre-trial conferences were held
Monday in the federal court
room of the Medford post of
fice, and the case now under
consideration by the jury began
Tuesday morning.
Attorneys Listed
Mrs. McDonald is being rep
resented by Robert Dickey,
Medford attorney. Otto Frohn
mayer, Medford, and John Gor
don Gearin, Portland, are attor
neys for Sears Roebuck and
Company.
In the pre-trial order, Mrs.
McDonald states she suffered a
sprained right knee in a fall in
the Sears Roebuck store. She
contends the company was neg
ligent in permitting a cigarette
butt to be placed and remain on
the floor, failing to give warn
ing or notice of a dangerous
condition, failing to remove the
debris and covering the surface
of the floor with an excessive
amount of wax or wax-like sub
stance, causing the floor to be
slippery.
She seeks S56.50 special dam
ages for medical attention and
x-rays. S100 special damages for
loss of time from work and $5,
000 general damages.
Sears Roebuck contends in the
Greefers Committee
Plans Farm Tour
All Jackson County Chamber
of Commerce members are invit
ed to join the Greeters commit
tee on a tour Thursday morning
'une 7, of the W. C. Higinbotham
dairy on Taylor road, north of
Central Point.
Those who want to make the
trip should contact the chamber
offices so transportation can be
arranged. The group will meet
at 8:30 a.m. at the Medford hotel
and bus transportation will be
used ;
The greeters are cooperating
with the agricultural committee
on this event and members of
the Jackson County Milk pro
ducers league will be hosts. Re
freshments will be served at the
farm.
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UNDAUNTED by loss of
sight in acid attack after he
assailed union racketeers,
Victor Riesel, labor colum
nist, returns to New York
job. (International Sonndphoto)
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pre-trial order that Mrs. Mc
Donald was guilty of negligence
in failing to keep proper look
out or paying heed or exercising
reasonable care for her own
safety. Mrs. McDonald denies
the company's contentions stat
ed in the pre-trial order.
Jury io Determine
The jury will determine:
1. Whether or not the defend
ant was guilty of negligence and
if so whether or not the defend
ant's negligence was a proxi
mate cause of the plaintiff's in
juries and damages,
2. Whether or not the plaintiff
was guilty of negligence and if
so whether her negligence was
a proximate, contributing or
concurring cause of the plain
tiff's injuries or damages,
3. The nature and extent of
the plaintif's injuries and dam
ages. Serving with Judge Solomon
for the federal court term are
Roswell DeMott, clerk; Verne
O. Bishop, deputy clerk; Walter
H. Hadlock, chief deputy U.S.
Smith Broadens
Thornton's Power
Salem (U.R) Gov. Elmo
Smith today broadened the at
torney general's investigation of
alleged violations of the crim
inal laws in Lane county, if the
attorney feels such action is
necessary.
In a letter to Attorney Gen
eral Robert Y. Thornton, Gov.
Smith said "if the present exec
utive order dated April 27, 1956,
is not sufficiently broad to al
ready permit such action by you,
would you please draw an
amended order for my consid
eration with sufficient authority
to insure justice in all phases of
the Lane county investigation."
The April 27 order directed
the attorney general to "take
full charge" of investigations of
certain alleged law violations.
Gov. Smith said he had re
ceived a letter from Lane Coun
ty District Attorney Eugene V.
Cenn requesting that the attor
ney general be directed to con
'duct an investigation of matters
involving a jury list and jury
reporter; Mrs. Helen Bradley,
secretary; and Harold Hart,
crier, all of Portland; and Paul
Hanlin, deputy U.S. marshal,
marshal; Gordon Griffiths, court Medford.
Veterinarian Added
To Agriculture Staff
Salem (U.R) Dr. Charles
York, a Modesto, Calif., veteri-
panel in Lane county.
Cenn recently failed in an at
tempt to get the Oregon Supreme
Court to dismiss the Lane grand
jury for alleged "irregularities"
in its formation.
. r-
narian, has been added to the
State Department of Agricul
ture, Dr. K. J. Peterson, chief
veterinarian, reported today.
York will replace Dr. Fred L.
Hutton, who resigned recently
to engage in private practice in
Tulsa, Okla.
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