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Newspaper Page Text115 M aitlwe film v- 3 . mm wsms m ill lit STEEL STRIKE CHANCES GROW New York U.R) The chance of averting a nationwide iteel strike appeared so slim to day that the industry began shutdown which will cost $1. 000,000 tons production even if there is no walkout Saturday night. Negotiations between top union and industry representa tives all but collapsed Wednes day night and each side accus ed the other of forcing a crisis upon the nation. Both sides re jected proposals for postponing the strike. Negotiators recessed the talks so abruptly that no time was set lor resumption ol the con ference but spokesmen for the Reuther Calls for Limit of $20 on Political Donations Washington 'U.R) Union leader Walter P. Reuther called on Congress today to limit indi vidual political campaign con tributions to S20 in presidential election years. He also urged a $15 limit for congressional election years as a way to deal with the overall problem of influence on legisla tion." Feuther said an individual should be allowed to contribute no more than S3 to any ranch date for the Senate, the House. and the presidency, and to one political committee. That would add up to S20 in presidential and $15 in congressional election years. Closely Connected Reuther, vice-president of the AFL-CIO and head of the United Auto Workers, made the propos als in testimony before the spe cial Senate Committee on Lobby ing. He said campaign contribu tions and lobbying are closely connected. As for the vetoed natural gas bill, starting, point of the com mittee's hearings, Reuther said the UAW spent Sli8,762 trying to defeat it. 'I say very frankly to you: We were lobbying." Reuther testified. "We were trying to in " fluence votes." Attacking what he called "the oil and gas lobby." Reuther said its spokesmen were long on cash and short on honesty" when they disclaimed any knowledge of lobbying. Mrs. America Urges Bridal Cooking Test Washington (U.R) Mrs. Clee Maletis, Mrs. America of 1956, today demanded legislation to force every prospective bride to pass cooking tests before receiv ing a marriage license. The 31-year-old homemaker from Portland, Ore., said she planned to try to get Sens. Wayne Morse and Richard I. Neuberger and Rep. Edith Green, all Oregon Democrats, to back her proposal. "I'm not a politician," the pert brown-eyed Mrs. America said, "so I'll need their help. Basical ly, I think it's something all women will approve of." The contest winner, who was selected for her homemaking abilities, made the statement in a breakfast interview here. She xaid her husband. Chris, 33, and her three boys thoroughly ap prove of the cooking-test legis lation. The champion housewife said she received ' so much fan mail" from husbands who complained about their wives cooking that she realized the need for such a law. National Emergency Food Plan To Be Aired Salem (U.R) A meeting of state emergency welfare officers is scheduled in Washington, D.C., tomorrow at which plans for a national unified emergency food supply program will be discussed. Arthur M. Sheets, Oregon civil defense director, has called for a national plan drawn up by the Federal Civil Defense Ad ministration. So far each state has developed its own emer gency supply plans, resulting in 48 different systems. Among questions to be raised by Oregon is "where are all the huce stocks of surplus food stores which are continually be ing referred to by the FCDA and how are they to be transported in a hurry to a stricken area?" Other questions involve- issu ance of ration cards to civilians, ' types of vouchers for supplies and payments for goods requi sitioned. 1 United Steelworkers of Ameri ca and the steel companies in dicated they would make a last- ditch attempt at settlement to day. At 1 a.m. (EDT) U.S. Steel's giant plant at Gary, Ind., the world's largest steel installation, began cooling its furnaces. U.S. Steel ordered its plants in the Pittsburgh area to start shut ting down later today. ' Bethlehem Steel, which with U. S. Steel produces one half the nation's annual steel out put of 60.000.000 tons, also ord ered its plants to begin the shut down process today and other companies said they would fol low suit according to local con ditions. Since it takes three days to cool furnaces and two weeks to heat them -up again, at least 1,000,000 tons production will be lost even if the strike is averted before Saturday, midnight, when the union's contract expires. The talks were recessed when the Steelworkers rejected a com pany proposal to continue the negotiations under an extension of the present contract and the industry spokesmen turned down a union proposal to extend the current contract 15 days with all new contract benefits to be retroactive to July 1. The company said an agree ment on retroactivity would leave the union with '"nothing to lose" and said the talks should proceed only with "equal pressure on both parties." David J. McDonald, president of the union, said the company plan would put a "premium on procrastination" and . would mean that union members would be working during the new con tract year at "last year's wages." The main difference between the two sides is the industry's demand for a five-year contract. The steelworkers are believed acceptable to a three-yea con tract. Chou Appeals for Formosa Surrender Tokyo (U.R) Chinese Com munist Premier Chou En-lai ap pealed today to Chinese Nation alists to go to Peiping and ne gotiate the "peaceful liberation," or surrender, of Formosa. He bypassed Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and addressed the appeal to "patriotic Kuomin- tang military and political lead ers." He promised them a gen eral amnesty for past "crimes.' inspection trips to the mainland and an end to their "life as vaga bonds. Chou, in a policy speech broadcost by Peiping Radio, re iterated that the "liberation" of Formosa was the "unshakable will" of 600,000.000 Chinese whether by war or peaceful means. But he said he preferred peaceful means and urged "pa tnotic forces to send repre sentatives to Peiping or some other suitable place to negotiate transfer of the Nationalist stronghold to the Reds. In effect, it was an appeal to Nationalists on Formosa and throughout 'the world to re nounce the Chiang government and the United States which he described as an "undependabie ally." Not once did he mention Chiang by name. Cahili Bond Report To Be Filed in Court Salem (U.R) Polk County District Attorney Walter Foster said today he would file with the State Supreme Court a report on bonds offered by four Lincoln county residents or release of Otto Cahill from the -state prison. Cahill, a former Lincoln coun ty water district official, plans to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court his conviction for convert ing public funds to 'his own use. He was tried in Polk county. Foster would not say what his report would contain. However, his filing of a report indicated he would object to one or more parts of the bond. The State Supreme Court twice has refused to reverse Ca- hill's conviction. However, the court said he could be released from the prison if he posted $10. 000 bond and filed his appeal within 90 days. The Polk county district attorney was given five days to object to the bonds. Cahill was taken to the prison June 16 to start a one-year term. Astoria ;U.R The June sal mon catch in Astoria waters may reach record proportions, ac cording to fisheries officials here. ISLAND GIRL Jere Wright, 20, displays the rea sons why after being crown ed Miss Hawaii during the 49th State Fair in Honolulu. She's a junior at the Univer sity of Hawaii Reasons why are five feet seven inches, 124 pounds and 36-24-36. Shell represent Hawaii at the Miss America contest at Atlantic City, N. J. President Summons Defense Secretary For Conference Washington (U.R) President Eisenhower summoned Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson to the hospital today for a confer ence on "the nation's posture of defense. In announcing the late after noon conference, White House Press Secretary James C. Hag erty emphasized that the em battled secretary has not been asked to resign despite a storm of protest over some of his re cent statements. He called resig nation rumors "a lot of non sense." Major Controversy Iha meeting-was the first be tween the President and the secretary since Mr. Eisenhower was hospitalized nearly three weeks ago. The only other Cab inet officer the President has seen was Secretary of State John Foster Dulles. Today's conference came amid a major controversy over Wil son's recent comments charact erizing a Senate drive to boost the Air Force budget as "phony" on the grounds the money was not needed. To Testify Friday In making the announcement Hagerty noted that Wilson is scheduled to testify Friday be fore a subcommittee of the Sen ate Armed Services committee. Presidential Assistant Sher man Adams also will go to the hospital to see the President this afternoon. Adams apparently will take some other business up with the President. Adams did not see the President this morning be cause Mr. Eisenhower was nap ping. Public Hearing on County Budget Friday Representatives of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce legislative committee will dis cuss the group's study of the 1956-57 county budget, and will make recommendations, at the public hearing on the bud get Friday at 10 a.nu The hearing, which will be held in the county court room, will include a report on a study by the county budget committee concerning salaries for court house personnel. Total proposed budget for the year is $2,636,818.47. Governor in Capital 'Seeing cr Few People' Washington (U.R) Gov. Elmo Smith of Oregon visited the na tion's capital today en route home from the governor's con ference in Atlantic City. Smith said he had "just been seeing a few people" here. Among those he visited were Republican Reps. Walter Nor blad, Harris Ellsworth and Sam Coon. Salem (U.PJ The Interim Committee on Local Govern ment will discuss proposals to cqpe with Portland metropolitan area problems at a meeting July 13. Tir-.-!. :. iii a r- has passed and sent to the White House a bill to encourage states to develop comprehensive pro grams for curbing water pollution. Medford Umteo Press toll Leased Wire 51st Year 26 Pages Two Men Instantly Killed in Sawmill, Logging Accidents Company Has First Fatality in 17 Tears Two men were killed instant ly in sawmill and logging acci dents in Jackson county yester day, according to County Cor oner Carlos Morris. Leslie J. Gibson, 48, of 619 Benson St., Medford, was killed about 2:45 p.m. yesterday at the Eugene S. Burrill sawmill at White City when he was struck by a piece of timber from an edger, Morris said. The fatality at the Burrill mill was the first in 17 years of op eration by the company Crushed By Log Ernest Heaton, 44, of route 1, box 297, Eagle Point, was killed instantly about 4 p.m. when he was crushed by a log while working on Bessie creek about 12 miles northeast of Project, Morris said. Heaton was employed by Al Cooper Logging of Shady Cove Company officials said he was preparing to set a choker on a log, when the log rolled on to him. Conger-Morris Funeral home is in charge of arrangements for both men. Mr. Gibson is survived by his wife, Ethel, a daughter, Janet Gibson, at home; two sons. Jimmy Gibson, at home, and Raymond Gibson, Medford. Mr. Heaton is survived by his wife, and two daughters, Mrs. Wanda Couser, Eagle Point, and Mrs. Marie Anthony, Prospect. Farm Bureau Urges Private Hell's Dam , Chicago fti.R-, Directors of the American Farm Bureau Federation today urged private development of the Hell's Can yon project on the Idaho-Oregon border. "It is our conviction that the public interest will be best serv ed in this instance by the pro posed private development," the group said. The statement cited a report of hearings before the Federal Power commission which indi cate the proposed private devel opment would not differ signifi cantly in areas of flood control, recreational benefits and navi gation from the proposed feder al project. The statement admitted that the federal plan called for a higher production of power but stated that the cost of that pro duction would be at least equal and possibly excess of its value. Washington U.R) Thomas P. Pike, Los Angeles industrialist, has been sworn in as special as sistant to President Eisenhower. Weather TORECAST: Fair throuth Frl- day. Low ton) t 55. High Friday 95. Temp Highest Yesterday 95 Lowest this Morning 35 Our Skies Tonight Sunrise Sunset ..- Moon rise Last Quarter . a.m. 7:53 p.m. ..10:40 p.m. July 1 PROMINENT STARS Spica, in the southwest 9:48 p.m. Arcturus, high above Spica. VISIBLE PLANETS Juptier. in the west .. 8:47 p.m. Mars, rises 11:45 p.m. below the Moon. Saturn, sets 1:50 a.m. Senate Expected To Approve Foreign Aid Bill Without Drastic Reductions Washington (U.R) Admin istration lieutenants predicted today that the Senate will ap prove a $4,500,000,000 foreign aid bill without drastic cuts. They conceded, however, that some close votes are in prospect before the final showdown to night or Friday. Voting on amendments was scheduled to start in mid-afternoon. Would Cut Total in Half One amendment proposes cut ting the aid total in half, and a number of other attempts to trim the program were likely. In ad dition, attempts to curb aid to Yugoslavia and India had some support. Senate strategists said private ly that administration leaders would have to keep about 30 GOP senators in line to fight MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1956 Intercontinental Increase Urged Recommendation Made To Meet Russia's Might No Decision Made, Air Secretary Says Washington (U.R) Gen. Nathan F. Twining, Air Force chief of staff, has recommended a 50 per cent increase in the na tion's intercontinental air strik ing power to meet the threat of Russia's growing air might. Air Secretary Donald A. Quarles disclosed the recommen dation today. Quarles did not say when the recommendation was made but it obviously came within the last few months Quarles said no decision has been made on the recommendation yet The disclosure came as Sen ate-House conferees met to de cide how much the Air Force budget should be increased over administration rec o m m e n d a tions. Senate Democrats were confident of retaining most, if not all, of the $960,000,000 in crease made by the Senate. More Big Bombers Under questioning by a Sen ate Armed Services Subcommit tee on airpower, Quarles said Twining has recommended that the Air Force build toward 17 heavy bomber wings by 1960 The present 137-wing program. set by the administration in 1953. calls for 11 heavy bomber wings. There are 45 B52 inter continental- jot bombers in sH heavy bomber wing. ' - Twining's recommend a t i o n would mean buying about 300 additional B52s at a cost of about $2.400,000,0000. The testimony brought out that Twining has made a pre liminary estimate that the Air Force will require $23,600,000, 000 in fiscal 1958, $7,000,000,- 000 more thsn in the current fiscal year. Quarles declined to commit himself to this specific amount. He said it is a fair as sumption that there will be a need for a substantial increase in the air force budget in the coming years. No Decision Reached Quarles said that no decision need be made on Twining's rec ommendation for a standing force of 17 heavy bomber wings until the budget is drawn up for fiscal 1956. He said there Is suf ficient latitude within the pres ent program to build up to such a force without changing the fiscal 1957 budget. The administration has oppos ed the increase in Air Force funds. Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson denied Wednesday night that he plans to resign because of the fight over the Air Force budget. Warm Weather Expected To Continue in Valley The current hot weather in the Medford vicinity continued yesterday with a temperature reading of 95 degrees at the U.S. weather bureau station at the airport. The day was the hottest so far this year. A maximum of 92 or 93 de grees is expected tbday with the mercury possibly going up to 95 tomorrow. off attempts to reduce the bill. Democrats will provide perhaps 15 to 20 votes for the adminis tration, they said. Senate Republican Leadar Wil liam F. Knowland told newsmen he thought the Senate would ap prove substantially the $4,500, 000,000 bill reported out by the Senate Foreign Relation Com mittee. The administration would gladly settle for that figure al though President Eisenhower originally asked for $4,900,000, 000 in foreign aid -funds. The House cut the President's re quest to $3,800,000,000. Yugoslavia Cut Favored A number of Republicans fa vored eliminating or drastically reducing aid to Yugoslavia even though the administration strong ly opposes such a move. Tribi1 United "Amazing" ; Option on 160 Acres In Camp White Area Signed by Commission The Oregon Stale Game com mission has signed an option to purchase 160 acres of land in .the . Camp White area for , a public hunting area, it was learned today. Kenneth Denman, Medford at torney and a member of the com mission, said the property owned by Fred Hall, and is lo- Trolley-Auto Crash Disrupts Service Portland U.R) A collision between an outbound streetcar and an automobile today disrupt ed interurban service on the Portland - Bellrose trolley line for about two hours. The car driver, Clarence W. Nix, was hospitalized for lacera tions and undetermined head and arm injuries. The driver of the streetcar, Ralph "ft. Mote. and a passenger, were not re ported hurt. The car was dragged 21 feet along the tracks until it struck a telephone pole. The trolley was derailed in the back part and traveled about 292 feet be fore halting. M-T Subscriber Asks Delivery of Paper In Neighbor's Box Usual complaints received by the Mail Tribune circula tion department are that the paper has been left in the neighbor's box, the boy threw the paper in the lawn sprin kler or onto the porch roof. But the I.. L. Lawrence fam ily, of route 1, box 347, Central Point, sent a note to the cir culation jepartment the other day asking that their paper be left in the neighbor's box "for a few days." "It seems we hay a family of birds in ours," the note said. In Wednesday's debate, Know land himself said the State De partment had not yet answered his doubhts about where Mar shal Tito stands since his "kiss and make up" trip to Moscow. Sen. Ralph Flanders (R-Vt.) commented that "We can't buy Tito." He said that "We can rent him for a time, but the rent will go up from month to month." Troublesome Amendment Another proposed amendment which would cause the admin istration some trouble was intro duced late Wednesday by Sen. Joseph C. O'Mahoney (D-Wyo.). It, in effect, proposes using the foreign aid program as a club to force Mr. Eisenhower to use S960.000.000 in extra Air Force funds voted by the Senate. Preia Fulj Leased W Price 5c. Air Power by Twining caled just east of Agate slough, southeast of the National Guard buildings. It has two water im poundments located on it, he said, and with proper develop ment will become an ideal bird- hunting site. The property also has a dwel ling and a barn. Denman said the .contemplated sale price will remain confidential until the option is taken 6p and the sale consumated. The new proposed hunting area is adjacent to a tract total ing 2,300 acres already awned by the game commission and dedicated to public recreation use, Denman pointed out, and the addition will bring the total to 2.460 acres. Discussions are now under way regarding the possibility of working out contracts with the city of Medford for a lease agree ment for use of city-owned prop erty in the area. If this can be done, it will mean a total of some 3,000 acres in that area alone for the public use of sports men, the commissioner report ed. Throughout the state, the commission owns or controls al most' 90,000 acres of land for this purpose. ' The game commission already has done considerable seeding and water impoundment work to provide cover, habitat and food for wild life in the manage ment area along the Rogue river. Vehicle Grouping Effective Monday Salem U.R All branches of Oregon's government dealing with motor vehicles, will be lumped together within a single department Monday and the di rector of the new motor vehicle department said all arrange ments for the mass transfer had been completed. Some 500 state employees will be transferred to the new depart ment but Director Warne Nunn said there would be no major changes in the chiefs of the various divisions. J. R. Williams: formerly in the state budget di vision, nas been named comp troller of the motor vehicle de partment. The department was created by tne 19o5 legislature on the recommendation of the so-called "Little Hoover Commission." District Attorneys At Salem Institute Salem (U.R) The fourth annual institute for district at torney's, sheriffs and assistant attorneys general, registered. Attorney General Robert Y. Thornton was attending the op ening meeting. Preparation and trial of con demnation cases occupied the morning session, with welfare fraud and non-support, examin ation of witnesses and drunken driving prosecution occupying the afternoon. P 3 nsas City Crews "brk All Night j Clear Debris New York City Raked; Trees Fall on 'Autos By UNITED PRESS Tornadic winds up to 115 miles an hour roared through four Southern states Wednesday night and today. They struck hardest at Kansas City, where crews worked through the night clering debris-clogged streets. The high winds, whipped up by an advancing cold front, rip ped through parts of Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. New York City Raked , Another wild storm raked New York late Wednesday with wind, hail and more than 1.5 inches of rain. Minor street flooding occurred, power lines were broken and several sub ways were stopped temporarily. Lightning hit two church steeples in the big town. Off Oceanside, L.I., rough waters tipped over a boat containing five boys. Four of them swam a half mile to shore, but the fifth drowned. ' The worst big city chaos was in Kansas City, where 115-mile-per-hour winds brought the most destructive storm in 18 years. Trees toppled onto cars, trap ping motorists inside. Power lines went down by the hun dreds, sparking wildly in the water-filled streets, and at least one motorist was injured when she drove onto a downed tree during mid-afternoon darkness. About 55 main power cables and about 10.000 telephones were knocked out in the greater Kansas City area. Doctors per formed operations by the light of emergency batteries in blackout out hospitals.. All traffic lights halted in the Kansas City, Kan., business district and the nearby communities of Riverside and Parksville, Mo., were completely without power. Officials said most telephone and light s would be back in order by today. Repairmen worked all night restoring com munications and clearing the streets of huge trees, poles and other debris. Tornadoes emerged from the howling winds elsewhere in the Southwest. Several Twisters A funnel was sighted whirl ing above ground near Okla homa City. Okla., early today. Earlier twisters were reported near Topeka, Kan., and Wash burn, Mo., and a wind-driven thunderstorm cut visibility to zero at Fayetteville, Ark. The storms at least brought cool weather to the heat-baked midlands. The temperature drop ped from 102 to 77 at Russell, Kan., following a thunderstorm. And the mercury went down 10 degrees in the upper Great Lakes, hitting 45 at Grand Ma ra is, Mich. In contrast, many parts of Northern and Central California sweltered in a 100-degree heat wave. The 97 at San Francisco airport Wednesday was the hot test June 27 on record. Smog added to the misery. Homicide Charge Due In Hood River Death Hood River U.R) James B. Athey, 40, of Arizona, fore man of a contract labor gang, was held in Hood River county jail today on suspicion of mur der. District Attorney Kenneth Abraham said he would file homicide charges today. Athey was arrested in con nection with the fatal shooting last night of Haskel A. Morrison, 45, a transient farm laborer from Oklahoma City. Sheriff Rupert Gillmouthe said he learned that the shoot ing followed a heated argument between Athey and Morrison over Morrison's transfer to a dif ferent labor camp. Gillmouthe said preliminary examination disclosed five bullets had struck Morrison. Other workers held Athey un til sheriff's officers arrived at the scene, a farm three miles west of Parkdale in the upper Hood River valley. Bankrupt Lumber Firm At Sheridan, Ore., Sold Portland (U.R) Bank ruptcy Referee Estes Snedecor today announced sale of the bankrupt McCormick Lumber and Manufacturing Corp., at Sheridan, Ore., for $195,000. Snedecor said assets of the mill were sold piecemeal by a professional auctioneer. Polish Soldiers Fire On Rioting Workers Berlin (U.R) Polish tanks and soldiers today opened fire in Posnan against workers riotr ing for bread and an end to So viet influence, eyewitnesses said tonight.