Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, July 20, 1956, Image 9

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Newspaper Page TextMKFTIsr. DURING RKCESS in eourt-martia!. Staff Sgt. Matthew McKeon chat3 with Ui'p 0i:'-'d court bj::ciing at Parns Island, S. C. He pleaded innocent to charge he n(?f ,): ra-ised deaths of six .Marine recruits during forced night march. At left are Mr. and Mrs. Tom Meeks, Savannah Ga, mother and stepfather of Thoma3 Har deman, 20, who dro'iTied in Parns Island swamp. (International Soundphotv) Several Areas Expected To Need Personal Campaign Visit by Ike By LYLE C. "WILSON United Press Correspondent Washington 'J.R) Presi dent Eisenhower's confidence that he's fit for a vigorous elec- tion ramnaipn will get its all - out test. UP White House Repoi ter Mcr riman Smith wrote Thurs day that the President is convinced he's fit to run hard and to serve. In" way tilings are going po litically, Mr. Eisenhower is marked f'r considerable run ring, by train or airplane. At Ipast on' coast-to-coast journey seems now to he inescapable. Another heavy chore beckons U M City Remembers Colorful Fast During Celebration Alexandria, Va. U.P' This' Lee's boyhood home, from old city took a long look at its 1818 to 1825. and the Hallowell ,oir,rfnl oast while caving t rib-1 school, where he tutored for ute to one of its more modern institutions. Alexandria, a name linked with the United Slates since tne founding of the Republic, threw open its historic nuiicunEs ami shrines rp'ieera par -,f a spven-riay 5o'n ar.n""- ,ar of ri Chamber of Com rr're. tour of theo landmarks h'.enlighted the celebration. The landmarks included Christ Church, where George Washing ton worshipped and. at a later date Gen. Robert E. Lee. It was In the church's courtyard, towns folk will tell you, that Lee was first approached and asked to take command of the Confeder ate forces after the outbreak of the Civil War. Ramsev House, home of Brit ish Colonial official William Ramsey. Alexandria's first and only lord mayor, has been com pletely renovated and was dedi cated during the celebration. Grange Holes Phoenix Grange Phoenix Grange members met for their annual picnic meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Lattie. Over 40 attended including three visitors. Th? dinner was served on the I rrt rn tor ln. irfiMin miii v,,, and r,rnichcH hv top Giange. ana the committee in charge furn ished baked ham. turkey, rolls and punch. The salads, vege table dishes and desserts were brought by those attending. The committee was the Mel vin Latties. Irwin Pattons, Mark Nortons, Mervin Hixons. Mrs. Christine Dmsmore and Mrs. Mona Terns. At the next regular meeting of Phoenix Grange Tuesday. July 24. the lectures program will be put on by the recreation committee. Mrs. Al Floyd, chair man, and the display tablt by Mrs. Olm Pop Court Records poi icr roi RT Vanaria KMMivt:ki, failur to tp at ot hcht bail Marpart Yvone OSorne. failure to vicld right of way. 5tn. Bilh Jav Corowell. violation of bc William Anri-p-A- McKall no drivers I 't- rise and expired vehicle license. Pl-iTKIC T roi r r .iohn Edward G or love, overienffth Dsn V'-rt M'ton overload ?70 Chars Loli-s Andersen overwidth Char I.oi;: Anderson, overload its MerUn U'ae r-flrh, overload. Ml Or! Gilder Denburv. nn operate- !:cer.e s Gar-lard na Winkle, violation of M..r r-j ? Keb.-t Tir :0. loth.y Daily, overheiffht. cmriT rniRi Kex Morre v Carole Mti Moore. e:orce compia.rt M VRRIACF LICENSE AI-IM 11 ATlOS Sin H R:chrrien. t s t-t.cr a-.p s-.fl Nira E. Srln R:v er:-ie a-, e. Nrtrth F:v Cornett. 1501 1 Jp I the President to the Mid-West. Pennsylvania. New Jersey and New York, each with Democratic governors, scarcely can be taken for granted either with respect to nresidpntial or roneressional 1 elections. And, of course, there is New England. Such Travel Tiresome Anything like that kind of travelling would tire a vigorous young man. Mr. Eisenhower is not young. His health and vigor are matters of political dispute, I It seems fair to say. however, that a man is likely to be less ; vigorous after than before a heart attack. Whether certain types of abdominal surgery re duce or increase a man's staying power is a question on which even the surgeons disagree. There is considerably more doubt, as of now, about the out- West Point, are located in Alex andria. John Quincy Adams and Fran cis Scott Key once lectured at the Lyceum, formerly library, now a museum. Washington pn-j dnwed the nlrl Academy, Vir ginia's firs' free school. Carlyle house, herp in ihe city, was British. Gen. Edward Rrad dock headqnarter? fnr a time during the French and Indian wars. Washington recruited his first command and. it is said, made his last public appearance at Gads by's Tavern here. The tomb of the Unknown Soldier of the Rev olution is located in the church yard of the old Presbyterian meeting house. The office of The Alexandria Gazette, said to be the nation s nlrfptt riailv npwcnanpt- is anoth. er point of historical interest. I The cobblestone streets of thp city's Potomac river waterfront were laid by Hessian prisoners during the Revolution. Alexandria itself, six miles downstream from the nation's capital, was of strategic import ance during the Civil War. At that time, the city was a staging area for the North's Army of the Potomac and many a thrust by federal forces into the South took form here. It was from Alexandria that Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside led federal troops ! to disastrous defeat at Freder . . , icksburg. Va. Government Settles Indian Timber Suit Portland 'U.R1 The govern ment yesterday accepted a S16. 000 out-of-court settlement of a S20.000 claim against the Gold Beach Lumber and Manufactur ing Co. in connection with a sale of Indian timber lands the government had called fraudu lent. By accepting th settlement, the government acknowledged that the timber saie was a valid and not a fraudulent transaction. The government had sued Gold Beach Lumber and Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Howard for $20,000 arid nullification of the sale. A timber tract owned by In dians Mary Fairchild Wallace i and David Martin near Gold i Beach w as sold to the Howards, i In a federal court suit. Fred W. ! Newell of Los Angeles had test i , fied that he paid S4.000 for the ! timber, selling it to the How : ards for S20.000. The Howards j subsequently deeded half the timber to Gold Beach Lumber. ATHLETICS SIGN HENELL Kansas City (UP) Stacey Hene'.l. an 18-year-old left hand ed pitcher from Palo Alto. Calif., has been signed by the Kansas City Athletics on recommenda tion by scout Babe Dahlgren. former American league star. I Heneil joins the Pocatello club 1 in the Class C Fioneer league. come oi me congressional elec tions than about the presiden tial winner. Much of Mr. Eisen hower's likely political travel ling will be as much or more in behalf of Republican con- ' gressional candidates as in sup- port of his own candidacy. ; Take the Far West. Republi i can Sen. Thomas Kuchel of Cali fornia will have trouble with ; State Senator Richard Richards. nominated by the Democrats. I The Republicans cannot afford to lose Kuchel. so Mr. Eisenhow er's appearance is indicated. ! Still More Pressure I hip rresiaent is responsible I for Republican Douglas McKa : accepting the job of defeating j jjiii'uirdiic oen. nayne .worse : iM r . itt.- t t . u,rsu"- iwi.rk.ay leu ine in- tenor secretaryship to make the race- The Republicans are having Senate trouble in Colorado. Dem - ocrats may have some Senate trouble in Nevada. The Presi dent will be under pressure to ishow in both states. A scandal in the Republican state auditor's office has raised an unexpected j obstacle in the reelection of Sen. Everett M. Dirksen in Illinois. More pleas for an on-the-nnt flan of Mr. Eisenhower ." cam paign smilp. The 1952 Eispnliower cam- paign was basically by train. It probably will he by mrpiant. tins limp, but far and wiop. Education in Saudi Arabia Claimed To Be on Increase Djeddah 'U.Ri Education in The present emphasis is or, SanHi Arahia v,c inrrpaspH morp I primary, secondary and techni- than three-fold in the past three years. The annual allocation in the state budget for education has increased from S5. 000, 000 in 1954 to S18.000.000 in 1956. The I present target is to raise the allocation to 523,000.000. A total of 2R9 schools have been opened in the past 12 months. Saudi Arabian students now number 60.000, and the schools total 600. Gono are the pre-Saudi day s when postmen on camelback had to stop and ask literate sheiks to read the addresses on the let ters they had to deliver. In present-day Saudi Arabia, education is not only free, but the students are paid monthly allowances, as high as 5100. King Saud is determined to spread education throughout his country as quickly as possible. He believes that Arabia, as the birthplace of Islam and Arab culture, should be a "center of the light of knowledge." Education Minister Prince Fa had said the most encouraging development in education in Saudi Arabia today is the new interest of Bedouin tribesmen in learning. Previously they had : strongly opposed sending their j sons to school. ' ALUMINUM LOCK FHINGLES Now Roof your home for the lat time! Call 2-7500 for your Fre Estimate' i. i i J Senate Approves Hoffman's Choice V.'a.-h r.n ! Prcjififn! Eiscn.-.iv. 'tinn f'f Pat,! r;. I! Hoffman v.-.-s and 2 Rri-;li!:t ; pi:blicai:S and ! voted auainst Pr:n.-iri v ttirre Popi.i jic;!1 : 'N H . chhirm;i I GOP Pnlirv I P. McCarthv IE. r. -hid McCartiiy a:,d Joiimt onpi.scd ' Hoffman brcausc i.l his iormcr i role as board chan'iinn of ihe I Fund For Tbe Rcpi;bi!c. an nr- ! samzatiun 'Anie.n l as crr.icizt'n : congressional invrs-wtHtn-.ii.t con i ducted by Inn f.vo f..Tialor . i Bridges said in a fprec-h that he had nothu-a pcrsonallv ' acamst Hodman. bu added that U.N. deip2a'e? should i.ave r.o j "controv ersial aspects" and should not have been "avsoriateri ' ; with questionaule characters."' ! Sen. A. S. :M:ko M"nniuey' :D-Okla,j dyler.ded Hoffmnn as a "truly jireat American." He i lauded the noin;nee for "the ! fisht he has made against C"rsi- ', munism sueresit:iiy' as frjnr.cr Xurein aid administrator. Civil Rights Vole Scheduled Monday Washington UP House leaders reached agreement with balking Southerners today to vote on President Fisenhouer s civil rights bill Monday. The compromise was reached when the Southerners agreed to call off their "filibuster" in return for a leadership pledge not io press tor a viie this week. Tiie delay until Mundav dim inished wnal li'.lle prcspivt there misht have been bill" thmudi try ! next v. eek's ad im of gelling the senate before ll:ie nl. 1 Ovrrwb ', in; lloie pa i seemed certain and is- South- ; erners knew it. But the chances of getting the bill thn-usli Ihe Senate at the tau end of the 1 session are parclicaliy nil and the three-day delay won by the Southerners made it even more certain. l.eancrs on noth sides were i still detenu men to winn up 11 session prohabl can he c no -cc : Tee next v. , ihe Xorcssis i hill. Ad mi j fought to c j Ufm.ono to'a 'tile Preside: nstr.-i M t: caI education ' natps of seei Outstanding grad uates of secondary and tcclini- ! cal schools are sent abroad, espe cially to Egypt, Lebanon. Brit ain and the United States, for college studies. B it the nucleus of a Saudi Arabian university at Djeddah already has been laid down. Kine Sand has as- i 5jgnerl 10 palaces f"r it. and j fresliman classes were opened ; jj, vpar for ,v,p Colleges of ArU 'and Commerce . . government also is plan- ; (o es,abli5h klllder,,;irU.ns. j flUcd wnh plaverounds and modern health facilities The government encountered difficulty in providing adequate numbers of teachers. This diffi culty was surmounted by hiring teachers from other Arab coun tries. More than H00 Egyptian. Syrian. Lebanese and o'her Arab teachers are now employed in Saudi Arabia. In the meantime, teachers' schools in Saudi Arabia are turning out native instruc tors. Night schools have been estab lished to combat illiteracy among men who have missed the chance of education in their youth. The present capacity of these schools is 2.0011 students. Dead line Sunday at noon Saturday. Classified is at i; l rMWi.ii.mT: ! .twj h ts , it W nil f I i ifc If 4 1 d. 64 to 22. i i r i s .:Dn;.n a , TT f I Wi' j ,.f t:,e S. nate: U . 7?TS!45V 1 NEA Tel.pholo SUBWAY SUBMERGED Workmen struggle to shore up doors at the Eighth Street subway station in New York in vain effort to stem the onslaught of water pouring into the subway arteries as a result of the 25-hour fire at the nearby Wanamaker Department Store building. The tor rents of water thrown on the building by firemen cas caded into two arteries of the city's subway system, caus ing the worst commuter snarl in New York's "history. Washington Highway Death Toll Increases Olympia L'.R' The State Pa trol today reported Washington's 1956 traffic death toll at 249 persons. 40 above the figure for the same period of last year. A total of 25 persons have been killed in accidents this month. 4-H Club News Phoenix Club The Phoenix 4-H club had a meeting Frida night. We decided to write a letter to the persons and organizations that helped promote the pre-fair which was a success. Mr. Harris said it was our turn to serve refreshments. Ginger Martin and Henry Scott gave reports on their ex periences at 4-H Summer school at Corvallis. The group decided to give S22.50 to the three mem bers who are going to camp. The next meeting will be held Aug. 10. Ginger Martin. Reporter durability !"'!!' ! USE TRIBUNE WANT ADS thoSP areas in Wheeler county. j fM 1 3 1 Phone 3 1853 I FOR RESULTS I Oregon, riamaaed bv torrential ' ' I re f; rfj . e.edl,, J f" ' W OORABDlLBTrV No stock car of any make had gone even one lap at Indianapolis Speedway at 100 m.p.h. until Ford set out to give dramatic proof of the superior performance ot the 1956 Ford V-8. Result an average speed of 107.126 m.p.h. lor the full 500 miles. Driving like this certainly calls for more dura bility than you'll need. But it's good to know you have it thanks to such important exclusive Ford durability features as these: 1. Ford has a 5 cross-member K-bar frame W here other low-priced cars have to or three cross-members. Ford brings you five. K-bar construction for extra strength, extra safety, is a Ford exclusive, 2. Deep block V-8 engine Only Ford engines in the low-price field have an extra-deep block . . . for gicater rigidity, smoother going, longer life! Both Ford's Six and best-scliing V-8 have short-stroke design for less friction and longer engine life. 3 Huskiest Ball-Joint Front Suspension Ford's improved Ball -Joint suspension, with wide-spread support arms and rigid forgings is the huskiest in its field. One of the safety fac tors engineered into all '56 Fords. 4. Ford's rugged brakes are double sealed Onlv Ford, in its field, has double-sealed brakes for greater protection against dirt and ueather. Friday, July 20. 1958 Wheeler Declared Disaster Area Salem lU.Ri President Eisenhower today declared flood-damaged areas in Wheeler county. Oregon a major disaster area and allocated federal funds for assistance. Gov. Elmo Smith, who re quested the aid. said the presi dent added a personal note to his official message notifying the governor of the assistance. "The havoc wrought by the torrential rains is of deep con cern to nip. and all of those who have suffered anguish and hard ship have my sincere smypathy," the president said. Gov. Smith had requested federal assistance earlier this week after state civil defense and other state officials had made a thorough investigation of the damages and needs. Hie president's wire said: "As you requested. I have today declared a major disaster tinder authority of public law 875 in those areas in Wheeler county. Oregon, riamaRpd by torrential week after state civil defense JSS M and other state officials had DepOrrUre): NSs" -sNQj 3 made a thorough investigation Lv. 7:20 am0 mSS B of the damages and needs. y M i'S. Ih'ave to'at ISI declared a major disaster tinder """"'imilllllllllllllllclllllllllHHHJ authority of Dublic law 875 in Pft fit IIIAlll 148 N Front t. New 500 mile record set at the Indianapolis Speedway proves the extra you get in a 1956 CRATER LAKE MOTORS MAIN AND FIR STREETS Longest Country Bridge I Nearly Ready in Louisiana ! New Orleans U P' Over-1 lake, the bridge will have two water travel in Louisiana soon opening bridges. Even when clos ; will have a new connotation a? ed. the bascule bridges will pro I the longest country bridge in the ' vide 25 feet vertical clearance. ! world nears completion into ; There also will be three humps New Orleans. j or raises in the causeway which The 2i mile causewav-bridge vviI1 allow small craft to pass that will span Lake Pontchar train is the longest overwater highway bridge in the world, according to Wayne F. Palmer, president of the project's firm of consulting engineers. In 1928. there were less than 25 miles of paved roads in Lou-1 Tentative plans call for a SI isiana. Today, the state is bridg- j to" on automobiles, ing rapidly its network of bay- Traffic engineers estimate ous, rivers and lakes. I more than one million motor The Lake Pontchartrain cause-' veicles will cross the causeway way will provide a north-south i d.urln8 lls flrst ear of opera artery with direct access to ma-1 tlon- jor highways in all four direc-1 Commercial and residential tions. Travelers on the two-lane ' Erowl11 has boomed on both sides roadway, scheduled for Septein - ber completion, will be out of sight of land for more than eight miles while crossiifg. Because of the earth's curva ture, the structure will be two inches longer at deck level than the water line. Provisions for expansion and contraction alone require an allowance for a change in length of 132 feet be tween summer and winter. If the causeway were built straight across the English fliannpl frnm FIm-p,- TTnlo, the bridge would overlap four miles into France. To meet navigational require-! ments on the heavily traveled j rains on July 13, 1956. I am allocating to the federal civil defense administrations for fed eral assistance necessary to sup plement state and local funds." mmmvmmmTmmmrmmwmKiii mini emef travel the Jfj r BREAKFAST in MEDFORD WJSWW -v. SUPPER in BOISE And Ford's bigger brake lining area means longer lining life. 5. Ford's rear shock absorbers are solidly mounted to husky frame cross-member diagonally, in stead of to less rigid floor pan... for a smooth, safer fine-car ride. These are only some of the many fine car features that you get in Ford anewway...- ru Vou choose the J Stt THEM ALL CaECK TWtM ALL . AT ad discerer bev FOtp OQU FIITST PHONE 3-4547 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE KINS underneath. The project is the major part of the Greater New Orleans Ex pressway, a S51.000.0U0 network of bridges, approach roads, traf- fic interchanges and grade scp- arations. : 31 Ule Iarse lake with the pros- pect of a new route. New Orleans is hemmed on three sides by water. The Mis sissippi River curves around tw o sides and Lake Pontchartrain sprawls above the city. No trans portation across the lake has been available since 1936 when a ferry service was discontinued. Because of a simplified con struction method, the causeway is progressing rapidly. Alternate crews drive hollow, cylindrical piles 54 inches in diameter and j 96 fcc' Io"f: pl.fe Pressed raP' alP V16' "a"d ,f,t P,'P' cast concrete oo-ioot occk spans into place. Completion of the project will bring a new era of travel de velopment to New Orleans, which, built because of its ac- cessibility to waterways, now is spanning them with ribbons of concrete. YOUt F0W MAim