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m mm m g uui Medford United Press Full Leased Wire 51st Year 20 Pages Britain, France Will Merge Forces in Mediterranean Area English Airlift ill Move Troops To Desert Outposts Steps Taken if Action Necessary, Over Suez London (U.P.) Britain and France were reported today to have agreed to form a joint Mediterranean striking force spearheaded by a massive Brit ish airlift if action becomes nec essary in the Suez Canal crisis. Hopes for a successful Suez conference appeared dimmer, and Cairo reports said Egypt had called back its officers from Communist training centers to man Soviet -made submarines and other naval units. Preoerina Biases! Airlift British airline officials said Britain was preparing "the big Ht airlift since the Berlin blockade" to fly shock troops to desert outposts in the Middle East. Hundreds of other troops were steaming toward the East ern Mediterranean aboard last cruisers. Britain today dispatched a third carrier laden with troops and equipment and sent four large tank landing craft toward the Mediterranean in event am phibious operations should be come necessary against the Suez Canal Zone. The military preparations overshadowed the diplomatic preparations for a 24-nation con ference here Aug. 16 to try to work out a scheme for interna tional control of the Suez Canal, nationalized by Egypt. Indonesia Calls Meeting Indonesia, often linked with : the "neutralist" bloc, announc ed at The Hague it was calling a preliminary conference to dis cuss the Suez crisis. It invited Egypt and the Colombo powers Ceylon, India, Pakistan, Bur ma and Indonesia. An Indonesian spokesman said his government hoped to hear an explanation of Egypt's stand before deciding upon the West ern Big Three invitation to the London conference. French newspapers speculated the Anglo-French allied com mander would be Adm, Earl Mountbatten, 56-year-old cousin of Queen Elizabeth and Britain's first sea lord. Informed sources in, Paris said the fighting forces of the two nations would be merged, with the staff drawn from officers of both nations. Conference Might Fail A series of important inter national developments heighten ed fears the Aug. 16 London conference might fail to find a solution to the Suez crisis. Delays by Egypt, the Soviet Union and India in answering the invitation were important factors in this. There also was growing belief those three na tions might demand that action be taken on the U.S.-owned Panama Canal. There are growing indications Egypt and Russia if they should accept an invitation to the London conference would demand that the American-Panama Canal and other interna tional waterways be discussed at the meeting. Stevenson's Qualifications Apparently Would Disqualify Kefauver From Ticket Democratic Convention Head quarters. Chicago (U,P.) Adlai E. Stevenson has laid down qualifications which apparently would disqualify Sen. Estes Ke fauver for second place on the Democratic ticket. Stevens o n campaign advisers said today. Would Like Strong Mate They said that Stevenson, of course, would like to be nomi nated for the presidency with a running mate who would strengthen the national ticket as Kefauver might do with some segments of voters. But Stevenson is said to be lieve it is of great importance that a vice presidential nominee be an effective agent for a White House legislative program. As a MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1956 I leil''-'WL CENTRAL OFFICE Telephone toll-ticketing equipment recently was installed at the Columbia Utilities company's central office in White City, above, enabling direct distance Stockholm Owners Blame Sea Collision On Andrea Doria New York (U.R) The Swed ish American Line charged to day that the Andrea Doria veer ed directly across the course of the Stockholm on a moonlit sea and was entirely to blame for the collision that sent the Ital ian luxury liner to the bottom. The line filed a petition in U.S. District court here asking for exoneration and limitation of liability in connection with the July 25 marine tragedy. It said it later would sue the Ital ian Line, owners of the Andrea Doria, for damages and losses. Detailed Account The petition gave a detailed account of the 20 minutes pre ceding the collision off Nantuck et Island in what had previously been described as thick fog. However, the petition said visi bility was "good" and the Andrea Dorea could be seen from the Stockholm's bridge at a distance of two miles. According to the petition, the Stockholm and the Andrea Doria were in position to pass safely port (left) side and the Stock holm turned starboard (to the right) to give even greater pass ing distance. "The Andrea Doria, however, suddenly . . . veered sharply to her own left or port at undim inished speed, turning across the bow of the Stockholm," the pet ition charged. "The Stockholm went hard right and full astern, but it was impossible to avoid collision." . Radar Operating The petition said the Stock holm's radar was "operating per fectly" at the time of the collis ion, proper lookouts were posted, the helmsman was at the wheel and the watch officer was on the bridge plotting the Andrea Doria 's course. It said the Stock holm first saw the Italian liner's image on radar when it was still 10 miles away. The petition charged that the Andrea Doria was not properly manned or equipped, that those in charge were "careless, incom petent and inattentive to their duties, and that no adequate measures were taken to avoid the collision." lone wolf member of the Senate, Kefauver would have limited in fluence in that direction. Adlai Way Ahead Stevenson heads into the Democratic National Convention, which opens here next Monday, far in front in his race for the presidential nomination. H i s campaign organization jacked its estimate of his first ballot vote today to 630, only 57Vi short of the majority he needs to win the nomination for a repeat campaign against Eisenhower. At this reading, it appears that only an unexpected trap in draft ing the civil rights plank of the Democratic platform could upset Stevenson. Gov. Averell Harriman. who aMfeWMil'MliHitil1 rui i ii nuni irr "" mWWir ill " jf-----' CHECK TOLL TICKET Fred E. McGrady, left, chief sales engineer, Pacific division of Stromberg-Carlson company, checks the toll ticket recording equipment at Columbia Utilities com pany's White City central office with John W. Kirby, center, vice president of Columbia; and Ernest D. Larson, Oregon repre sentative of Stromberg-Carlson. The new equipment enables di rect distance dialing and is the fourth such installation west of the Mississippi. Direct Toll Dialing Started by Columbia The first mechanized telephone toll-ticketing installation in Ore gon, the fourth west of the Mis sissippi, and among the first in the country, enabling direct dis tance dialing was put into serv ice by Columbia Utilities com pany at its White City exchange Saturday night, -D. O. Hood, president of the company, has announced. The equipment was developed and installed by the Stromberg Carlson division of General Dy namics corporation, Rochester, N. Y. Richard K. Boyd, tele phone engineer of Stromberg Carlson, was present at the changeover. John H. Bunting, of Rochester, N.Y., field toll-ticketing engineer of Stromberg Carlson, has been in White City for ' the past several weeks su pervising installation of equip ment. The White City installation marks the preliminary step in Oregon toward ultimate nation wide direct distance dialing by telephone subscribers. White City, Eagle Point, Shady Cove, Prospect and Butte falls sub scribers of Columbia Utilities may now dial each other directly station-to-station without the as- is expected to fight for a tougher plank than Stevenson's support ers, is the 1952 nominee's only major challenger now. Deadlock Chances Lessened Kefauver substantially less ened the chances of a convention deadlock, which would destroy Stevenson's candidacy, by pull ing out of the presidential nomi nation race in favor of Steven son a week ago. The fact that his campaign headquarters contin ues to function here has led many Democrats to believe that he is seeking second place on the ticket, although both he and Stevenson have denied that there was any deal. (Sea story on page 12) V Tribune United Press Full Leased Win Price 5c No. 118 dialing for White City, Eagle Point, Shady Cove, Prospect and Butte Falls subscribers. The change over to the new system is the first in the, state. sistance of an operator, and may also dial Medford and Central Point numbers directly. Toll charges will continue to apply. Person-to-person and "collect" calls must continue to be han dled by an operator. Columbia Utilities will continue to main tain its manual toll center at White City, and no operators will be displaced with the new installation. Without the equip ment. White City manual toll switching facilities would have required substantial additions, and increased operator person nel. Hood said. . Dialing procedure by the sub scriber is relatively simple, he said. First, an access digit con necting the subscriber to the ticketing equipment is dialed. Next, the subscriber dials the last 'four figures of his own num ber as a means of identification of the originating exchange and calling party. Then, a code fig ure or letter prefix is dialed to reach the distant exchange, fol lowed by the full directory num ber of the called party at the ex change. This, together with the date and originating time, is recorded at. the White City office equip ment on magnetic tape; auxiliary computing equipment counts the minutes talked and computes and records the charges, after which the tape is tube-fed into a special electric recording type writer at convenient intervals. Tap Erased . The tape is then erased elec tronically and reused. Thi re cording typewriter cuts the tick ets to size and drops them into a receptacle for pick-up, process ing and billing. In early 1957 direct distance dialing by Columbia Utilities subscribers will be extended to include Ashland, Grants Pass, Gold Hill, Jacksonville, Phoenix Talent and Rogue River. It is es timated that direct distant dial ing nation-wide will be available in about five years or earlier, Hood said. The system has been in operation in Switzerland, Bel gium and West Germany and several Eastern United States ex changes for several yean. Inside Today Women's news will be found on Page 2 of the first section of today's Mail Trib une. The editorial it on Page 4 and sports news is on Pages 10 and 11. Locals and person als and market news are on Page 13. Radio and television logs and comics are on Page 2 of the second section. Manno, VanSickle File Candidacies For Council Seats Contest Develops in Race for Ward III Two more candidates today filed for Medford city council positions, bringing to four the number seeking office. Filing today were Anthony R. (Tony) Manno, 646 South Holly St., for councilman from ward H, and R. L. VanSickle, 53 My ers court, for councilman from ward III. VanSickle's candidacy created the only contest thus far in the race. Previously, Mrs. Marina S. Gates, 729 West Fourth St., filed her candidacy. The position is the one presently held by Harold Frye, who has indicated he will not seek reelection. Seat Vacant Manno is seeking the seat left vacant when Dick Woodcock re signed because he moved from the ward. The only other announced can didate is Frank Edward (Ed) Hall, 712 East Jackson St., for councilman from ward I. He filed yesterday. Manno, owner of Acme Hard ware stores in Medford and Cen tral Point, has served as chair man of the city budget com mittee. He was born in Chicago, came to southern Oregon in 1933, and lived in both Medford and Klamath Falls prior to establish ing his home here in 1941. He started Acme Hardware in March, 1945. He is a charter member and president of the YMGA board of directors, has served on the Ki wanis board of directors, and has been a member of the Elks club here for about 20 years. He also has served as president of the United Medford Crusade and has been active in Boy Scout and church activities here. He is married and has two children. Van Sickle, who Is a partner in the VanSickle and Groomes Insurance Adjusters, was born in Saginaw, Mich., and moved to Oregon in 1947. He moved to Medford in 1950, when he and Theodore Groomes opened the insurance adjusters firm here. He is an- active member of the Michigan Bar association, but does not practice in Oregon. He was connected with an in surance firm when he was trans ferred to Portland in 1947. He has been a committeeman for the Boy Scouts and is a Mason. VanSickle said he was en couraged to seek the office by Frye, who has served as coun cilman from ward III for 16 years. VanSickle is married and has three children. Deadline for candidates fil ing for mayor and four city council positions in Medford is Aug. 31. Bloodmobile Due Tomorrow Appointments -to donate blood have been made by 101 people, according to the Red Cross of fice. The Bloodmobile will be in Medford Wednesday, Aug. 8, at the Elks temple between 1 and 5 p.m. Those making recent appoint ments are Mary Jo Hall, Doro thy Barnes, Barbara Hatch, Thel ma Edison, George Brownell, Rhoda Williams, Frances Kirk, Mrs. L. C. Lisenbee, Jo Y'Blood, Harold Head, Carol Gossard, Fred Gardner, James McDougall, Lorraine McMasters, Elliott Becken, John Carnegie Dorinda Glenn, Delbert Pugh, Ed Hall, Margaret Davis, Mrs. John Web er, Lawrence L. Clark, Howard R, Pettit, Douglas Harsh, Melvin Harsh, Elizabeth McCalliard, Myrtle Stockton, E. N. McKin stry, Lois Milotta, E. R. Bashaw, John Bodenstab, Lucille Bray, Doris Knapp, , Ed Knapp, J. E. Dickinson. Mrs. J. E. Dickinson, Arleigh McMillen and Dr. Charles Coyle. Red Cross officials noted that Wayne Whaley. Eaele Point, re cently received nine pints of blood at Sacred Heart hospital as the result of a logging acci dent July 19. His wife, Mrs. Wayne Whaley, has asked the Red Cross for help in replacing the blood. Anyone between the ages of 18 and 59, in good health, can be a donor, according to Red Cross officials. Goal for the visit is 300 pints. Last August, Red Cross offi cials said, tha goal was 250 pints Chief Executive Chides Russia for Unkepf Promises Eisenhower Points To Lack of Dependability Washington (U.R) President Eisenhower chided Russia today for welshing on promises made at Geneva and appealed for new efforts to rid the world of fear. In a personal letter to Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin, Mr. Eisenhower said: "I must confess that I am perplexed as to how we can work together constructively if agreements which are negotiat ed at the highest level after the most thorough exploration do not seem dependable." Rebuking Soviet' failure to fulfill promises given at the Big Four chiefs of state meeting in Geneva a year ago, the Presi dent added: ' "May we not, Mr. Chairman, dc more to1 realize the hopes which were born of our meeting in Geneva?" Evils of Stalinism He said "I earnestly appeal" for "a new spirit" in Soviet rela tions with the rest of the world in view of Russia's efforts to eradicate "some of the evils" of Stalinism. Mr. Eisenhower's letter was in reply to a June 6 letter from Bulganin in which the Soviet Premier said Russia was cutting her armed fdrces and urged oth er countres to follow suit. The President said "such a reduction I welcome." But he made these points: 1. What's needed to eliminate "the fear and the vast cost" of national armaments is world Controls which will encourage greater reductions. "I regret that we have made so little prog ress in this respect." 2. Russia rejected ' Mr. Eisen hower's proposals for aerial in spection and exchange of mili tary blueprints on grounds it would be "an intelligence opera tion." But intelligence that checks on disarmament promises is just what's needed "in the interest of peace and interna tional confidence." "Can we not make progress on this?" 3. Bulganin's letter ignored the President's proposal of March 1 for freezing nuclear weapons stockpiles at some fu ture date. Mr. Eisenhower said: "May I again urge careful con sideration of the matter . . ." Promises Need Fulfilling 4. After agreeing to free uni fication of Germany, Russia has indicated determination to keep that nation indefinitely divided. At this point the President said agreements with Russia "do not seem dependable." He said the four power meet ing "made promises, notably about Germany, which desper ately need to be fulfilled." He said he and the leaders of Brit ain, France and Russia also "pledged ourselves to disarma ment efforts" for the good of the world. Salem (U.R) Some 289 World War II and Korean veter ans applied for state veterans' farm and home loans in July, the highest for any month since August, 1954. and only 202 pints were collect ed. The Red Cross said that only once during the past two years has the Bloodmobile goal been reached. Test Of The Political Market Place SP Opens In Passenger Case Southern Pacific Railway company this morning started its case to prove abandonment of rail passenger service between Eugene and Ashland is justify able. C. S. MacKenzie, assistant gen eral auditor at the SP San Fran cisco office, was the first witness at the hearing, which began at 10 a.m. in the federal courtroom at the Medford post office build ing. MacKenzie identified 15 exhib its introdnced by the defense. The exhibits are tabulations of passenger patronage and revenue for periods from Nov. 3, 1954, to Apr. 30, 1955, inclusive. The tabulations were compiled by "test checks" covering seven days of each month. MacKenzie explained the test days were se lected at random and represent periods of typical rail traffic. Most of the exhibits illustrated decreased use of rail passenger facilities and increasing deficits from passenger service prior to discontinuance of the Eugene Ashland runs. Discontinued Service The company discontinued rail service between . Eugene and Ashland in August, 1955, claim ing deficits were too great to permit continuance of the serv ice. Abandonment of the service resulted in a aomplaint filed by three senators with the Public Utilities commission against the company. The senators, Phil Lowery, Medford. Gene Brown, Grants Pass, and Paul E. Geddes, Roseburg, requested the PUC to order restoration of the service. The complainants' side of the was presented at a public hear ing in Medford April 27 and 28. This morning Ogelsby H. Young, one of several attorneys representing SP, said he would call numerous witnesses in the defense case including an expert on revenue,' mail and express expert, cost expert, assistant to the president of the company, Six Hearings on Council Agenda Public hearings will be held on two paving projects, one wa ter main and one change of zone at the city council meeting at 7:30 p.m. today. The council will hold hear ings on paving Ashland ave. from Ninth st. to 11th st. and a hearing considering paving of Greenway drive and Greenway circle. A hearing also , will be held on the installation of a wa ter main on Crestbrook rd. and Ellendale dr. A hearing will be held on the change of zone of lots 10 through 15, block 11, Laurel hurst addition, from a two fam ily to limited commercial. Hearings also will be held on a setback request from St. Mary's school at 11th st. and Holly st. and the vacation of the alley in Edwards Place addition. Seven-Year-0d Hurt In Bike-Auto Crash Wayne E. Taylor. 7, of 1625 Grand ave., Medford, was taken to Rogue Valley hospital about 10:30 a.m. today with injuries suffered in an automobile- bicycle accident near the inter section of Crater Lake ave. and Grand ave., according to state police. Extent of his injuries were not known at noon today. Police said young Taylor was riding his bicycle north on Cra ter Lake ave. near Grand ave. Copyright. 1956. The Pulitzer Publishing Co., St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Hsiblock on Vacation) . Defense operation superintendent, super intendent of passenger traffic and .public relations and an ex pert in the overall transporta tion field. He said he would prove there is a national trend away from rail traffic; that there are ade quate transportation facilities in southern Oregon at the present time, that there was no discrim ination to residents of this area; and that Southern Pacific can best serve this area by -improving freight service facilities. Considerable confusion was apparent this morning concern ing MacKenzie's testimony and exhibits introduced.. The com plainlants seemed dissatisfied with the data offered by SP. At the conclusion of the April hearing, the complaintants asked that SP provide prior to the cur rent, hearing information per taining to acquisition of equip ment used on the Eugene-Ash-land line 10 years before the dis continuance; depreciation sched ules; accounts and operation records; operational figures on the Portland-Klamath Falls run on the route east of the Cas cades; records on freight revenue for the Rogue River-Portland- Klamath Falls run and allotment of passenger revenue for fares originating in Eugene and Ash land to other points. Not Available Southern Pacific argued that much of the information sought by the complaintants was iw?t available in form other than is contained in the exhibits intro duced this morning. Examiner Clifford W. Ferguson, Salem, counsel and director, department of railway transportation, Ore gon Public Utilities commission, said the exhibits would be neither admitted nor rejected until cross-examination was com pleted. The hearing is expected to continue at least until Friday, SP representatives said this morning. The session was re cessed at noon and was to re sume at 2 p.m. , Defense attorneys are Young and F. C. McCulloch, of Koer-ner.-Young, McCulloch and De zendorf of Portland, and Wil liam McAllister, Medford SP attorney. Pear Harvest Set To Start Wednesday The pear harvest in Rogue valley is expected to start to morrow on a small scale, C. B. Cordy, county horticultural agent, said today. The harvest is expected to get into full swing next week. Cordy said the size and quali ty of pears this year are good. Orchardists ' who have pears to be tested for ripeness should bring them to the extension office as soon as possible, Cordy said. Pears brought for testing should be representative of the entire crop, and should not be sun burned, rusted, infected, or damaged in any way. Cordy said examples should be picked from under the tree where they are not exposed to the sun, and should be picked in the morning and tested as soon as possible after picking. Appropriation for O&C Lands Approved Portland (U.R) The execu tive committee of the O&C yes terday approved a recommenda tion calling for an appropriation of $1,000,000 for rehabilitation and reforestation of O & C lands in 18 Oregon counties. The rec ommendation will now go to the general -membership meeting in Eugene Sept. 28 for action. Money for the program would come from receipts from timber sales which, during the past five years, have been allocated for the construction of access roads. The reforestation and rehabili tation program would involve some 65,000 acres in every Ore gon county west of the Cascades except Clatsop and would take in Klamath county east of the mountains. Annual harvest on O & C lands runs about 25,000 acres. Nearly half that acreage re quires artificial reseeding. Weather FORECAST: Fair and warm thrnugh Wednsdav. Low to night 53; high Wednesday near 90. Temp. Highest Yesterday M Lowest this Morning $2 Our Skies Tonight Sunrise . . 5:10 a.m. , 7:24 p.m. , 7:52 p.m. An. 11 Sunset Moonset First Quarter PROMINENT STAR Betel reuse, low In east 3:29 a.m. is one of the brightest stars of Orion, the leading constellation of the winter months. North of this star la now wen the planet. Venus.
