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.