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Democratic
Catholic for
Washington (U.P.i Demo
cratic party strategist are de
bating whether the time is ripe
to break a 28-year-old taboo
against nominating a Catholic.
Proceeding on the assumption
that Adla! E. Stevenson will be
nominated for president at next
week's national convention at
Chicago, some highly-placed
Democrats believe a Catholic
vice presidential candidate might
be just what the 1956 ticket
needs.
Sen. John 7. Kennedy (D
Mass.)and Mayor Robert F. Wag
ner of New York are Catholics
frequently mentioned as strong
contenders for the vice presi
dential nomination.
Whatever the outcome, the
fact that Democratic leaders are
seriously canvassing the field of
potential Catholic nominees rep
resents a significant change in
political thinking.
Religion Was Major Issue
No Catholic has been nomin
ated for national office in the
United States, by either major
party, since Al Smith was de
feated in the bitterly-fought
1928 election campaign. Smith's
Catholic religion was a major
issue in that campaign, particu
larly in the heavy Protestant
and traditionally Democratic
South. His Republican oppon
ent, Herbert Hoover, carried sev
eral southern states in sweeping
to victory.
It is noteworthy that some
southern senators are among the
Democrats who are now sympa
thetic to the idea of nominating
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Strategists Debate
Vice President
a Catholic vice presidential can
didate. In their private discussions on
the eve of the convention, these
Democrats give weight to three
arguments: ,
1. Stevenson's divorce hurt
him politically in 1952, especial
ly among Catholic voters. A
Catholic running-mate would be
a good antidote.
2. The U. S. Catholic popula
tion has increased 37.5 per cent
since 1945 and now totals more
than 33.500,000 men, women
and children. It can be assumed
that at least one third of these
are adult registered voters.
While no informed observer be
lieves that American Catholics
vote as a solid bloc the exist
ence of any group of more than
11.000,000 voters with a pre
sumed common loyalty is a pow
erful temptation to politicians.
Bias Declines
3. Anti-Catholic bias in the
South appears to have declined
sharply since 1928. This is the
observation of both Catholic and
Protestant churchmen and it is
generally supported by the
soundings of politicians and pro
fessional pollsters. Although the
South is still a predominantly
Protestant region, the number
of Catholics in 17 southern and
border states increased from 2,-
778.381 in 1945 to 4,157,512 in
1955.
Against these arguments Dem
ocratic strategists are weighing
the still-vivid memories of the
1928 campaign. They remember
how Smith was charged, in pri
vate whispers and finally in pub-
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Iic speeches, with being
"sub-
servient to Rome."
Already confronted with the
problem of maintaining party
harmony in the face of racial an
tagonisms stirred up by the
school integration dispute, many
Democrats may be reluctant,
when the chips are down' at Chi
cago next week, to take a chance
on creating a "religious issue"
too.
McKay Cites Morse's
Desertion of Party
Oswego, Ore. (U.R) Douglas
McKay said in a speech here last
night that his Democratic oppo
nent. Sen. Wayne Morse, "has
finally admitted that his deser
tion of the Republican party was
not principle above politics."
McKay said it was "a matter of
putting personal pique and dis
appointment above principle." .
McKay quoted a published re
port which said "Morse said he
made his decision to pull out of
the Republican party after the
Oregon Republican delegation to
the 1952 convention voted not
to place him on any of the con
vention committees." Said Mc
Kay: "That statement contrasts
strongly with the -New York
Times story in 1954 which stated
that 'Morse said President Eisen
hower was a slave to big busi
ness and political expediency,
and would do anything to win
an election. For that reason, he
said, he had to quit the Republi
can party'."
50 MARRIAGE PROSPECTS
Houston, Tex. (U.R) Vida
Hutto, who wanted a husband
so badly she advertised for one
in a newspaper, said today she
has lost eight pounds in addition
to her job. But things aren't all
bad, according to the pretty,
brown-eyed, 22-year-old stenog
rapher. She has been contacted
by 50 "interesting" prospects,
one from as far away as Fin
land, whom, she says, she
would like to meet.
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Sfassen Support
May Backfire
Jefferson City, Mo. (U.R)
There were indications today
that Elroy W. Bromwhich, Mis
souri's Republican national com
mitteeman who endorsed openly
a national dump Nixon cam
paign, might wind up as the cen
tral figure in a dump Bromwich
movement.
Efforts will be made at pre-
convention caucus in San Fran
cisco Aug. 19 to get Bromwich
to step down as chairman of
Missouri's 32-member delega
tion, a party spokesman, who
declined the use of his name,
said.
State GOP headquarters in
Jefferson City said it has been
deluged with calls from dele
gates and party members who
were unhappy over statements
released by Bromwich in Wash
ington and St. Louis.
In the statements, Bromwich
said there was "much evidence
that a majority of the people
want a change in the vice presi
dential nomination."
Perry Compton, Republican
state chairman and an open sup
porter of Vice President Richard
M. Nixon, denied flatly that
what Bromwich said was true
CBS Joins Protest
On Newsmen Ban
Washington (U.R) The Co
lumbia Broadcasting System
joined in the mounting protest
today against the State Depart
ment's ban on a visit to Commu
nist China by U. S. newsmen.
Theodore F. Koop, director of
CBS Washington news and pub
lic affairs, said such a visit
"would preserve our traditional
freedom to gather and distribute
news, and would prevent any
suggestion that the government
was trying to control the move
ments of American reporters."
In a letter to Secretary of
State John Foste Dulles, Koop
said "accurate reports from
trusted American newsmen
would be superior to the propa
ganda material" now being put
out by Radio Peiping and other
news channels.
In Djakarta, Indonesia, the in
dependent English Daily Times
of Indonesia criticized the State
Department's action, saying "the
United States has delivered a
cruel blow to the freedom of the
press."
Morse Calls McKay
'Johnny Come Lately'
Myrtle Creek, Ore. (U.R)
Sen. Wayne Morse last night
called Douglas McKay, his Re
publican opponent, a "Johnny-come-lately
liberal" who is "re
sorting to political expediency to
cover up his sorry record."
Morse said McKay had develp
ed "a sudden interest" in federal
aid to education since filing to
run for the senate. He charged
that in 1952 and 1954 McKay
was supporting Republican can
didates who are opponents to
federal aid to education.
Morse spoke to mill workers
at a breakfast in Wolf Creek this
morning and planned appear
ances in Jackson county today
with a major talk at the fair
grounds in Grants Pass this eve
ning. LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
STATE OF OREGON FOR JACK
SON COUNTY
PROBATE DEPARTMENT
In the Matter of the Estate of Walter
Hueners. deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
I have been appointed Administratrix
of the above estate by an order made
therein on July 18. 1956; all creditor!
having claims against said deceased
are hereby notified to present the
same, dulv verified and with proper
vouchers attached, to me at the office
of Roberta. Kellinjrton & Branchfield.
201-5 U.S. National Bank BldR.. Med
ford. OreRon. within six months from
the date of this notice. , . ,
Dated at Mcdford, Oregon, this 20th
day of July, 1956.
Mae Jean Huenera
Administratrix
NOTICE OF HEARING ON FINAL
ACCOUNT AND REPORT
No. 9643
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
STATE OF OREGON FOR THE
COUNTY OF JACKSON
PROBATE DEPARTMENT
In the. Matter of the Estate of
LEE F. CONNER. Deceased
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has filed her final ac
count and report in the above entitled
estate and by an order ol the Circuit
Court of the State of Oregon for the
County of Jackson. Probate Depart
ment, the hearing upon the same has
teen set for the 7th day of September.
1956. in the Circuit Court Room of the
Jackson County Court House in Med
ford, Oregon, at the hour of 10:00
o'clock a.m.
All persons having objection there
to are notified to present the same on
or before such time.
Date of first publication of this
notice is August 3rd. 1956.
Mamie Mae Conner
Mamie Mae "Conner.
Administratrix "of the Estate
of Lee F. Conner. Deceased.
McAllister, Duncan Brophy
Attorneys for Administratrix
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
STATE OF OREGON FOR THE
COUXTY OF JACKSON
PROBATE DEPARTMENT
Tn the Matter of the EsUte of
MARGARET MARTHA HAMILTON,
Deceased
Notice is hereby (riven that I. the
undersigned, by an Order of the above
Court duly made and entered on Aug
ust I. 1956. was appointed Executor
of the above-named estate, and that
I have duly qualified as such Execu
tor. AN persons having 'claims against
said estate are hereby notified to pre
sent the same, with proper vouchers,
to me at the office of my attorneys.
Van Dyke & Dellenback. No. 8 Goldy
Building. Medford. Oregon, within six
months from the date of first publica
tion of this notice.
Dated and first published August
3rd. 1956.
Homer Jeffries
Van Dyke & Dellenback
Attorneys for Executor
Stassen Says Too Extreme' Campaigning
By Nixon Prompted Efforts at Replacement
Washington U.R Harold
E. Stassen said today that re-
ports of Vice President Richard
M. Nixon's "too extreme" cam-
paigning in the 19a4 congres-
sional elections influenced him
to start his campaign to deprive
Nixon of renomination.
Stassen, on leave as President
Eisenhower's disarmament advi
ser while he directs the dump
Nixon drive, said he had been
told that Nixon's campaigning
"had not helped" Republicans
because it was "of too extreme a
nature." The reports, he said,
came from Eisenhower support
ers who are worried about the
effects of renominating Nixon
for vice president.
Stassen said he had been
forced "with a heavy heart" to
recognize that Nixon's contro
versial position also would hurt
Hodge May Enter
Guilty Plea, Ask
Prompt Sentence
Springfield, 111. U.R) De
posed State Auditor Orville
Hodge may plead guilty today
and ask for an immediate jail
sentence.
But State's Attorney George
Coutrakon said he would oppose
any such move.
Coutrakon said he wants a
"stiff sentence" for Hodge, ac
cused of conducting a million
dollar raid on the state treasury.
In Chicago Thursday, Hodge,
his wife and his son pledged to
turn over S520.000 worth of as
sets in partial restitution for his
fraud.
Illinois Attorney General La
tham Castle disclosed the olfer
of payment and commented that
it would "pretty well clean
Hodge out."
Coutrakon said Hodge's law
yer, Arthur M. Fitzgerald, came
to him late Thursday and aked
about the minimum sentence
the disgraced politician might
get.
Fitzgerald then told Coutra
kon that Hodge might go before
Circuit Judge L. E. Willhite to
day and change his plea of
guilty.
He already has pleaded inno
cent to 46 indictments charging
forgery, confidence game and
embezzlement through phony
checks issued by his office dur
ing his 3'2 years as state audi
tor. If convicted on all 46, he
could be sentenced to a maxi
mum of 690 years.
Hodge also faces similar fed
eral indictments to which he
has pleaded innocent.
Sfassen's Campaign
'Like Gasless Plane'
San Francisco (U.R) Sen.
Everett M. Dirksen (R-Ill.) says
Harold S t a s s e n's campaign
against Vice President Richard
M. Nixon was "like an airplane
that had no gas."
Dirksen said Thursday it was
a "boomlet that never got off
the ground. No one took it seri
ously except Harold, and it's
gone with the wind now."
Dirksen arrived here for a
few days' rest before the GOP
Platform Committee opens hear
ings next Wednesday. The Re
publican National Convention
opens Aug. 20.
Asked if Stassen had per
manently wrecked his political
future, Dirksen replied, "It cer
tainly did not help him, and
that's a rank understatement."
He said the 60-man Illinois dele
gation of which he is chairman
is 100 per cent behind Nixon.
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i Republicans in the forthcoming
presidential election campaign.
'Soft on Communism'
During the 1954 election cam
paign Nixon pressed the theme
that Democrats were "soft oh
Communism."
Stassen made the statement
in an "open letter" to every
delegate to the Republican Na
tional convention and every
GOP governor, senator, and con
gressman. He said he would
send a copy of the letter to
Nixon.
Stassen said in his seven-page
letter that he "could not in good
conscience remain silent" after
getting the reports of Nixon's
vulnerability.
Stassen, for the first time de
tailing why he had launched his
attempt to replace Nixon with
Gov. Christian Herter of Mas
sachusetts as vice presidential
nominee, said that Eisenhower
supporters told him that Nixon
"would cost many votes" in
Northwestern states.
Says Nixon Lost Oregon
He said these Republicans
blamed Nixon's "too extreme"
campaigning in Oregon in 1954
Italian Line Files
$25,000,000 Claim
New York U.R The Italian
Line filed a S25, 000,000 claim
against the Swedish American
Line today in federal district
court for the loss of the luxury
liner Andrea Doria.
' The Swedish American liner
Stockholm collided with the An
drea Doria off Nantucket July
25. Both lines have blamed the
other for the tragedy which re
sulted in the sinking of the
829,000,000 Italian liner and the
loss of 50 lives, five aboard the
Stockholm.
The Italian Line petitioned
the court to deny a Swedish
American Line action which
would place the blame for the
collision on the Andrea Doria.
The Italian Line has charged
that the Stockholm veered into
the Andrea Doria.
The petition asked that the
Swedish American Line be or
dered to pay for deaths, injuries
and losses resulting from the
sinking of the Andrea Doria in
water too deep for salvage.
It charged that the Stockholm
had failed to keep a good look
out, failed to make effective use
of its radar, was moving at im
moderate speed in a heavy fog,
failed to sound proper warning
signals, and kept to a forward
course instead of reversing its
engines when danger of collision
was apparent.
Listing Groups Meet
In Talent This Week
Members of the Medford Mul
tiple Listing Service, Inc., and
the Ashland Multiple Listing
bureau discussed cooperation in
real estate sale to the mutural
benefit of both groups at a
meeting at the Tally-Ho in Tal
ent this week.
The groups felt that in view
of millions of dollars being in
vested in construction in the
Medford-Ashland basin . the in
terests of the two centers will
tend to merge in the future and
to service the need the com
bined efforts of both groups
would be available.
Among the projects mentioned
are the Talent Irrigation project.
Rogue Valley Memorial hospital
and highway projects, which in
dicated the growth of the area,
members said. They added the
combined . listing services can
play an important part in fa
cilitating real estate transactions.
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part for the defeat of Sen.
Guy Cordon, a Republican, by
Sen. Richard L. Neuberger, a
Democrat, that year.
Stassen said he was told that
Nixon would alienate the labor
vote in the coming election and
that this could cost the Republi
cans the states of Oregon and
Washington.
- Stassen made the letter public
at his headquarters. He told re
porters at the same time that he
was "extremely encouraged" by
the prospect of success in his
campaign against Nixon.
He said the "attitude" of GOP
convention delegation chairmen
and Republican governors has
"changed markedly" about re
nominationg Nixon since Stas
sen opened his attack on the vice
president July 23.
Mail Mushrooming
Stassen said more and more
Republicans are swinging to his
position on Nixon and that funds
to run his campaign are coming
in to his headquarters "satisfac
torily." He said his mail has
mushroomed into thousands of
letters and many contain checks.
Stassen also announced that
John H. Thorpe, secretary-treasurer
of the Michigan Federation
of Labor and delegate at large
to the Republican National con
vention, has endorsed Stassen's
dump Nixon campaign. Thorpe
sent Stassen a message saying
Railroads Ask Hike
In Passenger Fares
Washington (U.R) A group
of eight Eastern railroads asked
the Interstate Commerce Com
mission today for permission to
raise passenger fares to meet
ing operating losses.
Six of the railroads asked for
a 5 per cent boost in coach fares
and a 45 per cent increase in
first class passenger fares. The
other two railroads asked only
for the higher coach rates, which
would not effect commutation
fares. . .
The nation's railroads esti
mate they lost about $640,000,
000 last year on passenger serv
ice. Railroads asking for both in
creases were the Chesapeake
and Ohio, the New York Cen
tral, the Norfolk and Western,
the Pennsylvania-Reading Seal
shore Lines, and the Pittsburgh
and Lake Erie Railroad.
The carriers that asked only
for the coach increase were the
Lehigh Valley and the Reading
Railroads.
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two patients Thursday to the
new University of Tennessee
Memorial Hospital. A mother
cat, the hospital's last obstetrical
case, hid two of her three-kitten
litter. The kittens could' not be
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Herter would be "an improve
ment" over Nixon but that Gov.
Goodwin J. Knight of California
would be even "better."
Aluminum Crews
Return To Work
New York (U.R) Aluminum
workers streamed back to work
today under terms of a new
three - year, no - strike contract
which ended a nine-day strike.
The agreement between the
Aluminum Company of Ameri
ca, and the United Steelworkera
was signed here today.
The Alcoa-US W agreement,
similar to the recent steel strike
settlement, calls for wage in
creases and fringe benefits to
taling 45.6 cents per hour over
the three-year period.
Alcoa immediately announced
a cent a pound price increase in
basic aluminum pig, effective
today. The 4 per cent price hike
placed the cost of aluminum at
25 cents a pound.
Some 18,000 workers had
struck against Alcoa, cutting
aluminum production in half.
The Reynolds Metals Co,
which employs about 10,000
USW workers, was scheduled to
meet with the union today in
Washington. Signing of a con
tract similar to the Alcoa settle
ment was expected.
Alcoa and Reynolds produce
about 50 per cent of the nation's
aluminum.
The Alcoa contract provides
for an 11.8 cent per hour pay
raise the first year, 10.7 cents
the second and 9.7 cents the
third. The average alumnium
workers' wage will be $2.68 an
hour in 1959 under the new con
tract. The pre-strike average
was $2.22 an hour.
Myrtle Creek Wreck
Fatal to Californian
Roseburg (U.R) Mrs. Sarah
L. Richmond, of Los Angeles,
was killed instantly four miles
south of Myrtle Creek, Ore., last
night when the ear in which she
was riding crashed headon 'with
a freight truck on Highway 99.
Hospitalized at Myrtle Creek
with serious but not critical in
juries were her three children.
Reginald, 16, driver of the car;
Edward, 34, and Lorna, 13.
State police said young Rich
mond apparently fell asleep at
the wheel. The car crossed a
highway divider and hit the
northbound freight truck.. Driv
er .of the truck, Robert Ken
worthy, Lake Grove, Calif., was
not injured. The Richmond fam
ily had been visiting friends in
Cottage Grove, Ore.
The tragedy was the second in
two days Involving California
motorists with freight trucks on
Oregon highways. Yesterday
five vacationers from the San
Francisco bay area were killed
in a collision with a freight truck
near Grants Pass, Ore.
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