Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, August 24, 1956, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextMm ran 1) Forward Look Campaign Theme In Acceplance Nixon Promises To Deliver GOP Message San Francisco U.R) Presi dent Eisenhower sent Republi can delegates home from their centennial convention today with orders to recruit "young crusaders" into the GOP to make it the "party of the fu ture." The forward look was the campaign theme which Mr. Eis enhower stressed in accepting his second commission as Repub lican standard bearer. But the party orsanization was also being assured that the 1956 Republican campaign will stress some less lofty themes of the kind that politicians call "belly issues" to persuade the voters that they never had it so good. The GOP adjourned its four day convention in the vast Cow Palace Thursday night after Highlights of President Eis tnhowei'i acceptance speech at the Republican convention, a story on the loss the televi sion industry expects to suffer as a result of convention cov erage, and other convention stories appear on page 12. hearing acceptance speeches from Mr. Eisenhower and Vice President Richard M. Nixon, the party's unanimous renominees to run against the Democratic ticket of Adlai E. Stevenson and Sen. Estes Kefauvcr. New Look Outlined Mr. Eisenhower was beaming and looking fit as he outlined to the cheering delegates the new look he would like to give the Grand Old Party. Nixon, who returned to the bedside of his ailing 77-year-old father immediately after the ses sion, promised to deliver the message "to every corner of the land." The vice president whose past campaign tactics have drawn cries of foul from Demo crats, avoided any harsh attacks on the opposition and devoted most of his speech to praise for the President and the record of the administration. Delegates came here with con fidence that the renomination of the President would assure a Republican victory this year and they left with that confidence undiluted. But they heard fre quent warnings that this would be a tough campaign and that they should take nothing for granted. Cheer Nominee Appearances They shouted and whooped it up as both nominees walked down the platform Thursday night to watch abbreviated ver sions of the demonstrations which had marked their nomi nations. "In firm faith, and in the con viction that Republican purposes and principles are in league with this kind of future, the nomina tion that you have tendered me for the presidency of the United States I now humbly and con fidently accept." said Mr. Eis enhower. He warned the delegates against "smugness." - i ii Hi H II in l mi I ill III. lllllllimillW Vis- c-" 4 " K a 4CV M- LIVESTOCK JUDGING Judging of animals at the Jackson county 4-H and FFA fair drew a large crowd of spectators last night In above photo, voun 4-H club members herd their Wants "You Came Here -i J) 'P f Infant Temporarily Gone From Home City police were waiting ear ly this afternoon to question Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Pfluke, 146 South Ivy St., about the tempo rary disappearance of her 3Vz-month-old girl from the pfluke home last night. Mrs. Pfluke was under seda tion after a five hour search which ended at 3:52 a.m. today. The baby, Jeanne Marie Pfluke, was founde then by Fa ther Robert J. Tomisser, Catho lic priest, on the front porch of the Sacred Heart church parish house at 10th st. and Oakdale ave. Child Unharmed ' A doctor said the child was unharmed. Mrs. Pfluke called the city po lice at 10:52 p.m. Thursday and said her baby had been kid naped, according to the police report. An officer was dispatched and questioned Mrs. Pfluke after calming her from near-hysteria. She told him: . That she and some married girl friends had been playing miniature golf earlier in the eve ning. She had left the baby with a baby sitter on North Fir st. Left in Car Returning to Medford, she picked up her child and went to the Park Place restaurant on Trial of McMillan Still Under Way The prosecution continued to present its case today in the dist rict court trial of Carl Wallace McMillan. 50. route 2, box 816. Central Point. The trial is ex pected to continue all day. McMillan is charged with driv ing while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. He was the driver of a car which struck a jeep in which members of the Arthur Henshaw family, 21114 North Coumbus ave., were riding last July 21. Michael Elmer Hen shaw, 8 weeks old, was killed in the accident and others in the family were injured. Yoyo Your Very Self!" the corner of Holly and West Main sts. where she ate a sand wich. Jeanne Marie was asleep and was left in the front seat tf Mrs. Pfluke's car. Mrs. Pfluke then drove to her home and the child awoke. She placed the baby on the front room davenport and went into the back yard to take some clothes off the line. She gathered one load of clothes and brought it into the house. She went out, got anoth er load, and when, she entered the house again, she said the baby was gone. . . . . She called the police imme diately. While she was talking to the officer, other law enforcement officers were put on the case. Both going-off and coming-on shifts of city police, about 18 men, were assigned to the search for the missing child. The Jack son county sheriff s office sent several deputies and the state police sent two officers. A total of about 24 from the three agen cies worked during the night. A foot patrol was first organ ized. The area in all directions within four blocks of the Pfluke home was covered, "inch by inch." Garbage cans, car trunks, every possible place was inspect ed. Neighbors were awakened and questioned. This yielded nothing. Efforts Fruitless About 1 a.m. a car patrol of about eight vehicles was dis patched with instructions to stop and talk to "everybody that moves about the streets.'" This was also fruitless. At 3:52 a.m. Father Tomisser called and said he had found a baby on the front porch of the Catholic parish home. Officers were dispatched and took the child to the Pfluke home. Chester Pfluke, father of the child, meanwhile, had been called at Redding, Calif., where he works, and had arrived on an early morning bus. Both par ents identified the baby as theirs. swine in the ring while the judgeiat left, selects the best show men and the best behaved pigs. Judging of an estimated 200 dairy animals continued today. 51st Year- Medford United Press Full Leased Wire 22 Pages MEDFORD, CALLISTER ON SUPREME COURT William M. (Bill) McAllister, a prominent Medford attorney, today was named to the state supreme court. The apportion ment was announced in Salem by Gov. Elmo Smith, following his return from the Republican national convention. McAllister will replace Judge Earl C. Latourette, who died last Saturday. Judge Latourette's fu neral was held in Portland Tues day afternoon. State Said Fortunate In announcing the appoint ment. Governor Smith said the state is fortunate in having a man of McAllister's ability and ex perience to serve as an associate justice on the seven-man court. Despite McAllister's relative youth, the governor said, he has had more than 25 years of legal experience in Oregon, and will prove to be an outstanding jurist. Judge and Mrs. McAllister were in Salem this morning, and he was sworn into office in cere monies in the governor's office, which were attended by mem bers of the court, government of ficials, friends and members of the bar. To Be Candidate The term which McAllister was named to complete ends Jan. 7. Since Latourette was a candidate for reelection, the new six-year term starting in January must be filled by write-in votes in the Nov. 6 election. McAIlis- ter today indicated he would bajarents of two children, William candidate for such a write-in election. Fruit Picker Injured In Fall From Ladder Mrs. Ruth Chancellor, 52, Molalla, Ore., was taken to Sacred Heart hospital by Med ford Ambulance at 9:45 a.m. today after falling from a ladder at the Orchard Park farms. Ambulance attendants said she was picking pears at the time of the accident. Orchard Park farms are located south of Medford on the Pacific hwy. No report on Mrs. Chancellor's condition was available at press time. Weather FORECAST: Partly cloudy through Satunlav. Low to night 54. Uieh Saturday U2-95. Temp. Hi chest YMterdav Lowest this Morning ...... 58 Our Skies Tonight The Sun rises 5:? a.m. and sets 6:59 p.m. The unseen stars in its back ground are now those of the constellation, Leo. The Moon ri.M :09 p.m. The faint stars In its hark cround tonight are those of the constellation, Pisces. Last Quarter Tuesday night Crysocl OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST WILLIAM M. MCALLISTER Named to State Supreme Court It is too late for any candidate to get his name printed on the ballot, either by petition or by nominating convention. McAllister, 50, has practiced law in Oregon since 1931. He was born in Portland and received his high school education at Gresham. He was graduated from Willamette university with a bachelor of laws degree in 1928. He and Mrs. McAllister were married. in 1932, and. are. the Jr., a recent graduate of Har vard university, now an ensign in the Navy, and Kathryn J. Mc Allister, who is attending Stan ford university. Active in Politics McAllister has long been active in Republican politics in the state, both as a candidate and as a backer of other candidates. He was a member of the House of Representatives of the Oregon legislature from Jackson county between 1937 and 1943, and served as speaker for the 1941-43 session. During World War II, he was a major in the Army, serving as a military government officer in France and Germany. In Bre men, Germany, he was in charge of the military court which han dled civilians accused of offenses under military law. He returned to his practice in Medford after the war. Bar Examiner In 1948 he was elected to the board of governors of the Ore gon State bar. and currently is a member of the state board of bar examiners, having been ap pointed in 1954 by the supreme court. He was president of the Southern Oregon Bar association in 1951 and '52. In 1953 he was appointed by Judge Latourette, then the chief justice, to a com mittee to assist the, supreme court in formulating rules for administration of Oregon's cir cuit courts. The Jackson County Bar as sociation, at its luncheon meet ing yesterday noon, unanimously passed a resolution urging Gov ernor Smith to appoint McAllis ter to the supreme court vacancy. , The new judge is the senior member of the Medford law firm of McAllister, Duncan and Brophy, with offices in the Franklin building. His residence is 2615 Hillcrest rd. Awards Program . Scheduled Saturday A variety of contests and dem onstrations will close the Jack son county 4-H and Future Farm ers of America fair tomorrow evening with the special awards being given at 7:30 p.m. Saturday's schedule starts at 9 a.m. with dairy showmanship and will be followed by agricul ture demonstrations at 10:30 a.m., sheep shearing contest at 2:30 p.m. and the style review and special awards program in the evening. Today at 7:30 p.m., the live stock auction will start with stock raised by members of the county 4-H and FFA clubs being sold. Auctioneer will be Bill Bray of Central Point. f .a ' t . f . . ers Price 5c Tribune United Press Full Leased Wir 24, 1956 No. 133 Plane Wreckage, Empty Life Rafts Spotted Off China Peiping Radio Charges Intrusion in Search Taipeh, Formosa CU.R! A U.S. Navy task force operating within sight of Red China's Sad dle Islands today spotted empty life rafts and wreckage of a pa trol plane believed shot down by Communist fighters with 16 Americans aboard. There were no signs of sur vivors. The search efforts brought an accusation by a Radio Peiping broadcast tonight that the U.S. Seventh Fleet had conducted "military provocation" off the China mainland coast. The broadcast charged that Ameri can warships and carrier based planes "appeared in the waters and air" over the Tachen and Sheng Su islands Thursday morn ing. Intruded Into Waters "A part of the vessels in truded into the waters near the Chou Shan Islands early Friday morning," the broadcast said. It added that "a total of 54 American naval aircraft on 18 occasions intruded the air over the Sheng Su Islands and con ducted military provocation." The Saddle Islands are about 50 miles from the China main land near Shanghai and 200 miles north of the spot where the plane disappeared early Thurs day after reporting it was at tacked by unidentified aircraft Navy authorities speculated the Martin Mercator, powered by two jets and two piston en gines, continued flying after it was damaged and plunged into the sea only a short distance from the jealously-guarded Commun ist China Coast. Rescue Ships Protected The Navy sent some ships pro tected by F86 Sabrejets and jets from the aircraft carrier Essex almost to the mouth of strategic Hangchow Bay in search of sur vivors. The wreckage was first sighted by planes from the Essex. A U.S. destroyer arrived at the scene and said it found float ing pieces of the plane and two life rafts. Officers said the life rafts were empty. The destroyer, the Dennis J. Buckley, reported it was "effect ing recovery" of the wreckage, including the life rafts, a wheel and fuel tanks. Navy officials said the plane was on a "routine" patrol over the Formosa Straits when it dis appeared. An excited voice an nounced by radio that the plane was under attack 160 miles north of Formosa and 32 miles off the China coast. . Then the report suddenly ceased. Several hours later, Peiping Radio admitted that Red Chinese fighter planes "damaged" a "Chi ang Kai-shek plane" about the same time and in the same vicin ity in which the U. S. aircraft disappeared. I i ; 3 - - "V ) I '. " Vi , t , , r ,' - - 4 - SALE TONIGHT Annual livestock auction of the 4-H and FFA fair will be held at 7:30 p.m. today with about 65 steers,, 110 hogs and 120 lambs going on the auction block. Among them will be this Future. Farmers of America grand champion fat barrow shown above with the owner, Allen Barnes, member of the Crater chapter, Future Farmers oi America. KIDNAP VICTIM The badly decomposed remains of infant Peter Weinberger, kidnaped from his New York home on July 4, were found in a wooded area on Long Island today. The infant is shown above in a photo taken shortly before the kid naping. Suez Committee Agrees To Secret Diplomatic Policy London U.R) The five-nation Suez committee agreed to a policy of secret diplomacy to day in their approach to Egypt's President Gamal Abdel Nasser. But Britain and France, neith er of them members of the com mittee picked to negotiate with Nasser over the future of the na tionalized Suez canal, made no secret of urgent new military preparations in the Middle East. The Suez committee met for the first time this morning un der the chairmanship of Austra lian Prime Minister R. G. Men zies. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles attended. Fint Decision The policy of secret diplo macy was the first decision. Menzies told newsmen that the committee will be as silent as "monks," presumably to make it easier for Nasser to do business with them. In an unexpected reversal of tactics, India's V. K. Krishna Menon wished the committee good luck today. He and Soviet Foreign Minister D. T. Shepilov had been leading opponents of the ; Dulles plan for internation alizing the canal. Crews Fight Large Grass, Brush Fires State forestry department crews fought large grass and brush fires yesterday afternoon near the Sams Valley school in Jackson county and on Murphy hill south of Grants Pass in Josephine county. The Sams Valley blaze cov ered 100 acres and an estimated 75 acres burned on Murphy hill. District Forestry Warden Curt Nesheim reported. Flames con sumed a shed in each of the blazes. Fire fighters were sum moned at 1:30 p.m. to the Sams Valley fire. Since buildings were endan gered, forest patrolmen sum moned the Central Point rural firemen. The fire was near the Sams Valley school with which the fire protection district has contract. Three rigs and 15 men from the forest patrol and three Central Point rural ve hicles were dispatched to the blaze. Origin of the fire was not determined. A crew was sent to check the area this morning. Practically all lightning fires on state forestry department- protected land are out, Nesheim stated. v. Father of Two, Ridden by Debt, Admits Kidnaping Infant Abandoned In Long Island Woods Mineola, N.Y. (U.R) The wea thered remains of infant Peter Weinberger were found today In deep woods adjoining a busy parkway where his confessed kidnaper had abandoned his vic tim. Angelo John Lamarca, 31, a debt-ridden father of two chil dren, confessed the July 4 abduc tion Thursday night. But he maintained that he did not kill the child, that he "gently" laid the baby in the woods the fol lowing day when crowds and publicity prevented him from trying to collect the $2,000 ran som he had demanded. Some 50 police and FBI agents searching the 200-acre wooded area off a Long Island parkway found the body at 10:30 a.m. shrouded by honeysuckle under a scrub oak bush. Medical Examiner Dr. Theoi dore Curphey certified that the remains were "the body of an infant child." Bundle of Bonis Assistant Chief of Detectives James Farrell said the remains consisted of "a skull and several small bones, all in shrunken form." A garment appeared to have been a diaper, Farrell said, but positive identification was not possible. At almost the same moment the body was found, Lamarca was taken to court here to be arraigned on a kidnap charge. H faces a maximum penalty of death if convicted. Scribbled Not in Car Peter, born on June 2, the sec ond son of Morris and Beatrice Weinberger, wag stolen from his carriage outside Wie family's Westbury home about S p.m. July 4. Lamarca confessed thai h sat in his car near the home, scrib bled the $2,000 ransom note and scooped the baby from his car riage a moment after the child's mother went into the bouse. He returned to the neighbor hood the next morning, he said, to pick up the ransom which his note had directed be left under a tree near an intersection. Po lice said Lamarca told them he was frightened by the number oi people drawn to the neighbor hood by newspaper and radio ac counts of the kidnaping. He de cided not to attempt to collect the ransom. Too Much Traff ic About noon, as police stilt watched the dummy packets of ransom money; Lamarca said he "gently" laid the baby, still alive, in the woods about eight miles from the Weinberger home and only half a mile from his own new ranch house. Police said the cries of the abandoned child, if he was in deed alive, could not have been heard over the hum of tires on the heavily traveled highway. The nearest house is about a city block's distance from the spot where the body was found. The baffling case, which drew the baby's hopeful mother to several fruitless rendezvous with telephone callers purporting to be the kidnaper, was solved by the FBI and Nassau County po lice after weeks of painstaking handwriting analysis. Britt Estate Sale Slated Tomorrow Ashland Antiques and other personal properties of historical value from the Peter Britt estate in Jacksonville will be sold at auction 10 a.m. tomorrow, ac cording to Don E. Lewis, South ern Oregon college business manager. The sale will be conducted in the Britt pioneer residence at 210 First St., Jacksonville, and will include many other items, househbld furniture, China, wine casks and bottles, hand and gar den tools and costume jewelry. According to Lewis, items may be inspected until 5 p.m. today and Saturday from 8:30 a.m. until the time of the sale. Harvest of Peaches , To Begin on Monday Harvest of the Hale peach crop will begin in the valley next Monday, according to C. B. Cordy, county agent for horticul ture. It should be the best valley peach crop in several years, Cordy said, both in quality and volume. Market for the peach crop should be good, he said, be cause of a small 1956 crop in Washington.