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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."
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.