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Newspaper Page TextMEDFORD United Pre Full Leased Wir 51st Year 22 Pages ADLAI LASHES Progress Buried In Complaceny, Candidate Claims Presidential Hopeful Speaks at Vancouver Vancouver, Wash. U.R) - Adlai E. Stevenson charged to day that the Eisenhower admin istration has tried to "smother progress in complacency" and to "chip away steadily at gains" made for the American people. Accused of Giveaways The Democratic presidential nominee accused the GOP of making "giveaways" of natural resources, in a brief speech pre pared for delivery from the Clark county courthouse steps here. "The record of the Eisenhower administration of natural re sources could scarcely be worse," Stevenson said. "It has confronted us again with a great national policy deci sion that was settled SO years ago whether our national treas ures of water, forests and land are to be preserved and devel oped for all. or given away, to the favored few," he said. To Visit Dam Stevenson and his running mate. Sen. Estes Kefauver of Tennessee, arrived by plane at 11:35 a.m. (PST) from Santa Fe, N.M. for a five-state meeting of Democratic leaders. First they were to visit nearby Bonneville Dam. Stevenson said he came to talk about the coming campaign and with the added aim of "checking up on the Republi can's giveaway of the people's natural resources." "We have just come from Bonneville dam," he said, "and I am happy to report to you that , it is still there." Praists Magnuson Stevenson praised Democratic Senator Warren Magnuson of Washington, who is opposed for reelection by Washington Gov ernor Arthur B. Langlie. He said Magnuson has supported "for ward-looking legislation to de velop the Northwest for all the people." "Now that the Republicans seem determined to smother progress in complacency, to chip away steadily at the gains al ready made except in election years, of course the nation needs men like Warren Magnu son more than ever," Stevenson said. (Sea story on Pag 3) Labor Leaders Debate Stand on Politics Forast Park, Pa. (U.R) The AFL-CIO lop command recommended today that the 15-million member organisa tion andorse the Democratic presidential ticket. Forest Park, Pa. U.R) AFL-CIO leaders got embroiled in a debate today over whether the 15 million member organi zation should take sides in the 195(5 presidential race. The 28 -member Executive Council discussed the question all morning at their four-day meeting at a mountain resort here. They scheduled a special afternoon meeting to debate the matter further. Most of the 10 council mem bers from the old CIO were said to favor endorsing the Demo cratic presidential ticket. But AFL-CIO President George Meany and at least two other members from the old AFL were reported to be opposed to taking any political stand. Bachelor Leaves Farm to Hospital Portland U.R) A bachelor who died last week at the age of 82 left a 96-acre farm near Troutdale to the Shriners Hos pital for Crippled Children. The will of Herman Blaser, filed for probate yesterday, spec ified that it was Blaser's wish ttiat the property be used as a hospital or convalescent home for crippled or handicapped children. However, the will said that any use deemed fitting by the hospital corporation would satisfy the terms. Blaser, a farmer, grocer and dairyman, was born in Switzer land and lived in the Troutdale area more than 50 years. Salem .U.R' Gov. Elmo Smith has designated September as "siShUsavug mopth." "This Is A Genuine, Jackson County Gets Third Highest BLM Remittance in State Jackson county received $1,- 867,393.17 from the Bureau of Land Management for the year ending June 30, third highest BLM remittance received by 18 western Oregon counties. The money is the county's share in receipts from timber sold on the revested Oregon and Victim of Gun Shot In Fair Condition Grants Pass Roland Allen, 39, Jacksonville logger, was re ported in "fair" condition today at Josephine General hospital here, where he was taken Sun day after being wounded by a gun-shot. Allen was struck by a bullet from a .30-.30 caliber Winches ter carbine while he was riding in a pickup truck with Dewayne Mervin Brown, 29, Jackson ville, according to the Josephine county sheriff's office. The attending physician said the bullet apparently entered Allen's right side above the hip and emerged from his back. The accident happened somewhere in the Applegate area. Reports stated Brown drove the truck to a tavern near Pine Springs, where Allen opened the pickup door and staggered to the doorway of the tavern and collapsed. Allen was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. Hospital attendants said he spent a "good" night Monday and his condition appears "much better" today. Allen was quoted as saying at the hospital that the rifle was discharged accidentally. Brown was lodged m the county jail on charge of being intoxicated. Air Force Increases Jet Tanker Production Washington (U.R) The Air Force is stepping up production of its new jet tankers to increase the striking power of the nation's bomber fleets. The Air Force announced Mon day production of the KC135 jet tankers will be increased so that the planned peak rate of 20 a month "will be reached substan tially earlier than previously planned." It said the speed up ordered before any tankers were deliv ered will give the Strategic Air Command "longer range and more flexibility in employment." Salem U.R) Salem city coun cil has decided to refer to voters in the November election a S50. 000 special tax to finance airport improvement. BASEBALL AMERICAN Detroit Boston : t 10 1 SSI Lary and Wilson; ParnelL Hurd (7) Susce (9) and White. Daley (S). Home runs: Kaline, Detroit; Stephens, Boston! Lepde, Boilon. MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1956 AT GOP 'GIVEAWAYS' Authentic Liberty Bell" California railroad grant lands within the county. Total BLM payments to the 18 counties were $11,909,395.25, according to Sec retary of the Interior Fred A, Seaton. Highest Amount Highest amount received was $2,990,449.15 in Douglas county, with $1,837,619.69 for Lane county second. The 1956 payments were nearly $3 million above the 1955 payments' of $9,000,380" for 'the state. BLM Director Edward Woozley said improved forest management and increased tim ber values accounted for the higher payments. Meeting Slated Checks for each county are to be presented at a meeting of the Association of O&C Land Grant Counties in Eugene today by Virgil Heath, BLM state super visor for Oregon. The bureau's payments repre sent 75 per cent of the total re ceipts of O&C timber actually cut during the fiscal year 1956, less an amount allotted by the counties for construction and maintenance of O&C access roads. Ike Returns To Washington for Talks Pebble Beach. Calif. (U.R) President Eisenhower ended a five-day golfing vacation on the Monterey Peninsula today and returned to Washington for con ferences with Secretary of State John Foster Dulles. He planned other meetings with advisers on his campaign for reelection. Looking fit and relaxed, the President departed with Mrs. Eisenhower aboard his plane, the Columbine III, from Monterey Naval Air Station at 7:36 a.m. (PST). The President had generally been expected to remain here until Wednesday but Press Sec retary James C. Hagerty an nounced Monday that Mr. Eisen hower would return to Washing ton today. But Mr. Eisenhower said he would be back to play golf here next year. Wind Blows Truck Off Road; One Man Killed Eureka, Calif. U.R) Al bert Ostrander, 35, Orick. Calif., was killed Monday and three other persons were injured when high winds buffeted a pickup truck off the Eureka - Areata Highway. In critical condition was Dav id Freitag. 39. Florence, Ore. Suffering minor injuries were John' Lindberg, 43. Veronica, Ore., and Robert J. McNeil, Eu reka, the driver. Name Suggested for Willamette Air Base Salem (U.R) A commit tee of 25 Wilamette valley city and county officers last night voted to recommend "William ette Air Base" as the name for the Air Force's proposed jet base near Woodburn. Salem iU.R The new Cres- well-Cottage Grove section of the U.S. 99 freeway will be opened wiLti ceremonies Friday. icial Truce In Cyprus Expires; Situation Watched Fear of Violence Told by Authorities Nicosia, Cyprus (U.R) A 10-day unofficial truce between the British government and the anti-British EOKA underground expired at midnight, leaving this Mediterranean island in a new atmosphere of apprehension. But there were no immediate reports of violence which auth orities feared would erupt as soon as the EOKA lifted its ban against extremist activity. Barriers Restrung Security forces manned their old stations, and barbed wire barriers were restrung in the cities and towns where bomb throwing and shooting have been common for the past 16 months. Shortly after the deadline pass ed the government rushed five of the EOKA's toughest men to London under heavy guard for further questioning concerning captured documents indicating that extremist bands may have taken direct orders from Arch bishop Makarios, now in exile in the Seychelle Islands. British security forces Mon day night raided the home of Nicosia Mayor Themistocles Der- vis, and the municipal building, apparently in an attempt to gain more information on under ground activities. First Indication It was the first indication that Dervis, a prominent member of the island s Ethnarche Council and holder of the Order of the British Empire, might be sus pected of being connected with anti-British violence. , Informed sources in London said Prime Minister Anthony Eden will delay a decision on filing criminal charges against Archbishop Makarios for two weeks. They said it would take that long to finish translating captured documents believed to identify the pro-Greek arch bishop as the real leader behind the EOKA. Morse's Attorney Accepts Summons Portland (U.R) Attorney for Sen. Wayne Morse saved Oregon's Democratic senator the embarrassment of being served with a court summons today by accepting service himself. Attorney John C. Beatty Jr., Portland, arrived at the U. S. courthouse three hours before Morse was due to arrive here by plane and voluntarily accepted the summons. The summons directs Morse tp appear in court and defend an action brought by Woody Smith of Hood River, defeated by Morse for the U. S. senatorial nomination in the May primary. Smith asks the court to declare him the Democratic senatorial nominee. He asserts that Morse, Gov. Elmo Smith "and-or Sec retary of State Earl Newbry" conspired wrongfully when Morse " by a false oath . . . said on Feb. 17, 1955, that he was in good faith a Democrat." Administration Sees Treasury Increase Washington U.R) The ad ministration estimated it will wind up this fiscal year by tak ing in $707 million more than it spends. This surplus is almost double the $435 million expected in January when the budget for this fiscal year was first made public. But spending will set a peacetime record. No mention of a possible tax cut was made. Salem U.R Preliminary plans for constructing four build ings costing $403,000 at Oregon School for the Deaf here have been proved by the State Board of Control. K.F. Youth Fairbanks. Alaska U.R Air searchers and ground par ties searched the Mount McKin- ley park area of Alaska today for a 20-year-old Klamath Falls youth, missing for more than a week in the rugged mountainous country. Wayne Berry, an electricians helper for the Alaska railway, left Healy by air lor Mount Mo Tribune 3, J ; r i'i i eJ ' i in ii lii i ill AL BRADFORD , Seeks Council Post ' Bradford Files Petition for City Council Position Alva N. (Al) Bradford, 36, this morning filed a petition as a candidate for city councilman from Ward II. Bradford in seeking the coun cil position opposes A. R. (Tony) Manno, 646 South Holly st. Each of the four city wards now has two or more persons vieing for the council seats. Deadline for candidates to file petitions is Friday. Aug. 31, although city officials say they should be file: earlier. Partner in Shop Bradford is a partner in Say lor's barber shop and has been .barbering in Medford since De cember, 1945. He was born in Shirley, 'Ark., and is a World War II vetera.1 He is and has been for several years secretary of the Jackson County Barber's -union. Two years ago he represented the lo cal group at the unions inter national convention in Annapo lis, Md. He is a past president of the Medford Active club and a for mer governor of the southern and southwestern Oregon district Active International. He has also been president of the Medford Toastmasters club and governor of the southern Oregon and northern California area of Toastmasters International. Campaign Worker In January, 1954, he served as co-chairman of the March of Dimes campaign in the county and was chairman of the 1954 March of Dimes emergency cam paign. Bradford is a member of the Elks club, American Legion and Chamber of Commerce. He and his. wife, Joyce, and three daughters, Cathy, 7, a second grader at Washington grade school; Cindy, 4, and Carol, 2, live at 1023 Mt. Pitt ave. Other candidates already in the race are, for Ward I, Ed Hall, Robert Mclntyre and Granvil Brittsan; for Ward III, Mrs. Ma rina Gates and R. L. VanSickle, and Ward IV, Jack Fitzgerald and Jimmy Dunlevy. Fitzgerald is the only incum bent seeking reelection. John Snider is the only candidate so far to file for mayor. Weather FORECAST: Fair tonight, partly 'J ciouay weanesnay. low to night 50, high tomorrow 88... Temp. Higntst Yenterday .. Lowest this Morning Our Skies Tonight Sunrise 5:32 a.m. 6:52 p.m. ..10:42 p.m. Sunset moonrtse . 8:13 p.m. rKU.n 1 .N E NT STARS The Pleiades, above the Moon. Aldeharan. below the Moon. VISIBLE PLANETS Mars, rise . :1S p.m. Saturn, sets 9A p.m. Venus, in the east 4:35 a.m. Lost on Mt. McKinley Kinley park 10 davs ago, where he planned to hunt sheep in the rugged area east of the Nenana river. The youth carried only three days supplies with him at the time. James Smith, a private pilot who flew Berry to the area, be came alarmed last Wednesday when he returned to pick up his passenger and' failed to find United Press Full Leesed Wire Price 5c No. 136 Egypt's Decision Hailed by Dulles; Russians Accused Decision Said Step Toward Solution Washington (U.R) Secre tary of State John Foster Dulles today hailed Egypt's decision to discuss the Suez Canal problems as a step toward an impartial non-political solution of the dis pute. At the same time, speaking with some emotion, Dulles ac cused the Russians of very vie ious propaganda attemps to pre vent peaceful settlement of the Suez crisis. Equitable Solution Speaking solemnly at a news conference, Dulles said Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser's decision to talk with a five-nation committee on Suez was a contribution toward equitable solution of the issue. But he noted that Soviet pro pagandists were denouncing Dul les' settlement proposals while he was still explaining them to Russian Foreign Minister Dmitri Shepilov. I Dulles said there had been no certainty at the end of the Lon don Conference on Suez th Nasser woulu accept an' invita tion from the five-nation com' mittee on talks on the future of the canal. Hopes for Sol-'tion The five-nation group was s up by i. e ......o.i conference to inform Nasser of principles of an American plan to mternation alize the canal while at the same time respecting Egypt's sover eignty. Dulles said he hopes the prob lem of the Suez Canal can be solved by establishing confidence through impartial, effective non political operation of the canal He said there has been steady movement forward toward a so lution but the end is not yet in sight. Riesel Acid Case Hearing Solution New York (U.R) G-men and police poised today to crack the Victor Riesel acid blinding case "wide open" with the arrest of the mobsters who master minded the April 5 attack. U.S. Attorney Paul Williams promised to crack the case this week. Williams disclosed Monday that federal authorities know the identities of the "higher ups" who ordered the underworld as sault in an attempt to silence the columnist. Police sources reported Mon day night that two witnesses have "spilled their insides" to the special federal grand jury investigating the attack. Other "new" witnesses were scheduled for secret testimony today. The grand jury disclosures were made as dozens of FBI agents and police detectives equipped with walkie-talkies searched a narrow sector of the lower East Side Monday for a mystery woman "closely associ ated" with one of the suspects already in custody. The search through the tough- infested area was abruptly Tialt- ed Monday night. Neither the FBI nor police would reveal whether they had found the wo man or her connection with the Riesel case. The sudden search coincided with an abrupt change of heart by another mystery woman Mrs. Rose D'Argenio, 42, who testified before the Riesel grand jury Monday to purge herself of contempt charges. Owner of Burned Hop Dryer Plans To Rebuild Independence, Ore. U.R) L. H. Dalkenberg, owner of a large hop-dryer which was level ed in a $50,000 fire near here yesterday, said today he would rebuild the structure. Dalkenberg said the loss in cluded 230 bales of hops valued at $20,000 and five drying ovens. He said $30.000 of the loss was covered by insurance. him. Berry is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Berry of Klamath Falls. A group of workmen for the Alaska road commission re ported they met the youth early last week on the Denali high way, a route that spans the Ne nana river. This apparently was the last time that anyone saw him. Nasser OK ' Suez Talks 4 ionaon iu.ni bgypuan president wamai A-oaei Nasser Today unconditionally accepted the five-nation Suez committee' invita tion for talks on the future of the contested waterway. "I agree to the proposed meeting as requested by the commit tee." Nasser said in a personal message to Australian Prime Minis ter R. G. Menzies, head of the five-power group set up by the 18 nations supporting Secretary of State John Foster Dulles' plan for the future of the Suez at last week's London parley. At a news conference in Washington, Dulles hailed Nasser's decision to talk over the situation with the committee as a con tribution toward solving the problem. He stressed that there is an urgent need for an impartial non - political solution to the Sues situation. Sandblast Hot To Oppose e McAllister In Judge Election Portland (U.R) L. B. Sand blast, Portland attorney, said to day he would not oppose Justice William A. McAllister as a write-in candidate in November for the unexpired term on the State Supreme Court of the late Justice Earl Latourette. Gov. Elmo Smith last week ap pointed McAllister,' a Medford attorney, to the court, McAllister said he would be a write-in -candidate to succeed himself in No vember. Defeated in Primary Sandblast ran for the court in the May primary and was defeat ed by Justice Hall S. Lusk. In a statement issued today he said that upon the death of Justice Latourette he was asked if he intended to become a candidate. He said "In view of Judge Mc Allister's outstanding qualifica tions, I am declining to be a can didate and urge my friends and followers to write in the name of William A. McAllister. Twelve Seek City Offices in Ashland Ashland A total of 12 peo ple had filed candidacy for city offices by noon today, according to City Recorder W. E. Bartlet. Deadline for filing petitions for city offices is 5 p.m. today. Glenn M, Revel, 430 Siski you blvd., is the most recent candidate to file. His petition for the office of councilman was accepted this morning. " " Others seeking the three avail able council positions are LeRoy Ostrander, Ralph Koozer, Harry Morris, and Ewald (Walt) Boss hard. Candidates for three park commission posts are Frank H. Barnthouse, Eldon Scripter, Ar chie C. Fries Jr., and Mildred L. Ager. Fries is seeking election to the two-year unexpired term left vacant by Gordon Miller, who has moved to Seaside. The other two park commission posts are for full terms. So far running unopposed are Richard L. Neill, mayor: W. E. Bartelt, recorder, and Paul R. Finnell, treasurer. All are cumbents. Siphon Project Bid Far Over Estimate Lee Hoffman, general contrac tor of Beaverton, was the only bidder this morning for the Yankee Creek siphon and An telope Creek siphon and waste- way, part of the Medford and Rogue River Valley Irrigation districts rehabilitation project, according to J. A, Callen, con struction engineer. Hoffman's bid was $278,602, more than double the engineer's estimate of $129,000. Callen said the bid would be sent to the chief engineer in Denver, Colo., lor consideration. The bid was opened at the Camp White of fice of the bureau of land man agement. Dulles Reemphasizes Okinawa Control Need Washington (U.R) Secretary of State John Foster Dulles re emphasized today U.S. determi nation to keep control of Okin awa as long as there is any threat to peace in the Far East. Dulles was asked at his first news conference since July 18 whether he had informed Japan that the United States would make permanent claim to Okin awa if Japan in the future peace treaty recognizes Soviet jurisdic tion over the Kurile Islands. As a result of World War II the United States temporarily occupies Okinawa, a former Jap anese island possession south of Japan, and Russia has moved in on the Kuriles and South Sa khalin, islands northeast of Japan. - Symington Favors More Tanker Planes Washington (U.R) Sen. Stu art Symington, a leading critic of the administration's air power policies, today praised the Air Force decision to speed produc tion of jet tanker planes for re fueling jet bombers. All Nations Seek Effective Solution Dulles added that every na tion involved wanted an effec tive solution except Soviet Rus sia, which he accused of conduc- . ting a vicious propaganda cam paign during and since the Lon don conference designed to block a peaceful settlement of the Suez crisis. The eight-line Egyptian note imposed no conditions on talks with the committee, which in cludes not only Menzies but rep resentatives of the United States, Iran, Sweden and Ethiopia. Officials in Cairo, however, said the ' acceptance of the invi tation implied no willingness to consider the Dulles plan for in ternationalizing the' Suez canal as a basis for negotiation. The state controlled Cairo Ra dio commented that Nasser's ac ceptance "does not bind Egypt to any commitment." It added the Menzies invitation was "merely for the purposes of ex plaining the views of the gov ernments represented by the committee regarding the Suez canal." Menzies immediately after ward conferred with Prime Min ister Anthony Eden and then called his committee into ses sion. Seek Conference Sit Neither Menzies' Invitation nor Nasser's reply suggested a site for the meeting, although Menzies was known to favor a neutral city like Rome or Gen eva. Cairo sources said Nasser would agree only to Cairo. The Menzies note, as broad cast by Cairo Radio, said the five-power committee wishes to meet with Nasser to explain the point of view of the group sup porting the Dulles plan. Cairo sources said previously that Nas ser would refuse to consider in ternationalization of the Suez canal, a point which is basic to the Dulles proposal. Crews Baffle Two More Spot Blazes Two spot fires, holdovers from last week's storms, were discovered yesterday and this morning and crews were dis patched to both by the south west Oregon district, state de partment of forestry.. A rancher reported one ot the fires, in the Lake creek area, to the district office about 1 p.m. yesterday. A crew was sent out and was mopping up today. This morning at about 7 a.m. the Table mountain lookout spotted another blaze just west of the lookout and a crew was dis patched at 7:15 a.m. Curt Nesheim, district ward en, said several more fires of this type are expected to show in the next few days. They are caused when lightning starts a potential fire smoldering. Rain prevents it breaking out until it can work itself into heavier fuel which has had time to dry. Robbery Suspects' Arrive in Medford 4ft Two suspects in an $800 armed robbery here Aug. 12 were returned from Pendleton yesterday by Deputy Sheriff Barney Tennant and arrested on charges of assault and robbery while armed with a deadly weapon. They will be arraigned in dis trict court tomorrow at 10 a.m. John Albert Olson, 20, of 423 Plum St., and Roy B. Armstrong, 23, address unknown, reported ly turned themselves in to Pen dleton city police Saturday. They are suspected of robbing Fritz Boight of $800 cash at the point of a gun at 401 Orchards two weeks ago. Navy To Demolish Rhode Island Fort Newport, R. I. U.R) The Navy said today it would tear down Ft. Adams, the 131-year- old granite bastion which was built to protect Newport har bor, but never saw an enemy. The ancient, long abandoned fort, surrounded by a medieval- type moat, is a familiar land mark to thousands of Newport and Jamestown residents. Built with massive blocks of Maine granite, the fort housed. 500 gunports, but not single shot ever had to be fired in de fense. The Navy said the fort has be come a costly matter, has no historical association and is a hazard to children.