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(pro lira (ft la TO IS AD(Q) 51st Year MEDFORDtJfil United Frea 'uii L.ee') m .26 Pages MEDFORD, Ike Say; Of H-Boit. Zests Would Be Foolish Washington 'UR President Eisenhower said today it would be foolish tor the United States to stop H-bomb testing without netting a foolproof agreement with Russia and the rest of the world to do the same. Mr. Eisenhower set forth his position in a news conference statement replying to Democratic presidential candidate Adlai E. Stevenson's proposal to ban H-bomb tests. The President also said he has found it necessary to intensify his campaigning to clear away what he called the underbrush of opposition misstatements. ' Concerning H-bomb tests the President declared that the American purpose in conducting such experiments is to develop clean bombs which will not create a widespread radioactive hazard. He said that if this country stopped testing on its own. there would be nothing to prevent Russia from going ahead with labora tory development work and achieving tremendous advantages while the United States stood still. Any such unilateral action by this country would, he said, be foolish. Other highlights of the Presi dent's news conference: 1. He said on the eve of the U.N. Security council debate on the Suez canal that he still is convinced a peaceful settlement of the crisis is possible. 2. He specifically replied to chargps made by Stevenson in New York Thursday night that this administration has been making "Johnny come - lately claims'' in an attempt to "seize partisan credit" for tcderal civil rights accomplishments. The President said that in World War II he became the first com bat commander who ever used Negro troops on the battlefield mixed in with white troops. He agreed that general desegrega tion in the armed forces ran into opposition in some military quarters and thafhe" believed after the war that general de segregation might cause some trouble. Two-Term Limit But when the Republicans came into power in 1933, he said, he decided it was time to eliminate segregation where the federal government had author ity to do so. And that, he said, is what we did. 3. The President, in reply to questions, said he believes the two-term presidential limitation was unwise. He said he believes the Constitution had all the qual ifications lor President that were needed before the two term amendment was added. Mr. Eisenhower said he doubts that a second term President would lose power, because any man who hopes to succed him would want the President's blessing. 4. Mr. Eisenhower said his re election campaign isn't being conducted quite the way he orig inally hoped. That, he said, is because he has found it neces sary to clear away what he call ed the underbrush of opposition misstatements and get the facts before the people. 5. He said that Vice President Richard M. Nixon reported that his recent 32-state campaign trip was most encouraging. The Prcs ident said Nixon told him he en countered the largest and . most enthusiastic crowds of his politi cal career, and found the Ameri can people quite happy. He said Nixon did not ask him to step up his campaigning. The vice president told him to just go on doing what he has been doing, the President said. Minimum Wag Problem 6. Asked whether- he thought the SI minimum wage should be raised again, Mr. Eisenhower said he first wanted it extended to cover people who haven't got it now. He said whenever the minimum is raised, it becomes harder for the man who !.s not covered to get coverage, because the difference between his wage and the minimum is getting greater all the time. 7. He said it has always been his administration's policy to in crease the tactical .strength of the armed forces He said there has never been any announce ment of any plans to reduce the strength of the U. S. Army. But he said new weapons may make it possible for the Army to carry out i'." mission with fewer men. Ho s.,id that since the Korean v;ir Armv strength has. in fact. '-cm reduced by about 700.000 :nen. 6. Mr. Eisenhower said he ha.' no firm plans for political ap pearances bevond those already r nnounted. But he made it clear there will be some more cam paign trips by him. He said he would like to make about one short trip a week because he OREGON .-, likc to go out and see people. Mr. Eisenhower carries his second term campaign to Pitts burgh next week and immediate ly follows this up with a swing into Minnesota, Oregon and Washington. Little Tex Cut Hope 9. Mr. Eisenhower asserted that what he is trying to do in this campaign is to stick to the truth. He said some people have said he does not receive the truth from the men around him. But the President said he h?,: had a lot of experience in running or ganizations and he thinks he knows pretty well what's going on. 10. He said he wouldn't class ify the chances of an immediate tax cut p.s bright. For logical tax reduction, he said, it is neces sary to get .rid of a lot of use less things and then see wherej you stand oh tax cul He said hV would not say cuts were com ing right away. Greece Buys County's Talent Alfalfa Seed Talent alfalfa growers could sell 10 times as much seed as they are now producing to the country of Greece, W. B. (Ben) Tucker, county agriculture agent, said today. He added that Greece1 is pur chasing the entire crop from southern Oregon growers this season. "The country seems quije interested in the Talent seed. One hindcrance in selling to Greece is the dollar exchange problem, Tucker noted. He said it is necessary for growers to be paid in Greek de nominations rather than Ameri can money, which has greater value. Tucker said that George Tsimokopoulos, director of agri cultural exploitations for the Copias organization, visited in Jackson county last week. While here, he told of the favorable re ception Talent alfalfa seed has received in his countrv. Court Hints No Action To Establish Booth The county court indicated this morning no action would be taken to establish a voter regis tration booth at the Big Y market. Wednesday morning the court directed Mrs. Bereth Hopkins, coiinty clerk, to establish a booth at the market. Mrs. Hopkins, who had previously closed a registra tion booth there, declined to carry out the court's resolution and order. She based her refusal on an attorney general's opinion declaring it was illegal to regis ter voters at temporary locations. Mrs. Hopkins said her opinion was that a booth at the Big Y would not be in operation be tween elections and therefore would be classed as temporary. Keating Named to League Interim Group County Judge Rodney Keat ing has been named in a League of Oregon Counties interim com mittee on local government, he was informed this week. Judge Keating and the -"six other committee members will make their report at the next association meeting Oct. 16. Committee chairman Judge Raymond A. Lathrop of Jose phine county. The committee was appointed by Judge Lloyd Rea. Baker county, president of the association. Price 10c Tribune Lmtcd Prews full Leased Wir 1956 No. 163 ..uiiaped Infant Back With Mother; Woman Arrested Insatiable Desire Blamed in Abduction Chicago (U.R) One-month-old Ronald Bucher, abducted from his home by a woman with an insatiable desire for a child of her own, was found today in her care. Police returned the infant to his distraught mother, Mrs. Lois Bucher, 21, and arrested Mrs. Gladys Bynum, 26, who wept, "I wanted a baby of my own." Child Unharmed , Police said the child appeared well fed and unharmed, but they took the infant to St. George Hospital for a physical check to make sure. Mrs. Bynum, married for i,ix years, said she is unable to have children of her own. She told police she fciqned pregnancy Thurrday by stuffing baby clothes beneath her dress, then set out with the deliberate intention of abducting a child. In a dime store, she struck up an acquaintance with Mrs. Bu cher who invited her to the Bucher home. Asked To Call Cab There she feigned illness and asked Mrs. Bucher to call a cab. The Buchers have no telephone, and when Mrs. Bucher went out to make the call, Mrs. Bynum picked up the baby and fled. Police making a door to door check of the neighborhood ques tioned Mrs. Mary Kowalski, who said a woman carrying a baby had asked her husband for a ride home, Kowalski told officers she answered the description of Mrs. Bynum. He. said. the woman fondled the childThroughout the trip and told him she was six months pregnant. Lt. James McMahon of the homicide squad sent two officers, Ed Cagney and Joe Corcoran, to the apartment where Koval ski said he dropped off the wom an and child. When the policemen entered the Bynum apartment, they found Mrs. Bynum caring for the child on a divan. Man Sentenced to Two Prison Terms Paul Leon Jacks, 21, Ashland, was sentenced to consecutive five-year and one-year terms in the penitentiary this morning after pleading guilty in circuit court to separate charges of con tributing to the delinquency of a minor and burglary not in a dwelling. . Jacks had originally pleaded innocent -to a charge of rape and trial in that case was to begin this morning. He had also plead ed innocent to the burglary charge and trial in that case was scheduled for next week. O. H. Bengtson, defense attor ney, asked Judge H. K. Hanna for permission to change the pleas after conferring with Jacks this morning. He said the defendant had expressed a re luctance to subject several juve niles involved in the case to the ordeal of a rape trial. Judge Hanna permitted Jacks to change his plea to guilty of the lesser crime of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and to change his plea from in nocent to guilty of the burglary charge. He was sentenced to five years on the contributing charge and one year on the burglary charge.- Burns (U.PJ Virginia Cuth bert, 22, of Ontario, Ore., was killed outright last night when the car in which she was riding failed to make a curve and turn ed over 25 miles ep.'t of here. 'Weather FonFCAST: Fair and warm Ihroueh Saturday afternoon. Considerable cloudiness Sat urday night and Sunday with a chance of showers. Low to night 42. High Saturday 78. Highest Yesterday 1 77 Lowest this Morning 40 Our Skies Toniqht Sunrise . Suns ft Moon set First Quarter 6:13 a.m. 5:16 p.m. 9 p.m. Oct. 11 JLPITFR Inw in at at i-SS a.m.. is now nearly 6in million mile anav. Ritinr earlier each fnorninc, it will he prominent In th evening sky next Spring and Summer. Saturday Final Registration Day Tomorrow, Oct. 6, is the last day residents may register to vote in the Nov. 6 general elec tion. The county . clerk's office in the courthouse and firehalls in Medford will remain open until 3 p.m. for voter registrations. Elections department officials said residents inside the doors at 8 p.m. would be allowed to reg ister, but doors would close at that time. Courthouse Closed Since the courthouse usually is closed Saturdays, elections de partment officials said entrance to the courthouse and the clerk's office will be through the annex door near the parking lot behind the courthouse. In order to vote Nov. 6, resi dents who must register are: 1. Those who have never been registered before. 2. Those who failed to vote in either the primary or general election in 1954, and whose reg istrations were therefore can celled. 3. Anyone who has moved to a new address since last register ing. 4. Anyone who has changed his or her name, either by mar riage or by court action. Eligibility Requirements A voter must have become 21 Maps Showing Four Proposed Freeway Routes on Display Detailed maps showing four proposed Highway 99 freeway routes through the valley are on display in the council room at the Medford city hall, Mayor Earl Miller announced today. A public hearing on the pro posed routp;; will be held at 10 a.rh.Tri the Jackson county court house auditorium Thursday, Oct. 25. The new freeway, part of the federal highway system, will be built along one of the routes probably two or three years from now. A hearing was scheduled earl ier llv,; year, but was postponed pending completion of a survey of a proposed route on the west side of the valley, which was requested by a number of per sons and organizations. Consider Routes The four routes under con sideration are on the west side between Medford and Jackson ville: the Hillcrest route, east of the Medford city limits; the Gen- neve route just east of Bear creek; and a route following Bear creek itself. The recent survey of a west side route was to obtain detailed information concerning eosls, high department officials said. Mayor Miller aid mayors of all cities in Jackson county have been notified of the Oct. 25 hear ing and have been invited to participate. The maps in the council chamber show the routes in detail, including building lo cations, interchanges, and other information relative to the pro posals such rights of way and estimated construction costs. The highway commission earl ier this year indicated that any dec'.-ion made would be based on cost, dislocation of properties, the conservation of agricultural land and other similar factors. You Must Be Registered To Vote November 6 Registration Deadline October 6 Ellsworth Says Administration Brought Favorable Climate to Small Businesses "The new administration has brought a climate favorable to the small business man," Con gressman Harris Ellsworth said this morning at a no-host break fat neld at the Jackson hotel. Ellsworth. Republican seeking reelection as congressman from the fourth district, poke to more than 50 persons. Quoting from reports by Dun and Bradstreet. financial report ing service, regarding the small business man. El'.worth stated that in 1955. 10.969 small busi nesses failed. The nation"s an nual average for small biyiness failures since 1900 is 13,612. he said. years of age by Nov. 6, and must have been a resident of the state of Oregon six months prior to election day. If both the eligibility require ments are fulfilled between Oct 6 deadline for registration, and Nov. 6, election day, the person must register before 8 p.m. to morrow. A notation will be made on the registrar's book that the person has become eligi ble to vote between Oct. 6 and election day. Voters who will be absent on election day, or who arc unable to travel to the polls, may ob tain absentee ballots from the county clerk's office. The ab sentee ballots must be turned in at least five days before the Nov. 6 election. (See Story on Page 14) Linn County Jail Escapee Captured In Stolen Auto Coos Bay, Ore. (U.R) Ernest Lcroy Gibson, who escaped from the Linn county jail last month and was the object of one' of Coos county's biggest manhunts, was captured near here early to day, stale police reported. He was the second of the four escapees to be captured in two days. Gibson. 29. was arrested about 7:05 a.m. in a car reported stolen during the night at Empire. State police said the car was paiked between Coos Bay and North Bend and that Gibson was in side. Hunted By Huge Posse Gibson, who faced a life prison term for the robbery of the Linn county treasurer's office, had been hunted by a huge posse in t-iie rugged- Seven Devils. are of Cape Argo state park. James A. Patton, another of the Albany escapees, was caotur- cq yesterday at Manhattan Beach, Calif. Police said they had spotted him several days ago and were watching him in hope that one or more of the other escapees would turn up. All four of the cscaoccs faced life prison terms, and three were accounted for. Gibson was identified by Bend taxi driver Lloyd Van Dyke as the man who forced him to drive to Coos county earlier this week A third escapee. Dan C Ott. was found drowned in the Wil amette river near Salem about two weeks ago. The fourth escapee was Earl Junior Bonney, 31, Silverton. Jury Acauifs GP Man 01 Grand Larceny Frank R. Close. 44. Grants Pass, was acquitted by a circuit court jury yesterday afternoon of a grand larceny charge involv ing a power lawn mower and a garden cart. Close had been accused of tak ing the mower and cart from the Grants Pass residence of Harry Neal, now a resident of Redding. Calif., during the flood last winter. The, jury returned its verdict after deliberating about 30 min utes. The trial began Tuesday morning. O. H. Bengtson was at torney for the defense and Dis trict Attorney Walter Nunley represented the state. - .. .. ( BOY INJURED Phillip Baird, 14, of 2340 El liott St.. was being examined in the x-ray room at Community hospital early this afternoon to determine the extent of an injury suffered while playing football at Howard school. He was taken to the hospital by Medford Am bulance service. The boy is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Al Baird. Changing the figures to per centages because of the increase of small businesses since the turn of the century, Ellsworth based hi comparison on 10.000 business units. In 1956. 41 6 per cent of the small businesses failed per 10.000 business units compared lo the nation's average of 72 per cent, he said. Figures for the previous administration quoted showed 63 per cent of the small businesses failed per 10.000 busi ness uni,-. Ellsworth added. Speaking on the present re cession in the lumber industry. Ellsworth told of his efforts to procure plywood and other lum ber products from this, area for New York Loses 6-Run Advantage; Bessent Winner Berra's Grand Slam 5th in Series Play Brooklyn (U.R) The Brooklyn Dodqers spotted the New York Yankees six runs in the first two innings and then battled back to win the second game of the World Series, 13 to 8, here to day. Little Don Bessent was credited with the victory after Don Newcombe, the Dodgers' starting pitcher, was relieved in the game. Gil Hodges came through for Brooklyn, rapping out two doubles, each scoring two runs. Yogi Berra's grand slam homer in the second inning was only the fifth in World Series history. Duke Snider rapped out his 10th Series homer in the bottom of the second,, producing three big runs in one of the wildest and weirdest innings in Series history which saw the Dodgers score six runs to tie it up. PLAY-BY-PI, AY: ' Yank ess first: McDoufiald bounced out. Slaughter singled. Mantle Hied out. Berra walked. Collins singled, scoring Slaughter. Bauer popped out. One run, two hits, no errors, two left. Kodccrs flrvt: Gilliam walked., Hcne popped out. Snider walked. Robinson bounced into a double play. No runs, no hits, no errors, one left. Yankees erond: Martin singled.. Coleman sacrificed. Larson singled scoring Martin. McDougald singled Slaughter forced McDougald. Mantle walked. Fcrra hit a home run, scor ing Larson. Slaughter and Mantle ahead of him. Roebuck replaced New combe on the mound for the Dodgers. Collins bounced out. Five runs, lour hits, no errors, none left. Dodcers second: 1 lodges singled. Amoros was safe on Collins' error. Furillo walked. Campanella flied out. scoring Hodges. Mitchell batted for nocbuck anrt fouled out. Gilliam walk ed. Kuchs reolacrd Larson on the mound for the Yankees. Reese singled, scoring Amoros and Furillo. Byrne went in to pitch for the Yankees. Snider hit a home run scoring Gil Ham and Reese ahead of him. Robin son struck out. Six runs, three hits, one error, none left. Yankees third: Bessent vent in to pitch for New York. Bauer singled. Martin hit into a double olav. Coleman bounced out. No runs, one . hit. no errors, none left. Dodger third: Sturdivant went in to oiteh for the Yankees. Hodges walked. Amoros truck out. Furillo singled. Campanella struck out. Bessent singl ed, scoring Hodges. Gilliam walked Morgan replaced Sturdivant on the mound for "cw York. Reese popped out. "One run. two hits, no errors, three left. Yankees fourth: Morgan singled. Mc Dougald sacrificed. Morgan went to third on a wild pitch, slaughter tiled out, Morgan scoring. Mantle struck out. One run. one hit, no errors, none left. Dodgers fourth: Snider and Robin son singled. RodRcs doubled, scoring Snider and Robinson. Amoros su-uck out. Furillo bounced out. Camoanella walked. Bessent struck out. Two runs, three hits, no errors, two left. Yankees fifth: Berra flied out. Col lins walked. Bauer Hied out. Martin struck out. No runs, no hits, no errors. one left. , Dodsrr fifth: Gilliam struck out, Reese flied out. Snider walked. Hob inson singled. Hodges doubled, scor ing Snider and Robinson. Turle.v re placed Morgan on the mound for the Yankees. Amoros struck out. Two runs. Two hits, no errors, one left. Yankees sixth: Coleman Hied out. Siebern. batting for Turley. flied out. McDougald walked. Slaughter lined out. No runs, no hits, no errors, one left. Dodgers sixth: McDermott went in to pitch for the Yankees. Furillo and CamDai.clla flied out. Bessent walked. Gilliam forced Bessent. No runs, no hits, no errors, one left. Yankees seventh: Mantle singled and was forced bv Berra. Collins fouJed out. Reese forced Berra. No runs, one hit. no errors, one left. Dodgers seventh: Reese bounced out. Snider struck out. Robinson and Hodges walked. Jackson batted for Amoros and -struck out. No runs, no hits, no errors, two left. Yankees eighth: Cimoli replaced Amoros for the Dodgers. Martin and Skrowron. batting for Coleman, struck out. McDermott singled. McDougald bounced out. No runs, one hit, no errors, one left. Dodgers eighth: Martin moved lo second and carcy went m at tniro for New York. FurfHo singled. Camp anella was safe on Bauer's error. Bes sent sacrificed. Gilliam singled, scor ing Furillo and Campanella flied out. Snider struck out. Two runs, two hits, one error, one left. Yankees ninth: Slaughter singled. Mantle flied out. Berra singled. Col lins forced Berra. Slaughter scoring. Bauer flied out. One run. two hits, no errors, one left. Box Seore: New York AB R H O A McDougald ss 3 0 110 Slauehter If 4 3 2 1 Mantle cf 4 112 0 Berra c 4 I 2 10 Collins lb 4 0 13 Bauer rf 5 0 12 0 Martin 3b-2b 4 113 2 G. Coleman 2b 2 0 0 2 2 D Sknwron 1 0 0 0 0 Carev 3b 0 0 0 0 1 Larsen p , 1110 0 Kucks o O 0 0 O O Bvrne p 0 0 0 0 0 Sturdivant p 0 0 0 0 Morgan p 1 1 10 Turlev p 0 0 0 0 B Siebern 10 0 0 defense department use in build ing military housing projects. Recalling Congress' rejection of the proposed large scale hous ing bil's. Ellsworth stated "he did not believe in taxing one wage earner who docs not live in a government housing unit to pay for the housing of another wase earner who does." Ellsworth closed his 20 min ute talk by pointing to his record in the Savage Rapids dam fish -creening and the Talent division of Fogue River projects. The Congressman has Been in the area since Monday and today and Saturday will appear at a series of neighborhood, socials. "How D'Ya Stand on the Dodgers And the Yanks?" Employment Activity High Here Last Month Employment activity during September, usually the peak em ployment month, was high with very little unemployment, .tc cording to John J. Patton, man ager of the Medford office of the state employment service. The number of unemployed pc:sons in Jackson county as of Sept. 30 was estimated at 350, including 100 women, Patton said. The figure was 28 per cent above last month and 15 per cent above the same time a year ago. Patton said the 1956 pear Bar Association , Backs McAllister Tlie Jackson County Bar asso ciation yesterday unanimously adopted a resolution endorsing the election of Oregon Supreme Court Justice William McAllis ter of Medford. Justice McAllister was ap pointed by Governor Elmo Smith to fill a vacancy on the court. He is now a candidate for elec tion Nov. 6. The association recommended "to the voters of the state . . . that they retain Justice McAllis ter in office in the coming gen eral election by writing in the name "Wm. McAllister" for the supreme court. Write-in votes will be neces sary for the justice position since McAllister's appointment came too late to have his name print ed on the ballot. The association said Justice McAllister lias "devoted many years to public service as a mem ber of both the house of repre sentatives and senate of the Ore gon state legislature, and has been one of the leading members of the Oregon state bar, having served as a member of its board of governors and board of bar examiners." Sports Bulletin Defending champion Bob Prall, Salem, fired an even par 72 today to take the early lead in first round of the Oregon Golf association medal play iournament at Rogue Valley Country club. Gordon Marlatt, Eugene, had a 77 and Jerry Gastineau and Alan Holmes, Medford. 78. McDermott p 1 " 0 1 0 0 Totals 35 8 12 24 S Brooklyn AB R H O A Gilliam 2b 3 115 3 Reese ss 6 112 5 Snider cf 4 3 2 6 0 Robinson 3b 4 2 2 0 2 Hodees 1 b 3 2 3 II 0 Amoros If 4 1.0-0 0 C Jackson 1 0 0 0 0 rimnli If O 0 0 1 f) Furillo rf - 4 2 2 2 0 Campanella c 3 10 5 0 Vcwcombc, p 0 0O01 Roebuck p 0 0 0 0 0 A Mitchell 1 0 0 0 0 Bessent p 2 01 0 0 Totals 33 13 12 2" 11 A-Fotilcd out for Roebuck in 2nd. B-Flied out for Turley in 6th. C-Struck nut for Amoros in 7th. D-Struck out for G. Coleman in 8th. New York 130 100 001 8 Brooklyn 061 220 02x 13 E-Collins, Bauer. RBl-Collins2. Lar sen. Berra 4. Slauehter., Campanella. Reese 2. Snider 3. Bessent, Hod"es 4, Gilliam 2. 2b-Hodscs 2. HR-Bcrra. Snider. S-Coleman. MrDotteald. Bes srnt. SF-Campanel'a. Slaughter. DP-Martin-Collms. I.OB-New York 7 Brooklyn 10. BB-Nrwcom'oe 2. Larson 4. Bessent 2. Sturdivant 2,. Morcan 2. McDermott 3. SO-Byrnc I. Sturdivant 2. Morgan 3. Turley I. Bessent 4. Mc Dermott 3. HO-Newcombe 6 12-3. Roe buck 0 1-3. Bessent 6-7, Larsen 1 "1-23. Kucks 1-0 (pitched to one batter in 2nd'. Byrne 1 1-3. Sturdivant 2 2-3. Mrgn 5-2. Turley O 1-3. McDermott 2-3. E&ER-Ncwcombc 6-6, Bessent 2-2. Larsen 4-0. Kucks 1-0. Byrne 1-0. Sturdivant 1-1. Morgan 4-4. McDer mott 2-1. W-Bcsent. L-Morgan. U-Soar 'At. plate; Boges 'Ni. lb; Naop (At. 2b: Pinelli (Ni. 3.: Runge (A. Gorman IN), ioul lines. T-326. A-36,217.. hai-vest was practically complete at the end of the month and good weather throughout the season assisted in getting the crop picked on time. Lumber and ply wood prices continued to drop, he said, and were a cause for concern, although there were no sizeable layoffs during Septem ber because of the conditions. Layoffs in lumber and logging usually are due to inclement weather and the size of the un employment applicant group can be judged by the amount of rain or snow, he said. With lower prices may operations will be inclined to shut down in weather which would not usually cause shut downs, Patton said. He said that the few who were out of work were mostly women and older men who could not do the relatively heavy work in the orchards and packing houses. With the completion of fruit processing work in October, and the general seasonal let down usually experienced in the fall, Patton said unemployment can be expected to increase consider ably. New hiring will be slow during the next 60 days, he said, with almost no other activity other than Christmas fruit packing, which will be starting or mate rially expanding during the period. Most hiring will be to re place regular turnover, he said. During October, he said, a spe cial effort will be made to in crease employment opportuni ties for physically handicapped workers. The program is a year around effort in cooperation with the Jackson county commit tee for employment of the handi capped. Patton pointed out that experience has demonstrated the value of using physically handi capped workers. Woodburn Air Base Delayed for Year Portland (U.R) Work was re ceived here from the national capital yesterday that construc tion of the new $30 million air-, base in the French Prairie dis trict near Woodburn, Ore., had been delayed' for a year. Lack of money was assigned as the reason. Congress author-1 ized expenditure of $13,508,000 during 1957 and 1958 for con struction of the joint Air Force Navy base and later appropriat ed $2,400,030 for land acquisi tion and initial construction. But the Air Force found it ne cessary to review all construc tion projects when Congress ap propriated only $1,200,000 in stead of the $1,600,000,000 re quested. Pear Harvest Hears Completion in Area - Pear harvest in the Rogue val ley will be completed this week with the exception of winter nelis and P. Barry varieties and a few boscs, C. B. Cordy, county horitculture agent, said today. Harvest weather has been good ' thtc epaenn CerAv cnirt nnrl harvesters lost only a couple of days as the result of rain. The pear crop this year has been reported as a near-record yield, despite major losses result ing from August storms. March AFB. Calif. 'U.R) A B47 strato-jct. America's medium atomic bomber, crashed in flames near here shortly after takeoff today, killing its three crewmen.
