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Ik 6) To p Reply To Sfevei.so'11 aoer m 51st Year Price 10c Detailed Document To Correct Remarks On H-Bomb Tests Tribune United Press Full Leased Wir 24 . DNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1956 No. 178 If . U'fi?" Li lVJtei. GOVERNOR VISITS Approximately 60 peo ple greeted Republican Gov. Elmo Smith (left) when he made a brief appearance at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Medford municipal airport. Smith, who succeeded to the gover norship last winter at the death of Gov. Paul Patterson, is now seeking election to that po sition. Among the welcoming party were sev eral members of the Jackson County Youth Governor Discusses Education, Highways At Medford "Youth for Eisenhower" group, led by Donald L. Stathos, welcomed Governor Elmo Smith t the Medford airport about 4:30 p.m. yesterday. The plane was delayed because of . bad weather in the Portland area. Governor Smith cited Ore gon's needs in education, high ways, natural resources and a solution to the aged problem in an airport interview. He also said that "action should be taken against the surtax and 1 will ask the legislature to do so." Stat Aid Governor Smith said he be lieves state aid for schools should be extended in many areas of the state, especially in those where limited bonding prevents school growth neces sary to meet expanding needs. He noted that he has been study ing the needs for higher educa tion in the state and said that he supported legislation for Oregon Technical Institute at Klamath Falls. The new water resources board. Governor Smith said, was created to study water con servation and utilization. The board was appointed after Gov ernor Smith learned that other states were looking to Oregon for additional water supplies. He said conservationists have called the board one of "the most progressive steps taken in some years in Oregon." The Oregon Development commission has been ot great value to the state, he said, and noted that the group was large ly responsible for the Johns Manville plant being located in Klamath Falls. He said the group is attempting to attract additional new industry to Ore gon, especially industry which would utilize wood residue. Highways Necessary "Since highways are neces sary to the economic life-line in Oregon," Governor Smith said, "I am in favor of a program for additional access roads, farm and market roads, and roads in urban areas." He said he had lpd the program in Oregon for the $"2 million highway im provement program. He said the plan has been largely for development of High days 99 and 30, but pointed out the whole state program is tied in with the national defense program. The governor was ap pointed by President Eisen hower as a member of the Gov ernor's conference on highways. Governor Smith said that additional financial aid is neces sary for Oregon's older citizens because of increased medical ex penses and other factors, "but Gl Bill Abandonment Ashland U. S. Sen. Richard L. Neuberger told students of Southern Oregon college today that abandonment of the GI bill of rights by the Eisenhower administration constituted "a body blow not only to American colleges but also to the whole principle of equality of sacrifice in time of war and military emergencies." Neuberger left Ashland fol lowing a faculty luncheon for Klamath Falls, where he will attend a senate interior com mittee hearing tomorrow con cerning problems relating to the end of federal control over '.he Klamath Indians. Return to Medford Senator Neuberger will return to Medford late Thursday and speak at 8 p m. at the Esquire theater. Democratic headquart 1 Airport beyond that our older people are a tremendous resource be cause of their knowledge and skills." The governor was accompan ied by Phil Fields, pilot of the private plane, and Vern Schenck of Portland. Authorize Petition For Hearing Here The Medford city council last night authorized presentation of a petition to a congressional committee gathering evidence in regard to a flood control survey of Rogue river and its tributar ies. The petition asks that Bear creek be included in the survey. The interior and insular af fairs committee will hold a hear ing Friday regarding power and flood control development of the Rogue River basin. The hearing will be in the federal courtroom at the Medford postoffice. At a previous council meeting City Manager Robert Duff was authorized to attend a public hearing on Rogue river and trib utaries for flood control in Grants Pass Oct. 25. The hearing is being conducted by the Army corps of engineers. Portland UJ.P.i Army engi neers today announced postpone ment of a flood control hearing scheduled for Grants Pass Oct. 25. Office of the Chief of Engi neers said it was unable to have representatives at the hearing and set the date over until some time in November or December. Neubergers Award $500 Scholarship Ashland Sen. and Mrs. Rich ard L. Neuberger this morning awarded a S300 scholarship to Southern Oregon college, which they said will be divided be tween two students. Mrs. Neu berger announced the award at an assembly this morning. Recipients of the award, to taling $230 each, are Lloyd D. Olson, sen of Mrs. R. R. Hard ing, Roseburg. and Bob Mirick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne J. Mirick. Highway 99 North, Ash land. Young Mirick is president of the SOC student body. The scholarship is unrestrict ed, and awarded on the basis of merit alone, college officials said. ers in Medford. The meeting is open to the public. He will speak on behalf of Senator Wayne Morse, who is seeking reelection Nov. 6. Following the Thursday night spech. Senator and Mrs. Neu berger will be guests at a re ception at the theater. During the senate interior and public work committee hearing in Medford Friday, which Sen ator Neubeger plans to attend, a coffee party will be held for Mrs. Neuberger and Charles O. Porter. Democratic candidate for congressman from the fourth district, at the home of Edward Kelly. Senator Neubeger will speak at a no-host dinner at the Med ford hotel at 6 p.m. Friday be fore leaving for the northern part of the state that night for Eisenhower club. They are shown above obtaining autographs from the governor after sounding off with two cheers for him. Since Gov, Smith's plane arrived about an hour late, he was unable to deliver a scheduled speech here. After a brief television appear ance, he left Medford for an evening speaking engagement at Coos Bay. Council to Leave Berrydale Proposal On Nov. 6 Ballot The Medford city council last night voted to keep the Berry dale annexation proposal on the Nov. 6 general election ballot. The council action followed a recommendation by Mayor Earl Miller. Mayor Miller made the rec ommendation after N. F. Gier, 2902 North Pacific highway, Medford, representing some residents in the Berrydale dis trict, told the council that "many Berrydale property owners have come to the conclusion that the only way they will ever obtain a sewer system is through an nexation.!' . . . Residents Protest At a recent meeting with city officials, other residents protest ed that boundaries had been ex tended to include more resi dents than had originally re quested annexation. The mayor stated that he and Public Works Director Vern Thorpe had personally covered the boundaries Sunday. He said most the original boundaries had been extended was about 600 to 700 feet. Reason for the bound ary adjustments. Mayor Miller said, were in the interests of good planning and to organize a complete improvement district Several residents who have property on the Buckshot rd. and Lone Pine rd. area in the proposed Grandview- Kenwood annexation district also address ed the council. They stated that only the highly populous areas in the district had been petition ed for annexation. Mayor Miller said that lack of time will prevent any change in boundary lines in the areas des ignated for an annexation vote. (See Slory on Pag 9) Vice President Nixon Schedules Medford Stop Vic President Richard M. Nixon is scheduled to stop in Medford Friday, Oct. 2E, ac cording to the United Press. Nixon will be en route from Walla Walla, Wash., to Cali fornia, the press itriici stated. Mrs. Kathleen Bash, chair man of the Jackson County Republican Central commit tee, said this morning she had no received word of Nixon's isit. She said she would check with party officials for verification and to determine details of his visit here. (Sea Story page 5) Blow to Colleges, Senator Says In his speech at SOC the senator stated that "Opposition to extension of the educational benefits of the GI bill and fail ure to provide federal aid for education illustrates the differ ence between the administra tion's words and its deeds. It's record is long on preachments and short on performance," he declared. Federal Aid Bill "The federal school aid bill lost because 119 Republican congressmen voted against it," he charged. Although President Eisenhower publicly urged con gress to pass his foreign aid bill and exerted "unprecedented and unusual pressure on Re publican senators to defeat the Hells Canyon dam bill, he did not send a single word to con gress during debates t on the Governor Requests Oil Companies To Cease Price War Small Operators Unable To Compete Salem (U.R) Eight major oil companies were requested by Gov. Elmo Smith today to co operate in eliminating and pre venting the spread of a gasoline "price war" which a delegation of gasoline station operators told the governor was hurting independent dealers in the Eu gene area. The service station owners told the governor they were un able to cope with the situation as small independent business men. The governor wrote the com panies: "A sizable and earnest group of men representing the Oregon Gasoline Dealers Asso ciation met with me and charged that Oregon's unfair gasoline sales act is being violated by several of the major oil com panies who are forcing the re tail price of gas so low that all affected service station opera tors and independent dealers cannot compete. "Assuming these charges to be true, the state of Oregon can not condone such practices which are in violation of exist ing law and they should be stopped," the governor said. Television Highlight Vice President Richard M. Nixon will speak over station KBES-TV at 9 o'clock tonight. GOP Outnumbers Demo Registrations Republicans in Jackson coun ty outnumber Democrats by more than 1.000, according to unofficial registration totals an nounced by the elections depart ment late this morning. The total number of register ed to vote is 35,229,, compared to 36.067 registered in the 1952 presidential election, officials said. During the past week of reg istration. 2,887 residents reg istered. The total included 1.696 Democrats, 1,069 Republicans and 122 miscellaneous. During the last week, 1,071 persons reregistered. Unofficial totals show 17.983 Republicans registered, 16.455 Democrats and 791 miscellane ous. Elections department officials also , announced that sample bal lots are now available at other locations in Medford besides the courthouse. Ballots may be obtained at either of the political party headquarters or at the Mail Tribune news room. Elections department officials said that they were trying to distribute sample ballots to out lying areas of the county. Sample ballots afe available at several places in Ashland and with pub lic officials in other areas. SP Starts Repair Work on Crossings Superintendent L. R. Smith of Southern Pacific company has notified the Medford City coun cil work will start immediately on repairing several railroad street crossings. City Manager Robert Duff said that Smith indicated to him in a letter that work will con sist of relaying and retying main line crossings on 11th, Main, Fourth and Jackson sts. The SP railroad crossing on Stewart ave. will be closed to automobile traffic until Friday while the company repairs the crossing there. Work began Tues day on placing heavy rails at the crossing and repaying the section. school bill in an effort to get congressional support," the sen ator added. Neuberger announced that he and Sen. Wayne Morse plan to sponsor legislation in 1957 to restore and make retroactive the educational program which once allowed servicemen and women a day and a half in any college of their choice in re turn for each day spent on active military duty. Earlier in a speech at Grants Pass to Josephine county Dem ocrats Neuberger stated that "A political philosophy that sub ordinates animals and birds to oil derricks on wildlife refuges threatens the pattern of out door values which are the basis of Oregon's tourist recreation business." During a two year period to London- Nazi wartime documents published today showed that Killer knew about the United States transfer of 50 destroyers to Britain within a week after President Roosevelt's top secret offer to Sir Winston Churchill. The documents, published by the British government in ar rangement with the U.S. State department, also disclosed that: Codo Room Contact 1. German Charge D' Affaires in Washington Hans Thomsen had a "contact" in the State de partment's code room who re vealed the essence of U.S. Am bassador Joseph Kennedy's se cret reports from London. 2. Thomsen proposed to the German government elaborate plans to enlist novelists Theo dore Dreiser, whom he called PLANE FOUND: FOUR DEAD Explosion Heard Prior To Crash Near Willamette Willamette, Ore. U.PJ A small private plane on a flight from Portland to San Jose, Calif.; plunged to the ground and apparently exploded about one mile west of here yesterday, killing all four persons aboard. The victims, all from San Jose, were identified as Don Kramer, 31, the pilot; Edward F. Currier, 25; Norman Aber nathy and his wife, Bethel. Powerless Dive The craft, witnesses said, ap peared to be in a powerless dive before they hesrd the explosion. They said the plane's motors suddenly roared and the explo sion occurred just before the plane plunged to earth in a canyon. About an hour after witnesses first reported hearing the ex plosion, searchers found a wmg section of the craft which iden tified it as the small plane bound for San Jose. Bits of fab ric and twisted pieces of metal were scattered over a 50-acre area.. Main Section. Bodies Found In the afternoon searchers found the main section of the plane and with it the bodies of the four passengers. Workmen at Portland Inter national airport said the Tri Pacer craft had left there about 8:30 a.m. The area was shrouded in a low overcast throughout the day. Terms 'Unacceptable' For Yugoslavia Aid Belgrade (U.R) Communist Yugoslavia said today that cer tain conditions made by Presi dent Eisenhower for continued American aid were "unaccept able." However, government sources said there was no indication that Yugoslavia was prepared to re ject American aid. They said the Belgrade gov ernment might "eventually" ask for long term credits instead of aid, but refused further com ment or speculation on future developments in Yugoslav-American relations. A statement issued by the Foreign Ministry said the Pres idents letter asking Congress to approve the extension of aid "contains elements which are not in comformity with the prin ciples of independent and equal cooperation." when a stop-order against oil leases in wildlife refuges sup posedly was in effect, according to Neuberger, the interior de partment under Douglas McKay issued 60-oil-drilling permits. While this "fictional" ban was on the books, McKay's depart ment issued five times as many leases as in all previous history of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920. he said. Neuberger added that "bi partisan alarm over the way McKay threw conservation prin ciples in reverse" was indicated by the report of a house com mittee, consisting of 17 Dem ocrats and 12 Republicans, which "unanimously condemned in terior department practices und er McKay, opening the portals of wildlife lands to oil and gas companies." .eak To Nazis Told 'an isolationist," and Kathleen Norris, "a pacifist," to write propaganda books designed to keep the U.S. out of the war. The documents did not disclose the outcome. 3. Thomsen said his efforts were "practically being sabo taged by the activities of agents of the Wehrmacht." Hard-Pressed To Explain The records show that Thom sen in Washington was hard pressed to explain the facts of American life to his masters in Berlin. One document is a de tailed exposition of the difficul ties in trying to "buy off" the American press. "Experience shows that arti cles cannot be gotten into the American press as they can, for instance, into the French," he wrote. "Influential journalists of high "By Golly, If I Had A Part In This Campaign" City to Recommend Route After Hearing City Manager Robert Duff was authorized last night by the city council to present material on the location of a proposed Highway 99 freeway from Blackwell hill to Ashland at a hearing in the courthouse audi torium Thursday, Oct. 25. The council decided it would not prepare a recommendation on a proposed route prior to (Jie hearing. A recommendation will be made to the highway commission after views of resi dents are heard. State highway commission representatives will submit data on the West Medford or the West Side route, and three other pro posed routes. The commission will make a decision on one of the routes after the hearing. Points Listed In a report to council. Duff listed several points regarding the proposed freeway routes that he said might be objection able to the interests of Medford. Concerning the Hillcrest route Duff pointed out that Bar nett rd. would have to be the access road to the freeway, and be improved and widened to four lanes in order to provide for increased traffic. The West Side route would direct traffic through the center of Medford because the interchange would be on the Jacksonville highway. Duff said. One objection to the Genessee route, according to Duff, would be an additional barrier through Medford. The two ma- Weather FORECAST: Mostly cloudy with showers tonight. Partial rlearinf Thursday. Low lo mcht 45. Hifh Thursday 60-63. Temp. Htchest YesUrdav 87 Lowest this .Morning 41 Our Skies Tonight Sunrise t:2S ,.m. sunset 3J .m. Moonset Thursday .1:27 a.m. Moonset Thursday 5:27 turn. Full Moon (Hunter's Moon! Oct. 19 PROMINENT STAR Fomalhaut. due south 9:2" p.m. Between Fomalhaut and the Moon is the planet. Mars. The light of Fomalhaut takes about 25 yean to reach the Earth: that of Man a little ever 4 minutes. repute with whom I am in con- tact will not lend themselves, even for money, to publishing outside material under their name without alteration or re editing." Thomsen also complained about German Army secret agents sent over to train sabo teurs among American citizens of German descent. "I cannot warn too urgently against this method," he told Berlin. Palo Alto U.R) Novelist Kathleen Norris said today she had "never heard a whisper" of any German plans to enlist her to write propaganda books aim ed at keeping the United States out of World War II. Mrs. Norris termed any such idea as "idiotic" and "crack brained." jor barriers now are the South ern Pacific tracks and Bear creek. The city manager said an ob jection with the Bear creek route would be that a small sec tion of Hawthorne park would be cut off. Panel to Discuss Fluoridation Issue A panel discussion on fluor idation will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, in the county courthouse auditorium. The pan el is being sponsored by the Jackson County Public Health association. Members of the panel Include Dr. Charles Dotter, chief of ra diology in the University of Ore gon Medical school, Portland: Dr. Henry Leicester, professor of bio-chemistry at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, San Francisco; Dr. Paul Walker. lo cal dentist: and Mrs. Ray Fris bie, registered nurse, and form er public health nurse. Modera tor will be John Dellenback, lo cal attorney. The panel also will be present ed on KBES-TV at 7:45 p.m. Fri day, as well as carried by tape recording over radio stations KYJC and KMED. Salem tap.) Floyd M. Hope man, Albany, has been named as a member of the Oregon Dairy Products Commission. Regulations To Prevent Timber Exploitation OK'd Washington U.R) Interior Secretary Fred A. Seaton today announced final approval of reg ulations designed to prevent ex ploitation of timber resources by persons or firms who stake min ing claims on public 'lands. Seaton said he considered the 1955 law under which the regu lations were drafted to be the most important change in the mining laws since enactment of the mineral leasing act of 1920. Previously, when a mining claim was staked, the person or Experts Asked To Prepare History Seattle U.PJ President Eis enhower will give out a "gov ernment paper" next week re plying in detail to Democratic presidential nominee Adlai E. Stevenson's statements on H bomb tests and other atomic policies. White House Press Secretary James C. Hagerty told newsmen today that Mr. Eisenhower felt that such a reply is necessary be cause Stevenson in a nationwide televised speech in Chicago Mon day night ma,de "what we be lieve were some rather extraor dinary statements" in the field. Hagerty refused to elaborate, saying that the administration's detailed statement would point them out. Mr. Eisenhower telephoned Secretary of State John Foster Dulles and discussed the atomic issue and the Suez situation with him. Preparing History Mr. Eisenhower asked that Dulles, Chairman Lewis L. Strauss of the Atomic Energy commission, Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson and other ad ministration experts prepare "the complete history in this, field." Hagerty said that all details would be included except those involving national security. He replied a quick "no" when a re porter asked if the administra tion believed Stevenson had vio lated security. Stevenson charged in his Chi cago speech that the Eisenhower administration had "distorted" his proposal for ending H-bomb tests. He said a single H-bomb al ready was powerful enough to destroy the world's largest city and the explosion of nuclear bombs was pumping into the atmosphere a dangerous poison, strontium 90, which eventually would become concentrated enough, to harm all the world . and generations yet unborn. The President today began a three-day on-the-scene campaign for the Pacific coast stales' 47 presidential electoral votes and three senate seats. He will speak in Portland Thursday over a nationwide television network. Commission Lists Fluoridation Cost Robert L. Lee, superintendent of the Medford .Water commis sion reported to the Medford city council last night on costs and methods of financing for the proposed fluoridation program for Medford water. If the fluoridation proposal is passed at the Nov. 6 general elec tion, Lee said, the commission proposes to transfer $29,820 from the water system construction fund to finance the initial invest ment. He added that It also proposed the annual operating cost of the fluoridation program be recov ered by increasing the monthly water service charge to each cus tomer by about 10 cents. Lee stated that fluorides would be placed in the water system at a site near the intersection of Coker Butte rd. and Foothill rd. which would fluoridate all of the water used from the Medford system except that used by Eagle Point and the Camp White area. Tacoma.Man Hired As County Sanitarian Charles Clark, Tacoma, Wash, has been added to the sanitation staff as a sanitarian to replace Bob Hart who resigned earlier this month. Clark, a graduate of Wash ington State college, took his work in sanitation at the Uni versity of Washington. He com pleted the sanitary science field training course this spring with his field work in Seattle and Tacoma. firm which staked it could pro ceed to glean the surface re sources if the claim was proved valid. ' Under the new regulations, the government may sell the timber and control other surface resources up to the time mining patents actually are issued. The issuance of mining pat ents in Oregon's Rogue River national forest to the Al Sarena Co., of Mobile, Ala., was the sub ject of a congressional conflict this j-ear. T
