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BENEFIT FROM UMC Here AK l e Polish AtJGRY PRESIDENT REJECTS RUSSIAN PLEA ON H-BOMB Washington (U.R) Presi dent Eisenhower's angry rejec tion of Russia's latest plea to halt H-bomb tests added new fuel today to an already heated campaign debate over the super weapon. Democrats, led by Adlai E. Stevenson, charged that Mr. Eis enhower acted too hastily and without "sober consideration" in dismissing Soviet Premier Nik olai A. Bulganin's renewed ap peal that the two nations ban future H-bomb tests. Stevenson himself has called. for such a ban and has made Mr. Eisenhower's opposition to It a major issue in the presiden tial campaign. The President Sunday bluntly and angrily accused Bulganin of "interference" in U. S. domest ic affairs and of seeming "to Impugn my own sincerity." Uim Sharp Words He did so in answering Bul ganin's letter of last Friday which, in effect, endorsed Stev enson's position. Bulganin hod noted in his letter that "certain prominent figures in the United States" were also calling for a halt to H-bomb tests. Mr. Eisenhower, in unusually sharp words aimed at the head of another state, told Bulganin: "... The sending of your note in the midst of a national election campaign . . . express ing your support of the opinions of 'certain prominent public fig ures in the United States," con stitutes an interference by a for eign nation in our internal af fairs." The President said that if sim ilar "interference" were "in dulged in by an ambassador" it "would lead to his being declar ed persona non grata (not ac ceptable) in accordance with long-established custom." Hits Attack on Dulles He also told Bulganin that a statement in the Soviet premier's letter about Secretary of State John Foster Dulles was "n o t only unwarranted, but is person ally offensive to me." Bulganin had accused Dulles of "obvious distortion" of Russian policy. The President also took Bul ganin to task for releasing the Russian letter in Moscow with out first notifying the United States and before it could be translated and delivered to him. He said this "departs from ac cepted international practice in a number of respects." After these sharp words. Mr. Medford High Band Invited to Game For the sixth consecutive ear, the Medford High school band has been invited to attend the annual Shrine East-West football game, it was reported last week. The band, one of the out standing high school musical organizations on the west coast, has marched at rlf time at the game for the past five years. This year the game will be Saturday, Dec. 29. in Kezar stadium in San Francisco. As in the past, funds to per mit the band to make the trip will be raised in the community, as no budgeted school funds are available for this purpose. Glenn Linn, of the Jackson County Shrine club, said that group is sponsoring the effort, which will be handled thrnuch a citizens committee headed by Sam Colton. The invitation was received from the Shrine East-West game committee. Portland (U.R) Some 23, 000 members of the Catholic faith gathered here Sunday for the climax of the five-week Fam URosary crusade. Eisenhower then said he was not instructing the State Depart ment to reject Bulganin's letter as sometimes is done in such in stances. "This is not because I am tol erant of these departures from accepted international practice but because I still entertain hope that direct communications between us may serve the cause of peace," the President said. Anti-Western Parliament Picked By Jordan Voters Amman, Jordan U.R) Voters picked an anti-Western Parlia ment which threatended to push this long-time pro-British king dom into the neural Arab bloc led by Egypt, substantial elec tions returns showed today. Political' leanings of candi dates elected to. tins' tiny Has hemite nation's 4u-3 at House of Representatives indicated Sun day the new government will demarld scrapping or drastic re vision of its treaty with Britain. Resignation Expected At least 23 of the first 34 members elected a parliament ary majority were considered anti-Western although the true colors of all the candidates will not be known until Parliament meets to form a new govern ment. Carela"ker Prime Minister Ibrahim Hashcn was expected to resign today or Tuesday. He probably will be asked to con tinue in office until a successor is named. The Communists and ' other leftists made the biggest gains. In the last government both the left and the right were allied in their anti-Western feeling. The independents ruled with the moderate Constitionalist Party. Ashland Boy Hurt In Train, Car Crash Donald Lee Phillips, 17, of 384 Helman St., Ashland, received lacerations but no apparent seri ous injuries when the car he was driving collided with a Southern Pacific engine and caboose at 7:30 a.m. today. The accident occurred at the Southern Pacific crossing on Culver rd., near Talent, about three blocks west of Highway 99. According to state police. Phil lips was alone in the car and was traveling east on Culver rd. The engine and caboose were traveling north at an estimated speed of 35 miles per hour when the collision occurred. Phillips was thrown from the vehicle and the train dragged the car for 365 feet before it was able to stop. The engineer, Floyd A. Bew ley, 149 Elm St., Ashland, told officers the train whistle was in operation as the engine ap proached the intersection. There is a sign but no light at the crossing. Phillips was taken to Rogue Valley hospital by Medford Am bulance Service. Slash Burning Allowed; Permits Still Required Southwest district officials of the state department of forestry are allowing the burning of slash by all logging operators who wish to do so, forestry' patromen reported this morning. However, permits are still re quired for burning. Much slash disposal is now underway, patrolmen said. Rains last week and over the week end eliminated much of the dry ness which had made slash fires dangerous in the forests. ditoria Bulk Gas Tanks At Cottage Grove Explode; 15 Hurt Cottage Grove, Ore. (U.R) Bulk gar storage tanks of the Cottage Grove Gas company ex ploded and burned today, send ing at least 15 persons to the hospital with first, second and f'lird degree burns. The injured included Fire Chief Ernest Shipley and Police Chief Ed Jones. Nolle was re ported in critical condition but blood and plasma were being flown from Portland to the local hospital. Eyewitnesses indicated there were two explosions. 500 Homes Without Gas Several other persons were reported burned but were not hospitalized. Some 500 homes were without gas. Paul Radke, manager of the company, estimated damage at $75,000. ,. Others among the Injured in cluded Firemen Harold Dean, Wilbur Dodge, John McKay, Wayne McCall and Lynn Wil son: Patrolman Ben Jones, a brother of the police chief; Mrs. Ethan Causton. a nurse and her twin children, Billy and Idah; Paul Slock, a wrecker operator, and F. J. Miracal. Several others whose names were not im mediately available were suffer ing shock. Homes Said Damaged The plant was located in the northern end of town. Numerous homes were reported damaged and that of Mrs. Causton was destroyed. Mrs. Causton and her children were in the house at the time. Fire of unknown origin was reported to have caused the first blast. Firemen and police rushed to the scene and the second blast then occurred, knocking a hole in the roof of the Cottage Grove Lumber company, 150 yards away. Fire departments from Eu gene, Springfield and Creswell helped combat the flames. . United Fund Drive Now at 62 of Goal The United Medford Crusade now stands at 62 per cent of its $117,000 goal, it was reported at noon today. At the weekly report lunch eon at the Elks club the total collected or pledged stood at 572,994.04. The amount collect ed during the week totaled S18, 120.64, the best weekly total re ported so far in the campaign. Highlight of the luncheon meeting "was the report of the professional division, headed by Dr. Merle Foland, which has col lected 101 per cent of its goal of 58,300. A total of S8.385 was collected. It is the first. division of the UMC to make its goal this year. One more report luncheon is scheduled next Monday. After that, division heads will meet regularly to keep tabs on the campaign, which will continue until the goal is met. Highway Accidents Kill Four in State By UNITED PRESS Four persons died in Oregon week end highway accidents. Arthur Grayson Albin, 4$ a member of the physics depart ment at Oregon State college, died Saturday after he was struck by a car driven by Duane L. Noon. 20. Corvallis. Chester Stearns, 23, Kelso, Wash., was killed instantly near Scappoose Sunday when his car struck another while trying to pass and cfashed into a tree. Harold William Johnson, 34, Portland, was kijled Sunday when his car struck a traffic con trol light pole east of Portland. Riley William Sanders Jr., 19, was killed early Saturday when a car plunged off the Lebanon Corvallis highway near Albany. I 1 ..-i;iiis Tie 51st Year Medford United Press Full Leased Wirt 16 Pages High School Student Council Officials Session Under Way About 28 schools from five counties will be represented at the regional conference of the Oregon Association of Student Councils at Medford Senior High school today and Tuesday. Theme for the conference is "Better Students Make Better Citizens." Counties represented at the conference are Douglas, Curry, Coos, Josephine, Klamath and Jackson. About 150 students and advisers have registered for the conference. Panel Discussions Monday will be divided into five panel discusions beginning at 1 p.m. Discussion on scholar ship will be conducted by Rich ard Seideman, Klamath Falls High school: school spirit, Karen Johnson. Crater High school; sportsmanship, John Sweet, Ban don High school; leadership, Car1 ol Gwyn, Sutherlin High school; and citizenship, Janet Lewis, Roseburg High school. A banquet will be held at 6:30 p.m. today in the high school cafeteria. Following the banquet, Wesley Tucker, Reedsport High school, will give a report on the national convention. Mayfield to Speak Leonard B. Mayfield. superin tendent of Medford schools, will be speaker from 10:30 to 10:50 a.m. Tuesday. The conference will adjourn at noon. Regional student officers in clude Bruce West, Medford, pres ident; Myrna Towse. Rogue River, vice president; Fran Ral ston, Grants Pass, secretary; Sharon Jenkins, Drain, treas urer; William V. Crook. Gold Beach and Ron Harrison, Crater, delegates-at-large. The faculty advisory commit tee includes Dales Skewis, Drain, chairman; Orville Bailey, Reeds port; Alvin Mullikin, Bandon; and Willard Bear, Salem. Deadline for Mailing Absentee Ballots Near The deadline for mailing ab sentee ballots for the Nov. 6 general election is this Friday, Oct. 26, Mrs. Bereth P. Hopkins, county clerk, reminded voters today. Absentee ballots must be re ceived in the county clerk's of fice not later than Wednesday, Oct. 31. Deadline is the same for vot ers who will be out of their vot ing precinct election day and must vote beforehand in the courthouse, Mrs. Hopkins added. The Oct. 26 deadline is neces sary because the elections de partment officials will start packing the precinct pouches for the general election immediate Iy after that date. County Judge to Attend Session of Instruction County Judge Rodney Keating will attend a session of instruc tion for board of equalization members to be held tomorrow in Salem under the auspices of the state tax commission. County Commissioner Chest er N. Wendt will attend a meet ing of the tax committee associ ation of Oregon counties Tues day in Lakeview. Heidelberg. Germany (U.R) The U. S. Army says that mem bers of its military mission in East Germany have been re stricted from "areas along the Polish border." . New York (U.R) "Mrs. America will visit Russia during her prize trip to Europe this year. MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1956 "Yeah, Those Mushroomi-In-The-Sky Are So Much Nicer" Nixon, State Political Aspirants Due Here Medford becomes the political candidate for congress, will be "capital of Oregon" this week, as virtually all important state candidates, and the vice presi dent of the United States, plan visits at one time or another in the next five days. The "Dick 'Nixon special" chartered airplane will bring Vice President Richard M. Nix on and his wife and staff to Med ford Friday, where he will spend much of the day, climaxed by a speech at a Republican rally at the Hedrick Junior High school in the evening. McKay Due Douglas McKay, former gov ernor and secretary of the in terior now the GOP candidate for the senate, will be among state political figures who will be here for that event. He and Mrs. McKay plan to arrive here from Portland the same day. Details of the plans for Nix on's reception will be announced during the week by the Jackson County Republican Central com mittee. A member of Nixon's staff was here Friday making ad vance arrangements. Saturday evening, the "Can didates' Fair," sponsored by the Medford League of Women Voters, to be held at McLaughlin Junior High school, will be at tended by virtually all local and most state candidates, including McKay and his Democratic op ponent, incumber Sen. Wayne L. Morse, opposing candidates for congress from this district, for governor, and for lesser of fices. Some Due Friday Many of them will be in Med ford through Friday and Satur day. Charles O. Porter, Democratic Man Loses Bet To Drink Bottle of Brandy Toronto iU.R) Police report ed today that Joseph Sysel, 32. bet a friend Sunday he could drink a 26-ounce bottle of bran dy without stopping. There was an inch and a half left in the bottle when Sysel dropped dead. Salem (U.R) County Board of Equalization members from throughout Oregon will meet here tomorrow for a training session to review laws under which they operate. are a few youths who benefit from United Medford Crusade. At loft threa ohilHron pet guinea pig in home found tj y for them by Boys and Girls Aid , WMtvl ' society, denier pnuiu olorer Scouts at overnieht camp V : I i : V. Trnnn rnmmittee and &?m2it' Girl Scout troP 156 16. V vi here Wednesday and Thursday, and he and Mark Hatfield, Re publican candidate for secretary of state, will share the platform at a Wednesday morning assem bly at Southern Oregon college. Details of the scheduled ap pearances of the candidates will be reported in the Mail Tribune when they are announced. Honduras Regime Overthrow Succeeds Tegucigalpa, Honduras (U.R) Three Honduran military offi cers overthrew supreme chief of state Julio Lozano Diaz in the first bloodless coup in the nation's history Sunday. An official announcement list ed the military triumvirate as Gen. Roque J. Rodriquez, direc tor of the military academy; Col. Hector Carraccioli, ' com mander of the air force and Maj. Roberto Galvez, minister of de velopment. No further details were av ailable here immediately. The radio, "the voice of Hon duras." in a broadcast heard in San Salvador said the Junta forced Lozano to resign by threatening to bomb the presi dential palace from the air if he did not comply. Power Firm to Seed Clouds For 6th Straight Season Cloud-seeding to increase the snowpack in mountain water sheds will be done for the sixth consecutive season this winter for the California Oregon Power company. Copco started the cloud-seeding as an experiment in 1952, and while results of the seed ing have not been reported to be conclusive one way or an other, it has continued the pro gram each year since. As Tn past years, the work itself will be done for Copco by North American Weather Con sultants, by the use of ground generators which send silver iodide crystals into the sky. The theory is that they provide nuclei for the formation of snow flakes, and incieas precipita nlav with 1 miuws f t-y.a;. . A ntiirA St. Marv's Plan new Price 10c It Tribune United Press Full Leased Wir No. 182 Former Domiciliary Resident's Body Found in Alleyway The body of a former Camp White domiciliary resident, Carl Everett Weimer, 47, was found in a tool shelter at the end of a "walk-way" behind the Robin son building, between Front st. and Central ave., at 3 p.m. Sun day. The body, discovered by two young boys, was in a sitting po sition, partially concealed by some 2x4 lumber and a door, according to District Attorney Walter D. Nunley. Bruise Over Heart A bruise over the victim's heart, as well as circumstances under which the body was found, suggested the possibility of foul play, Nunley said. He emphasized, however, there is no conclusive evidence that Wei- mer's death was criminally caused. City police, who were first summoned, notified Nunley, and state police were also called in. Nunley ordered a city police "se curity guard" while officers conducted a three-hour investi gation at the scene. The body was removed to Conger-Morris funeral home, where an autopsy was to be performed this after noon by Dr. Helen Beeman, Portland pathologist. Victim Identified The victim was identified by contents of his billfold, Nunley said. The billfold also contained about $1.50 and a newspaper obituary notice of his wife's death. In charge of the investigation are Detective Sgt. Lyle Perkins of the city police and Sgt. Rus sell Brendle of the state police. Officers worked on the case all afternoon and Sunday evening and resumed the investigation early this morning. Officials at the Camp White veterans domiciliary said Wei mer was discharged from there about 30 days ago. ,. Weather FORECAST: Increasing cloudi nru with occasional ihow ers tonight and Tuesday how tonight 38. High Fri day bU.. Temp. 58 33 Prec. .18 Highest Yesterday Lowest this Morning To 4:30 a.m. Today Our Skies Tonight Sunrise . 6:33 a.m. Sunset . , 5:19 p.m. . 7:30 p.m. Oct. 2 Moonrlse Last Quarter.... SHOOTING STARS. moving swiftlv and forming faint nar row streaks in the sky. may be teen. They are or Orlonid meteor shower. PROMINENT STAR Aldeharan. near the Moon, (all times Pacific Standard) tion, adding to the watershed snowpack on which Copco de pends for use at its hydroelec tric generating plants. The required "notice of in tention" advertisement appears in today's issue of the Mail Tri bune. Such'notice is required by state law. The area bounded by the gen erators, and which is expected to be affected, is bounded on the east by a line north from Lake of the Woods along the Cascade divide to Windigo Gap, west to a point north of Toketee Falls power plant in Douglas county, south to the Lake Creek-Fish lake road, and east to Lake of the Woods. The seeding season starts Nov. 15 and will continue to about April 30. Eisenhower Said To Have No Right For Interference Warsaw (U.R) An of ficial source disclosed today that Gen. Franciszek Andir jewski, Russian army officer in command of the Warsaw district, disappeared from his post during the night, and that "two or three" Soviet Navy cruisers had appeared off the. Polish seaport of Gdansk Danzig. Warsaw (U.P) The official Communist party newspaper Trybuna Ludu reaffirmed Po land's close ties to Russia today and said it would be "naive" to think the nation's "new free dom" would swing its policies toward the West. No Right To Interfere The newspapertold President Eisenhower the new freedom did not give the United States the right to interfere in Poland's in ternal affairs and warned West German Chancellor Konrad Ad enauer not to "meddle in the development of our freedom." . The editorial was printed only hours after Poland's defiance of the Kremlin in purging De fense Minister Konstantin Ro kossovssky from the all-powerful Communist Politburo touched off a nation-wide wave of celebrations. The same newspaper Sunday told Russia that anti-Soviet ele ments "were and still are now" in Poland. Poles Not in Campaign "President Eisenhower made a declaration of which the sense is that he would 'help in the fight which the Poles are mak ing'," Trybunu Ludu said today. "We understand very well the American situation before the elections but we must empha size that Poles do not vote in the American election and therefore Poles do not need to be includ ed in the American electoral campaign. "We must also say that the post of the chief executive of a great state does not give to President Eisenhower the right to interfere in the internal af fairs of smaller countries ..." It was the first mention in ' this country of Mr. Eisenhower's remarks in Denver, Colo., Satur day that "all friends of the Pol ish people recognize and sympa thize with their traditional yearning for liberty and inde pendence." Making Great Mistake Trybunu Ludu said, "If any body naive thinks that the changes in Poland are a sign of a new orientation in our foreign policy, then he is making a great mistake. The basis of our poli cies was and is friendship with the Soviet Union." However, most observers said the events of Sunday night in which the one-time Soviet army hero Rokossovsky was ousted from the Politburo indicated a sharp swing away from Soviet influence in Poland's internal politics. Heart Attack Fatal To Medford Hunter James Min Wong, 36, of 907 West 11th st., Medford, died ap parently of a heart attack while hunting Sunday afternoon near Highway 66, about a half-mile west of the Lincoln guard sta tion. State police reported Wong had been hunting with his wife and daughter, and suffered the heart attack about 2r30 p.m. Wong was reported to have had a weak heart as the result of undulant fever. Conger-Morris Funeral home is in charge of arrangements. Radio-TV Highlights President Eisenhower will be heard over station KBES TV at 9:30 tonight. Thomas Dewey will speak over station KYJC (1230 kc) at 8:30 p.m. and Adlai Stevenson will be heard over the same station t 10 pn. te
