Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, October 25, 1956, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Texti BLOODY FIGHTING COHT TOES ungary N In Si; I j i : i ? : si Bear Creek Route Appears 'Least Disfavored' Line A route running parallel with Bear Creek appeared the "least disfavored" of four proposed routes for a Highway 99 freeway thii morning at a highway com mission hearing here. An estimated 750 to 800 resi dents of Jackson county filled the main floor of the Craterian theater during the session. The hearing began at 10 a m. and Th recorded portions of the- state highway commission hearing on location of a new Highway 99 freeway will be broadcast over radio station KYJC starting at 8:15 p.m. loday. was to conclude at 1 p.m. High way commission officials who ' conducted the hearing here are scheduled to conduct another hearing in Klamath Falls at 5 p.m. today. 2S People Testify By 12:30 p.m., testimonies had been given by about 26 people, Including farmers, orchardists, irrigation district officials, coun ty and city officials and land owners. First stand was taken by wit- nesses against the Hiilcrest route (east of the Medford city limits) and in favor of the Bear Creek route (running through Medford parallel with Bear Creek). Otto Frohnmayer, Medford attorney, introduced the wit nesses, who each spoke for about five minutes. They included Howard E. Bush, president of the Jackson county Fruitgrowers League; W. B. (Ben) Tucker, county agri culture agent; C. B. Cordy, coun ty horticulture agent: Jack Hoff buhr, manager of the Medford Irrigation district; Paul Culbert son. president of the MID; Walt er A. Hoffbuhr, manager of the Talent Irrigation district: David Holmes, director and spokesman for the TID; Robert Duff, Med ford city manager; Paul Ryn ning, county engineer; Rodney Keating, county judge: Otto A. Ewaldson, Jackson County Chamber of Commerce presi dent; Earl Miller, Medford may or: the Rev. George R. V. Bol ster, president of the Rogue Val ley Memorial hospital board of directors; and Dan Adams, may or of Phoenix. Land Destroyed They pointed out that a great amount of orchards and other agricultural land would be de stroyed by the Hiilcrest route, with subsequent decline in econ omy of the Rogue Valley. ; They also claimed consider able irrigated land would be destroyed and irrigation methods Baruch Sticks by '46 Stand on Atom Tests Phoenix W.R! Bernard Bar ren today refused to enter the presidential campaign fight over testing of hydrogen bombs, but he stuck by his 1946 proposal to the. United Nations calling for fool-proof international con trol of nuclear weapons. Baruch's 1946 proposal con tained a provision that before a nation is ready to relinquish any winning .weapons it must have more than words to re assure it. ' Baruch said it must have a guarantee of safety not only against the "offenders in the atomic area but against the ille gal users of other weapons . . . perhaps against war itself." "Small World, Isn't It?" tZ IH J W ' .1 would be disrupted. Adverse ef fect of the Hillside line on the new Rouge Valley Memorial hos pital were also noted, with noise and traffic among primary fac tors noted. The witnesses favored the Bear Creek route, stating such a route would follow a natural barrier, destroy less agricultural and orchard land and would result in removal of fewer homes. Protests Cennetiee Among witnesses expressing protests against both the Gcn nessee route (east of Bear Creek within the city limits) and the Dear Creek route were C. W. Reams, Medford attorney; Mis Mary Ann Wilson, housewife; J. C. Barnes, landowner; Mcl Krows, landowner; Mrs. Edith Eden, city planning commission member; and Kenneth Denman, Medford attorney. They mentioned several un desirable factors in a through- city route, including ''blight ef fects" on the city; noise, destruc tion of homes and blocking of future planning. Most seemed to agree that if a through city route was inevitable, the Bear Creek line would do the least amount of damage. Relatively little discussion look place concerning the pro posed West Side route. A few of the witnesses also suggested that all four proposed routes be set aside and another survey be made for a route that would 'fringe the valley." At the start of the hearing, W. C. (Dutch) Williams, high way commissioner, described the four routes, pointed them out on maps and gave cost estimates. Ke also briefly described present land usages in areas surround ing each of the routes. Ben. R. Chandler of Coos Bay, chairman of the commis sion, Charles H. Reynolds of La Grande, a commission mem ber, and. , Williams . were, in charge. Cost of Living Sets New Record Average Washington U.R The cost of living rose to a new record high last month, the government reported today. The Bureau of Labor Statis tics said its consumer price in dex, the government's official yardstick of living costs, rose three-tenths of 1 per cent be tween August and September. The index stood in September at H7.1 per cent of average 1947-49 prices. This was one tenth of 1 per cent above the previous record high set in July. Prices increased in Septem ber in all major categories of consumer goods and services ex cept food, which remained at the August level, the bureau said. Nobel Literature Prize Awarded Spanish Poet Stockholm (U.R) Spanish born poet Juan Ramon Jimenez today was awarded the 1956 Nobel Prize for Literature Tor the "high spirit and artistical purity" of his poetry. Jimenez, 75, who now lives in Puerto Rico, published his first volume of poetry at 17 and went or to be acclaimed Spain's great est poet. Hreenwirh form HIP) Mrs. Tommy Dorsey has sued her bandleader husband for divorce. charging intolerable cruelty. V AV .J K TV A " Poland Moves To Patch Relations With Soviet Union Gomulka Will Head Delegation To Moscow Warsaw, Poland (U.R) The revamped Polish Communist party and government moved to day to patch up strained rela tions with the Soviet Union. A United Press dispatch from Moscow said Wladyslaw Gomul ka, the new "liberal" leader of the Polish United Workers (the Communist party, would lead a delegation to Moscow today or Friday. Wedge Attempts Said Doomed The party's Central Commit tee passed a resolution this mor ning calling in Poles to "consol idate Polish socialism." But it added that any attempts to drive a wedge between Po land and the Soviet Union were doomed to failure. The Central Committee also condemned anti-Semitism and other racial discrimination. It said the working class should be on good terms with the intel ligentisia. The Central Committee meet ing was the first since Gomulka took over from Edward Ochab as first secretary of the party last week. Back to Normal The official news agency Pap reported the situation throughout the country was "back to normal" following nearly a week of demonstrations against Stalinist influences. The agency said Russian troops which had moved from their barracks when the distur bances started were returning now to their specifically defined Warsaw pact bases. Work in factories was proceed ing normally Pap said and stu dents have returned to their studies. Storm Situation Exists Off Coast By UNITED PRESS The kind of a situation "where storms are born" existed about 00 miles west of Coos Bay, Ore., today and the weather bureau said, sure enough, one was. The storm was moving northeastward at a speed of 30 to 35 miles an hour at 7 a.m. The weather bureau said that a strong push of cold air, meet ing warm subtropical air, had resulted information of the storm which already had result ed in 30 mph winds at Cape Blanco and rain along the Ore gon coast to Astoria. Rains were expected today in vestern Oregon, with heavy amounts in the southern part, spreading into eastern Oregon this afternoon and tonight. It was expected to start clearing in western Oregon tonight. Navy Plane Crashes Near Oakland Homes Oakland, Calif. (U.R) A Navy Banshee single jet plane crashed into a hillside in a populated section of Oakland shortly be fore noon today and exploding ammuniton from the plane touched off a raging brush fire that shot flames 200 feet into the air. Police reported that the plane "miraculously" missed hitting homes in the area. Fate of the plane's lone occupant was not immediately known. First reports from the scene .aid that a brush fire was "rag ing" in the area and that one house had been set on fire. Six first trucks were dispatched to the scene, along with several ambulances. Radio Highlights President Eisenhower will be heard over station KMED (1140 kc) at 9 o'clock tonight. Estes Kefauver will be heard over station KYJC (1230 kc) at 10:30 tonight, . Most Invited Candidates Are Expected to Attend Fair Almost all candidates invited by the Medford League of Wo men voters are expected to be present at the Candidates' Fair at McLoughlin Junior High school boys gymnasium. Mrs. Helen Thomas, chairman of Fair, said there will be no political speeches, but emphasis will be placed on voters meeting national, state and local cand idates personally. Candidates will be at tables decorated by the two political parties. Decorate Booths Mark Norten, who is in charge of arrangements for the Dem ccratic party, has appointed Mr. and Mrs. William Deatherage to decorate the Democratic cand idates' tables, and Manville 51st Year United F 28 Pages iWoti .. dismiss Indictments Against D'Autremont Denied Circuit Judge H. K. Hanna has denied a motion by Attorn' ey Edward C. Kelly that five remaining indictments against Hugh D'Autremont be dismissed. D'Autremont is serving a life sentence in the Oregon state prisou for first degree murder, growing out of the 1923 dyna miting of a Southern Pacific mail train in the Siskiyous. His twin brothers, Roy and Ray, con victed of the same crime, are also serving life sentences. Ray is a patient at the state hospital. Files Motion Kelly filed a motion last De cember asking dismissal of three remaining indictments against Hugh D'Autremont. They charge Newbry Says Two Campaign Pieces In Law Violation Salem (LT.R1 Secretary of State Earl T. Newbry said to day that two pieces of campaign literature which appear to be in violation of the law have come to his attention. Newbry said one was a poster advocating a vote against the cigarette tax which was reported found on the counter of a Port land grocery store.- The other was a poster relating to the pres idential election which was said to have been circulated in Washington county. Investigation Asked District attorneys in the coun ties where the material was 'be- ing circulated were asked to in vestigate, Newbry said. Both posters failed to indicate the name and address of the au thor and publisher. Newbry said the law requires this on all pub lications relating to the election of candidates. Convictions of this election vi olation is punishable by a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $1000 or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than' six months, or both, Newbry said. Gold Beach Ballot Probe Asked Meanwhile, State Elections Chief David O'Hara said he had advised Gold Beach residents to have the county sheriff investi gate "markings" of official sample ballots in favor of two candidates. The district attorney was out of the county. Distribution of the ballots has been halted pending an inquiry into how the ballots became marked in favor of County Clerk Oleta A. Walker and with the name of Supreme Court Justice William M. McAllister stamped in a write-in spot. O'Hara said such markings were "highly improper" unless they were on ballots published by candidates or their supporters and clearly represented as such. Tran-Crasfi Collision Kills Eight Children Sigourney Iowa TJ.R) Eight children all members of the same family were killed today and their mother was seriously injured when a train slammed into a car at an "almost blind rural crossing near here. The accident took the lives of all of the children of the Rich ard Hammes family, including two sets of twins. Mrs. Hammes, 38, was taking the older children to school when th accident occurred. She was reported in fair condition at Keokuk County hospital. Heisel is heading arrangements for decorating Republican cand idates tables. Other booths and tables will be by the United Nations as sociation, United Medford Cru sade, AAUW, BPW, League of Women Voters, the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, and the county elections depart ment. Members of the Medford city council and planning commission have indicated they will attend, and maps and charts will be available to inform voters of c.ty measures appearing on the ballot. Tables also will be manned by representatives for and against fluordiation, which also will be Olsons 0 30 0 first degree murder, attempted robbery of a train, and attempt ed robbery. Kelly's motion alleged failure to prosecute on the indictments during the past 29 years has denied D'Autremont the right of a "speedy trial" under the con stitution. District Attorney Walter Nun ley last February filed in circuit court a state's memorandum in opposition to Kelly's motion. Nunley declared D'Autremont has no "specific constitutional right to a 'speedy trial'," as claimed by Kelly, because "29 years ago (D'Autremont) consen ted that these indictments be held in abeyance and ... not be brought to trial." Waives Right In the case of U.S. vs. John David Provoo, which was cited by Kelly, Provoo's indictment was dismissed on the grounds he was not granted a speedy trial. Nunley stated in the memoran dum that D'Autremont has waiv ed his right to a speedy trial, and that the only way to dis miss an indictment is that he demand it be tried. "Then and only then is it subject to dis missal if not tried," he said. Judge Hanna's decision fol lowed a motion filed in circuit court by Nunley last May, to correct and supply an omission in the record. Purpose of the motion, the district attorney said, was to place information in the record that D'Autremont had "waived his right to a 'speedy trial'." "In formation for the motion could have been obtained by any dis trict attorney during the last .29 years," he added. To secure the necessary infor mation for the motion. Nunley contacted the former U.S. post office inspector, who prosecuted the case for the government. He is Tennyson Jefferson, Reading, Mass., now retired. Jefferson stated in an affida vit to Nunlev last April that the D'Autremonts had consented during the 1927 trial that "the remaining outstanding indict ments against them would be kept 'alive' for the purpose of assuring that they would spend the rest of their 'natural lives in prison." Forecast Calls for Continued Showers Medford station of the U. S. weather bureau had recorded .68 of an inch of precipitation up to 10 a.m. today in the rainstorm which began yesterday. Forecast called for the rain to continue this afternoon and tonight with partial clearing and showers Friday. Rainfall from midnight up to 10 a.m. today totalled .53 of an inch. It was raining this morning at Crater Lake National park, where .92 inch was recorded in the past 24 hours. There was 11 inches of snow on the ground, and park officials advised chains between Annie Springs and the rim. The south and west en trances were open. French Assembly Gives Mollet Confidence Vote aPris (U.R) Premier Guy Mollet won a solid vote of con fidence in the French National Assembly tonight for his policy of firmness against the Algerian rebels and their Arab backers. Official reports said he won by 330 to 140. cn the ballot in Medford at the Nov. 6 election. John Pletsch, president of the county . planning commission, has indicated that members of the commission also will be present to discuss problems with residents. One booth will have a "voter's I. Q." test, which those attend ing may take to see how they score on general information concerning candidates and ballot measures. Prizes will be given for the first five person? scor ing 100 per cent, Mrs. Thomas said. The test has been prepared by Mrs. Justin Smith, political science instructor at Medford Hieh school. Mrs. Thomas said all tables W, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1956 IfiMinr (trtitPW T Vm- .' t?wtmiiWifiai RICHARD To Speak Governor to Welcome Nixon Here Tomorrow Governor and Mrs. Elmo Smith will welcome Vice President and Mrs. Richard M. Nixon at the Medford airport tomorrow after noon. The Nixon party is scheduled to arrive at 5:30 p.m. He will speak at a Republican rally at Hedrick Junior High school in a program starting at 8:15 p.m. Friday. Reception Committee Others in the reception conv mittee who will' meet the-vrce president at the airport include Douglas McKay, former secre tary of interior who is now seek ing the senatorial seat held by Wayne Morse: Medford Mayor and Mrs. Earl Miller; Robert Mautz, national committeeman, Portland: Wendell Wyatt, chair man of the Oregon Republican Central committee; Mrs. Collis Southwest District Closes Most Stations Southwest district office of the state department of forestry reported today that it was clos ing all of its stations except the headquarters on Table Rock rd. here and the guard station of Pleasant creek. Guard stations closed were at Butte Falls, Prospect, McLeod, Ashland and Salt Creek. Resi dent wardens at Forest Creek and at Rogue River also went off duty for the winter months. The forestry office stressed, however, that the legal "fire season" is still in effect and that permits are still required for burning. Weather FORECAST: Rain in valleys and rain In mountains changing to snow down to 4,500 fret during night. Partial clearing with showers Friday. Low to night 42. High Friday 59. Temp. Highest Yesterday 4 Lowest this Morning ... 42 Prec. to 10 a.m. Today .6S Our Skies Tonight .. 36 a.m. - 5:14 p.m. ..10:42 p.m. Friday , Sunset Moonrise .. Last Quarter The two bright starllke objects now seen less than a degree apart in the morning sky are the planets, Venus and Jupiter. Next August thev wll be seen together in the evening sky. and booths should be set up and arrangements completed by noon Saturday. Prizes will be awarded each half hour, starting at 8:30 p.m. Mrs. Don Bohnert is in charge of the prizes. Russ Jamison will serve as master of ceremonies, and visiting candidates will par ticipate in awarding prizes. Voter Prises There also will be prizes for the oldest and youngest voters present. The oldest voter will register at the BPW, table and he youngest voter at the AAUW table. Eric Allen Jr. will present a prize to the political party with the greatest voter attend ance. The prize is awarded by the Mail Tribune. T Price 10c Tribune United Press Full Leased Wii No. 185 M. NIXON at Hedrick Moore, national committeewom an; Mrs. Margaret Von Lubken, vice chairman of the central committee; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bash, Miss Judie Bash, and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Lombard. - Mrs. Bash is chairman of the county central committee, and Lombard is vice chairman. Miss Bash will present flowers to Mrs. Nixon. The Nixon motorcade from the airport will follow Crater Lake highway; Court str, Central ave. and Main st. to the Medford hotel. It will include the vice presidential car and those of oth er dignitaries who will be in Medford to welcome Nixon. Cars in the motorcade proba bly will be closed, but Main st. will be decorated to greet Nixon. Newsmen and staff members will travel from the airport to the hotel in a bus. Hedrick Junior High school band will provide music at the airport. The Nixon speech will be re corded for later release by valley radio stations. There will be no "live" broadcast of the speech because local stations will broad cast the Medford-Ashland foot ball game. Sharing the stage with Mr. and Mrs. Nixon will be Mautz, Governor Smith, McKay, Mrs. Moore, Wyatt, Mrs. Von Lubken, Mrs. Bash, Lombard, Manville Heisel, chairman of the arrange ments committee; Mrs. Anna R. Scott, candidate for county treas urer; Allen D. Curry, candidate for county assessor; Paul B. Rynning, candidate for county surveyor; L. G. (Shy) Morthland, candidate for county commis sioner; Walter Nunley, candidate for district attorney; and state representatives E. A. (Al) Lit trell, and E. H. (Ed) Mann. Rynning, Morthland, Nunley, Littrcll and Mann are seeking reelection. Increase Recommended For Dr. A. E. Merkel The county court has agreed to recommend to the budget com mittee an annual salary increase ol $1,140 effective July 1, for Dr. A. Erin Merkel, public health physician. Tne increase would bring Dr Merkel 's salary to SI 2,600 per year. The court made the decis ion after Dr. Merkel informed them he had received a higher paying job offer elsewhere. He is currently receiving S11.460. Firms which made donations and contributed prizes for the Fair were Mann's Department store, Burelson's, Barker's Men store, Bear Creek Orchards. Home Appliance, Norton's Lum ber company in Phopnix, Thrift Market in Central Point, Julie Tummers' Mon Desir, Weis lield's. David's Restaurant sup ply. City Appliance, and Wain scott s Drug store. Coffee has been donated to the League for the refreshment booth and the Jackson County Milk Producer's league is sup plying milk and cream, Mrs. Thomas said. League members and cooperating groups have been asked to contribute cookies for the Fair. Stalinist Leaders Purged in Effort To Restore Peace Nagy Promises To Seek Troop Withdrawal Vienna (U.R) Hungary's civil war, its dead already num bering in the hundreds and its wounded in the thousands, raged through its third day today de spite new government promises of forgivenes and a pledge to ne gotiate withdrawal of all Soviet troops in Hungary. . The "working people" of Bu dapest fought Soviet troops and government forces through the broad streets and cobble squares of that fabled city as the Hun- New York U.R President Eisenhower in s special state ment said today the United States deplores the interven tion of Soviet military forces in Hungary. Mr. Eisenhower not only deplored Soviet military ac tion designed to put down riots in Hungary but he point ed out that under a peace treaty to which Russia is .a party her troops should have been withdrawn from Hun gary before now. garian Communists purged their top Stalinist leaders and made continued desperate pleas for an end to bloodshed. Stalinist Booted The Communist leadership, meeting in emergency session, booted out Stalinist party boss Ernoe Geroe and named "Tito ist" Janos Kardar as new first secretary. They had confirmed Geroe to that post only Wednes day. Shortly afterwards, newly re stored "Titoist" Premier Imra Nagy promised in a radio broad cast to the nation that he would ask for the withdrawal of all So viet troops from Hungarian soil as soon as order is restored. Then he conceded that th fighting still raged on, despite earlier government claims that the rebellion had been crushed. "Stop the tragic fighting and the useless bloodshed and let us return to the peaceful work again," Nagy said in his- appeal to the people over the facilities of Budapest Radio. Fighting Continues Polish newsmen reported to Warsaw that the Hungarian reb els still were fighting in Buda pest at 7 a.m. PST and had occu pied one of the main railroad stations. The Polish newsmen said the rebels also had occupied the Hotel Paris. They added that there still was no public trans port in the capital city on the Danube. Immediately after Nagy's promise to rid Hungary of Rus sian troops, Kardar followed him with a plea for an end to the revolt which he said "is still causing serious bloodshed and heavy damage." As he spoke, many of the fine, historic buildings of Budapest were destroyed or in flames. De spite the continued fighting, the U. S. Legation in Budapest was contacted by the United Press and said that no Americans had been injured or molested. Medford Firm Low Bidder on Drilling Medford Diamond Core Drill ing company, Medford, was ap parent low bidder for explora tory drilling and water testing at Keene Creek Diversion dam site and at Cascade Divide Tun nel line, according to the bur eau of reclamation, Camp White. Medford Diamond bid $7,694 against $11,369 by Nicholas and Thompson, Boise, Ida.; and $11. 900 by L. L. Jeffries, Richmond, Calif., second and third. The government estimate was $9,668. Bids were taken under consideration. Work is at the summit of the Cascade mountain range about 13 miles southeast of Ashland. Printing Plant Worker Vacancies Are Listed The civil service commission has announced examination for printing plant work positions for duty in the government printing office and the bureau of engrav ing and printing in Washington, D. C. Positions also are open in other federal agencies in the Washington are. Further infor mation and application forms may be obtained from Chester W. Silliman, U.S. post office, Medford. ROSS RAMP OPENED Portland 'U.R) A new ramp on the east end of the Ross Island bridge was to be opened to traffic at 2:30 p.m. today. The 5450,000 improvement will al low south-bound motorists to move directly onto Highway 99E instead of doubling back through a traffic signal.