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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."
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.