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51st Year 1I4TT , Subscribers Recommended A story about areas proposed U be annexed north and north east of Medford appears on pace 14 of today's Mall Tribune. 10e Medford To report Improper or n on -delivery of the Mali Tribune phone 2-6141 before C3 O-m daily and 1020 mjn Sunday If regular delivery arrive short ly after you call d lease notify office thus eliminatinjt special m essence service t'J & .JE United Press Full Leased Wire -Full Leased Wire 36 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1956 No. 187 CAMPAIGNERS Vice President Richard M. Nixon was the central figure at Friday night's Republican rally here, but his wife, Pat, ex-Gov. Douglas McKay, GOP senatorial candidate, and Gov. Elmo Smith (behind Nixon) shared the spotlight. They are shown above acknowledging the applause of the Nixon Warns Against 'Roadblock' On important Programs of Future "Election of. a Republican president and a Democratic con gress will mean a roadblock for two years on important programs for America's future," Vice President Richard Nixon said here Friday night. Nixon, his wife, and about 30 staff members made an over night stop, in Medford Friday a the vice president wound up his campaign tour in the northwest. He spoke for 40 minutes to a rej sponsive crowd of about 2,000 at an 8:15 p.m. program in the Hedrick Junior High school gym nasium. Question for Voters ' "A majority of the people of Oregon will vote for President Eisenhower as they did in 1952." Nixon said. "The question Ei senhower voters must answer here and all over the country is this: Do they want to give the President a full vote or half a vote?" He said. "To vote for Presi dent Eisenhower and at the same time elect a Democratic house and senate would be the same as hiring a contractor to build a brick wall, but stipulating that he must use ditch diggers rather than bricklayers to get the job done." The vice president listed sev eral Eisenhower programs which he said were killed by the Demo cratic 84th congress. They in cluded his programs for better schools, civil rights, better health,' development of water and power resources on a part nership rather than a federal ized basis and his progressive labor program. Sabotaged Program "In other words," he said, "Democratic control of this con gress sabotaged the Eisenhower domestic program. Nixon told the audience that he and his wife have visited large and small towns in 33 key states during the current cam paign. "People have been very much the same everywhere we went. They are happier than they were four years ago. The Eisenhower years have been the best four years in our lives and FOOTBALL SCORES' Oregon State 21. UCLA 7 California 16. Washington 7 Idaho 27. Utah 21 Pittsburgh 14. Oregon 7 Stanford 27. Southern Cal 19 Lahigh 27. Rutgers 13 Army 60. Columbia 0 jjary 54. Pennsylvania 6 Colgata 14. Yala 6 Princeton 32. Cornell 21 Harvard 28. Dartmouth 21 Duka 42. North Carolina St. 0 Kentucky 14. Georgia 7 No. Carolina 6. Wake Forest 6 Georgia Ttch 40. Tulana 0 Tennessa 34. Maryland 7 Alabama 13. Mississippi St. 12 Minnesota 20. Michigan 7 lUinois 20. Michigan State 13 T0wa 21. Purdua 20 Indian 19- Northwestern 13 Missouri 34. Iowa Stat. 0 Oklahoma 40. Notre Dam. 0 Ohio Stat. 21. Wisconsin 0 Wyoming 27. Kansas Stat. 15 Colorado 16. Nebraska 0 ?. Fore. Academy 34. East- rn Nw M'" 7. and we want more years with him." He further declared. "The Ei senhower campaign is speeding up and the Stevenson campaign is slowing down and it's going to stay like that. All over the country Republicans, Democrats Vice President Nixon's ad dress in Medford was record ed and will be broadcast over radio station KYJC at 1 p.m. Monday. and independents are joining to Keep Eisenhower. The vice president named four requirements for a good govern ment: honesty, prosperity, se curity and progressiveness. Dignity. Respect He said the Eisenhower gov ernment has restored "dignity and respect" to the highest of fice in the land and "cleaned up the mess" that existed in Wash ington four years ago. The Eisenhower government has also benefited wage-earners, he said. "There are some 67,000, 000 wage-earners in America. Today they have more jobs, bet ter wages, greater take home pay, security and peace." iMxon said, "Before the pres ent administration, farmers hadn't had prosperity for 20 years except in war or as the result of war. He designated surpluses as an essential reason for lack of farm prosperity and stated. "We have attacked the surplus problem on two Ironts. We have incrpasrri harvests abroad and at home, and through the soil bank pro gram have reduced production oi surplus items. Full Rate Security Referring to security, he said each dollar earned and saved during the Democratic adminis tration in 1942 was worth only 60 cents in 1952. "We've given Americans full rate rather than cut rate security. ' People who save for the future now are go ing to get their money back in solid Eisenhower dollars, rather than rubber Truman dollars." . As an example of Republican progressiveness, Nixon noted the Republican stand on the power issue. "Over the next 10 years we're going to have to double the amount of killowatt power. It will cost about fifty billion dollars. You can't get that much money from the fed eral budget. The only way you can get it is by combining fed eral, state, local and individual funds . . . Partnership can give America all the power it needs." He said another major prob lem facing American voters is which of the two candidates Eisenhower or Stevenson is the best qualified to keep peace from standpoints of experience, judg ment and background. "I re spectfully submit that Mr. Ste venson just isn't in the same league with Dwight Eisenhow er," he declared. Expert in Peace "When we elected Dwight Ei senhower, we knew he was an expert at winning the war. Now we know he is an expert at end ing war and keeping peace . . . n 1 crowd, estimated at 2.000 or more, which greeted them at Hedrick Junior High school. The Nixons spent Friday night here, and their chartered campaign airplane left at 7:29 a.m. Saturday amidst arr-unseasonal snow shower, en route to Santa Rosa, Calif. He has made many great decis ions and has the experience and background to make great de cisions. We can't take a chance on losing these in the next four critical years." He added, "Eisenhower knows that an agreement to end H-bomb tests wouldn't be, worth the paper it's written on." Such, an agreement might put the United States two years behind in se curity development, Nixon said. "Mr. Eisenhower puts security of this country above any politi-" cal consideration." Promoting support for Douglas McKay, ex-sccrctary of the in terior, now a U. S. senatorial candidate, he said, "We know what he stands for and that's why we should elect him. The difference between Doug McKay and his opponent is graphically illustrated by their own words. Doug McKay says that Dwight Eisenhower is 'the greatest presi dent in history.' His opponent says that Mr. Eisenhower is 'the most dangerous man who has been in the White House.' Amer ica needs Dwight Eisenhower, Mr. Eisenhower needs Doug Mc Kay and I think voters are go ing to see they're elected." Supports Ellsworth Tlie vice president also urged support for Republican Con-, gressman Harris Ellsworth, re ferring to him as "a man of courage." Nixon was given a brief intro duction by McKay. As Vice President and Mrs. Nixon ar rived on the stage at 9 p.m., the Hedrick Junior High band play ed portions of "California, Here I Cofne." The Nixons hail from Whittier, Calif. . The audience cheered and ap plauded every, few minutes throughout his address and at least 100 photographs were taken. Many in the crowd car ried banners for Eisenhower and Nixon, McKay and Republican Gov. Elmo Smith. (Se. Stories Page 6 and 7) Holmes Points to Voting Record on Issues People who want to know how Oregon's candidates for gover nor stand 041 issues can look at the senate voting records. State Sen. Robert D. Holmes of As toria told the Jackson county Democratic social club at a dinner meeting last night. Senator Holmes, Democratic candidate for governor, spoke to about 125 people at the Medford hotel. The dinner preceeded the Candidates Fair, sponsored by the League of Women voters and the two political parties at Mc Loughlin Junior High school. Other Candidates Other Democratic candidates sharing the head table were U. S. Sen. Wayne Morse: Charles O. Porter, candidate for congress man from the fourth district, and Monroe Sweetland, candidate for secretary of state. Mrs. 'Holmes, Mrs. Morse and Mrs. Porter also were present. Senator Holmes pointed out that he and his opponent. Gov. Elmo Smith, have held corres Treaty Gives Rich Saar Coal, Steel Area to Germany See Final Settlement Of Friction Cause Luxembourg U.R) France and Germany Saturday signed a treaty giving Germany the rich Saar coal and steel district for the second time in this cen tury. The 900-square mile area has bounced back and forth-between France arid Germany four times since 1819 when it was created as an autonomous territory to be administered by France under League of Nations supervision Both nations hailed Saturday's treaty as a final settlement of the chief remaining cause of fric tion between them. German Citizens The Saar's 900,000 German- speaking inhabitants will be come German citizens next Jan. 1. But their economy will con tinue to be based on the French Franc during a three-year trans ition period ending Jan. 1, 1960. The Saar is an important cen ter of heavy industry because of its rich coal fields and the av ailability of iron ore from near by Lorraine in France. In a 1935 plebiscite, the Saar- laanders voted to join Hitler's Germany. Recaptured by Am erican troops in early 1945, the Saar came under French mili tary government. In a second plebiscite in 1947, its people vot ed for economic union with France. Foreign Ministers Christian Pineau of France and Heinrich von Brentano of Germany sign ed yesterdays treaty. Memorial Hospital Fully Accredited Rogue Valley Memorial hos pital has been fully accredited, according to . notice received from the board of commission ers of the joint commission on accrediting hospitals, it was an nounced at a meeting of the hospital board of directors Thursday. The joint commission is an agency, established by five health organizations to conduct hospital survey and inspection program initiated by the American col lege of surgeons in 1919. The five organizations are American college of physicians. American college and the Can adian Medical association. Hospitals are rated on certain basic requirements such as safe physical plant free from fire hazards, proper supervision and review by the medical staff of the clinical work done, maternal. infant and anesthetic death tes that are not excessively high, adequate medical records, ethical practices, . investigation of all tissues removed at opera tion, mortality rates that are within reasonable limits, prop er nursing care, and proper ad ministrative and medical staff organization. " Earlier this month. Sacred Heart hospital received notice of full accreditation. Sports Bulletin Monmouth Southern Ore gon college, with Don Korns scoring both touchdowns, de feated Oregon College of Edu cation 12-7 her. last night in Oregon collegia!, conferenc. play. OCE led at half-time 7-6. ponding positions in the state senate. Before succeeding to the governorship after the death of Gov. Paul Patterson, Gov. Smith was elected to represent the easternmost part of the state. Holmes was elected to represent the westernmost part of the state. "We voted on the same is sues," Sen. Holmes said, "and the records speak for them selves." He noted that the rec ords show Gov. Smith has stood against such issues as endorse ment of the United Nations and civil rights. "I voted for these issues." Sen. Holmes declared. Side-Stepping Record The speaker accused Gov. Smith of side-stepping his vot ing record. He said Gov. Smith claims he was voting in the in terest of the people of the area he was elected to represent be fore he became governor. "But he says now that he is governor, he is working for the interest of all the people of Ore gon." Sen. Holmes stated. "I have tried to vote on every Rebels McLoughlin Filled As Voters Attend Candidates Fair Morse, McKay, Other Aspirants Are Present State, local and national can didates had a "heyday" Satur day at the Candidates Fair spon sored by the League of Women voters and the two political par ties at McLoughlin Junior High school gymnasium. The decorated gymnasium was filled to capacity and attendance was expected to exceed 1,500, Among candidates attending were U.S. Sen. Wayne Morse, Democrat, and his Republican opponent, Douglas McKay; Re publican Gov. Elmo Smith and his Democratic opponent State Sen. Robert Holmes; Republican Congressman Harris Ellsworth and his Democratic opponent, Charles O. Porter; and Monroe Sweetland, Democratic candi date for secretary of state, and Sig Unander, GOP state treas urer seeking re-election. A great number of Jackson county candidates were also at tended. No Speeches Mad No speeches were made and emphasis was placed on voters meeting candidates and asking questions. Special prizes were presented throughout the evening. A prize was awarded by the Mail Tribune to the Republican party, which had the most audience represen tation. The award was a gavel. Prizes were also to be awarded to the first five people scoring 100 per cent in a "voter s I.Q. test on candidates and ballot measures mid.to tn- oldest and youngest voters present. Members of both parties spent considerable time Friday and Saturday decorating booths for candidates. In addition to the candidates' booths, other booths were man ned by the United Nations asso ciation. United Medford Crusade, AAUW, BPW, League of Women Voters, Jackson County Cham ber of Commerce, county elec tions department and represen tatives for and against fluorida tion. Russ Jamison was master of ceremonies. Veterans Day Parade Plans Are Announced A Veterans Day parade, spon sored by the Veterans Allied council, will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 12, the following Veterans Day, it was announc ed this weekend. The council has asked local organizations to enter floats in the parade. Arrangements for entries may be made by calling Merrill Bencka, parade chair man, at the county courthouse Tentative plans call for the parade to start at the city park next to the library. The route will be east on Main st. to River side ave., then north to Sixth st. It will move wast on Sixth st. to Holly St., then south to the city park. In the past, the parade has been held on Veterans Day. but will be held a day late this year since Veterans Day falls on Sun day. issue not only in the interest of Clatsop and Columbia counties. Sen. Holmes said, "But in the interest of the state as a whole." The speaker commented that his opponent now claims the main issue is integrity. "I think integrity is an is sure, too," he stated, "But I think integrity must have a dif ferent meaning for me than it does for him. To have integrity, you must have the, courage to defend the position you believe in at all times." He said Gov. Smith told a Clatsop county audience that his first choice for power is full federal development, his second choice is partnership power and his third choice is individual de velopment. "Then he voted against Hells Canyon dam, and if that's his concept of integrity, it's differ ent from my concept," Sen Holmes stated. He added, "I hope to bring something of the two records into the remainder of the cam paign, then rest my case on those Plan IVtaroi. on Budapest "Now, How Do You Feel About Guided Missive?" Opposition to Adding Fluorides Is Losing Battle, Smith Writes By A. ROBERT SMITH Mail Tribun. Correspondent Washington The forces that have been denouncing fluorida tion of drinking water are now fighting a losing battle. The most recent survey shows that city after city across the nation is adopting fluoridation in record numbers this year. The U.S. Public Health Ser vice, in a tabulation made public this weekend, reported that up to Oct. 1, this year had already seen six million additional Americans drinking fluoridated water because their home com muni ties adotped this method of fighting tooth decay. Biggest Victory This represents the biggest victory in such a short period of time for pro-fluoridation groups, who have been fought steadily in recent years by anti flouridationists who often prov ed strong enough to defeat f I for mation proposals. Now about 1,400 cities and towns throughout the country with a total population of over 30 million residents are using fluoridation. This means, in other words, that about one out of every fourth person in America who uses municipal water is getting fluoridated water. The six million persons who were added tnis year to tne number using fluoridated water campares with an average an- rual gain of only four million during the years 19ol through 1955. The chances are that be fore 1956 has been concluded. with many cities like Medford set to vote on the proposition tn election day, that many more than six million persons will be the final tally for this year. Strong Trend Today Looking at this big gam in the perspective of the past de cade since the fluoridation battle began, one can see how strong the trend is today in favor of using this method of combatting tooth decay. records. Gov. Smith's slogan has been 'a man people like and trust'. Whatever the outcome of this election, I want to ke known as a man who likes and trusts the people of Oregon." Sen. Morse, Sweetland and Porter each spoke for about five minutes, attacking "smear tac tics" of the Republican party and voicing confidence for a Democratic victory. ,; Also making brief statements were Larry Sheehan, chairman of the county Democratic cen tral committee, and Robert Boy er, stale Democratic central com mittee chairman and candidate for state representative. Clyde Fichtner, president of the Jack son County Democratic Social club, was master of ceremonies Other Democratic candidates attending were Thomas Reeder, candidate for district attorney; Ralph James, candidate for coun ty assessor; Ray Schumacher, candidate for assessor; Karl Janouch, incumbent treasurer and Robert Duncan, candidate for state representative. Just 10 years ago there were only 12 communities in the United States that were using fluoridation. They had a com bined population of 328.000. Five years later,. at the start of 1951. the number of cities was up to S-4, and their combined popula tion was 1.5 million. In a word, fluoridation was slow to win ready acceptance nationally in those early years But in the last five years, the heavy trend in favor of fluorida tion began to appear. The an nual gain averaged four mil !'on persons and this year's in crease will set the record high. Reason for Surg. One reason for the great surge me numoer of people using fluoridated water is that in rec ent years quite a number of the ration's big cities have adopted it.. The Public Health Service reported that by the end of 1955 about half the cities over 500,- 000 population had adopted it. Among those cities ranging in pupulation from 10,000 to 500 000, about one-fourth had ap proved fluoridation up to the end of last year. Many have it on the ballot for a vote in this fall's election. SP Employee Killed In Ditch Cave In Cottage Grove U.R) A 29- year-old Southern Pacific rail road employee was killed Friday afternoon when a drainage ditcn in which he was working caved in and buried him under a pile of earth near here. State police identified the vic tim as Robert Fox, tentatively listed as living in Salem, al though he also had identification on his person listing a Gold Hill address. He and a fellow workman. John Edward Gourley, were members of a Southern Pacific bridge building crew. The two men were in the five-foot high water drainage tunnel, about 175 feet from the. entrance, at the time of the cave-in, police said. Gourley managed to escape but Fox was trapped and cov ered by the falling earth. Four other workers at the scene work ed for 30 minutes before they were able to uncover Fox. He was pronounced dead upon ar rival at a hospital. Weather FORECAST: Decreasing cloud iness and shower activity this . morning becoming part cloudy this afternoon, increasing cloud iness Sunday evening with rftin or snow by Monday morning. High today 50. Low tonight 33- High Mondav 45. TEMPERATURE Highest YesL 4 Lowest YesL 33 Our Skies Tonight Sunrise C:40 a.m. .. 5:10 pan. Sunset . Moon rise Monday 2:15 -m. MARS rises well before sunset and will be due south 11:51 p.m. Moving eastward among the faint star of Aquarius, it now appears about halfw-ay between "FomMhaut and the Square of Pegasus. Volunteers Set to Rescue Insurgents In Scarred City Uprising Becomes Full Revolution Vienna (U.R) Provincial rebel leaders Saturday proclaim ed a march on Budapest to rescue insurgents still holding out against freshly-reinforced Soviet forces in the battle-scarred capital. The rebels said "many thous ands" of volunteers were mas sing in western Hungary to break through the Russian steel ring around Budapest. i The five-day-old uprising had become a full-fledged revolution against the Communist repime and the Soviet army which kept it in power. - Premier Imre Nagy, desperate to salvage Communist control, capitulated for the fourth time 1o rebel demands by bringing non-Communists into his emerg ency cabinet. But the action was too little and too late. BlMI. 'Mora Intent.' On the spot diplomatic re ports said the battle Saturday was "more intense" than ever and the situation, "if anything has worsened " In Budapest, however, the situation became desperate for rebels who had been submitted to four solid days of merciless tank and infantry attack by Russian troops. Diplomatic re ports said new Russian units were moving in. There were several reports that some Hungarian exiles were preparing to cross the now-open hoarder frorn Austria into Hun gary to join the rebellion. Moral support for the rebels came from all over the world the big three appeal to the United Nations, the Internation al Red Cross, the Inter Amer ican Press association and lead ers of free world countries. Joining Rebels A rebel colonel in the town of Maygyarovar told a United Press staff correspondent who got in from Australia, 15 miles away, that "many thousands" ol volunteers were joing the rebels for a march on the city. The colonel said large areas of western, southern and north ern Hungary were in rebel hands. He refused to be ident ified further. So great has been the slaught er in Budapest that Russians are reported dumping bodies in tne Danube river or hiding them in cellars. Eyewitnesses have re ported bodies hanging from lamposts and poles near the river which divides the city. Eisenhower Enters Hospital for Exam Washington (U.R) L. A smil ing, chipper President Eisenhow er entered the Army's Walter Reed medical center Saturday for head to toe medical check up to confirm his physical fit ness to serve another four years in the White House. As he strode briskly into the big hospital, he beamed with con fidence that he would pass the test. And his aides said he was feeling just fine." -The President was taken im mediately to the x-day depart ment to begin 24-hours of checks and tests which he had promised to undergo before election day. A report from the eight physicians directing the examination will be issued today. He was scheduled to spend the night in the three-room Presi dential suite which he occupied last June after he underwent an abdominal operation for an in testinal obstruction. Inch of Snow Falls In Medford Saturday Medford recorded its first touch of winter yesterday morn ing, when about an inch of snow fell in the city. The greatest snowfall was re corded between 4:30 and 8:30 a.m., the Medlord weatner Bu reau station reported. . From midnight Friday to 4:30 p.m. yesterday, about .43 of an inch of precipitation was recorded. The forecast today calls for decreasing cloudiness and show er activity, but increasing cloud iness this evening with rain or snow by Monday morning.
