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EIGHT MEDTOHD (ORSCOrO They'll Do It Every Time WUrr 4 bee-vcot-ee- rjl post oppice electric-eye m-4il slots 4UT0M4TIC ST4MP LICE(?S' EVER MODERM COrJVErJltfC nlMiii us pub . lift Quotes From the News . , By UNITED PRESS Providence, R. I. Christopher Del Sesto, Republican candi date lor governor of Rhode Island, on learning that the State Su .preme court had invalidated certain absentee ballots which had "given him an edge In the recent election: g "Democracy received another setback in Rhode Island today." -Saarbruscken, Germany West German Chancellor Konrad f Adenauer, on the agreement returning the Saarland to Germany: how a problem that teemed insoluble can be solved on the basis of j human rights and in the spirit of freedom and reconciliation." Washington Rpn T.arnre H Rmith (Tt -Wis in railing for a -firmer and more positive U.S. policy toward Russia: "Unless we do something concrete now, the confidence which me- oppressea ana ensiavea peoples nave in us wm cue ana dc Xlost forever." j Washington Joseph B. Haverstick. president of the National ; Association of Home Builders, in urging that Congress increase in Tterest rates on GI loans: "The VA program already has been curtailed drastically and it ' will collapse altogether, with unhappy consequences for millions of veterans, unless the interest rate on GI home mortgages is "placed on a better footing with . Belfast, Northern Ireland Lord Brookeborough, on a gun V lice and raiders believed to be memDers ot tne outlawed lrisn rte . publican Army: I heard it all. Our chaps did Net Farm Income Gains Predicted by OSC Economist Corvallis Net farm income should be a little higher in 1957 than it was in 1956, predicts Mrs. Elvera Horrell, extension agricultural economist at Oregon State college. A small increase in farm earnings in 1956 marked the first improvement since 1951, she said, and 1957 should sea still more improvement. Changes in farm income de pend mainly upon four forces supply, demand, marketing costs and government programs ac L cording to Mrs. Horrell. Here's a brief summary of how these forces affected farm income in the last few years, and the effect Mrs. Horrell thinks they will have in the coming year. Surplus Supplies Surplus supplies of many farm products were a major cause of the drop in farm income from 1951 through 1955. This problem is now being attacked by the Soil Bank program, pass ed by Congress in 1956, which " aims at removing some acreage rnm th nrnduction of surDlus crops. A large and successful Soil Bank could bring a turning point in the supply picture by bringing about a reduction in -total agricultural output next year, she explained. ; On the demand side, domestic : use of farm products has been I strong and rising throughout I most of the period since 1951. ;The number of people in the na ition the number of consum ; ers has risen and is still rising. :Employmen and income are :high and consumers continue to, spend about one-fourth of ;their take-home pay for food. ; Outlook Favorable ; Agricultural exports may Ireach an all-time high for the !1956 crop year, Mrs. Horrell :aid. and the export outlook for 1957 is favorable although it may be difficult to maintain the present rate of exports for many Chief Thompson Joins Indians for Dinner The Dalles OJ.R) Ailing Chief (Tommy) Thompson, who says he is 103 years old, came home to his people for a New Year's day dinner yesterday. The visit brought tears to the eyes of the chief who has been confined to a nursing home at Hood River for some time. But he cheerfully forecast bat next New Year's day he would be back for another celebration. About 100 of the remaining members of the Celilo Indians Joined the chief in the feast. Only about 20 families remain at the tribal home at Celilo. the Indian exodus spurred by the loss of their ancient fishing rocks to The Dalles dam. MAIL TRIBUNE -nJIS MGHlFlCENtT EOlPlCE-MORSElj -i5"" CHESTER'S NEW GP4DE-4 iH-C rfea, POST OPPICE .'OVER TWO HUNDRED fA. J-' 44j !--. fSsj TUOUSJND SQU4RE PEET-EVERy-' -is J"' rrH: Pr5! modern device to Expedite FHA and other money rates. Northern Island Prime Minister battle near his home between po- a good job. more years. In general, the de mand picture and the Soil Bank program seem to favor a mod erate rise in farm income in 1957. Rising marketing costs were a factor in the drop in farm in come from 1951 through 1955, the economist continued. These marketing costs, due in part to more services such as extra food processing and packaging, con tinued to creep upward in 1956. And they will probably rise somewhat more in 1957. Fall Cushioned Government programs have cushioned the fall in farm prices over the past few years. They were a decisive factor in the slight rise in farm income in 1956. according to Mrs. Horrell. The Soil Bank added a quarter-of-a-billion dollars directly to farm income, and there has been a substantial decrease in stocks of surplus products through dis posal programs. With a greatly expanded Soil Bank program next year, gov ernment payments will be in creased and prices of some farm products should be strengthened somewhat by reduced output, she concluded. Animals in Douglas, Jackson Counties Suffer From Fever Douglas and Jackson counties reported 22 shipping fever cases during November. This animal diseases, which is technically called hemorrhagia septicemia was the most common disease and the greatest killer of live stock in Oregon during that per iod, says Dr. K. J. Peterson, state veterinarian for the Oregon de partment of agriculture. The entire state reported more than 500 shipping fever cases during the month. Cases Reported Douglas county reported one shipping fever case, a hog, which later died of the disease. Prac ticing veterinarians in Jackson county found the disease in 11 cattle, with one case fatal. Lake county was hardest hit by ship ping fever. There, 11 of Iid cases proved fatal. The second most frequent dis ease in Oregon during November was brucellosis. The number of brucellosis reactors in the state increased in November due to a stepped-up testing program, Dr. Peterson explained. Brucellosis Breakdown The breakdown on brucellosis reactors in southern Oregon counties showed Douglas, three reactors: Jackson, 16 reactors; and Josephine, one reactor. Infectious keratitis, the third most common disease in Oregon two months ago, was found in Wednesday, January 2, 1957 By Jimmy Hatlo Trolley Passengers Pay Double Fares Portland !U.R) Interurban trolley passengers reaching Port land from Oregon City and Bell rose points were paying double fares in order to reach down town Portland today. Rose City Transit company was collecting fares at the east side transfer point despite a Public Utilities Commission or der directing Portland Traction company to issue free transfers to west side downtown Portland. PTC was observing the PUC order by issuing the transfers but Rose City Transit, a wholly owned PTC subsidiary, was re fusing to honor the transfers. Rose City is not subject to PUC jurisdiction. Cargo Ship Caught Between Ice Floes McMurdo Sound, Antarctica U.R The U. S. Navy cargo ship Arneb, water pouring in through her damaged plates and her pro pellor broken, lay helpless to day in the grip of two giant ice floes. Standing nearby in the icepack but unable to aid her was the ice-breaker Northwind. Winds of hurricane force drove the ice pack of Moubray Bay out to meet the Ross Sea icepack and trapped the 12,800- ton Arneb between them near Cape Hallet New Year's Eve. The grinding pressure cracked open the Arneb's previously damaged hull plates, broke a propellor blade and damaged the reduction gear which transmits turbine power to the ship's twin screws. The cargo ship, with 218 of ficers and men aboard, was on its way to land supplies for the joint U. S.-New Zealand Interna tional Geophysical Year base 500 miles north of McMurdo Sound. The Coast Guard icebreaker escort Northwind radioed that the massive icefield, estimated to cover 200 square miles, had reduced its own operational abil ity and so far it was unable to maneuver to free the Arneb or relieve the pressure on her. Brooklyn. N. Y. iU.R) R o y Campanella. Carl Erskine and Duke Snider head a list of Brooklyn Dodger stars who probably will be asked to accept 1957 salary cuts. Buzzy Bavasi, Dodger vice president in charge of personnel says the Dodger payroll has reached a "satura tion" point and cannot be raised past its present peak. Douglas and Jackson counties. Douglas county had the disease in over 20 animals. Jackson county reported the disease in eight cattle, but none died of it. No southern Oregon county reported cases of red water or blackleg, the second and third greatest killers of livestock in the state during November. How ever, other diseases reported in this area were: swine influenza, three cases in Jackson county; and sheep ecthyma, seven cases in Josephine county. Oregon Schools Open Following Vacation Portland (U.R) Most Oregon public and parochial schools, grade schools, high schools and colleges, reopened today after the Christmas vacation. I Students at state colleges and j at the University of Oregon were registering today for the winter j term which will begin tomorrow. Only exception was Oregon State College where the new term will i not start until Monday because ! of the mass exodus to the Rose ; Bowl football game. Registration will be Friday and Saturday. Lewis & Clark in Portland re- opened today. University of Port- j land Thursday and Reed College j next Monday. j Home Fires Children on Holiday By UNITED PRESS Home fires claimed the lives of 11 children during the New Year's holiday. Five died in a fire at Tryon, N. C, four more near Santa Barbara, Calif. Near Amery, Wis., two chil dren died when their farm home caught fire while their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vergil Ness, and a five-year-old sister were in the barn nearby. A blaze that apparently broke out in the living room of a 20 room frame home near Santa Barbara Tuesday killed the four youngest children of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Free Jr. Children Escape The Frees and two other chil dren escaped after one of the surviving children was awak ened by the fire and alerted her parents. The living room was directly under the bedroom occupied by the four small victims, James L. Free III, 6; Robin, 4: Sara 2 and David 1. Free suffered minor burns when he sought to fight his way through the flames in an effort to rescue the chil dren. Five children burned to death Tuesday in a blaze that destroy ed three homes at Tryon. Fire men were not aware the chil dren were inside a basement apartment in one of the buildings until it was too late. Football Star Recovering From Stab Wound in Heart Houston, Tex. (U.R) Paul Carr, a star on the San Francisco Forty Niners professional foot ball team who was stabbed in the heart at a New Year's Eve party, was reported in "fair" condition today. James R. Chambless, 25, an ex-convict and electrician, was charged with stabbing Carr following an argument. Police said Chambless drove the blade of a pearl-handled switch-blade knife twice into the chest of the 25-year-old Carr. One thrust nicked his heart. Different Parties Chambless and Carr were at different New Year's Eve parties in the plush Western Skies Hotel. The parties were in suites across the hall from each other on the second floor and as the new year approached, there was visiting back and forth. Jack M. Chambers, host of the party Carr was attending, said he overheard the two men arguing. "Several of us went out and Paul said this man Chamb less tried to snatch his wallet," Chambers said. Around Hollywood Hollywood (U.R) This is the season when columnists recall the top stories of 1956, but in stead of re h a s h 1 ng the Grace Kelly and Marilyn Monroe wed dings we're looking ahead to 1957. To prepare you for the Hollywood 4 S Aline Mosby news for the coming year, here's our annual predictions of what to expect for the next 12 months: Actress Unveiled January Sculptor unveils nude statue of famous actress in shop window. Actress indignant ly denies posing for same. February Starlet Roxanna Arlen appears in newspaper cheesecake photos chopping down a sequinned cherry tree. March Two Italian actres ses cry they want the public to ignore their curvej so they can concentrate on being actresses. Tears also flow at Oscar cere monies as winners sob they never dreamed they'd make it. April Jayne Mansfield buys a white car; has hair, dogs, clothes, furniture and boy friend Mickey Hargitay dyed to match. May NBC continues the fight against CBC Ed Sullivan by throwing against him Shakes peare enacted by talking an imals. Sullivan still wins with a show featuring so many guest stars that after introductions there's no time for the program. June Fifty magazine aditors injured in the trample to get the first cover pictures of Grace Kelly's baby. July Paul Brinkman and Jess Barker form misunderstood-husbands-of actresses society. Ann Blythe expects another baby. Natalie Wood inherits Terry Moore's headlines. August Slipping TV comed ians blast audience ratings. TV PAINT WITH CUd We Claim 1 1 Cause of the fire was not iim mediately determined, but it was Believed caused by a defective oil stove. The children were home r alone when the blaze broke out. Teenager Charged With Murder of Girl Dallas, Tex. (U.R) A teen ager with a six-year criminal record, who admitted killing a 12-year-old girl, will be charged with murder today. He probably will escape serious punishment because he is a juvenile. Police Capt. Will Fritz said the youth, Simon Rodriguez, 16, admitted shooting Janet Irene Mangan twice and beating her. A coroner said the girl was raped, but Rodriguez denied he had sexually assaulted her. Rodriguez has a police record from the age of 10. He was in volved in the arson of a school in 1955 and has been in police custody for automobile theft, carrying concealed weapons and aggravated assault with a gun. He has escaped serious punish ment because he is a juvenile. Fritz said he thought the worst that could happen to Rodriguez under the murder charge would be a short commitment to the juvenile home. "We separated the men and Paul started back into our rooms. Then Chambless said something very foul to him and Paul turn ed and swung on him. "He had the man down on a couch and was about to hit him again when I saw a knife flash in Chambless' hand. Then there was a lot of blood on Paul's shirt." Chambless ran down 1 and killed Trinidad Cardoza, a seven-year-old shoeshine boy with a truck in Houston in 1954. Police who arrested him said he was "so doped up" he couldn't even tell them what happened. 73 Accidental Deaths Reported in Washington Seattle (U.R) Washington state ushered in the New Year with an unhappy total of 13 ac cidental deaths over the holi days. Seven deaths occurred on the state's highways, a plane crash Sunday snuffed out three lives and three persons were killed in miscellaneous accidents. By ALINE MOSBY United Press Correspondent Comedians on top praise ratings. September Actress back from trip to Europe announces that handsome Italian count begged for her h)nd and will fly to Hollywood "soon." Movies vs. TV October Movie studios an nounce formula found to beat TV: three-hour quiz shows in Cinemascope and stereophonic sound. November Starlet Roxanne Arlen poses in a pilgrim dress with a bare midriff and carry ing a sequinned turkey. December Bob Hope, with 30 press as guests, does Christmas benefit show on Mars. Roxanne Arlen poses in a four-inch square Santa Claus outfit climbing down a sequinned chimney. Hilbruner Named Portland Police Chief Portland (U.R) Terry Schrunk, who was sworn in as Portland's new mayor today, an nounced that he has appointed Capt. William Hilbruner new chief of police to succeed Jim Purcell Jr. . Schrunk had said during his election campaign against Fred Peterson that his first official act would be to replace Purcell. Hilbruner is a 46-year-old ca reer officer. He was appointed a patrolman in 1936, . was promoted to ser geant in 1944, reached the rank of lieutenant in 1948 and was named a captain in 1951. Hilbruner has operated in ! nearly every division of the de partment during his service. His most recent position was com mander of the first night division at central precincts. Schrunk directed the new chief to be a chief "not only in name but in action" and to "car ry on an aggressive policy of constructive law enforcement in this community." MEDFORD PAINT & WALLPAPER STORE PHONE 2-9321 Corner 6th & Holly, Diagonally Across from tho Post Offieo Giv9 S&H Green Stamps r-riMilrf- Tiinrnr-ri - n ruin in PEEK-A-BOO Joseph J. Bagnola, 40, one of the FBI's "10 most wanted" fugitives, uses a pair of gloves to hide his face after his arrest in Chicago. He is wanted for the $50,000 rob bery and murder of a New Orleans, La., used car dealer in 1950. Soviet Diplomats Visit Hungary's President, Dobi By JACK MEEHAN United Press Correspondent Budapest U.R) Diplomats of Soviet satellites and several neu tral nations paid their respects to Hungarian President Istvan Dobi Tuesday under the watch ful eye 'of a Russian machine gunner. But the United States Britais and France snubbed the first major reception for foreign dip lomats since Janos Kadar seized leadership of the Communist government from Imre Nagy. A Soviet armored car discreet ly tucked away in a side street trained a large-caliber machine- gun on the Parliament buildings as a string of cars bearing visit ing diplomats swept across the snow-covered square. Slap in Face The snub by the Big Three Western powers was considered a slap, in the face for the Kadar regime because the reception technically was only for Dobi, a member of the Smallholders Party who has been president since 1948. According to the rules of pro tocol, the reception had nothing to do with Kadar. However, the U. S., British and French mis sions apparently stayed away as an indication of their disap proval of the regime that ousted Nagy and called in the Russian army to crush the Hungarian revolt. This correspondent went to the party uninvited, 'walking past the machinegun-bearing car and through the iron doors of the parliament building. 1 was the only American pres ent. A civilian official denied me permission to take pictures. "But you are free to look around," he added. Farmers Should Get Better Income in '57 Corvallis (U.R) Oregon farmers should enjoy a somewhat improved income in 1957 in the opinion of an Oregon State Col lege agricultural economist. Mrs. Elvera Horrell said a small increase in farm earnings in 1956 marked the first such im provement since 1951 and that 1957 should see still more im provement. Mrs. Horrell credited her . op timistic outlook to several fac tors, one of them the soil bank j plan of the Eisenhower adminis- j tration. She said a large and ', successful soil bank could bring a turning point in the supply pic-! ture by bringing about a reduc- j tion in total agricultural output j next year. On the demand side, the econ omist noted that employment and income are high and consumers continue to spend about one fourth of their take-home pay for food. WE'RE NOW NEW AT 1105 COURTS WHERE WE CAN OFFER FINER SERVICE THAN EVER Cal-0re Machinery Co. Same Phone . . . . 3-4507 Government Reports Rise in Cash Sales Of Farm Commodities Washington (U.R) The gov ernment reported today more than 60 per cent of federally owned farm commodities dis posed of since 1953 brought cash on the barrelhead. The Agriculture Department said in a year end review, of sur plus disposal operations that the percentage of these dollar sales has gone up recently. tor the first quarter of fiscal 1956, July through Sept. 30, dol lar sales rose to 71 per cent of the total distribution. For the July, 1953 to September, 1956, period, the dollar sales percent age was 61. Special Programs In addition to sales for cash, large volumes of surplus com modities moved out of the Com modity Credit Corp. inventory through special programs. These disposals were by sales for for eign currencies, barter, transfers to other agencies and donations. Department officials were jub ilant over the dollar sales. In ad dition to reducing the surpluses which depress markets, the cash sales cut down on storage costs. The department noted that largely through cash sales, CCC inventories of several commod ities have been drastically re duced or completely depleted. There is a "sold out" sign on butter, cottonseed oil, linseed oil, seeds, and dry edible beans. Rice inventories are all committed for sale. Wool is being sold into mar ket channels in steady volume. The same is true of cotton. Barter operations have dis posed of more than $500 million worth of farm commodities at export market value since July, Livestock Feeding Classes Planned Central Point Adults may now register for the livestock feeding course to begin Wednes day, Jan. 9, at 8 p.m. in Crater High school, according to Ed ward R. Griggs, agriculture in structor. The course has been planned to emphasize utilization of home grown roughages and grains, Griggs said. Instruction will also be given in balancing rations, values of feeds in various nutri ents and feeding management. Students may enroll by call ing the Crater High school agri culture department, NO-4-1103, or attending the first class meet ing. Griggs added that no more registrations are being taken for , the adult course in farm weld ing. Department Store Sales Show Rise in Portland Portland (U.R) The Fed eral Reserve Bank announced here today that Portland depart ment store sales for the week ended Dec. 22 were eight per cent higher than for the same period a year ago. j The period Jan. 1 to Dec. 22, i however, showed a decline in de- j partment store sales of one per cent, compared to the same al most-a-year period in 1955. For Action, Use Tribune Want Ads WHEN YOU NEED HEADY CONCRETE ALL TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 2-WAY RADIO For FAST, EFFICIENT SERVICE! Phone 2-5336 or 2-5897 Ashland 8121 IN OUR L0C 1953. Wheat has been the leading barter commodity, accounting for more than 40 per cent of the total on a value basis. Foreign Currency Foreign currency sales in 1956 under the agricultural trade de velopment and assistance act of 1954 accounted for $1.9 billion worth of CCC owned farm com modities. The commodities were committed for sale through 44 agreements with 25 countries. The principal commodities in cluded in the agreements were wheat, cotton, and rice. Donations of food to private relief agencies for overseas dis tribution and the barter of agri cultural products for foreign strategic materials accounted for an estimated $550 million of 1956 agricultural exports. Agri cultural exports aided by Export-Import Bank loans totaled about $75 million in value. FOR FARMERS and THEIR FAMILIES! Y Tues., Jan. 8 FREE LUNCH I Served by (he West Side Ex tension Unit before the show at our store 11:30 a.m. till 1:00 p.m. FREE SHOW STARTS 1:30 P.M. AT CRATERIAII THEATRE 6 COLOR MOVIES! . . featuring an outstanding Hollywood cast in "Heaven to Betsy," a new Tom Gordon Hit and other fine films. FREE TICKETS HUBBARD WRAY CO. 25 South Riverside EVERYTHING is F-REE! CALL LININGER'S JOHN DEEftE DA AT ON T.
