Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, January 29, 1957, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textlower Ira for Body' of Motorist WILSON GUARD 51st Year Medford United Prsft -uii taasea Wire 16 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY m z, & & a w- ... m is r- mini "' v'-- yhj ;-: - ir" f --hC-V ... .i.i.; i . 4" , """at, jfl 1 DAMAGES HOME A pickup truck operated by Central Point's Mayor Don Faber, 45, and a state forestry department station wagon operated by Jack Nelson Fortin, 67, Eagle Point, were involved in an accident in Cen tral Point about 1:20 p.m. yesterday. The Fa ber vehicle, headed south, continued 121 feet from the point of impact, police said, and ran into the front porch of the L. L. Kottke resi Henry Ford Urges Red Chinese Trade San Francisco (U.R) Henry Ford II told automobile dealers Monday that U.S. trade with Red China might help the Chi nese rid themselves of the "yoke of Communism." Ford, 39, president of the Ford Motor Co., urged the Unit ed States to "come of age fast" and act with "uncommon sanity, wisdom and unity" to meet crises abroad. He told the National Automo bile Dealers Association Ameri cans should be more realistic and decide "whether our trade-and-aid policies toward such satellite areas as Poland, Hun gary, East Germany and even Red China are really in our best interests." Maybe They're Anxious "Maybe the people of Red China are just as anxious to get rid of the yoke of Commu nism as the Hungarians have demonstrated they were," Ford said. In suggesting trade-and-aid to Red China, Ford said the Chi nese now were completely link ed with Soviet Union. "Shouldn't we give them the chance or at least some alterna tive to their present ties with the Kremlin?" he asked. Harlow H. Curtice, president of General Motors Corp., was to address the 5.000 dealers to day. In addition to Ford, delegates also heard George Romney, pres "Glad To Help You Out STICKS TO NATIONAL DRAFT DODGING LABEL ident of American Motors Corp., protest Monday against "unre stricted concentration of pow er" in labor unions. Another speaker, NADA Pres ident Carl E. Fribley, urged elimination of the excise tax on new autos and trucks. He said the 10 per cent auto tax and 7 per cent truck tax are "discriminatory" and a "definite threat to automotive employ ment and jobs in the related automobile and transportation industries." Eugene Man Named Realty Commissioner Salem W.R) Clarence F. Hyde, prominent Eugene real tor and one of Oregon's lead ing real estate appraisers, was appointed Oregon state real es tate commissioner today by Gov. Robert D. Holmes. Hyde, 68, succeeds Ragnor Johnson, Salem Republican, whose resignation Gov. Holmes had requested. .Johnson's four year term would have expired March 31, 1958. Johnson told the United Press that he has great respect for Hyde as a real estate man, and "I'm not going to make it diffi cult" to make the transition. (See story on Page 16) Of A Hole, Neighbor" Price 10c Tribune -full uano Wir 29, 1957 No. 266 dence, 261 North Fourth st. Fortin was thrown from the station wagon, which was going east on Maple st., police said. He was taken to Rogue Valley hospital in Medford by Medford Ambulance service attendants who said he had head, back and chest injuries. Faber suf fered leg injuries and bruises and was treated at a clinic in Central Point, according to police. (Stanford Payne photo) Chou Will Study Releasing of 10 American Captives Kitmandu, Nepal (U.R) Chinese Communist Premier Chou En-lai said here today he would study the question of re leasing 10 Americans held in Red China in exchange for the freeing of 33 Red Chinese he charged are held in the United States. Chou said the 10 Americans would be released according to Chinese law and added, "they may be released even before serving their terms if they be have properly." The Peiping leader renewed his offer to meet with Secretary of State John Foster Dulles "anywhere" and at any time. But he complained that Dulles had made the release of the 10 Americans the condition for such talks. Chou, winding up a visit here, said Red China already had re leased 33 Americans while the United States refused to hand over Chinese Communists it al legedly detains. Washington (U.R) The United States today rejected as "ridiculous" a proposal by Red Chinese Premier Chou En-lai to exchange 10 Americans held by Red China for 33 Chinese allegedly held by the United States. State Department Press Of ficer Lincoln White told a news conference there are "no Chi nese in this country who want to return to mainland China." White recalled that Red China 16 months ago had promised to free all Americans it holds "ex peditiously." But Red China still holds 10 Americans. Roseburg Man Given Manslaughter Term Roseburg (U.R) Forrest L. Winn, 67, who was convicted of manslaughter last week in connection with the death last year of E. D. (Doc) Wood, 72 yearold cardroom employee, was sentenced to not more than five years in prison today. Circuit Judge Charles S. Woodrich also levied a fine of SI. Wood died after an alterca tion in a local cardroom. California Man Fined In District Court Francis Theodore Grames, 40, Greenville, Calif., was fined $255 and his driver's license was suspended for 90 days today after he pleaded, guilty in dis trict court to a charge of driving while intoxicated. Grames also received a sus pended 30-day jail sentence. He was arrested by state police Monday. Remarks Bring Angry Reaction From Congress Apology for Statement Refused Washington (U.R) Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson, aft er a conference with President Eisenhower, today stuck to his charge that some young men used the National Guard as a "draft dodging business" during the Korean war. Wilson, standing, in the rain outside the President's office building, told reporters firmly that he did not discuss with Mr. Eisenhower his controversial re marks before the House Armed Services Committee Monday. Wilson had told the committee that the guard was a "sort of scandal" during the Korean war; "a draft dodging business." "Perhaps it is a little tough language but that is exactly what it amounted to," Wilson said today. Angry Reaction Wilson's remarks Monday brought angry reaction from some members of Congress and the rejoinder from Maj. Gen. El lard A. Walsh, National Guard Association president, that Wil son's charge was "a lie." But Wilson refused today to apologize tor his remarks. "I know of no reason why I should," he told reporters. W lison at lirst declined to dis cuss his controversial remarks, 'ihen reporters asked what he discussea with the President. Looking up at the White House, Wilson said, "This is not my dung hill anything that is to be announced over here, somebody else ought to an nounce." Wilson was asked if he had fixed a date for his departure front the Cabinet. '. He said no, but he expected to leave "sooner or later." Then the chunky, gray haired secretary began to talk about his feelings toward the National Guard. "If anyone thinks I am against the National Guard, of course they are wrong," he said. "I'm trying to get the National Guard efficient and trained. "I do think they ought to step up to be efficient and ready and modernize to take care of the. re sponsibilities as they exist today. "I am told that more than .80 per cent of the National Guard has had no prior military train ing today. That means they are not a very well trained outfit that can be depended upon. "Our whole purpose is to as sure that a reasonable percent age of the Guard is well trained. "We are spending a good many hundreds of millions of dollars on the National Guard. And if they cannot be depended on, the expense is not justified. The people who are trying to perpetuate the inefficiency are doing the guard damage. Wilson was told that the chief objections voiced in Congress concerned his use of the words "draft dodging" in connection with guard enlistments. "To keep up numbers rather than quality, they have enlisted too many boys between 17 and 18Vfe years old," Wilson said. Thtse boys, he, said, had not received proper military train ing to be part of an efficient and dependable force. 100 Receive Shots At Elks Temple One hundred Jackson county residents ur.der the age of 20 received Sa'.k anti-polio vaccine between 7 and 9 p.m. Monday at the Elks temple, according to Dr. A. Erin Merkel, public health physician. An evening vaccine station was established at the temple for benefit of those who could not receive shots during the day while they were being admin istered at county schools. Total of those who have re ceived the vaccine since the county-wide campaign started Jan. 14 is now 7,700, according to Dr. Merkel. Dr. Merkel said the Jackson county health department has received considerable correspon dence from other counties con cerning the vaccine program here. Lane and Washington county medical societies were among those seeking informa tion. Pendleton (U.R) Leland Swanson, 34-year-old Walla Wal la businessman, has been named city manager here. PULLED FROM RIVER This 1952 Nash sta tion wagon was pulled from Rogue river near Miller's Gulch bridge late this morning. Drag ging operations were started shortly before noon by state police for a man police believe was driving the vehicle. They said Charles J. Howe, about 60, of Grants Pass, was be lieved to be the only person in the car, which House Vole Clears Way for Passage Of Ike's Doctrine Washington U.R) Presi dent Eisenhower's Middle East resolution won its first test in the House today. The House vot ed to limit debate on the meas ure and all but forbid amend ment. On a roll call vote of 262 to 146, the chamber approved ground rules under which de bate was to be concluded to night. Amendments were barred except for a one-shot try that could come just before passage. Certain Passage Seen The action cleared the way for almost certain passage of the resolution- Wednesday, substan tially in the form requested by the President. It would give him authority to use funds and, if necessary, troops to combat any Communist aggression in the Middle East. Two Senate committees mean while, voted 30 to 0 for a sweep ing review of U.S. Middle East policy since 1946. The Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services committees acted after the State department said that it would "welcome" such an in vestigation. Republican congressional lead ers said President Eisenhower agreed to such a review. Meanwhile, Sen. Mike Mans field (D.-Mont.) a member of the Foreign Relations committee, in troduced in the Senate a com plete substitute for the Eisen hower proposal. It states that "the United States is prepared to use armed forces to assist any nation or group of nations re questing assistance against armed aggression from any country controlled by interna tional Communism, provided that such employment shall be consonant with the treaty obli gations of the United States and with the charter of the United Nations." Pletsch Reelected Planners President John Pletsch, Medford, was reelected president of the coun ty planning commission at a meeting last night in the court house annex. Lloyd Selby, Ashland, was elected vice president, and Mrs. Alva M. Perkins, Medford, was reelected secretary. Proposed subdivision regula tions for Jackson, county, pre pared by Hahn, Wise, and Asso ciates, Redwood City, Calif., planning consultants, were dis cussed at the meeting. Other proposed regulations will be con sidered at the next meeting. After subdivision regulations have been approved by the com mission, they will be presented at a public hearing by the com mission. Hobart Pritchard, representa tive of Hahn, Wise, and Asso ciates, explained some of the proposed regulations for the commission. Applications for the proposed position of county draftsman were read by commission mem bers. . Donald Whalin was appointed chairman of the budget com mittee by Pletsch and John Niedermeyer and David R. Lowry as committee members. ' Pendleton (U.R) Fire to day destroyed the ' Mayflower Milk Co. bottling and distribut ing plant near here. Many Workers Idle As Cold Continues By UNITED PRESS Oregonians looked hopefully at partially overcast skies today in hopes the bitter cold was com ing to an end but frigid tempera tures which have idled hundreds of workers are not over yet, the weather bureau said. Lows down to 10 below in eastern Oregon and in the 20s in western Oregon were fore cast again tonight. A few snow flurries also were forecast as a minor disturbance moved south ward. It got down to 21 below zero at Baker this morning east of the Cascades and to 2 above at Eugene. Burns and Redmond had 15 below, Pendleton and Bend 16 below, The Dalles 13 below, Klamath Falls 2 above, Roseburg 9 above, Portland 12 above, Salem 11 above, Medford 18 above, Newport 20 above. North Bend 26 above, Astoria 19 above and Brookings 34 above: Workers Laid Off , Nearly 500 aluminum workers in Troutdale and Vancouver, Wash., were off the job because of cutbacks made necessary by decreased power supplies. An other 550 aluminum workers were idle in Spokane. Some 800 men at Albany were affected where plywood mills said stacked grern veneer stocks were frozen ?nd impossible to handle. Two lumber products firms at The Dalles were closed yesterday. One blamed market as well as weather conditions for the closure. About 400 construc tion workers at The Dalles dam were idled. A lumber company plant at Hood River also was idle. The West Coast Lumbermen's association said frozen log ponds has hampered work in a few cases. Much of the lumber in dustry idleness was called sea sonal, as was that in building trades. Ice Coats River A thin coat of ice covered the Willamette river in Portland, al most from bank to bank, this Saudi Arabian King Arrives in New York New York (U.R) The world's wealthiest king arrived today for a two-week visit to the world's richest democracy. A precedent-shattering royal welcome awaited Saudi Arabia's King Saud in Washington as he began a state visit in which much was at stake for both countries. ' The New York City govern ment pretended not to notice the royal visitor, but the feder al government gave the event its most deluxe treatment. Jackson County Mothers Will March on Polio In Some 5,000 Jackson county women who have enlisted in the Mothers' March on Polio will be out between 7 and 8 o'clock Thursday night in a last ditch effort to collect contribu tions to the March of Dimes. The mothers will march from house to house in every commu nity in the county, according to Mrs.' Lew Miles, county Mothers' March chairman. Those desiring to contribute to the fight against polio are asked to have their porch lights turned on by 7 o'clock. A card on which a family may keep a i went into the river about 10:25 p.m. yester day. During operations to remove the vehicle last night a Rogue River man, Ray Holmes, who stopped at the scene as a spectator, fell in the river and was taken by Medford Am bulance service to Sacred Heart hospital in Medford with head and other injuries, police said. ' ' morning. The Columbia river was frozen almost solidly up stream from Bonneville dam but barge traffic was moving by breaking the ice. Schools closed yesterday in Hood River and Cascade Locks and Stevenson, Wash. The weather bureau said the cold snap was the worst in seven years. The weather man said tem peratures had risen considerably in British Columbia and that the high pressure system had brok en down somewhat. Roads were hazardous in some spots because of icy conditions. Traffic Safety Meeting Is Today Representatives of city de partments and public offices in Medford were to hold their an nuijal traffic safety inventory meeting at,l:30 p.m. today in the city council chambers at the city hall. Attending the meeting were Medford Police Lieutenant Clyde Fichtner, inventory chairman: Barry Bigham, vice president of the Medford Safety council; El liott Becken, assistant superin tendent of Medford schools; the Rev. John A. Ilg, of St. Mary's school; Miss Noreen Kelly, mu nicipal judge; E. R. Bashaw, city attorney; and Robert Duff, city manager. They were to consider traffic safety recommendations of the National Safety council for ap plication in their particular de partments. The officials repre sented the engineering, admin istrative, enforcement, court, school safety and public educa tion phases of traffic safety. Salem (U.R) The wife of Senate President Boyd Over hulse, Madras Democrat, has joined him. in Salem and re main for the rest of the session. Weather FORECAST: Thickening cloudi ness tonight. Cloudy Wednes day. A few snow flurries late tonight and Wednesday. Con tinued cold. Low tonight 20. high Wednesday 35. Temp. Highest Yesterday - 10 Lowest this Morning 16 Our Skies Tonight Sunrise 7:29 a.m. Sunset 5:21 p.m. Moonrise Wednesday 7:00 a.m. New Moon Wednesday p.ra. EVENING STARS west 7:11 p.m. Jupiter, low in east. ..10:05 p.m. MORNING STARS Saturn, rises 4:03 a.m. , Venus, rises 6:55 a.m. Mercury, above Venus. Last-Ditch Effort Thursday record of its polio inoculations will be left at every home on the block workers' route, Mrs. Miles said. Because public apathy has slowed the county campaign to about 50 per cent of last year's figure, county residents have been asked to dig deeper than ever into their pocketbooks dur ing Thursday's last minute fund appeal. The March of Dimes drive officially closes Thursday night. . Mrs. Gene Neff, Medford chairman, said "This "is a per sonal thing with women. Moth ers know that when everyone Vehicle Plunges Into Stream Near Miller's Gulch Grants Pass Man Believed Driver Dragging operations started shortly before noon today for the occupant or occupants of a 1952 Nash station wagon which went into Rogue river near Miller's Gulch bridge last night. State police said they believe Charles J. Howe, about 60, man ager of the Grants Pass office of the W. A. Darling Real Es tate company, was the only occupant in the car. They added, however, that they are still checking to determine if he was alone. Vehicle Removed The vehicle was removed frorrt the river late this morning by state police, sheriff's deputies and a wrecker crew from Gold Hill. It was registered to Cecilia Cochran, 2700 Almar rd.. Grants Pass, police said. Police said apparently Mrs. Howe registered the car in her name before she married Howe. Police said they learned that Mrs. Howe boarded a bus for California late last week, and they were checking to determine the whereabouts of two step sons. Officials said as near as they could determine Howe left Grants Pass about 7 p.m. yes terday and was en route to Medford to see Darling before proceeding to Eureka, Calif. No one was in the car when it was removed, police said. Two state police boats were participating in dragging opera tions, officials said. Police said Theodore Hugh Brown, 23, and Sharon Jeffries, 18, both of Glendale, witnessed the accident. They told police they were going north on High way 99 when they noticed a southbound vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed and weav ing along the highway. Police said the witnesses told them the approaching vehicle swerved in front of them and went over the bank into the river. Police received the call of the accident about 10:28 p.m. yesterday. , One police officer from Grants Pass and four from Medford were dispatched to the scene, and about midnight a line had been hooked t the submerged vehicle. v When the wrecker started pulling the car out, the vehicle overturned in the river, and the hook came loose, police said. When they attempted to attach the line to the car again, police said they asked a spectator to remain at a safe distance from the 20-foot bank, which officers described as icy. Slips in River Police said the spectator, Ray Holmes of Rogue River, went too close to the bank, and appar ently slipped. He fell down the 20-foot bank into the river, po lice said. He was removed from the river by a boat crew, which was near the submerged vehicle, and taken to a nearby house where his clothes were changed, police said. He was then taken to Sacred Heart hospital by Med ford Ambulance service. Police said Holmes suffered a cut on his head and other in juries, which rendered him un conscious. Hospital attendants reported Holmes' condition as "only fair" this morning. The vehicle was the third in recent months to go into the river between Gold Hill and Savage Rapids dam. One car went into the river near Birds-, eye creek, and another near Savage Rapids dam. During the past few years, several cars have gone out of control and into the river, police said. DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York (U.R) Dow Jones final stock averages: 30 industrials 476.92, up 2.33; 20 railroads 148.45, up 0.87; 15 utr ilities 70.75, up 0.18, and 65 stocks 169.28, up 0.78. Sales today were about 1,800,000 shares compared with 1,700,000 shares Monday. is vaccinated against polio, their own families and families every where will be protected. Now that the Salk vaccine is avail able in sufficient amounts to vaccinate everyone, it is our goal to see that this is accom- ' plished." Mrs. Neff pointed out that some 80,000 persons are current ly being cared for by the Nation al Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, nearly all of whom require costly care for years to come, and several thousand others will be added to the rolls this year.