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Sai Drafting Stem T Dsra o o Ball !yday To E)0tiic leadership 0a! Opposed Ey (gn&-nd-Filer Pittsburgh UR) Millhands vross the nation and in Canada Ubop to the polls Tuesday to decide the first struggle lor top leadership in the 20-year history of the United Steelworkers Unn. w David J. McDonald, heir to the USW throne following the oVath of union founder Philip jrray in 1952. met opposition CP International presidency from Donald C. Rarick of Mc Kecsport, Pa., -a, rank-and-file mrO ber. T9 union's 1.200.000 mcm- q llrs will also ballot for interna al vice president, secretary 1rfcurer and directors of . 30 , USW districts. Leads protest Movement The voting matches McDon- sU, a suave career unionist, adinst a $6,500 a year U.S Sttl Corp. millworker who jumped into the national spot- light last fall to protest an in- ease in union dues from $3 to Sj a month. (Rarick, who has spent 19 of his 37 i ears inthe union, re- Osards McDonald's handling of the USW as "autocratic." He charged the union president "railroaded" the dues increase through an international conven tion in Los Angeles last Sep tember. McDonald became secretary to Murray in 1953 before the USW's founding. He has ac cused Rarick of attempting to organize a rump faction within the unioft and formenting "dual unionism," the cardinal sin of the labor movement. Leans on Record The union chief, 54, believes his record is the best advertise jont for reelection to the $50, 01)0 a year job. Since 1952, the union hfts woa benefits equiva lent toQ67.5 cents an hour and has hiked the basic hourly pay scale to an average $2.75 an hour. Rarick's dues protest cam p(gn and his presidential -bid has crystalized much of the anti-McDonald sentiment exist ing within the steelworkers. William Klug, Milwaukee, joined Rarick's slate as candi date for secretary-treasurer, dp posing incumbent I. W. Abel. But Vice President Howard R. HSfcue is running unopposed for reelection, following the sudden withdrawal of protest candidate Edward Revak last December. Jensen to Return For Re-Sentencing James Norman Jensen, 27, Larkspur. Calif., will be return ed to Medford Monday, Feb. 18, to be sentenced to death for the third time since a Jackson coun ty jury found him guilty of first degree murder nearly three years ago. O Jensen was first convicted in October. 1954. of the first de gree murder of Mrs. Fern Hile, CMcdford housewife, and receiv ed the death sentence. Since that time Jensen, through his attorney, Edward C. Kelly, has taken the case through every possible legal channel to save his life. The case was first appealed to the state supreme court. That court (Jailed to find error in the trial and denied a new hearing. Je'en was returned to Jackson 4 county for resentencing and was Jfthrdulcd to die Sept. 21, -1956. 0The case was next appealed to the U.S. supreme court and Kelly won a stay of execution until the U.S. "court investiga tion could be completed. After the appeal was denied by t'9 high court, a petition for rehearing of a motion and a peti O tion to set aside the denial of the first petition were also filed with the U.S. court. The second Jjtiti)vas denied last week. ("JVashington (U.R) Sen. Rich ard L. Neuberger (D-Ore.) has introduced legislation to author ize sale of 100 million bushels of surpli wheat to feed poultry and other farm animals. Trucks, Garage Destroyed In Oil Fire at Florence Florence. Ore. (U.R) Three tanker delivery trucks, a pick up truck and a garage were destroyed here yesterday when lilt I dlCU UUUUll IMC dMUUMU Oil Co., distributing plant but firemen were able to save six large storage tanks located near by. Fire Chief Vanni Arasmith said that by the time the fire department reached the scene the steel sides of the garage housing tlie trucks were glowing 51st Year Ml United Pn Fu 16 Pages isenhoweir To Confer With French Premier, President Will Meet in Capital Macmillan Meeting Slated for Bermuda Thomasville, Ga.,(U.R) The White House today announced plans for President Eisenhower to hold separate meetings in February and March with the Premier of France and the Prime Minister of Great Britain. The President will meet French Premier Guy Mollet in Washington Feb. 26-27. Macmillan. In March His conference with the new British Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan, will be held in Ber muda March 21-24. The Eisenhower - Macmillan meeting has long been forecast but not confirmed officially un til today. Macmillan early last month was selected to succeed Sir An thony Eden who resigned for reasons of health at a time when his leadership was under sharp critical fire for his handing of the Middle East crisis. French Sought Meeting Mollet has wanted to visit the United States for some time, particulary to discuss the Suez and French policy in North Africa. - i While House Press Secretary James C. Hagerty said original plans for the two meetings were I mutal in both cases, mis was in reply to a question on wheth er Macmillan has asked to sec the President. Hagerty said the Bermuda site for the Macmillan confer ence was picked at the sugges tin of the chief executive who conferred there in December, 1953, with Sir Winston Chur chill, then the British Prime Minister, and Joseph Laniel, then the French Premier. It was immediately after the 1953 meeting in Bermuda that the President went before the United Nations with his atoms for peace plan. Mr. Eisenhower, who is spend ing a golf and hunting vacation on the South Georgia estate of Treasury Secretary George M. Humphrey, was up early this morning in telephone conference with Secretary of State John Foster Dulles. They discussed, as they did Sunday and Saturday, pending efforts in the United Nations to have Israel withdraw all arm ed forces from the Gaza Strip. Some Offices Due To Close Tuesday County and state offices here will be closed tomorrow in ob servance of Abraham Lincoln's birthday, but most other public offices ?will remain open. City offices, all schools in the county, retail stores, banks and the post office will remain open all day, it was reported. Most of the schools will hold special pro grams in observance of Lincoln's birthday, school officials said. Sheriff's officers will be on duty at the courthouse, but the office will be closed for routine business. Also on duty will be the county health department and Red Cross Bloodmobile of ficials who will receive appoint ments between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. for the Wednesday Blood mobile visit.x a "cherry red" and it was im possible to save the building. Nearby residents heard muffled explosions and discov-, 'd the garage on flfe Ara smith said. They were evacu ated from their homes while firemen battled to keep the blaze from spreading to the main plant and the storage tanks of gasoline, diesel and stove oils. Cause ol the fire was not known, Arasmith said. Damage was estimated at $75,000. kcesuo ' c io n AAollet, J&acmillan' FOUROREGONIANS TRAFFIC VICTIMS By UNITED PRESS Traffic accidents in Oregon yesterday snuffed out the lives of two persons and another two Oregon residents died in a high way crash in Idaho, just east of the state line. The Idaho crash took the lives of two teen-age Nyssa, Ore girls and resulted in injury to seven other persons. Three of the injured, all teenage girls, were reported to be in serious condition. Killed outright in the crash were 19-year-old Margie Salters, driver of one of the cars, and Pat Patterson, 17. Crash Near Parma, Idaho Police said the crash occurred in the New Acres district near Parma, Ida., on U.S. highway 95. Injured in the collision were Mr. and Mrs. Herb Turner of Vale, Ore., and their two sons, six-year-old Gary and Herbert, 9. Turner was the driver of the other car which police said was sent hurtling across the highway and into a ditch by the car driv en by Miss Salters. Other occupants of the death car were Avaneil tenn, zi, ana her 18-year-old sister Carlene and Barbara -Tanner, 17,- all of Nyssa. A 60-year-old railroad electri cian for the Southern Pacific company was killed near Kla- Second Phase Of Salk Program Starts Here Today The second round of free Salk anti-polio shots for the county's youngsters started this morning in Jackson county schools, ac cording to Dr. A. Erin Merkel, public health physician. Shots were given at Phoenix elementary school, Butte Falls school, Jewett primary school at Central Point, and McLoughlin Junior High school in Medford today. They will be given at Gold Hill school, Rogue River school. Phoenix High school and Medford High school Tuesday, according to health officials. This round of shots is the sec ond phase of the county-wide polio immunization program started last month. About 7,700 youths under the age of 20 re ceived the first shots at that time. Health department officials said today that any youths who have not reached their 20th birthday and didn't receive their first shots last month may re ceive them during this round and receive their second shot at the clinic next month. The Health clinic in the court house will be open Tuesday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., Dr. Merkel said, and shojs will be given there during the day. The health department can be reached Tues day through the" West Main st. entrance of the courthouse. Jackson County Nurses asso ciation as well as the physicians are contributing their services in support of the current Salk vaccine program. During the first round 32 reg istered nurses served a total of 147 volunteer hours, reports show, with some of the nurses arranging for time off from their regular employment in order to make themselves available for the program. Many parents also helped in the schools to assist in writing records and preparing supplies for the clinics, Dr. I Merkel said. Uswort h Nominated For Civil Service Post Washington (U.R1 Harris Ellsworth, former Oregon Re publican congressman today was nominated by President Eisen hower for a two-year term on the Civil Service commission. Ellsworth was defeated by Rep. Charles O. Porter (D-Ore.) last November. DLTi '"" ""'isSy ? wey MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1957 math Falls yesterday when the car he was driving crashed into a truck on Highway 97 south of the Klamath Falls city limits. Crossed Center Line Dead was "Adam Mock Mil ler. Driver of the other vehicle, Walter Franklin Fepper, 22, Hillsboro, told police that Mil ler's approaching car crossed the center line of the highway and he was unable to stop before crashing into the car. A 10-year-old boy was killed at Laurel Grove near Bandon yesterday when he darted in front of an oncoming car. Police identified the youth as Allen Floyd. Driver of the car was Kenneth Allison of Brook ings. Attempt to Start Fire With Kerosene Fatal to Woman Ashland Mrs. Nelly Foster, 76, of 45 Scenic drive, Ashland, died in Ashland General hospital early Sunday morning from burns 12 -hours after-she ; at tempted to start a wood fire with kerosene. Her screams were heard by her nephew, John Freeman, who rushed from an adjoining shed and found his aunt engulfed in flames. By the time he carried her to the yard, her clothing had been consumed by the fire. The interior of the frame building was gutted, but not de stroyed by the blaze. Mrs. Foster was born in Dan ville, Quebec, Canada, Nov. .7, 1880. She moved to Ashland with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John R. Gibson, in 1889. She is survived by a sister, Mrs. Elmer J. Smith, Pasadena, Calif.; a nephew, John Freeman, Ashland; and a cousin, Muriel Smith, Ashland. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Litwiller's Mountain View chapel, Ashland. The Eev. B. J. Holland, of the Presbyterian church, Ashland, will officiate. Committal will be in the family plot at Hargadine cemetery, Ashland. 80 Blood Donors Make Appointments Only 80 people have made 'ap pointments to donate blood Wednesday, when the Red Cross Bloodmobile will be at the Med ford Elks temple between 1 and 6 p.m., officials said today. They emphasized that 350 don ors will be needed to meet Med ford's 290-pint quota. The quota is 40 pints higher than usual, officials explained, because of increased blood usage in the Medford area. Appointments may be made by calling the Bloodmobile head quarters, 3-3813, between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. The headquar ters will be open Tuesday, even though most other offices in the courthouse will be closed. Drop in donors will be accepted as usual while the Bloodmobile is here Wednesday. Saudi Arabia Still . Bens Jewish Soldiers Washington (U.R) The Eisen hower administration has failed to get Saudi Arabia to relax its ban against the stationing of American Jewish servicemen at the U.S.-leased Dhahran Air Base. President Eisenhower, Secre tary of State John Foster Dulles and other American officials sought to have the ban eliminat ed from a new five-year air base agreement reached last week while King Saud was in Wash ington. The provision was a part of the original agreement signed by the two countries in 1951. Administration's Price Support Cutback Attacked Benson Accused of Giving Anesthetic Washington (U.R) Repub licans and Democrats alike at tacked the administration today for cutting farm price supports. Sen. Francis Case (S-S.D.) told the Senate that the cuts, announced Saturday, "will bring the country into a depression that will not only 'curl your hair' but singe every segment of our national anatomy." He accused Secretary of Agri culture Ezra T. Benson of hav ing "a so-called farm program which becomes only an anesthe tic to lessen the pain of going broke." Democratic Drive Spurred Benson's reduction also spur red a Democratic drive in Con gress to provide more farmers with . subsidies for taking acres out of production. Democrats also stepped up their continuing attacks on Ben son in light of his latest action. Rep. George S. McGovern (D S.D.) told the House that the ad ministrationapparently has de cided that the farmer should be cut to provide funds to pay for President Eisenhower's new Middle East program. "This is one more indication the administration is not inter ested in the farmer except dur ing election year," he said. Rep. Ed Edmondson (D-Okla.) said the farmer already is caught in "a general depression" and is "struck a body blow" by Ben son's action. No Intervention Seen Several Democratic farm lead ers said they believe there is no chance Congress will intervene and jack 1957 support prices up again. But they hope to persuade Congress to send the White House a farm bill that conceiv ably could increase by as much as $500 million the subsidy pay ments to farmers under the soil bank program. Fires Damage Two Local Residences Residences of Ray Gibson, 1581 Springbrook rd., and Duane Gleaves. 1051 West 13th st were considerably damaged by fire Sunday. Firemen said that a blaze, started from a cigarette dropped in a davenport, resulted in ex tensive damage to all of the two bedroom Gibson home but two back rooms and the bathroom. The fire broke out about 1 a.m. while occupants were away from home. Contents of a clothes hamper and nine square feet of the floor were burned, and wall be tween a bedroom and a bath room was burned through, a mattress and blankets were dam aged and there was considerable smoke damage at the Gleave's home. Firemen said the clothes hamper had been placed too close to an electric heater. The fire department was called about 7:55 p.m. Two trucks were sent to each blaze. Pipe Fittings, Scrap Iron Taken From Plant About $510 worth of gal vanized pipe fittings and mis cellaneous scrap iron was stolen from plant 2 of the Pinnacle Packing company, at South Front and Grape sts., Saturday night, Medford police reported today. The theft was discovered by Frank P. Flury. 510 Boardman St., Medford, nightwatchman at the plant. He said he challenged several men then loading the articles into a rental trailer and quoted them as saying they had permission from company of ficials to take the material, of ficers reported. Police are in vestigating the case. TRIBUNE "You See What I Mean?' Elizabeth, Duke Set 'Second Honeymoon' London (U.R) Queen Eliz; beth II ignored today published rumors of a "rift" with the Duke of Edinburgh and let it be known she will join him Satur day aboard the royal yacht Bri tannia. They will spend a two day, strictly private "second honey moon" in Portuguese waters. Buckingham Palace announc ed the Queen s plans as the Brit ish press broke its self-imposed censorship on reports of a royal rift and as the Daily Mirror ap pealed to Prince Philip to tiy home from Gibraltar for a fam ily reunion. The Queen will fly to Portu gal for a state visit, but the state visit will wait while she goes aboard the Britannia for a week end with the Duke in the ro mantic Bay of Setubal, 20 miles south of Lisbon. The Duke, who waved good bye to the Queen last Oct. 15 when he set out on a world voy age, will meet her Saturday at Montijo Airport near Lisbon. "The Queen and the Duke will spend the next two days in pri vacy aboard the Britannia," the palace spokesman said. "Wheth er they go ashore or not isn't known because what they do during Saturday and Sunday will be completely private. "But it is certain they will live aboard the Britannia." The spokesman said the re port from Lisbon that the royal couple would spend the first two days of the Portugal visit at the country home of the Duke of Palmella was incorrect. The Duke of Palmella was reported British Expects Safe Suez Canal Conduct London !U.R) Britain served notice today it expects the Unit ed Nations to insure that British ships are able to pass safely through the Suez Canal when it is reopened, regardless of Is rael's continued occupation of the Gaza Strip and the shore of the Gulf of Aquba. Lloyd told Parliament that Egypt promised free passage be fore the Anglo-French cease fire was called last November. He said Britain did not agree to withdraw from Port Said un til this Egyptian assurance had been received through the Unit ed Nations. DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York (U.R) Dow Jones final stock averages: 30 in dustrials 457.44. off 8.85; 20 rail roads 139.28, off 4.82; 15 utili ties 70.25, off 0.91, and 65 stocks 162.67, off 3.48. ' Sales today were about 2,740,000 shares compared with 2,120,000 shares Friday. Weather FORECAST: Variable cloudiness through Tuesday. Low to night 25. High Tuesday 55. TEMP. Hichest Yesterday , 5.1 Lowett this Morning 26 Our Skies Tonight Sunrise 7:14 a.m. Sunset .. 5.38 p.m. Moonset Tuesday 5:23 a.m. Full Moon Thursday The stars in the Sun's bark are now those of the constella tion. Capricomus; in the Moon's barkeround are trie stars of Gemini. Price 10c United Press Full Leased Wire No. 277 to have refurnished his estate in anticipation of their visit. Telephone Conversation Palace sources disclosed the Queen had been in telephone conversation with the Duke who is watching home fleet activities at Gibraltar. It was assumed in royal cir cles the Queen and Duke had discussed the world wide rumors during their telephone talks. The Queen has never looked happier in recent days and it was. assumed tiiey had decided to ignore the rumors and try to kill them by the warmth of their reunion after four months of separation. Some London papers suggest ed the Queen lay aside royal protocol and fly to Gibraltar. Others suggested the Duke fly to London. City Planners Set Hearing Tonight The Medford planning com mission will hold a public hear ing, consider a request and make recommendations on three re zoning proposals for southeast Medford at 7:30 p.m. today in the city hall. The commission will hold a public hearing on rezoning from class IA (single family) to class IIIA (limited commercial) of five acres south of Barnett rd. and east of Black Oak drive, and two acres south of Barnett rd. and west of Black Oak drive. The commission also will con sider recommending a change of zone from class IA (single family) to class II (multiple fam ily) of Rogue Valley Manor property. A request from several prop erty owners on Barnett rd. to rezone their property class IA (ringle family) to- class IIIA (limited commercial) will be considered. Eagle Point School District to Get Funds Eagle Point school, district 9 has been awarded tentative enti tlement of $7,172.76 by the of fice of education of the depart ment of health and welfare, un der public law 787, according to a telegram the Mail Tribune re ceived at noon today from Sen. Richard L. Neuberger. The district is certified for im mediate payment of $5,738,.Sen ator Neuberger reported. Two Freighters Collide In Upper New York Bay New York (U.R) Two freighters collided in upper New York bay early today near the Brooklyn to Staten Island ferry boat route. . The Coast Guard said there were no injuries but one of the slips was badly damaged. The 6,625-ton Marine Courier, owned by the Marine Navigation Co., Inc., caught fire after the collision which gashed her amid ships from the bridge to below the water line. The American Export Lines 7,047-ton freighter Exbrook had her bow stove in but sustained no other damage. Refusal To Quit Gaza, Aqaba Strips Said Risking War Nasser Pledge May Be Among Demands United Nations, N.Y. (U.R) The United States was reported today to be drafting a stern warning to Israel against the consequences of its refusal to quit the Gaza and Aqaba strips. A Washington dispatch said administration officials felt that failure of the Israelis to with draw from the former Egyptian- held areas soon would increase) dangerously the risk of a near Middle East war. There also were indications at the United Nations that the Un ited States is seeking from Egyp tian President Gamal Abdel Nasser the pledge of non-bellig erency which Israel demands from Egypt as the price for withdrawing from the strategic areas bordering Israel. .Dulles in Conference Secretary of State John Foster Dulles summoned Israeli Ambassador Abba Eban to Washington today in hopes of persuading Israel to withdraw from the disputed areas, but there were no indications Israel would budge without guarantees against future Egyptian attacks. President Eisenhower, in Thomasville, Ga., is conferring daily with Dulles over the Mid dle East problems. Presidential Press Secretary James C. Hag erty gave no indication that the President was making progress in efforts to persuade Israel to withdraw. A clue to next developments in the Middle East may come to day from UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold. He is ex pected to release a report on the Mid-east and his negotiations to ward a settlement. The General Assembly mean while was expected to meet Tuesday to consider the Ham marskjold report. It also is to take up the question of the 900, 000 Arab refugees of the 1949 Palestine war, many of whom still live in the Gaza strip. Jordanian Ambassador Abdel Monem Rifai called a meeting today of. the 27-nation Afro Asian bloc to consider proposals for U.N. sanctions. He has sought economics, military and diplomatic measures against Israel. There was growing opposition in Washington sactions. House Democratic Leader John W. Klc Cormack (Mass.) said Sunday i sanctions against Israel were not justified under present circum stances and that they also should be invoked against Egypt. Dangerous Escapee on 'Most Wanted' List ' Washington U.R) The FBI today placed scar-faced Robert L.. Green 27, on its list of 10,, most wanted" criminals. It warned that Green is "extreme ly dangerous." He is reported armed with a .38 caliber revolver and is said to get a "great thrill" out of using a gun. He also is supposed to be handy with his fists and is reported carrying a blackjack. The FBI further described Green as an "ungovernable youth with a high temper" and as a heavy drinker with a tdlte for gambling. Green has been sought since Sept. 7, 1954, when he and a fellow inmate of the Utah State Prison at Draper made a daring escape by scaling a guard fence under a hail of bullets. Green's partner was picked up a couple of weeks later. Green has traveled under a number of aliases, including James H. Baykins, Robert Loa men Green, Jimmy Martin and James Green. ' , o Umatilla Indian Tribe To Discuss Money Use Pendleton (U.R) The board of trustees of the Confed erated Umatilla Indian tribe will meet Saturday to start initial work on an outline of what it proposes to do with money due the tribe for the loss of the Ce lilo fishing grounds. The collission was witnessed by passengers aboard the fegy Miss New Yorker. Capt. Ingram Arneson radioed a report to police who contacted the Coast Guard. Towed To Shallow Water The burning Marine Courier was towed to shallow water in Red Hook Flats off Brooklyn where firemen from fireboats extinguished fires in her No. 2 and No, 3 holds. The Coast Guard said the vessel would re main afloat. The Exbrook made way to an anchorage off St. George, Staten Island. -1
