Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, March 18, 1957, Image 1

Historic Oregon Newspapers

Medford mail tribune., March 18, 1957, Image 1

Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR

About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (March 18, 1957)

Page of 14 Next Prev Issue Next Text PDF JP2 (3.5 MB) Clip/Print Image

Return to Top

Page of 14 Next Prev Issue Next

Newspaper Page Textj O o O O - o free World Urged To Close Ranks Against Russians " 8? HABRT S. TRUMAN frCb Aomricu Na-vpaper Allianca. Inc. 0 Cry9Bt, 19ST. by Harry S. Truman 'ArHaello CKi a ricl ia whola or in part it forbiddan tpiihma wriliem authorixalion.) I feiSfc f& lime hns come for the free nations of the world to close rrto combat rwurent Russian expansionism in the face of tiptf! ivJ ni Stalinism. We need bold and decisive movo rcrrm effcctiv our grand strategy for common se curity. C(t prttKvipation ith recent Middle East events has tended $9 o&ar' th cxistanc of explosive conditions in other slratcc ne ol tin world. X fetor daal ith tha Russians, the more we realize thatta cannot or will not thange their determination to domi nate tit) fare-Id. It ukl be sheer folly for us to assume that we can lnr o ft l arm other than our alliance of free nations for our wcyV&y. ru:i Vadfto&4:af Zqaally Important The mt'r4 thi meek at Bermuda between the President and lt& ftr.:. Ptima Minister I hope will bring about the restora tion of Brith-Amrican aolidarity based on mutual understanding and cloeXf t;jraUan. It is equally important that we also achieve th fullest understanding and cooperation with the French, and I m I'ii to see the President take the first step in that di rec!n aith Prime Minister Mollct during his recent visit here. ut it if my judjment that the meeting at Bermuda should be follcBf 4 ft eonsultations with our friends and allies everywhere. We slioult do thi for two reasons: First, we need to restore the macbia.t7 of continuous, close consultation 10 that we do not risk agai $t dangers of division among us. And second, we need con giant! - review and re appraise our methods and measures for dcaljf iWi international Communism. P 'nt" to think how narrow was our escape from disaster in the lita'lc Sast when we became separated from our allies. How ever, t have gained a little time there, and United Nations emer gency forces are on patrol. The Russians have been duly warned. But, as yat, a.e have solved nothing fundamental, and the threat of war still remains. Until the causes that led to the recent crisis are prorot'y nd wisely dealt with, there will be no peace in the Near East or elsewhere around the world. The Russian Communists are skilled troublemakers and are ceaselessly engaged in fomenting and exploiting fear and trouble everywhere. , Must Be Especially Vigilant in Germany I think we have to be especially vigilant in Germany. The ruthless crushing of Hungary's bid for freedom shows that Rus sia will not stop at mere intrigue, conspiracy and subversion but will embark on military intervention in cynical disregard of its obligations to the United Nations and world opinion. This points up the danger that exists to the West in similar moves the Krem lin can make at any time it suits its purpose in East Germany. If the Russians should launch a military operation in East Germany, similar to the one in Hungary, then the security of West Germany and Western Europe will be immediately threatened. I think there is a second danger zone in Africa. With all Americans, I welcome the statesmanship which brought about th establishment of the independence of Ghana. For Africa, where there are many explosive situations, is a prime target for Russian penetration and exploitation. Russian intrigue with certain politi cal adventurers in Africa is already at work trying to exploit the rising tide ef nationalism and growing racial tensions there. Rus sia is after the vast resources of the African continent for its own benefit. (Continued cn Page 8) Central Point Police Arrest Driver After Sunday Crash Central I i n t A Central Point , Barry Eugene Baer, 21, wt ataiaad on $500 bail jester's. r being charged with ''.d-run" driving fol owV.1 t tcciacnt at the corner of Pirt ?.. tnd Higltway 99 at 2:15 a.m. landay, according to Central Point police. With him in the car was a companion, Donald Dean Goy Ctte. 18. lso of Central Point. Who was charged with failure to give information at the scene of the accidtmt. Hit Other Car The Baer vehicle struck the rieht side of car driven by Mrs. Ethel Iae Bennett, Selma. Payments fo Local Hospitals Reported Sacred Heart hospital Satur day received a $17,000 check and Rogue Valley hospital will soon receive a $13,150 check as final payments from a Ford Foundation grant, it was an n.winced today. The two Medford hospitals are among 3.399 in the 48 states. Al aska. Hawaii and Puerto Rico receiving grants totaling $200 million in the Ford Foundation program to improve and extend community hospital services. Fwlal payments were sent out on March li. Total grant to Sac red Heart twital was $34,000. and atoiil jprant to Rogue Val ley hojpHal a $28,300. Pre vioijs patanvats were made sev eparmttrj ay", (j'lfesv :'. included in the pro gram orMprofit. non-govern-,-rnenitl Institution! listed by the AmerietJt Hospital association as of nee. li. 1933. or hospitals whict) t& applied for listing by t'(tt data emd.were approved before) March U. 195S. Grants to iniidei Vpitls. ranging betwt 10.fJO and S250.000. were comKS on the basis of patient iiy f service and num ber of irth in each hospital. Missitg ftof Scout Found ?Afte6ae Gatlinburf. Twen. (U.P.) Three ty 8ta.it. missing since late 'fXindY in the picturesque Great Smofy Mountains, were found safe but shivering cold to day. Rangers of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park found the boys huddled beneath a shed outside a small lodge atop tower ing Mt. Leconte, one of the na tion's most picturesque natural sights. Ore., after tailing to stop at a red light, according to police. Injured were Mrs. Bennett's daughters. Daisy Lee, 15, Mar gie, 11, Donna Sue. 9, and Ju quetta, 4 months. The Bennett auto was thrown 101 feet from the point of impact, police said. The Bennett children were taken to Rogue Valley Memorial hospital yesterday for treatment. Margie Bennett will lose several teeth as a result of the accident and Donna Sue is to be checked for possible skull fracture, ac cording to officers. The Baer auto was overtaken three miles from the scene of the accident by a Central Point night patrolman when the car's radiator went dry. Baer and Goyette were both held in the Central Point jail prior to their release. Central Point police are meet ing with the district attorney to day to determine if Baer is to be charged on a felony or a misde meaner. If he is to be prosecut ed on a felony his trial will be held in the Jackson county cir cuit court, and if he is to be charged with a lisdemeanor he will be tried in the Central Point municipal court, police said Four Teamster Off icals Indicted Washington iU.R A federal grand jury today indicted four Teamsters Union officials, in cluding Western Conference Teamster Chief Frank W. Brew ster, on contempt of Congress charges. Indicted with Brewster were: Einar O. Mohn. executive vice president of the Teamsters union; Nugent La Poma, secretary treasurer of a Seattle Teamsters local, and Harry Reiss. adminis trator of welfare funds for Team sters local 227 in New York. Weather tonight with valley fo Tuf dv morning. Mo&tly sunny and warm Tuesdav afternoon, low tonight 34. High Tuesday TFMPFR ATLRE Hicnrtt Yesterday 5 Low r st This Morning . 11 PRECIPITATION To ! a.m. Today lft Our Skies Tonight Sunrise . 6:1 a.m. Sunset 1oonris ., Last Qnartrr PROMINENT STAR Sirius. due south VIS1RLE PLANETS ... S:2'! p.m. ,.. :S9 p.m. .. March . 7:08 p.m. Jupiter, low in east . C:4S p.m. Mars in the west :34 D.m. Saturn, rises 1:04 a.m. President of' I III Explosion, 51st Year Medford United Presi Full Leased Wire 14 Pages Israel Runs Test Through Aqaba Egypt Newspapers Warn Hostilities May Be Resumed Vessel Reported To Have Reached Open Sea Washington (U.P.) The United States promised Israel today "to use its influence in seeking the objective of peace and tranquility" in the Mid dle East. Secretary of State John Fos ter Dulles told Israeli Foreign Minister Golds Meir the Unit ed States "stood firmly" by the and expectations it had ex pressed for the troubled area in connection with withdrawal of Israel troops from Egyptian territory. Israel ran a test ship into the Gulf of Aqaba today. Tel Aviv reports said it was believed the vessel already had passed through the Arab-claimed Strait of Tiran and to have reached the open sea safely. With Finnish troops of the UN Emergency Force stationed at Sharm el Sheikh, which controls passage through the Strait of Tiran, the movement of the Freighter Queen of Sheba was not expected to be much of a test of Egyptian and Saudi Ar abian claims that the Tiran Strait lies in Arab territorial waters from which Israeli ship ping is barred. Earlier, Egyptian newspapers warned that "hostilities may be resumed at any moment" be cause of Israeli demands for in ternationalization of the Gulf of Aqaba and the Gaza Strip. Dr. Ralph Bunche, assistant UN secretary-general, and Maj. Gen. E. L. M. Burns, head of the UN Emergency Force, left Cairo for hurried inspection trips to Gaza and Sharm el Sheikh on the Gulf of Aqaba as the situa tion once more become tense. In Washington. Israeli Foreign Minister Golda Meir was meet ing Secretary of State John Fos ter Dulles. Jerusalem sources said she would seek pledges that American assurances of free pas sage of the Gulf of Aqaba will "not go down the drain." Israeli sources claimed assur ances on Gaza had disappeared when the UNEF turned over ad ministration of the strip of Egyptian police and civilians and when the Egyptian Army moved into El Arish. their Sinai Desert fortress at entranc to the Gaza Strip. Four To Appear In District Court The two bartenders and two tavern operators, who were ar rested in connection with alleged pinball machine pay-offs in a Friday night raid by Medford police officers and sheriff's deputies, were scheduled to ap pear in district court this after noon. Arrested were Joseph Edward Stratman, bartender at the Med ford hotel lounge, charged with operating a game of chance; Lloyd Keller, operator of The Tavern, charged with possessing and operating a game of chance; Sam Prough, owner of the Tal ent club, charged with possess ing, owning, operating and dis playing a game of chance; and Charles Will Gleim. Talent, bar tender at the Talent club, charged with operating a game of chance. All four were lodged in the county jail and released after posting S100 bail each. The raid was done at the request of the district attorney and coordinated through that office, it was re ported. DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York (U.R Dow-Jones final stock averages: 30 indus trials 472.30. off 1.98: 20 rail roads 141.89. off 0.98: 71.34, off 0.24. and 65 stocks 166.86. off 0.78. Sales today were about 1.450.000 shares compared with 1,600,000 shares Friday. - MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1957 "I Think I Begin Rackets Committee Authorized Income Tax Returns Washington U.R Presi dent Eisenhower today armed the Senate Rackets committee with authority to examine in come and other tax returns of Teamsters President Dave Beck and others it is investigating. The authorization did not specifically name Beck or any one else. But it did give the special committee broad power to look into the tax returns of anyone it is investigating. Be sides Beck, this could include Mayor Terry D. Schrunk of Port land. District Attorney William M. Langley of Multnomah coun ty, and many others. Accused of Taking Bribe Senate investigators are look ing into the personal finances of Beck and other teamsters of ficials. Schrunk has been accused of. but has denied, taking a S500 bribe. Langley invoked the Fifth Amendment when asked if he took payoffs from gamblers. The authorization, covering re turns since 1945. was granted by the President under regulations governing the inspection of re turns by congressional commit tees. The White House said the au thorization was requested by the special senate committee investi gating alleged links between the Teamsters Union, racketeers and politicians in Portland. The authorization covers in spection of income, excess prof its, estate, gift, and capital stock returns. Beck's Finances "Any information obtained by the committee is confidential," Sheridan Resignation From OLCC Requested Portland VP.) Thomas J. Sheridan, assistant administrator of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, said today he had been asked for his resignation. Sheridan said that he was called to meet with Joseph A. Nance, administrator of the corn- mission Saturday at which time he was told the OLCC felt his "service to the state and liquor commission is of no further value." Sheridan said he would ap peal the matter to the State Civil Service commission. The assistant administrator was a recent witness before the Senate Rackets committee in Washington. Sheridan was once suspended for 30 days for accepting a small gratuity from a distillery repre sentative. "" PI c c: c; o pi "j re o O 3 Ship Gulf To Get the Idea" -To Probe i the White House said, "but the committee may report informa tion pertinent to its investiga tion to the Senate." The special committee head ed by Sen. John L. McClellan (D-Ark.) has not disclosed why it wants to use the tax informa tion. Meanwhile, Senate investigat ors indicated that they have much more information about Beck's "loans" from teamsters funds than Beck has disclosed. Driver Arraigned ' Following Hit-Run Accident Saturday Ted Vinson Roberts, 19, Klam ath Falls, was arraigned in dis trict court this , morning on charges of failing to stop at the scene of an accident involving bodily injury. Preliminary hearing was set for March 25 at 10 a.m. by Dis trict Judge Rawles Moore. He was released on $1,000 cash bail. Arrested Saturday Roberts, who is represented by Ervin B. Hogan, was arrest ed by city police early Saturday morning at the intersection of East Main st. and Riverside ave. after running several red lights and hitting another automobile, according to police reports. The driver of the other ve hicle, Marvin Dwayne Proehl, 16, of 303 Boardman st., Med ford, was admitted to Sacred Heart hospital and released Sun day, according to hospital of ficials. Also injured in the accident were three passengers in the car and two girls who were previously reported to be pass engers but later discovered to be pedestrians. Others Hurt Treated at the hospital and re leased Saturday were Richard Allan Bourne. 17. of 510 Haven of 816 North Riverside ave.. Doin passengers. Another pass enger, Keith Arland Branson, 18, of 710 Palm st., was released from the hospital Sunday. The two pedestrians, Wilda DeAnn Abbott, 16, of 1212 Wash ington st., and Georgia Fern Mer ton. 18. of 1820 Kings highway, were reported in good condition at Sacred Heart hospital this morning. According to city police Rob erts, who was not injured in the accident, did not stop at the scene but continued several blocks before being stopped by officers. -' IPPDDD ash Price 10c Tribune United Press Full Leased Win No. 307 Eisenhower Sees Terrier Missiles Blast Drone Plane Demonstration Given On Get-Well Cruise Aboard Eisenhower Escort Ship (U.R) President Eisen hower saw supersonic Terrier ! missiles from the cruiser Can berra knock down a high flying drone target plane off the Ba hamas today. The President was given the d e m o n's t r ation of America's guided missile might as the Canberra took him on a leisurely get-well cruise in tropical waters prior to his Bermuda conference later this week with British Prime Minister Harold Macmil lan. Two Terriers Fired The Canberra fired two of its 27-foot terriers at a World War II Grumman Hellcat fighter piloted by remote control. The target plane was directed by three escorting control planes. The cruiser and escorting de stroyers Wood and Barton re mained in Exuma Sound in Ba haman waters for the firing ex ercise. The practice shoot was originally scheduled as a regu lar training operation last week but was delayed, the Navy said, by preparations for the presi dential voyage. Watches Firing Mr. Eisenhower and members of his staff watched the firing from a small deck area near huge radar direction finders which control movements of the missiles. - The seas were bright and calm and the temperature was in the high 70s. $18,000 Found In Patient's Home About 518,000 in cash was found in the residence of an 83-year-old Medford woman recent ly committed to the state mental institution in Salem while her legal guardians were making an inventory of her belongings, it was reported today. Mrs. Ora Lee Adams, 245 North Oakdale ave., Medford, was judged mentally incom petent by Circuit Judge H. K. Hanna March 7 after a hearing in which she was examined by county physicians. She had been living alone since the death of her husband several years ago. Her guardians, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Adams, Jacksonville, no relation to the 83-year-old woman, discovered about $17, 700 of the money March 11 in a fish and tackle box that was hidden among the woman's be longings, according to Walter Nunley, Mrs. Adams' attorney. Nunley reported the money, as well as about $325 found in the residence earlier, was taken to the Medford branch of the U.S. National bank where it was counted. All of the money has been put into a guardianship ac count in the bank to be used for the woman's benefit, Nunley said. Nunley added that a 1926 Grah.-'.m-Paige automobile with only 20,000 miles on its speedo melef had been found in her garage where the auto had been covered. He indicated an auction may be held for some " of her other belongings. Washington (U.R) Presi dent Eisenhower has nominated Fred A. Bantz, Pawling, N. Y., to be an assistant secretary of Navy. Senate Committee Will Investigate Disappearance of Eugene, Ore., Flier Washington (U.R) The Sen ate Foreign Relations Committee has started an investigation into the disappearance of American aviator Gerald L. Murphy in the Dominican Republic. Aired in Closed Session The committee's subcommit tee on American affairs met in close session Friday and dis cussed the case for an hour and a half with administration of ficials. The United States yesterday formally demanded that the Do minican government "reopen and vigorously pursue" investi (8S CI of .Air 1 B.AMON MAGSAYSAY Body Found in Wreckage Hearings Slated On Assorted Bills Before Legislature Salem (U.R) The Oregon Legislature moved into its 10th week today with 14 committee hearings scheduled during the week and final action set today on 31 assorted bills. City, county and suburban leaders gathered for two hear ings today on suburban prob lems. The House Local Govern ment committee was to consider House bill 531 for formation of a new type county service dis trict: The bill would enable resi dents of suburban areas to vote to form a district administered by the county court which would provide services such as sewage disposal, water, police and fire protection. Up for public hearing tonight before the same committee was House Joint Rcsclution 22, known as the county home rule resolution. Under the home rule plan, vot ers of a county could decide on their form of government and draw up a charter. The Legis lature would then approve the charter. No Legislative Authority imow. county courts have no legislative authority but can car ry out certain administrative acts by state law. With a charter, counties could enact such things as zoning reg ulations which are now provid ed for in city charters. Both the home rule resolu tion and the county service dis trict plan are sponsored by the Interim Committee on local gov ernment. On Wednesday, the Senate Education committee will consider the "key district" bill to change the formula for distri buting basic school money. At the same time, Portland's answer to the key district plan will be discussed. Portland schoolmen claim they would lose some S4 million in" state money should the key district bill be enacted into law. U of 0 President Dinner Speaker Dr. O. Meredith Wilson, presi dent of the University of Ore gon, will speak at the United Medford Crusade's fourth an nual dinner at 6:30 p.m. Thurs day, March 21, in the Hedrick Junior High school cafetorium. Title of his talk will be, "The Advantage of Joining Hands." John R. Dellenback, Medford attorney, will be master of cer monies at the dinner. Dr. Merle E. Foland, chairman of the UMC dinner committee, has an nounced. Foland has urged all those who are attending the dinner to make reservations at the UMC office not later than Tues day morning, March 19. Dinner tickets will be SI. 50 per plate, he said. The UMC office is located in the Lever ette building. gation into the disappearance of the 23-year-old Eugene, Ore., youth. Murphy vanished in Ciudad Trujillo Dec. 3 after he boasted of knowledge that the Trujillo regime was involved in the earlier disappearance of Colum bia University Professor Jesus De Galindez. Explanation Rejected In a note delivered by the U.S. embassy in Ciudad Trujillo, the U.S. officially rejected the Dominican government's expla nation for Murphy's disappear ance and branded documents Carlos P. Garcia Takes Oyer Head Of Government Possibility of Sabotage Investigated Manila (U.R) Carlos P. Garcia took the oath of office as President of the Philippines to night, succeeding President Ramon Magsaysay whose char red body was found today in the smuldering wreckage of his pri vate plane. Reports of an explosion be fore the crash of the plane carry ing Magsaysay and 25 other per sons led government officials to fear the C47 transport carrying the anti-Communist leader might have been sabotaged. Rushes from Australia Garcia, the vice president and foreign minister under Magsay say, rushed here from Australia where he had attended a meet ing of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization. He went to Mala canang Palace tonight, for the ceremony after visiting Magsay say s weeping widow. loday the body of the Presi dent was brought down from the jungle covered mountains of Cebu to Cebu City where 10,000 Dare-neaded Filipinos stood silently under a blazing sun. Many were in tears. Two American Marine heli copters brought down the char red bodies of the victims of Sunday's plane crash. Ther was only one survivor, a Manila newspaperman, Nestor Mata, a reporter for the Philippines Herald. Logical Target It was his report of an ex plosion before the crash that sent special investigators to the scene. Magsaysay, a leading anti Communist in Asia who was able to stamp out the Red-tinted Huk rebels, would have been a logical target for assassination. -. His body was taken to the third military area'Tieadquar ters to be embalmed. Garcia took the oath before Chief Justice Ricardo Paras and then called an emergency cabi net meeting to discuss funeral arrangements for Magsaysay. Education Secretary Gregorio Hernandez Jr., one of the cabi net members, was one of the per sons who died in the plane. Four Bodies Identified Officials said bodies of the President and three other per sons were identified in the char red and twisted wreckage of the presidential plane and that the bodies of 21 others were too bad ly burned for immediate identi fication, making a total of 25 dead. No official passenger list was immediately available. Magsaysay s death dealt a se. rious blow to American policy plans in the Philippines, and po litical observers predicted a long period of political unrest. He had come to power with strong American backing, and Ameri can officials were deeply shocked. Messages of condolence poured in from throughout the world. President Eisenhower said the anti-Communist leader "will be greatly missed." Magsaysay had planned to visit Mr. Eisenhower this spring. Bonanza Woman Stabbed at Klamath Klamath Falls (U.R) A 41-year-old Bonanza woman was stabbed in the chest, face and arms yesterday in front of the Klamath Valley hospital. Police held Cruz Esqueda on an assault with a dangerous wea pon charge. The woman, Mrs. Armenia Brown was reported by hospital authorities to be in "fair condition." Police said that the slabbing happened during an argument between Mrs. Brown and three others, including Esqueda. All four were in a car parked in front of the hospital. supporting that explanation ap parent forgeries. Rep. Charles O. Porter, (D Ore.) who represents Murphy's home district, hailed the findings as fresh reason for granting his demand for a thorough congres sional investigation of the Mur-phy-Galindez mystery. Said Linked to Conspiracy Porter has charged on the House floor that Trujillo agents used Murphy in a conspiracy to dispose of Professor Galindez and then liquidated him because he talked too much.