JACK AND JILL This float, whose theme was "Jack and
JUL" was judged the best designed float of the fourth an
nual Pear Blossom Festival Saturday. It was awarded one of
'. three $50 sweepstake prizes. Sponsors of the float were the
Women of the Moose. At Hawthorne park Medford Mayor
John Snider introduced three visiting dignitaries. Governors
Robert D. Holmes of Oregon and G. Mennen Williams of
Michigan, and Congressman Charles O. Porter. All three were
presented boxes of Jackson county pears.
Recommended
A story on winners of Satur
day's fourth annual Pear Blos
som Festival parade Is featured
on pace 14 of today's Mall
Tribune.
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Russians Reach iw,
Climax in Campaign
BY HARRY S. TRUMAN
North American Newspaper Alliance. Inc.
Copyright, 1957, by Harry S. Truman
(Reproduction of this article in whole or in part is forbidden
without Written authoriiation.)
The Russians have reached
of fear. They are trying to make
their communist desiens. That is
series of nuclear explosions and
their thinly veiled threats of an
nihilation in their recent mes
sages to Eurpoean capitals. Their
object is to disarm and disrupt the
free world.
The Russians like to pose as
"peace-loving' nation, anxious
only about its own security and
survival, when, in fact, the real
purpose, of the Kremlin is to ter
rorize tree nations into coming
under its influence.
I am sorry to say that there
are lome people whe cry - peace,
peace with the Russians when
there is no peace, just as Jeremiah
lamented in Babylonian times.
There are those today who- .do
not realize that unless the free
nations face up to the Bolsheviks
and meet strength with strength,
there can be but one kind of
peace a ' Hungarian peace on
Kremlin terms.
Attempting Three Things
I believe the Russians are attempting to do three things:
They are trying to intimidate the free world; they are trying to
break up the NATO alliance: they are determined, at any cost,
to achieve supremacy and domination in the nuclear field.
The Russians are taking advantage of the opportunity we
gave them in the Suez misadventure to drive 'the Western Allies
still further apart. In the typical Russian fashion of exploiting
the fear of nuclear war, they are combining an unusual number
of nuclear explosions with threats of destruction to independent
nations in the West, the South and the East.
We must be neither intimidated nor beguiled into lowering
our guard by naively believing that the Russians are now really
serious in seeking better relations with us and our Western Allies.
We must not again make the mistake we made at the Geneva
"Summit" conference when our government wishfully mistook
the grinning tactics of the new masters of the Kremlin as a sign
of a reformed Russian approach to world peace.
(Continued on Page 5) '
New Weaiher Fury Spreads in Texas
Dallas,. Tex. (U.R) A six
and a half million dollar flood
on the Trinity river crested in
the homes of 2,500 persons Sat
urday while new weather fury
spread to the southern and west
ern parts of the state.
A nine-day seige of tornadoes,
thunderstorms and floods went
on without interruption.
In Dallas, a child was report
ed swept away at White Rock
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lake when he was trying to wade
in flooded back waters. Police
called for boats and searched
for the body.
Some 120 miles south the riv
ers of central' Texas swelled over
their banks again.
More tornadoes were reported
and three inches of hail was on
the highway near Muleshoe, Tex.
"n the western part of the Texas
panhandle.
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Saturday night. Holding cards showing new
numbers for their respective departments are
Police Chief Charles Champlin, left, and Fire
Chief Gordon R. Barker.
ORIGINAL FLOAT A $50 sweepstake award went to this
float for best theme portrayal and originality. Girl Scout
Troop 164 made the" float, whose heme was "Ole King
Cole." They were sponsored by the Medford unit of the
American Legion auxiliary. The Scouts are shown above pro
ceeding down Main st. toward Hawthorne park. More than
an estimated 10.000 valley residents saw the Pear Blossom
festival parade Saturday.
Eager. Beaver Found Dead
McNary Dam U.R) Joe, the famed Eager Beaver of Mc
nary Dam, is dead.
The industrious little beaver who made a monumental
effort to dam up the navigation locks at this huge hydro
electric project was found dead near the downstream guard
wall of the locks.
Reasons for his death varied. Some said he died of over
work from attempting to dam up the navigation lock. Others
said he died of a broken heart from seeing his efforts swept
away every time the locks were opened.
Porter
Stand
Congressman Charles O. Port
er firmly maintained his stand
Saturday for immediate intro
duction of a bill calling for a
Rogue river flood control pro
gram. Local proponents for the flood
control program maintained with
equal steadfastness their stand
against introduction of such a
bill until the Army Corps of
Engineers have completed their
current Rogue basin survey.
Porter met for an hour Sat
urday morning with directors of
the Rogue River Basin Flood
Control and Water Resources as
sociation. About 15 people at
tended the meeting, which was
held in the Jackson county court
room.
Open for Amendments t
The congressman has indicat
ed he plans to introduce a "re
quest bill", which would be open
for amendments after the en
gineers complete their survey.
The request bill would authorize
a high dam on the Rogue river
at Lewis creek. He explained
that neither he, Sen. Wayne
Morse nor Sen. Richard Neu
berger would support a specific
program until the engineers and
the bureau, of reclamation pre
sent their reports.
After requirements and feasi
bility of a flood control pro
gram are determined, Porter
said he and the senators would
so to bat" for whatever type
of program residents of the
Rogue valley desire.
He advocates immediate in
troduction of the request "bill as
a device by which construction
could begin at an earlier date.
He pointed out that failure to
introduce the bill now would
mean no congressional action
could be taken on a flood control
program for at least two years.
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on Bill
William Jess, president ,of the
Rogue River Basin Flood Con
trol and Water Resources as
sociation, said his group is in
terested in anything to speed up
the project. However, he said
the association does not want, to
renew opposition from - gro'ups
which have recently expressed
willingness to "go along" with
whatever flood control program
the Army Corps of Engineers
recommend.
Basis of opposition from many
groups, especially fish, game and
other sportsmen's organizations,
is their fear of damage to fish
from a high dam at Lewis creek
Some groups, including the
Rogue chapter of the Izaak Wal
ton League and the Rogue Rod
and Gun club, have said they
would be in favor of a program
calling for a high dam if the
engineers determine that is the
only possible means of establish'
ing flood control.
Jess said introducing a bill
now would be like "saddling a
dead horse" and would $ only
give the opposition 'chance
to mobilize. He added he would
rather have the construction
date delayed two years by failure
to introduce the bill now, than
to have it delayed 10 years by
premature introduction' of the
bill.
Urge Immediate Action
Porter said he has no wish to
stir up "old wounds" but noted
many people have written to
him urging immediate action. He
also commented the filing the
bill now to get earlier action was
a matter of tactics and not some
thing to be decided here.
Mrs. Kathryn Heffernan, ap
pearing on behalf of soil con
servation districts, urged Porter
to stress tributary phases of the
flood control program and give
less emphasis to a high dam.
Porter said omitting a high
dam from the request bill would
not be advisable. He explained,
"There is a substantial body of
professional evidence to indicate
a dam at Lewis creek will be
what the engineers will come
up with." . -
Charles Brooks, Eugene, rep
resenting Senator Morse, read
to the group a statement in
which Senator Morse supported
Porter in his stand for im
mediate introduction of the bill.
Summarized Work
At the start of the meeting,
Porter read a letter from Col.
Francis McBride, executive of
ficer for the district engineer's
office. The letter summarized
work the engineers have done
to date in the Rogue basin. This
includes air photographs and
preliminary surveys on storage
and reservoir possibilities. Re
maining to be done are field sur
veys on the main stem of the
Rogue river and its tributaries.
The letter pointed out the
engineers' study will cost more
than was originally estimated.
Completion date for the survey,
previously scheduled for June
30, can not be met because of
a delay in the project caused
by lack of funds. The letter in
dicated completion is planned
for the fall of 1858.
FIRST PRIZE Matlack's Super Market, Medford, , was
awarded a $25 first prize in the commercial float division
for the above entry. The float's theme was "Woman in the
Shoe." Jay Pierce, Festival president presented parade .
awards. Theme of this year's festival was "Nursery Rhymes."
Funds contributed by Medford merchants provided a free
movie for children at the Craterian theater following parade
ceremonies. Another feature of the festival were sports and
racing cars displayed by owners at Hawthorne park.
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SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 1957
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. GOVERNORS MEET Gov. G. Mennen Wil
liams of Michigan, left, is shown exchanging
greetings with' Gov." and 'Mrs. Robert 'D.
" Holmes at the Medford municipal ' airport.
I Ail three arrived in Medford Saturday morn
Jin g. Governor : Holmes introduced Governor
Williams as main speaker' Saturday night at
Democratic Party, People Have
Rendezvous in 1 960 Williams
The Democratic party and
the people of Ameeica. can have
a rendezvous with destiny in
1960, Gov. G. Mennen Williams
of Michigan told about 500 peo
ple here last night.
Governor Williams was guest
speaker at the seventh annual
Roosevelt Memorial, dinner in
the McLoughlin Junior High
school auditorium. He was in
troduced by Oregon Gov. Rob
ert' D. Holmes.
Theme of Governor Williams'
talk was based on a statement
made by Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt
at the 1956 Democratic Nation
al convention: "The context . of
'liberalism has changed since my
husband's time. The need for
liberal leadership remains as
acute as it was in 1932, but the
issues today are different ones."
Governor Williams quoted
Franklin Roosevelt's widow as
raying if her husband were alive
today he would not be fighting
the battles of the depression and
the New Deal. He would not
be fighting the battles of yes
terday. He would be fighting
the battles of today and tomor
row. "It seems to me," Governor
Williams said, "That is precisely
the responsibility of the Dem
ocratic party and Democratic
leadership today . . . The great
peaceful social revolution of
the 1930s has accomplished its
mission. There will always- be
grounds for disagreement as to
pace and methods, and Demo
crats can never cease to be vig
ilant, lest the gains made in 20
years of Democratic leadership
be sabotaged. But the major re
forms, once bitterly fought, are
now an accepted and unremov
able part of our way of life." -
He attributed today's lack of
poverty and misery to safe
guards erected by the " New
Deal. But he said there are cer
tain similarities between" the,
parly 1930's and today.
Period of Normalcy
"Today, as in the late 1920's
we are passing through a period
of so-called 'normalcy' in which
the premium has not been on
leadership, but on standing with
dignity in one place. In Wash
ington, there reigns but does not
rule, a tired and harassed presi
dent, heading a confused and
quarreling administration which
speaks for a deeply divided min
ority party ... At times the
president seems to be going
though the motions of the presi
dency, while others make, the
decisions . . . The administration
has lost any leadership it ever
had in Congress, and is well on
the way to losing the confidence
of the American people: The
whole conservative leadership
is in open revolt against, the ad
ministration, and big business
no longer bothers to conceal its
disillusionment.".
Governor Williams said we
.ire in a valley between heights
of decision, and the old problems
of the ' Roosevelt-Truman era
have been largelymet. "The new
issues of today and tomorrow
have not even been approached
by the Republican administra
tion," he stated. ,
He - said if Roosevelt -were
alive today he would be urging
a new, modern' foreign policy
to-meet 20th century conditions;
fight for education in this coun
try;' battle for' conservation of
land, . water . and power poten
tials and natural resources; put
some ' brakes ' on the "gigantic
power . of growing monopolies
that are strangling small busin
ess;" offer the American farmer
better counsel than the Repub
lican advice to "get off the
'Tell You What I'll
If You'll Help Me
COMIC ENTRY Cub Scout Pack One was awarded a $50
sweepstake prize for this float, judged the best comic entry.
Theme for the float was "There was a crooked man who had
a crooked pear tree.". At Hawthorne park, the Grants Pass
Cavemen held Governors Holmes and Williams captive until
presented boxes of Jackson county pears. In the meantime,
Cavemen forced the governor's to eat "raw dinosaur meat,"
they said.. A complete story on winners of the Festival pa
rade appears on page 14.
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the annual Roosevelt Memorial dinner at Mc
Loughlin Junior High school. Congressman
Charles O. Porter,-representative -of this dig-,
trict, was master of ceremonies at the dr
. -ner. ' . , '
. . , (Kenn Knackstedt"xAolo).
farm and leave the nation's food
supply 'to- those- who -can make
a big business out, of farming;"
and offer leadership rather than
lip service to the cause of civil
rights. ' - "' '
Vigorous Fight '
Governor Williams said that
Roosevelt would also be putting
up a" Vigorous - fight for " good
peacetime use of atomic energy;
would be meeting the growing
problem of industrial automation
so it would build a new. society
of reduced, working hours, more
leisure and a deeper culture ra
ther than ? produce unemploy
ment; and would be mobilizing
all power, of the federal govern
ment in the struggle against dis
ease.' ' ' :
VThese are ;among the chal
lenges of today, the context of
the new liberalism," he said. "If
we Democrats are faithful to the
spirit of Franklin Roosevelt, if
we meet the problems of the
1950's as he met those, of the
1930's, then I can even name you
the date when the American peo
ple will get back on the track of
progress and start moving for
ward again - under Democratic
leadership."
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No. 32
Gamal Nasser Calls
Session of Cabinet
To Discuss Jordan
Call for Resignation
Of Premier Hashem
Cairn U.P.) Twn thousand
Arab students most of them from
Jordan staged a mass demon
stration last night shortly after
President Gamal Abdel Nasser
called an extraordinary session
or tne cabinet to discuss the Jor
danian crisis.
The students called for the res
ignation of pro-western Jordan
ian premier Ibhahim Hashem,
formation of a Nationalist gov
ernment in Jordan, lifting of
martial law there, reinstatement
of ousted officers, rej'ection of
the . Eisenhower doctrine and
King Hussein's adherence to a
positive neutrality -- -:
Mais in Streets
The students massed in the
streets of Cairo shortly after
Nasser held a one-hour emergen
cy session with the Egyptian
cabinet and then went into pri-
vate conference with Syrian.
President Shukri EI Kuwatly,
who flew to Cairo Saturday from
Damascus.
Earlier. EevDt said it "is more
anxious than any country" to
preserve the independence and
safety of Jordan.
The first official EevDtian
comment on the Jordanian cris
is followed attacks in the Cairo
press against the United States
ior its actions over the situation.
The government newspaper
"Al Goumhouria" said in a dis
patch from its New York cor
respondent that the Sovipt Gov
ernment sent President Eisen
hower' a note warning against
intervention in Jordan.
A government SDokesmnn de
nied that the- United States had
warned Egypt against action in
the crisis.
Never In Contact
Public information director
Abdel' Kader Hatem, comment
ing on a U.S. state department
announcement that it had warn
ed the mideast to keep hands off
Jordan said Egypt never has had
contact with the United Stafpn
over the Jordan crisis.
President Gambal Abdel Nas
ser called his cabinet into ex
traordinary session to discuss f h
Jordanian situation and the Su
ez canal-Gulf of Aqaba issues.
Informed sources said Nasser
shortly will launch a campaign
to oust United Nations occupa
tion troops from the Sharm El
sneiKn . cove which overlooks
the gulf of Aqaba.
The sources said that if Egypt
takes over again in the area it
undoubtedly would lead to re
newed attacks on Israeli ship
ping by Egyptian shore bat
teries. -
Asmara, Eriterea (U.R)
James P. Richards, U. S. roving
ambassador for the Eisenhower
Doctrine, said Saturday the pro
gram has overcome the threat
of Communism in the Middle
Fast despite .the flareup in Jor
dan.
Weather
FORECAST: Fair today and to
night, partly rlnndy and cool
er Monday. High today S2,
' low tonight 42, high Monday
70.
Highest Yesterday 7
' Lowest Yesterday 38
Our Skies Tonight
Sunrise
5:11 a.m.
7:07 p.m.
4:54 a.m.
Sunset
Moonrise Monday
PROMINENT STAB
Albebaran. sets 3:53 p.m.
VISIBLE PLANETS
Jupiter, high in south :lp.m.
Mturn. rises lS.lSp.m.
Mars. sti 40:34 p.m.