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Chin ai Gall a a IF m 52nd Year Medfoi United Press Full Leased Wire 22 Pages Nuclear Fallout, Inflation Fears Demand Attention Truman Says Horse Sense Necessary in Approach By HARRY S. TRUMAN - North American Newspaper Alliance, Inc. Copyright, 1MT, by Harry S. Truman (Reproduction of thin article In whole or in part Is forbidden without written authorization.) I think it is about time we proach to two problems now uppermost in the minds of the people of the world. These problems are the fear fallout and the danger of growing inflation in the United States. How the United States deals with these two critical issues will have a profound effect on the future of peace and the well being of people everywhere. Could Lead to New Kind of Panic There is an increasing anxiety about these matters, which, if allowed to continue, could lead us to a kind of panic, robbing us of the calm and courage that have been our tradition. . I am confident that with patience and fortitude we can resolve the seripus challenge and danger of the nuclear age. And I believe that if we apply wisely and boldly the knowledge we gained in overcoming the big depression of the 1930s and make use of existing government inflation, we can prevent runaway inflation. To be panicked by fear at this stage would serve only the ene mies of freedom and democracy and do us irreparable harm. We may be getting to a point where there can be an even more dangerous fear than the fear of radioactive fallout, and that is the contamination of our will and spirit by another kind of fallout the fallout of fear. Inflation Becomes Crazy Word We must not be frightened by words and phrases. Take the word "inflation." It has become a crazy word, indiscriminately used, to worry those who have little understanding of or faith in the basic soundness of our economic strength and our institutions. Nor should the awesome implication of the term "radioactive fallout" cause us to abandon ourselves to despair. It is true that radioactive fallout could' grow into menace. But already It is being distorted by well-meaning people beyond th scope of Its immediate threat, and what is worse, it is being cynically exploited by our enemies in an effort to throw us off balance. Many nations around the world, dependent upon our economy, are' asking today what the chances are of serious inflation in the United States in the foreseeable future. The Communists, of course, who have been waiting for our economy to collapse, have been looking hopefully for signs of a runaway inflation. I think it would be a serious mistake to confuse the kind of inflation we now have in this country with the catastrophic paper money inflation Germany experienced after the, first world war. Germany, at that time, issued astronomical amounts of paper money with nothing tangible to back it up, and with industry at a standstill and millions unemployed. Protect! Measures for Economy We have made sure that nothing like this' type of inflation can happen in this country. Since our last big depression, we have enacted into law many protective measures to guard against any serious breakdown of our economy. Any country which operates under'a system of free competitive enterprise, such as ours, should always be administered in the interest of all the peqple. This ap plies especially to a country like ours, which is fundamentally rich in natural resources and productive capacity. We should have no fear for its future. Since the last depression we have achieved so vast a productive capacity that not only have we been able to meet our own demand for an ever-increasing high standard of living, but we have also been able to assist millions of people and many nations to be free and self-sustaining. History records no like performance by any other nation. (Continued on Page 9) Congress Will Listen To Summerfield Plea Washington HP! Congress men said today they would listen anew to Postmaster General Ar thur Summerfields pleas for jrjiore money but indicated they may not give him enough to avoid cuts in postal service. President Eisenhower prepar ed to send Congress a supple mental request for postal funds with a warning that service will have to be "drastically curtail ed" unless Congress approves it. TID fo Start Using Storage Water June 1 The Talent Irrigation District will begin using storage water at 8 ajn. Saturday. June 1, ac cording to Walter Hoffbuhr, secretary-manager of the district. Quota will be 1M acre feet of water per acre of land. Hoff buhr said all of the reservoirs are full and a good year is antici pated, depending on precipita tion and other weather factors. Use of storage water was ex pected earlier, but late .rains made it possible to postpone it. Baseball AMERICAN LEAGUE Kansas City 16 1 Chicago 3 9 0 Coleman. Burnette (1). Me Dermott (7) and Smith; Fisch er and Lollar. ncosuc iuvusn MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 28, . 1957 used some horse sense in our ap of contamination from nuclear Summerfield said it would total about $140 million. Chairman A. Willis Robertson (D-Va.), of the Senate Postal ap propriations subcommittee said the bill would be sent to the House today. He said Eisenhow er probably would ask for be tween $140 and ?150 million. Hearings Slated Chairman J. Vaughn Gary (D Va.), of the House Postal Ap propriations subcommittee said Summerfield "will have to justi fy every dollar" in his new re quest. Gary said he would sched ule "very full and complete hearings" promptly after the re quest is received. He said if Summerfield can prove the need for it "I am certain the subcommittee will give him the money necessary to continue postal operations on a proper basis." However, he said the subcom mittee, will inquira'whether any changes can't be made without impairing service. For example, he said, Saturday deliveries to businesses and industries might be reduced since many are clos ed that day. The President issued his warn ing of possible drastic reductions in postal service Monday as he signed the pared-down Post Of fice Department money bill. Eisenhower signed the money bill after conferring at the White House with Summerfield and members of the Post Office Ad visory board, a civilian group including representatives of la bor, business and the newspaper and advertising professions. sracna o jo n First in Series Of Atomic Blasts Fired in Nevada Foreign Newsmen Have 'Ringside Seat' Atomic Test Site, Nev. API The United States today fired the first of a long series of atomic test blasts amidst a world atmos phere of disarmament talks and controversy- over radiation ef fects on humans. The "battle-sized" nuclear de vice was touched off in the pre dawn darkness of the Nevada Proving Grounds, the 65th de tonation in the U.S. program 'of nuclear and thermo-nuclear "peace lies in strength" weapons testing. Foreign newsmen for the first time had a "ringside seat" at an American atomic experimental blast as the Atomic Energy Com mission scientists finally found in the 13th day of waiting the combination of wind and wea ther conditions that fit their pat tern of radiation safety factors. The top secret device was set off atop a 500-foot steel tower on Yucca Flat at 3:55 a.m., 13 days behind schedule because the AEC, hypersensitive to contin ued fallout, had to wait out the weather. Although scientists and the military remained silent as usual as to the exact nature of the de vice, it was believed by veteran atomic test observers to be an other in the family of atomic warheads the U.S. has been de veloping for small rockets or missiles. Tt harJ a ralrtilateri vield of 10 kilotons, roughly equal in force to 10,000 tons of TNT. It was pmiivalent In shout half the ex plosive violence of either of the bombs dropped in Hiroshima and Nagasaki toward the end of World War II. AEC test manager James E. Reeves told newsmen: "We feel certain we have ob tained the scientific data which justified conducting the test. Shotime wind conditions were essentially as forecast and we feel confident ' therefore that heavier fallout will be on the rnntrhlled areas of the Nevada Tet Rit and the hombine ranee and that only light, long delayed fallout may result at any occu pied place. The atomic cloud bearing radi ation climbed rapidly to the six- mile level and sDread'out. head ing eastward. Pilots flying with in 150 miles of Caliente, Nev., east of Las Vegas, were advised to contact the nearest CAA tower for routing instructions to avoid the cloud. Like Monster Cannon The flash of the blast was seen in Sacramento and San Diego, both about 350 airline miles from the site, giving its bril liance an approximate 700-mile diameter. The detonation itself thun dered like the roar of a monster cannon and the first shock wave reached News Nob, 11 miles dis tant, about one minute after the flash. No heat was felt by news men. . The fireball, about 900 feet in diameter, burned with a tem nerature approaching one mil lion degrees centigrade, capable of melting steel girders. It was prevented from touching the eround. and sucking up dust, by the height of the tower, thus re ducing to a minimum tne pos sible radioactive fallout from the atomic cloud. The tower vapor ized in the blinding flasn. Graduation Exercises Tonight at St. Mary's Graduation exercises for 25 seniors of St. Mary's High school will take place at 8 p.m. today in Sacred Heart church. The Rev. Ambrose Wheeler, C.S.C., Uni versity of Portland, will give the sermon. Valedictorian of the class is Miss Carol Moldovan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mol dovan, 1107 Brookdale road, and salutatorian is Miss Jerry Calla han, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Callahan, 607 South Holly st. Log Hauling Banned On Memorial Day Hauling of logs on public highways will be prohibited all day Memorial day, state police reminded log truckers today. The regular summertime ban on hauling on week ends and holidays is now in effect, they reported. The ban includes all Saturdays afternoon and Sun days between now and Septem ber. ' Price 10c TRIBUNE United Press Full Leased Wire No. 58 JERRY GASTINEAU Heads Polio Chapter Jerry Gastineau Elected Chairman Of Polio Chapter Jerry Gastineau of Medford, district manager of Equitable Life Assurance Society, was elected as chairman of the Jack son county chapter of the Na tional Foundation for Infantile Paralysis at a meeting at the Medford Hotel last night. He succeeds Harry Chipman, also of Medford, who resigned after serving as chairman since 1950 and board member since 1944. Other officers, all reelected, are Dick Woodcock, vice-chairman; J. D. Montieth, treasurer; and Mrs. Moore Hamilton, sec retary. Gastineau said commit tee appointments will be made at a later date.'- ' ; j -- Aubrey Loper, March of Dimes campaign treasurer, :' reported that receipts from the January fund-raising drive totaled $27, 703.86 in . the county. Of that amount 50 per cent, or $13,851.93 remains in the county chapter to care for local polio cases and to carry out other phases of the Foundation's program,' and the remaining 50 per cent goes to the National Foundation. Medford Leads in Receipts Medford led all towns in the county with receipts totaling $18,120.61, Loper said. Receipts from other towns showed Ash land with $3,415.77, . Central Point $2,293.80, Rogue .River $1,056.96, Phoenix $676.61, Jack sonville $673.43, Eagle Point $520.36, Prospect $516.36, Talent $452.22, Shady Cove-Trail $327. 95, Butte Falls $208.82 and Gold Hill $186.75. - Loper's report showed that the Mothers' March was the biggest money raiser in the special events, totaling $4,718.69 in the county. The Crater Lions club's television auction was next with $4,640.46. The county-wide Teens Against Polio drive brought in $3,299.22, Loper said. ' County campaign expenses to taled $947.78, the report showed. Adenauer Seen Ready To Trade Approval Washington W West German Chancellor Konrad Ade nauer appeared ready to day to trade German approval of U.S. "first step" disarmament propos als for strong American affirma tion that German unification and general disarmament are linked. Adenauer and Secretary of State John Foster Dulles planned a previously unscheduled meet ing this morning apparently to work out details. The chancel lor planned to meet with Presi dent Eisenhower later today. - Sailor Goes Berserk on Navy Ship in San Francisco Bay, Killing Officer Before San Francisco HP) A court- martialed sailor went bersek to day, killing an officer, wound ing two other men and eluding capture for more than six hours before he surrendered to the pleadings of his mother and two chaplains. His capitulation came after he had holed himself up for more than six hours on the flying bridge of the Navy attack cargo ship Uvalde. He held another enlisted man as his hostage. For six hours after he origi nally went wild, the sailor, armed with a .45 caliber pistol had his hostages cornered on the flying bridge of the Uvalde, tied up at Treasure Island Naval Station in the middle of San Francisco Bay. City Planners Recommend Sears Property Etezoning Decision Follows Hearing in Which Delay Requested Attorney Urges More Time for Study The Medford planning com mission last night unanimously recommended to the city coun cil that 28.3 acres of property, for which Sears Roebuck com pany has a purchase option, be rezoned from two family zone to limited commercial. The property, owned by Dr. I. D. Phipps, is located north of Jackson st. and east of Biddle rd. The commission's decision on the matter followed a public hearing in which several Med ford businessmen asked that ac tion be delayed. Part of the area still is out side the city limits, but action has been instituted for its an nexation. Attorney Speaks Edward C. Kelly, Medford at torney representing several businessmen, said a develop ment for Sears Roebuck and oth er businesses in that area "has many sides that should be dis cussed." He said it could trans form the business center and could end hopes for expansion of Hawthorne park since the property is near there. He fur ther declared, "The public is not generally acquainted with the plan and its effects on business." Kelly urged the planners to allow more time on the matter for studies and surveys. He sug gested that the Chamber of Commerce and other organiza tions be given a chance to see how such things have affected other business areas. "We should not jump into something because Sears Roebuck shows glittering bait, and find - out later we've been taken by Sears Roebuck," he stated. Disqualifies Self Mark Goldy disqualified him self from acting as a member of the commission to speak on be half of Sears Roebuck. He said their proposed purchase of land to build a store in this area is "nothing new and nothing sud den." He pointed out the com pany bought some property on South Central ave. 10 years ago "and everybody got rich on South Central ave. when Sears moved there." He said the company now needs more land to build a larg er establishment to meet expan sion of the area. He added, "we want them in town. That way they would not be a detractor, but an attraction. We want oth er businesses to come in if they do it on the right basis. We want them on the tax rolls and want the advantages of their attrac tion." He said the company has "no under-the-table deals" that would be detrimental to Med ford. Seek More Time Fred Robinson, of Robinson Brothers store and the Robinson building on East Main st., said, "We are not tryinig to build a fence around Medford. We're not trying to keep Sears out. But we don't want to decentralize our business district. We want them to come right into the bus iness district like they did in Eugene, Klamath Falls and else where." He said the company is not right in buying land in a grain field by the acre and be ing "versus" other Medford bus inessmen who bought land by the square foot. He asked the commission fo delay the matter for another 30 to 60 days. Tony Manno, owner of Acme Hardware, said he is neither for nor against Sears' move here, but asked about 60 days so lo- (Continued on Page 15) Five Marine sharpshooters rimmed the pier side of the ship, their high-powered rifles trained on the young Negro sailor, identified only as Jimmie Hen derson. Catholic Chaplain Father Her man H. Schnurr boarded the Uvalde shortly after 7 a.m. to try to talk the wild-eyed youth into surrendering. Lots of Publicity But he steadfastly refused. He kept yelling he wanted "pub licity.". He was receiving plenty. Scores of newsmen and photog raphers, all safely out of gun range, stood by watching the .tense scene. In reconstructing the sailor's wild race through the ship, offi cers aboard the Uvalde told the press that apparently about 6:15 "Anybody Think This Many Memorial Day Activities Scheduled Special services at the Camp White cemetery, dedication of the new domiciliary stadium, a parade and closure of schools, retail business establishments and local, state and federal of fices will be among Memorial Day observance Thursday. ' Many families will on picnic outings and trips after decorat ing graves of relatives and friends. Traffic is expected to be heavy during the holiday and local law enforcement agencies have urged motorists to use ex tra caution if they plan to be on the highways. Display Flags Citizens are also being urged to display flags in front of their homes and business establish ments on that day. A parade sponsored by the PUC fo Hold Train Speed Hearing The Public Utilities commis sioner will hold a public hearing in Medford on the maximum speed limits of Southern Pacific trains at railway crossings in Medford, it was reported today. In an acknowledgement to Mayor John Snider for a petition filed earlier this month request ing the hearing the PUC said the hearing would be held in Medford, but no. specific date was set. The Medford city council au thorized the mayor to file a peti tion with the PUC requesting an investigation and hearing on train speeds after several Med ford service clubs and residents protested to the lack of safety practices by trains in Medford. Further .. restriction on the speed of trains was suggested to local authorities after the death several weeks ago of a 28-year-old Medford woman and her unborn child, who died as the result of injuries sustained when he car was struck by an SP switch-engine. City Manager Robert Duff is currently preparing evidence on railway speeds at crossings for presentation to the PUC hearing officer. Salem (in Gov. Robert D. Holmes has appointed Mrs. Mar shall Swearingen, Bend, and Na than Berkman, Portland, as trustees of the Oregon State Library. Surrendering a.m., Henderson went to the fly ing bridge and hit a man, later identified as J. H. Verveek, an enlisted metalsmith, repeatedly on the head with a hammer. He relieved Verbeek, .who was on watch, of his .45 caliber pistol. Then he raced below breaking into the officers quarters where he shot Ens. Arthur L. Morris, who. was asleep in his bunk, in the head: Then he turned the gun on Ens. Richard Harrison, who ap parently shared a cabin with Morris, hitting him once in the arm and once in the stomach. Harrison was rushed to Oak Knoll Naval Hospital in Oak land. His condition was critical. Henderson returned to the fly ing bridge, 30 feet abiyve the Road Is Too Steep?' (Veterans Allied council will form at the Medford library grounds at 9:40 a.m. and at 10 a.m. will proceed from the park east on Main st. to the Bear Creek bridge, where services will be held. Principal speaker will be Sam Harbison, Medford attorney. Raising of the flag and recitation of General Logan's ad dress and the Gettysburg address will also be featured. Cemetery Services County Judge Rodney Keating will "deliver "the Memorial Day address at the special services planned for ' 1:30 p.m. at the Camp White cemetery. He will be introduced by E. K. Ricker, manager of the demociliary, who will also be master of ceremonies for the program. Included in the program will be the traditional laying of the memorial wreath, massing of colors, firing squad salute to the dead, silent prayer and patriotic music. Dedication of the new Ricker field stadium at Camp White will follow services at the cem etery. E. K. Ricker, for whom the field was named, will deliver the dedication address after lay ing of the corner stone. The $117,500 ball park will accom modate about 1,200 people. A ball game will be played immedi ately after the dedication. Offices in the city hall and the. county courthouse will be closed. City and state police and sheriff's officers will be on duty. Banks, retail stores, Oregon Liquor commission office, state division of motor vehicles office and schools will also be closed. There will be no mail deliveries and the post office will be closed for the day. The Mail Tribune will publish a noon edition. Most County Schools To Close on Friday A majority of the county's public schools will close Friday, May 31, for summer vacation, accqrding to the county school superintendent's office. Medford, Phoenix and Talent schools will close June 7; Shady Cove and Elk-Trail, May 29; and Howard, June 3. Applegate and Butte Falls closed last Friday. Closing next Friday will be Jacksonville, Griffin Creek, Ruch, Ashland, Central Point, Eagle Point, Lone Pine, Rogue River, Prospect, Evans Valley and Pinehurst. To Pleas deck and which runs the full width of the ship. It normally is an open air conning position for officers.' There he took four hostages. The Uvalde, a 13,000 ton at tack cargo ship, was tied up at a finger shaped pier on the east side of Treasure -Island. It is commanded" by Capt. C. O. Beers. Beers said Henderson had been busted and sentenced to four months in the brig for possessing another man's watch. He had been restricted to the ship pend ing a review of his case. The pierside action drew a large knot of curious enlisted men and officers, all of whom stood across the road from the pier and out of range of the pistol. 'Drive American Aggressors Out Peiping Demands Hong Kong, Manila Situations Tense Tokyo tTPi Communist China called today on "all patri otic forces" on Formosa to rise against the government and "drive the American aggressors Washington (in The Un ited States is "actively consid ering" withdrawal of some Americans from Formosa be cause of the anti-American rioting at Taipeh. This was disclosed at the State Department today at De fense Secretary Charles E. Wilson told a Senate group that the rioting highlights "the need for taking another look" at U. S. military aid for Nationalist China. out of the island" in an after math to Taipeh's anti-American demonstrations of last Friday. The situation in Taipeh was ouiet, but there were repercus sions in Hong Kong where Am erican sailors were called back to their shins to Drevent trouhlp. and in Manila where Mayor Ar senio Lacson said he would jail any Chinese attempting to dem onstrate against the United States embassy. Area Not Saturated A Hong Kong Dolice SDokes- man said the American Consu late General building was being kept "under surveillance" but he emphasized that no demonstra tions were expected and that the extra careful watch" aeainst formation of crowds did not mean the area was saturated with police. The Peinine broadcast todav was the most bitter nronaeanda blast yet since the mobs wrecked the embassy in protest against the acquittal of M-Sgt. Robert Reyholds. Colora. Md.. on man slaughter charges in the peeping torn slaying of a Chinese. Residents Called to Unite The radio sought to inflame Asian nations against Americans with charges of "slaughter and rape" against U. S. servicemen It called on Formosa residents to unite with the mainland and "achieve . the peaceful unifica tion of our great motherland." United Press Corresnnnriont Robert Brown reported from Taipeh that Americans there were convinced the riots were linked with internal nnlitirs rfo. spite official Chinese insistence the-riots were a spontaneous out burst against the Reynolds ac quittal. Israel Retains Right To Defend Bridge United Nation, N.Y. (IB Isarel reserves the right to de fend its controversial bridge in the Huleh Swamp demilitarized zone from Syrian attack, dis patches from Tel Aviv said to day.. The Security Council was to meet today to take up a Syrian complaint that Israel's construc tion of the bridge violates the 1949 armistice and is a threat to peace. - Israeli Foreign Ministry spok esman Moshe Leshem, comment ing on a reported Syrian threat to blow up the bridge if the Se curity Council does not order its demolition, said Israel would have the right to self-defense. Tito Tells Plan for Peaceful Coexistence Belgrade W Marshal Tito Monday declared Yugoslavia's independence from both East and West. ' He said his country is on good terms with both sides, and neith er side should object to his rela tions with the other. Instead of objecting, he said, both East and West should try following Yugoslavia's brand of peaceful coexistence. "All that would be necessary is that each side give in a little and then a solution would grad ually be reached," Tito said of international disputes. Weather FORECAST: Scattered thunder storms this evening. ParUy cloud v tonight and Wednes day with thunderstorm activi ty again Wednesday after noon. Continued warm. Low tonight 52, high Wednesday US. Temp. Richest Yesterday S$ Lowest This Morning SO Our Skies Tonight Sunrise Sunset 7:39 New Moon Wednesday 3:33 PROMINENT STARS Altalr. low In east 10:1 Regulus. in the west10:S6 VISIBLE PLANETS Venus., sets . S:0S a.m, p.m. a.m. p.m. p m. p.m. pjn. p.m. p.m. Saturn, rises . 8:12 Inpiter. high in southwest . Mars, sets . :22 . :SS
