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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.
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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
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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.
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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. '
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TRIBUNE
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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
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