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Traffic (Death Toll
Said 'On Schedule'
Br UNITED RESS
The nation's Memorial Day
holiday traffic tflll climbed slow
ly trfciay toward whit safety ex
perts leaped will be a total of
0120 deaths on the highways by
midniaht.
A United Press eount from 6
.jj.m. local time Wednesday to
It a.m. today showed at least
36 persans killed in traffic acci
dents. Three drowned, and four
died in a variety of accidents,
including two in plane crashes,
lor a totnl accidental death
count of 43.
Tofl on Schedule
Calfrorriia "reported eight traf
fic deaths. 'for the worst record
in the nation. Indiana was next
Lebanon Rioters
Trade Shots With
Police and Troops
By UNITED PRESS
Mobs'ripting against the Leba
non government traded shots
with police and troops today and
stoned the automobile of a Unit
ed States Embassy official.
Official sources said six were
killed and 16 wounded in the
fighting which raged for 90 min
utes on Beirut's main street.
U.S. Military Attache Robert
C. Works said one of a gang of
young demonstrators approached
his car and demanded: "Are you
an American?"
Anti-Americanism
When Works replied that he
was the youth threw a rock at
the rear of his' car and fled.
"The youngster could have
thrown the rock at me," Works
told the "United Press,' "but he
mostly wanted to express his
anti-Amencanism by throwing it
at the rear of the car, where it
did only about S10 damage."
The rock-throwing incident
came near the end of what was
supposed to have been a one
day general strike to protest
Lebanese government policies.
The strike fizzled, partly because
this was Ascension Day.
The mobs," which included a
former premier of Lebanon,
were broken up by police and
troops.
Late today, government
sources reported the situation
"well in hand."
Young Bicyclist
Jumps to Safety
Central Point An eight-year-old
boy escaped injury
Wednesday at 8-15 p.m. when
he jumped from his bicycle on
North Second st., seconds be
fore it was hit by an automo
bile, according to Central Point
police.
The boy. Johnnie James Mc-
Gee, 312 Maple St., Central
Point, was riding his bicycle in
an alley and turned onto North
Second st., Between Maple and
Morrow sts., police said, in the
path of an oncoming car.
The car, driven by Mrs. Viola
Ifarie LeRty of 123 Maple St.,
Central Point, was traveling at
less than 10 miles an hour, ac
cording to police. One, fender of
the bicycle was dented. No cita
tions were issued.
COMMANDER TO VISIT
Heidelberg. Germany HP)
German Lt. Gen. Hans Speidel.
new commander- of Allied land
forces in Central Europe, will
pay his first visit to U.S. Army
European headquarters here Fri
day, it was announced today.
Dr.Morle Foland Named
To Position With Crusade
Dr. Merle Foland has been
chosen to head the professional
division of the United Medford
Crusade again this year, accord
ing tg R. A. Johnson, general
chairman.-
Kent Blackhurst is assistant
chairman, of -the division. Sec
tion heads are John Watkins, ac
counting; William Seibert, arch
itects; William Duhaime, attor
neys; E. Jacobson, chiropractors;
Dan Chamberlain, dentists;
Trank Perl, funeral directors;
R. J. Utie, optometrists; Dr. Mil
ten Snow, osteopathic physi
cians; Dr. Robert Casterline,
physicians; and Jim Bayliss, vet
erinarians. Second Year
Dr. Foland. who is serving his
second y.ear as professional di
vision chairman, is second vice
chairmaa of the crusade - and
also is on the board of directors
for his second year. His division
vaj first to reach Its goal last
year.
Active in the fund raising cam
paign for the Rogue Valley Me
morial hospital. Dr. Foland is a
Xiwanian and Elk and secretary
of the staff and board member
of the hospital.
He was an Army captain in the
coast artillery in the South Pa-
with four, and three each were
reported in New Mexico, Penn
sylvania, and Wisconsin.
Ned II. Dearborn, president of
the National Safety Council, said
the death toll was "tragically on
schedule." The council had es
timated 33 million cars would
be on the road today and that
the resultant traffic jam would
kill 120 persons "unless the ex
tra dangers oi holiday traffic
are met with extra care and
caution."
Many states acted to keep
down the slaughter by ordering
extra police patrols and supple
menting them in some cases with
National Guard troopers.
Faar Long Holiday
The 30-hour holiday period of
ficially ends at midnight tonight
but since many workers have
the day off Friday, safety offic
ials feared the death toll would
continue at an accelerated pace
throughout the long week end,
killing more than 430 persons
by midnight Sunday.
The estimate of 120 dead for
the official Memorial Day pr
jod is 45 deaths greater than
the average of 73 for a non-holiday.
Thursday in May.
Weather Contribute
Generally fair weather con
tributed to the crush of holiday
travelers and added the more
sombre observances of the day
throughout the nation.
A wreath from President Eis
enhower was placed at the tomb
at the Unknown Soldier in Wash
ington, D.C., at a ceremony in
which Air Force Secretary Don
ald A. Quarics spoke.
Parades and memorial obser
vances were held in cities across
the nation, after which picnics,
doubleheader baseball games or
just relaxing were the order of
the day.
Forest Service
Calls Tower Bids
Bids for construction of a look
out tower on Cinnabar mountain
have been called by the U.S. for
est service.
The' planned structure is to
replace the existing tower and
is to be a pre-fabricated, pressure-treated
wood tower with
catwalk and lightning protec
tion, according to the forest
service.
Cinnabar mountain is in the
Applegate district about 35 miles
southwest of Medford. The gov
ernment will provide all mate
rials permanently included in
the house and tower project, ex
cept concrete for the footing?.
'Work is to commence within
ten days after notification ' to
proceed and must be completed
within 60 days.
Sealed bids will be received
by the forest service, 729 North
east Oregon St., P.O. Box 4137,
Portland, until 2 p.m. June 11.
Weather
FORECAST: Fair through Fri
day except for rhanc of aft
ernoon and evening thunder
storms over mountains. Low
tonight 55. High Friday .-.
Temp.
fli chest Yesterday 90
Lowest This Morning 55
Our Skies Tonight
Sunrise 4:3 a.m.
Sunset 7:40 p.m.
Moon rides high and
sets 9:01 p.m.
First Quarter June 4
Denebola. high in
southwest 9:00 p.m.
VISIBLE PLAN FT S
Venus, between the Sun and
the Moon. Jupiter, below De
1 nohola.
Saturn, low in
south rrt p.m.
Mars, sets . 9:54 p.m.
DR. MERLE FOLAND
Professional Division Head
cific during World War II, is a
graduate of the Kansas univer
sity medical school.
'''he Folands and their three
children reside at 109 Highland
dr.
52nd Y
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Navy Jets Collide
As Memorial Day
Observers Watch
Minneapolis 0LP1 Two Navy
Panther jets, flying a Memorial,
Day salute over a cemetery here
collided before the horrified eyes
of hundreds of persons, and
crashed into a residential area.
One pilot was killed and at
least nine civilians injured. One
of the injured is reported to be
in "poor" condittion.
Killed was Cmdr. Newell F.
Olson, about 26, liaison officer
of the Minneapolis Naval Air
statitdn.
The second plane plunged into
an open field 150 yards from a
playground filled with children.
The pilot was not injured ser
iously. The field was the only
emptyarea, -wi.tliia..iniles.
Unoccupied Auto Hit
The planes fell to earth about
four blocks apart in North Min
neapolis, near Sunset Memorial
Park cemetery One of the
planes smashed an unoccupied
automobile and hit five homes,
two of which were demolished.
Debris was scattered over a
large area. Spot fires broke out
in several places. Five of the in
jured were burned. One man
was hit by a piece of the plane.
Three other persons suffered
shock."
The plane piloted by Cmdr.
Olson came down "like a bomb,"
blew out a hole 50 feet in dia
meter and 15 feet deep.
Olson attempted to parachute.
The chute opened partially and
caught in a tree. Olson's body
dangled from the parachute,' 30
feet above the groundv
More Fair Weather
Predicted Today
"It's just perfect spring wea
ther." That was the comment of
officials at the weather bureau
station here today as the. third
straight day of 90-degree tem
perature was forecast.
The 90-degree reading was an-'
ticipated this afternoon after
similar maximums on both Tues
day and Wednesday.
A fine day for picnicking was
foreseen for those who selected
valley retreats. Those who head
ed for the mountain areas faced
a chance of afternoon and eve
ning thunderstorms.
Fair weather is predicted
through Friday except for the
thunderstorm possibility over
mountains in the afternoon and
evening.
Prospect Youth
Injured in Accident
Delmar Gene Maloy, 16, son
of Mr. and Mrs. William M. Ma
loy, box 51, Prospect, was in
jured at 8:30 a.m. today in what
was believed to be a one-car
accident at Prospect.
Medford Ambulance service
said he is believed to be suffer
ing from broken ribs, cuts and
possible back injuries. He was
taken to Rogue Valley hospital.
The accident occurred near
the Rogue river bridge at Pros
pect. State police officers were
investigating the accident late
this morning.
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Indianapolis, Ind. HI Sam
Hanks, Pacific Palisades,
Calif., won the Indianapolis
Motor Speedway's 500-mile
Memorial Day Race today.
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MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1957
' ' "
NEW CITIZENS The group of newly-naturalized United
States citizens shown in top photo are giving the pledge of
allegiance following a final naturalization hearing in circuit
court Wednesday. With the group is Mrs. G. Q. D'Albini,
(front, far right) who conducted citizenship classes for adults
in the group. Youngest of the new citizens are Brenda Louise
Graff, 9, and her brother, Raymond Richard, 17, shown
with their parents,' Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Graff, 619 South
Oakdale ave. The group was presented American flags by
the Medford Elks club in cooperation with the Daughters
of the American Revolution. Young Brenda (lower photo)
stands by the flag of her new country after receiving a
"derivative" citizenship. Her parents were naturalized some
years ago. The Graffs formerly lived in Canada.
Forgetfulness Marks
History, Speaker Says
"The history of America is
marked -with , forgetfulness,"
Sam Harbison, main speaker at
Memorial day ceremonies this
morning, told a crowd of about
50 people at Hawthorne park.
Harbison, a Medford attorney,
referring to the small crowd at
the park, added "People often
forget there were great sacri
fices involved'in keeping Ameri
ca a free republic."
"The slogans of 'Our American
Revolution' are paralleling ef
forts of other countries through
out the world now struggling
for independence." The world
"revolution" is a word of hope
there, he said.
Purpose of these revolutions,
according to Harbison, is four
dimensional: demand for inde
pendence, insistence for human
dignity, economic progress for
the many as well as for the few
and peaceful conditions in which
to live.
Discussing America's youth,
Harbison declared "We have
nothing but a hollow shell in
which to place our faith and
trust in the future."
The talk was preceded by cer
emonies on Bear creek bridge
where local members of the Vet
erans of Foreign Wars threw
wreaths of flowers into the water
in memory of the "war dead." M.
A. Beneka, of the VFW, was in
charge of ceremonies.
Earlier, several hundred peo
ple lined Medford streets to
watch the parade, sponsored by
the Veterans Allied council, pro
ceed from the Medford Library
park east on Main st. to Haw
thorne park. The parade was
marshalled by County Judge
Rodney Keating, local Navy Re
serve commander.
Activities at the park included
laying of the wreath at the base
of flag pole by members of the
VFW auxiliary, Lincoln's Gettys
burg address by Jim James of
Phoenix High school, General
Logan's address by Mrs. Bessie
Gott, president of the Daughters
of Union Veterans, and readings
by Mrs. Eva Frances Ware and
Pat Graham. Benediction was by
the Rev. Clynton Crisman, of
the Friends church. Roy Huson
was master of ceremonies.
Marching in the Memorial day
parade were Army and Navy re
serve units, the Medford High
school band, Daughters of Civil
War Veterans, Colonel Sargent's
auxiliary, American legion mem
bers and the legion auxiliary,
members of the Disabled Ameri
can Veterans, Troop 40 of the
Girl S-"outs, local members of
the American Red Cross, Eagles
and Civilian Air Patrol.
CRASH KILLS EIGHT
Valencia, Spain W Eight
Spanish Air Force men were
killed Wednesday when their
German-built Junkers transport
plane crashed into a mountain
while flying from Valencia to
Medrid, the Air Force announced
today.
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Senators Promise
Fight To Restore
Cuts in Defense
Washington (in Defense
minded senators promised today
to fight to restore at least half
of the deep cuts voted in Presi
dent Eisenhower's military budg
et by economy-minded members
of the. House.
The President suffered a ma
jor defeat Wednesday when the
House, with Democrats in the
forefront, turned down five Re
publican attempts to put back
funds Eisenhower said are essen
tial to national security. '
The bill sent to the Senate car
ried $33,562,725,000 0r $2,565,
275,000 less than requested, to
run the Army,. Navy and Air
Force during the next fiscal year
starting July 1.
Senate Republican leader Wil
liam F. Knowland (Calif.) 'old
reporters he believes there., is
"some chance of an upward ad
justment" in the bill. But he
said it still is too early to specu
late on how much of the House
cut will be restored.
There was no inclination
among senators to restore the
so-called bookkeeping cuts which
Eisenhower has said he could
live with, even though it was
conceded that they probably will
result in increased appropria
tions in future years.
But some key members said
they are determined to put back
funds the President has said
would be necessary to forestall
sharp cutbacks in such important
programs as plane buying and
missile developme.it.
Helicopter Feature
Due at Home Show
A four-place helicopter, used
extensively at fairs and celebra
tions throughout the northwest,
will be an attraction at the Med
ford Home show which opens
today.
The helicopter will take show
visitors for short rides pver the
valley during the daylight hours
of the event, producers said, and
will be used to guide visitors to
the show site.
The home show opens for four
days in the Crystal Springs ware
house on South Fir St., at noon
today. Jimmy Wakely, western
recording star, is the main at
traction in the variety program
to be presented three times each
day. Doors will be open from
noon to 11 p.m. each day, except
Friday when show hours will
be 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Mayflower II Heads
North for First Time
London (in The Mayflower
II swung about on a northerly
course today and headed straight
fo.- Plymouth, Mass., for the first
time on its Atlantic voyage.
After 38 days detouring to
catch the southerly trade winds.
Commander Alan Villiers
switched course 300 miles east
of the West Indies to begin the
last leg of the long crossing.
He radioed today that he was
making north by west at five to
six knots. He was about 1,600
miles from Plymouth.
Ordered Deported
Washsington 'IP) A Hun
guarian refugee - discovered to
have been a member of the Hun
garian military intelligence has
been deported with his wiie ana
two children.
Thp Hungarian. Samuel Gom-
bos, 37, was admitted on a tem
porary basis. Other Hungarian
refugees apparently told United
States officials about Gombos'
Red connections while he and
his family were at a refugee
camp in New Jeraey.,,
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Edition
Former Dominican
Consul Asked To
Face Questioning
Trujillo Dodges
Reply To U. S. Note
Washington IIP) The United
States put the heat on the Dom
inican Republic today in con
nection with the disappearances
of American pilot Gerald Mur
phy and Dr. Jesus De Galindez.
The State Department Wed
nesday made public a note it
sent the Caribbean government
May 2 in which it said "suffic
ient evidence" has been uncover
ed linking the two disappear
ances. The note requested that Brig.
Gen. Arturo R. Espaillat, form
er Dominican consul general in
New York, shed his diplomatic
immunity for questioning in the
case.
The Dominican Republic has
not yet replied to the note.
State Department officials
said today the United States will
send another note "in the near
future" if no reply is received
soon.
However, the officials said the
United States is not considering
breaking off relations with the
Dominican Republic. They said
this would not accomplish any
thing. The officials admitted, though
that they were stymied at this
point about what other moves to
make if Espail'at refuses to en
ter the United States for ques
tioning. Life magazine said recently it
had information that the miss
ing De Galindez, a foe of Dom
inican strongman Rafael Tru
jillo, was kidnaped in New York
last March and flown to the
Caribbean nation in a plane
piloted by Murphy. -
State Dpnartment . officials
I said their ' information is "ap
proximately the same as that
published by the magazine.
Adenauer Sees Help
For Reunification
Bonn, Germany (IP) Chancel
lor Konrad Adenauer returned
home today from his Washing
ton cold war talks and said he
had won assurance of "decisive
help for the reunification of Ger
many." Adenauer's chartered plane
touched down at Wahn Airport
after a direct flight from Wash
ington that brought him back to
a new political storm.
Adenauer's government mem
bers planned a triumphal wel
come for the 81-year-old states
man who faces critical elections
Sept. 15, and hailed the results
of his Washington talks as an
outstanding success.
Swing Defends Border
Patrol Pistol Matches
Washington (IP) Immigra
tion Service Commissioner Jo
seph M. Swing defends as both
"necessary and proper" the Bor
der Patrol practice of attending
rifle and pistol matches on gov
ernment expense accounts, it
was revealed today.
In an official report to Comp
troller General Joseph Camp
bell, Swing said it had been de
termined small-arms team ac
tivities are "proper" charges
against the Border Patrol's appropriation.
'I Forgot To Tell You The Schedule'
Been Changed"
Action Taken
Despite Protest
By United States
Major Relaxations
In Korean Embargo
London (IP) Britain cleared
the way today for substantial
resumption of trade with Red
China despite American protests.
The United States immediately
declared it was "most disappoint
ed" with the move.
Foreign Secretary S e 1 w y n
Lloyd went before Parliament
with an announcement of major
relaxations in the Korean war
embargo enforced up until now
by 15 Western nations.
Authoritative - sources s a
British exporters would be per
mitted to ship materials to Red
China which are now shirked
to Russia and the Eastern Euro
pesn satellites.
Informed in Advsica
The U.S. had been informed
in advance of Britain's go-it-alone
decision. A protest state
ment was released by the State
Department and distributed
through American embassies in
Europe.
It said the British decision
prevented an allied agreement
on continuing stiff restrictions
on China trade.
The U.S. and Britain and oth
er North Atlantic Treaty Or
ganization allies had been meet
ing in Paris more than a month
attempting to find a compromise
on Britain's planned move.
The talks broke down this
week.
The State Department said the
U.S. "contemplates no change in
its policy of total embargo on
trade with Communist China."
The Chinese embargo list wag
agreed upon after start of the
Korean war. It is much longer
than the list of goods banned in
trading with Russia. China got
around the embargo in the past
by re-buying some items from
Moscow.
Sharp Policy Split
The issue raised the sharpest
Anglo-American policy split
since the Suez invasion. But dip
lomats believed Washington and
London had agreed to disagree
and forecast there would be no
drawn out controversy.
Both governments apparently
realized that public opinion dif
fered sharply oa each side of
the Atlantic. " '
' Japan and Norway, which also
attended the Paris trade confer
ence this week, may follow Brit
ain shortly in relaxing restric
tions. France also may follow
Britain once it ends its cabinet
crisis.
Two Cars Collide
At Central Point
Central Point Two cars
were extensively damaged and
a five-year-old girl was slightly
injured in a collision Wednes
day at 5:15 p.m. at the corner
of Fifth and Manzanita sts.. Cen
tral Point, according to Central
Point police.
Injured was Debby Taylor,
passenger in a car driven by
Mrs. Nola May West, 461 North
Fifth st., Central Point, who re
ceived a bump on the head. Mrs.
West sustained a bruised foot.
The other vehicle, police said,
was driven by Miss Glenna Evon
Heath, 17, of route 2, box 431,
Medford, who was not reported
injured.
Several sections of fence on
the property of Frank Richard
son, 445 Manzanita st., and a
street marker were damaged, po
lice said. The intersection is hid
den by shrubbery and buildings
and neither of the streets has
a stop sign, officers reported.
No citations were issued.