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MILITARY CONSTRUC TIOHFUND S'FEELEGOHOBaYA West at Crucial Point in Quest for Security holld mt7 on the West's By CHARLES CORDDRY United Press Correspondent V "aris (in The Western alliance is at a crucial fork in the road in its quest lor security against Russian military aggression Mounting defense cojts and confidence in the war-deterring power of nuclear bombs have kicked off a "great debate" on the need for strong ground forces on the Central European front near the Iron Curtain. Political leaders may have to decide soon whether to move toward even heavier reliance on air-atomic power to thwart nussian designs, or to go on building up the ground force shield as vital additional insurance. Changes in North Atlantic Treaty Organization defense plans eem inevitable to some authorities. But they say it is too early to speculate on the effects on the 7th U.S. Army, a 125,000-man lorce operating in West Germany at an annual cost of $1,200,000,' 000, and comprising the largest single national force in NATO Needs 30 Divisions in Central Europe Ironically, Gen. Lauris Norstad, first air officer to be supreme Allied commander in Europe, has become the most articulate and persistent advocate of the ground force shield. He says 30 divisions are needed urgently in the Central European region, but at the behest of his political chiefs he is having a new study made for consideration of the NATO Council next fall. The current debate was stirred up in the wake of Britain's defense policy overhaul announced a 13,000-man cut m the British army of the Rhine, reducing it to 64,000. The British argued they were bearing more than their share of the NATO ground force load and, anyway, were able to make an atomic contribution which no other country but the United States could do. Norstad has been working constantly to counteract any snow balling effect the'British cuts might have among European NATO members. The cuts were forecast 13 months ago when Sir Anthony Eden, then prime minister, said it was time to take account of "the changed circumstances which the deterrent power of the hydrogen bomb has brought about." There has been an on-again, off-again debate ever since on whether a thin line of ground forces wpuld be enough in Europe, a sort of "trip wire" to sound the warning if Russia moved. Reasons for Rejecting Argument Norstad, and the international staff at his 15-nation headquar ters here, reject such arguments. These are their reasons for de manding a stout ground force shield: It must provide convincing evidence that NATO will resist aggression. It must be strong enough to force aggressors to concentrate and telegraph their punch, if they dare attack. It is needed to protect continental air bases from which re taliatory forces would fly. It must hold off attackers at Western Europe's frontiers for the limited time it would take retaliatory air forces to crush Rus sia and end war. Europeans have experienced one occupation and liberation in the last 17 years and do not want another. With sea and air elements the shield must block Baltic and Black sea exits to Soviet undersea forces. The shield stands as a deterrent in a very special way, a way that has meaning for Americans at home as much as for Germans at the front line. Norstad argues there is little or no chance of Russia provoking a local incident on the Iron Curtain if it is vis ibly defended by strong ground forces. Would Bloom Into Full-Scale War He is convinced that if there were a local attack, or penetra 1 tion where the line is thin, it would' bloom into full-scale war be cause neither side would withhold what it thought it needed to win. If the shield is thick enough, however, the aggressor would have to make a deliberate decision to attack and while consider ing the move would realize he was invoking his own destruction. Norstad also argue that, without any front-line forces, the West might awake one morning to discover Russians had moved across the line n force on one pretext or another and presented a fait accompli. To let them stay there would be to undermine. NATO; to run them out with modern weapons would be to accept , the onus for starting World War III. So, in the view of NATO military planners, both the shield and the retaliatory Air Force sword are needed. They reject the idea that a thin shield force would do because it is sufficient deterrent in peacetime and would be helpless in atomic war regardless of its size. If deterrence fails and war comes, NATO planners expect ground forces to play a Vital holding role. Next: Can Europe be defended? Acute Unemployment Problem Predicted Salem HP An acute un- employment problem for Ore gon during the winter months was forecast by the State Un employment Compensation com mission today. Employment officials said that midsummer labor surpluses, among the largest since World War II, probably would decline slightly during the late harvest period. But they were not opti mistic about winter months, Some 25,500 persons are ac tively seeking work now, the commission said. John A. Norton, new admin istrator of the State Unemploy ment Compensation commission, said that while the count might not indicate a portion of stu dents, housewives and migrants, "it indicates the possibility of a real problem this winter." Slowdowns over the state in icasonal lines were mainly re- Weather FORECAST: Partly 5.or Z nicht. Clear on Wednesday Eow tonisnt 50; high Wednes- W " . Temp. Highest Yesterday J I nwest this Morning - p?? to i P-m. Yesterday. Trace Our Skies Tonight 5:09 Sunrise 5:09 a.m. 7:26 p-m. Snnsti "T. The Moon sets Wednes- at and will be full i The dim stars In its ground tonight are those oi the smallest ,U- ier.Wppencne?S,0.v,nil." r preprUon to defend luelf war last April. The plan called for sponsible for the lower job level, Norton said. Payments to 14,000 unemploy ed workers totaled $1,050,000 last month, the highest July in the 19'i years of unemploy ment compenseation. Norton predicted that unless basic industries improve soon, the payments would get even heavier. t More than half the jobseekers were in the Portland metropoli tan area, the commission said. Two Area Men Bound Over to Grand Jury Two men charged in connec tion with an attack upon a 39-year-old Portland man were bound over to the grand jury after a preliminary hearing in district court yesterday. Billy Joe Thompson, 24, Gold Hill, and William Matthew Nickle, 21, of route 1, Central Point, are being held in Jack so county jail in lieu of $5,000 bail each. They v are charged with rob bery by force and violence while not armed with a dang erous weapon in connection with an assault on John J. Araway, 39. Portland. Araway was taken to Sacred Heart hospital about 3:30 a.m. July 30. He was treated for in juries suffered in an altercation on Highway 99 near the Wil low Springs junction, officers reported. Authorities said the pair al legedly took S40 from Araway. ' r" , 1 ( k MAMIE EISENHOWER In 'Good Condition' Mamie Eisenhower Undergoes Surgery Af Waiter Reed -Washington OP) Mrs. Ma mie Eisenhower underwent a two-hour internal operation by a gynecologist 'at Walter Reed Army hospital today. An announcement after the operation said she came through in "good condition." The President remained at the White House, in conference with Republican leaders and en gaged in other appointments. But he kept in touch with the hospital by the telephone. Common Disorder It was understood that the operation dealt with a rather common female disorder. Three hours after the oper ation was completed, a White House spokesman said there would be no further announce ment's about Mrs. Eisenhower's condition unless complications developed. He said the President prob ably would visit her at the hos pital late this afternoon. The White House would say only that the surgery dealt with 'benign condition" not can cerous, and had been planned for some time. It was not an emergency operations. The surgeon was Dr. Hum bert L. Riva, a colonel in the Army medical corps, a gynecol ogist. . Pressed by reporters for the precise nature of the first lady's ailment, White House Press Sec retary James C. Hagerty pointed out that Riva was a gynecologist. A gynecologist specializes in women's ailments. Under later questioning, Hag erty said the operation involved nothing serious and not an em ergency." He also said that the surgery disclosed "nothing mal- gnant. Ceremonies Slated For Link in System Special ceremonies have been scheduled to acknowledge the final link in 100 miles of dis tribution system walex mains under the ownership ana control of the Medford water depart ment. Mayor John Snider will assist in laying the silver-colored pipe bearing the words "100 miles." The observance is scheduled for p.m. Wednesday at Crater Lake ave. and Stephens st., ac cording to Robert Lee, depart ment superintndent. Installation of a 12-inch water main on Crater Lake ave. will be the final link in the system, which has teen greatly im proved through a 10-year plan now nearing completion, Lee said. 'Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!' J '''hiWiWi 'gs 52nd Year Medford United Press Full Leased Wire 18 Pages Injunction Hearing Starts Second Day In Federal Court NLRB Seeks Action Against Local 6-221 A federal court hearing on an application i for a labor injunc tion in a Jackson county labor dispute began its second day in Portland this morning. Federal District Judge Wil liam East was hearing the ap plication of the National Labor Relations board for a picketing injunction against Local 6-221, International Woodworkers of America, AFL-CIO, of ' Butte Falls, now picketing the Med ford Corporation. Yesterday afternoon, 'Judge East denied a- petition of the Local for a week's extension in which to show cause why it should not be enjoined from picketing Medco, ' United Press reported. An injunction against the picketing was released by Pat rick H. Walker, Seattle, acting regional director of the NLRB. Dispute Over Rehiring Mmbers of the union picket ed Medco's woods operations at Butte Falls after a strike re sulted from a dispute over ' re hiring truckers' equipment. The truckers were employed by Aus tin L. King, Medford trucking contractor, who has been haul ing logs for Medco. The truck ers wished to use their own equipment instead of King's, which was available, according to King. About 130 woods and rail road employees of Medford were off the job as a result of the strike. They refused to cross a picket line established by the truckers. As,a result of the strike, Med co and King filed unfair labor practice charges with the NLRB. Medco alleged the effect of the strike against King, which closed its woods and railroad opera tions, constituted a secondary boycott, banned under the Taft Hartley act. Monday Witness Only witness at Monday's hearing was B. L. (Bud) Nut ting, general manager of Med co. William A. Babcock, union attorney, denied the secondary boycott allegation. He said the union is picketing both King, and Medco but for unrelated reasons. The NLRB claims the union struck the King log hauling com pany and at the same time pick eted both King and Medco in an area where employees of both were operating. After the strike against King, members of Local 6-221 approv ed a strike against Medco fol lowing failure to agree on wage and other negotiations which have been under way since April. The Medco mill is oper ating with members of a differ ent union, who have passed the picket line set up by striking workers. Daughter Born To Actress Elizabeth Taylor New York (IP) Actress Eliza beth Taylor, wife of Producer Michael Todd, had a girl by cae sarian section today, a spokes man at Columbia-Presbyterian hospital said. The baby had not been expected until Oct. 15. Both Mrs. Todd and the four pound 14-ounce baby are doing well, the hospital said. MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1957 j- - - . - FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENTS Four students, two from France and two from Belgium, are visiting in the Rogue valley this week on a travel project sponsored by the Assoication for World Travel Exchange, a privately - sponsored organization. They . are shown above during a garden reception at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Frohn mayer (standing) on Spring st. At left is Jack McDermott, New York, a medical stu dent who is their tour conductor. Others are, left to right, Guy Decerf, 31, Brussels, Belgium; Mile. Giselle Marguillier, 28, Eagle Point Man Killed in Accident On Crater Highway Edd B. Johnson, 73, of Eagle Pointy was killed--Monday after noon when he was struck by a log truck while- walking north on the Crater Lake highway about one mile north of the Eagle Point junction, state po lice reported today. The truck driver, Raymond Floyd Pierce, 53, Butte Falls, told officers that his truck struck Johnson after Johnson ap peared to fall toward the truck as he walked along the shoul der. He said he was unable to avoid the pedestrian because of cars which were passing in the other lane, police reported. No citations were issued, officers said. The traffic fatality was the 17th in Jackson county since Jan. 1 this year. Johnson was born July 2, 1884, in Fairfield, la., and had lived in Jackson county for the past three years, coming from Wallowa. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Fred Gray, Wallowa. The bddy is being forwarded by Conger-Morris Funeral home to Wal lowa. Shady Cove Fire Destroys Garage Shady Cove Fire early last night destroyed a, garage and pump house, and damaged a res idence owned by Johnny Minor. Shady Cove volunteer firemen saved adjoining residences and prevented the fire from spread ing throughout the Minor house, firemen said. ! Minor estimated his loss about $1,000, which included chain saws and other power tool equip ment in the garage. Smoke and water damaged the house, fire men said. , The fire was, first noticed about 5:30 p.m. yesterday. Plans Being Prepared For Talent Work Plans and specifications for canal construction in the Tal ent project will be available by Aug. 13, according to J. A. Callan, project construction en gineer, bureau of reclamation. 'The project involves earth work, concrete canal lining and structures on the Howard Prai rie delivery canal and Little Beaver creek. Earthwork for about 8.9 miles of canal. Bids on the project will be opened at the Camp White of fice at 10 a.m. Sept. 12. North Sacramento, Calif. (Ut Two holdup men escaped with an undetermined amount of money from the Arden-Morse branch of the Bank of America here today. Education Necessary In Safety Program, State Off icia I Says The fact that the Medford Safety Council has survived for so many years is outstanding, James R. Banks, manager of the traffic safety division of the de partment' of motor vehicles, said yesterday. "There is no more active citi zens' organization In the state,'' he added. The statements were made during one of a series of meet ings held with city, school offi cials and representatives of news media and the Medford Safety Council representatives yester day. Heading up the meetings were Banks and Charles A. Boice, assistant manager. Public education and support are necessary for any traffic safety program and effective en forcement of traffic laws, Banks said.' Not Sufficient Support According to experiences of the recent state legislature, there is not sufficient support for traf fic law changes-, he said. Also, pedestrian regulations are the most difficult to enforce. This re quires considerable public educa tion until such laws are more easily enforced. The public's attitude even in fluences construction of free ways, he noted. For instance, construction of one state free way was held up by litigation from a farmer whose land it bi sected, he said. The farmer had public support on his anti-freeway attitude so construction was held up for a year. Basis for Standards ' Banks explained that stand-. ards set up are based on achieve ments recorded by the top 30 per cent of the cities surveyed. He added that Medford is sub stantially higher in all sections Eleven Atomic Test Protestors Arrested Mercury, Nev. flPI Ten men and a woman edged their way into the off-limits atomic site today in protest against nuclear tests and were promptly, arrest ed and jailed. In a well publicized "peaceful demonstration" against contin ued atomic experiments by the U.S. government, the "atom lopers" dribbled through the open but guarded main gate in groups of twos and threes over a period of an hour and a half. Before they had penetrated more than 25 . feet along the main entry road, which remains unbarred by gates because of constant official road traffic, they were arrested in orderly fashion by sheriff's deputies. - The 11 demonstrators were hustled off to Justice of the Peace Ralph Lyle at Beatty, Nev., 30 miles northwest of Mercury, where bail was to be set and pleas entered. Price 10c Tribune United ess Full Leased Wire No. 122 Paris; Daniel Vander Goten, 28, Brussels, and Henri Filliol, 34, Perigueux, France. Arrangements for their visit here were made by the Medford Junior Chamber of Commerce, which placed each in a Medford home during their two-day stay. They will visit Crater lake today, and attend a Shake-. spearean festival play before going on to San Francisco. The entire trip from New York has been made by automobile. Last night's reception was attended by about two dozen city and county officials, press repre sentatives and business leaders. (Kenn Knackstedt Photo) compared with cities of similar rJbpulation." He also complimented the police department for its work in both education and enforce ment. , This, he said, forms the core of the traffic safety pro gram. In Medford the police de partment functions as the core of the safety council also. However. the council members should be sure that their organization does not collapse if officers like Capt. Fichtner should leave for other jobs. Banks also explained that cit ies are no longer ranked since the value of the safety program is for t city self-improvement. Competition doesn't further that aim, he added. Award Plaque , .To receive an award plaque now each city must have a rec ord of 80 per cent or better in the specific category on which the . award is based. Such an award winning town must also have a record of 80 per cent or better for a total score, he noted. It was suggested at the media conference that safety promo tions be tied closer to the local situation and feature -local problems.. " Boy, 13, Winner of Cake Baking Contest Thirteen- year- old Raymond Noquier of the Southwest Med ford club won the 4-H cake bak ing contest championship this morning in ' the county court house. His closest competitor out of 17 girls was his older sister, Jeanette Nouquier, 16. Raymond was required to bake a two-egg butternut cake which was judged on quality and workmanship. He was also judged on the story he wrote about his baking experiences. Log Production in County Totals 562 Million in '56 Salem Log production in Jackson county during 1956 to taled 562,306,000 board feet, ac cording to figures from the of fice of State Forester Dwight L. Phipps. Production in state of Oregon for the year was 9,335,810,000 board feet, which was 384,000,- 000 board feet below that of the previous year and nearly half a billion board feet below the ban ner year of 1952 when the all- time record cut of 9,802,471,000 board feet was reached. Douglas county was in the lead in 1956 with a cut of 1,776,- 297,000 board feet of timber, with Lane county next with Lane county next with 1,107,- 384,000 hoard feet. Lincoln and Coos counties House Committee Cuts Aproprialion By 16 Per Cent Use of Existing Facilities Urged , Washington OPI The House Appropriations committee, tak ing one of its last swings this year at federal pending, today chopped 16 per cent from re quested funds to finance this year's military construction and assorted minor government func tions. President Eisenhower had ask ed for $1,860,748,967. The com mittee recommended to the House an appropriation of $1, 581,590,587, a cut of $279,158, 380. - Greater Economies Asked The lion's share of the re quest, of the funds allowed, and of the cut were applied to Army, Navy and Air Force plans for continued work on a worldwide system of defense bases. The committee called for greater ec onomies in this work and use of existing facilities wherever possible before new projects are started. , Cuts recorded by the commit tee today, if sustained by the House, would bring to $4,322, 014,309 total savings claimed by the . House so far this year against budget requests totalling $57,879,869,615. AEC Funds Pending About all that is left to be considered are the annual for eign aid request, which can't be considered until the aid author ization bill is finally passed, and funds for the Atomic Energy commission, also tied up pend ing congressional action on an authorizing bill. No doubt these requests will be cut too. Included in construction pro jects recommended by the com mittee are: Air Force, Ax Defense Com mand: Klamath Tails, Ore., $1, 743,000; Portland, Ore., $3,828, 000. I Smoking Possibly Cause of Death The death of Mrs. Henry E. Johnson, 49, of route 2, Medford, yesterday was probably .caused, by smoking in bed, sheriff's officers said this morning. Chief Deputy Joe Walsh who investigated the fatal burning yesterday added, that an autopsy probably will rjot be held. Mrs. Johnson was found by her husband, Henry E. Johnson, proprietor of Johnson's bakery, , Medford, about 11 a.m. yester day. He told sheriff's officers he left home about midnight Sun day and returned about 11 a.m.. yesterday. Johnson is reported to be still under a doctor's care and being treated for shock. Sheriffs officers reported smoke damaged the interior of the house. The bed and the floor were burned, they added. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Conger-Morris Funeral home.- Drivers Improvement School Meeting Set A meeting to discuss a pro posed "drivers improvement school" for the city of Medford has been called for 7:30 p.m. Fri day in the city hall. Approxi mately 30 citizens, distinguished for civic interest, have been in vited, according to Mayor John Snider. Municipal Judge Noreen Kelly and Police Capt. Clyde Fichtner, in cooperation with Police Chief Charles Champlin, have pro posed the school for the benefit of constant violators and volun teers who "wish to attend be cause of a sincere desire to im prove - their drivf?ig," Mayor Snider said. ' Persons invited to the "safe ty preview demonstration" in clude representatives of - the press, radio and television, serv ice clubs, Medford Safety coun cil, and others. were the only two additional counties which reported a cut of slightly over the half a billion . board foot mark. , Breakdown of Production In the breakdown of produc tion by land ownership, the re port indicates that the national forests of the state provided 1,867,000,000 board feet of tim ber while the Indian reserva tions produced 163,038,000 board feet. Phipps pointed out that this estimate of log production has no relationship to the lumber production of the state. Some of the lumber has been processed in Washington mills, while a limited footage has come into Oregon from California and Washington.
