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t MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE Friday, September 27, 1957 Highlights of Governor Faubus' Address on School Integration Crisis Criticism of Trooop Use Comes in Torrent From Southerners B7 UNITED PRESS Criticism of President Eisen hower's use of troops at Little Rock's Central High school came in a torrent today from public officials and avowed seg regationists. There were strong indications that developments in the Arkan sas city have solidified inten tions in some states to do away with public' schooling rather than submit to integration. In Jackson, Miss., Gov. J. P. Coleman, Sen. James O. East land and Rep. John Bell Wil liams agreed during a one-hour panel discussion that racial mix ing will not occur in the state s schools. "There is (sic) not going to be any integrated schools in Missis sippi," Coleman said. "And there is (sic) not going to be vis its by the U.S. Army to Missis sippi." No Public Schools Rep. George S. Long (D.-La.) urged the legislature of his state to revamp laws to provide a sys tem of private schools, and abol ish all taxes dedicated to pub lic schools. "There would be no public schools," Long said. "After a private system was established the legislature would supervise them . . . the way the Public Service commission regulates corporations." Florida state Sen. H. H. Hair sought to breathe new life into a "last resort" segregation bill vetoed by Gov. Leroy Collins during last summer's legislative session. The bill calls for closing schools at which integration is ordered. Former Secretary of State James F. Byrnes said the Presi dent "has given the world the impression that civil war exists and that the U.S. government has declared war on Arkansas." Protest took the form of ac tion in some quarters'. A Vir ginia naval officer resigned. One ALBANY CORVALLIS us Tax TV 1 X west com. amines Wilson Hopeful of Short Stay For GIs in Arkansas Washington (IP) Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson said today he hopes federal troops will not have to stay much long er in Little Rock, Ark. He said emphatically that he does not expect regular Army troops to be used elsewhere in the South. Wilson said, in discussing witn newsmen the use of fed eral troops in the Little Rock school integration crisis, that "there is nothing for anybody to cheer about." He made it clear that he is unhappy at the whole turn of events. 'Nobody Can Tell' Asked if paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division will re main in Little Rock long, Wil son said: "I hope not, but nobody can tell." When asked whether the Army is expected to send reg ular troops anywhere else in the South, he replied with a stern "No." As for the use of troops in Little Rock, Wilson said there was "nothing else you could do." Wilson was asked if Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker, in command of the troops at Little Rock, could replace the 101st Airborne unit with National Guards on his own initiative. He replied that Walker could withdraw the regulars from the immediate vicinity and substi tute guardsmen. But he said Walker could not return the paratroopers to Ft. Campbell, Ky.f without Washington's ap proval. Unaware of Proclamation The secretary said he did not know about President Eisenhow- j er's proclamation clearing the way for use of federal force un til he returned to Washington Monday night from a week end at his Louisiana plantation. He said Army Secretary Wil ber M. Brucker told him about it when he met his plane. He added, without elaboration, that it came as a "surprise." Brucker reitereated that he has revoked an Army order un der which southern troops would have received stepped-up duty training against the possibility of other racial disturbances. He told newsmen the order will not be reinstated. Louisiana draft board resigned as a body, and two others threat ened to follow the example. Seeks Equal Time Also in Louisiana, Citizens Council leader William Rainach continued to seek equal time on a nationwide television hookup to reply to the talk President Eisenhower made explaining his action in the Little Rock mat ter. Gov. Frank Clement of Ten nessee, one of five southern chief executives scheduled to discuss the segregation problem next Tuesday with the Presi dent, said "I know that federal troops shall never march in Tennessee." North Carolina Gov. Luther Hodges, who heads the confer ence committee, said the group will be restricted in its discus sions to the subject of troop withdrawal at Little Rock. Hodges called the President's move at Little Rock a "tragic mistake." Beef Commission Hearings Slated At Gold Hill Hall Salem (IP) The State Agricul ture Department will hold 17 hearings from Oct. 15 through Nov. 1 on a petition of cattle men for creation of an Oregon Beef Commission, Director Rob ert J. Steward said today. The petition was filed in July under sponsorship of the Oregon Cattlemen's Association. Steward said the hearings will help the department determine if there is need for a self-held program for the Oregon beef in dustry. Affects All Producers The commission proposal af fects all who are producing beef for market, including those who sell dairy cattle for meat. If a commission should be created, producers could be assessed up to 10 cents per animal on all sales for slaughter or for ship ment out of the state. All but two of the hearings will be held at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 15: Portland, state office building hearing room 36. Oct. 16: Tillamook, courthouse in the Circuit Court room. Oct. 17: Coquille, county ex tention office, courthouse. Oct. 18: Gold Hill, grange hall. Oct. 18: Roseburg, courthouse auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 19: Eugene, county exten sion office. At Klamath Falls Oct. 21: Klamath Falls, fair grounds lectureroom. Oct. 22: Lakeview, courthouse. Oct. 23: Burns, courthouse. Oct. 24: Canyon City, court house. Oct. 25: Ontario, armory. Oct. 26: Prineville, courthouse. Oct. 29: Baker, courthouse. Oct. 30: Enterprise, courthouse. STARK REBUILT 1 71 o)lo)W Uulo) U VACUUM CLEANER To Choose From! No Reasonable Offer Refused One Year Service Warantee Polishers Attachments Handy Butlers Flex Shafts Phone SP 2-4998 v m A 3 1109 No. Riverside COMPLETE SERVICE ALL MAKES OF VACUUM CLEANERS Little Rock, Ark. IF High lights of Gov. Arval Faubus' address: Evidence of the naked force of the federal government is here apparent in these unsheathed bayonets in the backs of school girls in the backs of these stu dents ... All we have ever asked for is a little time, and patience and understanding, as so often ex pressed by the President himself, in solving problems. During World War II, my di vision, the 35th Infantry, pushed up on the right of the Fourth Armored Division to relieve the 101st Airborne, and my division occupied the embattled city of Bastogne. Today, we find members of the famed division, which I helped to rescue, in Little Rock, Arkansas, bludgeoning innocent bystanders. In the name of God whom we all revere, in the name of liber ty we hold so dear, in the name of decency, which we all cher ish, what is happening in America. Literally swarms of FBI agents have been operating throughout the city . . . teen-aged school girls have been taken by the FBI and held incommunicado for hours of questioning while their frantic parents knew nothing of their whereabouts. Prior to this time in Arkansas, the hand of fellowship and mu tual self-respect has everywhere been extended between the races. Eight public schools have been peacefully integrated during my administration, more than in any other Southern state outside the border areas. I am not in this fight, either as a segregationist or an inte-grationist. The federal government has made a grave and grievous error, in the federalizing of the guard and the use of federal troops. The troops are even inside the school building accompanying the Negro students from class to class. This constitutes a serious danger the impetuous or thoughtless act of a white stu dent could result in his penetra tion by a bayonet, just as has oc curred outside the building. The hand of fellowship hereto fore extended everywhere in Ar kansas between the races, has been largely withdrawn. Neither Negro or white now knows whether the hand will be friend ly or unfriendly. To the people of my state, I now ask again for calmness and a law-abiding approach to all our problems. When the American people have had time to think, and to learn more of the facts of this situation, they will rebuke the administration for the ill-advised and unwarranted use of federal troops. Oil Expecting Fall Enrollment of 1,000 Klamath Falls OP) A fall term enrollment of about one thousand students was expected at Oregon Technical Institute here today. Officials said more than 500 freshmen registered during the first three days of the week, the largest early regis tration of freshmen in the school's history. ATOMIC TEST DELAYED Las Vegas, Nev. (IP) Un favorable surface winds today forced another 24-hour delay in the Atomic Energy Commission's 23rd nuclear shot of the 1957 test series. The AEC rescheduled the "Charleston" shot from' a bal loon 1,500 feet above the desert for 5 a.m. (PST) Saturday. It was to have been fired Monday, ; but adverse weather has caused j postponement. i W v. I SO EASY TO USE: BAEELEX FLAT WALL FINISH flealiy odorless Clean up with water Re-use rooms hours Smith-Dynge Lumber Co. 8th & Fir Ph. SP 2-7166 Mob of Reporters, Photographers Meet Governor at Studio Little Rock, Ark. (IP) It was 7:40 p.m., (CST), when Gov. Orval E. Faubus arrived at television station KATV. A mob of reporters and photo graphers were waiting for him in the lobby. The governor was wearing a black silk suit, a dark brown tie flecked with white, and a rumpled grey federoa. He made his way slowly through the crowd, smiling and chatting amiably. A pair of state troopers helped clear a path for him into the broadcast studio. A station executive directed Faubus to a red leather swivel chair behind a mahogany office desk. The desk was outfitted with a pitcher of ice water, a glass, two small microphones and a sign with the governor's name on it. Brings Written Speech Faubus sat down and began organizing a sheaf of material in a brown file folder. It con: tained his speech, typed in big letters; a batch of news photo graphs; and the front -pages of several newspapers. He puffed on a filter-tip cigarette while the lights were dollied up and the camera was focused. There was no smile on the governor's face when the red light glowed on the camera. He began reading his speech in an earnest voice. When he came to the part about U.S. troops using "naked bayonets on school girls," his voice quavered. Faubus stuck close to his pre pared text. When he looked up from his reading to face the camera, or make a gesture, he kept his left hand on the text to mark his place. Once he got a little flustered and instead of promising to "continue relent lessly on this course" he prom ised to "continue un-relent-lessly. Finishes head of Schedule He finished at 8:23 p.m., seven minutes ahead of schedule. After he was off the air, news reel cameramen had their in nings, and the governor said it all over again, a couple of times, with few variations. When he finally started out of the studio, a reporter asked: "What's going to happen when the troops are withdrawn?" Faubus smiled and took a long drag on his cigarette. "I don't think the federal troops will be withdrawn for a long time," he said. He did not seem distressed at the thought Smoking Continues At Record Pace Washington W Agricul ture Department economists to day" indicated the average ciga rette smoker apparently is still puffing away despite recent re ports linking smoking and lung cancer. They said 1957 cigarette con sumption will reach a record high of about 405 billion in 1957 if the estimated January-July consumption rate is maintained for the rest of the year. Ameri cans puffed 392 billion ciga rettes last year and a record 394 billion in 1952. that federal authorities would find it harder to withdraw the troops than to send them in. "How long is a long time, governor?" "Oh, two or three weeks . . . two or three months . . . maybe eight months. School will be out in eight months." 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