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Truman asarmament Ds A Possibility BY HARRY S. TRLMAV North American Newspaper Aiiiance. Inc. Copyright 1957. by Harry S. Truman (Reproduction of this article in whole or in part is forbidden without written authorization.) By HARRY S. TRUMAN North American Newspaper Alliance, Inc. P I think it ought to be clear now to the entire Free World that the Communist rulers of Russia are more concerned with keeping themselves in power than they are with the peace of the world or even with the survival and security of their own people. The Russian campaign of devious misuse of the world's desire for disarmament is about to be launched again before the Assem bly of the United Nations. Their incessant propaganda for disarm ament has never been in good faith. In fact, I doubt that the present leaders in the Kremlin will ever agree to, any genuinely effective scheme of international dis armament and control. The truth is that the Russion dictators are afraid of their own people. It is my belief that the vast Russian armaments are in tended as much to keep the Russian people in subjugation as to intimidate their satellites and the free goverments of the world. Having- recently crushed the Hungarian people's bid for free dom, the Russians are now busy making trouble in the Middle East. They are boldly display ing their naval and air power and are boasting about an inter continental ballistic missile with nuclear warheads capable of reaching distant centers of popu lation. Refuse Inspection Program And, at the same time, the Russians persistently refuse to agree to an inspection program without which there can be no security from surprise attacks and no real disarmament. The Russian people at no time had any reason to fear aggres sion from the Free World. I can state unequivocally that the peo ple and government of the Unit ed States have never had any ulterior designs against the Rus sian, people or their land. As a matter of fact, three presidents of the United States made four long journeys to meet . with Russian leaders, at places of their own convenience, in an ef fort to get Russia to cooperate in the interests of world peace. Challenging Offer I would remind some of our neutralist friends, especially those who are so easily impressed by Russian propaganda, and so critical of their true friends in the West, of a very important fact: soon after the establishment of the United Nations the Unit ed States made the most chal lenging offer in history to bring about reduction and control of armaments. We were the sole possessors of the atomic bomb. Yet we spon sored and were prepared to enter into an agreement providing for the rigid control of atomic wea pons .under a system of interna tional inspection. But Russia having no atomic bomb, yet loudly professing her peaceful intentions wrecked this plan. Obviously, Russia did not want any disarmament or arms control, except under terms which would leave her free to do as she wished. With the war at an end, Stalin and Molotov were once again busy subverting gov Georgia Governor To Miss Conference Atlanta (IP) Gov. Marvin Griffin of Georgia announced to day he will not attend Tuesday's meeting between a southern gov ernors committee and President Eisenhower because of the presi dent's plan to discuss school in tegration in general. Griffin, a member of 'a five man committee appointed by the Southern Governors Conference to confer with Eisenhower, wired his decision to the conference chairman, Florida Gov. Leroy Collins. The conference authorized the governors to discuss withdrawal of - federal troops from Little Rock. Eisenhower's acceptance of the proposed meeting said he would talk about the whole in tegration, problem in the south. Eleanor Roosevelt Finds Little Rock Biggest News New York (IP) Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt said Sunday the "big news' in Europe, the Middle East and Russia was the Little Rock, Ark., school integration crisis. The 73-year-old former First Lady returned to New York after a 25 day visit to the Soviet Union where she said newspapers de voted all their world news col umns to Little Rock. French Government Faces Confidence Vote Paris IP) The government of Premier Maurice Bourges- Mau noury fought for its life in a vote of confidence debate on Algeria today by disclosing that it has asked the United States and Itaiy not to ship arms to Tunisia without French consent.. AAedlfoird Stores Will Dou ernments. They never fooled me after Potsdam. UN Used for Propaganda Cynically using the United Na tions as a propaganda platform Stalin and Molotov sought to di vert attention from their sub versive moves by falsely attrib uting the world's growing ten sions and anxieties to our posses sion of the atomic bomb. By refusing to agree to a sys tem of international inspection and control of armaments, the Kremlin paved the way for an atomic ana nuclear weapons race. They destroyed the hope of mankind to take a first im portant and realistic step to re move the threat of nuclear war fare with its unimaginable hor rors. (Continued on Page 3) Porter To taped Basin Potential in Medford Visit Congressman Charles O. Por ter will be" in Medford next Mon day, Oct. 7, to make a personal inspection of the Rogue basin's areas of potential development, he reported today. He plans to make the trip in the company of representatives of the corps of Army engineers, and any others in this area who are interested in making the in spection, in an auto caravan. The plans call for the group to receive a briefing at the Med ford hotel at 8 a.m., by Ross Hatch and Henry Stewart of the engineers, and then to depart in the caravan. Congressman Porter is spon sor of a bill which calls for the development of the Rogue basin along the lines of the so-called "Plan A,' with certain changes. But he has stated that develop ments called for in his bill can and will be changed if studies made by federal agencies in volved, and others interested, indicate a need for changes. He said his bill was introduced so that the appropriate studies can be expedited. The original Rogue Basin plan has never been placed in effect, although part of it, the $22,000, 000 Talent reclamation, irriga tion and power project was ap proved and is now under con struction. Other features of the originaf plan call for a dam across the Rogue at Lewis creek, and -a number of other irriga tion, flood control and power projects at variou localities throughout the basin. Adenauer Warns on Armed Forces Cut Bonn, Germany (IP) Chan cellor Konrad Adenauer warned today against any one-sided cut in the West's armed forces. He cautioned that for "psycho logical reasons" alone it would be wrong for the West to slash its defenses without winning any thing in return from the Soviets. But he conceded that Soviet fear of U.S. armed might made it "most unlikely" Russia would wage war. "They are quite aware that the U.S. is stronger than the Soviet Union and that they prob ably would destroy themselves by war," he said. Florida Dam Breaks; At Least Two Killed Tallahassee, Fla. (IP A dam broke on a rain-swollen lake near here today and sent waters pouring over a highway. At least two persons were killed and police were searching for more possible victims. The Highway Patrol said two bodies had been recovered and three survivors were rescued. The onrushing waters from the dam break on Lake Talquin, some 23 miles west of here, swept three cars and a truck from Highway 20. 52nd Year Me U"ird Press Pull Leased Wir 14 Pages Faubus Undecided On Whether To Call Legislators Governor Doesn't Want Special Session Little Rock, Ark. (IPi Gov. Orval E. Faubus said today he has made "no decision yet" on whether to call the Arkansas legislature into special session to consider closing Central high school. In one breath, Faubus told reporters that "it is very likely there will be a special session." But a second later, he added: "There has been no decision yet and it very well could be that there will be no special session." "Do you personally want a special session?" a re porter asked Faubus. Terrific Strain "Personally, no," the govern or replied. "It's a lot ' of work and a terrific strain." He had said previously that he was under "pressure" from members of the Legislature to call the session. He made these statements to reporters as he arrived at his office at the capitol. Earlier, he had implied to a United Press reporter, who joined him for breakfast at the governor's man sion, that he was cooling off on the idea of a special session. All Quiet At School ' At troop-guarded Central High, the second week of inte grated education began peace fully. A reduced force of paratroop ers, with bayonets removed from their rifles, stood guard as nine Negro children entered the school without incident. The Negro children arrived at the school at 8:18 a.m. in an Army station wagon, escorted as usual by two Jeeploads of para troopers. One soldier, with a pistol stropped on his belt, es corted them from the car into the building. A small group of white students stood on the steps to watch their arrival, but made no demonstration. About 200 paratroopers, less than half the number who drove back sullen crowds last Wednes day, ringed the school this morn ing. The naked bayonets which had been fixed on their Ml rifles last week were conspicu ously absent. Decisions Meeting Set For Courthouse All Jackson and Josephine county committee members of the 1957 Great Decisions pro gram and interested group lead ers of the past year's study groups -are invited to attend a meeting at 8 p.m. today in the county courthouse auditorium. The organizational meeting, to be conducted by Mrs. John Ous terhout, 1957 county committee chairman, will be attended by Mrs. Mabel C. Mack, assistant director of the Oregon State col lege extension service, Corvallis. The meeting will be the first for committee members for the Great Decisions . . . 1958 pro gram. Eight week Great Decis ions programs centered on in formal home discussion groups will begin February 3. Mrs. Ousterhout will summar ize the 1957 jprogram for the county and Mrs. Mack will re view the program on the state level which included the partici pation of 32 counties and more than 4,000 persons. Lodge Tells Russia West Ready To Aqree To Nuclear Test Ban United Nations. N.Y. API Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge told Russia today the West will agree to suspension of nuclear tests if the Kremlin will go along with a disarmament program "in acceptable stages." Agreement Said Frustrated Soviet Ambassador Arkady A. Sobolev retorted that Russia had proposed a two to three year su spension of nuclear tests "with suitable controls" but "the United States and the other Western powers have frustrated agree ment on it." Lodge, speaking for -the U.S., told the U.N. Disarmament Com mission the entire record of the 5V2 months' private arms talks held in London earlier this year DFORD She Two i in Com Two hunters in Jackson coun ty received minor injuries Sun day while deer hunting, state police reported today. Robert Dale Hibbs of Jackson ville, was treated in Rogue Val ley hospital last night for minor injuries to his right forearm after his horse was shot out from under him at approximately 5:15 p.m. Sunday, officers said. First Week End Of Deer Season Fatal To Three By UNITED PRESS Three deaths were reported over the week end in connection with the 1957 deer hunting sea son in Oregon, one by shooting and two by heart attacks. Ernest C. Christopher, 49, Dur kee, suffered a fatal heart attack, Sunday .while packing a deer to his car about 30 miles east of Baker. Two other victims were claimed indirectly by the hunt ing season Saturday. They were Walter Scott George, 76, Horton, who died of a heart attack at his hunting camp at Dollar Basiri; 28 miles east of Seneca, and Joseph Johns, 13, of the Warm Springs Indian reservation, who died from a gun shot wound inflicted by a 10-year-old friend. Also on Saturdayopening day of the season, at least three hunt ers were injured in shooting mis haps. They were Chet Grimes, 38, Ontario. Albert W. Brett- hauer, . 39, Hillsboro, and, xn Williams, 19, Sutherhn. Only one, Williams, was hospitalized. He accidentally shot himself in the left thigh with a .22 caliber pistol. Area Debits Increase, Total $75,748,901 Eugene Bank debits in Au gust for the southwestern Ore gon area showed an increase of 3.8 per cent over July of this year, but a decrease of 25.3 per cent from August of last year. Total bank debits for the area were $75,748,901, with 11 banks reporting. Bank debits for the whole state, totalling $1 J81,062,648 with 166 banks reporting, indi cated a rise of 5.3 per cent from July, 1957, but a drop of 21.7 per cent from August a year ago. Bank debits, regarded as good indicators of business activity, represent the dollar value of checks drawn against the deposit accounts of individuals and busi ness firms. The Bureau of Busi ness Research at the University of Oregon collects bank debit figures monthly. Former Closed Area Opened To Hunters Closure of the area between Butte Falls and Prospect to entry without permit has been lifted, the southwest district office of the state forestry department re ported today. The closure was lifted at midnight Friday, Sept. 27. Entry by permit only had been required because of the fire hazard. ! should be reviewed by it and by the General Assembly "calmly and in a spirit of good will." "We commend our proposals," he said. . . . They insure that the nuclear build-up would be stopped and gradually di minished. Would Reduce Chances A start would be made toward an open world - in which the chances of surprise attack and miscalculations which are bred in fear and lead to war would be reduced to the vanishing point "In essence, we, that is to say Canada. France, the United King dom and the U.S., have made and do make this offer to the Soviet Union: - Me Open Until 9 o'c MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1957 Sunday The accident occurred about 5V2 miles off Highway 66, some lVz miles northeast of the Soda mountain lookout. Officers were told that Dale Jefferson, 527 South Holly St., mistook Hibbs' horse for a deer; shooting it through the neck. A bullet frag ment was also reported to have pierced the rider's forearm. Hibbs was riding through heavy timber when his horse was killed instantly. Jefferson helped Hibbs out of the timber to where he could be given first aid. The second mishap occurred Sunday morning when Iron Red bird, 24, Portland, accidental ly shot himself through, his right forearm with a .22 calibre pistol, according to state police. Redbird told officers that he was carrying the pistol in his left hand and rifle on his should er. It discharged when he climb ed upon a log, reaching for a branch. He was treated in Ash land General hospital. The ac cident occurred in the Fish lake vicinity. - According to reports from cold storage lockers' and sporting goods . stores this morning the deer kill ranged from average to good. The bucks were gener ally reported in good condition. Lightning Kills Klamath Woman Klamath Falls, Ore. API Lightning was blamed today for the death of a 33-year-old Kla math Falls housewife Sunday afternoon; while she and her husband were picking apples near tlieir home. Dead was Mrs. Elaine Gra ham, the victim's husband, Steve, a U. S. Bureau of Re clmation employee, told police a thunderstorm' came up while they, were picking apples and that his wife was struck by a bolt of lightning about 2 p.m. Graham, who had been standing about 15 feet from his wife, was unharmed. A Klamath Falls fire depart ment crew was unable to revive the woman. An ambulance at tendant said that metal buckles on the woman's shoes were melted, and the other metal on her clothing was "charred." Two Injured Hunters Flown To Portland ,Two Portland hunters, seri ously injured iri an automobile accident near Lakeview, Ore., were flown from there to Port land for emergency medical treatment Sunday by a Mercy Flights, Inc., air ambulance plane. The men, William Richardson and Gerald Derringer, suffered serious injuries in a three-car collision while driving to a hunt ing area. Their injuries included a skull fracture, a serious back injury, and broken limbs. They were the 717th and 718th patients carried by planes of the non-profit service. Osaka, Japan HP). Fifty-one passengers and four crew mem bers of a Japan Airlines plane escaped death tonight when their plane crashed while making an emergency landing. "We will suspend nuclear tests for an initial period expected to be two years but also subject to further extension, provided you, the Soviet Union, agree on estab lishing an effective inspection system, air and ground; on stop ping the production of fission able material for weapons pur poses and reducing present stocks; on starting outer-space missile control; and on reducing armed forces. Agreement Sufficient "We do not insist that all these things be done at once. An agree ment that they should be done in acceptable stages is enough to get this program under way, and suspension of testing would be the first thing to happen." BJtfN&l RIB UNE "The Rank And File No Candidates Yet To Head Democrats; Robert Boyer Resigns There are no avowed candi dates at this time for chairman of the State Democratic Central committee, Robert A. Boyer said this morning. The 30-year-old Medford at torney announced his resigna tion Sunday in Portland as chairman of the state Demo cratic organization effe'etive in late November or early Decem ber Slating' his reasons at the close of a Sunday morning state central committee meeting in Portland, Boyer said, "My early resignation will give the new chairman an opportunity to ef fectively grganize the state executive committee and the central committee for both the primary and general elections I will not run for reelection." To Be Elected His successor will be elected at the next meeting of the state central committee either in late November or early December, he explained this morning. This will be done by a vote of Demo cratic chairmen and vice chair men of the state's 36 counties. "Undoubtedly many candi dates will blossom forth in the next few weeks," Boyer com mented this morning, Boyer declined . to comment on published reports that he feels the D e m o c r a'ti c party doesn't get the attention . it should receive. He said his speech Saturday night at the nartv fnnH-raisinu dinner m Portland "speaks for itself." Boyer told Democrats Satur dav night: "Where we (Demo crats) sometimes falter and sometimes err is on the ques tion of what role the party is expected to play, once election night is over and the last vote counted." Requests Unity He asked for party unity and warned elected officials would be less effective without party backing. The Medford attorney suggested a county - by - county manpower inventory program He also agreed with a suggestion from the floor that the governor meet regularly with county Dem ocratic officials to iron out prob lems and grievances. Boyer this morning quoted from his Saturday speech say ing: "A party cannot be packed away in moth balls between elec tions. It is just plain people ex ercising their citizenship rights Weather FORECAST: Variable cloudin ess tonight and Tuesday with a good chance of afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Low tonight 50. High Tues day 74. day 74. Temp. Highest vesterday 59 Lowest this Morning 52 Precip. To 4:30 a.m. Today 01 Our Skies Tonight Sunrise 8:07 a.m. Sunset 5:56 p.m. The Moon, 1st quarter 9:49 a.m. Sets - 11:23 p.m. The star well above it is Altair. VISIBLE PLANETS Saturn, low in SW .. 7:14 p.m. Venus, sets 7:06 p.m. Mercury, low in east 5:08 a.m. Are Right Behind Me' t7 T tkTot4 POST to the hilt, giving their time and service to a cause. Intelligent hu man beings xannot be filed away for future use. Speaking through their party they are a mighty voice. They must be used to the utmost or the party will atrophy with their apathy." Expresses Pride Boyer expressed pride in Ore gon's Democrats, with both Sen. Richard L. Neuberger and Gov. Robert D. Holmes sitting near him. "Many of you at this head ta ble will grow more and more famous," he said. "Still you will be the first to acknowledge when names of people are but dimly remembered, the names of Jef ferson's and Jackson's party will be here yet. It is true that a party is only as great as the peo ple who compose it, but few are so great they can succeed again and again without the compli cated linking of hands that knits a party together." Boyer closed with a warning that elected officials would be lonely without the party Boyer has been an attorney in Medford since 1953. He has been active in the Democratic party for four years and was chairman of the county central committee for 2Vz years. Gandee Is Appointed To Tourist Committee Salem Ron Gandee of the Commercial Printing company, Medford, has been selected as a member of a liaison committee to advise on tourist trade with the staff of the Oregon Centennial Exposition and International Trade fair in 1959 now on plan ning boards. The committee is composed of nine members from different sec tions of the state. The group is a volunteer committee and is de voted to attracting the largest number of tourists possible to Oregon for the 1959 celebration. The first meeting of the newly formed committee will be held in Salem on Oct. 11. The committee will meet in conjunction with the statewide meeting of the chamber of commerce executives. Chairman of the Oregon Cen tennial commission, Anthony Brandenthaler, praised the men for volunteering their time and expressed hope that other simi lar volunteer groups would be or ganized. He said that every major industry and field should be represented. Israeli Army Chief Finds Tension Growing By UNITED PRESS Maj. Gen. Moshe Dayan, the Israeli army chief of staff, re turned to his duties today and found growing tension along Is rael's borders Jerusalem observers said a new rash of border incidents in volving most of Israel's Arab neighbors apparently reflected the Arab world's efforts to heal the recent breaches within its ranks. ' ... 13 Price 10 United Press Full Leased Wir No. 137 to) IT Supporters Urged To Unite Against Hoffa Election Beck Defends Self Against Corruption Miami Beach, Fla. (IP) Rep. John Shelley (D-Calif.), with drew today as a candidate for president of the huge Teamsters union and called on his support ers to unite behind a move to defeat James R. Hoffa, the front-running candidate. Shelley, who claimed 240' votes of the convention's 1,900, said he hoped his backers would get behind one of three Hoffa rivals, Thomas J. Haggerty of Chicago, William A. Lee of Chi cago, and Thomas L. Hickey of New York. Shelley's withdrawal follow ed a fiery 45 minute speech by Dave Beck, outgoing president,' who defended himself and other; union officials accused of cor- ruption by the , Senate Rackets . committee. The 63-year-old Beck quoted from the Bible and related in cidents of his 31-year career in the union in defense of the charges. Beck asked the con vention to grant "one fervent prayer": "See if you cannot find anything that is just a little bit on the credit side just a little bit." Beck, accused of misusing $320,000 of union funds and under indictment on charges he evaded federal income taxes, said he was willing to admit that he had made mistakes. But he said that during his five-year term in office the union had gained 400,000 .members and. added more than $10 million to its treasury. Beck made a direct defense, of Hoffa and said that the Mid west vice president was acquit ted on the first ballot at his trial on bribery conspiracy charges in Washington. Hoffa was clear ed of an accusation that he tried to plant a spy oh the Senate Rackets committee. Beck's speech, interrupted frequently by cheers from the 1,900 delegates, also blasted the teamsters who "for selfish rea sons forget their duties to the union." He apparently referred to a suit by rank and file mem bers of the union to block elec tions at the convention. Manor Rights Total. Million Dollars Plus Lifetime occupancy rights in Rogue Valley Manor valued at more than $1,000,000 have been purchased under contract, ac cording to officers of the non profit retirement home. Down payments have been made, with balances on each purchase to be paid over the construction period of the $5V2 million structure, according to officers of the organization. A story in Sunday's Mail Tribune incorrectly indicated full pay ments have been received on the purchase contracts. , Trustees of the organization, meeting in Ashland last week, also voted to increase prices for apartment rights by 5 per cent, due to rising costs. Michigan Democrats Condemn Faubus' Stand Lansing, Mich. (IP) Top-level Michigan Democrats Friday con demned Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus and supported President Eisenhower for their actions in the Little Rock integration dis pute. The Democratic support of the President was not complete. The resolution accused Mr. Eisenhow er of indecisive action for sev eral days during the crisis, "and that interlude in itself fanned the flames of discord, embolden ed the disorderly elements to ward increased mob action and blackened the name of America before the world." Vatican City Pope Pius XII told 650 women from 63 na tions Sunday that while the Roman Catholic church holds the sexes to be equal, women must subordinate herself to man in marriage. Salem flfl Resignation of Jamese R. Banks as manager of the Traffic Safety division of the Oregon Department of Mo tor Vehicles has been announced.
