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Receives Praise
Some Southerners
Register Complaints
Washington W Congress
men generally today praised
President Eisenhower's selection
of members for his bipartisan
li Commission on Civil Rights. But
- some Southerners complained
the group would lean heavily
toward integration.
Sen. Joseph C. O'Mahoney (D
Wyo.), a member of the judici
ary committee which will con
sider the President's choices,
said they were "men of talent
and ability who ought to be able
to submit a helpful report on
civil rights problems."
Seen Heavily Weighted
But Rep. Ralph Scott (D-N.C.)
said the group appeared to be
"heavily weighted for integra-
. tion."
Eisenhower late Thursday
named three Southerners and
one Negro to the six-member
commission. His choices were in
line with his aim to establish a
commission to represent all
- shades of opinion on the civil
rights issue.
Picked to head the grup as
ehairma.i was 75-year-old for
mer Supreme Court Justice
Stanley F. Reed, 4 Kentuckian,
was a member of the high court
when it handed down its unani
mous decision in 1954 to out
law segregation in the public
schools.
Notre Dame President famed
Others named were former
Virginia Gov. John S. Battle, a
strong foe of integration; J. Ern
est WilkinsNegro assistant sec
retary of labor; The Rev. Theo
dore M. Hessburg, president of
the University of Notre Dame;
Robert G. Stogey, dean of the
Law School at Southern Metho
dist University; and John A.
Hannah, former assistant secre
tary of defense and now on the
faculty of Michigan State Uni
versity. The six are subject Senate
confirmation when Congress re
convenes in January. They wili
be given recess appointments so
they can begin work immedi
ately. Logg
ing Accident
"Fatal
to Medford
Man in Applegate
(7 Elmer W. (Bones) Abbott, 42,
df 1212 Withington st., Medford,
was killed yesterday afternoon
near the Water Gulch rd. on the
Little Applegate when a tractor
rolled over on him, it was re
ported. He was taken to a hospital by
the Medford Ambulance service,
but died en route, attendants re
ported. Abbott was working for the
Tom McFadden logging com
pany as a "cat-skinner" at tjie
time of the accident. The tractor
pulled up on some brush, tipped,
''and rolled over four times. Ab
bott was thrown out and pinned
under the vehicle, according to
a company spokesman.
Abbott is said to have owned
a taxi-cab concession in Med
ford for a few years. He was
born and raised in Butte Falls.
Funeral arrangements will be
announced by Conger-Morris
Funeral home.
British Explode Nuclear
Weapon at High Altitude
London (IP) A British nuclear
weapon was exploded at a high
altitude over the Central Pa
cific today, the Ministry of Sup
ply announced.
The ministry said early indi
cations were that fallout "will
again be negligible."
Christmas Parado Entries
Are Still Boina
Entries are still being ac
cepted for the annual Christmas
parade Saturday, Nov. 16, in
downtown Medford, according to
Al Carpenter, chairman of the
program.
The parade is held in con
junction with the Retail Mer
Ochants association's official start
of the Christmas shopping sea
son. Christmas decorations, furn
ished by the Merchants associa
tion, are expected to be in place
Nov. (16.
The parade will start at 1:30
p.m. at Hawthorne park. Floats,
marching groups and other or
ganizations planning to partici
pate should be at the Hawthorne
park parking lot by 12:45 pm.,
Carpenter said.
The parade will proceed west
on Main st. to Riverside ave.,
north to Sixth st., west to Holly
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Suffer Damage
13 Persons Dead,
At Least 260 Hurt
Alexandria, La. (IP) Tor
nadoes smashed into at least 14
Texas, Louisiana and Mississip
pi cities, towns and communities
Thursday night and early today.
They killed 13 persons and in
jured at least 260 others. Hun
dreds of homes were destroyed
or damaged.
Damage ran into uncounted
millions of dollars.
Jefferson County Civil De
fense Director George Gary esti
mated that damage at Groves,
Tex., alone was $5 million, with
160 homes "completely demol
ished or extensively damaged
and several hundred damaged to
a lesser extent."
The tornadoes struck months
past the normal tornado season.
At many points, the warning
roar that sometimes gives resi
dents time to get out of their
homes and into storm cellars
could not be heard. It was muff
ed by heavy rain.
Daylight Shows Damage
The full extent of the damage
was not realized until after day
light and rows of smashed hpmes
could be seen. Points in South
east Texas, Central Louisiana
and Northeast Mississippi were
hit.
One point where the extent of
the tragedy did not become clear
until after daybreak was in the
Church Point, La., area.
There, a tornado swept down
a narrow path eight miles long,
injuring more than 100 persons,
according to John Thistlethwaite,
publisher of the Opelousas Daily
World. It demolished at least
four dozen homes.
Council Confirms
Hew Appointment
The city council last night
acknowledged the appointment
of O. R. McNeel as new building
inspector for Medford. The ap
pointment was announced by
City Manager Robert Duff re
cently. McNeel r.e places Herbert
Mackie who retired to go into
private business. Mackie served
nine years as city building inspector-supervisor.
Mackie, an architect, plans to
open an office in the Medical
Center building. While with the
city, he designed the airport ter
minal building and both east
and west side fire stations.
McNeel has been with the city
building department for more
than six yeas on the building in
spection staff. He worked in the
aircraft industry about 20 years
before coming to Medford in
1948.
Roseburg OP) Health authori
ties have closed all schools in
Douglas county District 116
which includes Dillard, Ten
mile, Douglas and Lookingglass
schools because, of respiratory
infections.
Accepted
st., south to Mam st., and east to
Hawthorne park. A judge's stand
will be located in front of the
Home Appliance store on East
Main st., Carpenter said.
Prizes will be awarded for the
grand sweepstakes float, and for
first, second, third and fourth
places in the adult and youth
divisions. Themes for the parade
this year will be Biblical. Christ
mas and Fantasy. Marching
groups have been invited to the
Medford YMCA following the
parade for cider and doughnuts,
he said.
City officials this morning
said city crews probably will
start installing Christmas decora
tions early next week. The decor
ations will include new 10-foot
plastic candy lighted cones pur
chased by the Merchants associa
tion this year.
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Agreement Approved
For One-Way Couplet
The city council last night ap
proved .aa agreement . with- the
state highway commission for
construction of the- Eighth and
Main sts. one-way couplet.
The agreement allows the
state to prepare all plans, obtain
rights-of-way, advertise and
award contracts, supervise con
struction and relocate privately
Edwin D. Hamacher
Dies at Home Here
Edwin D. Hamacher, 70, presi
dent and owner of Hamacher
Lumber company, died at his
home at 13 Glen Oak court last
evening. He had suffered a heart
attack in June, this year.
Mr. Hamacher was born Feb.
16, 1887 in Lane, Kan. He moved
to Spokane; Wash., in 1909 and
has been associated with the
lumber industry since that time.
During the 1930s he moved to
Klamath Falls where he was
associated with the Ivory Pine
company and owned a sawmill.
In 1947 he came to Medford
where he has been in the whole
sale lumber business.
He married Mabel Cheek in
Spokane in 1920. Mr. Hamacher
was a member of Hilla Temple
of the Shrine, Scottish Rite, and
the First Presbyterian church,
Medford.
He is survived by his widow
and a son, John B. Hamacher,
both of Medford, and a brother,
W. E. Hamacher, Clinton, Mo.
Funeral arrangements will be
announced by Perl Funeral
home. The family requests that
in lieu of flowers, donations be
made to the Heart Fund.
Caucuses Consider
Income Tax Reduction
Salem (IP) Speed with which
a compromise will be reached on
House bill 1, reducing state in
come taxes, was largely depend
ent upon caucuses being held to
day by both Republican and
Democratic members of the Sen
ate. The actual conferees appoint
ed to try to reach agreement on
the bill were not expected to
get together again until later to
day. Both Houses met briefly
and then recessed until 2 p.m.
in the hope some agreement
might be worked out before
then.
As amended by the Senate but
refused by the House, the bill
calls for a 30 per cent reduction
in taxes. Democrats then offered
to cut taxes 15 per cent.
Portland (W Mrs. Robert D.
Holmes, wife of Oregon's gov
ernor, has been named state
campaign .chairman of the 1957
fund appeal for muscular dystrophy.
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Owned utility facilities' on pri-
-vate property. The state also
will pay the city costs of moving
city owned utility facilities.
The agreement calls for the
state to revise and install sev
eral traffic lights, .mark the
route, and maintain the system
when completed.
Righls-of-Way
Under the agreement the state
will pay 75 per cent and the city
25 per cent of the costs of ob
taining rights-of-way, construc
tion, installation of traffic lights
and railroad crossing signals.
The city will relocate its utili
ties and service lines on a 75-25
cost basis. An amount equal to
25 per cent of the cost will be
deposited and costs of installing
railroad crossing signals will be
paid by the city. Other minor
requirements which concern
changing city property to allow
construction to start will be
done by the city.
General provisions of the
agreement are that a 50 per cent
share program will be for inter
connecting signals. The state
will give to the city the right-of-way
it acquires and mainten
ances will be on a 50-50 agree
ment as long as the couplet re
mains part of the state system.
Action of Subdivision
Ordinance Deferred
Action on the proposed city
subdivision ordinance was post
poned by the city council last
night pending revision sugges
tion by the planning commis
sion. Several changes were sug
gested at a meeting of the com
mission and the council last
week.
City Manager Robert A. Duff
said the commission is current
ly considering changes, and will
report on their suggestions at
the next council meeting.
According to city hall sources,
work on the city subdivision
ordinance has been continued be
cause of the need for improve
ment in sanitary sewfer require
ments. Sources said the subdi
vision ordinance 'as proposed is
more a matter of establishing
policies of the city and setting
standards in policy.
WEATHER
FORECAST: Valley foe tonight
and Saturday morning. In
creasing cloudiness Saturday.
Low tonight 34. High Satur
day 50. .
Temp.
Highest yesterday 45
Lowest this Morning . 3S
Prec. to 4 a.m. Today, Trace.
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Our Skies Tonight
Sunrise 6:54 a.m.
Sunset 1 4:56 p.m.
Moonrise 5:56 p.m.
Last . Quarter Nov. 14
PROMINENT STARS
Altair. high in south
west 6:33 p.m.
Aldebaran. follows the Moon.
Fomulhaut, due south 7:45 p.m.
Betelgeuse, low in east 9: 24 p.m
The Twins, rise 9:03 p.m.
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William Rogers
Takes Oath as
Atiorney General
Browned Successor
Sworn in by Warren
Washington (IP) William P.
Rogers, handsome young former
New York "gangbuster," today
was sworn in as attorney gen
eral of the United States.
President Eisenhower and oth
er members of his Cabinet wit
nessed the ceremony in the
White House conference room.
Succeeds Brownell
Rogers, 44, succeeded Herbert
Brownell Jr. He became the
youngest member of the Cabinet.
He is a close friend of Vice
President Richard M. Nixon and
former associate of Thomas E.
Dewey when Dewey was the
"gangbusting" district attorney
of New York. He became deputy
attorney general Jan. 28, 1953, it
the beginning of the first Eisen
hower administration.
"Now you get your diploma,"
Eisenhower said to Rogers after
Chief Justice Earl Warren ad
ministered the oath of office.
The president then shook
hands with Mrs. Rogers, and the
four Rogers children, Dale, 20;
Tony, 17; Jeff, 13, and Doug, 11.
20 Hear Reports ' ; ' ;
The Chief Executive later
planned to attend a lunch at the
Justice Department marking
Brownell's departure. He also
will get a chance to hear first
hand reports on some of the
problems facing the department
from some of its top officials.
Brownell will return to pri
vate law practice with Lord,
Day, and Lord of New York.
Council Action on
Closed TV Circuit
Franchise Deferred
A proposed city ordinance
which would grant a 10-year
franchise for the operation of
a closed circuit television sys
tem was referred to the execu
tive committee by the city coun
cil last night.
Oregon - California Theaters
requested the 10-year franchise
in the city. The proposed ordi
nance carries a section which
provides that construction start
within two years or the fran
chise may be revoked.
Under the proposal, the fran
chise could not be transferred
without council permission. A
yearly tax of 2 per cent of total
gross receipts received from ad
vertising or subscribers would
be placed on the corporation.
Maintain Right
The city would maintain the
right to fix the amount of
charges made to subscribers. The
ordinance also requires the
corporation to post a surety bond
for a sum to be decided on by
the council.
The council felt there is not
sufficient information available
to vote on the proposal at this
time. Councilmen said they did
not completely understand the
use of the system and wanted
assurance the system would not
fail. Some indicated it has failed
in other Oregon cities.
The council also raised ques
tion whether free TV could com
pete with the paid system in a
one-station area such as Med
ford. The executive committee
will report on its additional
study of the system at the next
council meeting, according to
City Manager Robert A. Duff.
Three Youfhs Arrestee
For Having Fireworks
Three youths were fined $10
each today in municipal court
after being arrested Thursday
night on charges of possessing
fireworks.
Police said Roger Earl Cooley,
18, of 424 Melrose ave., and
two 17-year-old boys were ar
rested after police saw them
throw a handfull of fireworks
from a car last night.
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Strength of Free
World Distinctly
Greater, Ike Says
Five-Point Program
Of Action Announced
Washington (IP) President
Eisenhower told the nation
Thursday night he has named a
"czar" to push U.S. missile de
velopment and other scientific
programs "with the utmost pos
sible speed."
In a "lay-the-facts-before-you"
address on radio and television,
the Chief Executive conceded
"the Soviets are quite likely
ahead in some missile and spe
cial areas, and are obviously
ahead of us in satellite develop
ment." . But he said that "it is my con
viction, supported by trusted
scientific and military advisers
that ... as of today the overall
military strength of the Free
World is distinctly greater than
that of the Communist coun
tries." He then announced a five-point
"program of action," topped by
the naming of a special assistant
on science and technology, to
wipe out any "temporary" edge
Russia may enjoy with its space
satellites and rocket advances.
And, in a progress report on
U.S. developments, he officially
confirmed that:
Solved Major Obstacle
U.S. scientists have "solved"
one of the major obstacles to
perfecting an intercontinental
ballistic missile the problem of
how to get the missile back to
earth once it has soared into
space without having it burn
up from friction on re-entering
the atmosphere. '
' The Air Force Snark, a sub
sonic, jet-propelled pilotless
bomber recently flew 5,000 miles
intercontinental distance
"and was accurately placed on
target."
The United States derived
"most valuable information
about outer space" in the recent
Air Force firing of a rocket to
between 2,000 and 4,000 miles
over the Pacific.
Eisenhower said he had
named Dr. James R. Killian,
president of the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, to the
newly-created post of special as
sistant to the President for sci
ence and technology. He said he
expected Killian to mobilize
"the full abilities of the scien
tists and engineers of our coun
try. Lists Other Slept
Eisenhower listed these other
steps he has taken i as part of
his "program of action:"
Order that "any new mis
sile or related program here
after originated will, whenever
practicable, be put under a
single manager and adminis
tered without regard to the
separate services."
Said he would ask Congress
"to remove legal barriers to the
exchange of appropriate tech
nological information with
friendly countries."
As for the future, the Presi
dent said there are two critical
needs the nation must meet
which he will discuss in another
speech Nov. 13 at Oklahoma
City.
He listed these as "the failure
of us in this country to give
high enough priority to scienti
fic education and go the place
of science in our national life"
and the necessity of "giving
higher priority, both public and
private, to basic research.
Support of Democrats
Pledged To Eisenhower
Reno (IP) Gov. G. Mennen
Williams of - Michigan today
pledged the support of the Demo
cratic party to President Eisen
hower in . his "program to make
up for time lost" in the rocket
arms race.
The youthful Michigan govern
or however, was sharply critical
of the Eisenhower administra
tion for allowing the nation to
fall behind in the first place in
a speech prepared for delivery at
the national convention of Young
Democratic Clubs of America.
DOW-JONES AVERAGES
New York (IT) Dow-Jones
final stock averages: 30 in
dustrials 434.12, off 4.79; 20
railroads 107.19. bff 1.3S; 15
utilities 64.85, off 0.12, and 65
stocks 146.61, off 1.42. Sales
today were about 2.140,000
shares compared with 2,850,
000 shares Thursday.
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Washington (IP) The United States launched a multi-billion
dollar crash program under a scientific "czar" to overtake any
Russian lead in missiles or technology.
President Eisenhower announced Thursday night that Dr.
James R. Killian, president of the Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology, will head the drive. He ordered Killian to proceed with
the utmost possible speed.
Sen Styles Bridges (R.-N.H.) after a breakfast meeting with the
President today, told reporters that next year's defense budget
may be increased one or two billion dollars to" pay for the "accel
erated" missile-satellite program.
The White House announced that Killian probably will take
office in about a week.
Drive Makes Tax Cuts Doubtful
He went to work immediately, however, on the job of mar
shalling what he called "the best scientific and engineering talent"
available.
Bridges, chairman of the Senate Republican Policy committee
and ranking Republican on the Senate Appropriations committee.
warned that the stepped-up scientific drive made "more dubious"
any chances of a tax cut next year.
He rejected a suggestion that the new program would add an
extra $5 billion to the defense budget. He said he. believed the
defense budget would be increased "one billion to two billion
around that figure."
The President, Bridges said, has assigned the missile-satellite
program the "very top priority now in the whole defense set-up."
Bridges said Congress would appropriate all the money necessary.
Speech Receives Varied Reaction
The reaction to the President's speech and action was varied.
Democrats said he has acted too late. But Republicans said he w
doing everything that should be fione to meet the Russian chgjr
lenge.
, The White House said it received in the first two hours of busi
ness this morning more than 500 telegrams "reflecting whol$
hearted support" of Eisenhower's speech and scientific program.
Killian voiced confidence that the program would succeed.
"In behallf of the president, I shall move as rapidly as possi
ble," he said. "I am confident the American people can meet any
crisis."
Former President Truman said Thursday night Killian was "an
excellent choice for the job" as Eisenhower's assistant on scien
tific matters.
Senate Democratic leader Lynden B. Johnson (Tex.) who will
head a congressional investigation of the U.S. missile-scientific
program, said, "I am happy that he (the President) has noted the
necessity for 'a high sense of urgency.' "
Speech Not Clear lo Stevenson
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Adlai Stevenson: "I'm not clear from his speech whether the
President is satisfied with our military missile and scientific situ
ation or not . . . but I'm happy that he is going to try and pool
our scientific efforts with our allies (a step the President prom
ised to take). We need all the brains we have and can borrow."
Speaker Sam Rayburn (D.-Tex.) said he 'hoped the President
"will see that the programs are carried out." He also said, "I think
he should put someone in charge of the program that will make
the conflicting interests in the Pentagon work together."
Rep-. Patrick 'J. Hillings (R.-Calif): "I am convinced 'that his
appointment of Dr. Killian means that a crash program is now
underway to give the free world complete superiority over Russia
in development of missiles and nuclear power. It also means that,
if necessary, heads will be cracked together at the Pentagon to
obtain complete coordination."
Khrushchev in Role
As Life of
Moscow (IP) Nikita S. Krush
chev was theMife of the party
Thursday night.
The Soviet Communjst Party
leader sang a solo, danced a
waltz with a middle aged wom
an, drank toasts to the 40th an
niversary of the Bolshevik revo
lution and joined in a rendition
of the Marseillaise.
But he gave no 'lints as to
whether the Soviets are plan
ning new scientific moves such
as a rocket to the moon although
newsmen and diplomats gather
ed around because of the some
times startling revelations he has
made at other parties.
Khrushchev's p e r f o r mance
was the highlight of a gala party
given by the Soviet government
and Communist party for the
heads of international Commun
ism and about 3,000 guests in the
Kremlin Grand Palacei
And if his conversation gave
no indications of Russian scien-
Kenwood-Grandview
Sewer To Be Studied
A committee of Kenwood
Grandview area residents is ex
pected to be appointed by Med
ford Mayor John Snider soon to
represent the area at a meeting
with city officials to discuss a
proposed sanitary sewer in the
district.
The group, approved by the
council last night, will be a one
project committee. A report of
meetings with city officials will
be prepared for council consid
eration. A preliminary study of sani
tary sewers in the area has
been made by the Cornell, How
land, Hayes and Merrifield En
gineering firm of Corvallis, ac
cording to Public Works Direc
tor Vernon Thorpe. The study
includes sewer design and esti
mated cost.
Sputnik II May Have
Separated in Flight
Cambridge, Mass. (IP) Scien
tists said today dog-carrying
Sputnik II may have separated
into two parts.
'Dr. John S. Rinehart, assist
ant director of Smithsonian As
trophysical Observatory, said he
saw two objects in about the
same trajectory 10 or 15 seconds
apart at 5:23 a.m. (e.s.t.) today.
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tific things to come, Thursday's
anniversary day parade did.
Even then there was nothing so
dramatic as the launching of
Sputniks I and II,' the second
with a still-living dog.
Tension had built up as the
West closely watched for an
other spectacular announcement
of action to coincide with the
celebrations. Some experts went
so far as to predict that Russia
was planning a rocket to the
moon to highlight the occasion.
Payment for Land Is
Authorized by City
Payment of $4,690 to Mr. and
Mrs. Walter H. Muirhead was
authorized by the city council
last night.
The sum was swarded for
land ownedoby the Muirheads by
Circuit Court Judge Edward
Kelly early this week. The land
is between Barneburg rd. and
Sunrise ave. which will be used
to extend East Jackson st.
The court ruled me city could
condemn the property and the
jury awarded the Muirheads
53,150. Judge Kelly awarded
them $1,500 for attorney fees.
The city also paid the court
costs of $40.80. The city pre
viously offered the Muirheads
$1,856 for the property.
Inspection of NG
Facilities Tonight
Lt. Col. Boe Ansel, inspector
general for the Sixth Army, San
Francisco, will inspect Head
quarters company, first battal
ion, Medford National Guard
unit, at 8 p.m. today.
Company A, National Guard,
underwent inspection by Col
onel Ansel last night.
The inspections are being con
ducted to determine the readi
ness of Guard units. Inspection
will include the new Armory,
training facilities, administra
tion and actual participation in
training. Enlisted men will be
tested at random on their knowl
edge of military subjects, ac
cording to National Guard offi
cials. .
The public has been invited
to watch the inspection, officials
said, and refreshments will be
served.
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