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0 0 0 0 r-y ! ! ! II l-';Jfcw 11 (,OAI3?f OlfCflflOg Col. W. H. Prentict, commanding officer (f;Ji 7th Enginr Brigade, southern Oregon Army reserve fuhlt fir "irrant officer bars on Robert L. White of Medford. $nH, lfd supervisor of the unit, was promoted from master C :!i!3 lidcs Of Billy Mitchell! rJlfssllc Champion In Exile Eiifatf'a tfntif TVi follow. df tch as written by $ ' Vr4 ? r 1 1 reporter who (tvfateti thf- court martial of Ct Jstn C. Nickerson Jr., Imt if 0 m r (1 Huntsville. (Ai4, charfiB of breaking 'It WILLISM TUCKER (Utifei ress Correspondent Tt'nta OP) The colonel VS ffs "exiled" to a remote ,-pct ifc the Panama Canal Zone Tuf&sXise he championed too loud 1$VS Srmy's role in the missile ro-gm must feel partially vin Qc&ed today. Col. John C. Nickerson Jr., crif-lime trouble shooter for the itnf D intermediate range bal liil missile program, warned itJi Country last June the IRBM 1tn fry much the Army's busi ;t6 despite Defense Depart (JUWf objections. IRie&irson entered into the 'filLrt)L picture quietly a year (M trhen former Defense Sec (ftttTO Charles E. Wilson assign ed 1lt ir Force to take charge (f JJtBMs. In doing so, Wilson vfcj-?!ed the Army's Jupiter ifiUd- ordered concentration tn (ttofTtlval Air Force's Thor. Lortf Battle o !J?icS;erson began his own pri (t:fiftht to swing the missile (jtwAr8m emphasis back into the ( Af V$ cimp. The Army had Ger (tOM (fgientists with 20 years ex J pH&t ?f Ond the government (Nttl?4tve 100 million dollars by (ffii fhead with Jupiter . . . Strap it? Nickerson said. c3?fcS Army was directed Fri (if (fb prepare to launch an (tlttft Satellite using a modified (forte o the "Jupiter C" test ve ItilCli, )i outgrowth of the Ar (WP't Jupiter IRBM program for iWhltS Uickerson fought. oraer Drought partial vin dication to the colonel and in this respect he went the late Billy Mitchell one better. Mitch ell, charripion of air power, was court martialed and did not find his place in history until after his death. Violated Secrecy Rulei Nickerson fired a salvo of memoes to highly placed figures in an effort to get the Wilson decision overruled. In doing so, he used secret documents. When thi became public, an explosion resulted. Nickerson was court-martialed on charges of leaking his coun try's secrets. He was fined $1, 500, suspended of rank privileg es for a year and sent to Panama. At the start of his trial, the Army colonel had admitted he failed to safeguard classified material. In exchange for this the Army dropped its charges of "treason." Check Recommended On Moon Land Rights Washington HP) Rep. Jack P. Brooks D-Tex. proposed Sat urday that Congress look into the question of sovereignty in space such as territorial claims on the moon. Brooks said he would suggest such a study to the House Ju diciary Committee of which he is a member. CHARGE JUSTICE BREACH Washington (IP) The U.S. Court of Military Appeals has criticized lower miltary courts for providing inadequate justice. The three-man tribunal called for an education program to overcome the slipshod manner in which many special court martial proceedings are conducted. AHDY Introduce this Nationally Advertised Radio. FIRST TIME SHOWN HERE! A Small Radio AT A SMALL PRICE! Savt at Andy's! 1 t W TUOIS i A Minimum Vompm tasts many months r it. . u . .1 . If a -I m L r m l. . i tow f fv trm OPEN MONDAY FilGUT 'TIL D 15 N. Central Green Stamps SP 2-2970 Your Friendly Credit Jeweler CENTRAL POINT Party Held At Fire Hall Br DORIS HUGHES Central Point A party was held Wednesday at the Camp White rural fire hall for fire men of the Central Point Rural Fire department and their fami lies. Cartoon movies were shown and refreshments were served. About 50 people attend ed the affair. The Faith circle of the Cen tral Point Presbyterian church went on a benefit tour of the lo cal furniture store Saturday af ternoon. The purpose of the tour was to raise money for the cir cle. About 16 women attended. After a tour, the group re turned to the home of Mrs. Bruce Turner where the busi ness meeting was held and re freshments were served by the hostess. Prayer was led by Mrs. Franklin Gebhart. Saturday evening, the Central Point Junior Chamber of Com merce, their wives and invited gusts, held an informal dance at the club house. More than 25 people attended the affair. Many parents have been call ing the Central Point elemen tary school asking if the third polio shot would be available for pre-school children. Princi pal Charles A. Meyer stated that word has been received from the health department that the third shot would be available for pre school children as soon as a definite time has been set. Infor mation concerning the shots will be published, Meyer said. The Central Point American Legion, Meyers Holland Post 129, will meet Nov. 14 at 8 p.m. at the hall. The auxiliary will hold an Initiation at that time Mr. and Mrs. Ted Shimmek of Trail spent the day Friday visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Lacey of Central Point. The Shimmeks had just returned from a vacation in Los Angeles. Miss Yvonne Capps, an em ployee of the Central Point branch of the First National Bank of Portland, has been transferred to the bank In her home town of Lakeview, Ore. Mrs. Richard Wyatt spent Wednesday visiting her aunt, Mrs. L. J. Rohrer, of Eagle Point. According to Principal Charles A. Meyer, Central Point Junior high school students are to have a bonus skating party Dec. 9 at the roller rink in Grants Pass. The bonus party is a reward for Funeral Services Set For E. D. Hamacher Funeral services for Edwin D Hamacher, 70, of 13 Glen Oak court, Medford, who died Thurs day, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Perl Funeral home. Dr. D. Kirkland West, pastor of the First Presbyterian churc'.i, will officiate. Entombment will be in Siskiyou Mausoleum. Active pallbearers will be Dean Lambert, Bob Schott, Charles Michelson, Bob Lock- wood, Jim Shaw and Jim Fair child. Honorary pallbearers will be WiHard A. Constance, Larry Shaw, E. B DeVoe, Claude Holmes, Eugene DeVoe, and John B. Bishop. The family has requested that in lieu of flowers, a donation be made to the National Heart fund in care of the local postmaster Births BLAIN To Mr. and Mrs. Clifton, route 1, box 9, Eagle Point, Nov. 6, 1957, a girl, 6V4 pounds, at Osteopathic hospital. PATTERSON To Mr. and Mrs. Clay L., 324 South Grape st., Medford, Nov. 8, 1957, a boy, 5V4 pounds, at Osteopathic hospital. McCOY To Mr. and Mrs. T. C, box 331, Central Point, Nov. 7, 1957, a boy, 8 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. TESTON To Mr. and Mrs. Jack, 391 Palm st., Ashland, Nov. 7, 1957, a girl, 534 pounds, at Ashland General hospital. PEETS To Mr. and Mrs Wil liam, 601 Walnut st., Ashland, Nov. 8, 1957, a boy, 6V4 pounds, at Ashland General hospital. BUTTS Mr. and Mrs. Nor man A., 211 Vancouver ave., Medford, Nov. 8, 1957, boy, 63A pounds at Osteopathic hospital. Wild oat seed can-lie In the ground several years without rot ting and grow when conditions become favorable. Daily's U-Drive Medford Airport the good behavior of the stu dents at the last skating party, he said. Robert W. Brophy left recent ly for Eniwetok in the Marshall islands. Brophy, who is a car penter, will work there for a year on the Atomic Proving grounds. After a leave to come home he will go back for six more months. i Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Holder are in Los Angeles, where they went to attend the funeral of a lelative. Charles Bloomingcamp and Mrs. Fred Bloomingcamp of Hornbrook, Calif., visited Satur day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wyatt of Central Point. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Higinboth am of Taylor road returned from a trip to Washington Fri day. Higinbotham, who is a di rector for the Federal Land Bank here, went to attend the annual meeting in Spokane. They visited at the home of the Rev. Rolf Hansen. Mr. Hansen is was the pastor of the Commu nity Bible church in Central Point before moving to Spokane. The Higinbothams also went to Seattle where they visited their daughter, Miss Lauel Higin botham, who is a student at Se attle Pacific college. They also visited friends in La Grande and Pendleton. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ayers visited last week end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Grimes in Klamath Falls. Mrs. Grimes is the Ayers daugh ter. Grimes is a teacher at Ore gon Technical institute. Foreign Intrigue Eyed In Hollywood Hollywood (IP) Sheriff's detectives Saturday sifted the possibility that international Russian intrigue could have played a part in the death of 43-year-old Canadian stage and screen actress Victoria Ward. The body of the actress, also known professionally as Joy La Eleur, was found in her apart m e n t Wednesday. Detectives said she was reportedly ac quainted several years ago with a onetime Soviet intelligence agent in Canada. The actress' body clad in a nightgown was found by her agent Richard Segal. Indications were that the death was from natural couses, but an autopsy was ordered because of circum stances in the case, officers said. Friends told officers Miss Ward returned, here Oct. 3 from Toronto, Canada, and told of being questioned by the Russian ambassador to Canada concern ing the whereabouts of her form er Soviet friend, who had de fected to the West. Lack of Reporting Suspends Licenses Salem (TP) Oregon drivers were reminded Saturday by the Department of Motor Vehicles that failure to file an accident report within 24 hours after an accident can lead to suspension of drivers' license. The Department said 51 lic censes were revoked in October for such failure. Use M-T Classified Ads Sunday, November 10, 1957 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TIIBUJB VINE Bomber Contract Given To Convair Fort Worth, Tex. (IP) Con vair announced last night it has received a 12 and a half mil lion dollar government contract to build an undisclosed number of B58 Hustlers, the world's fastest bombers. The statement said the Air Force contract authorized the Convair division of General Dy namics to produce B58s "beyond the 30 aircraft ordered initially for an exhaustive test program." The Hustler, which can't fly at its top speed because it might burn up, takes a three-man crew. It is 97 feet long with delta wings and can not only move faster than any other bomber, but also higher. It was first flown Nov. 11, 1956, by Convair. REQUEST AID Washington (IP) The Na tional Agricultural Workers un ion has asked the AFL-CIO to foot the bill for an organization campaign directed at two mil lion farm workers. The 8,000 member union said in its request to the parents labor group that an additional 500,000 members could be signed up in five years or less with such a program. r CRADLED between fuse lages of launching plane, Russians say Sputnik I was carried aloft at high speed before rocketing into orbit around earth. (International) HAIRLINE ESCAPE Hollywood (tPI Actor Steve Terrell had a tough time de ciding which TV film part to accept, that of a Navy cadet with white sidewall haircut, or that of a frontiersman with side burns. A hairdresser solved the dilemmna by giving Terrell a superbutch haircut for the Navy role and putting the hair back on with spirit gum for the role of the frontiersman. 1 NOTICE Jackson County Federal SAVINGS AND LOAD ASSOCIATED Will Be CLOSED Veterans Pay Monday, Nov. T3 AIEW MM) OF GAR IS BOM ! till W IMMi3 ' o THE GOLDEN JUBILEE CAR! 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