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(,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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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NOTICE
Jackson County Federal
SAVINGS AND LOAD ASSOCIATED
Will Be CLOSED
Veterans Pay
Monday, Nov.
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v Circles-of-Steel
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