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v '0 " NOVEMBER 28, 1957
No. 188
Noon
Edition
SECOND FLOOR GUTTED Medford fire
men battle flames which gutted the second
floor of the two-story Oscar Chinn residence,
1827 North Riverside ave., yesterday after
noon. Firemen said the blaze originated from
a defective flue installation in a vacant
second-story apartment. Mrs. Clyde Beding
ton, daughter of the owner, noticed fire in
the attic and turned in the alarm about 12:30
King Mohammed Ends
Official State Uisi
Washington (m Kinj Mo
hammed V of Morocco ended
his state visit to Washington to
day and began a 16-day coast
to coast tour to gain first hand
impressions - of Americans at
work in factories, farm and
offices.
Vice President Richard M.
Nixon bade the North African
monarch farewell at National
O airport as he left for Williams
burg, Va. A forrfal guard of
honor rendered the departing
King full military honors.
Mohammed, who hopes to
meet "typical Americans in
small towns as well as in big
cities" and visit their homes on
his tour, planned to observe a
traditional American custom this
,fternoon.
He accepted an invitation to
a typical Thanksgiving dinner
complete with Turkey, cran
berry sauce and all the trim
mings at historic 'Christiana
Campbell's tavern in . Williams
burg. -
In seeing Mohammed off,
Nixon, acting on behalf of his
oldest daughter, gave the King
a doll to present to his 3-year-old
daughter, Lalla Amina, on
his return to Morocco.
Mohammed said on his de
parture that he left "this capitol
very happy with what we have
done and seen in it."
The King's formal state visit
here, which was marred by
President Eisenhower's illness,
officially ended Wednesday
night with a dinner he gave for
American dignitaries. He had
held top level conferences with
U.S. officials for three days on
matters of interest between the
o countries.
.lohammed met with Presi
fcerlt Eisenhower briefly at the
White House Wednesday. The
two heads of state exchanged
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WEATHER
Forecast: Considerable amounts
of low cloudiness this after
noon. Foe; tonight and Friday.
High todav 43. Low tonight
30. High Friday 40. Temp.
Highest Yesterday 39
Lowest This Morning 28
Prec. to 4 a.m. Today Trace
Our Skits Tonight
Sunrise
Sunset
7:17 a.m.
4:41 p.m.
11:52 p.m.
Moonset
First Quarter 10:57 p.m.
The constellation of Orion will
be well up in the southeast at
moonset tonight. Its two bright
est stars are orange-red Betel
geuse and bright, white Rigel.
LINE CAGE These three pups (a fourth in
the pen is not shown) line the front of the
cage at the Humane Society quarters at-2910
Table Rock rd. The appealing look on all
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'gifts and "reaffirmed the close
ties and high mutual respect"
bgtween their two peoples.
The two countries Wednesday
night issued a joint communique
which contained a U.S. pledge
to continue economic aid to Mo
rocco. The communique also
said the ftvo governments agreed
to . make 'appropriate adjust
ments" for continued stationing
of American troops at bases in
Morocco pending final agree
ment on the matter.
Cloudy Skies Fail
To Hamper Flights
Overcast skies made Thanks
giving day in the valley a gray
day but good visibility at the air
port made flight schedules nor
mal according to spokesmen for
United, West Coast and South
west airlines today. No interrup
tions in flights were expected to
day, officials added.
Motorists were . warned of
ground fog tonight and Friday
and state police advised evening
drivers to use extra caution
while driving home. They men
tioned that many people are still
using parking 'lights for driving
in foggy weather when the regu
lar lights should be used.
Services scheduled by the
Protestant and Roman Catholic
churches on this day set aside
for giving thanks were reported
very well attended by church of
ficials at noon today. Wednesday
evening services, held in some of
the county churches, also re
ported good crowds in spite of
the crisp weather last evening.
Downtown Medford was quiet
this mjorning with federal, state
and local offices, retail stores,
and banks closed for the day.
Normal activities were reported
at the city and county law en
forcement agencies and the fire
department.
The annual firemen's ball will
be held today at 9 p.m. at the
National Guard armory. The
dance will feature Jerry Van
Hoomissens' orchestra from Port
land. Proceeds from the event
will be used for the toy project
fund of the fire department, ac
cording to Medford Fire Chief
Gordon Barker. About 350 fami
lies received toys from the fire
men and the Lady Lions during
the 1956 Christmas season.
three puppy faces seem directed at those
people who might want to give their children
a dog for Christmas.
p.m. Upper portion of the dwelling was in
volved in flames' when firemen arrived. Two
trucks and 10 firemen were dispatched to
the scene and fire fighters and equipment
were on hand for 5 V hours. Considerable
water damage occurred to the lower portion
of the house, firemen said. A second apart
men upstairs was occupied by Kenneth
Striplin.
NATO Allies Agree
To Go Ahead With
December Meeting
Paris (IP) The NATO allies
agreed unanimously to press on
with next month's "summit" con
ference and give Vice-President
Richard M. Nixon his first oppor
tunity as a world leader.
Nixon will stand in for Presi
dent Eisenhower at the Dec. 16
18 session called to marshal the
Western resources against So
viet scientifio gains, unless doc
tors tell the President he can go.
It would be the first time the
44-year-old Nixon has taken part
in the highest councils of the
Western alliance.
The decision to proceed with
the summit talks despite the
President's illness was an
nounced here after a two hour
conference of the NATO Perma
nent Council of Ambassadors
headed by Secretary General
Paul-Henri Spaak.
Expressed Regrets
The NATO Permanent Coun
cil expressed regrets that Presi
dent Eisenhower himseHTproba
bly will not attend the confer
ence by unanimously welcome
Nixon to the unprecedented gath
ering of the 15 chiefs of state.
The council published this
communique:
"The council, having learned
with regret that President Eisen
hower will be prevented from at
tending the meeting of the North
Atlantic Council in December,
decided that the meeting should
take place at the level originally
planned.
Expresses Wishes
"It learned with satisfaction
that Vice-President Nixon would
be leading the U.S. delegation.
"The council expressed its
best wishes for President Eisen
hower's speedy recovery."
High NATO sources said all
delegations heartily agreed with
Nixon's nomination. '
The delegates already had
agreed that the Dec. 16 meeting
was too important to be post
poned or to be changed' into a
meeting of the 15 NATO foreign"
ministers. Many called it the
most important session in the
eight year history of the alli
ance. United Nations, N. Y. (IP)
The U.N. Security Council sat
for 27 minutes in a Thanksgiv
ing Day meeting today on the
Indian - Pakistani dispute con
cerning Kashmir and adjourned
until next Monday.
United Press Count
Shows 73 Killed in
Traffic Accidents
Fatalities Show
Continuous Increase
By UNITED PRESS
Thanksgiving Day was a day
of prayer prayers for President
Eisenhower's early and complete
recovery, prayers for world
peace, prayers of gratitude, and
prayers that the nation's travel
lers return to their homes un
hurt. Long before American famil
ies sat down to the traditional
feast, religious services had been
held by many denominations. Re
flecting the mood of clergymen
across the country, the president
of the Church Federation of
Greater Chicago, The Rev. Paul
M. Robinson, urged "all church
es, not only here but every
where,," to pray for the- Presi
dent. Traffic fatalities rose slowly
as millions of cars thronged the
highways on trips to family ga
therings. A United Press count at 9 a.m.
(PST) showed 73 persons killed
in traffic accidents since the
start of the four-day week end
at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Three oth
er deaths from miscellaneous
causes brought the overall total
to 76.
New York turned in the worst
early record with seven dead
in traffic accidents. Amopg. oth
er leaders were Ohio with six
and California, Connecticut, Il
linois, Florida, Michigan, North
Carolina and Texas with five
each.
The National Safety Council,
although it gave no estimate of
how many persons would lose
their lives over the holiday week
end, pointed out that a non-holiday
four day count for Novem
ber would approach 500 fatal
ities. Normally, the council's safety
experts said, about 40 million
motorists crowd the roads on a
Thursday. They predicted the
figure might be less because in
dustrial drivers, such as truck
ers, were taking a day of rest
with their families.
NATO Flu
(Herbloek Is
BOXER TYPE PUP This young part Boxer is considered
an ideal gift for children. Dog authorities say it is also a
good dog for the house since it doesn't shed hair and fleas
won't stick to it. This type of dog is used extensively in
Europe as a work-dog and for police work.
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Reds u Wipe
Out Coast Cities,
Investigators Told
Subcommittee Ends
Three-Day Hearing
Washington (IP) Senate in
vestigators have heard that Rus
sia could wipe out much or all
of a seaboard city like New York
with a missile fired from a sub
marine 500 miles at sea, it was
reported today.
According to one informant,
this was one of the pieces of
secret Central Intelligence Ag
ency testimony which jarred the
members of the Senate Prepar
edness subcommittee investigat
ing U.S. missile and satellite de
velopment. The subcommittee completed
three days of hearings shortly
before midnight Wednesday
night and recessed until Dec.
13.
Staff members will evaluate
this week's testimony in the in
terim and interview prospective
future witnesses. j
One source said the subcom
mittee how believes it has a
"good overall picture" of this
country's position in the scien
tific-military race with Russia.
The next round of hearings will
be designed to get down to de
tails of what the individual ser
vices are doing and procedures
for weapons production.
Formal Report Due
The committee will ultimately
embody its findings and recom
mendations in a formal report.
Much of the CIA testimony
Tuesday and Wednesday dealt
with Soviet development of an
intermediate range ballistic mis
sile (IRBM) with which Russia
could hit Western Europe, or
from submarines, American cit
ies on or near the coast.
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FIT TO EAT This hefty torn turkey struts his best on the
Richard J. Savage turkey farm near Central Point. He and
many of his brothers and sisters by now have been properly
processed and delivered for today's Thanksgiving - feast.
Such a bird will dress out to approximately 35 pounds. The
picture was taken about 10 days before Thanksgiving when
the bird was being finished out on a special fattening diet.
Procurator
Retrial for
Maebashi, Japan OP) The
Maebashi District procurator's
office, dissatisfied with the sus
pended sentence given Illinois
G.I. William S. Girard, decided
Wednesday to seek a retrial and
prison term for the blond Army
truck driver in the Tokyo ap
peals court.
District Procurator Kaname
Watanabe.was to go to Tokyo
today to consult the Tokyo high
er procurator's office and the of
fice of the procurator general
and recommended an appeal
against the Maebashi district
court decision No. 19 which a
spokesman' termed "must too
lenient." . .
The deadline for an appeal is
Dec. 1 just two weeks after the
Maebashi tribunal convicted
Spl-3 Girard of "inflicting bodily
injury leading to the death" of
Mrs. Naka Sakai on the Camp
Weir firing range Jan. 30.
Chief Judge Yuzo Kawachi
sentenced Girard to three years
at hard labor but suspended the
prison term on the condition of
his good behavior for four years.
The judgment would, in effect,
permit Girard to return to the
United States where he would
be outside the jurisdiction of
Japanese courts in the future.
A spokesman for the Maebashi
procurator's office said, "The
court recognized our argument
that Girard enticed and killed
Mrs. Sakai while he was off duty
but gave him a sentence which
was tantamount to setting him
free. This is much too lenient."
A final decision will be made
by the procuratorial authorities
after the meeting with Watanabe
today.
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I WANT A HOME This part Cocker pup
wears a dejected look following a meal at the
Humane Society quarters. This and other
dogs now in the pound may be purchased
Sairws
to Seek
Girard
Under the Japanese court sys
tem, both the defense and the
prosecution can appeal a court
judgment.
If the decision is to appeal,
Girard must stand . trial again
in the Tokyo high court.
Meanwhile, a left-wing group
led by Socialist Diet member
Shigemitsu Akanegakubo dis
closed plans to mobilize ' public
opinion in Tokyo against the
Maebashi district court's judg
ment.
Akanegakubo said that a mass
rally demanding an appeal
against the judgment would be
held in Maebashi on,Dec. 2, the
day before the appeal deadline
expires.
Car Hits Gas Pump;
Blaze Results
A car, operated by James
Paul Teets, 3788 Hilsinger rd.,
struck two gas pumps at the
Fortune station, South Central
and Riverside aves., about 10:50
a.m. today causing" a gasoline
fire, police said.
Police said Teets told them
he had been forced to turn into
the station when a truck crowd
ed onto his side of the street.
One pump was knocked over
while another was bent off
center, police said.
A fire was started by electric
wire shorting against the metal
of the pump housing, according
to station officials. They said no
estimate of damage was avail
able. The Medford fire depart
ment extinguished the fire be
fore -additional damage was
caused, police said.
for a nominal fee. Prospective owners may
call SPring 3-2621 or visit the pound on Table
Rock rd. The law requires disposal in five
days.
President Leaves
White House First
Time Since Attack
Eisenhowers Talk
With Church Pastor
Washington HP) President
Eisenhower, making an "excel
lent" recovery from his slight
stroke, left the White House to
day and attended Thanksgiving
services at National Presbyterian
church.
It was the first time the Presi
dent had been out of his quar
ters at the executive mansion
since he was stricken with a
cerebral attack Monday. He was
up and about in his rooms the
day following the attack, but the
trip to church was his first ven
ture out of doors.
The sky was overcast and the
temperature a mild 60 degrees.
The President and Mrs. Eisen
hower sat through an hour-long
service. The church was filled
almost to capacity.
At the close, the President and
his wife chatted briefly with the
Rev. Edward L. R. Elson, church
pastor, and then motored back
to the White House for Thanks-,
giving dinner.
Smiles For Photographers
Eisenhower appeared sober
faced when he emerged from the
church but mustered a smile for
the corps of photographers wait
ing to snap his picture. He was
dressed in a dark suit and put on
a dark overcoat and hat as he
came out of the church.
A good-sized crowd gathered
across the street from the church
to watch as the President emerg
ed from the church. As he did
so, the crowd applauded.
Inside the . church, the Presi
dent sat in the fifth row of pews
on the left of the center aisle.
Directly in front of him was
Secretary of State John Foster
Dulles.
During the service Rev. Elson
prayed that Eisenhower would
be surrounded "with healing
ministry." He also asked that
Eisenhower be "restored to com
pleteness of health and strength
so that he may carry on in his
calling and service to mankind."
Evidence of Recovery
The President rose quickly
from his pew with the rest of
the congregation for hymn sing
ing. Eisenhower's attendance at
church was a surprise and dram
atic evidence to back up White
House claims of his speedy re
covery. Shortly after his attack
Monday, physicians had said he
would require a long period of
rest.
To further brighten the pic
ture, Press Secretary James C.
Hagerty; although he disclaimed
doing so, left open the possibil
ity in a statement to reporters
that Eisenhower may be able to
attend, as he had planned before
his illness, a meeting of the
North Atlantic Treaty Organiza
tion in Paris starting Dec. 16.
THANKSGIVING DAY BABY
Up to noon Thursday only one
Thanksgiving day baby had
been reported. Mr. and Mrs.
Donald Wolff, 321 Palm st.,
Ashland, were the parents of a
7-pound, 4-ounce baby girl, ac
cording to Ashland General hos
pital reports.