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O MIM MAROON DIP ED OVERM GOT-1 i 0 NATOMdngls me of Sritical teps to By HARRY S. TRUI4A Norlh American Newspaper Alliance, Inc. Copyright. 1957. by Mt"T S. Trumin The meeting of the 1 nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Or ganization in Paris on Dec. 16 is one ofhe most critically im portant steps that hdl to be tak en to sejrure) the peace of the world. U O If President Eisenhower it un able to attend, his personal par ticipation will be seriously miss ed, but I am glad that the Con ference will go on as planned, because it ought to give us an opportunity to resolve the dif ferences between some of our friends and Allies. It is time to reverse the trend towards mis understanding and unilateral ac tion. NATO was established dur ing my administration because of the need for joint consultation and continuous planning to meet a common danger to Jieace and ; security from the Kremlin Recent Developments Recent events and develop ments have proved that the neea of close cooperation and under standing with our Allies is even more essential today than it ha ever been and that the most ur gent task we have is to restore the spirit and substance cf friendship with our Allies. Let us frankly face the fact that here have been unfortun ate incidents leading to strained relations with some of our clos est friends. Only the enemy can derive any comfort from any estrangement between any of us in the free world. UnlesC we have confidence and intimate communication between each of us on all matters involving for eign policy and security, we shall drift apart a very dang erous prospect. This requires that we deal with each other with candor and open-minded-ness about our intentions and our individual national interests. We have been dramatically re minded of our interdependence with our Allies and the need for mutual assistance by the re cent scientific achievements of Russia. The manner in which Russia has flaunted her Sputniks and her boast of her ability to destroy our cities with her mis siles has left no room for doubt that her purpose is to employ science not for the benefit of peoples everywhere but to inti midate and subvert those who would resist the terms of the Kremlin. Remind Russians Once again I think the Rus sians ought to be reminded of the true strength, the real0cap- acity and resources and the cour-t age of the free nations to meet and repel any challenge, no mat ter what weapons the Kremlin may be tempted to let loose. Too often dictatorships have misjudg Bloodmobile Slated For December 11 The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be at the Red Cross build ing, 60 Hawthorne st., oh Wed nesday, Dec. 11, from 1 to 6 p.m., according to Red Cross officials. Medford's quota has been set at 290 points, they said. Advance appointments can be made by calling SPring 3-3813. The blood mobile will be in Shady Cove on Tuesday, Dec. 10. Ernest Klatt Bouni Over To Grand Jury Ernest Charles Klatt, MedJbrS. was bound over to the firand jury Friday in district court on a charge of obtaining property by false pretenses. JudeTmes W. Main set bond at J1500. . Klatt, who was arrtd by city police last Seek, waived the right to an attorney and pra liminary hearing, WEATHE& FORECAST: ParUv clouv t niRht and Tuesdiy. Ptrv vallev tog Tuesdiv morning. tw "tonight 32. High Tusy 43. Temp. Highest Yesterday S Lowest This Morning z Free, to 4 a.m. Today Trc Our Skies Tonight Sunrise . 7:22 a.m. 4:40 p.m. MoonsPt Tuesday J:44 a.m. Full Moon daT,. f,r Mornine stars are now JuP"" risimr at 3:48 I m.. and Mars, risine at 5:49 a.m. Late in the month they will he joined by Saturn, now too near the Sun to be seen. Sunset EFac es the will of a people capable and determined to remain free. I hope the Kremlin is not under Cftimating our collective mili tary capabilities. I hope Russia is not planning to embark on adventures, some of which mayj already have been launcnea in tftt guise of economic aid pro grams, which are, in reality, a device for Communist imperial istic penetratiton. Because I despair of the Krem lin's capacity for reason and good sense in international re lations, except when confronted by strength, I -feel that this im portant NATO meeting should deal With the urgent need, for the NATO powers to pool scien tific, military and economic re sources. (Catiud on page I. section 2) juveniles Arrested On Probation Charge Medford police reported this morning, they arrested three ju veniles about 12:10 a.m. today on charges of violation of pro bation. Police said one of the youths, t It-' year- old boy, was lodged in the county jail pending action by juvenile authorities. The other youths, two girls aged 13 and 14, were released to the custody of their parents pending action by juvenile authorities, police said. Officers said the youths were stopped on a routine check near the 1300 block on Court st. The 14-year-old boy, in a signed statement, told police he ha"d taken two bottles of wine from the Elk City Market on Sun day. He and the girls had'shared it, he said. Stale Political Pol Starting To Boil Salem HP) The political was boiling in Salem over pot this past week end. First, Salem Mayor Robert White announced he would be a candidate for a Republican State Senate spot. Then rumors circulated that State Rep. Robert Elfstrom, Sa lem Republican, had his eyes on the governorship. Elfstrom quickly denied any ambitions for the governor's chair with the comment that he thought "Sis Unander would make a good governor." Unand er, state treasurer, is considered a potential uur guoernaionai candidate. State Rep. Edie Ahrens, Tur ner Republican, denied another rumor that he would also be a Senate candidate. But he said he might consider it if Sen. Lee Ohmart, Salem Republican, doesn't run. By UNITED PRESS Oregon to'dav counted at least six Dersons dead from traffic ac cidents over the long Thanksgiv ing holiday week end. A rash of Sunday accidents injured many more persons. 'Ah, That's The (Herblock It 1 vjiii! fok S$M$- EXPORT ONLY -i immm fro 1 Holiday Traffic Takes 554 Lives During Four Days California Leads With 62 Fatalities By UNITED PRESS Traffic accidents killed 554 t persons during the four-day Thanksgiving week end, a final count showed today. The National Safety council said the total topped the "nor mal" figure of 500 deaths for a four-day non-holiday period at this time of year. The United Press counted 554 persons killed in traffic from 6 p.m. Wednesday to midnight Sunday." Plane crashes killed nine persons and 128 were killed in miscellaneous acci dents for an overall total of 691. California Leads California led all other states with 62 traffic deaths. Ohio was second with 36, New York had 28, Michigan 27, Arkansas 25, Ilinois 22 and Florida 21. New Hampshire and the Dis trict of Columbia had no fatali ties. The Safety council said that November is one of the worst months for traffic accidents be cause of bad weather and early darkness. The worst single accident of the holiday killed nine persons Saturday night in a high speed two-car collision near Nogales, Ariz. Six of the victims were airmen from Davis-Monthan Air Force base at Tucson, Ariz. 44 Cars Pile Up in Highway 99 Crashes Salem OP) Forty-four ve hicles piled up in 25 separate accidents on Highway 99 last night from 11 miles south of Salem to the Santiam bridge. The smashups delayed some 400 vehicles and sent two persons to hospitals here and in Albany. The 44 cars were involved in chain - reaction type smashes which state police blamed on too much speed and cars traveling too close on rain-slick pavement. Cars backed up several miles for a period of three hours on Highway 99 as state police tried to untangle the mess. Injured in the crashes were Arthur Russell Puis, Eugene, and Mrs. Florine Dufresne, Vancou ver, Wash. Ten cars were towed to Al bany and Salem with the rest limping on their way with minor damage. Police warned motorists not to travel mountain passes unless absolutely necessary. Susan McDonald Delegate-Ai-Large Susan McDonald, Medford, has been selected as a delegate-at-large for the Oregon council of the Blind executive meeting scheduled in Portland on Dec. 7. The group will consider ac tions completed in the state meet ing conducted in September. The purchase of a tap recorder and the taping of several books will be discussed. The group will also review recent bills passed by the state legislature. Place For It" Copyright, 1957. The Fulitwr Pualiiiiiiij: -o. St. Louts Fost-Dispatc on Vacation) 52nd Year Medford United Press Full Leased Wire No. 191 Hawaiians Take From Inlumcaoe Honolulu Saved From Battering By Storm Shift 80-Mile-an-Hour Winds Bring Rain Hanepepe, Kauai, T.H. OP) Some one thousand persons on the island of Kauai moved into shelters manned by Red Cross workers early today as Hurri cane Nina bore in with 80-mile-an-hour winds. No major damage was report ed from Hawaii's first recorded hurricane, although power fail ures were commonplace and the Aloha ..heater in Hanepepe was flooded with three feet of water. The storm shifted course early Sunday, thus saving Honolulu which is 96 miles southeast of here from a serious battering. However, Honolulu reported the first casualty attributed to the storm. A lineman was electro cuted while repairing a 4000 volt power line that was dam aged by the gale force winds. Rains Threaten Trouble The major danger to Kauai was flooding. Rains reported at three and one-half inches per hour Sunday night threatened to flood low lying areas and inun date domestic water supply sys tems. Storm warnings were lowered for the southernmost island of Hawaii, 200 miles south of Oahu, and similar action was expected for the other major islands ex cept' Kauai." - The storm was expected to deliver its hardest punch early today and then taper off. No hurricane has hit any of the Hawaiian Islands in record ed history although one came close to Kauai in 1950. Nina was expected to come within 80 miles of the island, possibly the closest one ever got. San Francisco (W Com mercial air traffic between here and Honolulu resumed normal schedules today after a day of delayed flights caused by gale winds on the fringe of Hurricane Nina in the Hawaiian Islands. At least 15 commercial air liners and nearly 750 passen gers had been affected by the de- lav. Both Pan American World Air ways and United Air Lines an nounced resumption of normal service from here this morning, and both lines dispatched planes from Honolulu Sunday night as the hurricane swept wide of the island of Oahu. Military Air Transport service also resumed its flights. Four Students Hurt Near Klamath Falls Klamath Falls OH Two University of Oregon students from California were in Kla math Valley hospital today with injuries suffered Sunday when the car in which they were rid ing skidded on icy pavement about 14 miles north of Chilo quin junction and cracked VP- Robert J. Peterson, 19, San Rafael, suffered a fractured lum bar vertebrae, and Martha Hurl but, 19, Larkspur, Calif., suffer er a possible fractured back. Both were in good condition to day. Driver of the car, Allen M. Peterson, 20, a brother of Rob ert, and Margaret Brooks, 19, Kentfield, Calif., were treated for minor injuries and released Allen Peterson is an Oregon State College-sutdent. Box Car Cleaning Hearing Postponed Salem OPi Further public hearings on charges that South ern Pacific is not cleaning up its box cars in southern Oregon prior to delivery to shippers have been postponed from an original Dec. 9 date. Public Utility Commissioner Howard Morgan said the hear ings were postponed because the railroad has filed pleadings that the PUC order does not state the grounds for the investigation. MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1957 ROVER TO DOVER This stuffed dog atop a doghouse built of southern Oregon pine will fly over the north pole to England as the first wooden satellite ever launched. The "gag" was a brainchild of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce to bring attention to southern Oregon wood products and will be displayed with Oregon products at the American Chamber of Commerce in London. M. M. Huggins, president of the Jackson county chamber, hands the doghouse to United Airlines hostess Miss Pat Greer while the pilot, Capt. Lloyd Cooley, looks on. The dog house will be transferred to a Pan American plane in Portland which will be making its second scheduled polar flight. lesources 'A large number of farmers and others interested are expect ed to attend the public meeting of the Jackson county water resources committee in the court house auditorium starting at 8 p.m. today, it was reported. A seven-point summary of the problems and recommendations for development of the Rogue River basin's water resources will be presented to the public and recommendations received. These may be incorporated into the report to be presented the state water resources board here Dec. 11, along with a report from the Josephine county com mittee. A group of Eagle Point farm ers met last night to formulate their recommendations, a spokes man said. One of the major areas in the committee report to be questioned-by the farmers will be the section produced by the water shed management subcommittee. This group recommends that it be made unlawful to irrigate in such a manner as to cause soil erosion on the irrigated or adja cent land. Also expected to interest the farmers is the report made by the agricultural uses subcommit tee of the Jackson county water resources committee. This subcommittee report is divided into sections on irriga tion, beef horticulture, specialty crops, general farming, and dairy. The six Groups point out in reports that additional large areas of sub-marginal land would become highly productive if irri gation water were made avail able to them. Another general conclusion made by the six groups is addi tional " water supplies will in crease the total assessed valua tion of county agricultural lands, broadening the tax base and providing more taxes for the benefit of the whole county. In addition to the direct gross farm income increase, estimated at over S21 .million annually there would be a large increase in indirect income., This would result from further processing and manufacture of these larger farm crops. The additional in come would amount to approxi mately $7 million, according to Oregon State college formulas. "The agricultural users com mittee believes that the greatest permanent good to the greatest number of people will come through the full development of all feasible and available dam sites to impound the greatest possible amount of water and it endorses this full development to its maximum capacity," the To Mtras Unite Fra Cover Nina Heeling report from the six groups con cludes. The report of the subcommit tee on fish and wildlife water use is also expected to receive much concentrated attention. One of the main recommenda tions made by this group also centers on irrigation "The com mittee recommends the state pass such laws as are necessary to properly control and enforce all irrigation and diversion so users do not exceed their allot ment and any waters remaining in the stream be made a part of the guaranteed minimum flow and reserved for the fishery." ' The subcommittee report fol lows up this recommendation with another stating the control of over-diversion of water for irrigation is one immediate step which would increase flows in most streams. "The large economic values the fishery brings to the county and to the state woura" seem rea son enough to give protection to the fishery so it may be main tained and even augmented," the subcommittee further concludes. Medford Trio Face Assault Charges Dec. 18 has been set for the' trial of three Medford men who have been charged with assault and battery. They were arrested on a- citizen's complaint signed by Loa Burns, 372 Garfield st., following disturbance at ' the New Pastime Tavern-, North Pa cific highway, on Wednesday evening, according to Medford police. Police said Fritz John Ruch, 328 North Central ave., Robert Earl Meyers, 507 South Peach St., and Richard Eugene Foy, route 1, box 324 Arnold lane, are charged with being involved in a fist-fight after closing hours about 1:10 a.m. last Thursday. They have pleaded innocent. New Snow Hamper Oregon Mountain Travel Salem (IP) New snow was reported in Oregon mountain passes by the State Highway De partment today. Highway officials said two inches of new snow fell at Warm Springs junction, four inches in McKenzie pass, two inches in Santiam pass, five inches at Aus tin and a trace in Willamette pass and at Chemult. Icy spots were reported at Warm Springs junction, Siski you, Prospect, Santiam pass, Willamette pass, Chemult, On tario and John Day. rowd Price 10 Cents Tribun E full Lsd 'ira 18 PAGES Stevenson Asked To Attend Briefing Of Congressmen Former lllinoi Govrnr Accept Washington : (W Adlai E. Stevenson has been invited to a White House-legislative meeting this week in a move to strength en bi-partisanship in foreign af fairs. The administration took the unprecedented step of calling Stevenson, titular head of the Democratic Party, to the brief ing for Congressional leaders Tuesday oo administration plans to beef up NATO against Russia s increasing challenge. The State Department said Ste venson had been asked to take part in the session because he has been working on the NATO proposals in his role as adminis tration consultant. The former Illinois governor "has accepted" the invitation, it said. Paris Trip Not Revealed There still was no word, how ever, on whether Stevenson would go to Paris later this month as part of the U.S. dele gation to the "summit" meeting of North Atlantic Treaty nations calls to deal with Russia's mis sile scientific threat. There was some change the session might result in the first face-to-face meeting3 between President Eisenhower and Ste venson since Eisenhower defeat ed the latter for reelection. Eisenhower plans to sit in on today's cabinet meeting to fin alize proposals for Tuesday's leg islative session, which he also hopes to attend if his doctors allow it. No Briefs Filed in o o Southern Pacific Case Salem OP) The Public Util ity Commission said today that no briefs had been filed in behalf of southern Oregon complain ants who protested the action of Southern Pacific in abandoning passenger service on the Rogue River line from Portland to Ash land in August, 1955. Howard Mor gan said deadline for the filing was last Aug. 19. Morean said several "pointed inquiries" had been made to his office as to why neither state Sen. Philip B. Lowry, Medford Republican, nor counsels for the railroad had filed briefs. In a letter to Lowry, Morgan said neither party had "made any attempt to expedite proced ures or shown any interest in final disposition of this proceed ing instituted by you and your colleagues." Water, Fire Districts Will Have Elections Elections to fill boad of dir ector posts in fire districts and water districts of the county are being held today with polls open until 8 p.m. Central Point . and Medford rural fire protection districts each are filling three positions. Harold Gebhard, B. Sam Taylor and Claude Thompson wer can didates who filed for the Central Point district directorships. Med ford district canidates are Mrs. Dorothy McOuat, Clifford L. Howard and H. Chandler Drew. Oak Grove school is polling place in Medford district and the rural fire station is poll loca tion at Central Point. Shady Cove-Trail fire district will fill one position and vote on a tax levy measure which would provide $17,000 over a period of five years for fire fighting equipment. Candidate is Floyd Kelley. Eaton Up For Re-election . Loraine Eaton is up for re election as a commissioner in the Elk City water district. In the Charlotte Anne water dis trict Guy Corliss is candidate to succeed himself for a five-year term. He is now chairman of the water district board. Polling place for the Charlotte0 Anne voting is the Camp IJ-Rest motel, 3761 South Pacific highway. Donald L. Bryan, secretary of AH Night Stay Hear Ml. Ashland Taken In Stride Passing Driver Gives Ad to Hiking Family Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Hale and their three children, 314 Oakgrove rd., made a tour of the Ashland loop Saturday they will long remember. Newcomers to Southern Ore gon from Seattle. Wash., the family was marooned over Sat urday night at 7800 feet eleva tion. Sunday the father and mother and three children rang ing in age from 8 to 11 years of age, walked 13 miles to where a motorist picked them up near Applegate river. A for est ranger and two other men dug and pulled the car out of the snowy road. "We had made the trip Sat urday afternoon since it was recommended to us as a beauti ful drive," Mrs. Hale said. "We got up near Mt. Ashland when snow prevented us going any further. While trying to back out the car ran into a ditch." "Not being able to get it out we decided to spend the night there. Warmth was provided by running the car 10 minutes every two hours. Otherwise, Rdnne, 9V, Sharon 11, and Marcia 8 and we two adults had only thin coats to keep us warm," She added. "We started: hiking at 8 a.m. Sunday, and reached the Apple gate river by 2:30 p.m. when we were picked up. The motorist was the only one we saw in all that time. He picked us up and also helped get our car out. We are proud of our children. They never complained all that time and walked right along with us. They're all back in school to day." Hale is a zone manager here for Texaco Oil company. Ike Presides Over Meeting oi Cabinet Washington HP) President Eisenhower, continuing his "ex cellent" recovery from a mild stroke suffered a week ago, pre sided today over a cabinet meet ing attended by other top offic ials. The session, held soon after his return from a week end at his Gettvsbure. Pa., farm, repre sented the first major exercise of official duties by the chief executive since he was stricken. Eisenhower returned to Wash ington from a long week end of rest at Gettysburg. He dropped by his office briefly to dictate memoranda to his secretary, Mrs. Ann Whitman. He then went to the living quarters of the White House for lunch and a nap before returning to his of fice. DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York (IT) Dow-Jonei final slock averages: 30 in dustrials 446.91. off 2.96; 20 railroads 102.23. off 1.75; 15 utilities 67.46. off 0.27, and 65 slocks 143.02. off 1.21. Sales today were about 2.430.000 shares compared with 2.740. 000 Friday. the board of commissioners in the Kings Highway water dist rict, is candidate to succeed him self in today's election. His term will be for five-years. Polling place will be at 1833 South Peach st., the Wayne Troxell residence. Three commissioners will be elected in the Maple Park Water district. They are Donald Casp er, seeking a five-year term; Gail Durbin, four-year term, and Mrs. Geraldean Graham, one -year term. Poling place will be at the Graham Electric Service, 1205 Sage rd. Jacksonville highway water district will hold an election at Oak Grove schoolhouse. Roscoe Hopfer is running for reelection as a director to service a three year term. 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