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(guSWAY SNARL Crowding against the
turnstiles, would-be passengers wait to enter,
a subway station in Queens after a strike by
motormen went into effect, partially crip
pling New York's transportation. Patrolman
stands by to see that no one enters the station
Governor iKiamman May Act
in Wew York Transit Strike
New York (IP Gov. Averell Harriman said
today he will.be forced to act to end New York's
crippling subway strike if Mayor Robert F. Wag
ner does not take concrete action before the day
)0Ut.
HSrriman said it was imperative that strik
ing foembers of the Motormen's Benevolent as
sociation and six other small craft unnions re
turn to work immediately and show a "funda
mental respect for law."
Sjibway System Near Chaos
The Harriman statement, made to the World
Telegram and Sun. came in the third day of the
strike, which has thrown the five-million-passen-gers-a-day
subway system into near chaos. Har
assed riders today had only a slightly easier time
getting to work during the morning rush hour
than they did Tuesday.
Violence flared for the first time in the strike
today. A two-foot length of pipe was hurled at
a subway motorman as his train passed through
Deadline Announced
On Receiving Toys
Medford firemen said that
they will stop receiving toys on
liday, Dec. 13 for their annual
Christmas project.
They have been accepting
broken toys and repairing and
painting them for distribution
to youngsters in need- families.
Firemen said that they are run
ning out of time to get the repair
work done. They still can use
wheels and toys which do not
need much repair.
Distribution of the toys is
handled by Medford Lady Lions.
Government Expmcted to
&9$t Cos Against Hoffa
- New Yo& HP The govern
ment was expected to rest its
case today against Teamster
President-elect James R. Hoffa,
ziarged with conspiring to tap
The telephones of union under
lings at the teamster headquar
iin Detroit.
Hcffa and two co-defendants,
iiglap expert BernardSpindel
(jnd Owen B. Brennan, president
oDDetroit Local 337, face a pos
ji)ble sentence of one year in
prison and $10,000 in "fines if
convicted. "
Pasadena, Calif. OR Rear
Adm. John E. Clark says the
OONavy expects -to have nuclear
powered task forces of subma
rines, carriers and cruisers
armed with missiles by the
1960s.
Vaccine Advisory Group
Said Hastened on Decision
Oakland, Calif. (IP) Former
Secretary of Health. Education
and Welfare Mrs. Oveta Culp
Hobby gave an advisory commit
tee only 75 minutes to make up
its mind on whether to release
the Salk polio vaccine, a mem
ber of the committee testified
today.
Dr. Howard Shaughnessy, of
the Illinois State Department of
Health, said that he and the
other committee members met
to discuss a report on the vaccine
at 2:45 p.m. on April 12, 1955,
and were asked to make up their
minds by 4 p.m.
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Successful
Cape Canaveral, Fla. (IP) An
Army Redstone, the third missile
of the week, blasted off in a suc
cessful flight from this test cen
ter Tuesday night and a host of
observers resumed their watch
for launching of a potential satellite-carrying
Jupiter and an
ocean-spanning Atlas.
The modified version of the
Porter Has Office
Here for Public
Congressman Charles O. Porter
has established permanent office
facilities in Jackson county for
the convenience of his constitu
ents here, it was announced to
day. He has arranged with At
torneys Noreen and Bernard
Kelly for the use of space in
their office in suite 20-21 in the
Goldy building, Bernard Kelly
reported. Porter will have use
of a desk on his visits to Medford
for conferences and other busi
ness. In addition. Kelly said, the
local office will forward mail to
the congressman, and will serve
as his "contact" here for con
gressional business. Representa
tive Porter's name has been
painted on one door of the office
suite.
Shaughnessy testified at a
civil trial here of damage suits
brought by the parents of chil
dren who contracted polio after
being given shots of Salk vac
cine manufactured by Cutter
Laboratories of Berkeley, Calif.
The advisory committee did
not give a decision at 4 p.m.,
but did so at 5 p.m. after only
slightly more than two hours'
consideration, Shaughnessy said.
It decided to approve the vac
cine and thus set off a nation
wide program to immunize chil
dren against polio.
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until a train is ready to go. The strike shut
down half the system and slowed service on
another 25 per cent, which, along with a
pouring rain and Christmas shopping, re
sulted in an unbelievable crush.
an open cut in Brooklyn's Canarsie line. Police
said the pipe missed the motorman, but smashed
a window and slightly injured a passenger.
A new transport crisis also threatened this
city of more than eight million persons. There
was a possibility of a service cut on city bus
lines, which have been striving to take up some
of the displaced subway riders.
Stay Away in Sympathy
More than- 500 bus maintenance men did not
show up for work today, in sympathy with the
MBA.
Harriman said that if the strikers return to
work, "I assure them they will get a complete
hearing and airing of their grievances."
He said that although the Transit Authority
had given the MBA a hearing, he felt that the
way it was conducted dissatisfied many workers
who objected to a ruling that all subway work
ers be represented by Michael J. Quill's giant
Transport Workers union.
Firing
short-range Redstone soared into
space in a spectacular night
flight, trailing a huge ball of
orange flame that was visible for
about four minutes before it fin
ally became one of the millions
of pinpoints of light dotting the
cold, clear sky.
Followed Earlier Firings
The successful firing of the
Redstone, a junior version of the
Jupiter ' intermediate range
rocket, came after two smaller
missiles were launched earlier
in a week of accelerated activity
after the failure of the Navy
Vanguard to put a baby moon
into orbit.
A ground-to-air Bomarc was
launched Monday and an uni
dentified small missile, similar to
the Bomarc, was sent speeding
skyward trailing a slim streak of
vapor Tuesday afternoon. Of
ficials at nearby Patrick Air
Force Base readily identified the
Bomarc but refused to say what
type of missile was fired Tues
day afternoon.
Rumors, none confirmed in the
slightest degree, said a Jupiter C
carrying a satellite might be
fired this week.
Atlas Static Fired
While observers scanned the
Cape Canaveral test canter Tues
day they saw, a huge Atlas un
covered from its gantry crane
and static-fired in late 'afternoon.
It was one of two Atlases known
to be on the Cape, and the same
one which had been pre-flight-testedfor
some three weeks.
Unofficial reports were that
the big continent-crossing mis
sile probably would be fired
within the week and surely by
the first of next week. As usual,
there was no official comment
and reporters had to rely on pri
vate contacts.
DOW-JONES AVERAGES
New York (IP) Dow
Jones final stock averages: 30
industrials 439.36 up 0.12; 20
railroads 96.05 up 0.07; 15
utilities 67.76 . up 0.11; 65
stocks 145.89 up 0.09. Sales
today were about 2.240.000
shares compared with 2,360,
C00 shares Tuesday.
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Freeze Rejected;
No Need Seen To
Extend Work Week
Sweeping Changes in
Federal Taxes Sought
Atlantic City, N.J. (IP)
The AFL-CIO today demanded
wage increases next year to bol
ster "inadequate consumer buy
ing power and restore needed na
tional economic growth."
Delegates to the AFL-CIO
convention rejected wage-freeze
proposals and said labor did not
see any need now to extend the
40-hour week.
They applauded United Auto
Workers' President Walter
Reuther, who said AFL-CIO
unions have a "responsibility"
not to "start a retreat' 'at the bar
gaining table next year.
No Dissent Voiced
There was no dissent as the
convention passed - a resolution
calling upon unions to negotiate
"sizeable wage increases" to off
set effects of the "slackening"
economy.
Reuther said "unemployment
is going to snowball" next year
but added that wage boosts
would be one way of countering
the economic decline.
The UAW lea3er said the na
tion was troubled by failure to
step up consumer income at the
same rate as the increases in pro
ductive capacity.. He rejected
arguments that wage boosts in
the past triggered inflation.
"We've had inflation rigged
by a small group of powerful
corporations . . . rigging prices
and ignoring the law of supply
and demand," Reuther said.
No Doubt Left
"You can't bargain with cor
porations about prices." He left
no doubt his union would go
after wage hikes.
The convention called " for
sweeping changes in federal
taxes, including a raise in "per
sonal individual exemptions from
S600 to $700, exception up to
$500 of contributions to govern
ment social security and retire
ment funds, and lower taxes on
small business. It called for elim
ination of loopholes and "tax
escape" clauses in the federal in
come tax laws to offset the re
ductions. Fog Soon To Leave,
Weather Bureau Says
Possibility that the fog, which
has enveloped the Medford vi
cinity most of this month, will
break up in about two days, was
voiced by the Medford station
of the U. S. Weather Bureau to
day. The bureau reported an ap
proaching storm system in the
central Pacific ocean due west
of San Francisco. Five-day fore
cast for western Oregon calls
for moderate precipitation most
ly occurring near the end of
the week. Northern California
prediction is for rain about the
same time.
The Medford area has had fog
every day of the month except
Dec. 1 and 6 and the current
spell began last Friday evening.
The fog is caused by cold air
"draining" into the valley and
being trapped by a stable layer
of warm air above. Some form
of energy like heat from the val
ley or wind is needed to stir the
air and even the temperature
of ihe layers.
Underground Blast
Kills Four Miners
Greenwood, Ark. (IP) An
underground explosion ripped
through a coal mine between
Greenwood and Hackett, Ark.,
early today killing four miners.
Two others nearby were slightly
injured.
Bill Lewis, owner of the Peer
less Coal Co. mine said the ex
plosion was caused by an accum
ulation of methane gas in the
mine. He said the six men were
working down a "float" about
one mile down.
WEATHER
FORECAST: Valley fog throuhe
Thursday. Above fog variable
. high cloudiness. Low tonight
30. High Thursday 35.
Temp.
Highest Yesterday 34
Lowest this Morning 30
Free, to 4 a.m. Today, Trace
Our Skies Tonight
Sunrise
Sunset
7:31 a.m.
4:39 p.m.
9:55 p.m.
Moonrise
Last Quarter Dec. 13
PROMINENT STAR
Spica. in the southeast 5:24 a.m.
VISIBLE PLANETS
Venus, low in south
west :28 p.m.
Mars, rises 5:45 a.m.
Jupiter, to the left of Spica.
The Necessary Pushcart
(Herblock Is
Ike To Leave Friday
For NATO Conference
Washington (IP) The United States today brushed off Russian
Premier Nikolai Bulganin's latest letter to President Eisenhower
as an apparent attempt to "influence" next week's NATO summit
conference in Paris.
Official U.S. reaction io Bulganin's letter was voiced by State
Department Press Officer Lincoln While.
"I think it can be assumed that the liming of the delivery of
this letter and Ihe intention of the Soviet union io publish it would
indicate an intention to influence the proceedings at the NATO
conference," White said.
Washington (IP) President
Eisenhower, given a goahead by
his doctors, cleaned up some
White House business today in
preparation for his departure
Friday for the NATO Summit
meeting in Paris.
The 67-year-old chief execu
tive, described by six doctors
Tuesday as having made an "ex
cellent" recovery from the mild
stroke he suffered Nov. 25, was
up early and at his desk at 8:05
a.m. (EST).
After signing a number of
routine papers, he met with Sec
retary of State John Foster
Dulles for 30 minutes to discuss
plans for the NATO meetings.
The papers signed by the Presi
dent included:
Authorization for govern
ment workers to take a half-day
holiday on Christmas eve and
New Years eve.
Extension of federal control
over two new synthetic drugs
with addiction-forming habits
similar to morphine.
A specification that persons
seeking to buy obsolete naval
vessels can establish intent with
a 10 per cent down payment.
Home Burns Down
In Ashland Area
Ashland A house in which
Mr. and Mrs. William Morgan
were living at 1330 Nevada st.,
Ashland, burned to the ground
early this morning. The occu
pants escaped from a bedroom
window just ahead of the flames.
City officials said the fire de
partment was called but could
not arrive in time to save the
wood frame structure located
about a mile outside of the city
limits. A witness reported flames
roared through the house so
quickly that even neighbors
were unable to do anything to
help save the house or any of
its contents.
The couple, both in their mid
50's, escaped the flames with
what clothes Morgan could
snatch up. He told a neighbor
that he had only $4 in his pock
et. Neither the house nor its con
tents were insured, a neighbor
said.
Mrs. Morgan is reported to be
blind and Morgan is said to be
unable to work because of a
heart condition.
Firemen said cause of the fire
which started in the front part
of the house is yet unknown.
November Unemployed
Said To Total 3,200,000
Washington (IP) Unemploy
ment in. November rose by 700,
000 persons to a total of 3,200,
000 the highest November
figure since 1947 the govern
ment reported today.
Total civilian employment fell
by 1,100,000 from the October
mark to 64,900,000 more than
300,00 below the November,
1956 level.
Copyright. 1957. The Pulitzer Pui-'istUng Co.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
on Vacation)
Injured Pedestrian
In Critical Shape
The condition of a 24-year-old
man struck by a bakery truck
sideview mirror on North Paci
fic highway was described as
critical by Sacred Heart hospital
authorities this noon.
They said John Arthur Mar
shall, Kalispell, Mont., is suffer
ing from intercranium injuries.
He was reported in surgery this
morning, they added.
Marshall was struck by the
sideview mirror on a truck dri
ven by Jack Winford Williams,
455 Walker st., Ashland, when
he attempted to cross highway
99 near the Richfield truck stop,
in heavy fog, according to police.
Williams told police he attempt
ed to miss Marshall, but when
turning into the curb lane,
struck him with the mirror.
Robert William Ball, 943 Vz
Murray st., told police that he
had seen the hitchhiker a few
minutes before he was struck
walking among the pump is
lands at the truck stop. Police
said Ball told them the man
seemed to be walking in a dazed
manner and almost walked into
the back wheels of a large truck
pulling out of the station.
Southern Teamsters
Use Fifth Amendment
Washington (IP) A parade
of five Southern Teamster of
ficials accused of being "goons"
and "thugs," invoked the Fifth
Amendment 163 times today to
avoid answering questions about
dynamitings, beatings and sabo
tage. One, President Don Vestal of
Teamster Local 327 at Nashville,
Tenn., also ducked questions
about any past Communist party
affiliations and past connections
with Harry Bridges Internation
al Longshoremen's Union.
Longview, Wash. (IP) Voters
here have approved a $2,600,000
building program bond issue for
the Longview school district.
'Rocket Fuel'
Injures Eagle
Eagle Point Billy Pfeifer, 14,
Shadv Cove, suffered cuts and
severe burns yesterday morning
when a bottle of chemicals in his
pocket exploded.
The incident occurred at a Dour
10:30 a.m. during an English
class at the Eagle Point High
sfhnol. where the boy is a fresh
man. The physician who treated
the boy gave credit to Victor
Hav. science teacher, for saving
young Pfeifer from even more
serious injuries by quick admin
istration of first aid.
The boy. son of Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Pfeifer, Shady Cove,
was taken to Sacred Heart nos-
County Citizens
Give Their Views
The Oregon water resources board this morning opened th
first of three hearings on the Rogue river basin.
Today's all-day session began at 9 a.m. at the county court
house with about 65 persons attending. Tomorrow the board will
conduct a second hearing in Grants Pass, and on ftriday will be
in Gold Beach for the third.
Heard this morning were mem
bers of the Jackson county water
resources committee, which has
completed a study and report
on eight phases of water use in
the Rogue basin, including flood
control, agricultural, pollution,
watershed management, recrea
tion, fish and wildlife, industrial
and municipal uses.
Subcommittee reports were
presented by Robert Lee, dom
estic and municipal water users;
Jack Hoffbuhr, agriculture us
ers; Gerald Latham, industrial,
mining and power users; Eu
gene Burrill, watershed manage
ment; D. Harold Barber, recrea
tion resource; Hank DeVoss,
fish and wildlife water use; and
Manville M. Heisel, pollution
abatement.
Other speakers included Bert
Harr, Applegate, who spoke re
garding domestic water users; W.
E. Davies, who represented elev
en Eagle Point farmers; and Car
ol E. Brown, supervisor of the
Rogue River National forest.
Brown stressed multiple use of
all lands as to wildlife, forest and
minerals and mentioned that a
watershed management division
had been added to the forest
service regional office in Port
land. He stressed water in recre
ational areas makes the area
more desirable and the water is
not restricted for downstream
users.
Also speaking were William
E. Hallin, U.JS. Fonest Service.
who mentioned activities of man
caused increased soil erosion. He
stressed research so watersheds
could be preserved.
Latham said that since the
submitting of the report of the
recreational subcommittee it was
discovered- recreational money
has been allotted in the Howard
Prairie dam area. He reported
that the money was available
but there was no agency to use
anj areas set aside for this pur
pose. C. J. Campbell, Oregon State
Game commission, commented
on the necessity of fish produc
tion and protection to increase
tlie fish population in the basin
and reported game was increas
ing but waterfowl near the
Rogue river was on a decline.
Also speaking on wildlife and
fish was L.D. Marriage, of the
Oregon Fish commission, who
told of the value of salmon and
gave totals of various fish catch
Last Minute Plea
Made for Donors
Red Cross officials here Issued
a last minute reminder that the
Bloodmobile will be at the chap
ter headquarters building on
Hawthorne ave. until 6 p.m. to
day. Drop-ins are urgently needed,
an official said. As of this morn
ing, 154 appointments had been
made for the Bloodmobile visit.
This is over 100 more appoint
ments than had been scheduled
as of Monday morning but was
considerably under the total
needed to make the 350 donor
goal, or 290 pints, an official
said.
Shady Cove donors contribut
ed 107 pints during the Blood
mobile visit there yesterday
afternoon.
"That's pretty good, we hope
we can do as well today," an
official commented.
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pital by his father after the ex
plosion, which was heard
throughout the building. Other
members of the class suffered
minor burns and cuts from splin
tered glass, but after being
checked by a physician were re
leased. The boy is in "good" condi
tion this morning, his doctor
said. He underwent surgery for
1 Vz hours yesterday for removal
of glass splinters, and was treat
ed for second and third degree
burns on his arm and leg. Young
Pfeifer was to have played the
lead role in the school play
Thursday.
es in sections of the Rogue.
Heisel added to his report on
pollution abat'Taent that re
sources in the basin were on an
international scope rather than
national because of world popu
lation. He said the health of the
nation depends on sanitation.
Also heard was Hank DeVoss
for the Izaak Walton league,
which Monday night adopted a
resolution pledging support to
flood control works so long as
it did not interfere with other
of the "God-given resources" of
the Rogue basin's water.
Charles Hoover, Camp White
farmer, suggested game commis
sion develop lakes in areas for
recreation facilities for disabled
and older persons. He asked that
in considering irrigation prob
lems drainage of. the area be
taken into consideration and
stated that irrigation systems
should not cut across farm land
which would divide the owner's
land in a ay to make it difficult
to farm.
The hearing will provide infor
mation which the board will con
sider, along with its own techni
cal studies, in preparing suggest
ed legislation for the next ses
ion of the Oregon legislature.
Among members of the board
at the hearing were L. C. Bin
ford, chairman, John Davis,
Robert Root, Medford orchard
ist and former legislator, Quin
tin Bowman, and executive sec
retary of the board, Don Lane,
Salem, former secretary of the
Jackson " county Chamber of
Commerce.
New Post Office
Sei lor Shady Cove
Portland Shady Cove will
have a new and larger post of
fice early next year, according
to S. G. Schwartz, Qgional di
rector, Post Office department.
The department has accepted
the proposal of Harold Cooley,
Glendale, to construct the new
building on the north side of
Williams st., near Highway 62.
The modern quarters will con
tain 604 square feet of inside
floor space and have-510 square
feet of outside maneuvering and
parking area.
Under the terms of the pro
posal, the building will be mod
ern with fluorescent lighting,
separate finance and lock box
lobby and a complete new outfit
of government screenline equip
ment The new post office -is expected
to be ready for occupancy by
Feb. 1, Schwartz said.
Howard C. Nutt is postmaster
of this third-class post office.
McElroy Inspecting
Defenses in Germany ,
Munich, Germany OP) De
fense Secretary Neil H. McElroy
today made a lightning tour of
the American "pentomic" divis
ions which form NATO's front
line defenses in West Germany.
McElroy flew here Tuesday
night from West Berlin and met
U.S. Seventh Army Commander
Gen. Bruce Clark. He planned
to spend the day visiting Seventh
Army units.
McElroy will fly to Paris later
this week for the NATO summit
conference.
Elks To Hold Party
For Charity Funds
Medford Elks will hold the
annual Christmas charity party
Thursday, December 12, at the
lodge temple. The party is for
Elks only and will begin at 5:30
p.m. with a social hour and smor
gasbord. A program of games will fol
low. Funds raised from this yearly
event go for the lodge's exten
sive charitable projects, accord
ing to Richard Phair, secretary.
Hay, a former medical corps
man, gave the boy first aid by
flooding the burns, which he
said were caused by the mix
ture of red phosphorus-potassium
chlorate, with which young
Pfeifer had been experimenting
as. a rocket fuel. The youngster
is an able amateur chemist, Hay
said, and was aware of the dan
ger of the mixture, but not of
the fact that it could be set off
by body temperrure.
No damage to the school build
ing was reported, although
smoke filled the classroom for a
brief period after the explosion.