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O O west . Still Has 'iargisi if Power, u o o o O 0 4, . 'ja&F&n. M I V 4 iA JM r J.vr''( - : & '' 'I - ;fj DISCUSS NEW HOME Mrs. Kay Crowell, Jackson county juvenile officer, left. Judge Edward C. Kelly, circuit court judge, cen ter, -Shd Governor Robert Holmes, right, dis cufj) thi: recently completed juvenile deten Over 300 Attend Ceremonies; Governor And Judge Speak Ih new Jackson county juve nlle detention home cannot pre sent delinquency that Is up to O tlja community as a whole, said p'judge William S. Fort, of the Lane county circuit court, who Ctffok at the Sunday afternoon "dedication at the Jackson county fairgrounds. "This will serve as a 'hospital' to cut those sick children who enter. No immunization shots can be given here," Judge Fort Gelaborated. "It is up to the com munity to get there before the problem becomes serious." . tewey Wilson, Medford, chair man of the citizens advisory com mittee to the juvenile court acted as master of ceremonies and introduced the judge to a crowd of over 300 people. He also introduced County Judge Rodnev Keating, and commis sioners Ralph James and Ches ter Wendt; Jackson County Ju venile Officer Mrs. Kay Crowell. Circuit Court Judge Edward Xordy Hew Head Of County Agents Clifford B. Cordy, Jackson (count? gent for horticulture, elected president of the Ore Tfon ounty agenfs association last tek at the annual county agents sociation meeting in onrmllis. . Crfy, 'ho was vice presi odet last year, has been a mem ber flf the group for 22 years. Ieed Bailey, agent for Malheur county, was elected vice presi dent. Th new president said that he planned to schedule several business meetings during the coming year in convenient dis tricts throughout the state. The association meeting, at- O tended by the Jackson county agriculture agent, W. B. Tucker, and the local agriculture staff, was designed to keep the agents informed of latest developments in their fields. The group meet ings were held at the Oregon State college during the past week. " Others attending the state meet were Don Berry, horticul ture agent. Earl Jossey, extension agent, Miss Mary Pat Lucy, home demonstration agent, and Glenn Klein and Miss Marllou Garner, 4-H county agents. WEATHER FORECAST: Showery and windy through Tuesday. Snow show ers above 4.000 feet. Low to night 38. High Friday 45. Temp. Highest Yesterday 54 Lowest This Morning 39 Prec. to 10 a.m. Today ... 09 Ourkies Tonight Sunrise ";34 a.m. Sunset :n P-m. Moonrise -Tuesday 3:43 a.m. New Mooli Dec. 20 For the next two weeks Venus will be it-its greatest brilliance. Low in southwest at 6:19 p.m. it sets 7:34 p.m. In a telescope it now has a crescent shape. AAedffoird Stores to Uemain Kelly and Gov. Robert D. Holmes. Each spoke briefly. Governor Holmes said while dedicating the new building the audience could look back down the road of social thinking. This, he said, led to realization of a need for such a place. The build ing is dedicated to the vision and faith which made it possible. The public is beginning to realize that people are our best natural resource, the governor said. Cooperation between the coun ty juvenile counselor's office arid both private and public agencies is important to effectively pre vent the spread of juvenile de linquency problems, Judge Fort pointed out. Such organizations would include law enforcement, welfare department, schools, health department, YMCA, Boy and Girl Scouts and other youth organizations as the private agencies. A number of questions should be asked by people of the com munity anxious to effectively deal with juvenile delinquency problems, the Lane county ju venile court judge said. First, does the county juve nile office have adequate per sonnel both in numbers and in quality? This, the judge said, is the backbone of juvenile work in the community. A community should also ask itself if the police agencies un derstand the relationship of the juvenile office with their efforts and if both work closely and harmoniously. Police work with the juvenile problem is vital, Judge Fort said. A central clear ing house for all information on juveniles in trouble should be maintained. Cooperation of the welfare de partment is also needed since dependent children those whose parents are on relief or otherwise can't support their families became delinquennts if neglected. Adequate temporary shelter and sufficient number of proper foster homes should be ready for these dependent children, Judge Fort said. School person nel should also know what ser vices are available to them and when and how to use them. Police, welfare and schools are the three basic agencies for deal ing with juvenile problems, the judge reiterated. A community must have "a careful, sound and Britain Said To Hove Significant Advance Stanford, Calif. OP) A top nuclear physicist declared today the British have achieved a "sig nificant" advance toward har nessing the hydrogen bomb as a source of power. Dr. Sterling Colgate of the University of California Liver more Radiation Laboratory, said he was unable to divulge the na ture of the British advance. He said security regulations pre vented him from saying whether the United States had made simi lar progress. tion home. The picture was taken in the auditorium following dedication ceremonies Sunday afternoon. Over 300 people attend ed, county officials estimated. flowing relationship" among all three. The health department can help by referring early to the juvenile office any bad home conditions which its personnel may observe. Tremendous gains have been made in mental health work which also has its bearing On the juvenile problem, the judge pointed out. Judge Fort emphasized that cooperation is a two-way street between the juvenile office and community agencies. The judge also outlined con tributing causes of the rise in juvenile delinquency. These include the swing from rural to metropolitan living and the resultant break-down in the family as a self-sufficient eco nomic unit and a center for edu cation and recreation. A part of this trend is the in creasing number of working mothers which will increase as equal pay for equal work be comes established. The commun ity is now assuming responsibil ity for both education and recrea tion of the child. In Florida a compulsory youth recreation pro gram has been established, the judge pointed out. Also contributing to the prob lem is the dull child who is easily led into trouble. In too many schools such a child becomes restless as he is forced to meet the standards set for the normal child. A child who has not passed the second or third grade in reading ability cannot be expected to get much satisfaction from work established for the normal child, the judge illustrated. The prob lem of adapting this child into the community should be ap proached from all angles, includ ing that of the employer and labor union, he added. The judge also listed divorce, alcoholism and the automobile as other contributing causes to juvenile crime. "The automobile is the great est direct source of crime with out which a high proportion of juvenile offenders would not be committed," Judge Fort said. By stealing the car, a juvenile becomes involved in crime. The car also transports him to and from the scene of the crime. It is the car also which many times produces a nomadic unstable family life which often leads to delinquency, the judge pointed out. Eisenhower To Propose Veterans Benefit Cuts Washington (IP) President Eisenhower has decided to pro pose a cut in veterans' benefits to provide more money for mis sile and satellite programs. The plan faces powerful oppo sition from major veterans or ganizations if, as government and congressional sources have predicted, the President presents it to Congress in a special mes sage early next year. 20 PAGES MTLAS FISSILE BEim fEAOIED General Assembly Delegates Await Special Session Hungary Discussion Seen Possibility United Nations, N.Y. (IP) United Nations delegates packed today and headed for their homes throughout the world for Christmas, prepared to return on short notice if an emergency session on Hungary is called. The General Assembly com pleted its 12th annual session Saturday and .Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold was sched uled to give his assessment of its work later today. To Demand Hungary Session The assembly ended its 12 week session with a protest from the United States against perse cution of Hungarian patriot lead ers and a warning that.it would demand a special session on Hun gary "should circumstances war rant." U.S. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge spoke out in the assem bly's closing hour against the trial before a secret military tribunal in Budapest of Gen. Pal Maleter, Gen. Istvan Kovacs and Col. Sandor Kopacsy, for mer police chief in the Hun garian capital. Alsing Anderson of Denmark, chairman of the assembly's five member investigating committee that condemned Russia's sup pression of the Hungarian re volt, was due here today. He planned to reconvene the com mittee Tuesday to discuss the plight of the three freedom fighters. Girard Jeered Upon Arrival San Francisco (IP) Pvt. William S. Girard, convicted in a celebrated Japanese man slaughter trial, came home to a jeering reception today. The 22-year-old Illinois sold ier, broke in rank and under suspended sentence for killing a Japanese woman shell scav enger, arrived on the transport USS Anderson with his pretty Japanese wife Haru (Candy) Sueyama, 30. As he descended the gangway, troops linging the rail and on lookers on the Ft. Mason pier sent up a loud round of boos. His wife remained impassive but Girdard whirled back toward the ship and yelled, "yeah, you too." He refused to talk to report ers because he said he has "been crucified by the press." How ever, he was unsuccessful in ducking photographers. He was to board the Santa Fe Chief for Chicago, 111. He will be discharged from the Army at Ft. Sheridan, 111. Mothers Waiting Red China Permission To Visit Sons Washington (IP) Three Am erican mothers are awaiting a go-ahead from the Chinese Reds to pay Christmas visits to their sons imprisoned in Communist China, it was disclosed today. The State Department, rever sing previous policy, recently agreed to permit close relatives of six Americans jailed in Red China to visit their kin. Two Have Passports Mothers of two of the Am ericans have received U. S: pass ports for China, it was learned. A third is awaiting Communist permission before asking to have her passport validated for travel to the Red China main land. The three mothers are: Mrs. Mary V. Downey, New Britain, Conn., whose son, John, a former civilian employee of the Army, was sentenced to life imprisonment for alleged spy LA XT MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1957 Crusade Passes Goal, ting State Record The United Medford Crusade f has gone over the top for the , fifth consecutive year, accord- ; icg to Bob Johnson, general chairman. Johnson said this sets i a record for the state. The general chairman said the goal this year was $123,120, but declined to reveal the exact fig ures on money received. These, he said, will be given during the annual dinner in March. At this time, also, additional awards will be given such as those for the best division chair man, first division to reach its goal, and outstanding service in divisions, he said. Outstanding section under the lumber division for the fund drive was the loggers section, which collected $1,760 on its $1,000 goal. Divisions going over the top in funds collected were: lum ber, R. J. Hogue, chairman; pub lic employees, Elliot Becken; service, Dick Travis; home cru sade, Mrs. E. J. Devoe and Mrs. Jo Hearin and special events, Jim Anicker. Letters of recognition for in dividual efforts have been giv en Dean Robertson, Mrs. Myrna Frank, Mrs. Joan Reter, S. V. McQuueen, Mrs. Dorothy Sned den, Charles Hill, George Tuck er, Eloise Winklebeck, Clinton Neeley, Richard Hang, Gene Beaver, Howard Lage and Ray Mencke. Pleagues were awarded KBES TV, Elk Lumber company, 10 Medford schools, employees of the Medford school district, Oakgrove, Westside and Grif fin creek schools, Mann's depart ment store, Standard Oil comp any, California Oregon Power company transmission depart ment, Big Y market, and Jor genson Dairy. United Air Lines Has Busy Evening A United Air Lines plane on a through flight from Portland to San Francisco-Oakland made an unscheduled stop at Medford at 1:48 a.m. today to pick up passengers of an earlier United flight who had had their trip interrupted by mechanical dif ficulties. The flight also brought in a mechanic from Seattle to repair the disabled plane which was later taken south. During the unscheduled stop Mrs. James Chan of Berkeley, Calif., a passenger, was rushed to Rogue Valley hospital where she gave birth to a girl, weigh ing 6 pounds, 4 ounces. Hospital authorities reported that mother and daughter are doing fine. Airlines officials reported that flights were back on regular schedule Sunday following the heavy fog last week that inter rupted service. ing. His brother, William Down ey, said his mother hasn't heard from the Red Chinese and "noth ing definite "is set" on her trip. Mrs. Philip D. Fecteau, Lynn, Mass., whose son, Rich ard, was sentenced to 20 years in jail also .on alleged spy charges. Mrs. Fecteau said she is waiting for a visa from Red China. She applied for one about two weeks ago to the Chinese Red Cross. The American Red Cross originally made the appli cation but it was turned down. Awaiting Visa Mrs. Hugh F. Redmong, Yonkers, N.Y., whose son Hugh was arrested in Shanghai April 21, 1951, and sentenced to life imprisonment for alleged spy ing. Mrs. Redmong raid she has applied for a Red Chinese visa and will wait to see whether she gets it before applying for a U. S. passport. pen .ii A v TORCH BLAZES The torch, symbolic of the United Medford Crusade, and attached to ' the Newberry store at Sixth st. and Central ave., indicates the United Medford Crusade quota of $123, 120 has been met. Chairman Bob Johnson said the goal was passed for the fifth consecutive year. School Bond Issue Before Voters Today Ashland Voters went to the polls here today to vote on a $1,263,000 bond issue for the school construction program. Polls will be open until 8 p.m. The issue is the largest in the history of the school district and would provide sufficient funds for construction over the next three or four years. Included in plans are an addition to the Bell view grade school, construction of two junior high schools, de molition of the present junior high school with the exception of the gym, construction of an elementary school on the site of the old junior high school and a new elementary school in the Valley View area. First project of the program, the addition to the Bellview school, would be completed in time for school next September if the issue is passed by district voters. ' Plane With Seven From Reno To S. F. Missing San Francisco OP) The Air Force awaited clear weather to day to begin a search for a two engine plane which disappeared Sunday en route here from Reno. Seven persons, including a two-man crew, were believed to be aboard the plane, which was last reported at 3:24 p.m. Sunday over Auburn, Calif., east of Sac ramento; and about 125 miles from its destination. iveiry Night This Tribune No. 203 Final 'Count Down' Indicates Firing Due in Afternoon Military Security Surrounds Program Cape Canaveral, Fla. (IP) The United States prepared its "Big A" for another firing at tempt today without fanfare. The Atlas Intercontinental Bal listic Missile, its nose pointed to ward the sky, was undergoing its final pre-flight "count down" at the missile launching site this morning. The launching would come at a time when the nation needed a boost to its missile morale at the NATO summit conference open ing in Paris 4,000 miles away. The defense department said the count down had reached the half-way point this morning, in dicating that a firing could be expected during the afternoon if all went well. Observers on the beach here would never guess that a firing of the "Big A" was near. A lid of military security was clamped on anything connected with the Atlas at this vantage point. The "Big A" is America's larg est and most powerful ballistics missile, the Air Force Atlas, a three-stage rocket designed to span continents with an atomic warhead in its blunt nose. Two Atlas missiles stood on launching pads at this top secret guided missile test center and the launching of one of them ap peared to be imminent, barring last-minute complications in the "count-down" to the zero second of firing. Both of the fat, 90-foot long rockets resembling huge cigars were static fired last week. Scientists tied down the missiles and ran up their rocket engines in the tests. When it comes, it will be the third test of the Atlas. The mis sile is designed to fly 5,000 miles at supersonic speed. But in the two previous tests last summer, it has flown only a few thous and feet. Ground safety officers destroyed both missiles in flight because of malfunctions. Thierolf Appointed To Welfare Group R. B. Thierolf, 91 Black Oak dr., today was appointed a member of the Jackson county public welfare commission, Gov. Robert D. Holmes announced. Thierolf, who operates Big Pines Lumber company, suc ceeds Ernest B. DeVoe, who re signed for personal reasons, ac cording to the governor's office. Next! (Her block Is Adenauer Wants To Explore Possible Talks With Russia Delay Suggested in Missiles for Europe Paris (IP) President Eisen hower told the opening session of the NATO Summit Confer ence today that the West still holds the "meaning of power" over the Communist bloc. But he held out the possibility of new talks with Russia for con trol of forces casting a "pall over the world." Other members of the Atlantic Alliance suggested that the idea of new talks with Moscow be explored now and that there be a delay in stationing American missiles in Europe. "We are in a fast-running cur rent of the great stream of his tory," Eisenhower said. "Heroic efforts will long be heeded to steer the world toward true peace. We must continue to create and sustain within the free world the necessary strength to make certain of the common security. All of us must have the assurance that the strength will be used to sustain peace and freedom." Policy of Strength Other speakers made it clear that, while they favored a policy of strength until world peace seems a more certain bet, they also want to explore Kremlin intentions through further talks. West German Chancellor Kon rad Adenauer suggested that the West use normal diplomatic channels to find out what Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin really , meant in his latest series of let ters to the West, in which he combined threats with apparent concessions in a bid for peace ful coexistence. He suggested further study of plans to put American missiles on NATO soil. Norway's Premier Einar Ger- hardsen followed with a blunt announcement that his country has "no plans for setting up rocket bases on her territory." Norway long has opposed for eign troops or weapons on its soil, except in case of attack. West Germany wants to wait until the Bonn parliament can act on the question of stationing missiles on its territory. However, the statements by Adenauer and Gerhardsen did not appear to indicate any gen eral revolt by the EuroDean NATO countries against permitt ing American rockets on their soil. No other speakers called for postponement of a missile deci sion at the first working session which was held in secret fol lowing the opening preliminaries at which speeches were made by Eisenhower, French Premier Gaillard and Belgian Premier Joseph Becb Italian Premier Adone Zoli said a lasting solution to East West military problems can be achieved only "within the frame work of general controlled dis armament." However, he said Soviet obstinacy compels the West to remain strong. He added the West should continue work ing for disarmament and ex amine any Soviet proposals made in good faith. (See story on paga 14) DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York OP) Dow-Jones final stock averages: 30 indust rials 433.40 off 7.08; 20 rails 97.88 off 3.24; 15 utilities 68.17 off 0.22; 65 stocks 145.32 off 2.45. Sales today were 2,350,000. OODTfiCbt- 1887. The Pulitzer Publishing Oo. St. Louis Poit-Dlsptch on Vacation) Week o
