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DICK TRAVIS
Saltcled New Chairmaa
Travis Selected
As UMC Campaign
Chairman in 1958
Dick Travis, owner and man
ager of Mechanics Laundry, has
been selected campaign chair
man of the J958-59 United Med-
ford Crusade, Edward Branch
field, UBfC president, has an
nounced.
Tl UMC this week completed
i(f) $fto coniccutive successful
campaign. The 123,130 goal this
ydat f'Jit tseen furpassed.
Hefiri Chairman Robert A.
ohsgott and Assistant Chairman
DJyf Irving expressed pleasure
ixh) Travis' selection. They
poJo.ft out that Travis was one
ctlfg outstanding division lead
ers; ifir the recent campaign. Head
ing the service division, which
nae' a szj.au goal, ne was in
strumental in obtaining contri
butions totaling more than $25,-P-
H is a member of the Ameri
can Legion, the Elks club, and
United Travelers lodges. He
liveCat 1042 Mt. Pitt ave.
Travis plans to organize and
'implete plans for next year's
cf.rr.Baign asosoon as possible
Hi expressed appreciation to
(ifction heads and solicitors in
thj Service division of the re
cent campaign for their work in
making the campaign success
ful.
Ho Negligence
Found in Death
"Ho negligenc nor malfeas
(aifif Sf any kind" has been
tbi on the part of the Med
(lbr( city police in the death of
ct Jefferson Culley, 62, Med
3or4. according to District Attor
(fif Tcsn Reeder this morning.
(CV!y died in the city jail
(TVa. S3.
"A. omrjlete investigation was
Sfflit, including the questioning
cC 11 policy officers connected
ith th case." Retder said.
"Culley died rather suddenly
Without any apparent complaint
or i.-mptom indicating he was
ill. Due to th ibov circum
stances I felt it ncessary to
have an autopsyperformed and
ordered the fm immediately."
qA report from the local patholo
gist who txamined the body
staled: "The cause of death is
felVto be hemorrhage into the
pituitary gland tumor. This con
dition is extremely rare."
Wooden QDoghouse
Sent Over Pole to
. Dover Still on Way
Jackson County Chamber of
Commerce's "M u 1 1 n i k ," a
wooden doghouse scheduled lo
go to Dover, England, over the
Polar route lo London from
Portland, didn't make it.
The Polar flights by Pan
American World Airways
started last week, when a spec
ial flight carried Portland
newspaper (and radio rep
xesentalives and travel agents.
Eut Ed O'Meara, " Oregon
Journal Sunday editor, writing
from London, said Jackson
county's "Muttnik" never
reached London. In fact, he
wrote, the wooden doghouse
never got off the ground. It
was left aboard a bus in Sea
ttle. The doghouse will reach
England, eventually. O'Meara
writes, "since it's addressed
to the mayor of Dover, Eng
land, nd will complete its
orbiting when it arrives at
hi office."
Hungary Conducting Trials
Wipi
ing Out
Vienna (W A wave of trials
aimed at wiping out the last
traces of the 1956 anti-Communist
uprising is sweeping Hun
gary, informed sources said here
today.
The sources said at least three
. major trials are in progress and
others! are expected to be dis
closed day.
Nagy Trial Seen
They said the wave was ex
pected to culminate with the
triW of Imre Nagy, prime min
ister of the short-lived "free"
Hungarian government which
was smashed by Soviet troops.
Trials currently in session, ac
cording to the sources, include
SNAREt LAUNCHING
SEEN IMMINENT
AT FLORIDA BASE
Cape Canaveral, Fla. (W
Preparations appeared under
way for another missile shoot
today in the wake of Tuesday's
first successful launching of the
intercontinental Atlas.
The red warning ball went up
before dawn and when a heavy
fog lifted jets were seen sweep
ing in low over the cape, indi
cating a Snark launching might
be imminent. Jets are used as
"chase" planes to follow and
guide the long-range Snark
pilotless bomber.
Roar Heard Early
The staccato roar of a missile
zooming off its launching pad
was heard early in the day and
observers believed either a
Snark or an Air Force ground
to air Bomarc missile had been
fired. The Air Force, however,
said it had no information about
an early morning shoot.
The Air Force was readying
another intercontinental Atlas
missile for firing while mechan
ical brains compiled data from
Tuesday's launching. It was un
certain when the second Atlas
would be fired.
Some sources sqid it would go
before the week is out, but oth
ers said at least a week will be
required to assemble all the data
from Tuesday's shoot and make
the necessary adjustments for
the second firing.
The presence here of Maj.
John A.Medaris, commander of
the Army ballistic missile
agency at Huntsville, Ala., and
Dr. Werner Von Braun, techni
cal director, brought increased
reports that a Jupiter intermed
iate range missile might be fired
some time today.
Third Try for Atlas
Tie big talk was still about
the Atlas which Tuesday com
pleted a "limited range test of
several 'hundred miles." Two
previous attempts to fire this
U. S. entry in the long-r a n g e
missile race had ended in de
struction of the Atlases a few
thousand feet above the laun
ching stand.
At a press conference after
the spectacular shoot, Maj. Gen.
Donald N. Yates, commander of
Patrick AFB and military oper
ations at the test center, and
engineers tried to emphasize
that "busts" do not mean a
launching was unsuccessful.
They said previous tests should
be considered "95 per cent suc
cessful" because of the infor
mation gained. As they spoke,
about 50 technicians had al
Ashland Girl Hurt
In Car-Train Crash
Sharon Lee Brownson, 19, of
147 Ohio st., Ashland, was re
ported in fair condition in the
Sacred Heart hospital today
after she was injured in a car
train accident at the Stewart
ave. crossing last night.
State police said she suffered
a broken arm when the car she
was driving and a Southern Pac
ific switch engine colided.
James Russell Neil, 56, of
3653 South Pacific highway,
Medford, engineer, told officers
he sounded the horn several
times when he saw the car ap
proach the crossing, then he ap
plied the emergency brakes.
The train was "backing while
switching four boxcars at the
time, police reported. The car
was struck by the coupling
mechanism on the rear of the
engine, turned around and car
ried 290 feet, according to pol
ice. Girard Not Bitter
Over Japanese Verdict
Chicago HP) Army Pvt. Wil
liam S. Girard, back in his
home state after winning a sus
pended sentence in a Japanese
manslaughter trial for the slay
ing of a Japanese woman, said
today he had "no bitterness"
over the verdict and had re
ceived "a fair trial."
Last Traces of
those of Msgr. Egon Turcsanyi,
secretary to Josef Cardinal Mind
szenty; a group of priests, 18
workers of the huge Csepel iron
and steel works and members
of the Gyor City revolutionary
government.
The trials of Msgr. Turcsanyi
and the workers are being held
in the Markoutca court in Buda
pest, the sources said.
They said that although no
announcement has been made in
the press, the trials are open to
the public.
Chief defendant in the Gyor
trial is Attila Szigethy, who head
ed a provincial revolutionary
government in that Western Hun
ready started processing data
recorded electronically : during
the Atlas shoot. N
The firing of the first ICBM
gave this nation new strength
in the rocket race with Russia,
a firmer footing in the Paris
NATO talks, and a third poten
tial satellite carrier.
The successful Atlas launch
ing came on the 54th anniver
sary of the Wright brothers'
first airplane flight .
Local Woman Dies
Of Injuries After
Being Hit by Car
Anges M. Pinne, about 68, of
936 Grant st., Medford, died in
a local hospital last night from
injuries received when she was
struck by a car near the Piggly
Wiggly market on Stewart ave.
It was Jackson county's 25th
traffic fatality for 1957.
The accident occurred about
6 p.m. when a car driven by
Barbara Lynn Reich, 16, of 1173
Casino rd., Medford, struck Mrs.
Pinne as she stepped out of the
Piggly Wiggly parking lot and
onto the street, state police said.
The accident victim was struck
and tossed 17 feet down the
street, but the car did not run
over her, officers reported.
She died shortly after she was
taken to a local hospital by Med
ford Ambulance service.
Investigating officers said she
was dressed in clothing which
could not be seen easily in the
dark, rainy night. The driver
was cited for failure to comply
with license restrictions. She
was supposed to be wearing
glasses while driving, they said.
District Attorney Tom Reeder
said this morning he didn't an
ticipate any further action on
the part of his . office. He was
called on the case last night.
Funeral arrangements will be
announced by Conger-Morris
Funeral home.
High Couri Clears
Medford Atiorney
Medford Attorney George W.
Rode was cleared by the State
Supreme court today of charges
brought against him by the ure
eon State Bar.
The charges, filed more than
a vear aeo bv the bar's board of
governors recommended that
he be suspended from practice
for one year because of actions
which were "unethical and in
violation of the rules of profes
sional conduct" for an attorney.
Eight members of the court
heard the case. The justices
were equally divided on its mer
its, according to the United
Press, resulting in the dismissal
of the action. Justice William
McAllister, Medford, did not
participate in the decision.
Road Conditions
Highway 99, Siskious
Chains not needed, well sand
ed; 8 inches new snow, 11
inches roadside. Highway 99
north is 6pen. no snow re
ported. Highway 66, Green Springs
Chains required; 6 inches
new snow; 9 inches roadside.
Highway 62, Prospect
Chains required from Prospect
north; IV2 inches of snow.
Highway 199. Oregon moun
tain No snow on pavement;
3 inches new snow.
Highway 230, Diamond Lake
highway fro report this
morning. State police expected
the highway would be closed
to traffic at any time, yester
day 11 inches of new snow was
reported with 30 inches road
side. Aimed at
Uprising
garian city.
The sources also confirmed
that Maj. Gen. Pal Maleter, de
fense minister in the Nagy gov
ernment; Maj. Gen. Istvan Ko
vacs, chief of staff of the Hun
gary army; and Col. Sandor Ko
pacsy, former Budapest chief of
police, are being tried, probably
in the Kohida secret prison in
Sopron.
Just Tuesday the Hungarian
delegation at the United Nations
i denied these three were on trial.
The sources here said Nagy
himself, as well as other mem
bers of his government, are be
lieved held in Kohida prison un
dergoing preparation for trial.
Medford
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Hatfield Takes
Governor To Task
On Mouse Problem
Secretary of State
Offers Own Program
Salem HP) Secretary of
State Mark Hatfield took issue
with Gov. Robert D. Holmes and
the State Agriculture Board to
day on handling of the mouse
infestation problem in southern
Oregon.
Hatfield suggested his own
four-step program for coping
with mice on the state level af
ter taking the governor to task
for asking federal aid.
"Bowing before the altar of
Washington for aid without first
exhausting our potential at the
state level gives emphasis to the
distinction between the two
types of government philosophy
which operate in Oregon to
day," Hatfield said.
Leadership Lack Said Evident
Hatfield said a "lack of ex
ecutive leadership" was evident
in the decision of the Board of
Agriculture to postpone its De
cember meeting "while millions
of dollars of uamage is being
done to crops within our bor
ders." Hatfield's plan called for:
1. Emergency convening of
the State Agriculture Board in
joint session with the State
Board of Health.
2. Formulation of a coordin
ated attack on the problem by
a committee from the state vet
erinarians' association and biol
ogists from public and private
colleges.
Would Call Emergency Board
3. Calling into session the
State Emergency Bbard. for al
location of funds.
4. Regional meetings among
aeencjps of affotoH rfs
He said he nac! lxed the sec
retary of the State Land Board
to make a full report on the in
festation of state lands in Kla
math, Deschutes, Jefferson and
Lake counties.
Hatfield added that because
of Oregon's current unemploy
ment, manpower could be found
to fight the mouse infestation if
scientists indicate the best meth
od of attack.
60-Foot Smoke Stack
Topped by Truck
A 60-foot smokestack was de
molished at the American Laun
dry, 132 South Central ave.,
Tuesday evening when one of
the guy-wires was hit by a semi
trailer truck, city police report
ed. The stack also damaged the
boiler room roof.
The truck, driven by Jayrold
Elmer Pollock, Oswego, Ore.,
and owned by Gould National
Batteries company, Salem, was
reported to have pulled into the
parking lot at the O. K. Auto
Float Tire Sales, 144 South Cen
tral ave., when it hit the wire.
Pollock told police that he did
not realize the trailer had
hooked the wire and drove from
the area. He was later located
by police at a Medford motel. A
fire truck was summoned to
standby at the scene.
American Laundry officials re
ported today the loss was cov
ered by insurance and the laun
dry was back in full operation
by noon.
Road to Rim at Crater
Lake Closed by Snow
The road from Crater Lake
National park headquarters to
the rim was closed today be
cause of new snow, according to
the national park service here.
New snow in the past 24 hours
totaled 14'i inches, bringing the
total depth to 55 inches. So far
this year, 128Vi inches have
fallen at the park, compared to
136 at the same time last winter.
Chains are required on all
parks highways, and roads pre
reported narrow, the service
said.
WEATHER
FORECAST: Snow showers
above and rain showers below
about 2,500 feet through
Thursday. Cooler tempera
tures. Low toninght 32. High
Thursday 45.
Temp.
Hithest Yetsprday 5
Loest thi Morning 37
Prec .to 10 a.m. Today .52
Our Skies Tonight
Sunrise "35 a.m.
Sunset 4:41 p.m.
Moonrose Thursday 5:54 a.m.
New Moon Dec. 20
EVENING STARS
Venus, low in south
west .. 6:15 p.m.
is now nearly 15 times as bright
as Sirius. rising at 8:33 p.m.
MORNING STARS
Jupiter, in the south
east 5:24 a.m.
Mars, rises 5:45 a.m.
MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1957
" '
BUSY More than 110,000 letters and Christ
mas cards, not counting thousands of Christ
mas packages, were rnailed at the Medford
post office Monday, according to Postmaster
Moore Hamilton. About an equal amount
went out Tuesday and in addition to this
incoming mail neared its peak about the same
time. The volume of mail handled during the
two-day period may set an all-time record for
Veteran Economy
Drive Seen in
New Appointment
Washington (IP) The long
delayed appointment of a. new
veterans administrator appeared
to have cleared the way today
fcr anv admi,-MS.va(ifjti-economy
drive in the big veterans pro
gram. .
G. Sumner Whiltier, former
lieutenant governor of Massa
chusetts and unsuccessful Re
publican candidate for governor
last year, was named to the top
Veterans administration post
late Tuesday by President Eisen
hower. He is expected to take office
promptly under a recess ap
pointment that is subject to Sen
ate confirmation when Congress
returns. He has not been a con
troversial figure and there was
no immediate indication of any
opposition to his confirmation.
Whittier parried questions
about a reported White House
decision to put the brakes on
spending for veterans' benefits
not linked with their military
service.
Other sources said this prob
ably will be his first big chore,
one sure to arouse a storm of
protest.
Whittier's elevation from the
non-controversial post of VA in
surance director followed a long
search by the White House for a
successor to Harvey V. Higley
who quit the top VA post Nov.
13. Higley's decision to quit the
job he held since 1953 was in
reported protest to the project
ed economy drive.
Appraised Value of
SOC Buildings Listed
Ashland Total appraised
value of present Southern Ore
gon college structures is approxi
mately $3V2 million dollars, ac
cording to Dr. Elmo Stevenson,
president of the college.
Recently completed structures
on the campus which contributed
to the present value are the Britt
Student center, the College
Court, the physical education and
health building, and the motor
poor carport.
Under construction or ap
proved for construction are the
men's dormitory, $420,813; Col
lege Commons, $269,187; central
heating plant, $357,000; and
science building, $460,000. The
total estimated cost is $1,507,
000. Buildings to be constructed
through 1975 are estimated to
cost $6Ji million.
BUY CHRISTMAS SEALS
HEIP FIGHT TB
the local post office, Hamilton said. Working
with both hands on the cancelling machine,
above, is Post Office Employee Andrew Ow
ings. Putting the letters in bundles, using the
tags provided by the post office department,
saves two operations and up to four hours in
handling time, according to Hamilton, and he
urged patrons to bundle the mail to speed
delivery. .
Combined Christmas
Program Scheduled at
Hedrick Gym Tonight
The first combined Christmas
program by Medford High and
Hedrick and McLoughlin Junior
High schools will be presented
at 8 p.m. today in the Hedrick
gymnasium.
More than 800 students, in
cluding a 150-piece orchestra,
and a chorus of 680 voices, will
participate. The program is un
der the direction of Jerry L.
Dyrud, vocal music supervisor
of the Medford schools. He is
being assisted by Lynn Sjolund,
High school vocal music direc-.
tor; Ray Lewis and Bob Ander
son, both of McLoughlin Junior
High; Carroll Graber, Hedrick;
and John Drysdale, orchestra
director.
The program will be present
ed in two parts, the Legend and
the Adoration.
Includes Festival
The Legend will include An
derson's "Christmas Festival"
by the orchestra under Drys
dale's direction; "Song of Christ
mas," and "Rise Up Early" by
the combined chorus; "Oh! Tan
nebaum" by the boys chorus
with Bob Gee soloist, and "Poor
May" by the combined girls
glee clubs. The latter selections
will be directed by Dyrud.
Drysdale will direct Tschai
kovsky's "Nutcracker Suite," a
presentation by the orchestra,
girls chorus, combined chorus
and dancers. Carroll Graber will
direct the Junior High chorus in
"Pat a Pan," and the combined
chorus in "Cherubim Song."
Lynn Sjolund will direct the
Medford High school choir in
"Oh! Blessed Night," and Dyrud
will direct the combined chorus
in "Mary, Mary, Where is Your
Baby?" and "Amen."
Second Part
The Adoration, or second
part, will include "Three Songs
for Christmas" by the orchestra
under Drysdale's direction. The
high school choir with Rose-
Packing Houses Say
Demand Is Greater
All local packing houses hand
ling gift pack pears reported the
demand for the holiday product
exceeds previous years.
Bear Creek Orchards reported
a sales increase in volume of 15
per cent over the previous year.
The company was sold out Dec.
10, a company spokesman said.
The payroll for the last 30
days at Bear Creek was $12,000
to $15,000 a day, he said. The
industrial eastern United States
accounts for a tremendous
amount of the gift-packed fruit,
he added.
Other companies in the area
declined to give any figures but
said their sales have exceeded
previous' years. )
al r nuder nev-said
Hollywood (IP) Confidential
and Whisper magazines have
been convicted at a non-jury
trial of conspiracy to publish ob
scenity and fined $5,000 each.
Tribune
No. 205
mary Doolen as soloist will sing
"Messiah," "Come Unto Him,
and "He Shall Lead His Flock."
Ringwald's "Song of Christ
mas1' will be directed by Sjo
lund and narrated by Dennis
Barr. Karen Pashke, Sharon
Walsh, Paul Moore and Larry
Nolte will make up the quartet;
Colleen Barr is mezzo soprano;
Dick Sorenson, George Koch
and Keith Berg are the Three
Kings, John Frohnmayer is
baritone; Kathleen Barr, sopra
no; and Bob Gee, tenor.
Accompanists during the pro
gram will be Ray Lewis, Melody
Pierce and Robert Anderson.
Monday Is Deadline
For Contest Entries
Deadline for entering the Med
ford Junior Chamber of Com
merce Christmas Lighting con
test is Monday, Dec. 23, Jim
Anicker, chairman of the contest,
reminded residents today.
He said there is no entry fee,
but entries received after Mon
day, Dec. 23, will not be eligible
for the contest. Entry blanks are
available at the California Ore
gon Power company office,
Weeks and Orr Furniture, Home
Appliance store, Montgomery
Ward or by writing to the Jay
cees at post office box 251, Med
ford. Anicker announced that Muni
cipal Court Judge Noreen Kelly,
and Die . Walsh and Bill Mc
Corkle, commercial artists, will
be judges for the contest.
More than $300 in prizes will
be awarded for the best eight
entries, and the local winner
will be entered in the National
General Electric contest to com
pete for $5,000 in cash and
prizes.
DOW-JONES AVERAGES
New York (IP) Dow-Jones
final slock averages: 30 in
dustrials 426.18, up 0.53; 20
railroads 95.96. off 0.09; 15
utilities 67.55, up 0.25. and 65
slocks 143.03. up 0.19. Sales
today were about 2,750,000
shares compared with 2,820,
000 shares Tuesday.
Contributors
Election To Be
.Washington (IP) Attorney
Gofrey P. Schmidt said today
that names of persons who con
tributed funds for the court
fight to void James R. Hoffa's
election as president of the
Teamsters Union will be kept
secret for fear of "reprisals."
Schmidt made the statement
to 'newsmen after Stephen J.
Milone of New York Teamsters
Local 808 testified that his own
partial list of the contributors
had been lost or mislaid.
Schmidt's announcement
marked an overnight change in
his position about making pub
No Deal Involved
For Stockpile of
Nuclear Weapons
New Big Four Talks
With Russia Sought
Paris (IP The United States
and its Nato allies agreed unani
mously today to strengthen the
Atlantic alliance's defensive
shield with American missiles
and nuclear stockpiles in Europe.
At the same time, they agreed
to seek new big four talks with
the Russians.
Full agrement on the entire
summit conference agenda was
hammered out by the foreign
and defense ministers of the i5
NATO countries at a meeting
this morning. It was then sub
mitted for final indorsement by
the heads of government at their
third working session..
No Deal Involved
U. S. delegation sources has
tened to stress that no "deal"
was involved. They said the U.S.
did not agree to new East-West
talks merely to win the Euro
pean members acceptance of
American missiles in the NATO
Defense shield.
The agreement still has to be
spelled out in detail. But it con
stituted, in effect, a sweeping
two-way plan for puttingew vi
tality into the alliance. It will
bolster the NATO group with
every modern weapon in the
West's arsenel while at the same
time seeking new talks with
Russia to end the East-West nu
clear arms race.
Will Pool Armt
The agreement came as the
NATO conference, spurred by
the U.S. successful launching
Tuesday of the Atlas missile,
headed into the home stretch.
The military phase of the
agreement covered these main
points.
America s NATO allies ac
cepted in principle the U. S. offer
of nuclear stockpiles and missile
bases in Europe; But decisions
on just where these would be
established were left for further
review by NATO defeme chiefs
and for bilateral negotiations be
tween each country and the U.S.
in any case, the bases could not
be ready for use for at least an
other 12 to 18 months.
AH 15 countries approved in
principle a British plan for a bal
anced NATO force to which each
nation would contribute those
arms ' it" is best able to provide.
They agreed on further inte
gration of NATO armed forces,
establishment of an integrated
NATO air defense system in Eur
ope, tighter concentration of
their supply services and closer
integration of their navies.
Urge Nuclear Bases
They .agreed to pool their
scientific know-how in a scientif
ic committee of all 15 nations
to be headed by a science coun
sellor in effect, the "science
czar" of the whole NATO al
liafice. On the political side, the agree
ment's main points were:
A renewed appeal to the So
viets to permit a reunified Ger
many, coupled with a restate
ment of the West's determina
tion to remain in Berlin as long
as Germany is divided.
A renewed offer to end nu
clear tests and ban nuclear wea
pans, but only as part of an
agreement with the Soviets for
controlled worldwide nuclear
disarmament.
An agreement to make cau
tious new approaches to the So
viets on new East-West talks
possibly leading up to a big four
foreign ministers conference in
1958. -
Amnesia Claim Hoax;
Man Admits Taking Girl
Kennewick, Wash., ?) A
Richland carpenter Tuesday ad
mitted as a hoax an amnesia at
tack which he previously said
caused his three and one-half
months disappearance following
a family picnic last August.
Barney Blackwell, 36, told au
thorities he took a minor girl
with him from the picnic Aug.
24 in the Blue Mountains near
here, drove through .'our states
let her off in California and
then continued to Tennessee
where he phoned his wife, claim
ing he had had amnesig.
To Void Hoffa
Kept Secret
lic names of some contributors.
Schmidt told newsmen late on
Tuesday that Milone would be
prepared today to name all of
the persons from whom he per
sonally has collected funds and
the amounts received from each.
Schmidt was asked if he had
changed his mind about making
public the identity of contribu
tors. "I'm not going to expose these
people to reprisals," Schmidt
told newsmen. "I would put it
(the list of contributors) into
the record only if the court or
ders it."
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