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MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1957
No. 208
G
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Two Year Delay
Considered Likely
In Arming Bases
Havy Spending Said
Not Easy Solution
Washington V U. S. of
ficials cautioned Saturday
against hopes that bigger spend
ing for missiles will quickly
produce a new European de
fense line bristling with long
range American-made missiles at
Russia.
They Mid it will take 18
months to two years to trans
late iato reality the Paris NATO
decision to base nucleac-armed
1,500-mile missiles in Western
and Southern Europe.
There were reports in West
ern diplomatic circles here that
President Eisenhower is ready
to call for a "crash" program
to move up the deadline now
set for mid-1959. They were not
officially confirmed although a
major effort to speed sproduc
tion of the intermediate-range
ballistic missiles Jupiter and
Thor was hinted Friday by De
fense Secretary Neil H. McEl
roy. ilcElroy said Mr. Eisenhower
will ask Congress next month
for a one billion dollar special
defense appropriation, for im
mediate use, apart from the ex
pected big increase in the 1959
fiscal year defense budget.
In backgrounds talks, admin
istration officials emphasized the
delay-producing problems that
must be solved rather than the
speed they expect in matching
Ruttia's missile threat.
Neither the Army's Jupiter
jtor the Air Force Thor have
completed tests although they
have been ordered into produc
tion. "Bugs" still must be re
moved from their complex
mechanisms. At best, production
will be slow.
w Negotiation of agreements
with Allied nations to base the
missiles and nuclear warheads
on their soil is expected to be
time-consuming. It is hoped,
however, that a pattern being es-
iVKcVmrl ir tVio TT R-'RritUh
agreement can be followed.
Selection of actual base sites
and construction of the bases,
including special rocket fuel and
maintenance facilities and oth
er novel, elaborate equipment is
not likely to proceed without
hitches.
Toughest hurdle of all may
be working out arrangements on
exactly when and how the mis
siles will be used. This means,
who will pull the trigger, and
when.
Intrastate Rales
In California Rise
Intrastate freight rates in Cal
ifornia will be increased be
tween $1.50 and S2 per thousand
board feet on lumber Dec. 30, ac
coding to a recent Interstate
Commerce commission order.
Based on a 30-thousand-board-feet
carload, the increase will be
between $45 and S60 per car, ac
cording to dumber industry
spokesmen here.
The order was issued earlier
this month as a result of a com
plaint filed by four major rail
roads, with the Southern Ore
gon Conservation and Tree Farm
association as an intervener. The
complaint charged discrimina
tion in the matter of interstate
s. intrastate freight rates in Cal-
O ifornia.
Intrastate rates in California
kat been lower than interstate
rate?, and shippers of lumber
3rfn Washintgon and Oregon
Jial to absorb the freight differ
ential, resulting in taking a cut
.jn lumber prices.
Railroads filing the complaint
included Southern Pacific, San-
U F. Western Pacific and Un
ion Pacific, and all subsidiary
railroad companies in California.
The case was spearheaded by the
traffic committee of the South
ern Oregon Conservation and
Tree Farm association, which
was established several years
ago.
Sports Bulletins
Gresham Southern Ore
yon college broke even in a
two game series here Satur
day night by dumping the
Lwis and Clark' Pioneers, 97
to 78. Bill Hollingsworth of
the Raiders tied the OCC scor
ing record by durping in 45
points, 16 field goals and 13
for 20 at the foul line.
Eugene Oakridge and
Crater high schools traded the
leads several times in the first
half of their basketball game
here Saturday night but Oak
ridge pulled away to post a
51 io 39 win.
Education Subsidies
Opposed By GOP Men
Washington opt Two high
ranking Republicans on the
House Education committee Sat
urday opposed President Eisen
hower's new plan for federal aid
for scientific education.
In separate interviews. Rep.
Ralph W. Gwinn (N.Y) and Clare
E. Hoffman (Mich.) contended
the project would give the gov
ernment too much control over
the nation's school system.
Gwinn is senior Republican
Friday's Listing
Given On Houses
In Light Contest
Thirty-six entries were receiv
ed by Friday afternoon for the
Medford Junior Chamber of
Commerce Christmas lighting
contest, according to Jim Anick
er, contest chairman.
Deadline for those wishing to
enter the contest is Dec. 23. No
entry fee is required, Anicker
said. Entry blanks are available
at California Oregon Power com
pany, Weeks and Orr furniture
store, Home Appliance store,
Montgomery Ward or by writing
post office Box 251, Medford.
More than $300 in prizes will
be awarded for the best eight
Medford entries, the contest
chairman said. The local winner
will be entered in the National
General Electric contest which
lists prizes and cash totalling
$5,000.
Entries in the Christmas light
ing contest are as of Friday noon
include F. C. Myers, 1665 Kings
highway; Leonard G. Thompson,
308 Lindero ave.; Mrs. Earl M.
Miller, 617 Park ave.; LeRoy J.
Smith. 2201 Siskiyou blvd.; C.
H. Williams, 902. Maple Park
drive; Mrs. Jessie Ekman, 504
Pennsylvania ave.; Mrs. A. C.
Pierce, Pierce heights; Lawrence
E. Duff, 17 Windsor ave.; and
Connie M. Harris, route 1, box
369L.
Ralph Barclay, 425 South Mo
doc ave.; Tommy L. ilendenhall,
603 Benson st.: A. G. Severson,
604 Plum st.; Wilbur L. Gardner,
323 South Peach St.; Edward C.
Nave, 989 South Oakdale ave.;
Mrs. J. J. Pyle, 2480 Roberts rd.;
Virginia Flakus. 612 J st.; John
W. Wubbels, 1965 Orchard Home
drive; Charles G. Smith, 547
Haven st.; Thomas Reid, route 1,
box 429F, Coleman Creek rd.;
Mrs. Burr E. Tye, 102 Mistletoe
st.; Hendrietta A. Medynski, 316
North Central ave.
W. D. Mattson, 1036 Mt. Pitt
ave.; Thomas Cardona, 224 Sagi
naw drive; Mrs. Grace Fiero,
537 West 10th st.; Dr. O. A.
Welsh, 1300 East Main st.; Mr.
and Mrs. Fred V. Boenig, 316
South Ivy st.; Mrs. . W. Hodgson,
391 Melrose ave.; A. M. Farfan,
723 South Newtown st.; E. L.
Lenox, 2330 East Main st.; Mr.
and Mrs. Delmar Gillispie, route
1, box 369 A, Medford; Mr. and
Mrs. Wilbur E. Fish. 1757 Rob
erts rd.; Mr. and Mrs. George
W. Williams, 1216 Murray St.;
Fred H. Graten, 1411 Euclid
ave.: Gerald Darland, 922 Park
St.; Bruce Moffatt, 2178 Spring
St.; W. E. Hercher, 1608 Strat
ford ave.
BUY CHRISTMAS SEALS
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NEW HOSPITAL The new Rogue Valley
hospital, on a 20-acre site at the corner of
Barnett and Murphy rds., in southeast Med
ford, is expected to be ready for use some-
and Hoffman third-ranking GOP
member of the education com
mittee which handles school leg
islation. Last July both opposed
the administration's federal aid
for school construction bill
which was defeated by a narrow
margin.
The White House is now con
sidering a S300,000,000-a-year
program for federal support for
science education to put the na
tion ahead of Russia in develop
ing young scientists. It would
include college scholarships for
science students, grants to states
for expanding science courses in
the public schools, and, grants
to colleges and universities to
help handle increased enroll
ments in scientific studies.
Gwinn said he is against the
government "mixing in school
business." He added that the
United States "ought not to imi
tate the Russian plans."
'Get the government off our
backs and let us educate our
own kids," he said.
Hofman said the plan would
lead to federal control over the
schools. "I don't go along with
the idea of changing our system
of education," he said. "We've
done pretty well up to date."
Both congressmen support pro
posals to give parents a tax de
duction or credit for part of their
children's college expenses. Sev
eral bills along this line have
been introduced as a move to
help educate more college stud
ents. Gwinn called them a "move in
the right direction." Hoffman
said he is drafting a new bill to
allow limited deductions for col
lege expenses not only for par
ents but, anyone who pays a
student's bill.
Ike Will Light
Christmas Tree
Washington OP) President
Eisenhower will light the Na
tional Christmas tree Monday
afternoon and deliver a, Christ
mas message to the nation and
the world as part of the capital's
"pageant of peace."
The President and Mrs. Eisen
hower will spend Christmas day
itself at the White House. Press
Secretary James C. Hagerty said
Saturday he did not know about
their plans beyond Wednesday
but they may visit their Gettys
burg, Pa. farm.
The towering National Christ
mas tree stands just south of
the White House grounds sur
rounded by Christmas displays
from other nations of the world.
In the White House itself there
are eight brightly-lighted Christ
mas trees in the first-floor public
rooms. In addition, the Eisen
howers will have a tree of their
own in their private quarters
upstairs. Last year the President
personally passed' gifts to his
grandchildren.
He spent part of Saturday
working on his Christmas mes
sage and also on remarks that
will go into a report he and
Secretary of State John Foster
Dulles will make to the nation
on television and radio Monday
night on the just-concluded
Paris NATO conference.
He also handled some "staff
work" Saturday morning and
spent 30 minutes on the sun
swept White House lawn prac
ticing golf shots.
El Monte (IP) A fire' which
broke out early Saturday in a
factory in south El Monte caused
an estimated S40,000 damage.
Stockton, Calif. UP) Dr.
Felix A. Wallace resigned to
day as chairman of the Depart
ment of Engineering at College
of the Pacific, a post he has held
for the past decade.
' time early next year. Interior work needs
to be completed, and landscaping done. The
new hospital will replace the present Rogue
Valley hospital on East Main st.
Snow On Roads,
Power Halt Occurs
In Valley Saturday
Chains Are Required
For Many Highways
A foot of snow in the Sis
kiyous Friday night closed High
way 99 about two hours and
caused a 45-minute power out
age in the Rogue valley Satur
day morning.
State police reported a 12
inch snowfall, and said the
highway was closed about two
hours because several vehicles
became stuck along the high
way when drivers attempted to
go over the pass without chains.
At noon Saturday, traffic was
moving without chains and it
was raining. '
Transmission Line Breaks
A main 120 kilovolt transmis
sion line of the California Ore
gon Power company broke near
the Siskiyou summit, and pow
er went off about 8:30 a.m. Sat
urday in the Medford and Ash
land areas. Power in the north
eru California area also was off.
Frank Benesh, district manag
er of Copco, said power was
disrupted on the main 120 kilo
volt transmission line between
Medford and the Klamath river
plant. Concurrently, he - said,
high voltage equipment was
damaged at the Medford, Lone
Pine and Prospect No. 3 substa
tions. "Fault finding equipment
shows the transmission line
break to be near the summit of
the Siskiyous," he said. Repair
crews were dispatched with four
wheel trucks and Tucker Sno
Cat. Saturday, it was snowing hard
on Siskiyous, Green Springs and
Oregon Mountain highways, ac
cording to state police reports.
Chains are required on all three
roads, officers said. It was also
reported snowing in Grants Pass
and to the north on Highway 99.
Officers said although the snow
is sticking to the ground they
don't know whether chains are
needed on the Mount Sexton
highway. Highway 230 (Dia
mond lake) was reported closed
for the winter and the Crater
Lake highway closed because of
snow and fallen trees. Officers
advised motorists to carry chains
on Highway 99 from Weed to
Dunsmuir and chains are re
quired on Highway 97 in the
Klamath Falls area.
First Snowfall
First snowfall in Medford oc
curred Saturday afternoon. The
Weather Bureau officials said it
was just a trace, not enough to
be recorded.
Other U. S. Weather Bureau
figures show 6.53 inches of rain
fell since Sept. 1 (.79 inch below
normal) and 2.57 inches of rain
fell since Dec. 1 (.28 inch below
normal).
Japan Threatened
By Chinese Reds
Tokyo (IP) The Chinese
Communist party Saturday
warned Japan that it would face
missile attack in .another war if
it accepts U.S. missile bases on
its territory.
The official party newspaper,
To Kung Pao, said Japanese
leaders "should soberly consid
er the results of turning Japan
into a U.S. missile base and
equipping its self-defense forces
with these weapons."
. The editorial was broadcast
from Peiping by the New China
News agency which said it re
ferred to the announcement
Thursday that Japan would be
supplied with U.S. "sidewinder"
air-to-air guided missiles.
"Japan could certainly store
quite a number of missiles, but
it could not withstand the ex
plosions of even a few missiles,"
the newspaper said.
EMo Conference
According to Spaak, John
Conference Gives
'Somewhat More'
Than Was Expected
Comment On Response
By Russians Refused
Washington (IP) Secretary
of State John Foster Dulles said
Saturday the United States got
"somewhat more" than it hoped
for in the NATO "summit"
meeting's decision to accept U.S.
long-range missiles.
Dulles returned Saturday
from the Paris conference and
faced a spate of new Russian
proposals for disarmament and
cold war meetings, coupled with
a rejection by Soviet leaders
of the NATO offer to meet with
Russia in a foreign ministers'
conference.
He refused to comment on
Moscow's response to the NATO
decisions.
"I don't know a thing about
it," he told newsmen at the air
port. In a prepared statement he
said, "we can now feel that
peace is somewhat more secure"
as a result of the NATO demon
stration of unity and decisions.
In his report to the nation
with President Eisenhower on
Monday night, Dulles said, he
will emphasize that the Western
Allies reaffirmed at Paris "our
determination to remain united
in confronting a common
threat."
Not Disappointed
Reporters asked him whether
he was disappointed by the
terms of the NATO decision to
accept "in principle" the basing
of long-range U. S. missiles in
Europe, leaving details for la
ter negotiation.
"No, no," Dulles replied. "We
got everything we had hoped
for in that respect in fact,
somewhat more."
He said in his written state
ment that the NATO allies "re
emphasized our strong desire to
bring the Soviets back into the
disarmament negotiations that
they say they now have aban
doned." Later he added that this ref
erence was not a comment on
Satuday's Moscow proposals.
Report Released On
Magarrell Death
Robert Alexander Magarrell,
77, of 322 South Riverside ave.,
died of a heart attack, accord
ing to an autopsy report made
Saturday.
Magarrell was found dead in
his homemade trailer home on
Thursday afternoon by city po
lice. They said he had been dead
about four days when found. An
autopsy had been ordered by
District. Attorney Thomas J.
Reeder because of the unusual
position of the body.
Funeral services for Magarrell
will be held on Monday, Dec.
23, at 3 p.m. Pastor James Neely
of the First Baptist church of
Medford will officiate at the
services. Committal will be priv
ate. Magarrell was born in River
ton, Iowa, March 5th, 180. Sur
vivors include two daughers,
Mrs. Doris Tolin, Selma, Ore.,
and Mrs. Verta Berry,Norwalk,
Calif. Three sisters Mrs. Jennie
Chapin, Omaha, Neb., Mrs. Anna
Dreager, Sipulirda, Calif., and
Mrs. Ruth Palm, Hollywood,
Calif.
Basketball Scores
Stanford 77, Denver 70
Fresno St. 72, Sacramento St.
56
St. Mary's 68, St. Louis 60,
Gonzaga 58, Pacific Lutheran
57
Oregon 63, Brigham Young 55
Southern Oregon 97, Lewis
and Clark 78
Seattle 80, Army 51
Kansas 58, California 52
Evansville 83, UCLA 76
San Francisco 62, Louisville
55
Arizona st. (Tempe) 108, LA
Loyola 60
Arizona 78, Southern Calif
ornia 72
Kansas st. 70, Washington 63
Dayton 66, Utah State 47
Portland 59, Nevada 52
Utah 71. Washington St. 64
PREP
Ashland 49. Tillamook 42
Oakridga 51, Crater 39
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Comments
On Gaither
Washington OP) The White
House announced Saturday that
government departments are sub
mitting comments on the top-
secret Gaither report to the Na
tional Security Council for pos
sible consideration Monday by
President Eisenhower.
The report, according to ver
sions "leaked" to several news-
Seedlings Secured
For Douglas Fir
Salem (Special More than
1,000,000 Douglas fir seedlings
have been secured by the Ore
gon state forestry department
from California and Washington
nurseries, which will go to meet
the tremendous demands that
have cut short the supply from
the state nursery, according to
Assistant State Forester Don
Maus.
With the new. supply of trees
on hand the department will ad
vise individuals whose requests
were turned down that they may
now reorder, Maus stated. In ad
dition, he indicated that there
will be sufficient stock to meet
the requests of others who wish
to carry on reforestation pro
jects. "The state does not anticipate
a tree shortage during the 1958
59 planting season," Maus stated,
"since the current production of
some 7,500,000 trees will be in
creased torn ore than 20,000,000.
This is made possible through a
new nursery established near
Elkton through the cooperation
o the Douglas county court and
the U.S. forest service. In addi
tion, the production of the Cor
vallis nursery will be brought
up to 10,000,000 trees."
County Court Gives
Order On Ross Lane
The county court issued an
order Friday afternoon giving
directional designations to Ross
lane as requested by the post
office.
"That segment of Ross lane
from Matlack store on Jackson
ville highway to the commonly
called Gilman corner is desig
nated as Ross lane north," the
order stated. "Ross lane will
start at the intersection of Stage
rd. and terminate at the inter
section of the Military rd."
"It is presumed the house
numbers will remain the same,"
the court order stated.
Members of the county court
said a public hearing was held
Thursday afternoon on giving
directional designation to Ross
lane, and believed no further
investigation necessary. Other
proposed name changes on a
number of the county roads will
be investigated further and an
order will be issued probably
the first of the week, the court
said.
Said Sueo
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Submitted
Report
men, calls for a massive defense
buildup, a 20 billion dollar civil
defense shelter program, ex
panded foreign aid and other
"crash" measures to avoid the
catastrophe of a-Soviet missile
attack.
It was said to paint a much
darker picture of the U.S. lag
behind Russia in military might
than administration officials
have conceded.
White House Press Secretary
James C. Hagerty read a brief
statement which confirmed that
the alarming report was under
study but' he revealed nothing
about its conclusion and recom
mendations. He said it was "tOD secret" and
that he did not know whether
any parts of it would ever be
made public.
"The reDort is one of a num
ber of advisory studies on na
tional security matters which as
you know the President from
time to time requests and re
ceives from many sources," the
prepared statement said.
"Defense and other security
agencies of the government made
available to the committee fac
tual material and estimates in
their prossession bearing on the
committee s work and some o
this is incorporated in the re
port. "The report's main contents
consist of analyses, views and
recommendations of the commit
tee members, who are eminent
men drawn primarily from civil
life. The report is, of course, a
highly classified document.
Trio Apprehended
On Weapons Charges
Medford police reported Sat
urday they arrested three youths
on charges of carrying concealed
weapons about 3:30 p.m.
Police said the weapons, hunt
ing knives with overlength
blades, were found on the youths
during a routine check after they
were seen in the Greyhound Bus
depot, Fifth and Bartlett sts. Po
lice said the youths, one 16-year-
old and two 17-year-olds, were
lodged in the county jail pend
ing action by juvenile author
ities. WEATHER
FORECAST: Partial clearing
this morning, increasing
clouds this afternoon, rain
beginning lat this afternoon
continuing through Monday
morning, snow in mountains
and showers Monday after
noon, high today 40. low to
night 35, high Monday 45.
TEMP.
Highest Yesterday 4i
Lowest this Morning 32
PRECIP.
To 10 p.m. Yesterday .57
Our Skies Tonight
Sunrise 7:37 a.m.
Sunset 4:42 p.m.
Moonset 6:38 p.m.
PROMINENT STARS
The triangle of Vega, Deneb and
Altair is in the west at moonset.
Deneb is now the highest (and
dimmest) of the three stars.
Double Character
Of NATO Alliance
Said Underlined
Cool Determination
Preferred By Spaak
By PAUL-HENRI SPAAK
Secretary-General gi the
North Atlantic Treaty
Organization
Written For United Press
Paris HP) The NATO con
ference has just ended.
Has it been a success or not?
I do not hesitate to reply in the
affirmative. '
Why? Because the double
character of the alliance: De
fensive military effort, aggres
sive diplomatic effort, was
clearly underlined.
There is now an Atlantic pol
icy.
It seems they are saying in
the United States that a neutral
ist current has shown itself in
Europe. This is entirely inaccur
ate. NATO has taken her mili
tary responsibilities very firm
ly. They were taken calmly. Is
it reasonable to ask NATO to be
enthusiastic about a policy that
has been justly called the bal
ance of terror? -
I much prefer this cool deter
mination to poorly-founded ex
altation. Against Closed Door
But the NATO powers do not
wish to close the door toQcon
versations with the Russians. In
spite of all the disappointments
of these last years, they afill
want to miss no opportunity to
lessen international tension. In
conformity with solemnly reaf
firmed principles, they are al
ways ready to negotiate 6h a
reasonable basis. G
There is nothing contradictory
in thpse twn aftitnrips On tlio
contrary, they are complentary. O
They form a policy. O
The conference also has been
a success because the geograph
ical limits of political discussions
at NATO were enlarged and be
cause the preoccupations ,of the
countries of the alliance are less
and less exclusively military.
From the treaty creating the
alliance a powerful organiza
tion was born. From this or
ganization the Atlantic alliance
was born. From this Atlantic al
liance an Atlantic community
now must be born.
The challenge flung out by
communism to the free world
is not exclusively military. I am
not even sure it is essentially
military. Perhaps it is rather
more moral, political, economic
and social.
Must Be Met
This is not a task that can
be accomplished in a day. An
Atlantic community can only be
a continuous creation. The con
ference of Paris permitted us
to see that we are agreed in
principle on the essential ques
tions. The future will tell whe
ther these principles can be
translated into reality. For my
part, I see no reason to doubt
it.
Finally, I am astonisned that
so much is said about the dif
ferences of opinion that exist
among the NATO partners. First
these divergences are not num
erous and do not affect the
truly essential problems. Fur
thermore, they are necessary be
cause they are the proof of the
atmosphere of real liberty which
exists at the heart of the al
liance. Lastly, it has never hap
pened that they could not be
overcome following a frank dis-Q
cussion.
Appointments Set
For Forestry Board
Salem (IP) Appointment
of three Oregon lumbermen to
the revamped state board of
forestry was announced Frslay
by Gov. Robert D. Holmes
They were Robert E. Carrollo
Tillamook, timber manager for
the Oregon - Washington Ply
wood Co.; Sydney Leiken, Rose
burg, owner of the L and H Lum
ber Co. of Sutherlin and presi
dent of the Wilbur Co.; ind G
Charles W. Fox, Portland, presi
dent of Cascade Plywood Co.,
with mills at Lebanon and
Reedsport. Q
The men represent the first
forest and third congressional
districts, respectively. They take
office Jan. 1.