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Newspaper Page TexttPannsnma lira (a PJ ail u ra stiwos Truman Sees IMlo Policy Change Under IHlerter By HARRY S. TRUMAN North American Newspaper Alliance, Inc. CopvrUht, 1959, by Harry S. Truman (Reproduction of thif article in whole or in part is forbidden without written authorization.)' The foreign policy of the United States is shaped and determined so largely by our needs for security and preser vation of world peace that no abrupt change, even in the person of the occupant of the White House, could result in a significant change in that policy today. I, therefore, do not foresee any material difference, with the appointment of Christian A. Herter to succeed John Fos ter Dulles, in what we must do. , Instrument of President Whatever special qualifications Secretary Herter brings to his office-and they are impressive-we must understand that he will be the instrument of the President, who alone has the responsibility of making foreign policy. In these anxious and dangerous times, the responsibility .and the role of the President in the conduct of foreign policy call, more than ever, for his constant personal vigilance and direction. A President must know what he wants to do, and he is the only person in a position to get it done, no matter who is Secretary of States. The tragic illness of John Foster Dulles removed at a critical moment, a dynamic and influential instrument of the President. Capable Diplomat ' The new Secretary of State is an experienced public servant and a capable diplomat. He is of a different temper ament from that of his predecessor. In certain respects he will act more as the instrument of the President. Time, alone, of course, vill tell how effective he is in negotiations with the Comuunists and in dealings with our Allies. I remember him well when, as a member of the House of Representatives, he helped in the bi-partisan effort to bring about Congressional approval of the Marshall Plan. The necessity and the circumstances of the new appoint ment, I hope, will help-correct the -notion that a Secretary of State, under our Constitution; can ever assume the role of the President in the making of foreign policy. The President, himself, cannot properly delegate that re sponsibility, no matter how brilliant or distinguished a Sec retary of State may be. No Deviation During my Administration there were four Secretaries of State, but at no time was there any departure or deviation from the basic policy followed by this country. They were each in his own way highly individualistic, with pronounced gifts, qualities and temperaments. But they all knew that final decision on high policy matters had to be made in the White House by the President. Theexercise of this responsibility cannot be a matter of discretion on the part of the President, no matter what his opinion or whatever regard or esteem he may have for his Secretary of State, or how much he may rely upon his skill and judgment. ' There should never be any doubt in the mind of the man in the Kremlin or among our Allies that the President, himself, is exercising his full responsibility as the architect of our foreign policy. There have been several critical moments in recent his tory where confusion has resulted because critics of this country claimed that our diplomatic spokesman did not speak with the final authority of the President. (Continued on Page 8) Herter Confident Western Powers Will Present Unity Paris' (UPD Secretary of State Christian Herter plunged today into the first major challenge of his new job and said he was confident the western powers would meet the Russians at the Ge neva conference "with unity and firmness of purpose." Herter's job will be to try to weld a solid western front for the foreign ministers con ference. He was brimming with con fidence as he stepped off a U.S. Air Force plane and pre dicted, "We shall be able to agree whole-heartedly on the course we must follow in our common interest." Differences Admitted At tfie same time Herter ad mitted that different View points existed among the west ern powers. It is "only natu ral" that these "somewhat different points of view" exist on the East -West crisis, he said. Herter spoke briefly to re porters on arriving for a for mal conference Wednesday with the foreign ministers of Britain, France and West Ger many on the package pro gram they will present to So Reports Indicate 'Bounty Hunters' Are Seekinq 'Black Doq Bandits1 in Area Jackson County Centennial association officials said today they have received reports in dicating . that "a group of bounty hunters are bent on rounding up the Black Dog Bandits." TheN'bandits" organized re cently to "raid" Centennial events in Jackson county, but after oneVaid were captured. They later escaped, and "wanted posters" were distrib uted. Posters Taken Down Centennial officials said they understood the "posters" were being taken down by "bounty hunters" seeking the bandits. Knowing the opera tions of the bandits, officials said the "bounty hunters may be expected to force a show viet Minister Andrei Gro- myko in Geneva May 11. Herter scheduled a confer ence with President Charles de Gaulle almost at once to begin his arduous task of re building Western unity to cope with the tough Soviet stand on Germany and West Berlin. Though backed by solid U.S. Senate approval and a firm declaration by President Ei senhower, Herter faced major difficulties. Former Secretary of State John Foster Dulles is regarded by the Western Al lies as the strongest secretary in generations and to them Herter is yet unproved. Harvey Employees Vote Against Union The Dalles (UPD Employ ees at the Harvey Aluminum Company plant here have voted not to be represented by a union. In a two-day election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board, 228 employees voted against rep resentation by a union, 75 voted for the United Steel Workers of America and 56 favored representation by the Aluminum Workers Council. down at some Centennial event in the valley." Two major Centennial events are scheduled this month, but Centennial offic ials did not know at which one, if either, the "bounty hunters" and "bandits" would appear. One event, a parade, dinner and dance, is scheduled in Shady Cove Saturday, May 2, and the other is the Southern Oregon Farm Festival, May 22 and 23 in Central Point. The Shady Cove event starts at 10:30 ajn. and in cludes exhibits by various or ganizations, parade and smor gasbord dinner between 4 and 8 p.m., and dancing to Larry Rock and orchestra between 9 p.m. and 1 a.m. The dance 54th Year Medford 16 Pages OREGON Ml RESERVOIR RISING-This 500,000-gallon Manor and other properties on the hill. Graff rservoir on Barneburg hill, scheduled for and James, a Medford firm, is the contrac completion July 15, will serve Rogue Valley tor for the $34,772 project. . TV Channel 10 Allotted by FCC; Groups Interested The federal communications commission in Washington, D.C., has alloted television Channel 10 to Medford effec tive June 4, it was learned today. After that date, the FCC will accept applications for television stations. The appli cations will be placed on the docket for public hearing to determine which applicant is to be granted the channel. Two local groups have an nounced their intention to ap ply for the channel. Last July a group headed by John Wil liams, incorporated as TOT in dustries, announced that it in tended to seek the Channel 10 allocation. In January of this year, Radio Medford, Inc., operators of radio station KMED, re vealed similar intentions. Affiliate With Network It is understood that both groups are interested in affili ating with the National Broad casting company. KBES-TV, the only local television sta tion at present, is affiliated primarily, but not exclusively, with the Columbia Broadcast ing company. For consideration by the FCC, each applicant making application must meet certain qualifications. Brof dcas ting and television 'stations must operatg in the public interest, convenience and necessity, and show proof of adequate financial backing. FCC Hearings for channel allocation, where more than one group is involved, have' been known to continue for extended periods of time. Weed Fire Chief Burned in Accident Mt. Shasta, Calif-flJPD-Rol-land (Bud) Riley, 47, volun teer fire chief at Weed, was hospitalized here today with burns suffered in an accident Monday. is being sponsored by the Vet erans of Foreign Wars in Shady Cove, and the VFW auxiliary is sponsoring the rest of the event. Prizes Planned , Prizes will be awarded for the sweepstakes float, and the best floats in the adult group and single child group and single, parade sponsors said. The Southern Oregon Farm Festival will feature Jimmy Wakely instead of Tex Ritter, whose schedule of appear ances elsewhere make it im possible for him to be in the valley, according to Centen nial officials. Other events during the Farm Festival include a buf falo barbeque, square dancing, Centennial exhibits and vari ous contests. MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1959 MIS MAJOR Six Weeks Remain To Complete New Festival Theater Six weeks remains for com pletion of the new Oregon Shakespeare Festival theater in Ashland, according to Bill Patton, general manager of the festival association. Patton told the Jackson County Chamber of Com m e r c e roundtable yesterday that rehearsals are slated to begin June 15. Carpenters' saws and hammers, he said, must then be laid aside so the company can begin work un disturbed. Patton credited this win ter's dry weather with keep ing construction on or ahead of schedule. Sections of the roof are being built, he re ported. Landscaping is sched uled to start by May 15. A total of $247,000 has been pledged to date in the drive to raise money for the project, Two Children Hurt In Auto Accidents Two 3-year-old children were injured in separate auto accidents in Medford yester day, city police reported. Carol Ann Monroe, 3-year-old daughter of Patricia Lou ise Monroe, 127 Bigham dr., Central Point, was taken to Rogue Valley hospital after she fell from a vehicle driven by her aunt, Betty Marie Sparks, 2879 Howard ave, Medford, police said. Her con dition today was rescribed as fair. David Shane Doran, 3-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. David Claire Doran, 1448 Whitman ave., suffered a slight mouth injury when a car driven by his father collided with one at Holmes and Whitman aves., police said. The Monroe girl apparently opened the door herself, as the car passed 680 Biddle rd., and fell out onto the roadway. She was riding in the rear seat with the Sparks children while her mother sat in the front with Mrs. Sparks. The accident occurred shortly af ter 3 p.m., according to the report. Police said Doran was cited for failure to operate on the right side of the road follow ing the collision in which his son was hurt. The Doran ve hicle collided about 2:30 p.m. with a car operated by Mar garet Davis Atkinson, 220 Laurel st., according to the report. Damage to both ve hicles was described as slight. Sydney, Australia (UPD American evangelist Billy Graham told a crowd of 27, 000 tonight that he had been so impressed with Australia he would like to return here in the near future. Salem-flJPD- The State Board of Control says the new cor rectional institution here is to be open for business in the middle of June. Tribune Patton told the roundtable group. The campaign's goal is $275,000. Patton said fund raising is still under way. ' Gifts of materials, such as lumber, have been received as well as cash donations. He commented on the gratifying support received not only from this region but from other areas, citing contribu tions from other theater groups as an example. Patton explained that should the drive's goal not be achiev ed this year, certain elements in the project can be modified with out seriously affecting production plans for the com ing season. These, he said, in clude delaying erection of pro posed light towers and instal lation of wiring in a conduit being constructed, and pos sibly modifying land scape plans. Primary Feature A primary feature of the proposed landscaping is a steeper slope for the rear seats. This, Patton explained, will let the audience in these seats both see and hear the actors better. The seating ca pacity is being increased from 1,093 to about 1,140 with in dividual chairs being provided for everyone, he said. Poles that blocked the view from certain seats in the past have been removed. Poles are being installed for the time being at each side, with 32-foot cantilevers for holding lights, Patton re ported. Commenting on criticism that the festival association acted out of turn in not draw ing up detailed plans and specifications and advertising for bids for the project, Pat ton said the association has saved money and time by by passing this procedure. He ex plained that the festival might have had to miss a year, the Centennial year, by doing otherwise. The new stage structure, as exact a replica as possible of an Elizabethan play house, contains offices and music ians' galley as well, Patton said. He noted with amuse ment that the Tudor edifice in meeting building code require ments, has as much steel in its concrete as a structure in San Francisco, a precaution against earthquakes. WEATHER FORECAST: Partly cloudy to night and Wednesday. Chance of a few showers, mosUy in moun tains Wednesday afternoon. Low tonight about 42. High tomorrow near 68. Temp. Highest Yesterday . 56 Lowest this Morning 45 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 7:07 p.m. Sunset tomorrow 5:11 a.m. Moonrise tomorrow 12:55 a.m. Last Quarter April 29 Mars, in the west at.. 8:33 p.m., is now seen directly below Castor and Pollux In Gemini. The orbits of Mars and the Earth continue to carry them further apart; nearly 171 million miles now separate these two planets. Price 10 Cents No. 33 Public Welfare Appropriation Voted, 49 to 9 Highway Department Budget Approved Salem (UPD Two major budgets passed the Oregon House Monday and were sent to the Senate. The House approved 49-9 a general fund appropriation of $36,600,000 for the Public Welfare commission. To this is added $40,007,000 in federal grants and $13,266, 000 in county monies for a grand total of $91,166,000. A budget for the State Highway Department of $196, 934,000 also was approved, by a 45-10 vote. Of this, $99, 600,000 is supplied by the federal government. Rep. George Annala (D Hood River) carried both ma jor budgets on the House floor. Up About A Million Most comment was caused by the welfare budget. Annala explained that the whole area of public welfare would receive a going over from an interim committee and that it was a "most diffi cult area in which to deter mine where you are going." The welfare budget is up about $1 million over the am ount recommended by Gov. Mark Hatfield, but Rep. Grace Peck, (D-Portland) said she understood the governor would go along with the in crease. An additional $200,000 for deficiency operation of the de partment until the biennium ends June 30 also was approv ed by the House. This makes the total deficiency appro bation $1.4 million. Cook Protests Budget The highway budget was protested by Rep. Vernon Cook (D-Troutdale) who called it "disgraceful" to maintain the highway program in full swing while other areas of government were suffering. "It is time we investigated the dedicated funds being used by this monolithic king dom," Cook said. An Agriculture Department budget of $2,430,000 from the general fund and $3,760,000 in dedicated funds also was approved. Budgets for the Forest Pro tection and Conservation com mittee and the Public Utility commission were approved and sent to the Senate with little debate. Districts Not to Have Water Quotas Medford and Rogue River Valley Irrigation districts will not have quotas on irriga tion water this year, it was decided during joint irrigation district board meetings yes terday. The two boards decided not to set quotas this year since they feel sufficient water is available to irrigate every one's crops, Jack Hoffbuhr, Medford irrigation district manager explained. "We can stick to this policy providing we get the cooper ation of water-users," Hoff buhr said. "Those water-users found having excessive runoff will be shut off." Neither Fish lake nor Four Mile lake reservoirs are full at the present time, but Hoff buhr said he feels they will be full by the time it is neces sary to draw on stored water supplies. The districts may have to go on storage soon, but much depends on the weather, he added. Hoffbuhr urged all water users eliminate excessive run off and take water only when crops require it. New York (UPD U. S. Steel Corp., the world's biggest steel company, has reported sharply higher earnings for the first quarter. of 1959. "How. Is It You Don't Understand Us?" Sl THESE ARE SOVFREKM NATIONS, AS SUCK TH6.se ARE THE WfcAPOMS WITH WHICH WE CAM WIPe OUT House Committee Votes More Money For Health, Welfare Washington-(UPD-The House Appropriations committee an grily assailed President Ei senhower's balanced budget today and voted to add $181, 391,700 to spending he pro posed for Health, Education and Welfare. . Accusing the administration of trying to economize at the expense of the people's health the committee said its officials concealed budget plans for cutting back federal research to combat cancer, heart dis ease and many other ailments. Called Unrealistic It described administration spending plans for health pro grams as "completely unreal istic. . .unthinkable. . .gross foolishness. Inconceivable." The committee approved in creases totaling 5131,892,000 for the Office of Education; and $2,000,000 for the Food and Drug Administration. It also alloted an extra $1, 215,000 for welfare programs handled by the Social Secur ity Administration. The increases were written into a $3,915,084,181 appro priation to finance the Health, Education and Welfare De partment and the Labor De partment and related labor agencies during the fiscal year starting next July 1. Red Ink Spending Funds for labor programs were trimmed to $547,114,500, a cut of $23,112,500, but in creases elsewhere raised the $8,335 Contributed In Cancer Campaign A total of $8,335.02 has thus far been collected in the American Cancer S o c i e t y's Jackson county drive, society officials have announced. Of the total, $3,500 was col lected in the Medford residen tial drive, the largest total ever collected in such a drive, officials said. In addition to accepting contributions to the Cancer drive during the resi dential campaign, literature about cancer was distributed. A total of $1,700 has been collected from special gifts, they said, with some special events still scheduled. Some areas in the county have not yet reported the amounts col lected in the recent residen tial drive. Louisville, Kan. -(UPD- Bad weather Monday made things a little unpleasant for the On-to-Oregon Cavalcade but the wagons managed 18 miles during the day and camped here overnight. Rescuers Chipping Through Solid Rock in Effort To Save Trapped Dog Owasso, Okla. -UPD- Vol unteers working with air hammers chipped their way slowly through . solid rock today toward Little Richard a young 'coon dog entrap ped for nearly five days. Telephone calls from towns surrounding this northeastern Oklahoma community poured into the office of Little Richard's master, funeral home oper ator Larry Wilson, 20. They offered help and encour agement. 'We've had the telephone ringing all the time," Wil son said. "They've offered to get in there on iheir I 1 v. AMP WHAT HAPPCMS M THESB BUS4MESS BUT OOTA 3 THESE ARC WEST eUROPFAfJ BASFS, WHICH ARC A THREAT over-all total $158,235,600 above administration recom mendations. That amount alone would be enough to wipe out the $50 million surplus forseen by the administration and force a continuation of red ink spend ing in the next fiscal year. The committee said the President's proposal to hold spending for medical research to this year's level would force a "backward" step be cause of increasing costs. Reorganization Group to Meet The county school district reorganization committee will meet at 8 o'clock tonight in the county courthouse to con duct routine business, county school office personnel said. Procedure and information to be discussed at a series of public meetings on school dis trict reorganization will be considered, a spokesman said. First two meetings of the series will be held May 5 at Eagle Point and May 7 at Butte Falls on the Eagle Point-Butte Falls proposed re organization. The meetings on formerly proposed reorgani zations of Talent, Griffin Creek and Pinehurst with Ashland, and Phoenix with Medford have been postponed temporarily, pending the vote on the Phoenix-Talent consol idation proposal. Other hearings on reorgan ization scheduled include Evans Valley and Rogue Riv er, May 19 at Rogue River, and May 21 at Evans Valley. The reorganization commit tee must submit its final plan to the state board of educa tion by Oct. 7, 1959, and with in 30 days the state holds a hearing on it. Exploding Shells Wake Family; Garage Afire Exploding shotgun shells awoke the William A. Hatzi family early this morning at 1023 Murray st., and alerted them to a garage fire. Apparently a cardboard box had been filled with hot ashes and placed against the out side wall of the garage, fire men said. The box ignited, flames burned through the garage wall, completely envel oped the garage and traveled up through the attic of the house. Considerable smoke dam age throughout the house and extensive fire damage to the garage interior resulted, fire men said. hands and knees to help get Little Richard out." A dozen workers from the Thor Tool Co., Public Serv ice Co., Oklahoma Natural Gas Co., and volunteers manned an air hammer through the night. Little Richard's whimp ers, filtering out of the cave when the air compressors paused, assured them he was still alive. A fire department hose was snaked into the crev asse to provide water but veterinarian John Collins, advised against feeding him during the rescue for fear he would gain weight and rt re rtA rv Neighbors Rush To Help Crush Invasion Force Watershed in Path Of Advancing Group , Panama -(UPD- A spearhead force of 20 invaders struck across the San Bias Mountain range today in what appeared to be ,the start of a drive across the isthmus to Panama City 60 miles away. There was a possibility they would run into U. S. troops. Reports of the thrust from the coast arrived as Panama's American neighbors rushed to help the government crush the invasion group before it could get reinforcements. Policed by U. S. The advance group of rev olutionaries headed south to ward an abandoned railroad bed which would help the first 20 miles of their penetra tion into the jungle. Halfway between them and Panama City lies the Lake Madden watershed which sup plies electricity and water to operate the canal and water for Panama City, Colon and the Canal Zone. The watershed is policed by U. S.-Canal Zone forces. The council of the Organiz ation of American States, meeting in Washington, passed a resolution calling on its members to "use all means at their disposal" to prevent rebels in their territory from attacking Panama. Political Opposition Informed sources in Pana ma said the invasion was prompted by nothing more than political opposition wanting to get back in power. Sizeable rebel reinforce ments from Cuba were re ported converging on Panama where loyal forces, strength ened by U. S. ' arms and am munition, were fighting to en circle invaders who seized a coastal village. A government communi que said "several" invaders were killed or wounded in a clash with patrol boats lying off invader-held Nombre de Dios, 75 miles from the Pana ma Canal, in the first known fighting in the four-day-old in vasion. The invaders also fired on a government reconnaissance plane over the Caribbean vil lage, the government said. An official announcement said the national guard Pan ama's only armed force - is patrolling the waters off Nombre de Dios to block es cape by sea while ground troops "maintain complete vigilance on land." Clare Boothe Luce Wins Confirmation Washington - (UPD - The Sen ate today confirmed the nomi nation of Mrs. Clare Boothe Luce as ambassador to Brazil over scattered Democratic op position. The roll call was 79-11. In the two days of debate she was denounced by some Democrats as an unqualified, "purely political" appointee. Approval came after the Re publican leadership launched a full-scale defense of the chic former ambassador to Italy and former Connecticut GOP House member. Sen. Wayne L. Morse (D Ore) said he still could not vote for Mrs. Luce because "she still stands by her state ment that Franklin D. Roose velt led us into war." Endurance Pilots To Try Wednesday Klamath Falls - (UPD - Pilots Gene Tanner and Lew Becker of Seattle hope to take off at 6 a.m. Wednesday for a new try at the 64-day flight endur ance record. become more tightly wedd ed than ever. The crevasse in which the dog was caught begins as a small cave angling sharply down from the upper slope of Rocky Hills near Owasso. It narrows quickly to a foot-wide fissure in which the dog was wedged. Work ers assembled on the hill slopes, and attacked the nar row opening to widen it enough to try to reach the dog and lift him out. Wilson said Little Rich ard was chasing raccoons sometime last Thursday when he apparently jumped or fell into the cave.