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Scattered Specials
Pace Stocks Lower;
Average Declines
New York-(UPD -Stocks drift
ed lower today with steels,
autos,' electronics and scatter
ed specials pacing the down
turn
Eight Children
Lose Second Mother
Levittown. N. Y. -(UPD- Last
September Robert Creamer's
wife Lucy, 38, was killed in
an auto crash and Creamer, a
factory foreman, was left
alone to bring up their eight
young children.
Creamer moved his moth
er, Mrs. Catherine Creamer,
69, into their home to act as
a foster mother to the chil
dren.
On Saturday night while
Mrs. Creamer was crossing a
rain-slick road, hurrying home
with groceries for Sunday din
ner, she was struck and killed
by a car.
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The industrial stock aver
age fell more than 4 points
below Friday's close with
losses of more than 2 in Du
Pont and a point or more in
Westinghouse, International
Nickel, Allied Chemical and
American Tobacco.
Steels also encountered sel
ling. Youngstown Sheet and
U.S. Steel lost more than a
point each, Lukens more than
2, and Bethlehem and Repub
lic dropped fractions.
Chrysler and Ford lost a
point in the autos where Gen
eral Motors, trading ex-dividend,
lost a fraction. Amer
ican Motors gave up a large
fraction.
In the electronics, Ampex
dropped more than 2 and
IBM more than 1. American
Home Products dropped 1
the drugs.
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IN MEDFORD
WEDNESDAY
Josephine County
Clerk Files for Post
Grants Pass - Ben W. Cout-
ant, Josephine county clerk
for 20 years, filed for that
position Friday. He will seek
the Republican nomination
for a sixth consecutive four
year term.
C o u t a n t was appointed
county clerk Jan. 3, 1940, and
was elected at the fall general
election. This will be the first
time Coutant has had compe
tition for the Republican
nomination. A. Donley
Barnes, former sheriff, filed
last month for the position.
Coutant has made his home
in Josephine county since
1914 and except for 18 months
during World War I and while
attending college, has made
his home in Grants Pass con
tinuously. He is 70 years old.
Democratic Central
Committee to Meet
The Jackson County Demo
cratic Central committee will
meet Wednesday, Feb. 10, at
8 p.m. at the Labor Temple,
South Grape st.
Robert Duncan, speaker of
the house of representatives,
will report on the Democratic
state platform convention
held recently in Salem.
Other business will include
final plans for the annual
Roosevelt Memorial dinner
sponsored by the Democratic
Party of Jackson county.
All interested Democrats
are invited to attend.
Car Hits Fence
During Argument
A couple named Hassel got
into a hassle Sunday morning
which caused their car to
leave the road and ram into
a fence near the intersection
of Old Stage rd. and Beal
lane, state police said.
Operator of the southbound
vehicle on Old Stage rd. was
Mrs. Jessalee Louvisa Hassel,
41, of 33 North Peach st., Med
ford. Police said apparently
her husband, Kenneth Edgar
Hassel, 42, a passenger in the
car. grabbed his wife's arm
during an argument causing
her to lose control of the car,
The vehicle hit a fence on the
Ross Conner property, route
2, box 438C, Medford.
Ex-Broadcasters
Will Tell Roles
As 'Consultants'
Washington - (UPD - The for
mer employees of a Cleveland
radio station said today they
received payments from a mu
sic record distributor as "con
sultants." They said they would, tes
tify to this when called before
a House subcommittee investi
gating payola and other al
legedly deceptive broadcast
ing practices.
Disc Jockey Quizzed
The three young men talk
ed freely with newsmen
while the subcommittee ques
tioned its first witness, for
mer Boston disc jockey Nor
man Prescott behind closed
doors.
The three identified them
selves as Charles Young, mu
sic librarian, and Joe Finan
and Wes Hopkins, disc jock
eys, all formerly employed at
Cleveland radio station KYW.
All three said they had
broken no laws and would
answer all questions put to
them by the subcommittee. It
is investigating complaints
that radio station employees
have taken under the table
payments to plug records.
Admit Taking Fees
"We have admitted we took
fees from a record distributor
in Cleveland for consultative
services," Hopkins told news
men. The subcommittee went be
hind closed doors to question
Prescott almost immediately
after opening its long awaited
payola investigation.
Chairman Oren Harris (D-
Ark.) noted that subcommit
tee rules provide for a closed
session whenever it is deter
mined that testimony "may
tend to defame, degrade or
incriminate any person."
Harris said he was ordering
the closed session to deter
mine whether Prescott's testi
mony was of that nature.
Harris announced in a brief
opening statement that hear
ings scheduled for this week
'are but the beginning" of an
inquiry into payola and other
allegedly deceptive practices
in the broadcasting industry.
Could Concern Idol
Subcommittee sources said
this week's hearings would be
concerned mainly with broad
casting practices in Boston
and Cleveland. Harris said
later hearings would deal
with practices "in Pennsyl
vania and many other parts
of the country."
While Harris did not elabor
ate, the Pennsylvania phase
could concern teen-age tele
vision idol Dick Clark, whose
network required him to di
vest himself of interests in
the record industry.
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SCOUT FOUNDER HONORED Boy Scouts
from Ottawa, 111., and surrounding towns
are shown as they placed a wreath on the
grave of William D. Boyce, founder of the
Boy Scouts of America, during ceremonies
at Ottawa. The Scouts are, left to right,
James Pellino, Kurt Siebert, Joseph Nev
rero and James O'Dell. They placed the
wreath in behalf of millions of Scouts, past
and present. The organization was started
in the United States on Feb. 8, 1910.
(UPI Telephoto)
Eisenhower's Plan to Share
Nuclear Weapons With Allies
Would Cut Retaliation Time
Syniliigton-Brown Ticket
Favored in California Foil
Sacramento, Calif. - (LTD -Democratic
members of the
state legislature today rated
Sen. Stuart Symington of Mis
souri as the likely winner of
their party's Presidential nom
ination. A United Press Internation
al poll of every Democratic
state senator and -assemblyman
showed that those veter
an politicians believe a ticket
of Symington and Gov. Ed
mund G, Brown of California
is likely to emerge from the
national convention at Los
Angeles next July.
However, while Symington
led all other candidates as the
lawmakers' choice to win first
place on the Democratic tick
et, when asked to express
their own personal favorite
for the top spot, Adlai Steven
son drew the most support.
Many of the legislators who
voted in the UPI poll are ex
pected to be members of Cali
fornia's 81-vote delegation to
the national convention.
Brown already has announced
he will enter the June 7 Presi
dential primary as a "favorite
son" candidate.
Secret Ballot
All 28 Democratic state
senators and the 46 Demo
cratic assemblymen partici
pated in the poll, which was
conducted by secret ballot.
Sen. John F. Kennedy of
Massachusetts trailed Syming
ton by six votes in the Presi
dential sweepstakes and ran
three votes behind Governor
brown as the likely vice
presidential choice at the con
vention. Humphrey Out
Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey
of Minnesota, one of the four
United States senators in the
forefront of the race for the
nomination, drew not a single
vote in the poll.
And Sen. Lyndon B. John
son of Texas was the choice of
only four legislators.
Quotes From the News
By United Press International
Cairo Mrs. Genevieva Drury Christie, of Carmel, In
diana, one of 76 elderly Americans who made a four month, ;
14,000-mile safari across Africa, discussing the rigorous trip- ;
"I wouldn't have missed a minute of it even though at '
times I cried and pleaded with my husband to fly me home." I
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Klamath Fails, Oregon
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66 Census Takers
Needed in County
Sixty-six census takers will
be needed to take the federal
census for Jackson county
starting April 1, Mrs. James
Ragland, chairman of the Re
publican Central committee,
has announced.
Four crew leaders will be
needed, also, Mrs. Ragland
reported. Qualified Republi
cans and Democrats will be
used, she added.
Those persons desiring the
work should obtain federal
employment form No. 57 at
the post office, fill it out and
mail it to Edward G. Bates,
district census supervisor,
460 Lane, county courthouse,
Eugene, Mrs. Ragland di
rected. Bates is scheduled to be in
Jackson county in approxi
mately two weeks, Mrs. Rag
land said, and will interview
crew leader applicants then.
Crew leader qualifications
include: Must be a U.S. citi
zen, at least 18 years old, with
a high school education or its
equivalent, pass a written
test, be able to read maps,
satisfactorily complete a
training course and be able to
devote full time to the job.
A crew leader must also
have access to a privately
owned car, in good condition,
be in good physical condition,
of high moral character, be
able to speak clearly and dis
tinctly and have good eye-'
sight and hearing.
Those having veterans' i
preference who meet all re-1
quirements will be given first i
chance.
To be a census-taker a per- j
son must be a U.S. citizen.
with at least a high school
education, 18 years old or
older, pass a test satisfactori
ly, be of high moral character
and integrity, be able to con
duct interviews in a clear,
concise manner, have good
eyesight, be in good physical
condition, be able to write
neatly and legibly and have
an automobile available if he
lives in a rural area.
Washington -(UPD- President
Eisenhower's proposal to
share nuclear weapons with
U.S. allies is designed prima
rily to cut the time required
to retaliate against any So
viet air attack, it was learned
today.
American strategic and tac
tical bombers in Europe are
only between 10 and 20 min
utes flying tune away from
the Iron Curtain.
While U.S. air defense sys
tems could react almost in
stantly to a Soviet air attack,
Eisenhower's military advis
ers warn that West European
anti-aircraft systems could
not.
Question of Tim
This is so primarily because
although Britain and other
NATO members have received
American-made weapons de
signed to carry atomic war
heads, the warheads them
selves are stored in separate
installations.
Time would be required to
unlock the warheads, mount
them on their carriers or "de
livery systems," and prepare
them for firing.
Eisenhower, according to
reliable sources, hopes to
come up with an arrangement
under which the warheads
Swan Takes Ride on
Motorcyclist's Back
London - (UPD - A 30-pound
swan swooped out of the dark
ness Sunday night, landed on
a motorcyclist's back and
wouldn't get off until the
shaken rider had brought his
machine to a standstill.
Then the bird hopped off
and perched in the middle of
the road causing a traffic jam.
could be mounted at all times.
British planes which would
carry American-made atomic
weapons in wartime are not
now armed. Under the Eisen
hower plan, however, such
planes would be armed at all
times.
Armed After Battle
British submarines and sur
face vessels, under the Eisen
hower scheme, also would be
permitted to carry atomic
weapons whenever they leave
port. .
Under present arrange
ments, foreign vessels would
receive their atomic weapons
from the United States only
after the battle had started.
The administration appar
ently has not yet decided
which one of two possible
methods it wishes to use for
the new arrangement.
Dr. Finch To Face
Cross-Examination
Los Angeles (UPD Prosecu
tor Fred N. Whichello be
lieves there are enough holes
in the story told by Dr. R
Bernard Finch of his wife's
death to send the surgeon to
the gas chamber.
Whichello was to put Finch
under what is certain to be a
long and pounding cross-examination
today after the doc
tor completes his account of
leaving the scene of the July
18 killing of Mrs. Barbara
Jean Finch, 33.
Finch and his 23-year-old
mistress, Carole Tregoff, are
charged with Mrs. Finch's
murder. It was not yet known
whether the girl would take
the witness stand at all.
Relates Final Words
Women jurors were in tears
Friday at the 42-year-old sur
geon's broken-voiced recital
of his wife's last words as
he knelt beside her. Finch
claimed his wife was shot
when a revolver iired acci
dentally in' a wild fight.
"I'm sorry - I should have
listened," Finch quoted his
wife. "Take care of the kids."
Trial observers agreed his
story had terrific emotional
impact and put the doctor in
the best position since testi
mony in his trial began five
weeks ago. .
But it was filled with co
incidences and strange twists
upon which Whichello was
set to seize.
The first was the tremen
dous mathematical improba
bility of the gun firing-Finch
says in the process of being
flung away-and hitting the
brunette Mrs. Finch squarely
in the back.
Wanted Flashlight
A second was the explana
tion of the presence of the so
called "murder kit" at the
scene and the strange mixture
of rope, knife, flashlight and
medical equipment. Carole
brought it up the driveway,
Finch said, because he want
ed the flashlight inside and
she did not have the key to
the attache case so she
brought the whole kit.
New York Heart specialist Dr. Paul Dudley White, who
treated President Eisenhower for his heart attack, stating
that activity is good for the President:
His 1 1 -nation tour is evidence that his job is work that
ha is especially adapted to, he likes it, it's an important
function, and he's followed the rule otherwise so far as
his health is concerned."
San Rafael, Calif. Miss Louise A. Boyd, describing as a
great honor her being named the first woman councilor in
the 108-year history of the American Geographical Society:
"They have never had a woman on the council before and
I did not expect I would be the first one."
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