ntain s
'GCiDSer
Victim
Pearl Harbor Attack
Could Have Been Much
Worse,
By PETER J. HAYES
Berkeley. Calif. -JUPD- Fleet
Adm. Chester W. Nimitz said
today the Japanese attack on
Pearl Harbor 21 years ago
Friday was a terrible blow to
this country, "but it could
have been d e v a s t a tingly
worse."
The war in the Pacific
would have lasted much
longer, Nimitz said, if:
-The fleet had been at sea
instead of tied up at Pearl
Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
-The Japanese had destroy
ed our huge, above-ground
fuel tanks in Hawaii.
-The Japanese had followed
up their initial successes with
raids during the next several
days.
Nimitz, erect and snowy
thatched at 77, discussed in
an interview with United
Press International the work
ings of fate that began at 7:55
that Sunday morning when
carrier-based Japanese bomb
ers roared over Pearl Harbor.
Rebuilt U. S. Fleet
In the next two hours, 18
warships were sunk and 2,403
men were killed. Eighteen
days later, on Christmas Day,
Nimitz arrived to take com
mand of the shattered fleet
and rebuild it into the might
iest naval force ever assem
bled by one nation.
"The good Lord was in
some way looking out for us,"
Nimitz said as he sat in the
memento-filled study of his
home high in the Berkeley
Hills overlooking San Fran
cisco Bay.
If Adm. Husband E. Kim
mel had had ample warning
of the approach of the Japa
nese task force he surely
would have sent his fleet to
intercept it, Nimitz said.
"Japan had six carriers,
while Kimmel had only one
that had gone to Lake Island.
Our ships would have been
picked off one by one, sunk in
deep water rather than the
shoals at Pearl Harbor.
"We would have lost prac
tically all the personnel of
the Pacific Fleet. We would
have had to start from
scratch."
The Navy's fuel storage
tanks contained 4.5 million
barrels of oil, the admiral
said. The Japanese fighter
pilots, firing .50 caliber in
cendiary bul'ets, might have
wiped out this supply.
"It would have been very
difficult to replenish our
fuel because in 1942 most of
our oil was earmarked for the
Atlantic and Europe. Tankers
were scarce."
Planet Destroyed
Of 394 American warplanes
on Oahu Dec. 7, 1941, only
38 got into the air against
th Japanese raiders. The rest
were destroyed on the
ground.
"The Japanese could have
come back a second, third or
fourth day and leisurely de
stroyed everything of value,"
the five-star admiral said.
"But they apparently had a
rigid plan to advance into
Southeast Asia seeking fuel
and food."
Nimitz said the Japanese
navy was "a most potent
enemy" containing highly
skilled fighting men on the
surface and in the air, if less
skilled in submarine warfare.
"I for one am glad the Jap
anese and Americans are on
frienrilv terms now. We assist
ed them to get back on their
fret with a modest naval de
fense force and we have
mutuality of interest vis a vis
Red China and Russia that is
such that if we have trouble
in the Western Pacific we can
expect Japan to be a powerful
ally."
18TH APPOINTMENT
Salem - HTP - Appointment
of Charles S. Crookham. Port
land, as Multnomah County
Circuit Judge Wednesday was
the 18th circuit judge appoint
ment made by Gov. Mark Hat
field In his nearly four years
as governor.
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GERMAN IMMIGRANT HELD
s.nti.oo. Chile-IN-Walier
tfWSBRIEFS
immigrant accuied of complicity in the wartime killing of j
90.000 Jewt was being held here today pending t decision
on a Watt German requett lor extradition.
TITO, KHRUSHCHEV EXCHANGE OPINIONS
Moscow-l PI-Yugoslav Preiidenl Tito and Premier Nikita
Khrmhcher today had a "(rank and friendly exchange of
opinion" in their lecond day of talks, the Tau newt agency
reported.
NEHRU PREDICTS ULTIMATE VICTORY pany's petition to dismiss
Teipur, Indium-Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru id $2.3 million claim filed before
today that India will achiere ultimate yietory and emerge the federal power commis
itronger than erer in it conflict with Red China. ' inn.
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Nimitz Asserts
ADM. CHESTER W. NIMITZ
Reminisces on Pearl Harbor
'Fullest Confidence1
In Stevenson Told
In Kennedy Letter
Washington -WPP- President
Kennedy has the "fullest con
fidence" in Ambassador Adlai
Stevenson and feels he will
continue to be of "inestimable
value" at the United Nations.
Kennedy's remarks were
contained in a letter to Ste
venson made public by the
White House Wednesday
the latest administration ef
fort to squelch reports that
Man Arrested for
Possessing Mash
Fred S. Jones, 4345 South
Pacific highway, was arrested
last niehi hv Jackson county
sheriff's deputies on charges
of illegal possession of mash.
Deputies waited until neavy
fog rolled in last night be
fnra annrnaching the home
at the south end of Phoenix,
searching the premises ana
making the arrest.
Thov fnimH several items
which formed a liquor still
such as a cook pot, copper
tubing, a barrel and mash.
Th njirts of the still were
concealed in the house and
the premises, deputies said.
They found a barrel of mash
in a closet next to an electric
heater.
The still apparently was set
nn in a small cabin behind
the house when the liquor was
being manufactured, depuues
said. The still was set up this
mornina in the criminal divi
sion of the sheriff's office plus
a number of full and empty
bottles and some jugs.
npnntips were still ques
tioning Jones. Jones is the
former caretaker of the unit
estate in Jacksonville.
WEATHER
rOUECAST: Valley foR t'inlcht
and Krtday. Valley tempera
tures 32-35 tonllht, 35-40 Krl
dav. Temperatures higher
above log.
Temp.
inchest Yesterday 31
Lowest This Morning 35
Our Skies Tonight
sunset today ... 4:39 P m
Sunrise tomorrow ... 7:27 a.m.
Moonset tomorrow .. 2:4 a.m.
rtill Moon .. Dec. 11
I'ROMINKNT STAB
Knmalhaul. due south fi:03 pm.
VISUM F. PlAMTs
Jupiter, due south S'10 p.m.
(ssell above Fomalhautr
Saturn, sets a:!0 p rn.
Mars, rises . Ifl.U p.m.
Venus, rises S:tK a in.
MOUND THI OlOil
IN CHILE
H. J. Raufi. J6. i German
Stevenson was in lot water
over a magazine sto.- saying
he preferred negotiation to a
blockade in the Cuban crisis.
To Appear Together v
Kennedy and Stevenson
wi!! appear together tonight
for the first time since the
article appeared. Stevenson
is to preside over the awards
dinner of the Joseph P. Ken
nedy Jr. Foundation, which
combats mental retardation.
The President will present
the awards.
Kennedy, in the letter de
livered to Stevenson at the
United Nations yesterday,
said "This is just a note to
tell you again how deeply I
regret the unfortunate stir
which has arisen over the
statements contained in the
Saturday Evening Post arti
cle." Kennedy assured Stevenson
he valued his advice "very
highly" and "admired your
performance" during the Cu
ban crisis.
Trie article in question,
written by Stewart Alsop and
Charles Bartlett, both close
friends of the President, led
to speculation that Stevenson
might be on the way out. But
White House spokesmen and
Stevenson have repeatedly
called the story inaccurate.
Article Not Denied
The letter Kennedy wrote
Stevenson Wednesday did not
deny the article, and men
tioned it only in connection
with the "unfortunate stir" it
caused.
In Moscow, the Soviet news
agency Tass said today at
tempts were being made to
intimidate Stevenson.
Tass said the attempt at
intimidation was aimed at
those "who dare come out
for a peaceful settlement of
disputed international ques
tions." Court's Secretary
To Retire Dec. 31
i Mrs. Dclpha Offenbacher,
i county court secretary for 22
years, has announced she
would retire effective Dec. 31.
Although not required to
retire on that date, Mrs. Of
fen bacher said. "I have other
things I want to do."
She started in the office on
February. 1941 and served
under County Judges J. B.
Coleman (her father). Rodney
Keating and presently Earl
M. Miller.
Reminiscing on the changes
in the county court, she noted
that up to 1947 the county
court handled both probate
and Juvenile court matters.
These two functions have
since been assumed by the
circuit courts.
She said she would con
tinue to live in Jacksonville.
Reply To Idaho Power
PelUion Being Readied
Salem-ITI-Atty. Gen. Rob
ert Y. Thornton said today
his office is preparing an
answer to Idaho Power com-
Rogue Valley Edition
Medford
56 Pages Six Sections
Acheson Stirs
Europeans' Wrath
With Statement
West Point Speech
Said 'Kick in Teeth'
Washington-IVPU-Dean Ache
son was speaking only as a
private citizen when he said
Britain has "about played
out" its special relationship
with the United Slates, the
Stale Department said today.
Acheson, former secretary
of state who still advises the
State Department "on an
item by item basis," stirred
the wrath of Europeans with
a speech delivered at West
Point Wednesday.
In the speech, he criticized
the Western policy toward
Berlin and made the remark
about British-U.S. relations
which one London newspaper
described as a "verbal kick
in the teeth" of the British.
May Question Rusk
British Ambassador Sir
David Ormsby-Gore was ex
pected to ask Secretary of
State Dean Rusk whether the
administration shares Ache-
son's view. Ormsby-Gore had
arranged a meeting w'th Rusk
several days ago, before Ache-
son's speech was featured in
newspapers in London and
elsewhere in Europe.
But even before the meet
ing. State Department spokes
man Lincoln White made it
clear Acheson was not speak
ing as a representative of the
government when he made
remarks.
"Mr. Acheson," White said,
"of course has been called on
to contribute what he could
in a variety of subjects and
would hope we will continue
to call on him."
Free To Comment
But he noted that Acheson
is not employed by the State
Department on a full-time
basis and is free to comment
as a private citizen on any
subject he chooses.
In his speech, Acheson re
viewed the condition of
NATO, saying the political
situation in Europe gives plen
ty of cause for conc .rn. '
"Great Britain," he said,
"has lost an empire and has
not yet found a role. The at
tempt to play a separate pow
er role - that is, a role apart
from Europe, a role based on
a 'special relationship' with
the United States, a role based
on being the head of a com
monwealth which has no po
litical structure, or unity, or
strength and enjoys a fragile
and precarious economic rela
tionship by means of the
sterling area and preferences
in the British Market - this
role is about played out.
"Great Britain, attempting
to work alone and to be a
broker between the United
States and Russia, has seemed
to conduct policy as weak as
its mililary power."
County Bridges To
Be Opened Friday
All Jackson county bridges
will be open Friday, accord
ing to County Engineer Rob
ert J. Carstcnscn.
Cottonwood Creek bridge
on Colrslino rd. will be open
to traffic Friday. Kanes creek
bridge on the Old Stage rd
near Gold Hill is open to traf
fic now, Carstensen said. i
He noted that a washout j
on Antelope Creek rd. should
be renaired soon. I
Information received by the
county court showed federal
aid to county highways may
be obtained up to 50 per cent
on federal aid routes. 100 per
cent on forest highway routes
in the county road system.
Federal financial help can
be used for clearing timber j
and debris from the outside
slope line, to insure operation j
of culverts and drains, from j
access roads and parking fa- j
cilitics only at weigh .ilations ;
or rondMde access areas. t
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APARTMENT GUTTED - Firemen are shown manning
hoses at the height of a fire which destroyed the New York
Police Report
Rumors of Gang
Are Exaggerated
A girl gang at Medford
High school, called the
"Saints and Slaves' Escorts"
by its seven teen-age mem
bers, has been broken up,
according to Detective Lieu
tenant Lyle C. Perkins of the
Medford police department.
While aspects of the case
are still under Investigation,
Perkins said he feels the ac
tivities of the group have been
exaggerated by rumors and
ill-foundott talk.
To this point, Perkins said,
the girls have admitted shop
lifting seven necklaces from
a downtown store. They also
confessed to making threats
of bodily injury to several of
their high school classmates.
"But their threats never
went beyond t h e talking
stage," Perkins said. One in
cident which is still being
checked concerns an apparent
half-hearted attempt to "kid
nap" a high school girl last
Friday night as she walked
down a street on the west side
of Medford. The girl, accord
ing to reports, successfully re
sisted being pulled into the
car. She was not injured,
officers said.
The gang apparently group
ed around a 15'2-year-old girl
who recently moved to Med
ford from California. The
youngster, according 1 .7 detec
tives, told some wild tales
about her past, and induced
the other girls to form the
"club."
Among the club rules was
a promise that no member
would "fink out on the other
girls." but when detectives
talked to them, the girls
quickly broke down and con
fessed everything.
A complete report on the
investigation, which was con
ducted with Ihe cooperation
of school officials, is being
prepared and will be turned
over to juvenile authorities
for possible action, Perkins
said.
SP Fare Increase
Request Suspended
Salem -ITU- A 10 per cent
fare increase proposed by the
Southern Pacific Railroad for
Oiegon passengrrs was sus
pended today to April 14,
1963. by Jontl C. Hill, public
utility commissioner to "pro
vide an opportunity for public
examination of the proposal."
The proposed increase
would affect first class and
coach passenger fares on SP's
lines in Oregon as well as
joint (ares from stations on the
SP to stations on other rail
roads within Oregon.
The increase requested is
idi'ntical with the 10 per cent
federal excise tax on railroad
passenger transportation
which was discontinued by
the federal government on
.Nov. 16.
United Nations. N Y. - t -The
United States worked
quietly today on a plan lo
ease the situation in Angola
without angering cither Por
tugal or the nations of Africa.
OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1962
sjs-.'iwrssis:
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County Needs 839
Pints of Blood to
Cover Amount Used
, Some 839 pints of blood
must be donated by Jackson
county residents yet this year
to cover the amount used by
the area, according to Mrs. J.
W. Burba, Red Cross blood
program chairman.
Donations during the Octo
ber visit of the Bloodmobllo
fell far below normal. This
was attributed to the fact that
a number of persons were
still picking pears, colds were
prevalent, and many of the
employees of the telephone
and power companies were
out of town repairing damage
left in the wake of the Co
lumbus day storm.
Mrs. Burba stressed that
more blood is needed during
the winter months, particu
larly this year, since the state
has experienced a number of
disaster situations that have
Unemployment Rise
Notat Usual High
The sharp rise in unemploy
ment, usually experienced In
Jackson county during No
vember, did not occur this
year, according to John J. Pat
ton, manager of the Medford
office of the state employment
office.
New hirings slowed down,
dropping to about one-half of
the October level, he noted,
but there was little decrease
in over-all employment. The
ratio of insured unemploy
ment as of Nov. 22 stood at
4.5 per cent.
School District's
Funds in Stolen Car
A car containing about $255
in cash belonging lo Medford
School District 549C was
stolen yesterday afternoon
while it was parked on Jack
son St., according to city po
lice. It was the second theft of
school funds in the last en
days. On Nov. 26, about
$165.20 was stolen from the
same car while it was parked
at Hedrick Junior High
school. The thelt was not re
ported by the news media at
the request of school officials.
Driver of the car was Frank
i Harold Taylor. 910 South
I Holly st., a courier for the
j school district. The thett oc
1 curred about 4 p.m., according
to police reports.
Cash Register Is
Recovered in Weeds
A cash register stolen from
the Keith Schulz Garage,
1245 Biddle rd., about two
months ago was found yester
day In a patch of weeds along
Interstate 5 between Highway
62 and MrAndrcwa rd., ao
cording to city police.
i The register was discovered
by workmen who called city
I police. It was empty when
found, officers said
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Tribune
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Ml few :. j..-v.
Apartments in Portland Wednesday night. Destruction of
the three-story structure left some 30 persons homeless.
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caused the supply to drop
alarmingly.
The Red Cross Bloodmobllo
wlll be at the Red Cross build-
ing, 60 Hawthorne st. on
Monday, Dec, it), from 2 to
6 p.m. and on Tuesday; Dec.
11, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It
will visit the Elks club In
Ashland on Wednesday, Dec.
12. from 1 to 8 p.m.
This will be the last visit
of the Bloodmobile to Jackson
county this year.
Appointments may be made
for the drawing next week by
telephoning 773-3813. Persons
between the ages of 18 and
59 are eligible to donate, but
those between the ages of 18
and 21 must have a written
consent from their parents or
guardian.
Transportation and baby
sitters will be available for
those who need them.
The lumber Industry con
tinued to operate at a good
level, in spile of market prob
lems, Patton noted.
Packing of Christmas fruit
gifts was under way, which
furnishes employment to sev
eral hundred persons until
late December. This activity
helps to fill the need for win
ter employment. Retail trade
reports that business was
somewhat spotty during the
month, Patton continued.
Building construction slack
ed off some due lo comple
tion of projects, particularly
part of the Interstate 5 proj
ect.
Patton noted that a number
of well-qualified office per
sons, including stenographers
and bookkeepers, are current
ly available.
At the present time there
are no Indication of any ma
jor shutdowns, Patton said.
Patton concluded that the
department expects a seasonal
Increase in unemployment
during the next 60 days, with
a decrease in hiring. This con
dition seldom continues be
yond March 1, he said.
Adenauer Cancels
Coalition Talks
Bonn, Germany 'UPP Chan
cellor Konrad Adenauer, be
sieged on all sides by demands
he quit, canceled today's coali
tion talks with the Socialists
rather than set a date for his
retirement.
The Social Democratic
parly (SPD) agreed Wednes
day to continue coalition talks
with Adenauer's Christian
Democratic Union (CDU) only
if the agenda includes "all
political and personal ques
tions." This was a reference to set
ting a date for the 86-year-old
chancellor's retirement.
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57th Year Price 10 Cents
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Christmas Parade
Route in Medford
To Cover VA Miles
The parade route for the
Christmas opening event Frl-
day. Dec. 7. has been announc-
ed. Featured will be Santa
Claus, his sled and five live
reindeer.
The parade will start at 1
p.m. from the Hawthorne ave,
side of Hawthorne park and
proceed to the Medford Shop
ping center. From there It will
return south on Hawthorne
ave. to East Main st., west
on East Main to Holly st..
south on Holly to Eighth st.,
east on Eighth st. to River
side ave., north on River
side to Fourth st., west on
Fourth st. to Central ave. and
south on Central ave. to
Tenth st.
In case of heavy rain the
parade will end there, with
Santa Claus and his reindeer
being taken to the Medford
Armory.
Otherwise the parade will
continue east on Tenth st. to
Riverside ave., north on River
side to Eighth St., and east on
Eighth st. and Main to Haw
thorne park.
Santa Claus and his rein
deer will be at the park from
2 to 5 p.m. when children
will have an opportunity to
talk with Santa Claus and pet
the reindeer.
The parade route will be
approximately 2V miles in
length. Christmas carols will
be player along the parade
route and Santa Claus will
have favors for the children.
Committee members in
charge of arrangements are
John Moffat, Ralph Jacobscn,
Don Grosch. Mrs. P. F. Brain.
ord, Willard Shinn and Don
McNeil.
The majority of Medford's
stores will be open evenings
from Dec. 10 through Dec.
22 except for the evening of
Saturday, Dec. 15.
First Red China POWs
Arrive at Frontier
Tezpur, India -WP-A group
of 64 111 and wounded Indian
soldiers and one body arrived
at this frontier headquarters
town today the first prison,
ers of war to be released by
the Chinese Communists.
42 Russian Bombers
Said Pulled Out of Cuba
Washington - (UPfl - The De.
fense Department announced
today that 42 1L28 bombers
now have been pulled out of
Cuba by the Russians.
It said in a statement that
the Soviet ship Kasimov was
under way today from the
port of Muriel, west of Ha
vana, with ?5 of the subsonic
jet bombers on board.
The Soviet ship Okhotsk,
which was spotted Dec. 1
with three IL28 fuselages
aboard, now has made an
other stop and picked up an
additional nine planes, the
tatement said.
The Defense Department
said there were "more than
Traffic Piles Up;
Heavier Coyer
Expected Tonight
London Hospitals
Report Crowding
London -HJP1U More victims
of Britain's "killer smog"
crowded London hospitals to
day. Mists lifted this morning
throughout most of the coun
try, but still lnv thick nwr
the Thames Estuary, ground
ing all airplanes at London
Airport and halting sailings
from the Port of London.
Authorities warned that the
worst fog since 4,000 persons
died in 1952's eple killer may
come down more heavily
again tonight.
Police said 66 persona had
collapsed and died in the Lon
don area since the bl.-.ck mix
ture of smoke and milnhnr
dioxide first blanketed the
city Monday night. Normally
Six to eight nprsnns rim hnra
in such fashion each day.
London Hospitals' Emergen
cy Bed Service said that in
the 24 hours up to midnight
Wednesday, 3B4 applications
for beds have been received.
Traffic Has Troubles
Traffic continued to pile
un. An nutrsmrshllo oicnplodnn
spokes man described one
stretch of the A12 Highway
as line a paitieiicia."
A big electricity breakdown
affecting much of London
and nearby districts meant
thousands had to get up in
the dark and to go to work
witnout hot breakfasts this
morning. An Electricity Board
spokesman said it was due to
an overload, caused by the
heavy use of electric heaters.
Duncan Comments
On Post Choice
Congressman-Elect Robert
Duncan (D-Ore.) commented
this morning on the Demo
cratic Central committees
recommendation- of County
Clerk Marvin Madden lor ap
pointment as temporary Meo
iora postmaster. .
When asked he said, "With
the endorsement of Mr. Mad
den's personal qualifications,
I agree. He is personable,
able and a Joyal member of
the Democratic party. X have
serious doubts that he should
have permitted his name to
be considered ill view of his
recent reelection as county
clerk. To the extent that I
am consulted, I shall certain
ly consider the central com
mittee's recommendation, but
in this instance must reserve
the right to make my own
decision," Duncan said.
Some prominent local Dem
ocrats have sharply criticized
the recommendation of Mad
den Tuesday night since he
did not make formal applica
tion for the postmaster job,
was not among the final five
candidates presented by the
screening committee and was
recently reelected county
clerk.
ouncil To Consider
Cancelling Lease
The Medford city council
tonight will consider an ordi
nance providing for the can
cellation of a lease held by
the Rogue Valley Flying Serv
ice at the Medford Municipal
Airport.
The proposal arises from
the firm falling to pay rent
for the lease. Only $8,842.71
of some $14,719.17 rent due
over a period of six years
has been paid, according to
City Manager Robert Duff.
Duff said the Flying Serv
ice was notified by the city
that the lease would be held
in default as of Nov. 14, 1962,
unless payment was made. He
said today that the delinquent
rent has not been paid.
The council meets in the
city hall at 7:30 o'clock and
the meeting is open to the public.
30" of the bombers on the Is
land at the time of the Cuban
crisis.
Other U.S. sources said,
however, that Russia has In
formed the United States in
New York that It had put 42
of the jet bombers In Cuba
and that they would be re
moved. These sources also had
talked previously In terms of
"more than 30" bombers.
U.S. officials said there still
were "several thousand" Rus
sians in Cuba, and that the
Cubans still had some MIG13
and MIG21 fighter planes
capable of carrying nuclear
weapons.
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