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-Ho! HumJ We're less than a
week Into the year of the big wind
and here'a what dominates the
. news:
Democratic congressional lead
era including Oregon's not quite
dry. behind the ears yet Democrat,
Senator Morse disagree with
Ike's report in his State of the
; Union message yesterday that
America's outlook Is bright with
promise.
Morse says this morning:
"President Elsenhower Is looking
at the world, at home and abroad,
through rose-colored glasses."
Senator Richard Russell of
. Georgia a statesman except for
occasional lapses In campaign
years when his party Is out of
power and wants to get 1ack in
says he is not quite as optimistic
" as President Eisenhower as to the
adequacy of our defenses.'
Consider the Democrats' situa
tion: . . .If they concede that America's
future IS BRIGHT, they haven't a
very good argument for getting
back Into power. People will then
say "Don't change horses in the
middle of the stream."
"Under the circumstances, the
Democratic politicians Just HAVE
to be pessimists.
i
So much for the Democratic
politicians. Let's now take a look
at the Republican side of the
fence.
: Day before yesterday GOP Sena
tor McCarthy let fly with a hay
maker at the Elsenhower admin
istration, asserting that it would
have a much better record If It
would get rid of the Paul Hoff
man, the Harold Stassens and the
Milton Eisenhowers.
'This morning he blasts Federal
Judge. Bailey Aldrloh of Boston for
acquitting a former Harvard re
search assistant on charges of con
tempt of congress. He says the
Judge's decision is "ridiculous to
the point of being ludicrous.'!
' (Judge Aldrlch ruled that Mc
Carthy acted beyond the powers
of his sub-committee two years ago
in a one-man probe of subversion
in defense plants. The man acquit-'
ted as a result of the decision had
refused to tell McCarthy whether
he knew any communists in de
tense plants.)
"" What's biting McCarthy?
I" Well,; a year or so ago he was
a, block-buster. Now he's a dud,
Ire comes up for re-election a
Couple of years hence and he rea
lrzes that unless he. sets back into
the spotlight he's-a goner.
' I think I'd like to close this
rather cynical piece with a little
advice ' to. voters .who want their
country to be wise and great and
prosperous down through the gener
ations: ,
If you are a Republican and face
a choice between a statesmanlike
Democrat and an anything-Lord-to-get-elected
Republican, VOTE
:FOR THE DEMOCRAT.
If you are a Democrat and face
a similar choice between a GOP
statesman and an anythlng-for-votes
Democratic politician, VOTE
FOR THE REPUBLICAN.
We NEED statesmen.
We have too many politicians.
State Polio
List Revealed
' PORTLAND tm There Were
443 cases of polio in Oregon last
year 14 of them fatal the State
Beard of Health said In its annual
summary Thursday.
Dr. Harold M. Erlckson, state
health officer, said 1955 was the
state's third worst polio year,
topped only by 1050 when there
were 630 cases and by 1952 when
there were 483. Twenty-eight per
sons died in 1950 from the disease
and the 1852 toll was 15.
Eighty-six deaths were reported
in 1837 but there were only 390
, cases that year.
Erlckson said that 297 of 1955's
cases were of the paralytic type.
This is well above the national
average of one paralytic' case for
every two cases.
He said there were no cases of
paralytic polio among any of the
Oregon children who received two
or more inoculations of Salk vac
cine. The health officer also said the
upward trend of infectious hepe
tltus appeared to be halted with
l.OSl cases reported compared
with 1.821 in 1954.
He said that 1955 was the first
year in Oregon's history in which
no cases of diphtheria were re
ported. Slides Halt
Traffic To Reno
Travel from Klamath Falls to
Reno was hslted' this morning by
slides and washouts at Herlong
and Hallelujah Junction, 10 miles
north of Doyle, according to the
Triple A office. This is the Junction
of highways 395 and 40-A.
Traffic was going through, de
touring around to Westwood. The
slides are said to have occurred
sometime during the night.
Highway 101 south from Eureka
Is open to all traffic, including le-j
gal weight trucks, subject to traf-1
flc delays at numerous points of ;
restoration, the report stated.
The highway to Eureka through !
Grants Pass and Crescent City is i
pen to travel. I
Vtrm Ceala It hlM
Red China
Refuses New
Release Date
LONDON OB Red China re
fused Friday to fix a time limit
for the release of Americans the
Communists are holding in prison
as criminals. Peiping Radio, com
menting on Chlnese-A m e r i c a n
talks In Geneva, said:
"While they are serving their'
sentences, they have no right to
request permission to return to the
United States."
The United States has accused
Red China of violating an agree
ment It made Sept. 10 to permit
all American citizens within its
control to return home "expedit
iously." The Chinese Communists
said 27 of 40 Americans had been
released so far.
Available records show that of
13 still held In custody, nine are
missionaries, two are 'businessmen
and two are specialists who were
aboard an Air Force plane shot
down en route from South Korea
to Japan. , .'
CHINESE LAW
"Americans who offended
against the law in China' must be
dealt with in accordance with Chi
nese legal procedures and no time
limit can be set for their release,"
the Peiping broadcast said.
"It Is only, when they have com
pleted their sentences or when Chi
na has adopted measures to re
lease them before the completion
of their sentences that the question
of their exercising the right to re
turn can arise."
An America n-Chinese com
munique Issued in Geneva Sept. 10
said machinery had been set up
so the imprisoned Americans could
be released "expeditiously." The
State Department in Washington
interpreted that to mean "prompt
ly."
Peiping claimed in its broadcast
Friday China's sovereign right to
adopt what legal measures it sees
fit to dispose of the imprisoned
Americans' cases "has not only
been .recognised by the -American.
side m tne toeneva) tain dui is
also precisely what has been stip
ulated In tne agreement."
The Communists charged Amer
ican officials had "not only re
fused to submit a name list of the
Chinese imprisoned in the United
States but had failed to adopt
measures to enable any Chinese
imprisoned in the United States to
exercise expeditiously his right to
return to China."
NO EVIDENCE
There has been no evidence any
Chinese seeking to return to Red
China are imprisoned in the United
States. The U.S. government said
Dec. 16 all Chinese wishing to
leave America had been free to do
so at all times since the September
repatriation agreement.
Peiping Radio said the Chinese
people "will not consent to the
endless dragging out of the Sino
Amerlcan talks" and warned the
Geneva discussions had reached
a state of affairs which "cannot
be considered satisfactory."
Henry Wyatt
Pleads Guilty
PORTLAND 11 Henry Clay
Wyatt, an unemployed - cabinet
maker, Friday pleaded guilty to
the $1,019 holdup of the main office
of the First National Bank of Port
land. Federal Judge Gus Solomon de
layed sentence pending a proba
tion officer's study of Wyatt's
background.'
Wyatt was arrested last month
about three weeks after the
Thanksgiving eve holdup.
Wyatt was a former bartender
and night club bouncer in Klam
ath Falls. ' .
SHOOTING HOURS
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CLEANUP WORK was in progress Friday on the Southern Pacific mainline after two cars of a
90-car freight train were derailed at Modoc Point,. The derailment at 11:05 p.m. Thursday,
tied up' service for four hours. The streamliner Cascade en route to San Francisco was held
at Chiioquin until the wreckage was cleared away. -''.
Grace Kelly To Wed Prince
Rainier Soon After Easter
PHILADELPHIA 11 Grace
Kelly, the movies' blonde beauty
with the patrician manner, win
marry Prince Rainier III of Mo
naco soon after Easter.
She said so at a press reception
in her parents' home here late
yesterday, several hours after the
surprise announcement that the
Oscar-winning actress- and one of
the most eligible bachelors any.
where were engaged.
Hollywood, used to surprises, has
seldom been more, flabbergasted
Carrie Kennett
Mrs. Carrie Kennett, member of
it well known Klamath Falls fnmi
ly, died at 3 p.m. January 5 at
the family home, 2151 Orchard
Avenue. Mrs. Kennett had been
in ill health for many months.
She was born July 22. 1878 at
Burnt Prairie, Illinois, the daugh
ter of Dr. R: M. Funkhouse. She
was married in Illinois to James
O. Kennett. who survives her. The
family settled in Spokane, Wash
ington, in 1898, and later came to
Klamath Falls In 1929.
Mrs. Kennett was a member of
the Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are six sons. Walter
Kennett and Wayne "Speed" Ken
nett, Klamath Falls, Tom Kennett,
and Howard Kennett, Medford.
Webb Kennett and George Ken
nett, of Redding, California; three
daughters, Mrs. Emma Ingrahm,
Ashland, Mrs. Ann Brown, Port
land, and Miss Ellen Kennett, Eu
gene; also 12 grandchildren and
eight, great-grandchildren. Two
brothers and four sisters, living
elsewhere also survive her.
Funeral services will be held at
1:30 p.m. Saturday, January 7
from Uic chapel of Ward's Klam
ath Funeral Home with Dr. E. M.
Causey, pastor of the First Baptist
Church officiating. Final rites and
interment will be in Klamatn Me
morial Park.
Pallbearers will be James Lear,
Less Compton, Everett L. Smith,
Marlon Barnes, Frank Bogatay
and Jim Bell.
Crater Skiing
Promise High
Skiing promises to be good this
weekend at Crater Lake National
Park Ip Klamath County and War
ner Canyon ski area in Lake Coun
ty, according to reports this morn
ing from both ski areas.
No snow fell In the park during
the 24-hour period ending at 8 a.m.
today. Skies were overcast and a
strong wind was blowing this
momtng but the temperature was
26 degrees at 8 a.m. Maximum
Thursday was 30 degrees and mini
mum last night, 20 degrees.
Snow depth is 93 inches com
pared with 64 inches last year and
141 inches Jn 1952
Highway 62 is open through the
park with chains advised. Chains
or abrasive snow tread tires are
required on the road from Annie
Springs to the rim. The warming
hut will be open this weekend,
weather permitting.
Clear, cold weather was report
ed this morning at Lakevlew.
There is a good snow pack cov
ered by one inch of powder snow
In the Warner Canyon ski area.
Tows will operate this weekend
and will also operate on Tuesdays
and Thursdays for the remainder
of the season. The warming hut
will be open when the tows oper
ate. The snack bar will be open
weekends.
FALLS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY C, 195
The little Riviera domain of the
handsome 3? - year old Rainier
made today a full holiday, keeping
up a merry pace set by a Jubilant
people when they heard the first
radio bulletin. The radio in Monte
Carlo, gambling mecca and show
piece of the principality, has talked
about little else ever since.
The prince and ' his 26-year-old
serene highness-to-be were toasted
in champagne. Flowers were
wreathed around their pictures in
shop windows. Everyone rejoiced
that Ralner at last would take a
wife.'
' If he 'were to die '"Vithout "heir
his principality, which requires lu
20,000 permanent residents to pay
no taxes, 'would revert to French
rule with French tax rales pre
vailing. nnth Xfku WpIIu nnH lh nvinp
are Roman Catholics. Neither has
been married before. What's more.
Grace said that she was In love
only -once before, with, a Philadel
phia boy now dead. Thus did she
dispose of persistent' rumors until
recently of a romance between her
and actor Jean Pierre Aumont.
The press reception in the big,
sprawling house of John B. Kelly,
millionaire builder and civic lead
er, was gay and informal.
A reporter asked Keliy: "How
do you feel about this? Are you
happy about it?"
Sure." said the lather genial
ly. "It s all right. Yes, it's fine."
When the question was put to
Miss Kelly whether she planned a
large family, she laughed and nod
ded yes. She was about to elabor
ate but her mother took it from
there, asserting:
"Why, certainly she'll have a
large family. I'm a grandmother.
and I like a lot of gi andchilaren."
C. E. Ferguson
Death Learned
MEDFORD lP) Everett C.
Ferguson, 65, managing editor oi
the Medford Mail Tribune ' since
1928, died in a hospital here Thurs
day after a long Illness.
Born in Nebraska. Ferguson
moved to Oregon as a child. In
1910. when only 19. he was namer.
manager of the Western Union of
fice in Salem and began a long
'career in code telegraphy,
He later was an Associated Pret.s
telegrapher in Salem. Aberdeen
and Medford. where he moved In
1914. He served as a Navy ensign
in World War It
In 1928 he left the. AP to Join
the Mail Tribune. His editorials,
signed with the initials E. C. F..
were widelv read and often quoted
by other Oregon newspapers.
Survivors include the widow; a
daughter, Mrs. Ford Knutsen, As
toria; and a sister. Mrs. Esther
Newtm. Los Angeles.
Funeral arrangements are pend
ing. ' '.
Weather
FORECAST-rKlamalh Falls and
vicinity: Occasional rain and snow
through Saturday: windy at times.
Highs 35-40; low Friday night 30-35.
High yesterday 39
Low last night . 29
Preclp. last 24 hours .... 0
Preclp. slnre OH. 1 , .'. 11.73
Same period laht year 3.20
Normal for period $.11
The Herald and News station
KFLW presents a complete cov
erage of the weather each eve
ning at 5:30 . . . Monday throufh
Saturday: the day's weather and
a forecast.
. jaaft'i.- ; 1
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Freight Train
Jumps Rails
Two cars of a 90-cav Southern
Pacific freight train Jumped the
track at Modoc Point. 17 miles
north of Klamath Falls, at 11:05
p.m. Thursday tying up mainline
traffic for four hours.
The Streamliner Cascade, travel
ing about 30 minutes behind the
freight train, was halted by a
radio telephone alarm at Chiioquin.
The Cascade was unable to con.
tlnuo its run to San Francisco for
four houra. .
One of the ' derailed cars was
loaded J Jth lumber aiKt tif,' other
was an empty tank' car. Lumber
was strewn for 300 yards along the
right of way.
District Freight and Passenger
Agent. Tom McCarry reported ear
ly Friday morning that normal
service on the line had been re
stored.
F. L. Marks, conductor on the
freight train, radioed a report on
the wreck to division headquarters
in Dunsinuir. Within half an hour
work crews were dispatched to
the scene. Little damage was done
to the Tight of way.
State's Flood
Damage Told
SALEM VH The December
flood In 14 Western Oregon coun
ties caused more than four million
dollars In damage. Gov. Paul Pat
terson reported Thursday.
He said the slate Civil Defense
Agency T reported that the Hood
caused $2,180,000 damage to pri
vate properly, and $2,0ti2,245 dam
age to public property.
Jackson County suffered the
most heavily. Its losses totaled
$500,000 to private and (364,000 to
public properly.
Coos County was next with prl-
ate loss totaling $400,000. and
(31X1.000 in damage to public prop
erty. The public and private property
losses for other counties;
Benton, $37,750 and $5,500.
Clackamas, $100,000 and $115,000.
Clatsop, 0 and $50.
Columbia. $100,000 and $50,000.
Curry, $25,000 and $8,000.
Douglas, $243,000 and $300.0.
Josephine. $175.00 and $H60,000.
Lane, $250,000 and $100,000.
Linn. $5,000 and $4,000.
Marlon. $25,295 and $15.00.
Polk. $142,000 and $278,000.
Washington. $250,000 and $5,000.
Patterson said the civil defense
engineers are now helping counties
and cities in preparing applications
lor icaerai assistance.
National YMCA
Week Revealed
National YMCA week will be ob
served over the nation, and In
Klamath Falls, the week of Janu
ary 22-29, announced Jim Crlsmon,
chairman of the YMCA publicity
committee. .
This week Is observed every
year by the Y to acquaint the
public with the aims and accomp
lishments of the various age
groups which use the facilities.
said Paul Campbell executive sec
retary oi the Klamath Falls
YMCA.
During this week the YMCA
leaders are planning a series of
events for all age groups. There
a 111 be an open house, tor all inter
ested persons Campbell said.
Other members f the publicity
committee are Mrs. Clover North,
Mrs. R. P. Elllngson Sr., the Rev.
Dwayne Proett, Paul Campbell
ana James Gelatly,
No. 3370
More Rain
In Prospect
For Coast
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
More rain is the prospect for
the sopping and sllde-p 1 a g u e d
coastal regions of the Pacific
Northwest.
A five-day forecast of more rain
followed a 24-hour period In which
strong winds and downpours hit
wide areas of the coastal sectors
of British Columbia, Washington
and Oregon.
Ousts up to 91 miles an hour
we.e reported Thursday at Camp
bell River, on Vancouver Island.
Some roofs were ripped off and
there were communication line
breaks.
DRENCHING KA1NS
The Grays Harbor area and As
toria. Ore., had drenching rams.
Hoqifiam had nearly 3 Inches of
rain in 24 hours and Astoria re
ported 2.12 inches. Orays Harbor
also had some gusts up to 67 miles
an hour.
The storm raised the Orays Har
bor rainfall for the week above
e inches, but the rain-accustomed
area took it In stride.
At Seattle, the Weather Bureau
reported the week'a rainfall of 4.20
inches, nearly equalling the normal
total for all of January, was the
second heaviest rainfall ever re
corded In the city far six days In
January,
"The five-day forecast is for fre.
quent rains west of the Cascades,
averaging 2 to 4 inches in interior
valleys. The prediction for the East
aide is tor precipitation above
normal.
ROUTE CLOSED
The Draln-Reedsport Highway,
the first route to the coast south
of Eugene, was closed by a mud
slide that continued to move. The
Oregon Highways Department aald
the route might not be opened for
10 days. It was the only major
Highway Closed in Oregon.
Army engineers were working to
erect' two .temporary.. Bailey
brldjui.' whme .-,l bridge washout
on. Highway 09 caused a detour
north of Vancouver.. The four-lane
concrete span collapsed after Sal
mon Creek washed out the under
pinning of a section.
Many schools were closed in
Snohomish County and outlying
King County after heavy vehicles,
Including school buses. were
banned from roads which were
softened by a thaw and the rain
Red Cross Adds
More Flood Relief
SAN FRANCISCO 11 The Red
Cross said Friday 29,726 families
were affected by the Christmas
floods In California, Oregon and
Nevada.
Cecil H. Davis, relief director,
said the Red Cross plans to spend
eight million dollars for relief. He
predicted 10.000 families would reg
ister for long-term help.
In the three states, Davis said,
1,037 homes were destroyed and
14,424 damaged, 624 other build
ings were destroyed and 2,432 dam
aged. .
The floods, which covered a mil
lion acres, caused damage esti
mated at 150 million dollars.
The death toll waa 7361 in
California and 12 in Oregon.
Telepho
L:;''"pr" f?y
i:T)i::iL..
JERRY WHITLATCH, an independent trucker operating out of
Klamath Falli and Sacramento, wet caught by the 9 o'clock
photographer thii morning in front of a local market whera
he wai making a delivery,
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Johnson Leads Fight
Against Most Issues
WASHINGTON l Hie political
skirmishing was on In Congress
today with Democrats challenging
President Eisenhower on foreign,
farm, tax and other major election-year
Issues.
Senate Democratic Leader Lyn
don B. Johnson of Texas signaled
the attack, saying the state of the
union and the world is not nearly
so rosy as Eisenhower pictured It
in his annual message to Congress
yesterday,
Johnson told a news conference
the "political overtones" of the
President's message "are the sub
ject of deep disappointment and
great regret" to those who have
tried to cooperate with the admin
istration in the national interest.
Sometimes criticized by other
Democrats for not opposing Eisen
hower's proposals more vigorous
ly, Johnson continued:
"Most Americans know that the
domestic situation is not as rosy
as it is pictured and that the In-
Alaska Stand
Asked Of Ike
WASHINGTON 11 Democratic
committee chairmen who hold the
reins on statehood legislation called
President Elsenhower Friday
to say yes or no on Alaska.
If the President comes out flat-
footed for Alaska we'll report both
it and Hawaii out," declared Sen.
Jackson ID-Wash), chairman of
the Senate Territories subcommit
tee. 'I'm willing to give the state
hood bills another try It I get defi
nite word what the White House
wants in an Alaska statehood bill
and assurance that the President
will sign It," said Rep, Engle ID-
Cam), chairman of the House In.
sular Affairs Committee.
The President's call Thursday
for "progress" on Alaska stale
hood during the present session of
congress brought this retort from
Engle:
"The lack of progress during last
year's session can be attributed
directly to the Inability of the
White House to make up its mind
wnat Kind ot Alaska bill it wanted,
We offered to write anything the
President desired as to authority
for military, 'reservations
Alaska.!' , r... .
Racket Trial
Jury Picked
SANTA CRUZ (UP) A Jury of
seven men and five women was
chosen yesterday to hear the pin
ball protection trial of Raymond
Jehl and Sam Mlano. "
After the Jury was chosen, the
trial was recessed until Monday.
Jehl, once a "vice consultant"
to Dlst. Atty. Charles L. Moore Jr.
of Santa Cruz County, and Mlano
are accused of extortion and bri
bery conspiracy charges. In addi
tion, Jehl Is also accused of gamb
ling charges.
Mlano, who has said he Intends
to turn state's evtttence in the
trial, got some bad news from
five establishments In San Mateo
County where his plnball machines
are located.
Operators of the establishments,
scattered along the coast from
Half Moon Bay south, were or
dered to disconnect the devices
"until further notice." The notice
enme from the sheriff's office,
Mlano's pinball permit In San
Mateo County expired Dec. 31.
The Board of Supervisors refused
to renew It until the charges
against Mlano are cleared up.
ternational situation is ona of deep
concern."
He said the administration had
become "frantic about the farm
situation" and was rushing out a
program to appeal to the voters
particularly those in the Midwest
in this year's elections.
Commenting on Elsenhower's
call for payments on the national
debt before tax cuts, Johnson said
the Republicans had been bragging
for months about reducing taxes
7 1 b billion dollars in a period of
deficit spending.
Chairman Byrd (D-Va) of the
Senate Finance Committee backed
Eisenhower's statement that in a
time of prosperity the nation could
not afford to go further in debt
to cut taxes.
He said also he Is nleased bv
the budget prospects Elsenhower
outlined, "but I am disturbed by
the fact that it (the message) indi
cates proposal of additional expen
ditures in a half-dozen or more
nondefense categories ..."
Sen. Oeorge (D-Ga), a Finance
Committee member, reiterated his
determination to push for a tax
reduction for those in the low and
middle income brackets as soon
as budget balancing is in sight.
Senators Carlson (R-Kan) and
Flanders (R-Vt) also expressed
hope that taxes still can be cut,
NOTHING NEW ' ,
Chairman Cooper (D-Tenni of
the tax-writing House Ways and
Means Committee said he wants
see the President's Jan. 16
budget message before discussing
tax cuts, what Elsenhower said
yesterday offered "nothing new,"
said. .
Regardless of what finally is
done on Individual tax relief, quick
congressional approval is regarded
as likely for Elsenhower's request
for another year s extension of ex
isting excise and corporation in
come for another year's extension
of existing excise and corporation
income tax rates, now due to drop
April 1 to pre-Korean War levels.
Chairman Ellender (D-La) and
Sen. Aiken (R-Vt) of the Senate
Agriculture Committee, awaiting a,
special farm message, from Elsen
hower Monday, promised to attack
the problem of falling farm prices
on a "nonpartisan basis."
But this peace move seemed
likely to be restricted and short
lived in -view ot trie attitude of '
Johnson and other Democrats,.
Sen. Humphrey (D-Mlnn) de
manded in an outbreak ot 6enat
debate yesterday that Elsenhower
"keep the promises' he made to
agrloulture in 1952,
CRASH -PBORAM-,,.-Ail--i .
Sen. Russell (D-Oa) said In an
interview that any "crash pro
gram" such as he thought the El
senhower administration Is likely
to sugfrcst -"could .. require appro
priations running Into the'bllltona.'.
He referred particularly to pro
posals for a soil bank, under
which fhrmers would be paid m
cash or surplus crops for taking
some land out of production.
He said he might support a soil
hank proposal "after I find out
what the costs will be." Present
farm programs, he said, are cost
ing a billion or mora dollars a
year.
Rep. Abernelhy (D-MIss) told
the House yesterday that any pro
gram Secretary of Agriculture
Benson submits will wear "the
gaudy garb of partisan politics."
Ike, Benson
Prepare Policy
KEY WEST, Fla. (V President
Eisenhower and Secretary of Agri
culture Benson confer here today
on a fresh appeal to Congress for
"Immediate and drastic attention"
to the problem of slumping farm
Income. ....
Before them was a draft of a
special farm message Elsenhower
will send to Congress Monday.
In his State of the Union mes
sage yesterday, the convalescing
President dealt with the crop price
decline In general terms.
"Our national farm policy, so
vital to the welfare of farm people
and all of us, must not become a
field for political warfare," he said.
"Too much Is at stake."
In a discussion of his State of
the Union message lilmed here for
later radio and television use, Ei
senhower called for "Immediate
and drastic attention" to the farm
problem, which he termed serious.
. In the message itself, he said:
"Our farm people are not shar
ing as they should in the general
prosperity. They alone of all ma
jor groups have seen their Incomes
decline rather than rise."
He said the government's objec
tive must be "to help bring pro
duction into balance with existing
and new markets, at prices that
yield farmers a return for their
work In line with what other Am
ericans get."
Mediator Enters
Launch Strike
SAN FRANCISCO (UP) Feder
al Mediator Oeorge Hillenbrand in
tervened today in the three-day-old
tug and launch strike in 8an
Francisco Bay and the Bacramen
to and San Joaquin rivers,
Hillenbrand expected to meet
wllh each side In an attempt to
compromise wage differences.
Representatives of management
and the Marine Engineers Benefi
cial Association met yesterday, but
no progress was reported.
Meanwhile, two companies oper
ating a total of five tugs, Berkeley
Transportation and Seaborne Tow
big, were reported to have agreed
to union demand;, , l