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(A Recommended A feature story about the 74 years of 4-H club leadership compiled in Jackson county by members: of the Bisham family c appears on Page 12 of today's issue of The Mall Tribune. Weather FORECAST: A few showers and partial clearing this after noon. Mostly cloudy Mon- day. High today 45. low to night 30. Temp. Highest Yesterday 46 Lowest Yesterday 35 " 2 O 0 o O MEDFORD United Press Full Leased Wire United Press Full Leased Wire 28 Pageso Price 5c MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1955 49th Year No. 275 1 - m . - Warships To 11 w I ft : ii i Taxation Problem Fating Legislature Outlined by "Lowry By PHILIP B. LOWRY State Senator 0 Salem Right now it is difficult to say whether the House and Senate Tax Committees or the taxpayers are more concerned about the tax program which must eventually emerge from this has as many members. In reporting to you, I would like you to "stand in my shoes" as a member of the Senate Tax Committee, watch the develop ment, nnH vpar in mind the matters which must be considered by a member of this Tax Committee consisting of five Republi cans and two Democrats. Your search is for not less than $45,,- 000,000 of new tax money. No Place .for Person ? With a Closed Mind 0 There is first of all, no place for the person with a closed mind, who wants taxes to hurt anybody except himself, or the 0 oerson who will not act realisti- cally to meet the needs of state 1 taxation. Seven Propositions Next, you must be willing to i o o accept certain basic propositions i whether you agree with them 0 or not: 1. Only the House Tax Com o mittee may introduce the tax es, raising bills. Views of the Sen 0 ate members will be reflected to the extent that Senate mem j ' bers can convince the House - "3 members of their views. e ' 2. No tax measure may, 0 under the Constitution,1 carry ,? the emergency clause. The - . emergency clause puts legisla tion into effect immediately,' 0cand, because it is not avail able on tax legislation, the people can refer tax legisla tion for final decision of the voters. 3. The budget will not be c substantially reduced below its i present figures, unless the 0 voters reject tax legislation o to such an extent that the legis ; lature must reconsider by making devastating slashes in the usual expenditures. There o" .is no strongly expressed opin- ion in either the legislature, or on the part of the public, 3 that we are prepared to slash P educational and welfare ap propriations to the point where substantial additional ' 5 revenues will not be required. 4. 'Any new tax source sug ' gested will meet very strong opposition from a substantial part of the public affected ad ! versely. Somebody, possibly '. - everybody, is going to have to pay more. 5. A special election to seek ; voter approval of any tax pro gram adopted by the legisla ture could not be called in less s than 60 days from the date of passage of the tax bills, i 6. State revenue demands y should not monopolize tax sources to the exclusion of the s needs of local government. 7. Federal taxes are gob 4 bling up an astonishing amount 0 from the Oregon economy and thereby reduce Oregon' sources of taxation. t 8. Law requires that the budget be balanced. Exoenses Were Voted With this background, you sit on the committee, knowing that the large appropriations for which you are trying to raise money (including basic school support, old age assistance, and veterans' bonus) were over whelmingly voted by your fel- .. S low citizens. You know, also, that gome local taxing jurisdictions already ' - have a dangerously high ad va- lorem tax on real property that farm prices are sagging. Too, vou must recognize that the ad ditional forms of taxation which have popular appeal (such as im- posing the corporaxe excise tax on nublic utilities, a tobacco tax, increasing liquor and pari-mutuel betting taxes, and repealing the skyscraper clause) would rais"e some extra money but would fall far short of what is needed. The fact must even be faced that an attempted cigarette tax was previously voted down by the people in a well-organized cam paign to defeat it. Before you is correspendence which demands or. requests: 1. No state real property tax. 2. A sales tax. 3. No sales tax. 4. No session. It is plain, however, that lew, eitner citizens or legislators, will be satisfied when the job is done. Governor Patterson has expressed his views and the Democratic party has published its pro gram. The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House have expressed somewhat different views from those of the Governor on specific tax measures. The Legislature probably suggested solutions as a nas tax on a tax (repeal of Federal income tax deductions). 5. Re peal of a number of exemptions. 6. Preservation of a number of exemptions. 7. No surtax on in come tax. 8. Drastic reduction of expenditures. 9. Increased sal aries for teachers and state em ployees. 10. Increase for recip ients of welfare assistance. No fancy theories of taxation are going to answer our prob lem.. The proponents of the ability-to-pay theory of taxation are try ing to convince you we haven't even started on the people who can afford to pay by income tax ation. Those desiring a broad base tax, such as a sales tax, tell you that there should in all fair ness be some relationship be tween, the benefits of taxation and its burdens. In between are the people concerned with the problem of creating new jobs for the influx of new workers in Oregon, men who know there is a vital relationship between jobs, industry and taxation in Oregon. Try Intelligent Approach Through this swarm of ideas, you try to approach the thing in telligently. For instance, a meeting with the House Tax Committee is held to determine anticipated reve enues for the next two years from existing tax sources. You think maybe we don't need to raise any new revenue. The State Tax Commission representative has been closely questioned, to try to produce some indication that the Commission has ser iously underestimated existing revenues, as it has in some pre vious years. There is no feeling of conviction that the estimated revenue figures are very wrong. It is felt they are, in fact, based on a rather optimistic outlook of general business conditions for the next two years. And, any way, you know this isn't just a problem staring at us in 1955. It threatens to become chronic. .It would be pleasant, when you have to face the same task in 1957, to know there was even a small surplus, such as we have as a cushion for this year. This, as I see it, is the prob lem. From this point on, consider ation will be given to specific bills, and speculation and con jecture will be left behind. Ellsworth May Run Against Morse in '56 By A. ROBERT SMITH Mail Tribune Correspondent Washington An open clash has developed within the Oregon congressional delegation, match ing Republicans against Demo crats in a way that is almost as much a novelty to them as to Oregon voters for whose benefit it is being staged. . This is in part a result of the election last fall in which two Democrats Sen. Richard L. Neuberger and Rep. Edith Green were elected to seats formerly held by Republicans. This left three GOP members, Rept. Har ris Ellsworth, Walter Norblad and Sam Coon, and Sen. Wayne Morse, ex-Republican, now an Independent, and widely regard ed as a Democrat - to - be. During most of the past decade when all these solons came to Congress, Oregon has been rep resented by a solid bloc of Re publicans among whom there were no open disagreements. Even before Morse bolted the GOP in 1952, he and some of his colleagues rubbed one another the wrong way politically" and County Employment In January Above Normal for Month Number Getting Jobs Tops December Record The employment picture in Jackson county during January was the best for that month in recent years, according to the monthly report of the local State Employment Service of fice, issued Saturday. Weather generally was favor orable for outside work, with very little snow to slow down logging operations, and there were no major shutdowns in the industry, the report said. Layoffs in trade and service establishments were well below a year ago, confirming "better than usual" business reports, it added. For the first time in several years, the number of persons placed on jobs exceeded the total for December. They were more than double the number in January a year ago. Fir Market Good The fir lumber market was good throughout the winter, and this also had a favorable effect on employment, the report stated. The usual seasonal pattern of unemployment claims in Janu ary exceeding those in Decem ber was followed. A total of 5, 801 weeks of unemployment were claimed, compared to 4, 300 in December. But the re port said that the January, 1955, total was well below the 6,932 weeks claimed in January, 1954. In addition, the average dura tion of the claims filed was less than six, .weeks, indicating , a rapid ' return to work by most of those out of jobs. "This year's reduced unem ployment is particularly note worthy," the report said, "in view of the constantly increas ing labor force in this county. Population has steadily in creased, and the total labor force has increased right along with it. The migration into this area is well indicated by Ihe fact that in a period when total un employment claims were de creasing, that portion of the total filed against other states increased slightly. These inter state claims are based on recent earnings outside of Oregon." Below 1954 Mark The number of those without work at the end of January was estimated at 2,150, of which 375 were women. This is 9 per cent above December, but 31 per cent below January last year, the report said. It pointed out that February is usually, the slowest month of the year for new hiring, and that this month will probably be no exception. However, it should be better than in recent years, with weather the decid ing factor, the report said. March and April usually mark the start of the seasonal upturn in employment. JOHN ADAMS RESIGNS Washington (U.R) The abrupt resignation of Army Counselor John G. Adams, a key figure in the Army's fight with Sen. Joseph McCarthy, ' re vived speculation Saturday on Army Secretary Robert T. Ste ven's political future. went off in opposite directions but ne'ver clashed publicly.. But times have changed. Now cne Democrat and- one Republi can have emerged as protago nists in a manner that marks them as spokesmen for their parties within the state in Con gress. They are Neuberger, the freshman Democratic senator, and Ellsworth, the veteran Re publican congressman. For Neuberger, this is not a new role. It is essentially an ex tension of his slashing . attack against incumbent Republicans in . the last election campaign and in the recent years of. his career as state legislator and journalist. But for Ellsworth, it is a new role, and one he is assuming both reluctantly and deliberate ly. Although he is now dean of the Oregon delegation in point of service (12 years), the 55-year-old solon is not anxious to pro ject himself forward as a spokes man for anyone but himself. Nevertheless he has set himself to the task of challenging or an swering the expressions and alle SUBS SHADOW SEVENTH FLEET With the Seventh Fleet, Sunday (U.R) Unidentified undersea "objects," presumed to be Russian submarines, have been shadowing the United States Seventh Fleet in Formosan waters, American Naval officers revealed Saturday. Because submarines have a right to go any where they please on the high seas, there is noth ing the U.S. Navy can do about the "objects" except keep a cautious eye on them, the officers said. ' The objects have appeared frequently on de tection equipment aboard Vice Adm. Alfred M. Pride's Seventh Fleet, which is standing by for the possible evacuation of Nationalist Chinese troops from invasion-threatened Tachen island, 200 miles north of Formosa. FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE If .the war waged here against disease by Nationalist Chinese medics at Keelung; Formosa is indicative of what's in store for any Red in vader, then the Chinese Reds should think twice about any move toward Formosa These specter-like medics seemingly descend with a vengeance upon this latest group of evacuees from Red-threatened islands of Tachen in move combating pestilence. Assembly Overwhelming Win For Formosa Pact Seen by Knowland Washington U.R) Senate Republican Leader William F. Knowland predicted Saturday the Formosa mutual defense treaty will be given Senate ap proval by an overwhelming vote. He also told reporters Presi dent Eisenhower wants the treaty ratified as soon as pos sible, even while efforts are be ing made toward cease fire ne gotiations in the Chinese crisis. The treaty was negotiated last year with the Chinese Nation alist government, based on For mosa. It commits the United States to help defend Formosa and the neighboring Pescadores from Communist attack. Knowland said the Formosa pact may come to a vote before next weekend. If not, it will be delayed 10 days or more. gations- of Neuberger and other Democrats. This has become evident in the first month of this new ses sion of Congress on three ques tions power policy, Formosa resolution and Talent irrigation project. In praising President Eisen hower's state-of-the-Union mes sage, the congressman lashed out at Democrats who insist on what he termed the "hidebound" atti tude of all-federal construction of dams, while Neuberger said it was a "shotgun offer" for the administration to promise funds for "partnership" dams only. In commending Eisenhower for his resolution of Formosa de fense policy, Ellsworth contrast ed it with what he called "the high-handed" way President Truman sent U.S. forces to the defense of South Korea when it was invaded in 1950. Neuberger has charged the Talent project was mostly a come-on for votes for Ellsworth and ex-Sen. Guy Cordon last fall, like the fellow who author OusfsBDeiiicOes - FiraBiice Sporis Bulletins Coos Bay Medford'i tor rid Black Tornado continued its winning streak to 14 straight games last night with a victory over stubborn Marshfield, 79 to 68. The Tor nado had to come from behind to do it, however, as the Gold en Pirates held a 35 to 31 half time edge. Medford had a 58 to 54 margin at the third quarter's end and lead at the first quarter's end, 18 to 17. Phoenix and Crater highs posted lopsided basketball, vic tories last night to remain tied for the lead in the Rogue League. Crater walloped Eagle Point 70 to 43 and Phoenix clubbed Illinois Valley 69 to '32. Both victors established substantial bulges early their games and kept them in Oregon State 69, Idaho 63 Oregon 64, Washington 63 izes his girl to buy an expensive broach at Tiffanys but never forks over money to buy it. Ells worth said funds for Talent are in the offing, delayed by admin istrative errors, and Neuberger is "ignorant and ridiculous" in his charges. ' Ellsworth's new role is a fur ther demonstration of his ability to shift gears in order to move in his chosen direction under varying circumstances. Two years ago when his party gain ed control of the legislative and. executive branches, he readily became the most successful mem ber of the delegation in getting his own bills passed. Now he is emerging as a spokesman for the administration, which it is not beyond the realm of possibility may project him into still an other role next year as the Re publican contender for the sen ate seat . now held by Wayne Morse a role which virtually all Republicans here evince no tably little anxiety to fill as of now, 13 months from the dead line for filing candidacies. Red An officer said, the Seventh Fleet keeps con stant tabs on American, submarines in Formosan waters and submarines of friendly powers usu ally surface and identify themselves when they move near U.S. surface warships. For that reason, the officer said, any uniden tified submarines lurking in the area would be considered "other than friendly." Red China is not believed to be operating submarines at the present time. Nationalist Chin ese intelligence reports have told often of un identified submarines passing through Formosan waters. It has been fairly well established that the Soviet Union has based a considerable num ber of submarines with its Far Eastern fleet. Coty Starts Search For Premier to End Government Crisis Paris U.R) French Pres ident Rene Coty Saturday be gan the long, arduous ' task of finding a new premier to end the government crisis caused by the National assembly's ouster of Premier Pierre Mendes France. The 48-year-old Radical Soc ialist premier resigned early Sat urday after he was defeated 319 to 273 in a National assembly vote on which he had staked the life of his government. Mendes-France's fall came ov er his policies in North Africa, and also threatened to delay French parliamentary ratifica tion of the Paris German re armament pacts a condition which could strain 'United States-French relations. The United States policy on Europe for, several years has been based on the plan to re arm Western Germany in the defense of Western Europe against the threat of Commun ist aggression. The assembly has taken the first step toward rati fication of the Paris rearmament treaties, but they now are ready for consideration by the French upper house, and face delays be cause of Mendes-France's fall. Coty called in the heads of the legislative houses and then the leaders of the political par ties who combined in the as sembly to defeat the premier on a confidence vote. Inskeep Appointment Confirmed by Senate Salem (U.R) The Senate has confirmed the re-appointment by Gov. Paul Patterson of four members of the State Board of Health to new four year terms. The confirmations were ap proved over the objections of two senators who said the board needed new blood. ; 1 Confirmed were the reap pointments of Dr. L. D. Ins keep, Medford; Dr.D. C. Burks, Portland; Dr. N. E. Irvine, Leb anon, and Dr. O. T. Wherry, Portland. f. Two Russian Built Planes Shot Down; Six Others Chased Battle Follows Attack on US Plane Tokyo (U.R) American F-86 Sabrejets in the biggest air battle since the Korean war Saturday shot down two Russian-built MIG 15s that attacked a U. S. Air Force reconnaissance patrol over the Yellow sea west of Korea. The Air Force announced'that eight Communist jet fighters jumped an American RB-45 reconnaissance bomber and Sab rejets flying cover over the in ternational waters. Nationality Undisclosed It was not immediately dis closed whether the ' MIGs were from the Soviet or Red Chinese Air Force. In Washington the State De partment' announced the United States was attempting to find out whether the MIGs came from Red China or elsewhere. Radio Peiping, the official voice of Communist China, made no mention of the air battle. Far Eastern Air Force special ists checked radar plots and logs of all U. S. planes in the area to try to pinpoint the exact lo cation of the clash. The Sabrejets returned the Communist fire and in the dog fight that followed two of the Communists planes were shot down. The other six turned tail and fled toward the' Communist mainland, the Air Force said. Four of the MIGs attacked the twin-jet 550-mile-per-hour bomb er, the Air Force said, and the other four attacked the Sabre jets, from the 4th Fighter Inter ceptor wing, flying cover. Four Atomic Blasts Set Off by Reds Paris U.R) The Soviet Union set off four atomic explo sions last autumn that have re mained unannounced until now, a French government spokes man claimed Saturday. A spokesman for Henri Long chambon, French Secretary of State for scientific research, dis cussed the explosions in a copy righted interview with the Paris newspaper France-Soir. He said the blasts . occurred between September and Novem ber. Including two explosions, on, Aug. 22 and Aug 26, the Russians set off a total of six nuclear devices over a four month period, he said. The Soviet news agency Tass was quoted in dispatches from Moscow last Sept. 17, as saying that an atomic weapon had just been exploded, including one hydrogen device. That brought to six the separate occasions on which the Soviets were known by the West to have set off nu clear explosions. Monday Final Day for Blood Appointments Monday is the last full day during which appointments can be made to give blood when the bloodmobile visits - here Tues day. The telephone number to call for an appointment is 3-3813. Only 89 appointments had been made up to Saturday afternoon, out of a total of more than 300 donors needed. The bloodmobile visit will be at the Elks temple from 1 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, instead of on Wednesday as in the past. Drop in donors will be welcome dur ing the donation hours. Ike Studies Northwest Flights From Portland Washington (U.R) Sen. Ed ward J. 'Thye (R.-Minn.) said Saturday President Eisenhower has promised to modify his order refusing to renew the certificate of Northwest Airlines to fly from Portland, Ore., and Seat tle, Wash., to Hawaii. Thye, in a joint announce ment with Rep. Walter H. Judd (R-Minn.), said announcement of the , modification is expected Monday. Shoof-If-Mecessary Orders Flashed to. Fleet by President 32,000 Civilians, Troops on Islands 0 Taipei, Sunday (U.R) The mightiest concentration of United States warships since World War II began moving into position today for the imminent evacuation of Nationalist forces from the invasion-threatened Tachen islands off the coast of Red China. Chinese and American naval units moved out shortly after President Eisenhower flashed orders to the U. S. 7th fleet to protect the evacuation of the Nationalist-held Tachens 200 miles north of Formosa. Washington (U.R) President Eisenhower Saturday sent shoot-if-necessary orders to the U. S. 7th fleet to protect the Chinese Nationalist evacuation of the Communist-threatened Tachen islands. Air Cover Starts ' His orders, issued at 1 p.m. EST, signalled the start of the evacuation in about 24 hours, : but U. S. air cover over the dan- c gerous area were expected to ; begin almost immediately. ! Some 14,000 Chinese Nation alist troops and 18,000 civilians are on the Tachens. The, orders went out to the 7th fleet and its 45,000 Navy personnel after Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek abruptly ended his week-long stand against the evacuation without more spe cific U. S. guarantees for the protection of other islands he holds. A State department announce ment disclosed that Chiang re ceived only general assurances that "related positions" in the Formosa area which are deem ed necessary to the security of Formosa and the Pescadores would be defended. That was no more assurance than Mr. Eisen hower had given him previously- After Mr. Eisenhower's orders were flashed to the 7th fleet, a high Defense department offi cial said the evacuation would begin in about 24 hours and air cover almost immediately. "Our forces have been in structed not to provoke en counters with the Chinese Com munist forces," this official said, but not to accept a tactical dis advantage which would be equivalent to a threatening ges ture." ' " That means U. S. forces will fight back if attacked. The best estimate here was that evacuation of the Tachens would require from 10 to 14 days. During that tense period the Chinese Reds can show whether they will accept the islands peacefully or risk a major clash with the United States. Chinese ships will be used primarily in the operation al though the United States does have some vessels to assist in' the operation. Many of the Chi nese ships are now at Tsaying, in southern Formosa, and prob ably will take 24 hours to reach the Tachens some 200 miles to the north. The order met initial approval among members of Congress. Sen. John J. Sparkman (D-Ala.) said it was "no surprise." "Our concern now is whether the Chinese Communists are as warlike as they talk," Spark- man said. "I don't think they are." - Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey (D-Minn.) said "it is reassuring to know our government is ma king the decisions, and not permitting others to do so." By "others" he meant Chiang. This referred to the end of Chiang's opposition to the evacuation and. his request for U. S. help to carry it out. The Pentagon explained that the Nationalist Chinese govern ment conveyed its request for U. S. support to U. S. Ambassa dor Karl L. Rankin in Taipei, and he sent it to the State de partment. A spokesman indicated that about 45,000 U. S. Navy person nel will be engaged in the op eration, plus 3,000 men in the Air Force's Sabre jet wing. The United States has five aircraft carriers in the area the Yorktown, Wasp, Kearsarge, Essex and . the Princeton (an anti-submarine warfare carrier). The 45,00Q-ton Midway, the Navy's biggest carrier, was ex pected to join the .Seventh fleet this morning.
