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Rogue River Water
Use Permit Given
City of Medford
Big Amount Available
For Industrial Uses
The city of Medford has re
ceived a permit from the state
engineer's office for a water
right, amounting to 100 cubic
feet per second, from. the Rogue
river, City Manager Robert Duff
said this morning.'
' Under the permit the city will
be able to take about 65,000,000
gallons of water from the river
daily.
However, Duff emphasized
that the city plans to make no
immediate use of the right. It
will be used at some time in
the future, he said, for industrial
purposes. 1
Use of Rogue river water will
allow the city to provide water
to industries adequate for any
' foreseeable need, Duff said. It
will not be placed in city mams,
as dhe present city water sup
ply from Big Butte springs is
adequate to handle a population
of more than 60,000.
Point of diversion of the riv
er water, when it becomes de-
sirable, will be about a mile
above Bybee bridge. The water
would supplement the Big Butte
supply, and would be available
to industries in both the White
City and Elk City areas, which
are best equipped to handle
new industry.
No Time Estimated
Duff declared ' that there is
no way to determine how soon
the hew water supply will be
needed. However, he added that
if industries come along which
need the water, it will be pro
vided.
Several methods may be used
to pipe the water from the river
to the industrial sites, Duff
said. I Whatever means is used,
however, the water must be
pumped.
The city manager pointed out
that, in case the water should
ever be needed for domestic pur
poses, it could be chlorinated
and would be usable. .
Blizzard-Stranded
By UNITED PRESS
Relief crews fought through
mow drifts today to get feed to
an estimated 24,000 starving
sheep , isolated by blizzards, and
a massive cold wave stretched
from the Dakotas to Texas:
The rescue operations were
underway in Carbon county,
Wvomine. where numerous
flocks of sheep were reported
trapped in snow , so deep that
grazmg was impossible.
The temperature went to 19
below zero at Dickinson, N.D.,
and ; forecasters said the cold
wave : would move across the
MississiDDi river, and stretch
from Eastern Lake Michigan to
Western Ohio by tonight.
Heat returned to homes in the
Torjeka. Kan., area after an ex
prosion ripped out a 20-foot sec-
tio ' of a eas line. The tempera
ture durihe the night fell to -12
degrees and there ' was ' three
inches of snow on the ground.
State Police Probe
Elk City Safe Burglary
State police and sheriff's depu
ties today were investigating a
safe burglary at the Elk City
market. They reported that the
store was entered last night and
that the burglary was not dis
covered until the store opened
for business in midmorning.
Amount of money taken was un
known. Portland flJ.R) Albert F.
Bick : of Coos Bay is free on
$1000 bail after surrendering to
the U. S." Marshal on an income
tax charge.
Effort Made To Patch Rift
Between US, Great Britain
Bangkok, Thailand - (U.R)
Foreign ministers of the United
States, Britain and Australia met
privately here tonight in an ef
fort to patch up the widening
rift between Washington and
London over the' Formosa crisis.
The three got together after
the Southeast Asia ; Treaty ; Or
ganization had agreed to set up
a permanent SEATO headquar
ters in Bangkok and had created
three subcommittees to deal
with Communist subversion and
military and ; economic prob
lems.' '
Outside Defense Area ;
Formosa is outside the. defense
area of SEATO but was very
much in the thinking of the dele
gates at a -dinner; given by Sec
retary of State John Foster
Dulles. His guests were Britain's
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden
and Australia's Minister of Ex
ternal Affairs R. G. Casey.
- Authoritative sources said
Students Meet City's
Problems in Council
Meeting Last Night
Sites for the freeway and sala
ries or expense accounts for the
mayor and council were the top
items of discussion last night as
city high school students con
ducted a city council meeting
' The council session was the
final event of Student Govern
ment day, conducted by the Med
ford Elks lodge, the city of Med
ford, and high schools through
out the county.
' With the regular adult city
officials sitting in, just to offer
advice, the student officials,
headed by Mayor Don Robinson,
were not hesitant about wading
in to some of the most contro
versial problems facing the city.
Councilwoman Carries Ball
Student Councilwoman Emily
Gannaway carried the ball for
the "Let's find a new site for
the freeway" forces. She de
clared that, although the free
way would go down only the
extreme west side of the park,
work on it might well destroy
the park trees and shrubs,
"There are lots of wide open
spaces where the freeway could
be placed arid where it wouldn't
destroy the park," Miss Ganna
way said.
Jim Link, a student member
of the audience, questioned the
wisdom of having the freeway
in an area where it would bypass
the city, and noted that a free
way down Bear creek could
bring additional money into
Medford business houses,
Defer Action
Student councilmen voted to
defer action on recommending
a change in the freeway site
until the state highway commis
sion has completed its surveys.
Mayor Robinson declared that
it is fundamentally a highway
commission decision and the
commission should be given a
chance to give reasons for its
selection of the Bear creek site.
A salary, or expense account
of $2,000 a year for the mayor,
recommended by Student City
Manager Lorin Jacobs, received
a hearty but unofficial second
from regular Mayor Earl Miller.
From that point on, however,
the proceedings became more
and more confused.
. Advocates of the plan noted ,
that $2,006 aear-would amount
td only $5.93 a day "and 6urely
the mayor is worth that much."
But, Viola Russell, student chair
man of the budget committee;
warned - the council that there
is no money available for that
purpose, without increased taxes
or a bond issue.
Decide on Expenses
Because a charter change
would be necessary before a
salary could be paid to the may
or, it was decided to give him
an expense account of up to
$2,000 a year,' with the assump
tion that all of it would be
drawn. Student City Attorney
Emil Muhs questioned the legal
ity of this procedure, but it was
decided to go ahead with it until
the city -attorney was 6ure it
was wrong.
, Budget Chairman Viola Rus
sel again warned that no money
was available, so it was decided
to take the $2,000 from a $2,850
expense fund set up for the may
or and council. Then, if more
money-was needed for the coun
cil s expenses, it could be taken
from emergency funds.
With this more or less as
sured, student councilmeii de
cided they should also receive
a $2,000 annual salary. This,
under pressure from the be
leaguered budget chairman, Was
trimmed to $1,000, then $100,
and the matter finally was ta
bled by a 5 to 3 vote. :
Salary Back Again
However, at that point, the
question of the mayor's salary
was brought back, and it was
decided to put the matter to a
vote of the people.
Other matters discussed by
the student councilmen included
annexation of surrounding areas
Dulles made it clear that the
United States "is determined to
fight for Formosa' and that Red
China will be in for a big sur
prise, and a bloody nose, if it
thinks otherwise.
I Eden, these sources said, - told
Dulles the United States could
count on Britain's help if war
developed over Formosa, but
that the Nationalist-held islands
just off the mainland coast "are
a different story .'
Churchill's Stand i ;
Prime Minister Winston
Churchill, in a written state
ment to the House of Commons
in London yesterday, said Brit
ain will not become involved in
any fighting that develops over
the offshore islands.
i Casey was pictured as urging
Eden, at tonight's conference,
to "take as strong a position as
possible" to deter further Com
munist aggression.
to improve sanitary conditions,
new equipment needed by the
narks denartment (Student
Councilwoman Patty Read warn
ed "We've got a pickup truck
that's on its last wheels"); repair
of streets, the problem of liquor
being furnished to minors ("We
think the police department is
doing a good job controlling
this"), and a new sign for the
city manager's desk, where the
sign now reads "City Superin
tendent." The student council voted
unanimously to buy a new sign
for City Manager Robert Duff's
desk in appreciation for his help
in making Student Government
day a success.
Ends on Serious Note
The evening ended on a seri
ous note when Mayor Miller
spoke briefly to the students on
the responsibilities of city gov
ernment and the duty of helping
contribute to good government
which every citizen owes.
Members of the student coun
cil included Miss Gannaway,
Miss Read, Don Slater, Stanley
Culy, Dan Kellington, Ken Pi
land, Sue DeVoe; and Mary Kay
White.
Young Band Leader
Hal Sheppard Held
As USAF Deserter
Hal Sheppard, young Medford
band leader was arrested yester
day by city police and FBI
agents and was charged with
being a deserter from the Uni
ted States Air Force.
He was jailed under the name
of David Werner Hanson, which
police said is his true name.
The 21-year-old musician was
picked ud yesterday at the Hol
land hotel, where he has been
living with his wife, Doris Han
son.
Listed as Deserter .......
Police officers indicated that
Hanson has - been listed as a
deserter from the Air Force for
police department stated that he
is also wanted, in several states
to face bad check charges.
Hanson organized a band here
about a rhonth ago. At that time,
he declared he came to the west
coast with a "name" dance band,
and when the band broke up,
he stayed in the west.
Hanson declared he had been
a professional musician for eight
years, and had a band in the
east which broke up when he en
tered the Air Force. He said he
served with the; Air Force for
two years. j
Paramedics To Aid
In Removal of Bodies
Anchorage, Alaska (U.R)
Two paramedics who. weathered
an Alaskan blizzard while dug
in near the spot were 11 Navy
men died in a plane crash came
through in "fine shape'' and
will assist in recovering the
bodies, the Air Force announced
today. -
A helicopter hovered over the
east slope of Mount Susitna yes
terday and five men bailed out
to assist MSgt. F. R. Sackrider,
Topeka, and Airman 1C R. L,
Josephson, Grants Pass, Ore;
The two paramedics had para
chuted to the mountain. 35
miles northwest of here, Satur
day near the wreckage of a
Navy Neptune which crashed
last Thursday en route to. El
mendorf Air Force Base here.
Kindness Backifes
For Medford Man, 91
An act of kindness back
fired on a 91-year-old Medford
man last week and cost him
the money he had been saving
for his funeral.
Friends told police yester
day that John Covney, 91,
of 509. South Central ave., last
week met a man who told
Jiim he had no money. Covney
offered to allow the man to
spend the night at his home.
When the elderly man
awoke the next day, the
money ; which he had ' been
saving for his funeral, plus a
pocket watch, were missing.
. Since the theft, Covney has
suffered a heart attack. He
was released from a local
hospital yesterday.
FORECAST: A few snow flur
ries this evening. Partial
clearing late tonight. Partly
cloudy Friday, with a - few
' light scattered showers or
, snow flurries during' after
noon. Low tonight 27. High'
Friday 40.
Temp.
Highest Yesterday 54
Lowest this Morning 25
united rtess i'ull Leased Wire
49th Year 26 Pages
Tanker Refueling
Aircraft Crashes
On Missouri Farm
- -
Yreka Man Listed
Among Nine Dead
Sedalia,' Mo. U.R) A four
engine tanker refueling plane
caught fire in the air and crash
ed shortly after its take off from
the Sedalia Air Force Base last
night, killing nine of, the 11 men
aboard. Four of the dead were
from California. V,s.
Two of the plane's occupants
parachuted to safety, escaping
serious injury. -.-!;
The Air Force said the KC97
tanker was on a refueling train
ing mission when the -crash oc
curred. Civilian witnesses said
one of the survivors told them
fire appeared first in the tail of
the plane and that a series of ex
plosions followed.
The plane's wreckage, strewn
over a wide area of the David
Stiles farm, approximately 10
miles from the air base, con
tinued to burn more than two
hours. Fire fighting equipment
from the base extinguished the
flames.
The two who parachuted to
safety were identified as SSgt.
Stanley C. Beach, Lambert
Lake, Me., and TSgt. Walter H.
Polke, Knoxville, Tenn.,
Among those listed as dead
were: . .i -
SSgt. Robert . Rosencrance,
36, Yreka, Calif.
Capt. Leslie H. Brown, 40, air
craft commander, Guerneyville,
Calif. .:.
Airman 2C Charles J. Sitra,
22, Livermore, Calif.
SSgt. Anton Bohaty, 30, Los
Angeles. - :
Congress Virtually,
Assured Pay Raise
Washington j(U.R) Members
of Congress were virtually as
sured today of pay raises of at
least 50 per cent, from $15,000
to $22,500 a year.
The Senate approved the 50
per cent, or $7,500 annually, by
a vote of 62 to 24 yesterday. But
the Senate pay hike was less
than the $10,000 raise the House
voted for last week.
The : same legislation also
promised raises for federal
judges and members of tne su
preme Court, but again the two
houses disagreed on the amounts.
Differences between the two
bills must be adjusted by a Con
ference Committee.
The $2,500 difference in House
and Senate proposals for con
gressional salary hikes was off
set in part by a Senate provision
f.n ffive each member of Congress
the actual mileage cost of four
round trips to his home state a
year. This would be in addition
to -the 20 cents a mile now al
lowed for one round trip a year.
Communist Rioters
Battle Bonn Police
Bonn, Germany (U.R) Com
munist rioters, opposing West
German rearmament, battled
club-swinging police in the cen
ter of this capital city of the
German Federal Republic to
day. " ,
. The riots exploded while the
West German Parliament was
debating ratification of the Paris
arms treaty and the fiercely
controversial Franco - .German
Saar agreement.
The Red demonstrators were
egged on by the Soviet Zone ra
dio which sounded day - long
warnings against West German
rearmament.
Republicans To Alter
Tactics for Morse
Portland U.R) - Republicans
will use different tactics against
Sen. Wayne' Morse next year
than they did against Richard
L. Neuberger last year, Multno
mah County GOP Chairman
Phil Englehart said last night.
"The Republicans fell into a
trap in the Cordon-Neuberger
campaign by spending all their
t i m e answering Neuberger s
half truths and accusations. This
time Morse is the one running
for reelection, and we are going
to make the accusations.' c
"But," Englehart added, we
are going to stick to the true
facts." Englehart spoke to the
Oregon Republican Club.
MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1955
ecDsiomi odd Freeway
M6Bflaifle;
Salem A final decision on
new highway through (or around) Medford
has not been made, according to W. C. (Dutch)
Williams assistant state highway engineer. He
said the city will have a part in making the
decision. . . : ; '
Ever since the publication of . the State
Highway commission's extensive traffic survey
report for . Medford, which ' showed the pro
posed new freeway cutting through Medford
right along Bear creek, controversy has sur
rounded the proposal. A strong protest move
ment, centered largely among women's and
garden groups, has sprung up, claiming that
such a freeway, elevated above the ground,
would destroy the esthetic values of Haw
thorne park in particular, and other Bear
creek . property dedicated for future park
purposes.
Williams explained that the route of the
freeway has not been determined finally, and
will not be for some time. It was shown
running down Bear creek simply because that,
is the only possible route for a high-standard,
limited-access highway, if it is to go through
the city itself.
Final surveys,: he said may show that a
route to the east of the city would be more
feasible. .
And, he added, the commission certainly
would not "force" the Bear creek route if
it meets substantial opposition from the city.
He indicated that the city council would have
what amounts to the final say on the matter. -
Teenagers Admit
Series of Thefts;
New School Robbed
yesterday admitted to sheriff's
deputies that they were involved
in a series of thefts in Medford
and Ashland, and deputies today
are r investigating , reports of . a
theft at the new Medford grade
school.
The four Ashland youths,
ranging in age from 14 through
16, admitted thefts from park
ed cars and trucks in Ashland,
from Ashland and Medford
stores, and from Southern Ore
gon college.
Watch Stolen
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Items taken from cars includ
ed gasoline, hubcaps, gloves and
flashlights. Minor items were
taken from the stores, and the
youths admitted taking several
things, including a watch, from
the college. .
' The cases, were slated to be
turned over to county ju'venile
authorities.
The theft at the new Jefferson
school, which is still under con
struction, was reported by Alf
Mekvold, county superintendent
of schools. : ' '
Mekvold told sheriff's depu
ties that equipment valued: at
about $400 and owned by con
tractor Louis Kowoloski, has
beerf stolen from the new school
building.
Governor Patterson
Expresses Confidence
In Talent Fund OK
Salem Gov." Paul Patter
son has "every confidence"
that the Talent irrigation and
reclamation project will be
presented to this session of
Congress. '
The governor, who was . a
Washington visitor recently
where he had . lunch with
President Eisenhower and vi
sited with Presidential Assist
ant . Sherman Adams ; and
Budget; Director Rowland
Hughes, said he would be
"very much surprised" if
some $2,000,000 to $2,500,000
in initial construction appro
priations for the $22,000,000
project are hot contained in a
supplemental budget request
sometime during the session
of Congress. , . .
He said thai several errors
in figures contained in earlier
reports, and : previously ex
plained, have been called to
the attention of the budget '
bureau, which will make it
possible for the Talent, project
to take its place among those
; on the approved list. , 0
The Jackson County Cham
ber of Commerce - board of
directors today approved un
animously the chamber's leg
islative committee endorse
ment of the principle of a
sales tax in Oregon;,
United
Local fSewsSiiag
location of the
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Ms,
r.
SPEECHLESS Dramatic moment is captured by photo
grapher as Mayor Martin H. Kennelly (left) of Chicago and
nis running mate, Morris B. Sachs, embrace tearfully uv
their campaign headquarters. They had just conceded
Democratic primary election to their opponents who were
backed by the regular i party organization. They both
opened their mouths to speak but no words came.
Thousa
rids
From Nanchi Island
v Taipeh, Formosa (U.R) Offi
cial Nationalist sources today
reported the evacuation of thous
ands of persons, including bomb
victims, from Nanchi Island,
and. it appeared the outpost
would be abandoned at U.S. in
sistence. V "-''-.'
The sources .said Nationalist
landing craft . brought a "few
hundred" evacuees to the" port
of Keelung today. An undis
closed number were wounded in
recent Communist . bombing at
tacks and required hospitaliza
tion. ' The sources told of the arrivel
Wednesday night of "more than
l,000,'and estimated a total of
4.000 would be removed from
the threatened island 140 miles
north of Formosa, Chiang Kai
shek's northermost outpost. "
Nationalists Stage Raids -
The Nationalist Air Force an
nounced "its bombers hit Com
munist invasion buildups in the
nearby, Taishan. Islands early to
day, but did not announce the
results of the latest attacks.!
- A uthoritative American
sources here said they knew of
no decision "so far" to evacuate
Nanchi, but it was understood
Chiang called a top-level con
ference of his military chiefs to
discuss the growing threat. .
The U.S. 7th Fleet, never
committed' to the defense of
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Williams pointed out. that it's always a
touchy matter to relocate a highway, for there
are so many interests which are vitally af
fected. Most towns, he stated, are anxious to
have the highway as close to the metropolitan
are as possible, and it was on this basis that
the preliminary recommendation for the Bear
creek route was made. He cited Albany as an
example, where original plans called for a
freeway location some distance to the east.
But the people of the community got busy and
found a route considerably closer to the city.
As a result, the new highway will be located
several miles closer to town.
There are a number of considerations
which govern the ultimate location of any
,new route, he explained. One is traffic volume,
both that going past a town and that destined
for down town. About half of highway traffic
near cities, in most situations, is local, he said.
In any event, Williams emphasized, the
decision as to Medford's freeway location has
not been made. And it will not be made until
much more complete studies have been com
pleted. The Bear ' creek route is now being
surveyed, he said,' and the results of that
survey will be presented to and discussed
with the Medford city council. . i
If' at that time the city council wishes
further work done, Williams indicated, - the
commission in all . probability will do addi
tional . surveys of alternative routes. One
which is under consideration would go east of
; the city, in the general area of Foothills rd.
and the Hillcrest-Phoenix rd.
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Nanchi, apparently was not help
ing the evacuation of civilians
from the island as it did when
the Tachens were evacuated.
The latest -refugees arrived hi
Nationalist landing craft.
Authoritative military sources
said the growing Red Chinese
military force along the Fukien
coast opposite Formosa might
force the Nationalists to consider
shortening their defense line.
The sources said Nanchi had
been "boxed in" by Red forces. .
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Evacuated
GOP House Members
Aqainst Income Tax Cuts
Washington U.R) All but
"two or three" Republican
House members at a party cau
cus pledged today to stand firm
against the Democrats' move to
cut taxes by $20 per person. V
On the basis of the showing,
GOP Leader Joseph W. Martin
Jr. predicted the proposed ' tax
cut, denounced by President Eis
enhower, v would be stricken
from a package tax bill. ;
'Most' Members Present
4 The package bill also includes
extension; ' of corporate and ex
cise (sales) taxes due to expire
on April 1. .- ' - t
t Martin said "most" of the 203
Republican House members
were present at the caucus but
he ' hadn't counted them. An
other source said an approxi
mate count showed 160 mem
bers at the huddle leaving about
House Committee
Tackles Problem
Of Finding Money
Sales Tax Hearing
Scheduled Wednesday
By BILL FORCE
United Press Correspondent
Salem (U.R) The sales tax
today appeared to be dead be
fore it even saw the light of day
in the House Taxation Commit
tee which made its first real at
tempt to grapple with the most
vital issue before the 48th legis-
ative' assembly-new taxes.
There was no enthusiasm
among committee members when
they agreed to hold a ' public
hearing on a measure by Rep.
Earl Hill (R-Cushman) to ask
the voters for a three per cent
sales tax exclusively for school
purposes. ; :
The hearing was set for next
Wednesday at 1 p.m. Rep. Roder
ick McKenzie (R-Sixes) apreed
the hearing should be held "to
get the thing out of the way."
He added that "apparently
No Weakening
There was no weakening of
Democratic opposition to the
sales tax in the committee. " :
Rep. Ed Cardwell (R-Sweet
Home) said the bill should be
given a hearing "out of defer
ence to the author." 1
The committee's plunge into
the revenue tax field today
abandoning the still large back-
og of administrative bills on the
agenda came after a hush-hush
meeting of: tax and ways and
means committee heads with the
governor yesterday.
Meeting Not Explained :
The meeting, which newsmen
earned about only by accident.
has not been explained. It ap
parently was the third top level.
top secret parley since late last
week . when Sen. Gene Brown
(R-Grants Pass) first proposed
his controversial plan to slash
the equivalent of 10 per cent off
the governor's budget. ;
' Gov. Paul L. Patterson's con
cern for what the Legislature
might do to his program first
came to public attention Tues
day when he and other members
of the Board of Control attended
a ways and means committee
meeting in body. f v '
Since then he has summoned
the speaker of the House, the
president of the Senate, both
chairmen of the Joint Ways and
Means Committee, and the chair
men and vice-chairmen of both
taxation committees to two con
ferences in the Board of Control
room. The press has not been
specifically excluded but has
been kept carefully uninformed
that the meetings were being
held. .
Finances Discussed
Finances were the topic-under
discussion, judging from the
makeup of the attendance, and
the House Taxation ; Committee
today went to wprk on its
money-raising chore still unsure
just how much money the Ways
and Means Committee would re
quire to balance the budget.
Rep. Loran L. Stewart (R-Cot-
tage Grove), House Tax Commit
tee chairman, found two fields
of general agreement on which
his bi-partisan group could
start work." h
Members were agreed, in prin
ciple, that the days of exempting
utilities from; the corporate ex
cise tax were about over. And
they also agreed that collection
of the state property tax would
be pushed into the background
and used only as a last resort in
the event no other adequate
source of revenue could be
found.
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DGW-JONES AVERAGES
New York (U.R) Dow - Jones
final stock averages: 30 indus
trials 410.30 off 1.18; 20 rail
roads 148.33 off 1.25; 15 utili
ties 63.69 off 0.11, and 65 stocks
152.74 off 0.62. Sales today were
about 2,920,000 sshares compar
ed with 3,030,00 shares traded
yesterday.
Rally
43 unaccounted for, .
- The private Republican hud
dle was called to solidify party
ranks prior to. debate and a pos
sible vote on the tax bill in the
House at today's session.
Demos Claim Votes
) Democrats claimed they had
enough votes to approve the tax
cut - despite President Eisen
hower's warning it - would be
bad for the country. The Demo
crats figured to - lose no more
than 12 or 15 Democratic votes
and were counting on picking
up a few from the Republican
side of the aisle.
Martin said the GOP mem
bers were asked at the party
conference to stand and be
counted on how they would
vote. He said all but two or
three promised to vote against
the tax law.