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Aoimisxatioii!) P ai iii M Mb e MEDFORD United Press Full Leased Wire 49th Year 24 Pages nn nn Tax Reduction Plan Tossed To Joint Committee Three Choices Given House Represetatives "Washington (U.R) The House today dodged an immediate showdown with the Senate on cutting taxes. It tossed the whole issue into the hands of a joint Senate-House Conference Com mittee. By unanimous vote of the House, its representatives on the conference committee were given a free hand in dealing with the issue. Three Choices Given That means they can stand firm on the House approved bill to cut everybody's taxes by $20 effective Jan. 1, yield to the Sen ate's decision against any tax re lief at this time, or try to work out a compromise. Republicans after a quick nose count ruled out the possibility of forcing a House vote on a mo tion to instruct the conferees to yield to the Senate. Confident of Yield GOP leaders indicated they were confident that the House conferees would have to yield to the Senate, in view of the nar row 210-205 margin by which the House approved the $20 for ev erybody tax cut and the thump ing 61-32 vote by which the Sen ate rejected it yesterday. The Senate also rejected, 50 to 44, a less generous tax cut rroposed by Democrats as a compromise. 'Operation Icicle' Starting Today A group of Boy scouts and Ex plorers from Josephine county begin "Operation Icicle" today, skiing and snowshoeing in to snow-covered Lake O' Woods. A contingent from Jackson county will follow tomorrow. There will be 34 boys and four adult leaders in all. The first of several flights over the camp area, to make drops of food and equipment and to check with the boys by ' radio, will be made this after noon. Gene Kooser will pilot the plane, and for today's food drop will be be accompanied by Fred McMulling, field scout execu tive from Grants Pass. The group will camp in snow conditions the rest of the week, taking training in winter camp ing and survival. They will come out this week end. J. A. Hoffbuhr Given Nomination for Post J. A. Hoffbuhr, Medford, manager of the Medford Irri gation district, has been nomi nated for appointment to the ad visory board of the National Rivers and Harbors congress, it announced today in Wash ington, D.C., by Sen. Richard L. iNeuberger (D-Ore.). The Rivers and Harbors cong- l-ess is a non-profit organization eeking development of tne na- inn s water ana i"u ovuv-. foffbuhr was. one of 10 Oregon esidents nominated for appomt- lent to the board. bp Basketball Coverage Set TIlp Medford Mail Tribune ana irv.TP. will team c radio siaiiuu, -- this week to bring JacKson unty readers and listeners the 1st possible coverage of the ite high school basketball irnament, under way in Eu- Medford High school is a top ght contender ior me o,v,?rm;hir. It S IirSl 11 be at 7:30 p.m. today. KYJC will carry two games Jhday, and tonight will broad- fcJst the MHS game, sxaruu '5 tm. Medford is piaj" ankHn High school, Portland, will also carry the game be--een North Bend and Mac-H ilton - Freewater immediately The rest of the tournament. fJC will carry each of MHS mes, plus one other in which F MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, . U1 A TANKER CANT MISS The U. S. Air Force's "Falcon," a guided aircraft rocket, scores a direct hit on a QB-17 jet plane (left) after being fired from ground during tests. At right is view showing trail of smoke the Falcon left on its path to the target. The Falcon is the smallest guided missile in production and will be carried in quantity by USAF inter ceptor planes. In spite of its size, the rocket carries its own guidance system and its warhead can destroy a bomber. U. S. Air Force photo from NEA Telephoto. FFA Conclave Starts; Crater High Student Wins Speech Contest . . Central . Poin WThe third an nual state convention of the Fu ture Farmers of America was underway here this morning, with the first business session being held at Crater High school. The first general meeting of the convention was last night, when the state finals of the an- Matusow Given Three-Year Term El Paso, Tex. (U.R) Turn about former Communist Har vey Matusow was sentenced to three years in a federal prison today by Judge R. E. Thomason on a contempt of court charge. The jurist set Matusow's ap peal bond at $10,000 and the one-time Red and professional government witness on Commu nism said he would file an ap peal immediately and post the bond, in order to gain his free dom. The sentence today was. for criminal contempt for Matusow's affidavit and testimony in the hearing last week in which New Mexico labor leader Clinton Jencks had sought a new trial in Judge Thomason's court on a 1954 conviction for falsifying a non-Communist affidavit. Five Inmates Escape Eastern Oregon Hospital Pendleton (U.R) Five men escaped last night from the Eastern Oregon State hospital here and state police said today that two of them had been ap prehended. Officers said the men got away about 8 p.m. Tournament by M-T, KYJC mere is uie greatest mieresi. Leod of KYJC is at the tourna ment, and is broadcasting for the Oregon State Broadcasters association. Ha is one of three announcers picked from 27 con tenders throughout the state for the tournament. It is McLeod's third year in a row to be chosen for the honor. Dick Jewett, the Mail Trib une's sports editor, is also at tending the tournament, and his detailed reports of the games will be carried in full by the newspaper. He will remain in Eugene for the full tournament if Medford goes into the finals. A number of Medford sports fans and well-wishers of the MHS team are sending telegrams of encouragement to the boys. They are staying at the Manor motel, Eugene. nuaLFFA speaking-contest were held. The five boys competing in the contest each had partici pated in elimination contests through local and regional com petition. Crater Boy Winner Donn Johnson, of Crater High school, was named winner of the top spot in the contest, His topic was "Let's Put Our House in Order." As a result of winning, he will go to Arizona on April 25 for the regional speaking con test of state winners from the 11 western states. The winner of that contest will compete in the nation-wide contest. Second place was won by Roy Chapin, Perrydale, Ore., near Salem, whose topic was "Mother Nature's Fermentation Vat." Third, fourth and fifth places were awarded to Lyle Buswell, Sandy, speaking on "What Price Security"; Joe Colvin, Enter prise, "Bees A Boon to Agri culture" and Bruce Vandergaw, Klamath Falls, "Hells Canyon and You." Judges Listed Speaking contest judges were Harold White, of the Southern Oregon Branch Experiment sta tion; Earle Jossy, Jackson coun ty agent for agriculture, and Jennings Pierce, Medford. Jay Wright, Almo, Nev., na tional vice-president of the FFA, was introduced at the meeting. He is to speak to the convention today. H. P. Jewett, superin tendent of school district 6C, welcomed the delegates. Donnel Stapleton, Perrydale, was named first place winner of a talent contest conducted dur ing the judging of the speaking contest. Some 500 persons attended last night's session. Presentation of awards as state farmers was scheduled today, among other business. Dallas Youths Chased For Hub Cap Thefts Eugene (U.R) Two 16-year-old Dallas high school boys were sent home yesterday after plead ing guilty to a disorderly con duct charge in Municipal court. The boys, who had come here to attend the state high school basketball tournament, were ac cused of stealing hub caps from several cars. Sports Bulletin Eugene (U.R) Albany high school advanced to the quarterfinals of the class A state high school basketball tournament today with a 60 44 win over Dallas high. Don Stamps of Albany led the scoring with 20 while Ray Domaschofsky of Dallas had 14. " " o ress Full Leased Wire xe5c No. 308 Bevan Expelled By Laborites in Major Upheaval - - London (U.R) Left-wing La borite Aneurin Bevan, this na tion's most persistent critic of the United States, was expelled today from Labor Party ranks in Parliament in a major British political upheaval. But the vote to put Bevan in the Parliamentary cooler was carried by only 141 votes to 112, an unexpectedly close mar gin. It came after an amend ment proposing he only be re buked was turned down. His fellow Socialists reaf firmed their confidence in the. party leadership of former Prime Minister Clement Attlee, a mod erate who steers clear of left wing policies which made Bevan the most controversial figure in Eritish politics. It was punishment for Bev an's brash and brawling long time challenge to Attlee's com mand a challenge that culmi nated two weeks ago in a public scene on the floor of the House of Commons. Bevan, in public, showed contempt for. Attlee's leadership. Man Without Party The majority vote cast the vil-ver-tongued but impetuous Welsh Laborite into political wilder ness a lone wolf in Parliament without a party. It may start his slide into limbo, or it may spur him to greater efforts to win the party reins. The party struggle was a se vere one for Labor and neutral politicians say it may take Brit ish Socialism three years to re cover from the deep chasm be tween Bevan and his followers and the moderates who back Att lee. Harlan Nomination Approval Predicted Washington U.R) Senate leaders of both parties predict ed today one-sided approval of John Marshall Harlan's nomina tion to the Supreme court de spite the determined opposition of his outmanned opponents. Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson (Tex.) saw "no serious difficulty", for the nomination as the Senate pre pared to debate Harlan's selec tion. He said he hoped for final action by nightfall. Senate Republican Leader William F. Knowland (Calif.) also predicted approval of the 55-year-old jurist nominated by President Eisenhower . to suc ceed the late Associate Justice Robert H. Jackson. Pittsburgh j(U.R) Pittsburgh police are cashing in on the num bers racket. Under a "bonus in centive plan," officers who make arrests on their own initiative will be rewarded with three ex- J tra days off. Weather FORECAST: Partly cloudy to night and Thursday. Low to night 25-28; high Thursday 58-60. . . Temp. Highest Yesterday 54 Lowest this Morning .......... 22 Captain Forced To Quit Course For Red China Vessel Will Head for Non-Communist Port Helsinki, Finland (U.R) A crew rebellion forced the Fin nish Tanker Aruba to quit its course for Communist China with 13,000 tons of jet fuel to day and a company spokesman said the ship now will head for a non-Communist port. ine chief petty officer and three mates joined the crew in a 42-man strike against running the gauntlet of Chinese Nation alist warships waiting to seize the Aruba and her cargo of fuel for ' Red China's Russian-built MIG jets. Gunnar Damstroem, director of the Re-Be Shipping Company which owns the Aruba, said the tanker which now is in the In dian Ocean will have to call at a non-Communist port. He de clined to say which one. But Helsinki shipping sources said the ship's insurance broker had suggested either Colombo or a harbor in .India. Fear Danger Zone The Helsinki sources disclosed that the Aruba is insured by a British broker' through Lloyds of London. The Finnish Seaman's Union first revealed today that crew men aboard the Aruba had ask ed union backing for a demand to their captain that he stay out of the Chinese danger zone. Union Secretary B. Johansson said the crew informed the cap tain two days ago that they were willing to sail with him as far as Singapore. But, Johansson said, they warned they would re fuse to take, the ship on to its planned destination, the Whang poo docks in Shanghai. Generalissimo Chiang Kai shek's Nationalist Navy, cruis ing off the China coast,' has orders not to let the Aruba pass. Red Subs Seen Reports from Taipeh said that Communist submarines and torpedo boats have been sighted near the Parcel Islands off Can ton, leading to speculation that they might attempt to escort the Aruba to a South China port. The official Central News Agency said six Russian sub marines and an uncounted num ber of fast torpedo boats had been operating between the Par cels and the coast near Canton. Authoritative Nationalist sources said they expected the tanker to make for Kwong Chow Bay near Canton. Tatooed Boy Beats Mother of Friend Portland j(U.R) A 19-year-old youth, tattooed with the mark of a "pachuco gang," was held by police today for allegedly as saulting the mother of a friend with a heavy pipe wrench. Ronald F. Harris, a custodial worker at a Portland high school, was accused of striking Mrs. Lena I. Sams as she sat eating lunch in her home yester day afternoon. She was not hurt seriously. Harris, in a statement to de tectives, said he had had a quar rel with a girl friend Monday night, so he decided to vent his anger on another woman. The youth said he visited Mrs. Sams, who is the mother of a boy he met while serving in the Air Force, and she prepared a lunch for him. Then when she sat down to eat Harris attacked her with a pipe wrench he had hidden under a davenport cu shion. Bull Elk Leaps Portland Zoo Fence Portland (U.R) A bull elk leaped a &lz foot enclosure at the Portland zoo yesterday and headed for the hills. But today zoo director Jack Marks said the animal had been seen just out side his corral looking wistful. BOY INJURED Michael Sacraida, 5, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sakraida, Provolt, was taken to Sacred Heart hospital at about noon to day because of head injuries which he suffered when he fell off a tractor, according to a re port of the accident. Complete diagnosis of his injuries had not been made at press time. Eisenhower Backs A-Weapons Use on Military Targets President Echoes Dulles' Prediction Washington (U.R) President Eisenhower today said he sees no reason why tactical atomic weapons should not be used against strictly military targets should this country become in volved again in any major fighting. The President generally echoed the prediction by Secre tary of State John Foster Dulles yesterday that small tactical atomic weapons would be used by this country if the United States became involved in a ma jor military action. The President added under news conference questioning that it would be foolish to ignore the fact that the dangers of war are greater than they were some years ago. This was in connection with Dulles' statement that he return ed from his recent trip to the Far East with a sense of fore boding, and with last night's statement by Adm. Arthur W. Radford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, that there is a possibility that war could break out in Asia at any time. Mr. Eisenhower made no at tempt to inject a time factor into his comments on war. But he said the very fact that we main tain powerful security forces is due to the ever present possibil ity of war. In discussing Dulles' state ment of yesterday, the Presi dent said that use of any kind of atomic weapon on other than strictly military targets would pose an entirely different set of circumstances and conditions which would have to be examin ed closely. But the main point in recent utterances by Dulles and Rad ford, now publicly backed up by the President, is that this coun try is set to fight even local wars of the Korean type with atomic weapons. New Phoenix Police Chief Takes Office Phoenix Claude Manker, formerly of Portland, took office today as chief of the Phoenix police department. Manker W3S sworn in this morning by city officials. The new police chief succeeds Jim Perry, who resigned recent ly after having been under fire from townspeople for some time. Manker lived for some time in Alaska, and served as a special bodyguard for Adlai Stevenson, Democratic nominee for president in 1952, during Stevenson's visit to Alaska. The new chief was hired by the Phoenix city council at a special meeting held Friday. Adjutant Accepts Part of Peress Blame Washington U.R) A former Army adjutant today accepted part of the blame for the "ad ministrative error" that allowed New York dentist Irving Peress to get and hold an -Army com mission despite his refusal to sign loyalty oath forms. The witness, former Maj. Cur tis R. Kirkland, Jacksonville, Fla., told the Senate Investigat ing subcommittee that the Peress case slipped by him in a flood of paperwork when he was as signed to the adjutant general's office at First Army headquar ters in New York in 1952. But he claimed credit for de tecting and causing the dis charge of five other Army medi cal officers who, like Peress, claimed the Fifth amendment when asked to take loyalty oaths. He said the five cases prob ably would have been over looked by the Inteligence sec tion of First Army, New York, if he had not acted. The five of ficers were not identified. DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York (U.R) Dow-Jones final stock averages: 30 indus trials 403.14 up 3.86; 20 rail roads 146.44 up 0.54; 15 utilities 63.02 up 0.52, and 65. stocks 150.47 up 1.16. Sales today were about 2,900.000 shares compar ed with 3,160,000 shares traded yesterday. Dunsmuir Man Held in Dorris Shooting Yreka, Calif. (U.R) Frank Jennings, 43, Dunsmuir, was held in Siskiyou county jail here to day for questioning in connec tion with the wounding last night of Dorris Township Constable Jack M. Gravier. Gravier, blasted at short range with a sawed off shotgun by a man he identified as Jennnings, was hospitalized in a Klamath Falls, Ore., hospital with a shot- Council Approves Continuing Survey For Fringe Areas A plan which could result in the city of Medford being moiv than doubled in area in a comparatviely short time was outlined to the Medford city council last night by Mayor Earl Miller. The proposed program met with favorable reaction from coun cilmen, who authorized City Manager Robert Duff to start a sur vey which would be the first step toward putting the plan into operation. The plan outlined by Mayor Miller could result in annexation to the city of some 3,000 acres to the south and southeast of the present city limits. The present size of the city is approximately z.uuu acres, according to Lmlx. Two Primary Reasons For Program Given Two primary reasons for the widespread annexation program were given. First was that small subdivisions and additions in the area involved have been crim ing into the city on a piecemeal basis for some time, and even more annexation requests are in the works. Second, and given greater em phasis at last night's meeting, is a continually increasing health hazard created by lack of sani tary facilities and city water supply. This condition is par ticularly serious n the 'area n volved in the proposed annexa tion program, it was pointed out. 2nd PART OF PROGRAM STILL TO BE PRESENTED City Manager Robert Duff pointed out this morning that the annexation program pre sented to the city council last night is only a part of an over all plan now under study by the city. Later sections of the plan, involving possible annexation proceedings for areas west, north and northeast of Med ford. totaling another 3.500 or so acres, will be presented to the council within the next two months, after further studies have been completed. No estimate of the number of people who wuld be added to the city's population under the proposal has . yet . been worked out. he said, but sev eral thousand persons are Jtnown to reside in the areas affected.1 Medford's population was listed as slightly over 19.000 in a special census taken last year. "We can no longer remain static as a city," Mayor Miller declared. He noted that the new armory building is to be con structed three-fourths of a mile from the nearest city sewer out let, and the site for a new hos pital to replace the present Com munity hospital "must be pro vided for." "To the south and southwest we have a health problem which cannot be ignored," Mayor Miller stated. He added that there are "certain responsibilities" in this respect which the city must, ac cept. The council, by a unanimous vote,, authorized the city man ager to conduct a survey and prepare a report .on the prob lems which exist in the area, and on the possibilities of annexa tion. The report will be used as a basis for working toward an nexation, and will be followed by an election to' see if the peo ple living in the area want to come within the city limits. An nexaton cannot be forced against the wishes of the majority of people involved. Duff said last night that he expects to complete the survey and report in about a month. In placing the matter before the city council, Mayor Miller declared that he believes that county zoning would be a means of keeping the problem from be coming worse than it already is. Boundaries Described Boundaries of the area in volved run from Western ave., just north of West Main st., to a point west of Ross and Lozier lanes. From there, the line runs south, including a small area west of Thomas rd., to just north of Home dr., then east to the Southern Pacific railroad tracks, and then southeast along the tracks to a point near Alley Brothers mill. From here, it runs east about 5,750 yards, and then turns north, eventually meeting the present Medford city limits just east of Foothills rd. The council took preliminary eun wound in his right shoulder Gravier told Dorris Police Chief Byard Kelly he had retired for the night in his house trailer in Dorris, five miles south of the Oregon border and 80 miles east of here, when he was aroused by a knock on the door at 10 p.m. . When he opened the door, he said, Jennings blasted away. He said the shotgun was pointed at his head but that he ducked and Veteran Forecaster Of Frosts Slates Arrival Here Today Roy J. Rogers is scheduled to arrive in Medford today to start his annual frost forecasting serv ice for Jackson county orchard ists', according to County Agent Don Berry. Rogers' first frost warning broadcast on local radio stations probably will be Monday eve ning, Berry said. The veteran frostcaster's of fice will be located in the county courthouse. Berry requested that local orchardists bring in ther mometers which they want to be tested as soon as possible. Berry estimated that fruit trees in this area are about 10 days behind schedule. This is an advantage for orchardists, he said, as it allows them additional time to apply dormant SDrav to trees. It probably will be another 10 to 15 days before trees reach a stage at which orchard heating will be necessary in the event of low temperatures, according to the county agent However, he . noted that warmer weather could cause the buds to develop more rapidly than is now expected. RECORD LOW BROKEN For the second day in a row, the. minimum temperature to day broke the record for this date. The mercury dipped to 22 early this morning, making . it the coldest minimum for March 16 on records of the Medford weather bureau. The previous coldest March 16 was 24 d.e grees in 1917. Yesterday's 19 degrees made it the coldest March 15 on record. Crowded Schedule Waits Paul Butler Portland (U.R) Democratic National chairman Paul M. But ler faces a crowded schedule when he arrives in Portland to morrow morning, according to Howard Morgan, state Demo cratic chairman. A 9:35 a.m. press conference will be held at the airport fol lowed by a meeting with labor and farm executives at 10:30. He will confer with business and professional men ' after a noon luncheon and is scheduled to speak at a Reed college assem bly at 4 p.m. Butler will address a state wide party dinner at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. He leaves for Califor nia Friday morning after a breakfast with Democratic offi cials. action for admission of three tracts to the city limits when Duff pointed out that the con tractors involved are all ready to start work. Because of the fact that work could begin im mediately, Duff said, he felt it was better to go ahead with these three, rather than to wait for the plan proposed by the mayor to go into effect. The tracts on which action was taken were Vista Heights subdivision, Wilson Park- subdi vision, and Douglas additon. City Attorney Frank Farrell and Duff were instructed to bring in, at the next council meeting, pre liminary plans for setting up a public hearing on annexation of the three tracts. A fourth tract, involving an area bounded by Stewart ave. on the north, an extension of Holly st. on the east, Garfield st. on the south, and a line 1,000 feet east of Kings highway on the west, was discussed and was referred to the planning com mission. caught the shot in the shoulder. Jennings, he said, dropped the gun and escaped in a car, onty to be picked up at a roadblock 'by Mt. Shasta police an hour later six miles south of Mt. Shasta on U. S. 99. Gravier told Chief Kelly that Jennings had made threats against his life "several times" because he, Gravier, had dated Jennings' ex-wife. r 8 li ft I; 4Si 1
