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50th Year 18 Pages
Oregon
$27,000,000 Seen
As Revenue From
Key to Tax Plans
Salem (U.R) A new income
tax bill, largest revenue producer
in 19o5 legislation in Oregon and
the key to this session's biggest
headache, was introduced in. the
House today.
If approved, the masure would
raise nearly $25,000,000 and,
with a series of smaller revenue
measures, would balance Ore
TAX FORUM SLATED
The Oregon legislature's ef
forts to solve a multi-million
dollar deficit facing the state
will be described here Thurs
day by State Sen. Lee Ohmart,
Salem.
Senator Ohmart will be the
speaker at a public tax forum,
slaied for 8 p.m. at the senior
high school auditorium. The
non-partisan forum has been
arranged by the forum com
mittee of the Jackson County
Chamber of Commerce.
A feature of the forum will
be what committee members
call "a no holds barred" ques
tion and answer period follow
ing Senator Ohmart's talk.
Sponsors of the forum have ex
pressed the hope that all view
points will be represented in
the question and answer per
iod. Members of the committee
en arrangements are Ray
Johnson, chairman: Frank J.
VanDyke, Elwood Hedberg,
and Robert Root.
gon's budget without a sales tax
and without a state property tax.
Bulk of the corollary revenue
bills passed the House yesterday
and were sent to the Senate, thus
speeding the session toward ad
journment as the lawmakers
neared what they hoped would
be their last month in Salem.
Although the House Taxation
Committee voted to introduce as
a bill the income tax plan pro
posed last week by Rep. C. Allen
Tom (R-Rufus), they still had
under consideration the so-called
"universal income tax" plan of
fered by Rep. Walter Pearson
(D-Portland).
The committee learned yester
day that Pearson's plan, in some
income brackets, would levy a
heavier tax than that proposed
by Tom. It would raise $27,000,
000 per biennium and would not
require the surtax on top of the
base rate as the Tom plan would.
Pearson argued that the best rec
ommendation for his idea was its
simplicity and its repeal of the
federal income tax offset.
On the floor of the House yes
terday, members gave strong sup
port to bills increasing the with
holding tax from one to two per
cent and including farm workers;
repealing utility and skyscraper
exemptions; and increasing the
tax on insurance premiums one
half of one per cent.
The withholding tax increase
and inclusion of now exempt
farm workers would put the
state $3,700,000 closer to a bal
anced budget. It will not mean
new revenue, but will bring it in
faster leaving a new headache
for the 1957 legislature. Tax
committee members conceded it
simply meant borrowing against
the future. It also will mean that
taxpayers will have less cash to
pay each April 15 with their tax
returns since a larger amount
will be withheld from their pay
checks. The increased tax on insur
ance premiums will create $1,
200,000 in new revenue.
Actress Judy Garland
Becomes Mother of Boy
Hollywood (U.PJ Actress
Judy Garland, nominee for
"best actress" in tomorrow's Ac
ademy awards, gave birth to a 5
pound, 8-ounce boy today. Both
were reported doing "just fine"
at Cedars of Lebanon hospital.
Miss Garland, nominated for
her "comeback" performance in
"A Star Is Born," has two daugh
ters, one by a previous marriage
to Director Vincente Minnelli
and one by her present husband
manager, Sid Luf t.
DOW-JONES AVERAGES
New York - U.R - Dow
Jones final stock averages: 30
industrials 413.73 up 0.83; 20
railroads 151.36 up 07; 15 uti
lities 63.85 off 0.09, and 65
stocks 154.39 up 0.30. Sales to
day were about 2,770,000 shares
SJiJawd with 2,540,000 shares
yesterday. , -
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VISITS WHITE HOUSE Italian Premier Mario Scelba shown at White House here
where he had lunch and a one hour conference with President Eisenhower. Seated
Heft to right): President Eisenhower; Clare Boothe Luce, U. S. Ambassador to Italy and
Scelba. Back row: Gaetano Martino, Italian minister of foreign affairs: Secy, of State
Dulles and Italian Ambassador Manlio Brosio.
New Ground Water
Code, Resources
Board Bills Gel Nod
Salem U.R) A new code
governing the use of ground
water and a Water Resources
board to-control water-use in
4he
state are provided for in two
bills (HBs 25 and 26) reported
favorably out of the House Com
merce and Utilities Committee
late yesterday.
The two bills, recommended
by an interim committee on
water resources, were amended
by the committee to remove
most of the objections of irri
gation interests, farmers who felt
they had vested rights in water,
and well operators.
Eastern Oregon now has a
ground water code but the bills
reported out yesterday would
set up a statewide code limiting
indiscriminate well drilling and
other uses of ground -water.
The board proposed in the bill
would have wide powers over
water conservation but many of
the powers included in the first
draft of the proposed bill were
eliminated by the committee
after weeks of hearings and con
ferences.
Siamese Siamese-Twins
Separated by Surgery
Chicago U.R) Siemese twin
girls from Thailand, Siam, were
successfully separated today in
a S-hour operation.
The 22-month-old twins, Pris-
sana and Napit Polinyo, "sur
vived the operation in good con
diton," the chef surgeon re
ported. .
The chldren wee joined by a
band of flesh, bone and muscle
from the chest to the stomach.
The operation disclosed that
only one vital organ was shared.
It was the liver. The surgeons
cut the liver in half, giving each
twin a chance at a normal life.
Fruit Developing Rapidly;
Heating Still
Despite rapid development of
fruit buds over the past week
end, it appears that orchard
heating will be unnecessary in
the Rogue valley for at least
five days, according to Don Ber
ry, county agent for horticulture
and Roy Rogers, federal meteor
ologist. Rogers warned, however, that
temperatures may be near the
danger point tonight. At the
present stage of development,
fruit buds could stand temper
atures of 23 or 24 degrees with
out damage, Berry said.
Development Slower
The pre-pink stage of devel
opment for pear blossoms is still
expected late this week or early
next week, according to Berry.
He stated that development of
buds has been slower during the
past two days than it was over
the week end.
"Lows during the next few
days hava been predicted for
, MARCH 29, 1955
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Ike Doesn't Think
China Will Attack
Matsu and
UJWN Press-X&r.respondent.;. J
Washington (U.R) Presi-j
dent Eisenhower does not be
lieve that Red China is prepar
ed to attack Quemoy and Matsu
islands in the near future.
He disagrees emphatically
with those U. S. military and
Washington (U.R) Some
Senate Democrats were
ready today to label the Re
publicans as the "war party."
The phrase was one used in
debate Monday by Senate
Democratic Leader. Lydon B.
Johnson (Tex.), in chiding
GOP leaders for trying to
pressure Mr. Eisenhower into
taking a firmer stand in the
Far East.
Johnson named no names,
but it was obvious he was re
ferring to Senate Republican
Leader William F. Knowland
(Calif.) and Chairman Styles
Bridges (NH) of the Senate
GOP Policy Committee. Both
have emphasized their belief
that the United Slates should
fight to defend Quemoy and
Matsu Islands.
naval leaders who have recently
been saying that war may begin
in the Formosa strait by mid
April. - On the basis of all the mili
tary and political intelligence
reports available to the White
House, he feels that Red China
does not yet have enough air
fields along the coast to under
take a full scale attack soon.
Doesn't Discount Danger
The President does not dis
count the danger of war in the
Formosa strait at some later
date, when Red China has mass
ed more strength, particularly
Unnecessary
the high 30s or the low 40s, Ber
ry said this morning.
The county agent noted that
spraying of all types of blossoms
will begin throughout the valley
during the next few days. The
first spraying for commercial
apricot orchards should be made
when the blossoms reach the
"popcorn" stage he said.
Formula Advised
Berry recommended use of
one half pound of phygon or
1M pounds of Ziram for 100
gallons of water for brown rot
control, with an added two
pounds of 50 per cent DDT for
twig borer control. The spray
should be repeated when the
trees are in full bloom.
Home garden apricots should
be sprayed as soon as blossoms
open. Berry suggested use of
two heaping tablespoons of fix
ed copper or one of Ziram, plus
one tablespoon of Malathion to
a gallon of water.
No. 7
Quemoy
air power, on the coast oppo.-
sitejQuempy ..and ..Mstsu. . His
objection is to recent news
stories reporting that some of
his top military advisers regard
the conflict as imminent.
The White House believes that
it knows who inspired these re
ports, but the President does
not plan, at present, to adminis
ter any direct personal rebuke
to the sources. -
He feels that public know
ledge of his displeasure at the
war-scare talk should be a suf
ficient warning to the officials
concerned.
Warn of Red Attack
A senior naval officer met
privately with some reporters
here last Thursday night. On
Saturday morning, dispatches
were published reporting that
some high military officials ex
pected a Red attack on Matsu
around April 15, with an assault
on Quemoy likely to follow
within a month.
This set off a sharp debate in
the Senate yesterday, in which
Republican Leader William F.
Knowland of California and Sen.
Styles Bridges (R-N.H.), took a
stand in favor of a firm U. S.
pledge to defend Quemoy and
Matsu.
Official Fire Season
Will Start April 1
The State Forestry depart
ment announced today that the
official fire season will start Ap
ril 1.- All regulations pertaining
to the season will go into effect
at that date. .
Logging and sawmill operators
were warned that all require
ments pertaining to fire tools
and equipment must be met in
order to keep operating.
Should operators be in doubt
as to the necessary requirements
they should contact their forest
inspector at once.
All operators must have an
operation permit before they be
gin logging or sawmilling. Fail
ure to secure this permit will
result in action as prescribed
by law.
Two Juveniles Charged
With Curfew Violation
Two Medford area juveniles
were picked up by city police
early this morning and were
jailed on a charge of violating
the curfew, according to police
records. The arrests were among
the first on a curfew violation
charge in several months.
The boys, 15 and 17 years of
age, were arrested at 3:50 a.m.
and were lodged in the county
jail under authorization of the
county juvenile officer.
Portland (U.R) Mrs. 'Ed
ward A. Bloom, supervisor of
adult family life education for
Portland public schools, died
yesterday. She was 54. ,
Price 5c
Weather
FORECAST: Partly eloudy and
cooler tonight. Increasing
cloudiness Wednesday with
beginning In afternoon. Low
tonight 32-35, high Wednes
day 55-58.
Temp.
Highest Yesterday 59
Lowest this Morning 39
Prec. to 4:30 a.m. Today 21
Introduced
9 Ministers Quit
Indochina Cabinet;
Diem Crisis Grows
Saigon, Indochina . (U.R)
Nine ministers resigned today
from pro-American" Premier Ngo
Dinh Diem's cabinet, plunging
free Viet Nam deeper into its po
litical and military crisis.
Eight of the ministers were
members of the three religious
political sects which have been
feuding with the premier and
which have threatened to use
their private armies in a civil
war to bring down Diem's gov
ernmhent. Conciliation Impossible
The Nationalist minded sects,
grouped in a loosely knit anti
government "Nationalist unified
front," took the decision to leave
the cabinet after a hurried meet
ing. They said "any conciliation
with the premier is impossible
and harmful."
Pham Cong Tac, "Pope" of the
Cao Dai Sect and leading mem
ber of the front, sent an urgent
message to absentee Emperor
Bao Dai on the French Riviera
urging him to form a new gov
ernment. The Premier called an emer
gency cabinet meeting to exam
ine the new developments which
followed, by one day his efforts
to seize control of the Saigon po
lice from the rebellious Binh
Xuyen sect. H
Hunger May Force
End of Prison Riot
L'ncoln. Nph. mm n.
Victor. E. . Anderson . predicted
today that hunger will force riot
ing COnvictS Who hoM two nric.
on guards as hostages to "make
an oner soon.
The governor, in personal com
mand of the strife-torn Nebras
ka State Penitentiary, also re
vealed he believes one of the
nine convicts holed up in the
stone maximum security build
ing is actually a captive of his
fellow prisoners.
The rebel convicts probably
have not eaten since shortly be
fore they staged their outbreak
early Sunday.
Anderson said there is nothing
the convicts can gain by hold
ing out.
The governor said he will not
compromise with the rebels and
repeated his refusal to act on
their list of grievances until
guards Warren Miller, 43, and
Eugene Swanson, 34, are re
leased. Interceptor Missiles
Said in Test Stage
Seattle (U.R) The first
official disclosure that long
range supersonic interceptor
missiles have reached the test
firing stage was made yesterday
by the Boeing Airplane Co.
The firm's annual report did
not specify the testing site for
its IM-99 Bomarc missile, but it
was presumed to be at the Air
Force missile-test center at Co
coa, Fla.
It also was confirmed that the
missile, designed to seek out
and destroy attacking planes
still some distance from the in
tended target, is powered by a
rocket to get the missile off the
ground and by ramjet power for
sustained flight.
Canada Receives Most
Of Pacific NW's Fruit
Portland (U.R) Most exports
of Pacific Northwest fruit went
to Canada between July, 1953
and July, 1954.
The United States Department
of Agriculture crop and live
stock reporting service said Can
ada was the largest importer of
Northwest apples, grapes and
pears, dried peaches, canned
cherries, canned plums and
prunes.
An estimated 46 per cent of
its fruit imports came from the
United States, according to the
USDA.
Eugene (U.R) Funeral
services for Marine Capt. Martin
P. Olsen, 27, will be held here
Thursday. Olson was a member
of the Navy's Blue Angel jet
flight team who crashed to his
death last Thursday in Texas.
Swedish Engineer
Reveals Malenkov
Sent to Siberia
'On Inspection Tour7
Russ Visitors Told
Stockholm, Sweden (U.R)
A member of a Swedish engi
neering delegation just back
from Russia said today, ousted
Soviet Premier Georgi Malenkov
has been sent to Siberia "on an
inspection tour."
- The report came from Sture
Ekefalk, technical director of the
Swedish Power Plant board who
spent 18 days in the Soviet Union
inspecting Russian power plants.
He said his delegates failed to
meet Malenkov, now minister of
electric power stations.
Ekefalk, a member of a dele
gation of seven Swedish techni
cal experts who returned from
Russia Monday, commented on
Malenkov's disappearance from
the Moscow scene.
"Visiting" Power Plants
"Our program did not include
talks with Malenkov but he sent
us his personal regards and com
plained that he could not receive
us because he was carrying out
a wide inspection tour of Siber
ian power plants," Ekefalk said.
Ekefalk's interview with Uni
ted Press broke six days of sir
lence on the whereabouts of the
former premier who was fired
for concentrating on the produc
tion of consumer goods instead
of heavy industry.
Malenkov last appeared in
Moscow a week ago Wednesday
at a session of the Supreme Sov
iet of the Russian Republic.
The Kremlin silence on his
whereabouts touched off specu
lation his disgrace was more ser
ious than generally thought.
Rearmament Pact
Ratification Urged
By UNITED PRESS
Secretary of State John Fos
ter Dulles today said arming of
West Germany will enhance
hope of progress toward peace
in a big-power meeting.
The secretary urged the Sen
ate Foreign Relations commit
tee to approve quickly the Ger
man' rearmament treaties which
already have been ratified at
Paris and Bonn. The committee
and the Senate are expected to
do so later this week.
He said final ratification of
the treaties making West Ger
many a part of the European
defense system would make it
possible to meet with Russia
"with greater hope." .'
, Dulles said there have been
no talks so far with Russia about
the prospects of a Big Four meet
ing. Apparently referring to U.S.
and British-French discussions
on the subject, he said there has
been "only parleying about par
leying."
But if such a meeting is ar
ranged, he suggested, it will have
to be a 'Big Five' meeting, with
West Germany included.
U.S.r Russ Delegates
Exchange Hot Words
Tokyo U.R) The United
States and Russian delegates to
the Far East Economic Confer
ence exchanged heated words to
day over the American trade em
bargo on Red China.
M. A. Menshikov, Soviet Am
bassador to India, charged the
hardships experienced by Far
East countries in foreign trade
"to a great extent are the results
of the policy pursued by the
U.S.A." John Allison, U. S. Am
bassador to Japan, immediately
replied, "the Soviet Union ap
parently believes that aggression
should be rewarded."
They spoke at the second day
session of the United Nations
Economic Commission for Asia
and the Far East.
The Philippines delegate pro
tested against the presence of six
Chinese Communists as ob
servers at the conference. They
are part of the eight man delega
tion from the Communist run
World Federation of Trade
Unions.
Bandit Needs Translator
Oakland, Calif (U.R) Harry W. Rasmur. 27, attempted to hold
up a Chines market last night, police said, but forgot to bring a
translator.
Ramsur, simulating a gun in his pocket, demanded that clerk
Janice Chung hand. over the money. At that moment the store's
owner, Alton Wong, 31, entered and asked "What's Wrong?" in
Chinese.
In a rapid fire exchange of Chinese across the bewildered
Ramsur, Miss Chung told her boss she was being held up. Wong
told her to rut the money on the counter.
As she opened the cash drawer Wong jumped Ramsur and
yelled for Miss Chung to get his gun in the back room.
She could not find the gun, but returned with a hammer which
she handed to Wong, still battling the would-be bandit. The store
owner laced Ramsur across the scalp with the hammer, stunning
him. then called police.
On booking Ramsur for suspicion of robbery, police noted he
is S feat Ull and weigh 180 pounds. Wong is 5 feet.
WILL CONTINUE SERVING
Peering over his glasses,
Prime Minister Winston
Churchill sits with hands on
knees during meeting of his
constituents. Referring to
rumors of his retirement, Sir
Winston said he has every
hope of serving his constit
uents in Parliament "longer
still."
Sheriff Transports
Two Men to Salem;
3 in District Court
Two men were taken to Salem
this morning by Sheriff Howard
Gault, and three others appear
ed in district court yesterday on
misdemeanor charges.
Those taken to Salem were
Charles Robert Quaqkenbush, 41,
of route 1, box 539, Talent, and
Eugene Allen Crandall, 20, of
209 North Grape st.
Quackenbush is scheduled to
undergo 30 days of mental obser
vation at the State Mental hos
pital before being sentenced on
a sex crime charge.
Crandall will start a one-year
prison term on a charge of par
ole violation.
In District Court
The three irfen who appeared
in district court were Oliver
Briant Hinge, 49, of 1978 Table
Rock rd.; John Lamont David
son, 58, of Little Butte ' Star
route, box 135, Eagle Point, and
Ralph Waldo Bridger, 44, Sac
ramento, Calif.
.Hinge pleaded guilty to a
charge of angling with prohibit
ed methods, and was fined $25
and court costs. The court sus
pended $20 of the fine.
Davidson entered an innocent
plea through Attorney Edward
Kelly to a charge of driving
while intoxicated. Trial was set
for June 9.
Bridger pleaded guilty to a
petty larceny charge involving
theft of a jar of coffee valued
at 73 cents from Luman's mark
et. He was fined $10 and court
costs and was jailed in lieu of
payment of fine.. '
Plane's Crew Member
To Remain in Seattle
Miss Natalie Parker, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Carold J.
Parker, 610 South Central ave.,
who was a member of the crew
of the Pan American plane
which ditched off the coast of
Oregon Saturday morning, will
remain for the present in Seattle,
Wash., her home station, her par
ents said today.
Miss Parker, though not criti
cally injured did receive bruises
and shock, and some ill effects
from oil spilled at the scene of
the rescue, according to a tele
phone conversation last evening
with Mr. and Mrs. Parker. She
also needs to remain in the city
until investigation of the acci
dent has been completed. Later
she plans to visit' here with her
parents.
(See story and pictures
on Page 10)
INVESTIGATE ENTRY
Sheriff's deputies today -were
investigating a reported break
and entry at Hunter's tavern,
Crater Lake Four Corners, ac
cording to Sheriff Howard Gault.
The amount of loss was not re
ported. A second break and en
try, in the Talent area, was re
ported this morning.
'Granddaddy' Burst
Seen in Medford;
Oilier is Air Drop
Ceiling 75 Miles
Away Split by Blast
Las Vegas (U.R) Two ato
mic bombs were exploded in a
single day todav for the first
time in Nevada test history.
One was a whopper so power
ful it snilt a ceiling 75 miles
away. The other was a "baby"
air burst of an undisclosed se
cret weapon in America's ex
panding nuclear arsenal.
First the Atomic Energy Com
mission triggered in the pre
dawn darkness the miehtiest
blast of the 1955 testing, esti
mated as packing the punch of
25,000 tons of TNT, the kick of
the bombs that leveled Hiroshi
ma and Nagasaki.
The flash from this morn
ing's "granddaddy" atomic
blast in the southern Nevada
desert was seen in various
parts of the Rogue valley.
It was disclosed in the log
a the airport control tower
by CAA Operator Warren
Broemmer as a very, very
bright flash of light, 15 to 30
degrees wide on the horizon
toward Mt Ashland and Wag
ner butte. The time was list
ed as 4:55 a.m.
Mrs. O. T. Heyerman, Wi
nema way, reported the blast
"lit up the whole sky." and
looked like a sudden coming'
of the dawn.
Weat.her conditions here
generally were good for seeing
the flash from the blast. There
were only a few clouds at the
time.
It was noticeably felt over a
150-mile radius in three West
ern states, the AEC reported.
This was from a 500-foot steel
tower at the Nevada Proving
Grounds at 4:55 a.m. PST. Its
shock wave, as though from a
Vesuvius eruption, roared 75
miles into Las Vegas and crack
ed a ceiling, the first report of
A-bomb damage in the 1955 ex
periments. Dropped From Plane
Five hours and five minutes
later, an Air Force B36 flying
at 15,000 feet dropped a compact ,
device in the "baby" A-bomb
class. It burst at 10 a.m. PST,
right on schedule, at an unan
nounced height over the desert
rated at some 5,000 tons of TNT.
The white flash of the air
burst was seen in Las Vegas,
lasting for less than a second,
or a "small instant," observers
said. t
Compared to the ceiling-cracking
blast earlier, the air burst ,
merely quivered some windows
in Las Vegas, even though its
detonation height was believed
to be much higher than the
tower shot.
The exact nature of neither of
today's devices was detailed by
the AEC.
Much Speculation
Both experiments were label
ed merely as "of primary inte
rest" to the Defense Department,
leading to speculation among
veteran observers that the mili
tary either was testing new-type
weapons or perfecting ones al
ready past the protype stage.
An AEC spokesman forestalled
speculation that today's air
burst was an atomic airborne
missile by declaring the drop
was "not similar" to last Fri
day's 30,000-foot non - nuclear
detonation.
Las Vegas U.R) The Atomic
Energy Commission said today
that there would be no more nu
clear detonations in the present
test series for at least four days. '
Senator Neuberger
Urges Airline Approval
Washington (U.R) Sen.
Richard L. Neuberger (D-Ore.)
today urged federal approval of
an application by Alaska Freight
Lines, Inc., as a common carrier
on the grounds it would benefit
the economy of Oregon cities.
Sen. Neuberger said favorable
action by the Interstate Com
merce Commission would aid the
economy of "Portland, Oregon
coastal cities and the entire
state ..."
He said that lumber trade
with Gulf of Alaska ports, "once
a big market for Oregon lumber,
could also be reestablished.
Co. McCormick III;
Takes Turn for Worse
Chicago 4J.R) Col. Robert R.
McCormick, editor and pub
lisher of the Chicago Tribune, is
seriously ill and his condition
has taken a turn for the worse,
his physician announced today.
Col. McCormick, who is 74,
was operated on Jan. 19. He is
suffering from an internal ail
ment. . .
Washington (U.R) The Sen
ate Armed Services Committee
today unanimously approved a
$745,000,000 selective pay in
crease for military personnel.