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lite Feels Military lata Girculated. T Oetrimeiit of Seenflrity Washington (U.R) Presi dent Eisenhower feels that tech nical U.S. military information has been publicly circulated to the detriment of national secu rity, the White House said today. Mr. Eisenhower's views were disclosed by Press Secretary James C. Hagerty when ques tioned about a Defense depart ment directive which has closed down the flow of much news from the Pentagon. Hagerty refused to discuss the Defense department directive, as such, but outlined for reporters Mr. Eisenhower's views on the subject. '"the President has never be lieved in censorship of legiti mate news," Hagerty said. "However, he also has always believed that there is no reason to make available to the enemy technical military secrets which, by their issuance, could do noth ing but hurt the interests of the United States. "To that extent, and only to that extent, would he ask that that sort of information be withheld from general circula tion. "He doesn't believe that in other instances security or secu rity regulations should be used to cover up publication of legiti mate news." Asked specifically whether Mr. Eisenhower felt that techni cal information has been made available." Hagerty would not say wheth er Mr. Eisenhower conveyed his feelings to Defense Secretary mation, which should have been kept secret, has been divulged. Hagerty said that in outlining the President's views, there was "no reprimand intended to any individual or department." Wilson's order last week pro ment of Defense," his directive said. There has been some confu- Wilson's order also has been linked with Adm. Robert B. Carney's "background" dinner briefing recently for some 20 re porters on the Chinese Commu nist threat to the Quemoy and Matsu islands. After the chief of naval oper ations was disclosed as 1 tha source of many dispatches stat ing that a Red attack was expect ed against the Matsus in mid April, Carney said he had not made such a prediction. Several reporters who took notes of the dinner meeting said that Carney did say an attack on the Matsus at that time was anticipated. Charles E. Wilson, thereby prompting the strict new direc tives. Nor would Hagerty cite any examples in which the White House believes technical infor vides that data be cleared through his office before public release. Material which is re leased also must "constitute a constructive contribution to the primary mission of the Depart- rsion also as to whether the di rective meant that only favor able information could be giv en out. The Defense department an nounced that Wilson "will be glad to discuss the new directive concerned with public informa tion activities" at his news con ference next Tuesday. He is un able to do so this week because of an illness which kept him at home. Meanwhile, military pub lic information officers have slowed down the answering of, even routine press inquries. MEDFORD United tress f ull Leased wire united Press luu ceased wire 50th Year 20 Pages MEDFC aY, APRIL 8, 1955 Price 5c No. 16 qfelllllSUlUS Report Favorable on Irrigation District Rehabilitation Work A favorable report on the pro posal to rehabilitate the irriga jion systems of the Medford and .Rogue River Valley Irrigation districts has been completed by the bureau of reclamation. The project was authorized during the last session of con gress, and a study was made by the bureau to prepare the report for congress on the feasibility of the plan. Copies of the report were re ceived here this week. Harold Nelson, regional director of the bureau, said after it is reviewed in the Denver and Washington offices, will be used as one of the documents supporting the use of funds for rehabilitation when they are considered by con gressional committees. Cost $1,712,000 The entire project would cost $1,712,000 (at cost levels of last October) the report estimates. The benefits are estimated at $74,000 annually, compared to annual costs (spread over a 40- year, non-interest period) of $61,- 000, or a benefit ratio of 1:22 to 1. The proposal is divided into six divisions: The first, at an estimated cost of $41,500, calls for work on the Fourmile lake reservoir - and dam, repairing and improving. The second, to cost $62,500, is for work on the Fish lake reser voir and dam'. ' ' . The third, costing $306,800, is for the main canal, shared by the two districts, between the pick up point on Little Butte creek and Bradshaw drop, where water for the two districts is di vided. The work on the canal in cludes a number of new culverts, flumes and siphons to replace ex isting structures which no longer can be depended upon. Medford Canal The fourth division, at a cost of $266,600, is for work on the Medford canal, from Bradshaw drop to its end north of Jackson ville, and includes rehabilitation work and new structures. ' The fifth division, to cost $46, 600, is on the Hopkins canal of the Rogue River Valley Irriga tion district, for similar work. The final division, costing some $988,000, is for canal lin ings, spillway structures, farm bridges and culverts throughout the system. The report indicates that initial phases of the job could get under way on July 1 of this year, provided congress ap proves. Most of the work on the first five divisions could be com pleted within a year, and the re maining work would be stretch ed over a period of years. Good Financial Shape Both districts are in good fi nancial position, the report points out. Willingness to repay costs over a 40-year period has Television Coverage Of Atom Blast Planned New York (U.PJ Two ma jor telivision networks will tele vise an atom bomb test later this month in the interests of civil defense. The National Broadcasting Company and Columbia Broad casting System announced this week elaborate plans for Jour day coverage of an April 26 test at Yucca Flats, Nev., designed to demonstrate the effects of a nuclear blast on an actual town. Vancouver, Wash. (U.R) Ezra A. Tudor, 79, father of for mer Undersecretary of Interior Ralph A. Tudor, died in a local hospital Thursday. Neuberger Charges Northwest Abandoned By McKay as Portland (U.R) Sen. Rich ard L. Neuberger, in his first Oregon speech since he was elected to the Senate last No vember, charged today that In terior Secretary Douglas Mc Kay is abandoning "his own Pa cific Northwest region" as far as power is concerned. Neuberger told the City Club here that Republicans label Col umbia basin power projects a been indicated by both districts, it says. Before work can begin, con gress must appropriate the funds, and a repayment contract cover ing the costs must be executed. The two districts would make repayments on the construction costs in proportion to the bene fits they derive. Work above Bradshaw drop would be shared in the same ratio as ownership and use of the water is shared, and each district would be re sponsible for work within its boundaries. It works out to a cost of $334,866 for the Rogue River district and $1,140,600 for the Medford district. Two Men Appear In Circuit Court; Three Are Arrested Two men appeared in circuit court this morning and three more were arrested by sheriff's deputies and city police. Two other men were taken to Salem this morning by Sheriff Howard Gault to start terms in Oregon state prison.. Appearing in court today were Paul Ronald Holteen, 22, Wins ton, Oregon, and Robert Green, 819 North Central avef Holteen pleaded guilty to a charge of assault and battery, and Green was sentenced to two years in prison on a burglary charge. Arrested were Wayne Edward Ralph, 211 East 12th st., and two 17-year-old Butte Falls boys. Arraigned Ralph was arraigned in dis trict court this morning on a forgery charge and is being held under $2,500 bond. The two Butte Falls youths were arrested on charges of larceny from a store. In a signed statement given city police, Ralph admitted forging the name of Hamilton Hinkle Fox, Box 592, Ashland, to seven checks ranging from $25 to $92.50. "I meant to talk to Mr. Fox about the checks," Ralph said, "but I never got around to it." The two men taken to the state prison were Peter Allen Key, 32, Bakersfield, Calif., sentenced to three years on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses, and Robert Ed ward Ross, 22, Eugene, sen tenced to five years on a charge of burglarizing the Medford Greyhound Post House. Eden Confers on Strategy of Party London (U.R) Prime Min ister Anthony Eden conferred today with his cabinet chiefs on Conservative Party strategy in the forthcoming general elec tions and possibly on further ef forts for peace talks with Rus sia. Eden and his wife were spend ing their first official week end at Chequers, the country home of British prime ministers. They took with them such guests as Chancellor R. A. Butler, the No. 2 man in the government, and the Marquees of Salisbury, lord president of the council. Observers said Eden's mild re shuffle of the cabinet of former Prime Minister Winston Church ill foreshadowed a quick general election and further efforts for Western talks with Russia, but not "at the summit." Far as Power "creeping socialism. At tne same time, he said, the Eisen hower administration is "promot ing $1,659,000,000 worth of fed eral power projects on the Up per Colorado including Echo Park dam which would invade our national park system." Neuberger yesterday said he would seek to strike Echo park dam from the Upper Colorado bilL Unemployment Compensation Plan Draws Objections Labor, Industry Protest Provisions Salem (U.PJ A new plan for unemployment compensation payments was presented to labor and industry here last night by the Senate Labor Committee and drew vehement objections from both sides. Labor protested that penalty provisions, disqualifica tion clauses and effective dates were improper and that the amended bill would work hardships on seasonal workers who failed to meet the requirements of the complex wage formula pro vided. Industry objected that the proposed benefit rate of $35 per week maximum was too high and contended that the qualifi cation provisions would bring so many people under the com pensation act that the compensa tion tuna wowa soon be ex hausted. Hospitals Object The State Nurses Association and association of hospitals sent spokesmen to the hearing to protest inclusion of hospitals in the act. They claimed that em ployment is historically stable in hospitals and that unemploy ment compensation is rarely needed. James G. Swindells, speaking for the hospitals, said the bill would force Oregon hospitals to pay some $400,000 a year into the fund and wouldresult in an increased daily hospital rate, of 50 cents. Senators Ire Aroused James Marr, executive secre tary of the Oregon Federation of Labor, aroused the ire of Sen. Gene Brown (R-Grants Pass) when he said he doubted the committee had been able to be come fully acquainted with the unemployment problem in two months. Marr said amendments to the bill had been presented so fast that labor hadn't had a chance to study them. Brown replied that the com mittee knew perfectly well what it was doing and that the objec tions of both labor and industry indicated that its compromise version of the original bill was successful. He said the new bill struck the middle ground be tween, the opposing viewpoints. Object To Date Both Marr and George Brown, executive secretary of the Ore gon CIO, objected to making the benefit increases effective July 1, 1956. Sen. Brown defended the delay, saying it would give the compensation fund a chance to recover some of its lost ground by taking in higher con tributions from employers for six months before the new ben efits were drawn from it. Lester Wise, of the Del Monte Packers, asserted that the bill's provisions for seasonal workers would bring more people under the act than it would eliminate. Sen. Eugene Allen (R-Portland) stated flatly, "that statement simply is not true." Nineteen Prizes Ready For Easter Egg Hunt Nineteen prizes, including one grand award, will be offered to finders of lucky eggs tomorrow when Medford Kiwanis club holds its annual Easter egg hunt at Hawthorne park. The hunt, for children of the Medford vicinity, will start at 9 a.m. Youngsters ages 1 to 2, " 4 to 6 and 7 to 9 will hunt in sepa rate areas. There will be three prizes for girls and three for boys in each age division. Seven thousand candy eggs, individually packaged, will be hidden for the event. is Concerned The Oregon Democrat said that power can be generated ,cheap ly and successfully" on the Col umbia and Snake rivers. He said the Upper Colorado sites are to be kept for the government be cause no utility wants these sites which may never pay out. Neuberger also discussed de clining farm income and attack ed administration proposals for aid to education. p. MacArfhur's Views On Russian War Entry To Be Told Defense Department To Expedite Release Washington (U.R) The De fense Department said today it will make public "relevant" in formation concerning Gen. Douglas MacArthur's views in February, 1945, on Russian entry into the war against Japan. The department said release of the material would be made "expeditiously," but set no specific date for public dis closure. The department said it might not make full disclosure of of ficial documents as MacArthur has insisted should be done. Would Have Opposed Entry MacArthur, Southwest Pacific commander in 1945, has con tented he would have opposed Russian entry "at that late date" if anyone had sought his views at the time of the Yalta con ference. ' An Army historian, Louis Morton, has contended that Mac Arthur was "thoroughly in favor" of Russian -participation: C. Herschel Schooley, De fense Department ' spokesman, said that the information "con ceivably could be a narrative without complete inclusion of source documents." In its formal statement, the department said: "In response to requests by members of Congress and the press, the Department of De fense is surveying its files to col lect papers pertinent to the ques tion of Russia's entry into the Pacific war. Would Confuse Situation "This survey is being carried on expeditiously and the in formation relevant to the sub ject will be made public. "The Department of Defense believes that in the meantime the release of separate items connected with Russia's entry into the Pacific war would con fuse rather than clarify the situation." " ' Theda Bara, Silent Screen Siren, Dies Hollywood (U.R) Theda Bara, the silent screen siren who added cosmetics and the word "vamp" to the world, lost an 18 month battle to cancer Thurs day night. She was 64. After several operations for the intestinal ailment, the beauty who caused ministers to preach against her costumes in the early '20s, lapsed into a coma 13 days ago. She died alone in her room at California Lutheran Hospital shortly after a visit from her husband, former Director Charles Brabin, and her sister, Lori Bara. Nurses discovered her death. , Theda Bara, still with the dark hair and pale face that elec trified early film fans, had been a quiet Beverly Hills socialite since she retired from films in 1927. But at one time she was such a sensation that her white powder and mascaraed eyes started the fad for make-up. Miss Bara's illness came just as Hollywood was planning a major "comeback" for her. Co lumbia Studio wanted to film her life story, "The Vamp," next fall. The actress consented to the making of the film only after two years of persuasion. Red China Ends State Of War With Germany Tokyo (U.R) Communist China has followed Russia in proclaiming an end to the state of war with Germany, a Commu nist broadcast said today. Te Communist New China News Agency, in a broadcast heard here, said the action was taken by Chinese Communist Header Mao Tze-tung. YOU HAVE TO BE NOSY FOX THIS Rolling Easter eggs on the greensward may be easier but this trio of youngsters find the custom just as much fun on the gently rolling deck of the American President liner President Wilson as it arrived in San Francisco from the Orient. Counting noses from left to right: Joel Baldwin of Washing ton, D. C, Christina Doud of Los Angeles and Tommy Seymour of Albuquerque, N. M. Vic Milnes Seeks Gas Dealer Relief From Evaporation Salem (U.R) Vic Milnes, Medford, speaking for the Ore gon Gasoline Dealers Associa tion, yesterday asked the House Highways Committee to excuse the dealers from paying a tax on gasoline that evaporated be fore they could sell it. Milnes told the committee that two per cent of the gaso line in service station storage tanks either evaporated or was lost through shrinkage but that the state tax still had to be paid on the amount put in the tank by the dealers. Based on Purchase The tax, Milnes said, was based on the amount of gasoline the station operators purchased, not on the amount sold. It cannot be passed on to the consumer, he said, and the operators should be granted relief. The state highway department reported that the relief Milnes wanted would cost $690,000 per biennium. Judge F. L. Phipps of the Association of Oregon Coun ties protested that the cities and counties of the state could ill af ford to lose that much revenue from their share of gas tax re ceipts used for road purposes. The committee took no action on the bill yesterday.' Pope Pius Blesses Easter Pilgrims Vatican City (U.R) Pope Pius XII appeared in his Vati can study window today facing sunny St. Peter's Square and blessed thousands of Easter pil grims who came here from all over the world to observe Hoiy Week. The frail, white-clad Pontiff made his unscheduled Good Fri day appearance shortly after noon to acknowledge the msist- ant cheers of some 8,000 Romans and pilgrims who chanted "Vogliamo il Papa" (We want the Pope). Pope Pius, who spent much of the morning in prayer and medi tation in the private chapel ad joining his - bedroom, had not planned to appear in public on this saddest day of Christiandom Good Friday, the day Christ died on the Cross. But he finally yielded to the crowd's insistence. Weather FORECAST: Partly cloudy to night. Considerable cloudiness and cooler Saturday with a few showers late Saturday. Low tonight 36. High Satur day 64. Temp. Highest Yesterday 13 Lowest this Morning 37 Dirocireosed Senate Tax Acts Favorably on r Revenue Bill Ma jo Salem (U.R) The Senate. Tax committee headed by Sen. Ru die Wilhelm (R.-Portland) re ported out favorably one of the major parts of the House reve nue package with slight amend ments today bills eliminating utility and skyscraper exemp tions from the corporation excise tax. Amendments agreed upon would eliminate the two - year limit which the House put in the bill bringing utilities under the corporate excise tax and added strengthening language, to place public utility districts under the tax. Representatives of the major utility companies expressed a preference for the two-year limit but elimination is not expected to be a major stumbling block to enactment of the bill. True Cash Value OK'd Corporations which" derive '95 per cent of their income or more from real property rentals the skyscraper clause also lose their exemption from paying corporate excise taxes under the House bill approved unanimous ly by the Senate committee. The law as it will be sent to the Sen ate floor remains as it was pass ed by the House, at a full eight per cent, although building own ers urged that their rate be four per cent. ' Also passed out of the Senate assessment and taxation com mittee with a unanimous favor able recommendation was House bill 40 which sets up a new defi nition of "true cash value" on property for assessment pur poses. True cash value under the More Than 5,900 Names Taken Off Voter List More than 5,900 names have been removed from the list of registered - voters in Jackson county because of failure to vote according . to County Clerk Bereth Hopkins. The total does not include per sons who have died. " All those whose names have been removed from the list have been notified and have 90 days in which to become reinstated or reregistered. The task 'of removing the names from voter lists is con tinuing and is expected to be completed rjy May 1. TRUCK STANDS BY A pumper truck and a crew of four men were dispatched to the municipal airport at noon today to stand by when a South west airways plane reported landing gear trouble, firemen said. They reported that the plane landed with out incident. Group difinition is the market value. This measure, the key bill of the interim tax committees package! however, was amended so that the effective date is post poned until 1961, the date on which the State Tax commission expects to have completed its statewide reappraisal program. Sen. Phil Lowry Tagged as 'Best' Portland Sate Sen. Philip B. Lowry, Medford, has been rated the "best newcomer" to the legislature in an informal poll of newspapermen covering the legislature, it was reported this week. Tom McCall, veteran radio news broadcaster and former candidate, for Congress now covering the session, told mem bers of the Oregon Ad club here that Lowry, 36, now serving his first term in the legislature, is considered to be the best "fresh man" legislator. McCall said the rating is based on informal dis cussions among newsmen. According to the Oregonian, McCall said most newspapermen rank the best freshmen house members as Al Loucks, Salem, Ed Cone, Eugene, George Ann ala, Hood River, and Jean Lewis, Portland. ' McCall also was'quoted as say ing the legislature was one of the "shortest-winded and least enchanted with Salem night life" of any in recent years. He concluded with an appeal "not to curse them categorically," and, "if you don't like what they're doing, try it yourselves sometime." ' Refusal To Rehire Glos Upheld by Civil Service Salem (U.R) The Civil Ser vice Commission last night up held the ruling of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission in refusing to rehire Karl Glos as OLCC hearings examiner.. No Reflection on Character The Commission said this was no reflection on the character of Glos. But the evidence presented indicated Glos had "obviously exercised extremely poor judg ment in serving as legal counsel for licensees in matters that were even remotely connected with their obtaining licenses," the commission said. -, The commission said that Glos would be considered for any fur ther state employment without prejudice. Peirinfi)Dft Theory Advanced That Commies Will Gain Superiority Some GOP Senators Want Pact Relaxed Washington 4J.R) The admin istration is under increasing pressure to permit the Chinese Nationalists to bomb Red air fields being built near the invasion-threatened offshore is lands, it was disclosed today. The argument being used is that if the Red airfields are not destroyed, the Communists will achieve air superiority that will spell victory in any Formosa Straits battle; Argument Advanced This argument is being ad vanced both by officials of the Nationalist government on For mosa and by Republican sena tors. It was learned that certain of these senators have been dis cussing the question with admin istration officials within recent weeks. The administration, however, is reluctant to permit the Chi nese Nationalists to take any military steps that might pro voke general war in the Far East. , . The administration attitude is summed up in the "memoran dum of understanding" signed between the two governments last year as part of the U.S.-Chi-nese Nationalist mutual aid pact. The agreement specified, in ef fect, that the Nationalists would not take any military action against the mainland without first consulting with the United States. Want Agreement Relaxed It is this side agreement which the Chinese Nationalists and certain GOP senators now want relaxed. Chinese Nationalist military officials have warned that the Red airfields hold the key on when the Chinese Reds may at tempt an invasion of the off shore islands of Quemoy and the Matsu group. The argument being used on the administration is that if it wants the Chinese Nationalists to hold Quemoy and Matsu they should at least be able to bomb airfields obviously aimed at in vasion of the offshore islands. Murder Suspect Has Emergency Surgery Bernice Hampton White, 37, of 228 Hartley rd., under indict ment on a first degree murder charge, was taken to Community hospital last night for emergency appendectomy. Sehriff s deputies' said White underwnet surgery last night. Hospital attendants this morn ing listed his condition as "good," and said he spent a "good night." White is under 24-hour guard at the hospital. He is charged with first degree murder in the death of Eugene Raymond Birk, 32, of 215 Fourth st., Phoenix, who died at an Ashland hospital after being struck over the head with a piece of lumber. Glos resigned Feb. 17 after two special investigators of the governor alleged that Glos had accepted money from a tavern owner who sought a liquor-by-the-drink license. Glos Denies Allegations Glos later requested the CiviT Service hearing in an attempt to have his resignation with drawn. He said the circumstances surrounding the resignation re flected discredit upon him and would bar him from state em ployment in any form for two years. The former OLCC hearings examiner steadfastly denied all allegations concerning him that were contained in a report of the OLCC investigation.
