LOOKOUT FOR THE CURVE! Famous cry of cable car motormen as their colorful
cars whip around a turn on San Francisco hill takes on an extra meaning with this
bevy of passengers. Will Aubrey (left) is not even trying to collect fares from Joan
Anderson, Mary Lou Connors, Betty Woodyard, Jeannine Burris, Stella Blaylock and
Juliette Vandernagel. They are sprucing up for the Cable Car Festival in San Fran
cisco's Union Square April 23 in which the little cars will be the stars. Old vaudevil
lian Aubrey will MC the event.
hou Tun
Mi
tailing Ueet
Bandung, Indonesia (U.R)
Premier Chou En-lai of Com
munist China passed up a chance
today to use the forum f the
29-nation Afro-Asian conference
for propaganda purposes, and it
appeared he had turned to a
"soft line" to win support for
Peiping.
The conference opened with
speeches by President Sukarno
and Foreign Minister Ali Sastroa
midjojo of Indonesia. It adopted
a broad, five point conference
agenda and then reversed itself
on an earlier ruling and de
cided to let delegation chiefs
speak.
Free Viet Nam distributed an
Commie Hungary
Formally
Removes
Nagy
as Premier
Budapest (U.R) Ailing Imre
Nagy was ousted today as Pre
mier of Communist Hungary
and his successor immediately
called for new emphasis on
heavy industry, defense and
work discipline.
Nagy's ouster was announced
formally to an extraordinary
meeting of the Hungarian Par
liament at which he was not pres
ent. Andras Hegedues, former
minister of agriculture and first
deputy premier, then was unani
mously elected as his successor.
Defense Minister Out
: Also deposed with Nagy was
former Defense Minister Mihaly
Farkas. Both were stripped of
their Communist party posts.
" Nagy, who has been ill with
a coronary thrombosis since
early last winter, has been on
the way out ever since Soviet
Premier Georgi Malenkov re
signed and confessed his "ad
ministrative failures."
- Malenkov had stressed the pro
duction of consumer goods and
Nagy had followed the party line.
But when Russia switched to an
emphasis on heavy industry and
replaced Malenkov with Premier
Nikolai Bulganin, satellite heads
of state were doomed to fall.
Formal Announcement
Nagy's ouster was announced
formally to the Hungarian Par
liament, meeting in extraordi
nary session, by Hungarian
President Istvan Dobi.
Hegedues then was named
Premier by unanimous vote v of
the house.
Dobi told the house that Nagy
had carried out his duties as
Premier in an inefficient manner.
Dulles Tells Eisenhower
Of Buildup by
Aueusta. Ga. (U.R) Sec
retary of State John Foster
Dulles told President Eisenhow
er Sunday that Red China has
launched an intensive buildup
of offensive air power opposite
Formosa which has "grave im
plications" for the United
States.
Learned in Last Few Days
. Dulles, who visited President
Eisenhower at his vacation re
treat here, said this country only
learned of the Communist air
activities in the "last few days"
but they had been going on for
several weeks.
- Most congressional leaders re
fused to comment immediately
on Dulles' disclosures but Sen.
Karl E. Mundt (R-S.D.) said the
Buildup was "not surprising"
and "as Mr. Dulles pointed out,
it doesn't mean that an attack is
imminent.',
8 To '
appeal to the nations attending
the conference to help its peo
ple in the north flee the Com
munists' "dictatorial regime."
Chou ignored Viet Nam's
charges that Red China had in
terfered in Indochina and turned
down his opportunity to speak
before the assembled delegate
when his nation's turn came on
the alphabetical order of speak
ing arrangements.
Diplomatic sources had spec
ulated 'before the conference
began he might try to win sup
port for his policies by impec
cable behavior. Today he was
all smiles.
Just before the speeches
started Sastroamidjojo anounced
a five-point agenda of economic
cooperation, the problem of de
pendent people and interna
tional peace and cooperation.
Atomic Energy Discussion
The last item set the stage
for discussions of the peaceful
uses of atomic energy. Jordan's
Foreign Minister Walid Salah,
speaking for the Arab bloc, said
he accepted the agenda with the
understanding Palestine could
be discussed under item one.
Viet Nam Delegate Nguyen
Van Thoai broke the opening
day calm with a direct attack
on Communism and asked the
delegates to support an exten
sion of the mid-May time limit
for those wishing to flee to the
free south.
Thoai's speech brought a sharp
note of realism into the : pro
ceedings as he spelled .out the
reason why 1,000,000 Viet
Namese have fled their ances
tral homes in the north.
Episcopal Diocese
Opens Convention
The 67th annual convention
of the Episcopal church's dio
cese of Oregon opened in Med-
ford this morning. More than 400
delegates from all parts of the
state were expected to attend the
convention.
A feature of this morning's
program was an annual report
by xhe Rt. Rev. Benjamin Dag-
Lwell, bishop of the diocese.
Bishop Dagwell's report was pre
ceded by a communion service.
Other items on today's pro
gram included a luncheon for
clergy and lay delegates, to be
held at Blackoaks, the church's
new convention center and re
treat on Rogue river, and busi
ness sessions.
The annual banquet will be
held this evening at the Medford
Elks temple.
Red China
House Republican leaders
called Dulles statements "too
delicate" for comment.
Dulles, who returned to Wash
ington Sunday after a two-hour
conference with the President,
said the Red buildup was "a
considerable intensification and
considerably broader in scope
than . anything that was known
until recently." -Implications
Discussed ' '
He and the President dis
cussed the "grave implications"
surrounding the buildup, Dulles
said, but he refused to say
whether attacks on the off-shore
islands of Quemoy and Matsu or
on the Nationalist stronghold of
Formosa might be forthcoming
The secretary of state went on
to say, however, that the in
creased airpower foreshadows a
greater capability" for attack
"than we had been aware of a
lew weeks ago.
mtUm
i 0) pens
His charges came after milder
speeches from Sukarno and
Sastroamidjojo who directed
their criticism against colonial
ism and racialism.
Thoai said Communism "com
pletely disregards human values
and personality and the basic
rights of man."
More than 1,000,000 Vietnam
ese are fleeing south "because
they cannot bear the increasing
burden of a so-called national
government, servile to a foreign
ideology and a foreign people
which has several times in the
course of our national history
demonstrated its imperialistic
designs," he said.
Three Men Injured
In Auto Accident;
Two Hospitalized ,
Two men suffered multirfe in
juries in a three-car accident on
Highway 99 south of Talent
about 11 p.m. yesterday, accord
ing to state police. A third man
was reported injured but was
not hospitalized.
In Sacred Heart hospital were
Richard T. Hanson, 21, of 963
Marshall st., and Leonard D.
Lewis, 21, of 309 East Main st.
Hanson was the driver of one
of the cars involved in the acci
dent, and Lewis was a passenger
in the same vehicle. Roland F.
Hughes, 49, Raymond, Wash.,
driver of another car, was in
jured, but was not hospitalized.
Injuries Listed
Hospital attendants said this
morning that Hanson was treated
for shoulder, chest, and facial in
juries. Lewis, who recently was
discharged from the Army, re
ceived two broken arms, and
chest and facial injuries.
Hughes, according to state po
lice, reportedly received knee
injuries and possible broken
ribs. James William Shaw, 23,
of 323 Newtown st., Medford, the
driver of the third car, was listed
as not injured.
Investigating officers said the
accident occurred when Hughes
swerved to avoid a car which he
thought was going to go through
a stop sign without stopping.
Hughes' car collided broadside
with' the vehicle operated by
Hanson, which, in turn, collided
with the car driven by Shaw,
police said. All three vehicles
were towed from the scene of the
accident.
The. injured were taken to
Sacred Heart hospital by Lit
willer Ambulance service, Ash
land. Sales Tax Seen
Winning Sentiment
. Salem (U.R) Sentiment . ap
peared to be swinging today to
ward a sales tax as. a solution .of
Oregon's financial problem, and
the. House Taxation . Committee
scheduled a 'discussion on the
subject at 1 p.m. today
The House committee has implied-
approval of the Senate
Committee on Assessment and
Taxation to send over such- a
measure as another "tool" with
Which to work."
r The Senate committee met
yesterday and after studying the
increase in income tax it would
take to make ud an anticinated
$62,000,000 deficit, invited the
House Tax Committee to draft a
sales tax bill. All revenue meas
ures must originate in the House.
Portland (U.R) Swiss-born
composer Ernest Bloch, Agate
Beach, Ore., Has received Hon
orary Doctor of Letters degree
at a Reed College convocation.
Medford
umled Press Full Leased wire
50th Year 16 Pages
United States To
Pay Expenses of
Japanese Army
Concessions Avert
Threatened Standstill
Tokyo (U.R) The United
States has agreed to foot the
bill for expanding the Japanese
armed forces this year, it was
officially disclosed today.
Major U.S. concessions avert
ed a threatened standstill in
Japanese rearmament which
would have seriously affected
U.S. defense planning in the
Far East.
The concessions, ordered by
Washington, were frankly de
signed to help the new conserva
tive government of Prime Min
ister Ichiro Hatoyama, which
lacks a parliamentary majority,
stay in office while Japan re
arms.
Both Japanese and American
officials disclosed that agree
ment was reached after two
months of negotiations that:
1. Japan will increase its de
fense agency budget by $34,700,'
000 to a total of $240,000,000.
This will permit increasing the
army by 20,000 men, the navy
by 5,000 men and two destroy
er-escorts and the air force by
6.000 men and two F86 squad
rons, plus related procurement
and development programs.
To Cut Coniribulions
2. Japan will decrease its con
tributions to the support of U.S
defense forces based here to
insyre Japan's security by $42,-
000,000 below last year. In ef
fect the United States thus gives
Japan that amount more this
year for its defense effort.
3. Japan will use this saving
to pay for the defense agency's
increase and for improving air
fields and other facilities used
either by U.S. forces or jointly.
Court Dismisses
Clackamas Suit
' :-f ' -
Washington U.R) The" Unit
ed States Supreme court today
dismissed a "not moot" a dis
pute brought by Clackamas
county, Ore., over control of
462,000 acres of western Oregon
timberland.
The dismissal of the suit was
requested by the Justice depart
ment on the grounds the case no
longer constituted a legal issue.
Seventeen other counties in
which the disputed land lies,
joined the government in asking
the Supreme court to erjd Clack
amas legal proceedings. They
wanted the Agriculture Depart
ment's Forest Service to con
tinue control of the property
Clackamas county sought to
have the land administered by
the Interior department.
The Federal Appeals court
here reversed a District court
decision to dismiss the case, and
the Justice department appealed
to the Supreme court for a rul
ing.
The acreage had originally
been part of the federal grant
to the O&C railroad. In 1916 it
was taken over by the govern
ment after the railroad violated
terms of the original grant.
Road Conditions
Five inches of new snow
fell overnight on the Green
Springs mountain highway
route and chains were needed
by cars traveling over the
route, state police and United
Press reported today. Three
inches of new snow was re
ported on Highway 99 over
Siskiyou summit. State police
said that light traffic was
proceeding without chains
but that trucks and cars pull
ing trailers needed chains. In
the Weed and Mt. Shasta,
Calif., area chains were man
datory. Baseball
NATIONAL
Pittsburgh ....3 9 0
New York 12 15 1
Surkonl, Grunwald (4)
Face (4), Pepper (6) and Chep
ard;" Liddle, ' Grissom (9) and
Westrum.
DOW-JONES AVERAGES
New York (U.R) Dow-Jones
final stock averages: 30 indus
trials 428.42 up 2.97; 20 rail
roads 159.77 up 1.47; .15 utilities
i.22 ud 0.51. and 6D siocks
160.38 up 1.24. Sales today were
about 3,080,000 shares com
pared with 3,180,000 Friday.'
SV-B MEETING , .
The Sams Valley - Beagle Soil
Conservation district will meet
8 n.m. tonight in the office of
Countv Aeent W. B. Tucker. Re
ports of accomplishments last
year and approval of next year's
program are on the agenda. '
MEDFORD, OREGON,
Osngiresi.
Launched lira fil S
nimseDini Does
Princeton. TJ. J fll.Pl Dr.
Albert Einstpin. 7fi nno of the
world's erpatest. sripntists rfiprl
unexDectedlv at Princeton Hosm-
xai xoaay or. a ruptured aorta, tne
mam artery of the body.
The frail little pnsmir nhvsi
cist, whose theory of relativity
unlocked the door to the atomic
age. died at 1:15 a.m. with nnlv a
private duty nurse at his bed-
siae.
Einstein had entered the hos
pital secretly last Friday for
treatment of a gall bladder in
flammation. His condition was
Adjustment Slated
In County Ratio;
To Be 25 Per Cent
The ratio on real property in
Jackson county is being adjusted
to 25 per cent of the appraised
value, County Assessor R. G
Fowler, has announced, in an
attempt to equalize assessments
on $227,902,670 worth of real es
tate and improvements in the
county.
Fowler pointed out the county
is not "trying to raise more rev
enue by increasing valuation.
but is trying to equalize assess
ments." He added that the asses
sor's office was "trying to get
the tax burden equally distrib
uted." .
Valuation Change Seen
Although some slight discrep
ancies in the ratio will appear
the first year, Fowler said any
discrepancies should be elimi
nated, by 1956, and assessments
should be on the same, basis. He
added that the total valuation of
real estate and improvements,
which includes buildings, prob
ably will change when details
are worked out.
Fowler said "a change in the
general level of assessed value
has no affect in the final tax
statement." He cited as an ex
ample that $1,000 can be raised
with a 10 mill levy on $100,000
or bv a five-mill levy on
$200,000..
Appeal Possible
All increases of $100 or more
in assessed valuation will be-ac
companied by a notice to the
property owner, ' Fowler said,
and the taxpayer can appeal to
the board of equalization if he
is not satisfied. Notices are now
being prepared to be sent out,
Fowler said.
The county assessor said that
appeals on the basis of "taxes are
too high" are outside the func
tion of the board, which consid
ers assessed values only. Each
complaint, Fowler said, must
show that the applicant feels his
property is incorrectly assessed
or out of line with similar prop
erties. 27,000 Accounts
Fowler said new assessments
are now being figured and will
be completed by July 1. There
are 27,000 real estate accounts
in the county.
Previous ratios have ranged
from eight to 50 per cent of the
assessed valuation, the assessor
said'
Fowler said the assessor's of
fice fis responsible for the equal
ization of individual assessments
but it is not responsible for the
size of the tax burden."
'Rubramin' Pills
Talked in Fong Case
Portland (U.R) A bottle of
Rubramin" Dills was discussed
today at the first degree murder
trial of Wey Him Fong and his
wife, Sherry, as the possible
cause of 16-year-old Dian Hank's
death..
The trial of the Portland cou
ple Was in its "second week.
Diane, a Portland high school
student, was found dead along
side the Evergreen highway near
Washougal, Wash., about a year
ago.
Coroner Paul I. Mylan of
Clark County, Wash., told the
jury at Friday's session that a
plastic bottle containing two
types of pills were found on the
person of the slain girl.
Mvlan said the bottle was
labeled "Rubramin" and had the
typewritten notation: Diane
Take one daily." The prosecu
tion has claimed Diane was pois
oned by the Fongs with what
they, allegedly told the girl was
Vitamins.'' . '
united fres
1955L
MON
not considered critical at that
time.
Einstein is survived by two
sons, Edward and Dr. Hans Al
bert, and a stepdaughter, Mar
got, who lived with him and his
housekeeper - secretary, Miss
Helen Dukas. Another stepdaugh
ter, Use, died in 1950.
Son in California
Edward's whereabouts were
not ' known immediately. Dr.
Hans Albert, a member of the
University of California Hydrau
lic Engineering Department at
Berkeley, Calif., was en route
to Princeton.
Einstein and his first wife
were divorced. His second wife,
Elsa, was his counsin. She came
to the United States with him
from Germany and managed his
business affairs until she died
in 1936.
Einstein celebrated his 76th
birthday only last March 14. In
keeping with his habits of recent
years, he spent a quiet, retiring
day, secluded from newsmen
and photographers
Rose From Obscurity
Einstein rose from obscurity as
a German factory owner's son,
and a childhood marked by a
slowness to learn, and astounded
the 20th century with his genius.
His mathematical theories
changed the course of scientific
thinking. His theory of relativ
ity, showing time was relative to
height, length and breadth, first
brought his popular notice.
He labored for 40 years to
find the master key that might
explain the physical makeup and
operation of the universe. He
believed the universe was one
continuous field, like an endless
stream, and governed by un
changeable laws. - ; . ...
Stubborn Thinker '' '
His latest efforts were devot
ed to refinements on his, latest
theory on the interactions of
cosmic forces, first published in
1953.
A stubborn free thinker, he
clashed often and bitterly with
congressional Communist hunt
ers. He once advised a witness
not to cooperate with Sen. Jo
seph R. McCarthy in a Senate
subcommittee hearing into Com
munist espionage. ';.''
For the past several . years,
Einstein worked, studied and
calculated an average of six to
eight hours a day in a secluded
two-room suite in a building at
the Princeton Institute for Ad
vanced Study.
Boyhood in Munich
His boyhood days were spent
in Munich, Germany, where his
family described him as almost
backward and his teachers com
plained on his slowness in learn
ing. He learned to talk so late
that his . parents were visibly
upset.
He was born in a town called
Ulm on March 14, 1879. The fol
lowing year, his parents moved
to Munich, where his father set
up a small factory for electrical
supplies.
He won the Nobel prize in
1921 for a new theory on "pho
to-electrical effects" which later
aided in the development of
television.
Americans Confer
With Nationalists
TaiDeh. Formosa (U.R) High
ranking American and Nationa
list Chinese military officials to
day ODened a four-day confer
ence expected to deal with Sec
retary of State John Foster Dul
les' warning of an "extensive"
Red buildup opposite Formosa.
Participating in today s mili
tary coordination conferences
were Vice Adm. Alfred M. Pride,
commander of the U.S. Seventh
Fleet: Mai. Gen. William C.
Chase, chief of the military as
sistance advisory group in For
mosa; and Rear Adm. Aaron
P. Storrs. chief of staff to Pa
cific Fleet Commander Adm. Fe
lix B. Stump.
Official sources were tight-
lipped on what was being dis
cussed. However, it was believed
Red China's continuing buildup
offensive air power on tne
China mainland opposite the
Nationalist stronghold was cer
tain to be touched on.
AG MEETING .
The Jackson County Agricul
ture council met in the court
house auditorium this afternoon
to. hear reports from nine pro
gram planning committees. A
chairman of the council was to
be . elected, and a program for
the coming year approved.
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ALBERT EINSTEIN
. News of Death Withheld
President Marks
Einstein's Death
As Great Loss
By UNITED PRESS
President Eisenhower, com
menting on the death today of
Dr. Albert Einstein, said "no
other man contributed so much
to the vast expansion of twen
tieth century of knowledge."
"For 22 years, the United
States has been the free-chosen
home of Albert Einstein," Mr.
Eisenhower said at Augusta, Ga.
"For 15 years, he has been a
citizen of the United States by
his own free and deliberate
choice. Americans welcomed
him here. Americans are proud,
too, that he sought and found
here ff' climate; of freedom 'in
his search for knowledge and
truth.
Expansion of Knowledge
"No other man contributed so
much to the vast expansion of
twentieth century knowledge,
Yet no man was more modest in
the possession of the power that
is knowledge, more sure than
power without wisdom is dead
ly. To all who live in the nuclear
age, Albert Einstein exemplified
the mighty creative ability of
the individual in a free society."
Mrs. Eisenhower also sent a
personal message of sympathy
to Einstein's daughter, Margot
Einstein, at Princeton, N. J.
Amabassador 'Shocked'
Abba Eban, ambassador of
Israel, said he was "profoundly
shocked" by Einstein's death. He
described him as "a towering
giant in the intellectual and
moral life of ali generations."
"All Israel bows its head at
the passing of a great man of
science and a faithful Jew,"
Eban said.
Speaker Sam Rayburn praised
Einstein today for his "great
service to humanity."
Washington (U.R) Former
President Truman . said today
that this nation and the world
have "suffered a great loss" in
the death of Albert Einstein.
"I am just as sorry as I can
be to hear of it," Mr. Truman
said. -
"His family has my sympathy.
The world and the country have.
suffered a great loss."
tight Hail Falls;
No Damage Listed
Light hail in many sections of
the Rogue River valley yester
day was not heavy enough to
damage crops, Don Berry, coun
ty horticulture agent, said today.
Hail also fell in sections of the
valley this morning, Berry said.
Berrv said he did not think
fruit was damaged from the hail.
Showers of rain and snow pel
lets were forecast for valley re
gions today and snow was fore
cast for the mountains.
County Families To Provide
Home for Burmese Visitors
Four families who will pro
vide homes for four Burmese
men this summer under the In
ternational Farm Youth Ex
change program are slated to
meet with IFYE officials here
tomorrow, it was announced to
day. Two Burmese will study fami
ly life and youth group activi
ties in Jackson county. While
here they will live at the homes
of Mr. and Mrs. Don Minear,
route 1, box 358, Medford, and
Mr. and Mrs. John Ousterhout,
Weather
FORECAST Partial clearinr
tonight .and.. Tuesday ..with
widely scattered showers. Con
tinued cool. Low tonight 28
30, hi(h Tuesday 55.
Temp.
tiignesi yesteraay
Lowest this morning
To 10 a.m. today
J
Prec.
05
as
Committee May
Hold Hearings in
Medford in Fall
Probe Requested
By Sen. Neuberger
By A. ROBERT SMITH
Mail Tribune Correspondent
Washington A Congressional
investigation of the Al Serena
mining case in Rogue River Na
tional forest has been launched
by the state of the Senate Inte
rior committee.
Sen. Richard I. Neuberger (D.-'
Ore.) requested the probe and
said he expected the committee
would be prepared to hold pub
lic hearings in the field, prob
ably at Medford, this fall. Neu
berger is a member of the com
itteee. Controversial Decision
The case involves a contro
versial decision of the Depart
ment of Interior granting pat
ents to a Mobile, Ala., mining
company for 23 mining claims
located in Rogue River National
forest, Jackson county. The For
est Service contested the min
eralization of 15. of the 23
claims, contending that only
eight of the claims were valid
under the mining statutes.
After assays of mineral depos
its taken from the contested 15
claims showed negative results.
tne Bureau of Land Management
ruled in favor of the Forest
Service and denied the Al Se
rena company bid for patents in
1951. The company later ap
pealed this decision to the then
Secretary of Interior. Oscar
Chapman, who failed to rule on
it before he left office in Jan.
1953. . ; . . :
Company Favored :
After Secretary of . Interior
Douglas McKay succeeded Chap
man, the case was reviewed by.
Interior Solicitor (now under
secretary) Clarance A. Davis and
the original BLM decision was
overturned in favor of the com
pany Jan. 4. 1954. eivine Al
Serena company title to all 23
claims. '
When Sen. Wayne Morse last
fall said he would urge an inves
tigation of a possible "give
away of federal timber in this
case, company officials said thev
would welcome the inquiry.
Rep. Harris Ellsworth (R.
Ore.) who interceded for the
company in obtaining the Inte
rior review of the case, has re
peatedly defended the final deci
sion. He called criticism of the
case by Oregon Democrats last
vear "one of the cheaDest Doliti
cal smear attempts ever known
m Oregon."
Rebel Forces Defect
To Side of Premier
Saigon, Indochina (U.R)
Nearly 1,000 troops of the rebel
Binh Xuyen political sect of ex
river pirates have joined the
forces of Premier Ngo Dinh
Diem, a government spokesman
said today.
The announcement came as
absentee Emperor Bao Dai de
clared at his home on the French
Riviera he would solve the see
saw struggle for power in free
South Viet Nam before the end
of April.
A government spokesman said
the 1,000 Binh Xuyen soldiers
defected to the side of the gov
ernment at Covap, nine miles
north of here, Sunday night. An
entire Binh Xuyen garrison sur
rendered with weapons and
equipment and pledged al
legiance to the premier.
The Bing Xuyen sect of for
mer pirates and highwaymen
is spearheading the struggle of
the "unified nationalist front
for control of the government
from the Catholic premier.
rnntp 1. F.acle Point.
. Two other Burmese will live
in Josephine county homes. The
exchangees will spend a month
in southern Oregon. They are
expected to arrive in this area
on May 16.
Tomorrow's meeting is sched
uled for 10:30 a.m. in the court
house auditorium. Clinton Gay-
lord, Washington, D.C., project '
director of the IFYE program,
and Ken Hill, Corvallis, county
agent at large, will conduct tha
special meeting.