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Committee Advises
Assessments, Meter
Income as Basis
Study Promised
By Mayor Miller
Creation of a $600,000 fund to
provide off-street parking fa
cilities in downtown Medford
over a 10-year period was rec
ommended to the city council at
its meeting last night.
A special committee submitted
a report containing the recom
mendations after several months
of study. Mayor Earl Miller told
committee members that the
council would give the report
every consideration in continu
ing its studies of off-street park
ing problems.
Would Set Up Districts
'. The proposed program would
eotablish "property assessment
districts," the report stated,
which would finance half the
total goal. The other $300,000
would be supplied by on-street
parking meter revenue at the
rate of 830,000 a year for a 10
year period.
' Assessments would be "on 'a
property benefit basis sliding
scale," the report said. The im
mediate downtown area, or that
property most benefited by off--ttreet
parking, would raise 50
per cent of the district's share,
or $150,000 over a 10-year
period. ... .
Other property within the dis
trict would be asked to contrib
ute 35 per cent and 15 per cenM
according to the degree of bene
fit from off-street parking.
Over 10-Year Period
. John G. Crawford, chairman
of the six-man committee, point
ed out that members "have
chosen a figure which is a 10
year plan," and that "recom
mendations on offstreet parking
should help solve the problem
over a period of 10 years."
The area included in the pro
posed property assessment dis
erict would be bounded by Bear
creek on the east, 10th st. on the
south, Oakdale aye. on the west
and Jackson st. on the north.
The committee also recom
mended that the present "busi
ness license" ordinance be on a
more equitable basis to bring in
funds to offset meter revenues
used for parking purposes. -
Crawford said the recom
mendations were made "after
careful study and consideration,"
and that Norman Kennedy, asso
ciate engineer at the University
of California, and Ralph Kad
derly of Kadderly-Morton, Inc.,
of Portland, tentatively ap
proved sites.
Other members of the com
mittee were D. L. Flynn, D wight
Houghton, John Snider, Tony
Manno and Otto Ewaldson.
Three members were appointed
by Mayor Miller and three were
frrm the Jackson County Cham
ber of Commerce.
Alley Change Approved
To help relieve traffic conges
tion downtown the council ap
proved, on a trial basis, one-way
traffic westbound in the alley
behind the Medford branch of
the United States National bank
of Portland to accommodate ve
hicles utilizing drive-in banking
ssrvice which is expected to be
put into operation soon.
Allen Perry, manager of the
Medford branch, told the coun
cil the drive-in service "would
accommodate about five cars
at one time," and that they
would not be in the alley very
long! He said he thought the
plan "would save a lot of con
gestion on downtown streets,
and will eliminate trouble rather
than cause it."
Plan Stewart Light
City Manager Robert Duff
said he would submit a request
to install a traffic light at the
intersection of Stewart ave. and
south Pacific highway. The cost
would be shared by the city,
county and the state highway
commission. The latter would
contribute 50 per cent of the
co.t, and the remainder would
be divided equally between the
city and the county.
' See other Council stories
oa Page 10)
$800,000
FOR OIFF-SHEE
EPISCOPAL CLERGYMEN GATHER Four
of the Episcopal clergymen who had roles in
the 67th annual convention of the diocese of
Oregon of the Episcopal church here Monday
and Tuesday are shown above. From left, they
are the Rev. George R. V. Bolster, rector of
St. Mark's church, Medford, the host parish;
the Rt. Rev. Benjamin D. Dagwell, Portland,
bishop of the diocese; the Rev. Robert Greene, '
Joins' Committee OKs
State Building Plans
Salem (U.R) The Joint Ways
and Means Committee today
adopted by a vote of 13 to 1 the
$14,900,000 building program
recommended by its building
committee. Only dissenting vote
was cast by Sen. Gene Brown
(R-Grants Pass).
The committee rejected 8 to 6
a motion by Rep. Henry Semon
(D-Klamath Falls) that construc
tion of the buildings be made
contingent " on survival of the
tax revenue program at the
hands of the voters.
Sen. John P. Hounsell (R-Hood
River), chairman of the build
ings subcommittee, said the
buildings were, just as important
as many departmental budgets
and should not be placed on a
contingency basis unless all other
state expenses were on a similar
basis.
Also rejected by the commit
tee before it finally adopted the
Medford Widow Asks
$86,500 in Damages
Portland (U.R) An $86 500
damage suit has been filed in
Federal Court here by the wi
dow and daughter of a Medford
man killed in a sawmill accident
last December."
The suit was filed by Mrs.
Mildreds Dunford, and' her
daughter Kay, against the Med
ford Corporation.
Norman Dunford, 59, - was
killed while operating an edger.
A chunk' of wood was thrown
against his chest and abdomen
when the edger fouled.
Zhulcov Sends
in Cordial Peaceful Coexistence Appeal
New York (U.R) Marshal
Georgi Zhukov, Russia's defense
minister; last night sent his "good
wishes" to "my colleague" Pres
ident Eisenhower and to the
American people in "an unusually
cordial appeal for peaceful co
existence. The message was sent to the
annual awards dinner of the
Overseas Press Club in New
York. The club had polled Zhu
kov and other world leaders on
the question, "Do you believe
that all existing controversies
can be settled by peaceful meth
ods and, if so, what means do
you advocate to that end?"
Zhukov's 500-word reply, de
livered by the Soviet delegation
to the United Nations, said he
didn't believe the common peo
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recommendations was a motion
by Rep. Edwin E. Cone (R-Eu-gene)
that a $300,000 swimming
tank for the University of Ore
gon be included. He said the pres
ent frame structure was deterio
rating rapidly and was badly in
need of replacement.-
The program will be presented
to the full Legislature in five
bills, one each for the Board of
Higher Educaiion program,
Board of Control, Department of
Agriculture, Fish Commission
and Oregon Technical Institute.
Meanwhile, the house yester
day pushed aside opposition ar
guments to create a new high
way interim study committee
with a $25,000 operating fund.
:Rep. G. D. Gleason (D-Port-land)
argued that the state had
studied highways for years and
at great cost and should now
know all it needed to know about
the subject. He said the proposal
would be a little more reason
able if it had been accompanied
by a request for $2500 rather
than $25,000.
Curry County Cited '
Rep. Roderick McKenzie (R
Sixes) cited the problem of Cur
ry county has had with the high
way department as an example
of the need for a new study
committee. He said his county,
with a 57 per cent increase in
population, had suffered a steady
loss of land from its tax rolls' by
highway department action in
taking up 5600 acres for park
purposes. He said a limited ac
cess system on the coast highway
through the county had damaged
roadside business income in the
area.
Best Wishes
ples of the world wanted war but
that some "politicians" . are ad
vocating preventive war with
the A-bomb against an "imagin
ary enemy."
He said that Russia believes
that world peace can be ob
tained only through the cooper
ation of the United States, Brit
ain and Russia.
The marshal said plans to re
arm Western. Germany have
"further . aggravated" the cold
war.
He called for the withdrawal
of occupying forces abroad.
"How is it possible to speak
about the severeignty of the peo
ple without liquidating the mil
itary bases and without with
drawing the occupying forces
from their territories and with
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vicar of the Church of the Good Shepherd,
Prospect, which participated in planning for
the convention and the Rev. Alfred Tyson,
rector of the Roseburg Episcopal church, who
is dean of the southern Oregon convocation
of the diocese, and who was elected one of
the clergy delegates to the triennial general
convention of the church to be held in Hono
lulu next September. . (Brainerd photo)
Approves Request
For Bishop's Aide
Delegates to the annual con
vention of the Episcopal church's
diocese of Oregon, at a conclud
ing session yesterday afternoon,
approved the request of Bishop
Benjamin Dagwell for a coadju
tor bishop.
The delegates, meeting at the
annex to St. Mark's church here,
agreed to the step because of the
increasing numbers of church
members in the. diocese, and be
cause of the bishop's pending re
tirement. Approval will have to
be given the request for a new
bishop by the triennial general
convention of the church, to be
held in Honolulu next Septem
ber. Special Convention
. After this approval, a special
convention will be called, prob
ably in October, for selection of
the coadjutor, who would serve
as an assistant to Bishop Dag
well, and who probably would
be responsible for a portion of
the territory of the diocese. A
coadjutor bishop ordinarly suc
ceeds the bishop he serves when
the latter retires.
A total of 320 person from all
parts of western Oregon regis
tered at the convention. This
was a considerably larger figure
than was at first expected. High
est attendance at any of the
gatherings was at the banquet
Monday evening, when 515 per
sons were served.
Corvallis (U.R) Shirley W.
Schultz of Bend has been ap
pointed editor of the 1956 Bea
ver, Oregon State" College's year
book. To Americans
out putting an end to the inter
ference with their internal af
fairs?" he said.
Zhukov and Nationalist Chi
nese leader - Chiang . Kai-shek
were the only leaders to reply
to the question, which also went
to President Eisenhower, Brit
ain's former Prime Minister Win
ston Churchill and her present
Prime Minister, Anthony Eden.
Chiang warned against ap
peasement at any price and said
the only wa to achieve peace
with justice was to fight in the
defense of principles. He said the
concessions of Quemoy and Mat
su Islands to the Reds, as pro
posed by some statesmen, would
only whet the Communist appe
tite for conquest.
Weather
FORECAST: Mostly cloudy with
intermittent rain through
Thursday with snow in moun
tains and slightly warmer.
Low tonieht 35. .High Thurs
day 55.
Temp.
Highest Yesterday 45
Lowest this Morning 36
Prec. to 4:30 a.m. Today 21
No Apologies Said
Due McCarthy on
Senate Inquiries
Tax Refund Said To
Vindicate Operations '
Washington (U.R) Sen. Ar
thur V. Watkins (R-Utah) who
headed the committee , which
recommended that the Senate
censure Sen. Joseph R. McCar
thy, said today no apology is due
the Wisconsin Republican be
cause "he has not been purged
of contempt."
McCarthy asserted yesterday
that a $1056.75 federal tax re
fund has vindicated his financial
operations He told a news con
ference that members of the
two Senate committees who
looked into his conduct owe the
American people an apology.
"No apologies are in order
from the Senate committees or
the Senate," Watkins said. "As
far as I am concerned, none
will be forthcoming."
D; reeled at Committees
McCarthy's "apology" state
ment yesterday was directed at
the Watkins Committee and at a
Senate Elections Subcommittee
which raised questions about his
finances and other matters in
1952. Last summer the Senate
"condemned" McCarthy's con
duct on two counts, basing its
action partly on McCarthy's con
duct' towards the two commit
tees. Meanwhile, Secret Service
Chief U. E. Baughman said his
agency wants to find out who
made copies of McCarthy's re
fund check in an apparent vio
lation of federal law.
Secret Service agents seized
one such copy in New York
Tuesday on the ground that it is
Lillegal At) photograph. anygov-
ernment obligation or security
like a check or a bond. The
copies began turning up by mail
at newspaper and news service
offices in New York and else
where. 'Lay to Rest'
The new controversy swirled
around McCarthy as the Wiscon
sin Republican pointed to the
tax refund check as evidence to
"lay to rest finally and forever
the claim that there- is some
thing wrong with McCarthy's
finances." He said it was' proof
that the government had given
him a clean bill of-health on
charges that he engaged in tax
irregularities in 1945-52.
More Than 50 Entries
Set in Festival Parade
More than 50 entries . in the
Pear Blossom Festival parade,
to be held Saturday, have been
made so far, festival committee
men reported today.
Tomorrow at 5 p.m. is the
deadline for entering a float,
walking group or decorated
small vehicle for the parade.
They may be entered at the of
fice of the Jackson County
Chamber of Commerce, 5 South
Riverside ave.
The parade will be at 1 p.m.
Saturday.
Selection of the queen of the
festival from five finalists in the
contest will be made tomorrow
during a television program at
5:30 p.m.
The automobile showi to be
conducted in connection with the
festival by the firemen here,
will be all day Saturday. Cars
will be on display on West
Eighth st. between Grape st. and
Oakdale ave. .
Man Knocked Down
6 Runaway Horse
Charles Hammerschmidt suf
fered only slight shock when
knocked down by a runaway
horse yesterday, according to
city police.
The "wild west" episode oc
curred On North Riverside ave.
and McAndrewi rd., when the
horse, proceeding along River
side, ran between Mr. and
Mrs. Hammerschmidt, knock
ing him to the pavement in
the crosswalk.
Investigation showed the
horse, owned by Glen H. John
son, 819 South Central ave..
had broken loose from a near
by pasture. Johnson said he
would get in touch with Ham
merschmidt, who was not se
riously injured, although po
lice advised him to consult a
physician. The Hammer
schmdixs live at 161 DeHague
St.
Medford Schools'
Budget Approved;
lection on May 1 9
A budget totaling $1,758,934.
39 was adopted for Medford
School District 49 last night.
An election at which voters
of the district can pass on the
budget was called for May 19.
The actions were taken at a
meeting of the school board and
citizens' budget committee,
which reviewed the spending
proposals in detail, and approved
them without major change.
Receipts $632,377.73
Receipts during the school
year of 1955-56 will total an esti
mated $632,377.73, the budget
meeting was told, leaving $1,
126,556.66 necessary to be
raised by taxes to pay the total
expenses. To this amount, the
committee added an estimated
$37,311.53 in uncollectable tax
es, for a total proposed tax levy
for the year of $1,163,868.19.
Of this total, $341,418.16 is the
amount which can be levied with
out an election, because it is
within the 6 per cent limitation.
The amount outside the limita
tion, on which the approval of
the voters is necessary, is $822,
449.58. Levy About 43.7 Mills
Application of the necessary
tax levy to the total of assessed
valuation within the district,
some $26,634,000 according to
the latest estimate, would result
in a millage levy of about 43.7
mills, school affociais said. The
levy this year has been 39.5 mills.
As outlined in the budget, re
ceipts will include delinquent
taxes, $12,000; county school
fund, $57,840; basic school sup
port fund, $334,037.73; common
school fund, $4,000; vocational
education, $2,000; elementary
school tuition from transporta
tion districts, $70,000; secondary
school tuition from non - high
school districts,' $110,000; sale of
supplies, property or equipment,
$1,000," and other miscellaneous
sources, $1,500. The estimated
cash balance carried over into
the new c year will.. be $40,000,
for a total amount available of
$632,377.73.
Expenses Listed
Estimated expenditures are:
General control (administra
tion and services), $30,790.50;
instruction (teachers' salaries and
associated costs), $1,101,308.02;
expenses of operation of schools
(janitor service, supplies, utili
ties etc.) $142,213.30; mainten
ance and repairs $70,300; auxili
ary agencies (including health
service and supplies), $18,829.
25; fixed charges (including in
surace, retirement and social se
curity charges), $83,517.06; capi
tal outlays (for school sites, addi
tions and alterations, furniture
and fixtures, books, paving etc.),
$103,360; non - bonded debt serv
ice, $300; emergency fund, $10,
000, and debt service, including
principal and interest on bonded
indebtedness, $198,316.26.
The entire budget will be pub
lished before the election.
The budget total this year,
$1,758,934.39, compares with the
total budget for the current year
of $1,480,800.56.
A large portion of the neces-
Caution Note Sounded
On Guard Alert Plan
Medford National Guard offi
cers today reminded residents of
the area that a test "alert", of all
Guard units is planned for some
time this month, and cautioned
against alarm when the alert is
called.
"Operation Minuteman" is
planned to test mobilization
readiness of Oregon's guard, and
will be called without advance
notice, according to First Lt.
Roy Huson and Second Lt. Levi
Monroe, commanders of Head
quarters company and Company
A, 1st battalion, 186th Infantry
regiment, the two units here.
The officers also reminded
employers of National Guards
men that it is hoped members
of the two companies will be re
leased from their work without
delay when the test alert is call
ed. The training exercise will be
coordinated with simultaneous
alerts in all other states and ter
ritories. '
DOW-JONES AVERAGES .
New York (U.R) Dow
Jones final stock averages: 30 in
dustrials 428.62 up 0.74; 20 rail
roads 161.31 up 0.13; 15 utili
ties 65.14 off 0.01, and 65 stocks
160.83 up 0.18. Sales today were
about 3,090,000 shares compared
with 2,700,000 shares traded yes
terday. Salem (U.R) The : House Al
coholic Control Committee has
tabled a bill to allow sale of
desert wines in grocery stores.
sary increase is due to higher
operating expenses resulting
from the construction of a new
elementary and a new junior
high school.
Members of the school board
are Mrs. Eva Hamilton, chair
man, Mrs. Eve Nye, Edward
Branchfield, Frank Bash and Ot
to Ewaldsen. Budget committee
men are Herb Grey, Hugh Cole
man, Bill Parker, Dr. Lee Mel
lish .and John Dellenback. Bark
er was elected chairman and
presided at the budget meeting.
Plywood Sheathing
Plant Plans Told
By Third New Firm
Plans for a new rough-sheeting
plywood plant, to be built in
the White City area, were an
nounced today. Preliminary con
struction work began yesterday,
and it is hoped to get the plant
in operation by July or August.
The concern, Empire Plywood
company, was formed recently
by two Eugene brothers, L. G.
and V. C. Engwall. Until re
cently they were with Associ
ated Plywood, Eugene, but fol
lowing a merger of that com
pany with another, they formed
their own company.
The firm is incorporated for
$250,000, the Engwalls reported
this morning. A plant employ
ing some 60 men, with an esti
mated annual payroll of $250,-
000 to $300,000, is planned, and
production will run around
3,000,000 feet on a 38 basis.
About Seven Acres
The property, totaling about
seven acres, was obtained from
the White City Realty company.
The location is near , that being
usea Dy iir-iy inc., wnich is
also building a big plywood mill
there, with work well along.
.... Empire .is . the , third .plywood
operation to locate in the White
L-ity area in recent months. The
first was Fir-Ply, and the second
was Oregon Veneer company,
rianis or DOin iirms are now
under construction. Medford Ve
neer and Plywood has , been
operating there for some time.
Empire will do no logging,
nor will it produce veneers, but
will purchase its supplies from
other plywood companies in the
area, the Engwalls said.
Warrant Prepared
In Bank Loss Case
Medford police today were
preparing a warrant for Theo
Franklin Thiel in connection
with the swindling of $470 from
the Medford branch of the Unit
ed States National Bank of
Portland early in January, 1952
Thiel was arrested by Federal
Bureau of Investigation agents
in Kansas City April 7 on Dyer
act charge.
Thiel is wanted in connection
with the U.S. National bank's
loss after a man claimed to be
planning to open a shoe store
here. He cashed a $50 check,
then asked to open an account
with more than $1,000 trans
ferred from a Los Angeles bank,
and cashed a check for $420.
Dwight L. Houghton, assistant
manager of the bank, later
found there was no such account
in the Los Apgeles bank.
Thiel listed his address in Se
attle, Wash., in 1952, and at that
time had a record of 17 felony
charges, several convictions for
forgery and two for automobile
thefts, according to police rec
Barbital-Alcohol May Have
Caused Diane Hank's Death
Portland (U.R) Dr. Homer
Harris, head of the state crime
laboratory, testified today that
Diane Hank may have died from
a combination of barbital and
alcohol. '
Dr. Harris was on the stand
as the prosecution neared the
end of its case against Wey Him
Fong and his wife, Sherry, for
first degree murder of the 16-year-old
girl.
Testimony of Drinking
After listening to a summary
of evidence so far presented, Dr.
Harris said: "In my opinion and
under those conditions, death
may be due to the combined ac
tion of barbital and alcohoL"
During the trial there has been
testimony that Diane Hank
drank two martinis at the Fong
home Jan. 6, 1954, when she
was last reported seen, and also
that Sherry Fong later said the
$3,530,000,000
Requested To Meet
Security Essentials
No Dollar Breakdown
For Asia Included
Washington (U.R) Presi
dent Eisenhower asked Congreis
today to approve a $3,530,000,-
000 foreign aid program' to
"meet the grim essentials of se
curity" and to strengthen the
defenses of friendly Asian na
tions against Communism.
The President sent his pro
posed program to congress as a
3000-word special message urg
ing the House and Senate to ap
prove the expenditure as "an
indispensable part of a realistic
and enlightened national pol
icy."
It came strategically at the
height of the Afro-Asian confer
ence in session at Bandung, Indo
nesia. The chief executive's message
provided no dollar breakdown
for Asian aid. That undoubtedly
will come later during congres
sional hearings on the legisla
tion.
Asia Aid Foremost
But Foreign Aid Chief Harold
E Stassen previously had dis
closed that the biggest share,
$2,140,500,000, would be ear
marked for "the arc of free
Asia," the group of neutral or
pro-Western nations around the
periphery of Red China from
Afghanistan to South Korea. ,
The president's overall mutual
security requests for fiscal 1956
were about $150,000,000 below
last year.
In . his message, Mr. Eisen
hower emphasized that:
1. The immediate threat to
world peace is centered in Asia.
2. Enduring peace in the
world will come only after the
"spiritual aspirations of man
kind" are realized. This, he said,
would be a long term process.re
quiring "patience, resourceful
ness and education."
Military Assistance
3. The United States must
bear "substantial costs" of main
taining the Chinese. Nationalist -forces
on Formosa.
4. His program "reflects the
greatly improved -.'-conditions- in--
Europe and provides for the
critical needs of Asia. It encour
ages private enterprise abroad,
fosters an increase . in cooper
ative effort, emphasizes loans
rather than grants wherever pos
sible. The President's $3,530,000,000
split this way: .
For economic aid, $712,000,
000. For defense support, particu
larly in Asia, $1,000,300,000. ,
For military assistance and
"direct forces" support, $1,717,-
200,000.
The President based his pro
gram on "the best prospects oi
peace and the grim essentials of
security." .
Natalie Parker Urges
Life Raft Experience
Seattle (U.R) Life raft
makers should have some "prac
tical experience with their prod
ucts, a Civil Aeronautics Board
was told, today by a pretty Pan-
American World Airways purser.
Natalie Parker, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Parker, Med
ford, Ore., told of her exper
iences aboard a Pan-American
Stratocruiser whe"n it was
ditched in the Pacific Ocean off
Oregon March 26.
She made some pointed ob
servations" on how ditching pro
cedures could be improved and
added that she felt "we need
some practical experience in
paddling and handling life rafts"
in training zor overseas xugnt
emergencies.
"And I would like to add," she
said, "that manufacturers of the
life rafts should have the same
experience."
girl died from an overdose of
barbiturates a sleeping drug.
Dr. Harris said that his exami
nation indicated the girl , prob
ably was dead from one to two;
and a half months when her .
body was found. She was miss
ing seven weeks.
No Obvious Cause of Death
He also said he found no ob
vious cause of death, such as a
wound. He said he found traces
in her body of barbital. He said
alcohol and barbital, taken to
gether in. quantities which by
themselves would not produce
death, may jointly produce
death.
Dr. Harris said that coarse, '
black hairs found on a blanket "
wrapping Diane's body were
characteristic 'of hair of "the
yellow and red races," and "sim
ilar" to sample hairs from the
head of Wey Him Fong.
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