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BLOSSOM QUEEN AND COURT Marilyn
Denning, 5-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
R. H. Denning, Camp White, last night was
chosen as queen of the annual Rogue Valley
Pear Blossom Festival, to be held in Medford
tomorrow. She and her four princesses, shown
above on their float, will be in the 1 p.m.
parade. Young Miss Denning was sponsored
by the Medford Garden club. Her father is
assistant manager of the Veterans Adminis
tration Domiciliary center at Camp White.
Marilyn Denning
Is Festival Queen;
Parade Tomorrow
Marilyn Denning, 5-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. H.
Denning, Camp White, was cho
sen queen of Medford's annual
Pear Blossom Festival last night.
Marilyn was sponsored by the
Medford Garden club.
Young Miss Denning, whose
princesses will be the other four
finalists in the contest, will be
presented a trophy at Hawthorne
park following tomorrow after
noon's parade.
The four princesses are' Star
Christine Leonard, 5," of 2137
East Jackson st., Meredith Tacy
Lynch, 3, of 139 Kenwood ave.,
Karen Joan Morgan, 5t of 875
Gllman rd., and Suzanne' White,
6, route 3, box 170 A. Each of
the princesses will be present
ed a bracelet.
Mayors Are Judges
The queen was chosen by the
mayors, or their representatives,
of Gold Hill, Talent, Eagle
Point, Phoenix, Ashland, Jack
sonville, Rogue River, Central
Point and Medford. ,
There are 87 entries in the pa
rade, which includes individual,
organization, commercial, cos
tumed walking group and deco
rated vehicle categories, it will
start at 1 p.m. at the intersec
tion of Fir st. and Main st. It
will proceed East on Main st.
to Hawthorne park.
Paraders . are to assemble on
South Fir st. between noon and
1 p.m. and judging will be done
at that time. Prizes will be pre
sented following the parade at
Hawthorne park.
An auto show, sponsored by
Medford firemen in connection
with the festival, will be open
from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the
Library park.
DOW-JONES AVERAGES
New York (U.R) Dow-Jones
final siock averages: 30 indus
trials 425.52 off 2.93; 20 rail
roads 159.11 off 1.92; 15 utilities
64.62 off 0.01, and 65 stocks
159.34 off 1.16. Sales today were
about 2.800,000 shares compared
with 2,810,000 shares yesterday.
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Greensboro, N. C. (U.R).
Juniius , Irving Scales, former
campus Communist at the Uni
versity of North Carolina has
been sentenced to six years in
prison.
Medford High
Student Slate
Carol Denman, junior in Med
ford High school, has been
elected to represent the school
on a Freedom Foundation pil
grimage to historic shrines and
cities of the east coast early in
May, it was announced today.
The pilgrimage is part of the
"principal award" made by the
foundation earlier this year to
the" Medford school, based on
the 1954 student government
-roram submitted by Mrs. Jus
tin "smith, instructor of social
studies and history in the school.
Mrs. Smith will accompany Miss
Denman.
To Leave May 4
The student and teacher will
leave here by air May 4 for the
Jour, which will include" a visit
to Valley Forge and historic
Sots in Philadelphia as guests
S Se foundation, a visit to th
V, capital and to New
rk including tours of the
Ete of liberty and the United
Preliminaiy Budget
TotaDamg 590,442
For CSity Presented!
A preliminary general fund
budget of $590,442, an increase
of $23,962 over last year, was
presented to the citizens' budget
committee by City Manager
Robert Duff last night.
The proposed budget for Med
ford is $31,750 over the amount
allowed by the 6 per cent limi
tation on increases, and several
alternative ways of balancing
the budget were presented by
Duff. v
, Duff said the budget was "pre
pared on the basis of continuing
the minimum services now being
previe. 'Provision "for 'main
taining adequate service com
mensurate . with the growth of
the city and services requested
by its citizens have necessarily
been delted." - He . pointed out
that city income is relatively
static. -
Revenue Estimates
Revenue for fiscal year 1955
56 is estimated at $328,597, and
a cash balance at the end of this
fiscal year of $23,729, leaves a
total of $238,116 to be raised by
taxation. The amount which can
be raised by taxation without
authorization of the voters, is
$206,366.
Duff said the budget could be
balanced by transferring a sur
plus of $40,177 from the Sewage
Disposal bond fund into the gen
eral fund. He pointed out the
surplus accumulated as a result
of a sewer service charge being
maintained after sufficient mon
ies were collected to take care
of bond indebtedness. The charge
was discontinued last year.
Other Methods
Other methods of balancing
the budget, Duff said, would be
to make further reductions in
budget requests, call for a spe
cial election to vote additional
funds to make up the deficit,
call for an election to establish
a new tax base, or increase reve
nue by a larger business tax.
. Duff pointed out, however,
that "a further reduction in the
proposed budget might seriously'
impair the efficiency of some of
the departments." He said con
sideration should , be . given the
annexation program, which may
require a change in the tax base,
and capital improvements which
include an arterial street pro
gram, sanitary sewer facilities,
Teacher and
Award Trip
Nation?.
John Van . Dyke was named
alternate.
The two will return to Salem
May 11 for a regional presenta
tion by George Rossman, asso
ciate justice, of the Oregon su
preme court. They will receive
a "freedom library" of. books,
records, films and speeches for
the school and a gold medal.
Important Award
The1 award is consldred one
of the most important ever made
to the school here. It was not
based on a contest but on a stu
dent government project which
has continued for seven years.
The foundation's aim is to pro
mote better understanding of the
American way of life, Mrs.
Smith stated. '
Miss Denman, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Denman,
104. Geneva st., was selected by
students of the history classes
and by the faculty.
She was chosen by a panel of judges includ
ing the mayors of the communities in the
county or their representatives last night. The
other girls are Karen Morgan (front left), spon
sored by the Junior Service league; Suzanne
White (rear left), sponsored by the Loyal Or
der of Moose and Women of the Moose; Star
Christine Leonard (front right), sponsored by
the Medford Rotary club, and Meredith Tacy
Lynch (rear right), sponsored by the Izaak
Walton league. (Brainerd photo)
storm sewer program and off
street parking program.
Greatest Increase
The greatest increase in pro
posed expenditures for the com'
ing year is in the fire depart
ment, where a $21,927 increase
is asked. Duff said the increase
is "a result of the depletion of a
surplus carried forward as a
cash balance in the fire mainte
nance fund."
The proposed expenditure for
the fire department for 1955-56
is $60,864, compared to a 1954-
55 budget of $38,937.
Other " proposed Hepartment
expenditures for fiscal year
1955-56 include: airport, $25,
888; building and inspection,
$17,628; city hall, $12,372; en
gineering, $51,402; legal, $7,581;
mayor and council, $2,400; gen
eral administration, administra
tive, $19,933: general adminis
tration, non-departmental, $60,
609; parks and swimming pool,
$7,610; police, $157,725; streets
and sewers, $58,594; sewage dis
posal, $32,508; recorder, $18,887;
traffic engineer, $33,148; treas
urer, $11,295; planning commis
sion, $2,000; and emergency,
$10,000.
Estimated expenditures for the
Medford Water department for
fiscal year 1955-56 total $388,
171, while revenue is estimated
to be $421,377.02, leaving a
balance of $33,206.02 June 30,
1956, which will go for an inter
est payment of $28,287.50 and
an emergency fund of $4,918.52.
Next County Budget
Meeting April 28
Another meeting of the Jack
son county budget committee has
been set for Thursday, April 28,
courthouse officials said today.
The budget committee and
county court met yesterday in
what they expected would be the
final budget meeting' before the
fiscal program was presented for
advertising and public hearing.
However, action was not com
pleted on several items at yester
day's meeting, and the April 28
session was scheduled.
Members of the budget com
mittee are Roger Rath, Tom
Wray and Arnold Bohnert. Mem
bers of the court include Judge
Rodney Keating and Commis
sioners L. G. Morthland and
Chester Wendt.
The three members of the
court and County Engineer Paul
Rynning were scheduled to leave
today for Newport to take part
in., dedication of the new Lincoln
county courthouse. They also
plan to investigate equipment
being used in other counties be
fore returning to Medford.
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Big Three Agrees
To Vienna Meeting
On Austria Treaty
Ambassadors Will
Convene on May 2
Washington (U.R) The
Western Big Three today agreed
to a meeting of ambassadors
with Russia in Vienna on May 2
to draft an Austrian state treaty.
If progress is made there, the
West said in identical notes to
Moscow, the Big Four foreign
ministers could meet' at a for
mal session to sign a treaty
granting Austria her indepen
dence. The West said the foreign
ministers meeting should be set
at "the earliest practicable
date." American officials
thought mid-May would be the
earliest a foreign minister's ses
sion could be arranged.
In the. ( meantime, officials
said, a group of U.S., British and
French diplomats probably will
meet in London next Wednes
day to lay the groundwork for
a broader Big Four foreign
minister's meeting on such criti
cal issues as German unification.
Soviet Invitation
The Western notes today were
in reply to a Russian proposal
last Tuesday that the Big Four
foreign ministers meet "in the
nearest future" to conclude Ihe
long stalled Austrian treaty. The
Soviet call came on the heels of
Soviet-Austrian talks during
which Russia said she was ready
to end the 10 year military oc
cupation of Austria.
The United States, Britain,
and France said they "welcome
the Soviet government's view
that the possibility now exists
of concluding the Austrian state
treaty." .Theyadded , that, they
"would be pleased to participate
at the earliest possible moment"
in a foreign minister s meeting
to sign the treaty.
But the West said "it is clear
that some preparatory work
still remains to be done" on the
ambassadorial level.
Faster Than Anticipated '
The suggestion that an Aus
trian treaty eould be signed by
mid-May indicated that progress
is being pressed faster than some
State Department officials
originally had thought possible.
The diplomatic offensive got
underway as French Foreign
Minister- Antoinne Pinay flew
back to Paris after London con
ferences designed to align
French and British policjes to
ward world trouble spots.
March of Dimes
Totaled $33,193
In January Drive
The 1955 March of Dimes cam
paign in Jackson county, held in
January, netted $33,193.92, ac
cording to figures released by
J. D. Montieth, campaign treas
urer. The amount was $1,258.95
short of the record 1954 drive
and marked the first time that
the county fund - raising cam
paign to combat infantile paraly
sis had ever failed to surpass
the previous year's receipts.
Reasons Given
"This does not reflect on the
volunteer workers, who did
their usual good job," Harry
Chicman. chairman for the
Jackson county , chapter of the
National Foundation for Infan
tile Paralysis, said. "We have
kriown for some time that we
were nearmg the saturation
point. That, coupled with the
emergency campaign last Aug
ust and apathy on the part of
doners because of good news
duripg the drive regarding the
Salk vaccine, helped to con
tribute to our lower amount,"
Chipman said.
Medford led all county towns
wiih $19,940.82, Ashland was
second with $5,068.01, and
Rogue River was third with $2,-
259.27. Central Point's $1,173.61
ranked fourth.
Reports for other towns were
Totals Listed
Applegate-Ruch, $453.13; Butte
Falls. $125: Camp White,
S573.22: Eagle Point, $537.21;
Gold Hill-Sams Valley, $659.88;
Jacksonville, $465; Phoenix,
$839.20; Prospect, $491.70; Shady
Cove. S590.04: Talent. $603.18,
and miscellaneous county re
ceipts, $184.39. ;
Expenses for the county cam-
paiga were $769.54.
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GUARDSMEN DRAW WEAPONS During
the four-hour test alert of National Guard
mobilization readiness Wednesday evening,
Medford guardsmen rushed to the armory,
donned uniforms and drew their weapons.
Shown above being issued rifles are, left to
right, MSgt. Gene B. Snook, Cpl. Duane A.
Franklin, Pfc. Fred L. Bennett and Pfc. Jo
seph B. Nolan. Cpl. Arlo J. Emmons is shown
Rural High School
Board Budget Seeks
$1,599,895 for Year
A rural high school board
budget calling for a levy . of
$1,599,895.53 was announced to
day by Alf Mekvold, county su
perintendent of schools.
The budget is up $377,078.29
from last year. ' .'- x
This year's rural high board
tax base is $323,520.64, whichy
will lease 51,276,374.89 in excess J
of the 6 per cent - limitation -on
budgetary increases. '.
.Total estimated receipts for
the coming fiscal year are $775,
250.73, or down an estimated
$81,107.40.
Totals Given
Operatio nal expenditures
listed in the budget are $2,023,
896.26. This total, minus esti
mated receipts, equals -$1,248,-645.53
for the 20 districts
served by the rural board.
Added are $68,050 for rural
operating and emergency costs,
and $283,200 for non-high dist
r i c t s' tuition, transportation,
operating and emergency costs,
giving the total levy of
$1,599,895.53.
Among the items Mekvold
listed as major increases in
operating costs are: Rural oper
ating and emergency costs up
$28,500. Mekvold explained that
this item was cut sharply last
year, and the proposed new total
is more in line with the amount
budgeted in the past.
An increase of $56,450 in the
non-high school fund based on
an - anticipated 14 per cent in
crease in non-high enrollment
(the number of students in dis
tricts not served by high schools)
during the coming year.
Others Up
I Instruction costs, for teachers,
additional teachers, and extra
duty pay, is up 11.5 per cent.
Teaching supplies, library sup
plies and text books are up 26.7
per cent, due largely to adoption
of new text books. Plant opera
tion is up 14.4 per cent,' due to
additional buildings in many
districts. Library costs are -up
35.7 per cent in an effort to build
up library facilities in county
schools. . !
Unless the budget is approved
by-the voters at an election set
for May 16, it will be possible
to , levy only the $323,520.64
which is included in ' the tax
base, or about 20 per cent of the
estimated costs of operation.
Anything above that 'amount
would still have to be levied in
the individual districts if the
budget was turned down by the
voters. . -
Chief Attends Meeting
About Teletype Threat
Medford Police Chief Charles
Champlin returned last night
from a meeting in Salem with
Gov. Paul L. Patterson and
about 30 other police officers
and sheriffs, at which the state
wide police teletype network
was discussed. -
Chief Champlin said legisla
tive action on appropriations
threatens the network, and he
reported the N governor said " he
would do what he could to see
that it is continued.
The teletype service was start
ed only a year ago, and has
proven a highly efficient aid in
crime detection and prevention,
tht chief uid. ' "" ;' "
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uuara nere are snown as xney appeared weanesaay evening
during the test aldrt. They are;-left io right,1 CpL Duane Frank-
lin, "Pfc. Raymond "L.:!-WiHiamsboth -Headquarters company;
and Cpl. James G. Matternich, Company A. Constant radio com
munications were maintained with Grants Pass where the com
manding officer of the 1st' battalion, Lt. Col. Don Burke, was.
located, and with roving patrols of guard riflemen in jeeps and
trucks. Headquarters company provides the administrative staff
for the 1st battalion of the 186th Infantry regiment, a part of the
41st Infantry division, Oregon and Washington National Guard.
(Brainerd photo)
IPortBainid
Portland (U.R) Oliver Ker
mit Smith, 35, an attorney who
police said recently purchased a
gun for protection, was killed
last night when a bomb wrecked
his car as he started home from
a country club.
Police described it as a slay
ing. The motive was not known.
Deputy Sheriff Holger Christof
ersen said one man, whom he
described as a suspect, was being
questioned. Another man, was
questioned briefly.
Assaulted in Garage '
Last month Smith, a Purple
Heart war veteran, told police he
was assaulted in the garage of his
home by a man who struck him
on, the head several times.
- Last week Smith applied for a
permit to carry a gun- saying he
needed it for "protection," po
lice said.
The explosion occurred shortly
before . midnight as Smith was
leaving a "stag" night affair at
the Columbia-Edgewater- Coun
try Club. -
The blast was . heard over a
large part of Northeast Portland.
The splintered windshield was
thrown more than 150 yards and
the top of the car went 50 yards.
Quarantine Is Lifted
At VA Domiciliary
'Camp White The quaran
tine imposed at Camp White
April 13, because of an epidemic
of influenza, was lifted at 11
a.m. today by Manager E. K.
Ricker. " l
More than 150 cases of the
respiratory illness were report
ed last week at the Veterans
Administration domiciliary, but
the situation has improved rap
idly, permitting the lifting of the
quarantine after one week and
two days.
Normal activities may be re
sumed, Ricker said.
Washington ' (U.R) " Rep.
Walter Norblad (R-Ore.) said lie
has introduced a bill which
would allow Yamhill county.
Ore., lo buy the lock and dam
at LaFayette.
Press 1ill ueased Wire
Price 5c , No. 28
issuing an M-l rifle to Pfc. Nolan. All are
members of Company A, which later put out
roving patrols n radio-equipped trucks and
jeeps throughout Medford. All guard person
nel had reported within a period of two
hours, and more than half were on hand at
the armory within half an hour after the alert
was called at 5 p.m.
(Brainerd photo)
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Morimey
Smith's body was thrown 20
feet into the grill of another car.
Police said the bomb apparently
was , triggered to the starting
mechanism.
Other Cars Nearby
. Police said between 50 and 60
cars were in the parking lot at
the time and that other persons
might have been killed if they
had been nearby.
Smith was a World War II vet
eran and won the Purple Heart
and a Bronze Star for aetion with
the infantry in France and Ger
many. He obtained his .degree
from' the University of Oregon
m 1948. He was a Republican
candidate for the Oregon Senate
in 1950. '
" Oliver K.' Smith, Portland at
torney who was killed in Port
land Thursday night when a
bomb wrecked his car, was, the
nephew of four Medford resi
dents. They are Justin Smith, 21
Geneva st.; Ernest Smith, 6 New
town st.; Mrs. Frank ., Roberts,
2218 East Main st., and . Mrs.
Cecil Clemens, 1336 Queen Anne
ave.
Springfield Police Chief
Quits; Officer Convicted
"Springfield, Ore." -OJ.R) Thei
Springfield chief of police and
a police ' officer resigned today
and the city recorder, was asked
to resign in the wake of the con
viction of another policeman of
embezzling $33 , of police funds.
Resignation Requested '
City Manager Hebert C. Ham
ilton , said . he had, accepted the
resignations of Chief Harry W.
Howard and Capt.- Marion . J.
Redfearn and had asked for the
resignation of .... City Recorder
William Mansell. The latter had
not submitted a resignation to
day. Mansell also is the -.City
treasurer. C . . . .
, Hamilton., would not say
whether 1 , the resignations had
any connection with Circuit
Court verdict last night in
wnicn Marriu je. Parke, sus
pended - Springfield "policeman,
was found guilty of converting
Subcommittee
Quits Attempt To
Draft Resolution
Conference Shocked
Over Ceylon Charges
Bandung, Indonesia CU.RV
Indian Prim Minister Jawah
arlal Nehru exploded with
anger today at th Afro-Asian
confer enc when' the Turkish
delegate expressed opea skep
ticism of the idea of peaceful
coexistence with Communism.
Nehru, who had Joined
forces earlier today with Chi
nese Communist Premier Chou
En-lai in a defense of Com
munist policies in Europe, took
bitter exception to remarks
by Turkey's Fatin Rasru Zorlu
in a no' holds barred meeting
of the conference Political
Committee.
"War is approaching." Nehru,
said, and the only way to avoid
it is to "lessen tension through
peaceful coexistence." 1
Nehru then issued a passion
ate appeal to the United States
and Russia to slop making
atomic and hydrogen bombs
and submitted a proposal to
place the conference on record
as opposed to nuclear weapons
of any type.
Bandung, Indonesia flJ.M
The Afro-Asian conference be
came hopelessly snarled today
on whether Communist "sub
version and infiltration" eonsti
tuted a new form of colonialism.
A nine-nation subcommittee
trying to write a resolution
condemning colonialism was un
able to reach agreement anrf
adjourned unfa Saturday with
out a decision.
The main political committee
moved on to a study of world
peace and cooperation under
which Ceylon is expected to ask
that Formosa be placed under
a trusteeship. .
Fails Tc Get Conference
Sir John Kotelawala of Cey
lon, who suggested trusteeship
at a press conference Thursday,
failed again today in his efforts
to Call an eisht-natinn Mtnfav.
ence on the subject of Formosa.
Kolelawala's charges that
Communism is a new form of
colonialism split the 29-nation
group down the middle, shock
ing neutrals, the- Communists
and the pro-Communists.
Indian Prime Minister Jawa
harlal Nehru joined Chinese
Communist Premier Chou En-lai
today in denying Kotelawala's
charges. .
Nehru and Chou said Kotela
wala was wrong about Com
munism, and they firmly In
sisted that such Eastern Euro
pean cations as Czechoslavakia
and Poland are free and inde
pendent and not colonies of the,
Kremlin. '
Unanimous Vote Difficult
Nehru also suggested that a
new form of colonialism might
have arisen recently in Guate
mala where anti-Communist
forces, with, the sympathy of the
Umted States, were victorious.
The sharp division in the con
ference was, reminiscent of Uni
ted Nations cleavages as the 29-'
ration group tried to get to
gether on the anti-colonialism
issue. Resolutions must be passed
by unanimous vote, and it was
proving extremely difficult to
nleasp both West and East.
Bandung, Indonesia (U.R)
Communist China and Indonesia
today signed a secret agreement
settling the long-standing dis
pute over citizenship of 3,000,-
000 Chinese living in this coun
try. It was believed the agreement
provided for the Chinese in In
donesia to choose between In
donesia or Communist China for
citizenship. They could not
choose Nationalist Chinese citi
zenship under the terms of the
reported pact.
$33 of police funds to his own .
use. A recent state audit showed
a shortage of $22,000 in police
department collections.
The city manager said his of
ficial reason for asking for the
resignations was "inefficiency in
office."
Mansell Silent
; Howard and Redfearn said
they had submitted resignations
on March 22 shortly after Ham
ilyton took office as city man
ager. They said their resigna
tions were turned down at that
time, but today they were nott
ura uy namuwn weir requests
had been accepted. Mansell
made no comment as to whether
ha would submit a resignation.
Hamilton appointed Sgt.
Harold Cowles as acting chief of
police and said he was seeking
a city recorder to replace Man
tel!. '