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mm us mm m , Songressional LaoHrs Sold In Washington (U.R) Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas said today a White House briefing on the for eign situation made him "more optimistic" about prospects for peace in the Far East. President Eisenhower briefed Johnson and 28 other congres sional leaders of both parties for 00 minutes about his S3,500,000, 00 foreign aid program. Secre tary of State John Foster Dulles briefed the congressmen also on the latest developments in the Far East and Europe. Partial Breakdown For the first time, the White House gave the House and Sen ate leaders a partial breakdown on foreign aid proposed for the fiscal year starting July 1. The big share of funds earmarked for Asia would go to South Ko rea and Indochina. Formosa ranked third. The leaders came away appar ently sold on the need for con tinuing foreign aid. They were not specific, however, about how j big the program must be. To Start Hearings Johnson told newsmen there was nothing new in Dulles' briefing that would cause alarm. In fact, he said, recent develop ments make him "more optimis tic and hopeful for peace than we have been in certain pe riods." Johnson estimated that the Senate Foreign Relations Com mittee, which will open hear ings tomorrow on legislation to authorize the foreign aid, will complete action in a week or 10 days. Concerning foreign aid, House Republican Leader Joseph. W. Martin of Massachusetts said he thinks "they'll get what they need because they've demon strated that until we. get peace and stability in the world we've "got to spend for a while." Chairman Waller F. George (D.-Ga.) of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee agreed that Congress will continue foreign aid. Diem Troops Drive Rebels From Cholon Saigon, Indochina (U.R) Premier Ngo Dinh Diems gov ernment troops drove the last rebel troops out of Cholon to day in another major victory that gave the anti-Communist premier a firmer grip on divid ed Viet Nam. Maj. Gen. Tran Van Don, com manding the government troops fighting the Binh Xuyen, said the rebel gang was forced out of its last major stronghold in Cholon, the Chinese twin city of Caigon, after a nightlong ar tillery duel halted at dawn. The victory aided Diem in his showdown with absentee Emperor Rao Dai who was "de posed" Saturday by a revolu tionary military assembly which gave every indication of mak ing the move stick while de manding the withdrawal of French troops from Indochina as well. The move against the emperor appeared to have the backing of the United States. A Washington dispatch said the United States was prepared to ditch the playboy emperor if necessary to save Diem and his anti-Communist government. Retired Air Force General Named Here As Director of County Civilian Defense Maj. Gen. Joseph H. Hicks (U. I S. Air Force, Ret.), has been named director of civil defense. for Jackson county, it was an nounced this morning by .County Judge Rodney Keating. He succeeds Col. Charles A. Stafford (U. S. Army, Ret.), who has submitted his resignation. Colonel Stafford has held the position for several years. General Hicks. 56, has made his home in Medford for about a year after retiring from the Air Force after, serving in the Army and Air Force since 1923. He and Mrs. Hicks and their two children live at 40 South Modoc ave. A graduate of West Point, the career officer became a rated pilot in 1924. and until 1935 s:rved at various Air Corps sta tions. Later he commanded the supply branch of the field divi sion of the ma:eriel eommand at Among those at the briefing was Senate Republican Leader William F. Knowland of Cali fornia who has dissented from Mr. Eisenhower's decision to sound out the possibility of bi lateral talks with Communist China. Nine Angling Law Violators Appear In District Court Nine angling law violation cases were brought into district court here yesterday, according to court officials. The cases were among 15 which have been cited into district court since fishing season opened last week. Those who appeared in court yesterday were: John Clarence Cimfl, 47, of 162 North Second st., Central Point. Cimfl pleaded guilty to fishing without a license and was fined $25 and costs, with $15 of the fine suspended. A 15-year-old Medford boy. He was fined $25 and costs, with $20 of the fine suspended, on a charge of fishing without a lic ense. Francis Earl Cox, 33, of route 2, box 163 A, Central Point, and Richard Elbert Cox, 28, of the same address. They each were fined $25 and costs on charges of angling in a closed area. Robert Ray Humphrey, 45, Butte Falls Star route, box 19, Eagle Point. Humphrey was fin ed $25 and court costs, with $15 of the fine suspended, on a charge of angling during closed season. Chris Wolff, 61, and Rose Wolff, 48, both of route 1, box 477. Medford.' They pleaded guilty to a joint charge of ang ling during a closed season, and were fined $25 and costs, with $20 of the fine suspended. Jimmie Stogsdill, 29, of 148 South Keeneway dr., and Law rence William Anderson, 31, of 742 McAndrews rd. Anderson was fined $25 and court costs on a charge of angling during closed season, and $15 of the fine was suspended. Stogsdill is scheduled to appear in district court on or before May 7. Anastasia Income Tax Witnesses Disappear Miami (U.R) Police searched the rugged wooded shoreline of Biscayne Bay today for traces of a witness in an income tax case against Albert Anastasia, "the lord high executioner" of Murder, Inc., and his wife. The couple, Charles Ferri and his wife, disappeared myster iously from their fashionable home here which was found de serted and found smeared with bloodstains. Pools of human blood in the $40,000 home provided the only clue to their disappearance. "We cannot even call it mur der until we find some bodies," said Deputy Sheriff John Tyler. Salem (U.R) A measure to allow the use of tape report ing in court, if specifically au thorized by the judge, and used together with shorthand, has been approved by the House and sent to the governor. Wright Field, O., and also served the air service command. In 1942, he spent two months in England setting up supply or ganization, and later commanded the supply division of the air service command at Kelly Field, Tex. During the early war years he served in various capacities in Spokane, Wash., in Georgia and Texas. In Far East In 1944 he was named chief of the supply division of the Far East air service command, at Hol landia, New Guinea, and in 1946 was amed chief of the supply division of the Philippine air service command, Manila, later transferring to the Japanese air materiel area. - His later- commands included organizations in Utah, Ohio, and in 1951. in France, where he in itiated the first air depot at Cha teauroux under the mutual de State Milk Control Measure Beaten by 38-22 House Vote November Vote Said Conclusive Salem U.R) The House yes terday killed a bill that would have restored state milk controls at the producer level. Vote was 38 to 22 with opponents declar ing that the people spoke con clusively last November when they wiped out the Milk Market ing administration and that re sumption of state controls was inadvisable. Milk Price War Feared Proponents of the measure ex pressed a fear that a milk price war was brewing in Oregon and that producers would be the first to suffer. Rep. Elmer Deetz (R.- Canby) known for his successful battle against milk control dur ing the general election cam paign, was one of the sponsors of the bill to protect producers. He said that in the event of a price war the distributors would protect their margins of profit at the expense of the producers. Debate was punctuated by criticism of advertisements plac ed in Sunday newspapers by a large grocery chain claiming that it was making too much money at present milk prices and that retail prices should be cut. Rep. Arthur Ireland (R. Forest Grove) said he hoped the advertisement had not influenc ed the thinking of members. He added that producers were protected under present law and that the dairy industry should get out of politics. Rep. Maurine Neuberger (D Portland) long time opponent of the Milk Marketing administra tion, said she favored the bill even though she, as a consum er, might enjoy lower milk prices if jt were defeated. Rep. Harry Elliott (R.-Tilla- mook) said "milk legislation brings nothing but embarrass ment to the dairy industry" and he asserted the bulk of milk bills were the work of the minority groups and "disgruntled individ uals." The House also "voted to im pose licensing and inspection controls on vocational schools in the state to eliminate unscrupu lous operations. Full Calendar Set By City Councilmen A preliminary report on an nexation plans will be given by City Manager Robert Duff to the city council at its 7:0 p.m". meet ing today. The report- will be similar to one given the plan ning commission last Friday. Also on the agenda is the award of a contract for a sani tary sewer in the Eastwood and Capital hill area. W. H. Conrad, Inc., of Medford was. low bidder for the project with a bid of $45,354.50, $15 under a bid sub mitted by the Coast Construc tion company of Albany, Ore. Hearings on construction of a water main on East Jackson st., on paving petitions from Park st. and Hamilton st., and on an nexation requests from Vista Heights, Woodson Park and Douglas additions, also are scheduled for tonight. The council also will consider miscellaneous traffic rule re- quests. . , . Weather FORECAST: Cemlderable clondinett tonifht ' and Wednesday. Low tonight 40; high Wednesday CO. Temp. Highest Yesterday 63 Lowest this Morning 43 fense assistance program. He is rated as a command pi lot, a combat observer and tech nical observer, has logged some 7,000 flying hours, and wears the legion of merit, among other rib bons. Active in GOC Since coming to Medford, he has been active in the Ground Observer corps, standing a reg ular two-hour, shift each week, and fills in at the observer post at other times. As director of civilian defense for the county, General Hicks will be responsible for the co ordination and planning of all duties in connection with defense against attack, for setting up evacuation centers in ease of bombing of other areas, and for maintenance of a skeleton civil defense organization which can go into action immediately if needed. Diravesftigsited $10,000 Demanded In Telephone Call; Bomb Threatened Youths Questioned. By Police; Released Portland (U.R) Police today investigated another in a series of bomb threats in which $10, 00Q was demanded from Fred Meyer stores. Officers said two juveniles whose English sports car fled from the scene of where the money was to be picked up were questioned and then released early today. Both were consider ed innocent ot connection with the case. Another car, in which police say they saw a child, was seen in the pickup area. Details Withheld Although po lice withheld many details, Sheriff Terry Schrunk and Police Chief Jim Purcell said an extortion de mand for $10,000 was made by telephone yesterday to the gen eral offices of the Fred Meyer firm. A bomb explosion in one of the stores was threatened. Instructions were given call- j ing for the money to be placed in a bean patch on the outskirts of Portland. Police put the area under surveillance. One car was seen near the snot and officers - said a little girl was seen to get out and play beside the road. They said she could have innocently picked up the package, supposedly contain ing the money. Shots Fired The sports car appeared later and parked. Later when police tried to stop it, the car fled and several shots were fired by po lice until one hit a tire. The two juvenile occupants said they were merely drinking beer, Chief Purcell said. The threat was the latest in a series that has plagued Port land since bombing of the Meier & Frank Department store last month in what police said was part of a $50,000 extortion plot. Several juveniles have been ar rested , in connection with tele phoned bomb threats to schools. Morse Says Power Program 'Phony' Washington (U.R) Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore.) charged last night that the administra tion's "partnership" power pro gram is a "phony" and a "give away" to private power monopo lies. Morse was asked about the administration's program to con struct power dams in collabora tion with private firms. Morse said the "partnership program ' sounds good, but it s a phony." "what the administration really is for in the partnership scheme is to turn over to mono poly" those features of the dams which produce revenue. The tax payers, .he said, would pay for those projects which produce no revenue flood control mea sures, canal locks and fish ladders. Article in Treaty Demanded by Soviets Vienna, Austria U.R) Soviet Russia demanded today the Aus trian state treaty contain contro versial "Article 16" which would permit the Communists to retake some 36,000 Iron Curtain refugees in Austria. Thousands of refugees risked their lives to escape to freedom in Austria Russians, Hunga rians, Poles, Czechs, Romanians, stateless Jews, and Yugoslavs. Some have threatened suicide if the dread Article 16 is approved in the treaty. The Russians want a clause in the treaty allowing Communist "interviewers" to visit Austrian refugee camps and arrange wholesale deportation of men, women and children back to the Communist nations from 'which they fled. - r A T MEDFORD, OREGON, RAFT CREW RESCUED Capt. DeVere Baker and four crewmen from Ill-fated raft Lehi n as they arrived at Monterey, CaL.aboard Coast Guard cutter Active. They were taken off craft after calling for help. (Left to right): Bosun Mate G. J. Elliot of rescue ship Active; William Souza; DeVere Baker; George Harris; Crawford Hartley, and Lawrence Hall. Phoenix Sets Vote Monday, May 16th, On Sewer Facilities . Phoenix The Phoenix city council last night called a special election for May 16 so that vot ers can decide whether or not sewer facilities will be con structed in the community. Two proposals will be put to the voters: 1. Authorization of $40,000 in general obligation bonds to pro vide for sewage disposal. 2. Installation of a sewer sys tem to be financed by assess ments on property "benefited. Poll at City Hall The electipn will be held be tween 12 noon and 8 p.m. May 16 at the city hall. The $40,000. if approved, will go toward .connection of Phoenix sewers to' Medford s disposal plant, through, the South Bear Creek Sanitary district, and the sewer system within the city will be financed by assessments esti mated at about $3.65 per front foot on property benefited. In other action, the council ac cepted the resignation of Fire Chief Lovell Robbins effective May 1, and appointed Leo Furry to fill the position. Three Multnomah Polio Cases Listed Portland (U.R) Three Mult nomah county children have fall en victim to polio following in oculation with the Salk vaccine produced by the Cutter labora tories of Berkeley, Calif., Dr. Samuel B. Osgood, state epidem iologist said today. However, Dr. Osgood said it was much too early to determine whether or not the Cutter vac cine was responsible. He added that there have been no cases reported following in oculation with Parke-Davis vac cine, which is to be used in Oregon public school programs. Multnomah county's three polio victims were among. 31 cases reported by the state pub lic health service so far this year, six of which were for the week ending April 30. T Atomic Explosion Scheduled Wednesday Las Vegas, Nev. (U.R) A weather evaluation briefing to day revealed a satisfactory fore cast for Wednesday, and , the Atomic Energy Commission once again began preparations for fir ing a test shot which has been postponed daily for the last eight days. ' 1 The explosion would test "Sur vival Town," a group of build ings constructed at Yucca Flats to determine the ability of Amer ican cities to withstand effects of a nuclear blast. TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1955 Ixteirfcifoin). IPu4 doh ' PirftuirDdl Suspects in Hit-Run Accident Arraigned; Bound Over to Jury- Two men extradited here from southern California in con nection with a hit-run automo bile accident were arraigned in district court ' yesterday and were bound over to the .grand jury under heavy bond. The two are Claude Richard Day, 23, and Jack LeRoy Day, 18, both of Portland. They were arrested in Los Angeles follow ing an accident near Talent which resulted in serious injur ies to Mrs. Ruby Bartley, 55, of route 1, box 237, Talent. Waive Hearing The Days appeared in district court yesterday before Judge Rawles Moore. They waived pre liminary hearing and counsel. Claude Day, who is charged with failing to stop at. the scene of the accident and remaining un til he had rendered reasonable assistance to Mrs. Bartley, was bound over to the grand jury under $2,000 bond. Jack Day, charged with failure to leave his name and address at the scene of the accident, was bound over under $1,000 bond. . Six young men, five of them Southern Oregon college stu dents, also appeared in district court yesterday and were fined Board of Equalization Meets Monday, May 9 The first meeting of the Jack son county board of equaliza tion will be held Monday, May 9, it was announced today by R. G. Fowler, county assessor. The board meets each year to consider complaints on the amount - of assessed valuation placed on real property. It is em powered to make such changes as may be, necessary to bring about an equalized levy. Taxpayers having real proper ty upon which an increased as sessed valuation has been placed this year are being notified of the increase through cards being mailed this week. Those with complaints may appear before the board starting next Monday. The board is . composed of County Judge Rodney Keating, Ralph Cook and Arnold Bohn ert. House Conferees Agree On Postal Pay Raise Washington (U.R) Senate House conferees agreed today on a compromise bill to give pay in creases averaging 8.8 per cent to 500,000 postal workers....... It faces a probable president ial veto. President Eisenhower has indicated he would disap prove any boost higher than 7.C per cent. Tribune United Press Full Leased Wire Price 5c No. 37 on liquor law violation charges. Plead Guilty Joseph William "Lucas, 17, of route 1, box 98, Eagle Point, pleaded guilty to illegal posses sion of intoxicating liquor, and was fined $10 and costs. Fines of $7.50 each, plus court costs, were levied against Charles Leonard Crandall, 18, Coos Bay; Ronald Lyman Ow ings, 20, Klamath Falls; William David Seymour, 19, Ashland; Allen Mamoru Kimura, 18, Wai pahu, Oahu, T.H., and Thomas Lee Jacobson, 18, Coos Bay. The five, all southern Oregon col lege students, pleaded guilty to charges of illegal possession. Meat Inspection Bill Passes Senate Salem (U.R) The meat inspec tion bill that was once consider ed dead in committee was passed by the Oregon Senate yesterday with only three dissenting votes. The house immediately con curred in minor Senate amend ments and the bill was sent to the governor. When signed into law, the measure would raise $150,000 to inaugurate a pilot program in the meat inspection field. The State Department of Agriculture would be directed to launch a trial operation and present the 1957 Legislature with more ac curate estimates of the cost of a full program. A full program of compulsory state meat inspection would aug ment the present federal and municipal meat inspection sys tems now in operation in parts of the state. Firemen Call In Medford Inspection Job Firemen yesterday called at a total of 199 homes in Medford during the first day of the 1955 home fire inspection program, they said this morning. Of the total, at 78 homes the occupants were away, and in 6 cases firemen were refused ad mission. 79 Recommendations . Among the 115 homes where firemen were welcomed to make their inspections, 79 recommen dations were given householders for the removal of conditions which have been found to be common causes of house fires. The program is entirely vol untary, firemen report, but it is offered as a service to residents. It is hoped that firemen can call at each home in the city. Ohmart, Lowry in Minority Battle Urging Approval Action Postponed ' By 20 To 10 Vote Salem U.R) The Senate to day killed . the proposal for a three per cent sales tax by vot ing 20 to 10 to postpone indefi nitely House bill 694. Those voting in favor of the indefinite postponement were Sens. Allen,. Belton, Bingner, Boivin, Brady, Carson, Francis, Geddes, George, Hardie, Hat field, . Holmes, Johnson. Leth, Lonergan, McMinimee, Merri- field, Sweetland, Wilhelm and Smith. Voting against the majority report of the Senate Tax com mittee were Sens. Brown, Chase, Gill, Hounsell, Husband, Lowry, Ohmart, Steen, Ulett and Zieg ler. Report Urges Passage ' First action, after two hours of debate, came on a minority report submitted by Sens. Oh mart, Lowry and Steen, urging passage of the sales tax. Sen. Lee Ohmart (R.-Salem) led the minority fight, urging a salei tax as assurance that Oregon would not be faced with a state level property tax. He noted that the last time the property tax was levied for the state was in 1940, but added that Oregon now is faced with a $60,000,000 defi cit in the next biennium and must raise the revenue to meet it one way or another. Highest Income Tax ' "In the near future,M he said. -we could have a property tax forced upon us. The limitations could be lifted and we would be faced with a property tax the bounds of which none of us now know." Noting that Oregon : already has the highest income tax in the nation. Sen. Ohmart said the 45 per cent surtax on top of that, already passed by both chambers and now in the hands of the governor, could well dis courage industrial development in Oregon. He said there was no flexibility in the supplemental revenue -.measures, ; the . three cents a pack tax on cigarettes and higher liquor prices. Sales Tax 'Inevitable' He added that the sales tax "has the highest degree of flexi bility. It is inevitable that a sales tax will be invoked in Oregon. It might as well be toow." Sen. Rudie Wilhelm (R-Port-land), chairman of the Senate Tax Committee, said House Bill 694 was technically a good bill "but the tax program already in the hands of the governor is a good tax program, and we should leave it where it is now and not try to change it this late . in -the session. Would Take 'Millions' Sen. Robert D. Holmes (D- Gearhart) described the sales tax leading tax. It has had a cancer ous growth because its propo nents say it is taking only pen nies from the people when actu ally it is taking millions." ' Sen. Warren Gill (R-Lebanon) said "after we have enacted that horrible income tax bill, putting a tax on the tax, the only way we can extricate ourselves from the stupid tax program is to vote in a sales tax. Sen. John P. Hounsell (R- Hood River), who favored the minority report, acknowledged that the sales tax has been de feated five times at the polls in Oregon, but said "this is the best sales tax program ever sub mitted.". May Be Last Day The vote left Senate President Elmo E. Smith (R-John Day) and House Speaker Edward A. Geary (R-Klamath Falls) more firmly convinced that this could be the last day of the session. . The Senate passed, also by a vote of 20 to 10, a House-ap proved measure to put a tax of 3 cents a pack on cigarettes. The bill now goes to the governor. at 199 Homes The fire department also re ported that Chief Homer Grable of the Grasts Pass fire depart ment and 17 regular and volun teer firemen from there last night used the Medford depart ment's facilities for smoke mask drills last night. Grass, Trash Fire In other fire department ac tivity, the rural pumper respon ded to a grass and trash fire alarm in an orchard on the C. C. Jensen property on Foothills rd. i 1 . . . i At A. yesterday anernoon. adoui xy acres burned over, and some lower pear tree limbs were dam aged bv the fire. No damaee was reported following a flue fire at the Roland L. Rober resi dence on Table Rock rd. last night.
