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RECRUIT TRAINING Shown above is part of
the recruit training class of Company A, 186th
infantry, Medford unit of the National Guard.
The class is made up of new enlistees with
less than four months service in the Guard. ;
pictured above are Privates Louis Nickel, James
Martin, Donald Jenkins, Phillip Austin, Albert
Peabody; second row, Larry McDonald, David
-Wright, Jared Black, .Fritz Rumble, William
Mason, Jimmie McKee; third row, Robert
Thomas, John Hawley of Headquarters com
panq, Melvin Saltmarsh, Edward Robinson,
Robert Mason, Donald Rowden; fourth row,
Weather
FORECAST: cloudy with light
snow tonight and Friday. Low
tonight 20. High Friday 38.
' Temp.
Highest Yesterday 35
Lowest this Morning .... 14
Free, to 4:30 a.m. Today ...03
Coffee and Other
Supplies Dropped
For Stranded Pair
' La Grande (U.R) Karl
Singhr, 29, and Harry Rut
ledge, 42. hoth of Kennewick.
Wash., were rescued at 12:15
p.m. today by a ground party
at the site of a light plane
crash in the Blue mountains
near here.
La Grande (U.RV A ground
party equipped with snow
mobile left here today to rescue
two Washington fliers, stranded
in . deep snow and sub-zero
weather in the Blue mountains
of eastern Oregon since Tuesday.
' Ttie ground party, composed of
six men, was expected to reach
the two fliers early this after
noon. Earl Snyder, director of the
State Board of Aeronautics, flew
over the area west of here this
morning and dropped coffee and
other supplies to them. He said
they appeared to be in good con
dition. . Sighted in Clearing
' The, pair, Karl Singhr, 29, and
Harry Ruthledge, 42, both of
Kennewick, Wash.; went down
in their light private plane
Tuesday afternoon.
A search plane reported late
yesterday sighting the pair and
the plane in a small clearing
about eight miles due west of La
Grande. Both men were walking
about and appeared to be
unhurt.
'. Ted Grote of Joseph and Jack
Kriezendeck of Enterprise were
flying the craft and siglited the
wreckage at iAS p.m. yesterday.
They said the plane apparently
made a forced landing and nosed
oyer in a hilly section. As they
flew over the spot - both men
waved and showed no indica
tions of being injured.
Fire Serves As Signal
The two men were down near
some old buildings, the searchers
reported, and had a fire going
to serve both as a signal and to
protect them from the bitter
cold. Temperatures in tne area
dropped down to nearly 10 de
crees below zero last night.
Snyder took off immediately
upon . receiving word of the
plane's location and dropped
food, a portable radio and sleep
ing bags.
Attempts were launched to
take a Sno-cat in to bring the
men- out but operators were un
able to get the machine started.
It was decided to wait until day
light before sending the rescue
mission in. .
' Singhr, a Kennewick trailer
dealer, was piloting the plane
when it disappeared on a flight
from Halfway, Ore., to Pasco,
Wash.
Lima, Peru (U.R) A revolu
tion has broken out iin the city
of Iquitos in the Uppsr Amazon
river region, the government an
nounced today.
RfuossiQi
Donald Kell, James Forshey and Donald Atkins.
Members of the' recruiting class not pictured
are Privates Ronald Cooper, Robert Elden,
Gerald Hall, Philip Johnson, Ronald Lingren
and Charles Mires. National Guard officials said
the present recruiting class is the largest in the
-post-war history of the local company, and
present indications are that "it will grow. . Re
cruits are taught military formations and drill,
manual of arms, first aid, rifle marksmanship,
map and compas training and customs of the
service. (Birchfield .Photo). . ;
Medford
. . United Press Full Leased Wire
50th Year 22 Pages
TAX OFFICIALS ACT
TO EiJD COl'FUSIOiJ
A statement regarding : prop-
erty taxation ip Jackson county
was issued today by the chief
state and county assessing offi
cers. .- . 'f. ' .
They said they hoped it would
clear up confusion which has
arisen over procedures uesd in
assessing property in Jackson
county for the current tax year.
The matter arose when State
Tax Commissioner- Samuel B.
Public Hearing on
Freeway Postponed
A public hearing on a new
route for Highway 99 in the
Medford area will not be 'held
until sometime in May, Mayor
Earl Miller was advised today.
A letter from State Highway
Engineer R. H. Baldock said that
while the hearing originally was
scheduled in March, it will now
be two months later before ar
rangements can be made to hold
it. The city will be informed as
soon as a definite date has been
arranged. I
At least four routes for the
freeway-type highway nere have
been proposed. The one Baldock
has said he favors runs through
town on a line along Gennesee
and Cottage sts. Other proposals
are down the line of Bear creek,
suggested in a highway commis
sion study of Medf ord's street
system, and routes east and west
of town. No decision is expected
before the hearing is held.
Medf ord Has Coldest
Morning on Record
Coldest temperature on record
for Feb. 16 in the Medford vicin
ity was registered this morning
when the thermometer at the
airport weather station dropped
to 14 degrees.
The low temperature was re
corded between 6 and 7 , a.m.
Previous low for Feb. 16 was 20
degrees in 1932. Today's read
ing was also lowest for the sea
son; Temperatures of 19 degrees
were . reached on Feb. 2 and
again just before midnight last
night. .
Yesterday's mean temperature
of 27 was 16 degrees below nor
mal. ; . i
Regional Reclamation
Director in Medford
Harold Nelson, regional bur
eau of reclamation director, will
be in Medford tonight and has
expressed willingness to discuss
flood control possibilities with
those interested, Lee McAllis
ter, bureau area engineer in Sa
lem, has announced. :
Nelson will accompany McAl
lister to Illinois Valley Friday
to survey . projects proposed in
that area. .
MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1956
Stewart reported at a recent
meeting here that rear property
in the county this year was being
taxed on a basis where "true
cash value" was figured at 100
per cent of "market value." A
statement in reply to this which
challenged some of Stewart's
statements was issued later by
the assessor's office. The joint
statement issued today follow:
Clarify Confusion -
"It is the hope of the State Tax
Commission and ' the Jackson
County Assessor's office that
confusion 1 arising from recent
conflicting statements about
property taxes in Jackson coun
ty this year can be clarified by
this joint statement. -
"The facts are these:
"Real property in Jackson
county for the current tax year
was assessed on a formula which
resulted in 'true cash value'
being figured at 100 per cent of
'market value.'
"This was done as the result of
a misunderstanding somewhere
between the two offices.
"However, it should be under
stood that the net result of this
action is negligible to. virtually
all taxpayers. Since the formula
applied to all real property tax
payers in the county, there was
no, inequity created among them.
The only inequity was that real
property was taxed on a slightly
different basis than was personal
property, and the difference in
most cases, if any, amounted to
a few cents. In the'ease of large
property tax payers, the' maxi
mum difference would amount
to only a few dollars. ,
Formula Corrected
"The formula has been cor
rected and will be applied cor
rectly in coming tax years.
"The reasons for what tax in
creases there were lie elsewhere,
but are not to be found in any
single reason. In some cases .they
resulted from more realistic ap
praisals of property under the
reappraisal program. In all cases
they reflected a large increase
in the overall tax levy; resulting'
from increases in the budgets of
the county and of most school
districts and some communities
andy other taxing units.; .
."It is our conviction that the
work being done by groups mak
ing a study of property taxation
and budgeting in Oregon is valu
able, and may lead ultimately to
simplification of taxation pro
cedures, many, of which have
their origin in the last century,
and which we feel to be unneces
sarily complicated and confusing
to the average taxpayer." r.
Samuel B. Stewart,
State Tax Commissioner.
Robert G. Fowler,
County Assessor, acting
through Mrs. Elva Jen
nings, chief deputy asses-
.. sor.
PROPER POSITION-Lt. Donald M. Ivie, execu
tive officer of Headquarters company, 186th'
infantry, Medford unit of the National Guard,
demonstrates the proper sitting position with
the new sniper scope. Members of the . class
are, left to right; first row, Sgt. Milton A.
Kornstad, Pfc. Michael W. Hawkins, Pfc. John
A. Bellack, Pfc. Robert E. Larson, Pfc. William
J. Wyman, Pfc. Ronald L. Negles; second row,,
Pfc. Jack H. McCandliss, Pvt.. Eugene D. Win
ningham, Pfc. Stanley D. McClanahan, ' Pvt.
George F. Perreard, Pvt. Ronald A. Muir, and
Sp3 David R. Ashton. Besides being executive
United
President Ditches
Campaign Thoughts
For Quai
Thomasville, Ga. (U.R) Presi
dent Eisenhower sidetracked
thoughts about seeking a second
term today and mapped a differ
ent sort of campaign -with shot
gun . against southern Georgia
quail.
' There was a threat of rain but
the President was hopeful. He
planned another try, weather
permitting, for the quail that
eluded him in two hours of roam
ing the. pine and brush-covered
acreage of Treasury Secretary
George MHumphrey's "Mile
stone" plantation Wednesday.
Anxious To Hunt .
'-. Mr; Eisenhower was so anx
ious to hunt his first such out
ing since his heart attack last
Sept. 24 that 15 minutes after
he arrived at t h e Humphrey
estate from Washington Wednes
day ; afternoon, he had changed
from his brown business suit
into hunting clothes and was
ready to go with his 410-gauge
shotgun.
. He and Humphrey climbed
into a hunting "roadster," a four
wheeler vehicle drawn by two
white mules and with room for
the hunters sitting on leather
covered seats atop a compart
ment for bird dogs and drove for
two hours in search for quaiL
Other Possibilities
Mr. Eisenhower has plenty of
other recreational possibilities
if his quail luck 'continues to be
poor. He brought his paints and
easel with him, plus his bag of
golf clubs. Within a few days, he
may try two or three holes of
golf at the Glen Arven Country
club outside Thomasville.
S-STriendly crowds greeted the
President and Mrs. Eisenhower
almost the entire 43 miles from
Spence Air Force Base to the
plantation and he responded fre
quently by getting to his feet
and waving with one arm, then
,the other io the people cheering
him.1 ' :
Fiisul
Student Goyerrimenf
Plans for the eighth annual
Student Day program March '5
and 6 have been announced by
C. Aubrey Sander, exalted ruler
of the Medford Elks lodge, spon
sor of the program.
The annual project, which is
given, in conjunction with city
and county high schools within
the Elks' jurisdictional area, has
received national recognition.
About 100 senior and upper
division high school students are
expected to participate in the
program, which will include
students from Medford Senior
High school, and Crater High
school in Central Point, Jack
sonville, Phoenix, Eagle Point,
Butte Falls and Prospect High
schools.
During the - two-day period,
Press Full Leased Wira
Price 5c
No. 281
KARL JANOUCH
Announces Candidacy :
Janouch Files
For Treasurer v .
. County Treasurer Karl Ja
nouch filed his candidacy today
for nomination for election to
that office on the Democratic
ballot.
He has been treasurer since
Oct., 1955, when he was appoint
ed to fill the unexpired .term of
the late Ralph Sweeney. He was
deputy treasurer tor.' more than
three years previous. The Ore
gon primary is May 18, with the
deadline for filing March 9. .
Forest Supervisor ''
Janouch was ' supervisor for
the Rogue River National forest
from 1933 to 1949, - and once
served as a timber appraiser and
buyer for private lumber com
panies. A graduate of -the Uni
versity of Nebraska, he was pres
ident of the Jackson County
Chamber of Commerce for three
terms, and has worked with
other civic groups. ' : . f
- The Janouchs have- resided, in
Jackson county since 1931.
Only other candidates who
have announced their candidacy
are Ray J Schumacher, Medford J
realtor, who is seeking the Dem
ocratic ; nomination' for county
assessor, and Commissioner L.
G.: .Morthland, :- who '; has an
nounced his intention to file for
reelection. ':-; ...... : . .
: One precinct committeeman,
Linn Nesmith, Camp White, has
filed for one of a possible . 384
vacancies. ,n , , . , , : .
March 5 and 6, students elected
or appointed; to city, and county
offices, will learn the jobs of
their counterpart officials Also
included in the two-day activi
ties are ; tours of various city
and county, installations such as
the airport, rcity disposal plant
and the county shops.
; The steering ' committee in
cludes County .Judge r Rodney
Keating, County: Commissioners
L. G. (Shy) Morthland and Ches
ter L. Wendt; Medford Mayor
Earl Miller; Mrs. Dorothy Sned
den, Millervs secretary; Mrs. Jo
Anne Smith, --Medford Senior
High school; .the . Rev. Robert
Tomisser, St. Mary's school; Mrs.
Una B. .Inch, county school sup
erintendent's office; and Frank
lin Van Pelt," Dr.'. 'August : W.
officer, Lt. Ivie is the motor ' officer for the
battallion, and is a special staff officer to the
battallion commander. Lt. Ivie, along with Lt."
Jack Phillips, platoon : leader of Company A,
are directors of the one-day recruiting drive here
Sunday, Feb. 19. The one-day campaign nation
wide is expected to recruit about 75,000 en
listees for the National Guard, , to bring the
organization up to the full quota set by . Con
gress. There will be open house at the North
Bartlett. st. Armory in connection with the
drive. (Baker's Photo).
Benson Blames
. . . . -
Wage Hikes for
Farmer Squeeze
'". - .
' San Francisco (U.R) Secre
tary of Agriculture Ezra T. Ben
son charged today that wage in
creases for labor were largely
responsible . for the cost-price
squeeze on farmers.
.Most of the wage increases for
labor in the food industry, Ben
son said, were -"paid for by
ranchers and farmers who paid
it by taking lower prices : for
meat animals."
He also charged that more
than half the wage increases for
food processing and distribution
since 1947 were unjustified.
Approves Soil Bank Plan
.Benson referred to "excessive"
wage increases as "round after
r.Qund2of-ftrwa5ef.settlemerjis'i
in a speech prepared for delivery
before the' Western States Meat
Packers association. He coupled
the labor attack with praise and
condemnation of the farm bill
approved by the Senate Agricul
ture committee. He approved the
administration-backed soil bank
plan contained in the bill but
said he was "distressed" at the
committee's vote to revive "90
per cent rigid, wartime emergen
cy supports on basic commodi
ties." - .'- '': : :
"Wage increases that reflect a
corresponding gain in labor pro
ductivity are clearly justified,"
Benson said. "But when wages
outrun labor productivity, the
result is increased costs. On
equipment and production sup
plies for , which he is the con
sumer, the farmer pays the cost.
: "Between 1947-49 and 1955,
wage rates in food processing
and . distribution .-; increased 43
per cent.
- "Less than half of this increase
was offset by gains in labor pro
ductivity. More than half became
an increase in the labor cost per
unit of food handled. In these
years the retail price of food 'rose
11 per cent, but the wage' cost
per unit of food processed and
distributed . rose 26 per cent.
Clearly farmers absorbed some
of the difference and their
prices were correspondingly de
pressed," Benson said.
DOW-JONES AVERAGES .
New York flJ.RJ- Dow-Jones
final stock averages: 30 indus
trials 469.61 off 1.03, 20 rails
155.94 off 0.34, 15 utilities 64.86
up 0.30, and 65 stocks 167.10 off
0.18. Sales today were about
1,750,000 shares compared with
3,000,000 yesterday.
; Hood River (U.R) State Rep.
George Annala ' said he woulti
seek reelection to the. 1957 Leg
islature on the . Democratic
ticket. ' " : - . ' -
b
Glutsch,- Jack Thompson, Tom
MacLeod and Elliott Becken,- of
the Medford Elks lodge. ;
Political campaigns in ; high
schools which 'will participate
are now being conducted to se
cure nominations and. elections
to county and city offices appor
tioned to the schools by- the
steering committee. - -
The program gives students
experience serving with an of
ficial, and gives them practice
in regular primary and general
elections. The high school offic
ials,' after, nomination and elec
tion," are sworn into office. -1
'- The program is in conjunc
tion with senior social; study
programs of - city - and county
governments. An announcement
"By UNITED PRESS
An icy snow storm marooned
families in the Pacific Northwest
today and flooding rains pound
ed the Southland."
The Northwest cold and snows
closed schools and blocked roads
in Eastern Washington's Doug
las and j - Okanogan counties.
Many Douglas county families,
marooned for four days by drift
ed roads, were reported running
low on food and fuel.
Mercury 20 Below
- Temperatures plunged to 20
degrees below zero in the snow
bound area and forecasters could
see no immediate warmup. At
Seattle, a 17-above reading made
it the coldest Feb. 15 on record.
Sub-zero cold also gripped the
Rocky Mountain states, ' along
with snows which were expected
to mount to bilzzard proportions
in Colorado and Wyoming by to
morrow. Low temperatures early
today included 29 below at both
Cutbank and Lewistown in Mon
tana and; 17 below at Sheridan,
Wyo. . - .
Temperatures were balmy in
the Southland, but they teamed
up with torrential rains which
triggered flash floods at New Or
leans and Hot Springs, Ark.
Water Over Curbs -
The water lapped over street
curbs at New : Orleans, where
more than three inches of rain
pounded down in two hours yes
terday. Car backwashes forced
the water into stores. ;
- Earlier, the worst flood in. 33
years sent water running four
feet deep down Hot Springs'
Central ave. A woman was swept
to her death from the top of
her -, car. Flood water ; crashed
through store windows. Damage
was estimated to be at least
$250,000.
Violent weather claimed two
other lives in Dixie. A tornado
killed one person near Sugar
Loaf, Ark., and a pilot died
Fire Damages Two
Homes in County,
Fire almost destroyed the
home of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Fin
nell, 150 Winema way, early
J this - morning .and . the residence
of Mr. and Mrs.7 Bryan Hawkins,
738 West 14th st.; was consider
ably damaged in -another morn
ing blazer
The fire at the Finnell home
was not discovered until it was
well underway, since the family
was not at home, Chief Richard
Krupp of the Central Point Ru
ral Fire Protection district said.
They have been vacationing at
New Orleans, La. .
Flames Through Roof , r
Flames were burning through
the roof of the j three-bedroom
structure when they were no
ticed and reported to the rural
district by Arthur J. Churchman,
105 Winema way, about
3:20 a.m.
Krupp said the nine firemen
dispatched to the scene with four
vehicles, were successful in pre
venting spread of the flames to
a carport and garage. The fire
apparently started in the master
bedroom, Krupp stated, but the
exact cause was not known.
Firemen were severely handi
capped . by 'freezing weather.
Since the area is not in a water
district, all water used had 'to be
hauled to the scene. Krupp said
special precautions - had to be
taken to prevent freezing.
Clothing Saved y
. , He said that some clothing
and furniture, partially dam
aged, was saved and is being
cared for by relatives.
. Finnell is sales manager for
Double Dee Lumber company,
Tolo.
Fire at the Hawkins residence
about 5:55 a.m. apparently ori
ginated from the stovepipe or
flue and the ceiling and wall of
one room' and the attic and roof
were damaged. City firemen said
they were told that Hawkins
built a fire in a wood stove about
430 a.m. and went back to bed.
He was awakened by the sound
of the fire.
Two trucks were sent to the.
blaze. v-
of student selections will . be
made later. . ..';'; . ; I, S ;;
Students will receive oath of
offices by Mayor Miller and
Mrs. Bereth : Hopkins, county
clerk, the afternoon of Monday,
March 5. ' : '
The annua Student Govern
ment Day banquet will be held
at the 'Medford Elks lodge at
6:30 p.m Monday, March 5, with
John R. Dellenback of the lodge
serving as master of ceremon
ies. State Senator ' Philip B.
Lowry will be principal speak
er,. - - .
. All day Tuesday, March 6, will
be devoted to student officials
working with official counter
parts, with tours scheduled later
in the afternoon. Tuesday night,
March fi, student city council-
v-.U' ll F84F Thunder-st-H.l'.'.T
crashed while trying to
ms.p. an instrument .Janding in '
Euorpean Rivers
Clogged by ke,
Floods Threatened
London (U.R) A threat of
floods by ice-choken rivers to
day spurred new fears in weather-plagued
Europe where at
least 584 persons have died in
the worst cold wave of a century.
The latest count : of victims
claimed by cold and snow and
weather-triggered accidents
showed: France 150;': Italy 111;
Germany 65; Yugoslavia 58, Brit
ain 39; Denmark 31; Portugal
22; Greece 17; Turkey 17; Swe--den
15; Austria 14; Switzerland
14; Holland 12; Belgium 10 and
Spain 9.. .
Flood Threats
The threat of floods rose be
cause ice clogged many of the
great inland waterways which
criss-crossed Central Europe and
heavy snows fell in many areas.
On the Rhine river, ice jam
med the narrows by the fabled
Lorelei Rock, backing up a 13
mile stretch of water 15 feet
deep. Highways, and railways
were closed and homes in the
village of Lorch were evacuated.
U. S. Army Engineers stood
by at Kitzinge,f 75 miles down
river trom iraniaurt, ready to
blast an ice jam that plugged the
Rhine for more than six miles.
An ice pack that has clogged
the Danube in Southern Bavaria
was crunching slowly down
river toward Vienna under the
pressure of pent up waters. An-i
other huge floe was moving
down from Hungary on the Aus
trian capital. . . -River
Frozen .
The Inn river was frozen solid
for a 25-mile stretch along the
Bavarian-Austrian "border.
With predictions of a break, in
the cold later this week, experts v
expressed concern that the riv-'
ers would not be able to contain',
the expected flow from melting
snows.
But there was still no imme
diate-relief in sight for the mil-
J lions suffering thiough" the' third-
week on an unprecedented cold
spell. The icy front moved down
from Siberia Feb. 1. .
New Snow Storm
in
Portland (U.R) A snow-laden
storm moved into the Northwest
from Canada today.
The weather man predicted
about three inches of snow
would fall in the Portland area
overnight, tapering off Friday.
Snow was reported early to
day as far south as Toledo, Wash. .
The snow came on the heels of
a cold wave mhich sent temper
atures plunging below zero in
parts of Eastern Oregon. Baker
had 8 below, Burns 5 below and
Bend ; and . Redmond 1 ; below..
Portland had ,18 above, Salem
18, Medford 14, RosebUrg 14,
Brookings 27, Astoria 20, New
port 18 and North Bend 23.
County CD Officials
Participate in Test
: Jackson county civil defense
personnel, public schools, and
other organizations and officials
took part in a statewide civil
defense air test warning at 10:10
ajn. today.
The Medford key point at
state police headquarters re
ceived the first test warning
from Salem and contacted the
Jackson county sub-key station
at the city police station.
Police officers contacted .the
county civil defense headquar
ters, .various key points in sur
rounding cities, all public schools
and related county .officials and
civil defense personnel. '
The statewide a"ir tests are
made about once a month.
men and mayor will conduct
the regular scheduled council
meeting in the Medford city hall.
Student officials last year
were Don Robinson of Medf ord -Senior
: High school, Medford
mayor,-and Harvey Hueners of
Jacksonville High; school, county
judge..' ;., .;., '
- Medford Senior . High school
last year received a principal
award by the Freedoms Founda
tion organization. Mrs. Smith
social Study department chair
man, and Miss Carol Denman of
the high school, visited Valley
Forge, Penn., and Washington,
D.C., under the auspices of the
foundation. The school also re
ceived the George Washington
Honor medal from the Valley
Forge Freedom library. -