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Newspaper Page TextP3 C c P. o t- CO 3 o 2 ipolM Weather FORECAST: Fair and warmer through W'dnndaT. I,ow to night 32. High Wednesday 75. Temp. Highest Yesterday 64 Lowest this Morning 32 Dulles Agaimist AAid U. 5. To Welcome Sincere Offer by Russia for Peace Russia Announces Readiness To Assist Washington (U.PJ Secretary of State John Foster Dulles said today he believes chances are against war breaking out in the Middle East. But he added it would be rash indeed to say there is no risk of war there. Dulles also told a news con ference the United States will welcome any sincere offer by Russia to help bring about peace in the area through the United Nations. Soviet Said Ready He made the statement when asked about a Soviet Foreign Ministry announcement that the Soviet Union is ready "to assist' in settling the Arab-Israeli dis pute. When that time does come, Dulles said he thinks the United Nations can play a considerable role in helping achieve a peace ful settlement But he empha sized such a settlement is a direct problem for Israel and her Arab neighbors. He said ho one should or could force a settlement on them. Moscow" (U.R) Russia an nounced today it is "ready to assist" in settling the Arab Israeli dispute. The Soviet Foreign Ministry in a formal statement called for U.N. action to "strengthen peace in Palestine." It said "the Soviet government is ready to assist in helping achieve" an Arab-Israeli settlement. Discussion Scheduled The explosive issue is sched uled to 'be discussed in London later this week when Soviet Pre mier Nikolai Bulganin and Com munist Party Chief Nikita S. Khrushchev arrive for a British tour which will include a series of conferences with Prime Min ister Anthony Eden. The Soviet statement, issued in Moscow and broadcast by Moscow Radio, made three points: 1. The USSR will support any UN action to strengthen the shaky peace in the Middle East. 2. The USSR considers that measures toward this end should be taken without any outside interference. . 3. The Palestine question should be settled by taking into account the interests of all parties. Rush Reported for Income Tax Forms Filing of last-minute income tax returns both state and fed eral Monday evening was "ter rifically heavy" according to the Medford Post Office. Three pouches had to be sent to the state tax commission office in Salem directly, they said. The U.S. National Bank and Central Point branch of the First National Bank of Portland re ported that people were picking up forms all day Monday., The First National bank's sup ply of forms was exhausted early in the day and the bank referred the people to the Chan ber of Commerce. Three-Man Court To Review ICC Ban on 'Slow Freight7 Portland (U.R) A three-judge court will review the Interstate Commerce Commission order banning the "slow freight" meth od of shipping lumber to eastern points. The acting chief judge of fed eral Circuit Court, Albert Lee Stephens of San Francisco, has named himself and" two Oregon district judges, Gus Solomon and William East, to hear the case. No date has been set for the hearing. Judge East issued a restrain ing order on the ICC ban April 7, pending a hearing on a per Medford United Press Full Leased Wire 51st Year 20 Pages eieeves Goomices V WTstfu. 4 Kt" ( . J I . ; I v 3 f V:- PUTTING MARRIAGE before career, 13-year-old Mrs. Rob erv: Holladay of Santa Paula, Cal., will quit school after fin ishing eighth grade. Arkansas-born bride of Robert Holla day, 18, service station employee and part-time evangelist, will "be housewife and help in church work."'International, Hammarskjold Talks Peace in Jerusalem Jerusalem. (Israeli Sector) (U.R) U. S. Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold flew today to Je rusalem in his quest for peace between Egypt and Israel whose border clashes have brought them close to war. Hammarskjold arrived at Lyd- da Airport outside Tel Aviv on a flight from Beirut, Lebanon, and proceeded immediately . to Jerusalem for talks with Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion and Foreign Minister Moshe Sharett. To Ask Intervention Informed sources said Ben- Gurion was interested in far more than a mere border settle- KF Firm Ordered To Pay Government Portland' U.R A Federal District Court decision ordering the Martin Music Company of Klamath Falls to pay the gov ernment $12,000 for violating price ceilings on juke boxes has been upheld by the federal Cir cuit Court in San Francisco. Judge Claude McCulloch, chief judge for the Orpgon district, or dered the San Francisco ruling entered in court records of the case. The company, owned by Clif ford G. Martin, had appealed the District Court decision which assess a fine equal to half the amount it is accused of over charging its customers in 1951- 52. The government, had asked a fine equal to three times the overcharges. Walsh Promoted to Chief Deputy Sheriff Joseph D. Walsh, who has been promoted from deputy sheriff to chief deputy of the criminal division, Sheriff How ard Gault reported today. Walsh previously worked with police departments in Central Point, Medford and Bridgeport, Conn. The criminal division po sition has been vacant for sev eral months, the sheriff said. manent injunction asked for by several small mill operators in Oregon. The ICC order, designed originally to alleviate the box car shortage, was to have gone into effect April 9. Several mill operators have said that the ICC ruling, banning the slow movement of lumber east while negotiations are car ried out for its sale, would force many of them to shut down. Lack of storage space and the large inventories it would force them to carry were pointed out as making the ICC rule unworkable. MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1956 Se I ment with Egypt and would ask the secretary general to inter vene personally with Egypt in an effort to open the Suez canal to'Israeli shipping. . Egypt closed the canal to Is raeli shipping in 1949 and has defied a 1951 Security Council resolution asking it to open the canal and remove the restric tions. Ben-Gurion has termed this an act of Egyptian hostility. Hammarskjold conferred in Cairo last week-end with Egyp tian Premier Gamal Abdel Nas ser. Personal Survey Asked The United Nations disclosed in New York Monday that Ben Gurion sent a note to Hammar skjold in Cairo asking that he intervene with Nasser in ending the Suez blockade, and to make a personal survey of all aspects of the Palestine armistice. Hammarskjold is in the Mid east on a mission from the Se curity Council to try to end the border clashes between , Egypt and Israel. Should he go beyond his instructions he would be act ing in his capacity as head of the United Nations. Salem Capital Journal Will Support McKay Salem (U.R) The Salem Capital Journal came out yester day editorially in support of Douglas McKay in his fight for the Republican nomination for the U. S. Senate yesterday. . The daily newspaper, edited and published by Bernard Main waring, said Oregon Republic ans would have to choose be tween McKay and another good man Phil Hitchcock. "Our choice, as in the prev ious fights in which he has en gaged is Doug McKay," the newspaper stated. Previously, the Oregon States man had thrown its support to Hitchcock. Yank Photographer Jailed in Monaco Monaco (U.R) Monaco police jailed an American news photog rapher today. Irwin Tress of International News Photos was arrested in a restaurant within 200 yards of the palace and held in the Monegasque jail this afternoon. Police said charges of willful injury, failure to stop after an accident, and intentionally breaking through a police cor don had been prepared. Police accused Tress of injur ing the leg of a policeman who tried to stop his automobile. Tress's car struck the police man's leg and Tress failed to stop, they said. United os4 War Kefauver's Bid For New Jersey Votes Tops Issues Rivalry Overshadows ' Congressional Races Newark, N.J. (U.R) Sen. Estes Kefauver's struggle for control of New Jersey's 36 Democratic National Convention votes to day overshadowed other issues in the state's primary election, Voters went to the polls to decide the contest between Kef- auver and Gov. Robert B. Mey- ner for the convention votes. The rivalry between the Ten nessee senator and Meyner eclipsed consts for 28 major party congressional nominations and the Republican presidential preference balloting in which President Eisenhower is the sole candidate. Meyner heads a nominally uncommitted Democratic slate backed almost solidly by party regulars. Meyner's slate is re garded as favorable to the nom ination of Adlai E. Stevenson. Kefauver has entered a slate of delegate candidates pledged to him in hopes of adding New Jersey's convention votes to those previously won in New Hampshire and Minnesota. Republican State Chairman Samuel L. Bodine said there was considerable voter apathy because Mr. Eisenhower is "the only presidential preference can didate. He said the vote for the President would be of little sig nificance. A single GOP organ izaticn slate is technically un pledged but considered solid for Mr. Eisenhower. Kefauver's chances appeared to lie in a large voter turnout. Fast New Jersey primaries how ever, indicated a light vote, which would be to the advantage of the well-organized party regu lars. Rain forecast for the state today threatened to reduce the balloting. Show of Confidence In the event of close balloting, final results may not be known until late Wednesday since nine of the state's 21 counties doiot use voting machines. Both the Kefauver forces and the organization maintained a show of confidence up to the election eve. ' State Democratic Chairman George E. Brunner, a delegate on the party list, said the or ganization was "conceding no delegates to Kefavver" ane pre dicted a victory for Meyner's slate. Kefauver, however, has said his prospects looked particularly bright in "four or five" south Jersey congressional districts. He has indicated .he hoped' to win eight to 10 convention votes Sisters Share Same Room After Operations The Gemaehlich sisteis, Mar garet and Roberta, are sharing the same room at Osteopathic hospital. .Last Thursday, Ro-" beria, 15, had an emergency appendectomy yesterday sis ter Margaret, 7, had to be taken io the hospital for an identical bit of surgery. The parents, Mr. and Mrs. John G. Gemaehlich, 2632 Jo Jack rd.. admitted that at first ihey didn't pay too much at iion to Margaret's claims to illness, thinking it was a case of sisterly sympathy. laseball NATIONAL Pittsburgh 3 6 3 New York 4 5 2 Friend and Kravitz; Anio nelli and Westrum. Home runs: Long, New York (2); Anto nelli. New York. AMERICAN New York 10 12 0 Washington 4 6 1 Larsen and Berra; Pascual, Chakales (6), Clevenger (8) and Berberet. Home runs: Mantle, New York (2); Berra. New York: Olson, Washing ion (2); Tettlebaeh, Washington. Tribune Press Full Leased Wire Price 5c No. 23 Russia Gambling On British Visit By Top Diplomats Eden Intends To Delve Into World Problems London U.R Russia is gam bling on 10 days of handshakes and smiles to shake the world. Soviet Premier Nikolai Bul ganin and Communist Party first secretary Nikita S. Khru shchev will arrive at Portsmouth tomorrow aboard the Soviet navy cruiser Orjonidske to try to put across personally the theme of Deaceful coexistence that has failed to take hold in the West during 10. years of diplomatic negotiations. These are friendly, affable men with great capacities for social good fellowship, ready smiles, jokes and razor-sharp minds. Diplomats here are agreed that sightseeing and the jovial approach as develoDed on th re cent successful trailblazing tour ot deputy premier Georgi Malen kov will mask a diplomatic match between master diplomat Sir Anthony Eden and the two Russian master politicians. Five Issues To Be Probed Prime Minister Eden, who has stated bluntly that he in tends to delve deeply with Bul ganin and Khrushchev into world problems, has five main issues to probe into: 1. A clear-cut statement, if he can get it, on Russian intentions in the blazins Middle East. where the Arabs have been re ceiving Russian arms. 2. Exploration of the ahrnnt. Soviet decision to debunk Sta lin. 3. The Far East, nartinnlarlv red China's Claims to Formosa. 4. Disarmament. Bulganin and Khrushchev will h h during the five-Ddwer ' disarma ment laiKs, and -den is exDected to try to boost it along "from the bummit. ' 5. Reunification of Gctmanv. which aDDeareri nromisini at th Geneva Summit conference last July and reverted to deadlock at ine unsuccessful foreign minis ters' conference last Novemher. Three Counter Issues B & K. as the two Russian leaders are .fast becoming known in Britain, have three general fields to explore and try to put across their wishes: 1. To seek increased Anglo Soviet trade, nartinnlarlv in strategic goods. Britain needs markets to survive. Russia seems intent on capitalizing on this. 2. A gesture of-friendship by signing an Anglo-Russian friend ship oact. Russia broke off a similar pact last year because Britain condoned West German armament. This also may in clude a Russian call for another Summit conference. 3. An attemnt to make friends with the British people by appearing as affable down-to-earth "folks." City Council To Hold Tvo Public Two public hearings will be field by the Medford City coun cil at its 7:30 p.m. meeting to day. One hearing is on a sanitary sewer to serve the area bounded by Capital ave. on the north, Valley View dr. on the east, the north boundary of Valley View subdivision on the south, and Sunrise ave. on the west, not now served by a sewer. The other hearing on a change of zone from single family (class Moderafe Orchard Heating Last Night Moderate orchard heating last night prevented frost damage to pears in colder orchards in the valley, according to C. B. Cordy, county horticulture agent. Cordy said the coldest temper atures got down to 28 degrees, and that heating started about 2 a.m. A cold air inversion under clear skies kept smoke in the valley, he said. Damage would have resulted had some orchards not been heated, he added. Blanket Causes Smoke Alarm at Hospital Here The Medford fire department dispatched two pumpers and the aerial ladder truck to Commu nity hospital about 12:48 a.m. today when a blanket laying over an electric portable heater started smoking. Damage was confined to the blanket, firemen reported. 'Soil Bank' Bill Approval Expected By GOP Strategists Many Messages Support Stand Washington U.R) Repub lican legislative leaders assured President Eisenhower today that Congress will uphold his veto on the farm bill. They also predicted at a White House strategy conference that Congress will overwhelmingly approve Mr. Eisenhower's re quest for a straight "soil bank" bill, provided the Democratic leadership lets such a bill come to the floor for a vote. White House Press Secretary James C. Hagerty said President Eisenhower was "quite pleased" by the GOP leaders' assurances that Congress will uphold his farm bill veto. Receives Many Messages Hagerty said the President also "shared their hope that Congress will pass soil bank legislation at this session." Hagerty reported that Mr. Eisenhower received a large vol ume of mail and messages on his veto. He said "quite a ma jority" of the letters and tele grams supported Mr. Eisenhow er's stand. Democrats meanwhile conced ed privately that they cannot muster the necessary two-thirds vote to override the farm bill veto in a .showdown scheduled for tomorrow. But Democratic congressional leaders had not yet decided what stand they will take on Mr. Eisenhower's bid for a new bill which would simply author ize the $1,200,000,000 "soil bank" program of taking crop lands out of cultivation. . Mr. Eisenhower added a sur prise new feature to the soil bank plan in a nationwide radio TV address last night.' He pro posed that the bill include pro vision for the government to start making payments of up to 50 per cent to participating farmers as early as July 1. Such advance payments to farmers for signing contracts to reduce next - year's plantin could pump about $500,000,000 into the agricultural economy during this crop year, he said. This was obviously designed to offset Democratic charges that the soil bank plan is a long range measure that offers little imme diate help to hard pressed farmers. ' . . . GOP House and Senate lead ers met with Mr. Eisenhower for an hour-long private huddle on the political and legislative prob lems raised by the farm bill veto. Republicans Confident House Republican Leader Jo seph W. Martin Jr. of Massachu setts told reporters after the meeting that he is sure the House will uphold the veto. Senate Repuolican Leader William F. Knowland of Calif ornia, added that if the House failed to uphold the veto, "The Senate certainly would. Democrats, regarding the ef fort to override the veto as a lost cause, were already concentrat ing behind the scenes on how to regain the offensive in the elec tion year battle over farm legis lation. (See Story on Page 6) Hearinqs IA) to multiple family (class II) in Siskiyou Heights extension was continued from last meet ing. Ordinances on the projects will be considered following the hearings. Other measures scheduled for consideration are to authorize plans and specifications for pav ing East Second st. from North Front st. to North Central ave., and for paving on South Modoc ave., from East Main st. to Woodlawn dr. The council also will consider ordinances to adopt plans and specifications for a sanitary sewer project in Highcroft addi tion, and calling for a public hearing on the project An ordinance calling for a public hearing on annexation of two lots on Murray and Colum bus aves. also will be considered. Senate. Committee Approves Money Bill For Facilities in West's National Parks Washington (U.R) The Senate Appropriations commit tee approved a $433,861,400 In terior Department money bill to day carrying increased amounts for facilities in national ' parks and forests and on Indian reser vations in Western states. . In all, the committee added about $18,000,0000 to the amount allowed earlier by the House for the department and the Nation- t Medford Largest Figures Portland (U.R) Gold Beach in Curry county has grown 143 per cent since 1950 while Gran ite in Grant county has de creased in population by 92 per cent. These were among some of the figures reported today by the State Board of Census, cre ated by the 1955 Legislature to file population - estimates for cities only with the secretary of state by mid-April. Salem remained ahead of Eu gene as Oregon's second largest city; Medford is fourth; North Bend passed Coos Bay; some 139 cities and towns snowed in- Today Is Last Day For Registration For State Primary Those who have not already registered to vote in the May 18 primary election may do so until 8 p.m. today, according to Mrs. Bereth Hopkins, Jackson coun ty clerk. This is the last day voter reg istrations will be accepted. Registrations will be taken in the election department in the courthouse annex. Those plan ning to register are requested to approach the building through the courthouse parking lot. Signs will direct them to the courthouse annex door and to the election department. A steady stream of people filed into the courthouse to reg ister both Monday and today, election officials said. Though registrations have not as yet been tabulated, the total is not expected to reach 30,000. Regis tration total In Jackson county for the 952 primary was 32,- 882. , ; -.; . ,- Mrs. Hopkins reminded resi dents that a vote must re-regis ter if he has not voted in one statewide election during the past two years, if he has moved into another county in the state, if his name has been changed by marriage or if he desires to change from one political party to another. Voters who have moved since filing their registrations must correct their addresses at the election department before 8 p.m., today in order to receive voters pamphlets, the clerk em phasized. The pamphlets, which will be addressed in Jackson county and mailed from the secretary of state's office in Salem, will not be forwarded to votejs who have moved since . registering. Green Springs Load Limits Restored Load limits on the Green Springs highway, which the Klamath county highway de partment reduced March 16, were lifted yesterday to their former maximums, according to word received here by state police. The restrictions were set by the county after winter weather caused extensive damage to the route. Howard C. Beeler, Medford superintendent for Greyhound Bus lines, said the line resumed normal service to Klamath Falls yesterday. Greyhound, however, was not required to meet the reduced limit until Saturday and rerouted buses through Cali fornia over the week end, he said. Reports here indicated the most severely damaged sections of the highway have been re paired. DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York (U.R) Dow-Jones final stock averages: 30 indus trials 507.95, off 1.20; 20 rail roads 172.57, off 0.32; 15 utilities 66.23, off 0.10, and 65 stocks 180.14, off 0.37. Sales today were about 2,330,000 shares compared with 2,310,000 yesterday. al Forest Service. Included was a $7,750,000 item for schools and other build ings on Indian reservations. The amount was $3,750,000 more than voted by the House. The committee also . added $250,000 to a $1,500,000 House allowance for construction in na tional parks. The President had asked $13,550,000 for the pro gram, on which only $5,425,000 Fourth in State, Disclose creases, 26 showed decreases and 60 changed one per cent or less. Gold Beach was up to 1647 from 677 while Granite went from 40 to 3. Portland had 404,880, an In crease of eight per cent. Other city populations, with the 1950 census figure in paren thesis, include: Baker 9500 (9471); Corvallis 17,500 (16,207); Oregon City Granite, Ore. (U.R) The residents of this mining com munity tucked away in the Blue Mountains of Grant coun- ty took issue today with Stat Census Board figures thai list a population of only three per sons. Two families, with a total of five persons, live at the Cali- . f ornia Pacific Utilities power plant and four families live at the Buffalo mine. They all consider themselves Granite citizens. Said one resident: "Three people: There's more than that on the city council." 8257 (7682); Astoria 12,331 (12,331); Coos Bay 7200 (6223); North Bend 7440 (6099); Prine ville 3700 (3233); Bend 11,900 (11,409); Redmond 3600 (2956); Roseburg 12,600 (8390j; Burns 3527 (3093); Ashland 8597 (7739); Medford 20,083 (17,305); Butte Falls 362 (372); Central Point 1985 (1667); Eagle Point 607 (607); Gold Hill 655 (619); Jack- . sonville 1166 (1193); Phoenix 875 (746); Rogue River 609 (590); Talent 895 (739). Grants Pass 9716 (8116); Klam ath Falls 18,300 (15,875); Lake view 3100 (2831); Cottage Grove 4100 (3536); Eugene 44,406 (35,879); Springfield 13,250 (10, 807); Newport 4600 (3241); To ledo 2850 (2323); Albany 12,300 (10,115); Lebanon 450 (5873); Ontario 4621 (4465); Salem 45,812 (43,140); Dallas 5150 (4793); Tillamook 4271 (3685); Pendleton 14,500 (12,291); Mil-ton-Freewater 4200 (3851); Her miston 4495 (3804); La Grande 9100 (8635); The Dalles 10,600 (7676); Hillsboro 6831 -(5142); Forest Grove 5004 (4343); Bea verton 4000 (2512): McMinnville 6800 (6635), and Newberg 4000 (3956). . Miller Proclaims Pear Blossom Day Mayor Earl Miller of Medford has proclaimed Saturday, April 21, as Pear Blossom day in re cognition of the economic im portance of the pear industry to the valley. The proclamation urged full cooperation by all citizens of the area to support the annual Pear Bossom Festival Saturday. Entries in the Festival parade must be registered by noon Thursday to be eligible for cash awards. The Junior Chamber of Commerce will arrange place ment of the entries in different divisions. Judging will be done at the Library park prior to the start of the parade, so all entries should be in place by noon, officials stressed. The parade will proceed down Main st. to Hawthorne park, where the presentation of awards and formal crowning of the queen will be held. Two Fined in Court On Driving Charges Two men were fined $100 and their driver's license suspended for 90 days in police court Mon day on charges of driving while under the influence of intoxicat ing liquor. Sylvester Lee T i t u i , 18, of Grants Pass, was arrested about 9:30 p.m Sunday when Medford police observed bis car going west on Main st. Norbet Anthony Dantzman, 25, of Prospect, was arrested about 1:29 a.m. Monday on North Central ave., at East Third st., police said. was spent last year. And, the committee boosted a $2,195,000 request for improve ment of public camp grounds in national forests to $4,000,000. The committee also added $1, 200,500 to the bill for continua tion of the oil shale research program at Rifle, Colo., and at the University of Wyoming. The House had deleted the item.