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IndergroiMid 1m intnsheirs Palestine Peace. Said Up To Isreal, Arab Neighbors Hammarskjold Tells Need for Support United Nation. N. Y. (U.R) Secretary General Dag Ham- " marskjold said today that Pales tine peace rests now with Israel and her Arab neighbors. He ex pressed confidence that they will "continue in cooperation" with each other. Hammarskjold also told news conierence tnat the "chain reaction for peace" he envisaged in a formal report on his four- weetc Palestine peace mission cannot become a reality without the support of "all the major powers. To Continue Diplomacy He indicated that his next step in securing a lasting Holy Land peace will be to continue his "quiet diplomacy" in talks with the major powers. But he said he had not yet discussed with any of them whether they would restrain their action in the Mid dle East. Hammarskjold published last night at 7,500-word report on his mission to the Middle East, un dertaken at the direction of the U.N. Security Council. He re ported that he had obtained un conditional agreement from Is rael, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan to maintain a Palestine cease fire, except for self de fense. At a crowded news conference this morning, Hammarskjold am plified his report with these points: Survey Digest Urged 1. The next step is for all gov ernments and U.N. delegations to digest his personal survey and "not rush on without having formed a balanced and consid ered opinion." 2. It is up to the U.N. Security Council to decide "whether and when" it wants to debate his re port and decide what should be done next. 3. He is "not willing" to recommend any next step. "I feel strongly," he said, "that wore than ever it is in the hands of the governments of the reg ion, and I have a strong feeling that what has begun in coopera tion will continue in coopera tion." Dcefz To Tell Cost Of Campaign Early Salem (U.R) Elmer Deetz, candidate for the Republican nomination for U. S. senator, said today he will file his state ment of campaign contributions and expenses early next week before the May 18 primary elec tion. Deetz challenged candidates Douglas McKay, Phil Hitchcock and George Altvater to do the same. "I think the people are en titled to know before they vote exactly how much has been spent to influence their opinions, and especially who has con tributed to the campaigns," Deetz said. Bulletin London (U.R) Radio Mos cow revealed tonight that Russia has asked Britain to ex plain the presence of a "frog man" near the Soviet war ships which carried Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin and Communist Party Boss Nikita S. Khruschev to Britain last month. Final Discussion Subject To Be Presented Next Week The eighth and final discus sion topic in the 1956 Great De cisions program will be present ed during the coming week. It is "What Should the U. S. Do in the New United Nations," and deals with recent changes in membership in the U.N., with the problems the U. S. faces as a result, and discussion ques tions as to what the U. S. role could or should be. As during the past seven weeks, discussion material will be available from four sources. Fact sheets listing the back ground are available at the Chamber of Commerce office on South Central ave. A condensed version of the fact sheet ma terial will be published in the Mail Tribune Sunday. Radio Programs Three half-hour radio pro grams on the topic will be broad cast, on KYJC at 6 p.m. Satur day; KMED at 9 p.m. Sunday, and KWIN at 8 p.m. Monday. Television station KBES-TV will have a 15-minute program on I I - t - .1 S -.3 W 4" if & POINTS TO MONROVIA Charles Roberts (right) assistant secre tary of the Liberian public works and utilities department, points out to City Manager Robert Duff (left) the location of Monrovia, capital city of Liberia. Mrs. Roberts is looking on. Roberts, recipi ent of an Eisenhower exchange fellowship, and his wife are spend ing a few days in Medford while touring the United States. Liberian Official Visiting in Medford Tribal influence has been among the more serious prob lems facing the Liberian govern ment, according to Charles Roberts, assistant secretary in the department of public works and utilities for Liberia. Roberts and his wife are on a tour or tne united states on an Eisenhower exchange fellow. ship, and arrived in Medford Wednesday night. They will re main here until Saturday. Fellowship Program The fellowship program. named in honor of President Eisenhower, is sponsored by a group of American businessmen and other individuals. The seven to ten month fellowships are awarded to promising business leaders on a non-governmental, non-political basis. During his tour, Roberts has primarily been interested in the study of governmental services, personnel problems and housing problems. He has ben studying these in Medford with City Man ager Robert Duff. Roberts explained that great strides have been made in Li beria in uniting the 28 different tribal groups. These strides have largely been the result of com pulsory public education from kindergarten through the eighth grade, he said. Official Language The visitor said that each tribe" has its own language, cul ture and traditions. English, however, is the official language in Liberia. He credited mission aries to his country for pioneer ing education, the major factor in overcoming the tribal diver sity problem. Some of the tribes now have representatives in the legislature. Roberts pointed out that the typical foreigner's impression of his country and the rest of Africa as a land of savages and wild animals running through the streets is indeed wrong. In fact, Mr. and Mrs. Roberts claim to have seen for the first time in an American zoo some of the wild animals that many think run wild in their country. The two visitors emphasized the tremendous appreciation in their country for American aid. American Capital Roberts said the influence of American 'capital has been quite strong. The bank of Monrovia, capital city . of Liberia, is a branch of the National City the subject at 2:30 p.m. Tues day. In addition, the eight topics have been used in classes at Med ford High school for discussion of current problems facing the United States. A temporary committee head ed by Don Hansen has made ar rangements for the presentation of the Great Decisions program. which has also been successfully conducted in other Oregon and West Coast cities, including Port land. Corvallis and Eugene. Ma terials were prepared by the Foreign Policy association, a non-profit organization devoted to promoting further understand ing of international problems. Anyone participating in any way in the program is invited to forward his ideas, suggestions or conclusions to Hansen in the Franklin building. He said these would be valuable in an evalua tion of the project, and that the results would be made available to the congress and the state department. - V Bank of New York. Another major American company with operations in Liberia is the Firestone Plantations company, which sponsors development of rubber. German companies are also actjve in sponsoring develop ment of fruit and vegetable in dustries. Sponsorship of eco nomic enterprises by other coun tries, he said, has worked to mutual economic benefits. The Robertses left their home in Monrovia in December. They spent a month in New York, visited Chicago, spent six weeks in Puerto Rico, returned to New York for three weeks, spent one week in Washington, D.C., and before arriving in Medford, visited in Palo Alto. Calif. Their next stop will be Eugene. During their tour they are at tempting to utilize as many types of transportation as pos sible. They made the trip from Monrovia to New York by plane, have traveled by car, train and bus, and are hoping to arrange a boat trip before the end of their tour. The visitors said they have great admiration and apprecia tion for the American demo cratic way of life and parti cularly for freedom of expres sion. "Our country is a young one," Roberts explained, "And we are trying to copy all the good we can." He also commented that foreigners are welcome in Li beria and their suggestions for improvements are appreciated. Citizenship in Liberia A sidelight Roberts pointed out was that only Negroes are entitled to citizenship in Li beria. The country was original ly established for free Negroes from America. Roberts, 37, is a graduate of the College of Liberia and also studied liberal arts at the Uni versity of Liberia. He has work ed for the department of pub lic works and utilities since its establishment in 1945. He first held a typist position, then climbed step-by-step to his pre sent capacity. He is now in charge of ad ministration, organization, plan ning and supervision of the de partment personnel. He is also assistant to the chief minister of state for public works under takings. The public works and utilities department, he explain ed, is a centralized agency for the whole country similar to the federal departments of the United States. Mrs. Roberts is owner of a combination beauty shop and gift shop in Monrovia and em ploys three operators. The couple has four children, three girls and one boy, ranging in age from 1 to 12 years. Two are in school in -Newberg, N.Y., one at home and one with a friend. President In Hospital For Complete Check Washington (U.R) A bat tery of doctors today prepared to give President Eisenhower his first major medical examination since he announced he will run for a second term. The President entered Walter Reed Army hospital Thursday afternoon for what he called the "head to toe" routine checkup he likes to have at least once a year. Mr. Eisenhower will remain at the hospital until about noon Saturday. The White House hoped to issue a medical report on the checkup early Saturday afternoon. Medford -Full Leased Wire 51st Ytar 24 Pages , PGE Chairman Challenges Dam Rule by Thornton Pelton Construction Declared Legal Portland (U.R) The chair man of the board of Portland General Electric Company today challenged an opinion by Attor ney General Robert Y. Thornton that PGE is proceeding illegally in constructing Pelton dam on the Deschutes river. Chairman Thomas W. Delzcll said in a statement that 'it is our firm belief backed up by our own legal counsel, by the opinion of leading attorneys not in our employ, and by no less a legal authority than the Su preme Court of the United States that Mr. Thornton is wrong." Laws Held Violated Thornton told Gov. Elmo Smith this week that it was his opinion that PGE was violating Oregon water laws by proceed ing with the dam without a state permit. Delzell indicated that PGE management has a high regard for the office of Oregon's attor ney general, but until otherwise directed must rely upon the ad vice of its own general counsel based on the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court. Waited Six Years Said Delzell: "We believe Pel ton dam is a legal undertaking. We are a law-abiding concern. In fact we waited six years after receiving a Federal Power Com mission license for Pelton dam before starting construction. We waited until validity of the li cense was thoroughly tested in the courts. Construction was not commenced until the company was properly and fully within the applicable laws of both the state and nation." He said the attorney general already argued the matter be fore the U. S. Supreme Court and lost his case. . . Rainfall Above Normal for May Fruit and field crops in Jack son county are improving under above normal May rainfall, ac cording to W. B. Tucker and Don Berry, Jackson county ' agricul tural extension agents. The Medford weather bureau recorded .77 of an inch of rain yesterday, bringing to 30.50 inches the total precipitation since the agricultural year start ed September 1. Thursday's storm brought to 2.08 inches the total precipita tion so far this month. Normal for the month of May is 1.22 inches. Precipitation for the sea son is 14.48 more than normal. Prospects for fruit and field crops appear good, county agents said. Tucker commented there has been slight indication of cutworm damage to small seed plantings, Rain has im proved field crops, especially in the dry land areas, he said. Berry reported little scab and blight damage has been evident in local orchards. He added that rain could increase fruit disease, but tends to slow down insect activity. . The weather bureau foresaw rainy weather tapering off this afternoon and predicted partly cloudy skies tonight and Satur day. Circuit Court Bailiff Undergoes Surgery Fred Kelly, 89, of 725 Penn sllvania ave., Jackson county circuit court bailiff since .1940, underwent throat surgery this morning at Sacred Heart hos pital. Kelly was active until going to the hospital today and served in court Wednesday. Weather FORECAST: Partly cloudy to night and Saturday. Low to night 36. High Saturday 62. Temp. Highest Yesterday S3 Lowest this Morning 39 Prec. to 4:39 a an. Today .74 Our Skies Tonight Sunrise 4:54 a.m. Sunset ?:23 P-m. Moonset 9:07 p.m. First Quarter May It PROMINENT STAR Proevon. low -in-west 10:64 p.m. VISIBLE PLANETS Jupiter, high in south west p.m. Saturn, risea . S:2 p.m. Venus, sets 19:33 p.m. Mars, in southeast 3:10 a.m. MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1956 $2 Billiomi Requested For Agriculture Use Washington (U.R! The House Appropriations Committee rec ommended today that Congress hand the Agriculture Depart ment almost $2,000,000,000 in cash. Congress promptly put two and two together and discovered it is being asked to put up almost $4,000,000,000 this year to meet the growing cost of the farm program. The new money bill, sched uled for debate next week, calls for cash- appropriations of $1,983,000,000 for the fiscal year starting July 1. That is $1,100, 000,000 more than Congress ap propriated in cash last year and $3,800,000 less than the admin istration requested. In addition, the administration has requested, and Congress is almost certain to approve, an increase of $2,000,000,000 in funds for Commodity Credit Corp. to finance farm price sup port operations. That will be handled later in separate 'legis lation. The big increase in the cash appropriations this year is due largely to the $1,200,000,000 carried in the bill for CCC to make up for past losses on farm price support and surplus dis posal operations. By paying for previous losses, these funds will restore the CCC's price support fund to $12,000,000,000, including its cur rent multi-billion dollar invest ment in farm surpluses. The second bill would raise to $14,000,000,000 the maximum funds which CCC can "borrow" from the Treasury at any one time to finance farm programs. The administration feels that the $12,000,000,000 ceiling is too low to finance price support opera- DeVoe Appointed To Welfare Group E. B. DeVoe, 12 Glen Oak court, Medford, has been ap pointed to the Jackson County Welfare commission, Gov. Elmo Smith announced today. He fills a vacancy created when Alfred S. V. Carpenter re signed recently as chairman of the commission. H. D. Christen sen was appointed chairman to succeed him. DeVoe, president of DeVoe Lumber sales, formerly the De Voe Lumber company, has been a member of the local Salvation Army board, and is a member of the ' board of directors for Rogue Valley Memorial hospi tal. He is a member of the Rogue Valley Country club board of directors. He has been active in Com munity Chest work in Medford for several years. - The DeVoes moved to Med ford 16 years ago from Baker, where they lived for about four years. They have two daughters, Mrs. Sheridan W. Cavitt, whose husband is in the Air Force in Athens, Greece, and Mrs. D. C. McGarry, whose husband is a Navy chief petty officer in Seattle. Republicans Schedule Pre-Election Meeting A pre-election meeting of the Jackson County Republican Central committee will be held at 8 p.m., Monday, according to Dewey Wilson, vice-chairman of the committee. The meeting will be held in teh cafetorium of Hedrick Junior High school. All Republican candidates for office have been invited to dis cuss their candidacies briefly, Wilson said. Precinct committee men and candidates for com mitteman are also urged to at tend. Complete registration lists will be available at the meeting, and election day procedures will be discussed. All interested Republicans are invited, "Wilson said. Oregon Caves Road Opens for Traffic The road to Oregon Caves Na tional monument, closed by heavy snow and fallen trees, has been opened by the state high way department. More than 50 trees blocked the highway after heavy winds and rains during the winter. Facilities "operating at the Caves are restricted to guide service, according to the nation al park service here. Unllea tions on 1956 crops and the cost of the administration proposed soil bank. The committee-approved mon ey bill also includes $783,000,000 for the Agriculture Department's "regular activities." This is an increase of $78,000,000 over last year but $3,800,000 less than President Eisenhower's sharply increased budget requests. The committee noted that in the three previous years Con gress has voted bigger farm funds, than requested by the Eis enhower administration. It said Water Commission Submits $579,470 Budget for Year A Medford water commission budget for 1956-57 totaling $579,470 in expenditures has been submitted to the citizen's budget committee for considera tion. The proposed budget shows an estimated balance on June 30 this year of $148,434, with esti mated water revenues totaling $365,000, and other receipts es timated at $93,515. for a total of $606,949 in receipts. Among budget increases pro posed are more funds for capi tal expenditures, for which a to tal of $292,970 is budgeted. The expenditures include $161,000 for trunk water mains and other new facilities in recently an nexed areas, according to Rob ert Lee, asisstant water super intendent. , Expenditure Increase ' The capital expenditure - in crease js partly due to a change in the use of the water system construction fund, Lee said. In the 1956-57. budget, all capital expenditures, including those formerly budgeted in the water system construction fund, are now included in the general ex penses for the commission. An increase of about 5 per cent in cost of waterworks ma terials, such as pipe and valves, accounts for some of the in crease in capital expenditures, Lee said. Another increase, Lee noted, is in operating expenses, includ ing maintenance. A total of $150,475 has been proposed for operating expenses, which in cludes' $16,000 for maintenance of Willow Creek dam, where ad ditional rock rip-rap will " be placed on the face of the dam next . year. Lee said normal maintenance cost of Willow Creek dam is $200 annually. Other Expenditures Other expenditures include Copco Gets Access To Atomic Data Washington (U.R) Two Oregon power firms. today were issued permits granting them access to restricted data o f the Atomic Energy Commission for use in studying civilian genera tion of power with atomic energy. Granted permits were Pacific Power & Light of Portland and California Oregon Power Com pany of Medford, as well as Washington Water Power of Spokane. Personnel of the three firms, after passing security clearance, will be permitted to use restrict ed and classified material re lating to atomic power plant de velopment. Merrifield Plans Visit to Medford John Merrifield, state senator from Multnomah county, and candidate for Republican Na tional committee, will be guest at a coffee hour between noon and 2 p.m. Saturday, May 12, in the Rogue room of the Med ford hotel, Winston Carl, county campaign chairman, . said today. Carl said Merrifield's visit here will be the last one before the May 18 primary. He has been active in Republican party for several years, Carl said. Saturday night, Merrifield plans to attend the Oregon Con sumer Finance association state convention here, and return to Portland Sunday. Merrifield has been a state senator tor four years. TRIBUNE Preti Full Leased Wire Price 5c No. 44 the administration in previous years had sought to make "dras tic reductions" in the farm budget. It concluded that Mr. Eisen hower in aslSng for more money this year "apparently recognized the serious situation facing American agriculture." In addition to the cash appro priations, . the measure would grant the administration's re quest for power to make $359, 000,000 in loans to help farmers get electricity, telephone service and to meet their credit needs. franchise taxes, paid to the city in the form of free water serv ice,' $3,950; interest on bonds, $55,675; labor and material for customers' service connections, $9,000; labor and material for servicing customers' installa tion, s $25,000; and transfer of funds, $42,400. Lee said the estimated balance of $27,479.35 on June 30, 1957, will cover the long term debt in terest of $27,387.50 which will be due on July 1, 1957. Increased expenditures, Lee said, are caused by an accelerat ed rate of growth and new an nexations. Accounting System The water commission ac counting system will change with the start of the new- fiscal year, Lee said. The department proposes to adopt the American Water Works association's re ommended system. The new accounting system, he' said, will provide more com plete records of physical prop erty, more accurate distribution of costs including overhead items, simplification of proce dures, comparison of costs with other water utilities through out the country, and more accu rate information will be avail able for computation of rates. Grand Jury Convenes To Hear Evidence The Jackson county grand jury went into session this morning to consider evidence and testimony concerning, the April 19 murder of Alvin Wil liam Eacret, 14, Klamath Falls, and murder charges against Bil ly Junior Nunn, 28, Klamath Falls millworker. A district attorney's informa tion charging Nunn with first degree murder was filed last Saturday. Nunn stated in writ ing last week that he had stran gled the boy ' after sexually attacking him at Tub Springs park on April 19. Eacret's body was found at the park on April 29 by two teenage girls. Nunn. was arrest ed in Alturas, Calif., on May 2 and wrote the confession there the following day. Preliminary hearing was held in Medford Monday, when Nunn was bound over to the grand jury. The grand jury was expected to remain in session at least for the rest of the day. Security Curtain Surrounds Russian Clerk Washington (U.R) The Russian Embassy today drew an iron curtain around Vladimir Mikheev, the Soviet clerk who tried to pick military secrets from U. S. government em ployees. Mikheev slipped mysteriously from his residence a few hours before the House Committee on Un-American Activities disclosed a third case in which Mikheev sought to get information from a U. S. employee handling gov ernment secrets. Expulsion Demanded His activities have brought de mands that he be expelled from the country. Mikheev moved out of his home in Washington last night loaded down with belongings and accompanied by his wife and small son. He refused to tell a reporter where ha was going. Leaflets Tell of Reprisal Against Cypriot Hangings Governor of Cyprus Disbelieves Claim Nicosia, Cyprus U.R) The pro - Greek underground an nounced today it had hanged two British soldiers in a life for a life reprisal against the British execution of two Cypriot gunmen. Shortly afterwards, a Cypriot youth, handing out leaflets an nouncing the executions, was shot and killed in Nicosia's main square. Violence also flared else- . where. Field Marshal Sir John Hard ing, the British governor of Cy prus, issued an official state ment indicating he did not be lieve the underground claim. His statement said the leaflets contained inaccuracies. It said the leaflets were "patently an attempt to make propaganda capital from the fact that the two men are known to be miss ing." British Shocked The British were shocked and angered by the reported hang ing of Cpls. Gordon Hill and Ronnie Shilton. They swiftly tightened security measures on this troubled Mediterranean island. The news electrified British headquarters from Nicosia to London despite threats by the pro-Grek underground Eoka to extract Biblican vengeance for the hangings, an eye for an eye. A British military spokesman in Nicosia said, "There is not one shred of evidence that Lance Corporal Gordon Hill was held as a hostage by Eoka or any other organization." There was no official word on Lance Cor poral Shilton, the other man the underground claimed it had hanged.. Bitter Struggle The circulars were signed "Dighenis," the code name of the Eoka leader who has been reported to be a British-trained Greek colonel named George Grivas. The announcement by the reb els against British authority in this Mediterranean NATO base was expected to intensify the bitter struggle that has torn Cy prus for the last 13 months when the union .with Greece move ment started. Shops throughout Cyprus al ready were closed or closing as a general strike crept from one end of the island to the other. But until the rebel announce ment the British were believed to be in firm control. Blew to British There had been scattered cases of bombings yesterday, during the night and this morning but the widespread rioting expected did not appear. Today's an nouncement was almost sure to revive the fighting spirit of the pro-Greek Cypriots. Should the announcement be confirmed, it would be one of the heaviest guerrilla blows against British Army prestige since Israeli partisans hanged two British Tommies in a Pales tine orange orchard during the mandate days in the Holy land. That incident provoked Brit ain to a stormy height of indig nation. Charles Porter to Speak Here Saturday Charles O. Porter, Eugene at torney seeking the Democratic nomination for congressman from this district, will speak at 8 p.m. Saturday in the audito rium of the Medford Labor Tem ple, South Grape st. Among his discussion topics will be proposed economic and political solutions to the freight car shortage problem', according to Bruce J. Manley, Porters campaign manager here. in Capital An embassy spokesman was just as adamant today. He wouldn't even talk about Mikheev. However, the staff of the House committee, indicated it be lieves Mikheev still is in the Washington area. The third federal employee contacted by Mikheev was iden tified as Robert W. Davis, his torian of the Medical Museum of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. Committee Chair man Francis E. Walter (D-Pa.) said Mikheev contacted Davis for secret information from Jan uary through April of this year. Previous Contacts Previously, the committee had reported that Mikheev contact ed Sidney Hatkin, suspended Air Force statistician, and Richard Cutter, librarian of the Armed Forces Medical Library. Mikheev failed to get any in formation in all three oases. .
