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4 In TKe Corridor?, Dammit T Medford RIBUME United Press Full Leased Wire United Press Full Leased Wire 51st Year 26 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1956 Price 5e No. 55 Control L AM? if J --V gH BLOC K. m "nuui """" Food Study Sue Kootenai Nears Top Of Dikes Protecting Bonners Ferry Homes Bonners Ferry, Ida. (U.R) The surging Kootenai river crept toward the top of the main dikes protecting this beleagured town today as weary flood fighters fought to hold the softening levees. They were cheered by reports that the stream was dropping steadily upstream and was ex pected to crest here this after- noon. But the predicted crest earlier did not materialize. In stead the river climbed to this year's high of' 36.4 at 11 am (PST). Three Dikes Buckle ' Three big dikes buckled be neath the river's pressure last night and an Army engineer spokesman said others were in "grave danger." Gilbert Bean, technical liaison officer for the engineers, said critical points were at the south end of a bridge on U. S. Highway 95 and at dike district 15 which lies east of the town on the south side of the river. Water seeped into the business district of the city through a boil under a levee by the bridge but Bean said soldiers and civilians rushed to that spot yesterday and had the situation under control. The main dike protecting the city was designed to handle a flood tide of 37 feet. Rain fell over the entire re gion during the night, but the amount varied. Bean said it "may or may not" affect the river flow seriously. , At Spokane, Meteorologist Robert McComb said he "can't help but believe" the crest will pass sometime today. However, he pointed out that a decline upstream at Libby, Mont., may be offset by the Yaak and Moyie rivers which flow into the Koot Multnomah DA Out 01 Investigation Salem U.R Gov. Elmo Smith today signed an order giv ing Attorney General Robert Y. Thornton complete authority authority over the vice investi gation in Multnomah county. The order, requested by Thornton, removed Multnomah County District Attorney Wil liam Langley from the investi gating picture. "From the very first, it has been my intention and purpose to give the attorney general complete authority," Gov. Smith said. "I have signed this new re quest for broadened power and authority in order that there be no question that the attorney general has the fullest authority possible under the laws of Ore gon and that there be no delay or interference in carrying out this investigation in Multnomah county." Speed Requested on 'Must' Legislation Washington U.R) Presi dent Eisenhower called on Con gress today to speed action on an 18-point "must" legislative program calling for better schools and highways and a huge foreign aid program, . The White House, in disclos ing the priority legislation list, emphasized that Mr. Eisenhow er "is not giving up" on any of his other legislative recommend ations." But Assistant Press Secretary Murray Snyder said the 18 meas ures are those which the Presi dent considers "very import ant." Congressional leaders are shooting for adjournment in July. Portland (U.R) Gail Rah kola, a five-foot four-inch blonde with green eyes, has been named Jefferson high school's 1956 Rose Festival princess. enai between Libby and here. Residents Evacuated Mayor Myrl Felch ordered res idents evacuated from the town's low lying areas last night, and state police and sheriff's cars drove through the affected neigh borhoods with their loudspeakers blaring the warning. About 400 persons were involved in the evacuation. Bonners Ferry merchants boarded up some of their shops yesterday as the flood waters started to seep into their base ments. Hundreds of flood work ers were pouring tons of dirt into the boils and breaks around the highway bridge. The Army engineers sent 43,000 additional sandbags into the town last night and women, boys and girls were helping shov el dirt into the waiting sacks. Phoenix Festival Parade Saturday . Phoenix ..."Vacation Land" will be the theme for this year's Phoenix Festival parade to be held. Saturday, May 26, at 11 a.m. Entries will vie for the tro phy prize, and ribbons or cash will be given for others judged best in their divisions. Several marching groups and horseback riders have entered in addition to various commercial and organizational floats. Two of the judges have been selected, festival officials said. They are Miss Marion Ady and O. J. Wilda, both of Ashland. After judging, floats will be on display at the school grounds. Entries are divided into six classes and other entries include those in a comical theme; chil dren's decorated entries, school bands, riding groups and Ash land Kiltie band. Warren Haggard and Dave Haggard are cochairmen in charge of the parade. Diamond Lake Highway To Open Friday Morning Highway 230 from Union Creek to Highway 97 via Dia mond lake will open at 8 a.m. Friday, May 25, for the summer, James G. Bromley, resident en gineer of the state highway de partment, "has announced. Load limits will be reduced to 36,000 pounds for gross loads, 11,000 for single axle, and 20,000 for tandem axles, Bromley said. New Naturalized Citizens Honored At Banquet Here; Laws Permit "We do not have absolute freedom in this country, and it is a good thing, for absolute freedom would mean anarchy, and anarchy leads to warfare," Robert Duncan, Medford attor ney, said here last night. Duncan was main speaker at a banquet in the Medford hotel honoring individuals who re ceived citizenship papers yester day. Thirteen new citizens and about 45 other people attended the banquet, which was sponsor ed by Medford post 15, Ameri can Legion and auxiliary. Cra ter Lions club assisted. Absolute Freedom. Duncan commented that ab solute freedom now seems to ex ist in the relationship between countries of the world, resulting in tension and violence. "Ours is a nation of laws," he said, pointing, out that the laws are set up to permit us to live together without violence. "We consider ourselves free under these laws," he stated, "because we ourselves impose them. If we don't like the laws we have the privilege of chang ing them." As an example, he cited prohibition, which was en Twining, Other US Air Officers Invited To Russia Staff Would View Air Celebration Washington (U.R) Russia has invited Gen. Nathan F. Twin ing, Air Force chief of staff, and other top U.S. air officers to at tend the Soviet air celebration in Moscow June 24, the Soviet Em bassy disclosed today. The State Department said the invitation "is under considera tion." Official Statements The invitation was revealed by Aleksandr I. Zinchuk, Embassy press officer. It 'came amid a flurry of official statements from the White House, Pentagon and State Department about the possibility of all members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff being in vited to visit Russia. These official statements all emphasized that no invitation for the Joint Chiefs had yet been received. But they hint that if Russia did invite them, they would accept. Zinchuk told the United Press he had no information on the possibility of an invitation for the Joint Chiefs to visit Russia. He said the Russian Embassy had received no formal reply to the invitation for Twining and a small delegation of "top offi cers" of the Air Force to attend the Moscow air celebration at which the Russians annually show off their latest military, commercial and sports planes. Serious Consideration A Defense Department spokes man had said earlier that it would "seriously consider" any Russian invitation for the Joint Chiefs to visit the Soviet Union. And State Department offi cials said they considered such an invitation at least a possibil ity. The New York Daily News re ported the possibility of a Rus sian invitation in a copyrighted dispatch from New York. "Such a proposal would be seriously considered in the light of any conditions imposed," the Pentagon spokesman said. New Traffic Light Goes in Operation A new traffic signal at Main and Hawthorne sts. was put in operation this afternoon, ,Vern Thorpe, supervisor of public works, has announced. It has been on flashing operation since Monday, he said. The signal will not be inter connected with the signals at Main st. and Riverside ave., and Main and Crater Lake ave., until the latter signal has been re constructed, Thorpe said. Work will start next Monday on the signal at Main st. and Cra ter Lake ave., he said. He said when the new control ler is installed at the Crater Lake ave. signal all three signals on Main st., East of Riverside ave., will be interconnected. Living Without Violence, Duncan Says acted but later revoked by the people. "It is regretable that as na tions we are unable to live to gether, even though in this coun try we can live side by side," Duncan stated. He suggested in ferior leadership, rather than the will of the people, might be re sponsible for -international dis harmony. "Maybe it is the lust for power of a man or small group of men," he reflected. "We can't project democracy all over the world," he empha sized. "We may consider it the best form of government for us, but that does not mean it is the best for the rest of the world." Will Have Problems He reminded the audience, "We're going to have problems as long as we're human beings trying to live together." He cit ed racial prejudices as a prob lem that exists, "not only in the deep south, but right here in Medford." He then added, "Rac ial prejudice can be solved if it is approached on an individual basis." "We've got to be careful," Duncan warned, "and watch alien philosophies of govern ment for what they can do to Tito To Join Soviets in Co - Editor's Kate: President Tito of Yugoslavia, in one of the rare inter view he has granted in recent years, tells how he hopes for active co-existence with the Soviet Union while maintaining an independent foreign policy and friendship with the West. United Press Paris Bureau Manager Wilbur G. Landrey flew to Belgrade for the exclusive interview before Tito leaves next month for a visit to Moscow. By WILBUR G. LANDREY ' United Press Correspondent Belgrade, Yugoslavia (U.R) President Tito of Yugoslavia hailed today what he called the "historic change" in Russia and said the Soviets and Yugoslavia will join in "active co-existence" for Socialism and world peace. But he said Yugoslavia in Traffic Will Be Rerouted During Shriners Parade Traffic on Highway 99 south bound through Medford will be rerouted during the Shriners parade here Saturday afternoon, Police Chief Charles Champlin said today. The parade will form at Eighth st. and Oakdale ave., pro ceed east on Main st. to Bartlett St., north on Bartlett to Sixth and west on Sixth to Oakdale, then south on Oakdale to the high school. The parade' originally was scheduled to go north on River side ave. Traffic Rerouted Southbound traffic will be rerouted east on Jackson st. to Riverside ave., and south on Riverside to the junction of Cen tral and Riverside aves., Champ lin said. Riverside' will carry both north and southbound traf fic during this period. Effective time of the traffic change will be 2 p.m., Champlin said to allow time for downtown streets to clear of through traf fic before parade time at 2:30 p.m. Rerouting will remain in effect for the duration of the parade in the downtown area, he said. Champlin said 17 law enforce ment officers will be stationed along the parade route. They in clude three from the state police office here and four from the Jackson county sheriff's office in addition to Medford police.- Weather FORECAST: Clear tonight and Friday. Low tonight 40. High Friday 80. Temp. Highest Yesterday 73 Lowest this Morning .... 47 Our Skies Tonight Sunrise .4:42 a.m. Sunset 7:35 p.m. The Moon rises 7:59 p.m. Near it is seen the star, An tares. Full Moon '....7:26 a.m. A partial eclipse of the Moon occurs at this Full Moon. Gen erally visible in Asia, the Pacific Ocean, Australia, and Anarctica, it will not be seen in North America. our basic constitutional rights. We must be certain not to let fear destroy these rights." He called the attention of the group of congressional investiga tions on loyalty in which Com munists have frequently invok ed protective constitutional am endments. They make use of con stitional rights in a manner di rected at destroying our consti tution, he claimed. Cultures, Heritages Early in his address Duncan told the new citizens that our country was built by many oth ers like them who came here with their own cultures and her itages. "Don't forget that now you are Americans," he said. "Each one of you must chart a course between pride in the land that bore you and loyalty to the country you came to." He urged the new citizens to remember the achievements of great men of their homelands no longer belong to those countries but to the whole world. New citizens attending the dinner were Mrs. Mabel Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Earl L. Sands, Mrs. Wendell Stalker and, Rosa V. tends to continue its independent foreign policy outside world blocs and that his mission to Moscow next month will not change Yugoslavia's friendly re lations with the West. In an hour-long interview in the rich drawing room of the White Palace, once the home of Yugoslavia's kings, Tito made these other points: 1. "I believe the Atlantic Pact will cease to exist one day when its members are convinced it is unnecessary, just as the Warsaw Pact will also cease to exist." He said flatly Yugoslavia would join no pacts. 2. He defined "co-existence" Budget Committee Suggests Vote on Off-Street Parking The Medford citizens budget committee last night recom mended to downtown business and professional people that the off-street parking problem be submitted to the voters of the city. In a letter to Otto Ewaldsen, president of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, the com mittee said "a great deal of consideration" had been given a - proposal to make available S60.000 from the general fund during fiscal year 1956-57 to get an off-street parking program started. Recommendation Made "The Budget committee is unanimous in its recommenda tion that, since no money from the city's general fund is avail able in the 1956-57 budget for tWs purpose and none " will be available from this source in the foreseeable future, this matter be submitted to the voters of the city of Medford for considera tion," the committee said. Business and professional peo ple from the downtown area asked that $20,000 come from a more equitable business and license fee, $20,000 from a pro posed assessment district on the property benefited by off-street parking facilities. The committee also tentative ly approved both the general fund budget and the water com mission budget for 1956-57. Final approval will be given as a full meeting of both citizen and coun cil members of the budget com mittee. No date for the meeting has been set. Minor Changes Tentative approval was given the general fund budget after minor changes in estimated rev enue and increased funds in several items. City manager and budget officer, Robert Duff, said estimated receipts in building permits and engineering were increased $3,000 and $5,000, respectively. Budget increases include $8,000 which will ' be included in ' the emergency fund in the event funds are necessary to purchase a clear title to about 1.000 acres of land at Camp White. The land was made avail Johnston, all formerly of Can ada; Luitzen Suierveld, The Netherlands; Mrs. Anthony Glogowski, Poland; Mrs. Bryan Mercer, Germany; Miss Anna Markoff, Russia; Miss Marguer ite Niquette, Switzerland, and Mrs. John S. Weaver, Great Britain. Other Guests Other guests introduced in cluded Mrs. G. Q. D'Albini, citi-" zenship instructor; E. H. Mann and E. A. Littrell, legislative rep resentatives; Rodney Keating, county judge; Earl Miller, may or of Medford; Charles Champ lin, chief of police; Robert Root, chamber of commerce; Alan Eames, assistant manager, First National bank; A. Eugene Orr, district 13 commander, Ameri can Legion; M. E. Fisher, com mander, Medford post 15, Amer ican Legion; James Armson, as sistant juvenile officer and ex ecutive secretary of Crater Lions club; Mrs. G. R. Carter, regent, Crater chapter. Daughters of the American Revolution; and Paul Evansen, Medford school sys tem. Master of ceremonies ' was Clifford D. Ouellette. as the constant search for solu tions of world problems exclud ing the use of arms. 3. He suggested that future aid from the United States be in the form of long-term loans rather than outright grants and added with a trace of bitterness that there would be no fuel then for accusations he took U. S. aid and then turned toward the East. But he explained he was not decry ing U. S. aid in the past when Yugoslavia's weak financial po sition required aid in grants. 4. He said disarmament was the next step in reducing 'world tension and he opposed making German reunification a condition able to the city when Camp White was deactivated, for gar bage and refuse disposal. Also increased was the library fund by $3,546, which was felt necessary to continue efficient operation and provide service. Added to the police department budget was $3,000 for an addi tional patrolman to provide a full staff should city employees go on a 40-hour work week next fiscal year. Decreases in Budget Major decreases in budget, items to provide funds for the increases, included a reduction of $2,500 from Roxy Ann road repairs. Duff said S2.000 remain ing in the current budget will replace culverts and cattle guards washed out during last winter's heavy rains and some road surfacing work. He noted that other major repair work will be necessary in the near future. County Budget Group To Schedule Hearing The ' Jackson county budget committee yesterday afternoon completed work on the 1956-57 budget and will present it at a public hearing to be scheduled sometime next month. The committee's only ' salary changes to date have been ad justment of wages for one dep uty district attorney and field deputies in the assessor's office. The salaries, committee members said .involve only minor changes to bring them up to standard. The group will report on a study of salaries for other courthouse personnel at the hearing and may make more changes later, it was indicated. Juvenile Detention Home This year's budget will con tain a $25,000 fund for a juve nile detention home administra tion building. Money for the fund was transferred from the courthouse building construction fund. The group also agreed to bud get $3,400 for a circuit court secretary and set the miscellane ous county, relief fund at $6,000. Included in the relief fund will be a provision for hospital care of indigent patients, individuals who are in need of hospitaliza tion but are ineligible for wel fare aid. Eligibility for this por tion of the relief service will be. determined by a tight "screen- Late News Briefs BORDER PATROL TARGET Heidelberg, Germany (U.R) The U.S. Army announced today that one of its border patrols was fired on Wednesday, appar ently by Communist Czech fron tier guards. TO VISIT PEIPING Cairo, Egypt (U.R) Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser has ac cepted an invitation from Chi nese Communist Premier Chou En-lai to visit Peiping, it was announced today. HIGHER COFFEE PRICES Washington (U.R) The Agri culture Department charged to day that coffee prices are being driven up by an "artificial shortage of supplies. POLIO CASES FEWER Washington (U.R) The Pub lic Health Service said today that 85 polio cases were reported in the nation last week, sharply down from the same week year ago. Existence for disarmament. His position on Germany and disarmament was close to the Soviet position. 5. He opposed formation of a new organization of Communist parties to replace the Comin form but said the Yugoslav and Soviet Communist parties would cooperate to better relations be tween the two countries. Tito said the events in Russia since the death of Premier Josef Stalin marked "a great historical change." He added, "it is a devel opment in the direction which undoubtedly will have tremen dous importance in easing world tension and for preserving peace and international cooperation." A total of $2,000 was cut from a proposed parking meter repair program, but Duff said the $1,500 left will provide antici pated general repair and will leave enough to at least start the three-year repair program. The committee restored $2,000 which had been cut from traffic, department for the Oakdale Stewart ave. signal light. Funds were made available from the emergency fund, and were felt necessary because children, use the intersection crosswalks to and from the new Jefferson school. The water commission budget was discussed by assistant super intendent Robert Lee, who noted that $161,000 has been budgeted for capital expenditures for trunk water mains and other new facilities in recently an nexed areas, and $16,000 for rip-rap work on Willow Creek' dam. ing process, the committee said. Details of the screening process have not yet been worked out. A maximum of $24,000 has also been budgeted for the Jack son county library. President's Physician Asked To Apologize Washington U.R) .The White House said today that a Colorado newspaper has asked President Eisenhower's physic ian to apologize for tentatively opposing a presidential vacation in Colorado. Maj. Gen. Howard McC. Sny der, the President's personal physician, said the other day he had not been consulted but that he probably would not recom mend Colorado to the President for a vacation this year. He said there have been some studies suggesting that high, alti tude areas are not too good for heart patients, especially for an extended stay. But he empha sized the evidence is not neces sarily conclusive. Acting Presidential Press Sec retary Murray Snyder said the White House had received a com plaint from the Colorado Springs Daily News. He said he would transmit the request for an apol ogy to Dr. Snyder. He had no other comment. Ike's Signature on Farm Bill Awaited Washington (U.R) A top Ag riculture Department official in dicated today President Eisen hower would sign the revamped farm bill approved by Congress Wednesday. "Department technicians are pushing ahead vigorously to de termine just what our responsi bilities are under the new bill," the official told United Press. "We want to be ready to admin ister it if the President signs." He left no doubt that he ex pects the President to sign the legislation. It includes provisions for an administration-requested soil bank to reduce production of surplus commodities. The new legislation won't affect the 1956 farm program much except for corn and feed grains, the official, who did not wish to be identified, aaid. Columbia Basin Group To Appoint Subcommittee Will Seek Better Agency Co-Ordinatlon Boise (U.R) The Columbia Basin Interagency Committee voted yesterday to appoint a subcommittee to look into flood control possibilities on Oregon's Rogue river. , The subcommittee will be made up of representatives of the Army Engineers, the Depart ments of Agriculture and In- terior and the state of Oregon. Better Co-ordination It will attempt to obtain bet ter co-ordination between the various agencies, Ellis L. Hatt of Portland, committee chair man, said. Hatt said some fish eries and recreation people claim those interests would be harmed by dams on the river. The stream caused considerable flood dam age last winter. The Rosue river subcommit tee appointment was approved after Hatt read a letter from George H. Roderick, chairman of the National Interagency Committee on Water Resources, saying Fred Aandahl, acting sec retary of the interior, had sug gested such action. Flood Damage Averted Mark Nelson of Portland, chief of the water control branch of the Pacific division of the Corps of Engineers, said the corps estimates that $13,000,000 in flood damage on the lower Columbia river in the coming weeks has been averted by low ering the level of Grand Coulee reservoir to make way for stor age of a near-record snow run off. The committee voted to meet again July 17. The meeting will be in Portland if the fisheries subcommittee is ready to make its report. Otherwise the com mittee will go to Salem to hear a report from the Oregon water resources board. Greek Ships Stoned By Turkish Cyriots Nicosia, Cyprus (U.R) Turk- ist Cypriots stoned Greek ships today in the cities of Nicosia and Paphos, and British security troops moved in to prevent the riots from spreading into civil war. . The Turkish leader called the shooting a declaration of "civil war" by the Greek Cypriots against the Turkish Cypriots on this British-owned island. Tough British . paratroopers used tear gas on the rioting Turks in . Nicosia. The Paphos mob was composed largely of students and was dispersed more easily. The shouting Turkish mob in Nicosia overturned a luxurious automobile owned by a wealthy Greek and set it on fire. British Sgt. Maj. John Martin led a jeep patrol rescue of a Greek photographer in danger of being lynched by the Turks. Federal Court Term Set to Start June 5 A term of federal court will start in the district court room in the post office building here at 10 a.m. June 5 with Judge Gus J. Solomon of Portland pre siding. Ten cases are listed for pre trial conferences June 4, with trials starting June 5, and con tinuing through June 20. Judge Solomon will leave Medford June 20 to preside at a trial in Portland starting the next day. Cases scheduled for trial and pre-trial conferences, and a list of jurors from Jackson county appears on page 1, section 2 of today's Mail Tribune. Methodists Grant First Pastorate To Woman Ontario, Ore. U.R! Miss Grace Weaver today accepted the first pastorate ever granted to a woman by the Methodist church. Miss Weaver, an approved sup ply pastor at the Methodist church in Emmett, Ida., was ac cepted as a pastor at the 73rd an nual Idaho Methodist conference here in accordance with new legislation passed at the recent Methodist general conference at Minneapolis.
