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MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1956
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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.