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Northwest Area
Residents Watch
Rising Streams
Sunshine Continues
To Melt Snowpack '
By UNITED PRESS
A stat of emergency wn
declared today became of dan
gerous flooding conditions in
the entire upper Snake rirer
basin above American Falls,
Ida. The new emergency was
. in addition to conditions
around Bonners Ferry in
northern Idaho where the
Kootenai river posed a new
threat to Bonners Ferry.
By UNITED PRESS
Flood-minded Pacific North
west residents kept their atten
tion on three streams and the
weather today as warm sun
shine continued to melt moun
tain snow.
The Kootenai river was ex
pected to rise again, posing a
new threat to the town of Bon
ners Ferry in northern Idaho.
The Columbia river was still
going up slightly in the Port
land area. But a slight drop was
forecast for the lower Snake
which river forecasters said was
an immediate factor in later
Columbia river levels.
Kootenai Rise Seen
In Idaho, the Kootenai was
down slightly today from last
night's mark of 35.9 feet but
forecasts called for it to rise
from .6 of a foot to a foot in the
next 24 hours. That would push
rt near the top of dikes which
shield Bonners Ferry from up
to 37 feet of water.
Gilbert Bean, technical liaison
officer for Army engineers had
another note of caution. He said
only about 40 per cent of moun
tain snowpacks that have been
causing the floods have run off
" and that warmer weather will
increase the already rapid run
off. Near the Canadian border, 950
acres of farmland were flooded
when the Nystrom diking district
collapsed. One family left its
home.
Columbia Unchanged ,
The Columbia river at Van
couver, Wash., was 24.3 feet at
8:30 a.m. today, same level as
yesterday. River Forecaster El
mer Fisher said it probably
would go up to 24.6 feet tomor
row or Thursday. The weather
holds ,the key after that but If
conditions remain as at present,
the stream' could level off and
fall slightly next week, he said.
Fisher said that the lower
Snake was at present more im
portant to the Columbia river
picture than the Kootenai be
cause of its nearness. Sudden ris
es there would be reflected in
the Columbia.
Vanport Anniversary
It was just eight years ago to
morrow that the Columbia burst
through dikes and flooded Van
port, causing heavy property
damage and loss of life. The Co
lumbia then was about 28 feet
and two days later rose to 30
feet where it remained for near
ly two weeks. However, much
low-lying pasture land and dock
facilities already were under wa
ter. Livestock was moved to
higher ground at Deer island on
the lower Columbia. Riding
.stock of the Columbia Hunt club
of Portland has been moved
temporarily to paddocks of the
Clark county Saddle Club be
cause of flooded pastures.
Portland (U.R) Malcolm
B. Fryckman, an executive of
the Equitable Savings and Loan
Association in Portland, is the
new acting Swedish vice consul
for Oregon.
Six Scouts Receive Eagle
Badqes at Court of Honor
Six Boy Scouts received Eagle
badges, the highest rank in
Scouting, at a special court of
honor last night at the Medford
Christian church.
They are Robert Allen, Don
ald Harrison, Willard Harwood,
George Ice, Glenn Kaye and
Harold Sexton, all members of
Troop 9, sponsored by the Chris
tian church. Dr. William Roberts
has served as scoutmaster for
the past years.
Scout officials say they believe
the six Scouts receiving Eagle
rank last night is a record one
time in a single troop. About a
year ago, five other Scouts in
the troop received Eagle badges.
21 Earn Rank
A total of 21 Scouts from
Troop 9 have earned Eagle rank
during the eight years Dr. Rob
erts has been scoutmaster.
Dr. Abner Clark, Big Pines
district advancement chairman,
presided and J. A. McDougaU,
council commissioner, presented
badges to parents, who pinned
them n Eagle Scout. Each ofera Oregon.
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PARADE ENTRY Jackson county Shrine
club's entry in the spring ceremonial parade
Saturday depicted the Shriner's hospital for
crippled children. Hillah temples from the
Memorial Ceremonies
Slated in Medford,
Camp White, Ashland
Memorial Day ceremonies
will be held in Medford, at
Camp White and in Ashland to
morrow. Ceremonies at Camp White
will start at 10 a.m. with James
Late News Briefs
SUPREME SOVIET CALLED
Moscow (U.R) Russia today
summoned the Supreme Soviet
to a full session starting July
II, the first since the late Josef
Stalin's errors were disclosed to
the Soviet people.
KEFAUVER DELAYED
Los Angeles (U.R) The air
lines plane carrying Democratic
presidential hopeful Estes Ke
fauver from Florida, to Cali
fornia made a forced-landing in
New Arleans .today because of
engine trouble, Kefauver's cam
paign headquarters here dis
closed. ARABS LINED UP
United Nations (U.R) The
Syrian delegation to the United
Nations lined up Arab opposi
tion today to a British resolu
tion asking the Security Coun
cil to commend Secretary Gen
eral Dag Hammarskjold for his
Middle East peace efforts.
BEATTY MAN DROWNS
Klamath Falls (U.R) Robert
George, 43-year-old Beatty, Ore.,
ranch worker, wr-s drowned in
the Sprague river about 50 miles
northeast of here last night when
he toppled off a bridge.
the six mothers were presented
an orchid from the Troop, and a
miniature Eagle pin from the
new Eagle scouts, who also re
ceived special neckerchiefs.
Robert Church.. Big Pines dis
trict chairman, Jyn Grisby, and
Harry Barneburg, commission
ers, served on the court, and
Leon McDougaU was the "voice
of the Eagle."
Following ceremonies, parents
and guests of the troop . com
pleted plans for the troop to at
tend Camp McL'oughlin and
made final preparations for
hikes down the Illinois and
Rogue rivers.
A total of 36 scouts in the
troop will leave Medford Friday,
June l,and return Sunday, June
10, for the annual adventure trip
the troop takes each year.
Scouts from the troop have
hiked down the Rogue river, in
the Siskiyou and Marble moun
tains, and in 1954, made one of
the few trips ever conducted
down the Owyhee river in East-
MEDFORD, OREGON,
for Steppe&Up
iroeirgy Program
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I
CPIPPLEO CHIIDRES
HltLAH TEMPLE -
Dunlevy, manager of radio sta
tion KYJC, as principal speak
er. He will be introduced by E.
K. Ricker, domiciliary manag
er. Representatives of veterans
organizations and auxiliaries
will raise the flag, and Ceasar
Muzzioli's Accordion band will
play the national anthem. Chap
lain Albert S. Feller will give
the invocation and the Rev.
Lawrence Eskay will give the
benediction.
Salute to Dead
The Camp White firing squad
will fire a salute 'to the dead,
followed by a one-minute silent
prayer. A recording of taps by
Larry Findley will be played.
The firing squad includes Com
mander Homer Vaught, Otto
LGray, Clifford Hanson, Frank
Vochatzer, ' Joseph Paquette,
Alex Nyholm, William Stroud
and Hans Sorenson.
Color guards will be Joe Al
ridge, Joe Sushka, Earl Bene
fer and Joe Ferrier. Ricker will
serve as master of ceremonies.
Ceremonies in Medford will
include a parade starting at 10
a.m. at Library park. It will go
east on Main st. to Hawthorne
park, stopping for brief cere
monies at Bear Creek bridge.
Bridge ceremonies will hon
or veterans who died while ser
ving on the seas. Flowers .will
be strewn on the water by aux
iliaries of veterans organiza
tions, and a salute will be fired
by a National Guard squad.
Boy Scouts, veteran's organi
zations auxiliaries, and the
Medford High school band .will
participate in Hawthorne park
ceremonies. Lincoln's Gettys
burg address will be given by
David Frohnmayer, Medford
High school senior, and General
Logan's Memorial day order will
be presented by a member of
the Daughters of Union Veter
ans. Tom Scanlon of Portland, vet
erans research and education di
rector, will be 'principal speaker
at Hawthorne park.
Ceremonies in Ashland will
be held at the American Legion
hall on Winburn way with Boy
Scouts, Ashland High school
band and auxiliaries of veterans
organizations participating. The
Rev. John Thompson, pastor of
Trinity Episcopal church, will
give the memorial address.
Most retail stores, city, coun
ty, state and federal offices will
be closed, and the Mail Tribune
publish a noon edition.
Ralph B. Matthews, manager
of Evergreen Bus lines, said Sat
urday bus schedules will be ob
served Wednesday. Buses will
operate only to Camp White and'
Eagle Point, he said, leaving
Medford at 8:40 a.m., 10:30 ajn.,
1:15 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 7:20 p.m.,
and 10 p.m. There is no city
service Saturdays.
United
TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1956
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Pacific coast were represented in the parade,
which included several uniformed units from
Sacramento, Calif.
Billy Junior Nunn
Affempfs Escape
From County Jail
The Jackson county sheriff's
office said today Billy Junior
Nunn, 27, Klamath ' Falls, was
caught-trying to saw through
bars on his fifth-floor cell in the
county jail Friday night.
Officers said Jailor Pete De-
Weerd caught Nunn using a
hack saw blade between 10 and
10:30 p.m. Friday. They said in
formation on the attempted jail
break was withheld until after
the office determined who was
responsible for furnishing the
blade to Nunn.
They said apparently the
blade was passed to Nunn by a
visitor he had earlier Friday. No
prosecutions are planned, they
said. They didn't identify the
visitor.
Construction of Bars
Sheriff's deputies said the at
tempt would have been unsuc
cessful because of the construc
tion of the bars in the cell. They
said it has been several years
since a prisoner attempted to
escape by sawing the bars.
Nunn is being held on charg
es of first degree murder in the
slaying of 14-year-old Alvin
William Eacret of Klamath
Falls -last April 19 at Tub
Springs State park off High
way 66 in the Green Springs. He
was arrested in Alturas, Calif.,
a few days after Eacret's body
was found. ,
Nunn is scheduled to enter a
plea on a grand jury indict
ment charging first degree mur
der Thursday, May 31. He is be
ing represented by Sam Harbi
son, court appointed attorney.
Two Are Fined on
Driving Charges Here -
Albert Ellis Wall, 39, of 1064
Ellendale dr., Medford and Les
ter M. Phillips, 39, Eugene, were
each fined $255 and their drivers
licenses were suspended for 90
days in district court this morn
ing.
Both . pleaded guilty - to a
charge of driving while under
the influence of intoxicating li
quor. They were arrested by
state police Sunday.
Weather
FORECAST: Afternoon and eve
ning thunderstorms over the
mountains south and east,
otherwise fair through'
Wednesday. Low tonight 52.
High Wednesday 80.
temp.
Highest Yesterday 77 .
Lowest this Morning ., 47
Our Skies Tonight
Sunrise
. 4:39 ajn.
Sunset
7 as p.m.
11:18 p.m.
Friday
Moonrise
Last Quarter
PROMINENT STAR
Regulus. in the west ..10:52 pjn.
VISIBLE PLANETS
Jupiter, north of Regulus.
Venus, sets 9:43 p.m.
Saturn, due south 11:29 pm.
Mars, in southeast 2:19 l-m.
Tribune
Press Full Ideated Wire
Price 5c
No. 59
Funds Sought for
Peaceful Uses;
Also Weapons
Congress Asked To
OK $112,500,000
Washington (U.R) President
Eisenhower asked Congress to
day for a ' stepped-up nuclear
energy program for both' peace
ful uses and weapons.
The President specifically ask
ed Congress to authorize a pro
gram.to cost $112,500,000 during
fiscal 1957, which starts July 1.
The White House, in announc
ing a request for supplemental
funds .for the Atomic Energy
Commission, said some of the
money would be used on "de
sign, development, testing and
production of weapons and the
development of military propul
sion reactor's.
For Plant Acquisition
He said funds also are being
sought for plant acquisition and
construction needed to provide
additional facilities for the ex
panded military and civilian re
actor program.
The money is required so the
United States can take advan
tage of the "recent technological
advances in the military part
of the program," Press Secretary
James C;Hagerty added." ' '
He said the administration
request includes a supplemental
increase of $82,500,000 for the
Atomic Energy Commission and
$30,000,000 of unobligated funds
previously appropriated.
Of the ' $82,500,000 in new
funds, Hagerty said $68,400,000
would be for operating expenses,
and $14,100,000 for plant acqui
sition and construction. Of the
$30,000,000 in unobligated funds,
$20,000,000 would go for operat
ing expenses and $10,000,000 for
plant acquisition and construc
tion. To Take Advantage
The administration's original
estimate on AEC operating ex
penses for fiscal 1957' was
$1,672,000,000. The original es
timate for plant acquisition and
construction was $144,200,000
Hagerty was asked if there
was any special reason for
the stepped -up program. He
would only say that it is being
put forward to take advantage
of recent technological advances
in the military part of the pro
gram.
Observers speculated that this
could mean the recent tests in
the Pacific.
Opening Camp Roads
At Lake Postponed .
The road to summer cabins at
Diamond Lake will not be open
by Memorial day as was previ
ously planned, it was announced
today.
Cause for the delay is the re
duced load limit on Highway 230
from Union Creek to Highway
97 via Diamond Lake, which
prohibits movement of heavy
equipment for repair -work in
the area.
The state highway department
last week reduced highway load
limits to 36,000 pounds for gross
loads, 11,000 for single axle and
20,000 for tandem axles.
The road to the cabins will
be closed indefinitely, officials
said.-
Spray Advised for
Cherry Fruit Fly
Cliff B. Cordy, county horti
culture agent, today reminded
orchardists that cherry fruit fly
spray should be applied by Sat
urday. He added that control of
aphids as well as fruit fly can be
obtained by adding malathion to
the spray recommended for fruit
fly control.
The agent recommended three
pounds of methoxychlor to 100
gallons of water for fruit fly
control. For control of aphids
two pounds of malathion to 100
gallons of water should be added
to the methoxyehlor solution.
Former Premier
Of Azerbaijan One
Of Condemned Men
Former Accomplices
Of Beria Lose Lives
Moscow (U.R) The Soviet
Union disclosed today it has ex
ecuted four Communist leaders
in Azerbaijan, including the for
mer premier of that Soviet re
public which borders on Iran.
They were charged with being
accomplices of former Soviet Se
cret Police Chief Lavrenti P.
Beria, who was executed follow
ing the death of the late Josef
Stalin in 1953.
Former Azerbaijan Premier
Mir-Djafar Bagirov was the most
prominent of Jhe four con
demned men. He had been lead
er of the Azerbaijan Communist
Party and a close friend of Beria.
Bagirov lost his job as Azerbai
jan Communst Party leader the
day Beria was arrested, July 19,
1953.
Tried By Supreme Court
A regional newspaper, the
Bakti Worker, disclosed the news
of the trial and execution of the
four men in its May 27 issue
which rea6hed Moscow today.
It said the Supreme Court of
the U.S.S.R., sitting in the Azer
baijan capital of Baku, con
ducted the trial from April 12
to 26. Its disclosure was the first
information about Bagirov's fate
since his arrest.
The announcement of the
death sentences stated that six
men stood trial, Bagirov and
five others.
They were charged with
"committing terroristic acts and
taking part in counter-revolutionary
organization."
Bagirov and three others were
executed. The other two drew
25-year prison sentences.
The announcement said Bagi
rov "was one of the most active
and closest accomplices of Beria,
traitor to his motherland.
"He (Bagirov) perpetrated to
gether with him (Beria) and with
the participation of ' the other
accused a number of most hei
nous crimes against the state,"
the Baku Worker dispatch said.
The announcement said that
both Beria and Bagirov -knew
each other's criminal activities
and helped shield each other
against discovery. , ;
Fully Informed
"Since 1921 Bagirov was fully
informed about Beria's serving
the 'Nuss Atavist' counter-in
telligence service and, up to the
time Beria was exposed, helped
him escape responsibility by
stealing documents from the
archives dealing with . Beria's
past and turning them over to
Beria and also getting rid of
people who might have exposed
Beria," the announcement said.
The announcement continued:
"In his turn, Beria knew of
Bagirov's criminal past. ... He
was a bandit during the civil
war and actively helped Bagirov
conceal his criminal past and
took part in the extermination
of people who could have ex
posed Bagirov."
The "Nuss Atavist" was an
alleged anti-Soviet counter-revolutionary
organization active in
the Ukraine.
Medford Budget Group
Sets Meeting Today
The Medford budget commit
tee is expected to give final ap
proval to the proposed 1956-57
fiscal year budget at a meeting
at 7:30 p.m. today in the city
council chambers.
Both council and citizen mem
bers of the committee will at
tend. The committee has com
pleted a detailed study of budg
et items for the year starting
July 1. A hearing on the budget
will be held later.
Portland (U.R) Seventy
one seniors, the first graduate
of Portland State College, will
receive degrees here June 10.
Nomination
Interior Expected To Get Quick Action
Washington (U.R) Quick Sen
ate approval seemed assured to
day for the surprise nomination
of Fred A. Seaton as secretary
of interior.
President Eisenhower's nomi
nation of the Nebraska publish
er was praised by senators of
both parties and by Undersecre
tary Clarance A. Davis who had
long been considered for the job.
'Fine Gentleman'
Chairman James E. Murray
(D.-Mont.) of the Senate Interior
committee, which must approve,
the nomination, said it was
pleasant news. Murray said Sea
ton is a ."fine gentleman. He 11
carry out the policies of the ad
ministration, but I'm sure he
will give us a full and fair hear
ing on any problems that arise.
Dsvil agreed to stay oo. m un
"Oh, Joyou. Day"
Haste Made To Put
'Second Choice1 Farm
Measure Into Effect
Washington (U.R) The Agri
culture Department moved
"with judicious haste" today to
put the new farm bill v with its
$1,200,000,000 soil bank into
effect.
President Eisenhower signed
Services Scheduled
For W. A. Gates
Funeral services for William
A. Gates, 78, who died in Palm
Springs Friday, will be held at
2 p.m. Thursday at -the First
Methodist church. The Rev. Ray
mond E. Balcomb Will officiate.
Entombment will be in Medford
Memorial mausoleum. '
Medford Lodge 103, AF and
AM, will participate in services
at the mausoleum. '.
Mr. Gates was president of
the Groceteria, and has been as
sociated in the grocery business
here since 1920. He moved to
Medford in 1915.
The family has suggested that
in lieu of flowers donations may
be made to Rogue Valley Memo
rial hospital by contacting Col.
Charles Stafford at 28 South
Bartlett st. Perl funeral home is
in charge of arrangements.
. Active pallbearers will be
Ross Minneci, Fred Mast, Dar
rel Mitchell, Bob Darnell, Mor
ris Boughner and George Holz
gang. Honorary pallbearers will
be Jimmy. Dunlevy, Herb Grey,
Joe Jorgenson, . Bill Walker,
Jerry Watkins and Charles
Baucom.
Baseball
NATIONAL"
Brooklyn 10 14 1
Pittsburgh 17 1
Newcombe and Campanella:
Kline, Munger (4), McMahan
(4), Kinf (4), Swanson (6) and
Foiles.
AMERICAN
Boston 7 13 2
New York 3 3 0
Nixon and White; Larsen,
Coleman (2) and Berra. Home
runs: Goodman, White, Bos
ton; Mantle, New York.
Washington 6 7 2
Baltimore 5 9 1
Stone, 'Grob (8) and Ber
beret, Fitzgerald (7); Palice,
Dorish (5), Schmitx (6) and
.Gastall. Home runs: Killbrew
"(2), Washington; Trlandos,
Baltimore.
of Seaton as Secretary of
dersecretary under Seaton to
help carry out administration
power policy. He said it was
only natural that Mr. Eisenhow
er turned to a close associate
such as Seaton "in a matter in
volving such a personal relation
ship" as a cabinet officer.
"I am pleased that Mr. Seaton
immediately endorsed and will
carry forward the Eisenhower
McKay partnership power pol
icy ... " Davis said. .......
Succeeds McKay
Mr. Eisenhower named Sea
ton to' the cabinet post Monday
to succeed Douglas McKay. Mc
Kay resigned April 15 to run
for the r Oregon Senate seat
Morse now holds.
Seaton, 46, presently is Mr.
Eisenhower's deputy assistant.
He served is toe ftenite m tfa
I 1
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the "second choice" farm bill
Monday endinz a four-month
election-year fight with the Dem
ocratic-controlled Contrress He
called it "rich with nromiiw '
although he said he is "disap
pointed" that the bill does not
permit soil bank payment one
year in advance.
The soil bank core of the
bill authorizes the government
to pay farmers up to $1,200,000,
000 a year for taking surplus
crops out - of production. This
is the first time the govern
ment has paid farmers on such,
a scale for not growing crops
since the early days of the New
Deal.
The bill also includes a man
datory increase in feed grain
price supports, a discretionary
two-price plan for rice, and a
boost in corn planting allot
ments from 43.000.000 to 51 nnn .
000 acres. The big rigid price
support provisions that caused
the President to veto th. first
farm bill earlier this year were
cut from the bill.
Soil bank payments will fall
far short of $1,200,000,000 this
year, since most crops are plant
ed. That is why the President
sought advance payments.
However, Undersecretary of
Agriculture True D. Morse indi
cated in an interview that some
farmers will be receiving pay
ments under soil bank contracts
as early as this summer. He said
it was too early to sav how
much might be paid out thie
year.
Other officials said payments
"probably" will be offered to
some producers for plowing up
some of six basic crops wheat,
corn, rice, peanuts, tobacco and
cotton.
The new law Dermitie nav-
ments to farmers who plough up
these crops by June 18 and al
lows tne government to extend
the deadline.
"We are moving immediately
to put the soil bank program
into effect." Secretary of Acri-
culture Ezra T. Benson announc
ed Monday night. "We are pro
ceeding with judicious haste.
Howard Kramer Resigns
As Sheriff Deputy Here
Deputy Howard Karmer, who
has been serving as an identifi
cations officer in the Jackson
county sheriffs office, has given
his resignation effective May 31.
Kramer has accepted a posi
tion with the Washington state
bureau of identification. "
appointed successor to the 1st
Sen. Kenneth Wherry (R.-Neb.)
in 1951 and 1952.
In the Senate, Seaton was one
of the first supporters of Mr.
Eisenhower as- the Republican
part's 1952 presidential nomi
nee. Later, Seaton was a mem
ber of Mr. Eisenhower's cam
paign staff, serving as a route
planner and contact man with
local GOP political leaders.
Assistant Defense Secretary
In 4953, Mr. Eisenhower nam
ed Seaton assistant defense sec
retary in charge of the depart
ment's relations with Congress,
the public and the press. In Feb
ruary of 1955, the President
shifted him to the White House)
to be deputy to Sherman Adams,
assistant to the President.
(See tteey oa Pag 1S