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DISCUSS SOIL Agricultural scientists dis
cus loil from a hole on the Chester Wendt
ranch near Jacksonville during the agronomy
research planning conference which started
bere Monday. Assisting in the workshop on
problems involved in choosing future experi
mental sites are, left to right. Dr. H. B. Che
Agricultural Scientists
Attend Conference Here
Forty-eight agricultural
scicntisU from many parts of
Oregon, attended a crops and
soils research planning confer
ence which started Monday at
the southern Oregon branch of
the Oregon Agricultural Experi
ment station.
The scientists met to plan and
coordinate research work at ex
periment stations throughout, the
state. Dr. J. Ritchie Cowan, Ore
gon State college agronomist
and chairman of the committee
In charge of the conference, said
this type of coordination helps
scientists make the best possible
use of data from experiments
carried on in various parts of
the state.
Visitors Listed
Station superintendents and
other personnel were present
from the Central Oregon Experi
mental area, Redmond; John Jac
ob Astor Branch Experiment
station, Astoria: Klamath Exper
imental area, Ontario; Umatilla
Branch Experiment station, Her
miston; Pendleton Branch Exper
iment station, Pendleton: Red
Soils Experimental area, Oregon
City: Sherman Branch Experi
ment station, Moro; Southern
Oregon Branch Experiment sta
tion, Medford; and Squaw Butte
Harney Branch Experiment sta
tion. Burns.
Through a coordination pro
gram, results of research from
different parts of the state can
be compared and evaluated, giv
ing a wider range of knowledge.
Cowan pointed out.
Dr. R. W. Henderson, assistant
director of the Oregon Agricul
tural Experiment station, empha
sized the impact of agricultural
research on Oregon's economy.
Research Results
A study recently completed
shows at least $46,000,000 of the
state's S465.000.000 income from
agriculture in 1954 was the di
rect result of research carried on
at the state's experimental sta
tions.
As an examole of what re
search has done, Henderson told
how improved methods of har
vesting, packaging, storing and
transporting apples and pears in
creased the market value of
Public Hearing on
County Budget Friday
The 'annual public hearing on
the county budget will be held
at 10 a.m. Friday in the court
house. The $2,636,818.47 proposed
county budget will be reviewed
and a report on a study of sal
aries for courthouse personnel
will be given. County Judge
Rodney Keating has reported
great interest has been shown
in the county regarding the
hearing.
Twining Inspects Russian
Air Engineering Academy
Moscow U.R) U. S. Air
Force Chief of Staff Nathan F.
Twining and aviation experts
from 28 other countries today
inspected the Zhukovsky Air
Engineering academy where
Russia turns out the men who
design its latest warplanes.
Getting Information
There was no immediate com
ment from the visitors, but it
appeared to trailing newsmen
that Twining and the other ex
perts were receiving consider
able information about Russia's
massive air might on their in
spection tours and in informal
conversations with Soviet air
officials.
Newsmen were not permitted
to enter the academy with the
visitors on grounds it is a "strict
ly military show."
The academy ww named for
ney, head of the soils department, OSC; Dr.
H. H. White, superintendent. Southern Ore
gon branch experimental statioon; Dr. D. D.
Hill, head of farm-crops. OSC; and Dr. R. R.
W. Anderson, assitent director. Southern
Oregon branch experiment station.
these fruits by SIVi mil
lion in 1954. The improved
methods were the result of re
search carried out by the experi
ment station, with much of the
work done at the Medford sta
tion, he said.
The Medford station serves
Jackson and Josephine counties,
H.H. White, station superintend
ent, told the group. There are
more than 569.000 acres of
farmland in the ,two counties,
divided among more than 4,000
farms.
Russia Loses Bid To
Stall Algeria Debate
United Nations. N.Y.U.R)
Russia failed today to gain a
new postponment of the U.N.
Security council's debate on
whether to consider the Alge
rian question. -- - -
The council, by a 7 to 1 vote
with 3 abstentions, decided
that it would not acceed to Rus
sia's request for indefinite post
ponement of the Algerian ques
tion and that it would proceed
as quickly as possible to a show
down debate on whether the is-
Evergreen Files
Revised Schedules
Revised schedules between
Medford and Ashland, Central
Point and Jacksonville have been
filed with the public utilities
commissioner by Evergreen bus
lines, Ralph B. Matthews, man
ager, announced today.
Schedule changes on the
three routes, which provide few
er schedules, will be effective
Monday, July 2, unless other
wise ordered by the PUC.
Between Medford and Ash
land the new schedule provides
for departures from Medford at
6:30, 7, 8, 9:30 and 11 a.m., and
12:30, 2. 3:30. 5:10. and 6:10 p.m.
Buses will leave Southern Ore
gon college on. the return trip
at 7:15, 7:45. 8:45, and 10:15
a.m., noon, and 1:15, 3, 4:15, 5:55
and 6:55 p.m.
On the Central Point route,
buses will leave Medford at 9:30
a.m., noon, and 2:30, 4:30 and
5:35 p.m. From Central Point,
bus departure times are 8:15 and
9:45 a.m., and 12:15, 2:45, 4:45
and 5:50 p.m.
The new schedule for Jack
sonville provides departures
from Medford at 8:20 and 10
a.m., and 12:30, 3. 4 and 5:35
p.m. Return trips from Jackson
ville will leave at 8:40 and 10:15
a.m., and 12:45, 3:15, 4:15 and
5:50 p.m.
the late Prof. Nikolai Zhokov-
sky who is listed in the Soviet
Encyclopedia as the "founder of
modern hydro and aerodynam
ics."
May See Jet Planes
The school is located within
the Moscow city limits. After
lunch with faculty members,
Twining and his group returned
to the plush Sovietskaya hotel.
The group may get another look
at the latest Soviet jet planes,
but the schedule of events dur
ing the day was easier, includ
ing a visit to a soccer match and
possibly to the ballet tonight.
The American delegation, in
cluding six Air Force generals,
will remain in Russia until Sun
day when it leaves for the U.S.
Air Force base in WTiesbaden,
Germany.
White said the agricultural in
come of the two counties, not
including processing or other in
come from agricultural produc
tion, came to more than $24,000,
000 last year.
A large number of the agri
cultural scientists spent Monday
visiting farms in Jackson county
studying soil factors in connec
tion with choosing future experi
mental site. Today and Wednes
day the group planned to meet
in the Klamath Falls experi
mental area.
sue should be debated in the
U.N.'s highest peace organ.
Soviet Ambassador Arkady A.
Sobolev moved the postpone
ment on a point of order as soon
as -the council had- convened, !
The council was considering the
request of 13 members of the
Afro-Asian bloc to decide wheth
er to give a full debate to the
dispute between France and the
Algerian Nationalists.
The council already had post
poned its discussion for five days
at Russia's request. Originally
summoned for last Thursday,
the debate was postponed at
Sobolev's request to permit him
to get instructions from Moscow.
Vole Set June 27 in
EP School District
Eagle Point A proposed tax
levy of $12,500 will be submit
ted for approval of legal voters
of Eagle Point school district
No. 9 Wednesday, June 27.
The funds are asked for com
pletion of two new school build
ings and purchase of furniture
and equipment.
Polls will be open from 2 to
8 p.m. at the high school. Regis
tered voters who have resided
in the district for at least six
months may cast ballots in the
election.
The buildings being complet
ed are a gymnasium, cafeteria
and auditorium structure and a
vocational agriculture building.
School patrons previously voted
$150,000 for the projects. The
money has been used for con
struction, purchase of land for
the agriculture building, legal
and architectural fees and for is
suing the bonds.
Finish of construction is ex
pected by Aug. 1. The structures
are to be placed in use when
school opens in September.
Hawthorne Park Pool
Popularity Increases
The municipal swimming pool
at Hawthorne park is becoming
increasingly popular with warm
er weather, Darell Huson, city
treasurer, reported today.
Huson said a total of 5, 703
people have made use of the
pool since it opened on June 11.
Peak day so far for pool users
was last Friday, June 22, when
738 registered. On Monday, 672
made use of the pool.
The pool is open daily between
1 and 9 p.m.
Sfofe Republicans Plan
Big Rally at Seaside
Portland (U.R) Republicans
1000 strong are slated to fill a
train headed for Seaside on July
15 for a big political rally.
On the trip will be all major
candidates, and any registered
Republicans are invited to join
them aboard the Spokane. Port
land St Seattle two-car train.
Seaton May Be Subpoen; Dispute
Over Water Rights of Colorado River
San Franciscq (U.R) The
State of California has threaten
ed to subpoena Secretary of the
Interior Fred Seaton in an at
tempt to inspect certain records
bearing on the Colorado river
water dispute with Arizona.
Northcutt Ely, attorney for
California, voiced this threat
Monday before Special Master
Simon H. Rifkind, who is" hear
ing the suit filed by Arizona
against California.
Arizona claims it is entitled
to 3.800,000 acre feet of Colo
rado river water a year. Cali
fornia claims it is entitled to
5,363,000 acre feet. There is not
enough water to satisfy both
claims.
If Rifkind decides for Arizona,
California stands to lose about
House Committee
Approves Federal
Helis Canyon Dam
Washington (U.R) The House
Interior Committee today ap
proved a bill to authorize fed
eral construction of $350,000,
000 dam in Hell's Canyon on the
Idaho-Oregon border.
The roll call vote was 15 to
13. With two exceptions, it was
along party lines.
The controversial dam would
be located on the Snake river.
A similar bill was approved
by the Senate Interior Commit
tee last week and Senate Demo
cratic Leader Lyndon B. John
son of Texas said it will be
brought up for full Senate action
in a week or two.
Action Without Debate -
The House committee action
was taken without debate. Rep.
Wayne N. Aspinall (D-Colo.)
called for approval of the bill.
Rep. Hamer Budge (R-Ida.) pro
posed that the measure be sent
back to the subcommittee that
approved it, with instructions to
add to it a state water rights bill.
Budge's motion was lost on a
15 to 6 vote. The final 15 to 13
vote followed.
The dam would be the second
highest in the nation. Engineers
have called tlie site the best one
remaining on a major stream.
The administration is opposed
to the federal dam. .
Veto Predicted
The Federal Power Commis
sion last summer granted a li
cense for the site to the Idaho
Power Co., which has started
the first of three smaller dams.
The company is reported to
have spent more than $5,000,000
on the site so far. Passage and
presidential signature of the
present bill according to legal
opinions, would have the effect
of cancelling the private com
pany's license.
Opponents of the federal dam,
however, have predicted freely
the measure would be vetoed by
President Eisenhower, if it ever
clears Congress.
Chrome Purchases
Will Be Continued
Portland (U.R Former In
terior Secretary Douglas Mc
Kay said today he has been ad
vised that continuation of the
federal government's chrome
purchase program has been as
enrorf until .Tune 30. 1959. An
Oregon mining official called it
good news.
McKay, Republican candidate
or the U.S. Senate, was notified
of the continuation in a telegram
from Arthur S. Fleming, director
of defense mobilization. The pro
gram originally was scheduled to
end in 1957.
Hollis M. Dole, director of the
State Department of Geology
and Mineral Industries, said
"This is one of the best things
that could happen to mining in
Oregon."
Dole said the chrome industry
"goes a long way in upholding
the economy in sections of south
west and central Oregon."
Weather
FORECAST: Fair nd warm
through Wednesday. Low to
night 53, high Wednesday 95.
Temp.
Highest Testerdav
Lowest this Morning . .
Our Skies Tonight
Sunrise .
Sunset 73 p.m.
Moon rise p.m.
Utt Quarter July 1
PROMINENT-STARS
The Big Dipper, linking in the
northwest at midnight.
VISIBLE PLAN'fcTS
Jupiter, due west 8:53 p.m.
Saturn, due South 9:31 p.m.
Mart, rises 11:50 p.m.
30 per cent of its Colorado river
water half the supply of metro
politan Los Angeles.
The records which California
officials would like to see in
clude books, reports and admin
istrative letters bearing on the
term, "beneficial consumptive
use of water" in the Colorado
river basin and other federal
projects.
The records belong to the
Bureau of Reclamation. They
are ;n the archives of the De
partment of Interior. They were
available until last week when,
Ely charged, the bureau refused
to let the California staff mem
bers see them.
, Arizona and California' have
differed on the meaning of
"beneficial consumptive use
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Medford
51st Year
MEDFORD,
Late News Briefs
BRITAIN CUTS SPENDING
London U.R) Britain today
announced a $141 million cut
back in current defense spend
ing. STEEL COMPROMISE SEEN
New York U.R) The big
three steel wage negotiators met
for one hour today and then re
cessed until Wednesday morning
amid the growing belief a com
promise offer was in the works.
STATE OF SIEGE RULED
Guatemala City U.R) The
government proclaimed a state
of siege in Guatemala today to
quell outbreaks by "students
and Communists." Two students
and a policeman were killed in
an outbreak Monday night.
AIR FUNDS VOTED
Washington U.R) The Sen
ate, in a major rebuff to Presi
dent Eisenhower's military poli
cies, voted today to increase Air
Force appropriations by $960
million.
Conditions of Five
Injured Unchanged
Five persons injured in a
head-on collision of two cars
north of Medford on Highway
62 Sunday morning were re
ported in unchanged condition
in two Medford hospitals this
morning.
At Community hospital, Mrs.
Everett A. Russell. 39, Seiad
Valley, Calif., was still in "seri
ous" condition. William Self, 19,
Ashland, was in "good" condi
tion and had a "good night"
according to the hospitaL
Sacred Heart hospital attend
ants said Martha Self, 17, and
John Jones, 41, both of Ashland,
are still "critical." Everett A.
Russell was in "fair" condition.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Douglas
Baugus and their son, Jim Doug
las Baugus, 17, all of Ashland,
were killed in the accident. Two
other children, Jerry Baugus.
10, and his sister, Janice, 7,
were orphaned.
They are being cared for by
relatives and neighbors, among
whom are Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Frank, 265 Third St., Ashland.
who arrived at the scene a few
minutes after the crash. Both
families had been attending a
dance at the Oasis ballroom in
Eagle Point and were starting
back to Ashland.
Japanese Scientists
Reveal H-Bomb Explosion
Tokyo (U.R) The United
States exploded another hydro
gen bomb today, Japanese scien
tists reported. They called it part
of a series of rival tests being
carried out simultaneously with
the Soviet Union.
The U.S. explosion was de
tected by the Central Meteoro
logical Observatory here with
recorded "unusual atmospheric
shocks." It said the hydrogen
bomb probably was exploded in
the Bikini area, scene of other
H-bomb tests.
Mediation Offered
In West Coast Dispute
Seattle 4U.R) A. West Coast
Airlines spokesman said today
the National Mediation board
has offered to arbitrate in a dis
pute involving airline pilots
who have threatened to strike
the line.
Spokesman George Leonard
said the board asked pilots to
hold up the strike pending medi
ation under emergency provi
sion of the Taft-Hartley law. He
said West Coast management
was willing to mediate the dis
The term Is used in the Colorado
river compact and the Boulder
Canyon Project Act two agree
ments which define the use of
Colorado river water.
Ely told Rifkind Monday that
he would delay his arguments
until today. This was to give
U.S. Attorney David R. Warner
time to consult his superiors in
Washington.
"If it appears the government
will not relax its new restrictive
order," Ely warned, "I will
subpoena the keeper of the arch
ives and Secretary of the In
terior Fred Seaton."
After this warning, Arizona
then placed Samuel F. Turner,
a Phoenix consulting engineer
and geologist, on the stand. Ari
zona attorney John P. Frank had
OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE
"Oh, We're Getting A Picture Of The U. S.,
All Right"
Howard Morgan Will
Join Stevenson Staff
Portland . U.R) Howard
Morgan, Democratic state chair
man in Oregon since 1952, said
today he would not be a candi
date for reelection to that office.
Morgan, a Monmouth rancher,
said in a prepared statement
that he would decline to run
again for the chairmanship "in
order to accept a full-time ap
pointment to the national cam
paign staff of Adlai Stevenson,
Democratic presidential aspir
ant. Asked to Work
Morgan said Stevenson Tiad
"asked that I work in his behalf
in some of the Western and Mid
western states. This will include
Oregon, where at the request of
both candidates, I shall work
for Governor Stevenson and
Senator Wayne Morse as well as
for the rest of the Democratic
ticket.
Morgan said his new duties
would sU't July 1 aid would
involve considerable t ravel.
Morgan also announced he
would issue a formal call for the
reorganization meeting of the
Democratic State Central com
mittee in a few days. Date of the
meeting was set for July 15 but
the location has not been decid
ed upon.
Morgan's statement took, note
of Democratic party progress un
der his chairmanship. "The past
four and a half years of service
which I have devoted to the
people of Oregon through the
medium of the Democratic party
have been years of Democratic
growth and achievement," he
said.
Morgan Cite Tints'
Among "firsts" cited by Mor
gan during the years he ha been
chairman were the first Demo
cratic congresswoman elected in
Lane County Probe
To Start on Friday
Eugene (U.R) A grand jury
investigation of claims that Lane
county juries have improperly
drawn will open in Eugene at
10 a.m. Friday.
Attorney General Robert Y.
Thornton informed authorities
here that he would be on hand
for the opening of the probe
which also will look into charges
of embezzlement of the funds
of a penitentiary inmate.
only time to qualify him as a
water expert before adjourn
ment. Earlier Monday, Herbert Leg
gett, vice president of the Val
ley Bank of Phoenix, testified
about various articles he and
other officials of his bank had
written about the effect of water
on Arizona's future.
Under cross-examination, Leg-
gett admitted he wrote last May
that Arizona's industry is more
important than its agriculture.
Ely drew from Leggett the
information that although 97
per cent of the state's Colorado
river water supply is used for
agricultural purposes, agricul-
ture produces 'only 30 perjeent
oi me stale s income.
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26, 1956
No. 83
nearly 15 years, the first Demo
cratic U.S. Senator in 40 years
and the first Democratic attorn
ey general elected in more than
60 years.
Speculation as to a possible
successor popped up almost im
mediately. Names mentioned in
cluded Robert A. Boyer, Jack
son county, and Chet Lowry,
Democratic chairman in Wash
ington county.
Transient Sentenced '
To Penitentiary Here'
James Meredith Hatfield, 38,
transient, was sentenced in cir
cuit court this morning to one
year in the state penitentiary for
obtaining money by false pre
tenses. Hatfield, who was arrested in
connection with writing a bogus
$20 check to O.K. Market in
Medford, pleaded guilty on June
8 to a district attorney's infor
mation. Alan Holmes, deputy district
attorney, said Marysville, Calif.,
authorities have also sworn out
a warrant for Hatfield's arrest in
connection with a check written
without sufficient funds in that
city.
Contest for Eradication
Of Porcupines
Sunday marks the opening of
the Medford Kiwanis club's
year-long porcupine eradication
contest for Jackson county
youths. The contest opens July
1, 1956, and closes June 30,
1957.
Prizes with a total value of
about $500 will be donated by
Medford lumber concerns. The
club tentatively plans to offer
winners articles of sporting
goods cr their price in cash.
Any Jackson county resident
who has reached his 12th and
Jias not reached his 19th birth
day by July 1 is eligiBle for the
contest. This is how it works:
The youths go into the woods
and kill porcupines. They skin
the hides off the animals' noses
and bring them, whiskers and
all to the county clerk's office.
(They are advised to salt the
Compromise Plan
Expected To Gel
Prompt Signature
Higher Taxes Due
In Effect Sunday
Washington kUR) Congress
approved and sent to the White
House today a compromise $32.9
billion highway construction
bill.
The measure calls for in
creases in federal taxes on gaso
line, tires and trucks to help pay
the bill.
President Eisenhower is ex
pected to sign the bill promptly.
Salem (U.R) W. C. Wil
liams, deputy state highway
tnginoer, said today that fed
eral highway funds totaling,
$51,100,000 would ba avail
able to Oregon shortly after
ih road bill is signed by tha
President.
He had put it on his list of
"must" legislation before Con
gress adjourns.
The House approved the bill
first by voice vote without a
"nay" being heard. '
The Senate vote was 89 to 1.
Sen. Russell B. Long (D.-La.)
cast the only opposing vote.
Authority To Start
The measure contains author
ity to start work on a 41,000
mile interstate superhighway
network. It provides for tax in
creases on gas, tires and trucks
to heip pay for the construction.
The taxes would take effect Sun
day. The $27.5 billion interstate
network of super highways the
bill authorizes would link most
state capitals by 1969. The Fed
eral government would pay 90
per cent of the cost or $24.8
billiqn.
Taxes on gasoline would be
raised one cent a gallon. Tires
would be taxed an extra three
cents a pound and an extra two
per cent would be added to the
taxes on the price of trucks,
buses and trailers.
Motorist Will Save
The average motorist one
who drives 10,000 miles a year
would be taxed an extra $8.60
a year under the bill. But it was
estimated that he would save
one penny a mile for every mile
he travels on the new superhigh
ways. The bill also carries authority
to build $5.1 billion worth of
primary and secondary roads
over the next three years. The
cost of these roads would be
split evenly by the federal and
state governments.
North Dakota League
Shifts To Democrats
Bismarck, N.D. (U.R) North
Dakota's famed Non - Partisan
League ended 40 years of tradi
tion in the state's primary today
by putting all its candidates on
the Democratic ballot. -
Withdrawal of non - partisan
candidates from the Republican
primary removed virtually all
contests from today's balloting.
Until this year, primary battles
for GOP nominations overshad
owed the fall general elections
in staunchly Republican North
Dakota.
The non-partisan shift was
expected to result in light or
average voting. Chief interest
cerrtered in the lone major con
test, the Republican nomination
for a gubernatorial candidate.
Competing for the right to
campaign for governor were
State Sen. John E. Davis and
former Lt. Gov. Ray SchnelL
Gov. Norman Brunsdale has an
nounced he will retire at the
end of his third term Jan. 1.
Salem (U.R) Warden
Clarence T. Gladden, has return
ed to his duties at the state pen
itentiary after recovering from
a heart attack.
Opens Soon
"noses as soon after skinning
as possible.)
Jackson county gives a $1
bounty for each nose. The
youths collect the bounty and a
receipt for if is given to them
by the county clerk. Prizes will
be awarded on the basis of num
ber of receipts collected by the
participants.
Grand prizes will be awarded
at the end of the year and the
club plans to give smaller prizes
at the end of every quarter of
the year. The Kiwanis club will
publish a circular of contest
rules shortly after the opening
date.
H. Chandler Drew is general
chairman of the Kiwanis contest
committee. Jennings Pierce is
publicity chairman, and Eugene
Peterson and Lester DeArmond
form the prize committee.