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Benson Denies Report Department Security Officer on Way Out Thursday. June 28, 195S - MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE ELIVBf Arizona Water Table Disputed as Evidence In Colorado Hearing Washington UK Secretary of Agriculture Ezra T. Benson has scotched reports that J. Glen Cassity is on his way out as the department's security officer. Cassity has been a central figure in controversial security allegations Involving John C. Baker. Midwest chief of the agri culture Department's marketing service at Chicago, and Wolf Ladejinsky. former department land reform expert. Allegations Dropped Cassity's allegations against Baker, never made public, have since been dropped, and Benson later withdraw allegations made against Ladejinsky. It was on Casity's recommendation that Benson had at first declared Ladejinsky a security risk and ousted him from the department. Ladejinsky later was employed by the State Department in a sensitive position. Canity's Record Good Despite these incidents, Ben son told a news conference Wednesday that he has "given no thought to replacing" Cassity. He said that Cassity's "record is good, generally speaking" and that "from all I know of his 'character, he carried out his du- Car Owners Hurry To Tire Dealers By UNITED PRESS Many car owners hurried to their tire dealers today to save about S3 before a tax boost goes into effect at midnight Saturday. The director of the National Independent Tire Dealers Asso ciation, Lyle Remde. said sales men could usually sell a custom . er two tires instead of one by mentioning the tax. The new taxes are contained in a bill which President Eisen hower is certain to sign into law this week. It adds 74 cents in taxes on a new tubcless tire and 65 cents on a tire with tube. This means four tubeless tires will cost S2.9S more and a spare boosts the price to $3.70. Soon after the bill was passed by Congress, dealers in most sections of the nation reported increased sales to car owners in tent on beating the deadline. The rush, failed- to develop Into a stampede, however. "Most consumers don't know about the new tax," said sales men in one New York store. -Besides, $3 isn't that much and certainly not enough that you would go out and buy a new set of tires just to avoid it." ties satisfactorily Sources close to the Senate Civil Service Committee today refused direct comment on a re port that the committee is con sidering an investigation of Cas sity's activities. One source said the commit tee has "a running interest" in Cassity because "he is not well qualified" for his security job. But he said no formal investiga tion of the Agriculture Depart ment officer has been ordered and he could not say whether one would be. Truman Convinced Aid Worthwhile Southampton, England (U.R Harry S. Truman sailed for home today wearing an Oxford University tie and carrying the conviction gained on his two month tour that American aid was a worth-whiie investment. "Signs of economic recovery and the happiness of the peo ple" were the things that im pressed him most, he said, before he and Mrs. Truman sailed for home aboard the liner United States. "My impression of Western Europe is that it is just as friend ly to my country as ever," ne said. "I anV sure it will con tinue as long as I live." Then he cracked, "I hope that will be for a very long rime." As for the Russians, "I've never trusted the Russians and I don't trust them yet." Reunion of Wild West Division Scheduled The 38th annual reunion of the Wild West division will be held in Seattle. Wash., Sept. 29, Pat Graham, adjutant and ser vice officer of the Mcdford Dis abled American Veterans post, has announced. Graham said efforts are be ing made to contact all former members who served with the 91st division in both World War I and World War II. Veterans have been asked to contact the 91st Division assoc iation secretary, Archie Walkef, in Seattle, Wash., or Graham at the DAV office, 1515 North Riv erside ave. There are nearly 500 species of humming birds and they are found only in the New World. The U.S. makes an acceptable summer home for about 16 species. San Francisco (U.F) Special Master Simon H. Rifkind was to decide today whether to admit a disputed water table' intro duced by Arizona as evidence io the Colorado river water case. The table showed diversion of water by Arizona's San Carlos Irrigation District for farm pur poses between 1934 and 1955. Arizona attorney Charles Reed Oregon Guard Troops Reviewed Astoria U.R The 237th anti-aircraft artillery, Oregon National Guard, undergoing two weeks summer training at Camp Clatsop here, yesterday passed in review before Lt. Gen. Rob ert Young, commanding general of the 6th Army and Maj. Jpen. Chester McCarty, commander of the 18th air force. The trainees yesterday also, for the forst time, fired the 75 millimeter sky sweeper anti aircraft guns. During parade ceremonies dis tinguished service ' a wards went to three Oregon leaders, two of them posthumously, in recogni tion of their service to the na tional guard. Former Gov. Charles A. Sprague received one of the com mendations while the other two were given posthumously to for mer Govs. Paul Patterson and Earl Snell. Chief Warrant Officer Ed ward Hart, of Clackamas was also presented a National Rifle Association medal for his per formance "at Camp Perry, Ohio, this year when he scored 194 out of a possible 200, high for the nation. Snake River Dam Hearings at Lewisfon Lewiston. Ida. (U.R) The Federal Power Commission re sumed hearings today on the ap plication of a group of North west power companies to build two hydro-electric projects on the middle Snake river. The $213,000,000 Mountain Sheep and Pleasant Valley phoj- ccts would be the largest ever undertaken in the Northwest with private capital. Seeking authority to build the projects is the combination of Pacific Power and Light, Wash ington Water Power, Montana Water Power and Portland Gen eral Electric. Similar hearings were held in Pendleton, Ore., Monday and Tuesday. Use Mail Tribune Want Ads MS" Wim A PONTIAC CONVERTIBLE save Mason's Root Beer bottle caps and win one of these exciting PONTIAC junior star chief CONVERTIBLES vou can drive! 3 A $500 VALUE Get contest entry blank at your nearest food or beverage store. IN CONJUNCTION WITH MEDFORD and ASHLAND FONT AC DEALERS MASON'S ROOT BEER A product of Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Medford introduced it Wednesday Testimony Said Contradicted But Northcutt Ely, chief coun sel for California in the bitter water rights feud, said the table contradicted testimony given VFW Encampment at Roseburg Draws 1000 Roseburg (U.R) Some 1000 persons were on hand here to day for the annual state encamp ment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the organizations' auxiliary. previously by another witness, Wayne Akin, head of the Ari zona Interstate Stream commis sion. According to Ely, Akin said the diverted water amounted to 201,000 acre feet a year, while the table showed only 167,000 acre feet. "This discrepancy has the ef fect of impeaching their own witnesses," Ely said. Modest Discrepancy Out of court, Arizona attorney John P. Frank said the discrep ancy was "modest" and he was sure it could be satisfactorily ex plained. Akin said the probable ex- Bids Called for Phoenix School Work Bids have been invited for work on Phoenix elementary and high school. Work at the elementary school includes construction of a 14 foot sun shade and a 14x120 foot covered play area. Two classrooms will be added to the planation was that in one case a calendar year was used to com pute the totals, and in the other a "water" year was used. The dispute arose in the trial of Arizona's suit against Cali fornia to establish title to 3,800, 000 acre feet of Colorado river water' a year. California claims it is entitled to 5.363,000 acre high school, and the shop will be remodeled for a vocational agriculture shop. Bids will be opened Friday. July 6, at 7:30 p.m. In the high school. feet. There is not enough water to meet both claims. To Recommend Verdict The U.S. Supreme Court, be fore which the suit was filed or- dered Rifkind to hear the case 1 and to recommend a verdict. 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