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MEDFOEDSfflTRIBUNE
Above Normal Runoff
Forecast During Year
Above average water-year run'
off is forecast for the southwest
ern Orrgon area because of a
high carry-over and rainfall-runoff
to date, the weather bureau
reported this morning in the first
water supply forecast summary
of the year. The water-year is
between October and September.
Seasonal runoff, between Jan
uary and September, is expect
ed to be about normal. The sea
sonal runoff for Rogue river be
low south fork is forecast at
1.040.000 acre feet, or 99 per cent
of normal. The Upper Klamath
Lake net inflow is forecast at
1.340.000 acre feet, or 146 per
cent of normal, the weather bu
reau said.
Runoff forecast for the water
year. Oc'ober. 1956. through
September, 1957, on Rogue river
below south fork is 1-450.000
acre feet, or 109 per cent of nor
mal; on the Umpqua river below
Lake Creek. 336.000 acre feet,
112 per cent of normal; and Up
per Klamath Lake net inflow,
1.780,000 acre feet, 146 per cent.
Fall Precipitation
Fall precipitation over south
western Oregon was 95 per cent
of the 15-year average. The aver
age was taken from amounts
which fell during the years be
tween 1938 and 1952. Most of
the precipitation occurred in
October, when precipitation was
generally 200 per cent of the
average.
September and November
were dry, the weather bureau
said, so the overall falltime pre
cipitation was slightly below the
1938-1952 average. December
precipitation was below average
at lower elevations, but above
Crater Lake Park Gets
Season's Heaviest Snow
Crater Lake National Park had
its heaviest snowfall in a 24-hour
period this season yesterday
when 16 inches fell.
The new fall brought the total
snow depth at the, park to 45
inches, compared to 105 inches
at this time 'last year. Chains
were required for travel on
Highway 62 through the park.
Washington (U.R) Presi
dent Eisenhower will not hold
a news conference this week.
Berrydale Sanitation Group
Resumes Work; Meeting Set
Th Berrvdale Sanitation
committee, which recessed its
activity over the holiday sea
son, is resuming work toward
solution of the problems of the
area, it was announced today
by Nick Gier. chairman of the
group.
A public meeting has been
scheduled tentatively for Mon
day, Jan. 21, at Howard school
to hear talks on ways and means
of solving the sanitary problem
in the Berrydale district, he
said.
Arrangements for the meeting
were completed at a committee
session last night at the home
of M. J. Swing. Speakers will
be Kenneth Tollenaar. execu
tive secretary of the legislative
interim committee on local gov
ernment, who will discuss
what present legislation might
ecret Meeting
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MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1957
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average at higher elevations.
Since most of the precipitation
to date has been rain, snow ac
cumulation is below average, the
forecast noted.
Total fall precipitation for
south-central Oregon, was slight
ly above the 15-year average.
Heavy precipitation during Octo
ber which was 240 per cent of
normal, combined with 50 per
cent for September and 12 per
cent for November, produced
about average fall precipitation
for the area.
Runoff in streams in the south-
central area will be about 80 per
cent of the 15-year average, the
weather bureau said.
State in Path of
'Heavy Snowfall'
By UNITED PRESS
Jupiter Pluvius' aimed a one
two weather punch at Oregon
today which forecasters said
could result in a "very heavy
snowfall." It also could result
in only a little snow or even
rain.
The weather man said a frigid
arctic air mass was moving
south from British Columbia.
This morning it was near the
British Columbia - Washington
border.
At the same time, a storm
was moving into the Gulf of
Alaska. This was expected to
swing south-eastward to the
Washington and Oregon coasts
by tomorrow afternoon. But,
said the weather man, storms
don't always follow their ex
pected path. This is why he list
ed the various weather possi
bilities. '
If the storm moves as expect
ed, it will furnish enough mois
ture for an inch or two of snow
as it moves by Oregon. The arc
tic air mass is expected to then
follow behind the storm, bring
ing lower temperatures.
If the storm moves inland
over Washington tomorrow, tem
peratures in northwest Oregon"
are expected to rise and rain
will falL
But, if the storm swings in
land over northwest Oregon, "a
very heavy snowfall" could re
sult, the weather man said.
be of assistance, and Medford
City Manager Robert Duff, who
will discuss taxes and construc
tion costs.
The committee served by Tol
lenaar recently completed a
two-year survey of local gov
ernment, including the prob
lems of the "fringe areas" such
as the Berrydale district. Pts
recommendations will be pre
sented to the legislature which
meets next week.
The Berrydale Sanitation
committee was formed last fall
after a proposal to annex the
area to Medford was defeated
at the Nov. 6 general election.
It has since been proposed that
a smaller area seek annexation
to the city, but before a renewed
attempt is made other possible
solutions are being explored in
a series of meetings.
State May End Case
In Narcotics Trial
The state's case against Don
ald LaVerne Ambuehl, 31-year-old
former Y club manager
charged with illegal possession
and control of narcotics, was
expected to end today, Walter
D. Nunlcy, former district attor
ney, indicated this morning.
Cross-examination of State
Police Lt. Paul Morgan, seventh
witness for the state, was to
begin at 1:30 p.m. Nunley said
he would call one more witness
before concluding his case.
Requests Sample
Lt. Morgan testified he had
requested Clifton Lacy, former
ly connected- with Burns Detec
tive agency, to obtain a sample
of contents of two paper bags
in"1 the Plaza apartment of Mrs.
Leona (Loma) Scott. Lt. Morgan
said he sent the sample to the
federal narcotics bureau for
analysis. After the report of the
analysis was received here, Lt.
Morgan testified he arranged to
have the paper bags dusted with
invisible powder.
He also sought assistance from
the city police department in
maintaining watch over the
Plaza apartments, the AmbuehJ
home, the Y club and other
places where Ambuehl was fre
quently seen.
He then testified as to events
leading to the arrest of Ambuehl
on July 18. His testimony was
similar to that given earlier in
the trial.
Earlier Testimony
Testifying earlier this morn
ing were Mrs. Alice Dell, 1121
West 10th st, a friend of Mrs.
Scott's and former Y club wait
ress, and State Police Officer
Robert Wievesiek.
Mrs. Dell described her seven-
year acquaintance with Mrs.
Scott and stated Mrs. Scott had
stayed at her home for brief
periods in June and July:
Officer Wievesiek described
four trial exhibits, and the
search of a car operated by
Ambuehl the morning of his
arrest.
He said the exhibits contained
material taken from the door
panel, floor mat, the driver's
seat and ash trays of the car
which Ambuehl was driving.
Another exhibit contained the
contents of a vacuum cleaner
which was used inside the car
during Wievesiek's search of the
automobile.
Completes Testimony
Cross-examination of Charles
P. Champlin, city police chief,
was completed this morning.
During the testimony, Champlin
said the appearance of Am
buehl' eyes, and his general
appearance showed possible
symptoms of the influence of
narcotics.
He said that when he talked
with Ambuehl at the police sta
tion later that morning, Am
buehl's mental capacity did not
show symptoms of being under
a narcotic influence.
Champlin Monday afternoon
said Ambuehl admitted to him
that he had smoked some mari
juana in Mrs. Scott's apartment
a short time before his arrest.
Champlin quoted Ambuehl as
saying he had used marijuana
off and on for about five years.
He said Ambuehl told him, "I
made a mistake. I shouldn't have
had it with me." He was refer
ring to the time he left the Plaza
apartments, then fled from State
Police Lt. Paul Morgan who was
waiting with Champlin and oth
er officers outside the building.
According to Champlin, Am
buehl said the marijuana be
longed to Mrs. Scott. Champlin
added when he asked the origin
of the drug, Ambuehl replied,
"I can't say because I don't want
to get some other people in
trouble."
Trial Delayed
The trial was delayed more
than an hour yesterday while the
state ironed out difficulties aris
ing from expiration of Walter D.
Nunley's term of office as dis
trict attorney. He earlier agreed
Knowland To Introduce
Anti-Filibuster Bill
Washington (U.R) Senate Re
publican Leader William F.
Knowland of California will in
troduce a resolution Wednesday
seeking to make it possible for
two-thirds of senators present to
curb filibusters. Present rules
require a two-thirds vote of all
senators 64. Knowland predict
ed the senate will approve his
plan. Northern Democrats will
seek a greater relaxation of the
filibuster rule. 4
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to continue representing the state
in the case as a special deputy to
the new district attorney, Thom
as Reeder.
Reeder said he would request
Nunley's appointment on a tem
porary basis without financial
compensation. The county court,
however, passed a resolution
Monday authorizing that Nunley
be paid for his work on the
Ambuehl case.
Defense Attorney Edward Kel
ly said at least eight witnesses
would be called for the defense
at the conclusion of the state's
case. He declined to specifically
state whether or not he would
put the defendant on the witness
stand, but commented, "I usually
do." Kelly predicted the case
would not go to the jury before
Thursday afternoon.
Eisenhower Agrees
With GOP Leaders
On Legislation
Washington (U.R! President
Eisenhower agreed with GOP
congressional leaders today on
a list of priority legislation for
the new Congress. The list was
headed by the new Mid-east res
olution and continuation of pres
ent corporation and excise (sales)
taxes.
It included measures dealing
with Hungarian refugees, school
construction and civil rights.
The agreement was reached at
the first regular meeting this
year between the .President and
House and Senate Republican
leaders.
The GOP leaders conceded
their priority list will have to
be discussed with the Democrat
ic leadership which controls
Congress. .
But the Republicans felt
there would be a measure of
agreement between the two
parties on items picked out for
early action.
No Tax Cuts
Current excise taxes on many
items and higher corporate tax
rates expire April 1. The Presi
dent and his leaders agreed to
day there must be early action
to extend these levies.
House Republican Leader Jo
seph W. Martin Jr. said the ad
ministration will seek an exten
sion of one year in the tax rates.
Extension of excise and cor
porate levies has been taken
for- granted as administration
policy since the GOP leaders
announced Dec. 31 Mr. Eisen
hower's plans for fiscal 1958
anticipated no reduction in rev
enues. The excise taxes; applying
primarily to liquor, cigarettes
and automobiles, yield about $1
billion annually and the current
corporate tax rates yield about
$2 billion.
Items on List fc
The rest of the list in the order
announced was:
Extension of excise and cor
porate tax rates.
Extension of the refugee bill
to clarify the status of Hungar
ian refugees admitted to this
county on "parole" status.
A possible change in corn
legislation.
School construction.
Civil rights.
Establishment of a $3 million
federal fund to encourage a federal-state-local
study of juven
ile delinquency and explore the
need for possible legislation.
Suayies Island Turkey
Flocks Quarantined
Salem (U.R) The State Agri
culture Department has quar
antined a turkey flock on Sau
,n island for ornithosis. The
flock includes 3,400 hens and
some toms for breeding stock.
Agriculture officials said the
flock, on the Triple B. turkey
farm, was being treated with an-ti-biotics.
The birds were ex
pected to be cured in time for
the spring market season.
DOW-JONES AVERAGES
New York (U.R) Dow-Jones
final stock averages: 30 indus
trials 493.86, off 1.34; 20 rail
roads 157.11. up 0.67; 15 utilities
69.20. - up 0.16; and 65 stocks
174.23. off Q.03. Sales today' were
about 2.230.000 shares compared
with 2,500,000 shares Monday, j
Dulles
Attempt Charged
To Tie Hands of
House Committee
People Believed
Entitled To Testimony
' Washington (U.R) A Demo
cratic member of the House For
eign Affairs Committee stalked
out of a closed door Middle East
meeting with Secretary of State
John Foster Dulles today charg
ing that the administration was
trying to "tie the committee's
hands" with confidential .infor
mation, if
Rep. Wayne L. Hays (D-Ohio)
said he left the session in pro
test against taking secretly testi
mony which he believed the
American people are entitled to
have about President Eisen
hower's request for authority to
send troops to the Middle East
if necessary to keep Russia out.
Hays said Committee Chair
man Thomas S. Gordon (D-Ill.)
declined to recognize him to
make a formal protest against
taking Dulles' testimony in se
cret.
"So I just said what I had to
say anyway, and left," Hays told
reporters.
President Urges Speed
"I don't believe Dulles ought
to be allowed to hide behind
closed doors to answer embar
rassing questions. It's a clear
case of trying to tie the commit
tee's hands. Even if you get the
answers you can't use them be
cause the information was given
in an executive session."
Hays' walkout came as Presi
dent Eisenhower urged Republi
can congressional leaders at a
White House legislative confer
ence to put his Middle East reso
lution at the top of their priority
list for early action.
Senate Republican Leader Wil
liam F. Knowland of California
said after the White House ses
sion he expects the Mid-East
resolution to clear the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
within two or three weeks. Pre
sumably this included action by
the Senate Armed Services Com
mittee which will start joint
hearings with the Foreign Rela
tions group next week.
But Chairman Richard B. Rus
sell (D-Ga.) of the Senate Armed
Services Committee said that
Congress will not ' be "stam
peded" into hasty action on the
proposal.
Want Time Limit
There also were mounting de
mands in congress for putting
some time limit on the Presi
dent's request for authority to
use U.S. funds, and if necessary,
troops in the Middle East.
While most congressional re
action to the "Eisenhower doc
trine" has been favorable, there
were some rumbles of opposi
tion. Rep. Noah M. Mason (R-Ill.)
said today he could not conscien
tiously vote to give the Presi
dent military authority which
Mason contended was given by
the Constitution to Congress.
Hungarian Patriots
Fleeing Into Forests
Vienna (U.R) Hundreds of
Hungarian patriots facing arrest
and possibly death under the
new Red reign of terror are flee
ing into the trackless forests,
swamps and mountains to join
die-hard freedom-fighter bands,
refugees said today.
Hungarians who risked their
lives to cross the Austrian fron
tier to escape the return to the
"proletrian dictatorship" in their
homeland also reported renewed
fighting between partisan bands
and Russian troops.
Clashes between Hungarian
patriots and Red army troops
have increased in the past 24
hours, according to the newly
arrived refugees. They said the
heaviest fighting took place in
the rugged country centered
around Pecs. Pecs on the Yugo
slav frontier was a rebel- strong
hold in the revolution crushed
by Soviet steel.
Weather
FORECAST: Cloudy with oc
casional snow flurries or
showers of rain and snow
In the valley, and snow in
the mountains through Wed
nesday. Partial clearing and
much colder Wednesday
night. Low tonight 27, high
Wednedav 40-42,
TEMPERATURE
Hlrhect Yesterday 4
Lowest Yesterday I.........,.. 3(1
Our Skies Tonight
Sunrise 7:41 a.m.
Sunset 4:56 p.m.
Moons et Wednesday 12:44 a.m.
First Quarter 11:06 p.m.
MARS, seen near the Mopn
tonight, is now about 104 mil
lion miles away. Continuing t
move eastward among the stars.
Mars will soon be seen in the
constellation, Aries.
A v 12? -! ?,
- WILLIAM F. KNOWLAND
Colleagues Stunned
Knowland Not To
Be Candidate for
Senate in 1958
Washington (U.R) Senate
Republican Leader William F.
Knowland's decision to retire
from the Senate prompted spec
ulation today, that he will make
a bid for the presidency in 1960.
The 48 - year - old Californian
stunned his Senate colleagues
and caught California political
leaders by surprise in announc
ing Monday that he will not seek
reelection when his current term
expires in 1958.
Governor Race Seen
Some senators quickly con
cluded that Knowland, a vet
eran of 11 years in the Senate,
will try to win the California
governorship in 1958 and use it
as a stepping stone to the White
House in 1960.
Knowland had planned to
seek the Republican presidential
nomination last year before Mr.
Eisenhower announced his inten
tion to seek a second term. After
the President made known his
intention, Knowland withdrew.
The constitutional prohibition
against presidential third terms
will prevent Mr. Eisenhower
from running again.
Puis in Bid
In California. State Comtrol
ler Robert C. Kirkwood, a Re
publican, said he would run for
Knowland's Senate scat in 1958.
He said his political philosophy
is "wholly in accord with the
great Eisenhower movement."
Knowland, a conservative on
most issues, has sometimes been
at odds, as Senate GOP leader,
with the President's views. But
Senate Republicans again picked
him as their leader for the new
session of Congress which open
ed last week, and Knowland
said he would retain the post un
til his retirement from the
Senate.
Knight Surprised
California Gov. Goodwin J.
Knight, whose term expires at
the same time as Knowland's
Senate term, exclaimed, "I must
say I'm surprised" when in
formed of Knowland's decision.
Knight said he expected to
discuss the development with
Knowland when he comes here
for President Eisenhower's Jan.
21 inauguration.
Six Prison Inmates
Continue Food Strike
Salem (U.R) Only six inmates
of the Oregon state prison segre
gation ward continued their hun
ger strike into its ninth day to
day. Two more convicts gave up
and had breakfast this morning
while four tossed in the towel at
dinner time last night.
. The six who are still holding
out missed their 25th meal this
morning.
The strike began a week ago
Monday with 20 segregation in
mates participating. The rest of
the prison's 1500 inmates were
unaffected by the strike.
Ingrid Bergman To Make
34-Hour Visit To N. Y.
New York (U.R) Actress
Ingrid Bergman will make a 34
hour visit here beginning Jan.
19, her first return to this coun
try in seven years, it was an
nounced today. , -
She will come here to accept
the New York Film Critic's
award honoring her as the best
actress of the year for her per
formance in "Anastasia."
Dovntown Projects Planned
In March of
Several downtown projects
are planned for Saturday to
raise money for the March of
Dimes, it was announced today
by Dick Knight, Medford chair
man. .' '
Knight has designated Satur
day as Blue Crutch Day, during
which the little blue lapel tags
symbolizing a crutch will be
sold by the Medford 20-30 club.
The project is under the chair
manship of Doug Rehder. '
Fraternal Order of Eagles
will again conduct their "milk
bottle states" campaign in which
passersby are asked to drop a
coin in one of the 48 - bo'tles
representing the state 91 which
Coating of Money
Pili Big Problem
For Legislators
Salem (U.R) It's the prob
lem of how to coat the pill 'that
gives Oregon legislators such
long faces these days.
The pill money will be the
overriding problem of the 49th
legislative assembly which con
venes here Monday.
Insurgent Democrats and Re
publicans may disagree over who
will break the 15-15 state Sen
ate tie, but both parties are
equally eloquent when it comes
to tile shortage of cash.
Because of the money prob
lem and the resulting tax prob
lem, the things to keep your eye
on in the upcoming session will
be r.he things that cost most in
the new budget: Basic school
money, S77 million; higher edu
cation, $44 million; institutions,
$32 million; and buildings funds,
S20 million.
Some Tax Due
Both schools and institutions
are under terrific pressure from
the state's growing population
and both have urgent building
and staff needs. The demand for
all state services is constantly in
creasing. Tie cold facts seem to be that
unless the present 45 per cent
surtax on income or some equally
profitable and unpleasant tax is
imposed by the 1957 Legislature,
part of our capital improvement
or education program may go
down the drain.
Take your choice: The surtax,
a general sales tax, a beefed-up
income tax, a state property tax
or a combination.
Gov. Elmo Smith last week
submitted a 1957-59 "balanced"
budget of almost $260 million
for consideration by the Legis
lature. But he was quick to point
out that the budget swallowed
whole the state's surplus of some
$30 million.
Holmes To Have Say
Gov.-elect Robert D. Holmes,
who undoubtedly will file a sup
plementary fcudget, comes to of
fice with the handicap, tax-wise.
of advocating an increase in basic
school support from $80 to $120
per census child. This gives him
an additional $40 million over
Gov. Smith's budget to raise for
the next two years. He may have
other, perhaps expensive, plans.
Both Republicans and Demo
crats say they are opposed to. con-
tinuing the surtax which was
passed by the 1955 Legislature
and saved from referral to the
people by the implication it was
just stopgap legislation.
Legislative Democrats also do
not favor a general sales tax, al
though it will undoubtedly come
up again due to recommendations
from the Legislative Interim Tax
Study Committee for a sales tax
comoined with higher-exemption
income tax and some property
tax relief.
Possible Referral Seen
Democrats, who will hold the
whip hand in the House, will
probably plump for a tax pro
gram relying mainly on the per
sonal income tax, although they
have not made their plans ex
plicit. They might repeal the surtax
and make up some of the loss'by
hiking regular income taxes
while restoring dependency cred
its and personal exemptions from
$500 to $600.
They also might consider elim
inating the 50 per cent personal
property tax offset in the corpor
ation excise tax structure.
But behind all tax proposals
lurks the possibility that the
final plan may be delayed for re
Harrison Reelected
District President
Judge James Harrison of
Coos county was reelected presi
dent of district four of the asso
ciation of Oregon counties at an
all-day meeting here yesterday.
Aliout 30 members of the leg
islature and engineers, county
judges and commissioners from
Coos, Curry, Douglas, Josephine
and Jackson counties attended
the meeting.
Among topics discussed by
those attending the meeting was
legislation which was brought
up at the meeting of the associ
ation in Portland last Decemb
er. Matters relating to assess
ments on property, and sales
taxes also were discussed.
Dimes Fund-Raising Drive
they were bom. William Keever
is chairman of the project.
Medford Junior Chamber of
Commerce members will be on
the streets with tickets for their
steer "giveaway," during which
a steer will be given away. Art
Van Leeuwen is chairman.
Coin cards have been mailed
to every Medford water user,
Knight said, and he urged re
cipients to fill them and return
them as soon as possible. The
cards were addressed by mem
bers of the National Secretarial
Association, under direction of
Mrs. John R. Russell.
Cc unter coin collectors have
been distributed at places of
ferral to the people at the next
general election following the
session. This stems from the fact
that voters in November refused
to allow an emergency clause to
be attached to tax measures.
Long Faces
Should the Legislature's tax
program be turned down by the
people, it would require a spe
cial session of the Legislature to
straighten out state finances.
A special session might be
forestalled if Democrats could
arrange a special election on
their tax program while the Leg
islature still was in regular ses
sion, but this is speculative.
Where does this leave us?
With faces almost as long a
the legislators'.
Unemployment in
County Dec. 3lr
Estimated all,
Despite unsatisfactory iumber
prices and usual winter weather
troubles, "employment held up
surprisingly well" during De
cember, according to John J.
Patton, manager of the Medford
employment office.
He said there were no large
layoffs during December, al
though several employees in the
lumber industry were "in and .
out" of employment more than
once during the month.
Number of Unemployed
The number of unemployed
persons in the county Dec. 31,
was estimated at 1,860, Patton
said. The figure is about the
same as the number of unem
ployed Dec. 31, 1955, and is an
increase of 30 per cent over
November, 1956.
The estimate does not include
those people who work season
ally and do not seek work during
the rest of the year.
New hires through the Med
ford office of the state employ
ment service were up 78 per cent
over December, 1955, Patton
said. Some of the jobs were tem
porary, but a larger proportion
than usual were in steady em
ployment. There was a steady
demand for pruners in or
chards, he said.
Christmas fruit box packing
was completed last month, Pat
ton noted.
Further layoffs can be expect
ed during January and February,
Patton said, depending on the
weather and market conditions.
The employment picture is not
expected to change materially
before March, he said.
Chains Required on
Mountain Passes
Chains were required on all
mountain passes leading from
the Rogue valley this morning
after snow measuring up to 12
inches in some areas fell during
the night.
Although only a half inch fell
at the Medford airport weather
bureau station, heavier amounts
fell in other sections of the val
ley. Ashland reported depths
ranging from about two inches
in lower areas to between four
and five inches in the down
town area.
Snow and rain showers are ex
pected to continue throughout
today, and another storm front
moving in from the Pacific is
expected to bring more snow to
the Rogue valley tomorrow after
noon, the weather bureau said.
A foot of new snow was re
ported on Sexton and Canyon-
ville mountains, four inches fell
on Oregon mountain, eight
inches at Prospect, and six inches
on the Siskiyous and Green
Springs. Chains were required
on all highways.
Cooler temperatures early to
day froze rain and snow on city
streets and valley roads making
driving hazardous this morning.
By mid-morning, much of the ice
and frozen snow had started to
thaw.
for Saturday
business throughout the city by
members of the Teamsters' Un
ion. A "Bucket of Bucks" dance
and floor show will be held at
Rogue Valley ba" room Thurs
day night at which modern and
western bands will provide mu
sic for dancing and popular local
entertainers will be seen.
Consent slips have been dis
tributed throughout schools in
the county by which parents
may request Salk anti-polio vac
cinations for their children
through the Jackson County
Medical Society's free vaccine
program, to start Jan. 14.