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Newspaper Page TextI rem n u u uzs q) c Oregon Democrats Claim Election of Walter J. Pearson Lowry Joins Voices Disclaiming Results Salem (U.R) The Democrats claimed today, in the hottest meeting o( the session so far, to have elected Sen. Walter J. Pearson of Portland as presi dent of the Senate. The vote was 15 to 14 in favor of Pearson over Sen. War ren Gill, Lebanon Republican. The Democratic contention of having elected Pearson came while Republican Sen. Rudie Wilhelm Jr. of Portland was absent, presumably in Portland on personal business: But Sen. Howard Eelton of Canby, temporary chairman, ruled that the Senate was still operating under the caucus rules set down Sunday night which specified it would take 16 votes to elect. Full of Fireworks In a session which saw more parliamentary fireworks than some entire legislative sessions. Sen. Monroe Sweetland, Mil waukie Democrat, demanded that the chairman declare Pear son elected Senate president. Sen. Phil Lowry, Medford Re publican, shot back that "technic cally we are not yet organized as a Senate but are still in cau cus. In fact, it seems that as of now we .are neither fish nor fowl." Sen. Bclton declared a 30- minute recess, and even this was appealed by the Democrats. But during the ensuing rollcall, all the Republicans walked out, and Sen. Bclton ruled there was no quorum present. He said it took 20 members to make a quorum. Asked by Sen. Sweetland on what grounds. Sen. Bclton banged his gavel and said the recess was on. Rtgular Business Stymied It appeared to observers and was voiced by some senators that the Senate was no nearer to being fn agreement on com mittee assignments and choice of president than it was when the caueus opened Sunday night, on the eve of the 1957 session. A record deadlock in organ ization was threatened. While racor reminiscent of the closing days rather than the opening days of the session cropped out. the regular busin ess of the Senate was stymied while the 15 Republicans and 15 Democrats attempted to agree on a compromise formula. Meanwhile, special and more severe penalties for selling or dispensing narcotics to minors were advocated today in the second bill to be introduced in the House of the Oregon Legis lature. .The bill was introduced by Rep. Fred Meek, Portland Republican; Joe Rogers. Inde pendence Democrat, and Ed die Ahrens, Turner Republi can. Insurance Bills Introduced Three other bills relating to insurance companies were intro duced today by request of the Department of Insurance. One would require insurance companies being examined by the department to compensate the examiner for his salary and expenses: another would re quire a trust deposit of S350.000 for insuring with an insurer of less than $500,000 assets. The last bill would permit temporary licensing of out-of-state insurance adjusters in cases of castastrophe. DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York 'U.R) Dow-Jones final- stock averages: 30 indus trials 485.05. up 0.30; 20 rail roads 153.75, off 0.52; 15 utili ties 60.69. up 0.36, and 65 stocks 171.80. up 0.10. Sales today were about 2.210.000 shares compared with 2.370,000 shares Tuesday. Washington (U.R) Presi dent Eisenhower does not plan to hold a news conference Wednesday. New Building County Red Cross Chapter A new building for the local chapter of the American Red Cross will be presented by Mr. and Mrs. A. S. V. Carpenter. Red Cross officials announced at an executive board and budget committee meeting this week. The building will be built on three Jots facing Hawthorne park, and will consist of admin istrate quarters and sufficient space for volunteer services. An auditorium will be made avail able for community use. Red Cross officials said. Harlow Carpenter, the Car penter's son, has drawn initial plans for the building, they said. iiim.niuii.iii - ARTURO TOSCANINI Slips Away Quietly Arluro Toscanini, 89, Dies in Sleep At New York Home New York (U.R) Arturo Tos canini, 89, whose genius as a con ductor of operas and symphonies thrilled the world for 68 years, died today in his sleep. He had suffered a stroke New Year's Day. Death came to the beloved, white-haired maestro at his lux urious Riverdale home in the Bronx, apparently as a nurse tried tojawaken him. He had been confined to his bed for three days. "He just slipped away very quietly and very peacefully," his physician. Dr. Waldo Farnum, said. "He suffered no pain." Body To Be Taken To Italy A family spokesman said Tos canini's body would be taken to Milan, Italy, for burial beside that of his wife. Carta, who died in 1951. Final rites, probably private, will be held here, but definite arrangements have not been made. Members of the Toscanini fam ily gathered around the maestro for the holidays and were with him when he died. At his bed side wer his son' and constant companion, Walter, his two daughters, Mrs. Vladimir Horo witz, wife of the noted pianist. and Countess Wally Castelbarco, and two . grandchildren. Miss Sonia Horowitz, and the Duch ess Emanuela d'Acqarone. Remarkable' Comeback Farnum said Toscanini, who had lived in strict retirement since 1955, Tiad a "remarkable" comeback after suffering a cer ebral thrombosis Jan. 1 but prob ably had suffered two or three slight strokes since then. Friends said Toscanini's sight also had failed. The Italian - born Toscanini conducted his last concert in pub lic April 4, 1954, in Carnegie Hall. He led the NBC Symphony Orchestra, which had been cre ated for him, through the "Die Meistersinger" overture, let the baton drop from his hands, "and walked off the stage without any bint that it was his last appear ance. New Texas Senator To Vote With Democrats Washington (U.R) Newly appointed Sen. William Blakley (D-Tex.), has killed Republican hopes that he might vote with them to give the GOP control of the Senate. Asked if he would vote with the Democrats on organization, he said: "Sure. I'm a Democrat." Weather FORECAST: Clear throurh Thursday except valley fng patrhn er sunrise. Colder tonight. Low 30-23. High Thursday 43. Temp. Highest Yeserdar 5? I. owes this Morning 39 Prec. to 4:30 a.m. Today 01 Sunrise 7:3S a.m. Sunset 5:05 p.m. Our Skies Tonight The Moon rises at C:15 p.m. and Is tQ Perije. Last Quarter Jan. 13 JUPITER rises at 10:53 pjn. and will be hich In south at 4:13 a.m. Tonight tt begins a slow westward movement among the stars that will con tinue until May. Planned for Seth Bulllc was named chairman of the building committee with Mrs. Robert W. Shepherd, Ed ward Branchfield and Ray Sor enson serving on the committee. Construction is expected to start in early February, officials said. Attending the meeting were Manville.M. Heisel, Mrs. W. E. Thomas, 'Mrs. A. S. V. Carpent er, Harlow-Carpenter, Mrs. Rease Braley, Mrs. Frank Fair weather. Mrs. J. W. Burba, Mrs. John S. Day, Mrs. Helen A. Wil son, Seth Bull is. Jack Crawford, Elwood Hedberg and Col. Charles Stafford. alent 51st Year Medford United Pr -full treated Wire 16 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1957 No. 255 Kenwood-Grandview Area Annexed by City The Medford city council last night annexed the Kenwood Grandview district to the city after a public hearing in which no Medford residents voiced op position. The annexation is the second large area taken into the ci. within a year. Last summer, about 1,191 acres in southeast Medford was annexed. The Kenwood-Grandview and southeast Medford areas almost double the number of acres now within the city. The Kenwood-Grandview dis-! trict is about 1,506 acres, bring ing the total acreage of the city to about 5,002 acres. Population in the Kenwood-Grandview area has been estimated at 1,300, bringing the total population of Medfprd to about 21,350. Objection From Area The Kenwood-Grandview area was annexed after Edward Kelly, Medford attorney, repre senting several property owners Lack of John Day Funds 'Shocking' To Oreqon Demos Washington (U.R) Ore gon Democrats in Congress to day were indignant over the failure of President Eisenhow er to - include, funds for John Day dam in his budget for the next fiscal year. Sen. Wayne Morse said he was "shocked" and Rep. Edith Green said the President showed what she called a "shocking attitude." Mrs. Green said "either Sher man Adams has not told the President the outcome of the elections or the President has been told about the audacity of Pacific Northwest voters and has decided to administer them fatherly chastisement." To Write Funds in Bill Both Rep. AI Ullman of Bak er and Mrs. Green said the Ore gon House delegation would write into the public works ap propriations bill construction funds for John Day dam. At least one Republican, Rep. Russell Mack of Washington, said "if it had not been for the omission of John Day dam, this would be a fine public works budget for" the Northwest." He added, "... we must go ahead with construction of John Day if we are to avert a power shortage in the early 60s. I am very hopeful that Congress will put some money in for this proj ect, despite the President's fail ure to recommend it." (Sea Story on Page 5) ueiention nome r; Plans Are Changed Several changes were made by the county court yesterday in the proposed plans for the juv enile detention home. In a meeting with representa tives from the state fire marshal it was necessary to change the width of the proposed corridor in the detention area to meet state fire regulations. An elec tric lock system in the detention area also was added at a cost of between S1.800 and $1,900, the county court said. The changes were approved by the- county court and incor poorfted into the plans. Building plans will be submit ted for bids Jan. 18. Bids will be opened Feb. 15. Snider Asks History Of Off-Slreei Parking Mayor John Snider last night asked Councilman Fred Robin son to prepare a summarized his tory of Medford's off-street park ing situation for use by the coun cil. Snider said it will be part of a renewed effort by the city to find a solution as soon as possi ble to the parking problem. ' Medford voters defeated a pro posed off-street program in the November general election. Funds in the Lone Pine area of Kenwood-Grandview, told the coun cil "it would only be in the public interest to annex the pro posed area apart from the Lone Pine section." Kelly said the chief reason Lone Pine residents objected to annexation was because they are all farmers and had their own water service as well as septic tanks. They are already heavily taxed and taxes would increase from 77.9 to 116.6 mills upon annexation, according to KeJJy' He presented to the council a petition signed by 61 resi dents of the Lone Pine area protesting annexation. This was almost all residents in the area, he said. The Medford attorney quoted a recent decision by the Oregon Supreme Court on a General Electric vs. Estacada case in which an annexation was ruled void for violating state law. A city can annex for legitimate purposes but cannot reach out to take any land it wants, Kelly said. Kelly suggested the council temporarily reject the annexa tion proposal. He requested after council investigation into the Lone Pine situation a second hearing be called and that area be omitted. City Attorney E. R. Bashaw pointed out it might be legally possible to eliminate Lone Pine from the annexation area but that legal- -exploration wuuUl first be necessary. He added to alter the proposed annexation area the city would have to sub mit the question again to resi dents in the area in another elec tion. The matter was brought to a vote when Councilman Don Han sen commented it would be to the "longe range" advantage of residents in the Kenwood-Grandview districts that the area be annexed. The annexation is effective after 20 days.- (See Council story page 7) Funeral Services Set For Mrs. S. B. Wing- Ashland Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Bclvins Wing, 103-year-old Ashland resident who died Sunday, will be held at Litwiller's Mountain View chapel, Highway 66 and Normal ave., Ashland, at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17. The Rev. Wendall Herbison will officiate, and interment will be in Mountain View cem etery. Mrs. Wing lived in Ashland since 1901. She was born March 10, 1853, the daughter of a pio neer family who traveled from Missouri in 1843 with the Apple- gate wagon train. She was six years old before Oregon became a state. "You Must Tell Me About Your Work Sometime, Dear" Price 10c Tribune Full Leuea Wirm FRANK VAN DYKE Named Chairman Medford Attorney Named Chairman of Education Group Frank J. Van Dyke, Medford attorney and former member of the Oregon State board of higher education, will become chair man of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Educa tion Feb. 1. He will succeed Dr. Ward Darley, president of University of Colorado, who will resign the chairmanship. Van Dyke, named vice chairman last year, will complete Darley's unexpired term which ends next August. The commission was estab lishecl iriT950in "an" attempt to increase cooperation between in stitutions of higher learning in the West. It is made up of repre sentatives from 10 western states and Alaska. Oregon's other representatives on the commission are Dr. John R. Richards, chancellor of the state system of higher education, and former State Senator Lowell Steen of Milton-Freewater. The commission has developed an interstate exchange program which makes it easier for stu dents to cross state lines to take advantage of specialized train ing offered in other western col leges and universities. It has alsBundertaken surveys in the est of the needs of dentistry and mental health training re sources and research. Van Dyke was appointed to the commission in 1955. He served on the state board of higher education from 1950 to 1953 and was a state legislator from 1943 to 1949. $76 Million Asked For Drought Relief Washington (U.R) Presi dent Eisenhower asked Congress today for a S76 million program of emergency drought relief in cluding direct government loans to farmers. His program was contained in his annual budget message to Congress. r-.r ought $6 Million Asked To Continue Work In TID Project Message Includes Access Road Funds By A. ROBERT SMITH Washington President Eisen hower asked Congress today for $6,041,000 to carry on construc tion of the irrigation works of the Talent project. In his annual budget message he also asked for increased funds for O&C forestry management and access roads to increase timber cutting. The budget also contains $101,000 for fish protective fa cilities at Savage Rapids dam. Progress Payments Funds for Talent project work in the fiscal year which starts July 1 would provide for prog ress payments on the first sec tion of Howard Prairie delivery canal and award of construction contracts and progress payments on second and third sections, as well as the Ashland, East, and Talent laterals. Progress payments are also scheduled on the Green Springs power plant and related equip-ment-and the award of a con- ct for the Cascade Divide tun nel and inlet structure. The program also provides for the completion of rights-of-way acquisition for the Howard Prai rie dam and reservoir, partial clearing of the reservoir area, continued relocation of county and forest service roads and progress payments on the prime contract for the Howard Prairie dam. . Completion of field data and preparation of designs and speci fications is programmed for the Emigrant dam and reservoir. The prime contract for this fea ture is scheduled for award late in the fiscal year. - Progress payments on Utte prime contract for Keen creek dam and reservoir are also scheduled, as is the relocation of existing property connected with this feature. Payments are also programmed on the 0.7-mile tunnel of the south fork collec tion canal. Field data will be compiled and clearing of right-of-way is programmed for the Daley collection canal. A con tract is. scheduled for award during the fiscal year on the Dead Indian collection canal. Contract progress payments are programmed for the Green Springs power plant switchyard, ; as is a portion of the cost of the fish screens at Howard Prairie dam and the purchase of main tenance equipment. Budget Jacked Up Bureau of land management's forestry management budget has been jacked up to $5,374,700 from $3,981,000 this current year. "The 1958 program will per mit selling 920 million board feet of timber having a stump age value of $29,300,000 com pared to 820 million board feet in 1957 having a stumpage value of $27,000,000. An expanded program of reforestation will be undertaken," the president's message said. O&C access road funds would go up to $6,500,000 from $4, 600,000 to result "in more tim ber becoming available on the market." This money is repaid the government by the O&C counties. Another recommendation which may affect the lumber in dusty was a request that inter est rates on GI home loans be increased from 4 tc5 per cent to match a similar increase in FHA rates two months ago. Lumber trade officials here have urged this, saying it would stim ulate new housing starts by eas ing the tight mortgage money market. Housing Sought for Hungarian Refugee"' The First Presbyterian church is sponsoring a 20-year-old single Hungarian refugee, but it has been unable to locate a suit able place for him to get room and board at a reasonable price, according to church officials. The Hungarian is now in Portland, where he arrived with a group of other refugees. A job in Medford has been arranged for him by the church, but he will not arrive here until ade quate housing has been arranged,- officials said. Anyone who has adequate fa cilities to board of refugee has been asked to call Mrs. John Kenson at 2-5642. TAX REDUCTION HOPES DASHED Washington (U.R) President Eisenhower today proposed a $71.8 billion spending budget the biggest ever in peacetime America. He said three-fifths of this huge amount is necessary to provide U.S. and allied strength "to deter and, if need be, to defeat aggres sion" in this still uncertain world. , He ruled out any general tax cut this year despite a small pro jected surplus. He asked for higher postal rates. The President's Secretary of Treasury, George M. Humphrey, emphatically called for reduced spending and tax cuts in future budgets. If this isn't done, "we'll have a depression that wll curl your hair," said Humhprey without committing himself to any definite time element. He held out cautious hope that tax cuts could be started next year. Humphrey made it plain to reporters that the record spend ing proposed in the new budget for 1958 was distasteful to him, although he went along with it. The official budget itself was presented to Congress with a message from the President, which was read by clerks. The Eisenhower budget was studded with records for spend ing exceeding those of peace time Roosevelt and Truman years for U.S. armed forces ($38 billion), for farm programs, for atomics and others. In Black for Third Year His new budget for fiscal 1958 was in the black for the third straight year. The surplus of revenues over spending was estimated at $1.8 billion for the new year starting next July 1. But to help check inflation, Mr. Eisenhower said, the sur plus must be used further to re duce the federal debt which now stands at $275.7 billion. "The prospective budget sur plus in the fiscal year 1958 will reenforce the restraining effect of present credit and monetary policies," he said in a new warning of inflation dangers. Mr. Eisenhower asked an in crease of $654 million in postal rates. His budget message did not give any details, but they were sure to include one or two cents more for a first class letter. Congress turned down such a request last year. His chances were considered better for get ting it this year. Of the total spending, about six-fe'nths-$45.3 billion would be for national security, includ ing military and economic aid to U.S. allies. U.S. armed forces would get $38 billion. These pro grams, he said, will "provide a wise and reasonable degree of protection for the nation." In addition to the big defense budget, Mr. Eisenhower called for the highest spending ever on atomic energy and farm pro grams. Atomic energy funds were hiked by $400 million to $2.3 billion for military and peaceful purposes. Agriculture spending was increased by $300 million to $5 billion. Sizeable increases also were asked for veterans benefits, im proved air safety and develop-, ment of natural resources. School Plan Telescoped Mr. Eisenhower telescoped his five-year $1.2 billion school con struction program into a four year plan. It died in Congress last year because of the segre gation issue. He estimated spend ing next year on school construc tion at $185 million if Congress now agrees to start the program. All these things, and more, pushed the total spending esti mate up $2.8 billion over the cur rent fiscal year. About seven-tenths of the in crease went to the military. It resulted largely from the high cost of "new and more powerful weapons" such as guided missiles with atomic warheads. The mis siles budget rose from $1.5 to $2 billion. Mr. Eisenhower said U. S. military forces also must be equipped with conventional weapons during the period of switching to the new ones. The military funds were di ided: $17.5 billion for the Air Force, $10.3 billion for the Navy and $9.1 billion for the Army all to maintain them as a "bul wark for world peace and secur ity." To Push Development The President made clear that the development of atomic and hvdroeen weapons will be Lptlsned until an ironclad disarm ament agreement is reached with Russia. "Our nuclear weapons and our ability to employ them," he said, "constitute the most effective deterrent to,an attack on the free nations. "We shall continue to expand our nuclear arsenal until an agreement has been reached for reduction and regulation of arm aments under safe-guarded in spection guarantees." The whole 1958 budget stacked up against 1957's like this: in billions 1958 1957 Receipts $73.6 $70.6 Expenditures 71.8 68.9 Surplus 1-8 1.7 While proposing record-spend ing, Mr. Eisenhower emphasized j the importance of government, business and labor doing their utmost to curb inflation. Government can do its part by practicing all possible economies and deferring a tax cut, he said. For this reason, he said, he recommended against some "de sirable construction projects." No Tax Relief This Year While taxes "must be retained at the present rates," he said. Congress should consider- some tax relief for small business "with a minimum loss" of fed eral revenue. Decreases in tobacco, liquor. auto and corporation taxes scheduled for April 1, he said, must be postponed for another year. Stating that his revenue esti mates were based on continued Tax Dollar Sliced Under Ike's Budget Washington OJ.R) Here is where your tax dollar would go under President Eisenhow er's fiscal 1958 budget: National Security: 59 cents. This includes the military, aid to allies, atomic energy. Interest on federal debt: 10 cents. Veterans benefits: 7 cents. Agriculture: 7 cents. Debt retirement: 2 cents. All other programs: 15 cents. And here is where the budget dollar . would . com . from: Individual income taxes: 51 cents. Excise taxes: 12 cents. Customs and other receipts: 8 cents. prosperity, Mr. Eisenhower said "the prospect for continued economic growth is bright." The current prosperity was reflected in an increase of $828 million in 1957 revenue over the August estimate. It resulted mainly from increased receipts from'the personal income tax. Mr. Eisenhower's budget mess age included a number of legis lative recommendations. It proposed that the interest rate on veterans' home loans be increased from four and one-half to five per cent in an effort to induce investors to 'make more money available for such loans. It asked Congress to approve a natural gas bill similar to the one Mr. Eisenhower vetoed last year because of what he called ''arrogant" lobbying for it. The bill would ease federal regula tion of gas producers. Statehood Recommended The president also recom mend statehood for Alaska and Hawaii, additional federal judges, a new corn acreage pro gram, authority to barter farm surpluses to Iron Curtain coun tries, easier credit for small busi ness, and lowering of the voting age. (See stories on page 5) 1,109 Children Given Polio Shots Tuesday " A total of 1,109 children re ceived Salk anti-polio vaccine yesterday under the Jackson County Medical Society's free Vaccine Schedule Thursday. Jan. 17, 9 a.m. until noon: Ruch school, Evans Valley school, Roosevelt grade school, Medford; Walker grade school, Ashland; Elk-Trail school. vaccine program, according to Dr. ' A. Erin Merkel, county health officer. Coupled with 802 on Monday, 1,911 were vaccin ated in the first two days of the program. At Phoenix yesterday 101 school students were vaccinated, with 13 pre-school children; Gold Hill had 138 students and 43 pre school children; Medford Senior high school had 409 students and five pre-school children, and Rogue River had 300 students and 50 pre-schoolers.