Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, January 25, 1957, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textin (fi verhyis Ira i UU1 Arrests Result of 13-Year Probe Into Russian Espionage Soviet Officials To Be Implicated New York '.U.R) Two men and a woman were arrested here today on charges of delivering U.S. defense secrets to Russian agents. U.S. Attorney Paul W. Wil liams said that one of the three. Jack Soble, was a master spy who replaced Vassili 'ZubUin, an accredited Soviet diplomat, as "a dominant figure" in the Rus sian spy ring during World War II. Zubilin left the United States in 1944. The FBI said the arrests re sulted from a 13-year investiga tion into ".Soviet intelligence activities" and hinted that So viet government officials would be implicated in the ease. Those arrested were Soble, 53, his wife Myra. 52, and Jacob Albam, 64. Both men were born in the same town in Lithuania; Mrs. Soble is a native of Russia. The Sobles are naturalized American citizens. Albam has applied for but has not been granted citizenship. Biggest Case in Years The complaint charged the three conspired "for the purpose of obtaining information respect ing the national defense of the United States of America" in cluding documents, writings, photographs, photographic nega tives and notes for delivery to Russian agents. Soble was charged specifically with relaying in New York last Aug. 15 two reports, one of 26 pages and another of five pages, "for delivery to agents of Russia." The case appeared to be the biggest espionage disclosure in this country since the case of atomic spies Edith and Julius Rosenberg, who were executed at Sing Sing prison in 1953 for their part in a wartime espionage ring. No reference ' to other cour, pi ra tors was made in the for mal complaint. Maj. Yuri P. Krylov, an assistant military at tache of the Soviet Embassy at Washington, was ordered ex pelled from the United States last week, however, on charges that he had improperly pur chased "quantities of electronic equipment" and attempted to buy U.S. military secrets. Another Rusisan Embassy aide was expelled from the coun try last June for alleged espion age activities. Assistant Military Attache Col. Ivan Bubchikov was understood to have been caught picking up material at a secret letter drop. World War II Ring The FBI said today that the Sobles and Albam had been un covered in an investigation into the spy activities of Zubilin. a third secretary of the Russian Embassy in Washington during World War II. Zubilin's succes sors in Washington were said to have dealt with the spy ring re ported by former Communist Elizabeth Bentley and with the atom spy ring. The Sobles and Albam. how ever, were charged with a con spiracy dating from 1947. . The FBI said Soble was pre paring to leave the country at the time of his arrest although he had been denied a passport for the last three years. The three were arraigned be fore U.S. Commissioner Earle N Bishop and held in $100,000 bail each for a hearing Feb. 1. Berkeley, Calif. (U.R) The University of California seis mology laboratory today report ed a "moderate" earthquake in the Aleutian Islands area. Wheelbarrow Race Features March of Dimes Activities A wheelbarrow race between members of the Medford Kiwa nis club and Medford Lions club will highlight March of Dimes activities on downtown city streets tomorrow, according to Dick Knight, Medford drive chairman. Members of the two service clubs will push wheelbarrows with large containers along North Central ave. between Sixth and Main sts. beginning at 12:30 p.m. Team members will solicit contributions to the March of Dimes with the wheel barrow pushers permitted to ad vance one foot for each dollar collected. Two officials, com plete in referee's attire, will be on hand to see that $1 is placed in the container and that the pusher advances his cart no more than 12 inches with each deposit. Tie pusher of the losing team then must wheel the pusher of Inside Today Section One Women's News 2 Editorial , 4 Sports 9. 10, 11 Locals. Markets 13 Section Two Radio. TV 2 Comics , , 2 Classified Ads 3. 4. 5 SjnV OREGON STATE H!6HWY DEPARTMENT JJ. PROPOSED HAWTHORNE PARK ROUTE 4 . PACIFIC FREEWAY V f 4 JACKSON COUNTY MEDFORD PROPOSED FREEWAY ROUTE Above is a map showing the proposed Haw thorne park route for the new Highway 99 freeway through Medford showing interchanges at Crater Lake highway and Barnett rd. The route, decided by the State Highway commission this week would overpass the Medford corporation railroad tracks and Crater Lake highway, underpass McAndrews rd. in the area of the present Biddle rd., and overpass Jackson St., Main St., and Barnett rd. The ULLES Disaster Car Will Be Turned Oyer lo Salvation Army The Jackson County Disaster car association will turn over its disaster bus to the local Salva tion Army in a public ceremony at 11:15 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 29, at Main st. and Central ave. LaVern Watrud. president of the association, said the bus is being transfercd because the Salvation Army is better or ganized to operate it. The association is donating the bus due to difficulties in finding a place to house it and because of maintenance problems, ac cording to Watrud. Assume Control He added the Salvation Army will assume full control and op eration of the unit. It will be made available in the future in the county when needed, Watrud said. During its three-year history with the association, the bus was used at the Blackwell Hill fire two years ago. recent floods, has been displayed at the Jackson ville Jubilee, rodeos and has been on call for other emer gencies, he said. The disaster bus was pur chased three years ago through fund raising projects and dona tions from valley residents. It is equipped with a two-way radio, stretchers, gas irresks, and rescue, first aid and kitchen facilities. Sr. Major Charles Cox. Sal vation Army, Portland, wil' of ficiate at the ceremony. DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York (U.R) Dow Jones final stock averages: 30 industrials 478.34, off 2.96: 20 railroads 148.96, off 1.23; 15 Utilities 70.68, up 0.33, and 65 stocks 169.67, off 0.76. Sales to day were about 2,010,000 shares compared with 1,910,000 shares Thursday. the winning team in to the Unit ed States National bank build ing where the money will be de posited. Two activities are on tap for Saturday, sponsored by the Eagles lodge. The "milk bottles of states" will again be set up in front of the First National bank building. Passersby may place a coin in the bottle repre senting the state of their birth. So far, Oregon is leading, with Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Iowa and Arizona tied for second. The lodge also is sponsoring a March of Dimes dance at the Eagles hall. 217 West Main St., Saturday night. The Junior Chamber of Com merce "steer giveaway" will continue downtown Saturday. The Crater Lions club's TV auction will be held over station KBES-TV Monday night and the Medford Bowling Lanes will conduct March of Dimes activity all next week. 51st Year Medford United Press Full Leased Wire 20 Pages HITS AT DEMOCRATIC Snow Flurries to Taper Off Snow flurries were expected to taper off later today and cooler temperatures are forecast for this week end as a mass of cold air moves south through south ern Oregon. Some clearing is expected to morrow, but there are possibili ties of more snow early next week when a warming trend is expected, weather bureau of ficials said. Varying amounts of snow fell in mountain areas during the past 24 hours, and a trace fell in the Rogue valley early this morning. Higher elevation amounts ranged from an inch of snow on the Siskiyous to 14V4 inches at Crater Lake National park. It was snowing hard in moun tain regions south of Medford shortly after" noon today. The weather bureau said tem peratures might get down to freezing at Brookings tonight. Brookings recorded one of its coldest readings today when the mercury went down to 36. Baker this morning reported 7 below, and other cold readings 150 Residents in Decisions Program More than 150 Jackson coun ty residents are taking active part in "Great Decisions . . . 1957," according to Mrs. John Ousterhout, chairman of the tem porary county Great Decisions committee. The number includes those in weekly informal discussion groups studying eight foreign policy fact sheets prepared for the program. It does not include students and teachers in Medford High school who are using the material, nor persons taking ad vantage of newspaper articles, and radio and television pro grams, she said. Fact sheets are available at the Medford public library, along with other related reading ma terial. Informal home study groups could still be formed this weekend, Mrs. Ousterhout said, and finish the eight-session for eign policy study at the sched uled time. Ferrell Elected Vice President of Chamber Eugene Ferrell, manager of Fluhrer's Bakery, yesterday was unanimously elected second vice president of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce. The action was taken at a meeting of the chamber's direc tors at noon. The second vice presidency is a new office, creat ed by a recent amendment to the by-laws of the chamber. M. M. Huggins is president this year, and Ray Johnson is first vice president. The annual membership din ner will be held at the Medford YMCA the evening of Thursday, Jan. 31, with all chamber mem bers and their wives invited to attend. Speaker will be Dr. Frank Mclntyre, director of public relations for the southern section of the California Teachers association. MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1957 included 5 below at Bend and Pendleton, zero at Redmond, 2 above at The Dalles and 9 above at Klamath Falls. Medford re corded a low of 28. Jet Stream Pushes Bomber To Record Cross-Country Trip Bedford. Mass. (U.R) A coast to coast record for bombers was set today by an Air Force jet bomber which made the flight in 3 hours and 47 minutes with the aid of the "jet stream." The B47 flashed over the marker at Hanscom Air Force Base here at 6:04 a.m. (PST) after flying 2,650 miles from March Air Forte Base in Cali fornia. It left March AFB at 2:17 a.m. Maj. Mont Smith, Arlington, Mass., was the pilot. Smith's time would be 29 minutes faster than the previous bomber record and would equal the fighter plane record estab lished in 1955. Smith said the plane picked up the jet stream at 37,000 feet over Albuquerque, N.M., aftetf "some difficulty in finding it.'.' He said the plane then rode the stream "right across the country" with the help of an automatic navigator that "lines up the plane with the stream." The temperature outside at 37,000 feet was 59 degrees be low zero at times, he said. Aboard the plane besides Smith were Capt. Charles S. Hawkins, Boston, Warrant Of ficer James J. Lunsford Jr., and Lt. Haydon Y. Grubbs, Rich mond, Ky.' Smith said "we got a fair boost from the jet stream, but not as much as we hoped for. At the best it was about 160 knots." "It's Going To Take On This highway in the Rogue valley will extend from Blackwell hill through Seven Oaks, just east of the Central Point city limits, through Medford, east of Phoenix and Talent, ar.dcurve to east of Ashland, connecting with the present Highway 99 south of Ashland. The four-lane, divided highway will be part of the federal highway system approved by Congress last year. Eventually Highway 99 will be four or more lanes, divided the complete length of Oregon under the program. State police said chains were required on Sexton and Oregon mountains this morning and man datory on the Green Springs and Siskiyous at 1:30 p.m. today. Carrying chains was advised for motorists traveling in Cave Junc tion and Prospect. Prospect reported 7 inches of new snow. Green Springs 3 inches, one inch on the Siski yous, and six inches in the Sex ton mountain area. The 14 '2 inches at Crater Lake brought the total snow depth to 87 inches. Chains were required from Annie Springs to headquarters, and advised on Highway 62 through the park. The road to the rim was closed. Sa!k Polio Vaccine Total Reaches 7,138 The number of children in Jackson county receiving free shots of Salk anti-polio vaccine rose to 7,138 yesterday when 803 were inoculated at four sta tions, according to figures from the county health department. At Howard school, 141 stu dents and 62 non-students re ceived the first in the three-shot series. At Jackson school 180 students and 48 others were given the serum. Central Point Junior high school reported 306 students and 19 others and Applegate school reported 25 students and 22 others. A vaccine station will be set up in the basement of the Elks club, North Central ave. and Fifth St., Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. for anyone in the county under 20 years of age, who has not been able to get the shots at the regular stations. Vaccinations in the schools concluded the first round today, when shots were given at Rogue River Academy, Pinehurst, Oak grove and Bellview. Second shots will be given starting oh Mon day, Feb. 11. Some Real Driving Lap" x - Price 10c Tribune United Press Full Leased Wlm No. 263 CRITICS Congressional Review of Foreign Policy Rejected Washington (U.R) Secre tary of State John Foster Dulles struck back today at his Senate Democratic critics. Dulles rejected the idea of a "white paper" congressional re view of administration foreign policy before the Senate votes on the "Eisenhower doctrine." Such a demand was made Thurs day by Sen. J. William Fulbright (D-Ark.), second ranking mem ber of the Senate Foreign Rela tions Committee. "I can think of nothing that would damage our relationships with Britain and France more than to go through such a pro cess," Dulles bluntly told a com bined session of the Senate For eign Relation? nd Armed Ser vices committees. On this score, Dulles found an ally in Senate Democratic Lead er Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas. Johnson told reporters he sees "no reason for holding up ac tion" on President Eisenhower's Middle East resolution until there is a congressional review of administration foreign policy. At the same time. Sen. George D. Aiken (R-Vt.) came to the rescue of Dulles, accusing some Democratic senators of a "con certed effort to destroy" Dulles "personally and politically." - Aiken named no names. But he told the combined committees that some of the questioning had "gone far beyond the point of constructive criticism and in quiry and assumed the character of harrassment, embarrassment . . . and delay." Dulles, appearing before the two committees for the fourth day of questioning, reddened visibly by Aiken's reference to the rough verbal battering the secretary took Thursday from some Senate Democratic critics. Sen. Wayne L. Morse (D-Ore.) announced that he will offer a subsUtute to provide "some as surance" that American troops will not be forced to "fight alone to protect" Western Europe's source of oil. Dulles assured Morse the United States would not "go it alone." Pears, Peaches Meetings of Pears and peaches will be dis cussed by growers, , county agents and specialists from Ore gon State college at meetings in the courthouse auditorium Monday and Tuesday afternoons, according to C. B. Cordy, county horticulture agent. The first meeting, scheduled from 1:15 to 4 p.m., Monday, will be devoted to pears. Grow ers' questions will be answered and Iain MacSwan. plant path ologist for Oregon State college, will discuss pear scab. Adjusting air blast sprayers for reduced gallonages will be described by L. C. Teriere, as sistant chemist, OSC, and new aids in irrigation will be told by 5 iresooiem Off Salem OI.R) The Oregon Senate buckled down to busi ness today after a drama-packed session that saw Sen. Bovd Overhulse, Madres Democrat, unanimously elected president. It was another unprecedented move in an extended Senate caucus that saw many an unpre cedented move. Overhulse be came the first freshman-senator in the history of the Oregon Sen ate to be elevated to the presi dency. After attempts by Sen. War ren Gill, Lebanon Republican. and Sen. Watler J. Pearson, Portland Democrat, to break the 11-day deadlock by holding a secret ballot failed, the Senate recessed for more than an hour, then went back into session at 4:30 p.m. Election Made Unanimous On the first ballot. Sen. How ard Belton, Canby Republican who had been serving as tem porary chairman, voted for Sen. Harry D. Boivin, one of three Democrats the Republicans had been supporting.' Boivin voted for Overhulse. Sen. C. D. Cam eron, Grants Pass Republican, voted for Boivin. Sen. R. F. Chapman, Coos Bay Democrat, voted for Overhulse. Then Sen. Truman A. Chase, Euegne Republican, voted for Overhulse. That broke the log jam. From then on all the Repub licans and all the Democrats voted for Overhulse. Belton and Cameron changed their votes to Overhulse, and the former dist rict attorney of Jefferson county and state representative from central Oregon was unanimously elected. Chief Justice William C. Perry was summoned from the Supreme Court building and ad ministered the brief oath ei of fice at 4.42 p.m. Sen. Overhulse took over as presdient of the Oregon Senate. Overhulse Brings Chuckle Overhulse spoke briefly and with apparent emotion. "I did not seek this office. I did predict, before the session, the possibility that the Senate might be divided 15-15 for elec tion of its president. But by no stretch of the imagination did I conceive that I would ever be standing here." Then he brought a chuckle from his fellow sena tors when he said: "I will do my best to make you a good presiding officer, and I ask you to forgive in advance the mistakes I am about to make." Pearson, who had been the early choice of the Democrats for president, addressed Over hulse: "The Democratic party is proud to have you as the first Democratic president of the Ore gon Senate in 50 years." Governor Gives Praise Gov. Robert D. Holmes called Overhulse "one of the ablest legislators and finest men in the Democratic party. He will give the Oregon' state Senate con scientious, intelligent and fair leadership." Overhulse, 47, is a veteran of three sessions of the Oregon House of Representatives and was elected once without Repub lican opposition. He graduated from University of Oregon law school in 1933 and was elected Jefferson coun ty district attorney in 1934. He was reelected three times and Weather FORECAST: Partial clearing and colder tonight with a few snow flurries. Partly cloudy and continued cold Saturday. Low tonight 15-20. High Sat urday 32-35. Temp. Highest Yesterday 4 1 Lowest this Morning 28 Prec. to 4:30 a.m. Today 09 Our Skies Tonight Sunrise 7:33 a.m. Suniet 5:16 p.m. The Moon rises Satur day 4:22 a.m. and rides low. New Moon Jan. 30 Capella. the fifth brightest star, will be high overhead at 9:07 p.m. It Is estimated that the light of this star, travelling at a speed of 11 million mils per minute, takes 45 years to reach the Earth. Will Be Discussed at Growers, Agents Next Week Marvin Shearer, OSC irrigation specialist. J. A. Milbrath, OSC plant pathologist, will review work on the stony pit problem and R. J. Higdon, former horticul turist for the southern Oregon branch experiment station, will discuss pear blight sprays. L. G. Gentner, entomologist at the ex periment station, will speak on aphids, spider mite and blister mite control. Don Berry, county horticulture agent, will be the final speaker and will outline a spray program. Coffee will be served at 4 p.m. The meeting on peaches will be held from 1:15 to 4 p.m. Tues- day. Questions and answers arc emote resigned in 1948 to farm and practice law in the firm of Over hulse and Rodriquez. Born in Watertown, S. D.. July 30, 1910, Overhulse mar ried Helena Graham and they have two daughters. Presently Overhulse is president of the Jefferson County Title and Ab stract company. Governor, Gill Clash Over Senate Election Struggle Salem (U.R) Gov. Robert D. Holmes and a Republican state senator clashed today over ine long struggle to elect a Sen ate president but ' both praised Boyd Overhulse of Madras who was named to the position. ine governor said: "Sen. Boyd Overhulse is one of the ablest legislators and finest men in the Democratic party. He will give the Oregon State Senate conscientious, in telligent and fair leadership. I am pleased that the long and unseemly struggle, perpetuated beyond "reason by willful re sistance of the Republican mem bers of the Senate has ended. Offers Congratulations I am proud, too, that Senator Overhulse and his Democratic colleagues, acting in the public interest, were willing to make one final attempt to resolve the ltuation. My congratulations to the new Senate president. I an ticipate that he will work with my administration closely and harmoniously." To this Sen. Warren Gill of Lebanon, who was the early Re publican choice for Senate Presi dent, replied: "Sen. Overhulse was the sug gestion of the Republican party two days before he was elected, and was the only new Demo cratic senator acceptable to us. We deem his election to be a vic tory for our party and all the people of the state of Oregon." "The election was a complete repudiation of Gov. Holmes. When he stuck his hand into legislative affairs and named his personal candidate, we chopped his arm off at the elbow." ' Teenagers Questioned In Thefts, Vandalism Eight Jackson county teen agers have admitted vandalism and burglaries recently, accord ing to Medford police and sheriff's reports. Six Prospect teen-agers Wed nesday admitted to sheriff's v -"puties that they broke win do. s and removed a double door from its hinges at the Baptist church summer lodge near Pros pect lasi month. Two Medford boys, aged 14 and 13, have admitted the theft of some change, ice cream and milk from Jefferson Grade school Tuesday and Wednesday nights, according- to city police. Police said they also adnitted an attempted break and entry at the Rogue River Packing corporation Wednesday night. The boys have been released to county juvenile authorities. Service Award Will Be Presented Today One of six Medford men will receive the Medford Junior Chamber of Commerce distin guished service award tonight at a 7:45 p.m. banquet in the Rogue Valley Country club. Mark Hatfield, Oregon's secre tary of state, will be guest speaker. The award is presented annually to the man between 21 and 35 years of age who has been adjudged outstanding in com munity leadership and service. Finalists for the award are Glen Jennings, Dr. William J. Thompson, Clifford M. McGinty, Hay Johnson, Clifford Oueilette and Robert A. Johnson. first on the agenda, followed by a talk on new aids in irrigation by Shearer. MacSwan will speak on peach blight and leaf curl con trol and Gentner will speak on peach aphis and scale control. Berry will outline a peach spray program. " Henry Hartman, of the OSC horticulture department, will discuss pruning as it relates to split pits, yield, fruit size and quality. Higdon will speak on. fertilizers, . pointing out kinds, amounts, effects and what hap pens to them in the soiL Coffee will be served at 4 p.m. Cordy said anyone interestSd in fruit growing is invited to at- tend the meetings.