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o Utah Convicts Conclude 11 Clous' of ptjg CLEAN UP JOB STARTS Looking north on Virginia Jtrcet in Reno, Nevada, the scene takes on the aspects) of a war-torn city the - day after gag explosions rocked the down U town business section. Completely destroyed ' Two Men Senlenced o To Penitentiary In Circuit Court Two men received penitentiary sentences and another man re Uceived a suspended penitentiary sentence in circuit court Wed nesday alternoon. Andy Bible, 50, Pasadena, Calif.,' was sennced to one year in the penitentiary after pleading guilty to a charge of possession of stolen property. Kenneth Edwin Douglas, 51, Rich fund, Calif., was sentenced to l',2 years in the penitentiary after pleadingguilty to a charge of obtaining money uoder false pretenses. Jimmy Howard Day, 19, of 417 King st., Medford, received a two-year suspendend peniten tiary sentence after pleading guilty to a charge of burglary. Cases were continued pend Qing receipt of FBI records on Clarence Edward Michel III, 23, Roscgiirg. charged with assault Qwith a dangerous wepon, and Mrs.OMillie Yates, 42. Prospect, t) arced with attempting to pur chase narcotics illegally. Michel also entered a plea of guilty ednesday. , Sentencing of Jim Carl Dun Obar, 52, Albany, charged with obtaining moifey by false pre tences, was continued pending receipt of a pre-sentence report. Jcph George Mattey, 52 of 503 East MfcAndrews rd., enter ed a plea of innocent Wednes day to a grand jury indictment charging grand larceny. William Mbuhaime was appointed by the irt to represent Mattey. - O Court Turns Down Jensen Appeal The U. S. Supreme court has turned down the appeal of James Norman Jensen, 28, Larkspur, Calif., convicted of the first de gree murder in 1954 of Mrs. Fern Hile, Medford housewife. Officials of the state supreme, court today said the Jackson county circuit court will have to set a new date for Jensen to go to the state's gas chamber. Jensen was first convicted of ftrst degree murder in October, 1954. Edward Kelly, Jensen's at torney, then appealed the case to the state supreme court. The state supreme court upheld the sentence before Kelly appealed the case to the U. S. court. Information was not available today as to when Jensen will be returned to Medford for re-sen-- fencing. Eisenhower Nominates Gray Defense Mobilizer Washington U.R President Eisenhower today formally nom inated Assistant Defense Secre tary Gordon Gray to be defense mobilizer. Mr. Eisenhower announced at hU news conference Wednesday that he would name Gray, a Democrat, to Succeed Arthur S. Flemming, resigned. Appointments Being Taken For Visit of Bloodmobile Jackson county Red Cross of ficials reminded residents today that appointments are being takart for the regular visit of the Bloodmobile at the Medford Elks temple between 1 and 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13. The quota for the visit is 290 pints, an increase of 50 per cent more than the quota last tlrne. officials noted. The in crease is due to an increase in the amount of blood used in Juckson county recently, officals said. A total of 350 donors will be necessary to meet the 'quota, since some donors probably will be rejected, officials noted. Donors mav designate their blood for replacement of that used in local hospitals, officials $8 Million Highway Bond Issue Receives Approval in House Salem U.R) An $8 mil lion bond issue to enable the state to participate fully in the federal interstate highway pro gram passed the Oregon House 51-4 today. Rep. George Annala, Hood River Democrat, opposed the bill on grounds the State Highway Departmenth ad provided only four commercial access points on U. S. Highway 30 between Troutdale and Hood River. He said he felt such situations would worsen "When Uncle Sam comes in." Rep. Thomas McCIellan, Neot su Democrat and chairman of the House Highway committee, said the bond issue would cost $200,000 a year but would save the state more than $1 million a year in matching moneys. He said the bond issue would be paid out of highway funds. Delay Feared Rep. Robert Elfstrom, Salem Republican, said that unless the bond issue was passed, the state might be delayed 2',i years in its primary highway program. He said the state needed the money now in order to get two years federal money now avail able under the federal building program. A proposal to increase legis lators' salaries from $600 to $1,000 a year and give them expense allowances up to $5 per day of the session was intro duced by a resolution in the House today. The proposal, sponsored by W. H. Holstrom, Gearhart Dem ocrat, would also allow extra per diem and expense allow ances for performance of inter im duties and would increase from one-third to one-half of annual salary the compensation of presiding officers. The president of the Senate and speaker of the House now receive S800 a year. Of 24 bills introduced today, Cave Junction Scout Presents Gift To Ike Washington U.P.) President Eisenhower today exchanged presidents and quips with 12 Eagle Scout Explorers on the occasion of National Boy Scout Week. After the informal ceremony in the conference room the President invited the boys into his office, and they came away with knives, silver dollars, pens, pencils and lapel golf pins. The boys told reporters after wards that the President "joked with us." Mr. Eisenhower, feigned dismay that there were no boys from Texas, Kansas, or Pennsylvania in the group. Gary Meredith, 16, Cave Junc tion, Ore., presented a silver pedometer to the President to "see how many miles you walk around your farm." But the President said maybe the gadget would "make me stay out of my golf cart" on the golf course. said, but the donor must furnish the recipient's name, his phy sician's name and the name of the hospital where the blood was used. . Of the 206 pints collected last time, 38 pints were designated as replacement. One recent recipient of blood st a local hospital pointed out that he "never dreamed he would be in position of needing blood." Burse H. Cathey. state highway department employee, was shot on the Tiller-Trail high way recently and received two transfusions. He said "people should, real ize the necessity of stockpiling, so blood will be there when needed. Having the blood there could mean a life," he noted. building at left was Paterson' Department store. Three buildings were destroyed and a score of others were damaged. Two persons were killed and 42 others were injured. one sponsored by the Oregon Livestock association would put into operation the permanent compulsory meat inspection pro gram by appropriating $516,283 for the purpose. A pilot meat inspection program .has been in operation over the state. A bill requested by the Ore gon State Employees association would eliminate consideration of the state's financial condition In determining pay rates for state employees and would make it mandatory to pay in accord ance with rates in other public agencies or private firms in the area. A prohibition against new or used car businesses remaining open on Sundays was contain ed in a bill introduced by Rep. Robert Elfstrom, Salem Repub lican, and others. Rice Assumes Job As Foundation Head E. Ron Rice assumed duties of president of the Kiwanis Founda tion of Medford at a meeting of the Medford Kiwanis club yes terday. Rice, a former president of the club, former district lieutenant-governor of Kiwanis inter national and an organizer of the foundation, succeeds Robert Voegtly. Other officers of the founda tion are Dr. L. Paul Walker, vice president; Jennings Pierce, sec retary, and Dwight Houghton, treasurer. Life membership certificates were presented at the meeting for Mr. and Mrs. Les DeArmond and announced for Ed Feldman, Ernest B. DeVoe and Hugh Cole man.. Life memberships in the foundation are given for $500 contributions. Sustaining mem berships certificates were given out to Kiwanians who have con tributed $10. The foundation is a non-profit corporation formed to promote charitable and educational op portunities through receipt of money or property use of the in come from the principal of such funds. Morse, Neuberger Bid for Plane Stop Washington U.R Ore gon's two Democratic senators made a strong bid yesterday to elude Portland as a stop on the proposed polar air route from the West Coast to Europe. Sens. Wayne Morse and Rich ard L. Neuberger appeared at a Civil Aeronautical Board hear ing to protest the board's appar ent intention to authorize the stop at Seattle. Morse took issue with Exam iner Edward Madden, who rec ommended Seattle, on the CAB official's claim that the poten tial traffic at Portland fails to justify direct service to Europe on an equal basis with Seattle. '"Portland and Seattle," he said, "have equal schedules to New York on present transcont inental service which carries current European - bound traf fic." Traffic Safety Trophy Surrendered To Portland Portland (U.P.) Seattle sur rendered its traffic safety trophy to Portland here yesterday in recognition of the Oregon city's 1956 record of only 43 traffic fatalities. Portland had a fatality rate of 2.05 per 10.000 registered vehicles while Seattle's rate was 2.48. The gold cup for which the two Northwest cities compete was donated by the Teamsters Union and will become perm anent property of the city win ning it for three years. 51st Year United Pri 26 Pages Steps To Inuease School Support Fund Kicked Off 300 Hear Leaders Ask for Increase Salem flJ.PJ Opening guns "Ot a big push for increasing basic school support from $80 to $120 per census child were fired at a hearing of the House Education Committee last night. About 300 persons jammed the state capitol hearing room to hear education leaders and rep resentatives of large and small school districts ask for the in crease. Now Paying 30 Per Cent Superintendent of Public In struction Rex Putnam said it had been his department's policy to try to meet 50 per cent of the cost of school operation, but that the state was now meeting less than 30 per cent of the cost. "The $120 figure is a reason able figure," Putnam said. "The people want the program and will make financial arrange ments to pay for it." The 50 per cent ipcrease in basic school support called for in House bill 171 would cost about $38 million for the bien nium. This year the state pro vided $36 million or 27 Vi per cent of basic school operating needs. Tax Relief Said Possible No one appeared in opposition to the bill. Cecil Posey, executive secre tary of the Oregon Education Association, said the state "can't do anything less" than provide the funds recommended by Gov. Robert D. Holmes in his inaugu ral address. Most witnesses appearing for the bill felt that it would pro vide badly needed relief to property tax payers. . . Most witnesses .also ielt- that increasing basic aid to schools should be coupled with bills to reorganize school districts and to equalize state aid to the ad vantage of the poorer districts. Portlander 'Satisfied' However, Clifford Zollinger of the Portland school board said he was "satisfied" with the current distribution formula. He said the board had taken no of ficial position on the distribu tion problem. The closest to a neutral posi tion was taken by Tom Scanlon, Oregon Labor Council represent ative. Scanlon said that higher education needs should have priority over increasing basic school support because of long neglect in that field. He said state employees also should have raises. Reno Workmen Poke Through Blasted Area Reno (U.P.) Crews of work men poked their way gingerly through a section of blasted downtown Reno today in a search for hidden gas pockets waiting only a spark to touch off anoth er castastrophe. The workmen were from the city of Reno and the Sierra Pacific Power company, both of which agreed to check the gas explosion' potential in a six block area. The area included the site of Tuesday's destructive explosions and ifre that killed two persons, injured 42 others, destroyed five buildings and damaged a score of other structures in varying degrees. Early today, a block and a half of large business buildings remained evacuated lest an un detected pocket of gas suddenly ignite. Martial law was pro claimed in the area. Hungarian Troops Seize Hidden Arms ' Vienna U.R Hungarian gov ernment troops raided a factory in suburban Budapest and seiz ed "great quantities" of hidden weapons, Budapest press reports reaching here said today. The raid was the second of the week in the Communist govern ment's hunt for "counter revolu tionaries" and weapons. Informed sources here re ported the Hungarian govern ment also may be laying the groundwork for an attempt to seize uncooperative Roman Cath olic Josek Cardinal Mindszeny from his sanctuary in the U.S. Legation in Budapest. The sources said this might be behind the charges made against Mindszenty by the official Hun garian newspaper Nep Szabad sag Wednesday. -oUN, THURSDAY, Man Says Money Stolen To Make Investments and Return Profits Miami (UP.) A "thrifty" young Pennsyl vanian has admitted several sneak thefts amount ing to thousands of dollars so he could invest in the stock market and then return the profits to his victims, police reported today. The 27-year-old stock market "whiz," identi fied as Michael Codula Jr., Pittsburgh, was "dis covered" earlier this week when officer investi gated a traffic charge against him. $10,000 Found in Apartment Detective John Heywood said officers found $10,000 in his apartment here which Godula admitted he '"borrowed" from several food mar kets and stores without their knowledge so he could invest in the stocks and bonds. Godula told Heywood he planned to return the money with a profit. In fact, he said he did the same thing in Pittsburgh, McKeesport, Pa., and Los Angeles and returned the money with profits. Miami detectives said a check with authorities in these cities confirmed Godula's story. "From what we've been able to learn," Hey wood said. "He always comes out on top in the stock market. Then he brings his profits to the RUSSM EXPELS TWO YANKS FOR S Pair Said To Be Falsely Accused Of Spy Activity Washington U.P.) Russia has expelled two more Ameri can embassy attaches in Moscow on "false" spy .charges, the State Department announced today. The department said it has just been notified that Capt. Paul R. Uffelman and Lt. Wil liam S. Lewis, both assistant naval attaches in Moscow, have been expelled. Two Others Expelled Just eight days ago the So viet Union ordered the expul sion of two. U. S. assistant mili tary attaches on what the de partment described as "equally spurious espionage charges." The new Russian action fol lowed on the heels of a Kremlin accusation Wednesday that the United States is waging a "secret war" of espionage and sabotage against Russia. U. S. officials la beled those charges as another effort to divert attention from Russia's own "difficulties." This government recently ex pelled two Russian officials. And more recently, three Lithuanian born persons were arrested and indicted in New York City on charges of committing espion age for Russia against the United States. Physical Assault Charged Expulsion of Uffelman and Lewis from Russia was an nounced by State Department Press Officer Lincoln White. In a long statement White disclosed that Uffelman and Lewis had been "physically assaulted" on a Leningrad street Jan. 26 while a Soviet policeman stood by. This incident, he said, has been protested by the U. S. Em bassy in Moscow. Lewis suf fered lacerated hands during a struggle for his camera, but Uf felman apparently was un harmed. , "These officers have been falsely accused by the Soviet government of engaging in spy ing activities," White said. DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York (U.P.) Dow Jones final stock averages: 30 industrials 468.71, off 2.10; 20 railroads 145.10, off 1.28; 15 ut ilities 71.23, up 0.33, and 65 stocks 166.93, off 0.64. Sales to day were about 1,840,000 shares compared with 2,110,000 shares Wednesday. Weather FORECAST: Variable cloudi ness with a few widely scat tered light showers. Low to nirht 32. High Friday .50. Temp. Hichest Yesterday 4S Lowest this Morning 28 Our Skies Tonight Sunrise 1 Sunset 5 :!9 a.m. p.m. 5:33 The Moon . at First Quarter ..3 sets Friday 1 t .33 p.m. a.m. 1:39 PROMINENT STARS Rerulus. in the east 8 8:02 0:25 p.m. p.m. Arcturus, rises .10 VISIBLE PLANETS Mars, in the west 10:09 p.m. Saturn. low in south east 4 Jupiter, in southwest 5 4:36 : 5:17 ; FEBRUARY 7, 1957 "By Ginger! We Might Even Try Negotiating With The Oil Potentates Of Texas" S.;.CTJC-:.. t- .11 II 1 I HLK r Israel Will Sanction in ; United Nations, N.Y. (U.R) Israel indicated today it would risk economic sanctions by the United Nations before withdraw ing 'from the Gaza and Aqaba strips without non-agression as surances from Egypt. A dispatch from Jerusalem said Israeli Premier David Ben Gurion told his .cabinet in a closed meeting that Israel can not accept a request to "com mit suicide" by unconditional withdrawel. Hammarskjold Heart Cas Israeli Ambassador Abba S. Eban presented his country's case to Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold here at UN head qaurters after the cabinet meet ing in Jerusalem Wednesday. Informed Jerusalem sources said Eban was instructed to tell Hammarskjold that freedom of navigation on the Gulf of Aqaba and security from raids from the Gaza Strip, were questions of "life or death" on which Israel could not yield. its position. A report from the Sinai Penin suta today said Israeli forces withdrew from parts of the Gaza and Aqba stripe earlier this this week but moved back into posi tion within 24 hours. Follows Resolution United Press Staff Correspond ent David Bishai reported from El Arish that UN observers said the brief 'drawback occurred shortly after the United Nations passed its latest resolution Sat urday night. It called for im mediate withdrawal of Israel San Francisco U.R) The De partment of Defense has ap proved plans to construct more than 2,000 housing units for military personnel and their families in the West. Price 10c Tribune United Press Full Leased Wim No. 274 victims of his thefts." The detective described the youthful looking Godula as a "whiz . . . absolutely brilliant." "He seems just like a nice kid ... a little more intelligent than most, but a nice, well man nered young man," Detective Heywood said. "We're amazed at the knowledge he has about the stock market." Heywood said Godula was booked for his previous "investments" in California and Penn sylvania but had never actually served time for his offenses. How Many 'Contributed?' He was being held here in city jail until the investigation is completed. Then he will be charged, Heywood said. Officers are trying to determine how many business establishments "contributed" to the $10,000 found in Godula's apartment. Heywood said that for all Godula's knowl edge with stocks and bonds he is still thrifty with the dollar. When he appeared in court this week, on the traffic charge, he refused to pay a $30 fine. He said it was "excessive" and walked out of court. PYIR6 Risk UN Gaza Area from Egyptian territory. UN observers told Bishai the Israelis even blew up military installations at Rafah, at the western edge of the Gaza Strip, in preparation for withdrawal but held their positions when Ben Gurion rejected the UN demand. Motorists Reminded Of Prohibited Parking Motorists" have been remind ed by Public Works Director Vern Thorpe that parking is pro hibited between 4:30 and 6 p.m. in front of the Medford post of fice on Sixth st. The space has been made available for use for the drive up mail box, Thorpe explained, and that parking will be prohib ited there Monday through Sat urday. There have been 15-min-ute parking spaces provided on North Holly st. along the post office building. Thorpe added. U.S., Saudi Arabia Near Air Base Use ed States and Saudi Arabia to day were reported near twin agreements on a new U.S. lease on the Dhahran Air Base and, American arms for Saudi Arabia. Diplomatic informants said the -only apparent question is whether the agreements will be signed while King Saud is visit ing in Washington or later in Saudi Arabia. A report on the air base, arms and other agreements and under standings will be made public on Friday by President Eisen hower and King Saud at the con Hostages Released Unharmed; Control 01 Cells Returned Convicts Ordered To 'Muck Out Mess' ( Point' of The Mountain, Utah U.R) Some 500 convicts ended an 11-hour riot at the Utah State prison today, gave up .captured weapons and released all hos tages, and begrudgingly re turned control of the battered penitentiary to authorities. Officers said at 8:30 a.m. (PST) that "we now are in full control of the entire prison." The rioters gave up at 5 a.m. and released 18 men whom they had held since before 6 p.m. Wednesday when the outbreak started during a basketball game between a church quintet and a prison squad. However, it took more than three hours before officials, moving slowly and carefully, could get to all guard stations and feel they were again in command. Convicts were ordered-, to "muck out the mess" left by their riot. Cellblocks B and D were "pretty well torn up" with plumbing damaged, windows knocked out and litter strewn over water-covered floors. Other cellblocks were dafhaged, but not as extepsively. Hostages Not Hurt A fire started in a basement storehouse still burned at mid- morning in stacks of mattresses and in a newly arrived shipment of uniform cloth. O None of the 18 men released at 5 a.m., seven of them from the Latter Day Saints Church basketball squad at nearbyO Granger, had been injured. The hostages were preceded from the cellblocks by two con victs, armed robbers Billj Ran dall and Joe Valdez, who turned over to authorities the weapons they had taken from a captured sentry turret. o Randall carried a machine gun. He handed it to a guard, then gave the officer the am munition clip for the weapon. He turned to another guard, calmly opened his jacket and took a revolver from his belt. The inmate opened the cham ber ta- show theVe were Ifive bullets in the pistol and then, with a flourish, surrendered it. Eighteen men, including seven members of the basketball team, came out behind Randall and Valdez. On Guard Slabbed Earlier, 10 other men had been released or made their way to freedom after spending from two to nine hours as hostages. Only known injuries suffered were stab wounds inflicted on a guard when the riot started and the beating given a convict who was then tossed from the barred corridors by his fellow inmates. Several others suffered smoke poisoning from fires started in various parts of the prison. Attorney General E. R. Canis ter said the riot ended when the convicts agreed they would let the hostages go if the inmates' list of grievances could be pre sented publicly. This was done half an hour before the release when Randall and Valdez came out and talked to newsmen. In turn. Callister reported that f5ov. Georce D. Clyde had promised there would be no re criminations if the nostages came out unharmed. Roseburg Girl Killed In California Mishap Merced. Calif. (U.R) A six- year-old Roseburg, Ore., girl was killed near here in a traffic ac cident yesterday. The victim was Trudy Eliza beth Meyers, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Meyers. Police said she darted from the parked car of her parent into the path of a pickup truck near Highway 152 west of Mer ced. The pickup driver, Elmer W. Talley, 44, Dos Palos, Calif, was not cited. Portland :U.R) A four-story addition to the Equitable Sav ings & Loan Association build ing here is scheduled to start in early spring. Agreements clusion of their Washington, talks. The king is expected to leave Washingon on Saturday. Mr. Eisenhower is delighted at the warm response given by Saud and two other visiting Arab leaders Prince Abdul Illah of Iraq and Lebanese For eign minister Charleuk Malik to his explanation of American policies in the Middle East Saud summed up the reaction of all three Arab visitors when he told a news conference Wednes day that the Eisenhower doc trine "is good; it is one that is entitled to appreciation" by the I Arab people.
