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Russia Declared Temporarily Reverting To Former Tactics Washington UP) Russia is sia's hostile tactics came Thurs White said the department pre-1 espionage activities in the Unit- Myra Soble and Jacob Albam, , explusion followed closely White said, "falsely presented United States is trying to stir up trouble. These sources said this drive also was behind a recent bitter Soviet statement complaining of U.S. plans to station atomic task forces at various spots around the world. All these actions, they said, are designed in part to persuade people in Russia and elsewhere behind the Iron Curtain that the United States is a threat to their securtiy and that therefore the Communists must pull together instead of breaking apart. temporarily reverting to her old cold war tactics in a desperate attempt to hold the Communist world togther in a working bloc, diplomatic sources said today. They said one end effect of the switch back to cold war strategy will be to prevent the Soviet Union from making any basic concessions in forthcoming disarmament negotiations. The negotiations are scheduled to start soon in the U.N. Disarm ament Subcommittee. The newest evidence of Rus day when it was announced that the Soviets expelled Marine Capt. Paul R. Uffelman and Lt. William S. Lewis, assistant naval attaches at the American Em bassy in Moscow. The State Department said the two were ousted on '"false" spy charges. Spokesman Lincoln White noted that their expul sion .followed by only eight days the Moscow ouster of two other assistant military attaches "on equally spurious espionage charges." sumed the Russians kicked out ed States. He referred to the, the four in retaliation for recent espionage indictment "revelations of actual Soviet against New Yorkers Jack and who were accused of conspiring Moscow's "television! spectacu with Russian intelligence agents, lar" in which four Russians were White also noted that the latest paraded before TV cameras and, as U.S. spies." White said this all added up to a "revival of old propaganda charges and the fabrication of new incidents." He said the ac tion apparently is aimed at sup porting Russia's claims that the United States is interfering in Eastern European affairs. Diplomatic sources said the Soviets, mindful of the uprisings in Hungary and Poland and other disturbing events behind the Iron Curtain, are engaged in an all out campaign to con vince the Communist world the 51st Year Price 10c Medford Tribune United Press Full Leased Wire United Press Full Leased Wlr 22 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1957 No. 275 'Can You See The Millage Rate Rises To 93.2 in Area of Lone Pine Annexed City officials said today the millage rate in the Lone Pine area of the recently annexed Grandview - Kenwood district will increase to an estimated 93.2 mills next fiscal year. City Manager Robert Duff estimated the levy for 1957-58 in tax district 10-3 if it still were outside the city would be 83.9 mills, and for the same taxing district now will be about 93.2 mills. Under -the--1956-57 'levy, -the' tax levy in the area was 77.9 mills, and has increased toT83 mills for residents in the area inside the city limits. A meeting of Lone Pine resi dents will be held at the Lone Pine school at 7:30 p.m. today to discuss' legal possibilities of having the annexation of the area annuled. Medford Attorney Edward Kelly will speak. Kelly previously said one of the reasons for seeking annul ment of the annexation was that taxes have increased from 77.9 mills to 116.6 mills. City offkals said the millage rate would increase to an esti mated 93.2 mills next fiscal year in that area of Lone Pine which is included in the Grandview water district. The levy in. the rest of the area would be lower, they said. City officials assumed the as sessed valuation of a typical piece of property Lone Pine area annexed is about $2,000. Annual x of Lone Pine resi- Ammonia Tank Blast Fatal To 1,3 Hurl Kennewick, Wash. (U.R! Oneian was critically injured and three others sustained minor injuries yeerday when an an hydrous ammonia tank exploded at the Phillips Pacific Chemical company plant near here. Harold G. Hanks, 42. Yakima, was in critical condition at Ken newick General Hospital with a fractured skull, two broken arms, possible internal injuries and shock. Hanks &as huBed off the 40 foot hig(r tank when the ex plosion split its seams and warp ed steel pfttes. There were 35,000 barrels of ammonia in the 100.000-barrel tank at the time. Air Base Lease Agreement, U.S. Arms For Saudi Arabia Told in Communique Washington (U.R) Presi dent Eisenhower and Saudi Ara bian King S a u d announced agreement today on a new five year lease for the Dharhan Air base and U.S. arms deliveries to Saudi Arabia. These were the highlights of a communique issued by the two leaders at the conclusion of their talks here. Would Endanger Peace At the same time they de clared that "any aggression" against Middle Eastern nations or the intervention "from any source in the affairs of the states of the area would be considered endangering peace and stability." Second Line At All?' 1 dents outside the city is $167.80 and has increased to $186.40 for those annexed to Medford, Duff stated. He said this figure does not include water costs. Annual water rates, based on an average consumption of 7.000 gallons per month, for Lone Pine residents outside the city, ac cording to the Grandview water schedule is $48, resulting in a total tax of $215.80, Duff said. He added that Lone Pine resi dents annexed 1o ' Medford will" pay $23.76 in annual water rates resulting in a total tax of $210.16. The city manager estimated Lone Pine residents in the city will save $5.64 in taxes this fiscal year. Duff noted there is a varia tion in types of water service. Most services are under the Grandview water district, some pay directly to the city, and few have their own water supply. Duff said. These variations will have some effect on water costs, he said. 80 Donors Make Appointments Red Cross Bloodmobile of ficials today reminded residents a total of 350 donors will be needed to meet the 290-pint quota at the Feb. 13 Bloodmo bile visit in Medford. The quota for the coming Bloodmobile visit is 40 pints higher than the usual quota be cause of increased blood usage in the Medford area, they ex plained. Eighty appointments have been made so far by prospective donors, officials stated. Appoint ments may be made by calling the Bloodmobile headquarters, 3-3813, between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Satur day. Officials also emphasized the Bloodmobile headquarters will be open on Tuesday, Feb. 12. The Bloodmobile will be at the Elks temple between 1 and 6 p.m. Blood will again be taken during this visit from donors who have had malaria or jaun dice. Blood from these donors will be used for plasma in con nection with the local Civil De fense program, officials said. "Such actions should be op posed in accordance with the purposes and principles of the United Nations." the President and the King declared. Trie communique made no mention of the dangers of inter national Communism in the area. But it was apparent that the language referred to Com munism. The communique said that the United States and Saudi Arabia will work to.settle Middle East ern problems within the frame work of the U.N. charter. Mr. Eisenhower and the King asserted their "firm opposition to the use of force from any source as a means of settling in Legislature Moves To Bar Property Tax ai State Level Measure Would Leave Source To Counties Salem U.R) The Oregon leg islature moved on two fronts to day to bar a property tax at the state level, leaving that source of revenue exclusively to the county and local levels of gov ernment. Up for second reading in the Senate today was a bill by Sens. Harry D. Boivin of Klamath Falls, Warren Gill of Lebanon and G. D. Gleason of Portland that would amend the present law concerning a state property tax by limiting it to payment of bonded indebtedness for the in terest thereon. Boivin explained that the rea son for this provision was to protect the credit of the state in the future when bonds may be up for bid for such purposes as highway improvement or veter ans' loans. Earlier, Reps. Robert L. Elf- strom of Salem and Eddie Ah-, rens of Turner introduced a bill in the House to prevent collec tion of a state property tax un less authorized by the legisla ture. The measure by Boivin, Gill and Gleason came after some fear had been expressed around the capitol that action of the House in killing a proposal for a retail sales tax might result in imposition of state property tax if the budget enacted by the 1957 legislature should soar too high. Under the Boivin-Gill-Gleason bill, the law referring to a state property tax would be amended to read: "The state of Oregon shall not for any fiscal year col lect a state property tax, either directly or by apportionment among the several counties, in any greater amount than it may be necessary to collect by means of such a property tax for that year to pay bonded indebtedness or the interest thereon." Could Collect Now The act would take effect in the fiscal year beginning next July 1. Sen. Boivin said: "I believe this measure will have the sup port of everyone." No state level property tax has been issued for several years, but under the law as it now reads, the state could levy a property tax up to 6 mills, if other sources of revenue should fail to meet, the needs of the budget adopted by the Legisla ture. The bill introduced by Reps. Elfstrom and Ahrens would pro vide that state bonds, and bond interest now payable from prop erty taxes would be paid from money in the general fund. Bill Would Abolish Development Group Salem (U.R) Abolishing the Oregon Development commis sion and establishing a new de partment of planning and devel opment under the governor was called for in a bill introduced in the Oregon House today. The bill from the Committee on State and Federal Affairs, would empower the governor to appoint a department director. Purpose of the planning and de velopment department would be to promote growth and develop ment of the state. Gov. Robert D. Holmes called for a new department to replace the voluntary Oregon Develop ment commission in his inaugu ral address. ternational disputes." The King assured Mr. Eisen hower that "he welcomed every step" that promotes U.N. prin ciples respecting the independ ence and sovereignty of states and self determination of peo ples. Final Conference The communique was issued after the King and the President concluded a final, 95-minute conference with an exchange of friendly smiles and a double handclasp. Saud leaves Saturday morn ing by air for Madrid via the Azores. He plans to visit both Spain and Egypt before return ing to Saudi Arabia. is" Timber tutting On Controversial Oregon Tract OK'd Central Oregon Area Protected . Washington (U.R) The Agri culture department today re leased a controversial 53,000 acre national forest tract in Ore gon for timber cutting. At the same time it gave 83, 000 acres in the same central Oregon Cascades region a pro tected status in which roads, timber-cutting and other devel opments are forbidden. All of the lands lie in the Deschutes and Willamette Na tional forests. Wilderness Designated Acting Secretary of Agricul ture True D. Morse designated as the Three Sister wilderness 197,000 acres of land surround ing the Three Sisters peaks in the Cascades. All but 3,000 acres has been in a protected "primi tive area" status. In addition, 82,000 acres for merly classed as open to timber cutting were designated as the Mt. Washington and Diamond peak wilderness areas. The western boundary of the Three Sisters wilderness was set at Horse creek. This released 53,000 "primitive area" acres west of the creek for timber de velopment. Based on Public Hearing -The department said its deci sion was based on ai public hear ing held at Eugene, Ore. Wit nesses had differed on propo sals ,to include the Horse creek area in the wilderness. Officials said they "fully rec ognized" the importance of wil derness as a resource but it is necesary to maintain "proper balance" between wilderness and general development areas in national forests. The forest service was ordered to prepare a "multiple use" man agement plan for the Horse creek area, covering timber cut ting, recreation and preserva tion of sections with special botanical and geological signifi cance. Two Fined on Charges Of Operating Games - Bernard W. Parton, operator of Butte Falls tavern, and Philip T. Stewart, ' operator of the Valley View Inn, Ashland, were each fined $50 in district court yesterday after pleading guilty to charge of possessing, displaying and operating games of chance. Thomas K. and Phyllis Hall wood, operators of the Sports men's club. Gold Hill, were each fined $50 Tuesday on the same charge. Arrests of the tavern opera tors followed confiscation of about $75 worth of merchandise used as pay-offs in punch board and spindle poll games, accord ing to District Attorney Thomas Reeder. The merchandise was con fiscated by sheriff's officers and state police. Reeder today com mended the officers for their investigation and action in this case. . Prospect Man Sentenced In Circuit Court Today Archie Valentine, 48, Pros pect, was sentenced to five years in the state penitentiary today when he appeared in circuit court on a charge of contribut ing to the delinquency of a minor. Valentine was arrested in De cember and charged with rape of a minor. The charge was later reduced and he was rearraigned in district court yesterday. He waived preliminary hearing. Valentine was represented by Attorney James Main. DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York '.U.R) Dow-Jones final stock averages: 30 indus trials 466.29, off 2.42; 20 rail roads 144.10, off 1.00; 15 utili ties 71.16, off 0.07, and 65 stocks 186.15, off 0.78. Sales today were about 2,120,000 shares compared with 1,840,000 shares Thursday. THUGS HERD 13 IN BANK VAULT, SEIZE $108,000 Montreal (U.R) Two young men today forced their way into a bank branch at Dorval International airport, locked at least 13 employees in the vault and escaped with what was unofficially re ported to be about $108,000. T. D. Collins, manager of the Royal Bank of Canada branch inside the airport terminal building's main entrance, said he knew how much was taken but refused to discuss it. He said only that none of the employees, mostly women, was hurt. The robbery was timed for a day when the bank would have more money available than at other times during the week. Today is payday for employees of several airlines, who usually cash their checks there. Police said the men, who apparently had one gun between them, were waiting for the first employees to show up for work. When the first arrived, the robbers shoved into the office, and forced the employees to open the vault. The unscheduled opening of the vault tripped an automatic alarm system that alerted Dorval police. A police car arrived four minutes later but the men had fled. Streamf low Forecast By Weather Bureau Is Revised Downward Stream flow forecasts for southwestern and south-central Oregon have been revised down ward from the Jan. 1 forecasts because precipitation has been below average,' the weather bu reau said today, January precipitation over southwestern Oregon was below average for the third straight month, and last month's precipi tation was about 70 per cent of the 15-year (1938-1952) average, officials said. The stream-flow forecast for the south work of the Rogue ri ver on Feb. 1 indicate a residual flow for the period through Sept. 3, 1957, of 930,00ft. acre feet, which is equal' to the average. The water year flow forecast 1,410,000 acre feet,'. or 106 per cent of average, weather bureau officials said. Klamath River Flow On the Klamath river at the Upper Klamath laRe net inflow station, the residual flow is ex pected to be 1,140,000 acre feet, or 142 per cent of normal. The water year flow was forecast as 1,720,000 acre feetl or 141 per cent of, the 15-year (1938-1952) average. - The weather bureau said the water year runoff will be above average because of a high carry over from preceding wet years. In the south-central area Janu ary precipitation was below average for the third straight month, and about 85 per cent of average last month. Streamflow forecasts have been revised downward and flow in the Chewaucan river near Paisley is forecast to be Courthouse Offices to Close Next Tuesday County offices in the court house will be closed Tuesday, Feb. 12, in observance of Abra ham Lincoln's birthday, the county court announced today. Sheriff's deputies will be on duty for emergencies during the day, though the office will be closed for routine business, it was explained.! Officials will also be on hand at the Red Cross Bloodmobile office to receive ap pointments for the Feb. 13 Bloodmobile visit. ' Weather FORECAST: Increasing cloudi ness tonight with rain late to night or earlv Saturday. Low tonight 35. High Saturday 45. Temp. Highest Yesterday ;. 52 Lowest this Morning 32 Prec. to 10 a.m. Today 03 Our Skies Tonight Sunrise Sunset . 7:18 a.m. 5:34 p.m. The Moon, seen tonight hetween Aldeoaran and the Pleiades, sets Saturday at 2:40 a.m. and will be full on .Feb. 14 JUPITEB, the largest planet, rises at - :19 a.m. It Is the brightest "star" In the iky the re3t of the night. ejisiEts about 78 per cent of the 15-ycar average, or about 85,000 acre feet for the entire water year, Oct. 1, 1956, through Sept. 30, 1957. " The Soil Conservation service forecast, which is based on snow cover rather than precipitation, indicates a below average streamflow. Jack Frost, of the Portland SCS office, said the snow cover in the Rogue basin is 75 per cent of the 15-year average. Snow is about 70 per cent of average on the Upper Rogue at Prospect, and 89 per cent of average on the Applegate and Illinois water sheds. Streamflow on the Rogue above Prospect for the water year April 1 to Sept. 1 was fore fast about 85 per cent of aver age, and at Gold Ray dam about 86 per cent of average. Other streamflows are forecast at 99 per cent on the Applegate-LUi-nois, 100 per cent on the Klam ath river and 88 per cent on Umpqua river, Frost said. Longshore Strike Threatens N.Y. Port New York U.R) A crippling longshoremen's strike that could turn New York harbor into a ghost port appeared a cer tainty today because of an over whelming union rejection of a "final offer" from waterfront employers. Dock workers in other ports between Portland, Me., and Hampton Roads, Va., also are expected to walk out on Tues day when an 80-day cooling-off injunction expires. The' injunc tion, issued at the request of the federal government under a pro vision of the Taft-Hartley law, temporarily halted a nine-day strike of longshoremen along Atlantic and Gulf Coasts last November. Names Confusion Brings Clarification Request There are at least five young men in the county named Jerry Stewart, it was reported today by the mother of one of them, and some embarrassment has been caused to four of them by this fact. Earlier this week a Medford man of that name was arrested and jailed on a morals charge. Since that time, two Jerry Stew arts in Jacksonville, one in Ash land and one in Central Point have been "kidded" about being arrested, and in some cases even suspected of being the young man who was arrested. This has been the case despite the fact that in the news story telling of the arrest, the suspect was properly identified by full name, age and address, she said. She asked that it be pointed out that there is this duplication of names to prevent further humiliation. kes Eisenhower Off For Week in Georgia Washington 'U.R) Presi dent Eisenhower left for a Georgia vacation today after his final conference with King Saud of Saudi Arabia. The President will stay "about a week" at the Thomas ville, Ga., estate of Treasury Secretary George M. Hum phrey. Beck in London; Denies Dodging Senate Probers London (U.R) Teamsters Union President Dave Beck ar rived here by air from Nassau tonight and angrily denied he s dodging a Senate subcommittee investigating labor racketeering. "Why should I dodge," Beck told newsmen at London Airport. "I have -nothing to hide." Beck said he will return to the United States at the end of March "and I'll be only too ready to appear before the committee." "I don't know whether I shall be able to help them," Beck add ed. "I don't know what they want." Not Subpoenaed Beck was angered by the ques tions. "I haven't been subpoenaed," he said. "I have been in Miami for 10 days. If they wanted to subpoena me all they had to do was to walk in and serve it." .. Beck said, he came to Europe for labor talks. His wife, Doro thy, remained in the Bahamas because "she isn't very well," the union chief said. "I just Can't afford to sit around in the states waiting for the committee to decide when they want to see me," he said. "I've got a lot of work to do in London, Paris, Rome and Geneva. If I waited for them I might be sitting down doing nothing for six weeks." Ike, Macmillan Slate Meeting London U.R) President Ei senhower and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan have tentatively decided to meet in Bermuda March 21. diplomatic sources reported today. The sources said London and Washington still are working out the details and an announce ment probably will be made later this month. Government spokesmen de clined to confirm or deny the re ports. The- diplomatic sources said French Premier Guy Mollet would go to Washington for a conference with Mr. Eisenhower sometime before the President and Macmillan meet. There was no indication the three chiefs of state would meet together. Chief objectives of the talks would be restoration of the Western alliance and realign ment of policy toward the So viet Union and Communism. Portland (U.R) The steady decline in lumber prices in the Pacific Northwest has been slow ed by recent cold weather which stalled production, according to the Crow Lumber price index. Proposed Legislation Will Be Discussed A conference to inform the public on current educational legislation and the public's re sponsibility wil be held at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, in the county court house audi torium, Mrs. Leigh Gustison, Jackson county chairman of the State Joine committee, has an nounced. The committee is composed of representatives of the Oregon Congress of Parents and Teach ers, Oregon Education associa tion and the dregon School Board's association. Mrs. Gustisort said the meet ing is to 'bring to the attention of each community the prob lems facing public schools in Ore Flea Premier's Letter Discards Request For Withdrawal Situation Declared At 'Rock Bottom' United Nations. N. Y. U.R) Premier David Ben Gurion to day rejected President Eisen hower s plea for an Israeli with drawal from all Egyptian terri tory, an Israeli government spokesman announced in Tel Aviv. The spokesman said the re jection was contained in a three page letter sent today to Mr. Ei senhower. The Israeli spokesman said the situation had reached "rock bot tom" and there could be no further retreat. Ben Gurion's note was in reply to a letter sent by Mr. Eisenhow er last Sunday. Informed sources in Israel described the Presi dent's note as "polite but firm" in its request that Israel should withdraw behind the 1949 arm istice line. State of Deadlock The Israeli spokesman In Tel Aviv said guarantees of free dom of navigation in the Gulf of Aquaba and adequate safeguard against new Egyptian attacks were vital for the security o Israel. Israeli Foreign Ministry Di rector General Walter Eytart said Israel's determination to re main in the Gaza Strip and the Aquaba Gulf area remains un changed, even in , the face of U.N. sanctions. Eytan's statement indicated a deadlock has been' reached In U.N. withdrawal talks between Secretary-general Dag Hammar skjold and Israeli Ambassador Abba S. Eban. Resolution Carried Out Eytan said Israel had carried out the U.N. resolution calling for withdrawal "to all Intents and purposes." He added that Israel would welcome international observers who would then report on the situation to Hammarskjold.'He insisted, however, that Isra continue to police the occupied areas.. So long as Egypt is not willing to agree to "mutual and full ab stention from belligerents," Eytan said, it will be impossible for the Israeli government to change its attitude. Sanctions Are Possible Ben Gurion, meanwhile, met with opposition party leaders to enlist their support for possible antional austerity if threats of U.N. sanctions against Israel are carried out, informed sources in Tel Aviv said. Earlier, Jerusalem reports said that Israel, working to stave off Arab demands for sanctions, had sent further details of its with drawal terms to U.N. headquar ters. Details of the reports could not be learned. Detention Home Bids . ' Slated for Opening The Jackson county court vill open bids next week on recap ping tires for county vehicles and for construction of the pro posed juvenile detention home. Bids on tire recapping will be opened in the county courtroom at 10 a.m. Monday. Detention home construction bids will be opened at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 15. at Meeting gon, to inform the people or legislation aimed at alleviating the problems, and to present all sides of proposed legislation wherever there are varying points of view. In Jackson county, those ser ving on the committee are: Mrs. Gustison, chairman, representing the Parent-Teacher's association; Leonard B. Mayfield, superin tendent of Medford city schools, representing the Oregon Educa tion association; Mrs. Stephen Nye, Medford school board mem ber representing the Oregon School Board's association, and Alf B. Mekvold, county school superintendent, who will act as consultant to this group.
