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
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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.