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o O .epilov A " Set ' i', a. Proposes fP J ."J o ''. ill Off Dm Bflidif 1 3 1 AIR FORCE'S NEWEST Undergoing tests over Fort Worth, Texas is America's first supersonic bomber, the delta-wing Convair B-58 "Hustler." Slung beneath her wings are four powerful J-79 turbojet engines. The Hustler carries a crew of three. It is about 95 feet long, and its delta wing spans about 55 feet. Hearing on Bills To Repeal Surtax Delayed by Vote Salem U.R; Immediate con sideration of two bills to re t!Ml the 45 per cent surtax ap peared unlikely today after the House Taxation Committee voted against immediate discus sion of the bills 5-3. Rep. Wayne Giesy, Monroe Re publican, led the move for con sideration. He was joined by Reps. Fayette Bristol, Grants Pass Republican, and Ben Evick Madras Democrat. Chairman Clarence Barton Coquille, said he had not yet scheduled the surtax bills. The Democratic surtax repeal contains provisions for amend ing the personal income tax law while the Republican-backed bill provides for repeal only. Two Bills Get OK The committe late yesterday voted out two bills with a do pass recommendation. One would allow a farmer to deduct Izpm his income taxes as ex Jy rises money paid by him for soil or water conservation op farm lands or to prevent, soil wrosion. SJ The other bill would amend the corporate excise tax law to permit the corporate excise tax law to permit corporations en gaging in farming to deduct not more than 25 per cent of gross farm income for soil or water coftervation purposes. Postponed pending tax com mission research was a bill to give persons over 65 a $600 a year exemption on their person al income taxes. This would cost the state $1.4 million a year In revenue. Rep. Giesy recommended that the bill be limited to persons making less than $3500 a year. Action in the House saw a bill introduced to abolish the State Board of Control and transfer its functions to the governor and other agencies. It also would provide for a director of pub lic institutions. India Assumes Role Of Algeria Mediator United Nations. N.Y ;U.R! India jumped into its favorite U.N. role as "mediator" today and sought to work out a com promise resolution on Algeria that theWest as well as the Arab states would accept. An Indian spokesman said the rhicf of his delegation, V. K. Krishna Menon. had conferred with U. S. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. and French Foreign Minister Christian Pin eau on the draft. The Ar.'W) states have demand ed Algeria be given the right of self determination through free elections. The United States has urged that France and Al gerica be given a chance to work out the problem without U.N. inte'erence. Planning Commission to Request $9,700 Medford's Participation in A request for $9,700 wil be submitted to the city council by the Medford planning commis sion for financing the city's par ticipation in a federal aid pro gram for planning municipal improvements. Under the program, which is available to cities with popula tion less than 25.000, the federal government would match the city in funds to carry out city improvements. One - fourth of the city's participation may be in scr.ce. it was pointed out at a commission meeting last night, and the remainder in cash. Estimated Cost City Manager Robert Duff said S9.700 is estimated as the cost to the city for obtaining a land use program, zoning ordi nance, house renumbering pro gram, park and recreation pro gram and services of a full-time technician who would work with 1 YV" Planners Recommend SE Area Zone Change The city planning commission last night recommended to the city council that seven acres In southeast Medford be rezoned from single family (class 1A) to limited commercial (class IIIA). A public hearing will be held at the next meeting concerning a proposed addition to the rec ommendation. The proposal calls for a 4-to-l parking ratio in the area. If adopted, the proposal would require setting aside four acres of parking area for each acre of building. Recommended for rezoning were five acres south of Barnett rd. and east of Black Oak drive, and two acres south of Barnett rd. and west of Black Oak drive. Construction Listed If the city council adopts the commission s recommendation, construction of commercial ser vice facilities, such as grocery stores, doctors offices, service stations and similar establish ments, will be allowed there. City planners agreed on the recommendation after 4 public hearing in which FrankVaa. Dyke. Medford attorney appear ing on behalf of several-downtown businessmen, voiced pro tests against the proposal. Van Dyke said establishment of a business zone in -that' area would result in "diluting the economic milk Of the area." He 148 Appointments Made by Donors Officials at the Red Cross Bloodmobile headquarters today said they were hopeful at least 175 more people would make appointments to donate blood from 1 to 6 p.m. tomorrow, when the Bloodmobile unit will be at the Elks Temple in Med ford. By noon today, 148 prospec tive donors had made appoint ments. Quota for Medford is 290 pints. Officials said at least 300 donors would be necessary to meet the quota. Appointments will be received until 5 p.m. today and from 8:30 a.m. until noon Wednesday. Prospective donors may make appointments by telephoning the Bloodmobile headquarters, 3-3813. Drop-in donors will be welcome during the Bloodmobile visit, officials said. Medford's quota this time has been raised 40 pints because of increased blood usage in this atea it was pointed out. Blood will be received from 'donors who have had malaria or jaun dice and will be used in plasma for the Civil Deiense program. Portland OI.R) The Colum bia County Labor Council has announced it would maintain its boycott on Kaiser Gypsum's two Fir-Tex plants at St. Helens, Ore. the city administration and Art Pritchard, member of Hahn and Wise and Associates, planning consultant firm. The program would have to be completed in one year in order for the city to be eligible for federal funds, Duff explained. Originally, Duff and Pritchard suggested the commission ask the city for S9.200. which would cover all phases cif the proposed program for this year, except park and recreation develop ment in next year's federal aid program. Need for Program However, commission mem bers emphasized need for an im mediate park and recreation pro gram and suggested its impor tance might exceed that of the house renumbering plan. Duff declared the need for renumber ing is critical here and indicated it should not be postponed. He said the commission should not encourage business development in southeast Medford until all areas in the downtown business district have been utilized. "Businessmen are now paying the largest share of the tax bur den . . . people opening busin esses in these outer areas would not have an equal burden. The competitive element would be unfair and we feel establishment of a business area there would be detrimental to both areas." He added that the southeast district has 'not grown substan tially to justify that type of de velopment. "Commercial devel opment of these outer areas might be sound when Medford's population grows to about 50,- 000, but we feel it would not be sound now." Members of the planning commission contended advance planning is essential to devel opment of the city. They also said designation of the southeast Medford area as a limited com mercial district does not mean business establishments will go in immediately. They noted bus inessmen do not build in an area until there's enough population to support it. ) Art Pritchard, California plan ning consultant hired to assist in Medford planning, called at tention to an ordinance under consideration to provide four acres of parking to each area of commercial building. Few Businesses He pointed out that this ord inance, if adopted, would mean only a few business establish ments could be constructed in the seven-acre southwest Med ford area. "If that ordinance is enforced, rezoning of the area might be more pallatable to my clients." Van Dyke said. "We're 'against rezoning of the area under any circumstances, but would look upon it more favorably if there was a restriction of that type," he added. 1 It was suggested that the re zoning issue be delayed until the city council takes action on the parking ratio ordinance. However, the commission indi cated there had already been considerable delay on the issue and expressed reluctance to fur ther postpone action. May Go To Court "It is very important to my clients to find out how much of that area is to be used for bus iness," VanDyke said. "If nec essary, we will go to court to block action on it until the ord inance is passed." After considerable discussion, commission members suggested the rezoning recommendation be submitted to the council and a hearing be called on the parking ratio issue. The commission will subsequently consider recom mending the parking ratio re striction as an addition to the rezoning recommendation. (See Story On Page 10) Federal Aid Program said park and recreational de velopment could be included in this year's program at an added cost of $500. After considerable discussion, the commission agreed to re quest funds for the park and rec reation program as well as the renumbering program. Pritchard explained the land use program w-ould involve a land use survey, which would be recorded on a property lines map. Distribution of population as well as a projection of future population distribution would also be recorded on the map. Field work, printing and similar work would also be needed, Pritchard said. The zoning ordinance would involve preparation of maps, which could overlap somewhat with maps prepared for the land use plan, printing, hearings and meetings. Russia's Proposal Seen as Move To UndermineDoctrine President, Dulles Confer About Note Thomasville, Ga., (U.R) The White House called Russia's 'hands off" proposal for the Middle East today an effort to 'discredit the Eisenhower doc trine. President Eisenhower con ferred early today by telephone with Secretary of State John Foster Dulles about the note de livered to the American Embassy in Moscow Monday. Asks 'Hands Off Policy The note, from Soviet Foreign Minister Dmitri T. Shepilov, sug gested that the Big Four powers declare a "hands off" policy in the Middle ast. Similar notes were delivered to the French and British Embassies. Shortly after the President finished playing golf this morn ing at the Glen Arven County club here, his press secretary, James C. Hagerty, made the fol lowing statement on the Russian note: "Obviously this is a move to try to discredit or to stop the Eisenhower plan in the Middle East." Hagerty said the President and Dulles, who is in Washing ton, conferred by telephone for about 20 minutes. Dulles had a digest of the Shepilov note, but not the full text. Shepilov called for a four power "hands off" declaration for the Middle East, saying Rus sia, Britain, France and the United States could guarantee peace there by "peaceful negoti ation." Doctrine Not Mentioned The Soviet foreign minister did not mention the Eisenhower doctrine but told the Supreme Soviet that the Big Four could join together to give guarantees of sovereignty in the Middle East without interference . in the in ternal affairs of Mid-east na tions. Shepilov also has called on the Western nations to halt what he regarded as their efforts to "roll back Communism." Hagerty said that in addition to thg Rusian notes, the Presi dent and Dulles conferred again on efforts to get Israeli military forces out of Egyptian territory. The White House also an nounced that Vice President Richard M. Nixon will pay a state visit to Liberia in March. Dulles Incompetent, Sen. Morse Declares Washington ,'U.R) Demo cratic senators Monday accused Secretary of State John Foster Dulles of lying and evasiveness. Republican senators promptly defended Dulles as the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Re lations committees ended pub lic hearings on the Eisenhower doctrine. Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore.) ac cused Dulles of "complete in competence and deception." "There is no more deceptive person in public life," he said. He also accused Dulles of putting forth an "unadulterated lie" in saying he was being jocu lar when he testified that U.S. troops in the Middle East might be better off without British and French troops at their side. Morse said he would check the clock if he were present, when Dulles was asked the time of day. Sen. Russell Long (D-La.) said he never questioned a "more evasive witness" than Dulles. to Finance The house renumbering pro gram would necessitate survey and drafting of the existing num bering plan, analysis and report of the existing program and set ting up a new system which' would facilitate numbering changes. Pritchard said the pro gram would not involve renum bering of every house in Med ford but would provide for re numbering of houses in areas where confusion exists. Pritchard said hiring of a full time technician would be neces sary . in order to complete the project in time to be eligible for federal . funds. He emphasized importance for taking advantage of the federal aid program im mediately. He noted the program is offered to cities with popula tions under 25,000. Medford's population is about 20.000 at the present time and is steadily growing, he said. 51st Year Medford United Press Pull leased Wire 18 Pages MEDFORD, Conditions in Lumber Industry Declared Grim Lumber, Sawmill Conference Hears Concern Voiced No Great Hope for Immediate Recovery Seattle (U.R) The Western Conference of Lumber and Saw mill Workers heard the governor of Washington and a Labor De partment official express con cern yesterday over slumping prices and employment in the lumber industry. Daniel L. Goldy, northwest re gional director of the Labor De partment Bureau of Employ ment Security, told 350 delegates to the organization's 20th annua convention: "You are meeting at a time when conditions for your indus try are grim." Great Hope Not Held Goldy said that despite boom ing construction in some lines, the specific lines in which the lumber industry is interested do not hold great hope for im mediate recovery. 7He saidTTewhousing'was down 400,000 units last year and ad ded that the 1957 total is ex pected to decline another 100, 000 from last year's 1,000,000 new starts. Goldy said sawmill workers should demand employment equal to 50 per cent of their regular wages. Should Boast Benefits He said that in Washington this would mean an increase from S35 to S55 in maximum weekly payments. Oregon also should boost its benefits from $35 to $55, he said. Gov. Albert D. Rosellini of Washington also expressed con cern over the situation in the lumber industry. He said he would work with Washington's congressional dele gation to bolster lumber and ply wood prices. He also promised support for higher employment compensation nenefits. Legislator Honors Memory of Lincoln Salem U.R) The memory of Abraham Lincoln, the great emancipator, was honored in song and speech at a joint ses sion of the Oregon Legislature today. Present for the formal ob servance of the 148th anniver sary of Lincoln's birth were Gov. Robert D. Holmes, members of the State Supreme Court, high state officials and private citi zens. Howard W. Runkel, chairman of the speech and drama depart ment of Willamette University, said that Lincoln would prob ably be more impressed with tributes in the form of action, rather than diction. But he said the eulogist must note at least three aspects of Lincoln's extraordinary person ality: His humility of spirit, his rare understanding and his gen erosity of spirit. "" ''More than one writer has linked the American Civil War president with Jesus and Socra tes as the three transcendently great figures of all time," Run kel said.' Weather FORECAST Variable .hit h rlnudintss through Wednes day. Lou- tonicht 2S-30. Hlsh Wednesday near fiO. TEMP. Blcht Yest'rdav 5.1 Lowell thii Morning 23 Our Skies Tonight Sunrise 7:13 a m. Sunset 5:39 p.m. Moonset Wednesday :07 a.m. Full Moon Feb. 14 PROMINENT STARS Cape I la. hitch overhead 7:56 p.m. Sirius. due south 9:26 p.m. VISIBLE PLANETS Mars, hich in south west 6:41 p.m. Jupiter, low in east 9:05 p.m. Saturn, rises 3:12 a.m. OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1957 No. 278 "How Dare You Disregard Our Instructions!" Further Erosion of Stock Prices Seen New York '(U.R The floor under the stock market caved in and the experts predicted to day that prices would erode fur ther before support developed. That so-called floor was the 460 level in the Dow-Jones indus trial average. Last year, the stock market made its low on Jan. 23 at 458.21 in the average and then rose to its record high at 521.05 on April 6. Consolidation of Districts Assured Salem (U.R) The Oregon Senate today passed with only two dissenting votes a bill de signed to assure the legality of the consolidaation of the Med ford, West Side and Oak Grove school districts in Jackson county. Sen. Philip B. Lowry of Med ford explained that Medford had voted for the consolidation, but through an oversight, the per iod of advertising the election was one day short of the period prescribed by law. Under the bill passed today the election is declared legal. Sen. Lowry explained the leg islation was needed so that a bond issue could be sold to fi nance construction of two new school buildings. He said the measure had been approved by the State Board of Education. Only senators voting "no" were Carl Francis of Dayton and Walter C. Leth of Mon mouth. The bill now goes to the House, where Reps. Robert Dun can and Al Littrell are co-sponsors, with Senator Lowry. Dr. William Jones To Speak at Banquet . Dr. William C. Jones, vice, vice president and dean of ad ministration at the University of Oregon, will be principal speaker at the annual Lincoln Day banquet Wednesday, Feb. 20. according to Lincoln club officials. The dinner, which is sponsor ed by the Lincoln club of Jack son county, will be held at the Jackson hotel. Bob Root is president of the club. DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York (U.R) Dow-Jones final stock averages: 30 indus trials 454.82, off 2.62; 20 rail roads 139.23, off 0.05; 15 utili ties 69.39, off 0.86, and 65 stocks 161.71, off 0.96. Sales today were about 2.550,000 shares compared with 2,740,000 shares Monday. Uniteo Fresa -uil Leased Wir THE WAY I , TRANSGRESSOR A series of declines for the re mainder of the year brought the average to within touching dis tance of that low level and each time there was a swift rebound. The market touched 463.89 on eb. 14; 463.85 May 28; 463.83 on Oct. 1, and 460.41 on Nov.29. This floor was considered al most a part of the market. But Monday when the list started down selling increased at the floor instead of support. When that happened the traders dumped stocks and the market touched a low at 456.01 and closed at 457.44, a loss for the day of 8.85 points, widest break since the Eisenhower drop of October, 1955, when it fell 13.27 points on Oct. 10. Immediately word went around Wall Street: "The bull market is dead." Some - market men said the bull died last Aug. 2 when the industrials touched 520.95 with in 10 cents of the April 6 top. Some said he died Monday. There s as much difference on his birthday. Many traders say it is June 13, 1949, when the industrial average stood at 161.60. Others put the date back to April 28, 1942, when the average cjosed at 92.92. In any case this bull market outlived all others in exchange history and some say he isn't dead yet. If he died last Aug. 2, the rise would have been in progress for 80 months from June 13, 1949. Salem (U.R) The State Highway Department today warned motorists to carry chains for travel over Santiam and Wil lamette passes and at Ontario and Austin. ,1-ra r"A Berrydale, Residents Seek Meeting With The Medford planning com mission will soon be asked to meet with representatives of the Berrydale and Elk City districts to work out boundaries for a new annexation election, it was reported this morning. Decision to make the request was made at a joint meeting of 14 members of the Berrydale Sanitation committee, and sev en leaders of the annexation movement in the Elk City area. The meeting was held last night. According to Nick Gier. chair man of the committee, the Elk City representatives conformed the preliminary results of a door-to-door canvass in their area which showed that a ma jority of the Elk City residents want to join the city of Med ford so they can obtain sanitary facilities. On the basis of this, Gier said, the Berrydale group unanimously accepted the pro- Conciliatory Tone o Seen Marking New Peace Offensive Non-Interference Policy Proposed United Nations. N.Y. (U.R) The Soviet Union countered the Eisenhower doctrine of military and economic aid for the Mid east with a six-point "hands off" plan of its own today. U. S. officials in Washington promptly labeled the proposal a move designed to force the West out of the area and leave the So viet free to stir up more trouble. Outlined by Shepilov The Soviet policy was out lined in a major speech before the Supreme Soviet in Moscow by Foreign Minister Dmitri Shepilov. In it, Shepilov adopted a con ciliatory tone which seemed to mark the start of a new peace offensive. But he backed this up with a threat of Soviet armed might so long as Moscow's "peaceful efforts" meet resist ance in the West. Shepilov's speech expanded on Soviet proposals made Mon day in notes handed to United States, British and French am bassadors in Moscow. The plan calls for the four big powers to join in settling Middle and Near East problems by peaceful negotiations only. It proposes a policy of non-interference, elimination of mijtary blocs in the area, liquidation of foreign bases and withdrawal of foreign troops, renunciation of the supply of arms and mutual cooperation for economic devel opment of the region. Cautious Prediction Shepilov's plan came as West j em diplomats cautiuosly predict ed that Israel would pull its troops out of Egypt as a result of U.S. support of its claim to free navigation in the Gulf of Aqaba. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles promised a U.S. declara tion to that effect if Israel with draws now in accord with U.N. demands. Israeli troops still in the Gaza strip and along the gulf of Aqaba constitute the present biggest threat to Mid-east peace. But if they are withdrawn fol lowing U.S. support of the Is raeli demands for guarantees, tension in the area will drop sharply. Shepilov made it clear in his address that the Soviet would continue with its present policies of strength until its views are accepted. Vaccine Shots Set At Four Schools The second round of Salk anti polio vaccinations will be given between 9 and 11 a.m. Wednes day at Eagle Point school. Grif fin Creek school, Hedrick Jun ior High school and Ashland Junior High school, according to Dr. A. Erin Merkel public health physician. Volunteer physicians and nur ses today administered the shots at Gold Hill school. Rogue Riv er school, Phoenix High school and Medford Senior High school. About 7,700 youths under 20 years of age received their first shots in the series last month and will receive their second shots by he end of February. Health department .officials reminded residents that anyone under 20 who did not receive his first shot last month emay receive it during this round and receive his second shot at the clinic next month. Commission posal, and the two groups join ed into a single unit to work for annexation. The decision was made after 2Vi hours of discussion, Gier re ported. He added that, generally speaking, the proposed annexa tion area would be the same as that originally proposed last fall. (Later, the area was en larged, and it was in the larger area that annexation was de feated in the November elec tion). The combined committee will ask the planning commission to work with them in setting up "logical, feasible and economi cal" boundaries for a new an nexation vote, acceptable both to the city and a majority of the residents involved, Gier stated He said the commission has in dicated it would be willing to call a special meeting for this purpose. o
