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ABOVE AVERAGE
FLOW FORECAST
Water year and seasonal flow 1
in south western Oregon rivers
is now expected to be above av
prase, according to the water
supply forecast Issued by the '
weather bureau.
The above average flow was 1
forecast despite the fact that I
February precipitation was equal
to the 15-year average, and
snow accumulation is low,
weather bureau officials said.
High carry-over effect from
previous years' ground water re
sulted in the above average fore
cast. Snow Gone
Officials said the latest report
from Fish lake indicates that
snow at that level has gone, and
at other locations, only about SO
per cent or less of the usual
March 1 accumulation is present.
The March 1 water supply
forecast was 1.450.000 acre feet
D on the Rogue river below south
fork. The forecast is 109 per
cent above average. The resid
ual flow (March through Sep
tember) forecast is 850.000 acre
feet, or 105 per cent of average.
On the Umpqua river below
Lake creek, the water year fore
cast is 340.000 acre feet, or 113
per cent of average, while the
Copper Klamath lake net inflow
uis forecast at 1,710,000 acre feet
Tesls Completed
On Phoenix Sewer
Phoenix Infiltration tests
have been completed on the new
city of Phoenix sewer system
and the system is now ready for
use. Recording" to city officials.
Harvey and Watkins, engi
neers for the project, conducted
the test and reported the Phoe
. nix sewer is "the tightest ever
installed" by them. They report
ed a new rubber ring type of
sewer tile was responsible for
the "tightness" of the sewer.
Property owners may request
connections now if the connec
tion pipe is located at the prop
erty lines, officials said.
Applications for sewer con-"
nections may be obtained at the
Phoenix city hall in the after
noons. All pipes must be left
open for inspection, itw as ex
plained. Information on sewer
connections may be obtained
from Warren Haggard, sewer
Inspector.
Officials said the sewer as
sessment program has not been
completed and the committee is
now working on property de
scriptions and frontages in prep
aration for the assessment pro
gram.
Budget Hearing Set
For SW District
Annual budget hearing here
for the southwest district of the
Oregon state department of
forestry will be conducted on
March 21 at the headquarters on
Table Rock rd. north of Med
ford. The hearing will open at 2
p.m. for discussion of budgeting
for cost of fire protection and
suppression of district lands and
'private lands in Jackson and
Josephine counties within the
boundaries of the Rogue River
and Siskiyou National forests.
A copy of the proposed budget
may be seen at the headquarters.
Anyone who wishes to protest
on the budget has 30 days from
the date of the hearing to take
issue before the board of for
estry. Ike Invites Adenauer
To Visit United States .
Washington (U.P.) Presi
dent Eisenhower ' today invited
West German Chancellor Kon
rad Adenauer to visit the United
States at the end of May for dis
cussions "on matters of mutual
concern."
The announcement came after
a 30-minute meeting at the
White House between the Presi
dent and visiting West German
Foreign Minister Henrich von
Bretano.
The time of the visit will be
announced later.
Senofe Defeats High
Hells Canyon Memorial
Salem tU.R) The Oregon
Senate, voting strictly on party
lines, late yesterday defeated a
memorial urging Congress to
authorize a high dam at Hells
Canyon on the Snake river.
The vote was 15 Democrats for
House joint memorial 2 and 15
Republicans against the mentor
hi. It takes at least 16 votes to
--ss a bill, resolution or memor--1
in the Senate.
Honolulu U.R) Secretary
" State John Foster Dulles ar
- .ved here today en route to
Australia for a meeting of South
cast Asia Treaty Organization
nations.
for the year, and 950.000 for
residual flow, both 140 per cent
of average.
February precipitation in south
central Oregon, east of the Cas
cades, averaged 120 per cent of
the 15-year average, weather
bureau officials said. Snow ac
cumulation is below average,
ranging from 35 to 65 per cent
of the average, in that area.
Officials said February runoff
was excessive in many streams
in the south central area so the
general outlook is for below av
erage runoff for the irrigation
season. Total runoff for the wa
ter year is forecast about 90 per
cent of average and the seasonal
runoff near 75 per cent of average.
Jefferson School
Break-in Reported
One nickel was stolen and con
siderable damage was done in of
fices at Jefferson school last
night, according to Medford city
police.
Entrance to the building was
made by breaking the first floor
library window, police said. The
main office, principal's office,
and a store room off the main
office were broken into, police
added. Deep pry marks were
made in the doors and desk
drawers.
The break and entry was dis
covered about 5:40 a.m. today
by the school janitor, officers
said.
Leonard B. Mayfield, superin
tendent of Medford schools, said
that money is never kept in the
school buildings. After all major
school activities the money is
banked, Mayfield said.
Police reports show that a
penny in the drawer along with
the nickel was not taken.
This is the third time in re
cent months that the Jefferson j
school was entered. Before, the 1
cafeteria was entered and some ;
ice cream, milk and 75 cents
from a vending machine were !
taken.
Frost Forecaster
To Arrive Monday
William J. Rogers, Pomona,
Calif., meteorologist for the U.S.
weather bureau, will arrive in
Jackson county Monday morn
ing for the annual frost fore
cast broadcasts for fruit grow
ers in the area.
Rogers' arrival this year is
about 10 days ahead of the us
ual arrival time for frost fore
casters. C. B. Cordy, county
horticulture agent, said this is
because weather conditions have
accellerated development of the
fruit buds and resulted in ad
vancement of the season.
Fruit growers are asked to
bring orchard thermometers to
the county agent's office early
next week for testing, Cordy
said. Rogers will determine re
liability of the thermometers by
observation and use of specially
prepared chemical solutions.
Red China Releases
One of 10 Americans
Tokyo (U.P.) Communist
China today announced the re
lease from prison of one of 10
Americans it has been holding
on the Chinese mainland.
A brief announcement by Ra
dio Peiping heard in Tokyo said
that "American Paul J. MacKes
en Jr." was released by the au
thorities Wednesday upon expir
ation of the prison term for acts
threatening the security."
MacKescn. the radio said, was
arrested in Tsingtao in 1952.
MacKesen is a Lutheran Mis
sionary of Phiradelphia. He
was one of six missionaries be
ese. Other Americans include
two businessmen and two civ
ilians. DOW-JONES AVERAGES
New York (U.R) Dow-Jones
final stock averages: 30 indus
trials 474.17. off 0.70; 20 rail
roads 143.27, off 0.05: 15 util
ities 71.30. off 0.11, and 65 stocks
167.58, off 0.21. Sales today
were about 1.830.000 shares
compared with 1.840,000 shares
Wednesday. .
Weather
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ntcht with rhanrr of a tw
hnfri. Partial Hearing Fri
dav. Law tonight 44. High
Friday 69.
Temp.
HichM. Vestrflay S
Lnwest thi Mornint . 4t
Prec. to 4:30 a.m. Today 07
Our Skies Tonight
Sunrise
C:38 a.m.
Sunset
6:0 p.m.
Moon set Friday
12:31 a.m.
First Quarter . March 9
To the rirht of the Moon is the
planet. Mars.and to the left Is
the star. Aldebaran. The clin
tr of faint stars above the
Moon is th Pleiades.
House Approval
Completes Action
On Ike's Doctrine
Overwhelming Vote
Noted in Roll Call
Washington TJ.R The House
today stamped final and over
whelming congressional appro
val on President Eisenhowers
Middle East resolution.
The roll call vote was 350 to
60.
The measure gave the Presi
dent substantially what he
asked:
Congressional support for
use of U.S. troops if necessary to
halt any Communist aggression
in the Middle East.
Economic Fundi Authorized
And authorization for the
President to spend up to $200
million in already appropriated
funds to bolster Middle East
economies and governments
against Communist subversion.
The House adopted, amid pro
test of "gag rule", the exact ver
sion of the Middle East resolu
tion approved Tuesday by the
Senate. The procedure precluded
efforts to alter the Senate ver
sion. Second Housa Vol
This was the second time the
House has voted on, the Eisen
hower doctrine. Five weeks ago,
it overwhelmingly approved a
measure carrying out Mr. Eisen
hower's original request for spe
cific "authority" to use Ameri
can armed forces, if necessary,
against any Mideast Communist
aggression.
The Senate, after weeks of
haggling and debate in commit
tee and on the floor, changed the
wording to read that the United
States "is prepared to use
armed forces" to resist any Com
munist aggression in the Middle
East provided that the country
attacked seeks U.S. aid. The
President would determine the
necessity for using U.S. armed
forces.
Death of Rogue River
Man Is Investigated
Arthur Cyril Donat. 75, route
1, box 235D, Rogue River, died
yesterday morning, and officers
said evidence indicated he had
taken his own life. They are con
tinuing their investigation.
According to reports from the
state police, sheriff's deputies
and Coronor Carlos Morris, Do
nat died about 10:15 a.m. Wed
nesday. Dynamite had been tied
about his body with a manila
rope, and evidence indicated it
had been lighted with a carbide
lamp, the reports said.
Officers said Donat had been
living at the residence of Mrs.
Florence Little near Pleasant
Creek rd. The blast occurred
about 1.000 feet east of Mrs.
Little's house near the bank of
Evan's Creek. Mrs. Little report
edly told officers Donat had
threatened suicide on several oc
sions. She said he asked her to
send his watch to a relative in
San Jose. Calif., shortly before
Mrs. Little heard the dynamite
blast.
Donat was born on Sept. 16,
1891, and is survived by a bro
ther in Chicago and a son in
San Jose. The body was taken
to Conger Morris Funeral home
where arrangements are pend
ing arrival of the son from San
Jose.
Particle Fallout Above
The fallout of air pollution
particles at the Medford city
hall averaged about double the
maximum recommended for resi
dential or commercial areas dur
ing tests conducted there in
1933, it was reported today.
The city has received a re
port from the Oregon state air
pollution authority, giving the
results of air pollution measure
ments made on the roof of the
city hall that year.
Two Types
Two types of tests were con
ducted for varying periods of
time at five stations in Medford.
The tests measured fallout of
particles, and the amount of
particulate matter suspended in
the air. On both measurements,
amounts at the city hall station
exceeded the recommended
amounts for residential and com
mercial areas.
The particle fallout measure
ments were made by using a
container set on a tripod on the
city hall roof. The larger size
of particulate material settle out
of the air and are collected in
the container. Examples are re
moved at approximately two
month intervals and analyzed
for total weight and other qual
ities. In the six periods, during
which measurements were made,
the average fallout, measured in
tons per square mile per month,
totaled 35. 33. 21. 39, 30 and
29. The tests ran from Novem
51st Year
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Egypf Insists on
Regaining Control
Of Disputed Strip
Go-Ahead Given on
Clearing of Suez
Br UNITED PHESS
U. N. forces completed the oc
cupation of Gaza today.
But new storm clouds already
were arising over Israel's re
newed demands for freedom of
shipping through the Suez Canal
and Egyptian insistence that
Gaza must return to Egyptian
control.
President Eisenhower lent the
weight of his prestige to Israel's
position on a third point of con
tention freedom of shipping
through the Gulf of Aqaba, Irom
whose shoreline Israeli forces
will withdraw Friday,
Mr. Eisenhower said the Unit
ed States is prepared to use the
gulf and the Straits of Tiran as
an open, international waterway.
The straits are only about 800
yards across and Israeli officials
have said that even heavy ma
chine guns could block its pass
age. Prior to Israel's invasion of
Eyypt Oct. 29, Egyptian snore
batteries at Sharem el Sheikh
blocked the waterway to Israel
shipping.
Eisenhower Optimistic
President Eisenhower said the
mid-eastern outlook is brighter
but that many problems still
could come up.
But he added that Israel must
be recognized as an established
fact and that Mid-eastern prob
lems must be treated in that
light.
Maj. Gen. E. L. M. Burns, com
mander of the U.N. Emergency
Forces, reported his troops com
pleted the takeover of Gaza un
der cover of darkness at 4 a.m.
The last Israeli men and equip
ment were withdrawn to a small
camp near Rafah on the Israeli
Gaza border. They were to be
out by sundown.
The curfew imposed on Gaza's
refugee-packed population con
tinued in effect today with all
persons ordered to remain in
doors except between noon and
5 p.m. local time.
Work To Clear Canal
Meanwhile, Israeli Premier
David Bcn-Gurion called in U.S.
Ambassador Edward Lawson to
tell him that Israel will demand
immediate freedom to use the
Suez Canal. Egypt has given, no
indication that she intends to re
lax the blockade against Israeli
shipping first imposed in 1948.
Only today Egypt gave the go
ahead for a resumption of the
work of clearing the blocked
canal.
ber, 1952, to late October, 1953.
Air pollution authority stand
ards say the particle fallout rate
in a residential or commercial
land use area shall not exceed
the "normal background value"
by more than 15 tons per square
mile per month. Permitted maxi
mum in "heavy industrial land
use areas" is 45 tons.
Suspended Material
Suspended particulate mater
ial was measured by using a ma
chine which blows a known
quantity of air through a glass
fiber filter for a 24 hour period.
The filter is then subjected to
analysis to determine the aver
age amounts of suspended air
pollution.
In this type of test at the
city hall, the amounts averaged
higher than the recommended
concentration of 150 micrograms
per cubic meter.
During five such tests, made
in September, 1955, amounts
measured at the city hall station
totaled 183 micrograms per
cubic meter on the first, and
182, 262, 155 and 242 on the
others.
More than 20 different sub
stances were found in the filters
in measureable amounts, includ
ing sulfate, nitrate and lead, and
lesser amounts of a wide variety
of metals and other elements.
Below Nuisance Levels
Similar tests were made at
the city reservoir on Capitol
hill, and all but one of the five
Occypot
D, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 7. 1957
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Soon off
"Me Fix"
U.S. Will Consider
Gulf of Aqaba as
International Route
Washington (U.R) President 1 her troops from Egypt promised
Eisenhower declared again today this country would take the lead
that the United States is pre
pared to use the Gulf of Aqaba
and the Straits of Tiran as an
open, international waterway.
The President told his news
conference at the same time that
the outlook in the Middle East
is brighter. But he said there
are still many problems which
can come up.
The President also said that he
has told everyone since 1948 that
they must recognize that exist
ence of Israel is a historic fact
and that its problems must be
considered in that light.
Condition of Withdrawal
The Gulf of Aqaba and Straits
of Tiran, roughly paralleling the
Suez Canal, connects Israel with
the Red Sea and Indian Ocean.
Israel made it a condition of
withdrawing troops from Egyp
tian territory along the gulf that
Israeli shipping henceforth be
permitted to use the waterway
without interference. Egyptian
coastal batteries in the past have
fired on Israeli vessels steaming
to or from Eilat, a new Israeli
port at the head of the gulf.
The United States in negotia
tions to get Israel to withdraw
That Recommended
daily tests showed the concen
trations there to be below
"nuisance" levels, with measure
ments of 79, 143, 128, 179 and
95 micrograms per cubic foot.
The heaviest amounts of par
ticle fallout were measured at
the city hall, but similar tesls
made at four other locations
showed various quantities rang
ing from below the nuisance
level to considerably above.
At the high school, five test
periods showed measurements
(in tons per square mile per
month) of 13, 14, 14, 20 and 10.
compared to the maximum
standard of 15.
At the city reservoir, the
measurements were 8, 9, 5 and
8, all well below the maximum
standard.
Thirteen test periods were
reported at the" west side fire
station at Eighth and Lincoln
sts., and results varied from
slightly below to well above the
standard of 15 tons. The results
for each period, made in the
period from November, 1952, to
August, 1955. showed, in tons.
18, 25, 15, 27, 19. 22, 11, 15,
17, 36, 24, 24 and 33, respective
ly. Six test periods reported at
the Big Y market gave results
of 26, 21, 14, 19, 16 and 22 tons.
Summarizing Data
In summarizing the Medford
data, the air pollution authority
commented:
"Station No. 2 on the roof of
Complete
in accianng tne gull an open
waterway for use by the ship
pin? of all nations.
When Mr. Eisenhower said Is
raeli is a historic fact, a reporter
asked whether he had made this
point to King Saud of Saudi
Arabia who recently visited
here. The President replied that
he has told everyone that. He
said no one should cast doubt on
his views about that subject. .
Open To Free Passage
Mr. Eisenhower was asked
whether American shippers could
feel they would have govern
ment protection, if necessary, to
send ships through the Straits of
Tiran into the Gulf of Aqaba..
The President said the govern
ment's policy has been that this
area is open, to free passage un
less a contrary finding is handed
down by the World Court. He
pointed out that the Gulf of
Aqaba is 12 to 19 miles wide
while the Straits of Tiran are
much narrower.
The United States, he said,
has stated it is prepared with
other maritime nations to de
clare the area an open interna
tional waterway and so use it.
the city hall shows a fallout rate
which frequently is in excess
of that value which is found to
cause public nuisance conditions
Station No. 4 on the roof of the
fire station at Eighth and Lin
coln is located in a residential
part of the city. The fallout rate
during the summer or late fall
is also excessive during some
periods ..."
In reporting results obtained
from the filters, measuring sus
pended particles, the authority
said, "The concentrations found
at the city hall are considerably
above the value at the city
reservoir, which is to be expect
ed. Two of the samples from
the city hall station show con
centrations of total particulates
which may be expected to cause
public nuisance conditions."
The tests were made as part
of the authority's program of
investigation and abatement
throughout the state. Under the
law, it must cooperate wherever
possible with cities and other
local units of government, par-.
ticularly those which have local
air pollution ordinances, which
Medford does not.
In situations where air pollu
tion arises largely from sources
outside the authority of a city,
the state agency has the power
to administer the control of air
pollution in cooperation with
municipal programs, but in most
situations cannot act unless com
plaints, are filed.
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Eisenhower Sees
Possible Slow-Up
On Some Projects
Step Would Relieve
Inflationary Pressure
Washington (U.R) President
Eisenhower said today it might
be necessary to slow up federal
spending on some projects in or
der to relieve inflationary pres
sures. In his first news conference
since Feb. 6, Mr. Eisenhower
said he has ordered an intensive
review of the budget to deter
mine whether spending for cer
tain projects could be slowed
down to achieve a budget cut for
fiscal 1958.
He did not identify the proj
ects. His budget for fiscal 1958
calls for spending $71.8 billion,
Mr. Eisenhower said he did
not anticipate being able to
make any substantial cut which
would cause material reduction
of federal services or in any way
affect the defense and national
security of the nation.
Coughs Repeatedly
Mr. Eisenhower, coughing re
peatedly, told reporters in his
tirst meeting with them in a
month that he was suffering to
day from a temporary difficulty
with his hearing.
Frequently during the confer
ence he asked reporters to speak
louder and more distinctly.
He said he is feeling well and
that actually his cough, which
has hung on since inauguration,
is better. But he said he new has
developed a cold in the head
which has affected his hearing.
He had plugs of cotton or
gauze in each ear and his voice
had a husky tone.
He said that, in view of the
Middle East situation and the ab
sence from the country of Secre
tary of State John Foster Dulles
and Vice President Richard M.
Nixon, it would be awkward for
him to go to Arizona no win an
effort to lick his cough and cold.
Israel Here To Stay
Other news highlights of the
conference:
He does not think there can
be any substantial cuts in for
eign aid. His budget for fiscal
1958 calls for $4.4 billion.
He said the United States is
prepared to use the Gulf of
Aqaba and its gateway, the
Straits of Tiran, as an open inter
national waterway.
He said the Middle East out
look is brighter, but there are
still many problems which can
come up.
He said solution of prelimi
nary phases of the difficulties be
tween Egypt and Israel does not
solve the underlying differences.
The United Nations should di
rect its efforts toward these
basic difficulties.
Supports United Nations
There is no prospective fed
eral vacancy in sight for Leon
ard W. Hall, former Republican
national chairman. Mr. Eisen
hower said that if he had a suit
able post, no doubt Hall's name
would come to mind. But there is
nothing in the works at the
present
The United States will con
tinue to operate within the
United Nations rather than at
tempting to stand on its own for
eign policies and reducing Amer
ican reliance on the United Na
tions. Schrunk Says Bribe
Story 'Fantastic'
Washington (U.R) Mayor
Terry D. SOirunk of Portland,
was accused at a Senate hearing
today of accepting a $500 payoff
from a gambler to avert a raid
on a gambling joint. Schrunk
called the charge a "fantastic
story."
The gambler alleged to have
made the payment, Clifford P.
(Jimmy) Bennett, a partner in
Portland's 8212 Club retusea
earlier to testify about the inci
dent, and Senate investigators
slapped an immediate contempt
of Congress citation against him.
Schrunk and Bennett appeared
before as pecial Senate commit
tee investigating labor and man
agement racketeering.
(See story on Pagt 12)
Both Ships Burst
Into Flames With
Terrific Explosion
Nine Men Missing;
59 Survivors Listed
New Castle, Del. (U.R) A
Navy gasoline tender and a Li
berian freighter collided at "the
graveyard of ships" on the Dela
ware river today. Both ships im
mediately burst into flames with
a terrific explosion.
Five hours later the tender
Mission of San Francisco sank.
blocking the main ship channel
to Wilmington, Del., and Phila
delphia. The freighter Elna II
blazed for hours before the
flames were brought under con
trol by Coast Guard vessels and
a Philadelphia fire boat. At 10:30
a.m. the Coast Guard reported
that two-thirds of the channel
had been cleared and ships were
passing through one at a time
"with caution."
The Coast Guard reported 59
survivors and listed an estimated
nine missing, all of them from
the Misson of San Francisco. The
Mission carried 45 men and the
Elna 23. Among the missing was
the Mission's captain, William
Allen, Houston, Tex.
Homes Are Shaken
The Mission did not carry a
pilot, because Allen was licensed
for the Delaware river. The only
fire fighting equipment aboard
the Elna was a garden hose, one
of the survivors told the United
Press.
Both vessels exploded in a
sheet of flames upon impact,
rocking homes on both sides of
the river and awakening persons
as far away as Maryland.
lhe Mission was nearly cut
in two by the impact. The mis
sing men, all of them believed
to be ship's officers, were asleep
in the general area of the point
of impact. The Mission is Navy
owned but operated by a civilian,
tanker corporation, and is man
ned by civilian merchant marine
seamen.
Although the Coast Guard
would not confirm that any of
the missing were dead, Eugene
McKenna, 33, Providence, Ri.
said "everybody in the middle
of the ship must have been
killed,"
Alexander Karre, captain of
the 4500-ton Elna, said he was
proceeding south on the river
when the northbound tender
failed to acknowledge a signal
and cut across his bow.
Knocked Unconscious
The freighter slammed Into
the tender and Karre. 62. Toron
to, Canada, said he was knocked
unconscious. The bow of the El.
na caved in.
Rescue operations were ham.
pered by the darkness. A light
rain and a few traces of sleet
and snow fell during the nieht.
The weather cleared, however
with daylight.
Joseph Martell, 47. Fall Rivpr
Mass, lookout on the bow of thi
Mission, said he saw "the othor
ship coming. We gave a blast
and the other shin answprml
with a bell. There was a crash,
an explosion, and when I looked
1 saw the back of my ship on
fire. The next thing I knew I
was up to my knees in water."
Suspensions Become
Effective Monday
The seven-day license suspen
sion for 21 Jackson county tav
erns will become effective next
Monday morning and will re
main effective through Sunday,
March 17, it was reported here
today.
Lt. Don C. Church of the Ore
gon liquor control commission's
enforcement department, said
the local representative of the
OLCC, Alvin Hartley, will de
liver the suspension notices in
person to the taverns involved
next Monday. Under a recent
ruling of the attorney general,
suspensions become effective im
mediately upon receipt, and are
now to be delivered personally
rather than by registered mail.
The suspensions were ordered
by the OLCC after hearings in
Medford an allegations the pro
prietors of the . taverns had
made political contributions dur
ing last fall's election campaign
in violation of state laws govern
ing OLCC licensees.
Deputies Search for
Cave With Skeleton
Sheriffs deputies today are
searching the area around Forest
Creek rd., near Highway 238 at
Jacksonville, for a cave report
edly containing a skeleton.
Darrell Monk, route 2. Jack.
sonville, reported to officers yes
terday that a, complete skelton,
believed to be that of a human
being, was found by Walter L.
Couch in a cave on Conoh-.
property.
Deputies were attempting to
locate Couch and the cave this
morning and were looking
through office files for reports
of missing persons from that
area.