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ALL' QUIET ON THE GAZA FRONT As Swedish and
UN flags fly over the area, a Swedish UN Emergency
ffrrce soldier, with mine detector handy, scans the hori
zon with a periscope. His outpost overlooks the Israeli
lines west of Gaza, Egypt. Maj. Gen. E. I. M. Burns, com
mander of the UNEF, sent his troops into the Gaza Strip
behind withdrawing Israeli forces without incident.
World Communism
Transient Episode,
Dulles Informs SEATO
Canberra, Australia (UP)
Secretary of State John Foster
Dulles told the opening session
of . the eight-nation Southeast
Asia Treaty Organization
(SEATO) Council today that
Communism imposed on the peo- I
pies of Asia is a "passing and
not a permanent phase.
World Communism itself is
"but a transient if painful epi
sode in the history of mankind,"
he said.
Mutt Remain n Guard
But he said the Soviets have
persistently sought to foment
trouble and the SEATO nations
must remain on guard. He said
the United States is determined
to respond to its security pact
obligations and "the determina
tion is backed by power."
Observers said the United
States was expected to propose
at this third SEATO meeting
that the organization be enlarg
ed to include such nations as
South Viet Nam, Ceylon and
Burma and with larger contri
butions to the organization by
the member nations.
South Viet Nam is bound by
Geneva agreements which would
limit any participation in
SEATO. Ceylon and Burma pre
viously rejected approaches to
Join the organization.
Dulles reviewed SEATO
achievements in southeast Asia
and added:
"We need, however, also to
look beyond the confines of our
own treaty area. Events else-
Wyatt Resigns as
Stale GOP Chairman
Astoria (U.R) Wendell Wy
att,, Astoria attorney, today an
nounced his resignation as chair
man of the State Republican
Central Committee effective
March 30.
In a prepared statement Wy
att said that the committee
would be called to meet in Port
land at 10 a.m. March 30 to act
on his resignation and name a
successor.
He said a three-member com
mittee composed of E. Stanley
Goodell, Robert T. Mautz and
Mrs. Collis Moors had been
formed to insure that there are
one or more qualified candidates
for the post. He said the three
would not act as a nominating
committee, however.
Worker Falls to Oeaih
In Swan Island Lagoon
- Portland U-R) A worker
died today after he fell into the
lagoon at Swan Island.
The man was identified as
Earl Quigley. 54. Portland. A
fellow crewman on the dredge
Clackaman pulled Quigley from
the water and artificial respira
tion was applied for an hour to
no avail.
Deputy Coroner Ross Wood
ward said authority for an au
topsy would be asked. He said
Quigley had been hospitalized
twice after heart attacks.
FTC Conducting Secret Investigation
Of Coffee Prices; No Action Announced
Washington U.R) The
Federal Trade Commisison has
been conducting a secret in
vestigation of coffee prices for
the past four months, it was dis
closed today.
63 Members Subpoenaed
FTC attorneys have bren
quietly looking into "Operations
on the New York Coffee &
Sugar Exchange and have sub
poenaed 68 of "the principal
members of the exchange."
This was revealed to a House
Appropriations Sub committee
by the FTC investigations chief.
Harry A. Babcock. at a closed
door session March 4.
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where have been dramatic and
instructive. Since we last met
it has beei demonstrated beyond
a doubt that the materialistic
rule of Communism will never
! meet the aspirations with which
human beings are endowed
by
their Creator."
30 Dogs Dumped
Hear Jacksonville
The Jackson county court is
attemptinz to learn identity nf
the
person or croup of people
who have been leaving dead
dogs on' property about two
miles south of Jacksonville on
the old Jacksonville Hill rd.
Members of the court Friday
were led to the place where the
dogs were left after a property
owner in the area complained.
The court said at least 30 dogs
had been dumped there appar
ently at various times in recent
weeks.
Examination of two of the
dogs, which apparently had been
left there in the last two or three
days, indicated death had been
caused by a gunshot or blow on
the head, according to Commis
sioner Wendt.
Wendt said the court had con
tacted the Jacksonville city mar
shal and the county dog control
officer, and both said they were
not aware the dogs had been left
there.
The court emphasized that
dumping of rubbish, animals or
anything of that type along any
public road is against the law.
This violation is punishable by a
fine of $100 and imprisonment
of 30 days in the county jail.
Fruit Frost Service
Forecaster Arrives
Bill Rogers, meteorologist
from the headquarters of the
U. S. Fruit Frost Service in Po
mona, Calif., has arrived in Med
ford and will be at the county
extension office in the court
house until the first part of June.
Rogers will test fruit growers
thermometers through Tuesday
in the countv extension office.
The Fruit Frost Service, which
is an agencv of the U. S. Weather
Bureau, works with the fruit
growers in forecasting frost
warnings. Frost forecasts on a
regular basis will be started
here bv Rogers Monday, March
18. If it is necessary, Rogers
stated that emergency warnings
would be given this week.
San Francisco (U.R) The
U. S. Department of Labor has
disclosed January employment
in eight mountain states set an
all time high for that month.
despite a loss of over 50,000 jobs
from December.
La Grande (U.R) The 29th
annual Oregon Association of
Future Farmers of America con
vention opened here today.
Babcock's testim ony was
made public today but details
of what action the FTC intends
to take were stricken from the
printed record.
No Comment by Exchange
In New York, a spokesman for
the New York Coffee & Sugar
Exchange said it would make
no comment at this time. "The
time for the exchange to make a
comment is when and if a re
port is issued or charges are
made against the exchange," he
said.
Babcock said his responsibility
was to investigate "an alleged
law violation." He did not in-
leek
Teamster Union
Chief Declines
To Reveal Plans
Reason for Return
Also Withheld
Seattle, Wash. (U.R) Team
ster union president Dave Beck
flew home unexpectedly from
Europe Sunday night but refus
ed to say when he would respond
to a Senate committees request
for testimony on labor racket
eering. The international union chiefs
information about teamster af
fairs, and his personal records
are both urgently desired by the
special senate committee investi
gating tie ups between labor and
rackets.
Bodyguards Along
The portly, round faced union
boss-waited until nearly all oth
er passengers had debarked from
the Northwest Airlines plane
when it reached Scattle-Tacoma
Airport Sunday night. Then he
stomped down the ramp, and
two burly, leather jacketed
bodyguards bustled him to a
limousine.
Reporters fired questions at
the teamster head as they ran
at his heels. But Beck looked
straight ahead as his guards
bodily carried him along at a
near run. grasping his arms from
either, side. Without looking to
left or right, he said no com
ment" to all queries.
Maintains Office
Beck maintains an office at
local 174 of the teamsters here.
where he started out his union
career as a laundry truck driver
This same office is headquarters
for Frank L. Brewster, western
conference of teamsters presi
dent, whose name has been ban
tered around by witnesses who
have appeared before "the labor
rackets committee in Washing
ton. D.C., the past two weeks.
Planners To Discuss
Berrydale Area
the Medford planning com
mission will again reconsider
boundaries of the Berrydale area
proposed for annexation to Med
ford at 7:30 p.m. today at the
city hall.
Action on the proposal was de
ferred last week by the commis
sion when several Berrydale
residents appeared at a meeting
opposing annexation.
Tentative boundaries of the
area proposed for annexation
run roughly north of McAn
drews rd.. Gore st. and Lynn st.,
east of the Pacific highway,
north of Mace rd., across Table
Rock rd., north of the Crater
Lake highway to McAndrews rd.
Another proposal will be con
sidered to annex to Medford
property at the southwest cor
ner of Plum st. and Dakota ave.
Public hearings will be held
on a proposal to rezone prop
erty in the vicinity of Ellendale
drive and Barnett rd. and on an
amendment to the city zoning
ordinance regarding parking re
quiremets. Light Rain To Continue
In Medford Vicinity
Steady light rain brought .10
of an inch of precipitation to the
Medford vicinity between 4:30
and 10 a.m. today.
Weather bureau office at the
airport late this morning report
ed that the steady rainfall
would continue for another 8 to
10 hours. The -forecast is for
showery weather Tuesday and
the five-day outlook is for cool.
showery weather through Sat
urday.
SNOW ON SISKIYOUS
Snow flurries were reported
on the Siskiyou mountain pass
this afternoon. State police said
that chains were not as yet re
quired for automobiles. Rain was
falling on the Green Springs
mountain route.
dicate what the violation was
or who w-as involved.
Babcock said his agents are
prepared to, tell FTC members
the results of their investiga
tion. The FTC, a law enforce
ment agency, polices manu
facturers' advertising claims
and helps guard against restraint
of trade.
Best Grades SI. IS a Pound
Babcock told the subcommit
tee the best grades of coffee now
cost housewives about $1.15 a
pound compared with a $1.39
top three years ago during the
coffee shortage.
Bock
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TAX CUTS SEEN
POSSIBILITY IF
SPENDING CURBED
Washington (U.R) Presi
dent Eisenhower's budget chief
said today there may be a big
enough federal surplus next year
for a tax cut if the line is held
on spending.
Prrcival F. Brundage. director
of the budget, said the present
Legislature Starts
Ninth Week With,
Votes Scheduled
Salem U.R The Oregon
Legislature started its ninth
week on a dozen measures and a
hearing set on the community
college bill at 7:30 p.m. in the
capitol building.
In the House, action was to be
taken on several appropriations
bills for boards and commissions
and a bill allowing licensed wine
dealers to sell fortified wine di
rectly to retail licensees.
In the Senate a bill" designat
ing bullfrogs as game fish was
up for a vote.
Joe Rogers, Independence,
chairman of the House Educa
tion Committee, will preside
over the community college bill
hearing..
Prorldes for Colleges
The bill House bill 594 pro
vides that school districts may
set up community colleges after
a vote for the people and ap
proval of the State Board of Edu
cation. Districts would have' to be
valued at S20 million and have
500 students in grades 9-12 and
meet other requirements before
a college could be formed.
The bill also provides for a
two-year survey by the State
board of community college
needs over the state.
Committee action will see a
discussion of House bill 529 by
the local government committee.
The bill requires counties over
15,000 population to set up plan
ning commissions.
21 County Liquor
Outlets Closed Today
Twenty - one Jackson county
liquor outlets were to be closed
for seven days, beginning today,
as the result of a recent Oregon
Liquor Control commission
order.
The OLCC license holders
were cited for violation of an
Oregon statute prohibiting OLCC
licensees from making contribu
tions to a political party or can
didate for political office.
Twenty-one licensees in the
county were charged with con
tributing to the 1956 general
election campaign here and an
swered the charges at hearings
held in Medford in January.
Only one licensee was found in
nocent of the charge.
Prospect Man Breaks
36 Glass Panes in Jail
Cloys Eugene Adams, Pros
pect, pleaded guilty in district
court this morning to a charge of
trepass to real property. He was
scheduled to be sentenced by
Judge Rawles Moore in district
court this afternoon.
Adams, who was arrested by
state police Sunday for being
drunk in a public place, broke
36 panes of glass in the county
jail when lodged there by of
ficials. He was fined $30 in dis
trict court this morning for the
charge of being drunk in public.
Portland Mayor Takes
Lie Test in Washington
Washington .U.R) Mayor
Terry D. Schrunk of Portland
took a lie detector test today in
hopes it w-ill clear him o charges
that he accepted a gambler's
S500 bribe.
Schrunk said he "told the
truth once in denying the charge
to Senate investigators and tnat
he would "tell it again" in tak
ing a lie detector test.
"I'just pray to God that the
machine tells the truth, too," he
said.
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MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 11, 1957
government spending level plus
an expanding economy should
show up next spring as a "po
tential surplus'' of S5-S6 billion
for the 1959 fiscal year, which
starts July 1, 1958.
"Now, whether you would
want to apply that to a tax cut
or whether you want to apply
it to debt retirement, I think,
would depend on the conditions
of the economy at that time,"
he said.
At another point, Brundage
said if federal spending can be
held to between $70-72 billion
"for a couple of years" the econ
omy will "give enough bounce,
enough receipts, to be able to
have a tax cut."
One of First Hints
This is one of the first hints
given by the Eisenhower admin
istration as to when tax cuts
may be recommended.
Many members of Congress,
including some GOP leaders, are
urging a sharp cut in Mr. Eis
enhower's $72 billion fiscal 1958
budget in hopes of an income
tax cut this year.
But Brundage said there is no
way to slash spending as much
as S5-S10 billion, as called for
by some, without "cutting pro
grams. He added that Mr. Eis
enhower "could cut the pro
grams . . . but the people cer
tainly . seem to ask for all of
them."
Cecile Dionne Said
Planning To Marry
Toronto (U.R) The Toronto
Telegram reported today that
Cecile, one of the Dionne quin
tuplets, plans to get married next
September.
The newspaper reported in a
dispatch from Montreal that the
official announcement may come
May 28, the 23rd birthday of the
four surviving quints. The fifth
quint, Emilie, died in 1954.
The newspaper' said Cecile
would marry Philippe Langlois,
25, whom she has known for the
past three years.
It was reported that Cecile's
sisters favor the match and the
news already has been broken
to their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Olivii Dionne, who live in Cal-
lender, Ont. The four quints now
share a $200-a-month apartment
in a Montreal suburb and have
equal shares in a $1 million trust
fund.
Probe of Airline
Crash Under Way
Louisville, Ky. (U.R) Civ
il Aeronautics Board of officials
todav launched an investigation
into the crash of an Eastern Air
Lines passenger plane which
crashed while landing, shearing
off a wing and skidding 100
feet on its lop
Five of the 31 passengers
aboard were injured but only
one of them required hospitaliz
ation. William A. Brown, Birm
ingham, was held for observa
tion overnight at St. Joseph In
firmary, where he was reported
in satisfactory condition today.
The plane, en route from Chi
cago to Miami Sunday was a to
tal loss. The crash occurred as
the plane touched down on the
runway, bounced 40 to 50 feet
into the air. careened severa
hundred feet and overturned
ripping off the left wing and
engine assembly.
Weather
FORECAST: Rain tonirht,
rnminjr. showery Tuesday with
nrrasional sunshine. Low to
nlfht 42. Hich Tuesday 55.
TEMPERATURE
Hichet yeslerdav 55
Lowest this morninc iZ
PRECIPITATION
To 4:31) a.m. Today -.10
Our Skies Tonight
Sunrise fi:3Q i.m.
Sunset 6:11 p.m.
Moonset Tuesday .. 3:57 a.m.
Full Moon ...March 15
PROMINENT STARS
Procvon. hich in south. 8:29 p.m.
The Twins, high above Pro
cvon. (The Moon, tonipht. appears
lalfway between Procyon and
'nil ii x.' the brighter f the
Twins.
Syrope
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"We Now Take
Two More
Noted in Aleutians;
Wave Damage Mounts
By UNITED PRESS
Two new strong earthquakes
were reported today in the vic
inity of the Aleutian Islands
where two severe shocks on Sat
urday rolled" a damaging tidal
wave across the Pacific.
Fordham University seismo
graphs recorded the latest quake
at 2:09.49 and 2:17.29 a.m. (PST)
from a distance of 4.200 miles
norths, est of New York City.
The Rev. Joseph Lynch estimat
ed the new shock had an inten
sity of 5, which he described as
destructive, but not a rip-snort
er.
Two Loss Lives
The Saturday quake which
fanned a destructive tidal wave
against the shores of Hawaii,
Japan and California, had an es
timated force of 8.
Father Lynch also reported
that a quake, also with an inten
sity of 5, was recorded at 7:23.36
p.m. Sunday. 'A similar shock
was reported to have been re
corded Sunday morning at 7:35.
38 (PST).
Two persons lost their lives
as an indirect result of Satur
day's tidal wave in Hawaii. Sar
ah Park, 19, reporter from the
Honolulu Star Bulletin, and a
pilot, Paul B"am, were- killed
when the small plane from which
they were observing the tidal
wave crashed into the ocean.
Gov. Samuel Wilder King of
Hawaii declared the north coast
of Kauai Island a disaster area.
Territorial officials estimated the
damage at "hundreds of thou
sands of dollars."
Villages Washed Away
The tidal wave washed away
two small villages, destroying 30
homes and four bridges. Damage
Explanation Called
On News Leak Report
Washington (U.R) House in
vestigators demanded an explan
ation today of what they called
'shocking" features in a De
fense Department report on how
to plug military news leaks.
A House Government Opera
tions subcommittee headed by
Rep. John E. Moss (D-Calif.) sum
moned members of the so-called
Coolidge Committee to testify
r-bout Defense Department in
formation policies.
The Coolidge Committee, head
ed by Boston lawyer Charles A.
Coolidge, reported Nov. 8 on a
survey of Pentagon secrecy poli
cies.
DOW-JONES AVERAGES
New York (U.R) Dow-Jones
final stock averages: 30 indus
trials 469.50, off 2.13: 20 rail
roads 141.96. off 0.76; 15 utilities
70.69. off 0.05, and 65 stocks
166.00, off 0.65. Sales today
were about 1.650,000 shares
compared with 1,630,000 shares
Friday,
Portland (U.R) Multnomah
county grand jurors have been
told they were not limited in
the scope of their investigation
into vice conditions here.
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You To Cairo".
Temblors
was slight elsewhere in the Ha
waiian Islands but the beaches
were littered with dead fish and
debris.
In Japan, waves two to three
feet high hit' the eastern' coast
of Hokkaido, Japan's most north
erly island, early Sunday. The
tidal wave destroyed or damaged
145 Homes and 18 boats.
neporis ot me iiaai wave
caused an alert up and down
the California coast. Hours after
the danger was thought to be
over, a sweep of water swept
into San Diego Bay Saturday
night, causing minor damage to
five pri-'ate boats and causing
$5,000 damage to floating wood
en locks.
Spring Vacations
Start for Students
Spring vacations started this
morning in many of the county
schools, according to county
school officials.
Dismissed for the week from
March 11 through March 15 are
schools at Jacksonville, Phoenix,
Ashland, Central- Point, Eagle
Point, Lone Pine, Talent, Elk-
Trail, Evans Valley, Shady
Cove, and Howard school.
Five other schools "will dis
miss classes Wednesday through
Friday. They are Griffin Creek,
Ruch, Rogue River, Medford and
Pinehurst.
Applegale, Prospect and
Butte Falls schools will have
their spring vacations Thursday
and Friday.
Work Crews Begin
Water Main Project
work crews started construc
tion of a six-inch water main to
day on Marie st. between Saling
ave. and Jackson st., according
to Robert Lee, city water super
intendent.
Everett Dan Herder, Medford
contractor, is constructing the
water main. Completion date for
the project is about 10 days, Lee
said.
Jet Stratoliner Crosses
Nation in Under Four Hours
Baltimore U.R) A Boeing craft landed at Friendship air-
707 jet stratoliner, averaging
612 miles per hour, flashed
across the United States today in
three hours and 48 minutes.
The distance for the flight
was 2,330 miles. The time trim
med 10 minutes from the three
hour, 58-minute crossing from
Seattle to Washington, D.C., Oct
16, 1955.
Measured From Takeoff
The time was measured from
takeoff in Seattle at 7:06 a.m.
(PST) until the second the plane,
America's first jet transport,
checked in over Baltimore at
10:54 a.m. (PST) Descending at
10,000 feet a minute the sleek
Egyptian Governor
Named To Assume
Control in Gaza
Action Certain To I
Provoke Israelis
By UNITED PRESS
A new crisis threatened the
shaky U.N.-imposed peace in the
Middle East today.
Egypt accused U.N. Emer
gency Forces of "exceeding their
duties" in the Gaza trouble cen
ter and said that an Egyptian
governor had been named who
would take over in Gaza im
mediately. Israel Reaction Expected
The action, if Egypt attempts
to carry it out, is certain to pro
voke strong reaction in Israel
whose forces withdrew from
Gaza last Thursday. The Israelis
said they were withdrawing
only on the condition that Gaza
never again return to Egyptian
control.
An official spokesman in
Cairo said Egypt has protested
to U.N. Secretary-general Dag
Hammarsqjold over U. N. ad
ministration of the area.
The protest said Egypt agreed
to the presence of U.N. forces
only up to the end of the fight
ing and to their following with
"withdrawal of the aggressor
forces to the armistice limits."
Use Gas Grenades
It did not agree that TJ.N.
forces should take over admini
strative duties.
Egyptian Information Director
Abdel Kaden Hatem said the
protest to Hammarskjold also
accused the U.N. troops for fir
ing on civilians.
U.N. forces fired over the
heads of a Gaza crowd Sunday
and hurled tear gas grenades
and used rifle butts to break up
a pro-Egyptian demonstration
outside their headquarters.
Doubts About Future
The Egyptian action raised
doubts about the future of th
first U.N. force of its kind ever
to operate in the Middle East.
It also brought to a head the
growing crisis between Egypt
and the UNEF.
Israeli Premier David Ben
Gurion, meanwhile, instructed
his ambassador to Washington,
Abba E. Eban, to impress upon
the American government the
"grave dangers inherent in the
Fedayeen-inspired mischief in
Gaza, which is heading for an
explosion unless it is checked
in time."
Lumber Company
Safe Burglarized
An undetermined amount of
money was taken either Sunday
afternoon or early Monday
morning from a safe in the High
way Lumber company, 2079
West Main st., according to sher
iff's officers.
The safe, weighing about 250
pounds, was moved from the
building and opened in a field
behind the building, officers
said. Tools used to open the safe
were believed taken from a
truck parked on the lumber
company lot.
The way by which the build
ing was entered and how the
safe was taken from the building
have not been determined, ac
cording to officers.
Korea Bonus Payment
By Bond Issue Urged
Salem U.R) Payment of a
Korean veterans bonus through
a bond issue rather than by taxa
tion was recommended today by
the Oregon Joint Veterans Leg
islative committee.
The proposed bond issue
would not exceed three fourths
of 1 per cent of the assessed
value of all property in Oregon.
The House Military Affairs Com
mittee earlier had asked the vet
erans committee to submit its
recommendation.
Under a bill introduced in the
House, maximum bonus for Ko
rean veterans would be S600.
port here at 10:56.5 a.m. (PST).
Thirty-two newsmen, a crew of
three and several other Boeing
employees were abord. , '
The plane was pushed along
by 100 mile tailwinds. t
Ground Speed of E92 MPH
At one time between Mullan
Pass in the Idaho Panhandle and
Lewiston, over the center of
Montana, Boeing's swept-wing
pride and joy hit the ground
speed of 692 miles per hour at
31,000 feet. Tex Johnston, chief
test pilot for Boeing, held the
big stratoliner in the fringe of a
jet stream which added up to
120 miles an hour to the ground
speed at that time.