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J Egypt Mganmist rata sra if 52nd Year Medford United Presi Full Leased Wire 18 Pages Preparations Being Made Here to Curtail Postal Service Saturday Order Contingent On Funds Requested By Summerfield 3ive Men May Be Effected in Medford tfcsdford post ofice officials to day are preparing to comply witi an order to curtail service starting Saturday if Congress does not grant a request for funds. Postmaster Moore Hamil ton has announced. Postmaster-General Arthur E Summerfield has requested Con gress for an appropriation of $47,000,000 for the final quar ter of fiscal year ending June 30, but Congress has cut the re quest to $17,000,000. The order, which Is contin gent on funds from Congress, will affect about five men in the Medford post office, Hamil ton said. The curtailment is nec essary, according to Summer field, because "sufficient funds are not available to provide nor mal postal service during the fi nal quarter of the fiscal year." Reduction of Service Among reduction of services being planned at the Medford office are: 1. Starting Saturday, April 13, 1 all post offices will be closed to public on Saturdays and Sun days. - 2. Effective April 13, all city "Srgl roraelivery service-will . be discontinued on Saturdays, jth the exception of special de- fcry. a Starting Monday, April 29, at third class mail with the ex action of medical items, will 1 accepted. Medical items in medicine, serums, drugs, tjpa medical supplies. & Starting Monday April 15, r$idow service will be limited 3a l2 hours per day. The Med Hati post office ; windows are Scaa; open between 8 A. M. and M. Hamilton said he was ncS sure whether the windows wQild be closed in the morning or evening, and added that it would depend on when the pub lic will be better served. Money Orders 5. Effective Monday, April 29. money orders will not be issued at first and second class offices. cThey will be issued at third and fourth class post ofices since most third and fourth class of fices are in small communities where there are no banking fa cilities, Hmilton said. 6. Saturady collection service will go on a Sunday schedule. One collection is made Sundays from mail boxes in the city. Hamilton said a crew will work Saturdays to dispatch first class mail, if curtailment of ser vice is necessary. Jury Being Selected For Court Trial Jury selection was under way in circuit court this morning for the trial of John Edward Schu ster, 44, 319 Jeanette st., Med ford. Schuster is charged with pos session of stolen property in con nection with the theft last year of two chain saws. The saws re , portedly belong to Horace John Eynon, 703 Clark st., Medford. Schuster is represented by O. H. Bengston, Medford attorney. Local Man Fined on . Driving Charge Today ' Arthur Edmond Shores. 217 South Riverside ave., Medford, was fined $100 and his driver's license was suspended for 90 days after pleading guilty in mu nicipal court this morning to charges of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. Shore was arrested by city police early today. DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York (U.R) Dow-Jones final stock averages: 30 indus trials 482.68, up 3.62; 20 rail roads 145.46, up 0.29; 15 utilities 71.27, off 0.02, and 65 stocks 169-84, up 0.79. Sales Tuesday were about 2.400.00G) shares as compared with 1,950,000 shares HManday. MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1957 i - Rep. Porter Demands Summerfield design 'His Name Just Happened To Come Up' IMTEPxJAL SECURITY SUBCOMMITTEE Above Average Flow Expected on Streams ' Most streams in southwestern Oregon are expected to flow above average during the rest of the season, according to Bob Church, meteorologist in charge of the U.S. weather bureau sta tion at Medford. Heavy precipitation has im proved the water supply consid erably, he said. March precipi tation over southwestern Oregon was 225 per cent of the 15 year average, 1938 to 1952. Above normal precipitation and high carry-over effect of excessive ground water in the region are responsible for the high water flows, Church stated. Supply Forecast The water supply forecast from April 1 through Septem ber predicts water year flow at the Rogue river below the south fork as 1,570,000 acre feet. This is 118 per cent of average. Resid ual flow was listed as 750,000 acre feet, 158 per cent of the average. High flows were forecast for the Umpqua river belowe Lake Creek Upper Klamath lake, Wil liamson river below Sprague river, Sprague river near Chilo quin and Chewaucan river near Paisley. Church said. March precipita tion in south central Oregon was well above average, ranging from 134 to 350 per vent, or about 200 per cent for the. area. Bids Opened for Rehabilitation Work Cherf Brothers and Sandkay construction company, Ephrata, Wash., submitted the apparent low bid on two jobs on rehabili tation work in the Medford and Rogue Valley Irrigation districts today. Bids were opened at the Camp White office of the bureau of reclamation on the Yankee! Creek siphon and the Antelope Creek siphon and wasteway. The Euphrata firm's bid was $181, 270. Other bids were submitted by George R. Stacy company, Klam ath Falls, $184,600; and E. H. Strong Construction company, $219,500. Engineers estimate was $181,000. Bids will be forwarded to the Denver bureau of reclamation of fice, where they will be consid ered and contracts awarded at a later date. Portland (U.R) Waterborne exports from the Oregon cus toms district in January were valued at $26 million. Snow accumulation to date is still below average, he said, but heavy precipitation during March has improved the water supply. British Parliament Gels View of Budget London !U.R) "hancellor of the Exchequer Peter Thorney croft was to present Britain's first post-Suez budget to Parlia ment today. The Labor opposi tion planned to challenge it by calling for an immediate vote of confidence. The budget is expected to grant some tax relief to the upper middle class and to prom ise more tax cuts in the next five years. Details of the budget vere a closely guarded secret known only to Prime Minister Harold Macmillan's cabinet, Queen Elizabeth II and a few trusted officials and typists. Informed sources said Laborites anticipat ed an easing of surtax regula tions and would make an imme diate attack on the budget. Action on The city planning commission last night postponed action on requests from two churches for changes of zone, and a proposed amendment to a zoning ordi nance, until an opinion on a re cent Oregon supreme court rul ing can be obtained. The First Church of God and Bethel Assembly of God church had requested zone changes from single to family to multiple fam'iy for proposed building sites. The present city ordinance prohibits construction of churches in single and two fam ily districts. Supreme Court Ruling Commission Chairman Tom Wray told the group he had read a report of a recent supreme court ruling which held that construction of churches can not be restricted to certain districts. The commission asked City At torney E. R. Bashaw to obtain a copy of the ruling and pro vide the group with an opinion on it. Further action on the zone change requests and the propos ed amendment to the zoning ordinance concerning church building construction was tabled pending receipt of the opinion. The proposed amendment would permit churches in single and two family districts. Price l United Press Full Leased Wire No. 16 Prosecution for Alleged Misuse of Funds Also Asked Washington (U.R) A de mand was made on Congress Tuesday that Postmaster Gen eral Arthur E. Summerfield re sign immediately and be prose cuted for allegedly mishandling Post Office Department funds. The demand was made by Rep. Charles O. Porter (D-Ore.) in a letter to Rep. John A. Blat nik (D-Minn.), chairman of the Legal and Monetary Subcom mittee of House Government Operations Committee. "Tremendous Miscalculations' Porter accused Summerfield of making "tremendous miscal culations" in apportioning his department's operating funds. Summerfield has asked for an extra $47 million to tide his department over to July 1. He has said that if he is not given the full amount he will stop mail deliveries on Saturdays and make other reductions in postal service, starting this week end." " .-- A House Appropriations Sub committee has tentatively voted to give Summerfield only $17 million but will decide Friday whether to change its mind and vote him the additional $30 mil lion. Grant Predicted House GOP Leader Joseph W. Martin Jr. predicted after a White House legislative confer ence that the House soon will grant enough money to avoid any serious curtailment of mail service. Porter, member of the House Post Office Committee, said Summerfield has irfade a "tre mendous miscalculation'' in judging his department's need lor tunas. He called ior sum- merfield's prosecution under an urgent deficiencies act which provides a maximum penalty on conviction of a $5,000 fine. Porter said Summerfield "vio lated the law" by taking de partment funds out of the fourth quarter appropriation he receiv ed last year and spending them in .the second and third quar ters. Salem iU.R) Gov. Robert D. Holmes will head a delegation of nearly 30 Oregon education leaders to the Western Regional Conference on Education beyond high school which opens Wed nesday San Francisco. Zone Change Requests Action on a request by Doyle Franklin, 1301 Dakota ave., for annexation of his property to the city was also deferred pending circulation of a petition on an nexation of adjacent property. Franklin's property is located at Plum and Dakota sts. Also deferred was action on Wayne Wakefield's request for change of zone of property on the east side of Crater Lake highway from Stevens st. to Buckshot Hill rd. Wakefield had requested the zone be changed from single family to limited commercial. The commission is awaiting completion of an over all land use plan for the area be fore taking action on the re quest. Commissioners Mark Goldy arid Paul Selby were appointed a committee to study a tentative plat for the Edgemont subdivi sion south of Barnett rd., be Crestbrookrd. and Black Oak drive. The plat was submitted by Ralph Pierce. The committee will report its findings at a later meeting. A delegation of property own ers appeared before the planners to discuss establishment of two 30-foot alleys between Court st. and North Central ave. and adja cent to McAndr'ews rd. Spokes nan for the group was Charles Stafiord. iSser To Attend Arab Meeting To Deal With Threat Egyptian Troops On Military Alert By UNITED PRESS Egyptian sources expressed fear today in Cairo that Israel might launch a "surprise move" against Jordan. The statement came as Egyp tian President Gamal Abdel Nas ser of Egypt accepted an invita tion by King Hussein of Jordan to attend another Arab "summit" meeting to deal with the new threat. There-was no reply yet from Syrian President Shukri El-Ku-watly nor from Saudi Arabian King Saud who met with the Jordanian and Egyptian leaders in Cairo soon after he returned from Washington early this year. Egypt has placed its troops on a full military alert, cancelled some army leaves and called a series of air raid drills in prin cipal cities. Unconfirmed reports in Cairo said the nation may soon call up its reservists. Recent reports have said Sau di Arabian troops were prepar ing to move into the Jordanian port of Aqaba which is less than five miles from the Israeli port of Eilat at the top of the Gulf of Aqaba. The concern in Egypt appear ed to reflect fears the Israelis might move to secure their ship ping rights in the gulf. The reports coincided with the announcement in Ashkelon, Israel, that Israel had agreed to the building of a heavily mined, 42-mile long barbed wire fence along the length of t h e Gaza Strip to prevent border raids, The Suez Canal meanwhile was opened Tuesday to major shipping, and a six-ship convoy moved into the canal this mor ning. Egypt Wants Control Egypt still has not declared the canal formally open, and that declaration apparently was awaiting outcome of talks be tween Egypt and the United States over the canal's future. ? All Cairo despatches' -indicated Egypt would give in onrininor points only and would insist on operating the canal itself and on collecting all tolls. Israel announced that welding of a 200-mile pipeline from the Gulf of Aqaba port of Eilat to Beershcba would be finished by April 20, and a pipeline from Beersheba to the Mediterranean port of Haifa would be complet ed later in the year. This would ease Israel's de pendence on the canal and Is raeli officials expressed belief the oil flow "may bring peace to this land." Bloodmobile Will Be Al Elks Temple Today The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be stationed at the Elks temple in Medford until 5:45 p.m. today. Red Cross officials said . 206 people had made appointments by noon today to donate blood. They said they were hopeful there would be a large number of drop-in donors this afternoon. A total of 350 donors will be needed to meet Medford's 290 pint quota. It was pointed out that those desiringt o donate blood to re place any used by friends should have the name of the patient, doctor and hospital in which the blood was administered. Alternatives of city or private maintenance of the alleys were discussed. The delegation decid ed to confer with other property owners and appear before the commission with a plan at a future meeting. Herbert Hunter, 18 Elm st., requested that the city vacate property being held for a 17-foot wide alley v between Columbia, Elm, Main and Eighth sts. Hunt er, explained he owns property adjacent to the alley property and wants the additional land if the city does not intend to use it. The commission decided to recommend to the council that a settlement on the matter be negotiated between the city and property owners in that area. Discussion was also held on the city council's failure to re new the contract of Hahn, Wise and Associates, planning consult ants of Redwood City, Calif., during the months of April, May and June. Insufficient funds was the reason for ihe council's deci sion against renewing the con tract during those months. City Manager Robert Duff said some thought is being given to obtaining a technician through the League of Oregon Cities who would perform functions similar to that of the California firm, but would spend more time in M-TO ' jf BURIED IN MUD of an ancient sun temple near Abusir, seven miles south of the great Giza pyramids, was this carved head of a king of the fifth dynasty, about 2360 B. C, the only one of its kind ever found. On right is Dr. Hans 'Stock, Munich, one of Swiss German archeological team making the find. (International Soundphoto) Hungary Accuses US Attache of Spying Vienna (U.R) Capt. Thomas R. Gleason, U.S. assistant mili tary attache in Budapest, Tues day was accused of espionage by the Communist Hungarian government and given 48 hours to leave the country. In Washington, the State de partment said it had no official word on Gleason's ouster, A spokesman for the Hunga rian Foreign Ministry, said by telephone from Budapest that Funeral Services For Judge Moore Set for Wednesday Funeral services for District Court Judge Rawles Moore, 69 of route 2, Old Stage rd., Med ford, who died in a local hospital Monday following a stroke, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the First Presbyterian church. The Rev. D. K. West, pastor, will officiate. Interment will be--' in S.iskivqu Memorial park. .Chapel ' Mortuary - is in charge of arrangements.' The body , will lie in state at Chapel Mortuary this evening and until noon tomorrow. Those wishing to do so may send flowers, or make a contri bution to the Heart Fund, care of the Medford postmaster, members of the family stated. Pallbearers Listed Active pallbearers will be Hugh B. Collins, Wlliam V. Deatherage, Otto J. Frohnmayer, Paul W. Haviland, Edward C. Kelly and James M. Main. Honorary pallbears will be James C. Collins, Bert R. Elliott, Fred S. Engle, D. O. Frederick, Frank H. Gray, H. K. Hanna Walter H. Leverette, William M. McAllister, Charles Pope, Gain Robinson, Robert W, Ruhl and Eugene Thorndike. ' Judge Moore had been a resi dent of Medford for the past 40 years, where he practiced law until he was elected judge of district court when that office was established in 1951. He was unopposed for reelection in 1956. ' Survivors include his wife; one son, David Amoss Moore, Casper, Wyo.; two daughters, Mrs. Marian M. Beebe, Central Point, and Mrs. Constance L. Field, Medford; one brother, two sisters, and several nieces and nephews, all in Kentucky; and four grandchildren. Postponed Medford. Consultant for Hahn, Wise and Associates now spend two days a month in Medford, and two days a month working on Medford planning while away from the city. Express Satisfaction Members of the commission expressed satisfaction with work done fn the past six months by the firm, but agreed there was a need for: someone to spend more time in Medford working on city planning. No decision on the matter has been made, Duff pointed out. . . . j- mnsiaeraoie discussion was held at the meeting regarding denial of a rezoning request at the commission's March 1 1 meet ing. It had been requested that I property at the intersection of Ellendale ave. and Barnett rd. be changed from single family to limited commercial. Minutes for the meeting quoted Commis sioner Don Root as stating the petition should be denied be cause it would be in competition with the area recommended for commercial use at the intersec tion of Black Oak drive and Barnett rd. ' The minutes of that meeting were amended last night to read, "Don Root stated that rezoning oi the area should be denied until further study develops to justify the change." , , the U.S. legation there has been informed of the charges against Gleason. Declared 'Unwelcome' A spokesman at the U.S. lega tion in Budapest confirmed that Gleason has been declared "un welcome" in Hungary and charged with "open espionage." The U.S. spokesman said he could not explain what the Hun garians meant by "open espio nage." He said Gleason must leave Hungarian soil by noon Thurs day. Gleason and Col. James Todd, military attache at the Budapest legation, were held for five hours Saturday by Soviet troops. The two American officers were seized while driving ' through Hungary some 60 miles from Budapest. According to a U.S. legation spokesman, the Soviets accused Todd and Gleason of trying to take photographs of Russian military barracks. Refused To Leave Car The American officers refused to leave their car and were questioned through closed win dows by an interpreter. After five hours they received permis sion to continue their trip. Todd and Gleason denied the Soviet charges and Spencer Barnes, U.S. charge d'affaires in Budapest, delivered a strong pro test to the Hungarian govern ment. Todd is from Tulsa, Okla. Gleason has no permanent home address in the United States Liquor License Of Six County Firms Suspended Portland Licenses of six Jackson county establishments will be suspended by the Ore gon liquor control commission for varying periods beginning April 15, as penalty for viola tion of state liquor laws, it was announced today by the Oregon Liquor Control commission. At Ashland, licenses of Ash land Groceteria, 300 East Main st., operated by Felix Windsor and Gus Clements, and White House Grocery, 372 East Main St., operated by Melvin Kaegi, will be suspended for seven days on grounds that the licensees made contributions to a candi date for a political office andor political party. Suspended for 30 days will be the license of Valley View inn, located on highway 99 north of Ashland, Suspension is based on a court conviction of Philip Steward, licensee, of assault and battery and possession, displaying and operating a game of chance. He was fined $140 plus $10 costs by a court. At Medford, a ten-day suspen sion was meted to Hunter's tav ern, on grounds that one of the licensees, Eugene V. Hunt, was convicted in Jackson county dis trict court of- furnishing liquor to a minor. His court fine was $50, with $30 suspended, plus $5 court costs. The minor in volved was fined $15 and $5 court costs by the district court judge. Service permit of Jessie JoAnn Waelty, employee, will be suspended for 15 days, her suspension being based on court conviction of furnishing liquor to a minor. She was fined $50, with $40 suspended, and costs of ?5. a . Two licenses will be suspend ed for ten days, suspensions being based on the fact that licensees were coavicted in court of possessing, displaying and op eratinc - game of chance. Sus pensions affect Butte Falls tav ern at Butte Falls by Bernard Parton, who was convicted in district court and fined $45 and costs of $5, and Sportsman tav ern at Gold Hill, operated by Thomas and Phyllis Hallwood, each of whom was fined $45 and S5 court costs.. . . .' j Marine Lieutenant Due Dismissal for Attacking Private Parris Island. S.C. (U.R) Marine Lt. William D." Conroy pleaded guilty today to attacking a private and was sentenced to dismissal from the Marine corps. Conroy pleaded guilty to one of two specifications charging conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman resulting from a March 9 assault on Pvt. David Lee Porter. 18, Hartford, Vt. The sentence was the equiva lent of a dishonorable discharge for an enlisted man. If it is ap proved by higher authority, Con roy will be banished from the armed forces for life and denied all veterans benefits. The seven-member general court martial board deliberated 50 minutes before agreeing on the sentence, one of the tough est under the circumstances. To Review Sentence Due to a mixup, newsmen and spectators were not present in the courtroom when the sentence was read but Lt. Col. Wilson E. Hunt, president of the court, said the sentence was: "To be dismiss ed, that's it.". ;.. Since the sentence carried.no imprisonment or fine, reviewing authorities must either approve the dismissal or throw the sen tence out entirely. Reviewing au thority could not approve a pris on term or fine in Jieu of cWfc- missal under the circumstances. The sentence will be review ed by Brig, Gen. Wallace M. Green Jr., commanding general of this Marine depot, and then by. the Navy judge advocate gen eral in Washington. Conroy is married and the father of a six-month-old daugh ter. Character Witnesses The court began deliberating Conroy's case after the defense presented three of the lieuten ant's superior officers as charac ter witnesses, Maj. Donald E. Holben. the trial prosecutor, contended that Conroy was a mature individual who should have known better than to attack Porter. Capt. Alfred Reute, Vernona. NJ., and Capt. J. H. Dunn Jr Spokane, Wash., both . former company commanders over Con roy, testified that he performed his duties excellently. "He was a dyed in the wool Marine ... his passion for the Marine Corps was overwhelm ing," Dunn testified. Work on Budget May End Late Next Week The Jackson , county budget committee expects to complete work on the proposed . 1957-58 county budget late next week. members said today. Next meeting on the budget will be held at 8 a.m. Friday in the county courtroom. Committee members yesterday considered several requested budgets for individual county de partments. Among them were the sheriffs office, county clerk's office and the county library. The committee reported, how ever, that no final action was taken on any of them. The total requested budget for the year is $2,807,146.59, for which no ' levy would be re quired. Weather FORECAST Variable high clouds through Wednesday. Mild temperatures. Low to night 40. High Wednesday 70. TEMP. Highest Yesterday - 73 Lowest This Morning 3g Our Skies Tonight Sunrise 5:41 am. Sunset :4 p.m. j.iuuiisct n eanesaay a.m. Full Moon Sunday PROMINENT STAR Sirius. in the southwest j:39 n.m VISIBLE PLANETS Mercury, low in west In the evening twilight. 4 Mars, in the west 7:SS p.m. Jupiter, high in southeast 8:32 p.m. Saturn, low in southeast 12:41 am. ; I v J
