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Mouse Appropriations Committee Makes Further Guts in Budgets 52nd Year M EDFORD United Press Full Leased Wire 22 Pages Sun Jordan Cling Moves For End To Crisis; Anxiety Increased By UNITED PRESS King Hussein moved today for a compromise end to Jordan's political crisis, but events there and the deepening dispute over the Gulf of Aqaba increased world anxiety for peace in the Middle East. Hussein asked Abdul Halim Nimr to try to form a cabinet Nimr was defense and interior minister in the cabinet of ousted Premier Suleiman Nabulsi, but is considered more conservative than the left-wing Nabulsi. The Kite's first choice for Premier, Hussein El - Khalidi, failed, and it became increasing ly evident that Nabulsi still com manded a big following among those who consider him the chief symbol of Jordan's newly-forged ties with Egypt. There even were reports that Hussein might be forced to re store Nabulsi to the premier ship an event that would bring dismay to Israel which fears a three-front attack from Syria, Jordan and Egypt if Hussein loses the power struggle. A stern Saudi Arabian warn ing against Israel's use of the Gulf of Aqaba, published in Cairo aroused new concern for a Mid-East flareup. Action Needed American officials in Washing ton said early action was needed to settle' -the growing dispute over the international status of the Gulf of Aqaba. They said failure to face up to the issue may result in a new Middle' East explosion. Israel counts heavily on the route through the gulf; Saudi Arabia said it would fire on any Israeli ships using the route. Israel already has warned it will use its navy to protect its shipping. In London, Edwin Sam uel told a meeting of the Anglo Israel association Israel would use its navy and air force to pro tect its rights. In the midst of the tense situ ation the United States and King Saud of Saudi Arabia issued a joint statement Thursday night reaffirming their pledge to op pose Communist activity and Budget Commitfee Discusses Requests - Members of the county budget committee this morning met with representatives of the ju venile department and the dis trict attorney to discuss budget requests of the two departments. No final action was taken on requested budgets for either de partment. Committee members have in dicated they expect to complete work on the budget late next week. Tot.il requested budget is $2807,146.59, for which no levy would be required. Idaho Arson Jury Continues Deliberation Moscow. Idaho A jury of nine men and three women resumed deliberations Friday on the fate of a University of Idaho student charged with first de gree murder and arson. Paul D Matovich is charged with setting a University of Idaho fire last October which killed three persons. The jury began deliberations at 2:10 p.m. Thursday and re tired for the night at midnight. Portland (U.R) Ross Neal Porter, 33, has been sentenced to 10 years in a federal prison for last January's holdup of the Sherwood bank. ' Weather FORECAST Variable rlondi nes with showers through Saturday. Low tonight 38. High Saturday 58. TEMP. Hichrst Yesterday M Lowest This Morning 41 Our Skies Tonight Sunrise Sunset 5:36 a.m. S:49 pjn. Moonrise 5:11 p.m. Moonset Saturday 4:51 a.m. Full Moon April 14 VISIBLE PLANETS Merrury. sets 8:03 p.m. Juoiter. high in south 1:2S p.m. Mars, sets 10:51 p.m. Saturn, due south 3:37 a.m. 3RD, "other forms of imperialism" threatening peace in the Middle East, Grave Concern Dispatches from Jerusalem and from Arab capitals emphasized that all were gravely concerned by events in Jordan. Damascus - Radio said Syria was watching events with "great concern" and warned Arabs that foreign elements were trying to stir up. Mid-East instability. . An Israeli military spokes man reported three new border incidents involving Syria, Jordan and the Gaza Strip. He said an Israeli patrol shot and killed a "Fedayeen" raider in the Negev Desert, that Syrian forces opened machinegun and rifle fire on an Israeli, settlement in Galilee and that an Israeli patrol clashed in the Negev with a band of raiders froni Gaza. Army Cancels Trip To Fort Knox on Week End of Derby Washington (U.R) The Army today cancelled its proposed con gressional trip to Fort Knox, Ky., for a military show sched uled over the Kentucky Derby week end Army Secretary Wilbur M. Brucker said he is notifying members c-t- Congress who had been invited to the May 3-4 dem onstration that he is cancelling it because the "serious purpose has been so distorted." Until this morning, Brucker's aides had insisted there was no intention oi calling off the dem onstration unless too few con gressmen accepted invitations. Purpose Distorted The Army issued this state ment: "Although ' the Army had hoped to show members of Con gress its plans, concept, and tac tics for use of armor in the atomic era in a demonstration at Ft. Knox on 3-4 May, the serious purpose has been so distorted by being associated with the same week end as the Kentucky Derby Day, the- Secretary of the Army Wilbur M. Brucker has cancelled the demonstration and is so no tifying appropriate members of Congress."' The proposed trip ran into a storm of congressional criticism, even from congressmen who ap plauded the armor demonstra tion itself. Teamsters Kick Off Publicity Campaign Washington (U.R) The Teamsters Union today officially opened its much-publicized $200, 00C public relations program to promote the union and fight anti labor legislation. The publicity funds were ap proved after Teamster President Dave Beck and other union offi cials were called before the Sen ate Rackets Committee to answer questions on union finances and alleged links with the under world. Beck originally had announced a $1,000,000 program to "tell the Teamsters side of the story" on Senate Labor Rackets Commit tee charges that he had siphoned off more than $300,000 in union funds for personal use. But the union's executive board on April 1 cut the price down to $200,000 and limited the purpose to promoting the union and fighting anti-labor legislation. DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York (U.R) Dow-Jones fina' stock averages: 20 indus trials 486.72, up 2.02; 20 rail roads 146.51, off 0.60; 15 utilities 71.61. up 0.11, and 65 stocks 171.10, up 0.30. Sales Friday were about 2,370.000 shares compared with 2,350,000 shares Thursday. Groton, Conn. (U.R) The third nuclear powered sub marine for the Navy will be launched here May 16. -n K A T T OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL for Post Elkins Attempted To Blackmail Him, Langley Testifies Denies Conversation With Seattle Gambler Portland (U.R) District At torney William Langley, taking the stand in his oyn defense, testified today that racketeer James B. Elkins once tried to blackmail him. Langley, on trial on a misde- meanor charge of failing to pros ecute a gambling violation at a 1955 fund-raising party, said he has never been on friendly terms with Elkins. The youthful appearing dis trict attorney also said he did not have an acquaintance with William B. Nettleton? the man he is accused of refusing to pros ecute because of alleged gamb ling at the party. Tells of Visit by Elkins Longley, 41, told of three vis its Elkins paid to his home in the fall of 1955, several months after the party at Jack and Jill's night club. He said that Elkins on' one vis it said it would cost him $10,000 to get maferial Elkins had. "I told him to get out," Langley testified. Langley also denied that he had a conversation with Elkins in the presence of Seattle gambler Tom Maloney in a Seat tle hotel and said he never told Elkins there was to be a split of money between himself and Moloney. No Complaints Received '"'-'' Langley told substantially the same story of other defense wit nesses about his visit to Jack and Jill's night club where the party was held by the Portland Paint and Varnish Dealers in Febru ary of 1955. "They appeared to be playing a card game of some kind and since my wife and I don't play cards, we left." Langley said no one complain ed to him about what had oc curred at the party. His attor ney, K. C. Tanner, attempted to show that no prosecution could have been started because such gambling as may have been con ducted was charity gambling. Wife Tells of Bribe Try . Langley's wife testified Thurs day that Elkins once tried to get $1Q,'000 from her in ex change for some tape recordings. Elkins, a recent star witness before the Senate Rackets Com mittee in Washington, D. C, tes tified that Langley shared in the proceeds of the February, 1955 party and complained of receiv ing only a "piddling" share. Mrs. Langley said that Elkins came to her home in October of 1955 when only she and one of her smaller children were home. "Mr. Elkins came in with a tape recording machine, plugged it in, and played some of the records . . . "she said, adding that she twice asked him to leave. "Were there any threats or intimidation?" her husband's at torney, K. C. Tanner, asked. "For $10,000, he'd leave those tapes with me," she said. Mrs Langley said Elkins left as she went into the kitchen. Elkins denied he ever ap proached Mrs. Langley with a bribe suggestion. Donations Jackson county residents are not donating enough blood to justify the expense of bringing the Bloodmobile unit here. This announcement and its implications were discussed at length yesterday at the monthly meeting of the Jackson county chapter of the American Red Cross. Mrs. J. R. Burba, chairman of the county blood program, point ed out that it costs $1,200 every time the Bloodmobile unit comes here. Yet donations almost al ways are under the established quota. At the last Bloodmobile visit in Medford Tuesday. 259 pints of blood were collected. Ashland residents also fell short of their quota, she said. This was 31 pints below Medford' quota. ' Walk-in Donors Dr. Donald McGeary ex plained there is a list of "walk in donors," who have unusual blood types and can be called PTribune 12, 1957 Medford Services Will Be Curtailed Cuts in postal service will go into effect in the Medford area tomorrow and Monday, unless Congress provides emergency funds before midnight tonight. Postmaster Moore Hamilton said the cuts would affect the local service in these ways: 1. No Saturday delivery service. 2. Post office windows will be closed. 3. The substation on East Main si., which will remain open, will not be permitted to accept any parcel post for mailing. 4. Starting Monday, post office windows will be open between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Hamilton said special delivery mail will be dispatched Satur day, and crews will work on outgoing mail and on box section mail, the same as on Sundays. The change in hours during which windows will be open has been cut to 8V4 hours per day. Present hours are from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Washington (U.R) The house Appropriations committee today voted an emergency $41 million to ease the postal crisis. Chair man Clarence Cannon (D-Mo.) said the committee expects the Post Office Department to call off service cuts scheduled for midnight. Receives No Assurance Cannon said, however, he had received no assurance from Post master General Arthur E. Sum merfield that he would cancel his order to close post offices Saturday and to eliminate Satur day deliveries. But he said Summerfield "un questionably" should take this action. "He has no reason of any kind now to curtail service," Cannon said after the committee at a closed door session voted to give' Summerfield all but $6 million of the total he has said he must have at once to keep postal serv ice running at full scale. Statement Expected , A spokesman said the post of fice has "no comment" at this moment on the committee's ac tion, but that Summerfield is ex pected to issue a statement later Friday. Earlier, the spokesman had hinted that action to rescind the cut in service still was "con ceivable." Summerfield insisted Thursday, however, that he could not consider the extra funds as in hand until both houses had passed and the President had signed a supplemental appropri ations carrying the money. The House is in recess until Monday and is expected to act then. Cannon said there now is no question that the money will be approved. Wind Causing Pear Blossoms to Fall Wind in the Rogue valley was causing blossoms to fall from pear trees today, according to C. B. Cordy, county horticulture agent. Cordy said orchards reached the blossom peak Wednesday, as fruit growers had anticipated. He added that this has been a good blossom season. This is be cause it has been warm enough to allow bees to work in the or chards and dry enough to allow adequate air pollinization. Cordy noted that during moist seasons air pollinization is hamp ered because moisture causes pollin particles to cling together rather than spread. Not Enough upon .to donate blood during emergencies. "But that takes time," he said, "and time will only lose hves. If we lose our Bloodmobile, we're going to lose lives, and materialy so." . Dr McGeary pointed out that every month someone in Med ford needs blood "right now" and in such cases, a delay of an hour or so can be fatal. He described a policy of a Minnesota hospital whereby a patient is charged $35 to $40 foi each pint of blood he re ceives. The charge is removed when the blood is replaced, he said. "I don't know of anyone who paid for the blood," he commented. "The policy worked and the blood used was certainly replaced." Dr. W. G. Bishop stated that Medford hospitals actually serve all of soutnern Oregon as well as northern California and there are many specialists who use an extensive amount of blood. Price 10c United Press Full Leased Wire No. 19 James Main Named To Succeed Moore As District Judge Medford Attorney James Main, 41, of 543 Haven st., this morn ing was appointed by Gov. Rob ert Holmes to succeed the late Rawles Moore as Jackson county district court judge. Governor Holmes telephoned Main about 11:15 a.m. today to see if he would accept the ap pointment. Municipal Judge v Main, "who served as-Medford municipal judge for 2'2 years and as district judge pro tem in the absence of Judge Moore, said he probably would assume duties in the district court office this afternoon. He said there has been an accumulation of work during the past week. He and Judge Mooro worked closely when Main was munici pal judge, he said, . .and is ac quainted with the way Judge Moore handled cases in district court. Main said changes, if they are made, will not be substan tial, and he anticipated no change in personnel. Main has been active in the Bar association. He attended schools in Milwaukie, Ore., and graduated with honors from Northwestern college of law in Fortland in 1949. He was ad mitted to practice that same year. Law Clerk He served one year as law clerk to Chief Judge Alger Fee in federal district court in Port land. He came to Me "ford in 1950, and worked as title ex aminer with the Jackson County Title company. Later he was, an associate in the law firm McAllister, Duncan and Brophy, 'and entered pri vate practice with Stanley C. Jones Jr., in 1953. They still are in partnership. . Judge Moore died last Monday following a stroke. He had held the district court post since it was created in 1951. Main's appointment will be ef fective until January, 1959. Judge Moore was reelected last November for a six-year term, but appointments are effective until the next general election, in this case in November, 1958. to Justify He emphasized the need for impressing ' upon patients the need for replacing blood they have received. He said he and other doctors had thought about giving cards to patients along with their bills asking for blood replacements. Dr. Bishop noted there have been a number of patients here recently who have usd 9 to 12 pints of blood a day. "It is impossible to get enough walk-in donors to meet needs of this type," he stated. Jack Crawford suggested the blood program committee make more use oi service organizations in soliciting donations. He sug gested tha4 service groups alter nate in taking charge of a dona tion J promotion campaign . and that a competitive element be developed in this practice. Kenneth MacDonald urged the committee to stress the "house wife angle" in obtaining donors. He said more attention should "Great News! Another Part Of The Administration Has Come Out For An Administration Policy" m Alaskan 'Strategy Conference1 Claimed Luxury Hunting Trip Washington (U.R) An Alas kan charged today that Air Force brass, including Gen. Nathan F. Twining, were treated to a lux urious hunting trip in Alaska last year under the pretense of hold ing a strategy conference. Twining, air chief of staff and chairman-designate of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he attended the Alaska conference and did do some hunting. But an Air Force statement said he "he de nies categorically that he vio lated any laws pertaining to the u:j of government equipment, or any game laws of the territory of Alaska." He ordered "an immediate in vestigation" on the charges, which were made by Keith Hart, who said he formerly worked with the Air Force's Arctic Aero medical Laboratory at Ladd Air Force Base, Fairbanks. Hart said he resigned his Air Force job "in protest against fla grant, disregard for Alaska's re sources by certain high ranking Air Force officers." Hart, who gave his address as College, Alaska, made the accu sations in a letter to Rep. Clair Engle fD-Calif.), chairman of the House Interior Committee. Serious Charges Engle, sponsor of a bill passed by the House Thursday calling for more stringent restrictions on military use of hunting and fish ing preserves,' said the charges were "very serious." ; "I don't think any conclusions should be drawn until the De fense Department has had a chance to answer them," Engle said. "There may have been 'ex tenuating circumstances that will explain a lot of this and we want to get the whole story before we investigate further." . In his letter, Hart said that in mid-August last year a- "confer ence" was held in Alaska 'for the avowed purpose of planning the future status of the Alaskan Air Command with the Continental Air Command." "However," he added, "in stead of selecting one of the Bulletin Salem UR) The Oregon Senate today passed Senate Bill 6 relating to the valida tion of school district organiza tion and consolidation. The measure was introduced by ; Sen. Philip Lowry and Reps. Robert B. Duncan and E. A. Littrell, all of Jackson county, to correct a technical error in the advertising of a consolidation in thai ' county, . but later it was found the act also was of benefit elsewhere in the state. Bloodmobile, RC Says be focused on transportation and baby-sitter services that are of fered to -donors at each Blood mobile visit. "People tend to re gard blood donations as a mascu line sort of thing," he com mented. Mrs. Burba commended local doctors for their work in urging patients to replace blood they have used, and noted thrire have been many replacement dona tions recently. - Eugene Thorndike, chairman of the county Red Cross chapter, appointed . Mrs. Burba, Dr. Bishop, Dr. McGeary, Crawford and MacDonald to a committee to meet with the county medical association and attempt to find a method by which the blood bank can be retained. Reports Given During the luncheon meeting, which was held at the Medford hotel, reports were given on various Red Cross activities dur- I .- -. . ' it abundant military bases for the conference, the site selected was Agak Lake in the remote Brooks Range, an area known for its mountain sheep and caribou hunting. Hunting season had just opened." Top Generals Involved ' Hart said "some of the Air Force's top generals" were par ticipants in the hunting trip, in cluding Twining, Gen. James H. Doolittle, and "some others whose identities are unknown to me." Hart, who said he had worked for the Air Force only one year, said that Col. Howard F. Currie, commander of the, Arctic Aero- medical Laboratory, and "other leaders" of the 11th Air Di vision were "hosts to the con ferees." Hart charged that a B47 jet bomber was "kept aloft" over the hunting site to relay by radio the J la test information from the Republican and Democratic' na tional conventions then in prog ress. . Ground Breaking Set for New Home Public ground -breaking cere monies will be held at 1:30 p. m. Monday for the county juve- nile ' detention home near the old fairgrounds. County Judge Rodney Keat ing will lift the first shovelfull of dirt. H. Dewey Wilson, mem ber of the Jackson county juve nile advisory council, will be master of ceremonies. Officers of the juvenile advis ory council said 108 special invi tations have been' sent to mem bers of the advisory council, judges in surrounding counties and representatives of the Na tional probation and Parole as sociation. Contract for the $89,626 struc ture has been awarded to Bess onett and Graff, who will begin construction immediately fol lowing the ceremony. The build ing is expected to, be completed in about three month's if favor able weather conditions pre vail. ' , - The building will have facil ities for about 12 juveniles, a superintendent and a matron. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Bjornsen, 704 South Holly st., were ap pointed superintendent and ma tron by Circuit Judge H. K. Han na last week. Salem (U.R) Avery W. Thompson, veteran western Ore gon attorney, has been, named Douglas county district attorney. ing the past month., Seth Bullis said plans are nearing comple tion for the proposed Red Cross chapter building and, ground breaking is expected to start in another week or 10 days. Myron Jones is contractor for the pro ject. Mrs. John Day, member of the Pacific area of the American Red Cross, reported' on an area meeting she attended last week in. San Francisco. She said the national Red Cross organization is urgently in need of funds and that a shortage of $11,000,000 is anticipated this year. She indi cated the fund shortage is a re sult of a large number of disas ters throughout the nation this year. Mrs. Raymond Reter, recently appointed United Medford Cru sade . representative, and Jen nings Pierce, new public rela tions director, were also -introduced to the group. ' Slate, Justice, USIA Departments Feel Economy Move Swimming Pools, Boats Deleted From Figures Washington (U.R) The House Appropriations Commit tee swung its economy ax to day at the State and Justice de partments and the U.S. Informa tion agency, chopping -their budgets for the new fiscal year by more than 15 per cent. At the same time, the com mittee assailed what it termed increased government secrecy, swollen payrolls, home front propaganda, and "such niceties" . as swimming pools and cabin boats sought for State Depart ment employees abroad. The Information Agency's budget was cut almost $38 mil lion in the USIA's budget, ap proving only $106 million, The reduction of some 26 per cent provided the agency with almost $7 million less than it got last year. Backed Hollywood Film The USIA was told to quit trying to "propagandize the American public" and to restrict itself to a "good sensible job overseas." This apparently was a crack at the agency for sec retly spending $100,000 to sub sidize a Hollywood anti-Communist movie for home consump tion. The film proved to be a flop. The committee, in its eighth crack at President Eisenhower's record $71,800,000,000 peace time budget for fiscal 1958, ap proved a money bill for the three agencies and related func tions carrying only $563,799,73 of the $665,649,302 asked. The cut of more than $100 million brought total reductions claimed by the House and its Appropriations Committee so far to $1,141,175,749, applied against budget requests totaling $14,968,542,403. Assuming all cuts genuine as claimed a fairly broad as sumption this averages out to a reduction of about 7.6 per cent. That percentage applied against the President's overall request, for $71,800,000,000 would mean a reduction of more than $5 billion. Seek Tax Reduction V, - The figure is significant in light of House Democrats avow ed intentions to push. for a tax reduction if the budget can be cut by only $3 billion. In forwarding the bill to the House the committee approved a report prepared by Rep. John J. Rooney (D-N.Y.) sharply criti cal of some practices in the State Department as ' well as in the USIA. The report also assailed some features of a cultural ex change program conducted un der a special fund of the presi dent. The State Department got $180,382,743 of the $227,713, 522 it wanted, a cut of $47,331, 809. That is approximately a lit tle less than the agency got this year. The committee also cut $7, 600,000 from a request for $18, 500,000 for Eisenhower to spend on trade fairs, subsidization of jazz bands, sports figures and other cultural groups on over seas tours, and U.S. participation ". in next year's world's Fair at Brussels. The Justice Department which alone escaped serious committee criticism, got $227,855,000, a budget cut of $6,800,000. That is $11 million more than the current allowance. Jury Finds Medford Man Innocent in Case A circuit court jury yesterday returned a verdict of innocent in the case of a Medford man charged with possession of stolen property John Edward Schuster, 44, of 319 Jeanette st., was charged last summer with stealing two chain saws. . The trial during which about 15 witnesses testified, started Tuesday. The jury deliberated from about 10 a.m. to 3:30 r.m. Thursday District Attorney Thomas iteeaer ana Deputy Dis trict Attorney Al Franzke repre sented the state at the trial O H. Bengtson. Medford attorney, representee Schuster. ' New State Income Tv Plan Proposed by Pair Clam film , , ' "eps. Goy Jonas, Salem, and Vernon Cook Portland hotl-i frarkm.- i. . -- "-oilman leeis- lalnrc ViauO ni-nnr,. 1 . " "I'cu a new state i..w,..v. K.a i0 ngmGn the - "u miacue in- come families. ihe proposal by. the two ....- U1U remove the . ,c mianaarcl de duction raise exemptions' tn $600 allow federal income tax to be taken as a deduction un to $500 and allow deduction f medical- expenses in exce It three per cent gross income. I
