Mouse Appropriations Committee Makes Further Guts in Budgets
52nd Year
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EDFORD
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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.
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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.
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