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Rain Eases in Texas;
Threat of Dangerous
Floods Still Remain
Dallas, Tex. (U.R) A 12
day stretch of tornadoes and de
luges in Texas started tapering
off today, though dangerous
floods stiil remained in rivers
that course through the south
ern part of the state.
The flood along the Sabine
river, which is part of the bor
der between Louisiana and Tex
as, reached into Northwest Lou
isiana, as well as into Eastern
Texas. Wharton and Bay City,
about 43 miles from Houston,
near the Gulf of Mexico, were
in danger from the swollen
Colorado.
Violent Weather Easing
But the violent weather that
took 17 lives in 11 days and
raused President Eisenhower to
declare a huge sector of Texas
as a disaster area, was easing.
The heaviest rain reported to
day was scattered showers and
half of the state had no rain.
The flood waters in 11 Texas
rivers were caused by rains up
to 10 inches that have been fall
ing day and night over the state.
President Eisenhower wired
Gov. Price Daniel Monday ex
pressing his "deep concern"
with the "hardship and suffer
ing" caused by the floods.
Daniel had requested federal
aid. The declaration of Texas as
a major disaster area will en
able the allocation of federal
funds to the stricken areas. The
President did not mention the
amount of money which would
be forthcoming.
Damage on the Trinity and
Brazos rivers alone has been es-
Budget Committee
Indicates Raises
Members of the Jackson coun
ty budget committee today indi
cated salary raises are planned
for many employees of county
departments in the 1957-58 fiscal
year.
The budget committee pointed
out that no elected officials will
receive raises. Law provides
elected officials can have salary
raises only once every two years
on the even-number years.
Members of the committee
have spent a considerable
amount of time recently attempt
ing to readjust salary increase
schedules. Some have voiced the
opinion that starting salaries are
too high and the maximum
wages are reached too soon.
Next meeting of the commit
tee will be Friday at 9:30 a.m.
in the county court room.
Funeral Set for Child
Killed Under Tractor
.Hillsboro (U.R) Funeral
rites will be held here Wednes
day for Patrick Alan Schaaf,
two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Valentine Schaaf of West Union,
who died Sunday under the
wheels of a tractor.
Authorities said the child ap
parently crawled under the
tractor unnoticed by his father
who started to move the vehicle.
The boy was killed instantly.
Weather
FORECAST: Scattered thunder
storm this evening. Mostly
cloudy tonitht and Wednes
day with occasional showers.
Low 'tonight 45, high Wednes
day Temp.
Hi:hest Yesterday !
Lowest this Morning SO
Our Skies Tonight
Sunrise
Giinset
5:08 a.m.
7:10 p.m.
Moonset S:1S p.m.
First Quarter May S
PROMINENT STAR
Antarcs. rises 10:30 p.m.
VISIBLE PLANETS
Saturn, rises 10:10 p.m.
north f Antares.
Mars, sets " 10:ji p.m.
Jupiter, high In south-
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You Decide Something"
timated at $15,500,000 by the
U. S. Corps of Engineers.
The Sabine river had parts of
Lakeland, La., under eight feet
of water Monday and lowlands
along the Red river in northeast
ern Louisiana were flooded.
"Every stream of any conse
quence from the Pecos to the
Louisiana border is flooding, has
been flooding, or is bankful,"
said R. O. Bland of the North
Texas Regional Weather bur
eau. The Pecos is Texas' west
ernmost river other than the
Rio Grande.
Senate Vote Would
Give Cities More
Liquor Revenues 1
Salem (U.R) The Oregon
Senate today unanimously pass
ed Senate bill 245 to give the
cities 15 per cent of the state's
liquor revenues instead of the
5 per cent they now get.
This means that each city, if
the measure wins House approv
al and is signed by the govern
or, will get three times as much
money from liquor revenues as
it now gets.
Skirmishes Fail
The measure passed only aft
er a couple of parliamentary
fkirmishes had fallen by the
wayside.
First, Sen. Walter J. Pearson,
Portland Democrat, moved to
amend the measure which had
been explained by Sen. Warren
Gill, Lebanon Republican, to
read 10 per cent instead of 15
per cent.
Then Sen. Phil Lowry, Med
ford Republican, moved to
amend that motion to make it
.ead 20 per cent instead of 10
per cent. First Sen. Lowry's mo
tion failed, then Sen. Pearson's
motion failed. And finally on
the vote on the main question,
not a dissenting vote was cast.
Entitled To Relief
Sen. Gill said besides having
the problem of local law en
forcement to handle as a result
of liquor sales, the city's were
entitled to some property relief.
He said "we haven't really
done anything for anybody in
the 106 days we have been here.
This is our chance to do some
thing worth while, finally for
the relief of our cities."
Ashland Boy Found;
Missing Over Night
A 14-year-old Ashland boy,
Norman Lester Wilson, 138 Third
st., was found at 6:20 a m. today
pn the banks of Myers creek
near Ashland suffering from a
broken leg. He had been missing
over night.
According to state police, the
boy, son of Mrs. L. H. Wilson,
was reported missing from his
home about 9:10 p.m. Monday.
He had last been seen heading
toward Bear creek, apparently
to go fishing.
Police said Mrs. Stewart Wy
ant, route 1, box 170, Ashland,
went to Myers creek this morn
ing and found the youth. She
told police she thought she heard
a scream coming from the direc
tion of the creek last night. She
went to the creek after hearing
a report that the boy was miss
ing. Prince Rainier, Grace
Call on Pope Pius
Vatican City (U.R) Prince
Rainier and Princess Grace of
Monaco called on Pope Pius XII
today in a state audience marked
by pomp and pageantry.
Russia Accused
Of Intervention
In Jordan Crisis
Marines Go Ashore in
Friendly 'Show of Flag'
By UNITED PRESS
The United States accused the
Soviet Union today of backing
"foreign intervention" during
the recent crisis in Jordan.
The accusation was made by
the State Department in answer
to an earlier Moscow charge
that the U.S. is responsible for
recent developments in Jordan,
where King Hussein barely
saved his government from the
forces of international Commu
nism. The Washington statement
came as the U.S. Sixth Fleet
landed 1,000 Marines in Beirut,
Lebanon today on a friendly
"show the flag" mission which
demonstrated U.S. striking pow
er in the Mid-East danger bone.
Moscow had accused the west
ern powers of "outright foreign
interference" in the Middle East,
saying the responsibility for this
intervention rested "above all on
the United States of America."
Accuses Soviet
To this State Department
Press Officer Lincoln White re
torted: "There has indeed been for
eign intervention in that coun
try (Jordan), namely as King
Hussein said on April 24 the
intervention of . international
Communism."
In response to questions,
White emphasized that the U.S.
regards the Soviet Union as the
fountain-head of international
Communism.
A few hours earlier King Hus
sein denied to a news confer
ence in Amman that the U.S. is
interfering in Jordan's internal
affairs.
"This statemet has no basis
whatsoever," he said. "Every
thing that took place in Jordan
was our own internal affair.'?
Hussein accepted an American
offer of $10 million worth of
economic aid providing no
strings were attached..
May Ask for Arrai
He said Jordan will ask the
U.S. for "whatever arms we
need as long as no conditions
are attached."
The Sixth Fleet and its Ma
rine landing force moved into
the Eastern Mediterranean as a
"precaution," ready to help if
needed.
The Marines hit the beach for
12 hours of Payday shore leave,
their pockets filled with money
and their objective a good time.
Lightning Strikes
Home Near Keno
Klamath Falls (U.R) Light
ning Monday night struck the
R. E. Hurlbut home nine miles
west of Klamath Falls on the
Keno road but the six occu
pants of the dwelling escaped
injury.
The lightning bolt struck the
second floor of the building,
knocked a plasterboard panel off
the wall, set a bed on fire, shot
down the stairs into the kitchen
where it knocked over- a stove
and knocked chips out of the
sink.
A California Oregon Power
company transformer outside the
Hurlburt home was knocked out,
one of five put out of commis
sion in a three-mile area by the
violent electrical storm that
struck about 5:58 p.m.
Some areas were without pow
er for 18 hours after bushings
in a substation at Dixonville,
near Roseburg, blew out after
lightning struck the substation.
David Dodge of Roseburg, who
was in the process of turning a
switch at the time, was- knocked
off a platform and shaken, but
was not otherwise injured, Cop
co officials said.
Power was off about five min
utes in southern Oregon, includ
ing the Medford area.
School Budget Elections
Scheduled Next Month
Elections on proposed budgets
for the coming year will be held
next month in the various school
districts of the county.
Election in district 6C will be
held Wednesday, May 8; Phoe
nix, Wednesday, May 15; and
Talent and Rogue River, Mon
day, May 20. Date for the Med
ford school district budget elec
tion has not as yet been set,
district officials reported.
Local Man Given 30-Day
Suspt
ended Sentence
Edwin John Bemis, 32, of 1803
Spring St., Medford, was given
a suspended 30-day jail sentence
in district court yesterday after
being found guilty of failure to
send his child to school.
He was found guilty in a trial
before District Judge James
Main, who handed down the ver
diet.
52nd Year
Medford
United Press Full Leased Wire
20 Pages
50 Per Cent of
Historic Building
Destroyed by Fire
Jacksonville Fireman
Injured in Fall
Jacksonville The historic
Britt residence was extensively
damaged by fire early last night.
One volunter fireman was in
jured. The blaze, which started from
a flue fire, destroyed the upper
floor, which included the first
photographic studio in southern
Oregon. Water and smoke dam
age was extensive on the lower
floor.
Antiques Removed
Most of the valuable antique
items owned by the Britts had
been removed. Miss Mary Han
ley, curator of the Jacksonville
Museum, said the Southern Ore
gon Historical Society had re
moved everything from Peter
Britt's photographic gallery, and
parlor furniture including the
parlor carpet.
Most of the items which were
not taken by the Society were
sold at an auction conducted by
Southern Oregon college, which
assumed responsibility of the
estate when the Society declined
to take it over under terms of
v the Britt will.
Donald E. Lewis, business
manager at Southern Oregon
college, estimated it would re
quire between 33,000 and $5,000
to repair that part, of the build
ing daffijgetr by fire. '" V '
Stored Antiques
He said several pieces of an
tiques stored in the attic were
destroyed. They were stored for
Eric Ladd, Portland antique col
lector, who purchased them for
about $1,000 at the auction,
Lewis said. Lewis added that the
actual value of the antiques
probably would be listed as
much more than the purchase
price by collectors.
More than 15 volunteer fire
men fought the blaze for several 1
hours before bringing it under
control. Strong winds at the time
created a possible threat of the
fire spreading to other old resi
dence buildings in the vicinity.
Mrs. Bette Hoskins, Mail
Tribune correspondent who lives
near the Britt property, said rain
earlier in the evening may have
averted some of the danger. She
reported that it hailed about 5
p.m. and rained for some time
after that. General thunderstorm
activity prevailed during the
time of the fire, she said.
Fireman Injured
Russell Mclntyre, Jacksonville
volunteer fireman, suffered a
cut artery and tendon in his
ankle when he fell through the
skylight in the observatory in
the photographic studio. He was
on the roof when the accident
occurred. Mclntyre was taken
to Rogue Valley hospital by
Medford Ambulance service.
Assisting the Jacksonville de
partment were trucks from Med
ford and Central Point. Jackson
ville volunteer firemen " were
attending a meeting at the fire
station at the time of the alarm.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jones were
living in the house. They were
employed by Southern Oregon
college as caretakers for the es
tate. Engulfed in Flames
When the alarm was turned
in, most of the roof was engulfed
in flames. Dr. Elmo Stevenson,
president of Southern Oregon
college, said if the volunteers
had not responded as quickly as
they did the building would
have been a complete loss.
He said fire damaged about
50 per cent of the building.
Southern Oregon college had
planned to keep the building as
part of a Jacksonville restora
tion program, Dr. Stevenson
said, but did not know this
morning what would be done
with the structure now. He indi
cated that the frame of the
building may have to be re
moved. Construction on the residence
was started in 1860, and in the
early 1880s Peter Britt added
another studio and parlor. Prior
to that time, he had been using
a studio built of lumber, which
was constructed in 1854. The
pioneer phot grapher lived in a
log cabin he built in 1852 when
1 he arrived in Jacksonville.
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FIGHTS FIRE Above, one of 40 -volunteer
firemen that fought the fire in the historic Britt
home in Jacksonville last night, plays water
in a second story window while he tries to
keep his footing on the slippery roof. Another
fireman, Russell Mclntyre, of Jacksonville, fell
through a skylight about 10 feet to the left of
this picture, cutting a tendon and artery in his
Health Department
Out of Vaccine
'. Jackson county's . health de
partment still is completely out
of tax purchased Salk anti-polio
vaccine.
Dr. A. Erin Merkel, public
health physician, said the coun-r
ty has received none of the free
vaccine in the past two months.
He added that he had no idea
when the next shipment would
arrive.
A spot check with physicians
in the area this morning indi
cated some have abundant sup
plies ' of commercial Salk vac
cine, while others have none.
' Dr. Merkel said residents who
are due for their second or third
Salk vaccine Shots should con
tact their private physicians for
arrangements to obtain them.
The public health physician
said much of the state's avail
able free vaccine is being used
by residents in the northern part
of the state who are now receiv
ing their first or second shots.
He said Jackson county's ship
ment will probably not be re
ceived until the vaccination pro
gram is further along in other
parts of the state.
Federal Hells Canyon
Dam Get Approval
Washington U.R) The Sen
ate Interior Committee approved
without amendment today a bill
to authorize federal construction
of a high Hells Canyon Dam on
the Snake river between Idaho
and Oregon.
The Irrigation and Reclama
tion Subcommittee had approved
the bill without change Monday.
The measure, by Sen. Wayne
Morse (D-Ore.) and cosponsored
by 27 other senators, goes to the
Senate floor for action.
In whipping the bill through
in two days, the subcommittee
and the full committee ignored
five amendments proposed by
Sen Arthur V. Watkins (R-Utah.)
San Francisco
By Another Earth Tremhlor
San Francisco (U.R) An
other earthquake jolted the San
Francisco Bay . area Monday
night, the sharpest tremor since
the big one of March 22.
The University of California
seismograph in Berkeley mea
sured the force of Monday
night's quake at 3.25 on the
Richter scale of 10. The March
22 quake, which caused exten
sive damage in the western part
of San Francisco and suburban
Daly City, measured 5.3. -
The latest shock was felt in
San Francisco, the peninsula and
ihe East Bay, but there were
no immediate reports of damage.
TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1957
HISTORIC HOME BURNS Fire broke through the roof of the
historic Britt home in Jacksonville last night, causing a glow that
could be seen for miles. Above, flames burn scroll work on the
east gable of the three story home. Valuable antique photographic
equipment belonging to pioneer photographer Peter Eritt had
been removed by the Southern Oregon Historical Society, ac
cording to Museum Curator Miss Mary Hanley. The blaze, which
started; from a flue fire, extensively damaged the 96-year-old
landmark. . ,
Holmes Satisfied by
House Tax Bill Vote
Salem (U.R) Gov. Robert D
Holmes expressed satisfaction at
action of the House Monday in
approving the main bill of the
Democratic tax program, repeal
ing the 45 per cent surtax and
setting new personal income tax
rates.
Area Jolted
Police and newspaper switch-
beards were' flooded with calls
from residents awakened from
sleep at 10:27 pirn. (PST) to hear
their homes creaking on their
foundations and to see chande
liers swaying.
Lasted Minute and Half
"I knew it was a quake be
cause I can always hear the
dishes dancing," said one resi
dent. The quake lasted for a minute
and a half. Like the March 22
quake and its aftershocks, it was
felt most strongly in the south
ern and western parts of San
Francisco.
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foot. The wood in the ancient building was
dry, and the fire spread quickly through the
upper stories before it could be brought under
control. High winds fanned the flames and
firemen had difficulty getting hoses through
the shrubbery ' and hedges. , Water on the lens
of the camera caused the spots in the picture
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But the governor noted that
the 36-22 -vote on House bill 1
was pretty much' along party
lines. And he expressed the hope
that the Senate would view the
program proposed by the pre
dominantly Democratic House
as not necessarily partisan. The
Senate is evenly divided at 15
Democrats and 15 Republicans.
Cites Closing Date
The governor lifted his-sights
for closing date of the 1956
legislative session. Previously he
had hoped for a closing about
May 4, but he told a press con
ference Monday" afternoon' that
the date -would probably be clos
er to May 15.
Gov. Holmes said length of
the session now would depend
on how long the Senate Taxation
Committee took to study the tax
package as sent over by the
House and how soon conferees
from the two chambers could
get together on any differences
that might arrive in Senate pro
posals. The governer noted that
in previous sessions, when he
was in the Senate, the Senate
had taken a thorough and inde
pendent look at the tax program.
Party Line Vole
Sends Measure
To Senate Body
Second Bill Sent
Back To Committee
Salem U.R) The Oregon
House Monday passed the main
tax bill of the Democratic pro
gram by a party line vote of 36
to 22 and sent it to the Senate.
The bill is designed to raise
$151 million.
The second major bill of the
Democratic program was sent
back to tommittee for more
work. It would raise corporation
excise taxes. -
Democrats almost solidly sup
ported House bill one which
passed Monday with Rep. Joe
Rogers of Independence the
only one opposing it. Rep. Her
man Chindgren of Molalla and
George Layman, Newberg, were
Republicans voting for it.
Repeals Surtax
Rep. Clarence Barton said
House bill one repeals the 45
per cent surtax, sets new rates
for personal income taxes, raises
dependency credits and personal
exemptions from $500 to $600
and includes "realistic" with
holding of income taxes.
Income tax rates would range
from four per cent on the first
$500 of income to 11.6 per cent
over $8,000.
. Republican objections to the
bill centered around Rep. Allen
Tom's contention that the bill
did not actually repeal the sur
tax, but merely included it in
new income tax rates. He called
this "political blackmail."
The Rufus Republican also ob
jected to the more complete
withholding provisions. He said
two per cent withholding was
adequate and that further with
holding would hurt farmers and
businessmen.
Barton said Democrats have
advocated increases in the state
basic school support fund rang
ing up to $40 per census child,
but that it would be up to the
Joint Ways and Means CommiU
tee to decide how much money
lcould be. used for this purpose
when considering the whole
budget.
Stale Growth Cited .
Barton said that growth of
the state made it absolutely nec
essary to raise tax rates each
biennium whichever party was
in power to maintain services
requested by the people. He said
th Democratic program spread
the increases over personal and
corporate incomes, utilities,- .fi
nancial institutions and all other
taxpayers. '
"The raises are modest and I
don't think anyone will be hurt
substantially," Barton said. He
pointed out that a couple with
two children making $7,000 a
year would actually save several
dollars a year. Above $7,000 the
most taxes would increase would
be $11 a year.
"Not everybody will like the
tax program," Barton said, "but
it will raise the money we need
fairly and equitably without a
state levy on property."
High Taxes . Opposed
Rep. Fayette Bristol, Grants
Pass Republican and a minority
member of the tax committee,
opposed the new income tax
rates. He said Oregon's income
tax rate was now the highest in
the country and that Oregon
would eventually have to come
to a sales tax to raise needed
money.
Rep. Robert Bennett, Portland
Republican, protested the with
holding provisions of the bill as
having an adverse effect on in
come tax collections. He said
complicated withholding proce
dures were hard on farmers and
businessmen and .expensive for
corporations. .
Ike Plays Final
Round as Stay Ends
Augusta, Ga. OJ.R) President
Eisenhower played a final round
of golf today and prepared to fly
back to Washington to face what
his staff in international re
days" ahead in international re
lations, particularly the Middle
East.
The, President was scheduled
to take off this afternoon after
spending 13 days in the warm
sun of his favorite resort, the
Augusta National Golf Club.
. White House Press Secretary
James C. Hagerty said the Presi
dent's physician, Maj. Gen. How
ard McC. Snyder, believes the
Augusta trip has been "very,
beneficial" to Eisenhower.
IBasebal
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore - 16 2
Chicago 6 7 1
Moore, Zuverink (8) and
Ginsberg, Palton (4) Pierce
and Lollar.
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