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Rezoning
The Hertford planning com
mission will hold public hear
ings on rezoning property pro
posed as building sites for two
churches at a special meeting
Monday, May 27.
Another hearing will be held
at the special meeting on rezon
ing 28.3 acres of property owned
by Dr. I. D. Phipps from single
family tone to limited commer
cial. The property is located
north of Jackson st. and east of
Biddle rd. A 12.6-acre portion
of the property is outside of the
city limits.
The commission at its Monday
night meeting recommended to
the city council that this 12.6
acre portion of property be an
nexed. It would be brought into
the city as a single family zone,
the same as the remainder of
the Phipps property. The May
27 hearing would be on a pro
posed change of zone for the en
tire 28.3. acres.
Representatives of the Adven
tist church of Mcdford and the
Bethel Assembly of God church
appeared before the commis
sion on behalf of rezoning re
quests they submitted for pro-
Phoenix District
Residents to Vote
On Budget May 15
Phoenix Residents of Phoe
nix school district Wednesday,
May 15. will vote on a proposed
1957-58 budget totaling $365,815.
Polling place will be at th; grade
school gymnasium between 2
and 8 p.m.
The proposed budget shows an
increase of $26,063 from the
present budget of $339,752. Re
ceipts and available cash balance
is estimated at $119,952, leaving
$264,863 to be raised by levy, ac
cording to school officials. An
estimated $19,818 in taxes will
not be collected, officials noted.
The increase is necessary to
take care of bond payments and
interest and for costs resulting
from anticipated enrollment in
creases. Excess O and C funds
allotted to the district were used
to make bond and interest pay
ments in the present budget, but
these funds are no longer avail
able, officials said.
Anticipated Increase
While no increase was made
in the teacher's salary schedule
adopted two years ago, the addi
tion of two new grade school
teachers to handle anticipated
increased enrollment, and regu
lar increments- allowed in the
present salary' schedule account
for some increase, school offi
cials said.
An increase in capital outlay
is included in the proposed budg
et to provide necessary class
room facilities for additional stu
dents. The classroom facilities
will enable the district to main
lain state standards of a max
imum of 25 pupils per classroom
in primary grades, officials
noted.
By including capital outlay in
the budget, no bond issue for
building will be necessary in the
rear future, they said.
The proposed budget will in
crease the millage rate between
3 and 4 mills more than the
present 54.8 mills, officials an
ticipated. Talent Irrigation
Not To Use Storage
Talent The Talent Irrigation
district will not begin using stor
ase water tomoTow as previous
ly planned, Walter Hoffbuhr,
manager of the district, said to
day. Precipitation recently and cool
weather has increased stream
flow to provide sufficient water
for present irrigation.
London HP The Mayflower
II reported today she was sailing
in a "very light trade ' wind"
about 1,300 miles west of the
African coast on her voyage to
to New England.
Substantia! Cuts in Defense Budget
Said Approved , by House Subcommittee
Washington (IP) A House Ap
propriations subcommittee has
approved tentatively what mem
bers today termed substantial
cuts in President Eisenhower's
defense budget.
But subcommittee sources said
there were no grounds for Eisen
hower's fears that funds for
missiles and aircraft, had been
trimmed dangerously.
Eisenhower asked for $36,200,
000,000 In new appropriations
for dofense, not including a $2,
300,000.000 item for military
construction, which is handled
separately.
TentatiTe Action Taken
Subcommittee members de
Called For
Properties
posed church buildling sites.
City ordinance now specifies
that churches may be built only
in multiple family zones.
The Adventist church has se
lected a seven-acre site south of
Siskiyou Memorial park, near
Crestbrook rd. Part of the
properly would te used lor a
church building and parking
area, and the remainder, would
be divided into residential lots:
The commission gave tenta
tive approval to a preliminary
plat 'for the proposed residen
tial lots. Hearing on rezoning
the church building area - from
single family to multiple family
will be held at the special
meeting.
The Bethel Assembly of God
church has a building site near
Mc Andrews rd. between Biddle
rd. and Crater Lake ave. The
property is now in a single fam
ily zone. A hearing on rezoning
it as multiple family will be
held at the special meeting.
City Attorney E. R. Bashaw
reported to the commission on
a study he has made concerning
supreme -court rulings on re
striction of church, building. He
said no Oregon supreme court
decision has been made on le
gality of prohibiting construc
tion of churches in certain areas.
He said, however, that such re
strictions have been ruled in
valid in other states where the
question rose.
Bashaw indicated the city
would be within its rights to re
quire parking facilities to be
included in any new church con
struction. The planning commission rec
ommended to the council that
16.3 acres south of Crater Lake
ave. and west of Delta Waters
rd. be rezoned from single fam
ily to industrial. Change of zone
was requested by property own
ers in the area.
.The commission deferred ac
tion on a proposed extension of
South Holly st. to Garfield rd.
The extension was requested by
the Medford school board. At
last night's meeting a letter
from Supt. Leonard Mayfield
was read, pointing out that the
extension as proposed ' would
call for two 90-degree angle
curves. He requested that ac
tion on the matter be deferred
until plans can be made for
straightening of the extension.
Commissioners Paul Selby and
Mark Goldy were named to
study a request by A. W. Adams
for change of setback on prop
erty at the northwest ' corner
of 13th st. and Hamilton st.
Adams said he wants to add to
a building there and is request
ing the setback be changed
from 20 feet to 9 feet.
Tentatire Approval
Tentative approval was given
to a plat for a subdivision on
the Earhart property bounded
by 11th st. on the north, the
IOOF cemetery on the east,
Bear creek on the south and
Willamette ave. on the west.
Subdivider is B. Bauer. The plat
includes provision for a 60,000
square foot park.
The commission recommend
ed to the council that permis
sion be granted to Dr. R. P.
Mortensen to erect a building at
Siskiyou Memorial park to
house construction of concrete
grave liners.
Date for a hearing will be set
at the next regular meeting of
the commission for a proposed
city ordinance governing subdi
visions. The proposed ordinance
was drawn up by Hahn, Wise
and Associates, Redwood City,
Calif., planning consultants.
In its final item of business
last night, the commission rec
ommended payment of a $58 bill
submitted by Chester E. Corry
for professional services in .con
nection with the city street tree
committee.
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clined to say just how much was
eliminated in the subcommit
tee's tentative action.
Eisenhower will try to enlist
Radio-TV Highlights
President Eisenhower'! budg
et speech will be heard locally
orer radio station KMED
(1440 kc) at S p.m. today, orer
radio station KYJC (1230 kc)
at 7:30 p.m. and station
KBES-TV at 10 p.m.
public support for his whole
$71,800,000,000 budget in a na
tionwide TV-radio speech to
night. The President expressed
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CONTROL FIRE When fire broke out in the Crater hotel
building, 30 South Central ave., yesterday afternoon, fire
men were able to get water to the flames by Chopping holes
in the roof. The holes also served to control the fire by venti
lation. The fire was similar in nature to the Medford Furni
ture store fire two years ago, in that it was burning between
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Test Ship Through
Suez Canal Soon
Br UNITED PRESS
Israel announced today it will
send a ship into the Suez Canal
"irk the near future" to test the
Egyptian blockade of . Israeli
shipping through the vital water
way. The "test ship plan was an
nounced by Foreign Ministry
spokesman Moshe Leshem in Je
rusalem. But Leshem denied re
ports that the vessel was already
on its way or would sail within i
one week.
Informed sources said earlier
that the test could come "at any
moment."
Project Being Readied
They said the blockade run
ning project was being readied
in the wake -of the decision of
Britain and other maritime na
tions to resume use of the' wa
terway nationalized by Egypt
last summer.
The sources said the only thing
holding up the Israeli test was
France's reluctance to join the
other nations who have given
the go-ahead for use of. the canal
by their ships.
Such an Israeli blockade
"test" raised the threat of a new
Middle East crisis. Israel has
warned previously it would con
sider an Egyptian attempt to
prevent an Israeli ship for tran
siting the canal as an act of war.
Egypt has been in a "state of
war" with . Israel since May,
1948.
Slot Machines Seized
In Central Oregon Clubs
Bend HP The largest slot
machine roundup in the history
of . central Oregon .took place
Monday night as officers simul
taneously hit four clubs in Bend
and one in Redmond. '
Raided were the Bend Elks,
Eagles and Moose clubs, the
Bend Golf club and the Moose
club in Redmond. Eighty slot
machines were confiscated with
an estimated value of $32,000.
himself at today's meeting
strongly against any cuts in the
missiles-aircraft program, saying
he' "would not want to assume
responsibility for the security of
the country" if such cuts are
made.
Senate Republican Leader Wil
lian F. Knowland said he agreed
corppletely with the President
on this subject. Knowland called
the missiles and aircraft pro
gram "our greatest guarantee of
peace." He said aggressors
started World War II and the
Korean conflict because "they
thought we were too weak to
strike back."
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Signing of Budget
Delayed for Opinion
Signing of the Jackson county
budget for 1957-58 has been
delayed . peiKiingeeipt - e4 - le -
gal opinion from Attorney Gen
eral Robert Y. Thornton, it was
reported today.
The legal question concerns a
fund of $12,500 set aside for
operation and maintenance of
the' juvenile detention . home.
Members of the budget commit
tee explained the fund will not
be used until after the home is
completed, sometime after Sep
tember. The budget becomes ef-
fective on July 1
The attorney general's opinion
is being sought on whether the
fund may remain as labeled in
the budget until the building is
completed, or whether "it must go
into the general county fund.
Similar Questions .' .
. It was indicated that similar
questions are arising over . the
$104,000 agronomic research
sinking fund, established in the
new budget. The county will be
paying for a new agronomy sta
tion near Jacksonville '.over, a
period of several years rather
than in a lump sum.
Total proposed budget for
1957-58 is $2,990,446.72. The
committee expects to receive the
attorney general's opinion and
sign the budget in a few days.
Date for a public hearing on the
budget will be set at the time i
is signed.
' Manwhile, County Treasurer
Karl Janouch estimates there
will be a surplus of about $1,078,
737 in the 1956-57 county budget.
The surpluses over estimated re
ceipts for the year include $756,
513.25 from O & C receipts;
$45,369.99 from forest rentals;
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the ceiling and the roof of the two story building, but by.
catching it in time, yesterday's fire was never out of control, '.
according to Fire Chief Gordon Barker. The fire originated
from a cigarette. Water damage to the hotel and retail stores
below was extensive, Barker said.
$38,353.95 from motor vehicle lk
censes; $38,500 from interest on
4l - e - ps.i - fcs -and -approximately-
$200,000 on other miscellaneous
receipts.
Additional Balances ;
Janouch said the surplus could
prove to be as high as $1,250,000,
depending on any additional un
expended "balances to be carried
over to next year. Most of these
surpluses would remain in their
individual categories, he, said.
State and government receipts
are redesignated for use in the
counties. "r
Janouch noted that the esti
mated 1956-57 surplus would be
20 per cent higher than the sur
plus last year. The 1955-56 sur
plus was. 12.4 per cent higher
than that for 1954-56. The 1954
55 surplus of receipts was 2 per
cent higher . than that for the
previous year.
Total budget and levy for 1956
57 was $2,645,269.07.
Weather
FORECAST: Showesr or thun
dershowers this eveninc
Pnrtly cloudy tonight and
Wednesday. A few widely
scattered showers In the
mountains Wednesday. Low
' tonight 42, high Wednesday
62-72. Temp.
Highest Yesterday 2
Lowest This Moraine - 4
Prec. to 4:30 a.m. Today 3?
Our Skies Tonight
Sunrise 4:51 a.m.
Sunset 7:2S p.m.
The Moon rises at 8:32 p.m.,
appearing between the star, An
tares. and the -planet, Saturn.
During the night it moves slow
ly and steadily nearer Saturn,
which is now in the constella
tion. Ophiuchus.
Last Quarter May 21
TRIBUNE
14, 1957
Action to Reduce
Crossing Accidents
To Be Investigated
Dr. William . J. Thompson,
Medford optometrist, has been
named chairman of a committee
to investigate ' what community
action is possible to reduce the
accident potential of railroad
crossings in Medford. '
' The committee was appointed
by Aubrey Loper, U.S. National
Bank, president of the Medford
Safety council, at a special meet
ing of the council's board of di
rectors Monday. Other commit
teemen named are Claude Hag
gert, Copco safety director and
Leo Sevcik, state drivers license
examiner.
Meeting Scheduled
The committee will meet with
officials of the city of Medford
Wednesday afternoon to deter
mine a course of action. ,
" "The Medford Safety council
would . be ' derelict in its public
responsibility," Loper said, r'if
it did not take decisive action.
We hope this meeting -with pub
lic officials will point the way
to a permanent solution to a
problem which has plagued the
city for many years."
Loper pointed out that what
ever course of action was decid
ed upon - would have - to have
the full support of the member
ship of the Medford Safety coun
cil as well as the general public.
Explosives Worth
$150 Said Stolen
The life of someone, possibly
in Jackson county, may be in
immediate danger, sheriffs dep
uties reported today.
They issued the warning after,
receiving a -report that about
$150. worth of explosives, was
stolen-several days ago from a
mine on Silver Fork creek, about
a half-mile north of the, Cali
fornia border. Owner of the
mine is William Earl Strow
bridge, 616 Catherine st., Med
ford. Officers said the" stolen explo
sives include 200 electric caps,
50 sticks of dynamite, 3 rolls
of black powder fuse, an elec
tric detonator and 50 No. 6 reg
ular blasting caps.
Deputies said potential dang
er of any. of the explosives will
increase with time. They added
that the electric caps can be set
off by as much as vibrations
from a two-way car radio.
Officers said they were es
pecially fearful that the explo
sives might have fallen into the
possession of children or some
one unfamiliar with their use
and potential danger. They add
ed that the explosives would be
particularly dangerous if all are
kept together in a car or other
space, rather than scattered over
a wide area.
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Cigarette Reported
Cause of Blaze in
Hogan Building
Traffic Blocked for
Several Hours
Estimates were being made to
day of damage resulting from a j
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Crater hotel, 30 South Central
ave. Damage probably will run
into the thousands of dollars.
The fire started about 3 p.m.
in a cardboard trash container
in a storeroom in the northwest
corner of the building, which is
owned by M. N. (Mel) Hogan.
Firemen said a 'cigarette caused
the fire. .
The blaze extended from the
storeroom through broken plas
ter to wood in the ceiling and
through the attic, firemen said.
Firemen removed the paper cov
ered wood roofing' in four places
to reach the flames. .
Traffic Blocked
Central ave. traffic was block
ed for several hours during the
rush hour, and Medford police
rerouted vehicles around the
scene of the fire.
Fire damage was confined to
the point of origin, firemen said,
in an area about 24 by 50 feet in
the rear of the northwest corner
of the building. Water damage
throughout the building was ex
tensive, they said.
Firemen said they attempted
to. limit' the use of water to pre
vent too much water damage,
but when they learned the fire
could not be properly contained,
more water was used.
Ceilings in at least three busi
nesses on the street floor fell in
as a result of water. .They were
in Ginn's Flowers, Dr. Robert J.
Urie's office, and Sams Sporting
Goods, . in addition to rooms in
Crater hotel.
General Alarm
A total of 27 firemen, includ
ing those who reported from off
duty, and six volunteers respond
ed to the general alarm. Fire
men returned to the station about
6 p.m. Two 1,000-gallon pumpes,
and the aerial ladder responded.
About 4:43 p.m. yesterday, one
pumper was released from the
Crater hotel fire to report back
to the main station to stand-by
because the west side truck,
which was standing by, was
called to a reported house fire
at the Lee Sherman residence,
840 Stewart ave.
Firemen found no fire at the
Stewart ave. address, and said
the alarm apparently was turned
in when someone saw smoke
from a fireplace.
About 10 p.m. yesterday, fire
men were called to the Crater
hotel again when contractors re
pairing the damaged roof report
ed smelling smoke. Firemen
found nothing, they said.
Orchard ists Disagree on
Bill To Tax Fruit Trees
Salem Frui t.grpwers of
Jackson and Hood River coun
ties disagreed Monday, on tax
ing orchards. - ,
The Jackson County Fruit
Growers called for passage of
SB311 which would make only
the land subject to taxes and
not the trees on it.
The Apple Growers associa
tion of Hood River want trees
to be taxed as has been the case
for many years in this county.
At the last session of the legis
lature a law was passed requir
ing such taxation. y
Edward Kelly, representing
the Jackson growers, said pear
production would decline if ad
ditional taxes were slapped on
the trees. He said 40 per cent of
the older trees need replanting
and added taxes would discour
age this.
Loss of tax base in Hood River
would be around $750,000, Rep.
George Annala (D.-Hood River)
said. He pointed out he was a
fruit farmer and admitted it was
unusual to ask for continuation
of taxes.'
Non-fruit farmers, businesses
and city property of Hood River
would have to pay the addition
al amounts if the trees were re
moved from taxation, Annala
Ohmart's Switch
In Vote Brings
Victory To Bill
Return To House
For Concurrence Next
Salem (IP The Oregon Sen
ate today passed controversial
House Bill 1, representing the
heart of the Democratic tax pro
gram, but it took a last minute
switch in the vote of Republi
can Sen. Lee Ohmart of Salem
to bring the bill to victory.
At the regular roll call, the
vote was 15-15, with Democrat
Sen. Ben Musa voting against
it and Republican Senator Fran
cis Zicgler voting for it.
Goes Back to House
The measure how goes back
to the House for concurrence in
what advocates said were
amendments that make no sub
stantive change in the measure.
The vote was taken shortly
after noon following a bitter
debate that consumed an hour
and a half. The measure was a
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I auction uiutri ui. ousiness at
JO'30 am
Due to the lateness of the
hour, the Senate adjourned, post-
poning until afternoon its long
procession of measures up for
final consideration.
'Surtax' Erased '
House bill 1 erases the name ,
of "surtax" as passed by the
1955 session, but embodies rates
slightly higher than the surtax
rates.
Here are the rates under
HB 1:
On the first $500 of taxable
income or any part thereof, 4
per cent. On the second $500, 5
per cent. On the third $500, 6
per cent. On the fourth $500, 7
per cent.
On the third $1,000 of taxable
income, 8 per cent. On the fourth
$1,000 9 per cent. On all taxable
income in excess of $4,000 and
not in excess of $8,000, 10.2 per
cent. And on. all taxable income ,
in excess of $8,000, 11.6 per
cent. r
The Senate late Monday night
passed the ..-controversial corpo
ration ' excise and income tax
bill, 20-10., This was the other
half of the Democratic . tax pro- '
gram. ? r, vi . .
Man Escapes Injury
In Accident on 99
Samuel. Donald Anderson, 22,
of 492 Fordyce St., Ashland, es
caped without injury early last
night when an unidentified car
"pushed" Anderson's off High
way 99 about two miles north
of Ashland, according to state
police. "
Anderson was traveling south,
police said, when another car,
in which Anderson told police
were four young men, approach
ed from behind, and started
pushing the Anderson vehicle.
Anderson lost control of his
car when the- unidentified car
pushed it at an excessive speed,
police said. The Anderson car
went off on the left side of the
highway and turned over, they
said. The unidentified car con-,
tinued south, police reported.
In another accident yesterday,
a car operated by Elmer Stew
art, 59, of route 2, box 205, Med
ford, went out of control on wet
pavement on Highway 99 on the
north side of Blackwell hill,
and went into a . ditch, police
said. A passenger, Mabel Stew
art, was taken to Rogue Valley
hospital by Medford Ambulance
service.
said. An interim study of the
problem was suggested in place
of action on' the bilL.
Hail Scratches
. .
Pears in Valley
Two hail storms Monday afV
ernoon resulted in scratching
pears in small patches in the
Medford1. area, according to C.
B. Cordy, county horticulture
agent, ' "., .
. The storms occurred about
2:30 and 3 p.m. Damage in small
areas was reported between Tal
ent and Coker Butte rd., and in
an area west of Medford.
Cordy said little loss of fruit
resulted from the storms. Quali
ty of the fruit was not affected,
but appearance will be poorer
than usual. . . -
Some marks will be evident
on mature clear skinned fruit,
he said. However on Bosc and
other natural russet skinned va
rieties, the marks will be less
prominent, Cordy indicated.
Possible thunderstorms are
forecast this evening, with part
ly cloudy skies tomorrow.- Yes
terday's storms left .33 inch of
rain at the Medford weather
bureau station.