Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, August 16, 1957, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text52nd Year Medfor: UniUd Pre Full Lead Wir 22 Pages Business License Tax Revised After First One Vetoed Basic feei in a city business license tax were reduced 40 per cent in an amended tax ordi nance approved by the city coun cil last night. The original tax ordinance passed by the council Aug. 1 was vetoed by Mayor John Snid er. The new tax goes into effect Immediately, and changes in three ways the amount of money businessmen will pay to the city. Rasir fpp ar sut 4n npr rent below the earlier proposal. The fees, tn 10 categories in zone A. are from S13.50 to $20, down from the previous range of $27.50 to $33. Fees in 10 zone B categories ar from $11 to $16.50 instead of the earlier $18 ta $27. Associates Parlnert Charge for each licensed or registered professional associate or business partner more than one is $8 in both zones. This is reduced from $12.50 under the first ordinance. The tax, as amended, for space rental units is from one to four units, none; five or more, $1 each. Tax under the original instrument was from one to four units, none; from five to 15 units, $2.50; more than 15 units, $1 each. A move to change the amend ed ordinance failed when Mayor Snider cast a no vote to break a four-four -council deadlock. The amendment, submitted by Don Hansen, would have put tax on space rental units on an "average yearly occupancy basis. Snidcr's letter to the council explaining his vetr of-the origi rial ordinance re "it Via. heen the eeneral "pub lic understanding that funds de rived from the proposed revis ion of the business license fee schedule would go to the gen eral fund, to offset other funds budgeted for off-street parking. "However, in passing the busi ness tax measure, members of the council indicated they could justify doing so only if no part of the money were to go for off-street parking. "For these reasons, I am re turning the business license tax ordinance without signature. Make Htcommendalioni "At the same time, I respect fully recommend to the council: "1. Thai the business license tax proposal be revised to pro vide a 40 per cent reduction in Knowland Says Senate May Boost Foreign Aid Washington (IB Senate Re publican ltider William F. Knowland told President Eisen hower today that with Demo-' cratic help the Senate may re store a "substantial" part of the $809 million chopped Jrom for eign aid funds by the House. Knowland said after a break fast strategy conference with Eisenhower that the President's threat to call Congress into spe cial session to boost the mutual security appropriation was not discussed. But it remained a strong possibility. Salem IIP) Appointment of Willian T. Linklater, 26, Coos Bay, has been named as attorney for the Department of Motor Vehicles. BLASTING INTO SKY, nation's Bon rc, is launched at Fa trick It " A t ;- m 1 t-. v - - ; left 'tarts flight. At ngnt rocset apparently is sitting cn CL of flame second later. (International Soundphoto basic fees which would make the business tax structure more equitable, a goal long sought by the council, and "i. That the council actively cooperate in the development of a program of off-street parking in which the cost will be borne by the benefitted business dist rict property owners as enabled by an act of the last legislature. 'LURE' Carmen Jacques, for mer roommate of self-admitted prostitute Ronnie Quillan, ar rives to testify at the Abel trial of Confidential magazine in Los Angeles. Under questioning she said that Publisher Robert Har rison . "asked Ronnie to get stories for the magazine."-,The prosecution is seeking tojgsaj kskttifHamson used grosti tutes as "lures' to trap stars -and obtain spicy stories. See : story on page 8. Purchasing Agency Office Created Medford city government's ad ministrative department has a purchasing agency as of today by action of the city council last night. City Manager Robert Duff an nounced the appointment of Richard V. Hogan as purchasing agent. Hogan, who has been in training since July 1, will head the new department. The agency will control pur chasing' of materials, s'upplies and certain services performed by independent contractors for the city. . The establishing ordinance empowers the purchasing agent to '"purchase or contract for all materials, supplies and contrac tual services" needed by city agencies. He shall also "act to procure -for the city the highest quality in supplies . . . at the least expense," and "sell or dis pose of all personal property which has become obsolete and unusable." - Competitive bidding1 is re quired by the ordinance wher ever possible on all purchases, contracts, and sales of personal property. Washington Of) The House Civil Service committee bas ap proved a bill making all' federal employees subject to the govern ment's loyalty-security program. newest air defense missile, Air Force Base, Fla. At ( J I s ' 'I 1 J 4 MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1957 Anthony Cavendish Ordered To Leave Poland in Week United Press Reporter Hit for Lodz Coverage Warsaw (IP) The Polish Communist government today ordered United States Staff Cor respondent Anthony J. Caven dish to leave Poland within a week because of what a Polish official described as ."tendent ious" reporting of the Lodz street car strike. Cavindish was advised of the expulsion order this afternoon by the deputy director of the Press and Information Depart ment of the Polish Foreign Min istry. The action followed attacks in the Polish press against all west ern reporting of the Lodz strike. Agencies Denounced The Polish Communist party newspaper Tribuna Ludu Thurs day denounced four western news agencies by name United Press, Associated Press, Reuters and the French Agence France Press. One point raised by Tribunu Ludu and cited to Cavendish by the Foreign Ministry official to day was the U.P. correspond ent's report that at least five persons had been injured in the Lodz disturbances. Cavendish told the official to day that he had seen hospital certificates of five people. The official replied that the use of the phrase "at least" implied there were more. New York HPi Frank H. Bartholomew, president of the United Press, said toda;': "We have comDlete confi dence in Anthony J. Cavendish as a resonsible and accurate re porter. Obviously, the Commun ists are attemDtine to penalize him for his factual reporting of the Lodz disturbances. Mrs; Bash Named To Oregon GOP Body ' Portland fl?l James F. Short, chairman of the Republi can State Central Committee, today announced names of exec utive committee members cho sen by the new congressional district election system. Chairmen and vice chairmen include: First district, Mrs. Vida Robertson, Molalla; and Ray mond G. Wood, Oceanlake; Sec ond, district, Joe Burns, Hermis ton and Mrs. Oral O. Hagedorn, Prineville; Third district, Fran cis I. Smith and Mrs. Elizabeth Sailor of Portland; Fourth dis trict, Mrs. Kathleen Bash, Med ford and' Roland Rodman, Eu gene. Syria Planes Force U. S. Craff To Land London (IB Cairo Radio re ported today that Syrian planes forced an American plane to land in Damascus Thursday "for hovering over Syrian territory without obtaining permission." "A squadron of Syrian planes forced the American plane " to land when it ignore'd the warn ing while flying over Syrian territory," the Cairo broadcast said. "The American plane was circling over Demascus. Compe tent Syrian authorities searched the four members of the Ameri can plane and collected the land ing fees for the plane before it was allowed to resume its flight." The type of aircraft was not identified and no further details were given. Boston Newspaper Strike To Continue Boston iffi The eight - day old Boston newspaper strike, which has idled some 5,000 em ployees and deprived more than a million readers of their regu lar papers, seemed likely to con tinue through the week end to day. Officials of the striking Mail ers' Union and newspaper repre sentatives met for the third time Thursday but "achieved no re sults," according to State Labor Commissioner Ernest Johnson. THICK-SKINNED CAPTIVE Detroit (IP Wayne county sheriff's deputies today had an unwanted prisoner sloshing around in a bathtub. The depu ties said they hoped the zoo would take the prisoner off their hands. The captive is a 32-inch alligator. Salem ilP Traffic in Oregon during the first six months of 1957 showed a decline of 2V2 per cent over the samfe period a I year ago. s "Now, This 1$ What We've Been Using Lately' Vl - 1 l Woman Found On Highway 238 A woman found lying partly clothed near Bird's Riverview market on Highway 238 last night, has been identified as Ada Zane Moonman, 42, trailer resi dent near the Applegate store, state police said this noon. She appeared at first to be an amnesia victim, but appar ently has "these spells" oc casionally, state police said. She was identified by Fred Speece, whose name she kept mumbling, police reported. Two unidentified youths re ported discovery of the woman to a resident who lives across from the market. State police were notified and found the woman -, unconscious, wearing only bathrobe -"- and white sandals." '. 1 , ;" . 7 Removed to the Sacred Heart hospital by Medford Ambulance Service the woman appeared to be uninjured except for scratches on her knee and hip, officers said they were told. Medford Woman Hurt In Portland Collision . Portland 0P Mrs. Laura Copenhaver, 42, Medford, was hospitalized here today with multiple injuries suffered in a three-car accident Wednesday. She suffered a broken right wrist, multiple fractures of the left arm and head cuts. ' ARMY ECONOMY IN ACTION Powered w ith a Lycoming 245 h.p. engine ana asmg a drive system designed to operate for 1000. hours between overhaul periods, the Army H-23D. (above) is the first helicopter to be placed into production to achieve the Army's goal of reducing operating costs th rough less maintenance. Under terms of a multi-million-dollar production contract with Hiller Helicopters in Palo Alto, Calif., deliveries will begin this fall to various A rmy bases where they will be used for train ing, liaison, mapping and other utility missions. Porter Says Trujillo imported1 Communists for 'Popular' Look Washington HP) Rep. Charles O. Porter charged Thursday night thaf Generalissimo Rafael Trujillo "imported" C o m m u nists into the Dominican Repub lic to give his government a "popular" look. 'Point by Point' Reply Porter gave the House what he termed "a point by point" re ply to charges by Rep. Albert P. Morano (R.-Conn.) that his re cent criticisms of the Dominican Republic were playing into the hands of international Communism. Tribune Weather FORECAST: Fair over week week end. Low tonight 53. Hich Saturday 92. Temp. Hlshest Yesterday 88 Lowest This Morning 51 Our Skies Tonight Sunrise - 5:19 a.m. Sunset 7:12 p.m. Moon rise 9:56 p.m. VISIBLE PLANETS (Their approximate distances . from the Earth tonicht.) Venus 124 million miles. Jupiter 577. .million miles. Saturn 905 million miles. (Mars, nowi nvisihle behind the Sun. is 246 million miles away tonighl.V Two Controversial Nominations OK'd Washington (IP) The Senate Thursday night beat down heat ed Democratic opposition to ap prove twcT'of "PresTdefiTElsen hower's most controversial nomi nations. In a night session, the Senate approved the nominations of Jerome K. Kuykendall to the Federal Power Commission and Dr. Don Paarlberg as assistant secretary of agriculture.' The Kuykendall nomination was passed by a 50-25 vote and Paarlberg's by a vote of 42 to 32. In both cases, only two Re publicans voted against ap proval. Sen. Wayne L. Morse (D-Ore.) was the most vigorous opponent of Kuykendall, and Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey (D-Minn.) led the attack on Paarlberg. -: :v!-:-:7JS?::&:-: The Dreaon Democrat called Morano's speech a "welter of in sufficient preparation, misdirect ed logic and flat assertions." He also demanded Morano of fer proof his views of United States Latin American policy "have mainly benefited Commu nists and Communist sympathiz ers." Scoffs ai Idea Porter scoffed at the idea the Dominican republic was the "island stronghold of resistance against Communism" as charac terized by Morano. Price 10 United Press Full Leased Wir No. 127 Increase Shown in True Cash Value Of Oregon Property Over $6 Billion for First Time in History Salem (IP) Reappraisals, im provement in assessment prac tices and normal growth have increased the true cash value of taxable property in Oregon by near $309 million, the State Tax commission reported today. The increase, bringing the to taal to $6,192,956,607, was re corded in the commission's an nual summary of property valu ations and includes official to tal to $6,192,956,607, was re values assessed by the commis sion. It is the first time in state his tory that valuations have topped the $6 billion mark. The complete summary shows that for the period ending Jan. 1, 1957, assessed value had risen $106 million in all classes of property, including nearly $30 million in utility property. Increased values of locally as sessed properties are attributed to normal growth factors, reap praisal of properties under state supervision and improved prap lices by local assessors, Tax Commission Chairman S. W. Horn said. Gov. Robert D. Holmes said the increase would mean that the department of veterans af fairs would be able to float an additional $5 million worth of bonds for the state's loan-seeking veterans. Until the new as sessment, the department had hit its constitutional bonding limit. Major Projects Added Commissioner Horn said the increase in state-assessed utili ties was due to expanded plants and facilities. Several major utility company projects have been added to the tax rolls this year, chief of which is the na tural gas pipeline into Oregon The increase In true cash value for all utility companies over last year was $96,579,610. The average assessment rate for the state last year was 34.773 per cent of true cash value. The range was from 22 per cent in Polk county to 48 per cent in Multnomah. Chicago (IP) The Chicago Public Library plans to display a letter written by one of Amer ica's earliest boosters. The let ter, describing "fivers so good and great that is a marvel" and "most lofty mountains," was written to his soverigns 465 years ago by Christopher Colum bus. "Trujillo imported exiled Do minican Communists in 1946 from Mexico to make it appear that he was truly popular and that the only real opponents of his regime were the Commu nists," Porter said. Not Advocating Break Porter said he was not advo cating breaking diplomatic rela tions with the Dominican ''Re public or cutting off United States trade. He accused Morano of misstating his position on these points ior the purpose of creating "strawmen." Search Resumes For Bodies of 2 IVlen at Westfir Westfir, Ore. - (IP) A huge rock slide buried two men just two minutes before the noon lunch hour near here Thursday and rescue workers resumed digging for them today. The men, believed dead, were Robert V. Anderson, about 33, Bonds Sold for Arterial, Storm Sewer Programs United States National Bank of Portland, and Blyth and Com pany, Inc., Portland investment firm, were successful combined bidders on $195,000 worth of Medford storm sewer and arter ial street program general obli gation bonds at the city council meeting last night. Bids also were received on both programs from First Na tional Bank of Portland. U. S. National and Blyth and company will purchase $100,000 general obligation bonds for the arterial street program at 4 per cent interest, paid semi-annually. The purchasers will pay the city $100.16 for each $100 par value, making the effective interest rate 3.9753 per cent. Bonds will mature at the rate of $10,000 each Aug. 1, the years 1959 through 1968. Storm Sewer Bonds Storm sewer general obliga tion bonds amounting to $95,000 will be sold the bank and in vestment company at the same semiannual, 4 per cent interest rate. The city will be paid $100.16 for each $100 par value, making the effective interest rate 3.9717 per cent. Bonds will mature in amounts of $8,000 on Aug. 1, 1958; $9,000 on Aug. 1. 1959 through 1961: and $10,000 on Aug. 1, 1962 through 1967. General obligation bonds were approved by Medford voters last November. The first segment of the 10 year arterial street program will be the Eighth st.-Main st. one- way'toupletrand" the first seg: ment of the six-year storm sewer program will be an east-west line in the downtown Medford area. Navy Reserve Blimp Ditches in Atlantic Elizabeth City, N. C. (IP) A Navy reserve blimp, caught 4n a thunderstorm, ditched in the Atlantic Ocean about midnight and a fishing vessel rescued the entire crew early today. The Coast Guard reported 16 men were aboard the blimp, en route from the Clynco, Ga., Na val Air Station to" Lakehurst, N. J. - Officials at Glynco said, how ever, there were only nine men aboard and that "all appeared to be in good condition" following the ditching in Pamlico Sound off the North Carolina coast. The Coast Guard station said the men were rescued in Pamlico Sound. The fishing vessel was scheduled to rendezvous with a 30-foot Coast Guard patrol boat which would take the rescued men to Wanchese, N. C, where they were to be transported lo an airport at Mantet), N.C. Porter Says Funds Ready for Survey Congressman Charles O. Porter said today $40,000 has been appropriated for Army en gineers to complete a survey of Rogue river basin flood control needs. , Engineers discontinued work on the study when funds became exhausted earlier this year. Army Engineers requested $50, 000 to complete the survey through the northwest regional office. Porter this morning said the money had been allocated to work in the Columbia river basin, but later was transferred for survey work in the Rogue river basin. He said the S40,- 000 would be sufficient to com plete the survey. Remaining work in the study includes field surveys along the main steam of Rogue river and its tributaries. Brazilian Plane Ditches Off Dominican Coast New York (IP) A four-en-gined Varig Brazilian Air Lines Super Constellation trying to make it back to land on only one engine went down at. sea today only 300 yards from shore in the Dominican Republic, the airline said. It had no passengers at Ciudad Trujillo, Dominican Republic, and was heading for Miami and the repair shop on three engines when the pro peller of a second engine flew oil, knocking out a third engine. Oakridge, and Burley Isaacs, about 42, Willamette City. Two other men. Bob Roach and Theron Haeler of Oakrirlep. escaped by outrunning the slide. Bloodhound Fails The slide occurred npar th peak of Buckhead mountain without warning. It started near the foot of a bluff at the too of the mountain and cut a swath about, 250 yards wide down the mountain side. The four mea were working below. A bloodhound was brought to the scene by Robert Sewell of Springfield and the dog was taken over a laree nart of tlm slide without locating the 'two ouried men. Immediately after the slide bulldozers were dis patched to help in rescue onera- tions. State Industrial Accident Com- . mission officers arrived at the scene late Thursday and decided to postpone further efforts to find the men until today because of danger involved. Slim Hope Voiced Leo C. Zahar said it wax ihn worst slide he has ever een while working for the commis sion. Some rescuers Thursdav mVlit voiced a slim hone that th mr-lr crushing plant, made of timhers may have formed a buffer be tween the two men and debris. The slide also ruined emiin- ment, including a power shovel, tractor and a power unit, with loss estimated at $80,000. Anderson was married anrl th father of two children, Caroline, iz, and Robert, about 9. Isaacs also was married and has a son, Jerry, 13. Re-Hearing Petition Denied by Council A petition for a re:hearing by the Public Utilities commission on the proposed Eighth st. grade crossing at the Southern Pacific railroad tracks was denied by the city council last night. Dr. Mary Jane Fowler, 49 Valley View dr., represented the safety committee of Jackson County Medical Societv. which submitted Hip nnrili The committee requested the re-hearing because of the "no- tential hazard" of an Eighth st. crossing, and the "interference" of essential movement of rail way freight at Eighth st. Proposed as substitute mea sures were a 66-foot, $762,000 underpass at 10th St., and closure of the 11th st. crossing. City Manager Robert Duff said representatives of the PUC would be in Medford Aug. 20 and were expected at that timp to review safety conditions at all Medford grade crossings. Teamsters Fail in Cleanup, Meany Says Chicago HP) AFL-CIO President George Meany charged Thursday that the Teamsters Union had failed to cleanse itself of corrupt prac tices cited by the parent federa tion. Meany told a news conference at the close of the federation's executive council meeting that the Teamsters "have done noth ing to make their linen any cleaner" since President Dave Beck was ousted from the coun cil three months ago. Beck was dropped from the council after it was disclosed he had borrowed $400,000 from the union treasury without pay ing interest. Subsequent scand als brought several other Team ster officials into disrepute. One led to the arrest of Vice Presi dent James R. Hoffa on a brib ery charge. Hoffa was acquited, however. Syria Says Americans Worked for Overthrow Damascus OPl Syria charged today that two of the three U.S. Embassy officials evicted from this country this week tried to enlist the support of a Syrian of ficer for an anti-Communist coup d'etat. The official radio broadcast a statement by Capt. Abdulla S. Atiyah filling in details of the Syrian charge that Embassy Secretary Howard Stone and Vice Council Francis Getton were "anti-government plotters." Youffi Held in Plot To Blow Up Embassy Beirut, Lebanon on Po lice have arrested a Jordanian youth in an alleged Egyptian plot to blow up the U.S. Em bassy, officials announced to day.. They said Mohammed Abdul Ghani, 18, discovered loitering outside the embassy Thursday night, confessed he and a Syrian youth were hired by members of the Egyptian Embassy in Da mascus to survey the American Embassy in Beirut for a planned bombing.