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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.