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iew Floods Threaten Arkansas; Danger Eases in Battered Texas By UNITED PRESS 4 levee break threatened new floods in Southeast Arkajisas, where an estimated one-half million acres of land already were under water, but tha flood danger eased today in storm-battered Texas. Clsewhere in the South, drenching rains Thursday night touched off local flood ing and road-blocking earth sljdes in parts of Mississippi. A battle to save the homes of 1,900 farm residents be low GferlSnd City, Ark., from floodwaters suffered a set back Thursday night when the rain-swollen McKinney Bayou broke through a section of the sandbagged levee. 900 Acres Flooded The break, later repaired, sent a surge of water swirl ing over a 900-acre lowland area, forcing the evacuation of five families and more than 1,500 head of cattle. Arkansas Adjutant Gen. Sherman T. dinger ordered a National Guard unit from Prescott to help a small army Most Persons Satisfied With Fringe Districts CorvaSis Most persons are satisfied with the services provided by the patchwork of special districts of urban fringe areas. That's the conclusion of Dr. Russell Maddox, Oregon State college political science pro fessor, who has made a study of the problems and prospects of the urban fringe in Oregon. An interim committee was appointe9 by the 1955 Ore gon legislature to study prob lems of urban fringe areas. Within the Portland urban area lone, the committees found, there were 187 active, independent units of local gov ernment. In seven other areas studied, 93 such governmental units were discovered. "People are familiar with o Bive in One Family Have Tonsillectomies Portland W Tonsillec tomies aren't so bad when you cgn hav company.-The Stern youngsters of Portland had plenty of company today whi 11 five of them entered Portland Sanitarium to have tlftir tonsils removed. They are Theresa June, 4; Edward, 6; Penny Ann, 7; Raymond, 10; grid Shirley, 12. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Stern were going to have their tonsils out at the same time but decided to wait until the five little sort throats are cleared up. $12,000 Damage in Fire at Portland Portland OP) Damage was estimated at $12,000 today from fire and smoke in a blaze of offices and storage space occupied by Air Filter & Sales Service Co. Cause t of the Thursday night blaze' was not determined. the results of this arrange ment, and they prefer to live with these results rather than risk unknown consequences of new and different systems," Maddox reported. Serious Problems Serious problems will prob ably be handled in the future as they have in the past slowly and haltingly but at the same time as swiftly as the bulk of the people demand, he said. With the exception of school districts, the most widely en countered special districts pro vided water, fire protection, sanitation, and highway light ing, in that order. This order is significant, Dr. Maddox said, because it reflects a char acteristic of suburban areas. That is, that needs commonly develop and find expression in action by residents "one at a time." Other districts are for zon ing, drainage, parks and rec reational facilities, cemeteries, hospitals and irrigation. The major municipal service not provided anywhere by a spe cial district is police protec tion, a function not authorized by law. Most police protection in urban fringe areas is con sidered totally inadequate by city standards, Maddox em phasized. Oregon was the fifth fastest growing state between 1940 and 1950 with a 39.6 per cent increase compared to 14.5 per cent for the nation. One note worthy feature of Oregon's growth has been its concentra tion in areas immediately sur rounding cities, where growth has been almost four times as rapid as in the cities them selves. Because of this, local governments have faced se rious problems in efforts to provide needed services to in habitants of the fringe areas, Maddox said. of juerelsmen and volunteers who have been fnhtina to save the levee for more than 4S hours. Officials estimated nearly II inches of rain hve fallen in Southeast Arkansas in the past week. Army engineers at Pine Bluff, Ark., said about 500,000 acres, mostly wood land, -were flooded in the southeast section of the state. A 7.65-inch downpour at Pine Bluff Thursday triggered local flooding, driving about 40 families from their homes end forcing some schools and businesaas to cloee. Hiskvaye Stecfeed In Mississippi, heavy rains Thursday night caused local flooding northeast of Green wood ia the Drew and Cleve land areu. Earlier, mudslides rumbled across highways near Vicllsburg and Yaioo City, Miss. Highway patrol officials said "hundreds of tons" of earth covered highway 80 near Vicksburf . Cars and buildings were damaged at Hattiesburg, Miss., late Thursday when the com munity was hit by hailstones and 30-mile-per-hour winds. Texts got a reprieve from vicious barrage of tornadoes, rain storms and hail as wea thermen reported the storm front waa falling back to the north. At least nine persons have been killed in Texas since the week end in accidents blamed on wather. Eugene Boy, 3, Drowns in Nillpond Eugene (IF) Three-year-old David Norman Callen drowned in the millpond of the Campbell-McLean ply wood plant here Thursday. The boy was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Callen of Eugene, whose residence is near fhe plywood plant. The boy was reported miss ing at 3:24 p.m. Eugene police and Lane County Sheriff's of ficers began a wide search, then started draggfng opera tions in the pond. The body was found about 15 feet from shore about 9:30 p.m. Lexington, Va. (in Half the cars in a 14-vehicle motor cade smacked together in a chain-reaction accident Thurs day, injuring eight students and halting a tour of historic spots. The accident came when a chaperone of touring high school students pulled off the highway. H;i MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Friday, May 2, 1958 ADDRESSING U. S. Cham ber of Commerce in Wash ington, Allen W. Dulles, di rector, Central Intelligence Agency, warns that Russia's growing industrial might threatens U. S, (International) Oregon Crimes Top '56 Figure Portland W Oregon crimes increased in nearly all categories in 1957 compared with 1956, the FBI says. Burglary showed the big gest increase, especially in Portland where there were 2500 in 1957 compared to 2042 in 1956. Oregon had 19,711 major crimes last year compared to 18,248 the previous year. There were increases in mur ders, manslaughters, rob beries, burglaries, larcenies and auto thefts. There were decreases in rapes and ag gravated assaults. There were 24 cases of mur der and non-negligent man slaughter in Oregon last year compared to 16 in 1956. There were 775 cases of robbery compared to 369 the year be fore. Of the 24 murder and non negligent manslaughter cases, 20 were in Portland. Of the 375 robbery cases, 327 were in Portland. Troirfrfae-Ccrmtft Bridge laid feasible Portland Ml. Multnomah county commissioners said to day an initial study showed a new, bridge across the Colum bia river between Troutdale, Ore., arid Camas, Wash., to be feasible. An engineering firm made a preliminary study and Com missioner Jack Bam said gov ernment bodies were satisfied that the bridge has "real possi bilities." It would be a toll span probably financed with revenue bonds. 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