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Light Rain Tuesday Weather Report, Page I1A City Edition LANE COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER. 95th Year, No. 210 TWO SECTIONS 24 PAGES Eugene, Oregon, Monday, May 21, 1962 Second Clin Postal Paid at Eugene Oregon Price, 5 Cents 6 Contempt Convictions Overturned WASHINGTON UP) The Supreme Court overturned Monday the contempt convictions of six persons who balked at answering questions from congressional com mittees investigating Communist activities. The high tribunal, in an opinion by Justice Stewart, said the convictions had to be set aside because the in dictments returned by the grand jury against the six failed to identify the subject under congressional sub committee inquiry at the time each witness was inter rogated. Stewart said Congress had expressly provided that no one could be prosecuted for refusal to answer ques- Group Files Waldo Lake Appeal Notice Notice of a formal appeal to the recent decision on a man agement plan for the Waldo Lake area has been filed with the U.S. Forest Service. The Oregon Cascades Conser vation Council, through its pres ident, William Obertcuffcr, of Eugene, filed the notice late last week and asked an exten sion of time (30 days) in which to file a detailed statement. The Forest Service recently announced a new plan of devel opment of the lake and its basin located high in the Cascades north of the Willamette pass. Earlier Appeal This plan followed appeals of an earlier proposal and placed considerable recreational em phasis on future use of the basin and lakeshores. Sen. Wayne L. Morse, D-Ore., 'said two weeks ago that the new plan was inadequate and much too general. Oberteuffer Monday said that the appeal his group is making will be based on the alleged failure of the new plan to com ply fully with the newly-proclaimed policy for high-mountain areas. This high-mountain policy is also a new action by the gov ernment. It was announced by the Secretary of Agriculture, a higher authority than the For est Service. The policy states that groups of small lakes in the high moun tains will be placed within "landscape management areas" to preserve their scenic charac ter. Objections Unanswered Oberteuffer asserts that some groups of lakes, especially those south of Mt. Fuji, were not placed within such a landscape management usage in tne w aiao Lake plan. He also claimed that the ob jections of some 18 outdoor groups to the earlier Waldo Lake plan were not answered in the new plan. The conservationist said that the appeal the OCCC is making is not intended to halt construc tion of a road from the Gold Lake area to the Waldo Lake eastern shores. The road construction could go forward regardless of the ap peal, he said, because his group has no objection to the route or other construction plans. To Be Honored Mature By MARVIN TIMS Of the Register-Guard Robert S. Shelley of Eugene, 85 years young, had a twinkle in his eye last week as he revealed his dream of "climbing Spen cer Butte again when he is 102. Somewhat slowed now by a bad hip, Shelley, who has a great love for the outdoors because of his third-ofa-century of service with the U.S. Forest Service, last climbed the butte "for about the thousandth time" five years ago. "On this climb my ion got poison oak," he said with a smile. "I've never been troubled with the stuff because I used to chew it when I was a youngster. I guess this made me im mune." The white-haired Eugenean, an avid reader with row on row nf books and magazines in his study, will be honored by the f pringfield Board of Realtors Tuesday. He is being honored lor being a homesteader who has owned his property longer than any other Emerald Empire resident. Shelley's homestead, however, is not located in Lane County. It is near Hood River, but it has been under his continuous ownership since 1904 a year after he graduated "summa cum laude" (with the highest praise) from the University of Oregon. It was Just about a century ago that Congress passed the Homestead Act. It provided that any person over 21 could bttin title to 160 acres of public land if he lived on the land . Hons of congressional mves- tigators except upon indict ment by a grand jury. "This court has never decided whether the indictment must identify the subject matter which was under inquiry at the time of the defendant's alleged default or refusal to answer," Stewart continued. He then stated that the court Monday was holding that the in dictment must contain such an averment, and for this reason the judgments against the six had to be reversed. During the congressional hear ings, none of the six invoked the Fifth Amendment protec tion against self-incrimination, but emphasized First Amend ment guarantees of freedom of speech and press. They also contended the in vestigators, the House Commit tee on Un-American Activities and the Senate internal security subcommittee, exceeded their authority. The appeals decided Monday were by: Norton Anthony Russell, an engineer of Yellow Springs, Ohio, who was sentenced to 30 days and $500 fine.- . Robert Shelton, a copy edi tor on the New York Times, six months and $500 fine. Alden Whitman, a copy reader on the New York Times, six months and $500 fine. The jail sentence was suspended. Herman Liveright, former program director of New Or leans television station WDSU, three months and $500 fine. William A. Price, former reporter on the New York Daily News, three months and $500 fine. John T. Gojack, trade unionist of Columbus, Ohio, nine months and $200 fine. Gojack was formerly general vice presi dent of the United Electrical Workers Union. The union was expelled from the CIO in 1949 on grounds it was Communist dominated. The court vote in the cases of Russell, Shelton, Loveright, Price and Gojack was 5 2. The vote in the case of Whit man was 4-2. Justices Harlan and Clark wrote dissenting opinions in all six cases. Justices . Frankfurter and White took no part in any of the cases. Justice Brennan disqualified himself in the case of Whitman. INSIDE TODAY Women's News 8 9A Editorials Births ..10A IB Highclimber 2B Comics 5B Theaters HA TV Previews 12B Business Beat 12B Classified 6-11B as Homesteader With Longest-Held - Lover R. Administration Thousands Hear Medicare Br ASSOCIATED PRESS The Kennedy administration, with the President leading the assault, has carried a plea for its medical care for the aged program across the nation in an attempt to bring pres sure to bear on Congress. The American Medical Assn. goes , on nationwide television tonight to counter the move. While President Kennedy addressed 17,500 persons at New York City's Madison Square Garden Sunday, Vice Presi dent Lyndon B. Johnson and other administration spokemen sounded calls for support of medical care for the aged under Social Security at more than a score of rallies across the coun try. Many listeners, including some gray-haired prospective recipients of benefits under the King-Anderson bill, chanted "We will, we will" when the spokesmen told them to write their congressmen and urge support for the measure. Kennedy, whose speech was carried on nationwide tele vision, predicted that the bill would pass Congress "this year. Senate to Take Up Kennedy Farm Bill Demo Urges Senators to Consider Proposals Apart From Estes Case WASHINGTON (UPD Democratic Whin Hubert H. Humphrey appealed to the Senate Monday to consider President Kennedy's farm requests without becoming in volved in the Billie Sol Estes investigation. He made the plea as the Senate prepared to take up its version of the President's proposals. The Minnesota Democrat conceded that the Estes case probably "will be part of the social environment in which the farm bill will be discussed." But he reminded that the Senate was a legis lative rather than an inves tigative body. In discussing the farm bill, Humphrey told reporters he thought the administration might do quite well" in get ting the Senate to restore some of its proposals cut out of the bill in committee. Closed Hearings ' Noting that the McClellan in vestigating subcommittee was starting closed hearings on the Estes grain-fertilizer scandal to day, the senator told newsmen: The best way to investigate is to investigate in committee and nut in the Senate. The Mc Clellan committee is one of the best in Congress and will be given all the support possible. We should separate these two matters." First stages of the investiga tion were held in the office of Sen. John L. McClellan, D-Ark., chairman of the investigating subcommittee. Among those in on the session was N. Battle Hales, who was transferred to a field post after charging that the Agriculture Department was partial to Estes in cotton allot ment awards. The subcommittee held a closed afternoon session to be gin looking into information on the case. Tax Records Informed sources said the Senate investigators had quiet ly arranged to examine the in come tax files of Estes and oth ers involved in his dealings with the government. They said McClcllan's sub committee had asked for tax rec ords of Estes and three former government officials who lost their jobs as a result of disclos ures arising from Estes' grain and cotton operations. An ex ecutive order gives the subcom mittee the right to make use of tax returns. S. Shelley for five years and improved it. Public lands were closed to set tlement in 1935. Shelley will receive a special plaque Tuesday as part of the observance of National Realtor Week by the Springfield real tors. "In my last year at the university, a doctor said 1 had only three months to live. He said I was suffering from something like nervous dispepsia. I remember I had lost considerable weight, mainly because I was working long hours as well as going to school taking such courses as civil engineering, me chanical engineering and science." Shelley, who resides with his wife at 375 Garden Way, said wages were exceedingly low in the early 1900s and that he only had "about a dollar a week for food for a time during my last year in college." Because of his health, Shelley decided to take an outdoor job after graduation. He went to work for the then infant For est Service with a territory to patrol that spread from the Hood River valley southward to the McKcnzie Highway. "Often I would take pack horse trips into the wilderness and not sec a human being for four months. 1 spent much of the time making surveys and preparing recommendations that led to future improvements in some of the Forest Servica opera tions." One of Shelley's close friends in those early days was Gifford Pinchot, one of the first persons to favor planned conservation of U. S. forests. Sponsors Rallies U.S. Buildup In Thailand NearsGoal BANGKOK, Thailand (UPD The- United States military buildup in Thailand nearcd its 5,000-man goal Monday and American officials expressed satisfaction with their speedy deployment to defense post tions. The last few hundred rein forcements were flying in from Hawaii on 13-hour, one -stop flights. After a round of weekend in spections and conferences by the U.S. commander for South' cast Asia, Gen. Paul D. Har- kins, processing of the new men and materials was functioning like clockwork. U. S. Ambassador Kenneth Todd Young told newsmen Sun day that American forces will remain in Thailand so long as the situation remains confused, dangerous and a threat to Thai land's security." Young indicated that a politi cal settlement among the three rival princes of neighboring Laos would not necessarily mean U.S. troops would leave Thailand immediately. The Thai government is con cerned about internal subver Baseball NATIONAL LfAOlF San Francisco at Lai Anseles, niahl. Chlc.Ko t Pttlsbumh. night. PhllndelphW t St. Louis, "IBM Cincinnati at Milwaukee, nluhl. New York at Houston, nlsht. AMKR1CAN t.F.AOl'K Kansas City at Boston, night. Detroit at Chicago, night, infill 'aotSinqM 1. BloMmnJt Baltimore at Cleveland, night. Only gemea acheduled. Property Recalls or as the tide comes in, next year." He noted that Britain adopted similar legislation 30 years ago. The president of the AMA, Dr. Leonard W. Larson, blasted the bill and the rallies saying the U.S. Treasury is being looted "in a massive propaganda blitz designed to pressure Congress" into enacting the program. In a statement after the Kennedy speech, Larson said: "Giant Madison Square Garden rallies cannot conceal this fact: the King-Anderson bill would force an immediate 17 per cent payroll tax increase on workers earning $5,200 or more and their employers." Larson described the measure as radical and said it would "give the federal government dangerous power to control medical practice in hospitals." The AMA favors the present Kerr-Mills law, which pro vides for federal assistance to states but leaves administration of a program of medical care for indigents over 65 to the states themselves. Under the King-Anderson measure, Social Security recipi ents would be eligible for medical aid financed through a ; V-W?:.-"'--4.CJ- -, J Sent Back Nationalist China to Admit Refugees From Mainland TAIPEI, Formosa (UTt The Nationalist Chinese government Monday announced it will ac cept all Chinese Communist ref ugees who want to come to For mosa from Hong Kong. Authorities in the British crown colony have cracked down recently on the flow of Illegal refugees from Red China and have shipped thousands back. The formal announcement is sued by Vice President Chen Cheng, who is also premier, set no limit on the number of refu gees Formosa will accept. It said the Nationalist Chinese treasury will "advance and ap propriate funds required for the relief and resettlement of those refugees." As a more immediate mea His Outdoor Life Pinchol, who later was to become governor of Pennsylvania, served as chief of the U. S. Forest Service from 190S to 1910. Before the Forest Service was formed, he served as chief of the Division of Forestry. "I used to take Mr. Pinchot on hunting and fishing trips when he visited Oregon. Wo were very good friends." After Shelley obtained his homestead in 1904, he erected a 10 by 12-foot cabin on the 160-acre lite, but heavy snow caved in the roof the first winter. Shelley was also confronted with other homestead problems. "I tried digging a well and actually went down 36 feet using just a spade, but I never hit water. Finally, I used a vinegar barrel to catch drainage from the roof. It worked fine but the water had a marked flavor." Shelley climbed numerous mountains during his Forest Scr ice career and says the beauty of the outdoors has given him this creed to live by: "Climb, create, comprehend and conse crate." Shelley, who retired fr 'he Forest Service in 1938 at the age of 62. then went into the real estate business "so I wouldn't starve." He retired as a broker in 1950. A Republican, Shelley has photos of Theodore Roosevelt and Dwight Eisenhower on his wall. But he said he didn't vote a straight party ticket. "I alwayi try to vote for the best man." Asked whether he would vote for President Kennedy, Shel Icy said: "No. He won't let ui keep our gold coins." (AP Wlrephoto) A Hong Kong policeman assists an eld erly Chinese who is being sent back to Communist China after an illegal entry into the British crown colony. The po liceman is carrying loaves of bread the immigrant will take with him as he crosses the border. Nationalist China announced Monday it will accept refu gees who are being sent back from over crowded Hong Kong. sure, it said the government will contribute 1,000 tons of rice to the Hong Kong government to help feed the refugees who have been pouring into the Brit ish crown colony from Com munist China by the thousands in recent days. The announcement added that the Nationalist Chinese govern ment is "more than willing to cooperate with the governments of other countries, with inter national relief organizations, and with the Hong Kong authorities in the work of providing re lief for these refugees." Earlier, the secretary general of the Free China Relief Assn. said that the Brazilian govern ment already had expressed will ingness to accept Chinese farm ers as immigrants. Social Security payroll lax increase of one-fourth of one per cent on employes and employers. Several thousand persons who could not get into the Gar den to hear Kennedy's speech sat outside and listened to it via public address system. At one point, Kennedy noted that he had paid several visits in the past two days to his sick father, Joseph P. Ken nedy, in a rehabilitation institute here. "He can pay his bills," the President said. "If he couldn't, I would have to, and I'm not as well off as he is." The President said at least half the mail he has received on the bill has been "wholly misinformed" about its provi sions. He urged that doctors throughout the country write to him, to Welfare Secretary Ribicoff or the bill's sponsors Rep. Cecil R. King, D-Calif., and Sen. Clinton P. Anderson, D-N.M. and get a "concise explanation" of the proposal. Kennedy said the administration wants the help of doctor "and gradually wt are getting it." (See story, Page 5A) To Spur Economy President Urges Increased Output WASHINGTON Wl President Kennedy said Monday the problem facing the nation is not how labor and man agement should divide fruits of production but how to increase output so everyone The President was tne lirst speaKer ai me wnue House conference of national economic issues attended by several hundred of the nation's leading businessmen, labor union leaders, ana representatives 01 ine puunc Kennedy was introduced by Chairman Thomas J. Watson Jr. of the International Business Machines Co. The President said the business and labor leaders had an opportunity at the con- ference to suggest to the government how the coun try can do a better od in creasing output and eco nomic crowtn. Kennedy said the nation is not reaching its full productive potential. He said France, Italy, and Germany are doing a better job in using their potentialities and reaching higher economic growth rates. Kennedy said many in busi ness and labor criticize various aspects of his domestic econom ic policies as well as foreign economic problems surh as re ducing the balance of payments deficit. He called on those present to come up with any suggestions they think would be better ways of handling the problems. The President, speaking with out a prepared text, said it is time to differentiate between myth and reality. He said some bankers recent ly told Secretary of the Treas ury Douglas Dillon they are afraid of inflation developing in this country. This Is no problem at all, Kennedy said, because there has been very little infla tion since 1958 and prices re main steady. He appealed to labor and management to look at things as they are, and not in terms of party labels or anything else. In that connection, Kennedy noted there will be no prcsiden tial election for two years. He indicated that now is the time to pull together for the general good, forgetting partisanship, Top members of Kennedy's Cabinet, along with leading businessmen and labor officials, are scheduled to discuss such broad Issues as collective bar gaining, economic growth and wage-price policies, automation problems, and U.S. foreign trade problems during the two-day conference. ROBfcRT Plea will nave more to share. Large Group Of Europeans Flees Algeria ALGIERS UW Driven by Se cret Army Organization terror ism and the fear of Moslem re prisals, 2,600 Europeans fled Algeria by plane over the week end. So great was the demand for air passage that military author ities had to add four planes to 12 flights previously scheduled for Sunday. In the five days preceding the weekend, officials said about 2,000 persons departed with no apparent intention of returning to terror-plagued Algeria. A similar rush for ship pass age was reported along the Al giers docks, as alarm spread over increasing slaughter by killers of the Secret Army Or ganization and the threat of re prisals by Moslem commandos. Lane Library Outcome Still Being Tallied Anyone on tenterhooks about the outcome of the county li brary election will remain so at least until Tuesday. The question of establishing a county library system received 17,107 "yes" volet and 17,049 no" votes in the unofficial counting of regular ballots a difference of 58 in favor of the library. There are some 170 absentee ballots yet to be counted. How ever, the counting board that began Monday morning is leav ing measures Including the library until last, and the re sults will not be known until late Monday or early Tuesday. S. SHELLEY n .-.'" V-,
