Medford mail tribune., June 29, 1955, Image 1

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Against
7t dog racing were permitted ,
fc Jackson county, it "would
have drastic social implications,"
and "serious injury would be
done to the existing social struc
ture and moral standards of this
community," the county court
has declared.
The court gave these views in
a letter to the Oregon racing com
mission, prepared following the
court's unanimous vote Monday
to refuse approval for a dog rac
ing license application.
Following is the letter in full:
. . ' - June 28, 1955
Oregon Racing Commission,
Salem, Oregon.
Gentlemen:
Re: Recommendation of Coun
tyCourt on Application for Li-
On June 7, 1955, William L.
Briggs, Robert Van Vleet, Henry
Enders, Richard Watson and
Richard Huber appeared before
the Jackson County Court and
requested that the court make
a recommendation to ' the com
mission under the provisions of
ORS 462.055 approving and rec
ommending their application for
the issuance of a license to con
duct dog racing within Jackson
County. It has not been made to
appear whether the formal ap
plication required by Chapter
462 of O.R.S. has been filed or
will be filed with the commis
sion. Because of the request, this
body ordered a public hearing
to be held on June 24th concern
ing the matter. It was felt that
the public interest required that
all citizens of the county be given
an opportunity to be heard con
cerning the matter.
Response Immediate
. The public response was im
mediate and vociferous. Prior to
the hearing, the court received
sixteen times as much mail op
posing dog racing as was received
approving it. At the hearing the
Jackson County Ministerial As
sociation presented a resolution
opposing the granting of a li
cense. The retail merchants of
the cities of Ashland and Med
ford formally protested the
granting of a license. The Jack
son County Chamber of Com
merce likewise went on record
as opposing the issuance of a
license to conduct dog racing in
the county. The two daily news
papers in the county editorialized
against the issuance of a license.
Applicants presented several pe
titions signed by a number of
citizens. The public hearing was
well attended, but not one per
son appeared and spoke in favor
of licensed dog racing, other than
applicants.
The court concurs with the
majority expression of opinion
that the operation of a dog racing
track anywhere in Jackson Coun
ty would operate to the consider
able economic disadvantage of
the community, in that moneys
would be diverted from the usual
and legitimate channels of bus
iness. Specialised Economy
It is felt that this would be
especially harmful because of
the rather specialized economy
of Jackson County, which de
pends so largely upon seasonal
activities. This is true because
of the fact that the business of
operating such a track is essen
tially parasitic, producing noth
ing in the way of goods or ma
terial assets, taking of the sub
stance of the community and re
turning little or nothing of value,
It would also attract to the com
munity individuals of like de
scription.
We feel that the operation of
a dog racing track in this locale
would have drastic social im
plications. Serious injury would
be done to the existing social
structure and moral standards of
this community.
Recommend Denial
Because of the economic, so
cial and moral considerations
mentioned, it is recommended
that the commission deny the ap
plication of the above named in
dividuals tor trie issuance of a
license, if one has heretofore or
is hereafter made. The reasons
for this recommendation, as giv
en, do not in any way depend
upon the personal qualifications
of the applicants.
' It is therefore respectfully re
quested that it be considered by
the commission in connection
with any applications for the is
suance of a license to conduct
horse race meets or race meets
with animals other than horses
in Jackson County which may
hereafter be made by any person
or persons whomsoever. However,
Weather
FORECAST: Fair through Thurs
day. Low tonight 45. High
Thursday SO.
Temp.
Highest Yesterday S3
Lowest this Morning 39
Lttir
glSOCDS
Racing
if the Jackson County Court can
be of any further aid to the
commission at any time con
cerning such applications, it is
hoped that the commission will
see fit to contact us.
Yours very truly,
JACKSON COUNTY COURT
Rodney Keating,
County Judge
L. G. Shy Morthland,
County Commissioner
Chester H. Wendt,
County Commissioner.
Helicopter Crashes
During Search for
Fliers; One Lost
Yokosuka, Japan (U.R) A
helicopter crashed today during
the disaster-plagued search for
three Marine fliers missing in
the Pacific off Japan and the
Navy announced that one of its
four crew men is missing.
It was the third disaster of
the week. On Sunday a fighter
bomber with two Marine offic
ers aboard plunged into the sea
off the mouth of Tokyo bay.
Tuesday a fighter-bomber of the
vast search armada vanished in
the mists over volcanic Oshima
island.
Hope Dims
A hot summer sun had burn
ed away the Pacific fog hamper
ing the search for three missing
U. S. Marine fliers, but mount
ing seas and negative reports
from search planes and ships
dimmed hopes for their survival.
Bearded and red-eyed Air
Force, Army and Marine officers
refused to give up though they
were sleepless from continuous
search operations since Sunday
and the search went on today.
Then came the crash of the hel
icopter to give their morale an
other blow.
Signals Not Heard
Faint radio signals from an
elusive rubber life raft had giv
en tantalizing hope of success in
the search for the Marines, but
the signals were not heard to
day. - " - --.,-
A haze limited visibility to
five miles today through the
dense fog had cleared. But naval
officers feared the haze and the
rough seas would combine to
make it possible to miss a life
raft as little as 100 yards off a
search plane's course.
The search had been broaden
ed to seek the third missing Mar
ine when the helicopter crashed.
Neuberger Reports
On New Timber Bill
A bill by Sen. Clinto Ander
son (D-N.M.) to curtail exploita
tion of public lands by mining
groups has passed the Senate,
according to word received here
today from Sen. Richard L. Neu
berger (D-Ore.).
t(T . . A . 1 Mm m mm
i supported me Dili as a
desirable measure, but pointed
out that it fails to close a major
loophole in the laws which made
possible the Al Serena situation
in southern Oregon," Neuberg
er's wire said. "It still is legal
under this bill for a corporation
which has proved a patent to
public land to exploit commer
cially me umDer growing on
that land. I favor further legis
lation to eliminate this timber
grabbing," he added.
It was not known here im
mediately if the Anderson bill is
identical to a bill recently ap
proved by the House which has
a similar intent with regard to
mining claims on public lands.
PARK ENTRANCE OPENED .
The north entrance to Crater
Lake National park was opened
to traffic this morning, accord
ing to information radioed to
the state police office here. The
road was said to be icy in spots.
Judge Orders New Trial for
Fongs in Hank Murder Case
Portland (U.R) Circuit Judge
Alfred P. Dobson today ordered
a new trial for Wey Him and
Sherry Fong, convicted last
month of the first degree mur
der of Diane Hank.
Sets Aside Conviction
Judge Dobson set aside the
conviction in response to a mo
tion for a new trial filed by
Irvin Goodman, attorney for the
Fongs. The court order also va
cates the life prison sentences
imposed on the Oriental and his
Caucasian wife.
Principal ground for the court
to grant the new trial motion re
volved around jury delibera
tions." -
Judge Dobson, noting that but
little time elapsed between the
time the jury was charged and
Me
United Press hull Uusad Wire
50th Year
Counter-Espionage
Increase Against
Commies Advised
Reorganization of
CIA Declared Needed
Washington U.R) A Hoover
Commission task force called to
day for bolder U.S. counter-spying
on Russia and other Com
munist countries as a matter of
"self-preservation" and to fore
stall the possibility of another
Pearl Harbor.
To this end, it recommended
a reorganization of the Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA) so
there can be "complete, prompt
and continuing information on
the plans and potentialities of
those who would enslave" the
free world.
Serious Lack of Data
It said there is a serious lack
of "adequate intelligence data"
on Russia, Red China and other
Communist nations "our pri
mary target" in the field of spy
ing and counter-spying.
The task force rejected charges
aired by Sen. Joseph R. McCar
thy (R-Wis.) during the televised
Army-McCarthy hearings that
the CIA is infested with security
risks. It found "no valid ground
for the suspicion."
It did, howe'ver, recommend
that employees in the various
U.S. intelligence agencies be
given a security check-up at
least once- every five years to
make sure they have not
"changed character, fallen from
grace or succumbed to alien
blandishments or some personal
weakness such as strong drink
or sexual perversion."
Sincere, Dedicated Men
The group, headed by Gen.
Mark W. Clark, said the nation's
intelligence agencies are led by
"sincere and dedicated" men
who merit the "full confidence
and support of the American
people."
It sharply criticized "some"
American diplomats for their re
luctance and "abhorrence" in
digging out information because
of diplomatic nicities.
The recommendations were
forwarded to Congress without
comment by the parent Hoover
Commission.
Old Armory Site
Sale Completed
Armory Properties, Inc., has
completed the purchase of the
old armory site on North Apple
st., between Third and Jackson
sts., for $27,500, according to
a deed filed in the Jackson coun
ty recorder's office.
The deed was signed by.Maj.
Gen. Thomas E. Rilea, adjutant
general of the Oregon National
Guard.
Otto J. Frohnmayer, attorney
representing a group of local in
vestors incorporated as Armory
Properties, said no plans have
been made for development of
the property because the Nation
al Guard maintains a right to
use the property until March 1,
1956.
The armory building was
itself destroyed by fire about,
three years ago, and the property
at the Jackson county fair
grounds has been acquired for
construction of a new armory
and civic building. Construction
has been delayed because bids
opened recently were higher
than engineers' estimates.
TAX FIGURES DELAYED
Final figures on Jackson coun
ty total assessed valuation for
1955, expected two weeks ago,
will not be ready this week. Ac
cording to County Assessor R.
G. Fowler, a business machine
failure will delay the report for
an indefenite period.
the verdict returned, said:
"The court cannot conclude
that mature consideration can
have been given during such a
period of any of the multitude
of most serious problems of moti
vating, cause, inference and sim
ple sequence which cried for
careful and minute examina
tion."
Discussion Required
The judge added that "factual
complexities we r e submitted
which in a conventional civil
case would normally require
hours of discussion.
The jury which returned the
first degree murder verdict
recommended life imprisonment
The body of the 16-year-old
Hank girl was found early in
1854 near WashougaL Wain, .
DFORD
18 Pages
IS THERE ROOM? In a ceremony in the Rose Garden of
the White House, President Eisenhower pins the third Oak
Leaf Cluster on Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway's Distinguished
. Service Medal Mrs. Ridgway and their son, Mathhew, 6,
look on. Ridgway is retiring as Army chief of staff June 30.
Atoms-f
Loses by Narrow Edge
But May Be
Br UNITED PRESS
President Eisenhower's pro
posed atoms-for-peace merchant
ship may not be dead even
though both houses of Congress
have voted against it once.
The administration suffered a
narrow defeat on the issue Tues
day night when the Senate re-
'Go Slow' Approach
By Parliament Hits
Adenauer Program
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Bonn, Germany (U.R) A
"go slow" approach by the West
German Parliament today
wrecked Chancellor Konrad
Adenauer's chances of getting
West Germany's rearmament
started before the Big Four
"summit" talks in Geneva.
Adenauer also had . hoped to
have a volunteer program well
under way before he left for
Moscow for talks with the Krem
lin, but an all - party revolt
against the first government re
armament bill promissed a two
to three month delay in his
entire rearmament timetable.
Would Enlist 6000
The "volunteer bill," .under
which the government planned
to enlist 6,000 volunteers by next
March, passed Its first parlia
mentary hurdle in the Bunde
stag (Lower House) last night. It
was approved and passed on to
committee on the first of the
three readings it must survive
but only after 10 hours of heated
debate.
But the full - scale revolt,
which cut across party lines, in
dicated the measure would have
heavy going in committee.
Severe criticisms were ex
pressed not only by the opposi
tion Socialists but also by
spokesmen of Adenauer's coali
tion parties and members of his
own Christian Democrats.
Entomology Group
Elects Dr. Genlner
Dr. Louis G. Gentner, entom
ologist at the Southern Oregon
Experiment station near Talent,
has been named chairman-elect
of the Pacific branch of the En
tomological Society of America,
it was reported today.
He returned recently from
Riverside, Calif., where he at
tended the annual meeting of
the Pacific branch. More than
400 state and federal entomolo
gists and insecticide industry
representatives attended from
the western states, Canada, Ha
waii and Australia. More than
60 papers on insects and their
control were presented.
Dr. Gentner's election means
he will serve as vice-chairman
in 1956 and chairman in 1957.
En route to the meeting he vis
ited at experiment stations in
Reno, Nev., and at Riverside and
Davis, Calif.
Baseball
AMERICAN
(First game) r h e
Baltimore 2 8 2
New York 9 11 1
Rogovin, McDonald (8) and
Smith, GuteU (7); Turley and
Berza.
MEDFORD, OREGON,
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or-Peace Ship
Revived
jected the ship project by a one-
vote margin, 42-41. It did so in
refusing to restore $21,000,000
to finance the vessel to a bill au
thorizing $269,159,000 for other
atomic construction.
The House previously passed
the same bill without funds, for
the atomic-powered ship. But the
project may not be definitely
grounded yet.
The House Merchant Marine
Committee has approved con
struction of both an atomic dem
onstration ship as suggested by
Mr. Eisenhower and a truly ex
perimental atomic ship.
Congressional sources said the
President's ship might be built
Land powered -under 4he- House
committee bill through a license
from the Atomic Energy Com
mission. But others believed the
committee measure would au
thorize only hull construction.
Other congressional news: .
Foreign Aid: House GOP Lead
er Joseph W. Martin Jr. pre
dicted the House would beat
down attempts today to slash
the administration's $3,285,000,-
000 foreign aid bill.
Marines: A conference com
mittee began resolving differ
ences today in the $31,488,206,
000 defense budget approved by
the House and the $31,882,915,
762 passed by the Senate. A ma
jor dispute was over whether to
provide funds for maintaining
the Marine Corps at its present
strength, as the Senate, voted to
do, or to endorse administration
plans to reduce Marine man
power, as the House did.
Democrats: Senate Democrats
said they have disproved Re
publican charges that they could
not control the machinery of
Congress without carrying on a
"cold war" with the President.
They said the large amount of
legislation which has cleared the
Senate this year contradicts the
GOP claim.
Subversives: The Senate Inter
nal Security subcommittee said
the attorney general's list .of
subversive organizations has
been "misused" to bar applicants
from jobs in government and de
fense plants. It suggested the
attorney general issue a hand
book giving facts about the or
ganizations he listed as Communist-controlled
to help in
weighing security cases.
Main-Front Lot
Purchase Reported
Jackson County Federal Sav
ings and Loan association yester
day purchased the 80 by 330-foot
lot on the southwest corner of
Main and Front sts. John Pletsch,
secretary-manager of the assoc
iation, announced today.. ' .
The business property, now
occupied by a service station
and parking lot, was purchased
from Glen L. Jackson and Mark
Goldy. Price was not disclosed.
W. J. Warner, president, said
the purchase was "an expression
of faith in the future growth
and continued prosperity, not
only of down-town Medford, but
of the entire Rogue River Val
ley." The firm was established in
Medford in 1909, and has been
in its present location, 126 East
Main st, for more than 20 years.
Plans for use of the property
were not divulged, but Pletsch
said the association's board of
directors would study its devel
opment. ,
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.29, 1955 -
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City's Annexation
Proposal Opposed;
Higher Taxes Seen
Attorney Frank .Van Dyke,
representing 'residents . opposed
to annexation of some 3,000
acres south, east and west of
Medford's present city limits,
discussed problems of annexa
tion at a meeting in the circuit
court chambers at the Jackson
county courthouse last night.
The annexation election is
next Tuesday.
Among topics discussed were
Sen. Phillip Lowry's Metropoli
tan Sanitary District authority
bill, increases in . taxes should
the area be annexed, and who is !
qualified to vote in the special
annexation election July 5.
Gives Examples
' Van Dyke presented the audi
ence of more than 150 persons
with a "fair representation" of
examples of tax increases on
property should the area be an
nexed. The figures, Van Dyke
said, were based on actual pieces
of property in the area, and the
present city levy of 22.8 mills
was applied, to their new
assessed valuations.
(Present millage rates were
applied to new assessments' be
cause new millage figures are
not available, van . JJyke ex
plained- this morning. Actually,
the current millage rate is based
on present total assessed valua
tion; future millage rates will re
flect changes in future total as
essed valuation, with millage
rates going down as assessed
values go up.)
Increases Figured
The sample properties cited
included residences, acreages
and small businesses in the area,
Van Dyke said, Tax increases in
dicated by the method he used
ranged from about $50 to a high
of $236 in one instance.
Van Dyke reviewed the
Metropolitan Sanitary District
authority bill, which will be
come law Aug. 3, pointing out
that the primary purpose of the
bill .was that incorporated and
unincorporated areas could com
bine to finance consolidation of
a sanitary district. v
He pointed out procedure
would be the same as for sani
tary district organization. Under
the new authority, present in
corporated district sewer lines
may be consolidated.
Property would .be assessed on
a benefit basis under the au
thority, he pointed out. Medford
City Attorney Frank Farrell told
the group sanitary districts
within the city are assessed in a
similar manner, although lateral
sewer lines are assessed on a
front foot basis.
Several Ways Cited
Mrs. Chester Guches of the
Jackson County Public Health
association said there are several
ways of correcting adverse sani
tary conditions, among them an
nexation, state legislation and
through sanitary districts within
the area. She said the health as
sociation sponsored recent meet
ings to have citizens informed on
facts concerning annexation, and
that the health association is not
necessarily supporting nor op
posing annexation.
Guy Corliss, chairman of the
Rehabilitation Bids Opened;
One Well Below Estimates
Two bids, one of them almost
$10,000 under engineers' esti
mates, were open at the Bureau
of Reclamation office here yes
terday for rehabilitation work
at Four Mile and Fish lake dams.
R. K. Shelton Construction
company of Roseburg submitted
a total bid of $69,551.50, or $9,
810.50 under engineers esti
mates of $79,362. The other bid,
totaling $104,345, was submit
ted by E-W Construction comp
any of Eugene.
Shelton bid $24,336.50 on re
habilitation of Four Mile lake
dam, and $45,215 for work on
Fish lake dam. E-W's bid ' on
Four Mile lake dam was $34,
820, and on Fish lake dam $60,
585. - -
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Price 5c
Charlotte Ann Water district,
explained what effect annexa
tion would have on taxes m the
area. He outlined what was pub
lished recently in a Mail Tribune
article.
During a question and answer
period, questions concerning
voter registration and effect of
zoning in the area, were dis
cussed. Not Decided Hurriedly
Mark Goldy, a member of the
Medford planning commission,
in answer to one question said
annexation "hasn't been decided
hurriedly. We have discussed it
in the planning commission and
city council meetings for the
past two or three years."
Van Dyke, who . presided,
pointed out when the meeting
started that the purpose was to
discuss the annexation proposal
and was not called to "recrimin
ate against anyone." Because
several residents present favored
annexation, Van Dyke said he
did not think the meeting should
serve "to revert to personali
ties." ; .
He pointed out, however, that
"there is no question as to our
stand. We are opposed to it.
Steel Negotiator
Hints at Increase
In Salary Offers
Pittsburgh (U.R) The top
negotiator for U.S. Steel Corp.,
traditional contract pace-setter,
in the steel industry, hinted to
day management may raise its
wage increase offer in a last
ditch effort to avert a costly
strike.
John A. Stephens, vice-president
and chief negotiator for
"Big Steel," said it was his sin
cere conviction that if both sides
"work hard enough and we both
give," a strike of 600,000 work
ers threatened for midnight to
morrow can be averted.
Stephen's comment came on
the heels of a statement by CIO
United Steelworkers President
David J. MacDonald that "there
is still ample time" to reach a
wage settlement before the ac
tual start of a nationwide steel
strike.
Seek Further Talks
. McDonald called for immed
iate face-to-face sessions with
the heads of the major steel com
panies as producers across the
nation began cutting production
schedules as the contract dead
line approached. . '
Stephens said, "I hope and I
pledge all my resources to con
tinue bargaining until the dead
line' has approached, and in the
sincere conviction that if we
work hard enough and we both
give, we'll produce agreement"
McDonald replied at a press
conference a few minutes later
that union leaders ".still want
to negotiate but haven't been
given an opportunity." .
Engineers estimates for the
projects were $27,963 for Four
mile lake dam, and $51,399 for
Fish lake dam.
Bids will be forwarded to H.
T. Nelson, the bureau's region
al director at Boise, Ida., who
will award the contract after
study of the bids.
Work on each project is to be
completed within 120 days after
receipt of notice to proceed. Bpth
dams are in the Medford and
Rogue River Valley Irrigation
districts' project.
An appropriation bill contain
ing $350,000 for rehabilitation
work is now being considered by
congress, and bids cannot be
awarded until the appropriation
' is passed. ' - . ' -
United Prasa Full Leased Wire
No. 86
President Declares
Chances of Easing
Tension Improved
Raps Demo Claims
About Legislation,
- Washington (U.R) Presi
dent Eisenhower today was hope
ful about peace prospects, criti
cal of Democratic legislative
claims, and bantering about his
political future. .
The President reacted with
gravity, sternness, and jokes to
many domestic and internation
al matters called to his attention,
by newsmen at his first news
conference in three weeks.
In a thoughtful mood, the Pres
ident said he believes that the
chances of easing world tensions
are better now than he thought
two months ago.
Raps Democrats .
On the subject of Democratic
claims for credit of what this
Congress has achieved, the Pres
ident said someone is confused
as to where the credit lies.
Mr. Eisenhower challenged
almost angrily the Democra
tic claims.
The President said he is hap
py to have cooperation from any
congressional quarter. But he
said he thinks someone is con
fused as to where the credit for
accomplishment or failure should
be placed. -
He read to the news confer
ence a long list of unpassed leg
islation which, he said, is vital
to the United States. The Presi
dent mentioned highway con
struction, the military manpower
reserve, housing, health, schools,
mutual security authorization,
refugee act amendments, water
resources, customs simplifica
tion, the minimm wage, the
atomic "peace" ship, and Ha
waiian statehood.
Jokes About 1956
On politics, the President got
into a jocular exchange with
reporters about whether he may
be a candidate for reelection
next . year. Again, he gave no
categorical answer to the ques
tion. On other subjects, the Presi
dent had these remarks:
Atomic ship: He vigorously
promoted his proposal for aa
atomic powered merchant ship.
He said it offered the chance
to create a worldwide moral
force for turning uranium to
peaceful uses and the betterment'
of man. , .
Loyalty review: He had no
objection to the proposed crea
tion of a congressional commis
sion to check into the govern
ment's loyalty program.
Satellites: He withheld specif
ic comment on congressional res
olutions concerning the hope for
freedom for ; Soviet satellites.
But he reminded that' there are
limits what this country can do
to win their freedom.
Foreign aid: Hie said .the re
sults of the foreign aid program
are proving themselves and, re
gardless of any apparent change
in Soviet attitude, this - is no
time , to relax the program.
Yesterday's Rainfall
Limited to City Area
Yesterday's rainfall, torren
tial for a short period in the
early afternoon in downtown
Medford, apparently had no ef
fect on outlying areas.
The Southern Oregon Branch
Experiment station reported "no
measurable amounts of precipi
tation," and the Medford Experi
ment station on Kings Highway
noted only .02 of an inch.-The
Medford weather bureau at the
airport measured only a trace.
The bureau this morning re
corded an all time June 29 low
of 39 degrees. The previous low
reading on this date was 40 de
grees in 1919.
Fair weather is expected
through Thursday.
COUNCIL TO MEET
The Medford city council will
conduct its .regular end-of-the-year
meeting at noon tomorrow.
The new fiscal year begins July.
1, and tomorrow's meeting will
be concerned mostly with get
ting the books into shape for the
beginning of the new fiscal per