Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, May 16, 1956, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textt Plana mis CMwatoait Inlome; 1 1 Minis GkpwW ' ' ' "" ' " ' ' ' " 1 I mm ..i- n FIVE INJURED Five persons were injured, three of them children, when vehicles oper ated by Mrs. Adah Ferris Deal, 748 Gilman rd., and Joseph Daniel Smith, route 2, box 394, Medford, collided at the intersection of Holly and Main sts. about 9 p.m. yesterday. Action on Freeway Route Deferred by Medford Council The Medford city council last night took no action on a plan ning commission recommenda tion that the Genessee route be favored for the proposed High way 99 freeway in the Medford vicinity. Mayor Earl Miller said he un derstands additional information concerning proposed freeway routes in this area will be avail able in the near future. He add ed that if necessary a special council meeting may be called to consider the recommendation after receipt of more informa tion. -Request Change Mayor Miller also said the state highway commission has been asked if the Jackson coun ty courthouse auditorium would be sufficient in which to hold the public hearing on the pro posed freeway May 24. He wrote the commission that the city council chambers and be lieved too small to accommodate the anticipated crowd. The Highway commission also was asked to consider extending the hearing into the evening so residents who worked during the day may have an opportu nity to express opinions, Miller said. The planning commission de clared that its recommendation was based on inadequate infor mation made available by the highway commission. Its motion added that the planners consid ered only the two routes Gen essee st. and Hillcrest routes. (See other council itory page 15) Forest Service Opens Road to Fish Lake The U. S. forest service now has the Fish lake road open for travel, the management of the lake resort reported this morn ing. The route was closed in the vicinity of the lake Monday in order that- repair work could be done. One portion of the road reportedly was washed out. For est service crews also had to fill in holes which resulted from re cent storms and from traffic. A number of fishermen walk ed into the lake yesterday and made some good catches of trout. Resort Manager Robert Cavanaugh said. Late News Briefs BOMB TEST POSTPONED ' Aboard USS Mt. McKinley (U.R) America's first airdrop of the hydrogen bomb was post poned again today because of "unacceptable" weather condi tions. CYPRIOTS SHOOT GUARDS Nicosia. Cyprus (U.R) Mem bers of the pro-Greek Cyprus underground shot a Royal Air Force guard to death today near the airport. GUERRILLAS KILLED Algiers (U.R) French troops killed at least 103 guerrillas in Algeria Tuesday, including a kev leader of the Arab bands that patrol the gun-running routes of the Northern Sahara, authorities said. Farrell Resigns Attorney After 27 Years The resignation of Frank P Farrell, Medford city attorney for 27 years, will become ef fective June 1, City Manager Robert Duff, announced last night. , . , Farrell will be replaced by E R Bashaw, an attorney m Central Point for the past year. Bashaw, 32, graduated from Med ford high school in 1942 and attended the University of Ore gon until 1943. . He served as an ensign in the Mm? year. 19 graduateU Four Children Among Six Persons injured In Auto Accidents Six persons, including four children, were injured in two accidents in Medford last night. Cars operated by Mrs. Adah Ferris Deal, 748 Gilman rd., and Joseph Daniel Smith, route 2, box 394, Medford, collided at the intersection of Main and Holly sts. about 9 p.m. yesterday injuring five persons. Injured were Mrs. Deal, Doug las James Eakin, 9, and Nancy Lea Eakin, 6, children of Mrs. Betty Eakin, 719 West Clark st., who also was injured, and Billie Britain Explodes Atomic Device Perth, Australia (U.R) Brit ain exploded its third atomic de vice today in what might have been a test .of a trigger for a hydrogen bomb. The blast was set off in the desolate Monte Bello Islands of Australia's west coast at 3:51 a.m. (9:51 a.m. PST Tuesday). A brief Ministry of Supply announcement said the explosion was "successful" and that scien tists were collecting data for evaluation of the blast. No human beings or animals were near the site of the ex plosion but scientists had refused in advance to confirm or deny speculation that the device was a trigger for Britain's first H bomb tests planned for later this year. Britain's last atomic explosion was in October, 1953, at Woom era, Australia. The first was ex ploded in a frigate in the Monte Bello Archipelago. Britain had announced prior to today's explosion that the fallout would be less than in the 1952 blast. Phoenix District Approves Budge! Phoenix Patrons of the Phoenix school district yester day approved, by a vote of 94 to 30, the $300,650 budget for the 1956-57 school year. Of the total, $210,078 will be raised by taxation, $46,555 of it inside the 6 per cent limita tion and $163,523 outside. About $30,000 will go to complete ag ricultural education training fa cilities. A portion of the increase over last year's budget of $250,064 was required by expenses creat ed by the recent change to first class status for the district. However, the tax load is expect ed to be smaller during the com ing year, according to Superin tendent Ernest James, because of added revenues which the district will receive with first class status. City Budget Committee To Hold Meeting Today The Medford citizens' budget committee will continue its study of the 956-57 budget of $610,58 for the city at a 7:30 p.m. meeting today. The budget has to be filed with the Jackson county treasurer no later than July 15 this year The committee has been studying the budget in detail for about a month. As City from the University of Oregon law school and passed the Ore gon bar. Bashaw set up law practice in Bandon and was city attorney there until 1952. He established a partnership in a Seaside law firm and was deputy city attor ney there until 1955. Farrell has been active in the League of Oregon City and was president of the organization in 1933-34. Farrell was appointed city attorney in 1929 by Mayor A. W. Pipes. Since then he has handled all types of legal activ- anddty tosiae. rtT' 2 I The impact turned the vehicle operated by Mrs. Deal on its top, spilling gasoline. Med ford firemen stood by to clean gasoline off the street and in case of fire. Injuries were minor. Police said Smith was cited for reck less driving. (Police Department photo) Louise McKesson, 10, daughter of Harlan McKesson, also of 748 Gilman rd. All the injured were taken to Community hospital by Medford Ambulance service. All but Billie McKesson were treated and released last night, accord ing to hospital attendants. Billie was released late this morning. Police said Douglas Eakin suf fered facial bruises, and Nancy Eakin suffered shock and a cut left ear. Others suffered shock and minor cuts and bruises, police reported. Smith was traveling west on Main St., police said, and struck the left rear fender of the Deal vehicle, which was traveling north on Holly st. The impact turned the Deal vehicle on its top in the intersection. The Smith vehicle stopped headed north on Holly st. Police said Smith was cited for reckless driving. Smith was not injured, police said. Roger James Blaylock, 5,- of 412 South Grape st., suffered minor lacerations over his nose about 7:40 p.m. yesterday when the car operated by his father, James Samuel Blaylock, 49, col lided with a car operated by William Edward Ruffner, 2512 Lyman ave., at the corner of Central and Riverside aves. Young Blaylock was taken to Sacred "Heart hospital by Med ford Ambulance service. Ruff ner was cited for failure to yield the right of way, police said. Hayf Farm Machinery Destroyed in Fire Central Point . A barn on Gilman-Day lane, containing hay and some farm machinery, was destroyed by fire last night, Cen tral Point rural district firemen reported. The blaze was not discovered until it was well underway and the barn was so completely in volved in flames that firemen allowed it to burn. They extin guished fires in three neighbor ing sheds on the same property. - State police are investigating the cause of the fire today. The barn, a 70 by 90-foot structure, was owned by Mrs. Luther H. Day. Some 20 to 25 tons of hay and the farm ma chinery in the building were owned by W C. Higinbotham, Central Point.' Two rural pumper trucks were sent to the scene. Firemen said that the fire went unnoticed until it made good headway be cause the barn set out well away from residences in the area. Syngman Rhee Wins By Narrowest Margin Seoul (U.R) President Syng man Rhee won a third term this week by the narrowest margin in South Korea's brief history, partly as a result of a heavy "ghost vote" for a dead rival, it was reported today. Mounting returns from Tues day's election indicated the President will poll some 60 per cent of the vote, compared to 74.6 per cent in 1952. Opposi tion leaders charged he achieved even that edge only with the aid of fraud. With most of the presidential vote counted, Rhee's total stood at 4,504,725 votes against 1,949, 013 for Cho Bong Am, his only living opponent. Another 1, 645,456 ballots were invalidated, most of them because they were cast for P. H. Shinicky, who died during the campaign. Today Expected To Be Warmest Day of 1956 Portland !U.R The weather bureau said today would be the warmest of 1956 in many west ern Oregon localities. The outlook called for con tinued sunny conditions over the state. The Dalles was the warm spot yesterday with 88 while Medford had 87. It was 81 in Medford L rule a fress Full Leased Wire 51st Year 24 Pages Estimated 5, HearKefauver, Adlai at Eugene Campaigners Differ On Candidate Identity Eugene, Ore. (U.R) Some 5,000 Oregon voters heard Estes Kefauver and Adlai E. Steven son engage in a little good na tured rivalry Tuesday night for Oregon's 16 delegates to the Democratic National Conven tion. Although the two campaigners essentially agreed on the prin ciples involved, they differed markedly on the identity of the candidate best qualified to put the principles into practice. Kefauver and Stevenson were introduced by Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore.), who remarked to a home town audience that for once in his career he was in a neutral position on a "political platform. Both Morse and Kefauver left Mc Arthur Court on the Univer sity of Oregon campus without hearing the remarks of Steven son. They were called back to Washington for a crucial vote on Niagara power legislation Praise for Morss Kefauver devoted his time to a statement on his position on foreign policy and praise for Morse, for whom, he said, he had given up his claim to a seat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The senator from Tennessee charged that the Eisenhower ad ministration had allowed the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza tion to disintegrate and. had put more emphasis on oil than on people in the Middle East. He placed himself on record in favor of civil rights legislation and promised he would not only support statehood for Hawaii and Alaska, but would fight for it. Before leaving the sports pa vilion to catch a plane for Washington, Kefauver said he would return to Oregon in the fall to campaign for the Demo cratic nominee, preferably him self. Stevenson, speaking against a less demanding deadline, quipped that meeting his tall friend from Tennessee in a bas ketball court made him the un doubted underdog. No Foreign Policy The former Illinois governor accused the Republican party of what he called a "fatal slowing" of social programs and charged that the American people were being victimized by a vast and well financed merchandising campaign by the Eisenhower forces. He also concentrated his re marks on the foreign policy field and claimed 'in the three years since Korea, the United States has drifted with no clear cut plan to halt the advance of Communism. "Defense must not be based on the wistful desires of the sec retary of the treasury to cut taxes,". Stevenson said. Stevenson planned to cam paign in Roseburg and Coos Bay today before flying to northern California in the afternoon. Kefauver To Return Kefauver's campaign officials said the southern lawmaker planned to return to Oregon to morrow when he would take up the schedule that had been planned for today. Neither Stevenson's nor Ke fauver's name will be on Fri day's ballot. Baseball NATIONAL Cincinnati 2 9 0 Pittsburgh 9 13 2 Nuxhall, Acker (4). Jeffcoat (7) and Bailey; Friend and Shepard. Chicago 3 8 3 New York 9 13 2 Rush, Hughes (5), Brosnan (6), Kaiser (7) and Chiti; Lid die and Katt. Home runs:' Dark, Katt. Lockman, New York; Kellert, Chicago. AMERICAN Washington 16 0 Chicago 3 7 0 Griggs. Ramos (8 and Ber beiti Donovan and LoUax. MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1956 KEFAUVER VISIT Sen. Estes Kefauver is shown talking to Jackson county residents at the county courthouse steps yester day morning. The Tennessee senator. Democratic candidate for presidential nomination, was on a tour of several Oregon commu nities yesterday including Ashland, Grants Pass and Eugene. He flew back to Washington, D.C., from Eugene late yesterday. Sena tor Kefauver and Adlai Stvenson are seeHing write-in votes in. Oregon's primary election Friday. (Brainerd photos) Election Campaign in County Nears Close The May primary election campaign in Jackson county will wind up tomorrow. No cam paigning can be conducted on election day under state law. In the county, most interest has centered on two Republican primary campaigns, those for district attorney and county commissioner. George Rode, a Medford at torney seeking the DA nomina tion, has assailed Incombent Walter Nunley for what he al leges are incompetency, a poor trial record and for increased budgets. Cites Record Nunley has countered by cit ing his record in office which he declares demonstrates his com petency and effectiveness, and by pointing out the increased budgets have provided services which the people of the county want and need, from the DA's office. Both candidates have spoken at a number of public meetings, at "candidates nights" and at Granges. Other Contests The, other race which has at tracted considerable attention is between L. G. (Shy) Morthland, Medford. county : commissioner, and Melvin J. Lattie, Phoenix, a candidate for nomination for that office. At issue in this race have been county taxes and con struction of the new courthouse annex, with Lattie claiming tax money has been used unwisely, and Morthland declaring the people have been well-served. The only other contests on Ike Presents Plan For Weapons Program Washington -(U.R) Presi dent Eisenhower today sent Con gress a. blueprint for stream lining the nation's weapons de velopment programs to help keep the United States ahead of Russia. The White House announced that the plan calls for the crea tion of a new post, assistant sec retary of research and develop ment, in each of the three armed services. The aim. said Press Secretary James C. Hagerty, is "to provide for more efficient, more fully integrated programs of research and developmenti" The nlan will become effective automatically in 60 days if Con gress doesn't object. Prospects Good for D'Anjou Pear Crop Prospects for the D'Anjou pear crop in Jackson county appear excellent, C. B. Cordy, county horticulture agent, said today. Cordy said prospects for other pear varieties appear good, but somewhat "spotted." He added that most orchardists are now cultivating for their cover crops and spraying will be completed as soon as possible. U tilled the local county-wide ballot are for assessor, where Allen D. Curry and John H. Tizekker seek the Repuolican nomination, and Ray J. Schumacher and An drew Hawver seek the Demo cratic nomination. In the Ashland justice of the peace district, two women and one man are candidates in a race which will be decided Fri day! They are Mrs. Nellie Burns, the ' present office-holder, Mrs. Ida B. George, and L. Peers Wilmeth. Ashland residents will vote Friday to determine whether fluorides will be added to the city water supply. The Ashland city council called the election after a public hearing and a pe tition was submitted requesting the public health measure. Nunley and Rode have made considerable use of both radio and television as campaign media, and both have scheduled several appearances on both this evening and tomorrow. Reply to Charges Nunley will reply to charges made against him today at 7:15 p.m. on television, during time made available by a sponsor of a regular program. He is also scheduled on radio station KYJC at 6:35 p.m. today and 6:35 p.m. Thursday, with a final TV appearance at 11 p.m. Thurs day! Ttode's wind-uo broadcasts will be at 6:15 p.m. today on KMED, and tomorrow at 7:iu a.mi on KYJC, 12:45 p.m. on KMED, and 9:30 p.m. on KBES TV.. City, county and state offices will he closed election day, ex cept for police agencies and the county clerk s office, which will be open for clarification of reg istration questions and other election problems. Liquor Store Closed The state liquor store will be closed, and the liquor control commission has ruled that no on premises sales of beer, wne or sDirits can be made when the polls areopen, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Off-premises sales I Deer ana wine will be permitted. The U. S. National bank branch in Medford will close election day, but the First Na tional branch will remain open. Mrs. Bereth Hopkins, county flprk reminded residents that write-in votes must' have an X marked in front of the name. Weather FORECAST: Fair tonlfht nd Thursday. Low tonight 50. '. High Thursday SS-90. Temp. Hflchest Yesterday 7 Lowest this Mornins 48 Our Skies Tonight Sunrise 4:49 a.m. 7:27 p.m. Sunset Mnnnset Thursday 12:51 a.m. First Quarter 9:15 p.m. PROMINENT STAR The two "stars" forming a tri angle with the Moon tonight are Jupiter and Regulus. Jupi ter,, the largest planet, is now 495,000,000 miles from the Earth. Tribune Press Full Lxased Wire Price 5c No. 48 Council OKs Sale Of Armory Bonds A city bond issue totaling $40 000 was ordered prepared for sale by the city council last night. The issue, approved by Med ford voters at an earlier election, will pay for the city's share of the cost of construction of the new . Medford armory. The county, state and federal govern ments also share in the cost. The armory, to replace the old one largely destroyed by fire sev eral years ago, will be construct ed on the fairgrounds. . After the bonds are sold, the 340,000 will be deposited with the state treasurer for disburse ment as needed for the project. Annexation Election Set in Fire District Central Points Central Point Rural Fire Protection district has posted notices of a special election on Friday, May 25, on annexation of property to the district. Sections northeast and west of the district are involved. The area to the, northeast is that property in the north part of the Camp White area. It in cludes both industrial and farm areas near Eagle Point as well as adjacent to theistrict. Some property is on the west side of the river. West area proposed for annexation is in the vicinity of the Dardenelles. Polls will be open at the Cen tral Point station of the district. Ike Builds Up Over Kefauver Omaha. Neb. OJ.R) President Eisenhower built up a two to one lead over Sen. Estes Kefauver in the Nebraska primary "popu larity contest" today as the Democrats' hoped-for farm re volt failed to materialize. With 757 of the state's 21Z7 precincts counted, Mr. Eisen hower had 85,90 votes, comparea with 46,588 for the Tennessee conatnrThe'GOP percentage of the total vote was almost exact ly the same as the 65 per cent the Republicans received in the A52 nrimarv. Comparison Watched The comrjanson between me infai vnfM in the two elections was closely watched by Demo cm tip forces. But as late returns came in, it became apparent that there was no significant cross over" voting Dy itepuDiican farmers, who could have asked for Democratic ballots had they desired. Bursting Rockets Light Up Chapel With Eerie Glow Tragedy Occurs in Downtown Ottawa Ottawa OJ.R) A rocket laden RCAF twin-jet flying an interceptor mission hurtled at near supersonic speed into a Roman Catholic rest home for nuns last night, killing 15 per- sons by fire and explosion. The revised death toll was re leased by the mother superior of the Mother House of the Grey Nuns in downtown Ottawa. She said the dead included 11 nuns. a female kitchen helper and the Rev. Father Richard M. Ward. a Navy chaplain who also min istered to the nuns. Also killed were the pilot and observer in the CF100 jet aircraft. 22 Nuns Escape The mother superior said 22 nuns escaped from the home. They were brought to the moth er house here. The mother superior would not allow anyone to see the sur vivors "for the time being." She said all were suffering from se vere shock. .. An eyewitness said tb con valescent home's chapel waa lighted up with an eerie glow by the plane's bursting rockets, turning the wall into an instant funeral pyre for the nuns sleep ing near it. Boutin Defens Mission The plane was ordered by RCAF headquarters into the ait to identify an unknown aircraft. later identified 6 a Canadian transport plane. The mission was a routine U.S.-Canadiao. joint air defense maneuver. The screams of the trapped nuns and the earth-shaking force of the impact and explo sion shook sleeping neighbor out of their beds. They ran to the burning building and "res cued st least 17 nuns. - --' The force of the impaot o4 the supersonic interceptor drove the fingers of the dead priest into hard ground up to tha knuckles. Roy Herbert, pulling; on his clothes, said he made a "beeline through the pasture with three other guys." "I could see the nuns on the second, third and fourth floors behind windows looking terri fied and they were screaming for help." Herbert jumped on another rescuer's back, vaulted a wall and climbed a fire escape to the second floor. Flight To Safety "One elderly nun was trying to open the window. I smashed it and dragged her through it and .hustled down the fire es cape," Herbert said. Another neighbor, Gene Beau- champ, waited beside the burn ing building with his car. Parts of the rescue vehicle caught fire but Beauchamp smothered the flames and ferried the nuns, some convalescing from illness, to safety. Board of Equalization Continues in Session Members of the Jackson coun ty board of equalization, who went into session Monday morn ing, will continue considering pe titions for correction of proper ty assessments each day through Saturday. The board has been interview ing petitioners on an appoint ment basis in the county clerk's office. Property owners have un til Saturday to file petitions for assessment corrections. 2 To 1 Lead in Nebraska Although Kefauver had no sig nificant write-in opposition on the Democartic ballot, It was noted that only three of the 12 Democratic National Convention delegates elected were pledged to support him. Most of the others said before the election they were not com mitted, although several said a good Kefauver showing in the primary would weigh in his favor. One Not To Support Ike Of the Republican delegates apparently elected, one said he would not support Mr. Eisen hower at the GOP convention. Former state Sen. Terry Car penter, Scottsbluff, said he could not support the President's "farm and fiscal policies." The other 17 GOP winners were firmly in the Eisenhower column. (See story on Page t)