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MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 1956
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No. 116
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Contract Approevd
For Talent Project
Washington A repayment
contract with water users of ihe
Talent Irrigation district has
been approved, as to form. Sec
retary of the Interior Fred A.
Seaton said Saturday.
The contract is the result of
negotiations of bureau of recla
mation field officials with offi
cers of the Talent Irrigation dis
trict.' The contract will be sub
mitted to a vote of water users
at a special election Aug. 22.
Repayment Contract
The repayment contract calls
for the irrigators to return their
portion of the costs of construc
tion of dams, canals, and other
features of the project. The work
is designed to provide a full wa
ter supply to 5,310 acres of new
land and a supplemental supply
to 10.030 acres already under ir
rigation. The project ilso will provide
the supplemental water supply to
approximately 14,000 acres in
the Medford and Rogue River Ir
rigation districts.
In addition to three dams and
reservoirs and about 133 miles
of canals and laterals, the Talent
project will have a 16,000 kilo
watt capactiy powerplant. The
project will have flood control
and other benefits, including
recreation and fish and wildlife
improvement.
The contract provides for the
district to repay t not to exceed
a maximum of $5,810,000 over a
period of 60 years, the repay
ment period specified in the au
thorizing legislation.
If construction costs at the
time of completion justify it, the
contract amount may be adjusted
downward to a minimum of $5,
000.000. The downward adjust
ment will also take into consid
eration any future repayment
, contracts with the Medford and
Rogue River districts, whereby
those districts assume a propor
tionate share of the reimburs
able cost in return for a supple
mental water supply.
Estimated Cost
The total estimated cost of the
Talent project is $19,932,000 of
which about $11,300,000 is allo
cated to irrigation. In addition to
paying the cost allocated to
Wayne Morse Opens Campaign; Makes Pledges
The Oregon Democratic party's
most famous convert. Sen.
Wayne Morse, made three basic
pledges to a luncheon gathering
of about 100 people Saturday
In the Medford hotel basement.
"I intend to take the issues
to the opposition from this open
ing day of my campaign right
through Nov. 6 ... I won't be
a party to a smear campaign
. . . I'm not going to loose my
sense of humor in this cam
paign." Morse's bombastic campaign
talk, which lasted for nearly
90 minutes, was largely direct
ed toward farmers in the aud
ience. ,
Fight to Preserve
"I'm fighting to preserve the
greatest protection we have
surplus food." he announced,
and added that "Surplus food is
the greatest defense of civil
ization of any people. When the
food surplus is at a high peak
the civilization prospers. When
it reaches a break-even level
the civilization goes static.
When it drops below that level
the civilization becojit decad
Happen Here
power, power revenues are ex
pected to return about $4,700,
000 of the irrigation allocation
not covered by the proposed re
payment contracts with the Tal
ent, Medford, and Rogue River
districts.
After water user approval and
execution of the repayment con
tract, construction will be initi
ated on Howard Prairie dam and
reservoir, the Green Springs
powerplant, collection canals, de
livery canals and laterals.
Funds appropriated for fiscal
year 1957 total $2,400,000 for
the project.
Typhoon Kills S3;
300 Are Injured
Tokyo (UP.) Typhoon
Wanda, the fiercest Pacific storm
of the season, killed 83 persons
and injured 300 others in the
Communist Chinese city of Hang
show near Shanghai, Peiping
Radio reported last night.
A broadcast, heard in Tokyo
said most of the injuries and
deaths involved persons trapped
in homes which collapsed under
the lashing of the typhoon.
Hangchow is about 100 miles
southwest of the port city of
Shanghai.
The broadcast said some 20,000
residents, of Hangchow were
made homeless or otherwise af
fected by the typhoon. Peiping
Radio said it was "one of the
worst typhoons to hit China in
the last 50 years."
J. Bracken lee Leads
In Utah Convention
Salt Lake City, Utah (U.PJ
Gov. J. Bracken Lee, who is
trying to test the constitution
ality of foreign aid, Saturday
cleared the first hurdle toward
an unprecedented third term as
governor of Utah.
Lee led a four-man field with
348 delegates votes at the Utah
Republican nomination conven
tion here to gain a place on the
state's Sept. 11 primary elec
tion ballot.
ent." He cited China as a his
toric illustration of the validity
of his statement.
Senator Morse earlier spoke
on natural resources.
He said he was "waging a
fight across the nation not only
in Oregon to preserve our na
tural resources." N
Following his address the
senator answered questions from
the audience, among which
were:
Talent Project
1. Talent irrigation project
He cited this as one example
of his accomplishments in the
interest of Oregon. He said it
was "Jpst, stymied, bottled-up
and rejected" until he pushed it
through for approval.
2. Voting agreements He
said he would never enter into
a voting bargain with anyone
and said those who do "destroy
themselves and sell their states
short."
3. Hells Canyon dam " I
think Hells Canyon is lost un
less we win later in court ac
tion ... It is a tragic loss and
we m our lifetime will sever
Program Listed
For New Hospital
Ground Breaking
Plans for ground breaking
ceremonies for the new Rogue
Valley Memorial hospital at the
corner of Barnett and Murphy
rds. at 7:30 a.m. Monday, Aug.
6, have been announced.
Otto J. Frohnmayer, general
chairman of the campaign or
ganization, reported that all
those who have pledged and
contributed to the Memorial
hospital have been invited to
ceremonies. About 200 addition
al invitations have been extend
ed to people associated with
hospital interests, he said.
Master of Ceremonies
James J. Dunlevy will act as
master of ceremonies for the
program, which is expected to
take about 30 minutes. General
contractor, A. V. Peterson,
Portland, will start construction
immediately following ground
breaking ceremonies.
Estimated cost -of the new
structure is $2,000,000, funds
for which came from a general
fund raising campaign last win
ter, federal Hill-Burton funds, a
Ford foundation grant, and in
dividual contributions.
Traffic control and parking
on the hospital site tomorrow
morning will be handled by
John G. Crawford, associate
chairman of the campaign or
ganization, and Sam Colton and
Granvil Brittsan, both of the
Founder's organization.
Leonard Mayfield has arrang-
Building Permits
Show Big Increase
Building permits issued in
July totaled $355,982, compar
ed with $180,533 for July last
year, Oliver R. McNeel, Med
ford building inspector, announ
ced today.
Among permits for July were
18 new homes, $189,450; 17
homes remodeled, $18,535; sev
en new garages, $2,330; one ap
artment remodeled, $5,000;
three business establishments,
$41,000; one institution, $9,000:
nine signs, $3,850: two school
buildings remodeled, $78,469:
and two swimming pools, $8,000.
McNeel said there were 66
building permits issued in July
totaling $1,027.50 in fees.
Sports Bulletins
Medford Cheney Studs
whacked Coo Bay-North Bend
12 to A here last night, mak
ing it two straight over the
Lumberjacks and cinching the
Southern Oregon Baseball
league series, Medford Pitcher
Bob Selsor scattered seven
hits and Terry Maddox slam
med four safeties in five times
up and drove in four runs. The
teams meet at 2 p.m. at the
fairgrounds park today.
Klamath Falls The Rogue
Valley girls were dumped
10-1 last night by Oakridge
and took fourth place in the
state girl's Softball tourna
ment. The RV girls scored
their lone run in the third
inning when Pat Schroeder,
Doris Hixon and Ellen Calla
han hit singles.
Portland U.R Wally
Westlake powered out a three
run double in the top of the
10th inning here last night to
give the Sacramento Solons
an 8-5 Pacific Coast league
win over Portland.
know how tragic." He denounc
ed opponent, Douglas McKay,
for "walking out" on the issue,
thus "selling the people of Ore
gon down the river."
Foreign Aid
4. Foreign aid "I voted in
favor of the overall foreign aid
program ... I fought to in
crease loans, decrease grants and
decrease shipments of military
aid to those who can't use it
effectively."
Robert D. Holmes, Astoria,
Democratic candidate for gov
ernor, also attended the lunch
eon and spoke briefly.
Others at the head table in
cluded Mrs. Morse, Clyde Ficht
ner. master of ceremonies, social
chairman of the Jackson county
Democratic organization; Mark
McKenzie, congressional com
mitteeman; Noreen Kelly, host
ess to the Morses; Donna Strauss,
congressional committeewoman;
and Neva Clark, county vice
chairman. Yesterday morning. Senator
Morse discussed with members
of the Independent Service Sta
ed for the Medford High school
to participate. John Drysdale
will direct. Mayfield said a
portable platform will be used
lor participants of the program,
and chairs will be available for
elderly persons attending cere
monies, Frohnmayer said.
Ray Johnson will provide a
public address system for the
program.
The Rt. Rev. Benjamin D.'
Dagwell, president of the board
of directors of the hospital, and
A. S. V. Carpenter, director and
one of the early supporters of
the hospital, will turn the
ground which will launch the
formal construction. .
Expanded Highway
Program to Start
In State in August
Salem U.R) The new ex
panded highway program for
Oregon for the next two years
will cost 103 million dollars and
will start next month when the
highway commission starts let
ting contracts.
At the next commission meet
ing on Aug. 16, State Highway
Engineer R. H. Baldock said,
plans will be reviewed. Since it
is not known what funds will be
available from the federal gov
ernment during the 13 years the
program is in effect, construction
plans have been limited to the
next to years.
The annual rate of spending is
estimated at $51,500,000 as com
pared with an average of 35 mil
lion dollars spent in the past five
years.
Included in Schedule
Included, in the-schedule for
the next two years is completion
of the Banfield expressway, ex
tending the R. H. Baldock free
way Into Portland, and initial
work on making the Portland
The Dalles route four lanes.
Among other projects included
in the program' are the comple
tion of two lanes of the highway
between Eugene and Canyon
ville; completing U. S. 30 be
tween La Grande and Emigrant
hill; and major work on a four
lane highway between Ashland
and Grants Pass.
All planned construction on 99
will be four lanes as will be
much of highway 30. A number
of contracts also will be let for
making the route between Eu
gene and Salem four lanes.
Girl Cohiracis Polio
Travelling in Slate
Patricia D. Clark, 23, of Mer
rifield, Va., contracted bulbar
polio on a trip through South
ern Oregon yesterday and was
flown by Mercy Flights to Sac
red Heart hospital in Eugene.
The girl was traveling alone.
The case was diagnosed by Dr.
V- E. Mikkelson. Grants Pass,
in Grants Pass. The patient was
brought to Medford between 8
and 9:30 p.m. by car.
A Mercy Flights plane arriv
ed with her and Dr. Mikkelson
who also made the trip to Eu
gene at 10:15 p.m. Miss Clark's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas
Clark, are motoring somewhere
in Nevada and could not be con
tacted. tion operators several problems,
including payment of taxes on
gasoline which is lost through
evaporation, and cut-rate signs
and free prizes offered as in
ducements by some service sta
tions to their -customers.
At the Labor Temple later
he talked for -an hour and 15
minutes to union members and
others.
Morse defended his switch
from the ' Republican to the
Democratic party. He said that
he was the "number one target"
of. the administration because
he "promised in 1944 and again
in '50 that if you sent me to
the senate I would act as a free
man" and vote on the "merits
of the issues."
Morse said that he entered
the Democratic party only when
the "rank and file Democrats
of this state made perfectly clear
to me that they wanted me to
come in."
Social security was a major
issue in the senator's speech.
He described his and Senator
Richard Neubcrger's efforts to
reduce the age eligibility limit
SUEZ
FRENCH READY MEDITERRANEAN FLEET The Mediterranean squadron of the
French fleet, shown here at Toulon, France only in part, is assemblying at this
base under orders to prepare for movement to unannounced destination. Move is
one of many being made by France in case the Suez Canal crisis heightens.
MARINE
Former Major General
Returns to Germany;
Considering Service
Henry Warrelmann, 52, a
Medford carpenter who served
as major general in the German
Army during World War II, left
yesterday for his home country
where he may enter the West
German army.
Warrelman and his wife have
lived in Medford for the past
year and a half. The couple has
a married daughter living in
San Francisco and two sons,
both in the U. S. Army corps
of engineers. One is stationed in
the states and one in West Ger
many. During World War II, War
relman served in the Afrika
corps under Field Marshal Er
win Rommel, the famed "Des
ert Fox'." Later he fought in the
Russian campaign and was fin
ally captured on the western
front and placed in a British
concentration camp.
Family to U. S.
After the war he brought his
family to the United States.
They lived for a time with rela
tives in Grants Pass, then mov
ed to Oakland, Calif. Mr. and
Mrs. Warrelman have resided at
their Medford home for the past
one and a half years.
Warrelman said Friday that
many of his friends in Germany
have written asking him to
come back. He said, "I will have
to go there and see how things
are now."
He must take several exam
inations and tests before he will
know if he can go into the West
German service, and does not
know what rank he would be if
he did. Mrs. Warrelmann, he
said, would follow him to Ger
many if he decides to join.
To Visit Son
On his trip to his native coun
try, the 52-year-old ar veteran
will fly to New York and visit
his oldest son who is stationed
in Maryland. In Germany, he
will go first to the town of Bre
men where his mother, now 83,
is living. Later he will see his
youngest son there.
Warrelman said joining the
army would be an "awful hard
decision" as he likes Medford
and his "children are here" (in
for social security benefits for
women and for totally disabled
persons.
Morse said he personally fav
ored social security benefits at
60 for women and disability
payments the day after a person
is disabled.
Morse pointed to his work on
the Talent irrigation project as
an example of his "getting things
done for Oregon."
The fact that Oregon rates
second in the nation for literacy
is his greatest campaign asset,
Morse said. He declared that he
was taking his fight to an en
lightened, educated people.
Defending himself against
charges that a very small per
centage of bills he introduces
are made into laws, Morse said
that he thought a senator
should be judged by the number
of bills he helps get into law.
The majority of bills are com
mittee bills, anyhow, he ex
plained, and are conglomera
tions of proposals by various
men. They come onto the floor
of the senate as committee bins,
not as individual senators' bills,
he said.
CONFERENCE
GETS SENTENCE
this country). He believes it
would be another eight or 10
years until he could retire if he
goes into the West German ser
vice. Reds Admit Troops
In Disputed Area
Rangoon, Burma (U.PJ
Communist China admitted Satr
urday it had troops in dis
puted area along the Sino-Bur-
mese border. But it said this did
not constitute an "invasion" of
Burma.
A Peiping radio broadcast said
that the Red troops were there
to preserve border peace. It said
any other reported reasons for
the occupation were part of a
"plot to undermine Sino-Bur-mese
relations."
The neutralist Burmese gov
ernment also was faced with for
ays in border areas by Chinese
Nationalist stragglers who holed
up in the remote border country
after the Communist sweep of
China in 1949-50.
Man Arrested for
Westcott Killing
Kingman, Ariz. (U.PJ A
20-year-old Mexican national
and former convict confessed
Saturday to the murder of
wealthy publicist William C
Westcott Jr., in a swank Holly
wood hillside apartment Friday.
Rodrigo Jose Castro, arrested
Friday by Mohave county police
told Hollywood detectives that
he shot and beat Westcott, 32-year-old
publicity man for the
Greek theater in Los Angeles.
Detectives said the confession
came after six hours of quest
ioning. They said Castro told
them he had been released from
the Montana State Prison last
July 2 after serving two years
for burglary.
Portland Records.
28th Traffic Death
Portland J.PJ Portland
recorded its 28th traffic fatal
ity of the year Saturday when
a two-car crash resulted in the
death of a '51-year-old man.
Police reported that Charles
Arthur Morris was driving er
ratically on the wrong side of
the road when his car crashed
into an express truck.
Southbound, Morris had cross-J
ed to the extreme left lane oi
the four-lane highway when the
accident occurred.
Weather
FORECAST: Partly cloudy with
risk of thundershower activity
late this afternoon and evening.
Mostly cloudv and cooler Mon
dav. High Sunday 88. low 54;
high Mondav 82.
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Discharge for Bad
Conduct, Prison
Term Are Included
Parris Island, S. C. (U.PJ
Staff Sgt. Matthew C. McKeon
was sentenced Saturday to a bad
conduct discharge from the Mar
ine corps, forfeit of $30 per
month pay for nine months, a
prison term of nine months, and
was broken to the rank of pri
vate.
Seven officers of a court mar
tial trying McKeon for the April
8 "death march" he led into
Ribbon creek in which six men
died, returned to -the courtroom
after four hours and 13 minutes
of deliberation on a sentence.
The 31-year-old former drill
instructor was convicted Friday
night of negligent homicide and
drinking against regulations.
The sentence was pronounced
by the president of the general
court martial, Marine Col. Ed
ward L. Hutchinson of Wood
bury, N. J., at 2 p.m. EDT at the
end of the third week ol the
historic trial.
Subject To Review
The sentence is subject to re
view by the officer who con
vened the court martial the
secretary of, the Navy. It can be
upheld, reduced or even dis
missed. The tall, lanky sergeant from
Worcester, Mass., took the sen
tence standing at attention be
fore the court box with his chief
attorney, Emile Zola Berman of
New York.
Col. Hutchinson's voice was
slow with deep tones almost mel
ancholy as he read the sentence
from a sheet in front of him.
McKeon had led recruit Pla
toon 71 on a march into the ebb
ing tide and gummy muck of Rib
bon Creek around 8:30 p.m. last
April 8. He said he was teaching
a laggard outfit discipline. The
prosecution had contended it was
punishment, a reprisal against a
spiritless group of recruits at
whom the junior drill instructor
had been angry.
Supersonic Jet Bomber
Set to Run Off Line
Washington U.R The Air
Force will roll its B-58 super
sonic jet bomber probably the
world's fastest off the produc
tion line this month but appar
ently without press coverage.
As of Saturday, it was learn
ed there are no plans for the
press to be on hand for the
event at Fort. Worth, Tex. . .
Medford Firemen Take Job
Of Finding Blood Donors
The men of the Medford fire
department have taken on the
responsibility of finding "walk
ing donors of blood for tne
American Red Cross donor pro
gram in Jackson county.
Residents of the county al
ways use more blood than is
collected during visits of the
bloodmobile. according to Red
Cross officials.
When the supply becomes
short, it is necessary to contact
''walking donors," those who can
be called upon to go to a hos
pital at any hour of the day or
night and give blood.
From 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on week
days the calls are handled by
the Red Cross office in the
court house. But after office
SET
Half of Invited
Nations Indicate
They Will Attend
Egypt, Russia Fail
To Answer Saturday
London U.R) More then
half the 24 invited nations indi
cated last night they would at
tend the Aug. 16 conference to
internationalize the Suez canal.
But Egypt still had not replied
and Britain, anticipating a re
fusal, prepared to fight if ne
cessary. Egyptian president Gamal
Abdel Nasser's answer to the
western - sponsored invitation
was reported imminent. It was
expected to be "no." .
Russia and India, also among
the invited nations, would prob
ably follow Cairo's lead.
Mideast Waterway
umcial sources said the con
ference would go on without
Egypt or Russia and secure the
endorsement of the world's ma
jor shipping countries to inter
nationalize the vital mideast wa
terway. The war off ice announced
that normal demobilization of
troops already scheduled for
discharge would be "consider
ably delayed" in view of the
"precautionary measure now
being taken."
Some 15 of the invited na
tions had officially accepted or
indicated acceptance by last
night
They included Britain,
France, United States, Italy,
Spain, Turkey, Australia, Cey
lon, Denmark, Japan, New Zea
land, Norway, Pakistan, Portu
gal and Sweden.
Silent on Issue
Both Cairo and Moscow were
silent throughout Saturday on
the vital "yes" or "no" to the
western powers' call for a con
ference on internationalizing
the canal.
But Egyptian and Russian
broadcasts and new.s papers
spilled out a torrent of words
claiming that the canal was
Egyptian and would remain so.
The Egyptians and Russians
were in close consultation.
President Nasser conferred in
Cairo with Soviet Ambassador
Evgueny Kisselov for the sec
ond time in less than 18 hours.
Jacksonville Native
Son Dies Saturday
George Harry Luy, 80, of lf6
South Newton st., died Saturday
morning in a Medford hospital.
He had undergone surgery a
week ago.
" Mr. Luy, the son of Fred and
Frances Luy, German colonists,
came from Missouri to Califor
nia before the discovery of gold
and moved to Jacksonville in
1852.
He lived in Jacksonville until
moving to Medford in 1922. In
1955 he was introduced at the
Gold Rush Jubilee as the oldest
living native son of Jackson
ville. He is survived by his wife,
the former Isa Cook; one sis
ter, Mrs. Nellie Kelley, Oak
land, Calif.; a son, Paul Luy,
Bremerton, Wash.; a daughter,
Mrs. L y le Penny, Oxnard,
Calif.; three grandchildren and
seven nieces and nephews.
Two of them, Fred and Law
rence Luy, live in Medford.
Mr. Luy was married in Jack
sonville Oct. 28, 190, and the
couple celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary less than
three years ago.
Luy's son and daughter have
been in Mwrford for the past
week.
Perl Funeral home is in
charge of arrangements.
hours and on week ends and
holidays tlte firemen take over
the calling of the emergency
donors.
Firemen said that several
times those registered as emerg
ency donors are past the age
limit or have moved when it
comes time to give blood. They
have requested that persons
notify the department if over
age or if they have changed
a dress so the lists can be kept
up to date.
- The Red Cross said that dur
ing the month of June, 220
pints of blood were used , in
Jackson county. The bloodmo
bile will visit Medford Wednes
day,' Aug. 8. Appointments may
be made at the Red Cross office.