Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, January 02, 1957, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textr 51st Year Price 10c FORD RIBUNE United Press Full Leased Wire United Press Full Leased Wir 12 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1957 No. 243 Med NOREEM KELLY New Municipal Judge Appointments Listed by Mayor Mayor John Snider today announced his list of appointments to unpaid city offices, and released a review of policies which he and the city council have adopted to guide their operations during the coming two years. The appointees are all people not now serving on the unpaid boards and commissions of the city, in line with the previously announced plan to make no reappointments in an attempt to have mora citizens actively engaged in city government. Appointments subject to city council approval will be submit ted to the council at the year's first council meeting at 7:30 p.m. today. ' The one paid position subject to appointment is municipal Judge, and the mayor announced that Miss Noreen Kelly will serve In the post for a one-year term. She succeeds James Main. Longtime city officials believe she is the first woman to hold the position in Medford's history, and is one of very few women in the state holding judicial office. Miss Kelly, an attorney, is in practice here with her father. Edward C. Kelly, and resides at the family home, 906 West Fourth st. The position, a part-time one, pays S1.872 per year. Paul Selby, who was defeated by Snider in the mayoralty elec tion, was named to a four-year term on the planning commis sion, as was Hugh Coleman, of Crater Lake Motors. They suc ceed Mrs. O. A. Eden and Henry Fisher. Joe Clark, 827 Park st., was named to a six-year term on the civil service commission, suc ceeding Emerson Merrick. Budgtt Committer Three new members of the cit izens' budget committee were named to three-year terms. They are Tony Manno, 646 South Hol ly St., Howard Boyd, 431 Haven t., and John Smith, 127 Keene Way dr. Retiring members are Darrell Miller. Jack Creager and Floyd Watkins. Two new members were named to four-year terms on the library board. They are Mrs. Le land Mentzer, 703 West Second St.. and Elliott Becken, 1211 Queen Anne ave. They succeed Mrs. V. Ward Hammond and Mrs. Una B. Inch. Chester Hubbard, 2451 Lyman ve., was named to a five-year term on the water commission, succeeding Eugene Thorndike. The , Medford state athletic commission, which supervises boxing and wrestling contests within the city, has five mem bers, all serving one-year terms. The new members are Ed Milne, 2004 Hillcrest; Bob Dickey, 53 Modoc ave.; Dick Jewett, 921 Winchester St.; Tony Boitano, 1710 East Main St., and Dr. Rus sell Barnes. 2210 Hillcrest. Out going members are George Por ter. E. C. Jerome, Dr. W. G. Bishop, Rudy Sleight and L. C. Taylor. Successful Transition Mayor Snider's statement pointed out that during the past two years there has been a suc cessful transition from the mayor-council form of govern ment to the city manager form, as the result of a vote by Med ford residents. He added: "A point has now been reached where the city council can and will act as a board of directors in setting policy, hiring the city manager, and enacting required legislation. The city manager will be responsible to the city council for the broad assignment of carrying out council policy, effective administration of city business, and enforcement of all ordinances. On Committee "As the new administration commences, the mayor and coun cil will function as one commit tee, replacing the numerous con mittees previously employed when the council was required to be administrative . . ." A few council committees are required by the charter, the mayor said, and he appointed them as follows: Executive committee, all coun cil members serving in rotation, Councilmen Don Hansen and Robert Van Sickle during January- The mayor also serves as a member of the executive com mittee, which gives the city manager advica on council think ing between meetings. Finance committee: Council man Paul Meyers, as permanent chairman. Other members will serve in rotation. Serving during the first council meeting period will be Ed Hall and Al Bradford. Streets, Roads ' Streets and roads committee: Hanson will be chairman. Councilman James Dunlevy and Mayor Snider will form a committee to plan for city par ticipation in Student Govern ment day. Mayor Snider said that retir ing councilman Harold Frye has been asked to represent the city council on the Civil Air Patrol advisory board, and Councilman Fred Robinson has been desig nated to represent the council in matters pertaining to the Med ford Ministerial association. Policy File Mayor Snider added: "The council, working with the city manager, will prepare a policy file to cover all situations requiring routine handling. The mayor and council will respect and cooperate with the commit tees, boards and commissions regulated by the council. All such agencies will be encouraged to do a job of broad planning for the betterment of the commun ity. The same cooperation will be extended to neighboring cities, county offices and agen cies, and state legislators and other officials. "The council, with the city manager, will proceed at once to make the improvements voted at the last election. This includes me arterial street program, storm sewer program and sani tary sewer program." Meeting Tonight In tonight's meeting, council men will consider an ordinance providing for the issuance of parking meter hoods and special permits for parking of service trucks in alleys. They will also consider calling a public hearing on the construction of a water main on Marie and Jackson sts., and on Madison place. The coun cil committee held a noon meet ing in the Medford hotel today to make preliminary plans for to night's session. PT&T Granted Rate Increase in State Salem CU.PJ The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Com panl has been granted rate in creases to finance an expansion program. State Public Utilities Commissioner Charles Heltzel said today. Heltzel said two out of three leiepnone users would set in creases of 30 cents or less on tneir mommy bill. Higher in creases will be made for business telephones, he said. The new rates are designed to provide S2.268.000 in additional income and will bring the in vestment return to 6.32 per cent. The telephone company had asked for $3,320,000, or 6.75 per cent return- New Record Set in Number of Holiday Deaths Reported Overall Toll is 590; 41 1 Die on Highways Br UNITED PRESS The nation set a new record for highway deaths during the New Year's holiday today but.it fell far short of the grim pre dictions of safety experts. It appeared the final toll for the holiday would be about 420, considered "normal" for a four day week end at this time of year. This compared with the National Safety council's predic tions of 490. Ned H. Dearborn, president of the council, said motorists and law enforcement officers "team ed up ,to make preholiday esti mate way high." New Record Set Nevertheless, the death toll topped the old mark for a four day New Year's holiday. This was 407, set in 1952-53. A United Press tally at 10 a.m. (PST) showed 411 deaths on the highways from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Tuesday. Another 62 persons were killed in fires, 5 in plane crashes, and 112 in mis cellaneous accidents, for an overall holiday toll of 590. California led the nation with 38 highway deaths, followed by Texas with 34. Pennsylvania re ported 24, Michigan 23, Illinois 22, Ohio 19, North Carolina 16 and New York 15. Four states got through the four day holiday without a sin gle traffic fatality Nebraska, Nevada, Utah and Vermont. Dearborn credited the low New Year's holiday traffic count in part to the record Christmas week end slaughter of 712 per sons which helped shock the na tion's motorists back into high way sanity. j Other factors were: law en forcement across the nation which saw police give up their holiday leaves to stop traffic deaths before they happened; fewer cars on the highways than during Christmas and the lack of long, tiring "home for Christ mas" trips; and generally fair weather and clear roads over much of the nation throughout the holiday, in contrast to the fog, snow and sleet during the early part of the Christmas week end. Snow Flurries Due At High Elevations Light snow flurries are pre dicted in high elevations to night, but no snow is in sight for the Medford area, according to weather bureau officials at the Medford airport. A trace of snow fell here yest erday and precipitation totaled .05 inches. Light fog is predicted for tonight and patches of fog are expected tomorrow night. Officials said a storm front is approaching this area and show ers are expected to replace the fog either Friday night or Sat urday. State police reported all high ways are clear of snow but icy spots were reported at Prospect, Siskiyou pass and Green Springs. A half-inch of new snow fell on the Siskiyou pass last night and roadside snow totals a half-inch. Highway 99 from Redding. Cal., to the Oregon boundary line is reported clear of snow but icy in spots. "There Must Be Some Way We Can Forward March To The Rear" juIOI Filibuster Foes Hope to Head Off s Most Members at Work In Washington Now Washington (U.P.) North ern foes of Senate filibusters sought today to head off an un ruly civil rights wrangle in the early hours of the new Congress. The 85th Congress convenes formally Thursday, but most members already were on hand and at work. Democrats have a 49-47 edge in the Senate and a 233-200 margin in the House. House Democrats at a caucus picked Sam Rayburn of Texas as their choice for speaker, as suring his election Thursday. They also reelected Rep. John W. McCormick of Massachusetts as Democratic leader. Senate Democrats are expected to pick Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas as their leader again, and Republi cans in both chambers are ex pected .to reelect their present leaders. Sen. Clinton P. Anderson (D N.M.), announced after a strate gy session of the bipartisan an tifilibuster group that a six-member subcommittee will meet with Vice President Richard M. Nix on and Senate Republican and Democratic leaders. Seek Short Delay He said the subcommittee will try to establish some parliamen tary ground rules under which the effort to change the rules would not "interfere with the orderly process" of organizing the Senate. Anderson said Senate debate on the rules question might be postponed, perhaps until Friday. Such a delay as agreed upon in 1953 when a similar attack was made on the filibuster rule. , Fourteen senators, eight Re publicans and six Democrats, at tended today s strategy huddle in the office of Sen. Paul H. Douglas (D-I1U. Anderson an nounced that the group will meet again later today. Anderson said the six-man group will try to get an agree ment on parliamentary issues such as what senator is to be recognized and when "so that there won't have to be wrang ling." Powell Is ForgWen The filibuster has been the main weapon used by Southern members to prevent passage of civil rights legislation. Southern senators scheduled an afternoon meeting in the office of Sen. Richard B. Russell (D-Ga.), to plan a defense of unlimited de bate. In the House, meanwhile. Rep. Adam Clayton Powell Jr.. of New York, who bolted the Dem ocratic party in November, was restored to good party standing with no more than a verbal slap on the wrist. DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York (U.R) Dow-Jones final stock averages: 30 indus trials 496.03, off 3.44; 20 rail roads 153.52, up 0.29; 15 utilities 68.33, off 0.21, and 65 stocks 173.35, off 0.74. Sales today were about 1.960,000 shares compared with 3,680,000 shares Monday. 1M? r "sir DEATH CAR This is what officers found yes terday when they were summoned to Birds eye Creek bridge three miles south of Rogue River to investigate a fatal accident. The body of Lewis Thomas Robinson, 61, box 393, POLICE President May Appear At Joint Session to Present New Doctrine Washington XU.R) Presi dent Eisenhower advised con gressional leaders today that he would like to appear personally before a joint session of Con gress Friday to outline the new "Eisenhower doctrine" for the Middle East. At the same time. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles asked House leaders, members of the Foreign Affairs commit tee, and ranking members of Armed Services and Appropria tions committees to meet with him on the Middle East situation this afternoon. Speaker Sam Rayburn said that speaking for the House he had agreed to the Friday date for the President's message and Ambuehl Trial Jury Selection Begins Selection of jurors for the trial of Donald LaVerne Am buehl, 31, of 1615 Crater Lake ave., started this morning in cir cuit court. Ambuehl is charged with un lawfully dealing in narcotics. He was arrested by city and slate police on July 18 after a reverse gear auto chase. Officers halted Ambuehl by ramming a state police car into his vehicle. Two of the officers suffered slight injuries in the crash. Presiding over Ambuchl's trial is Circuit Judge Orval J. Mil lard of Josephine county. Jack son county's circuit judge, H. K. Hanna, was disqualified from hearing the case after Ambuehl filed an affidavit of prejudice against him. Edward Kelly, who is representing the defendant, also filed a motion requesting that Judge Hanna be disquali fied as the result of Ambuehl's trial being rescheduled from Jan. 8 to today. District Attorney Walter D. Nunley said the trial was re scheduled so it could take place before he leaves office Jan. 7. Mrs. Lawson Released On Own Recognizance Mrs. June Ellen Lawson, 51 North Oakdale ave., Medford, was released on her own recog nizance this morning after ap pearing in district court on charges of driving while under the influence of intoxicating beverages. Sentencing was continued for two weeks. Mrs: Lawson was ar rested by state police Dec. 19 after a 100-mile-per-hour chase, which ended in a crash at Phoe nix. She was represented by A. E. Piazza, local attorney. lien CAPTAIN that only approval by Senate leaders was needed to make it official. Approval Forecast : Meantime, there were grow ing indications Congress will ap prove the President's request for standing authority to use money, and troops if necessary, to head off possible Soviet penetration of the Middle East area. Among key members endors ing the plan was Chairman Carl Vinson (D.-Ga.) of the House Armed Services committee. Vinson endorsed Jhe new Eisenhower doctrine as the best way to head off war in the Mid dle East area. He predicted the administra tion resolution will be approved by Congress. Failure to do so, he said, would "weaken the President's hands" not only in the Mideast, "but everywhere." Mr. Eisenhower put other business aside today and con ferred with staff members on de tails of his special message to Congress on the Mideast situa tion. . White House Press Secretary James C. Hagerty said the actual wording of the message still was a matter for discussion by the President, his staff and depart ment heads. Weather FORECAST; For or ow ratt in vall'v tonight and Thursday. Partial rlfarin Thursdav afternoon. Expected low tonight 25-28, nigh to morrow 38. TEMPERATURE Hiithct yesterday 33 Lowest this morning ,...32 Our Skies Tonight Wednesday, January 2 Sunrise -m Sunset 4:50 P . Moonset 6:50 p.m. First Quarter Jan. 8 PROMINENT STAR Aldeoaran, high In southeast ....8:25 p.m. VISIBLE PLANETS Mars, high in southwest 8:15 p.m. Jupiter, in southeast ....3:13 a.m. Saturn, low In southeast . 6:45 a.m. Venus, rises 6:13 a.m. March of Dimes Campaign Today; Let's Let's Finish the Job" is the slogan of the March of Dimes campaign which opened in Jack son county today. Jerry Gastineau, county chair man of the drive to raise funds to combat polio, pointed out that the battle to stamp out the dis ease has not been won, despite development of Salk vaccine. Several events and features have been planned throughout the county in January in an ef fort to raise needed money. Dick Knight, Medford chair Rogue River, was found Inside the vehicle. Officers said the car struck the bridge abut ment, went over a bank and hit a tree. The ac cident occurred some time after 11:30 p.m. Monday. Robinson was alone In the vehicle. JAIL Benton Sheriff In Hospital After Alleged Attack , Corvallis U.R) The Benton county sheriff was in critical condition at a local hospital to day while a police captain was being held in jail after he al legedly attacked the county of ficer. Doctors said the sheriff, C. N. Lilly, may have suffered a heart attack. James A. Steadman, 28-year- old captain on the Philomath po lice force, was being held in the Benton county jail on a drunk charge while police investigated circumstances of the reported attack on the sheriff. Front of Jail Police said the altercation oc curred in front of the Benton county jail here in the early morning hours of New Year's day. Steadman was being brought to the jail after being picked up in a night club near Philomath after the manage ment had complained that he was creating a disturbance. Other officers said that when Lilly arrived at- the jail with the police captain in tow. Stead man lunged at him, knocked him to the ground and then fell on top of him. . Harold Avery, Philomath po lice chief, and Joe Gray, a ser geant on the Philomath force, had gone with the 62-year-old sheriff to take Steadman into custody and were with him at the time of the alleged attack They managed to pull Steadman from Lilly and lodged him in the jail. Steadman has been a member of the Philomath police depart ment for one year. Prior to that he served a year and a half on the Corvallis force. Mrs. Lilly said that she had noted considerable improvement in the condition of her husband, although he still remained on the critical list. Montreal '.U.R) Some 3,000 firemen on the Canadian Pacific Railway were scheduled to go on strike this afternoon. Finish Job' Is Slogan man, said the Junior Chamber of Commerce will conduct the steer "giveaway" on the city streets. "Mile o' Dimes" will be held on downtown sidewalks and the Eagles lodge will conduct its "Bottles of States" each Satur day. "Blue Crutch Day" will be held Jan. 12, sponsored by the Medford 20-30 club. Several organizations are plan ning events during the month. They have been asked to contact Dr. Eugene Meyerding, special Hungarian Police Drive Trucks Into Crowd of Shoppers Department Store Scene of Flash Riot Vienna (U.R) Hungarian police and militia crushed a flash riot against Communist strong arm methods today by driving their trucks into a shouting. jeering crowd of 2,000 shoppers in Budapest. The demonstration began in iront of a state-run department store which opened its doors for the first time since the Hun garian rebellion started in Octo ber. It was broken up by power ful police and militia forces within a half hour. Use Clubs Police used their clubs, but not their guns. The initial group of policemen on the scene was unable to cope with the anger of the crowd. But when reinforce ments arrived, they drove their trucks straight into the ranks of the demonstrators and scattered them. No serioui Injuries were re ported. Government announcement! In the press and over Radio Budapest had drawn some 1,500 persons to the Magyar Divat scarnok, a famous department store which had been destroyed during the revolt and whose goods had been transferred to the shop which opened today. A group at the head of the shoppers' line was let into the store at 12:55 p.m. The long line of Bhoppers surged forward. Nervous police at the head of the line clutched their weapons in front of their chests and tried to shove back the crowd. - - - Crowd Blocks Street This action apparently changed the good natured mood into one of anger. Within a matter of sec onds, the crowd became a shout ing, jeering mass. An additional 500 persons sud denly converged across Andrassy st., and surged into the road, blocking traffic and cutting off the police. Reinforcements arrived at 1:10 p.m. Their trucks carved a patch along Andrassy st., splitting the demonstrators Into two groups. Another police wedge cut off the tail end of the shoppers line and moved through it dispersing the crowd, composed largely of women. Reports from Budapest indi cated Hungarians were nearing the peaks of desperation, faced with the prospects of unemploy ment, hunger, cold and Com munist oppression. Nearly 250.000 Hungarians automatically lost their jobs by government decree New Years Day. More than 200.000 indus trial employees and 38,000 gov ernment workers were fired as part of the Janos Kadar regime's economy drive. Woman Suffers Slight Injury in Accident Ella Stark, 69, a resident at the Holland hotel, suffered mi nor abrasions on her leg yester day when she was struck by an automobile while crossing the street at West Main and Ivy sts., according to city police. She was taken by patrol car to Rogue Valley hospital and was released later the same day. Officers said she was crossing at the Ivy st. crosswalk when a pickup truck, operated by Peter -John Petko, Robinson hotel, struck her. He was turning onto Ivy st. from Main St., police said. Petko was cited for failure to yield the right of way. Opens in Area events chairman, to avoid con flicting dates. The Mothers' March, set for 7 to 8 p.m. on Jan. 31, will cap the month-long program. Mrs. Gene Ncff is Medford chairman and Mrs. Lew Miles is county Mothers' March coordinator. Counter coin collectors will be distributed soon. Knight said, and envelopes will be mailed within a few days. Knight urged those receiving the mailing pieces to fill them and return, them as soon as possible.