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HOUSING PROJECT TO GO Above is a general view of the
Jackson County Housing authority project, taken from an
upper floor of Jackson school, with the school's playground in
the foreeround. The project will be liquidated this year,
after nearly 14 years of providing "temporary" low-cost hous
ing, originally for wartime defense employees. It will make
way for a federal military reserve armory on a four-acre
triangular plot (to the left out of the picture) and a 10-acre
Dislribufion Plan
Receives Support
Of School Board
The Medford school board
this week unanimously approv
ed support of the proposed basic
school distribution plan as rec
ommended by a state board of
education committee studying
the problem.
The proposed plan would
change the present school pro
gram by establishing a minimum
basic public education program
at an equalized cost to taxpay
ers of the state. Under the pres
ent system, some more wealthy
district in the state have a
lesser school tax than poorer
districts.
The board also authorized
School Superintendent Leonard
Mayfield and the staff to pre
pare a budget for the 1957-58
school year. An election on the
budget has tentatively been set
for sometime in May, board
members said.
Mtings Scheduled
Meetings were scheduled
with four Medford architects to
discuss future building needs,
sites and plans for proposed new
elementary schools in the dis
trict. Letters and application
forms were sent to local archi
tects by the board for an ex
pression of . interest in work
ing on proposed new schools
here.
Board members pointed out it
was necessary to start work on
planning new elementary
schools because increased popu
lation has caused crowded con
ditions in some schools.
A contract for Assistant Sup
erintendent Elliott Becken was
renewed for three years.
Improvements on Telephone Exchanges
In County Progressing on Schedule
Work on widespread improve
ments in the Rogue valley by
Pacific Telephone and Tele
graph company's six exchanges
is progressing on schedule, ac
cording to Jack Creager. Med
ford manager of PT&T.
Improvements costing more
than S645.000 will include es
tablishment of a new exchange
at Phoenix-Talent; enlargement
of direct toll-free calling areas
for Medford, Ashland, Central
Point, Gold Hill and Jackson
ville exchanges, and the new
Phoenix-Talent exchange; and
changing to new telephone num
bers that have a prefix name and
five numerals in Medford. Ash
land, Phoenix-Talent, Gold Hill
and Jacksonville.
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MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1957
Armory Is Planned at
Housing Project Site
Plans for the construction of a
federal armory for the use of the
armed forces reserve units on
part of the Jackson County Hous
ing authority site were revealed
today.
In addition, Mark Gold', ex
ecutive secretary of the author
ity reported on plans for devel
opment of a recreational area
with a public swimming pool on
the portion not used by the
armory, and eventual liquidation
of the authority itself.
Goldy this week sent to the
government a permit which will
allow surveys to be made of the
suitability of the area for an
armory. Test borings for founda
tion construction, and other ex
aminations, began yesterday.
Armory Sit
In reporting the plans, Goldy
said they wilj involve the ex
tension of Columbus ave. north
from its present dead-end at
Jackson blvd., through to Mo
Andrews rd. The armory site
would be on the triangular area
of about four acres west of Mc
Andrews. The rest of the authority area,
east of Jackson and Priddy and
north of Jackson school, totaling
about 10 acres, will ultimately
be turned over to the city. Be
fore that, however, the author
ity plans to construct a swim
ming pool. After the authority
turns the area over to the city,
it could be used for a new city
park, operated in the summer
time by the city and in the win
ter by the Medford school dis
trict in connection with its school
recreation program.
Both the city and school dis
trict have discussed these plans,
and concur in them.
Reside in Project
About 100 families still reside
Creager said contractors are
putting the finishing touches on
the interior of a two-story and
basement addition to the com
pany's central office at 502
North Central ave., Medford.
Work has already been com
pleted on the new Phoenix-Talent
dial office and an addition
to the dial building at Gold Hill.
In Medford. Western Electric
installers are rearranging equip
ment to handle the new tele
phone number and the expanded
calling area. Creager said. Addi
tional switching equipment also
is being installed. Eighteen men
have been working at the Med
ford office under the direction
of J. F. Buckley, installation su
pervisor, for the past three
months.
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recreational area, including a swimming pool in the area,
shown to the right of the picture. Eventually the city will
assume ownership of the area, and plans are being made to
make it a city park, to complement Hawthorne park on the
east side of the city, and usable in the schools' recreation
program. About 100 families still make their homes in the
project, but the sub-standard huildings have deteriorated,
and been condemned as fire hazards.
in the project, and as the plans
develop will have to find new
homes. The first to go will be
the two rows of project houses in
the armory area. Later, more
will be taken down to provide
room for the swimming pool,
and eventually all will be razed.
The housing authority has
long planned to liquidate the
wartime project as additional
housing became available in the
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Great Decisions
Meeting Tonight
A public meeting to discuss
"Great Decisions . . . 1957" will
be held at 8 p.m. today in the
courthouse, auditorium.
Dr. Clifford Miller of South
ern Oregon college will speak
concerning the eight foreign pol
icy "areas" to be discussed by
informal discussion groups dur
ing the eight-week. Great Decis
ions program.
Mrs. Mabel C. Mack, Corval-
lis, assistant director of the Ore
gon State college extension serv
ice, and Dr. Curtis Reid. head
of the department of visual aid
instruction, general extension di
vision, Portland, also will talk.
All persons interested in the
informal study of United States
foreign policy have been invited
to the meeting.
Honolulu (U.R) The Coast
Guard has reported that the Hon
olulu freighter, Charles E. Dant,
stricken Wednesday in heavy
seas 1,000 miles northwest of
here, is out of danger.
At the Phoenix-Talent ex
change, building installation of
switching equipment has been
completed, and installers are
wiring and testing equipment.
Les Wilson, Western Electric su
pervisor, is in charge of the 10
man crew working there.
Other Western Electric crews
are working in Ashland, Central
Point, Gold Hill and Jackson
ville, Creager said, making nec
essary equipment rearrange
ments for new numbers and ex
tended callin. areas.
Six cable projects which are
part of the improvements in the
Medford, Phoenix-Talent and
Gold Hill exchanges are about
80 per cent complete, heaid.
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Recurring Showers
Forecast for Area
TonightTTriday"
Recurring shower activity dur
ing the next 36 hours was fore
cast today after a storm front
moved across southern Oregon
bringing snow to higher eleva
tions. The storm front which was ex
pected to bring showers and
colder air late yesterday hovered
off the coast, where the storm
center still is located today. The
front early today was the first of
at least two from the storm,
weather bureau officials said.
Mixed snow and rain are ex
pected in lower elevations with
snow in the mountains.
"Temperatures are expected to
remain about the same in the
Rogue valley, with maximums
reaching into the higher 40s.
State police reported this morn
ing that Highway 199 will be
closed at. dark today because of
a slide near Patrick's creek. The
slide closed the highway late yes
terday, and highway department
crews cleared the highway
enough for one-way, delayed
traffic this morning.
Because of the danger of re
curring slides at the location,
traffic will be prohibited on the
highway tonight, state police
said. -
Traffic was moving without
chains on most mountain high
ways this morning, police said,
but they advised motorists to
carry chains. Conditions are ex
pected to worsen tonight.
Chains were advised on High
way 62 through Crater Lake Na
tional nark anH rpnuired from
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1 Annie Springs to the rim. One
inch of new snow fell at the park
last night, bringing the total
depth to 45 inches.
Spots of packed snow and ice
were reported at Prospect, on
the Siskiyous, Green Springs,
and some highways in the valley
this morning. . .
Acheson Says Ike's
Doctrine Dangerous
Washington (U.R) Dean
Acheson said today that Presi
dent Eisenhower's Middle East
doctrine is too dangerous "even
to be hinted at."
The former Democratic secre
tary of state denounced Mr. Eis
enhower's request for congres
sional authority to use force,
if necessary, against Soviet ag
gression in the Middle East.
Acheson told the House For
eign Affairs Committee that the
request "sounds perilously like
another approach to the brink."
He said the effect would be
to give the President authority
to vse atomic weapons if he felt
them necessary. Acheson called
this "reckless," adding that
"there can be no bluff here."
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Former Chancellor
Of Exchequer to
Form Government
Queen's Choice OK
With Right Wingers
London (U.R) Harold Mac
Millan was named Prime Minis
ter to succeed Sir Anthony Eden
today.
MacMilian, 62, former chan
cellor of the exchequer and fa
vorite of right wing Conserva
tives, was asked to form a new
government by Queen Elizabeth
II during a visit to Buckingham
Palace this afternoon.
American Mother
Thus, just about 18 hours after
Eden stepped down for reasons
of health, the dapper son of an
American mother was given the
job of restoring Brtiain's pres
tige and economic stability after
the Suez debacle. His rise to po
litical prominence came only
after World War II.
The jaunty MacMilian was
picked over the other favorite
contender for the job, R. A.
(Rab) Butler, 53, lord privy seal
and majority leader of the House
of Commons. Right wing Con
servative had opposed Butler on
grounds he was "soft" in deal
ing with Egypt over the Suez
crisis.
Sits With Chauffeur
MacMilian rode to Bucking
ham Palace to receive the man
date from the Queen. During the
trip he showcj his usual lack of
formality. He sat up front with
his chauffeur.
The audience lasted 20 min
utes, and the Palace announced
briefly:
"The Queen received the right
hoTTOrSDle Harold MacMilian, M.
P. in audience this afternoon
and offered him the post of
Prime Minister and first lord
of the treasury.
Kissed Her Hands
"Mr. MacMilian accepted her
majesty's offer and kissed her
hands upon his appointment."
The decision to name a Prime
Minister belongs to the Queen
alone. But usually she picks a
man who can muster a majority
of the House of Commons.
In this case," with the Con
servatives holding a 58-seat edge
in the house, she chose MacMil
ian because he seemed able to
rally fellow party members be
hind his policies.
Stale Democrats
Behind Pearson
Portland (U.R) Republi
cans had the "word" today
that Democrats were solidly be
hind State Sen. Walter Pearson
of Portland for president of the
upper chamber in Oregon's Leg
islature. The makeup of the Senate is
evenly divided, 15 Democrats
and 15 Republicans. So far neith
er side has budged from its posi
tion backing either Pearson or
Republican Warren Gill of Neb
anon for the Important post.
Some Republicans had favor
ed uniting behind some other
Democratic member of the Sen
ate with the names of Sen. Har
ry Boivin of Klamath Falls and
Senators-elect Alfred Corbett
and Ward Cook of Portland
mentioned.
However, letters signed by all
14 Democratic senatorial col
leagues of Pearson were re
ceived yesterday by the 15 GOP
senators. All pledged support to
Pearson.
,
Rieth Lumber Plant Not
To Resume Operations
Pendleton U.R) Stanley
Jenkins, manager of the Pilot
Rock Lumber Co. here, said to
day that despite reports of a rosy
future for the lumber industry,
the Pilot Rock subsidiary plan
ing and finishing plant at Rieth,
Ore., will not go back into opera
tion in the foreseeable future.
Jenkins said that "despite re
ports from western Oregon we
know the lumber market re
mains unchanged."
Weather
FORECAST: Occasional rain r
rain and snow mixed in. val-
. lev. snow in mountains
thronch Friday. Low tonight
35. Him Friday 40.
TEMPERATURE
Hichest Yesterday . 42
Lowest This Mornlnj 25
"Say, What If She Doesn't Want Her Honor
Protected?"
Arrest of Ambuehl
Described at Trial
Dennis Anthony Kittle, 22-1
year-old former resident of the
Plaza apartments, today gave to
a circuit court jury his version
of events leading to the arrest on
July 18 of Donald La Verne Am
buehl. Ambuehl is on trial on a
charge of illegal possession and
control of narcotics.
Kittle said he approached the
Plaza apartments building about
3:30 a.m., July 18 and started to
go to his living quarters there.
He said someone he didn't know
asked him to remain outside the
building. He later learned the
request was made by a police
officer.
The witness said he sat on the
bumper of a car in the parking
lot and read a magazine be
fore joining five police officers
in a car. While in the car, he
testified, he heard someone say,
"That's the signal." He said two
men ran up to the apartment
building door with blackjacks
and two others stood nearby
holding guns.
Kittle said the officers left
the entrance in about 20 min
utes. Two returned to the car
in which Kittle was sitting and
Kittle quoted them as saying
something had "gone wrong."
The witness said he had not ob
served a signal.
He said he saw Mrs. Leona
(Loma) Scott, who occupied an
apartment there, leave the build
ing and go to her car. He said
an officer talked to her for a
few minutes before she drove
away. Kittle added some of the
officers said they wondered if
Mrs. Scott was "backing out" of
the deal. He quoted State Police
Lt. Paul Morgan as telling the
other officers there was "noth
ing to worry about," that "he"
would be out in about a half
hour and would have the "stuff"
with him.
Laave Building
Kittle told the jury he saw
Ambuehl leave the building and
approach his car. He said he and
the officers got out of the police
car and the officers approached
Ambuehl's vehicle. He denied
that Lt. Morgan had identified
himself and shown his badge to
Ambuehl, in contrast to testi
mony by Lt. Morgan and other
officers. Kittle also said the of
ficers had guns in their hands
when they approached Ambuehl.
Circuit Judge Orval Millard,
who is presiding at the narcotics
trial, yesterday denied a mo
tion for mistrial filed by De
fense Attorney Edward Kelly.
The motion was based on an
affidavit charging discussion of
one of the defense witnesses had
taken place in the courtroom
within hearing range of at least
two jurors.
Counter Motion '
Walter D. Nunley, former dis
trict attorney representing the
state in the case, filed a coun
ter motion and the two attorn
eys argued the motions in the
judge's chambers for about 30
minutes. The jury was then
called into the courtroom and
Judge Millard asked if they had
heard any discussion of the
case. The jurors indicated they
had not and the judge denied
the motion. If it had been grant
ed, the jury would have been
dismissed, a new jury called and
the case presented again from
the beginning.
Today's session was recessed
at 11:10 a.m. after one of the
i jurors indicated she had be-
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come ill. Court was to resume
session at 1:30 p.m.
Floyd H. Brownlee, former
bar tender at Omar's Restaur
ant in Ashland, was on the wit
ness stand when the recess was
called. He stated that Ambuehl
came to the restaurant one day
after his arrest and that Mrs.
Scott came to the establishment
about a half-hour later. He
quoted Mrs. Scott as saying,
after noticing Ambuehl, "I
can't stay here because of what
I did." He quoted Ambuehl as
subsequently saying to him,
"You don't have to worry about
trouble here. The courts will
take care of her."
Seen Smoking
Three witnesses yesterday
testified they had seen Mrs.
Scott smoking marijuana cigar
ettes. Mrs. .Scott, the state's first
witness against Ambuehl. told
the jury last Friday that she
had never used marijuana.
Mrs. Jean Reynolds, Grants
Pass bar tender and cocktail
waitress, said she had seen Mrs.
Scott using marijuana in 1952.
She said Mrs. Scott was in an
apartment house behind the
Reynolds home at the time.
Mrs. Reynolds also testified
that Mrs. Scott had once come
to the Reynolds home and drop
ped her purse. She said a box
containing' two cigarettes fell
from the purse and quoted Mrs.
Scott as saying the cigarettes
contained marijuana.
Al Gilhousen and Mrs. Phyllis
Moore also testified they had
seen Mrs. Scott smoking mari
juana, though Mrs. Moore de
nied under cross examination
that, she had actually seen her
using marijuana.
Roy Reynolds, a Medford bar
tender, testified that on July 17,
Mrs. Scott had asked to stay at
his house and asked if she could
conceal her car there. Reynolds
said he granted permission for
Mrs. Scott to stay at his home
that night and said she could
park her car in back of the
house.' He also quoted Ambuehl
as telling Mrs. Scott in his pres
ence that she might as well sell
her shares of stock in the Y club
because she would not be need
ing them where she was going.
Also testifying for the defense
yesterday were D. H. Lynch,
Ambuehl's former partner in the
Y club, and John Sorento.
Lynch described several argu
ments occurring between Am
buehl and Mrs. Scott during the
four months Lynch was asso
ciated with the Y club.
Negro Churches Dynamited
In Alabama Racial Violence
Montgomery, Ala. (U.R)
Dynamite blasts shattered four
Negro churches and the homes
of two ministers here early today
in the worst outbreak of racial
violenece in the bus integration
movement in the South.
No One Injured
Damage was heavy but no one
was injured in the six separate
explosions.
The series of pre-dawn blasts
touched off a flurry of police ac
tivity and an FBI investigation.
It brought a personal inspection
of bombed buildings by Gov.
Jame"E. Folsom.
Folsom said the bombings
were the "work of anarchists"
Commission To
Study Financial
System Requested
4,000-Word Report
On State of the Union
Washington OI.R) President
Eisenhower urged business and
labor today to go easy on price
and wage increases.
Warning against dangers of
inflation, he also proposed that
Congress create a special com
mission to determine whether
the present American financial
system provides adequate credit
for those who need it.
Those were two of the high
lights of a 4,000-word report
on the state of the union which
the President delivered person
ally to a joint session of Con
gress. Concerning the state of the
world, the President said surg
ing nationalism by peoples de
termined to be independent and
a tide of "revulsion and revolt
against tyranny" are "heralding
a new epoch in the affairs of
mankind."
But he warned that "the exist
ence of a strongly armed im
perialistic dictatorship poses a
continuing threat to the Free
World and thus to our own na
tion's security and peace."
Urges School Construction
So, he said, the United States
must do what it can to strength
en its friends both economically '
and militarily. He said "all free
nations are our neighbors," and
America s vital interests are
worldwide."
The President also called for:
1. "High priority" action by
Congress "to meet emergency
needs for more classrooms"
throughout the country for "cnil
dren of all races." In urging
passage of school construction
legislation "without delay," the
President expressed hope "tbit
this program can be enacted on
its own merits, uncomplicated
by provisions dealing with the
complex problems of integra
tion." Such provisions killed
school aid legislation last year.
2. A "reliable" international
agreement to reverse the trend
"toward ever more devastating
nuclear weapons," to ease the
world's armament burden, and
"mutually control the outer
space and satellite develop
ment." Wants Mid-East Authority
3. Congressional approval of
his request five days ago for .
authorization to use force if
necessary, to prevent "Soviet
aggression in the Middle East."
He said this is "of vital and im
mediate importance" to world
security and peace. The Presi
dent said he hopes to establish
"a climate in which constructive
and long term solutions to basic
problems of the area may be
sought."
Mr. Eisenhower reported the
economy "expanding and funda
mentally sound," but still threat
ened with inflation. ,
For that reason, he asked busi
ness to "avoid unnecessary price
increases" and labor to seek
only those wage hikes based
largely on "improvements and
productivity."
Money for Homes
He pledged government to do
its share . to control inflation,
"the thief that can rob the in
dividual" of the value of the
pension and social security he
has earned during his productive
life."
By exercising "self disci
pline," he said, business and
labor "can powerfully help coun-,
teract" forces which "threaten
a steady depreciation of the
value of our money."
In apparent reference to cur
rent credit strongencies of the
kind which are cutting into con
struction of new homes, the
President asked Congress- to au
thorize a commission to study
whether the U. S. financial sys-
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and offered a $2,000 reward for
information leading to conviction
of the terrorists. He put state po
lice "at the command of all local
officials" in Alabama to combat
racial terrorism.
Bus Operations Halted
"Any group or groups of per
sons that will stoop to bomb the
house of worship endangers the
lives of every man, woman and
child in this state," Folsom said.
Mayor W. A. Gayle promptly
halted all city bus operations,
which have been targets of
sniper fire since segregation on
buses was ended here by court
order more than three weeks
ago.
(See story on page 6, section )