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-WEST MEDFORD-OAK
ROUTE DECIDED The state highway com
mission yesterday derided on the Hawthorne
park (Bear creek) route for the Highway 99
freeway in the Medford area. The decision
was made following a study of other possible
routes, including the Genessee st. line, the
Hillcrest route east of Medford, the West
Sixteen Tavern Owners Deny
Violation of State Statute
Sixteen Jackson county tavern
operators by noon today had
denied to the Oregon Liquor
Control commission that they
had violated the Oregon statute
prohibiting OLCC licensees from
making political campaign con
tributions.
The denials were entered at
OLC administrative hearings
which began yesterday and were
expected to conclude this after
noon. The hearings are an out
growth of reports to the commis
sion that about "21 tavern owners
made contributions last October
to the general election campaign
In Jackson county. ,
Represent Owners
Most of the tavern owners
entered their pleas of innocence
through Attorneys Warren Les
seg and James Main.
They told Examiner Henry J.
Detloff, OLCC hearings super
visor, they were contacted last
October by Christian Schempp,
proprietor of the Union Club,
and asked to contribute to a po
litical campaign. Most of them
denied specific knowledge as to
which party or which candidate
was to receive the money. Many
indicated they were under the
Impression the money was "to
Daughter Born To
Princess Grace, Prince
Monaco U.R) Princess Grace
of Monaco gave birth to an
eight-pound three-ounce daugh
ter today.
Prince Rainier, sovereign of
tiny Monaco and husband of the
former Grace Kelly of Philadel
phia and Hollywood, announced
the birth himself in quavering
French. He seemed as unnerved
as any other new father.
The infant was named Caro
line Louise Marguerite. She is
princess of Monaco and heiress
presumptive to the throne of this
368-acre principality.
Described as a "healthy, howl
ing American girl," the baby has
blue eyes and brown hair.
Considerable Damage
Reported by Blaze
Considerable damage resulted
yesterday morning when an
overheated stove started a fire
In an apartment occupied by
Mr. and Mrs. Al Inlow at the
National Guard's Camp White
site.
Central Point rural and Camp
White firemen said the fire was
confined to one apartment in
the two apartment building.
Slight smoke damage was re
ported in the adjoining apart
ment. Firemen said defective wir
ing caused a fire confined to
the attic and roof of a garage
house on the Rev. D. E. Mil
lard property about a mile
northwest of the Butte Falls
rd. and Crater Lake highway
junction early yesterday.
Girl Suffers Second
Degree Burns on Body
Elaine Meyer, 8 -year -old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Har
old Meyer, route 1, box 93F,
Eagle Point, suffered second de
gree burns on her back early
this morning when her night
gown caught fire from a heater,
according to Rogue Valley hos
pital reports.
She was taken to Rogue Val
ley hospital by her parents. Her
father was treated for second de
gree burns on his hands at the
hospital and released, according
to hospital officials.
DOW-JONES AVERAGES
New York (U.PJ Dow-Jones
final stock averages: 30 indus
trials 479.93, up 2.44; 20 rail
roads 150.17, up 0.67; 15 utilities
70.29. up 0.68. and 65 stocks
170.12. up 1.00. Sales today
were about 1.920,000 shares, the
same as Tuesday.
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be used in the campaign of Dis
trict Attorney Thomas Reeder,
but did not actually know how
it was used.
Amounts contributed ranged
from S5 to $100. All but two or
three said they did not know it
was illegal for an OLCC licensee
to make a political contribution
They also said Schempp had col
lected money from them on sev
eral occasions in past years for
community and charitable funds.
All of them denied giving
Schempp specific instructions as
to how the money was to be
used and said they would not
have wilfully given money to
be used illegally.
Uses Own Money
One licensee, Ernest G. Chil
dreth of Cook's Reception, Ash
land, said his wife, who is not
an OLCC licensee, gave $25 of
her own money to the campaign.
Don C. Church, lieutenant in
the OLCC enforcement division,
quoted Schempp as stating Chil
dreth had handed him the
money. Schempp was also called
to the witness stand and said he
had seen a woman gjve some
money to Childreth, who then
handed the money to him. The
statutes do not prohibit the wife
An attending physician said
the tiny new princess was "an
especially pretty baby, even be
yond the type of prettiness al
ways used to describe a newborn
child."
Grace was attended by four
doctors and four nurses. She
was in labor only 2',4 hours. Her
child was born at 12:27 a.m.
(PST).
Grace, who wanted a son,
cried when first told it was a
daughter. But later she smiled
joyfully when she saw the in
fant. Rainier said he wanted a
daughter all along.
The infant and her mother
were reported doing fine.
The Prince and the millionaire
bricklayer's daughter met while
Grace was making a movie on
the Riviera in 1955. They were
married in civil and religious
ceremonies . April 18 and 19,
1956.
Three Appear in
Circuit Court Today
William Raymond Pickett, 526
North Front St., Medford, had
his parole revoked by Circuit
Judge H. K. Hanna this morn
ing in circuit court. He was
sentenced to three years in the
Oregon state penitentiary.
Also appearing in court
Wednesday were Jim Carl Dun
bar, 430 Benson st., Medford,
who pleaded guilty to charges
of obtaining money by false pre
tenses, and Joseph George Mat
tey, 1546 North Riverside ave.,
Medford .
Dunbar's sentencirg was con
tinued pending arrival of FBI
reports, and William E. Duhaime
was appointed attorney for
Mattey by the court. Mattey is
to appear in court Friday morn
ing on charges of grand larceny.
Medford Residence
Destroyed by Flames
The Arthur G. Hanson resi
dence at 863 Marshall ave., Med
ford, was destroyed by flames
this morning when a stove in
the house overheated and ignit
ed the room, according to the
Medford fire department.
Firemen said the house was
completely involved in flames
upon arrivel. Two pumpers were
dispatched to the blaze. It was
extinguished by firemen. They
reported only a few kitchen
articles were salvaged. No one
was home at the time of the
fire.
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GROVE LINE
Medford-Oak Grove line, and a route east of
the Hillcrest line. Interchanges on the four
lane divided highway will be at Central
Point, Crater Lake highway, Barnett rd., and
Fern Valley rd. Other interchanges will be at
Valley View, North Ashland, Green Springs
and South Ashland.
of a licensee from contributing
to political campaigns.
Mrs. Myrtle Wilkinson, pro
prietor of Mom's Hideaway,
Jacksonville, said she gave $5
to Schempp thinking it was for
a charity campaign. She. said
she was not aware she had made
a political contribution until re
ceiving a letter from the OLCC.
Contributes $100
Alvin C. Leighton, proprietor
of Brown's cafe, testified he had
contributed $100 in connection
with Reeder's campaign and had
made an additional contribution
of S25 to the Jackson County Re
publican party.
His contribution to the Re
publican party was pointed out
by Lt. Church, who showed Ex
aminer Detloff a photostatic
copy of the Republican finance
committee's statement of expen
ditures and receipts for the sec
retary of state. Leighton indi
cated he did not know it was in
violation of the law to make a
political contribution.
Others testifying this morn
ing were Bill Barnes, operator
of the 90 and 9 Tavern; Gene
Hunt, Hunter's Tavern: and
Tony Mete, North Riverside tav
ern. Testify Yesterday
Testifying yesterday were
John B. DeMamby, Otto's Tav
ern; Harold Sutherland, Veter
an's club; Dorence E. Hayes,
Hayes Distributing company;
Leslie A. Wilson, Wilson Distri
buting company; Kenneth G.
Hamner, Holland hotel; Merril
Ousterhout, Highway Tavern;
John Paul Hartsook, Barkley's
Tavern; Thomas A. Dwyer Sr.,
Bohemian club; Harold Straus,
Tally Ho; and Ed Colpitts, Pio
neer Tavern.
Hamner also admitted con
tributing $20 to the write-in
campaign of O. H. Bengtson for
district attorney in addition to
Reeder's campaign.
Schempp appeared before the
examiner Tuesday morning and
said he began collecting the
money for Reeder after Walter
D. Nunley, former district at
torney, criticized tavern owners
in a television appearance.
Schempp said he turned the
money over to Attorney Paul
Haviland without telling him
how to use it. Haviland testi
fied he gave the money to two
unidentified attorneys and did
not know the final disposition
of the funds. Names of the two
attorneys were not asked during
the hearing.
Appearing on behalf of the
OLCC are Lt. Church and Alvin
Hartley, Medford district Inspec
tor for the commission.
Medford to Receive
$6,030 From OLCC
Portland Bedford will re
ceive $6,030.94 of the $616,-
687.35 total 1956 income from
licensing operations of the Ore
gon Liquor Control commission,
it has been announced.
The OLCC income is being
distributed during January to
cities, counties and the general
fund of the state. Jackson coun
ty will receive $4,247.15.
Other Jackson county cities
receiving portions of the income
are Ashland, $1,281.39; Butte
Falls, $174.14; Central Point,
$282.01: Eagle Point, $40.07:
Gold Hill, $286.64; Jacksonville,
$296.88: Phoenix, $326.70;
Rogue River, $294.34; and Tal
ent, $448.44.
Stop Obstructing,
Wyatt Jells Demos
Astoria (UP.) Wendell Wy
att, state Republican chairman,
issued a statement today saying
Democrats "should stop ob
structing" and elect one of three
"acceptable" Democrats as pres
ident of the State Senate.
Democrats in the deadlocked
Senate support Sen. Walter
Pearson of Portland. Republicans
have been voting for Sens. Harry
Boivin, Ward Cook and Phil
Brady.
51st Year
Medford
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Senate Democrats
Switch To Lewis;
Still Deadlocked
'Fish Bowl' Proposal
Made by Sen. Gill
Salem U.R) Democrats
switched strategy in the Senate
today and cast their 15 votes for
Sen. Jean Lewis, Portland Dem
ocrat, for Senate president. But
the Republicans held solidly to
their earlier choices and the
deadlock continued at 15-15.
There had been some feeling
that Gov. Robert D. Holmes,
who arrived back at his' desk
here today, might address the
Senate in an effort to break the
deadlock. But there was no in
dication in the opening session
this morning that he would
make such an appearance.
Proposal by Gill
Sen. Warren Gill, Lebanon
Republican, arose this morning
to make a personal "fish bowl"
proposal to Sen. Walter J. Pear
son, Portland Democrat who had
been the solid choice of his party
for president.
Sen. Gill proposed that they
put the names of the three Dem
ocratic senators the Republicans
have been willing to support
Sens. Harry D. Boivin of Klam
ath Falls and Phil Brady and
Ward Cook of Portland in a
"fish bowl" along with the name
of Sen. Pearson. And he said he
would agree to be bound to vote
for the name drawn out of the
bowl if Pearson would likewise
agree.
Have 'Right to Choose'
But Pearson said the Demo
crats were proceeding on the
theory that they had the right
to choose their own candidate
and he could not enter into such
agreement.
Then th voting resumed, and
the Democrats including Pear
son went solidly for Sen.
Lewis.
Should Sen. Lewis be elected,
veteran observers said, it would
be a two-way precedent; she
would be the first freshman
senator to be named president,
and she would be the first
woman named president.
Lininger Apparent
Low Bidder on Sewer
Apparent low bidder for con
struction of 1.780-feet of eight
inch sewer line for the new
$400,000 Medford armory under
construction is M. C. Lininger
and sons, Medford, according to
Vern Thorpe, public works di
rector. Lininger's bid was $4,787.75.
Other bidders were Coast Con
struction company. Junction City
$5,294; W. H. Conrad company,
Medford, $5,467.50; Everett M.
Den Herder, Medford, $5,900;
and P. S. Lord Mechanical con
tractors, Portland, $7,061.90.
Thorpe said bids have been
submitted to the Oregon military
department for recommendation
and will be returned to the city
council for awarding.
The department authorized the
city to act as contracting agent
for construction of the sewer
line. It will extend from the
Medford armory site to a con
nection with the South Bear
Creek Sanitary district's trunk
sewer line. The state will assume
costs of the project.
"Why Don't You Help
Back On
MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1957
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RECEIVES AWARD Sam Hersh, 1956 Unit
ed Medford Crusade campaign chairman, re
ceived an award for outstanding leadership
from UMC board members, campaign assist
ants and division chairmen at a testimonial
dinner in the Jackson hotel Saturday. Shown
left to right are Robert Johnson, 1957 chair
man; Sam Hersh; William Prentice, UMC
President Warns on Danger
Of Inflationary Pressures
Ike Would Better
Russian Relations
Washington U.R) President Eisenhower said today that one
of the chief aims of his administration during the next four years
would be to achieve a better understanding with the Soviet Union.
He also said that American forces would be armed with tacti
cal atomic weapons if it became necessary for them to fight in
the Middle East. ,
He said the equipment of such forces with atomic weapons has
now become routine from the military-point of view."
Night Vaccine
Station Slated
A polio vaccine station will
be set up in the basement room
of the Elks Club, North Central
ave. and Fifth st., Monday, Jan.
28, and Feb. 24 from 7 p.m. to
9 p.m. for the purpose of giving
Salk anti-polio vaccine to those
who have been unable to get it
at the schools during the regu
lar program, it .was announced
today. Only those under 20
VACCINE SCHEDULE
Thursday, Jan. 24, 9 a.m. to
noon: Howard school, Apple
gate school. Central Point Jun
ior high school, Jackson grade
school, Medford.
years of age will be eligible at
the Elks station, it was stated.
First of the three-shot series
will be given there on Jan. 28
and the second shot on Feb. 25.
Yesterday 809 children re
ceived the vaccine at five sta
tions, bringing the total over
seven days to 5,415. At Talent
84 students and 10 others were
inoculated, Sams Valley report
ed 66 students and four others,
Washington grade school in
Medford had 147 students and
23 others. Southern Oregon col
lege reported 366 students and
five others and 104 received the
vaccine at the county health de
partment.
Me Get This Poor Fellow
His Feet?"
Here were the main highlights
of the news conference in addi
tion to his remarks on getting
along better with Russia and the
use of atomic weapons in the
Middle East:
1. He agreed with Secretary
of Treasury George M. Hum
phrey that every effort should
be made by Congress to econo
mize as far as practicable on
the budget for fiscal 1958 of
nearly $72 billion.
Sees No Depression
2. He said that Humphrey, In
stating that a dreadful depres
sion would occur if federal
spending was not reduced, was
talking about a hypothetical sit
uation in the distant future. In
the foreseeable future, the chief
executive said he did not believe
there was any possibility of a
depression of the proportions of
1929 because federal and ustate
welfare payments would take up
a great amount of economic
slack. And in the chief execu
tive's opinion there are no signs
of slack developing.
3. He refused to confirm or
deny a statement by Adlai E.
Stevenson that the National Se
curity Council voted unanimous
ly last September to halt hydro
gen bomb tests, but then was
reversed for political reasons.
Mr. Eisenhower said that be
cause of security considerations
he could not even hint at an
NSC decision, but he reminded
reporters that the NSC is an ad
visory body and all major se
curity decisions finally are his.
No Cabinet Change
4. He anticipated no major
changes in the make-up of his
administration. Asked if there
might be Cabinet changes later,
the President answered simply
that he did not know.
5. He urged that Congress not
separate his military and eco
nomic aid recommendations con
cerning the Middle East. To do
so would inhibit his efforts to
wage peace successfully.
Ransom Note Probed
In Death of Girls
Chicago (U.R) Police are
investigating a ransom note re
ceived by the mother of two
teen-aged girls before their mur
der was discovered, it was
learned today.
The nude, frozen bodies of
the girls, Barbara Grimes, 15,
and her sister Patricia, 13, were
found by a construction worker
Tuesday in a muddy ditch.
Police laboratory officials re
fused to confirm the report of a
ransom note. But it was relitbly
learned that such a letter, de
manding $5,000 for the girls'
safe return, was received by her
and turned over to the FBI.
(See story oa Page 1. section 2)
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president and 1954 campaign chairman; M. M.
(Hug) Huggins, 1955 chairman; and Elliott
Becken, 1953 chairman. The present UMC
campaign total is $121,820, almost $5,000
more than the goal. All expenses for the testi
monial dinner were borne by those in attend
ance. No UMC contributions were used for
this purpose. (Brainerd photo)
Economic Message
Paints Glowing
National Picture
Washington (U.R) Presi
dent Eisenhower again warned
a prosperous America today on
the dangers of mounting infla
tionary pressures.
In his annual economic mes
sage to Congress, the President
painted a glowing picture of
state of the nation's economy.
Output Still Climbing
He reported a record national
output of $412 billion of goods
and services last year. Still
climbing, the output hit an an
nual rate of $424 billion in the
final quarter of 1956.
But he coupled this favorable
development with a stern lecture
on the responsibilities of private
firms and unions to help check
threatening inflationary forces.
He warned again, as he did
earlier in his State of the Union
Message to Congress Jan. 10 that
continued prosperity depends
largely on management and la
bor exercising restraint in wage
and price boosts.
Cautious Optimism
Mr. Eisenhower was cautious
ly optimistic about 1957.
"There are grounds for confi
dence that the nation's overall
prosperity will be extended into
the months ahead," he said.
He said prospects are good as
to employment, earnings, con
sumer spending, government ex
penditures, business capital out
lays, construction, foreign trade
and investment.
"However, uncertainties and
problms are always present in
the economic situation and re
quire careful attention," he said.
Tables and Charts
"These include the present in
ternational situation, the upward
pressure of costs and prices, fac
tors affecting capital outlays by
business, and the provision of an
adequate flow of new savings to
meet the prospective heavy de
mands for funds."
The 200-page report, crammed
with tables and charts, gave a
detailed diagnosis of the U. S.
economy. It listed rises in em
ployment, production and in
come last year.
Average employment reached
a new high of 65 million. Indus
trial production was up by 2
per cent. Personal incomes rose
$19 billion. Wages were 'up by
about 6 per cent.
(See story en Page 6)
Weather
FORECAST: Conslderablt
cloudiness through Thursday.
A few mow flurries in moun
tains. Ixw tnnifht 25. Hlfh
Thursdaj 38-40.
Temp.
HUhest Yesterday 4
Lowest this Morning 27
Our Skies Tonight
Sunrise 7:M a.m.
Sunset S:1J p.m.
Moonrtse Thursday. 2:30 a.m.
New Moon Jan. 30
PROMINENT STAB
Aldebaran, high In
south 8:31 p.m.
VISIBLE PLANETS
Mars, high in south
west 7:25 p.m.
Saturn, rises 4:2 .m.
Jupiter, In the south-
wnt S:2fl a.m.
Venus. riss a.m.
Freeway Location
Chosen Alter Study
Of Five Proposals
Cost of Project li
Listed At $18 Million
Portland The state highway
commission yesterday decided
upon the Hawthorne park (Bear
creek) route in the Medford area
for location of the interstate
route of Highway 99 in the Cen
t r a 1 Point-Medford-A s h 1 a n d
area.
The freeway route was se
lected from five under study.
Cost of the 25.71 mile project is
estimated at $18,723,000.
Commission Chairman Ben
Chandler, Coos Bay, said the
commission reached its decision
after "carefully studying all of
the factors involved in this
problem."
Provide Best Service
He said the Hawthorne park
route "will provide the best
service to the traveling public
and to the Medford area with
the least disruption of orchards,
farms and homes."
The commission, after elimin
ating four other possible routes,
decided on the Hawthorne park
(Bear creek) route because it
felt the route will "not cause as
serious a disruption of homes
and residential areas as the
Genessee street route." Engin
eers pointed out the Hawthorne
park route will require acquisi
tion of 42 homes compared to
84 homes on the Genessee st.
route.
Late last October, the com
mission held a hearing in Med
ford at which opposition was
voiced to all proposed routes.
The Hawthorne park route ap
peared to be the "least disfav
ored" of .the routes then under
consideration.
After the hearing, the East
Ridge route, east of the proposed
Hillcrest route, was considered.
However, the commission elim
inated it afteF investigation dis
closed costs in excess of $6 mil
lion more than other routes. The
route also had undesirable en
gineering features, the commis
sion said. i
West Medford Route
The West Medford route, -which
would cost about $3,500,
000 more than the city routes,
was eliminated because it would
disrupt about 156 acres of orch
ard land and 301 acres of agri
cultural land, the commission
said. The route had no offset
ting benefits and would not con
nect or serve Crater Lake high
way, the commission noted.
The Hillcrest line, which it
about comparable in cost to
either the city routes, would
have the disadvantage of seri
ously disrupting several produc
ing orchards as well as elimin
ating 112 acres of orchard land
and 848 acres of other agricul
tural land. .
The commission said the East
Ridge, West Medford or Hill
crest routes would not serve the
city of Medford as well as the
Bear creek routes because they
are "somewhat remote." They
would require extensive con
nections and penetrating spurs
in addition to the main high
way, the commission noted.
Two Routes Left
Possibilities were eliminated
to the Hawthorne and Genessee
st. routes, the commission said,
because both routes have a "dis
tinct advantage over any of the
other lines in that they will pro
vide a better service to the city
of Medford without the necessity
of long connecting or penetrat
ing spurs.
Both routes also would "pro
vide for an Interchange connec
tion with Crater Lake highway,
and have the further advantage
of reducing severance." Because
the Hawthorne route generally
parallels Bear creek, the dis
ruption caused by severance
would be minimized, the com
mission said.
Suggestions made In letters
and resolutions at the Medford
hearing were considered by the
commission prior to a decision.
The highway commission is
charged with the responsibility
of making determinations of
routings for highways.
Basis for Decision
The commission noted its de
cision was based on "a study of
the various factors involved,
such as cost, length, engineering
standards, economic impact, dis
ruption of residence property,
disruption of farms and farm
lands, service to the population .
centers of the area, and other
considerations."
Although no date was an
nounced for start of construc
tion. State Highway Engineer,
W. C. (Dutch) Williams indica
ted late last year that considera
tion would probably get under
way in 1959.
Pendleton 'U PJ State Rep.
Irvin Mann of Umatilla county
is reported progressing steadily
and his doctor said he may be
out of the hospital in a couple
of weeks. Mann has been ill for
some time ' 1 -