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STUDENT OFFICIALS Shown entering the
city hall are the student mayor, his council
and the city manager. From left to right are
We Stearns, mayor; Jane Barker, council
woman. Ward I; James Boyd, city manager;
Scott Phillips, councilaaan, Ward I; Diana
Russell, councilwoman. Ward III; Joyce Greg
ory, councilwoman. Ward II; Wayne Zimmers,
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School Dislric!
Voters Defeat Two
Bond Issues in 6C
Central Point Voters in
school disct 6C yesterday de
feated about 4 to 1 two bond
issues totaling $235,000 for a
classroom addition and improve
ments to the athletic field at
Crater High school. i
A proposed $150,000 bond
issue to finance a classroom ad
dition at Crater was defeated
775 to 354. and a proposed $85,
000 bond issue for completion
of the athletic field was defeated
800 to 276.
JDie vote by polling places for
the classroom addition was:
Sams Valley, 66 no, 37 yes;
Gold Hill, 179 no, 57 yes; Cen
tal Point, 530 no. 260 yes. The
vote by polling places for com
pletion of the athletic field was:
Sams Valley. 75 no. 29 yes: Gold
Hill, lO no, 40 yes; and Central
Point, 529 no. 207 yes.
Superintendent of school dis
trict 6C, H. 1 Jewett, said the
total votes cast represented
about 60 per cent of the regis
tered voters, one of the heaviest
voter turnouts in recent elec
tions in the district.
Jewett said the bond issues
defeat will "curtail the standard
of educa'an the district has
been giving at the school." Jew
ett noted that the increase in
elementary school enrollment in
past years is now exerting "full
force" on the high school, and
hat more freshmen will be en
tering school next fall thgn the
number of seniors graduating.
At present, three teachers do
not have permanent classrooms,
and tw9 sub-standard rooms in
. the gymnasium are .beingcused
for classrooms.
The $8.000 bond issue would
have financed completion of the
athletic field. All athletic con
tests from eighth grade through
high school are played at the
Central Point Junior High
school field.
Sentence of Corvallis
Man Suspended Today
Gene Norton, 26, Corvallis,
sentenced in circuit court yester
day to one year in the state peni
tentiary on a charge of non-support,
was placed a year's pro
bation today. O
Circuit JuBge H. K. Hanna or
dered execution of the sentence
be sufnded.
New $drk (U.R) Dow-Jones
fil stk average 30 indus
trials 466.84. off 0.56: 20 rail
road) 142.40, unchanged; 15
utilities '.06, up 0.02; and 65
stocks 16.28, off 0.10. Sales to
day werfcSbout 1.670.000 shares
compared with 1,800,000 shares
Monday. O
Bill Introduced by Lowry
Calls for Judicial Study
Salpm Slate Sen. PhiliD B
Lowry of Medford yesterday in
troduced into the Senate a meas
ure calling for a comprehensive,
two-year study of Oregon's judic
ial system.
His measure, a senate joint
resolution, would appropriate
$50,000 to finance the study, to
be conducted by a professional
staff under the direction of a
large, broad - based committee
representing the judiciary, the
legislative assembly, the bar, and
the public in general.
Suggestions for Change
Sr natnr Lowry pointed out his
resolution is designed to worko
out suggestions for changes, both
structural and procedural, in the
administration of justice in the
state.
The state supreme court is far
behind in its cos?idera"tion of ap
peals from the JSwer courts, and
the circuit courts themselves are
O
Student City Council
To Consider Parking,
Other Items Tonight
The Medford student city coun
cil wil consider eight items of
business including an off-street
parking proposal and the loca
tion of the Highway 99 freeway
proposed through Medford at a
Student Government Day coun
cil meeting at 7:30 p.m. today in
the city hall.
The student council also will
consider action on a proposed
teen-age center, a tree ordinance,
one-way streets, limitation of un
necessary traffic lights, and a
regulatory ordinance giving city
police authority to restrict solic
itation by itinerary salesmen in
Medford.
Activities of the student city
officials today included a mock
preliminary council meeting in
which the agenda : for tonight
was prepared. Student officials
this morning also reported to
the officials with whom they
were to work for the day.
Noon Luncheon
At noon officials and student
counterparts were luncheon
guests at the Elks club party
lounge, and this afternoon stu
dents were scheduled to be taken
on inspection trips of county
shops, the airport, disposal plant,
city hall, county courthouse and
the fire and police stations.
Student Mayor Mike Stearns
this morning issued a statement
asking Medford residents to
"support whole-heartedly" the
one-day recruiting drive of the
National Guard on Sunday, Feb.
24.
"Operation Muster" is part of
Tree Ordinance
To Be Considered
The Medford city council will
consider an ordinance to permit
tree planting in parking strips
and other public property at
6:30 p.m. today in the city hall.
The proposed ordinance would
be known as the "street tree or
dinance," and would repeal an
existing ordinance which pro
hibits planting trees in parking
strips or on other public prop
erty. The council also will consider
deferring action on certain
phases of the arterial street pro
gram of the capital improvement
program for Medford until spe
cific locations of the Bear
Creek Hawthorne park freeway
through Medford are set.
The meeting was scheduled an
hour earlier so the regular coun
cil could transact its business be
fore the Student Government
Day session starts at 7:30 p.m.
in many instances months or
years behind in their dockets.
Gives Example
Senator Lowry gave the state
of New Jersey as an example of
a state where judicial adminis
tration was equally bogged
down, and which, after a study
came up with recommendations
which resulted in that state now
having one of the nation's out
standing court systems.
Members of the State Bar as-,
sociation. and the courts them
selves, sometimes get to thinking
of judicial procedures as being
"in our own back yards." Sen
ator Lowry, himself a lawyer,
said. They sometimes forget it is
the people of the state, not trie
legal profession, the courts are
designed to serve, he said. For
this reason, much of the com
mittee would come from outside
the leaal profession, if his resolu
tion is adopted.
councilman, Ward III: Bob Glover, council
man. Ward II; and Dan Christianson, coun
cilman, Ward IV. Not pictured is Jack Bir
mingham, councilman, Ward IV, St. Mary's
High school student. Others are Medford
High school students. The student city coun
city will meet at 7:30 p.m. today.
(Landis-Shangle photo)
a nationwide campaign to enlist
15,000 new Guardsmen during
February. Goal for local Nation
al Guard units is 100.
Oaths of Office
Yesterday county and city
student officials took oaths of
office and student groups toured
radio stations KMED and KYJC,
where Student Government Day
programs were broadcast. Greg
Milnes of Medford High school
was moderator. A program also
was held on KBES-TV.
A "get acquainted" meeting
with students, their parents and
city and county officials was
held in the Elks Club basement
party lounge prior to the annual
banquet last night.
(See story on page 10)
Lowry Proposes
Rale Cut Guard
Salem OI.R) Sen. Philip
Lowry of Medford introduced a
bill in the Oregon Senate today
which he said was designed to
"prevent cutthroat competition
via price cutting" among freight
carriers in Oregon.
The bill would give the Ore
gon Public Utilities Commission
authority to suspend or stop rate
reductions by motor, rail, or
water carriers. At present, Sen.
Lowry said, the commissioner
ias authority only to regulate
rate increases. Sen Lowry said:
"The opponents of this bill,
notabaly the powerful railroad
lobby, will claim that it is an
attempt to renew old truck-rail
fights and to place a floor under
rates. Nothing could be further
from the truth. It is designed for
the protection of the public
against the cut-rate tactics now
being used by many carriers,
and particularly for the protec
tion of those people who depend
in part on balanced shipping
facilities for their livelihood."
Lowry said that under his pro
posal, before a rate reduction
would be allowed, the commis
sioner could order hearings to
determine whether such a reduc
tion "is in the prblic interest."
Nursing Home Fire
Under Investigation
Warrenton, Mo. (U.R) Police
officials today investigated three
possible causes, including arson,
of a flash fire that roared
through a nursing home here,
killing 71 persons.
Volunteer workers, who re
moved 43 charred bodies from
the ruins of the collapsed Katie
Jane Memorial Home, continued
their careful search of the debris
for other missing victims.
None of the bodies' has been
identified and Dr. F. H. Knigge,
Warren county coroner, said he
doubted if any would- because
the intense heat of the Sunday
afternoon holocaust left little
more than ashes.
Weather
FORECAST Increainjj cloudi
ness tonicht. generally
dwudy Wednesday with a
rhanre of occasional rain in
valley and snow in mountains.
Low 'tonicht 32, high Wed
nesday 50.
TEMP.
Hicnest Y'sterday S3
Lowest this Morning 27
Our Skies Tonight
Sunrise 7:13 a m
Sunset 5:4 p.m.
Moonrise Wednesday 12:19 a.m.
Last Quarter ... Thursdav a.m.
PROMINENT CONSTELLATION
Leo. in the east 7:45 p.m.
The Sickle formed by some
of the brtchter stars of Leo is
now seen with the blade upper
most. Btween ft and the Twins
is the Beehive of Cancer
EbanEn Route To
Jerusalem To Talk
With Ben-Gurion
Ambassador Said To
Favor U. S. Proposal
United Nations, N.Y. U.R)
Israeli Ambassador Abba S.
Eban hopes to persuade premier
David Ben-Gurion to evacuate
Egyptian territory .under guar
antees offered by the United
States, diplomatic sources said
today.
Eban, who is flying to Jerusa
lem today, hoped to be back
late this week for the resump
tion of the Middle East debate
by the General Assembly. A
Middle East session was post
poned from Monday until Thurs
day and there was a strong pos
sibility it might be deferred
further.
Diplomatic sources said Eban,
who has been dealing with Sec
retary of State John Foster
Dulles, favors acceptance of
Washington's offer to back, up
Israel's claim to free navigation
in the Gulf of Aqaba and secu
rity from Egyptian attacks if
Israel will abandon the Gaza
and Aqaba strips.
Ben-Gurion has admantly re
jected this offer until now. With
his foreign minister, Mrs. Golda
Meir, in New York there ap
peared little reason for Eban to
fly to Jerusalem merely to
make a, report. The explanation
seemed to be a hope to persuade
Ben-Gurion himself to accept
the U.S. plan.
The United States suggested
the latest postponement of the
Assembly's debate, obviously to
give Eban time to gain his coun
try's compliance with the U.N.
order to withdraw its forces be
hind the 1949 Palestine armis
tice demarcation lines.
Secret Session Cancelled
The Afro-Asian bloc, under
continuous pressure from its
Arab members to sponsor a
sanctions -resolution against Is
rael in the assembly, cancelled
a secret session scheduled to
consider such a measure.
Informed sources said Israel
sought a postponement beyond
Thursday. An Israeli delegation
spokesman said Eban planned
his trip for a week, at the most,
but other qualified sources said
Israel informed secretariat offi
cials that Eban would return
possibly by Thursday but could
not be expected to deliver a
policy speech immediately after
his arrival.
'Over-the-Poler Plane
Avoids Danger Area
Tokyo (U.R) The Scandi
navian Airlines said today one of
its planes making an over-the-pole
flight to Tokyo was delayed
an hour and 18 minutes today
because it had detoured around
a "danger area" off the northern
Japan coast.
The airline announced earner
its plane, a DC7C, had been
forced off course by unidentified
military aircraft performing
"acrobatics" over the North Pa
cific, but corrected the announce
ment a few minutes later.
A. M. Morrison, Tokyo dis
patcher for the airlines, said the
plane had only followed his ra
dioed suggestion that the pilot
take an alternate course to avoid
a danger area off northern Ja
pan. The danger area stretches
along a short distance off the
Honshu coast of Japan. Military
aircraft conduct activities in the
area, generally during the daytime.
"Come On, Old Boy Let's See Your New Tricks"
51st Year
Medford
United Press Full Leased Wire
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.
Ike Will Discuss Mid-East
Situation With Congressmen
Oregon Finance
Director Named
By Gov. Holmes
Former Bonneville
Budget Official Picked
Salem U.R John F. Rich
ardson of Portland, a former top
budget and administration offi
cial with the Bonneville Power
administration, was appointed
by Gov. Robert D. Holmes today
as director of the State Depart
ment of Finance and Adminis
tration. Richardson, 48-year-old native
of Portland, is returning to the
Northwest after an absence of
two and one-half years with the
Ford Foundation, including the
past six months as management
consultant for its $15 million a
year overseas development pro
gram. The new director succeeds
Robert Johnson, who resigned
two months ago to take a post
with the League of Oregon Cit
ies. Deputy Director William
Collier has been acting director.
Post Pays $11,500
Richardson, a career manage
ment expert, takes over the
$ll,500-a-year post with more
than 20 years experience in the
finance - budget administration
field. Gov. Holmes said:
"We feel particularly fortu
nate in getting a man of his high
stature in the field of adminis
tration and finance."
Gov. Holmes said the new di
rector would assume his duties
in a few days.
In Richardson's 10 years with
BPA, he served two as assistant
to the controller, four as direc
tor of budget and administra
tive planning, and four as direc
tor of the office of administra
tive management in the Port
land office.
Richardson is married to the
former Jean Snell of Chicago
and they'have three sons.
Eden Suffers Two
Attacks Aboard Ship
London (U.R) Conservative
party , sources reported today
that former Prime Minister Sir
Anthony Eden has suffered at
sea two new attacks of the ail
ment which forced his retire
ment. Eden, 59, will receive emer
gency medical treatment when
the liner Rangitato, on which he
is cruising, docks at Auckland,
New Zealand, Thursday, the
sources said.
Reports reaching here from
the ship said Eden suffered two
attacks of fever during his voy
age across the Pacific.
Informed sources said the
ship's doctor radioed ahead to
arrange immediate treatment at
Auckland.
MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1957
Ashland Proprietors
Charged With OLCC
License Violations
Proprietors of two Ashland
grocery stores will appear be
fore Oregon Liquor Control
commission representative at
hearings on alleged license vio
lations Monday, Feb. 25, in the
Jackson county courthouse.
Charged with violations are
proprietors of the White House
Market, 372 East Main st., Ash
land, and the Ashland Groceter
ia, 300 East Main st., Ashland.
Don C. Church, lieutenant in
the OLCC enforcement division,
told the Mail Tribune Monday
the charges involve contribu
tions allegedly made by the li
censees to the Republican party.
Prohibits Contributions
State law prohibits an OLCC
licensee from making contribu
tions to a political party or can
didate for political office.
Lt. Church added that these
charges are "more or less an
aftermath" of hearings last
month in which 21 Jackson
county., tavern . operators faced
charges of making political con
tributions.
Most of the contributions
were made on behalf of the Dem
ocratic party, testimony in the
hearings indicated.
Lt. Church said contributions
from licensees of the two Ash
land grocery stores were listed
on campaign expense documents
submitted by the Republican
party to the secretary of state.
He said the documents listed the
Jackson County Republican
Central committee as recipient
of contributions from the Ash
land licensees.
Hearing for the White House
Market is scheduled for 3:30
p.m. Monday and the Ashland
Groceteria hearing is slated for
4 p.m.
Being Considered
Lt. Church said testimony and
documents from hearings in
volving the 21 Jackson county
tavern operators are still being
considered by the OLCC and no
decision has as yet been reached.
He indicated disposition of the
cases would be decided upon
when the commission next con
venes, sometime within the next
six weeks.
Although most of the tavern
operators facing the charges ad
mitted making political contri
butions, they entered pleas of
innocent to the charge. Basis of
Disagreement Delays
End of Dock Strike
New York '(U.R) Disagree
ments between union locals and
employers in Balitmore and
Norfolk, Va., threatened today
to prolong indefinitely the East
Coast dock strike.
It appeared likely that, despite
a contract agreement here Sun
day, most doclr activity between
Main and Virginia wouid remain
at a standstill until the end of
the week, at least.
Refusal of employer groups in
Baltimore and Norfolk to ac
cept a "master" coastwide settle
ment reached by the Internation
al Longshoremen's association
and the New York Shipping as
sociation stood in the way of a
back-to-work movement of 45,
000 longshoremen. It had been
expected that agreements would
be reached in other East Coast
ports within 24 hours after the
New York settlement.
Grants Pass Man Fined '
On Driving Charge
Franklin D. Jones, 23, Grants
Pass, was fined S255 and his
driver's license was suspended
for 90 days this morning after
he pleaded guilty in district
court to a charge of driving
while under the influence of in
toxicating liquor. i
Jones also received a suspend
ed 30-day jail sentence. He was
arrested last night by state po
lice. t
tfcysf X:'" Ly ' -
their pleas appeared to be that
they did not know whether or
not the funds were actually used
for political purposes.
Attorneys representing the
licensees were, asked to supply
the OLCC with an affidavit
showing final disposition of the
funds. Lt. Church said the com
mission has just received the af
fidavit and it is being considered
with other evidence in the
DR. WILLIAM JONES
To Speak Wednesday
Dr. Jones to Speak
At Lincoln Dinner
Dr. William C. Jones, dean
of administration at the Univer
sity of Oregon, will be princi
pal speaker at the annual Lin
coln Day dinner at 7 p.m. Wed
nesday, at the Jackson hotel.
Dr. Jones received his bach
elor of arts degree from Whit-
tier college in 1926, a master of
business administration degree
from the University of Southern
California in 1929 and a doctor
of philosophy degree from the
University of Minnesota in 1940.
He was assistant professor of
public administration and bus
iness at Willamette university
from 1929 to 1941 and a profes
sor of political science and head
of the department. University of
Oregon, from 1941 to 1944.
He was president of Whittier
college from 1944-51. Jones has
held his present position at the
university since 1954.
He was director of the West
ern Interstate commission for
Higher Education, 1953-54.
Dr. Jones is a member of the
American Political Science as
sociation, American Society for
Public administration and was
president of the Willamette
of University Professors, from
1938-40. He also has been merit
supervisor for the Oregon State
Public Welfare commission.
Annual Northwest Short
Course Starts Tomorrow
The eighth annual Northwest
Perishable Loss Prevention short
course will get under way in
Medford tomorrow at 9:30 a.m.
in the courthouse auditorium.
The two-day course, to con
clude on Thursday, is a joint
project of Oregon State college,
Universtiy of Idaho, Washing
ton State college and the Amer
ican Railway Development as
sociation. Wednesday morning's program
will be under the chairmanship
of Dr. T. A. Merrill, head of
the horticultur-5 department of
Washington State college.
Included on the agenda will
be reports on the national loss
and damage problem, prevention
work in this field and a report
on the work being done to im
prove containers and loading of
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Issue of Sanctions
To Be On Agenda
During Meeting
President To Talk
With Secretary
Washington U.R) Secretary
of State John Foster Dulles said
today that President Eisenhower
will discuss with congressional
leaders Wednesday the question
of sanctions against Israel if she
refuses to withdraw her forces
from Egyptian territory.
President . Eisenhower flew
back from Thomasville, Ga,
where he cut short a vacation to
deal with the Middle- Eastern
situation. He expected to con
fer with Dulles shortly after
his arrival this afternoon, and
will meet with Democratic and
Republican congressional lead
ers Wednesday.
Dullei Won't Comment n
Dulles would not say whether
the administration now favors
sanctions against Israel if she
does not comply with a U.N. res
olution calling for withdrawal
of Jewish troops from the Gaza
Strip and the Gulf of Aqaba.
Dulles said the sanctions issue
will.be discussed Wednesday in
what he called an open minded
way along with other Middle
Eastern problems.
Dulles told an overflow news
conference that the United
States still hopes Israel will
change its mind and withdraw
its forces. .
Dulles said he hoped. Ambas
sador Henry Cabot oLdge Jr., O
chief American U.N. delegate,
would be in Washington for the
Dulles - Eisenhower talk this
afternoon and the conference
with congressional leaders.
But he said this government
has not decided whether to take
the initiative in any UN action,
resulting frpm Israeli defiance.
Dulles also:
Said the United States
would deplore any move by
Egypt to delay opening of the
Suez Canal. He suggested that
any such action would be ?n vio
lation of a Nov. 2 UN resolution.
Freedom of Shipping
Said he expects the United
States will send an American
ship through the Straits of Ti-
ran, linked with the Gulf of
Aqaba, and that he does not ex
pect American ships to be stop
ped. Israel has demanded assur
ance that her shipping will be
free to use this water route to
the Red Sea. But Dulles said the
United States cannot guarantee
protection to ships flying other
flags unless it has advance ap
proval by Congress or treaty
rights to do so. Asked whether
the United States would shoot
its way through the Straits of -Tiran,
the secretary said he did i
not anticipate such a contin
gency. Reasserted again Israel's
right to send its ships through
the Suez Canal when it is re
opened. And, he said, Egypt has
no right either to bar Israeli
ships from the Straits of Tiran
so long as they are going
through under the right of "in
nocent passage."
fresh pears. Chairman of the
afternoon session, C. B. Cordy,
county agent for horticulture
and Shelby Tuttle, representing
the Medford Pear Shippers as
sociation, have arranged a tour
of pear packing houses and stor
age plants in the Medford area.
Dr. G. W. Woodbury, chair
man of the Thursday morning
session will introduce speakers
who will report loading pears in
lug boxes, transit temperatures
in carloads of pears with var
ious icing schedules, pear stor
age tests with polyethylene bags
in Hood River and Medford and
irradiation and perishable fruit.
Shippers in the Medford dis
trict will be host to university
and rail representatives and
other industry officials at the
course.
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