Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, February 24, 1957, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text51st Year r - iOc Recommended A fcatar ttsrj on the Cams White Domiciliary, which ob served lu elfhth birthday re cently, appeari on pa(e II of to ay'i Mall Trlbuna. Subscribers To report improper or non-delivery of the Mail Tribune in Medford phone 2-6141. Ashland 2-1021 Yreka 841W. before 6:45 p.m. daily and 10:30 tm. Sunday. If regular delivery arrives short lv after you call please notify office thus eliminating special nessenger Medford Tribu o 5 United Press Full Leased Wire United Ire 32 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY '24, 1957 No. 288 "Ain't We Inn ooo.ooo. ! a a" EDO B tau sa 3 9 Crater Students Say Information on Bond Election Misleading Forty-two Crater High school students, including most of the top student leaders, last week protested what they said was the distribution of misleading in formation in a recent school bond election. Two bond .issues, totaling $235,000. were defeated by a heavy vote in a School District i 6C election test Monday. The election was preceded by a mailing to voters in the district of a letter from Jhe "Jackson County Tax Payers League," and the students, in a letter ad dreaded to the editor of the Mail Tribune, protested its contents. The letter aid: "Extensive Survey' "First, we would like to ask We Jackson County Tax Payers League, when was your exten sive survey of Crater- High School made? To our knowledge, and we have looked into this, i we know of no such extensive survey carried out by this or ganization in Crater High school. If they had taken such a sur vey, we feel they would not have taken such a stand against the much needed bonds. They would have seen close to 600 students trying to get an educa- 4 ion with facilities made for 500. 'hey would have seen three 0 teachers who do not have rooms of their own, a speech class held in a band room with no desks, overcrowded class rooms with tl teachers teaching 30 to 50 students in one class, two sub standard rooms in the north balcony. "Had they gone to the boy's dressing room they would have found four walls wth one show er having six shower heads and one little 'office" which not more than two people can get a in at a time. Just think of 40 or 50 P.E. boys trying to get dressed 9t the same time. Halls t0o Small "Had they walked down the ha!4 between classes we're afraid they would not have made it to where they were going, for you often get pushed somewhere else: the halls, just aren't big enough to hold us all! "These are the conditions now! 1 What we are asking the Jack son County Tax Payers League is what are we going to do next year with the incoming fresh man class much bigger than the outgoing senior class, and no place to put them? "We would like the gentlemen in the Tax Payers League to come to some of the home foot ball games next year: if we have any. Football supports the other sports, but in a stadium that holds about 350 people it can't do much supporting. With the new' stadium we could have enough money to get the equip ment for the other sports. With sports we will have a school with a much smaller discipline problem than a school without sports. "This organization stated that Crater High school was eligible for State and Federal aid when the bills are passed. This is not true because Crater High school has not yet reachd its limit in bonded indebtedness, in fact it has come no place close to it. True Statement "In looking over the letter that this organization sent out we find that only one statement is true that the taxes will be raised. However, we Crater High students would like to ask our Something!" AND ttoJ, ilHlinr rj 5 I"1 I parents and friends if $10 to $20 I over a period of 20 years is going to break you? (You will give your children more money than that over 20 years for less im portant things than an educa tion:) "In conclusion we would like to make a plea a plea to our parents and friends to please look up the facts and to be careful of the propaganda that comes their way before putting a mark on the ballot sheet of any elec tion. "One other thing, we would like to extend an invitation to the Jackson County Tax Pay ers League to come out, and we will give you a complete tour of Crater High school. If you don't accept our invitation we will be assured that your propaganda was false." The letter was written by Bob Lichti, Louise Pendleton and Phyllis Taylor, and among those signing it were Ron Harrison, student body president: and the presidents of the freshman, junior and senior classes, Char ley Warren, Randy Campbell and John Greb. respectively. As a post script, the students declared that the letter was done by them alone, and that "we had no backing from any faculty member or any other adult." The bond issue was intended to provide funds for new class rooms at Crater High school, and for completion of the ath letic stadium and facilities. The first was for $150,000, the other for $85,000. Both were decisively defeated. Door-fo-Door Drive For Heart Fund Today About 300 local volunteers and members of the Medford Heart association will conduct a door-to-door campaign in Med ford today tc highlight the lo cal month long 1957 Heart Fund drive. The annual one-day door-to-door drive will start at 2 p.mT Goal for the Heart Sunday cam paign is $3,000, according to heart association members. Last year $2,000 was collected. Volunteers will carry supplies of envelopes in which contrib utors may seal donations. Resi dents need not disclose size of their contributions, members said. Funcjs collected will be used to finance various pro grams of the Heart association, it was reported. Three Boys Entombed When Collapses Near Anaheim, Calif. (U.R) Three boys enjoying a school holiday met death Friday when a cave they were playfully dig ging in an embankment collap sed and entombed then under tons of dirt in a freeway con struction project. The bodies of William David Barron. 7. Steven Wayne Jones. 10. and Larry Joseph Scherer. 13. all of Anaheim, were found at the bottom of the embank ment. The victims along with a fourth boy, Billy Hushman, 11. set out shortly before noon to dig the cave with shovels near a partially built underpass for the tfreeway. Billy was spared Search Hampered Fori? Servicemen Missing on Plane Globemaster Crashes On River Sandbar Seoul, Korea (U.R) A surg ing tide hampered a search Sat urday for 17 American service men still missing following the fiery crash of a giant U.S. Air Force Globemaster on a Han riv er sandbar. The known death toll stood at five. But fears mounted that the 17 others missing also had died in Friday night's crash of the "Vacation Special" plane carry ing 159 persons most of them bound for rest leaves in Japan. Twenty-five injured were still hospitalized and 112 others were released from hospitals and air stations after treatment for min or injuries. A 19-foot tide of icy water swept into the estuary of the Han river Saturday, forcing sus pension of search operations. The rescue operations were resumed for a few hours early in the eve ning before they were called off by darkness. Raise Bow Portion An army salvage boat and div ers dispatched from Inchon will try to -raise the submerged bow portion of the plane' Sunday. It was believed likely that the sec tion contained some or all of the missing men. The Globemaster crash-landed and burned on the tiny sandspit near Seoul just minutes after taking off from Kimpo airport. Crash survivors told of an explosion" in one of the planes engines that sent metal frag ments frashing through the fuse lage just before the plane made its plunge. Air Force officials said the plane caught fire on im pact with the island and was completely destroyed except for the tail section. A survivor, MSgt. Howard Tucker, of Danbury, Cann, said that "something" slammed through the side of the C-124 transport just a few seconds be fore the crash. Three High School Seniors Picked Three Medford High school seniors have been commended by the National Merit Scholarship corporation for distinguished performance in the corporation's nationwide search for students of unusual ability, according to Principal Lester Harris. The students honored are Wil liam H. Frake, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Frake; Sallie K. Greaser, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ben F. Greaser; and Timo thy G. Hillerman, son of the Rev. and Mrs. G. H. Hillerman. They have also been named Oregon state runners-up in the 1957 merit scholarship competi tion. As state runners-up, the local students will be sent let ters of ' recommendation by NMSC'for use in applying to col leges, Harris said. NMSC was established in 1955 through grants of $20.5 million from the Ford Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation of New York. More than 40 business and industrial firms offer four-year college scholarships through its facilities. Jacque Colton and James Boyd were previously selected as fin alists in the 1957 merit scholar ship competition! Russian Rule Change Protested by Army Berlin ;U.R) The U. S. Army protested Saturday that the Russians suddenly changed their rules on travel through Communist Germany and re fused to let six U. S. State De partment representatives drive through the Soviet zone to iso lated Berlin. Construction death when he went home to' get another shovel. "I came back but Bill. Steve and Larry weren't around." Billy told police. "I couldn't even find where we had been digging . . . dirt was all around . . . it all looked the same. "So I thought they had cov eted up the cave and left." It wasn't until 5 p.m. that Billy learned his playmates were missing. He told his mother about the cave and along with police returned to the freeway project and pointed to where he believed his playmates had been digging. . Scores of volunteer workers, police and firemen began dig Officials See Mew Mo ' o Break Deadlock In Mid-Hast Situation Arab 'Big Fourr Assemble in Cairo For Conference Doctrine, Israel On Leaders' Agenda Cairo (U.R) The Arab "big four" chiefs of state began as sembling here Saturday for a summit conference on the Eisen hower doctrine and Israel's re- fusual to withdraw from Egyp tian territory. Syrian President Shukri El Kuwatly arrived at Almaza Mili tary airport and was greeted by Egyptian President Gamal Ab- del Nasser as he stepped from the Syrian Air Force transport. The two allies embraced' and Nasser escorted Kuwatly and his party to Koubben Palace. Saudi Arabain King Saud and Jordan's King Hussein are sched uled to arrive today for the conference which will open formally on Monday. Saud will hold the key to the talks. He received a throrough brief ing on the Eisenhower doctrine and American feeling about the Middle East during his two-week visit to the United States in January. He also has been sounding out Arab leaders in Morocco, Tunis and Libya en route to the Cairo conference. What happens at the four- power conference opening Mon day may determine the success or failure of the Eisenhower doctrine and the future of the neutral Arab alliance. The Egyptian and Syrian press have denounced the doctrine. but there has been considerable support for President Eisen hower as a result of his insist ence that Israel withdraw from the Gaza Strip and the Gulf of Aqaba territory of Egypt. Saud has publicly praised the Eisenhower doctrine. Both Arab western officials have predicted that the four power conference will adopt a wait and see" attitude towards the plan while the United States develops it. The immediate problem hang ing over the four leaders is the Israeli refusal to withdraw from Gaza and Aqaba until it gets guarantees of free Gulf navi gation and a promise that the Gaza Strip never again will be used as an Egyptian military base. Diplomats here agreed that the United States sand on the issue4 is certain to affect the ultimate Arab decision on the Eisenhower doctrine. Ashland Proprietors To Face OLCC Charges Proprietors of two Ashland Grocery stores will appear be fore Oregon Liquor Control Commission representatives to face charges of OLCC license violations at hearings Monday afternoon in the courthouse audi torium. - The OLCC has- charged li censees at the White House Mar ket, 372 East Main St., Ashland, and the Ashland Groceteria, 300 East Main St., Ashland, with con tributing funds to the Jackson County Republican central com mittee. Oregon law prohibits an OLCC licensee from making con tributions to the campaign of a political party or to a candidate for public office. Hearing for licensee of the White House Market will be held at 3:30 p.m., and hearing for licensee of the Ashland Gro ceteria will be at 4 p.m. Embankment Project ging in the area. Hundreds of onlookers were on the top of the embankment when the body of the first victim, young Sher er, was recovered about an hour after the rescue operations be gan. His mother, who had rush ed to the scene, cried, "Oh, my God." and collapsed in hysteria. The two other bodies were found about 20 minutes later huddled together in what was their small cave. "One of the boys had his hands clasped over his eyes when we found him." officer Henry Bry ant said. "They didn't have a chance when that dirt started to crash down." . " ' . irr: . . ' ' """ " ;:' t . ' . - ' v utn . , . . . . ..,. RETIREMENT HOME PLANNED Shown above is the architect's drawing of the new $5,000,000 retirement home, Rogue Valley Manor, which will be constructed in Medford this year. It is scheduled to be opened for occupancy in the late summer of 1958. Spon sored by a non-profit corporation composed of southern Oregon religious, business, profes sional and civic leaders, the Manor has been planned to take advantage of the experiences in design, operation and financing gained by other Manors and Retirement Homes all over the United States. The 10-story building will have 284 apartments housing approximately GUNMAN Eugene Man Wounds Deputy In Two-Hour Fray Eugene U.R) A blazing gun battle between police and an elderly man barricaded in his home here Friday night result ed in the death of a state police officer, the wounding of a deputy sheriff and injury to the berserk gunman. Fatally wounded in the two hour fray was Charles Sanders. Deputy Sheriff David Heffner was critically wounded in the battle and rushed to a hospital. Police were first summoned to the home of 66-year-old Al bert achsmuth on quiet Park ave., in the River road section northwest of Eugene by Mrs. Wachsmuth. She ran to a neighbor's home and phoned police that her hus band had become violent after a family quarrel. She said he had threatened to kill her and himself. Sanders died on the back porch of the Wachsmuth home where he lay fatally wounded while other officers waited for a pall of tear gas smoke to clear so that they could reach him. Dozens of the tear gas shells had been lobbed into the house in an effort to force Wachsmuth into the open. Trying For Door Other officers said Sanders had been attempting to reach the rear door of the house when he was felled by the bullet from the elderly man's blazing gun. Officers and Wachsmuth ex changed fire intermittently for nearly two hours before police finally managed to lay down a heavy barrage of fire into one corner of the house where they thought Wachsmuth was barri caded and stormed the home. They found Sanders dead on the porch and Wachsmuth lying wounded in the driveway. It was 7:40 p.m. when offic ers finally managed to reach Sanders, 'two hours after the shooting broke out. Mrs. Wachsmuth told police her husband had beaten her be fore she fled the house and she thought she had hidden the only gun in the home. French Premier Arrives In Washington Monday Washington U.R) French Premier Guy Mollet comes to Washington Monday for talks which could ease strained rela tions between the United States, France and Britain. He will be welcomed at Na tional Airport by a 19-gun sa lute, Vice President Richard M. Nixon. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, and Gen. Max well D. Taylor, Army Chief of Staff. 350 people, and will be situated on a 15-acre site on Barneburg Hill in Medford, with scenic views in all directions. Methodist, ' Episcopal and Presbyterian ministers through out the entire Northwest are being provided with information on the completely inter denominational retirement manor. Prelimin ary arrangements for financing have been completed, and memberships are now being accepted. Four-color brochures giving details of the Manor have been prepared and are available at the Rogue Valley Manor office in the First Methodist church in Medford. kills policeman State Legislators Discuss Vets Bonus Salem (U.R) An $11 million bonus for Korean war veterans that could pay up to $600 was discussed by Oregon legislators here Saturday. First hearings on House joint resolution No. 7 which would amend the Oregon .constitution to provide the bonus was con ducted by the House Military Affairs committee here Friday. Sponsors of the resolution are Reps. Norman Howard and Wil. liam Grenfell Jr., Portland Democrats. ' The bonus would be financed by bonds and the constitutional amendment would have to be voted on at the next regular general election. Support Bonus Support for the bonus was voiced at the hearing by Arch L Brewster, Salem, former com mander of the American Legion in Oregon;' Al Dembowski, Dallas, legislative representa tive of the Veterans of Foreign Wars; and William W. Camp bell, legislative representative of the Veterans of World War I. H. C. Hub Saalfeld, state di rector of veterans affairs, said average payment under the bonus would be roughly $275. Saalfeld said national figures indicated there were some 40,- 000 Korean veterans in Oregon who would be entitled to a bonus. But he warned the com mittee that experience in other states indicated the figures were too low. Sets Eligibility The resolution provides that anyone who served at least 90 days in the armed forces be tween June 25, 1950, and July Sports Bulletins Central Point Butle Falls defeated Talent, 38-27, here last night to win lbe Jackson county sub-division basketball crown in district SB. Talent led 20-19 at half time. , Brookings 56. Glendalt SO (sub-district 6 A-2 coniolalion). Illinois ValUy 60. Henley 46 (sub-district 6A2 third place). Klamath Falls Klamath Falls High school defeated Ashland here last night in a Southern Oregon conference basketball game. The Pelicans also led t. half time, 19-17. Grants Pass 53, Crater 44. Mutual fo Omaha, Med ford, 59. Hawkinson Tire 55 (AAU district tournament. Grants Pass). Phoenix High won the dis trict 6 A-2 southern division basketball championship last night by defeating Eagle Point 50-48. 27, 1953, and was honorably discharged from service would be eligible. . Any veteran, present service man or retired person who served during the period would be paid at the rate of $10 per month of domestic service and $15 per month of foreign service whether in Korea or not. An alternative payment plan calling for $15 per month for holders of the Korean service ribbon, $10 a month for over seas service and $15 a month for domestic service was suggested to the committee but no action was taken. Vaccine Available At Elks Club' Monday Residents under 20 years of age who have not yet received free Salk anti-polio vaccine may obtain shots Monday from 7 to 9 p.m., in the basement of the Medford Elks temple. Local physicians and nurses. working on a volunteer basis, will give the shots to those who were unable to receive them at the various county schools dur ing the past two weeks. Those who received their first shots last month may obtain their sec ond in the three-shot series Mon day night. Those who have not received their first shots may ob tain them Monday night and re ceive their second shots at the health department clinic next month. The vaccine is being offered as part of the current county- wide campaign which started in January. Washington (U.R) Rep. Henderson Lanham (D-Ga.) said Saturday the Georgia legisla ture's move to impeach six U.S. Supreme Court Justices "has no earthly chance" of congressional approval. 'Muster1 Activities Will Conclude at Armory Today Operation Muster" activties will be climaxed today by a two-hour drill assembly by both Medford units of the Oregon National Guard, according to First Lt. Levi G. Monroe, of Headquarters company, and Sec ond Lt. Jack C. Phillips, of Campany A. Parents and youths interested in. the Guard have been invited to visit the Armory, at Third and Bartlett sts., Medford. Ac tivities are in connection with "National Muster Day." The drill session will begin at 8 p.m. today. After the two- hour training period Guardsmen Leaders Invited to Conference; Dulles Meets With Eban Israeli Position Not Much Changed Washington 0J.R) Secre tary of State John Foster Dulles Saturday invited some congres sional leaders to conference to day on the Mid-East crisis. High administration officials said meantime that the situation still is serious but they voiced new hope of breaking the Israeli deadlock. The legislative conference is intended to follow a meeting between Dulles with Israeli Am bassador Abba Eban who is fly ing here from Jerusalem with new proposals for breaking the Mid-East impasse. It was not immediately clear which congressional leaders had been invited, but it appeared to involve senators only. Not Much Change Administration officials said, there has not been "much change" in the Israeli position of refusing to pull out of Egypt without firmer guarantees against renewed Egyptian ag gression and shipping restric tions. But these officials expressed confidence that "a solution can be worked out" following Eban's negotiations with Dulles. The officials said the congres sional leaders had been invited to the unusual Sunday meeting because the leaders were very busy and today will Vje the only chance to inform them on late developments before the United Nations General assembly meet ing Monday to consider puni tive steps against Israel. Egypt Agrees UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold announced Fri day that Egypt has agreed to permit UN troops to enter the Gaza Strip upon withdrawal of Israeli soldiers. In addition Egypt is under stood to have given Hammar skjold other indications, if not flat assurances, that she will not bar Israel ships from passing through the straits of Tiran into the Gulf of Aqaba. Gaza and the Gulf of Aqaba have been the two stumbling blocks in the way of Israeli withdrawal. The Israelis have demanded guarantees against re newed Egyptian raids from the Gaza Strip and against renewal of Egypt's blocking of Israeli shipping in the Gulf of Aqaba.o The President and Dulles also were reported heartened by Is raeli Premier David Ben-Gur-ion's friendly language in bis latest message to Mr. Eisenhow er. The White House revealed Saturday that the president re ceived a "personal" message from Ben-Gurion Friday. New Delhi U.R) Voting in the- Indian general election will begin today in the states of Orissa and Punjab. Weather FORFCAST: Cloudy and m.ltf with occasional lieht rain to day: showery Monday. Htch both days 55-58, low tonight 40-42. Highest Yesterday fit Lowest Yesterday T. .... 51 Our Skies Tonight Sunrise .,, C:5.1a.m. Sunset , 5:5.1 p.m. Moonrfse Monday ... 4:29 a.m. PROMINENT STARS Reculus, In the east at fi:5fi p.m. will be In the west at moon rise. Alphard. In southeast at 8:44 p.m., will be in the southwest I:5 a.m. Strlus. In the southeast at. tun U will be in the southwest 11:35 p.m. will conduct a house-to-house canvass designed to inform youths and parents of advant ages of the Guard. Regimental commander. Col. Robert L. Irving, will discuss the Guard with parents and youths interested in the Guard Sunday morning. Saturday even ing Irving spoke to Medford residents during an open house at the armory. Activities at the Armory to day will include training and equipment displays. National Guard personnel will be avail able all day to answer questions by interested residents.