Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, April 25, 1957, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text1 SPLICING WIRES Splicer Albert (Mitch) Mitchell is shown above sorting, identifying, and splicing together more than 2,000 wires in a cable in a manhole at the intc'section of West Eighth st. and Oakdale ave. This is Telephone More Calls Several years of work and planning by Pacific Telephone to expand and improve service in the greater Medford area will bear fruit Saturday night. Beginning at 11 p.m., April 27, telephone users in the area will be able to dial more tele phones without paying long dis tance charges. Medford residents. Manager Jack 'Creager pointed out, will be able to dial directly to almost 23,000 telephones in Medford, Ashland,- Central Point, Gold Hill, Jacksonville, Phoenix-Talent and White City. Direct Dialing The direct dialing areas of Ashland, Central Point, Gold Hill, Jacksonville and Phoenix Talent, will also be expanded. New telephone numbers will go into effect in Medford, Ash land, Gold Hill, Jacksonville and Phoenix-Talent at 11 p.m. Sat urday also. The new Phoenix-Talent ex change, is-tbe 86th in . Oregon served by Pacific Telephone. At the time the improvements go into effect, telephone rates for Ashland, Gold Hill, Jackson ville and Phoenix-Talent will rhange to conform with the Medford rates. The new telephone numbers CP Post Office Observes 85th Year Central Point The Central Point post office today observed Its 85th anniversary as an estab lished post office. Postmaster George Adams reported. Constant Magruder was first (postmaster at the Central Point office, which was established April 25, 1872. The office at that time was in a building near the lew extinct Manzanita school, Adams said. The present post office is at 341 Pine st., Central Point, in a building which Adams says "is probably the only pink post of fice in the country." Weather FORECAST: PrUr rlood.v through Frtdav. Low tonight 35. High Friday 64. Temp. Richest Yesterday sn Lowest this Morning 32 Our Skies Tonight Sunrise .VI 5 a.m. Sunset 7:04 p.m. Moonrise Friday 3:24 a.m. New Moon April 2S PROMINENT STARS Stria. iet. .... S:1J p.m. Recnlas, high In south west 9:4 p.m. VISIBLE PLANETS Saturn, rises 1:31 p.m. Mar?, sets 1:3S p.m. Jupiter, high tn south west 1135 p.m. Sky-Gazers Convinced That Streak of Liqht Was Comet A long streak of dim. hazy light was visible low in the northwestern sky from this area last night, and amateur sky gazers are convinced it was the unpredictable comet n.amed Arend-Roland. Plainly Visible Arend-Roland, discovered last November by two Belgian as tronomers, has been due in the early-evening skies for several days,' but clouds have prevented good observation. Last night, however, was clear. The light in the sky last night covered an estimated 15 to 20 degrees of arc. and was sighted between 8:30 and 10 or 10:30 p.m. If it was, indeed, the comet, it exceeded earlier predictions as to size and visibility. While dim, the nearly vertical light streak was plainly visible except when obscured by city lights. The United Press reported the comet was visible in North Da kota last night, and quoted as one of many jobs performed to improve 1 and expand telephone service in the greater Medford area, which will go into effect at 11 p.m. Saturday. Users Will Be Making Without Charge composed of a prefix with two letters and a numeral followed by four other numerals are listed in - telephone directories being delivered this week. In using the numbers, Creager stated, it is important to dial the two capital letters and numeral of the prefix and the other four numerals. Prefixes for new Medford numbers are SPring 2 or SPring 3. Porter Asked To Postpone Rogue Flood Control Bill Grants Pass U.R) Rep. Charles O. Porter (D-Ore.) was asked Wednesday to delay in troduction of a Rogue valley flood control bill until Army engineers have, completed a , sur vey of th'e valley and recom mended the most feasible flood control plan. Porter told a large group rep resenting the Rogue Basin Flood Control and Water Resources association of intentions of in troducing a bill for Rogue valley flood control at the present ses sion of Congress. Amendment Provision The lawmaker suggested the advisability of offering the bill now, with provision for amend ments when the report of Army engineers is forthcoming, prob ably next spring. William Jess, chairman of the association, told Porter that the Rogue valley is more nearly united than ever before in the respect to need for flood con trol. New Discord Flared Other association members expressed fear that Porter's pro posed bill based on Reclamation Bureau plans and calling for a high multi-purpose dam on the main channel of the Rogue at Lewis creek would cause new discord in the valley. Porter said he would not attempt to have enacted any legislation which did not have overwhelming sup port of Rogue valley residents. Sportsmen's group oppose a high dam at Lewis creek be cause of possible damage to fish runs. DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York (U.R) Dow-Jones final stock averages: 30 indus trials 492.29. off 1.37; 20 rail roads 147.49, up 0.94; 15 utilities 72.95. up 0.22; and 65 stocks 173.13, up 0.08. ales today were about 2.640,000 shares compared with 2,990,000 shares Wednes day. tronomers as saying it is sched uled to become visible shortly after sunset, setting before mid night, in northern latitudes this week before gradually fading and becoming invisible without telescopes about June 1. Hindered by Weather Adverse weather conditions over much of the northern part of the nation have prevented general observation of the phe nomenon. But airport control tower operators in Medford re ported today that the light has been seen occasionally through broken clouds for several nights, and that last night it shone clear and relatively bright in cloudless skies. Aircraft pilots told the tower operators it was clearly visible from their planes as far south as Sacramento and north to Port land. The comet is the brightest to appear since Haleys comet in 1910. Information on how to dial the numbers is printed in the front section of new directories. Also printed there are a chart and a map showing the new ex panded local calling areas which can be dialed directly. No Formal Ceremonies Creager indicated that no for mal ceremonies have been plan ned in connection , with the in troduction of the service im provements and expansion. He said that at 11 p.m. Rollie P. Rog ers Jr., supervising wire chief for the Medford area, will tele phone to technicians in the cen tral offices in the towns in volved. On Rogers' command some of the men will push "cutover switches," others will pull block ing devices from new equipment and it will become effective. Others will put old equipment out of service. . The improvements in service cost $675,000, Creager said. School Population Not Effected by Change County school officials today explained no residences or school population would be changed by the recent transfer of two sections of property from the Medford school district to the Lone Pine district. One section of land involves about 35 acres between Spring book rd., Crater Lake ave.. Buckshot Hill rd., and Roberts rd. The other section consists of 63A acres between Roberts rd., Crater Lake highway, Whittle ave. and Crater Lake ave. The Jackson county district boundary board ordered the changes at a meeting Tuesday. Hearing Called on Property Zone Change A public hearing on property rezoning will be held at the next meeting of the Medford planning commission Monday, May 13, at 7:30 p.m. in the city hall. The hearing, was called Wednesday afternoon at a spe cial meeting of the commission. The hearing will be on rezon ing property in Rogue Valley Heights area from single family (Class 1A) to light industrial (Class V) and establishing 35 feet of property adjacent to Crater Lake highway as park ing area (Class VII). Applications Received For Farm Superintendent The county court has received 38 applications so far for posi tions of county farm superin tendent of the county farm home. Two people will be selected within the next 10 days for the positions which will be vacated about July 1 when Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Maust retire. Nearly all the applications have come from married couples according to Commissioner Ralph James. Ten have been from people in Jackson county, one from the state of Washing ton and others from residents elsewhere in the state of Oregon. Wachsmuth Receives Life Term for Murder Eugene '(U.R) A life sentence for second degree murder was imposed here today on Albert Lewis Wachsmuth, 65, convicted of the Feb. 22 slaying of State Police Officer Charles Sanders. Klamath Falls -(U.R) Plans are moving ahead for the Mer chants Bus company to provide a new bus service to Klamath Falls and suburbs with a target date of April 30. .... ' Independence of Jordan Threatened, Spokesman Asserts Eisenhower Doctrine May Get First Test Washington (U.R) The United States said today that Jordan's "independence and in tegrity" is being threatened by "international Communism." The statement was made by the State Department after the U. S. Sixth Fleet had been or dered into Eastern Mediterran ean waters in the vicinity of crisis-ridden Jordan. State Department Press Offi cer Lincoln 'White declined to pinpoint the threat to Jordan by international Communism. But he: Indicated that the U. S. be lieves internal riots in Jordan are Communist inspired. Said Soviet arms shipments have been made to Syria-within the last three months. Shipment of Arms He also noted receipt of re ports over a considerable period of time that Communist arms are being delivered to Egypt. Both Syria and Egypt have supported leftist elements in Jor dan who are opposing pro-Western King Hussein. White said "No, sir." when asked whether President Eisen hower has "invoked the Middle East doctrine" in the present emergency. He said the doctrine is "operating" in the Middle Eastern area in the sense that Ambassador James P. Richard is explaining it to certain Middle East countries. Then he remind ed newsmen that the doctrine provides help only when such help is requested. Aid Not Requested Asked whether Jordan had re quested aid of U. S." forces, White said, "not to my knowl edge." White refused to tie the re turn of the Sixth Fleet to Eastern Mediterranean waters with the Jordanian problem. But he left no doubt this was the purpose of the sudden fleet movement. . It would be the first to be ordered into action should Amer ican forces be called upon to in tervene in Jordan under the Eisenhower doctrine. .''' Three Roads Reported Open to Fish Lake Forest service officials today.. reported that roads into Fish lake are open, but many of them are rough, and the only access to Lake of the Woods is through Klamath Falls. Officials reported that roads into Fish lake from Butte Falls and McAllister Soda springs are rough, and snow and mud still keep the road between Fish lake and Lake of the Woods closed. The road to Imnaha Guard station, they reported, is open, dui only passaoie, ana cnams should be carried because of snow near the station. From Deadwood junction, the Big Elk road to Fish lake is open, and is probably the best of the three routes. The road from Deadwood junction to Lake of the Woods is closed, officials said. The Diamond Lake highway is expected to be open before May 17, the state highway commis sion has reported. Snow plows are to start clearing the road Monday. Portland (U.R) The State Board of Aeronautics reported today that M. S. Hart, a Chicago flying salesman, reported miss ing Wednesday on a flight. from Boise to Pendleton,' had been located at Seattle. 'Maybe I'd Better Show i ly J, 11 $)iLll u u ILL NIL U 15 W&WMk Medford United Pncas Full xaiM Wire 36 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL CHARLES O. PORTER Master of Ceremonies Orchard Heating May Be Necessary In Valley Tonight Most Jackson county fruit growers heated their orchards last night and many might again be required to do so tonight, according to C. B. Cordy, county horticulture agent. . ' Firing started about 11 p.m. last night and continue through the early morning hours. Tem perature dropped to 27 "degrees in some of the coldest areas. Early weather forecasts today indicated orchard heating would start about 3 a.m. Friday. A tem perature of 29 degrees was pre dicted for the coldest areas. Fifth Time in Season Last night was the fifth time this season orchard heating has been necessary, Cordy said. Or chardists roughly estimated loss from the April 7 freeze at 1 'per cent of the total crop. This loss occurred in area's where orchard ists did not light heating equip ment. The April 15 freeze resulted in some marked fruit, Cordy added. He also reported a recent heavy dropping of blossoms on some trees. Exact cause of the blossom drop was not known but Cordy indicated it could have resulted from cold weather. Extent of crop damage from last night's freeze had not beeri determined today. Cordy said growers who did not heat their orchards would probably report some crop loss.- However, - he stated the valley's overall fruit crop would not be seriously af fected by frosts so far this sea son. County Court Schedules Tour of Area Roads The Jackson county court will go on a inspection tour of county roads all day tomorrow, the county court reported today. The tour will begin in. the Evans Creek area. Members of the court said they also plan to visit roads in' the Butte ""Falls area if time permits. They will observe general condition of the roads. You Where The Fire Is" Tk1 IT -M nWftaft'niiO-m SUf""" ' ' MENNEN WILLIAMS Dinner Speaker. Governor Will Make First 1957 Visit in Area Gov. and Mrs. Robert Holmes will make their first appearance in southern Oregon since he was elected last No vember when they attend the Pear Blossom Festival parade and the annual Roosevelt Me morial dinner here Saturday. Governor Holmes will act as grand marshal for the Festival parade which starts at 1 p.m. Saturday from the city library park. He will introduce Michigan's Governor, G. Mennen Williams, who will speak at the dinner, which starts at 6 p.m. at Mc Loughlin Junior High school. Governor Williams will speak later in the evening. Master of Ceremonies Congressman Charles O. Por ter will serve as master of cere monies for the event. Congress man 'Porter is scheduled to ar rive in . Medford at 10:45 a.m. Saturday, and Governor Wil liams is expected here at 11:05 a.m. Governor Williams will be met by a reception committee which will include Medford Mayor John Snider and city councilmen, and representatives of the Democratic party here. Bob' Boyer, state Democratic party, chairman, will interview the congressman and two gov ernors on a. television program Bids Opened Today For Delivery Canal Camp White Bids for con struction of the first 10 miles of the Howard Prairie Delivery ca nal were opened today by the bureau of reclamation at its Camp White office. Cherf brothers and Sandkay and Birch and Sons submitted a joint, bid of $1,636,739.14 for the work which is part of- the Talent project. Other bids were received from Peter Kiewit Sons, $1,666,153; and Mountain States Construc tion, company, Denver, $1,953, 583. Engineer's estimates for the job were $1,267,685. Bids were forwarded to the chief .engineer in Denver for consideration and possible awarding. Bids on the Howard Prairie delivery canal were opened last fall, but were rejected as being too high. Dr. Chisholm Will Speak Here Tonight Dr. Brock Chisholm, former director-general of the world health organization of the Unit e'. Nations, will be interviewed on KBES-TV at 5:30 p.m. today on world health problems. Alva Graham, member of the Southern Oregon Child Guid ance Clinic association, will in troduce Dr. Chisholm. Dr. Chisholm will discuss "Growing Up in a New Kind of World," at the fourth annual dinner meeting of the associa tion at 7:45 p.m. today at Hed rick Junior High school. . Friday morning he will meet with the clinic staff to discuss child guidance clinic work. Salem (U.R) Gov. Robert D. Holmes has appointed Portland Attorney Roll in E. Bowes to the State Board of Water Resources. Tribune -Full uauo Wir 25, 1957 ROBERT D. HOLMES Parade's Marshal starting at 3:40 p.m. Saturday over station KBES-TV. Congressman Porter has scheduled a meeting at 11:30 a.m. with directors of the Rogue Valley Flood Control and Water Resources association,' and rep resentatives of others interested in flood ' control in the county court room. ' Informal Lunch He will have an informal lunch with friends, participate in the Pear Blossom Festival parade, and has made, several appointments during the after noon. Governor Williams recently was .listed by Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt as one of five top flight Democrats qualified for the presidency. Mrs. Roosevelt was speaker at last year's Roose velt Memorial dinner here.' Neuberger Replies To Swigerl Charge Portland a'U.R) Sen. Richard L. Neuberger (D-Ore.) said today that "bitter personal insults are more an indictment of the author of such abuse than of its tar get." Neuberger, in a statement, said he was referring to remarks made in Syracuse, N.Y. earlier this week by Ernest Swigert of Portland, president of the Na tional Association of Manufac turers. Swigert was quoted as saying the two U.S. senators from Oregon are a "disgjace to the nation." Said Neuberger: "I regret that Mr. Swigert evidently1 feels it necessary to apply such abusive and intemperate lan guage to Senator Morse and me, simply because we do not follow the political line of the NAM." Preliminary Budget Meeting Held by Board The first in a series of prelim inary meetings on the proposed budget for the Medford school district was held by the school board and administrative offic ials last night. Regular budget committee meetings will be held starting next Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the administration office near Medford High school. No. 30 . Kiwanis Committee Named To Study Magazine Problem Attorney Paul Haviland has been named chairman of a Med ford Kiwanis club committee which will look into the problem of sale of "obscene, immoral and indecent" magazines on news stands to determine what can be done about the matter. General Meeting Considered He said that the group will meet early next week. Haviland also reported that the committee will consider calling a general meeting of civic and fraternal group and parent-teacher associ ation representatives for discus sion of the problem. Others named to the commit tee were Jack Moreland, Jack Walker, E. Ronald Rice, Tom Anderson, Bill Singler, Dr. Billy Blackstone and Dr. Abner Clark. Kiwanis club members di rected the club's board of direc tors to appoint a committee to Carrier Forrestal With Jets Aboard Leads Procession Washington Declares Move 'Precautionary By UNITED PRESS The powerful United States Sixth Fleet moved into the war threatened Eastern Mediterran ean today on urgent pre-dawn orders from Washington. The super-carrier Forrestal, with the latest jet aircraft aboard, headed the fleet units which upped anchor in French and Italian ports so suddenly that some men on shore leave were left behind. 'Precautionary Mot Washington diplomatic' sources described the move as "precautionary" but they left no doubt of the gravity with which officials regarded the power struggle raging inside Jordan and the possibility it could en gulf the whole Middle East in' war. . As young King Hussein strug gled to preserve his government against a leftish led revolt, here were the day's major develop ments: Premier Hussein Khalidi, a moderate, bowed to leftist threats and violence and re signed. . King Hussein called on for- Jerusalem, Israel '.U.R) All Americans, including diplo matic personnel,' were evacu ated from the Jordan section of Jerusalem today in a sign that serious trouble was ex pected there. mer Premier Ibrahim Hashem, a firm friend of the West, to form a new government. Hussein ordered his army to take over Jordan's towns and cities, declared martial law, im posed a strict curfew, and madp an appeal to his people for peace and order. He also was re ported to have ordered Syrian troops out of the country imme diately or be forced out by his Iraqu allies. Troops from Saudi Arabia and Iraq were reported to hava taken up positions shielding the Jordanian capital of Amman from the pro-Communist Pales tine section of the country on the west and from pro-Communist Syria in the north. Britain Consulting Others The British Foreign Office announced in London it consid ers Jordan's stability "essentiii" to Middle Eastern peace and that it is consulting "other na tions" on the new crisis. The ultra-nationalist Herut party in Jerusalem demanded that Israeli Premier David Ben Gurion recall Parliament from vacation to consider the Jordan situation. The orders commanding the U.S. fleet units to put to sea were received at 3 a.m. and told them to leave at noon. With the Forrestal and its complement of 3,500 men were 11 destroyers and two cruisers. . There were no indications that French and British units also in the area had received similar or ders nor was there any indica tion that the 22-year-old King Hussein had or would ask for intervention. Augusta, Ga. (U.R) Mrs Mamie Eisenhower spent a part of Tuesday and all .Wednesday "resting in bed" at the vacation White House here but she was up and about today. investigate the matter alter near- ing a talk by Haviland two weeks ago on "What Our Young People Are Reading Today." Haviland termed indecent lit erature "the' most cancerous thing in our society today." He displayed covers and tear sheets as samples of what can be found on newsstands saying that they were "picked up at places where your kids hang out." Show Committee Named Names of committeemen for the home and sport show, which the Kiwanis club will sponsor as first event in the new Medford armory, have been announced by Clark, Kiwanis president Ap pointed to assist Victor Milnes, who was previously named chair man, were Paul Selby, Rice, John Dellenback, Darrell Miller, Ray Johnson and Eugene Ferrell.