Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, June 12, 1957, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textn Midi-las -r. 'f. ' not, - My MOTS BE FIRST ANCHORAGE The Mavflowrr II. shown above just before it set sail for the "new World," made its first anchor age ill America today when it sailed, under tow of the Coa.t Guard, into Provincctown harbor. The 92-foot replica of the ship used by- the Pilgrims to reach a new land is expected to sail across Massachusetts Bay to Plymouth Thursday. Mayflower Anchors at Provincetown Harbor As Th ousands Watch Plymouth. Mass. IP The Fil-rim replica ship Mayflower II. heating her ghostly predeces sor to the new world by 14 days, was towed by a Coast Guard tug into Provincetown harbor today for her first anchorage in Amer ica. The rugsjed 92-foot barque en tered the squally harbor at 8:25 a m (p. s.t.; for a re-enactment of the signing of the Mayflower Compact later today. To Sail To Plymouth Th vessel was expected to sail the 25 miles across Massachu- Court, Officials To Discuss Survey The county court and county officials will meet in the county courtroom at 1:30 p.m. Friday to discuss a salary servey being pre pared by Mrs. Kereth P. Hop kins, county clerk. Mrs. Hopkins said she has con tacted executives of the Califor nia Oregon Power company. Camp White veterans domicil iary and other firms and agencies In an effort to determine wheth er or not salaries of county em ployees are in line with those paid elsewhere for comparable duties. The survey will be presented at the public hearing on the 1957 53 county budget, scheduled for Monday, June 17. Mrs. Hopkins commented that salaries of some county employees appear to be far under salaries paid by other agencies for smiliar work and qualifications. Members of the county court have stated a large turn-out is expected at the June 17 hearing. The hearing will be held in the courthouse auditorium rather than thecounty. courtroom to ac commodate the large crowd. It will start at 10 a.m. Among expected major discus sion items will be a $104,000 sinking fund budgeted for pur chase of a new agricultural re search station, members of the court said. Total proposed bud- eet for next year is $2,990,- 446.72. BLM Official to Fly To Alaskan Fires Floyd Fngclquist, assistant district forester, bureau of land management. Medford. is sched uled to leave Medford by plane at 4:15 p.m. today for Fairbanks. Alaska, to help direct the fight against more than 45 forest fires raging in that area. He is slated to arrive in Fair banks at 5 a.m. Tloirsday. About a dozen BLM supervisors from Oregon are being flown there to assist in fire fighting. Fogclquist. along with super visors from Salem, Eugene, Roscburg. and Coos Bay will stop in Seat 0c to join other su pervisors from the northwest on the flight to Alaska. Fogclquist is a section leader among local district fire fighting crews and has had special ex perience and training in that field, according to E. K. Peter son. BLM district forester. Pile Driver Collapses on San Francisco Freeway Job; San Francisco IT Five men were iMiv when a h(- fnot pile driver working on uie mhai"cricro Freeway collapsed. The bit nc broke up shoer of steel, timber ana me pow cr lines Lineman Burned A PG&E lineman. Ronald Cox. 26. of. San Francisco, was brushed and burned by a falling 4.000 volt line, but safely made his A-av to the ground. He was working atop an adjacent power pole w hen the ri; collapsed. Others injured were: William Wmdom, 80, of San . Hi $ I etfr Bay to Plymouth Thursday for a recreation of the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock. Scores of yachts sailed out to greet the Mayflower, which bobbed in tow of the Coast Guard cutter Yankton Thou sands of persons watched from the sandy shore. The Mayflower, the American flag at hrr forcpeak and the Union Jarl. at her main, headed directly for a Coast Guard moor in; off the town wharf. The Mayflower II marie the 3. 5110-mile Atlantic crossing in 52 days, compared with 66 days taken by the original May flower, even though the latter sailed a different, shorter route. Triumphant Entrance The boats zig zagged back and forth at Provincetown harbor as the Mayflower made its trium phant entrance. A Navy destroyer trailed about a mile in the wake of the Mayflower. At Provincetown customs and immigration officials will go aboard. Shortly afterwards crew members will re-enact the sign ing of the famous Mayflower Compact. Bloodmobiie At Elks Temple Here Today Red Cross bloodmobiie offic ials were hopeful that Medford's 2!)0-pint quota would be met to day as 267 people made appoint ments before noon to donate blood. The bloodmobiie unit will be stationed in front of the Elks temple until 6 p.m. Officials said drop-in donors, who have not made appointments, will be welcome. Baby sitter service will be of fered to housewives who would not otherwise be able to leave home long enough to donate blood. Success of today's blood mobile visit will probably deter mine whether or not the blood program will continue in Med ford, Red Cross officials stated. Considerable discussion was held several weeks ago on dis continuing the blood program here because donations in the past have not been sufficient to justify expense in bringing the unit here. In order to meet the 290 pint quota. 350 donors will be needed to allow for possible rejectees. Ashland Woman Is Arrested in California Jean Ida Starr (also known as Jean Ardith Starr). 37. of 54 North Mountain ave., Ashland, has been arrested by Glenn coun ty. Calif., sheriff's deputies on a charge of making and uttering a false check. Jackson county sheriff's depu ties said the charge originated in Ashland and Mrs. Starr is ex pected to be returned here this week. She was arrested on a sim ilar charge here several weeks ago. but the case was dimissed in district court on ground that the state failed to present sufficient evidence to warrant holding her on the charge. Five Men Reported Hurt I r rancisco. uic upcidiur m me D11C arivei . liiimiuiu iiviu m- lune:.. scalp lacerations, irac tured collarbone. He w as hit by a falling beam. Jumped From Rigging Henry Harmon. 35. San Fran cisco, a workman, possible chest injuries, possible fracture of the left heel. He was 30 feet up in the rigging and jumped when he ;-aw th" crash coming. James Jordan. 64. San Fran cisco, a workman, hit by falling Aires and timbers, but apparent !y received only minor injuries. Aura Robinson, 59, San Fran 52nd Year M United Pn5i full 20 Pages Controversy Over Remark Made Against Girard Defense Official Claims Misquotation Washington IP Contro versy mounted in the Girard case today over whether a high defense official gave away dam aging evidence against GI Wil liam S. Girard. The official. Defense Depart ment general counsel Robert De chert, said Tuesday night he was mi-quoted as savin? U.S. find ings indicated the Ottawa, 111., soldier "enticed" a Japanese woman closer before firing an empty cartridge that killed her on a firing range in Japan. Omits Crucial Words Dechert. in a statement issued at the Pentagon, said the state ment attributed to him by a Miami. Fla.. reporter "omits the crucial words the Japanese claim. "At no time did I express a personal opinion as to whether artions charged to Girard were or were not in line of duty, or whether Girard did or did not act to entice the Japansese to approach him." Dechert said. He voiced "deep regret" his statements had caused "such a complete misunderstanding" and added he "certainly did not in tend any injustice"' to Army Spe cialist 3-c Girard. Quotation Said Correct The reporter for the Miami Herald who interviewed Dechert at Coral Gables. Fla., Monday night insisted he had quoted the defense official correctly. He has kept his notes and would stick by his quotations. His editors said they would back him up. Dechert told the United Press he "probably did" tell the Miami newsmen that statements of Jap anese witnesses plus that of Guard's GI companion made it clear Girard enticed Mrs. Naka Sakai closer before firing an empty shell from a grenade luincher that killed her. But the defense official ex plained this had been in the press and he was merely explain ing the Japanese position. Dechert's alleged statements at Coral Galbes, and his subsequent explanation, drew sharp critic ism from some senators and Girard's lawyers here. Duncan to Speak At Demo Meeting "The Pioneer Spirit of the 49th Legislature" will be dis cussed by State Rep. Robert Duncan at a joint meeting of the Democratic party of Jackson county and the Jackson County Democratic Social club. The meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Kims restaurant, ac cording to County Chairman Larry Sheehan and club Presi dent Marvin Madden, cochair men of the event. A dinner will precede the talk. Duncan, a freshman repre sentative, became chairman of the judiciary committee and a member of the house ways and means committee. He was ap pointed one of the three mem bers to the interim emergency board. Weather FORECAST: Partly cloudy through Thursday. Low to night 55. High Thursday 80. Temp. Hichest Yesterday Jtt Lowest this Morning l Our Skies Tonight Siinrivp 4:31 a.m. SunttM 7:49 P-m. Mnnnri .. 8:0" p.m. I.aM Quarter June 20 June has the lont days nf the year and the further north one 'os. the longer they he roine. For exam pi at Dawon. Vukon Territory, the tun rises todav at 1:52 a.m. and sets at 10:40 p.m. cisco, a spectator, knees injured bv falling timbers. He was treated at Harbor Emergency Hospital and released. Cause Not Ascertained Cox was One of a crew of PG&E linemen who were re moving w-ires before the advanc ing freeway when the accident occurred. The pile driver was to be moved as work crew-s pre pared to pull a smaller pile from the ground so a larger pile could be driven into its place. No cause for the sudden col lapse of the rig could be im mediately ascertained. ncvc 'sszf.ns rd, Auvusn c ic n For Land About 25 Jackson county fruit growers yesterday ex pressed approval of the county court s plan to purchase 90 acres of property near Jackson ville for a new agricultural re search station. Their endorsement was indi cated at a meeting in the court house auditorium at which Earl F. Price, dean of the Oregon State college school of agricul ture, outlined the plan for util ization of the farm if it is ob tained. No opposition to the pro posal was voiced. Dean Price said the property (the Hanley ranch) would be used for raising young trees for stony pit research, a tree breed ing station, museum orchard site, rootstock research place and a research place for vegetables and small fruits. Both irrigated and dry land research could be conducted there, he said. Relatively Uniform He explained it has been de- j termined mat lanct at me nan ley place is relatively uniform, Eugene Firm Low Bidder on National Park Housing Units Deller Construction company of Eugene was apparent low bidder on construction of six employee residential units at Crater Lake National park headquarters. Bids from seven companies were opened at park service headquarters here yest erday.'" Deller's bid was $124,356. The bids will be referred to the na tional park office in San Fran cisco, Calif., for a recommenda tion, according to park super intendent Tom Williams. The contract will be awarded in about a week. Deller's bid was below en gineer estimates, Williams said. Other Bidden Other bidders included George W. Millett Jr., Eugene, S140.166; Comptom C. Piatt, Sa lem, S144.500; Cummings Con struction company, Grants Pass. S147.743; W i 1 e y Construction company, Ashland, S165.500; Brosterhous Construction com pany, Klamath Falls. S171.000, and H. Barnhart Construction company, Medford, S177, 893.95 Alternate bids were submit ted for construction of two two story duplexes in lieu of one three-story four-unit apartment house. Construction of the alter nate buildings would . require additional costs. The other buil ding is to be a two-story duplex. No alternate bids were submit ted for it. The alternate bids added S13. 869 to Deller's bid, SI 7.477 to Cummings'; S23.200 to Millett's; S23.500 to Wiley's, $25,000 to Brosterhous', S26.000 to Patt's, and $32,000 to Barnhart's. Lower portions of the two story duplex residence and the three-story four-unit apartment building will consist of masonry block and the upper stories of wood frame. They also will in clude plumbing, heating and electrical facilities. 12.000 Square Feet Total area of both buildings is about 12,000 square feet, Wil liams said. Completion date of the project is 180 days. The projects are part of the I 10-year Mission 66 program The program, scheduled for completion in 1966, it intended to restore facilities of the park system and expand them to provide services for an increase in park visitors. Williams said a contract will be awarded sometime next week on a road reconstruction and rock crushing projectj Bids were opened Monday at park head quarters. Bidders included M. C. Lin inger and Sons Construction company, Medford. S107.012; and the Dorman Construction ! company. Vancouver, Wash.. S108.415.05. Bids were referred to the national park service re gional office in San Francisco, Calif., for a recommendation, he said. Work includes crushing rocks for paving the camp grounds road at Annie Springs camp site, surfacing the residential road at park headquarters, the camp grounds road at the park rim, several picnic area roads and reconstruction of the camp grounds road at the rim, Wil liams said. f A TT Oregon, Wednesday, june 12, 1957 s Voiced Purchase which is advantageous from the experimental viewpoint. The present farm has been declared inadequate because high concen trations of lead arsenate in the soil undermine value of re search work. He pointed out there is still a need for young orchard tracts. He also suggested that individually-owned property in this area be used for some phases of ex perimental work. As soon as va riety selections are made on the experimental, tract, they would be released to growers in the Rogue valley for cooperative testing and permanent evalua tion. County Commissioner Chester Wendt gave a brief report on progress toward purchasing the property. He said the court has proposed to buy the property for S625 per acre plus about 2'.2 per cent interest on the unpaid bal ance derived irom a deposited sinking fund. Payments Over Five Yeari The commissioner explained the owners have stated they will not sell the land on a lump-sum basis and payments would ex tend over a period of about five years. He said the court is await ing a final answer from the own ers concerning the proposal. He also explained any negotiations would be tentative until the mat ter is presented to the public at the budget hearing Monday, June 17. Wendt said the Hanley prop erty "seems well worth S625 per acre." He added, "It is good soil but nut the best in the county, and you don't want the very best lor experimental work." Dean Price said officials from the college have investigated the property and agreed it is suit able for research purposes and is "well worth" the proposed pur chase price. He also commented the present agronomy station near Talent and the old Southern Oregon site on Highway 99 would be cleared and released as soon as possible if the Hanley property purchase is completed. He said the present sites should sell for 575,000 to S80.000 and proceeds should go to the county thereby affecting much of the purchase price of the Hanley farm. Additional Savings Additional savings of tax dol lars would result from a more efficient type of operation, the dean said. At present, research is being conducted at three loca tions, involving three sets of buildings and equipment as well as much travel between sites. He indicated it would be a step in the right direction to reduce the operation to two locations in stead of the present three. It was explained at the meet ing that tfie soutnern uregon oranch experiment station does not compete with commercial growers in the area, even though produce harvested from the ex periments is sold. Officials said their purpose is to conduct re search rather than make money and any sale of produce is inci dental. There was also some discus sion of decline among mature pear trees in the valley. It was explained that the decline is evi dent in all soil types and it was indicated Medford is not the only are concerned with the problem. Efforts to determine cause of the decline are under way, it was explained. Brewster on Trial On Contempt Charge Washnigton fl Teamster official Frank W. Brewster of Seattle went on trial for con tempt of Congress today before Federal Dsitrict Judge John J. Sirica. The West Coast union boss waived a trial by jury. He lost a renewed motion to have the indictment dismissed because of prior newspaper pub licity. He also was denied a 30- day postponement. Brewster is charged with fail ing to answer 31 questions by the Senate investigation subcom mittee last January and with failing to produce documents the committee requested. H2 contended the group lacked jur isdiction. Later, Brewster appeared be fore the special Senate Rackets committee and testified freely. . Bremerton lift The car rier' Shangri-La has docked at Pueet Sound Naval Shipyard here for a routine overhaul. Tribune Whence All But Competence Will Be Factor in Determing Salaries of Teachers Competence will be a factor in determining the future sal aries of teachers in the Medford school system as a result of action taken by the board of education lat night. Other fac tors will continue to he training and experience backgrounds. The board approved a plan drawn up on a three-year trial basis by the Medford teaching salary committee and the ad ministrative staff. The plan had previously been approved oy the teaching staff by a vote of 106 to 51. Making competence a factor in determination of salaries al lows a teacher to attain the max imum salary on the present schedule in a shorter period of lime than listed on the sched ule, and allows a teacher to go beyond the normal schedule maximum. Principles Maintained The principles of the present salary schedule are to be main tained, to equal the salaries of Nationalists Damage Communist Gunboats Taipch, Formosa 'IP Na tionalist Chinese warships dam aged two Communist gunboats in a two-hour sea battle in tn; Matsu Island area Tuesday, it was announced today The two Red ships burst into flames when they received di rect hits from the Nationalist flotilla of undisclosed strength, the Defense Ministry said. Red shore batteries opposite Matsu joined the battle and fired 24 rounds to cover the fleeing Communist ships, it said. All the Nationalist vessels re turned to their base without suffering damage. Swimming Classes Set at Hawthorne Registration for swimming in struction at the Hawthorne pool was scheduled to start at 3 p.m. today at the pool, according to Ed Knapp, pool manager. Swim ming classes will start Monday, June 17. The classes, open to children eight years of age and older as well as adults, will include 10 lessons during a two-week per iod. Instructors will be Bob Sutherlin and Mrs. Don Brad shaw, pool lifeguards. Hawthorne pool opened for the season last Sunday. Water in Medford Canal to be Reduced Water in the west main canal in the Medford Irrigation dis trict will be cut to 10 cubic feet per second Monday morning to allow moss clearing in the canal, according to Jack Hoffbuhr district manager. Water flow will be reduced in the canal from the Phoenix diversion dam on Bear creek to the west end about three miles west of Central Point. Hoffbuhr said the canal and connecting laterals will be full again by Tuesday morning. Price 10c United Press Full Leased Wtr No. 71 He Had Fled mi the top 25 per cent of state pub lic school districts of comparable size to Medford. A detailed list of qualifica Hons for judging competence is to be worked out and approved by the committee of teachers, administrators and board mem bers and presented to all staff members by Oct. 1 this year. Work on the plan has been in progress for more than a year. and is the outgrowth of a grow ing feeling nationwide that com pctence, or "merit," should have a place in determining a teach er's pay level. The plan will be in operation during the coming school year, with earned pay increments be coming effective the following year. It is contemplated that the plan will be flexible or adjust able from year to year. Other Action In other action last night, the board accepted resignations from Mrs. Ester Crum, first grade teacher at Jefferson, who will return to Colorado, and William Shepherd, coach at McLoughlin Junior High who will become principal at Shady Cove Ele mentary school. Teachers hired included Mrs. Wanda Rapp for primary teach ing; Miss Phyllis Black, who will teach home making at Mc Loughlin; and John Mast, who will teach secondary social stud. ies. Mrs. Rapp comes here from the Klamath County schools, Miss Black moved here from Ne braska, and Mast taught at Eden, Idaho. The board approved purchase of. two 66-passenger buses. Bids were submitted by International Harvester company, and General Motors corporation through Hau pert Tractor company here. The buses bring to six the number cperated by the district. Mississippi Man Enters Plea in Circuit Court Bobby Lee Jones, 24, Delta City, Miss., entered a plea of guilty in circuit court this morn ing on a charge of entering a motor vehicle with intent to steal. The case was ordered continu ed pending receipt of FBI rec ords. Jones was arrested by stale police last week in connection with the theft of a purse, au'o wheel and jack from a vehicle in the Applegate area. Second Annual Fireworks Display Scheduled by YMCA The second annual YMCA fireworks display will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday. July 4, at the Medford High school stadium, according to A. C. Pierce and Cliff McGinty, cochairmen of the event. Among the displays will be flying saucers, sky rockets, bursting sky shells, noise bombs and pictorial displays. Mrs. Vir ginia Wicker is in charge of the displays. Theme of the fireworks program will be "Americana." Names of scenes to be pre sented at the show include Amer ican Flag, Welcome, Helicopter Rescue. Juggler. Walking in the Rain, Mickey Mouse Skyrocket, Fire Truck and Out House, But Jordan-Egyptian Diplomatic Ties May Be Severed Jordan's Leaders Declared Traitors By UNITED PRESS Diplomatic relations between Jordan and Egypt neared the breaking point today. Cairo Radio savagely attacked Jordan's leaders as traitors who should go to the gallows and blamed them for the loss of Pal estine in 1948 when Israel de feated the Arab world. Most Bitter Attack It was the most bitter attack ever made by Cairo's "Voice of the Arabs" on another Arab state: it emphasized that Syria and Egypt had been left alone in the bloc of "positive neutrality." Libya also was angry at the Egyptian government. Foreign Minister Wahbe Buri summoned Egyptain Ambassador Ahmed Hassan Fagih to his office in Tripoli and protested acainst Egyptain press attacks in Libya's rulers. An Amman dispatch said b- del Moneim El Rifai, the Jord anian ambassador expelled by Egypt, had returned home and accused the Egyptian govern ment of misusing Arab nation alism for its own interests. Hussein Conferring King Hussein himself was con ferring with King Saud of Saudi Arabia on the worsening rela tions between Jordan and Egypt and it appeared the Arab rift extended to Saudi Arabia and Egypt as well. Saudi Arabia and Jordan is sued a communique in Amman today announcing that travel by Moslem pilgrims to Mecca via the Gulf of Aqaba was undesir able because of the "current sit-u-tion" in the gulf.' The communique cited Israel as responsible for the unsatisfac tory conditions in the Aqaba area. Eisenhower Hosts GOP Congressmen Washington (IP President Eisenhower played host to 40 Republican congressmen at a harmony breakfast today and heard the politically indigestible forecast that some House mem bers might be "hung" if they support certain parts of his pro gram. The chief executive, smiling and looking fit after his pain ful week end stomach upset, en tertained at a buffet breakfast in the White House state dining room. Guests were served or ange juice, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, sweet rolls and coffee. The early morning "kaff klatch" was the first in a scries of five harmony get-togethers planned for GOP House mem bers. Two are planned for Re publican senators. They are part of an effort to bring about closer relations be tween Eisenhower and Republi can lawmakers to head off more trouble for his legislative pro gram in Congress. Dining Room, Hotel Open Saturday at Crater Park Klamath Falls W Opera tors of hotel and dining room at Crater Lake National Park said today those facilities would open as scheduled on Saturday. Harry Smith and Harry Smith Jr. said advance reservations were being accepted for the lodge and that a cafeteria in a separate building would be open in addition to the hotel dining room. Basebal NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago 3 8 J New York 4 4 2 Rush, Lown (7) and Nee man; Barclay, Worlhinglon (4) and Kait. terfly, Mayflower, Spirit of "76, Covered Wagon, Lumber Indus try, Water Skiing, Pear Picking and YMCA Camp Display. Members of the fireworks dis play committee said the program will begin at 7 p m. with the ac tual fireworks displays starting at 8 p.m. According to members, the program will raise funds for further construction at the YMCA camp at Diamond lake. Committee members are Jim Rowan, Sam Jennings, Duke Mc Queen, Russ Jamison, Ralph Cook, Die Walsh, Carland Jo Ann Burk, Dean Crumley, Dr. G. A. Dierdorf, Bob Jones and Ron Gandee.