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o Knight Will inate 52nd Year Price 10 Cents Tribune n Interest of Party Harmony! United Pre -Full Leased Wire United Press Full Leased Wire 16 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1957 No. 168 Seek Scat o FUEL Basic Sch' Returned Lowry Amendment Guarantees Relief For Property Tax Tough GOP Line on Tax Reduction Seen Salem (IP) The bill raising basic school support $10 per census child was returned by the Senate to its Tax Commit tee today for technical correc tions. The action delayed considera tion of the bill until Wednesday Late Monday the bill was amended in the tax committee so that all of the $10 increase from $95 to $105 per census child would be used for tax re lief. The original bill was backed by Gov. Robert D. Holmes. The amendment putting the money in a special school property tax relief fund was supplied by Sen. Phil, Lowry, Medford Re publican. The Senate Tax Committee voted the bill out late Monday 7-2 with Sen. Ben Musa, The Dalles Democrat, reserving the right to file a minority report. Meanwhile, a tough Repub lican line on tax reduction emerged from several caucuses despite some early reports of compromise. The Senate Tax Committee has not yet acted on the income tax reduction bill. Gill Says GOP Firm Senate Republican floor lead er Warren Gill, Lebanon, said "the Republicans after a discus sion in caucus have decided they will support the bi-partisan tax reduction bill." 0 The bill mentioned by Gill was the governor's tax reduct ion bill with amendments sug gested by Sen. Rudie Wllhelm, Portland, and other Republicans with some Democratic support. If amendments are adopted, the bill would provide some $60 million advocated by Gov. Holmes. "There will be no compromise in committee, on the floor or in conference," Gill declared. "There will not be one penny compromised for the sake of harmony because the Repub licans will not sell out the tax- payer face." to save 8 (governor's Educators Heard Before voting ouQtn amended basic school incase bill, the tax committee heard Jim Turn bull of the State Education De- partmentQxplain that i) would' mean property tax relief for Portland. Cecil Posey, Oregon Educa tion Associationrepresentatwe, said he thought the amended bill would work, b that it was complicated. Also objecting to gpe com plexity it the school bill and school legislation in general was Sen. Musa whose move to have it limited to just one year failed 5-4. Musa said that even the experts didn't know1 what its effects would be in specific counties. Brownsville, Tex. (ig-Plans to launch the first U.S. satellite from Cape Canaveral, Fla., dimmed today in the face of an impending strike by a clerical union. O Program Sale May Boost UMC Over $123,130 Goal Sale of programs at the Grants Pass and Medford foot ball game Friday night, and col lections from the Home Cru sade, will, it is hoped, boost the United Medford Crusade Gund to its goal of $123,130. Up to Monday noon $98,804 h&b) been collected, according to reports made at a noon luncheon meeting of campaign chairman. This represents approximately 81 per cent of the goal and leaves $24,326 to be collected. Public employees division still is high with 108 per cent of its goal collected almost $2,000 more than the goal. The profes sional division has collected 93.3 per cent of itsgpal and is fol lowed closely fey the service division with 93 per cent, it was reported. Mftiford Kiwanis club mem- & T"-" 'm 1 ITEMS FOUND These two rustic post office items, used when Medford was first established, were found recently in the vault at the city hall by employees during remodeling. The cigar box type container was the first incoming mail box used by Post master J. S. Howard, who later furnished the sorting box, dis played by Postmaster Moore Hamilton, above. Pioneer Post Office Items Found in Vault Two items used by Medford's first postmaster were found re cently by city employees during remodeling work at the city hall. The items are a cigar box type container, used for incoming mail by Postmaster J. S. Howard in December, 1883, and a 13 separation .sorting box, used later when mail volume in creased. They were found in a vault in the city hall during remodel ing, and apparently were left there by the late Mayor Clarence Meeker. They were presented to him by W. B. Roberts, Wagner Creek rd., Talent, grandson of Semte Seen Ready To Probe Missiles Washington (IP) Senate lead ers today appeared ready to push ahead with a full-scale in vestigation into what the entire U. S. space-missile effort needs to win the race for superiority over Russia. Once lanuched, the board Con gressional inquiry presumably would also attempt to pin down conclusively whether and just how far Russia with two Sput niks in the air is ahead in rocket development. The decision facing Sen. Rich ard B. Russell (D-Ga.), chairman of the Armed Services Com mittee, Senate Democratic Lead er Lyndon B. Johnson and Sen. Styles Bridges (N.H.), ranking GOP member of the committee, was how far a preliminary in vestigation already started by the Senate Preparedness Sub committee should be broadened. bers will sell programs at Fri day night's game. They will in clude football pictures and a background of the Grants Pass and Medford gridiron rivalry. Proceeds go to the UMC. Approximately 100 women were expected to conduct the home drive in Medford yester day and today. This drive is held to contact those who were, not approached during the business solicitations. General Chairman Bob John son said notes are being left on the door, knobs of homes where residents are absent when the workers call. These may be mailed in with contributions, he said. "All indications are that the Home Crusade workers will sur pass their goal," the general chairman said. t Measure V Tax Committee AO Postmaster Howard, to be pre sented to the Southern Oregon Historical Society, of which May or Meeker was a member. Used in Store The rustic post office pieces were used in Postmaster How ard's store, which at first con sisted of a tent on what is now Front st. between Main and Eighth sts. He later constructed a wooded building to house the store and post office. The cigar box type container was used for incoming mail, through which valley residents would sort to find their mail. When volume increased, Howard built a 13-separation sorting case, similar to the present day gen eral delivery facilities, and sort ed them alphabetically for easier handling. Also found were survey chains, used by Howard, who also was an engineer. He surveyed the original city of Medford for Southern Pacific railroad. Postmaster Moore Hamilton said he would contact the South ern Oregon Historical Society concerning the items. Polls Open Until 8 In District Election - Polls will be open until 8 p.m. today for patrons in school dis trict 549C to vote on a $1,786,000 bond issue to finance a two-year building program in the district. Registered voters who have lived in the district at least six months are eligible to vote. Voters in the district west of Bear creek will vote at Mc Loughlin Junior High school at West Second , st. and Oakdale ave., and those living east of Bear creek will vote at Hedrick Junior High school on Jack son st. If approved, bonds will fi nance construction of new ele mentary schools and additions and renovation work at other schools in the district. Also in cluded in the proposed program is construction of shops to house school buses and other district vehicles. Cascades Corporation Buys E. K. Wood Assets Portland (IP) The Cas cades Plywood Corporation to day announced the purchase of all the physical assets of the E. K. Wood Lumber Company in Oregon. The purchase price was not disclosed. Salem (IP) The Oregon House met for seven minutes today and adjourned until 10 a.m. Wednesday. New Hydroelectric Plant Operating in Eagle Point Area Copco Uses Water In Irrigation System California Oregon Power company's new hydroelectric plant near Eagle Point has been placed in operation, the com pany announced today. The plant, which cost about $500,000, makes use of water diverted through a penstock in the Eagle Point Irrigantion dis trict system about five miles northeast of Eagle Point. Water for power drops about 430 feet from Nickels Gap m the Little Butte drainage. With rated water flow, tests indicate that output will be 3,200 kilowatts, about 11 per ment more than the design indi cated was reasonable to expect, according to A. S. Cummins, Copco president. Irrigation Season During the irrigation season, discharge water from the plant is diverted into the district's distribution canals. In the non irrigation season, water from the plant is diverted to Little Butte creek through a natural channel. Copco officials said the chan nel was cleaned and widened be fore the plant was put in opera tion Nov. 6 resulting in Little Butte creek and the Rogue river being somewhat clouded. They indicated that the channel will have washed clean by the mid dle of the week and cloudiness from this source should no long er exist. The plant's turbine is a hori zontal Francis type, manu factured by James Leffel com pany. The generator and acces sory electrical equipment were manufactured by Westinghouse Electric Manufacturing com pany. Briefs Submitted In License Case Briefs were submitted by both sides in a municipal court hear ing today in the case of the city vs. ' Ray DeMarrs, who is charged with conducting busi ness without a license. Jeannette Marshall submitted an additional brief as amicus curiae (friend of the court) on the case for a group of business men she represents. Mrs. Mar shall said the businessmen felt the city business license ordi nance was unconstitutional. DeMarrs, 708 West Second st., owner of Ray's Barber shop, 139 North Central ave., was ar raigned and charged with con ducting business without a li cense on Oct. 14. Richard G. Shafer, 60 North Quince st., owner of the Shafer Electric, 142 North Front st., and M. J. Olson, Arnold lane, owner of the Tic Toe Time shop, 34 North Bart lett St., were also charged with conducting a business without a city license. Shafer's hearing was set on Nov. 7 and Olsen's on Nov. 12. DeMarrs told the court at the time of his arraignment that he did not mind paying the fee but said he would make a test case of the issue because he felt the tax was unconstitutional. City Attorney E. R. Bashaw said Municipal Judge Noreen Kelly will study the case before giving an opinion. It will be about 10 days to two weeks be fore the opinion is announced, he said. WEATHER FORECAST Fair" through Wednesday. Patches of valley fog in morning. Low tonight 24. High Wednesday 58. TEMP. Highest Yesterday SS Lowest this Morning ... 24 Our Skies Tonight Sunrise 6:50 ajn. Sunset 5:00 p.m. Moonrise 4:02 p.m. Moonset Wednesday.. 5:56 a.m. Full Moon Kov. 7. PROMINENT STARS The triangle of Vega, Deneb and Altair is now high in the west after sunset. Vega, the brightest .of the three stars, sets at 12:08 a.m. Russians Expected To Attempt To Hit Moon Thursday Rocket Missile May Already Be Launched London (IP) Soviet boasts that Russia had developed a fuel capable of driving a rocket 25,000 miles an hour increased west ern belief today the Russians may try to hit the moon Thurs day with a missile carrying a hy drogen warhead. There already had been wide spread speculation among British and American scientists that Rus sia may already have launched such a rocket in belief it would light up the darkened face of the moon during Thursday's eclipse and in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Bol shevik Revolution. Russia's mastery of rocket mis siles and the 40th anniversary al ready had plunged the world into 48 hours of suspense. Today new claims from Moscow of super fuels and even greater advances in electronics increased the anx ious waiting. To Moon in 10 Hours Soviet scientist T. Khachatur ov, a corresponding member of the Soviet Academy of Sciences, wrote today in "Gudot," organ of the Soviet Transport Ministry, that Russia had developed a fuel capable of sending a missile to the moon in 10 hours. He said the new fuel was de veloped to launch Sputnik II into space with its dog passenger at a speed of 17,885 miles an hour His article, "The Threshold of Interplanetary Transport," said interplanetary travel was obvious since a speed of 25,000 miles an hour was possible. The moon is about 241,000 miles( from the earth. The latest suggestion that a rocket may already have been launched came today from. Ken neth W. Gatland, vice-chairman of the British Interplanetary So ciety. He also said he suspected it might carry a nuclear device. Similar reports came from Amer ican scientists. Hurried Meetings in West There also have been rumors that Russia might try to splash the moon with a red dye. But Dr. James Stokley, director of the Fels Planetarium in Phila delphia, said in East Lansing, Mich., the moon already will be red on Thursday refraction of light rays will make it appear red. He said the Russians might take advantage of the eclipse to make it appear to Asian peoples, who will see the eclipse clearly, that the moon's change in color is part of the Sputnik program. The Soviet developments were so startling that hurried meet ings were called in Washington and London to assess the full im port. Paul-Henri Spaak, secretary general of NATO, arrived in London today to discuss with British leaders the revamping of North Atlantic defenses in the face of Russian advances. The meeting is a prelude, to the De cember meeting of the NATO chiefs. Deadline Set for Business Licenses Complaints for conducting busi ness without a business license will be filed in municipal court in about 10 days for businesses not obtaining a license, accord ing to Darrel Huson, city treas urer. Huson said businesses have been given until Nov. 15 to file for a license or to notify the city treasurer's office that they will file. He said complaints would be filed for all businesses not obtaining licenses by the deadline. The ordinance carries a maxi mum fine of $100 or 50 days in jail, or both. City Attorney E. R. Bashaw said that each day of operation without a license is considered a separate viola tion of the ordinance. Huson said less than 100 licenses remain to be? issued. Oregon Flu Cases Set Two All-Time Records Portland (IP) Oregon set two all-time records in the number of reported flu cases last week, the State Board of Health said today. A total of 6585 cases of flu wer reported, passing the mark of 5815 set the previous week. The 6585 new cases brought the 1957 total to 29,019, break ing the previous mark set in 1918 of 28,651 cases. jull "All That Noise And It 91 tj -ml MMrM(t POST cm Reeder Seeks Opinion On Kea ting's Office District Attorney Thomas Re eder said today that he has re quested Attorney General Rob ert Y. Thorton for an opinion on the experiation of County Court Judge Rodney Keating's term in office. Reeder reported the request, to clear up conflicting 'opinions in the matter, was asked by County Commissioner Ralph James. Some confusion has arisen since Judge Keating's election in 1954 as to whether or not he was elected for a four-year term or a full six-year term. Judicial Powers Reeder said the opinion will hinge on whether or not the Jackson county judge has judi cial powers. Terms of judicial court judges, when appointed expire at the next general elec tion, and then run for a full six- year term. For non-judicial judges, . however, appointive terms run to the next general election, and then run for the re mainder of the unexpired term of the original office-holder, Re eder stated. He said that judicial powers were removed from some county courts, including Jackson, by the Oregon legislature approximate ly 10 years ago. , Last May Judge Keating sought an opinion from the elec tions division of the secretary of state's office. He was advised by that department that his term runs through 1960. But his term in office was list ed in the Oregon Blue Book this year as terminating in 1958. Four other county offices and three judgeships will be up for Cairo Virtually Asks For Hussein's Death By UNITED PRESS Cairo Radio hinted today that the assassination of King Hus sein of Jordan would be a fitting end to what it called "those who betray the Arab cause." Moscow Radio renewed its at tacks against Turkey and Syria and listed a new series of al leged violations of Syrian ter ritory by Turkish war planes. The Cairo Radio broadcast, which brought sharp retorts and insults from Jordan, was almost an open appeal to the Arabs to kill "the young ruler for alleged efforts to reach a peace settle ment with Israel. Mysterious Object Stalls Automobiles Along Isolated Highway in New Mexico Alamogordo, N.M. OP) An electronics engineer reported seeing an unidentified flying object on an isolated desert high way near Alamogordo in South ern New Mexico Monday after noon. Army Patrols Report Object James Stokes, 42-year-old en gineer in an upper air research project at the Air, Force missile development center near Alamo gordo, said 10 automobiles stopped Monday afternoon on U.S. Highway 54, between White Sands Proving Grounds and the Air Force missile development center when the flying object appeared. Earlier in the day, officials at White Sands Proving Grounds said two Army patrols reported seeing a similar object or ob Was Just A Little Cub" election this week in November, 1958, according to the county elections department. County offices include one commissioner, clerk, sheriff, and corner. Elected officials now serving in these positions are Commissioner Chester W e n d t, County Clerk Bereth P. Hopkins, Sheriff Howard Gault, and Cor oner Carlos Morris.. Judgeships ' . Both circuit court judgeships, now held by Judge H. K. Hanna and Judge Edward .Kelly, and the district court judgeship, will be up for election next year Present district judge is James M. Main. Judge, Hanna, who has been circuit court judge since 1940, reported today the he would not run for reelection. Judge Kelly was appointed circuit judge for Oregon's first judicial . district last June by Gov. Robert D. Holmes. The third circuit judge ship in this district was created in the last session of the state legislature. , Judge Main has held office since April of this year when he was appointed by the governor to succeed the late Judge Rawles Moore. Possible Typhoid Case Reported Here A possible typhoid fever case has ben reported in the Med ford area, according to Dr. A. Erin Merkel, Jackson county health officer. It is the second case this year, if confirmed. "However, no positive bac terial confirmation has been made yet," he added. The case,, reported to the health department by a private physician, occurred in one of the Medford fringe areas, Dr. Merk el said. This particular family, the public health officer said, has its own water and sewage supply. Another case was reported and confirmed in April when a two-yedr old child was found to have the disease. This also oc curred in a fringe area", Dr. Merkel said. V The public health officer ex plained in such isolated cases it is hard to trace the source. A check was scheduled today on the bacteria count in sewage and water facilities the family uses. jects on Sunday, Similar reports came Sunday from Levelland, Tex. Stokes, in a taped interview for Terry Clark, news director at station KALG in Alamogordo, reported that the object ap proached from the northeast over the Sacramento mountains. He said the first indication that something was out of the ordi nary was a gradual fading of the radio in his automobile. Other Cars Stopped Then, he said, the car engine died, and he noticed that several other cars on the highway had stopped. Stokes said he noticed that the occupants were getting out of their cars and pointing to the sky. "Looking up," Stokes said in the interview, "I saw a light-col Decision Follows Conference With Eisenhower, Nixon Knowland Running for California Governor Washington (W Gov. Goodwin J. Knight of California announced today that, in "the interests of "party harmony," he will run for the U.S. Senate next year instead of seeking re election. He announced his decision after conferring separately with President Eisenhower and Vice President Richard M. Nixon, a fellow Californian. Knight said party Readers had persuaded him not to fight Sen ate Republican leader William F. Knowland for the 1958 Cali fornia GOP gubernatorial nomination.- Instead, he will seek Knowland's Senate seat. Knowland is quitting the Sen ate next year to run for gov ernor in what some political ob servers believe is a long-range campaign for the 1960 GOP presidential nomination. Knight. frankly acknowledged that his "major reason" for not seeking another term as gov ernor was that "many of the re sponsible leaders of the Repub lican party, both national and state, became convinced that a Knight-Knowland struggle for the governor's office would split the party so badly that it would, in all probability, lftd to loss of the state to the Democratic party at the general election." "I believe my decision is right," he said, "and I agp happy with it." After making his announce ment Knight told a news confer ence that Nixon had given him an "unqualified endorsement" for the senatorial nomination. Judgment Signed Circuit Court Judge Edward C. Kelly . signed a judgement Monday awarding Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Muirhead $3,150 in damages for property, wanted by the city of Medford. This follows a . jury verdict Friday giving the city the right to condemn the property to make Jackson st. a through street from Hillcrest rd. to Mc Andrews rd in west Medford. The city previously had offered the Muirheads $1,855 for the property needed. Judge Kelly decided yester day that the Muirheads should also be given $1,500 in compen sation for attorney's fees. The law 'providg; when sum specified by the jury is greater than the condemnation! author ized by the condemning au thority, the owners of the con demned property shall be com pensated for attorney's fees. The land is a :'rip between Barneburg rd. and Sunrise ave. Two Eugene Men Die in Plane Crash Salem (IP) Two men, includ ing a Eugene city councilman, were killed Monday night when a Beechcraft Bonanza airplane crashed about three miles north of Harrisburg. State police said the victims were Larry P. Watson, the coun cilman who apparently was the pilot, and William H. Jostmeier, also of Eugene. The crash apparently occurred about 8:15 p.m. Wreckage of the plane was found about 11 p.m. by Gerald Faulk on whose farm the plane crashed. Larry Watson, who died in a plane crash near Harrisburg Monday night, was nephew of Eston Humphrey, Ross Lane, and had been a frequent Med ford visitor. ored,, egg-shaped object making a shallow dive across the sky to the northeast. "Then it wheeled and made a pass at the highway, across the road not more than two miles ahead. "It then moved away toward the Organ mountains near White Sans Proving Grounds to the southwest. Felt Wave of Heat "As it passed . at its closest point I could feel a kind of heat wave, but there was no sound. "It has no visible portholes and there was no vapor trail, smoke or flame visible." "When I got back to my car and checked the engine, I found it intact, but the battery was steaming. But it started with no trouble." Awarding Damages
