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MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1957
No. 168
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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."
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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-
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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.
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Tax Committee
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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.
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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