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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1957)
m River IE wer r in o o . r - : iff J SAINT NICK Even more popular with the younger set this.. time of year than -Wild Bill Hickok or Hopalong Cassidy is this legendary old gentleman with the white whiskers, who is shown above talking with Sylvia Jean Foster, 6, in Mann's Department store. Sylvia told Santa Claus what she wanted for Christmas after assuring him that she had been a good girl r-most of the year. She thought it was pretty funny that Santa should get a crick in his knee after bending down to talk to her. Sylvia is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Foster, Ashland. S3400 Transferred From Emergency Fund For Police Vehicles A transfer of S3.400 from the emergency fund to cover un expected replacement costs of the city police vehicles was ap proved by the Medford City council last night. City Manager Robert A. Duff Mid $7,418.17 was firt allotted for the replacement, but rising car prices and figures based on Small Daughter on 3Way fo Join Parenls Little Abby Frankenfield, 7-week-old daughter of Mr. and Jkfrs. Clinton Frankenfield. form erly "of 1001 South Holly st., and now living in Bellingham, Wash., left by plane t noon to day to join her parents for Christmas. At the time o! her birth on Oct. li. at Rogue Valley hospital, She weighed 2 pound, 13 ounces. Abfcy now weigh 6'i pounds. Since the baby' birth, Frank ,riltelJ. employed by Parke, Davis Pharmaceutical company, v.9 transferred to Washington. "Accompanying the baby will be a family friend, Mrs. Clara Cleveland, 210 Portland ave., Medford. Council Approves Eighth St. Payment Deposit of S56.800 to the state highway commission as the city"s share of the Eighth st. construc tion V-as approved by the city council last night. City Manager Robert Duff rec ommended payment of 25 per cent of the cost of making Eighth st. into a one-way east bound traffic street as part of the city's 10-year arterial street program. The money was taken from are arterial street fund. Main st. will serve westbound traffic in the one-way couplet. The city recently was granted permission by the Public Utili ties commissioner to construct a railroad crossing at Eighth st. The state shares construction Oosts because the project is on State Highway 238, the Jack sonville highway. Firemen Complete Christmas Project City firemen yesterday com pleted their annual Christmas toy repair and painting project. They reported that they have enough toys on hand for 700 youngsters of needy families in the community. The toys, stored in the Frank lin warehouse, Third and Fir sts., were to be displayed to the public at an open house this afternoon held by Lady Lions, who will distribute them. Body of Man Found in Abandoned Well Near Vernonia; Police Study Foul Play Vernon ia W Authorities said today a man whose body was found in an abandoned well seven miles southeast of this com munity may have been taken for a ;'one-way ride." Tentatively Identified The man was tentatively iden tified as Robert E. Holloway, 44, Portland, who had been missing more than six weeks. The body had clothing like that worn by Holloway. a Portland cement fin isher, police said. " last year's bids resulted in low estimates for next year's vehicles. Duff said the dealer supplying this year's vehicles made an error in figuring which amounted to several thousand dollars and this year's replace ment budget was figured on last year's, he said. Awarded Controls Crater Lake Motors was awarded the contract for five marked police station wagons at $12,147.50 less S5.500 trade-in on present vehicles. Courtesy Chevrolet was award ed a contract to furnish an un marked police sedan for S2, 233.33. The White Cycle shop. Medford, was awarded a contract for two Cushman scooter-type three-wheel vehicles for 51,400. White Cycle shop allowed S600 trade-in on present vehicles, Duff said. Duff said he felt station wag ons would give better service for the city because they would have fire extinguishers and res cue and fiijst aid. equipment. The cost of the station wagons, which could be used as emer gency cars, is about S140 more per unit than sedans. Emergency equipment will cost about S500 for the six police cars. Duff said. Maintenance costs will be con siderably less for Cushman ve hicles than for the present three wheel motorcycles, Duff said. He told the council other depart ments of the city are now using the scooter-type vehicle and have found them capable. County Schools Close for Holidays All Jackson county schools close for the Christmas holidays this afternoon, according to county school officials. Vacation periods will vary widely this year. Most schools will reopen Thursday, Jan. 2, although some will open at other dates. Classes will resume in Med ford, Jacksonville, Griffin Creek, Ruch, Phoenix, Ashland, Apple gate, Prospect, Evans Valley, Butte Falls, Howard and District 6C, on Thursday, Jan. 2. District 6C includes Central Point, Sams Valley and Gold Hill schools. Classes resuming Jan. 6 are Eagle Point, Lone Pine. Rogue River, Elk-Trail, Shady Cove and Pinehurst schools. Talent school students will re turn to classes Monday, Dec. 30, school officials said. DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York ilF Dow-Jones final stock averages: 30 in dustrials 427.20, off 4.06; 20 railroads 96.92, off 0.45; 15 utilities 67.95, up 0.03. and 65 stocks 143.67, off 0.96. Sales today were about 2,500,000 shares compared with 2,740, 000 shares Thursday. Police in Portland said thev had reason to believe Holloway was struck on the head with a bottle in a Portland fight and then taken to the lonely, nearby uninhabited section of Columbia county and thrown into the well. Woman Reports Absence The body was hauled out of the well Thursday after investi gation sent officers of Multno mah. Washington and Columbia counties to the scene. Police said the possibility that Cosi of Living Hits Record High During November Consumer Prices Up .4 of One Per Cent Washington TP The living resumed its rise cost of in No- vernier. The government reported to day that consumer prices bounc ed up four-tenths of one per cent to a new record high. The Bureau of Labor Statis tics said its consumer price in dex for last month soared to 121.6 per cent of average 1947 49 prices after having levelled off in October for the first time in 13 months. New Car Prices Up The index has hit record peaks in 14 of the last 15 months. It was 6.1 per cent higher today than when the spiral began in February, 1956. Most of the November in crease was attributed to an 11 per cent rise in the price of new cars over the month, the bureau said. The hefty jump in the cost .of new autos more than offset a three-tenths per cent drop in the price of food. The increase means wage in creases of four to five cents an hour for 900,000 workers in the steel, aluminum and meat pack ing industries. About 100,000 aircraft and other workers will receive one cent an hour raises. Little Change Expected Ewan Clague, commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statis tics, said he expects the index will show little change when December prices are calculated. He said the index should show a downturn in January in re flection of the downturn in busi ness activity. In a separate report, the La bor Department said the pur chasing power of factory work ers' take home pay declined by 0.7 per cent because of the rise in consumer prices. Purchasing power slid 3.3 per cent com pared to last November. The take home pay of 13 million manufacturing workers dropped by 20 cents because of fewer working hours. Crawford Named Heart Fund Head John G. Crawford, Medford, has been named chairman of the 1953 Jackson county Heart Fund drive, according to Dr. Oscar Heyerman, director of the Ore gon Heart association and head of the Medford Heart council. The Heart Fund campaign starts Feb. 1 and continues through Feb. 28. It will be con ducted here by the Medford Heart council and the Oregon Heart association, an affiliate of the American Heart association. The campaign will be highlight ed on Heart Sunday, Feb. 23, when a door-to-door collection is scheduled. Crawford is a past director of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, and a member of the Kiwanis and Rogue Valley Country clubs. He lives at 835 East Main st. Last year, S5,000 was collect ed in Medford and Ashland, a major portion of which was re tained in the state for research and local heart programs, Craw ford pointed out. Larry Horton was last year's Heart Fund chairman, and John Billings was in charge of the Ashland drive. Tornado Warning Issued In Georgia, Carolinas By UNITED PRESS A tornado warning was issued earlv today for northcentral Georgia and northwest South Carolina as twister-spawning air masses moved eastward leaving death in their wake. At least 14 persons were known dead in the weather on slaught which hit Illinois, Mis souri, Arkansas and Alabama. Portland w An increase in auto insurance rates that could add as much as S15 million a year to insurance costs to Oregon motorists was predicted here to day by Herbert A. Ballin Jr., president of the Oregon Associa- l tion of Insurance Agents. Holloway met with foul play had been under investigation since a woman friend reported he had been absent for an unusually long time. Sides of the well had been splattered with lime and police said it may have been thrown there in an effort to speed de composition of the body. An autopsy was scheduled to determine cause of death. Police said they would ques tion several persons. M EDFORD 24 PAGES United States Claimed in Grave Danger rom Military Might Washington 'W A super - se cret report prepared for the White House warns that Russian military might poses so grave a threat to the nation that noth ing short of an all-out defense buildup can stave off "catastro phe," it was reported today. The Washington Post and Times Herald said the Gaither Committee report pictures the nation "in the gravest danger in its history" and "moving in frightening course to the status of second-class power." In a copyrighted story, the newspaper said that even with Price Tag Medford Council Suggests License For Business Here The Medford city council last night recommended to the state department of motor vehicles an application from A. Ray Forbes, owner of Speedway Auto Parts, Crater Lake highway and Hilton rd., to conduct an auto wrecking business. An informal hearing was held by the council. A council recom mendation on such applications is necessary before the state grants a license. The department is not bound by the council recommendation, according to City Attorney E. R. Bashaw. Ba shaw said in his opinion only a failure to give any recommenda tion could stop the state from granting a license. In recommending the applica tion the council voted to forward results of the hearing to the de partment of motor vehicles and to refer the matter to the city planning commission for pos sible rezoning. A representative of the area said parking problems and nar row streets in the area make it a poor place to conduct such a business. The main objections expressed by residents centered on loss of property value and noise. However, a resident liv ing next to the firm said he felt his property was more valuable. Several informal hearings were held by the county court while the area was still in the county. County Commissioner Chester Wendt "discussed reasons for granting the license before the area was annexed at last night's meeting. Some Dog Licenses To Be Increased Some dog license fees have been raised for the new calendar year at the request of the Jack son county dog control board, ac cording to the county court. Fees for female dog licenses have been revised upward from S1.50 to S2.50, County Judge Rodney Keating said. Penalty on delinquent dog licenses has been raised from SI to S2, he added. License fees for male dogs and spayed females are the same this year as last year, $1.50, Keating said. The dog control board paid more than S2,400 for damages to stock and poultry during the current year, according to the report made by the board to the county court. More than 55,000 was collected in the county for license fees and more than S800 in penalties. The license fees were fixed at the recommendation of the dog control board, Judge Keating emphasized. The 1958 dog licenses can be obtained after the first of the year at the county clerk's office. The deadline for purchasing them without penalty is March 1. Middletown, Ohio (IrV The Armco Steel Co. and the Na tional Supply Co. of Pittsburgh have merged. BUY CHRISTMAS SEALS HELP FIGHT TB MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1957 the enormously more expensive military buildup recommended this country cannot match Rus sia's missile might before 1960 or 1961. At the same time, it said, the report shows that America lies exposed "to an almost immedU ate threat from the missile-bristling Soviet Union." The report was ordered by the White House last year at the time it was considering what kind of civil defense shelter program the nation needed and could afford from possible nu clear attacks. The committee, On "Isn't There Some Other Way?" (Herblock Is Ike Returns Working on Report Washington (W President Eisenhower returned from the Paris NATO summit conference today and immediately began spade work on his report to the nation next Monday outlining the spending and sacrifices neces sary to meet Russia's missile age challenge. A White House aide said the President "looked very good" and "seemed cheerful" as he buckled down to work. He said the President did not appear tired, despite the ordeal of a flight of 21 hours and 19 minutes from Paris, some of it in the teeth of 80-mile an hour head- Soviet Scientist Raps Antiquated Equipment Moscow HP) Russia's chief scientist today criticized anti quated equipment in appealing to the Soviet parliament for in creased research and develop ment appropriations. Alexander Nesmeyanov, presi dent of the U.S.S.R. Academy of Science warned that it "would be most harmful to overestimate our scientific achievements." "Great efforts still are needed to surpass the United States on all scientific fronts," he said. Hoffa Conspiracy Trial Ends With Hung Jury New York HP) The fed eral wiretap conspiracy trial of Teamster chief James R. Hoffa ended in a hung jury. WEATHER FORECAST: Cloudy through Saturday with occasional rain. Snow level 5.000 feet, lowering to 3.500 feet on Sat urday. Low tonight 38. High Saturday 45-48. Temp. H'ehet Yesterday 4 Lowest this Morninc 40 Prec .to 10 a.m. Today 02 Our Skies Tonight Sunrise 7:37 a.m. Sunset 4:41 p.m. New Moon 10:12 p.m. Algol, the variable star, will be high overhead 9:18 p.m. It fades out tonight, reaching its minimum of brilliance at 8:04 p.m. and then slowly grows brighter. Posed by however, expanded its survey to cover the whole range of the Russian threat. The measures called for in its report are listed as "first and second priority." Of first priority, the report recommended a rapidly rising military budget through 1970, reaching in the years 1960 and 1961 a peak of about S8 billion above the current defense out lay of S38 billion. The group recommended for second priority a bomb shelter program costing another S5 bil lion a year for the next four eternise CoorrlKht. 1S5T The Pulltier PuMtahln Co st. Vault P03t-Dljptch on Vacation) Home; winds which delayed his arrival here by three hours and necessi tated two refueling stops. The presidential plane, Colum bine III, landed here in a drizzle at 9:33 a.m. (e.s.t.) Budget Conference Within a half hour after his arrival at the White House, the President was at his desk, keep ing a morning schedule of ap pointments. He swore in former Lt. Gov. Sumner G. Whittier of Massachu setts as veterans administrator and then conferred with Budget Director Percival Brundage. Increased defense spending to meet Russia's challenge and to rush development of a chain of European missile bases were fore-shadowed in the decisions reached at the Paris conference. The President may disclose in his radio-TV report to the nation Monday night the scale of spend ing as well as the sacrifices he sees ahead. His meeting with Brundage this morning was viewed as part of the prepara tion for his report. City Attorney Suffers -Cardiac Attack Today City Attorney E. R. Bashaw was taken to Sacred Heart hos pital this morning by city police after he apparently suffered a cardiac attack. According to Rogue Valley hospital authorities he was treat ed and released to go home and rest. Police said Bashaw had complained of the attack when talking with police officers about 10:15 a.m. Road Conditions Highway 99. Siskiyous Rain pavement bare, 7 inches road side snow. Highway 66, Green Springs Rain, pavement bare, 4 inches roadside snow. Highway 62, Prospect Rain pavement bare, 3 inches road side snow. Crater Lake traffic should carry chains. Highway 199, Oregon moun tain Pavement bare. Highway 230. Diamond Lake highway Closed for wintei. Tribune No. 207 Russians or five years to protect the population against radioactive fallout. Wayne Hawks, acting White House press secretary, said it is up to President Eisenhower whether the top secret report is released. He said he did not know what the President would do. Asked if there was any reason why the report should not be released now, Hawks said he did not "know a thing about it" and refused to be drawn into any further discussion on that point. Administration To Seek $1 Billion For Fiscal Year Washington IW Defense Secretary Neil H. McElroy dis closed today the administration will ask Congress for about $1 billion extra to finance stepped up defense spending in the cur rent fiscal year. McElroy said the additional money for the year which ends next June 30 will be needed be cause of an increase in spending for missiles and in other defense fields. If Congress approves the sup plemental appropriation when it convenes in January, total de fense spending for the year will rise to close to 839,500,000,000. This request for extra funds is in addition to an expected in crease of about S2 billion in the defense budget for the fiscal year beginning next July 1. McElroy made the disclosure in a planeside news conference held in the rain at National Air port on his return from the NATO summit conference in Paris. He said the defense of the NATO powers had "been strengthened at least prospec tively" by the meeting. Medford Man Found Dead in Trailer Home Robert Alexander Maggerell, 77, of 322 South Riverside ave., was found dead in his home made trailer yesterday afternoon by Medford police. They said he apparently suffered a heart attack. Police said he had been dead about four days when found lying on a clothes hamper. Resi dents of the area told police the lights have been on for several days and the radio playing. District Attorney Thomas J. Reeder said he had ordered an autopsy because of the unusual position of the body. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Conger-Morris Funeral home. 780 Deaths Predicted In Christmas Traffic Chicago (IP) The National Safety Council has estimated that as many as 180 persons will be killed in the 30-hour Christ mas holiday from 6 p.m. Tues day to midnight Wednesday. Several Road Needs Are Suggested in County The Jackson county court said this morning an order will be issued early next week authori zing name changes on several county roads as requested by the post office department. The court will investigate road name changes where they are opposed by residents affected, members explained. No public hearing is anticipated at this time, members of the county court said. A. public hearing was held yesterday afternoon in the coun ty court room with residents of Ross lane. Approximately 16 people attending said they op posed giving directional designa tions to Ross lane as proposed. According to the proposal that section of Ross lane running east and west would be designated Rose Lane and that segment running north and south would be renamed North or South Ross Lane. Farmers Urged To Move Livestock To Higher Ground Eugene Gets 3.1 1 Inches in 24 Hours o o By UNITED PRESS The Santiam and McKenzle rivers went over flood stage in western Oregon today and farm ers along the Willamette were urged to move livestock from lowlands. Heavy rainfall, measuring more than three inches in 24 hours at some points, sent small streams and rivers rising rapid ly. The five-day outlook called for more rainfall through Christ mas day. Eugene Rain Heavy At Eugene, 3.11 inches of rain fell in a 24-hour period ending at 4 a.m. today. The nearby Mc Kenzie river was expected to reach a level of 14 to 15 feet today, about 4 feet over the flood stage. Lowlands are flooded at this level. The Santiam river at Jeffer son whera flood stage is 13 feet, was expected to rise to 20 feet today. Elmer Fisher, river forecaster. said flooding also was expected at Harrisburg on the Willamette. He said stock should be moved from bottom lands. The South Yamhill river at Whitson was due to pass flood stage today. Willamette Up The Willamette river at Cor- vallis was up 4.9 feet to 10.5 feet this morning, well below the 20-foot flood level. Fisher said steady rises would continue in the stream. Heaviest reported rainfall was 3.41 inches at Detroit, 2.13 at Newport. 1.78 at North Bend, 1.58 at Salem. 1.36 at Roseburg and 1.06 at Portland. Judge Keating's Term Ends in '60 Salem (W Attorney General Robert Y, Thornton said today that the term of office of Jack son County Judge Rodney Keat ing, who was elected in 1954 for six years, will not expire until 1960." He pointed out the state con stitution provides: "The judges of the Supreme Court and other courts shall be elected by the legal voters of the state or of their respective districts for a term of six years." Thornton said that Keating was elected for the six year term notwithstanding the fact that he no longer exercises judi cial functions. An opinion from Thornton was requested by Jackson Coun ty District Attorney Thomas Reeder after some discussion arose concerning Keating's term. Cash, Stamps Taken From Public Library The Medford Public library was broken into last night, ap parently by juveniles, according to Medford police. About $12 in cash and $5 in stamps were taken. Police said entrance to the building was made by knocking out a window to the basement in the front of the building. Several doors were forced and one door kicked in by tha thieves, police said. They said no damage was listed to books or library facilities other than offices being ransacked. The cashbox, left in the librarian's locked office, was taken along with several sheets of one-cent stamps from a desk, police said. They said the break in took place between 9 p.m. yes terday and 8 a.m. today. Name Changes Other proposed changes In clude Central Point Marketord. east from Central Point to Ham rick rd.; a portion of the Cen tral Point Market rd. from Cra ter Lake highway to the Foot hill rd. to Vilas rd.; a portion of the Central Point Market rd. from the city limits of Central Point east to Hamrick rd. to Head rd.; Old Highway 9 near Jackson Hot Springs to Jackson id.; Jo-Jack rd. extending from Ross lane west to McAndrews rd.; Jacksonville-Central Point rd. from the Jacksonville high way to Central Point in a north easterly direction to Hanley rd.; Merriman rd. along the south city limit of Central Point to Hopkins rd.; and Merriman rd. from Hopkins rd. south to Ellen ave. to Bursell rd. A new road into the fair grounds from Highway 99 l would be called Armory drive. O O O-
