Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, December 27, 1957, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textr Minnies te.oi.s- Biry fix I 2 rf K-f L 1 WfA - '.Ad SZ. x f 1 I BED LEADES ADDRESSES SUPREME SOVIET Soviet Com munist party chief Nikita Khrushchev, addressing a joint ses sion of the Supreme Soviet in Moscow (above) called again for an East-West "summit.' conference. He rejected the NATO call for a conference of foreign ministers and warned that countries which accept nuclear weapons from the U.S. would "suffer" if war comes. e. Washington Gunmen Kill Two; Kidnap Three During Escape Washington (IP) Two men killed a bar owner and a music ian after an argument over their bill early today and then fled southward, kidnaping three per sons and switching cars. The killers, one wearing a red carnation, made their getaway from Washington after forcing their way into a car in which Pfc. Larry Montieth, 21, South Fargo, N.D., and Miss Doris Mat tingly, 19, were parked. Girl Released N They released Miss Mattingly unharmed outside a bus terminal at Richmond, Va. Then they drove to Alberta, Va., about 15 miles north of the North Caro lina line. There they locked Mon teith in the trunk of his car, stopped a black Cadillac driven by a lone man and forced him to drive them away. (leavy Snow Stalls Mountain Traffic Heavy snows and wind in the mountains throughout northern California and southern Oregon stalled traffic on Highway 99 over the Siskiyous and on the Green Springs, state police re ported late this morning. A foot of new snow was re ported on Highway 66 in the Green Springs and chains were "absolutely necessary," . police said. Traffic tieups halted motor ists in the Siskiyous south of Ashland, although snow had stopped by 11:30 ajn. A state police officer stationed there reported chains were manda tory. Heavy snow also was report ed in Klamath county. Highway 99 north was clear and light snow was reported on Oregon mountain on Highway 199. Snow above 3,000 feet was forecast through Saturday by the Medford weather bureau. More than normal precipitation is expected throughout southern Oregon for the next five days, with amounts ranging from IVz to 3 inches, locally. DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York (W Dow-Jones final stock averages: 30 indus trials 432.90, off 1.26; 20 rail roads 97.39. off 0.78; 15 util ities 63.65, up 0.59; and 65 stocks 145.28, off 0.23. Sales today were about 2,620.000 shares compared with 2.280.000 shares Thursday. Way May Be Opened for Eventual CAedical Science's Victory Over Cancer New York (W Dr. Jonas E. Salk, in his search for a better polio vaccine, may have opened the way for the eventual victory of medical science over another fdread killer cancer. Studies by the discoverer of the polio vaccine at the virus re search laboratory of the Uni versity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine led to his discovery of a mple technique to measure the ability of anti-bodies to kill test cells. Results Disclosed Salk disclosed the results of his latest experiments Thursday in an article in the Journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. . He stressed the inconclusive Bess of his studies and the need A general police alarm was broadcast throughout the south eastern states for the "armed and dangerous" gunmen, Police said the killers enter ed the Jo-Del restaurant here about 10 o'clock Thursday night and drank two bottles of whisky. An argument developed over their bill, which came to $20. The restaurant owner, George P. Kaldes, 33, ejected them. But the two men returned about 2 a.m. just as Kaldes was cldsing up. Police said the killers, one about 22 and one about 45, shot Kaldes to death at the restau rant. Then they shot and killed Ken neth Harlan Fisher, 38, a hill billy guitarist and singer who worked at the restaurant. Blind Pianist Wounded A bullet struck and, critically wounded the bar's blind pianist, Bernard J. Mainer, 28, who was sitting on a bar stool. Police found 11 expended .45 caliber cartridges at the scene.' Miss -Mattingly's father said his daughter, a student at Emer son Institute, a prep school, is a crime mystery fan. He said she had been out on a date before the kidnaping but that her date left during the evening on a trip to Chicago and asked Monteith to drive her home. Monteith, due for discharge shortly, is stationed at nearby Ft. Myer, Va. Three Reappointed To Planning Group The county court this morning reappointed three members of the county planning commission for three-year terms, according to County Judge Rodney Keat ing. Those reappointed were Don ald D. Whalin, Medford real es tate man; David B. Lowry, Phoe nix, orchardist and packing house operator; and Edward F. Bolt, Gold Hill, Homestead on the Rogue motel operator. . The Jackson county planning commission was appointed two years ago, Keating added. Other members of the commis sion are Chairman John Pletsch, Jackson County Savings and Loan company; John Nieder, meyer, Medford, farmer; Lloyd Selby, vice chairman, Ashland car dealer; Stuart S. McQueen, Medford lumberman; Edward S. Strother, Shady Cove; Edwin W. Gebhard, Central Point Orch ardist. for further experimentation "It is apparent that consider able further study is required before any conclusions can be drawn," he said. Salk chanced upon his most recent discovery while search ing for a better tissue in which to culture polio virus used in the anti-polio Salk vaccine induc tions. Interest Expressed Cancer researchers have ex pressed interest in Salk's new technique which Salk claimed would be an aid in the investi gation of "continuously propa gating cell" believed to be akin to cancerous growth. Other recent animal tests have suggested that cancerous growths may carry within themselves the 52nd Year Medford United Press Full. Leased Wire 20 PAGES Comp zAoy Hie Bme For MossDlles Corvallis (IP! Rep. Walter allis Chamber of Commerce Thursday that establishment of guided missile base at nearby Camp Adair is a possibility. , Norblad wrote that he had been advised by the Department of Defense that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers had been making a study of the World War II infantry training site at request of the Air Force. He said the study was being completed, and data developed by the engineers would "be made available to the Air Force in the near future for their guidance." Norblad added that it would be up to the Air Force to decide ultimately whether or not a guided missile installation would be made at Camp Adair. Col. P. W. Stephens, Air Force installations officer with Army engineers in Portland, said he was firm or deny" Norblad's report. United States Moves To Back Agreements Of NATO Conference Washington OP) The United States, moving to back up agree ments at the Paris conference, today planned long consultations with its allies before replying to Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulgan- in's "peace" proposals. In a second step to carry out Paris decisions, Secretary of State John Foster Dulles sched uled a conference with 20 Latin American ambassadors today to seek closer ties between the At lantic Pact and other regiqnal defense groups. Closer Methods Agreed At the recent Paris North At lantic .Treaty Organization (NATO) "summit" meeting, the Luxury Barge Burns In River Thames Maidenhead, England (IP) A luxury barge belonging to Den nis Hamilton, 32, estranged hus band of actress Diana Dors, 24, caught fire in the River Thames near nere early today snortiy after police received a warning that "something might happen to the boat." The 56-ton barge, the De Bruis, was moored on the Thames next door to Diana's Hollywood-style country-home. Berkshire police termed tne case "possible arson" and asked Hamilton, who was spending Christmas with friends in Sus sex, to come to Maidenhead to help in the investigation. Officers said that Thursday night they received a telephone warning and watched the -boat for several hours. It was some time later, early this morning, that the boat caught fire. Its cen ter section was gutted. Hamilton bought tie barge for his wife when they were still together. Part of Connecticut To Be at Gates School Manchester, Conn. (IP) There will be a little bit of Connecti cut in Gates, Ore. Manchester High School ar ranged to send a white oak seed ing to a Gates school which is planting state trees from all 48 states. In turn Manchester school of ficials said they will ask Oregon for a Douglas fir to plant on its grounds. seeds of their own destruction. Salk experimented on monkey heart cell tissues that had been maintained in artificial nutrient solutions in test tubes tissue cultures. He found that the "con tinuously propagating" lines of monkey heart cells were differ ent from fresh monkey heart cells. Exceptional Potency He also discovered that the continuously propagating cells produced antibodies of excep tional potency. In test tubes these anti-bodies killed cancer cells, but they also killed normal cells. Salk indicated he would con tinue his experiments in cancer research. (See story on page 1, section 2) MEDFORD, Adoic Norblad (D.-Ore.) advised the Cor- not in a position to either con- 15 member nations agreed to set up closer consulting methods .to avoid policy differences and clashes such as the Suez Canal split. These methods, to be followed in drafting the U.S. reply to Bul ganin, will probably delay the reply to Moscow until mid-January. The reply, when sent, will likely reject Bulganin's proposal for an East-West heads-of-govern-ment conference to try to settle world ills. . .- - The United States Is now drafting its reply to Bulganin. When ready it will be sent to the permanent NATO Council in Paris for study and suggestions at its meeting early next month. This country's draft, and those of other nations that received similar Bulganin letters, then will be returned to their home governments for final drafting and transmission to the Kremlin. More Extended Process This is a more extended con sultation process than normally followed in such international diplomatic exchanges. It presum ably is intended to meet criti cism by NATO members that this country, and other members as well, failed to -take into ac count the "iews of all the allies in dealing with Russia and other crucial issues. Eight Wedding Ring Sets Gone From Store Eight sets of wedding rings, valued at $800, were reported missing from Andy's Jewelry store, 15 North Central ave., Dec. 23, according to Medford police. Police said the theft report was not turned in until Thurs day afternoon. Alton M. Ander son, 2607 Eastover terrace, told police he first noticed the rings missing about 6 p.m. Dec. 23 and called his insurance company, assuming they would notify po lice officers. Anderson told police the theft took place between 5 and 6 p.m. during the Christmas rush sea son. He said someone apparently had reached behind one of the counters and slid open the door, taking the tray of rings. Ornithosis Found in Hillsboro Turkey Fiock Salem (IP! Ornithosis has been diagnosed in a turkey flock at Hillsboro, the State Agricul ture Department reported today. The flock of 1,150 breeders has been quarantined while fur ther tests of the pneumonia-like disease are made by Oregon State College. WEATHER FORECAST: Cloudy throufth Saturday. Rain in valleys and snow above 3,000 feet. Low to night 35. High Saturday 45. Temp. Highest Yesterday 44 Lowest this Morning 34 Prec. to 10 a.m. Today .20 Our Skies Tonight Sunset 7:40 a.m. Sunset 4:45 p.m. The Moon, in apogee tonight, sets -.11:34 pjn. PROMINENT STARS Sirius. rises 7:53 p.m. Regulus, rises 9:31 p.m. VISIBLE PLANETS Venus, in the south west 5:51 p.m. Jupiter, rises 2:27 a.m. Mars, rises 5:40 a.m. OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1957 President Leaves For Gettysburg To Work on Messages Rest Also Slated For Week on Farm Washington (IP) President Eisenhower left for his Gettys burg farm at 10:32 a.m. (p.s.t.) to day for a week of rest and work on his State of the Union and budget messages to Congress. The President was accompa nied by Mrs. Eisenhower on the 80-mile drive, which takes about two hours. They probably will stay on the farm until Jan. 2. ine President took along a heavy brief case packed with papers dealing with domestic and world problems for which he must seek solutions. Must Attend Meeting According to present schedule the President must be back in Washington by Jan. 3 when the new Civil Rights Commission holds its first formal meeting. The President has promised to participate in" at least a portion of the meeting of the commis sion created by the last session of Congress. The President is taking a small staff with him to Gettys burg. This will be augmented during the coming week by ad ministration officials journeying to Gettysburg for conferences chiefly concerning the State of the Union message. . Press Secretary James C. Hag- erty said work on the State of the Union will be the President s primary chore in Gettysburg. But he also will devote some time to his budget message for fiscal 1959. that starts next July 1, working in consultation with budget director Percival Brun dage. ' - 1 ' Hagerty expects cabinet mem bers to make quick trips to Get tysburg between now and the first of the year to confer with Eisenhower as he goes over pre liminary drafts of the message. Doubt remained as to the man ner in which the President will put his State of the Union mes sage before Congress which re convenes Jan. 7. Hagerty said no decision has been made on whether the President will send the message to Congress or de liver it in person. Talent Man Injured At County Gravel Pit Clifford C. Nicholson, 54, of 203 Gibson st, Talent, is report ed in fair condition at Sacred Heart hospital tec ay after being injured in an accident at the Jackson county gravel pit yester day. . . Nicholson was taken to the hospital by Medford Ambulance service about 1:45 pjn. Thurs day. He is reported to have suf fered multiple hip and pelvis in juries, according - to hospital authorities. County sheriffs deputies said Nicholson was pinned between a truck and a support piller for the rock crusher hopper. They said Nicholson was standing on the far side of the truck as it backed up to the hopper. Depu ties said the driver of the truck apparently did not see Nicholson. Christmas Decorations Being Removed in City City public works crews be gan removing Christmas street decorations yesterday according to Medford city officials. The street decorations are provided by the Retail Merch ants association and the city crews install and take them down .each year. The decora tions, which number about 65, will be stored by the merchants at the Davis Transfer company until next year. crews install and take down each year." The decorations, which number about 65, will be stored by the merchants at the Davis Transfer company until next year. Medford Department Answers False Alarm A false alarm at 12:30 a.m. today was responsible for dis patch of two pumper fire trucks and the aerial ladder to the Med ford post office. Firemen said that the equip ment was sent out in response to a report of a fire in the post office. , . On arrival they discovered a railroad flare burning on the lawn but found no fire in the building. 1RIBUNE -ins iu i n. ruin Optimism Blossoms In Threatened N.Y. Transit Walkout New York HP) City and Transport Workers Union' nego tiators entered their second round of talks today with a feel ing . of optimism that a threat ened New Year's Eve bus and subway strike may be averted. Mayor Robert F.' Wagner said Thursday that the City Transit Authority and Transport Work ers Union leader Michael J. Quill had told him they .."feel 61 Per Cent of Taxes Collected About 61 per cent of the 1953 taxes have been collected to date, according to Karl Janouch, Jackson, county treasurer. A The total is considerably more than was collected by the sher iff's office for the same period last year, he said. The sheriffs office turned over some tax money to the county treasurer Thursday. Total collected to date this year is $3,502,682.72 of a total levy of $5,757,436.13. Last year's total collected for the same pe riod was $2,296,707.52 of a to tal levy of $5,153,464.14. Sheriff Howard Gault said the taxpayers were probably a little harder pressed this year and needed the discount given for paying early. By paying a full year in advance by the Nov. 1' deadline a taxpayer re ceives a three per cent discount, by paying three-quarters of the tax bill he receives a two per cent discount and one per cent discount for paying half of the tax biU. Ashland Man Sentenced To Penitentiary Term Stanley A. McEvoy. Ashland, pleaded guilty in circuit this morning to' charges of. larceny by bailee and was sentenced to three years in the state pen ientiary, accordi: g to District Attorney . Tom Reeder. McEvoy was charged with taking a car from Stevens Auto Sales, Inc., Medford. He had signed an order for its purchase then failed to pay for it, a com pany spokesman said. Florida Collegians Warned Of Rabid Puppy on Campus Lakeland, Fla. (IP) Florida Southern College mailed 2,000 letters to its students today warning them to see a doctor if they had contact with a rabid mongrel pup known to have bit ten eight persons. The college mailed the' letters to its entire student body, now scattered over the nation on a Christmas vacation. Earlier, col lege authorities contacted by telephone 42 sorority sisters in whose houses the dog was known to have lived. Dog Taken To Home The dog, mostly Cocker Span ial, was found to be rabid when it died early this week at the home of A. M. Hopson of Frost proof. His daughter, Barbara, had taken the dog to her home to spend the holidays. Price 10 United Press full Leased Wire No. 212 - ouuon uperauon certain" a contract can be reached before the Tuesday mid night strike deadline. Adopts 'Get Tough Policy Wagner made the statement in a meeting with Quill and transit officials in his office. He had called the two sides in to tell them before the first round of bargaining talks Thursday that he was adopting a "get tough" policy toward the threatened walkout. He said New Yorkers, har assed by two transportation tie ups in the past month, were "sick and tired" of such strikes. "We just won't stand for a strike," he said. He then de manded a contract settlement. " Following the session in Wag ner's office, Quill and Transit Authority officials retired to be gin their negotiations. No Progress At the end of the talks Quill said there had been no progress and that his strike threat still stood. The two sides met again today in the offices of City Labor Commissioner Harold A. Felix. Quill and the Authority prom ised Wagner they would negoti ate down to the deadline in an effort to reach a settlement. How ever, it appeared unlikely that any serious bargaining would be gin before Monday, leaving only 48 hours in which to reach an agreement. 30 Puppies Given By Humane Society More than 30 puppies were given away by the Southern Ore gon Humane Society during the Christmas season, according to society officials. The society had offered 14 puppies but public response to publicity was so great more than twice the original number were placed in homes, officials said. They areTiow planning to make the Christmas program an an nual project. Andrew Hawver, president of the society, said the project was to find homes for animals slated to be destroyed and to give pets to children who would not other wise have one.- While in Frostproof, the ani mal bit Hopson, Barbara, and Hopson's son, Allen. While still on the campus, it is known to have bitten coeds E. J. Saurman, Short Hills, N.J. Jaquelyn Sierra, Tampa; Judy Pereboom, Lake Worth; Sheila Bryant, Atlanta; and Patricia Laden, Teaneck, N.J. All are presumably taking antirabies serum. Bought at Pet Shop College officials explained that the dog might have bitten others and mailed out the letters today in order to be certain everyone who came in contact with the "mixed breed" dog is warned. , The dog was bought at a pet shop in October, the college said, and lived mostly in the Alpha Omicron Pi house. Timber Resources, Water Described Keys To Growth Policy Changes Could Be Vitamins By GOV. ROBERT D. HOLMES Written for United Press Salem API, Oregon's econ omy, shortchanged by national policy makers -and subdued by local gloom makers through 1957, appears to be on its way to inspired, new growth again in 1958. Everything seems to point to substantial recovery in out vital lumber market. A multitude of new diversified developments, announced in the last several weeks, contradicted, charges that Oregon was discouraging to busi ness and industry. Oregon's vast resources of tim ber, of ever-important water, of power potential, of just plain good living are the keys to our economic growth and no artifi cial deterrent will stand jn the way. It is the availability of lime deposits at Baker, of urani um at Lakeview, of wheat in Umatilla county, of electrical power at The Dalles, of shrimp off our coastline, of widespread timber stands, of labor force in Portland and Salem and Eugene that will make Oregon boom and bloom again in 1958. Tight Money Hurts Two possible changes in na tional administration policies could' furnish the vitamins for an economic spurt for Oregon. In one, the already mentioned tight money policy, the adminis tration has given some indication of recognizing the errors of its ways. The tight money policy has damaged the state by several million of dollars and hundreds of unemployed, but an adequate loosening of the credit strings could see all this quickly re couped. A new policy toward power develpment in the Northwest would be of major value in the economic growth of the whole area. Its affect if switched on to morrow, would add little econo mic light in 1958, but would brighten the way for years to come. Of Major Importance " These two are of major impor tance to Oregon's , economic growth, but there are heartening indications that new pioneers in the business and industrial fields are out to move Oregon ahead at any rate. A helping, support ting and encouraging hand from the state's vigorous new Depart ment of Planning and Develop ment, and from the research and " advisory facilities of other state agencies is turning the economic tide in many areas. A look ahead can easily see major new developments inthe use of our timber resources. One could safely predict that Ore gon would soon be' the nation's No. 1 wood pulp producer, and that the state could count on many new particle-board and hardboard plants. Developments like these with the continuation of heavy construction, new buildings, new highways and the apparent development of many other diversified industries in Oregon, help give the state a bright new hope for the bright new year. Election Mentioned In the background are some other outside influences which might mean important new gains for the state in 1958. Defense spending, inspired by the sud den Russian prominence jn the missile and satellite field, could add priming dollars to the Ore gon economy within the year. Another influence, tied close ly in effect to the tight money policy, is that of election year. Administration efforts will be bent toward turning the whole receding economy back to boom again in time for the November elections. This alone could make the year the biggest in history Returns From Advertising Oregon could get some major returns from advertising in the year ahead. Imaginative adver tising of the plans and prepara tion for the state's 1959 Cen tennial Celebration will put Oregon on .the lips of more peo ple than ever before all round the world. It should make both years boom years for tourists and a big assist to the state's third industry. The greatest assurance for new prosperity in Oregon, however, lies in the fact that the people of Oregon are not of a notion to be talked into a depression. The optimism of Oregon's people even in those areas of the state hardest hit by sagging lumber prices will be the major source of vigorous growth for the state in 1958. ' Lima, Peru P Peruvian tuna fishermen have accused the Japanese government and fish ing interests of dumping can ned and frozen tuna on Ameri can and European markets at prices below cost, in unfair com petition with Peruvian tuna.