Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, January 21, 1958, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textlisemwe r To Push Bsmaiaiafaioi X f 'v I 17 XV I Alt J 1 I rPI ili : I i . . mi J 1 1 1 f J CELEBRATING HER FIFTIETH BIRTH DAY in Stockholm, Sweden, is lovely Prin cess Sibylla, second from left, with her SNAKED KKK Wizard, Follower Face Charges of Riot Lumberton, N. C. (IP A Klu Klux Klan wizard and a follower who took part in a Kl?n rally that was routed by Indian gunfire face trial on charges of inciting a riot. Wizard James W. Cole, a part-time minister of Marion, S. C, and James Garland Martin, Draper, N. C. were indicted by a Robeson County Grand Jury Monday. They were accused of sparking the riot that occurred Saturday night at Maxton, N. C, when Klansmen gathered to burn a cross in an effort to discour age mingling of Indians and Whites. The Indians broke up the meeting with gunfire. Asked To Post Bond Sheriff Malcolm McLe'od said he had asked Cole by telephone to appear here to day to post bond of $1,000. He said Cole planned to con fer first with a lawyer, but he expected Cole to show up. Cole said it was the In dians, not he, who violated the law, and he threatened to file suit against McLeod on charges of failing to pro tect the Klansmen's "consti tutional rights." "I personally asked the sheriff for protection for the . rally and he refused," Cole said, "as a matter of fact, I . was talking to the sheriff when the riot began and he did not try to stop it, or even say Tm the sheriff or any thing. "As a matter of fact he Iran for cover." Pear Festival Will Be Held April 12 The fifth annual Pear Blos som festival will be held in Medford April 12 this year, ;the Saturday following Ea'st ler, it was decided this morn--ing. - The festival committee. : holding its first meeting of the year, selected the date because of its nearness to .Easter, and because of pre dictions that the pear blos- soms would be at their height' : between the 10th and 19th of . April. The committee also dis cussed enlarging the scope of the annual blossom festival, and again plans to conduct a queen contest. Fred Beck, manager of Beck's Bakery, is president of the committee, having been elected last year. Civil War Threatened Over Guatemala Election Guatemala City (IP Sup porters of rightist Gen. Migu el Ydigoras Fuentes, who won Sunday's presidential election, warned today that if their man is not inaugurated it will mean civil war. Ydigoras won the election by a margin of more than 40.000 votes, but because he did not poll a clear majority of the total vote, the final de cision rests with a congress dominated by supporters of the government candidate, Jose L. Cruz Salazar. "If congress should ignore the will of the Guatemalan people, civil war is inevit x V..'.-. . :vs,..v.'- ' - .. ..i..-.i ; A',vv4 7 DENIED AM PROJ Radio Highlights First in a series of week ly lalks by Sen. Wayne Morse (D - Ore.) will be heard over station KYJC (1230 kc) at 7:15 p.m. today. Survey of Jobs, Salaries Slated A representative of the civ il service commission will meet department heads in the county courthouse Tuesday, Jan. 28, according to County Judge Rodney Keating. It an-1 other meetings next week will be held in connec tion with a job and salary survey of county offices, Keat ing explained. Robert M. Shepherd; state superintendent of classifica tion will interview employees Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 29 and 30, and will ex plain the survey and its prob lems at meetings with em ployees scheduled in the courthouse auditorium start ing at 8 p.m. those nights, Keating said. The survey is to determine the efficiency of distribution of work loads in county of fices, according to Commis sioner Ralph James. Keating said the survey is along the lines of one con ducted in Lane county. How ever, he said he doesn't know whether, a review board will be established to consider re quested salary adjustments submitted by department heads. Such a board is now functioning in Lane county. Annual Meeting of YMCA Slated Today Nine new board members will be elected at the annual meeting of the Medford YMCA starting at 6:15 p.m. today in the social hall of the Y. Awards and recognition ceermonies are scheduled for those who have been out standing in their service in youth leadership, camping, class instruction and commit tee management. Robert Dames is in charge of awards. R. L. Jones, general secre tary, will report on activities during the past year. Carl Brophy, YMCA president, will conduct the meeting. OREGON URANIUM LODE Boise, Idaho (IP) Kenneth Arnold, president of. the Solar-X corporation, a mining exploration and development firm, today claimed to have uncovered uranium deposits which he said tests indicated to be "one of the richest strikes of its kind," in Ore gon. able,-" said leaders of Ydig oras' PRN party. "The Octo ber street riots (which forced cancellation of that month's election) are nothing to what will happen if Ydigoras is de frauded again." Ydigoras himself made no threats, saying only that "It is up to the people who voted for me" to choose a course of action. On the basis of nearly com plete returns, the choice con gress will have to make lies between Ydigoras and leftist candidate Mario Mendez Mon tenegro, who nosed Cruz out of second place. -f 4 ' , three equally lovely daughters, all single, Margaretta, Birgitta, and Desiree, and all in royal robes. (International soundphoto) FOR EOT Mountain Sheep Pleasant Valley Proposal Rejected Washington (IP) The Federal Power Commission Monday refused a license to Pacific Northwest Power Co., Portland, Ore., to build a hydroelectric project on the Snake river in Idaho and Oregon. In a 4-1 decision, the com mission refused to license the proposed Mountain Sheep- Pleasant Valley project on grounds that it was not "best adapted" . to comprehensive development of the river. The commission indicated that it opposed the project because it did not include a high dam at. the Nez Perce site. The commission said that a Nez Perce installation could generate two thirds more power than would come from the Mountain Sheep and Pleasant Valley facilities. Examiner Overruled "Our failure to grant a li cense for this project need not affect adversely the pow er situation in the Northwest areas," the commission said. It took no explicit stand on the question of public versus private power, but said there was nothing in the record "which convinces us that the Nez Perce project could not be constructed" privately. In denying Pacific North west's application the com mission overuled a favorable recommendation by its hear ing examiner, Arthur Kline, who cast the single vote for the project. The company first applied for a license in September, 1955. Hearings were conclud ed in December, 1956. Company Shocked The Mountain Sheep -Pleasant Valley project would have a combined installed ca pacity of 1,002,000 kilowatts. The four member compan ies comprising Pacific North west issued a statement say ing they were shocked to learn that the FPC had denied the company a license to build the project. K. M. Robinson, chairman of the board of Pacific North west, said the firm has spent $2,500,000 in engineering, de sign, drilling and hearings in connection with the projects. The statement of the com mission that the denial of the Mountain Sheep - Pleasant Valley license need not affect adversely the power situation in the Northwest seems not justified by the record of the hearings, the company said. Sack Ruled Sane By Four Doctors ' Salem (IP) Convicted wife slayer George F. Sack has been ruled sane. Dr. Dean Brooks, superintendent of Oregon State hospital, an nounced Monday. Four doctors spent all last week examining Sack who was sent to the hospital be cause he seemed to have trou ble adjusting to prison life. Dr. Brooks said Sack had a personality disturbance of the paranoid type, including delusions of persecution and grandeur. But Brooks said they were not severe enough to require hospitalization. Brooks said Sack was com petent to handle his business and financial affairs. 52nd M EDFOP 14 Pages Appropriation Commitlee OK. Cash for Defense Battle Over Promised Defense Shakeup Seen Washington (IP) The House Appropriations Committee to day voted all of the $1,260, 000,000 in extra cash asked by President Eisenhower to speed missile and other de fense programs. At the same time it boosted from $110 million to $150 mil lion the authority he asked to shift funds from one de fense program to another to exploit any unexpected wea pons breakthroughs. House approval appeared certain by Thursday at the latest. . Battles Over Shakeup Meanwhile, Congress head ed into a battle over Presi dent Eisenhower's promised shake-up of the Defense De partment. The President de clared Monday night he will personally boss "prompt and effective modernization" of the department. The White House said Congress will get his reorganization plan "fair ly soon." Both the Army and Air Force were reported rushing their own blueprints to weld the three services into a single command unit. And to day a retired naval hero, Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nim itz, recommended that- the Joint Chiefs of Staff be streamlined to put them in closer touch with the Presi dent. But he said he is against the general staff idea. Far East Missiles In other developments: Army Secretary Wilber M, Brucker told the House Armed Services Committee the Army is modifying two Jupiter-C missiles to launch scientific satellites. He also said the Army wants a pro gram to launch large recon naissance and mapping satel lites "great military value." He added that the Army is "developing hardware" for the Nike-Zeus anti-missile missle. In newly released testi mony, Defense Secretary Neil H. McElroy said the U. S. is considering deployment of I, 500-mile intermediate range ballistic missiles in the Far East. He did not say where or when. Morthland Has No Comment on Rumor L. G. (Shy) Morthland, 85 Windsor ave., Medford, said yesterday afternoon he . had no statement to make regard ing his rumored candidacy for county commissioner on the Republican ticket. "Much depends on whether or not County- Judge Rodney Keating's tenure of office case is taken before the state su preme court as predicted by some people," Morthland said. "If it is and the court decides against Keating there will be two positions open . in the county court instead of one (that of Chester Wendt, Re publican). Questioned as to whether he thought his case might be referred to the state supreme court, Keating said the case had already been settled, he had made his statement and "that is the end of it." Work Progressing On 10th Street Job The city public works de partment was expected to start placing base rock in a new section of 10th st. be tween Central and Riverside aves. early today, according to Vernon Thorpe, acting city manager. Thorpe said the street con struction would not be com pleted until summer. Bids for paving will be received early this summer, he said. Curbs will be constructed for the street in the near future, he added. DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York (tP) Dow Jones final stock averages: 30 industrials 446.64, off - 0.65; 20 railroads 106.52, off 0.35; 15 utilities 71.65, "up 0.01. and 65 stocks 151.89, off 0.22. Sales today were about 2,160,000 shares compared with 2.310.000 Year -flDg Washington (IP) The cost of living remained unchanged in December, the government reported today. This was only the second month in the past 16 that living costs had not reached record highs. The Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics said its consumer price index leveled off last month at 121.6 per cent of 1947-49 prices. The bureau said that dealer discounts reduced selling prices of new cars by 2.7 per cent. Hersey E. Riley, chief of the bureau's cost of living division, said the lower prices on new cars were the major factor in the index's stability. Food, Housing Costs Rise Slightly The cost of food, housing and other services rose slightly. These increases were offset by lower charges for transporta tion and clothing. The index began its record-breaking climb in September, 1956, and rose for 13 months in a row. It held steady in October, rose sharply in November and leveled off again last month. Consumer prices were still 3.1 per cent higher than a year ago, however. Despite the December leveling off, wages of 650,000 workers went up because of past increases in the index. About 250,000 workers in the electrical equipment in dustry and 75,000 aircraft workers received half-cent or one cent increases on the basis of quarterly adjustments. About 220,000 local and over the road truck drivers will receive a three cents an hour boost on the basis of increases Staihos Elected Chairman of GOP County Committee Donald L. Stathos, 33, of 100 Sundial dr., Medford, was elected chairman of the Jack son County Republican Cen tral, committee at a meeting at Hedrick Junior High school last night. Earlier this month he was named temporary chairman by the executive committee. He replaces Mrs. Frank C. Bash, Medford, who resigned recently. Stathos was chairman of the Jackson County Youth for Eisenhower - Nixon organiza tion during the last election. . Other .oficej-s, who earlier were named on a temporary basis, were elected last night. They are Mrs. Kenneth G. Denman, Medford, vice chair man; Otto A. Ewaldsen, Med ford, alternate chairman; Mrs. Stephen G. Nye, Medford, al ternate vice chairman; Ed H. Singmaster, Ashland, secre tary; and E. A. Piazza, Med ford, treasurer. Discuss Obligations Stathos, a local insurance agent, discussed obligations of citizens to participate in politics at last night's meet ing. Pointed out last night were laws and by-laws of the group which specifically au thorize appointment of temp orary officers by the execu tive committee. D. H. Barber, Trail, and Mrs. Edward Bolt, Gold Hill, were named national commit teeman and committeewoman, Officers will serve until after the rrimary election May 16. Ashland-Talent Fund Reaches Goal Ashland The Ashland-Talent United Fund reached its S20.000 goal Saturday when 81 members of the Rotary club donated $81. Dr. John Bradshaw, presi dent of the United Fund, ex pressed appreciation for the cooperation from residents and businessmen in the area for making the first campaign a success. Checks covering 50 per cent of allotments will be mailed in a few days, Dr. Bradshaw said. Agencies par ticipating in the Ashland-Talent United Fund include Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Camp Fire Girls, YMCA, Salvation Army, Red Cross, Child Guid ance clinic and the Oregon Chest. Bronze plaques will be awarde business firms which qualified in their contribu tions at the annual meeting scheduled Feb. 3 in the Ash land city council chambers. A public celebration, includ ing a noise parade, is sched uled Wednesday evening. Morgan Aslfs Gasoline Rate Boost Rejection Salem P Public Utility Commissioner Howard Mor gan today filed a motion with the Federal Power Commis sion seeking rejection of a rate increase asked by Pacific Northwest Pipeline Corpora tion. Morgan said the proposed rate increase would add more than S700.000 per year to Oregon's gas bill, according to estimates based on the 1957 volume of consumption. EGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1958 Costs Remain "You Said It, Chief Republicans . - ' . Z . . '1 I fill 't if Jensen Discusses Businessmen, U.S. Ashland Businessmen should take part in all branches of government as part of their patriotism and not for commercial benefit, according to Julius Jensen, director of the state depart ment of planning and devel opment. He spoke at the Ash land Chamber of Commerce annual meeting Monday night. Jensen spoke on "Lets Give Uncle Sam the Busi- . a i .1.1: ness . He mscussea me uon- gation of the businessman to his local, state and federal governments. Business success is like government success, Jensen said. He explained that busi nessmen cannot afford to take it easy once they are on top and the same rule applies to good government. There is a need in government im men who are not satisfied just to stay on top the easy way, he said. Keep in Mind He said legislatures must keep the good of business in mind when making laws which limit business in their operations. " The relationship of the businessman to the gov Heavy Snowfall In Kansas, Missouri Kansas City, Mo. (IP) The heaviest snowstorm in nearly 30 years buffeted Eastern Kansas and Missouri today with gusty winds and 'snow measuring more than a foot in depth. The storm was described as one of the most costly in the history of Kansas City in terms of municipal expense for snow removal and losses in wages to workers in shut down firms. At least three persons died of heart attacks during the storm today. The storm rode in on winds clocked at 25 to 40 miles an hour, causing six foot drifts, reducing visibility to a half-block, snarling traf fic and closing schools and in dustries. Tribune in the index during the past six months. The December cost of living figures were issued a day after President Eisenhower warned labor and business in his economic message to Congress against "unwarranted" wage and price increases in the coming months. He said such in creases would lower the value of the dollar and slow recov ery from the business slump now in effect. But union spokesmen said that despite the president's plea, labor would seek "substantial" wage increases this year. And industry officials made plain that they can, or will, do little to carry out the President's request for hold ing the line on prices. Wage Increases Declared Vital Union economists said wage increases are vital because of rising prices. They said a 3 per cent hike is needed just to "stand still." They also said the biggest worry now is not inflation but depression. With unemployment nearing the four million mark, they said, wage increases will increase consumer buy ing power and spur lagging production. Bureau of Labor Statistics figures issued today showed that both the take-home pay and buying power of factory workers were unchanged between November and December. But it said take-home pay was down IVi per cent compared to a year ago because of a shorter work week. And higher prices reduced buying power of factory workers' pay by 4V2 per cent during the full year. We Need More Up There" . ernment should not end with the payment of taxes, he add ed. Harold Buck, past presi dent of the Ashland Chamber of Commerce, was awarded a merit plaque at the annual dinner. He was honored for his past work in the chamber. Clarence Lane, Will Dodge, J. H. McGee and Henry C. Galey received lifetime mem bership awards. They have been active in chamber work since it was first organized as the Ashland board of trade in 1901. Twelve members, of the chamber were awarded 25 year memberships! Smith To Chairman Hatfield Campaign Albany, Ore. OP) Former Gov. Elmo Smith said today he has accepted appointment as chairman of Mark Hat field's campaign for the Re publican nomination for gov ernor. Smith polled more votes than any Republican ever elected to office in Oregon and lost the 1956 election by a close margin. He served several sessions in ,the state Senate and was its president in 1955. Oregon Auto Insurance Rates Go Up Wednesday Portland HP) Automo bile insurance rates in Ore gon go up an average of 30.5 per cent Wednesday. The rates affect insurance firms which .write about 75 per cent of the insurance on Oregon - registered vehicles and amount to about 30.5 per cent on liability policies and about 10 per cent for material damage. " The firms, all members of the National Bureau of Cas ualty Underwriters and the National Automobile Under writers association, have pre Price 10 Cents No. 233 Stable School Boundary Board Approves 15-Acre Transfer Following a public hearing this 'morning, 15 acres were transferred from the Phoenix school district to Medford school district 549C. The county boundary board approved the transfer after conferring with Alf B. Mek- vold, county school superin tendent and board secretary. Included in the 15-acre trans fer is seven acres purchased recently for construction of serve the southeast area of a new elementary school to the Medford district. The property is east of Modoc ave between Siskiyou blvd. and Dellwood ave. Prior to the transfer, the land was adja cent to the Medford district's east boundary. It was pur chased from Dr. I. D. Phipps, Formed Island Mekvold said it was neces sary to. transfer 15 acres, since the seven-acre school site formed an island and could not be transferred un less adjacent to district prop erty. Construction of a new ele mentary school on the Siski you blvd. site and another at Corona and Grand aves. was financed by a bond issue ap proved by voters.- Medford School Superintendent Leon ard Mayfield said bids on construction of both schools probably will be opened by the middle of February and construction should start soon afterwards. Mayfield explained con struction of Hoover school on the Siskiyou site is necessary to provide for approximately 250 students of elementary school age living in the south east portion of the district. Letter Read In his letter, read to the county boundary board ex plaining the need for the new site transfer, Mayfield said both county and state offices have approved the proposed school construction. The site is also in the center of stu dent population in that sec tion of the district, he added. The school fits into the long range planning of the Med ford school district to put elementary schools 1 to IVi miles apart, he said. Mekvold said no complaints had been made to his office and none were made to the boundary board while in ses sion this morning in the coun ty court office. Washington (W President Eisenhower will not hold a news conference this week. dicted the increases for some months. Increases also will af feet Washington state car owners but there the increase will amount to about 25 per cent on liability protection The insurance firms blame higher irtedical costs; higher jury awards in auto . accident cases; higher repair costs for modern cars; increased num ber of accidents and broaden ed insurance coverage Only private passenger cars are affected. Commer cial insurance rates will re main the same. GOP Advised Not To Make Partisan Issue of Peace Dinner Kicks Off Election Campaign Washington (IP) Presi dent Eisenhower flew back to the capital today to follow through on his promise to make America "ever strong er" against the Soviet men ace. Monday night at a Republi can campaign dinner in Chi cago the President said the Defense Department must promptly be modernized. He departed from text to prom ise: "In this, I intend to partic ipate until the job is done." He returned today to find indications that a congres sional battle is developing over how the three services should be welded into a de cisive and effective command unit. The presidential party took off in a snowstorm from Chi cago and arrived at National Airport here in a light drizzle at 9:45 a.m. p.s.t. ToSubmit Plan Soon At Monday night's nation ally televised $100-a-plate din ner, kicking off the 1958 con gressional election campaign, the President advised the GOP not to make national se curity and peace a partisan issue. Presidential press secretary James G. Hagerty said he ex pects the Presiden to send to Congress soon his plans for reorganizing the Defense De partment. The President's address in the flag -draped, spotlighted International Ampitheater cel ebrated the fifth anniversary of his inauguration. And the scene was at times as loud and uproarious as the GOP convention of 1952 when Ei senhower was nominated at the ampitheater for his first presidential campaign. The President's speech was part of a nationwide fund raising effort by the Repub licans. The President ap peared on radio and televi sion along with a number of other speakers, including Vice President Richard M. Nixon, who spoke from New York, and GOP National Chairman Meade Alcorn, who spoke from the Amphitheater here, working from a tele prompter. Injects Fighting Phrases The President's prepared text was a rather soft-pedaled political call to battle. But he departed from the text fre quently to inject fighting phrases into his remarks. In his prepared address, the President advised against turning the achievement of national security and a just peace into a "partisan or po litical" matter in this year's by-election. "American's must never and will never let the issue of security and peace become a pawn in anyone's political chess game," he said. But as he delivered the speech, he added a long inter polation attacking those who would picture America as weak in an era of Russian scientific and weapons ad vances. ' "Don't pay any attention to those pessimists those people who, for reasons of their own, contend that America is fearful, America is weak." Draws Loud Cheers "Let's throw back our shoulders and stand proudly erect," he continued. "Let's thrust out our chins and say: 'America is strong and will grow ever stronger as long as there is any danger of atr tack upon us or our allies." Eisenhower drew loud cheers when he told of his plans to personally push reor ganization of the Defense de partment. "The American people rightly expect their govern ment will keep the nation's defense strong," Eisenhower said. These defenses are strong: "They command the respect of all the world, friendly and unfriendly." (See Story on Page S) WEATHER FORECAST: Valley fog to night and early Wednes day, otherwise considerable high clouds through Wednesday. Low tonight 30, high Wednesday 48. Temp. Highest Yesterday 46 Lowest this Morning 24 Prec. to 16 a.m. Today 03 Our Skies Tonight Sunrise 7:35 a.m. 5:11 p.m. 7:27 p.m. Sunset Moonset First Quarter Jan. ZJ MORNING STARS Jupiter, due south 6:02 a.m. Mars and Saturn, low in the. southeast .... 6:14 a.m. ;saturn Is now brighter than Mars)