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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
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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.
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three equally lovely daughters, all single,
Margaretta, Birgitta, and Desiree, and all in
royal robes. (International soundphoto)
FOR
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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.
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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Sunrise
7:35 a.m.
5:11 p.m.
7:27 p.m.
Sunset
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First Quarter
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Mars and Saturn, low
in the. southeast .... 6:14 a.m.
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